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Area teams to play in tourneyArea American Legion baseball teams are slated to play in the largest tournament of its kind in the nation.

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Blame to go aroundLegislators, the governor and Minnesota’s polarized voters share blame for state Capitol gridlock, the ECM Editorial Board writes.

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Zoo leopard recoveringAn Amur leopard from the Minnesota Zoo is recovering after surgery.

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Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek is the official newspaper for the cities of Burnsville and Eagan and school districts 191 and 196. Public Notices begin on Page 13A.

Eagan celebrates the Fourth

The local chapter of Zuhrah Shriners drove miniature jeeps representing each branch of the U.S. military during the Eagan July 4th Funfest parade on Monday. Crowds packed Yankee Doodle Road to watch the parade, which featured high school march-ing bands, elaborately decorated floats and local pageant royalty. More photos are on Page 20A. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

‘The perfect script’ for retiring parks director Schultz combined his interests with

his career by John Gessner

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Terry Schultz was all-conference in 1974 as a senior running back and safety for the Lakeville High School Panthers. He loved fishing as much as football and has made numerous trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Small for the sport, Schultz blew out a knee playing community col-lege football. The trips subsided later in life when both knees started to hurt. And come July 29 Schultz will be out to pasture, re-tired as Burnsville’s direc-tor of parks, recreation

and natural resources. He wouldn’t change a thing.

“It was great for me,” said Schultz, who started his career in Burnsville as

recreation programmer and facilities manager in 1986. “It really took ev-erything I loved to do in a career and gave me an opportunity to do it. If I could have written a script when I got out of college of how my career would unfold, this would be the perfect script.” Over 30 years in Burns-ville Schultz has managed adult recreation, helping build the city’s reputa-tion as a softball mecca; overseen the develop-ment and maturation of a parks system three times larger than the national standard; and helped lead efforts to cleanse Burns-ville’s lakes and ponds and set city government on an environmentally sustain-able path. With his “gentle de-meanor” and disarm-

ing manner, Schultz has gracefully handled hostile crowds such as the sharp-shooting and archery foes who came to City Hall when the city was writing its plan to manage the deer population, Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz said. His quiet advocacy for more youth ballfields cul-minated in development of Sue Fischer Memo-rial Park, she said. And Schultz was a “team play-er” when the recession-era City Council held back money planned for parks projects, the mayor said. “I’m going to certainly miss him,” she said. Graduating from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation administration, Schultz

Terry Schultz, a 30-year Burnsville employee, is retiring as director of parks, recreation and natural resources. (Photo by John Gessner)

Eagan legion commander retires after 24 years

Membership continues to be a struggle for

American Legionslocally, nationally

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

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When Tom Mullon joined in the U.S. Army 55 years ago, he found cama-raderie and brotherhood. Upon his discharge from the Army, Mullon contin-ued to serve his comrades as a VA hospital admin-istrator and a volunteer with the American Legion and other organizations. As commander of the Eagan American Legion for the past 24 years Mul-lon is among the longest

serving Le-gion com-m a n d e r s in the area and has dedicated count l e s s hours to b o o s t i n g the legion’s

membership and serving area veterans in need. Last month Mullon stepped down to assist in other as-pects of the Legion. Long-time Eagan post member John Flynn was elected commander. “I’ve been commander for a long time, and it’s time to move on to some-thing different. And I’m confident John will make a great commander,” said

Tom Mullon

Data Sales Co. employees stood before one of the company’s new semitrailers June 23. (Submitted photo)

InternationalFestivalis July 16

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


When the Interna-tional Festival of Burns-ville debuted at Nicollet Commons Park in 2007, organizers talked about “embracing diversity.” “It was our early focus,” said Burnsville resident Margo Swanson, who’s been involved in the event since the beginning. “Now it has kind of morphed. Now we’re well beyond embracing diversity. Now we’re bringing the fami-lies together and we’re cel-ebrating culture together.” The annual festival returns to Nicollet Com-mons on Saturday, July 16, from 3-9 p.m. The day of entertainment, food, art and cultural exhibits has become a summer high-light in Burnsville, often drawing 3,000 or more fes-tivalgoers. Last year’s attendance was 4,500, said Swanson, who hopes for another day of good weather. She’s been involved in the festi-val since its pre-2007 days

New look for cloud-driven tech firmData Sales has long

history in Burnsville by John Gessner


Data Sales Co.’s past and future are colored in blue on the three brand new semitrailers at its head-quarters in Burnsville. The $250,000 trucks carry the phrase “Powering the Cloud” im-posed over a photo reproduction of a modern data center. The im-age is forward-looking. But given the 44-year-old company’s origin as a buyer and seller of IBM main-frame equipment, the big blue trail-ers can’t help but conjure up a past when IBM earned the nickname “Big Blue.” “We still have IBM flowing through here in lineage, although (our) color’s a little bit deeper and richer than the old baby blue they had,” Data Sales Vice President

Robert Breckner said. The new look on the trucks show-cases Data Sales’ growing emphasis on lease financing of equipment to companies that power the cloud, Breckner said. “It’s a big deal that we’re kind of saying, ‘Now we are actively in this market. This is kind of the future of the company,’ ” added his 26-year-old nephew, Nicholas Breckner, one of about a dozen family members in the business. Data Sales unveiled the new semis at a June 23 luncheon at the com-pany headquarters on the northwest corner of Burnsville Parkway and County Road 42. Robert Breckner’s father, Ron, a former IBM employee, launched Data Sales in 1973 from his home on Penn Avenue in Burnsville. It sold reconfigured, reconditioned and re-certified IBM mainframes, and after expanding into IBM parts sales, be-came the nation’s leading reseller of used IBM parts, the company says.

It moved to three other Burns-ville locations before Breckner built the 180,000-square-foot headquar-ters in 1992. It was the second busi-ness in the now-thriving area known as Southcross Corporate Center, said Robert, a 1982 Burnsville High School graduate whose 79-year-old father works a reduced schedule helping guide company strategy. Data Sales still buys and sells ro-botic tape libraries and enterprise storage systems — “IBM boxes,” Robert calls them. It provides tear-down and access recovery for old data systems and provides some freight and logistics services for oth-er tech dealers and brokers. But equipment leasing is the company’s mainstay — even more so now than when it celebrated its 40th anniversary four years ago, said Robert, a Burnsville resident. “We lease to the cloud compa-nies, literally the bricks and sticks of

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Oldies but goodiesEagan Market Fest is set to host its Classic Car Show & Oldies Music Night on Wednesday, July 13, at the city’s Central Park.

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Zoo leopard recovering following surgery by Andrew Miller


An Amur leopard from the Minnesota Zoo is re-covering after a recent sur-gery at an Eden Prairie vet-erinary hospital. Ten-year-old leopard Okha (pronounced “oxa”) has been at the Minnesota Zoo since 2008. Zoo staff had recently noted Okha had been having trouble urinating and defecating, and zoo veterinarians de-termined she likely had a mass in her pelvic region which was causing the problems, but the mass was not obvious on X-rays or ultrasound. Okha was taken to Blue-Pearl Veterinary Partners in Eden Prairie for a CT scan, which revealed what looked like a fluid-filled structure, associated with the uterus,

that was thought to be an abscess, officials said. This was causing ob-struction of both the colon and urethra, interfering with Okha’s ability to com-fortably urinate and def-ecate. The leopard was spayed June 14 to remove the dis-

eased uterine tissue. “Going into the proce-dure we were unsure what we exactly were going to find,” said veterinary sur-geon Judith Feldsien of BluePearl. “We were all very re-lieved to find such a treat-able condition. The staff

at the zoo did an amazing job discovering there was a problem before she was more critically ill.” Jim Rasmussen, Minne-sota Zoo veterinarian, said Okha is recovering well fol-lowing her surgery. “She has regained her healthy appetite and is get-ting around nicely,” Ras-mussen said. Amur leopards, which once thrived in northern China and Russia’s Far East, are now threatened with possible extinction, with only about 50 leop-ards remaining in the wild. Okha is housed in the “Russia’s Grizzly Coast” exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo, which also includes brown bears, sea otters and wild boar.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Amur leopard Okha underwent surgery at BluePearl Veterinary Partners. (Photo: Minnesota Zoo)

Eagan man seeks county board seat in District 4 Eagan resident Greg Buck has announced that he is a candidate for the Dakota County Board of Commissioners in District 4, seeking to replace Nan-cy Schouweiler, who is not seeking re-election. Buck, a Certified Pub-lic Accountant and small business owner, is a 30-year resident of Dakota County and is the father of two adult daughters, as well as one granddaugh-ter. “I am running for com-missioner because I be-lieve that Dakota County has been the best place in Minnesota to live and raise a family and I want to ensure we maintain a high quality of life,” Buck said in a press release. “Careful stewardship of our natural resources and sound fiscal management is needed to ensure that this is the environment our children and grand-children inherit.” Buck said that since county services touch residents’ lives on a daily basis, it is vital that the board be open and re-sponsive to citizen input. He expressed concerns about the responsiveness of the board to citizen in-put. “Over the last few years there have been some con-

troversial board delibera-tions and actions and it is important that citizens can trust their board to be open to the views of the public,” he said. The Dakota County Board has an annual oper-ating budget of over $350 million, and Buck says he will apply his financial skills and business expe-rience to ensure that the board operates efficiently and meets its responsibil-ity to the taxpayers. “Historically, Dakota County has led metro counties in being fiscally responsible and keeping taxes relatively low. Voters need to know the board will continue to challenge management to keep op-erations lean and improve efficiencies,” Buck said. Buck currently serves on the Eagan YMCA’s Community Board, is a member of the Dakota County Chamber of Commerce and serves as a chaplain support volun-teer for the Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul. Buck will face two challengers for the open seat in the primary elec-tion, to be held on Aug. 9. For more information on Dakota County Board candidate Greg Buck, visit the website, Buckforcom-missioner.com.

Grant will help preserve Vermillion River by Andy Rogers

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Farmington city staff members who serve on the Vermillion River Wa-tershed Joint Powers Or-ganization are partnering to save trails in Rambling River Park and help pre-serve the Vermillion River’s habitat. The city and the water-shed group were awarded a $255,000 grant from the Department of Natural Resources to work on sta-bilizing a portion of the Vermillion River. Part of a trail along the Vermillion River starting from Schmitz-Maki Arena to Elm Street is in danger of getting washed away because the river bank has eroded. “There’s a few areas where the river is getting really close to the trail. So over time that’s going to eat into the trail,” City En-gineer Kevin Schorzman said. “This project will ac-tually stabilize the (river-bank) so we don’t have to

worry about the trail falling into the river. It’s also going to improve the habitat for the fish.” The project also hopes to improve the river’s water quality. The city will provide about $20,000 worth of staff time and in-kind ser-vices in matching funds. “There’s no additional out of pocket expense for this,” Schorzman said. The city will help with the final design, bidding process, contractor selec-tion and oversee the con-struction.

Little Piggy

expansion Little Piggy Catering is planning a major expan-sion in Farmington. The catering company is planning to construct a 18,102-square-foot com-mercial building on its current property along Highway 3 south of Hap-py Harry’s Furniture. The Farmington City Coun-cil approved the project’s plans during Monday’s meeting. The plan for the new building will include office

space, a food preparation area and a banquet facility. The company caters weddings, graduation and corporate events through-out Minnesota. The existing building will remain until the project is completed and then be removed.

Joint meeting The Farmington City Council and Farmington School Board will hold a joint meeting at 7 p.m. July 18 at Farmington City Hall. In years past, both the council and board have given general updates on recent happenings and fu-ture plans. It will also serve as a regular meeting for both. The joint meetings started in recent years in an effort to provide more syn-ergy and communication between the two entities. They also formed a joint committee in 2013.

Email Andy R ogers at [email protected].

Rosemount Lacrosse Golf Tournament set Aug. 6 RAAA Lacrosse is teaming up with Rose-mount High School boys lacrosse to host a golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 6, to raise money for the programs and as an opportunity to socialize with other program sup-porters. The event will be at Southern Hills Golf Course. Registration and the free driving range open at 11 a.m. followed by a noon shotgun start. Dinner will follow. Cost is $90 per player

or $75 per student. There will be contests on the course, door prizes and a silent auction. The win-ning teams (flights) will be awarded prizes. For a registration form and more information, go to http://www.rosemountyouthlacrosse.com/page/show/710348-fundraising. Sponsorships are avail-able. Non-golfers can vol-unteer to help out with the event or come for the social/dinner following the event ($16 per per-son).

Erosion along the Vermillion River has come close to de-stroying the trails in Rambling River Park. A grant from the Department of Natural Resources aims to correct the erosion. (Photo submitted)

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College news Saint Michael’s Col-lege, Colchester, Vermont, spring graduate, Tyler Rossmann, of Eagan, B.A., economics, cum laude. Saint Michael’s Col-lege, Colchester, Vermont, spring dean’s list, Tyler Rossmann, of Eagan. Williams College, Wil-liamstown, Mass., spring graduate, Austin Lom-men, of Eagan, B.A., eco-nomics. Des Moines Area Com-munity College (Iowa), spring dean’s list, Scott Richardson, of Burnsville. Concordia College, Moorhead, spring dean’s list, from Burnsville – Ni-cole Crane, Sara Funk-houser; from Eagan – Matthew Burian, Sarah Codner, Thomas Dukatz, Erica Floding, Audrey Gunn, Nicholas Hager, Wesley Kimball. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, spring dean’s list, from Burns-ville – Abbey Ingvall; from Eagan – Elise Jacobson, Connor Schulte, Allison Waters. University of North-ern Iowa, Cedar Falls, spring graduates, from Eagan – Andrew Stoker, B.A., management: supply chain and operation; Alli-son Waters, B.A., finance: financial services, math: statistics/actuarial science, highest honors. Minnesota State Uni-versity Moorhead, spring dean’s list, from Burns-ville – Justin Hoelscher, Madison Kramer, Sandra Martin, Sabrina Mayaan, Mary Schmidt, Fabian Trejo Benitez, Jossette

Velazquez; from Eagan – Claire Grimm. South Dakota State University, Brookings, spring dean’s list, from Burnsville – Alexandra Lunneborg, Kaylyn Lun-neborg; from Eagan – Rachael Bour, Timothy Harder, Abby Zenner. University of Wiscon-sin-Stevens Point, spring graduates, from Eagan – Ryan Pinkalla, B.S., fish-eries and water resources; Glenn Ristow, B.S., forest ecosystem management, cum laude. University of Wiscon-sin-River Falls, spring graduates, from Burns-ville – Jessica Carpenter, B.S., biotechnology; Kayla Friedlund, B.S., history; Mitchell Ronayne, B.S., business administration; from Eagan – Gabrielle Geisel, B.S., chemistry; Morgan Haehnel, B.S., communication sciences and disorders; Logan Hafstad, B.S., geology; Emily Larson, B.S., bi-ology; Laura Lipinski, M.S., communication sci-ences and disorders; Jenni

Llewellyn, M.B.A., busi-ness administration; Lind-sey Ogawa, B.S., psychol-ogy. University of Wiscon-sin Oshkosh, spring hon-or roll, Tenzin Takza, of Burnsville. Northland College, Ashland, Wis., spring graduate, Chelsea Skog, of Eagan, B.A., sustainable community development. Minnesota State Col-lege Southeast, Winona, spring president’s list, Kristina Filippini, of Ea-gan. Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wisconsin), spring dean’s list, Sean Si-mon, of Eagan. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., spring graduates, from Eagan – Lindsay Burns, B.S., nurs-ing; Nicholas Hirsch, B.S., computer engineering; Kelsey Scherf, B.S., mar-keting. Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash., spring graduate, Madeline Turbes, of Burnsville, B.A., psychology. Lawrence University,

Appleton, Wis., spring graduate, Bernice Lampt-ey, of Burnsville, B.A., bi-ology, cum laude. Wheaton College (Il-linois), spring dean’s list, Leah Niemeyer, of Eagan.

