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Mid-Amateur winner Farmington native Sammy Schmitz a likley 2016 Masters invite.

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Just in time for HalloweenThe stage musical “Jekyll & Hyde” will be presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center Oct. 23-Nov. 1.

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Enforcing buffer zones State requirements for buffer zones around waterways are practical, but now enforcement is needed.

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DCTC renovationsDakota County Technical College project creates spaces for courses inemerging career fields.

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Talk show host enters 2nd District race Jason Lewis is known as ‘Mr. Right’ on the radio

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

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Political talk show host Jason Lewis announced on Monday that he would be seeking the open 2nd District seat in the U.S. House. Lewis, known as “Mr. Right” on his KTLK-radio show for several years, introduces a well-known name statewide to the Republican en-dorsement battle that al-ready includes three oth-ers – former state Rep.

Pam Myhra, Burnsville; former state Sen. John Howe, Red Wing; and Meggitt PLC engineer David Gerson, South St. Paul. They are seeking the seat that U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, said in September he would not seek. Kline first won election in 2002. Candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s endorsement are St. Jude Medical vice president of global human resources Angie Craig, of Eagan,

and former Center for Vi-sion Excellence executive director Dr. Mary Law-rence, of Prior Lake. Lewis, who lives in Woodbury, which is not in the 2nd District bound-ary, told the Star Tribune he has not decided if he will abide by the party’s endorsement. Candidates do not need to be resi-dents of a House district to run in that district. The self-described Libertarian has run for Congress before – in 1990 when he lived in Colora-

do. He said in a video mes-sage on his campaign website that he’s getting into the race in part be-cause many people in the 2nd District are living paycheck-to-paycheck. “This campaign is about big things in 2016,” he said on his website. “Government has grown far beyond its constitu-tional limits and the re-sult is less freedom, less real economic growth, higher taxes, more debt, Jason Lewis

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Refinery has kept Minnesota moving for 60 years Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery grows with Rosemount

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Sixty years ago on a bright Sept. 27 morning in 1955, two men turned a wheel that set in motion a com-pany that would be a cornerstone of Rosemount for years to come. Great Northern Oil Company President W.J. Carthaus and Pine Bend refinery plant manager M.T. McCants spun the valve open that started the flow of crude oil to the plant that has grown from a 25,000 barrels per day to Flint Hills Re-sources’ current 339,000 barrels per day and supplies about 50 percent of the gasoline and diesel fuel used in Minnesota. As leaders, employees and com-munity members celebrated the 60-year anniversary of the plant with an open house, current vice president of operations and plant manager Scott Lindemann credited

In 1955, Great Northern Oil Company started the Rosemount oil refinery (left) on the city’s east side that 10 years later had as its majority owner Koch Refining Company. Today (right) the plant is owned and operated by Flint Hills Resources, which adopted the name in 2002 to better reflect its diverse portfolio of products. (Photos submitted)

Great Northern Oil Company President W.J. Carthaus (left) and Pine Bend refinery plant manager M.T. McCants spun the valve open that started the flow of crude oil to the Rosemount plant on Sept. 27, 1955. (Photo from the Dakota County Tribune file)

Solar panels on school roofs?

Farmington School District looking into

installing solar arrays

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


The Farmington School District is in the planning stages on install-ing solar panels on top of its buildings with hopes of saving “substantial” dollars and being good stewards of the environ-ment. The plan includes so-lar panels on every school building in the district. It would produce about 6 megawatts of power. It’s a challenge to ac-curately estimate what that would mean finan-cially to the school dis-trict, but once the panels were paid for, the district would receive “substan-tial” savings, according Jane Houska, Farming-ton’s director of finance. Superintendent Jay Haugen said the long-term savings will really help in six to eight years. “This is a big thing that can come online for our school district about the time when our financ-es get soft,” he said. The panels would be purchased through a third-party investor, and Farmington would re-ceive between 10-20 per-cent of the power for free without putting any mon-ey into the project. After about six years, the district would have option to purchase the system for a small amount. The plan is to use the savings from the first six years to hopefully pay for the system without using money from the general fund. “The plan is to ulti-mately own the array without putting any capi-tal into the project,” said Art Crowell, executive of special projects at Sundial Solar.

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Tigers march on at Youth in Music championships The Farmington marching band finished 16th at the 11th annual Youth in Music Band Championships at Farmington High School on Oct. 10 with a score of 62.5. Other area teams that competed include Eastview, which finished fourth with a score of 85.3, and Rosemount, which finished second with a score of 90.3. Rosemount was 1.1 points behind the winners from Eden Prairie. More photos of Farmington and Rosemount’s performance can be found at www.Sunthisweek.com and on Page 8A (Photo by Andy Rogers)

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Renovation to help college help students Projects to create

spaces for

courses in

emerging career

fieldsby Tad Johnson

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

With the wage gap clos-ing in America between those with bachelor’s and associ-ate degrees, Dakota County Technical College leaders want current and future students to know they are building toward making the careers of tomor-row. The college broke ground last Thursday on the second phase of a renovation project that aims to build classroom spaces for programs in emerg-ing job fields, utilize 21st cen-tury technologies and reduce energy consumption by 20 to 30 percent. With 2013 work already complete on 55,000 square feet of classroom space, the college is set to renovate an-other 63,000 square feet – all of which is for transportation and emerging technologies pro-grams. Part of the space will be used for the college’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initia-tives. Some of the areas of the col-lege hadn’t been updated since 1973, according to the college, and the work will reorganize some spaces and address tech-nical concerns. College officials said the welding program space had air quality and safety issues prior to the renovation work. The GM AESP and heavy

duty truck technology program spaces also had ventilation is-sues. The welding area and parts counter will be centrally locat-ed for use by multiple programs and lighting improvements are slated in several areas. College officials provided statistics to visitors during the groundbreaking that highlight-ed the college’s emphasis in the transportation and STEM fields. They said a 2013 study found that more than 95 per-cent of graduates from DCTC’s transportation and technical programs found employment in their field of study within six months of graduation. Jobs and wages in the tech-nology sector are growing in Minnesota and nationwide. A July 2011 U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce study said STEM occupations are pro-jected to grow by 17 percent from 2008 to 2018, compared to 9.8 percent growth for non-STEM occupations. College officials said hourly pay is growing for such career areas as welders ($19.42), bio-medical equipment operators ($26.60) and electrical line workers ($33.46). The transportation sector is seeing similar job and wage growth. Minnesota’s trade, transpor-tation and utilities sectors will experience 10.7 percent growth between 2010 and 2020, adding more than 52,000 jobs. Typical hourly wages are growing 4 to 7 percent for sec-tors such as automotive techni-cian ($18.65) and heavy equip-ment repair ($25.78). College leaders also high-lighted that it is estimated that 30 percent of Americans with

associate degrees are paid more than those with bachelor’s de-grees, according to George-town University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Recent research in several states shows that on average, community college graduates right out of school make more than graduates of four-year universities, according to a 2013 CNN report. More about the college is at DCTC.edu.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Dakota County Technical College Foundation Board Member Bob Erickson, of Lakeville, operated a piece of construction equipment during the groundbreaking for work that will improve spaces for technology and transportation classroom areas. (Photo submitted)

Dakota County Technical College President Tim Wynes talks during the groundbreaking for work that will improve spaces for technology and transportation classroom areas. (Photo submitted)

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District 192 hoping for extra state money

Board passes resolution to fix state aid disparities by Andy Rogers

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One way the Farming-ton School Board would like to fix a tight budget is to receive for more help from the Minnesota Legis-lature. The Farmington School Board approved three resolutions during Mon-day’s meeting with hopes of relieving some financial strain on the district and revise some legislative lan-guage. One of the biggest issues for District 192 is a dispari-ty in how funding formulas treat the district, according to Superintendent Jay Hau-gen. Although the district receives the same base amount per student as ev-ery other district, when it comes to aid for state-mandated programing, the district is in the lowest 20 percent. Combined with a lim-ited tax base due to a lack of business and industry, Farmington discovered it receives nearly $2,000 less per student than the aver-age district during its last audit, Haugen said. Farmington is one of 20 other school districts that lobbied for more equitable funding last year, and Hau-gen said they plan to push for the same changes again this year. “There are some ineq-uities in our system that needs a fix,” Haugen said. “This year with the (state) surplus, I would love to see the Legislature to change the formula statewide to get rid of these disparities.”

If the lobbying efforts are successful, a bill would bring Farmington about $900,000. The School Board ap-proved a resolution to be submitted to the Minneso-ta School Board Associa-tion. Board Member and MSBA representative Me-lissa Sauser said it would be helpful to have the MSBA also lobby for their inter-ests. The board also ap-proved an unanimous res-olution to rescind a seat-time classroom attendance requirement that is tied to funding. District leaders contend that “seat time” does not guarantee academic mas-tery, the district would like its restrictions lifted. High school principal Jason Berg said if the law is changed, it really wouldn’t affect what the district is currently doing, but the district is looking into a more flexible schedule in the future where students would take classes before and after school. “We’d need an exemp-tion to do that,” Berg said. He said he the current attendance requirements arbitrary. Another resolution was passed to urge the state to comply with the original intent of the Innovation Zone and allow the district to deviate more from state rules and policy. Sauser said that the language of the bill was changed in the final edition of the Innovation Zone, but the intent was to allow flexibility with state rules. Berg gave an example of

assessment flexibility stat-ing the Minnesota Com-prehensive Assessments is not the best form of assess-ment or the student’s time at the high school level. He would rather the district fo-cus on the ACT. Haugen said the district is tied to rules that hurt in-novation. He said 30 years ago, most decisions were made by school boards, but now they’re made at the state and federal level. Sauser also presented information for another possible resolution that would reallocate all rev-enue streams to the general fund when needed. The hope was for the district to receive more flex-ibility during times of need, but other School Board members were unsure if it would help given the fact that most mandates are al-ready underfunded, leaving little, if any money to free up. Haugen said the district has about 55 different rev-enue streams allocated for a variety of reasons from English Language Learn-ing to gifted and talented programs. About half of the money the district re-ceives for the general fund has strings tied to it. “I see the point of the resolution,” Haugen said. “I don’t know how much that gives us. The mandate is still there to serve each one of these buckets.” The last proposal was only discussed, not voted upon.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Kline mentioned as speaker candidate

