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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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Skaters start their seasonsApple Valley girls teams struggle against tough competition; boys see strength in numbers.

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Volunteer trio gives one last year to Armful of Love Holiday gift program will serve 1,100 families

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK

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From humble begin-nings during the Great Depression in South Da-kota farm country, John “Bob” Vander Aarde found success in business as the owner of a chain of drug stores and Hallmark gift stores throughout the Twin Cities. The Apple Valley resident, who died Nov. 19 at age 88, sought to impart his work ethic to he and wife Ardelle’s eight children, all of whom were expected to work in his stores – first as baggers, then as clerks – by the time they turned 8.

“He grew up in the De-pression – his dad worked a grain elevator, and they moved with the crops,” said daughter Jane Berenz of Apple Valley. “Any type of work was dignity. We were always taught to work very hard.” Before going into busi-

ness, Vander Aarde served in World War II and then as a med-ic in the Korean War. In Korea, Vander Aarde didn’t see com-bat – partly because his skills at the card game bridge caught the attention of a general, a bridge enthusiast who decided to keep Vander Aarde close at hand to help him improve at the game.

After returning from Korea, he met his future wife at a Mardi Gras dance – Ardelle was crowned princess at the dance – and the couple married four months later. With a pharmacy degree from South Dakota State University, he opened his first Robert Drug Store in Rosemount in 1964. In the coming years he opened five more drug stores across the Twin Cities, as well as six Ardelle’s Hallmark Gift Stores. Berenz, who is the superinten-dent of School District 196, re-calls her father putting in 13-hour days, seven days a week at the first store in Rosemount. “If the roads weren’t plowed, he would walk to the store in the

snow so people could get their prescriptions,” said Berenz. Vander Aarde eventually sold the stores – the Rosemount loca-tion was bought by John Loch and became Loch Pharmacy; others were sold to the Snyders chain. In retirement, Vander Aarde continued to hone his bridge skills, and was a regular at bridge groups in Apple Valley and Burns-ville. He also kept busy lending a hand with the accounting at his son John’s business, Grand Slam Sports in Burnsville. Retirement also brought the opportunity to spend time with



Apple Valley’s Spoon restau-rant has closed, but a chaotic scene that transpired there late one night last year has resulted in criminal charges for a Brook-lyn Center man. Davonte M. Lynn, 20, was charged in district court Nov. 12 with felony terroristic threats for allegedly pointing a gun at a crowd in the parking lot of the Asian fusion restaurant at 14871 Granada Ave. According to the criminal complaint, Apple Valley police were called to the restaurant around 2 a.m. Oct. 27, 2012, on a report of 20 to 30 people fight-ing in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers were asked by restaurant employees to assist with the out-of-control

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Bill McReaken served in the Navy Supply Corps and worked as a vehicle fleet manager for the old ConTel phone company. These days, the 70-year-old Burnsville resident is field general of the drop-off and pickup depot for the annual Armful of Love holiday gift program. McReaken calculates per-fam-ily storage space for the clothes and toys sponsors buy needy fam-ilies. He knows the aisle width between storage rows. “You should see him with his blue 3M tape,” said Kathryn Ar-chambault, volunteer and com-munity relations coordinator for Burnsville-based nonprofit 360 Communities, which has run Armful of Love for some four decades. “What he can do with a ruler and 3M tape amazes me, let me tell you.” McReaken is one of a trio of longtime Armful volunteers who are retiring this year. Bill, his wife, Lorna, and Carla Mathwig, of Apple Valley, will end their years of service after recipient families pick up their gifts over a three-day period in mid-December. They aren’t just any volunteers in a program that runs on dozens of them. Archambault is Arm-ful of Love’s staff overseer, but it’s the McReakens and Mathwig — working 40- to 50-hour weeks from October through December — who make sure everything gets

done, from interviewing recipient families to securing storage space and adding last-minute supple-ments to gift packages. “They have really touched more lives in the community than we know,” Archambault said. The longest-serving of the three is Mathwig, 58, an Arm-ful volunteer for nearly 30 years. Now a grandmother, she and her husband, Bill, had three young children when they first spon-sored a family. “And I thought it was a won-derful learning experience for my

kids,” Mathwig said. “I thought, ‘What a wonderful program — I want to help more.’ ” Lorna McReaken was director of Rainbow Christian Preschool in Burnsville, gathering pre-Christmas donations of socks, hats and other items for Armful of Love when she signed on as a volunteer 15 years ago. “I got Bill started,” she said. “We were looking for a volunteer opportunity.” Lorna, 64, remembers the first time she worked at an Armful gift distribution. Some families,

she said, are overwhelmed to re-ceive multiple trash bags full of gifts. Sponsors, assigned indi-vidual families, are asked to buy two clothing items for each child and are also given two toy sugges-tions. Parents can request a gift, too — maybe a toaster, a blender, a sweatshirt. And most packages come with a grocery-store gift certificate. “You have people come in and they just start crying. ... And that’s where I think you get

Parkview Elementary first-graders performed for guests Tuesday during “Grandparents/Special Person Day” at the District 196 school. Following the performance, students and their grandparents worked together on Thanksgiving-themed crafts and other activities. More photos from the event are at Sun-Thisweek.com. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

The three volunteer coordinators for the Armful of Love holiday gift program are retiring after this year. From left are Bill and Lorna McReaken of Burnsville and Carla Mathwig of Apple Valley. (Photo by John Gessner)

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Nonprofit’s focus is meditation by Jessica Harper

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Looking to bring medi-tation to his community, Arvind Naik began leading small meditation groups in his Eagan home in the early 2000s. When the group out-grew his home in 2007, Naik, founder of Science of Spiri-tuality Minnesota, moved the meditation group to Black Hawk Middle School in Ea-gan. Six years later, signifi-cant growth has prompted yet another move. An Indian immigrant, Naik said he never prac-ticed meditation until com-ing to the United States. While living in Kansas City, his interest in the ancient practice grew after learning about Science of Spiritual-ity, a nonprofit, multifaith international organization that leads meditation groups and the teaching of spiritual leader Sant Rajinder Singh Ti Mahara. Followers of Ti Mahara’s teaching combine lessons of Hindu and other

Eastern religions and stresses that meditation is a portal to spiritual enlightenment. “It’s a unique way to find holistic health and a mes-sage of peace,” Naik said. “There’s a lot of stress in this world, and meditation brings calmness and peace in your life.” Upon moving to Eagan in 2005, Naik and his wife, Ash-wini, looked to share these teachings in their new com-munity by founding Eagan-based Science of Spirituality Minnesota, which is a part of the international organiza-tion. Black Hawk Middle School was the local orga-nization’s first meditation gathering space. Within a few years, the nonprofit ex-panded to include meditation at University Radisson in Minneapolis and meditation classes at the Hindu Society of Minnesota Temple in Ma-ple Grove. Over the past six years, the Black Hawk meditation group, which is led by Niak

every other Friday, grew from 70 to 90 people to between 115 and 120 participants. Realizing the middle school could no longer sup-port the growing group, Niak moved it to the Sri Ven-kateswara Temple in Edina. Though most of the group’s participants follow Hinduism, the meditation group is open to people of all faiths, Niak said. “Meditation allows people to find spiritual solace while following their own religion,” he said. Participants are not re-quired to hold any specific postures enabling people of all abilities to join, he added. Children are also encouraged to join their parents in the practice. The organization also of-fer retreats, which are several days and include workshops, meetings and readings.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