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St. Thomas Academy students recognized St. Thomas Academy announced the school’s honors and awards recipi-ents at commencement ex-ercises at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Thursday, June 2. Senior Joseph Wheeler, of Eagan, received the Robert E. Byrne Christian Service Award for exem-plary commitment and dedication in the areas of campus ministry and com-munity service. Freshman Thomas Thurlow, of Eagan, re-

ceived the Faculty Award, which is awarded to stu-dents chosen by the faculty for displaying the greatest degree of citizenship, dili-gence, courtesy, reliability and leadership. Senior Eagle Awards went to William Borwege, of Apple Valley; Mark Bastiaens, Nicholas Brzez-inski, John Colleran, Jo-seph Henderson, William Sullivan and Wheeler, of Eagan; and Matthew Mikolajczak, of Lakeville.

District 194 renames department Starting July 1, the Lakeville Area Public Schools’ Buildings and Grounds Department will be renamed the Facilities and Plant Planning De-partment to better reflect the new purpose and focus of the department. This change was approved Feb. 23 by the Board of Edu-cation to better meet the changing dynamics and needs of the district. Sara

Guyette joined the district June 27 to serve as the new director of facilities man-agement and plant plan-ning. In addition to the buildings and grounds ac-tivities, the Facilities and Plant Planning Depart-ment will focus on the long-range facilities and plant maintenance plan-ning and programming throughout the district while tying in health and safety and security emer-gency management opera-tions to the overall strate-gic plan. The district’s Long Term Facilities Committee started a Facilities Master Plan development process in April. The Facilities Master Plan will create a comprehensive, long-range recommendation to the Board of Education based on capacity, cur-rent enrollment, projected enrollment, educational needs, special programs, district needs and finan-cial stewardship.

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School supply drive seeks donations Twelve-year-old Mandi Simon of Eagan is asking Minnesotans to donate backpacks and school supplies as part of her Simon Says Give annual High Five for Supplies program that aims to prepare 10,000 local students for the new school year. Together with local volunteers, Man-

di will stuff backpacks with pencils, notebooks and other donated items and distribute them to Minnesota students. People can donate backpacks and school supplies at any of TCF Bank’s 99 branches in Minnesota July 1-31. To fill 10,000 backpacks, it will take 100,000 pencils and 20,000 notebooks. TCF

Bank branch locations can be found at www.tcfbank.com/Locations. All donated items will be picked up and then unloaded and sorted at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights on Aug. 4-5. Volunteers will stuff the backpacks on Aug. 6-7 and distribute them to local students.

Mandi was just 7 years old when she founded Simon Says Give with the vi-sion to help kids in need. The annual school supply donation and backpack stuffing effort has provided school es-sentials to more than 18,000 students to date. This is TCF’s third year partnering with Simon Says Give.


Monumental victory To the editor: The Supreme Court has ruled with the Center for Reproductive Rights’ chal-lenge on two restrictions enacted as part of the

Texas anti-abortion laws. This ruling is a monumen-tal victory for women, but does not undo the five years of damage that 316 other abortion restriction laws have caused all across the country. In Minne-sota, legislators in House

and Senate proposed bills similar to Texas’ law, con-firming that this is an issue we need to continue to be vigilant about. This law would have required that providers re-ceive admitting privileges at their local hospital,

and forced clinics to meet hospital-like standards. This was struck down by the Supreme Court, that stated, “it is beyond rea-sonable belief that HB2 could genuinely protect the health of women.” These requirements were introduced under the guise of safety in order to pass radical anti-choice legisla-tion. Abortion is already an extremely safe proce-dure, and implying that additional laws are neces-sary to increase the proce-dure’s safety is deceitful, inaccurate, and unneces-sary. The requirements are ultimately burdensome, medically unnecessary, often prohibitively expen-sive, and sometimes even

impossible to comply with. This forces health centers to close under financial and political stress, leav-ing women with fewer op-tions and resources. This is often disproportionately harmful to communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in ac-cessing quality health care. The right to a safe and legal procedure should not depend on color, wealth, or zip code. People born before the passage of Roe vs. Wade remember the horrors that women went through to access abor-tions. For the sake of health, safety, and justice, we cannot ever go back.

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Pat Hammond in District 51B To the editor: I have searched for a candidate for our Legisla-ture who is different and will make a difference. I have found that candidate and it is Pat Hammond who is running for Eagan’s House District 51B seat. Every position Pat em-braces are those Eaganites will love. Is there a thinker among us who does not support: • Allowing parents to choose the school that is best for their children and giving teachers more au-thority to do their job. • Provide tax relief for

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Legislature, Dayton share blame for failing to finish

360 Communities improves experience for food shelf customers

With each passing day, the likelihood that the Minnesota Legislature will be called into special session to finish its work grows dimmer. The next election is just four months away, and each day puts legislators seeking re-election more in candidate mode instead of being the public servants they were elected to be. While it is true that state government will continue to function whether a spe-cial session is held or not, the reality is that both the Republicans and Demo-crats raised the public’s expectations by promising to do some targeted tax relief, to address the growing shortfall in trans-portation funding, and to fund public works projects through bonding. None of those three things came to fruition, and all three entities involved — the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the DFL-controlled Senate and Gov. Mark Dayton — de-serve a share of the blame. In 2014, voters decided that Minne-sota should have a divided government, returning control of the House to the GOP and re-electing DFLer Dayton. To pass a bonding bill requires a superma-jority of 60 percent, and neither majority caucus had 60 percent of the seats in the House or the Senate. The message to all was clear. You can’t have everything you want. You need to compromise. And then all three promptly over-played the hands they had been dealt. The state was sitting on a $900 mil-lion budget surplus, so the money was available for both tax relief and to fund

some critical needs. But after doing little of significance for two months, the major pieces were left undone. The breakdown began in earnest when the House Republicans kept their bonding proposal secret until less than a week was left in the session, leaving little time to iron out the $700 million differ-ence between the House and Senate bills. In the last hour before the Legisla-ture had to adjourn, the House passed the bonding bill without any funding for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project, and sent it to the Senate. In the session’s closing minutes, the Senate added the SLRT line, but by the time the senators sent it back to the House, the House had adjourned. Since then, Dayton has not helped matters. He refused to sign the one sig-nificant measure the Legislature ap-proved — tax relief — ostensibly because it had a $100 million clerical error in the bill, but in reality to keep the pressure on lawmakers to make a deal. This eliminated some funding for the new Vikings stadium, triggering a 10 percent tax on suite revenue. More im-portantly, it wiped out $260 million in tax relief for farmers, military veterans, student-loan debtors, small businesses, child care customers and smokers. Only the governor can call a special legislative session, but instead of picking

up where the legislators left off, the gov-ernor announced that the only way he would call them back is if the Legislature agreed to 16 items he favored that includ-ed $80 million in additional spending in fiscal year 2017, another $164 million in 2018-19 plus an additional $56 million in bonding. Since then, all sides have been saying the same thing: “We need to compro-mise, but the other side won’t.” Because the negotiations are secret, the only conclusion is that so far none of them are willing to “compromise” enough. We do not blame the legislative leaders alone for this stalemate. Each of them is charged with delivering votes from their party’s caucus. If rank-and-file legisla-tors refuse to accept a proposal, then the leaders are forced to continue negotiat-ing. Ultimately the intractability falls back on the citizens of this state. The truth is we are so polarized that most of our legislators do not have to worry about re-election. In the 2012 Senate elec-tion, fully 30 of the 67 senators won by 20 percent or more, a landslide by any definition. Another 12 won by 10 to 20 percent. Only six were in tight contests decided by less than 5 percent. In the 2014 House election it was worse. Of the 134 members, 76 won by more than 20 percent, and another 33 won by 10-20 percent. Only 15 races were won by less than 5 percent. As the looming election brings parti-

sanship to the fore, those few hotly con-tested seats become the focus. The DFL needs to gain only seven House seats or the GOP only six Senate seats to regain total control of the Legislature. In what has been an unusual presiden-tial election, voters seem more willing to shake things up than they have in the past. If there is an issue that needs shak-ing up, however, it appears to be Minne-sota’s legislative process. Not doing the public’s business during this biennium in hopes of getting a bet-ter deal in the next shows contempt for the voters. Citizens should be contacting their legislators, demanding that they not sit on the $900 million surplus, that they do something to improve the transporta-tion system, and that they maintain the state’s public buildings. Citizens should also be asking for changes in the legislating process to re-duce the logjam at the end of future ses-sions. Beyond that, the only other recourse for voters is sending a message to the 11 incumbents who face August primaries, or, if that fails, to all the incumbents in the general election. Given the lopsided majority that many of them enjoy, they may not be ousted, but perhaps they will begin to feel less com-fortable about not getting their work done.

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by Sal MondelliSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Asking for assistance is not easy for anyone. When people come to 360 Com-munities for help, they have usually run out of options. Maybe they are unem-ployed; perhaps their jobs don’t pay enough to cover unanticipated expenses. They could have a medical crisis, a dis-ability, or their retirement savings could be depleted. They could be experienc-ing violence in the home. Often a person has a combination of crises that has put them in this vulnerable position. The bottom line is that they are in need and it is our role to assist them without judg-ment, and help them achieve long-term stability. Our mission statement begins, “In the spirit of caring for our neighbors, 360 Communities provides hope and support to people.” We meet people where they are and help them retain their dignity at a time in their lives when things seem out of control. Hunger is one of the most common crises that 360 Communities helps to address. According to Second Harvest Heartland, one in ten Minne-sotans are food insecure, meaning they worry about running out of food before they have money to shop again, they can-not afford a balanced meal, or they regu-larly skip meals. Hunger Solutions also says that one in five Minnesota house-holds with children are facing hunger. Hunger is a barrier for the many, not the few. With the need so great in our com-munities, it is important for 360 Commu-nities to build strong relationships with our clients in order to lay the foundation for long-term success. With our network of five food shelves in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount, 360 Commu-nities believes that our food shelf custom-ers should be treated like customers in a

grocery store. When someone walks into a quality grocery store, they are greeted with bins of fresh fruits and leafy greens, refrigerators with meat and cheese, and other healthy options. In short, stores market to customers by displaying their food in the most inviting way they can. This makes customers feel valued. In the same manner, we want our food shelf customers to feel welcome, we want them to feel comfortable, and we want them to have healthy food choices. Over the past few years, 360 Com-munities has made changes to our food shelves and resource centers to better serve our customers, understand their needs, and support important long-term stability work. We transformed two of our food shelves into client choice shop-ping models, where customers shop for their own food rather than pick up pre-packaged bags of food. We also surveyed our food shelf customers in 2015, and received valuable feedback: 90 percent of respondents said they would appreci-ate more healthy food choices when they come to shop. 360 Communities has created Healthy Food Guidelines that spell out our com-mitment to the procurement of healthy food options for our customers. Fresh food is expensive and that cost is a bar-rier to a healthy diet for the most vulner-able in our society. When people are on a tight budget, the least expensive and pro-cessed foods are often all they can afford. These options may be filling, but do not have the nutritional value people need or

desire. 360 Communities is committed to providing high quality and nutritious food for our customers which is a key component in preventing chronic disease and promoting a healthier community. According to the University of Wis-consin Population Health Institute, “there is some evidence that food banks and food pantries that use healthy food initiatives increase fruit and vegetable consumption, improve diet quality, and increase food security for clients more than traditional food banks and pantries.” We are currently working with The Food Group, a local food bank, to help redesign our Burnsville Food Shelf so that our fresh food is front and center. This will help make the space more in-viting for our customers and look more like a grocery store, where the location of healthy food options is clear. In conjunc-tion with this effort, 360 Communities is one of five Minnesota food shelves tak-ing part in a University of Minnesota pi-lot that will help us track the amount and kinds of healthy food we distribute. This work will ensure that our Healthy Food Guidelines are more than just words on a piece of paper. It will help improve our food shelf customers’ shopping experience. When we create a welcoming environment for our clients, we are more likely to build trusting rela-tionships with them because they see that we care about their experience as well as their well-being. This does not mean that 360 Commu-nities is eliminating desserts and other processed foods from our food shelves or making food selection decisions for our customers. It does mean that we will pri-oritize the purchase of fresh food from food banks and market the healthy food options we have available. This reflects our continuing efforts to implement best practices to assist our clients in their jour-ney toward increased self-sufficiency. We

are working to have our Burnsville Food Shelf design changes in place by the end of this summer. During the month of July, there are many ways you can support your neigh-bors through 360 Communities: • 360 Communities is participating in Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless’ “Summer Challenge.” We are seeking to raise as many cash donations as possible during the month to qualify for a portion of Open Your Heart grant money. The summer months are difficult for families with students out of school and unable to access free or reduced priced lunches. This increases demand on our network of food shelves at a time of year when food shelf donations are typically lower. Visit 360Communities.org to donate. • We are encouraging anyone with a home garden to donate surplus produce to our food shelves this summer to help us provide as many healthy food options as possible for our customers. • 360 Communities also has a num-ber of volunteer needs you can view at 360Communities.org. Currently, there is an acute need for help in our family resource centers in Burnsville and Rose-mount. For more than 45 years, this organi-zation has built trusting relationships with our neighbors in crisis and provided them with the hope and support they need to navigate past difficult periods in their lives. With your partnership, we can help our food shelf customers confident-ly move forward on a path of healthy choices and self-directed success.

Sal Mondelli is Chief Executive Officer of 360 Comm unities, a Dak ota County nonprofit that works to prevent violence, ensure school success and pr omote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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small businesses. • Create more jobs by providing regulatory relief and increasing competi-tion. • Stop taxing Social Se-curity benefits for seniors. • Help everyone carry insurance in the private sector by eliminating MN-sure and its $480 million deficit. Pat Hammond’s ideas are the same as those that made America great and that is why I am support-ing him as our Eagan rep-resentative.

