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School levies raise questions Columnist Joe Nathan congratulates districts on successful levy campaigns, but equity concerns linger.

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Bolton in BurnsvilleMichael Bolton will be delivering his classics – and an abridged version of his recent “Jack Sparrow” YouTube hit – at a Burnsville concert.

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Irish ready for the domeMany of Rosemount’s football team members watched their school play in the 2010 state championship game.

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Yellow Ribbon marks 5 yearsFarmington was the first Minnesota city to earn Beyond the Yellow Ribbon designation five years ago.

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Family tree finds roots in the MayflowerThanksgiving is a

special time for descendants

of Myles Standish by Andy Rogers

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Wendy Wustenberg and her son Russell were on vacation in Plymouth, Mass., three years ago when she learned that one of the original passengers on the Mayflower, Myles Standish, brought a flock of English Leicester longwool sheep to the new country. This was interesting because Wustenberg and her family has a flock of the sheep, a rare breed in the United States, and she is the 12th cousin of Standish. Wustenberg has always known she was a descendant of the Mayflower. She grew up with a large painting of the Mayflower above her parents’ piano. “It’s something my mother (Ruth Morris Wiberg) took a deep interest in,” Wustenberg said. “She was the person who cared the most and taught me about the Mayflower, but I admit when I was younger, it wasn’t as meaningful to me.” As a child she would tell her classmates that she was a de-scendant, but the students didn’t believe her, so she only talked about it with her family. She became more interested in her teens during a trip to East

Coast for United States’ Bicen-tennial celebration when she visited Plymouth Rock and met other Mayflower descendants. Learning of her family’s own immigration story, she started connecting with other recent im-migrants. Around the same time a local Lutheran church was sponsor-ing a Vietnamese family after the Fall of Siagon, and Wusten-berg became friends with three of the women. “Their story was one of finding

safety here,” Wustenberg said. “It was a story that all of a sud-den rang a bell. This wasn’t a new situation.” Through the years, she devel-oped friendships with new im-

migrants from India, Mexico, South America and Africa. “We’re kindred spirits,” Wustenberg said. “We all came

The Wustenberg family raises English Leicester sheep, top, also known as English long-wools. They are hardy residents of the Isle of Man off the Scot-land shore, native home to Myles Standish. Russell and Lauren Wustenberg marched in Farmington’s Dew Days celebration, right, years ago with their pet turkey. (Photos submitted)

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Lights illuminate holiday event

It was cold outside, but the hospitality was warm inside when scores of local residents lit the official city tree Saturday, Nov. 23, in front of the Steeple Center. Vocal and in-strumental ensembles from Rosemount High School performed and free cookies and apple cider were served inside the center. More photos are inside and at SunThisweek.com. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

New school in planning stages in Farmington

Innovative small-scale,

elementary-age school would open in 2014 by Andy Rogers


The Farmington School District is in the planning stages for a new school for elementary-age students that would start next school year. The new school could serve about 100 students at the Instructional Ser-vices Center where the district can implement its strategic plan of innova-tion and customized edu-cation on a smaller scale. It would open its doors

in fall 2014 starting with fourth- through sixth-graders. Eventually it could be for kindergarten through eighth grade, ac-cording to Superintendent Jay Haugen. The school’s definition is still being written, but the district has a design team of teachers and staff that’s meeting in early De-cember to begin planning. It would be a school where students and teachers would have more freedom to progress. “The idea is every stu-dent, even those who struggle academically, but they have some things in-side them they’re really good at,” Haugen said. “Often there are things

MPCA likely to take lead on UMore cleanupState agency says Army Corps and University of Minnesota will pay for it

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

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It appears that the Min-nesota Pollution Control Agency will investigate and clean up contamina-tion at UMore Park in Rosemount and hold the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers and the University of Minnesota responsible for paying for it. The corps and the uni-versity have until Dec. 19 to submit information pri-or to the MPCA issuing a Request for Response Ac-tion to conduct the inves-

tigations and clean up un-der its guidance, according to a Nov. 5 letter. The corps and the uni-versity had the opportu-nity to enter into a coop-erative cleanup agreement, but the corps maintains it is not a “responsible par-ty” for the contamination left behind from the for-mer World War II muni-tions plant – Gopher Ord-nance Works. “We continue in our belief that the United States has fulfilled any obligations it may have with respect to the prop-

erty,” wrote Stanley E. Tracey, assistant district counsel for the Omaha, Neb.-based corps, which handles cleanup efforts for the Department of De-fense and includes Minne-sota, in a June letter to the MPCA. U of M General Coun-sel William Donohue said on Friday the university, which the MPCA says is the other responsible party, since other con-tamination is believed to be from former tenants the university contracted with and the university

itself, would participate a cleanup agreement only if the corps participates. “We will meet with the PCA,” Donohue said. “Our goal is to deal with the environmental con-cerns in a responsible way.” In a June 26 letter, the MPCA wrote it is willing to initiate court proceed-ings and impose fines un-der state law to clean up the site and recover costs, but welcomed collabora-tion on the part of the corps and university. The corps said the

terms of the land transfer in 1948 removed it from responsibility for any re-sidual contamination. Donohue said that the corps’ past practice with regard to cleanup of such sites, including its partici-pation in UMore studies up until 2006, shows it should participate in the cleanup related to the for-mer munitions plant. About 20 years ago, the corps assisted the state of West Virginia in provid-ing about $100 million in

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After five years of service, it’s time to celebrateFarmington was the first in Minnesota

to earn Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

designation by Andy Rogers


Helping military veterans and their families is a noble venture, but it’s hard to know where to start. Five years ago the Minnesota Na-tional Guard was looking for a way to guide communi-ties to help reintegrate service members back to civilian life and support their fami-lies. There wasn’t any structure, so a group of citizens in Farming-ton worked with the Na-tional Guard and Minne-sota Humphrey Institute to create a Yellow Ribbon Network of community groups in schools, church-es and businesses. “We wanted to answer one question: How can we be a community that goes over and above helping o u r service members and their families?” Annette Kuyper said. “We documented what works and what doesn’t. It became the blueprint for Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon.” At the time, Kuyper was working for Target Corporation while her son was deployed, and she was looking for ways to help. Kuyper initiated the program and now oversees the entire Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program as the director of military outreach with the Depart-ment of Military Affairs. There are 198 Beyond the Yellow Ribbon communities in Minnesota, in-cluding all of the large cities in Dakota County. Farmington was the first, and now it’s time to celebrate. A five-year anniversary gala will begin with an hors d’oeuvre reception at 6 p.m. and a program at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Farmington High School auditorium. Speakers include Gov. Mark Dayton, retired Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, and

the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, Richard Nash. There will be a performance by the North Star Brass Quintet from the 34th Infantry Di-vision Band and a video showcasing the efforts of the past five years. The event is free. There is no need to RSVP. The Farmington Yellow Ribbon com-mittee has 25 members who meet once a month along with about 300 volunteers and student chapter at the high school. The group holds monthly veteran din-ners at 6 p.m. on first Monday of every month September through May at a ro-tating location among 18 area churches and Dakota Electric. “We try to make sure we’ve connected with every military veteran in the com-

munity,” Kuyper said. They also have a team of volunteers who help military families with a

variety of tasks such as moving, snow shoveling, lawn care and house cleaning.

“Initially it was to help families with deployed

members, but we support veterans of any age,” Kuyper said. “It has really

helped our commu-nity come together.” The Farmington Police Department also informs the committee if there’s a military veteran in crisis. “We’ve found help for a homeless vet-eran before,” Kuyper said. “We can’t help financially, but we can connect them with resources. There hasn’t been a request we haven’t met.” The program is getting national at-tention. Last February, Kuyper went to Washington, D.C., to visit with first lady Michelle Obama. “First lady Michelle Obama and her team want to get something started across the country,” Kuyper said. “It’s become the national model for grass-roots support for the military. It really was this group in Farmington that got it started and it was the success that got it started in the state.” It all started in Farmington about five years ago when Gov. Tim Pawlenty pro-claimed Farmington to be the first Yel-low Ribbon community. “It’s been a phenomenal five years,” Kuyper said.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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City’s foreclosures plummet Housing market looking strong

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


At the epicenter of the recession in the mid-2000s were foreclosures, but more than six years later, the list is growing shorter. In 2012, there were 223 foreclo-sures in Farmington. In 2013 from January to October, there have been 62, according to the Dakota County Community Development Agency. “It’s a significant improvement,” Dakota County Commissioner Mike Slavik said. “People are get-ting back into building. County-wide, it’s going down, but Farm-ington has done much better this year.” Farmington isn’t the only city that has seen decreases. In Dakota County, from January to October, foreclosures decreased from 1,525 in 2012 to 820 in 2013.

Notice of Pendency numbers, which are filed by mortgage com-pany attorneys to start the formal foreclosure process, are also down. From January to October 2012, there were 2,365. In 2013, it’s down to 1,294. “It’s speculation, but based on the cases we see, we do know many existing clients are going back to work,” Dakota County Community Development Agency home own-ership specialist Kwame Owusu-Acheampong said. “More than 50 percent initially came to us because they fell behind due to loss of in-come or reduction of income. Now they’re making enough to make the payments.” Increasing residential values have inspired homeowners to keep their homes. “We hear them say they want to stay in the home because the value has gone up,” Owusu-Acheampong said. “It makes more economic sense now to stay in the home.” Other reasons people had for

falling behind in payments were because they were struggling with their specific loan. “Subprime mortgages were giv-ing some people hardship,” Owusu-Acheampong said. “Most of the people we see now have fairly good terms.” The CDA anticipates foreclosure notices will continue to decrease. The foreclosure epidemic in-fected Dakota County in 2007 and peaked in 2010. The CDA offers free mortgage counseling for indi-viduals struggling with their pay-ments. “Even though the foreclosure situation is getting better, we’re here with foreclosure counseling,” homeownership specialist Shannon Gerving said. “If you’re struggling or have questions with the process, we’re here.” More information can be found at www.dakotacda.org.


