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Hoops team is cruisingThe Apple Valley boys basketball team is winning by large margins as the season nears playoff time.

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End domestic violence360 Communities programs are working with parents and their children to end the cycle of domestic violence.

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Brass act all the wayThe Chestnut Brass Company is bringing it horn-centered sound to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Feb. 9.

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Picture perfect wedding plansSun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune offer the Wedding & Bridal 2014 special focus inside this edition.

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Mother charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old’s death

Winter event is snow fun

City, chamber leaders talk progress

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Key’ontay Miller’s life might have been saved, authorities say — even af-ter an alleged “whooping” by his mother’s boyfriend caused him serious internal injuries. But the 4-year-old, whom authorities say lived in a violent household plagued by intimidation,

went untreated and died last June 11 after his mother reportedly tried to cool his fevered body in the bath-tub. The boyfriend, William Alphonso Warr, was indict-ed Jan. 17 on eight mur-der counts in Key’ontay’s death. Now his mother faces

three counts of second-degree man-slaughter alleging child neglect, fail-ure to seek medi-cal care, permitting physical abuse and child endanger-ment. Sha’reese Mo-

nique Miller, 24, was charged Feb. 3 in Dakota County District Court. Miller had an ongoing re-

lationship with Warr, 26, despite a May 2012 protec-tion order that barred him from contact with Miller, Key’ontay and his 2-year-old brother, authorities say. “These charges alleged that Sha’reese Miller failed to protect her son from a person she knew was harm-ing him, placing him in ex-treme danger by doing so, and that she failed to seek timely medical care when

his life could have been saved,” Dakota County At-torney James Backstrom said in a news release. Key’ontay was declared dead at the scene by re-sponders after a 911 call from Miller’s townhouse at 31 Horizon Heights Road in northeast Burns-ville. Medics believe he had been dead for “some time,”

Thompson selects running mate by Mandy Moran Froemming

and Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


State Sen. and Republican can-didate for governor Dave Thomp-son, R-Lakeville, said last week he had selected Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, as his running mate. Both suburban senators were first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012 in what are regard-ed as strong Re-publican districts. Benson serves District 31, which includes Ham Lake, Andover and surrounding cities and townships to the north. She serves as the assistant minority leader and is a ranking minority member of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee. “In her short time in the Min-nesota Senate, Michelle has risen to a leadership position through her strong work ethic and her de-sire to bring conservative reforms to Minnesota,” Thompson said in his announcement Thursday, Jan. 30. Thompson said he and Benson would partner to enact strong con-servative policies for Minnesota. He listed spending, tax and regulatory policy and education

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Business, job and transporta-tion development were frequent themes when Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland spoke with Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce members during a Jan. 15 luncheon in the Old Chicago Cedar Room. Hamann-Roland and the some 60 business leaders in attendance acknowledged that there has been progress in these areas in recent years, but it’s work that’s never re-ally done. “Like all great organizations, it must work on continuous im-provement,” Hamman-Roland said. “How we improve is up to all of us.” One of the projects the mayor pointed to that is seeking part-ners is the development of land between the U.S. Post Office and GrandStay Hotel. The city recent-ly earned a $866,000 Metropoli-tan Council grant to incite devel-opment on the vacant land, which is a piece of what is eventually en-visioned as a larger walkable com-mercial and residential area. The city has long been focused

on attracting new busi-nesses to grow the num-ber of head-of-household jobs. One of the success sto-ries of the past 15 years, while Hamann-Roland has been mayor, is she said there have been six expan-sions at Uponor, the man-ufacturing company of plastic piping and one of the top employers in Apple Valley. Helping Uponor sustain its workforce is always on the city’s mind, Hamann-Roland said. Over the years, the company has forged training programs in cooperation with Dakota County Technical College and School District 196. Links like that between busi-nesses and education continue to be a focus. At the beginning of this year, St. Mary’s University expanded its offerings at the Partners in Ed-ucation building after DCTC and Inver Hills Community College stopped offering classes at the site. The former Apple Valley City Hall is still owned by the city and is leased to St. Mary’s, which en-rolls about 500 students per se-mester. City and chamber leader-

ship said they see the site as important for business development and expan-sion and a way to retain talented people in the lo-cal workforce. The Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Red Line that goes from Apple Val-ley to the Mall of America was pointed to as another positive development.

Recently it was announced that Dakota County had approved a plan that would shorten the cur-rent 60-minute round trip by about 10 minutes with improve-ments to the Cedar Grove stop in Eagan. Though the current Cedar Grove stop requires that city streets be used, ridership for the nearly round-the-clock Red Line service has had an average week-day ridership of 819, according to a December Star Tribune report, which is 84 percent of the line’s goal by the end of the first full year of service (975) and halfway toward its 2017 goal (1,600). The line is seen as a model for other communities as it provides a consistent link to the Metro Blue Line – the Hiawatha Light Rail,

which feeds into downtown Min-neapolis. The Red Line also oper-ates on the weekend though with fewer buses. Some chamber members also asked about the need to create more opportunities for people to commute on bicycles, since many young workers are looking for ways to reduce the costs of driv-ing to work. Others said businesses and the city need to seek out ways to ex-pand entertainment and cultural opportunities to attract young people. Hamann-Roland said the Apple Valley Arts Foundation is doing great in organizing music events like those in Kelley Park in the summer and the current run of the Frozen Apple Concert Se-ries at Valleywood Golf Club. The mayor and Chamber Pres-ident Ed Kearney said they are both interested in ways that they can make the downtown even more attractive to young people. Near the end of the meeting, Hamann-Roland was recognized for her 15 years as Apple Valley’s mayor with a gift of an orchid and oversized greeting card from well-wishers.

Horse-drawn wagon rides were offered throughout

Saturday, Feb. 1, at Apple Valley’s Mid-Winter Fest.

The event included other outdoor activities such

as snow kickball, cross-country skiing, snow-

shoeing, ice skating and marshmallow roasting.

A break in record-setting cold temperatures of the past few weeks had a few

hundred people turning out for the day’s events.

More photos are online at SunThisweek.com. (Photo

by Tad Johnson)

Dave Thompson

Michelle Benson

Sha’reese Miller

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See THOMPSON, 15A

MaryHamann-Roland

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Cheer teams compete at state

Area teams vied at the Minnesota Cheerleading Coaches Association state competition Saturday, Feb. 1, at Roy Wilkins Audi-torium in St. Paul. Three area teams finished in the top four of the Class AA Non-Tumbling 1 divi-sion. Apple Valley (above) placed second, while East-view (left) and Lakeville North earned third- and fourth-place finishes, respectively. Other Da-kota County teams in the competition were Eagan, Rosemount and Farming-ton. (Photos by Rich Moll)

Area BriefsSheriff’s office offers citizens academy The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office is hosting its third annual citizens academy from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, March 20 to May 8. The eight-week acad-

emy allows residents to learn about issues facing law enforcement locally and helps build insight into the philosophy and opera-tions of the department. Topics to be covered include history of the sher-iff ’s office, use of force, traffic stops and searching and handcuffing proce-dures.

To register or for more information, call 651-438-4721 or email [email protected].

Polar Plunge Registration is open for the 2014 South Metro Po-lar Bear Plunge, to be held beginning at 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 22, at Crystal Beach, 1100 Crystal Lake Road E., Burnsville. The event is a fund-raiser for Special Olym-pics Minnesota. The 2013 south metro event raised about $252,240 as more than 1,090 people took the plunge in icy waters. Register online, indi-vidually or in teams, at plungemn.org. Partici-pants are encouraged to

wear unique and outra-geous costumes. Each par-ticipant must raise at least $75 in pledges. Bring pledges to the check-in. Check-in will be held Friday, Feb. 21, from 4-7 p.m. and on Plunge day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoes and a towel are also required. Polar Bear Plunge events are organized by Minnesota law enforce-ment as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics. For more informa-tion or to register, visit plungemn.org or email [email protected].

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Eagan restaurant closes, bought by Best Western

Eagan restaurant Al Baker’s closed after being purchased by Best Western Dakota Ridge on Jan. 1. Whether the Eagan property will continue to be a restaurant is in question. The property is currently being used for overflow parking from the hotel. Several options are being considered for the property, including a new restaurant, retail space or an addition to the hotel, which is located next door to Al Baker’s. Razing the restaurant for an overflow parking lot is also being considered. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Whether the property will continueto be a restaurant is unclear

After nearly 30 years in business, Al Baker’s closed last month, and whether the Eagan property will continue to be a restaurant is in question. Andy Schweizer, owner of Best West-ern Dakota Ridge hotel, purchased the property — located at 3434 Washington Drive — on Jan. 1. “We recognize the historical value of the Al Baker’s restaurant and are sad to see it close as it brings an end to a great era,” Schweizer said. The property is currently being used for overflow parking from the hotel. Schweizer said he is considering sev-eral options for the property including a new restaurant, retail space or an ad-dition to the hotel, which is located next door to Al Baker’s. Razing the restaurant for an overflow parking lot is also being considered.

“We have a few proposals in front of us that will receive full review,” he said. When Al Baker opened the family res-taurant in 1985, it quickly became a pop-ular mainstay among Eagan residents. In 2004, Baker sold the restaurant to Dan Gavin. Two years later, Baker died of cancer at age 68. Comments on the restaurant’s Face-book page suggest quality had declined over the past few years. Although the restaurant has closed, Schweizer said he plans to honor the res-taurant’s history by displaying a few Al Baker’s artifacts in the hotel lobby within the next month. Among the items to be displayed is a row boat that was a promi-nent part of the restaurant’s decor. Gavin could not be reached for com-ment.

