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Eagles help U.S. to victoryTwo Apple Valley High School basketball players help a U.S. national team to a world title this summer.

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Eagan Art FestivalThe 21st annual Eagan Art Festival offers a juried art show, family activities and entertainment June 27-28 at Central Park.

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Transportation pushed asideThe Minnesota Legislature failed in its obligation to pass a funding package to address the state’s transportation needs.

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Inside this edition is a city of Apple Valley notice regarding the amending of city code related to retail alcohol licenses regarding Sunday sale hours and eligibility of licenses.

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Freedom Days to entertainInside this edition is a Freedom Days special section that includes a complete schedule of events and information about new and returning events.

Inside this edition

An honest friendshipBurnsville toddler finds support from Richfield man through nonprofit

Wiggle Your Toesby Matt Nielsen

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Rob Rieckenberg and Vince Lynick have a life-obstacle most people don’t. They are both amputees missing a leg. Rob is missing his right leg. Vince is missing his left leg. Vince, who is 16 months old, was born without his tibia. The tibia is a large bone located in the lower leg of the human body. He has a one-in-a-mil-lion condition called tibial deficiency. His parents, Sally and Michael of Burnsville, had two different surgery options when Vince was born. Two doctors said that they would amputate at the ankle, two others said that they would amputate at the knee and one said either surgery was an option. They ended up choosing to amputate below the knee. “It took about eight weeks to heal, then he got his prosthetic leg and then walked about three weeks after that,” Sally said.Vince is full of energy and is proud of the picture of dogs that are on his pros-thetic leg. One of the Lynick’s close friends is Rieckenberg, of Richfield. He lost his leg in 2005. He was in downtown Min-neapolis and was mugged and left on a train track where a train ran over his leg. Luckily the train conductor found him. He was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center where he stayed for two months. “If it wasn’t for my mom and three older sisters, I would not be here be-cause the hospital doesn’t prepare you for when they release you,” Rieckenberg said. Two years after losing his leg, Rieck-enberg had the opportunity to meet Aaron Holm. Holm was on Interstate 394 coming into the Twin Cities and

was helping a co-worker change a flat tire. He was putting the flat into the trunk when a motorist hit his car and pinned him between the two cars. He lost his right leg at the scene and his left leg was amputated two days lat-er. Rieckenberg was the first amputee to visit Holm in this hospital. That visit led to Holm starting a Bloomington-based nonprofit called Wiggle Your Toes. Its aim is to help amputees in numerous ways and help people with the process of becoming an amputee. Rieckenberg is the director of client

Rob Rieckenberg of Richfield holds his buddy, Vince Lynick, of Burnsville. The two met through the nonprofit Wiggle Your Toes. (Photo by Matt Nielsen)

Plenty of fun at Freedom Days

Art in the Stars to be revealed

Zoo director to leave for HoustonNational search

will identify next leader

Minnesota Zoo Di-rector and President Lee Ehmke has been named president and chief execu-tive at the Houston Zoo, according to release from the Minnesota Zoo on Fri-day. Ehmke’s last day with the Minnesota Zoo will be Aug. 11. He will assume his new re-sponsibilities in Texas in early September. “Lee has built an inter-national reputation as a visionary leader in animal conservation and exhibit development,” said Peter Maritz, chairman of the Minnesota Zoo Board of Directors. Kevin Willis, the zoo’s vice president for biologi-cal programs, has been asked to serve in the role of interim director. With board approval in late June, Willis would serve as interim director beginning Aug. 11 until a new zoo director and pres-ident is identified. A national search for Ehmke’s successor will be-

Apple Valley’s summer

celebration runs June 26-July 4 by Andrew Miller


There’s an entertain-ment-packed lineup on offer at Apple Valley’s Freedom Days festival this year. Uncle Kracker, GB Leighton and others are set to perform as part of the city’s weeklong cel-ebration, which concludes July 4 with the ever-popu-lar Fourth of July parade down Pennock Avenue followed by a spectacular fireworks display in John-ny Cake Ridge Park. The festival kicks off Friday, June 26, with a tent party at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon, 15020 Glazier Ave. The event, which has a $10 cover, features music from Arch Allies, an 80s-rock tribute band specializing in the music of Styx, Journey and REO Speedwagon. Then, on June 27, the Dancin’ & Cruisin’ classic car show comes to Johnny Cake Ridge Park with music from DJ Sounds, a vendor fair, and beer and wine tent. The 4-8 p.m. event concludes with a car cruise to Wild Bill’s, which is hosting live entertainment from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15 to the Wild Bill’s tent on June 27, and the evening features performances by GB Leigh-ton and headliner Uncle Kracker. Uncle Kracker, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as the DJ for Kid Rock and later found solo success with the hit singles “Follow Me” and “Drift Away,” is perhaps the most commercially well-known performer Freedom Days organizers have booked in the festival’s 49-year history.

Rosemount’s ArtBlast to host

new eventby Hannah Gullickson


There’s no better place to host an art exhibit than in the skies. Carl Anderson, who builds ring laser gyro-scopes at Honeywell Aero-space, will bring new light to astronomy by hosting Art in the Stars at the Whitetail Woods Regional Park as part of ArtBlast, which is organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council from June 18-28. Anderson said Art in the Stars is meant to be educational and intends to show viewers how beauti-ful the night sky is. Local

astronomers will guide viewers as they explore constellations, star clus-ters and several planets in-cluding Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Guests are encour-aged to bring their own telescopes or binoculars. “Seeing these natural wonders in person gives a thrill that can’t be matched by photos in a book or seen on TV,” Anderson said. Anderson said growing up, he was always inspired to pursue astronomy be-cause of his love for the stars. “When I was just a youngster, growing up on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota, I recall my father buying me a small telescope. Later that eve-

Uncle Kracker, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as the DJ for Kid Rock and later found solo success with the hit singles “Follow Me” and “Drift Away,” is set to head-line the tent party at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon the evening of Saturday, June 27. (Photo courtesy of Paul Joyner)

The Klondike Kates, popular performers at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, are pulling double duty at Freedom Days this year. They’ll be performing a free concert in the Johnny Cake Ridge Park soccer stadium at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, along with appearing in the Fourth of July parade. (File photo)

Carl Anderson of Maple Grove has built his own tele-scopes over his years of night-sky gazing. He will lead a session during ArtBlast called Art in the Stars. (Photo submitted)

Lee Ehmke

See FREEDOM, 18A See ZOO, 18A

See STARS, 18ASee VINCE, 18A

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Area Briefs

Uponor North America president Bill Gray spoke during a gathering of nearly 500 Uponor employees May 26 to mark the company’s 25th anniversary. The employee-only event featured gifts, a champagne toast, and recognition of seven employees who have been with Uponor North America since it opened in Apple Valley a quarter cen-tury ago. Additional employee events marking the 25th anniversary have been scheduled throughout the year. (Photo submitted)

Uponor’s 25th anniversaryFamily Fun Day Fundraiser at Lebanon Hills Family Fun Day Fund-raiser will be noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at Jensen Lake Trailhead

shelter at Lebanon Hills Park. The event will include raffles for Packer tickets, BC photo shoot as well as a silent auction featuring a hot air balloon ride, hand-made afghans, Usborne Books, spa and massage, Garrison Keillor tickets, Fourth of July in a cooler, ice cream party, zoo tick-ets and more. Rascal’s restaurant will provide brats and hot dogs for purchase. Kid-friend-ly face painting, photo booth, and DJ Johnnie D’Shea activities will be free. Seven local women are hiking for a cause – find-ing a cure for childhood cancer. Each hiker is com-mitted to hiking 25.5 miles of the rugged Superior Hiking Trail on Aug. 22. This team is deter-mined to raise awareness and fund Curesearch, an organization dedicated to finding innovative cures for pediatric cancers and dedicated to helping fami-lies navigate the path to treatment and cures. For more information, visit www.curesearchateam.com.

Retro 5K Run and Walk The Burnsville Women of Today’s third annual Retro 5K Run and Walk to benefit its Youth of Today Scholarship will be 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Crystal Lake Beach Park, 15322 Lac Lavon Drive, Burnsville. The event is open to all ages. All registered par-ticipants receive a retro buff and other gifts. Those dressed in fun retro attire will be eligible to win a prize. Burnsville Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz will emcee the event. Burnsville Women of Today is a service organi-zation. Its Youth of Today Scholarship benefits lo-cal high school students in their pursuit of higher education. For race information and to register for this event, visit www.burns-villewomenoftoday.com or www.active.com.

Garage sale and breakfast The next garage and rummage sale and break-fast to benefit the Viet-nam Veterans of America Dakota County Chapter 492 and VFW Post 9433 Ladies Auxiliary will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun-day, June 21, at VFW Post 9433 in Rosemount. The event takes place May to October on the third Sunday of the month. Booth space is avail-

able. Contact Jeff at 952-432-7010 or Lisa at 651-423-9938.

Duck race at Cascade Bay The Eagan YMCA will host a duck race and sum-mer activities from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Cascade Bay, 1360 Civic Center Drive, Eagan. The Y event, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, benefits youth program-ming at the Y in Eagan. Participants will receive access to Cascade Bay for $2 per person and can en-joy waterpark, mini golf and other fun activities organized by the YMCA Community Board and employees. The evening’s featured event will be a duck race using 1,000-1,200 plastic ducks that will race along Cascade Bay’s mighty Lazy River. Duck race competitors, who pay $10 per duck raffle ticket, will have the chance to win one of 10 prizes including the first-place prize of $500 cash, courtesy of the Eagan Rotary Club. Winners do not need to be present to collect a prize. Raffle tick-ets are on sale and can be purchased at the YMCA in Eagan. “Eagan YMCA Day is an exciting event for the community to come together and have fun at one of the best family wa-terparks in the state while helping support Y youth programs,” said Mike Lavin, executive director of the YMCA Eagan. For more information, visit eaganymca.org or the Eagan YMCA Facebook page.

Job search workshop “Successful Job Search Over 40, 50 and 60,” a workshop designed for experienced job seekers, will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Burnsville WorkForce Center, 2800 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Participants will learn how to use age to their advantage, discover tech-niques for marketing their expertise to employers and explore new job search strategies and resources. The workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For more informa-tion, call 952-703-3100 or visit www.mn.gov/deed and search “metro work-shops.” The Minnesota Work-Force Centers of Dakota and Scott counties work in collaboration with key partners to make sure that area job seekers find employment and training

Flag retirement Members of Boy Scout Troop 292’s Mustang Patrol prepare to place a flag on the fire during the troop’s recent flag retire-ment ceremony. Once a year, the Scouts retire flags that are faded, torn or tattered and thus should no longer be displayed. As part of the ceremony, the troop’s bugler, Peter Deh-nert, played “Taps.” The ceremony was held behind Apple Valley’s Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church, the troop’s sponsoring organization, in a fire pit constructed last year as part of a troop member’s Eagle Scout project. (Photo submitted)

and area employers find the skilled workers they need.

Lakeville Lions host pancake breakfast fly-in The Lakeville Lions will host the third annual Aviation Day Pancake Breakfast Fly-in from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 14, at Airlake Airport, 22100 Hamburg Ave., Lakeville. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. The Boy Scouts will serve hot dogs and brats at 11:30 a.m. until they run out. Weather permitting, Aviation Day will feature warbirds, experimental aircraft and conventional aircraft. The event is part of Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog festival. For more infor-mation, call 952-469-4414.

Criminal expungement clinic The Dakota County Law Library will host a free legal information clin-ic on criminal expunge-ment at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, in Room L139 at the Dakota County West-ern Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Christopher Hanrahan

from Volunteer Lawyers Network will present the program. Expungement is the process of going to court to ask a judge to seal a court record. Usually, people ask for an expunge-ment when they have been denied a job, housing, or a professional license be-cause of their criminal background. This clinic will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month in 2015. All sessions will be scheduled in Apple Valley. For more information, call the Da-kota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Free civil legal advice clinic A free civil legal ad-vice clinic will be offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Men-dota Road, West St. Paul, MN 55118, Room 110A. No appointment is neces-sary. Information: Dakota County Law Library, 651-438-8080.

VFW fundraiser in Eagan The Ladies Auxiliary of Rosemount VFW Post 9433 will hold a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at Von Hanson’s Meats at Cliff and Nicols roads in Eagan.

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Public SafetyEagan man gets jail for identity theft An Eagan man who admitted to using his position at an Apple Val-ley bank to steal customers’ identi-ties will not serve any prison time. Raymond Baba Atimbaneme, 41, pleaded guilty on June 10 to felony identity theft and was sen-tenced to 60 days in jail with credit for four days served. Upon his release, Atimbaneme will serve probation for 10 years. He also received a 48-month pris-on sentence that will be stayed for 10 years. A felony theft by swindle

charge was dismissed as part of the plea agreement. Atimbaneme was employed at an Apple Valley Wells Fargo and used customers’ identities to ap-ply for three loans totaling $60,000 over a two-month period in 2013. Upon receiving the first two $20,000 loans, Atimbaneme wrote two checks to American Invest-ments Consortium, a business he owned. Both checks were cashed at a TCF bank. Atimbaneme used the third

loan to write a check to Agape Re-lief Network, another business he owned. Wells Fargo investigated the loans and notified police upon un-covering the theft. In an interview with police, Atimbaneme admitted to stealing customers’ identities and said he needed the money for his business. Atimbaneme was charged in July 2013.