‘Caretaker’ speakership could be solution to House

Republicans’ leadership dilemma

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For the second time in three weeks, Congress has been shaken by unex-pected political earthquakes: first, the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, and second, last Thursday’s sudden announcement that his heir-apparent, Majority Leader Kevin Mc-Carthy, would withdraw his candidacy for the speakership. When McCarthy announced his de-cision during a closed-door meeting to elect the GOP speaker nominee, mem-bers were visibly shocked and shaken. The party faces a full-fledged leader-ship crisis, and it is now digging deep for a solution. One name thrown out as a poten-tial answer to the Republicans’ prob-lems: 2nd District Rep. John Kline, of Burnsville. In the hours after McCarthy’s deci-sion, members of Congress, the media and political observers threw out an array of potential replacement can-didates for McCarthy as the House’s next speaker. But over the course of the afternoon, an unusual idea gained traction: electing a member who has already announced his or her retire-ment to serve as an interim, or “care-taker” speaker to hold the role until the end of 2016. Only a handful of GOP represen-tatives are retiring, and Kline is per-haps the most powerful and well-liked among them. In a brief statement, a Kline spokesperson did not dismiss the possibility, saying only: “Congress-man Kline is confident House Repub-licans will select someone who can do what’s best for our country and this institution.” The spokesman also confirmed that Kline has been approached by other members of Congress about running for speaker. He did not say whether Kline was considering the proposal. For disgruntled members of a frac-tured, historically rebellious House Republican conference, the idea of an old hand like Kline, now unburdened by electoral considerations, getting the House in order is no doubt an appeal-ing one. According to BuzzFeed News, top House Republicans have broadly endorsed the idea of a “caretaker

speaker.” The argument goes like this: Get someone like Kline — experienced, well-liked — to pick up the gavel while the House GOP sorts out a way for-ward. That would allow Boehner to de-part at the end of October as planned, while a speaker slated to leave at the end of 2016 would have a free hand to guide must-pass legislation — like transportation funding and raising the debt ceiling — through the chamber. The full slate of leadership elections could occur as late as the end of next year. For now, Boehner has postponed leadership elections indefinitely — meaning his expectation to retire at the end of October could be dashed. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is con-sidered the most desirable candidate for speaker by many in the caucus, but he has repeatedly declined to run. Mc-Carthy said that Ryan would make a “fantastic speaker,” and Boehner re-portedly called Ryan several times to urge him to run. Few other names have been float-ed as viable candidates for full-time speaker. McCarthy’s potential oppo-nents — primarily Reps. Jason Chaf-fetz and Rep. Daniel Webster — are seen as perhaps too conservative to win over enough of the House GOP. Kline is seen as the kind of member who could potentially secure 218 votes, the threshold needed to win a speaker-ship election. If Ryan is the only Republican who could plausibly win over the establish-ment and conservative wings of the House GOP, his failure to enter the race could prompt more members to endorse the idea of a caretaker speak-er. It’s important to note that even Capitol Hill veterans were shocked by the news, and the situation is very much in flux. How in flux? Mitt Romney is be-ing floated as speaker candidate. The position, after all, does not technically need to be held by a sitting member of Congress.

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Put aside logo discussion To the editor: I was compelled to write after seeing that one of the front page stories for Oct. 8 was “Farming-ton plans to update its logo.” My first thought was really is this what the Farmington city officials are concerning themselves with especially when Farmington School Dis-trict 192 is facing an im-portant vote on Question No. 1: learning levy and Question No. 2: building bonds on Nov. 3? I would like to suggest and strongly encourage our current elected city officials to put aside this logo issue and instead fo-cus on how Farmington can welcome additional businesses into our area to help shoulder some of the taxes for our city and schools. When the current city officials were elected I do not recall that updat-ing our city logo was a

primary concern for our community members. As a Farmington resi-dent, I see a strong need to encourage the building of a prominent hotel that would allow Dew Days visitors as well as Dakota County Fair visitors and Ramble Jam visitors to stay, enjoy and shop in our community without hav-ing to spend their lodging dollars in a neighboring community. I have per-sonally had out-of-town family members come to visit and end up staying in Apple Valley due to the lack of hotels in Farm-ington. It would be also beneficial for a hotel to include a waterpark that would be a draw for local families as well especially in the winter and as pos-sible venue for birthday parties and other events. As I recall it was already decided to not continue efforts in revitalizing the current Farmington city pool so this could also be a potential avenue too.

Again, I strongly en-courage the city of Farm-ington officials to seek out those businesses and industries that would not only enhance and grow our community but also provide tax aid in the de-velopment and support of our schools. DARCY KRAGNESSFarmington

Isaacs has the right perspective To the editor: I’m writing in support of Sachin Isaacs for Dis-trict 196 School Board. As that parent of two elementary-age children, I’ve seen first-hand how much going to school has changed since I attended District 196 schools two decades ago. However – despite all that change – our School Board has remained relatively static. Several current members

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have served for more than 20 years and none of the current members have children in district schools. The long tenures are commendable – but it’s starting to slow progress in our schools. We’re in need of fresh perspectives and the insights that can only come from a board member who has students in District 196 schools. One example of where we’re behind; integrating technology into schools and curriculum. The technology dollars in the current levy request will be wasted if they aren’t implemented well. I know that Sachin Isaacs has the background, experience and first-hand perspec-tives that will allow him to guide the district on this issue and many oth-ers impacting students, teachers, and staff in our schools today. I urge you to join me in voting for Sachin Isaacs for District 196 School Board.

JACOB PORTNOYBurnsville

Return in investmentTo the editor: For two weeks in a row (Sept. 25, Oct. 2)

readers saw letters telling them the taxpayers must “invest” (that is, spend) more on education. Un-fortunately that is exactly wrong. A simple statisti-cal analysis of data from the State Department of Education shows clearly that, on average, the high-er per-pupil spending is, the worse student achieve-ment becomes. Obviously that is counter-intuitive, but there is also a wide variance to the data, such that for the same spending levels, student achieve-ment can vary by almost 2:1. In other words, how much we spend on edu-cation is essentially ir-relevant. What matters is how the money is spent and the generally negative correlation tells us simply that the more money we spend, the more gets wast-ed. So long as we con-tinue to accept the silly argument that the schools need more money to do better, they will never get better. What we should be doing is demanding that the schools get better, and then target increased spending to specific pro-grams proven to improve student achievement.

JERRY EWINGApple Valley

Domestic violence has male victims To the editor: The ECM Editorial on domestic violence was an excellent piece as far as it went. I have been a domes-tic violence victim advo-cate, a sexual assault vic-tim advocate and a victim witness coordinator. My biggest frustration work-ing in those fields has been that women have services available, women have ad-vocates and, women tend to be believed by law en-forcement. Sadly men are often left out in the cold when it comes to having victim services available. It is long overdue that we ad-mit men can be victims as well. The few men that do come forward after being victimized are often mini-mized and not believed, even by law enforcement. The trend was slow rec-ognizing how women were being victimized. Let us make sure it does not take as long for victim services to recognize men can be victimized. Let us make victim services and advo-cacy available to women and men equally.

DEBORAH MATHIOWETZEagan

Shoreline buffer law a good start to protect state waters

True stories about wonderful small-town women in World War II

In January of this year Gov. Mark Dayton surprised a lot of people, includ-ing his cabinet, when he announced his intent to advance a legislative initiative for major changes to the requirements and enforcement of Minnesota’s shoreline re-strictions. As the governor correctly pointed out, the state’s shoreline laws, which were de-signed to be implemented and enforced by counties, cities and other local govern-ments, were frequently confusing in their application, and largely unenforced. The governor espoused a uniform 50-foot buf-fer of perennial vegetation on all lakes, rivers and streams to be enforced by the Minnesota Department of Natural Re-sources. He argued that the beauty of his proposal was in its simplicity. There had been two prominent calls for new buffer regulations just prior to the governor’s surprising announcement. The first came from the state’s Clean Wa-ter Council, whose members are largely appointed by the governor. The council, in its December 2014 report to the Min-nesota Legislature observed that “buf-fers of perennial grasses and vegetation can reduce sediment, phosphorous and nitrogen significantly.” It recommended

that the state do more to see that buffers along public waters and ditches be main-tained. Also in December, participants in Day-ton’s Minnesota Pheasant Summit as-sembled in response to a rapidly declining pheasant habitat and population in Min-nesota and identified as a top priority the need for establishment and enforcement of shoreline and ditch buffers. Science has long demonstrated the benefits of vegetative buffers to water quality, aquatic habitat and wildlife. They serve to reduce and slow surface water runoff, which holds more soil on the land and out of the water body; they retain and filter pollutants; they stabilize banks and reduce erosion and they reduce nutrient loading in the water body through plant uptake. Dayton is to be commended for rais-ing this issue to the visibility it deserves. While the Legislature did give the buffer initiative considerable attention this past session, many were surprised that some-thing this complex and controversial re-sulted in enactment of new law less than

five months after the initiative was an-nounced. It was not, however, as simple nor as uniform as the governor proposed; nor is it to be uniformly enforced by the DNR, but rather still locally enforced. The new buffer law provides that the DNR map all the covered water bodies, which include lakes, rivers and streams, public ditches and private ditches that flow into public ditches. All riparian lands that border on lakes, rivers and streams will be required to have buffers averaging 50 feet, with 30-foot minimums. Ditches will be required to have 16.5-foot buffers on either side. There are exceptions for agricultural properties if approved by the state Board of Water and Soil Resources as meeting certain criteria. The DNR will supply maps to the county Soil and Water Conservation Dis-tricts. The SWCDs will follow through with the counties, cities and other local governments having jurisdiction. The SWCDs have the responsibility to assure compliance and issue fines. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is tasked with oversight of the SWCDs and can withhold state funds

from any conservation district not per-forming its responsibilities. Required buf-fers are to be in place on public waters by Nov. 1, 2017, and ditches by Nov. 1, 2018. Cynics observe that we have had very poor compliance with buffer laws that have been in effect for decades in large part because they were entirely dependent on local implementation and local en-forcement; now we have a new law largely dependent on local implementation and local enforcement. They ask why we should expect different outcomes. We are more hopeful. Dayton clearly has raised the awareness of the impor-tance of buffers for improving water qual-ity. The Legislature has responded and reinforced that importance. Now it will be up to those local govern-ments to follow through and see that the buffer requirements are implemented and enforced. Most importantly, it will be up to all of us to hold our governments at all levels accountable. The health of our wa-ters, now and in the future, depend on it.

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by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Reading the book “Once Upon a Town” can do several things for you. You will learn about a remarkable but little known, true World War II story that will fill you with gratitude and per-haps, amazement. It’s a tribute to terrific things that people working together can do. You may want to read the book to or with elementary to high school age stu-dents. You also may experience a good cry. I rarely cry as I read books. But I cried repeatedly as I read this one – tears of appreciation and admiration. Award-winning Chicago newspaper columnist Bob Greene traveled to North Platte, Nebraska, because he had heard about what people – mostly women from the area – had done. He wanted to find out whether vague stories he’d heard were true. They were. From Dec. 17, 1941 to April 1, 1946, these folks met, welcomed and fed more than 6 million servicemen and servicewomen who stopped briefly in North Platte. Yes, 6 million. Yes, they did this for every troop train, from early morning until late at night. The trains were taking service people to the East or West Coast, for war-time assignments. Why did the people in and around North Platte do this?