— Jessica Harper

Radio days returnRHS students to stage ‘On the Air’

Rosemount High School theater and vocal students perform during a dress rehearsal Tuesday for “On the Air” – a production of RHS Radio Theater. “On the Air” will be staged three times this weekend. (Photo submitted)



The good old days of radio are back at Rose-mount High School with performances of “On the Air” this weekend. The school’s theater and vocal students will take the stage as part of RHS Radio Theater’s one-hour production, for which rehearsals started the first week of January. Not even a handful of missed school days due to cold temperatures from the “polar vortex” could stop these talented stu-dents from assembling the comedic and dramatic shorts, along with vocal and instrumental selec-tions. “The 15 students who make up the Radio The-ater company this year are some of the finest actors, singers, and musicians that we have at RHS,” said director Thomas Hoff-man. He said the missed school days were the big-gest challenge to the pro-duction, but the students’

talent has made up for the lost time. This is the second year for “On the Air.” Hoffman said they decided to pro-duce another show since it is allows performing arts students to experience per-formance in other venues other than the standard high school plays, musi-cals or musical revues. “It’s a unique experi-ence,” Hoffman said. Another feature of “On the Air” will be its live webcast. A link to the we-bcast will be at the RHS webpage, RHS Theatre Arts webpage, or on Face-book at Rosemount-High-School-Theatre-Arts. Student performers are Justin Blackman, Connor Cruit, Dylan Giles, Jacob Grunklee, Maddie Holtze, Nicole Hutchinson, Colin Lamoreaux, Ryan Poehler, Audrey Powell, Emma Schneider, Becca Schultz, Claire Shaw, Governess Simpson, George Tangen and Peter Wallin. Main performances will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.

Reserved seating tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for se-niors and students. Tickets can be pur-chased online at www.dis-trict196.org/rhs/theaterar-ts/tickets or by contacting the PAC Ticket Office at (651) 423-7540 or 651-683-6969, ext. 37540.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Money Ball winner

Ja’Quan Robinson and his mother Nyeshia Lockwood accept a $500 check from Brian Wester of Merchants Bank in Apple Valley after Ja’Quan sank a half-court shot at halftime of the Apple Valley High School varsity game Jan. 28. Robinson, a member of the sophomore team, had his name drawn randomly and was confident he could make the shot. Merchants Bank has been sponsoring Money Ball throughout the basketball season at Apple Valley High School, with the jackpot progressing with each missed shot. (Photo submitted)


Obermueller supports clean energy To the editor: American business has gradually rebounded over the last several years and jobs are increasing. Mike Obermueller, who is run-ning for Congress in the 2nd District, has said we must re-train the long-term unemployed, and de-velop an economy where energy alternatives begin to yield the jobs they are producing in Europe and elsewhere. Clean and re-newable energy is in our future, and we can prepare for it by reducing expen-sive subsidies for already-successful traditional fu-els. Obermueller says American ingenuity has led the way with innova-tion in the past and we can

do that again. In the case of alternative energy, we can use our entrepreneur-ial skills to design ways to clean up our fragile envi-ronment. Our marketing genius can help us catch Germany and France and use the energy reserves available in our resource-rich country. For decades our univer-sities have been the most sought-after in the world. Many foreign students come here to take advan-tage of the opportunities to be found there, and despite reduced funding for many important pro-grams. Obermueller has said a quality college edu-cation needs to be more available to American stu-dents, too. These institu-tions can also be tapped to help design transitions to less-polluting fuels, for the good of our planet, the employment of our people

and for leadership by U.S. industry. We need Mike Obermueller in Congress to ensure our country’s continued leadership on the world stage. JUDY FINGERApple Valley

Van driver saved him twice To the editor: I was on Cedar Avenue and Interstate 35E when my car broke down. A call to AAA got me a tow truck from Dick’s Valley Towing. My problem, I’m a paraplegic with no legs. There is no way I can get into the tow truck. The tow driver made a call. Soon a minivan arrived and drove me home. Once at home, I realized my house keys were missing.

The van driver left. Fifteen minutes later my cellphone rang. The van driver had gone back to the break-down site and found my keys. Again the van driver drove to my home. This time to give me my keys. Both trips he made to my home were out of the goodness of his heart. He didn’t get paid to drive me around. As he delivered my keys, I thanked him, say-ing, “You have saved me twice today. What is your

name?” He replied, “My name is Dick. I own Dick’s Valley Towing.” I cannot thank him enough. Thank you, Dick!

NED CEDERGRENBurnsville

Earth is doing its thing To the editor: Global warming or no global warming? Cli-mate change or no climate change? Depends on who

you listen to. In watching programs on “History” several years ago, this old Earth has done its thing pre- and post-dinosaurs. And, hu-mans, factories, cars, etc., weren’t around then. What caused it? There have been five times in the Earth’s history when it was covered with a very thick cover of ice. Greenland used to be that – green, inhabited, crops grown, cattle raised,

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Lewis House helps end the cycle of domestic violence

Survey shows continued popularity of newspapers

by Ann AverillSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When a survivor leaves an abusive relationship, transitioning to a safe and healthy future is not easy. This difficult task requires a stabilizing support system to be successful. 360 Communities Lewis House provides the safe shelter, counsel-ing and resources women and children need to build a violence-free future. When I met Rita and her two boys, Stephen, 8, and Christian, 9, (all names have been changed for this story), it was clear that the abuse they had suffered had taken its toll. Hank, Rita’s boy-friend, was a heavy drinker and would beat her regularly for things as trivial as forgetting to bring home something he wanted from the store. Hank was not the boys’ father, but was the only father figure they knew. Hank would abuse and demean Rita in front of the boys and would tell her that she was a bad mom. She believed him. It didn’t take long for Stephen and Christian to begin treating Rita the way Hank did. After one violent outburst, Hank was arrested and Rita left with the boys. The court issued a no contact order, which he quickly violated. Rita, scared for her family’s safety, called our crisis line to talk with an advocate. When the family arrived at the Lewis House, Rita was overcome with depres-sion. Sometimes it was hard for her to get out of bed and feed her children in the morning. After regular meetings with our therapist and advocates, it didn’t take her long to look at her situation more positively, even though she knew she had

a long road ahead of her. However, Rita’s boys were out of control. The boys would run around the house swearing and calling everyone, including their mother, horrible names, they would hit when they got upset, and they would tell people they hated them. Stephen and Christian also had trouble in school and their grades were slipping. The problems the boys were experiencing were not surprising, given their circum-stances. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that children who experience domestic violence are more likely to exhibit a broad range of problems, from behavioral issues to dif-ficulties with cognitive development and social skills. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the strongest risk factor of perpetuating domestic violence from one generation to the next, is when children witness vio-lence between their parents or guardians. “Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own part-ners when they become adults,” they re-port. At Lewis House, we know the damage can be repaired. Children are resilient, and at our shelters, we are able to provide

resources and experiences to help them heal and thrive. Jack, a Lewis House volunteer, came a few times a week to hang out with Ste-phen and Christian. Jack helped with homework, took the boys fishing, played games, worked on puzzles, and read sto-ries with them. Jack was the first posi-tive male role model in their lives. After working with Jack, their grades started to improve as well as their behavior in school and at home. Stephen and Christian also partici-pated in our Children’s Support Group, where they learned and developed strat-egies to handle frustrations, anger, and conflict in a healthy way. Rita also benefited from the Lewis House Women’s Support Group and as well as one-on-one counseling. Rita was relieved to hear other parents have simi-lar challenges with their children. She developed her own sense of self-worth and implemented positive parenting strategies. Eventually, Rita didn’t need to come to our staff as often with her frus-trations with the boys. Building up her confidence and her parenting skills were critical to promoting her self-sufficiency. After months of hard work, Rita was accepted into a long-term supportive housing program. She had a smile on her face that lasted for the rest of her stay at the Lewis House. Rita regularly checks in with Lewis House staff and contin-ues to succeed. She feels safe, and hasn’t thought about going back to her abuser. Rita is currently enrolled in school and is pursuing a degree in Social Work. She said that after working with advocates at

the Lewis House, she is motivated to help others in a similar way. She also says the change in the boys’ behavior is definitely noticeable. They show her more respect and love than before, and are getting good grades in school. Rita emphasizes that they wouldn’t be where they are to-day if it weren’t for the help they received at Lewis House. Our 29th annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Luncheon will be held n Feb. 7. Elected officials, law enforcement and concerned community members will gather at Brackett’s Crossing in Lakeville to say “no more” to violence in all forms. Our guest speaker, actor and advocate Peter Hermann will talk about his Joyful Heart Foundation and how it is spear-heading the NO MORE campaign. NO MORE seeks to spark national conversa-tion and awareness about domestic vio-lence and sexual assault. 360 Communi-ties is proud to be a local ally of the NO MORE campaign. You can help the cause by getting involved. To donate to 360 Communi-ties, or to volunteer at one of our Lewis House locations, please visit 360Com-munities.org. To learn more about NO MORE, visit NOMORE.org.

