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Summer SensationsInside this edition is a special section that includes a calendar of summer events for the six cities the newspaper covers.

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The Burnsville Lions Club held a ribbon cutting July 16, 2015, for the splash pad in Cliff Fen Park, which it helped fund. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, a club member, cut the ribbon. Next to her is club President Steve Knudsen. (File photo by John Gessner)

Ulfers receives $115,000 in settlementFormer CDA executive director will release all claims against the agencyby Tad Johnson

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Dakota County Community Development Agency and its insur-ance provider will pay the CDA’s former executive di-rector of 38 years $115,000 in exchange for Mark Ulfers’s full release of claims against the CDA as part of a settlement agree-ment that was reached in

a r b i t r a -tion. T h e C D A B o a r d , which in-cludes all m e m b e r s of the

County Board, approved on April 19 the agreement, which brings to a close more than a year-long dis-pute as the CDA accused

Ulfers of workplace ha-rassment and he denied those charges at the time of his termination and lat-er during a 30-minute ad-dress to the board during a name-clearing hearing. “My family, friends and colleagues have been amazing and never wa-vered in their support,” Ulfers told the newspaper this week. “I could not be more fortunate and

blessed to have so many people believe in me.” Ulfers’s termination, which the CDA says was for cause, was effective May 12, 2015 — 60 days after Ulfers received no-tice that the CDA Board approved the termination at its March 3 meeting. Ulfers and the CDA Board’s insurance car-rier Chubb Group entered mediation March 10 in

Minneapolis when they agreed to resolve Ulfers’ claims on mutually accept-able terms, according to the CDA. The former executive director sought arbitra-tion, through which the CDA says he attempted to recover all of his severance benefits including a lump-sum payment equal to 12

Mark Ulfers

Burnsville Lions Club turns 50Has added charitable gambling and opened membership to women since its inception

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The 50-year-old Burnsville Lions Club has put up some big numbers lately. A $50,000 donation in 2013 helped the city build the Burnsville Lions Play-ground at Cliff Fen Park. Another $70,000 last year was matched by city funds for a splash pad next to the playground. The Li-ons gave $50,000 more to complete funding of a $213,000 Burnsville Skate Park upgrade that will soon be under construc-tion. “We wouldn’t be able to do that kind of stuff on pancake feeds,” club President Steve Knudsen said, noting that charita-ble gambling changed the game in the 1990s. But pancake break-fasts are an important part of the club’s history, which will be celebrated with a 50th anniversary banquet Monday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at Crystal Lake Golf Course in Lakeville. Sponsored by the Farmington and Lakev-ille clubs, the Burnsville Lions Club was chartered on May 12, 1966, with 31 members. Robert Stumm

was the all-male club’s first president. In its first 15 years the club raised more than $40,000 through pancake breakfasts, Las Vegas nights, white elephant sales, popcorn sales, light bulb sales and other fund-raisers. One of the club’s first big projects was rais-ing money for an elec-tronic scoreboard at the Burnsville High School stadium. None of the origi-nal members are active in the club. Roger Rich-ter, a Burnsville resident since 1975 who joined in around 1982, figures he’s the longest-serving mem-ber. Richter was at the old Sullivan’s Supervalu grocery store on County Road 11 one day when

then-President John Gar-garo, who was selling poppies for veterans, re-cruited him. “It was very small when I joined it,” said Richter, a past gambling manager for the club. “Gargaro and a bunch of us got together and played poker once in a while and raised money for glasses for kids. That’s about all we did at the time. There were maybe 10 or 15 of us at the time.” The club’s oldest mem-bers are Andy and Mick-ey Stanczak, who came to Burnsville in 1970 and joined the Lions in the early ’90s. For a dozen years the couple have co-ordinated a program that

Eagan hires CD director from Arden HillsJill Hutmacher

will begin May 31

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


The city of Eagan has hired Jill Hutmacher, who has experience handling major development proj-ects in Bloomington and Arden Hills, as its new community director. Hutmacher has been the community develop-ment director in Arden Hills since 2010. While there, she oversaw large projects including a planned redevelopment of the former Twin Cit-ies Army Ammunitions Plant. The Eagan City Coun-

cil unani-m o u s l y ap p rove d hiring Hut-macher to succeed its l o n g t i m e d i r e c t o r, Jon Ho-h e n s t e i n

who will retire later this month. “It was obvious from our interview that Jill has the background and expe-rience necessary to handle large projects in Eagan,” Council Member Gary Hansen said. “We are ex-cited that she is coming to Eagan to share her talents and skills.” Hutmacher comes to Eagan at a time when the

Driver seriously injured in Eagan crash Two people were in-jured, one seriously, in a crash Wednesday morning at an Eagan intersection. Police say a Ford Edge driven by a 30-year-old woman was traveling west on Diffley Road in Eagan at about 7:30 a.m. May 4 when the SUV collided with a Mazda 5 that was turning from the oppo-site lane on Diffley onto Nicols Road. The driver of the Maz-

da, a 44-year-old woman, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Re-gions Hospital in St. Paul, police said. The driver of the Ford Edge had non-life threatening injuries and was also taken to Regions. There were no other occu-pants in either vehicle. The Minnesota State Patrol is assisting in the in-vestigation, which is ongo-ing.

—Jessica Harper

Two people were injured, one seriously, this morning when two SUVs collided at the intersection of Diffley and Nicols roads in Eagan. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Cancer Society hosts Mother’s Day walk Event will

benefit Relay for Life Eagan



In honor of mothers who are battling cancer and those who are survi-vors, caregivers and sup-porters, the American

Cancer Society will host a Mother’s Day walk this weekend at Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Ea-gan. The one-mile event called Stepping Out-let for Mom will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 8 and will consist of two laps around the pe-rimeter of the mall. Upon finishing the walk, partici-pants can join in family-

friendly games, crafts and other activities from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. when the outlet stores opens. There will also be food trucks pro-vided by Eagan nonprofit Chef Lucas Foods. “We felt this is a great way to gain awareness, support our mothers and let people know about our big event (Relay for Life) on July 15,” said Melissa

Wind, community manag-er for the American Can-cer Society’s Relay for Life. Participation in the walk costs $15, which in-cludes a Stepping Out-let T-shirt. Children age 10 and younger can walk for free, but T-shirts cost ex-tra. All proceeds will ben-efit Relay for Life Eagan. For more information or to register online, visit

Stepping Out-let for Mom on Facebook and click on the link. Participants can also register Sunday morn-ing before the event. Twin Cities Premium Outlets is located at 3965 Eagan Outlets Parkway in Eagan.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Jill Hutmacher

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See DIRECTOR, 18A

See ULFERS, 12A

OPINION

THISWEEKEND

SPORTS

Spring sports welcome sunAfter some early spring rain, Burnsville, Eagan and Eastview high schools’ sports teams are reveling in the sun.

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Classic funny businessThe Mel Brooks musical comedy “The Producers” is coming to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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Met Council changes afoot Columnist Don Heinzman says that changes to the Met Council’s structure are likely after the 2016 legislative session.

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Budding artists on display

A reception was held for Red Pine Elementary School artists held at the Robert Trail Library on Sunday. Above: Art teacher Peggy Gust stood with Amisha Ramlall in front of her artwork. Left: The exhibit also included a work by Emma Kuker. The Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Robert Trail Library work to-gether to exhibit art from local elementary students throughout the year. (Pho-tos submitted)

Two killed in head-on crash Two people were killed last week in a head-on col-lision after one car drove the wrong way on an Ea-gan road. Eagan police, fire and paramedics responded to the crash on April 28 at about 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Cliff and Dodd roads in Eagan. A preliminary inves-tigation revealed that a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Daniel John Schmidt, 53, was travel-ing the wrong way in the westbound lane when it hit a Chevrolet Equinox. The driver of the Equi-nox, 51-year-old Monica Oliveros Strout, was pro-nounced dead at the scene, police said. Schmidt was transport-ed to Regions Hospital where he died. There were no other occupants in ei-ther vehicle. The Minnesota State Patrol is assisting in the investigation. It remains unclear why Schmidt was driving the wrong way but preliminary investigation suggest alcohol may have been involved, police said. Authorities are await-ing results of an autopsy by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Of-fice.

— Jessica Harper

Eagan woman to challenge Egan for county commissionerJanine Hudson has an-nounced is running for Dakota County com-missioner as she said in a press release that she believes Dakota County is moving in the wrong direction. Dakota County needs to preserve its parks, keeps case management services with the county and make sure funding is available to provided

needed services for the residents, she said. Hudson was born in Mankato. She came to Eagan throughout her life as her aunt lived here. After graduating from Mankato State, Hudson moved to Wadena where she worked for the coun-ty in child protection and mental health. In 2008, she moved to Eagan to be closer to family. She

continues to work in the social service field. Hudson has five chil-dren. Her son, David, will be graduating from Eagan High School this June. Her youngest son, James, will start at Ea-gan High School next year. Hudson has three adult children, Jessica, Jennifer, and Carl, and a 1-year-old grandson, Adien.

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McDonald’s fundraiser for Joas family McDonald’s of Ea-gan, 1075 Diffley Road, and McDonald’s of Rose-mount, 15035 Canada Ave. W., are hosting a fundrais-er event for Eagan resident Bryan Joas and his family. Joas was severely in-jured in a hit-and-run ac-cident in Empire Township in March. His medical ex-penses are significant and he faces a long recovery. The fundraiser will be 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at each location. A portion of sales during these hours will go to the Joases. The Eagan and Rose-mount police departments will be on hand helping kids with bike safety talks and a variety of other events.

Book signing in Burnsville Burnsville doctor and Prior Lake resident Wayne Liebhard will have a book signing for his new novel,

“The Vortex Effect,” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at Barnes and Noble at 828 County Road 42 W. in Burnsville. “The Vortex Ef-fect” was officially released on Feb. 2, and was quickly picked up by Barnes and Noble. The book is a sus-pense novel set in Minne-sota — especially the Min-nesota River Valley area. It’s subplots include a look into the world of Minne-sota music, medicine, and politics. New York Times best selling author Elinor Burkett calls the book “in-telligent, compelling, and fun.” For more informa-tion on Liebhard and “The Vortex Effect,” visit www.omegamed.com.

Burnsville candidate filing opens Candidates interested in running for Burnsville City Council or mayor can file an affidavit for candidacy beginning Tuesday, May 17, through Tuesday, May 31. Affidavits are available through the City Clerk’s of-

fice at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during the filing peri-od. (The City Clerk’s office will accept affidavits until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31.) To file for City Council, candidates must be eligible to vote in Minnesota, be at least 21 years of age when assuming office and a resi-dent of Burnsville. A $20 filing fee will be assessed. Affidavits will not be ac-cepted on Monday, May 30, when city offices are closed in observance of Memorial Day. If necessary, a munici-pal primary election will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 9. A primary is necessary only if the number of candidates is one more than twice the number of individuals to be elected. For example, since there are two City Council positions on the November General Elec-tion ballot, five or more candidates would result in a municipal primary elec-tion. The General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8. For more information,

visit www.burnsville.org/elections or contact Ma-cheal Collins, city clerk, at [email protected] or 952-895-4490.

Native Plant Market Burnsville will hold its second annual Native Plant Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in the parking lot across from City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. The sale will be open for both residents and nonresidents. Native wildflowers, ferns and grasses will be for sale from multiple vendors at this farmer’s market-style event. The sale will be held rain or shine. Only cash or checks will be accepted – no credit cards. The market area will be closed to the public before 9 a.m.

Exhibitors at the sale will include the Burnsville Natural Resources Depart-ment, Master Gardeners of Dakota County and the Dakota County Soil & Wa-ter Conservation District. For more informa-tion on native plants and the Native Plant Market, visit www.burnsville.org/nativeplants.

Eagan Garden Club plant sale The Eagan Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Holz Farm Park, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. The sale will be held rain or shine. Plants include perenni-als from members’ gardens, hanging baskets, annuals, vegetables and herbs. Cash and check only will be ac-cepted. Profits from the sale

support the club’s educa-tional programs, plantings for city parks, and dona-tions to horticultural-re-lated organizations and the Eagan Resource Center.

Mental health support group in Burnsville A NAMI Connection free peer support group for adults recovering from mental illness meets weekly in Burnsville. The group is sponsored by NAMI Min-nesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Trained facilitators who are also in recovery lead NAMI Con-nection groups. The group meets in Burnsville 6:30-8: p.m. Thursdays at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road E., in Room 15. For more infor-mation, contact Dana at 612-888-4979, or call 651-645-2948.

Lucas Foods hosts benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Eagan nonprofit will also serve meals to families at inner city Boys and Girls Club



Lucas Foods, an Ea-gan nonprofit founded by 13-year-old Lucas Hobbs of Eagan, will be hosting an event next weekend to benefit those battling leu-kemia and lymphoma. Lucas was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February 2015 and endured surgery, chemotherapy treatments, and a blood transfusion over several months. Dur-ing his battle with cancer, the family received an out-pouring of support from

the local community. Lucas decided to pay it forward last year when he used his wish from Make-A-Wish Minnesota to use food trucks to provide meals for those in need. In March, he and his family founded Chef Lu-cas Foods, an Eagan-based nonprofit that brings food trucks to people in need and to charity events. The nonprofit pays for the food and the food trucks donate their labor. In January, Lucas was named Boy of the Year by the Leukemia and Lym-phoma Society and as

such, he decided to use his newly created nonprofit to host a benefit event for LLS on Saturday, May 14. “We just wanted to do our part for the cause and thought this would be the best way to do it,” said Matt Hobbs, Lucas’s fa-ther. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at In-bound Brewco in Min-neapolis and will include food provided by Gas-trotruck and O’Cheeze food trucks, beverages from InBound and live entertainment. Both food trucks will serve a special

menu that features turkey and Vidalia onions. Vi-dalia Onions and the Na-tional Turkey Federation are two major sponsors of the event. There will be perfor-mances by DJ Head, a Grammy-winning DJ who is best known for his work with rapper Eminem; Nicholas David, an Ea-gan resident who was fea-tured on the reality show, “The Voice”; as well as the Italian rock band, Maxo-phone. Tickets cost $40 and in-clude food, one beverage, and entertainment. Pro-

ceeds will benefit LLS of Minnesota. Lucas hopes to raise about $5,000 for LLS. Tickets can be pur-chased in advance at che-flucasfoods.com or at the door. In addition to the LLS event, Chef Lucas will be providing lunch that af-ternoon for families at the Boys and Girls Club near downtown in St. Paul. DJ Head and five local rap-pers will perform at the event. Lucas had planned to prepare a turkey dinner for families at the Boys and Girls Club around

Easter 2015 but was too ill so his father made the din-ner in his honor. “This was really the birth of Chef Lucas Foods,” Matt Hobbs said. When the National Turkey Federation agreed to sponsor the LLS event, Lucas immediately thought of the Girls and Boys Club, and convinced the federation to also do-nate turkey to serve there as well as at the LLS event. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

News Briefs

Workman seeks re-election to Dakota County Board Liz Workman an-nounced that is seeking re-election to the Dakota County Board of Com-missioners this fall. Workman was first elected to the County Board in 2008 and was re-

elected in 2012. She previ-ously served 12 years on the Burnsville City Coun-cil. “Serving on the Da-kota County Board of Commissioners has been one of the greatest hon-

ors and privileges of my life,” Workman said. “I am running again be-cause I want to continue the great work we are do-ing.” “In 2016 Dakota County became debt-free

by paying off General Obligation Improvement bonds and at the same time having the lowest property tax rate in the state,” she said. “I am grateful to work with colleagues I respect,

and proud of all we have accomplished over the years for you, the resi-dents and businesses of Dakota County. Nothing would please me more than to continue to serve you the residents of Dis-

trict 5,” Workman said. Workman has lived in Burnsville since 1985, is part owner of Workman Insurance Agency, and is a member of Mary, Mother of the Church.

