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March 2, 2012 VOLUME 33, NO. 1

Apple Valley-RosemountApple Valley-Rosemount

New Senate district leadership to form

DFLers, Republicans to hold conventions March 17

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The “Flying Tacos,” from Apple Valley and Burnsville, lift off for their leap into the icy waters of Crystal Lake for the South Metro Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 25. The

plunge is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota. This year saw 625 plungers raising more than $120,000 as they bravely leapt into a hole cut into the ice at Crystal Lake Beach in Burnsville.

Taking the plunge

by Tad JohnsonThisweek NewsPAPeRs

it’s Oscars week not only in hollywood but also in school District 196. Aspiring movie produc-ers, directors and acting talent will get the red car-pet treatment as they take to the big screen from 8 to 11 a.m. saturday, March 3, during the isD 196 Film Festival at the Great Clips iMAX Theatre at the Min-nesota Zoo in Apple Valley. For the festival, middle and high school students were able to enter in a handful of categories, such as a commercial, a music video, narrative short film and documentary. The students entering their film for consideration of inclusion in the festival had to have a sponsoring teacher and follow entry rules. Judges will select the top films and give them “Oscars” during the event, including for best picture,

cinematography, sound, script and possibly more categories. The judging was done by a group of local busi-ness professionals in the entertainment industry. The Rosemount high school’s Film Lot & Digi-tal Film Factory “Clean shorts” series will begin screening around 10 a.m. The series is a collection of three films produced as part of the school’s winter arts season. Festival tickets are $5 at the door. in other district arts news, the Rosemount high school Dance show “move/meant” will be per-formed in the school’s Per-forming Arts Center at 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, and saturday, March 3. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Film festival takes to the big screen at IMAX

Oscars week comes to District 196

by Andrew MillerThisweek NewsPAPeRs

The man accused of set-ting fire to an Apple Valley home last August pleaded guilty wednesday to arson. Aaron M. Ferrarese, 21, was acting on a grudge with the college-age son of the home’s owners when he used a soda can full of gasoline to light a fire on the porch, according to the criminal complaint. The Aug. 26 fire saw flames engulf the front of the two-story house on the 14300 block of Fridley way. Neither the intended vic-

tim nor his parents were home, though the residence was oc-cupied at the time of the fire by the vic-tim’s grandparents – including former Minnesota Vikings running back Dave Osborn – and four girls they were baby-sitting. emergency personnel arrived at the home within minutes of the fire being re-ported just before 1:30 a.m. The occupants said they awoke to a crackling noise and discovered that the ex-

terior of the home near the front door was ablaze. They quickly evacuated and dialed 911. During their in-vestigation, police learned that Ferra-rese had a grudge against the home-owners’ son and had threatened to

burn the house down, the complaint said. Ferrarese, of Apple Val-ley, told police he felt the young man whose parents’ house he targeted “got away with everything” and that

he wanted him to “feel some pain,” the complaint said. he stated he did not know if anyone was in the house when he set the fire and did not check to find out. Ferrarese remained in custody at the Dakota County Jail as of Friday af-ternoon. sentencing is scheduled for March 21 in Dakota County District Court.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Aaron Ferrarese used soda can filled with gas to set house fire

Guilty plea entered in Apple Valley arson

Aaron Ferrarese

by Tad JohnsonThisweek NewsPAPeRs

The new senate District 57 will get its official start saturday, March 17, when local Republicans and DFLers will meet for their conventions. Conventions are planned to start at 9:30 a.m. at eastview high school for the Republicans and at Rosemount Middle school for the Democrats (registration starts at 8:30 a.m.). There will be plenty of familiar faces when the Basic Political Organiz-ing Units are formed as leaders and delegates are elected and candidates are endorsed. But there will be some new people at the table, too. For those in the old senate District 37, which covered all of Rosemount, Apple Valley and a portion of Burnsville, the new sen-ate District 57 drops Burns-ville, adds a portion of Lakeville and all of Coates. The changes haven’t cre-ated the kind of buzz that other redraw lines have caused, such as in Lakeville where a vacancy was cre-ated and other districts in the state that are now home to two sitting legislators. “i am glad that Apple Valley and Rosemount were not negatively impacted by redistricting,” state Rep. kurt Bills, R-Rosemount, said. “The communities have stayed together in sen-ate district configuration and this will mean only minor adaptations for citi-zens to make at the house level.” One of those adapta-tions will be adding a portion of Lakeville and Coates that generally have the same socioeconomic composition of the rest of the district. senate District 37 has largely leaned Republican in recent years with the ex-ception of DFLers shelley

Madore (2007-09) and Phil sterner (2008-10) being elected. Those two DFLers were defeated by current sitting Republican house mem-bers Bills in the old 37B and Tara Mack in the old 37A. sen. Chris Gerlach, R-Apple Valley, has been the area’s senator for the past eight years and served as a representative for four years prior to that. Former state Rep. Den-nis Ozment, R-Rosemount, served in the house from 1985-2008. Bills is expected to be challenged by DFLer Jeff wilfahrt, the father of a 31-year-old Rosemount high school graduate who died on Feb. 27 while serv-ing in the U.s. military in Afghanistan. Jeff wilfahrt has been an outspoken advocate for gay rights since his son, spc. Andrew wilfahrt, died. wilfahrt describes him-self as “fiscally conserva-tive and socially progres-sive.” his said his top priori-ties include job creation, quality education, and re-sponsible budgeting. wilfahrt, a former 3M software engineer, is self-employed and lives in Rose-mount with his wife, Lori. Bills, a Rosemount high school teacher and former Rosemount City Council member, said people are still concerned about the economy, employment and education. Mack is expected to be challenged by Roberta Gib-bons, a director of the 2nd District’s DFL Party orga-nization. Mike Germain, who has run against Gerlach previ-ously, has been mentioned as a candidate in the new senate District 57.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Firefighter hanging up his helmetEngel served alongside his twin brother Joel starting in 1977

by Andrew MillerThisweek NewsPAPeRs

One of Apple Valley’s longest serving firefight-ers hung up his helmet this week. Dan engel, assistant chief of operations and equipment, retired wednes-day after more than 34 years with the Apple Valley Fire Department. engel, known around the fire station by the nick-name “Chief 4,” joined the volunteer department in June 1977 with his twin brother, Joel. They were 18 at the time. engel’s involvement with the Apple Val-ley Fire Department was a family affair from the beginning. The twins grew up hanging out around the fire station, as their dad, Larry, was on the department from 1967 to 1980. engel’s wife, Barb, served on the Fire Department Auxiliary for many years, and his son, David, was an Apple Valley fire-fighter until his full-time job required him to move away from the city. Over the years, engel served as captain,

district chief and assistant chief. he and Barb have been co-chairs of the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association’s annual booya fundraiser, and he current-ly is the head cook for the event. The nickname Chief 4 began simply as engel’s ra-dio call sign, but he took a liking to the moniker and it eventually became the name by which other firefighters addressed him, on and off the radio. “For whatever reason, he just gravitated to using it for everything,” Apple Val-

ley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson said. “he even uses it to sign his paperwork.” with engel’s retirement this week, his brother Joel holds the distinction of being the longest-serving active duty member of the department. Apple Valley firefighters past and pres-ent plan to honor engel at a private recep-tion March 10.


Thisweek Newspapers moves in March Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune Business weekly will have a new address effective March 16. The newspaper office is moving from its loca-tion in Burnsville to the second floor in the shops on Galaxie with its new address: 15322 Galaxie Ave., suite 219, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Readers can send no-tices of upcoming events, letters to the editor and other correspondence to this address. The phone numbers and email of staff mem-bers will not change. Phone and fax num-bers will be out of ser-vice March 15 and 16 during the move, so peo-ple should use email to contact staff members.

