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JULY 23, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 21

Apple Valley-RosemountApple Valley-Rosemount

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

One year after Army Cpl. Benjamin Stephen Kopp died from injuries suffered while serving in Af-ghanistan, the community of Rosemount will pay trib-ute to his service. Kopp’s mother, Jill Ste-phenson, and other fam-ily members will be grand marshals of the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Parade starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31. Kopp’s family will ride behind members of the Rosemount American Le-gion, VFW and other vet-erans groups to salute his service. “I felt very grateful that the community Ben grew up in wanted to honor him,” Stephenson said. Kopp, graduated in 2006 from Rosemount High School where he played football and formed a sense of service to his country, which was attributed to his

great-grandfather’s service in World War II, and led to him entering the Army

upon graduation. Kopp, who was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Fort Benning, Ga., served two tours in Iraq and was in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked July 10 by in-surgents. Kopp died eight days later at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washing-ton, D.C. He was 21. Posthumously, Kopp was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, the Meritori-ous Service Medal and the Purple Heart. “It’s hard to believe one year has almost passed,” Stephenson said. “In some ways it has gone very fast, at other times it seems as if the time has ticked by very slow. I have been busy with things that I never was before Ben

died. My life has changed so much. I see everything with a new set of eyes and

Parade honors Ben Kopp, his family

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Jill Stephenson, Ben Kopp’s mother, says she’s missed him every minute of every day, but thanks God for every minute of his life.

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Rosemount High School graduate and Army Ranger Cpl. Ben Kopp served two tours in Iraq and was serving in Afghanistan when he died July 18, 2009.

Community to salute Army Ranger who died while serving in Afghanistan

The family of Ben Kopp will serve as grand marshals of the Rose-mount Leprechaun Days Grand Parade starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31. Riding in the parade will be Jill Stephenson; her mother, Mary Barnes; father, Jon Burud; and boyfriend Pat Vos. For more information about other events, go online at ThisweekLive.com or RosemountE-vents.com.

IN BRIEF

See Kopp, 16A

ROSEMOUNT

Rosemount considers options for new senior center downtown

Former Catholic schoolmay be torn down

Photo by Laura Adelmann

This sign announces senior activities that take place in rooms at the Rosemount Community Center.

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rosemount officials are considering options to build a senior center and senior housing downtown next to the city-owned Steeple Cen-ter. Both the Dakota County Community Development Agency and a private com-pany have conducted pre-liminary discussions with city staff regarding options to develop the site, previous-ly part of the St. Joseph’s Church and parish. Rosemount City Coun-cil members discussed the project at a June workshop, but no decisions were made, other than City Administra-tor Dwight Johnson’s sug-gestion that the city talk to more providers and get more input on possibilities. On Monday, Commu-nity Development Director Kim Lindquist said more discussion is needed before putting out additional re-quests for proposals. During the workshop, City Council members agreed a senior center would be a good fit in the down-town area. Mayor Bill Droste said it fills a community need, would be a good location near a planned park-and-ride, and would help pro-vide parking space for the Steeple Center. Lindquist said the CDA is implementing a senior housing program through-out the county, and based on the organization’s com-mitments previously made to other communities, would be able to finance a

senior housing project in 2015. Seniors would have to meet low-income qualifica-tions to live in the proposed three-story tall, 60-unit building. City staff also spoke with private developer Brad Freisz, who proposed con-structing a senior center and 86 total housing units for seniors living independently and those who need assis-tance or memory care. The 3,000- to 5,000-square-foot senior center would include com-mon areas such as a com-mercial kitchen and activity space, and be more accessi-ble than the seniors’ current meeting space in the Rose-mount Community Center. If approved, the city would bond for and own the project, but another com-pany, Daniel Farr, would construct and manage it. The idea to build a senior center was the first of sever-al possible uses identified in the 2004 St. Joseph’s Facili-ties Task Force Report. Options included using the Steeple Center to meet, bulldozing the school and building new, or remodeling the school into a senior cen-ter. However, in an April letter to Droste, the Rose-mount Area Seniors Ex-ecutive Board stated its op-position to either using the Steeple Center or remodel-ing the old school for its use, noting that the school has too many levels, windows

It’s a girl!It’s a girl!

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The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley welcomed a healthy Atlantic bottlenose dolphin calf to its family on July 17. The female calf weighed about 30 pounds and was about 2.5 feet long at birth. She is pictured above with her mom, Allie.

See Senior Center, 3A

ROSEMOUNT

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A soldier from Apple Valley was killed in combat July 13 in Afghanistan. Christopher Goeke, 23, was one of three Ameri-can soldiers killed while re-sponding to an attack on an Afghanistan National Army facility in Kandahar City. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the three soldiers – includ-ing Christopher Stout, 34, of Kentucky, and Sheldon

Tate, 27, of Georgia – died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. A first lieutenant with the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Divi-sion based at Fort Bragg, N.C., Goeke grew up in Apple Valley and graduat-ed from Apple Valley High School in 2004. After high school, he

attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated sixth in his class in 2008. Family mem-bers say Goeke was proud to serve in the military and will be deeply missed. “He passionately partici-pated in mission work, Sun-day school teaching, bible study, jazz band, mock trial, Team Ramrod Frisbee and football intramurals,” his

family said in a state-ment. “He was a be-loved leader among his peers and always brought smiles, laughter and wisdom beyond his years.” A funeral service is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Soldier from Apple Valley killed in combat

Christopher Goeke

APPLE VALLEY

by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Like the community it serves, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District is resorting to cre-ative avenues for income during fi-nancially uncertain times. Officials at District 196 are hop-ing to open up their websites to ad-vertising. As part of the 2010-11 budget, there is a revenue category for about $25,000 for revenue from that form of advertising, said district commu-nications specialist Tony Taschner. The actual revenue from web ads is unknown. The type of ads would likely en-compass restaurants and local busi-nesses, Taschner said. He has been looking at districts in other states that have web ads and noted some obvious arrangements, such as ads

for orthodontists. Taschner discussed the issue with the School Board at its retreat last week. The idea is still in a nascent stage because there are still guidelines and content questions to address. For example, Taschner told the board about the size limitations for banner and display ads on the dis-trict’s front page. “There are designated areas and maximum sizes of where you are go-ing to place (an ad),” he said. Taschner suggested serving up “logo size” ads that link to an exter-nal site. “It’s more subtle in terms of how it is incorporated into the page,” he said. The site’s users, he added, could click on the ad link, which would

lead to a website for the advertiser. Sandwiched between those would be a page that indicates the web user is “now leaving the district’s website.” Each school in the district has its own website, Taschner said, which means uniform standards for ad size is a more difficult guideline to achieve than such standards for con-tent of ads. Pricing is ambiguous at best. Tas-chner said it is something they must “let the market bear.” One concern a couple board members had was with the content of the advertising. Among the questions was a hy-pothetical situation in which an anti-smoking ad featured a snuffed out cigarette. In this instance, the message has a noble anti-smoking focus, but the image would still

Schools to use creative funding District 196 aims to earn revenue from website ads beginning this fall

DISTRICT 196

See Funding, 3A

A group of Eagan High School actors are bound for Britain

to take part in the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

SEE STORY INTHISWEEKEND ON PAGE 7A

2A July 23, 2010 THISWEEK

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EducationApple Valley

Rosemount

The Detroit-based band The High Strung will play exclusively for teens who have joined the Teen Sum-mer Reading Club from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at the Galaxie Library in

Apple Valley. The band has appeared on MTV and has been fea-tured in Entertainment Weekly and Spin magazines. The band’s music is a mix of indie and classic rock.

The Teen Takeover, which marks the end of the library’s Summer Reading Program, will also include food, games, henna tattoos and crafts. Teens ages 12 to 18 who

join the reading program at any Dakota County library will receive a permission slip to attend. These must be signed by a parent and turned in to the library by Aug. 10.

Indie rock band will entertain teens at Galaxie Library on Aug. 13

RHS Color Guard car wash is July 24 The Rosemount High School Color Guard will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the Rosemount Goodyear Store, 15026 Cimarron Ave. (County Road 42 near Apple-bee’s). A $5 donation per car wash is requested.

Experimental vehicle team competes St. Thomas Academy’s Experimental Vehicle Team is competing in the 2010 Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, which began July 18 in Dallas, Texas, and will end July 25 in Boulder, Colo. The team is competing in the Advanced Division. Team members include student director Tom Pelletier (driver), Burnsville; Noveem Delaram and Ken Mannuz-za, Apple Valley; and Daniel Sosa, Eagan. The lead vehicle is driven by team moderator and phys-ics teacher Mark Westlake of Lakeville and STA alumnus Tom Lenertz of Rosemount. Race developments can be followed at: http://twitter.com/staevt; www.cadets.com and videos and photos are at www.winstonsolar.org/chal-lenge/photos.shtml.

President’s list Jacob Wagner of Apple Valley has been named to the spring semester president’s list at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount. He is a student in the Networking Administration program. The president’s list recognizes stu-dents who have achieved a 3.5 grade point average or better.


Serving others is one of Amy Walton’s priorities. The 2008 Apple Val-ley High School graduate recently received the U.S. Congressional Award Gold Medal for the hundreds of volunteer hours she logged throughout high school. The Congressional Award is a youth development pro-gram established in 1979 to promote a spirit of service and self-discipline through volunteering and other ac-tivities. It’s open to all young Americans. “I found out about it when I was 14. It’s all about goal-setting and personal de-velopment,” said Walton of Burnsville. Walton was one of four Minnesotans who traveled to Washington, D.C., in June to receive the Gold Medal. To earn the award, Wal-ton logged more than 400 volunteer service hours help-ing to plan and run a chil-dren’s day camp program in two slum communities in Bangkok, Thailand. That was during her 10th- and 11th-grade years of high school, when she was living in Thailand with her parents, who were working as mis-sionaries there. When Wal-ton attended Apple Valley High School her ninth- and 12th-grade years, she volun-teered at a Burnsville nursing home. “I feel like I’ve learned a lot from (the Congressional Award program),” said Wal-ton. “It got me out there and doing a lot of things I prob-ably wouldn’t have done oth-

erwise. It gave me a purpose through high school.” The spirit of giving that served Walton well in the Congressional Award pro-gram has remained with her. This summer she’s work-ing two jobs with a service component – as a dietary aid at the assisted-living facility Carefree Living of Burns-ville and as a personal care assistant in Eden Prairie. A junior at Bethel Col-lege, she’s majoring in rec-onciliation, a division of the school’s anthropology department that focuses on people and cultures in con-

flict – racism, sexism and other points of societal strife. “When I graduate I really want to work in the inner cities with a nonprofit,” she said.


AVHS grad recognized for serviceAmy Walton helped run children’s day camp in Bangkok slums

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Amy Walton, a 2008 Apple Valley High School graduate, traveled to Washington, D.C., in June to receive the U.S. Congressional Award Gold Medal. The weeklong trip in-cluded dinner with U.S. Sen. Al Franken.

Learn more about the U.S. Congressional Award youth service program at www.con-gressionalaward.org.

IN BRIEF

Castaways at Kelley Park

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The summer-long Music in Kelley Park concert series con-tinues tonight (Friday, July 23) with a performance by the Castaways, a family-friendly rock band specializing in old-ies and classic rock. The free concert runs from 6-9 p.m. in the park at Fortino and 152nd streets near Enjoy! restaurant in Apple Valley. Hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Founda-tion, Music in Kelley Park returns on Friday, July 30, with a performance by Latin Voice Vibe; more information is at www.applevalleyarts.org.

City contends for Best Tennis Town title


Rosemount is one of 10 finalist communities to be named America’s “Best Tennis Town” and receive a trophy and $100,000. The contest, sponsored by United States Tennis A s s o c i at i o n , intends to find the community that best exem-plifies the pas-sion, excitement and com-munity spirit for tennis. People can click on www.besttennistown.com to vote for their favorite community. If selected as one of the top three finalists, a repre-sentative from Rosemount will travel to New York City where the winner will

be revealed during a cer-emony at the 2010 U.S. Open. If Rosemount wins the competition, the commu-nity will receive a trophy and $100,000 for local tennis programs or facil-

ity enhancements. Mike Hatlen, a tennis parent and active booster club member, submitted an essay to enter the con-test as part of a collab-orative effort of the city of Rosemount and the Rosemount Boys Tennis Boosters.