Farmington board will select boundary change plan Dec. 9

Attendance area meeting on Dec. 3 has been cancelled;

board will choose from three plans by Andy Rogers


Upon further review, the Farmington School District has cancelled a Dec. 3 public input meet-ing about district bound-ary changes because the Attendance Area Com-mittee doesn’t plan on making any alterations to its three options. The committee sched-uled the Dec. 3 meeting anticipating changes, but members determined they could move forward with the current options. “We didn’t make any changes so there will be no more public meetings,” School Board Chairwom-an Tera Lee said at Mon-day’s board meeting. The new attendance boundaries will be consid-ered by the School Board on Dec. 9 at Boeckman Middle School. The At-tendance Area Commit-tee plans to recommend one of the three plans and the board will make a final vote. The district had three public meetings to present the options in November. Boundary changes are needed for a variety of reasons, including the ad-dition of all-day kinder-garten and unbalanced enrollment at elementary and middle schools. Akin Road, Farming-ton, and North Trail ele-mentary schools are over capacity, while River-view and Meadowview are under capacity. Levi Dodge Middle School has 108 students more than Boeckman Middle School. In all of the plans, stu-dents in the area west of the railroad tracks and north of Maple Street would move from Farm-ington Elementary to Riverview. The orange option af-fects 216 students, which is the lowest number. Countryview neigh-borhood students would

move from Akin Road to Meadowview. Students off Camden Path, Court and Circle would go from Farmington Elementary to Meadowview. Coun-tryview, Parkview Ponds and Mystic Meadow neighborhoods would move from Dodge to Boeckman Middle School. The black option af-fects 269 students, the highest number, but it’s the most balanced stu-dent population option. It requires additional Countryview neighbor-hood transportation. Crossroads and Au-tumn Meadows neigh-borhoods would move from North Trail to Meadowview. Coun-tryview neighborhood students would move from Akin Road to North Trail. Students off Camden streets would change from Farmington Elementary to Riverview. Students from the Mid-dle Creek, Crossroads, Autumn Meadows and Mystic Meadows neigh-borhoods would change from Dodge to Boeck-man Middle School. The white option af-fects 225 students. Au-tumn Meadows and Dakota Estates neigh-borhoods would attend Meadowview and Cam-den neighborhood stu-dents would attend River-view. Autumn Meadows, Dakota Estates, Parkview Ponds and Mystic Mead-ows students would at-tend Boeckman Middle School. An application could be filed to allow students to attend their original schools. Depending on the option, the district might look at altering school-start times in or-der to create a more effi-cient bus schedule.


Charter files federal lawsuit against LakevilleCity Council tables issue to seek resolution

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Current Lakeville Charter cable customers could be on the hook for years of back fees the city says it’s owed. Charter Communications has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Lakeville disputing the city’s findings that the company violated its franchise agreement and owes Lakeville $565,928. The company’s lawsuit demands a jury decide the case. Lakeville officials earlier this year asserted Charter should have

been charging customers 50 cents per subscriber for educational and government fee and turning it over to the city for the past 15 years. At first, the city claimed Char-ter owed almost $1 million in back fees, but has since determined it can legally recoup only six years of un-paid fees at 6 percent interest rate to total $565,928. Charter officials claim the city relieved the company of charging the EG fee in 1999, and never asked for the money before, despite two audits since signing the franchise agreement in November 1998. Charter has been charging cus-

tomers the 50 cents per-subscriber EG fee since August, and according to a Nov. 18 letter from Charter to City Administrator Steve Mielke, will raise its rates in January. In the letter, LeeAnn Herrera, Charter’s government relations director, stated the company is in-creasing its rates to “reflect cost changes in the marketplace.” Charter’s broadcast TV sur-charge will increase from $2.15 to $3.50, and most services, including limited basic and expanded service, will increase by $1; Latino View will

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Perplexed by examples To the editor: I read U.S. Rep. John Kline’s column and I am a bit perplexed. He says 140,000 Min-nesotans have been noti-fied their health cover-age was canceled due to the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare. That is not exactly accurate. Insur-ance companies can’t legally cancel policies in Minnesota. These peo-ple have been informed that their coverage must change so their premiums may also be changing. I hope he told the people he spoke to (particularly

Jim the self-employed plumber) that before they accept those premi-ums they can go to www.mnsure.org/ and check out the different levels of plans and costs. They may qualify for a credit. Kline speaks of Lin-da’s plight. Is her hus-band the only retiree the company dropped? Did they explain why the ACA forced them to drop just one disabled retiree? I’m not sure what part of the new coverage re-quired by the ACA Kurt does not want. Is he com-fortable with a spending cap? Doesn’t he want to keep his children on his policy until they are 26?

Is he unhappy his insur-ance company can’t drop him or his children if they make a claim, arguing the illness is related to a pre-existing condition? Does he want his health care costs to continue to rise because hospitals and doctors need to make up for the costs of treating those without coverage? I am a little confused about Mark from Prior Lake. Why was his son fired instead of having his hours cut? For six years the GOP controlled the White House, the Senate, and the House. The cost of health care skyrocketed. In 2000 the average cost

of an employer health insurance premium for a family of four was under $6,000 per year. In 2008 Kaiser Family Founda-tion put the price tag doubled to $12,680 a year. I wish it had infuriated Kline back in 2002 when he was elected enough to introduce a plan that would have curbed these costs and assured that no one could dodge personal responsibility by failing to have coverage.

NIKA DAVIESApple Valley

Thanks for giving to the max To the editor: Challenging, frustrat-ing and exciting are how some described Give To The Max Day. With more than 4,400 nonprofits all asking for donations, it’s always a question of where donors will direct their dollars. Because of technical difficulties, it took some real dedication and patience for some people to make a dona-tion. However, that didn’t stop generous Minneso-tans from giving more than $17 million to their favorite charities. From those who serve and are

served by all of these great nonprofits, a sincere thank you for giving both your funds and your time. KAREN KITCHELCheerful Givers presidentEagan

Stop socialist government policies To the editor: Workers must share in hometown business suc-cess, said an guest column by John Van Hecke in the Nov. 15, 2013, edition. Van Hecke is an execu-tive director and fellow at Minnesota 20/20. Min-nesota 20/20 is a socialist, liberal, highly partisan think tank that supports smart growth, global warming, light rail and Obama’s Unaffordable Care Act. If I missed any of their other positions, I apologize. Van Hecke cites in the column that Enrique Bar-cenas works for Prestige Cleaning as a janitor and cleans Target for $8 an hour. Van Hecke cites that wages have not kept pace with inflation. That’s true but government regula-tion, excessive taxation, and Federal Reserve un-checked money growth are causing increased

prices everywhere. The Democrat warehouse tax of 6.5 percent due to go into effect in February will gouge Minnesotans like Enrique dearly every time he goes to the gro-cery store or any business that has a warehouse. Van Hecke cites a minimum wage of $9.50 an hour as something policymakers should support. Business will have to lay people off if wages were increased to $9.50 an hour, and many are stretched to the limit in this weak economy. Companies, unlike gov-ernment, have to make a profit, and if they don’t, they go out of business. USA Today cited that ballot initiatives to in-crease the minimum wage are being proposed to drive voter turnout and help Democrats in mid-term elections in 2014. So, does Van Hecke care about Enrique or only about helping the Demo-crats in the 2014 midterm Congressional elections? We need job creation, such as John Kennedy ac-complished in the 1960s, not liberal policies that have harmed our econo-my.

KEVIN McCARNEYLakeville

Opinion

Letters

Congratulations, concerns about school referendum victories

Fifty years after President Kennedy’s death, youth never restored

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Congratulations to the many parents, community members and educators who produced a record approval rate of lo-cal district referendums. This was a huge amount of work, especially in an econo-my that is challenging for many Minne-sotans. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, 51 of 59 operating levies were approved. That’s 86.4 percent, higher than any other year since the as-sociation began keeping records in 1980. Moreover, 23 of 26 requests for buildings or other capital expenses were approved – an 88 percent approval rating. “We presented this referendum as a choice for our community and are pleased with the increased voter turnout compared to similar previous elections,” Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Super-intendent Jane Berenz responded. “We are thankful that two-thirds of partici-pating voters chose to increase the com-munity’s investment in our schools in order to maintain the quality programs that have and continue to make Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan a school dis-trict of choice.” She said that without the additional $10 million per year that the new levy will provide, the district would have had to cut the budget again by increasing class sizes and eliminating programs like fifth-grade band and ninth-grade B-team sports. “(Those) are key components of our district’s Triple A philosophy of provid-ing students a variety of opportunities in academics, the arts and athletics,” she

said. “The vast majority of people will ad-mit the value that a well-respected school district adds to a community and to in-dividual property values,” she wrote. “In this election, a strong majority (67 per-cent) said they are willing to pay more to maintain what we have in District 196.” Similar support was shown for the Lakeville Area School District when nearly the same percentage of yes votes gave the district an additional $5.6 mil-lion a year for 10 years. During the de-cade since the district has gone without new levy money, it has cut programs like arts, fifth-grade band and high school in-dustrial technology. Based on board priorities, the new funds will stabilize the budget, maintain programs and introduce science, math, technology and engineering opportuni-ties. Other districts experienced similar success on Election Day. Mounds View schools’ $11.5 million annual amount will keep class sizes at the current levels and maintain current programs. Osseo’s $9 million per year for 10 years will help retain current class sizes, extra-curricular activities, and longer bus routes. A second $5 million is slated for

technology. “Voters understood the need and de-termined that they supported the work we are doing to get improved student achievement results,” Superintendent Kate Maguire wrote. “Voters appreciat-ed that the School Board listened deeply to community feedback last spring and took the $3.1 million in cuts for this cur-rent school year in places that had the least impact on direct classroom instruc-tion.” Bloomington school will get an infu-sion of $6 million a year for 10 years for safety and security measures to better prepare, protect and respond to future school emergencies, and for educational technology to transform learning, and to engage and empower personalized learn-ing experiences for all students. Hopkins schools will receive $3.1 mil-lion annually for 10 years for general operations and passed a capital projects levy for improvements to security, food service, technology and curriculum. Orono schools will use levy funds to expand world language program and improvements STEM education and col-lege and career readiness services. However – and I mean no disrespect to all who worked hard and successfully to win approval for additional funds – I think it’s a mistake for the U.S. to be an outlier among nations in our reliance on local property taxes. The widely respect-ed Organization of Economic Coopera-tion and Development reports that about 27 percent of education funding comes from local sources in the European and Asian countries it works with, while in the U.S. it’s 53 percent.