DAN ROSSINIEagan

Don’t give in to socialistic gun control To the editor: My prior letter on gun control hit a hot button with some liberals. The biggest thing they like about gun control is the socialistic “control.” They overlook facts about the outrageous mur-der rates in Chicago and other Dem-controlled cit-

ies with the toughest gun “control” laws in the na-tion. They fail to tell you the Australian “personal crime stats” increasing an-nually and especially sex-ual crimes against women who are physically over-whelmed and have no pro-tection. They failed to mention that murders and assaults by knives have taken the place of guns. One disagreement fo-cused on his inability to find the truth on Europe gun control. I lived in Eu-rope for 10 years and trav-eled extensively and can tell you firsthand that the public does not have guns as the laws are highly se-lective on who may own and carry any firearm. The gun control crowd overlooks the brokenness of our nation from declin-ing religiosity. Our population is miss-ing out on the “high” on life from loving their neighbors and acts of service and knowing a higher power who will re-move their anger from the storms of life. We have increasing tol-erance for drug use for the

“high of life” to scores of mindless potheads who graduate to meth addicts creating mental illness crimes. We have a social welfare state that raises kids with no respect for authority because they have no father who teach-es right from wrong. The mentally deranged gun attacks are in “gun free zones.” The responsible use of weapons annually stops 100,000 acts of crime in this nation and raises adults unafraid of guns who are willing to risk their lives as cops and in our military to maintain our freedom. If we ever lose our free-dom to another nation, it will be because we con-fiscated all the guns from law abiding citizens. The USA remains the beacon of freedom for the world. Let us focus on the broken hearts that are turning to guns for evil and respect law abiding citizens who protect our freedoms from a tyrannical government from within or outside.

TERRY BRANHAMLakeville

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Former District 194 nurse charged Jeff Gerdes worked in the district 2013-2015 by Laura Adelmann


A former Lakeville Area School District 194 building nurse is charged with two counts of inter-fering with privacy and disorderly conduct after allegedly following boys into a bathroom during a Brainerd baseball tourna-ment last month. Police allege Jeffrey Charles Gerdes, 28, of Maple Grove, was hang-ing around bathrooms at Bane Park on June 18 and then followed a boy into the bathroom during an 11-and-under little league tournament and was seen standing next to him at a urinal with no privacy wall. A Crow Wing County probable cause criminal complaint states Gerdes left the bathroom after the boy, walked around the building and, less than a minute later, followed a dif-ferent boy from the same team into the bathroom. When parents tried to confront Gerdes, he fled the scene, according to the criminal complaint. Brainerd police ap-prehended him and said Gerdes claimed he had a

friend who had a child playing in the tourna-ment, but police said there was no parent of a player on the al-leged team by the

name Gerdes gave them. The complaint said Gerdes was seen engaging in similar conduct a week prior at a different baseball tournament by the same boys team members. Gerdes worked in Dis-trict 194 as a substitute building nurse (previously called health assistant) dur-ing the 2013-14 and 2015-16 school years and was a building nurse at JFK Ele-mentary from August 2014 to February 2015, when he resigned to pursue other opportunities, according to District 194 spokesperson Amy Olson. She said the district received no formal com-plaints about Gerdes or took any disciplinary ac-tion against him. Gerdes is charged with felony interfering with pri-vacy, which carries a maxi-

mum two-year prison sen-tence and up to a $4,000 fine. He is also charged with gross misdemeanor inter-fering with privacy, which carries a maximum sen-tence of a year in prison and a $3,000 fine. Under the third charge, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, Gerdes could be sentenced to a maximum of 90 days in prison and a $1,000 fine. Gerdes most recently was employed as an el-ementary school nurse at Lincoln Elementary School in Anoka and Mis-sissippi Elementary School in Coon Rapids in the Anoka-Hennepin School District since March 2015. That district released a statement that said Gerdes has completed his school year assignment and is not currently on duty. According to his Linke-dIn profile, Gerdes has also worked as a nurse in the Mayo Clinic and Chil-dren’s Hospitals and Clin-ics of Minnesota.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Local mentorship organization receives grantKids ’n Kinship has

received a grant dona-tion from the Richard M. Schulze Family Founda-tion to support its youth mentoring program. “We are thrilled to have received this grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. It is satisfying to see their ongoing commitment to strengthening youth and families. Their support will assist us in matching

youth on our waiting list with adult volunteer men-tors,” said Jan Belmore, executive director for Kids ’n Kinship. Kids ’n Kinship’s mis-sion is to provide friend-ships and positive role models to youth ages 5-16 who are primarily from single-parent families. Individuals, couples and families who have a desire to be a role model and friend to a child or

youth are invited to an upcoming information session: • 6-6:45 p.m. Monday, July 18, at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville. • 6-6:45 p.m. Wednes-day, Aug. 17, at the Wescott Library in Ea-gan. Contact Jan Belmore at 952-892-6368 or [email protected] for more information.


Police: Woman yells ISIS warnings during service

Declares ‘all Christians will

die’ by Laura Adelmann


Lakeville police say they escorted a Faribault woman out of Celebration Church in Lakeville after she reportedly was yell-ing, “ISIS is coming” and “All the Christians will die” while standing in the church atrium June 19. Police received a re-port at 11:43 a.m., about 15 minutes after Sun-day worship started, that the 48-year-old woman’s yelling was interrupting church services. When police arrived, church security staff had removed the woman from

the atrium, according to the report. The woman allegedly told police she knew what she did was wrong, but God sent her to deliver the message. Police stated the wom-an exhibited signs that suggested the possibility of mental illness, but de-termined it was not to the extent that intervention was needed, and she was “fully aware of her actions and capable of caring for herself.” Church security staff reportedly told police the same woman was asked to leave the church the week prior for similar behavior. The report said Cel-ebration Church officials did not wish to pursue any criminal charges, but requested that police es-

cort the woman from the church property. Police reportedly cited her for trespassing and informed her of the conse-quences if she did not fol-low the order. She allegedly apolo-gized for her actions and assured police she would not be coming back. Lakeville police said they contacted Faribault police to inform them of the incident, and were told they were also inves-tigating a similar call that lacked information. The newspaper in most instances does not identify suspects unless they are charged with a crime. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Fire sprinklers save two businesses Fire sprinklers saved two Burnsville commer-cial businesses within five hours, the Fire Depart-ment reported. The department re-sponded to a reported commercial water-flow alarm at a manufacturing business located on the 11500 block of 12th Av-enue South at 8:41 p.m. Friday, July 1. Upon arrival, fire crews made entry into the build-ing and found the manu-facturing area full of smoke and could hear wa-ter flowing from the build-ing’s fire sprinkler system. The crews quickly deter-mined that the fire was out, shut down the sprin-kler system and began ventilating smoke from the building. The cause of this fire was determined to be a malfunctioning mist col-

lector, which had caught fire. The fire was extin-guished by a single sprin-kler head. The fire damage was contained to the mal-functioning mist collec-tor. An adjacent office did sustain some minor water damage from the sprinkler system activation. Burnsville fire crews re-sponded to a second com-mercial water-flow alarm at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at 3201 County Road 42 W. Burnsville fire crews found water coming from a shipping dock door lo-cated on the rear of the building. Fire crews forced entry into the tenant space and found the interior of the space filled with smoke. Fire crews quickly determined that the build-ings fire sprinkler system had extinguished the fire and then shut down the sprinkler system. The fire

damage was contained to a small area of the ware-house. The cause of this fire was determined to be a ceiling-mounted, malfunc-tioning mercury light bulb which exploded and ig-nited storage items located below the light. Two sprin-kler heads activated and extinguished this fire prior to Burnsville fire crews ar-riving on scene. In both cases the prop-erly functioning sprinkler systems located inside these two commercial buildings quickly extin-guished the fires and pre-vented millions of dollars in property damages to both the structures and contents. For more information on the Burnsville Fire De-partment visit burnsville.org/fire.


SeniorsDFL Senior Caucus Sandy McGurran of Fairview Home Services is the guest speaker at the next meeting of the DFL Senior Caucus, South Metro Chapter, at noon Wednesday, July 13, at the Apple Valley Pizza Ranch, 15662 Pilot Knob, Apple Valley, 952-431-3333. Buffet lunch is available for purchase. The chapter meets the second Wednes-day of every month. All are welcome.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, July 11 – Pops Concert, 9 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Defensive Driving, noon; Women’s Table Ten-nis, 12:30 p.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitch-ers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; IMAX Coffee & Show, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Bike Group, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Crib-bage, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Ten-nis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – In-termediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; The Dawn of Humanity Pre-sentation, 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Hear-

ing Loss Presentation, 11 a.m.; Men’s Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; Pool, noon; Mahjong, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Discover Group, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Du-plicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Har-danger, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Color & Chat, 1:30 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, July 15 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Women’s Breakfast, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Men’s Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, July 11 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, July 12 – Quilters, 9 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Coffee Talk – Caught, 2 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, July 13 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; BABS, 1 p.m.; SS Flex; Wednesday in the Park, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14 – SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, en-tertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m.

Friday, July 15 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex. Deadline: Old Log.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, July 11 – De-fensive Driving, 8 a.m. to noon; Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oa-sis), 9 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Joy of Coloring, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 – Book Club No. 3, 10 a.m.; Eu-chre/500, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 – Coffee, Conversations & Games, 9 a.m.; Bring a Treat Wednesday; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, July 14 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, July 15 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. For full information on senior events and de-tails, read the Front Porch newsletter on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to register for events and pay by credit card, call Ea-gan Parks and Recreation Department.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more infor-

mation on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, July 11 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Advisory Board, 9:30 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Dominoes, 10:30 a.m.; Re-cycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 – Cof-fee with Farmington Fire-fighters, 8:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Milk/Box Top Group, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Aging Mastery Program Intergenerational Elective Class, noon; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-n-Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dance, 10:45 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Ta-ble Tennis, 2 p.m.; Model Train Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, July 15 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Hubbell House Restaurant, 10 a.m. Happy Harry’s Furni-ture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farmington and men-tion the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Rosemount seniors The following activities are sponsored by the Rose-mount Parks and Recre-ation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and

Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, July 11 – Bridge, 9 a.m.; 500, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 – Cof-fee at Cub, 8 a.m.; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m.; Driver’s Safety, 9 a.m.; IMAX, Minnesota Zoo, 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 13 – Walking Club, 9 a.m.; Dominoes (Mexican Train), 1 p.m.; Yoga, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14 – Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Break-fast Out, Longbranch, Farmington, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 1 p.m. Friday, July 15 – Eu-chre, 9 a.m.; 500 Tourney, 7 p.m. The Rosemount Area Seniors are located in the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Cards and games take place in Room 100. Check room sched-ules at the facility for lo-cations of other programs and activities.

Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Ac-tive Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for in-formation. Monday, July 11 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Health Insurance Counseling, 9 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling 10 a.m.; Hearing Screen-ing, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards & Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Driver Safety Class (four hour), 5:30-9:30 p.m. Deadline: Spanish Classes.

Tuesday, July 12 – Pi-lates Mat Class, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball, 9 a.m.; Domi-noes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Active Adults Advisory Commit-tee Meeting, noon; Party Bridge, noon; Ping Pong, 12:30 p.m.; Billiards, 1 p.m. Deadline: Diner’s Club. Wednesday, July 13 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Health An-gels Biking, 8:30 a.m.; Line Dancing, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon. Thursday, July 14 – In-terval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Motorcycle Club Ride, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Cho-rus, 10:30 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Red Hat Chorus at Augustana Regent, 1:30 p.m.; Diner’s Club, Casper’s Cherokee, 5 p.m. Friday, July 15 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball, 9 a.m.; Poker & 500, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tatting, 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16 – Mo-torcycle Club Ride, 9 a.m.


Mullon, who now serves as the Eagan Legion’s post adjutant, which is respon-sible for overseeing the post’s clerical work. Mullon joined the American Legion while living in New York state in 1972. Those who serve ac-tive duty in the U.S. mili-tary during war time are eligible to join. Mullon worked as a VA hospital administrator at the time, which required him to frequently move across the country yet he remained committed to the Legion at every new home. His career brought him to Minnesota in 1983 when he became director of the VA hospital in Min-neapolis. Mullon and his family moved to Richfield where he was involved in the local legion post. When Mullon moved to Eagan in 1992, the local post was struggling to re-tain members and its lead-ers were considering end-ing the charter. At the time the Eagan post was down to 110 members. Leaders of the Eagan post asked Mullon to step in as com-mander and work to keep the post alive. He agreed. In the late 1990s, the Eagan American Legion considered building a hall. The post, which was char-tered in 1985, had never had its own hall. However, after much deliberation

the post decided against it due to the cost and lack of interest by the public. Mullon said he believes the Eagan post made the right decision evidenced by the number of legion halls that have closed in recent decades. The Min-nesota American Legion estimates that about 100 Legion halls have closed statewide in the past de-cade. Over the next 20 years, the Eagan post continued to struggle to attract and retain members as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sought other interests and commitments. “People are not as in-terested in collegial things as they once were. Fami-lies are more active than they once were and are too busy,” Mullon said. The Eagan American Legion is not alone in its struggle. Legions across the nation, particularly in metropolitan areas, have struggled to retain mem-bers and many have closed their halls. The American Legion has lost about 1 million members nation-wide in the past two de-cades and is down to ap-proximately 2.4 million members today. Statewide, membership has fallen from 127,000 to 83,000 in the past 20 years. Despite its dwindling member-ship, the American Legion continues to be the largest wartime veteran services organization in the na-

tion. The American Legion was established in 1919 and provides services for veterans in need, sponsors community programs and advocates for veterans and their families. Mullon previously served as the chairman of the American Legion’s Health Administration Committee, which checks the quality of care at VA hospitals and reports its findings to Congress. Mullon, 78, retired from the VA system in 2000 to dedicate his time volun-teering with the American Legion, the American Par-alyzed Veterans of Amer-ica and other nonprofit organizations dedicated to assisting veterans and their families. Mullon said he works to keep the local Legion alive to ensure local veter-ans have an outlet in their area. “The Legion is a family. It looks out for the benefit of others. I don’t think it will ever go away. It would be too great a loss for vet-erans and their families,” Mullon said. Though it remains an uphill battle, the Eagan American Legion has seen a small uptick in member-ship in recent years. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

the Internet,” Robert said. The leasing end of the business has grown by about 20 percent annually for the last five years, he said. “We’re fortunate that the tech business is grow-ing like it is, too,” he said. The growth is powered by growing data storage and security needs and the booming field of “pre-dictive analysis” — com-panies’ close tracking of

customers and potential customers, Robert said. “Every company is starting to become their own IT company in terms of developing and under-standing of their customer base and predicting their customer base,” he said. Data Sales employs about 80 people in Burns-ville and 15 at its location in Scottsdale, Ariz. It has also established “vir-tual offices” in Toronto, Canada, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, Robert said.

“These trucks are in Silicon Valley almost every week,” Nick said. “They’re in California, they’re in Silicon Alley — which is what New York claims as their title for their start-ups — almost on a weekly basis. So it’s kind of cool to be a little more promi-nent and hopefully get some more eyes.”

