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Local teams hunt for winsHigh school teams at Apple Valley and Eastview were on the fields looking for wins in their respective games.

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Bluegrass bash at CaponiThe second annual Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival runs Sunday, Sept. 13, as a fundraiser for the nonprofit art park.

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Learning from the studentsA workshop in the Twin Cities had educators learning from high school students and other groups of school leaders.

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Fatal crash on motorcycleA 57-year-old man died Aug. 31 after the motorcycle he was riding hit a piece of construction paving equipment in Lakeville.

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Not a 2016 candidate, Kline focused on work ahead

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burns-ville, announced on Sept. 3 that he would not seek another term in 2016, it set many wheels in motion. It was a time for Kline, supporters and others to look back on Kline’s 14-plus years in the House, and it was time for Republicans to look forward to selecting a new candidate. Kline, 67, made one thing clear after a half-hour telephone press conference – there’s still plenty of work to be done over the next 16 months before his term expires in December 2016. He said he would be “fully engaged” in the “tons of work” ahead, saying he especially looks forward to getting rid of No Child Left Behind. “I love the work and continue to love the work,” he said. Other issues he said he plans to ad-

dress are expanding access to higher edu-cation, seeking reform in Veterans Ad-ministration health care, curbing federal spending, reining in deficits, and federal debt. Kline said once his decision was clear, he wanted to make the announcement as soon as possible in consideration of po-tential candidates and for his campaign to stop receiving donations. “I had not alerted a lot of people in advance of this announcement,” he said. The people he spoke to prior to mak-ing the announcement, he said encour-aged him not to retire. “They like having me around and it might be easier to keep the seat. That is the issue we talked about,” said Kline, who has won re-election six times since he first won in 2002. He said about three or four years ago he spoke with his wife, Vicky, about the

Burnsville resident says he plans to stay in Minnesota

U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, walks in the Lakeville Pan-O-Prog parade in 2014. (File photo by Tad Johnson)

Eagan resident and potential 2016 2nd District candidate Mary Pawlenty addresses Eagan caucus attendees in 2014. (File photo)

Mary Pawlenty among those considering bids

Rep. Mack to pay fine for nuisance violation

Booya is back in Apple ValleyFirefighters host Sept. 19 event



The political calculus in the 2nd District is chang-ing rapidly since U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, said on Sept. 3 he would not seek an eighth term in the House. Eagan resident Mary Pawlenty, a former First District judge and Min-nesota first lady, is report-edly considering running for the seat, according to

multiple news reports. It is viewed that Pawlen-ty, whose husband served as Minnesota governor for eight years and made a presidential bid in 2012, would have the name rec-ognition across the 2nd District that would hold great sway over potential candidates. Pawlenty, whose judge-ship was chambered out of Hastings from October



State Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, issued a statement on Friday that said she would not file a formal complaint regard-ing a Dakota County Sheriff ’s deputy’s report and citation that she and state Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, were creating a nuisance as they report-

edly were “mak-ing out” in a car Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Mack and Kelly called the park ranger’s report completely false after news broke on the story Wednesday following a Pioneer Press story. They said they had met in the Eagan park to

exchange some documents. Mack said she would pay the $260 citation for m i s d e m e a n o r committing an act that constitutes a nuisance. Those receiving such

citations have a certain amount of time to pay the fine or contest the charges. “With the loving sup-

port of so many, I’m mov-ing on to focus my time and attention on my mar-riage, my family and those in my community,” Mack said in the statement post-ed at MPR.org. The deputy’s report posted with the Pioneer Press story alleged that Mack’s pants were un-zipped and pulled down. Mack said she dis-agreed with some of the

details in the deputy’s re-port. Kelly said in a Friday statement that he did not agree with what was writ-ten in the report. Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie told the Pio-neer Press he stood behind the deputy’s report “100 percent.” The incident reportedly started when the deputy

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Those craving a bowl of booya cooked up by Apple Valley firefight-ers are advised to arrive early on Sat-urday, Sept. 19. The Apple Valley firefighters’ 37th annual booya fundraiser starts at 10 a.m. and runs into the after-noon at Fire Station No. 1, located at County Road 42 and Hayes Road. Each year, the booya pots tend to run out by mid-afternoon. “We sold out by 2:30 p.m. last year, so come early and spend the day,” said Dave Ganfield, retired firefighter and chair of the booya event. Firefighters plan to cook 375 gal-lons of the savory meat- and veg-etable-filled stew this year. They’ll begin the cooking process at 2 a.m. Saturday so it’s ready to serve by 10 a.m. It’s sold by the bowl, quart and

gallon. The event has a festival atmo-sphere, with activities such as bingo, pull tabs and a meat raffle. There’s also a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses; some of the top prizes this year include an overnight stay at Apple Valley’s GrandStay Hotel, a $200 Von Hanson’s Meats gift card, and a $250 Dick’s Valley Service gift certificate. The fire department will have its trucks on display, and there will be plenty of activities for kids and fami-lies. For those not keen on booya, there’s also a snack bar with a vari-ety of offerings. All the proceeds from the event support the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association. More informa-tion is at ww.cityofapplevalley.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Kline decision sets off much speculation in the 2nd District

Two lawmakers were allegedly ‘making out’ in Lebanon Hills

Apple Valley firefighters plan to cook 375 gallons of booya — a savory meat- and vegetable-filled stew — for their 37th annual booya fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Fire Station No. 1 located at County Road 42 and Hayes Road. (Photo submitted)

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Area BriefsGolf tourney fundraiser The Rosemount High School girls swimming and diving program is hosting its fifth annual golf tournament on Sun-day, Sept. 20, at South-ern Hills Golf Course in Farmington. The fundraiser will be a shotgun and scramble format with registration at 8 a.m. and start time at 9 a.m. The $75 cost per golfer includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, with luncheon and raffle to follow. Those who would like to only participate in the lunch and raffle can do so for $15. Prizes will be awarded for closest to the pin, longest putt, and longest drive. There will be other contests along the course. People can support the team by playing golf (sin-gles, twosomes and four-somes welcome), donating a raffle item, or signing up for a hole sponsorship. Sponsorships include Bronze $100, signage on one hole; Silver $250, signage on one hole, ad on team website, quarter-page True Team ad; and Gold $500, signage on one hole, ad on team web-site, half-page True Team ad, foursome in event. The organizers are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so do-nations are tax deductible to the limits allowed by law. Funds raised will go to help pay for coaches and equipment for the 2015 swimming and diving sea-son. Volunteers also are

needed to help stage the event. Contact Mary or Dave Johnston at [email protected]. More information about Southern Hills Golf Course is at www.southernhillsgolfcourse.com.

‘Rocket into Scouting’ event Boys from kindergar-ten to fifth grade and their parents are invited to attend a “Rocket into Scouting” event from 7-8 Thursday, Sept. 17, at all elementary schools. Vol-unteers will be on hand to welcome and sign up new members. New members will re-ceive a free model rocket to launch their Scouting adventures. Cub Scouts participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities de-signed to help them gain confidence, increase social skills, and develop their capacity for leadership – all while having fun and serving their community. Membership costs $32 per year, but all boys can join regardless of their ability to pay. Parents can register their sons for Cub Scouts at their local el-ementary school on Sept. 17 or online at www.Rock-etIntoScouting.org.

Travel series at Heritage Library This fall the Friends of the Heritage Library will host a series of programs featuring destinations

around the globe: The Balkans – Thurs-day, Sept. 24. From So-phia, Bulgaria, with its beautiful Orthodox churches; to Belgrade, Serbia, and its citadel and rivers; to Romania, home of storks, gypsies, castles and Dracula. Join Maxine Saul will share her experi-ences in this region. Spain – Thursday, Oct. 8. Learn about Spain, a study in contrasts, from the misty moors of Gali-cia to the sweeping coast-line of Catalonia and the wind-swept plateau of Madrid. Tami Rich-ardson will chronicle her adventures living and traveling in this historic country. Waterways of North America – Thursday, Nov. 12. Hear Ron Greiner, au-thor of “North, South, East, West by Water,” de-scribe his journeys across waterways in 33 states and two Canadian provinces. All programs begin at 7 p.m. The travel series is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Heritage Li-brary is located at 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, 952-891-0360. Visit www.heritagelibraryfriends.com for more information about the Friends of the Heritage Library.

Reunion set for BHS Class of 1975 Burnsville High School’s Class of 1975 will celebrate its 40th reunion from 6:30 p.m. to mid-night Saturday, Sept. 19, at Buck Hill, 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. For more information, contact Robin Pederson Ruegg at 651-681-9233.

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Public SafetyCities take steps to ensure body camera data private

‘Technology has outpaced state statute,’ says

Farmington chief by Andy Rogers

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During the 2015 Minnesota Legislative session, several law-makers discussed whether the video captured on body-worn cameras by law enforcement was private. Several bills advanced through the process, but nothing became law. Local law enforcement agen-

cies aren’t going to wait for the Legislature to act with regard to what data will be private. Burnsville and Farmington approved resolutions on Tues-day to temporarily classify body-worn camera data as private, except where prohibited by cur-rent law. Access will be limited to those who may need it to ad-vance an investigation and for police accountability purposes. “Technology has outpaced state statute,” Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist said. Burnsville passed the motion as part of its consent agenda dur-ing Tuesday’s City Council meet-ing, and Farmington brought the

motion up for a brief discussion. Exceptions to the privacy definition include if an incident involves the use of a deadly weapon by a peace officer or it involves the use of physical force that causes bodily harm by a peace officer. Also, there are exceptions if the subject of the data collected requests that it be made public. “I’m not trying to hide any-thing,” Lindquist said. “There is no one that benefits more from data than police and the city.” It’s a temporary classification to allow the Minnesota Legisla-ture time to establish the law. Current data from body-worn

cameras is governed by Minne-sota Government Data Practices Act, meaning most data is pub-lic. Law enforcement may record incidents such as mental health crisis, neighbor disputes, death scenes and footage captured in private homes. Incidents may be highly personal, emotionally traumatizing and not intended for the eyes and ears of others. Lindquist said there few cir-cumstances where a police officer can enter an individual’s home, such as if they’re in hot pursuit, have a search warrant, believe evidence is being destroyed or if a life is in danger.

“When an officer enters that home with a camera and that data is downloaded, it’s consid-ered public data,” Lindquist said. “Your neighbors can come down and say they want to see that vid-eo, and I couldn’t stop you. You can ‘go’ into their home with no reason whatsoever.” The current law’s exemptions include limits if the data includes information on juveniles, sexual assault victims or information that is part of an active investi-gation.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

A new roundabout opened in Lakeville on Aug. 28, and there were 13 crashes at the intersection of county roads 50 and 60 in its first week of use, according to KSTP. It is Dakota County’s first two-lane roundabout. The intersection handles about 30,000 vehicles every day. The roundabout is anticipated to reduce the potential for delays and severe crashes, according to a Dakota County release. To view the city of Lakeville’s video about how to drive in the roundabout, go online to SunThisweek.com/tag/roundabout. (Photo contributed by Ron Redetzke)

New roundabout’s learning curvesEagan man injured in motorcycle crashby Tad Johnson

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A 53-year-old Eagan man was seriously injured and his passenger died when the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a Ford Explorer at about 3 p.m. Saturday. Steven J. Silva’s 2012 Harley Davidson motor-cycle was hit when Micaah I. Rostron, 22, of Oak-dale, was driving his vehi-cle northbound on a two-lane portion of Highway 120 at 45th Street North in Oakdale when he overcor-rected and struck Silva’s motorcycle along with an-other one – a 2007 Harley Davidson. Tonia M. Stocking, 49, of Cottage Grove, died as a result of the crash. She was not wearing a helmet

along with Silva and the riders on the other mo-torcycle, according to the State Patrol report. Frank M. Turchin, of Cottage Grove, was the driver of the other motor-cycle. He suffered no ap-parent injury and his pas-senger, Karla M. Turchin, 52, of Cottage Grove, suf-fered a non-life-threaten-ing injury. Silva and Karla Turchin were taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Rostron had no appar-ent injury. No alcohol was detect-ed in any of the drivers’ systems, according to the State Patrol. Silva’s motorcycle was totaled in the crash. The State Patrol listed damage to the Ford Explorer as “moderate” and damage

to Turchin’s motorcycle as “minor.” Road conditions at the time of the crash were list-ed as dry. It was reported that Silva, Stocking and the Turchins were among the more than 170 riders who were participating in group fundraising ride for the family of Randy Thill, a St. Paul man who died in a June motorcycle crash, according to the Pioneer Press. Responding to the scene were the Oakdale and North St. Paul po-lice departments along with sheriff deputies from Ramsey and Washington counties.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Lakeville man dies after motorcycle crash A 57-year-old Lakeville man died at about 5 a.m. Aug. 31 after the motor-cycle he was riding into a barricaded construction zone hit a parked piece of paving equipment at 217th Street and Dodd Boule-vard in Lakeville, accord-ing Lakeville police. Wayne R. DeWolf died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, accord-

ing to police. The Lakeville Fire De-partment and Allina Am-bulance provided assis-tance at the scene. DeWolf was an avid motorcycle rider who had completed the Route 66 ride with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Mo-nique Indykiewicz, ac-cording to his obituary. He had a vast mechani-

cal knowledge and shared it often with others. His obituary said he made fast friends everywhere he went and he left an indel-ible mark on everyone he met. A celebration of life was held Sept. 4 at the White Funeral Home Chapel in Lakeville.

