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JUNE 24, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 17

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Shutdown may delay road work in Dakota County

Public health, domestic violence amongservices to be affected during special sessionby Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Commuters who drive along Highway 13 or Ce-dar Avenue in Dakota County likely won’t see much road construction under way next month. Dakota County officials say they expect that a state government shutdown which could begin July 1 will stall most road work. Although the county may have the funds to work on projects like Cedar Av-enue, it cannot continue without state inspectors. Commissioner Willis

Branning said the county may be able to hire a pri-vate inspector to move Cedar Avenue work along, but work on the Hastings bridge will likely stop. “Things are going to be pretty slow around here,” Branning said. “The out-look is not good for any county in the state.” During the last shut-down in 2005, county ser-vices were largely unaffect-ed since the state passed portions of its budget, said Matt Smith, finance direc-tor for Dakota County. Officials expect to be

hit much harder this time around as legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton fail to agree on any budget pro-posals. Millions of dollars dedicated to public health, driver’s licenses and do-mestic abuse services may not come after July 1. Dakota County faces a heavy financial burden: $71 million of its budget is comprised of state and federal aid distributed through the state. This money supports approxi-mately 289 jobs within the

by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott said he’s gotten a lot of compliments on how nice the city’s new Fire Safety Center looks from the out-side. “But what really excites us is what’s on the inside,” he said. Also known as Fire Sta-tion No. 2, the new $8.1 million building replaces two existing fire stations and will serve a multitude of purposes for both the fire and police departments. And it’s eco-friendly: The facility is the first fire station in the country to be certified by Green Globes, an internationally recog-nized certification process aimed at reducing a build-ing’s overall environmental impact. “We knew we wanted to

build a very green facility,” Scott said. An emphasis was put on green elements that were low maintenance and would pay the city back, such as geothermal heating and cooling, which will pay for itself in less than seven

years, he said. Other green features in-clude energy-efficient LED lighting, cement floors and walls made of recycled ash trees cut down to prevent the emerald ash borer. But perhaps most im-

New Fire Safety Center is multiuse, green facility

Photo by Erin Johnson

Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott stands in the facility’s training area, which allows firefighters to navigate smoke-filled rooms to rescue victims and includes a stairwell that drains water for hose training. For a photo slideshow, visit www.thisweeklive.com.

State-of-the-art building will replace two fire stations, improve response times

Photo by Erin Johnson

Located on the former Carriage Hills golf course at the corner of Yankee Doodle Road and Wescott Woodlands, the new Fire Safety Center is now open for business.

Board passes balanced budget, Community Ed shaky in District 191 by Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Though the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Dis-trict will have a balanced budget next school year, its Community Education department will remain on shaky ground. “We’ve got a tough road ahead of us, and we don’t know what the economy

will do,” School Board Member Daniel Luth said. While approving the dis-trict’s $144.3 million bud-get on June 16, the School Board faced the tough deci-sion to lay off 43 commu-nity education employees, including three directors, to balance the struggling de-partment’s budget. These employees received

notices earlier this year. Though Community Education is expected to start the fiscal year with a balanced budget, it will end the year with an empty fund balance, said Lisa Ryder, ex-ecutive director of business for District 191. “It may become deficit at some point due to con-tracts,” Ryder said. “We

may transfer from another fund or keep it deficit for one year.” The department has struggled for some time as more and more residents drop out of its programs due to their own financial constraints, she said. As a result, the depart-ment lost its bread and but-ter – fees, which account for

67 percent of its budget. Despite declining reve-nue, the district was obligat-ed to uphold contracts with employees until the end of the school year. In an effort to save mon-ey next year, the School Board approved restructur-ing the department. “The new agreement al-lows more flexibility with

temporary and casual em-ployees which will be based on need,” Ryder said.

More tough decisions The School Board had to make some tough decisions to balance the general bud-get as well. Notices were given ear-lier this month to 107 non-


Eagan is again in search of its next Top Dog to rep-resent the city’s canines and encourage owners to license their dogs. The city received 70 en-tries when the first Top Dog contest was held two years ago. “We’re anticipating a lot more participants this year, so we might have to create more categories, like best lab,” said Animal Control Officer Karen Grimm. Previous winner Henry, a black lab owned by Mike and Sheila Guggenberger, has served the city well for the past two years, Grimm said. “He’s been a great repre-sentative,” she said. As the winner, Henry received dog license tag No. 1 and was featured in the city’s dog licensing bro-chures. He also made ap-pearances at events such as

Showcase Eagan. But Henry is ready to hang up his leash and hand Top Dog responsibilities over to the new winner.

Dog owners are asked to submit photos and short bios of their canine pals by Aug. 1, and members of the

Eagan seeks next ‘Top Dog’Biennial contest aims to crown city’s No. 1 canine

Submitted photo

Eagan’s current Top Dog is Henry, a black lab belonging to Mike and Sheila Guggenberger, who made appearances at events such as Showcase Eagan. Henry is now ready to hand over his leash to this year’s winner.

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The wood-shop smells, brand-new power tools and random sightings of saw-dust on the fresh new floor would give any woodworker a happy glow. But North Country Woodshop, now open at 1170 E. Cliff Road in Burnsville, is not a typical wood shop. It’s not a cabi-net shop or factory floor. It’s not a woodworking

school or co-op. North Country is an open shop where anyone, from beginners to contrac-tors, can pay a membership fee for access to workbench-es, tools and professional advice. And then have at it. “There’s nothing like this in the country. I’m posi-tive,” insisted North Coun-try President Tim Watts of Burnsville, whose busi-ness partners are his son, Sam, and Brian MacDon-ald. “We’ve hired people to look.” North Country isn’t a school, though it will offer classes and individual as-

sistance, Tim Watts said. It isn’t a co-op, where hobby-ists rent a place together, but it does have a classroom and congregating space known as “the garage.” “No guy wants to take classes in a classroom,” said Sam Watts, 27, of Prior Lake. “They want to hang out in the garage.” Tim Watts, 54, said part of the business’ inspiration stems from his frustrations at home, where he’s had to clear out garage space and banish a car to the driveway to work on his own wood projects.

Wood shop open to all comers

Photo by John Gessner

Tim Watts and his son, Sam, are partners in North Country Woodshop, which opened June 13 on East Cliff Road in Burnsville.

New Burnsville business is unlike

any other, boss says

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county. It is unclear which spe-cific services will be affected

by the shutdown, Smith said. “It’s a moving target,” he said. County officials will need

to determine which services among those not specified by the state are essential. Those deemed nonessential will be temporarily cut off.

The county’s goal is to comply with state law, and provide as many services as possible without impos-ing on taxpayers, Smith said. Under Dayton’s propos-al, the state Corrections and Human Services depart-ments will remain open and provide most of their ser-vices. Although cash, food and housing assistance will con-tinue to be distributed to low-income families, thou-sands of cash-strapped par-ents may be financially bur-dened by the shutdown. Dayton’s plan does not provide child care subsi-dies for low-income families – assistance that approxi-mately 1,267 Dakota Coun-

ty families rely on. Organizations that pro-vide safe havens for domes-tic abuse victims will also be left out in the cold. 360 Communities – which relies on state fund-ing for its two shelters for women and children who are domestic abuse victims – will probably never see this year’s grant money, said Mary Ajax, president and CEO of the Burnsville nonprofit. Yet 360 is determined to keep at least one of its shel-ters open. “This is life and death. Women die in abusive re-lationships,” she said. “We are their safety net and are trying to keep those critical services open.”

