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Columnist gives predictionsDon Heinzman offers his predictions of the political winners and losers of the upcoming 2014 election.

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Swim action makes a splashFarmington and Rosemount swimmers and divers head into the heart of the conference schedule.

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Dodd Boulevard work sought Area government officials recognize that improvements to Dodd Boulevard need to occur.

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Residents review new school conceptProject-based learning, advancement

by ability are its focus by Jennifer Chick

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In Farmington, edu-cators, parents, students and community members came together to imagine a school designed from the ground up, one that could foster creativity, collabora-tion and customized learn-ing. The result was a bluepa Public Schools. “We are trying to create an op-portunity for kids around their needs and what they would re-imagine school to look like.” Last November, the dis-trict began the planning process of a new 100- to 120-student elementary school at the District In-structional Services Cen-

ter that would open in fall 2014. “What would it look like if our entire district strategic plan came alive?” Pierce said. “That’s what we came up with, a new school.” It will be open to all students ages 9 to 11 in the district and will accept students on a voluntary basis. If more students ex-press interest than there is space, students would be selected through a lottery-type process. The school will be student-centered and feature project-based learning. Students will not be grouped by the tradi-tional grade system, but

Parade blooms with delight Rosemount marching band savors Tournament of Roses participation

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

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Members of the Rosemount High School marching band had heard about the “turn onto Colo-rado Avenue” prior to performing in the Tournament of Roses Pa-rade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. All that they had been told could not prepare them for what they saw after all 208 band mem-bers executed the technically chal-lenging, 109-degree turn from Or-ange Grove Boulevard. “We were at the top of a slight hill that afforded a phenomenal view of the remaining 5 miles of parade route below us. Wow,” said Steve Olsen, band co-di-rector. “We could see the other floats, bands and equestrian units – and thousands of people lining the parade route way off into the distance blending into the moun-tains. This was a sight that I will never forget, and made the expe-rience quite surreal and dream-like – was this really happening to me?” It was. “I let my mind wander to think about the parade itself and the people who came out and how much work it took to make such a parade happen,” said band mem-

ber George Tangen, a drum ma-jor. “We made eye contact with military veterans as we saluted the crowd and they would salute back; it gave goose bumps.” As the music resonated and people cheered the moments hap-

pened. It wouldn’t have happened without the consistent excellence the marching band has exhibited for most of this century. Since 2000, the band has racked up a trophy case full of accolades from

Minnesota to Missouri, to the Dakotas, and many other places in between. As the band’s reputation grew, it came knocking on the Tour-

Members of the Rosemount High School marching

band’s color guard perform for the spec-tators of the Tourna-

ment of Roses Parade on Jan. 1. (Photo by

Dave Andrews)

Peter Hausmann’s legacy resonates

St. Joseph Church to honor the life of former parishioner by displaying I-35W bridge piece

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Near the end of last summer, fam-ily members of those who died or were injured in the Aug. 1, 2007, Interstate 35W bridge collapse were invited to re-trieve remnants of the structure. As Helen Hausmann walked around the pieces at a Twin Cities warehouse, she saw a broken section of twisted steel inside a container. “It was sitting there like no one want-ed it,” said the wife of the late Peter J. Hausmann, 47. He died that day in Au-gust; he never returned to land after he dove into the Mississippi River in an at-tempt to save others. “This reminds me every day why is he not here,” Helen said last week during an interview with the family at St. Jo-seph Church. “I focus on that. I know he wanted to be with his family. It tells the whole story of why he is not here.” The piece was given to St. Joseph Church, where the Hausmanns are members, and has taken up temporary residence in the Rev. Paul Jarvis’ office. “The piece of the bridge looks to me

to be a twisted, torturous, truncated cross absent the corpus,” the church’s lead pastor said. On the wall of Jarvis’ office is a de-piction of a crucified Jesus without the cross. “It’s not straight and unevenly paint-ed,” said Justina Hausmann, Helen and Peter’s oldest daughter, of the bridge piece. “It’s twisted. I see it as a call to action.” It is the church’s intention to display the bridge fragment in a permanent way, so it can be a reminder of Peter’s life and an inspiration for people to live as he did. Jarvis said he doesn’t know exactly how it will be presented, but it will be with the section standing upright once again – a reflection of the cross. “It’s not just about Peter, it’s about all of us,” Jarvis said of the bridge piece. “I don’t want people to treat this like an object. I don’t want people to think that ‘Peter could do that, but I can’t do that.’ He rose to the occasion in many ways. When you are called upon in such

The Hausmanns (from front left) Andrew, Hel-en, (back) David, The-resa and Justina stand

behind a section of the I-35W bridge that

collapsed Aug. 1, 2007. Peter Hausmann, 47,

of Rosemount, died after he survived the

collapsed but then dove into the Mississippi River in attempt to

save victims. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Meet the neighbors at the Farmington Expo

by Jennifer Chick SUN THISWEEK


When it’s too cold to be outside, head to the Farmington Community Expo to warm up, meet the neighbors and find out more about the commu-nity. The Community Expo will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Farmington High School Commons. Along with more than 125 business, nonprofit and community organization booths, the expo will feature a cook-ing demonstration, local dance team entertainment, refreshments served by the Tiger Snack Shack and youth sports information. “It’s a great meet-your-neighbor spot because so many people from Farm-ington are there,” said Barb Pierce, adults and

community programs co-ordinator for Farmington Community Education. Farmington Communi-ty Education and the city of Farmington sponsor the expo. Family-friendly and informative displays share space with displays from local agencies and organizations. No sell-ing of merchandise will be allowed, but often, Pierce said, there will be giveaways and coupons available. If residents are looking to find out about unique opportunities of-fered in Farmington, the expo is the place to be. The expo was first or-ganized 16 or 17 years ago, Pierce said, with steady growth through the years. The first year started with only 30 booths and about 300 people attend-

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An afternoon at the operaMinnesota Opera singers John Robert Lindsey and Victoria Vargas open this year’s Coffee Concerts series in Lakeville.

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Widening Dodd where teens died has been delayed for yearsMoney cited as main reason other projects leapfrogged it

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Officials have for years discussed but delayed im-provements for a one-mile stretch of county road in Lakeville where a Dec. 4 crash killed 16-year-old Alyssa Ettl, while road projects in rural areas have leapfrogged development. Expanding the two-lane undivided portion of Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North High School was first listed in the Dakota County Capi-tal Improvement Program in 2006, according to Da-kota County Engineer Mark Krebsbach. He said it was pro-grammed for 2009, with construction in 2010, but

never started because de-velopment and the right-of-way access and funding that goes with it was de-layed. Although Dodd Bou-levard is such a safety concern, improving the section where Ettl died on Dodd Boulevard has fall-en behind other projects on the city’s and Dakota County’s priority list. It is now planned for 2018. “Wow, that’s not soon enough,” said Allyssa Carlos, a Lakeville North junior and friend of Ettl who said she and her par-ents have safety concerns about Dodd Boulevard near the high school. “When you get closer to school to turn into the

parking lot, it’s horrible in the winter,” Carlos said. “You don’t drive down that road. You slide down that road because it’s so slippery, and the road gets so narrow toward the end of the high school area.” From 185th Street (County Road 60) to the high school entrance at 195th Street, Dodd Bou-levard narrows to an un-divided two-way rural design; the stretch is book-ended with deep ditches and numerous telephone poles lining both sides. The city and county last summer reconstructed Dodd Boulevard (County Road 9) as a four-lane di-vided highway from 183rd Street to Hayes Avenue near Lifetime Fitness and

added a roundabout at nearby Dodd Boulevard and Highview Avenue to ease significant conges-tion, a $6.3 million proj-ect, according to county and city documents. Southbound drivers on Dodd Boulevard toward the high school still en-counter a curve, hill and pass several intersections before reaching the turn lane into the Lakeville North parking lot. “The road needs to be wider and add some turn lanes,” Carlos said. “And, like, adjust the speed limit. They need to think about we have four seasons in Minnesota … and it doesn’t work for winter.” On that portion of Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville, the speed limit increases to 55 mph, the fastest speed allowed on that road in the area. Other nearby speed limits are 50 to 45 mph. Assistant Dakota County Engineer Brian Sorenson said the state sets speed limits on that road, and as it has remained un-improved, without shoul-ders, curb and gutter, it is considered a rural road design, so by statute its speed limit is automati-cally set at 55 mph. Former City Adminis-trator and current Lakev-ille School Board Member Bob Erickson said the road is a concern and the speed limit “needs to be revisited.” The county asked the state for a speed study of the area late last year, a precursor to any change of it, according to Dakota County Traffic Engineer Kristi Sebastian. She said the county first requested a speed study on Oct. 2, 2013, from 185th Street to Cedar Avenue, and after Ettl’s accident revised the request to in-clude Dodd Boulevard from 194th Street to Cedar Avenue on Dec. 31, 2013. Although still rural in design, the stretch is lo-cated just north of down-town and has townhome developments on one side of it; an open field is on the other. Dakota County Sheriff

Dave Bellows, formerly a Lakeville Police Depart-ment lieutenant, said Dodd Boulevard is heavily traveled and “leaves very little tolerance for mis-takes.” “It’s a road that needs to be upgraded,” Bellows said. Another Lakeville North High School stu-dent also died in a Dodd Boulevard car crash near Lakeville North High School in 2004. Christine Lawson was 17 when she was killed in a head-on collision on snow-covered Dodd Boulevard about 1/4 mile south of 185th Street. Police reported Lawson had alcohol in her system; Ettl, whose vehicle broad-sided into oncoming traf-fic on the slush-covered road, did not, according to interim Lakeville Police Chief John Kornmann. Many inexperienced drivers likely use that por-tion of Dodd Boulevard, as about 600 Lakeville North students have pur-chased parking passes this year, according to Lakev-ille Area School Dis-trict spokesperson Linda Swanson. Erickson and School Board Member Jim Skelly share significant concern

about the safety of Dodd Boulevard around Lakev-ille North and say the up-grades are needed. They plan to ask the School Board to pass a resolution to widen and improve Dodd Boulevard from 185th Street (County Road 60) to 195th Street sooner than 2018. “I don’t know if it’s the right thing to wait,” Skel-ly said. “If any time over the next four years there’s a crash on that road and that could be avoided, why wait?” Erickson also advised parents to reconsider al-lowing their children to drive on the road before it is upgraded. Lakeville Mayor Matt Little said everyone in City Hall agrees the road needs to be improved, but that it needs to be consid-ered with all the roads in the city. “For right now, we have to focus on County Road 50, a priority we made in 2013. Certainly this is on the program, so from our opinion that does mean we’ve prioritized it.”

