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May 11, 2012 | Volume 33 | Number 11

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longtime lakeville parks director retiring in July Steve Michaud well-known in community

by Aaron M. VehlingSuN ThISweek

After 38 years with the city of Lakeville, Parks and Recreation D i r e c t o r Steve Mi-chaud has announced he will retire in July . I love this place . . . love this

town . . . love the people here, he said . what better job could a guy have who loves the outdoors? Michaud has overseen the expansion of one of the south metros largest park and trail systems, in addi-tion to large-scale projects such as the Lakeville Area Arts Center, the Senior Center and the forthcoming heritage Center, which will house Lakevilles Senior

Center, historical Society and Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon offices . As an active member of the Lakeville Rotary Club, Michaud has also been involved in the Taste of Lakeville, the Miracle Field and other projects . To Michaud, among his most memorable feats was the ability to secure virtu-ally millions of dollars in grants over the years .

It has kept the tax base cost down for residents, he said . Regarding a tenure of such duration, City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said: I dont think well ever see that again . . . . Thirty-eight years . Thats an amazing run . The top three reasons people choose to move to Lakeville are the schools, the safety and the parks,

Mielke said, crediting Mi-chaud for helping to craft a system attractive to pro-spective residents . Over the years, Michaud oversaw not only the de-velopment of 62 parks and recreation areas, he also sought to connect them all with an elaborate pedes-trian and bike trail system that stretches more than

Steve Michaud

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville residents dropped off their household hazardous waste, medications, oil, appliances and electronics at the Central Maintenance Facility in a clean out effort sponsored by the City of Lakeville and Dakota County on May 5. Residents lined up early and kept a steady stream of cars unloading their unwanted items.

Some major spring cleaning

See mIchaud, 21A

Fulfilling a basic need Lakeville South students come together to feed starving children

by Aaron M. VehlingSuN ThISweek

There is an old adage that goes something like this: Ive always wondered why somebody didnt do something about that, then I realized I am somebody . when it came to feeding hun-gry children on a large scale, stu-dents at Lakeville South high School have acted out that say-ing in full force . Juniors Brittany ebeling, Ti-jen Petersen and Jacqui Geerdes, in conjunction with the schools National honor Society, sought a partnership with Feed My Starving Children to bring to-gether the community to raise money and package 100,000 meals to send to impoverished regions . Its been a series of small miracles, ebeling said . There has been such an outpouring of

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A fashion show at Bracketts Crossing Country Club in April raised $3,000 toward a project organized by students at Lakeville South High School and Kenwood Trail Middle School that raised $22,000 to purchase and package 100,000 meals for hungry children all over the world. The packing of the meals, coordinated through Feed My Starving Children, will take place Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12.See FulFIllIng, 11A

guist announces school board candidacy Fundamental change

needed in 192by Laura Adelmann

SuN ThISweek

John Guist has decided to run for Farmington School Board, in part to help ensure no other child repeats his school experiences . Guist, 45, said he spent most of his life believing he didnt measure up academically to peers . he struggled to read and focus in the classroom, persistent problems he defied as he grew, and he achieved leader-ship positions in sporting activi-ties, church and college . Five years ago, at a friends recommendation, Guist saw a

See guIST, 22A

John Guist

by Laura AdelmannSuN ThISweek

After years of planning and fis-cal roadblocks, the Farmington Fire Departments plans for a new fire truck are rolling forward . The Farmington City Coun-cil unanimously approved a new pumper truck purchase for a cost of $560,064 at its May 7 meeting . To fund the purchase, the city will enter into a five-year financing agreement with the water Board at

two percent interest . The water Board is expected to approve the agreement at its May 29 meeting, clearing the last hurdle for the order to be placed . Fire Chief Tim Pietsch told council members he expects the truck will be completed within nine to twelve months after an order is placed . Im excited were finally going to get a truck, Pietsch said . The department had delayed re-

placing its aging equipment, and had several emergency calls when the equipment breakdowns oc-curred that raised concerns among city officials; no injuries occurred as a result of the issues . A group of four Firefighters will visit the Appleton, wis ., plant to monitor the trucks building pro-cess . Total costs for the travel, lodg-ing and food is estimated at $2,310

Farmington city council approves fire truck purchase

Truck likely to arrive within a year

See FIre Truck, 22A

membership fee doublesAfter discussion about it for a number of months, the Lakeville City Council voted on May 7 to double the annual membership fees for the Lakeville Senior Center to help pay for the new heritage Center .

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by Laura AdelmannSuN ThISweek

An indictment is expected today (Friday) from a grand jury convened wednesday by Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstroms office regarding the 2007 suicide of an Apple Valley woman . Doreen Dunn, then 57, suf-fered a decade of chronic, de-bilitating pain until she killed herself using a hood over her head and inhaling helium gas, May 30, 2007 . Because Dunn contacted Fi-nal exit Network, a national nonprofit organization accused of assisting suicides, Backstrom is seeking the indictment to pros-ecute some of its members, ac-cording to a March 20 Georgia Bureau of Investigation search warrant detailing evidence for-warded to the Dakota County Attorneys Office and obtained by Sun Thisweek . The warrant states the county is asking the grand jury to con-sider charges of aiding suicide, conspiracy to commit the crime of aiding suicide and interfer-ence with a dead body . In an April interview with Sun Thisweek, Backstrom con-firmed he planned to convene a grand jury and predicted great media interest, but said he is not permitted to discuss specifics of the investigation .

grand jury indictment likely todayBackstrom seeks to prosecute right-to-die

case related to Apple Valley death

See grand Jury, 20A

cougar lacrosse scores bigLakeville South girls team hopes to cut down on goals allowed as it has had no problem on offense .

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world war II comes aliveMock battles, soldier encampments and more come to Dakota City heritage Villages annual living-history event .

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Taste of lakeville The Taste of Lakeville returns to the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Thursday, May 17 .

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Summer SensationsInside this special section is a calendar of events in all of the communities Sun Thisweeek covers .

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Lakeville K-9 Shadow to retire Police will get new dog later this year

Photo by Aaron Vehling

Last month, Mayor Mark Bellows (left) participated in a K-9 demonstration with Shadow at the Lakeville Police Department. Shadow will retire later this year, and his handler, Officer Chad Loeffler (right), will take on a new dog at around the same time.

by Aaron M. VehlingSun ThiSweek

On the heels of a 25th anniversary celebration of the Lakeville Police Depart-ments k-9 unit, one impor-tant officer will be retiring later this year and another will join around the same time. Shadow, one of two dogs in the unit, has been an ac-tive member of the force since 2006. while that is not much for seniority for a human officer, for dogs it is quite the run. The typical service life for patrol canines is six to seven years, said Lakeville Police Chief Tom Vonhof. what happens is they start experiencing health issues as they get older. The other current dog, Zeus, is younger than Shad-ow. he started in December 2010, so he has a long career ahead of him.

Shadow wont be going far away, though. he will stay with his handler, Offi-cer Chad Loeffler, and live out his days as family pet albeit one with some unique abilities. Loeffler will stay on as a handler, taking on a new dog as his partner. This time around the de-partment is changing things a bit. instead of another German shepherd, the new member of the k-9 unit will be a Belgian Malinois, Von-hof said. They have been used for a number of years in Min-nesota (as police dogs), he said. Like all service dogs, they are specifically bred for law enforcement duty. The cost for a police dog ranges from $7,500 to $10,000, because of the complexity of the breeding and training process, Von-hof said. Lakevilles dogs

are not just adept at patrol; they also can sniff out nar-cotics. Typically, a handler trains for four months with a dog before it is field-ready. But Loeffler will spend about a month on orienta-tion initially, because the new dog will have months of training under its collar by the time it sets foot in Lakeville. Despite that, the training never really ends. Vonhof said that if the dogs are not always training with their handlers they can lose their skills. One of the things these dogs have is a high drive, he said. They work and train very hard. handlers like that. Aaron Vehling can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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The 2012 Lady Janes Victorian Tea was held at the Crystal Lake Golf Club on May 5. Guest were encouraged to dress in Victorian-themed costumes with elaborate hats, dresses and gloves. The Crystal Lake Golf Club staff members served the ladies tea and a special luncheon menu in their own costumed apparel. The musical group, DeCantus performed for luncheon guests. The singers (from left to right) were Christopher Sibilia, Laurel Hove Tausand, Kadee Crottier, Shana Marchand and Dan Skaarup.

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Farmington Library events The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., has planned the following events. Call (651) 438-0250 for more information. Teen Advisory Group (TAG), 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 14. TAGs recommend books and music, help

plan library programs and participate in community events and service projects. New members welcome. Guitar Hero, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17. Storytime for All Ages, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 18. Stories and activi-ties for mixed age groups such as childcare groups

and families. Ages 0-6. Waggin Tales, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 19. Kids read to therapy dogs. MS Excel 2010, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 19. Free class to learn the basics of MS Excel 2010 spreadsheet software.

