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Putting food on the tablePeople can put more food on the table by maximizing their donations during Minnesota Food Share Month in March.

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Magic in Burnsville“Theatre of Illusion” comes to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s main stage this month.

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Eagles defense stifl es Irish The Apple Valley boys basketball team moved another step closer to the state tournament with a win over Rosemount.

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Soccer bridges cultural gapSome Dakota County residents traveled to Uganda, using the game of soccer to bridge a cultural divide.

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Doctors express opposing views

Council: No backyard chickens in Apple Valley

Standing tall

Marty Seifert calls on Pam Myhra — again Burnsville Republican joins gubernatorial ticket

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As a bill to legalize medical marijuana moves through the Minnesota Legislature, many in the medical community are expressing concerns and urging for more research. Members of the Min-nesota Medical Asso-ciation gathered at Eagan Community Center on March 4 to weigh in and help the association form a position on the bill. “Not since the 1990s has the association visited

the medical marijuana is-sue, and I think the time is right for a discussion,” said MMA Board Chair Dr. Dave Thorson. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Carly Melin, D-Hib-bing, and co-sponsored by legislators from both par-ties, was passed by House Health and Human Ser-vices Policy Committee on Tuesday. It would allow doctors to recommend marijuana for a variety of medical conditions such as glau-coma, seizures and nausea in cancer patients.

The bill faces strong re-sistance from law enforce-ment officials who fear such a law would result in more impaired drivers and teens gaining easier access to the drug. Under the proposed legislation, patients would have the option to buy marijuana from state-licensed dispensaries or grow their own plants at home. Analysts predict the home-growing piece of the bill may be tossed due to law enforcement concerns.

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


There will be no cock-a-doodle-doo-ing coming from Apple Valley homes for the foreseeable future, with the City Council last week voting to affirm a ban on backyard chickens and other farm animals at residential properties. The vote followed a re-view of the city ordinance pertaining to household pets and farm animals that was prompted by a number of residents ex-pressing interest in keep-ing chickens and goats at their single-family homes. The city’s Urban Af-fairs Committee held a public comment meeting in September of last year that drew 35 people, with many expressing an inter-est in keeping chickens in order to have some flex-ibility in raising their own food. A handful of residents who spoke in opposition to backyard chickens and other animals at the Sep-tember meeting cited con-cerns about noise, smells, the potential for conflicts between neighbors and impact on real estate transactions. The council, in affirm-ing the residential farm animal ban last week, also updated the ordinance to include a prohibition on wild animals such as

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


State Rep. Pam Myhra, the newly announced running mate of Republican gubernatorial can-didate Marty Seifert, anticipates the question before it’s asked. Why give up a safe seat in the House of Representatives to run for lieutenant governor on a ticket that has yet to gain party endorsement, much less go on to win the Republican primary and advance to the general election against DFL Gov. Mark Dayton? Myhra said she’s so confident Seifert can win it all that she’s willing to be risk being out of a job come January. Seifert, one of six Republicans

vying to face Dayton, an-nounced Myhra’s selec-tion Feb. 27. Myhra, a two-term representative from Burnsville, said she won’t seek re-election to the House seat in District 56A, which covers north-west Burnsville and all of Savage. Seifert is “the best candidate and the right person to unite our party, to defeat Dayton and to lead Minnesota,” Myhra said in an interview. He looks strong early, winning a straw poll of Minnesota Re-publican precinct caucusgoers on Feb. 4. “I wouldn’t give up my seat as a state representative unless I

believed that he can ac-complish this and that he is the best person to serve our state in the position of governor,” Myhra said. At a news conference, Seifert called Myhra an “intelligent, caring and thoughtful conservative” committed to “family,

faith and community.” Seifert, of Marshall, said Myhra is a proven winner. In her first bid for office, Myhra un-seated DFL Rep. Will Morgan of Burnsville in 2010 in the old District 40A. Morgan was elected again in 2012 in the new District 56B. In 2012 — a “really bad year for Republicans,” Myhra said —

she won more than 54 percent of the vote in the new District 56A. Myhra will continue to represent the district while campaigning with Seifert. “Obviously, we support Pam in whatever she chooses to do,” said Jackson Harvey of Savage, chairman of Senate District 56 Republicans. “We loved having her as a state representative, and I’m sure she’ll go on to do great things. Obviously, there are a number of candidates for gov-ernor, and we’re not, as Senate District 56, endorsing for gover-nor. But clearly, she’s on a strong ticket.” One candidate, Drew Chris-

Medical marijuana bill has many in medical community concerned, urging for more research

Apple Valley High School junior Maolu Woiwor had plenty to celebrate at the state wrestling competition at the Xcel Energy Center, earning his third individual state title in addition to contributing to the Eagles’ run to a ninth consecutive state team championship. For more about Apple Valley’s showing at the event, turn to Sports, 12A. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Dr. Jacob Mirman, of Life Medical; Dr. Charles Reznikoff, of Hennepin County Medical Center; Dr. Scott Schwantes, of Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare; and Dr. Sheila Specker, of the University of Minnesota, debated the issue of legalizing medical marijuana during a forum at the Eagan Community Center. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

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bears, raccoons and poi-sonous snakes. The new ordinance amendment also makes a provision for ferrets. Ferrets are now classi-fied among acceptable household pets, and the total number of dogs, cats and ferrets is limited to no more than six per resi-dence (with a maximum of three of any one type of animal). Apple Valley is not alone in its backyard chicken prohibition. Ac-cording to a 2012 survey of 52 metro municipali-ties that was conducted by the city of Cottage Grove, about two-thirds of the cities surveyed do not al-low the keeping of chick-ens on urban residential lots. Among Apple Valley’s municipal neighbors, Ea-gan allows residents to have up to five chickens on their property; Lakev-ille currently does not al-low chickens at residenc-es, though that policy is now under review.

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Picky eaters get help in Burnsville

Zachary Bachmeier, 6, of Lakeville, tries banana peppers with encouragement from occupational therapist Jackie Steffenhagen . (Photo by John Gessner)

Problem on the rise, Fairview therapist says



Zachary Bachmeier’s parents encourage him to eat with “Jackie bites” — the kind he learned from Jackie Steffenhagen , an occupational therapist with Fairview Pediatric Rehabilitation in Burns-ville. Zachary, 6, has been at nutritional risk for most of his life. He’s a “picky eater” whose parents, Der-ek and Kim Bachmeier, of Lakeville, have consulted with nutritionists and oth-er professionals about his feeding problems. “He had his favorite foods, the baby foods, up until last year, 5 years old,” Derek said. “We put butter in the baby foods, just to add calories.” Zachary also depended on a high-calorie drink called PediaSure for suste-nance, his father said. “Now, with Jackie, he’s become a better eater,” said Derek, who brought Zachary to Fairview Pe-diatric Rehab’s feeding program about a year ago. “He eats most of his calories from foods — not a wide variety, but more than a year ago.” Feeding problems in children are on the rise, Steffenhagen said. About a third of the children served by the Fairview Pedatric Rehabilitation location in Burnsville location have them, she said. “It is becoming more prevalent, and there re-ally isn’t any explanation from what I know and

what we’re finding,” Stef-fenhagen said. “There’s some of it linked to kids with autism. I don’t think we know what is causing it, but there’s been a sig-nificant increase in, I’d say, the last three or four years.” Dr. Kay Toomey, a pe-diatric psychologist and national expert on child eating problems, draws a distinction between “picky eaters” and the more seriously affected “problem feeders” who usually have fewer than 20 foods in their diets. Zachary is up to maybe 15 or 20 foods, Steffenha-gen said. “We’re definitely get-ting there,” she said. “We started at that more seri-ous point.” Zachary, who has a twin brother, Blake, weighed 1 pound when he was born prematurely at 31 weeks. He attends kin-dergarten classes at High-land Elementary in Apple Valley, where he also has

an individualized educa-tion program. “The eating problems have always been there,” his father said. Children with feeding problems tend to have special needs, though the problem isn’t limited to them, Steffenhagen said. “A lot of kids come in with limited diets of un-der five foods,” said Stef-fenhagen, who coached Zachary to sample banana peppers and oatmeal dur-ing a recent afternoon ap-pointment. “That’s their whole repertoire. They will avoid foods, whether it’s due to anxiety or due to the visual presentation of the food.” For some children the problem is sensory — they won’t touch foods that are sticky or messy or otherwise objectionable, Steffenhagen said. Some simply lack the “oral mo-tor musculature” to prop-erty chew some foods, she said. “We do have a lot of

children that are followed by dieticians as well and are sent to us because of poor weight gain or other issues,” Steffenhagen said. Therapies include a 32-step program devel-oped by Toomey. It starts with tolerating being in the same room with an objectionable food and progresses to touching, licking, spitting out and ultimately eating the food, Steffenhagen said. “Progress can be very difficult,” and success can take four to six months or longer, depending on underlying diagnoses in a child and follow-through at home, she said. Zachary has come a long way since his baby-food days. “It’s gone from that to hot dogs,” his father said. “And he’s been eating spa-ghetti the last couple of nights.”

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

Area BriefsBite of Burnsville is March 13 The annual Bite of Burnsville will be 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 13,

at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave. The event includes cui-sine sampling from more than 20 area restaurants, a silent auction, a live auc-

tion, and entertainment by Jeff James and Timothy Howe. Event tickets are $40 can be purchased by call-ing the Burnsville Cham-ber at 952-435-6000 or

through the Performing Arts Center. More infor-mation is at www.biteof-burnsville.com.

AV Rotary’s Hydrant Brigade offers a hand With the heavy snow-fall this year, many fire hy-drants are currently buried and difficult to find. Apple Valley fire officials have asked residents to clear 3 feet of space around hy-drants near their homes so as to prevent any delay when firefighters arrive on the scene to fight a fire Residents who’d like help clearing snow from around hydrants can con-tact the Apple Valley Ro-tary Club Hydrant Bri-gade. Rotary members will come to a home to clear the snow around a fire hydrant located in a front yard. If interested in this free service, contact Ro-tary through its website, www.applevalleyrotary.org. The hydrant-clearing service will be provided in Apple Valley on a first-come, first-served basis and is dependent upon the availability of volunteers.

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Kerry Kraemer was surrounded by children in Uganda. (Submitted photo)

Soccer blast in Uganda

The Nakivale Refugee Settlement’s inaugural soccer tournament in January drew large crowds. (Submitted photo)

Dakota County crew helped bring tourneyto African refugee settlement



College was over. Kerry Kraemer had her bachelor’s degree in in-ternational relations from Stanford University, where she studied Africa and conflict prevention while also captaining the women’s swim team. What next — some policy job in Washing-ton, D.C., or field work abroad? “I figured if I wanted to study peace and security, I should probably spend some time with people who live in conflict and instability,” said Kerry, a 2007 graduate of Burns-ville High School. Defying much of the advice she was hearing, she went online looking for field work in Africa, which she found through TASAAGA (Tokamalira-wo Aids Support and Ac-tion Group Awareness). The Ugandan nonprof-it, which fights extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS in that country, put Kerry to work for three months in 2012 on a needs assess-ment in the Nakivale Ref-ugee Settlement. There are no worries about missed job opportu-nities in D.C., where Kerry is now policy program co-ordinator for the Truman National Security Project and Center for National Policy. But part of her heart remains in Uganda and with TASAAGA. Kerry returned from Dec. 27 to Jan. 18 — this time with her mom, Linda, and a hometown friend, Joe Lampman, a 2005 BHS graduate. They built a primary-school classroom in the village of Sitabaale, deliv-ered medical supplies to the TASAAGA-support-ed clinic on Kimi Island

and organized a soccer tournament in the Na-kivale settlement west of Entebbe in Central Ugan-da. “I was the nurse dur-ing the tournament, Kerry was the photographer and Joe was the linesman,” said Linda, a retired Vet-erans Affairs nurse who is now a nursing consultant. Kerry said her mother went along because she has “the biggest heart of anyone I know.”