This year’s victories add to inequities in funding that 2013 Minnesota legisla-tors were trying to discourage when they approved hundreds of millions of addi-tional dollars to public education. For example, according to the Min-nesota School Boards Association, here are varying additional amounts per pu-pil that some districts now have avail-able to spend, based on approved oper-ating levies: Hopkins, $2,319.43; Osseo, $1,989.29; Orono, $1,861.71; Stillwater, $1,536.47; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, $1,485.95; Mounds View, $1,024; Little Falls, $948.11; Lakeville, $540; and Braham, $275.32. Greg Abbott, Minnesota School Boards Association communications di-rector, pointed out that these figures do not necessarily reflect all previously ap-proved levies. Trying to equalize opportunities, Min-nesota’s 2013 Legislature approved, for example, more than $100 million to pay for all-day kindergarten in every district and charter public schools. Legislators did not want this research-based pro-gram potentially dependent on whether local taxpayers approved funding for it. Resolving these dilemmas is the sub-ject for another day. Many Minnesotans said “yes” to more money and better fa-cilities for public schools. That’s a strong affirmation, especially in troubled times. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota pub-lic school teacher, principal and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Howard LestrudSUN THISWEEK


The heartbeat of the United States skipped a beat Nov. 22, 1963, when our 35th President John F. Kennedy at age 46 was assassinated on the streets of Dallas, Texas. It has been 50 years and that heartbeat of our nation has never been the same. We lost not only a sense of youth on that day, but also a sense of innocence. Many of our nation’s populous was not around 50 years ago but those of us who were have tried to keep the memory of a popular world leader alive. Even ev-ery president since, and there have been nine of them, have tried to capture some of that charisma presented by Kennedy, his young wife and their two children. The 50th anniversary of the assas-sination was not a celebration. It was a remembrance of memories we have of Kennedy and of the events surrounding the assassination. In the past few weeks, we have read about Kennedy’s administration and his assassination through books, magazines, newspapers and social media. Because of the beginning of Kennedy’s Technicolor presidency, we have been able to recall our memories very easily. Those of us who remember the four days beginning Nov. 22, 1963, recall

where we were and what we were do-ing. Our younger generation, of course, remembers where and what as it relates to the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001. Kennedy only served 1,000 days and his administration suffered some early defeats including the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. His administration received some honorable grades as it dealt with the Cu-ban Missile Crisis in October 1963 and as it handled civil unrest in the southern United States. On Aug. 5, 1963, during Kennedy’s presidency after more than eight years of difficult negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Nu-clear Test Ban Treaty. President Lyndon Johnson also spiked Kennedy’s achievements by push-ing through key civil rights legislation in 1964. We were robbed of our future when an itinerant loner and loser, Lee Harvey Oswald, killed our president. The al-

leged assassin was also shot and killed by someone who could fit Oswald’s psycho-logical makeup. Questions remain about Kennedy’s death and fingers point to conspiracy with more than 60 percent of the popula-tion believing Oswald did not act alone. Many conspiracy theories exist but none have produced convincing evidence.

The spirit of John F. Kennedy still lives but our country has not been the same. We have a country that is still seek-ing a way to live and laugh together.

Howard Lestrud is ECM Publishers polit-ical editor. Email him at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Finding hope to escape domestic violence

by Natalie ConradSUN THISWEEK


Domestic violence and abuse are difficult prob-lems to solve, but there is hope. Before or after law en-forcement steps in, a vari-ety of advocacy services are available to help vic-tims break free of domes-tic violence, whether their needs are physical, emo-tional, financial, legal or otherwise. Burnsville-based 360 Communities has oper-ated Lewis House shelters for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence since 1979. The shelters have helped more than 65,000 survivors over that time. More than 2,500 women and children are support-ed annually at the sites in Eagan and Hastings – that’s nearly seven victims per day. “Once you start see-ing those red flags, you should call an advocate,” Ann Sheridan, director of violence prevention for 360 Communities, said of 360’s trained volunteers and professionals who have prevented count-less cases where violence would have escalated without intervention. Among the first steps is finding housing. Lewis House offers temporary housing for victims and advocates who help give them a safe and afford-able place to live. They also help coordi-nate retrieval of belong-ings or going back to their home. While food shelf ser-vices are offered, 360 Communities also tends to the emotional side. Support groups meet regularly for both women

and children who have been victims of abuse. “It can happen to any-one, but it doesn’t have to,” she said. “I think people don’t want to be-lieve it. There are a lot of abusive people out there.” The nonprofit is equipped to intervene and support families and victims by obtaining an order for protection, navigating the court sys-tem, setting up medical examinations, sorting out employment options and much more. 360 Communities trains advocates to help sexual assault survivors and provides support and services to family mem-bers and friends of sexual assault victims. They partner with schools, faith communi-ties, service organizations and businesses to raise awareness about teen dating violence, bully-ing, date or acquaintance rape, sexual assault and harassment, and the ef-fects and prevalence of domestic violence. Advocates teach stu-dents about peacemaking and conflict resolution, help them develop skills that stop violence before it starts and talk to boys about valuing and re-specting women and girls.

First steps Partnerships between law enforcement and do-mestic violence advocacy agencies provide a holis-tic approach for helping victims, according to Mo-

nique Drier, a Twin Cities police department’s com-munity liaison. Drier said a holistic approach in domestic vi-olence cases can include visits by law enforcement to a victim’s home to de-termine the severity of the situation and reviews of the needs of both the victim and the offender, Drier said. While offenders face legal consequences for their actions, they need help to not repeat those actions in the future. “If it’s not a holistic approach, it’s like send-ing someone to treatment with no help,” Drier said. Nancy Halverson, Hennepin County De-partment of Community Corrections supervisor, said offenders must com-plete domestic violence counseling based on the level of crime they com-mit. “We find if offenders complete their domestic violence counseling, they are statistically less likely to re-offend,” Halverson said. Project P.E.A.C.E. do-mestic violence advocate Tracy Becker said there is in an increase in the num-ber of orders for protec-tion filed by people with the help of advocates this year. The number of ho-micides related to domes-tic violence this year, 37, is one reason more people are requesting orders for protection, Becker said.

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by K.T. BernhagenSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

I am a domestic abuse survivor. I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the amazing people sur-rounding me. I was able to grow resilience because of the love and support I received from my friends, family and community. Speaking out about abuse is my way of giving back and expressing gratitude after escaping my abusive marriage. Love can be healthy, or love can be dysfunctional and dangerous. Love is not control-ling. Love is not shame or blame. Abuse and control are not love. Adrenaline can trick you into thinking it’s love, but it’s not. I was in an abu-sive relationship for 13 years. While I was in it, I thought I was in love. It wasn’t until I got out that I was able to see clearly what my life had become. There was never a fron-tal attack that I would have recognized as abuse. It was just a continuous stream of actions and words disguised as jokes. Jane Gilgun, a professor with the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development, calls it “kidding on the square,” which is putting someone down while presenting it as a joke. My example is a situ-ation where my young daughter was sitting on the couch with her father. He looked into the kitch-en at me and said, “Look at your mom. She’s so beautiful, she’s so hot. Too bad I hate everything else about her.” Is this a joke or a slam? Behavior like this eats away your self-esteem

and makes you doubt yourself. My abuser used this type of behavior to get to me in a roundabout way, then he would turn it back on me, telling me that I was too sensitive or too emotional, which continued the pattern of self-doubt. Everything that went wrong in our relation-ship was always my fault. My life became a game of trying to be two steps ahead of him. Because of that, I unknowingly be-came the buffer between him and the world. I was exhausted because I was living two lives: his and mine. I thought it was love. It wasn’t. What I thought was love was nothing more than adrenaline, guilt and fear. Emotional and psy-chological abuse does not leave the telltale marks of physical abuse, but they are just as damag-ing. Violence often begins with emotional abuse and threats, and then moves to physical abuse. Fifty-percent of all women will experience physical vio-lence in an intimate rela-tionship. Many will never be physically abused until the last time. My ex was an emotion-al abuser. He used words and acts to make me feel worthless and powerless. He attacked my self-es-teem and sought out my strongest qualities and tried to destroy them. He stalked me and used physical size to intimidate me. He also used money to control and scare, leav-ing my children and I without funds and almost homeless. His lies, gambling and abuse came to a head in 2007. I told him he need-ed to seek help for his behavior. When he real-ized he may be losing me, he became erratic and

threatening. Please remember: If you think you are in an abusive relationship, the most dangerous time is when you decide to leave. I turned to the com-munity for support. First, I called the police. The Eden Prairie Police De-partment suggested that I go to Bloomington-based Cornerstone domestic abuse crisis program for help. I did. Cornerstone helped me get my order for protection. The order didn’t mean that he was going to go away, but it gave me an opportunity to define my safety needs and created a foundation for me to get out. Over the last six years, my order has been amended – because he didn’t follow it. Held up by the Court of Appeals – because he appealed it. Reissued every year – because he violated it. Last year, the order for protection against my abuser was extended for 10 more years. There is no stereotypi-cal abused person. You cannot recognize us by the color of our skin, the economic background we came from, the clothes we wear or our gender. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone. If you think you or someone you know is in an abusive situation, there is help. There are people and programs de-signed to help and pro-tect. Cornerstone also lists red flags and myths on its website. I was helped by both Corner-stone and the Domestic Abuse Project of Minne-apolis.