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Thank you, Scouting volunteersTo the editor: Our family moved to Apple Valley in the sum-mer of 1963. At that time Apple Valley was simply a housing development in what was known as Leba-non Township (later it was incorporated and residents voted to name it the city of Apple Valley). There were not a lot of activities or opportuni-ties for youth at the time. A number of parents, in-cluding my mom and dad, got together and started the first Cub Scout pack in Apple Valley. These

parents were the first vol-unteer Scout leaders in Apple Valley; mom was an assistant den mother, den mother and den leader coach. Dad was a Webe-los leader, neighborhood commissioner and assis-tant district commissioner. These parent volunteers helped to make Scouting what it is today in Apple Valley. I wish I could re-member and mention them all by name. Through Scouting, Mom, Dad and these par-ents instilled in us a sense of community service and volunteerism. Through Scouting they helped us grow into solid citizens continuing to serve our community. Through

Scouting’s outdoor pro-gram they taught us lead-ership skills, to be self reliant, to appreciate and respect our environment. Through Scouting we learned fitness, citizenship, and character. All of us kids and grandkids have been involved in Scout-ing, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Exploring and Girl Scouts. In our family there are two Eagle Scouts and a Gold Award Girl Scout. There are many in our community who owe so much to our parents and Scouting volunteers. My dad passed away in 1981. My mom left us just last month. Thank you, parents. Thank you, Scouting volunteers.

Thank you, Mom and Dad.

STEVE ENGELApple Valley

Congress should hold president in check To the editor: I have put off writing this letter hoping to see some hope. Not the “hope and change” President Obama promised but real hope. Recent events show that I can no longer wait. I spent nearly 35 years serving my country in mil-itary service defending my flag and the U.S. Consti-tution “from all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Since I’ve retired I’ve seen the liberties I defended being eroded and striped away. I have lost confidence and trust in my govern-ment. All three branches of the federal government

have violated the Consti-tution that they took an oath to support with no constitutional check from the other branches. Con-gress has allowed the ex-ecutive to make them irrel-evant. Obama has ignored congressional authority and has gotten away with it because Congress will not use their constitu-tional power. They’re too frightened that they might be called racist if they do their constitutional duty. The same went for Eric Holder. Congress is sup-posed to protect us from a tyrannical president and an overreaching judiciary. It’s their constitutional duty. As I read the Dec-laration of Indepen-dence, I count 26 griev-ances against the king. When comparing them to Obama it seems that he is guilty of at least eight of the same grievances, and Congress does nothing. Article I, Section 1, states that Congress has

all legislative power. Yet Congress allows Obama to make executive orders, amending or making any change and since Congress doesn’t do anything it has the appearance of law. Congress has also al-lowed the subversion of law by the Supreme Court and done nothing. There are Judiciary committees, why are justices never questioned on why they issued an opinion that changed the congressio-nal intent of the law? We are no longer represented by Congress. We are at the mercy of a tyrannical executive and nine over-reaching justices. We are no longer a nation of laws but have become a nation of men. I study my Constitution every week because I took an oath, with no expira-tion date, to defend it. I can only wish that those in government would do the same.

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by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


High school faculty teaching college faculty? Students offering suggestions to educators? District and charter public school teachers helping each other? Each happened at an Aug. 17 workshop that challenged patterns in public education. The workshop, at Brooklyn Center High School, recognized that high school and college faculty can learn from each other. The educators wisely also listened to and learned from students, who usu-ally, appropriately, are on the receiv-ing end. Finally, the workshop brought together district and charter educators from rural, urban and suburban commu-nities. The workshop focused on how schools can help students and families save money on college costs and how public schools can help more students be better prepared for some form of one-, two- or four-year college program. It opened with a panel of recent high school graduates, now college students, who had several suggestions. Mykella Auld, a Brooklyn Center High School graduate who’s now at the University of Minnesota, urged high school teachers to distribute and use “a strict syllabi policy that included due dates and class expectations along with grading outline.” She explained that this “would be very helpful for creating a smoother transition to college.” She strongly favors providing high school students with an overview of the class and enforcing due dates. She found col-lege faculty (like many employers) want work done on time. She also urged high school faculty to recommend challenging courses in the

ninth and 10th grades so students are better prepared for dual-credit courses. (State law changed this year, making it easier for high school freshman and sophomores to take college-level courses taught in high schools, so this advice also needs to be shared with middle school students, faculty and families.) Larrick J. Potvin, another Brooklyn Center graduate and current college stu-dent, agreed with Auld. He also urged faculty to “build stronger connections” with students. He does not want lower expectations. But he thinks it helps when faculty know, for example, students are “tired because they had to work six hours the night before or had to take care of their younger siblings while (their) parents were at work.” Potvin also em-phasized the value of a “better support system” for high school students taking college-level classes, especially on a col-lege campus. Khalique Rogers, a graduate of Gor-don Parks High School in St. Paul, strongly agreed with Potvin about the value of a support system for students. He has found that this can be “the extra push (students) need to succeed.” After the students spoke, faculty from North Hennepin, Century College and the University of Minnesota, as well as a recently retired Macalester professor, shared expectations in reading, writing, math, biology and history for incoming

students. Then high school faculty from Brook-lyn Center, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Ros-eville and Willmar described teaching strategies and lesson plans that had been especially effective. Some were from dis-tricts, some from charters. More than 80 percent of the partici-pants who filled out an evaluation de-scribed the day as “a good use of their time.” The meeting was co-sponsored by the Bremer, St. Paul, Securian and Trav-elers foundations, the Brooklyn Center and St. Paul public schools and the Cen-ter for School Change, where I work.

As we begin a new school year, I hope that we’ll see more listening to and learn-ing from each other. High school and higher education faculty, families and students all have important insights. Stu-dents and schools make more progress when we respect and learn from each other.

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

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New approaches help high school and college faculty, students

From left, Brooklyn Center High School graduates Mykella Auld and Larrick Potvin and Gordon Parks High School graduate Khalique Rogers participate in a workshop Aug. 17 at Brooklyn Center High School. They offered suggestions for how high school teachers can support their students and prepare them for postsecondary studies. (Photo by Joe Nathan)

Achieving a better life for people with disabilitiesby Amy KlobucharSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Minnesota’s own Hubert Humphrey once said that the moral test of our gov-ernment isn’t just in how we treat the young, healthy, and able-bodied. It’s also how we treat the sick, the needy, and peo-ple with disabilities — those in need of a little extra support. These values are near and dear to our hearts in Minnesota, where we have long strived to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same basic resources and opportunities as everyone else. During my time in the Senate, I have worked to share those Minnesota values across the country. That’s why I helped lead the push in Congress to success-fully pass bipartisan legislation called the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act – a law that will help people with disabilities and their families better plan for their futures. The reality is that people with disabil-ities and their families face many chal-lenges, and their expenses can add up in a hurry. Take just one example: the lifetime

cost of care for someone with autism is an average of $2.4 million when the au-tism involves an intellectual disability. Those with disabilities also face unique barriers to finding and holding a job and living on their own because their access to certain safety-net programs can be lost once they establish a minimum level of savings and income. That’s where the ABLE Act comes in. This law, which passed Congress with strong bipartisan support, creates tax-advantaged savings accounts – much like the 529 accounts many families use to save for college – that people with dis-abilities can use to cover expenses like ed-ucation, housing, employment support, assistive technologies, and wellness – all without jeopardizing the other support

and resources they count on. In the months after the ABLE Act be-came federal law, states across the coun-try have been quick to pass legislation to implement it. Since January, twenty-five states—including Minnesota—have passed ABLE Act implementation bills, and I’ve been pushing the federal gov-ernment to issue regulations so that these states have the guidance they need to launch ABLE programs and families can realize the law’s benefits. Many Minnesotans know a family or a person who has been affected by a dis-ability. For a lot of us, this is personal. When my daughter was born, she couldn’t swallow for nearly two years. She had a feeding tube, and the doctors didn’t know what was wrong with her. It ended up being a temporary problem, and we were able to get through it. But during those two years, I was able to see through the eyes of a parent of a child who was struggling, and I know that, like me, the parents of children with disabili-ties want what is best for their families—both now and for the years to come. There are families like these all across

the country – including many here in Minnesota – who can envision a bright-er future for their loved ones thanks to this legislation. That’s why more than 70 organizations that help people with dis-abilities support this legislation, includ-ing the American Association of People with Disabilities, Autism Speaks, and the National Disability Institute. In the 25 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, we have made progress in removing bar-riers and empowering people with dis-abilities. Now we must do even more. This is one of those laws that will do ex-actly what it says it will do: help millions of Americans with disabilities all across the country achieve a better life by help-ing them save for their future. Though there is still more work to be done, this is an important step to ensuring those with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Amy Klobuchar is a U.S. senator serv-ing Minnesota. She is a former Hennepin County attorney. Columns are the opinion of the author.

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We the People have had enough. MELFORD HENSCHELApple Valley

One way to protect Lebanon Hills To the editor: It is the last week of August, the blueberries are freely offering their gifts unexpectedly late this year. I snack on fresh plums, grapes and the most incredible tasting strawberries thank me for “weeding.” I see an amaz-ing variety of life forms and ask myself can I see the beauty? For some un-known reason witnessing this beauty requires a level of courage I do not have but I muster a smile. I stop to watch the in-sects – what pollinator has a white belly? A monarch caterpillar inches in the strawberry patch. My yard is haven for in-sects, birds and mammals. The dog got in a fight with skunk – which despite un-pleasant lingering odors – I am happy Eagan can still be home to skunks. For those who do not have yards, there are plac-es such as Lebanon Hills Regional Park where life can be experienced. My heart tells me walking on asphalt feels different than walking on dirt. Despite an overwhelming public outcry, the Met Council and Dakota County are planning to spend mil-lions of dollars to pave a 6.5 mile asphalt trail thru the park. They say a flat asphalt “trail” is necessary to meet the needs of peo-ple in wheelchairs. There is widespread support for paved looped lakeside trails but many voices are rising to say stop frag-mented the remaining open spaces.

Lebanon Hills, like all land, has gifts to offer. The county is planning a Greenway to around the park which will meet the needs of people on bikes. The multi-use trail in the plan is redundant with the proposed greenway and only offers people in wheelchairs the oppor-tunity to be on black tar-based pavement next to people on bikes. As a lead-ing county, we can do bet-ter. The best way now to protect Lebanon Hills is to elect in fall of 2016 new county commissioners from the Burnsville and Apple Valley area. Dakota County commissioners make $72,500 a year. The other thing we can do to protect Lebanon Hills, the pollinators and ourselves from extinction is to be in relationship with reality. It is sweet ex-perience after all. LAURA HEDLUNDEagan

Iran Mis-DealTo the editor: I am responding to a letter from Avi Meshar who stated the “GOP doesn’t believe in peace: after decades of hostilities with Iran, they want to slam shut a door to peace, and possibly another war that will kill American sol-diers on foreign lands.” The Iran deal is a bad deal because it leaves Iran at the end of 10 years a “screwdriver turn away” from a nuclear weapon. The president has given away too much. The U.S. wanted these goals: • Prevent Iran from be-coming a nuclear power. We got a 10 to 15 year Iranian path to a nuclear weapon and a Middle East nuclear arms race. • Force Iran to dis-mantle a large part of its nuclear infrastructure. We got continued nuclear re-search and development

with Iran retaining key nuclear infrastructure. • Take away Iran’s abil-ity to enrich uranium. We got Iran continuing to en-rich uranium. • Close the Iranian For-do enrichment facility. We got its continued opera-tion. • Provide a history of past nuclear activities. We got nothing. • Shut down Iran’s bal-listic missile program. We got Iran able to purchase ballistic missiles in eight years. • Have independent in-spectors with the ability to inspect Iranian facili-ties anyplace and anytime (24/7). We got the ability to inspect non-declared Iranian facilities only after 24 days. • Phase out sanctions gradually over time in re-sponse to Iranian agree-ment compliance. We got an immediate lifting of Iranian sanctions after the completion of only a few steps of the agreement. The “snap back” fea-ture of the agreement is not credible given the line of companies waiting to do business with Iran. We got no control over Ira-nian support for terrorist groups. We didn’t even get our citizens back. We need to negotiate a better deal using our significant financial lever-age with global banks and international community sanctions. This deal is opposed by some Democrat senators and others. This deal is so bad that President Obama didn’t have the confidence to designate it as a treaty requiring a two-thirds congressional approval. This deal is an “executive agreement” which is only valid, unless renewed, dur-ing the Obama adminis-tration.