Meanwhile, vocational colleges such as Dakota County Technical College will remain open along with state universities. Whether public transit will continue to operate re-mains unclear. Legislators remain di-vided on the governor’s proposal. Some would like to see more services shut down, others would like to see fewer. Ultimately, the courts will decide. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and several legislators have filed separate appeals in separate courts. E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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But Watts is also an en-trepreneur with an eye for lightly trod market niches. He’s a trucker by trade, retired after 33 years in po-sitions from driver to vice president of operations. In 2004, he and his son launched Maui Shower, a Burnsville company that hauled rent-a-shower stalls on semis to events such

as car races and concerts. They closed the business last year. “We’re just actually very selfish guys,” Sam joked. “Everything we do is some-thing we want. If I go to a NASCAR event, I want a shower.” At North Country, which opened June 13, the Wattses are again betting on an idea. “We actually hired peo-

ple to search the Internet and call people and find out if there was anything like this in the country,” Tim said. “We decided this might be a good business.” North Country is spread out over 10,000 square feet in a building west of the Pepsi bottling plant on East Cliff Road. Membership fees range from $50 for an eight-hour daily fee to $250 a month for professional

woodworkers. In addition to the power tools that come with the price of admission, custom-ers can rent personal tool-boxes by the day, as well as personal storage lockers. Classes of varying lengths, costs, skill levels and specialties will be of-fered weekdays, evenings and weekends. The staff of 10 full- and part-time employees is loaded with

woodworking experience, the Wattses said, represent-ing specialties from pen turning to canoe making. The assistant manager is Ken Jansen, a cabinetmaker since 1990 whose past em-ployers include Al’s Cabi-nets in Burnsville. “We’re as well-outfitted as any cabinet shop out there,” Jansen said of North Country. It isn’t a job shop, Tim

Watts said. The staff won’t build your project, but help will be available every step of the way. “If a guy wants to come in here and build a new kitchen for his house, we’ll help him,” Watts said. More information is at www.northcountrywood-shop.com.

John Gessner is at [email protected].

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THISWEEK June 24, 2011 3A

Carl & Joy PotterThe family of Carl & JoyPotter are hosting a 60th wedding anniversary

OPEN HOUSEJuly 10th 2-5 at River HillsMethodist Church 11100Riverhills Dr. Burnsville.

No gifts please.

HappyAnniversary!

Del and Bette Doetkott weremarried on June 24, 1961.Theirchi ldren, grandchi ldren andgreat-grandchildren want to wishthem a

Very Happy 50thWedding Anniversary!

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Wilson -Gereszek

C a r l & M a r y W i l s o n o fL a k e v i l l e a n d B i l l & P a t t yGereszek of Mandan, ND arepleased to announce the engage-ment of their children SarahMarie Wilson & Samuel AaronGereszek.

Sarah is a 2006 graduate of theUniversity of Minnesota, Duluthand a 2011 graduate of the Uni-versity of North Dakota Schoolo f L a w . S h e r e c e i v e d h e rbachelor’s degree in history and aJuris Doctor in Law.

Sam is a 2004 graduate of theUniversity of North Dakota, anda 2011 graduate of the Universityof North Dakota School of Law.He earned a bachelor’s degree incriminal justice and a Juris Doc-tor in Law.

An August wedding is plannedin Brainerd, MN.

Whittlef - BadenApril Whittlef, daughter of Jess

and Adine Whittlef, of Eagan,MN, and Jonathan Baden, son ofM i k e a n d G i n n y B a d e n , o fEagan, MN, announce theirengagement.

April is a 2004 graduate ofEagan High School and a 2008graduate of UW-River Falls. Sheis a teacher in the BloomingtonSchool District.

Jonathan is a 2002 graduate ofEagan High School. He is asupervisor at UPS.

T h e c o u p l e i s p l a n n i n g asummer wedding.

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Lawrence(Larry)ChandlerAge 74, of Lakeville, MN died

peacefully at his home on June 12after a lengthy battle with cancer.Larry is preceded in death by hisparents, Benjamin and FrancesChandler of Yakima WA. He issurvived by his loving wife of 41years Karen; brother, Gilbert; sis-ter, Karen (Carl); sons, Larry Jr.(Sue), Lincoln (Amy), Robert(Sherry) and daughter, Robin(Todd); 9 grandchildren and 2great-grandchildren. Larry servedin the US Navy for 23 years, wasmember of the American Legionfor 40 years and a lifetime mem-ber of the VFW. He served withdistinction in both Vietnam andKorean Wars and also devoted 22years working for the Veteran’sAdministration following hisretirement from active duty. Hewas an avid reader, loved hunt-ing, fishing and spending time atthe cabin. Larry will be internedat Fort Snelling National Cem-etery on July 8th at 1:00 (assem-bly area 2) followed with a cel-e b r a t i o n o f h i s l i f e a t t h eAmerican Legion in Rosemount,14590 Burma Avenue West ,Rosemount, MN 55068.

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Bernadette“Red” HansenFredrickson

Age 78, passed away from leu-kemia on June 17, at her home inLakeville, surrounded by herfamily.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, June 22 at Chris-t i a n i a L u t h e r a n C h u r c h ,Lakeville. Arrangements were byWhite Funeral Home, Lakeville.952-469-2723

Ella BerthaFoulkrod

A g e 8 8 , o f L a k e v i l l e , M Npassed away June 19, 2011 inEagan, Minnesota. She was bornDecember 23, 1922 in Water-town, Minnesota. She is sur-vived by her brothers, Vernonand William Raether; 11 children,Nora Haubris (Mike), of SpicerMN, Kathryn Doolin, of SeattleWA, Steve Foulkrod (Fran), ofSimi Valley CA, Chester Foulk-rod (Annette), of Monroe NC,Bruce Foulkrod, of FarmingtonMN, Marc Foulkrod (Jamie), ofMoor Park CA, Timothy Foulk-rod, of Toledo OH, Lisa Barkley(Bruce), of Eagan MN, NealFoulkrod (Valerie), of Le SueurMN, Wendy Foulkrod, of Spo-kane WA and Jill Foulkrod, ofChicago IL; 12 grandchildren and7 great-grandchildren. Memorialservice will be held at Family ofChrist Lutheran Church at 10970185th Street West, Lakeville, Sat-urday, June 25, 2011, at 1 PM.A gathering of family and friendswill take place one hour prior tothe service.