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Opinion

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A view from the bench judges: activists or oysters?by Edward LynchSpeciAL To Sun ThiSweek

The most difficult decisions i make do not involve sending a person to prison. By the time i send someone to prison, the trip is earned. The most difficult decisions i make in-volve children. which parent should they live with after the divorce? Should i ter-minate their parents rights for neglecting them and hope a good family adopts them? There are no reporters in the courtroom monitoring the trials in these cases. There are no TV trucks in the parking lot, anten-nas raised, awaiting my decision. i do the best i can sorting through the disputed facts, applying the sometimes un-clear or unsettled law and hope that i get it right. i dont always get it right and i take a great deal of comfort in knowing that there are appellate courts that can review my de-cisions and correct them if i get it wrong. i do not seek out these cases and would prefer never to hear another case involving divorcing parents fighting over the custody of their children or another case involving abused and neglected children. i will hear these cases again, however, because that is my job. it is my responsi-bility to make decisions when other people are unable or unwilling to decide the mat-ter themselves. This is the situation whether it involves parents who cant agree what is best for their children or whether it is the legislature and governor that cant agree what is best for the people of Minnesota. i dont consider myself an activist because i

make these decisions. of the 1.6 million cases filed each year in Minnesota courts, few, if any, touch upon controversial, emotionally charged social and political issues. cases involving abor-tion, immigration, voter identification, or gay marriage, to name a few, are rare. whenever such a case is filed, it is fre-quently accompanied by intense media coverage and hyperbolic political com-mentary. when the case is decided, the presiding judge is often labeled an activist by those least happy with the decision. To paraphrase Shakespeare: Activism should be made of sterner stuff. The truth is that judges have no control over the cases brought to them for deci-sion and cannot pre-determine which dis-putes will arise within the jurisdiction of their court. once the matter is brought to court, however, the judge has a constitu-tional and ethical responsibility to decide the controversy. The judge must decide the issue based upon the facts involved and the applicable law and must make the decision within 90 days. The process and procedure that must be followed restrict the ability of any judge to pursue, promote or advance a

particular political or social agenda. The facts in any case are established long before a judge is involved and the legisla-ture, appellate courts and the Minnesota and united States constitutions dictate the law judges must apply. ultimate issues of guilt, liability and damages are frequently decided by jurors, not judges. Any decision made by a trial court judge is subject to review and modification by ap-pellate courts so any activist tendencies ex-hibited by a trial court judge would have to be shared by a majority of appellate court judges who hear it before the activ-ism would be effective. while a trial judge cannot choose which cases the judge wants to hear, any party can remove a state trial court judge if they do not want that specific judge to hear their case. Judges face election every six years, are subject to recall petitions and may be re-moved from office for violations of their ethical responsibilities. This is not an envi-ronment that fosters activism. one commentator once remarked that [t]he position of a judge has been likened to that of an oyster anchored in one place, unable to go out after things, restricted to working on and digesting that which the fortuitous eddies and currents of litigation may bring his way. Judges hear thousands of matters each year. The sheer volume of cases and the deadlines to decide each case consume most judges available time and energy. The attention, distractions and additional work

that accompany high profile cases are sel-dom welcome. chief Judge kathleen Gearin in Ramsey county did not orchestrate the government shutdown so she could spend her nights and weekends scrutinizing arcane statutes to determine whether certain government functions should continue operating until the governor and legislature agreed upon a budget. no judge wants to learn that the next case on the docket is a suit by the Broke-back Mountain cowboys to obtain a mar-riage license. Supreme court Justice harry Blackmun was criticized and received death threats the rest of his life after writing the decision in the abortion case of Roe v. wade. Judges do not consciously seek the type of atten-tion these cases generate. once cases are brought to court, howev-er, whether they involve children, contracts, criminal behavior or controversial consti-tutional, political or social issues, judges must decide them. The comparison of judges to oysters is not very flattering, but it is fairly accurate when the factors that guide and limit the role and discretion of judges in making de-cisions are considered. it is something to keep in mind the next time someone com-plains about activist judges.

Edward Lynch is chief judge of the First Ju-dicial District. He is chambered in Dakota County. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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More to recycling than meets the eye To the editor: After reading Lakeville district to recycle more in the May 4 Sun Thisweek, i just wanted to make an added comment to the program that seems to be missing. As i do appreci-ate the exposure the article presents to the public there is so much more to this than meets the eye. As the public relations manager for Dicks Sanita-tion inc., i felt it was im-portant to mention our side of the story. Dicks Sanita-tion inc. has dedicated an entire separate route solely for the purpose of organics recycling. This includes a dedicated truck and driver, dumpsters, carts, signs and hours of support and edu-cation. our commitment to the school programs also includes reporting of vol-umes to substantiate their efforts. we have imple-mented organics programs in three school districts in-cluding Farmington, prior Lake, Burnsville and soon to be Lakeville schools. our dedication to find-ing innovative solutions to our throw away so-ciety goes beyond trash, recycling and compost-ing. This includes utiliz-ing alternative energies to fuel our trucks cnG condensed natural gas and our commitment to waste reduction through our in-creased recycling efforts. Again, i just felt it was important to communicate

our side of the story. DAViD DoMAckpublic relations managerDicks Sanitation inc.

Requiring ID aims to address voter fraud To the editor: As an election judge, i favor voter iD. During the 2008 elections, busloads of people who were not reg-istered to vote came to the voting places to cast their ballots. Many of these peo-ple did not speak english and needed an interpreter. They did not have to show proof that they were u.S. citizens. The only proof they had was a current util-ity bill. how does a utility bill that only states one lived at an address long enough to get a bill, confirm one is a u.S. citizen? A person vouching for someone who is not regis-tered to vote does not prove the person is a u.S. citizen. i believe we need to make sure people who vote are u.S. citizens. Living in the u.S. for five consecutive years is a requirement before one may apply for citizenship. There are a few exceptions to this rule. one part of the citizenship test requires one to show a command of the english language. At elec-tion time, no interpreters should be needed. everyone who is eligible to vote now will be able to vote with the voter iD amendment. if you do not have a photo iD and can-

not afford one, you can get a photo iD for free. A photo iD is required for so many things. why are Democrats in the state Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton opposed to the voter iD amendment? Do they not care that only u.S. citizens are eligible to vote in our elections? i am so glad that the vot-er iD amendment will be on the ballot this november. According to a Star Tribune poll, the majority of Min-nesotans support voter iD. it is a bipartisan issue. i be-lieve we need fair elections and need to do something about the voter fraud in this state. Rep. Diane Anderson, R-eagan, is a strong supporter of the voter iD amendment. Anderson is doing a great job and we need to keep her in the state house of Repre-sentatives.

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Race to honor the real heroes To the editor: on May 20, i will be par-ticipating on a team of 20 friends and acquaintanc-es in the most physically challenging event of our lives. we will be compet-ing alongside thousands of others who have committed themselves to endure the same kind of intense pain. when i was asked to be a part of this team, initially, i said no. i have no desire to put my body through this kind of organized brutal-ity. That was before i re-searched what this race is

all about. even after that, it took several weeks of soul searching for me to say yes. im not gonna lie, this race scares the daylights out of me. The event is the Tough Mudder (Toughmudder.com) and was organized to honor the real heroes, our wounded military warriors (woundedwarriorproject.com). im very grateful that i dont have a loved one who has had to pay this lofty price. however, that could certainly change for any of us. while it makes me very uncomfortable to ask for anyones support, i can eas-ily reconcile this discomfort with the knowledge that this cause has no more or less to do with me than anyone else. i understand that we just cant donate to every cause. Maybe you already give to this or something like it. Maybe you arent in a position financially to make a contribution. if that is the case i would only ask two things - be very mindful of all our veterans, wounded or otherwise as you enjoy the many bless-ings in your life, for many of them have given every-thing so that we can have so much. Support them through your prayers or in whatever way you choose to express your spiritual being. My other request is that you pass along word of this race to others. in return, i pledge to give all i can during my training and to my team on behalf of these extraordinary sol-diers. i can think of no bet-ter way to express my grati-tude toward someone ive never met for all of their sacrifices in the name of our freedom. can you?

Lon AnDeRSonRosemount

Voter ID could disenfranchise To the editor: The voter identification amendment would require that all voters show a gov-ernment issued picture iD before one could cast a vote. what is this new pro-posed amendment really ac-complishing? A news report last year cited that in Minnesota there were 113 out of 2.9 million voters who were convicted of voter fraud. The cause of this fraud? primarily it was a misun-derstanding of when their voting rights had been re-stored after being released on parole or probation, not impersonation of a voter, which would be all that re-quiring a voter iD would prevent. in reality this amend-ment may cause many of societys disenfranchised to be forced to overcome more barriers in the voting pro-cess. This amendment could potentially decrease the amount of votes cast from the elderly, homeless, and even those living in poverty. Additionally, the vouch-ing system used by many voters in which one person, for example an employee at a homeless shelter, can vouch for the residents and declare they are in fact stay-ing at the shelter and have been for however long, will not be a valid process if this amendment passes. while, yes, having a valid and verifiable way of identi-fying voters is an important and key piece in a just de-mocracy, we need to make sure that in the process we arent creating more barriers for people in society whose voices are already muffled. There are definite pros and cons to this amendment and it is up to the people of

Minnesota to now consider where they stand on this very important issue.