K.T. Bernhagen shared this story with the public during an Oct. 7 domes-tic violence vigil in Eden Prairie.

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Eagan man accused of stealing from vulnerable adult in his care

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


An Eagan man is accused of taking thousands of dollars from a vulnerable adult in his care. Muhannah Samir Kakish, 40, was charged on Nov. 6 in Dakota County District Court with felony financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and gross misdemeanor financial exploita-tion of a vulnerable adult. According to the criminal com-plaint, Kakish had guardianship over a man who was living in adult foster care and was responsible for managing the man’s money. Instead of paying the man’s rent and personal expenses between Aug. 1, 2011, and Feb. 8, 2012, Kakish alleged-ly withdrew large sums of cash from the man’s account to gamble. Kakish was the only person with access to the ac-count, and also transferred money from the victim’s account to his own. By October 2011 the bank closed the man’s account, which had a negative

balance of $8,000. Upset he wasn’t receiving money for his personal care, the victim reported Kakish to Dakota County Social Ser-vices workers who called police. In an interview with police on March 19, 2012, Kakish allegedly admitted to withdrawing money from the victim’s account at casinos when his own ac-counts reached their daily limits. After taking the money, Kakish would transfer money into the victim’s account. Kakish admitted to falling behind on the victim’s rent payments and other expenses, but couldn’t explain why there were money transfers from the victim’s account into his own. If convicted, Kakish could face up to five years in prison for the felony count and up to one year in jail for the gross misdemeanor count. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

An unruly crowd, a gun – and chaos Man charged in incident outside now-closed Spoon restaurant

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Apple Valley’s Spoon restaurant has closed, but a chaotic scene that trans-pired there late one night last year has resulted in criminal charges for a Brooklyn Center man. Davonte M. Lynn, 20, was charged in district court Nov. 12 with felony terroristic threats for al-legedly pointing a gun at a crowd in the parking lot of the Asian fusion res-taurant at 14871 Granada Ave. According to the crimi-nal complaint, Apple Val-ley police were called to the restaurant around 2 a.m. Oct. 27, 2012, on a report of 20 to 30 people fighting in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers were asked by restaurant employees to assist with the out-of-control crowd, and police subsequently ordered everyone to leave the parking area, which was covered with debris, empty bottles, jewelry, glasses and other items. As the crowd began to

disperse, two women ap-proached police to report that a man – matching Lynn’s description – had pulled out a gun dur-ing the commotion in the parking lot and pointed it at the crowd before board-ing a party bus. As the women were giving their account, oth-er officers on the scene pulled Lynn off the party bus because he was yelling threats “to shoot people” out the party bus window, the complaint said. Security personnel at Spoon confirmed the gun-pointing allegation, reporting that the suspect “pointed the handgun to-ward several people in the crowd and then lunged forward twice,” causing people to flee in panic, ac-cording to the complaint. Though police located Lynn on the party bus, they did not locate the gun he allegedly possessed. If convicted, Lynn fac-es up to five years in pris-on and a fine of $10,000. The incident involving Lynn was among the host of police incidents and

fire code violations on re-cord when the Apple Val-ley City Council voted to deny renewal of Spoon’s liquor license in January of this year. Apple Valley police Chief Jon Rechtzigel told the City Council that since May of 2011 police had responded to at least eight incidents that oc-curred during “hip hop” and nightclub-type events at Spoon. During one call to the restaurant, police observed unlicensed “se-curity guards” carrying loaded handguns while consuming alcohol. Additionally, Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson noted a total of 27 fire code violations at Spoon in a two-year pe-riod. Spoon owners Kav Theng and Van Ngo sold the assets to the business last summer. Fiesta Mexi-can Cuisine now operates out of the former Spoon space on Granada Avenue.

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Poilce chief finalists named January swearing-in expected



Lakeville has selected three finalists who will vie to become the city’s police chief. The finalists are Nathan R. Gove, commander with the Golden Valley Police Department; Jeffrey R. Long, Edina’s police chief and Brian P. Peters, a com-mander with the Brooklyn Center Police Department. Gove has been with

Golden Valley for 20 of his 28 years in law enforcement and oversees a staff of 39. He has a bachelor of arts degree in criminal jus-tice from Gustavus Adol-phus College and a master’s degree in public safety edu-cation and administration from St. Thomas Univer-sity. Long has a staff that includes 51 sworn officers and 24 non-sworn staff. He has 25 years of expe-rience in law enforcement

and has served as emer-gency management coordi-nator for Edina and is past chairperson for the Minne-sota Financial Crimes Task Force Advisory Commit-tee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement from Metropolitan State University. Peters, a former member of the Marine Corps Re-serves, has spent a decade in law enforcement experi-

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Farmington resident Wendy Wusten-berg and her children are members of the Minnesota Society of Mayflower Descendants, which has about 475 members, who are part of a larger chap-ter based out of Plymouth, Mass. Members can trace their descendants back to the Mayflower’s 26 families that survived the first year. From those 26 families, about 20 million people can claim to be descendants. Other area members of the asso-ciation include Apple Valley’s Diane Trower; Rosemount’s Heather Zeissler; Eagan’s Nancy Van Buren and Mark Monson; Lakeville’s Claudia Braun, Jacquelyn Fletcher and Suzanne John-son. “If a person suspects they’re a de-scendant, chances are they can prove it pretty quickly,” Wustenberg said. The society is thorough with its membership. Her son recently joined, but he was required to submit a series of papers and it took months to complete.

from somewhere else. I’ve been very fortunate throughout my life to ac-quire friends from other places, and it help us ap-preciate the stories why people come here.” Wustenberg has been a strong advocate for “opening the borders for people who want to come here and find a life, build a home and raise a family, and do all the things that makes this an amazing country,” she said. “I respected the immi-gration paths to get here. As tough as it was, we still come. It’s the story of the United States. Hopefully, we have a better blend of cultures. The idea of the collaboration with the na-tive people is an impor-tant part, a difficult part. The romantic notion of a perfectly cooked dinner, that was the Hallmark card version of the story. You got to give everybody credit for what they were able to accomplish back then.” When Wustenberg re-turned to Plymouth three years ago, the memorials and museums had evolved. They included a Native American Wampanoag homesite along with a 17th century English village. Members of the Wampa-noag Native Americans were also descendants of the same tribe that helped the Pilgrims. “They have two com-pletely different cultures coexisting in the same property trying to be au-thentic,” Wustenberg said. “That’s an important part of the story.” Her own Thanksgiving celebration is still tradi-tional as her fellow May-flower relatives on the Morris side gather every year. “We have all the things we typically associate with a gluttonous meal,” Wustenberg said. “We will spare nothing. We eat all afternoon, play games and eat again with football on in the background. It’s a

great day to take a break. We’re not a family that shops. We sit around and talk. “The more I hear about the historical interpreta-tion, the more I hear we’re doing it wrong but we’re going to do it anyway. It means a lot to my kids.” Wustenberg and her husband, Bill, have lived on the east side of Farm-ington for 24 years. Their flock of sheep started as a 4-H project and grew to a 50-head flock at one point. Now they’re down to three as their children are in col-lege. Her son attends gradu-ate school at McGill Uni-versity in Montreal for opera studies, and her daughter, Lauren, attends Northwestern University in Illinois working toward an environmental studies major. They’re both pur-suing their dreams. Wustenberg pursued her dreams as well. Her journalism degree from the University of Min-nesota and love of public policy has taken her all over the world. She was the press secretary for former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie and she was the policy director for Gov. Jesse Ventura. In between she worked for Twin Cit-ies Public Television with the “Almanac” and served on the Farmington School Board. “It’s all about the free-dom to pursue your own happiness,” Wustenberg said. “We’re all pilgrims in the end. We’re all trying to find happiness and free-dom to this day and we do that in collaboration with other people. It’s not just the Pilgrims’ story. … You never sell short the oppor-tunities that are out there if you take a risk and work hard. That’s a privilege that’s not always out there in the world. “If that’s not Thanks-giving, I don’t know what else is.”


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Anonymous Lakeville couple donate $1,400 to help struggling families



Multiple Lakeville fami-lies had a happier Thanksgiv-ing after an anonymous cou-ple donated $1,400 worth of Cub Foods gift cards to local schools to distribute to finan-cially struggling families. The couple sent a $100 card to each of the 14 schools in the Lakeville School District with a Nov. 16 letter that quoted Bible verses and expressed their de-sire to help others. They asked that the Cub Foods gift cards be given to a student “whose family is struggling financially so they will have a nice Thanksgiving meal.” “Some families fall through the cracks and don’t get the as-sistance they need,” the letter stated. Bible verses cited in the letter sent to principals were Psalm 145:14-15 and 1 John 3:17: “If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion — how can God’s love be in that person?” “The Lord has blessed us and we want to pass on that blessing to others,” the letter stated, signed by “A Lakeville

couple.” Lakeville School District spokeswoman Linda Swanson said she cannot recall a similar donation in the 23 years she has worked in the district. “It warms my heart,” Swan-son said. “It makes me know there are people out there who are generous and loving, and I hope they are getting a really good feeling out of this.” She said Orchard Lake El-ementary Principal Marilynn Smith was the first to notify others of the generous dona-tion by posting a copy of the letter on Facebook. Other school officials re-plied they received an identical letter and gift card. As of last week, Smith’s post had 287 “likes,” and there were 14 comments praising the Lakeville couple’s action. “That is so sweet and thoughtful,” wrote Clare Ram-bo Jordan. Fred Scott stated, “That makes me wanna cry.” Swanson said each school was distributing the funds in various ways, including one school that divided it into four $25 gift cards. She said the biggest problem is that they don’t know who to thank.