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Even as property values fall, Burnsville is financial-ly sound, according to the city’s 2010 audit. Burnsville’s total prop-erty value dropped 6.1 per-cent last year, more than the statewide average, according to the audit. Amid recession and the weak housing market, tax-able market value in Minne-sota cities rose on average by 1.5 percent in 2009 and fell on average by 3 percent in 2010, according to the audit report by MMKR Certified Public Accountants. Burnsville lost 0.5 per-cent in value in 2009 and 6.1 percent last year after years of steady increases, the re-port said. The audit, which shows Burnsville spends less per capita than the statewide av-erage among cities of com-parable size, was presented to the City Council June 21. Burnsville showed “im-provements in its financial well-being” in 2010, said auditor James Eichten of MMKR. “As stewards of the pub-lic’s trust, we take that work very, very seriously,” said Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, who called Burnsville “fis-cally prudent” and “conser-vative.” Burnsville’s tax capacity, or taxable base, rose by 0.5 percent in 2009 and fell by 5.2 percent last year. The city’s 2010 tax rate of 38.6 was between the state-wide average (39.2) and the metro-area average (36). The overall tax rate, including city, county and school, is much lower than the state-wide average because of Da-kota County’s low rate, the audit report said. “You actually generate higher property tax revenues compared to other cities statewide,” Eichten said. Burnsville generates more property tax revenue per capita than the average Min-nesota city, but with a simi-lar tax rate, the report said. Burnsville relies less on spe-cial assessments to fund cap-ital projects and receives less intergovernmental revenue than the average city, forcing it to rely on property taxes and other revenue sources, the report noted. Per-capita spending in Burnsville has generally been lower than the state-wide average for cities with population of 20,000 to 100,000. That’s true despite high-er-than-average public safe-ty costs caused in part by having a full-time Fire De-partment, the report said. Burnsville spent $900 per capita in 2010, compared with an average of $1,016 among cities in the same population class. “The city’s per capita expenditures for debt ser-vice are also much less than statewide averages,” the re-port said. Burnsville’s general fund revenues in 2010 ex-ceeded budgeted revenues by $674,750, or 2.1 percent. A federal grant for new po-lice officers’ salaries, better-than-expected collection of delinquent taxes, high-er-than-expected antenna lease revenues and issuance of several large permits ac-counted for the overage, the report said. General fund spending in 2010 was under budget by $836,750, or 2.8 percent. Insurance costs and unem-ployment benefits were less than expected, and fleet maintenance also came in under budget, the report said. A $15.37 million contin-gency reserve fund at the end of 2010 was equal to 53.5 percent of general fund expenditures – comfortably above the 35 percent reserve called for in the city’s own fi-nancial management plan. The city’s nine-hole, par-3 golf course got high marks in the audit. In 2010, golf course op-erations moved into the black for the first time in five years. “This is probably one of the few golf courses that have actually shown im-provement in financial oper-

ations,” Eichten said. “Golf courses are struggling dra-matically.” The Performing Arts Center fund bears watching, the audit said. The center’s operating loss has been whittled from nearly $550,000 in 2009, the center’s first year of opera-tion, to $390,000 in 2010. Operating revenues last year were $749,645, a $243,350 increase over 2009 thanks to an increase in events, the audit said. The increased bookings also pushed up operating costs

by $79,580. The Burnsville Ice Center fund logged several years of $100,000 operating losses before rebounding in 2009 but dipping to a loss of dou-ble the losses of previous years in 2010. Revenue for 2010 was $859,490 – $229,030 low-er than in 2009. That was caused mostly by the center being closed part of the year for major renovations. The water and sewer fund took operating losses begin-ning in 2009, which acceler-ated in 2010 to just under $2

million. Contributing to the losses were the cost of the first full year of operating a new sur-face-water treatment plant, sanitary sewer rate increases charged by the Metropolitan Council, and decreased wa-ter use in Burnsville. “Although this fund is in a healthy financial position, we suggest that the city con-tinues to review the water and sewer rates on an annual basis,” the audit report said.


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Opinion

No hatred, no bigotry, and don’t mess with marriageTo the editor: A letter in the June 17 edition suggests that our local legislators (meaning Sen. Dan Hall and Rep. Pam Myrha) are bigoted people and intolerant of homosexuals. I am so tired of this argument, but I will concede that the homosex-ual lobby has done a great job of marketing and push-ing its agenda. I have been a follower of Jesus for 32 years. I neither hate nor despise any homo-sexual. I’m not homopho-bic. I have friends who are homosexuals. And for the record, I know both Hall and Myhra, and they have

no hatred or bigotry for ho-mosexuals either. This is a simple issue. Why are some Minnesotans so scared as to let the people decide what is the definition of marriage? Since when do we equate disagreement with hate? I may not agree with you on a number of subjects but I don’t hate you because we don’t see eye to eye. A perfect case is drunken drivers. It’s fair for us to say that none of us want a drunk to get behind a wheel and drive. Those who have been affected by a drunken driver will heartily agree. But, does that mean we hate the person because he or she has made a wrong choice? We, as a society, say that drunken driving is wrong.

That is why there are laws. In fact all of us, if faced with a choice of who to ride home with, will discriminate and say we’d rather drive home with the one who is sober. To change the defini-tion of marriage after 6,000 years and say that anybody can get married is just plain revisionist. If that is the case, then why stop at ho-mosexuals getting married? Why can’t a man be mar-ried to three or four ladies or to two of his daughters? How about his dog or cat? Why not group marriages? If you change the meaning of marriage, you open the door to the rest of these possibilities. JOHN ADAMSBurnsville

Don’t let the numbers fool youTo the editor: The June 17 letter “Bal-ance budget without tax hike” claimed to present the “bottom line” on the state budget battle, but the writ-er’s numbers just don’t add up. He claims that Gov. Tim Pawlenty limited state spending to roughly $30 bil-lion over the last two years. And therefore, the Repub-lican proposal to spend roughly $34 billion over the next two years provides a generous double-digit-per-cent spending increase. It’s true that the state spent $30 billion directly from state revenues over the past two years. But it’s also true that the state spent an additional $2 billion funded by federal stimulus money that Pawlenty criticized but accepted anyway. And it’s also true that K-12 schools spent $2 billion more that the state owes them but has delayed paying them back. Add it all up and the $34 billion Republican budget for the next two years ac-tually offers nothing more than a spending freeze. And Gov. Mark Dayton’s $36 billion budget amounts to about a 6 percent increase. Those partisans who cooked up the misleading budget numbers argue that because of how we paid for the $4 billion in stimu-lus and school spending, it shouldn’t be counted as “real” state spending. Well, I only know that if some-body in my family used a gift from an uncle and a credit card charge to pay for something, they couldn’t claim to me with a straight face that they hadn’t bought anything. And fiscal con-servatives love to argue that government should run its finances more like the aver-age family. What if the state had ac-tually spent $4 billion less than what it did over the past two years? Imagine how much tougher times would have been for school kids, the unemployed, and the sick and elderly. We

might be facing the 9.0 per-cent unemployment claimed in the letter as our current statewide rate instead of the actual 6.6 percent rate re-cently reported in the press. I’ve worked with budgets for a living, and I’ve learned that if you twist the num-bers to prove your point you only end up fooling your-self. BRUCE WILLIAMSApple Valley

Why the raise for city manager?To the editor: I just finished reading the article about Burnsville City Manager Craig Ebeling get-ting a 2 percent raise. I was touched how he had not had a raise for the last two years. Well, two years ago I was making $65,000 a year and now I may make $40,000 this year thanks to Obam-anomics. While my income has dropped significantly over the past two years, I was shocked to see my city and school taxes go up $80 while the value of my home continued to drop. Let me make sure I have this straight. My taxes go up so a city employee can have a raise that brings his salary to $137,241. Or so I can subsidize the Perform-ing Arts Center. Sometimes I get angry! Does anyone out there get it?

STEVE SCHOFIELDBurnsville

Cutting taxes not the way to successTo the editor: Gov. Mark Dayton ve-toed another fairy-tale bud-get plan with switches, shifts and overblown estimates. This is the same flawed bud-geting road we’ve been on since Tim Pawlenty served in the Legislature and passed the cuts of the Gov. Jesse Ventura budget but ig-nored the revenue portion. Last year Minnesota re-ceived over $1 billion in fed-eral stimulus funds for our

budget. To come up with the increases touted by Rep. Doug Wardlow, R-Eagan, you first have to throw out that $1 billion and count only the dollars Minneso-tans contributed. But we ac-tually did put those federal funds in last year’s budget. Accounting for that, Re-publicans haven’t proposed an education increase after all. I would argue the vot-ers’ message was, “Watch spending but raise taxes where necessary.” Dayton and Tom Horner together received over 60 percent of the vote, and both said they would raise taxes. To reduce taxes for any-one at this time is just not a recipe for success. It is the message we have been hear-ing and following for more than 10 years, and overall taxes are the lowest they’ve been in the state since the early ’50s. Regulations have also been eased or deleted. If Wardlow’s tactics for gov-erning worked, we should be awash in jobs and have a booming economy. Sadly, that’s not the case. Middle-income taxpay-ers are carrying more than their share, and the pro-posed budget would only increase their property taxes. Adding a top tier to the income tax is more than fair. I would actually pro-pose three top tiers, affect-ing the top 5 percent. Cutting taxes is not the way to success here. History shows us that raising reve-nues to the point where you can rebuild our decimated reserves, meet inflation and fund needed projects will create jobs. Nobody wants a government shutdown, but what the Republicans pro-pose is not compromise. When Wendell Anderson was elected governor he did the unthinkable: He raised taxes and invested in Min-nesota’s education, infra-structure and people. The result was the “Minnesota Miracle,” and it lasted a very long time.