CARL ROCKCapt., U.S. Navy Reserve, retiredRosemount

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SeniorsSocial Security presentation Beau Bauer and Michael Pollock, financial advisors with Waddell & Reed, will pres-ent “Filing for Social Security: Flexibility and Choices for Your Retirement Income” on Sept. 23 at the Chart House Restaurant, 11287 Klamath Trail, Lakeville. The presentation is free. Call Michael Pollock at 218-727-1508 or email [email protected] for an invitation with complete information.

Apple 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, Sept. 14 – Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; General Meeting, 10 a.m.; Zum-ba Toning, 11:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Finance Com-mittee, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 11:15 a.m.; Catered Lunch, 11:30

a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Do-nated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Eat to Live, 11:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi Meeting, 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 – Defen-sive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Senior Housing Tour, 9:30 a.m.; Da-kota War Presentation, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; FMSC, 11:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Insurance Counseling, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Wom-en’s Breakfast, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.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, Sept. 14 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Scrabble,

10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Wood-carvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Defensive Driving Refresher, 1 p.m.; Belle Lunch Northfield, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, Sept. 17 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Senior Housing Cruise, 9:30 a.m.; Health In-surance Council, 9 a.m.; Belle Scrappers, 9:30 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, pro-grams and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Sept. 14 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Advi-sory Board, 9:30 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Dominoes, 10:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Lady Slipper Garden Club, 10:30 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10

a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys/Gals, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Nick’s Downtown Diner, 10:15 a.m. Happy Harry’s Furniture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farming-ton and mention the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing your new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakev-ille Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for information. Monday, Sept. 14 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Fitness Nutrition, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Coun-seling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Knit-ting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowl-ing, 10 a.m.; 50/60 Roundabout Discussion, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Hearing Screening, 11 a.m.; Healthways Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards and Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Line Dancing, 1 and 2 p.m.; Spanish Classes, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.; Driver Safety Class (four-hour), 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Dominoes

& Poker, 9 a.m.; Let’s Go Fish-ing, 9:30 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Jew-elry Making – Beading, 10:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Billiards, 1 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Health Angels Biking, 8:30 a.m.; Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 – Clas-sic Voices Chorus, 9 a.m.; In-terval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Eu-chre, Hand & Foot, noon; Quilt-ing Group, 1 p.m.; Red Hat Chorus at Fountains/Hosanna, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Poker & 500, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Deadline: Natural Healing. Saturday, Sept. 19 – Motor-cycle Club Breakfast Ride, 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 – Belgian Waffle Breakfast, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ReligionBible reading campaign Messiah Lutheran Church in Lakeville is launching a campaign based on “The Story,” a Zondervan best-seller that is a tool to increase Biblical literacy. “The Story” helps readers understand God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and how their own stories intersect with God’s. Consisting of 31 chapters of selected scrip-tures sequenced in chrono-logical order, “The Story” presents the word of God

in an engaging format, reading like a novel. “The Story” provides up to 31 weeks of curricu-lum for children, teen and adult Sunday school and 31 weeks of corresponding sermons. Messiah Lutheran Church plans to begin the experience on Sept. 20 with a kickoff event fol-lowing the 10:30 a.m. wor-ship service. The church is located at 16725 Highview Ave. in Lakeville. For more infor-mation, visit www.messia-honline.org.

Lutefisk supper at Highview Tickets are on sale for the Norwegian Lutefisk Supper to be served Sat-urday, Oct. 10, at High-view Christiania Lutheran Church. The menu will include Norwegian baked goods in addition to the tradi-tional lutefisk and meat-balls. Tickets are $17 for adults and $8 for children 10 and under. Advance ticket sales only. No tick-ets will be sold at the door.

Call Cynthia Markle at 612-799-1442 for tickets. The settings will be at 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Come early to listen to the music of Gospel Road from 2:15-4:45 p.m. and the Highview Coun-try Singers & Guests from 4:45-6:30 p.m. There will also be a craft and bake sale from 2-6 p.m. spon-sored by the Highview Christiania Quilters to raise funds to support their blanket and quilt missions. The church is located at 26690 Highview Ave. W., Farmington, in Eure-

ka Township, and is fully handicap accessible.

Family matters speaker The Rev. Michael Miller will be the speaker at the Saturday, Sept. 26, Family Matters event fol-lowing the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market. Miller will speak on the topics of family matters and the challenges people face in our culture today. Miller was born and raised in New Prague. He currently writes a column for the Catholic Servant and is the pastor of St. Patrick’s in Cedar Lake Township and St. Cath-erine’s in Spring Lake Township. Sponsored by the Pro-Life Committee, the free event includes dinner, speaker and a time for questions. Content may not be appropriate for young children. For more information, call the church at 952-461-2403.

Annual outdoor service Cross of Christ Com-munity Church in Lakev-ille will hold its an-nual outdoor service 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. A free lunch will follow the service. All are welcome. The church is at 8748 210th St. W. in down-town Lakeville.

Fall Festival at St. Michael’s St. Michael’s Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington, is holding its Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. The event features a si-lent auction, bingo, raffle, bake sale, general store, children’s games, food, hay ride and more. Visit http://st.michael-farmington.org/ for more information.

Book talk at Advent UMC Author Joseph Gon-nella will talk about his book, “The Odyssey: Love and Pain in God’s Pursuit,” at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, Sept. 17, at Ad-vent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. “The Odyssey” outlines one family’s journey when their 5-year-old daughter suffered a severe brain injury from viral encepha-litis. Along the way, “The Odyssey” explores bibli-cal responses to suffering, including laments, Job’s

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suffering, faith healing, the devil, natural evil, dis-cipleship, the ways God’s glory may be revealed in suffering, and how we can bear each other’s burdens. Books will be available for sale after the talk. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to ad-

[email protected].

Benefit concert for clean water Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville, will host a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, for Team World Vision to bring sustainable access to

clean water to people in Africa and beyond. The evening will in-clude worship, stories and inspiration. Tickets are $15 and include a bottle of clean water. Children 12 and un-der are free. Tickets can be purchased at http://TWV-nightofworship.eventbrite.com.

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Volunteers from Advent United Methodist Church in Eagan help out at Wescott Library on Saturday, Aug. 22, as part of Advent Cares. (Photo submitted)

With more than 112 volunteers working at 14 different locations across Eagan and the surrounding communi-ties, Advent United Methodist Church put faith into action with its third an-nual Advent Cares day of service. On Saturday, Aug. 22, volunteers gathered at Advent UMC in Eagan be-fore fanning out across the community and beyond to help with projects both big and small. Volunteers of all ages worked together providing assistance wherever area organizations needed help. Teams worked on landscaping and weeding projects at Caponi Art Park, Dakota Woodlands, DARTS head-quarters, and at the home of a disabled veteran in Mendota Heights. Groups also did landscaping at area elementary schools including Glacier Hills, North-view and Rosemount. At Feed My Starving Children in Eagan, a group helped to pack 93 boxes which will pro-vide 20,088 meals for people in Nicara-gua and Mexico. At 360 Communities Lewis House in Eagan, a group of children and adult volunteers organized a carnival for

children at the shelter. At Living Well Disability Services in Mendota, a team cleaned a kitchen and outdoor patio and washed windows. Other projects included conducting worship services at Brookdale Eagan (formerly Clare Bridge) and The Commons on Marice senior living complexes in Eagan, filing papers at YMCA of Eagan, and re-bag-ging audio books at Wescott Library. At its building at 3945 Lexington Ave. S., the church provided free docu-ment-shredding services for community members through Veteran Shredding of New Prague. In addition, volunteers helped bag 350 pounds of donated dry dog and cat food at Advent UMC that was then delivered to the Open Door. They also made 240 bookmarks for Cheerful Givers. Advent UMC first organized Ad-vent Cares in 2013 in celebration of the church’s 30-year anniversary. Advent Cares has since grown to over 100 vol-unteers helping on Saturday. Financial assistance to help with expenses during Advent Cares was provided by Thrivent Financial and Advent UMC’s Outreach Committee.

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Klobuchar shares her story with political memoir

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s new book, “The Senator Next Door,” was published Aug. 25. The memoir chronicles her life growing up in Plymouth and her journey through politics. (Image submitted)

U.S. senator, former Hennepin County attorney adds author to her list of titles

by Derek Bartos SUN THISWEEK


Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s first experi-ence with politics wasn’t as an official, but as a mother. Twenty-four hours after giving birth, she was kicked out of the hospital while her infant daughter remained in in-tensive care. Determined that this wouldn’t happen to others, Klobuchar be-came the lead citizen ad-vocate for one of the first laws in the country guar-anteeing 48-hour hospi-

tal stays for new mothers and their babies. Later, she ran Min-nesota’s biggest prosecu-tor’s office, and in 2006, she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. In “The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland,” Klobu-char chronicles her life — from growing up in Plymouth to her journey to Capitol Hill — and all the obstacles along the way. The book was pub-lished Aug. 25 by Henry Holt and Co. To provide more in-sight into the story, Klobuchar offered some of her thoughts to the newspaper. Q: Why did you want to write this book? A: The book is a story

about how someone who grew up middle-class in the suburbs can end up in the U.S. Senate. It is also about the val-ue of compromise in gov-erning. At a time when our politics has become increasingly polarized, I thought it was important to remember why we have this representative de-mocracy in the first place. As elected officials, we were sent to the halls of government by our neighbors to do their work — and much work remains to be done. Q: How did you choose the title? A: I got the idea for the title of the book from my husband, John, who grew up in Mankato and went to the University of Min-nesota. He has heard me talk to many constituents

Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist shakes the hand of Jacob Delo after he re-ceived the 911 Hero Award during Tuesday’s Farmington City Council meeting for his efforts on June 4 when he called 911 and worked with dispatch, saving his father’s life. (Photo by Andy Rogers)

Honoring a young hero

over the years and shares my view that politics is at its best when you listen and learn from the people you represent. To me, a public ser-vant should have both the grounding and the com-passion to carry the com-mon sense and good will of his or her constituents into the political arena. Q: What areas and times of your life are cov-ered in the book? A: The book covers my whole life, but there is a major emphasis on growing up in Plymouth and my time in the sub-urbs. People might be par-ticularly interested in the story of my high school prom when the junior class didn’t raise enough money so our senior prom was held at the Ridgedale Mall. Dancing by Wool-worth’s wasn’t that ro-mantic, so my date decid-ed we should dance in the mall fountain. Not want-ing to ruin my pink poly-ester prom dress, I said “no,” and he ended up sopping wet in the foun-tain with another girl. In one of the lower moments of my time at Wayzata High School, the vice principal asked me if I needed a chaper-one to take me home. On a more serious note, the book covers my time as Hennepin County Attorney and the big cas-es we handled, including the Kirby Puckett trial and several murder cases. It also tells the story of how I helped pass one of the first laws in the coun-try guaranteeing new moms and their babies a minimum 48-hour hospi-tal stay. Finally, it covers my time in the Senate, in-cluding the story of Ab-bey Taylor, the little girl from Edina whose inju-ries — and subsequent death from a defective pool drain — inspired the passage of pool safety

legislation. Q: How does this differ from other political mem-oirs? A: A lot of political memoirs are written by a ghostwriter. I wrote this myself. It is also less par-tisan and (I hope) a bit more fun to read. Q: What is your favor-ite part of the book? A: The stories about my mom and dad. My mom taught sec-ond grade in the Wayzata schools until she was 70, and my dad went from a hard-scrabble life on the Iron Range to being a daily columnist for the StarTribune, including writing about the Min-nesota Vikings and in-terviewing everyone from Ginger Rogers to Mike Ditka to Ronald Reagan. Q: What was the most difficult part to write about? A: Two things. First,

my dad’s alcoholism, leading eventually to his recovery. And second, the two chapters about the Senate, partly be-cause it’s an unfinished chapter of my life, and mainly because I have a lot of mixed emotions about what’s happening in American politics right now. Q: What do you hope readers come away with? A: A smile and some optimism about the fu-ture. Q: Anything to add? A: It was fun to be able to write about a number of my teachers from the Wayzata schools and my friends and neighbors from that time. Every-one from the suburbs is bound to know someone in this story.

Contact Derek Bartos at [email protected].