Sprinkler contains apartment fire in Burnsville The Burnsville Fire Department is crediting an apartment building’s sprinkler system with con-taining a dumpster fire until firefighters could ex-tinguish it. At around 10 p.m. Sun-day, April 24, firefighters responded to a water-flow alarm at the Meridian Pointe apartment com-plex on the 200 block of

McAndrews Road West. Crews found the building partially evacuated and were told a dumpster was on fire in the trash room of the basement garage. The fire was mostly contained by the activa-tion of a single overhead sprinkler, the department said. Crews quickly ex-tinguished the remaining burning debris, shut down

the building’s sprinkler system to limit any addi-tional damage and began removing smoke from the building. Fire investigators said the building, which houses more than 200 people and is valued at more than $17 million, sustained virtu-ally no fire damage as a result of the working fire sprinkler system.

“A single fire sprinkler head, which cost approxi-mately $20, kept this fire under control until fire-fighters could arrive to extinguish it,” said Burns-ville Assistant Fire Chief Douglas Nelson. “A prop-erly installed and work-ing fire sprinkler system provides the highest level of fire safety for building residents and homeown-

ers.” Many Burnsville apart-ment complexes were built before sprinkler systems were required by law. The city’s worst apartment fire, on Dec. 22, 2008, de-stroyed a 64-unit building of the former Burncliff Apartments on Parkwood Drive. The fire was caused by an electrical short. The building was re-

placed with a new, fully sprinklered structure at the renamed Parkwood Pointe complex. The cause of the Me-ridian Pointe fire is unde-termined. Anyone with in-formation is asked to call the Burnsville Fire De-partment at 952-895-4570.

— John Gessner


Lewis will defend the Constitution To the editor:

They have often met as enemies. They have ex-changed many shots and even and a few broadsides. The time has come when Republicans must select,

from these pugilists, the one who will succeed our wonderful outgoing U.S. Rep. John Kline. One candidate towers above the rest and that is

Jason Lewis. For many decades Jason has consis-tently displayed the virtues necessary of a statesman. The virtues of courage, moderation, and justice, as described by Aristotle, have long been the hall-mark of Jason Lewis. Jason has been the sym-bol for all who treasure freedom. As the ultimate pro-life candidate and defender of the Constitu-tion, Jason is the stalwart model for those who cher-ish liberty. For those who do not understand the importance of individual liberty as denoted in our Constitution, its loss is sel-

dom known until it is too late, for it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Correction A story titled “Burns-ville resident to challenge Masin” in the April 15 edition of Sun Thisweek Burnsville-Eagan, incor-rectly stated that Brad Gerten’s uncle, Terry Gerten, owns and oper-ates Gerten’s Greenhouses and Garden Center in In-

ver Grove Heights. Terry Gerten actually owns Gertens Farm Market in Inver Grove Heights. Gerten’s Greenhouses and Garden Center is owned by Lewis and Glen Gerten.

Correction The calendar in today’s Summer Sensations spe-cial section incorrectly has the Bluegrass Festival at Caponi Art Park as occur-ring this year. That festival is not planned in 2016. The newspaper regrets the error.

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Changes could be coming for Met Council

Courageous, award-winning student speeches

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


Chances are if you were asked who governs Metro Transit’s bus and light rail systems, you wouldn’t answer, “The Metropolitan Council.” Or if you ever wanted to know who processes the sewer coming from your house, you might be surprised to learn it’s the Metropolitan Council. And if you wondered who operates the regional park near you, you’d dis-cover it is the Metropolitan Council. If you knew the Met Council also has helped plan the 182 communities in the seven-county area since 1967 and has some power to tax, you’d probably pay attention. Perhaps if you learned that com-

missioners from Scott, Dakota, Anoka and Carver counties have hired a lob-byist and want to change who is on the 16-member council, you’d wonder why. What’s all the fuss about? Those commissioners contend the council should be elected or at least its members should be elected officials, like county commissioners. Ever since the council was formed, its members have been appointed by

the governor for the state leader’s time in office. The upstart county commission-ers don’t like some of the council’s decisions, specifically how it allocates transportation dollars and how it af-fects the growth, particularly where af-fordable housing is located. For years, the Legislature has tried to avoid changing the council, partly because, I believe, it doesn’t want a re-gional elected body that will take away some of its powers. This probably will be the year the Legislature makes some changes in how the council members are nomi-nated. This initiative is coming after a study by the respected Citizens League that advocates an expanded nominat-

ing committee. It would include three city members, three county members and seven members appointed by the governor. Now it is a seven-member committee. The league is recommending stag-gered terms instead of ones that run the duration of the governor’s term. Rep. Tony Albright, R-Prior Lake, has a bill that would allow only elected city and county officials to be appoint-ed to the council. Unless amended, that’s unlikely to pass. Something will pass as legislators have a solution looking for a problem.

Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


The student’s essay begins: “‘You’re not going to amount to anything. You’re nothing but a half-breed bitch.’ These are the things that are said in a place I’m supposed to call home. Home is a place where I’m supposed to feel ac-cepted, safe. But to me, home is appro-priately called hell, for many reasons.” The award-winning essay from the student who was assaulted concludes with her rejecting advice that “forgive-ness is the key to moving on from some-thing like this.” Instead, she’s concluded: “Moving on from something like this is to suc-ceed. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to graduate in June and go to college to be a neurosurgeon. I’m going to move out and never look back on this life. And I promise myself that I will never let myself fall into this type of relationship, because a true man will never put his hands on a woman.” This northwest suburban student’s essay won first place and a standing ovation from the more than 200 stu-dents who participated in a recent state-wide conference and competition spon-sored by the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, aka MAAP. Another finalist, a youngster who

immigrated to the U.S., wrote that her mother “spent her entire life savings to send me here.” But high school has been a struggle: “I was constantly bul-lied because of my English and cloth-ing. My accent was an … amusement for classmates. … However, I couldn’t let myself sink. … I am finishing high school this summer and am proud to call my mom now and say ‘I did it.’” Those were judged two of the best presentations at the 16th annual MAAP STARS spring conference April 14-15, where 237 students from 30 Minnesota alternative schools and programs made public presentations, conducted mock interviews, shared their community ser-vice projects and videos, and displayed their art. Along with courage, several presen-tations displayed insight and compas-sion. Public presentations finalist Sam-mi Ryding from Northwest Passage High School in Coon Rapids wrote:

“I’m passionate about teen homeless-ness because I have seen many faces of homelessness. Even in one of my closest friend(s). She has personally experienced being homeless as a teen. She wasn’t accepted by her family and friends … and she soon believed then felt she had no other option other than to run away … so that’s what she did. … I wonder when people will realize we take things for granted when there are those that are praying for even a glim-mer of what we have.” Belicia Rodriguez of the Osseo Area Learning Center placed second for her fact-filled, passionate plea for people to stop eating animals. She wrote: “That may sound very difficult, or nearly im-possible, but it’s not as hard as it may seem. Pretty much everything out there has an alternative version that does not contain any animal products. … In one day alone, eating vegan can save 1,100 gallons of water, 45 lbs of grain, 30 sq. ft. of forest, 10 lbs of greenhouse gases, and an animal’s life. “ First- and second-place winners in various divisions came from, among others, Apple Valley ALC, Northwest Passage High School in Coon Rapids, Ivan Sand Community High School in Elk River, Hopkins Alternative Pro-gram, Minnesota River Valley Area Learning Center in Montevideo, Youth

Educational Services in Moorhead, the Osseo Area Learning Center, Highview Alternative School in Robbinsdale, Academic Arts in West St. Paul, Jen-nings Community Learning Center in St. Paul and the Community Learning Project in St. Paul. The statistics and summary of winners come from a re-cently completed report by Patti Haas-ch, a retired alternative school educator who volunteers to coordinate the pro-gram. Sammi’s speech concludes: “I’m ask-ing you to open your eyes and pay at-tention to homeless teens. My hope is just that you and I together can make a difference.” You and I can, with a modest com-mitment, help make a difference. MAAP is seeking judges for its confer-ence next year. It’s a limited, one- or two-day commitment. If you are inter-ested, please let me know. You’ll help recognize courageous youngsters. But you’ll also hear “soul-stirring” presen-tations that will enrich your life. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, is a former director and now senior fellow at the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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Joe Nathan

Sun ThisweekColumnistDon Heinzman

Cedar Avenue skybridge – let’s finish the job Apple Valley is blessed with a strong tax base and a growing business com-munity. The city of Apple Valley and the Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce have a great working relationship. We cooperate closely to provide our residents and businesses with a great place to live, work and play. We are working together on the next building block for our vibrant down-town — an enclosed pedestrian and bicycle skybridge across Cedar Avenue near Caribou Coffee and Applebee’s at 147th Street. You have no doubt seen the sky-bridge that currently exists at the Ap-ple Valley Transit Station on Cedar Avenue near Cub Foods.This connection has proven to be an important addition to the downtown by providing a safe and convenient way to cross busy Cedar Avenue south of County Road 42. As traffic levels continue to grow, we need a similar connection north of County Road 42. Currently traffic vol-umes on Cedar Avenue top 50,000 cars

per day. Trying to cross this roadway near Applebee’s requires you to cross nine lanes of traffic! Downtown Apple Valley is a bus-tling jobs and activity center. It is home to over 9,000 jobs and more are on the way. Since the opening of the Cedar Av-enue Transitway in 2011, we have seen $110 million in private development in and around the corridor. We need to ensure that Cedar Av-enue does not become a barrier to our prosperity. Thankfully there is an easy fix to this problem. The 147th Street transit stop was built to easily accommodate the instal-lation of a skybridge. The tall towers that you see along the roadway are already built to allow for the installation of the skybridge. Apple Valley Chamber of Com-merce President Ed Kearney notes “it’s

like building the London Bridge tow-ers and forgetting to build the bridge. The business community looks for-ward to finishing this project that is already 2/3 complete. Elevators and enclosed stairwells on both sides will connect to the sky-bridge to provide a safe crossing. Motorists will also benefit from the skybridge. Car, bus and truck traffic moves more freely and safely when there is less conflicting movement from crossing pedestrians and bicyclists. State Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Ap-ple Valley, and state Reps. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, and Anna Wills, R-Rosemount, are jointly sponsoring legislation to secure $5 million in state bonding funds to support this project. We thank them for their leadership in championing this project for Apple Valley’s people and businesses. Local business owner Dan Sjolseth of Superior Service Center, located right next to the 147th Street transit stop, also understands how important transit service is to the downtown. Dan graciously hosted the Minnesota

Senate Capital Investment Commit-tee in his auto repair shop earlier this year. From that vantage point, the Com-mittee could see and experience the problem and easily visualize the sky-bridge solution. What a great commu-nity partner — thanks Dan! Our growing suburban community must find a way to blend all modes of transportation — cars, buses, bicycles, wheelchairs, pedestrians and more — in a safe and effective way. The installation of a skybridge at the 147th Street transit stop is an im-portant building block to keep our res-idents safe, our businesses strong and our community connected!

The guest editorial was co-signed by Ap-ple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland; Apple Valley City Council members John Bergman, Tom Goodwin, Ruth Grendahl, and Clint Hooppaw, and Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce President Ed Ke-arney. Columns reflect the opinion of the authors.

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Filing is May 17-31 for District 196 School Board vacancy The District 196 School Board set a filing period of May 17-31 for district residents interested in seeking election to the seat vacated by Rob Duchscher in March when he moved out of the district. State law requires a special election to fill the remainder of Duch-scher’s term, which runs to January 2020. The next scheduled opportunity is Tuesday, Aug. 9, as part of Minnesota’s statewide primary election. The fil-ing dates approved by the board at its April 18 meet-ing correspond with an Aug. 9 election, but the board still needs to take action to call the election and set the election date. The two-week filing period will open Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30 a.m. and run through Tuesday, May 31, at 5 p.m. All candi-dates must file during this two-week period in order to be placed on the ballot. The School Board is responsible for develop-ing policy to ensure the proper care, management and control of district af-fairs, and supporting the district’s mission of edu-cating all students to reach their full potential. Any person may be a candidate for the board who: – is eligible to vote; – would be at least 21 years old upon assuming office; – is a resident of the school district for at least 30 days before the elec-tion; – has not filed as a can-didate for any other office at the upcoming general election; and – is not a sex offender who has been convicted of an offense for which

registration is required under Minnesota Statute 243.166. Affidavits of candidacy will be available May 17-31 during office hours (7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31) in the Superin-tendent’s Office of Inde-pendent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street W., Rosemount. Completed affidavits of candidacy must be filed at the Su-perintendent’s Office by 5 p.m. May 31, along with a $2 filing fee or a petition with at least 500 signatures of eligible voters in place of the filing fee. Five or more voters may also draft a candidate by filing an application on behalf of the candidate. The candidate must indi-cate his or her willingness to serve by signing the ap-plication. The same filing fee requirements and time-line apply. Persons considering running for the board vacancy may call the Su-perintendent’s Office at 651-423-7736 for more in-formation or to schedule an informational meeting.

