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OCTOBER 1, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 31

Rosemount’s Shamrock Film Festival offers three days of screenings

and fi lm events Oct. 7-9.See Thisweekend

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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For at least the past de-cade, urban studies theo-rists such as Richard Flor-ida have illustrated how a modern metropolitan area, for all intents and purposes, functions as a single munici-pal entity. While this is true to some extent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, cities or pockets generally operate in much more of a Balkanized fashion, even with the Met-ropolitan Council and other cross-border relationships

at play. The Itasca Project, a cadre of representatives from the business com-munity, asserts this lack of unified marketing has cost the Twin Cities metro area economic opportunities as businesses choose other ar-

eas whose cities act in closer concert. “The Twin Cities region is not on anyone’s radar,” said Skip Nienhaus, eco-nomic development coor-dinator for Burnsville. He added that whenever na-tional site selectors do ac-

tually visit the metro area, “they are incredibly im-pressed. In many cases, we get on their radar because of the visit.” Membership dues for cities participating in this unified marketing effort are based on population.

Burnsville, whose mayor Elizabeth Kautz is part of Itasca’s job growth task force, seeks to kick in the required $25,000. Min-neapolis, for comparison purposes, has dues in the $150,000 range. Another area city looking to be-

come a part of the entity is Rosemount, whose city council witnessed a presen-tation last week by Kathy Schmidlkofer, an executive at General Mills who is spearheading the effort. City Administrator Dwight Johnson sees poten-tial for Rosemount achiev-ing positive returns on a possible $10,000 member-ship investment. The cost of not having a national mar-keting presence is too much, he said. “It puts us at a disadvan-

Collaboration could benefit Collaboration could benefit south-metro citiessouth-metro cities

Itasca Project’s regional development entity a move toward a united marketing front for the entire metro area


An Eagan woman is dead af-ter her 1999 Ford Contour rear-ended a District 196 school bus at 3:20 p.m. Monday at the inter-section of McAndrews Road and Dover Drive in Apple Valley. The bus, occupied by driver Bob Gauer and 18 students from Scott Highlands Middle School, was stopped on westbound McAndrews waiting to make a left turn onto Dover when the Ford Contour struck the right rear portion of the bus and con-tinued off the roadway into the ditch, according to reports from the Apple Valley Police Depart-ment. The woman, 78-year-old Glo-ria Deane Carlson of Eagan, died instantly. There were no passen-gers in the car. No injuries were reported on the bus, according to the report. The bus route includes stu-dents from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Rosemount and Faith-ful Shepherd in Eagan, but none of them were present at the time of the accident, said District 196 spokesman Tony Taschner in a written statement. The district

sent a separate bus to the scene to complete the task of transporting the students home. Also according to Taschner: The district provided all 18 students a letter to give to their parents informing them of the accident. In addition, Scott High-lands Principal Dan Wilharber was able to contact parents of 17 of those students. The letter says counselors will be available at Scott Highlands for students to talk to regarding the accident, if they need to do so. The district transported Gauer to a local clinic for drug and al-cohol testing, which is a district policy, Taschner said. The Apple Valley Police Department did not issue him a citation. Gauer has driven for the district since No-vember 2005. Other agencies responding to the accident include the Apple Valley Fire Department, the Rosemount Police Department, Allina Ambulance and the Min-nesota State Patrol. The investigation is ongoing, police said. E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

Eagan woman dies in crash with bus

Driver rear-ended a District 196 schoolbus; no one on the bus was injured

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A young Steve Harklerode wasn’t messing around when he said he wanted to be a firefight-er. In his early teens Harklerode joined the junior firefighter pro-gram in his hometown of Inver Grove Heights. On Nov. 30 he’ll retire as Burnsville’s fire chief, capping 26 years of service to the city as a firefighter/paramedic and ad-ministrator. Harklerode will soon turn 50, the age at which Minnesota cops and firefighters can begin collect-ing retirement benefits. “I’ve had a long, successful career with Burnsville,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to closing the chapter on this book and opening another one. And I don’t really know what that new chapter’s going to be yet.” The city is expected to name his replacement by the end of the year. Harklerode came to Burns-ville in 1984 after working as an emergency medical technician and paramedic with the old Di-vine Redeemer Hospital ambu-lance service. He was one of seven new firefighter/paramedics hired to launch the Fire Department’s

ambulance service. During his career, Burns-ville has had its share of dra-matic fires, including a tur-bine explosion at the Black Dog power plant in 1989, the Burnsville High School ar-son fire of 1994 and the 2008 blaze that destroyed Burncliff Apartments three days before Christmas. On Tuesday, Harklerode worked into the evening at another Black Dog plant explosion and fire, this one coming from a coal hopper. But he doesn’t keep a top-10 list, de-spite having earned three Certificates of Meritorious Action and other com-mendations. “Any single in-cidence that we go on, it is someone’s worst day, wheth-er it is a medical or a fire call,” the chief said. “The greatest ex-citement out of it all is the ability to help people, the ability to take chaos and bring it into order, remove

Fire chief who lived the dreamretiring after career in Burnsville

Man charged in alleged plot to murder county attorney, judge

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A convicted felon has been charged with con-tracting for the murders of Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom and Judge Rex Stacey and the assault

of a witness who testified against him. John Stephen Wood-ward, 47, who is formerly of Inver Grove Heights but is now serving almost eight years in a Faribault pris-on on methamphetamine charges, allegedly tried to pay another inmate $10,000 to murder Backstrom and Stacey, who presided over Woodward’s 2007 drug con-viction. Woodward, Backstrom’s

former neighbor, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder and one count of

conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, according to a Rice County complaint filed Sept. 29. Prosecutors allege that Woodward hired Thomas Ray Jackson to murder Backstrom in December, on the day Jackson was sched-uled to be released from prison, and had his wife give an attorney $2,500 as a down payment. Initially, Jackson alleg-edly told the attorney the

money was for a truck, but eventually reported the murder-for-hire scheme af-ter he determined Wood-ward’s intentions were real. The county says it has videotape evidence of Woodward giving Jackson a map to Backstrom’s resi-dence and details about his normal route to work. The plot allegedly was hatched during jailhouse conversations between Jack-son and Woodward, who

described his previous rela-tionship with Backstrom as “best buddies.” According to the com-plaint, Woodward allegedly told Jackson how he could do it, giving him the route, location of the hit and in-structions to shoot through Backstrom’s vehicle win-dow. Jackson turned the in-formation over to investiga-tors.

JamesBackstrom

John StephenWoodward

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Steve Harklerode, Burnsville’s

third fire chief, is retiring

after 26 years with the Fire Department.

Conspiracy to murder, assault charges brought in Rice County


A drop in property value is not typically a cause for celebration, but residents in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school dis-trict are poised to receive one ancillary benefit from it: a lower property tax levy. The district presented its pro-posed $78 million 2010 levy Mon-day night (Sept. 27). This is nearly

$1 million less than the 2009 certi-fied levy. The 2010 levy provides about a quarter of the funding for the 2011-12 school year, said Stella Johnson, a financial analyst with the district. State aid and credits comprise the bulk of funding (about 63 per-cent). Federal aid makes up only about 3 percent. Various sources such as private donations make up the rest, Johnson said.

Value goes down A phenomenon called “Refer-endum Market Value (RMV)” in-fluences the amount the state will allow the school district to levy. The RMV decreased from $15.6 billion in 2009 to $14.6 billion this year, Johnson said. On top of that, the Adjusted Net Tax Capacity (ANTC) also acts as an influence. The ANTC

decreased 6.5 percent from 2009 to $174.5 million. Because of these factors, the state limits District 196 to the $78 million the district is proposing for 2011-12. That is a maximum. When it comes time to certify the levy, the district can, in theory, levy less. The upside to the drop in prop-erty value is that “we get more of our tax dollars back home,” said

school board member Kevin Sam-pers. This is because as property val-ue decreases, the state kicks in ad-ditional aid as an equalizer among the state’s school districts. In the case of District 196, this means an additional $489,000, according to a district financial report. Johnson said there are two rea-sons for the district to request the

District 196 property tax levy could decrease for next school yearEstimates do not include the possibility of referendum passing this November

See Levy, 9A

See Plot, 5A

See Harklerode, 5A

See Itasca, 15A

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Burger Jones to open in Burnsvilleby Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Aurora Village Shops in Burnsville will soon have a new restaurant tenant. Parasole Restaurant Holdings is planning to open a Burger Jones next spring in the 5,400-square-foot space previously occu-pied by Blockbuster. According to Kip Clay-ton, vice president of mar-

keting and business devel-opment for Parasole, the Edina-based restaurant company has already signed a lease for the space located on County Road 42. “Historically, we have had many requests from the suburbs, and we think a concept like Burger Jones is well suited for the area,” Clayton said. Clayton said the res-taurant’s full bar, craft

beer – locally produced or small-batch beers – and its profile of burgers will separate Burger Jones from other establishments in the area. Parasole opened its first and only Burger Jones loca-tion in 2009 at the Calhoun Village Shopping Center in Minneapolis.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

Barricades up against flooding


Concrete barricades and earthen dikes were placed along northbound 35W from the Cliff Road exit to Black Dog Road to prevent flooding from the Minnesota River.

Burnsville

Dakota County BriefsBoy Scout reunion dinner All Boy Scouts and scout leaders, retired and current, who were registered in the Chief Little Crow district from 1958 to 1993, are in-vited to a reunion dinner at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at Hayes Community and Senior Center in Apple Valley. The cost is $13. Pre-registration is necessary. The dinner is hosted by

the current scout leaders of Eagan and Apple Valley, many of whom were active scouts and leaders in the Chief Little Crow district, which encompassed most of Dakota County before it was divided into three smaller districts. More information can found on the Chief Black Dog website http://chief-blackdog.nsbsa.org/ or by calling Kirk Heimstead, (651) 254-9130, or Steve

Engel, (952) 432-7055.

