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Eagan swimmers peakThe Eagan boys swimming and diving teams won its first outright South Suburban Conference title.

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Vaping allowed in BurnsvilleA Burnsville City Council majority reaffirmed that it won’t act on its own to regulate e-cigarette use in businesses.

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SPORTS

Law enforcement students practice interviewing a domestic abuse “suspect” and “vic-tim” during realistic simulations at Rasmussen College’s new law enforcement training facility. Instructors watch and critique their performance. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Students learn real-world policing at training facility

Rasmussen Collegefacility opened in January

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As law enforcement rookie Angela Nucci responds to a domestic call on Feb. 7 in Eagan, she pulls the boyfriend aside to get his side, while her partner questions his girlfriend. His evasive an-swers frustrate Nucci and take her ques-tioning a little off course. Her supervisor steps in and asks, “What’s his name?” Nucci hasn’t asked yet. “Whose home is it?” the supervisor asks. She doesn’t know. With a combination of praise and cri-tique, he steers her back on track. Friday’s “domestic call” is one of sev-eral realistic simulations in which Nucci and her fellow law enforcement students participate at Rasmussen College’s new law enforcement training facility in Ea-gan. Aimed at creating a realistic setting, the 8,000-square-foot facility, which opened in early January, is complete with a small furnished apartment, grocery store, bar and bank. Scenery, such as fur-niture and grocery items, are donated by local businesses. Students are tested from the moment they get the call to respond to a situa-tion. As they approach the site, they must pay close attention to the address on the door. There, they interact with local law enforcement officers who take on the role of victim, suspect or witness. “We want to make it as realistic as

possible while testing for a variety of factors,” said Mike Ardolf, an instructor and law enforcement skills coordinator

Law enforcement students practice cor-rect stances and procedure upon entering rooms in Rasmussen’s training facility. The new facility, which opened in January, features a mini apartment, bar, grocery store and bank to provide realistic simula-tions. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

County may formLebanon Hills park citizen panel



In response to residents’ calls to be further included in the Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park planning pro-cess, Dakota County offi-cials are looking to create a citizen advisory panel to weigh in on the proposed master plan. The proposed plan in-cludes 24.5 miles of un-paved trails, a new paved 6.5-mile connector trail that runs east and west and a 2-mile paved loop around Holland and Mc-Donough lakes. It would keep all existing unpaved trails in Lebanon Hills the same and would add 6 miles of unpaved trails. In total, the park would have 46 miles of unpaved trails. Large groups of resi-dents have been critical

of the plan and its process since its proposal last June. Claiming the county’s se-ries of public meetings wasn’t enough, residents, many of whom are former members of a 2001 Leba-non Hills citizen advisory panel, urged officials to create a new citizen group. Eagan resident Holly Jenkins, who is among those to call for a panel, said she is pleased county commissioners are “head-ed in the right direction” but worries whether the committee’s input will be limited. “I hope the selection process truly represents park users and citizens,” said Jenkins, who founded Wilderness in the City, a citizen group that has been critical of the exist-

It’s the end of the linefor 1914 town hall



Five months after ar-son destroyed Eagan’s historic town hall, city of-ficials have decided they likely won’t restore the 1914 building. The roof and a wall of the structure were badly damaged in September by a suspicious fire. No ar-rests have been made. The building is Eagan’s second town hall. The first, built in the 1800s was destroyed by a fire. The Town Hall was used for meetings until 1965. Most recently, it has been used by the Ea-gan Historical Society to house historic photos and displays. At a Feb. 11 meeting, City Council members concurred that the city should either replace the old town hall with a new

building or create a space within an existing build-ing for historical artifacts. Council members Meg Tilley and Cyndee Fields were absent. No formal action was taken on the matter. Council members said

The building, destroyed by fire, won’t be restored. (File photo)

Rematch could be another potboiler Morgan, Peterson will face off in District 56B

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


A rematch is brewing in House District 56B be-tween two candidates who battled to a stunningly close finish in 2012. The winner, Rep. Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, will again face Roz Peter-son, a Lakeville Repub-lican and Lakeville Area School Board member. Pe-

terson is expected to gain her party’s endorsement at its Senate District 56 con-vention on March 1.

Morgan is prepared for another potboiler in No-vember. “It’s as close as you can get to a 50-50 district,” said Morgan, 47, who teaches physics and chemistry at Burnsville High School. Morgan, who already had two terms in the Min-nesota House under his belt, defeated Peterson by a scant 170 votes in 2012. The margin was 50.3 per-

cent to 49.5 percent. Redistricting that fol-lowed the 2010 census carved out the new district, which has 11 precincts in Burnsville and three in northern Lakeville. Peterson, 48, likes her chances better this time. She said she made a hur-ried decision to run in 2012 after her neighbor, incumbent Republican Rep. Mary Liz Holberg,

decided to move to an-other Lakeville address to run in the newly drawn District 58A. “I’m excited to be part of the process, with a little bit more understanding of all the different things it takes to run a campaign,” said Peterson, a School Board member since 2007. Peterson fought off an

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City may add off-sale licensesWine ‘superstore’

seeks vacatedliquor license



Four years after paving the way for a Costco store in Burnsville by raising the number of off-sale liquor licenses, the City Council is considering another in-crease. New-style retailers, such as brew pubs and

upscale wine stores, have inquired about locating in Burnsville, according to Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner. But the city has had no more licenses to grant. “So we’re turning these people away,” Faulkner told the council at a Feb. 7 work session. To accommodate an ever-changing retail land-scape, council members agreed to study raising the number of off-sale licens-es, now limited to 12 by

city ordinance. City staffers will survey what other cities allow and lay out options for chang-ing the ordinance. It now allows one off-sale license per 5,000 residents. The licensed retailers must be at least three-quarters of a mile apart and in freestanding buildings. The review comes at a time when Total Wine & More is seeking a license

County sheriff won’t seek re-election

Bellows started career in Lakeville

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


After 35 years in local law enforcement, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bel-lows said he will not seek re-election in November. He is recommending Chief Deputy Tim Les-lie run for the position, a decision Leslie said he is

c o n s i d e r-ing and discussing with his family. L e s l i e added he expects to announce his decision

by next week. Bellows, 58, started as a Lakeville patrol officer

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Notices should stay in paperThe publishing of public notices in newspapers is the best way to ensure transparency in government.

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Hometown history“Rosemount: From the River to Space” author Maureen Geraghty Bouchard is featured next week at a Robert Trail Library event.

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Thinking of adding a three-season porch to your home in Burnsville? The city wants to make it a little easier on your pocketbook. City Council members agreed Feb. 11 to add three-season porches to a rebate program that already gives homeowners a break on larger additions. Meeting in a work ses-sion, council members agreed to continue the 2-year-old program and add three-season porches to the list of qualifying projects. The city already forgives building-permit and plan-review fees for projects that add livable space to own-er-occupied single-family

homes, two-family homes and townhouses. Projects are limited to home tear-downs and re-placements and year-round additions. Those include four-season porches, room additions and second-story additions. Seasonal additions (decks and porches) and garage additions don’t qualify under the current policy, which the council plans to change to include three-season porches. It’s unclear how much three-season porches add to a home’s appraised and assessed values, officials said. But they do improve neighborhoods, council members reasoned. And the rebate program is well under budget. In its first year, 2012, 13

homes qualified for rebates totaling $12,876. The larg-est project was valued at $250,000 and the smallest at $6,000. Last year 10 homes qualified for rebates to-taling $8,686. The larg-est project was valued at $102,575 and the smallest at $10,000. A total of $30,000 was allocated each year under the city’s inspections bud-get. Adding three-season porches — at a permit cost of $450 for projects that usually run about $15,000 — might add about $4,500 to the program’s cost, Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner said. The fees are usually a small portion of home ad-dition costs, and it’s hard to determine whether rebates help entice people to build, according to Faulkner. Under the program, homeowners pay the fees when a permit is issued. They get a rebate check and thank-you letter from the city when a certificate of occupancy is issued. The intent is to help ho-meowners gain more living space without having to look outside of Burnsville, Faulkner said. “If we get anything out of this, it’s good marketing, and it’s good for the city to do,” she said. The program was up for review after a two-year pi-lot period. The council will review it again in two years.

John Gessner can be reached at 952-846-2031 or email [email protected].

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Burnsville won’t ban indoor vaping Council reaffirms stance



Despite one member’s objection, the Burnsville City Council reaffirmed Feb. 7 that it won’t ban use of electronic cigarettes in public buildings — at least not until a federal or state ruling dictates otherwise. Businesses should be free to decide for them-selves whether to allow e-cigarette “vaping,” a ma-jority of council members said. They said as much in December while discussing city staff proposals to ban hookah lounges and add e-cigarette regulation to Burnsville’s tobacco ordi-nance. Council Member Su-zanne Nguyen is the one holdout for banning indoor vaping in the same way the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act bans indoor smok-ing in public places and places of employment. The issue resurfaced at a Feb. 7 council work session. Nguyen said the city should be “proactive” in light of possible forthcom-ing rulings on vaping from

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the state. Many questions about the health effects of sec-ondhand vapor from e-cig-arettes remain unanswered, Nguyen said. “The concern is, we don’t know, period,” she said. Some cities, includ-ing New York City, have banned vaping in public places while the research develops, Nguyen said. “They’re finding that there’s formaldehyde in some of this and metal particles” and other poten-tially harmful substances, she said, adding that she’s spoken to doctors on the subject. Her colleagues stood firm. “I see it as a nuisance is-sue and not a health issue at this stage,” Council Mem-ber Bill Coughlin said. “I don’t see this as smoke,” Council Member Mary Sherry said of the mist produced by e-ciga-rettes. “I see this as a nico-tine-delivery system. If we outlaw a nicotine-delivery system, do we also have to

outlaw chewing tobacco?” She compared the vapor with “bad breath.” “Nicotine is not the disease-causing agent. It’s smoke,” Sherry said. Many Minnesota cities have passed or are consider-ing e-cigarette and hookah regulations. Approaches to vaping vary, with various approaches to indoor vap-ing and sampling in vaping lounges. Some cities have banned indoor vaping. Burnsville’s council voted in December to ban sampling of tobacco from devices such as hookah pipes. Two businesses in town had sold tobacco and allowed customers to linger while “sampling” tobacco from pipes supplied by the hookah lounges. There may be state ac-tion on e-cigarettes. Coun-cil Member Dan Kealey said there’s a bill before the Legislature on vaping. Vaping isn’t allowed in city-owned facilities, City Manager Heather John-ston noted.


A little help with home additions Program rebates fees; 3-season porches will be added

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Three months after Lakeville Area School District voters approved a $5.6 million annual op-erating levy, the School Board is discussing a sec-ond levy referendum, pos-sibly on the ballot next fall. An undetermined amount of money may be requested through a tech-nology levy to upgrade the district’s technology in-frastructure to implement iLearn 2.0, a second-gen-eration district initiative that starts by allowing two schools to begin a student-owned device pilot pro-gram next year. The pilot follows iL-earn 194, an in-district competitive grant process several years ago that pro-vided 108 teachers almost 2,000 electronic devices for classroom use. Superintendent Lisa Snyder said the new com-petitive grant would serve as a pilot in two schools to work out any problems before rolling out student technology capabilities districtwide. The competitive grant would allow infrastruc-ture upgrades for wireless access in the two schools and have some devices on hand for students who could not afford them or are not allowed to bring them to school, but pri-marily would rely on stu-dents providing their own devices. Districts throughout Minnesota and the nation are spending on technolo-gy to focus on and develop skills education officials say students need to com-pete and learn in today’s environment. Lakeville schools have struggled with budget cuts as multiple levy requests for new funding failed for a decade until this fall when voters said yes to $5.6 million annual tax in-crease to fund operations. More money is needed to address technology ini-tiatives, said district net-work administrator Pat-rick Rateliff who noted some patchwork upgrades have been done to the dis-trict’s original 10-year-old network, but 75 percent of it is still in place. “Duct tape and baling wire has been our friend,” Rateliff said. “If we’re ever going to build a solid en-terprise system to support learning – iLearn 2.0 – the foundation upon which we build must be solid.” He said there is need to upgrade and expand

the district’s wireless tech-nology infrastructure to support hundreds or thousands of additional electronic devices. Business Manager Mi-chael Baumann said the program by necessity has to start with infrastructure upgrades and can only be accomplished incremen-tally. He said the district could use $500,000 from its general fund in fiscal year 2014-15 to help cover costs of upgrading the pi-lot schools, but if duplicat-ing the technology distric-twide, they “may get stuck in an incremental process” or the district could take a leap forward with an IT levy. He said he has been involved in both kinds of processes, but whatever direction is decided, the future will come and the better thing is to have the money for it. Snyder said funding priorities “across the dis-trict and across the bud-get” would have to change to support a districtwide rollout of the technology. Baumann said the chal-lenge is to minimize the levy impact to taxpayers by shifting funds where possible. School Board Member Bob Erickson said the dis-trict should again begin to explore the community’s tax tolerance and engage voters as they did to pass the November levy. He said the district is “moving forward inevita-bly to another levy ques-tion. It cannot be avoid-ed,” noting the community would embrace another levy if it was properly por-trayed and presented. Erickson suggested the district pilot the iLearn 2.0 in the high schools first so the district would be more likely to gain levy sup-port from parents of high school students. He said parents of younger students would be more likely to support a technology levy because they would see some ben-efit from it. District officials had proposed piloting iLearn 2.0 in a secondary school and an elementary school. No conclusions were reached, but there was discussion of giving the grants to the schools that provide staff surveys showing uniform excite-ment and support for using technology in the classroom, something board members said not all district staff has em-braced. School Board Chair

Roz Peterson said she wanted to get a big picture view of the budget, be re-alistic and set priorities. “I need to have a ho-listic view of it instead of this is a priority and that is a priority,” she said. “I need the big picture.” Erickson agreed, stat-ing he would not want to devote $500,000 from the district’s budget for 2014-15 without having seen the rest of the budget. Board Member Jim Skelly said he would like to see the program’s finan-cial needs, the cost to im-plement iLearn 2.0 and a timeline of what upgrades are needed at all school buildings. Concerns were also raised about trying to keep some kind of equity between schools, and the possibility of exacerbating perceptions of “have” and “have not” schools. School Board Mem-ber Michelle Volk cited concerns about making schools compete against each other in a selection process. She also suggested moving forward in a more phased approach to build support needed to go dis-trictwide, noting that some staff are not “on board” with the technology. “Forcing a whole build-ing to go into it means forcing all staff to go,” she said. Board Member Judy Keliher said multiple com-mittees have approved of the iLearn 2.0 concept, in-cluding the district’s tech-nical advisory committee and the STEM Task Force, and would like to see all students benefit from the program. “The conversation has been how can we start this and get it going so every-one can benefit,” she said. “This concept is not just for a few.” Snyder said they will use School Board mem-ber’s comments to discuss changes, and return later to talk about revisions and

ideas. In an interview, Snyder said the conversation is just beginning regarding technology, adding they have already analyzed what other districts have done to roll out technol-ogy in schools. She said most Minne-sota school districts have funded the improvements with an IT levy, so the next step is to examine how much is needed an-nually to allow technology upgrades and study the community’s tax tolerance or internally adjust the district’s levies to fund it. She indicated there is an urgency to moving for-ward with some kind of action to bring technology into Lakeville classrooms. “Levies are always a year behind,” she said. “If you put a question out there next fall, we wouldn’t receive the money until the whole following school year, so that’s two years from now. If you waited another year, we wouldn’t be doing anything for three years from now. When you think about how quickly the technology is really taking hold of our world, we can’t afford to be that far behind.” She said whether the district goes out for a levy or determines another strategy to raise money, “we need to do something so that we’re building ca-pacity next year and fully implementing the follow-ing year.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

School Board talks technology levyMillions in new funding needed to upgrade

the Lakeville Area School District’s technology infrastructure

Budget includes additions in 191



School social work-ers, cultural liaisons and reinstatement of several junior high sports are among the additions School District 191 is making in next year’s budget. The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board unanimously ap-proved a 2014-15 gener-al fund budget plan Feb. 6. Formal budget adop-tion is required by June 30. The first budget un-der Superintendent Joe Gothard, who started work this past summer, includes a $1.26 million package of increases and the addition of about 13 full-time-equivalent po-sitions. The team that craft-ed the budget proposal “reached deep into our staff and community” for ideas that help “some of our students that re-ally need help,” Board Member Ron Hill said. Board Member Abi-gail Alt praised the team for tapping “the eyes and ears of our district” to come up with a “sig-nificant reinvestment in the academic achieve-ments of our district.” The additions include a doubling of elemen-tary social workers from four to eight. Social workers now work only with special education students. The district will add a director of diversity and integrated services and

an instructional tech-nology coordinator. It will add two more cultural liaisons to serve a diverse student body, boosting the total from 6.5 positions to 8.5. It will add one posi-tion in order to offer more sections of the AVID college-readiness program at Metcalf and Eagle Ridge junior highs and Burnsville High School. It will add special education lead positions totaling three full-time positions and add an-other special education position by converting a coordinator to a super-visor. Junior high sports to be added are girls ten-nis, boys wrestling, girls dance, boys and girls track and field and boys tennis. A total of 0.2 posi-tions will be added in the strings program. Total general fund spending in 2014-15 is projected at $120.27 million, with spending exceeding revenue by $5.28 million. The district will spend down its general fund balance by that amount but still have an unassigned balance equaling 10 percent of general fund spending, said Lisa Rider, director of business services. John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].


