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honorable and motivated he was as a student. He had a drive to learn.” The dream student has re-turned — this time, as a tutor helping out Soderholm and Joyce Lindstrom, Metcalf ’s other English-language teach-er. Armed with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology but no career yet, Yeboah has been showing up to tutor a few days a week since last October. He’s one of seven volunteers chosen from among 47 nomi-nees for a 2011 John Coskran Volunteer Award in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. The School Board hon-ored nominees and winners last month. “I owe them,” Yeboah said of his English-language teach-ers, “and the whole commu-nity of Metcalf school. Hope-fully, someone will look at me and reciprocate, so it will be a

little better community.” Yeboah, who now lives in Burnsville with his mother, originally moved from the African nation of Ghana to Eagan with his family of five. Though he learned some

English at school in Ghana, his native language was Ashanti Twi. Now 26, Yeboah said So-derholm helped him adjust. “She was patient. She ex-

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JUNE 3, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 14

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Performing Arts Center, the scope of city government and the late Charlie Crichton’s legacy were among the topics ad-dressed Wednesday morn-ing by candidates hoping to succeed Crichton on the Burnsville City Council. Nine candidates have filed for a July 26 special election to replace Crich-ton, the 18-year council vet-eran who died on March 13 at age 83. Seven appeared at a Burnsville Chamber of Commerce forum Wednes-day at City Hall (absent were John Gullickson,

12854 Nicollet Ave., No. 202, and Aaron Hoy, 12755 Eagle Ridge Drive). “I believe I would be the fiscal conservative voice that Charlie Crichton was,” Bill Coughlin, 13204 Longview Drive, offered during his closing remarks. He called for Burnsville to explore shared services with other local governments and fix aging streets and in-frastructure without raising taxes. The forum moderator asked candidates how they might compare with Crich-ton, who voted against all but three annual budgets and tax levies during his

career and was a stickler for zoning rules. Crichton was “pretty closed-minded” on issues such as signs and variances, said Coughlin, who said as a lawyer he’d be more open-minded. “I would say that I’m probably not completely in line with Charlie,” said Tom Hanson, 12309 Parkwood Place. “I don’t believe there is excessive waste in govern-ment at this moment, and Charlie was probably a little more conservative on that,” Hanson said. “Charlie was a tower in this community, and I

do not compare myself to him,” said Donna Alberts, 10848 Hayes Drive. Fiscal responsibility “is not just fiscal conservatism” but weighing public needs, she said. Repeat candidate Greg Tomlinson, who got 20 per-cent of the vote in the four-person 2010 council elec-tion that returned Crichton to office for a city-record record sixth term, said Crichton urged him to “just keep trying, and that’s what I’m doing.” “I believe government should only provide police, fire and roads,” said Tom-

9 seek to replace Crichton9 seek to replace Crichton

Photo by John Gessner

Seven of the nine candidates for the Burnsville City Council special election on July 26 attended a Chamber of Commerce forum Wednesday at City Hall. They are, from left: Donna Alberts, Steven Atkins, Bill Coughlin, Tom Hanson, Bruce Johnson, Shane McCartney and Greg Tomlinson.

Seven offer views at candidate forum

Grad says, ‘Remember the good times’Student speaker Daniel Erickson

looks back at the happiest moments at Eagan High Schoolby Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As 18-year-old Daniel Erickson prepares to gradu-ate from Eagan High School this week, he looks back at the happiest moments in the last four years – and hopes his classmates will do the same. “We always remember the negative things that have happened in our life-time like 9/11, Katrina and the (I-35W) bridge collapse, but we should remember the positive ones too,” said Erickson, who will be stu-dent speaker at Saturday’s graduation ceremony. Erickson was selected by the student government. The last four years have been filled with one great moment after another, Er-ickson said. Simply bouncing ideas off teachers and students has been a blast, he said. “The teachers have such personality and really show it,” he said.

His fondest memories are of his time as an anchor on Eagan AM, a closed-circuit television show produced by students. “I love that it’s different from usual classes in that we are working as a team ... to put a product in front of the whole school,” he said. Erickson’s favorite proj-ect was a segment on how to spend $10 or less on ac-

Sioux Trail fifth-grader named math masterLuke Haddorf ties for first

in state competitionby Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Sioux Trail Elementary fifth-grader Luke Haddorf is a true math master. The 11-year-old Burnsville boy recently took home the state title at the Math Mas-ters of Minnesota competition on April 29 in Sauk Rapids. “I just do the best I can do,” he said. “It’s nice to know I’m doing well.” Haddorf was among six fifth-graders from Sioux Trail in Burnsville to compete against 168 students of the same grade from across the state. Fifth- and sixth-graders compete indi-vidually and as a team in the competition, which is designed to enhance their math and critical-thinking skills. Haddorf and a student from Forest Lake were the only fifth-graders to cor-rectly complete the Fact Drill portion of the competition, enabling them to tie for first. In addition to earning a state title, Haddorf received tickets to a Minnesota Twins baseball game. While Haddorf finished first in the state, his team was named first in the re-gion. This is the first year a Sioux Trail team has competed in the competition. Math Masters coach Jeff Gallus formed the team earlier this year after starting his position as Sioux Trail’s gifted and talented coordinator. Previously, Gallus coached teams at Harriet Bishop Elementary in Savage. Ten students tried out for Sioux Trail’s team this year – only six made it after be-ing tested in a mini meet, Gallus said. In previously working with Haddorf, a gifted and talented student, Gallus in-stantly knew he would be a good candi-date for the team and encouraged him to try out, Gallus said. Haddorf has excelled in math all through school, and it is among his favor-ite subjects to study. “It’s the best subject to get the brain moving for the day,” he said. When he’s not testing his math skills, Haddorf is competing on Sioux Trail’s chess team, which placed first in the re-gion this year. Haddorf also competed in the spelling bee, districtwide science fair and youth baseball this year.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]


John Yeboah and Andrea Soderholm both arrived at Burnsville’s Metcalf Junior High in 1999. He was a ninth-grader from Ghana; she was in her first year of teaching Eng-lish-language students. “He was a dream student,” Soderholm recalled. “Every teacher commented on how

Honored tutor has ‘street cred’with his English-language pupils


John Yeboah, a former English-language student at Metcalf Junior High in Burnsville, is back at his old school tutoring today’s students who are learning English. Here, he helped Kevin Reyes with algebra.

John Yeboah pays forward his

experience at Metcalf

Raising of the flagRaising of the flagPhoto by Rick Orndorf

A member of the Civil Air Patrol Valley Composite Squadron saluted the raising of the American flag during a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday at Bicentennial Park in Burnsville. The flag-raising was followed by speeches from the Blue Star Mothers group and Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. More photos from Memorial Day ceremonies in Burnsville and Eagan are on Pages 9A, 12A and online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

Daniel Erickson

Luke Haddorf

See Erickson, 19A

See Yeboah, 20A

See Council, 20A

Eagan’s weekly, summer-long Market Fest kicks off June 8. SeeThisweekend 1A.

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by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When many peo-ple recall their high school years, they might remember a particular classroom or school building. For students at the School of Environmen-tal Studies, it might be hard to pinpoint that place be-cause they view their class-room as the world. Eagan resident Erica Bucki could find her special place in her science labs, in the ponds around Eagan, or Machu Picchu, Peru, where she returned from this week on an SES field study pro-gram. “I really liked being able to take the school to a new place and still have it feel like SES,” Erica said of the trip. “We had a great group of kids go as well as two SES alumni.” As one of the school’s two class speakers who ad-

dressed their class-mates at Thursday’s graduation cer-emony, Erica expe-rienced in Peru the kinds of attributes graduating seniors are expected to pos-sess.

It happened after the group saw a monkey be-ing rescued by humans in the rainforest. The event touched off a debate about ecotourism and allowing animals to be independent. “It was awesome to see how the school has changed us – not in our decisions or opinions, but we could all make valid points and ev-eryone was very into the dis-cussion,” Erica said. “That’s the kind of learner that SES turns kids into. We are all very passionate about what we do.” The school also allows students to find perfect matches for their interests. Erica, a future student of

environmental biology and Spanish at Williams College in Massachusetts, found that in Peru where she stud-ied biodiversity, decision-making in the rainforest and Inca culture. Erica says she is interest-ed in the environmental side of sciences because it is more than about animals and eco-systems. “There are aspects of law, government and poli-cy making, social studies, English, and so much more in it,” said Erica, whose ul-timate goal is to enroll in medical school and study infectious diseases. For Erica, the school’s curriculum allowed her to draw connections among many different subjects. “It’s cool because you don’t really feel like you’re learning and then one day you realize that you know a lot of stuff,” she said. She experienced this ap-proach to education through a study unit on ponds that incorporated lectures from Eagan city officials, learn-ing about machines used to maintain pond health, po-etry and then conducting experiments at local ponds. “SES is more than a school, it is a mentality,” Erica said. “That way of thinking will stick with me through my whole life. It re-ally changed the way I see the world.” Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Classroom with a world viewStudent takes school with her to Peru and life after graduation

Erica Bucki

The School of Envi-ronmental Studies held its graduation ceremo-ny for the class of 2011 on Thursday after this edition went to press. Last week, a story featured the school’s other class speaker, Hannah Oakes. To see photos from the ceremony, go online to www.ThisweekLive.com.

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District 196 to borrow $15 millionOfficials say need for loan was created by delayed state aid

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict will borrow $15 million in July to avoid a potential cash flow shortfall created by delayed state aid. In a 5-0 vote on May 24, the School Board approved issuing $15 million in aid an-ticipation certificates, which are loans that help school districts alleviate cash flow issues and are to be repaid using state aid. Mike Roseen was absent from the meeting. “It’s unfortunate we are in this position,” Board Mem-ber Art Coulson said. “And we are not alone.” Coulson said he takes is-sue with some state officials accusing local governments of mismanaging their funds. “This is not our doing,” he said. “It’s a problem of their doing.” This will be the first time District 196 has ever issued aid anticipation certificates, which the district intends to repay in six months, said Jeff Solomon, finance director for District 196.