Crashes Obtaining consistent crash data is challenging,

Lakeville police shut down Dodd Boulevard for the Dec. 7 memorial service for Alyssa Ettl out of safety concerns for people gathering along the narrow, winding road that many believe needs to be improved. (Photo by Rick Or-ndorf)

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as various law enforce-ment agencies respond to different crashes and re-ports may be missing in-formation or overlooked. Kornmann said some mi-nor accidents are never re-ported. Lakeville police crash data since 2009 through December 2013 shows 35 traffic accidents (includ-ing Ettl’s fatality) have oc-curred on Dodd Boulevard near the high school from 185th to 195th streets. According to the state, from 2003 to November 2013, 52 crashes have oc-curred on Dodd Boule-vard between 185th Street and County Road 50, a stretch just under 2 miles long. Of the results available, the accidents resulted in one death (not including Ettl), 27 injuries or possi-ble injuries, including one described as “incapacitat-ing.” Contributing factors to some of the accidents near 190th Street, where po-lice say Ettl’s vehicle slid on the slush-covered road and broadsided oncoming traffic, include weather/slippery road, inattentive driving, speeding, failure to yield and deer crossing, according to Lakeville po-lice reports. Her accident was the third in that area, near 190th Street about one-half mile from Lakeville North, this year, accord-ing to Lakeville police re-cords and the 12th since 2009. Assistant Dakota County Engineer Todd Howard said the county had plowed and salted Dodd Boulevard twice before Ettl’s 9:45 a.m. ac-cident, and most recently went through at 8:16 a.m. that day.

Millions in

improvements In the time that widen-ing that portion of Dodd has been pushed back, other road projects in Lakeville have been for-warded. Lakeville City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said the improvement project near the high school has been waiting for develop-ment to help fund it. Development agree-ments show the city re-ceived about $184,000 to improve that portion of Dodd in 2001 and 2002 and Mielke said the city has the money in escrow collecting interest. He said the city is wait-ing for development across

the street to widen Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North, an estimated $3.5 million project, assuming the city does not buy right of way (instead obtaining it as development occurs, according to city esti-mates). Dakota County is the only county in Minnesota that requires cities to pay 45 percent of the cost for improving county roads plus 100 percent of project costs that would improve city roads, such as under-ground infrastructure con-nections. Other cities in other counties typically pay about 15 percent of the cost of a county road proj-ect, according to Bob Egan of Lakeville, a former Da-kota County construction and maintenance engineer. Carver County Engi-neer Lyndon Robjent said cities there typically pay 15 percent to 20 percent of the cost for roads depend-ing on the total cost of the road. “Most counties in the metro are relatively simi-lar, a few have nuances, but Dakota County is dif-ferent,” he said. He said the 45 percent policy has created an envi-able county road system unique to Dakota County. “Dakota County’s road system is excellent,” Rob-jent said. “The reason is because they had fund-ing from the cities to help them with it and it shows.” Egan is opposed to the 45 percent share because it puts cities in debt for county road projects. Officials in growing cities complained years ago, Egan said, but offi-cials from those cities like Burnsville and Eagan that had already built out while contributing the 45 per-cent said it was unfair to change the policy, so just like they did, younger-de-veloping cities should have to pay the same amount. Egan also said cities are competing for limited county dollars to improve county roads. “Cities are also think-ing if we don’t give Dako-

ta County 45 percent, then they won’t do that road,” Egan said. Since city finances pay almost half the project cost, they work closely with Dakota County to plan and prioritize proj-ects in Capital Improve-ment Plans, with elected officials making the final approval decisions. Through that process, Lakeville and Dakota County are investing tax money into road projects with less traffic than Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North and ahead of full development, including a major project slated to start this spring on five miles of Dodd Boulevard through Eureka Town-ship. Dakota County plans show the ideal design for all of Dodd Boulevard throughout Lakeville is a four-lane divided road un-til it reaches County Road 70, Sorenson said. Past that County Road 70 intersection is Eureka Township where the 2000 U.S. Census showed popu-lation counts of 1,490. So-renson said traffic counts do not warrant a four-lane road in Eureka. An estimated $9 million upgrade to the two-lane section of Dodd Boule-vard in Eureka Township is in Dakota County’s 2012-2016 CIP and draft 2014-2018 CIP. The project includes grade changes and the addition of 8-foot wide shoulders on both sides of the road from just south of County Road 70 to County Road 2 in Scott County, where a round-about is planned. The county and state both agree traffic in that area falls far below that on Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North. Traffic counts on that southern section of Dodd Boulevard are categorized as “under capacity” now and in the future, accord-ing to the county’s 2030 Transportation Plan. A 2008-2009 MnDOT traffic volume map shows traffic counts nearly four

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times as heavy on Dodd Boulevard near Lakev-ille North than south on Dodd Boulevard in Eu-reka Township. Construction is pri-marily funded by over $6 million in federal grants obtained by Scott and Da-kota counties, and is ex-pected to start this spring and be completed in 2015. Scott County is lead-ing the realignment at the end of Dodd Boulevard in Eureka Township and will build the roundabout at County Road 2 and the Pillsbury Avenue frontage road. Dakota County’s feder-al grant only allows those funds to be used on ru-ral connector roads; that money could not be used for the stretch by the high school, Sorenson said. Dakota County’s 2009 grant application also shows safety concerns on that southern portion of Dodd Boulevard. It indicates two fatal crashes and three incapac-itating accidents occurred on that stretch from 2003-07. The road is narrow, without shoulders and is lined with trees and tele-phone poles in steep em-bankments and includes winding curves. Former Eureka Town-ship Supervisor Jeff Otto supports the improve-ments to southern Dodd Boulevard, first publicly calling for them in 2007, when he cited concerns about a relative who lost both legs after his car was forced off the road, and the May 9, 2007, death of Courtney Rohrenbach, 16. Rohrenbach was a Lakeville South High School honor student who died after her car veered off Dodd Boulevard and crashed into a tree near 240th Street. Otto said neighbors on the road are concerned about safety and most support the improved de-sign. “It’s being designed to new standards,” he said. “It’s designed to allow a more gentle, wider paved shoulder and a gentler slope off that paving. It’s all designed to make the road safer. I think most of us appreciate it.” Another Dakota Coun-ty project occurring prior

to development has also been placed ahead of Dodd Boulevard road im-provements near Lakeville North. A $595,249 roundabout was built last summer at 205th Street and Kenrick Avenue, a construction project that city officials admitted did not have the traffic volumes necessary to drive such a project. Lakeville Public Works Director Chris Petree ad-dressed concerns the proj-ect may be considered pre-mature at a Feb. 25, 2013, City Council work session. He said the roundabout should be built ahead of development because projects are planned there, including the south cam-pus of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and the economy appeared to be improving. He said if the proj-ect did not go through in 2013, the city would lose the $75,000 from Walmart dedicated for the project, per its development con-tract. Petree said if the proj-ect waited, the city could still build the roundabout and put a special assess-ment against Walmart, but then it would have to legally demonstrate ben-efit for the assessment. Council Member Ker-rin Swecker said she thought doing the work ahead of development would help reduce conges-tion and improve safety. Little said the project was also a smart invest-ment because the city re-ceived a low bid for the work. Erickson cited safety concerns, wondering if improvements to southern portion of Dodd Boule-vard would increase traffic on Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North. He also has questioned how adding a roundabout at County Road 50 and 185th Street (County Road 60) would affect traffic flows down County Road 50, which leads to Dodd Boulevard. Some residents in that area have cited concerns that faster traffic flows will make entering County Road 50 from side streets even more difficult than it is now. A resident previously told the newspaper that accessing County Road 50 from a side street is like “playing chicken.” Little said the planned widening of County Road 50 from 185th Street to Ipava Avenue is a higher priority project, and the council worked with Da-kota County officials to forward it after public out-cry about high traffic vol-umes on the road. He said the city has to do roads in order so di-verted traffic would not multiply traffic problems elsewhere in the city.

“We prioritized County Road 50 because a lot of community members told us it was not safe,” Little said. “There’s a school up there, too. So, from our perspective we have to do something about that road before we can address Dodd, or else the situa-tion’s not going to get bet-ter. We’re increasing safety risks if we were to do that (Dodd Boulevard im-provement) and overload 50 even more.” Dakota County Com-missioner Paul Krause noted that 35,000 cars per day are using the County Road 50/185th Street in-tersection and traffic is backed up a half-mile there in every direction. Krause called the por-tion of road by Lakev-ille North “kind of a bad area,” but also said there are many traffic problems to consider when making decisions. “The only way we can do it is if it makes sense,” he said. “If it helps traffic flow and if it’s not too (ex-pensive); obviously if it’s over-priced, then I’m not interested.” Mielke said if the city does not wait for develop-ment to obtain right of way and dedication fees, it will greatly increase the city’s costs and reduce the amount of money it has to invest in other projects. Krebsbach said high priority needs are deter-mined based on safety, highway capacity, opera-tions, and future growth and development plans, with safety as “an over-arching principle that ap-plies to all (transporta-tion) plan goals.” He said the county has to prioritize projects county-wide, and the need always outweighs available funding. Mielke agreed. “Generally, speaking, there’s only so much mon-ey to go around,” he said, adding that even if the project were pushed for-ward, it would probably be 2016 before it could make it through the process and the funding sources re-main to be identified. Skelly urged for the Dodd Boulevard project near Lakeville North to be moved up, noting that al-though there are multiple priorities, “projects have to live in the real world, too. And the real world is there are students who died on this stretch of road.” Carlos agreed. “If you really do the math and think about all the taxes we pay that go toward government, I’m pretty sure they could pull something out and do something with that road right now,” Carlos said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville Mayor Matt Little

Lakeville School Board Member Bob Erickson

Lakeville School Board Member Jim Skelly


Thankful for school support To the editor: We are grateful for the approval of 2013 levy and are looking forward to a great 2014 in Dis-trict 196 Schools. Last year, a group of parents and citizens took the opportunity to make a difference for our stu-dents by stepping up to lead a Vote Yes Cam-paign in support of the District 196 levy referen-dum question on the bal-lot this past Nov. 5. The mission of UNITE 196 is to connect the community and Dis-trict 196 through timely and accurate communi-cation, support District 196 to continue its lega-cy as a prudent steward of public resources, and build relationships with our elected representa-tives. Put simply, we want to empower the commu-nity to make a difference in our local schools. Even though the UNITE 196 team only started the campaign the week after Labor Day in September, we are thankful for how enthusiastically District 196 communities came together to support public education. More than 250 residents of all ages volunteered to do literature drops on the two Saturday mornings leading up to the elec-tion. As a result, voter turnout increased and the levy question was ap-proved by a landslide. It

is clear that the people of District 196 want to maintain the high qual-ity of academics, arts, and athletics that our schools provide our stu-dents. Thank you to all who helped your neigh-bors better understand the financial state of the district, inform others why the levy was needed, and encourage voters to go to the polls on Elec-tion Day. UNITE 196 will con-tinue its grassroots ef-forts during the 2014 Minnesota legislative session. We will keep you informed as to what edu-cation-related legislation is being proposed at the State Capitol and pro-vide simple ways you can advocate for our public schools. Our children’s future is our choice.