Ann Averill is supervisor of 360 Commu-nities Lewis House in Hastings. 360 Com-munities is a nonprofit that provides hope and support for people by engaging com-munities to prevent violence, ensure school success and promote long-term self-suffi-ciency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


Minnesota newspapers and their web-sites are valued for their readership and advertising results, according to a survey hot off the press. Results of a survey, conducted by Scarborough researchers for the Minne-sota Newspaper Association, show that in almost every category of news and buying decisions, newspapers and their websites are the first choice for informa-tion. While it’s true that younger readers get information from smartphones, apps and social media, those readers 35 years and older overwhelmingly prefer newspapers in just about every news and advertising category, survey results show. The researchers found that newspa-pers and their websites during a typical month reach 89 percent of the state’s res-idents and 78 percent in an average week. The weekly community newspapers have 51 percent readership, mirroring the 49 percent of Sunday readership. Taking

results of community, Sunday and week-day readership together, the net print readership is 71 percent. Responses in the survey showed news-paper advertising is valued: More than two-thirds (69 percent) of Minnesotans surveyed said newspaper advertising is important. These numbers are meaningful be-cause they torpedo the beliefs that news-paper advertising is going out of style. Consider these other findings from the survey. Coupons are used by 74 percent, with 55 percent of respondents saying they most likely get them from newspapers. The biggest eye-opener in the survey is the high ranking of newspapers on

consumer purchases. For example, 59 percent bought home improvement merchandise, and of that percentage, 92 percent say they were reached by Minnesota newspapers. More than half (56 percent) bought lawn and garden equipment, with 93 percent say-ing they were reached by newspapers. In every purchase category – new and used vehicles, furniture and real estate sales – the reach of newspapers was over 90 per-cent. Newspapers are preferred as the source for all those glossy inserts. The newspaper is the preferred source by far for useful information about community schools, high school sports, things to do, local crime news, making voting decisions and local government news. ECM Publishers prides itself in pub-lishing more local community news than any other media company in the state be-cause the leadership believes news closest to you matters and adds to your quality of life. Readership surveys show that you

read and depend on your weekly com-munity newspaper and its website for information and analysis more than any other source. Of course, some say this is all self-serving information from a survey con-ducted for the MNA. And you might say that you can do anything with figures. You need to know that 1,005 adults were surveyed by telephone in 12-min-ute English language interviews. The survey included 800 random-digit-dial interviews, 150 cellphone interviews and 50 oversamples (that is, additional inter-views of a subgroup for more reliable data) with residents 18-34. I began by saying newspaper reader-ship and advertising results are better than you’ve been led to believe. I just thought you’d like to know there is an-other side to the story, and we intend to tell it. The numbers are on our side. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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dwelling places were built. Now, it’s thawing. People are in a panic. It’s doing its thing. Mr. McCarney was “spot on” with his think-ing. Now, if Mount Rainier or Yellowstone decide to blow, it will make these so-called problems and us nonexistent.

PHYLLIS PETERApple Valley

Changes to park are unacceptable To the editor: Two Dakota County Parks that have numerous hills and some steep ter-rain are planned to have 5 percent grade and 10- to 20-foot-wide bike trails. The natural terrain within Spring Lake Park Reserve and Lebanon Hills Regional Park is far from the 5 percent grade that is required for the trails planned by the Da-kota County Parks and seven county commission-ers. The cost of construct-ing retaining walls, bridg-

es, tunnels, and overpasses along with the trails are in the multi millions. These planned trails are quite invasive to the variety of wildlife, trees, river and lakes within both of these parks. I do not feel the ma-jority of the public wants this type of spending and destruction of two beau-tiful and rare parks that make Dakota County spe-cial. The Dakota County slogan “Forever Wild” will be extremely false if the natural beauty of these parks are destroyed by paved trails, according to this proposed plan. If there is a true need for new bike trails, please consider construction along main roads and around not through these parks. Keep pavement near existing pavement, save millions of dollars and leave the wild and natural peaceful and “Forever Wild.”

PATRICIA LUETH and familyEagan

Wood smoke hazards deserve airingTo the editor:

The Dave Granlund cartoon, “Some of us needed a little more con-vincing…” in the Jan. 31 edition commemorating the 50th anniversary of cigarette health warnings was spot on. The same can be said about wood smoke: Some of us still need a little more convinc-ing. And, I couldn’t help but notice the irony of the cartoon’s position next to yet another article about the controversy swirl-ing around the plans at Lebanon Hills Regional Park where they have an event planned for Feb. 8 at which nine bonfires will be burning throughout the evening. While people can no longer smoke tobacco in Minnesota indoor estab-lishments and in many parks, there is virtually no protection from wood smoke which contains hundreds of the same toxic chemicals and fine particulates as tobacco smoke. Wood smoke is, in fact, more concentrated, travels farther and remains chemically active in the body up to 40 times lon-ger. It is time that wood smoke is recognized as a physical barrier to the use

and enjoyment of public spaces for many people with disabilities such as asthma, COPD, cardiac disease, and diabetes. The South Coast Air Quality Management District in Southern California has found that the particulate emissions rate per minute from one beach bonfire is equal to that from the sec-ondhand smoke from 800 cigarettes. So while the debate continues about wheth-er or not new trails are needed and whether or not they should be paved, we should also be ask-ing ourselves if everyone can breathe the air in and around the park. BARBARA JOHNSONBurnsville

It’s not too late for park redo To the editor: It seems that the Dako-ta County Parks director and the Dakota County planning supervisor are more concerned with meeting the expectations of the county commission-ers than of the people who use the parks. I do not un-derstand why there is not

a user group involved in updating the master plan for Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park. The proposed plan was created without such citizen involvement. It directly conflicts with the planning done in 2001 when the government and citizens worked together. I live on the border of Lebanon Hills. I feel pas-sionate about the park and the use of the park. Please allow citizens to be involved so that the fi-nal plan does have public support. Please direct the staff to involve a citizen group in creating the plan.

SARAH SORIANOEagan

Attention snowmobilers To the editor: The weather has coop-erated this season with lots of snow, so snowmobiling season is in full swing. As a member of the Lakeville Sno-Trackers Snowmobile Club, I’ve been enjoying riding all the trails our club has established in the area, along with lots of other winter enthusiasts. With so many riders us-ing the trails, they become

pretty chewed up by the end of the weekend, but the Sno-Trackers and sur-rounding trail associations have groomers and vol-unteer drivers to smooth them back out during the week. The vast majority of the riders obey the laws and respect the landown-er’s properties, and I want to thank them for that. But it saddens me to see evidence of a few people who don’t. Riding off the trails, on sidewalks, and across pri-vate property is trespass-ing, and is not only illegal, but makes us all look bad to the non-snowmobiling public. We work hard with lo-cal landowners so every-one can enjoy trails in and around Lakeville that con-nect to surrounding com-munities and want to en-joy this great winter sport for years to come. So stay on the trails, easy on the throttles, and if you want to “hot dog,” join a race team where you can get all the “air-time” you can handle.

LARRY LULFPresident of the Lakeville Sno-Trackers Snowmobile Club

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Public SafetyWoman dies three days after County Road 46 crash



A 39-year-old Roseville woman died just before midnight Monday, Feb. 3, after her family decided to remove her from life support fol-lowing a Jan. 31 crash in Empire Township. The crash occurred about 7:54 p.m. on County Road 46 near Bar-bara Avenue. An off-duty Hastings firefighter who witnessed the crash started CPR on Susanne Elizabeth Preda, who was unconscious and did not have a pulse. She was taken, in critical con-dition, to Regions Hospital in St.

Paul. The firefighter was able to ob-tain a pulse and doctors stabilized her condition, but she continued to be on life support. The preliminary investigation revealed that the Impala driven by Preda was traveling west on County Road 46 when it abruptly crossed the center line directly in front of a GMC Envoy traveling east on the road. The Envoy struck the Impala in the passenger side rear, causing the vehicle to spin out of control and into the south ditch. After impact, the Envoy remained in the traffic lane.

The three people in the Envoy were found to be conscious and breathing; they reported minor injuries. The driver and one pas-senger from the Envoy were taken to Regions Hospital, where they received treatment. The crash remains under inves-tigation, and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy. The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office reports this is the first fatal crash of 2014.


Apple Valley man injured in Interstate 35 rollover An Apple Valley man was hospitalized follow-ing a one-vehicle rollover Saturday morning on In-terstate 35 in northeast-ern Minnesota. Andrew M. Johnson, 44, was driving a Dodge Caravan north on I-35 near the exit for Moose Lake at about 8:30 a.m. Feb. 1 when he lost con-trol on the icy roadway, went into the median and rolled, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Johnson, the sole oc-

cupant of the vehicle, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake with “non-life-threaten-ing” injuries, the State Patrol said. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Damage to the Dodge Caravan was listed as “moderate” and it was towed from the crash site. The Moose Lake Po-lice Department assisted the State Patrol at the scene.

—Andrew Miller

Sheriff’s Office: Accident was first fatal crash in county in 2014


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An icy adventure

Members of Apple Valley-based Venture Crew 1776 received their “Zero Hero” award recently for camping outside in temperatures below zero. The group spent the weekend of Jan. 24-26 in the woods at the Boy Scouts’ Northern Tier National High Adventure base near Ely. Youth crew members and adult advisors are, from left, Ilana Blyakher, Nick Deacon, Tiffany Londeen, Felix Blyakher, Davita Blyakher, Peggy Scholberg and Daniel Claseman. (Photo submitted)

SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityo-fapplevalley.org. Monday, Feb. 10 – Membership Comm., 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Maple Syrup Class (advance registration re-quired), 1 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; IMAX Coffee & Show, 9:30 a.m.; Pinoch-le, 12:30 p.m.; Spanish, 1 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.;

Diaper Sewing, 9:15 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Vel-vet Tones, 10 a.m.; Intro to Line Dancing, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mah-jong, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 – De-fensive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Dancing; 12:30 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 – Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m., Wom-en’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Acrylic Class, 1 p.m.; Chocolate & Hearts Party (advance reg-istration required), 3 p.m.