The Minnesota Mixed Breed Club held agility trials Friday, Sept. 4, though Sunday, Sept. 6, at Alimagnet Park in Burnsville. In action from Friday, a dog emerged from a chute, while another entrant and its handler navigated a series of poles. (Photo by John Gessner)

Canine agility




The annual Lakeville Art Festival encourages guests to get in on the process of artistic cre-ation. Each year, the festival held on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center hosts a commu-nity art project, and this year visitors will have the opportunity to help as-semble a huge metal fish sculpture. Guests will be pro-vided with small pieces of metal, hammers and other implements to cre-ate small sections of the sculpture’s exterior. Fol-lowing the festival, orga-nizers plan to erect the massive metal fish on the south lawn of the arts center as a permanent in-stallation. The festival, which runs Sept. 19-20, will feature music, food, art demos, and more than 70 artists exhibiting their work on the grounds of the arts center in down-town Lakeville. “There are so many great things about it — we’re really just cel-ebrating creativity in our

community,” said Sarah Stowell, art festival direc-tor. Organizers aim to make the festival an event appealing to all ages, Stowell said. Kids and families can take part in hands-on art activities in the Young at Art tent. Art supplies like glitter, modeling clay and paint will be provided. “Children can come and gather the materials they like, make whatever their heart desires and let their imaginations run wild,” Stowell said. An array of food ven-dors will be on hand, along with a wine and beer tent. There will be live music both days, with acts including percussion group MATRA, alt-country and blues musi-cian Sasha Mercedes, and DragonFly, a folk band featuring six Lakeville-area musicians. Paul Imholte, nick-named “the Stringman,” will be strolling the grounds of the arts center on Sunday playing acous-tic music on stringed in-struments for guests. The Featured Artist

The Lakeville Art Festival offers an array of hands-on art activities for kids and adults including its annual community art project. This year’s project will have guests helping to craft small pieces of metal which will be affixed to a huge metal fish sculpture. (File photo)

The Lakeville Art Festival is held each year on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center at Holy-oke Avenue and 210th Street. (File photo)

Festival weekend features fine art, music and more

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Lakeville Art Festival runs Sept. 19-20


by Shane AndersonLAKEVILLE ART FESTIVAL

FEATURED ARTIST

Art has played a major role in my life for as long as I remember. When I was in middle school I started doodling cartoons on my notebook covers. I would fill the covers of my notebooks with fun expressive faces. As I would run out of space on my “makeshift canvas” I would start filling in the spaces with more faces. Since then my unique style has evolved into cre-ative works of art. My introduction into the world of profession-al art started with St. Paul’s Peanuts statues. I designed and created six statues total. This also gave me great exposure as I was featured in the Pio-neer Press, Star Tribune, and on Channel 5 and Channel 9 news for my art. From there, I was a known artist. A couple of years later the Science Museum did a promotion for their 100th anniversary and created large dinosaurs for art-ists to paint. My wife and I created two statues that year. Especially fun as the dino we did for City County Credit Union. We created a dino with my unique and colorful style. Our dino included more than 100 cartoon dinos juxtaposed together including City County Credit Union’s mascot hidden among them. This was the introduction of my style to the world. My art is colorful, vi-brant, lively, filled with interesting details and above all, fun. I take bright colors and bold forms to create works of art that invite exploration and spark conversation. They are a collection of characters, destinations and landmarks that as a whole depict a series of separate, but intercon-nected scenes. However, each of these individual figures and scenes in a

painting portrays a small, specific facet of the over-all experience. My art draws on both graphic illustrations and cartooning techniques while also maintaining the level of expressiveness and rigor found in fine art painting. The shadow-ing, modeling and brush strokes are integrated with clean, sharp lines showing bold colors. These char-acteristics carry an urban quality. The techniques create a sense of narra-tive, as well as separating individual characters in such a way that it makes them feel as if they are leaping off the canvas. As an artist that has been working in Min-nesota for more than 10 years, I have a proven track record of creating successful commemora-tive artwork. I have created Com-memorative work for the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the Lakeville Area Arts Center, Artisans Craft Fair, Lord Fletcher’s, German Fest, as well as the Uptown Art Fair; which commissioned me to create a poster for their 50th anniversary. Many private collec-tors and smaller organi-zations have contracted my services to inspire and produce their custom art-work. My latest artistic ven-ture is creating large pub-lic art murals. I have been commissioned by large

corporations to enhance their spaces with custom murals. Calhoun Square, Bell Banks and Sunrise Banks are a few of my recent clients. My colors and style lend itself well to this engaging avenue. I have also been commis-sioned by many schools to create large interac-tive murals where I would teach the students color theory as well as painting techniques, then under my guidance the children would paint the mural. My art has taken me on many exciting adventures. I have had my art on dis-play in New York, Chica-go, and all over the Mid-west. Recently I received an Artist in Residency to teach art to children in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

More about Shane Ander-son’s work is at www.sha-neandersonillustrations.com.

Shane Anderson

“Uptown Turnaround” by Shane Anderson

Kids can try their hands at painting and other hands-on art activities in the Young at Art tent. Art supplies like glitter, modeling clay and paint are provided. “Children can come and gather the materials they like, make whatever their heart desires and let their imaginations run wild,” Lakeville Art Festival director Sarah Stowell said. (File photo)

Color, visual interest collide in his artApple Valley resident is 2015 featured artist

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at this year’s festival is Shane Anderson, an Ap-ple Valley illustrator who won “Best in Show” hon-ors at the 2014 event. The Literary Artist tent, which debuted at the 2013 festival, returns this year and will feature Nancy Nolan, a retired

Lakeville elementary school teacher and the author of the children’s book “Mr. Munson’s It-vice.” This year, she’ll be doing readings from her latest book. “Mr. Mun-son’s Itvice on Bullying,” along with literary-ori-ented activities for kids each day of the festival. Admission is free to

the festival, and hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at the corner of Holyoke Av-enue and 210th Street.


FESTIVAL, from 10A


SportsTigers almost let it get away, then take it back

Farmington survives furious

Apple Valley comeback

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


So far, so good in Farm-ington’s attempt to change the culture of its football program. The first task in break-ing out of a down cycle is to win a game, which the Tigers did Aug. 28, breaking a 15-game losing streak that dated to Sep-tember 2013. Another step in the process is dealing with ad-versity and coming out of it with a victory. Farming-ton did that – even though some of the Tigers’ adver-sity was self-inflicted – in a 28-21 victory over Apple Valley last Friday. Now the Tigers want to prove they can stay with one of the state’s top teams, and they will get a chance to do that Friday, Sept. 11, when they travel to third-ranked Lakeville North for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The game matches two of the three teams that are 2-0 in East Metro White subdistrict play (Rose-mount also is 2-0 in the subdistrict). The number of Farm-ington students that lin-gered on the field to cel-ebrate with Tigers players told Gavin Bassett that things are going in the right direction.

“We’ve talked about trying to get the whole school involved in what we’re doing, and coming together as a school,” said Bassett, a senior lineback-er/running back who will play football next season at the U.S. Military Acad-emy. “It’s great to see this, and I hope it will contin-ue.” Farmington, 2-1 over-all, took a 21-0 lead into the fourth quarter, only to see Apple Valley storm back to tie the game with three touchdowns in 2 minutes, 34 seconds. One of the Eagles’ scores came on an interception return and another occurred one play after a bad punt snap

gave Apple Valley posses-sion at the Farmington 17. With the game now tied, Farmington drove to the Apple Valley 9 before losing a fumble. But on the next play the Eagles mis-handled a snap and Farm-ington’s Tanner Sundt jumped on the loose ball. Kole Hinrichsen threw a 9-yard pass to Hunter Siegler for the winning score with 6:26 to play. Even when the Tigers’ lead disappeared, “we felt like we were in control,” Bassett said. “We kept it positive.” Apple Valley (1-2 over-all, 0-2 subdistrict) had a disastrous first half, losing three fumbles and twice

failing to score after Farm-ington turnovers gave the Eagles the ball inside the Tigers’ 20-yard line. “It was not a good first half for us,” Eagles coach Chad Clendening said. “So we challenged our kids in the second half, told them this could go one of two ways. I was proud of the effort, and maybe this second half is something we can build on.” Bassett scored on an 8-yard run in the first quarter and Hinrichsen threw a 47-yard touch-down pass to Mitch Fox in the second. With less than a minute before halftime, Mitch Grengs recovered

a fumble in the end zone, giving the Tigers a three-touchdown lead. The third quarter was scoreless, and when the fourth began the Tigers looked poised to run out the clock. Apple Valley’s Isaiah Hall, playing quar-terback, kept the ball and ran 49 yards for a touch-down on the first play of the quarter. A little more than one minute later, Ea-gles junior Xzavier Taylor returned an interception 57 yards for another score. Farmington went three-and-out on its next posses-sion, and the punt snap to Mitch Grengs skipped a couple of times, forcing him to fall on the ball at the Tigers’ 17. The Eagles’ Kieran McKeag ran it in for a score on the next play. Apple Valley appeared to have reversed the tide for good when defensive back Marcus Hosea recov-ered a fumble at the Ea-gles’ 9, ending a Farming-ton drive. But the Tigers’ Sundt recovered a fumble on the next play, setting up the Hinrichsen-to-Siegler touchdown pass. Brian Aguilar led the Tigers in rushing with 103 yards on 22 carries. Hin-richsen rushed for 60 yards and passed for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Fox had five receptions for 58 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Bassett had 13 tackles (11 unassisted) and forced two fumbles. The Eagles had to play

without starting quarter-back Noah Sanders, who injured his right knee the previous week against Rosemount. The knee didn’t respond to treat-ment as well as Sanders and the Eagles had hoped, Clendening said, and more tests were expected. The coach said after Fri-day’s game he was not sure if Sanders would be able to play again this season. The Eagles used two quarterbacks in Sanders’ place. Hall, who usually plays defensive back and running back, spent some time taking shotgun snaps in the Wildcat formation. He ran 13 times for 80 yards. Sophomore Tyler Cardella played quarter-back in a more traditional look. But the Eagles were held to 205 yards of of-fense, 169 of which were on the ground. Apple Valley junior running back Mario Lew-is gained 71 yards. Kieran McKeag had 17 tackles, one interception and 35 yards rushing. The Eagles play host to Burnsville (2-1) at 7 p.m. Friday, looking for its first subdistrict victory. Farm-ington faces a difficult stretch as the Tigers travel to Lakeville North and Burnsville for their next two games before returning home to face Rosemount.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Apple Valley running back Jacob DeWall (23) blocks for Isaiah Hall during last week’s game at Farmington. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Fifth-ranked Blaze girls pick up big road winLate second-

half goal pushes Burnsville past No. 6 Eastview

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Erin Fugh said she thinks Burnsville’s girls soccer team might be a lit-tle under-appreciated, the Blaze’s No. 5 state ranking notwithstanding. But the Blaze might have done something about that Tuesday night with a 2-1 come-from-be-hind victory at Eastview. The victory in its South Suburban Conference opener kept Burnsville un-defeated overall at 3-0-1. “We know our confer-ence is tough with teams like Eagan and Lakeville North,” said Fugh, who scored Burnsville’s first goal and assisted on Ash-ley St. Aubin’s game-win-ner. “And Eastview is a very good team, too. But when we go out on the field, we think we can play with all those teams. We got to the section final last year and were not hap-py about how that went (Burnsville lost to even-tual state Class AA cham-pion Eagan 2-1). We’d like to try to change that this year.” For a while on Tuesday night, it appeared Burns-ville would continue a wor-risome pattern of not con-verting its scoring chances. The Blaze had scored just one goal in each of its first three games, and fell behind against Eastview when the Lightning’s Kel-ly Smith scored 5 minutes, 27 seconds into the second half. But, as Fugh said, “we can be scrappy, and we don’t give up.” Although listed as a defender, Fugh, one of Burnsville’s five senior captains, finds a way to get involved in the offense. She’s among the team leaders in shots attempted and scored her first goal of the season with 26:22 remaining against East-view. Senior forward Ellie Soderholm assisted. With less than five min-utes remaining, Fugh col-lected a bouncing ball in

the penalty area directly in front of the Eastview net. Instead of shoot-ing, she directed the ball to St. Aubin, who one-timed it into the goal. “Ashley was wide open, and she has a re-ally good left-footed shot,” Fugh explained. Eastview, 3-2 over-all, had allowed only one goal in its first four games. The Lightning might have gotten a little nervous in its own end of the field in the second half, coach David Her-em said, adding that was something that could easily be addressed. “We’ve got some kids who haven’t played in a conference game be-fore,” Herem said. “We also hadn’t played a team as good as Burns-ville yet this season. But we still did a lot of things well. We played a good game, but that’s a really good soccer team over there.” Defense should be a Lightning strength with returning All-State players such as Christina Barry and Mia Giorgi, plus re-turning goalkeeper Clau-dia Pueschner. Barry, who played goal-keeper for the Lightning just two years ago, is re-garded as one of the state’s top defenders. She has committed to play at the University of Vermont. “She’s just an amazing kid and a team-first player,”

Herem said. Giorgi also has had a strong start, as have for-wards Smith and Molly Beckman, center midfield-er Sally Nelson and soph-omore midfielder Taylor McGahn, Herem said. The Lightning was sixth in this week’s Class AA rankings, which were heavily populated by South Suburban Confer-ence teams. Eagan was first, Lakeville North third and Burnsville fifth. Herem said he wasn’t

concerned about taking a couple of losses early in the season, noting that in his first season as head coach the Lightning lost an early-season game to Rochester Century then won 20 in a row. A winning streak ap-proaching that length won’t be easy because of the competition in the South Suburban Con-ference. Herem said he expected improved play from his girls, who fan out to a number of dif-ferent club programs in the spring and summer and must rebuild chem-istry in the fall. That’s not so much of an issue for Burnsville, which has 15 seniors, in-cluding captains Fugh, St. Aubin, Soderholm, Kayla Johnson and Em-ily Haberlack. About half of the Blaze varsity played in the summer for the Burnsville Firestorm Premier team, which won the Under-17 Gold

Division championship at the USA Cup. “We know each other really well,” Fugh said. “We know when each oth-er wants the ball, where they want it. The girls who weren’t on the same sum-mer team, we make sure they know they’re wel-come, and they’ve been doing so well.”