District 196 students named All-State Musicians Forty-six District 196 high school students were named All-State Musi-cians by the Minnesota Music Educators Asso-ciation (MMEA) for the 2016-17 school year. These students, who were select-ed by recorded audition, will participate in a sum-mer camp and perform at MMEA’s annual confer-ence in spring 2017. The students are listed below by school and the all-state group for which they were selected. Apple Valley High School students are

Tessa Lexa and Alexis Cairy, Mixed Choir; Elise Kuchera and Michayla Rowcliffe, Women’s Choir; Ethan Elumba, Men’s Choir; Rachel Scott, Me-gan Orzolek, Gavin As-mus, Emilia Galchutt and Sarah Grambo, Symphon-ic Band; Maria Larson, Kenan Lumantas, Kelly Zafra and Anna Watson, Concert Band; and Trev-or O’Keefe, Chase Rapp and Jonah Bengtson, Jazz Band. Eagan High School students are Alexis Ro-elke and Elizabeth Steen-berg, Symphonic Band; Christopher Weinberger, Concert Band; Jonathan David, Jazz Band; Meg Swanson and Rachel Sou-kup, Mixed Choir; Lucas Andersen, woodwind/brass/percussion alternate; and Brianna Sexton, vocal alternate. Eastview High School students are Maren Rei-mann, Mixed Choir; Isa-bella Huerta, Women’s Choir; Alexander Do, Men’s Choir; David Be-sonen and Molly Olan-der, Jazz Band; Xin Chen, Symphonic Band; Emma DesLauriers-Knop, vocal alternate; Aunya Mukher-jee, jazz alternate; and Benji Johnson, woodwind/brass/percussion alternate. Rosemount High School students are Mat-thew St. Ores and Ezekiel Town, Men’s Choir; El-lie Bushard, Petra Holtze and Heather Wilharm, Women’s Choir; Anna Scinto, Mixed Choir; An-drea Gordon and Vanessa Northway, Symphonic Band; Adam Shew, Adam Brehmer and Chase Ket-terling, Concert Band; and Josh Van Sant, Orchestra.

School nutrition manager recognized Gail Offermann, food service manager for North-view Elementary School in

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, has been awarded the 2016 Innovation Award by the Minnesota School Nu-trition Association. The award recognizes school nutrition employees for their exemplary efforts to develop new initiatives, which improve the school meal program. After learning about the use of technology and social media at an MSNA conference, Of-fermann was inspired to integrate technology at her school. Recognizing the need for more efficiency, she implemented a new web-based system for col-lecting daily lunch counts from each classroom. Of-fermann worked with the school’s technology sup-port staff to design the response form and inform teachers about the new system, which eliminates paper and secures timely responses. The online system elim-inated the need for teach-ers to walk their lunch forms to the cafeteria, increasing their time in the classroom. Offermann also streamlined opera-tions in the cafeteria by al-lowing the staff to access a single document with every classroom’s lunch counts. Offermann will be hon-ored in August at the Min-nesota School Nutrition Association’s 60th Annual Conference in St. Cloud.

BHS sophomores win iinternational science awards Burnsville High School sophomores Fiona Chow, Kaylee Martynow and Robbie Wedan attended the ISWEEEP (Interna-tional Sustainable World Energy Engineering Envi-ronment Project Olympi-

ad) competition in Hous-ton recently. A total of 385 projects from 62 countries quali-fied to compete in this prestigious event. Fiona competed in the Engineering Division with her project “All About Those Blades;” Kaylee Martynow competed in the Environmental Di-vision with her project “Polycyclic Aromatic Hy-drocarbons and their Ef-fects on Wetlands;” and Robbie Wedan competed in the Energy Division with his project, “Phan-tom Energy Consumption in Suburban Homes.” Both Fiona and Robbie received the Honorable Mention Grand Award.

Volunteers selected for Coskran Award in District 191 Seven John Coskran Volunteer Awards will be presented in a ceremony in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 on May 12. All nominees will be honored during a public reception 5:30-6:20 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Campus Cup Café at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. A brief program will take place at 6 p.m. A total of 42 nominations were submitted this year of individuals, pairs and groups — more than the usual number. The awards will be pre-sented during the Board of Education meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m. on the same evening, also at Dia-mondhead. Recipients of the 2016 John Coskran Volunteer Award are: Students: Brilly Ca-brera Carchi and Zoila Carrion, third-graders at Vista View Elementary in Burnsville, who oversee

the school’s weekly book swap program. Bowls for BrainPower Leadership Team at Burnsville High School: Kara Odom, Win Vuong, Olivia Brammer, Lauren Borchardt, Aviva Leverty, Kristin Robinson, Annemarie Wells, Sabrina Carper, Lucy Mertens, Randy Hernandez, Claire Wentzlaff, Derek Pina, Cristian Pina, Danielle Fairchild, Niana Nguyen, Samantha Hoanglong and Andrea Delius. Parents: Jenny Pe-terson, a volunteer and community builder at Sky Oaks Elementary in Burnsville. Brad and Lori Schiller, volunteers who have supported several athletics programs both at Burnsville High School and in the community. Community: Vicki Roy, who has volunteered for the past 40 years in Dis-trict 191 in numerous ways including serving on the Board of Education. Bob Young, who tutors adults in the District 191 Com-munity Education pro-gram and also volunteered with staff to develop mis-sion and vision for pro-gram. Employee: Jen Waller, a Burnsville High School teacher who was instru-mental in making #Burns-villeStrong the supportive and positive community movement that it has be-come. This is the 15th year of the awards which are named in honor of John Coskran, a long-time ad-vocate for volunteerism who served 34 years at Catholic Charities and retired as associate direc-tor in 1993. Coskran, who also served as a member of the District 191 Board of Education, died in 2014. For more information about the award or for in-formation on how you can become a volunteer, go to www.isd191.org/volunteer.

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Library hosts Silver Teas Dakota County Li-brary is hosting its 11th Silver Tea series in May. The free programs are es-pecially for folks age 55 and older. Upcoming pro-grams include: Dragonfly, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 11, Galaxie Library, Apple Valley. Listen to traditional songs dating back to the Civil War, well-known sing-along tunes, and original melo-dies sung by Dragonfly, a group of south metro folk singers ages 59 to 89. Re-freshments begin at 10:30 a.m.; performance at 11 a.m. La Familia Torres-Peña, 2-3 p.m. Thursday, May 12, Wescott Library, Eagan. Listen to a lively performance by the Tor-res-Peña family, who are part of a full-scale ma-riachi band, as they talk about Mexican traditions, sing songs, and play the guitar, violin, vihuela and accordion. Jason Hernandez, 10:15-11:30 a.m. and 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, Heritage Library, Lakeville. Sing along with tenor and instrumental-

ist, Jason Hernandez, as he performs standards of the jazz age and Italian romantic numbers remi-niscent of Mario Lanza classics. Space is limited.

Life Line Screening in Burnsville Life Line Screening will conduct screenings for cardiovascular dis-ease, osteoporosis, dia-betes and other chronic conditions on June 3 at Destiny Christian Cen-ter, 12119 16th Ave. S., Burnsville. Packages start at $149. Preregistration is required. For informa-tion or to make an ap-pointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, May 9 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Card

Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:45 p.m.; De-fensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, May 10 – Quilters, 9 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Bloodmobile, 1:30 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, May 11 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Legal, 9 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, May 12 – SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, May 13 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, May 9 –

Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Drop In Time, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Alive Inside (S. Oaks), 1 p.m., No Coloring Group. Tuesday, May 10 – Eu-chre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Re-cycled Cards, 9:30 a.m.; Book Club No. 3, 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11 – Coffee, Conversations & Games, 9 a.m.; Bring a Treat Wednesday; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, May 12 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, May 13 – Drop In Time, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. For full information on senior events and de-tails, read the Front Porch newsletter on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to register for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recre-ation Department.

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District 194 OKs $2.6 million for roofs, remodeling, repairs Bids came in under budget for a variety of school projects

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Bids for multiple proj-ects at several Lake-ville Area Public School buildings came in almost $600,000 below projected expenses. District 194 School Board members approved spending approximately $2.6 million for major maintenance projects at five Lakeville schools at its April 26 meeting. Cost estimates had been budgeted at an ap-proximate total of $3.1 million, according to Mi-chael Baumann, District 194 executive director of business services. Projects include $1.2 million to replace the roof at Century Middle School and $293,400 for remod-eling work at to convert Orchard Lake Elementary into the district’s first all-Impact Academy school this fall. The teaching model needs large spaces for group work and teach-er collaboration. The district will also replace the playground pavement at Orchard Lake for $74,810 and spend $232,000 to replace the building automation

system at Lake Marion Elementary. McGuire Middle School will receive an up-dated fire alarm system in two separate projects that total $142,838. At Lakeville North High School, the district will spend $416,838 to re-place doors, key locks and conduct a partial roof re-placement. Most of the bids came in under budget. Baumann said the dis-trict tries to budget for the average bid or the middle of the expected bid range, using histori-cal data, market projec-tion, and experience from architectural work in the area. He said re-roofing Century Middle School was challenging because water had infiltrated at the penthouse walls and the possibility of having to install additional roof drains and piping. “Through design, we were able to save costs by re-using all of the existing drain locations (we re-place the drain bowls re-gardless) without needing to add any new drains,” he said. The district also will

be cladding the penthouse with a new weather bar-rier membrane and metal panel system to address the penthouse water infil-tration issues. “Even with the add-ed scope of work, the awarded base bid amount is around $14 per square foot, which is well under budget,” Baumann said. “I attribute this directly to existing market forces in our favor at this point in time.” Baumann said he also tries to drive the district’s projected costs down by using all available techni-cal means to reduce pro-jected to bid actual so the district may service more projects, stretch its dol-lars and thus optimize its return on investment for any two-year cycle. He said the LNHS door hardware project originally was budgeted to include full door hard-ware replacement for all interior doors, but was modified to prioritize re-placing the cylinder cores throughout the build-ing so a master key sys-tem can be implemented building-wide. They also addressed several of the door hard-

ware failure issues. Changes made to the project resulted in the dis-trict spending $252,071 less than anticipated in the budget. He conducted a special bidding process for the McGuire Middle School fire alarm using two base bid options, which reduced the cost from 87 cents per square foot last year to 50 cents per square foot this year. Baumann attributed the work at Lake Mar-ion that came in nearly $40,000 below budget to the vendor “wanting very badly to get back into the district.” “Trane’s bid is well un-der what we would typi-cally estimate for a proj-ect like this,” Baumann said. He said money saved from the lower-than-ex-pected bids will be dedi-cated to deferred mainte-nance projects throughout the district that are kept and prioritized on a de-tailed database.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].


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Friday, May 6 Forever Wild Family Friday: Celebrate the Sky, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visi-tor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Learn about comets, meteors, and more with fun hands-on activities. All ages. Free. Registration requested. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/.

Saturday, May 7 Plant sale by the Eagan Garden Club, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Holz Farm Park, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Features pe-rennials from members’ gardens, hanging baskets, annuals, vegetables and herbs. Cash and checks only. Free Supercharge Your Brain work-shop presented by Mindful Health, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Platinum Yoga/USA Karate Rosemount, 14879 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Learn how superfoods can nourish the brain, how healthy fat can improve brain function, and how lifestyle plays a major role in brain health. Begin-ner’s yoga class prior to workshop from 10-11 a.m., free for new students and mem-bers. RSVP: [email protected], 612-720-1335, or https://www.face-book.com/events/1118579098194992/.

Thursday, May 12 Fundraiser for Bryan Joas family, 4:30-7:30 p.m., McDonald’s of Eagan, 1075 Diffley Road, and McDonald’s of Rose-mount, 15035 Canada Ave. W. Joas was hit by a car while on his bicycle in March and faces a long recovery. The Eagan and Rosemount police departments will be on hand helping kids with bike safety talks and a variety of other events. Parkinson’s disease support group, 6-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Christian Life Center, Room 200, Burnsville.

Friday, May 13 Church of St. Michael’s Spring Fling, 5:30 p.m., 22120 Denmark Ave., Farming-ton. Social hour: 5:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:30 p.m., catered by Longbranch Saloon & Eat-ery. Games, silent auction, ’50s costume contest, dinner, collectible cars on display 4-6 p.m. Tickets: $50. Information: www.stmichael-farmington.org.

Saturday, May 14 Metro Republican Women Mother and Daughter Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Men-dakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Smead Manufacturing CEO and President Sharon Avent. Cost: $18 members, $20 nonmem-bers, $10 students. Walk-ins welcome, but reservations encouraged. Go to metrog-opwomen.org to pay online or to make a reservation and pay at the door. RSVP by Tuesday, May 10. Bike sale for Kids ’n Kinship, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 12738 Ethelton Way, Apple Valley. Prices range from $30 to $350. Information: www.ricksbikesale.com.

Plant sale by the Dakota County Mas-ter Gardeners, 9 a.m. to noon, in the Hor-ticulture Building at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farming-ton. Includes heirloom tomatoes, sun and shade perennials, grasses, ground covers, vegetables and herbs. Information: www.DakotaMasterGardeners.org.

Sunday, May 15 Free Supercharge Your Brain work-shop presented by Mindful Health, 2:15-3 p.m., Platinum Yoga/USA Karate Burns-ville, 509 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. Learn how superfoods can nourish the brain, how healthy fat can improve brain function, and how lifestyle plays a major role in brain health. All-levels yoga class prior to workshop from 1-2 p.m., free for new students and members. Introduction to yoga class following workshop from 3:15-4 p.m., free for new students & mem-bers. RSVP: [email protected], 612-720-1335, or https://www.face-book.com/events/467934533406244/.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross-blood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • May 6, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • May 7, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • May 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • May 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • May 10, 1:30-7:30 p.m., District 191 Community Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Suite 102, Burnsville. • May 10, 12-6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 1930 Diffley Road, Eagan. • May 11, 1-7 p.m., Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. • May 12, 12-6 p.m., Hope Church, 7477 145th St., Apple Valley. • May 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairview Clinic, 18580 Joplin Ave., Lakeville. • May 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Think Mu-tual Bank, 4245 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Eagan. • May 16, 12-6 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Road, Burnsville. • May 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Minnesota School of Business, 17685 Juniper Path, Lakeville. Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-888-GIVE-BLD (1-888-448-3253) or visit mbc.org to make an appointment or for more informa-tion. • May 7, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Zoe’s Gift of Life, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. • May 18, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Que-star Assessment Inc., 5550 Upper 147th St. W., Apple Valley.

Bees are on the wayPollinator garden planned in Lakeville

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


With a donation, grants and its own $1,000 investment, the city of Lakeville will build a pol-linator garden at Valley Lake Park this summer. Slated to be located east of the shelter at the park, the 8,000-square-foot garden will be stocked with native plants that bloom throughout the year and attract bees, butterflies and other pol-linators essential to the ecosystem and food crops. Site preparation has al-ready started, and Lake-ville Parks and Recreation Director John Hennen said the garden will be installed in June, work-ing with an organization like Prairie Restorations and volunteers including Lakeville Rotary and the Boy Scouts. The garden is also be-ing funded through a

$5,000 Vermillion River Watershed Stewardship Grant and an $8,000 do-nation from Lakeville Ro-tary. Lakeville Rotary Presi-dent and City Council Member Colleen LaBeau said the Rotary’s district governor recently ad-dressed the group regard-ing the importance of establishing pollination gardens. She said several Rotary members became excited about the project and were able to obtain grants from other Rotary clubs to match the Lakeville chapter’s grant. The garden will be surrounded by multi-use trails. Clusters of pot-ted native flowers and planted shrubs will be in-stalled to enhance the na-tive habitat, and signs will be installed to inform the public about the benefits of pollinator gardens. Located near Parkview

Elementary, students will be able to walk to the site using trails without hav-ing to cross any roads. Hennen said the gar-den is far enough away from homes that it should not create any problems with bees for neighbors or people at the beach. Council Member Doug Anderson said he liked the educational op-portunities the garden will provide, and Mayor Matt Little suggested city staff find other places for such gardens. “I think this fits with our overall plan to get rid of a lot of the just open green space that’s not used,” he said. Lakeville will oversee the garden’s long-term maintenance, an esti-mated annual expense of $450-$600.