CAROLE HEFFERNANEagan

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by Larry WernerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

If you’ve spent any time commuting north on I-35 from south of Lakeville, you’ve probably seen the submarine. It sits up there on the hillside near a sign for “Hot Sam’s Antiques.” Word is that Gladys Hood, owner of Hot Sam’s, was offered $5,000 for that old sub years ago, but she decided it was worth more to her as a magnet for attracting motorists to her business that is as much theme park as antique shop. That submarine drew me years ago off I-35 onto the frontage road and into the swampy, wood-ed Hot Sam’s complex, where I got to meet one of the area’s true characters. I decided to share some thoughts about Gladys after

seeing her obituary in our paper last week. She died at 84 on Dec. 21, and her son, Bobby, placed a notice in the paper for a memorial service on Sun-day. If you’ve never been to

Hot Sam’s, you’ve missed an an-tique business unlike anything anywhere. If you never met Glad-ys, you’ll get a sense from her place how interesting she was. I wandered into Hot Sam’s one day while I was exploring the pos-sibility of going into the antique business. I had some space in a commercial building in down-town Lakeville, and I was looking for some mentoring. At the end of the long drive that ends at the log cabin where Gladys lived among thousands of collectibles she bought and sold, I

got more mentoring than I was seeking. A small woman with dark hair and a big smile told me to sit down, poured me a drink and told me her story. Actually, she read me her story from a Pioneer Press article that had been written about her – a retired race-car driver who got into antiques because she needed something to do while caring for her disabled ex-husband. That ex-husband died, but Gladys kept buying more an-tiques to sell out of the cluttered log cabin and old box cars and out buildings on the rolling, wooded 10-acre lot. Bobby, her son and business partner, wasn’t so much into old furniture and trinkets. He bought big things, like the 25-foot subma-

rine, old taxis, planes and a replica of the Statue of Liberty holding a globe light instead of a torch. After I arranged to take some of Gladys’s furni-ture for sale in my build-ing, my wife and I would stop by with our son, who

loved to roam the property and gawk at things you normally don’t see all in one place. I learned from Gladys that her business not only attracted an-tique lovers and families looking for a fun outing, but also theater groups that rent the oversize fur-niture and odd novelties as props for plays. When Gladys was there, she dominated the conversation with her stories about her career driv-ing race cars and her love of air shows. When she was gone to one

of those air shows in Red Wing or Oshkosh, Bobby would talk about his winter travels to places warm where he found biplanes and Donald Duck teeter-totters to bring home to Minnesota. Gladys is gone, but her eccen-tric personality lives on at the business her son will continue to operate. And if you’ve always wanted a submarine for the back-yard, maybe you can convince Bobby to part with it.

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

We’ve lost Gladys – a true local character

Gladys Hood


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SportsStandings

BaseballConference Champion: Burnsville

All-ConferenceBurnsville: Matt Stemper, Dan Motl, Adam Lam-brect, Justin Threlkeld, Andy FieserEastview: Alec Knop, Taylor Branstad, Matt Lar-son, David Barry, Tom JerleEagan: Eric Peterson, Tommy BodekerLakeville North: Bret Piekarski, AJ Moore, Tyler Brekke, Austin Streit, Apple Valley: Aaron Gretz, Kris Goodman, Nate ReaglesRosemount: Andrew Nelson, Joe WaiteLakeville South: Alex Continenza, Will Lundquist

Honorable MentionBurnsville: Brian VanderWoude, Quinn Johnson, Derek JohnsonLakeville South: Matt Heilmann, Derek Beurmann, Hunter HarnischApple Valley: Josh Johnson, Michael Berens, Reece Gopaul, Lakeville North: Gordon Kappers, Travis Evanson, Evan CordellEagan: Brady Loew, Charlie Conkel, David StevensEastview: Adam Moorse, Evan Decovich, Pat StreyRosemount: Lucas Hasse, Jon Bishop, Adnrew Schwartz,

Boys LacrosseConference Champion: Rosemount

All-ConferenceRosemount: Matt Weller, Grant VanOverbeke, Matt Larson, Jake Mortenson Eastview: Ryan McNamara, Jake Heppner, Andrew Koenen Eagan: Scott Pescheret, Calvin Lamb, Cullen Willox Burnsville: Jace Childs, Scott Wheeler, Colin Sch-roderApple Valley: Connor Uzlik, Derek Falteisek Lakeville North: Grant Wilson Lakeville South: Paul Duckstad

Honorable MentionApple Valley: Kyle Oswald, Josh Wielenga, Tim Ness Burnsville: Neil Pester, Dylan Delaney, Kyle Perisic Eagan: Connor Simpson, Max Elsenheimer, Dan Bausman Eastview: Eric Gage, Sam Schovanec, Derek Schatz Lakeville North: Pat Mines, Willy Wang, Jay Young Lakeville South: Brady Frahm,Cody Komorouski, Aaren LarsenRosmeount: Jake O’Malley, Logan Lindberg, Carter Yepsen

Girls LacrosseConference Champion: Bloomington Kennedy

All-ConferenceApple Valley: Jenaye Coleman, Hannah Segar, Ka-trina Vogelgesang Burnsville: Logan Lofthus, Megan Killmer, Tristyn Walczak Lakeville North: Nora Vee, Hannah Koloski,Eagan/Rosemount: Simone Haugen, Abi Rodstein Eastview: Taylor Tvedt Lakeville South: Abigail Ness, Claire Clarke

Honorable MentionApple Valley: Elizabeth Hermes, Lexie Case, Chloe Moser Burnsville: Nicolette Deason, Katie Vinje, Saman-tha Vikstrom Eagan/Rosemount: Hannah O’Donnell, Cassie Miller, Maddie Johnson Eastview: Emily Snodgrass, Delaney McKay, Taylor Fienhage Lakeville North: Lauren Storhoff, Kacie Waagbo, Megan Skelly Lakeville South: Abby Quinell, Kelly Gustafson, Logan Halverson

RacingNASCAR Whelen All American Series at Elko Speedway Saturday June 11,

NASCAR Super Late ModelsFast Qualifier Jacob Goede Carver 13.802 seconds (97.812 mph)Semi Feature #1 10 laps 1. Matt Goede New Germany 2. J. Goede 3. Bryan Roach Goodhue 4. Joel Theisen Maple Grove 5. Chad Walen Prior LakeSemi Feature #2 10 laps 1. Dan Fredrickson Lakeville 2. Donny Reuvers Dundas 3. Adam Royle Lonsdale 4. Jonathan Eilen Hampton 5. Mark Lamoreaux BloomingtonFeature 40 laps 1. Fredrickson 2. J. Goede 3. Royle 4. M. Goede 5. Roach 6. Reuvers 7.Walen 8. Steve Anderson Lakeville 9. Lamoreaux 10. Brian Johnson Lakeville