LAuRen keLLyeagan

GuestColumnistEdward Lynch

The key to this nations survival To the editor: Just how confusing can one person be? in his letter to the edi-tor, Bill Randall wrote: i believe marriage is based on love, respect, commitment, and spiritual connection. This is hardly a startling revelation to any adult. who would ever challenge these beliefs as essential to carrying out the marriage vows of chastity, fidelity, and the commitments that spouses make? yet, somehow Randall misses the purpose of mar-riage and the states con-cerns that marriage is for the common good. This requirement is met in the current Minnesota statute that prescribes mar-riage is between a man and a woman. nor will these es-sential elements change one iota with the proposed mar-riage amendment. This helps us all un-derstand that the purpose of marriage is to conceive and raise children. All of the available empirical data clearly demonstrate that a marriage between a man and a woman best fulfills these critical requirements. we must never forget that the future of our state, nation and culture is de-pendent on its basic build-ing block, the family. Vot-ing yes for the marriage amendment will be the key to this nations survival.

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Renick wins second place in competition Glenn Renick, owner ofFastframe Expert PictureFraming in Lakeville, hasbeen awarded second placein the 2012 InternationalPrint Framing Competitionby the Professional PictureFramersAssociation. The International Fram-ing Competition is an invi-tational event with finalistsqualifying through a year-

longsystemofregionalandnationalcontests.Finaljudg-ing was held at theMirageResort&Casino inLasVe-gas.

Frerich completes certification Dr. Laura Frerich ofAcu-Chiropractic Well-ness Center P.A. in Eaganrecently completed her cer-tification inGrastonInstru-ment Assisted Soft Tissue

Mobilization. The Grastontechnique is an innovativeapproachtodecreasingpainand improving function ofjoints throughout the body.This training allowsFrerichto more completely evalu-ate and treat all types ofpatients, including women,children, and those withauto orworkers compensa-tioninjuries.

Lakeville building permit report for April The city of Lakevilleissued building permitswith a total valuation of$28,919,608 through April.This compares to a totalvaluation of $16,222,485throughApril of 2011. Thecity issued commercial andindustrialpermitswithato-tal valuation of $2,137,500throughAprilcomparedtoatotalvaluationof$3,464,500during the same period in2011.

The city has also issuedpermits for 68 single-fam-ily homes through Aprilwith a total valuation of$20,138,000. This comparesto 31 single-family homepermits through April of2011 with a total valuationof$9,150,000.

Mackin adds ReferencePoint Press Burnsville-based MackinEducational Resources hasadded ReferencePoint Pressnonfictionebooksforgradessix to12 to itscollectionofebooks.

Gluten-free options at pizza restaurant Chuck E. Cheeses loca-tions in Minnesota, includ-ing the Burnsville Centerlocation,haveaddedgluten-free options to their menu.

The new food items, whichinclude a gluten-free pizzaand chocolate cupcake, willbegin testing at all Minne-sotaChuckE.Cheesesloca-tions to gauge demand forfuturenationalavailability.

H&H Automotive holds womens car care clinic H&HAutomotive,21480KeokukAve.,Lakeville,willholdafreewomenscarcareclinicfrom9to11a.m.Sat-urday, June 2. Information:[email protected](952)469-1520.

NACR sponsors education conference Solutions integration ex-pertNACR, Eagan, will bea sponsor of the 2012 con-ference of the InternationalAvayaUsersGroup(IAUG)

May20-24inBoston,Mass.The conferencewill provideAvaya users with access toindustry leadership, IT ex-perts,peernetworking,over200content-richeducationalsessions,andmorethan130partnersexhibitingthelatesttechnologies.

County Road 70 repaving project to begin in June AprojecttorepaveCoun-ty Road 70 is scheduled tobegin in June. The projectincludes milling and pav-ingon215thStreet(CountyRoad 70) from KensingtonBoulevard toCedarAvenue(County Road 23). McNa-maraContractingisthegen-eral contractor. Road clo-sures can be expected, withposted detours. The projectisscheduledtobecompletedbytheendofAugust.

Business Briefs



The Lakeville City Council voted to double the annual membership fees for the Senior Center. This is to help pay for the new heritage Center, of which the Senior Center is a part. As reported in Sun Thisweek last month, the annual rates will change to the following: $9 to $18 for a single resident; $15 to $34 for a resi-dent couple; and $15 to $30 per non-resident. At a recent work ses-sion, the City Council de-bated whether the rates would still be too low even with the increase. Mayor Mark Bellows said at the meeting that the increase is still rather low. when i tell people se-nior fees are $9, he said,

they say a month? Discussion began about a tiered system. Given that working people in their 50s can use the centers hundreds of offerings, the mayor said: we can justify the higher dues. Though he was not the only council member to consider a bet-ter fee schedule. City officials deter-mined that the new mem-bership rate would be feasible based on a survey of current Senior Center members and what they would be willing to pay. Doubling the fees is ex-pected to bring in about $20,000 of additional an-nual revenue toward the cost of operating the heri-tage Center.

Aaron Vehling can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Senior Center fee increase approved

Annual membership cost doubles from $9 to $18 for Lakeville residents

Council seeks to eliminate merit pay In some cases, projects ended, pay stayed for some Farmington employees

by Laura AdelmannSun ThiSweek

Farmington City Council members want to eliminate a merit-pay program insti-tuted at least a decade ago by human Resources Director Brenda wendlandt. The program, although frozen three years ago, re-mains in place for about half the city employees, including some directors, who are non-union, according to City Ad-ministrator David Mcknight. The program gives raises to some workers who took on projects and earned step increases, Mcknight said during the councils April 30

retreat. Council members ex-pressed concern that the merit pay has continued even though some of the projects may be completed or no lon-ger operational. Details about the projects and pay levels of employ-ees were provided to council members, but not made pub-lic because of data practices laws. The citys three high-est-paid employees are Mcknight, who earns $113,000, wendlandt, whose salary is $106,661, and Police Chief Brian Lindquist, who earns $102,743 annually.

According to city budget documents, about 63 percent of the citys general fund is dedicated to employee sala-ries and benefits. Most of the citys work-ers are union employees, and council members expect resis-tance from the unions to elim-inating the merit-pay benefit. Mcknight said the issue will be discussed during union negotiations, and he expects the city will need to conduct a wage study to determine fair and equitable salaries for em-ployees. Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty said the program was likely instituted because

public sector jobs tradition-ally have not paid as well as private industry. however, the economic downturn has reduced private sector pay and benefits, yet the public sector has not fol-lowed suit, she said. now, she said, you can get a government job, youre making more than people working in the private sectors quite often, and definitely more benefits, and unions wont negotiate to where they economys at.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Royalty rings in May Day Photo submitted

The Farmington Royalty cruised through town on May Day (May 1) giving an old tradition new life. They delivered more than 150 May Day baskets created with Farmington Flair, filled with sweet treats, to area businesses. They also made a special visit to Trinity Care Center. The baskets were put together at the Poise and Personality party hosted by the reigning Jr. and Little Miss Royalty for the current Jr. and Little Miss candidates in preparation for the official kickoff of the Farmington Dew Days celebration, The Miss Farmington Coronation on June 13. From left: Brooke Genzler, Jr. 1st Princess; Anne McLeod; Aundreya Edwards, Jr. Miss Farmington; Bailey Granrud, Jr. 2nd Princess; Autumn Brule, 1st Little Princess; Kaylee Stevenson, 2nd Little Princess; Eleanor Standish.