Minimum wage raise is right thing to doTo the editor: There is a good debate underway on whether rais-ing the minimum wage is the right thing to do. Just recently opposing editori-als on the subject have ap-peared in the Star Tribune and the New York Times. While the New York Times is typically seen as more progressive than the Star Tribune, its rationale is the right one: • Increasing the mini-mum wage typically af-

fects full-time workers, averaging 35 years of age, not just teenagers • The minimum wage is a labor protection stan-dard, not just an economic tool. Fairness requires a floor so workers are not exploited • Poverty can be re-duced by raising the wage • Increasing the mini-mum wage reduces depen-dence on federal programs such as food stamps • Increasing the mini-mum wage requires the private sector, not the gov-ernment, to help lower in-come workers

• The alternative to increasing the minimum wage – the earned income tax credit – is a federally tax subsidized program, increasing the deficit • Raising the minimum wage incrementally does not affect employment • Raising the minimum wage puts more money into the economy, increas-ing consumer demand As the Times notes, the debate is really not about helping people. It is about political power. Second District Demo-cratic candidate Mike Obermueller believes in

doing the right thing. U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burns-ville, believes in political power (remember, he is asking for a waiver to re-tain his position as chair-man of the Education Committee). What do you think the right thing to do is? Vote Obermueller. Vote to raise the minimum wage. RONALD S. GOLDSEREagan

Investments needed To the editor: State lawmakers kick off the 2014 legislative ses-sion Feb. 25. As we gear up for committee hearings and meetings with constit-uents, we have reason to be optimistic about the direc-tion our state is heading. Employers added more than 45,000 jobs last year, lowering our unemploy-ment rate to 4.6 percent – one of the lowest rates in the country. Thanks to our outstanding busi-nesses and talented work-

force, Minnesota faces a projected budget surplus of over $800 million. With Minnesota on sound fiscal footing for the first time in years, we need to build on our momentum in the year ahead to help families and businesses who haven’t felt the economic recovery. That’s why one of my top priorities for the 2014 legislative session is work-ing with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass a strong capi-tal investment bill. With a two-thirds “su-permajority” vote needed to pass any capital invest-ment legislation, both DFL and Republican law-makers will need to team up to approve a final bill. It’s a refreshing opportu-nity for both parties to put aside partisan differences and work together to re-pair and improve state assets like roads, bridges, and facilities at our public colleges and universities while at the same time cre-ating good jobs. The Republican-led Legislature approved capi-

tal investment bills in 2011 and 2012, so I’m hopeful we can do the same under the DFL-led Legislature in 2014. In a way, capital invest-ment bills are like repair-ing a leaky roof. When homeowners pay upfront costs to patch a leak or replace their roof, they prevent more costly dam-age from building up over time. Much like a home-owner’s roof, state assets need repairs from time to time as well. The result is better and stronger pub-lic infrastructure that our businesses and people can rely on into the future. With added benefits like creating good jobs and saving taxpayer dol-lars in maintenance costs over the long run, a capital investment bill is a fiscally responsible way to build on the progress we made in 2013 and keep our econ-omy on the right track in the year ahead.

Rep. WILL MORGANDFL-Burnsville, District 56B

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Opinion

Ghosts, lessons of Civil War are still with us by Bonnie Boberg

SECRETARY, BURNSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Monticello Seminary, April 21, 1861, 10 days after the beginning of the Civil War: My dear George,Amid such extraordinary scenes as in St. Louis as well as every other city of the Union (or, rather dis-union) you will per-haps welcome a letter from me as some-thing by which to divert your mind for a short time from the present all-absorbing topic of interest – “Civil War.” All I know of this present disastrous state of the coun-try is what I have learned from the teach-ers, and through the papers with which you have taken the trouble to provide me. … My great-grandmother, Celia Chase, was a student at the Monticello Ladies’ Seminary during the Civil War. She wrote the letter excerpted above to the man she cared about, George Hilliard, before they were married. If only my great-grandma knew how important this letter would be to her descendants and others more than 150 years later. She attended the school for only two years (1860 and 1861), and in 1864 she married the man she was writ-ing to, my great-grandfather, George Weld Hilliard. She was later quoted in a 1938 newspaper article talking about her recollections of Lincoln and Grant and when she met President Hayes. She also recalled many incidents of the Civil War. A few years ago a Burnsville friend

and I took a road trip through the South to learn about the Civil War and black history. We visited Andersonville, a prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia, and saw the gravestones for those from Min-nesota who died there. I swear we both could feel the ghosts of those soldiers as we wandered about the land that held so much pain and so many tears. We walked across the bridge in Selma; we looked into the motel room where Martin Luther King Jr. was staying the night before he was shot; we saw a home that still shows the hiding places slaves used during their trek north on the Un-derground Railroad; we visited Birming-ham; I stood by the cannons at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War’s first shot was fired. Not only is February Black History Month and a month to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and President Abraham Lincoln. It is also a month when the Burnsville Historical Society is featuring a presentation on the Minnesota connec-tion to the Civil War. Everyone is invited to attend the so-

ciety’s monthly meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Burn-haven Library on County Road 42 in Burnsville. Bring any stories, artifacts and questions you might have about the Civil War. Our guest speaker will be Eagan resi-dent Ken Flies, a frequent presenter on Minnesota in the Civil War. Flies be-came interested in the Civil War through his family history and the historical nur-turing of his mother and grandmother. Having grown up in Plainview, Minn., he tells people that on Dec. 16, 1864, at the Battle of Nashville, nine men from Pla-inview were killed and two of them are buried in the Plainview Cemetery today. His great-great-grandfather, a Penn-sylvanian who came to Minnesota, fought with his brother in all the 10th Minnesota engagements except Mobile. He died and is buried in Tennessee. Also this man had a brother in the 3rd Min-nesota Infantry and brother-in-law in the 2nd Minnesota Cavalry. Flies agrees with the adage, “If you don’t observe history you are bound to repeat it.” The Civil War had more than 750,000 casualties, more than any other war in U.S. history. It deserves our con-tinued study, he said, because it was a devastating event that bonded the coun-try and made it into one overlapping ex-perience and one republic. One-third of Americans today can tie themselves to an ancestor who fought in

the Civil War, Flies said. Flies is a member of the Twin Cit-ies Roundtable, a past member of the Rochester and Hiawatha Valley CWRTs, a member of The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society and chairman of the Soldier Recognition subcommittee of the Minnesota Commemorative Civil War Task Force. He is a frequent presenter and writer on the Indian Wars, Civil War battles in middle Tennessee and the Battle of Nashville, and the XVI Corps-Union Army of Tennessee. He served in the Peace Corps in Brazil in 1962, is a founder of the Great River Ridge State Trail, wrote and produced the Civil War play “Guerillas from the Greenwood,” and wrote the poem “The Ode to a Soldier Long Forgotten,” for which he won the Editors Choice Award of the National and International Li-braries of Poetry. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is an inter-national business consultant with his fo-cus on Latin America. For more information on the meeting or the Burnsville Historical Society, call Bonnie Boberg at 952-890-5089.

Bonnie Boberg, secretary of the Burns-ville Historical Society, worked for the Current and Sun-Current newspapers from 1976 to 2009. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Place public notices where most citizens want to see them Both our nation and state were found-ed on the principles of self-government, including that the government exists to serve the people, not the other way around. That would suggest that government has an obligation to be as transparent as reasonably possible so that people can make a fair judgment of whether govern-ment’s activities are working well or not. One way that the government tells the public about its activities has been by publishing public notices in newspapers. In Minnesota, almost all of these notices are required by law, enacted by legisla-tors who understood the importance of keeping the public informed. School board minutes, county board minutes, government financial reports, bidding re-quirements, public hearing notices, etc., are all required by state law. With the advent of new technology, most newspapers now publish such no-tices not only in the paper edition, but on their websites as well. In addition, to encourage use, the Minnesota Newspa-per Association is now building a website that includes all such public notices pub-lished in any of the state’s newspapers. However, as a cost-cutting move, many local governments are now claim-ing that it should be sufficient for the government to publish all such notices only on the government’s own websites. The state Senate will be holding a hear-ing on such a bill, S.F. 1152, in a couple of weeks.

Will this be good for making the public aware of government activities? Not if the results of a recent poll are any indica-tion. In November and December 2013, Scarborough, a polling company sur-veyed 1,005 Minnesotans for the Min-nesota Newspaper Association, about newspaper readership habits. Among the questions asked in the survey was: “If public notices were placed on gov-ernment websites or in newspapers, how often do you think you would refer to them?” The polling response was clear: People would read them less if they were only posted on government websites, instead of in newspapers. The response: Newspaper Gov’t WebsiteUsually 14% 6%Sometimes 22% 11%Rarely 35% 34%Never 28% 48% In short, readership would drop by about 20 percent. Survey respondents were also asked, “Do you believe keeping citizens in-formed by publishing public notices in the newspaper is an important require-ment?” Minnesotans delivered an over-whelming verdict — 78 percent said, “Yes” and only 15 percent said “No.”

How important is it to publish pub-lic notices in a timely manner? Is it OK to forego notice of a public hearing on a controversial development, or do we really want to keep such information away from the public’s eyes? Will it lead to better government if the government’s activities are only announced on websites rarely visited by the public? Or would it be better to put them somewhere where the public is likely to see them? The Scarborough poll asked this ques-tion, “Suppose you could get public no-tices anywhere. Which way would you prefer?” The response was as follows: Newspaper or its Website 39%Mail 23%Social Media 8%Television 6%Government Website 6%Radio 4% The public prefers to look for public notices where they look for news, and government websites are not viewed by many as news sites. The printed paper also provides a permanent archive of public notices that cannot be manipulated by anyone after the fact, and those notices are being pro-tected by the watchdogs of our govern-ment, newspapers. Electronic versions of any type of files can always be manipu-lated and removed from a website at any-time, for any reason. In order for government to function well, citizens need to know about its activities. Shield such information from

all but the most determined to uncover it, and the result will inevitably be more corruption, less understanding of gov-ernment, leading to greater frustration among the populace and an undermin-ing of the citizenry’s confidence that the government is working for the common good. Minnesotans want open and account-able government. To have that, we all need to realize that government has an obligation to inform the public of its ac-tivities in timely, easily accessible ways. We should not be saying to the 20 or 30 percent of the public which still are not on the Internet that keeping them in-formed does not matter. Nor should we be saying to the remainder that they have to go to websites where few people ever go. Instead, the government needs to ask itself, how do the people we serve want to receive information about government activities? How can we better serve them and keep them more informed? We have no issue with adding require-ments for disseminating public notices to citizens, but see no public benefit from removing such notices from newspapers and other locations already required by law. Urge your legislator today to oppose S.F. 1152.

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Applications open for BAC scholarships The application process is open for the Burnsville Athletic Club Scholar-ship program, which is de-signed for past or present participants in BAC pro-grams. In 2014, the BAC will award four $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors. The criteria for consid-eration of this scholarship is based on completion of an application and an es-say titled “What the BAC Has Meant to Me.” Application forms are available in the BAC of-fice, in the Guidance Of-fice at Burnsville High School, or online at bacs-ports.org. All applications need to be turned in by 2 p.m. March 17.

Foundation 191 event Foundation 191 will host Grapes & Grains for Grants from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The event will feature wine and craft beer tasting, a silent auction, and hors d’oeuvres by the Mediter-ranean Cruise Cafe. Tick-ets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Proceeds will ben-efit Foundation 191, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage education foundation. Tickets can be purchased online at foundation191.org or community191.org. Tickets can also be purchased at Red Lion Liquor in Burnsville, the event sponsor, or from a member of the foundation board. For more information or to become a spon-sor or donate silent auc-tion items, contact Steve Fiebiger at 952-746-5171, or [email protected].

Conference seeks to expand girls’ interest in science and math Independent School District 196 and Inver Hills Community Col-lege are co-sponsoring a conference designed to motivate girls in grades 6-8 in the study of science and math. The Expand-ing Your Horizons Con-ference will be held Sat-urday, April 5, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St. E., in Inver Grove Heights. The conference will feature a keynote address by Yvonne Ng, presi-dent and founder of En-gineer’s Playground and interim executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Edu-

cation at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul. Participants will take part in two career hands-on workshops; explore science, technology, engi-neering and math (STEM) careers; and interact with positive women role models who are active in math- and science-related careers. There will be an op-tional tour of the college at the end of the confer-ence. Parents and teach-ers may also register and attend concurrent work-shops on college planning and STEM careers. The cost of the Ex-panding Your Horizons Conference is $15 for stu-dents and $9 for adults, and includes a T-shirt and lunch. Limited bus transportation is available from District 196 middle schools. Registrations will be ac-cepted through March 20 and can be made by going to www.District196.org/ce and using the class code: YEYHS-S1. For informa-tion about registration, call District 196 Com-munity Education at 651-423-7920. For information about the conference, call Cathy Kindem, the Dis-trict 196 coordinator of innovative educational programs, at 651-423-7911.

Westview PTO offers scholarships The Westview Elemen-tary School PTO will award two $500 scholar-ships to graduating seniors who attended Westview Elementary School in Ap-ple Valley for at least two years. All applicants must be planning to continue their education with some type of post high school educational program. Applications are avail-able in the guidance of-fices at Apple Valley High School, Eastview High School, the School of Environmental Stud-ies, Westview Elementary School, and online at www.district196.org/wv. Deadline is Friday, April 18. Contact Westview at 952-431-8380 with any questions.

Applications open for Eastview Community Foundation scholarships The Eastview Commu-nity Foundation is offer-ing 117 scholarships to-taling more than $85,000 for graduating seniors in the Eastview attendance area. The online applica-tion process is now open to students and will close Sunday, March 2. Beginning in 2000 and through this year, EVCF

has awarded more than $600,000 and 1,000 schol-arships to graduating se-niors in the community. For a full list of schol-arships available and for information on how to ap-ply, visit www.evcf.org.