A crowd of people fill a multipurpose room in the basement of Sri Ven-kateswara Temple in Edina to meditate. The group, which is part of Ea-gan-nonprofit Science of Spirituality, outgrew its meeting space at Black Hawk Middle School. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

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

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


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 investi-gations and clean up under 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 ob-ligations it may have with respect to the property,” wrote Stanley E. Tracey, assistant district coun-sel for the Omaha, Neb.-based corps, which handles cleanup efforts for the De-partment of Defense and includes Minnesota, 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 contami-nation is believed to be from former tenants the university contracted with and the university itself, would participate a clean-up 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 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 compre-hensive site analysis could cost between $8 million and $10 million, citing Da-kota County environmen-tal officials. Some possible avenues for funding would the For-merly Used Defense Sites program or the Defense Environmental Restora-tion 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 removed to a specially prepared sec-tion 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 min-ing area Dakota Aggre-gates 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

by Danielle Dull-inger

MURPHY NEWS SERVICEUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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 approved the Alternative Urban Area-wide Review for the land Oct. 15. Regents met Oct. 11 to discuss the status of UMore Park developments, and the value of the land to the university was debated. Initial plans to devel-op the 5,000 acres were approved by the univer-sity’s board of regents in 2008. The concept mas-ter plan includes plans for a sustainable com-munity of 20,000-30,000 people to be developed 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 uni-versity for agricultural research 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 John-son, vice chair of the board, raised concerns about the funds being produced by the mining project. Richard Pfutzen-reuter, university chief fi-nancial 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 proj-ect has not fully paid for itself,” Pfutzenreuter said in the meeting. “Going forward between mining and development will make this venture a positive cash flow. So far, we’re just a tad short.” Regent David Lar-son expressed concerns about the cash flow of UMore Park. “This is extremely ex-pensive land to conduct agricultural research on,” Larson said, “and we should be extremely thoughtful as to what the alternatives are.” Regent Laura Brod is concerned about the uni-versity’s role in develop-ing UMore Park. “I recognize that a lot of the decisions pre-date 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 devel-opment business,” she said. “I worry about be-ing in the development business and competing against the private sec-tor,” 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 develop,” Allen said. “How do you build a whole commu-nity from scratch?” Teaching students and learning how to take a large plot of land and put it together relates di-rectly 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 de-veloper,” Regent John Frobenius said. “We will finally produce some positive cash flow.”

Danielle Dullinger is a University of Minnesota journalism student.

Regents question UMore developmentSome feel the Rosemount project might not yield results

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 eval-uated and have appropri-ate cleanup with regard to PCBs and other contami-nants for it to be protective 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.umorepark.umn.edu/plan-ning/index.htm.

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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 Minne-sotans have been notified their health coverage was canceled due to the Afford-able Care Act/Obamacare. That is not exactly accu-rate. Insurance companies can’t legally cancel poli-cies in Minnesota. These people 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 plumb-er) that before they accept those premiums 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 Linda’s plight. Is her husband 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 insurance 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 cov-erage? 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 em-ployer health insurance premium for a family of four was under $6,000 per year. In 2008 Kaiser Fami-ly Foundation 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

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. Minne-sota 20/20 is a socialist, lib-eral, highly partisan think

tank that supports smart growth, global warming, light rail and Obama’s Un-affordable 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 Demo-crat warehouse tax of 6.5 percent due to go into ef-fect in February will gouge Minnesotans like Enrique dearly every time he goes to the grocery store or any business that has a ware-house. Van Hecke cites a mini-mum wage of $9.50 an hour as something poli-cymakers 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 econ-omy. Companies, unlike government, 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 midterm elections in 2014. So, does Van Hecke care about En-rique or only about helping the Democrats 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 economy.

KEVIN McCARNEYLakeville

Thanks for giving to the max To the editor: Challenging, frustrating and exciting are how some described Give To The Max Day. With more than

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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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Speeches, songs, history, conspiracies at JFK event Dallas event marked 50th anniversary of assassination by Howard Lestrud


For a moment Friday, Nov. 22, time returned to 50 years ago on Nov. 22, 1963. More than 5,000 peo-ple witnessed a solemn 50th anniversary pro-gram in Dealey Plaza to celebrate the life, legacy and leadership of Presi-dent John F. Kennedy, the nation’s 35th president. Kennedy was gunned down on the streets of Dallas by an alleged as-sassin perched on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book De-pository Building over-looking Dealey Plaza. Many question the the-ory that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, was the only person behind the shooting. Those embracing the lone gunman theory and those supporting con-spiracy theories were out in numbers on the streets of Dallas last week to es-pouse their theories and to learn more. The focus, however,

was for Dallas to have its first Kennedy commemo-rative event since the as-sassination. A large riser accom-modated hundreds of media representatives from around the world to cover The 50th: Honor-ing the Memory of Presi-dent John F. Kennedy. All three major U.S. broad-cast networks and world leaders were also in atten-dance, including Prince Albert of Monaco. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Pulitzer Prize-winning histo-rian David McCullough paid tribute to Kennedy with words of praise. They also recited words from many of Kennedy’s speeches. Rawlings read from a speech Kennedy never delivered, the one he was to offer that day in Dal-las 50 years ago at The Trade Mart. The words have been etched in a per-manent monument just above the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza. “President Kennedy brought that message

in his pocket down that street on Nov. 22, 1963,” Rawlings said. “That message was to be deliv-ered a few miles away, in a speech to Dallas leaders following his parade. It was a speech he never got to make.” Rawlings said those unspoken words “reso-nate far beyond the life of the man.” “We in this country, in this generation, are – by destiny rather than choice – the watchmen on the walls of world freedom,” Kennedy wrote. “We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and re-straint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of peace on earth, good will toward men.” “A new era dawned and another waned a half century ago when hope and hatred collided here in Dallas,” Rawlings said. “We watched the night-marish reality that in our front yard our president had been taken from us, taken from his family, taken from the world.” Kennedy’s presidency, his life and his death, Rawlings said “seemed to mythologically usher in the next 50 years to come. What ensued was five decades filled with other tragedies, turmoil and great triumphs. “While the past is nev-er in the past, that was a lifetime ago. Now, today, we, the people of Dallas, honor the life, legacy and leadership of the man who called us to think not of our own interests, but of our country’s. ... These five decades have seen us turn civic heartbreak into hard work. They’ve seen us go from youthful invincibility to existen-tial vulnerability, toward greater maturity as a city and a community.” Rawlings said that to-day, “because of the hard

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings paid tribute to President John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination Friday, Nov. 22. Rawlings also un-veiled a special monument in memory of Kennedy. (Photo by Kaley Lestrud)

work of many people, Dallas is a different city. I believe the ‘New Frontier’ of President Kennedy’s administration did not end that day on our Texas Frontier. And, I’d hope that President Kennedy would be pleased with our humble efforts to-ward fulfilling our coun-try’s highest calling: that of providing the oppor-tunity for all citizens to exercise those inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The city of Dallas must continue on that course.” McCullough, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, quoted from Kennedy’s speeches and remembered him as a brilliant orator whose words inspired a genera-tion to improve society. “His words changed lives, changed history,”

McCullough said. “He talked of all that needed to be done, or so much that mattered: equal op-portunity, unity of pur-pose, education, the life of mind and spirit, art, poetry, service to one’s country, the courage to move forward into the future, the cause of peace on earth. ... He was ambi-tious to make it a better world, and so were we.” The event was staged in Dealey Plaza with a large JFK banner held high from a crane tower. Rawlings asked for a mo-ment of silence at 12:30 p.m., the time Presi-dent Kennedy was shot 50 years ago. Bells then tolled throughout the city. Music was performed by the 60-member U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club. Bishop Kevin J. Far-

rell of the Catholic Dio-cese of Dallas gave the opening invocation, and prayers were also offered by the Rev. Zan W. Hol-mes Jr., pastor emeritus of the St. Luke’s Com-munity United Methodist Church of Dallas. Many who did not have tickets to attend the event watched it on large LED video screens throughout Dallas. The event also served as a lesson for younger Americans on the presi-dent’s legacy. The entire eighth-grade class at Kennedy-Curry Middle School in Dallas attended the memorial after taking part in an essay-writing contest about the legacy of the nation’s 35th presi-dent.