RETNO SARIDEWI-WONGLakevilleCHAS McCREADYApple ValleyMICHAEL GRONEBERGEaganAMY SUTTONRosemountMARY ANN CHOYEaganCLINT KRANZLakevilleMembers of UNITE 196

Private sector insurance has problems, tooTo the editor: Since 1996, I’ve been

buying health insurance for myself. It’s been a nightmare trying to ad-just my coverage for 2014t. A government fiasco? No. I’ve been dealing directly with the health-insurance com-pany. When I wanted to compare plans back in November, their website would show me rates for 2013 but not 2014. To speak with a service rep-resentative, I had to go through multiple levels of voice prompts, then wait … and wait. Several times, I directly asked for a letter verifying what the rate would be if I in-creased my deductible. Despite assurances that that information would be sent, it was never in-cluded in the correspon-dence I received. One representative sent me a sign-up form that didn’t include the plan or net-work I was asking about. Another tried to put me on hold but clumsily hung up on me instead. I saw plan numbers that were listed differently in letters and online. Even the reps had trou-ble keeping those IDs straight. This company has been in the health-insurance business for 80 years, so they’ve had plenty of time to get things right. Yet they still did just about everything wrong with their service and communications. Yes, I agree that the rollouts of the health-care.gov and MN-sure websites didn’t go smoothly. But, please,

don’t assume that private companies are always more effective and ef-ficient than the govern-ment.

JUDY NOLLETEagan

The data is in To the editor: Cairo, Egypt, received its first snowfall in over 100 years. Jerusalem had the biggest snow-fall in December. New York City broke a 118 year low. Frost quakes in Canada and the coldest air in 20 years in Middle America. American Air-lines cancels flights due to frozen fuel supply. An escaped inmate in Ken-tucky turns himself to police to escape the arc-tic air. A global warming expedition went down to Antarctica to prove the ice was melting. The ship got stuck in the ice and the people had to be res-cued. This is Glo-bull warm-ing. I don’t think so. No one can predict the weather cycles and how solar cycles can af-fect our weather. Com-puter models cannot predict what will happen with our weather. Man-made global warming was always a hoax. It’s about how much green they can take from your wal-let and give it to the elites who promote such scams. It also results in unnecessary regulation which drives up the cost of energy, food, and oth-er products we use every day and lowers our stan-dard of living. Dress up. It’s cold outside.

KEVIN McCARNEYLakeville

Support local decisions To the editor: Is there now reason for hope? I, for one, am heartened to discover that U.S. Rep. John Kline has authored a bill that would greatly reduce the role of the federal gov-ernment in education. As the chairman of the Education and Work-force Committee, Kline is in a unique position to steer this badly needed legislation through the Congress. This bill per-mits the sovereign states to create methods of ac-countability free from the onerous and stifling effects of the federal bu-reaucracy. This bill com-bines existing grant pro-grams into one that gives local school districts to use grants to meet spe-cific local needs. Citizens cognizant of the status of our public education system heartily welcome this initiative. Of course, nescient neo-phytes, who favor cen-tralized bureaucracies, will remain part of the benighted minority. For the taxpayers, Kline’s latest efforts to provide relief from big brother’s intrusive hands is indeed refreshing.

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Get ready to caucus To the editor: Just two years ago, the 2nd District U.S. House election resulted in U.S. Rep. John Kline defeat-ing Mike Obermueller by eight percentage points. Applying Einstein’s axi-om of insanity, both ma-jor parties are poised to repeat the strategy in the 2014 U.S. House election.

The DFL push to coro-nate Mike Obermueller as their repeat candidate against Republican John Kline denies the citizens of the 2nd District the opportunity to evaluate the viable challengers of either. While Kline is the six-term incumbent rep-resenting special inter-ests in the House (and voted in a recent budget resolution to cut military pensions for those aged over 62 years because he already has his and met the age threshold), Obermueller is a career candidate who habitu-ally loses to Republican candidates, which list in-cludes former state Rep. Doug Wardlow, infamous in the do-nothing posture during the 2011 state government shutdown. Contrary to the fiscal discipline he espouses in railing against waste-ful spending, Obermuel-ler has spent millions of campaign dollars in unmeaningful moral vic-tories that feature costly pizza delivery commer-cials complete with the luxury of a helicopter. Drowned out by the war chests of these recurring candidates are David Gerson, Thomas Craft and Paula Overby, who best signifies a movement to champion campaign finance reform and to challenge the perpetua-tion of the political plu-tocrats against the have-nots. Be involved in the upcoming Feb. 4 caucus-es (http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us) in order that our district can have a true citizens’ and veter-ans’ representative.

JEFF BECKEREagan

Letters

Voters will likely support DFL again in 2014

Lebanon Hills public input needs authority

by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK


Suburban voters hold the key on what party will control the governorship and the Legislature in 2014. The Republican Party has an uphill climb among suburban voters because, by and large, suburban interests, namely the education package, have been posi-tively received. The cornerstone of most communi-ties is the private and public school sys-tems. Educating their children is why many families move to the suburban areas. Last session, the Legislature, with the DFL Party in control, strengthened the public school system. Notably, the Legislature appropriated $134 million so that every parent would have the op-portunity to send their child to all-day,

every-day kindergarten starting this fall, at no extra charge. While some school leaders may moan about the need for kindergarten classrooms, the public in general welcomes this expense. Furthermore, the Legislature appro-priated $44 million for 10,000 pre-kin-dergarten scholarships. In addition, the Legislature set a schedule of providing more funds for special education, helping local districts subsidize this expensive but necessary education.

Finally, the Legislature provided $234 million more for K-12 education, and it paid back all of the money owed local school districts that the state withheld during the rough recessionary times. Suburban voters generally are pleased with the final local tax levies, which, in general, are flat or lower due in part to the new local government aid legislated last session. While suburban legislators had hoped for more reductions in the prop-erty taxes, local officials and policymak-ers used the additional aid for catch-up on all kinds of things, including some raises in pay for the staff. Fewer changes in the tax rate reso-nate positively with most voters in the suburbs. There’s also an ease in the suburban area because unemployment in Minne-sota is well below the national average

and tax collections are up, making pro-jections of a surplus possible. Even with the fuss over the Afford-able Health Care Act and MNsure, it’s doubtful this will change the majority of minds in the suburbs. Time will tell how suburban voters will swing politically, but I’m betting on their voting for DFL control of the Legislature, re-election of Gov. Mark Dayton, re-election of Sen. Al Franken, election of Tom Emmer for 6th District Congress and re-election of 1st District U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, 2nd District U.S. Rep. John Kline, 3rd District U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and 8th District U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers and a member of the ECM Ed-itorial Board. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Maryann PasseSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Twelve years ago, after a park de-velopment plan for Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park was stopped by the public, a 26-member task force including 14 user group representatives created the 2001 Lebanon Hills Master Plan. It was a compromise plan that set the ground-work for “the park’s future 10, 20 or even 50 years hence.” Within seven years, the Dakota Coun-ty Board of Commissioners approved the 2008 Dakota County Park System Plan designating Lebanon Hills as the hub of Dakota County’s Greenway Trail System with seven trails converging at the park. This plan, developed by county staff and consultants, was approved by the county commissioners despite its conflict with the 2001 Master Plan. That plan designated only one connector trail that would be soft surface, hug the park pe-

rimeter, and follow its hilly terrain. (Hav-ing any connector trail at all was a hard fought compromise, according to task force participants.) The County Board and Park Depart-ment officials claim the 2013 Develop-ment Plan is the result of public demand. However, having dug hard through the public record, it is a tepid demand at best. One of the cited surveys was taken at a public meeting July 10, 2012 (an-nounced in these newspapers on July 3 – the height of summer vacation time). Of the approximately 50 people at-tending, 30 were unscientifically sur-veyed. These 30 responses are one of the user inputs sited by County Board Member Tom Egan that justifies this $31 million plan. Amazing, especially since the Greenway Hub plan had been approved by the commissioners four

years before in 2008. Since January 2013 the county has presented the Development Plan as a complete concept. Among its many de-velopment ideas, the connector trail is shown as two options snaking through the middle of the park. The public is then asked whether the trail should be built here or there. However, the perti-nent questions have never been asked: • Do you want paved Greenway Trails through Lebanon Hills? • What are your needs for paved trails in the park (accessibility, commuting, etc.)? • What kind of park do you want Leb-anon Hills to be: a bicycle hub, a mini-mally developed nature-based recreation park, or other? • What are your top priorities for Leb-anon Hills? • Are you willing to pay higher taxes for annual maintenance for ongoing de-velopment in Lebanon Hills?

• Do you support a user fee for Leba-non Hills? Despite not being asked these ques-tions, it appears the public is answering. Besides public comments running over-whelmingly opposed to the plan, there is a petition being circulated with already nearly 1,000 signatures demanding the 2013 Development Plan be suspended and a Park Board be established to re-start the planning. Considering the county’s history of ignoring real public input (the 2001 Master Plan) and implementing its own vision for Lebanon Hills, it appears a ne-cessity that the park has a Park Board. That is the only way to ensure the public really has input. To sign the petition, go to www.wild-lebanonhills.org. Maryann Passe is a resident of Eagan and freelance writer. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

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Raised by parents with-out high school diplomas, Janice Porter was the first in her family to graduate and the first to attend col-lege. She’s the first — and still only — African-American head principal in Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District 191. That caught the atten-tion of officials in Jackson, Miss., where the former Janice Williams arrived in 1975 with a suitcase and a Pell Grant to study science at Jackson State Univer-sity. Jackson doesn’t for-get its “firsts.” As one of them, Porter was selected grand marshal and honor-ee of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebra-tion Jan. 17 to 20. Porter will also judge the student oratory contest at the an-nual event, which she described as the nation’s largest King commemora-tion. MLK Day is Jan. 20 this year. “I’m just humbled by this honor,” said Porter, 56, who has been principal of Burnsville Alternative High School since 2005. “I don’t see myself as even deserving. I just see myself as doing what I needed to do.” Porter, who lives in Eagan with her husband, Phillip, was the second of 10 children raised by Lethell and Elvalene Wil-liams in the rural Progress community of Pike Coun-ty, Miss. Her father, now 78, worked on an oyster boat out of Houma, La., and later for a steel mill in Amite, La. Her late mother drove school bus, cleaned homes and worked in res-taurants. “They valued educa-tion,” Porter said. “They valued hard work, fam-ily, God and community. Their desire was that each one of their kids earn a high school diploma. They wanted each child to go to