Greene interviewed women who partici-pated. Lorene Huebner, 76 when Greene interviewed, recalled: “You would feel like you had done something worthwhile, for the glory of God and for the glory of your nation. … It was exciting to go to North Platte and see the handsome young sailor boys.” How did the service members react? Greene interviewed vets throughout the country who had stopped in North Platte. They experienced something there that happened nowhere else in the coun-try. Paul Metro, then 76, told Greene: “I think America should remember those people. Right in the middle of the coun-try. ... Those people in that town helped us. They made us feel that someone ap-preciated us.” Edward J. Fouss, who was 81 when in-terviewed, recalled, “Just a very nice feel-ing ... and it smelled so good. ... What I see, when I think back on it, is a lot of happy people.” Russ Fay, 75 when he talked with

Greene, recalled: “We never ran into anything like that, before or after. ... I still thank them from the bottom of my heart.” Greene noted that during interviews the (mostly female) canteen volunteers were emotional but generally “remained composed.” “But the soldiers they had welcomed ... as often as not, would weep at some point during our conversations.” They were so grateful, so surprised and so ap-preciative for what the Nebraskans had done. I called Jim Griffin, director and cu-

rator of the Lincoln County Historical Museum in North Platte, to ask him about the book and the actual events. He said, “It’s a great book, really good intro-duction to the story.” Griffin explained that although (unfortunately) the can-teen has been torn down, about 15,000 people a year visit North Platte, often coming to the museum. It has thousands of artifacts from the canteen, including pictures and letters of thanks from the service people. Griffin told me there was just one thing that concerned him about the book. Greene accurately explains that a woman named Rae Wilson proposed the canteen and mentions a woman named Helen Christ. However, Griffin thinks Ms. Christ deserves more credit because she “ran the canteen for almost five years.” More information, including great pictures, is available at Lincoln County Historical Museum’s website: http://bit.ly/1MZ99k5. “Once Upon a Town” is a moving, memorable book. This was a remarkable, awesome effort to support and love fel-low Americans.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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North Platte, Neb., had a canteen during World War II that served meals to about 6 million service members as they passed through the town on the train. (Photo courtesy of Jim Griffin, director and curator at the Lincoln County Historical Museum, North Platte, Neb.)


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District 196 voters can vote absentee in person or by mail before Nov. 3 Voters don’t have to wait un-til Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast their ballot on the bond referendum and School Board Election in Independent School District 196. Absentee voting is available by mail and in person up to Elec-tion Day. Absentee voting in person is available during regular busi-ness hours at the District Office in Rosemount (3455 153rd St. W.) and at the Dakota County service centers in Apple Valley, Hastings and West St. Paul. To vote absentee by mail, voters may download an appli-cation (in English, Spanish or Somali) at www.District196.org/Bond2015 and mail the com-pleted application as directed online. Once the application is processed, an absentee ballot will be mailed to the voter along with instructions for complet-ing and returning their ballot in the postage-paid envelope that is provided with the ballot. For more information about voting absentee, call the District Office

at 651-423-7725. District 196 voters can also vote on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, at their combined school district precinct polling place. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Go to www.mnvotes.org to find out where to vote in per-son. The ballot includes the names of seven candidates who are run-ning for four open seats on the School Board. The candidates are incumbents Joel Albright of Apple Valley, Rob Duchscher of Rosemount, Jackie Magnuson of Rosemount and Bob Schutte of Apple Valley, and challengers Craig Angrimson of Apple Val-ley, Michael Atherley of Rose-mount and Sachin Isaacs of Burnsville. The ballot also includes a sin-gle referendum question asking for $180 million in funding au-thority to address facilities and equipment needs related to safe-ty and security, space for learn-ing and technology for learning. If approved, the referendum would cost the owner of the av-erage-value home in District 196 approximately $12 per month. For more information about the bond referendum, go to www.District196.org/Bond2015.

Cunningham recognized Heidi Cunningham, director of Farmington Community Edu-cation, has been chosen as the Regional Community Educator of Excellence by the Minnesota Community Education Associa-tion. She received her award at the MCEA National Fall Confer-ence in Bloomington. Nominees represent the best of the best: persons committed to working together, creating op-portunities, persisting through challenges and partnering with others. Cunningham has served as a community education director for 19 years. She is described as a dedicated member of MCEA and served on the MCEA Board twice. She was board president in 2010. She has co-chaired two MCEA conferences; one in 2003 and this year’s National Confer-ence in 2015. Cunningham is a mentor for pre-licensure com-munity education director can-didates and has served as a lo-cal community education review committee member. Her professional affiliations include membership in the Na-tional Community Education

Association, MCEA and the Learning Resources Network. Cunningham is a member of Ro-tary of Farmington and holds various leadership positions in Farmington area organizations.

Play for Patrick heart screenings The Halloween Play for Pat-rick Heart Screen is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31) at Eastview High School. The event is sponsored by the Patrick Schoonover Foundation in memory of 14-year-old East-view Hockey Association player Patrick Schoonover, who died from heart defects while playing hockey last year. Student athletes in District 196 high schools are encouraged to complete the heart screening. The noninvasive process takes about 45 minutes and may save a life. Sign up for a screening at http://www.playforpatrick.org and click on the “Halloween Play for Patrick Heart Screen” at the top of the page. Both medical and non-medi-cal volunteers are needed at the event. Volunteers can register at http://www.playforpatrick.org.

District 196 Community Ed District 196 Community Ed-ucation will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196.org/ce. Long-Term Care (LTC) In-surance and Alternatives, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Scott Highlands Middle School, $15. Puppy Training, 5-5:50 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 18 to Nov. 22, Rio Gran Training Academy, $72. Prepare for Therapy Work, 6-6:50 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 21 to Dec. 2, Rio Gran Training Academy, $90. Dog Activity, 6-6:50 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 21 to Dec. 26, Rio Gran Academy, $90. Wheel Throwing Pottery, ages 9 and older, 6-8 p.m. Mon-day-Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 19, 21 and 23, Syd’s Art Haus, $99. Group Piano Lessons, ages 7-9, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 to Nov. 17, Accent Note Studio, $79. Minecraft Game Designer, grades 3-6, 9 a.m. to noon Sat-urdays, Oct. 24 and 31, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $79.

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Northern Gas leaders for having the vision that this was a great place to start a thriving business for Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery’s success today. He said Minnesota and Rosemount’s location along Highway 52 have been ideal, since the opera-tion has been able to add capacity on its land hold-ings and fostered good re-lationships with local and state leaders and its neigh-bors. The refinery has ben-efited from having a skilled and dedicated workforce, Lindemann said, and Min-nesota has been a draw for workers coming from outside state borders to be part of the fast-paced in-dustry. “This is a place where people want to move,” he said. That’s important to the refinery’s history, because, as Lindemann points out, its success starts with its employees. He said they look to hire people who want to pro-duce and make something, whether it’s the products they move to market or building a new facility. “It is a fun group of people,” he said. The plant’s employees, he said, enjoy being part of a team, being visionary and getting the work done with quality and safety. Integrity, honesty and openness in the workplace is stressed, Lindemann said. With those corner-stones, Flint Hills Resourc-es has become the largest employer in Rosemount with 1,300 full-time em-ployees, has an average of 2,500 contracted workers on site and is the largest taxpayer in Rosemount, as the plant represents ap-proximately 12 percent of the city’s assessed valua-tion. Whether one is playing in a park in Rosemount or driving to work, local resi-dents should give a good share of the thanks to Flint Hills Resources for making those activities possible.

“People would not be able to move and travel around without that refin-ery,” said Rosemount May-or Bill Droste. “I have known a few Rosemount residents who have worked there,” Droste said. “There is a lot of pride, especially with the growth and safety record in a heavy industry. It is important that they go to work and come home at the end of the day.”

Looking back In August, the refin-ery opened its gates to the community for tours as it celebrated its 60th anniver-sary. When the company opened registration for the tours, it filled up its 800 spots quickly and ended up nearly doubling that amount. “For a lot of employ-ees’ families, they were ex-cited to go see where Mom or Dad works,” said Jake Reint, public affairs direc-tor. “I didn’t fully appreci-ate how much enthusiasm and passion was there. That was really neat to see.” Reint said some retirees who came back to see the plant were surprised with the amount of changes since they were last there. “It is important to look back at what you have ac-complished,” Reint said of the time of reflection the anniversary afforded. Lindemann said among the comments people had after the tours were how large the facility is and that it resembles a city with street names for the vari-ous thoroughfares. They also remark about how clean it is, he said. While the grounds are clean, it’s the refinery’s em-phasis on improving safety and environmental impact that has led to its current success, according to Lin-demann. “That has changed the atmosphere, and the way we do our business,” he said. “We are only as good as our operation is today,” Lindemann said. “If we have an incident, that im-pacts us; we would lose

that credibility and sup-port.” Since 1997, the site has reduced its emissions by 68 percent, which makes it about 28 percent below the industry average. “We strive to be lead-ers,” Lindemann said. “It’s not in capacity, it’s in effi-ciency.” “When I think of Pine Bend, the thing that I’m most proud of is the peo-ple and the culture,” Jim Mahoney, vice president of operations excellence and compliance for Koch Industries, said in the com-pany’s 60th anniversary video. “If you lay out a challenge, they will make it happen.” A major growth arc of the refinery stared in 2004 when it began a $400 mil-lion project to increase its crude capacity by 50,000 barrels a day. That same year, the Environmental Protection Agency award-ed it a Clean Air Award for its program to reduce flar-ing. In 2012, the refinery aimed to invest another $400 million in the plant to improve reliability, reduce key emissions, and improve its ability to efficiently con-vert crude oil into trans-portation fuels, the com-pany said its timeline. Since that time the re-finery has been recognized as being the largest con-tinuous construction site in Minnesota. It has earned safety awards such as the 2008 Minnesota STAR, the Governor’s Safety Award from the Minnesota Safety Council from 2007-10 and the five-year MNSTAR re-certification by the Minne-sota Occupational Safety and Health Administra-tion in 2013. “We want to make sure we stay safe and as clean as can be,” Reint said. In addition to produc-ing fuel products, Flint Hills has often looked at its own operation to find ways to reuse resources. In 2006, the refinery be-gan its water recycling pro-gram. Last year, it started work on a combined heat and

power system to supply the refinery with roughly half of the electricity that is re-quired to power it. It also went to work on developing a new process for removing sulfur from gasoline to use as fertilizer. To feed such innova-tion, this year Flint Hills opened a new contractor building with a high-tech testing laboratory where scientists perform about 35,000 product-quality tests each month. Among the other piv-otal moments for the re-finery were in 1959 when Koch Refining Company acquired a minority invest-ment in Great Northern. Ten years later, Koch became the majority owner of the Pine Bend Refinery, and in 2002 Koch Petro-leum Group became Flint Hills Resources, which takes its name from a 14-county area rich in grass and natural resources east of the company’s Wichita, Kansas, headquarters, not unlike the Minnesota land near Pine Bend Refinery.

The environment Pine Bend employees have been focused on im-proving the environment by not only reducing emis-sions but volunteering in the community. The history of envi-ronmental stewardship in-cludes a 1985 partnership with Ducks Unlimited to help protect and restore wildlife habitat. Adam DeHann of Ducks Unlimited said in the anniversary video the partnership predates offi-cial corporate partnerships with conservation organi-zations. He said Flint Hills’ in-vestment in the Living Lakes initiative has led to 200,000 acres of conserva-tion in the past 30 years. In 2001, the refinery partnered with Friends of the Mississippi River to re-store natural prairie in the Pine Bend Bluffs along the Mississippi River. “When you get to know the employees, they value clean water and they value habitat,” said Tom Lewan-ski, Friends of the Missis-

sippi River. “Those are the people we work with. They get it. They understand it, and they do what’s right.” Reint said the younger generation of employees are focused on community involvement and ways to make their community a better place. That is reflected in the number of volunteers Flint Hills sends out for service projects, such as cleanup efforts along the Missis-sippi River in Rosemount, the installation of bluebird houses and the staging of the Children’s Festival at the Ordway Center in St. Paul. “We don’t have any problems getting volun-teers to work all day long,” Reint said. It’s also seen in spon-sorship of Project Green Fleet, which has put ener-gy-efficient school buses on the road or the overnight stay for school children at the Science Museum or Minnesota. “That really helps build a culture for our success,” Reint said. In 2005, Flint Hills be-came a founding sponsor of Project Green Fleet, an effort with Environmental Initiative to install pollu-tion control equipment in thousands of Minnesota school buses, heavy-duty trucks, and other diesel ve-hicles. In 2014, Project Green Fleet completed the bus program and launched a new initiative to reduce emissions from diesel con-struction vehicles with a $1 million grant from Flint Hills.