Taylor McGahn of Eastview tries to knock the ball away from Burnsville’s Lauren Lafavre with a sliding tackle. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Rosemount rolls, improves to 3-0

Eastview’s turnover, pass defense issues

continue by Mike Shaughnessy


Senior quarterback Jared Hanson passed for two touchdowns and ran for two scores as Rose-mount defeated Eastview 41-0 last Friday to remain undefeated in East Metro White subdistrict football. The Irish, 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the subdistrict, were beneficiaries of sev-en Eastview turnovers. The first turnover led to a 55-yard interception re-turn by Tyler Liska and gave Rosemount a 7-0 lead less than two min-utes into the game. Eastview, which fell to 0-3 overall, is struggling with turnovers and pass defense. The Lightning has 11 turnovers in its last two games and has allowed more than 800 passing yards in its three games, including 209 by Rosemount’s Hanson last Friday. Hanson completed 11 of 19 passes for 209 yards. Senior wide re-ceiver Simon Hatlen was

Hanson’s top target with six catches for 139 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Josiah Mann also caught a 6-yard touch-down pass. Hanson ran for 1- and 7-yard touchdowns, and Cody Hogan scored the Irish’s last touchdown on a 19-yard run. Liska, Jonah Halter-mann and Gage O’Brien had interceptions for the Irish. The Lightning, play-ing on its home field, was not able to convert any of Rosemount’s three turnovers into points. Mike Delich (52 yards) and Markees Phillips (41 yards) led the Lightning in rushing. Eastview quarterback Riley Johnson completed 12 of 24 passes for 121 yards. Tiante McLin, Ju-lius Henry and Khalil Poe each had three receptions. Next up for Rose-mount is a home game against Lakeville South at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Eastview goes to Eagan that night in search of its first victory.


Eastview running back Nick Adams tries to turn upfield in last Friday’s game against Rosemount. The Lightning lost 41-0 and fell to 0-3. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Senior forward Kelly Smith scored for Eastview in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to Burnsville.


Obituaries

Births

BroichWilliam George Broich

was born on July 10, 2015 to Katie and Tom Broich. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19” long.

Proud grandparents are Angie and Jim Broich of Chandler, AZ and Mau-reen and George Mahow-ald of Lakeville, MN.

Anniversaries

LOBERG50th Anniversary

Congratulations to Pam and Chuck Loberg of Ap-ple Valley on celebrating 50 years of marriage on September 11th.

They were married in 1965 in Mankato and moved to Apple Valley in 1968. The Lobergs have 3 children: Brent, Chris, Dana, and 5 grandchil-dren: Maddy, Dane, Cam, Evan and Chloe.

Pam and Chuck have retired and enjoy spend-ing their free time with family, friends, and travel-ing.

Eagan food shelf leads homegrown effort

Homegrown South is led by The Open Door and comprised of a network of food producers, hunger relief agencies and community groups to make healthy food more accessible and support local farmers. Among other initiatives, Homegrown South members hope to promote better access to and awareness of local farmers markets such as Eagan Market Fest. Ensuring local, small-scale farmers are able to make a sustainable livelihood is also a key piece of the program. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


All too often, low-in-come families forgo buy-ing fresh fruits and veg-etables due to cost and a lack of reliable transpor-tation to the nearest gro-cery store. But The Open Door Pantry in Eagan hopes to change that with a new program called Homegrown South. The program, which kicked off in July, is led by The Open Door and comprised of a network of food producers, hun-ger relief agencies and community groups to make healthy food more accessible and support local farmers. The pro-gram abides by the Metro Food Access Network’s definition of health food: “Foods that promote health and well-being of diverse communities and are produced in a way that is environmentally sustainable, accessible, affordable and culturally familiar for all consum-ers, and that provides fair wages for farmers and workers.” “The Open Door de-cided to look at metro food systems not just through food shelves but how to relieve food barri-ers,” said Margaret Perez, food access and equity manager at Homegrown South. The program began out of an idea hatched by Valley Natural Foods, a Burnsville-based food cooperative, in 2011 that is modeled after the Homegrown Minneapo-lis program. In 2012, the co-op realized that fund-ing the program would be difficult without non-profit status, so it looked for a nonprofit partner and turned to the The Open Door. The Open Door, which operates food shelves in Eagan and Lakeville, focuses on providing nutritional food and doesn’t distrib-ute sugary drinks, cakes, cookies, chips or canned pasta at its pantries. A recent study re-vealed a “grocery gap” or the lack of accessibility to healthy food is felt by nearly half of all Min-nesotans. This gap often prevents families, particu-larly low-income families from eating healthy. A 2015 survey by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota’s Center for Prevention, which polled 1,000 Minnesotans, showed 56 percent of people believe they don’t have access to stores and markets that sell healthy food. “When we think about eating healthy, we often think of it as a choice and will power,” said Jenna

Carter, project policy manager for the Center for Prevention. “And al-though these are impor-tant, what is available around people also im-pacts healthy choices. We need to make sure healthy foods are available in all communities in Minne-sota.” Rural Minnesotans reported facing the most barriers with 40 percent of them reporting they have to travel 10 minutes or more to get to a place that sells healthy food. Perez noted that per-ceptions are also different in every community. “Ten minutes many seem like a long distance to people in urban com-munities, but it’s often seen as a short distance for people in suburban and rural communities,” she said. In Dakota County, reliable transportation is often the greatest bar-rier. Low-income families who don’t own a car are often left with few trans-portation options due to the county’s limited bus services, Perez said. This forces many families to purchase only what they can carry. Members of Home-grown South are working with Public Health Law Center at William Mitch-ell College of Law to ex-amine food-related poli-cies that could address these issues. “Transportation is re-ally challenging because its a tricky balance,” Perez said. “If there’s not enough riders, they cut service but if there’s not enough service, there’s no riders.” Providing families with additional options beyond the grocery store is also key to break-ing barriers, Perez said. She pointed to Eagan as a community that has “made great strides” in expanding options by providing community gardens and both a sum-mer and winter weekly farmers market. “The community gar-dens are practical and civic building but they’re more important than that,” Perez said. “When people have a low in-come and are struggling, they often feel isolated and here they get to grow something beautiful to-gether, and build a strong community. They have a sense of ownership.” Homegrown South members also hope to promote better access to and awareness of local farmers markets such as Eagan Market Fest. “There’s the percep-tion that farmers markets are not affordable, but the produce there is of-

ten actually cheaper than the grocery store. And it’s fresher so it will last lon-ger,” Perez said. Both the Minneapolis and St. Paul farmers mar-kets accept EBT or what was formerly known as food stamps. Low-income families are able use their EBT cards to purchase tokens that are in $1 and $5 increments. These to-kens are used to purchase any foods that are eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram. Homegrown organiz-ers plan to examine ways to provide better trans-portation to local farm-ers markets and whether these markets could begin excepting EBT. The program’s scope goes beyond access to affordable food for con-sumers. It also focuses on ensuring farmers have a sustainable livelihood. “A lot of our farmers struggle to make ends meet too,” Perez said. “Local farmers have a huge passion for feeding people and being acces-sible but they can’t under sell themselves constant-ly to keep up with the Walmarts of the world.” The group recently re-leased a report, “Farm-ing Perspectives and the Food System in Dakota County,” which outlines barriers for small-scale farmers in the county. The study was based on a survey of 41 area farmers. The greatest challeng-es farmers face, according to the report, are health insurance costs, obtain-ing loans to expand land and production, and the cost of hiring and hous-ing seasonal laborers, as required by law. Perez said she hopes the report will encourage people to change some of their buying habits and support small-scale, local farmers. Homegrown South members are working on a pilot program that en-courages small grocery stores and markets to sell blemished produce at a discounted rate instead of throwing them in the trash. Food shelves are also taking these items as well as goods that farm-ers were unable to sell at local markets to reduce food waste and expand healthy food access. “We’re constantly working on and looking for new great ideas,” Per-ez said. Community members are encouraged to get involved in the effort by attending Homegrown South quarterly meetings or joining its book club or Facebook page. Homegrown South organizers host quarterly

Program aims to address healthy food access barriers

meetings, which members of the public can join to discuss ways to address barriers to health food. The next meeting will be held Oct. 25. The location and time has yet to be de-termined. The Homegrown South book club also meets quarterly and dis-cusses books that address local food issues, systems and values. The club’s next book discussion will be around “Turn Here for Sweet Corn,” by Ati-na Diffley on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. For more information on Homegrown South, visit www.theopendoor-pantry.org/get-involved/homegrown-south.

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


Business BuzzLocal leaders named to state chamber board Kelly Larson, of Eagan, and Ameet Shah, of Burnsville, were elected to the Minnesota Cham-ber of Commerce board of di-rectors. Larson is chief financial officer at Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul. Shah is chief executive officer of Shah Corp. in Burnsville and chair of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce’s executive com-mittee. The volunteer board repre-sents businesses of all types and sizes across Minnesota. These business leaders set public pol-icy priorities for the business community, carry the message for the statewide business com-munity to the State Capitol, and develop resources and strategies to ensure businesses in Minne-sota can grow and succeed. New state officers and board members will formally begin their terms at the Minnesota Chamber’s Business Conference on Oct. 22 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest. To register for the conference, go to http://mnbiz.cc/1DNILZH.

Local Torch Award finalist Camp Bow Bow, Burnsville, has been named a finalist for the 2015 BBB Torch Award for Eth-ics by the Better Business Bu-reau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB). The dog day-care and board-

ing facility is a finalist in Cat-egory II, businesses with 11-50 employees. The 2015 Better Business Bu-reau Torch Awards for Ethics ceremony will be held 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minneso-ta’s Minneapolis campus. Tick-ets can be purchased online at: thefirstbbb.org/events.

Inspire Me Family Fun Fest Inspiration Design Center, 2200 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, will hold The Inspire Me Fam-ily Fun Fest from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Free for all ages to attend, this daylong charity event will feature food trucks, music and beer along with free activities for kids, in-cluding balloon artists, bounce houses, pony rides and face painting. Those who bring a nonper-ishable food item or school sup-ply to donate to 360 Communi-ties can paint their name on the Elko Speedway Figure 8 School Bus and receive a free ticket to the Oct. 3 Eve of Destruction event where they can watch the Inspire Me Bus Race. Limited to one free ticket per person with a school supply or food item do-nation. All proceeds from The In-spire Me Family Fun Fest will benefit HopeKids Minnesota and 360 Communities. HopeKids is an organization that provides events, activities and a support community for

children with cancer and other life-threatening medical condi-tions. 360 Communities helps more than 14,500 people each year at its two domestic violence shelters, five food shelves, and two family resource centers. For more information, visit www.inspirationdesigncenter.com.

Closets For Life milestone Closets For Life, a locally owned and operated custom or-ganization company, celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Au-gust. Apple Valley resident Rick Lyrek started the custom or-ganization company in 2005. While the company initially fo-cused on closet organization, over the years it has expanded to custom organization for wine cellars, garages, craft rooms and more. Visit www.closetsforlife.com for information.

Affinity Plus names branch leader Ann Simon was recently named assistant manager at Af-finity Plus’ Lakeville branch. She is a 10-year veteran of the credit union and a former Lakeville branch member advi-sor. Simon began her career with Affinity Plus in 2005 as a mem-ber service representative at the Faribault branch before trans-ferring to the Lakeville branch.

Kids Safety Day at Life Time Life Time Fitness will host its inaugural Kids Safety Day for members and guests from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at its Lakeville location. Call 952-985-8800 for information.

Chamber leadership symposium “How Leaders Become Su-per Heroes but their Capes are Invisible” is the topic for the Sept. 23 education symposium by the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce. The symposium runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holiday Inn & Suites, Lakeville. The keynote speaker is Jack Smalley, director of human re-sources and development for Express Employment Profes-sional International. Cost is $25 for Lakeville Chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, contact Shel-ley Jans at [email protected].

Pioneer Plaza improvements Improvements to Pioneer Plaza in downtown Lakeville are nearly complete. The for-mer walkway consisted of dete-riorating pavers which needed to be replaced. The new walkway consists of a broomed finish concrete with a stamped colored border. The fountain has also

been replaced with a granite boulder fountain that has been engraved with the original Pio-neer Plaza train graphic and text from the original 1990 dedica-tion. A rededication has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.