Dan Engel

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by Jessica HarperThisweek Newspapers

Drinking, gambling and murder are in store this month at the eagan Com-munity Center as a new theater company performs its second ever production. The eagan Theater Company, which was es-tablished last year, will perform “Dealt a Deadly hand: Murder at pocono royale Casino” on March 16 at the eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Central parkway. The upcoming mystery takes place at a casino where someone is mur-dered and everyone is a suspect. The play invites the audience to join in by guessing the murderer and motive. prizes will be awarded to those who are first to guess correctly. Former state senator Mike Obermueller directs and stars as his antithesis, a corrupt senator. The character, he said, is not inspired by him or anyone in the Minnesota senate. instead, the sen. Terry Le-

nape is a caricature of all senators. Obermueller has taken on various roles in numer-

Murder mystery comes to Eagan

ous theater productions since he was a child. “i most enjoy working with all the people, and i think it gives me inspiration that i can bring to work,” Obermueller said. Unlike Obermueller, these are the first acting roles for eagan residents Tami sulyisto and Judy Marder. “i’ve always fantasized about acting, and decided to finally go for it,” Marder said. Both women, who play sisters in the murder mys-tery, said they enjoy the opportunity to step out-side themselves to become someone else. The event begins at 6 p.m. for socializing, cash bar and non-betting ca-sino games. a buffet will be served at 6:45 p.m., fol-lowed by the performance. Tickets to the play cost $35 and include dinner and theater performance. proceeds will benefit the eagan 55 plus/senior. Those interested in attend-ing must register by March 8. The eagan The-ater Company, which is

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“Dealt a Deadly Hand: Murder at Pocono Royale Casino” will be performed by the Eagan Theater Company March 16 at the Eagan Community Center. Tickets cost $35 and include dinner and theater performance. Registeration is required and must be completed by March 8. The event will begin at 6 p.m. for socializing, cash bar and non-betting casino games. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m., folled by the performance.

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Negotiatorshavereacheda tentative agreement on anew two-year contract forteachers in Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School District191. News of the tentativeagreement was announcedat a rally of the teach-ers union, the BurnsvilleEducation Association, onThursday,Feb.23,adistrictnewsreleasesaid. “The response was defi-nitely positive,” BurnsvilleEducation AssociationPresident Libby Duethmansaid. District negotiatorsdidn’t immediately releasedetailsoftheproposedset-tlement. “The tentative agree-mentisreflectiveofcurrenteconomic reality,” Superin-tendent Randy Clegg said.“It also allows the districtto attract and retain qual-ity teachers and to offer acontractthatiscompetitivewith neighboring school

districts.” OnMonday,BEAnego-tiators presented details oftheproposedcontracttotheunion’s 45-member execu-tive board, Duethman toldThisweek. TheboardwasscheduledtovoteonThursday.If theboardapprovesthepropos-al,BEA leaderswill sched-ule information meetingsforteachersbeforeageneralmembershipvoteonMarch8,accordingtoDuethman. The negotiating teamsmightreleasedetailsof theproposal before the March8vote,shesaid. The negotiations pro-cess was collaborative andrespectful throughout, ac-cording to Stacey Sovine,the district’s director of la-bor relations. It was char-acterized by open dialogueand time spent on real is-sues – those identified assignificant to teachers andthedistrict. “It takes time todiscuss

issues like this,” he said,“butitisvaluabletime.” Negotiators on bothsidesexhibitedawillingnessto look for solutions, evenoutsideofthecontract, forchallenging issues facingpubliceducation,headded. The tentative agreementwouldberetroactivetoJuly1, 2011, and continue untilJune 30, 2013, for the 720teachers, nurses, psycholo-gists,counselorsandotherswho make up the district’slargestemployeegroup.

— John Gessner

Teachers, District 191 reach tentative deal

Young author publishes children’s bookby Jessica Harper

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what Maurice Sen-dak,Madonna,andan11-year-old Eagan girlhaveincommon?Theyareallauthorsofpub-lishedchildren’sbooks. Annie Suckow ofEaganrecentlyreleasedherfirstpublishedchil-dren’s book, “Corny,TheLostUnicorn,”onAmazon.com The book for chil-dren ages 5 to 7 fea-tures a unicorn whois lost and enlistshelpfrom other creaturesalongtheway. Suckowcreatedthestoryas a class project at OakRidgeElementary. “Icameupwiththeideaafterbrainstormingawhile,and wanted to write aboutunicorns because they’recute,”shesaid. Suckow’sfriendsenjoyed

the book so much they of-fered to buy copies for 25cents. The fifth-grader soldnearly10hand-madecopiesto her classmates within afewdays. her mother, Shawna,then began searching forpublishers and came uponanAmazonsubsidiary,Cre-

ative Space.com,which publishedthe book earlierthis month. Sincethen, the site hassold41copies. T h o u g hit’s her first pub-lished work,“Corny” is farfromherfirstchil-dren’sbook.Suck-ow has writtenseveral children’sstories over theyearsasahobby. “IlikethatIamabletocreatewhat I want to,”

shesaid. Suckow, who strives tosomeday be a full-time au-thor, is currently workingon two more books shehopestopublish. Jessica Harper is at [email protected].


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Opinion

Objections should have been heardTo the editor: I have read the articles on the removal and subsequent payout of Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School District human resources director Tania Chance. I also watched a portion of the June 1, 2011, School Board meeting where Ms. Chance’s employment was ratified prior to employ-ment reviews to the objec-

tion of board members DeeDee Currier and Paula Teiken. In light of these objec-tions, it dumbfounds me to the total lack of any fiscal responsibility to the taxpay-ing citizens of District 191 to give an employee com-pensation over $250,000 just to leave and two letters of recommendation so fu-ture employers can be blind-sided. The offer of a letter of recommendation dilutes the

integrity of this board and of any letter of recommen-dation the board will sub-mit in the future on some-one’s behalf. This board has shown incompetence in the hiring and handling of this situation to the tune of over $250,000, while smart, productive children in class-rooms all across District 191 have to share textbooks in overcrowded classrooms. Then, when confronted with the rule of law to dis-close the specifics of the

by Larry Werner THISWEEK NEWSPaPErS

In June, I’ll celebrate the fifth anniver-sary of my failed attempt at retirement. after almost 24 years with the Star Tri-bune, I left when it was purchased by some Wall Street types who reduced the staff through buyouts and eventually took my newspaper through bankruptcy reorgani-zation and a sale to its current owners. My plan was to retire at age 60 and spend my time doing something other than work – such as golf or travel. My plan didn’t work. Within a few months, I was talking to ECM Publishers about managing its Dakota County papers, which has given me the opportunity to meet new people, including two who have recent-ly decided to retire. They are Bill Tschohl and LaDonna Boyd. They are different people retiring at different ages, but they share a devotion to community service. and they both plan to continue their community work now that they’ve given up their paying jobs. Bill Tschohl retired in January after more than 30 years selling real estate, most of that time with Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Eagan office. at 77, with some nagging health problems, he decided it was time to start sleeping in after a career of selling everything from curtain rods to vacuum-

cleaner motors to houses. LaDonna Boyd decided, at 68, that she would leave her position as economic de-velopment director for Dakota Electric to “have fun” and enjoy warmer winters at her second home in arizona. Both Bill and LaDonna will continue to “give back,” which they’ve been doing while working long days for Coldwell Banker and Dakota Electric. among the organizations Bill has worked with to do good is the apple Valley rotary, where he plans to continue as a fundraiser for scholarships and other causes. LaDonna plans to continue with some of her volunteer jobs, including the Da-kota County arts Collaborative, which she created to promote collaboration among a hundred or so arts organizations in the county. These two retirees have something else in common: They appreciate the role a news-