Solomon estimates that approximately 70 percent of school districts nationwide have, at some time, used some sort of cash flow bor-rowing. If District 196 doesn’t ac-quire aid anticipation certifi-cates, it will have a negative cash balance for 52 days be-tween July 8 and Aug. 29, ac-cording to recent projections. The district is projected to have a negative cash flow of $11.7 million in August. This shortfall is a result of about $68 million in cash flow being pulled from the school district over the past two years, which is due to delays in state aid payments, Solomon said. Though the loan will help the district while it awaits delayed state aid, the dis-trict will incur fees totaling $57,625. However, the dis-trict could earn interest on the aid by investing for four to six months. “But investment rates are quite low,” Solomon said. The certificates are cur-rently being put up for sale by the Ehlers financial ad-visory firm. The bids will

be reviewed by the board in June. The School Board also is considering pulling a line of credit, which the district would borrow from on an as-needed basis. “We see the line of credit as a safety net,” Solomon said, adding that a line of credit has a higher interest rate than aid anticipation certificates. When asked if he believes a potential government shut-down will negatively affect the school district, Solomon said he does not expect it to be. Based on previous expe-riences, it’s unlikely that a government shutdown will greatly affect District 196, Solomon said. During the last shutdown in 2005, the district received nearly all of its federal and state aid. Regardless of a potential shutdown, the district will likely continue to face an up-hill battle with its cash flow. Projections show that the district will continue to run into cash flow problems in 2012, and officials are look-ing to property tax anticipa-

tion certificates as a possible solution. Property tax anticipation certificates are similar to aid anticipation certificates, except they are repaid with property tax revenue rather than state aid. Although District 196 is facing dubious cash flow, the district’s fund balance has remained stable, Solomon said.


Education

It will be a busy week for District 196 schools as com-mencement ceremonies will be held from June 4 to 10. Eagan High School will kick off a day of gradua-tion events Saturday, June 4, when its ceremony starts at 2 p.m. in the football stadium. Eastview and Rosemount high schools will have their events starting at 7 p.m. in their respective stadiums. Apple Valley High School will hold commencement at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10, in the

stadium. All three will be held out-doors, weather permitting. The schools and district websites will list changes due to weather conditions on the day of each event. Also slated are gradua-tion ceremonies for Dakota Ridge School at 2 p.m. Mon-day, June 6, in the gymnasi-um and the Area Learning Center at 4:30 p.m. Thurs-day, June 9, at the center. Most of the graduation ceremonies will be video-

taped for playback on the cable systems that serve Dis-trict 196 residents, includ-ing Charter (Channel 10) in Apple Valley, Lakeville and Rosemount, Comcast (Channel 19) in Burns-ville and Eagan, and Town Square TV (Channel 20) in Inver Grove Heights. The graduation ceremonies will also be available to web-stream on the district web-site.

—Tad Johnson

Area graduation ceremonies slatedEagan, Eastview and Rosemount’s are this Saturday


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Three Burnsville busi-nesses are resurrecting a concert series that will make summer weekends last a lit-tle longer. The Sunday-night Heart of the City Music in the Park series kicks off on June 19 with the School of Rock Road Crew. It will continue on consecutive Sundays through Aug. 14. Organizers have assem-bled an adventurous lineup of Twin Cities talent, with sounds ranging from hard rock to classic jazz to “new-grass.” All shows are at 7 p.m. at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. Admission is free. “It’s a great way to not only promote, but to enter-tain our community in our back yard,” said Sandra Schlaefer, president of King and Cos., an employee ben-efit firm and independent insurance agency located at Nicollet Plaza in the Heart of the City. Schlaefer, who also lives in Burnsville, got the ball rolling after inquiring with the city about promotional opportunities tied to events at Nicollet Commons Park. Sunday-night concerts at the park date back to 2006, when the board of the Lake Alimagnet Center for the Arts used a small portion of its allocation of city funds to

sponsor a series. But the city closed the center in 2009 amid budget cuts, taking with it funding for the concert series. There was no Sunday series last summer. “We couldn’t be happier that it’s back,” said J.J. Ryan, Burnsville’s recreation and facilities superintendent. “It’s a great way to wrap up the weekend, in my view.” The city’s contribution is making the park available, Ryan said.

Joining King and Cos. as organizers are Creative Col-or, a graphic and print studio in Burnsville, and the Burnsville location of the School of Rock. Creative Color is produc-ing fliers and the concert se-ries banner that will be dis-played on the arbor over the stage area at Nicollet Com-mons Park, Schlaefer said. School of Rock instruc-tor Melody Mendis lined up the acts. “Only us three together would be able to do this, be-cause we all have different strengths,” Schlaefer said. Mendis, who teaches vocals at School of Rock locations in Burnsville and St. Paul and will direct the Preschool of Rock program launching in September, drew on her extensive con-tacts in the Twin Cities mu-sic scene.

Businesses resurrect Sundayconcert series in Heart of the City


Sandra Schlaefer of King and Cos. is a driving force behind this summer’s Sunday-night concert series at Nicollet Commons Park, shown here.

June 19 — School of Rock Road Crew June 26 — Lee Engele July 3 — The Space Hazards July 10 — Melody and the Dramatics July 17 — Time Turners July 24 – Lingua Luna July 31 – Q The Clique Aug. 7 — Crack In The Damn Aug. 14 — Alison Lund and the Queen of France

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Anti-drug/violence poster winners announced

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Winners of the 2011 Anti-Drug/Violence Poster Contest, open to fifth- and sixth-grade students attending public and private schools throughout Dakota County, stand with Deputy Ryan Olson and dog “Taz,” Sheriff Dave Bellows and County Attorney James Backstrom. Back row (from left): Natalie Fendrich, Highland Elementary; Amber Leppanen, Christina Huddleston Elementary; Sophia Anderson, Diamond Path Elementary; Dani Follett-Dion, Diamond Path Elementary. Middle row: Sophia Cuoco, Oak Ridge Elementary; Grace Raichert, Highland Elementary; Holly Sodomka, Highland Elementary; Hailey TeVrucht, Highland Elementary; Lauren Christianson, Highland Elementary. Front row: Riley Anderson, Echo Park Elementary; Caitlyn Schmitt, Highland Elementary; Sonia Rivera, Heritage Middle School; Amber Chow, Heritage Middle School. The contest allowed students to make their own positive statement in opposition to drug abuse, alcohol and tobacco use, and violence. This year’s contest winners will have their posters printed in the 2012 Dakota County Attorney Anti-Drug/Violence calendar.


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Wardlow: Voters sent us to rein inspending growthTo the editor: Last week, Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed our bal-anced budget plan. The plan would have increased state spending 6 percent (nearly $3 billion), utilizing revenue growth under exist-ing tax levels. It raised edu-cation funding 3.2 percent, provided $570 million more in health and human servic-es funding, and offered tax relief to businesses and mid-dle-income Minnesotans. The voters sent us to St. Paul to rein in unsustain-able state spending growth and make sure government

lives within its means. In these tough economic times, families are struggling to make ends meet. Businesses are downsizing and innovat-ing to deal with a sluggish market. Government must do the same. I will stand firm as we head for a special session. We must control spending and end cyclical deficits in this state. No one wants to hear divisive political rheto-ric, and no one wants to see the government shut down over a billion-dollar tax in-crease. The bottom line is this: Increasing taxes to fuel government growth is irre-sponsible – especially when the economy is struggling to recover.

This debate is about what Minnesota can afford to-day, tomorrow and 10 years from now. It is about creat-ing a state where businesses grow jobs and thrive, where families have confidence in our economy and commu-nity institutions, and where our children wake up every day to a brighter Minneso-ta. Prosperity is the result of Minnesotans pursuing their dreams and helping their neighbors in need with gen-erosity of spirit, not govern-ment programs. I hope the governor will recognize this fact as negotiations move forward. DOUG WARDLOWDistrict 38B state represen-tative, Eagan

Thank you, city of Apple ValleyTo the editor: On Wednesday morning, May 18, I attended a Real-tor forum presented by the city of Apple Valley at the Municipal Center to inform Realtors about the many services and benefits of living in the city of Apple Valley. The program was put on by city staff, Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland, the Apple Valley City Council, Police Chief Scott Johnson and School District 196 Su-perintendent Jane Berenz. Over 60 Realtors attended the well-planned program. Much to my surprise, early in the program the mayor invited me to come forward. When she called my name I wondered what it was all about and hesi-tated to step forward. The mayor made nice comments about my longtime commu-nity service and promotion of the city of Apple Valley. Then City Manager Tom Lawell read a proclamation designating May 18, 2011, as William H. Tschohl Day in Apple Valley. Needless to say I was overwhelmed by this honor. It would be difficult to personally thank all those involved or to respond to the many telephone calls, emails and congratulatory cards I have received. The response to this recognition just reinforces the decision we made in 1979 to move our family to Apple Val-ley and begin my 32-year career in real estate. As my wife, Nancy, and I have said many times, this was the best decision we could have made. We are fortunate to have such capable people at the city of Apple Valley looking out for our best interests. And with the leadership in District 196 it has made it much easier over the years to bring thousands of home buyers to the city of Apple Valley.

There are many civic or-ganizations you can join to continue to improve life in Apple Valley. I encourage everyone to become more involved as a supporter of the community. I have en-joyed my association with our St. Paul Association of Realtors, the Apple Valley Rotary Club, the Knights of Columbus, the Minne-sota Valley In-Fisherman Club and the Boy Scouts of America. Thanks again for the great honor. It is easy to promote and enjoy such a great city. BILL TSCHOHLApple Valley

Is the state moving forward?To the editor: To say the least, I was to-tally underwhelmed by Rep. Tara Mack’s self-congratu-latory letter (May 27) and revision of history in which she heaped platitudes on the Legislature for the non-session which just came to a grinding … special session. Mack failed to mention that the GOP began with a promise to create jobs. Re-sult: None. They did present a con-stitutional amendment bar-ring gays from marrying (forget that we already have that law on the books). And photo IDs (cost to the state around $8 million) in a state which is revered nationally for the integrity of the vote. That one merely disenfranchises the elderly, students, and minorities to keep them from the polls. They pulled the “Shoot First” bill at the last minute, in the face of opposition from every police and law enforcement agency. They stuck to the “no new taxes” failed philoso-phy of Tim Pawlenty, who left us $5 billion in the hole, requiring additional prop-erty taxes (especially harm-

ful to those with fixed in-comes) and “fees” as well as a bunch of accounting gim-micks. (Their logic: If it’s a fee, you don’t have to count it.) They dance to the tune of those who already pay less taxes than the majority, and refuse to consider level-ing the playing field. They are killing local government assistance, higher education funding, keeping thousands off the health care rolls, to mention a few, refuse to compromise with Gov. Mark Dayton even though he offered a substantial reduction in his original proposal. Next up – kill the legacy amendment, ignore the in-frastructure, forget the need to improve early childhood education, fill the emergen-cy rooms with people with-out health care, and the beat goes on. Mack states, “as we move forward,” without the slightest realization that this Legislature is only inter-ested in moving in reverse. How do you spell Missis-sippi? ALAN MILLEREagan

Garage sale organizers urged to donate 5 percentTo the editor: The first Saturday in June will once again bring us South River Hills Day. This 38-year tradition of 100 or more garage sales, art/craft sales, food booths and much more coincides for the first time ever with the Burnsville Community-Wide Garage Sale as a part of I Love Burnsville Week. When South River Hills Day was started the found-ers had the wisdom to ask all participants to donate at least 5 percent of their indi-vidual sales to a local school