Become a Master Gardener Applications for the 2011 Dakota County Master Gardener program will be accepted through Oct. 1. For information on be-coming a Master Gardener, visit www.mg.umn.edu/be-comeamg.html. To obtain application materials, call Peggy at (651) 480-7700.

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County collected barrels of prescriptions

Six 55-gallon drums of old prescriptions filled in drug take-back


Dakota County resi-dents turned in 100 pounds of old medications – filling six 55-gallon barrels – in the county’s first prescrip-tion drug take-back event Sept. 25. Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, who declared the event a success, said that the county is consid-ering providing citizens a continual option of drop-ping off old prescriptions at various fixed locations in the future. “It may be six or eight months, I don’t want to say for sure because I don’t know yet. But I clearly think Dakota County is moving forward with hav-ing an ongoing drug take-back program,” Bellow said. The Sunday event was held at three locations: Burnsville City Hall, the Dakota County Govern-ment Center in Hastings

and the Northern Service Center in West St. Paul. Most of the drugs were collected in West St. Paul where nearly 300 car visits were recorded; in Hastings, the department counted 60 vehicle visits, and in Burns-ville, about 250 cars were driven through the drug drop-off site. Bellows said he was pleased with the level of participation, and added that the department has received calls from people still interested in disposing of their prescriptions and expired medications. Among the drugs col-lected were Oxycodone, Adderall and Fentanyl. Prescription drug abuse has also been linked to the increasing number of peo-ple using heroin. Bellows explained the type of high that comes from prescription drugs like Oxycodone is similar to the effect of heroin on the user. The number of heroin-

related arrests are on the rise in Dakota County. In 2008, the county made 14 arrests related to heroin, and there were 42 such arrests made in 2009. Additionally, Bellows said there are increasing cases of Hepititis C in the county, a condition that is

connected to needle use. Bellows said people ages 17 to early 20s are experi-menting with these types of drugs, and warned parents that if they keep old drugs around the house, they may be inadvertently acting as their child’s drug dealer. “We want to get these

types of drugs out of house-holds, out of the reach of teenagers and young peo-ple,” Bellow said. All prescriptions and over-the-counter medica-tions that were collected during the event will be incinerated at a properly-licensed and managed fa-

cility. Bellows said the old methods of throwing pills in the garbage or flushing them in the toilet have been proven to be environmen-tally hazardous.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Photo submitted

Local law enforcement officials collected six 55-gallon barrels of old prescription and over-the-counter medications during the Sept. 25 drug take-back event. Hundreds of residents visited drive-through collection sites to turn in their old medications for safe destruction.

Dakota County

Armful of Love orga-nizers at 360 Communities are well into planning the December holiday season. Volunteer help is needed for a variety of tasks, including answering phones, inter-viewing family members as well as receiving and distrib-uting gifts. Bilingual volun-teers are especially needed. Flexible hours are available.

Volunteers must attend a training session (1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, or 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 8) at 360 Communities, 501 E. Highway 13, Suite 102, Burnsville. Sponsors for families are also needed. Sponsors will be assigned families in late October. Volunteers and spon-sors are asked to visit

http://360Communities.org/ArmfulofLove.aspx or call (952) 985-4075. Dakota County families who are economically un-able to provide gifts for their children should call Armful of Love at (952) 985-4065 starting Oct. 11, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Volunteers, donors needed for Armful of Love


Williams-McGrew

Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester (Lor-raine) Wil l iams III of Rose-mount, MN and Bonita Williamsof Memphis, TN, are pleased toannounce the upcoming mar-riage of their daughter, Bianca L.Williams to Bernard McGrew,son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester(Joyce) McGrew of Silas, AL.

Bianca is a 2002 graduate ofGermantown High School inMemphis, TN and a 2008 gradu-ate of the University of Alabamain Birmingham. She is employedby Birmingham City Schools andcurrently attends the Universityof Montevallo in pursuit of herMasters degree in SecondaryEducation.

Bernard is a 2003 graduate ofSouthern Choctaw High Schoolin Silas, AL and a 2007 graduateof the University of Alabama inBirmingham. He will receive hisMasters degree in EnvironmentalManagement from Samford Uni-versity this fall. He is employedby Alabama Power.

The couple will be married onOctober 2, 2010 at the DelawareStreet Baptist Church in Mobile,AL. The couple will reside inAlabaster, AL.

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Ryan JacobMulcahy

Craig and Cindy Mulcahy wel-comed a son, Ryan Jacob bornon August 28, 2010 at UnitedHospital in St. Paul. Weighing 7pounds 10 ounces and was 21inches long.

Ryan was welcomed home bybig brothers Drew and Matt.Grandparents are Glenn andElizabeth Mulcahy of MendotaHeights and Harold and Mau-reen Hanauska of Milton, Wis-consin.

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Egan-TilsonAmberly Rae Egan, daughter of

Leroy and Ruth Egan of SaukCentre, and Lincoln Lewis Tilson,son of Ron and Janet Tilson ofApple Valley, announce theirengagement.

Amberly is a 1997 graduate ofSauk Centre High School and ofNormandale's dental hygieneprogram. Lincoln is a 1997graduate of Rosemount Highschool and has a degree in chem-istry from the University of Min-nesota, Duluth.

They plan to marry next Febru-ary on the Riviera Maya, Mexico.

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16th Birthday toour baby, Marisa

We love you ver much Mom,Dad, Justine, Jon, and Sami

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James JohnAgan

James John Agan age 72 diedpeacefully at home in Apple Val-ley, MN on September 17, 2010,after a long illness. He was bornMay 22, 1938, to James andEldora Agan, in Minneapolis. Jimis survived by his wife of 30 years,Pauline; son, James (Kristin), anddaughter, Katherine “Kade”;b r o t h e r , C h a r l e s ( P e g g y ) ,sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Jim attended Windom Elemen-tary School, Ramsey Junior HighSchool , and Washburn HighSchool, all in Minneapolis. Hethen earned his Bachelor of Artsat the University of Minnesota,while participating in ROTC. Hewas commissioned in the UnitedStates Army and later promotedto First Lieutenant. Shortly afterthe Berlin Wall went up, he wasstationed in then-West Germanynear the East German border,assigned to the Military Intelli-gence branch.

He worked for Remington Randand then Control Data while alsoattending law school at WilliamMitchell College of Law at night.Upon graduation and passing thebar in 1970 he set up his own lawpractice in Burnsville, and retiredfrom that office in 2001.

Funeral service will take place11 AM, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 atthe White Funeral Home Chapel,14560 Pennock Ave. Apple Val-ley, (952 432 2001) with visitation1 hr prior to service. Interment Ft.Snelling National Cemetery

Marilyn E. PedMari lyn E. Ped, age 74, of

Rosemount died September 22,2010.

Marilyn was born August 26,1936 in Clayton, WI to Robertand Hazel (Westlund) Olson. Shegrew up on a farm, attendedcountry school, and graduatedfrom Amery High School in 1954.She trained and worked as anurse at Miller Hospital andgraduated from North Park Uni-versity in 1960. She completedregistered nurse training at St.Mary’s University. After work-ing as a nurse for over forty years,she retired from United Hospitalin 2000. Marilyn married OttoPed on September 15, 1973 inClear Lake, WI. She enjoyedbeing outdoors, especially gar-dening, birding, and trail walking.

Marilyn was preceded in deathby her parents, and is survived byher husband Otto; daughtersKimberly Ped of St. Paul andK a r i n ( M i c h a e l ) L a r s o n o fRosemount; sister Donna (Roger)Barrett of New Hope; brotherWayne Olson of Prior Lake; alsom a n y n i e c e s , n e p h e w s , a n dfriends.

The Funeral Service, officiatedby Rev. Brent Birdsall was heldSeptember 27, 2010 at BereanBaptist Church, Burnsville, fol-lowed by interment at Ft. Snel-l ing National Cemetery. Thepallbearers were Steve Olson,Tom Barre t t , Dav id Olson ,Wayne Olson, Roger Barrett,Kyle Barrett. Memorials are pre-ferred.

Arrangements were handled byt h e C A T U R I A - S M I D TFUNERAL HOME, Hastings.651-437-9419.www.caturia-smidtfh.com

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE

DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL

CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PRO-

VIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY

THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that defaulthas occurred in the conditions of the fol-lowing described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 25, 2004ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF

MORTGAGE: $194,677.00MORTGAGOR(S): Jose E Santos, an

unmarried person, and Laura A Santos, amarried person

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

MIN#: 1000139-0077959575-4LENDER: Irwin Mortgage CorporationSERVICER: Midland Mortgage Co.DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed

August 16, 2004, Dakota County Recorder,as Document Number 2238250, Thereaftermodified by a loan modification dated June15, 2009 and recorded August 3, 2009 asdocument number 2675422. Mortgageamount was increased to $206,756.08 dueto the loan modification

A S S I G N M E N T S O F M O R T G A G E :Assigned to: Midfirst Bank; Dated: January13, 2009 filed: January 20, 2009, recordedas document number 2631508

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:Lot 7, Block 3, Cedar Grove No. 1PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2135 Garnet Dr,

Eagan, MN 55122PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:

10 16700 070 03COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS

LOCATED: DakotaTHE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON

THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THENOTICE: $212,079.08

THAT all pre-foreclosure requirementshave been complied with; that no action orproceeding has been instituted at law orotherwise to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT, to the power of sale con-ta ined in sa id mor tgage , the abovedescribed property will be sold by theSheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October

14, 2010, 10:00am

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office,Dakota County Law Enforcement Center,1580 Hwy 55, Lobby S-100, Hastings, MN55033to pay the debt secured by said mortgageand taxes, if any, on said premises and thecosts and disbursements, including attor-neys fees al lowed by law, subject toredemption within 6 months from the dateof said sale by the mortgagor(s) the per-sonal representatives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROP-

E R T Y : I f t h e r e a l e s t a t e i s a n

owner-occupied, single-family dwelling,

unless otherwise provided by law, the

date on or before which the mortgagor(s)

must vacate the property, if the mort-

gage is not reinstated under section

580.30 or the property is not redeemed

under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on

April 14, 2011.

"THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FORREDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THEMORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCEDTO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER ISENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STAT-UTES SECTION 582.032 DETERMINING,AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THEMORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVEDWITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OFLESS THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROP-ERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRO-DUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: August 25, 2010MidFirst BankAssignee of Mortgagee

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PUBLIC NOTICEORDINANCE NO. 461 2ND SERIES

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN,MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGAN CITYCODE CHAPTER FIVE ENTITLED "BEER,WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSING ANDREGULATION" BY AMENDING SECTIONS5.13 AND 5.14 REGARDING INSURANCEREQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADOPTING BYREFERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAP-TER 1 AND SECTION 5.99.The City Council of the City of Eagan doesordain:

Section 1. Eagan City Code Chapter Fiveis hereby amended by changing Section5.13, Subd. 1, to read as follows:Subd. 1. Proof. No alcoholic beverage

license shall be issued or renewed unlessand until the applicant has provided proofof financial responsibility imposed by stat-utes, by filing with the city a certificate thatthere is in effect an insurance policy or poolprov id ing min imum coverages of (1 )$50,000.00 because of bodily injury to anyone person in any one occurrence and,subject to the limit for one person, in theamount of $100,000.00 because of bodilyinjury to two or more persons in any oneo c c u r r e n c e a n d i n t h e a m o u n t o f$10,000.00 because of injury to or destruc-t ion of property of others in any oneoccurrence, and (2) $50,000.00 for loss ofmeans of support of any one person in anyone occurrence, and, subject to the limit forone person, $100,000.00 for loss of meansof support of two or more persons in anyone occurrence; and $50,000 for otherpecuniary loss of any one person in any oneoccurrence, and $100,000 for other pecuni-ary loss of two or more persons in any oneoccurrence.

Section 2. Eagan City Code Chapter Fiveis hereby amended by changing Section5.14 to read as follows:

Whenever an insurance certificate isrequired by this chapter, the applicant shallfile with the city clerk a certificate of insur-ance showing (1) that the limits are at leastas high as required in this Chapter; (2) thatcoverage is effective for at least the licenseterm approved; and (3) that the insurer shallprovide 60 days' written notice of policycancellation to the city, unless policy can-cellation is for nonpayment of premium inwhich case the insurer shall provide 10days' written notice of policy cancellation tothe city. Cancellation or termination of suchcoverage shall be grounds for license revo-cation.

Section 3. Eagan City Code Chapter 1entitled "General Provisions and DefinitionsApplicable to the Entire City Code Includ-ing 'Penalty for Violation'" and Section 5.99,entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor" arehereby adopted in their entirety by refer-ence as though repeated verbatim.

Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinanceshall take effect upon its adoption and pub-lication according to law.ATTEST:City Council CITY OF EAGAN/s/ Maria Petersen /s/ Mike Maguire_________________ __________________By: Maria Petersen By: Mike MaguireIts: City Clerk Its: Mayor

Date Ordinance Adopted: September 21,2010

Date Ordinance Published in the LegalNewspaper: October 1, 20102361395 10/1/10

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The City of Eagan is committed to thepolicy that all persons have equal access toits programs, services, activities, facilitiesand employment without regard to race,color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,disability, age, sexual orientation, maritalstatus or status with regard to publicassistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilitieswill be provided upon advance notice of atleast 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96hours is received, the City of Eagan willattempt to provide such aid. Telephone:(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.2357470 10/1/10

PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF EAGAN

NOTICE OF INTERNET PUBLIC AUCTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on orabout October 18, 2010, unclaimed prop-erty held by the Police Department includ-ing bicycles, cameras, jewelry, clothing,etc. along with miscellaneous surplus Cityproperty will be transferred to Property-Room.com, Inc. to be sold via Internet pub-lic auction at www.propertyroom.com.

Anyone wishing to claim any unclaimedproperty should contact the Eagan PoliceDepartment with proper identification priorto October 18.

Approved by Council: September 21,2010

City of EaganMaria Petersen, City Clerk

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Improved test scores, curriculum reviews and maintaining budget targets without sacrificing edu-cation quality are among the academic and institu-tional goals presented by Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Superintendent Jane Berenz for the 2010-11 school year. The district is also looking at entering the Facebook realm, Berenz said. But do not expect to see District 196 jump into the online networking site without some delibera-tion. Berenz said the dis-trict will “assess the pit-falls” of opening up this potential can of social media worms before any action is taken.

Breaking it down When it comes to test scores, the district seeks to improve student proficien-cy on the Minnesota Com-prehensive Assessments (MCAs), which the federal government uses to mea-sure a school district’s an-nual yearly progress (AYP) as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Districts (or individual schools within those districts) fail-ing to make AYP targets can face restructuring or being forced to allow stu-dents to transfer to better performing schools. Dis-trict 196 did not make AYP this year on the MCAs as

a whole. Some individual schools also fell short. An additional goal is to continue to develop the magnet K-12 strand in the middle and high schools for Mandarin Chinese and Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Math (STEM). Mandarin is already a com-ponent of the elementary and middle school experi-ence for many magnet stu-dents and a related high school program is in the works. The issue of school safety will also be ad-dressed through continu-ing to review and practice emergency response plans. According to district offi-cials, there is no increase in concern for students’ safety: the goal is to main-tain and build upon what has already been achieved. The district is also look-ing to update its five-year financial plan, Berenz said. This will involve heavy in-put from the Budget Ad-visory Council, which pri-marily consists of district residents. As an off-shoot, the dis-trict intends to develop a process that will improve community and staff en-gagement in the budget adjustment process, Berenz said. The state’s ongoing fis-cal crisis, which includes assumed cuts in K-12 fund-ing, could pose a threat to the district’s ultimate goal: to maintain financial health without compromis-ing the district’s mission or beliefs. “This is becoming more difficult,” Berenz said.

E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

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the chaos,” said Harklerode, of Lakeville. “That’s what I just loved about the job.” He’s held six positions in the department, all with es-calating responsibility. He served as training co-ordinator from 1996 to 1999 while working as a firefight-er/paramedic. Harklerode was promot-ed to suppression captain in 1999 and operations cap-tain in 2002. In 2004 then-Chief Ron Payne installed Harklerode as the city’s first assistant fire chief. He was named Burnsville’s third fire chief after Payne re-tired in 2005. While still a firefighter/paramedic Harklerode served as the department’s accreditation manager. Accredited in 1997 by the Commission on Fire Ac-creditation International, Burnsville was the first Minnesota department to earn the honor. The depart-ment didn’t seek reaccredi-tation after 2005 because of the time and expense the process demands. “There was an awful lot of work involved in that,” said Harklerode, a married father of three whose oldest son, Adam, is a firefighter for the Mdewakanton Fire Department, an Allina paramedic and a volunteer firefighter in Lakeville. “Ba-sically it was a validation process. We always said we were good. This was a way that we were able to look at ourselves and see what we needed to improve on and then have an outside source come in and validate that.” Harklerode said the de-partment could use more firefighters. “What the city gives us is what I have to work with,” he said. “Yes, I have to bring and raise my concerns, which I’ve done.” The full-time, 40-mem-ber department staffs three shifts of 11 firefighters each. The department is seeking a federal Homeland Security

grant to add another fire-fighter to each shift. Grant rules require the city to pick up the cost for a third year after two years of federal funding. The department is reap-plying for the grant after its 2009 application was passed over. “You ask every depart-ment (about staffing levels) and they’ll say, ‘No, I do not have enough firefighters,’ ” Harklerode said.

Though vacation and sick leave sometimes leave shifts with fewer than nine firefighters, at which point Harklerode uses overtime staffing, he said firefight-ers are never put at “undue risk.” “This is a great depart-ment,” Harklerode said. “I’ve never had any desire to go elsewhere.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].

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Investigators allegedly later recorded conversa-tions between Woodward and Jackson detailing the plot to murder or seriously maim the witness identified as MM in the complaint. Among the details Wood-ward allegedly discussed with Jackson were where to dispose of the weapon, ar-rangements for sending re-maining payments after the murder, and the address of MM. The complaint states Woodward requested that Jackson beat MM severely, break her arms with a base-ball bat and leave her in the woods. He allegedly told Jack-

son to do whatever he need-ed to MM’s boyfriend if he were to interfere. Third on Woodward’s plan, prosecutors allege, was the murder of Stacey, which was to be in the St-urgis area the following Au-gust. According to the com-plaint, Woodward antici-pated the murders gaining national media attention. Backstrom did not of-fer comment on the story, but sent a statement to em-ployees Sept. 29, the day the charges were announced. In the statement, Backstrom said he asked that the drug case be pros-ecuted in Rice County to avoid conflict of interest, noting that he witnessed

frequent short-term auto-mobile traffic in and out of the Woodward house at all hours of the day and night. As a result of the inves-tigation, Woodward was transferred to a prison in Oak Park Heights. Backstrom stated, “This has been upsetting to me and my family, as I am sure it has been to the other vic-tims involved. I am grateful for the work of the many investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Dakota Coun-ty Sheriff ’s Office, who have been involved in this case and have the utmost con-fidence in the Rice County Attorney who is pursuing this prosecution.” Woodward’s next court

appearance is Oct. 18 at 10:30 am in Rice County.