Hy-Vee issued building permit Hy-Vee has been issued a building permit for its 92,000-square-foot grocery store that includes a sit-down restaurant and a free-standing gas convenience store as well as a separate four-bay automatic car wash. Hy-Vee will be located in the Spirit of Brandtjen Farm commercial district at the south-east corner of County Road 46 and Pilot Knob Road in Lakev-ille. Construction has begun and is expected to be completed by spring 2016.

Credit union appreciation event Ideal Credit Union held its Community Appreciation Event Aug. 10-14 at its five metro loca-tions. Hundreds of people turned out each day to take part in the celebration. The Ideal Credit Union Community Foundation donated $2,500 and presented $500 checks to local food shelf representatives at each of the credit union’s five branches dur-ing the celebration. Local recipi-ents included The Open Door in Eagan and Neighbors Inc. in West St. Paul.

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

[email protected].

Apple Valley Chamber of Com-merce events: • Thursday, Sept. 24, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Chamber Business After Hours, Dog Day Getaway, 14607 Felton Court, Suite 101, Apple Valley. Infor-mation: Kristy Barse at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. Burnsville Chamber of Com-merce events: • Tuesday, Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lunch and Learn, Renewal

by Anderson, 14270 Buck Hill Road, Suite 130, Burnsville. Free to attend, but registration is required. Informa-tion: www.burnsvillechamber.com. Dakota County Regional Cham-ber of Commerce events: • Monday, Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Speed Networking Luncheon, Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAn-drews Road, Apple Valley. Cost: $25. Limited seating. Only one representa-tive from each company may attend. All participants must be a current member of the DCR Chamber. RSVP/information: 651-288-9201 or [email protected].

• Tuesday, Sept. 15, 12-1 p.m., Meet the Chamber, DCR Chamber of-fice, 3352 Sherman Court, Suite 201, Eagan. Free. RSVP required. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. Informa-tion: Vicki Stute at 651-288-9201 or [email protected]. • Wednesday, Sept. 16, 8-9 a.m., Farmington Coffee Break, Dakota Electric Association, 4300 220th St. W., Farmington. Open to all DCRC members. Free. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. Information: Vicki Stute at 651-288-9201 or [email protected]. • Thursday, Sept. 17, 3:30-7 p.m.,

The womEn’s circle Social, Southview Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Road, West St. Paul. Cost: $45 (includes les-son, golf, appetizers). Only womEn’s circle members may attend. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. Informa-tion: Vicki Stute at 651-288-9201 or [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Com-merce events: • Tuesday, Sept. 15, 4:30-10 p.m., Twins Group Outing, Chart House, 11287 Klamath Trail, Lakeville. Infor-mation: Shelley Jans at [email protected]. • Friday, Sept. 18, 8-9 a.m., Teach-

er Appreciation Breakfast, Christina Huddleston Elementary, 175th Street and Ipava Avenue. Information: Shel-ley Jans at [email protected]. • Wednesday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., “How Leaders Become Super Heroes but their Capes are Invisible,” Holiday Inn & Suites, Lakeville. Speak-er: Jack Smalley. Cost: $25 members, $40 nonmembers. Registration re-quired. Information: Shelley Jans at [email protected].

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LEGAL NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSANNUAL NOTIFICATION

OF RIGHTS, PROTECTION AND PRIVACY OF

STUDENT RECORDS1. Intent1.1 Pursuant to the require-

ments of Administrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records, and the require-ments of federal law (34 C.F.R. Sec-tion 99.7), the following constitutes the district’s annual notification to parents, guardians and students regarding data privacy practices of the district.

1.2 Administrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records, incorporates state and federal requirements on data privacy rights in student edu-cational records, as summarized below.

2. Privacy Rights2.1 Educational records which

identify or could be used to iden-tify a student, other than directory information, may not be released to members of the public without the written permission of the student’s parent or guardian, or the student if the student is 18 years of age or older or attends a post-secondary institution or as otherwise permit-ted by law. This general rule is subject to specific and limited ex-ceptions which are described in Administrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records.

2.2 One exception, which per-mits disclosure of educational re-cords without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school of-ficial is a person employed by the school as an administrator, super-visor, instructor, or support staff; a person serving on the School Board; a person or company with whom the school has contracted to provide a service instead of using its own employees or officials or an authorized volunteer. Legitimate educational interests include those directly related to the school of-ficial’s professional responsibilities for classroom instruction, teaching, assessment and research, student achievement and progress, student discipline and student health or welfare or other legitimate profes-sional responsibilities.

3. Directory Information3.1 “Directory information” in-

cludes a student’s name, date and place of birth, gender, major field of study, participation and performance in officially recog-nized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, enroll-ment status, district-issued email address, grade level, degrees, honors, diplomas and awards re-ceived, honor roll, school of atten-dance, the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended, photographs and other visual and audio representations for school-approved publications, yearbooks, newspapers, public presentations, ID badges, and publication on school-approved Internet, pages and student iden-tification (ID) numbers, user IDs or other unique personal identifiers used by a student for purposes of accessing or communicating in electronic systems or displayed on an ID badge. (A student’s identi-fier is directory information but educational records can only be accessed in conjunction with the use of a password or personal identification number (PIN) or other factor known or possessed only by the authorized user.) Directory information does not include iden-tifying data which references reli-gion, race, color, disability, social position or nationality. “’Directory information” also includes home addresses and home telephone numbers of students in grades 9 through 12, for the purpose of pro-viding such information to military recruiting officials as requested by the military and to institutions of higher learning as requested by the institutions, in accordance with state and federal law.

3.2 In accordance with the Minnesota Data Practices Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g and Public Law 107-110 (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), the district must re-

lease to military recruiting officers and institutions of higher learning the names, addresses and home telephone numbers of students in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades within 60 days after the date of the request, unless parents or students refuse to release the information. Therefore, students’ addresses and students’ home telephone numbers are gathered only for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students, only for the purpose of providing the infor-mation to military recruiting officers and institutions of higher learning.

3.3 Directory information may be released to the public without prior parent, guardian or student consent unless the parent or stu-dent (if the student is 18 or older) has objected in writing to the re-lease of one or more category of such information.

3.4 Parent(s), guardian(s), or students age 18 or older may ob-ject to the release of directory in-formation by obtaining Procedure 505.2.4.3P, Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Informa-tion. The form should be completed and returned to your child’s school. A parent/guardian may not prevent the disclosure of a student’s name, identifier or institutional email ad-dress in a class in which the stu-dent is enrolled or from wearing, disclosing or displaying a student ID badge.

3.5 If filed, the denial of release of information will remain in effect until such time as it is modified or rescinded by the parent or eligible student.

4. Inspection of Records - The parent(s), guardian(s), or a student who is 18 or older, may request to inspect and review any of the stu-dent’s educational records except those which are, by state or federal law, made confidential.

4.1 The district will comply with the request immediately, if pos-sible, and, if not, within 10 days ex-clusive of weekends and holidays.

4.2 Copies of records may be obtained upon written request. A copying and handling fee will be charged.

5. Challenge to Accuracy of Records - A parent, guardian, or student 18 or older who believes that specific information in the stu-dent’s educational records is inac-curate, misleading, incomplete or violates the privacy or other rights of the student, may request that the district amend the record in ques-tion. Challenges may be made by requesting and filing Procedure 505.2.1 IP, Request to Amend Edu-cational Records, with the director of special education at Indepen-dent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minnesota 55068-4946.

5.1 If the director of special education declines to amend the record as requested within 30 days, the parent, guardian, or student who is 18 or older, will be advised in writing of their right to request and obtain a hearing.

5.2 If either the director of spe-cial education or, after hearing, the hearing officer appointed by the school district, determines that the record in question is inaccurate, misleading, incomplete or violates the privacy or other rights of the student, the record will be amend-ed, the parent, guardian, or student age 18 or older will be notified of the change, and an attempt will be made to notify past recipients of the data.

5.3 If, as a result of the hearing, it is determined that the challenged record is not inaccurate, mislead-ing, incomplete or in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, the parent, guardian, or student age 18 or older, will be no-tified of their rights to place a state-ment with the record commenting upon it and setting out any reason for disagreeing with the decision of the district.

5.4 The decision of the director of special education as respon-sible authority or the hearing officer may, with regard only to questions of accuracy and completeness of records, be appealed in accor-dance with the applicable provi-sions of the State Administrative Procedures Act, Minnesota Statute Chapter 14, relating to contested cases.

5.5 To the extent that a record is alleged to be misleading or to violate the privacy or other rights of a student, in violation of the Family

Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. Section 1232[g] and 34 C.F.R. Part 99), neither state nor federal law provides for an ap-peal.

6. Subjects of Special Educa-tion Records: Requesting Destruc-tion After Graduation or Upon Reaching Age 21 - District 196 complies with 34 C.F.R. Chapter III Section 300.624. At the time of graduation or at the attainment of age 21, special education records are no longer needed to provide educational services to the child.

6.1 Requests for destruc-tion of special education records can be made by:

6.1.1 The graduated student, age 18 or older, or

6.1.2 The non-graduated stu-dent age 21 or older, or

6.1.3 The parent or guardian of a 17-year-old or younger gradu-ated student, or

6.1.4 A person assigned guardianship of a former student with a disability who is no longer eligible for special education ser-vices.

6.2 Special education records are defined as any records stored in the district’s child study files that include a referral form and the sub-sequent steps of evaluation and/or assessment, including: raw data, any record of staffing and/or team meeting, and IEP periodic review and annual review.

6.2.1 Special education data includes but is not limited to the child study forms labeled CS1 through CS99 and any supporting data, as well as due process forms DP1 through DP12 and any sup-porting data, and any analogous forms used in the district prior to the development of the forms now in use.

6.2.2 Special education re-cords include records on students referred for special education service and denied assessment; referred for special education ser-vice, assessed and denied service; and/or assessed and granted ser-vice.

6.2.3 There may be instances in which the director of special education may need to determine if records are special education re-cords.

6.3 A former District 196 stu-dent (or the parent or guardian of such a student) who is the subject of special education data may re-quest destruction of special edu-cation records by calling 651-423-7628 or writing to the director of special education at Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minne-sota, 55068-4946.

6.4 Former students who are in doubt as to whether they are sub-jects of special education data or want more information regarding destruction of data may call 651-423-7628 for a determination. If records exist, the former student may request destruction of the data by writing to the director of special education at Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minne-sota, 55068-4946.

7. Transfer of Records to Other Schools - District 196 forwards educational records, including disciplinary records, of students to other schools and school dis-tricts in which a student seeks or intends to enroll upon request of that school or school district. A parent, guardian, or student who is 18 years of age may request and receive a copy of the records which are transferred and may, pursuant to this policy, challenge the ac-curacy of the records. The district does not, however, notify parent(s), guardian(s), or students of age 18 or older prior to such transfer.

8. Types and Purposes of Data Gathering: Right to Refuse or Not Refuse

8.1 Educational programs ad-ministered by the district involve the submission by students of as-signments, reports and, periodi-cally, the taking of tests. The dis-trict may also collect information for purposes of student enrollment, the administration of various school programs and for purposes of stu-dent health and safety.

8.1.1 Information required to be submitted by students in con-nection with such reports, assign-ments and tests is private data under the terms of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act,

Minnesota Statute 13.01 - 13.99. Such information is gathered and used as part of the educational process, in part to determine what the student is learning and what the student needs to learn. The district may also gather information from students when necessary to main-tain the order and discipline of the school. In some cases this may in-clude private data.

8.1.2 There is no legal re-quirement that the students submit such data, but their failure to do so will, of course, have a direct result upon grades which are measured by evaluating such information. In some cases, students may be required to share data when it is necessary to maintain order and discipline. Failure to provide data in such cases may lead to disciplinary action.

8.1.3 School officials within the school district may receive and use the collected data when they have a legitimate educational interest in evaluating the student’s progress or maintaining the order and discipline of the school. Such information is treated as private information under the terms of the Minnesota Government Data Prac-tices Act and is not to be disclosed to third parties, unless authorized by law, consistent with the terms of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the Family Educa-tional Rights and Privacy Act (FER-PA) (20 U.S.C.1232[g] and 34 C.F.R. Part 99), without the permission of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of mi-nor students or students age 18 or older.

8.1.4 School officials may also use student data for research, including student data that is col-lected or assembled for purposes of student assessments. The re-search may be for developing, vali-dating or administering predictive tests; to administer student aid pro-grams, or to improve instruction. Student data collected or assem-bled for student assessments may be used in research that includes, but is not limited to norming stud-ies, longitudinal or alignment stud-ies and growth research. Parents, guardians and adult students may contact the district with questions about such research and may also refuse to participate in certain stu-dent assessments.