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Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)will receive single prime sealed bids for theMulti-Site Mechanical Repairs project until2:00 p.m. local time on May 17, 2012 at theDistrict Office, 8670 210th Street West,Lakeville Minnesota 55044, at which timeand place all bids will be publicly openedand read aloud.Bidding documents, including the Pro-

posal Form, Drawings and Specifications,will be on file at the Offices of the Architect,Wold Architects and Engineers, 305 St.Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.(651) 227-7773; at the Minneapolis Build-ers Exchange; Builders Exchange at St.Paul; McGraw Hill Construction /DodgePlan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt PlanRoom (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell atwww.e-arc.com.This project inc ludes : Remova l and

replacement of deficient mechanical com-ponents at multiple facilities throughout theSchool District (including patching of exist-i ng roo f sys tem and a l l assoc ia tedmechanical and electrical connections).American Reprographic Company, 2007

E. 24th Street, M inneapolis, MN 55404(612) 722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-2958,will provide complete sets of the BiddingDocuments to prospective bidders andsubcontractors. The copies will be avail-able about April 30, 2012. Both a depositcheck i n the amoun t o f $70 and anon-refundable check in the amount of $30made out to Lakeville Area Public Schools( ISD #194) fo r each se t o rde red a rerequired or Bidding Documents may beordered via the internet at www.e-arc.comand clicking on the PlanWell icon, then thePublic Plan Room icon, select Multi-SiteMechanical Repairs. The following informa-tion must accompany the deposit: Com-pany name, ma i l i ng add ress , st ree taddress, phone and facsimile numbers andtype of bidder (i.e. General, Mechanical orElectrical Subcontractor to General, orother). A refund of $70 will be sent to primecontractors who submit a bid to the Ownerand subcontractors for each set (includingaddenda) returned to Amer ican Repro-graphic Company Imaging in good condi-tion within ten (10) calendar days of theaward date, subject to the conditions of AIADocument A701. Refunds will not be givenif the plans are returned to the ArchitectsOffice.Make proposals on the bid forms sup-

plied in the Project Manual. No oral, tele-graphic or telephonic proposals or modifi-cations will be considered. Submit witheach bid, a certified check or acceptablebidders bond payable to Lakeville AreaPublic Schools (ISD #194) in an amountequal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.The successful bidder will be required tofurnish satisfactory Labor and MaterialPayment Bond, and Performance Bond.Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty

(30) days after the scheduled time of open-ing bids, without the consent of the Owner.The Owner reserves the right to accept anybid or to reject any or all bids, or parts ofsuch b ids , and wa ive informa l i t ies orirregularities in bidding.The Owner requires Substantial Comple-

tion of the project on or before August 17,2012.Independent School District No. 1948670 210th St. W.Lakeville, MN 55044Kathy Lewis, ClerkPublish: May 4 and May 11, 20122997030 5/4-5/11/12

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ONPROPOSED PLAN UPDATE FOR THE

BLACK DOG WATERSHEDMANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the BlackDog Watershed Management Board willmeet at the Burnsville Maintenance Center,13713 Frontier Lane, Burnsville, Minnesotaat 5:00 P.M. on May 16, 2012 or as soonthereafter as possible. The purpose of themeeting will be to hold a public hearing ona proposed updated and amended water-shed management plan. All persons whodesire to be heard shall be heard at thistime and place.DATED this 26th day of April, 2012.BLACK DOG WATERSHEDMANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONBY: /s/ Roger N. Knutson, Its Attorney

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Citywide garage sale is May 12 The Lakeville citywidegarage sale will be 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday, May12.Visitwww.lakevillemn.govforamapof thesales.

North student wins art contest U.S. Rep. John Kline,R-Lakeville,honoredMin-nesota art students at aceremonyinhisBurnsvilleofficetorecognizethewin-ners of his annual Con-gressional Artistic Dis-coveryartcontest. LakevilleNorth sopho-more Austin Blumbergwon the competition withhispencildrawing,Squir-rel. Lakeville South se-nior Katherine McLeodreceived honorable men-tionwithPeacock. Blumbergswinningen-trywillbedisplayedintheCannon Tunnel entranceto theU.S.CapitolBuild-ing in Washington, wherehe will attend a ribbon-cuttingceremonythissum-mer.

Bargo winner is Malecha Nancy Malecha is thewinner of Lakeville VFWPost210sBargo.Malechawon $1,199 in cash and$1,200inVFWcertificates.AnewgamestartedMay6andwillcontinueonTues-daysandThursdays.

Heritage Library programs The Heritage Libraryin Lakeville will host thefollowing childrens pro-grams: BabyStorytime,10:30a.m.Monday,May14.Ba-bies up to 24 months ofage and their caregivers

are invited to participatein a program of stories,songsandactivities.Oldersiblingsarewelcometoat-tend. The 20-minute pro-gram will be followed byopen playtime with age-appropriatetoys. Childrens PoetryNight Open Mike, 7 to8 p.m. Monday, May 14.Children in grades K-6areinvitedtoreadapoemthey wrote or their favor-ite poem by any author.All readerswill receive re-wards.Winnersof the2012Dakota County LibraryChildrens Poetry Contestwillalsobeannounced. CantSitStill:FunforKids,3:30 to4p.m.Tues-day,May15.Childrenwithlots of energy and theirfamiliesareinvitedtotakepart in an active programof storiesandsongsselect-edespeciallyforthosewhocantsitstill. These library programsarefree.Formoreinforma-tion,call(952)891-0360.

Community ed classes offered Sign up for the follow-ing classes atwww.Lakev-illeAreaCommunityEd.netor call (952) 232-2150 formoreinformation. Home Alone Class,age8-10,9a.m.to2p.m.,Saturday,May19. Swim Lessons, alllevels, preschool throughadult. Summer weekdaylessonsstartJune11.Tues-dayandThursdayeveninglessonsstartJune12. Open Swim, 6:30to 8:30 p.m. May 11, atMcGuire Middle Schoolpool. Cost: $3 youth, $5adult. Amazing Clay andCanvas,9to11a.m.Mon-day-Thursday,June18-21.

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it says a lot about the Lakeville community that one of its premier and most well-attended events directly benefits a number of great causes in the city. The Taste of Lakeville returns for its 10th year on May 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, offering up hundreds of wine, beer and food tasting opportu-nities for attendees. There will be more than 400 different varieties of wines and more than 100 varieties of beer, said co-chair Glenn Starfield at a recent Lakeville City Council meeting. The event, organized by the Lakeville Rotary Club as a fundraiser for its legion of philanthrop-ic efforts, raised about $120,000 last year and saw more than 2,000 at-tendees, Starfield said. About $75,000 of that went back to community organizations. This year, in addition to the tasting opportuni-ties provided by about 40 vendors, attendees will be able to take in the sounds of The Dweebs, famed

Minneapolis cover band The Teddy holidays and pianist Michael Loonan. There will also be a chef demonstration, which was introduced last year. Featured chefs in-clude Bryan Shouten of Bracketts Crossing, Mol-ly Dollarhide of Crofut Family winery & Vine-yard and Gary Stenberg of Copper River Fish & Chop house Restaurant. Demonstrations will take place at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. in addition to satiating the wine and culinary ap-petites of attendees, Taste of Lakeville is known for its live and silent auctions. These popular draws cover everything from a $12,000 club membership initiation fee to Bracketts Crossing Country Club to Minnesota wild tickets, wine baskets, gift certifi-cates and a Lake Tahoe condo stay. The walls of beer and wine, an auction item in which a lucky winner each can win 100 bottles of wine and beer, is perenni-ally popular. One lucky winner will walk away with a lot of beer and a lot of friends,

Starfield said. There are dozens of beneficiaries of the Ro-tarys largesse, but among those are Lakeville high school students (by way of $25,000 in college scholarships), Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Friends of the environment, Lakeville area Boy and Girl Scouts, the Lakeville Senior Center, the Salva-tion Army, Special Olym-pics, Pan-O-Prog, heri-tage Library and Sobriety high School. Attendees must be 21 years old or over. Tickets are $40 at the door or $30 if ordered through the website at www.tasteo-flakeville.org. Those in-terested in attending can buy tickets from Rotary members for a discounted price. This has become one of the premier events in the community, said City Council Member kerrin Swecker. i love that the money stays here locally. Aaron Vehling can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Taste of Lakeville turns 10 Event raises thousands for local causes

In Brief The Taste of Lakev-illes live auction will fea-ture the following items: Bracketts Crossing Country Club member-ship initiation fee; A $2,500 gift card to Ruttgers Resort on Bay Lake; Lanesboro, Minn., bed and breakfast hab-berstad house. Two nights and two couples, plus a $100 gift certificate for the Quarter Restau-rant in harmony, Minn.; A Divine Swine pig roast for 50 people; A blue CF Moto e Charm 150 scooter; A four-night/five-day vacation stay at Stoller winery in Dayton, Ore.; An aluminum utility trailer; A wild game pack-age: Four tickets, club or lower level; a jersey signed by all players; pre-game ViP tour of Xcel energy Center; and four spots on the Target Big Red Basket Zamboni; and A Lake Tahoe condo stay.


The Lakeville Area Arts Center is the site for the Lakeville Rotarys Taste of Lakeville.


People can sample a variety of wines during the Lakeville Rotarys annual Taste of Lakeville.


Several wine vendors will offer samples of their stock during the Taste of Lakeville on Thursday, May 17.


Happy 40thWedding AnniversaryBonnie and Bob Cowles cel-

ebrated their 40th wedding anni-versary on April 15, 2012. Theywere married in Cannon Falls,MN and reside in Apple Valley.They have been blessed with ason Jason (Angela ) and twodaughters Katherine (Dimuthu)and Anne (Wade) a long w iththree grandchildren and one onthe way!