Howard Lestrud can be reached at [email protected] 60-member U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club

performed patriotic music at The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy event in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 1963. (Photo by Kaley Lestrud)


‘Charting the Future’ of higher education in MinnesotaMnSCU forecasts changes

by T.W BudigSUN THISWEEK


Minnesota State Col-leges and Universities Board of Trustees on Thursday, Nov. 20, adopt-ed a set of recom-mendations aimed at fostering stu-dent success, better use of technology and more collabo-ration among the system’s 54 cam-puses. “We cannot walk away from our responsibility to think critically about the fu-ture,” MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone said prior to trustees adopting the recommendations. Rosenstone – who was installed as chancellor in October 2011 and has

spoken forcefully about higher education reform – last fall instructed three workgroups, composed of MnSCU officials and students, to explore ways the system could better

contribute to the state’s prosperity. MnSCU officials heralded the per-ceived doggedness and thoroughness of the process – 5,400 faculty and students par-ticipating in 108 feedback sessions

across the state, according to MnSCU. But “Charting the Fu-ture” is controversial. The Inter Faculty Or-ganization, represent-ing 4,000 faculty at seven Minnesota state universi-ties, earlier this year called

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draft recommendations a move toward “Soviet-style management,” according to media reports. St. Cloud State Univer-sity President Earl Potter, Normandale Commu-nity College President Joe Opatz and other MnSCU officials, appealing to the trustees, argued the pur-pose of the initiative was not to wrestle control away. “It’s a tough idea to put your arms around,” Potter said of grasping the es-sence of Charting the Fu-ture. “The last draft proba-bly had too many answers in it,” he said. Still, some of his peers remain nervous, Potter believes. Trustees, too, de-scribed the recommenda-tions as tempered. “This is not a power grab for centralization,”

Trustee Margaret Ander-son Kelliher said. But in a press release, the Inter Faculty Orga-nization, while saying it embraces the values and commitment inherent in Charting the Future, states the report seems to pit local autonomy and decentralization against collaboration and collec-tive power. Further, the re-port “implicitly” endorses a one-size-fits-all model, the IFO contends. Yet it also portrays the “core” of Charting the Future as solid. The six recommenda-tions are: • Dramatically increase the success of all learners, especially those in diverse populations. • Develop collabora-tive academic planning that advances affectability, transferability and access.

• Certify student com-petencies and acceler-ate degree completion through credit for prior learning and competency-based credit and degrees. • Expand the use of technology to deliver high-quality online cours-es as well as technology-enhanced instruction, student services and indi-vidualized learning and advising. • Deliver comprehen-sive workplace solutions to build employee skills and solve real-world prob-lems for communities and businesses across the state. • Redesign financial and administrative mod-els to reward collabora-tion, drive efficiencies and strengthen access to an ex-traordinary education for all Minnesotans. Rosenstone is expected to talk about implement-

ing the recommendations when appearing before the trustees in January. A number of trustees voiced their approval of the report. One spoke of Charting the Future as giving the permission to change. Vice Chair Thom-as Renier called the report an “exceptional piece of work.” Rosenstone stressed it was part of an ongoing process. “The work is beginning — this is not the conclu-sion,” he said. Higher education can-not continue the “fan-tasy” that higher educa-tion funding will remain the same, and educators cannot ignore options, he said.

Tim Budig is at [email protected].

Funding for state’s freeways

Gov. Mark Dayton plans to submit a transportation funding package to lawmakers next legislative session. Dayton announced 10 transportation projects winning funding under the Corridors of Commerce program. (Photo by T.W. Budig)

I-94, I-694 among projects to receive funding by T.W. Budig


News the Interstate 94 corridor had snagged Corridors of Commerce funding for additional lanes had advocates cel-ebrating.“We’re ecstatic,” said Rhonda Baack, president of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce, as a meet-ing of coalition leaders broke up. “Absolutely im-perative,” Baack said.Starting next year, the plan should begin to take shape.Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Minnesota Department of Trans-portation Commissioner Charlie Zelle announced Thursday, Nov. 14, that 10 projects were selected to receive funding under Corridors of Commerce, a new program designed to pry open bottlenecks and better speed freight traffic along highway cor-ridors. Dayton described the projects, to be funded by $300 million in trunk highway bonding, as a taste of what could come should Minnesotans rally around transportation funding. It’s the “first big step

forward,” he said. Under the proposal, lanes will be added on I-94 from Highway 101 in Rogers west to Highway 241. The additional lanes are estimated to cost $35 million to $46 million. Efforts to obtain this funding included a meet-ing a few months ago at the State Capitol with Republican 6th District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, state legisla-tors, local officials and Dayton. “Expansion of this corridor is vital to Minne-sota’s current and future competitiveness,” Bach-mann said in a statement. Other north metro sub-urban arteries gained cov-eted funding. A dynamic shoulder lane — a lane that can be used by buses and cars at peak traffic times — is proposed for construc-tion on I-694 from Rice to Lexington. Estimated be-tween $35 million to $42 million, the shoulder lane project is scheduled to be-gin in 2015. But the biggest proj-ect, in terms of funding, will be adding freeway to Highway 610 from County Road 81 to I-94. Planned for next year, the

freeway project will cost as much as $131 million. The 10 Corridors of Commerce projects were selected from more than 400 proposals, represent-ing more than 100 high-way projects, from around the state. Projects were picked, Zelle said, for timeliness, return on in-vestment and safety con-siderations. In recent months Zelle, at the behest of Dayton, has been traveling the state, talking up transpor-tation. He called the $300 million for the 10 proj-ects a “down payment” in terms of overall transpor-tation funding. It’s estimated MnDOT faces $12 billion in un-funded need during the next 20 years. “I don’t think the num-ber is scary,” Zelle said this summer. It’s achiev-able, he said. Dayton plans to sub-mit a transportation fund-ing proposal to lawmakers next year when the Legis-lature reconvenes in Feb-ruary. Besides Bachmann, other lawmakers along the I-94 corridor expressed delight with the new fund-ing. “This expansion comes

after years of work by many strong, local leaders who advocated on behalf of hardworking families and business owners of the northwest suburbs who need a freeway that meets their real needs,” Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, said. Rep. David FitzSim-mons, R-Albertville, also expressed satisfaction. “I’m thrilled that the Department of Transpor-tation is now recognizing that expanding I-94 be-

tween Rogers and St. Mi-chael is critical for the eco-nomic and safety needs of our state,” he said. According to the I-94 Coalition – which includes freeway corri-dor cities such as Maple Grove, Dayton, Rogers, St. Michael, Albertville, Monticello and others – more than 1,500 busi-nesses operate near the

I-94 corridor between the metro and St. Cloud. “This is an excellent start,” Baack said of the additional lanes. For more information about the projects, visit www.mndot.gov/corri-dorsofcommerce.