Eagan Rotary Club recognizes outstanding teachers The Rotary Club of Eagan will honor 14 Ea-gan teachers at its an-nual Teacher Recognition Luncheon on May 11 at the Eagan Community Center. The 2016 honor-ees are Mary Beck, Black Hawk Middle School; Eric Schmidt, Dakota Hills Middle School; Pa-tricia Hoveland, Deer-wood Elementary School; Steve Lonning, Eagan High School; Marla O’Keefe, Faithful Shep-herd School; Kathryn Anderberg, Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science; Sara Ligtenberg, Northview Elementary School; Beth Anderson, Oak Ridge El-ementary School; Steven Anderson, Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School;

Lori Murray, Pinewood Community School; Sandy Mathys, Rahn El-ementary School of Arts and Technology; Magaly Miralles, Red Pine El-ementary School; Kelly Groenewold, Thomas Lake Elementary School; Sanny Hermes, Woodland Elementary School. What started as a grassroots celebration 26 years ago to honor out-standing local teachers has become an annual tradition for the Eagan Rotary. The event recog-nizes the men and women of Eagan schools who represent excellence in the teaching profession. Full-time elementary, middle, high school, career and technology, special educa-tion teachers, counselors,

or media specialists were eligible for nomination. School principals nomi-nated the teacher who made a difference in their students’ lives. “Eagan is blessed with exceptional teachers, prin-cipals and educational leaders. For that reason, each year the Rotary Club of Eagan celebrates our local educators by hosting this special recognition event,” said Cindy Hen-drick, president of the Rotary Club of Eagan. The honored teachers receive donations toward the purchase of classroom and teaching supplies. Additional awards are provided by Innovative Office Solutions, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and IMAX Theatre.

Eagan teen earn Eagle Scout Award Edward Alexander Hoey, 18, of Eagan, has earned the Eagle Scout Award, the highest ad-vancement rank within the Boy Scouts of Amer-ica. Hoey was recognized as his Eagle Court of Honor on Saturday, April 16, at the Eagan Commu-nity Center. A member of Chief Black Dog, Troop 451, Hoey is one of ap-proximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. Each candidate must

earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a significant service project benefiting his commu-nity, faith organization, or school demonstrat-ing leadership to earn his Eagle. Hoey chose to plan and coordinate the con-struction of a brick fire pit and surrounding patio at his school, Trinity School at River Ridge in Eagan. He has served in vari-ous leadership positions within the troop and most recently served as den chief for a group of We-

belos from his former Cub Scout Pack 824 at Faithful Shepherd Catholic School in Eagan. Hoey is a member of the Church of St. Peter in Mendota. At his school, he is active in choir, drama and wind ensemble. He is a senior and will graduate in June. He has also been a member of the Minne-sota Boychoir since 2008. He has been named a Na-tional Merit Scholar final-ist. He is the son of Ann and Jim Hoey of Eagan.

County to offer immunization clinics Dakota County Public Health provides low-cost immunizations for eli-gible children and adults. Check www.dakotacoun-ty.us (search “vaccines”) or call 952-891-7528 for eligibility guidelines, vac-cine availability or to schedule an appointment. May clinics at Dakota

County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Suite 286, Apple Valley: • Tuesday, May 10, by appointment only. • Tuesday, May 17, walk-in from 4-6 p.m. • Tuesday, May 24, by appointment only. A donation of $21 for

each vaccination is sug-gested, but persons who qualify for reduced-fee immunizations will not be turned away if not able to pay the donation. Credit and debit cards are not accepted. For more information, call the Immunization Hot line at 952-891-7999.

Burnsville continues to treat public ash trees In 2013, the city of Burnsville approved a plan to protect a por-tion of its public trees from the invasive emer-ald ash borer. The plan dedicates funding over 10 years to treat nearly 3,000 “legacy” public ash trees in parks and boulevards, remove others that are in poor condition or be-come infested, and plant new trees. This year, the city will treat close to 1,300 ash trees on public property, and remove 270 that are in poor condition. Resi-dents who have public ash trees that will receive treatment in the boule-vard adjacent to their homes have already been notified. To date, in part-nership with project con-sultant Rainbow Treec-are, the city has treated more than 2,000 public ash trees. Residents will have the opportunity to take advantage of the city’s

contract prices to treat ash trees on their private property. Residents will be responsible for the full cost of these private treatments. Residents interested in scheduling a treat-ment for private ash trees should contact Rainbow Treecare at 952-767-6920 for pricing and schedul-ing. The contract prices are valid through the end of 2016. Residents are also encouraged to volun-teer to pay for treatment of other existing ash trees in their neighborhoods. While EAB has not yet been reported in Burns-ville, the bug was found nearby in Dakota County at Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park in December 2014. In January 2016, EAB was also confirmed in Apple Valley. The city currently has approximately 2,700 ash trees in its boulevards, 840 in parks and 14,300 in public woodlands.

These are all at risk if and when the ash borer enters Burnsville. In addition to treat-ment, residents are en-couraged to plant new trees when possible. Resi-dents are reminded that they must obtain a per-mit from the city before planting any trees in the boulevard/right-of-way on their property (15 feet in from the curb). Any company hired to do tree work – including remov-als, trimming, and pesti-cide applications – must have a city tree contractor license. A resident doing tree work themselves on their own property does not need a license. A list of licensed tree contrac-tors is available at www.burnsville.org/forestry. For more information on the city’s EAB plan, call the Forestry Depart-ment at 952-895-4508 or visit www.burnsville.org/EAB.


School District 196 Com-munity Education is offer-ing adult tennis lessons and leagues this summer. Begin-ner lessons and drills are of-fered Wednesday evenings beginning June 8. Interme-diate to advanced lessons and drills are offered Tues-day evenings beginning June 7. The lessons and drills offer a chance to learn the game and develop and prac-tice skills. The intermediate lessons are for players with some experience or those who haven’t played for a while who need to refresh their skills. Leagues will also be of-fered on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings begin-ning June 5. Both leagues are for any level and players will be matched with players of similar availability. Les-sons are $49 and the leagues are $59. The instructor is Jeanne Ewen, USTA mem-ber, who has taught physical education in District 196, currently teaches at the uni-versity level, coaches high

school tennis and has taught adult tennis for Community Education since 2013. Junior Level Tennis Match Play for grades five and up is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 21 to July 21, for intermediate or advanced players looking to improve their singles or doubles game through drills and competitive matches. Weekly sessions will include one day of drills and one day of match play. Youth tennis lessons are offered in weekly sessions for ages 5 to 14. The weekly sessions begin June 20 and end July 29. The lessons cover the game from scoring to backhand/forehands to serve and volleys. Drills are designed to improve skills while having fun. Youth lessons are taught by Patty Mraz, USTA member, high school and college coach who has taught youth tennis many years. More information can be found at www.district196.org/ce or 651-423-7920.

More than 2,000 stu-dents are scheduled to graduate from District 196 schools this spring. The estimated diploma count of 2,074 includes 404 from Apple Valley High School, 560 from Eagan High School, 570 from Eastview High School and 540 from Rosemount High School. The high school totals include 205 seniors from the School of Environ-mental Studies; 25 from the Area Learning Center alternative high school program; 40 from the Transition Plus Program that serves young adults ages 18-21 with special needs; and 95 adult learn-ers who will graduate from Community Education’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. Below is a complete schedule of commence-ment ceremonies in the district. Information about location changes due to weather conditions will be available on the school websites the day of the

event. Adult Basic Educa-tion – Thursday, May 26, 7 p.m., at Dakota Ridge School. Transition Plus – Wednesday, June 1, noon, at the Rosemount Com-munity Center. School of Environmen-tal Studies – Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m., at the Min-nesota Zoo Amphitheater (weather permitting). Apple Valley High School – Saturday, June 4, 6 p.m., in the stadium (weather permitting). Eagan High School – Saturday, June 4, 2:16 p.m., in the stadium (weather permitting). Eastview High School – Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m., in the stadium (weather per-mitting). Rosemount High School – Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m., in the stadium (weather permitting). Area Learning Center – Thursday, June 9, 4:30 p.m., in the multi-purpose room.

District 196 to graduate over 2,000 students

South of the River Education Center will host an open house 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. SOTR is a new satellite campus in the heart of Burnsville that provides a convenient, flexible way for adults to start or complete their degree through partners Dakota County Technical College, Inver Hills Community College, Metropolitan State University and the Minnesota Workforce Center. The open house will feature information about SOTR, tours of the building, refresh-ments and door prizes. Staff from the partner schools will be on hand to share information about their individual institutions. “It’s a great way to learn more about all of the schools in one centralized location,” said Stephanie Atkinson, education center coordi-nator. Atkinson said the open house provides a great environment to learn more about differ-ent educational pathways including accelerat-ed college courses, flexible scheduling, credit transfer and short-term professional training. SOTR is located at 2800 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. For more information, visit the South of the River Education Cen-ter webpage at southoftherivereducationcenter.com.

Open house slated at South of the River Education Center

District 196 Community Ed tennis lessons set


GrandStay supervisor recognized Leah Walker, front desk supervisor at Grand-Stay Hotel & Suites Apple Valley, was recognized for outstanding performance at the GrandStay 2016 Brand Conference held April 20-21 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. “We are extremely proud of Leah and all she has accomplished to make the Apple Valley hotel feel like home to each and ev-ery guest that stays there,” said GrandStay Hospi-tality LLC President Jon Kennedy. “The dedica-tion to caring service that Leah continues to provide is what our brands stand for,” he added.

Ideal chairman honored Keith E. Hauge, chair-man of the board of Ideal Credit Union, was recent-ly named Outstanding Credit Union Volunteer of the Year by the Min-nesota Credit Union Net-work. The award honors the service of one out-standing volunteer who best exemplifies the credit union spirit through dedi-

cation to, and belief in, the credit union move-ment. Ideal Credit Union is headquartered in Wood-bury and has a branch in Eagan.

Keller Williams celebrates Red Day Keller Williams Premier Realty South Suburban will celebrate Red Day (renew, energize, donate) 12-6 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in the parking lot and green space of the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. This year, Keller Wil-liams is supporting 360 Communities with do-nations of food for the Apple Valley food shelf, money for Lewis House and the “School Success” program, and awareness for all that 360 Communi-ties does. The event is open to the community.

Burnsville hotel receives awards The Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn in Burnsville received the

Champion Customer Care Award and the Champion Best Western Rewards Award at Best Western Hotels & Resorts’ District III Meeting held recently in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Champion Cus-tomer Care Award is be-stowed upon member properties that best ex-emplify exceptional levels of service and care. The Champion Best Western Rewards Award recogniz-es hotels that demonstrate extraordinary support of Best Western’s guest loy-alty program, Best West-ern Rewards. Hotels must also meet quality and de-sign standards and other membership requirements to qualify. The Best Western Pre-mier Nicollet Inn was one of 10 hotels out of more than 2,100 properties in the U.S. and Canada to receive both of these awards this year.

Roseman obtains license Katie Roseman of Burnsville-based King and Companies, an employee benefit firm and indepen-dent insurance agency, has obtained her life and health insurance license from the state of Minnesota.

Roseman also holds a property and casualty in-surance license. She started her career at Farmers In-surance in Eagan.

To submit items for the Business Calendar, email:

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, May 10, 7:30-9 a.m., Chamber Coffee Con-nection, Augustana Care Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Gar-rett Ave., Apple Valley. Infor-mation: Fabiana at [email protected]. • Friday, May 13, 6:30-11 p.m., 2016 Chamber Gala: Purple Rain, Crystal Lake Golf Club, 16725 Innsbrook Lane, Lakeville. Tickets: $100. Table sponsorship: $1,200 (table of 10). RSVP to Fabiana at [email protected]. • Monday, May 16, 9-11 a.m., ribbon cutting, Uponor, 14800 Everest Ave. (behind Uponor’s main building), Ap-ple Valley. RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T68BHTH. Information: Tanya Ruszczyk at 952-997-5302. Burnsville Chamber of

Commerce events: • Wednesday, May 11, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, An-chor Bank, 550 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Informa-tion: Tricia Andrews at [email protected]. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, May 6, 7:30-9 a.m., Legislative Breakfast Series – Donkeys vs. El-ephants, The Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan. Speakers: Minne-sota’s political party leaders, Keith Downey (GOP) and Ken Martin (DFL). Cost: $25 mem-bers, $30 nonmembers. Call 651-452-9872 to register. • Thursday, May 12, 8-9 a.m., Coffee Break, Anchor Bank, 324 Oak St., Farm-ington. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Emily Corson at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. • Monday, May 16, 12-1 p.m., Let’s Do Lunch! Rose-mount Business Council,

Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 14845 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Dutch treat lunch. RSVP to ensure a seat. Information: 651-452-9872. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, May 6, 7:30-8 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, McGuire Middle School. Information: Bob Finke at [email protected]. • Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. grand opening, 11 a.m. ribbon cutting, Tint World, 16079 Buck Hill Road, Lakeville. Information: 952-777-4300. • Wednesday, May 11, 5-7 p.m., YEA Graduation, Ken-wood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakev-ille. • Thursday, May 12, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Fiesta After Hours, Be-You-tiful Sol Salon and Med Spa, 20170 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Information: Lisa Crouley at 952-223-4488.