Dr. PalmerPetersonDr. Palmer Peterson passed

away on May 6, 2012at age 95. He and hiswife, Lois, resided inBurnsville,MN for 41yea r s . Pa lme r wa sbo rn Feb rua ry 18 ,1 9 1 7 to P e t e r andAletta (Lee) Petersonand grew up on a farmin Cashton,Wisconsin.G r o w i n g u p , h e

enjoyed working on the farm,playing pond hockey, downhillskiing and fishing in the valleyswhile listening to the birds sing,especially the song sparrow. Hegraduated from Cashton HighSchool inMay 1935 and attendedthe University of Wisconsin atLaCrosse. Following graduation,he taught high school chemistry,physics, and biology in Monti-cello andMankato.In 1940, Palmer enlisted in the

Navy and was assigned to theJacksonville Florida Naval Hos-p i ta l to es tab l ish the Nava lSchool of Physical Therapy fortechnicians and Navy trainees.Dur ing this per iod of duty ,

Palmer was accepted for medicalschool and was assigned to theUniversity ofMarquetteMedicalSchool inMilwaukee,Wisconsin.In 1952, he completed his Surgi-cal Fellowship at the Universityof Minnesota and began his gen-eral surgical practice in Bloom-ington,Minnesota.Pa lme r wa s a f f ec t iona te ly

known to his patients and friendsas "Dr. Pete", and treated eachpatient as if they were his onlyone. He always had plenty oftime for his patients and greatcompassion for them. Palmerretired in 1997 after 50 years ofmedical practice.Palmer was passionate about

the environment, energy conser-vation and saving wildlife. Hegreatly enjoyed his natural back-yard and feeding and observingthe birds and animals. In 2006,he established a 20 acre naturepreserve in perpetuity as a tributeto his parents and grandparents.The land was part of their Wis-consin pioneer farm established in1866.He was very proud of his 100%

Norwegian heritage and familygenealogy. To honor this legacy,Pa lme r in i t ia ted the ca l l todescendants for a Benrud familymemorial. This memorial becamea restored pioneer church thatnow stands at Norskedalen, aNorwegian heritage and naturecenter, near Coon Valley, Wis-consin.Palmer is preceded in death by

his parents, Peter and Alette (Lee)Peterson; siblings, Elnora (age 3),Lillian (Paul) Halverson, Mabel(Theodo re ) Bol l e s , M i l fo rd(Genevieve) Peterson, and Hilmer(Frances) Peterson.He is survived by his wife of 46

years, Lois (Kuenzel) Peterson ofBurnsville, their daughter, Paula(Casey) O'Keefe and granddaugh-ter, Kayla of Burnsville. He issurvived by son, Brent Petersonof Naples, FL; daughter, SheriPeterson of Fort Myers, FL; andBrad (Sandra) Peterson of Mur-phys, CA; grandchildren, Robertand Kar l ee Pe terson ; Sarah(Scott) LeMaster and H i lary(Seth) Hayden; and great-grand-children, Skylar, Shane and Scot-tie LeMaster and Sophia Hayden.Sincere thanks to the profes-

s iona l and dedicated staff atHighview Hills in Lakeville,MN.In lieu of flowers, memorials arepreferred to the NorskedalenNature and Heritage Center, P.O.Box 235 , Coon Va l l ey , WI ,54623; the North Coon PrairieLutheran Church, S470 SunriseRoad, Cashton,WI, 54619; or theMount Olivet Retreat and NatureCenter. Funeral service Saturday,May 12, 10:30 AM with visita-t ion 1/2 hour pr ior at MountOlivet Lutheran Church, 50thand Knox Avenue South,Minne-apolis . Interment LakewoodCemetery. Visitation also Friday4-7 PM at the:www.Washburn-McReavy.comE d i n a C h a p e l

952-920-3996West 50th & Hwy 100

Verona C.WallaceVerona C. Wallace, age 80, of

Hastings, passed away May 4,2012 at Regina Nursing Home inHa s t i ng s . She wa s bo rn inWaterbury Township, MN onNovember 15, 1931 to Albert andMargaret (Froehle) Lens ing.Verona married Leonard Wal-lace inWabasso,MN on June 12,1954.She is preceded in death by her

husband, Leonard; son, Paul;grandson, Justin; parents; broth-ers , Wa lter ; L inus; Bernard ;Albert; Kenneth; and Harold; sis-ters, Dorothy; and Rosemary.Verona is survived by her chil-dren, Mark; Nancy McIlvaine(Wa y n e Ha l l b e r g ) ; K e i t h(Kathie); Peter (Linda); AmyNovo tny ; and John (Amy ) ;g r a n d c h i l d r e n , Ma t t h ew ;Michael; Jessica; Dylan; Andrew;Chr istopher ; Brady; Daniel ;Joseph; Jordan; Zachary; Emily;and Amanda; great granddaugh-ter,Melea; and special friend, LeoSoukup.A Mass of Christian Burial,

officiated by Fr. Jim Perkl, washeld on Tues. (5/8) at 9:30 a.m. atSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton CatholicChurch, 2035 W. 15th St., Hast-ings. A visitation was held from5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Mon. (5/7) atWise Family Funeral Home, 400Spring St., Hastings. Intermentwas at St. John the Baptist Cem-etery in Savage.To view the memorial video and

sign the online guestbook, visit:www.wisefamilyfh.com.

George L. BossAge 80 of Lakeville, died on

May 8, 2012. Survived by his wifeMargory, who was blessed tohave met him, loved him, andmarr ied him. Surv ived by hisblended family: Megan (Jason)Dietz, Kari (Steve) Hardwick,Melissa (Rick) Miles, RebeccaMeehan, Elizabeth (David) Pot-ter, Timothy Kraft, Steven (Toni)Kra f t and A lan Meehan ; 13grandchildren; two great grand-children and other family mem-bers and spec ia l fr iends LeoSeikkula and Dennis McNeilis.Visitation was held on Thurs-

day,May 10, 2012 from 10:00 am 12:00 p.m., St. Johns LutheranChurch, 20165 Hea th Ave . ,Lakeville (952-469-4916).Memo-rials preferred in lieu of flowers.

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An association of emer-gency room doctors plans to open a new medical facility that is a hybrid of urgent care and an emergency room. The clinic at 3010 Den-mark Ave. will be the second urgency Room owned and operated by the emergency Physicians Professional As-sociation, which is comprised of 133 board-certified eR physicians. we looked around the Twin Cities for a new site and were immediately drawn to eagan, said Dr. Gary Gos-ewisch, eR physician and CeO of the urgency Room. It has no hospital and has a growing need for emergency services. Construction on the 12,600-square-foot facil-ity will begin in the coming weeks. A grand opening is set for mid-October. Once complete, the clinic will have 25 employees who can address medical needs that are too complex to be treated by an urgent care center but not urgent enough for an emergency room. Ail-ments treated at the urgency Room include kidney stones, migraines, asthma attacks, broken bones and pneumo-nia.

If a patient requires hos-pitalization, direct admission can be arrange by uR em-ployees. Patients who arrive by ambulance or helicopter can-not receive treatment at the urgency Room and must go to the hospital. The ePPA opened the re-gions first urgency Room in 2010 in woodbury to provide a unique alternative to hospi-tal-based emergency rooms.

Research shows approxi-mately 75 percent of people who go into the eR came on their own and left the same day, Gosewisch said. They didnt necessarily need to be in a hospital-based facility. Similar to urgent Care centers, treatment at the ur-gency Room will typically cost less than the eR. we work with insurance companies so patients co-pays are the same as urgent care, Gosewisch said. Those who dont have co-pays would pay slightly less than the cost of an emergency room visit. Additionally, patients spend less time waiting to see a physician when visit-ing a uR. while patients can spend two hours or more waiting in the eR, those at a uR typically wait between 60 and 90 minutes. A third uR location is in the works and is expected to open spring 2013. The loca-tion of the site is still pend-ing, Gosewisch said.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

Emergency room alternative to open in Eagan

Service news Pvt. Dalten L. Stafford, 18, of Lakeville, graduated from Marine Corps recruit training in San Diego on March 30. Stafford is a 2010 graduate of Lakeville South high School.

College news Gina wellan of Lakeville has been awarded the Out-standing Sophomore Award from the Department of Mass Media at Minnesota State university, Mankato. The award is given annually to a sophomore majoring in mass media who in the judg-ment of the faculty demon-strates outstanding poten-tial for accomplishing the major and the professional practice of mass media.