Tim Budig can be reached at [email protected].

Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle joined Gov. Mark Dayton in announcing the trans-portation funding. (Photo by T.W. Budig)

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Former Gov. Jesse Ventura, speaking at a rally a number of years ago, remains an icon of the third-party movement in Minnesota. Ventura grabbed more votes in some north metro counties than his Republican and Democratic opponents combined. (File photo by T.W. Budig)

IP, minor parties prepare for the campaign seasonThird-party candidates face challenges,

yet polls reveal voters’ interest in options by T.W. Budig


Independence Party Chairman Mark Jenkins has those moments. “Yes, some days I think that’s all we’re doing,” Jen-kins said of running into walls. If he thought the party were a dead end, Jenkins said he wouldn’t be work-ing hard to advance it. It might be thought the time is ripe for third par-ties. A Gallup poll in Octo-ber showed 60 percent of Americans believed Dem-ocrats and Republicans do such a bad job that a third party is needed. A more recent Gallup poll showed Congress’ ap-proval rating at 9 percent, the lowest recorded by Gallup in 39 years. In a YouTube video, Jenkins implores voters not to stay out of politics because politics “sucks” – a condition he attributes to them staying out. He hopes that involve-ment translates into sup-port for third paries, but he said a “disconnect” ex-ists between voter angst and willingness to support third parties. According to the IP Party’s website, all six lead-ership positions for the party’s 2nd Congressional District committee are va-cant. Political scientists, too, see challenges for third parties. Larry Jacobs, political science professor at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Pub-lic Affairs, said while many people don’t like Republi-cans or Democrats, two-thirds of Americans have psychological attachments to them. “Research shows that even folks who claim they are independent usually end up supporting the party they ‘lean’ towards,” Jacobs wrote in an email. The “rules of the game”

favor established parties, he said. The U.S. Supreme Court believes a two-party political system fosters sta-bility, the court tending to favor the major parties, Ja-cobs said. Hamline University Department of Political Science professor David Schultz sees other pitfalls. For one thing, Schultz views third-party can-didates bedeviled by a “spoiler” dynamic. That is, people are re-luctant to vote for them because they’re doubtful the candidates can win. They’re worried about their “worst fear,” that some other candidate they don’t like will slip in. Schultz views third parties as cyclical, tied to booms and busts in the economy. The unemployment rate in Minnesota in November 1998, when former Reform Party gubernatorial candi-date Jesse Ventura shocked the world, was 2.8 percent, according to the U.S. Bu-reau of Labor Statistics. State revenue coffers were bulging. “Jesse had a confluence of things going at the same time,” Schultz said of the big personality and former governor. There are currently three major parties in Minnesota, the Democrat-ic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Republican Party of Minnesota and IP. Major-party status is conferred, in part, on a party candi-date winning votes in each county and at least 5 per-cent statewide. Recognized minor par-ties are the Grassroots Party – a single-issue party focusing on legalization of marijuana – and Libertar-ian Party. “Hopefully, there will be four major parties (in future years),” Libertarian State Party Chairman Da-vid Arvidson said. The Libertarian Party – if you’re a Democrat and

fiscal conservative, you’re a libertarian, Arvidson insists – looks to field 10 candidates for Minnesota House in 2014. As minor-party can-didates, these candidates need to gather 500 signa-tures over a set time period in filing for office, a pro-cess not required of major party candidates. “(Republicans and Democrats) have the power. They can do what they want,” Arvidson said. Arvidson views attempts at moving the state pri-mary forward as a cloaked means of forcing minor-party candidates to gath-er signatures in the cold of winter instead of the spring. All candidates signing a public subsidy agreement, regardless of party, may issue political contribution refund receipts to contrib-utors. This allows donors to receive up to a $50 re-fund from the state. The public subsidy pay-ment is partially available to minor-party candidates, according to a Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board official. Third-party candidates can struggle in raising campaign donations, Ar-vidson said. This is short-sighted on the part of vot-ers, he argues. “Your children are go-ing to win,” Arvidson said of backing Libertarian Party candidates. Like the Libertarians, the IP will be fielding a slate of candidates in 2014. Jenkins anticipates about a dozen, including gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates. Former IP officials warned him, Jenkins said, that statewide candidates tend to be pragmatic, not announcing until the snow falls. “I’ve seen snowflakes – get out there,” Jenkins urged potential IP candi-dates.

One criticism of the IP, Jenkins said, is that it doesn’t stand for anything. The party has been embracing certain issues, he said, and looks to the issue-driven millennial generation for potential IP votes. “We definitely need to get people in (elective) of-

fice. There’s no question about that,” Jenkins said. Political movements come and go, Schultz ex-plained. He credits the Tea Party with a successful transition from a popular movement to a force within the Re-publican Party. The Occu-py Wall Street movement

failed to make such a tran-sition, he said. No one is talking about Occupy Wall Street anymore, he added. The Green Party did not respond to a request for comment. Email T.W. Budig at [email protected].


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 va-riety 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 with-out intervention. Among the first steps is finding housing. Lewis House offers temporary housing for victims and advocates who help give them a safe and affordable place to live. They also help coordi-nate retrieval of belong-ings or going back to their home. While food shelf servic-es are offered, 360 Com-munities 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 believe it. There are a lot of abusive people out there.” The nonprofit is equipped to intervene and support families and vic-tims by obtaining an order for protection, navigating the court system, setting up medical examinations, sorting out employment options and much more. 360 Communities trains advocates to help sexual assault survivors and pro-vides support and services to family members and friends of sexual assault victims. They partner with schools, faith communi-ties, service organizations and businesses to raise awareness about teen dat-ing violence, bullying, date or acquaintance rape, sexual assault and harass-ment, and the effects 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 respect-ing 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 ap-proach in domestic vio-lence 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 vic-tim and the offender, Drier said. While offenders face le-gal 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 sending someone to treatment with no help,” Drier said. Nancy Halverson, Hennepin County Depart-ment of Community Cor-rections supervisor, said offenders must complete domestic violence counsel-ing based on the level of crime they commit. “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. “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 organiza-tion was founded in 1995, inspired by the stories told by survivors of domes-tic violence who reported making between eight to 15 phone calls to reach safety. The crisis line – de-veloped through a part-nership between Allina Health System Founda-tion, the Twin Cities Unit-

ed Way and Minnesota battered women’s shelters – connects callers 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 di-rectly,” Day One manager Colleen Schmitt said. If the victims are seek-ing shelter, advocates can use the Day One website to check for beds available at shelters in real time. This ensures victims get to a safe place as soon as possible and are connected 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 shel-ter to reserve a space.” Since its inception, Day One has expanded its net-work to include nearly 60 domestic violence and sexual assault programs throughout the Minnesota area. Opening the Door, an initiative of Day One, improves access to services for variety of cultures, in-cluding immigrants and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender communities. The organization has also re-cently been working to reach those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Day One also oversees the Minnesota Alliance for Family and Animal Safety. The alliance aims to reach victims of domestic abuse who are 50 and older and provide shelter for abused animals. “We get about 12,000 calls a year, and 2,000 are about finding shelter,” Schmitt said. “The rest are about getting help. Ev-ery time, they’re reaching out.” The Day One crisis number is 866-223-1111.