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Commission recommends First Judicial District candidates to Dayton The Commission on Judicial Selection is rec-ommending four candi-dates to Gov. Mark Day-ton for consideration to fill the current vacancies in Minnesota’s First Judi-cial District. The vacan-cies are created upon the upcoming retirements of the Honorable Thomas W. Bibus and the Honor-able Patrice K. Suther-land. Judge Bibus’ seat will be chambered at Red Wing in Goodhue County and Judge Sutherland’s seat will be chambered at Hastings in Dakota County. Douglas Bayley: Bay-ley is an assistant pub-lic defender in the First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office, where he represents defendants in criminal cases. Previ-ously, he was an attorney at Lundblad, Fossum & Zrimsek, a law clerk to the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office, and a senior duty officer

at the White House Situ-ation Room and National Security Council as a foreign service officer in the U.S. Department of State. Bayley serves on the board of directors for the Anderson Center at Tower View and the He-din-Hartnagel Memorial Fund. Jamie Cork: Cork is an assistant Hennepin Coun-ty attorney, where she works in the Child Protec-tion Division. Previously, she was an adjunct profes-sor at Hamline University School of Law and the University of St. Thomas School of Law, a coun-selor at Ryan Community Inc., and a patrol officer in Outagamie County in Wisconsin. Cork is a member and past vice president of the Japa-nese American Citizens League, and a member of the Minnesota State-wide Human Trafficking Task Force, the Hennepin County Girls Continuum

of Care Committee, and the Indian Child Welfare Act Education Day Com-mittee. Phillip Prokopowicz: Prokopowicz serves as the chief deputy Dakota County attorney, where he is responsible for han-dling misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony, and juvenile delinquency cases. Previously,he was the head of the Dakota County Criminal Divi-sion, the assistant Dakota County attorney, and an adjunct professor at Wil-liam Mitchell College of Law. Prokopowicz has volunteered for the In-ver Grove Heights Parks Department as a youth baseball and soccer coach and formerly served on the board of directors for the Inver Grove Heights Community Schools. Paula Vraa: Vraa is a partner at Larson King LLP, where she handles all aspects of civil liti-gation, with a focus on

cases involving insurance coverage disputes, mal-practice, and appeals. She is also an adjunct profes-sor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a no-fault arbitrator for AAA. Previously, she was an at-torney at Rider Bennett LLP, an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Harriet Lansing and the Honor-able Jack Davies. Vraa is the seminar chair for the DRI Appellate Advocacy section and volunteers as a teacher at Junior Achievement. Minnesota’s First Ju-dicial District consists of Carver, Dakota, Good-hue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, and Sibley coun-ties. An announcement of the appointments will be made following an inter-view process over the next few weeks.

Young entrepreneurs set up shops in Lakeville The 17 new business owners from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy program brought their wares and services to the Lakeville public on Sat-urday, April 30, at the Holyoke Crossing Mall in downtown Lakeville. The YEA trade show offered customers everything from fishing bobbers and phone cases, to shoe de-odorizers, caramels, mu-sic lessons and more. Max Erpelding and

Gus Gerlach, owners of Outdoors & More, did a brisk business selling pine cone fire starters. Sara Trcka and Morgan Du-vall of Head Creations had a constant flow of new customers through-out the trade show and proclaimed it a “big suc-cess.” Haley Sigl of Pat-terned Perfection (shoes), David Anleu of MN Cas-es (phone cases), Abby Stoa of Collaborative Cards (cards), and Kaden

Ofstad of Lettrink (art-work) all collected several leads for their customized products. Alexys Larson of Alexys’ Party Plan-ning pitched her services to parents who needed assistance with upcoming birthday parties for their children. The trade show wrapped up a busy school year for the YEA students who have worked on de-veloping their businesses since October. Members

of the Lakeville business community and teachers from the school district provide instruction as mentors and play vari-ous roles in the program based on their specific ex-pertise. For more information on the YEA program, visit http://www.yealakev-ille.com or contact the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 952-469-2020 or [email protected].


SportsLocal athletes show their talent at Elite MeetEagles’ McKeag wins shot put;

Burnsville 2nd in boys 4x100

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


A knee injury sustained during the section foot-ball playoffs last fall cast doubt as to whether Ki-eran McKeag would be 100 percent this spring for his state championship de-fense in the shot put – or whether he would be able to compete at all. Last Friday, McKeag made it clear that he has no intention of being a spectator. The Apple Val-ley senior won the shot put at the Hamline Elite Meet at Hamline Univer-sity, only four days after he was cleared to resume throwing. Earlier in the week he threw far enough in the shot and discus in a South Suburban Con-ference meet against Ea-gan to earn entry into the Elite Meet, which brings together the top perform-ers from the first month of the high school track and field season. His winning shot put of 56 feet, 10 inches edged Lakeville South junior Eric Rousemiller by half an inch. Five throwers from the South Suburban Conference placed in the top 11 in the shot at the Elite Meet. McKeag also placed eighth in discus with a throw of 159-6. “I feel pretty good; I’d probably say I’m about 90 percent,” said McKeag, who tore a knee ligament during a football playoff game against Park of Cot-tage Grove on Oct. 20, 2015. “They say it takes a year before you’re fully re-covered, but I feel like I’m just getting warmed up.” McKeag’s winning throw in the 2015 state Class AA meet was 59-8.5.

He holds the Apple Valley school record of 62 feet and is aiming for the Min-nesota all-time record of 65-8 by Andover’s Thom-as Anderson in 2012. McKeag said he believes both of those records are in play for him despite his late start to the season. “I’m not making perfect throws but I’m not that far off,” he said. “With some more practice and condi-tioning, I definitely think I can throw farther.” In addition to Rousemi-ller’s second-place finish, other SSC throwers plac-ing in the shot at the Elite Meet were Rosemount junior Trevor Otterdahl (sixth, 53-2.25), Eagan se-nior Nate Nguon (seventh, 52-9.5) and Burnsville se-nior Andy Samuel (11th, 48-7). Otterdahl placed sec-ond in the discus with a throw of 170-2, more than 13 feet farther than the throw that got him into the Elite Meet. Jake Kubi-atowicz of North St. Paul won the event with 176-0. Apple Valley’s McKeag and Burnsville’s Samuel

(156-10) were eighth and ninth. Eastview senior Natalie Manders, the defending state Class AA champion in girls discus, finished third in that event at the Elite Meet with a throw of 146-2. St. Francis junior Amanda Anderson threw 150-0 to win the event. Manders also placed third in the shot put with 42-5.25.

Elite Meet

highlights • Burnsville was Elite Meet runner-up in the boys 4x100 relay. Senior Kelling Kain teamed with juniors Alex Garlington, Aguda Oluwaseyi and Steph Olson Jr. to finish in 43.55. Wayzata won the event in 43.21. The Blaze was seeded second in the relay behind Eden Prairie, which placed fifth in the actual race. Olson also placed 15th in the 100 dash prelimi-naries in 11.44 and was ninth in the long jump at 20-11. Blaze senior Sarah Gigstad was ninth in girls discus with a throw of

122-6. • Two Eagan girls were top-five finishers at the Elite Meet. Sophomore Natalie Windels was fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.20 and senior Mad-die Gourley placed fifth in the 400 in 57.63. The winners of both races – Honour Finley of Bloom-ington Kennedy in the 400 and Karina Joiner of East Ridge in the 100 hurdles – set meet records. The Eagan team of Trenton Allen, Zachary Chermak, Seth Jackson and Ryan Steger finished eighth in the boys 4x800 relay in 8:10.83. Wayzata and Elk River finished first and second and be-came the first two teams to crack 8:00 in the event at the Elite Meet. • Team scores aren’t kept at the Elite Meet, but if they were Lakeville South senior Jocie John-son could have put the Cougar girls in the run-ning by qualifying for three events. She placed fifth in the high jump, clearing 5-2, finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles

in 46.51 seconds and took seventh in the 100 hurdles in 15.83. The South girls’ high-est finish in the Elite Meet was third in the 4x100 re-lay, with Kyah Orr, Sydney Klausler, Lilly Terry-Oh-land and Abby Mullen-bach running a season-best 50.29. Jaimie McNamee threw the discus 128-10 to place sixth. Patty Jo English was 10th in the 800 in 2 minutes, 20.08 seconds. Brianne Brewster fin-ished 14th in the 1,600 in 5:20.48. • Lakeville North sent more athletes to the Elite Meet than it has in a number of years, Pan-thers coach Todd Ender-sbe said. Two of them had top-three finishes – Evan El-Halawani in the boys 300 hurdles (second, 39.14) and Kyle Meyer in the pole vault (third, 14-4). El-Halawani was .07 from a school record in the hurdles race. Meyer made three attempts at 14-10, which would have beaten his school pole vault re-cord by 2 inches. North’s boys were fourth in the 4x100 relay with juniors Evan Erick-son, Alexander Hunter, Wade Sullivan running the first three legs and se-nior Riley Grim anchor-ing. Their time was 43.71. Patrick Koss, Erickson, Sullivan and Hunter were eighth in the 4x200 relay in 1:32.27. The five sprinters who ran the 4x100 and 4x200 all are first-year track and field athletes. “To be that competitive at the Elite Meet with very little experience at this level is rather impressive,” Ender-sbe said. The Panthers also competed at the Elite Meet without perhaps their top sprinter, Gandi Kelly, who is recovering from an injury. Lakeville North was

sixth in the girls 4x800 re-lay at the Elite Meet with Ella Larson, Brooke An-derson, Emma Drangst-veit and Danielle Bellino finishing in 9:28.48, less than three seconds off the school record. Mad-eline Moorhouse, a junior, threw the shot put 39-7 to finish sixth. Junior Temi Carda was ninth in the long jump with 16-7. • Farmington placed ninth in a competitive boys 4x400 relay that saw a difference of fewer than three seconds between first place and ninth. Seniors Caleb Bray, Tyler Schafer, Ben Sorenson and Devon Webb finished in 3:26.76; Wayzata’s winning time was 3:24.23. Bray and Webb are returnees from a Tigers relay that fin-ished second at state in the 4x400 last season. Farmington seventh-grader Anna Fenske fin-ished fifth in the girls 3,200 in 10:49.05. Emma Record, a junior, was 12th in the 100 dash prelimi-naries in 13.04. • Rosemount ninth-grader Lexy Berger cleared 5-4 to finish third in the high jump. Eden Prairie senior Ashley Ramacher was the winner, clearing 5-7. Morgan Lawler, a Rosemount junior, fin-ished ninth in the 800 in 2:20.08 Rosemount’s Tyler Lis-ka, Connor Kleiber, Josiah Mann and Trevor Liggett finished sixth in the boys 4x100 relay in 43.75. • Apple Valley senior Amanda Sonnenburg tied for 10th in girls pole vault, clearing 9-10. Isaiah Hall, also a senior, placed eighth in boys long jump with 21-0.75. • Eastview senior Laura Bestul ran the girls 1,600, finishing 13th in 5:14.62.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eagan’s Nate Nguon (left) and Rosemount’s Trevor Otterdahl greet a fellow award winner following the boys shot put at the Hamline Elite meet. Nguon finished seventh in the event. Andy Samuel of Burnsville was 11th. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notebook: Eagan, Burnsville players picked for all-star football game by Mike Shaughnessy


Two Minnesota high school all-star football games are scheduled for 2016, with one taking place June 25 at St. Cloud State University. That game, the 43rd in the annual series, will be the last one played in the summer. Beginning this year, the Minnesota Foot-ball Coaches Association will hold the game in early December in US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, which is the reason two all-star games will take place in 2016. Four players from the East Metro White sub-district were chosen to play for the South team in the June 25 game, which showcases top players from the class of 2016. Quarterback Drew Stew-art and wide receiver Nick Fossey, both of Lakeville North, were selected. Also chosen were Burnsville of-fensive lineman Jesse Orak and Eagan offensive line-man Nathan Nguon. Prior Lake head coach Matt Gegenheimer will be head coach of the South team in the all-star game.

Lightning, Eagles

extend invites Defending state large-school champion Eastview will play host to the Light-ning Invitational softball tournament Saturday at Johnny Cake Ridge Park. The field includes Manka-to West, the top-ranked team in Class 3A, and Bloomington Jefferson, ranked third in Class 4A. Eastview is ranked eighth in Class 4A and is defend-ing champion of its invita-tional. Eagan, Hermantown, Hopkins, Maple Grove

and Minnetonka make up the rest of the field. Games will be played at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Meanwhile, a couple hundred yards away at Le-gion Field, Apple Valley’s annual wood bat base-ball tournament will take place. Four teams will par-ticipate, with each playing two games. Action starts at 7 p.m. Friday with Ap-ple Valley facing Brook-ings, S.D. On Saturday, the Eagles play Harrisburg, S.D., at 9 a.m., following by Hud-son, Wis., against Brook-ings at 11:30 and Hudson against Harrisburg at 2 p.m.

New class

for Panther hallA new induction class – consisting of four individ-uals and one team – has been announced for the Lakeville Panther Hall of Fame. Inductees will be hon-ored at the organization’s annual banquet July 10 at Crystal Lake Golf Course in Lakeville. This year’s in-ductees: • Gary Durand, a 1969 Lakeville High School graduate and football, wrestling and track and field athlete. • Jon Gilmer, a 1979 graduate and football and track and field athlete. Gilmer currently is head boys track and field coach at Lakeville South High School. • Todd Jelen, a 1997 graduate and football and track and field athlete. • Cathy Theis, a 1981 graduate and basketball and track and field athlete. • The 1962 Lakev-ille High School football team, which won the Mis-sota Conference champi-onship.

Contact is name of the game

Burnsville senior Ailee Magnuson puts the ball in play during a game against Lakeville South on Saturday at the Lakeville North invita-tional tournament. The Blaze lost all three of its games in the tournament but defeated Shakopee 4-2 in a South Suburban Conference game Mon-day to improve to 5-7 overall. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eagan pitcher throws no-hitter; Blaze tied for firstBurnsville faces East-

view in big conference game Friday

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The baseball season has been a struggle so far for Eagan, which went 4-8 in its first 12 games. Satur-day, however, was a day in the sun for the Wildcats, who beat Bemidji 5-0 behind Sam Schaefer’s no-hit-ter. Schaefer, a junior right-hander, was making his fourth varsity start. He struck out three batters, walked two, and needed just 88 pitches to complete seven innings. He needed to be sharp as the Wildcats led just 1-0 through four innings before scoring two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Junior outfielder Jack Galles had three of Eagan’s five hits and scored one run. Jordan Borman scored twice. The Wildcats also beat Grand Rapids 4-2 on Saturday to sweep a home doubleheader against two teams from northern Minnesota. Eagan lost to Apple Valley 3-1 and

Lakeville North 13-6 earlier this week to drop to 2-8 in the South Suburban Conference. Eagan plays at Lakeville South at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Baseball team ablaze Going into Wednesday’s play, Burnsville and Eastview shared the South Suburban Conference base-ball lead at 8-1. Both teams were scheduled to play league games Wednesday and Thursday before they meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Eastview High School. Burnsville was ranked 15th in Class 4A by the state coaches as-sociation last week but is likely to move up this week. Tuesday, the Blaze defeated Eau Claire (Wis.) North 7-4 for its sixth victory in a row. Burnsville held Eau Claire North hitless for the first six in-nings before the Wisconsin team scored four times in the seventh. Ryan Brunner pitched the first five innings, allowing one walk while striking out four. Logan Carpen-ter was 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Blaze (10-1 overall), and Noah Robb added two RBI.

Sam Schneider was 2-for-2 with three RBI in a 7-1 victory over Sha-kopee on Monday. Sam Carlson was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. Winning pitcher Kyle Ferderer held Shakopee to three hits and no runs over four innings. The Blaze nearly had a no-hitter from Caleb Casey in Saturday’s 2-0 victory at Rosemount. Casey held the Irish hitless until the seventh in-ning before settling for a one-hitter.