— Jessica Harper

Woman charged with swindling Burnsville employer An Apple Valley woman accused of bilking her employer of more than $15,900 through unauthorized use of company credit cards was charged in district court this month with four felonies. Joslyn L. Wick, 39, who worked at the Burnsville business as an exec-utive assistant to the owner between December 2011 and November 2014, allegedly used company credit cards to purchase personal items in-cluding leather chairs, food, a pop-corn machine, and Visa gift cards. The business’s owner contacted police in December 2014 to report an employee theft after noticing the company’s credit card bills were higher than usual.

Wick was fired from the job in November 2014 after repeatedly failing to show up for work when scheduled, according to the criminal complaint. During her employment, one of Wick’s responsibilities was to pur-chase supplies for the business, and she was given two company credit cards to that end. Investigation revealed that Wick had created duplicate accounts with the credit cards at each of the com-pany’s two main suppliers — Office Max and Staples — and at each store one of the accounts was set up to ship directly to Wick’s address, according to the criminal complaint. Police executed a search warrant

at Wick’s home in January 2015 and located many of the items purchased with the business’s credit cards, the complaint said. Police also located several receipts for purchases made with the credit cards. Wick spoke with police during the search and admitted she’d had some items shipped to her home, but claimed they were all purchased with “rewards points” from the credit cards, the complaint said. Wick has been charged with four felony counts of theft by swindle. If convicted of all four charges, she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and fines totaling $60,000.

—Andrew Miller

Man charged for letting 8-year-old drive, cause crash An Eagan man faces child en-dangerment charges for allegedly allowing his 8-year-old cousin drive his car. The incident, police say, led to a crash in St. Paul that injured another driver. Blake Dominic Folson, 25, was charged in a Ramsey County Dis-trict Court on June 8 with gross misdemeanor child endangerment. According to the complaint, on June 8 Folson allowed the child control the break and accelerator from the driver’s seat of his 1992 Jeep Cherokee while he controlled the steering wheel from the passen-ger seat. The Jeep was traveling west on Reaney Avenue when it made a U-turn at the Duluth Street intersec-tion and crashed into the left front bumper of a 1999 Buick Century that was making a left turn. The driver of the Buick sustained pain in her head, her lower leg and a

scrape on her shin. Both vehicles had significant front end damage. Medics attempted to check the boy for injuries but his mother, who arrived later, declined to have him examined. She told police she would get medical attention for him later if necessary. The boy was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Witnesses told police they saw the child get into the driver’s seat outside the 1000 block of Reaney Avenue. They said Blake was al-ready sitting in the passenger seat when the child entered the car. Blake initially blamed the child for the incident, saying the boy took his car keys, got into the driver’s seat and tried to drive off. Blake said he attempted to stop the child but was unsuccessful. Police spoke to the child’s adult sister, who said Blake’s story was a lie and that he was in his vehicle

before the child entered it. She said Blake was burning rubber in front of the house and that family mem-bers told him to get out of his ve-hicle because he was drinking. A preliminary breath test re-vealed Blake had a blood alcohol content of 0.039, which is below the 0.08 limit to drive. The woman stated that Blake frequently allowed his juvenile cousins to sit on his lap while he drives or he allows them to drive. In an interview with police, Blake allegedly admitted that his first story was untruthful and said “I ended up letting him drive.” Blake also admitted to allowing other juvenile cousins to drive in the past. If convicted, Folson could face up to a year in prison.

—Jessica Harper

Farmington man acquitted in double homicide case Dijon Cordell Sanders, 24, of Farmington, was found not guilty of double homicide on June 5 in Hennepin County. Sanders was accused of being one of two men who fired 33 shots at a parked car in South Minneap-olis Aug. 25, 2013, killing two men inside and injuring two women. He had been charged with two

counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of De’Von Burt, 18, and Keondray Wilson, 20. Police felt they were not the in-tended targets and it was a case of mistaken identity, according to the criminal complaint. A witness told police it may have been Fat Man Scoop, an alias for Sanders. Sanders’s attorney Fred Goetz

told the Star Tribune there were credibility issues surrounding the witnesses who identified Sanders as the shooter. Sanders was a senior at East-view High School in 2009 where he was an all-state offensive line-man and had 58 career wins for the wrestling team.

—Andy Rogers

High-speed chase in Eagan ends in arrest, felony charge An Eagan man who allegedly led police on a chase at speeds of more than 100 mph through res-idential areas was charged in district court last week with a felony. Nicholas J. Schammel, 19, fled a traffic stop on Interstate 35E in Eagan on June 10 after a Min-nesota State Patrol officer observed him speeding on his motorcycle, according to the criminal complaint. When the trooper acti-vated his emergency lights and siren, Schammel ac-

celerated to more than 130 mph, passing between two vehicles in adjoining lanes and swerving from one side of the southbound highway to the other in an attempt to pass traffic, the complaint said. At one point, Scham-mel moved onto the left shoulder and appeared as if he was going to stop, but then accelerated away as the trooper pulled alongside his bike, the complaint said. Scham-mel exited I-35E at Diffley Road, where his motorcy-

cle was observed running three red lights and travel-ing more than 100 mph. After turning onto Cliff Road, Schammel acceler-ated to “well over” 100 mph in a residential area, according to the State Pa-trol, but with an Eagan police squad car with its emergency lights activated up ahead, he pulled over at Lemore Lane. Schammel was charged in district court June 12 with fleeing a police of-ficer in a motor vehicle, a felony.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of three years and one day in pris-on and a fine of $5,000.

—Andrew Miller


Kline should push energy plan To the editor: U.S. Rep. John Kline does deserve a big “thank you” for his stand on the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act (“Applause for Congressman John Kline,” letter, June 6). He followed a time-honored principle of: “Doing the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run.” A similar situation exists where he has the opportu-nity to “double down” on

his good deed, not only for the “greatest number” but for all people. It is to “put his shoulder to the wheel” to push forward a plan built on the legacy of two Republican presidents and promoted by George Schul-tz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. It is the George Schultz Carbon Free and Dividend plan, a free-market plan with a fee on dirty energy that recycles 100 percent of the revenue back to Ameri-can households in the form of checks. None of it is kept by the government. Since the 1950s, carbon

dioxide in our atmosphere has increased by 40 percent. The frequency and sever-ity of major precipitation “events” have increased sig-nificantly from Minnesota to Maine, up to 50 percent in areas of northern Minne-sota in 2014 alone. This plan would reduce dirty energy pollution by 90 percent, saving hundreds of thousands of lives over a 20-year period plus add-ing 2.8 million jobs to our economy. It is a win-win op-portunity. I urge local resi-dents to ask Kline to use the

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Post-session job for legislators: Find workable transportation plan

Finding out what it means to be tucked in at night

New outreach role at Lewis House supports long-term success

Both sides of the aisle were in agree-ment when this year’s legislative session began that funding for transportation needs in Minnesota was a priority. As the session wore on it was obvi-ous that there were two widely-varying philosophies for funding upgrades to the state’s roads and bridges. But no one mentioned, especially with a projected budget surplus of $1.9 bil-lion, that absolutely nothing would be done about transportation funding. As the session wound down and Gov. Mark Dayton triggered a need for a special session by vetoing a biparti-san agreement on education funding, Minnesotans learned nothing would be done about budget needs for transporta-tion until the 2016 session that begins in about nine months. The proposal put forth by Dayton and the DFL-controlled Senate after the session began featured a wholesale gas tax that would have increased the cost of a gallon of gas by about 16 cents at current prices. The 6.5 percent increase would be more than 16 cents a gallon if the price of gas rose more than the small increases that have taken place the past few months. The proposal from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was for about $7 billion and featured bor-rowing by the state and the use of some general fund money. In their original proposals the Republicans wanted to use some of the projected state surplus, while

the DFL leadership rejected the idea of using such money. It’s estimated that about $1 billion of the projected $1.9 billion surplus remains left over. It’s also estimated state government will spend about $41.65 billion during the two-year budget cycle that begins July 1, an increase of about 4.85 percent over the $39.72 billion spent in the bien-nium that ends June 30. Unlike some of the bills passed in the special session, a transportation funding bill is not necessary to keep government running. But it’s every bit as urgent as other state spending bills. How urgent? A 2014 report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation indi-cated that more than half of the state’s roads are more than 50 years old, and that 40 percent of the state’s bridges are more than 40 years old. In the next three years, the report said, 20 percent of Minnesota’s roads will “pass their useful life.” If that report is accurate it was wrong for legislators to end the 2015 session without addressing long-term transpor-tation needs. Sure, legislators will do something next year. And maybe they will be wise enough to use part of the projected sur-

plus – if it is still there – to help fund transportation needs that nearly every-one agrees are there. Meanwhile, deterioration of the state’s roads and bridges will continue over the next nine months and both sides will likely blame the other, as they have already done, for the do-nothing attitude toward transportation funding in the past session. That’s not fair to Minnesotans who pay the taxes that produced the projected budget surplus of $1.9 billion, 73 percent of the state general fund revenue coming from sales tax and income tax. The lower price of gasoline has given Minnesotans more money to spend and thus has improved the economy. That makes us wonder if the gas tax is the right way to go for funding transporta-tion needs. Tom Bakk, a DFLer from Cook who is majority leader of the Senate, and Richard Cohen, a DFLer from St. Paul who is chair of the Senate Finance Com-mittee, say that Senate Democrats “make responsible, strategic investments in pri-orities – like transportation – that are shared by all Minnesotans. We invest in a comprehensive transportation plan with dedicated and reliable funding to finally fix our roads and bridges and provide transit options in communities through-out Minnesota.” Kurt Daudt, a Republican from Crown who is speaker of the House, looks at the situation differently.

“At a time when we have almost a $2 billion surplus,” he wrote in early May, “the governor and Senate Democrats are proposing the largest gas tax increase in state history to pay for a core function of state government: our roads and bridges. It’s just not logical. . .The gas tax is one of the most regressive taxes, hurting low-income families the most.” The statements by leaders of the two parties show how differently they per-ceive transportation funding. It should be noted that in the bond-ing bill passed in the special session there was an increase from $20.4 million for roads and bridges to $172 million for state highways, local roads and bridges and railroad crossings. Our challenge to the two parties is to start right now on reaching an agreement to fund the state’s transportation needs. Let’s not wait until next March and then put it off again until the end of the 2016 session. The taxpayers in Minnesota deserve a much better performance on transpor-tation funding than they got this time around. Get to work, legislators, and give us a workable plan that is ready when the next session begins. We were short-changed this time.

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by Rev. Paul JarvisSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

I think I know how moms and dads feel as they tuck a kid into bed. Heavenly! Lately, I’ve been trying to take as many opportunities to visit my mom in this the final leg of her journey with Al-zheimer’s disease. I especially like the rit-ual of tucking my mom into bed at night. A ritual I know she enjoyed when I was kid – a good-night ritual I drew out as long as humanly possible. As lights were turned off. As sheets and blankets were drawn up under my chin. As my footy-pajama’ed feet and legs shook in pure joy: Mom: “Good night” Me: “Sleep tight.” Mom: “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Me: “Don’t accept any wooden nick-els.” Then after a kiss, she leaves … only to sneak back later to watch me sleep. I know this because I watched her watch me through my barely opened eyelids. Heavenly! Although my mom has Alzheimer’s, she still knows who her husband and kids are. And so when we Jarvis kids visit our mom, we don’t really expect there to be

much of a dialogue. We mostly just sit, perhaps watch some TV as we patiently answer the same question again and again, and let our mom softly scratch our arms – as she did when we were kids, nestled into her hug in our living room. Then it’s bed time. Now it is I who lean over her and tuck her in. Me: “Good night.” Mom: “Sleep tight.” Me: “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Mom: “Don’t accept any wooden nickels.” Then – and this is the best part, some-thing every parent has experienced and treasures – this childless bachelor sits nearby in the dark, beside his sleep-ing loved one. Just watching over her. Watching her breathe. Watching her en-ter dreamland. A little over two years ago I had a close call with a heart event called an aortic dissection; I made it into the op-