Preventing

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 service works toward ending gen-erational cycles of violence and abuse by teaching chil-dren about appropriate,

Advocacy services work to combat, prevent domestic

violence 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 controlling. 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 abusive re-lationship for 13 years. While I was in it, I thought I was in love. It wasn’t un-til 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 dis-guised as jokes. Jane Gil-gun, 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 pre-senting 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 kitchen at me and said, “Look at your mom. She’s so beau-tiful, 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 pat-tern of self-doubt. Everything that went wrong in our relationship was always my fault. My life became a game of try-ing to be two steps ahead of him. Because of that, I unknowingly became 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-per-cent of all women will ex-perience physical violence in an intimate relationship. Many will never be physi-

cally 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 physi-cal size to intimidate me.

Domestic abuse survivor encourages victims to seek help to end their abusive relationships

Nearly 40 people across the state have lost their lives to domestic violence this year, more than double the num-ber of similar incidents reported last year. This series is focusing on levels of domestic violence, its psychologi-cal aspects and what can be done to help those abused

behind closed doors. This is Part 3, which looks at local resources. A followup story to the series will run in a

future edition.

360 Communities and Lewis House – Trained advocates offer emotion-al support, safety plan-ning, referrals to commu-nity resources and help in navigating the court system. More information about 360’s Violence Pre-vention service and infor-mation on presentations is at 651-244-9823 or online at www.360communities.org. Eagan: 651-452-7288 Hastings: 651-437-1291 Sexual Assault Servic-es: 651-405-1500 Main: 651-437-1291/TTY Crisis: 800-336-7233 Cornerstone Advocacy Center – Emergency ser-vices, supportive services for adults, housing re-sources and legal resourc-es. Main: 952-884-0376 Crisis: 952-884-0330 cornerstonemn.org Domestic Abuse Proj-ect – Group and individu-al counseling; community advocates for shelter, or-ders for protection, lock changes, bus tickets, etc. Main: 612-874-7063 Crisis: 612-874-7063 domesticabuseproject.org Family and Children’s Service: PRIDE Program – Counseling, education programs and advocacy. Main: 612-729-0340 Crisis: 612-728-2062 everyfamilymatters.org Missions Inc. Pro-gram, Home Free – Pro-vides immediate safety and opportunity to ex-plore alternatives, includ-ing emergency housing, advocacy and support services. Main: 763-559-9008 Crisis: 763-559-4945 missionsinc.org Park Nicollet Health Services and AdvoCare – Free, confidential service that provides support and resources to those experi-encing domestic abuse. Main: 952-993-6907 Crisis: 952-993-6670 parknicollet.com Phyllis Wheatley Com-munity Center – Draws people and resources to-gether to advance person-al leadership in building a better life. Main: 612-374-4342 Crisis: 612-374-4804 pwccenter.org

Specialized Asian Women United of MN – For women and their children dealing with domestic violence. Services include a domes-tic violence shelter, legal and financial advocacy, a 24-hour multilingual help line and employment as-sistance.

Main: 612-724-4538 Crisis: 612-724-8823 awum.org Asian Indian Family Wellness – Aims to bring total family wellness to families, address imme-diate needs of families in crisis, and provide outreach services to un-derserved and vulnerable communities. Main: 952-912-9100 Crisis: 952-912-9100 sewa-aifw.org Aurora Center for Ad-vocacy & Education – Safe and confidential space for students, faculty, staff, alumni and family mem-bers or friends affiliated with the University of Minnesota or Augsburg College who are victims, survivors or concerned people of sexual assault, relationship violence or stalking. Main: 612-626-2929 Crisis: 612-626-9111 umn.edu Breaking Free – Non-profit organization serves women and girls who have been involved in prostitution. Main: 651-645-6557 Crisis: 651-645-6557 breakingfree.net Casa De Esperanza – Latina organization pro-viding a 24-hour bilin-gual services. Main: 651-646-5553 Crisis: 651-772-1611 casadeesperanza.org CSD of MN Deaf Do-mestic Violence Program TTY – Domestic vio-lence and sexual assault services to the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hear-ing community. Services include safety planning, legal advocacy and refer-rals. Main: 651-487-8867 [email protected] c-s-d.org Jewish Family Services of St. Paul – Offers ser-vices to the unemployed, older adults, families in crisis and Russian immi-grants. Main: 651-698-0767 jfssp.org Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center – Empowers women and families to exercise cul-tural values and integrity, and achieve sustainable life ways, while advocat-ing for justice and equity. Main: 612-728-2000 miwrc.org Women of Nations/Eagles Nest Shelter and Community Advocacy Program – For the Native American community; services include crisis in-tervention, advocacy and safe confidential shelter. Main: 651-251-1603 Crisis: 651-222-5836 women-of-nations.org

Where to get help

See ADVOCACY, 10A See SURVIVOR, 10A



healthy relationship skills through Preventing Abuse and Violence through Ed-ucation. “For domestic violence especially, we want to make sure they understand power and if they’re using it to hurt someone,” said Barton Erickson, a school-based prevention coordi-

nator. “Also recognizing the use of gender or femi-nine terms is key.” PAVE is in 17 schools in the Cornerstone service area. PAVE educators start in elementary schools to educate young children on family violence, self-esteem and healthy communica-tion. In junior high, PAVE educators focus on age-

ADVOCACY, from 8A related issues around fam-ily 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 is-sues, healthy relationships, anger management, com-munication skills at home and in school, bullying 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 relation-ship ever, learning what’s healthy is really impor-

tant,” 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,” Er-ickson said. PAVE educators aim

He also used money to control and scare, leaving my children and I without funds and almost home-less. His lies, gambling and abuse came to a head in 2007. I told him he needed to seek help for his behav-ior. When he realized he may be losing me, he be-

came erratic and threaten-ing. 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 commu-nity for support. First, I called the police. The Eden Prairie Police Department suggested that I go to Bloomington-based Cor-

nerstone domestic abuse crisis program for help. I did. Cornerstone helped me get my order for pro-tection. 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 amend-

ed – because he didn’t fol-low 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 designed to help and protect. Corner-

stone also lists red flags and myths on its website. I was helped by both Cor-nerstone and the Domes-tic Abuse Project of Min-neapolis.

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

SURVIVOR, from 8A

to reach students through a variety of platforms of new media and technology. Erickson said their ulti-mate goal is to make things relevant and tangible and to make change.