Driver improvement classes The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. Feb. 22 (four-hour re-fresher course), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. The courses are open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The eight-hour course is $24; the four-hour refresh-er is $20. For more infor-mation or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Senior Day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary cof-fee and refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Galapagos 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6.50. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

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Marrying in Dakota County by the numbers More than 2,000 marriage licenses were purchased in the county the past two years

Weddings are a big deal in Dakota County. In 2013, 2,411 marriage li-censes were purchased in the county, up from the 2012 total of 2,386. While not all of the people who purchased marriage licens-es in the county were married here, it’s likely that close to that number of wedding ceremonies were held in area churches and other venues in the past year. Based on those numbers, there could be close to 40 wed-dings conducted every weekend in Dakota County. However, there’s a wedding season in Min-nesota that roughly corresponds with the good weather seasons, so most weddings are held in spring, summer and fall. With that in mind, prime sites for wedding receptions and cer-emonies fill up fast in Dakota County as competition, based on the numbers, is great. These days, many wedding ceremonies and receptions are planned about a year in ad-vance. Today’s special Bridal pages in Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune aim to get those looking to tie the knot a head start in their planning. The county is home to plenty of locations where couples can

tie the knot, celebrate in style and sleep the night (or next morning) away in one of the many hotels. Some of those lo-cations are noted on these pages. Couples getting married in Dakota County churches and other venues should keep in mind that there are plentiful options for receptions, wedding party dinners and hotels close

by. Keeping those venues as close to each other as possible will help couples, their family and friends maximize time spent to-gether on the big day. Local venues also will be able to offer competitive and often less expensive options than go-ing into the central cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Engaged cou-ples are often flood-ed with advice, but here are some tips for selecting a re-ception venue: • Consider the size of the facility. Some couples pre-fer an intimate af-fair with relatively few guests, while others will desire a large wedding party with lots of guests. Couples can find a banquet hall that’s capable of catering to small or large wedding par-ties, but find one that fits your party specifically. If your wedding party is small, then avoid a larger facility that will appear empty.

If the party is large, make sure there’s adequate room so guests won’t feel like they’re sitting on top of one another during din-ner and dessert. • Don’t downplay decor. A banquet hall with an attractive decor is not only aesthetically appealing but can appeal to a couple’s finances as well.

Such a hall likely won’t need any additional decorations, while a banquet hall that’s un-adorned and lacks embellish-ments will, and those decora-tions can dip into a couple’s overall wedding budget. Com-pare the costs of the more deco-rated banquet hall with the one that’s more plain in appearance, factoring in the cost to decorate the latter, and you might just re-alize the one with more aesthetic appeal is more affordable in the long run. • Prioritize privacy. Few cou-ples would be open to strangers having easy access to their wed-ding reception. When shopping for a banquet hall, look for one that gives you and your guests all the privacy you need. Many couples have taken to hosting the entire ceremony at a hotel, which may handle the bulk of the planning and remove the hassle of transportation for out-of-town guests. However, cou-ples considering a hotel should look for one that can promise privacy from other guests at the hotel who aren’t there for the wedding. The reception room should be secluded from the rest of the hotel so other guests walking by aren’t tempted to walk in on the festivities.

Dakota County is home to a variety of places to hold a wedding reception. All of the other services one needs to plan a perfect wedding also are located in the county. Today’s special focus on Wedding & Bridal 2014 offers some leads for starting the planning. (Photo submitted)

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Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va., fall dean’s list, Charles Kyle of Apple Valley. University of Wisconsin-Madison, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Michaela Brause, Stephanie Coleman, Brandon Dunbar, Daniel Falkenberg, Zachariah Ghaffari-Nikou, Kev-in Havlicek, Emily Jewell, Jimmy Ji, Paige Kelly, Ze Li, Alisa Pe-tersen, Kelsey Retherford, Austin Ritz, Brian Rush, Emily Schatz, Thomas Schutte, Jessica Seline, Jonathan Slater, Brenton Smith, Troy Spencer, Daniel Spika, Ka-lin Stenhaug, Luke Stuttgen, Melanie Wagner, Johanna Wirth,

Abigail Yung. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Ivy Arora, Kayla Calhoun, Bailey Erdrich, Jordan Gilbertson, Rachel Haugen, Jus-tin Larson, Marissa Leners, Abby Meyer, Kollin Michels, Mad-elyn Miller, Grant Mueller, Alicia Swanson, Elizabeth Thooft, Tay-lor Vossen, Nathan Woodford. University of Wisconsin-Ste-vens Point, fall honors list, from Apple Valley – Kailey Field, Cait-lin Lockard. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Danielle Bloch, Jackson

Groskreutz, Sarah Mauser, An-thony Mauser, Rachel Peterson, Megan Reily, Hailey Smith, Anna Udenberg, Samuel Wallick, Mi-kaela Wilson, Rachel Young. Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., fall dean’s list, Taylor Misiak of Apple Valley. University of South Dakota, Vermilion, S.D., fall dean’s list, Laura Vonch of Apple Valley. Minnesota State University, Mankato, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Taylor Branstad, Evan Carlson, Amanda Com-stock, Eric Diep, Ryder Febo, Marisa Felker, Daniel Friedrichs, Jasmine Gates, Nicole Hallquist,

Thomas Harrington, Kanchan Khadka, Brooke Larson, Austin Lindquist, Kellie Metzger, Tyler Metzger, Trent Peterson, Leah Rhode, Kristina Roberts, Samra Russell, Benjamin Schneider, Jus-tine See, Nicholas St. Aubin, Em-ily Thooft, Kelly Willenbring. Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, Winona, fall president’s list, Matthew Kraus of Apple Valley. Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., fall dean’s list, Maureen Boyce of Apple Valley. Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Erin Andrus, Whitney

Hanson, Keaton Hewitt, Grace Nelson, Hannah Ruszczyk. University of Minnesota, Crookston, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Alexa Dohmeier, Travis Lawell, Daniel Worm. Minnesota State University Moorhead, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Mollie Day, Shan-non Deutsch, Molly Dziekan, Katie Grundstrom, Victoria Hoffman, Leslie Houghtaling, Eric Krupke, Patrick Murphy, Jordan Pinneke, Haley Thom-forde.

College News


Sophie Dahedl (right), an alto sax player from Eastview High School, was named an Outstanding Soloist at the second annual Winter Jazz Blast hosted by McNally Smith College of Music. Eastview’s jazz band was among 15 middle and high school groups to participate in the festival Jan. 18 at McNally Smith’s downtown St. Paul campus, and Dahedl was one of five young musicians to receive the Outstanding Soloist designation. Dahedl re-ceived a commemorative trophy, a full-tuition scholarship to McNally Smith’s summer workshops, and an invita-tion to sit in with the JazzMN Orchestra at the Winter Jazz Blast evening concert. She’s pictured here perform-ing with Pete Whitman, head of McNally Smith’s brass and woodwinds department. (Photo submitted)

Superior sax

EducationDistrict 196 expanding preschool offerings District 196 is expand-ing its half-day preschool offerings for 3- and 4-year-old children who live in the district through the new District 196 Connections Preschool program. Fami-lies will have a wider range of program offerings and locations to choose from, beginning with fall 2014 classes. “Previously, we had a mix of programs with dif-ferent names, formats and registration processes,” ex-plained Karen Kellar, Ear-ly Childhood Family Edu-cation/School Readiness manager. “In order to be as family friendly as pos-sible, we have combined all our programs for 3- and 4-year-olds into Connec-tions Preschool, with con-sistent curriculum, a com-mon registration process and more financial assis-tance for families in need.” Key features of Dis-trict 196 Connections Preschool include: Both morning and afternoon opportunities; seven dif-ferent locations in the dis-trict; financial assistance available at all locations; consistent curriculum fo-cused on meeting state and district learning standards, aligned with the Minneso-ta Early Childhood Indica-tors of Progress; licensed early childhood teachers; and five school-based op-tions for 4-year-olds at no cost to families who meet certain requirements. “We are especially pleased to be able to ex-pand our no-cost, school-based options with free transportation,” said Di-rector of Elementary Edu-

cation Julie Olson. “These will help boost the school readiness of students who may need more support due to financial, language, development or other fac-tors.” The school-based pro-grams are targeted for 4-year-olds in the Cedar Park, Echo Park, Green-leaf, Oak Ridge and West-view elementary schools’ attendance areas. In District 196 Con-nections Preschool, all children experience learn-ing to work and play with other children; prekinder-garten skills in reading, writing and math; group settings; and routines and expectations. Registrations for fall 2014 Connections Pre-school programs received by March 14 will receive priority. Brochures are being mailed to all fami-lies with 3- and 4-year-old children on the district’s census list. To receive a brochure or learn more, visit www.District196.org/ecfe, call 952-431-8334 or email [email protected].

STEM Career Fair is Feb. 25 District 196 is sponsor-ing a STEM Career Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6-8 p.m., in the student commons at Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trail. The event is free and open to all in-terested area high school students and their parents. More than 125 STEM (science, technology, en-gineering and mathemat-ics) business professionals and college representatives will be available to an-swer questions and share information about their company and work ex-perience. School curricu-

lum preparation, typical workday, job outlook and career paths are just a few of the topics for conversa-tion. Students can explore what it takes to become an engineer, computer pro-grammer, physician, phar-macist, nurse, actuary and other technical careers. Students can visit the businesses in their fields of interest in this college fair-like setting. Some of the companies that have agreed to participate in-

clude 3M, Xcel Energy, Mayo Clinic, Thomson Reuters, Dakota County and a number of colleges and universities. Door prizes will be given away. Those attending the STEM Career Fair can enter Eagan High School through the entrances on the south or east side of the school. All visitors will be asked to sign in. For more information, go to www.District196.org/district/departments/mag-

netschools/STEMcareer-fair.cfm.

Area educators nominated for state Teacher of the Year Six area teachers are among the 128 candidates nominated for the 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. They are Stephanie Cin and Steven Orth,

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage; Kim Jirik and Jill Mitzo, Lakeville; and Michelle Betts and Karen Pachan, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. The 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 4, in Bloomington. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of com-munity leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.