erating room just in the nick of time. I was one of the 10 percent who survive, and one of the rarer few who survive in a non-handicapped state. A lot of people tucked me in at night. Throughout the day, really, as I lay for a long, long time in intensive care unit and then rehab. And a great many more sent me tuck-ing-in-bed messages from people who knew me and people who only heard of me through the grapevine. It all meant the world to me as I lay in the hospital bed, covered in a blanket of cards. Congregations prayed a blanket of prayers over me as well, surrounding me with their concern and care. I still get healing prayer messages from members from Lighthouse Church, Rosemount United Methodist, Commu-nity of Hope Lutheran, Church of Our Savior Lutheran, St. John’s Lutheran communities in Rosemount. From Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran com-munity in Apple Valley. And from Cath-olic communities: All Saints in Lake-ville, St. John Neumann in Eagan, St. Thomas Beckett in Eagan, Risen Savior and Mary Mother in Burnsville, St. Pe-ter’s in Mendota Heights, St. Elizabeth Seaton in Hastings, and St. Michael’s in Farmington. These comforting messages are testi-

mony to the sort of people who make a home in Rosemount, Apple Valley, Lake-ville, Farmington, Eagan, Hastings and Burnsville. Again, many of had never met me, but had been encouraged to sur-round me with their prayers. As I near the end of my time here in central Dakota County, and for health reasons prepare for a smaller assignment with fewer responsibilities in Minneapo-lis, I am incredibly grateful for the care shown me by so many good people. For however many years I have left, I will forever remember you and your sup-port. You: “Good bye.” Me: “Hang tight.” You: “Don’t let the mosquitoes bight.” Me: “Do come and let me thank you personally at any of St. Joe’s liturgies on the last weekend of June: 5 p.m. Satur-day, and 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday. Just make sure you also attend the liturgy of your faith community that weekend.” The Rev. Paul Jarvis will conduct his final Masses at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount the weekend of June 27 and 28. He will be replaced by the Rev. Paul Kammen starting July 1. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Sandy had been on the run from her abuser for years, including a period of homelessness when she lived in a tent with her three children. Mary also be-came homeless after experiencing do-mestic violence. Both women found safe haven and support at 360 Communities Lewis House and discovered a pathway to a new life, free of abuse. As is often the case with survivors of domestic abuse, initially Sandy was unable and unwilling to ask for help because she was too proud and accus-tomed to taking care of everything on her own. She and her children were also running from a very dangerous abuser, their husband and father. Mary and her two young children suffered violence in their home, struggled with the English language, had no legal status as new im-migrants, and were ineligible for many benefits that are an economic necessity in order to live violence free. While at the shelter, Sandy, Mary, and their children learned about safety plan-ning, attended support groups, received legal advocacy with police departments and courts, attended family law clinics, and received help accessing community resources.

In 2014, 360 Communities Violence Pre-vention and Intervention Services began offering outreach support to targeted families who are living in Dakota Coun-ty after staying at Lewis House. These families were subjected to domestic and/or sexual violence and are now on a path of healing and safety. In my new role as a community resource worker, I provide home-based support that focuses on the family as a whole. Visiting families in their homes offers a different level of post-shelter engagement. I am able to continue to build on the trusting rela-tionships with survivors that were devel-oped at Lewis House. At the same time, in person I am better able to assess cur-rent living situations and ask the ques-tions that help me understand if families are receiving the resources they need to continue toward independence and suc-cess. To date, I have worked with 12 fami-

lies in this new way of ending violence, breaking isolation, and connecting families to a wide array of community resources. Another seven families are waiting for new apartments and for their services to begin. The services are vol-untary and can last 75 days or more, de-pending on their needs. Sandy recently moved from Lewis House into her new apartment. In the same apartment complex, I also visited Mary who left Lewis House more than six months ago. These families, with con-tinued outreach support, are both thriv-ing and living in safe places today. They have worked through significant barriers to success. Sandy is busy getting their apartment furnished and decorated, while her three children are all enrolled in school and are participating in baseball and swimming. Sandy is initiating a di-vorce process and looking for a weekend food service job. Her abuser is in jail in another county. Mary is sending off her two young preschoolers on the school bus and has a car. She also has one hour to herself three days per week while the kids are in school to work on her language home-work. Her next steps will be continuing her English classes, getting a volunteer job, and then finding a retail job as soon as her youngest is in school full-time.

While there are still challenges for these two families, the community re-source worker position is making a dif-ference by connecting people to resourc-es and supporting them where they are: in the middle of the night through our telephone crisis line, in shelter, or in their new home. This work is another way we can break the isolation that is a part of domestic and sexual violence. It is life-saving work that leads to sustainable suc-cess. For more information on how to get involved with 360 Communities visit us online at 360Communities.org. To sup-port 360 Communities Violence Preven-tion and Intervention work directly, you can participate in the 22nd Annual Lewis House Charity Golf Tournament, Aug. 24 at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club in Lakeville. For more details and to register, go to 360Communities.org. Consider support-ing this work. When we partner together to support our families, we make our communities stronger and safer.

Doreen L’Allier is community resource worker for 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that works to prevent violence, ensure school success and pro-mote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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energy of his office to push it forward. Note: Some of the above data is from an article by Tim Reckmeyer, Prior Lake, in the April 22 Star Tribune.

CARL WM. “BILL” IRELANDApple Valley

Comment on Lebanon Hills trail plan To the editor: Dakota County resi-dents who haven’t been to Spring Lake Park Reserve recently may not know that a road-like trail is under construction there. With approval from Da-kota County commission-ers, implementation of this project is significantly dif-ferent than what was stated in the park’s master plan. Instead of traversing the southern edge, as stat-ed in the master plan, to minimize disruption in the park’s valuable ecological area named the Preserve Zone, the commissioners approved a realignment with minimal public aware-ness. The “trail” now tra-verses the northern edge of the park, through the Preserve Zone, requiring explosives and rock exca-vation through previously undisturbed river bluffs, up to 200-foot-wide tree clear-ance through a mature for-est, and eminent domain proceedings to take land for this $8.9 million trail devel-opment. Lebanon Hills Regional Park is next. If the County Board’s recently approved plan is adopted by the Met-ropolitan Council, these elected officials will have complete discretion over de-velopment in the park. It’s time to take back our parks. Those who do not want to see Lebanon Hills devel-oped with road-like trails through a flat corridor should submit comments now. Tell the Metropolitan Council to send the 2015 Lebanon Hills Master Plan back to the drawing board. Submit comments to [email protected] and include one’s name and city. PATRICIA LUETHEagan

Jobs fair aims to help local residents To the editor: I hope those who are searching for a new job, considering a career change, or exploring the job mar-ket to see what is currently available plan to attend U.S. Rep. John Kline’s Career & Jobs Fair on Monday, June 22, at the Eagan Commu-nity Center. More than 80 private-sector employers who are currently hiring will be in attendance from a wide va-riety of fields including the health care, technology, and

retail industries. In addi-tion to the employer expo, Kline’s jobs fair will include breakout sessions. The Da-kota County Workforce Center is hosting workshops on developing a resume, and the Minnesota Depart-ment of Employment and Economic Development is offering breakout sessions highlighting new job search strategies for experienced job seekers. Last year, more than 700 job seekers attend-ed Kline’s jobs fair. Kline’s Career & Jobs Fair runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Eagan Commu-nity Center located at 1501 Central Parkway in Eagan. For more information, in-cluding a list of participat-ing employers, please visit Kline’s virtual “jobs search toolkit” at http://kline.house.gov/jobs. JOYCE ZERKACareer & Jobs Fair coordi-nator, U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville

Event at Spring Lake Park Reserve to honor Earth To the editor: Visiting a park reserve does not usually fill me with anger. Dakota County is spending about $2 million of Legacy Act funds, $8.9 million total, on a 4.3 mile “trail” through Spring Lake Park Reserve. Reserves are required to be 80 percent “preserved.” Unfortunately, putting grass seed and Roundup counts as “preserving” land and these non-motorized trails within the Twin Cit-ies Metropolitan Regional Park System are exempt from environmental review under Minnesota law. I worked on the mas-ter plan for Spring Lake Park Reserve, which called for a seven-mile trail at the edge of park for less than $1 million. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recommended to avoid this Dry Creek Bluff Prairie, which is on the verge of expiration. In-stead, Dakota County went through the heart of the park. This route will offer people an incredible view of the river but it means blasting ancient bluffs, clear cutting up to 200 feet of forest in an area important for rare birds and spending more dollars as this route requires two bridges. As I was feeling an-ger, I learned about World Peace and Pray Day. Native Americans have held this day for 20 years encourag-ing people of all faiths and beliefs to share a prayer in honor of and with respect toward the sacred world. Sunday, June 21, we will hold a World Peace and Pray Day ceremony at Spring Lake Park Reserve from noon to 4 p.m. People are invited to this free event. We have rented the beauti-ful indoor building – The Gathering Center – so the event is on rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch or food to share. Bringing atten-

tion to what is happening at Spring Lake Park Reserve may help protect Lebanon Hills Regional Park. This is about much more than Lebanon Hills or Spring Lake Park Reserve. Pope Francis calls exploita-tion of nature the sin of our time. Whole, intact land of-fers humans things we are only beginning to under-stand. The medical com-munity is confirming indig-enous wisdom. We need to respect our remaining in-tact lands and preserve this ecological reality for future generation. Legacy Funds can be used for ecological restoration.

LAURA HEDLUNDEagan

Spend transportation funds elsewhere To the editor: In March 2015, Dakota County commissioners ap-proved the 2015 Lebanon Hills Master Plan, includ-ing the controversial 6-mile, year-round asphalt trail, re-quiring significant hill cuts and large scale tree removal throughout the park. Of the 690 (“unique, in-dividual, non-formulated, hand written letters and emails” – per Commission-ers Tom Egan and Nancy Schouweiler) public com-ments submitted to the board – only 22 supported this idea. The other 97 per-cent were ignored and the plan was moved on. There is no public outcry asking for this new pavement in the woods, rather – the outcry is to stop it. But this is not over. The Metropolitan Coun-cil is reviewing the plan, and will decide whether to adopt this $28 million unpopular plan and thereby make it el-igible for funding, or send it back to Dakota County for re-do with meaningful pub-lic engagement. Our roads, bridges, and sewers are crumbling. There are other transportation needs of this money that are more urgent than paving the hiking and biking trails in the hills and creating a needless multi-million dollar bridge street overpass and trail into the Minnesota Zoo that du-plicates five other nearby paved trails with existing lighted crosswalks just a block away in all directions. It is time once again to let decision makers hear from residents. Residents who do not want Lebanon Hills de-veloped like so many parks we already have should tell the Metropolitan Council that Dakota County needs to be accountable to pub-lic input. Tell them not to adopt a plan opposed by 97 percent of the public. Submit comments now to [email protected]. SCOTT D. JOHNSONEagan

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Local artist Melissa ‘Artomel’ Black tells her story

Lilly, a Sulcata Tortoise, is one of Melissa ‘Artomel’ Black’s painting subjects. Black discovered Lilly at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival and occasionally sees her at schools and private parties around the Twin Cities. Black said she can grow to over 100 pounds and live past 100 years old.

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animal loverby Hannah Gullickson

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Some animal painters focus on fur, feathers and scales when portraying their subjects. But for Melissa “Ar-tomel” Black, a Rose-mount artist and chil-dren’s illustrator, she sees more than just fur, feath-ers and scales. She sees ex-pressions of “humanity” in each animal she paints. Since her graduation from Gustavus Adolphus College, having earned degrees in studio art and English, Black has exhib-ited her work in national conferences. She has been a member of three inter-national writing societies and has been published in “The Children’s Book Il-lustrators Guide of Min-nesota.” Among her many exhi-bitions, she will be show-

ing her latest work in this year’s ArtBlast. It is held by the Rosemount Area Arts Council from June 18-28. Black’s career began when she found inspira-tion from the animals in her life. “My first pet made a tremendous impact on my life,” she said. Black said when she was growing up, a stray cat, whom she named Kit-ty, walked into her fam-ily’s home and stayed with them. As Black was learn-ing to read, she struggled with dyslexia. “Dyslexia gives me a different way of looking at the world, and it made learning to read an uphill struggle,” Black said. But Kitty helped Black cope with dyslexia. “Kitty became my con-stant reading companion. ... We certainly didn’t ex-pect her to help me learn how to read, but she did,” Black said. Black said that as her family moved from state to

state, eventually returning to Minnesota, they gath-ered more pets along the way. Rabbits, hamsters, fish, a dog and another cat became part of her family. As she kept painting each animal for her hobby, she found that her parents and friends really liked her work. In 2014 she made her-self a New Year’s resolu-tion: Paint a different pet every week for a year. “It had to be produc-tive. It had to be fun. It had to be something I could mostly do on my own ... but something I could ulti-mately share with people,” Black said on her blog. She called her project Petburbia, which features a different pet from the suburbs in the metro. “The idea … started as a fun challenge to spend more time in my studio,” Black said. “Of course, I’d need 52 real living pets to paint, and my house is way too small to adopt that many animals as my own. So I set out to find some

amazing pets and got to meet dozens of incredible animal lovers along the way.” Black started borrow-ing pets from all around her. Some of the pets have visited libraries as thera-peutic pets, including Ma-jor, a Great Dane who’s appeared at the Dakota County Library’s Waggin’ Tales program. “I’d take anywhere from 100 to 300 pictures of each pet and narrow it down to the two or three photos showing that spark of personality so unique to every animal,” Black said. “Character driven sto-ries are my favorite, and portraits that feature that certain look, or head tilt, that mischief, that calm, or that absolute off-the-wall energy delight me,” Black said. Black said she outlines her subjects in pencil and ink before layering them with 77 watercolors. Her

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SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activi-ties, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, June 22 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Ta-ble Tennis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Inter-

mediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Donat-ed Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Historians, 10:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Domi-noes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Defen-sive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Try Tap, 1:45 p.m. Friday, June 26 – F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; ES Meeting, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events.