See Tennis, 16A

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are hard to access and there is no air conditioning. In addition, the seniors concluded it would be too expensive to update the build-ing to meet current building codes. “Our recommendation is to tear down the school and use the land to build a senior housing unit with an attached senior center. We would hope that this could be accom-plished in two years, the letter said. During a July workshop,

Droste said the need for senior housing is great. He said many seniors around the county are feeling frustrated as they are on wait-ing lists for affordable senior housing projects. “There is a huge need,” Droste said. “In talking to a couple of other seniors, they are feeling frustration. If you are a senior and have to get on senior assisted living, you’ll have to move out of our city.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Senior Center/from 1A

portray tobacco. Taschner told board members the district has the power over what it wants to allow as advertis-ing. Among that which it forbids from any type of advertising are drug ref-erences, weapons and po-litical ideas. This district uses this policy to regulate the minimal amount of advertising that is used in the yearbook and on pro-grams for concerts and sporting events.

Wait and see District 196’s foray into web-based advertising serves as a test for at least one neighboring district. In Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, the administration is not actively pursuing web-site ads, but communica-tions director Ruth Dunn does not dismiss the fu-ture of such a venture. District 191 is waiting to see how it goes in 196,

Funding/from 1A she said. “I think we should consider it,” she said. “Our home page received 280,000 hits one month last spring, so there is po-tential there.”

Ads on lockers? Taschner and the board also discussed wrap-around advertising on lockers and floors in schools, an arrangement that could bring in about $1 million a year. The ads would consist of graph-ics printed on an adhesive such as 3M’s Controltac. The type of businesses that would attract include

Crayola, PBS, Underwa-ter World and General Mills. T h e board responded coldly to the idea. “I’m not ready to go with this yet,” said Board Member Kevin Sampers. But the future of such advertising is not dead yet. “Ten years ago we would not be having this conversation at all,” Tas-chner said, “but today we are because of the situa-tion with the schools’ (fi-nances).” Taschner is referring to the $6 billion deficit the state faces, which is about

one-fifth of the entire budget. With education comprising 40 percent of the entire state budget, schools are bound to see reduced funding, he said. The web ads could show up as early as this fall, but the board is treading lightly into this new terri-tory. “The board,” Taschner said, “is cautious.”

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected].

Dakota County

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Ralph Hardgrove is among the most senior of the bunch. Cancer survivors at an-nual Relay for Life fund-raisers for the American Cancer Society are usually within five years of getting the disease, Hardgrove said. It’s now been 18 years since he was diagnosed with

non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Hardgrove hopes his longevity inspires. “It doesn’t mean that you’re guaranteed to beat it,” the 72-year-old Burns-ville resident said. “But, you can. That’s what Re-lay for Life’s all about. The funds we raise go to cancer research.” Hardgrove is the honor-ary chair of the 2010 Burns-

ville Relay, set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6 and 7, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the athletic fields at Nicollet Junior High School, 400 E. 134th St. The Relay – an evening-to-morning walk-a-thon featuring teams that raise money for the ACS – in-cludes the always-stirring luminaria ceremony. After sundown, glowing, candle-lit luminaria bear-ing the name of someone who is battling or has beat

cancer are placed around the Relay track. Donors pay $10 for each luminary. “I buy one for my dad,” Hardgrove said. “My kids buy one for me.” Hardgrove was 54 when he began getting night sweats and noticing a growth in the lower left side of his stomach. “I didn’t know what it was,” said Hardgrove, a fi-nancial planner in Burns-ville, “but I knew it was something that shouldn’t

be there. It was a little pain-ful.” He had non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the spleen, which spread to his liver and lymph nodes. Chemo-therapy was followed by a bone marrow transplant, which Hardgrove said his doctor championed but his insurance company con-sidered “experimental” in treating his disease. “He did battle with them and said that’s the only chance he has,” Hardgrove

said. “They finally backed

Hardgrove hopes his longevity inspires others facing cancerRalph Hardgrove, 72,

is honorary chair of Relay for Life

Photo by John Gessner

Cancer survivor Ralph Hardgrove, 72, is honorary chair of the 2010 Burnsville Relay for Life.

See Hardgrove, 11A

Search for countywide 911 executive director may end in January 2011DCC Board unanimously appoints Lind to interim positionby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS By the end of the year, the extensive search for the next countywide 911 dis-patch center executive di-rector may quietly end. During a special meet-ing July 15, the Dakota Communication Center Board of Directors unani-mously approved its ex-ecutive committee’s recom-mendation to name Diane Lind to the position on an interim basis. But on Jan. 1, 2011, the recruitment process would either be renewed or halted, apparently depend-ing on how Lind, former DCC operations director, performs and whether she wants to step up to the lead position on a permanent basis. During the July 17 DCC Board meeting, DCC Ex-ecutive Committee Chair and Hastings Mayor Dave Osberg said the executive committee deliberated for over an hour regarding the candidate decision between Lind, Russell Sinkler of Rosemount and John De-jung of Madison, Wis. But without a unani-mous decision of the ex-ecutive committee, which includes city administra-

tors and County Adminis-trator Brandt Richardson, Osberg said they didn’t think it was fair or right to make a recommendation to the DCC Board of Di-rectors. “We had a tough time getting half of them to agree, let alone unanimity,” Osberg said. He added that the search firm Brimeyer Fur-sman followed its contrac-tual obligations to provide 10 candidates, which were eventually narrowed to the three. Lind, of Lakeville, be-came the DCC’s first op-erations director when the joint emergency dispatch center opened in late 2007. She is a former communi-cations supervisor with the Burnsville Police Depart-ment. Dejung is a public safety communications director in Madison and served as director of 911/311 in Min-neapolis until May 2009. Sinkler was director of Minneapolis’ emergency communications center from 1981 to 1984 and is now a senior client busi-ness executive at an Eden Prairie communications firm. Osberg said there were

about 30 candidates who were never interviewed and may still be interested in the job. However, members also expressed concern about fi-nancing another candidate search. Board members also said they don’t want Lind to have to perform two jobs, and want an interim operations director to be named to fill her old posi-tion. Board member and Dakota County Commis-sioner Liz Workman said if the board is happy with Lind’s performance after six months, they may not have to go through the pro-cess again. “We’re very fortunate to have someone here who knows the operation well enough to step in. … If we didn’t have (Lind), we’d have to go outside, and this is an extremely impor-tant position,” said board member and Inver Grove Heights council member George Tourville. “The best scenario would be that we’re so happy that in January we say, ‘Hey, let’s make it permanent.’ ”


Federal lawsuit against Castle Rock Township alleges discriminationBusiness owner claims board unfairly denied permit applications


A St. Paul business owner has filed a federal lawsuit against former Board Chair Pete Schaffer and Castle Rock Township supervisors claiming discrimination and seeking damages in excess of $300,000. According to the com-plaint, David Sodergren, owner of Image Cowboys Inc., purchased 34 acres at the former Nike Air Missile Base in Castle Rock in 2007 for $275,000, intending to convert it into a emergency response and tactical training center. The complaint states that after rejecting (then Board Chair) Schaffer’s company’s

bid to install windows on buildings on the property, ev-ery permit or related applica-tion Sodergren sought from the township was denied. On Oct. 19, 2009, Soder-gren said the township refused to allow him to complete an application for a window and door permit, the same work Schaffer’s company had bid. In addition, according to the complaint, township of-ficials accused Sodergren of planning to use the property for Taliban or Muslim rebel training, an accusation Soder-gren denies. Township meeting minutes don’t record any such allega-tions. Contacted by phone at his

business Wednesday, Schaffer said he will be meeting with an attorney next week. However, he refused to an-swer any questions, including whether he is still the chair of the board. “Per the advice of my at-torney we will not be discuss-ing anything,” Schaffer said. At a public meeting July 13, Schaffer resigned his seat as chair but stayed on as a board member. Russ Zellmer assumed chairmanship and Supervisor Drea Doffing was named vice chair.


Three to vie for seat on Dakota County Board of Commissioners


The pool of three candi-dates for one Dakota Coun-ty Board seat will be nar-rowed to two with the Aug. 10 primary election. Running for the Dis-trict 4 seat are three Inver

Grove Heights residents: 12-year incumbent Nancy Schouweiler, business own-er Linda Apfel, and Bill Klein, an 18-year member of the Inver Grove Heights City Council. While Klein and Schouweiler cited their gov-ernmental experience as as-sets, Apfel said she will use her experience in business to address issues.

Rumors that Apfel had dropped out of the race are false, she said, adding that she turned down a job offer to dedicate herself to pursu-ing the county commissioner seat. All candidates agreed that finances are the top is-sue facing Dakota County, and said prioritizing county services and programs will

Primary electionis Aug. 10

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by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Kandice Nelson spent the last five and a half years promoting shows by Bert, Ernie and the Cookie Monster at theaters and audi-toriums across the country. Since June 29, Nelson has been promoting one ven-ue with a far more diverse cast of performers. Nelson is the new direc-tor of marketing and devel-opment for the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. She was hired by Venu-Works, the center’s manage-ment company, to replace Roger Swanson, who left in April to become executive director of the VenuWorks-managed Alerus Center in Grand Forks. N.D. Nelson comes to the PAC from Minneapolis-based VEE Corp., where she was senior promotion manager for the “Sesame Street Live” touring show. Nelson moved to Burns-ville a year ago, living in the North River Hills neigh-borhood with her new hus-band, 1992 Burnsville High School graduate Jeff Thy-geson. “I’ve been a promoter going to all these different venues,” Nelson said. “Now I’m at a venue not only pro-moting the shows, but pro-moting the venue itself. And the commute is a big plus.” Since opening in January 2009, the PAC has struggled to attract bookings to fill the calendar, especially in its 1,000-seat main theater. Operating subsidies for the city-owned center have ex-ceeded projections, further fueling PAC critics.

The City Council recent-ly appointed an advisory commission to try to boost performance of the center,

which had more than 60,000 visitors last year. “There’s always negative comments about everything,” Nelson said. “But I’m a positive per-son. I see the good in things. I just re-

ally want it to succeed and flourish. I’m hoping I can help bring patrons through the doors and make people happy that they have this right in their backyard.” A 1993 Hamline Uni-versity graduate, Nelson worked in the media de-partment of an advertising agency after college. She has worked in radio ad sales at a rock station in Den-ver, Colo., and done two stints in marketing and cre-ative services for Hubbard Broadcasting-owned TV stations in the Twin Cities. With “Sesame Street Live,” Nelson handled me-dia buys and other local promotions such as ticket discounts and group sales. “And also delving into online and delving into so-cial media, which was an-other big aspect I’m bring-ing here as well,” Nelson said. She’ll work with big pro-moters and community arts groups to market shows booked into the PAC. Nel-son hopes to involve busi-nesses, through promotions such as ticket discounts for their employees. “That all has to be passed through the promot-ers, but I definitely want to give them that opportuni-

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50th WeddingAnniversary!

Bob and GladysGuthmiller

Congratulations!We love you!

The Kids and Bonne (The Dog)

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Martens-TateJenna Martens, daughter of

Dave and Donna Martens ofLakeville, and Christopher Tate,son of Doug and Cory Tate ofPrior Lake, were married June 12,2010, at Lake Tahoe. Jenna is a2004 graduate of Lakeville HighSchool and is currently pursuinga medical degree at Des MoinesUniversity. Christopher is a 2002graduate of Lakev i l l e HighSchool and is currently workingas an epidemiologist for the IowaDepartment of Public Health.The couple resides in West DesMoines, Iowa.