Sports

Athletes put it on the line at signing dayLocal high

schools supplying

colleges with more talent

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Local high schools again will supply colleges across the nation with a flood of athletic talent. Wednesday was Nation-al Signing Day, the first day of the winter period when high school athletes can sign National Let-ters of Intent. Although football gets the majority of attention on National Signing Day, Wednesday also was the first day soc-cer players and track and field athletes could sign. Following are some of the athletes from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area who signed with col-leges:

Apple Valley Apple Valley football players signing Wednes-day included quarterback Tommy Singer, who will go to Minnesota, Crookston, where former AVHS head coach Mike Fritze is in charge of the Golden Ea-gles. Defensive lineman Lord Josh Hyeamang will

play at Columbia Univer-sity, and offensive lineman Trey Pipkins is headed to the University of Sioux Falls. Defensive back Da-vis Anderson will join the University of Minnesota program as a preferred walk-on. Julia Lam, a senior mid-fielder for the girls soccer team, will play that sport at South Dakota State.

Burnsville Five athletes from Burnsville signed Na-tional Letters of Intent on Wednesdaya, three of them for women’s soccer. Defender/midfielder Han-nah Keirstead went to Au-gustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., and midfield-er Amanda Hartmann signed with Southwest Minnesota State. Forward Alyssa Blahnik signed with Min-nesota. She was one of the top scorers in the state as a sophomore and helped Burnsville place second in the 2011 state Class AA tournament. Knee injuries suffered while playing club soccer prevented Blahnik from playing high school soccer as a junior or se-nior. She was one of the Blaze’s team managers last fall. Shelly Johnson III, a defensive back on the football team, is going to

Southwest State. Mitch Brown will attend Winona State and compete in cross country.

Eagan Raissa Hansen, who helped Eagan reach the state girls cross country meet the last two years, will compete in cross country and track at Win-ona State University. Soc-cer player Leah Schmidt is headed for Southwest State University.

Eastview Four members of the girls soccer team signed with colleges, including forward Kellie McGahn, who is going to Minneso-ta. Katie Eaton will go to Loyola-Chicago, Bri Lind-strom will play at Minne-sota State, Mankato and Emily Sutliff is headed to South Dakota State. Boys soccer goalkeeper Treston Kederer signed with the University of San Francisco. Kederer played for Eastview’s state Class AA runner-up team in 2011 and trained in the Minnesota Thun-der Academy the last two years. Four members of the Eastview football team that reached the Class 6A quarterfinals also signed National Letters of Intent. Jack Buck will play at Wi-

nona State, Sam Fluegge is going to North Dakota, Joey Marinello signed with Montana State and Montrell Moore will go to Augustana. Kari Opatz signed to play women’s golf at Con-cordia-St. Paul in Novem-ber but took part in East-view High School’s signing day Wednesday.

Farmington Farmington senior Kai-tlyn O’Reilly, who reached the Class AA champion-ship final in two events at the state girls swimming and diving meet last No-vember, will compete in that sport at the United States Naval Academy. Josh Patterson, an of-fensive lineman, will play football at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. The football team is Di-vision II and plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Lakeville North Lakeville North sent three football players to colleges Wednesday – run-ning back Jamiah Newell, who signed with Minne-sota-Duluth; defensive lineman Gregory Menard, headed to three-time de-fending NCAA Football Championship Subdivi-sion winner North Dakota

State; and long snapper/tight end Bronson Bru-neau, who will go to Duke as a preferred walk-on. Also signing were two members of Lakeville North’s 2013 state run-ner-up girls soccer team – Lauren Sherry (Central Michigan) and Lauren Brownrigg (Arkansas, Lit-tle Rock).

Lakeville South Shaina Burns (Texas A&M) and Morgan Pieri (Nebraska), mainstays of the Cougars’ track and field team for several years, signed with Divi-sion I programs. Also signing were foot-ball players Tyler Lattery (Minnesota-Duluth), Alex Hoffman (Bemidji State) and A.J. Westrude (South Dakota State). Elizabeth Brettschneider will play soccer for Minnesota, Crookston and Mitch Herrera will swim for Co-lumbia University.

Rosemount Eight Rosemount stu-dents were expected to sign on Wednesday, including Division I-bound athletes Marisa Knott (soccer, Northern Illinois) and Daniel Monaghan (diving, Minnesota). Monaghan is the defending state Class AA boys diving champi-on.

Linebackers Craig Syz-manski (St. Cloud State) and Nate Sackett (Augus-tana) signed with football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con-ference. Also headed to the NSIC is offensive lineman Jake Conn, who signed with Southwest State. Kaitlyn Debaun will play soccer at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. Matt Johnson signed with Wingate University in North Carolina to play la-crosse. Ryan Condon will compete in cross country and track and field for the U.S. Coast Guard Acad-emy.

Cretin-Derham Eagan resident and Cretin-Derham Hall se-nior Megan Linder will compete in track and field at the University of Ten-nessee. Linder has won the 400-meter dash at the state Class AA girls meet the last two years.

St. Croix Lutheran Lakeville resident Jen-nie Scislow, St. Croix Lutheran’s all-time lead-ing scorer in girls soccer, signed with South Dakota State.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

3 local teams qualify for state Nordic meet

Hett will get chance for

individual title by Mike Shaughnessy

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Eagan boys, East-view girls and Burnsville girls all were favorites go-ing into their section Nor-dic skiing meets Tuesday – and lived up to the ex-pectations as all won sec-tion championships. Eagan won the Sec-tion 1 boys championship Tuesday at Valleywood Golf Course, while East-view took the girls title, marking the first time an Eastview team has quali-fied for the state Nordic meet. Burnsville qualified for the state girls meet for the third consecutive year by winning the Section 3 championship at Theo-dore Wirth Park in Min-neapolis.

Section 1 Eagan senior Josh Podpeskar won the boys pursuit race, consisting of a 5-kilometer classic leg and a 5K freestyle leg. He had the fastest time for both halves of the race, and his overall time was 30 minutes, 23 seconds. He won by 33 seconds. Senior Jacob Edmond (third, 31:09) and ninth-grader Patrick Acton (sev-enth, 32:14) also finished in the top 10 for Eagan. Acton was the only skier among the top 17 individ-uals who wasn’t a junior or senior. Eagan senior Brady Mavetz was 14th in 32:49. Also advancing to state for the Wildcats are junior Chris Acton (27th, 35:44), ninth-grader Ryan Conroy (33rd, 36:52) and ninth-grader Ryan Steger (41st, 37:29). The Wildcats qualified for state in 2013, finish-ing seventh. Podpeskar, Edmond, Mavetz, Patrick Acton and Chris Acton all competed in last year’s state meet. The top eight individ-ual finishers who are not Eagan skiers also quali-fied for state. That group includes Lakeville South senior Mitchell Miller (eighth, 32:16) and Apple Valley senior Rhett Carl-son (ninth, 32:20). Eagan scored 380 points and won the section championship by 11 over Winona/Winona Cotter.

Lakeville South was third with 343. Apple Valley was fifth with 304, Lakev-ille North was eighth with 244, Rosemount was 10th with 209 and Eastview fin-ished 13th with 77. Eastview sophomore Margie Freed was girls pursuit champion in 35:04, more than one min-ute ahead of the runner-up. She returns to the state meet after finishing 37th a year ago. The difference this year is Freed will compete at state with her team. Three Eastview girls finished in the top five and four were in the top nine as the Lightning won by almost 40 points over Winona/Winona Cotter. Eastview senior Kaley Hedberg was fourth in 37:57 and sophomore An-nika Martell finished fifth in 38:04. Kylie Kraemer, a sophomore, finished ninth in 38:54. Indicative of the Light-ning’s strength at the sec-tion girls meet was that Eastview skiers Sydney Hedberg and Lauren Her-land were the only individ-uals in the top 25 whose finishes did not count to-ward their team’s total. Hedberg was 14th in 40:18 and Herland was 24th in 42:26. Also going to state for Eastview is Elena Daw-son, who was 30th in the section meet in 44:24. Lakeville North (340 points), Lakeville South (312) and Apple Valley (289) were fourth through sixth in the team stand-ings. Eagan finished 10th.

Section 3 Burnsville senior Viv-ian Hett apparently wasn’t jet-lagged after competing in an international meet in Finland last week. The Blaze girls won the South Suburban Conference championship while she was gone and once Hett returned, there was no touching them in the Sec-tion 3 meet. Burnsville finished 28 points ahead of runner-up St. Paul Highland Park in the 12-team Section 3 girls meet. Hett, the state’s top-ranked skier this season and the state individual runner-up last year, won the pursuit championship in 33:44. The state meet starts at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Giants Ridge in Bi-wabik.

Lightning seeded 2nd in girls hockey playoffsBurnsville is top seed; semifinals

are Saturday by Mike Shaughnessy


A second-half surge propelled Burnsville to second place in South Suburban Conference girls hockey and the No. 1 seed in the Section 3AA playoffs. Burnsville, 16-8-1 over-all, was 10-3-1 in its last 14 games and finished the regular season with a 4-3 overtime victory at Apple Valley on Saturday after-noon. The Blaze faced Woodbury in the quarter-finals Wednesday night. The winner of that game advances to the semifinals to play fourth-seeded East Ridge or fifth-seeded Ea-gan at 5 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Memorial Com-munity Center in Inver Grove Heights. The section champi-onship game is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, also at VMCC. Burnsville is trying to reach the state tournament for the first time since 2010. Burnsville was 12-4 in the South Suburban Conference to take sec-ond place behind Lakev-ille North, which won the league for the third con-secutive year. The Blaze went 6-1 in its final seven SSC games to hold off

Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy for second place. In Saturday’s game at Apple Valley, Burnsville held a 3-1 lead with 11:05 to play, only to see the Ea-gles score twice to send the game to overtime. Blaze senior forward Lindsey Coleman scored at 4:47 of overtime to complete a hat trick. Maddie Dockry also scored for Burnsville. Goalie Lauren Bench made 28 saves as Burns-ville defeated Eagan 3-0 on Jan. 30. Abigail Tuc-ci, Paige Skaja and Me-gan Mazanec scored for Burnsville, and Coleman assisted on all three goals. Briita Nelson had two as-sists. Coleman (56 points), Nelson (50) and Skaja (37) finished the regular season as the top three scorers in the South Sub-

urban Conference. The linemates, all senior cap-tains, scored 70 of their team’s 89 goals.