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funding for the cleanup of contamination as a re-sult of a munitions plant similar to Gopher Ord-nance Works, according to Donohue. Donohue said the corps has told him they don’t have funds to commit to a project. “It is a big piece of property in Dakota Coun-ty,” he said. “The people in the city of Rosemount and Dakota County want it used.” It is not known how much it could cost to as-sess and remediate the property. The cost of the remedi-al investigation of UMore East was approximately $1 million, according to Donohue. A 2012 Patch news report said a com-prehensive site analysis could cost between $8 mil-lion and $10 million, citing Dakota County environ-mental officials. Some possible avenues for funding would the Formerly Used Defense Sites program or the De-fense Environmental Res-toration Account, which are allocated by Congress to address Department of Defense responsibilities,

according to Tracey. “If the other par-ties wish to bring claims against the United States, they are free to do so,” Tracey wrote. “Depending the nature of the claim, it may be addressed using funds other than DERA.” Kathryn Sather, MPCA Remediation Division di-rector, said the last time the MPCA had to take similar steps to compel a remedial action was prior to the 2007 cleanup of 3M company sites in the east-ern Twin Cities. 3M acknowledged in an annual report that it set aside $117 million for potential environmental li-ability stemming from per-fluorochemicals, accord-ing to a Minnesota Public Radio report. For a portion of 3M’s work, about 2 acres of soil, 18 feet deep, was re-moved to a specially pre-pared section of the SKB Landfill in Rosemount. The portion of UMore land that has the high-est degree of scrutiny is the Superfund area that is about 10 acres mostly east of Babcock Avenue and north of 155th Street. This area is not part of the mining area Dakota Ag-gregates is conducting to

the west. According to the Reme-dial Investigation Report for UMore East in 2011, the areas with the greatest environmental impacts ap-pear to be consistent with historical Department of Defense operations, Donohue wrote in a July letter. Other sources of con-tamination are the uni-versity, which disposed of chemical wastes in the Burn Pit site, and from tenants the university con-tracted with that used the site for disposal of lead, copper and polychlorinate biphenyls, or PCBs , for about 20 years starting in the 1960s, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s fourth five-year review of the site, which was completed in June 2012. Remediation work to protect human health has been completed on the site in recent decades, ac-cording to the EPA. The university has posted signs on some segments of the property due to the pres-ence of potential physical hazardous and identified substances, according to the Alternative Urban Areawide Review. The AUAR stated that

Rosemount and Empire Township will require that any of these remaining physical hazards be ad-dressed prior to redevelop-ment. The U of M’s three redevelopment scenarios, which could ensue in the next 20 to 30 years, show the land in question being used for residential, open space or industrial uses. Donohue said any cleanup would be done in conjunction with develop-ment. The EPA’s review said three areas need to be evaluated and have appro-priate cleanup with regard to PCBs and other con-taminants for it to be pro-tective of human health and the environment in the long term. The EPA’s five-year re-views, the next one due in 2017, will continue to be required because hazard-ous substances, pollut-ants and contaminants are above levels that allow for unlimited use and unre-stricted exposure. Reports regarding the site can be found at www.u m o re p a rk . u m n . e d u /planning/index.htm.

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Regents question UMore planSome feel the project might not yield results

by Danielle DullingerMURPHY NEWS SERVICE

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The University of Minnesota’s UMore Park is moving forward with plans to develop the land, but some regents are questioning the real value of the property. Rosemount’s City Council ap-proved the Alternative Urban Areawide Review for the land Oct. 15. Regents met Oct. 11 to discuss the status of UMore Park develop-ments, and the value of the land to the university was debated. Initial plans to develop the 5,000 acres were approved by the uni-versity’s board of regents in 2008. The concept master plan includes plans for a sustainable community of 20,000-30,000 people to be de-veloped over the next 25-30 years. The community would be a mix of residential, retail, commercial and industrial use. The land is currently being used by the university for agricultural re-search and by Dakota Aggregates to mine the southwestern portion,

which is rich in gravel, said Michael O’Keefe, chairman of the board of governors for UMore Park LLC. Regent Dean Johnson, vice chair of the board, raised concerns about the funds being produced by the mining project. Richard Pfutzenreuter, universi-ty chief financial officer, estimates the mining will cost $10.2 million through the end of the fiscal year in June 2014. Revenues to date are about $8.2 million, he said. “Right now the project has not fully paid for itself,” Pfutzenreuter said in the meeting. “Going for-ward between mining and develop-ment will make this venture a posi-tive cash flow. So far, we’re just a tad short.” Regent David Larson expressed concerns about the cash flow of UMore Park. “This is extremely expensive land to conduct agricultural re-search on,” Larson said, “and we should be extremely thoughtful as to what the alternatives are.” Regent Laura Brod is concerned about the university’s role in devel-oping UMore Park. “I recognize that a lot of the

decisions predate this board,” Brod said. Brod went on to share her worries about staying focused on the university’s mission and “whether the university ought to be in the development business,” she said. “I worry about being in the de-velopment business and competing against the private sector,” she said. Regent Clyde Allen expressed his support for the development and its educational capabilities. “We could try to take a big step forward in how communities devel-op,” Allen said. “How do you build a whole community from scratch?” Teaching students and learning how to take a large plot of land and put it together relates directly to the university’s mission, Allen said. While some regents expressed concern, the plan is still on track for development. “We’re setting up a plan for a master developer,” Regent John Frobenius said. “We will finally produce some positive cash flow.”

Danielle Dullinger is a University of Minnesota journalism student.

ence in addition to eight years in management in the private sector. He holds a bachelor of arts in political science from

the University of Minne-sota and has just completed his master’s degree in police leadership from St. Thom-as University. All three candidates worked their way up in

LAKEVILLE, from 6A their respective depart-ments, holding numerous positions of increasing responsibility and have at-tended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. The finalists will under-go additional testing and interviews. Former Lakeville police Chief Tom Vonhof retired Oct. 1. He had served 33 years with the department and was chief since 2006.

Lakeville police Sgt. John Kornmann, the de-partment’s most senior sergeant, was appointed as interim chief to lead the de-partment in September. Lakeville City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said he hopes to have a final decision by mid-December, with an expectation that the new chief would be sworn in by mid-January

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Allison is a 2006 gradu-ate of Apple Valley High school. Their wedding date is set for September 13, 2014. The wedding will be held at Calvary Lutheran Church in Rap-id City, South Dakota.

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Lakeville soldier receives grant Money given as thanks for service



A Lakeville soldier is one of three servicemen to receive a $500 grant from the Minnesotans Military Appreciation Fund as thanks for his service. Army Spc. Josh Lane, 24, was presented with a $500 grant at the Nov. 16 Minnesota Timberwolves game from the fund. The fund is a statewide fundraising initiative

by the citizens of Min-nesotans for Minnesota Military, a nonprofit cor-poration formed to raise money to provide cash grants to military mem-bers from Minnesota. Lane said he served four years active duty and was stationed with the 95th Engineer Com-pany in Hawaii where he did training for his job as a combat engineer. He said the most dif-ficult part of being in the military was being away

from his family – his parents Shirley Fors and David Lane and five sib-lings. “It was stressful and worrisome for them to have me deployed,” Lane said. “They were relieved and thankful I made it home safe.” Military members rec-ognized with the grant also received a Timber-wolves jersey at the game.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

U.S. Army Spc. Josh Lane, of Lakeville, center, with fellow military members Scott Patrick and Juiren Raske were presented with $500 grant checks to thank them for their service at a Nov. 16 Timberwolves game. The soldiers also received a Timber-wolves jersey during the presentation. (Photo submitted)

College news Brie Albers and Devin Awe, both of Rosemount, have been inducted into the Bethel University Honors Program for the 2013-14 school year.

Bank offers program for student leaders Bank of America is offering the Stu-dent Leaders program, which recognizes students who step outside of the class-room to contribute service in their own communities and beyond. This is the in-

augural year for the program in the Twin Cities area and students in the area are encouraged to apply. Applications are open now through the end of January 2014. Through the Student Leaders pro-gram, awardees receive: • Paid summer internships with local nonprofit organizations. • An all-expenses-paid trip to Wash-ington, D.C., for the week-long Student Leadership Summit. More on the program can be found at http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/student-leaders.html.

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Santa visited with children during the city of Rosemount’s Tree Lighting at the Stee-ple Center, which capped a full day’s worth of activities that included a snowman ornament class for children and showings of the movies “The Polar Express” and “Christmas in Connecticut.” The day was a “warm-up” for the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s Christmas at the Steeple Center at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Perfor-mances will be patterned on the variety shows of old. Tickets are $15 for the matinee and $18 for the evening performance. Tickets and additional information can be found at www.rosemountaac.org or by calling 651-600-8693. (Photos by Tad Johnson)

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Farmington Community Education Farmington Communi-ty Education’s winter cata-log is now online at www.farmingtonCE.com. The catalog will be mailed to District 192 residents Dec. 6. It can be viewed online and registra-tion is open for all classes except gymnastics, which will open Monday, Dec. 9. Youth classes include chess, Spanish, kung fu, baby sitters training and more. Adult classes include culinary classes, yoga, iPad tips, CPR, open woodshop and more. Dakota Prairie Adult Basic Education winter session begins Jan. 14 and continues through March 6. Information on ESL, GED and College Prep classes is available online or in the catalog or by calling 651-460-3242. Swim lessons at Levi Dodge Middle School be-gin Jan. 11, and informa-tion on group, semi-private and adapted sessions is also online or in the catalog. More information and registration at 651-460-3200.