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

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In dark, Lakeville Community Band didn’t miss a beatDebut plays on despite outage by Laura Adelmann


Despite a raging rain-storm with 60 mph wind that knocked out the lights, Lakeville Community Band members played on during their debut performance July 5. Originally scheduled to be held outdoors at Antlers Park, Pan-O-Prog festival organizers announced on-line in the morning the con-cert would move indoors to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. A violent rainstorm car-rying straight-line winds tore through the metro that evening, causing warning si-rens to sound in Lakeville at around 7:30 p.m. Midway into the com-munity band’s third song, the power went out and the room went black, but the musicians did not miss a beat. “The band played right through,” said event emcee Bob Erickson. “It was so special. And the musicians knew their music so well, they really didn’t need the full aura of typical stage lighting.” Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter manager Joe Masiarchin called it a “crazy evening” and described the commu-nity band’s debut concert as “amazing.” He said the audience burst into applause at the finish of the song after the room went dark. He said they paused the concert briefly because of safety concerns and checked with the Lakeville police to verify storm warnings. “We gave people the option if they were not comfortable to head down-stairs,” Masiarchin said. “Everybody pretty much stayed in the theater. At that

point, instead of sitting in the dark, the band just got out their cellphones, lit up their music and just pro-ceeded through.” At first, the audience had their cellphones out as well, but Masiarchin said they eventually put them away and enjoyed the concert. “It was really incredible to see, especially for a new band, how well they came together,” Masiarchin said. “I mean, they came together and they completed the en-tire set list. It was amazing.” After a rousing stand-ing ovation at the concert’s conclusion, the power was still out, and, with the eleva-tors not working, Lakeville police and reserve officers escorted patrons out of the theater using their high-powered flashlights. “They lit up all the stairs in the theater.” Masiarchin said. “They lit up all the stairs at all the exits so people could get out safely. It was a true community ef-fort.” He said as people exited the Arts Center, there was a break in the storm. “You could see the or-ange sunset to the west. The timing really worked out great.”

Riding it out Masiarchin said men set-ting up for the Pan-O-Prog

carnival ended up taking shelter downstairs at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, where they were able to sit in on an Expressions Theater rehearsal of its upcoming performance of “Arsenic and Old Lace.” “It was a full house of people taking shelter, but it was really entertaining,” Masiarchin said. Meanwhile, at Lakeville South High School, storm warning sirens sounded just as they were about to crown Junior Royalty Pageant winners Greta Book and Gavin Stuart, said Kristen Babcock, Miss Lakeville pageant director. “People were just start-ing to take pictures when the lights went out,” Bab-cock said. She said they came back on a few minutes later, pow-ered by the generator. Babcock said she could not remember another pag-eant that had been held un-der similar circumstances. Erickson said the eve-ning of the Lakeville Com-munity Band’s debut perfor-mance created a memorable experience. “It’s something we’ll talk about and remember for years to come,” Erickson said.

Laura Adelmann is at laur [email protected].

Despite a power outage, the Lakeville Community Band’s debut performance went off without a hitch, thanks to prepared musicians and cellphones. (Photo submitted)


as a school event at Nicol-let Junior High. The city then signed on as a spon-sor of the festival, which Swanson chaired from 2010 to 2015. People’s personal sto-ries will be spotlighted at this year’s event. A Share Your Story sta-tion is being added, where people can be interviewed by Wes Smooth of Twin Cities Radio Network for a podcast, said Swanson, the festival’s publicity chair. And the stories of Min-nesota Muslims will be spotlighted in a traveling photo and oral history ex-hibit on display in the art gallery of the Ames Center next to the park. “Tracks in the Snow: The Minne-sota Muslim Experience Since 1880 ” features 25 portraits of people pre-sented in black-and-white photos and written inter-views. On loan from the Twin Cities-based Islamic Re-source Group, the exhibit arrived at the Ames Cen-ter June 30 and will remain on display through Aug. 6. An opening reception will be held Thursday, July 14, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Amber Cameron, the festival chair, worked to bring the exhibit to Burns-ville to coincide with the festival, Swanson said. The photo portraits are “about discovery, about making a mark,” Swanson said. “It’s all black and

white, and it is explaining how the Muslim segment of the population accli-mated to Minnesota.” Cultural exhibit booths are also featured in the Ames Center, with food, music and family activities outside in the park. The park’s amphithe-ater stage will be busy throughout the day, start-ing at 3 p.m. with a parade of flags and playing of the U.S. national anthem. Then come the per-formers: Black Market Brass (Afrobeat) at 3:10 p.m., Rince Nua Irish

Dance at 4 p.m., Voice of Culture (West African) at 4:30 p.m., Hmong Cul-tural Center Qeej at 5:05 p.m., Bollywood Dance Scene (Indian) at 5:30 p.m., Batucada do Norte (Brazilian) at 6 p.m., Mu Daiko (Japanese) at 6:40 p.m., Alma Andina (South American) at 7:15 p.m., a raffle drawing at 8 p.m. and Socaholix (Carribean) at 8:10 p.m. “We want everyone dancing as the evening draws to a close,” Swanson said. “This is just loaded with groups that will make

people move.” Links to the perform-ers’ websites are at the festival site, www.intlfest-burnsville.org. Food vendors will include David Fong’s, HomeTown Creamery, Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, Nutmeg Brewhouse, Surabhi Indian Cuisine and Tawakal Restaurant.


Two boys tried taekwondo at last year’s International Festival of Burnsville. (File photo by John Gessner)

FESTIVAL, from 1A

Duck race to raise funds for YMCA youth leadership The Eagan YMCA will host its second annual duck race raffle on July 10. Funds raised will support the Y’s youth leadership development program. Cascade Bay, 1360 Civ-ic Center Drive, Eagan, will open the water park to the public from 6-8 p.m. for a $2 entry fee. At-tendees can participate in

family-friendly activities including swimming and mini-golf. Duck raffle tick-ets ($10) will be sold sepa-rately at the Eagan Y (550 Opperman Drive) and at YMCA summer program sites. Eagan YMCA com-munity board members will also sell tickets. There will be 10 prizes awarded at the race, in-

cluding a grand prize of $500 cash sponsored by Eagan Rotary. Other prizes include Minnesota Twins, St. Paul Saints and Minnesota Vikings tick-ets. The first nine ducks that complete the course will win a prize. The 10th prize is reserved for the last duck to cross the fin-ish line.

Community partners and sponsors include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan Lions Club, Eagan Rotary, Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth, Al-legra Design-Print-Mail, The Urgency Room and Cascade Bay.


started his career as a rec-reation programmer with the city of Apple Valley, where he’d worked part time in the summer play-ground program. After managing adult programs there for five and a half years, Schultz was hired in Burnsville to do the same. With 200 teams in sum-mer and fall adult softball, Burnsville has one of the two or three biggest pro-grams in the state, with several sanctioning bod-ies, Schultz said. The Lac Lavon field complex, the program’s anchor, has been mostly renovated and will be getting a new, $650,000 building. “There’s a lot of work done behind the scenes so that people can play, and that it’s safe, and that it’s fun, and that it’s or-ganized,” Schultz said. “I think it’s a really impor-tant part of life to kind of get away from the stresses of a job and literally rec-reate yourself through go-ing for a walk through the park, being in that softball game, whatever it is that gets your mind away and is a positive thing to do.” Burnsville’s parks sys-tem has 29 acres of land per thousand residents, compared with the nation-al standard of 10 acres per thousand, Schultz said. He credited his predecessors as parks and recreation di-rectors, the late Ralph Clo-ver and Greg Konat, with building the system. “I filled in some of the blank spots but there was a plan in place,” said Schul-tz, who has also overseen the city’s ice arena and nine-hole golf course dur-ing his career. “We’re pret-ty much developed now except for the northwest corner of the community.” In 1995, when the city raised its emphasis on nat-ural resources and the en-vironment, Schultz sought and got the job of natural resources director. A pub-lic “visioning” process had

pointed to rising citizen concern with wetlands and woodlands, he said. “We heard a lot about lakes,” Schultz said. In 2002 the council adopted a 20-year plan to manage stormwater and improve lake quality. It called for $20 million in spending on projects such as building upstream ponds to collect phosphorus-laden sedi-ment that leads to algae blooms. Fourteen years into the plan, Earley Lake is off the state’s impaired-waters list, and Crystal Lake, the popular recreational lake ringed by homes, is getting there, Schultz said. The lake needs to establish a benchmark 10-year aver-age based on a measure of water clarity to escape the list. “We knew that (lakes) were degrading and go-ing in the wrong direction when we started this plan, and we know now that at least they’ve leveled off and almost all of them are improving in terms of the things we measure,” Schul-tz said. Another emblem of Burnsville’s natural re-sources is Terrace Oaks Park on County Road 11, where 25 buckthorn-choked acres of woodland have been restored to their original state as oak sa-vannah. More than two decades ago, some in the commu-nity wanted to turn the 220-acre park into a golf course. “That was probably the biggest public meeting I’ve ever attended,” Schultz said, recalling a pivotal meeting on the topic held downstairs at City Hall because the council cham-bers couldn’t hold all the people. In 1995 the council end-ed the speculation by vot-ing to make the park — a mecca for skiing and hik-ing — a permanent con-servancy district. Schultz said that as a “park and rec guy,” he had no dog in the fight.

“They were both viable options to me,” he said. “It was really, ‘Let the com-munity and the city lead-ers decide.’ That’s democ-racy at its best.” After a couple of staff retirements in 2008 and 2009, Schultz sought, and was granted, his current job, which consolidated parks, recreation, natural resources and facilities un-der his leadership. “I think it’s going well,” he said. “I think you would see those areas combined in a lot of other cities. Ea-gan’s set up in a similar or-ganizational structure.” Schultz has also been involved in the city gov-ernment sustainabil-ity plan launched in 2009. Burnsville is one of six cities that have reached the highest level of envi-ronmental practice in the state’s GreenStep Cities program. “It saves a lot of money,” which should please even enviro-skeptics, Schultz said. “If that’s your ap-proach, if you don’t care about any of that, most people care about money. It’s a win-win situation. I’m just proud to be a part of that.” A Burnsville resident since 1982, Schultz is a member of the Lions Club, which has donated significant sums to park projects such as skate-park improvements and the splash pad and play-ground equipment at Cliff Fen Park. A father of two and a new grandfather, he and his wife, Becky, a retired Minneapolis teacher, look forward to summer months at their cabin in Aitkin County and winter months in the South. His successor has yet to be chosen. “I think there’s a lot of people interested inter-nally and a lot of people qualified,” Schultz said.


SCHULTZ, from 1A Volunteers sought to raise, lower flags at Burnsville facilities The city of Burnsville is seeking dedicated patri-ots willing to volunteer to raise and lower flags at a number of city facilities. Currently, Burnsville flies the American flag, the POW/MIA flag, the Min-nesota State flag and the city of Burnsville flag at multiple locations. Flag volunteers are needed to help raise and lower flags on designated holidays, and at set times when flags are to be at half-mast as set forth by federal, state and local proclamations. Those interested in be-coming a flag volunteer can visit burnsville.org/volunteer and complete the “Volunteer Applica-tion” or contact Amber Jacobson at 952-895-4575.


SportsGopher Classic baseball tourney opens FridayBurnsville will be

pool play host by Mike Shaughnessy


Seven local teams will start play Friday in the Gopher Classic, a 96-team event that is billed as the largest American Legion baseball tournament in North America. Pool-play games will be Friday through Sunday at 17 sites across the metro area, including Alimagnet Park in Burnsville, Lakev-ille North High School and Fredrickson Field in Elko. Pool winners enter the playoff rounds Mon-day, with the semifinals and finals taking place Tuesday at Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School. Creighton Prep of Omaha, Nebraska, won the 2015 tournament. Teams from the Sun Thisweek coverage area also have had success in the Gopher Classic. Eagan won the 2013 tournament and Eastview was runner-up in 2011. A number of players who recently competed in the state high school Class 3A tournament will play in the Gopher Classic. The field includes teams from Wayzata (this year’s Class 3A champion), Cham-plin (Champlin Park

High School took sec-ond at state), Woodbury Blue (Woodbury High School was third in the state tourney), Lakeville North (fourth place) and Burnsville (consolation champion). In all, teams from nine states and two Canadian provinces will compete.

Burnsville is the host team for pool play at Ali-magnet Park, with the Cobras playing Excelsior 2 at 4:30 p.m. Friday and Millard West of Nebraska at 7. Burnsville also will play Andover, Bemidji and the Rochester A’s over the weekend. Lakeville North opens

against Detroit Lakes at 7 p.m. Friday at Fredrick-son Field. On Saturday, North faces Papillion, Ne-braska, at 2 p.m. at Lakev-ille North High School before returning to Fred-rickson Field to face West Fargo, N.D., at 7. Lakev-ille North has pool-play games against Marshall

and the Rochester Patriots on Sunday. Rosemount will be in a pool at Big Willow Park in Minnetonka, starting with a doubleheader Fri-day against Green Bay, Wisconsin, at 2 p.m. and Fridley Gold at 4:30. Farmington takes on Lakeville North 2 in a

pool-play game at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Irondale High School. That will be the second game of the day for Lakeville North 2, which plays Bloomington Blue at 8 a.m. Farmington also takes on Fargo, N.D., at 1 p.m. The Eagan Patriots take on state American Legion power Coon Rapids in an opening-round game at 11:30 a.m. Friday at McK-night Field in North St. Paul. Also on Friday, Ea-gan plays the Saskatoon Diamondbacks at 2 p.m. Eastview’s pool-play games will be at Reynolds Field on the University of Northwestern-St. Paul campus in Roseville, start-ing with Brookings, S.D., at 9 a.m. Friday. After pool champions are determined Sunday night, single-elimination playoff games will be Monday in Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and North St. Paul, lead-ing to the semifinals and championship game Tues-day in Minnetonka. For more information about the Gopher Classic schedule, visit www.go-pherclassic.com.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Burnsville’s Logan Carpenter tags out a Maple Grove runner during the state high school Class 4A baseball tourna-ment. Carpenter is among the Burnsville varsity team members who also are on the Burnsville Cobras American Legion team, which begins play in the Gopher Classic tournament Friday at Alimagnet Park. (Photo by Rich Moll)

Approximately 400 finish Freedom Days Fun Run

Apple Valley resident Rosvold wins 5-mile race

Almost 400 runners com-pleted the 2- and 5-mile races at the Apple Valley Freedom Days Fun Run on Monday. Numerous current and former high school runners competed in the races, which started and ended at Hayes Park. There were 202 finish-ers in the 2-mile race and 197 finishers in the 5-mile. Erik Rosvold of Apple Valley, a former Eastview High School athlete, was the top male finisher in the 2-mile in 9 minutes, 53.14 seconds. Hannah Olson of Richfield was the female winner in 11:02.65, about 30 seconds ahead of runner-up Lauren Peterson, a Farm-ington High School distance running standout. Dob Kintz, who will be a senior at Trinity at River Ridge in the fall, won the male division 5-mile in 31:12.47. Abbey Singleton of Minneapolis won the women’s race in 32:21.63. Monday’s races were the fourth leg of the Ground Pounders Grand Prix, a se-ries of local races that con-tinues with the Pan-O-Prog Run on Saturday at Casper-son Park in Lakeville.