college.” Porter got through col-lege on her Pell Grant, work-study and a loan from her farmer grandpar-ents. Her parents sent $10 or $20 when they could. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Jackson State in biology education. Porter did her student teaching at Brin-kley Junior High in Jack-son. Her father, with help from his boss at the steel mill, got a car loan so she could get to work. “Back then, it was hard for African-American people to get loans,” she said. “His boss, who was a white man, signed for him to get a loan.” Porter was a science teacher and specialist for five years at Cedar River-side Community School, a charter school in Minne-apolis, before being hired by District 191 in 1998. She taught life science at Metcalf Junior High and Earth science at Nicollet Junior High before being hired as Burnsville High School’s dean of students. In 2001 she became asso-ciate principal of the al-ternative high school and Burnsville Area Learning Center. “Her sojourn from the Progress Community in Pike County, to Jack-son State, to Minnesota is laden with success af-ter success as she has met and conquered challenges along the way,” reads a testimonial from Dr. Hill-iard Lackey, an associate

professor of urban stud-ies at the historically black Jackson State and Porter’s work-study mentor during college. Porter said her educa-tional “passion” is for the at-risk and “really diverse group of kids” at the alter-native school, whose cur-rent enrollment is about 160. “I know all the strug-gles I went through to get a high school diploma, to get a college degree,” said Porter, who is working on a doctorate in education leadership through Bethel University. “I try to help them navigate those sys-tems so they can be suc-cessful.” During her visit to Mis-sissippi, Porter will revisit the former Brinkley Ju-nior High (now a middle school) for the parade lineup on Saturday, Jan. 18. The parade will begin at Freedom Corner (Dr. Martin Luther King Street and Medgar Evers Boule-vard). “As grand marshal, you get to ride in the leading car,” Porter said. “There’s going to be a sign made for the car and everything. That’s a big deal for me.” Porter will be honored at the city’s King banquet at the Walter Payton Cen-ter (named for the NFL great and Jackson State alum) on the college cam-pus. “I do stand on the shoulders of so many that went before me,” she said, citing her family and civil rights heroes such as Thurgood Marshall, King and Evers, whose 1963 as-sassination was in Jack-son. “They had so many more struggles than what I had. Just for me to have a better life, access to a better education, better job opportunities, I ap-preciate. I would tell them thank you.”

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

Board passes final budget in 196 No cuts expected in 2014

The Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School Board unanimously ap-proved on Jan. 8 a $379.9 million budget for 2013-14. The final budget is un-changed from the prelimi-nary one approved by the board in June, said Jeff Solomon, finance director for District 196. District 196 officials were able to balance the budget by borrowing from district reserves, which en-abled them to avoid mak-ing cuts. The district had faced deep cuts between 2010

and 2012. Solomon credits the higher projections to in-creased state aid payments and the state’s recent at-tempts to repay deferred aid payments. Last session, the Leg-islature added $485 mil-lion to its E-12 education budget, which included a 1.5 percent increase to the basic per pupil formula in 2013-14. This translates to an additional $2.4 million for District 196 in 2013-14. In previous budget cal-culations, district officials predicted a 1 percent in-

crease in state aid. District 196’s general fund budget is projected at $293.1 million and is expected to incur a loss of $17.3 million. The district plans to absolve the deficit by bor-rowing from its general fund balance. After cov-ering the deficit, the gen-eral fund balance will be $21.04 million, which is 6.78 percent of the gen-eral fund. Board policy re-quires a fund balance that is at least 5 percent of the general fund.

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The following activities are sponsored by the Rose-mount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rose-mount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rose-mount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, Jan. 13 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Dew Drop Inn; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, Jan. 14 – Coffee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Cub; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; Driver’s Refresher Class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Community Center, Room 214, pre-registration required; IMAX, 10 a.m., “Born to Be Wild.” Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Water Color Painting, 9 a.m., DDI; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m., Apple Valley Senior Center; Hand and Foot, 1 p.m., DDI. Thursday, Jan. 16 – No activities. Friday, Jan. 17 – Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowling, 1 p.m., Apple Place in Apple Valley; 500 Tournament, 7 p.m., DDI. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The room is located in the Rosemount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize during the week.

Senior Day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Born to be Wild 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6.50. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

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Dakota Electric Association recently awarded $20,000 from unclaimed capital credits to District 196. A portion of the funds will provide support to the Leading and Devel-oping Readiness Program at Rosemount High School. The LADR program helps high school students in the “academic middle” prepare for college, allowing them to earn college credits while still in high school. The rest of the money will help prepare chil-dren for school by supporting the preschool programs at Echo Park, Oak Ridge and Westview elementary schools. District 196 Superintendent Jane Berenz (second from left) accepts the $20,000 check from Dakota Electric Association board members Clay Van De Bogart, Margaret Schreiner and Paul Bakken. (Photo submitted)

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Rob Duchscher was re-elected chairperson of the District 196 School Board for 2014 at the board’s an-nual organization meeting Jan. 6. This will be Duchscher’s fifth year as chairperson during his 14 years on the board. He was first elected to the board in 1999 and previously served as chair-person from 2005 to 2007 and last year. The board also re-elect-ed Jackie Magnuson vice chairperson, Gary Huus-ko clerk and Art Coulson treasurer for 2014. Coulson, Huusko and Mike Roseen took the oath of office to start the Jan. 6 organization meeting. All three were re-elected to new four-year terms in the Nov. 5 School Board elec-tion. School Board commit-tee assignments through December 2014 were ap-proved as follows: Audit and Finance Committee – Bob Schutte, chairperson, Duchscher and Huusko; Curriculum and In-struction Committee – Magnuson, chairperson, Joel Albright, Coulson and Schutte; Legislative Committee – Coulson, chairperson, Huusko and Magnuson; and Policy Review Commit-tee – Duchscher, chairper-son, Albright and Roseen. The following appoint-ments were also approved for the year: Association of Metro-politan School Districts – Albright and Schutte; Community Collabora-tion Council – Magnuson;

Community Education Advisory Council – Huus-ko, Roseen and Schutte; Continuing Education/Vocational Relicensure – Magnuson; Gifted and Talented Advisory Council – Coul-son; Metropolitan Educa-tional Cooperative Service Unit – Magnuson; Minnesota State High School League – Duch-scher and Roseen; Native American Par-ent Advisory Committee – Coulson; Q Comp Educational Improvement Planning Team – Magnuson; Schools for Equity in Education – Albright and Schutte; Special Education Ad-visory Council – Albright; and Technology & Informa-tion Educational Services – Albright and Coulson. The School Board holds regular meetings on Mondays at least once each month according to a schedule approved by the board each spring. Regular meetings begin at 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School, 4629 144th St. W., Apple Valley. All regular meetings are videotaped for playback on District 196 TV on local education access channels and are available to webstream at www.District196.org the morning following each regular meeting. For more informa-tion about School Board meetings, visit the School Board page on the district website or call the Super-intendent’s Office at 651-423-7723.

District 196 is accept-ing nominations through Feb. 21 for an annual award that recognizes dis-trict employees for their ability to foster mutual respect between individual students and staff. The Andrew Christo-pher Randall Travel Award was established in 1991 by former District 196 Super-intendent and Minnesota Education Commissioner Dr. Ruth Randall Benson. She established the award in memory of her grand-son Andrew, who died from cancer at age 14 in September 1990. The award is given to honor the employees at the schools Andrew attend-ed – Valley Middle and Southview Elementary – for the sensitivity, humor, kindness, love and mutual respect that marked their relationship with Andrew. The $2,000 cash award is designated for travel because it brought great pleasure to Andrew. The award is also supported

financially by Andrew’s parents, Robert and Lau-rie Randall. Any employee, student, parent or resident may nominate a District 196 employee for the award. Employees must have worked in the district for at least five years to be eli-gible. The nomination can be completed and submitted online at www.District196.org through 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. A paper nomi-nation may be requested by calling 651-423-7736 and must be returned by Feb. 21 to: Superinten-dent’s Office, Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068. Previous Randall Award recipients (in re-verse chronological order) are: Mike Schlink, Da-kota Hills Middle School; Tim Kurtz, Dakota Hills Middle School; Scott Fie-gel, Falcon Ridge Middle School; Cathy Wright, Apple Valley High School;

Sue Lovaas-Gerten, Red Pine Elementary School; Tom Turk, Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies; Laura Buehrer, Dakota Hills Middle School; Deb-bie Adams, Parkview El-ementary School; Gene Wenthold, Scott High-lands Middle School; Sally Cole, District Office; Bruce Sandberg, Apple Valley High School; Ron McCarthy, School of En-vironmental Studies; Da-vid Nord, Eastview High School; Dr. Thomas Scott, Rosemount High School; Kathy Smola, Oak Ridge Elementary School; Larry Larson, Rosemount Mid-dle School; Bill Henry, Rosemount High School; Evan Brewer, Apple Val-ley High School; Ethan Bleifus, Apple Valley High School; Judy Sagen, Ea-gan High School; Chuck Brooks, Rosemount High School; Carole Saathoff, Scott Highlands Middle School; and Chuck Ogee, Valley Middle School.

Paideia Academy’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society will host a Red Cross commu-nity blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, in the school gymna-sium. Complimentary child care for children 3 years and older will be provided

by the NJHS students. To make an appoint-ment, log into redcross-blood.org/make-donation and enter the sponsor code: Paideia. Drop-ins are welcome. Paideia Academy is located at 7200 W. 147th St., Apple Valley.

Paideia recognized Paideia Academy in Apple Val-ley has been ranked 15th out of the 24 top-performing charter schools that recently earned the privilege of applying for the Minnesota Fed-eral Charter Schools Program Grant Project to expand and/or replicate their education model. Eligible schools are able to apply for a grant this spring. Paideia, established in Apple Val-ley in 2005, was identified for the honor based upon proficiency and growth on standardized state tests and demographics.

College news University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, December graduates, Adam Seitz of Farmington, B.B.A., business administra-tion; Amber Koskey of Rosemount, M.S., freshwater sciences. The Art Institutes International Min-nesota, Minneapolis, December gradu-ate, Katherine Joachim of Farmington, B.F.A., photography. Bethany Lutheran College, Manka-to, fall dean’s list, Brittany Lilienthal of Rosemount. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D., fall dean’s list, Katelyn Retterath of Rose-mount.

Rasmussen College held a Jan. 8 open house for its new Law Enforce-ment Training Facility on its Eagan campus. The 8,000-square-foot location includes several modern, scenario train-ing rooms in which stu-dents can practice situa-tions they may encounter

as a law enforcement of-ficer. Training courses will be led by a faculty made up of currently working or recently retired offi-cers from police depart-ments and sheriff ’s of-fices in the metro area. Upon completion of the Rasmussen College Law

Enforcement Skills pro-gram, students take the Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST) Board licensing exam and will be certified to practice law enforcement in Minnesota. More information is at rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies.

Oberer joins Roundbank Jody Oberer has been named personal banker at Roundbank in Farmington. She has more than 15 years of experience in re-tail banking. Her previous roles include teller, personal banker, teller supervisor and branch manager.

Sleep Center moves The Apple Valley Medi-cal Clinic’s Sleep Center has moved to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley. The center, which opened in 2010 un-der the medical direction of Scott Benson, M.D., a fam-ily medicine physician with the Apple Valley Medical Clinic, offers preventive care, diagnosis and referral for treatment of sleep disorders. The Sleep Center is a collaboration between the clinic and Valley Inspired Products, a research facility that investigates new prod-ucts and services used in the identification and treatment of sleep disorders. The Sleep Center is open by appointment from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. For more informa-tion, call 952-432-6161.