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support. On Friday, May 11,andSaturday,May12,al-most 500 volunteers willgather atLSHS to pack-agethosemeals,atrium-phant end to months ofpreparationandthetack-ling of daunting chal-lenges. In fall 2011, Ebelingwasthinkingalotaboutawaytohelpthoseinneed.She consideredher expe-riencewiththenon-profitFMSC at her church,Princeof PeaceLutheranChurchinBurnsville. FMSC is anorganiza-tion that left itsmark inthemostbasicway:nour-ishment. Ebeling was drivinghome one day with Pe-tersen and said, Whydont we do this at ourschool? Wed be helpingpeople throughout theworld. The will to kick off themissionwas the easypart. Everyone was onboardandsaiditsound-ed like a great idea,Ebeling said. But thenwe found out it wouldcost $24,000 (to make100,000meals). LakevilleSouthActiv-itiesDirectorNeilStrad-er said when the girlsfirst approached him, hebalked at the idea. TheLakeville school districthas faced millions ofdollars in budget adjust-ments in the past severalyears,somoneyisoftenaconcern. I told these girlsno two or three times,Strader said, but theykeptcomingback. In the meantime, theteen trio was busy ar-

ranginga seriesof fund-raisers, marketing effortsand community engage-ment activities to reachthat$24,000goal. As far as getting itoff the ground, Ebelingsaid, that number wasdaunting. People look atit and think its not ap-pealing. But two events cametogethertoserveascata-lysts for the mission toproceed. Strader and his wifewere volunteering withFMSC on their own,when they were talkingabout the girls proposalwith a couple at the vol-unteersite. They said that if moneyistheonlyreasonforsayingno,thenthatwas not a good enoughreason,hesaid. Thecouplemadesomecalls, which led to theotherturningpoint. An anonymous foun-dation donated $10,000tohelpgetthingsstarted.The couple themselvesdonated $1,000 out oftheirownpockets. Not only did it putthem nearly halfwaythere,italsobolsteredthegirlsresolve. At that point, wethoughtmaybeweshouldnot let it fail, Ebelingsaid. She spoke at churchesthroughout the area, il-lustratingthegirlsinten-tion to purchase materi-als to package 100,000mealsat24centsapiece. Groups from all overcametotheiraid. The Lakeville Rotaryand the Lakeville Com-munity Education de-partmentdonatedmoneytothecause. Hosanna! Church

in Lakeville kicked in$3,000.St.JohnsChurch,alsoinLakeville,contrib-uted$1,000. The senior class ofLSHS donated $1,000fromitsfundaswell. Individuals startedgivingmoney,too. Kids were findingcreativewaystopitchin,Geerdes said. Peoplewouldsavetheirtipsfromwork. Geerdes organized afashion show at Brack-etts Crossing CountryClub inApril thatpulledin $3,000 toward the ef-fort. The changing mar-ket for food materialshelped, too.Thecostpermealdroppedto22cents,chopping $2,000 off thetotalthegirlswouldneed. Ebelingalsoharnessedthe power of social me-dia,recognizingthemar-ketingpotential of Face-book especially amongherpeers. She would post fre-quently, she said, writ-ingIdonatedthismuchmoneythisweek,forex-ample. Presumably, oth-ers would make similarposts. Mypartof thiswholeprojectwasraisingaware-nesswithinkidsandget-ting them to personallydonate money, Ebelingsaid. A number of studentgroups latched on to theproject, including thegymnastics team, boyshockey, the French Clubandothers. Butgetting themoneywasonlypartof thechal-lenge: The girls needed500volunteers,aratiore-quiredbyFMSC.Sotheytappedintotheirmarket-ing and organizational

talents to get people onboard. Students at KenwoodTrailMiddle School alsogotinvolved.Theyraisedabout $300, in additiontogatheringsomevolun-teerstopackthemeals. The girls are stilllooking for volunteers,though. To register for thisFMSC MobilePackevent go to http://www.fundraising.fmsc.org / faf /home/defaul t .asp?ievent=1008813. FMSCs MobilePackprogram allows organi-zations topackagemealsoff-site,inthiscaseatthehighschool. Thistypeof large-scaleeffort does not just havea positive impact on thehungry children. Stradersaidthesegirlsare learn-ingvaluablelessons. They laughed in theface of challenges andsaid they were goingto get it done, he said.These are real-life skillsexemplifiedherethatwillcarryonforalongtime.Aaron Vehling can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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The guns will be real, the ammo will not, during the mock battles featured at the World War II living-history event at Dakota City Heritage Village.

World War II comes to life Re-enactment event runs May 19-20 in Farmingtonby Andrew Miller

Sun ThiSweek

infantry combat, mi-nus the bloodshed, is coming to Dakota City heritage Village in Farm-ington next weekend. The world war ii re-enactment event, which runs May 19-20, will see mock european Theater battles staged by living-history groups portraying Axis and Allies soldiers. now in its third year, the event also features soldier encampments, weapons and military vehicle displays includ-ing a Sherman tank and a Russian armored car and talks by world war ii veterans. its going to be really big this year tons of ve-hicles, tons of different re-enactment camps, lots of displays, lots of dem-onstrations, said event coordinator Jon Boroom, who also participates in the mock battles. itll be pretty cool. The weekends activi-ties run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Mock battles are sched-uled in the morning and afternoon each day. new this year will be a military vehicle cruise through downtown Farm-ington, Boroom said.

home front displays will be provided by several local historical societies. Many of the histori-cal re-enactors scheduled to participate recently logged some silver-screen experience they appear in the feature film Me-morial Day starring Jon-athan Bennett and James Cromwell, which includes world war ii combat scenes. The Farmington war-rior to Citizen and the Lakeville Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon groups will be on hand throughout the weekend to provide in-formation about services available to veterans, mili-tary personnel and their families. The Farmington VFw will be there pro-moting its Veterans Me-morial Project. Admission to the event at Dakota City, located at 4008 220th St. w. on the fairgrounds in Farming-ton, is $7, or $5 with the donation of a non-per-ishable food item for the food shelf. Children under 5 get in free. More information is at www.dakotacity.org.

Andrew Miller can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Women of Note present concert eagan women of note will present its spring fund-raiser concert, Songs For her Beloved, at 7:30 p.m. on May 19 at eagan high School. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and children under 12.

Summer Performance Series set Caponi Art Park and Learning Centers 2012 Summer Performance Se-ries will feature seven fam-ily-friendly theater, dance and music ensembles. Art-ists will perform Sunday evenings throughout the summer in the parks The-ater in the woods outdoor amphitheater in eagan. The program is free, with a $5 per person suggested donation. Summer Performance Series schedule: June 3, 6:30 p.m., The First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band.

June 17, 7 p.m., Min-nesota Sinfonia. Rain date: July 15 at 7:30 p.m. June 24, 6:30 p.m., Cro-mulent Shakespeare Com-panys The Merry wives of windsor. July 8, 6:30 p.m., Da-kota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra. Rain date: July 15 at 6:30 p.m. July 22, 6:30 p.m., OShea irish Dance and Music. Rain date: July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., Mu Daiko Japanese Taiko Drumming. Rain location: Crossroads Church, eagan. Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m. Monroe Crossing Blue-grass. Rain location: Cross-roads Church, eagan. More information is available at www.caponiart-park.org/programs/sum-merperformanceseries/.

Scottish Fair is May 19 The 2012 Minnesota Scottish Fair & highland Games will take place Sat-urday, May 19, at the Da-kota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. w., Farm-ington. General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors age 65 and older, $5 for children ages 6 to 15, and free for children 5 and younger. For more informa-tion, visit www.mnscottish-fair.org.

Family Night at IMAX Theatre Family night is Monday, May 21, at the iMAX The-atre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. Guests who purchase one adult admis-sion ($7.75 zoo members, $9.75 nonmembers) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of To The Arctic will receive one free childs admission to the movie as well as a compli-mentary custard treat from Culvers (while supplies last) before the show. Treats will be served at 5:30 p.m.

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Minnesota Orchestra Principal Flute, Adam Kuenzel, and pianist Judith Gordon will present their Timeless and Universal recital at 2 p.m. on Mothers Day, Sunday, May 13, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and may be purchased at the arts center, by phone at (952) 985-4640, or online at www.lakevillemn.gov.

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Ole and Lena will attempt to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and vow renewal at 7:30 p.m. performances May 11 and 12 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling (952) 985-4640.

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@

ecm-inc.com.

Auditions The Chameleon Theatre Cir-cle will hold auditions for Speed-the-Plow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 430 Gateway Blvd., Burnsville. Auditions are by appointment only. To register, go to http://chameleontheatre.org/au-ditions. Performances will be Oct. 12-21 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.

Camps The Allegro Choral Academy is now accepting registrations for its Pitch Perfect Summer Singing Camp June 18-21 at St. Johns in Lakeville for children ages 6 to 11. Find information and registration materials at www.allegroca.org or (952) 846-8585, [email protected].

Comedy Michael Thorne at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 E. First Ave., Shakopee (lower level of Dangerfields), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacom-edyclub.com. Tickets: $13.

Concerts VocalEssence will present its Cantar! Concert at 7 p.m. Tues-day, May 22, at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Admission is free. Tickets may be picked up at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., or go to www.vocalessence.org/2012_cantare_concert for de-tails.