Rosemount couple receives leadership award Minnesota Farmers Union honored Brian Rohrenbach and Linda Larson, of Rosemount, with the Outstanding Leadership Award at the organization’s 72nd annual state convention. “Brian and Linda are always willing to go the extra mile. You don’t even need to ask them, because they are already there help-ing out,” said Doug Peter-son, president, Minnesota Farmers Union. “One of Farmers Union’s strengths is its membership, and with dedicated leaders like Brian and Linda in our organi-zation, we will continue to be strong. I want to thank

them for their leadership and their dedication to Minnesota Farmers Union and family farmers,” Peter-son said. Rohrenbach was elected Dakota County Farmers Union president in 2005 and has attended the state and national conventions every year. He has also served as a Minnesota Farmers Union delegate to the National Convention, served on the state policy committee, attended Lobby Days, and two D.C. fly-ins. He was recognized at the National Convention in March for membership re-cruitment in 2012. Larson currently serves on the Minnesota Farmers Union Policy Committee, the Membership Education Committee and actively works within her county to help members realize the vital role that each person has in voting and partici-pating in Farmers Union and local government. She has attended both the na-tional and state conven-tions for the past several years, lobby day at the state Capitol, the national and state Farmers Union Wom-en’s Conferences, and the national fly-ins to Wash-ington, D.C. Rohrenbach and Larson live in rural Rosemount and have four adult chil-dren.

Cookie Walk set Dec. 8 The Farmington Yel-low Ribbon Network’s fifth annual Cookie Walk will be 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-ington. Participants should bring two plates of a dozen cookies or holiday treats for local military families. In exchange for cookie do-nations, participants can walk the cookie walk to se-lect cookies to take home. To donate cookies or to volunteer, contact event chair Kara at 651-463-2148 or 651-302-4831.

Farmington Library events The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., will of-fer the following programs. Call 651-438-0250 for more information. Farmington Library Afternoon Book Group, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3. The group will dis-cuss “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” by Bill Bryson. Remodeling Book Sale extended through Friday, Dec. 13. Ten books for $1.

Rosemount Citizens Police Academy The Rosemount Police Department will hold an-other session of its Citizens Police Academy on Thurs-days from Jan. 16 to Feb. 27. The program offers in-sight into modern-day po-licing through classroom and hands-on training conducted by Rosemount officers. Training will in-volve a variety of topics including an overview of department operations, a tour of the Police facil-ity, a review of patrol op-erations, driving under the influence arrest, narcotics presentation, investiga-tions, crime scene process-ing, M.A.A.G. (SWAT) and firearms, use of force/self-defense, school-liaison duties, arrests, search and seizure issues, traffic stops, community policing/crime prevention, and the chap-lain program. At the completion of the program, students will be given the opportunity to ride along with an officer. The academy is free and open to individuals who live or work in Rosemount and are at least 18 years of age. All participants will be subject to a criminal back-ground check. The dead-line to apply is Dec. 20. For more information, visit www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/cpa or contact Com-munity Service Officer Julie Pulkrabek, [email protected] or 651-322-2012.

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“People are taking that extra step to make sure that they are safe,” she said.

Always on-call Day One Minnesota Domestic Violence Crisis Line, a statewide program of Bloomington-based Cornerstone Advocacy Service, provides a 24-hour help source. The Day One orga-nization was founded in 1995, inspired by the sto-ries told by survivors of domestic violence who reported making between eight to 15 phone calls to reach safety. The crisis line – developed through a partnership between Al-lina Health System Foun-dation, the Twin Cities United Way and Min-nesota battered women’s shelters – connects call-ers directly to their local advocacy service by using the caller’s area code. “There are a lot of other programs that have a hotline that connects to advocacy services, but not one that connects them directly,” Day One manager Colleen Schmitt

said. If the victims are seek-ing shelter, advocates can use the Day One website to check for beds avail-able at shelters in real time. This ensures victims get to a safe place as soon as possible and are con-nected to the resources they need immediately. “So victims only have to talk to one person who can provide the resources they need,” Schmitt said. “There’s no middle man. The advocacy service can then place a three-way call to an advocate at the shelter to reserve a space.” Since its inception, Day One has expanded its network to include nearly 60 domestic vio-lence and sexual assault programs throughout the Minnesota area. Opening the Door, an initiative of Day One, improves access to services for variety of cultures, including immi-grants and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender commu-nities. The organization has also recently been working to reach those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Day One also oversees

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the Minnesota Alliance for Family and Animal Safety. The alliance aims to reach victims of do-mestic abuse who are 50 and older and provide shelter for abused ani-mals. “We get about 12,000 calls a year, and 2,000 are about finding shelter,” Schmitt said. “The rest are about getting help. Every time, they’re reach-ing out.” The Day One crisis number is 866-223-1111.

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violence Domestic violence pro-foundly affects not only the lives of the victim and the perpetrator but also the children who have wit-nessed the abuse and have been victims. According to Cornerstone, children who have witnessed abuse learn that to get what they want, violence works. The advocacy ser-vice works toward end-ing generational cycles of violence and abuse by teaching children about appropriate, healthy re-lationship skills through Preventing Abuse and Violence through Educa-tion. “For domestic vio-lence especially, we want to make sure they under-stand power and if they’re using it to hurt someone,” said Barton Erickson, a school-based prevention coordinator. “Also recog-nizing the use of gender or feminine terms is key.” PAVE is in 17 schools in the Cornerstone ser-vice area. PAVE educa-tors start in elementary schools to educate young children on family vio-lence, self-esteem and healthy communication. In junior high, PAVE educators focus on age-related issues around family abuse and violence in the schools. Educators not only focus on class-room presentations but work with students, both individually and in group settings, on family abuse issues, healthy relation-ships, anger management, communication skills at home and in school, bul-

lying and harassment. In high school, PAVE educators focus on dating abuse and violence in the home, peer relationships and violence prevention in school. “For their first rela-tionship ever, learning what’s healthy is really important,” Erickson said. Fairview Hospitals is a referral for more extreme cases, typically when sig-nificant mental health or substance abuse problems arise. Domestic violence be-tween parents or relatives is commonly at the root of a student’s behavior problems, especially rela-tionship issues, and PAVE educators are prepared to contact child protection services. “Growing up is an ex-tremely confusing place to be when parents both love and hurt each other,” Erickson said. PAVE educators aim to reach students through a variety of platforms of new media and technol-ogy. Erickson said their ultimate goal is to make things relevant and tan-gible and to make change.

Say something As a bystander, domes-tic violence can be diffi-cult to ascertain. There are many signs and red flags. The biggest sign is controlling and manipulative behavior, according to Jamie Olson, the domestic violence pre-vention coordinator at a Twin Cities police depart-ment. “Abusers use power and control over victims, which does not limit itself to physical control,” she said. “It’s getting children involved, physical, emo-tional and financial. Ev-ery abuser uses different tools to put power and control over the victim.” Once signs of domestic violence have been ob-served involving family or friends, the most impor-tant thing is to be non-judgemental, according to Bob Olson at Corner-stone. “Take the time to edu-cate yourself about the

dynamics of domestic vi-olence,” he said. “It’s OK to approach them and ask if they’re OK.” Friends or loved ones of a victim or someone they think may need help are also encouraged to contact their local advo-cacy service or, more im-portantly, the police. “If you see or hear something, call the po-lice,” Becker said. “It’s surprising to me how many people will hear domestic violence happen but not say something or call the police. If you hear abuse occur ... call 911.” Neighbors or family members of a person who they know or think is be-ing abused can call 360’s confidential line at 952-985-5300. Until provisions are taken or a safety plan is drafted, it may actually be safer for victims to stay in the relationship. “When they leave is the most dangerous time,” Schmitt said. “We can work with them prior to leaving, develop safety plans on how to continue and take control.” Picking up the phone and asking for help is the first step – and it is not an easy one. “It takes a lot of cour-age to pick up the phone and make that call,” Schmitt said. “It really is a process. They just need to know there is help in the community.” Domestic violence sim-ply isn’t like other crimes, Jamie Olson said. “If someone steals your purse or robs you or burglarizes your home, you have no issues pursu-ing charges or cooperat-ing with police, but when the person that assaults you is a spouse, a child, a parent, it’s someone you share a relationship with, and it’s not stranger,” she said. “It’s important to understand that situa-tion the victim is in. It’s a crime with a personal re-lationship attached to it.” Community editors Tad Johnson, Paul Groessel, Matt Hankey and Katy Zillmer also contributed to this article.


SportsFormer Prep Bowl spectators now get to playMany Rosemount players were in stands for 2010

state final by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount football players don’t have to reach in to the deep, dark recess-es of their memories to tell a questioner where they were the last time the Irish had a chance to win a state championship. It’s right there, front and center. They remem-ber it like it was yesterday, and it wasn’t much longer ago than that. “I’d say more than half of us were at the dome,” senior linebacker Nate Sackett said. “I was there. I was a ninth-grader, prob-ably not watching the game as closely as I should have, but I remember be-ing excited to be there.” They don’t remem-ber the outcome quite as fondly. Wayzata defeated Rosemount 31-14 in the 2010 Prep Bowl as Tro-jans running back Mitch Underhill broke open a close game with three long touchdown runs in the third quarter. This year’s Irish have an opportunity to write an ending they will like better when the play Eden Prairie in the Class 6A champion-ship game at 7 p.m. Fri-day at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Rosemount is on an 11-game winning streak after losing its sea-son opener; Eden Prairie (11-0), the defending state champion, has won 16 in a row dating to last season. Rosemount was in a

state football champion-ship game one other time – in 1981, when the Irish defeated Moorhead 40-14. That was the last time state championship games were played outdoors. At least some state title games are likely to move outside starting next year when the Metrodome is torn down to make way for a new stadium. Irish senior tight end Gabe Ehlers also was at the 2010 championship game and “I was kind of expecting them to win. I’d

gotten to know some of those guys, and they were expecting to win, too. But they did show us what it was going to take to get there.” There’s always an un-dercurrent of tension when teams from the South Sub-urban and Lake confer-ences meet, particularly when the Lake Conference team is Eden Prairie. In 2009, the Minnesota State High School League pro-posed to place Wayzata, Edina, Minnetonka and Hopkins in the Lake Con-

ference, which at the time included Eden Prairie and nine of the present South Suburban members. Ten schools, including Rose-mount, broke off from the Lake and formed the South Suburban Confer-ence. They did not invite Eden Prairie, which then joined Wayzata, Edina, Minnetonka and Hopkins in a downsized Lake Con-ference. That’s probably more of an issue for adminis-trators and coaches as opposed to players. Still,