AV builder wins CotY awards Apple Valley-based James Barton Design-Build Inc. has won two 2013 CotY Awards (Contractor of the Year). The awards recognize ex-cellence in aesthetics, func-tionality, superior crafts-manship, use of innovative construction materials and techniques, overcoming ob-stacles and meeting clients’ needs.

New leader at Questar Jamie Post Candee has been named president and chief executive officer of Apple Valley-based Questar Assessment Inc., an educa-tional assessment provider for states, school districts and higher education insti-tutions. She was previously chief revenue officer for Edmen-tum (formerly PLATO Learning Inc.), a provider of online learning solutions. Candee replaces Theo-dore Naegli, co-founder of Questar Educational System Inc., which later became part of Questar Assessment Inc. Naegli will continue as the chairman of the board for the company. Candee, a Minnesota na-tive, holds a bachelor’s de-gree in political science from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls and a master’s degree in business adminis-tration from Bethel Univer-sity.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., “What If” Session with the Mayor, Old Chicago Cedar Room, 14998 Glazier Ave., Apple Valley. Registration required. Cost: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Information: Kristy Cleveland, 952-432-8422, [email protected]. • Thursday, Jan. 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Business After Hours, James Barton Design-Build, 5920 148th St. W., Ap-ple Valley. Information: Kristy Cleveland, 952-432-8422, [email protected].

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Duchscher re-elected chairperson of District 196 School Board

District 196 Randall Award nominations open

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Rasmussen opens law enforcement training facility

Blood drive at Paideia Academy

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nament of Roses Parade Committee’s door and was selected last year to enter the prestigious parade. The parade committee saw the right stuff in the band, not only with its technical and musical ex-cellence, but knowing its members would be dedi-cated enough to complete the 5.5-mile long route no matter what the condi-tions. It was a sunny and warm day, which meant that the parade would test the band’s conditioning. “It truly was an expe-rience of a lifetime and one that I’ll never forget,” said band member Nicole Hutchinson. “However, also one I’ll be glad never to have to march through again. “The parade was very tiring, but it was fun to hear the people get excited to hear us play and get mad when we didn’t,” she said. “It was extremely hot so a lot of the time it was hard to focus on anything

but how tired I was, yet I knew I needed to push through.” Hutchinson said her section mates and parade spectators offered words of encouragement dur-ing the parade that helped keep her focused and mo-tivated. “Once we were done with the parade it felt amazing,” she said. “My legs had gone numb from all the marching, and I don’t know how I made it to the buses to change but when I did I just sat and it felt so good.” “At the end of the pa-rade route, all I could think about is how happy I was that we completed our goal,” Tangen said, “and that I would get to change out of my smelly uniform in just a few minutes. It was a fun experience, and I’m happy that I will get to look back on it for the rest of my life.” “The throngs of people were always incredibly en-thusiastic, appreciative, cheering, applauding, and affirming – making for an

adrenaline-pumping and emotional experience that seemed to have no end,” Olsen said. Olsen said it was abso-lutely the finest trip he had ever experienced in his 33-year career as a high school band director. “I am so incredibly proud of all 208 Rose-mount High School marching band members,” Olsen said. “They repre-sented our school, com-munity and state with classy excellence at all times during our week-long trip to California.” In addition to the stu-dents, staff and co-direc-tors Leon Sieve and Bo Hoover, Olsen said about 150 family and friends of the band went on a paral-lel tour. He estimated an-other 400-plus Rosemount supporters also made the trip. Rosemount partici-pated in Bandfest, which Olsen said was an eclectic mix of music styles and cultures. The fest included bands from Hawaii, New Orleans, Panama and the

U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. The band also got to be tourists for some of the time. They visited Venice Beach, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Disneyland, and Universal Studios. “We wish to thank all of the many people who have supported us in achieving this wonderful endeavor,” Olsen said, re-ferring to the fundraising effort that aimed to raise $2,000 per band member. “We will remember this experience fondly for the rest of our lives.” The band had many in-kind donors, including Bay & Bay Transporta-tion, of Rosemount, which provided free round-trip shipping of all the band’s equipment. “This trip was so high profile and provided such an incredible level of affirmation and huge amounts of accolades for our school, band program and students,” Olsen said. “Wow.”

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circumstances, you are going to act in superex-traordinary ways. We are not different from Peter. That is what we want to be challenged with every day.” Andrew Hausmann, the eldest Hausmann son and a student a Harvard University, said what his father did on that day was a logical conclusion of his work. On the day of the bridge collapse, Peter was driving by himself when the bridge fell into the river. He survived the col-lapse and dove in to help save people. The fam-ily said he rescued some victims before he dove in again in an attempt to save others. Peter was devoted to his family, faith and mak-ing a difference in the lives of others. “He let his faith per-meate all of his life and transform every aspect of his life,” Jarvis said. As a young man, he served as a lay mission-ary in Kenya, Africa, and a teacher at St. Theresa’s boarding school from 1987 to 1990. He met Helen three months af-ter he arrived in Kenya and they were married in Nyangusu, Kenya, on Jan. 13, 1990. After their marriage, the couple were devoted to causes to help the poor and combat AIDS in Af-rica. Peter was a catechism teacher at St. Joseph, Knights of Columbus member and founding member of the board of directors of the archdioc-esan Center for Mission. “I wanted a piece (of the bridge) so I could

HAUSMANN, from 1A have a visual reminder of what happened,” Justina said. The Hausmanns have other pieces in the entry-way of their Rosemount home. “I remember him every time I walk in the house,” Justina said. Jarvis is hoping oth-ers can remember Peter’s legacy also by seeing the bridge piece. Justina said she has spoken to people who said the way Peter led his life inspired them to volunteer in soup kitchens and at Feed My Starving Chil-dren and make other con-scious efforts to be better in their lives, especially fa-thers who said they want-ed to be better fathers. “He always made time for his children and for Mom,” Justina said. Justina, who recently became associate campus minister at St. Lawrence Catholic Church & New-man Center near the Uni-versity of Minnesota, also sees her father’s example at work in her own life. She said she is allowing him to do his work with her hands and her feet. Helen said she feels Pe-ter’s presence in their lives all the time. “He is not around, but spiritually, he is right here,” she said.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Members of the Rosemount High School marching band said participating in the 5.5-mile Tournament of Roses Parade tested their mental and physical limits since temperatures were warm throughout the event. (Photo by Dave Andrews)


Obituaries

Anniversaries

Larry andSharon Goerger 50th Anniversary Larry and Sharon Go-

erger of Apple Valley, formerly Lakeville, will celebrate their 50th Anni-versary, January 11, 2014.

In honor of this occa-sion a cruise to the Ca-ribbean is planned, along with a party in May, 2014.

Obituaries

OwenFrom Mom, Dad,

Holly & Dylan

Happy 9th Birthday

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Open house on Lebanon Hills Master Plan The Dakota County Board will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, for citizens to learn about and comment on the Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park Master Plan. Park staff will be available to answer ques-tions and explain com-ponents of the plan. Public comments re-garding the plan can also be submitted on com-ment cards at the Leba-non Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, or emailed to [email protected]. The plan can be viewed at any Dakota County Library branch or online by visiting www.dakotacounty.us/parks and searching Lebanon Hills Master Plan.

Adult reading program Dakota County Li-brary’s 13th annual Win-ter Jackets reading pro-gram is underway and runs through Feb. 28 at all library locations. Winter Jackets en-courages adults to enjoy wintertime reading, write reviews of books and at-tend author programs. Participants are entered into a weekly prize draw-ing for every book they read and review. The program is pre-sented in partnership with the Metropolitan Library Service Agency and the Dakota County Library Foundation. There is no cost to par-ticipate or attend pro-grams. For more informa-tion, visit www.dako-tacounty.us/library and search Winter Jackets or call 651-450-2900.

Parks and rec programs Register for the fol-lowing Rosemount Parks and Recreation pro-grams online at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us, at the parks and recreation office, or call 651-322-6000 for more informa-tion. • Science Explorers’ Battling Robo Botz, grades 2-6, 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Jan. 20, at Rosemount Commu-nity Center. Build simple motorized robots that will battle for the title “Best Bot.” Cost: $20. Registration deadline: Jan. 13. • Messy Art for Little Doodlers I, ages 2-5, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Tues-days, Jan. 21 through Feb. 11, at Rosemount Community Center. Children will create their own masterpieces using a wide range of art ma-terials. Children 2 years of age must attend with a parent, children ages 3-5 can attend with or without a parent; but must be potty trained if attending alone. Cost: $49. Registration dead-line: Jan. 14. • Free Open Gym on no school days at the Rosemount Community Center. Open gym for children in grades K-5 is 12:30-1:30 p.m. with a parent; open gym for grades 6-12 is 1:30-2:30 p.m. The remaining win-ter and spring open gym dates are Jan. 20, 24; Feb. 13, 14, 17; March 14, 27, 28. No pre-registration is needed. • Science Explorers’ Science in the Kitchen, ages 3.5-6, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Rosemount Commu-nity Center. Experiment with mixtures that fizzle, pop and stretch while learning about chemistry through solids, liquids and gasses. Then investi-gate biology and physics with bread, bubbles and sticky bricks. Cost: $36. Registration deadline: Jan. 21.

Foster homes for dogs The Carver-Scott Hu-mane Society, which ser-vices the seven-county metro area, urgently needs temporary foster pet homes for puppies and dogs in the Burnsville area. The humane society provides all medical care and food. Volunteers pro-vide a loving, safe home for an average of three to six months. Twice a month the foster family comes with the pet to a three-hour public adoption day, held in Eden Prairie and Chaska. To help a needy animal by fostering or donat-ing litter or unopened pet food, call 952-368-3553, line 4, and check the web-site at carverscotths.org.

Eagan community grants Applications are now being accepted for the Eagan Foundation’s 2014 community grants pro-gram. Eligible grantees are nonprofit organiza-tions based in Eagan and focused on serving the Eagan community. Past grants have typically been $1,000 or less, however, applicants are encouraged to submit detailed grant applications reflecting the amount requested. For applications and grant criteria, visit www.eaganfoundat ion.org . Grant applications are due Friday, Jan. 24. Awards will be announced in early spring. For more informa-tion, contact the Eagan Foundation at [email protected].

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Run for Hope 5K registration Registration is open for Valley Natural Foods’ Run for Hope 5K to be held Saturday, May 3. This year’s race beneficiary will be the Foundation for Early Childhood Family Services in District 196. Those registering by Jan. 17 receive a reduced entry fee. Register online at runforhope5k.com/reg-istration.

Confident woman workshop A free workshop titled “The Confident Woman: Finding Freedom From Our Biggest Critic” will be offered at Thrive Therapy in Burnsville. Two sessions will be available: Thursday, Jan. 16, 5-7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thrive Therapy is at 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Suite 208, Burnsville. For more information, visit thrivetherapymn.com.