paper plays in building community. I can’t tell you how many times Bill has called to remind me that as other real-estate agents have taken their advertising to the Internet or dropped it entirely during the Great recession, he has continued to re-mind Thisweek readers that he’s got houses for sale. “Your newspaper was a big part of my success,” Bill said during a recent lunch at the Valley Diner in his community of apple Valley. LaDonna, likewise, has never missed an opportunity to thank me at meetings of the arts collaborative for the coverage we give to the arts in Dakota County. Newspapers are important community institutions. They connect neighbors by providing information about their schools, their city councils, their local heroes, such as Bill and LaDonna. In addition to pro-viding important and interesting stories in the news columns, newspapers provide op-portunities for local businesses to promote their products and services to local resi-dents. It’s no secret that competition for adver-tising dollars has been intense as new media have emerged in the digital world to offer low-cost ads to our local customers. That competition and other forces, including the recession, have meant tough times for many

newspapers. recently, we told you that ECM Pub-lishers has acquired the Sun Newspapers that had gone through a bankruptcy-reor-ganization sale a couple years ago. ECM’s purchase included the Sun Current papers that have served Dakota County readers for many years. On March 30, we’ll be delivering a new paper called Sun Thisweek, which will contain the kind of news and advertising you’ve been receiving from the weekly pa-pers that have been competitors for more than 30 years. Sun Thisweek will be bigger and better than either Thisweek or the Sun Current is now. and as I’ve told my friends Bill and LaDonna, the prospect of being part of this new adventure called Sun Thisweek has caused me to postpone my retirement, which was scheduled for this summer, when I’ll be 65. as I told my boss, Marge Win-kelman, launching a new community news-paper sounds like more fun than golf or travel.

Larry Werner is editor and general manager of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Two Dakota County business, community leaders have retired

separation agreement, the board does the bare mini-mum by stating that it com-plied with the Minnesota Government Data Practices act, according to their in-terpretation of this statute. From this taxpayer’s po-sition, and many like me, the board has done the bare minimum to inform its tax-paying base of what went wrong and now cowardly stands behind its compli-ance to the statute in order to not answer difficult ques-tions. It’s undeniable that this board or the superintendent or both have shown incom-petence in this matter. Per-forming one’s job correctly simply doesn’t result in large monetary payouts to an incompetent employee from an already financially strapped school district. The board needs to ad-dress how they write their employment contracts and not rely on how everyone else does theirs. The vetting of future cabinet posts such as this human resources position needs to be better scrutinized and termination of underperforming em-ployees should be just that, termination. Not termina-tion with large cash payouts. This is a very concerning matter to this tax-paying citizen. SCOTT WaLTErSBurnsville

Incumbent is on the way outTo the editor: Let’s see, gas prices on the rise up to $4 or even $5 a gallon this summer, food prices rising with no signs of stopping, still way too many jobless people, no clear cut

way of dealing with Iran’s threats yet. I guess as an independent, I don’t quite know who I am voting for yet in the upcoming presi-dential election, but I do know which incumbent that I am not voting for.

rON BrEVIGBurnsville

Residents keep writing the checks To the editor: Pioneer Press columnist Joe Soucheray was right in his Sunday editorial on Feb. 26, regarding the severance package given to a recently departed Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District em-ployee. Burnsville residents are good little foot soldiers and we do keep writing those checks made out to the “Bottomless Pit.” We even allowed our mayor to build her Perform-ing arts Center after resi-dents voted it down and still re-elected her. This might be why the School Board believes it can pull this crap with impunity. Guess Burnsville residents are the liberal sheep that were are being portrayed to be. TOM GOYETTEBurnsville

Don’t let fear guide the debate To the editor: a few weeks ago, my wife and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary. The very next week this newspa-per published a letter to the editor from pastor Pat Hall of apple Valley in support

of protecting my marriage and those of others from the onslaught of gay mar-riages. I do not wish for nor need the pastor’s protec-tion. He goes on to say mar-riage has always been be-tween a man and a woman since even before Minnesota became the great state it had always been until my fellow Eagan resident took over as governor. But I digress. I’d like to present the good pastor with a list of things that were always the same until changed, and ask him which of these he would like changed back to the way they have always been. Legal slavery, blacks be-ing allowed to vote, blacks being allowed to choose their own spouses, placing “In God We Trust” on our currency, adding “under God” to the pledge of al-legiance (only happened during the “red Scare” of the 50s), allowing women the right to own property, allowing women the right to vote, separate restrooms, restricted clubs, any number of businesses allowed to dis-criminate in hiring or pro-viding services to individu-als based on race, religion, etc. The common denomina-tor to the Minnesota Mar-riage amendment and all the above changes which have already occurred is fear, in most cases fear of allowing small groups to have the same rights as the majority. I for one do not fear any two adults having the right to enjoy the benefits of marriage.

TOM rYBaKEagan

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SportsStandings

South SuburbanBoys Basketball

Team Conference Overall W L W LLakevilleNorth 16 1 24 1Eastview 16 1 24 1AppleValley 13 4 20 5PriorLake 10 7 14 11Eagan 10 7 14 11LakevilleSouth 6 11 11 14BKennedy 6 11 9 16Rosemount 5 12 11 14BJefferson 2 15 5 19Burnsville 1 16 1 23

Friday, Mar 2•EaganatBloomingtonKennedy,

7:15p.m.•EastviewatBloomingtonJefferson,

7:15p.m.•RosemountatAppleValley,

7:15p.m.•LakevilleNorthPriorLake,

7:15p.m.•BurnsvilleLakevilleSouth,7:15p.m.

Wednesday, March 7•LakevilleNorthatSection1AAAA

quarterfinal•LakevilleSouthatSection2AAAA

quarterfinal•Eastview,AppleValley,Eagan,

Burnsville,RosemountatSection3AAAAquarterfinal

Girls BasketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LBKennedy 16 2 22 4Eastview 16 2 21 5LakevilleNorth 14 4 18 8PriorLake 10 8 13 13AppleValley 9 9 14 12BJefferson 8 10 10 16Eagan 5 13 8 18Burnsville 4 14 9 17LakevilleSouth 4 14 9 17Rosemount 4 14 9 17

Wednesday, Feb 29•HastingsatLakevilleNorth,7p.m.•FarmingtonatRochesterMayo,

7p.m.•LakevilleSouthatEdina,7p.m.•BurnsvilleatEagan,7p.m.•HenrySibleyatEastview,7p.m.•RosemountatAppleValley,7p.m.

Saturday, Mar 3•Eagan/Burnsvillewinnervs.Eastiew/

HenrySibleywinner,HuttonArena,Hamline

•AppleValley/Rosemountwinnervs.Park/EastRidgewinner,HuttonArena,Hamline

•LakevilleNorth/Hastingswinnervs.Northfield/Owatonnawinner,7p.m.,Highseed

•Farmington/RochesterMayowinnervs.RochesterJohnMarshall/RocheterCenturywinner,7p.m.highseed

•LakevilleSouth/Edinawinnervs.Chanhassen/PriorLakewinner,6p.m.HopkinsLindberghCenter

Thursday, March 8•Section3AAAAfinal,7p.m.,

HuttonArena,Hamline

Friday, March 9•Section1AAAAfinal,6p.m.Mayo

CivicCenter,Rochester•Section2AAAAfinal,7:30p.m.,

HopkinsLindbergCenter

Wednesday, March 14•ClassAAAAstatequarterfinalThursday, March 15•ClassAAAAstatesemifinalSaturday, March 17•ClassAAAAstatefinal•ClassAAAAstatethirdplacegame

Boys HockeyTeam ConferenceOverall W L T W L TEagan 15 1 1 21 3 1LakevilleSouth 13 4 0 17 8 0Burnsville 11 4 1 15 9 1AppleValley 8 6 3 11 11 3PriorLake 8 7 0 15 10 0LakevilleNorth 7 9 0 12 13 0BJefferson 6 9 2 6 16 3Eastview 4 10 1 10 13 2Rosemount 1 15 0 5 20 0BKennedy 0 8 0 5 20 0

Thursday, Feb. 23•LakevilleSouth19,Winona0•LakevilleNorth8,Farmington2•Burnsville9,Shakopee0•Eagan12,Rosemount0•Park5,Eastview0•EastRidge3,AppleValley2,3OT

Saturday, Feb. 25•LakevilleSouth7,RochesterMayo0•LakevilleNorth6,Rochester

Century1•Burnsville4,PriorLake1•Eagan7,Park1

Wednesday, Feb. 29•Burnsvillevs.Edina,8p.m.