Sackett said the Irish were anxious to get Eden Prai-rie as an opponent in the Prep Bowl. “We definitely wanted to play Eden Prairie,” Sackett said. “It’s not that other teams in the state aren’t good, but Eden Prairie’s expected to be there. They’re the defend-ing champion. We want to be able to say, ‘Yeah, we beat them.’ ” Eden Prairie can use its running game to wear down opponents. Rose-mount features as much or

more team speed than any previous Irish team. “Over the years we’ve been known for our speed,” said running back Grant Jackson, who watched his older brother play in the 2010 Prep Bowl. “We’re not the biggest team out there, but we’re fast, and that’s helped us this year.” Rosemount has a stable of running backs, enough that the Irish can occa-sionally move junior Dim-itri Williams from tailback to wide receiver to create matchup problems. On defense, lineback-ers Sackett and Craig Syzmanski each has more than 10 sacks. Tre Peter-son has had an outstand-ing season at defensive tackle, and the Yepsen brothers, Carter and Con-ner, have been solid as the cornerbacks. Conner Yep-sen has two interception returns for touchdowns this season. And maybe karma will be in the Irish’s favor. In Rosemount’s 1981 cham-pionship season, coach Bob Sadek had his son Brett playing quarterback. Bob Sadek died in May at 70. Brett Sadek, a long-time District 196 teacher and coach, returned to the Rosemount football pro-gram this year as an assis-tant coach for the sopho-more team. The Rosemount player taking snaps on Friday is expected to be junior Jack-son Erdmann – whose fa-ther Jeff is the Irish’s head coach.

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Rosemount’s defense, including Dan Monson (12) and Tre Peterson (34) go after Roseville quarterback Jacques Perra during the state Class 6A semifinals. The Irish will play Eden Prairie for the state championship at 7 p.m. Friday at the Metrodome. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Irish, Tigers move up the swim leaderboardLocal teams place in top 12 at state by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount and Farm-ington made big moves in the team standings at last week’s state Class AA girls swimming and diving meet. The Irish, who were 13th at state a year ago, moved up to seventh, scoring 141.5 points, more than twice as many as they had during the 2012 Class AA competition. The Ti-gers placed 12th with 60 points after finishing 19th in 2012. Wayzata scored 275 points to win the team championship Nov. 20 at the University of Minne-sota Aquatic Center. Two other Lake Conference teams, Minnetonka and Edina, were second and third. Rosemount, which shared the South Subur-ban Conference cham-pionship with Lakeville North and Prior Lake, had the highest finish of any South Suburban team at state. Farmington had the second-highest finish of any Missota Confer-ence school, trailing only Chanhassen, which placed fifth. Irish sophomore Me-gan Wenman had a strong showing at the state meet, finishing fourth and fifth in two individual events and helping Rosemount’s 400-yard freestyle relay to fourth place. Grace Her-ron, Katie Garrity and Olivia Johnston also swam on the 400 freestyle relay, which had an All-America consideration time of 3 minutes, 30.12 seconds. Wenman swam to fourth place in the 200 freestyle in an All-Amer-ica consideration time of 1:50.30. She was fifth in the 100 freestyle in 51.52, which also earns All-America consideration. Johnston reached the

Rosemount’s Megan Wenman finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle at the state Class AA girls swimming and diving meet. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

championship heat in the 200 individual medley, fin-ishing eighth in 2:08.05. Herron was seventh in the 100 butterfly in 57.44. Sawyer Murray, a senior, placed eighth in diving with 353.10 points. Wenman, Herron, Cas-sandra Hutchins and Gar-rity won the consolation final of the 200 freestyle relay and finished ninth overall. They had an All-America consideration time of 1:37.48. Also reaching the con-solation finals for Rose-mount were Abby Tesch in the 200 freestyle (14th, 1:55.28), Garrity in the 200 individual medley (10th, 2:08.41), Herron in the 50 freestyle (ninth, 24.12), Garrity in the 500 freestyle (ninth, 5:00.81, a time bettered by only three swimmers in the champi-onship final) and Johnston in the 100 breaststroke (14th, 1:06.75). The Irish might have the potential to finish higher at state next season. Although they will gradu-ate Murray, most of their top swimmers will return. Farmington’s state meet included two sev-enth-place finishes, one in an individual event and

the other in a relay. Senior Kaitlyn O’Reilly returned to the champi-onship heat in the 200 in-dividual medley and fin-ished seventh in 2:07.28. She finished eighth in the 100 backstroke in 58.59. O’Reilly anchored the

Tigers’ 200 freestyle relay, which finished seventh in 1:38.10. Kirsten Kracke, Chelsea Gehrke and Cora Ruzicka also swam on the relay. The Tigers also picked up 13 points in the con-solation finals. Kracke,

O’Reilly, Gehrke and Ru-zicka were 12th in the 200 medley relay in 1:49.65. Kracke was 14th in the 50 freestyle in 24.48

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Kaitlyn O’Reilly of Farmington competes in the 200-yard individual medley at the state Class AA meet. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

TAGS South takes third at qualifier The TAGS South Level 4 team placed third and the Level 5 team placed fifth in the state qualifier at Legacy Gymnastics on Nov. 17. The Level 4 team scored 107.625. The team placed second on the uneven bars, led by Jaden Rivera of Lakeville who placed sec-ond (9.425). Maren Sund-berg of Eagan and Kajsa Thrawl of Eagan tied for third place (9.4). Ella Hillis of Lakev-ille took third on the bal-ance beam (9.0). Kailey Tomzak of Eagan and Athena Zahn of Apple Valley took second (8.75) and third (8.65), respec-tively. Tomzak placed first (9.2) on the floor exer-cise. Sundberg and Lauren Foyt of Rosemount both earned 9.05 to round out the top three team scores. Sundberg placed sec-ond on vault (8.875). Tomzak was third in her age group with an 8.425 and Rivera was eighth with an 8.4. In the all-around, Sun-dberg finished in third (35.775) and Thrawl fourth (35.3). Tomzak re-ceived a 35.175 for second place in her age group. Other local competi-tors for TAGS South Level 4 were: Emily Renn and Carys Sundberg of Eagan; Ashtyn Gagner and Mia Richards of Farmington; Madison Zoellner of Lakeville; and Avery Doman, Alexa Er-zar, Jaeleigh Eklund and Taylor McLean of Rose-mount. The Level 5 team gar-nered a score of 107.475 for fifth place. Ailey Kuehn of Eagan won the all-around with a score of 35.1 and earned second places on vault and neven bars. Others com-peting for TAGS South in Level 5 included Keegan Messner of Rosemount, and Madison Nguyen of Farmington. The TAGS teams go to the Peppermint Twist Invi-tational on Dec. 8.


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move as barriers, so our staff can do great things?” he asked. No other school dis-trict is creating a school exactly like this, but the district looked at the pro-cess behind the develop-ment of Impact Academy in Lakeville. “We’re not designing it like Impact Academy, but we have looked at the pro-cess,” Haugen said. Information about the school will be updated on the district’s website. “My expectation is this will be popular for stu-dents,” Haugen said.

Opening at ISC During the renovation of Farmington Elemen-tary this fall, kindergarten and first-grade students spent the fall at the ISC building, which is the dis-trict’s oldest building and currently houses Commu-nity Education programs and the Farmington Food Shelf. “The idea with our stra-tegic plan, everyone has different pieces, but where can you see it in action? Where can you design it?” Haugen said. “The idea came to us. We have the building, so can we design a new school that fully meets our strategic plan?” Because of the con-struction at Farmington

Elementary, the district made sure the ISC was geared to students.

Boost enrollment? Providing a choice school within the district might continue to boost district enrollment. Farmington has 6,967 students kindergarten through 12th grade as of Oct. 1, with an increase of 203 students for the 2013-14 school year. The dis-trict also saw a 62 percent increase to 225 students coming in from outside the school district. The number of students living in the district who aren’t attending District 192 schools is up three percent to 1,198. Those students could be attend-ing a private school, char-ter school, homeschool, online school or another public school. Haugen said public schools tend to have a lot more students leaving than coming in with 427 of those attending private school. “It’s great to see we’re up 62 percent, but we want to collect more of those 1,200 students who are making other choices,” Haugen said.


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rise from $5 to $6.99 per month. Repeated past negotia-tions by the city and Char-ter officials have failed to result in a settlement, and a public hearing before the City Council was held Nov. 4. Both sides presented their case, and the council directed staff to develop findings of fact that the company was in mate-rial breach of its franchise contract, which specifies Charter is to pay the EG fee to the city.

The City Council was scheduled to pass a resolu-tion approving those find-ings of fact Nov. 18, but tabled action on it. Mielke said in a closed-door session, the council chose to delay action for two weeks to allow ad-ditional time for negotia-tions with Charter. “Both sides would like to see the issue settled out of court, but there are dif-ferences between the two parties,” Mielke wrote in an email to the newspaper. He said he, Mayor Matt Little and city attorneys met with Charter on Nov.

22, but the two sides did not reach a settlement. “If we cannot agree to a solution, the council will decide whether to proceed with the findings and deci-sion,” Mielke stated. The franchise contract expired Nov. 1 but in Oc-tober, the City Council ex-tended it to June 1, 2014, to allow time to resolve the issue. The issue is scheduled to return for City Council review at its Dec. 2 meet-ing.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Allegro winter concert The Allegro Choral Acad-emy will present its winter concert, “Season of Peace,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Shepherd of the Valley Lu-theran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Val-ley. Tickets will be available at the door. For information on pre-ordering tickets, visit www.allegroca.org or email [email protected].

Early American Christmas The Rose Ensemble, a St. Paul vocal group, will present “And Glory Shone Around: An Early American Christmas Concert” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 John-ny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. The program spans 300 years of American music and in-cludes Shaker hymns, Colonial country dances, Kentucky har-monies, and seasonal carols. Tickets are $25 in advance

and $27 at the door. For more information, call 651-225-4340 or visit www.RoseEnsemble.org.