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“From Eagan to presi-dential candidate,” read the headline in last week’s Thisweek. Actually, Tim Pawlen-ty’s roots aren’t in Eagan, his adopted home, but the old stockyard city of South St. Paul. His book and stump speeches take pains to point out the Re-publican candidate for president has humble, blue-collar roots. Son of a truck driver whose mother died when Tim was young, first member of his Pol-ish, Catholic family to graduate from college. It makes a good bio for some-one who aspires to become the leader of a country where, we are proud of saying, even a poor kid can become president. And therein lies the big ques-

tion I have about the guy. How did he get from there to where he is? How did a poor, Polish, Catholic kid become a conserva-tive, evangelical Christian champion of cutting the taxes that pay for services

so important to those living in the circumstances Pawlenty es-caped? I know people change. But I find it curious that a guy can change that much. I grew up in circumstances not that different from those of our former governor. We lived in the blue-collar town of Bay City, Mich., where my father changed tires and oil on trucks for a small freight hauler. My five siblings and I were raised Catholic be-cause my Polish mother took charge of things spiritual, and my German-Lutheran father

brought home the bacon. Actually, he was able to save on bacon by raising vegetables, chickens and rabbits on our four acres just outside of town. Har-old Werner was proud of the money he saved by feeding his family home-grown produce, chicken and, yes, rabbit prepared a dozen different ways by Mom. “Some weeks, all we have to buy is milk and day-old bread,” he would boast to relatives who complained about their grocery bills. We were poor, but, as people raised similarly like to say, we didn’t know we were poor. I didn’t know how poor we were until the day I got a copy of my father’s W-2 so I could ap-ply for a college loan. I’ll never get over the shock of learning that my father raised six kids on $7,000 a year.

One of my father’s proud-est days was when he attended my commencement ceremony at Michigan State University. I, like our former governor, was the first member of my family to earn a college degree. Circumstances like those shaped me and the way I look at life. Despite recurring doubts and questions, I’ve remained Catholic, and I still head for northeast Minneapolis to get my Polish sausage for Christmas and Easter. (“Holy rope,” my dad called it.) Having drifted over the years into management jobs and en-trepreneurial ventures, I’ve seen threats to business from too-powerful unions and zealous government regulators. But there are some aspects of who I was that will always be. The most significant is the em-

pathy I feel for those who haven’t escaped poverty, as Gov. Pawlen-ty and I have. And despite his tough talk about cutting government ser-vices so important to those most vulnerable, I hope our former governor will think about where he came from and how privi-leged he is to be where he stands today. In other words, I hope there is still some of that South St. Paul boy in the man from Eagan.

Larry Werner is editor and general manager of the Dakota County Tribune and Thisweek Newspa-pers. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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Garage sale at American Legion The Rosemount Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary will hold a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 3-4 in the Legion banquet hall, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rosemount. All proceeds will benefit veterans and the community.

Burnsville recycle event is June 4 Burnsville residents will be able to recycle their old appliances, electronics and more during a drop-off event coordinated by Dakota Valley Recycling from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, June 4, at the Burns-ville Maintenance Facility, 13713 Frontier Court. Appliances will be ac-cepted for a fee of $6 each, and electronics accepted for $10-$20 each, and will be recycled by local company Certified Recycling. Mat-tresses and box springs will be accepted for the first time at this annual event at a cost of $15 per item. Mattresses

will be recycled by PPL In-dustries of Minneapolis. Bicycles in any condition will be accepted at no cost to be refurbished and do-nated to families in need. For more information, contact Dakota Valley Re-cycling at (952) 895-4511 or visit www.DakotaValleyRe-cycling.org.

Electric co-op has busy spring Dakota Electric As-sociation donated more than 7,400 tree seedlings this spring, wrapping up a full schedule of assisting with community plantings and environmental events throughout its service terri-tory. Each spring, Dakota Electric participates in a variety of Arbor Day and environmental events by do-nating seedlings and provid-ing educational information and assistance. Part of Dakota Elec-tric’s active spring sched-ule included attending the Minnesota Zoo’s Earthfest event where the electric co-

operative distributed 1,500 tree seedlings. Many stu-dents from area schools played Dakota Electric’s energy matching game and learned about energy con-servation at the event. Dakota Electric will cap off its busy spring schedule by helping Eagan celebrate on June 8 by donating a tree for a special planting cer-emony.

TriMathlon Day winners Mathnasium of Eagan has announced the winners of its TriMathlon Day math competition for children in grades 3-6. Third grade – 1. Jessica Greymont, 2. Zoe Howlad-er, 3. Tanmai Kadaru. Fourth grade – 1. San-jana Molleti, 2. Roselin Vic-tor, 3. Sanjana Reddy. Fifth grade – 1. Alex Moon, 2. Siddu Addagudi, 3. Rushali Dham. Sixth grade – 1. Joshua Howlader, 2. Aishwarya Mankala, 3. Kristine Jorbe-dom.

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8/12/89 6/07/08And if I go while you're still

here...Know that I live on

Vibrating to a different measureBehind a veil you cannot see

through.You will not see me,

So you must have faith.I wait for the time when we can

Soar together againBoth aware of each other.Until then, live life to the

fullest!When you need me, just whisper

My name in your heart...I will be there

In LovingMemory

Joe & DoloresAuge

The children of Joe & DoloresAuge announce the 50th weddinganniversary of their parents. AnOpen House will be held on Sun-day, June 12th from 3 to 6:00PMin the Social Hall of St. Michael’sCatholic Church in Farmington,MN.

Duane & JulieAmdahl

Duane and Julie Amdahl willcelebrate their 50th WeddingAnniversary this month.

Please join family and friends atan open house in their honor onSunday, June 12th. The openhouse wi l l be he ld at GraceL u t h e r a n C h u r c h , 7 8 0 0 W .County Road 42, Apple Valley,from 1-3 p.m.

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Jack D. SpragueAge 54 of Lakeville, passed

away on Wednesday, May 25,2011 at his home surrounded byhis loving family. Jack was bornin Fort Dodge, IA, on November8, 1956 to Donna and DonaldS p r a g u e . J a c k g r e w u p i nArnolds Park, IA, graduatingfrom Arnolds Park High Schoolin 1974. He attended WestmarCollege in LeMars, IA, where hereceived a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Computer Science in1978. He was employed by NCRof Waterloo, IA as a computeranalyst. He married Diane Sturmin Armstrong, IA, on June 25th,1983. Jack later transferred tothe St. Paul branch of NCR. Hestarted his own business, ItemsProcessing Solutions and workedas a realtor for Keller Williamsand as a bartender at CrystalLake Golf Course in Lakeville,MN. Left to cherish his memoryare his wife, Diane; children,Stephanie (Dan) Fredrickson andAnthony Sprague; grandchildren,Jeffrey, Lauren, Nicholas and Ty;siblings, James Sprague, Denise(Jim) Triggs, Sue (Dennis) Cov-ington, Jerry (Krista) Sprague,L a u r i e ( J o h n ) B u l l o c kbrother-in-law, Dick (Kathy)Sturm, sister-in-law, Sharon(Michael) Sjoblom and manynieces and nephews. He is pre-ceded in death by his parents andfather in law, Vern Sturm. Jackwas active in Rotary and Relayfor Life for many years, but losthis life after a courageous 18m o n t h b a t t l e w i t h c a n c e r .Funeral Services were held 11AM Wednesday, (6/1) at CrossRoads Church, 17671 GlacierWay, Lakeville, MN visitationwas on Tuesday from 4-8 PM atthe White Funeral Home, 20134Kenwood Tr. (Co Rd 50), and 1hr prior to service at church.

White Funeral HomeLakeville, MN 952 469 2723 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Randall ScottPedersen

Randall S. Pedersen, age 60, aReal Estate Developer for AppleValley, died suddenly Friday,May 27, 2011.

He was born January 2, 1951, inthe Town of Crosby, Minnesota.He graduated from South FargoHigh School in 1969. On August16, 1975, he was united in mar-riage to Nancy C. Erickson inFargo, North Dakota. Randyand Nancy Moved to Apple Val-ley Minnesota in 1979, and hasresided there since.

Randy was a devoted husbandto his wife, and an incredible Dadand Grandpa to all his girls. Hewas an active member with theApple Valley Rotary Club, AppleValley community, and GraceL u t h e r a n C h u r c h . R a n d yenjoyed spending his time withhis family and close friends. Healso was an avid hunter, and carenthusiast.

Randy is survived by his wifeNancy and his three daughtersNici (Kevin), Dani (Greg), andDoei (Aaron); His Granddaugh-ters Ellen (Zach), Kylie, andLayla; His parents Helen andGene, Siblings Eric (Cecily), andAlicia (Owen). He is also sur-vived by many Nieces, Nephews,and Friends.

The celebration of Randy's lifeis on Saturday June 4th, 2011 atthe Apple Va l l ey Amer i canLegion at 4:00PM. In lieu offlowers, donations will be madein the memory of Randy to hisfavorite charities. White FuneralHome Apple Valley 952-432-2011www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Mary Ann T.Barnes

Age 81 of Farmington, for-merly of Rosemount MN, passedaway on May 11, 2011. She ispreceded in death by her parents,B e r n a r d a n d C a t h e r i n e(LeFerink) Wilde. Mary Ann issurvived by her loving husband of63 years, Raymond; children,Dianna (Larry) Braem, Rod (Jan)Barnes, Jennifer (Stephen) Whit-ing, Judy (Bradley) Borchardtand Daniel (Cheryll) Barnes; 13Grandchildren and 27 Greatgrandchildren. Also by manyother loving relatives and friends.Funeral Service was held 10 AMSaturday May 14, 2011 at UnitedMethodist Church of Rosemount,14770 Canada Avenue, Rose-mount visitation was 4-8 PMFriday May 13 at White FuneralHome, 20134 Kenwood Trail,Lakeville and 1 hour prior to ser-vice at church. Interment, Leba-non Cemetery, Apple Valley.

White Funeral HomeLakeville 952-469-2723

www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Dianne CaffertyAge 64, of Lakeville, passed

away on May 27 , 2011 , ourbeloved mother, Dianne D. Caf-ferty left this earth to be with herLord and Savior. Dianne wasb o r n D e c e m b e r 1 2 , 1 9 4 6 i nWaconia, Minnesota, the daugh-ter of Gilbert and Bronnie Quast.Dianne graduated from MayerLutheran High School in 1964and then the U of M in 1978. Shewas a homemaker until she beganher career as a Special NeedsParaprofessional. She currentlyw a s e m p l o y e d a t M c G u i r eMiddle School in Lakeville, MN.Dianne enjoyed spending timewith her family, volunteering atchurch and working with thechi ldren at McGuire MiddleSchool. She is preceded in deathby her parents, Gilbert and Bron-nie Quast; and former husbandLawrence Cafferty . She is sur-vived by her sons McKenzie(Rachel) and Kevin Cafferty;granddaughter, Grace Cafferty allof Lakevi l le ; s isters , Shir ley(Dennis) Brostrom of Bakersfield,CA., and Mary Anne (Bill) Hun-tington of Warwick, New York.A funeral service to celebrateDianne‘s life was held at 11 AMWednesday, June 1, 2011 at Mes-siah Lutheran Church,16725Highview Ave., Lakeville, MN55044 with a visitation on Tues-day form 5-8 PM at the WhiteFuneral Home, 14560 PennockAve., Apple Valley, MN 55124(951 432 2001) and 1hr prior toservice at church.