MariucciArena,Minneapolis

Thursday, March 1•Eaganvs.Hastings7p.m.Coliseum

inSt.Paul•LakevilleNorthvs.LakevilleSouth,

RochesterRecCenter,7p.m.

Thursday March 8•LakevilleNorth/Lakeville

SouthwinneratClassAAstatetournament,XcelEnergyCenter,St.Paul

•Burnsville/EdinawinneratClassAAstatetournament,XcelEnergyCenter,St.Paul

•Eagan/HastingswinneratClassAAstatetournament,XcelEnergyCenter,St.Paul

Girls HockeyThursday, Feb. 23•Minnetonka4,Eagan1•LakevilleNorth5,Roseau0

Friday, Feb. 24•Minnetonka2,LakevilleNorth

1,OT•Roseau5,Eagan0

Saturday, Feb. 25•Edina1,LakevilleNorth0,Class

AAthirdplacegame

by Andy RogersTHiSWEEKNEWSPAPERS

Eagan’s Kat Torreswasn’t sure at first how toreact after the state gym-nasticsmeetlastweekend. Shescoredanall-aroundscore of 36.125, goodenough for 22nd at theSportsPavilionat theUni-versityofMinnesota. itwasapointshyofherseason best of 37.1. Still,shefeltgoodaboutherper-formance, but the judgesdon’talwaysagree. “i would say that i putmy best effort into my allaround,butunfortunatelyitwasn’tmyday,”Torressaid.“iamreallyproudofwhati accomplished regardlessoftheall-aroundscore.” in the end, she realizedherownreactionisallthatreally matters and she wasproud. Her vault score was herbest,cominginat9.550. “Vaultwasveryexcitingfor me, not because of thescore, but because i felt idid exactly what i wantedtodoandwassuccessfulatit,”Torressaid. She also nailed a 9.075

on the floorexercise,6.624on the beam and an 8.875onthebars. The experience of per-forming at the Universityof Minnesota in front ofhundreds of fans with thebest gymnasts in the statewas exhilarating, if not alittleintimidating. “it was so exciting andfull of energy,” Torressaid.“At first iwasa littleoverwhelmed by the hugecrowd, and the noise buti enjoyed every minute ofperforming. i think thedrastic difference betweenthemeetsiamaccustomedto competing at impactedmy concentration at timesbut i am satisfied with myperformance. “it makes you feel ac-complished, proud andhonored.” Last year Torres madethe move from club gym-nastics to varsity in searchofsomethingdifferent. “Coming tohighschooliwasuneasybecauseihavenever known anything be-sidesclubgymnastics,”Tor-ressaid. The seasons are differ-

ent. in high school thereare more meets concen-trated into winter, but it’sover in February.The clubseason runs much longer,but spread out. it was apleasant experience forTorres participating withherfriendsatherownhighschool. “i feel like the love ofgymnastics i had when ifirstsetfootinthegymwasback,”Torressaid.“iknewwhatiwantedtogetoutofthis sport and the oppor-tunities are endless in highschool gymnastics. Theteamisthemainfocusandyou don’t just compete foryourself. You compete foreach and every girl on theteamandforyourschool.” As a junior, Torres hasanother year left of var-sitygymnasticswithagoalof getting back to state in2013. Beforethen,she’llswitchherfocustotrackandfield,where she sprints and hur-dlesfortheWildcats.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

by Andy RogersTHiSWEEKNEWSPAPERS

TheClassAAstatetour-nament didn’t quite go thewaytheEagangirlshockeyteamhadhoped. The Wildcats went 0-2at state last week, los-ing to eventual championMinnetonka 4-1 in thequarterfinals Feb. 23 and5-1toRoseauthefollowingday. Two consecutive losseswereafirstfortheWildcats(22-5-3)thisseason.Duringthe regular season, Eagangaveupfourormoregoalsjusttwice. in theconsolation semi-final, Eagan took the leadearlyagainstRoseauwithapower-playgoalbyAlannaStangl, assisted by MeganWolfe and Brooke Madi-son. The Wildcats took 23moreshotsinthegame,butcouldn’t find the back ofthenet.Roseau evened thescorebeforetheendof thefirst period, then took ad-vantageofapowerplay inthesecondtotakethe lead

andneverlookedback. EagangoalieEmmaMayhad25savesintheloss. it was a tough week forthe Wildcats, but it was apositive experience for theyoung team to even get tothestatetournament. “We’re playing a lot ofninth-graders,” co-headcoach Scott Darwitz said.“We have a ninth-gradegoaltender. An eighth-grade goaltender. We’restarting an eighth on thefirst line.(Shelby)Williamsand (Megan)Wolfewillbe

back.We’reyoung.” The Wildcats were play-ing with just four seniors:Stangl, Megan Juricko,EmilyJohannesandAlyssaMarkstrom. “We’ll miss the leader-ship of the four captains,”co-head coach Jeff Koleh-mainensaid.“Theyworkedhard.” The Wildcats didn’thave the easiest draw ofthestate tournament,play-ing No. 1-seeded and de-fending state championMinnetonka in the first

round. After defeatingEagan, the Skippers beatLakevilleNorth2-1inover-time in the semifinals andRoseville3-0inthechampi-onshipgame. “We had a tough draw,but we weren’t worriedabout it,” Darwitz said.“We told the kids, ‘Hey,you’re playing the statechamps.There’syourmoti-vationrightthere.’ “We’re happy with theway we played. We got afewbadbouncesandafewquestionablepenalties.” it took a power play togiveMinnetonkaa1-0leadin the firstperiodafter theSkippers outplayed andoutshotEaganfornearly10minutes.ThreeMinnetonkashots rangoff goalposts inthefirstfiveminutes. While nerves played afactor in the quarterfinalsfor Eagan, the Wildcatscalmeddownafterthefirstintermission. Eagan evened the scorequickly in the second pe-riod. Alexia Wilson stolethe puck from underMinnetonka goalie Syd-

ney Rossman’s glove on arebound and punched itthrough. Johannes and Ju-rickowerecreditedwiththeassists. The Wildcats rodethe surge, outshootingMinnetonka in the secondperiod. “We were really im-pressed with Eagan’s ef-fort, especially the waythey played in the secondperiod,” Minnetonka headcoach Eric Johnson said.“Theywereverytenacious.” it was all Minnetonkafromthere. “We didn’t get somegood bounces,” Darwitzsaid. “We still battled andwehadsomeopportunities.Wejustdidn’thavethegoodnumbers coming down theice.itwasalwaysatwo-on-twoorone-on-two.Wenev-erhadathree-on-two.Oncewegotinthezonetheyhadeverybody in front of thenetandwecouldn’tgettherebound. That’s the gamesometimes.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Wildcat places 22nd overall at state

Minnetonka’s three-goal third period sends Wildcats to consolation bracket

Torres pleased with state performance

Eagan girls hockey falls to defending state champ at state

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Eagan’s Kat Torres performs her floor exercise routine at state. To view more photos of area gymnasts at state visit www.Thisweeklive.com.