Dance Twin Cities Ballet will perform Wizard of Oz The Ballet May 11-13 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. S. Tickets range from $12 to $26 and are available at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Group discounts are also available. Visit www.Twin-CitiesBallet.org or call (952) 452-3163 for more information. DAdance will present The Three Bonnies at 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, June 8, at Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $26 for adults, $19 for seniors and $16 for students and can be purchased at the box office or via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Exhibits Childrens Art Festival exhib-it is on display through June 2 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Free. Informa-tion: (952) 895-4685.

Poetry Poets in the Park Teen Poetry Slam with slam master Cynthia French at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, in the outdoor amphitheater at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to perform up to three pieces of original poetry; those in-terested in competing should arrive at 1:30 p.m. to sign up. Information: www.caponiartpark.org.

Theater Ole & Lenas 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-

ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15. Call (952) 985-4640 for infor-mation. The Christian Life School Dra-ma Club will present Fairy Tale Salad Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 12, at 2 and 7 p.m. at Christian Life School, 6300 212th St. W., Farmington. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for stu-dents. Tickets are available at the door or at the school office. More information at www.christianlife-school.org or (651) 463-4545. Girl Singers of the Hit Parade Great Female Vocalists of the 50s will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $19 and are available at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool chil-dren in Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Informa-tion: www.musictogetherclasses.com or (651) 439-4219. The Eagan Art House offers classes for all ages. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting class-es for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart.com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burns-ville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for

ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Special needs theater pro-gram (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. 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. Fee is $3 and in-cludes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. 3981 Lexington Ave. S., (651) 675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage, offers classes/workshops for all ages. Information: www.savageart-studios.com or (952) 895-0375. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Be-ginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class. Call Mari-lyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

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Friday, May 11 Plant sale by the DCTC Land-scape Horticulture Club from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dakota County Tech-nical College, 1300 E. 145th St., Rosemount. Bedding plants and vegetables for sale. Information: [email protected].

Saturday, May 12 Plant sale by the Lakeville Area Garden Club from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9975 W. 194th St., Lakeville (across from Kenwood Trail Middle School). Perennials, annuals, and hanging baskets will be on sale. Plant sale by the Eagan Gar-den Club from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holz Farm Park, 4669 Manor Drive, Eagan. Perennials, annu-als, and hanging baskets will be on sale. Proceeds benefit gardens at Trapp Farm Park, Cedar Pond Park, Wescott Library, and Holz Farm. Child car seat recycling from 9 a.m. to noon at AAA, 600 W. Trav-elers Trail, Burnsville. Fee: $10 per seat. Information: http://recyclemin-nesota.org/.

Monday, May 14 Career & Jobs Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Free to attend. Lakeville Area Garden Club meeting at 7 p.m. at Main Street Manor, 8725 209th St. W., down-town Lakeville. Guest speaker Su-san Davis Price will present The History of the Minnesota Land-scape Arboretum. Information: Vir-ginia, (651) 463-8056.

Thursday, May 17 Benefit for the Quinn Walsh family from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Studio J Loft, 214 Main St. S., Stillwater. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Ticket price includes taco and en-chilada bar and one raffle entry. Beverages will be available for purchase. Event includes music, raffle, silent auction, face painting and balloon animals. Donations ac-cepted at all Wells Fargo locations; ask for the Quinn Walsh fund.

Friday, May 18 Community Wide Garage Sales in Burnsville. More than 75 garage sales. Map: www.burnsville.org/garagesale.

Saturday, May 19 Community Wide Garage Sales in Burnsville. More than 75 garage sales. Map: www.burnsville.org/garagesale. Dakota Gardeners peren-nial sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community of Christ Church, 5990 134th St. Court, Apple Valley. Plant sale by the Apple Valley Garden Club from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at Redwood Park Pavilion, County Road 42 and Redwood Drive, Ap-ple Valley. Perennials and annuals for sale. Information: Chris at (612) 709-7137.

Sunday, May 20 Bird banding from 9 a.m. to noon at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Cost: $2 per person for ages 10 and above, free for children under 10. Ride for the Greenways com-munity bike ride from noon to 4 p.m. starting at the Minnesota Zoos east parking lot, Apple Valley. Choose from 10-mile or 30-mile route. Helmets required. Cost: $9 individual, $15 family before May 13, $12 and $20 afterwards. Reg-ister at http://valleybikeandski.com. Get well party and benefit for the John Schoeben family from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites Ho-

tel, 7901 34th Ave., Bloomington, (952) 854-1000. Admission: $20, children free. Event includes silent auction and wine toss. Donations can be made at any Wells Fargo location to John Schoeben Family Fund. Information: Frank Schoe-ben, (612) 353-7789.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. May 11, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church - By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. May 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. May 12, 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. May 16, 2 to 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. May 17, 8 a.m. to noon, Dako-ta County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. May 17, noon to 6 p.m., St. Martha & Mary Episcopal Church, 4180 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan.

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Strong doubles lineup, youth give boost to Cougars

by Andy RogersSun ThiSweek

The Lakeville South boys tennis team is having its best season since the school opened and it hopes to ad-vance deep into the playoffs starting Tuesday. South has held tight with the likes of eastview, which played at state in 2011, los-ing 4-3 earlier this year. The Cougars also have re-cent victories over South St. Paul, Chanhassen, and Bloomington kennedy. The singles lineup has been bolstered by the mid-dle school ranks with sev-enth-grader Chase Roseth playing no. 1 and no. 2 sin-gles on a senior-dominated team. he wouldnt be there if he wasnt holding up well against players several years

older than him. its pretty hard, but i have liked the challenge and its making me get better, Roseth said. i have to do more to win than against most kids my age. his genetics help as his father Doug Roseth is the head coach for South. Chase was attracted to ten-nis at a young age. it is a lot of fun, and i get a good workout, Chase said. i can play a long time and it doesnt matter how big or how old you are. i played my first tournament when i was 8 and played against a 70-year-old in doubles with my dad. That was pretty fun. he doesnt have the size of most of his competitors, but he does have quickness and intelligence. i can run down a lot of shots, which helps me win points and can frustrate my opponents, Chase said. Playing against some of

the top singles players in the south metro hasnt fazed him as hes played in high-pressure situations before. The week after Christmas in 2011 Chase and his younger brother hunter played in the 12-and-under national Tournament in Arizona. it was a lot of fun to be in a position to qualify and to play against them and compete at nation-als, Chase said. Most of the kids are home-schooled with no other sports and play six days a week five hours a day. it was real cool that i could be there with him. hes not the only reason South is off to its best start. Doubles players Cash Rodamaker and Marcus Vievering have beaten sev-enth-ranked Bloomington Jeffersons no. 1 doubles team. Joey Machaj and ian Bird advanced to the hard-ing doubles championship

this past weekend before be-ing rained out after defeat-ing a powerhouse duo from Mounds View in the semifi-nals. Both doubles teams are undefeated after some mid-season adjustments and are excited about their chances in the postseason, Doug Roseth said.

Seniors Josh Varghese, David Mangione, Sam Amodeo and Alex Bird have been solid contribu-tors along with junior nick Benz, sophomores Mitch Johnson, Joel Varghese, Matt Barry, erik Sour-beck and freshman Spencer Linse. with so many return-

ing underclassmen with varsity experience and a couple young promising players coming up, im very optimistic about the future of Lakeville South tennis, Doug Roseth said.

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Lakeville Souths Chase Roseth takes a swing for the varsity boys tennis team.

Cougar tennis in the midst of best year yet

Panthers baseball holding most teams in check by Andy Rogers

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Lakeville north base-ball has remained competi-tive in nearly every game this season thanks to a strong pitching rotation and key defensive stops. The team has given up an average of 2.6 runs per game, which is almost three fewer than last season. Of the 40 runs the Pan-thers have surrendered, 20 came in two losses against the Blaze and 11 against Prior Lake. The rest have been low-scoring wins. when Burnsville came to town Monday, the no. 1 ranked team in the state put up several extra base hits in a 12-2, five-inning defeat of the Panthers. it was the teams largest loss of the season in many ways. in addition to being its largest margin of defeat, it was the most runs the Panthers had given up all season. it also gave the Panthers three conference losses, two behind confer-ence-leading Burnsville. Theres a reason theyre no. 1 in the state, head coach Tony Market said. Theyre going to be tough to beat when theyre on top

of their game. Theyre hit-ting on all cylinders right now. Market said he hoped the players would use the loss as a learning experi-ence. You zero in on things that you have to get better at, Market said. Other games on paper were sup-posed to win or at least be competitive. weve been in every game. weve got timely hitting. we have great pitching. Our defense is getting better. we might not get there in the end, but well get better every day. with several younger players taking on large roles for north, Market hopes one day they can em-ulate a senior-heavy Burns-ville squad. Our guys have to look at the present but then in the future in order to beat a team like that, Market said. They have careers ahead of them, so well see where that goes. Scoring only two runs was also rare for the Pan-thers. while the numbers are about the same as last season, every team in Min-

nesota is dealing with the new requirements placed on bats. The less lively bats have

led to a decrease in runs for several teams in the South Suburban Conference, in-cluding Burnsville, Apple

Valley, Rosemount and Bloomington Jefferson. The Panthers havent seen as big of a drop-off

considering the team is starting several newcomers.