Say something As a bystander, domes-tic violence can be difficult to ascertain. There are many signs and red flags. The biggest sign is controlling and manipulative behavior, ac-cording to Jamie Olson, the domestic violence preven-tion coordinator at a Twin Cities police department. “Abusers use power and control over victims, which does not limit itself to physical control,” she said. “It’s getting children in-volved, physical, emotional and financial. Every abuser uses different tools to put power and control over the victim.” Once signs of domes-tic violence have been ob-served involving family or friends, the most important thing is to be non-judge-mental, according to Bob Olson at Cornerstone. “Take the time to edu-cate yourself about the dynamics of domestic vio-lence,” 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 advocacy service or, more importantly, the police. “If you see or hear something, call the police,” Becker said. “It’s surpris-ing to me how many people will hear domestic violence happen but not say some-

thing or call the police. If you hear abuse occur ... call 911.” Neighbors or family members of a person who they know or think is being abused can call 360’s con-fidential 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 bur-glarizes your home, you have no issues pursuing charges or cooperating 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 situation the victim is in. It’s a crime with a per-sonal relationship attached to it.”

Community editors Tad Johnson, Paul Groessel, Matt Hankey and Katy Zillmer contributed.

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Longtime Summerhill Cooperative of Apple Valley resi-dent Marge Steffes regales the audience with memories of the past 10 years at a Nov. 16 anniversary celebra-tion. More than 100 residents and staff members of the Summerhill senior living community attended the event, which also featured an address by President Dave Lilja, a catered meal, entertainment by guitarist Dave Hudson and drawings for door prizes. (Photo submitted)

Summerhill celebrates 10th anniversary

Area BriefsChili cook-off benefits Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Viking fans gathered at Bogart’s Place in Apple Valley Nov. 24 to watch the Vikings-Packers game and to support the 16th annual Chili Cook-off for the Rosemount and Apple Valley Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon groups. Rick and Jan Berry, owners of Bogart’s Place, support the event. Karl Xavier III, president of BYR Rosemount and special events co-ordinator for Bogart’s, organized the event and served as master of ceremonies. He was assisted by Shonda Sauter, Bogart’s business manager. The event included the chili con-test, silent auction, raffle drawings and presentation of awards. Kevin Larson, of Apple Val-ley, took first place ($100) out of 22 entries for his Firehouse Chili. Larson donated his winnings and an additional $100 to the BYR groups. Event proceeds allow the BYR groups to help more military vet-erans and active duty service and their families. Proceeds from the chili cook-off are expected to be

tallied soon. This is the second event that Xavier set up this year through Bogart’s Place to support the BYR groups. In August, Bogart’s held its 19th annual Bad Apple Golf Tournament at Fountain Valley in Farmington, which raised $9,364 for the BYR groups. For information about Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, contact Xavier (Rosemount BYR) at 651-231-4342 or [email protected], or Bruce Folken (Ap-ple Valley BYR) at 612-719-4711 or [email protected].

College news Amber Thoennes, a University of Kansas senior from Apple Val-ley, performed a bass trombone re-cital Nov. 24 in Murphy Hall at the KU School of Music in Lawrence, Kan. Thoennes, a music education major, is the daughter of Allan and Valerie Thoennes of Apple Valley and is a 2010 graduate of Apple Valley High School. Hope Hagen of Apple Valley will dance in the “The Nutcrack-er” ballet performances Dec. 5-8 at Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.

Christian music artist Peder Eide is kicking off his six-state, 11-show hol-iday concert tour with a performance in his hometown of Farmington on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Tickets are $10 for the 6:30 p.m. show at Christian Life School, 6300 212th St. W., and can be purchased in advance by calling the school at 651-463-4545. More about the local singer-songwriter is at www.pedereide.com. (Photo sub-mitted)

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SportsSplashdown at the state meet

Eastview junior Chelle Watkins competes in diving at last week’s state Class AA girls swimming and diving meet at the University of Minnesota. Watkins, who was Eastview’s lone state qualifier, finished 15th. Apple Valley senior Genevieve Galligan also competed in diving at state but did not advance to the finals. (Photo by John Sherman)

Strength in numbers important to Eagles

Boys hockey team should have

more depth by Mike Shaughnessy


Chris Sikich has al-ready found something he likes about the Apple Valley boys hockey team: more players in uniforms. The Eagles, who open their season Tuesday at Wayzata, have 36 players this season, 10 more than last year when they went 6-21. The low numbers, com-bined with a rash of inju-ries, forced Apple Valley’s coaches into an unusual juggling act. They had to manage the ice time of boys who were playing in the varsity and junior var-sity games the same night. Minnesota State High School League rules limit players to four periods of ice time per night. “About two-thirds of our lineup for varsity games had already played a full JV period,” said Si-kich, who takes over as head coach this season after previously being an assistant to Jerry Hayes. “That caught up to us, and we wore down near the end of the season.” If there was an upside, it’s that a lot of players got experience they can put to use this season. Sixteen letter-winners are back this season. “They got to see a lot of the top-level kids in our conference last year, and now they kind of know what to expect,” Sikich said. Among Apple Valley’s returning players is junior goalie Mac Wartick, who played in 20 games last season. Seniors Tyler Heuer, Mitch LaFrance and Lo-gan Kohorst, along with

junior Dylan Kocken, lead an experienced defense. “Last year all of our ‘D’ were new. We graduat-ed most of our D from the year before,” Sikich said. “Now we think it’s going to be a strength.” Scoring goals was a problem last season for the Eagles, who averaged fewer than two a game. Kohorst was tied for sec-ond on the team with sev-en goals in 2012-13. The top returning scorer is se-nior forward Jake Smith, who had 19 points last season (three goals, 16 as-sists). Seniors Collin Tran-kel, Trey Jones and Tim Toavs also are returning forwards, as are juniors Dylan Reynolds, Kevin Falteisek, Calvin Leong, Erik Everson and Brady Casperson. The Eagles’ play in their first three scrim-mages didn’t surprise the coaches, Sikich said. Ap-ple Valley played well de-fensively, allowing just two goals against the three op-ponents, but offense was a struggle. Leong, Reynolds and Casperson are among players who could score more this year, the coach said. Four former Apple Valley players are on the coaching staff – Sikich, his brother Tony, Matt Lundin and Trent Zim-mer. “The only one on our staff who didn’t play here is Mike Otto, and he coached all of us,” Chris Sikich said. “It’s nice to have coaches who played here and want to get the program back to where we think it should be.” Apple Valley’s first South Suburban Confer-ence game will be Dec. 10 against Lakeville North.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

TAGS South takes 3rd at state 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. Cecilia Gerlach of Prior Lake earned the team’s highest score on floor exercise and second place with 9.275. Kailey Renn of Eagan earned an 8.975 while Hannah Mac-carone of Eagan received an 8.725, earning fourth place in her age group. Gerlach and Isabela Krulich of Eagan went 1-2 on the vault with scores of 9.175 and 9.1, respectively. Ailey Kuehn of Eagan earned a 9.0 for second place in her age group. Kuehn placed second on the uneven bars (9.2), followed by Gerlach (9.1) in third. Renn finished with an 8.9 for sixth place.

Gerlach led the team to a third-place finish on the balance beam with her event-winning score of 9.1. Renn finished in a sixth-place tie with an 8.55. Both Krulich and Kuehn scored 8.375 for eighth and third places in their respective age groups. Kuehn won the all-around with 35.1. Gerlach was second at 36.65. Renn finished in eighth place with 35.025. Also competing for TAGS South in Level 5 were Olivia Gore of Lakeville, Keegan Mess-ner of Rosemount, and Madison Nguyen of Farmington. The Level 4 and 5 teams next compete at the Pep-permint Twist Invitational on Dec. 8.