Internationaloutlook Kerry may be best known in Burnsville for her state swimming cham-pionships — five in the 100-yard breaststroke and two in the 200-yard indi-vidual medley. But in high school she also learned about the Invisible Children organi-zation, which focused on ending the war in north-ern Uganda and cultivated an international outlook through frequent travel on American Airlines, which employed her father, Ron. “I was always sort of drawn to the resilience of people in extreme poverty around the world and go-ing through a lot of chal-lenges, like people living in conflict situations,” she said. On her 2012 journey, Kerry interviewed women and children in Nakivale as part of TASAAGA’s introduction of services there. “There were seven dif-ferent countries that were represented in the camp, a total of around 60,000 people,” Kerry said. “Some were there from the 1960s, from the first conflict in Rwanda and Burundi.” TASAAGA is but one of the aid organizations in Nakivale, including the Minneapolis-based Amer-

ican Refugee Commit-tee, she said. TASAAGA made Kerry’s report avail-able to all the aid groups, including a United Na-tions team. “As I’m sure you can guess, the needs were many — everything from inconsistent water supply to kids having to walk 5 miles to school, all sorts of things,” she said. “But one of the biggest things was that kids had nothing to do outside of school.” That’s where soccer comes in. “We decided to start with two big soccer tour-naments a year,” Kerry said. “We took 2013 to re-ally lay the groundwork.” TASAAGA’s three per-manent staff members made trips to the settle-ment to encourage par-ticipation. Teams were formed, largely by nation-ality, of players ages 16 to 25, Kerry said. “We jokingly called it the Africa Cup of Nations because there were seven countries there,” she said. The Burnsville crew arrived with soccer balls and 85 donated soccer jer-seys from Burnsville High and Metcalf Junior High, courtesy of District 191 athletic director (and Ker-ry’s former swim coach) Jeff Marshall. The inaugural Nakivale tournament was played on a Friday and Saturday in early January, Kerry said. Jerseys were awarded to winning teams. “In a refugee settle-ment, there’s no fences,” she said. “There’s no bleachers. We were es-sentially in the dirt with a rope attached to a bunch of sticks. And people just went crazy.” Her mother can attest. “We estimate there were probably 3,000 spec-tators at that final game,” Linda said. “It was unbe-

lievable. We had to hire lo-cal military people to help us with security. Not that we were worried about fights or anything, but just keeping people off the field. Any time there was a goal scored, people rushed the field.” One of Kerry’s favorite moments was a game for

Somali girls, away from the main tournament site, where many of the par-ents would have objected to their daughters being viewed by spectators. Maintaining religious tradition, many of the girls played in full gown and hijab. “It wasn’t that pretty,”

Kerry said of the soccer on display, “but they just had a blast. You could lit-erally sort of see progress happening before your eyes.”

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


Land taking not wanted To the editor: It baffles me why elect-ed officials feel they can condemn land and pay a pittance to the homeown-er in the name of eminent domain for a trail project to connect to Spring Lake Park Reserve. Eminent do-main is to be used for nec-essary good for the people and making a bike path is not necessary. I would guess each Da-kota County commission-er would think twice if the property belonged to him/her. At the hearing in Hast-ings on Feb. 19, the county attorney said this land grab was necessary to pro-tect wildlife, prairie grass-es, and nature. Well, guess what? A paved parking lot and paved bike path, along with picnic areas does not preserve nature, it destroys it. Oh yes, they said three

different kinds of fences would also be built. What a pathetic job the com-missioners are doing. The public will remember when it comes time to vote, and I will do my best to see that they do remember.

LESLIE HENSCHELApple Valley

Is the plan need or greed? To the editor: On March 11, a district court ruling is scheduled to determine if Dakota County can make land-owners sell four parcels of Mississippi riverfront property along Spring Lake near Hastings. Dakota County is seek-ing this in the name of “eminent domain” … re-ally? Is this a need, or is it greed? Land that has been in people’s families for more than 50 and 118 years is

at stake; land on which parents and grandparents worked, grew up, played, hunted and dreamed for their families’ future. According to the story “Standing their ground” in the Star Tribune, if Dakota County does not control the land to com-plete a 26-mile “paved” bike path by March 31, the county can lose $3 mil-lion from a federal grant. Sixteen miles of trail are already built with 5-6 miles planned connecting South St. Paul with Hast-ings. The Drew family was willing to sell 1.8 acres for the portion of the planned bike path that crosses their property. Seems like a win-win compromise to me. Not good enough; six of the seven county commis-sioners want it all. The 1975 park plan included 1,100 acres and five miles of Mississippi shoreline. A 2003 park master plan was adopted by the county commis-

sioners, which included the sought-after proper-ties. Of the hundreds of acres the county already owned, why couldn’t that land be used for the bike trail, instead of the need to buy more land? Perhaps the 10-year old plan needs revision to only count on land already owned? Although the receipt of the $3 million federal grant sounds appealing, it also brings lots of addi-tional costs and taxes for park/land development, ongoing maintenance, and more roads to and from the park and bike trail. Al-ready about $5 million has been spent on Spring Lake Park Reserve, a park none of us can yet use with no date identified as to when it’ll be available. Please ask the Dakota County commissioners to reconsider not using emi-nent domain and instead revise park plans. This fall, three of the seven commissioners are up for re-election. We can also help their future decisions by our vote.

CAROL JACOBSONLakeville

Misalignment, doublespeak in Dakota County To the editor: “We seem to be mis-aligned with the public.” That recent quote from Dakota County Commis-sioner Tom Egan might qualify as the understate-ment of the year. He was referring to citizen uproar over Dakota County’s out-landish $30 million devel-opment plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park.

Based on widespread and vehement opposition, the commissioners unani-mously agreed to form a new citizen panel to pres-ent a plan with more pop-ular support. That’s a huge win for citizens, right? Not so fast. Read the fine print and you’ll see a world-class demonstration of governmental double-speak and lip service. The commissioners panel structure effectively put up an electric fence protecting the fundamen-tals of their massive 2014 construction plan. Four pages of guide-lines limit and control citizen involvement. The commissioners require the panel to “use the vision and principles established by the County Board.” That vision is about $30 million of asphalt and concrete versus the pub-lic’s desire to address in-vasive species and enhance the park’s wilderness char-acter. The panel cannot review county decisions made in 2008 – without citizen input – that pre-ceded the 2014 plan. To recruit panel mem-bers, the commissioners claim they want individu-als who have “an ability to work toward finding com-mon ground and solutions on a range of controversial and/or complex issues.” In other words, smart people who can develop new, cre-ative solutions and build consensus recommenda-tions. Sadly, all that creative thinking won’t matter, be-cause the county’s guide-lines also include this dictatorial zinger: “The County Board is not ob-ligated to adopt any con-sensus recommendation

reported by the Citizen Panel.” In an amazingly cynical example of “public ser-vice,” the commissioners will claim with a straight face they are doing the right thing and are seeking public input. The reality is they have tied the hands of citizens and stacked the deck in favor of their $30 mil-lion “bulldoze-and-build” plan. They remain deaf to the voice of citizens. If the commissioners’ ap-proach holds up, Lebanon Hills – branded as a “For-ever Wild” park – will be visited by rumbling bull-dozers, steaming asphalt trucks and industrial ce-ment mixers … exactly the opposite of what citizens want for the park.

BARRY J. JOHNSONApple Valley

Medical marijuana has benefits To the editor: Responding to last week’s story about Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom and Sheriff Dave Bellows’ views op-posing legalizing medical marijuana, we all know the real reason law en-forcement opposes any legal form of marijuana is because they will lose money due to the forfei-ture laws. They like to tell people that more kids will start to smoke pot. Really? Any kid can walk into any school and buy any drug they want, including tobacco, alcohol, and Ad-

Opinion

Letters

Help 360 Communities serve more during campaign

Why are some talented teachers underused?

by Sal MondelliSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

“Some folks think people who come here don’t want to work. I wish they would understand that people like me are going through a rough patch and need a little help to make it through.” This is what one 360 Communities cli-ent told a staff member during a recent visit to the Burnsville Food Shelf. The Vietnam veteran lost his business dur-ing the recent recession. He and his wife were raising their 7-year-old grandson and he was thankful the food shelf could help them make ends meet. Complicat-ing matters were his health concerns. He had difficulty walking and mentioned upcoming appointments at the Veterans Administration hospital. Unfortunately, Frank and his family are not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one in 10 Minnesotans are food insecure, meaning they lack con-sistent access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle – that’s more than a half million Minnesotans. Children make up a third of this group and another 25 per-cent are elderly or disabled adults. We know that poverty has grown in Twin Cities suburbs as well.

According to a 2013 study by the Greater Twin Cities United Way, 115,000 subur-banites joined the ranks of the poor be-tween 2000 and 2011 – a 128 percent in-crease in that time. Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign, a food drive that benefits about 300 food shelves across the state, is underway. Throughout the month of March, you have an opportunity to in-crease the impact of your food donations on helping families like Frank’s. Last year, supporters of 360 Commu-nities raised $72,000 and collected 66,000 pounds of food for the campaign. This incredible support qualified 360 Com-munities for more than $9,000 in match-ing funds from Minnesota FoodShare. This year, 360 Communities would like to raise $75,000 and 75,000 pounds of food during the campaign, enough to feed 22,500 people for a week. That’s

because with every $10 donated, we can purchase $30 worth of groceries with our access to discount food programs. When it comes to the hard realities we face with hunger and poverty, 360 Com-munities believes we have to do more than simply budget for greater need. This requires an understanding of the demographically shifting populations we serve, developing meaningful collabora-tions with other mission-focused organi-zations that share our goals, and work-ing to constantly improve our programs and services. By doing these things, we believe we can help reverse the tide of hunger and poverty and ensure the next generation has a chance at self-sustained success. To that end, one action we are taking during March is to transform our Burns-ville Food Shelf into a “client choice” food pantry where clients can shop for their own groceries, rather than picking up pre-packed bags of food. We believe this model of service delivery allows for the focused conversations and relation-ship building we currently have with our food shelf clients. At the same time, we believe it will create more opportunity to identify and proactively engage the sub-group of clients who are ready to move to self-sufficiency with goal-planning and

additional stabilizing resources, includ-ing our violence prevention and school success programming. We also anticipate this will create more efficiency in our food shelf, with better inventory control and ordering from food banks, as well as the potential to increase our serving capacity. The new “client choice” Burnsville Food Shelf will open March 31. Frank’s visit is one of almost 35,000 visits to 360 Communities food shelves receive annually. Each food shelf client has a personal story. The change at our Burnsville Food Shelf will help us hear those stories more clearly and ensure we can better serve our clients. To help 360 Communities during the March Campaign, you can donate food or money at any one of our five food shelf locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount. Visit 360Communities.org for locations and/or information on how you can run a food drive for 360 Communities.

Sal Mondelli is president and CEO of 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that prevents violence, ensures school suc-cess and promotes long-term self-suffi-ciency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Listening to and learning from edu-cators like Megan Hall, Steve Allen and Bill Wilson reminded me last week of two important things. First, they have so much to offer, not only to youngsters, but also to other educators and those learn-ing to be educators. Second, their skills, insights, experience and knowledge are dramatically underused. More young-sters will succeed if we make better use of these and other talented educators. Let’s start with Allen. He recently re-tired after more than 35 years teaching in Minnesota public schools, starting in Granite Falls, then in North Branch and then, for 10 years, at its area learn-ing center, a cooperative program with North Branch, Chisago Lakes, Taylors Falls and Rush City. He finished his ca-reer at Oak Land, a cooperative of Cam-bridge, St. Francis and Princeton, for the last 20 years. Allen worked mostly with youngsters who struggled in traditional schools. He and his students helped convince the 1987 Minnesota legislature to approve new options for these youngsters. One was a young woman who had been a National Honor Society mem-ber and a cheerleader in her rural high

school. But during an economic crisis that devastated her farm family, she un-fortunately went “looking for love” and became pregnant, so was kicked out of the honor society and cheerleading squad. Fortunately she found the alter-native school Allen directed. She told legislators that the school “probably saved my life.” Another of Allen’s students told leg-islators that he was the youngest of a “drinking family.” When he entered the high school, teachers reminded him of his older siblings’ bad behavior. This youngster met their expectations and failed. Fortunately he found the alterna-tive school. Like the young woman men-tioned earlier, he graduated and is living a constructive life. Allen was president of and now di-rects the Minnesota Association of Al-ternative Programs. I asked if he had ever been asked to teach a class or even speak to a class of prospective educators. “No,”