Local students awarded Three area students have been recognized in the second annual Min-nesota Aspirations for Women in Computing Awards. The awards pro-gram honors young wom-en in grades nine through 12 for their computing-related achievements and interests. It is sponsored by Advance IT Minne-sota, the high-tech talent incubator run by the Min-nesota State Colleges and Universities system. Erin Mitchell, a senior at Lakeville North High School, is among the state winners who will be awarded prizes, including scholarships, tech devices and job shadowing op-portunities at Minnesota businesses during an April 29 event hosted at General Mills in Golden Valley. Mitchell was a 2013 Min-nesota runner-up. Tarissa Jackson, of Savage, a senior at Burns-ville Senior High School, is a national runner-up. Because she was a Minne-sota winner last year, Jack-son did not qualify for this year’s state competition. Christina Le, of Eagan, a senior at Eagan High School, is a Minnesota runner-up.

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the noon Friday, Feb. 21, retreat of the District 194 School Board at the CLEC T&L Teaching Center.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call c. Agenda Additions2. Discussion a. Team Activity & Board of Education Goals b. Q Comp Planning & Teacher Development & Evalua-tion Update c. 2014-15 Budget Review3. Additions to Agenda4. Closed Session a. Discussion regarding con-tract negotiations per MN Stat-ute 13D.035. Adjournment

College news Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, fall presi-dent’s list, from Eagan – Laura Plumb, Carolyn Beaty. University of Wis-consin-River Falls, fall graduates, from Eagan – Brittany Batcher, B.S., psychology, senior merit honors; Kristine Gates, B.S., international studies, senior merit honors; Alys-son Golding, B.S., psy-chology; Lisa Kaufman, M.S.E., science – second-

ary education; Thomas Ranheim, B.S., business administration. Marquette Univer-sity, Milwaukee, Wis., fall graduate, Alexander Sel-ner of Eagan, B.S., phys-ics. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., fall presi-dent’s list, Allison How-land of Eagan. Wake Forest Univer-sity, Winston Salem, N.C., fall dean’s list, Sarah Hot-vedt of Eagan. LeTourneau Univer-sity, Longview, Texas, fall president’s list, Thomas LePoidevin of Eagan. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D., fall president’s list, Katherine Reinarts of Ea-gan.

University of North Da-kota, Grand Forks, N.D., fall D.J. Robertson schol-ars (4.0 grade point aver-age), from Burnsville – Evan Marian; from Eagan – Samantha Tako. University of North-western – St. Paul students Krista Substad and Lau-ren Anderson, both of Ea-gan, will be participating in the school orchestra’s “Symphony in the South-west” Arizona Tour 2014 in March. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., fall dean’s list, Leah Niemeyer of Ea-gan. St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, Mo., dean’s list, Victoria Ander-son of Eagan.

Teachers get 2 percent a year in District 191



Teachers in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 will get 2 percent salary-schedule increases in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. The School Board unanimously approved a new teacher contract Feb. 6. Teachers ratified it in voting Feb. 3 and 4. It will raise costs by $7.8 million, or 9.6 per-cent, over the current con-tract, which expired June 30, according to the dis-trict. “The majority of the increase is due to the in-surance premium costs for the district’s group plan,”

Stacey Sovine, human re-sources director and chief district negotiator, wrote in a report to the board. Burnsville Education Association President Bob Nystrom had previously suggested that 2 percent schedule increases would constitute a fair settlement for the 775 employees his union represents. Neigh-boring School District 196 settled last fall at 2 percent a year. “I think both sides are very excited about moving forward and taking care of the business at hand,” So-vine said. Board Member Abi-gail Alt said she received personal messages from

teachers during the course of negotiations. “I respect people who stand behind the power of their convictions,” she said. “I’m pleased we reached the settlement amicably.” Negotiators have met eight times since July, Sovine said. District ne-gotiators filed for state mediation after the sixth meeting, on Sept. 30. Ne-gotiators met once with a mediator, on Nov. 26, but reached a tentative deal on Jan. 15 without a media-tor.


Superintendent invites discussion of crucial topics Students, parents and community members shared ideas, opinions and suggestions with new Superintendent Joe Gothard in more than 150 meetings last fall in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Now, Gothard wants to expand those conversations and delve into deeper issues related to student learn-ing and community building, starting with two upcoming community events focused on race and culture in District 191. “Let’s talk directly and honestly about topics that often aren’t discussed and let’s ask questions that need to be asked about race, culture and class, for example,” he said. “The better we know ourselves and our neighbors, the more connected we’ll become as a commu-nity and the more success we’ll have to-gether.” Gothard hopes a wide variety of

people participate in these events be-cause he said he knows that many voic-es build a powerful community. Community Conversations will take place at 7 p.m. at the Campus Cup Café, upper level, Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Re-freshments will be available. Reserve free child care by contacting Jami at [email protected] or 952-707-2005. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Race, Culture and Community – Janice Porter, principal of Burnsville Alternative High School, will share her story of growing up in the South and being the first in her family to graduate from college. Thursday, April 24: Stories of Im-migrants – A panel of immigrants will be featured. Participants are asked to share their story or that of their ances-tors.

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Farmington Wine Club offers an

escape from the ordinary

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


Cold temps outside are the perfect excuse to gath-er inside for a chance to try some of the newest and trendiest wines with the Farmington Wine Club. The Farmington Wine Club, established in the mid 2000s, is a chance for Farmington municipal li-quor stores to showcase some of the latest wines in a social setting. More than 40 people gathered Thurs-day, Feb. 6, at Celts Pub and Grill in Farmington to try more than 20 wines and a handful of craft beers. “I wanted to show our wines and craft beers, to showcase the hot spots that are up and coming in the liquor industry,” said Blair Peterson, liquor operations manager for Farmington. Farmington oper-ates two municipal liquor stores and a portion of the

proceeds from the stores help support Farmington’s municipal pool, Schmitz-Maki Arena, the Veterans Memorial, and parks and recreation improvements. Just recently, $10,000 from the city’s liquor operations was given to finish the Veterans Memorial this spring. The Wine Club hosts tastings four times every year with an annual fee of $25 for two partici-pants. Wine Club benefits include free entrance into any wine tasting event, yearlong discounts at Farmington’s two munici-pal liquor stores, advance invitation to wine tasting events, and notice of spe-cial sales and new items. Those who aren’t members pay $3 to get into the wine tasting events. For many who participate, it’s about education and socializing. “It’s a good opportu-nity to try new wines I maybe wouldn’t try,” said Becca Hawkes of Farm-ington. She said it made for a unique date night opportunity with husband Matt and friends Joel and Liz Parenteau. Kim Lomas and Cindy

Selinder have been going to the Farmington Wine Club events for many years. Before that, Se-linder was a member of the Lakeville Wine Club, but when the events got too crowded, she turned to the more intimate gather-ings in Farmington. Lo-mas likes to try the new wines without the expense of buying an entire bottle at the store. Vineyards are

making new wine blends that these two friends were eager to try. Wine vendors get a chance to interact with customers, to hear what they like about particular wines and sell them on new wines. Many of the wines showcased at the Farmington Wine Club were red blends or wines with local ties, like those from Cannon River Win-

ery of Cannon Falls. Joe JerLoff, wholesale account manager for Can-non River, kept busy pour-ing most of the evening. With wines like GoGo Red and Gunflint Red, he was explaining not only the origins of the wine, and but the origins of the names. GoGo was the nick-name for the grandma of Cannon River’s owners. The wine is described as soft and fruity with aro-mas of blackberry jam, raspberry and plum. Se-linder was intrigued by the Cannon River Apple Wine, with a unique and

crisp taste. “It’s fun to get out and meet everyone,” JerLoff said. “It’s my job to spread the word about Cannon River. Local wines are starting to get more and more popular. By doing these events, people are trying Minnesota wines.” Minnesota’s cold-hardy vines, which can tolerate winter temperatures as cold as -35 to -45 degrees, are getting a workout this winter. Celts served four hearty winter courses designed to pair well with the wines and beers on display, start-ing with Irish stew, fol-lowed by Beef’N’Bleu, shepherd’s pie, and a cheesecake to finish. The pairing courses were of-fered for an additional fee of $5. “In the community, we are really trying to support local businesses with cross promotions,” Peterson said. “If I can help Celts, then they can help us. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t work together.” To find out more about the Farmington Wine Club and find out about future wine tastings, visit the city of Farmington’s website, stop by the city’s two municipal liquor stores, or call Peterson at (651) 280-6931. Peterson said another tasting event will be held in the spring.

City looks to replace Sperry Water Tower with cell tower Eagan city officials are looking to demolish its Sperry Water Tower — a consideration that, ac-cording to a recent sur-vey, is fine by residents. Replacing the 47-year-old water tower on Towerview Road near Pilot Knob would likely be the most cost-effective solution, officials say. Maintaining the tow-er is estimated to cost $510,000, while replacing it with a new cell tower would be an estimated $360,000. The tower was built in 1967 and hasn’t held wa-ter since 2009, but the city makes about $150,000 a

year in combined revenue from several cellphone company providers that have antennas on the 166-foot tower near the current Unisys facility in Eagan (formerly Sperry/Univac). The city conducted an online survey last month asking residents for their opinion on the tower. Of the 273 responses, more than half (58 percent) said the tower isn’t an important landmark and they don’t feel it’s impor-tant to preserve. A vast majority (93 percent) said they felt it is important to preserve the cellphone antennas.

When considering a new tower, most residents said they would like the city to create an attractive cell tower that fits into the background. Some exam-ples were towers resemble a tree or art work. Most important, re-spondents said, they want a tower that is cost effec-tive. Though city officials and residents don’t sup-port preserving the tower as a whole, Council Mem-ber Paul Bakken said he’d like to see whether por-tions of the tower could be turned into art work by local artists.

— Jessica Harper

Fairview Ridges kicks off expansion fundraising campaign Fairview Ridges Hospi-tal leaders have announced a $3 million fundraising campaign to support the hospital’s Specialty Care Expansion. “This expansion is critical to Fairview Ridges Hospital’s ability to meet the health care needs of the growing and aging population in our region. This project will help us do just that, but we can’t do it alone,” said hospital Presi-dent Beth Krehbiel. “That’s why we’re embarking on the hospital’s first major fundraising campaign.” Total cost of the project is estimated at $60 million. The Fairview Foundation hopes to raise $3 million

by the end of the year. Sup-porters have contributed nearly $2 million to the project to date. “We are proud sup-porters of Fairview Ridg-es Hospital,” said Butch Ames, whose company, Burnsville-based Ames Construction, made a $1 million leadership gift in support of the expansion. “We wanted to support this effort because it means so much to our community.” Fairview celebrated the campaign kickoff with a reception in the hospital on Feb. 6. More than 100 hos-pital and community lead-ers, donors and volunteers attended. The expansion proj-

ect will improve access to heart, cancer, orthopedics and other specialty care services close to home for area residents. Highlights include a newly remodeled pediatric unit, a state-of-the-art laboratory, a new observation and outpatient unit, and extended capa-bilities in orthopedic and spine care, sports medicine, pain management and re-habilitation. For more information, visit fairview.org/expan-sion. Fairview Health Servic-es, headquartered in Min-neapolis, is a nonprofit, academic health system that provides care across the entire continuum.

Taking the chill off

Joe JerLoff, wholesale account manager for Cannon River Winery, pours a glass of red wine for Kim Lomas at Farmington Wine Club’s wine tasting Feb. 6 at Celts Pub and Grill. More than 40 people attended the event, looking for new wines to try while visiting with friends. (Photo by Jennifer Chick)


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Park visit may be tastier experienceFood truck proposals sought for Antlers Park



Antlers Park patrons may not always have to brown-bag the lunch this summer. The Lakeville City Council is recommending the city license up to two food truck vendors to sell meals at Antlers Park un-der a pilot. If it goes well, the program may continue or expand next year. City Council Member Doug Anderson suggested allowing food trucks in the city as a way to ad-dress a need — the conces-

sion stand there has been closed since 1986 — and bring in money for the city by selling licenses. Vendors will be selected through a request for pro-posal process. Parks and Recreation Director Brett Altergott said the RFP will be released March 3. Mayor Matt Little said he would like to give Lakeville businesses pri-ority in consideration for the licenses, and Altergott agreed the city would pre-fer to work with local busi-nesses. Little said the city is talking to at least three

registered vendors that own food trucks to gauge interest and develop the RFP process. Staff at first suggested just one vendor but state law limits vendors to no more than 21 days annual-ly in one location, so City Council members agreed start with two vendors to test the idea and limit lo-cations to Antlers Park to start. The city previously op-erated a concession stand at Antlers Park, but closed it because of numerous issues, including staffing problems, inconsistent

cash flow due to weather, cash handling concerns and product thefts. City officials said the stand no longer meets state health codes and may be replaced as part of the Lake Marion/South Creek Greenway project. Vending machines were also considered, but not recommended because of the likelihood of vandal-ism and theft. Antlers Park borders Lake Marion at 9740 201st St. W.


New school gets green lightBoard members still want more financial detail

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


Now that the Farming-ton School Board has ap-proved the district’s new school concept, district administrators will begin hiring teachers and reg-istering students for the project-based school. The board approved Farmington New School at its regular board meet-ing Monday night. Farm-ington New School is touted as a project-based, continuous progress, multi-age learning center. The vote was originally set for the Jan. 27 meeting, but with no school that day due to subzero tem-peratures, the board short-ened its agenda that night, pushing the decision back to Feb. 10. “This is not just a green light to go all the way for-ward, it’s a green light to take the next steps,” Board Chairwoman Tera Lee said. “I wanted to make sure that was very clear to-night.” It wasn’t a unanimous decision with Board Mem-ber Julie Singewald vot-ing against the decision to move forward with the new school. “If I am voting on something, to me it means dollars,” Singewald said, “and I want to know what

dollars are tied to this, 100 percent. And I’ve asked a number of questions re-garding FTEs (full -time equivalent teachers), even estimated, and I get that this is still in process, but I want to make it clear that administratively, if we are going to plan ... when we are voting on something, we are voting on some-thing that is either a policy or has dollars behind it. That’s why I want to make it clear that if I am voting on something tonight, I fully want to understand the impact, and up to this point, I feel like we haven’t gotten all those answers.” She said after the meet-ing she wasn’t against the concept, but she needed more detailed budget numbers before voting for what will amount to a new school in the district. Dis-trict administrators have stressed that they plan to keep the new school bud-get-neutral, using space at the existing District In-structional Services Cen-ter and drawing staff from within the district. But with no solid num-bers to back up those claims, Singewald voted no. Board Member Laura Beem voted for the new school, but she also wants to see budget numbers nailed down. “We do need to start to get those parameters around there so that, as a board, we understand

what the commitment is and what the risks and the things that we are go-ing to kind of be giving away, and that we under-stand the capital costs that are going to go into this building,” she said. “This starts to become very im-portant as we are making decisions that are on this list now, that we need to understand the financial impact of those and that we, as a board, are com-fortable with that. In case something goes wrong, we need to understand what we committed to.” The 100- to 120-student school will be open to all students in the district, ages 9 to 11, and will take students on a voluntary basis. If more students ex-press interest than there is space, students would be selected by a lottery-type process. The school will be student-centered and fea-ture project-based learn-ing. Students will not be grouped by the traditional grade system, but instead by abilities and interests. The district plans a fall 2014 opening and is posting open positions to current teachers in the district. Information and registration meet-ings will be held over the next month: 5 p.m. Feb. 18 at Farmington El-ementary School Media Center; 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Countryview Community Room; 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at North Trail Elementary

School Media Center; 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at Commu-nity Education Center at Meadowview Elementary; 5 p.m. March 3 at Akin Road Elementary School Media Center, and 7 p.m. March 3 at Riverview El-ementary School Media Center. Information about the new school and an on-line application form can be found at www.tiny.cc/192NewSchool. Fami-lies seeking to enroll stu-dents in this new school should complete the appli-cation prior to April 1. In other business, Di-rector of Finance Carl Colmark updated the board on the formal bud-get process for 2014-2015. For the first time in many years, the district is look-ing at a surplus in the general fund of approxi-mately $200,000 for next year. Much of this can be attributed to an increase in the state education for-mula and all-day kinder-garten numbers, Colmark said, but he stressed that he does not see this sur-plus continuing into future years. If the board wants to see its unassigned fund balance, which is basi-cally an emergency fund for the district, reach the board recommended level of 6 to 7 percent, instead of the 2.2 percent it sits at now, he recommended the board consider a levy ref-erendum.