“Sweet 16”Happy Birthdayto Jaime Nicole

on June 3rd!Love,Mom, Dad, Jessica and Angela

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D e a n & R o b i n M i n n i e o fLakevi l l e ,MN, and Wade &Susan Cantleberry of Motley,MN announce the engagement oftheir children Caleb Mark Min-nie and Nicole Lea Cantleberry.

Caleb is a 2005 graduate ofLakeville High School and a 2009graduate of Northwestern Col-lege with a degree in Psychology.He is currently serving as a Spe-cialist with the United StatesArmy at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, TX.

Nicole is a 2006 graduate ofStaple-Motley High School and a2010 graduate of NorthwesternCollege with a degree in EarlyChildhood Education. She is cur-rently living in Motley.

A n e a r l y A u g . w e d d i n g i splanned on the shores of LakeShamineau in Motley, MN. Thecouple will make their home in ElPaso, Texas.

Carlson-Harrison

Jim and Martha Carlson, andJim and Marilou Harrison, bothof Apple Valley, MN are proudto announce the engagement oftheir children, Tara Carlson andAndrew Harrison. Tara andAndrew met at Eastview HighSchool and graduated together in2002.

Tara attended St. CatherineUniversity and earned a Bach-elors Degree in Communicationand Business. Tara graduatedfrom St. Catherine’s with hermasters in Elementary Educationin May 2011.

Andy went to Embry RiddlyA e r o n a u t i c a l U n i v e r s i t y i nD a y t o n a B e a c h , F L a n dcurrently works as an air trafficcontroller at the MinneapolisCenter in Farmington, MN.

Tara and Andy are excited tocelebrate their love with a July2011 wedding.

Machacek -Niebuhr

Jessica Machacek, daughter ofBob and Shelly Machacek ofEagan, and Dan Niebuhr, son ofGayhardt and Kathy Niebuhr ofGreenfield, WI, announce theirengagement.

Jessica is a 2004 graduate ofEastview High School and a 2005graduate of Aveda Institute. Sheis currently a hair designer atBeau Monde Salon in Burnsville.

Dan is a 2001 graduate ofWhitnall High School and a 2005graduate of the University ofMinnesota . He is current lyemployed by Ameriprise.

A June 25 wedding is planned atthe Cathedral of St. Paul.

Maas - FinleyScott and Stephanie Maas of

Burnsville, MN and Jackie Fin-ley of Rosemount, MN and Stu-art and Amy Finley of GoldenV a l l e y , M N , a n n o u n c e t h eengagement of their children,Kelly Maas and Greg Finley.

Kelly recently graduated fromBethel University with a Bach-elor of Science Degree in Nursingand i s p lann ing to take heraccreditation test to become aRegistered Nurse.

Greg owns a home improve-ment business and serves thesouth metro area. He is veryactive in his church and helpswith mission work.

A June wedding is planned atthe Afton Apple Orchard inHastings, MN.

State WinnerCongratu la t ions to Tovey

Velin, a student in Mr. Adam’sthird-grade class at JFK Elemen-tary in Lakeville, for being thet h i r d - g r a d e P u b l i c S c h o o ls t a t e - l e v e l w i n n e r i n t h eZaner-Bloser National Hand-writing contest. There were over8,000 participants in grades 1through 8 in Minnesota and morethan 200,000 nation wide.

Contest entries were judgedaccording to the Zaner-BlozerKeys to Legibility: Size, Shape,Spacing, and Slant.

Congratulations!

Remley- Holstrom

Rachel Sue Remley, daughter ofF r a n k a n d B e t h R e m l e y o fLakeville, and Ronald StevenHolstrom, son of Diane Hol-strom of Savage, announce theirengagement.

Rachel is a 2002 Graduate ofLakeville Sr. High and receivedher B.A. in Journalism fromUW-Madison. She is working fora not-for-profit in Edina. Ron is a1999 graduate of Burnsville Sr.High and is a Marine Corps vetwho served in Iraq and Afghani-stan.

A wedding is planned for theFall of 2012.

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or charity. Over the years that little 5 percent has add-ed up to over $100,000 do-nated here locally, primarily to William Byrne Elemen-tary, Metcalf Junior High, B. Robert Lewis House and Kennelly House. This wonderful commu-nity event simply would not happen without the help of more than 40 volunteers who truly make South River Hills Day possible. Our local business spon-sors, including long-stand-ing supporters Cornerstone Copy Center and River Hills Automotive, and first-year sponsor Touch of Home Furnishings are also great examples of giving back to our Burnsville com-munity. As co-chairs of this en-tirely volunteer-run event we offer a challenge to the 75 Community-Wide Garage Sale participants to follow the tradition of the South River Hills Day founders and donate at least 5 percent of your sales this year to a local charity or school. That would be a great way to “put our money where our mouth is” and show just how much we all love Burnsville. See you on June 4, rain or shine. HOWARD and KAREN HEINOBurnsville

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Select School of Rock students who perform as the School of Rock Road Crew will kick off the series on June 19. “That’s an auditioned School of Rock band, and they’re fantastic,” said Men-dis, who once sang profes-sionally with the Detroit Opera Company. Her own band, Melody and the Dramatics — which Mendis describes as a fusion of jazz, rock, Latin and soul — takes the stage on July 10. Other performers include contemporary folk trio Lin-gua Luna, which Mendis said has a “newgrass” vibe; Time Turners, an old-school country duo; jazz singer Alison Lund, who will be backed by indie-popsters the Queen of France; veteran Twin Cities jazz vocalist Lee Engele; and the grunge era-influenced Space Hazards. “It was really fun pro-gramming it because I love bringing out the local tal-ent, creating just an eclectic fusion of different styles so there’s something for every-one,” Mendis said. Organizers are seeking business sponsors for indi-vidual evenings. Sponsor-ships are $100 for businesses that participate in a Heart of the City e-marketing program and $150 for other businesses, Schlaefer said. Sponsors that signed on early are Milio’s in the Heart of the City (also the licensed food vendor in Nicollet Commons Park) and Burns-ville-based Pawn America. The money will go to the bands. “It’s really pennies,” Mendis said, “but it’s good exposure for the bands and really great for Burnsville to have live music.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].

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Burnsville

A 20-year-old woman faces drug and prostitution charges after her arrest in a Burnsville police prostitu-tion sting. Kristina Angelique Blox-son, no permanent address, was arrested May 24. An undercover officer respond-ed to an escort ad she had

posted on a website under the name “Kat.” She agreed to come to an apartment in Burnsville. The ad said she was “four-twenty friendly,” which po-lice say refers to using mari-juana. Bloxson offered the offi-cer both sexual services for

$175 and a baggie of mari-juana for an agreed-upon price of $45, according to the criminal complaint. She’s charged with a fifth-degree controlled-sub-stance crime, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemean-or.

— John Gessner

Woman charged with prostitution,selling pot to undercover officer

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Members of the Dan Patch American Legion and VFW Post 5583 auxiliaries participated in Memorial Day activities at Pleasant View Memorial Gardens in Burnsville on May 30. At right, Civil Air Patrol Valley Composite Squadron members raise the flags at Bicentennial Park in Burnsville during a service at the park on May 30. For more photos, go online to www.ThisweekLive.com.


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by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington City Coun-cil Member Christy Jo Fog-arty needed political action before she could pursue her professional ambitions and fulfill her desire to help poor children receive dental care. Fogarty, a dental hygien-ist, said she grew concerned when she consistently saw the poor and uninsured de-lay dental care because they were unable to afford it. In most cases, pain would eventually force them into a dentist’s chair, but the sever-ity of the problem and fi-nancial constraints reduced their options to pulling the tooth. “Ultimately, that is not good dental health. I have a desire to help those people get basic dental care,” Fog-arty said.

She was also interested in growing professionally, but as a City Coun-cil member, active volunteer, wife and mother of three chil-dren, multiple years of college to become a dentist wasn’t a re-alistic option. Instead, she wanted to become a dental therapist, a mid-level practitioner. Although the Minnesota State Colleges and Univer-sities system had curricu-lum for the master’s degree program, the state didn’t have a law that allowed the practitioners, and dentist organizations opposed es-tablishing one. “The Minnesota Dental Association and the Ameri-can Dental Association spent thousands to fight it,” Fogarty said. “They saw it as threatening livelihoods, I think.” Fogarty said there is a national shortage of den-tists, and the people dental therapists would be focused on are those without access

to dental care but in dire need of services.

In a Minnesota Dental Associa-tion paper about the history of the legislation, authors and MDA repre-sentatives Patricia Glasrud, Carol Em-bertson, Tom Day and Richard W. Di-ercks describe be-

ing surprised by the dental hygienists’ well-organized lobbying effort that quickly gained media support. They cited patient-safe-ty concerns as the orga-nization’s primary stance against the legislation. MDA representatives noted that cases involv-ing patients who haven’t had routine dental care are much more complicated, needing skills of a dentist, not a mid-level practitioner. But Fogarty and all of her seven-member class of Minnesota’s first den-tal therapists were among those who spent two years successfully rallying for leg-islation that would allow

the profession to exist. In 2009, Minnesota be-came the first state in the country to allow dental therapists to practice; now there are 22 other states pursuing similar programs, Fogarty said. Minnesota’s dental ther-apists are required to have 60 percent of their clients on public assistance, unin-sured or under-insured. Licensed dental thera-

pists can perform all servic-es for baby teeth and certain services for adult teeth, in-cluding fillings, crowns and emergency treatment. Once Fogarty completes the required 2,000 hours of clinical experience as a den-tal therapist, she plans to become a certified advanced dental therapist. An ADT is able to as-sess oral diseases and create treatment plans under the

authorization of a collabo-rating dentist. Fogarty, who is working on her capstone project of creating a framework for the Dental Therapy Asso-ciation and graduates June 24, said she hopes to use her new skills to provide dental care for indigent children without insurance coverage. She said nationally, chil-dren miss 52 million hours of school as a direct result of needing medical atten-tion for dental health issues. “That statistic has always stuck in my head. It’s heart-breaking to think that a kid can’t go to school because he can’t get to a dentist to fix it,” Fogarty said. “This might not be a silver bullet, but it’s one more tool in the tool box to help these kids get more services.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ ISD 191 Community Education & The Play’s the Thing Productions are offering “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Summer Musical Theatre Camp for children ages 7-17 at Eagle Ridge Junior High School in Savage July 11 through Aug. 10, with performances on the main stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center Aug. 11-13. To reg-ister or for more informa-tion visit www.communi-tyed191.org or call (952) 707-4150.