Monday, June 22 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:45 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, June 23 – Quilters, 9 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Du-plicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Trou-badours, 1 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, June 24 – Wood-carvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi MS, 11 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex; Fare for All Ex-press, 3 p.m.; Wednesday in the Park, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Mobile Optical, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure, 10:15 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, June 26 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activi-ties are offered by the Eagan Parks and Recreation Depart-ment in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, June 22 – Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 – Health Insurance Counseling, appoint-ment only, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Lone Oak Series: Bouguereau, 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Cof-fee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Potluck, 11 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Domi-noes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, June 26 – S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events:

Minneapolis Pops Orches-tra, Tuesday, June 30, 9 a.m. to noon. Cost: $18. Register by June 22. New Ulm Trip, Tuesday, July 14, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $32. Register by July 3. Basic iPad Use, Monday, July 20, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $3. Register by July 13. Ages: 55-plus. Pig Roast at Central Park Pa-vilion, Wednesday, July 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Includes lunch, entertainment and games. Cost: $20. Register by July 22. Ages: 55-plus. Duluth Tour, includes Glen-sheen Mansion, Thursday, Aug. 6, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $52. Lunch on your own. Regis-ter by July 27. Ice Cream Social and Market Fest in Central Park, Wednes-day, Aug. 12, 4-7 p.m. Free sun-daes for members, or purchase for $1.

ReligionVacation Bible School The Church of Christ will have a free Vacation Bible School at Camp Sacajawea at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 5120 McAndrews Drive, from July 13-16. The school for ages 4 years old through sixth grade will have the theme of “Team Pos-sible - “With God all things are possible” Mark 10:27. Registration will be at 6:45 p.m. with activities from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday through Wednes-day. There will be a program for parents Thursday, July 16, from 7-8 p.m. The sessions will include Bible study, puppets, skits, refreshments and more. An adult class is available. Pre-register by phone at 651-452-1102 by leaving a voice mail with the participant’s name and contact phone number.

Super Sale at St. John’s St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage will hold its annual Super Sale June 24-27. The school building and Par-ish Center will be filled with items donated by parishioners

and the community. Visit St. John’s website at stjohns-savage.org to learn more about drop-off days and times, and what items are accepted. Early Bird Night is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. There is a $3 charge. Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26, the sale runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A bag sale is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, for $5 a bag or five bags for $20. The church is at 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. For more in-formation, email [email protected].

Community meals at Grace Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free com-munity meals on Mondays, July 6 and 27. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding com-munity seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environment. Although the meals are free, do-nations are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is lo-cated at the intersection of Pen-

nock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.

St. Nicholas garden tour St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Elko New Market, will hold its Garden Tour from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 28. Gardens on the tour include St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Dave and Nancy Pinke, Joyce and Richard Hanke, Gary and Karen Grundy, Tom and Annie Wahl, and Curt and Lola Bu-tala. Cost is $10. Tickets are avail-able at the parish office, 952-461-2403, and at New Market Bank in New Market. Tickets can be purchased at the first three gar-dens the day of the tour. For a map of tour stops and more information, visit http://stncc.net/event-flyers.

Program on being called a ‘Christian’ Cross of Christ Community Church will offer a free series on what it means to be called “Christian.” This series was written by Andy Stanley. Partic-

ipants will listen and discuss this topic. All are welcome. Sessions start Wednesday, June 17, 6:30-8 p.m., and run weekly for eight weeks. The church is at 8748 210th St. W. in downtown Lakeville. Visit crossofchristchurch.org for information.

Lutheran Church of our Savior marks 50 years Lutheran Church of Our Sav-ior in Rosemount is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a spe-cial service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 26, followed by a catered dinner. All current and former members are invited. To purchase the $15 dinner tickets, stop by the church office or call 651-423-2580 for more information. The church is at 14980 Diamond Path W., Rose-mount.

Father’s Day cookout St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market, will host its 46th annual Chicken Cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Fa-

ther’s Day, Sunday, June 21. Masses are at 8 and 10 a.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $6 chil-dren under 12. Take-outs are available. Shuttles to the church are available around town – watch for signs. The event includes children’s games, The Big Ticket Drawing at 3 p.m., bingo, crafts, baked goods, cake walk, refreshments and more. St. Nicholas Church is 2.5 miles west of I-35 on County Road 2, exit 76.

Tai chi and chai tea at Grace Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi Program. Classes will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, June 23 to Aug. 4. Each class will be followed by a time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this pro-gram have reported decreased joint pain and stress, increased range of motion and improved balance. Cost is $35. Scholarships are available. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052 or visit www.apparentplan.org.


layers create textures of coats, including “soft, shaggy, wiry, feathery, ‘turtley,’ and super ultra fluffy coats.” Black said she hopes her work will cause people to look at animals and find the “humanity” in them. “My goal wasn’t to cre-ate photo-real paintings. I don’t want you to look

at my work and just say, ‘What a cute dog,’ ” Black said. “My hope is to connect you with the humanity, the compassion and cour-age, the generosity and concern of these creatures. Look deep into their eyes and see all of the stories they long to tell you.” Petburbia is on display in the Robert Trail Library from June 4 to July 20.

Black has also illustrat-ed several publications, including “Cosmic Stuff,” by Peggy Sheldon, and “Classic Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2: Illustrations for Two Birds.” Her work can be seen on her blog pet-burbia.blogspot.com and her website artomel.com.

Email Hannah Gullickson at [email protected].

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EducationRuble returning to District 196 as manager of Early Childhood Family Services District 196 Superin-tendent Jane K. Berenz announced June 11 the selection of Jenna Ruble to be the next manager of Early Childhood Fam-ily Services in the district’s Community Education Department. The School Board will take action on her hiring at its next regu-lar meeting June 22. Ruble will replace Kar-en Kellar, who is retiring this year after more than 20 years working in the district. Ruble will official-ly take over the position July 1. Ruble spent the first 15 years of her career work-ing in District 196’s early childhood program, start-ing in 1985 when Early Childhood Family Edu-cation (ECFE) programs were first offered. From 1985 to 2000, she worked as an ECFE teacher, re-gional manager and man-ager of school readiness services. Ruble left the district in 2000 to become director and teacher for a private school in North-field. In 2003, she took a job as an Early Read-ing First teacher for the Bloomington Public Schools and for the past 10 years has been manager of the pre-kindergarten through third grade align-ment program for the Saint Paul Public Schools. “I’m excited to be re-turning to District 196

during this important time in early learning,” Ruble said. “It is a privilege to join the staff, families and community to continue building on the strong foundation in Early Child-hood Family Services.” Ruble earned her bach-elor’s degree in elementary education from Minnesota State University, Mankato and has a master’s degree in education from Ham-line University.

Area students receive college scholarships from Flint Hills Area students were recognized by Flint Hills Resources with $2,500 col-lege scholarships. Recipi-ents include: Apple Valley High School: Laura Schulz, Luke Peterson. Eastview High School: Muskaan Goyal, Ribhav Gupta. School of Environmen-tal Studies: Hannah Hoff, Kelli Praska. The Discovery Schol-arship recipients were chosen for high academic performance and demon-strating leadership and entrepreneurial skills. The students were honored at an awards banquet on June 3. Since the Discovery Scholarship program started in 1991, Flint Hills has helped advance the academic careers of more than 400 Minnesota students with more than $700,000 in total scholar-ships.

College news Iowa State University, Ames, spring graduate, Matthew Schul, of Apple Valley, B.S., industrial technology and agricul-tural systems technology, cum laude. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Da-kota, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Haley Schoenecker, Jennifer Wil-son. Fort Hays State Univer-sity, Hays, Kansas, spring dean’s honor roll, David Wagle, of Apple Valley. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, spring president’s honor roll, from Apple Valley – Joseph Besong, Taylor Jamison, Lindsey Wegner. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Angela Bauler, Joseph Besong, Taylor Jamison, Peter Jen-sen, Alexa Nelson, Brier Van Valin, Lindsey Weg-ner. Minnesota State Uni-versity Moorhead, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Mollie Day, Mol-ly Dziekan, Eric Krupke, Taylor Orman. Southwest Minnesota State University, Mar-shall, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Wil-liam Dean, Lauren Kerr. Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, spring dean’s list, Chris-tine Crosfield, of Apple Valley.

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SportsNotebook: Trent and Jones help USA to gold medal by Mike Shaughnessy


Apple Valley High School basketball team-mates Gary Trent Jr. and Tre Jones helped the USA Basketball men’s Un-der-16 team win the FIBA Americas Championship in Bahia Blanca, Argen-tina, and Trent was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The U.S. went 5-0 in the tournament and clinched the gold medal with a 77-60 victory over Canada on Sunday. The U.S. trailed 19-3 after the first quarter and was behind by as many as 20 points in the second quar-ter before coming back. Canada still led by 10 points at halftime but was outscored 50-23 in the second half. Trent scored 19 points in the championship game, all in the second half. Jones had six rebounds, five steals and three as-sists. In five tournament games Trent averaged 22.2 minutes and 16.8 points. He made 51 percent of his field-goal attempts and shot 37 percent from three-point range. He made seven three-pointers in a game against the Do-minican Republic. Jones averaged 4.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 steals and 3.6 assists per game. His 19 steals in the FIBA Americas tourna-ment is a competition re-cord for the U16 national team. The U.S. has won the FIBA Americas tourna-

ment all four times since it started in 2009 and has a 20-0 record in the event. “It really just came with winning the gold medal,” Trent said about his MVP award in a story on the USA Basketball website, usab.com. “It was just all about buying in, my team-mates finding me in the right spots and coach’s plays. So, it was all up to the entire program and ev-erybody bought into it. It’s all about the team.” Trent and Jones helped lead Apple Valley to the 2015 state Class 4A championship, with Trent starting at wing and Jones starting at point guard. Trent will be a junior and Jones a sophomore next season for the Eagles, who are likely to be ranked as the preseason No. 1 team. Shortly after the tour-nament, Trent received a scholarship offer from Duke University. Jones’ brother Tyus, a 2014 AVHS graduate, played the 2014-15 season at Duke and helped the Blue Devils win the national championship. Tyus Jones is expected to be a first-round selection in the NBA Draft on June 25.

All-star time All-star events for baseball and football are coming up in the next 10 days. The Minnesota High School All-Star Baseball series will be Friday and Saturday at Chaska Ath-letic Park, and several lo-cal players will participate. Angelo Altavilla of Lakeville North, Derek

Bloomquist of Burnsville, Luke Dahl of Rosemount, Bobby Eckert of Farm-ington, Cole McDevitt of Eastview and Thomas Pe-terson of Eagan will play for the East All-Stars in the four-team series. The East All-Stars will play a nine-inning game against the South All-Stars at 2:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, East plays North at 10 a.m. and takes on West at 6 p.m. Satur-day’s games are seven in-nings. The Minnesota Foot-ball Coaches Association Tackle Cancer All-Star Game is 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Husky Stadi-um on the St. Cloud State University campus. Brian Vossen of Lakev-ille North is head coach of the South All-Stars, and his players include Rosemount wide receiver Tyler Hartigan, Burnsville linebacker Brett Shepley, Eagan running back Sam Zenner, Lakeville South defensive back Grant Mosser, Rosemount de-fensive lineman Tramail Peterson, Eagan lineback-er Joe Kovach, Eastview offensive lineman Thomas Anderson and Lakeville North defensive lineman Carl Engwall. Other local connections to the South All-Stars: Eden Prairie running back William Rains played at Eastview through his ju-nior year, and Vossen’s assistant coaches include De La Salle head coach Sean McMenomy, a Rose-mount native, and retired Burnsville High School coach Jay Anderson.