Education The imprint of Flint Hills on education in Min-nesota has ranged from the smallest learners to of-fering training to veteran workers to continue ex-panding their skills. The refinery has grant-ed Discovery Scholarships to college-bound students from local high schools since 1991. It has supported the DARTS Learning Buddies program since 1997. In 2001, it launched

the inaugural Flint Hills International Children’s Festival in St. Paul, which hosts a variety of cultural and educational opportu-nities for young people of all ages. Shelley Quiala of the Ordway said the 15-year funding support for the festival is unheard of be-tween a corporation and an arts organization. Since 2004, Flint Hills and the Science Museum of Minnesota have worked together on Science Mat-ters, which enables thou-sands of students from around the state to experi-ence the museum. This year, more than 650 fourth- and fifth-grade students from around the state slept under the dino-saurs as part of the largest ever camp-in hosted at the museum, the company re-ported. Pine Bend has hosted law enforcement training at a facility on its proper-ty since 1990 after a Flint Hills employee and former member of the law enforce-ment community suggested the idea. In 2014, the Pine Bend refinery became the first-ever PRO-10 certified worksite, which means it provides a 10-hour profes-sional development course tailored for the construc-tion and building trades. It offers communica-tions, customer relations, diversity, and safety class-es, among others. Its goal is to build a professional en-vironment at construction worksites – helping attract the best and the brightest to a career in the construc-tion industry, the company said. “Pine Bend has em-braced over the years these partnerships, and I think that is what has made Pine Bend successful for 60 years,” said Jeff Wilkes, plant manager and vice president of operations (1998-2007). “Becoming a part of that fabric and maintaining that fabric of the community is what gets you to 60 years.”


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High school dance rules change for competitions MSHSL allegedly modifies sanctions for suspended coaches

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Months after dance teams protested the cham-pionship team’s routine at the Feb. 14 state high school dance competi-tion, the Minnesota State High School League has clarified its choreography rules. It also revised sanctions the MSHSL issued to head coaches of the teams involved in the protest. The new rules, final-ized by the MSHSL Aug. 1, include a specific ru-bric that judges will use to score whether teams used original choreography or borrowed too heavily from other sources; it specifical-ly addresses choreography, costumes and music. During last season’s Feb. 14 Class 3A High Kick awards presenta-tion, five teams – Lakeville South, Eastview, Way-zata, Eden Prairie and Chaska — held hands and refused to participate in the awards ceremony in protest of the Faribault Emeralds’ championship because coaches had al-leged they plagiarized por-tions of their alien-themed dance routine. The MSHSL wrote in a Feb. 12 letter that they found no violation. Coaches had also asked Lakeville South parents to cheer for all of the Class AAA finalists, except Faribault, according to a later investigation by the law firm Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger. News of the teams’ ac-tions spread via social me-dia, was roundly criticized as unsportsmanlike and made national news head-lines. Following investiga-tions, the MSHSL issued a one-year suspension for the coaches involved in the protest, but according to the Minnesota High School Dance Team On-line, a new compromise allowing the head coaches more access to their teams was reached for the 2015-16 season.

“Suspended head coaches will now be al-lowed access to their teams including practice, choreography, team events and coaching responsibili-ties,” an Oct. 4 posting on the MHSDTO website, authored by veteran dance team coach Erin Kruesi, states. “Coaches will not be allowed to participate in meets including bus rides, coaching from the sound-table, awards ceremonies, and the like. Post season preparation (practices) and sections/state events will also not be allowed following the conclusion of the regular invitational season,” Kruesi wrote. The Oct. 4 posting states that the “circum-stances and conditions leading to this change are not made public at this time, and we’ll look for statements from the league regarding exact terms and factors leading to this change.” Sources at the MSHSL did not return calls seek-ing comment regarding changes to the coaches’s suspension before press time. According to the Star Tribune, coaches and ad-ministrators from Chaska, Eastview, and Lakeville South told the MSHSL Board prior to its vote sus-pending the coaches that they doubted the league granted them due process and requested further in-vestigation. The law firm’s inves-tigative report stated the Lakeville South coaches were put in a “difficult position” by the other coaches at the meet, in-cluding some who have “significant influence in the Minnesota dance com-munity” and were “pas-sionate in their belief that the MSHSL did not ap-propriately handle the pla-giarism allegations against Faribault.” Lakeville Area School District 194 spokeswoman Amy Olson said the dis-trict is pleased the League is taking steps to resolve the issue involving the

rules. “We believe clarifica-tion of what is allowed can only help teams un-derstand the criteria on which they are judged,” Olson wrote in a district statement.

Dance rules The rule allows teams to get ideas and inspira-tion from other sources, including camps, televi-sion, video and social media but may not be identical or have “a lot of similarity.” If a violation is alleged, a principal or the activi-ties or athletic director of a school that participated in the event of the alleged violation may file a written report with the MSHSL office. Video of the routine and the alleged plagiarized routine will be evaluated and scored on a rubric by a panel made of state and regional rule coordinators and one former coach. Any routine scoring a seven or above on the ru-bric will be declared ille-gal, according to the rules. Underlined beneath the rubric chart is a sentence stating that a uniform or music violation alone may

not cause a routine to be illegal. It also states that if more than 30 percent of the routine is the same or similar to another, it is an automatic violation. MSHSL Associate Di-rector Kevin Merkle said the Faribault Emeralds’ routine would likely still not have been deemed a violation under the new rules. He said prior rules were unclear and only about a paragraph long, and the MSHSL decided in Febru-ary, when the complaint about Faribault’s routine was first considered, that they needed to be clarified prior to the start of this season. League staff and its rule coordinators put to-gether a proposed chore-ography rule change this spring, Merkle said. He said coaches with the Minnesota Associa-tion of Dance Teams also brought forth a proposal to change the choreogra-phy rule, and they ended up working together to produce the final version. “This is a hybrid of what the two sides had,” Merkle said. “We took ele-ments from both of them.

… It was a long process to get it to where it is now.” Olson said Lakeville South coach Genevieve Adler was among several coaches who co-authored the rubric as part of their rule change proposal, and it was incorporated into the final rule. Faribault dance coach Lois Krinke has said last year’s routine was inspired by a Utah team’s routine, but was distinguished by significant variations. In an interview, she said they were contacted by the MSHSL to inform them rule changes were planned, but they did not have any input about the changes. “We support anything the High School League comes up with for a rul-ing,” Krinke said. “They’re the governing body, and we respect their decision.” She said the rule chang-es were reviewed by the of-ficials at a recent coaches continuing education meeting. “Looking at the rules, there was no way we would have been in violation last year, even with these rules that are in place,” she said. Krinke said previous rules just banned coaches

from hiring an outside source for choreography, and called the new rules “really specific,” drawing clear boundaries about what is and is not allowed. “I think it’s going to be clearer for people that do choreography … to know we’re all legal,” she said. “I feel better about it because this doesn’t change any-thing the way I’ve always done in the past. I feel better knowing everybody will see the rules and know that we wouldn’t have been in violation even last year.” Merkle said dance coaches have always taken ideas from other dance routines and molded it into their own, but now teams can refer to the ru-bric as they are creating their choreography so they avoid a violation. He said he has been in-volved in dance since the mid 1980s, and this is the first time there has been any kind of issue to this kind of situation. “I think because of what happened last year, and all the publicity, that I would think that our schools and coaches are going to be really care-ful about going too far,” Merkle said. “Nobody wants to go through that kind of scrutiny.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Faribault Emeralds Class 3A high kick dance team members compete at state last February. (MSHSL photo by mnprepphoto.com)


As the host, Farmington places 16th

Farmington was the host site of the Youth in

Music marching band championships for the

second year in a row. The competition used to be

held at the Metrodome in Minneapolis but has been

in Farmington the past two years since the Metrodome

has become unavailable. The band finished 16ht

overall. Farmington’s highest marks on the

score sheet were the visual performance and music

general effect categories. (Photos by Andy Rogers)

Rosemount marching band places second The Rosemount High School marching band placed second in the Youth in Music competition at Farmington High School on Saturday. The Rosemount band won a caption honor for the best hornline. Eden Prairie won the competition while Eastview was fourth. (Photos contributed by Dave Andrews)

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Explorers of the Mississippi Five local kids reach goal of visiting all 27 Mississippi lock-and-dam sites

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


What began as a day trip to Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis turned into a half-decade-long adventure spanning three states for five local kids. Ranging in age from 8 to 12, the kids — Nick, John and Emma Schwartz of Apple Valley, and Eric and Ben Picha of Eagan — made it their goal to visit all 27 lock-and-dam sites on the Mississippi River. Accompanied by their mothers — Shawnessy Schwartz and Lori Picha — they’ll be reaching that goal this weekend when they visit Lock and Dam No. 27 in St. Louis. The idea to visit all the locks and dams began as something of a joke five years ago, Shawnessy Schwartz said. But soon the group was visiting five or six sites a year, and taking in the local color, along the Missis-sippi River in Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri each October. “We’d been over at Lock and Dam No. 1 at Minnehaha Falls, and there’s a map showing all the locks and dams along the Mississippi,” she re-counted. “Someone said, wouldn’t it be fun to visit all of them? My friend Lori and I, we’re kind of always up for an adven-ture. Every year we kind of think the kids are not going to be into it, but ev-ery year, they’re excited to go.” Part of the fun has been visiting the towns near the locks and dams. The group has visited the World’s Largest Frying Pan, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, and the largest operating windmill in the United States. “We kind of use the lock and dam trips as an excuse to explore along

the way,” Shawnessy Schwartz said. “We laugh that when we tell people it is our goal to visit all the lock and dams on the Mis-sissippi River, most of them look at us like we are crazy. We often talk about how we feel these trips have taught our kids how to find the extraordi-nary and adventure in ev-erything, no matter how small — or crazy sound-ing — the adventure.” Now that their lock-and-dam excursions are nearing their end, the group’s next big adven-ture is up for discussion. “We don’t know yet,” Shawnessy Schwartz said. “We joke that we should visit all the Paul Bunyan statues around the Unit-ed States.”

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

From left are Eric Picha, Lori Picha, Ben Picha, John Schwartz, Nick Schwartz and Emma Schwartz at Lock and Dam No. 11 in Dubuque, Iowa. With a visit to St. Louis this weekend, the group will be reaching its goal of visiting all 27 lock-and-dam sites on the Mississippi River. (Photo submitted)

Part of the fun for the Schwartz and Picha families has been taking in the local color during their lock-and-dam trips. The group is pictured here inside the World’s Largest Frying Pan in Brandon, Iowa. (Photo submitted)

and a national angst about where we’re headed as a people. I guarantee you, we’re going to change that starting with the 2nd Congressional District.” Among the issues he outlined in his message in-cluded his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, saying that people should be able to select their own health care provider, and simplifying the tax code. “We need a flatter and fairer tax code that not only treats everyone the same, but encourages work, savings, and investment,” he said. He’s also emphasized the need for less federal government oversight in people’s daily lives. “Breaking up the monopoly in Washington is the surest way to let the citizens of the 2nd District live under the laws they helped create,” he said. Lewis has lived in Minnesota for 20 years. He has a Masters of Arts degree in political science from the University of Colorado-Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and business from the University of Northern Iowa. He authored the book “Power Divided is Power Checked” in 2010 and has been a contributing Star Tribune columnist.