2 mileMale top 10

Erik Rosvold, 23, Apple Valley, 9:53.14; Samuel Ivanecky, 19, Farmington, 10:02.30; Timothy Mor-genstern, 16, Apple Valley, 10:57.39; John Storkamp, 36, Hastings, 10:58.21; Jonathan Meaden, 17, Rosemount, 11:06.15; Ben Goessling, 33, Minneapolis, 11:10.48; Noah Revels, 14, Farmington, 11:17.89; Ja-son Schultz, 47, Lakeville, 11:27.51; Brennen Peterson, 13, Farmington, 11:33.39; Sam Anderson, 16, Rose-mount, 11:37.46.Age-group winners 9 and under – Samuel Misukanis, Eagan, 16:10.77; 10-14 – Revels; 15-19 – Iva-necky; 20-29 – Rosvold; 30-39 – Storkamp; 40-49 – Schultz; 50-59 – Perry Bach, 11:57.65; 60-69 – Mehmet Akcan, Savage, 17:02.60; 70-79 – Richard Finnegan, Burnsville, 22:32.31.Female top 10

Hannah Olson, 22, Richfield, 11:02.65; Lau-ren Peterson, 15, Farm-ington, 11:34.21; Abigail Fouts, 20, Eagan, 12:41.38; Daisy Islas, 10, Apple Val-ley, 12:42.67; Lisa Kresky-Griffin, 44, Farmington, 13:25.20; Amanda Schilling,

26, Apple Valley, 13:39.86; Jenna Nyblom, 13, Lakev-ille, 13:53.67; Joanna Chey-ka, 45, Inver Grove Heights, 14:18.29; Hailey Phoulavan, 15, Apple Valley, 14:25.13; Jenn Osendorf, 43, Burns-ville, 14:58.39.Age-group winners 9 and under – Audrey Silgen, Eagan, 14:58.99; 10-14 – Islas; 15-19 – Peterson; 20-29 – Olson; 30-39 – De-nae Schuldt, Apple Valley, 16:08.26; 40-49 – Kresky-Griffin; 50-59 – Linda Kaye, Eagan, 15:51.73; 60-69 – Laurel Fosburgh, Apple Val-ley, 20:08.84; 70-79 – Judy Cronen, Lakeville, 19:26.77.

5 mileMale top 10 Dob Kintz, 17, Hast-ings, 31:12.47; Jan Rybar, 54, Apple Valley, 31:35.30; Nate Blichfeldt, 17, Savage, 31:49.17; Robinson Ewald, 21, Minneapolis, 31:52.06; Byran Glover, 29, Wood-bury, 32:26.30; Alex Baum, 17, St. Paul, 32:47.91; Charles Roach, 58, Bloom-ington, 32:52.00; Thomas Wilkin, 16, Eagan, 32:57.17; Rudy Regalado, 51, Rose-mount, 33:06.37; Jonathan Bjork, 33, St. Paul, 33:31.82.Age-group winners 10-14 – Elliot Ewald, Burnsville, 35:47.06; 15-19 – Kintz; 20-29 – Ewald; 30-39 – Bjork; 40-49 – Robert Schuldt, Lakeville, 36:07.03: 50-59 – Rybar; 60-69 – Pat-rick Haake, Eagan, 36:38.96; 70-79 – Rick Schuldt, Farm-ington, 40:52.48; 80 and over – Rogers Anderson, Bloom-ington, 1:23:01.56.Female top 10 Abbey Singleton, 22, Minneapolis, 32:21.63; Mar-garet Dalseth, 13, Apple Valley, 33:00.00; Allison Offerman, 37, Lakeville, 35:06.11; Kate Tavakley, 41, Burnsville, 36:09.49; Megan Leeman, 35, Phoenix, Ari-zona, 36:19.40; Kelly Koch, 16, Burnsville, 37:10.79; Abby Bathke, 33, Minne-apolis, 37:42.02; Julia Lyng, 49, Burnsville, 37:43.73; Elisabeth Rosandich, 33, Lakeville, 37:43.98; Jude Reinertson, 51, Apple Val-ley, 39:15.41.Age-group winners 9 and under – Gigi Bragg, Coon Rapids, 43:01.20; 10-14 – Dalseth; 15-19 – Koch; 20-29 – Singleton; 30-39 – Offerman; 40-49 – Tavakley; 50-59– Reinertson; 60-69 – Susan Pokorney, Northfield, 43:49.45.

Farmington hockey coach headed to BlakeMay is BHS grad,

former assistant coach by Mike Shaughnessy


The coach who guided Farm-ington to its first state boys hock-ey tournament appearance in 16 years is leaving the program. Greg May, 38-18-2 in two sea-sons with the Tigers, will be head boys hockey coach and an associ-ate athletic director at the Blake School, starting July 18. May said the chance to move into athletic administration was a key selling point. “This opportunity came up out of nowhere; I wasn’t looking for it,” May said Tuesday afternoon. “It really had very little to do with hockey. Looking at it long-term, I’ve wanted to get into adminis-tration, and this job includes be-ing an associate athletic director.” His non-hockey duties still are being finalized, but May said they are likely to include oversight re-sponsibilities for several sports in addition to serving as sports in-formation director and managing the social media profile for Blake athletics. May was hired by Farming-ton High School in 2014 to coach boys hockey as the school was preparing to move into the South Suburban Conference. The Ti-gers were 23-4-1 in 2013-14, their final season under coach Keith Revels, and several of the team’s most promising players were un-derclassmen. With an upgraded schedule, Farmington was 19-8-1 in 2014-15 and 19-10-1 last sea-son.

The Tigers reached the Section 1AA title game in 2015 before los-ing to a Lakeville North team that finished as undefeated state cham-pions. Last season Farmington finished third in the South Sub-urban at 12-5-1, then beat Lakev-ille North 6-2 in the Section 1AA championship game to qualify for the state tournament for the first time since 2000 – and for the first time as a Class AA program. Farmington was 1-2 in the state tournament and placed sixth. May coached Farmington’s first Mr. Hockey award finalist, defenseman Tyler Jette, who had six goals and 22 assists in 2015-16, his senior season. “The hockey people in Farm-ington are hungry for success,” May said. “I’m proud of what we did to get the program going in that direction. The next step is consistency, getting everybody go-ing in the same direction so they can be successful year after year.” Before going to Farmington, May was an assistant hockey coach at Burnsville High School. He also played hockey at Burns-ville, graduating in 2003. He later played at Augsburg College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in health education and physical education. May has a master’s de-gree in education leadership from Concordia-St. Paul. While coaching at Farmington, May taught physical education in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. He left the teaching position in March for a private-sector job, but May said he was looking forward to returning to education full-time. May’s office at Blake will be a

few steps from the school’s arena at its Hopkins campus. Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade attend classes at the Hopkins campus, while students in grades 9-12 attend Blake’s Min-neapolis campus. The Blake boys hockey team has played in the state Class A tournament five times but hasn’t been there since 2008. The Bears were 14-13 last season and were eliminated by archrival Breck in the Section 4A playoffs. May said switching to Class A will be an adjustment after play-ing in Class AA in high school and coaching in Class AA most of his career. He said Blake has dis-cussed the possibility of moving to Class AA for boys hockey (as nearby private schools Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Holy Angels and Holy Family have done), but nothing is imminent. He does, however, want to add more Class AA schools to Blake’s schedule. Farmington added non-conference games against teams such as Wayzata, Edina and Eden Prairie while May was there. “I think it draws more attention to your program and makes your team better,” he said. May won’t be able to work in-tensively with one youth hockey program because as a private school, Blake draws players from multiple youth programs. That means “getting to know the stu-dents who are already at Blake, and that’s why it’ll be good to be on campus and be involved with them day to day,” he said. Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Notes: Podominick just misses Olympic berth by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville native Liz Podomi-nick missed a chance to throw the discus at the Olympics by less than the width of a discus. Podominick, the former track and field and basketball standout at Lakeville High School, com-peted in the women’s discus last weekend at the U.S. Olympic Tri-als in Eugene, Oregon. She had a throw of 197 feet, 1 inch in the fi-nals to finish fourth, just 2 inches out of third place and 8 inches behind the runner-up. The top three finishers qualified for next month’s Olympics in Brazil. Kelsey Card, a former NCAA discus champion from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin, threw 197-3 to take third place. Shelby Vaughan of Texas A&M was second with 197-9. Whitley Ashley was the Olympic Trials winner with 204-2. This was the second Olympic Trials for Podominick, who was fifth in the discus in the 2012 event. She was third in the 2013 U.S. outdoor championships and second in 2014.

Podominick, 31, thanked her supporters on her Instagram ac-count but did not say if she would continue competing. She has re-located several times to train as she pursued her Olympic goal. Recently she has been training in San Diego and working at a sport-ing goods store part-time.

‘Queen of the

Road Mile’ Rosemount High School and University of Minnesota gradu-ate Heather (Dorniden) Kampf, dubbed “Queen of the Road Mile” by Runner’s World magazine, will compete for a U.S. Olympic spot in the 1,500 meters. The first round of the 1,500-meter compe-tition will be Thursday, with the finals scheduled for Sunday. Kampf placed seventh in the women’s 800 at the 2012 Trials before switching to the 1,500. She was seventh at the U.S. outdoor championships in the 1,500 last year and sixth in 2014. She won two individual Min-nesota state high school Class AA championships while at Rose-

mount and the NCAA indoor 800-meter title while at Minne-sota. More recently, Kampf has become the dominant U.S. wom-en’s 1-mile road runner. In May, she won her third consecutive U.S. road mile championship, and fourth overall. When not training with Team Minnesota, Kampf is an assis-tant cross country and track and field coach at Apple Valley High School.

Swimmer with

a bright future Regan Smith, a 14-year-old from Lakeville, wrapped up her first – but likely not her last – U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials by finishing 33rd in the women’s 200-meter backstroke preliminar-ies. Smith was the youngest swim-mer in the 200 backstroke and one of the youngest competitors in the trials. She also competed in the 100 butterfly and 100 back-stroke, reaching the semifinals in the 100 backstroke and finishing 13th overall.


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CITY OF BURNSVILLENOTICE OF 2015 AUDITOR’S REPORT

The 2015 Auditor’s Report on the financial and compliance audits for the City of Burnsville is available for general public inspection on the City of Burnsville’s website (www.burnsville.org) or at the Burnsville Municipal Offices, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337 during business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.Dated this 29th day of June, 2016.Macheal Collins, Deputy City Clerk

Annual Summary Financial ReportThe purpose of this report is to provide a summary of financial information concerning the City of Burnsville to interested citizens. The complete financial statements may be examined

at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337. Questions about this report should be directed to Kelly Strey, Finance Director, telephone (952) 895-4493.Revenues and Expenditures for General Operations

(Governmental Funds)

Total2015

Total2014

PercentIncrease

(Decrease)

Revenues

Property Taxes $30,745,433 $29,556,893 4.0 %

Special Assessments 2,585,543 1,813,996 42.5 %

Licenses and Permits 2,026,415 1,953,776 3.7 %

Other Taxes 1,122,381 1,018,409 10.2 %

Intergovernmental Revenues 8,332,614 4,867,531 71.2 %

Charges for Services 5,913,570 5,885,164 0.5 %

Fines and Forfeits 378,940 417,275 (9.2) %

Investment Earnings 1,054,573 3,260,938 67.7 %

Miscellaneous 1,353,267 1,579,348 (14.3) %

Total Revenues $53,512,736 $50,353,330 6.3 %

Per Capita 866.65 815.48 6.3 %

Expenditures

Current:

General Government 6,495,318 5,856,737 10.9 %

Public Safety 20,403,477 20,140,526 1.3 %

Public Works and Parks 6,766,745 6,592,561 2.6 %

Culture and Recreation 1,336,636 1,256,682 6.4 %

Conservation of Natural Resources 1,035,269 995,490 4.0 %

Economic Development 495,624 464,933 6.6 %

Debt Service:

Principal 3,584,701 8,340,613 (57.0) %

Interest and Other Charges 1,463,410 1,554,328 (5.8) %

Capital Outlay 12,688,606 9,360,407 35.6 %

Total Expenditures $54,269,786 $54,562,277 (0.5) %

Per Capita 878.91 883.64 (0.5) %

Total Long-term Indebtedness $70,729,824 $66,432,573 6.5 %

Per Capita 1,145.48 1,075.88 6.5 %

General Fund and Special Revenue Funds

Unrestricted Fund Balance - December 31 $20,590,622 $20,900,810 (1.5) %

Per Capita 333.47 338.49 (1.5) %

City of BurnsvilleStatement of Net Position

Proprietary FundsDecember 31, 2015

Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Governmental Activities - Internal

Service Fund - Compensated

AbsencesWater and

Sewer Storm WaterAmes Center

Other Enterprise

Funds Total

Assets

Current Assets:

Cash, cash equivalents and investments $16,044,198 $7,459,879 $350,117 $1,812,705 $25,666,899 $2,779,637

Special assessments receivable:

Delinquent 54,481 84 - - 54,565 -

Deferred, current portion 661 36,644 - - 37,305 -

Accounts receivable 2,971,445 753,524 239,980 184,846 4,149,795 -

Notes receivable 360,000 - - - 360,000 -

Due from other governments 42,103 13,402 - - 55,505 -

Prepaid items - - 24,889 - 24,889 -

Total Current Assets 19,472,888 8,263,533 614,986 1,997,551 30,348,958 2,779,637

Noncurrent Assets:

Deferred special assessments receivable, less current portion 10,399 732,449 - - 742,848 -

Notes Receivable, less current portion 480,000 - - - 480,000 -

Capital Assets:

Land 316,892 2,160,687 - 757,320 3,234,899 -

Permanent easements 1,118,342 1,910,624 - - 3,028,966 -

Construction-in-progress 69,348 258,111 - - 327,459 -

Buildings 20,705,348 - 20,364,622 2,990,096 44,060,066 -

Infrastructure and improvements 90,310,146 61,653,990 114,521 7,449,797 159,528,454 -

Equipment and vehicles 4,927,739 756,942 274,216 528,058 6,486,955 -

Less accumulated depreciation (52,091,516) (31,335,287) (3,649,534) (4,962,696) (92,039,033) -

Total capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation) 65,356,299 35,405,067 17,103,825 6,762,575 124,627,766 -

Total Noncurrent Assets 65,846,698 36,137,516 17,103,825 6,762,575 125,850,614 -

Total Assets 85,319,586 44,401,049 17,718,811 8,760,126 156,199,572 2,779,637

Deferred Outflows of Resources

Deferred outflows of resources - pensions 118,399 26,311 - 52,623 197,333 -

Liabilities

Current Liabilities:

Current maturities of long term debt 1,751,000 470,602 - - 2,221,602 -

Salaries and other compensation payable 1,078 - - - 1,078 -

Accrued compensated absences, current portion 13,337 2,760 - 9,184 25,281 287,845