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ZAPPA-NELSONLyle and Michelle Zappa of Eagan

are pleased to announce the engage-ment and upcoming marriage of theirdaughter, Ashley Zappa, to AndrewNelson, son of Douglas and EllenNelson, of LeClaire, Iowa. Ashley is a2004 graduate of Eagan High School,and a 2008 graduate of Iowa StateUniversity with a degree in ChemicalEngineering. She is employed byGeneral Mills in Cedar Rapids, IA.Andrew is a 2003 graduate of PleasantValley High School in Bettenford, IAand a 2007 graduate of Iowa StateUniversity with a degree in MaterialsScience and Engineering. Andrew isemployed by John Deere in Waterloo,IA.

Ashley and Andrew will be marriedat Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church inEagan on August 28, 2010.

Kadrmas -Spitzmueller

Terry and Joan Kadrmas ofLakeville, MN along with Kenand Tricia Spitzmueller of Min-neapol i s , MN announce theengagement and forthcomingmarriage of their children KristiKadrmas and Mark Spitzmueller.

Kristi is a 2002 graduate ofLakeville High School and 2008graduate of the University ofMinnesota with a Doctorate inPharmacy . She i s cur ren t lyemployed as a Pharmacist withTarget Corporation in Minne-apolis.

Mark is a 1999 graduate ofMarquet te Univers i ty HighSchool in Milwaukee, WI. Healso graduated from Loyola Uni-versity in 2003 with a Bachelor ofScience and in 2007 graduatedfrom the University of Minne-sota with a Doctorate in Phar-macy. He is currently employedas a Pharmacist with Walgreensin Minneapolis, MN.

The couple will exchange vowson September 4, 2010 in EdenPrairie, MN.

LIDDLE -JENNINGS

Ali Liddle and Rick Liddleannounce the engagement of theirdaughter Claudia Robin Liddleto Aaron Jennings; son of Tonyand Paula Jennings of Stanberry,MO. Claudia is a 2004 graduateof Eagan High School, she holdsBachelor’s of Arts degrees inPolitical Science and in Peace andC o n f l i c t S t u d i e s f r o m t h eU n i v e r s i t y o f M i s s o u r i ,Columbia. Current ly she isstudying Arabic Language inDamascus, Syria.

Her fiance, Aaron Jennings is a2007 Graduate of University ofMissouri, Columbia where heearned a Bachelors of Science inEconomics. He was granted hisJD from University of Iowa inMay 2010. The couple will live inGainsville, FL while Aaron workstoward his LLM in Tax Law.Claudia is honored to have herbrother, Nate Liddle; fill the roleof officiant for the wedding.

Wollan-Thompson

T o m a n d J o a n W o l l a n o fE a g a n , M N , a r e p l e a s e d t oannounce the engagement of theird a u g h t e r , M e g a n , t o B o bThompson, son of Bob and AnitaThompson of Centerville, MN.

Megan is a graduate of EaganHigh School and The Universityof Wisconsin Eau Claire. She isan early childhood special educa-tion teacher in the St. Paul SchoolDistrict.

Bob is a graduate of CentennialHigh School and ITT TechnicalInstitute. He is a mechanicaldes igner with ME Global inColumbia Heights.

An October 2010 wedding isplanned in Maplewood.

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Thomas “Tom”James Thaldorf

Age 68 of Apple Valley, passedaway July 15th, 2010 after a longand difficult struggle. He nevergave up, and was an inspirationto his family.

He is preceded in death by hisFather, Harold. Survived by hisMother, Alice and his loving wifeof 45 years, Judy; sons ThomasJon (significant other, Jen Styba),Marc Thomas (wife Melinda) andGrandson, River Thomas. Deep-est gratitude to the doctors andstaff of Fairview Southdale ICUfor their extraordinary efforts andkindness.

Memorial service will be heldJuly 28, 2010 at 10am at St .John’s Lutheran Church, 9446210 St. W. in Lakeville. Gather-ing of family and friends 1 hourprior to the service.

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Eva F. Pettit(Leonard)

Age 98 of Burnsvi l l e , d iedpeacefully Jan 8th, 2010. Pre-ceded in death by husband FrankCharles Pettit, parents, brothers& sisters in U.K. Survived by twobrothers , loving daughters VivienYoung & Davina (Dan) Nelson.Great grandchildren Isabelle &Esme Young, Andre , Ri ley ,Marina, & Alex Nelson. Alsomany relatives & friends world-wide. Eva’s lovely smile, stories,humor , hugs & love wi l l begreatly missed by all who knew &loved her. We will miss you oursweet English rose. The familywould like to thank FairviewDoctors, Nurses, Staff, Hospice& friends for their help, love &support. A memorial service cel-ebrating Eva’s life was held at2pm Thursday 7/22/10 at RiverHills United Methodist Church,11100 River Hills Dr., Burnsville,MN with visitation one hourprior & recept ion to fol low.Memor ia l s are pre fe r red toF a i r v i e w H o s p i c e B V o rAmerican Cancer Society.

Raymond L.Hayden

Hayden, Raymond L. age 93 ofFarmington, passed away July 15,2010. He is preceded in death byhis parents, Harry & May (nee:Prouty) and sibl ings, Ol iver(Rose), James (Margaret), Wes-ley (Marie) Harry Jr. and IvanHayden; brother in laws, Ken-neth Jones, Arbey Chilson andSherman Chilson. Raymond issurvived by his loving wife of 71years, Edna; children, Kenneth(Joyce), Connie Wolff, Donald(Gail) and Dave (Debbie); 12grandchildren and 2 great grand-children; siblings, Dorothy Jones,Anna Chilson, Mary Lou Chil-son & Derald (Mary) Hayden;sister in law, Darlene Hayden;also many nieces and nephews.Funeral service was Tuesday(7/20) at the White Funeral HomeChapel. Interment CorinthianCemetery, Farmington.

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Jean “Ann”Hastings

Jean "Ann" Hastings - Age 45Beloved wife, mother, daughter

and sister passed away Thursday7/15/10 in Farmington, MN, aftera 6 year battle with cancer. Shewas preceded in death by father,Charles "Gene" Crosby. Survivedby husband Larry Hast ings,mother Patricia Crosby, daugh-ters Emily and Laura Crosby, sis-ters Erin and Michele Crosby,and Brother Char l e s "Bud"Crosby. Celebration of Life ser-vices was held on Wednesday,7/21/10 at 4:00 pm. Service willtake place at The Depot, 134 S.Main St London, OH 43140.Since the facil ity is not openexcept for special events, flowerd e l i v e r i e s c a n b e a c c e p t e dbetween 10:00am and 4:00pmWednesday 7/21/10. Donations inmemory of Ann may also bemade to the National OvarianCancer Coalition.

Lorraine BunkerBunker, Lorraine L. age 91 of

Burnsville passed away peace-fully on 7/13/10. Survived byChildren Robert (Denise) Bunkerand Gina (Nick) Wagner ; 8Grandchildren, 16 Great Grand-children; Funeral Service 2pmFriday, July 16, 2010 at WhiteFuneral Home, 14560 PennockAve. Visitation one hour prior toservice. Interment, PleasentviewCemetery, Burnsville, MN.

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Ronda JoyJenneiahn

Ronda Joy Jenneiahn, age 50,of St. Cloud, formerly of AppleValley, died peacefully at homeJuly 10, 2010. Ronda was pre-ceded in death by her father CarlDahlberg, and sister Carlene.Survived by loving husband Tim,son Jacob, mother Esther Dahl-berg, brothers Daniel, Carl, andGail Dahlberg. Ronda graduatedfrom Rosemount High Schooland went on to receive a degree inPhotographic Technology fromDakota County Technical Col-lege. Service was held July 13th atLove of Christ Lutheran Churchin St. Cloud.

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by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

An Eagan woman has been found guilty of abus-ing the 6-month-old baby she regularly cared for, causing multiple fractures all over its body because she was frustrated by its crying. After deliberating for three days, a Dakota Coun-ty jury convicted Laura Marie Wilkinson, 31, of six counts of malicious pun-ishment of a child causing substantial bodily harm. The jury also acquitted her of one count of malicious punishment of a child. According to the crimi-nal complaint, the baby was diagnosed in April 2009 with fractures in both femurs and her tibia. Doctors ordered a full-body scan and discovered additional fractures, in-cluding fractures in both arms, her right ankle, her left wrist, and two left ribs. The fractures were in various stages of heal-ing, and some were several weeks old. Police questioned

Wilkinson, who was one of the baby’s caregivers. Wilkinson told police she had been depressed, and that the baby’s con-stant crying while in her care frustrated her, the complaint said. She told police that on five or six occasions she was overly rough with the baby out of frustration, admit-ting she was rough enough to have caused these inju-ries. Wilkinson admitted to squeezing the baby around the rib cage, grabbing her by the arms and jolting her, and pulling on her legs roughly during diaper changes. She also admitted to holding the baby by the wrists and swinging her in the air like a monkey. Wilkinson is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 10. She faces up to five years in prison and/or fines of $3,000 to $10,000 for each count.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

Eagan babysitter found guilty of abusing infantLaura Marie Wilkinson admitted to swinging

6-month-old in the air ‘like a monkey’

Eagan

ty,” Nelson said. She also plans to shake the trees for donations to supplement the PAC’s $30,000 advertising bud-get for 2010. But effective “grass-roots promotions” can help overcome limited funds, she added. “You work with the tools you’ve got, and then you come up with new tools as well,” Nelson said. “You tap into new ideas and new marketing tools that are out there. The social-network-ing thing has just become a huge tool.” Nelson said the PAC’s calendar is filling up – with upcoming performances

of “Titanic” and “Annie Junior,” a visit by the Twin Cities Ballet and shows by guitarists Tommy Emanuel and Larry Carlton, whose Larry Carlton Trio will kick off the seventh annual Art and All That Jazz Festival. “We’re working on the season brochure right now, and it is jam-packed with all kinds of different things and really fun things for the community to sink their teeth into, whether it’s the-ater or music,” Nelson said. “The art gallery has some really great exhibits coming up.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].

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Opinion

Opposition to Timothy BlakelyTo the editor: As always, our Eagan Funfest parade was great this year, and our city should be proud that Raleigh Selig and his staff did such a won-derful job of organizing it so smoothly. However, I was disap-pointed to see that recently disciplined and suspended incumbent District Court Judge Timothy Blakely took part in our parade. With his entourage and a television crew in tow, he never once got out of his car to greet the crowd or, better yet, ex-plain why the Minnesota Supreme Court recently suspended him from the bench for misconduct. The First Judicial District that he serves includes Dakota County. Surely, any politician has a right to defend his or herself in public, but in this instance, he put on a display of arrogance and disregard for honesty and integrity that only highlights the need for the voters to remove him from office this year. Does he think that a banner claiming 20 years of serving our community (he’s only been a judge since 1998) and slick television ad will sway the informed voters of Eagan? Or is he relying on the media’s lack of attention to this judicial race to carry him past public scrutiny: Either way, our community and the voters in the First Judicial District should not allow such a miscarriage of justice. The integrity of our ju-dicial system is at stake on Aug. 10. Here is a judge that took advantage of his high position in order to get his own divorce legal fees substantially reduced. In an election year laced with an anti-incumbent mood, Eagan voters should take

advantage of the opportuni-ty to clean up our judiciary and send Blakely out of of-fice.

KELLY GILLILANDEagan

Editor’s note: Blakely faces a primary challenge from Da-kota County Assistant At-torney Larry Clark and Ste-phen Allen Baker, a Lakeville attorney.