he replied. Then there’s Hall, Minnesota’s cur-rent state “Teacher of the Year.” She said she’s never been asked to teach a full teacher preparation class. She’s been asked to speak to teacher prep classes at St. Scholastica, Metro State and the Uni-versity of Minnesota. So the vast major-ity of Minnesota’s teacher preparation programs haven’t asked her to speak – even once. Having learned from her, I think she has lots to offer. One more example: Three times, US News and World Report has cited Higher Ground Academy as one of Minnesota’s, and the country’s, top schools. The Star Tribune regularly names it a “Beating the Odds” school. But Bill Wilson, Higher Ground founder and former Minnesota Human Rights commissioner, told me no Minnesota college professor helping prepare teachers or administrators has asked him to speak with a class in the last several years. (Full disclosure: My office shares space with this school.) Beating the Odds schools aren’t just those that have high-test scores. They’re also schools, like some of the best alter-native public schools, that help previous-ly unsuccessful youngsters identify and develop their talents. This comes up in part because Ham-line University recently hosted a panel

on the achievement gap. Several weeks ago, I asked officials there why no panel member was from a Beating the Odds school – either district or charter. Hamline didn’t respond until the day after the event. JacQui Getty, Hamline’s associate vice president of strategic com-munications and content, wrote, “You raise a good point. When we do this again, we would certainly be interested in including someone from a Beating the Odds school.” My concern isn’t just about Hamline. Outstanding local educators often are not included in programs to help the cur-rent and next generation of teachers and principals, whether offered by schools or colleges. Hall told me, “When teachers’ ex-pertise is tapped by district leaders, our schools continuously improve.” Talents like those of Hall, Allen and Wilson should be used more not only by dis-tricts, but also by colleges and universi-ties.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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derall. How is legalizing medi-cal marijuana going to make it easier for them to get it? I don’t condone any teenager using drugs, but if marijuana was legal, one would need a valid ID to buy it, not something needed from an under-ground dealer, who is not going away. The war on drugs has failed. I would benefit from legalizing medical mari-juana. Fifteen years ago I was in a car accident. For the past 15 years, I have been a chronic pain patient, having gone through a whole gamut of treatments. Plus, I lost my liveli-hood, which was nursing. I have studied the issue and believe that marijuana has therapeutic benefits for pain and many other diseases. At this time, in this state, I can only use opi-ates prescribed by my pain doctor. I should have the right to use what other medicines are out there to help me. Opiates can kill, and have many side effects. Try being on them for many years and see what a toll it takes. Then there is mari-juana, no side effects, no deaths, just greedy law en-forcement. Doesn’t make any sense to me. I am sick of their propaganda. Marijuana is much less dangerous than alcohol, and many prescription medications. When I am sick, I go to my doctor, I don’t seek out law enforce-ment, and I don’t believe they should have any say in the medical marijuana bill. I would love to have a debate with Backstrom and Bellows. I am a 50-year-old woman who

believes I have rights, too.

TERESA MORRILLApple Valley

More spending is not the answer To the editor: Who could have guessed that letter writer Paul Hoffinger would ever object to any cuts in the federal budget (Feb. 26 letter)? Hoffinger at-tempts to tell us in his let-ter that there are multiple benefits to spending even more billions of dollars on early childhood edu-cation. So enamored with spending is Hoffinger that he would have us believe that it could be related to preventing criminality. Since Hoffinger provides no evidence that supports this theory, he might also make the worn out claim that more government spending would create wealth for our nation. Yet, contrary to Hoffin-ger’s assertions, the vast majority of studies de-finitively show that early childhood education pro-vides no long-term ben-efits to its participants. The numerous studies conducted under the aus-pices of the Early Child-hood Program Participa-tion, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies, and the National Household Education Surveys show that only those employed by these bureaucracies benefit. No matter how ludi-crous is the nescient pos-tulations of Hoffinger, he loves to challenge U.S. Rep. John Kline’s efforts to cut federal spending and save us, the belea-guered taxpayer, money. RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Fund schools to help students To the editor: Recent work by lead-ers in the U.S. House of Representatives has been contentious at the ex-pense of lower-income Minnesotans and Ameri-cans. The influence of moneyed groups behind conservative candidates have helped to maintain low capital gains taxes for wealthy taxpayers, while food assistance was cut recently for those working several jobs to feed a fam-ily. Fairness seems left out of that equation. As a teacher, I agree with the ECM editorial that ex-pressed concern about the denying of hot lunch to low income students who weren’t current with their lunch payments. I can only sympathize with students who must try to keep up with their fellow students while they are going hungry. I agree with Mike Obermueller, the candi-date for Congress in Min-nesota’s 2nd District, that struggling school districts in Minnesota should re-ceive a greater share of their special education costs from the federal gov-ernment, which mandated the program. Although Congress promised to pay up to 40 percent of those expenses, so far the incum-bent education chair has reneged on that promise. Maybe it’s a politi-cal problem, but a hun-gry child or a struggling student, doesn’t deserve “tough love” instead of the funding necessary to improve his or her chanc-es of success in school. Clearly, there are times when it’s better to exer-cise compassion, to fund schools and their students.

LARRY KOENCKEagan

LETTERS, from 4A

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SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior 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, March 10 – Membership Comm., 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Defensive Driving, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; IMAX Coffee & Show, 9:30 a.m.; Memory Loss Seminar, registration required, 11:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Spanish, 1 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Ten-nis, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Diaper Sewing, 9:15 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Intro to Line Dancing, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 13 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Russian Art Mu-seum Trip, registration required, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Du-plicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Danc-ing; 12:30 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, March 14 – Morning Stretch, 10 a.m., Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; De-fensive Driving, noon; Acrylic Class, 1 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is lo-cated in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, March 10 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex Ex. Tuesday, March 11 – Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Cedar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Coffee Talk – Wills, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church of the Apostles; Defensive Driving Class, 5 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, March 12 – Woodcarv-ers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500 and Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic,

1 p.m.; Fare for All, 3 p.m.; Defensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m.; SS Flex Ex. Thursday, March 13 – Massages, 9 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, en-tertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Open Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, March 14 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Apple Valley Bowl Bowling, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex Ex.

Rosemount seniors Chanhassen Dinner Theatre – Enjoy a meal and see “The Little Mermaid” Wednesday, May 21. Cost is $70; in-cludes show, meal, bus, tax and gratuity. The bus will depart from the Rosemount Community Center at 10 a.m. and re-turn at 4:30 p.m. Registration deadline is April 21. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The room is located in the Rosemount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize during the week.

Senior Day at IMAX Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, March 11, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Ap-ple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refresh-ments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Journey to the South Pacific 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6.50. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Driver improvement classes for seniors The Minnesota Highway Safety Cen-ter will offer 55-plus driver-improve-ment courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 10 (four-hour refresher course), Lakeville Senior Cen-ter – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 11 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Val-ley. The courses are open to the public; however, preregistration is requested. The four-hour refresher is $20. For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.


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Businesswomen overcome challengesHonorees break down barriers, gender differences in the working world

Exceptional Businesswomen honoree Roz Peterson, of Cerron Properties, talks during a panel discussion at the Feb. 25 recognition event at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


The 2014 Exceptional Businesswomen offered insight into the ways in which some have broken barriers, overcome chal-lenges and helped their en-deavors thrive in a difficult economy during a Feb. 25 recognition event at Lost Spur Golf & Event Cen-ter. The 10 women were honored during the event that allowed the honorees a chance to participate in a panel discussion to talk about their experiences. Audrey Aronson John-son, owner of Lakeville-based Johnson Companies and a longtime human re-sources director for several companies, said she faced a male-dominated work-force after she was only the third woman to gradu-ate from the University of Minnesota’s master’s pro-gram in human resources in the early 1960s. About 90 days into working as the first fe-male manager for the Gil-lette Company in St. Paul, Johnson said two of her male co-workers told her boss that they couldn’t work with her. Her boss told the men that they had a problem because I’m not going to work with you either. “I haven’t worked for Paul for a long time, but I see him every year or so

and I always say: ‘Paul, thank you for that line,’ ” she said. “And he always says: ‘Audrey, you don’t know how many times I had to offer a line like that.’ ” She said the story is a great example that if you are going to trail blaze you have to have a mentor who has your back. Linda Radue, who has been selling vehicles for Luther Burnsville Volk-swagen for the past eight years, didn’t start work-ing in the industry all that long ago, but when she did, she also encountered a male-dominated work-force. A recent survey found that about 13 percent of women are vehicle sales-people. Radue says be-ing a woman in her field has been an advantage in many ways, including that one study found that women make the majority of big-ticket spending de-cisions in families. “I think the guys are jealous because they can’t get the hugs,” she said. She also says that statis-tics show that women are drawn to the Volkswagen brand. Radue said she works hard every minute she is at work whether it is on the phone trying to cre-ate prospects or sending thank you cards. Jennifer Smith, CEO and co-founder of Burns-

ville-based Innovative Of-fice Solutions, cited a cou-ple of gender differences that persist and could be holding some women back. She said some women may be afraid to put forth a vision for a company or a new product, because the vision is incomplete. “I tell them to look at it like a piece of Swiss cheese – a piece of cheese with holes in it,” she said. “If you throw that incomplete vision out there, let your people fill in the holes. It will be a much more pow-erful vision, it will get your people behind it and be able to take it forward.” Another gender differ-ence Smith noted was one study that found that 80 percent of men will ask for a pay raise during a negotiation session while a small percentage of wom-en do. “Talking about the younger women, they have to ask,” Smith said. “They have no idea that they can ask for more money. Ask for what you want.” In order to achieve true pay equity among women and men in the same roles, Johnson said there needs to be more women leaders in society who can influ-ence change.

Juggling

responsibilities The panelists offered

varying ideas with regard to juggling work, home and civic responsibilities, but they agreed there is a need for setting priorities with giving back to the community being among them. Roz Peterson, a com-mercial real estate broker for Cerron Properties, said the main thing is to get or-ganized. She said she prioritizes based on “God, family, work and everything else.” Peterson is the current chair of the Lakeville Area School Board, is a past chamber board chair and is currently running for election to the Minnesota House. “It is important to have a good team behind you,” she said. She added that leveraging technology is another tool to becoming organized. Karen Wentworth, controller and human re-sources manager at Hobo Inc., shared that her vol-unteer efforts emerged based on seeing needs in the community. Those needs have in-cluded serving as treasurer of the Minnesota Val-ley Symphony, chair of the chamber board, Girl Scout leader and a youth sports coach. She said the example set by her parents moti-vated her to do the same thing for her children. “Your children are go-ing to remember those things when they are in their 30s and 40s and they are going to do the same thing for your grandchil-dren,” she said. The daughter of Karen DeVaughn, office manag-er for Life Wellness Cen-ter, attended the Feb. 25 event and said she had the best mom in the world. DeVaughn stayed at home for a time as she raised her children and gradually re-entered the workforce after Life Well-ness owner Tom Schmidt asked if she wanted a job. She works full-time overseeing operations at the business’s two loca-tions and is a weight-loss coach. “The most impor-tant thing my kids know about why I’m away when they get off the bus or

when they get home from school,” she said, “they know that my work has value and purpose and they know I love my job.” Catherine Byers Breet, moderator of the panel discussion and owner of a company that coaches job-seekers, asked the panel-ists and audience members if they loved their job. As hands went up around the room, it begged the ques-tion how did the honorees find their dream jobs. Wentworth said she was unhappy in her job as a food scientist supervi-sor for Nabisco, but after taking a career interest survey, she recalled that she was better suited to accounting than manage-ment. She went back to school to earn her accounting cer-tificate and hasn’t looked back. “The first day of class when I came home … I was literally bouncing I was so happy,” she said. “A lot of people think ac-counting is really boring, accounting is really fun. I love it.” Women should have the courage to walk through those proverbial career doors when they open and the time is right, according to Peterson. Sometimes they come in the form of mid-life cri-ses, she said. “When it happens just embrace it and think of it as an opportunity to try a new venture,” she said. Kari Mitchell, executive director of Rosemount-

based Charity Events of Minnesota, knows about branching out. She worked for a num-ber of years with two different nonprofits that raised money for various causes before starting her own organization that merges two of her pas-sions – bicycling and help-ing others. Many jobs have their own forms of motiva-tion, but Mitchell’s work to raise money for cancer research and services for people with such diseases is apparent. “Sometimes you can forget when you go through the day to day, there are challenges and ups and downs, but all it takes is that one person to call in to say I need a wig. I have cancer. And my in-surance company won’t pay for it. It’s great to be an organization that can say we can help you with that,” she said. Other 2014 Exceptional Businesswomen honorees Diane Lindo and Lara Kelley, of Minnesota School of Beauty-Lakev-ille, and Stacey Marmole-jo, of Eagan-based Rock Mammas, were not part of the panel but offered com-ments during the event. A video with highlights of the panel discussion is online at sunthisweek.com/tag/exceptional-busi-nesswomen-2014.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Exceptional Businesswomen honoree Linda Radue, of Luther Burnsville Volkwagen, talks with family and friends after the formal program at the Feb. 25 recognition event at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

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Developer eyes former Blue Cross building for apartments by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A vacant 10-story office building that once belonged to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota could become part of a residential project in Eagan. Interstate Partners is looking to convert the 15,000-square-foot building – located at 1200 Yankee Doodle Road – into 112 upscale apartments called City Vue Commons. The developer is also con-sidering another 90 units and a 30,000-square-foot retail space on an adjacent property.