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The panels would be on pads, so they’re both lightweight and movable. There’s also an educational benefit to the install-ing the solar panels. Crowell said there’s potential to develop curricu-lum for students to learn about solar panels, energy and the environment. “For an educational purpose, there‘s a lot of data that can be used for studying and curriculum,” Crowell said. As part of the plan, an Internet-based, real-time monitor will be installed showing energy produced. The solar arrays would serve both Dakota Elec-tric and Xcel Energy, as both companies operate within Farmington’s boundaries. All the equipment comes with a 25-year warranty with a degradation rate of about 0.5 percent every year. That means that after 20 years, it will likely produce about 10 percent less power. “Even 50 years from now, it’s still producing 75 percent of what it was,” Crowell said. It could be offset as the value of energy will likely increase, Crowell said. Under the current timetable, the solar panels will be installed by this time next year. Crowell said there shouldn’t be a disruption to any schools. Sundial Solar would handle the maintenance and monitor the system off-site. Crowell said the biggest problems are usually due to extreme weather, but of-ten it’s a simple as a software update or a new fuse. Crowell said Sundial Solar is in the process of de-signing the project and he already has two interested investors. He said he will bring an agreement to the board in November.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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SportsSchmitz has plans for Augusta in April

Farmington native wins U.S. Mid-Amateur; likely to be

invited to Masters by Mike Shaughnessy


Sammy Schmitz and his father Steve were going to try to get to the Masters one way or another next April. During the 2015 tour-nament won by Jordan Spieth, Steve Schmitz told his son he thought they should go see it in person some day. “So we were go-ing to look up tickets and figure out a way to get down there,” Sammy said. “But he knew all along that the winner of the (U.S.) Mid-Amateur got an invitation to the Mas-ters.” A spectator badge for the Masters is one of the toughest tickets in sports, but Schmitz and his father no longer have to worry about how they’re going to get through the front gate. One of the perks of Sammy Schmitz’s victory in the U.S. Mid-Amateur last week is a likely invita-tion to the 2016 Masters. The Farmington na-tive and four-time Min-nesota Golf Association Player of the Year won all six of his matches at the Mid-Amateur – a tourna-ment for players 25 and older – at the John’s Island Club West Course in Vero Beach, Florida. In the championship match he had a hole-in-one on the par-4, 260-yard 15th hole, which was the 33rd hole of a 36-hole championship match Oct. 8 against Mark Dull of Lakeland, Florida. It pushed Schmitz’s lead to 3 up, and he closed out the match with a par on the next hole. The hole-in-one is be-lieved to be only the sec-ond on a par-4 in a United States Golf Association

amateur tournament. In addition to the likely Masters invita-tion, Schmitz became the first Minnesotan to win a USGA title since Alis-sa Herron won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 1999. The Mid-Amateur is one of the USGA’s lower-profile events and wasn’t televised, but plenty of people back in Minnesota were paying attention. “It’s been a busy few days” since winning the tournament, Schmitz said Tuesday afternoon. “Be-tween all the calls and media interviews, I didn’t realize how many people were interested and how much support I had.” Players who compete in the Mid-Amateur of-ten have careers outside of golf, and that’s true for Schmitz, 35, who works in health care services. He and his wife Natalie have two young daughters. Although the Mid-Amateur victory gives Schmitz invitations to numerous events in addi-tion to the Masters, “my wife and I have our family here and I don’t know if much is going to change,” he said. “I won’t play in all of those events, but I would like to play in some. It might mean I’ll play in fewer state events.” Schmitz is exempt into U.S. Mid-Amateur for 10 years and the U.S. Ama-teur for three years. He also is automatically in sectional qualifying for the 2016 U.S. Open. Schmitz, who lives in River Falls, Wisconsin, and plays out of Val-leywood Golf Course in Apple Valley, earned his way into the tournament through a local qualifier in September at Edinburgh USA. He tied for seventh in stroke play qualifying at the national tourney, easily reaching the field of 64 for match play, where he was the No. 8 seed. He won his first two matches 1 up and

his next two 4 and 3 before defeating Brad Wilder of Fort Wright, Kentucky, 1 up in the semifinals. An eagle on the par-5 17th hole was the key moment in Schmitz’s victory over Wilder. This was his third time at the U.S. Mid-Amateur; he reached the match-play stage his previous two ap-pearances. Schmitz has played a considerable amount of match-play tournaments locally and said he’s com-fortable in the one-on-one format. But, “match play is pretty unpredictable,” he said. “The first time I qualified for the Mid-Amateur I shot 4-under in my first match and lost. I didn’t shoot 4-under in any of my matches this year.” He started slowly in the 36-hole final against Dull, bogeying his first two holes and losing both. Schmitz evened the match with birdies on the fourth and fifth holes and took the lead with a par on the seventh hole. Schmitz’s lead was as big as 4 up after 23 holes but Dull had cut it to 2 up after Schmitz took a bo-gey on the 32nd to lose the hole. Next was the driv-able par-4 15th hole, the 33rd of the championship match. Dull missed the

green with his tee shot. Schmitz’s ball landed on the green, stopped on a slope behind the hole, then rolled back into the hole. “My caddie (Jonathan Hanner) and I were think-ing, ‘Just don’t stop on the upper level.’ If it stops there I’m probably not go-ing to make birdie unless I make a 20-foot putt com-ing back,” Schmitz said. “We couldn’t see it go in, but we could tell by the gallery’s reaction. It was an amazing feeling.” Schmitz played hockey and golf in Farmington, and was a two-time state tournament qualifier in golf for Farmington High School. He played at St. John’s University, then briefly tried professional golf, playing on mini-tours, before regaining his amateur status. He has 10 career ama-teur championships in Minnesota, including the MGA Mid-Amateur in 2011 and 2012. Schmitz and Jesse Polk won the MGA Amateur Four-Ball championship in 2014. This year, in addition to his U.S. Mid-Amateur victory, Schmitz was sec-ond in the MGA Mid-Amateur, second in the MGA Amateur Four-Ball and tied for second in the Minnesota Public Golf Association Combination championship. He tied for

third in the MGA Ama-teur and MPGA Public Links. Those finishes helped give Schmitz his fourth MGA Player of the Year title; he won three in a row from 2011 through 2013. Schmitz said it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Joe Greupner, a teaching professional at Braemar Golf Club in Edina. “When I first went to Joe about five or six years ago I was having really bad back trouble,” Schmitz said. “It was killing me to play golf. He showed me why my back was hurt-ing and taught me how to swing correctly. I might

not even be playing right now if it wasn’t for him.” He probably will have a few more sessions with his swing coach over the win-ter. Usually, Schmitz said, his winters are reserved for family time and watching hockey games, while his golf clubs remain in stor-age. This year, however, he has a reason to keep his game sharp indoors while there’s snow outside. His goal is to be the first U.S. Mid-Amateur champion to make the cut at the Masters.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Farmington native Sammy Schmitz, the new U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, has been Minnesota Golf Associa-tion Player of the Year four of the last five years. (Photo by Mark Brettingen/Minnesota Golf Association)

Sammy Schmitz receives his trophy for winning the U.S. Mid-Amateur last week. (Photo by Chris Keane/United States Golf Association)

Rosemount’s Griffin Lanoue grabs a pass and heads for the end zone late in the first half of the Irish’s 35-27 victory over Lakeville North. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Irish, Panthers, Blaze will have to share

Rosemount’s victory over North forces 3-way tie in subdistrict

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


As statements go, Rose-mount’s was pretty loud. Needing a victory to earn a share of the East Metro White subdistrict football championship, the Irish made big plays on both sides of the line of scrimmage in a 35-27 vic-tory over Lakeville North last Friday. Rosemount combined execution and opportun-ism to score 28 points in the second quarter, leaving previously No. 2-ranked Lakeville North scram-bling to catch up. “At the start of the year we didn’t play as well and were able to win,” Rose-mount coach Jeff Erd-mann said. “We feel good about how we’re playing. We think we’re playing our best football of the year right now.” The Irish (7-1 overall, 6-1 East Metro White) shared the subdistrict championship with Lakev-ille North and Burnsville. Burnsville defeated East-view 37-22 last Friday to make it a three-way tie. It’s difficult for any of the three to claim a tiebreaker advantage because each went 1-1 against the other two co-champions. Friday’s outcome did nothing to hurt Lakev-ille North in the Class 6A playoff seedings and noth-ing to help Rosemount. On Saturday, North received the No. 1 seed in Section 3, followed by Burnsville and Rosemount. North coach Brian Vossen said Friday night

he would argue for his team to receive the No. 1 seed based on schedule strength. The Panthers went on the road to play Burnsville and Rosemount and defeated East Ridge, now ranked No. 3 in Class 6A, in their opener. North is ranked fourth in Class 6A, directly behind two teams (Burnsville and East Ridge) it has defeated. It turns out Rosemount probably would have re-ceived the No. 3 seed in Section 3 even if it had lost to North. In Friday’s Class 6A playoff openers, Rose-mount, which is ranked fifth in the state Class 6A poll, will be at home against Hopkins (2-6), the No. 6 seed from Section 6. Lakeville North is at home against Buffalo (1-7), the eighth seed from Section 6. Both games start at 7 p.m. The Irish believed they hurt themselves with three turnovers in a 20-17 loss to Burnsville on Oct. 2, a game in which they never trailed until the final min-ute. “We lost the turnover battle that night,” Erd-mann said. “Tonight, our defense was able to get the turnovers.” The Irish, bringing heavy pressure from their linebackers, caused three critical North mistakes in the second quarter that changed the game. Shortly after Rosemount tied the game 7-7 following an 85-yard, 13-play drive, ju-nior linebacker Mac Rob-erts stepped in front of a screen pass, intercepting it at the Lakeville North

9-yard line. Three plays later, Blake Storholm scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 3-yard run. Later in the second quarter, Irish linebacker Gabe Ames knocked the ball out of North quar-terback Drew Stewart’s hand, causing a fumble that Trevor Otterdahl re-covered at the North 22. Storholm scored on a 12-yard run four plays later. In the final minute of the first half, pressure from Rosemount’s Dan Monson forced an inten-tional grounding penalty, costing North a down and 17 yards of field position. A short punt put the Irish at the North 39 and set up a 34-yard touchdown pass from Jared Hanson to Griffin Lanoue, making it 28-14 at halftime. “We don’t like it when people put up points against us. Lakeville North was definitely a chal-lenge for us,” Rosemount linebacker Gage O’Brien said. “The goal at begin-ning of the game was to get pressure on (Stewart).

We always try to get pres-sure on the quarterback. If you can get high school quarterbacks to rush their passes, they’re not going to be as accurate.”