Accounts payable 263,241 59,555 131,017 151,593 605,406 -

Accrued interest 29,667 3,985 - - 33,652 -

Contracts payable 85,338 369,361 - 6,933 461,632 -

Due to other funds - - 50,000 - 50,000 -

Due to other governments 8,515 6,878 - 8,220 23,613 -

Customer and other deposits 36,858 449 - 2,143 39,450 -

Total Current Liabilities 2,189,034 913,590 181,017 178,073 3,461,714 287,845

Noncurrent Liabilities:

General obligation bonds payable, less current maturities 12,976,628 1,902,749 - - 14,879,377 -

Accrued compensated absences, net of current portion 120,031 24,849 - 82,649 227,529 2,590,608

Net pension liability 839,567 186,570 - 373,142 1,399,279 -

Advances from other funds - - 1,491,544 - 1,491,544 -

Total Noncurrent Liabilities 13,936,226 2,114,168 1,491,544 455,791 17,997,729 2,590,608

Total Liabilities 16,125,260 3,027,758 1,672,561 633,864 21,459,443 2,878,453

Deferred Inflows of Resources

Deferred inflows of resources - pensions 105,745 23,499 - 46,998 176,242 -

Net Position (Deficit)

Net investment in capital assets 50,628,671 33,031,716 17,103,825 6,762,575 107,526,787 -

Unrestricted 18,578,309 8,344,387 (1,057,575) 1,369,312 27,234,433 (98,816)

Total Net Position (Deficit) $69,206,980 $41,376,103 $16,046,250 $8,131,887 $134,761,220 $(98,816)

City of BurnsvilleStatement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position

Proprietary FundsFor the Year Ended December 31, 2015



AbsencesWater and

Sewer Storm Water Ames Center

Other Enterprise

Funds Total

Operating Revenues

Charges for services $14,350,769 $4,166,171 $1,308,981 $1,998,425 $21,824,346 $228,757

Operating Expenses

Personnel services 3,194,986 799,700 - 751,685 4,746,371 335,962

Contracted labor - - 866,886 - 866,886 -

Sanitary sewer disposal costs 4,067,852 - - - 4,067,852 -

Repairs and maintenance 1,485,551 1,212,621 76,264 397,867 3,172,303 -

Utilities 1,073,897 76,851 95,830 535,191 1,781,769 -

Other operating expenses 1,869,378 435,545 506,988 255,030 3,066,941 -

Depreciation 2,710,276 1,270,182 544,513 443,753 4,968,724 -

Total Operating Expenses 14,401,940 3,794,899 2,090,481 2,383,526 22,670,846 335,962

Operating Income (Loss) (51,171) 371,272 (781,500) (385,101) (846,500) (107,205)

Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)

Intergovernmental 39,816 21,189 - - 61,005 -

Investment earnings 224,741 108,330 - 25,271 358,342 37,371

Other income 97,729 42,268 365,830 - 505,827 -

Loss on disposal of capital assets (88,093) (2,978) - - (91,071) -

Interest expense (399,251) (81,211) - - (480,462) -

Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) (125,058) 87,598 365,830 25,271 353,641 37,371

Income (Loss) Before Contributions and Transfers (176,229) 458,870 (415,670) (359,830) (492,859) (69,834)

Transfers and Capital Contributions

Capital contributions - connection charges 190,525 44,159 - - 234,684 -

Capital contributions - from other funds 1,011,548 1,522,156 - - 2,533,704 -

Capital contributions - from others 32,990 32,990 - - 65,980 -

Transfers in - - 818,456 10,000 828,456 -

Transfers out (364,155) (62,875) (703,456) (10,000) (1,140,486) -

Total Transfers and Capital Contributions 870,908 1,536,430 115,000 - 2,522,338 -

Change in Net Position 694,679 1,995,300 (300,670) (359,830) 2,029,479 (69,834)

Total Net Position - Beginning, as restated (Note I.E.) 68,512,301 39,380,803 16,346,920 8,491,717 132,731,741 (28,982)

Total Net Position (Deficit) - Ending $69,206,980 $41,376,103 $16,046,250 $8,131,887 $134,761,220 $(98,816)

CONTINUED...

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:April 16, 2013

MORTGAGOR: Mark E. Bullis, single.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for CitiBank, N.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded May 3, 2013 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2947717.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc. Dated December 2, 2015 Recorded December 9, 2015,

as Document No. 3104431. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100011511234774058LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: CitiBank, N.A.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 107 River Woods Lane, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 02.77002.08.050LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 5, Block 8, Townhouse Vil-

lages at River Woods 3rd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $102,089.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$102,212.80 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;

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: August 12, 2016 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject 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 un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on February 13, 2017, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption 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: June 9, 2016CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810-16-003886 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

JUNE 9, 2016This is a summary of the Burns-

ville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2016, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 200 West Burns-ville Parkway, Burnsville, MN.

The meeting was held at the Burnsville Council Chambers at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, Burnsville 55337 and was called to order by Chair Luth at 6:30 p.m. Board members pres-ent were Alt, Currier, VandenBoom, Schmid, Hill, and Chair Luth. Mack-all was absent. Superintendent Gothard, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Currier led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes; per-sonnel recommendations; dona-tions; contracting with Clifton Lar-son Allen to perform the 2015-16 financial audit; property, casualty, and liability agent of record agree-ment with the Kraus-Anderson In-surance Agency for the 2016-17 fiscal year; appointed Corporate Health Services as agent of re-cord for group medical, life, long term disability and dental insur-ance for the 2016-17 fiscal year; workers’ compensation agent of record agreement with Marsh Mc-Clellan, for the 2016-17 fiscal year; renew the district’s membership in the Minnesota School Boards As-sociation (MSBA); resolution for membership in the Minnesota State High School League for the 2016-2017 school year; membership in the Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD); second reading of Board Policies 101: Le-gal Status of the School District; 102: Equal Educational Opportu-nity; 401: Equal Employment Op-portunity; 406: Public and Private Personnel Data; 508: Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Pro-grams; 525: Violence Prevention; 530: Immunization Records; 613: Graduation Requirements; 708: Transportation of Nonpublic School Students; 805: Waste Reduction and Recycling; and 902: Commu-nity Use of School Facilities and Equipment (rescind KG & KG-R); rescind, on a second reading basis, board policies as named; change order #002 and #003 for the 2016 Additions and Alterations to Met-calf Junior High, William Byrne Elementary and Rahn Elementary schools; and change orders #127, #132, #133, #136, and #137 for the 2015 Additions and Alterations to Burnsville High School.

Reports presented: 2016-17 Ad-opted Budget; and verbal reports from Gothard, Currier, Schmid, Alt, and Luth.

Recommended actions ap-proved: award a contract for pur-chase of copier and printer paper valued at $71,975.45 to Wilcox Paper, LLC.

The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m. to closed session as Permit-ted by Minnesota Statute §13D.05 Subd. 3 for the Superintendent’s Evaluation.

The closed session for the su-perintendent’s evaluation began at 7:24 p.m. Directors Alt, Currier, Schmid, Hill, VandenBoom, Chair Luth and Dr. Joe Gothard attended the closed session. Mackall was absent. The closed session ad-journed at 9:59 p.m.

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July 8, 2016569441


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF BURNSVILLEANNUAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT (CONTINUED)



AbsencesWater and

Sewer Storm Water Ames Center

Other Enterprise

Funds Total

Receipts from customers and users $14,403,611 $4,186,110 $1,251,787 $1,942,987 $21,784,495 $-

Receipts from interfund services provided - - - - - 228,757

Payments to suppliers (8,798,066) (1,752,011) (1,558,230) (1,145,025) (13,253,332) -

Payments to employees (3,185,500) (793,380) - (742,295) (4,721,175) (221,707)

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 2,420,045 1,640,719 (306,443) 55,667 3,809,988 7,050

Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities

Grants and host fees 134,945 104,716 365,830 - 605,491 -

Transfers in - - 818,456 10,000 828,456 -

Transfers out (364,155) (62,875) (703,456) (10,000) (1,140,486) -

Net cash provided (used) by noncapital financing activities (229,210) 41,841 480,830 - 293,461 -

Cash Flows from Capital and Related Financing Activities

Receipts from connection charges 190,525 44,159 - - 234,684 -

Principal payment on notes receivable 340,000 - - - 340,000 -

Purchase or construction of capital assets (3,466,125) (2,600,958) (25,830) (25,000) (6,117,913) -

Principal payments on bonds payable (1,580,092) (575,207) - - (2,155,299) -

Proceeds from sale of bonds 2,325,192 - - - 2,325,192 -

Interest paid on bonds (439,188) (93,857) - - (533,045) -

Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities (2,629,688) (3,225,863) (25,830) (25,000) (5,906,381) -

Cash Flows from Investing Activites

Investment earnings 224,741 108,330 - 25,271 358,342 37,371

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (214,112) (1,434,973) 148,557 55,938 (1,444,590) 44,421

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Beginning 16,258,310 8,894,852 201,560 1,756,767 27,111,489 2,735,216

Ending $16,044,198 $7,459,879 $350,117 $1,812,705 $25,666,899 $2,779,637

Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net

Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities

Operating income (loss) $(51,171) $371,272 $(781,500) $(385,101) $(846,500) $(107,205)

Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:

Depreciation 2,710,276 1,270,182 544,513 443,753 4,968,724 -

(Increase) decrease in assets:

Receivables 54,231 19,559 (57,194) (56,109) (39,513) -

Due from other governments (3,416) (64) - - (3,480) -

Prepaids - - 1,463 - 1,463 -

(Increase) decrease in deferred outflows of resources:

Pensions (83,654) (18,590) - (37,180) (139,424) -

(Decrease) increase in liabilities:

Salaries and accrued compensated absences (6,622) 2,741 - 2,230 (1,651) 114,255

Accounts payable (139,261) (11,625) (13,725) 47,733 (116,878) -

Contracts payable (38,092) 48,185 - (7,714) 2,379 -

Due to other governments (124,035) (63,554) - 3,044 (184,545) -

Customer deposits 2,027 444 - 671 3,142 -

Net pension liability (5,983) (1,330) - (2,658) (9,971) -

(Decrease) increase in deferred inflows of resources:

Pensions 105,745 23,499 - 46,998 176,242 -

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities $2,420,045 $1,640,719 $(306,443) $55,667 $3,809,988 $7,050

Noncash investing, capital, and financing activities

Capital assets contributed from other funds $1,011,548 $1,522,156 $2,533,704

Capital assets contributed from others $32,990 $32,990 $65,980

(Loss) on disposal of capital assets $(88,093) $(2,978) $(91,071)Published in the

Burnsville-Eagan Sun ThisweekJuly 8, 2016

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CITY OF EAGAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minne-sota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

CENTRAL AREA LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTSCity Contract No. 16-21Involving Approximately:

Est. Qty Unit Item1 LS MOBILIZATION1 LS TRAFFIC CONTROL22 EA LIGHT FOUNDATION DESIGN E MODIFIED3,500 LF 2” NON-METALLIC CONDUIT1,300 LF 2” NON-METALLIC CONDUIT (DIRECTIONAL BORE)14,100 LF UNDERGROUND WIRE 1 COND NO 816,150 LF UNDERGROUND WIRE 1 COND NO 12104 EA REMOVE LUMINAIRE104 EA INSTALL LED ROADWAY LUMINAIRE & ARM59 EA INSTALL LED RETROFIT KIT22 EA INSTALL SALVAGED LIGHTING UNIT1 LS LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM4 EA MODIFY SIGNAL SERVICE1 LF IRRIGATION REPAIR1 LS TURF ESTABLISHMENT

Note: The City will furnish new LED luminaires, luminaire arms, LED luminaire retrofit components, and lighting control system equipment to the Contractor for installation.

Together with Miscellaneous Structure Installations, Adjustments & Site Restoration

Complete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30.00 by inputting Quest project # 4565718 on the Web site’s Proj-ect Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Com-plete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN, at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5646. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregu-larities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of Eagan


July 1, 8, 15, 2016567200


WORKSHOP MINUTESJUNE 14, 2016

The workshop of the Board of Education was called to order by Chair Luth at 5:34 p.m. at the Dia-mondhead Education Center, 200 West Burnsville Parkway, Burns-ville, MN.

Members present: Directors Currier, Alt, Hill, Schmid, Vanden-Boom, Mackall and Chair Luth. Others in attendance were Dr. Go-thard, L. Rider, and G. Winterlin.

The budget was discussed.The board workshop concluded

at 6:43 p.m. Dated: June 23, 2016

/s/ Jim Schmid, Clerk Published in the

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE AMENDMENT

TO CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: Burnsville Band Boosters As-

sociationPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 3816 Iris CircleBurnsville, MN 55337

NAMEHOLDER(S): Steven Tollerud3816 Iris CircleBurnsville, MN 55337Julie Stauffer13005 Glenview DriveBurnsville, MN 55337Stacy Hakanson6196 West 144th StreetSavage, MN 55378This certificate is an amendment

of Certificate of Assumed Name File Number 1766403-2

Originally filed on March 30, 2006, Under the Name Burnsville Band Boosters Association

I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

DATE FILED: June 8, 2016SIGNED BY: Steven Tollerud


July 8, 15, 2016568918


This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Regular and Special Board of Edu-cation Meetings on June 14 and 21, 2016 and with full text avail-able for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.org or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044SPECIAL CLOSED MEETING

JUNE 14, 2016The special meeting was called

to order at 4:03 p.m. All board members except Jim Skelly were present. Administrators present: Superintendent Snyder, Exec Dir Baumann

Closed Session: Land Sale Pro-posal was reviewed in accordance with MN Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(c) regarding purchase or sale of prop-erty.

Meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.REGULAR MEETING

JUNE 14, 2016The regular meeting was called

to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on May 24 and June 1; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims; donations; resolution re-garding estimated district popula-tion as 55,993; non-public school transportation contracts.

Reports presented: Student support services update; MNCAPS update; first readings of policies 518-DNR-DNI and 714-General Fund Balance.

Actions approved: AP US His-tory Resources.

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING

JUNE 21, 2016The special meeting was called

to order at 6:03 p.m. All board members except Terry Lind were present.

Closed session: Superintendent overview was presented in accor-dance with MN Statute 13D.05, subd 3(a) for Superintendent Evalu-ation.

Discussions: Long-term facili-ties update; LNHS PDSA on atten-dance issue.

Action approved: Apple Lab Purchase (capital tech levy).