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Rosemount college looks to reopen food counterVending machines have been the staple for about a decade


In November, Dakota County Technical College is planning to reopen the caf-eteria at the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hastings, which has been closed for about a decade. The Rosemount col-lege would partner with Hastings High School to al-low students there to work with a local chef from the college during the school year. On Sept. 28, school rep-resentatives were at the county’s administrative cen-ter to evaluate the dining setup.

It has already been de-termined that the 1970s-era orange shag carpet will be replaced, said County Ad-ministrator Brandt Rich-ardson. The restaurant is antici-pated to be open from Me-morial Day to Labor Day, depending on whether the program can be self-sup-porting. The type of meals served and its operating hours may vary as they test response to the service. “We will reevaluate this after six months to see if it’s working for them and us. If it is, great. We’ll take a look at other opportunities

to help improve the space,” said Taud Hoopingarner, Operations Management director. County Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord said the food service would be a ben-efit to people serving jury duty, who now only have vending machine food avail-able to them in the building. “It’s horrible. As a prac-ticing attorney, I used to come in and I really appre-ciated having that cafeteria available. Now all you get is vending machines, and it’s not nearly what it used to be,” said Commissioner Tom Egan. Hoopingarner said old

equipment has been dis-carded and the area has re-ceived state approval for a kitchen to reopen. “It’s kind of a win-win situation,” Hoopingarner said. “They get to try and opportunity with respect to their students. It doesn’t cost us anything to put this in place initially, except for some replacement of car-peting and minor sprucing up. And, we have an oppor-tunity to provide a service to our employees, the courts … and jurors.”



Opinion

Vote Mitch Scott for County SheriffTo the editor: First, even though I have the same last name, I am no relation to Mitch Scott. I have had the pleasure of recently meeting Scott and learning more about his background. I learned that unlike his competitor, Scott has worked in a jail as a deputy in a large metro county in the Twin Cities. For metro sheriff’s of-fices, jails are one of their greatest assets and also greatest liabilities to us as citizens. I know I would feel more comfortable having someone with real working knowledge overseeing such a large liability for our coun-ty. I also know that many of the Sheriff’s Office employ-ees would welcome Scott’s open-minded, trusting lead-ership style as a breath of fresh air. By reading recent articles in this newspaper about the current Dakota County Sheriff we can see there is a need for a change. Join me in supporting and voting for Mitch Scott for Dakota County Sheriff.

DEB SCOTTEagan

Difficult to support incumbentsTo the editor: How difficult it has be-come – the arduous tasks of continuing to defend our lo-cal legislators. Reason and sanity seri-ously prohibit such a stand. The new report cards issued by the Minnesota Majority, The Taxpayers League, and the Legisla-tive Evaluation Assembly have provided the credibility and numbers that have con-demned these incumbents to the enmity of all who under-stand free markets and lib-erty. The morally responsible individual and patriotic citi-zen cannot side with those who vote against life, liberty, and unrestricted voting for

all, while these calumnious legislators vote for more taxes and intrusive govern-ment. The scorecards from these non-partisan organiza-tions have severely wounded Jim Carlson, Mason, Doll, Morgan, and Obermuller. The current demands to create a healthy economy, competitive health care, and lower taxes require a change in government. The candidates who can lift the heavy hand of gov-ernment and who deserve your vote are Ted Daley, Di-ane Anderson, Doug Ward-low, Dan Hall and Pam Myhra. When these candidates are elected to office we will no longer fear seeing the re-port cards that big spenders fear and those who revere the Constitution and liberty will rejoice.

BILL WALKEREagan

Diane Anderson understands spending is out of controlTo the editor: We are having a debate in this state over how to bal-ance the budget. Currently, the state’s bud-get shortfall is projected to be about $5.8 billion. What people often don’t realize is that Minnesota is projected to collect 7 per-cent more in revenue over the next two years while state spending is expected to increase by 17 percent. Democrat Sandra Masin has consistently helped the DFL legislature overspend. Only Government can claim that lack of spending disci-pline is a budget short fall. Diane Anderson, a Re-publican running for State Representative in 38A, un-derstands Minnesota’s gov-ernment needs to spend less. If the Democrats in St. Paul raise taxes, as they have promised, struggling Min-nesota families will be stuck with another bill they can not afford. (The Democrats’ leadership in Washington

has already decided to let the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 expire in January. That means federal taxes are go-ing up). Keep in mind, high taxes and excessive government regulation encourages em-ployers to relocate out of state or even overseas. Good paying jobs, once out of state, seldom return. The best way to help the working people of Minne-sota is to promote economic growth through lower gov-ernment spending, less gov-ernment regulation, and lower taxes. Diane Anderson will do this. She understands fami-lies don’t want a higher tax bill from St. Paul. They want a strong and stable economy that produces good paying jobs. They need Minnesota to have a competitive job-creating climate for them-selves and their children. Diane Anderson un-derstands that the Minne-sota legislature must bring spending under control without raising our taxes.

NICK PARISBurnsville

John Doll addresses real world issuesTo the editor: For those in our com-munity looking for reasons to vote for one candidate or another, Sen. John Doll has given us many. Just last Saturday, Burns-ville held a Prescription Drug Take-Back event as part of its hazardous waste take-back program. (It is unfortunate that the local newspaper that advertised this event did not mention that our own State Senator John Doll was the champion who authored the legislation that enabled these events to occur.) It is important to know that this legislation will save lives because prescrip-tion drugs use and abuse is a growing public safety and public health issue among our youth. Youths in our own com-munities have died because of this issue.

SF 1568 / HF 1217 was signed into law in April of this year. It expanded the categories of persons al-lowed to possess prescrip-tion and nonprescription drugs for the purpose of dis-posing them. This includes law enforcement officers, hazardous waste transport-ers, specially permitted haz-ardous waste facilities, and counties. It also allows individuals to lawfully transfer the drug to a county that collects, stores, transports or dispos-es of a legend drug. This forward thinking, common-sense legislation is exactly the type of work we have come to expect from Sen. John Doll. It should be noted that Senator Doll produces leg-islation that addresses real world problems and chal-lenges in an immediate and meaningful manner. The prescription drug take-back legislation, which will make our children safer, is just one of them.

DR. RICHARD LAFANSEagan

Carlson a south metro assetTo the editor: State Sen. Jim Carlson is a dedicated, intelligent member of the Minnesota Senate ably representing Eagan and eastern Burns-ville. His work on behalf of those of us victimized by outlandish increases in our health insurance premiums, and the reduction of health costs to all of us through his proposal to ensure we’re all covered are examples of his smart approach to the thorny health cost crisis our state has been experiencing. I was offended by recent distortions made by the former state senator, whom Carlson defeated in the last state senate election. Rather than an interpretation of the facts, the letter from this former incumbent delivered some fantastic ideas, rep-resenting them as facts. He said, for instance, that Carl-son’s health care proposal would reduce the number of health insurance employees in Eagan. This allegation is pa-tently false; the proposal would retain the employees and all Minnesotans would be covered, rather than the select few of us who now

have good coverage. In the process, our total health costs would decline because fewer people would be going to the emergency room, the most expensive health care we now have. Similar baseless charges about the quality of our ed-ucation system and its costs, about the state bonding bill, and transparency of com-mittee meetings further in-sult the institution of public debate. Carlson has done an out-standing job representing the south metro area. The sour grapes of a former legislator who did a poor job distract us from the work before us in the south metro area and the state. We need Carlson’s curi-osity and intellect working for us in the state senate. We can expect to hear much noise and clamor from the disappointed proponents of right wing views who are upset with their current lack of power. Nevertheless, we must support the re-election of quality people like Jim Carlson to keep Minnesota moving forward. LARRY KOENCKEagan

Obermueller has lived up to his wordTo the editor: Mike Obermueller’s dedication to education is implicit in his drive to en-sure quality and opportu-nity, from early childhood through college. He consistently advocates for giving both students and teachers the tools they need to do their respective jobs. He knows that smaller class sizes and quality teachers are critical to the success of students, who will become our workers and leaders of tomorrow. Obermueller knows it’s critical to attract and keep a highly educated and skilled workforce, and to bring Minnesota’s creativity and ingenuity back. He advo-cates for the empowerment of small businesses to grow jobs through innovation. Obermueller stresses re-form in order to get the full value from every one of our tax dollars. He champi-ons eliminating unfunded mandates, streamlining and reducing regulations, con-trolling the cost of college tuition, and getting Minne-sotans back to work.

Obermueller is firmly rooted in Eagan, and cares about us. He always makes time to listen and respond intelligently and compas-sionately. Eagan deserves the best, and we have exactly that with Obermueller.

BETTY FEDDEEagan

Morrison’s openness and experience needed more than everTo the editor: As a retired principal in District 191 and a resident of Burnsville, I have in-vested in our public schools and I want to make sure District 191 schools remain strong and vital. I have seen firsthand Gail Morrison’s genuine commitment to the students and families of District 191. She has con-tinually worked hard as a member of the District 191 School Board and under-stands what is needed to keep our schools strong and vital. Her dedication to shared decision-making began with her involvement as a par-ent representative on the Sky Oaks Site Council. It has continued as a member of the District 191 School Board. In each capacity she has made sure the voices of parents and students are heard and their needs and concerns are considered when making decisions. Morrison understands deci-sions are not made in a vac-uum and have real effects for the students of District 191. Both the state of Min-nesota and local school districts are being forced by the state’s budget deficit to make some difficult de-cisions that will greatly af-fect District 191. It will be important to have someone with Morrison’s experience and knowledge as a member of the District 191 School Board during the next four years. For this reason I sup-port Gail Morrison in her re-election bid to the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage District 191 School Board. A vote for Morrison will help en-sure District 191 continues to keep a quality public edu-cation a priority for all of its students.