On March 4 the Eagan City Council unanimously approved submitting a comprehensive guide plan amendment to the Metropolitan Council that, if approved, would redesignate the 10-acre property from spe-cial area/office service to special area/mixed use. “It’s a great use of an office building that hasn’t had a whole lot of use in many years,” Mayor Mike Maguire said. “I think it’s a very innovative proposal.” Though Council Member Paul Bakken favored the pro-posal, he expressed concerns about potential traffic issues in

the intersection of Promenade Avenue and Yankee Doodle Road. “It’s been identified in Da-kota County as a high incident intersection and increase in the flow concerns me,” he said. The existing traffic issues may be alleviated by converting the high rise building into a resi-dential use, said Public Works Director Russ Matthys. Inter-state Partners is currently work with county officials to develop solutions for that intersection. Though the Planning Com-mission recommended on Feb. 25 moving the proposal forward,

one commissioner expressed his disappointment that the build-ing will no longer serve as office space. Greg Miller, managing part-ner for Interstate Partners, not-ed that demand for multistory office space is on the decline throughout suburban markets. “Employers desire to have less square-footage of office space per employee,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, I think this is a great alternative use of that space that will add to the core of Eagan.” The 29-year-old Waterview Office Tower has been vacant

for years. It was sold in 2012 to Fleetpark, which is affiliated with Wayne Hoovestol, who also owns Hoovestol, an Eagan-based trucking company. Miller acknowledged that Interstate’s plan is a risky one in today’s market but said he is confident City Vue will become a vibrant development. If approved by the Met Council, the guide plan amend-ment will return to the City Council for a final vote.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Lakeville manufacturer plans major expansion

Menasha Corporation is experiencing significant growth

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


One of Lakeville’s longtime manufacturing businesses is planning a major expansion. Menasha Corpora-tion, an Airlake In-dustrial Park staple since 1970, is planning a 123,000-square-foot expansion to its 2 3 8 , 0 0 0 - s q u a re - fo o t building. The expansion would fully develop the western portion of its 18-acre site, said Lakeville Commu-nity and Economic De-velopment Director Dave Olson at a Feb. 3 Housing and Redevelopment Au-thority meeting. Located across the street from Airlake Air-port, the family-owned commercial packaging business has sales in ex-cess of about $1 billion,

according to its website, and Olson said business is good. “They wouldn’t be considering this if they weren’t experiencing sig-nificant growth of the company,” Olson said. Olson said the com-pany employs 221 people and has a payroll of over $15 million. He said the expansion will add another 10-17 jobs ranging from ware-house positions to man-agement level. As incentive for the expansion, the city will create a new tax incre-ment finance district, the first one it has established since 1998, according to Olson. Tax increment financ-ing allows a developer to pay for upfront construc-tion costs based on the

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, March 13, 5-7 p.m., Busi-ness After Hours, Think Mutual Bank, 15751 Emperor Ave., Apple Valley. Infor-mation: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. • Friday, March 14, 10-11 a.m., rib-bon cutting, Orangetheory Fitness, 15624 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Informa-tion: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. • Wednesday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chamber Luncheon – DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben, Crys-tal Lake Golf Course, 16725 Innsbrook Drive, Lakeville. Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers. RSVP to reserve a space. Information: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events:

• Monday, March 10, 4:30-6 p.m., rib-bon cutting and grand opening, Colorado Station Restaurant, 13050 Aldrich Ave. S., Burnsville. Free, no RSVP required. • Wednesday, March 12, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, Share Point Credit Union, 200 E. Travelers Trail, Burnsville. Informa-tion: Ruth Michaud at 952-746-8957. • Thursday, March 13, 6-10 p.m., 2014 Bite of Burnsville, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. Cost: $40. Order tickets at www.biteofburnsville.com or by phone at 952-435-6000. • Tuesday, March 18, noon to 1 p.m., Networking @ Noon, Vineyard Commu-nity Services (inside South Metro Vineyard Church), 13798 Parkwood Drive, Burns-ville. Must be a chamber member. RSVP/information: Lynn Krumeich, 952-595-5980 or [email protected]. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, March 13, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, LearningRx, 2874 Highway 55, Eagan. Open to all DCRC members. In-

formation: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, March 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The WomEn’s Conference, Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memo-rial Highway, Eagan. Cost: $149. Informa-tion: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Tuesday, March 18, noon to 1:30 p.m., Meet the Chamber, DCR Chamber Office, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 102, Eagan. Free. RSVP/information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Com-merce events: • Friday, March 7, 8 a.m., Teacher Ap-preciation Breakfast, Christina Huddleston Elementary. • Thursday, March 13, noon to 1 p.m., ribbon cutting, Autumn Meadows, 17874 Fielding Way, Lakeville. • Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2014 Landscape & Home/Consum-er Showcase Expo, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave., Lakeville.


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property’s future tax gen-eration. According to Olson, the district would remain in place for 11 years, with a maximum of nine years to capture increment for reinvestment purposes. Establishment of the TIF district is expected to be presented for City Council review following a public hearing on April 7. Olson said the com-pany has plants in Wis-consin, Iowa and Penn-sylvania. He said he feels fortunate they chose Lakeville as the location for their business expan-sion. City Council members, who comprise the HRA, agreed. “I think it’s really ex-citing that they’re going to expand to that capac-ity with the number of jobs they’re bringing and commitment and faith that they’ve put into Lakeville,” Council Mem-ber Colleen LaBeau said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

MENASHA, from 7A Business Briefs

Apple Valley-based Uponor North America won a 2014 Community Impact Award from Minnesota Business Magazine on Feb. 27 in Minneapolis. Uponor, a provider of plumbing, fire safety and radiant heating and cooling systems, was one of three finalists in the Sustainability Category recognizing companies for offering their products or services in a way that’s better for the environment. Uponor attendees at the event included, back row, from left: Jayson Drake, director, plumbing and fire safety; Rusty Callier, director, operations; Dale Stroud, senior director, marketing/offerings; Bill Gray, president, Uponor North America; Sang Albrecht, manager, environmental, health and safety. Front row: Rebecca Lennon, senior director, sourcing and supply; Ingrid Mattsson, director, brand management; Kim Bliss, senior writer, technical communications; Dan Hughes, director, real estate, security and EHS. (Photo submitted)

Community Impact AwardPatio Town opens Patio Town in Burnsville has opened for the season. The store is located at 2801 Highway 13 W. Patio Town is a retailer of do-it-your-self landscaping materials, including concrete retaining wall systems,pavers, landscape rock, natural stone, mulch, decorative rock and other landscaping supplies. The store offers free Saturday semi-nars on how to build retaining walls and paver patios, stairs, driveways and walk-ways. Paver installation seminars are offered at 9 a.m. and retaining wall seminars at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, April 5, 26, May 10 and 24. Walk-ins are welcome; prereg-istration is not required. Call 952-894-4400 for more information.

Promotion at media company Heather Champine has been promot-ed to partner at Burnsville-based Media Relations Inc. She was previously vice president of media production. A graduate of the College of St. Benedict, Champine is the recipient of the 2010 Women of Achievement Award from the National Association of Wom-en Business Owners. Champine serves on the board of Kids ’n Kinship, a mentoring program

benefiting children in need of positive role models.

New adviser at Fintegra Ron Commins, CFP, has become a financial adviser with Fintegra LLC, lo-cated at Investment Solutions within the Roundbank location at 3380 Vermillion River Trail in Farmington. Commins has 31 years of experience in the financial services industry, and he has held many roles, from management positions to working with clients on a one-to-one basis. He earned a master’s degree in edu-cation from Florida Atlantic University and became a Certified Financial Plan-ner in 1987. He has his FINRA Series 7, 24 and 65 securities licenses, as well as his MN Life, Health and Long Term Care licenses.

Eagan clinic gets new name Allina Medical Clinic – Parkview OB Gyn Eagan has changed its name to Al-lina Health Eagan Women’s Health Clin-ic. Effective March 4, all Allina Medical Clinics locations became Allina Health clinics. All doctors, providers, staff members and phone numbers remain the same.



In Lakeville, homeowners oppose cell tower

Lakeville resident Jesse Nergard spoke in opposition to Verizon Wireless’ proposal to build a cellphone tower in his neighborhood during the March 3 City Council meeting. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Verizon requests site near school, child care, homes by Laura Adelmann


Some Lakeville hom-eowners are joined in op-position to Verizon Wire-less’ proposal to locate a cellphone tower on city-owned land in their neigh-borhood. Lakeville Mayor Matt Little said he agreed with the homeowners who have cited concerns that include falling property values, safety and unsightliness of the structure, proposed to be 125 feet tall, according to the Jan. 23 conditional use permit application. The city’s zoning ordi-nance requires an interim use permit for develop-ment of structures above 75 feet tall. Lakeville Associate Planner Frank Dempsey said the tower height could increase to 150 feet in the future to accommo-date additional cell carri-ers that may apply to in-stall antennas in the city. Chris Majeski, who lives near the proposed tower location at the southwest corner of the intersection of Dodd Bou-levard and Flagstaff Av-enue, said it would greatly affect her family’s quality of life. “The tower is almost in our backyard,” Majeski said. She said it does not belong in the residential neighborhood, which includes a child care, Parkview Elementary School and a sidewalk she said is frequently used. “It doesn’t fit in with anything else,” Majeski said. “It’s near a busy in-tersection that we all go through several times a day. It’s an unsightly, large structure that would be surrounded by an 8-foot chain-link fence.” She is concerned the tower could fall in a storm

causing a threat to prop-erty and people, including a nearby fire station. Verizon spokeswoman Karen Smith said the com-pany has been working with city officials to find a suitable site, and will go through the city’s process to seek approval. Smith said their towers are designed to tight speci-fications and reinforced to withstand Minnesota’s winds and weather. Jesse Nergard is an-other neighbor opposed to the proposed tower lo-cation and he represented the neighbors’ concerns at the March 3 City Council meeting. He said the tower will affect hundreds of families and suggested it be located in a commercial site that would be more suitable. Nergard said through the city’s conditional use and interim use permit-ting process, Verizon must show compatibility with the surrounding area and it does not meet that stan-dard. In an interview, Ner-gard said Verizon repre-sentatives have indicated the tower could be painted to blend into the sky in an effort to minimize its pres-ence, a proposal Nergard dismissed. “I’d say the attempts Verizon has suggested to blend into this area are similar to putting a saddle on a giraffe and telling them it’s a horse,” he said at the meeting. In an interview, he add-ed, “It’s really not realistic for us to think nobody’s going to notice a 150-foot tall tower just because of the color they paint it.” Smith refused comment about painting the tower, but said the company’s choice of site locations are limited because they have to address signal strength needs now and in the fu-

ture. “We try to stay ahead of demand,” she said. “We try to plan ahead of where people have an issue ac-cessing our network. We look at traffic patterns, stay ahead of the curve and build capacity.” Nearby resident Pat Judd called the tower “ugly” and said a Feb. 27 neighborhood meeting organized by Faulk and Foster Real Estate Inc. (a company representing Ve-rizon) resulted in a packed room of neighbors united in opposition to the tower. Judd said they are not against all cell towers but this spot because it is “a horrible spot” to locate one. Dempsey said potential tower locations are limited because they need to meet city code requirements. One requirement is for the tower to be set back from adjacent residential property a distance equal to the height of the tower, unless documentation is provided that the tower is designed to collapse with-in a lesser distance, which is the type Verizon has proposed. Dempsey said the city has worked with Verizon to locate sites since April 2013. He said the city’s first step was to suggest Ve-rizon consider existing towers or other antenna structures, including the Central Maintenance Fa-cility west of Cedar Av-enue, but Verizon said the existing cell sites were out of their service needs and search area. He said the city then identified parcels in the search area that met city code requirements. “Accommodating the space and equipment needs of cellular compa-nies poses challenges in a developed urban area,”

Dempsey said in an email. He added that the city is waiting for a response from Verizon regarding sites Dempsey called “vi-able” alternatives. The neighbors say they are collecting signatures

for a petition they plan to present to the Lakeville Planning Commission at its March 20 meeting. They also plan to at-tend all public hearings regarding the matter to make their views known.