Apple Valley High School students Tre Jones (left) and Gary Trent Jr. helped the USA Basketball men’s Under-16 team win the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday in Argentina. Trent was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. (USA Basketball photo)

Apple Valley senior Rachel Harty tied for 17th at the state Class 3A girls golf tournament last week. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Cougars move up on Day 2 of state golf

Eagles’ Harty finishes in top 20 at girls tourney

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Lakeville South moved up to third place in the state Class 3A boys golf tournament by shooting the best team score of the final round. Although it wasn’t enough for the Cougars to chase down Wayzata and Edina, it was enough for them to take home a tro-phy in their first appear-ance at state as a team. Lakeville South was in fourth place after the first day of the state tourney June 9-10 at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rap-ids. The Cougars were sev-en strokes behind Wayza-ta, Edina and White Bear Lake, who shared the team lead. South had a 303 team score the second day, al-lowing the Cougars to pass White Bear Lake. The Cougars’ team total of 612 was five strokes be-hind Class 3A champion Wayzata and two behind Edina. Trey Sheehan, a junior, had an individual top-10 finish for South, tying for fifth with rounds of 76 and 73 for a 149 total. Dane Sethre-Hofstad of Moorhead shot 69 in the second round – the lowest round of the tournament – and won with a 143 total, 1 under par. Cougars junior Noah Rasinski shot 77-75–152 to tie for 14th place. Max Redetzke, the only senior in the South state lineup,

tied for 23rd with 79-76–155. Sophomore Tanner Sperling shot 77-80–157 to tie for 33rd. William Moore, also a sophomore, tied for 36th with 79-79–158. Matt Mills, a junior, shot 85-89–174. Lakeville South was in the top five of the Min-nesota Golf Association state rankings much of the season and was No. 3 in the final installment. The Cougars won the South Suburban Conference championship for the first time. They also won their first Class 3A, Section 1 title, overtaking Lakeville North on the final day af-ter trailing by two strokes after the first round.

Individuals Eagan senior Nick Asta was one stroke off the lead after the first round of the Class 3A boys tourna-ment, shooting an even-par 72. An 80 on the sec-ond day dropped him into a tie for 14th place with a 152 total. Asta’s team-mate, senior Phil Johnson, tied for 28th with 80-76–156. Apple Valley junior Jon Koenig shot 77-80–157 to tie for 33rd. Two Lakeville North boys competed at state. Eric Oberg, a senior, shot 76-84–150 to tie for 45th. Sophomore Max Mc-Glade tied for 74th after shooting 83-86–169. Lakeville North junior Brianna Vetter secured a top-10 finish in the Class 3A girls tournament, tying for 10th place after shoot-ing 75-84–159. North ninth-grader Megan Welch shot 80-82–162 to finish 16th.

Apple Valley senior Ra-chel Harty tied for 17th after shooting 81-82–163. Harty was the Class 3A, Section 3 individual cham-pion and won three of the four South Suburban Conference tournaments. Rosemount ninth-grad-er Sydney Regalado shot 83-84–167 to tie for 28th place. Lakeville South sophomore Alexa Weber tied for 57th with 88-92–180. Eastview juniors Holly McPhee (87-91–181) and Hayley Christensen (89-93–182) tied for 60th and 64th place respectively. Eagan senior Karli Simon shot 97-88–185 and tied for 68th. Taylor Ledwein of New Prague won the Class 3A girls individual champion-

ship with a 149 total. Eagan resident and Vis-itation sophomore Anni Heck finished sixth in the Class 2A girls tournament at Ridges at Sand Creek, making this the fourth consecutive year she has finished in the top 10 at state. Heck had two rounds of 76 for a 152 total. De-troit Lakes junior Kate Smith broke 70 both days of the Class 2A tourna-ment, shooting 68-69–137 and winning by two strokes. In three previous state appearances, Heck fin-ished sixth, tied for sev-enth, and fourth.

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MSHSL clay target tournament is Saturday at Minneapolis Gun ClubAV’s Miller is top-ranked individual; Lakeville South qualifies for team

competition in Prior Lake

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Lakeville South fin-ished second in Class 6A at the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League championships that concluded Tuesday in Alexandria. Lakeville South ad-vanced to the Minne-sota State High School League state tournament Saturday at the Min-neapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake. The clay tar-get league’s tournament is open to anybody who participates on a high school clay target team and is a qualifier for the MSHSL tournament. Thirty-one teams in six classes qualified for Saturday’s team compe-tition, which begins at 9 a.m. Each team will have five shooters and two al-ternates. Individual competi-tion is scheduled to be-gin at 3 p.m. The top 100 shooters over the clay target’s five-week regu-lar season are invited to compete for the individu-al title. Lakeville South is the only team from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area to qualify for this year’s MSHSL tourna-ment. Eastview finished eighth, Lakeville North ninth, Rosemount 13th and Farmington 14th in Class 6A team compe-

tition at the clay target league championships. Burnsville finished 16th and Eagan 19th in Class 5A, and Apple Valley was seventh in Class 4A. Teams are assigned to classes based on the num-ber of athletes participat-ing. Kory Miller of Apple Valley was the top indi-vidual during the clay target league’s regular season with an average of 24.8 (out of 25 targets per round). All of the league’s top 100 shooters average at least 23. Other local shooters eligible for the MSHSL state tournament include Eastview’s Logan LeClair (24.4 average), John Sholl (23.9) and Dylan Buck (23.2); Ryan Baer (23.5) and Trevor Grubb (23.3) of Apple Valley; Andy Krebs (23.5), Nick Gray (23.2) and Jake Johnson (23.1) of Lakeville South; and Dalton Scurr of Rosemount (23). This is the second year the MSHSL has recognized clay target as a varsity sport. It identi-fies itself as a “presenting sponsor” of Saturday’s state competiton. The clay target league also will hold its inaugu-ral skeet shooting cham-pionship at 9 a.m. Sun-day at Minneapolis Gun Club. Lakeville South also has qualified for the team competition in that event.

Chanhassen pitcher baffles Lakeville North in state baseball by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville North couldn’t explain the unex-plainable. Reporters asked the Panthers how they could go through the entire Class 3A baseball cham-pionship game without a batter striking out, and

how they could put at least one runner on base in ev-ery inning but never score. But they couldn’t answer. They were baffled, too. “That’s baseball. Any-thing can happen,” North shortstop Angelo Altavilla said following the Pan-thers’ 2-0 loss to Chanhas-sen in the Class 3A final Monday at Target Field.

The Storm needed one clutch hit – a two-run single by Ty Denzer in the top of the third inning – to take the lead. Pitcher Jack Schnettler took it from there. Although Schnettler had no strikeouts, he held North to four hits. No Panthers runner advanced past second base; a couple were thrown out at third in

the late innings. “It’s just baseball. It’s a big stage. We’re talking about young people hav-ing to clutch up and get it done,” North coach Tony Market said. “It wasn’t because of a lack of ap-proach or lack of effort in any way. We just needed one more big hit.” Market also credited

Schnettler, who the North coach said “moved the ball around the zone well, changed speeds well – as a pitcher should in a game like this.” Chanhassen (26-4) won the Class 3A title in its first appearance in the state tournament. Schnettler’s shutout in a state championship

overshadowed a strong effort by Lakeville North pitcher Brett Herber, who allowed four hits and two earned runs in six innings. Two days earlier, Her-ber pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Panthers beat Northfield 5-3 in the Class 3A semi-finals.


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF APPLE VALLEYORDINANCE NO. 990

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING CERTAIN LANDIN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTAWHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Apple Valley held a public hearing on property described

herein on May 6, 2015, as required by City Code Section 155.400(D), andWHEREAS, on June 3, 2015, the Planning Commission recommended the rezoning as hereinafter described.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Min-

nesota, that:1. The boundaries of the zoning districts established by City Code Section 155.006 are hereby amended by

rezoning the following described property generally located southwest of the intersection of Pilot Knob Road and Energy Way from “A” (Agricultural) to “BP” (Business Park) in order to remove any inconsistencies between the comprehensive guide plan land use map, and the zoning map:

TAX ID # ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION01-81100-00-030 (0.18 acres)

No address assigned Outlot C, Valley Business Park

01-02600-76-020(3.54 acres)

5751 150th Street W. That part of the East One Half of the Southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, described as follows:Commencing at a point 264 feet east of the Southwest Corner of the East One Half of the Southeast quarter of said Section 26, thence northerly a distance of 165.00 feet; thence westerly a distance of 48.00 feet, thence North 285.00 feet; thence East 360.00 feet; thence South 450.00 feet, more or less to the south line of said Section 26; thence westerly along said south line a distance of 312.00 feet, more or less to the point of beginning.

2. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication.Passed this 11th day of June, 2015./s/ Tom GoodwinTom Goodwin, Acting MayorATTEST:/s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk

Published in Apple Valley June 19, 2015 409152

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 24, 2012MORTGAGOR: Yohannes Haile

and Atsede E. Antehum, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A. its successors and assigns .

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded June 12, 2012 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2873708.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated De-cember 4, 2013 Recorded De-cember 13, 2013, as Document No. 2990348 and also by Docu-ment Dated September 11, 2014, Recorded September 19, 2014 as Document No. 3030481.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100021200006369044LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank N.A.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

U.S. Bank National AssociationMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 15053 Dutchman Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 01.76900.03.420LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 42, Block 3, Tousignant’s

Prairie Crossing, Common Interest Community No. 239, according to the recorded plat thereof.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $261,689.00

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

$276,279.18That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 17, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580

Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on January 19, 2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: May 4, 2015U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 14-007939 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Apple ValleyMay 22, 29,

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE:March 13, 2009MORTGAGOR:Robert L. Bean, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded April 9, 2009 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2648926.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated March 5, 2013 Recorded March 12, 2013, as Document No. 2936558. And thereafter assigned to: Federal National Mortgage As-sociation. Dated December 10, 2014 Recorded May 5, 2015, as Document No. 3064513.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: Cornerstone Mortgage Company

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Seterus, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 938 Redwood Drive, Ap-ple Valley, MN 55124


PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 5, Apple Valley 12th Addition







DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 31, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on

February 1, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: May 27, 2015Federal National Mortgage Asso-ciationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-6888110 - 15-001114 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Apple Valley

June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2015

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY ORDINANCE NO. 991

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 111 OF THE CITY CODE REGULATING RETAIL ALCOHOL LICENSES REGARD-ING SUNDAY SALE HOURS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSES

The City Council of Apple Valley ordains:

Section 1. Chapter 111 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by changing § 111.29(B)(2) to read as follows:

§ 111.29 INELIGIBILITY.(B) Places ineligible for license.(2) No license shall be issued

for premises owned by a person or entity who is not the applicant and to whom a license could not be is-sued under the provisions of this Chapter. This provision, however, does not apply to and a license may be issued for premises owned by a person who is under the age of 21, a noncitizen who is a resident (legal) alien, or a person who has been convicted of a crime other than a violation of this Chapter or Minn. Stat. Chapter 340A.

Section 2. Chapter 111 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by changing § 111.31(B)(2)(c) to read as follows:

§ 111.31 HOURS OF OPERA-TION.

(B) Hours. Restricted hours of operation shall be as follows:

(2) Sunday.(c) No sales after 12:45 a.m. for

on-sale intoxicating liquor and club licensees and no sales after 1:45 a.m. for establishments holding an optional State 2:00 A.M. Closing License. All on-sale intoxicating liquor and club licensees that hold a special license for Sunday liquor sales may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on premises be-tween 8:00 a.m. Sunday and 12:45 a.m. Monday or between 8:00 a.m. Sunday and 1:45 a.m. Monday with an optional State 2:00 A.M. Closing License.

Section 3. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and the publication.PASSED by the City Council this 11th day of June, 2015./s/ Tom Goodwin Tom Goodwin, Acting MayorATTEST:/s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk

Published inApple Valley

June 19, 2015409155



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions

of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE:June 7, 2007MORTGAGOR: Daovone Chan-

thalinh, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded June 28, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2527097.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SE-RIES 2007-15N.

Dated February 6, 2015 Record-ed March 9, 2015, as Document No. 3055695.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

AEGIS Wholesale CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Nationstar Mortgage LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 14255 Footbridge Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124


PROPERTY: Lot 5, Block 1, Cedar Isle Estates 6th Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.







DATE AND TIME OF SALE: August 13, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on February 16, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: June 10, 2015U.S. Bank National Association, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688821-15-001605 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Apple ValleyJune 19, 26,

July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015409217

CITY OF APPLE VALLEYNOTICE OF HEARING

ON PROCEEDINGS FOR VACATION OF PUBLIC

GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Municipal Center of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Min-nesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W., at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, to consider the matter of va-cation of the following described public grounds in the City of Apple Valley, pursuant to Minnesota Stat-utes 412.851:

All drainage and utility ease-ments over, under, and across Out-lot A, EAGLE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Min-nesota,

ANDThat part of Evendale Way, as

dedicated in the plat of EAGLE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK, accord-ing to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying northwesterly of the following de-scribed line:

Beginning at the northwest cor-ner of Lot 1, Block 1, said EAGLE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK; thence North 73 degrees 01 minutes 52 seconds East, on an assumed bearing along the northerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 160.59 feet to a point of curve in said northerly line; thence easterly and southeast-erly a distance of 113.76 feet, along said northerly line, to the point of beginning of the line to be de-scribed; thence North 73 degrees 01 minutes 52 seconds East, not tangent to said curve, to the east-erly line of said Evendale Way and said line there terminating.

Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the pro-posal will be heard at this meeting.