Meeting adjourned at 9:16 p.m.Published in the

Lakeville Sun Thisweek, Burnsville/Eagan Sun Thisweek

July 8, 2016569424

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a

Public Hearing will be held on July 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, by the Burnsville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, on the Application of Bidhipur Brewing Company d.b.a. Nutmeg for an Off-Sale Brewpub Liquor License for the location at 1905 Co Rd 42 W, Ste 100.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time.Tina ZinkCity of Burnsville


July 8, 2016570062

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: Fairy Healings

PRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 11441 Galtier DriveBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Blending Babes11441 Galtier DriveBurnsville, MN 55337Michele Rae Markuson11441 Galtier DriveBurnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

DATE FILED: May 17, 2016SIGNED BY: Michelle Markuson

Published in theBurnsville-Eagan SunThisweek

July 1, 8, 2016567779


ADVERTISING FOR BIDSBUYBACK OF IMAC

COMPUTERS (2008-2010 MODELS)

LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

8670 210TH STREET WLAKEVILLE, MN 55044

Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) will receive single prime sealed bids for the Sale of the Districts used iMac Computers until 2:00 p.m. local time on July 28th, 2016 at the District Offices, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidding documents including the proposal form and specifica-tions will be on file at the District Office. You may contact Jon Jack-son, Purchasing Coordinator to obtain a copy of the bidding docu-ments.

The project includes: The sale of the districts used iMac computers (various models), with all required data destruction, packing and re-moval from the districts property.

Make Proposals on the bid forms supplied with the bidding documents. No oral, telegraphic or electronic proposals will be consid-ered. Submit with bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond payable to Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids and waive infor-malities or irregularities in bidding.

The owner requires removal of the products within 8 business days after award of the bid.

Published in theLakeville Sun Thisweek,

Burnsville-Eagan Sun ThisweekJuly 8, 2016

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CITY OF EAGAN, MNSECTION 00020

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSCOUNTRY HOLLOW LIFT

STATION IMPROVEMENTSRECEIPT AND OPENING OF

PROPOSALS: Sealed proposals for the work described below will be received by the City Administra-tor at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122 until Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work includes the following:

A. Removal of existing lift station equipment and piping in the Coun-try Hollow Lift Station.

B. Furnish and install new valve vault structure, pumps, piping, and valves.

C. The project includes the removal of a portion of the exist-ing steel dry well below grade for placement of the valve vault struc-ture.

D. Remove concrete fillet in ex-isting wet well to accommodate pumps as shown on plans.

E. Removal of existing lift station controls.

F. Furnish and install new con-trols as noted in the Contract Docu-ments.

G. The Country Hollow Lift Sta-tion shall remain in service during the changeover. All pumping of sewage required for the change-over, is the responsibility of the Contractor and shall be coordinat-ed with the City of Eagan (OWNER).

COMPLETION OF WORK: All work under the Contract must be complete within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after re-ceipt of the Notice to Proceed.

MINIMUM CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS: The Bidder shall have experience as a General Contractor in the successful com-pletion of at least three (3) lift sta-tions within the last five (5) years.

OBTAINING CONTRACT DOC-UMENTS AND BIDDING REQUIRE-MENTS: Plans and specifications and all contract documents may be obtained at the office of Bolton & Menk, Inc., 12224 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, MN 55337, upon pay-ment of $50.00, (includes sales tax); non-refundable for each full set of specifications and accom-panying drawings. Additional ship-ping charges will apply for delivery to any address not within the lower 48 states. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may view the digital plan documents for free by entering Quest project #4289503 on the website’s Project Search page. Documents may be downloaded for $20.00. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233 1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project in-formation.

A copy of the plans and speci-fications may be inspected at the following locations:

- Office of Bolton & Menk Inc., 12224 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, MN 55337.

PLANHOLDERS LIST, ADDEN-DA AND BID TABULATION: The planholders list, addenda and bid tabulation will be available on-line at www.bolton-menk.com.

Bids will be received on a lump sum basis.

BID SECURITY: A certified check or a Bid Bond satisfactory to the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in the amount of not less than 5 percent of the total Bid price submitted must accompany each Bid.

LABOR RATES - MINIMUM WAGE REQUIREMENTS:

This project is being funded by the City of Eagan, Minnesota. The project is not subject to the provi-sions of Little Davis-Bacon Act.

PERFORMANCE AND PAY-MENT BONDS: The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond each in the amount of the Contract.

The Bid, Agreement, and Bonds shall be conditioned upon compli-ance with all provisions of the Bid Documents.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION: All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to the Engineer/Manager for the project. It shall be under-stood, however, that no specifica-tion interpretations will be made by telephone.

Address inquiries to:Bolton & Menk Inc.Attn: Seth A. Peterson, P.E.12224 Nicollet Ave.Burnsville, MN 55337Tel: 952-890-0509Fax: 952-890-8065Email:[email protected]’S RIGHTS RESERVED:

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make awards in the interest of the OWN-ER.Date: June 21, 2016 Owner: City of Eagan, Minnesota/s/ Dave Osberg City Administrator


June 24, July 1, 8, 2016565374

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

(MINOR NAME CHANGE) Minn. Stat. § 259.10

State of MinnesotaKandiyohi CountyDistrict CourtJudicial District: 8th Court File Number: 34-CV-16-123 Case Type: Name ChangeIn the Matter of the Application of:Jennifer Ann Jopp On Behalf of:Ariana Lee CreechFor a Change of Name to:Ariana Lee Jopp

TO: Patrick Creech2091 Silver Bell Rd. Apt 11Eagan, MN 55122Last known addressAn Application for Name Change

has been filed by Jennifer Ann Jopp for a change of name for the minor child(ren) Ariana Lee Creech to Ari-ana Lee Jopp. A hearing on this Application will be held at Court-house, 505 Becker Ave SW. Will-mar, MN 56201 on July 27, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.

You may obtain a copy of the Application for Name Change from Kandivohi County Courthouse, 505 Becker Avenue SW. Willmar, MN 56201

If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner’s Application for a Name Change for the minor child(ren) may be granted.

Dated: June 9.2016Deb MueskeCourt AdministratorBy: /s/ Julie LounagieDeputy


June 24, July 1, 8, 2016564097

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSEDUCATING OUR

STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

CALL FOR BIDSCOMPUTERIZED MEASURES OF

ACADEMIC PROGRESSNotice is hereby given that

BIDS will be received for the pur-chase of the Internet Version of NWEA’s Computerized Measures of Academic Progress and NWEA Instructional Resources – Class Breakdown Reports by Goal and RIT or approved alternate of equal or better quality/functionality by Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street W., Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2016 at which time and place, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at:

http://www.distr ict196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Michelle DeMers at (651) 423-7856.Joel Albright, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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July 1, 8, 2016566449

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating


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1070 Trailers

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1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

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3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3020 Events

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Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Sun 10-4

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3500 MERCHANDISE

3520 Cemetery Lots

Glen Haven, Crystal, 3 lots, Christus Garden area, ask-ing $600 ea. 320-676-8944

3580 Household/Furnishings

Rattan: 4 chairs & table nice cush, glass top 48” round, $325 763-416-4831

3620 MusicInstruments

PIANO (older), very good working cond! $35/BO. 651-290-1645 651-686-0297

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

3 SistersEstate Company

helps seniors downsize, and/or prepares any es-tate for liquidation. Let’s meet! 763-443-0519

Bloomington 7/15 & 7/16 9-5. Variety of house hold items and small antiques.

4708 WEST 111TH ST

Bloomington, July 7-8, 8-5 HH Items, Small Appl.

Eletr., Kids Toys & Throws9837 Cavell Circle

Bloomington: Downsiz-ing! 7/14-17, (8:30-5) Furn, freezer, collect, HH. Cash Only! 9218 10th Ave S

Brooklyn Park- 7/7 - 7/9, 8a-5p. Neighborhood Sale & Moving Sale! Antiques, furn, 9225 Dunbar Knoll

Burnsville DOWNSIZING7/15-16 (9-5) Lots of good stuff! Too much to list. Cash only. 39 Garden Drive

Burnsville HUGE MOV-ING! 7/14-15 (9-5) Furn, HH, cloz, applcs., garage (Btwn Nicollet & Hwy 13) 214 Birnamwood Dr.

Crystal- 7/15 & 7/168am-6pm. Multi Family !HH, cloz, furn, toys & bikes

5124 Hampshire Ave N.

EAGAN MOVING SALE! QUALITY ITEMS! July 15th & 16th, 8-5. Beautiful Furn.,World Art, Piano, HH

3250 Red Oak Drive

Eagan, 7/14-16 & 7/21-23 8a-5p. HH items, Bedding, Decorator Pillows, Lamps, Crystal, Pictures & many more beauiful items!

1932 Glenfield Court

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

EAGAN, July 7-9, 8a to 5p Table Saw, Tools, House Hold Items & Kids Clothes

1569 Baylor Ct.

Eagan- 7/13 - 7/15- 8a-6pMoving Sale! furn,cloz,HH,scrapk supp, Longaberger bskts,toys,art/craft, collect-ibles. 1508 Oakbrooke Ln

Excelsior, 7/7-9 & 7/14-15 10a-5p. Moving Sale anti-qs, vinyls, furn. hh, clothes 180 LAKEVIEW AVE

Hopkins, 7/8-10, 10a-5p MOVING SALE! Baseball cards! Computer acc, exer/ equip, furn, 1980 Honda 650 & HH 1313 Lake St NE

Minneapolis Estate Sale5055 Emerson Ave. North7/6-10 (9-5) Antiqs, furn, sew. machines, lots more!

Minnetonka, 7/8-9, 8a-6p Moving Sale: Tools, Sports Furn., Kids, Garden, HH 14235 CORONET DR

Richfield, 7/14 & 15, 8-5 HH Goods, camping items, womens clothes (sz. 14-16)

7201 Knox Ave South

Rosemount, 7/14-16, 8-5 Moving Sale - HH, Furn., Antiqs, Toys, Games, Tools, Lots of new sm. hardware.

6772 162nd Street

ST CROIX , 7/9-10, 9a-3p. Lots pics: www.oldisknew.c o m / u p c o m i n g _ S a l e s 13003 177 ST N.

ST PAUL MOVING SALE, 7/16-17, 9a-3p. See lots pics www.oldisknew.com/ upcoming _Sales 1801 Saunders Av St

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4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

To place your Classified Ad contact Sharon Brauer at: 952-392-6873 or email:

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4530 Houses For Rent


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4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

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5000 SERVICES

5080 Child &Adult Care

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

LSC Construction Svc, Inc 952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218

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Sealcoating /Parking Lots

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H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins’d Mbr: BBB

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Quality Friendly Service. Affordable. Bi-wkly,

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CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

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Concrete, Chimneys Brick, Stone, Drain Tiles

New or Repair.Christian Brothers

Construction Minn Lic BC

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Rick Concrete & Masonry

All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace

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5190 Decks

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5210 Drywall

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5220 Electrical

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5260 Garage Doors

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5270 Gutter Cleaning

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5280 Handyperson

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!Status Contracting, Inc. Kitchens & Baths, Lower Level Remodels. Decks.

Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet,

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5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters


5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal

5510 Full-time


5510 Full-time

Merchandise Mover (CMM)

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5280 Handyperson

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5300 Heating &Cooling Services

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Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to Excellence” • Summer

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Pavers PlusPaver Patios & Driveways

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5340 Landscaping

RETAINING WALLS Water Features & Pavers 30+ Years of Experience

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3 Interior Rooms/$275Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and

Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

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Ben’s PaintingExt/Int, Drywall Repair

Paint/Stain/Ceilings.

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. •30 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Complete Handyman SvcVisa/MC 952-469-6800

**Mike the Painter Interi-or/ exterior, Wallpaper, 35 yrs exp, Ins 612-964-5776

5380 Plumbing

SAVE MONEY - Competent Master Plumb-er needs work. Lic# M3869.

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Insurance Claims, Tear-offs, BBB A+, Angies List A+, Certif’d GAF Installer

50 yr warranty Insured, Lic # BC170064

952-891-8586


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Dun-Rite Roofing Co. Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

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Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

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TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

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35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


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Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

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Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTrim/Removal. Lic/Ins Eugene 651-855-8189

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

General Maintenance (Janitorial) Worker

Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount, MN) and Inver Hills Commu-nity College (Inver Grove Heights, MN) seek two full-time General Maintenance (Janitorial) Workers. Pay is $13.94-$19.73/hr, DOQ. For more information and to apply, visit www.mn.gov/mmb/careers/ and search for Job ID 4941 for Dakota County Techni-cal College and Job ID 5230 for Inver Hills Community College. Application dead-line is July 27, 2016.

An AA/EEO employer.

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5510 Full-time

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS SECURITY OFFICER

OPENINGSGeneral Security Services Corporation is seeking to hire FT and PT Security Of-ficers to work in the Shako-pee and Edina areas.

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[email protected].

Friday, July 8 Outdoor movie, “Hotel Transylvania 2,” rated PG, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk show-time, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City.

Tuesday, July 12 AM Artist-Led Explora-tion Performance – Rachael Kroog – Songs for Kids and Grown-up Kids, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. Cost: $5 per family. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden – Containers for Ev-ery Season with Mike Gonzo, 6:30-8 p.m. in front of the red barn at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Enjoy beauti-ful looking containers through every season with these easy container planting techniques. Free. Register by calling 651-480-7700. Information: www.dakotamastergardeners.org.

Wednesday, July 13 Eagan Market Fest – Clas-sic Car Show & Oldies Music Night, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festi-val Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, entertainment by Elvis

tribute artists Steve and Tommy Marcio, 4-5:30 p.m., and The Rockin’ Hollywoods, 6-8 p.m. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, July 14 Aric Bieganek of the Royal Order of Chords and Keys, 10 a.m. at Central Park Amphi-theater, 2893 145th St., Rose-mount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seat-ing. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers at 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Books are geared toward elementary and preschool children. Readers: Cindy Amoroso, assistant su-perintendent, and Stephanie Corbey, executive director, Special Education. Kidz Dance will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, July 15 Relay For Life of Apple Valley-Eagan-Rosemount, 6-11 p.m., Cascade Bay, 1360 Civic Center Drive, Eagan. In-formation: www.relayforlife.org/applevalleymn, www.relayforlife.org/eaganmn, or www.relayforlife.org/rosemountmn.

Saturday, July 16 Confident Women work-shop, 12-2 p.m., Thrive Ther-apy, 190 River Ridge Circle S., Suite 208, Burnsville. Free. RSVP required. Information: http://thrivetherapymn.com or 612-568-6050. Movies in the Park, “Min-ions,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount. Bring blan-kets and lawn chairs. Weath-er-related updates: 651-322-6020, option 6.

Sunday, July 17 Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Conductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrailroadgarden.net, [email protected].

Ongoing Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Commu-nity Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-the-darkness-walks.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS

(1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • July 8, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • July 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Renew Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville. • July 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • July 13, 1-7 p.m., All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. • July 13, 1-7 p.m., Faith in Christ Fellowship, 670 Diffley, Eagan. • July 13, 1-7 p.m., Ameri-can Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., Savage. • July 16, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-888-GIVE-BLD (1-888-448-3253) or visit mbc.org to make an appointment or for more information. • July 9, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Pan-O-Prog, 209th Street and Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville. • July 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Argosy University, 1515 Central Parkway, Eagan. • July 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Challenge for Children’s, MN Pro Paintball, 22554 Texas Ave., Lakeville.