Joan Baez graced the Minnesota ZooTo the editor: Wow! I had a front row center seat. This being my first Joan Baez concert, I can’t tell you what it meant to me to be able to see her perform in this intimate woodland en-vironment at the Minnesota Zoo. “Music in the Zoo” has an outdoor amphitheater that seats about 1,500. I sat and asked myself for two hours, “Why, oh why, had I not seen her before?” She is a beautiful woman, excel-lent musician, phenomenal writer, who articulates with her musical creative craft that she has so passionately built throughout her career. Can you imagine that Joan Baez came to Apple Valley? I spoke to several individu-als and learned that they were from Apple Valley and one from Minneapolis. That made me curious if it is pri-marily residents of Dakota County who are attending these concerts. She sang songs that she herself has written and songs by the Guthries, other folk songs that were new to me and I can’t forget Bob Dylan. From speaking to others, it seems that she hasn’t graced Minnesota too often in the past and we want her to know that she is warmly welcomed to please

come back more often. ROSEY GATESApple Valley

Myhra stands for fiscal responsibilityTo the editor: Pam Myhra, the Repub-lican endorsed candidate for state representative of House District 40A, is my choice for the Minnesota Legislature. I was pleased to see that she was recently endorsed by Voices of Conservative Women, an organization that identifies legislative candi-dates based on their support of fiscal responsibility, lim-ited government, and free market principles. Myhra understands state government needs to set sensible spending priorities and live within its means, just like our families do. She understands the importance of attracting and keeping businesses in Minnesota so quality jobs are available and people can get back to work. Myhra understands we want to make our own spending decisions as individuals and families, rather than have in-creased taxes and state gov-ernment making spending choices for us.

CONNIE MACKBurnsville

Fringe group is the Minnesota DFLTo the editor: Letter writer Dan Mo-nahan is right: “Most con-servatives want nothing to do with a fringe group whose ideas would cripple an al-ready cash-strapped Minne-sota budget.” Unfortunately, what Mo-nahan fails to point out is that the “fringe group” is the Minnesota DFL-controlled Legislature that dupes vot-ers to believe that they can

spend our tax money with unabashed abandon in order to create a Scandinavian so-cialist utopia without conse-quences. It’s certainly clear to me that Monahan isn’t a con-servative, a viewpoint which he alleges to represent, but instead an ill-informed pro-gressive DFLer who is only conservative in preserving the reckless DFL legislative status quo. It’s also clear that he has no clue on common sense, Econ 101, or the RLC. In today’s economic envi-ronment the viewpoint (Lib-eralism 101: spend, spend, spend, tax, tax, tax) is in fact the ultra-regressive wingnut fringe that grossly impinges on our personal liberties and our pocket books. If you can’t balance your own budget, robbing your friends and neighbors to fix it is not the solution. The solution is to earn not rob more money, cut back your expenditures, reduce or elimi-nate your debts, and liquidate some of your assets or face insolvency. It’s not rocket sci-ence but common sense and Econ 101. Seems Monahan like many progressives think common sense and living within your means is extrem-ism and yet willfully neglect to point out that spending beyond your means by a Minnesota Legislature gone wild is not. We need more new legisla-tors like Republican District 38B candidate Kurt Bills to bring back common sense, and yes Econ 101 to the state House.

PETER ZIDEKApple Valley

Connection too close to ignoreTo the editor: According to recent let-ters, House District 37B can-didate Kurt Bills has been endorsed by a far right-wing fringe group – the Republi-can Liberty Caucus. Bills’ website even carries a press release that says he “welcomes the support of

the caucus.” This is the group that wants to get rid of the departments of education and health to name a few, and eliminate all taxes on the big corporations that are making record profits in this economy while the rest of us are struggling. I also see that former Rep. Ken Wolf has weighed into the fray by protesting (too much?) that even though Bills has warmly embraced the Republican Liberty Cau-cus endorsement, he is no Judy Lindsay, the right-wing candidate who ran for the House in 2008. But as it turns out, the same Republican Liberty Caucus that has endorsed Bills also endorsed Lindsay in 2008. It’s pretty simple to connect the right-wing dots. The Republican Liberty Cau-cus only endorses those who hold the most extreme posi-tions. In fact, only 13 other legislative candidates besides Bills have met their litmus test this year. This same group also endorsed Lindsay, whose positions were far too radical for voters last time around. So I think it’s fair to assert that Bills and Lindsay are cut from the same cloth. If Bills is truly the mod-erate that Wolf paints, then Bills should tell readers how he differs from Lindsay and the extremist positions of the Republican Liberty Caucus. He owes that to the voters in Rosemount and Apple Val-ley. PAUL BUDZISZEWSKIApple Valley

Let’s cut through the political fogTo the editor: As the campaign season gears up, support letters like the recent one by an enthusi-astic writer begin to appear like toadstools after the rain. The writers tend to say noth-ing bad and instead, wax poetic about their favorite candidate. The problem for them is the lack of support-ing facts. This writer likes his Dis-trict 38A candidate (Diane Anderson) because you “can

count on (her) to get things done.” What has she done? In contrast, state Rep. Sandy Masin, DFL-Eagan, has actually delivered legisla-tion on jobs creation, prop-erty tax relief, encouraging technology investments, and reduction of government waste. The writer is impressed with his candidate’s “ex-perience in getting legisla-tion passed.” And since she hasn’t been a legislator, it is likely she’s passed no legisla-tion. She has lobbied for cer-tain favorite positions in the Legislature. The writer claims his can-didate would work to elimi-nate government waste and stop tax increases. When was the last time a candi-date said, “I’m running to increase government waste and raise your taxes”? The claim alone is not credible. Look at what was delivered, and check the results. Masin actually deliv-ered. The challenger makes claims, but delivered noth-ing. There is talk about re-duced taxes and fiscal re-sponsibility: The writer doesn’t mention that the lo-cal legislative team, Masin and state Rep. Mike Ober-mueller and Sen. David Carlson, have worked with Dakota County and the City of Eagan to maintain sound financial standing. Nor does he mention the fact that Moody’s Service rated Da-kota County and Eagan at “triple-A” levels, the highest rating available. This trans-lates into lower borrowing costs for capital projects and the jobs they bring about, such as buildings and other important infrastructure. The wisdom of chang-ing representatives based on claims rather than results is dubious at best. Are we go-ing to listen to this bad ad-vice in November? Are we going to let the future of job creation in Minnesota be compromised? Can we af-ford the challenger as your next representative?

AVI MESHAREagan

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A week from now, I will begin a six-month leave from my position as man-aging editor of Thisweek Newspapers and the Da-kota County Tribune Busi-ness Weekly. ECM Publishers Inc. offers a wonderful Family Leave program that affords a six-month, 40-per-cent paid time off for all asso-ciates who have been with the company for at least three years to use after the birth or adoption of a child or to care for an aging parent. ECM is a great place to work regardless of this program, but having it makes our contribu-tions to reporting for the com-munities we serve more special. The program was established by former publisher Elmer L. An-dersen, who was long revered in the public circle for his compas-sion as a state senator and one-term governor of Minnesota. Andersen, a Republican, paid

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value in parents spending time with children. There has been so much inter-est in the program that associates from ECM have testified at the Legislature as state leaders con-sidered offering the program to public employees. Although I haven’t used a day of ECM’s Family Leave program, I can affirm that its positives far outweigh the challenges it poses to our organization. Since I have been with the company for almost 12 years, only one of my co-workers has been on Family Leave. A few years ago, one of our community editors went on Fam-ily Leave when the time allowed off was 12 months. To fill the re-porting gap left behind, I posted

the position and hired a very good candidate. Because of the short-term na-ture of the position, the new hire continued to seek a permanent position, for which an offer came quickly because of his good cre-dentials. This scenario repeated itself two more times during my co-worker’s leave, resulting in what seemed like a continual se-ries of job postings, interviews and new associate trainings. Using four different people to fill a single position for that time frame was a stress not only on me, but others in the newsroom, as there was the inevitable lag time between hires and a learning curve for each new person. My leave will mean that cer-tain people in the newsroom will have to fill roles that they have admirably undertaken when I’ve been on vacation. I have no doubt they will do a great job in my absence. John Gessner, who has been with Thisweek since 1988 and covers Burnsville, will take over

as managing editor. He will be in charge of making sure the news operation runs smoothly, along with editing news stories and let-ters and coordinating the report-ing from some of our editors and reporters. Erin Johnson, who has been with Thisweek for the past 10 years covering Eagan most of those years, will take over as as-sistant managing editor. She also will edit stories and direct a por-tion of the news staff. The past two weeks, John and Erin have been working with Aaron Vehling, who has returned to Thisweek after a brief hiatus. He will be taking over cover-age of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school districts. Vehling covered Farmington for Thisweek a few years ago and has worked with our sister publica-tion in North Branch. John and Erin will be getting help with the editing load. Also on the team are Larry Werner, our editor and general manager,

Andrew Miller, who is copy edi-tor in addition to covering Apple Valley and writing for Thisweek-end, and Darcy Odden, copy edi-tor and news assistant. Laura Adelmann, who has covered Dakota County govern-ment for many years, recently added Rosemount to her cover-age and will help out occasion-ally in Apple Valley. Jessica Harper, Derrick Wil-liams, Andy Rogers and Rick Orndorf also will be contributing their efforts to the team to make sure Thisweek and the Tribune continue to assemble newspapers and a website that are valuable to readers. I know they will continue to do excellent work, and I thank them, ECM and Elmer for giving me this time with my daughter that I will be able to cherish for-ever. Tad Johnson is managing edi-tor of Thisweek Newspapers. He is at [email protected].

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Lakeville resident performs in ‘Risha’ Lakeville resident Eileen Goren will perform as “Ri-sha” in the Jawaahir Dance Company’s production of “The Dark Nightingale” Aug. 26-Sept. 5 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE., Minneapolis. Goren has danced with Jawaahir since its inception in 1989. She is a member of the board of Jawaahir and the company office manag-er. Tickets are $28 and are available through the Ritz Theater box office at www.ritzdolls.com or (612) 436-1129. For more informa-tion about the show, visit www.jawaahir.org.

‘Annie Jr.’ at Burnsville PAC ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions will present performances of “Annie Jr.” Aug. 4-7 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Performances will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 and at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 7. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Tickets are avail-able at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center box office, or from ticketmaster at 1-800-982-2787 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information visit www.burnsvillepac.com/.

MN Zoo farm celebration slated July 24-25 The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will host the Family Farm Festival on July 24 and July 25. Activities include a trac-tor display, blacksmith demonstrations, children’s crafts, and live music. On Saturday, July 24, the Sawtooth Bluegrass Band will perform and Sunday, July 25, will feature a coun-try theme with the Tim Si-gler Band. Visit mnzoo.org/farm for a full schedule of Family Farm Fest weekend activi-ties.


They performed together last fall in front of friends and family in their school’s auditorium. Now, actors from Eagan High School are taking their production of “A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream” across the Atlantic to stage the enchanting Shakespearean romantic comedy before an international audience. The 23-student cast di-rected by Nancy Owzarek has been selected to take part in this year’s Edin-burgh Fringe Festival in early August. Eagan is one of 51 schools from a pool of 1,600 selected by the Ameri-can High School Theatre Festival set to perform this year at the Fringe, one of the most prestigious arts festivals in the world. “It was an intense appli-cation process,” said Owza-rek, an English teacher/the-ater director at Eagan. “It started two years ago and involved recommendations

from other directors, rec-ommendations from alumni and filling out a philosophi-cal statement.” The Eagan group, which includes two theater-tech students and production assistant (and EHS head speech coach) Joni Anker, departs for Scotland Aug. 3 and will be staying in dorms at the University of Edin-burgh. Before they leave, they’ll be delivering two free “sneak preview” perfor-mances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Admission is free to the sneak previews, though do-nations will be accepted to help offset the group’s travel expenses. During intermission, there will be concessions, a raffle for a Nintendo Wii and a boutique selling fash-ion accessories, proceeds from which will also be used to help cover the group’s Fringe-related costs. As their departure date

approaches, excitement is running high among the Eagan actors. The group will be among more than 1,000 performance compa-nies at the Fringe staging shows in theaters, church halls and sports centers throughout the Scottish me-tropolis. “I’m excited to see the contrast between an Ameri-

can audience and a Euro-pean audience – I suspect some of our shtick humor might not fly as well,” said James Gage, an EHS 12th-grader who plays the fairy

Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Javier Ferreira, a 2010 EHS graduate who plays the fairy Oberon in the pro-duction, captured the cast’s

sense of anticipation best. “I’m super pumped,” he said. “I cannot wait.”