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Eagan’s Megan Wolfe, No. 8, takes control in the Class AA state quarterfinal game last week against the eventual state champions from Minnetonka.

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Rosemount’s Abby Nelson finished in 14th place on the balance beam with an 8.75 at the Class AA state individual gymnastics meet last weekend at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion. Her teammate Ashley Askew was 24th on the uneven bars with an 8.6.

Irish gymnasts compete at stateby Mike Shaughnessy

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AppleValleywrestlerswere12-1inchampionshipmatchesattheClass3A,Section3indi-vidual tournament last week-end, meaning 13 Eagles willcompete in the state tourna-ment this weekend, matchingtheirtotalfromlastyear. Apple Valley had a sec-tionchampionateveryweightfrom106poundsthrough195.it had the section runner-upat220.AndtheEagles’heavy-weightnarrowlymissedquali-fyingforstateafter losinghissemifinalmatchbyonepointandeventuallyfinishingthird. Twoofthemoreeagerlyan-ticipated matches of the Feb.25 section finals at EastviewHighSchooltookplaceat152and160pounds. AppleValleyeighth-graderMason Manville edged Rose-mount senior Adam Jacksonin the championship matchat152.ManvilleandJackson,both 38-3, were ranked firstandsecondinClass3AatthatweightclassbyTheGuillotine.Jacksonalsowasrunner-upat152inlastyear’sstatetourna-ment. Both will compete at statethisweek,meaningarematchispossible. Apple Valley senior Bran-don Kingsley, a three-timestate champion, battled pastEastview’s Mitch Rechtzigel6-4 in the section champion-

ship match at 160. Kingsleywasrankedfirst inhisweightclass and Rechtzigel wasfourth. Alsoseekingafourthstatetitle isApple Valley’sDakotaTrom,whopinnedEastview’sB.J. Groskreutz in 2 minutes,56 seconds in the champion-shipmatchat132. Alsowinningsectioncham-pionships for Apple Valleywere Maolu Woiwor at 106,Brock Morgan at 113, SethGross at 120, Shamar Wil-liams at 126, Dayton Racerat138,MarkHallat145,BenSullivan at 170, Daniel Woi-worat182andPaulCheneyat195. Apple Valley sophomoreTromPetersenfinishedsecondat220toqualifyforstate. Eagan wrestlers won thetwo weight-class champion-ships that weren’t taken byApple Valley. Wildcats seniorMitchJohnsonpinnedPeters-enin3:46inthechampionshipmatchat220. Johnsonis28-1andrankedfifth in Class 3A but has atoughdrawatthestatetourna-ment. He faces No. 1-rankedNick Edling of St. Michael-Albertvilleinthefirstround. Colin Fisher of EaganwoninadecisionoverStefanSauerofRosemount5-1inthechampionshipmatchat285. Rosemount,whichfinishedsecond in the Section 3 teamtournament, sends five wres-

tlers to the state individualcompetition. in addition toJacksonandSauer,DanRosa(113),SteveLevine (126)andSam Moeller (170) were sec-ond in their weight classes.Rosa, Levine and Moeller allhad to win matches for truesecondplace. Groskreutz,Rechtzigelandsophomore Jacob Rukavina(138) will represent Eastviewat state. Rukavina pinned hisopponent inamatch for truesecondtoearnhisplaceintheClass3Atourney. Burnsville senior AndyUnderhill will return to thestate tournamentafter finish-ing second at 120 in Section3. Underhill, 33-2, defeatedRosemount’s Adam Hedin inthetruesecondmatch. Also advancing fromBurnsville was senior HarryBramley, who placed secondat145. First round of the Class3Aindividualtournamentwillbe9a.m.Friday,March2,atXcel Energy Center. Third-and fifth-place matches willbe 5 p.m. Saturday, March3, followed by championshipmatchesat7:30. Apple Valley will seek aseventh consecutive Class 3Achampionship at the stateteam tournament Thursday,March1,alsoatXcelEnergyCenter. The Eagles (26-1)wrestle Willmar (20-5) in aquarterfinalmatchat9a.m.

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AmanreturningclothestoanAppleValleydepartmentstore drew the attention ofstore securitybecausebothheandtheclothesreekedofmarijuana,acriminalcom-plaintalleges. AdamM.Godes,40,ofEagan,isfacingthreedrug-related charges after theJan. 10 incident in whichpolicesaytheyfoundmari-juana and assorted drugparaphernaliainGodes’ve-hicle. The criminal complaintgivesthefollowingaccount: AppleValleypolicewere

summonedtothestoreonareportofasuspiciousmale.StoresecurityreportedthatGodes and the clothing hebroughtintoreturnsmelledof marijuana, and therewasaconcernhewouldbeahazardon the road if al-lowedtodriveaway. Police located Godesoutside the store and con-ducted field sobriety tests.Officersnotedthathiseyeswere bloodshot, he wassweating profusely despitethe outside temperature of36degreesandhehadtrou-ble following the officer’s

fingerwithhiseyes. Godes’ truck wassearched after an officersmelled marijuana emanat-ingfromthevehicleandob-served a clear glass pipe inplainviewinside. Police say the searchturned up a sandwich bagcontaining about 1.7 ounc-es of marijuana, 21 glasspipes, a scale, grinders andpackagedseeds. Godes admitted to offi-cersthathesmokesmarijua-naand“helikestosmokeita lot,” the complaint said.He further stated that he

works hard, doesn’t drinkand smokes marijuana tocalmdown. Godeshasbeenchargedwith a felony controlledsubstancecrimeforposses-sionthat’spunishablebyuptofiveyearsinprisonanda$10,000fine. He’s also been chargedwith possession of mari-juana inamotorvehicle,amisdemeanor, and posses-sionofdrugparaphernalia,apettymisdemeanor.

—Andrew Miller

Dakota County a leader in domestic violence awarenessU.S. Sen. Klobuchar speaks at Lakeville event

by Aaron VehlingTHiSwEEkNEwSPAPErS

The man would not lethiswifeleavethehouse. That alone is an act ofdomestic abuse, but it didnot stop there. Eventually,hewouldendupkillingher,saying a prayer for her athis church and then driv-ing to Home Depot, wherehewouldpurchaseasawtofacilitatedisposalofhislatewife. withhisdaughter in thepassenger seat, he droveto Missouri with his wife’sbody in the trunk so hecould clandestinely get ridofthebody. That case was a memo-rableoneforU.S.Sen.Amyklobuchar, solidifying herconcern for domestic abusevictims when she was Hen-nepinCountyAttorney. ShetoldthestoryFriday,Feb. 24, at the 27th annualDomestic Abuse Aware-ness Luncheon, sponsoredby 360 Communities andtheLakevillePoliceDepart-ment. That Dakota County ishome to the first domes-tic abuse safehouse – TheLewisHouse–andthattheawarenessluncheonisnear-lythreedecadesoldisproofthat Dakota County “getsit,”klobucharsaid.

“You saw this long be-foreitcameonthenationalstage,”shesaid. Lakeville Police ChiefTom Vonhof spoke to themorethan300peopleattheevent about the persistentproblem of domestic vio-lence. “These are stressfultimes” for families, he said.Losses of homes and fi-nancial security can createa toxic atmosphere on thehomefront. Domestic violence re-mains a major problem inDakota County. Accordingto a report from DakotaCounty Attorney JamesBackstrom, there were 58casesoffelonydomesticvi-olencechargesinthecountyin2011.itisthesinglelarg-estcauseofinjurytowomenbetweentheagesof15and44 in the United States –morethanmuggings,carac-cidentsandrapescombined,accordingtothereport “Domesticviolencecasesrepresentahugeprobleminour society and we need tohold offenders accountablefortheseactsofviolenceandprotect thevictimsof theseserious crimes,” Backstromsaidinthereport. Vonhof said such vio-lence isbadforthevictims,aswellasofficers.