Eagan girls

win golf tourney Eagan won the St. Peter Invita-tional girls golf tournament Tues-day, finishing 13 strokes ahead of the host school. The Wildcats had a 358 team total and placed four individuals in the top nine. Josalyn Abbott shot 87 to finish second, Sarah Rutzick tied for third with an 89, Joleen Werden finished sixth with a 90 and Carly Schriner tied for seventh with 92. Sophie Horn (98) and Allie Ernst (103) also played for the Wildcats.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].


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CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minne-sota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

CITYWIDE TRAIL & PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTSCity Contract No. 16-03

Involving Approximately:3 EA Traffic Control3 EA Remove Trail Overgrowth300 CY Common Excavation200 TN Class 5 Aggregate Base6,500 SY Mill Bituminous Pavement11,240 S.F. Remove Bituminous Trail Pavement760 L.F. Concrete Curb & Gutter Removal & Replacement3,425 TN Wear Course Bit. SP Mixture (Trails)1,650 TN Wear Course Bit. SP Mixture (Parking Lots)420 SF 6-inch Concrete Ped Ramp112 SF Truncated Domes Detectable Warning Paver (2’ x 2’)775 CY Topsoil/Grade 1 Compost Mix11,000 S.Y. Seed & Hydromulch (MnDOT 270 w/Type 5 Hydromulch)Together with Miscellaneous Structure Installations, Adjustments &

Site RestorationComplete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.

questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #4463358 on the Web site’s Proj-ect Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Com-plete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN, at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5646. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregu-larities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City./s/ Christina M. ScipioniCity Clerk, City of Eagan

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April 29, May 6, 2016 541850

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTIFICA-TION OF THE ORIGINAL CREDI-TOR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF-FECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated May 7, 2009 executed by Susan Raye Moeller, as mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GSF Mortgage Corporation, as mort-gagee, recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, on May 21, 2009 as Document Number T644271. Said Mortgage was assigned to Car-rington Mortgage Services, LLC by an assignment of mortgage record-ed on April 15, 2016 as Document Number 759492. The Property en-cumbered by said Mortgage has a street address of 4778 Galaxie Ave, Eagan, MN 55122, and Tax Identifi-cation Number 10-567501-01-070: Lot 7, Block 1, in Park Ridge, ac-cording to the recorded plat there-of, Dakota County, Minnesota.

That the original principal amount secured by said mortgage was $205,214.00; that there has been compliance with any condi-tion precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by said mortgage and foreclosure of said mortgage required by said mortgage, any note secured thereby, or any stat-ute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to re-cover the debt remaining secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof, that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage and is due thereon at the date of this notice, the sum of $187,876.63.

That by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the said mortgage will be fore-closed by the sale of the above described premises with appur-tenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Dakota County, Minnesota, at Sheriff’s Of-fice located at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033, on June 21, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at pub-lic auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law, in accor-dance with the provisions of said mortgage. The time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives, or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or re-deemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the property by 11:59 p.m. on Decem-ber 21, 2016, unless the foreclosure is postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. §580.07, or the redemption period is reduced to five (5) weeks under Minn. Stat. §582.032.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL-LECT A DEBT BY A DEBT COL-LECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Nicholas P. EdwardsShelton, Harrison & Pinson, PLLCAttorney for Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC701 Highlander Blvd., Suite 270Arlington, TX 76015P 817.522.7550F 817.375.2006

Published in theBurnsville/Eagan Sun Thisweek

April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2016

541482

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE AMENDMENT

TO CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name

does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: CertWise PM Learning SystemsPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 2975 Lone Oak Drive, Suite 180Eagan, MN 55121NAMEHOLDER(S): Holmes Corporation2975 Lone Oak Drive, Suite 180Eagan, MN 55121This certificate is an amendment

of Certificate of Assumed Name file Number 834655400037

Originally filed on July 30, 2015I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: March 31, 2016SIGNED BY: MaryBeth Anderson


May 6, 13, 2016543468

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191INVITATION FOR

QUOTATIONSCUT PAPER WHITE

AND COLOREDBURNSVILLE SCHOOL

DISTRICTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that written, sealed quotations will be received by Burnsville School District, until 11:00 am. (CST), May 27th, 2016 for Cut Paper. On the above date and time, autho-rized persons of Strategic Source and Burnsville School District will publicly open the quotations re-ceived and read aloud the names of interested parties submitting quotations, the dollar amount of their quotation and other pertinent data. This meeting will be held in the offices of Burnsville School Dis-trict located at 100 River Ridge Ct, Burnsville, MN 55337.

Quotations must be received by U.S. mail or delivered in person, on or before the above date and time, in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Burnsville Cut Paper” to:

Nancy Laqua100 River Ridge CtBurnsville, MN 55337Quotations received after the

due date and time will be rejected. Burnsville School District is using an open bid process for the pur-chase of cut paper and disclaims usage of any other options allowed under applicable law. The School District reserves the right to reject any and all quotations and waive irregularities therein and further, reserves the right to award the con-tract to the lowest responsible bid that is in the best interest of Burns-ville School District.

Questions regarding the RFQ and Specifications will be accepted until May 23rd, at 4:30 p.m. A re-sponse to all questions received, will be provided to all interested parties by May 25th, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. via email.

The winning quotation will be judged by a combination of price and the service as indicated in the specifications. General information and specifications may be obtained by contacting Alan Nicklaus, Stra-tegic Source, ([email protected]).Dana ChouRegional Client Services ManagerStrategicSource


April 29, May 6, 2016539408

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection

in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: IAmAnthonyDPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 2717 Cedar LaneBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Anthony M. Darst2717 Cedar LaneBurnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

DATE FILED: April 18, 2016SIGNED BY: Anthony Darst


April 29, May 6, 2016540483

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 917

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSGENERAL CONSTRUCTION

INTERIOR REMODELINGROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA

Intermediate School District #917, invites lump sum bids for the construction work for the remodel-ing of Alliance Education Center located at 14300 Biscayne Avenue, Rosemount, Minnesota in accor-dance with bidding documents prepared by MLA Architects, Inc.

PROJECT SCOPEThe project consists of remodel-

ing the existing offices and student activity areas and includes gen-eral, mechanical and electrical con-struction. The project is anticipated to commence June 10, 2016 with Substantial Completion by August 25, 2016.

BID DATEAll bids must be submitted in a

sealed envelope marked “ISD #917 Remodeling” and arrive at Inter-mediate School District 917, 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068, attention Barb Schmitz on or before Tuesday, May 24th. 2016 at 2:00 PM. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.

PLACE OF OPENINGBids will be received and

opened at the ISD 917 Board RoomEXAMINATION OF DOCU-

MENTSBidding documents may be ex-

amined at MLA Architects Inc.12 Long Lake Road, Suite 17 St. Paul, MN, Dolejs Associates Inc. 1624 N. Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001 and at the following builder’s ex-change:

Minneapolis Builders Exchange, Minneapolis, MN

PROCUREMENT OF DOCU-MENTS

Plans and Specifications will be available May 3rd, 2016.

Digital Documents:Procurement and Contracting

Documents:Obtain electronic PDF docu-

ments by contacting:National Reprographics11343 – 39th Street NorthLake Elmo, MN 55042651-779-8000Plan holders must be registered

with National Reprographics to re-ceive bidding documents and ad-denda.

Paper Copies: Bidders may ar-range for paper documents, at their expense.

Online access available at the following:

Minneapolis Builders Exchange – http://www.mbex.org

PRE-BID MEETING/SITE IN-SPECTION

A pre-bid meeting/walk-thru will be held on Tuesday May 17th 2016 at 2:30 PM on site, Alliance Educa-tion Center 14300 Biscayne Ave., Rosemount, MN.

BID SECURITYEach bid shall be accompanied

by a bid security of 5% of the maxi-mum amount of the bid in the form of a Surety Bond, certified check, cashier’s check. The successful prime contract bidder shall furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, accept any bid, waive informalities in bids sub-mitted, and waive minor discrep-ancies in bidding procedures, as it deems to be in its best interest. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately following the date of receipt of bids.

Direct communications regard-ing issues on this project to Raj Dhital at MLA Architects Inc.

Tel. (651) 770-4442.Published in the

Apple Valley Sun Thisweek, Lakeville Sun Thisweek,

Burnsville/Eagan Sun ThisweekApril 29, May 6, 2016

540693

CITY OF EAGANMINNESOTA

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF FIRST AND

LAST DAYS TOFILE AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Municipal Primary Election will be held, if necessary, in and for the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Min-nesota on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the following offices:

TWO FOUR-YEAR COUNCIL TERMS

Affidavits of candidacy for the above offices may be filed with the City Clerk at Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, between May 17, 2016 and May 31, 2016. (City offices will be closed on May 30.) The office of the City Clerk is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. Closing time on the last day of filing, May 31, is 5:00 p.m.

Dated: April 29, 2016Christina M. ScipioniCity Clerk


April 29, May 6, 2016540648

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESAPRIL 14, 2016

This is a summary of the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2016, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN.

The meeting was held at the Di-amondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337 and was called to order by Chair Luth at 6:30 p.m. Board members present: Alt, Currier, Van-denBoom, Schmid, Hill, Luth and Mackall. Superintendent Gothard, Student Representative Abegaz, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Hill led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public recognition was given to Bowls for BrainPower and the In-clusive Education Award recipient and nominees

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes; personnel recommendations; sec-ond reading of Board Policies 409: Employee Publications, Instruc-tional Materials, Inventions, and Creations (rescind GCQB); 606: In-structional Resources (rescind IIAA, IIAC, KLB, KLBA); 705: Investments (rescind DG); 707: Transportation of Students; 708: Transportation of Nonpublic Students; 710: Extracur-ricular Transportation; 711: Video Recording on School Buses; 712: Video Surveillance Other than on Buses; 713: Student Activity Ac-counting; 715: Purchasing and Bid Equipment; and 805: Waste Reduc-tion and Recycling (rescind ECR and ECR-R); final field trip request for Eagle Ridge Junior High School ninth grade students to travel to England June 13-24, 2016; change order #001 for the 2016 Additions and Alterations to Metcalf Junior High, William Byrne Elementary and Rahn Elementary schools; change order #01 for the 2016 Al-terations to Nicollet Junior High, Edward Neill, Sky Oaks and Harriet Bishop Elementary schools; and change orders #078, #079, #080, #082, #086, #087, #088, #091, #093, #094, #097, #098, #099, #100, #101, #102, #103, #104, #105 #106, #107 and #108 for the 2015 Additions and Alterations to Burnsville High School.

Reports presented: #Burns-villeStrong and verbal reports from Student Representative Abegaz, Superintendent Gothard and Board Members Currier, Alt, and Luth.

Recommended actions ap-proved: agenda; The Hartford as the provider for LTD and Life in-surance and the FY17 premiums and rates for employee benefits; and the revisions and readopt the unchanged language in the 2015-2017 Master Agreements with the Information Technology Special-ists.

The meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.

Published in theBurnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek

May 6, 2016544313

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Regular and Special Board of Education Meetings on April 12 & 19, 2016 and with full text avail-able for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.org or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

REGULAR MEETINGAPRIL 12, 2016

The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on March 22, 28 & 29; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; donations; field trips; alt facilities bid awards; Cer-ron properties listing agreement.

Following discussion payment of bills & claims; and Impact Acad-emy furnishings were approved.

Reports presented: First reading of Policies 301-School District Ad-ministration, 302-Superintendent, 305-Policy Implementation and 306-Administrator Code of Ethics; Metro ECSU class size study up-date.

Actions approved: Resolution awarding sales of general obli-gation school building refunding bonds, series2016a and 2016b; revised 2016-17 district calendar.

Meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING

APRIL 19, 2016The special meeting was called

to order at 6:00 p.m. All board members were present except Jim Skelly. Administrators pres-ent: Executive directors Massaros, Baumann, Knudsen, Molesky and Ouillette.

Discussions: Elementary prin-cipal update; district communi-cations plan feedback; learning management system (Schoology) update; MNCAPS update and se-lection of board representatives.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.Published in the

Lakeville Sun Thisweek, Burnsville/Eagan Sun Thisweek

May 6, 2016542548

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held

on May 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commis-sion, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of Larkin Hoffman for an appeal to allow reasonable accom-modation and variance for more than 6 disabled residents to reside at the group homes located at 716 & 720 151st Street East.

The application will be sched-uled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Plan-ning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information con-cerning this request, please con-tact Jenni Faulkner (952) 895-4467 at the City of Burnsville.Jenni Faulkner On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


April 29, May 6, 2016541790

CITY OF EAGANNOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALThe City of Eagan must receive

sealed proposals no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Please address envelopes con-taining proposals to the attention of Lori Hayes, Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., 3600 American Blvd. West, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN 55431. Mark in the lower left cor-ner: “SEALED PROPOSAL – MEDI-CAL INSURANCE”. Please note that faxed proposals will not be ac-cepted and that no formal opening of proposals will occur.

The Request for Proposal, in-cluding this notice, general instruc-tion, all pertinent underwriting and general information is on file at the office of Lori Peterson. Proposals received within the required period will be opened and reviewed by Lori Peterson and the City’s con-sultant/agent-of-record, Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. No formal opening of proposals will occur.

Please provide two (2) copies of your proposal and an electronic copy on a CD. All responding com-panies should be prepared to make oral presentations, if requested. Proposals will be evaluated and the contracts are expected to be awarded in July, 2016.

The City reserves the right to ac-cept or reject any or all proposals, or parts thereof, and to waive any informalities or irregularities. The Request for Proposal is being made under conditions set forth in Minne-sota Statute Section 471.6161.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Questions regarding the RFP should not be directed to the City of Eagan. All questions must be in writing (faxes or e-mails accepted) and directed to Lori Hayes of Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., 3600 American Blvd. West, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN 55431; (952) 356-0712; e-mail: [email protected]. /s/ Christina M. ScipioniCity Clerk


May 6, 2016542859

CITY OF EAGANDAKOTA COUNTY

MINNESOTANOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING PROPOSED EASEMENT VACATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Min-nesota, will meet at the City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Min-nesota 55122, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The pur-pose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the vacation of public easements over and across the following described property in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota:

That part of the sidewalk, trail-way and snow storage easement per Document No. 692806, situ-ated on Outlot A, CITYVUE COM-MONS, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Min-nesota, and lying northerly of the following described line:

Commencing at the southwest corner said Outlot A; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 de-grees 42 minutes 09 seconds West, along the west line of said Outlot A, 6.24 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 89 degrees 11 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance of 231.13 feet; thence North 72 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds East, a dis-tance of 11.84 feet; thence North 88 degrees 33 minutes 20 sec-onds East, a distance of 36.07 feet; thence South 71 degrees 43 min-utes 16 seconds East, a distance of 11.75 feet; thence North 89 de-grees 19 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 154.33 feet to the east line of said Outlot A and said line there terminating.