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Lakeville School District official honoredBarb Knudsen named Outstanding Metro Office Leadership Award winner



Her innovation and competency with a vast range of duties has earned Lakeville Schools Director of Teaching and Learning Barb Knudsen the Out-standing Metro Central Office Leader Award. The award, which is given annually by the

Minnesota Association of School Administrators, honors Knudsen, who started with the district in 1977 as a special educa-tion teacher. She will be presented the award at the March MASA Spring Conference. Nominated by Lake-ville Schools Superinten-dent Lisa Snyder, Knud-sen was recognized for

demonstrating exemplary professional and organiza-tional leadership. In her letter, Snyder said Knudsen oversees digital learning, technol-ogy, equity media and gift-ed services. “Even with so many duties, she is able to keep her focus on continually improving our processes and systems as well as on

education excellence and innovative practices in our schools,” Snyder wrote. Among Knudsen’s most recent accomplish-ments were the launch of Link12 Lakeville, the dis-trict’s first online school, and Impact Academy, a multi-age pilot program at Orchard Lake Elementary that groups students by ability versus age.

Snyder said that when she arrived in 2011, Knud-sen “easily adjusted” to the district’s new vision and mission, leading by example. “Her enthusiasm and energy has invigorated others to embrace our new vision of ‘world class edu-cation, personalized learn-ing ensuring success for every student,’ ” Snyder

wrote, calling Knudsen “an invaluable partner” to her in her role leading the district. MASA annually recog-nizes two individuals for this award, one from the metro and one from out-state, said MASA spokes-woman Aimee Ranallo.


District 194 school boundary changes alteredChanges proposed

after parents cite concerns



After listening to concerned par-ents, Lakeville Area School District officials changed proposed school boundary adjustments originally af-fecting hundreds of students to ones that affect only handful. Those seven current students af-fected by the changes would have the option to stay in the schools they have been in under a proposed boundary adjustment that focuses on new devel-opment rather than established neigh-borhoods. School Board members indicated support for a “universal” plan that assigns new housing development to schools as it occurs. Proposed is for students living in the vicinity of Cedar Avenue and Dodd Boulevard to attend Cherry View El-ementary and Century Middle School. Development north of 202nd Street and east of Holyoke Avenue could be assigned to Lake Marion Elementary and Kenwood Trail Middle School, and development south of 202nd Street and east of Hamburg Avenue is proposed to be assigned to JFK Ele-

mentary and McGuire Middle School. The recommendations are a tem-porary fix and boundaries are likely to be adjusted as development occurs to ensure school buildings are not over capacity. Original plans would have affected about 300 students, and drew an array of concerns from about 100 parents who attended a Feb. 3 meeting about the original proposal, Superintendent Lisa Snyder said. Under the revised plan, district of-ficials will review boundaries by Dec. 1 every year to monitor the situation and keep developers up-to-date about assigning neighborhoods to schools as they market and sell residential lots. Snyder said several parents at the meeting indicated there may be a need for a districtwide boundary change as Lakeville is a growing city. Snyder said she has concerns about redrawing the entire district because it can be so disruptive. “Before we consider that, I think we’d have to explore all other options,” she said. Snyder said watching and waiting a year “is a very strategic thing to do, but I don’t think we can make any prom-ises that in the future the boundaries aren’t going to change. They’re going to continue to change as long as people continue to build here.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville Area School Board members reviewed the district boundary map before a Feb. 11 meeting. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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in 1980, moved up ranks and then joined the sher-iff ’s office as commander in 1999. A year later, he was named chief deputy by former Sheriff Don Gud-mundson, who then ap-pointed Bellows sheriff when he retired in early 2010. Bellows was elected to the position that fall. Dakota County’s most tenured employee, Bellows said retiring from law en-forcement was a difficult decision because he still loves what he is doing and is eager to come to work, but he questioned wheth-er he would still feel that same level of excitement in another four years. “I wasn’t sure about that,” he said. “Four years from now, I’ll be (in my 60s) and this is a young man’s game.” Bellows said he will keep teaching a master’s degree program part time at Metro State Univer-sity and a human resource management for criminal justice class at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehen-sion.

Looking back Bellows said the years on the job have “gone by in a flash.” As a Lakeville officer, he remembered a car chase in a blizzard that turned into a sprint at Dodd Boulevard and Highview Avenue when the suspect screeched to a halt and ran into an open field. The foot chase last-ed over a mile when the suspect dropped to the ground, exhausted. “I almost had to carry him back to the squad car

so I could arrest him,” Bel-lows said. The intersection of I-35 and County Road 50 caused Bellows prob-lems when the search for a reported drunk driver came to him in the form of the suspect performing a slow-motion head-on collision directly into Bel-lows’ squad. “I start talking to the guy, and he’s obviously drunk,” Bellows said. “He starts accusing me of hit-ting him.” Three months later, an-other man in also drove head-on into Bellow’s squad in almost the exact same Lakeville location, although that man had suffered a diabetic shock. “It’s like a magnet there for me to get hit by cars,” he said. Things have been eas-ier on Bellows’ squad at the sheriff ’s department, where he said he is proud of the initiatives that have saved money, increased safety and created suc-cessful partnerships with other law enforcement agencies in the county. He noted the success of the Dakota County Drug Task Force, which has consistently rated in the top three in Minnesota, the county’s united effort to combine call centers to create the Dakota Com-munications Center, and the countywide prescrip-tion medication take-back program, which he said has been “wildly successful.” “We disposed of three tons (of prescription medications) last year,” Bellows said. “We created conveniences. All police departments (in Dakota County) have drop-off lo-

cations.” He said the county is always looking for ways to save money, and the recent decision to contract nurs-ing serves in the jail in-stead of employing nurses has saved taxpayers over $160,000 annually while providing the same level of care. Bellows said he has en-joyed figuring out ways to come up with those kinds of innovations or use of technology to reduce costs. Dakota County has placed mug shots and jail roster lists online, drasti-cally reducing the number of calls from relatives and media requesting informa-tion, saving staff time and increasing efficiencies. “I always looked at it as being good stewards of the tax dollar,” he said. Bellows said before his term ends in December, he wants to complete projects underway, including re-placing the inmate phone system and overhauling the jail records system, de-scribed as a massive proj-ect. He said he will miss working with colleagues in the county, but is eager to devote himself to teaching and spending more time with family. “It’s really a most grati-fying experience being sheriff in Dakota Coun-ty,” Bellows said. “I still love doing the job, but you also reach a point when you ask yourself if there’s other things you want to accomplish. The answer is yes.”


Depression support “Depression: The Jour-ney of Treatment” is being presented by the Justin Kukowski Center from March through June at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, in the Chapel of the Christian Life Cen-ter, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. The series runs from 7-8:30 p.m. on the fol-lowing Thursday nights: March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5. All are welcome to at-tend, regardless of reli-gious affiliation. The se-ries is sponsored by the Depression Support Co-alition, a faith-based de-pression support group. There is no cost to attend. For more information, contact Jamie Moloney at [email protected] or call 952-890-0045 ext. 234, or go to www.Depression-SupportCoalition.org.

Marriage seminar Marriage In Christ, a five-week seminar for couples who desire to strengthen their marriage, is being offered at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. The seminar runs 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 11 to April 8. The cost is $125, and scholarships are available. It is for all mar-ried couples, not just those who might be struggling or newly married. Each night includes a short talk, small group discussions, and private discussion time for each couple. On the fourth night of the seminar, cou-ples will have an opportu-nity to renew their vows. For more information

or to register, contact Gene and Ellen Earhart at [email protected] or call 952-895-9219.

Free meals at Mary, Mother Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville, is serving free community meals every Thursday from 5:15-6:30 p.m. in the Mary Center. By starting this pro-gram, Mary Mother be-comes the eighth church in Dakota County to offer free meals. Meals @ Mary Mother started serving in mid-January and on average is serving 42 meals per week. Volunteers cook and serve the majority of the meals, but sponsors are also be-ing invited to join in this effort. Noodles in Eagan has already committed to sponsoring one meal a month and some other Dakota County churches are also providing dona-tions and volunteers. Those interested in volunteering for Meals @ Mary Mother can sign up via the “Volunteer Spot” link on the church’s web-site (www.mmmotc.org), or call Julia Taube, pasto-ral associate for social jus-tice, at 952-890-0045, ext. 236. Sponsors interested in the program can also contact Taube.

Retreat in Everyday Living Retreat in Everyday Living is being offered 7-9:00 p.m. Tuesdays, March 11 through May 6 (no meeting on April 15), at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Certified spiritual di-rectors from the Sacred Ground Center for Spiri-

tuality will lead the re-treat, which focuses on listening to God’s per-sonal love and call. This is not a Bible study. Each of the eight meetings will include some prayer and ritual and group sharing from personal reflections drawn from daily scripture readings. Participants are asked to bring their Bible and a notebook or jour-nal. To register, contact the Sacred Ground office at 651-696-2798. Cost is $100. The retreat is limited to 10 participants.

Growing Through Loss series A five-week Growing Through Loss series will be offered by the Interde-nominational Coalition of South Suburban Churches from 6:30-9 p.m. Thurs-days, March 13 through April 10, at Augustana Lutheran Church, 1400 S. Robert St., West St. Paul. Suggested donation per session is $3. Call Ja-mie Moloney, 952-890-0045, or email [email protected] with questions. The next series will be held at Church of St. John Neumann in Eagan in September and October.

Concert at St. John Neumann The Music Ministries of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the worship space. All are welcome. For more information, call 651-454-2079.

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Free tax prep offered at libraries Dakota County Li-brary is offering programs to help adults who earn $52,000 or less a year with free tax preparation. AARP Tax-Aide is available to seniors, adults and families. Sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 6 to April 10, at the Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Reg-

istration is required by calling 952-891-0300. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance helps seniors, people who are disabled, people who speak limited English and families that earn less than $52,000 a year. Sessions will be held at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, at the following times: 2-6 p.m. Thursdays, Feb.

27, March 6 and 13; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-days, Feb. 22 and March 1. Registration is not re-quired for the VITA ses-sions, which are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search tax preparation or call 651-450-2918.

Job Transitions Group meets in Eagan Marcia Ballinger will present “Twenty Minute Networking” at the Feb. 18 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran

Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions for those who would like the opportunity to process their job loss in a safe, car-

ing environment will be of-fered at 9:30 a.m. in a pri-vate setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for information.


Man arrested for threatening to kill Ramsey County judge by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A Lakeville man is

charged with threatening to kill a Ramsey County judge. Peter Okezie Kalu, 30,

was arrested after sitting in that judge’s courtroom Feb. 10 and charged with terroristic threats, accord-

ing to a Feb. 11 Ramsey County criminal com-plaint. The complaint states a Kalu threatened to kill Ramsey County Court Judge George Stephen-son Feb. 6 after learning Stephenson had signed a warrant for his arrest for a probation violation. Kalu allegedly told the court employee he was go-ing to look up a photo of the judge online and “kill him before police could catch me.” He showed up in Ste-phenson’s courtroom on Feb. 10, wearing a skull hat, earphones and large aviator sunglasses and watched proceedings, ac-cording to the complaint. Police say Kalu had no legal reason for being

in the courtroom, did not check in with the judge’s clerk when he arrived in the room and sat in the viewing area until he was asked to remove his hat and earphones. Police say Kalu left the courtroom, returned a few minutes later, but left af-ter Stephenson recognized him and was arrested while trying to get on an elevator. The complaint states Kalu was carrying a note containing typewritten threats against Stephen-son. Kalu allegedly had pre-viously threatened to kill a federal judge in Minne-apolis because he believed the judge had denied him Social Security benefits. Police said Kalu told

them his friend “Mike” helped him write the letter threatening Stephenson and directed him to talk to Stephenson. Kalu said he believed the judge violated him because he wanted to hurt him and take his ben-efits. Kalu’s criminal his-tory includes convictions of mail theft, violating a harassment restrain-ing order, theft, financial transaction card fraud and escape from custody, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. His most recent convic-tion was for first-degree assault in August, 2013, stated the complaint. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville school officials deliver Dodd Road upgrade resolution to Dakota County

Matt Ettl accompanies

officials by Laura Adelmann


Lakeville Area School Board Chair Roz Peterson and Board Member Bob Erickson recently hand-delivered a road improve-ment resolution directly to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. Erickson read the School Board’s resolution asking the county to make upgrading the section of Dodd Boulevard that leads to Lakeville North High School a priority. The section where Lakeville North junior Alyssa Ettl died in a car crash Dec. 4 is slated for upgrades in 2018 but has been delayed since 2005 when it first appeared in the county’s Capital Im-provement Plan. That point was includ-ed in the resolution that Erickson read.

“I think this stretch of Dodd has gotten lost in the process of prioritiza-tion,” Erickson said. “I’m not saying that’s anybody’s fault.” Accompanying Peter-son and Erickson was Alyssa’s father, Matt Ettl, who did not address the County Board. The resolution asks commissioners to place a high priority on upgrad-ing Dodd Boulevard from 185th Street to 194th Street to address growing traffic volumes and “long-standing serious traffic safety issues.” That shoulder-less stretch is a two-way road, with a hill, curve, lined with telephone poles and ditches. It leads to the Lakeville North parking lot and has a speed limit of 55 mph, which the county has already asked the state to conduct a speed study on, the first step in chang-ing speed limits on rural roads. Erickson said the

school district is the larg-est property owner in the area and would donate the right of way needed to al-low the Dodd Boulevard improvements to go for-ward. County Engineer Mark Krebsbach said the project has been delayed because development that typically funds the work stalled in recent years. He said the city and county will be prioritizing county road projects this spring and discussion will include County Road 50, another safety concern, and the section of Dodd near Lakeville North. County Board Chair Liz Workman thanked Ettl for his support. “I’m very sorry for your loss,” Workman said. “I appreciate your courage in coming out here, moving forward and making us take notice.”


Eagan State of the City Address is March 20 The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce will host an Eagan State of the City Address from 7:30-9 a.m.

Thursday, March 20, at the Eagan Fire Safety Center, 1001 Station Trail, Eagan. The event is free and open to the community.

For more information, visit dcrchamber.com or call 651-452-9872.