Art submission deadline extended The deadline for art-ists to submit work for Dakota County’s sixth Community Art Exhibi-tion has been extended. Artists are encouraged to capture their favorite views of the county for the exhibition, “Land-scapes of Dakota Coun-ty.” The new deadline to submit work for selection in the exhibition is July 19. Artists 8 and older living in Dakota County are invited to submit original two-dimensional art. One entry per person is allowed. This is the sixth open exhibition of work by local artists sponsored by Dakota County Pub-lic Art Citizen Advisory Committee. The commit-tee will review submis-sions and make a recom-mendation to the Dakota County Board of Com-missioners, which will select the artwork to be shown. The four-month exhib-it will be installed in Au-gust in various Dakota County buildings. The mission of the Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advisory Committee is to show-case and celebrate local talent while making lo-cal art more accessible to residents. For a complete list of criteria that submissions must meet, visit www.da-kotacounty.us and search “art exhibit.”

Mn Artists presents workshop in Eagan Mn Artists is part-nering with Eagan Art House for a workshop and discussion on artists’ participation in digital communities. The work-shop is 6-8 p.m. Wednes-day, July 27, in the Ea-gan Room at Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. This workshop is rec-ommended for artists at all stages of their careers who want to improve their online presence and connect to more oppor-tunities, communities, and conversations, both locally and regionally. Participants can bring their own laptop or tab-let to follow along on the site. The workshop is free, but preregistration is re-quired at http://www.mnartists.org/event/mn-artists-workshop-eagan. Contact [email protected] (or call 651-675-5521) with ques-tions.

Eagan CSA shares still available The 2016 Eagan Com-munity Supported Art shares are available for purchase. CSA shares consist of exclusive art-work from six local art-ists working in a variety of media from watercolor painting to fused glass. All participating artists will create 25 original pieces of art to be com-bined and purchased as a “share” or portfolio by interested collectors. Participating artists for the 2016 Eagan CSA are Terry DiNella, Cait-lin R. Dowling, Mary Lee Lewis, Stacy Mellen-bruch, Jerri Neddermey-er, and Tami Phillippi. Sales go through Aug. 30 at $175/share. There are a limited number of shares. Buy shares online at www.cityofeagan.com/register and use code 1302800 or in person at Eagan City Hall. Meet the artists and pick up artwork at the Harvest of Art Celebra-tion on Sept. 11. For more informa-tion, email [email protected] or call 651-675-5521.

Great Midwest Rib Fest at Mystic Lake The Great Midwest Rib Fest returns July 22-24 to Mystic Lake in Prior Lake. The outdoor festival will feature some of the nation’s best rib cookers, The Great Mid-west Art Fest and free concerts. The event runs 5-10 p.m. Friday, July 22; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 23; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 24. Ad-mission is free and open to all ages. The Great Midwest Rib Fest will feature 10 rib cookers competing for thousands in cash prizes and bragging rights. Pro-fessional culinary and media personalities will be judging the same ribs that are served to the public. Attendees will also be able to vote for their fa-vorite ribs and sauce by casting a ballot for the Best of the Fest people’s choice award. The Great Midwest Art Fest will feature art-ists specializing in a va-riety of media, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jew-elry, metal, photography, watercolors and wood. Headliners on the iHeartMedia stage are Diamond Rio on Friday night, Survivor on Satur-day night and Arch Allies on Sunday afternoon. After the festival gates close on Friday and Sat-urday night, the fun moves inside for afterpar-ties until 1 a.m. featuring live entertainment and specialty drinks. For more details and a complete schedule of events, visit mysticlake.com/midwestribfest.

Water garden tour The Minnesota Water Garden Society holds its 19th annual Water Gar-den Tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 30 and 31. The tour is self-guid-ed and includes sites in Maplewood, Lake Elmo, South St. Paul, St. Paul, Rosemount, Richfield, two sites in Eagan, two sites in Woodbury and three sites in Blooming-ton. Tour sites include a variety of water gardens: large and small ponds, pondless water features and container water gar-dens. Sites are residen-tial properties built and maintained by MWGS members. Tickets are $15 in ad-vance and $20 the days of the tour. Children 15 and under are free with a paid adult. Visit www.mwgs.org for tickets, garden descriptions, directions, and a detailed map. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 612-803-7663.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by singer/gui-tarist Matt Arthur, fresh local produce and artisan foods, arts and crafts will be featured at Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9, in downtown North-field’s Bridge Square. For more information, visit www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org.

Friends of LeDuc meet Mike Schultz, the proj-ect manager of the Leduc restoration completed in 2005, will be the speaker at the 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, meeting of the Friends of LeDuc. He will share his ex-periences and discoveries during the project. The meeting will be at the LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion St., Hastings. Visit www.leduchistoricestate.org for more information.

Hot rods & bobby sox The Northfield Arts Guild will pres-ent “Grease” July 29 to Aug. 14 at the Northfield Arts Guild The-ater. The rock ’n’ roll musical that includes the iconic songs “Summer Nights” and “Greased Lightnin’” is directed by Joe Jorgensen, with music direction by Kristen Kivell and choreography by Jana Hirsch. Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for students and seniors, and are avail-able at NorthfieldArtsGuild.org. (Photo submitted)

Concert in Kelley Park

Jazz singer Patty Peterson, winner of the Minnesota Music Award for

best vocalist, will be joined on stage by musician friends and family

members for her performance on Friday, July 8, as part of the Music in Kelley Park concert series hosted

by the Apple Valley Arts Founda-tion. Admission is free to the 6-9 p.m. concert in the park located

at Founders Lane and West 153rd Street in Apple Valley’s Central

Village, and vendors will offer fes-tival food along with beer and wine.

More information is at Facebook.com/AVArtsFoundation. (Photo

submitted)

Obituaries Engagements

Berg/WalworthJohn and Lisa Berg of

Lakeville, MN are proud to announce the engage-ment of their daughter Morgan to Ben Walworth of Chelmsford, MA. Morgan graduated from Lakeville South High School in 2009, relocated to Boston, and is now a Registered Nurse at Bos-ton Children’s Hospital. Ben attended the Uni-versity of Massachu-setts Amherst and now works for his family’s business in Acton, MA. The happy couple is planning an East Coast wedding in June 2017.

Peters/KernEmily Peters and

Michael Kern are excited to announce their engagement! Michael is the son of Blayne and Lori Kern of Bessemer, MI and Emily is the daughter of late father Jeff and mother Darlene Peters.

Michael is working as a doctor of chiropractic at Preferred Health in Marshall, MN. Emily is currently earning her master’s degree in School Counseling from the University of North Dakota and works as academic support at the Marshall Middle School. In addition, Emily coaches the varsity dance team at Marshall High School and manages the local Dairy Queen.

The couple plan to wed in the fall in Eagan, MN.

Engagements


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theater and arts calendarTo submit items for the

Arts Calendar, email: [email protected].

Call for Artists The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advisory Commit-tee is seeking original works of art for its sixth Community Art Exhibition. Theme of the exhibit is “Landscapes of Da-kota County.” Artists 8 years old and older living in Da-kota County can submit origi-nal two-dimensional art that meets the committee’s criteria outlined online. One entry per person is allowed. The submis-sion deadline is July 19. For a complete list of criteria that submissions must meet, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “art exhibit.” To learn more, contact Jean Erickson at 651-438-4286 or [email protected].

Comedy Chris Porter and Gabe Noah, 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, Mys-tic Comedy Club, Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Mature audienc-es only. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Events Lakeville Pan-O-Prog, July 4-10. Information: www.panoprog.org. Vintage Marketplace Festival, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 8-9, Dakota County Fair-grounds, Farmington. Admis-sion: $7. Early bird admission (8-9:30 a.m. July 8): $15. Magic show by Halls of Magic, 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 8, as part of the Summer Fun Se-ries, Twin Cities Premium Out-lets, 3965 Eagan Outlets Park-way, Eagan. Free. Information:

612-444-8850. Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 980 Discovery Road, Eagan. Admission: $17 adults, $12 seniors 65-plus, $5 chil-dren 15 and younger. Informa-tion: www.mnscottishfair.org. International Festival of Burnsville, 3-9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Nicollet Commons Park. Information: www.intlfestburnsville.org. Rosemount Leprechaun Days, July 22-31. Information: http://www.rosemountevents.com/.

Exhibits The “Out and About” and “Color in Commons” exhib-its run June 16-July 16 at the Northfield Art Guild’s Center for the Arts, 304 Division St. S., Northfield. An artist recep-tion is 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 24. Information: www.north-fieldartsguild.org.

Music Music in Kelley Park with Patty Peterson and Friends featuring Jason Peterson De-Laire, Billy Franze, Bobby Vandell and Ronny Loew, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 8, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and bever-ages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoun-dation.org/. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of U.S. Bank Flex-Perks Rewards Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $50, $62.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. The Oak Ridge Boys, 3

and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $48-$68 at the box office, 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. Voice of Culture Drum and Dance and Auntie Bev-erly the Storyteller, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Cost: $5 donation; no one will be turned away. Information: www.ca-poniartpark.org. Lee Engele and Reynold Philipsek (jazz), 7 p.m. on July 10 as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Free. Trevor Hall with Cas Hal-ey, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of U.S. Bank FlexPerks Rewards Mu-sic in the Zoo. Tickets: $34, $46.50 VIP box seat. Informa-tion: http://suemclean.com/. Music in Kelley Park with Michael Monroe, 6-9 p.m. Fri-day, July 15, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Val-ley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Infor-mation: http://avartsfounda-tion.org/. The Willis Clan with Roe Family Singers, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, in the amphi-theater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of U.S. Bank FlexPerks Rewards Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $38, $50.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suem-clean.com/. Summer Salon, a chamber concert of classical music, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Pres-byterian Church of the Apos-tles, 701 E. 130th St., Burns-ville. Suggested donation:

$20, checks and cash only. Proceeds benefit the church’s music program. Silent auction at 3:30 p.m. Information: 952-890-7877 or www.ChurchA-postles.org. Northern Winds Concert Band (symphonic band), 7 p.m. on July 17 as part of Sun-day Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Theater Disney’s “The Little Mer-maid,” presented by Eagan Summer Community Theatre July 15-30 in the Eagan High School auditorium. Free senior preview for ages 62 and older, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Per-formances: 7 p.m. July 15-16, 20-23, 27-30, and 2 p.m. July 17, 24 and 30. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors age 62 and older, $10 children 12 and younger at www.eagan.k12.mn.us/ or at the ticket booth 4-6 p.m. July 11, 13, 18 and 25, and one hour prior to each performance. Information: 651-683-6964.

“Shrek The Musical Jr.,” presented by Forte Fine Arts Academy, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, and Friday, July 22, at Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lake-ville. Tickets: $8 adults and $5 children 12 and younger. Information: Lysa Clayburn at [email protected].

Workshops/classes/other Yoga at the Brewhouse, an all-level slow flow yoga class by Goswami Yoga, 11 a.m. Sunday, July 17, Nut-meg Brew house, 1905 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. Cost: $10. Register at https://squa-

reup.com/store/goswami-yoga. Information: www.gos-wamiyoga.com. Preparing artwork for exhibit workshop presented by Wet Paint Artists’ Materi-als and Framing, 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the Eagan Art House. Free. Information: [email protected] or 651-675-5521. Watch Me Draw Art Stu-dio, summer camps for ages 5 and older, 20908 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville: Star Wars 3-D Art Camp, July 18-21; Clay and Canvas Art Camp, July 25-26; Sparkle & Bling Art Camp, July 25-28. Open studio, 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Birthday parties. Information: www.watchmedraw.net or 952-469-1234. Yoga classes at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 Coun-ty Road 11, Burnsville. Candle-light Yoga, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, $20. Drop in or sign up at www.precisionandflowpilates.com. Kind Hearts Princess School offers a variety of fun Christian summer classes for girls and boys ages 3-14 in-cluding Bible Ballerinas, Da-vid’s Mighty Men, Ballet Jazz Fusion Pretty Princess inside & out, Tap & Praise and more. Tuesday-Thursday camps are held in Burnsville June-Au-gust. For a complete summer schedule, email Miss Karin at [email protected] or call 952-688-9348. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tues-day of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Ap-ple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults

and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Tues-days, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art edu-cation through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per per-son. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Wednesdays at Lakeville Heri-tage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 9-10 a.m., in-termediate 10 a.m. to noon. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Li-brary. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected]. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Oldies but goodies at Eagan Market Fest Classic Car Show & Oldies Music Night is July 13

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Guests at Eagan Market Fest will be entering a time warp of sorts July 13 when the weekly event hosts its annual Classic Car Show & Oldies Music Night. The farmers market and community festival, held each Wednesday through-out the summer at the city’s Central Park festival grounds, is encouraging classic car owners to get in on the action. Owners of vintage vehicles can reg-ister their cars for free the day of the event, and at-tendees will vote on their favorites, with trophies awarded to the winners. Each year, more than 120 classic cars are entered in the Classic Car Show, according to event organiz-ers.

There will also be a full evening of classic music on offer, with Elvis tribute act Remembering Elvis along with oldies-music cover band The Rockin’ Holly-woods. Remembering Elvis, fea-turing father-and-son Elvis tribute artists Steve and Tommy Marcio, are set to play the Rotary Band Shell on the festival grounds from 4 to 5:30 p.m., with seating starting at 3. The Marcios, who have performed at Eagan Mar-ket Fest several years to what organizers describe as “record crowds,” are Min-nesota residents who travel worldwide with their Re-membering Elvis show, in-cluding appearing in Elvis-themed cruise-ship trips. The Rockin’ Holly-woods, who have also per-formed at Eagan Market Fest a number of times, are set to perform their “solid gold rock ’n’ roll” show, with hits from the 1950s through the 1980s, from

6 to 8 p.m. in the Rotary Band Shell. This year marks the 10th season of Eagan Market Fest. It kicked off its first season in June 2007 with 10 produce and specialty food vendors and live music per-formed by local bands. The following year, organizers added theme nights — in-cluding Family Night and the classic car show, to en-courage more community involvement. Eagan Market Fest has expanded each year since its inception to include more than 60 produce and flower growers, specialty food vendors and artisans. Many of the market’s first vendors, such as Ruhland Strudel Haus and Schwartz Farms, continue to sell their goods at the market each year. More about the event is at www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Remember-ing Elvis, an Elvis tribute act, is among the entertain-ment at Eagan Market Fest on Wednes-day, July 13. (Photo submit-ted)


Fun on the Fourth

Left: Eagan Ambassadors competed in the Funfest Brain Freeze during the annual festival at Central Park on July 4. The Fun-fest parade featured bag-pipe performances (right) and stunts by the Twin Cities Unicyle Club (be-low). Right bottom: Fun-fest Youth Grand Mar-shal Lucas Hobbs and his mother, Sarah, waved at the crowd from a classic convertible during the pa-rade. (Photos by Jessica Harper)

Left: Eagan High School Wildcats cheerleaders chanted team cheers as they marched in the Eagan July 4th Funfest parade. Above: The Osman Clowns entertained children with their wacky antics. (Photos by Jessica Harper)