PATRICK FLYNNBurnsville

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The number of families and children living in poverty has be-come an issue for the political campaigns and a major problem for next year’s Minnesota Legisla-ture. One in 14 families in Minnesota is poor and 17.4 percent of chil-dren under 18 live in poor families (a family of four making $22,000 a year.) This, however, is less than the national average. More people are becoming poor with Minnesota’s rate increasing from 6.7 to 11.1 percent during the past three years. Since the low point of families in poverty in the year 2000, the number has gone up from 5.7 percent to 11.3 percent. Even more glaring, the num-ber of households headed by a

female with no hus-band present and with children in pov-erty involves 446,000 people. Those who would not increase taxes and only cut

spending to solve the state’s budget woes either don’t care about the poor, or they don’t know the dam-age being done to state programs aimed at helping the less fortunate. It is important, therefore, to consider some facts while exam-ining the intentions of the candi-dates for governor. The damage to people’s lives is showing up as funding for pro-grams is reduced. As evidence, there is a study by the Minnesota Budget Project focusing on the 2003 Legislature that passed a

budget for the 2004-05 biennium which included $2.1 billion in ser-vice cuts. This was some of the damage that resulted from those cuts, ac-cording to the study.

• 13,554 Minnesotans including parents, children, pregnant women and adults without children were expected to lose their health care in 2004 and 26,640 were expected to lose that care in 2005.

• 1,200 Minnesota families lost their child care assistance.

• Funding cuts to the WIC pro-gram, which provides nutritious foods, counseling and health care referrals resulted in closed clin-ics forcing people in some areas to drive more than 50 miles to get

their WIC vouchers. • An estimated 56,000 parents seeking help from the state in col-lecting owed child support are be-ing charged higher fees. • An estimated 1,200 Minnesota families lost their child care as-sistance because of an increase in funding for the basic sliding fee program — an additional cost of $936 a year for a family of four earning $32,000. There is a huge cry about the costs of welfare. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, welfare costs account for one percent of the state’s budget of $32 billion or $320 million. The three candidates for gov-ernor all say they will protect the vulnerable poor, but only two of

the three candidates, Democrat Mark Dayton and Independent Tom Horner, are willing to raise taxes to do it. Republican Tom Emmer claims his budget will provide more mon-ey than presently authorized, $9.75 billion, but less than the projected costs of $12 billion. While absorbing tax increases to aid the less fortunate during this severe recession isn’t popular, it is the price of citizenship, as the late governor Elmer L. Andersen once reminded us. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Minnesota poverty has become a campaign issue for the gubernatorial candidates


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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Ex-lovers trapped in an elevator together. A costume designer who lusts for blood when the sun goes down. A librarian who discov-ers a mysterious book with blank pages and her own name on the title page. Suffice to say, entries in this year’s Shamrock Film Festival offer a little bit of everything.

Now in its third year, the festival presented by the Rosemount Area Arts Council runs Oct. 7-9 at the Steeple Center in Rose-mount. This year, the festival has expanded from one to three days, and has emerged from its supporting role as part of Rosemount’s sum-mer Leprechaun Days cel-ebration into a stand-alone event. It also marks the first major event to be held at the Steeple Center, the com-munity arts venue at 14375 South Robert Trail that was formerly home to St. Joseph Catholic Church.

In addition to screenings of short-film sub-missions, this year’s festival will be distin-g u i s h e d by work-s h o p s , s p e a k -ers, mu-sic and even a wrap-party. The festivities on day one (Oct. 7) run from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and will feature a silent auction, music, refresh-ments and a roster of guest speakers that includes TV personality Jason Davis, host

of “On the Road with Jason Davis.” Films, which this year are allowed to

run from one to 44 min-utes, will be show-c a s e d all day

Oct. 8 at the Steeple

Center. The day will also in-

clude cine-ma work-s h o p s

at the Ro b e r t T r a i l Library. T h e festival con-cludes Oct. 9 with an awards

ceremony and screenings of the award-winning films from 6 to 10 p.m. A panel of judges com-posed of local film produc-ers will evaluate the entries. Film categories this year are Best Professional Film, Best Amateur Film, Best Youth (15 and under) Film, Best Local Film and Best Foreign Film. Fest-goers can vote for their favorite film in the “People’s Choice Award” category. A three-day pass to the festival is $25. Daily passes are also available; tickets to the opening-night gala are $12, screening day on Oct. 8 is $8, and the closing-night

awards ceremony is $10. To purchase passes, or for more information about the festival, visit www.shamrockfilmfest.com.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Film fest returns with three days of cinematic magicShamrock Film Festival is first major event at Steeple Center

The Shamrock Film Festival runs Oct. 7-9 at the Steeple Center, 14375 South Robert Trail, Rosemount. To purchase passes to the festival, visit www.shamrockfilmfest.com.

IN BRIEF

Frightmares opens at Buck Hill Frightmares at Buck Hill, 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville, will be home to ghosts, ghouls, screams and scares beginning Oct. 1 through Halloween. Frightmares will be open the following dates, weather permitting: Oct. 1-2, Oct. 8-9, Oct. 15-17, Oct. 21-24, Oct. 28-31. Tickets range from $16 to $18. Visit www.frightmares.com for more information.

Fish First at MN Zoo The Minnesota Zoo’s fourth annual Fish First event, designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources, will be held Thurs-day, Oct. 7, beginning at 6 p.m.

Fish First, developed by the Minnesota Zoo and lo-cal foodie Sue Zelickson, will include seafood tasting from top Twin Cities’ chefs and music. RSVPs for the event are required at www.mn-zoo.org; cost is $50/person (must be 21 or older). All proceeds benefit the zoo’s conservation programs.

Folk music in Lakeville Folk duo Patchouli will perform at 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, Oct. 16, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The duo – musicians Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli – per-formed at the 2009 Lakev-ille Art Festival to a stand-ing-room only crowd. The duo performs origi-nal compositions featuring Spanish and classical guitar

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

Auditions Auditions for the Kander and Ebb musical comedy “70 Girls 70” will be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 4 and 5, at 7 p.m. at the Metcalf Junior High cafete-ria and vocal room in Burnsville. Callbacks will be held Wednes-day, Oct. 6, at the same location. Bring a prepared song; readings will be from the script. “70 Girls 70” is presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions and ISD 191 Community Education and per-forms in December at the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call (612) 554-9813. Theater Chameleon Theatre Circle will present “School for Scandal” Oct. 8-24 at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15/adults

and $13/students, seniors and groups. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, via Ticketmas-ter by calling (800) 982-2787 or through Ticketmaster.com. Burnsville Civic Light Opera will present “Mame” Nov. 5-7 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $15 to $25 and are available at Ticket-master.com and at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: (952) 895-4680.Exhibits The Minnesota Watercolor Society’s Illuminated exhibit will be on display through Nov. 13 in the art gallery at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. An open-ing reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14. Infor-mation: (952) 895-4685.Classes/workshops Brushworks School of Art offers fine arts classes for teens and adults. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134.

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

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

Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640. DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance programwill hold a “First Friday” dance event on the first Friday of each month. Latin/swing/ballroom class from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a two-hour “practice session” from 7 to 9 p.m. The lesson is free. The “practice session” is $12 per family (high school stu-dents are free) or $7 per per-son. A partner is not needed to participate. The monthly event is at DanceWorks Central, 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Call (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot or visit www.danceworksmn.com.

To submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Oct. 1Paul Woell Jazz Trio, 7:30

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

The Pearl (front), Bang Tango with Frequency Fifty Four (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

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

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

Ten Cent Pistol, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

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

Saturday, Oct. 2James Nel Carey 7:30 to 10

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

Five bands w/special guest Shannon Curfman, benefit for Billy Anderson, 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Neptune Cocktail, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Pat Comer, 8 to 10 p.m., The Ugly Mug, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau

Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Wednesday, Oct. 6Monsters of Mock, Prime-

time Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Oct. 7Stealing Seconds, Babe’s

Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

TBA, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burns-ville, (952) 277-0197.

Life Tragic, 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Friday, Oct. 8Nikki & Ben, 7:30 to 10 p.m.,

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

High & Mighty (front) and Rising (back), 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Spooky Poodle, Babe’s Mu-sic Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

Good for Gary, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Pop Rocks w/Ladies of the 80’s, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burns-ville, (952) 435-6111.

East of Innocence, 8 to 10 p.m., The Ugly Mug, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

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

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thisweekend briefsas well as favorites such as “Sounds of Silence.” Tickets are $15 and are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., by calling (952) 985-4640 or online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

Medieval Fair at Caponi Art Park Discover what it was like to live during the Middle Ages in the wooded setting of Caponi Art Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s Barony of Nordskogen chapter will bring guests the

Middle Ages as they should have been: without the strife and pestilence. SCA members in period dress will present educa-tional demonstrations and activities, including rapier and armored combat, mu-sic and dance, weaponry and armorers, storytelling Bards, jugglers, cooking, period games, heraldry, bone carving, fiber arts, and other arts and skills. Admission is free. A do-nation of $4 per person will help make the Medieval Fair possible. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan, (651) 454-9412, www.ca-poniartpark.org.


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Travis Tritt at Burnsville PAC Tickets are now on sale for “An Evening with Tra-vis Tritt on A c o u s t i c Guitar” at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Burnsv i l l e Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Two-time Grammy-win-ner Tritt has charted more than 30 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts. He has re-ceived three CMA Awards and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Tickets are $42 and $37 and are available at the box office, by calling (800) 982-2787 or through ticketmas-ter.com.