Section 3AA

outlook Eastview was seeded second, Eagan fifth, Ap-ple Valley sixth and Rose-mount ninth in the Sec-tion 3AA playoffs. Rosemount (1-25) lost 5-4 to Woodbury (7-18-1) in Monday’s play-in game, with Woodbury advancing to the quarter-finals against Burnsville on Wednesday. Defend-ing section champion Ea-gan (11-13-1) played East Ridge (14-9-1) with the winner taking on Burns-ville, Woodbury or Rose-mount in the semifinals Saturday. Eastview (15-9-1), last

year’s section runner-up, played seventh-seeded Park of Cottage Grove (4-19-2) in a quarterfinal game, with the winner facing No. 3 seed Hast-ings (13-11-1) or No. 6 Apple Valley (7-17-1) in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Me-morial Community Cen-ter. Other top players in the Section 3AA tourna-ment include Apple Val-ley forward Erica Power, who was fifth in the South Suburban Conference in scoring with 35 points, and Eastview forward Natalie Snodgrass, who was tied for sixth with 34 points.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eastview’s Kellie McGahn (7) tries to play the puck through Apple Valley’s MacK-enzie Ess (4) and Alexis Smrekar during a South Suburban Conference girls hockey game Jan. 30. The Lightning and Eagles started the Section 3AA playoffs Wednes-day night. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Alpine skiers grab spots at state meet by Mike Shaughnessy


Skiers from Burnsville, Eastview, Apple Val-ley and Lakeville North qualified for the state Al-pine meet via Tuesday’s Section 6 competition at Buck Hill. Lakeville North also will send its girls team after finishing second to Mankato West. North senior Courtney Kavanaugh helped lead her team to the state meet by finishing second in the Section 6 meet with a two-run time of 47.68 seconds. It will be a return to state for Kavanaugh, who qual-ified individually in 2013. Kate Hanson of Roch-

ester Century won the section girls individual championship in 45.65. Bailey Servais of Lakeville North was fifth in 48.39. Kathryn Kos-sack also was among the top 20 individuals, finish-ing 16th in 51.01. Emily Ray was 31st in 56.04, Anna Konietzko placed 41st in 59.70 and Hoiland Taylor was 52nd in 1:02.51. Section champion Mankato West is the oth-er state-qualifying team from the Section 6 meet. Burnsville was fifth in the girls team standings. Also qualifying were the top 10 girls finish-ers who don’t ski for

Mankato West or Lakev-ille North. That group includes Eastview’s Claire Hefko, who finished sixth in 48.48, and Burnsville senior Liz Drusch, sev-enth in 48.63. This will be Drusch’s third consecu-tive trip to the state meet. Edina and Chanhassen earned the top two spots in the Section 6 boys com-petition. Eastview and Apple Valley were fifth and sixth, and Burnsville also was in the top 10, placing ninth. Burnsville’s Jack Lind-say tied for second in the individual competition in 43.31 and is one of two skiers from the Blaze boys team to qualify for state.

The other is junior Jon Garbe, who will go to state for the second con-secutive year after finish-ing eighth in 44.57 at the section meet. Others qualifying indi-vidually for the boys state meet include Eastview’s Luke Doolittle, fifth in 43.87; Apple Valley’s Robert Hapke, seventh in 44.18; Matt Xi of Lakev-ille North, 10th in 44.72; Liam Tyler of Apple Val-ley, 14th in 45.51; and Croix Turner of Apple Valley, 15th in 45.61. The state meet is Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, with runs scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.


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Blowouts commonplace for EaglesTop-ranked

hoops team beefs up its defense

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Apple Valley hasn’t just been winning, it’s been winning big. Blowouts have been common during the boys basketball team’s 15-game winning streak. In several games, the “mercy rule” has kicked in because the Eagles held a 35-point lead in the second half. The closest game during the streak was a 13-point mar-gin – and that was against the defending Kansas state large-school champion. At times like this, some coaches might fret about the string of one-sided vic-tories and hope for close games so that their teams will be “tested.” Apple Valley coach Zach Gor-ing said this doesn’t worry him. All the streak means, Goring said, is that the Eagles are playing well. “I think we’re playing our best basketball right now,” Goring said. “The kids are putting them-selves in situations where they’re up by large mar-gins. “We’ve talked about it, and we know we’re going to have some closer games. I wouldn’t mind one, and I think the kids know what they have to do the next time they’re in one.” Tyus Jones, the Eagles’ Duke University-bound senior guard, has led the chorus of players saying the team has to contin-ue to improve – and has backed it up in practice, Goring said. “When your best player is also your hardest-work-ing player, that’s a good situation,” the coach said. The Eagles, 20-1 over-all and 13-0 in the South Suburban Conference, have decimated conference opponents. Their closest game in league play was a 16-point victory at Bloom-ington Jefferson.

On Monday night Ap-ple Valley routed Eagan 80-46, marking the second consecutive game in which the Eagles have held an opponent below 50 points. That’s not by accident, Goring said. “We’ve been focusing on defense, on our rota-tions and just on being solid,” the coach said. “We haven’t been pressing as much. We held Eagan to 15 points in the first half and in our previous game (Bloomington) Kennedy had just 13 in the first half. “I think we held Eagan to 24 percent shooting in the first half, and we did a good job on their top three offensive players.” Jones led Apple Val-ley with 23 points and 11 assists. Ninth-grade guard Gary Trent Jr. had 12 points, senior forward Dennis Austin had 11 and sophomore center Brock Bertram had nine points and 10 rebounds. Trey Pip-kins also had 10 rebounds. Goring has been ex-perimenting with hav-ing Bertram, Pipkins and Austin on the floor at the same time. “It gives us a lot of length and those three guys are really physi-cal,” the coach said. “They can really hit the glass. It does mean Dennis has to play farther away from the basket, which is tough be-cause he has some really nice post moves. But he’s proven he can play out there.” In addition to their big lineup, the Eagles have shown the flexibility to go with three guards because of their depth at that posi-tion. It got a little thinner last week when eighth-grader Tre Jones broke his collarbone (he might be back in time for the state tournament if Apple Val-ley gets there), but players such as Jake Rhyner and Jordan Bolton have picked up some more minutes. Apple Valley has five regular-season games re-maining, starting at 7:45 p.m. Friday at Eastview. As dominant as the Eagles

have been in the South Suburban, the race is not over. Lakeville North is 12-1 in conference play, with its loss coming to Ap-ple Valley. The Panthers play host to the Eagles on Feb. 18.

Jones named to

McDonald’s game Tyus Jones will play in the McDonald’s All-American game April 2 at the United Center in Chi-cago. He’s one of 24 play-ers nationwide – and one of three with Minnesota ties – chosen for the 37th annual game. The event is considered to be the most prestigious of the high school All-American games. Jones, who signed with Duke in November, will play for the East team. Among the players on the West squad are De La Salle senior Reid Travis and former Robbinsdale Cooper player Rashad Vaughn, now at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.

Apple Valley senior Tyus Jones, shown during the 2013 state tournament, will play in the McDonald’s All-American game April 2. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)


LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 24, 2007MORTGAGOR: Christine A.

Herrmann, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc..DATE AND PLACE OF RECORD-

ING: Filed June 6, 2007, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Docu-ment No. 612050, as corrected by Corrective Mortgage recorded No-vember 14, 2013 as document no. T725151 on Certificate of Title No. 111704.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: M&T Bank. Dated June 7, 2013 Filed June 20, 2013 , as Document No. T718114.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100196800031001998LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Home Loan Cen-ter, Inc., dba LendingTree Loans

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 14620 Garrett Avenue #310, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 01.81401.01.138LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Residential Unit Number 310

and Garage Unit Number 53 in Condominium No. 36 Garrett Square Condominium Homes

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $97,000.00

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

$96,169.84That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be

sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 18, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 18, 2014 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 13, 2014M&T BankMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688837 - 13-008787 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in theApple Valley

January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

166464

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: Big Fat PretzelPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 7515 140th Street WestApple Valley, MN. 55124NAMEHOLDER(S): Anthony L. Calistro7515 140th Street WestApple Valley, MN. 55124I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: January 2, 2014SIGNED BY: Scott Saari

Published in Apple Valley

January 31, February 7, 2014166540

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 9, 2007MORTGAGOR: Phillip A. Klang

and Elizabeth C. Klang, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc as Nominee for Summit Mortgage Corporation.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded August 28, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2540644.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated July 19, 2013 Recorded July 26, 2013, as Document No. 2965860.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100061907000032151LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Summit Mortgage CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mort-gage, a division of U.S. Bank Na-tional Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 15970 Heath Court, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 014580108140LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 14, Block 8, Lon-gridge Second Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $222,000.00

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

$234,705.54That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 13, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 15, 2014, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks

under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 2, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 13-001222 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in theApple Valley

January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

166488INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

NORTEL NETWORKS TELEPHONE SYSTEM

MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for the purpose of securing a contract for mainte-nance services and optionally an upgrade to the latest version of Succession software for the Dis-trict’s 32 Nortel Network CS1000 Release 4.5 PBX systems by Inde-pendent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Complete instructions on how to obtain bidding documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/.