“Domestic calls are oneof the most violent typesofcalls,”hesaid.whentheBurnsville Police Depart-ment created the Domes-tic Abuse response Team,it created a program thathasbeenemulatedbycitiesthroughoutthestate. “itmakesadifferenceinsafety,”hesaid. This past year, klobu-char has collaborated withthewomenoftheSenatetofurther reauthorization oftheViolenceAgainstwom-anAct,originallypassedin1994 and reauthorized in2000and2005. VAwA offers fundingandprogramminginthefol-lowingareas: • Community violence

preventionprograms; • Protections for victimsevicted from their homesbecauseofeventsrelatedtodomestic violence or stalk-ing; • Funding for victim as-sistance services, such asrapecrisiscenters; • Programs to meet theneedsof immigrantwomenandwomenofdifferentrac-esorbackgrounds; •Servicesforvictimswithdisabilities;and • Legal aid for violencesurvivors. klobuchar said societyhascomealongwayregard-ingdomesticabuse,butthereisstillroomforgrowth. “Domestic violence isno longer something thatpeople don’t want to talkabout,”klobucharsaid,“orsomething that gets hiddenaway. “Atthesametimethereisalotmoreworktodo.we’reseeingmajorbudgetcuts inwashington. Those of uswho care about this issuefighteverydaytomakesurewedon’tseethosecutstakenon the backs of victims ofdomestic violence and thelawenforcement.”Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] or www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined community members from Dakota County, at the 27th Annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Luncheon.

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF APPLE VALLEYCOUNTY OF DAKOTASTATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City

Council (the "Council") of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will holda public hearing on Thursday, March 22,2012, at 7:00 p.m., at the Apple Va l leyMunicipal Center, in the City of Apple Val-ley, Minnesota, relating to the proposedadoption of a amendment to the MasterDevelopment Program relating to its Mas-ter Development District, the proposedestablishment of Tax Increment FinancingDistrict No. 14 within the Master Develop-ment District, the proposed adoption of aTax Increment F inanc ing P lan for TaxIncrement Financing District No. 14, andthe proposed modif icat ion of the TaxIncrement Financing Plans for Tax Incre-ment F inanc ing D istr ict Nos. 7 and 13relating to the enlargement of the MasterDevelopment District, previously approvedby the City and the Apple Valley EconomicDevelopment Authority, all pursuant to andin accordance with Minnesota Statutes,Sections 469.124 through 469.134 andSections 469.174 through 469.1799. TheCity Council will consider granting a busi-ness subsidy in connection with the devel-opment of the Valley Business Campus.Copies of the amendment to the MasterDevelopment Program and the Tax Incre-ment Financing Plans are on file and avail-able for public inspection at the office of theCity Clerk at Apple Valley Municipal Center.

With regard to the business subsidy, anyperson with residence in or the owner oftaxable property in the City may file a writ-ten complaint with the City if the City failsto comply with Minnesota Statutes, Sec-tions 116J.993 to 116J.995, and no actionmay be filed against the City for the failureto comply unless a written complaint isfiled.

The property inc luded in the MasterDevelopment District is described in theMaster Development Program on file in theoffice of the City Clerk. The property pro-posed to be inc luded in Tax IncrementFinancing District No. 14 is described in theTax Increment Financing Plan on file in theoffice of the City Clerk.

Maps of the Master Development Districtand Tax Increment Financing Districts Nos.7, 13 and 14 are set forth below:

All interested persons may appear at thehearing and present their views orally or inwriting prior to the hearing.2921570 3/2/12

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED INTERIM USE PERMIT INTHE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the Municipal Center, 7100-147th StreetW, on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing on a proposed interim use permit toallow for seasonal outdoor volleyball courtsand seating in zoning district “PD-290,Zone 2” (P lanned Development ) . Sa idhearing relates to property at 14917 Gar-rett Avenue, generally southwest of theintersection of 147th Street W. and GarrettAvenue, and legally described as follows:

Part of Lot 2 , B lock 7 , Apple Va l leyCommercial Addition, Lying South of LineBeginning West Line 530 Feet North fromSouthwest Corner East at Right Angle406.25 Feet to East Line and there termi-nating, Dakota County, Minnesota.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these

proceedings are instituted by the petitionerof the hearing, Rich Management, Inc. Allinterested parties will be given an opportu-nity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 24th day of February, 2012./s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk

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PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY BUILDINGAUTOMATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received for the Pinewood Elemen-tary Building Automation System Replace-ment by Independent School District 196,at the Facilities and Grounds Office locatedat 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount,MN 55068, until 2 p.m., March 22, 2012, atwhich time and place bids will be publiclyopened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtainB idding Documen ts can be found a t :http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the FacilitiesDepartment at (651) 423-7706.

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Alden G.Fredrickson‘Aldy’

Age 85, of AppleValley, MN bornSeptember 6, 1926in Lake City, MNpa s sed away onFebruary 25, 2012.

He served the US Army duringW W I I i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s .Founder of A & B Auto ElectricInc. since 1954, with shops inBurnsville and Minneapolis. Hew a s p r e c e d e d i n d e a t h b ystep-s ib l ings , A lyce , He len ,Angie, Roy and Duane. He issurvived by his loving wife of 68years, Harriet; children, James(Karen), Gary, Donna (David)Haugen, Carol (Bruce) Hustonand Jayne Fredrickson, also by 12grandchildren, 9 great grandchil-dren and 3 great-great grandchil-dren; one nice and two nephews,many cous in s and a ho s t offriends.

Funeral service was held 12Noon on Wednesday, February29, 2012 at the White FuneralHome Chapel, 14560 PennockAve., Apple Valley (952 432 2001)with visitation 1 hr prior to ser-vice. Interment, Lebanon Cem-etery, Apple Valley.

Alden was a mechanic, businessowner, outdoorsman, a fast pitchsoftball player, traveler & builder.His father died when Alden was12 years old and his mo therra i sed h im and hi s younge rbrother alone. As a child he hadmany interests, including speedskating where he won many med-als. He served as a corporal in theArmy in the South Pac if ic inWWII. As an adult he like snow-mobiling with his grandsons andhunting in northern Minnesotaand Wyoming with his sons andfr iends . He played fast-pitchtournaments until he was 40. Hetook up golfing with his friendsfor many years, but most of all heenjoyed traveling with his wife.Many trips were for the pleasuresof researching genealogy for the12 various family lines, includinghis own Swedish ancestry. In 1954Alden joined Bill Jacobson in theauto electric repair business, andthe Burnsville shop is still in busi-ness today. In 1949 he built hisfirst house in Brooklyn Centerw i t h t w o f r i e n d s a n d h i sfather-in-law, Arthur Hazelton.He will be sadly missed by hisfamily and friends.