LV South 42,

Farmington 26 Farmington quarter-back Kole Hinrichsen passed for 328 yards and two touchdowns, but the Tigers spent most of last Friday trying to play catch-up. Lakeville South scored the first four touch-downs of the game and rolled to the victory. Hinrichsen threw touchdown passes of 12 yards to Alex Zitzmann and 82 yards to Hunter Siegler. Christian Groves had two rushing touch-downs for the Tigers. Farmington (2-6) re-ceived the seventh seed in Section 3 and will open the Class 6A playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Wayzata (6-2), the No. 2 seed from Sec-tion 6. Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Farmington runners 1-2 in South Suburban raceShakopee girls, North boys win

team titles by Mike Shaughnessy


Farmington runners took the top two places in the South Suburban Con-ference girls cross country meet, while Shakopee’s girls and Lakeville North’s boys took home the team championships. Lauren Peterson, a Farmington ninth-grader who was runner-up at the 2014 conference meet, won Tuesday’s 5,000-me-ter race at Eagan High School in 18 minutes, 45.18 seconds. Second was Peterson’s teammate, sev-enth-grader Anna Fenske, who finished in 19:00.94. Defending conference champion Tess Misgen of Shakopee was third. Misgen, however, led Shakopee to a four-point victory over Lakeville South in the girls team competition. Lakeville North ran to a 29-point victory in the boys meet behind seniors Collin VanDussen and Justin Paschall, who fin-ished second and fourth.

Girls Peterson and Fenske helped bring Farming-ton to third place in the team competition with 92 points. Josie Laube, who finished 12th overall, also earned all-conference. Sydney Regalado and Naomi Alvarez were 26th and 27th for Rosemount, which was seventh in the team standings.

Boys Prior Lake runners took two of the top three

places in the confer-ence boys meet, but four Lakeville North runners had crossed the finish line before the Lakers’ No. 3 runner came in. VanDussen placed sec-ond in 16:40.49, about 5.5 seconds behind Colin Dwyer of Prior Lake. Pas-chall’s fourth-place time was 16:46.95. Connor Bach (ninth, 17:08.40) and Jacob Beckstrom (12th, 17:16.06) also earned all-conference recognition. Rosemount took third with 108 points, and Irish runners Zaffer Hussein (16:59.54), Luke Labatte (16th, 17:21.76) and Tra-vis Lorch (19th, 17:23.95) earned all-conference. Farmington senior Alex Hart had a top-10 finish, placing eighth in 17:05.56. The Tigers were eighth in the team competition.

Farmington ninth-grader Lauren Peterson was med-alist at the South Subur-ban Conference girls cross country meet. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


Volunteers needed to help clear invasive species along trout stream Twin Cities Trout Unlimited is seeking volunteers 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, to help remove brush and invasive trees, under the direction of the Minne-sota Department of Natural Re-sources, on the new DNR Aquatic Management Area located on the South Branch of the Vermillion River. Lunch is provided to people who RSVP to Tony Nelson at [email protected] or call 952-486-2282. Members, nonmembers, fami-lies, schools groups, community groups and neighbors are all en-couraged to help. Volunteers should bring knee boots or hiking boots, work gloves, clothing for getting dirty, tree lop-pers or hand saws (if available). Also needed are a few expert chain saw operators who know how to use theirs safely and have appropriate safety equipment. The South Branch of the Ver-million River State Aquatic Man-agement Area is on East 200th Street, also known as County Road 66, just west of U.S. High-way 52, about 4 miles south of Coates. It is next to this address: 4758 200th St. E., Hastings. Information also is available on the website events calendar at TwinCitiesTU.org.

Farmington Library programs The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., will offer the following programs. Call 651-438-0250 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library

for more information. Money Mondays – Mortgage Know-How, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mon-day, Oct. 19. Learn about home purchasing, refinancing, and building your dream home. Pre-sented by mortgage lender Matt Stengle; sponsored by Round-bank. Farmington Books & Brew Book Group, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Dunn Bros, 20700 Chip-pendale Ave. W. The group will discuss “The Art Forger” by B. A. Shapiro. Open Knitting, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Join other knitters in a casual focus group. Learn new stitches, get help with unfinished projects, or just enjoy new friends while knitting. Other crafters are welcome, too. Sing, Play, Learn! I Make Mu-sic, 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Presented by MacPhail Center for Music’s early childhood music specialists. Registration required. Arrive at least 5 minutes early. Late arrivals can lose their regis-tration spot. Ages: 0-5. Computer and Internet Basics, 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Learn the parts and uses of a computer, how to use the mouse and key-board, familiarize yourself with computer terms, and learn how to navigate the Internet with basic computer technology. This class is for PC users. Prerequisite: None. Registration required. Arrive at least 5 minutes early. Late arrivals can lose their registration spot. Movies for Kids, 10:30-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Enjoy children’s books in movie format. Ages: 2-6. Teen Maker Day, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Explore a different technology project each month. Share your own projects with other makers. Ages: 10-16. Novel Writing for Teens, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Learn the

core elements of the novel, then go home and begin a first draft. Pre-sented by the Loft Literary Center. Registration required. Ages: 13-18. Arrive at least 5 minutes early. Late arrivals can lose their regis-tration spot.

Veterans dinner in Rosemount Rosemount Beyond The Yellow Ribbon is hosting a free Veterans Day dinner for veterans, active duty service members and a guest 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Lighthouse Christian Church 3285 144th St. W., Rosemount. Space is limited; RSVP by Monday, Nov. 2 to Elaine at 651-402-7385.

Farmington Halloween Walk Farmington’s annual Hallow-een Walk will be 5:30-7 p.m. Fri-day, Oct. 30, at Dodge Middle School, 4200 208th St. W., Farm-ington. The event will be held in the gym and participants are asked to enter the doors on the west side of the building. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes, bring their trick-or-treat bags and a non-perishable food item for the Farm-ington Food Shelf. Costumed characters, local businesses and organizations will hand out free, safe candy. Parents should accom-pany their children. This event is sponsored by Farmington Parks and Recreation, Farmington Community Educa-tion and local businesses and or-ganizations. More information is available at www.farmingtonCE.com or by calling 651-460-3200.

News BriefsEnvironmental education The next Three Rivers Environmental Series for Seniors (TREES) takes place noon to 2 p.m. Mon-day, Oct. 26, at Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. The topic will be Turtles of Minnesota. Cost is $10 and includes a catered lunch. Reserva-tions are required by the Wednesday prior. Call 763-559-6700 to make a reservation and reference activity number 424514-00. This program is for ages 50 and above. More information is at https://www.threeriver-sparks.org/events/T/three-rivers-environmental-edu-cation-for-seniors--trees-.aspx.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more infor-mation on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Oct. 19 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Dul-cimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Recy-cled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Lady Slipper Garden Club, 1 p.m.; Wood Carv-ing, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-n-Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Smart Seniors, 10 a.m.; Newsletter Fold, 10:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old

Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Recycled Bingo, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 – Waffle Breakfast, Silent Auction and Bake Sale, 8:30-11 a.m. Happy Harry’s Fur-niture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furni-ture in Farmington and mention the Rambling River Center when order-ing/purchasing your new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 per-cent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Rosemount seniors The following activities are sponsored by the Rose-mount Parks and Recre-ation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, Oct. 19 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Do Drop Inn; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, Oct. 20 – Cof-fee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rose-mount Cub; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowling, 9:30 a.m., Eagan; Crafts, 1 p.m., Rosemount Commu-nity Center. Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Walking Club, 9 a.m., RCC parking lot; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m., Apple Val-ley Senior Center; Hand and Foot, 1 p.m., DDI. Thursday, Oct. 22 – Advisory Board Meeting, 9 a.m.; Cribbage, 9 a.m., DDI. Friday, Oct. 23 – Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; Lunch Out, 11:30 a.m., Hong Kong Bistro; Bowling, 1 p.m., Apple Valley; Hand and Foot, 1 p.m. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The room is located in the Rose-mount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize during the week.

Seniors


Shannon Bailey, Da-kota County adolescent health coordinator, recent-ly received a 2015 Com-munity Health Award from the Minnesota De-partment of Health. She received the Com-

missioner’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Health Ser-vices for her dedication to adolescent health issues in Dakota County. For over 20 years, Bai-ley has developed and implemented innovative and creative strategies to address a range of health issues including adolescent brain development, sui-cide prevention and early intervention, parenting, and reproductive health. Over the past five years alone, she has given more than 200 presentations to more than 7,000 people at schools, homeless shelters and the Dakota County Juvenile Service Center. The Community Health Awards are given each year to public health pro-fessionals for their leader-ship, impact on reducing health inequity, dedication to serving the community and more. Awardees are nominated by their peers and chosen by a commit-tee of the State Commu-nity Health Services Advi-sory Committee. Awards were present-ed by Commissioner of Health Dr. Ed Ehlinger at the department’s annual Community Health Con-ference in Brainerd.

LEGAL NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194(LAKEVILLE) STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville), State

of Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, for the purpose of voting on the following questions: SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1

APPROVAL OF CAPITAL PROJECT LEVYAUTHORIZATION TO FUND TECHNOLOGY

The board of Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) has proposed a capital project levy authorization in the amount of 2.981% times the net tax capacity of the school district. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $2,016,667 for taxes payable in 2016, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $20,166,670. The money raised by this authorization will provide funds for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of technology for use primarily in security and safety systems, STEM programs and other instructional programs. Yes Shall the capital project levy authorization to fund technology proposed by the board of No Independent School District No. 194 be approved?

BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOUARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM

REVENUE AUTHORIZATIONThe board of Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $100

per pupil. The proposed operating levy increase would lower teacher to student ratio, reinstate elementary art and 5th grade band. Referendum rev-enue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Yes Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of No Independent School District No. 194 be approved?

BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOUARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

The annual net dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of prop-erty within the school district are as shown in the table below. For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for School District Question 2 will be based on the value of the house, garage and surrounding one acre of land only. There will be no referendum taxes for School District Question 2 paid on the value of other agricultural lands and buildings. For seasonal residential recreational property (i.e., cabins), there will be no taxes paid for School District Question 2.

Estimated Impact on Annual Taxes Payable in 2016

Type of Property Estimated Market ValueQuestion 1: Capital

Project LevyQuestion 2: Operating

ReferendumTotal, Both Questions

$150,000175,000200,000

Residential 250,000Homestead 257,000

300,000350,000400,000450,000500,000600,000700,000

$404957747792109126142158198237

$29333848495767768696115134

$698295

122126149176202228254313371

$250,000500,000

Commercial 1,000,000Industrial 2,000,000

5,000,000

$81177369752

1,901

$4896191382956

$129273560

1,1342,857

$250,000Apartment and 500,000Residential Non- 1,000,000Homestead 2,000,000

$99198395790

$4896191382

$147294586

1,172

The polling places and combined polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places will be as follows:• Lakeville Precinct 1: Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 2: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 3: Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 4: Trinity Evangelical Church, 10658 210th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 5: Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 6: Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 7: Evergreen Community Church, 16165 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 8: Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 9600 163rd Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 9: Church of Jesus Christ LDS, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 10: Lakeville Water Treatment Facility, 18400 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 11: Crystal Lake Education Center, 16250 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 12: Cherry View Elementary School, 8600 175th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 13 (&14): Central Maintenance Facility, 7570 179th Street West, Lakeville • Burnsville Precinct 11: Discover Church, 14300 Burnsville Pkwy, Burnsville • Burnsville Precinct 15: Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 15601 Maple Island Road, Burnsville • Burnsville Precinct 16: Buck Hill Ski Resort, 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville • Eureka Township: Eureka Town Hall, 25043 Cedar Avenue, Farmington • Credit River Township (& Spring Lake Township): Credit River Township Hall, 18985 Meadow View Blvd., Prior Lake • Elko New Market: Elko New Market City Hall, 601 Main Street, Elko New Market • New Market Township: New Market Town Hall, 8950 230th Street, LakevilleAny eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place or combined polling place designated above for the

precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will be opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m., on the date of said election. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Dated: August 18, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Kathy Lewis School District Clerk Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public School)

Published in the Dakota County Tribune October 15, 22, 2015 461219

Published in the Dakota County Tribune October 15, 22, 2015 461758

LEGAL NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

(ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLS)STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) shall perform a public accu-racy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the District’s November 3, 2015 General and Special Election. The test shall be conducted at: Eagan High School (loading dock area), 4185 Brad-dock Trail, Eagan, Minnesota on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 5 p.m. Interested individuals are authorized to attend and observe. If you have any questions, please contact Administrative

Assistant to the Superintendent Kim Craven at 651-423-7746.