DATED this 11th day of June, 2015.By: /s/ Pamela J. GackstetterCity Clerk

Published in Apple Valley

June 19, 2015409144

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: The MOVE GroupPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 15451 Founders LaneApple Valley, MN 55124 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: M Enterprises, LLCAddress: 15609 Highview DriveApple Valley, MN 55124I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: 06/10/2015SIGNED BY: Joseph Mueller

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June 19, 2015 and June 26, 2015407165

Business BuzzHsiao receives honor Hoyt Hsiao, president and CEO of Eagan-based Shaw-Lundquist Associ-ates Inc., was honored by the Metropol-itan Economic Development Associa-tion (MEDA) with the Charles W. Poe Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award. MEDA is a nonprofit organization that serves Minnesota businesses owned and managed by entrepreneurs of color. The Entrepreneur of the Year ex-hibits best business practices, business growth, leadership and philanthropy. The award was presented during ME-DA’s annual Recognition Luncheon on June 3 at the Minneapolis Hilton.

Eagan business moves Prosign Branding will be moving from its current office location to 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 200, Eagan. The company’s email, phone and fax in-formation remain the same.

Eagan garage recognized Lehman’s Garage in Eagan has re-ceived certification from Assured Per-formance, a nonprofit consumer advo-cacy organization, for maintaining the right tools, equipment, training, and facility necessary to repair the partici-pating automaker brand vehicles back to the manufacturer’s specifications. In achieving its certification, Lehman’s Garage is now officially certified as a

member of the Ford National Body Shop Program. Lehman’s Garage is now part of a group of Certified Collision Care pro-viders that includes only collision repair businesses which have passed a rigorous certification process essential to help en-sure a proper and safe repair of the new generation of advanced vehicles. Less than 5 percent of body shops across the nation are able to meet these stringent requirements.

SuperAmerica in Lakeville A new SuperAmerica was recently approved by the Lakeville City Council to be located in the Timbercrest De-velopment, northeast of 185th Street (County Road 60) and Orchard Trail. The proposed 2,800-square-foot build-ing will include fuel sales, convenience store and a car wash. Construction is expected to begin this summer.

3-D dental imaging Smiles of Distinction, Sav-age, makes use of the i-CAT Cone Beam 3D Dental Imag-ing System, which makes the imaging process quicker, easier, and more cost-effective. It also exposes patients to less radiation than the usual CT scans. The system assesses tooth relationships and relative connection for orthodontic treatment.

Local woman gets $1,000 surprise

Linda Freeman of Lakeville won $1,000 as part of Planet Fitness’ 1,000th club celebra-tion. “I’ve never been so surprised in my life. I love Planet Fitness and come in every day. This has to be my most memorable check-in by far,” she said. Freeman works out at the Burnsville Planet Fitness. (Photo submitted by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Business CalendarTo submit items for the

Business Calendar, email: [email protected].

Dakota County Region-al Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, June 23, 8-9 a.m., West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Coffee Break, Paychex Inc., 1210 Northland Drive, Suite 100, Mendota Heights. Open to all DCRC members. Registration/

information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Wednesday, June 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., SMY-Pros Professional Development Event, Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan. Regis-tration/information: Kate Bowen at [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, June 24, 11

a.m., Twins vs. White Sox game at Target Field. Cost: $60. Reg-istration/information: Shelley Jans at [email protected]. • Thursday, June 25, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Membership to the Max (Chamber 101), Chamber office, 19950 Dodd Blvd., Suite 101, Lakeville. Information: Penny Zurn at [email protected].


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By Phone: 952-846-2003 or 952-392-6888

By FAX: 952-846-2010 or 952-941-5431

By Mail: 15322 Galaxie Ave., Ste. 219 Apple Valley, MN 55124

10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344

In Person: Visit our Apple Valley or Eden Prairie office to place your Classified ad, make a payment, or pick up your Garage Sale Kit.

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INDEX

Garage Sales Transportation$54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Private party only

Merchandise Mover $54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Merchandise $151.00 or more

$50 Package• 4 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes

$52 Package• 4 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes• Rain Insurance – we will re-run your ad up to two weeks FREE if your sale is rained out.

Additional Lines $10.00Ads will also appear on sunthisweek & minnlocal.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the

Eden Prairie office.

classifieds• Wheels 1010-1070• Sporting 1510-1580• Farm 2010-2080• Pets 2510-2520• Announcements 3010-3090• Merchandise 3510-3630• Sales 4010-4030• Rentals/Real Estate 4510-4650• Services 5010-5440• Employment 5510-2280• Network Ads 6010

1020 Junkers& Repairables


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Car?selling

your

theadspider.comThe Ad Spider is your source for local classifi ed listings from over 200 Minnesota communities.

5040 Health &Wellness

4540 Senior Rentals

5040 Health &Wellness

4540 Senior Rentals

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing



Rent?looking to


1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

2003 Mercury Marquis GS, Mint cond! 68M, Remote start, new Michelin tires. $6500/BO. 952-948-1518

2011 Chevrolet HHR, Air, Power Windows, AM/FM Radio, Great Cond., 41,000 miles $9,750. 952-334-1434


$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

$$$ UP TO $7,500 $$$Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

www.crosstownauto.net 612-861-3020 651-645-7715

Wanted All Vehicles Cash Paid, Open 7 days/wkCaveman’s 612-267-9906

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

1030 Motorcycles

2001 Honda Shadow Aero 1100, Fully Dressed, 12,000 miles, $3800. 952-913-5937

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

16’ Lund, Spartan Trail, 35 hp, Johnson Mtr, w/elec- start+extras, 763-533-8061

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Standard Poodle & Poodle/Newfy X Pups

2 litters, ready now! Call for details. 218-251-2356

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

Budweiser Clydesdale Pool Table Light w/dual Clocks $350. Call 952-544-1094

Large China Cabinet made in 1950. Good condition! Asking $175. 763-390-1500

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆Vintage & Antique SalesHistoric Downtown Carver

7 Vintage ShopsOpen 3 Days Every Month!Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

June 18, 19, 20Facebook:

The Occasional Shops of Carver◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

3520 Cemetery Lots

DAWN VALLEY (Peaceful Morning), 2 lots $2,300/ea. or best offer. 612-267-1483

3550 Give Away

Free! Many moving boxes, wardrobe boxes, & clean pack. paper 952-500-9785

3580 Household/Furnishings

Contour Adjustable Bed, 2010, Twin, $500.

952-922-3103

Dining Rm Table & Chairs, China Hutch, Double Bed w/new mattress & box springs, Queen Bed set with mattress & box. 612-206-0145

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

2012 Luxury Walk-In Bath System, no jets, geriatric/handicap accessible, like new! $1,995. 612-889-2867

Amana Portable Air Con-ditioner, 18,000 BTU, Re-mote, $350. 612-408-5997

KILL BOX ELDER BUGS/BEETLES! Harris Asian Beetle/Box Elder Spray. Effective results begin af-ter spray dries. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Oak DR Set w/4 chrs $200; Qn. size bed set $100; 2 BR chest of drwrs $25 each; End tables $25-$50; TV media console $50; small TV stand w/TV $30; (2) tall garage shelving units $15 each. 763-550-9664

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

* WANTED * US Coins, Collections, Proof & Mint Sets. Also Currency

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

WANT ADS GET RESULTS

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

3 Sisters EstateCompany helps seniors downsize, and/or prepares any estate for liquidation. LET’S MEET! 763-443-0519

Albertville- 6/18- 10a-3p 6/19 & 20 - 10a-4p. #’s 9:30 Fri. GO TO: gentlykept.com 10780 57th St NE

Apple ValleySHEPHERD’S SALE

benefiting children in needJune 24-25-26

Wed. (3-7) - No strollers or price scanners on Wed.; Thurs. (9-7); Fri. (8-12)

* Friday Bag Sale *Funds supplemented by

Thrivent Financial.Shepherd of the Valley

Lutheran Church12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd

(East of MN Zoo)

Arden Hills, 6/20-21, 9am-3pm. MUST SEE www.oldisknew.com / upcoming-Sales 4534 Keithson Dr


BloomingtonChurch Rummage Sale

6/25-26-27, Thurs & Fri (9-5); Sat (9-12) MN Valley UU Fellowship 10715 Zenith Av S

BloomingtonHeritage Townhomes

Garage Sales. Friday, June 19, 8:30 am - 5pm and Saturday, June

20, 8:30 am - 4pm. Located 1/2 mile south of

Old Shakopee Road & Normandale Blvd.

Bloomington, 6/20 Sat Only, 8-4

KIDS STUFF Multi Fam 10333 Yukon Ave

Bloomington, Fri & Sat, June 26 & 27, 8-4. Furniture, toys, golf, tools, dishes, misc. 3517 Canterbury Drive

Bloomington, June 18-20, 8-5. MOVING SALE: Lawn & Patio items, Furn, Tools, HH items. 3609 W. 99th St.

Bloomington, June 20 Sat ONLY, 8-4. Kids Cloz, Furn, Small Appliance, Misc. Items. 9837 Cavell Circle

Bloomington: Multi-Fam Sale! Sat. Only! 6/20, (8-4) Corner of Old Shakopee Rd & Normandale Blvd.

Brooklyn Park Estate Sale! 6/18-20, 8am. Lots of furni-ture, tools, gun safe, chair covers/patio umbrella, & more! 7940 June Ave N.

Burnsville Multi-Family Sale, June 17-20, W 4-6, T-F 7-6, S 7-Noon. Couch & Love Seat, Microwave/TV Stand, Antiques, Clothes, jewelry, and much more 2406 Terrace Dr.

EAGANAlden Pond TownhomesCommunity Garage SaleSat, June 27 (9am-5pm)3300 Alden Pond Lane

Eagan Craft / Boutique 6/25-26-27 (9-3) Cards, baby, kitchen, accessories, doll cloz 1770 Gabbro Trail

Eagan, June 25-26, 8-5. MULTI FAMILY SALE

Kids Toys, Lots of HH, Furn 1139 Tiffany Circle N.

Eagan, MOVING SALE: 6/26-27, 9-4. Leaving It All Behind! Priced To Sell!

1322 Saint Andrew Blvd

Eagan-6/25, 6/26 & 6/27, 9a- 5p-furn, seasonal,HH ,sporting,antiques,electrics

4681 Nicols Pointe.

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

6/19-20, 8-4pm. On Cliff Lake Rd, Btwn Rahn & Blackhawk (across from Cub) HH, furniture, glass-ware, clothing, art & more!

Eden Prairie Downsizing!June 18-19-20 Toys, tools, Furn, HH items, & more!8629 Coachmans Lane

Eden Prairie: Four Family Sale! 6/25-27, (8-4:30). Toys, kids cloz, furn. 16173 Westgate Dr

EdinaThe Colony at Edina Community Garage SaleBarrie Rd & Colony Way

Thurs-Sat, 6/18-20 (8-5)For map see:

www.colonyedina.com

Farmington Moving Sale6/11-13; 6/18-20 (9-4) DR set, TV stand, leathers, sea-sonal decor, wedding items, collectbls. 1012 Spruce St.

Farmington Moving Sale 6/19-6/20, 8-5. Antiques, tools, BR set, car trailer. Set of 16” tires, misc. 812 4th St

Farmington Multi-Family6/18, 19, 20 Tools, lots of everything! Prefer cash only. 5th & Spruce Street

Fridley 6/18-19-20 (8-5) Lots of kids cloz (sz 2-4) and misc. items Cash only.6230 6th Street NE

Fridley Sale 6/26-27 (9-5)Prom. toys, antiqs, HH, furn., tools, elec. saw & drill press. 460 67th Ave NE

GARAGE/ESTATE SALE, 6/19-6/21, FRI Noon-7pm; Sa 10-6; Su 10-4pm. . . . 2296 HILLVIEW RD. . . . . MOUNDS VIEW, MN . .

Lakeville, June 18-20, 8-3. PS3, Guitar Hero, Kids BR Set, furn, drum set, cloz, VHS, HH. 7915 166th St. W


Golden Valley, June 19, 20, 9-3. Multi-Family Sale! Kids, infant, & adults clothes, household goods, electronics, furniture, and more! 2500 Ensign Ave N

Lakeville, Th & Fr, 6/18 & 19, 8-6. Multi-Fam. Games, kids clothes, H’Hold items, patio umbrellas, bedding. 11353 178th St W

MedinaANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE

Holy Name of Jesus155 County Road 24

June 25 - 26 - 27; Th 9-8,Fri 9-6, Sat 8-12 (Bag Day).HH, decor, clothing, books,

baby supplies, kids’ stuff, sporting goods, furn., more!

New Hope Estate/Moving6/25-26 (9-5); 6/27 (9-3)Antiqs, furn., HH, tools, more! 3932 Virginia Ave. N.

Richfield, 6/25 & 6/26 Books, Garden & HH Goods, Rugs, Cloths Wo. 14-18 7201 KNOX AVE S

Rosemount, 6/19 & 6/20, 8-6. Garage sale for charity! Hhold items, clothing, and more. 4225 157th St. W.