Wanda M.Novacek

Age 57, of Lakeville, passedaway suddenly on Feb. 24, 2012.Wanda was part of a family teamw h o o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e dN o v a - c h e k A u t o B o d y i nLakeville. Wanda is preceded indeath by her mother, RavennaAnderson and infant baby. She issurvived by her loving husband of38 years, Allen; children, Anna( J a c o b ) S c h w e i c h , R o b e r t(Cindy), Mary (Clinton) Panko-nin, Katie (Fiancé Andre Steele),Ryan, Krysta l and Chr ist inaNovacek; grandchildren, Saman-tha, Isabella, Delray, Diviah,M ikko and Reagan ; fa the r ,Stanley (Julia) Anderson; sib-lings, Gregg (Karen), Bradley,Shawn and Mellissa Anderson.Mass of Christian Burial was heldat 11 AM, Tuesday (2/28), at theA l l Sa in ts Ca thol ic Church,19570 Holyoke Ave. Lakeville,with visitation was on Monday(2/27) from 4-8 PM at the WhiteFuneral Home, 20134 KenwoodTR. Lakeville (952 469 2723) and1 hr. prior to Mass at Church.Interment, Fort Snelling NationalCemetery. On line condolences atwww.whitefuneralhomes.com

Ann ElizabethRisdon

Of Lakeville, MN, passed awayon 21 February, 2012. She wasborn on 14 November, 1946 inOttumwa, IA to John and EstherHagberg. Ann attended college at16, and married Ron Risdon at17. She was a Brownie TroopLeader, volunteer teacher, nannyand Target employee. Ann was anavid reader, traveler, Mom andGrandma. Ann is survived by herchildren, Chris (Marci) Risdon,Gretchen (Matt Goetten) Risdon,and Pete (Shannon) Risdon; hersister, Mary (Craig) Sumner; her7 grandchildren; her many lovingcousins, in-laws, nieces, nephewsand friends. Memorial service washeld 11 AM Monday 27, Febru-ary, 2012 at Spirit of Joy Church,7570 210th St. W., Lakeville, MN55044. In lieu of flowers, memo-rials preferred to the church orPaws and Claws of Rochester.Cremation Society Edina Chapel(952-924-4100).

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Cary Griffith set to speak March 6 at Robert Trail

Library In the writing of Cary Griffith, nature is a place of great beauty – and great danger. The Rosemount resident and avid outdoorsman’s first book, the nonfiction “Lost in the Wild,” is a chilling account of two hik-ers’ brushes with death after losing their way in the wil-derness. “Opening Goliath,” pub-lished in 2009 and winner

of the Min-nesota Book Award, tells the true sto-ry of three t e e n a g e r s who died in a St. Paul cave in 2005 when a fire robbed the subterranean space of oxygen, as well as the story of a group of dar-ing cave explorers in south-eastern Minnesota. Griffith is set to speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount as part of the “Meet the Author” se-ries sponsored by the Rose-

mount Area Arts Council. At the library event Griffith will discuss the two wilderness-survival stories in “Lost in the Wild” – one about a canoeist in On-tario’s Quantico Provincial Park who got lost when he left the water to look for his next portage, the other about a hiker in the Bound-ary Waters Canoe Area who lost his bearings deep in the woods after stepping away from his campsite. The event is free and open to the public. More about the author is at www.caryjgriffith.com.

—Andrew Miller

Rosemount writer presents real-life tales of wilderness survival

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Larry Frattallone couldn’t believe it either. “sixty-thousand people and no hardware store?” he said. That was the case in Burnsville, where Frattal-lone and his sons, Tom and Mike, are expanding their Twin Cities chain of Frat-tallone’s ace hardware and Garden Centers with a new store at the Burnhill plaza mall. The 23,000-square-foot store, located north of County road 42 and east of irving avenue, is Burns-ville’s first hardware store since George’s hardware hank at highway 13 and Cliff road. The collective wisdom around town is that it’s been nearly a decade since George’s closed, said Burns-ville Chamber of Com-merce president Daron Van helden. “it’s kind of unheard of,” said Frattallone, of st. paul. “i’ve got two stores in Min-neapolis a mile away from each other. ... and they’re both doing really good busi-

ness.” Of course, there are plac-es nearby where you can get a lot of the products Frat-tallone’s ace hardware is selling. “everybody’s our com-petitor — Costco, Mills Fleet Farm,” said Frattal-lone, who opened his first store in 1975 and is open-ing his 17th at age 69. “But we’re a unique thing. we can do what they do, but they can’t do what we do.” The difference, he said, is in the level of customer ser-vice and the array services the hardware store offers — everything from product as-sembly and computer color matching to repairing snow-blowers and weed trimmers. “it’s not a Target,” Frat-tallone said, adding that many younger shoppers may not even be familiar with traditional hardware stores. “we’re the guys that get the things done — the pipe-threading, the cutting of a piece of glass, power-equip-ment repair. it’s service, service, service, all the way through.” Frattallone, who grew

up in st. paul, got his start in retail working at a sears appliance satellite store at har Mar Mall in ros-eville. when sears closed the stores Frattallone and a partner, whom he soon bought out, opened an ace hardware in arden hills. it’s still there, but Frattal-lone said it took him three

years to get his head above water in business and about eight before he could open a second store, in white Bear Lake. “it was three years be-fore i started seeing light with my first store,” he said. “i remember sitting there in tears because it cost $25 a night for heat and lighting,

and there were no custom-ers. i was 32 years old and pretty much in debt.” in recent years, he and his sons have added about a store a year, including a Bloomington store that opened last year on 98th street, Frattallone said. all their stores are under the flag of ace hardware, an

illinois-based retailers co-operative with more than 4,400 stores. The Burnsville store is his second largest behind Circle pines, Frattallone said. he hopes employment at the store will top 50 peo-ple once gardening season arrives. “we’ll have tents here and some of the best plants,” Frattallone said. he and his sons haven’t skimped on promotion and advertising in building their empire. a catchy last name — an italian surname be-queathed by his stepfather — doesn’t hurt, Frattallone said. “we have a perfect name,” he said. “it’s so easy to pronounce and easy to spell. it’s distinctive.” his son, Mike, is the guy people know from radio and TV ads, Frattallone said. “The professional peo-ple think Mike is one of the best. he can read the Gideon Bible in 30 seconds. he’s fast.” John Gessner is at [email protected].

Ace opens near County Road 42

Frattallones return the hardware store to Burnsville

photo by John Gessner

Larry Frattallone, who opened his first Ace Hardware store in 1975, is opening his newest one in Burnsville with his sons, Tom and Mike.

associated with the eagan Foundation, was found-ed in 2011 by a group of theater enthusiasts who yearned for more options during the winter months. eagan Community sum-

mer Theater offers theat-rical opportunities in the area but only during the summer. “i believe eagan has ma-tured enough to warrant this kind of artistic venue, which will provide the com-munity with another form

of entertainment,” said kay Brown, founder and managing director of the eagan Theater Company. Over the past five de-cades, Brown has been in-volved in various commu-nity arts and theater groups such as the Northfield arts

Guild and the eagan arts Council. The greatest challenge to starting a theater company, Brown said, has been ad-vertising. “we want people to know we are a community-based group and are here

for the community. The company is current-ly comprised of between 20 and 25 volunteers and is open to all adults interested in theater. after its murder mystery production, the company plans to perform a melo-

drama this fall. For more informa-tion on the eagan Theater Company, or to register for its upcoming performance, call (651) 675-5500.

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Kevin Spencer incorporates both original and classic tricks into his act. “I learned a long time ago there are some illusions audiences expect a magician to do,” Spencer said. “I do cut a lady in half, but hopefully it’s done in a way they’ve never seen before.”