If you should have any questions regarding this bid, you may contact Edward Heier at (651) 423-7793.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 7, 14, 2014

172944

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

2014 HARDSCAPE REHABILITATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Hardscape and Tennis Court Rehabilitation by Independent School District 196, at the Facili-ties and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday March 4, 2014; at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Facili-ties and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068.

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

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District #196



172907INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

2014 ROOF REHABILITATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Roof Rehabilitation by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the District Office (Dakota Conference Room), 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m., local time on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Office (Dakota Conference Room) located at 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068. Attendees shall meet at the main entrance.

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

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196



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among his special con-cerns. Thompson has asked Benson to partner with him in reforming Minne-sota’s health care system. Benson announced she and Thompson intend to introduce bills this legisla-tive session to change the structure of the MNsure Board and strengthen the role of the Legislative Oversight Committee. Thompson previously said he would abide by the Republican endorsement process, which had an un-official start Tuesday with preference polls during caucus night. Other Republicans seeking the GOP nod are former House leaders Marty Seifert, of Marshall, and Kurt Zellers, of Maple Grove; Wayzata business-man Scott Honour; and Hennepin County Com-missioner Jeff Johnson. Benson is a longtime

resident of Ham Lake and is a certified public accountant with a master of business administration degree from the University of St. Thomas. Other com-mittee assignments in the Senate include the Energy, Agriculture and Govern-ment Reform and Rede-sign committees. A small business lawyer, Thompson hosted the The Dave Thompson Show for 7 1/2 years. The radio talk show aired on KSTP in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Thompson’s show promoted generally con-servative views. This past session, Thompson served the Minnesota Senate on the Education Committee, State and Local Govern-ment Committee, Taxes Committee and Tax Re-form Division as the rank-ing minority member.


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said the criminal complaint against his mother. An autopsy in Henne-pin County revealed that the boy had an injury in his small intestine and was bleeding in his bowel area. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by complications from blunt-force injuries to the abdomen and chest. Key’ontay “was left with this injury long enough for him to develop sepsis and infection,” the complaint said. “Had the injury been treated in a timely manner, it may not have been fatal.” The complaint sheds new light on a case in which police questioned the boy’s family members, child-pro-tection workers and even Warr’s former fellow in-mates in the Dakota Coun-ty Jail to establish a pattern of abuse and neglect. Warr, who faces four counts each of first- and second-degree murder, is in state prison after pleading guilty to vio-lating the protection order and trying to flee the town-house complex as police ar-

rived. A medical examiner’s investigator who examined Key’ontay’s body at the townhouse found his stom-ach was “extremely bloat-ed,” and he was bruised on his forehead, arms and chest. The autopsy revealed that his abdomen was “filled with gas and blood” and that his injuries includ-ed “multiple contusions to his head, chest and legs,” the complaint said. He had eight rib frac-tures “in various stages of healing, indicating the injuries occurred on more than one occasion,” the complaint said. A contu-sion “consistent with an adult human bite mark was found on his upper thigh.” Miller told police June 11 her son had been ill since June 6. He appeared to be improving, but two days be-fore his death was vomiting and having diarrhea. She called and made a doctor’s appointment for the “fol-lowing day” but grew con-cerned when Key’ontay felt “warm to the touch,” the complaint said.

She told police she called Warr to care for her other two children, a 2-year-old boy and an 8-month-old girl, who is Warr’s daugh-ter. After he arrived, Mill-er told police, she took Key’ontay upstairs at around 4:45 p.m. to try to cool him down in the bath-tub. After 15 to 20 minutes, he stopped breathing, she said. Miller at first claimed she didn’t know Warr was at the townhouse, but in subsequent police inter-views admitted he was there that day and had been on “numerous occasions” since she moved to Burnsville last May. She admitted that Warr — who assaulted her “ap-proximately 100” times dur-ing their relationship and once, during an argument, threatened to shoot her and her family — had been left alone with Key’ontay “on more than one occasion,” most recently on May 27 and June 1. She admitted to “will-ingly” allowing Warr to violate the protection order.

Evidence that he had been staying at the townhouse included his clothing in a bedroom closet and pre-scription pill bottles with his name, police say. Key’ontay was scared of Warr, according to inter-views with “some of (Mill-er’s) relatives.” They said the boy had a black eye; one took four photos of the eye on May 20 and gave them to police. Miller told the female relative he had bumped his eye on a toy chest. Private-ly, the boy told the relative Warr had “whooped” him, according to the complaint. When Miller previ-ously lived in Hennepin County, “multiple reports” were made to Child Pro-tection Services that Warr was abusing Miller’s two sons, the complaint said. Key’ontay himself told his day care provider on Feb. 22, 2012, that Warr had “spanked him with a belt.” Miller denied any abuse by Warr when questioned by child-protection staff-ers, the complaint said. When the day care provider found an injury on the back

of Key’ontay’s head, his mother said he had fallen in the tub and hit his head on the faucet. The dangers of domes-tic violence to her children were discussed “at length” with Miller after a March 11, 2012, report that Warr had strangled her in the children’s presence, the complaint said. Only after he assaulted her in late May and threat-ened to kill her and her sons did Miller obtain the pro-tection order, the complaint said. But she continued to allow the contact, sparking a new report to Child Pro-tection Services in Dakota County after she moved to Burnsville. The report said Warr had “spanked” Key’ontay, causing him to fall into a toy box and hit his eye. Interviewed by a protec-tion worker June 7, Miller claimed she hadn’t seen Warr since May a year ear-lier. “A safety plan was cre-ated and (Miller) agreed that she would not allow (Key’ontay) to have any contact with Warr,” the

complaint said. While jailed in Dakota County, Warr told one in-mate that about a week before Key’ontay died, he had punched him in the side while holding him in the air and had dropped him, causing the boy to hit his side on a bed frame, the complaint said. Key’ontay “wasn’t right” after that, not want-ing to eat or play, Warr told the inmate. He didn’t tell Miller what he had done and persuaded her to not seek medical attention for Key’ontay. Warr told another in-mate he had “duped” police and child-protection work-ers several times. He said he had “whooped” Key’ontay a few days before his death, “and that he knew he screwed up” when the boy “started throwing up and defecating everywhere,” the complaint said. On the day he died, Warr told the inmate, Key’ontay couldn’t stand or walk.

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Obituaries Anniversaries

Sonya & Jerry Larson

60th Anniversary The Larsons of Eagan

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Retirements

Dennis & Bert Geertsema Retire

Dennis has been in the Farmington School Dis-trict as a Custodian for 20 years. Opening Mead-owview Elementary in 2002 as Head Custodian. Also working in other Farmington Schools. Pre-viously working in Red-wing School for seven years. Plus, Unisys Corp as a computer technician for seventeen years.

Bert has had her own Hair Salon for 35 years as ‘Hair Empire’ in Rose-mount for eighteen years & in Empire for seventeen years. Bert has been work-ing now in ‘Hairstyling’ for forty-seven years. For ten years she carried a li-cence also as an instructor in Cosmetology, working in various schools.

They both decided to retire & move to their farm in southern Minn. where they intend to build the home they’ve dreamt of for twenty some years to spend more time w/family & friends.

They would want you to come and celebrate with them at Carbone’s in Farmington Open House 1-4pm Saturday, Feb. 15th.

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Friday, Feb. 7 Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Sledding Party, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Bring your sled for a fun party on the lit sledding hill. All ages. Free. Registration requested at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks.

Saturday, Feb. 8 How To Make 2014 Your Best Year Ever, women’s well-ness seminar, 9-11 a.m., Lake-ville Chart House, 11287 Klam-ath Trail, Lakeville. Free, but a $10 tax-deductible donation to the 360 Communities’ Lewis House will be taken at the door; receipts given. Information: www.lakevillefitwomen.com. Co-Parenting Following Divorce, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Registration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Volunteer Income Tax As-sistance (VITA), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, 952-981-7045. For those who are age 65 or older, disabled, speak limited English, or whose an-nual household income is less than $52,000. Free income tax preparation assistance. Bring tax-deductible expenses (in-cluding property tax or rental payment records), photo ID, family Social Security cards and a copy of last year’s tax re-turn. No appointments taken.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 Open house, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Faithful Shepherd Cath-olic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: Shawnessy Schwartz at 651-262-2898 or [email protected]. Clear Communication workshop, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Suite 208, Burnsville. Free. Register at http:// thrivetherapymn.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Eagan Garden Club, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Topic: “Lilies, Jewels of the Garden” by Peggy Nerdahl.

Thursday, Feb. 13 AARP Tax Aide, 10 a.m.

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Friday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s dinner event, Rosemount American Legion Post 65. Information: 651-423-3380. MaxaMom “Love vs. He-licopters in the Air” event, 6:30 p.m., A 2-147 Helicopter Battalion, 206 Airport Road, St. Paul. Free, but space is limited. RSVP required at Facebook.com/MaxaMom.

Saturday, Feb. 15 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Items for sale include locally produced food items such as honey, jams, sauces, sweet treats, artisan bakery items, strudel, root veg-etables and more.

Ongoing Feed My Starving Children South Metro Mobilepack, Feb. 3-8, various shifts available, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road N.W., Prior Lake. Volun-teers are needed to help pack 3 million meals to be distributed

to children across the world. To register or donate: www.fund-raising.fmsc.org/southmetro. For questions, contact Heather Hecht at [email protected]. Firearm safety class, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 4 to April 29 (no class March 25), at Rosemount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rosemount. Range day on April 26. Regis-tration night will be Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. A parent or legal guard-ian must accompany student to registration. Class fee is $7.50. Upon class completion, a $7.50 DNR fee is paid online to self-certify. Class size limited. Mini-mum age to attend is 11. To en-roll student(s), send full name, age and name of parent or legal guardian to [email protected].