Big 8’sFast Qualifier Dylan Moore Northfield 14.941 seconds (90.355 mph)Heat 1 8 laps 1. Doug Brown Prior Lake 2. Travis Stanley Prior Lake 3. Jon Lemke Shakopee 4. Tom Kamish Farmington 5. Ryan Kamish BloomingtonHeat 2 8 laps 1. Moore 2. Lawrence Berthiaume Rogers 3. Darren Wolke Belle Plaine 4. Jonny Hentges Jordan 5. Todd Kamish FarmingtonFeature 25 laps 1. Moore 2. Berthiaume 3. Wolke 4. Hentges 5. Lemke 6. Stanley 7. Tom Kamish 8. R. Kamish 9.Joe Neisius Rosemount 10. Todd Kamish

Thunder CarsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Doug Brown Prior Lake 2. Jason Novak Farmington 3. Adam Wiebusch Shakopee4. Brent Kane Lonsdale 5. Dillon Sellner FarmingtonHeat 2 8 laps 1. Ted Reuvers Dundas 2. Mike Homan Coon Rapids 3. Dan Weber Shakopee 4. Kyle Kirberger Princeton 5. James Lindgren Apple ValleyFeature 25 laps 1. Brown 2. Reuvers 3. Kane 4. Wiebusch 5. Scott King Lakeville

Mini StocksHeat 1 8 laps 1. Tom Sibila Chaska 2. Jason Heitz Waconia 3. Pat Wells FaribaultHeat 2 8 laps 1. Zack Schelhaas New Prague 2. Aaron Hopkins Burnsville 3. Jack Purcell BloomingtonFeature 15 laps 1. Purcell 2. Schelhaas 3. Brandon Elmer Minneapolis 4. Hopkins 5. Heitz

Flat Track MotorcyclesHeat 7 laps 1. Josh Koch Cedar 2. Curtis Wise St. Paul 3. Cody Wyatt WyomingFeature 7 laps 1. Koch 2. Wise 3. Wyatt 4. Cole Fealy Stanchfield 5. Kevin Walter Osceola, WI

Spectator Drags1. Justin Otterholt Shakopee 2. Mark Goddard Apple Valley

Outlaw Drags1. Curt Barfknecht Elko 2. Joe Culver Elko

Eagan’s Labate hoping for good news at the NHL DraftHoly Angels, Eagan Athletic Association alum ranked in

the top 60 players

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When Eagan’s Joe Labate leaves Xcel Energy Center this weekend he hopes to return to the venue soon as a member of an NHL team. Labate is expected to be selected in the second or third round of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday and Saturday at the St. Paul home of the Minnesota Wild. “I’m going to go with my family and friends,” Labate said. “We have seats in the lower bowl. It’s awesome having it in my hometown. Hopefully, we can celebrate something.” As leading scorer of Holy Angels and Mr. Hockey finalist last season, he was ranked No. 51 among North American Skaters by the Central Scouting on April 11. The 6-foot-4 center was invited to the NHL Scout-ing Combine, May 30-June 4 in To-ronto. “It was great to be there with the best players in the world,” Labate said. “I just enjoyed it and tried not to get intimidated.” The combine consisted of inter-views with teams along with physi-cal testing. At his first interview, with Chicago, he admitted he was nervous. “There were 14 guys in the room,” Labate said. “I shook everyone’s hand. Once you get one done, it was all a routine. I got to talk to a lot of hockey people about my game.” So what does he sell them? “I’m a big center,” Labate said. “I play with an edge and stick up for my teammates. I have a good, heavy shot and I move well for a big guy. I have good leadership qualities and work ethic. I would be a good addition for any team.” Labate plans to attend the Univer-sity of Wisconsin in the fall and play hockey. If he’s chosen on Friday or Saturday, the team will hold his rights until he graduates. He hopes this is just the middle of his hockey career. Labate has been on skates since he was 3 and honed his shooting skill while aiming at the ga-rage. “My garage is pretty beat up,” La-bate said. “One side there’s a lot of holes. It’s just torn apart.” He played with the Eagan Athletic Association until he was a Pee Wee, when he played with the Wisconsin Fire AAA club. “It started with the associations at a young age,” Labate said. “There are some good, young hockey coaches here. That’s why Minnesota has so many great hockey players.” He played three years with an elite league and had the opportunity to play with the Waterloo Black Hawks, but he decided to play with Holy Angels with his friends until gradua-tion. The first round of the NHL En-try Draft will start at 6 p.m. Friday and will be televised on Versus and TSN. Rounds 2-7 will be held Satur-day starting at 10 a.m. on the NHL Network. A limited number of gen-eral admission tickets are available through an online request form at wild.nhl.com/drafttickets.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

An athlete for every season

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

With her freshman year behind her, Burns-ville’s Vivian Hett has become a veteran en-durance athlete in three sports at the varsity level. In a time when athletes specialize, Hett achieved a rare accomplishment when she qualified for the state track meet earlier this month. It was her third individual qualification for a state high school event during the 2010-11 school year. Hett ran in the 3200-meters at the Class AA state track and field meet June 10 placing 14th. She was also 78th at the state cross country meet in November and 11th at the state Nor-dic meet in February. “I never thought I had a secret, but I think it is more of a mental thing for me,” Hett said. “I train about the same. There really is no se-cret to me. I was just born to run I guess.” She likes to run and run long distances, but her favorite time of the year is when there’s too much snow to run comfortably. Her favorite of the three sports is Nordic skiing. She qualified for the Junior Olympic team in March. “I like endurance sports because I can go long distances,” she said. “I am able to keep up my pace throughout the whole race and not die out. I guess I am just naturally an endur-ance person.” This year wasn’t her first trip to state. She’s been running and skiing against seniors since she was in middle school. “It was a little intimidating at first, but I am comfortable with it now,” she said. Her only offseason is during the summer, but that’s filled with Minnesota Valley club ski team practices three times a week and high school cross country captain’s practice three

other days, leaving Sunday for rest. In the peak of cross country season she runs 30 to 40 miles a week running through two pairs of shoes a year — one for cross country and one for track. She didn’t pick up the idea of running 40 miles a week on her own. Her older sister and parents were runners in high school. “They told me to join for one year and see how it goes,” Hett said. “I loved it. Then, my older brother (Matt) also joined cross country and skiing, so it’s a big family thing for us.” If she wasn’t having any fun, she would be running every day. Endurance sports along with the life of a high school student leaves little free time. She wakes up, goes to school, goes to practice, eats dinner and then goes to bed. “But when I do have free time, my friends and I hang out,” Hett said. “I also hang out with my older sister a lot. We like to play and wrestle with my new puppy, Olive.” Many high school athletes focus their ef-forts on one sport. While running and skiing aren’t as different as other activities, it’s rare an athlete will compete in three state tournaments individually. This year, there were a few other athletes who made more than one appearance at state, such as some players who were on both the Lakeville South football and basketball teams. The south metro saw other cross country and track athletes advance to state this year, but qualifying in the distance events was strict at the 2011 state track meet. With all that competition in mind, Hett has the chance to qualify for state nine more times. She knows it won’t be easy, but she also has some goals to achieve. “The best would be to win the state Nordic championship,” she said.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Burnsville’s Vivian Hett qualified for state during fall,

winter and spring

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Burnsville’s Derek Johnson slides back safely into first base during the second inning of the team’s State Class AAA Baseball Tournament final against Maple Grove on Wednesday night at Target Field. The game, played at times in the rain on a wet field, was scoreless in the fifth inning as this edition went to press. Tyler Wahl and Charlie Krekleberg (inset) cheer on the team. For a full report and photos from the game, go online to www.ThisweekLive.com.