MNsure info session The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota will present a free information session on MNsure from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. Participants will learn about health insurance options, value of coverage, options under MNsure, Medical Assistance expan-sion, changes to Minneso-ta Care and the benefits to people living with mental illnesses. For more information, contact NAMI Minnesota at 651-645-2948.

Feedback wanted on Sperry water tower What should happen to the 47-year-old Sperry water tower located on Towerview Road near Pi-lot Knob Road in Eagan? City officials are seeking public feedback between now and Feb. 4 in a brief online survey. The tower was built in 1967 and hasn’t held wa-ter since 2009, but the city makes about $150,000 a year in combined revenue from several cellphone company providers that have antennas on the 166-foot tower near the current Unisys facility in Eagan (formerly Sperry/Univac). The City Council learned last May that the tower is getting increas-ingly expensive to main-tain, requiring somewhere between $500,000 to $600,000 in structural re-pairs, painting and proper environmental disposal if old paint chips are re-moved. “For some, the Sperry Tower is a landmark or geographical guidepost to Eagan,” Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire said. “For others it’s a rusting metal hulk. Still others may not realize how much of their cellphone coverage (from Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and other providers) comes from that higher ground in Eagan. So that is why we want to gather public opinion on next steps,” he added. Eagan residents and employees of Eagan busi-nesses are asked to take a short survey on the city’s website at www.cityofea-gan.com. The survey will be open to the public over the next four weeks and the City Council will re-view the results at its Feb. 11 work session.

Free dental care for children Minnesota dentists will provide free dental care services for children in need during the Minne-sota Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile event on Feb. 7-8. The charitable dentistry event will pro-vide care to 6,000 children at over 200 dental clinics throughout the state. Patients seeking ap-pointments should be 18 years or younger and ac-companied by a parent or legal guardian. Advance appointments are re-quired. Parents can find a local participating dentist by calling United Way 211 (just dial 2-1-1) or 1-800-543-7709 or visiting www.mndental.org. Informa-tion on specific services provided will be outlined when an appointment is scheduled.

Job Transitions Group meets Jan. 14 Barb Dusek will pres-ent “Motivation: Lead” at the Jan. 14 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lu-theran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions for those who would like the opportunity to process their job loss in a safe, car-ing environment will be of-fered at 9:30 a.m. in a pri-vate setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Mentor a child January is National Mentoring Month. This year’s theme is Mentoring Works. Mentor are needed for youths in Dakota Coun-ty through Kids ’n Kinship, a local nonprofit organiza-tion that matches children ages 5 to 16 with volunteer mentors for fun and engag-ing weekly activities in the community. In addition to the com-munity-based program, Kids ’n Kinship offers school-based mentoring programs at Glacier Hills and Thomas Lake elemen-tary schools in Eagan, West-view Elementary in Apple Valley, and Parkview El-ementary in Rosemount. In Apple Valley, there are 13 children currently matched with mentors, and nine children waiting for mentors through Kids ’n Kinship. In Burnsville, there are 18 children currently matched with mentors, and 15 chil-dren waiting for mentors. In Eagan, there are 19 children currently matched with mentors, and five chil-dren waiting for mentors. In Farmington, there are seven children currently matched with mentors, and four children waiting for a mentor. In Lakeville, there are four children currently matched with mentors, and two children waiting for mentors. In Rosemount, there are three children currently matched with mentors, and four children waiting for mentors. Ongoing training and support provided. For more information, go to www.kid-snkinship.org or call (952) 892-6368.


SportsIrish finish seventh at Maroon and Gold meetMonaghan takes second in diving by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount finished seventh in a division load-ed with familiar teams at the Maroon and Gold In-vitational boys swimming meet Saturday at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. Three of Rosemount’s South Suburban Confer-ence rivals – Prior Lake (second), Lakeville South (fourth) and Lakeville North (fifth) – finished in the top five in the Maroon Division of one of the state’s strongest regular-season meets. The Gold Division, considered the

Maroon and Gold’s top flight, had one South Suburban team – Eagan, which finished sixth. Rochester Century won the Maroon Division with 368.5 points, 14.5 more than Prior Lake. Rosemount is building again after a seventh-place finish in the 2013 state Class AA meet. Irish senior Daniel Monaghan, the defend-ing state Class AA diving champion, finished sec-ond in that event at the Maroon and Gold meet to Brandon Pearson of Breck/Blake. Pearson had 241.35 points; Monaghan had 214.65. Frank Haney, a junior, was third for Rosemount

in the 100-yard backstroke in 58.68 seconds. He also was fourth in the 50 free-style in 22.85. Noah Peterson had top-10 finishes in the 500 freestyle (fifth, 5 minutes, 8.38 seconds) and 200 freestyle (10th, 1:54.06). Sam Kendall was eighth in the 100 freestyle in 51.37. Rosemount had a third place in the 200 freestyle relay with Kendall, Derek Schnoor, Cody Sedbrook and Peterson finishing in 1:33.57. Haney, Kendall, Ian Gardiner and Schnoor were fifth in the 200 med-ley relay in 1:44.18. The Irish were 4-0 in South Suburban Confer-ence dual meets after de-feating Apple Valley 126-

60 on Jan. 3. Peterson, Haney and Kendall each won two individual events. Rosemount had the first-place teams in all three relays and Monaghan was the diving winner. The victory over Apple Valley kept the Irish in a first-place tie with Eagan in the South Suburban. Both teams are 4-0. They are scheduled to meet Jan. 28 at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.

Irish notes • Senior Hannah Grim is the Rosemount girls basketball team’s career scoring leader after scor-ing 38 points in a 67-50 loss at Eastview on Tues-day night. She has 1,436

points for her career, sur-passing Amber Connor, who scored 1,401 points from 2001-06. Grim’s 38 points against Eastview also is a Rosemount sin-gle-game record. Rosemount is 4-6 over-all and 1-3 in the South Suburban Conference go-ing into Friday’s home game against Eagan. • The boys basket-ball team improved to 9-3 overall and 3-2 in the South Suburban after de-feating Eastview 50-47 on Tuesday. Senior guard Garrett Goetz had 17 points against an Eastview team coached by his father Paul. Logan Halvorson added 11 points. Paul Goetz, who’s in his

first year as the Eastview boys coach, was Rose-mount’s girls basketball coach for four seasons in the 1990s before start-ing the girls basketball program at Eastview. He stepped down as Eastview girls head coach after the 2010-11 season so he could watch his son play varsity basketball for Rosemount. • Eighth-grader Josie Schlie scored 37.275 in the all-around as the Rosemount gymnastics team defeated Eastview 144.425-135.15. The Irish are ranked sixth in Class AA.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Notebook: Clash winmoves AV up in wrestling rankings by Mike Shaughnessy


Apple Valley’s Day-ton Racer won a decision at 152 pounds to give Apple Valley a 30-27 vic-tory over Oak Park River Forest at the Clash Du-als national high school wrestling tournament last weekend in Rochester. The Eagles won all six of their matches in the tournament and won the Clash for the fifth time. Their victory over Oak Park River Forest also al-lowed them to jump past the Illinois school into second place in the Inter-Mat.com national rank-ings. Blair Academy of New Jersey is the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Apple Valley opened its final match at the Clash with Mark Hall’s victory by fall at 160 pounds. Gable Steveson (182), Bobby Steveson (195) and Paul Cheney (220) won by decision and Lord Josh Hyea-mang (285) pinned his opponent as the Eagles built a 21-6 lead. Oak Park River Forest won the next four match-es before the Eagles’ Maolu Woiwor stopped the run with a pin at 132. Oak Park River Forest earned a major decision at 138 and a decision at 145, tying the match 27-27 and setting the stage for Racer’s 4-2 victory

over Matthew Rundell in the final match. Individual standouts at the Clash for Apple Valley included Hyea-mang, who was 5-0 at 285, and Bobby Steveson, who beat a wrestler who had been ranked second nationally at 182. Apple Valley, the top-ranked team in Minneso-ta Class 3A, has won all of its matches and tour-naments this season.

Outdoor hockey Lakeville South’s boys play Bloomington Jeffer-son at 3 p.m. and Eagan’s boys play Eastview at 8 p.m. at the High School Hockey Faceoff on Sat-urday at TCF Bank Sta-dium. Three other high school games will take place that day – a girls contest between Min-netonka and Eden Prairie at 10 a.m., a boys game between Benilde-St. Mar-garet’s and Minnetonka at 12:30 p.m. and a boys game between Cretin-Derham Hall and White Bear Lake at 5:30 p.m. The games are part of the Hockey City Classic Winter Festival, which ends with two outdoor games featuring the Uni-versity of Minnesota men’s and women’s teams on Jan. 17. Day-of-game tickets will be available for $12 at TCF Bank Sta-dium.

Tigers tame Raiders at their rink

(Top) Farmington’s Tanner Grubb (17) tries to skate past Northfield’s Jacob Noel during a Missota Conference boys hockey game Tuesday at Schmitz-Maki Arena. (Bottom) Jack Erickson celebrates a Tigers goal. Farmington defeated Northfield 4-1 and improved to 10-3-1 overall. (Photos by Rick Orndorf)

Depth has Tiger swimmers feeling optimisticFarmington beats Northfield in first

Missota dual by Mike Shaughnessy


Farmington’s boys swimmers and divers have a goal similar to all other Tigers teams this year: win the Missota Conference in their last attempt. The Tigers defeated Northfield 93-91 on Jan. 2 in their first Missota dual meet of the season. Farm-ington, the defending Mis-sota champion, also has to go through Shakopee, Red Wing and Chaska/Chanhassen to repeat. Depth is one reason the Tigers feel good about their chances. They have about 50 athletes on the team, a high number for boys swimming and div-ing. “We have a deep team this year, and most of those kids are underclass-men, which should help us when we go to the South Suburban Conference next year,” Farmington coach Ryan Hamen said. The Tigers have tested

themselves recently in two invitationals that drew strong fields. They fin-ished fifth of 10 teams in the Apple Valley Invite on Dec. 28, then were eighth of 16 teams in the Bronze Division at the Maroon and Gold Invitational on Saturday at the University of Minnesota. “We would have liked to finish higher (at the Ma-roon and Gold meet), but we had a lot of swims that were close to personal-best times,” Hamen said. “One of our best swims was by Ben Gunderson, a ninth-grader who’s only in his second year on our team. He broke one minute in the backstroke.” Gunderson finished sixth in 59.83 seconds. All the other swimmers who finished in the top 10 in that event were juniors or seniors. Farmington had two fourth-place finishes at the Maroon and Gold meet. Eric Schimmel, Brandon Dion, Daniel Berg and Jonathan Kingsbury swam to fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1 min-ute, 34.70 seconds. Jona-than Bovee scored 195.70

points in diving to place fourth. Austin Kueck was fifth in the 200 individual med-ley. Kueck, a ninth-grader, is another of the Tigers’ promising younger swim-mers. The Tigers’ strong per-formance in a freestyle re-lay shouldn’t be a surprise because Hamen said they have several good sprint-ers. Schimmel, Dion and Garrett Haugen all are around 52 or 53 seconds in the 100 freestyle, the coach said. Farmington is sched-uled to swim at Red Wing at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Tigers will play host to South St. Paul in a non-conference dual meet on Tuesday before preparing to hold the Section 1AA True Team meet on Jan. 18. The Tigers are defend-ing section True Team champions.