SportsWildcats on the rise in boys swimmingEagan wins first outright SSC title, now looking for

more by Mike Shaughnessy


Faced with an unusu-ally large number of swim-mers and divers on his team, Eagan boys coach Chris Morgan scheduled a series of unusually de-manding, high-yardage workouts early in the sea-son. Morgan didn’t mince words when asked what he hoped to accomplish. He said he intended to find out who really wanted to be there. The ones who didn’t would weed them-selves out. “We usually do more stroke work in the first few weeks of the season, and we did do that eventually,” he said. “But we wanted to find out who was commit-ted.” After several of the grueling practices, Mor-

gan said the same 50-plus boys who started the sea-son were still there. Ap-parently they wanted to be part of something special. By going 9-0 in South Suburban Conference meets, the Wildcats won the league championship outright for the first time (Eagan had shared the title in 2011-12). It’s be-lieved to be the school’s first outright boys swim-ming title since the 1990s, when the school belonged to the Lake Conference. The Wildcats, ranked seventh in Class AA, now have their attention on the Section 2AA meet that starts Feb. 19 at Richfield Middle School. “We always want to do well against the other schools in our conference,” Morgan said. “We’ve al-ways had good meets against both Lakeville schools and Rosemount. Prior Lake is a capable team as well. “We also had a good meet at the state True Team finals (where Ea-

gan finished fifth in Class AA). I found out later some other teams shaved and tapered for that meet, while we didn’t.” Eagan, which finished 13th at the 2013 state Class AA meet, has some top performers back from that team, including senior diver Toby Heller, who was fourth in that event at state. Wildcats sophomore Parker Lemke owns three regular-season victories in the 200-yard freestyle over Lakeville South’s Mitch Herrera, who finished fourth in the state in that race last season. Eli Bro-man, a junior, is one of the metro area’s top swimmers in the 200 individual med-ley and 100 butterfly. Then there’s junior Sam Zenner, who has emerged as a top sprinter in the 50 freestyle even though swimming isn’t his main sport. In the fall, he played quarterback and running back for the Eagan foot-ball team. “He’s an incredible

athlete,” Morgan said of Zenner, who finished sec-ond in the 50 freestyle at the state True Team finals last month. “I’m sure he’s looking to get a football scholarship. I think his determination rubs off on some of our other swim-mers.” Senior Max Gries-graber – one of a handful of seniors on the roster – also has supplied valu-able points, as have swim-mers such as sophomore Tal Shub. The Wildcats have 18 eighth- and ninth-graders on the roster, and freshmen Jasper Appleton and Michael Kehoe are among younger swimmers who have contributed on varsity. The team members, younger and older, have bought into the team con-cept of swimming, Mor-gan said. “We’re in the pool three hours a day, six days a week, and the kids prob-ably wouldn’t do that if they didn’t like each oth-er,” the coach said.

Among Eagan’s goals at the Section 2AA meet is getting three relays to the state meet as well as qualifiers in most if not all of the individual events. Diving also is a Wildcats strength and Morgan said he hopes at least two div-ers will advance to state. Section 2AA swimming preliminaries are 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Richfield Middle School, with the finals at that site at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. The diving competition will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Oak Grove Middle School in Bloom-ington.

Feeling fi ne Morgan, the Wildcats’ head coach, is two years removed from a health scare that almost took his life. At Eagan’s boys swim-ming banquet in March 2012, he started sweating and felt abnormally fa-tigued. He made it through the banquet but then went to the emergency room

at Fairview Ridges Hos-pital in Burnsville, where he was diagnosed with an “aortic dissection,” a con-dition in which the layers of the aorta – the artery carrying blood from the heart to other parts of the body – begin to separate. The condition is life-threatening; many people who suffer aortic dissec-tions die before they reach the hospital. Morgan was taken by helicopter to the University of Minnesota Medical Center, where emergency surgery was performed. Last week Morgan spoke with a reporter about the Eagan swim-ming team while waiting for a scheduled checkup at the Mayo Clinic. He will have to have the condition monitored for the rest of his life, but “I’m still walk-ing and I’m still talking, so things are good,” Morgan said.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Burnsville, Eastview girls skaters reach Section 3AA final by Mike Shaughnessy


One of the first teams to qualify for the state girls hockey tournament will be from the South Suburban Conference, as Burnsville and Eastview played for the Section 3AA champi-onship Wednesday at Vet-erans Memorial Commu-nity Center in Inver Grove Heights. The game took place after the Sun Thisweek print deadline. Look for a story at SunThisweek.com. The Blaze and Light-ning were two of four SSC teams playing this week. South Suburban cham-pion Lakeville North will face Dodge County for the Section 1AA title at 5 p.m. Thursday at Four Sea-sons Arena in Owatonna. Also still playing is Prior Lake, which faces Edina in a Section 2AA semifinal Tuesday night.

Section 3AA This was Burnsville’s first time in the section final since winning it in 2010. The Blaze lost its last two playoff games against Eastview, one in the Section 3AA semifi-nals in 2011 and the other in the first round last year. Eastview played in the section final for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in six years. The Lightning was seek-ing its first trip to the state tournament. Burnsville and East-view split two regular-sea-son games, with the Blaze winning the first 4-1 and the Lightning taking the rematch 5-3. Burnsville (18-8-1) beat East Ridge 2-1 in the Sec-tion 3AA semifinals Sat-urday on senior forward Paige Skaja’s goal at 11:14 of the second overtime. Skaja also scored a power-play goal in the first peri-od. Junior defender Emma Wittchow assisted on both goals. East Ridge (15-10-1) thought it won the game at the end of the first over-time when a Raptors’ shot got past Burnsville goalie Lauren Bench. Officials originally ruled it a goal but then conferred and waved it off, ruling that time had expired in the pe-riod. There was less drama in Eastview’s 4-1 semifi-nal victory over Hastings. Senior forward Kellie McGahn had a hat trick and ninth-grader Natalie

Snodgrass had four assists for the Lightning (17-9-1). Liz Palmi scored a pow-er-play goal in the first pe-riod. McGahn added an even-strength goal about six minutes later. The score remained 2-0 until Hastings scored with 1:46 remaining. McGahn, who had four goals in the regular season, scored two more in the final 1:14 to put the game out of reach. Snodgrass’ four assists brought her team-leading point total to 39. Goalie Kaitlyn Pellicci made 27 saves. Burnsville defeated Woodbury 4-0 in a sec-tion quarterfinal game Feb. 5 as Skaja scored twice and Bench made 19 saves. Lindsey Coleman had a goal and two assists, and Briita Nelson had one goal and one assist. Pellicci stopped all 13 shots she faced as East-view turned back Park of Cottage Grove 2-0 in the section quarterfinals. Erika Geary and Molly

Beckman scored for the Lightning. Two-time defending Section 3AA champion Eagan finished 11-14-1 after losing to East Ridge 3-1 in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats’ Emily Goff scored a power-play goal in the third period to tie the game 1-1, but East Ridge scored twice in the final four minutes to win the game. Apple Valley lost 3-2 to Hastings in the quarterfi-nals. Meg Thelen and Jen-nifer Thomsen scored for the Eagles, who finished 7-18-1. Rosemount finished 1-25 after losing to Wood-bury 5-4 in the play-in game between the section’s eighth and ninth seeds Feb. 3. The Irish, who trailed 5-1 after two peri-ods, got two goals from Natalie Deeg and one from Kristin Reuter in the third period, but the rally fell short. Hannah Enright scored on the power play in the second period.

Section 1AA Lakeville North is play-ing in the Section 1AA championship for the third consecutive year after defeating Lakeville South 2-0 in a semifinal game Saturday at Ames Arena. Junior goalie Abby Cooper made 22 saves to earn her 11th shutout of the season. Morgan Manes scored in the first period and Alexis Joyce scored in the second. North dominated the first two periods, outshooting South 26-10. Lakeville North (20-5-2) will try to reach the state tournament for the third consecutive year and the fourth time since 2010. Dodge County (22-5) might be an outstate team but North knows the Wildcats are no pushover. Thursday’s game will be a rematch of last year’s Section 1AA final where Lakeville North defeated Dodge County 3-2.

Burnsville’s Lindsey Coleman skates with the puck during a recent South Suburban Conference girls hockey game. The Blaze won its first two games in the Section 3AA girls hockey tournament and was one victory from qualifying for state for the first time since 2010. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eastview’s Kellie McGahn (7) passes the puck during a regular-season game against Apple Valley. The Lightning reached the Section 3AA girls hockey championship game for the fourth time in six years. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notebook: Local football coaches to be honoredThompson, Dave

Fritze will go into hall of fame by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville South High School football coach Larry Thompson and former Eagan football coach Dave Fritze will be among seven people in-ducted into the Minneso-ta Football Coaches As-sociation Hall of Fame on March 29. Thompson will go into the MFCA hall’s high school division along with Mike Grant (Eden Prairie and Forest Lake), Dave Nelson (Minneton-ka and Blaine), Tom Id-strom (Anoka and Iron-dale) and Jon Bakken (Waterville-Elysian-Mor-ristown). Fritze is going into the citation division, which honors those who have made significant contributions to Minne-sota high school football. Thompson has 39 years’ experience as a high school football coach, all in Lakeville. He was an assistant coach at Lakeville High School from 1975-78 and be-came the Panthers’ head coach in 1979. In 26 years as head coach at Lakeville High, his teams were 185-91 and won three state championships (1988, 1992 and 2003). Thomp-son became Lakeville South’s head coach when the school opened in 2005 and is 65-33 in nine sea-sons there. The Cougars reached the Class 5A title game in 2006. Thompson was named Minnesota state coach of the year in 1992 and has coached 29 players who were named to the Min-nesota High School All-Star Football Game. Fritze is Eagan High School’s first head foot-ball coach and served in that capacity for 16 years, retiring after the 2005 season. He also has spent 16 years as an assistant coach at Apple Valley and East Ridge. He has been director of the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game for 15 years and was assistant director for four years. He coached 17 players who appeared in the all-star game. Fritze served on the MFCA ex-ecutive committee for 14 years. Also being inducted in the citation division is Chicago Bears head coach Mark Trestman, a native of St. Louis Park. Trestman played col-lege football at Minne-sota and Minnesota State Moorhead and was an as-

sistant coach for several college and NFL teams, including the Minnesota Vikings. The 2014 inductees will be honored at the 50th annual hall of fame banquet at the Double-tree Hotel in St. Louis Park. Banquet tickets can be purchased online at www.mnfootballcoaches.com.

Section meets Section team cham-pions in wrestling and gymnastics will be deter-mined this week. The Section 3AA gym-nastics meet is Friday at Eagan High School. Rosemount, fifth in the state Class AA rankings, goes in as the favorite but could be challenged by 10th-ranked East Ridge and No. 13 Park of Cot-tage Grove. Eagan and Eastview also are in the field. Rosemount High School will hold the final three rounds of the Class 3A, Section wrestling tournament on Friday. Quarterfinal matches are scheduled for 4 p.m., with semifinals at 6 p.m. and the championship match at 8 p.m. No. 1-ranked Apple Valley will try for a 32nd consecutive trip to the state team tournament. Rosemount, ranked 11th in Class 3A by theguillotine.com, is seeded second in the Sec-tion 3 tournament, with ninth-ranked Eastview seeded third. Burnsville and Min-neapolis Southwest met in a first-round match Wednesday, with the win-ner going against Apple Valley in the quarterfi-nals Friday. Rosemount faces seventh-seeded East Ridge, Eastview meets sixth-seeded Henry Sib-ley and No. 4 Eagan wrestles No. 5 Park in the other quarterfinal match-es.

Honor for

Eagan spikers Eagan’s 2013 state Class 3A championship volleyball team was hon-ored at the high school’s winter pep assembly last Friday. The team received a trophy from the Max-Preps Tour of Cham-pions, presented by the Army National Guard. Sgt. 1st Class Michael Rivera of the Minnesota Army National Guard presented the trophy to coach Kathy Gillen Mel-ville and the Wildcats. MaxPreps, a high school sports news web-site, placed Eagan 33rd in its national ranking of more than 17,000 high school volleyball teams.


at Rasmussen. All instructors are past and present law enforce-ment officers from lo-cal city, county and state agencies with an average of 14 years of experience. Most, including Ardolf, possess a master’s degree. “We look for very high-level instructors,” said Ar-dolf, a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent with 25 years of law enforce-ment experience. By having instructors from all areas of law en-forcement, students are able to not only learn from them but network for job opportunities. The accredited pro-gram’s realistic simula-tions and instructors attracted Nucci to the pro-gram. “They work with us in-dividually and motivate us to do better,” she said. As one of a handful of women in the program, the Chaska resident said she appreciates that female students are treated equal-ly and held to the same standards at Rasmussen as their male counterparts.

Nucci, 25, enrolled in Rasmussen’s training pro-gram after earning her bachelor’s in law enforce-ment from Kaplan Uni-versity. A criminal analyst and investigation assistant for the Carver County Sher-iff ’s Department, Nucci said she has long held a passion for law enforce-ment. “I want to put the bad

people away, be there for people in need and be a positive role model,” she said. Upon graduating, Nu-cci said she hopes to be-come a Carver County deputy. Like Nucci, Trevor Bra-ran, 24, said he believes the program does an excellent job preparing its students for all possible situations. “They look at all sce-

narios and understand what we might need to use in the real world,” the for-mer Marine said. The Maplewood resi-dent is currently enrolled in Rasmussen’s law en-forcement bachelor’s pro-gram while attending the training. He said he hopes, upon graduating, to work for the Washington County Sheriff ’s Office, where he

is an intern. Rasmussen’s program keeps a small number of students — about 35 to 40 — which Ardolf said en-ables instructors to work one-on-one with students. In addition to taking a hands-on approach, in-structors record students’ performance from mount-ed cameras to provide ad-ditional feedback. Like officers in the field, students are issued a uniform, bulletproof vest and weapon; however, stu-dents’ guns are plastic rep-licas. A padded room and video simulation enable students to practice use-of-force tactics. Though most training exercises oc-cur at the Eagan facility, students receive firearm training at a facility in Jor-dan. After completing a va-riety of simulations Friday night, the students prac-ticed using pepper spray, which includes being sprayed themselves with the chemical irritant. “The exposure helps students really under-stand what’s it’s like. That knowledge is very useful in the field,” Ardolf said.

Later in the program students will be required to be shot briefly with a stun gun . After undergo-ing extensive training, stu-dents receive certification in the use of stun guns, ba-tons, radar and emergency vehicles. Offering a certification is one of several ways Ras-mussen’s program differs from other law enforce-ment training programs, Ardolf said. Ardolf also noted that Rasmussen’s program, which will accept new ap-plicants in April, provides more hours of use-of-force training than some other academies in the area. In addition to provid-ing additional training, Rasmussen offers its pro-gram in the evening to ac-commodate nontradition-al students. When the facility isn’t being used to educate future law enforcement officers, it is used for continuing education op-portunities for local agen-cies.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Rasmussen College’s law enforcement training facility includes a padded room for stu-dents to practice use-of-force tactics. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

TRAINING, from 1A

endorsement challenge from Burnsville resident Terry McCall to win her party’s nod in 2012. Morgan served from 2007 to 2010 in the old District 40A, where he was unseated in 2010 by Republican Rep. Pam Myhra, who is now seek-ing re-election in District 56A. Morgan and Peterson are both high-profile edu-cation advocates. In ad-dition to being a teacher and former union con-tract negotiator, Morgan serves on the House edu-cation finance and policy committees. Peterson is the current School Board chair in the Lakeville dis-trict, which includes part of southern Burnsville. Their opinions differ on the 2013 legislative ses-sion, in which the DFL

held both the House and Senate and the governor’s office. “We balanced the bud-get honestly,” Morgan said. “We didn’t use any gimmicks. We paid back the school shift entirely. Basically what we did is, we delivered on our prom-ises.” Accomplishments in-cluded funding all-day kindergarten and early-childhood education scholarships, freezing tu-ition at public colleges and universities, $400 mil-lion in property-tax relief and a $356 million cut in unemployment insurance taxes paid by business, he said. “We made some really wise choices, and look at what’s going on with the economy. The unemploy-ment rate is down. Job creation is up. And our economy is improving,” Morgan said.

Peterson said she’s ea-ger to challenge the DFL narrative. “I think it should be very, very interesting now that we have some experi-ence to see what the DFL passed, which included raising our taxes $2.4 bil-lion, and not just on the rich,” she said. “It includ-ed cigarettes, as well as the business-to-business taxes.” Morgan agrees that new business-to-business taxes emerging from the 2013 session, including a tax on warehouse services, “were probably bad pol-icy.” The idea came from Senate DFLers, not the House, he said. Given the state’s current budget sur-plus, the taxes should be repealed, he said. Peterson said new tax-es on high-end incomes passed in 2013 affect many businesses as well as high earners.