Sat., 6/20, 8-5& Sun., 6/21, 10-4

Antiques, Collectibles, Jewelry,

Household Goods, Furniture, Clothes

19620 Vine StreetDeephaven

Savage

St John’s ChurchSuper Sale

12508 Lynn Ave.Early Bird 6/24 (5-8pm)

$3 Admission;Sale 6/25-26 (9am-8pm);Bag sale 6/27 (9am-2pm)$5/bag or 5 bags for $20For info: 952-890-9465

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2003

To place your Classified Ad contact Jeanne Cannon at: 952-392-6875 or email:

[email protected]

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

Apple Valley: 1 BR Condo, W/D, firepl., No pets. Avail now! $785 952-942-5328

Elko New Market- 1Br suite approx 450 sqft- private en-try includs kitch, dining,W/D, all utils. $950 mo Call Tatyana 952-461-2197

4550 Roommates &Rooms For Rent

Farmington-M. N/smoker, Furn. room, $400 incl utils appls. W/D. 651-463-783

4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

Mini Storage: 8 X 20’ and 8 X 40’ Great location! 612-889-8768

5000 SERVICES

5060 ProfessionalServices

Sewing Machine RepairTune Up $19.00

651-600-8291

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

LSC Construction Svc, Inc 952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins’d Mbr: BBB

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Wkly/bi-wkly/monthly 10+ years exp., refs. Amber 612-245-3852


A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

• Standard Concrete • Driveways • Fire Pits & Patios • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors & Aprons www.mdconcrete.net

B & D CONCRETE26 Years Experience

Tear outs, Driveways, Floating Slabs, Footings & Block Work, Mini Back

Hole digging. We except Credit Cards.Call 612-290-2516

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

Lic/Bond/Ins John 952-882-0775 612-875-1277

Concrete, Drain Tile Brick, Stone, Chimneys.Custom, New or Repair. Christian Brothers

ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

DAN’S CONCRETEDriveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Blocks,

Footings, Etc.25 Years of Experience

612-244-8942

Rick Concrete & Masonry All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace

612-382-5953


Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

38 yrs exp. Free ests. Ins’d. Colored &

Stamped, Driveway Specialist, Steps, Side-walks, Patios, Blocks,

& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote! • 952-469-2754 •

Kelly O’Malley “As owner,

I’m always on site!”Driveways SidewalksPatios StepsFloors Stamped

612-756-3060 - 30 yr [email protected]

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

Specializing in drives, pa-tios & imprinted colored & stained concrete. Interior

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

◆651-699-3504◆952-352-9986 www.rooftodeck.com

Code #78

Deck Staining & Repair612-590-1887

Exp’d/Ins/MN Lic.#639793

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

*Sand Quality Guar. Ins., 612-644-1879

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

Low By-The-Hour Rates651-815-2316Lic# EA006385

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

Resid, Comm & Service. Old/New Const, Remodels Serv Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes

Free Ests. 10% Off W/AdCall 952-758-7585


5370 Painting &Decorating

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

Handy Man?need a



5240 Fencing

Troy’s Decks & FenceFree Est./Lic BC581059

New/repairs 651-210-1387

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!Status Contracting, Inc. Kitchens & Baths, Lower Level Remodels. Decks.

Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet,

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead SupervisorDale 952-941-8896 office

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

Construction* Decks * Basements*Kitchen/Bath Remod*Roofing & Siding*All Types of Tile

Free Quotes & Ideas

A-1 Work Ray’s Handyman No job too small!!

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

All Home Repairs! Excell Remodeling, LLC Interior & Exterior Work

One Call Does it All!Call Bob 612-702-8237or Dave 612-481-7258

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Call 952-334-9840

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

Excellence” •Spring Pricing 612-205-9953

modernlandscapes.biz

RETAINING WALLSWater Features & Pavers. 30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

Painting/Staining. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Card Accepted


Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

Paint/Stain/Ceilings. Visa/MC/Discvr.,

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

Int/Ext Painting 26 years, Insured, Ref’s.

Mike 763-434-0001

**Mike the Painter Interi-or/ exterior, Wallpaper, 35 yrs exp, Ins 612-964-5776

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

Ins. 952-891-8586

Budget Roofs, Siding, Windows, Storm Damage. 32yrs, Exp. Lic# 20011251.

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

Call 952-925-6156 Classifieds…

The Little Ads withBIG results!

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


STORM DAMAGE? Dun-Rite Roofing/Siding Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

www.DunRiteMN.com


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof. tree trimming

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

for special deals.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

Removal & Pruning Emerald Ash Borer Trtmt952-767-3880 Free Est

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

Sparkling Clean Window Washing Free ests. Ins’d. 952-451-1294

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Accounting Clerk A/R & A/P person needed. Busy Bloomington office. Benefits include health, life, 401K and profit shar-ing. Email resume to:

[email protected]

Anchor Block Companyhas a FT opening for a Gen-eral Laborer at our Shako-pee Plant. Must maintain clear communication with coworkers for efficient op-eration. Apply via email:[email protected] call Human Resources

at 952-933-8855

Burnsville Trailer Hitch hiring someone with me-chanical ability to install trailer hitches & wiring & related projects. Will train! Apply in person,see Frank

3550 W. Hwy 13


5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

Service Mechanic – Growing petroleum company is looking for a full time service mechanic to help main-tain fleet of trucks in Elk River. Experience required and must have own hand tools. Hours will be Mon-day – Friday from 3:30 pm to midnight, but training will be daytime hours. We offer competitive wages & benefits. No phone calls please!

Email resume to: [email protected] resume to: 763-441-1688 – indicate Service Mechanic

Send resume to: Beaudry Oil & Propane Service Mechanic 630 Proctor Avenue Elk River, MN 55330

Software Developer/.Net (OS150601) with Master’s degree in Comp Science, Comp Apps, Engg(any),Tech or related and 1 yr of exp. to develop, create and modify general comp apps s/w or specialized utility programs. Gather customer s/w req and develop related s/w apps and programs. Involve in req. gathering, preparing tech design document and dev using .Net Framework, ASP. Net and C #.Net , VB.Net. Include in SDLC, design, coding, testing, deployment and maint of s/w apps. Ensure compliance with the documented s/w processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of s/w products.

Work location is Eagan, MN with required travel to client locations throughout USA. Please mail resumes to 2121 Cliff Drive, Suite210, Eagan, MN 55122 or email it to [email protected]

Positions AvailableECM Publishers, Inc. is a publishing, printing, digital media and distribution company that operates in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Started in 1976 as the vision of founder Elmer L. Andersen, the Company has grown from one paid circulation weekly newspaper and shopper to its current operations which include 49 publications. Most of these newspapers are printed at the company’s Princeton web printing plant in addition to a number of other publications.

ECM Printing, a division of ECM Publishers, Inc., in Princeton, MN is looking for several new employees to meet the demands of our growing business.

ECM Publishers, Inc. offers a competitive salary, benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan. Uniforms are provided. We are a drug free workplace and EOE employer. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen.

Press OperatorsECM Publishers is looking for dedicated individuals that have experience in assist-ing or operating a web press. Your experience, skills and abilities will determine what position you would be eligible for. This is a safety sensitive position.

Roll Tender/JoggersWe are looking for individuals who are eager to learn. On-the-job training will be provided for this entry level position. Successful individuals will use this position as the first step to becoming a press-operator.

Mail Room Operators (Post Press)ECM Publishers is looking for organized and efficient individuals that have experience in tending and operating a variety of machines used in the final step of publication production. You must be a team player and be able to change tasks to get the job done on time with minimum waste and disruption to the process.

Mail Room Entry Level (part-time)ECM Printing also has entry level part-time openings in our plant mail room. On-the-job training will be provided to run a variety of machines in our post-press manufacturing environment. These positons are vital to the success of our high speed post press department and regular and reliable attendance is required.

Qualified candidates please submit your resume to JoEllen Lawler, Director, Human Resources, at [email protected] or fax to 763-712-2482. To apply in person visit ECM Printing, 1201 14th Ave S, Princeton, MN 55371 or ECM Corporate Office, 4095 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

5530 Full-time orPart-time


5520 Part-time5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time



Job?hunting for a


5510 Full-time

Cabinets/Countertops

BWS designs, fabricates and installs custom coun-tertops and cabinetry for the residential and com-mercial markets. We have openings in the following depts. Countertop Instal-lation for granite, laminate and solid surface, cabinet maker. Related experi-ence helpful. BWS offers competitive compensation in accordance with experi-ence. Benefits available.

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From the Archives

In the early 1980s, Thisweek News held regular photo contests for readers, with top entries printed in the newspaper. Tom Andrie of Burnsville captured first place in the contest’s pet category with this image of four puppies in an antique baby carriage. The photo was published in the Oct. 20, 1980, edition, and an accompanying editor’s note explained it was Andrie’s wife’s idea to place the litter of pups in the buggy, and it took six or seven tries with his Minolta camera before he obtained the prizewinner. Andrie earned a cash prize for his submission, as did the winners in other categories.

The Sisters of Swing, a Twin Cities-based vocal trio, are set to perform at Caponi Art Park on June 23 as part of the Eagan venue’s summerlong Family Fun Tuesdays series. Backed by a seven-piece band, the Sisters of Swing perform the music of Min-nesota’s own Andrews Sisters, embracing the classic Big Band swing-music style. The concert starts at 10 a.m. and admission is free with a $4 per person suggested donation. A second concert by the Sisters of Swing is scheduled for June 28 as the second show in Caponi’s ongoing Summer Performance Series. More information is at www.capon-iartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

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Books SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation informa-tion, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Events/Festivals Farmington Dew Days, June 16-20. Information: www.farm-ingtondewdays.com. Rosemount ArtBlast, June 18-28. Information: http://www.rosemountarts.com. Hampton Community Days, June 19-20. Information: www.facebook.com/thehamptonnews. Eagan Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, Central Park, 1501 Central Park-way, Eagan. Information: www.eaganartfestival.org. Apple Valley Freedom Days, June 26-July 4. Information: www.avfreedomdays.com.

Exhibits A watercolor exhibit by Rita Ryan runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through July 31 at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: 952-985-4640.

Music Music in Kelley Park fea-turing J.D. Steele and MacPhail

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

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Friday, June 19 Outdoor movie, “Ma-leficent,” rated PG, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Com-mons Park in the Heart of the City.

Saturday, June 20 Bike auction, 8-10 a.m. Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cat claw clipping clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 2-4 p.m., Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Out-let, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats must be trans-ported in a carrier for their safety. Free. Information: http://felinerescue.org/. Movies in the Park, “Alex-ander and the Terrible, Horri-ble, No Good, Very Bad Day,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option 6.

Sunday, June 21 Father’s Day Chicken Cookout, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market. Tickets: $12 adults, $6 children under 12. Take-outs available. Shuttles to the church available around town – watch for signs. Infor-mation: 952-461-2403 or www.stncc.net. Family Fun Day Fund-raiser, 12-3 p.m., Jensen Lake Trailhead shelter at Lebanon Hills Park. Raffles, children’s activities. Brats and hot dogs available for purchase. Pro-ceeds benefit Curesearch, an organization dedicated to find-ing innovative cures for pediat-ric cancers. Information: www.curesearchateam.com. Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Conductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrailroadgarden.net, [email protected].

Tuesday, June 23 Family Fun Tuesday – Sis-ters of Swing: The Andrews Sisters’ Songbook, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Ca-poni Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person donation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org. Criminal expungement information clinic, 1:30 p.m., room L139, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

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Eagan Market Fest, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, en-tertainment by Dale Dahmen & The Beats. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500. Stay-out-of-court divorce planning, 6-7:30 p.m. Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAn-drews Road W., Burnsville. Free small group event for those considering divorce or just be-ginning the process. Limited seating. Call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a seat. Sponsored by Divorce Fi-nancial Directions. The Dirt Cup: Mountain Bike Sprint Series, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage. Cost: $12 if preregistered, $15 on race day. Register by phone at 763-559-6700, reference activity number 323735-01. Race day registra-tion starts at 5:30 p.m. Races are open to ages 14 and older. Information: http://www.three-riversparks.org. Riverside Swing Band (1930s and ’40s swing), 7 p.m., as part of the Wednes-day in the Park Concert Series at Civic Center Park, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Free. Rain location: Diamond-head Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway.

Thursday, June 25 AlphaBits, 10 a.m. at Cen-tral Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select op-tion 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather. Adopted Friends, 11 a.m., Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Play at the play-ground and splash pad. Picnic at noon; bring your own lunch. Friendship, support and fun for adoptive families. Information: www.adoptedfriends.com or [email protected]. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Edward Neill Elementary Principal Elizabeth Vaught will read books to chil-dren. Books are geared toward elementary and preschool chil-dren. Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Com-mons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, June 26 Nature Play Date, 11 a.m. to noon, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger

must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, June 27 Farm Discovery Tour by Organic Valley, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Zweber Farms, 25420 Natchez Ave., Elko. Free. To reserve space, find driving di-rections, and “meet” the farmer hosts by video, visit: http://www.organicvalley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/farm-discovery/midwest/.