Eagles expect tough schedule to pay off laterAV girls skaters lose 5 in a row against ranked

teams by Mike Shaughnessy


Apple Valley’s girls hockey record isn’t pret-ty – the Eagles lost their first five games. A closer look reveals that all five of those games were on the road against ranked teams. For that reason, coach Don Erdall said he isn’t worried about the slow start. He did add that the Eagles are looking for-ward to finally playing at home at 2 p.m. Saturday against fourth-ranked Hopkins. “We have some return-ing players, so we decided to go out and play the best schedule we could,” Erdall said. “Until it’s February and it’s one-and-done, we won’t worry too much about wins and losses.” Some of the scores are one-sided, but the games weren’t blowouts from the start. In an 8-2 loss to defending Class AA champion Minnetonka, the Eagles trailed 2-1 mid-way through the second period. They led 1-0 after one period against Way-zata before the roof fell in and Wayzata won 10-1. They trailed defending Class A champion Blake by one goal in the third period before the Bears scored four times in the fi-nal eight minutes of their 8-3 victory. Last week Apple Valley took 19th-ranked Bloom-ington Jefferson/Kennedy to overtime and outshot its opponent 10-3 in the extra session. But the Bloomington team won 5-4 on a goal with 48 sec-onds remaining. “Playing these games has given our girls a glimpse of what they need

to do to be able to play with those teams,” Erdall said. “And one thing we need to do is stay out of the penalty box. We’ve been taking too many penalties.” A lack of depth hasn’t helped the Eagles. They have 24 players in the program and are skating 11 players in junior var-sity games. Also, one of their top players, junior forward Rachel Good-man, has yet to appear in a game because of a back injury. Erdall said Good-man could return in early December but won’t be rushed. Senior forwards Erica Power, Jennifer Thomsen and Katie Larsen return from a 2012-13 Apple Val-

ley team that was 16-11, the program’s best record in close to a decade. Erdall said Power, who had a hat trick in the game against Bloomington, is a highly skilled player. The coach described Thomsen as a hard worker who inspires teammates. Goodman, when she returns, is likely to go back to a spot on the Eagles’ first line, where she has been the last two seasons. Junior MacKenzie Ess has played well at forward after moving up from de-fense this season, Erdall said. One reason the coaches made that change is the Eagles are solid on the blue line with se-niors Meg Thelen, Bailey Hagert, Alexis Smrekar

and Alex Daggett. Eighth-grader So-phia Leong also is seeing regular ice time on de-fense. “I’ve never seen a 13-year-old who was that advanced,” Erdall said. “She still has a long way to go, but I believe she will be one of the best players in Minnesota sometime in the next five years.” Junior Morgan Flem-ing and ninth-grader Taylor Deforrest are the Eagles’ goalies. Apple Valley plays host to Edina at 7 p.m. Tuesday before returning to confer-ence play at home against Rosemount on Dec. 5.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Apple Valley goalie Morgan Fleming moves into position to block a shot during a re-cent girls hockey game against Minnetonka. (Photo by John Sherman)

Prep Bowl spectators now get chance to playRosemount goes

for South Suburban’s first

football title by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount football players don’t have to reach in to the deep, dark recesses 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, probably 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 championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at the Me-trodome in Minneapolis. Rosemount is on an 11-game winning streak after losing its season 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 Suburban and Lake conferences meet, par-ticularly when the Lake Conference team is Eden Prairie. In 2009, the Min-nesota State High School League proposed to place Wayzata, Edina, Min-netonka and Hopkins in the Lake Conference, which at the time in-cluded 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.’ ”


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‘Defeat Your Fear’ Catherine Byers Breet will pres-ent “Defeat Your Fear: What’s stand-ing between you and your dream job?” at the Dec. 3 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Call 651-452-3680 for in-formation.

Apple Valley resident Rick Lyrek and his wife, Shari, pose with the 2013 Associate of the Year award Lyrek won for his business, Closets For Life, at the Contractor of the Year awards ceremony on Nov. 15. Hosted by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, the COTY awards recognize the best in Twin Cities residential remodeling. This is the second COTY award the Apple Valley-based custom closet and home organization company has received, having also won an award in 2011. (Photo submitted)

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Dec. 3, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Chamber Business After Hours, Pahl’s Market, 6885 160th St. W., Apple Valley. Joint event with the Lakev-ille chamber. • Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10-11 a.m., ribbon cut-ting, The Joint, 15050 Cedar Ave., Suite 104, Apple Valley. • Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Chamber Christmas Luncheon, Old Chi-cago Conference Center, 14998 Glazier Ave., Apple Valley. Cost: $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Registration required. Informa-tion: Kristy Cleveland, 952-432-8422, [email protected]. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, Dec. 5, 6-10 p.m., All that Glitters Holiday Gala, Best Western Premier, Nicollet Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Cost: $40 per person or $300 per eight-person table. Regis-

tration required. Information: Maranda Bergren, [email protected]. • Wednesday, Dec. 11, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, THR!VE, 5741 Egan Drive, Savage. Free for chamber members. Information: Joe or Traci Halbmaier, [email protected]. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Dec. 3, noon, Rosemount Holiday Party, Las Tortillas, 15051 Crestone Ave., Rose-mount. Cost: $20. RSVP: Jessy Annoni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, Dec. 5, 8 a.m., ribbon cutting, Vi-sion Source Yankee Eye Clinic, 1340 Duckwood Drive, Eagan. Information: Jessy Annoni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Saturday, Nov. 30, Downtown Lakeville Business Association Small Business Saturday. • Tuesday, Dec. 3, 4:30-6:30 p.m., After Hours, Pahl’s Market and Provincial Bank at Pahl’s Market, 6885 160th St., Apple Valley. • Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7-8 p.m., Teacher Ap-preciation Breakfast, Century Middle School.

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Foreclosures on decline in countyHousing market looking stronger

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 foreclosures in Farming-ton. In 2013 from Janu-ary to October, there have been 62, according to the Dakota County Commu-nity Development Agen-cy. “It’s a significant im-provement,” Dakota County Commissioner Mike Slavik said. “Peo-ple are getting back into building. Countywide, 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 company

attorneys to start the formal foreclosure pro-cess, 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 exist-ing clients are going back to work,” Dakota County Community Develop-ment Agency home own-ership specialist Kwame O w u s u - A c h e a m p o n g said. “More than 50 per-cent initially came to us because they fell behind due to loss of income or reduction of income. Now they’re making enough to make the pay-ments.” Increasing residential values have inspired ho-meowners 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 giving some people hardship,” Owusu-Ache-ampong said. “Most of the people we see now have fairly good terms.” The CDA anticipates foreclosure notices will continue to decrease. The foreclosure epi-demic infected Dakota County in 2007 and peaked in 2010. The CDA offers free mortgage counseling for individuals struggling with their pay-ments. “Even though the foreclosure situation is getting better, we’re here with foreclosure counsel-ing,” homeownership spe-cialist Shannon Gerving said. “If you’re struggling or have questions with the process, we’re here.” More information can be found at www.dako-tacda.org.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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hooked,” Lorna said. “The tears flow both ways,” Mathwig added. Over the years Armful has had both paid and vol-unteer coordinators, but for at least five years it’s been almost strictly volun-teer, Bill said. The McReakens and Mathwig became volun-teer coordinators through experience and persis-tence. “I used to joke that we’re the three that aren’t smart enough to go home,” Bill said. He began coordinating gift storage 14 years ago, after his predecessor got married and moved away. “And it just kind of grew from there,” Bill said. “We got bigger and bigger and I was taking care of more and more gifts, and then I finally took over the data end of it because I wasn’t getting good data to help me figure out where to put everything.” The storage space, where sponsors deliver gifts one week and families pick them up the next, is crucial. Armful has occu-pied a variety of spaces in the south metro area, from the old Lakeville jail to its current location — the old Farmers Insurance space in the Kraus-Anderson building at 609 W. Travel-ers Trail in Burnsville. With 12,000 square feet, it accommodates gift storage for 1,100 families, up from the 940 Armful

did last year in a smaller space in the same build-ing. During his tenure, the program has served up to 1,500 families, Bill said. “You’d like to have 10 square feet for every fam-ily,” he said. “That would be six square feet of stor-age space and the other four square feet are part of the aisle that serves it. It really works out that I generally get around 5 to 7 square feet per family.” Interviewing prospec-tive families begins in October at 360 Commu-nities headquarters. By that time, organizers must know how many income-qualified families they can accept.