“We are organized, aligned and opposed to a 150-foot cell tower in our backyards,” Nergard said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Everyone is Irish for a dayRosemount Rotary fundraiser slated Saturday, March 15

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Those who want to help a child go to summer camp, a student go to col-lege or feed children from around the world can do so by dancing a jig. Rotary of Rosemount will host its largest fund-raiser of the year during the third annual Irish for a Day Soiree at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15. That’s when there will be music, dancing and food at the Rosemount Community Center all for those good causes and more. Billed as a fun and ca-sual affair, the event sup-ports the club’s projects, which include financial support for children at the Rosemount Fam-ily Resource Center to attend various camps,

workshops, field trips and other educational and leadership activities dur-ing the summer months. Funds also help sup-port STRIVE, a mentor-ing program at the high school, and international programs like polio vac-cinations and the packing of food for those in need. Legacy, a local Celtic band, will provide the music backdrop during the event. The band includes Rosemount residents Patti Drew and Kevin Carroll, who is the for-mer longtime community development director in Farmington, along with St. Paul resident David McKoskey. There will also be a performance by Irish dancers, a raffle, silent auction, cash bar and a traditional Irish meal ca-

tered by Rosemount’s Las Tortillas Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per per-son or $350 for a table of eight. Those interested in purchasing tickets should contact any Rosemount Rotarian, call Erin at 952-261-6133 or email [email protected]. The club is seeking si-lent auction items and sponsors. Businesses, or-ganizations or individuals interested in supporting the club should contact them by email or through any Rosemount Rotarian. The Rosemount Ro-tary, chartered in 2009, meets every Friday at noon at Fireside Restau-rant in Rosemount.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].


SportsOnce again, Eagles leave little room for doubt

With 4th title, Hall stays on

pace for history by Mike Shaughnessy


Moments after win-ning his fourth consecu-tive state individual wres-tling championship, Mark Hall went into the stands at Xcel Energy Center to thank and hug some of the people who have helped him along the way. They’re people who have his back, and Hall said it’s good to know they’re out there – because he knows there are some who don’t feel the same way about Apple Valley wrestlers. The Eagles are, in a sense, the New York Yan-kees of Minnesota high school wrestling. An Ap-ple Valley wrestler who wins a state championship match is greeted with po-lite applause, but someone who beats an Apple Valley wrestler might hear roars from the crowd. The Eagles don’t have to like it, but they under-stand that’s the way it is. “It is a little disappoint-ing,” Hall said of fans who openly root against Apple Valley. “I try to stay fo-cused on what I want to achieve. I don’t necessarily have to win, but I want to glorify God and represent my school.” Hall, a sophomore, completed a 48-0 season with a technical fall vic-tory over Henry Sibley’s Garrett Beaman in the state Class 3A champion-ship match at 170 pounds. He is 184-4 over four sea-sons and has a chance to be Minnesota’s first six-time high school champi-on if he can win state titles as a junior and senior.

Hall’s previous state titles were at 132, 152 and 160. He does not appear to be any less dominant on the mat as he’s gone up in weight. “I’ve wrestled anywhere from 119 to 170,” he said. “I think I’ve had an advan-tage because I’ve usually been quicker than the guys I’ve wrestled. But I might not be quite as quick as I used to be now that I’m at 170.” Two Apple Valley wres-tlers became three-time state champions Satur-day – junior Maolu Woi-wor (44-2), who won the 132-pound title, and senior Seth Gross (44-2), who took first at 138. Bobby Steveson (38-1), a junior who moved to Apple Val-ley this season, was a state champion at 182. “The goal was to win four state titles, but I missed in my freshman year,” said Gross, who placed third at 106 as a ninth-grader. “But three state titles is good, and we finished the way we want-ed to as a team (Apple Valley won its ninth con-

secutive state team cham-pionship). This is a good way to go out.” Gross defeated Eden Prairie’s Ben Brancale 3-1 in the state championship match and said he was as nervous before that match as he’s ever been, know-ing that it was his last for Apple Valley. Gross also acknowl-edged that he hears the fans who want to see Ap-ple Valley wrestlers lose, but “you have to put that aside and just go out there and wrestle the best you can.” In his three state cham-pionship seasons, Gross’ record was 113-9. Woiwor won the state 113-pound championship last year and took first at 106 the year before. He is 132-13 over the last three years. Woiwor won the 132-pound championship match 8-4 over Hastings senior Luke Rowh, who was third at state at that weight last season. Steveson beat previ-ously undefeated Tartan senior T.J. O’Hara 7-0 in the championship match

at 182. Steveson’s brother Ga-ble, an eighth-grader, came close at 195 but lost 6-1 to Alexandria’s Justin Cum-berbatch in the champion-ship match to finish 39-3. Eagles senior Paul Cheney, the defending state champion at 220, reached the state final again but lost to Prior Lake’s Alex Hart 8-5. Cheney and Hart wrestled four times this season, with each winning twice. Apple Valley sent a wrestler to state in all 14 weight classes. Ninth-grader Kyle Rathman (41-10) placed third at 106. Ninth-grader Noah Buck (31-18) went 2-2 at 113. Senior Gannon Volk (42-8) placed fourth at 120. Ninth-grader Zach Chyt-ka (20-5) went 1-2 at 126. Sophomore Brock Mor-gan (45-5) finished third at 145. Senior Daivonte Young (31-9) finished fifth at 152. Senior Jack-son Graham (28-9) placed sixth at 160. Lord Josh Hyeamang (39-4), a se-nior, lost his first-round match at 285.

Apple Valley’s Mark Hall wraps up Garrett Beaman of Henry Sibley in the state Class 3A championship match at 170 pounds. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

AV makes No. 9 in a row look easy by Mike Shaughnessy


Numbers might not tell the whole story for Apple Valley wrestling, but they tell a lot. Here are some figures for the Eagles’ opponents to chew on: 9: Apple Valley’s con-secutive Class 3A titles, a state record. The Eagles wrapped up their ninth in a row with a 56-9 vic-tory over Prior Lake in the state championship match Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. 22: the Eagles’ number of state wrestling cham-pionships overall. Wres-tling accounts for almost 40 percent of the school’s 57 team championships in athletics. 180-24: the combined score of Apple Valley’s three victories over state runner-up Prior Lake this season. 2: Apple Valley’s rank-ing in one of several na-tional high school wres-tling polls. The Eagles are still holding out hope of a third mythical national championship to go with the ones they were award-ed in 2009 and 2010. 33-0: the team’s record in dual meets this season. Only one was decided by fewer than 25 points. 86: Apple Valley’s num-ber of individual state championships, also a Minnesota record. The Eagles added four to their total in the Class 3A indi-vidual tournament Friday and Saturday. Apple Valley broke open a relatively close championship match against Prior Lake with first-period pins by Seth Gross (138 pounds),

Brock Morgan (145) and Daivonte Young (152), followed by a technical fall victory by Jackson Gra-ham at 160 that clinched the state title. Kyle Rathman, Gan-non Volk and Zach Chytka won by decision at three of the first four weights. Noah Buck lost a triple-overtime decision at 113, allowing Prior Lake to briefly tie the match at 3-3. Mark Hall won by ma-jor decision at 170 to re-main undefeated for the season. Bobby Steveson won by fall at 182 and Gable Steveson earned a technical fall at 195. Then the lineup machi-nations began. Prior Lake forfeited at 220 rather than send Alex Hart, ranked second in the state at that weight, out against top-ranked Paul Cheney of Apple Valley. Instead, they conserved energy for the individual tournament, where they met each other in the final, with Hart winning. At 285, the Eagles sat out No. 2-ranked Lord Josh Hyeamang, while third-ranked Luis Pinto of Prior Lake pinned Jack Garcia. Hyeamang and Pinto were on the same side of the bracket in the state individual tourna-ment, but Hyeamang lost his first-round match and never did get to face Pinto. Apple Valley trounced Maple Grove 64-4 and Hastings 65-3 in the first two rounds of the Class 3A team tournament, dropping only one match in each dual meet.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Lightning wrestler gets 2nd place

Eastview junior George Farmah tries to gain the advantage in his match against Tommy Thorn of St. Michael-Albertville for the Class 3A 126-pound championship at the state wrestling tournament last weekend in St. Paul. Thorn, who was 49-0 this season, defeated Farmah 12-0. Farmah, making his first appearance at the state tournament, was 35-6 this season. Jacob Rukavina (160 pounds), Luke Dodd (182) and Nick Pegelow (195) also competed for Eastview at state. Rukavina took third place in his weight class and finished 37-6. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eastview favored in Section 3 girls hoopsLightning takes 25-1 record into

playoffs by Mike Shaughnessy


There’s no mistaking that No. 1-ranked East-view is a heavy favorite in the Class 4A, Section 3 basketball playoffs that started Wednesday night. The Lightning (25-1) played eighth-seeded Henry Sibley (5-21) in a section quarterfinal game Wednesday night, after this edition went to press. But if Eastview wins as expected, coach Melissa Guebert does not see an easy route to the title. Three other teams in the section – Park of Cot-tage Grove, Cretin-Der-ham Hall and East Ridge

– were 17-9 or better going into the playoffs. “I think Apple Valley is a dangerous team,” Gue-bert said. “If you look at their record (6-20) you see they’ve struggled this season, but they just had a nice win over Lakeville South, which is a good team. I think they have some good pieces; they’ve just been trying to put it all together. “Rosemount also has some good players and if we have to play them a third time this season, you never know what could happen.” If Eastview beats Sib-ley, it would play East Ridge (19-7) or Rose-mount (13-13) in the sec-tion semifinals Saturday at Hamline University. Eastview is going for a third consecutive section

championship, and Gue-bert said the Lightning’s concentration has not wa-vered. The Lightning won four in a row after its only loss of the season, 73-60 at Bloomington Kennedy on Feb. 14. A 66-45 victory over Burnsville on the fi-nal day of the regular sea-son Feb. 28 clinched the outright South Suburban Conference champion-ship. “For us, that was a huge deal,” Guebert said. “Two years ago, we tied with Kennedy. I don’t know that we were expected to do that because Kennedy had a talented team. Last year we finished second to Kennedy because we lost to Lakeville South late in the season. “To win it by ourselves this year was important to

us. We were in control. We didn’t have to wait to see if somebody else lost.” Offensively, the Pan-thers are led by junior point guard Madison Guebert and senior for-ward Kari Opatz, who av-erage 21 and 14.5 points. Junior forward Hana Me-toxen averages 8.4 points and might be the Light-ning’s top defender. Emee Udo, Erika Schlosser and Rachel Ranke are among other players who have had key roles in the Light-ning’s success. In other Section 3 first-round games Wednesday, seventh-seeded Apple Val-ley played at No. 2 Park, sixth-seeded Eagan went to third-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall and fourth-seeded East Ridge played host to fifth-seeded Rose-mount.