Symphony celebrates 25th season The Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus’

Travis Tritt

Spooky music The Minnesota Sym-phonic Winds will perform at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Spooky selections by Bach, Grieg and others will be performed. Halloween attire is welcomed, but not required. After the con-cert, there will be music and dancing in the second floor atrium. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticket-master.com.

Family night at IMAX Theatre The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will host family night on Mon-day, Oct. 18. Guests who purchase one adult admission ($9.50) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Africa’s Elephant King-dom” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and complimentary sandwiches from Erbert and Gerbert’s (while sup-plies last) before the show.

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25th anniversary season includes five concerts to be performed at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter. Kicking off the season is “20th Century Delights” on Oct. 17, featuring “Old Turtle” based on the chil-dren’s book with music and narration by Burns-ville composer Linda Tu-tas Haugen and improvi-sational American Indian flute by Keith Bear. Season highlights in-clude two performances (one a singalong) of Han-del’s “Messiah” on Dec. 5, as well as the Silver Anniversary Concert on Feb. 13. 2011, with pia-nist Roberto Plano per-forming Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and a festival chorus perform-ing the “Ode to Joy” finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Season tickets are $60 for adults, $48 for seniors and $20 for students and can be purchased at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, (952) 895-4680. Individual tickets may also be purchased at $15 for adults, $12 for se-niors and $5 for students.

Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Burnhaven Library is closed for remodeling through late April 2011.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Once Upon a Time Story-telling presented by the Guthrie Theater for ages 7-9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 2. Registration required. Wii games for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. E-mail class from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. Registration re-quired. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 8 and 15. MN Mosaic: Beginning Ge-nealogy from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 9. Workshop and Ellis Island exhibit.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. or 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25. The Global Financial Crisis from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 5, 12 and 19. Teen Advisory Group for ages 12-18 from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. Frank Beddor, author of The Looking Glass Wars series, will speak from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. For ages 12-18. Faces of Minnesota from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. Ac-

tors from the Dakota County His-torical Society explore the roles of former slave, George Daniels, as well as William LeDuc and Mary LeDuc in the early years of Minnesota statehood. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 8 and 15. Celebrity Storytime for all ages from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 9. Minnesota Zoomobile for ages 4 and older from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Mu Daiko Drummers (Japa-nese style drumming) from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9.

Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Larvae Love with Leon-ardo’s Basement for ages 6-10 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 2. Registration required. Wii games for ages 6-12 from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Sing, Play, Learn! with MacPhail Center for Music for children up to age 5 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. Registration required. Technology 101 from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. Rep-resentatives from Best Buy in Lakeville will help troubleshoot phone, camera or MP3 player questions. Bring your gadgets, but leave the laptops at home. GreenWise Kids with author Jean Clausen for ages 7-10 from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 9.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Brass Menagerie (kickoff celebration for One Book, One Rosemount) from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Central Park amphitheater. Features swing dancing and opening re-

marks by local celebrities. Ten Penny Tunes for all ages from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. A One Book, One Rosemount program. Frank Beddor, author of The Looking Glass Wars series, will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. For ages 12-18. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Author Paul Maccabee will share his findings on John Dill-inger and other gangsters in Min-nesota from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. For ages 12-18. Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age, (952) 707-1770 Preschool Storytime for ages 3-6 at 10:30 a.m. Mon-day and Tuesday, Oct. 4 and 5. Theme is Who Hoots? A flu shot clinic will be of-fered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 9. Call the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency at (612) 617-4600 for information. 4-H National Youth Science Week celebration from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. Best for children in grades K-5.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 7, 14 and 28. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 8 and 15. Storytime for all ages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 8 and 15, and from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 12. Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Read aloud to a therapy dog.


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by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley’s Central Village was dealt a hard blow by the faltering hous-ing market and economy over the last few years. Busi-ness after business closed, and it almost appeared the city’s new downtown wouldn’t make it. But now, one promi-nent business is hoping to breathe new life into the area, and the city as a whole, by adding a missing amenity — a grand banquet hall. The Grandstay Hotel’s $400,000 LaGrand Confer-ence Center is expected to be completed in mid-Octo-ber. “We hope this will bring additional people to the area and assist local busi-

nesses,” Grandstay General Manager Phil Johnson said. Once finished, the 3,800- square-foot banquet room will cater to weddings, com-pany banquets, anniversary parties and other large gath-erings. The space can also be divided into three smaller rooms for conferences, Johnson said. To differentiate itself from other banquet halls in the area, the Grandstay will offer four preferred caterers, rather than limiting guests to one option, he said. Although the con-ference center will not be completed until mid-October, the Grandstay is al-ready accepting res-ervations, Johnson said. A grand-open-ing celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the LaGrand Con-ference Center. Apple Valley Mayor Mary

Hamann-Roland said she hopes the new center will increase tourism in the area. “I think it’s an incredible investment in these difficult times — it’s a wonderful as-set,” she said. “It feels like that bright shining star that gives us hope.” While the hotel and ban-quet hall are expected to boost the local econ-omy, they also will bring in

additional revenue to the city. The hotel has added $4.4 million to the property tax base, while the banquet hall has contributed $190,000 in permits.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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A new conference center and banquet hall called the LaGrand is under construction at the Grandstay Hotel in Apple Valley. A grand opening is planned for Oct. 19.

Burnsville City Council Following is the prelimi-nary agenda for the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, regu-lar meeting of the Burns-ville City Council at Burns-ville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway.CALL TO ORDERPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE1. Announcements and Proclama-tions • Fire Prevention Week Procla-mation2. Citizen Comments3. Additions to the Final AgendaCONSENT AGENDA 4A. Consider Approval of Minutes. – 6:40 p.m. B. Consider Approval of Claims Listing. C. Consider Authorizing Pay-ment of Membership Dues to the

League of Minnesota Cities for September 2010/2011. D. Consider Adopting Amend-ments to Policy 1.020 – Citizen Boards and Ad Hoc Committee Regarding School Board Mem-bers. E. Consider Extending the Planning Commission Term of DeeDee Currier to June 2013. F. Consider Approval of Elec-tion Judges for the General Elec-tion – November 2, 2010. G. Consider Approval of Oper-ating Managers for Liquor License Holders; Costco, SuperAmerica #4383. H. Consider Resolution Au-thorizing Burnsville to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Dakota County Traffic Safety Group. I. Consider Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Dakota County for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). J. Consider Resolution Approv-ing Suburban Transit Authority

Membership for the City of Prior Lake. K. Consider Accepting Quotes and Awarding Contract for Wood Pond Rain Garden Construction. L. Consider Approval of an Application for Menard Inc. for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow temporary seasonal sales of Halloween goods at 3100 Highway 13 West; and Consider Findings of Fact, Ordi-nance, and Amended Planned Unit Development Agreement. M. Consider Approval of an Application for Northern States Power for a Conditional Use Per-mit Amendment to replace the Ce-dar discharge gate and to work in the floodplain at 1400 Black Dog Road. (The site is located on the south side of Black Dog Road in the channel that connects Black Dog Lake to the Minnesota River, approximately 850 feet west of the Cedar Avenue Bridge.); and Con-sider Findings of Fact and Amend-ed Conditional Use Permit.

N. Consider Approval of an Encroachment Agreement with Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. for Birchwood Lane and Hemlock Drive Encroachments into Magel-lan Pipeline Company, L.P. Pipe-line Easements.REGULAR AGENDA5. Public Hearing – Consider Approval of a 3.2 Percent/Wine On-Sale Liquor License for Rack Shack BBQ LLC d.b.a. Rack Shack BBQ at 2925 Cliff Rd. E. – 6:45 p.m.6. Public Hearing - Consider Approval of an On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Liquor License for Apple Minnesota LLC d.b.a. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar at 2152 Burnsville Center. – 6:50 p.m.7. Consider Convention and Visi-tors Bureau Lease Proposal for Space at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. – 6:55 p.m.8. Miscellaneous. – 7 p.m.9. Adjournment.

maximum in the proposed levy: (1) it allows for adjust-ments from the state to be sent directly to the county; and (2) final certification in December cannot be more than the proposed levy (thus there is more room to breathe). The preliminary proper-ty tax levy does not include any consideration for the $15.5 million operating levy referendum, Johnson said, which voters will decide on

Nov. 2. Should voters pass it, the numbers for the De-cember certification of the levy will be different. The numbers suggesting a drop in RMV and ANTC are still relevant, however. This decrease could mean the cost per household for a potential levy could be lower than the $280 a year originally estimated, John-son said.

Price of staffi ng cuts A majority of the funds that are part of the levy are

proposed to decrease, but there is a notable exception: the re-employment insur-ance levy, which has gone up $237,000 (or 139 per-cent) to $407,000, according to a district financial report. This is because of layoffs as-sociated with $15 million in budget adjustments for the current school year. The proposed levy is to be submitted to Dakota County by Oct. 1. On Dec. 13, the school board will certify the final levy at a meeting with a review of

the proposed property tax and budget. Should the operating levy not pass in November, the district faces more than $20 million in budget cuts and adjustments for 2011-12.

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mount, and parts of eastern Burnsville, All candidates running for city council in the cit-ies of Apple Valley, Rose-mount and Burnsville have been invited to speak with constituents and answer questions. A straw poll will be conducted and refresh-ments will be served. While the event is free and open to the public, seating is lim-ited.

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the district’s website at www.isd191.org. It will be replayed on the district website and on cable channels in Burnsville, Eagan and Savage. It will also be available on DVD from the school district by calling (952) 707-2000. At the forum, candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions from the audience. The forum will be sponsored again by the Shippers Resource Center (SRC), a Burnsville-based business. Tom Taylor, president of SRC, will serve as moderator. For more information on the board of education elec-tion, go to www.isd191.org.