Dated: October 12, 2015BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARDBy: /s/ Gary L. HuuskoSchool District Clerk

Published in theDakota County Tribune

October 15, 2015461667

Middle school cheer team member to perform at Thanksgiving parade Abigail Lauren Van Horn from Boeckman Middle School in Farm-ington will be one of more than 500 junior high and high school cheer-leaders and danc-ers to perform next month in the 96th Annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the nation. Van Horn earned the All-American title and in-vitation via tryout based on cheerleading or dance skills. The All-American group will be in Philadel-

phia Nov. 24-27. She qualified fol-lowing her per-formance at a three-day summer camp organized in Farmington by Universal Cheer-leaders Associa-tion. Van Horn is a member of the

middle school Farmington competition cheer team. At the camp, the UCA cheer coaches selected three girls and two other Farmington cheer team members were chosen at a different camp. Van Horn is the only one choosing to go to Philadelphia.

Abigail Van Horn

Gracelyn Scott, left, Erin Hicks, Ethan Hicks and Luke Scott carry the banner at the beginning of the third annual South of the River CROP Hunger Walk, which was held Sunday, Oct. 11, in Apple Valley. The children led the walkers from Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church on Pilot Knob Road to Farquar Park and back. Approximately 100 walkers from 10 churches collected donations to help Church World Service carry out anti-hunger programs around the world and to support local anti-hunger organizations. (Submitted photo by Shannon Skelly)

Goldy the Gopher, the University of Minnesota mascot, made an appearance on Saturday at Sports Day at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. The event includes presentations related to sports and books, such as those by local authors Stew Thornley and Patrick Donnelly. The event also hosted memorabilia expert Michael Osacky from Chicago, Ill. (Photo submitted)

Goldy shines on Rosemount’s Sports Day

Bailey earns service award

Walking to fight hunger


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Pleasant View Memorial Garden (Garden of Chris-tus) 4 funeral plots. Asking $4,000 total. 850-459-1827

Pleasant View Memorial Garden, Burnsville - 2 lots.Retail $1,500/each. Asking $1,400/each; or $2,700 for both. 952-474-6188

3540 Firewood

Ideal FirewoodDry Oak & Oak Mixed

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952-881-2122 763-381-1269

3580 Household/Furnishings

Office desk 6 ft x 3 ft $60; Comp. desk $30; Bookcase (2 shlvs) $20. 612-867-4116

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Shaklee Products No shipping - I have inventory! Judy 651-454-7179

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4030 Garage& Estate Sales

Apple Valley, Oct. 17, 8-4. Collectables - Cash Only 14055 Pennock Ave.

Apple Valley-10/16 -10/18 10a-4p DESIGNER SALE! !Home Decor-Holiday Gifts! 13387 Huntington Circle


Bloomington Huge Estate Sale Selling Home Oct. 17-18, 9-4p; Oct 19 Mon 11-2p. 10252 Scarborough Circle

Brooklyn Park, 10/15-17 10a-5p Furniture, HH, ga-rage, yard, records & misc. 201 RIVER LANE CT

Brooklyn Park: Multi-Family! 10/14-16 (8-5). 6600 Founders ParkwayCloz, HH, Xmas & misc.

for special deals.

Burnsville 10/15-16 (9-5)Holiday, jewelry, HH, tools classic boat, Pepsi/Dew mach., other great collect-ibles! 617 East 132nd St.

Burnsville: Red Door Boutique Fri & Sat, Oct. 23-24 (10am-7pm); Sun, Oct. 25 (12-5pm). Jewelry, gifts, Holiday & Home De-cor Visit our Christmas Re-sale Room for New & gently used Holiday Decor! 13400 Commonwealth Dr

Columbia Hts. 10/16 - 18St. Matthew Lutheran Church Rummage Sale! 4101 Washington St. NE

Eden Prairie, 10/15&16, 9-6. Huge moving/garage sale. Wsher/dryer, furn, HH, clothes & much misc!!!

11308 Entrevaux Drive

Eden Prairie: Kids Consignment Sale

200+ Families Oct 23-25, 10a-7pChampions Hall

7000 Washington Ave S.edenprairie.jbfsale.com

Edina, Fri. 10/16, 9-4 & Sat. 10/17, 9-2. Quality fur-niture, Christmas décor, kitchen items, dishes, out-door items & much more! 6208 Concord Ave. S

Lakeville, 10/15-16 + 10/21-23, 8 - 5 . In-Home Estate Sale. Garage + 7 organized rooms! 10220 Oak Shore Dr.

Minneapolis

White Elephant Sale October 16-17 (8-5)

Antiqs, collectibles, tools, etc. Walker Methodist,

3737 Bryant Ave. So.

Minnetrista Estate SaleOct. 15,16, 17 (10a-6p)

5875 Maple Forest

New & lightly used Furn., Cool Ethnic Furn., HH, Yard & Sporting goods. Like New Ice Fishing Clam & Sled, Art, Home Décor, Vintage, Beads, Wmn’s Harley Davidson cloz (sz. small 6), Low Mileage Tires (several sizes), Cus-tom Wheels, 1967 Corvette OEM Rally Wheels w/Red Line tires – Mint!


Moving Sale, Ham Lake 10/17 & 18, 9a-3p. See Pictures at oldisknew.com/ upcoming-Sales 1156 Andover Blvd

Plymouth Estate Sale 10/16-18, 9-5, Furniture & HH Goods. All must go!!!!!

14405 47TH Ave North

Plymouth-10/15 & 10/16, (8a-5p.) Moving! Toys, Books, Furn, HH, Tools. 4545 Vinewood Lane N.

Richfield Estate Sale7221 Clinton Ave. South

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4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

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4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

Winter Storage- Inside storage. Great rates, Awe-some location! Boats,cars & campers. 612-889-8768

4610 Houses For Sale


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5000 SERVICES

5080 Child &Adult Care

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

LSC Construction Svc, Inc 952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5110 Building &Remodeling

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ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

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Dependable BuildersBasement Finishing Expert15 yr. exp. Refers available 612 306-4199 Lic. 20460052

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

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Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins’d Mbr: BBB

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Professional Cleaning w/o paying the high priceHonest, dep, reas. Exc. refs Therese 952-898-4616

THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, De-tailed. Rena: 612-267-0874


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Lic/Bond/Ins John 952-882-0775 612-875-1277

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ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

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612-244-8942

St. Marc Ready Mix Concrete

1-100 yards delivered. Both small & large trucks. Con-tractors & Homeowners.

952-890-7072


Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

38 yrs exp. Free ests. Ins’d. Colored &

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& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

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• 952-469-2754 •

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

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5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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5280 Handyperson

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5300 Heating &Cooling Services

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5330 Irrigation

Creekside Irrigation Repair & Winterization

612-866-3739 Since 1984

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Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

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5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



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763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

5370 Painting &Decorating

3 Interior Rooms/$275Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Fall Painting

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Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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5380 Plumbing

SAVE MONEY - Competent Master Plumb-er needs work. Lic# M3869.

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

Ins. 952-891-8586

Flat Roof SpecialistIns. claims & wood shakes Overhead Roofing Est 1983952 463-4592 Lic# BC4706

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

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952-288-7693

�SNOW PLOWING�Looking for a

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Fall Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

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◆ 651-338-5881 ◆Exp’d. Prof., Lic., Ins’d.

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BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

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Call Jeff forStump Removal

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Jeff 612-578-5299

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington$150 minimum / job

Free Est. Open 8am-7pm952-883-0671 612-715-2105


Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Accessible Space is seeking a FT Caretaker/Mainte-nance for our locations in Burnsville. Duties include apt turns, cleaning, paint-ing, minor maintenance. Comp Wage + Benefits! 18 months related work exp.Apply online today www.accessiblespace.orgor fax resume to HR (877) 645-0541 Ref job code 696

Augustana Villa, non-prof-it, 210 unit community, seeking FT Chef. 72hr pay period, including eo week-end, for evening meal for 100 residents. Must: ex-cellent customer service, work with team, work safe-ly to prepare quality and attractive meals in a timely manner. Previous expe-rience quantity cooking preferred apply at www.augustanacare.org/jobs or fax 612-800-5353

** DRIVE Company ** Minivan From Home!$12/hr 20+ hrs/week

952-884-6824 x 121 Michelle

HOUSE CLEANERS$95 + up a day, FT, M - F

952-831-3510

5510 Full-time

Bus Driver$18.91/hr. during training, $19.25/hr. after training, High school graduate or the equivalent req., Training provided to ob-tain required school bus licenseGenerous benefits pack-age: paid holidays, fully funded single Health insurance, $1,100 contribution towards fam-ily Medical insurance, fully funded single/family den-tal insurance, apply online at www.epjobs.org

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DaRan Inc., a familyowned OTR/Regional trucking company in

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drivers & owner operators. Must have valid

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w/medical, dental, life & IRA.Apply at

Daraninc.comor call John at612-710-9155

Lancer Dining Services seeks an experienced Assistant Kitchen Man-ager. To apply, Please submit resume, and cover letter to: [email protected]


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Maintenance Mechanic for food production facil-ity. Ability to read & inter-pret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Previous exp. in food in-dustry helpful. Gregory’s Foods, Inc. is an Eagan based manufacturer of Bakery Products. Benefits: competitive salary & medi-cal, dental, life insurance, short and long-term dis-ability, 401k with company match, and vacation. Sal-ary to commensurate with exp. Please email resume: [email protected]

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Bus Driver (PT)Rosemount

MRCI WorkSource is seek-ing a PT Driver to work split shift hours 7-9:00am and 2:30-4:30pm, M-F, paid time off and eligibility for retirement. H.S diploma/ GED, previous experience, valid license & good driv-ing record. Basic knowl-edge of individuals with developmental disabilities & interpersonal communi-cation skills preferred. To find out more, contact

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Experienced Short Or-der Cook -2 to 3 nights a wk at the Rosemount VFW. Lisa: 651-302-2745

JanitorialUp to an hour

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5520 Part-time

Fantasy GiftsSales ClerkPart Time Eves and

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Applications at store orSend resume to:

[email protected]

Fitness Coach - PT (Evenings)

Fitness Center in Burnsville

Welcyon, Fitness After 50, is looking for customer focused people who are passionate about fitness and wellness, have a posi-tive attitude and a friendly, outgoing demeanor. Job duties include: coaching members in their custom-ized workout routine, inte-grating wellness & healthy lifestyle choices, instruct-ing group fitness classes and selling memberships. Knowledge about needs of the older adult and basic computer skills helpful. Please send resume to: [email protected]

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theater and arts briefsAVHS Theatre’s ‘9 to 5’ Apple Valley High School Theatre presents its fall musical “9 to 5” Nov. 5-8. Music and lyrics are by Dolly Parton; book by Pa-tricia Resnick. The play is directed by Joshua Camp-bell. A free senior citizen per-formance is 3 p.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 4. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and 2 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets are $9 adults, $7 senior citizens and $5 students. The box office is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2-5, and one hour prior to each performance. Tickets may be purchased online at www.seatyourself.biz/avhs beginning Oct. 26.