A little bit Houdini, a little bit rock’n’roll ‘Theatre of Illusion’ coming to the Burnsville PAC March 8

by Andrew MillerThisweek NewsPaPers

kevin spencer was do-ing some yard work out-side his home at the foot of the Blue ridge Mountains in Virginia when he got an unexpected call from an old friend. On the line was world-renowned illusionist Da-vid Copperfield, calling to congratulate spencer and his wife, Cindy, on being named 2010’s internation-al Magicians of the Year. “i didn’t even know i’d been nominated,” spencer said with a laugh. “That was a really cool moment. (Copperfield) told me i’d be getting a call in a little while with the official an-nouncement. and he told me that i should sound surprised.” The award given out by the international Magi-cians society put the spen-cers in some elite compa-ny. Past recipients include Penn and Teller, Criss an-gel and Copperfield him-self. The spencers will be bringing their touring show, “Theatre of illu-sion,” to the Burnsville Performing arts Center on March 8. if you go, expect more than card tricks and rab-

bits being pulled from hats. The emphasis, spencer said, is on the spectacle. “i personally believe magic has the ability to captivate an audience the way music and dance and theater do,” he said. “The show has all of the great el-ements of Broadway com-bined with the high energy of a rock concert. Magic is just the vehicle that moves the show along.” One of the tricks at “Theatre of illusion” in-volves spencer walking through a wall of concrete blocks. according to spen-cer, the trick was pioneered in 1914 by harry houdini, who only performed the feat for a few months be-fore abandoning it, and it hadn’t been attempted by another magician until spencer gave it a go a few years ago. There are also some magic-act standards in the show, such as the classic sawing-a-lady-in-half rou-tine. “i learned a long time ago there are some illu-sions audiences expect a

magician to do,” spen-cer said. “i do cut a lady in half, but hopefully it’s done in a way they’ve nev-er seen before.” The spencers’ stop in Minnesota will include a visit to the Courage Center in Burnsville where they’ll present their “healing of Magic” program, using magic tricks as a heal-ing tool for the physically challenged. They also plan to visit local schools with their “hocus Focus” pro-gram, which incorporates magic into curriculum for students with autism and developmental disabilities. Tickets for “Theatre of illusion” range from $15-$39 and are available in person at the Burns-ville PaC box office and through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticket-master.com. More about “Theatre of illusion” is at www.spencersmagic.com.


Home Free to perform at Lakeville Area Arts Center home Free, an a cap-pella group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. saturday, March 10, at the Lakeville area arts Center, 20965 holyoke ave. home Free combines comedy and music for an evening of entertainment for all ages. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for seniors/students. Tickets are avail-able at the arts center. For more information, call (952) 985-4640.

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The South Metro Chorale will present its annual Cabaret show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. From left, Robin Kutz, Wolf Bartel, and Chris Norris perform “It’s Raining Men.” The show will feature pieces from “Godspell,” Gershwin, western-movie favorites, Natalie and Nat King Cole songs, show tunes, hits from the ’60s through the ’90s, and a return of the “Simon and Garfunkel” duo. A silent auction will be open a half hour before each performance and during intermission. Other activities include a cash raffle and a bead game. Tickets are $18; $15 for students and seniors. Call (952) 985-4640, or email [email protected].

‘Caribbean Cruise Conspiracy’ dinner theater set Mr. Mystery Produc-tions will present “Carib-bean Cruise Conspiracy” at 7:30 p.m. saturday, March 10, at the apple Valley american Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. Tickets are $33 and in-clude admission and mys-tery dinner participation, prime rib dinner and a com-plimentary dessert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call (952) 431-1776 for reservations.

Ditch Lilies to play bluegrass series in Rosemount The Ditch Lilies will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Celts Pub & Grill in downtown rosemount as part of the monthly Bluegrass ameri-cana Family Night series. The concert is free and open to all ages. More informa-tion is at www.bluegrassa-mericanaweekend.com un-der the “Family Night” link.

Mystery dinner theater deals a deadly hand eagan Theater Com-pany will present “Dealt a Deadly hand: Murder at the Pocono royale Casino” at 6 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Park-way. This mystery dinner

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theater and arts briefsshow spoofs the movie “Casablanca” and the american dream of win-ning the jackpot. Tickets are $35 and are available at eagan Parks and recreation, 3838 Pilot knob road, or by calling (651) 675-5500. Proceeds will benefit eagan 55 Plus/seniors and the eagan The-ater Company.

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rosemount’s swimmers kept pretty quiet during the section 3aa preliminaries last week, and that worried their coach patti wegner. wegner has become ac-customed to seeing the irish stay loose, even in the middle of a meet. in the section pre-liminaries, that attitude was strangely missing. “it was funny,” the coach said. “The same attitude wasn’t there. it was almost like they were too serious, and we had a meeting about it after the preliminaries.” in the finals Feb. 24, the fun-loving irish were back, and the results showed it. rosemount won the section team championship by 41.5 points over Lakeville North. if team scores were kept during the section prelimi-naries, “we would have been behind Lakeville North,” said rosemount senior Conor Manning. “But in the finals, we had a lot of guys dropping

time. Not just the top-end guys, but the third and fourth guys, too. we felt really good about what we did.” in addition to winning the team championship, rose-mount had state qualifiers in every event but diving. The irish also won all three relays. That certainly gives the irish the numbers they will need to compete at the state Class aa meet this weekend. swimming preliminaries are 6 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the University of Minnesota aquatic Center, with finals at 6 p.m. the following day. “as a team, we’re hoping for top three, or at least top five,” wegner said. “all three of our relays should do well.” The irish have been ranked fourth in Class aa for much of the season. Lake Confer-ence power eden prairie goes into the state meet as a solid favorite. For rosemount to get into the top three, which would earn a state trophy, it might have to push past an-other strong Lake Confer-

ence team, possibly edina or Minnetonka. rosemount’s Braden Mc-Cormack, Jacob stern, Luke Dowell and Manning won the 200-yard medley relay in the section 3aa final, swim-ming a section-record 1 min-ute, 34.20 seconds. That time also makes the irish the top seed at state in the relay. Last year the same four rosemount swimmers were second to eden prairie in the medley relay. “we’d definitely like to take another run at eden prairie,” Manning said. sheldon hatlen, andrew Urness, stern and Manning were section champions in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:28.04. hatlen, Urness, McCor-mack and Dowell won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:13.90, a pool record at hidden Oaks Middle school in prior Lake. in every event at the sec-tion 3aa finals, at least three individuals or relay teams beat the state qualifying stan-

dard. several swimmers ad-vanced to state through the consolation final. One of the swimmers who reached state via a consola-tion final was McCormack, who swam 48.79 for ninth place overall in the 100 free-style. stern, a senior who was Class aa runner-up in the 100 breaststroke last season, won the section 3aa cham-pionship in 58.02. he is the top seed in that event at the state preliminaries. stern also was second in the 200 individual medley in 1:58.05. hatlen was fourth in that event, but his time of 2:00.96 easily beat the state cutoff. Manning was runner-up in the 50 freestyle in 21.83. Dowell tied prior Lake’s Marshall heskin for first in the 100 butterfly, with each swimmer clocked in 52.30. hatlen (second, 47.26) and Manning (fifth, 48.67) advanced to state in the 100 freestyle.

Urness finished third in the 500 freestyle, but his time of 4:51.67 beat the state cut-off. Braden McCormack finished second in the 100 backstroke in 51.09 and his brother, Matthew, advanced to state in the same event by finishing sixth in 55.47.

Eastview section 3aa diving cham-pion Dylan Zoe leads the Lightning’s contingent at the state meet. Zoe, a senior, scored 393 points in the 11-dive section competition. senior ryan Thompson won the consolation final in the 200 individual medley, and his time of 2:01.73 beat the state qualifying standard. he also advanced in the 100 breaststroke. The Lightning, which was sixth in the section 3aa team standings, had two state-qualifying relays. erik Nelson, Thompson, Jack hassenstab and Zane Lar-

wood finished sixth in the 200 medley in 1:41.61. Larwood, Thompson, hassenstab and Tommy knutson finished fifth in the 200 freestyle in 1:31.71.

Apple Valley eagles junior andrew France won the section 3aa championship in the 50 free-style in 21.60 seconds. he also will swim at state in the 100 freestyle after finishing third in the section final in 47.62. also qualifying for state was ninth-grader aaron Ol-son, whose time of 54.48 in the 100 butterfly beat the state cutoff by about two-tenths of a second. France, Derek Olson, Jackson scholberg and seth Berry finished third in the 200 freestyle relay in a state-qualifying time of 1:29.41.

Mike Shaughnessy is Da-kota County sports editor for Sun Newspapers.

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