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Lakeville’s school board approves preliminary levy

by Derrick WilliamsTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Lakeville school dis-trict’s Board of Directors approved the district’s pre-liminary 2011 tax levy at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28. After the unanimous vote, the preliminary tax levy calls for a $1.36 mil-lion, or 4.3 percent de-crease, to the 2011 tax levy. But district officials ac-knowledge the numbers mean little at this point. The reason, according to Mark Klett, the district’s director of business ser-vices, is the unique position the district is in this year. There is a $3 million, voter-approved tax levy coming off the books next year, but while it’s expiring, and can’t be included in the preliminary 2011 levy, vot-ers will have a chance on the Nov. 2 ballot to reau-thorize it. The measure was origi-nally approved by voters in 2003 to fund operat-ing Lakeville South High School. Also on the ballot are two other referendums ask-

ing for levy dollars. If the renewal levy is re-approved, or the other two questions are passed, the preliminary levy passed by the board will be moot. Also adding haze to the 2011 tax-levy situation is Scott County, which hasn’t released its exact tax rates payable for 2011. Until Scott County does – Dakota County has – it’s impossible for the district to tell property owners how much their individual taxes will be going up or down. While the approved pre-liminary levy is going down, it still calls for maximum increases for dollars going toward debt service as well as other, smaller levies. When the final levy is certified on Dec. 14, the amounts levied on property taxes for those line items can be reduced, but they cannot exceed what was ap-proved on Tuesday. The approval of the pre-liminary 2011 tax levy is re-quired by the state. Lakev-ille schools had until Sept. 30 to approve it. The levy talk is all part of a remarkable $21.2 mil-

lion budget deficit the dis-trict faces over the next bi-ennium. To deal with that deficit, the district will have three questions appearing on the Nov. 2 ballot seeking more tax dollars. Even if approved, the Lakeville Area Public School District’s Board of Directors will need to find a way to adjust $3 million from the district’s $100 mil-lion budget. The first question voters will see is the tax-neutral reauthorization of the $250 per pupil levy passed in 2003. The 10-year renewal will generate more than $5.8 million over the biennium and cut the deficit to $15.4 million. The second question is for authorization of a new $524 per pupil levy. The 10- year measure will cost the owner of a $250,000 home, average for the community, $299 annually and will gen-erate $12.4 million over the biennium, cutting the dis-trict’s deficit to $3 million. The final question is a one-time technology infu-

sion of $940,000 to pur-chase 875 new computers. The one-time tax impact is $39 on the average home. All told, the three ques-tions will cost $348 a year, or $29 a month, in new property taxes, for the aver-age home, the district says. If the questions fail and the district faces the full $21.2 million deficit, super-intendent Gary Amoroso said the cuts would likely include cutting 150-175 jobs throughout the sys-tem, increases to fees, and the possible closure of a school. “As for specifics, we’ll cross that bridge when and if we get there,” he said. There will be an open house for residents to talk about the levy with the school board at Kenwood Trail Middle School at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27. Also, people who have questions can call (952) 232-2027, or visit the school district’s website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us.

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FootballTeam Conference Overall W L W LRosemount 4 0 4 0 Lakeville South 3 0 3 1 Prior Lake 3 1 3 1 Lakeville North 3 1 3 1 Eastview 2 1 2 2 Eagan 2 2 2 2 Burnsville 1 3 1 3 B Kennedy 1 3 1 3 Apple Valley 0 4 0 4 B Jefferson 0 4 0 4 Friday, October 1 • Bloomington Kennedy at Prior Lake,

7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Rosemount,

7 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Jefferson,

7 p.m. • Eastview at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 7 p.m.Friday, October 8 • Burnsville at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at

Bloomington Kennedy, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Lakeville South,

7 p.m.

VolleyballTeam Conference Overall W L W L B Jefferson 4 0 16 1 Lakeville North 4 0 14 1 Apple Valley 3 1 12 4 Lakeville South 2 2 13 3 Eastview 2 2 9 8 Burnsville 2 2 7 7 Prior Lake 1 2 5 7 Eagan 1 3 7 9 Rosemount 0 3 7 5 B Kennedy 0 4 6 10

Saturday, October 2 • Bloomington Jefferson at Shakopee,

11 a.m. • Eastview at Blaine, 11 a.m. • Owatonna at Lakeville North, 5 p.m.Monday, October 4 • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville

South 7 p.m.Tuesday, October 5 • Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson,

4:30 p.m. • Apple ValleyEastview at Apple

Valley, 5 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Rosemount, 5 p.m. • Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 5 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville North, 6 p.m.Thursday, October 7 • Mounds Park Academy at

Bloomington Kennedy, 4:30 p.m. • Holy Family Catholic at Prior Lake,

6 p.m. • Rosemount at Eastview 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 7 p.m.Saturday, October 9 • HopkinsBurnsville at Hopkins • Rosemount at Henry Sibley, 7 p.m.

Boys SoccerTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TApple Valley 6 0 0 13 0 0 Eagan 5 0 0 10 0 3 B Jefferson 3 1 1 6 3 3 B Kennedy 3 2 1 10 3 1 Burnsville 2 2 1 6 5 1 Lakeville North 2 3 0 4 3 4 Prior Lake 1 3 1 4 4 1 Eastview 1 3 1 4 6 2 Lakeville South 0 4 1 5 6 2 Rosemount 0 5 0 2 8 1

Saturday, October 2 • Henry Sibley at Rosemount, 12 p.m. • Lakeville South at Rochester

Century, 12 p.m. • Eagan at St. Cloud Apollo, 12 p.m. • Prior Lake at White Bear Lake,

1 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Shakopee,

1 p.m. • Owatonna at Lakeville North, 1 p.m.Monday, October 4 • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville

South, 5 p.m. • East Ridge at Burnsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 5 • Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson,

7 p.m. • Eastview at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville North, 8 p.m. Thursday, October 7 • Rosemount at Eastview, 5 p.m. • Apple Valley at Eagan, 5 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 5 p.m. • Prior Lake at Bloomington Kennedy,

7 p.m.Saturday, October 9 • Burnsville at Hopkins • Prior Lake at Wayzata, 3 p.m.

Girls SoccerTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TEagan 4 0 2 10 1 4 Burnsville 3 1 0 8 1 2 Eastview 3 1 1 6 4 1 B Jefferson 3 2 1 7 4 1 Rosemount 1 1 3 7 2 4 Prior Lake 2 3 0 4 4 2 Lakeville South 1 2 1 6 3 3 Apple Valley 1 2 1 5 4 1 Lakeville North 1 2 1 4 5 1 B Kennedy 0 5 0 1 7 2

Saturday, October 2 • Bloomington Jefferson at Shakopee,

11 a.m. • Eastview at Blaine, 11 a.m. • Owatonna at Lakeville North, 5 p.m.Monday, October 4 • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville

South 7 p.m.Tuesday, October 5 • Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson,

4:30 p.m. • Eastview at Apple Valley, 5 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Rosemount, 5 p.m. • Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 5 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville North, 6 p.m.Thursday, October 7 • Mounds Park Academy at

Bloomington Kennedy, 4:30 p.m. • Holy Family Catholic at Prior Lake,

6 p.m. • Rosemount at Eastview 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct 9 • Burnsville at Hopkins • Rosemount at Henry Sibley, 7 p.m.

Correction A Burnsville girls soccer player was incorrectly identified in a photo cutline in the Sept. 24 edition of Thisweek Newspapers. The girl identified as Bailly Drayton is actually Mariah Johnson. The cutline also says Lakeville South won 3-1. Burnsville won 2-0.

It’s not easy winning in South Suburban Conference

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It wasn’t always pretty, but Eagan will take it. The Wildcats won their second game of the season on Sept. 24 by a score of 26-25 against Apple Valley. “We made a lot of mis-takes, but we did enough to win and it feels great,” Eagan linebacker Matt Keller said. Apple Valley led 24-17 with less than two minutes remaining, but Eagan quar-terback Jameson Parsons, who threw for 176 yards and ran for 81 yards in the game, willed Eagan down the field. Bob Rada capped off the drive with an 8-yard touchdown run to put Eagan up 26-24 with 30 sec-onds left. “I just told the guys to keep working” Parsons said. “I knew it would be tough.” The celebration was short-lived. Two 15-yard face-mask penalties by Eagan put Apple Valley in good position to win the game. Kicker Tom Obarski, who was making 50-yard field goals in warm-ups, missed on a 29-yard attempt that looked good to almost everyone but the referee. Eagan coach Rick Sut-ton told his players that there are no easy wins on their schedule. “We made way too many mistakes,” Sutton said. “But it feels good to finally get a win. Our guys continue to play with confidence. They have a ton of heart.” Eagan was coming off a tough loss to Eastview the week prior. “Every win means a lot to this program,” Parsons said. “We just have to stay focused.” The defense has come around in recent weeks as well. Keller, who leads the

team with 60 tackles and two sacks, has been a big boost to the defense this year. “He’s a playmaker,” Sut-ton said. “He’s been amaz-ing.” Keller gave the players around him credit for his recent performance. “I’ve got two great tack-les in front of me and they take up all the blockers so I can get around,” he said. The loss dropped the Eagles’ record to 0-4. Apple Valley was within a touch-down in every loss this sea-son. Apple Valley’s Kent Egan was 8-for-15 with 88 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Antonio Seals led the team with 17 rushes for 80 yards. Dom McDew-Stauffer had 14 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown. The frustrated Apple Valley team will look for its first win on Oct. 1 with a home game against rival Eastview.