Family Fun Tuesdays at Caponi Art Park Caponi Art Park’s Fam-ily Fun Tuesdays program is geared toward children ages 3-12 with a parent or guard-ian; child care and school groups should call for space availability and fees. Events take place Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden and a $2 per person donation is suggested. The June schedule in-cludes: • June 7, Jump, Sing and Explore: Discovering the Natural World with MacPhail Center for Music. • June 14, Latin Ameri-can Folkloric Music: Mu-sica, Lengua y Cultura Performance with Leo and Kathy Lara. • June 21, A Midsummer Day’s Dream: Magical Sto-ries with Maren Hinderlie. • June 28, “The Adven-tures of Juan Bobo” Puppet Show by Open Eye Figure Theatre. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. For more information, call (651) 454-9412 or visit www.caponiartpark.org.

Mystery writer/journalist at Burnhaven Library Minnesota author Ju-lie Kramer will talk about and read from her work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville. Kramer is a journalist and the author of the Ri-ley Spartz mystery series: “Stalking Susan,” “Miss-ing Mark,” and “Silenc-ing Sam.” A fourth title, “Killing Kate,” is due out in July. Kramer will discuss her dual careers as journalist and novelist: how to write fiction and how to cover the news. Book clubs are invited as well as individ-ual readers, and aspiring authors are also welcome. Attendees may bring books to be signed or pur-chase them at the event. The Burnhaven Library is at 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call (952) 891-0300.

Music in the Park Burnsville’s Music in the Park series will be 7 p.m. Sundays, June 19 through Aug. 14, in Nicollet Com-mons Park in the Heart of the City. Food and bever-age sales will be provided by Milio’s. Schedule: June 19, School of Rock Road Crew; June 26, Lee Engele; July 3, The Space Hazards; July 10, Melody and The Dramat-ics; July 17, Time Turners; July 24, Lingua Luna; July 31, Q The Clique; Aug. 7, Crack in the Dam; Aug. 14, Alison Lund and the Queen of France. Sponsored by the city of Burnsville, King and Companies, Creative Color and School of Rock. More information is online at www.burnsville.org/index.aspx?NID=746.

Eagan Art Festival slated June 25-26 The 17th annual Eagan Art Festival with the theme Youth In Art will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day, June 25, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Central Park in Eagan. Preview the activities planned for this year’s fam-ily-friendly, free event at www.eaganartfestival.org.

Faith Fest concert Faith Fest, a free outdoor music concert hosted by Faith Church in Farming-ton, will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 18. The event will feature bands Remaliah and Far-sighted. Additional bands will be added as the con-cert date nears. Food will be available. Faith Church is at 710 Eighth St. on the Highway 3 frontage road in Farming-ton. For more details, call (651) 460-6110 or log on to Facebook Group Pages: The Connection, and Faith Unit-ed Methodist Church, http://www.faithinyourheart.org.

Giant Step Theatre to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Giant Step Theatre will present “Beauty and the Beast” June 23, 24, 25, 30 and July 1 at Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Performance times are 1:30 and 7 p.m. ex-cept on Saturday, June 24, when performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $6 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, Holyoke Avenue at 210th Street, and at Lake-ville Area Schools Commu-nity Education, 8755 Upper 208th St., downtown Lake-ville. Remaining tickets can be purchased at the door for $8. Groups of 15 or more can e-mail [email protected] for infor-mation on group sales. Auditions for actors grade three and older (2011-12 school year) will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. To schedule an audition time, send the child’s name, grade level and preference for a Friday evening or Saturday after-noon audition to [email protected].

Summer concerts in Eagan run June 19 to Aug. 21 Caponi Art Park and Learning Center, Eagan, will present a series of fami-ly-friendly outdoor concerts throughout the summer on Sunday evenings in Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods. Schedule: • June 19, 7:30 p.m., Min-nesota Sinfonia. • July 10, 6:30 p.m., Da-kota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra. • July 24, 6:30 p.m., Su-munar Indonesian Gamelan and Dance Ensemble. • Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m., Voice of Culture West African Drum and Dance. • Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m., Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band. A $4 per person dona-tion is suggested. More information is available at www.caponiartpark.org.

StringWerks concerts slatedin Savage The StringWerks Adult Chamber Ensemble and La Beau Musica will present its spring concert at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Hidden Valley Elementary School’s Performing Arts Center, 13975 Glendale Ave., Sav-age. Featured works will include “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saens. This concert is free and open to the public. StringWerks, Burnsville’s youth orchestra program, will present its spring con-cert and silent auction at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at Burnsville High School’s Mraz Center, 600 Highway 13, Burnsville. The silent auction will begin approximately 30 minutes prior to the concert and all proceeds will benefit the StringWerks scholarship and music funds. This con-cert is free and open to the public, but a $3 donation is suggested.

Deadline extended for art festival applications The deadline for art vendors to apply for entry in Burnsville’s Art and All that Jazz Festival has been extended to Monday, June 13. Artists must be age 18 or older. The festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, in Nicollet Commons Park. The guidelines and applica-tion are available online at www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.

Expressions Community Theater auditions Expressions Commu-nity Theater will hold au-ditions for the comedy “A Month of Sundays” from 7 to 9 p.m. June 6 and June 7 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20695 Holyoke Ave. Those auditioning should prepare a one-min-ute comedic monologue and bring a current photo. Auditions will be for the following roles: two men, able to play a minimum age of upper 60s; two females (40s); one female (20s to early 30s); and one male (40s). A stage manager, prop director, and stage hands are also needed for this production. Performance dates are Aug. 5-7 and 12-14. Call the director at (612) 293-0173 with questions.

International Festival of Burnsville The International Fes-tival of Burnsville will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Sat-urday, June 18, at Nicollet Commons Park. The free event will showcase a vari-ety of entertainment, food and festivities. Nicollet Commons Park is located at 12600 Nicollet Ave., south of Highway 13. Free parking is available in the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center parking ramp and the Heart of the City Park and Ride ramp located off of 126th Street. For more details, visit www.burnsville.org/ifb or call Julie Dorshak at (952) 895-4509.

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eagan Market Fest re-turns this summer with an expanded schedule, addi-tional concessions and a new pavilion. The weekly, city of Ea-gan-run event that’s part farmers’ market and part community festival will kick off its fifth season from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Cen-tral Parkway. Each Wednesday throughout the summer, fest-goers can select from an array of fresh fruit, vegeta-bles and produce, purchase dinner from one of three concession vendors and en-joy live music at the Eagan Rotary Band Shell. “Wednesday nights at Central Park are a perfect night to get outdoors, take a walk and enjoy the food and entertainment at Mar-ket Fest,” said Juli Seydell

Johnson, Eagan Parks and Recreation director. In addition to food items, the event features a host of artisan products such as jewelry, woodcrafts and garden art. Each week also features art activities for kids sponsored by the Eagan Art House, as well as an outdoor games area for families with a beanbag toss, sack races and para-chutes. To get kids into the spirit of the weekly concerts at the Eagan Rotary Band Shell, hula hoops and inflat-able guitars – for exuberant air-guitar theatrics – will be provided. Theme nights return to this year’s festival, including Classic Car Show & Oldies Music Night on June 22, which will feature Elvis trib-ute artist Art Kistler; Fam-ily Night on July 6 with a teen battle of the bands and concert by family act the Okee Dokee Brothers; and

Health and Wellness Night on July 27. A new promotion this year is Bike to the Market – people who ride their bikes to Market Fest on June 8, 15, 22 or 29 will receive a $5 voucher good for purchas-ing produce at the event. The festival has seen continued growth since its inception a half decade ago when it had about a dozen regular vendors and drew about 3,000 people over the course of the summer. Organizers estimated last summer’s overall atten-dance at 28,000, and this summer more than 60 ven-dors registered. With food vendors, the focus is on local, said Ker-ry Phillips, coordinator of Eagan Market Fest “We’re a producers’ mar-ket,” she said. “Everything is locally grown and pro-duced, and all of our farms are local farms.” Opening night June 8

will include a bag giveaway at 4 p.m., seedlings and children’s book giveaways at 6:30 p.m., and an Arbor Day celebration and com-munity planting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission to Eagan Market Fest is free. This year’s festival runs June 8 to Sept. 28 for a total of 17 days – five more than last year. The festival starts the summer season with some good karma – at the end of last season it was listed as one of America’s Favorite Farmers Markets by Ameri-can Farmland Trust. Fest-goers can help put Eagan Market Fest back on that list this year by voting at www.farmland.org/vote. More information is at www.cityofeagan.com/mar-ketfest.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Eagan Market Fest kicks off June 8Weekly event on Wednesdays at Central Park offers food, music, family fun

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Elvis tribute artist Art Kistler is set to perform at Eagan Market Fest on June 22 as part of the festival’s Classic Car Show & Oldies Music Night.


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Open houses, dedication set at 1914 Town Hall Museum The Eagan Historical So-ciety will hold open houses at the 1914 Town Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 12, and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16. The June 16 event will also include the dedication of a memorial park bench at 5:30 p.m. honoring Virginia “Gin” Knight, longtime Historical Society vice-chair and one of Eagan’s “First Ladies.”

The 1914 Town Hall is located at the southwest corner of Pilot Knob and Wescott roads. Town Hall tours will be available. Historical Society volunteers will answer ques-tions about Eagan’s past and what the community was like in its township days (pri-or to 1974). Guests will see photos and displays depict-ing 1900s farming, Eagan’s earliest schools, the area’s

founding families, the First Ladies of Eagan, and more. Free refreshments will be available. Children can take home a souvenir of their visit. Eagan On Deck history cards and Lone Oak Years books will be available for purchase. For more infor-mation, contact the Eagan Historical Society at (651) 675-5038 or visit www.cityofeagan.com.

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About 200 people attended the city of Eagan’s first Memorial Day Observance at the new Tribute Plaza in Eagan’s Central Park on May 30. The plaza was dedicated last October to remembering and recognizing military personnel, police and firefighters for their service. Above, Wayne and Gwen Olsen, whose son Daniel died while serving in 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, presented a wreath to American Legion Commander Tom Mullon. At right, the Police and Fire Honor Color Guard participated in the event, which was organized by the Eagan American Legion and Eagan Lioness Club. The principal speaker was Sen. Ted Daley of Eagan.