‘One Man Breaking Bad’ in Burnsville “One Man Breaking Bad,” described by pro-ducers as a “rip-roaring ride through 60 episodes of ‘Breaking Bad’ in one show,” will be performed at Burnsville’s Ames Cen-ter at 7:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 21. Performed by Miles Al-len and directed by Dan Clarkson, the unauthor-ized parody was “created as a love letter to fans of the series,” turning the dark suspense of the hit TV show into a hilarious journey for audiences, ac-cording to producers. “One Man Breaking Bad” includes adult lan-guage and content, and parental guidance is ad-

vised for audience mem-bers under the age of 16. Tickets are $30 and

are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through

Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787.

‘Come, You Taste’ book-release event The Heritage Library in Lakeville is hosting a book-release party 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, for the author of “Come, You Taste: Family Recipes from the Iron Range” – complete with samples from Sunrise Creative Gourmet of St. Paul. Au-thor B.J. Carpenter will discuss how the Range’s food traditions developed in multi-ethnic communi-ties. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For a complete description of “Come, You Taste,” go to http://www.mnhs.org/mnhspress/books/come-you-taste. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries/Programs/Pages/default.aspx.

‘Artists Disabling Assumptions’ The Northfield Arts Guild presents a day of performances celebrat-ing artists of all abilities Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. Performances include a family-friendly show at 2 p.m. and a show for ma-ture audiences at 7:30 p.m. The performances are part of the guild’s “Artist Disabling Assumptions”

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former teen idol Ricky Nelson’s twin sons, Matthew and Gunnar, are set to present “Ricky Nelson Remembered” on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Ames Center in Burnsville. The multimedia event features Matthew and Gunnar performing Nelson’s hit songs — including “Hello Mary Lou” and “Travelin’ Man” — along with big-screen video footage of the Nelson family with interviews from celebrities influenced by Nelson. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Nelson’s death in a tragic New Year’s Eve plane crash. Tickets for the 3 p.m. event are $42-$62 and are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787. More about “Ricky Nelson Remembered” is at www.matthewandgunnarnelson.com. (Photo submitted)

Ricky Nelson tribute

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Books Romancing the Lakes writ-ers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Lakeville Perkins, I-35W and County Road 50. Dinner and writing exercise, 6 p.m.; busi-ness meeting, 7 p.m.; author Liz Selvig presents “Blogs and Guest Blogging.” The public is welcome. SouthSide Writers, Satur-day workgroup for aspiring writ-ers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direc-tion, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Ea-gan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Dom Irrera and Gabe Noah, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, Mystic Comedy Club, Mystic Lake Ca-sino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Mature audiences only. Informa-tion: www.mysticlake.com.

Events/Festivals HallZooWeen, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and 30-31, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Children encouraged to wear costumes. Information: http://mnzoo.org/hallzooween/. Halloween at the Art Park, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Free, with a $5 per person suggested donation. Information: 651-454-9412 or http://www.caponiartpark.org/programs/halloween/index.html.

Exhibits “Burnsville’s Attic” exhibit

by the Burnsville Historical So-ciety runs through Oct. 31 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Ricky Nelson Remembered with Gunnar & Matthew Nel-son, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $42-$62. Information: 952-895-4685. Jesse Cook, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $36-$41. Information: 952-895-4685. Kansas, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $29 and $39. Information: www.mysticlake.com.

Theater “The Rocky Horror Show,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787. Information: www.chameleontheatre.org. “Charlotte’s Web,” present-ed by the Prior Lake Players, 7 p.m. Oct. 23-24, Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors/stu-dents, $8 children age 12 and under. Information: www.plplay-ers.org. “Jekyll & Hyde,” presented by The Play’s The Thing Produc-tions, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, Lake-ville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $14. Infor-mation: 982-985-4640.

project, a retrospective of the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act that also features exhibitions by artists with disabilities in all of the NAG galleries and an upcoming commu-nity conversation, “Work-ing as an Artist with a Dis-ability” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 in Buntrock Commons at St. Olaf College. These performances feature radical hospitality. A portion of event tickets may be purchased ahead of time for guaranteed ad-mission, but the majority of tickets will be available at the door. Patrons will be asked when they arrive “What do you want to pay today?” Access accommoda-tions, such as ASL inter-pretation, assistive listen-ing devices, large print programs, and audio de-scription, will be available for both ADA Retrospec-tive performances. No pri-or reservations are neces-sary. For more information, call 507-645-8877.

Art and craft fair at church Community of Hope Church in Rosemount hosts its third annual Art and Craft Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The fair features lo-cal artists and crafters as well as independent sales groups. Concessions are also available. Community of Hope Church is at 14401 Bis-cayne Ave. W., Rose-mount.

Holiday craft fair Mary Mother of the Church’s annual Craft Fair is 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Mary Cen-ter and Fireside Room. The church is located at 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. More than 75 crafters will be on hand and the Burnsville Lions Club will be selling food and bever-ages. Admission is free.

New Year’s with Louie Comedy legend and Emmy Award-winning co-median Louie Anderson returns to the Ames Cen-ter in Burnsville on New Year’s Eve for “Louie An-derson Live!” He performs 7 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets go on sale 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. Prices range from $32.95 to $102.95. Tickets are available at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., by phone at 800-982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Matthew Griswold, fresh local pro-duce and flowers, and arts and crafts will be fea-tured at the season’s last Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 17, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more informa-tion, visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org.


ThisweekendThisweekend‘Jekyll & Hyde’ musical runs Oct. 23-Nov. 1 in Lakeville

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


It’s no coincidence The Play’s The Thing Produc-tions chose late October to launch its run of “Je-kyll & Hyde” at the Lake-ville Area Arts Center. The “Gothic pop-rock musical thriller” practi-cally screams Halloween, according to director and producer Dayna Railton. “Whenever you can connect a show to Hal-loween or some event or holiday, how fun is that? You take these opportuni-ties when they come,” said Railton, who founded the Lakeville-based theater group in 2009. Based on the 1997 Broadway musical, which is itself based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the Lakeville production seeks to capture the atmosphere and psyche of Victorian England. The gentlemen in the play all carry canes,

and the syringe Dr. Hyde uses to inject his experi-mental serum looks like something borrowed from a museum of antiquated medical supplies. Set in London in 1886, the musical follows Dr. Je-kyll as he tries to create a cure for his mentally ill fa-ther. Testing the serum on himself, he is transformed into the monstrous Mr. Hyde. “ ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ has become part of our vo-cabulary, when it comes to the duality of the hu-man mind,” Railton said. “What’s interesting about this show is that Jekyll doesn’t become evil be-cause of something within himself, but because of the drug — it unleashes his dark side.” The cast of about 30 teens and adults was drawn from throughout the Twin Cities area. Jared Allen Mogen, of Minneapolis, is cast in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde, while the other two leading actors — Jackie O’Neil, of Ros-eville, and April Bailey, of Eagan — playing the char-acters Lucy Harris and Emma Carew. The production opens

Oct. 23, with six shows scheduled through Nov. 1. The performance sched-uled for Halloween — on Saturday, Oct. 31 — will include a party and meet-and-greet with the cast following the show that’s open to all audience mem-bers. Guests at the Oct. 31 performance are encour-aged to wear Halloween costumes. “Jekyll & Hyde” is the third in what Railton re-fers to as the “Victorian trilogy” presented by The Play’s The Thing. The theater group staged “A Christmas Carol” in late 2014, followed by “Oli-ver!” in May of this year. The Play’s The Thing is switching gears in Decem-ber when it will present “Elf: The Musical,” based on the hit 2003 Christmas comedy film starring Will Ferrell. Show times for “Jekyll & Hyde” are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 30-31, and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $14 and are available at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or by calling 952-985-4640.


Just in time for Halloween, a tale from thethe dark side dark side

Jared Allen Mogen, left, is cast in the dual role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Jackie O’Neil plays the character Lucy Harris, in the stage musical “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. (Photo submitted)

Stories of romance, earthly and unearthlyMichel Prince

featured at ‘Meet the Author’ event

in Rosemount by Andrew Miller


True love can take other-worldly forms in the fiction of Michel Prince. Dabbling in writing since high school, the Twin Cities author decided to get seri-ous about her fiction in 2010 while in early 30s. She’s seen publication of 16 novels — half of them in the paranor-mal romance genre. “I’ve loved the Under-world movie franchise and when I watched ‘Twilight’ I thought the book has to be better and I wanted to know what all the fuss was about,” Prince, of North St. Paul, said of her initial interest in paranormal fiction. “Then I read ‘Dark Lov-er’ by J.R. Ward, moving on to all the Black Dagger Brotherhood books and I couldn’t put them down. I was in the mansion and looking for the secret world we’re all missing. That’s when I randomly chose three paranormal books to see if I liked more than these few. One of those was Sher-rilyn Kenyon’s first in the Dark-Hunter series and I’d found a mentor.” Of the other eight nov-els she’s had published, one is science fiction, seven are straight-up romance — quite prolific for a writer with a full-time job (she tele-commutes with a Twin Cit-ies-based health service) and a second job shooting stock photos for book covers. Prince will be discussing her latest book, the romance “Triple B Baking Co.,” as the featured speaker at the “Meet the Author” event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. Admission is free to the event organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Prince spoke with this newspaper recently about her writing habits, her lit-erary influences, and why working on more than one book at a time can fuel the creative process. Q: What is your writing strategy? Do you have any writing rituals? A: I’m what is called a “panser” — I write the

scenes as they come to me. I am trying to plot out my books more, but it’s always exciting to have a book come to life and surprise me as I go. As far as writing, I usually have music going and try to be in touch with a few other writers so we can sprint. It’s a way of checking in every hour to make sure we’re both getting words on the page. I do have a daily writing goal so I always get something written every day. Q: What’s on your writ-ing desk? A: I usually move around with my laptop. Sometimes

I’m on my deck, kitchen table, or the recliner. I also write in between my son’s games at tournaments. Q: What are you working on now? Any book projects in the works? A: I have four books in the works — it’s just my process. It helps me avoid writer’s block because if one set of c h a r a c t e r s won’t talk to me, another one will. Q: Which authors have inspired you? A: Judy Blume and S h e r r i l y n Kenyon are probably two of my biggest influences. Q: What are you reading right now? A: I’m getting ready to start “The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop” by Carolyn Brown. Q: What was the last tru-ly great book you read?

A: I really enjoyed “In-visible” by James Patterson and I really was impressed with “Defending Jacob” by William Landay. Q: You’ve written a

number of paranormal romance n o v e l s — what p a r a -n o r m a l romance b o o k s , other than your own, do you rec-ommend to readers in-terested in the genre? A : D a r y n d a J o n e s ’ s Grave series is a “must

buy” for me. J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series changed how I looked at writing and Sherrilyn Kenyon’s League or Dark-Hunter series. They are all my favorites.


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