Burnsville In a wild back-and-forth game at Prior Lake on Sept. 24, Burnsville fell one point short, losing 34-33. Prior Lake took a 20-0 lead after about 15 min-utes of play, but the Blaze caught up by halftime with two CJ Smith touchdown runs and a Brian Lien 48-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. Burnsville took the lead in the third quarter with Smith’s third touchdown, but the Lakers got it back in the fourth quarter. Behind by seven points, Burnsville scored off a TJ Goodson 2-yard run with 18 seconds left in the game, but the Blaze couldn’t convert on a 2-yard run as time expired. Smith had 178 yards rushing and Goodson had 109.

Quarterback Cameron Smith was out for the game after hurting his shoulder against Bloomington Ken-nedy on Sept. 17, but he should be back when the Blaze host Lakeville North on Oct. 1.in the state this year.

Eastview Eastview got its second win this season with a con-vincing 25-7 victory against Bloomington Kennedy on

Sept. 24. Eastview fell behind 7-0 early, but proceeded to score four unanswered touchdowns for the win. Ryan Reger rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more. Frank Veld-man caught one of his touchdown throws for 25 yards and Keynon Phil-lips caught the other for 54 yards. Derek Schatz had 12 carries for 105 yards.

Eastview will travel to the winless Apple Valley Eagles on Oct. 1. Eastview leads the all-time record against Apple Valley 9-6. Eastview won the last two meetings 35-0 and 31-0. Apple Valley’s last win against Eastview was in 2008 by a score of 13-7.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


Eagan’s Bob Rada, No. 8, jumps over Apple Valley’s Patrick O’Neil, No. 9, to score a touchdown on Sept. 24. Eagan won the game 26-25.

Eagan running up the record book

Photos by Andy Rogers

Above: Eagan’s Danielle Anderson and Elizabeth Frick keep the pace at the Eagle Invitational on Sept. 25. Eagan finished third out of 18 teams, which is the best the team has ever finished. Eagan is now ranked No. 8 in the state, which is due to “all the hard work those girls have put in this summer and this season,” according to coach Lisa Langenhahn. Anderson was seventh, Frick 10th. Michaela Banz was 23rd, Alanna Stangl 32nd and Heather Goff 43rd.

Left: Sidney Speir leads the way for the Eagan boys team. He was the fastest non-senior in the race and he’s currently ranked No. 2 on the Eagan High School 5000-meter honor roll. The team finished in third place behind Eastview and Eden Prairie. Ken Hoffman was 12th, David Salter 18th, Nick Oelke 30th, and Dan Spika 34th. “We were seriously tested and we passed,” coach Robin Graham said. “This is the best Eagle Invitationalfinish ever.”

Penalties nearly doom Eaganin win over Apple Valley

State’s best on display at Apple Valley Invite

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Many of the best vol-leyball teams in Minnesota converged on Apple Valley last weekend for a tourna-ment many say is second only to the state tourna-ment. Every team there has a healthy list of state tourna-ment appearances. The South Suburban Conference had representa-tion from Lakeville North, Eastview, Apple Valley and Eagan. Lakeville North suffered its first loss of the year, coming in second. Eastview played some of its best volleyball of the year, finishing third. Apple Valley main-tained its place as a top 10 team in Class 3A, coming in seventh, and Eagan left its mark as well, coming in 12th out of 16 teams. Many teams view the tournament as a chance to see how they match up with the state’s best programs. And it serves as a chance to break the mid-season lull. Eastview came into the tournament with a 6-6 re-cord and left feeling like a contender. “The entire weekend boosted the confidence of the individual players and team,” coach Becky Egan said. Even though they lost 2-1 in the semifinals to the No. 1 team in the state at the time (Lakeville North), the Lightning felt like they could hang with the Pan-thers. “At times against Lakev-

ille North the girls success-fully made adjustments and pushed hard against them at key times,” Egan said. It was one of the three times this season a team got to 25 first against Lakeville North. “Each day we are con-stantly discussing the im-portance of doing things right and not ever giving up,” Egan said. Eagan defeated Moorhead, but lost 2-1 to

Chaska in the 11th-place game. The Wildcats also lost to defending state Class 3A champion Shakopee and to defending Class A champion Bethlehem Academy. Almost every loss for Eagan this year has been against a top 10 team in Class 3A, 2A or 1A.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Lightning rally to third at volleyball

tourney


Eagan’s Sarah Schuetz goes for the block at the Apple Valley Invitational on Sept. 24. Eagan went 1-3 at the tournament, beating Moorhead but losing to Bethlehem Academy, Chaska and Shakopee.


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tage,” he said. “Places like Austin (Texas) have a very well-developed agency.” But how can Rosemount with a population of about 22,000 benefit from being just one part of such a large group of cities? “Although we’re not the largest suburb by any means,” Johnson said, “we have a lot of undeveloped land. In terms of growth, we’ll be the next area to de-velop significantly over the next 10 to 15 years.” Another perk Rose-mount can bring to the ta-ble is UMore, Johnson said. “It’s a unique site,” he said of the large tract of land owned by the Univer-sity of Minnesota. “It may be pretty important to the whole metro area. We think we have a fairly important stake in what the new entity can accomplish.”

National competition The partnership seeks to raise $2.8 million to get the entity started, with 20 to 30 percent of that coming from the public sector and an eye on a $4 million oper-ating budget once the entity is in full force, according to Schmidlkofer’s presenta-tion. This will provide the non-profit with full-time marketing and support staff. The regional entity has two major project goals: to raise the region’s overall economic competitiveness and quality of life and to reduce and eliminate so-cioeconomic disparities, according to the presenta-tion. Regarding the latter, the presentation asserts that “addressing the opportu-nity gap is critical to both long-term prosperity and short-term recovery.” The regions Schmidlkofer cites in her presentation as offering the “best practice” for how to market a metro area include the aforemen-tioned Austin and Kansas City, among others. She pointed out in her presentation that national site selectors often remark

that the Twin Cities do not do enough outreach. “I get piles of market-ing materials ever week,” one selector said, “and I get nothing on the Twin Cities.”

Riding the fence Thisweek also spoke with officials from Apple Val-ley, Eagan, Lakeville and Farmington - all cities in its coverage area that are not certain about committing membership dues to Itasca’s regional entity just yet. For the lot, it was mostly a matter of timing. Cities have already set their pre-liminary levies, and in Ea-gan’s case, set up budgets months ago. “We’re not foreclosing the option,” said Eagan community development di-rector Jon Hohenstein, “but at the present time it is not in the preliminary budget.” Hohenstein said the city could dip into reserve funds for the membership dues, if necessary, or it could just wait until next year. That is all up to the city council, though. That said, Hohenstein agreed that Eagan could stand to benefit immensely from a national marketing effort. “Eagan is well-posi-tioned in the area with its proximity to the airport and freeways,” he said. “So things that draw attention to or build interest in the re-gion can only benefit us as well.” Tom Lawell, city admin-istrator of Apple Valley, said his city has made no final decision on financial contributions to the Itasca Project, but could by Octo-ber or November. However, he is intrigued. “I like the strong support for the private sector,” he said. Dave Olson, community and economic development director for Lakeville, an-ticipates the economic de-velopment commission will discuss the issue this week. He said the $25,000 membership dues Lakeville would need to pay are not part of the city’s proposed

2011 budget, but as is true with his counterparts, he sees Lakeville coming out ahead in regard to a region-al development entity. “There is a school of thought that says what’s good for the region can have ancillary benefits to our community,” Olson said. “The difficult question is ‘what is the city’s return on investment in this?’ It’s hard to quantify sometimes.” Farmington City Admin-istrator Peter Herlofsky said the timing of the funding request is such that coming up with the money this year could be a problem. “All of us are struggling with final numbers,” Herlof-sky said. It would be better to learn about this a month or two ahead of time, he added. But he does like the idea. “Dakota County has 11 cities that one way or an-other have different depart-ments that try to assist in economic development,” Herlofsky said, “but bigger is more effective on a na-tional level.” Anything that benefits the metro region as a whole could benefit Farmington, Herlofsky said, including a regional development en-tity. “To say anything bad against it is almost un-American,” he said. Farm-ington will likely revisit the membership dues next year. Representatives of sev-eral area major corpora-tions comprise the Itasca Project, including General Mills, Carlson Companies, Wells Fargo, US Bancorp, Target, United Health and Mortenson Construction. According to the group, the Itasca Project name is an al-lusion to a perceived golden age of civic engagement on the part of Twin Cities busi-ness leaders. For some years begin-ning in the 1960s, a group of business leaders assem-bled at Itasca State Park to discuss issues of regional importance.

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected].

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Adapted ski benefit Oct. 1 There will be a Fright-mares and Oktoberfest Benefit to raise funds and awareness for adapted ski-ing from 6-11 p.m. Fri-day, Oct. 1, at Buck Hill in Burnsville. All the proceeds will be used to purchase adaptive winter sports equipment for the Padrig’s Place Winter Sports program. Padrig’s Place has formed a partnership with

Buck Hill to have an adapt-ed ski program during the ski season. Buck Hill ski instructors will offer lessons to individuals with disabili-ties. The money raised will also be used to purchase adapted ski equipment for adults and children includ-ing monoskis, bi-skis, dual-skis, and outriggers along with safety harnesses and bibs for the visually im-paired. The event will feature Oktoberfest-style food, mu-sic by Pat Higgins and tick-

ets to the haunted houses of Frightmares. The event will also in-clude a world premier of “The Story” featuring Lind-sey Vonn produced by the Ski Channel. Admission for children 12 and under is free and tickets; for those 12 and older it’s $20 . Tickets can be purchased at www.specialkidcare.org/events or at Hoigaards, Joe’s Sporting Goods, Pierce Skate and Ski, Sports Hut and Valley Bike and Ski.

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