Blaze burns through the rain

The Burnsville Athletic Club is sponsor-ing the 2011 ASA Girls Traveling Slowpitch Softball State Tournament featuring more than 30 teams from U12-U16 on July 23-24 at Lac Lavon Park, Apple Valley in Apple Valley. Last year, Burnsville swept the championships last year in all levels.

ASA state slowpitchtournament set July 23-24


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An early-morning fire that damaged an Eagan home was likely caused by a lightning strike, officials said. The Eagan Fire Depart-ment was called to the scene at 4:45 a.m. by a neighbor who had seen flames on the roof of the home, located at 885 Curry Trail. The neighbor also alert-ed the home’s five occu-pants, two adults and three children, who escaped with-out injury. Responding firefighters encountered heavy fire in the attic of the home above the living and dining rooms. Crews were able to extin-guish the flames quickly, containing the damage to the attic area. The rest of the home suffered heavy water and smoke damage. According to the Eagan Fire Department, neigh-bors heard a loud burst of thunder about an hour be-fore the fire was reported. One neighbor described the noise as the loudest thunder he had ever heard. The home has extensive damage estimated at more than $100,000. The fire marshal is still investigating the cause, but all signs currently point to a lightning strike to the roof of the home, according to the department.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

House fire likely caused by lightning

Burnsville

Eagan

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When Linda Foster start-ed planning the Teens eXpe-riencing Technical Educa-tion (TXT 2011) for girls in grades 5-8 this summer, she turned to the ultimate fo-cus group – her 10-year-old daughter. “I run all my ideas past her while I am planning,” Foster said. “She lets me know if it sounds fun and cool or not. So far she is ex-cited about what we have put together.” While the cool factor is there for TXT 2011 – a July 25-29 series of workshops at Dakota County Technical College – the smart factor isn’t too far behind. Planned in conjunction

with the Laura Jeffery Acad-emy, a charter school in St. Paul, TXT 2011 will allow girls to explore what techni-cal education has to offer. Hands-on sessions are planned in design, business, health, science, transporta-tion, industry and technol-ogy. “We want them to experi-ence our programs and get excited about career pos-sibilities – especially things they may not have been ex-posed to before,” said Foster, instructional technology di-rector at the college. “I want them to go home each day saying ‘Guess what we did today? It was so cool.’ ” Foster says she wants the program’s projected 200 participants to return to

their schools this fall and be able to tell their classmates that they had a workshop in welding, explored nanocrys-tals, built a working com-puter or worked on a heavy-duty truck. “I think it is important to show kids and girls that they have a world of options when it comes to education and careers,” she said. Through the workshops, girls can learn how to use computers for architectural design, biomedical equip-ment and the high-powered microscopes used in one of the few two-year nano-technology programs in the country. Foster said she hopes the program will help the girls realize that the technical

college, in addition to of-fering education to prepare students for employment, also has general education courses in English, philoso-phy and history. “Many students start their education here and transfer on to complete their bachelor’s degree,” Foster said. “Our students are our best promotional tools we have. Our students are well-trained for employment op-portunities in our communi-ties and beyond.” Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

What I did during my summer vacation …Girls can learn tricks of the welding, auto mechanics, nanotechnology trades through college’s workshops

Teens eXperiencing Technical Education courses run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 25-29. The cost for the program is $25. The deadline to register is July 1. For more information about TXT 2011, contact Foster at (651) 423-8439, [email protected], or go online to www.dctc.edu/go/txt.

IN BRIEF

Shaquen Perril Whitfield was sen-tenced June 16 to 17 years in prison in connection with a break-in, brutal beating and ar-son at a Burnsville townhome on May 11, 2008. Whitfield, 21, of Prior Lake, pleaded guilty in June 2009 to first-degree attempted murder, first-degree arson and first-de-gree burglary. The attack occurred on Knox Drive, where hom-eowner Paul Traub, then 52, had left his garage door open overnight. The defen-dants entered through the open door. During the break-in, Traub was stabbed in the head and the back 17 times and left for dead. The perpetrators then started several fires in the home to conceal evidence of the crime. Traub es-

caped through his burning house to a neighbor’s house. Co-defendant Ir-vin Scott Cook, 20, of Prior Lake, has already been sentenced to 29 and a half years in prison. He was

convicted last May of aid-ing and abetting the fol-lowing crimes: attempted first-degree murder, at-tempted second-degree murder, first-degree arson, first-degree burglary and motor vehicle use without consent. “This was a horrific crime in the likes of which we seldom see in our com-munity,” Dakota County James Backstrom said in a news release. “We are thankful that the victim survived this violent attack and we are pleased to have brought the two individu-als responsible to justice.”

— John Gessner

Prison for second defendantin brutal townhome attack

Whitfield


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theater and arts briefs

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Baseball exhibit The touring exhibit “They Played for the Love of the Game” is at the Burnhaven Library in July and August. The exhibit traces the history of the Negro Base-ball League and many out-standing African-American players who contributed to the game in Minnesota. It was curated by Frank M. White, whose father played

Shakespeare Festival Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan, will host its Shakespeare Festi-val June 24-25 in the The-ater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater. Cromulent Shakespeare Company will present “Ju-lius Caesar” on June 24. The Minnesota Shake-speare Company will pres-ent “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on June 25. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free with a $4 sug-gested donation. Bring a blanket or folding chair. For more information, visit www.caponiartpark.org.

‘Cars 2’ celebration at IMAX Theatre The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will celebrate the opening week-end of “Cars 2: An IMAX 3D Experience” from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, with free family activities including: a photo oppor-tunity with the Great Clips NASCAR show car and the Great Clips World of Outlaws sprint car; “Cars” moon walk jumper; race car virtual video games; Radio Disney live with music and dancing; free juice and muf-fins; “Cars 2” prize wheel, and a tattoo station. “Cars 2” opens June 24 at the IMAX Theatre, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Visit www.imax.com/min-nesota for more informa-tion.

Teddy Bear Band The Teddy Bear Band will perform at the free Wednesday in the Park –Civic Center concert series July 6, beginning at 7 p.m., at Burnsville’s Civic Cen-ter Park, Nicollet Avenue South, between 130th and 134th streets. Panda the Bear will make a special appearance at the concert. Children are encouraged to bring their stuffed animals so they may enjoy the music and dance with Panda. People bringing canned or nonperishable food items to concert will receive a free can of Pepsi, Mountain Dew or bottled water. All donated food is given to the 360 Communities’ Food Shelf program. The concerts are free to the public. For more infor-mation, call (952) 707-4110.

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Of all his film and TV roles, actor Erik Jensen says his favorite was playing Thur-man Munson in the 2007 ESPN miniseries “The Bronx is Burning.” Portraying the burly All-Star Yankees catcher definite-ly had its perks. “I got to gain 30 pounds for the part – I got to eat six meals a day and drink three beers a night,” he said. “Then I got to play baseball for three months.” Another bonus of being cast in the eight-episode series about the ’77 Yankees was that it put Jensen in front of the camera with A-list actors such as Oliver Platt and John Turturro. He likened working with Turturro, who played Yan-kees manager Billy Martin, to being in the presence of a Rembrandt painting. “He’s a master. You watch him work and you’re like, ‘Wow, he’s really good,’” said Jensen, a 1988 graduate of Apple Valley High School who now lives and works in New York City. Jensen will be returning to his former hometown next month to teach a two-day act-ing camp July 16-17 at Heart-beat Studios in Apple Valley. An actor whose film cred-its include the 2001 Martin Lawrence comedy “Black Knight” and “Book of Shad-ows: Blair Witch II,” Jensen said he first caught the acting bug as a student at Apple Val-ley High School. “The middle school I’d been at in Minneapolis didn’t even have a theater,” Jensen said. “When I got to Apple Valley there was this tremen-dous energy in the theater and music departments. Not only were we acting in shows and filling the theater every per-formance, we were participat-ing in an artistic community that we were told mattered.”