8.2 The information de-scribed above is maintained by the district in its educational records. There are two student record sys-tems:

8.2.1 Cumulative records, gathered on all students in the regular education program and include, but may not be limited to, group achievement and ability measures, Title I services, English Language Learner services, Gifted and Talented services, interest inventories, disciplinary interven-tions, transcripts and other records, and logs and notes as appropriate; and

8.2.2 Child Study records gathered when direct and indirect services and programs are deliv-ered to individual students and include, but may not be limited to, individually administered achieve-ment tests, sensory and motor function tests, intellectual mea-sures and other records, individual educational plans, evaluation re-ports, and logs and notes as ap-propriate. Such services and pro-grams include but are not limited to psychological services, special education services, Title I services, English Language Learner services and Gifted and Talented services.

9. Location of Records - The educational records gathered on students are maintained in secure locations in district schools.

9.1 Cumulative records are maintained in the school the stu-dent attends. When the student graduates or transfers out of Dis-trict 196, the records are main-tained at the school of last atten-dance for one year. After one year the records are moved to the Dis-trict Office and archived into the digital imaging system.

9.2 Current child study records are stored in the school the student attends. Historical child study re-cords are transferred once per year to the District Office (3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minne-sota 55068-4946, telephone 651-423-7628) where they are archived into the digital imaging system. Questions may be addressed to the

Director of Special Education or the principal of the school the student attends.

9.3 Records are released to outside individuals or agencies only according to provisions in Ad-ministrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records.

9.4 Parents or students age 18 or older may request an opportuni-ty to inspect records and/or receive copies of records according to pro-visions in Administrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records. To make an ap-pointment, Procedure 505.2.10P, Parent or Eligible Student Request to Inspect Records and/or Obtain Copies of Educational Records, should be completed and submit-ted to the principal of the school the student attends or last at-tended.

9.5 District policies, regulations and procedures are available on the district website.

10. Complaints for Non-com-pliance - Parent(s), guardian(s), and students age 18 or older may submit written complaints of vio-lation of rights accorded them by 20 U.S.C. Section 1232(g) to the Family Policy Compliance Office, U. S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washing-ton, DC 20202-8520.

11. For More Information - This review of the data privacy rights of students, and parent(s) and guardian(s) in the educational re-cords maintained by District 196 is intended only to be a summary of the provisions of Administrative Regulation 505.2AR, Protection and Privacy of Student Records and applicable state and federal law. The policy and regulation are available online, at schools or the District Office. Questions should be addressed to: School District At-torney, Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street West, Rose-mount, Minnesota 55068-4946, phone number 651-423-7883.INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT 196/s/ Gary Huusko School Board Clerk

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PUBLIC SCHOOLSCALL FOR BIDSPRINTER TONER

CARTRIDGES AND ON-SITE MAINTENANCE AND

REPAIR SERVICESNotice is hereby given that BIDS

will be received to award a contract for purpose of purchasing printer toner cartridges and on-site main-tenance and repair services by In-dependent School District 196 at the District Office located at 3455 153rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068 until 2:00 p.m. on September 18, 2015, at which time and place, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

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

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


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PUBLIC SCHOOLSDIRECTORY AND

YEARBOOK INFORMATIONThe following Public Notice shall

be published in the legal section of the district’s official newspaper, displayed on each school’s bulletin board by September 1 of each year

and available in school offices.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ...

That Independent School District 196, pursuant to the U.S. General Education Provisions Act and Min-nesota Government Data Practices Act, declares the following as “di-rectory information” as provided in said Act, and that information relat-ing to students may be made public if said information is in any of the following categories:

• *Student’s name• Date and place of birth• Gender• Major field of study• Participation and performance

in officially recognized school ac-tivities and sports

• Weight and height of members of athletic teams

• Dates of attendance• Enrollment status• District-issued email address• Grade level• Degrees, honors, diplomas and awards received• Honor roll• School of attendance• The most recent previous edu-

cational agency or institution at-tended

• Photographs and other vi-sual and audio representations for school-approved publications, yearbooks, newspapers, public presentations, student ID badges and publication on school-ap-proved Internet pages

• *Student identification (ID) number, user ID, or other unique personal identifier used by the stu-dent for purposes of accessing or communicating in electronic sys-tems or displayed on a student ID badge

• **9th, 10th 11th or 12th grade student’s home address and tele-phone number (for release to mili-tary recruiters and institutions of higher education, only)

*A parent/guardian may not pre-vent the disclosure of a student’s name, identifier or institutional email address in a class in which the student is enrolled or on a stu-dent ID badge

**In accordance with the Min-nesota Statute 13.01-13.09, Gov-ernment Data Practices Act and Public Law 107-110 (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), the district must release to military recruiting officers and institutions of higher education the names, home ad-dresses and telephone numbers of students in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades within 60 days after the date of the request, unless parents or students refuse to release the information. Therefore, students’ home addresses and telephone numbers are gathered only for 9th through 12th grade students, only for the purpose of providing the information to military recruiting officers and institutions of higher education.

Directory information does not include identifying data which ref-erences religion, race, color, dis-ability, social position or nationality. Any parent or guardian of any stu-dent in the district, or any student 18 years of age or older, may notify the district of their desire that some or none of the above information is to be released without their con-sent by contacting the principal of the school which said student at-tends and completing Procedure 505.2.4.3P, Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Informa-tion. This notification must be given to the district within thirty (30) days of this publication notice or at any time with the approval of district level administration. If filed, a denial will remain in effect until it is modi-fied or rescinded by the parent, guardian or eligible student.

Please understand that if you choose to deny the release of all directory information, your child (or you, if a student 18 years of age or older) will be excluded from such published lists as honor rolls, news releases regarding sports achieve-ments, honors received, athletic contest programs, theater and fine arts programs, graduation pro-grams, future class reunion mail-ings, etc.INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT 196/s/ Gary Huusko School Board Clerk


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Local duo ready to rock at Ramble Jam

Local country music duo Erin and Madison will play from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday during Ramble Jam at the Dakota County Fairgrounds. The duo feature Erin Straw, 16, of Lakeville, and Madison Petersen, 14, of Farmington. (Photo submitted)

Erin and Madison playing biggest event of their career by Andy Rogers


Ramble Jam has been a hot-bed of emerging country art-ists through the years, but per-haps no one fits the bill better than Erin and Madison, a local country duo who are neighbors of many attendees. Erin Straw, 16, the lead sing-er, hails from Lakeville. while guitarist Madison Petersen, 14, lives even closer to the Dakota County Fairgrounds, the site of Ramble Jam, in Farmington. They form Erin and Madi-son, who will open Ramble Jam’s festivities from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. The group has been playing together for a few years, and this will be the pinnacle of their budding career. “We couldn’t be more excit-ed,” Petersen said. The duo volunteered for Ramble Jam last year and watched the bands as fans. Now they’re the ones doing the enter-taining. They’ve performed at many private parties, restaurants, win-eries, coffee shops, city festivals and art fairs through the years.

“Sometimes there’s hundreds of people, sometimes it’s just our parents,” Straw said. Thousands are expected for Ramble Jam. The two teenagers “liter-ally don’t do anything besides this,” Straw said. “Music is our sport.” They have eyes on Nashville, which is where many of their fellow performers at Ramble Jam got their start. But they wouldn’t call this paying their dues; they’re have too much fun. Their story began at Hosan-na! Church in Lakeville, where both of their families attend. Petersen had been playing guitar since she was 7. “My dad made me start, and I hated it for like a year,” Pe-tersen said. “The more you do it, the more fun it gets, I guess.” Straw, who will also sing the national anthem on Saturday, also started singing in church about the same time. They formed a band called Ageless with other fellow youths at the church. As band-mates grew up and took on dif-ferent commitments, Erin and Madison evolved. It’s an eclectic duo; they

could jam away on Prince’s “Purple Rain” or play a two-hour Christmas set. While the duo may dabble in pop music from the 1980s, their focus is still on country music. “We’re maybe a little folk, maybe a little rock, we’re going for that real country sound,” Straw said. They’re inspired by acts such as Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert and another duo Mad-die and Tae. While they grew up playing covers, the duo recently began writing original music. They’re polishing off about four or five songs they could mix into their two-hour set on Saturday. Playing original songs for a big audience is what many art-ists dream, which is a nice con-trast to the reality of school be-ginning on Tuesday for the two. They hope this is just the be-ginning. More information about Erin and Madison is available at www.facebook.com/Erinand-Madison.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].


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possibility of retirement. He said that work to be done as chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee and his contin-ued interest to serve and make a difference had him running for re-election. When he spoke this week with his staff at his Burnsville and Washing-ton, D.C., offices, the news was emotional. “That’s tough,” he said. “The staff is all tied to my service. If I am not here, they don’t have a job. “It’s tough. Everyone has been great about it. There were a tear or two shed by my staff members. They are supportive and ready to go to work.” Kline said his health and that of his family is fine and did not factor into the decision. One factor he acknowl-edged was the expiration of Kline’s chairmanship term. “It’s time to let some-one else have a shot,” he said. After Kline quipped “he’d never say never” about a run for the U.S.

Senate or governor of Minnesota, the Texas na-tive emphasized he’d be staying in Burnsville where he lives on Crystal Lake with his wife. Vicky Kline has many family members in the area near the farm-land her family has owned for generations. “What happens to me after January 2017 re-mains to be seen,” Kline said. He said he would have more time to fish, play golf and pick up some new challenges in life. “I’m sure it will be ex-citing,” he said.

Kline history Kline won election to his seventh term in the House in November 2014, earning 56.1 percent of the vote. Eagan attorney and former state Rep. Mike Obermueller had 38.8 per-cent of the vote and Inde-pendence Party candidate Paula Overby had 5.06 percent. At the time, Kline not-ed in a statement that he has worked on legislation to protect children from predators, ensure mem-

bers of the Minnesota Guard received overdue bonus pay, championed a bipartisan effort to train the unemployed for new jobs and worked to make college more affordable for students and families. Kline first won election by defeating incumbent Rep. Bill Luther in 2002. It was the third Kline-Lu-ther matchup. He then defeated a string of Democrat candi-dates that included former Burnsville City Coun-cil Member Teresa Daly, former FBI agent Coleen Rowley, Iraq War veteran Steve Sarvi, former state Rep. Shelley Madore and Obermueller in 2012. Kline won 54 percent of the vote in 2012, while Obermueller finished with 46 percent. Kline defeated Madore in 2010 with 63 percent of the vote and Sarvi in 2008 with 56 percent of the vote.

Tad Johnson can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @editorTJ.

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1994 to February 2007, served in the First Judi-cial District, which serves the counties of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, and Sibley. The 2nd District in-cludes all of Dakota, Scott, Goodhue and Wa-basha counties and por-tions of Rice and Wash-ington counties. Pawlenty, who current-ly works for Eden Prairie-based Gilbert Mediation Center Ltd., would enter a race that already has two women seeking the Democrats’ nomination. Democratic candidates include Dr. Mary Law-rence, executive director of the Center for Vision Excellence in Washing-ton, D.C.; and Eagan resident Angie Craig, vice president of global hu-man resources at St. Paul-based St. Jude Medical. Lawrence said in a statement that she thanked Kline for his ser-vice as a Marine and in Congress. “I wish him well,” she said. Republican David Gerson, who works for aerospace company Meg-gitt PLC, announced in January he would be seek-ing the 2nd District GOP endorsement. He made it official at a Friday press conference. Gerson ran against Kline in the 2012 primary and lost an endorsement vote in 2014. The Republicans’ 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden, who

lost by 10 percentage points to incumbent Sen. Al Franken, told the Pio-neer Press he is seriously considering being a 2nd District candidate. Mc-Fadden lives in the Dako-ta County city of Sunfish Lake. State Rep. Joe At-kins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, said in a Mon-day press release that he would make an an-nouncement this week re-garding his own plans for the future. In Atkins’ statement, he thanked Kline for his service to the country as a Marine, serving at the side of President Ronald Reagan and as a member of Congress. “We have agreed on some issues, like support for veterans and their families, and disagreed on other issues, but I have al-ways appreciated his will-ingness to serve,” he said. “I wish him well in his re-tirement.” Kline said experts have called the 2nd District a safe Republican seat with Kline as an incumbent. Kline noted that Presi-dent Barack Obama car-ried the district in 2008 and 2012. Whether the assess-ment of the 2nd District as “safe Republican” re-mains without Kline on the ticket “depends on who the Republicans se-lect,” Kline said. National Republican Congressional Com-mittee spokesman Zach Hunter said in a state-ment: “This district clear-ly favors a Republican congressional candidate

and with two true-blue liberals pulling each other to the left in search of the DFL primary endorse-ment, we are confident that the seat will remain in GOP hands.” Another Dakota County politician who may consider running is state Sen. Dave Thomp-son, of Lakeville, who ran for the Republican endorsement for gover-nor in 2014. An email to Thompson was not re-turned as of presstime. “I don’t have any idea who is going to run,” Kline said. Pundits can remove the name of state Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, from the list of potential candidates. He told the newspa-per in an email: “I would rather stick a fork in my eye than run for Con-gress.” Garofalo said Kline has set the gold standard in effective representation for the area. “Whoever follows him into this position, has big shoes to fill,” he said. “Congressman Kline exemplifies the ideal of public service,” Garofalo said. “Whether in the mil-itary or as an elected of-ficial, Congressman Kline has devoted his entire adult life to strengthening America. All residents of our area can be proud of Congressman Kline’s suc-cesses at reducing waste-ful earmark spending in Washington.”