“I think that hardwork-ing Minnesotans are look-ing for more efficient and more effective use of their government and taxpayer dollars,” said Peterson, a commercial real estate vet-eran and an agent for Cer-ron Commercial Proper-ties LLC. “I think that we all want a quality educa-tion and quality jobs. It’s not just a job, it’s a high-paying job that people are looking for. I think that if I’m allowed the opportu-nity to use my experience in problem-solving and collaboration, then we’ll see more efficient and ef-fective government for hardworking Minneso-tans. We need some lower taxes.” She called for more “local control” of schools “and a little bit more flex-ibility so that we can in-novate.” New technology and changing student de-mographics require new

approaches, Peterson said, charging that Morgan is “more for union control” of schools. Morgan noted that Pe-terson, as a board mem-ber, supported the 10-year, $5.6 million Lakeville school referendum that passed easily in Novem-ber. “Both Roz and I sup-ported tax increases for education last year,” he said. “Mine was at the Legislature, hers was the property taxes in the Lakeville schools. Obvi-ously, there’s not a lot of difference there. We both supported more resources from the taxpayers to im-prove our schools.”


REMATCH, from 1ABite of Burnsville is March 1 The annual Bite of Burnsville will be 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave. The event includes cui-sine sampling from more than 20 area restaurants, a silent auction, a live auc-tion and entertainment by Jeff James and Timothy Howe. Event tickets are $40 can be purchased by call-ing the Burnsville Cham-ber at 952-435-6000 or through the Performing Arts Center.


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF BURNSVILLEBURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS -2014 MAINTENANCE OVERLAY (CITY PROJECT NO. 14-309)

WATERMAIN BREAKS (CITY PROJECT NO. 14-302A)NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the City Council of the City of Burnsville at

100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 1:00 P.M., on Thursday, March 6, 2014, for the making of the following described local improvements, said proposal for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construc-tion, complete in place of the following approximate quantities:

88,000 SY Mill Bituminous Surface (1.5”) 30,000 SY Mill Bituminous Surface (Tape 100 SY Bituminous Pavement Removal 50 TON Aggregate Base, Class 5

12,500 TON Bituminous Pavement 4,600 LF Concrete Curb & Gutter 100 EACH Casting Assembly 55 EACH Adjust Valve Box 50 EACH Reconstruct Valve Box 4,000 LF Pavement StripingThe bids must be submitted on Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans and

Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer, which are on file with the City Clerk and may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents can be obtained at www.questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. The Quest CDN project number is 3066403. Bidders can download the Contract Documents for $20 by searching for the project on the QuestCDN website’s Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then the project on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at either website free of charge.

No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Burnsville endorsed upon the outside wrapper with a brief statement or summary as to the work for which the bid is made and accompanied by a cash deposit, certified check, bid bond, or cashier’s check payable to the City of Burnsville in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid is accepted and the bidder shall fail to promptly enter into a written contract and furnish the required bond.

The City of Burnsville reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to award the bid in the best interest of the City. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days.

Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving bids, the City Clerk and engineer will publicly open bids in the City Hall. The Council will consider such bids in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILMacheal Brooks, City ClerkCity of Burnsville, Minnesota

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES JANUARY 16, 2014

The meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by Chair Schmid at 6:30 p.m. at the Burnsville High School Senior Campus in the Diamondhead Education Center.

Members present: Directors VandenBoom, Luth, Currier, Alt and Chair Schmid. Members absent: Directors Sweep, Hill and Student Advisor Shreedaran. Others in attendance were Superintendent Gothard, administrators and staff.

Schmid welcomed the audience and asked Alt to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.The TIES Exceptional Teachers Jeff Hammer and Melanie Bryant were recog-

nized.Moved by Alt, seconded by Luth, to approve the agenda. Motion carried (5, 0). Moved by Currier, seconded by VandenBoom, to approve the consent agenda.-Minutes of the January 9, 2014, board meeting -Personnel changes for S. Sayer, J. Morrissey. J. Hall, C. DeCarlo, L. LaDuke, A.

McChesney, K. Theiler, N. Garlock, S. Demmer, and S. Jorgensen.-Adopted a resolution to approve and accept 2013 donations as presented. A

complete list of donations is listed on the district website.-December payroll checks numbered 717514-717551, and direct deposit no-

tices numbered 521085-524017, in the net amount of $3,523,702.04. December and January claims to date represented by checks numbered 429315-429925, 1008991-1009239, and 100894-100899 and wire transfers and adjustments total-ing $6,352,784.22. Accepted December receipts of $7,789,182.28 and investments for the General Fund, 2012A Alt Facilities, and OPEB of $60,179,025.30 as of De-cember 31, 2013.

-Accepted the budget analysis for the month ending December 31, 2013.-Approved the board representative appointments for 2014.Motion carried (5, 0).Moved by VandenBoom, seconded by Luth, to approve the 2013-14 revised

budget providing revenues and expenditures in all funds as follows. Fund Revenue ExpenditureGeneral $112,496,929 $115,368,022Food Service 4,889,425 4,826,683Community Service 5,042,218 5,186, 439Capital Projects 25,000 12,835,540Debt Service 9,513,196 10, 016,955Total Governmental 131,966,768 148,233,639Trust & Agency 677,250 690,025Internal Service 18,556,800 18,987,740All Funds $151,200,818 $167,911,404 After discussion, motion carried (5, 0).Moved by Currier, seconded by Alt, to approve the Multi-District Collaborative

Council Integration Plan. Motion carried (5, 0).Moved by Luth, seconded by Currier, to approve the 2014 Pay Equity Report.

Motion carried (5, 0).Committee reports were given by Luth for the Ad Hoc Technology Committee

and Gothard spoke for the Legislative Committee.Moved by VandenBoom, seconded by Luth, to adjourn at 7:16 p.m. to a board

work session to discuss FY15 budget followed by a closed session to discuss negotiation strategies as permitted by Minnesota State Statutes 13D.03. Motion carried (5, 0).

The board work session began at 7:22 p.m. and concluded at 8:42 p.m. •The FY15 budget was discussed during the board work session.Date Approved: February 6, 2014By: /s/ DeeDee Currier, Clerk

Published in Burnsville/Eagan, February 14, 2014, 174910

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICECITY OF EAGAN

DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd.

DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Jensen’s Supper Club/Doron Jen-sen

LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-TION: 3840 Sibley Memorial High-way, Lot 1, Block 1, Jensen’s Sup-per Club 1st Addition

REQUEST(S):RezoningA Rezoning from CGD, Cedar

Grove District to PD, Planned De-velopment District.

File Number: 19-RZ-06-08-13Final Planned DevelopmentA Final Planned Development

to expand the building and parking and add outdoor patio dining.

File Number: 19-FD-07-08-13QUESTIONS: Call the Planning

Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Pam Dudziak, the Planner at (651) 675-5691 or [email protected] with the above information.

CITY OF EAGANChristina M. Scipioni - City Clerk

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DATE/LOCATION OF HEAR-ING: Advisory Planning Commis-sion Meeting: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd.

D E V E L O P M E N T / A P P L I -CANT: City Vue Commons/Lonny Provencher

LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-TION: 1200 Yankee Doodle Road, Lot 1, Block 1, Town Centre 100 1st

REQUEST(S):Comprehensive Guide Plan

AmendmentA Comprehensive Guide Plan

amendment of 9.8 acres from O/S, office Service to MU, Mixed Use.

QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Plan-ner at (651) 675-5696 or [email protected] with the above information.



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DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd.

DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Prowire Addition/Rocky Ranch

LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-TION: 4101 Nicols Road, Ste 105, Lot 1, Block 1, Prowire Addition

REQUEST(S):Conditional Use PermitA Conditional Use Permit to al-

low minor auto repair.File Number: 19-CU-01-01-14QUESTIONS: Call the Planning

Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Pam Dudziak, the Planner at (651) 675-5691 or [email protected] with the above information.



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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 31, 2007MORTGAGOR: Powlos W

Habtemariam, single.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Nominee for U.S. Bank N.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 6, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2554802.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated Sep-tember 26, 2013 Recorded Oc-tober 8, 2013, as Document No. 2979839.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100021278908961340LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank N.A.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mort-gage, a division of U.S. Bank Na-tional Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 1658 Walnut Lane, Eagan, MN 55122

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 108460008020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 8, Wood-gate, Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $198,000.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE:

$207,065.22That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 11, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 11, 2014, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 2, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 12-005779 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014166495

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY BAS UPGRADE

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the Oak Ridge Elementary BAS Upgrade by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:30 p.m., March 4, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at Oak Ridge Elementary Main En-trance. Attendance at this meeting is highly recommended.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 14, 21, 2014

175997




DATE OF MORTGAGE:August 12, 2005MORTGAGOR: Frankie M. Hig-

gins and Melvin L. Higgins, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc as Nominee for Brier Mortgage Cor-poration.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed August 29, 2005, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 573330 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 104073.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated July 11, 2013 Filed July 17, 2013, as Document No. T719501.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Brier Mortgage Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mort-gage, a division of U.S. Bank Na-tional Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 13401 Nicollet Lane, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 028135006020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: The land referred to is situated in the State of Minnesota, County of Dakota, and is described as follows:

All of Lot Two (2) and that part of Lot One (1), described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot One (1), thence West 89.9 feet to the West line of said Lot One (1); thence North along the West line of said Lot One (1) , 20.1 feet, thence East 89.35 feet to the point on the East line of said Lot One (1), which is 20 feet North of the Southeast corner thereof, thence South along the East line of said Lot One (1), 20 feet to the place of beginning, all in Block Six (6), Valley Highlands, according to the plat thereof on file and of re-cord in the office of the Registrar of titles, Dakota county, Minnesota




$192,331.80 That prior to the commence-





to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.


MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: January 2, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 13-002950 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 20, 2006

MORTGAGOR: Michele A. Hedtke, A Single Person.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guar-anteed Rate, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded January 8, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2486597.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP. Dated January 27, 2012 Recorded Feb-ruary 6, 2012, as Document No. 2847052. And thereafter assigned to: Green Tree Servicing, LLC. Dated November 6, 2012 Recorded November 14, 2012, as Document No. 2908836.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Guaranteed Rate, Inc.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Green Tree Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 4452 Woodgate Point, Eagan, MN 55122

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 10.84602.02.240LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 24, Block 2, Woodgate 3rd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota



AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $150,071.80

That prior to the commence-ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;





TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 08,2014 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: December 31, 2013Green Tree Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68888 - 13-007357 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in theBurnsville/EaganJanuary 24, 31,

February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014165187


2014 HARDSCAPE REHABILITATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Hardscape and Tennis Court Rehabilitation by Independent School District 196, at the Facili-ties and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday March 4, 2014; at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Facili-ties and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068.



Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District #196



172907

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSPROJECT IDENTIFICATION: Sealed

Bids will be received for the Joseph Nicol-let Junior High School - Toilet Room Alter-ations project, located at 400 East 134thStreet, Burnsville, MN, for Burnsville Ea-gan Savage Public Schools, IndependentSchool District No. 191, in accordancewith the Bidding Documents prepared byArmstrong, Torseth, Skold & Rydeen, Inc.,Architects and Engineers, 8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN55427-4414, Phone 763-545-3731..

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Projectconsists of interior alterations to replacetoilet partitions, plumbing fixtures andacoustical tile ceilings in toilet rooms. Work includes the removal of existingMedia Center coiling doors and installinghollow metal doors and frames, and gyp-sum board walls. Additional Work includesterrazzo tile, resilient base, concrete ma-sonry units, paint, ceramic tile floors andwalls, and associated mechanical andelectrical work.

TYPE OF BIDS: Single Lump Sum Bidswill be received for the total Scope of the Work for the Project to include general,mechanical, and electrical construction.

BID DATE: Bids must be received on or before February 27, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.,local time.

DELIVERY AND OPENING OF BIDS:Bids shall be delivered to and openedat Independent School District No. 191 Administrative Services Center, 100River Ridge Court, Burnsville, Minnesota55337. Bids will be opened publicly andread aloud immediately after the specifiedtime of closure for bidding period. Inter-ested parties are invited to attend the bid opening.

PROCUREMENT OF BIDDING DOCU-MENTS: Bidding Documents and Plan Holders List may be procured from:

Thomas Reprographics, 801 2nd Av-enue North, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Telephone Number: 612-374-1120; Toll-Free Number: 800-328-7154; Fax Num-ber: 612-374-1129.

BID SECURITY: Bids shall be accom-panied by a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond in the amount of 5 percent of the Base Bid submitted, made payable to the Owner, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into a contract with the Owner inaccordance with Bid submitted and theContract Documents.

TIME OF COMPLETION: Owner re-quires Substantial Completion of ContractWork on or before August 15, 2014.

PRE-BID MEETING: A Pre-Bid meet-ing will be held at 3:30 P.M. on February 20, 2014 at Joseph Nicollet Junior HighSchool, meet at the Main Office.

WAGE DETERMINATION REQUIRE-MENTS: Contract is subject to compli-ance with the applicable Schedule of Prevailing Wages issued by the MinnesotaDepartment of Labor and Industry.

BIDS REQUESTED BY: Burnsville Eagan Savage Public SchoolIndependent School District No. 191Administrative Services Center100 River Ridge CourtBurnsville, Minnesota 55337

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DATE OF MORTGAGE:October 4, 2010MORTGAGOR: Jennifer L. Sen-

ger and Eric Kluckman, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mountain States Mort-gage Centers, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November

12, 2010 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2765517.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: United Se-curity Financial. Dated December 4, 2013 Recorded December 18, 2013, as Document No. 2990906.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Mountain States Mortgage Centers Inc.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

United Security FinancialMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 4110 Rahn Road Unit A124, Eagan, MN 55122


PROPERTY: Unit No. A124, CIC No. 468, Eagan Gardens




$92,553.47That prior to the commence-


PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be

sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:



to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 26, 2014 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-


MNsure enrollment assistance available in Dakota County In an effort to reach un-insured or underinsured people in need of health care coverage, the state awarded Dakota County a grant to encourage and facilitate enrollment into a health insurance plan through MNsure – the state’s health insurance ex-

change website. As part of the project, Dakota County’s certified MNsure application coun-selors will partner with nonprofit organizations to help people sign up for health care coverage. These application counselors spend four hours each week

at the partner organizations helping people navigate the website and explain the op-tions available based on in-come and other factors. By calling the following organizations, people can sign up for a one-hour ap-pointment with an applica-tion counselor:

• 360 Communities Burnsville, 952-985-5300. • 360 Communities Rosemount, 651-322-5113 • Hastings Family Ser-vice, 651-437-7134. • Neighbors, Inc., South St. Paul, 651-455-5000. • Dakota County Em-ployment and Economic

Assistance, West St. Paul, 651-554-5611. Application counselors can also provide informa-tion on other programs and services that might be of in-terest. In addition to working with the nonprofit orga-nizations, Dakota County

is working to hold several library workshops to as-sist people in applying for health insurance through MNsure. For more information about the workshops, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search MNsure.

LEGAL NOTICES

ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: January 16, 2014United Security FinancialMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68889 - 13-007931 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2014

SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGChairperson Rob Duchscher

called the special School Board meeting to order at 5 p.m. on Janu-ary 27, 2014 at the District Office.

Present: Joel Albright, Art Coul-son, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairper-son; Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Huusko and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve the revised agenda.

The School Board is meeting in special session to give prelimi-nary consideration of allegations or charges regarding an employee. The School Board may also receive attorney-client privileged informa-tion from its attorney during the meeting. The Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statute § 13D.05, sub-division 2(b) and Minnesota Statue § 13D.05, subdivision 3(b) permits a meeting to be closed for prelimi-nary consideration of allegations or charges regarding an employee and for purposes of the attorney-client privilege.