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James Gage, left, plays Puck and Javier Ferreira plays Oberon in the Eagan High School production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The show’s cast of 20-some Eagan students, who first performed the Shakespeare comedy in October 2009, will be heading to Scotland in early August to perform for an international audience at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Two free “sneak previews” will be offered July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley.

EHS entered in Edinburgh Fringe Festival; will stage‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ July 26-27 at Eastview

Before Eagan High School theater students set off for Scotland in August to perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, they’ll deliver two free performances of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Donations will be accepted.

IN BRIEF

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: [email protected].

Performances Second Stage Theatre Com-pany will present the musical “Ti-tanic” at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., at 7:30 p.m. July 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. July 25. Tickets are $20/adults, $15/seniors and students; matinee tickets are $15 and $10, respectively. Reserve tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com or pur-chase at the door the evening of the performance. ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Produc-tions will present “Annie Jr.” at 1 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 and 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 7 at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $12/adults and $10/seniors/students and are available at the box office or www.ticketmaster.com. For more infor-mation go to www.burnsvillepac.com/. Eagan Community Theatre will present “The Music Man” at Eagan High School at 7:30 p.m. July 23-24 and July 28-31 and at 2 p.m. July 25 and July 31. Tickets: Call (651) 683-6964 between 1-4 p.m. weekdays and one hour be-fore each performance. Tickets are $10 and $12. Events The Art and All that Jazz Fes-tival will be held Aug. 20-21 at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in the Heart of the City, Burnsville. Information: www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.Comedy “Times are Tough … Laugh-ing is Easy” comedy showcase presented by the MinneHAHA Comedy Club at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21 at Jensen’s Supper Club, 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Comedian Tammy Nerby headlines with special guest Elaine Thompson. Admission: $12.50. For reservations log onto www.min-nehahacomedyclub.com or call (612) 860-9388.Classes/workshops

Drama - Theater Camps for ages 4 and older from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2-19 at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville.Register for full or half days. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information.

TV Interviewing Class for ages 8-14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville. Fee: $35. Call (612) 250-8611 for information.

Script Writing for ages 8 and older from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Aug. 4 at River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville. Fee: $35. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information.

Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville will offer Summer Teen Drawing and Painting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mondays throughout the summer. Register at www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville offers Array Color Mixing for everyone – in oil or acrylic – with professional artist Frank Wetzel, Aug. 5 and 6. Register www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville offers Family Friday Art Day on July 23 and Aug. 27. Cost: $60 per family of four per session. For information and to register: www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Brushworks School of Artoffers visual art classes at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Mini Masters, paint like Picasso (Aug. 12). Fairy Art for ages 5-11, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Art Around the World in America for youth on Aug. 12-13, 10 a.m. to noon. All supplies included with registration. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134.

In The Company of Kids Cre-ative Arts Center presents the Fai-rytale Adventures Program, a mu-sic-based based dance program for parents and children. Newborns to age 3 welcome with parent or caregiver. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information or visit www.co-kartscenter.com. Register now for summer classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are offered for all ages from age 4 through adult. A variety of schedules and course offerings are available. For a complete listing visit www.cityofeagan.com/eagan-arthouse. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 686-9134.

Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota.

Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833.

Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville Senior Cen-ter, 20732 Holt Ave. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration informa-tion, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.

DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance program will hold a “First Friday” dance event on the first Friday of each month. Latin/swing/ballroom class from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a two-hour “practice session” from 7 to 9 p.m. The lesson is free. The “practice session” is $12 per family (high school students are free) or $7 per person. A partner is not needed to participate. The monthly event is at DanceWorks Central, 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Call (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot or visit wwworks-mn.com .

theater and arts calendarTo submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, July 23Stoned Acoustic, 7:30 to

10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Pop Lite (patio perfor-mance), 8 to 10 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Power of 10, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Thieves Carnival, 9:30 p.m., Primetime Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Ave., Burns-ville, (952) 435-6111. Rhino, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Smithtown, McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Michael Loonan, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Red-eye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Saturday, July 24Craig Dion New Move-

ment, 1 to 3 p.m., Northwest-ern Books, 14150 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-8600. Performance and CD signing for new gospel R&B album, “A New Perspective ... A New Praise.”

Classic Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

The Express Band and Wasted Talent Band, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Sav-age, (952) 846-4513.

Chris Winkels, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Monday, July 26 Open mic, 9 p.m., Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave. S., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Wednesday, July 28 Jambo Joe Bones, Enjoy! Restaurant, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley, (952) 891-6569.

Thursday, July 29Good for Gary, Babe’s Music

Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200.

The Feelin’ (piano bar). 9:30 p.m., Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill and Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Court, Eagan, (651) 452-0999.

Critical Mass, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Friday, July 30Classic Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m.,

Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Lady Luck, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Rising, 9:30 p.m., Primetime Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Ave., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

8 Foot 4, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

Mark Mraz, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Larry Johnson on keyboards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

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THISWEEKENDS PUZZLE ANSWERS

Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat-urday, July 24. Read aloud to a therapy dog. “Happy Feet” for all ages from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 26. Rated PG. Tie-Dying for teens from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Mad Science of Minnesota for ages 4 and older from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 28. Observe the power of forces in-cluding gravity, centrifugal force, inertia and more. Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 29. All items priced $2 or less. Sellers must be ages 4-17 and must register in advance.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 There’s still time to sign up for the Make A Splash Summer Reading Club. Kids who sign up will be given a form to keep track of the time they read or are read to. Prizes are awarded to partici-pants after five, 10 and 20 hours of reading. The Adventures of Juan by Tetro Del Pueblo for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 28. The story of Juan, a young Mexican boy, who moves to rural Minnesota. This play explores Mexican and American mythologies. Printmaking for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28.

Friday, July 23 Rosemount Leprechaun Days runs July 23 through Aug. 1. Information: www.RosemountE-vents.com. Family Farm Festival runs July 23-24 at the Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo. Information: www.mnzoo.org. Friday Nights Music in the Park, 6 p.m. to dusk at Kelley Park, Fortino and 152nd streets, Apple Valley. Relay for Life of Lakeville be-gins at 6 p.m. at Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Ave.

Tuesday, July 27 Caponi Art Park’s Family Fun Tuesday – A Northern Euro-pean Festival of Music with Ross Sutter, 10 to 11 a.m., 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. $2 suggested dona-tion. Information: (651) 454-9412. Music in the Parks – Splatter Sisters, 1:15 p.m., Jaycee Park, Rosemount. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden: Plant Propagation with JoAnne Sabin, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the garden at UMore Park, 1605 160th St. W. (County Road 46), Rosemount. Stretch your garden-ing dollar by propagating perenni-als, bulbs and annuals. Fee: $15. Supplies provided. Questions or to register by phone, call Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension: (651) 480-7700.

Wednesday, July 28 150th Celebration Party – Eagan Market Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. at Central Park’s Festival Grounds at the Eagan Community

Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Food drive to benefit Eagan Re-source Center and other celebra-tion activities. Entertainment: Teen Battle of the Bands competition on stage. Wednesday on Main – Will Hale and The Tadpole Parade Band, 6:15 p.m., Pioneer Park Plaza, Holyoke Avenue and 208th Street, Lakeville. Wednesday in the Park – Sounds of Hope, 7 p.m., Civic Center Park, Burnsville.

Friday, July 30 Child Safety Seminar at 6 p.m. at ATA Martial Arts, 1040 E. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 432-6555. Free seminar will include simple break away tech-niques, role playing with possible stranger dangers, how to deal with bullies. Free pizza will be served following the seminar. Friday Nights Music in the Park featuring Latin Voices, 6 p.m. to dusk at Kelley Park, For-tino and 152nd streets, Apple Val-ley. Relay for Life of Farmington begins at 6 p.m. at Robert Boeck-man Middle School, 4008 220th St. W.

Saturday, July 31 Carnival and Silent Auction benefit for Gracie Norlin from 1 to 5 p.m. at Farmington American Legion Post 189, 10 Eighth St. N., Farmington. Six-year-old Gracie is battling cancer. The event will include a silent auction, games, food, treats, and more. Tickets: $10 per person or $25 per family. Information: Nicki at (612) 308-

2524 or Dawn at (952) 239-2634.

Ongoing Marriage Encounter week-end Aug. 14-15 at the Dakota Ridge Hotel on 35E and Yankee Doodle in Eagan. Information: www.marriages.org or (651) 454-3238. The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. Type O negative and type B negative blood dona-tions are especially needed. For more information, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. • July 28, 1 to 7 p.m., Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. For an appointment, call Marlene at (651) 460-6083. Walk-ins also welcome. • July 28, 2 to 7 p.m., Holiday Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burns-ville. • July 29, 2 to 7 p.m., Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road, Savage. • July 29, noon to 6 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. • July 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nel-son Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville.

Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday.

Make crazy prints with Leon-ardo’s Basement. Registration required. Ocean Mural Craft for ages 3-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fri-day, July 30.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. or 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, July 26. Anime Drawing for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, July 26. Registration required. Books and Bagels for teens from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Craft Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. All items priced $2 or less. Sellers must be ages 4-17 and must reg-ister in advance. Eric the Juggling Magician for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, July 30.

Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Explore Rudy’s Little World for all ages from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 26. Meet au-thor Stacy Waibel and hear her stories about Rudy the amazing dog. Books will be available for sale and autographing. Dr. Seuss Family Trivia Challenge for all ages from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Silly prizes for all competitors. Dakota Wild Animals for chil-dren ages 3-12 and their caregiv-ers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. Live reptile and mammal show. All About Jack Storytime for children up to age 6 and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 30. Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat-urday, July 31. Read aloud to a

therapy dog.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 The Magic of Celtic Music for all ages from 3 to 4 p.m. Sat-urday, July 24. In celebration of Leprechaun Days, musicians An-drea Stern and Laura MacKenzie will perform traditional Celtic mu-sic on harp and flute. Your Self Portrait for ages 12-18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 31. Registration required.

Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age(952) 707-1770 Celebrity Storytime for all ages at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 26, with Principal Jeremy Willey, MW Savage Elementary, and Tuesday, July 27, with Super-intendent Sue Ann Gruver, ISD 719. Make a Splash Movie Morn-ing for all ages at 10:30 a.m. Fri-day, July 30. Enjoy a free water-themed movie and snacks. SuperSmash Bros Gaming Tournament Teen Event (fin-ished grades 6-12) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. Regis-tration required.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 “WALL-E” for all ages from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. Rated G. Dakota Wild Animals for all ages from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Thurs-day, July 29. Live reptile and mammal show. “Blue Crush” for teens from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 29. Rates PG-13. Design It! Balls and Tracks for ages 7-11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 30. Build a marble track.

thisweekend briefsFirst solo artist exhibit set at Burnsville PAC The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center will present its first solo artist exhibit Aug. 12-Sept. 18 featuring the art-work of contemporary artist Stephen Capiz. Capiz grew up in St. Paul and now works out of Minne-apolis in the Northrup King Building. The exhibit features a selection of abstract and semi-abstract landscape piec-es. The free and public open-ing reception for the Stephen Capiz exhibit will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 12 in the PAC’s art gallery, 12600

Nicollet Ave. Refreshments will be provided. Artwork will be available for purchase during the open-ing reception or by contacting Alejandra Pelinka, gallery di-rector, at (952) 895-4685. Normal gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Gospel artist performs July 24 Craig Dion New Move-ment will perform songs from its gospel R&B album, “A New Perspective … A New Praise” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Northwestern Books, 14150 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville.

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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As the Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan school district prepares to ask the people to vote “yes” on an operating levy this Novem-ber, the district received some affirming news on the financial front. For the eighth year in a row, the Association of School Business Officials

International has given District 196 a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Re-porting, which is an award recognizing the excellence in the preparation and trans-parency of the district’s Comprehensive Annual Fi-nancial Report for last year (fiscal year 2009). To determine a district’s eligibility for the award, ASBO reviews the Compre-hensive Annual Financial Report in addition to the practices of the district’s fi-nancial department.