SportsStandings

BaseballTeam Conference Overall W L W LBurnsville 15 3 17 3 Eastview 13 2 14 6 Apple Valley 11 5 13 7 Eagan 10 6 13 7 Lakeville North 10 7 11 9 Prior Lake 8 8 11 9 B Jefferson 6 10 7 13B Kennedy 5 10 7 13Lakeville South 4 11 7 13 Rosemount 3 13 4 15

Friday, May 27 • Rosemount 6, Lakeville South 3 • Lakeville North 11, Henry Sibley 1

Monday, May 30 • Eastview 4, Park of Cottage Grove 1 • St. Thomas Academy 7,

Lakeville North 1 • Eagan 6, Apple Valley 5 • Burnsville 13, Rosemount 0

Friday, June 3 • Eastview vs. St. Thomas Academy at

Alimagnet in Burnsville • Burnsville vs. Eagan at Alimagnet in

Burnsville

SoftballTeam Conference Overall W L W LBurnsville 13 0 16 1 B Jefferson 10 3 16 3 Eastview 8 5 10 8 Lakeville South 7 6 10 7 Eagan 7 6 10 8 Prior Lake 6 7 11 9 Apple Valley 5 8 10 10 Lakeville North 4 9 8 12 Rosemount 3 9 5 10 B Kennedy 1 12 6 13

Wednesday, May 25 • Burnsville 1, Eastview 0 • Park of Cottage Grove 5,

Bloomington Jefferson 2

Friday, May 27 • Bloomington Jefferson 10,

Eastview 4

Saturday, May 28 • Burnsville 2,

Park of Cottage Grove 1

Tuesday, May 31 • Bloomington Jefferson 9, Park of

Cottage Grove 2

Wednesday, June 1 • Burnsville vs. Bloomington Jefferson

Boys LacrosseTeam Conference Overall W L W LRosemount 8 1 12 1 Eastview 7 2 7 6 Eagan 7 2 10 2 Burnsville 6 3 7 6 Prior Lake 5 4 7 6 Apple Valley 5 4 9 4 B Jefferson 3 6 4 9 Lakeville South 2 7 4 8 Lakeville North 2 7 5 7 B Kennedy 0 9 1 12

Friday, May 27 • Rosemount 10, Rochester Mayo 7 • Burnsville 15, Apple Valley 11 • Eastview 8, Lakeville North 6 • Eagan 10, Prior Lake 4

Wednesday, June 1 • Eagan at Eastview, 6:30 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 3 • Burnsville/Rosemount winner vs.

Eastview/Eagan winner, 7 p.m. at Lakeville North High School

Girls LacrosseTeam Conference Overall W L W LB Kennedy 8 0 13 0B Jefferson 6 2 10 2Apple Valley 6 2 10 3 Lakeville North 5 2 8 5 Burnsville 5 3 7 6 Eagan/Rosemount 3 5 6 6 Lakeville South 1 6 5 7 Eastview 1 5 3 8 Prior Lake 1 5 2 11

Wednesday, May 25 • Bloomington Kennedy 15,

Lakeville South 8 • Bloomington Jefferson 11,

Burnsville 10 • Apple Valley 12,

Rochester John Marshall 9 • Eagan/Rosemount 9,

Lakeville North 8

Tuesday, May 31 • Eagan/Rosemount 14,

Apple Valley 13 • Bloomington Jefferson 12,

Bloomington Kennedy 6

Boys TennisMonday, May 23 • Eastview 7, St. Thomas 0 • Woodbury 4, Eagan 3

Wednesday, May 25 • Eastview 4, Woodbury 3

Tuesday, June 7 • Eastview vs. Elk River, 10 a.m.

Baseline Tennis Center, University of Minnesota

Adapted Softball CIFriday, June 3 • Bunrsville/Farmington/Lakevills vs.

Anoka Hennepin, 4 p.m. at Coon Rapids Gym B

• Dakota United vs. Mounds View/Irondale/Roseville 5:30 p.m. at Coon Rapids, Gym C

Saturday, June 4 • State semifinals, noon • State finals, 3:15 p.m.

Adapted Softball PIFriday, June 3 • Dakota United vs. Mounds View,

5:30 p.m. at Coon Rapids, Gym A

Saturday, June 4 • State semifinals, 10:30 a.m. • State finals, 1:45 p.m.

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Diamond all-star found in the rough Burnsville pitcher Adam Lambrecht replaced his golf shoes with cleats this spring

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As a Section 3AAA semifinalist, the Burnsville baseball team is two wins from returning to the state tournament. After advancing to state last year, Blaze players didn’t know if they would have the chance again. With returning stars Matt Stemper, Dan Motl, Derek Johnson, Andy Lies-er and Justin Threlkeld, the Blaze knew they could score. The challenge was to replace 14 wins from last year’s senior pitchers. Quinn Johnson and Bri-an Vanderwoude returned to the mound, but to rise to the top the team needed more than two strong arms. Most teams seek talent from their junior varsity squad, but Burnsville had a secret out on the links. Adam Lambrecht played traveling baseball during the summer, but his chosen varsity sport in the spring was golf. Lambrecht scored in the upper 70s in 2010 for the Blaze, but he found himself looking forward to summer baseball. “My velocity improved a lot over the winter,” Lam-brecht said. “I played with most of the Target Field guys (Burnsville state tour-nament players) last sum-mer. I get along real well with those guys. It’s been a

lot of fun.” He started his first game against Eagan on April 8, earning the win, and he’s been throw-ing strikes ever since. He’s compiled a 6-0 record with a 1.43 ERA and 38 strike-outs, leading the team in ev-ery category. He was named all conference and has made the Blaze more of a threat in 2011. The transformation is impressive because golf and baseball don’t have the same skill set. It’s not like making a transition from hockey to lacrosse or cross country to track. The fact that baseball is a team sport is attractive to Lambrecht. “You’re just alone on a golf course,” Lambrecht said. “Nothing compares to having teammates.” When golfers hit poor shots into the sand, all they can do is hang their heads and sigh while they mark it on the card. In baseball, if a pitch goes wild into the dirt, the catcher will back it up. It also helps when a team like the 2011 Blaze averages about nine runs per game. It’s a much more pleasant situation for Lambrecht who was admittedly too hard on himself on the golf course. “It’s just a recreational

weekend thing for me now,” Lambrecht said. “I’ve de-cided to shut down the com-petitive golf.” Count Burnsville coach Mick Scholl as a fan of Lambrecht’s decision. “He’s definitely a kid who can help us out,” Scholl said. “I’m certainly glad he chose our sport.” The Blaze came into the Section 3AAA playoffs as the No. 1 seed with a better record than a year ago. Lambrecht finished off the final inning of five in the 13-0 rout over Rosemount in the Section 3AAA quar-terfinals on Monday. It only took the Blaze four innings to score 13 runs. Johnson earned the victory with four scoreless innings. Lieser (3-for-3, RBI and a triple), Stemper (home run, two RBI) and Motl (three runs scored, triple and two RBI) made sure the Blaze weren’t going to be eliminated. The loss ends Rose-mount’s season. The first two rounds are single elimi-nation, which isn’t every-one’s favorite format. “I don’t like it,” Scholl said. “It puts the kids in a tight spot, but it’s my job to help them relax.” The Blaze spent the pregame tailgating in the parking lot before the Rose-mount game while trying to focus on the sun rather than fear of losing. “It’s about just having

fun,” Scholl said. Down to four teams, the section bracket is now dou-ble elimination. Burnsville will play Eagan on Friday at Alimagnet Field in Burns-ville. Although Burnsville is favored to win the tour-nament, Scholl knows that

doesn’t mean it’s automatic. “Anything can happen now,” Scholl said. “Every-body’s goal is to get to state. Once you get here, everyone has a chance.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

Photo by Andy Rogers

Burnsville’s Adam Lambrecht threw a pitch during the Section 3AAA tournament against Rosemount on Monday. He leads the team in several pitching categories this year after playing golf in 2010.

Eastview pitcher McDevitt returns to the mound

Hours of rehabilitation give senior a chance at a few more high school innings

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When doctors told East-view’s Ty McDevitt he wasn’t going to pitch this spring and probably not this summer, he didn’t be-lieve them. He was diagnosed with scapular weakness in his shoulder in late April, which to most people meant his next pitch was going to be for the University of Minnesota as a freshman in college. His shoulder hurt, but the pain of not playing was worse. “It was almost like my shoulder was just floating there,” McDevitt said. “My first couple outings in April were interesting. There was probably less than 1 percent chance that I could come back, but I just stuck to the rehab program.” McDevitt didn’t want to leave Eastview High School without pitching again. He believes the Lightning have a chance at something spe-cial during the playoffs. “I really didn’t want to miss this,” McDevitt said. He didn’t need surgery, just hours and hours of re-hab and rest. “It was a ridiculous amount of arm exercises,” McDevitt said. “It was about a month and a half of hardcore rehab.” With some consulta-tion from Minnesota Twins doctor Dan Buss, McDevitt made what many would call a stunning recovery. “It’s pretty amazing,” Eastview head coach Tom Strey said. “It really is. He worked really hard. No one thought he was going to play this spring or even summer.” McDevitt didn’t wake up cured one day. He said he spent about five hours per day stretching, lift-ing weights and eventually pitching. It remains to be seen how effective he can be in what could be the last few games of Eastview’s sea-

son. He threw in the team’s 4-1 win against Park of Cottage Grove on Monday for the first time in almost two months. A few more timely hits and Eastview would have felt more com-fortable. “We got out of a couple tight spots,” Strey said. “We had a few double plays that got us out of a jam, but we left like 12 guys on base.” As the No. 2 seed, Eastview is a Section 3AAA semifinalist. The team will play No. 3 seed St. Thomas Academy on Friday at Ali-magnet Field in Burnsville. The final four teams play in a double-elimination brack-et. The winner advances to state. The other two teams are No. 5 seed Eagan and No. 1 Burnsville. Eagan defeated Apple Valley 6-5 on Monday. During the regular season Eastview swept Eagan and split with Burnsville. Eastview has made a habit of advancing to the final four in the past five years. The last time the Lightning had a sub-.500 record was in 2007, other-wise they have been a con-tender every year. “Anything can happen,” Strey said. “We have guys who know what it’s all about.” Getting through the fi-nal four has proved to be difficult. Eastview has nev-er qualified for state. McDevitt joins an al-ready potent pitching lineup with Alec Knop, Adam Moorse, Tom Jerle, and Austin Lindquist. The Lightning have given up more than three runs only five times this season. “The sky is the limit for us right now,” McDevitt said. “All of them are capa-ble of getting the job done when it matters.” He’s just happy he can help instead of watching from the dugout. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Academy hosts open house Saints Sports Academy, 9913 214th St., Lakeville, will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11. The Radio Dis-ney Rockin’ Road Crew Show will be in the house with fun, games, music, and prizes. The event will include time in the bat-ting cage and a giant inflatable equipped with a slide and bounce house. Families with children of all ages are en-couraged to attend the free event. For more information, call (952) 985-5949.