And it was instructors such as Deborah Lysholm, currently the director/owner of Heartbeat Studios, who helped him cut his teeth as a performer. Lysholm choreo-graphed the high school’s an-nual “Broadway” music and dance review in which Jensen appeared in 1986. “He was just a very funny, very genuine, very talented student,” Lysholm said. “I could see back then that he could have a career with it.” Jensen, who said he acted “in pretty much every play” at the high school from 1986 to 1988, decided to pursue his dream of becoming a profes-sional actor and enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh as an acting ma-jor.

He described his theater education at Carnegie Mel-lon as rigorous – full of “all-encompassing, 17-hour days, especially the first few years when you’re expected to work on (production) crews.” Among his classmates at the school was Ethan Hawke. “He took a leave of ab-sence to do this film called ‘Dead Poets Society,’ ” Jensen said. “I ran into him and told him, ‘I’m happy for you, but that’s a pretty dumb name for a movie.’ ” His career, like that of any actor, has had its ups and downs, he said. There have been the ap-pearances on network TV shows such as “CSI” and “Law and Order,” a host of off-Broadway acting parts

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Apple Valley High School graduate Erik Jensen now lives and works in New York City as an actor and writer. He’s appearing in an upcoming episode of the sitcom “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and is working to have his graphic novel “The Reconcilers” adapted into a Hollywood film.

TV and film actor Erik Jensen will teach a two-day acting camp July 16-17 at Heartbeat Studios in Ap-ple Valley. Separate classes are offered for beginning child actors and for pre-teen through adult actors. To register or for more information, visit www.heartbeat-studios.com, call (952) 432-7833, or stop by the studio at 7661 145th St. W.

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and the 20-some film credits. He’s also found success as a writer – his play “The Exon-erated,” co-written with wife Jessica Blank, ran off-Broad-way for two years and starred Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon. But he admits there’s also a good deal of drudgery in-volved in his chosen career path. “There are these gap-ing periods of two to three months where you don’t have work,” he said. “My job has been basically to go out and job interview every day of my life. You get one out of 20 of ’em.” One objective of the Heart-beat Studios acting camp, Jensen said, is to give students some idea of what might lie in store if they decide to follow in his footsteps. “I want them and their parents to know that decid-ing to do this doesn’t mean you’re going to be a waiter for the rest of your life,” he said. “There’s lots of avenues you can go down.”

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Alberta Gelineau has been working and waiting for this moment. The 67-year-old Farm-ington resident longed to open a store full of new and used furnishings, antiques and collectibles. She’s been stockpiling inventory for several years. But as a certified public ac-countant and paralegal who has also owned rental prop-erties and tried law school in recent years, Gelineau never quite found the right moment. Until now. Her store, Angels Unlimited in Burns-ville, is in the midst of a two-month grand open-ing that began in May. The

showroom, which includes Gelineau’s accounting and tax-preparation office, is at 1301 E. Cliff Road, Suite 19, in the Park Place Busi-ness Condominiums and Storage. “I was trying” to launch the business, Gelineau said. “But there were other things. My family was more important at the time, and school. I was trying to do it all – that’s my weakness. “Now I’m organized and managing properly, and we’re going. And it’s won-derful to get up in the morn-ing and go to the office.” Professionally, the Duluth native said she spe-cializes in small-business accounting and tax prepa-ration.

“I get a natural high from doing your taxes,” Ge-lineau said. “It’s energizing. It’s dating me, but I actually have 45 years’ experience.” Personally, Gelineau was a big fan of Hagen’s Furni-

ture and Antiques – a former mainstay of the Valley Ridge Shopping Center in Burnsville, which is set to be redevel-oped. Gelineau said she once worked briefly for owner Shirley Hagen and had hoped to buy the store, but the sale didn’t come together. “I love everything that she did,” Gelin-

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ferings include new and slightly used furniture, bed-room suites for children and adults, art, crystal, dolls, quilts, gift items and hand-tied silk and wool rugs from China. “I have some antique furniture,” Gelineau said. “I specialize in French and Queen Anne.” Angels Unlimited also carries framed and un-framed works of wildlife artist Les Kouba and his daughter, portrait artist Pa-mela Kouba Kausel. Gelineau said she’s ap-plying for nonprofit status for Angels Unlimited and will donate 10 percent of sales to organizations such as World Vision and the mission arm of Christian

Life church and school in Farmington. The name “Angels Un-limited” is a tribute to her mother and aunt, Gelineau said. “My aunt was my men-tor and my mother was a wonderful mother,” she said. “They were my men-tors because my father was killed when I was not quite 4 years old.” Angels Unlimited is open to the public Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eve-ning showcases are available by appointment. Call (651) 463-1040.


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District 194School BoardProceedings

This is a summary of the Independent

School District No.194 Regular Board of

Education Meetings on Tues, May 24, 2011

with full text available for public inspection

o n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a t

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at

8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The regular meeting was called to order

at 7:00 p.m. followed by pledge of alle-

giance. All board members and adminis-

trators were present except Roz Peterson.

Public Comment: Chris Falk, 9556 Upper

205th Street W, thanked the board for

moving graduation to Roy Wilkins Audito-

rium; Dan Nelson, 19520 Oak Grove Ave,

spoke regarding superintendent search.

The following Consent Agenda items

were approved: minutes of the meetings on

May 10 and 17; resignations, leave of

absence requests, employment recom-

mendations; resolution proposing to place

teachers on unrequested leave of absence;

resolution placing teachers on unrequested

leave of absence; payment of bills and

claims subject to annual audit; wire trans-

fers and investments; alt facilities bids as

presented; donations.

Report presented: 2012-15 Technology

plan.

Recommended ac t ions approved:

Graduates for class of 2011; grades 1-5

physical education curriculum; revised

policy C-95 Fund Balance; 2010-11 revised

budget; resolution authorizing line of credit;

resolution authorizing sale of aid anticipa-

tion.

Adjournment at 9:03 p.m.

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This is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Special Board of

Education Meeting on Tuesday, June 7,

2011 with full text available for public

inspect ion on the dist r ict websi te at

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th

Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 5:00

p.m. All board members were present along

with Superintendent Amoroso and Director

of Administrative Services Massaros.

Public comment: Marcia Jensen, 18201

Ireglen Path, commented on student

enrollment numbers at EVE.

Discussions held: LNHS property; tech-

nology plan.

Action approved: 2011-12 school start

times.

Meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.

2654213 6/24/11

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO VACATE PUBLIC DRAINAGE

AND UTILITY EASEMENTS

CITY OF EAGAN

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE

City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota, will meet at the City

Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minne-

sota 55122, on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at

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

sible. The purpose of the meeting will be to

hold a public hearing on the vacation of

public drainage and utility easements lying

over and across the following described

property in the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota:

All of the drainage and utility easements

as dedicated in Lot 1, Block 2, GOPHER

EAGAN INDUSTRIAL PARK 2ND ADDI-

TION, as dedicated in Lot 1, Block 1,

GOPHER EAGAN INDUSTRIAL PARK

3RD ADDITION and as dedicated on Lot

1, Block 1, GOPHER EAGAN INDUS-

TRIAL PARK 6TH ADDITION, according

to the recorded plats thereof, Dakota

County, Minnesota.