Superintendent Jane Berenz said the award re-flects the finance depart-ment’s diligence in manag-ing district finances and the transparency in reporting. A decade of financial re-ports are available for pub-lic access on the district’s website www.district196.org/District/Departments/Finance/index.cfm.

Upcoming budget woes The award comes at a time when the district is looking at potential fund-ing cuts at the state level by

as a much as 7.5 percent. If voters approve a pro-posed $512 per pupil levy this fall, that cut in state funding would still mean $8 million in cuts and ad-justments for the 2011-12 school year. Without the levy, that number would skyrocket to $24 million, said Fi-nance Director Jeff Solo-mon at a board retreat last week. The district has already had to make $25 million in various cuts and adjust-ments to its two previous budgets. According to district

spokesman Tony Taschner, for the upcoming school year, the School Board ap-proved $15 million in cuts and adjustments that in-cluded: • 143 full-time equiva-lent positions, 78 of which were classroom teacher positions; • D.A.R.E. in the fifth grade, three middle-school sports programs; • free busing for extend-ed-day programs at the elementary schools and the remaining three days of activity bus service for middle school and high school students.

Fees in sports and per-forming arts saw an in-crease as well. So for the district, the award serves as evidence that its cuts and its levy referendum are not the re-sult of fiscal irresponsibil-ity. Berenz said the district’s financial department takes a stringent, conservative approach. “There is confidence and trust in (Finance Di-rector) Jeff (Solomon) and his office,” she said.

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected].

District recognized for fiscal transparencyFinancial reporting award comes as voters consider levy question

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Miscellaneous Singles breakfast at 10 a.m. the first and third Saturday of each month at Perkins, 1345 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. Age range 55-plus. Call Gerri at (651) 686-4047 for information. Minnesota Valley IN-Fisher-man Club, a multi-species fishing club, meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Apple Valley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley. Club activities include monthly fishing outings on local bodies of water, informative speakers, and donations to local conservation causes. You do not have to have a boat to join and everyone is welcome regardless of skill level. For more information call Gary at (952) 423-3662.

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Savage Council for the Gifted and Talented (BESCGT) parent support group meets the third Thursday of each month at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more infor-mation go to www.MCGT.NET/Chapters.HTML. New members welcome. Spirited Grace cancer sup-port group meets the third Tues-day of each month from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Church of the Risen Savior, 1501 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. Information: (952) 431-5222. TOPS Chapter #388 Burns-ville, a weight loss support group, meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. For in-formation, call Lois at (952) 894-2929 or Gina at (952) 431-4690. TOPS Chapter #658 Burns-ville meets from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Fridays at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 1801 E. Cliff Road, Burnsville. Call (651) 292-8625 for more information.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets on Mondays from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road, Eagan. Information: Sue at (952) 894-2509. First Place Weight Manage-ment meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. For more information, contact Carol Olinger at (952) 894-1469.

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Burnsville-based Tee It Up For The Troops recently recognized the Minnesota Twins for their support. The Twins have donated auction items and former Twins players have given generously of their time each year to golf with in-jured military veterans. Tee It Up For The Troops was established in 2005 with the mission to honor and re-member the service of those that sacrificed to protect the United States. More than $2 million has been raised at events, with the flagship golf tour-nament held each year at Mendakota Country Club in Mendota Heights on the Friday closest to Sept. 11. This year’s tournament will be held Sept. 10. Former Twins player Paul Molitor is a member of the Tee It Up For The

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Classic car owners are in-vited to register their cars for free for the Eagan Market Fest Classic Car Show & Elvis Tribute on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the festival grounds of the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. The car show is limited to the first 75 cars that register. Attendees will vote on Best Engine, Best Paint Job and a People’s Choice Award. Win-ners will receive a framed cer-tificate award and a Market Fest gift bag. This year’s car show will feature a musical tribute to

Elvis Presley from 6 to 8 p.m. by professional Elvis imper-sonators Steve and Tommy Marcio and their show The Elvis Experience. Market Fest features a farmer’s market with over 55 vendors and free children’s art activities. For the Classic Car theme night there will also be $1.50 root beer floats in celebration of Eagan’s 150th birthday. To register a classic car, call Eagan Parks and Recre-ation at (651) 675-5500 and provide your name, address, car make, model and year and a phone number.

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Teen musicians are invit-ed to enter the Battle of the Bands which will be held at Eagan Market Fest on Wednesday, July 28, from 4 to 6:40 p.m. at the Eagan Rotary Bandshell stage. The first- and second-place bands will win an opportunity to play at the Minnesota State Fair. The first-place band will move on to the Grand Battle at the Dakota County Fair and earn a small cash prize based on the number of bands registered. Grand

Battle prizes include a cash prize and studio recording time courtesy of McNally Rand. All participating bands must be amateur, with the majority of members com-prised of high school or college-aged members. The entry fee is $32 per band. The number of bands ac-cepted is limited. For more information or to register, call Loudi Riva-monte at the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department at (651) 675-5500.

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Driver improvement classes offered The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-improvement courses on the following days: • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 9 (four-hour refresher), Burnsville Senior Center/ISD 191, 200 Burnsville Parkway W., Burnsville. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3 (four-hour refresh-er), AAA Minnesota/Iowa, 600 W. Travelers Trail,

Burnsville. • 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 (eight-hour full course), Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 6 (four-hour refresher), Kow-alski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 (four-hour refresher), Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 (eight-hour full course), Burnsville Senior Center/ISD 191, 200 Burns-

ville Parkway W., Burns-ville. • 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 (eight-hour full course), Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. The course is open to the public; however, preregis-tration is requested. The fee for the four-hour refresher is $20; the eight-hour course is $24. For more informa-tion or to register, go to www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-888-234-1294.

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they joined the Burnsville Relay. The Hardgroves are in charge of the luminaria sales and ceremony. “We’ve been active,” Hardgrove said. “Three of

our children live in either Lakeville or Burnsville, and we get them involved. They have adult children, so we get them involved.” Co-chairs of this year’s

Relay are Becky Kritz of Burnsville and Brenda Ir-win of Savage, both can-cer survivors. For information about forming a Relay team,

buying a luminaria or volunteering at the event, contact Kritz (952-953-4934, [email protected]) or Irwin (952-447-7854, brenir-

[email protected]). Or visit www.relayforlife.org/burnsvillemn. John Gessner is at [email protected].

VBS at Apple Valley Baptist Church “SonRock Kids Camp” is the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School at Apple Valley Baptist Church, 964 Garden View Drive. Children ages 4 through sixth grade are in-vited to join this adventure from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 8-12. There is no charge for VBS, but a free-will offering will be received for the VBS Mission Project. To register or for more information, call (952) 432-3151, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.appleval-leybaptistchurch.org.

VBS at Christus Victor Christus Victor Lu-theran Church, 7510 Palo-mino Drive, Apple Val-ley, will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, through Thursday, July 29.

Children ages 3 through those going in to fifth grade are invited to participate in the VBS program, “Son-quest Rainforest.” The children will per-form during the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Aug. 1. A family picnic will follow the service at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (952) 454-6927.

Rome selected for H.B. Hanson preaching seminar Rev. Jen Rome, pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagan, has been se-lected for the 2010-11 H.B. Hanson Preaching Seminar at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. The seminar consists of three teaching workshops over the next year. Rome is one of eight pastors chosen from the St. Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Garage sale at Faith Covenant Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville, will hold its annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. The sale will be held in the lower level of the church in Room 150. Use upper parking lot for the sale, and lower for donation drop off. Donations will be ac-cepted from 2 to 7 p.m. Sun-day, Aug. 1, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, and Tuesday, Aug. 3. Items not accepted are mattresses, car seats, cribs, curtain rods, tires, TVs, VCRs, microwaves, large computer monitors, light fixtures, chandeliers, and househo ld /automot ive chemicals. For more information, call (952) 890-3110 or visit www.faithcovenant.org. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help poor and widows affected by the civil war in Kosovo.

VBS at Southcross Southcross Community Church, 1800 County Road 42 E., Burnsville, will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, through Thursday, Aug. 12. VBS is for children age 3 through those who have finished fifth grade. This year’s theme is “Planet Zoom” where bold bee-lievers zip, zap, and zoom for Jesus. As an outreach and ser-vice to the community, this year’s VBS is free. Space is limited to 40 children. Call or e-mail to request registration ma-terials, (952) 432-4286 or [email protected].

Community meals at Grace Lutheran Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Monday, July 26. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served

from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Grace serves these meals for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding commu-nity. Although the meals are free, donations are ac-cepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at (952) 432-7273.

Hero HeadQuarters Children entering grades one through six are invited to Hero HeadQuarters – Where Kids Join Forces with God, a free Vacation Bible School to be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 26-30 at South Suburban Evangelical Free Church, 12600 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Enjoy an action-packed VBS filled with music, stories, games, snacks, crafts and new friends. Register online at www.ssefc.org or call (952) 431-5466.

Friday Mornings Out The Friday Mornings Out program at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, has openings for the 2010-11 school year. The program is for chil-dren ages 2 to 5. Class time is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more informa-tion, contact Susan at (952) 985-7354 or [email protected].

Parents Day Out The Parents Day Out program at Chapel Hill Church, 4888 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, has open-ings for the 2010-11 school year. Classes are offered Mondays, Tues-days and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for children ages 18 months to 5 years. For more in-formation, contact Lisa at (651) 681-1658 or [email protected].

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State American Legion coaches and media baseball poll, July 11 Teams Total points/1st place votes1. Eden Prairie 140 (14)2. Burnsville 118 3. Tri-City Red 100 4. Centennial 94 5. Rosetown 59 6. Rochester Patriots 50 7. AV Eastview Thunder 33 8. Lakeville North 31 (1)9. Rochester Redhawks 29 10. Apple Valley 76ers 28 11. North St. Paul 27 12. Excelsior 24 13. Forest Lake 23 14. Sartell 18 15. Hamline Purple 14 16. Mankato National 9 17. New Ulm Gold 8 18. Coon Rapids 7 19. Grand Rapids 4 20. Albert Lea 3

Friday, July 23Third district tournament• Semifinals, Alimagnet Park, 4 p.m., 7 p.m.Saturday, July 24• Finals, Apple Valley American Legion Field, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m.