Splashing at state

Eastview ninth-grader Sam Pekarek swims the 500-yard freestyle at the state Class AA meet Saturday at the Uni-versity of Minnesota Aquatic Center. He finished eighth in 4 minutes, 46.35 seconds. Also reaching the state finals were two Eastview divers – Tucker Hoffman and Nick Kilen, who finished fifth and 10th. (Photo by Bill Jones)

AV defense takes Irish out of playoffs

Eagles run streak against in-state competition to 57

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Minnesota boys bas-ketball teams are still finding it difficult to deal with Apple Valley. The Eagles ran their winning streak against in-state competition to 57 when they defeated Rosemount 67-36 in the Class 4A, Section 3 semi-finals Saturday afternoon at Farmington High School. More important, they moved a step closer to returning to the state tournament. Apple Val-ley, the defending Class 4A, champion, will play Cretin-Derham Hall in the Section 3 final at 7 p.m. Thursday in Farm-ington. The Eagles (27-1) aver-age more than 80 points a game, and sometimes their work on defense goes unnoticed. Saturday, they held Rosemount to 14 first-half points. The Irish shot only 24 percent for the game. “Because we play so fast, we don’t hold many teams in the 30s or 40s,”

Apple Valley coach Zach Goring said. “But we’re seeing the same thing happen now that we saw at the end of last season. By the end of last year our kids were really tak-ing pride in their defense and in the state tourna-ment we played great de-fense against some really good teams.” Apple Valley led Sat-urday’s game by as many as 40 points and much of the second half was played on running time. Senior forward Trey Pip-kins had 15 points and eight rebounds in less than 17 minutes of play-ing time. Senior guard Tyus Jones had 14 points and nine assists. Sopho-more center Brock Ber-tram had 10 rebounds, as did junior forward Riley Parham. Senior guard Cole Northwick had 13 points to lead Rosemount (15-13).

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].


Jackson Graham capped his senior season in wrestling in excellent fashion. As one of the team’s captains, he helped lead the Eagles to their 9th consecutive state championship on Thursday. Graham had two victories in the team competition, including a 16-1 tech-nical fall in the championship match. Jack-son also competed in the Individual State Tournament as the Section 3AAA Champion. He battled his way through some tough competition and earned All-State honors, placing 6th overall. In the classroom, Gra-ham is equally impressive, earning a GPA over 3.8 with a schedule filled with honors-level courses. Jackson is the son of Jon and Margaret Graham.

MADISON GUEBERT

Junior Madison Guebert scored a career high 37 points against Burnsville. Guebert has led Eastview to a 25-1 regular season record and the South Suburban Conference championship title.Madison is averaging 20 points a game. She was on the All tournament Hamline team and was the MVP of the St Olaf Holiday Tourna-ment.

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Health exchanges present opportunity for software architect

Yves Zouzouambe is a Burnsville software architect who has developed health care exchanges for employers. (Photo by John Gessner)



Yves Zouzouambe can’t say exactly why the federal and state health care ex-change websites stumbled so badly out of the gate. But the Burnsville soft-ware architect understands the nature of the flaws that have plagued HealthCare.gov and MNsure.org. “The number one rea-son why software projects fail is really that the prob-lem is not well-defined from the get-go,” Zouz-ouambe said. “And then halfway through the im-plementation, new infor-mation is revealed.” Zouzouambe has had far more success with his own health care exchange projects. His company, ASM Logic, was contract-ed by CieloStar, a Minne-apolis firm specializing in health care payment and benefit technology sys-tems, to design exchanges for state chambers of com-merce. Chamber members, mostly small businesses, can use the exchanges to provide health care choic-es for their employees. Employees can shop for plans on the exchanges. CieloStar began working

on the project after pas-sage of the Affordable Care Act, whose public exchanges cater primarily to individuals, not busi-nesses. In the past year Zou-zouambe has designed exchanges for state cham-bers in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio and Kentucky, and for Aambe, a Native American-owned national services and mar-keting company. So far, so good, Zouz-ouambe reports. “And in fairness to MNsure or HealthCare.gov, we don’t have hun-dreds of thousands of people hitting our web-sites simultaneously,” he said. “I’m not saying if they do we won’t have is-sues, but we definitely are not dealing with that kind of scale.” Zouzouambe said his business is now consumed by the exchange project, which he believes — with CieloStar’s aggressive marketing — will catch on in many more states. He employs two sub-contractors and has part-time secretarial help from his wife, Ruth. Zou-zouambe’s office is on West County Road 42 in Burnsville, minutes from

his home near Buck Hill. Born and raised in the Central African coun-try of Cameroon, Zouz-ouambe has lived in Min-nesota since 1997. He met his wife, who is from Silver Bay, Minn., when she was a Peace Corps schoolteacher in Camer-oon and he was studying math at the University of Yaounde. Zouzouambe attended the KRS Computer and Business School in Bloom-ington and was hired by consulting firm Rainier Technology, which spe-cialized in designing Mi-crosoft software packages. A series of acquisi-tions left him working for Hewlett-Packard. Tired of the travel involved while trying to raise a family, Zouzouambe, 41, started his own business seven years ago. Past clients have in-cluded Landis and Gyr, an electricity-metering com-pany for whom he worked on “smart metering” soft-ware projects, said Zou-zouambe, who has three sons, ages 7, 12 and 13. He was already un-der contract with Cielo-Star when the company launched its health ex-change product.

“They’re really two dis-tinctive products,” both of which he developed, Zouzouambe said. “The exchange was a brand new product that was built from scratch about a year ago. And then once the employer purchases the plan on the exchange, that information is sent to a separate product that I was originally hired by CieloStar to develop. That product is then used for the enrollment of the em-

ployees.” CieloStar collects a per-centage of the insurance premiums paid through the exchange by employ-ers and employees, Zouz-ouambe said. “I wouldn’t know how much of the premium they are getting,” he said. “But in terms of interest and where health care is head-ed, they’re definitely in a good spot.” It’s not a bad spot for a software architect, either.

“I’ve been in various industries,” Zouzouambe said. “From the stand-point of the actual busi-ness or revenue, it’s not really a big difference. The big excitement is the scale of the work, the outreach of the work that we’re do-ing now.”

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

EducationDialogues at Eastview The Eastview High School National Honor Society is holding its spring Dialogues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Eastview Performing Arts Center. The topic is “The Proliferation and Impact of Stress.” Speakers include: Juli Montgomery, a li-censed school counselor who currently works at Minneapolis Southwest High School. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota as well as a professional clinical counselor. Mont-gomery will speak on the

stresses of living in the information age and how they differ from those of past generations. Megan Gunnar, di-rector of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Gunnar will address the biology of stress and anti-stress as well as some ef-fective ways to cope with anxiety. Abhay Ladhe, instruc-tor for Art of Living pro-grams in the Twin Cities. Ladhe will describe the stress-reduction tech-niques used by his organi-zation and may also teach the audience some simple breathing exercises. The Eastview Dia-

logues are free and open to the public.

All Saints presents ‘A Nuther Thing’ All Saints Middle School students will pres-ent “A Nuther Thing,” at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. The com-edy focuses on a young stand-up comedy troupe preparing to enlighten au-diences on different sub-jects from their perspec-tive. Admission is free, but free-will donations will be

accepted.

College news University of Wiscon-sin-Stout, spring 2013 Chancellor’s Award, Mad-eline Settle of Apple Val-ley. Normandale Com-munity College, Bloom-ington, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Areej Aleid, Erin Armstrong, Daniel Barnstead, John Bonawitz, Daniel Broman, Kristofer Carlson, Nicole Clemmons, Jason Cross, Brianna Dahedl, Svitlana

Duman, Zachary Elinson, Shelby Farra, Cassandra Fillhouer, Cierra Gangloff, Ginger Glaser, Samira Hal-ouani, Taylor Hoeppner, Tim Huie, Annemarie Ihl, Kathryn Janicki, Jesse Ji-ang, Molly Johnson, Chris-topher Klemz, Rachel Kl-emz, Jesse Kunze, Heather Leavitt, Geoffrey Lesher, Michael Marek, Michelle Ogren, Amino Omar, An-drew Paulson, Meranda Phillips, Tabbatha Pischke, Rachel Pompa, Maksim Prokopenko, Cecelia Rive-ra, Taylor Roelofs, James Rosen, Daniel Runnin-

gen, Allison Skraba, Jen-nifer Smith, Sarah Tennes, Arvin Tolibas, Reagan Tracy, Breanna Vasquez, Joseph Wambheim, Gor-don Yau, Ahmed Youssef, Rebekah Zimmerman. University of Wiscon-sin-Eau Claire, December graduates, from Apple Val-ley – Bailey Erdrich, B.A., psychology; Rachael Price, B.S.N., nursing. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., fall hon-or roll, from Apple Val-ley – Jessica Horstman, Meredith Mitsch, Amber Thoennes.


Obituaries Obituaries

Engagements

Willemssen/LaurieKathy and Jerry Wil-

lemssen of Prior Lake an-nounce the engagement of their son, Kyle “Dubs” Willemssen to Jordan Laurie, daughter of Jon and Linda Laurie of Al-bert Lea.

Kyle is employed as a Production vehicle/wrap installer at Creative Color Inc. and Jordan is a flight attendant for Sun Coun-try Airlines. An October 1 wedding in Mexico is planned with a reception in St. Paul on October 11. They reside in Burnsville.

Police report string of thefts from vehicles in Apple Valley The fiercely cold weather hasn’t deterred thieves from tar-geting vehicles in Apple Valley. Police are advising residents to keep their parked cars locked after a string of thefts from ve-hicles in recent weeks. Between Feb. 13 and Feb. 28,

police responded to 10 reports of thefts from vehicles at both residences and businesses, the Police Department reported in a “News Flash” post last Friday on the city’s website. Most of the thefts occurred during the early evening hours

or overnight. In several of the cases, valuables were visible inside locked vehicles and win-dows were broken to gain en-trance. “Remember to lock your vehicle whenever you are away from it, even when it is parked in

your driveway or garage,” police advised. Residents also are urged to remove all items from vehicles when left unattended, even items without high monetary value, including gym bags, suit-cases, tote bags and empty lap-

top cases. “Thieves are looking for any-thing that looks interesting or something they can use (phone chargers included),” police stat-ed.

—Andrew Miller

Public Safety

Eagan dad charged in accidental death of infant son An Eagan man faces man-slaughter charges in the acci-dental smothering death of his infant son. According to the criminal complaint, Nathan Scott Sav-age, 30, took his infant son to bed with him last October after a night of drinking with his fian-cee and friends. His fiancee had gone to bed before him.

The baby was fussy in a “bouncy chair” so Savage gave him a bottle and took the boy to bed with him, laying the infant’s head on his chest. He allegedly said he had done so several times before because he wanted the child to be close to him. The next morning, Savage awoke to his fiancee frantically

searching for the child. Savage rolled over and dis-covered their son had been un-derneath him. He later told po-lice he knew the boy was dead because he was “white as a ghost.” Emergency responders, who were called at about 6 a.m., at-tempted to revive the boy but were unable.

Medical personnel witnessed Savage’s fiancee punching him and screaming: “You killed him. You killed him. What did you do?” Two-month-old Nolan Sav-age was pronounced dead at the hospital on Oct. 19. The medical examiner determined his death to be the result of accidental as-phyxia.

Savage was charged on March 4 with three counts of manslaughter and one count each of child neglect and child endangerment. He is in jail with bail set at $50,000 or $10,000 with condi-tions. Savage’s next court appear-ance is May 27 in Hastings.

—Jessica Harper

Area Briefs

Home & Leisure Show The Eagan Civic Arena will host its 15th annual Home & Leisure Show from 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 14, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15. Admission is free. More than 80 ven-dors will showcase their services. Vendors will of-fer free seminars on Fri-day. The Dakota County Master Gardeners will provide free seminars and children’s activities on Saturday. For more infor-mation, visit www.eagan-civicarena.com.

Tax help at libraries Dakota County Li-brary is offering programs to help adults who earn $52,000 or less a year with free tax preparation. AARP Tax-Aide is available to seniors, adults and families. Sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, March 6 to April 10, at the Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burns-ville. Registration is re-quired by calling 952-891-0300. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance helps seniors, people who are disabled, people who speak limited English and families that earn less than $52,000 a year. Sessions will be held at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, at the following times: 2-6 p.m. Thursdays, March 20 and April 3; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-days, March 29 and April 12. Registration is not re-quired for the VITA ses-sions, which are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search tax preparation or call 651-450-2918.

Blue Thumb workshop A Blue Thumb – Plant-ing for Clean Water work-

shop will be held from 6:15-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at the Apple Valley Municipal Center, 7100 W. 147th St. Attendees will see ex-amples of native gardens, raingardens, and shoreline stabilizations while learn-ing of their benefits. Re-sources available to assist residents and community groups with design and in-stallation will be covered. The workshop is free, but registration is re-quired. Call 651-480-777 or 952-953-2462 or visit www.BlueThumb.org to learn more.