Dated: June 7, 2011

/s/ Christina M. Scipioni

Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk

Dakota County, Minnesota

2650038 6/17-6/24/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITYThe City of Eagan is committed to the

policy that all persons have equal access to

its programs, services, activities, facilities

and employment without regard to race,

color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,

disability, age, sexual orientation, marital

status or status with regard to public

assistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities

will be provided upon advance notice of at

least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96

hours is received, the City of Eagan will

attempt to provide such aid. Telephone:

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

2650030 6/17-6/24/11

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Public Schools

Educating our students to reach their

full potential

CALL FOR BIDS

Dairy ProductsNotice is hereby given that BIDS will be

received for Food Services' Dairy Products

by Independent School District 196 at the

District Office located at 3455 153rd St W,

Rosemount, MN 55068 until 10 a.m. on July

1, 2011, at which time and place bids will

be publicly opened and read aloud.

If you should have any questions regard-

ing this bid you may contact the Food and

Nutrition Department at (651) 683-6959.

Art Coulson, Board Clerk

Independent School District 196

2650789 6/17-6/24/11

PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Sale

SS MNRI, LLC doing business as Simply

Self Storage intends to enforce its lien on

certain personal property belonging to the

following, at the facility. The sale will take

place (unless otherwise withdrawn) on

Wednesday July 13, 2011 on or after 10am

at the Simply Self Storage location at 4025

Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN

55122 Phone 651-894-5550. This public

sale will result in the goods being sold to

the highest bidder. Certain terms and con-

ditions apply.

K. Shannon #162Speakers, Children's Toys, Boxes

R. Lucas #245Children's Clothes, Plastic Totes, Boxes

D. Gernetzay #115ALadders, Grill, Fishing Equipment

D. Gernetzay #121AWire Shelving, DVDs, Furniture

J. May #344Headboard, Dresser, VHS Tapes

M. Napue #535China Cabinet, Headboard, Luggage

N. Gode #240Desk, Snow Board, Plastic Totes

T. Mcclenton # 704-706Stepladders, Garden Hose, Baby Items

S. Billiards #815-816Restaurant Supplies, Speakers, Tables

2636700 6/24-7/1/11

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PUBLIC NOTICECity of Eagan

Fire Safety Center

1001 Station Trail

Eagan, MN 55123

INVITATION FOR BIDS -

FIRE PUMPER TRUCKSealed bids identified as "Bid on Fire

Pumper Truck" will be received at the

Eagan Fire Safety Center, 1001 Station

Trail, Eagan, MN 55123 prior to 2:00 P.M.

on Thursday, July 7th, 2011, at which time

the bids will be opened publicly in the

Conference Room of the Eagan Fire Safety

Center in the presence of the Eagan Fire

Chief Mike Scott and the name of each

bidder and the bid amount shall be read

aloud.

Complete specifications are on file in the

Fire Administration Office, where they may

be obtained for the bidder's individual use.

Call Pam Schiller at (651) 675-5904 for

electronic copies.

No bid will be considered unless sealed

and filed with the Fire Administration Clerk

prior to the closing time for receiving bids

and accompanied by a cash deposit ,

bidder's bond, cashier's check or certified

check made payable to the City of Eagan in

the amount of not less than five (5) percent

of the total accompanying bid, to be for-

feited as agreed liquidated damages in the

event that the bid is accepted and the bid-

der fails to enter into and fulfill a written

contract for the delivery of the truck. No

bidder may withdraw its bid within thirty

(30) days after the time scheduled for

opening the bids without the consent of the

City of Eagan.

The City reserves the right to reject any

or all bids or to accept such bid as is in the

best interest of the City, in its sole discre-

tion.

Mailed bids should be addressed to:

City of Eagan

Attn: Fire Chief Scott

Bid on New Fire Pumper Truck

1001 Station Trail

Eagan, MN 55123

2657281 6/24/11

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TODAY’STODAY’STHE DAYTHE DAY

tenured teachers and educa-tional assistants. In addition to the layoffs, the School Board unani-mously approved drawing $2.1 million from the dis-trict’s general fund to bal-ance its $107.2 million gen-eral budget – money that is not reserved for specific pro-grams and services such as special education. This will leave the general fund balance at $10.2 mil-lion. The unreserved fund bal-ance – money not dedicated to specific programs – would be $6.5 million, or about 6 percent of the district’s bud-get. This is in accordance with the district’s newly amended policy. By drawing down the general fund, the school dis-trict will avoid a $2.1 million budget deficit without mak-ing significant cuts, Ryder said. The shortfall is primarily caused by declining enroll-ment and flat state funding, she said. Student enrollment has steadily fallen in the past 10 years by approximately 1,600 students. The district had 11,220 students enrolled during the 2002-03 school

year. Enrollment was 9,633 during the 2010-11 school year. Enrollment dropped fur-ther this school year and officials say they expect the trend to continue in 2011-12. Though student enroll-ment is expected to decline next school year, class sizes are expected to remain rela-tively the same. Elementary classes are expected to have approximately 25 students on average, depending on grade level, Ryder said. Sec-ondary classes are expected to have approximately 35 students, depending upon the subject.

Aid during shutdown State aid is another factor that plays into District 191’s financial woes. State aid – which ac-counts for 72 percent of the district’s budget – has re-mained flat for three years. State funding for next school year is in limbo as an education bill was not passed during the regular legislative session. District 191 officials are preparing for a potential state government shutdown by looking into obtaining aid anticipation certificates, which are loans that help

districts alleviate cash flow issues and are to be repaid using state aid. The School Board was scheduled to meet June 22 to discuss whether to move forward with the proposal. District officials remain uncertain about other forms of state assistance such as integration funds. Legislators continue to discuss whether to alter or eliminate state integration funds. For now, District 191 is assuming it will spend $1.5 million next school year on integration programs. The proposed 2011-12 budget also includes $3.8 million in compensatory education funding. Officials expect little change in that funding based on legislative proposals. District officials expect little change in federal fund-ing as well. The district will no lon-ger receive one-time federal stimulus funding reserved for special education and ti-tle programs, but it will con-tinue to receive $1.67 million in federal jobs education funding, which is also a part of the stimulus package.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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District 191 seeks loan as it prepares for shutdown

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

With the state shutdown looming, yet another south metro school district will look at borrowing as a safe-ty net. In a June 22 special meeting, the Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School Board unanimously approved a proposal to obtain $12 mil-lion in aid anticipation cer-tificates – a loan that helps school districts alleviate cash flow issues and are to be repaid using state aid. “It’s unfortunate we’ve reached that stage in the process,” Board Member Ron Hill said. “I would like to believe that they are aware of the impact this

makes on school districts.” District 191 is among several Minnesota school districts that are looking at loans as a way to hold them over while state aid is fro-zen. Earlier this month, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Lakeville school districts took out both aid anticipation loans and lines of credit to prepare for the special session. Ro s e m o u n t - A p p l e Valley-Eagan took out a six-month $15 million aid anticipation loan at 0.32 percent interest and a $24 million line of credit. Lakeville took out a 14-month, $9 million aid anticipation loan and an

$8.8 million line of credit. Hill said he is disap-pointed the special session will cause school districts to accrue interest. “That’s much less money available to students,” Hill said. How much District 191 will pay in interest will be determined after the certifi-cates are sold. Hill said he assumes the interest will be less than 1 percent based on rates ob-tained by neighboring dis-tricts. The School Board is ex-pected to approve an offer on July 21.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage is among several school districts statewide that plan to borrow while state aid is withheld

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