Dated: May 17, 2016/s/ Christina M. ScipioniCity ClerkDakota County, Minnesota


April 29, May 6, 2016539405




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minneso-ta, will meet at the City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the vacation of public drainage and utility easement over and across the following described property in the City of Eagan, Da-kota County, Minnesota:

That part of the drainage ease-ment, as dedicated in HILLTOP ES-TATES, according to the recorded plat thereof, on file in the office of the County Recorder, Dakota County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the southeast-erly corner of Lot 19, Block 5, of said HILLTOP ESTATES; thence South 60 degrees 54 minutes 03 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the southeasterly line of said Lot 19, a distance of 78.00 feet to the easterly line of said drainage easement; thence North 29 de-grees 52 minutes 12 seconds West, along said easterly line, a distance of 27.11 feet to the point of begin-ning of the land to be described; thence continue North 29 degrees 52 minutes 12 seconds West, along said easterly line, a distance of 21.83 feet; thence South 04 de-grees 40 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance of 17.98 feet; thence South 85 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 12.38 feet to the point of beginning.

Dated: May 17, 2016/s/ Christina M. ScipioniEagan City Clerk Dakota County, MN


April 29, May 5, 2016540820



on May 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission,

100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the applica-tion of Dupont Biynah Birch LLP for an Interim Use Permit for outdoor storage of excess vehicles at a lot located at 12301 Dupont Avenue South.


All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information con-cerning this request, please con-tact Regina Dean (952) 895-4453 at the City of Burnsville.Regina Dean On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


April 29, May 6, 2016541801

CITY OF BURNSVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING ON STORM WATER POLLUTION

PREVENTION PROGRAM Notice is hereby given that

the Parks and Natural Resources Commission of the City of Burnsville will meet at their regularly scheduled meeting in Burnsville City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, Minnesota, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016, to hold a public hearing on the City of Burnsville’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP).

The City’s SWPPP is part of the requirements of a federal storm water permit program that is administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The overall goal of the program is to reduce the amount of sediment and pollution that enters surface and ground waters.

The public meeting will include a presentation that summarizes the City’s draft annual report and highlights some of the required activities completed during the past year. Residents will be given an opportunity to provide written or oral comments on the City’s SWPPP. A copy of the City of Burnsville’s SWPPP will be available for review at Burnsville City Hall – 100 Civic Center Parkway and on the City’s website http://www.burnsville.org/index.aspx?nid=39. The City will consider all comments and make reasonable adjustments to the SWPPP as part of the final annual report that will be submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency by June 30, 2016.

For more information concerning this meeting, please contact Ryan Peterson at (952) 895-4459.BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.Macheal Collins, City Clerk


May 6, 2016544304

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

2016 Wall Rehabilitation Notice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the 2016 Wall Rehabilitation by Independent School District 196, hereinafter called the Owner, in the Coates Conference Room at the ISD 196 District Office located at 3455 153rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m. local time on May 19, 2016, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on May 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the Coates Conference Room at the ISD 196 District Office located at 3455 153rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068.

For complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents, please visit our webpage at: http://www.district196.org/District/Legal-Notices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7706.Joel Albright, Board Clerk Independent School District #196

Published in theApple Valley Sun Thisweek

Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek Lakeville Sun Thisweek

May 6, 13, 2016545096




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Min-nesota, will meet at the City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Min-nesota 55122, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The pur-pose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the vacation of public easements over and across the following described property in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota:

The drainage and utility ease-ment dated July 10, 1990, recorded January 18, 1991, as Document No. 238082, together with the drainage and utility easement dated July 17, 1990, recorded January 18, 1991, as Document No. 238083, on Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Sibley Terminal Industrial Park.

Dated: May 17, 2016 /s/ Christina M. ScipioniCity ClerkDakota County, Minnesota


April 29, May 6, 2016540762



on May 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the appli-cation of Eleven Investments LLC for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to change the current “small office” use to allow “person-al services” use for two separate businesses, a medical aesthetician and a hair salon to be located at 13768 Frontier Court.


All persons desiring to speak on


months’ salary ($161,250 in 2015); the full value of accrued benefits, including the value of his accrued 1,038.54 flex leave hours; and full employee benefits for 12 months, including the value of additional flex leave hours and employer-share contributions to his insurance benefits and pen-

sion. The CDA will contrib-ute $80,507.47 of the set-tlement amount, which is the monetary value of the 1,038.54 flex leave hours. Chubb will contribute the remaining $34,492.53 — an amount that CDA chairman Mike Slavik said Chubb determined it was willing to contribute to the settlement, in its discretion. “We do not know the thought process behind Chubb’s contribution or whether it was tied specifi-cally to any of the remu-neration that Mr. Ulfers sought,” he told the news-paper this week. The CDA reported that its share would be paid out of its current budget, which had accounted for such a contingency. Speaking before the CDA Board in October 2015, Ulfers addressed each

of the five allegations cited in the termination letter he received in the mail from the CDA Board, calling the allegations preposterous, unproven, based on rumors or secondhand information and having a foundation on sand. He said the process has damaged his health, taken away his livelihood and future employability and been a great embarrass-ment to his family. “My dismissal was the harshest punishment pos-sible,” he said. “Your alle-gations that I made unwel-come romantic and sexual advances in the workplace is a profession-killing charge that was not only inaccurate but intended to ruin me personally. A charge that no matter what name-clearing opportu-nities afforded me, it can never be taken back. The

charge will be in people’s minds and perceptions of me forever.” The CDA’s termination letter told Ulfers his con-tract would not be renewed due to allegations that Ulfers made unwanted sex-ual and romantic advances toward CDA staff, made inappropriate gender- and age-based comments at work and retaliated against CDA staff for participating in workplace investigations regarding Ulfers, among other allegations. Slavik didn’t comment about the settlement, but said the board and “new CDA Executive Director Tony Schertler have a lot of exciting projects coming up this year including: kick-ing off strategic planning to map the agency’s future goals and initiatives, wel-coming the first residents of Cambrian Commons

— a new senior housing community in Rosemount — breaking ground on Argonne Hills, the CDA’s fourth senior housing com-munity in Lakeville, and continuing to collaborate with Dakota County to maximize resources for af-fordable housing, commu-nity development and eco-nomic development.” Ulfers said: “I feel a lot of gratitude to have led the CDA for 29 years. There are many dedicated lead-ers and staff that made the CDA what it is today. I feel our pioneering accom-plishments in the finance and development of senior citizens housing, first-time homebuyers mortgages and workforce housing will continue to benefit the pub-lic for decades to come.”

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

LEGAL NOTICES

this application are encouraged to attend. For more information con-cerning this request, please con-tact Deb Garross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville.Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


April 29, May 6, 2016541797


PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

May 17, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers to consider the applica-tion of Larkin Hoffman for an ap-peal to allow reasonable accom-modation for more than 6 disabled residents to reside at the group homes located at 716 & 720 151st Street East.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item are encouraged to at-tend. For more information, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4490.Macheal Brooks, City Clerk City of Burnsville, MN


May 6, 13, 2016544837

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLICATION

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throughout the area.

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Propane leak caused food truck explosion by Laura Adelmann


A food truck explosion last March that damaged several homes in Lakeville was caused by a propane gas leak, according to a State Fire Marshal investi-gation. Investigator Bruce Mc-Glaughlin’s recent report documents details of the Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill food truck explosion that occurred at 11 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2015, at owner Marty Richie’s Jop-lin Path home. According to the report, three cooking griddle con-trol knobs were left in the “off” position, but their three propane gas controls were all found to be in the “on” position following the incident. A propane gas manifold valve supplying the griddle was also found in the “on” position. The report stated the doors to the truck were left unlocked and Richie and his girlfriend, Lisa Cau-field, were away from home with friends at the time of the blast. Richie’s daughter, Sa-

mantha, was at home in the basement when the truck exploded. She was driven to Fairview Ridges Hospi-tal where she was evaluated and released. The report said there were no injuries caused by the blast. A neighbor across the street in his garage when the truck exploded told in-vestigators said he did not notice any odor, flameball or smoke prior to or during the explosion. Richie told investiga-tors he had spent the day prepping the truck for a Saturday afternoon event, cleaning it and filling its un-dercarriage propane tank

at the Lakeville Marathon station at around 5 p.m. Heather Keske, the em-ployee who filled the tanks, reportedly told investiga-tors she had filled Richie’s food truck tank 50 times before, and when she fills it the tank valve is turned off. She said she was unable to open the tank bleeder valve, which was unusual. Keske said she did not notice any leaks during or after the fill. She told inves-tigators she unhooked the fill line and did not open the tank valve or see Richie open the valve. Richie said he parked the truck at his home, plugged in a 50 amp electri-

cal service cord and turned on the truck circuit break-ers to power refrigeration appliances. The report said the truck contained propane cooking burners, an electric water heater, a deep fat fryer, elec-trical refrigerators and two other propane tanks, which had their valves turned off. Investigators also found that no pilot light was lit in-side the truck. Richie told investiga-tors he never noticed any unusual odors or propane leaks during the drive home or while it was parked in the driveway. The blast had blown debris onto neighboring properties, and the report detailed the scene, includ-ing locations of the food truck remains and the de-bris field. The report stated the installed propane tank was found covered in frost and a “soft audible noise of flowing gas and a smell of propane gas odorant” was heard by an investigator who said he did not touch any knobs or move any de-bris. Its tank gauge reported-ly registered between one-

half and three-quarters full. The report stated the Lakeville Fire Department responded to a complaint regarding a smell of gas at Richie’s home on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Lakeville Fire Chief Mike Meyer reportedly noticed the gas odor near the food truck remains, and turned off the propane service valve, which took less than one-quarter turn, stopping the flow of pro-pane gas. The report also stated a “miniscule” leak was later found inside the truck pro-pane system at the location of the fire suppression con-trol valve (using a liquid soap solution) and engi-neers believed the leak was caused by the explosion. In a March 7, 2016, fol-low-up report, McLaughlin said he met with Richie, his attorney, Lakeville police and fire officials in Febru-ary, found nothing that changed his initial conclu-sions and declared his in-vestigation closed. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Marty Richie’s house where his food truck exploded pro-pelling debris as far as 500 feet and damaging as many as a dozen homes nearby. Neighbors said they felt the explo-sion from miles away. (File photo)


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Call for Artists The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advisory Commit-tee is seeking original works of art for its sixth Community Art Exhibition. Theme of the ex-hibit is “Landscapes of Dakota County.” Artists 8 years old and older living in Dakota County can submit original two-di-mensional art that meets the committee’s criteria outlined online. One entry per person is allowed. The submission dead-line is July 8. For a complete list of criteria that submissions must meet, visit www.dako-tacounty.us and search “art exhibit.” To learn more, contact Jean Erickson at 651-438-4286 or [email protected].

Dance “Cinderella 1944: A Love Story,” presented by Twin Cit-ies Ballet of Minnesota, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8, at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Classic Cin-derella tale with a modern twist. Tickets: $18-$34. Information: http://bit.ly/24MxqU6.

Events Victorian Tea by Dakota City Heritage Village, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Crystal Lake Golf Club, Lakeville. Infor-mation: www.dakotacity.org or 651-460-8050, ext. 3. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Barrel racing star Amber-ley Snyder will be the keynote speaker at a May 14 fundrais-ing event for the CanDoCowgirl Mentorship program, mentoring youth to achieve their eques-trian dreams, at Cornerstone on the Vermillion, 4650 200 St. E., Hastings (6 miles east of Farmington). She will share her story of “Tragedy to Triumph.” Features food and beverage stands, silent auction, photo opportunities. Doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets: $40 in advance at www.candocowgirl.com or $45 at the door.

Exhibits Lakeville North Senior Art Show runs May 3-12 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

Music LNHS Now and Then Sing-ers Cabaret show, 6:30 p.m. May 6-7, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $10 table seat (with dessert), $5 balcony seat (no dessert). Tickets can be purchased at www.seaty-ourself.biz (put “LNHS” in the search box). FHS spring choir concert, 8 p.m., Friday, May 6, Farming-ton High School. Information: 651-252-2501. EHS wind ensemble con-cert, 7 p.m. Monday, May 9, Eagan High School. Informa-tion: 651-683-6900. AVHS jazz ensemble con-cert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, Apple Valley High School. Infor-mation: 952-431-8200. LSHS band pops concert, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, Lakeville South High School auditorium, featuring “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” “Pi-rates of the Caribbean,” “Dr. Who” and more. Information: 952-232-3300. Anderson Ponty Band, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, Ames Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32.50-$79.50 at the box of-fice, 800-982-2787 or Ticket-master.com. AVHS percussion en-semble concert, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, Apple Val-ley High School. Information: 952-431-8200. LSHS percussion and ensemble concert, “The Big Bang – Search for the Golden

Cowbell,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, Lakeville South High School auditorium. Information: 952-232-3300.

Theater “Mary Poppins,” presented by Eagan High School, 7 p.m. May 5-7 and 2 p.m. May 7, Ea-gan High School. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at www.eagan.k12.mn.us or 651-683-6964. “Mary Poppins,” presented by Rosemount High School, 7 p.m. May 6-7; 2 p.m. May 7-8, Rosemount High School. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students. Purchase tickets at www.district196.org/rhs/theatrearts or by phone at 651-683-6969, ext. 37540. BHS Showcase, 7:30 p.m. May 12-14 and 19-21, Burns-ville High School’s Mraz Center. Information: 952-707-2100.