Motion by Duchscher, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to close the meeting.

Superintendent Berenz, Director of Human Resources Tom Peder-stuen and School District Attorney Jill Coyle presented facts for the preliminary consideration of allega-tions against an employee.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Coulson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to reopen the meeting.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve a resolution to expel a student immediately for the remain-der of the 2013-14 school year, continuing through and including June 11, 2014 3 (Exhibit A).

Pederstuen stated that the dis-trict is required to submit a pay equity report to the state every three years (Exhibit B). The report assures compliance with the state pay equity law which requires gen-der-fair compensation for public employees.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve the report.

Director of Secondary Educa-tion Mark Parr asked the board to approve a resolution authorizing support of Form B/C Applications to the Minnesota State High School League Foundation (Exhibit C) for district high schools.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Coulson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve the resolution.

Pederstuen asked the board to approve revisions to the 2013-14 school year calendar (Exhibit D) to make up two of the five days of instructional time lost because of extremely cold weather in January.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Huusko and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve the calendar revisions.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Coulson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 6:02 p.m.


Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 14, 2014

176085INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 917JANUARY 21, 2014

SCHOOL BOARD MINUTESThis is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2014,with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 4:02PM. The meeting was held at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN. Boardmembers present: Dick Bergstrom (to be sworn in at this meeting), Dan Cater,Deb Clark, Jill Lewis, Bob Erickson, RonHill, Vanda Pressnall, Melissa Sauser, TomRyerson, and administrators were pres-ent. Absent: None. Good news reportswere presented. The following ConsentAgenda items were approved: minutes,personnel, donations, bills to be paid, in-vestment report and wire transfers. Rec-ommended actions approved: TemporaryEmployee Report; authorize Supt, Chairor Vice Chair, to continue the process of executing a purchase agreement withMnSCU on the Animal Science Building;and resolution for Paraprofessional Week. Adjournment at 5:10 PM.

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

February 14, 2014174837




DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 22, 2006MORTGAGOR: Michael Volz and

Robyn Volz, husband and wife.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded December 14, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2481879.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated November 9, 2011 Recorded April 9, 2012, as Document No. 2860530. And thereafter assigned to: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. Dated July 2, 2013 Recorded July 12, 2013, as Document No. 2962703.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Specialized Loan Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 2035 Opal Place, Eagan, MN 55122


PROPERTY: Lot 23, Block 10, Ce-dar Grove No. 1




$210,330.33 That prior to the commence-








“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: January 7, 2014Specialized Loan Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-6888152 - 13-008240 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014166088

CITY OF EAGANNOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

HEARING DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY

MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

City Council of the City of Eagan, DakotaCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the EaganMunicipal Center located at 3830 PilotKnob Road, in said City on March 4, 2014at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed as-sessment of delinquent utility billings inEagan.

The proposed area to be assessed isdescribed in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll

is open to public inspection. Written ororal objections will be considered at thepublic hearing.

No appeal may be taken as to theamount of any assessment unless awritten objection, signed by the affectedproperty owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presentedto the presiding officer at the meeting.An owner may appeal an assessment todistrict court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081by serving notice of the appeal upon theMayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan withinthirty (30) days after the adoption of theassessment and filing such notice with theDistrict Court of Dakota County within ten(10) days after service upon the Mayor orClerk.

Further information relating to theseassessments may be obtained from theSpecial Assessment Division at EaganCity Hall and any questions should be di-rected to that Division.

Dated: February 10, 2014/s/ Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk City of Eagan


February 14, 2014175642


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSPROJECT IDENTIFICATION: Sealed

Bids will be received for the Joseph Nicol-let Junior High School - Door Replace-ment project, located at 400 East 134thStreet, Burnsville, MN, for Burnsville Ea-gan Savage Public Schools, IndependentSchool District No. 191, in accordancewith the Bidding Documents prepared byArmstrong, Torseth, Skold & Rydeen, Inc.,Architects and Engineers, 8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN55427-4414, Phone 763-545-3731.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Projectconsists of the removal of existing plasticlaminate interior doors, transom panelsand door hardware, and replacing themwith hollow metal doors, wood transom panels and door hardware. Work includespainting of new hollow metal doors as wellas the painting of existing hollow doors,hollow metal frames and borrowed lites.

TYPE OF BIDS: Single Lump Sum Bidswill be received for the total Scope of the Work for the Project to include general,mechanical, and electrical construction.

BID DATE: Bids must be received on or before February 27, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.,local time.

DELIVERY AND OPENING OF BIDS:Bids shall be delivered to and openedat Independent School District No. 191 Administrative Services Center, 100River Ridge Court, Burnsville, Minnesota55337. Bids will be opened publicly andread aloud immediately after the specifiedtime of closure for bidding period. Inter-ested parties are invited to attend the bid opening.

PROCUREMENT OF BIDDING DOCU-MENTS: Bidding Documents and Plan Holders List may be procured from:

Thomas Reprographics, 801 2nd Av-enue North, Minneapolis, MN 55404;

Telephone Number: 612-374-1120; Toll-Free Number: 800-328-7154; Fax Num-ber: 612-374-1129.

BID SECURITY: Bids shall be accom-panied by a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond in the amount of 5 percent of the Base Bid submitted, made payable to the Owner, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into a contract with the Owner inaccordance with Bid submitted and theContract Documents.

TIME OF COMPLETION: Owner re-quires Substantial Completion of ContractWork on or before August 15, 2014.

PRE-BID MEETING: A Pre-Bid meet-ing will be held at 2:30 P.M. on February 20, 2014 at Joseph Nicollet Junior HighSchool, meet at the Main Office.

WAGE DETERMINATION REQUIRE-MENTS: Contract is subject to compli-ance with the applicable Schedule of Prevailing Wages issued by the MinnesotaDepartment of Labor and Industry.

BIDS REQUESTED BY: Burnsville Ea-gan Savage Public School

Independent School District No. 191Administrative Services Center100 River Ridge CourtBurnsville, Minnesota 55337


February 7, 14, 2014172794


HEARING DELINQUENT MOWING, NOXIOUS WEEDS

AND REFUSE REMOVAL BILLSCITY OF EAGAN

DAKOTA COUNTYMINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the EaganMunicipal Center located at 3830 PilotKnob Road, in said City on March 4, 2014at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed as-sessment of delinquent noxious weedsand mowing service billings in Eagan.

The proposed area to be assessed isdescribed in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll is open to public inspection. Written ororal objections will be considered at thepublic hearing.

No appeal may be taken as to theamount of any assessment unless awritten objection, signed by the affectedproperty owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presentedto the presiding officer at the meeting.An owner may appeal an assessment todistrict court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan withinthirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with theDistrict Court of Dakota County within ten(10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk.

Further information relating to theseassessments may be obtained from theSpecial Assessment Division at Eagan City Hall and any questions should be di-rected to that Division.

Dated: February 10, 2014./s/ Christina M. Scipioni, City ClerkCity of Eagan


February 14, 2014175651


HEARING DELINQUENT FALSE ALARM BILLS

CITY OF EAGANDAKOTA COUNTY

MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

City Council of the City of Eagan, DakotaCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the EaganMunicipal Center located at 3830 PilotKnob Road, in said City on March 4, 2014at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed as-sessment of delinquent false alarm billingsin Eagan.

The proposed area to be assessed isdescribed in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll is open to public inspection. Written or

oral objections will be considered at thepublic hearing.

No appeal may be taken as to theamount of any assessment unless awritten objection, signed by the affectedproperty owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presentedto the presiding officer at the meeting.An owner may appeal an assessment todistrict court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081by serving notice of the appeal upon theMayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan withinthirty (30) days after the adoption of theassessment and filing such notice with theDistrict Court of Dakota County within ten(10) days after service upon the Mayor orClerk.

Further information relating to theseassessments may be obtained from theSpecial Assessment Division at EaganCity Hall and any questions should be di-rected to that Division.

Dated: February 10, 2014/s/ Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk City of Eagan


February 14, 2014175625


2014 ROOF REHABILITATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Roof Rehabilitation by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the District Office (Dakota Conference Room), 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m., local time on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Office (Dakota Conference Room) located at 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068. Attendees shall meet at the main entrance.



Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196



172921INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 917FEBRUARY 4, 2014 SCHOOL

BOARD MINUTESThis is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 4:30PM. The meeting was held at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN. Board mem-bers present: Dick Bergstrom, Dan Cater,Deb Clark, Bob Erickson, Ron Hill, VandaPressnall, Melissa Sauser, and adminis-trators were present. Absent: Jill Lewis and Tom Ryerson. Good news reportswere presented. The following ConsentAgenda items were approved: minutes,personnel, bills to be paid, investmentreport and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: Revised Policy 419(Tobacco Free Environment); RevisedBudget for 2013-2014; Resolution direct-ing administration to make recommen-dations for reductions in programs andpositions; Teachers’ Contract for 2013-2015; Maintenance Payments to MemberDistricts; Calendar Adjustment due to In-clement Weather Closing; and proceduralmodification to payment of claims prior to Board approval. Adjournment at 6:00 PM.

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

February 14, 2014174826


NORTEL NETWORKS TELEPHONE SYSTEM

MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for the purpose of securing a contract for mainte-nance services and optionally an upgrade to the latest version of Succession software for the Dis-trict’s 32 Nortel Network CS1000 Release 4.5 PBX systems by Inde-pendent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Complete instructions on how to obtain bidding documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/.

If you should have any questions regarding this bid, you may contact Edward Heier at (651) 423-7793.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196



172944CITY OF BURNSVILLE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held onFebruary 24, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of LMAPartners LLP for Southside Athleticsfor an ordinance amendment to Title 10, Chapter 24 (4) to allow sports per-formance training centers as a Condi-tional Use in the I-1 zoning district and related changes to Title 10, Chapters 4, 23, and 26.

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Com-mission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

Published in the Burnsville/Eagan

February 14, 21, 2014176020


CLOSED SESSION NOTESJANUARY 16, 2014

This meeting will be closed as permittedby Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.03 todiscuss ISD 191’s labor negotiation strat-egies.

The school board closed session wascalled to order by Chair Schmid at 8:50p.m. at the Burnsville High School SeniorCampus in the Diamondhead EducationCenter.

Members present: Directors Luth, Alt,Currier, VandenBoom and Chair Schmid.Members absent: Directors Hill andSweep.

Others in Attendance: Joe Gothard, su-perintendent; Lisa Rider, executive direc-tor of business services; Stacey Sovine,executive director of human resources;and Jami Kenney, executive assistant.

The following item was discussed:• Negotiation Strategies with the Burns-

ville Education Association. The closed session adjourned at 9:28

p.m.Date Approved: February 6, 2014/s/ DeeDee Currier, Clerk


February 14, 2014174896

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALESS MNRI, LLC, doing business

as Simply Self Storage intends to enforce its lien on certain personal property belonging to the following at the facility located at 4025 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN 55122. The sale will take place (unless otherwise withdrawn) via an on-line auction at www.storage-battles.com on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 beginning at approximate-ly 10:00 AM and concluding on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at ap-proximately 10:00 AM. This public sale will result in the goods being sold to the highest bidder. Certain terms and conditions apply.

K. Phillips #400A Luggage, Clothes

E. Moore #421 Music Keyboard, Banquet Tables, Clothes

B. Clifford #506 MLB Lamp, Speaker, Bicycle

C. Williams # 636D Television, Luggage, Microwave


February 14, 21, 2014172524

CITY OF BURNSVILLE NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

February 24, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. oras soon thereafter as possible by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of NSPCo for a preliminary and final plat ofa 5 lot subdivision to be known asWapetu Maza 2nd Addition and vari-ance to drainage and utility easementrequirements.


All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner ChrisSlania (952) 895-4451 at the City ofBurnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


February 14, 21, 2014176014

CITY OF BURNSVILLE NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

February 24, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. oras soon thereafter as possible by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application Astleford Family Limited Partnership for an In-terim Use Permit for soil remediation and soil stockpiling, on Lot 8, Block 1,BURNSVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK.


All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner ChrisSlania (952) 895-4451 at the City ofBurnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


February 14, 21, 2014176001

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 196

MINUTES OF JANUARY 6, 2014

ORGANIZATION AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Chairperson Rob Duchscher called the organizational and regu-lar School Board meeting to order at 6 p.m. on January 6, 2014 at Da-kota Ridge School.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the School Board.

Roll call to establish a quorum. Present: Joel Albright, Art Coulson, Gary Huusko, Jackie Magnuson, Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Rob Duchscher.

Superintendent Jane K. Berenz was also present.

Duchscher administered the Oath of Office to recently elected board members Huusko, Coulson and Roseen.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

Election of officers for January through December 2014 went as follows:

Magnuson nominated Rob Duchscher to the office of chair-person. Coulson seconded the nomination. There being no other nominations, Duchscher closed the nominations. Motion carried with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition.

Albright nominated Jackie Mag-nuson to the office of vice chair-person. Huusko seconded the nomination. There being no other nominations, Duchscher closed the nominations. Motion carried with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition.

Albright nominated Gary Huusko to the office of clerk. Coulson sec-onded the nomination. There being no other nominations, Duchscher

closed the nominations. Motion carried with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition.

Huusko nominated Art Coulson to the office of treasurer. Albright seconded the nomination. There being no other nominations, Duch-scher closed the nominations. Mo-tion carried with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Schutte and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no members voting in opposition, to approve the School Board commit-tees and appointments for January through December 2014 as pre-sented in Exhibit A1.

The board recognized Scott Du-rocher, Eastview High School, who received an Outstanding Individual in Communication and Theater Award from the Communication and Theater Association of Minne-sota (CTAM).

Berenz congratulated:• Rosemount High School

marching band students and staff on their outstanding performance in the Rose Parade;

• Cathy Kindem, coordinator of Innovative Educational Programs, for receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching;

• John Greene, Falcon Ridge Middle School, on being selected the Minnesota Music Educator of the Year;

• Juniors from each high school who were nominated for the ExCEL Award, and

• noted that the week of January 12 is Paraprofessional Recognition Week in Minnesota.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Huusko and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the following Consent items:

Minutes of December 9, 2013 regular board meeting (Exhibit A2);

Claims for December 4-17, 2013 (Exhibit B1);

Electronic funds transfer sched-ule for November 30-December 13, 2013 (Exhibit B2);

Schedule of investments for November 30-December 13, 2013 (Exhibit B3);

A manual signature, in addi-tion to the facsimile signatures on checks of $100,000 or more, of ei-ther the School Board chairperson, treasurer, clerk, superintendent, director of finance and operations or director of secondary education (Exhibit B4);

Gifts received for the month ending December 18, 2013 (Exhibit B5);

Gifts valued under $500 and to-taling $61,966.35 received through December 31, 2013 (Exhibit B6);

Advertising revenue valued under $500 and totaling $1,100 received by December 18, 2013 (Exhibit B7);

Contract with Diversified Snack Distribution for snack and bever-age products during 2013-14 for $71,969.20 (Exhibit B8), and

Separations, leaves of absence and new staff (Exhibit C1).

Director of Communications Tony Taschner presented a legis-lative update of the 2013 session which provided E-12 education with an additional $485 million in funding for 2013-14 and next year.

He reported the 2014 session begins on February 25, it’s a non-funding session and the Governor has dubbed it the “unsession” with a focus on eliminating unnecessary laws, rules and requirements. Other topics likely to be address include bullying prohibition, facility needs for full-day kindergarten, early learning and security, and expand-ed early learning and college-credit opportunities.

Taschner outlined the district’s legislative advocacy efforts and explained last year’s formation of the Legislative Advisory Council (LAC) to better involve and engage citizens. During the 2014 session the LAC will help develop and com-municate legislative priorities, visit with local legislators and legislative leaders, and establish an advocacy e-network to communicate alerts.