Winter art experience The Eagan Art Festival and Eagan Art House will host the Winter Art Experience from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Byerly’s Eagan, 1299 Prom-enade Place. There will be artist demon-strations, a children’s art activ-ity and performances by mu-sician Paul Imholte. Byerly’s will provide holiday foods to sample. The winter art exhibit, on display until February 2014, will also be featured. For more information, call 651-675-5521.

‘Junie B.’ in Lakeville Lakeville-based The Play’s The Thing Productions will present the children’s holiday musical “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” Dec. 13-30 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

Tickets are $13 and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com or by calling 952-985-4640.

‘Sweeney Todd’ in Burnsville The Chameleon Theatre Circle will present the musical thriller “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in Burnsville. The play contains adult situations, adult language, and violence. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 9, 12-14, 19-21 and 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 15 and 22. The Dec. 9 performance will be Pay What You Can – audi-ence members can set their own price for a ticket – and that eve-ning’s performance will be fol-lowed by a discussion with the cast and crew. The performance on Dec. 20 will feature Ameri-can Sign Language interpreta-tion. Patrons who wish to make use of the ASL service should call the box office at 952-895-4680 to reserve tickets. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for students and seniors at

the box office and Ticketmaster at 800-982-8787 or Ticketmas-ter.com.

Shows support food drive The Burnsville Performing Arts Center and the Burnsville Convention and Visitors Bureau are partnering with 360 Com-munities this holiday season to restock local food shelves. Patrons can bring a non-perishable food item to BPAC during regular business hours or before any performance through Jan. 1, 2014. This year patrons can get 10 percent off their tickets to “Ole & Lena” with any food donation. The Shaun Johnson Big Band Expe-rience is also contributing funds from its show on Dec. 16 to 360 Communities. A large bin is located in the BPAC lobby. Specific items needed are canned fruit, cereal, canned tuna or chicken, boxed ready-made meals (like Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper), cooking oil, personal care items, pasta and sauces, and powdered milk.

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Friday, Nov. 29 Charity Auction (formerly the White Elephant Auction) by the Father Kaesen Knights of Columbus Council No. 5199, 7 p.m., St. John’s Education Center, across the street from St. John’s Catholic Church, 106 Main St. W., Vermillion.

Friday, Dec. 6 Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Nature Bingo, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. All ages. Free. Registration re-quested at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks.

Saturday, Dec. 7 Art, crafts and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. A por-tion of the proceeds will help

fund a mission trip to Tarasaa, Kenya, and provide support to Families Together Therapeutic Preschool in the Frogtown area of St. Paul. Photos with Mrs. Claus fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Windmill Feed & Pet Supply, 350 Main St., Elko New Mar-ket. Receive a photo shoot with Mrs. Claus, the photo of your choice printed and put in a holi-day photo greeting card, and all of the images on a disk for a suggested donation of $25. Proceeds benefit the animals of Windmill Animal Rescue. Spirit of Christmas Shop-ping, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., La-Grand Conference Center, 7083 153rd St., Apple Valley. Features 40 vendors with hand-crafted items.

Sunday, Dec. 8 Cookie Walk by the Farm-ington Yellow Ribbon Network, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Rambling River

Center, 325 Oak St., Farming-ton. Bring two plates of a dozen cookies or holiday treats for lo-cal military families. Those who donate can walk the cookie walk to select holiday cookies to take home. To donate cook-ies or volunteer for the walk, contact Kara at 651-463-2148 or 651-302-4831.

Monday, Dec. 9 Depression Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Speaker: Dr. William Orr, “Medication Options for Mental Health.” Free. Information: 952-432-6351 or DepressionSupportCo-alition.org.

Ongoing Craft and gift sale by the Rosemount VFW Ladies Aux-iliary, 2-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at Rosemount VFW, 2625 120th St. W.

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. • Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Nov. 29, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Carmike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Dec. 2, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Elko New Market City Hall, 601 Main St., Elko New Market. • Dec. 3, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Burnsville Alternative High School, 2140 Diffley Road, Ea-gan. • Dec. 4, 1-7 p.m., Rose-mount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. • Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ames Construction Inc., 2000 Ames Drive, Burnsville. • Dec. 5, 1-6 p.m., Mt. Oliv-et Assembly of God Church, 14201 Cedar Ave. S., Apple Valley. • Dec. 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Summit Oaks Square, Sister Rosalind Massage and Chiro-practic Center, 14623 County Road 11, Burnsville. • Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nelson Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville. • Dec. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville.

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

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Auditions Auditions for the Prior Lake Players’ production of “Oliver” will be Dec. 9-10 at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Ages 7-14: 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 15 and older: 7:30-9 p.m. No ap-pointments necessary. Those auditioning will read from the script and should come dressed for movement. All adults and any boys interested in the role of Oliver should prepare a short song that shows their vocal talent. An accompanist will be provided. Performances will be March 6-9 and March 13-16. Information: plplayers.org.

Comedy Louie Anderson, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range from $32.95 to $102.95 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Dance Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota performs “Nutcracker” Dec. 13-15 at the Burnsville

Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $16 to $32 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmas-ter.com.

Exhibits The Abode Exhibit, fea-turing quilts by the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, is on display through November at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Informa-tion: 952-985-4640. “Metamorphosis: New Dreams, New Visions, New Directions,” an exhibit featur-ing La Feminine artists Patricia Schwartz, Christine Tierney and Leslie Bowman, is on dis-play through Dec. 14 at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center. Information: 952-895-4685. Wildlife paintings by Rose-mount artist Lynda Dykhouse are on display through Decem-ber at the Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount.

Music Michael Bolton, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $67 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmas-ter.com.

Tonic Sol-fa, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tick-ets are $32 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. Alison Scott’s Soulful Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $17.50 in ad-vance, $22.50 at the door. Pur-chase tickets online at Lakev-illeAreaArtsCenter.com or by phone at 952-985-4640. Lorie Line: Born in Bethle-hem, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $48 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. “88 keys to Joy,” piano concert featuring Christmas music, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. Free. Simple Gifts with Billy McLaughlin, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $28.50 in ad-vance, $34 at the door. Pur-chase tickets online at Lakev-illeAreaArtsCenter.com or by phone at 952-985-4640.

The South Metro Chorale will present “A Celebration of Carols” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Prior Lake, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Tickets are $10 ($8 students/seniors) and can be purchased by calling 612-386-4636. Information: www.SouthMetroChorale.org. The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $26 in advance and $31 on the day of the show at the box of-fice, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. And Glory Shone Around: An Early American Christmas Concert by The Rose Ensem-ble, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at Shepherd of the Valley Lu-theran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Val-ley. Tickets are $25 in advance and $27 at the door. Informa-tion: 651-225-4340 or www.RoseEnsemble.org.

Theater “Sweeney Todd: The De-mon Barber of Fleet Street,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 12-14, 19-21, and 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 15 and 22, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and students at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. “Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas,” 7 p.m. Dec. 18-

19 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes/other Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House. A class list is at http://www.cityofeagan.com/images/recreation/EaganArtHouse/Fall_2013.pdf. Information: Ea-gan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500 or the Eagan Art House at 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple 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 Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special

needs (ASD/DCD programs), 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 (Colonial Shopping Center), 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 class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance class-es held for intermediates Mon-days 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Mar-ilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance class-es on Wednesdays at the Lake-ville Senior Center, 20110 Holy-oke Ave. Beginners, 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 Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

The Lakeville Area Arts Center is getting into the holiday spirit next month with a concert by Twin Cities singer Alison Scott. The 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, perfor-mance is part of Scott’s “Soulful Christmas” holiday concert series throughout Minnesota, and the show will include an appearance by Lakeville South High School’s Encore choir. Advance tickets are $17.50 and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or in person at the arts center at 20965 Holyoke Ave. More about Scott is at www.alisonscott.com. (Photo submitted)

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Michael Bolton has won multiple Grammy Awards, packed arenas and sold millions of al-bums worldwide. But it was two days spent with The Lonely Island comedy troupe in 2011 that’s given the superstar singer’s ca-reer a mark of success unique to the digital age: YouTube sensation. First aired on “Satur-day Night Live,” the “Jack Sparrow” video Bolton recorded with The Lonely

Island’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Shaffer soon went viral on YouTube, and now has more than 116 million views. The clip proved so pop-ular that Bolton, who’s set to take the stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Dec. 3, has incorporated an abridged version of the song into his live shows. “Nobody could have guessed the enormity of it,” Bolton said by phone Monday. “Lonely Island is so much fun to work with,

but it almost feels like you’re not working. You’re just trying to do funny things. They were long, 17-hour days (of shooting the clip), but everybody was laughing the entire time.” The possibility of a followup video to “Jack Sparrow” has been dis-cussed by Bolton and the three Lonely Island com-ics, but Bolton said they’re not going to rush it.

“We don’t want to hurry up and throw some-thing together because of the success – that would be a mistake,” said Bolton. “It’s going to take us time to devise that, to agree upon it, and it’s going to take a sponsor.” And while “Jack Spar-row” has helped to expose Bolton to a new audience, guests at his Burnsville concert next month can

expect to hear hits such as “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “How Can We Be Lovers” that helped him earn multiplatinum status. “I do a verse and a cho-rus (of “Jack Sparrow”) on tour, only because the people kept screaming for it,” he said. “You have to bring the greatest hits – it’s a relationship with the au-dience that requires some

responsibility.” Tickets for Bolton’s Burnsville concert are available through the arts center’s website. The Burnsville venue is offer-ing 50 percent off the pur-chase two tickets or more on Black Friday; details are at www.burnsvillepac.com/black-friday.html.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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Recorded in two days in 2011 and first aired on Saturday Night Live, “Jack Sparrow” has more than 116 million views on The Lonely Island’s YouTube channel.

Singer finds new audience with YouTube hit

Michael Bolton concert Dec. 3 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center


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