Cougars Lakeville South has had an exciting second half of the season since starting 1-8. The Cougars defeat-ed Burnsville, the no. 1 ranked team in the state and defending state cham-pion, 9-8 on April 30, then lost a one-run game to eagan on May 2 before getting their largest mar-gin of victory against Prior Lake on May 3. The boys defeated the Lakers 7-1 thanks to six runs in the eighth inning with big hits from Mitch Jans and Jacob Miller. will Lundquist had nine strike-outs in the win. The Cougars were two-hit by eastview in a 10-0 loss on Monday. The two hits came from hunter harnisch and Garret Delich. The Cougars will pay a visit to the Panthers on Monday. Lakeville north won the first game between the two 2-1, on April 23.


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Lakeville Norths Erik Rutt, No. 2, makes a cut against Burnsville on Monday.

Tiger track jumping like no other Lorencz, Ferm, Parco win events at section True Team


Farmingtons nadia Lorencz is chomping at the bit with major track and field meets on the ho-rizon. with the Missota Con-ference Championships on May 24, the Section 1AA meet May 31, and perhaps the state meet in June on the calendar, Lor-encz is planning on jump-ing better than anyone else in Minnesota. She freshened things up last week at the Shakopee invitational where she won the 100-meter dash and high jump, taking a break from her normal routine of long and triple jump as well as the 100 hurdles. we do know the big prize is in June at the state meet, so everything up to now is preparation for the section meet and hope-fully state meet, Farm-ington head coach Tom hart said. we have tried to keep the season fun and trying different things is a great way for us to keep our athletes interested. Lorencz is ranked no. 1 in the state in 100 hur-dles with a time of 14.97

seconds, which is ahead of last years state cham-pion, Richfields Jessica January. Shes also ranked no. 1 in the long jump and triple jump. her big-gest competition has been Gabrielle Murphy from north St. Paul and Farm-ington teammate isabelle Ferm. Ferm has helped give Farmington one of the states best groups of long and triple jumpers, and sprint relays continue to be a strength for the Ti-gers with Jennifer Miller, Megan Graham, Alyssa Parco and Maria kimin-ski. Farmington was sev-enth of nine teams after 17 events at the Section 1AAA True Team meet Tuesday in Rochester. Pole vault was postponed to Thursday. Ferm won the 400, triple jump and 200, and Parco won the 100 dash and 300 hurdles. Lorencz was the champion in the 100 hurdles. The girls got a good look at some of the favor-ites from Lakeville north and South as a preview for the Section 1AA meet later this month.

Boys track The Tigers boys team is relying on several young athletes, with an emphasis on several. with a deep lineup, the Tigers stand out in events such as the Missota Re-lays, which the boys team won earlier this month. Farmington scored 171 points, 16 ahead of second place Shakopee, despite not winning an event. Our depth is start-ing to show in the mid-distance and that helped us surprise a few people at the relays, head coach Brian helmstetter said. we were able to spread a number of our guys out and have younger guys fill in their spots with-out a large drop in times, and that is what helped us win. The boys got the points with a number of second- and third-place finishes. with a full lineup, the Tigers can gather points in bunches, which also helped in the Section 1AAA True Team meet Tuesday. The True Team format awards points to everyone who participates, not just the top 10. The Tigers finished sixth of nine teams at the

section True Team meet. while the team may not have a superstar athlete, the mid-distance runners have put up some solid times. Tyler Lerbakken, who helmstetter refers to as Mr. Consistent, was seventh in the 800. he has worked on his stride a bit this year and his times continue to im-prove, helmstetter said. he earns his success by pushing himself and his teammates in workouts and i believe a big reason for our mid-distance suc-cess is the work ethic and focus he brings to practice. Justin hyytinen and Luis Rodriguez have done a great job in the 1,600 and 3,200 and veteran Chad Retterath has had an awesome comeback senior season after three years of injuries. ... Our hurdlers have started to make prog-ress and are gaining some depth, which helped us at the conference relays. hyytinen was sixth in the 3,200 and fourth in the 1,600 at the True Team section meet.


LPGA girls golf clinic in Lakeville A free Girls Golf Day will be held at Crystal Lake Golf Course on May 19 in conjunction with the LPGA-uSGA Girls Golf initiative in Lakeville. Girls Golf is designed to introduce and encourage girls ages 7-17 to the game of golf. Families and friends are welcome to bring their girls to a free instructional clinic with LPGA teaching professionals from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on May 19, with further instructional pro-grams to continue through-out the summer. To register for the event, contact Sheryl Maize at Amaiz ing68@hotmai l .com.

Registration open for BAC football Online registration is now open for the 2012 Burns-ville Athletic Club tackle and flag football seasons at www.burnsvillefootball.com. BAC football offers tackle football for grades five and six combined, and grade seven and grade eight. Grades seven and eight will

participate in the South Suburban Youth Football League this year. The fee for tackle football is $200. There are also four differ-ent leagues of flag football available: grades one-four combined, grades five-six combined, grades seven-nine combined, and grades 10-12 combined. The fee for flag football is $75 for grades one through four and $100 for grades five through 12. A late fee of $30 applies to all leagues after July 7, and registration clos-es Aug. 5. The season runs from Aug. 25 to Oct. 13. All leagues are co-ed and serve the students of iSD 191, but the flag football leagues are open to all area students.

Farmingtons Polk second at US Open qualifier Farmingtons Jesse Polk took one of the final two spots with an even-par 71 at the uS Open Local Quali-fying round at Troy Burne Golf Course in hudson, wis. Chris Conklin of eden Prairie claimed medalist honors with a one-under par 70 over the 7,034 yard, par 71 course. eagans Ryan Peterson is the second alter-nate.

Burnsvilles bat causes some problems


High-scoring Cougars on the rise Lakeville South girls lacrosse tops Blaze, 21-11


with a high-powered offense, the Lakeville South girls lacrosse team ap-pears to be hitting its stride at the right time. The team secured perhaps its biggest win of the season Tuesday outscoring Burnsville 21-11. The Blaze had come into the game winning four of its last five while South was on a three-game slide. From the opening buzzer, the Cougars took kelly Gustafsons lead and never looked back. it was the first time South has played a full game, accord-ing to head coach Patrick Crandall. we knew we could do it, he said. we were put-ting halves together but nothing like this for a full game. it was nice to see. O f f e n s e has been a strength for the Cougars with Abby ness assisting G u s t a f s o n , who leads in draws and ground balls, and Logan h a l v o r s o n scoring goals on one of the highest scor-ing teams in the south metro. we wouldnt have the offense we have without (ness) chaperoning the whole thing, Crandall said. were a team that can score. That hasnt been our problem. (Burnsville) didnt have an answer for our set offense. The Cougars had lost three straight including games to Apple Valley, Bloomington Jefferson and Lakeville north three of the top girls teams in the South Suburban Conference. The girls didnt have much trouble on offense scoring 13 against both Jefferson and north, but defense has been another story. The girls have given up double-digit goals in every game, which is some-thing Crandall would like to see change. were still at a good record, we just need to cut down on some transition

scores, Crandall said. its a good time to have a 10-goal win with the playoffs fast approaching. The Cougars play host to hastings on Friday, travel to Rosemount on Monday, and make the trip to eagan on Thursday be-fore the Section 3 playoffs begin May 19. i had some optimism for the end of the year, Crandall said. The girls should be proud of the way theyre play-ing.

Boys Since defeating Rochester Mayo 13-

12 in the sea-son opener, the Cougars have lost sev-en straight. T h e Cougars hit a low May 3 with a 16-1 loss to cross-town rival L a k e v i l l e north. T h e season so far has not been what we have expected as a coaching staff, head coach Tim Bohmert said last week. As a team, we are still working on implementing our systems, and trying to get a lot of the younger players up to speed with the

quality of play in varsity sports. Lakeville South had a few moments of excitement against Burnsville on Monday. Falling behind 9-1 at half-time, the Cougars scored six straight in the third quarter only to lose 16-9. The Blaze were on a hot streak winning three of four coming into the game. i feel like we are getting better as a team, and the players are becoming more disciplined with the systems we have in play, Bohmert said. with a lot of the close games, we have come out slow and started off with a large deficit that we have had to cut down throughout the rest of the game.


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Lakeville Souths Luke Ronneberg, No. 26, looks for room to run against Burnsville on Tuesday during a 16-9 loss.

South girls win True Team section


The Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride caught a break as overnight storms passed to allow for a cloudy ride as hundreds of bikers rolled out of the grounds of Lakeville North High School on May 6. The rain held off for the day along the 100, 68, 30, and 17 mile routes across Dakota and Scott counties.

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