Tiger notes • Farmington, 11th in the state Class 3A wres-tling rankings, finished third in the Koda Clas-sic on Saturday at Farm-ington High. The Tigers beat Northfield 59-15 and

Paynesville 53-21 in pool matches but lost to Lakev-ille North 33-31. That sent the Tigers to the third-place match where they beat Milaca 47-21. Milaca is ranked 10th in Class 2A. Four Farmington wres-tlers went undefeated for the day. Victor Gliva was 3-0 with two pins and a technical fall. Taylor Venz was 4-0 with three techni-cal falls. Brian Caravantes and Brayden Chapman both went 3-0. • The girls basketball team dropped to 5-6 after losing to Northfield 41-35 on Tuesday. Abby Gal-lus led the Tigers with 11 points, while Sofia Chad-wick and Jordan Homeier added six points each. • Farmington’s boys basketball team is 10-3 af-ter losing 94-80 at Chaska in a Missota Conference game Tuesday night. John-ny Dittman had 21 points and Eli Rockett 19 for the Tigers, who play host to Red Wing at 7:30 p.m. Fri-day.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Top-ranked Eastview girls are well traveledNine of first 10

games have been on the road

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The top-ranked teams in Class 4A boys and girls basketball teams were in the same gym Friday, which is not something that happens often in Minnesota high school basketball. But if it’s all the same to Eastview girls coach Melissa Guebert, she hopes the histori-cal significance is lost on her players. The No. 1-ranked Lightning girls stayed undefeated with an 81-48 victory at Apple Valley on Friday night in the first game of a South Suburban Conference girls-boys doubleheader. In the second game the top-ranked Apple Valley boys defeated their coun-terparts from Eastview 77-49. Eastview’s girls (10-0) have been ranked first in the state for a couple of weeks, but “we never, ever bring that up,” Gue-bert said. “I know (the players) are aware of it, but we never talk about it.” The Lightning hasn’t had an easy path to 10-0. Eastview has defeated strong teams such as

Hopkins, St. Paul Cen-tral, Chaska, Park of Cottage Grove, Lakeville North and Park Center, and generally has had to do it without home-court advantage. Nine of the team’s first 10 games were on the road. East-view will play 13 of its first 16 away from home before the schedule flips and gives the team seven of the last 10 at home. Although the coaches would prefer that the players not focus on the state rankings, other teams will take note of Eastview’s No. 1 status and it’s clear the Light-ning can’t afford to let down its guard. There was no reason to question Eastview’s in-tensity against Apple Val-ley in its first game since the holiday tournament. The Lightning scored 46 points in the first half and took a 19-point lead. Junior guard Madi-son Guebert and senior forward Kari Opatz scored 26 points each in the Apple Valley game. Sophomore guard Erika Schlosser had 10 points, junior forward Hana Me-toxen scored six. Senior forward Emee Udo had five points. Guard Lyndsey Rob-son, a ninth-grader, led Apple Valley with 18 points.


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instead by abilities and in-terests. Pierce and Caleb Drex-ler Booth, Farmington’s teaching and learning coordinator, presented the design to community members at two forums this week. Approximate-ly 30 community mem-bers, business owners and students attended the Tuesday night session at Boeckman Middle School. The plan will be pre-sented to the Farmington School Board at its meet-ing Monday, Jan. 13, with the hope to have support from the board by the end of January. After the plan is pre-sented Jan. 13, a new web-site will be available for community members and parents to review the en-tire plan. More informa-tion is at www.farmington.k12.mn.us. The design resulted from an intense brain-storm and creation pro-cess with 15 design team members made up of com-munity members, district parents and teachers. The district also talked to stu-dents from Riverview El-ementary and Boeckman Middle School. After students started to think outside of the traditional school system, they pinpointed several key areas they would like

to see in a re-imagined school: student-directed projects, the same teachers over several years, hands-on and engaging learning, grade levels and grading systems eliminated, learn-ing using technology and authentic experiences, and giving students a voice and choice in their projects, ac-tivities and learning spac-es. “We know the tradi-tional system is good for certain students, but what we are talking about is just another option,” Pierce said. Using that student in-put, the design team creat-ed a mission for the school with five areas of focus. The first would focus on creating and nurtur-ing a community where all students are free to act us-ing their talents, passions and creativity. It would aim to fos-ter strong relationships committed to the success of all with a one-room schoolhouse-type support system, leadership groups, relationships that extend beyond the walls of the school and global connec-tions. The school desires to create a place to inspire continuous learning and growth. Personalized and project-based learning would be the focus with multiple measures of stu-dent growth not confined

to the traditional grade-based system. Learning would take place in a variety of spac-es, inside, outside and vir-tual spaces. “We know whatever the space looks like, it has to reflect our kids,” Drexler Booth said. “It needs to be developed and created collaboratively and has to have a student-centered aesthetic to it.” Project-based learn-ing would have students working together based on interests and abilities. Teachers would assist in an adviser role, with flexibility, creativity and adaptability built into the school structure. If the board approves the plan by the end of Jan-uary, the district would be-gin hiring teachers for the new school with student registrations due by April 1. Several parents at the meeting thought the time-line seemed too ambitious to be ready by next fall, but they liked the idea of students working at their own pace. Pierce and Drexler Booth acknowledged that the plan is a fluid one. They will continue to take input from parents and community members as they build this new school based on a shift away from the traditional school model to educate students in a new way.

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ing. Last year’s attendance was approximately 2,500 residents with 127 booths. Pierce said the growth has quickly filled the high school commons area, making a bustling, lively area with much to see and do in the three hours it runs. It was first started as a way for the school district to recognize and give back

to the businesses, com-munity organizations and nonprofits that support the school district activi-ties throughout the year. Expo booths are open only to businesses, nonprofits and organizations that reside within the district’s boundaries. Registration is open until one week be-fore the expo. Booth space is available for $40 or $50, depending on electricity needs.

For more information and to register for the expo, visit www.farming-ton.k12.mn.us, click Com-munity Ed and click on the Community Expo tab on the left side. For more information, call the Com-munity Education office at 651-460-3200. “It’s a fun time to learn about what’s in Farming-ton and why this is a great community,” Pierce said.

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Big band swing dance The Rosemount Youth Commission and the Rosemount Area Arts Council will present Big Band Swing Dance for all ages Thursday, Jan. 23, in the banquet room of the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail. The Hiawatha Hep Cats will provide live mu-sic from 7-9 p.m. Free swing dance lessons will be offered from 6-7 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. Partners are not needed. For more information, vis-it rosemountarts.com or call John at 952-255-8545.

Poetry jam and rap battle A Poetry Jam and Rap Battle will be held at the Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, from 1-3 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 24, with featured rapper Miracole and teen artists from Apple Valley and throughout the metro area. Youths from any school in grades six through 12 can stop by the Teen Cen-ter for an afternoon of po-etry writing, reading and snacks. For more information, call 952-953-2385 or go to cityofapplevalley.org.

Ole & Lena renew vows “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal” is coming to the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center for a per-

formance at 2 p.m. Sun-day, Feb. 16. Tickets are $20 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and Ticket-master.com.

Children’s theater Homeward Bound Theatre Company and School District 196 Com-munity Education are of-fering children ages 9-14 an opportunity to be part of the theater production of “The Hobbit” at Black Hawk Middle School in Eagan. Rehearsals will be 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat-urdays, Jan. 25 to May 3, with technical rehearsals from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tues-day, April 29, and Thurs-day, May 1. Performances will be 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Students will learn all aspects of theater including set de-sign and construction, make-up, lighting, acting and movement. Auditions will be held the second session. Cost is $199. For more information or to register, call 651-423-7920.

Deadline extended The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advi-sory Committee has ex-tended the deadline for entries into its upcoming exhibit and is giving sixth- through eighth-grade stu-dents who live in Dakota County until Feb. 3 to cre-ate and submit an original work of art that explores the theme “Heroes of To-day.” “Heroes of Today” is

the fourth open exhibition of work by local artists sponsored by the public art committee. It will run March-September at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Gal-axie Ave., Apple Valley. Artists must live in Da-kota County, and their artwork should be ready for hanging. Entries are limited to one per person. Digital images of submis-sions may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to Jean Erickson at Dakota Coun-ty Public Services & Rev-enue Division, 1590 High-way 55, Hastings, MN 55033, by the deadline of Feb. 3. For a complete list of criteria for the exhibit or to access a submission form, visit www.dako-tacounty.us and search art exhibit. For more informa-tion, call 651-438-4286.

New play contest The Chameleon The-atre Circle is seeking submissions for its 15th annual New Play Con-test. Submissions must be original works that have never been produced. All styles and genres are wel-come (one-acts, musicals, full-length dramas, etc.). The winning plays will be showcased in a concert-format festival in Septem-ber. There is no submis-sion fee. Entry deadline is April 30. For entry forms and more information, go to chameleontheatre.org/newplay.

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Books Author Newell Hill, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, 651-480-1200. Hill will discuss “Oc-taves of Success: 88 Keys to a Passion-Centered Career.” He will sign and sell his book. Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Burnhaven Library, 1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville, 952-891-0300. Stonich will discuss her book, “Vacationland,” a novel in stories, all of which revolve around characters connected to Naledi, a fading lakeside vacation getaway in northern Minnesota.

Comedy Adam Ray, featuring Nick Turner, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mystic Comedy Club in Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: mysticlake.com, 952-445-9000.

Exhibits Best of Bonnie Feather-stone & Friends exhibit will be on display through Feb. 1 in the art gallery at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685, face-book.com/bonnieandfriends. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Eagan Art Festival and Ea-gan Art House, is on display through February at the Ea-gan Byerly’s, 1299 Prome-nade Place. Information: 651-675-5521.

Music Cedar, “Human/Nature” CD release show, Saturday, Jan. 11, Amsterdam Bar and Hall, 6 W. Sixth St., St. Paul. Doors open at 6 p.m., mu-sic at 7 p.m. Admission: $7, $10 with pre-order of CD. Ticket link: ticketfly.com/event/447515. Minnesota Opera Resi-dent Artists featuring Victo-ria Vargas, mezzo-soprano, and John Robert Lindsey, tenor, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille. Part of the Coffee Con-cert Series “Straight from the Heart.” Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students; www.lakevilleareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640. “Hope is Alive” benefit concert for St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital, 7

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Silent auction and activities begin at 5 p.m. Elvis tribute artists Steve and Tommy Mar-cio perform at 7 p.m. Tick-ets: $25 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com. David Gonzalez Band, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Valleywood Golf Course clubhouse, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple concert se-ries by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Free. Informa-tion: avartsfoundation.org.