Learn about solar power Dakota Electric As-sociation, in cooperation with Lakeville Friends of the Environment, will host a meeting on solar power Tuesday, March 25, at Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Registration will be at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Local experts will ex-plain how solar power works, the economics of solar power and what it takes to install a solar sys-tem in a home. Seating is limited. RSVP to Brenda at 651-463-6234 or [email protected].

New Sociables meeting New Sociables Wom-en’s Organization will meet at 9:15 a.m. Mon-day, April 7, at Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Johanna Grothe from the Goodhue County His-torical Society will speak on the “Stories Hats Tell.” New Sociables Wom-en’s Organization is a nonprofit, nondenomi-national social club for women living south of the Minnesota River. Guests and new members are welcome anytime. New Sociables spon-sors monthly activities in-cluding book club, party bridge, duplicate bridge, 550 card club, crafts, tours, share-a-recipe, movies, mahjong, biking, golf, bunco, cribbage and more. For further infor-mation, call Pam Miller, vice president, at 651-344-3224.

Free family history fair in Lakeville The Church of Je-sus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting a free Family History Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urday, March 15, at the Lakeville Stake Center, 18460 Kachina Court. The event includes RootsTech 2014 presenta-tions, live classes and free time in the Family His-tory Center. For more information and to sign up, visit www.lds.org/familyhistoryfair.


Chasing away winter blues

The Apple Valley High School wind ensemble performed during the South Suburban Conference Band Festival on Tuesday at Apple Valley High School. The band performed “The Dream of Oenghus” and “Hounds of Spring” during its session that was followed by a mini-clinic with Andrew Mast, professor of music and director of bands at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wis. Director Corey Desens said the band members have been practicing the latter piece for several weeks now and each time they play it, they slowly chase away winter’s grip. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Lakeville home show is March 15 The Lakeville Land-scape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 at Lakeville North High School. Displays and informa-tion from more than 100 exhibitors with expertise, advice and displays cov-ering all aspects of home improvement projects will be on hand to talk about their services and

products and even dis-pense from free advice. There will be seminars that cover realistic bud-geting, container garden-ing, problems with vehi-cle warning lights, health insurance and energy ef-ficiency. The free event draws huge crowds every year. Many of the exhibi-tors will have displays and giveaways for those who visit their booth.

The show also in-cludes the Consumer Showcase which includes businesses that one might not expect at that type of event, including the ATA Leadership Academy, a martial arts studio and local restaurants. For more on the show, see a special section in se-lect editions of the news-paper and online at www.SunThisweek.com/tag/Lakeville-Expo-2014.

Rep. Anna Wills to seek another term State Rep. Anna Wills, R-Apple Valley, an-nounced her intention to seek a second term for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Wills will seek the Republican Party endorsement at the upcoming Senate District 57 Convention on March 15. “It’s been such an honor to serve the com-munities of Apple Valley, Rosemount, and Coates over the past two years, and I hope to earn their trust again for a second term,” Wills said. During her first term at the Legislature Wills fo-cused her efforts on veter-ans’ issues and tax policy, chief authoring a widely-supported veterans hiring tax credit that garnered

50 co-authors, in-cluding 25 DFL members. She also chief au-thored legislation to repeal all three business-to-busi-ness taxes passed during the 2013 legislative session. “During my first term, I’ve focused on protecting the pocketbooks of hard-working Minnesota fami-lies, and fighting for the priorities of our commu-nity,” Wills said in a press release. “I’ve opposed billions of dollars in tax increases and fought to make our government more efficient and effec-tive, and have worked to make sure Minnesota honors the service and sacrifice of our veterans.”

Wills also stressed her work on the Educa-tion Finance and Education Policy committees, hav-ing held numer-ous meetings with school district

officials to gather input and feedback about state K-12 policy. “I’m truly humbled to have been able to serve, and get to know so many of the great citizens here in District 57B over the past two years. It’s been such an honor to work on their behalf and I know there’s still more I can do in service to our com-munity and to help make Minnesota a better place to live, work, and raise a family.”

Anna Wills

Expungement information clinic scheduled Dakota County Law Library and Volunteer Lawyers Network will present a free criminal ex-pungement informational clinic from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in Room 1920 at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Expungement is the

process of going to court to ask a judge to seal a court record. Usually, people ask for an ex-pungement when they have been denied a job, housing, or a professional license because of their criminal background. Christopher M. Han-rahan of Volunteer Law-yers Network will provide

assistance and informa-tion regarding the pro-cess. This clinic will be held the second Wednesday of the odd months in 2014 starting in March. All ses-sions will be scheduled in Apple Valley. For more information, call Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Scouts earn Silver Award

Cadette Girl Scout Troop 51474 completed their “Hope for the Homeless” project to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award. Eighth-graders Emma Edwards, Lexi Hughes, Grace Johnson and Sarah Liffrig, worked together on their project to bring awareness to the issue of homelessness in Dakota County and to create Welcome Bags for people transitioning into housing from being homeless. The troop sold “Hope for the Homeless” bands at Falcon Ridge Middle School and sought donations from Greenleaf Elementary families. Using the funds, reusable bags were filled with household items such as laundry detergent, toilet paper, and dish detergent. Each bag included a card welcoming residents to their new home. The troop donated their bags to the CAP Agency to distribute to new residents. The girls of Troop 51474 encourage people who want to be involved to create their own welcome bags and deliver them to the CAP Agency, 2496 145th St. W., Rosemount. (Photo submitted)

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tensen of Savage, has an-nounced his candidacy for Myhra’s seat, Harvey said. A 2011 graduate of Prior Lake High School, Chris-tensen is studying political science and government at the University of Min-nesota and is treasurer of Minnesota College Re-publicans. He’s a mem-ber of the Senate District 56 Republican executive committee. The local party will hold a special endorsing convention within 45 days

of its March 1 convention, Harvey said. “No one else has stepped forward yet,” he said, though “at least two” other Republicans are ey-ing the nomination.

Seifert saw

potential This isn’t the first time Seifert has called on Myhra. She was co-chair of Senate District 40 Repub-licans in 2009 when the mi-nority leader sent emails inviting her to the Capitol and encouraging her to

run for office, Myhra said. She had kicked off her House re-election bid when Seifert called about two weeks ago asking if she’d interview to be his running mate. In previous months Myhra had spoken with him by phone while sort-ing through the six Repub-lican hopefuls. “I was trying to decide which of the candidates to support,” said Myhra, 57, a longtime Burnsville resi-dent and 1975 graduate of Burnsville High School. “I would ask him his stand

on this issue and that is-sue. I found that we were in agreement.” Myhra serves on the House education finance and taxes committees and is the lead House Repub-lican on early childhood and youth development policy. She and Seifert “are in agreement on the im-portance of local control, empowering parents, hav-ing effective teachers in the classroom,” Myhra said. “And I’ve expressed to him my commitment to improve literacy in the state. It will always be one of the top things for me. I believe it’s the door of op-portunity.” Myhra chief-authored third-grade literacy legis-lation in 2011 that became law. She said it requires school districts to have local literacy plans and

increased literacy training for teachers. Literacy is personal to her. She lived in Latin America during her early childhood years and, af-ter coming to the United States, struggled to read English until fifth grade, when she said an excep-tional teacher got her caught up. Before that, “Every-thing I tried was a failure,” said Myhra, who has three adult children with her husband, Chuck. “Since then, I’ve been on a tra-jectory of success on the things I’ve tried.” She homeschooled Kristin, Justin and Kath-rin, all college graduates with honors. She’s a for-mer certified public ac-countant. Myhra has also au-thored legislation requir-ing greater transparency

when public funds are used in government em-ployee separation agree-ments. The legislation was in response to the Tania Chance controversy in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Last November Myhra Received the Elected Women of Excellence Award from the nonparti-san National Foundation for Women Legislators. Seifert, who sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010, con-ceded during a convention battle to nominee Tom Emmer. He’s working hard to attract convention del-egates again, but will en-ter the August primary, Myhra said. John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF APPLE VALLEYORDINANCE NO. 961

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFAPPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMEND-ING TITLE IX, CHAPTER 91 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED “ANIMALS BY AMEND-ING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO REGULATETHE KEEPING OF ANIMALS”

The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 961 approved by the CityCouncil of Apple Valley on February 27,2014:

Chapter 91 of the Apple Valley City Code is amended to add regulationsamending certain definitions, and creatingnew definitions for Animal, Domestic Ani-mal, Farm Animal, Farm Poultry, House-hold Pets Service Animal, and Wild Ani-mal; adding regulations requiring rabiesvaccinations for ferrets; limiting the num-ber of certain animals that may be kept onresidential properties; and the prohibition of keeping certain animals on residentialproperties including farm animals, farmpoultry, any wild or non-domesticated ani-mal, and any animal prohibited by Federalor Minnesota law.

A printed copy of the ordinance is avail-able for inspection by any person duringregular office hours in the office of the City Clerk at the Apple Valley Municipal Center,7100 147th Street W., Apple Valley, Min-nesota 55124.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received to award a con-tract for purpose of purchasing Office and Classroom Supplies by Independent School District 196 at the District Office located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068 until 1:30 p.m. on March 26, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashiers Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid.

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 Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY ORDINANCE NO. 962

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFAPPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMEND-ING TITLE XV, CHAPTER 155, ENTITLED“ZONING” BY AMENDING SECTION155.053 (H) REGARDING HOUSEHOLDPETS AND KEEPING OF ANIMALS INRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

The City Council of Apple Valley or-dains:

Section 1. Chapter 155 of the Apple Val-ley City Code is hereby amended by revis-ing § 155.053(H) to read as follows:

§ 155.053 PERMITTED ACCESSORY

USES.

Within any R-1, R-2, and R-3 district, noaccessory structures or use of land shallbe permitted except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar bythe City Council:

* * *(H) The keeping of household pets and

service animals, as defined and regulatedelsewhere in this Code, by the occupants of the premises for non-commercial pur-poses. Any animal which is not a house-hold pet or service animal as definedelsewhere in this Code is not permitted,except horses may be kept in R-1 districtsprovided that any accessory building usedfor housing horses shall be located no lessthan 100 feet from the nearest residence;

* * * Section 2. This ordinance shall take

effect upon its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council this 27th dayof February, 2014.

By: /s/ Marv Hamann-RolandMary Hamann-Roland, Mayor ATTEST:By: /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

2014 CARPET AND OTHER FLOORING REPLACEMENT

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Carpet and Other Floor-ing Replacement by Independent School District 196, at the Facili-ties Department, 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, March 21, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7591.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 14, 2014

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEYNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGON-SALE & SPECIAL

SUNDAY LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

City Council of the City of Apple Valley,Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet atthe Municipal Center, 7100 147th StreetW., on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible.The purpose of the meeting will be to holda public hearing on the renewal applica-tion of UASanders, LLC, d/b/a PaninoBrothers, for “ON-SALE INTOXICATINGLIQUOR” and “SPECIAL LICENSE FORSUNDAY LIQUOR SALES” for the periodof April 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014,pursuant to City Code Section 111.22.

The business, which will be operated inconjunction with the proposed licenses, isa restaurant located at 7083 153rd Street W., Ste. 1.

The officers of the corporation are:Joshua Floyd Sanders, PresidentMelanie Lynn Sanders, Vice PresidentAll interested parties will be given an

opportunity to be heard at said time andplace.

DATED this 27th day of February, 2014.BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL/s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter Apple Valley, City Clerk


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CLERICAL UNION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 196VOLUNTARY GROUP DENTAL INSURANCE

PROPOSALSThe Clerical Union of Indepen-

dent School District 196 is accept-ing proposals for Voluntary Group Dental Insurance for a anniversary renewal date of July 1, 2014. In-surance carriers and third-party ad-ministrators requesting information on the request for proposal, please contact: Lori Hayes at Arthur J Gallagher & Company at (952)356-0712 or [email protected].

All proposals should be submit-ted electronically to [email protected] no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014. Proposals received after the dead-line will be considered late and in-eligible for consideration.

The Clerical Union of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any and or all pro-posals and to waive any informality in the proposal process.