Sunday, June 28 St. Nicholas Catholic Church Garden Tour, 1-5 p.m., Elko New Market. Cost: $10. Information: 952-461-2403 or http://stncc.net/event-flyers.

Ongoing The Ladies Auxiliary of Rosemount VFW Post 9433 will hold a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at Von Hanson’s Meats at Cliff and Nicols roads in Eagan. Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Commu-nity Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/.

Reunions Rosemount High School Class of 1995 20-year reunion, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 27, Carbone’s, 14550 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. School tour at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by family picnic. Buy tickets at http://rhs1995.brownpaper-tickets.com. Questions? Email the reunion committee at [email protected].

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • June 26, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. • June 26, 12-6 p.m., Qdo-ba, 1298 Promenade Place, Ea-gan. • June 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kowalski’s Market, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • June 28, 8 a.m. to noon, Savage Fire Department, 13105 Dakota Ave., Savage. • June 29, 12-6 p.m., Car-mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • June 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ames Construction Inc., 2000 Ames Drive, Burnsville. • June 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Foldcraft Company, 14400 Southcross Drive W., Burns-ville.

Center for Music, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Kelley Park, 6855 For-tino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for pur-chase. Information: http://avarts-foundation.org/. Bodeans with GB Leighton, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $37, $49.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Michael McDonald, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $57, $69.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Local Red Bulls military country band, 7-11 p.m. Satur-day, June 20, Rosemount Ameri-can Legion Post 65, 14590 Bur-ma Ave. W., Rosemount. Meet and greet post officers. Taco bar fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., $10. South of the River Commu-nity Band, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Central Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to in-clement weather. Music in Kelley Park featur-ing Circle of Heat, 6-9 p.m. Fri-day, June 26, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Buddy Guy with The Record Company, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $65, $77.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Lee Engele and Reynold Philipsek (jazz), 7 p.m., Sun-day, June 28, as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28, part of Caponi Art Park’s Summer Per-formance Series in the park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Opening act: Young Dance Company. A $5 per per-son donation is suggested. Infor-mation: 651-454-9412 or http://www.caponiartpark.org.

Theater “Macbeth,” presented by the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 7:30 p.m. June 19-21 and 25-27 in Central Park, 421 Fourth St. E., Northfield. Tickets: $17 adults, $12 students and seniors at www.northfieldartsguild.org or

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Guests at this year’s Eagan Art Festival are invited to be a part of the art-making process. As this year’s featured artist, Eagan’s Teresa Cox will be leading festival at-tendees in the creation of “River Garden,” a 4 1/2-foot-by-8-foot mural, which will hang at the Ea-gan Community Center following the festival. Guests can get in on the mural’s creation in a number of ways — scoring metal, gluing buttons and helping to paint. “Teresa has developed a multi-media mural for our community art proj-ect that celebrates the landscape of Eagan,” said

Wanda Borman, Eagan Art Festival executive di-rector. “Her painting style is colorful and whimsi-cal and the mural reflects that.” The festival, which runs June 27-28 at Central Park adjoining the Eagan Com-munity Center, features a juried show of 100 artists, art activities for kids and adults, and entertainment throughout the weekend. The theme of this year’s festival, the 21st annual, is “Eagan Our Home.” “This theme is a shout-out to all of the businesses, community members, the city and all our festival supporters,” Borman said. All the art on display from the 100 artists in the juried show is for sale. An award ceremony for Best in Show and other honors is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sat-urday, June 27. In the Children’s Ac-tivities Tent, staff from the Eagan Art House will

be leading kids in creat-ing stamps of their own homes, which will then be put on display. Music will fill the grounds both days, with a roster of performers that includes children’s band the Splatter Sisters, vocal-ist Paula Lammers, jazz band Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs, the River-side Swing Band, Paul Im-holte, and the Alison Scott Band. There’s also a variety of food on offer this year from local and regional vendors, among them Home Town Creamery, Which Wich Restaurant and Rita’s Italian Ice. Attendance this year is expected to exceed 8,100, organizers said. Admission to the festi-val is free. More informa-tion is at www.eaganart-festival.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Twin Cities artist Seth Eberle makes adjustments to the massive mask created at last year’s Eagan Art Festival as part of the Community Art Project. This year’s project will see festival patrons helping to paint and adding textural embellishments to Eagan artist Teresa Cox’s mural “River Garden,” which will hang in the Eagan Community Center following the festival. (Photo submitted)

Tribute band ABBACADABRA is bringing the music of Swedish supergroup ABBA to the stage of the Mystic Lake Showroom this fall. The band has toured for more than 10 years throughout the United States, performing ABBA hits such as “Dancing Queen” and “Voulez Vous.” Tickets for the Sept. 25 concert are $23 and are available through the Mystic Box Office at 952-445-9000 or online at www.mysticlake.com. (Photo submitted)

ABBA tribute at Mystic

Eagan Art Festival is a hands-on experience

Hot dog for dad at Paragon Treat dad to a hot dog June 20 and 21 at Para-gon Odyssey 15 IMAX in Burnsville and receive a free popcorn. Visit www.paragontheaters.com for information.

Library introduces Book Match Dakota County librar-ians can create personal-ized reading recommenda-

tions for individuals with Book Match, the library’s new readers’ advisory ser-vice. Readers can fill out a form indicating what kind of books they like and what they’re in the mood to read next. A few titles will be recommended based on their preferences. All ages and reading levels can use Book Match. Visit www.dakotacoun-ty.us/library and search “Book Match” to fill out a form and get started.

Ragtime at Riverwalk Look for music by Al-exander’s Ragtime Brass, stage combat practice for young people, fresh lo-cal produce, and arts and crafts at Riverwalk Mar-ket Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more information, visit www.Riverwa lkMarketFa ir.org.

507-645-8877.

Workshops/classes/other International Festival of Burnsville Planning Commit-tee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from en-tertainment, marketing, publicity, sponsorships, and general event planning. Visit www.intlfestburns-ville.org or contact [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Riv-er Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art educa-tion through drawing and paint-ing. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. 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 on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Line dance classes for in-termediates, 1:30-4 p.m., week-ly schedule to be determined at American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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advocacy for Wiggle Your Toes. “The reason it is called Wiggle Your toes is be-cause: ‘Don’t say a prayer for me, just wiggle your toes for me.’ ” Holm said. The organization is completely volunteer-run. “The reason we do this is because I would have wanted someone to do it for me,” Rieckenberg said. Rob and Vince look like life-long buddies even though they have only known each other for a short time.

“Wiggle Your Toes reached out to us. We met Aaron Holm and he invited us to the golf out-ing and dinner last year and that is where we met Rob,” Sally Lynick said. Wiggle Your Toes’ mis-sion can be summed up in three words: heal, recover and flourish. Rob and Vince have done it together and there isn’t much that can stand in their way. More information about is at wiggleyour-toes.org. Matt Nielsen is at [email protected].

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“He’s a huge name and a national act, so we’re pretty excited,” said Freedom Days chair Pat Schesso. “And because it’s in a tent, the event is rain or shine.” The Klondike Kates, popular performers at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, are pulling double duty at Freedom Days this year. They’ll be performing a free concert in the Johnny Cake Ridge Park soccer stadium at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, along with ap-pearing in the Fourth of July parade. In the week leading up to July 4, there’s a concert at the Apple Valley Senior Center on June 29 featur-ing violinist Jim Plattes, along with a junior golf tournament at Valley-wood Golf Course and Kids Fishing Derby at Lac Lavon Park on June 30. Minnesota-based J&K Carnival returns to Free-dom Days this year, of-fering rides and games at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East July 2-4. July 3 is Cub Foods Family Fun Night at Johnny Cake Ridge Park. The free-admission event includes a petting zoo, pony rides and games for a minimal cost, along with a 6 p.m. Kids Pa-rade. Kids are encouraged to dress in costume and decorate their bikes and

wagons for the parade, which will be led by the Zuhrah Funsters. Regis-tration starts at 5:30 p.m. The festivities on July 4 kick off early in the day with a Fun Run at Hayes Park, 14603 Hayes Road. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. with the run at 8 a.m. The Freedom Days parade starts at 1 p.m. at Pennock and Fireside Drive, heads west onto 145th Street and then north onto Hayes Road, concluding at Apple Val-ley High School. Parade spectators are reminded that, under city ordinance, they are not allowed to place their belongings on sidewalks, streets, adjacent proper-ties and boulevards until 24 hours before the start of the parade to “reserve a spot.” A pre-fireworks party sponsored by Family Lei-sure is set for 5-11 p.m. in Johnny Cake Ridge Park and will feature DJ music, food vendors and a wine and beer tent, with fire-works scheduled for 10 p.m. Registration for the classic car show, vendor fair and Fourth of July parade can still be done. Information is at the Freedom Days website, www.avfreedomdays.com. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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gin in July and will be con-ducted by a search firm. Ehmke joined the Min-nesota Zoo in August 2000. He has led the organi-zation as it developed new exhibits, increased service to the community, and refocused its mission that places conservation at the core of the zoo’s work, ac-cording to the release. Among the new ex-hibits opened during his tenure were the renewed Medtronic Minnesota Trail (2007), Russia’s Griz-zly Coast and Central Plaza (2008), and Heart of the Zoo (Phase 1) fea-turing the Target Learning Center, Cargill Environ-mental Education Center and 3M Penguins of the African Coast (2011). This summer, the zoo opened a renovated Dis-covery Bay, featuring a

Hawaiian monk seal ex-hibit. Ehmke led the zoo’s most recent strategic plan-ning process, which has conservation as the core of the zoo’s work. Ehmke joined the zoo at a time when attendance was hovering around one million annual visitors. Zoo officials said he spearheaded efforts that reestablished it as a world-leading zoo, attracted private philanthropy to complement the state’s in-vestment, and reimagined the 485-acre campus to improve the guest experi-ence. The zoo had an all-time peak attendance in 2012 of more than 1.36 million. While recent declines in attendance and revenue necessitated additional investment from the state of Minnesota though a supplemental appropria-tion earlier this year, at-

tendance and revenue have rebounded and the zoo is on track to finish its cur-rent fiscal year (June 30, 2015) with a balanced budget and total annual attendance of 1.25 million guests. Established by stat-ute in 1969 and opened to the public in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo is a state agency and receives sig-nificant support through appropriations from the Legislature. Unlike other state agencies, for which commissioners are ap-pointed by the governor, the Minnesota Zoo board is authorized to appoint the organization’s leader. The director of the zoo also has oversight of the Minnesota Zoo Founda-tion, which is a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds from indi-viduals, corporations and foundations to support the zoo’s operations, conser-

vation and capital invest-ment efforts. Under Ehmke’s lead-ership, the foundation completed a $78 million campaign that attracted support from the public and private sectors. Zoo officials said the foundation is a critical partner in the develop-ment of new zoo exhib-its like Heart of the Zoo (Phase 2), the next major exhibit renewal that will include a refreshed snow monkey habitat and a new, permanent meerkat exhib-it. Ehmke is currently serving a two-year term as president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which con-cludes in October 2015 and will not be affected by his move to the Houston Zoo.

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ning, I laid on the grass and looked up at the Moon. It was 10 times big-ger than I had ever seen it before. Even at that young age, I was hooked.” Anderson said that by age 12, he built his own telescope for a school proj-ect. “I ground and pol-ished the glass myself,” he said. “It was a reflecting telescope called a ‘New-tonian,’ since it was like the one invented by Isaac Newton some 300 years earlier. “This opened up a whole universe to me. The craters on the moon, the red colored planet Mars, amazingly bright Venus and rings around Saturn. “Also, I could see daz-zling star clusters and nebulous gas clouds (rem-nants of long ago explod-ed stars), all part of our own Milky Way galaxy,” he said. “Even beyond, out on a dark country road, I could see far away galaxies too many to count,” Anderson said. “Looking at these natural artworks in the

sky gives me a sense of awe and wonder like no other.” Anderson continued his love of astronomy into his career. At Honeywell Aerospace, he builds ring laser gyroscopes which help stabilize telescopes based on the movement of light beams. Several of these gyro-scopes are orbiting Mars. Another is currently ap-proaching Pluto. In his spare time, An-derson built his own Yolo

telescope, which he de-signed after Arthur S. Leonard’s model in the 1960s. “This type of telescope utilizes tilted mirrors which gives high magni-fication views of the sky with high contrast,” An-derson said. His telescope was fea-tured in Sky and Telescope magazine. “This telescope and my 20-by-100 binoculars will be set up for public view-

ing,” Anderson said. Art in the Stars will take place from 10 p.m. to midnight on June 26. If rescheduled, it will happen on June 27. A full schedule can be seen at the Rosemount Area Arts Council website at www.rosemountarts.com. The event is free with no registration required.

Email Hannah Gullickson at [email protected].

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People who go to Art in the Stars from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, June 26, at White-tail Woods Regional Park will have a chance to gaze through telescopes and binoculars to see artwork in the night sky. (Photo submitted)

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