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. • Feb. 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Feb. 10, 1-6 p.m., Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley. • Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 102, Eagan. • Feb. 11, 1:30-7:30 p.m., School District 191 – Commu-nity Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Suite 102, Burnsville. • Feb. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Roundbank, 3380 Vermil-lion River Trail, Farmington. • Feb. 14, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Feb. 17, 1-7 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount. Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drive. Call 888-GIVE-BLD or visit MBC.org to make an appoint-ment or for more information. • Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Argosy University, 1515 Central Parkway, Eagan.

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Call for Artists The Eagan Art House is ac-cepting registrations through Feb. 21 for the 2014 exhibit “Art Is… Exhibit and Artist Per-spective.” Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/rec-reation/eagan-art-house.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts Soci-ety’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Performing Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685. “Opposing Landscapes,” a photography exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display during Feb-ruary at Dunn Bros Coffee, 1012 Diffley Road, Eagan. Includes images captured at Lake Mo-raine, Alberta, Canada, and the Badlands near Rapid City, S.D. “My Minnesota,” a photog-raphy exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display Feb. 8 through March 10 at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farming-ton. Features images captured near Grand Marais. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Ea-gan Art Festival and Eagan Art House, is on display through February at the Eagan Byerly’s, 1299 Promenade Place. Infor-mation: 651-675-5521.

Music Saturday Musical Matinee with MacPhail Center for Music cellist Jacqueline Ultan and flut-ist Julie Johnson, 1 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 8, Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Features music through the cen-turies from around the world. Re-freshments follow. Free. RSVP at 952-236-2600. Sponsored by Augustana Care and MacPhail Center for Music. Rockie Lynne “Radio Road” CD release event Sat-urday, Feb. 8, at Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Pre-show dinner at 6 p.m. with main show at 9 p.m. Dinner and main show, $40, http://shop.rockielynnemusicgroup.com. Tickets for the 9 p.m. perfor-mance are $15 at the door. Infor-mation: www.rockielynne.com. Jazz at the Steeple Center featuring the Septonics and the Night Owl Band, 7-9 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 8, Rosemount Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Tickets: $5, www.rosemoun-tarts.com.

Chestnut Brass Company, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Part of the Kingsley Shores Coffee Concert Series “Straight from the Heart.” Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students; www.lakevilleareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640. Three Choirs Festival fea-turing the Dakota Valley Sym-phony and Chorus and choirs from Lakeville North and South high schools, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $5-$16 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Theater “Snow White & the 7 or 8 Dwarfs,” presented by Lakeville Area Community Education and Giant Step Children’s Theatre, Feb. 7-8, Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 17, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Tickets: $6 in advance at 952-232-2150 (www.lakevilleareacommunityed.net) or $8 at the door. “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wed-ding Anniversary and Vow Renewal,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 at 952-895-4680 or Ticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes/other Art-themed birthday par-ties are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $125-$135 for up to 10 people. Additional guests are $12.50 per child. Supplies provided. Information: 651-675-5521. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/ea-gan-art-house, 651-675-5521. Family Saturday Sampler - Painting, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For families with children ages 6 and above. Cost: $20 per family up to four people, $3 each additional per-son. Supplies provided. Reg-istration/information: 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 studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Ea-gan 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. Act-Sing-Dance winter ses-sion enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville location. Infor-mation: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Pro-gram, winter session open en-rollment, Wednesdays, ages 7-17. In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., 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, 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. In-formation: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 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 sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Student art on display An art exhibit featuring the work of area elemen-tary school students is on display at the Robert Trail Library, 14295 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Artwork by students from Rosemount Elemen-tary is on display for Feb-ruary. An artists’ reception is 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Red Pine Elementary student art will be spot-lighted in March (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. March 2), followed by Shannon

Park Elementary in April (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. April 6) and Diamond Path Elementary in May (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. May 4). The exhibit is spon-sored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Robert Trail Library. For more information, visit www.rosemountarts.com or call John at 952-255-8545.

Floyd Cramer legacy The Lakeville Area Arts

Center will present “The Legacy of Floyd Cramer” by Jason Coleman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Cramer’s signature pi-ano styling can be heard in recordings by countless music legends including Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley. His distinctive sound is still alive through his grandson, Jason Cole-man, whose performance includes highlights of his music. Tickets are $17 in ad-vance and $20 at the door and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.

com or at the Arts Cen-ter at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4640 for more information.

Fly Days at IMAX The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minne-sota Zoo in Apple Valley celebrates flight Friday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 9. Films featured in-clude “Bugs! in IMAX 3D,” “Flying Monsters in IMAX 3D,” “Fighter Pi-lot: Operation Red Flag,” and “Adventures in Wild

California.” All tickets are $5. Show times and tickets for Fly Days can be found at http://shop.omniticket.com/mnz.

Savage arts center grand opening A grand opening for the Savage Arts & Cultur-al Center will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The center is located in the Savage Library Building Annex at 13090 Alabama Ave., Savage.

The free event will in-clude a 10 a.m. ribbon cut-ting, light refreshments, artist demonstrations, door prizes, a raffle featur-ing artwork of local art-ists, and more. The space, provided by the city of Savage and shared with the Savage Senior Group, will be the first permanent location for the Savage Arts Coun-cil. For more informa-tion, visit http://sav-ageartscouncil.org.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center in conjunction with Bal-let Royale Minnesota is presenting “An Evening of Art and Dance” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. The evening features a collaboration of local visual artists and cho-reographers sharing interpretations of selected pieces of artwork including Hazel Belvo’s “Emptying Out” (pictured). A complimentary coffee hour where audi-ence members can meet the artists and dancers follows the program. Tickets are $12 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com and at the arts cen-ter at 20965 Holyoke Ave. (Photo submitted)

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ThisweekendThisweekend by Andrew Miller


The Chestnut Brass Company has come a long way from its salad days as a Philadelphia street band in the late 1970s. The brass quintet has been featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” saw its music aired on the PBS docu-mentary “A House Di-vided” and, in 2000, won a Grammy for the album “Hornsmoke” with com-poser Peter Schickele. The band will be bring-ing its horn-centered sound to the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Sun-day, Feb. 9, to perform as part of the ongoing King-sley Shores Coffee Con-certs series.

“Our Lakeville pro-gram is ‘Made in Ameri-ca,’ ” explained trombon-ist Larry Zimmerman of Apple Valley, who joined Chestnut Brass in 1990. “We’ll perform folk songs from diverse tradi-tions, popular tunes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Duke Elling-ton, and two new works by American composers Joseph Turrin and Eric Ewazen, who the quintet is happy to count as friends.” The concert is the sec-ond in this year’s Coffee Concerts series, which opened Jan. 12 with a performance by Minne-sota Opera resident artists John Robert Lindsey and Victoria Vargas. After the Chestnut Brass concert, the series

returns April 27 with the Bakken Trio, a group formed by Minnesota Or-chestra musicians. The concerts include complimentary coffee and refreshments in the series’ informal cabaret setting, with the musicians pro-viding some background and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to perform. All the performances are on Sundays at 2 p.m. at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown Lakeville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and are avail-able online at www.Lakev-illeAreaArtsCenter.com and at the door.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

The Chestnut Brass Company, started as a street band in Philadelphia in the late 1970s, won a Grammy in 2000 for the album “Hornsmoke” with composer Peter Schickele. (Photo submitted)

A brass act all the wayChestnut Brass Company concert Feb. 9 in Lakeville

Puppies playing hockey Rosemount author debuts

children’s book ‘Paws On Ice’ The premise of Jeff Lozano’s chil-dren’s picture book combines two of his favorite things: puppies and ice hockey. “Paws On Ice,” which Lozano re-leased earlier this month, centers on a dog who finds a hockey stick and puck beside a magical frozen pond and takes to the ice like it’s second na-ture. “I’m a hockey fan and a dog lover,” said the 37-year-old Rosemount author. “I love the Min-nesota Wild and I’ve been playing hockey since I was a kid.” Lozano’s girlfriend, Li-zette Reiland, did the il-lustrations for “Paws On

Ice.” One of the canine characters in the book, Tails, was created with some real-life in-spiration. “My girlfriend had a puppy, San-dy, which had to be put down last year

because she had cancer, but she based the illustra-tions of Tails off of her own dog,” Lozano said. Lozano said he hopes to author additional chil-dren’s picture books; a longtime student of mar-tial arts who trains at Warrior’s Cove in Burns-ville, he said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a “puppies and martial arts”-themed book. A second “puppies and hockey” book is another

possibility, said Lozano, whose bibliography also includes a self-published book of poetry. “Paws On Ice” is avail-able for $10 by emailing the author at [email protected].

—Andrew Miller

“Paws On Ice” features puppy illustrations by Lizette Reiland.

Farmington Library events During its remodeling project, the Farmington Library is located in tem-porary space on the sec-ond floor of City Hall, 430 Third St. in downtown Farmington. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tues-day; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Fri-day; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday. Closed on Sunday. • Teen Advisory Group, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. TAGs recommend books and music, help plan li-brary programs and par-ticipate in community events and service proj-ects. Ages: 12-18.

• Storytime for All Ages, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Stories and activities for mixed-ages such as child care groups and families. Ages 0-6. • Men’s Book Group, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. The group will dis-

cuss “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemp-tion” by Laura Hillen-brand. The meeting will be at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. Call 651-438-0250 for more information.

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Jeff Lozano