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Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 2014

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The legislation has a provision that would pe-nalize doctors who refer patients to dispensaries in which the particular doc-tor has a financial interest. This isn’t the first time the Minnesota Legisla-ture has debated legalizing medical marijuana. A bill that would have allowed doctors to prescribe mari-juana to dying patients in hospice care passed in 2009 but was vetoed by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Gov. Mark Dayton has said he is leery of legal-ization and would rather spend more time studying the issue or find a com-promise with law enforce-ment. Of the 30 to 40 medi-cal professionals who at-tended the forum, 64 per-cent said they oppose the proposed legislation citing that the bill’s language is too broad and could be easily abused. Even those who support legalizing medical mari-juana expressed concerns that they may not have the training or expertise to recommend the drug and criticized the bill for not limiting recommendations to specific specialities. Though many in the audience had concerns about the bill, panelists Dr. Jacob Mirman, a part-ner at Life Medical, an integrative primary care clinic in St. Louis Park,

and Dr. Scott Schwantes of Gillette Children’s Spe-cialty Healthcare, support the proposed legislation. Both favor the use of medical marijuana for pa-tients who suffer debilitat-ing and fatal conditions for whom no other treat-ment works. “I don’t condone the use of illegal substances, especially the use among children ... but when we look at other medicines and we’re at the fifth or sixth choice, we need to look at other alternatives,” Schwantes said. Schwantes contended that doctors have the re-sponsibility to educate themselves on the drug just as they do with any other medication. Addiction specialists Charles Reznikoff and

Sheila Specker oppose le-galization saying it would worsen Minnesota’s addic-tion problem, especially among young people. “We have to often re-mind ourselves to be com-passionate for addicts. Addicts will be harmed by this,” said Reznikoff, an addiction medicine and internal medicine physi-cian at Hennepin County Medical Center and an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Reznikoff noted that unlike many addictive medications such as opi-oids, marijuana leads with its intoxicating effects be-fore its alleviating ones. Specker, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Min-nesota, said she is par-ticularly concerned about

legalization’s unintended consequences for teens. “We need to look at the message we are giving to youth,” she said, adding that she believes — based on studies in states that have legalized medical marijuana — the major-ity of medical marijuana users will be back pain patients in their 30s rather than the elderly or cancer patients. Specker and Reznikoff contend that legalization will give the perception that marijuana is no lon-ger a risk and socially ac-ceptable, thus increasing use among young people. Mirman countered that there are equally as many studies that show use among teens doesn’t necessarily increase with legalization. Schwantes noted that marijuana is no more dan-gerous than many of the prescription medications currently on the market. “One in 500 non-cancer patients will die of opioids this year,” he said. “Heroin in the go-to after people run out of oxycodone. Addiction will always be an issue.”

Lack of research Specker insisted that those who support legal-ized medical marijuana should go through the U.S. Food and Drug Ad-ministration as required with other prescription medications.

Marijuana’s classifica-tion as a Schedule 1 drug, along with heroin and cocaine, makes research-ing its medical uses nearly impossible in the United States. “Much of what we know is speculative, which is all the more reason to do more research,” said guest speaker Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, who has exten-sively studied the issue of medical marijuana. While there is little research on the medical uses of marijuana, there is equally little research to support its current classi-fication, said Bostwick, a professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and senior associate dean for admis-sions at the Mayo Medical School. Researchers who hope to study medical marijua-na must first gain approval from the FDA, the Na-tional Institute on Drug Abuse and the Drug En-forcement Agency, which often don’t work well to-gether, Bostwick said. Though Specker and Reznikoff oppose legaliza-tion, they support efforts to make it easier to study me-dicinal uses of marijuana. There are cannabis products that are legally on the U.S. market. Nabi-lone and dronabinol are synthetic liquid forms of the drug that provide pain relief for cancer patients without the intense high

produced by smoking the drug. A cannabis-derived spray has been in the works for eight years but has failed to reach the U.S. market. It is available in the United Kingdom and Canada. Minnesota’s medical marijuana bill is modeled after similar legislation in other states, including Michigan, which legalized medical marijuana in 2008. Colorado and Wash-ington have legalized rec-reational use of the drug. Colorado expects to col-lect as much as $100 mil-lion a year in marijuana tax revenue, according to recent reports. Bostwick noted that medical marijuana laws vary from state to state with each one having dif-ferent qualifying medical conditions and different qualifications for dispen-saries. Carrying out each law is complicated by the bat-tle between state and fed-eral laws. Though speakers, pan-elists and attendees at Tuesday’s forum didn’t agree on whether to legal-ize medical marijuana, all concurred that until the state and federal govern-ments come to an agree-ment, the issue will contin-ue to be a legal quagmire. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

MARIJUANA, from 1A

MYHRA, from 1A

Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and senior associate dean for admissions at the Mayor Medical School, spoke about the history, uses and research of medical marijuana during a forum hosted by the Minnesota Medical Association at the Eagan Community Center. (Photo by Jessica Harper)


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theater and arts briefs

theater and arts calendar

Baroque performances Dakota Valley Sym-phony will present two concerts of baroque mu-

sic at 2 and 7 p.m. Sun-day, March 16, in the Black Box Theater at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave.

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

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Books Emily Tepe, author of “The Edible Landscape,” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, 651-450-2900. Tepe will share how to create a beautiful, bountiful garden of vegetables, fruits and flow-ers. Cary J. Griffith, author of “Wolves,” which is nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in the genre fiction category, book signing, 1-3 p.m. Satur-day, March 22, at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble.

Comedy Comedy Club, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Hosted by Rosemount Area Arts Council. PG perfor-mance by Dennis Carney and William Hill with guest Pizpor the Magician. Tickets: $5 at www.rosemountarts.com or at the Steeple Center.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts Society’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685. “My Minnesota,” a pho-tography exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display through March 10 at Dunn Bros Cof-fee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. Features im-ages captured near Grand Marais.

Music Lehto & Wright, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, Lake-ville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $17.50 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. “Dave and Ted Present: What a Wonderful World,” 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tick-ets: $15, online at Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center. Information: 952-985-4640. “Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $25 in advance at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center; $28 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. “1964…The Tribute,” Beatles tribute, 8 p.m., Sat-urday, March 15, Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $30-$40 at the box office, by

phone at 800-982-8787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Theater “Simpatico,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. March 6-8, and 2 p.m. March 9, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 adults, $17 stu-dents/seniors at Ticketmas-ter.com or 800-982-2787. “B-I-N-G-O Spells Mur-der,” presented by the Eagan Theater Company and Eagan 55 Plus/Seniors, Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Park-way. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $40 (includes dinner, performance and bingo card). Limited seating available. Purchase tickets in person at the Eagan Community Center or online at www.etc-mn.org. “Lightwire: The Show,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $30-$40 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-8787 or online at Ticketmas-ter.com. “Footloose – The Mu-sical,” presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions performs at the Lakeville Area Arts Center March 21-22, 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Information: www.childrens-theatretptt.com or 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Joy of Photography, 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays, March 19, 26, and April 2, plus an optional session Sat-urday, March 22, at the Min-nesota Zoo. Class meets at the Steeple Center in Rose-mount. Cost: $50. Register at www.rosemountarts.com. 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. Informa-tion: 651-675-5521. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lex-ington Ave. S. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays

at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mon-days at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville loca-tion. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Program, winter session open enrollment, Wednes-days, ages 7-17. In the Com-pany of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with spe-cial needs (ASD/DCD pro-grams), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos will perform Friday, March 14, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. The duo will cover musical standards at a 2 p.m. senior citizen matinee and a mix of music and parodies at a 7 p.m. show. The matinee is $15; the 7 p.m. show is $25 in advance and $28 at the door. Tickets are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com and at the Arts Center. Call 952-985-4640 for more information. (Photo submitted)

The symphony’s se-lections will include the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 by JS Bach and Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue. Tickets range from $5-$16 and can be pur-chased at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

‘Minnesota in the 1970s’ The Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, will host the Minnesota Historical Society program, “Min-nesota in the 1970s,” from 7-8 p.m. Wednes-day, March 12. The event is free. For more infor-mation, call 952-891-0360.

Huey Lewis at Mystic Lake Grammy Award win-ners Huey Lewis and The News will bring their signature rock ’n’ roll sound to the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Tickets go on sale March 8 for $46 and $56. Call 952-445-9000 or visit mysticlake.com for more details.

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Friday, March 7 Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938. Forever Wild Family Friday: Na Mele Wai – Ha-waiian Fresh Water Songs, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. An interactive concert featuring Hawaiian songs about the importance of water. All ages. Free. Registration requested at www.co .dako ta .mn .us /parks.

Saturday, March 8 Adjusting to Life Be-yond Divorce and Looking to the Future, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Cen-ter, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Reg-istration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Free family movie, 10 a.m. to noon, Farmington High School recital hall, 20655 Flagstaff Ave. “Rata-touille” will be shown. Age-appropriate activities and concessions open during intermission. Prom Dress Resale Event and Expo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Free admis-sion. Ritzy for Rett Syndrome fashion show, luncheon and dress/accessory sale, 11:30 a.m. registration, Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Cost: $35 at the door. Register online at mrsra.org, by email at [email protected] or by calling Lynn Wise at 952-461-3204.

Wednesday, March 12 Criminal expungement information clinic, 1:30-4:30 p.m., room 1920, Da-kota County Western Ser-vice Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. In-formation: Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080. Eagan Garden Club meeting, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Topic: “Gifts From Your Garden” by Susan Reed.

Rosemount’s “Jazz at the Steeple Center” concert series continues March 15 with a performance by 651 Jazz, a quintet of area musicians that includes 2009 Rosemount High School graduate and alto sax player Connor Carroll (above). Tickets for the concert, which runs from 7-9 p.m. at the venue located at 14375 S. Robert Trail, are $5 and will be available at the door and in advance at www.rosemountarts.com. The series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council comes to a close May 3 with a concert by the Paul Renz Quartet. (Photo submitted)

In Burnsville, there’s magic in the air ‘Theatre of Illusion’ show March 20

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Kevin Spencer and his wife, Cindy, joined an elite list of magicians a few years ago. In 2010, the couple known for their touring “Theatre of Illusion” show were named Inter-national Magicians of the Year. Past recipients of the award given out by the International Magicians Society include Penn and Teller, Criss Angel and David Copperfield. The Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center will be playing host to the Spencers’ “Theatre of Illusion” on Thursday, March 20. The show is billed as a family-friendly event with an emphasis on spectacle, combining stage illusions with the-atrical elements and the energy of a rock concert. The Spencers present a mix of original tricks and magic-act stan-dards; past audiences at “Theatre of Illusion” have marveled at Kevin Spencer walking through a wall of concrete blocks — a trick pioneered in 1914 by Harry Houdini, who only performed the feat for a month before abandoning it, and it hadn’t been attempted by another magician un-til Spencer gave it a go a few years ago. Tickets range from $30-$40 and are avail-able in person at the

Burnsville venue’s box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at

Ticketmaster.com. More about “Theatre of Illusion” is at www.

spencersmagic.com.Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Magicians Kevin and Cindy Spencer put an emphasis on spectacle, combining stage illusions with theatrical elements and the energy of a rock concert. (Photo submitted)

Thursday, March 13 Minnesota Valley Chris-tian Women’s Connection luncheon, 12:30-2 p.m., Grandstay Hotel and Con-ference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. Fea-tures speaker Lori Camp-bell on “Moving On” and style show by The Clothes Mentor. Cost: $16. RSVP to Pam at 612-207-3100 or Jan at 651-434-5795.

Friday, March 14 Home & Leisure Show, 3-7 p.m., Eagan Civic Are-na, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Free admission and free seminars. Information: www.eagancivicarena.com. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938.

Saturday, March 15 Home & Leisure Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eagan Civ-ic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Free admission. In-formation: www.eagancivi-carena.com.

2014 Landscape & Home Expo & Consumer Showcase, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Free admission. Informa-tion: Lakeville Area Cham-ber of Commerce and Con-vention & Visitors Bureau, 952-469-2020. Adjusting to Life Be-yond Divorce and Looking to the Future, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Cen-ter, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Reg-istration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Family History Fair, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lake-ville Stake Center, 18460 Kachina Court. The free event includes presenta-tions from RootsTech 2014, live classes and free time in the Family History Center. For more information and to sign up, visit www.lds.org/familyhistoryfair.

Sunday, March 16 St. Pat’s Day dinner special, Rosemount VFW

Post 9433. Information: 651-423-9938.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the fol-lowing blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more in-formation. • March 7, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Li-brary, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • March 13, 1-6 p.m., Hope Church, 7477 145th St., Apple Valley. • March 13, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • March 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown of Life Luther-an Church, 4150 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

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