Taschner shared possible leg-islative priorities for the 2014 ses-sion such as greater local funding authority to provide additional space for full-day kindergarten and expanded early learning programs; safety and security improvements to schools, and up-to-date learning technology. Also being considered are fewer mandates and report-ing requirements. On behalf of the district, Senator Greg Clausen is sponsoring a bill on the authority to use lease levy funds to purchase a satellite transportation facility. He noted District 196 schools hosted Senator Franken this fall and will host a couple of Minnesota senate meetings the week of January 13.

The LAC is scheduled to pres-ent recommendations for the 2014 Legislative Platform at the February 10 School Board meeting.

Director of Finance and Opera-tions Jeff Solomon asked the board to approve the 2013-14 final bud-get (Exhibit E) that was presented in detail at the December 9 board meeting. He pointed out the bud-get document includes a great re-source, “A Budget Guide For Our Community.”

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Roseen and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the final budget.

Berenz announced nominations for the Andrew Christopher Randall Travel Award are being accepted through February 21.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Albright and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 p.m.


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ing master plan proposal. Concerned that resi-dents were feeling left out of the process, County Commissioner Nancy Schouweiler proposed creating the citizen com-mittee, which was unani-mously approved by the Dakota County Physical Development Committee on Feb. 11. “No matter what de-

cision would we make, people would still be upset with the plan because of the process,” Schouweiler said. “We can’t go back once a decision is made. It’s in place for 10 years or so. We need to do it right.” The commission is ex-pected to formally vote on Feb. 25 on whether to cre-ate the committee. If formally approved, county commissioners will each appoint two mem-

bers to the 14-member committee as well as sev-eral “at large” members who represent interested organizations. “We want this commit-tee to represent the peo-ple of the entire county,” Schouweiler said.


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they would like the new building to create a space to display city artifacts, rather than simply store them. When looking at dis-playing artifacts in exist-ing buildings, they pointed to the Eagan Community

Center and the former fire administration center as possibilities. “It might be worth hav-ing conversations to see if there are opportunities for collaborative sharing of that building,” Coun-cil Member Paul Bakken said. “I’m becoming less confident in putting that

property to the private market.” Grant money from the state’s Legacy Act pro-gram may be available if the space is deemed a mu-seum.


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and zoning approval to put a 28,600-square-foot store into long-vacant space at Burnhaven Mall on West County Road 42, next to Super Target. Total Wine, which bills itself as “America’s Wine Superstore” with more than 8,000 wines in a typi-cal store, has 100 locations in 15 states. Planned ex-pansion to Burnsville and other area cities would make Minnesota the 16th. “The County Road 42 corridor is a regional shopping destination for the south metro, and To-tal Wine will add to that regional draw,” a city plan-ning report said. The Planning Commis-sion voted 3-2 Feb. 11 to recommend approval of a planned unit development amendment for the proj-ect. Council consideration of the amendment and a public hearing on the li-quor license are scheduled for April 22. Total Wine has a po-tential way into Burns-ville without new liquor licenses. Redhawk Liquor & Wine in Burnsville has

relinquished its license and closed its store at 2900 Cliff Road E. Total Wine’s license application and Redhawk’s relinquishment were both filed at about the same time last month, according to city licensing specialist Tina Zink.Costco In late 2009 the coun-cil raised the number of off-sale licenses from eight to 12. Costco had been scouting south metro loca-tions for several years and rejected area cities with municipal-only liquor. It opened a membership warehouse store with a liquor component in No-vember 2010 on the former Grossman car dealership site on Burnhaven Drive. “We did the ordinance to make sure we could bring Costco in,” Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said. At the time, some resi-dents cheered the added licenses as an enticement to a Costco or Trader Joe’s. Burnsville’s existing off-sale license holders op-posed them. Kautz voiced concern about allocating the license from Redhawk, a neigh-

borhood liquor store, to the Burnsville Center retail area. She said the council intended in 2009 to not al-low a reallocation from a neighborhood store to the Burnsville Center area. “If we did not close that loop, I want that loop closed,” Kautz said. The idea was to sepa-rate a defined Burnsville Center retail area from the rest of the city to pro-tect neighborhood liquor stores, Council Member Mary Sherry said. “At that time, they had to build a freestanding building” to meet city or-dinance for off-sale liquor, she said. “They had to make all this investment. So we were protective of them.” Debate over that issue shouldn’t be allowed to impede the True Wine ap-plication process, Council Member Dan Kealey indi-cated. “I just want to be sure that we treat any applicant existing fairly,” he said.


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Winter bluegrass Bluegrass band Switched at Birth – including Mark Briere, left, and Rick Anderson – are set to perform Thursday, Feb. 20, as part of the ongoing Bluegrass at the Steeple Cen-ter concert series hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. The series offers a dif-ferent bluegrass band each month, January through May; other acts booked include Ivo-ry Bridge (March 20), Marty Marone and the Blue Moon Boys (April 17), and the Roe Family Singers (May 15). Tickets for all the shows, which run from 7-9 p.m., are $5 and can be purchased at the arts council’s web-site, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. (Photo submitted)

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Books Maureen Geraghty Bouchard, 6:30-8 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 18, Robert Trail Li-brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Bouchard, a member of the Rosemount Historical Society, will present “Rosemount: From the River to Space,” the first compre-hensive history of Rosemount. Bouchard will sign and sell her book. New York Times bestsell-ing author Elizabeth Berg, 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Berg will discuss her latest book, “Tap-estry of Fortunes,” the story of four women venturing into their pasts in order to shape their futures. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.

Call for Artists The Eagan Art House is ac-cepting registrations through Feb. 21 for the 2014 exhibit “Art Is… Exhibit and Artist Perspective.” Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreat ion/eagan-art-house.

Dance Mystic Lake is holding auditions for a new in-house dance troupe on Sunday, Feb. 23. Audition registration will be 10-11:45 a.m. outside the Mystic Showroom, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake. Dancers should come audition ready. The audition starts promptly at noon. Dancers should be 18 years or older and RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, visit mysticlake.com/dancerau-ditions.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts So-ciety’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685. “Opposing Landscapes,” a photography exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display during February at Dunn Bros Cof-

fee, 1012 Diffley Road, Eagan. Includes images captured at Lake Moraine, Alberta, Canada, and the Badlands near Rapid City, S.D. “My Minnesota,” a photog-raphy exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display Feb. 8 through March 10 at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. Features images captured near Grand Marais. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Ea-gan Art Festival and Eagan Art House, is on display through February at the Eagan Byerly’s, 1299 Promenade Place. Infor-mation: 651-675-5521.

Music Jazz band Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs will be presenting a Valentine’s Day concert at Morgan’s on Nicol-let tavern located in the Nicol-let Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave S., Burnsville. The Friday, Feb. 14, show runs from 8-11 p.m. and reservations can be made by calling 952-435-1855. The Legacy of Floyd Cra-mer with Jason Coleman, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $17 in advance, $20 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. Sirens of the ’60s: The Girl Singers of the Hit Pa-rade, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $22 adults, $18 seniors and students. Information: 952-985-4640.

Theater “Snow White & the 7 or 8 Dwarfs,” presented by Lake-ville Area Community Educa-tion and Giant Step Children’s Theatre, Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 17, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Tick-ets: $6 in advance at 952-232-2150 (www.lakevilleareacom-munityed.net) or $8 at the door. “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wed-ding Anniversary and Vow Renewal,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 at 952-895-4680 or Ticketmaster.com.

Tribute to a piano great The Lakeville Area Arts Center is present-ing a tribute to an American piano great with the concert “The Legacy of Floyd Cramer” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Cramer’s grandson, Jason Coleman (pictured), will be performing highlights of the American Hall of Fame pianist’s music at the show. Cred-ited as one of the creators of the “Nashville sound,” Cramer was a studio musician whose piano stylings can be heard on the record-ings of Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 at the door, and are available at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com. (Photo submitted)

Author Berg at Galaxie Dakota County Library and Club Book will host New York Times bestsell-ing author Elizabeth Berg from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, as she discusses her newest book, “Tapestry of Fortunes.” The book, which is about four women on a journey of second chances, will be available for purchase at the event. Berg will also sign copies and answer questions. Club Book is a program of the Metro-politan Library Service Agency. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search Berg.

Beach party at MN Zoo As part of the Feb. 14-17 Tropical Beach Party at the Minnesota Zoo, the IMAX Theatre is presenting 45-minute films between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. through-out the weekend. Tickets for all shows are $5. Movies include “Deep Sea,” Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom,” “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D,” and “Under the Sea 3D.” Family Night will be Monday, Feb. 17, with “Born to be Wild 3D” showing at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary food and drinks

(while supplies last) will be served in the lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m. For a complete schedule of show times and to purchase tickets, visit www.imax.com/minnesota.

Comedy for Caring The Burnsville Rotary presents its 39th annual charity event Comedy for Caring featuring Pat Hazell’s “The Wonder Bread Years” April 26 at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center. A salute to the baby boomer generation, “The Wonder Bread Years,” is a fast-paced, hilarious produc-tion that walks the line between standup and theater. Comedy for Caring also includes live jazz with the 18-piece Real Big Band and silent and live auctions benefiting 35 chari-ties. An online auction is also part of the fundraising efforts at www.biddingfor-good.com/burnsvillerotary. Tickets are $39 and go on sale Saturday, March 1, at 10 a.m. Special VIP seating in-cluding a meet and greet with Pat Hazell is available for $55. Ticket price includes ap-petizers and desserts. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticket-master.com.

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Obituaries Engagements

Ferguson - Minneman

Ruth Ansel and Blair Ferguson of Willming-ton, Delaware, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Ansel Ferguson, to Michael Thomas Minneman, son of Thomas and Deborah Minneman of Lakeville. A March 2014 wedding is planned in Annapolis, Maryland.

Lieutenant JG Fergu-son is a labor and delivery nurse attached to Naval Medical Center San Di-ego. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2011 and graduated from Alexis I. duPont High School in 2007.

Lieutenant JG Minneman is a MH-60R pilot attached to Heli-copter Maritime Strike Squadron 41, based at Naval Air Station North Island Coronado, Califor-nia. He graduated from the University of Vir-ginia in 2011 and gradu-ated from Lakeville North High School in 2007.

Following the wedding, the couple will reside in San Diego, California.

Mulloy - HaleCristin Tara Mulloy,

daughter of Kevin and Jeanette Mulloy of Burns-ville, and Brett Marshall Hale, son of Sandy and Rebecca Hale of Wall, South Dakota, are proud to announce their engage-ment.

Cristin is a 1999 gradu-ate of Burnsville High School and a 2004 grad-uate of Winona State University with a BS in Criminal Justice. She is currently employed with Dakota County as an As-sistant Probation Officer. Brett is a 1997 gradu-ate of Wall High School and a 2001 graduate of Mankato State Univer-sity with a BS in Finance. He is currently employed with Wells Fargo as a Mortgage Consultant.

A May wedding is planned at the Mayowood Stone Barn in Rochester.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday

Sweet 16 !

Amanda Marie O’Brien“Cuddles”

February 14, 1998

Love you to infinity & back!

GammaWose O’Brien

Anniversaries

Glen and Eleanor(Pumper) Jindra 60th Anniversary

We are inviting rela-tives and friends to join us at our 60th Wedding

Anniversary Celebration.The open house will be

held on Sunday, February 23rd from 1- 4pm at the

Savage American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave. Savage, MN. Food and beverage will be served.


and grade school English teachers had heard I wrote a history book, they would die,” she joked. “And if they’d already died, they’d be rolling in their graves.” She described the book as “picture-heavy,” con-taining about 1,000 pho-tos culled from historical society archives. She had done countless interviews

over the years and started collecting new informa-tion for the book with in-terviews and research. The book’s subtitle, “From the River to Space,” was suggested to Geraghty Bouchard by fellow Rose-mount Area Historical So-ciety member John Loch. She embraced the phrase, as it gives a nod to the first settlers in the area along the banks of the Mississippi River, as well as the Space Age achieve-ments of the town, among them the production of the heat sensor for the Ti-tan missile. Geraghty Bouchard will be discussing her book at the Robert Trail Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18, as part of the “Meet the Au-thor Series” sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the library. The “Meet the Author” event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the library, located at 14395 S. Robert Trail; ad-mission is free. Copies of the book are $32.95. To purchase a book, email rosemoun-this [email protected] . Copies will also be avail-able at the library event.

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South Metro Chorale The South Metro Cho-rale presents its annual cabaret fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave. This year’s theme is “The Late Night Show with SMC.” Comedian Doug Anderson hosts the event. The cabaret-style musi-cal variety show includes a silent auction, games, cash raffle, food and beverages. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for stu-

dents and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by call-ing 612-386-4636. Visit southmetrochorale.org for more information.

Chameleon’s ‘Simpatico’ The Chameleon The-atre Circle is staging “Sim-patico” by Sam Shepard Feb. 21 through March 9 at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22, Feb. 28, March 1, March 3, March 6-8, and 2 p.m. March 9. “Simpatico” contains adult situations, adult lan-

guage and simulated vio-lence. Tickets are $20 for adults; $17 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the box of-fice, at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Bands at The Garage Melodic hardcore bands To The Wind and Comeback Kid perform Feb. 19 at The Garage, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Doors open at 5 p.m. Call 952-895-4664 for information.

Warriors swarm as darkness descends Fantasy is at the fore in Farmington author’s debut novel

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Cruel warlords, marching hordes of bar-baric warriors and an epic fight with the pow-ers of darkness color the pages of M.K. Lauren’s fantasy novel “Brethren Through Bloodshed.” Released last fall, the book marks the fiction debut of the 36-year-old Farmington author, who works full-time as a soft-ware engineer. “I’ve always been a fan of fantasy — typically that’s all I read, with a lit-tle science fiction thrown in here and there,” said Lauren, who’s also a longtime fantasy role-playing gamer. “Eventu-

ally it dawned on me that I’ve got a creative side and decided to try a nov-el.” He began work on the book 12 years ago, but put the project on the

back burner to devote time to other life pursuits — foremost among them going back to school, getting married and rais-ing three children. Since completing “Brethren Through Bloodshed,” Lauren has begun work on a follow-up, tentatively “Darkness Surges,” a book he envi-sions as the second in-stallment in an ongoing fantasy series. The name “M.K. Lau-ren,” he said, is a pseud-onym he adopted for his literary pursuits; he re-quested his real name not be published with this ar-ticle. “Primarily it’s just to keep some degree of ano-nymity,” he said.

“Brethren Through Bloodshed” is available as an e-book through

Amazon. More about the novel is at Facebook.com/mk.lauren.1.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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From early settlers to the Space Age Rosemount history book author featured

at Feb. 18 library event by Andrew Miller


In one sense, the groundwork for “Rose-mount: From the River to Space,” Maureen Ger-aghty Bouchard’s history of her hometown, was laid in the author’s childhood. “I consider myself an implant — I was born and raised in St. Paul — but my father and grandfa-ther were born and raised in Rosemount,” said Ger-aghty Bouchard, a Rose-mount Area Historical Society member who’s been a resident of the city for about three decades. “Growing up I spent a lot of time at my grand-parents’ house, and I started to learn about the city from the stories my grandfather used to tell.” The book, published last year, started to take shape about four years ago when Geraghty Bouchard, an employee of the Da-kota County Historical Society, received a call from Pam Clausen, the daughter of Hap and Bet-ty Hanson, informing the historical society that the Hansons had bequeathed in their will an endowment to the society for publica-tions. Hap Hanson, the first superintendent of School District 196, and Betty Hanson, a longtime librar-ian, died in 1999 and 1974, respectively. Geraghty Bouchard jumped at the opportunity to write a history of Rose-mount, though even now the published author says she doesn’t consider her-self a writer. “If my high school

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