Workshops/classes/other Eagan Art House is part-nering with Minnesota Center for Book Arts to offer book arts workshops. Paper: Two Decorative Japanese Paper Techniques, Wednesday, May 11; Jana Pullman, instructor. Teaching Book Arts to Youth: The Language of Books, Wednesday, May 18; Jill Weese, instructor. All workshops held at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., from 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45 per class, in-cluding supplies. Call 612-215-2520 or register online at www.mnbookarts.org/ontheroad. In-formation: [email protected] or 651-675-5521. The Eagan Art House of-fers workshops presented by Wet Paint Artists’ Materials and Framing on preparing artwork for exhibit. Workshops are 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 11, and Saturday, May 21; and 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 22. All workshops are free and will be held at the Eagan Art House. In-formation: [email protected] or 651-675-5521. Basket Weaving: Yarn Storage Basket, offered by the Rosemount Area Arts Coun-cil May 10 and 17 at Steeple Center, $11 RAAC members, $12 nonmembers (plus an $18 materials fee payable to the instructor). Information: www.rosemountarts.com. Watch Me Draw Art Stu-dio, 20908 Holyoke Ave., Lake-ville, classes: Ladies Night Out, 6-8 p.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month, create a 9x12 acrylic painting, $30. Date Night Painting, 6-8 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month, choose to paint individual can-vases or one large canvas, age 21 and older, $55 per couple in-cludes light appetizers. Coffee & Canvas, 9-11 a.m. Wednes-days, create a 9x12 acrylic painting of sunflowers (May 11), water lilies (May 18) and African splendor (May 25); $25 per class. Information: www.watchmedraw.net or 952-469-1234. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Alla Prima Oil Painting, oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov, starts April 28 for six consecutive Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., 190 South River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734 . Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Tues-days, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burns-ville. Information: www.christi-netierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Wednesdays at Lakeville Heri-tage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 9-10 a.m., in-termediate 10 a.m. to noon. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected]. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

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Eagan The Eagan Men’s Chorus will present its spring concert with the Augustana Trombone Quartet 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. The Eagan Men’s Chorus’ mis-sion is to bring music to those who find it hard to attend public con-certs. The chorus sings 20-25 times a year at senior living facilities, veterans homes and hospitals. The chorus performs a public concert twice a year to raise money to sup-port its mission. Admission is $10 adults, $5 stu-dents, and free for those under 12. Tickets are available at the door or from a chorus member. Call Tom Mullon at 651-683-9880 or [email protected] with questions. More about the chorus can be found at www.eaganmenschorus.org.

Artwork on display in Eagan Visual art exhibitions are cur-rently on display at Wescott Li-brary, the Eagan Community Cen-ter and Dunn Brothers in Eagan. All exhibits are coordinated by the Eagan Art House. “One by One,” is currently on display at the Eagan Community Center and the Wescott Library. The exhibit features over 30 local artists and is on display through June 30. The artwork of ceramic art-ist Rob House is on display in the atrium at the Eagan Community Center. His stoneware vessels are organic in design and mostly wood-fired. House teaches ceramics at the Eagan Art House. The exhibit is on display through June 30. Paintings by local artist Usha Iyer are on display at Dunn Broth-ers in Eagan through May 31. For more information, contact: [email protected].

Eagan author a finalist for book award The 26th Annual Midwest Book Awards has recognized “Bitter or

Better: Grappling with Life on the Op-Ed Page” by Eagan resident Caryn Sullivan as a finalist in the inspiration category. The book is a memoir in which Sullivan reminds readers we all grapple with some-thing, and have a choice to be bitter or better. Winners will be announced at the Midwest Book Awards Gala to be held May 13 at the Olson Cam-pus Center at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. The competition, sponsored by the Midwest Independent Publish-ing Association, is judged by ex-perts from all aspects of the book world, including publishers, writ-ers, editors, librarians, teachers and book designers. They select award winners and finalists based on overall excellence. More informa-tion is at www.mipa.org.

Prince night at Skateville Skateville will go purple with A Tribute To Prince 4:30-10 p.m. Fri-day, May 6. DJ Mike will spin Prince, The Time, Sheila E and other Prince-related projects. Admission is $8 (plus skate rental and locker). Attendees are encouraged to wear purple or their favorite Prince look. Skateville is at 201 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Call 952-890-0988 for more information.

Teen Lit Con is May 7 Teens and other readers of young adult literature can hear fa-vorite authors including Leigh Bar-dugo, Jason Reynolds, Faith Erin Hicks and Neal Shusterman speak at the Twin Cities Teen Lit Con on May 7 at Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Delaware Ave., Men-dota Heights. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Participants can choose to at-tend workshops on writing, poetry, graphic novels, humorous writing and book recommendations. Teen Lit Con is free, but author books will be available for sale and for signing. More information is at http://teenlitcon.com/.

Lakeville North Cabaret Lakeville North’s Now and Then Singers are holding their an-nual Cabaret show 6:30 p.m. Fri-day, May 6, and Saturday May 7, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. The show features solos by all the members of Now and Then as well as a set of group numbers. Tickets are $10 for table seats (which include dessert) and $5 for balcony seats (no dessert included). Tickets can be purchased at www.seatyourself.biz (put “LNHS” in the search box).

RAAC gallery opening The Rosemount Area Arts Council is hosting a gallery open-ing for works of Rita Corrigan and Cheryl Kluender, along with a photo exhibit from members of the Minnesota Valley Photogra-phy Club titled “Bridges” 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, in the Stee-ple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. The event is free and open to the public.

Meet the Author event Apple Valley mystery writer Jef-frey Burton will discuss his novel “The Lynchpin” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount as part of the “Meet the Author” series presented by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Admission is free to the event; more about the author is at www.jeffreybburton.com.

Percussion concert at Lakeville South The Lakeville South High School spring percussion concert is 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the school auditorium. Titled “The Big Bang – Search for the Golden Cowbell,” the concert features a collection of percussion perfor-mances across a broad range of in-struments. For more information, call 952-232-3300.

SUMMER SENSATIONS Readers who like to use our Theater and Arts Calendar to plan out their week should check out the Summer Sensations spe-cial section inside this edi-tion. It includes a calendar of events for happenings in Apple Valley, Burns-ville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount. More is at Sun-Thisweek.com/tag/Sum-mer-2016.

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Congratulations

Truman earns Eagle Scout rank

Logan Truman of Boy Scout Troop 261, Spon-sored by the Lakeville Li-ons, has earned the Eagle Scout rank. This is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America and is earned by less than 4 per-cent of Scouts nationally.

Logan is a junior at Lakeville North High School.

For his Eagle Scout project he planned and led construction of six mag-netic levitation tracks that were donated to the Ken-wood Trail Middle School Science department.

Logan is the son of Tim and Lisa Truman of Lakeville. He will be rec-ognized for his achieve-ment at his Court of Hon-or on May 7, 2016.


ThisweekendThisweekendAll about funny business ‘The Producers’ opens May 13 in

Lakeville by Andrew Miller


Fans of Mel Brooks’s style of humor will find plenty to enjoy in the latest show from The Play’s The Thing Productions. The local theater group is set to present the musical version of Brooks’s classic comedy, “The Producers,” May 13-22 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The show follows a Broadway producer and an accountant seeking to profit by staging a flop titled “Springtime for Hit-ler.” “If it’s a flop, they make more money, so they choose a title that they hope will be completely offensive to everyone,” said director and producer Dayna Railton, who founded the Lakeville-based TPTT in 2009. “It’s Mel Brooks at his comic best,” she said of “The Producers.” “It’s so funny, and it’s not done a lot here in Minnesota — you have to have performers who know their comic timing because at times it’s one joke after an-

other.” The show features a cast of about 20 adults and teen-agers, with leading roles played by Matthew Loyd of Burnsville; Max Mayleben, a Farmington High School junior; and Maddie Railton, a 10th-grader at Lakeville South High School. “The Producers” was originally released as a film in 1968 and won the Acad-emy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Brooks adapted the film into a Broadway mu-

sical in 2001, and then adapt-ed the musical version into a film in 2005. Show times for the Lake-ville production are 7:30 p.m. May 13-14 and 20-21, and 2 p.m. May 15 and 22. Tickets are $14 and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com or by calling 952-985-4640. Tickets will also be available at the door prior to performances.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Matthew Loyd, left, and Max Mayleben are among the cast of “The Producers.” (Photo submitted)

Velvet Tones spring concert

The Velvet Tones, a senior adult community chorus based in Apple Valley, will present their annual spring

concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Apple Val-ley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road. The free, public concert by the 80-member chorus will include musical

selections such as “Sweet Home Chicago,” “One Love,” “Footloose,” and “Fascinating Rhythm.” Twin Cities radio and TV personality Stan Turner is set to emcee

the event. Refreshments will be served following the con-cert, and free-will donation will be accepted. For more

information, call 952-432-1081 or visit www.velvettones.org. (Photo submitted)

Student art in Minneapolis exhibit Nora Dixon, a 13-year-old Da-kota Hills Middle School student, participated in this year’s Art In Bloom exhibit at the Minneapo-lis Institute of Art from April 28 to May 1. Art In Bloom exhibits imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art. Nora said she has enjoyed visit-ing Art In Bloom for many years. She became inspired to get involved during last year’s event while on an MIA docent tour. “I knew I needed to sign up to create my own floral art for this event. It became my dream,” she

said. Artists gathered on Jan. 28 and Nora selected “Basket” from the African section as her artwork. “It was my last choice, but I was excited to participate,” she said. Over spring break Nora worked on her design and created a prac-tice piece. “I’d never done anything like this before. I needed to try it, so I knew my plan would all work,” she said. Nora spoke with visitors about her creation during the “Flowers After Hours” event on Thursday, April 28.

Nora Dixon with her floral interpretation of “Basket” at the Art In Bloom exhibit at the Minne-apolis Institute of Art. (Photo submitted)

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provides prescription eye-glasses to needy students in Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District 191. “We provide the kids with a voucher,” Andy said. “They take that voucher in to Visionworks (at Burnsville Center), and then they go ahead and take care of the glasses. And we pay for them.” It’s one of the Lions’ many charitable efforts with District 191. The club also gives free dictionar-ies each year to all third-

graders in the district and at Glendale Elementary, a Prior Lake-Savage school in Savage. The eyeglass program helps up to 50 students a year, Stanczak said. “(School nurses) call us to get the ball rolling,” he explained. “The need is substantial. ... The teach-ers, they know if that kid isn’t seeing the blackboard. Or, not the blackboard anymore, the whiteboard.” Launching charitable gambling in 1990 helped the club expand its scope and size of donations to

dozens of organizations and projects. The Burnsville Lions donated $345,489 from July 2014 through June 2015, said Richter, a for-mer club gambling man-ager. He said pulltab sales total around $10 million a year at four venues — Car-bone’s Pizza and Sports Bar, Venue 13 and Junior’s Sports Cafe in Burnsville, and McHugh’s Public House in Savage. About 85 percent of sales are giv-en back in prizes, Richter said. “We run a very clean

operation, I can tell you that,” he said. Another ’90s milestone was the 1992 admission of women following a policy change made by Lions Clubs International. “It turned out to be good, because we were able to get some really good ideas and more feet on the street,” Knudsen said. The club is approach-ing 60 members, probably the most in its history, said Knudsen, an eight-year member. With women now well-represented, what’s

missing is youth, or rela-tive youth. “We have a tendency to have a little bit of ag-ing, let’s put it that way,” Stanczak said. “And we do need to attract younger people. And we are doing that.” The Burnsville club looks like most other Li-ons clubs, according to Knudsen. “In our district there’s probably only two or three clubs that have really seen significant growth with younger people,” he said. “Every time I go to a con-

vention — and I do that, I’m committed to this pro-gram — you keep hearing, ‘Try to bring in the young-er people.’ And we have been able to do that. We brought in a young man who turned 21 last week. We’ve got my daughter coming in, and she’s in her 30s. We’re working on it. The whole thing is, people have to see the value in what they’re doing when they contribute their time.”

John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

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city has a pending applica-tion from the Minnesota Vikings to develop nearly 200 acres in the northeast part of Eagan. The former ammunitions plant site in Arden Hills is planned and guided for 427 acres of mixed use development. In a news release, Hutm-acher said her primary goal when she begins May 31 is to establish relationships and understand the priori-

ties of the City Council, the community and staff. “I have always been im-pressed by Eagan as a ma-jor employment center. It is a dynamic city with estab-lished neighborhoods, and a thriving business climate,” Hutmacher said. Chosen from a field of 33 candidates, Hutmacher also has south metro expe-rience with complex proj-ects such as the Radisson Blu hotel at the Mall of America, and working with

partners to develop the 28th Avenue Park and Ride and the American Boule-vard Light Rail Transit sta-tion. Over a period of five years, Hutmacher served as the Bloomington Port Authority development manager and acting Port Authority administrator. She worked with a Dakota County development agen-cy before that. “Each time we inter-viewed Jill, we could easily

sense her command of the issues,” Eagan City Admin-istrator Dave Osberg said. “That experience will help us and greatly benefit her as she begins work as Eagan’s next community develop-ment director.” Hutmacher, 45, has a master’s in urban planning from Minnesota State Uni-versity, Mankato, certifi-cation from Harvard Law School in negotiation, and she is a certified economic development finance pro-

fessional from the National Development Council. Hutmacher grew up in Omaha, Neb., and current-ly lives in Minneapolis with her husband and 8-year-old daughter. “I have always kept an eye on Eagan and have great respect for the work Jon [Hohenstein] and his team have done there,” Hutmacher said. Hutmacher will oversee a budget of $2.3 million and a staff of 19 employ-

ees in community develop-ment, planning building inspections and code en-forcement. “I think my back-ground,” she said, “work-ing in several different envi-ronments — and learning a variety of ways to do things — will enable me to assist staff as different opportu-nities and challenges arise. I am looking forward to it.” Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

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Taste of Lakeville expanding by Laura Adelmann


Visitors can expect more at the annual Taste of Lakeville community celebration May 19. While the annual adults-only community celebration will still be at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, the 5-9 p.m. event will be expanded and offer two stages with live musi-cal entertainment: singer/songwriter David Hudson indoors and popular Twin Cities entertainer Tim Mahoney outside. For the advance-pur-chase cost of the $35 per person ticket, free all-you-can-eat food, wine and beverage samples will be offered from dozens of Lakeville-area restaurants. Participating Lakev-

ille businesses include Applebee’s, Barley + Vine, Brackett’s Crossing, Por-terhouse, Carbone’s Bar & Grill, FireHouse Grille, Green Mill and Buffalo Wild Wings. A variety of spirits, wine and beer, including craft beers, from eight businesses will also be of-fered. Lakeville businesses offering beverage samples include the city-owned Lakeville Liquors, Angry Inch Brewing and Bacar-di’s. A live auction starts at 7:30 p.m. and features five items, including a signed Carlos Santana guitar. The net proceeds from the live auction will help fund renovation of the Land of Amazement playground. An online silent auc-tion will be held during

the event with bidding available for patrons using their personal technology devices. Two different raffles will be held this year. The first offers chances to win 100, 50 or 25 bottles of wine. A second raffle is for a Big Green Egg grill, an Apple sport watch, snow board or a Go Pro Hero system. The event is a major fundraiser for the Lakev-ille Rotary’s numerous community projects. Funds primarily go to support Lakeville Area Public Schools and city projects, including the pol-linator garden, the Mir-acle Field, park projects, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and scholar-ships for Lakeville high

school graduates. More information and tickets are available for purchase from any Lakeville Rotary mem-

ber, at numerous Lakev-ille businesses including Ace Hardware and P & R Barbershop, multiple local banks or online at tasteo-

flakeville.org.


Lakeville Rotary, in partnership with Lakeville Liquors, will throw the 14th annual Taste of Lakeville celebration at the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Thursday, May 14 from 5-9 p.m. The adults-only fundraiser event features music, food, beverages and auction items. (File photo)

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