YMCA summer programs Minnesota Valley Family YMCA, 13850 Portland Ave. S., Burnsville, is taking reg-istrations for summer Swim Academy and

Youth Sports programs. Options for swim classes are one-week, two-week, and weekly. Classes begin June 13 for the one-week lessons and June 20 for all other lessons. The youth sports league is offered for children ages 3-10 and includes T-ball/coach pitch, outdoor soccer and indoor floor hock-ey. The session will begin Saturday, July 9, and run between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays. A 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday or Thursday night op-tion is also being offered for ages 4-7. The registration deadline is Tuesday, June 21. For more information on swim lessons, call Lori Rieffer at (952) 435-9022. For youth sports questions, call Tyler Igou at (952) 435-9036. Information is also at www.minnesota-valleyymca.org.

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Burnsville pitcher Kelsey Anderson struck out 21 batters when she went the distance in a 15-inning 2-1 loss to Bloomington Jefferson on Wednesday afternoon in the Class 3A section final in Eagan. The Blaze, previously undefeated in the section playoff, had a chance to redeem the loss and qualify for state by winning the second game, which started right after the loss Wednesday night after this edition went to press. In the first game, both teams scored in the 14th inning and Jefferson’s winning run came when a runner scored from first on a double into the outfield gap. At left, Danielle Wolk breaks from second base during the game. For an update and more photos, go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

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I. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEII. ADOPT AGENDAIII. RECOGNITIONS AND PRE-SENTATIONSIV. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items are acted on with one motion unless a request is made for an item to be pulled for discussion) A. APPROVE MINUTES B. PERSONNEL ITEMS C. APPROVE Check Registers D. APPROVE Action to Not Waive Monetary Limits on Munici-pal Tort Liability E. APPROVE Change Orders for Fire Safety Center F. ADOPT a Resolution to Pro-claim June 8, 2011 as Arbor Day and the month of June 2011 as Arbor Month in the City of Eagan

G. DECLARE a used Cascade Bay Drop Slide as Surplus Property and have it disposed of appropriate-ly H. APPROVE Tree Mainte-nance Contractor License for Mike Paggen, Midwest Tree Experts, LLC I. APPROVE recording exten-sion of Preliminary Subdivision for The Heritage of Highview J. DIRECT Preparation of Or-dinance Amendment to Establish a Timeline for the Completion of Exterior Materials under Building Permits K. APPROVE Change Order #1 and Authorize Final Payment for Contract No. 10-20, Water Qual-ity/Storm Sewer Pond Sediment Re-moval L. APPROVE Change Order for Contract 11-01, Citywide Street Im-provements M. APPROVE Quit Claim Deed for CSM (Joe Miller Farms rem-nant) N. ACCEPT the 2011 Transpor-tation Infrastructure Needs Analysis (TINA) Update

O. APPROVE Final Payment for Contract No. 11-07, Schwanz Lake Rain Gardens P. RECEIVE Petition & Sched-ule Public Hearing for July 5 to Vacate D & U Easement on Lot 1, Block 1 Gopher Eagan Industrial Park #3 & #6 Q. APPROVE Change Order No. 7 for Contract 09-20, Fire Safety Center R. APPROVE Revisions to the Winter Trail Maintenance Program for 2011-2012 S. APPROVE Revisions to the Winter Trail Maintenance Policy & Addition of Priority Response Plan T. APPROVE Revisions to the Snow & Ice Control Policy U. APPROVE First Amendment to Special Events Agreement (CSM Eagan, LLC, Lockheed Martin Cor-poration, and City of Eagan) V. APPROVE Final Plat for the Pomroy Addition W. APPROVE Agreement with BHK Ventures, LLC dba Quality Business Solutions to assist the City in achieving compliance with Pay-

ment Card Industry (PCI) standards for handling of credit card numbers and other private dataV. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. VACATION of Drainage & Utility Easement, Lot 5 Block 9 Nicols RidgeVI. OLD BUSINESS A. RECEIVE Final Assessment Roll and Schedule Public Hearing for July 5 – Project 1033 (Cliff Road – Trunk Watermain) B. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN AMENDMENT and REZONING – Jon Pomroy – a Comprehensive Guide Plan Amend-ment from MD (Medium Density) to LD (Low Density) and a Rezon-ing of approximately 1.7 acres from R-3 (Residential Townhouse) to R-1 (Residential Single Family) located at 3755 Blackhawk Road VII. NEW BUSINESS A. CONDITIONAL USE PER-MIT - Shawnee Professional Build-ing / Wenzel Properties - MSP Com-mercial – A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage located at 3600 Kennebec Drive

B. INTERIM USE PERMIT – Oak Hills Church - An Interim Use Permit to allow a community gar-den located at 1560 Yankee Doodle Road C. CONDITIONAL USE PER-MIT – Roclar Warehouse, Inc. - A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of materials, equip-ment, licensed vehicles and storage containers necessary for the opera-tion of business activity involved in light concrete construction and landscaping located at 3660 Kenne-bec Drive D. CONDITIONAL USE PER-MIT – Competition Engines - A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of cars & car trail-ers located at 2980 Lone Oak Circle E. CONDITIONAL USE PER-MIT and INTERIM USE PERMIT – RJ RYAN - A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of semi trailers and an Interim Use Per-mit to allow outdoor storage of semi trailers on the properties located at 905 & 915 Yankee Doodle Road F. ADOPT the 5 year Public

Works Capital Improvement Plan (2012-2016) and authorize the im-plementation of the 2012 improve-mentsVIII. LEGISLATIVE / INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UPDATE A. APPROVE Correspondence to Eagan’s Legislative Delegation in Support of Funding for the State-wide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)IX. ECONOMIC DEVELOP-MENT AUTHORITY (There are no EDA items to be considered at this time)X. ADMINISTRATIVE AGEN-DA A. City Attorney B. City Council Comments C. City Administrator D. Director of Public Works E. Director of Community De-velopmentXI. VISITORS TO BE HEARD (for those persons not on the agen-da)XII. CLOSED SESSIONXIII. ADJOURNMENT

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District 191 Briefs

District 191 graduation ceremonies Commencement ceremo-nies will take place in June in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District with approxi-mately 760 students receiving diplomas at four locations. Commencement for stu-dents in the BEST Transi-tion program will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, in the Senior Campus Commons at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 West Burnsville Parkway. Vale Educational Cen-ter will present diplomas to graduates at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, in the school’s gym. Burnsville Alternative High School will present di-plomas during a commence-ment ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, in the Mraz Center at Burnsville High School, 600 E. High-way 13. At Burnsville High School, approximately 690 seniors will receive diplomas during the commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday,

June 10. Depending on the weath-er, the ceremony will either take place outside in Pates Stadium next to the school or inside the gym at 600 E. Highway 13, Burnsville. A decision will be made by 4 p.m. that day and posted on the district website at www.isd191.org.

Two schools earn grants for student wellness activities Hidden Valley Elemen-tary and Harriet Bishop Elementary have both been awarded $3,000 to support physical activity programs in their schools during the 2011-12 school year thanks to the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, which aims to get students to “fuel up” with nutritious foods and be active for at least 60 minutes each day. Hidden Valley will pur-chase equipment needed by the Mileage Club, an after-school running and activity club that meets during the school year. Harriet Bishop will buy

equipment to support the Dance Troupe, a program developed and run by sixth-grade students at the school. Both these programs were developed as a part of the district’s Smart Choices Stu-dent Wellness program.

Students make ‘Hero Packs’ for children of soldiers As a way to show support for a classmate whose father will be deployed overseas for a year, second-graders at Harriet Bishop Elementary spent time this month creat-ing Hero Packs. Students in Erika Nes-vig’s second-grade classroom collected supplies including books, journals, markers, stationery and more to cre-ate the backpacks, which will be distributed to children of deployed soldiers through an organization called Opera-tion: Military Kids. Students in the class also wrote and in-cluded letters of encourage-ment to the children who will receive the packs. In total, with help from

other students at Harriet Bishop, students created 26 Hero Packs for military chil-dren.

BHS seniors receive scholarships and awards Scholarships and awards were presented to students during the 2011 Senior Hon-ors Recognition Ceremony at Burnsville High School on May 16. Seniors received schol-arships from local civic or-ganizations, businesses and individuals. In addition, 48 seniors reported that they will receive scholarships of $10,000 or more from colleg-es and universities they will attend next fall. Each academic depart-ment at the high school pre-sented an outstanding senior award. Seniors also received specific awards for their achievements in academics, athletics and the arts. For a complete list of scholarship and award recipi-ents, go to www.isd191.org.

Hidden Valley Elementary spends learning day at ELC A rainy morning didn’t dampen the second annual Hidden Valley Elementary all-student field trip to the McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center in Savage in May. Students and teach-ers took advantage of the 10-acre natural area to par-ticipate in several life and en-vironmental science lessons, including learning about the food chain, macro-inverte-brates, water plant identifica-tion, bird behavior, pollution and much more. All students toured the new center and learned about its green design and sustain-able architecture.

M.W. Savage student council supports Special Olympics The M.W. Savage Elemen-tary School student council is raising money for the Special Olympics as part of its annual

community outreach project, but council members didn’t have to reach far to find the inspiration for their efforts. M.W. Savage fifth-grader Terrence Montour was one of the stars of this spring’s regional and state Special Olympics swim meets. At re-gionals, Montour placed first in the 25-meter unassisted swim and went on to place third in the event at the state level. He also took home sec-ond place in the 15-meter un-assisted swim at the regional level. Now that swimming sea-son is over, Montour is on the track, competing in the long jump, 50-yard dash, and 100-yard dash. In honor of their class-mate, the student council is asking students, employees and families to donate a dif-ferent coin denomination each day of the week: pen-nies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednes-day, quarters on Thursday, and dollars on Friday. Any student who donates a dollar on Friday will receive special permission to wear a hat dur-ing school.

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PUBLIC NOTICESECTION 00 03 00

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSGeneral Construction

ISD #917

Culinary Arts Classroom Remodeling

Rosemount, Minnesota

Intermediate School District #917, invites

lump sum bids for the construction work for

the remodeling of the Culinary Arts Class-

rooms located at 1300 145th. Street East,

Rosemount, Minnesota in accordance with

bidding documents prepared by MLA

Architects, Inc.

PROJECT SCOPEThe project consists of remodeling the

existing classrooms, relocating/replacing

existing equipment and installing additional

new equipment. This work includes general,

mechanical and electrical construction. The

project is anticipated to commence June

20, 2011 with Substantial Completion by

August 24, 2011.