RacingFriday, July 16 AMSOIL Dirt Nationals at Elko Speedway

USMTS ModifiedsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IA 2. Dereck Ramirez Woodward, OK 3. Jason Voigt St. CloudHeat 2 8 laps 1. Jon Tesch Watertown, SD 2. Kelly Shryock Fertile, IA 3. Mike Gregg MortonHeat 3 8 laps 1. Jason Krohn Slayton 2. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 3. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie“B” Main 12 laps 1. Steve Wetzstein West Concord 2. Ryan Ruter Kanawha, IA 3. Ryan Canon Clearwater“A” Main 35 laps 1. Jason Krohn Slayton 2. Jon Tesch Watertown, SD 3. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IA 4. Dereck Ramirez Woodward, OK 5. Kelly Shryock Fertile, IA

UMSS SprintsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Jennifer Erickson Burnsville 2. Mark Toews Spirit Lake, IA 3. Joe Kouba North BranchHeat 2 8 laps 1. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Andy Jones PrincetonHeat 3 8 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 3. Dave Becker Belle PlaineFeature 20 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 4. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 5. Mark Toews Spirit Lake, IA

AMSOIL Championship ModifiedsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Nate Chodur Lake Mills, IA 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Shawn Kelly Somerset, WIHeat 2 8 laps 1. Dan Wheeler Columbia Heights 2. Alan Bohlman Cambridge 3. Dustin Scott RosemountHeat 3 8 laps 1. Bob Smith St. Joseph 2. Dagan Heim Rosemount 3. Dave Swearingen Little CanadaFeature 18 laps 1. Dustin Scott Rosemount 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Dan Wheeler Columbia Heights 4. Dave Swearingen Little Canada 5. Shawn Kelly Somerset, WI

Saturday, July 17AMSOIL Dirt Nationals at Elko Speedway

USMTS ModifiedsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Ken Schrader Concord, NC 2. Mike Steensma Luverne 3. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IAHeat 2 8 laps 1. Tim Donlinger Rochester 2. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie 3. Mike Hansen Alton, IAHeat 3 8 laps 1. Ryan Ruter Kanawha, IA 2. Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie 3. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA“A” Main 40 laps 1. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie 2. Ken Schrader Concord, NC 3. Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie 4. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 5. Tim Donlinger Rochester

UMSS SprintsHeat 1 6 laps 1. Bill Johnson St. Peter 2. Brandon Allen St. Peter 3. Jessie Smith MankatoHeat 2 6 laps 1. Joe Kouba North Branch 2. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 3. Jordan Wilmes KasotaHeat 3 6 laps 1. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 2. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 3. Brad Barickman RichfieldFeature 20 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Bill Johnson St. Peter 4. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 5. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake

AMSOIL Championship ModifiedsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Nate Chodur Lake Mills, IA 2. Alan Bohlman Cambridge 3. Mike MuellerHeat 2 8 laps 1. William Stetter Inver Grove Heights 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Jonny Hentges JordanHeat 3 8 laps 1. Alan Gessell, Jr. Big Lake 2. Dustin Scott 3. Johnny Magnum Lakeville

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Fishermen can find enjoyment in Dakota County by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I have a similar relation-ship to fishing as a puppy has to dog treats. Unless I’m being reward-ed, I have little interest in doing any type of casting. Fishing is also a proxim-ity friend of mine. I’m not going to travel great dis-tances for a boat ride and potential dinner. At the point where the cost of bait and gas eclipses the price of a walleye fillet at the gro-cery store, my motivation starts to decline. Thankfully, in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, there’s al-ways one nearby. Dakota County is home to a number of lakes that feature bluegill, black crap-

pie, large-mouth bass and bullhead. In a few places anglers can find walleye, channel cat-fish, muskel-lunge and even some brook trout. Almost every neighbor-hood has a few small lakes for shore fishing or larger bodies of big enough for boats. There are almost 150 lakes in Dakota County, and I’ve only been to a few. Eagan is particularly thick with small lakes that satisfy locals. Heine Pond, east of In-terstate 35E off Diffley

Road, has some of the best water quality and it’s deep for its size. Holland Lake, located in Lebanon Hills Park, is even deeper and it receives little runoff from the neighbor-hood. A common theme this time of year is the thick vegetation growing along the shore, which makes the venture less enjoyable. The same chemicals that keep your grass green run off into lakes to encourage water plants. Phosphorus is the main culprit, but there are ways people can keep neighbor-ing lakes clean, such as keeping grass clippings and leaves away from storm sew-ers, and by keeping vehicle

waste (from cleaning and repairs) off the road. Thankfully, many places have fishing piers that jut out beyond the aquatic for-ests. Lac Lavon, off Garden-view Drive in Apple Valley, and Alimagnet Lake, off County Road 11 in Burns-ville, are two of the biggest and most popular lakes for shore fishing. Boat fishermen favor Crystal Lake in Burnsville just east of I-35 on Crystal Lake Road, and Lake Mar-ion in Lakeville, just east of I-35, where you compete with tubes and waterskis. You can catch almost any regular freshwater favorites in either lake, but they’re both combed thoroughly by

anglers every year. For those in search of more prized fish, Orchard Lake in the western part of Lakeville has become hunt-ing grounds for muskel-lunge and larger northern pike. Some fishermen will trade their boats for waders in a few months. Trout fish-ing on the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County is often a rewarding experi-ence. Thankfully, catch-and-release has caught on. Use caution when catch-ing anything besides bull-heads. Every parks and recreation department rec-ommends returning bass, walleye, perch, northern and even large panfish back

where you found them. It’s not like you want to eat them anyway. Most fish in these lakes contain mer-cury. I haven’t caught any lunkers yet, but the reward is relaxing outside coupled with good conversation. But I would rather feed some fish than drown a worm once in a while. A few good places to find information about area lakes include www.fishing-works.com, www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/index, and your local parks and recre-ation department.

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Pastime past its prime?Cannon Valley League adjusting to new realitiesby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

There’s something about hearing the crack of a bat during a breezy evening at a baseball game. It’s been a rite of summer for the past 100 years or so in the United States, but as the time passes, things change. Nearly every town in the south metro features an amateur town baseball team. Eagan, Lakeville, Rosemount, Burnsville and Savage all field teams in the Cannon Valley League. But one town is curiously absent this year: Apple Valley. The Apple Valley Mill-ers were once the league’s powerhouse. The team’s last trip to state was in 2007, and since then the team has gone through some hard times. This year, there wasn’t enough leadership interest to field a team. “I banged my head against the wall more times than I can count,” said Can-non Valley League vice president and Section 5B commissioner Josh Wigley, who ran the Apple Valley team since 2000. “It’s about having numbers and the commitment level, and it just wasn’t there.” In recent years Wigley couldn’t devote as much time to the Millers with two young children. He put the word out that Apple Valley needed new management and leadership, but no one stepped up. Apple Valley isn’t the only team that folded this season. It’s one of many in Minnesota, including perennial state power St. Francis.

“It’s more of the trend right now,” Wigley said. “I thought the problem was just me and my team.”

Money woes The cost of running a team has increased in recent years. From buying wooden bats and uniforms to paying umpires, it’s become an ex-pensive venture. Sponsors are harder to find as well. “It’s a tough time for ev-erything,” Wigley said. The league has struggled to maintain its roster, which is filled with volunteers. “Everybody has full-time jobs besides playing,” CVL president/Lakeville manag-er Doug Johnson said. “No-body is getting paid. No one is profiting from playing.”

Different kind of league Many of the current Cannon Valley League teams used to play with the Classic Cannon Valley league teams such Dun-das, Red Wing, Miesville, Northfield, Cannon Falls, Randolph, Northfield, Hastings and Hampton in one league. It became clear that there were two kinds of programs. The current Classic Cannon Valley programs feature older adults who play on weekends and holidays, and consistently draw between 500-1,000 fans. In the late 1990s, the league split with Apple Val-ley, Burnsville, Lakeville, Rosemount and eventually Eagan and Savage forming a league that didn’t play ev-ery weekend and holiday.

The league was com-prised of mostly college players who wanted to play during the week and not travel as far as Red Wing or Hampton. “The oldest players were usually in their mid 30s, but no one is really doing that anymore,” Johnson said. Another big difference is at the concession stand. Cannon Valley teams play on high school fields and city parks, while many of the Classic Cannon Valley teams have their own park, charge for admission and serve beer. “As bad as that sounds, it’s a big difference,” Wig-ley said. “Getting a beer li-cense is pretty tough around here.” Even though it’s free to attend, Cannon Valley teams attract mostly the players’ girlfriends, wives, parents and the occa-sional college scout, which amount to about 50 people per game.

Things change The dynamics of ama-teur baseball has evolved over the years. “People my age and old-er played more for the love of the game,” Wigley said. Most of the current play-ers spend the rest of the year playing college ball. When they come home for the summer, they feel like they must play amateur baseball to keep their skills fresh. They don’t stick with ama-teur baseball after graduat-ing college. “After they’re done with college most of them prefer to just play softball or go to the cabin for the weekend,”

Wigley said. “It’s a change in attitude. It’s kind of sad. It’s a great game. “Minnesota has one of the great amateur leagues in the country. I don’t think people understand what we have as a whole.”

Level of competition still strong Despite the league’s re-cent setback of losing Ap-ple Valley, the level of com-petition remains high. The rosters are filled with some of the best high school baseball players in the past five to 10 years. “Teams pretty much stay together,” Johnson said. “Guys that are out of Le-gion are now coming in and playing.” Savage has become one of the best programs in the

state, finishing fifth in the Class B state tournament in 2009. A few of the players eventually go on to play professionally. “A couple of (St. Paul) Saints players played here before they went to the Saints and we have some real good college players,” Johnson said. Apple Valley isn’t of-ficially buried. Wigley has already had some contact with people interested in helping putting the Millers back on the field. “It’s unfortunate in some aspects, but when you get down to it, the game of baseball is still fun,” Wigley said.


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Despite having some of the best college baseball players in Minnesota, the Cannon Valley League baseball games usually attract about 50 spectators on any given night.

Q&A: Murgic finds magic in track and field

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Rosemount’s Katie Murgic runs at the Class AA state tournament last month. She won a state title in the pole vault.

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As a four-time all-state gymnast, Rosemount’s Ka-tie Murgic always thought she’d discovered her favorite sport. Less than two years ago she tried out for track and field, and last month Mur-gic won the state title in the pole vault at the Class AA state track and field tourna-ment. She’s planning on taking her talent to the Univer-sity of Minnesota this fall to vault with the track and field team. Here’s what she had to say about the experi-ence: Q: How did it feel to win a state title? A: It feels unreal, to be honest. I don’t even think it has hit me yet. It was a lot of fun this year. Q: What made you decide to try pole vaulting two years ago? A: The track coaches had been bugging me to try out, but I had to have knee surgery my sophomore year after gymnastics. My ju-nior year, the coaches still bugged me and sent out track girls to get me to try. Q: When did you first try

pole vaulting? A: My junior year. That was my first time. I did gym-nastics for nine years. I was thinking I was going to do gymnastics through college. I went to a camp last sum-mer that the (University of Minnesota) coaches were running. They asked if I was interesting in pole vaulting for college. Q: What about your gym-nastics experience helped you with pole vaulting? A: Obviously if you’re in gymnastics you’re used to being upside down. A lot of my gymnastics friends from other schools do track. Coaches try to get gymnasts because of their sense and body control. Q: What is it about vault-ing that you find enjoyable? A: At first I wanted to quit, I hated it. One thing I do like about it is that I still have so much to improve on. You can keep going higher and higher and get on differ-ent poles. With gymnastics, I got frustrated. I felt like I had peaked. I’m not burnt out (on pole vaulting). Q: It’s considered one of the more dangerous events. What do you do to protect yourself?

A: In high school you wear a helmet, but in col-lege there is no helmet. But a helmet can’t really protect you from a fall of more than six feet. I’m not really afraid of much. I used to do back flips on a four-inch beam. You have some scary falls, but I like falling in the air. Q: Do you still do gym-nastics? A: I coached for a little while when I was done. I go into the gym about once a week, but I don’t do any-thing too difficult. Q: What are your plans for summer? A: I’m taking a little bit of a break right now. I’m just staying in shape and working out with Jay Hatle-li. I would have never gotten this far without my coach. Q: What’s your goal with the Gophers? A: I’d like to make it to the traveling team. They go out of state and they only bring two or three vaults. I hope to start traveling my first year if not the second. I’d like to get to 13-14 feet by the end of my senior year.