Theater “A Christmas Carol Scrooged,” presented by Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at East-view High School, Apple Val-ley. Tickets available at the box office 30 minutes prior to performances. “The Return of Dia-mond Jim,” 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 18, Steeple Cen-ter, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Mystery dinner theater hosted by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council. Tickets: $39, includes dinner; www.rosemountarts.com. “Tarzan,” presented by Children’s Castle Theater Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26, at Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and younger; www.lakevil-leareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Allegro Choral Academy is accepting registrations for its second semester for grades 2-8. Registrations ac-cepted until classes are full. Campuses in Lakeville and Rosemount. Information: al-legroca.org, [email protected] or 952-846-8585. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House. A class list is at http://www.cityofeagan.com/images/recreation/Ea-ganArtHouse/Fall_2013.pdf. Information: Eagan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500 or the Eagan Art House at 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981

Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mon-days at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville loca-tion. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Program, winter session open enrollment, Wednes-days, ages 7-17. In the Com-pany of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with spe-cial needs (ASD/DCD pro-grams), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call 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 Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Friday, Jan. 10 “Beyond the Torah: What Happens After Moses?” with guest speaker Rabbi Norman Cohen, during 9:30-11:45 a.m. Bible study at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Information: Julia Taube at [email protected] or 952-890-0045, ext. 236.

Monday, Jan. 13 “Mary of Nazareth,” pri-vate showing, 6:30 p.m. at Rosemount Theatre, 15280 Carrousel Way, Rosemount. $5 suggested donation for Rosemount Family Resource Center. Tickets available at St. Joseph’s parish office; contact Patty at 651-423-4402. Spon-sored by Snyder Orthodontics, Apple Valley.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 The Hunger Games Sur-vival Competition, 4-5 p.m., Heritage Library, 20085 Heri-tage Drive, Lakeville. Learn to tie common knots with a parks naturalist. Use knot-tying skills to compete in survival scenar-ios ripped from “The Hunger Games.” Prizes awarded to survivors. Registration required at co.dakota.mn.us/libraries or 952-891-0360. Ages: 10-16.

Thursday, Jan. 16 Chemists in the Library, 4-5 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. Join chemists from the University of Minnesota for

hands-on chemistry experi-ments. Registration required at co.dakota.mn.us/libraries or 952-891-0300. Ages: 9-15. The Confident Woman: Finding Freedom From Our Biggest Critic, 5-7:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 190 River Ridge Circle S., Suite 208, Burnsville. Free workshop. Information: thrivetherapymn.com, 612-568-6050.

Friday, Jan. 17 MOMS Club of Eagan West monthly social, 10-11 a.m., Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. The group will make sandwiches for The Sand-wich Project, thesandwichpro-jectmn.org. The club offers sup-port to stay-at-home moms and mothers working part-time. Play groups, tours and weekly events are offered for mothers and chil-dren. Information: https://www.facebook.com/MomsClubOfEa-ganWest or [email protected].

Saturday, Jan. 18 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Items for sale include locally produced food items such as honey, jams, sauces, sweet treats, artisan bakery items, strudel, root veg-etables and more. Take a Kid Ice Fishing - Try It Clinic, 2-4 p.m., Blackhawk Park, 169 Murphy Parkway, Eagan. No fishing licenses re-quired for this event. Registra-tion is required: Eagan Parks and Recreation, 651-675-5500 or www.cityofeagan.com/econ-

nect. Class number for registra-tion is 20969.

Ongoing Alpha, 6-8:15 p.m. Mon-days, Jan. 13 to March 24 (no class Feb. 17), Hosanna Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville. Explore the mean-ing of life through the Christian faith in a relaxed and friendly environment. No cost. Register online: www.hosannalc.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Paideia Academy, 7200 147th St. W., Apple Valley. • Jan. 10, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Jan. 10, noon to 6 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • Jan. 11, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Jan. 15, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burns-ville. • Jan. 16, 2-7 p.m., Com-munity of Hope, 14401 Bis-cayne Ave. W., Rosemount. • Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount. • Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan.

All editions of Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are located in the atrium of the Shops on Galaxie, 15322 Galaxie Ave. Newspapers are available at these other locations. Apple Valley Apple Valley Transit Station, 153rd and Garrett Dakota County Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave. Apple Valley City Hall, 7100 147th St. Kwik Trip, 7575 145th St. Kwik Trip, 14941 Florence Trail Kwik Trip, 15065 Dodd Blvd. Kwik Trip, 12020 County Road 11 PDQ, 14265 Essex Ave. Piston Pete’s, 14113 Galaxie Ave. Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd. Shell Gas Station, 12571 Ger-mane Ave. Shell Gas Station, 206 County Road 42Burnsville BP, 35W and Burnsville Park-way Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Pkwy. Burnsville Police Station, 100 Civic Center Pkwy. Burnsville Transit Station, Nicollet and Highway 13 Burnsville-Eagan Savage School District offices, 100 River Ridge Court Dakota County Burnhaven Li-brary, 1101 County Road 42 Holiday, 900 W. Burnsville Pkwy. Holiday, County Road 42 and County Road 5 Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave. Kwik Trip, 501 Crystal Lake Road

Oasis Market, 12640 Nicollet Ave. PDQ, 14301 Nicollet Court Red Lion Liquor, 12400 Nicol-let Ave. Super Gas USA, 1500 South-cross Drive Walgreens, 14700 Lac Lavon DriveEagan BP Gas, Diffley and Nichols Road Cedar Cliff BP, 4600 Slater Road Dakota County Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan Senior Center, 1501 Central Pkwy. Eagan Transit Center, 3470 Pilot Knob Road Holiday, 1650 Diffley Road New Mart Marathon, 1969 Sil-ver Bell Road Oasis Market, 1286 Lone Oak Road PDQ, 4198 Pilot Knob Road Shell Gas Station, 4206 Nich-ols Road Sinclair, 1815 Diffley RoadFarmington CVS Pharmacy, 19605 Pilot Knob Road Farmington Library, 508 Third St. Family Fresh Market, 115 Elm St. Kwik Trip, 217 Elm St. Kwik Trip, 18266 Pilot Knob Road Castle Rock – Bob’s Fast Mart, 4476 280th St., Hampton – Hampton Pump, 23450 Emery AvenueLakeville Cub North, 17578 Dodd Blvd. Cub South, 20250 Heritage Drive Dakota County Heritage Li-

brary, 20085 Heritage Drive Erickson Drug, 20751 Holy-oke Ave. Holiday Station Store, 17280 Kenyon Ave. Holiday Station Store, 16255 Ipava Avenue Holiday Station Store, 7287 161st Street Kwik Trip, 16260 Kenrick Ave. Kwik Trip, 17388 Glacier Way Kwip Trip, 20187 Dodd Blvd. Lakeville Area School District Office, 8670 210th St. Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville Mall (north and west entrances), 207th Street and Holyoke Mainstreet Coffee, 20788 Holyoke Ave. Marathon Gas, 9290 202nd St. Rainbow Foods, 17756 Ken-wood TrailElko New Market City of Elko New Market, 601 Main St. Elko New Market Library, 50 Church St. Fish Rock Market, 341 Main St. Rosemount Cub, 3784 150th Street W. Dakota County Robert Trail Li-brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail (High-way 3) Holiday Station, 15066 Chip-pendale Ave. Kwik Trip, 14810 S. Robert Trail (Highway 3) Merchants Bank, 15055 Chip-pendale Ave. MGM Wine and Spirits, 14865 S. Robert Trail (Highway 3) Rosemount City Hall, 2875 145th Street W. Walgreen’s, 15034 Shannon Pkwy.

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ThisweekendThisweekendOpera with a dash of caffeination

Minnesota Opera singers open Lakeville’s Coffee Concerts series Jan. 12

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


The Lakeville Area Arts Center has hit upon a win-ning combo with its popu-lar Coffee Concerts series. For many, the concerts offer an irresistible pairing: classical music and caffein-ation. Started in 2007, the se-ries returns this year begin-ning Sunday, Jan. 12, with a performance by Minnesota Opera resident artists Vic-toria Vargas and John Rob-ert Lindsey. “Vicki and I have de-cided to put together a program drawing primar-ily from the art song reper-toire,” said Lindsey, a tenor who was recently featured in the PBS broadcast of the Minnesota Opera’s “Silent Night” production. “We’ll be singing in French, English, Ger-man, Italian and Spanish throughout the course of the recital, and in a variety of styles ranging from ro-mantic classical singing to modern cabaret songs. … There is, of course, a bit of big opera on the program as well.” As with all the concerts, there will be complimenta-ry coffee and refreshments in the series’ informal caba-ret setting, with the musi-cians providing some back-ground and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to perform. The series was founded by the husband-wife duo of oboist Carrie Vecchione and bassist Rolf Erdahl, who each year perform one concert in the series in col-laboration with other per-formers. The theme of this year’s concerts is “Straight from the Heart.” “Our goal is to share the power, range, intimacy, and sheer joy of chamber music in an engaging, education-al, inviting way,” Erdahl said. Following the opera-oriented kickoff to the se-ries Jan. 12, the concerts continue Feb. 9 with a per-formance by the Grammy-winning Chestnut Brass Company; the Bakken Trio, formed from Minnesota Orchestra musicians, takes the arts center stage April 27, and the series finale on May 18 will see the Vecchi-one/Erdahl Duo joined by soprano Maria Jette and pianist Lee Blaske. All the performances are on Sundays at 2 p.m. at the arts center located at 20965

Victoria Vargas

John Robert Lindsey

Actors from Twin Cities-based Mr. Mystery Productions will present “The Return of Diamond Jim” at the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s sixth annual Mystery Dinner Theater event on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Steeple Center in Rosemount. The show is set at a Minnesota casino in the year 1890, and guests are encouraged to come dressed in Western apparel. Tickets are $39, which includes dinner, and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center. (Photo submitted)

Rosemount’s Sawtooth Bluegrass Band is set to open the Bluegrass at the Steeple Cen-ter concert series with a Jan. 16 performance at the Rosemount venue located at 14375 S. Robert Trail. The band features two sets of brothers – Clint, Luke and Shane Birtzer of Rosemount, along with Jesse and Ethan Moravec of Rochester – and combines tra-ditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic country and gospel. The series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council offers a different bluegrass band each month, January through May; other acts booked include Switched at Birth (Feb. 20), Ivory Bridge (March 20), Marty Marone and the Blue Moon Boys (April 17), and the Roe Family Singers (May 15). Tickets for all the shows, which run from 7-9 p.m., are $5 and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center. (Photo submitted)

Holyoke Ave. in downtown Lakeville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and are avail-able online at www.Lakevil-

leAreaArtsCenter.com and at the door.Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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