BID DATEAll bids must be submitted in a sealed

envelope marked "ISD #917 Culinary Arts

Classroom Remodeling" and arrive at

Intermediate School District 917 1300

145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068,

attention Barb Schmitz on or before Tues-

day, June 14th 2011 at 2:00 PM. Bids will

be publicly opened and read aloud at that

time.

PLACE OF OPENINGBids will be received and opened at the

ISD 917 Board Room

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTSBidding documents may be examined at

MLA Architects Inc.12 Long Lake Road,

Suite 17 St. Paul, MN, Dolejs Associates

Inc. 1624 N. Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN

56001 and at the fol lowing bui lder 's

exchanges:

Minneapolis Builders Exchange,

Minneapolis, MN

Saint Paul Builders Exchange,

Saint Paul, MN

Construction Market Data,

Minneapolis, MN

Rochester Builders Exchange,

Rochester, MN

Bidding documents will be available on

June 1st 2011.

PROCUREMENT OF DOCUMENTSCopies of Bidding Documents may also

be obtained from the office of the Architect,

12 Long Lake Road, Suite #17, St. Paul,

MN 55115 in accordance with the Instruc-

tions to Bidders, upon making a deposit by

check in the amount of one hundred dol-

lars ($100.00) made payable to ISD #917.

Documents requested to be delivered will

be sent by United Parcel Service (UPS)

upon receipt of the deposit check and a

separate non-refundable check of thirty-five

dollars ($35.00) made payable to MLA

Architects.

PRE-BID MEETING/SITE INSPECTIONA pre-bid meeting/walk-thru will be held

on Tuesday June 7th 2011 at 10:00 AM on

site, ISD 917 (Dakota Cty Technical Col-

lege Bldg) 1300 145th. Street East, Rose-

mount, MN. Upon arrival, please ask for

Barb Schmitz or Nicolle Roush from the

District Business Office.

BID SECURITYEach bid shall be accompanied by a bid

security of 5% of the maximum amount of

the bid in the form of a Surety Bond, certi-

fied check, cashier's check. The success-

ful prime contract bidder shall furnish Per-

formance and Payment Bonds in the full

amount of the contract.

CONSIDERATION OF BIDSThe Owner reserves the right to reject

any and all bids, accept any bid, waive

informalities in bids submitted, and waive

minor discrepancies in bidding procedures,

as it deems to be in its best interest. Bids

may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty

(30) calendar days immediately following

the date of receipt of bids.

Direct communications regarding issues

on this project to Mark Lenz/ Raj Dhital at

MLA Architects Inc. Tel. (651) 770-4442.

END OF SECTION 00 03 00

2620853 5/27-6/3/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATIONON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The City of Eagan is committed to the

policy that all persons have equal access to

its programs, services, activities, facilities

and employment without regard to race,

color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,

disability, age, sexual orientation, marital

status or status with regard to public

assistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities

will be provided upon advance notice of at

least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96

hours is received, the City of Eagan will

attempt to provide such aid. Telephone:

(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.

2632741 6/3-6/10/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATIONCITY OF EAGAN

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE

City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota, will meet at the City

Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minne-

sota 55122, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at

6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as pos-

sible. The purpose of the meeting will be to

hold a public hearing on the vacation of

public drainage and utility easements lying

over and across the following described

property in the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota:

All drainage and utility easements lying

over, under and across Outlots A and E,

Stonehaven 1st Addition, according to the

recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Min-

nesota, as delineated and dedicated on

said plat of Stonehaven 1st Addition.

Dated: May 17, 2011

/s/ Christina M. Scipioni

Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk

Dakota County, Minnesota

2632496 6/3-6/10/11

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our studentsto reach their full potential

CALL FOR BIDS

COMPUTERIZED MEASURES ofACADEMIC PROGRESS

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be

received for the purchase of the Internet

Version of NWEA's Computerized Mea-

sures of Academic Progress and NWEA

Instructional Resources - Class Breakdown

Reports by Goal and RIT of approved alter-

nate of equal or better quality/functionality

by Independent School District 196, 3455

153rd Street W., Rosemount, MN 55068,

until 10 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2011 at

which time and place bids will be publicly

opened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtain

Bidding Documents can be found at http://

www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/

index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regard-

ing this bid you may contact the Michelle

DeMers at (651) 423-7856.

Art Coulson, Board Clerk

Independent School District 196

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PUBLIC NOTICEADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in City Hall at

3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at which

time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materi-

als and all else necessary for the following:

Cedar Grove Boulevard - Phase I

City Project No. 1051

City Contract No. 11-08

Involving Approximately:

Place Salvaged Aggregate from Stockpile (Class 7) 8,225 CY

Place Salvaged Aggregate from Stockpile (Common Borrow) 30,220 CY

Bituminous Pavement Reclamation 35,084 SY

Wear Course Bituminous Mixture 3,368 Tons

Non-Wear Course Bituminous Mixture 2,344 Tons

Modular Block Retaining Wall 428 SF

12" - 48" RCP Storm Sewer 2,816 LF

6" - 16" DIP Watermain 237 LF

4" Concrete Walk 20,536 SF

Concrete Curb and Gutter 6,218 LF

3" Bituminous Walk 20,112 SF

4" Double Solid Line Yellow - Epoxy 1,958 LF

Sodding 11,107 SY

Together with numerous related items of work, all in accordance with Plans and Specifi-

cations.

Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.bolton-menk.com or

www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by enter-

ing Quest project #1604563 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free member-

ship registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Com-

plete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engi-

neer, Eagan, MN, at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5646. An

optional paper set of project documents is also available for a nonrefundable price of

$75.00 per set (non-refundable), which includes applicable sales tax and shipping. Please

make your check to payable to Bolton & Menk, Inc. and send it to 12224 Nicollet Avenue,

Burnsville, MN 55337-1649, (952) 890-0509, fax (952) 890-8065.

Best Value Contracting Selection: This project is extensive, involving many affected

property owners. Timing of the project is critical for the safety of the general public and to

minimize disruption. In addition, the City has limited financial resources to commit to the

project. Accordingly, the project must be accomplished with a minimum of interruption, on

time, and without cost overruns. The City believes that only a contractor with good

experience in constructing this kind of project is necessary.

Two factors will be considered in the contractor selection process: price and

performance. The process for the consideration of proposals for the award of this Project

will take into account not only the Contract amount bid for construction items, but also the

bidder's ability and performance on previous similar projects, within and outside the City of

Eagan, and the bidder's availability of major equipment to perform this project. The

evaluation criteria to be utilized will be the total proposal price divided by the aggregate

average technical performance score, as determined by the technical evaluation

committee.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:30

A.M., C.D.S.T. at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road on Tuesday, June

7, 2011 in the Eagan Room (2nd Floor). The purpose of the conference is to provide details

and answer questions regarding the evaluation/selection criteria that will be used, along

with bid price, to select a Contractor for contract award under the Best Value Contracting

Authority. Failure to attend this meeting shall eliminate an absent bidder's bid

submission from contract award consideration. Attendance at the conference will be

recorded.

Technical Proposal Deadline: Prospective Bidders' technical proposals must be

received by 10:30 A.M. C.D.S.T., Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Eagan Municipal Center at

3830 Pilot Knob Road.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder's bond naming the City of Eagan

as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit

equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the

City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the

right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed sixty (60)

days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for

a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for

the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and technical proposals, to waive

irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to

the best interests of the City.

Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of Eagan

2616683 5/20-6/3/11

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Versus, a cable network sports channel. Erickson said he hopes his classmates find fulfill-ment in their new endeav-ors. As for incoming fresh-men, Erickson has two simple pieces of advice: be

confident, and get involved. “Eagan High School has a community that has a positive atmosphere and the people are the ones who help create that,” he said.


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which runs the center. The center is part of what makes Burnsville a destina-tion, according to Alberts. “People come for the Performing Arts Center, they come for meals or they come for shopping,” said Alberts, a 36-year resi-dent who called for greater citizen engagement, better transportation in Burnsville and a “healthier community overall” with greater walk-ability. “I am Burnsville,” Al-berts said. “I did move here all the way from Eagan, so I’m familiar with Dakota County in general.” Candidates called for at-tracting business to improve the tax base and for atten-tion to aging infrastructure. The city for years has been building an “infrastructure trust fund.” “I want to make sure Burnsville doesn’t turn into a city such as some that you’d find in the northern suburbs” that are “falling apart,” Hanson said. The city faces a “road-fix crisis” in coming years, said Coughlin, who said some of the money spent on the arts center subsidy would have gone to roads. Raising taxes to fix roads “should not be on the table,”

Coughlin said. Atkins said the city should consider “novel” ways to raise money that don’t hike taxes. Perhaps granting a single garbage-hauling franchise could raise money to fix roads, he said. Atkins said his chief concerns are ensuring “upper-level job growth” in Burnsville, maintaining in-frastructure and renewing the “face of the retail busi-ness in Burnsville.” Burnsville should also review its emergency pre-paredness, Hanson said, cit-ing recent disasters around the globe. Shane McCartney, 15151 Greenhaven Drive, No. 302, said Burnsville has opportu-nities in incubating “micro-businesses,” and called for greater use of social media and other means of promot-ing the city. “As you’ve heard me say, it’s promote, promote, pro-mote,” McCartney said. Filing for the special elec-tion closed May 27. Candi-dates wanting to withdraw from the race had until Wednesday at 5 p.m.


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plained things to me like American culture,” he said. “She made things way, way easier. She was like a bridge.” He graduated from Burnsville High School in 2003 and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. He’s looking for lab work and volunteering one day a week in the pharmacy at Fairview Southdale Hospi-tal. Yeboah said he may go to graduate school. For now, he’s become a fixture in the Metcalf me-dia center, where he recently worked with ELL student Kevin Reyes on algebra. “He doesn’t let you move on unless you specifically know what you’re doing,”

said Reyes, 14. Yeboah is an all-purpose tutor for the ELL students. “He reads with you,” said 14-year-old Ibrahim Mah-moud. “He’s always there if you get something wrong. ... He goes, ‘That’s not OK, but I know you can do bet-ter — stop slacking off.’ ” The students know Yebo-ah was in their place once, which gives him “street cred,” Soderholm said. “We wouldn’t have sur-vived without him this year,” Lindstrom said. “I have one particular boy this year who’s in eighth grade. He really needed a boost.” Yeboah has “encouraged Calvin to where he really wants to try. He’s changed him, totally.” “That’s the story over and over and over about

him,” she said. “He’s a gem.” Yeboah won the Coskran Award in the alumni catego-ry. Student winners are BHS senior Trae Boldthen and junior Elizabeth Stradtherr. Both volunteer at Hidden Valley Elementary. Parent winners are Katie Iomazzo of Rahn Elemen-tary and Christine Zrust of BHS. The community win-ner is Muriel Ander-son, who volunteers at Sioux Trail Elementary. The employee winner is Kathy Silvers, a first-grade teacher at Vista View El-ementary.


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