“There’s still a bigger need than we can handle out there,” Mathwig said, and unserved families who apply to Armful are re-ferred to other agencies. The program has a supplemental gift room for items that sponsors may have missed or left off a family’s wish list. The three volunteer coor-dinators are always willing to hunt for supplemental gifts, have them wrapped and add them to a pack-age, Archambault said. “Since working with them the last two years, I have noticed that there is so much that they do be-hind the scenes that no-body every realizes,” she

said. By the time pickup is finished on Dec. 15, about 245 volunteers — 45 at 360 Communities and some 200 at the warehouse — will have been involved, Bill said. Next year at this time, he and his wife would rather be traveling or re-laxing. And Mathwig said she has two more grand-children on the way. “I used to be a hunt-er,” Bill said. “I’d still like to be. But it’s been eight years since I’ve been out in the woods.”

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

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Grand Family AdventuresPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 13822 Edenwood WayApple Valley, MN. 55124NAMEHOLDER(S): Sports Orthopedic Advanced Rehabilitation43 Main Street SE, #223Minneapolis, MN. 55414I, the undersigned, certify that

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

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that anaeration system, creating open waterand thin ice, will begin operating on LakeAlimagnet in the Cities of Apple Valley andBurnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota; as early as December 1, 2013, and continue through March 30, 2014. The system is in-stalled at the southeast corner of the lake,in Alimagnet Park, in Apple Valley. Weath-er conditions may cause the areas of thinice and open water to fluctuate greatly.Stay clear of the marked area!

If there are questions concerning this aeration system, please call the AppleValley Natural Resources Coordinator at952-953-2461.

/s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. GackstetterApple Valley City Clerk

Published inApple Valley, Burnsville/Eagan

on 11/15/13 & 11/29/13

PUBLIC NOTICEWARNING

WATER AERATION

SYSTEM OPERATION

CITY OF APPLE VALLEY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an aeration system, creating open water andthin ice, will begin operating on FarquarLake in the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota; as early as Decem-ber 1, 2013, and continue through March 30, 2014. The system is installed at the southwest corner of the lake, in FarquarPark, in Apple Valley. Weather conditionsmay cause the areas of thin ice and open water to fluctuate greatly. Stay clear of the marked area!

If there are questions concerning this aeration system, please call the Apple Valley Natural Resources Coordinator at952-953-2461.

/s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter Pamela J. Gackstetter

Apple Valley City ClerkPublished in

Apple Valley on 11/15/13 & 11/29/13

NOTICE OF SALES OF GOODS IN STORAGE

TO SATISFY WAREHOUSE’S LIEN

Notice is hereby given to per-son, herein after named and others interested that on 12/17/2013 at 11 O’clock in the AM of sale day, the goods hereafter described will be sold by auction to the highest bid-der for cash at the warehouse at:

260 Hardman Avenue South, South St. Paul, MN 55075Sale will be held in accordance

with terms of a notice previously given the person here-in-after named and others interested, and in accordance with the lien here-with and such other charges as are valid lien against said goods, and for expenses of advertising said sale. The name of the owners or persons whose account said goods are held in storage, the warehouse contract of lot number under which said goods are held and a descrip-tion of the goods is as follows:

Misc. Household GoodsName: Heather Nathan Bill of Lading #: 000205 Amount: $1,312.00

Published in Apple ValleyNovember 22, 29, December 6, 2013

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

SNACK AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for the snack and beverage products by Indepen-dent School District 196 at the Dis-trict Office located at 3455 153rd St. W.,Rosemount, MN 55068 until 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Food and Nutrition Services Department at (651) 683-6959.

Gary Huusko, School Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

November 22, 29, 201358064

his many grandchildren. “He took great pride in his family,” Berenz said. “Even though he was a very successful business-man, he would always say his greatest success was his family.” Vander Aarde was pre-ceded in death by his wife, Ardelle. He is survived by his eight children, Bill (Myla), Susan (Lonnie) Bryan, Thomas (Coni), Nancy (Michael) Hodson, Jane (Gerard) Berenz, Ju-lie O’Donnell, John (Eliz-abeth) and James Vander Aarde; and 19 grandchil-dren. Services have been held.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

VANDER AARDE, from 1A

crowd, and police subse-quently 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.


CHARGES, from 1A

ARMFUL, from 1A

4,400 nonprofits all asking for donations, it’s always a question of where donors will direct their dollars. Because of technical dif-ficulties, it took some real dedication and patience for some people to make a donation. However, that didn’t stop generous Min-nesotans 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

Supports park trail plan To the editor: As an avid user of Leba-non Hills Regional Park, I strongly support the pro-posed changes to the park. I am an avid user of Leba-non Hills – I hike and run the trails, mountain bike and ski. I feel very fortu-nate to be able to benefit from all the park has to of-

fer. It really is a gem. I support the proposed changes because believe we need some more bike-friendly options. Eagan is not a very bike-able com-munity. Although there are bike paths along the major corridors and the power line trail, all of these trails are very hilly and not accessible to everyone who wishes to bike throughout Eagan.

I have watched the use of the mountain bike trail grow with recent changes Dakota County Parks has made – improvement of the parking lot and more family friendly trail op-tions. It has been fun to see so many more users of the mountain bike trail. I believe the proposed trail changes can only benefit users of the park as well as

increase access to all areas of the park. I trust Dakota County Parks to make wise deci-sions. I believe this master plan was with given great thought and that Dakota County Parks will continue to value the true nature of the park.

VALERIE DOSLANDEagan

LETTERS, from 4AObituaries

Engagements

Polski/BirrenkottAllison Rae Polski,

daughter of Greg and Leann Polski and Mat-thew James Birrenkott, son of Pete and Julie Bir-renkott of Rapid City, SD, announce their en-gagement.

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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2510 Pets


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3010 Announcements

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3510 Antiques &Collectibles

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3580 Household/Furnishings

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4000 SALES

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets

Basketful of TreasuresHoliday Craft Sale

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4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets

ChristmasCraft & Gift Market

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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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5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

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5280 Handyperson

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5350 Lawn &Garden Services

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3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

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952-474-6258 Ins/BondMajor Credit Card Accepted

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5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


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5410 Snow Removal

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Residential Plowing Senior Discounts

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5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

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5520 Part-time

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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.

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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.


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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