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have come to know an en-tire group of people who are wonderfully supportive. I miss Ben every minute of every day, but thank God for every minute of his life.” Stephenson didn’t plan to commemorate the year after the day her son died (July 18) in any special way, but then events seemed to fall into place. That weekend, she was invited to attend a show by country music singer Randy Houser at a Maplewood club with about 50 other people who knew Kopp. Houser’s song, “Boots On,” was played “loud and proud” at Ben’s funeral, Stephenson said. It was a fun and heartfelt occasion as two of the mem-bers of the medivac crew that moved Kopp out of Af-ghanistan came from New York for the concert. Also attending was Judy Meikle, the Winnetka, Ill., woman who received Kopp’s heart after a transplant pro-

cedure on July 20. Meikle was 57 at the time. Stephenson has kept in regular contact with Meikle since the successful surgery. “I know it’s a rare occur-rence for people in our posi-tions to know one another and become close,” she said. “I feel incredibly blessed for this.” Another concert attendee was Stephenson’s cousin, Mary Burud, who is also Meikle’s friend and former co-worker. She was the con-nection that made the trans-plant possible. Stephenson also partici-pated on July 18 in a Beyond The Yellow Ribbon family picnic, to which she donated two of Kopp’s bikes that were part of a raffle to raise money for the organization that helps military families deal with the challenges of having loved ones deployed overseas. Stephenson said the year after her son’s death with the organ donation and the outpouring of support from family and friends has been a

journey that she never could have imagined. “As deep as my sorrow is, I have also been blessed by the goodness of people and by the legacy Ben has left,” she said. “Ben’s spirit lives on not just in the people who re-ceived his organs, tissue, skin and bones, but in every per-son whose life he touched.” It was reported that 74 people, in addition to Mei-kle, received Kopp’s donated organs. “I am frequently remind-ed of how much Ben’s life meant,” she said. “It had great purpose and that gives me a balance for my sorrow.” Stephenson said when she thinks of her son, his hero-ism, bravery and selflessness come to mind first when she recalls his sacrifice on the battlefield and then as an or-gan donor. “I also know that Ben will be remembered by those who knew him best for being a loyal friend, a champion of the underdog, a guy who always smiled, made you laugh, made the best of ev-

erything and gave 110 per-cent all the time. He loved his family and friends deeply and has left a lasting impact on all of us.” She said she hopes his service and sacrifice have reminded people that there

are men and women who put themselves in harm’s way ev-ery day for our freedoms. “Sadly, you may not know who they are until they fall,” she said. “There are families in our community who have loved ones actively serving

that need our support and prayers. Please remember we live in the land of the free be-cause of the brave, and that freedom is not free.”

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Photos submitted

Cpl. Ben Kopp became an Army Ranger who was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Rang-er Regiment, based at Fort Benning, Ga.

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He titled the piece “Planting the Seed,” and described the work that many groups, including the Rosemount Area Ath-letic Association, schools and community educa-tion, have put into devel-oping tennis players in the community. “Guiding all our tennis programs is the underly-ing principles, if you play with passion and remem-ber the ‘fun’ in fundamen-tals; the sky’s the limit on their success in the tennis program and all your fu-ture endeavors,” Hatlen wrote. The community is com-peting against 82 others, and he remembered being surprised and proud July 15 when they learned they had made the top 10. If Rosemount wins the prize, the money would

be used to fund lighting on tennis courts to allow more playing time, or pos-sibly build indoor courts to allow for year-round play. “Rosemount has al-ready won, in my opinion, by being selected among the top 10 tennis commu-nities in the nation, that in itself is a victory. Whatev-er the outcome is on July 26 the Rosemount tennis program will continue to grow while playing a part in our young student-ath-letes’ lives,” Hatlen said. Other finalists are: Clearwater, Fla.; Delray Beach, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Rome, Ga.; Snow Hill, N.C.; Beaverton, Ore.; Charleston, S.C.; Rich-mond, Va.; and Manches-ter Center, Vt.


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by Kara HildrethTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The forest floor in Farm-ington is home to a rare eco-system of some 100-year-old oak savanna trees that make up less than 1 percent of the oak savanna habitat in Min-nesota today. Two Farmington churches were honored July 19 as good stewards and property owners where oak savanna trees tower atop the city skyline, accord-ing to Lee Smick, city planner for Farmington. Farmington Lutheran Church and Bible Baptist Church in Farmington were recognized and given certifi-cates of appreciation for their efforts to preserve and protect these rare ecosystems known as the “Akin Oaks” that have stood for generations along Akin Road.

Dominated by loosely-scattered oak trees with prairie grasses growing underneath, the oak trees filter sunlight and bring sun to the plants below, making them a valued resource. Leon Orr accepted the cer-tificate on behalf of Farming-ton Lutheran Church. “He (Leon Orr) was in-strumental in trying to pre-serve the oaks and he and the congregation did a wonderful job,” Smick said. Orr said back during the construction of the church in 2000, the congregation worked with the architect to minimize the loss of oak trees. The long-term master plan addition planned in the next few decades for the church calls for only one oak tree to be lost in the construction project, Orr said.

“Those trees are very im-portant to us and when we did the registration of the plat with the city and county it was named Emas Grove from a Biblical reference to two dis-ciples who found a grove and took refuge in the grove,” Orr said. The oak trees by Bible Baptist Church are also some of the oldest in Farmington. “As you sit under the trees, you can feel the sky and it is not as deep and dense as ma-ple trees and it really creates a different kind of community and setting,” Smick said. The Minnesota Depart-ment of Natural Resources identifies the oak savanna as one of five key habitats for species in greatest conserva-tion need in the state, Smick said. Residents can create an

oak savanna tree grove for fu-ture generations by planting them in a natural grassy area, watering the trees through drought and protecting the root systems from impacting or injury. During the settling of Da-kota County and southeast-ern Minnesota, many of the original oak tree habitats were converted to agricultural and urban uses and that is why less than 1 percent of original oak savanna tree habitat remains in Minnesota. “The oak savanna is a beautiful, park-like landscape that provides habitat for many songbirds, hawks, woodpeck-ers and other animals and plants,” Smick said.

Kara Hildreth is at [email protected].

Rare oak savanna trees grow off Akin Road in Farmington Two Farmington churches honored for stewardship, preservation

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District 917School BoardProceedingsThis is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, with fulltext available for public inspection on thedistrict website at www.isd917.k12.mn.usor the District Office at 1300 145th StreetEast, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 5:00PM. Board Members present: Dan Cater,Deb Clark, Terry Donnelly, Jill Lewis, VickiRoy, Vanda Pressnal l , Tom Ryerson.Board Members absent: Kathy Lewis.Administrators present: John Christiansen,Mel issa Schal ler, Dan Hurley. Otherspresent: Kent Rhein and Linda Berg. Goodnews reports were presented.The following Consent Agenda items

were approved: minutes, personnel, dona-tions, bills to be paid, investment report,and wire transfers. Recommended actionsapproved: Approve the ISD 917 Budget for2010-2011; approve a resolution terminat-ing probationary support service staff;approve a resolution terminating tenuredteacher; approve the Superintendent'sevaluation and performance incentive;approve the Secondary Lead Teachers;approve the Specia l Educat ion LeadTeachers; approve the Interpreter's Con-tract for 2010-2012; approve the Terms andConditions of Employment for PC Techni-cian for 2009-2012; approve the Sale ofConstruction Trades 2010 House; andapprove the amendment to the Early Inter-vention Consulting Services Contract.

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be essential. What differentiated the candidates most were issues they want to address if they get into office. Schouweiler, who was di-agnosed with type-2 diabe-tes last fall, said she would work with Dakota County’s Public Health Department to provide people with more information about the importance of watching carbohydrate intake to pre-vent or manage the disease. Klein said he would keep in close contact with local cities he represents, pro-mote cutting commission-ers’ pay and county spend-ing, and work to reduce or eliminate the trips commis-sioners take to conventions and other out-of-town meetings. Apfel said she would like to review the county’s bid-ding process and practices

that could save the county money and seek creative so-lutions to budget problems, like asking residents to help save programs by donating volunteer hours. District 4 includes Eagan precincts 10, 12-16 and 18-20, and Apple Valley pre-cinct 10. The top two vote-getters will advance to the general election on Nov. 2. In that election, County Commissioner Paul Krause and County Attorney James Backstrom are running un-opposed. County Commis-sioner Kathleen Gaylord will face challenger Molly Park, who is currently the mayor of Sunfish Lake. Seeking office for Dako-ta County Sheriff is interim Sheriff Dave Bellows and Apple Valley Police Sgt. Mitch Scott.


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Rosemount Briefs

Apple Valley Briefs Dakota County Briefs

Lions host bar bingo night July 27 The Rosemount Lions Club will hold Bar Bingo Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Celts Irish Pub, 14506 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. The event will run in conjunction with Lepre-chaun Days. A total of 15 games will be played, in-cluding two coverall games for $250 each.

Science Explorers Camp KinderSprouts – For children entering kin-dergarten this fall from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 17-19, at the Rosemount Com-munity Center. Children will discover the world around them while brushing up on the skills needed for kindergar-ten. Cost is $50. The regis-tration deadline is Aug. 10. Science Detective – For children entering grades 1-5 from 10 a.m. to noon Tues-day through Thursday, Aug. 24-26, at the Rosemount Community Center. Children will learn how forensic scientists use their scientific skills to solve crimes. Cost is $50. The reg-istration deadline is Aug. 17.

Registration for Science Explorers can be done on-line at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us, by mail/fax, or at the Rosemount Parks and Recreation office. Call (651) 322-6000 with questions.

Glitter & Glam art camp Rosemount Parks and Recreation will offer Glitter & Glam Art Camp for chil-dren ages 3.5 to 6 Wednes-day and Thursday, Aug. 18 and 19, at the Rosemount Community Center. Children will paint trea-sure boxes, make bracelets, paint their nails, dance and more. Cost is $49. The regis-tration deadline is Aug. 11. Registration can be done online at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us, by mail/fax, or at the Rosemount Parks and Rec-reation office. Call (651) 322-6000 with questions.

Steeple Center Festivities at the new Rosemount Steeple Center will begin with a Friday, July 23, ribbon cutting (5 p.m.) and open house (5 to 7 p.m.). Contact the Rosemount Parks and Recreation office with questions at (651) 322-6000.

Horseshoe pitching competition The 2010 World Horse-shoe Pitching Champion-ships will be held July 26 through Aug. 7 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Area resi-dents competing include Harold Bischel, James M. David and David Everitt of Apple Valley, and Rob-in Constance and Gordon Schmidt of Farmington. Pitchers will compete for approximately $170,000 in prize money, trophies and scholarships.

Camp Invention comes to Apple Valley Aug. 2-6 Camp Invention, a science enrichment program, will be held in Apple Valley this sum-mer at Westview Elementary during the week of Aug. 2-6. The program, hosted by ISD 196 Community Educa-tion, is for children entering grades one through six. Chil-dren are immersed in activities in science, technology, engi-neering, and math (STEM), as well as in history and the arts. To learn more about the program, visit www.campin-vention.org or call 1-800-968-4332.

Forever Wild Friends, a group of volunteers who sup-port Dakota County parks, has received $1,000 from an anonymous donor who will match contributions up to $1,000 from new members of the organization. Forever Wild Friends mem-bers pledge their support to protect natural resources and further education and recre-ation opportunities in county parks. From April 15 to July 1, 44 people became members, raising $2,090 in addition to the $1,000 in matching funds.

Members of Forever Wild Friends receive park discounts, invitations to friends-only events, a tote bag, window clings and a T-shirt. Dona-tions are tax-deductible. Mem-berships start at $25. To become a friend or for more information, stop by the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, or visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “forever wild friends.” Since the program started at the beginning of this year, it has raised $5,700 for county parks.

Forever Wild Friends park group receives $1,000 matching contribution

During a ceremony hosted by the Dakota County Sher-iff’s Office and the St. Paul Fire Department on July 12, three men were honored for their courage in rescuing a man who had accidentally driven his car into the Missis-sippi River. Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows presented the Sheriff’s Office Medal of Valor to Ken Pelton, Doug Nagle, and Jeff Breuer for their heroic efforts in saving the life of the victim, Arnold Bellis. The three men were also honored by St. Paul Fire Chief Tim Butler with the St. Paul Fire Department’s Meritorious Service Award. Both honors are present-ed to citizens demonstrating extraordinary courage in an effort to save others. The incident occurred on May 8 at the Lilydale Boat Landing. Bellis, 87, was sit-ting in his car on the boat ramp pointed toward the river. He attempted to back up on the ramp, but inadver-tently placed the car in drive and accelerated into the river. Pelton and Nagle witnessed Bellis drive into the river and began rescue efforts to keep the car from going further in, while Pelton began to extri-cate Bellis from the vehicle. The third rescuer, Breuer, was riding in a boat with his wife and jumped into the wa-ter to assist Pelton and Nagle while his wife called 911.

The rescue was made more difficult due to the 50 degree water temperature and a swift spring current on the river. In extricating Bellis from his car, the rescuers had to pull him through the pas-senger side window to free him from the vehicle.

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