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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approached Kelly’s car regarding a parking vio-lation, the Pioneer Press reported. Mack and Kelly are married to other people. Prior to the Friday statements of Mack and Kelly, Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, told the Roches-ter Post-Bulletin that he

spoke briefly with Mack. “(Mack and Kelly) are members of my caucus and certainly we support them,” Daudt said. “They are both incredibly tal-ented and vital members of our team.” Mack is serving her fourth term in the House. She was elected in 2008. House District 57A cov-ers a southern portion of Apple Valley and a por-

tion of northeast Lake-ville. She serves as chair-woman of the Health and Human Services Reform Committee and is a mem-ber of the Health and Human Services Finance, Rules and Legislative Ad-ministration, and Ethics committees.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

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Local school officials chatted with U.S. Rep. John Kline before his annual roundtable to formally discuss federal education policy. Kline said he expects contentious debate on a number of issues when the federal legislative sessions resume Sept. 8, including trying to reconcile the House and Senate versions of legislation to replace No Child Left Behind. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)


theater and arts briefsBurnsville artist in national exhibit Burnsville resident Lucy LeMay has been se-lected as one of 60 artists in the NorthStar Water-media Society’s inaugural National Juried Exhibi-tion to be held Sept. 13 to Oct. 18 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins. LeMay’s painting, “Hong Kong Canyons” will be on display at the exhibition. LeMay teaches watercolor classes in her home and at the Savage Library for the Savage Arts Council. For more information, visit http://northstarwa-ter media .com/exhib i -tions/.

‘The Odd Couple’ female version Eagan Theater Compa-ny will stage Neil Simon’s female version of “The Odd Couple” for six per-formances Oct. 2-11 in the Henry Sibley High School Theater, 1897 Delaware

Ave. in Mendota Heights. Performances will be held Fridays through Sun-days, Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 9-11. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday mati-nees beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets can be ordered online at www.etc-mn.org and will also be available at the door one hour prior to the performances. Ad-vance adult tickets are $18, $16 for seniors 60-plus and students age 17 and under. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and students at the door.

‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ The Paragon Odys-sey 15 IMAX Theater in Burnsville offers “Hotel Transylvania 2” fun from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27. Activities include face painting and vampire teeth, coloring stations, photo booth, origami bats and giveaways of “Hotel Transylvania 2” gear. The theater is at 14401 Burnhaven Drive, Burns-ville. Visit paragonthe-

aters.com for information.

‘World Rhino Day’ event AZUL, the Minnesota Zoo’s young professionals group, will host its annual Creature Feature evening event from 6-8 p.m. Tues-day, Sept. 22, at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Northeast Minneapolis. Minnesota Zoo con-servation biologist Jeff Muntifering will speak about his work to help save the rhinos. Proceeds will help raise funds for rhino protection and sup-port wildlife initiatives at the zoo. Creature Feature will also include craft beer, food trucks, and the op-portunity to purchase a limited-edition poster designed by a local art-ist. This event is free for AZUL members and $10 for nonmembers. To find out more information or register for the event, visit mnzoo.org/AZUL or email [email protected]. To learn more about the Minnesota Zoo’s Black Rhino Project, visit mnzoo.org/rhino.

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

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Books SouthSide Writers, Satur-day workgroup for aspiring writ-ers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation in-formation, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Sarah Colonna and Jeff Bodart, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Mature audi-ences only. Information: www.mysticlake.com. Last Comic Standing Live Tour, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $37. Information: www.mysticlake.com.

Events/Festivals Renaissance Festival, weekends to Oct. 4, plus Festival Friday, Oct. 2, 12364 Chestnut Blvd., Shakopee. Information: www.renaissancefest.com. Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 8-12. Information: www.burnsvillefiremuster.com. Ramble Jam, Sept. 11-12, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington. Information: www.ramblejam-country.com. Streets Alive: The Cedar Grove Experience, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, Eagan Outlets Parkway, Eagan. Infor-mation: www.cityofeagan.com/alive. Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, Sept. 13, Ca-poni Art Park and Learning Cen-ter, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Information: www.caponiartpark.org or 651-454-9412. Eagan Art House Harvest of Art Celebration, 12-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 3981 Lexing-ton Ave. S., Eagan. Information: 651-675-5521. Lakeville Art Festival, Sept. 19-20, on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: www.

lakevilleartfestival.org. Lone Oak Days, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19-20, Holz Farm, 4669 Manor Drive, Eagan. Infor-mation: http://www.cityofeagan.com.

Exhibits Outdoor Painters of Minne-sota exhibit runs through Sept. 19 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685. Gary Holthusan painting exhibit is on display through late September at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Music Duc Huy: 50 Years of Love and Music, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $23 and $32. Information: www.mysticlake.com. Night of Worship: Benefit Concert for Team World Vision, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicol-let Ave. S., Burnsville. Tickets: $15, includes a bottle of clean water (children age 12 and un-der are free). Purchase tickets at: TWVnightofworship.eventbrite.com. Abbacadabra – The Ul-timate ABBA Tribute, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $23. Information: www.mysticlake.com. Donny & Marie Celebrating the Holidays, 8 p.m. Nov. 20-21, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $79-$119. Information: www.mysticlake.com.

Workshops/classes/other Allegro Choral Academy is currently accepting registrations for singers entering grades two through nine. Students in grades seven to nine must schedule an audition by emailing [email protected]. Registration and other information is at www.allegroca.org or 952-846-8585. The Alle-gro season begins on Sept. 17. Kind Hearts Princess School filled with singing, danc-ing and acting, celebrating being

a princess in God’s kingdom. Ages 4-7: Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 12-26, Nov. 2-16. Ages 3-5: Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Oct. 7-28, Nov. 4-18. Held at Footsteps Dance Studio in Burnsville. Cost: $97. Princesses wear whatever makes them feel beautiful that allows for movement. They will need ballet shoes for proper bal-let technique. Information: Miss Karin at [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. Oil painting workshop: “Copying Old Masters” with Dan Petrov, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 10 through Oct. 15, at 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Pre-register by phone at 763-843-2734 . Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville. Information: www.christine-tierney.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. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Line dance classes Mon-days at Lakeville Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave., begin-ners 1-2 p.m., intermediate 2-4 p.m. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 12 Metro Republican Wom-en breakfast meeting, 8:30 a.m., Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Mike McFadden. Cost: $18 members, $20 nonmembers, $10 students. Walk-ins wel-come, but reservations pre-ferred. For reservations, con-tact Kaki Frost at [email protected]. RSVP by Sept. 9. Third annual Run2Walk (1K fun run, 5K, 10K and 5K wheel chair roll), 9 a.m., Healthworks/Danceworks, 17470 Glacier Way, Lakeville. Proceeds benefit spinal cord injury research. Register at http://Run2Walkmn.org. Infor-mation: 952-432-7123. Eastview Marching Band Festival, 5 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W. Tickets go on sale at 3:30 p.m.; gates open at 4 p.m. Information: http://www.mid-westmarch ing .com/2015/eastview2015.htm.

Tuesday, Sept. 15 Eagan Girl Scouts new member event, 6:30 p.m., Dakota Hills Middle School cafeteria, 4183 Braddock Trail, Eagan. Information: www.eagangirlscouts.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 16 Eagan Market Fest, 3-7 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market. In-formation: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, Sept. 17 Little Leaders Cheer Clin-ic by the Apple Valley High School varsity cheer team, 6-7:45 p.m., Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Road. Open to children in grades K-5. Cost: $45. Participants invited to perform at the Sept. 18 AVHS football game. Reg-istration information: Coach Shawna Belden at [email protected]. “Bringing Family Stories to Life in Video Recordings,” 7 p.m., Dakota County His-torical Society, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. Presenter: Edward Wons, senior partner of JPC Media. Sponsored by the Dakota County Genealogi-cal Society. Free. Information: Dick Thill, 651-452-5926.

Saturday, Sept. 19 Home-based business back-to-school sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thomas Lake Apartments Clubhouse, 1500 Thomas Lake Point Road, Eagan. Kids’ activities. Free raffle. Free admission. The Inspire Me Family Fun Fest, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Inspiration Design Center, 2200 W. Highway 13, Burns-ville. Features food trucks, music, beer, and free activities for kids, including balloon art-ists, bounce houses, a petting zoo and face painting. Free. Charity event. Information: http://inspirationdesigncenter.com/blog/. Booya fundraiser by the Apple Valley Firefighters Re-lief Association, 11 a.m., Fire Station No. 1 at Hayes Road and County Road 42. Includes kids’ games, bingo, a raffle and family activities. Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to

From the Archives

Publicly sharing photos of cute cats isn’t a phenomenon limited to the Internet age. This photo of an adorable feline, resting comfortably in a sink, was taken by Dakota County resident Frank S. DeLaRose and published in the March 16, 1981, edition of Thisweek News. The image, submitted as an entry in the newspaper’s reader photo contest, was accompanied by the headline “Just relaxin’.”

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Jack Norton & the Mullet River Boys (pictured) are among the roster of performers set to play the second annual Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival on Sunday, Sept. 13. The family-friendly event also will feature performances by the Sawtooth Brothers, Monroe Crossing and the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers. The event, which is a fundraiser for the nonprofit art park, kicks off with an open jam session from noon to 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $20; tickets are $5 for kids 5-12, and kids under 5 get in free. The full schedule and ticket ordering information are at www.caponiartpark.org. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road in Eagan. (Photo submitted)

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8 p.m., St. Michael’s Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farm-ington. Silent auction, bingo, raffle, bake sale, general store, children’s games, food, hay ride and more. Informa-tion: http://stmichael-farm-ington.org/.

Sunday, Sept. 20 Golf tournament by the Rosemount High School girls swim and dive program, Southern Hills Golf Course in Farmington. Shotgun/scramble format. Registra-tion: 8 a.m. Start time: 9 a.m. Cost: $75, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, with luncheon and raffle to follow. Information: Mary or Dave Johnston at [email protected]. Jubilee Pastors’ Cele-bration, 10 a.m., Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville. Former PCA pastors will be honored. Information: 952-890-7877 or www.ChurchApostles.org. Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Con-ductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrail-roadgarden.net, [email protected].

Ongoing 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 welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanony-mous.org/.

Reunions Burnsville High School Class of 1975 will celebrate its 40th reunion from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 19, at Buck Hill, 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. For more information, contact Robin Pederson Ruegg at 651-681-9233.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Sept. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Sept. 11, 12-6 p.m., BMO Harris Bank, 17636 Ken-wood Trail, Lakeville. • Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. • Sept. 12, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Sept. 15, 12-6 p.m., Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road, Ea-gan. • Sept. 16, 1-7 p.m., Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville. • Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Round Bank, 3380 Ver-million River Trail, Farmington. • Sept. 18, 1-6 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Sept. 18, 12-6 p.m., Ho-sanna Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville. • Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Crown of Life Luther-an Church, 4150 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan.


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Festival-filled weekend offers something for allFire Muster, Streets Alive, Ramble Jam scheduled



There’s no shortage of entertainment offerings in Dakota County this week-end, with Burnsville hold-ing its annual Fire Muster event, the Streets Alive cel-ebration in Eagan, and the Ramble Jam country music festival in Farmington. Burnsville’s 36th annual Fire Muster kicked off earlier this week and runs through Sunday, Sept. 13, with most events in Civic Center Park, Nicollet Av-enue, and 130th Street. Events include Fire Mus-ter staples such as the Fire Truck and Community Pa-rade, live music, displays of old fire engines, firefighting and police demonstrations and many children’s activi-ties. The Fire Truck parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, followed imme-diately by the Community Parade. The parade route is along 130th Street to Nicollet to Civic Center Parkway. Among the many musi-cal offerings at Fire Mus-ter, pop-rock band the Dweebs will play the Pawn America main stage in Civ-ic Center Park from 8-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and

Saturday will feature coun-try sounds, with the Shalo Lee Band from 3-6 p.m. and the Tim Sigler Band from 7-11 p.m. A beer tent will be open in Civic Cen-ter from 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Civic Cen-ter Park. Burnsville adopted the Fire Muster as its an-nual community festival in 1980. A complete schedule is at www.burnsvillefire-muster.com.

Streets Alive While Eagan’s Caponi Art Park is staging its sec-ond annual bluegrass festi-val on Sept. 13, across town there’s a different kind of celebration taking place on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Eagan’s Cedar Grove Area with the Streets Alive festi-val. The event features mu-sic, games and food from

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. along portions of Eagan Outlet Parkway near the new out-let mall. Family-friendly events such as kids carni-val games, a play area with face painting and balloons, and raffles are planned. The event will feature about 20 food trucks of-fering a variety of fare, and live entertainment will include performances by Armadillo Jump, LaValle Jazz, and 7 Cats Swing. There will also be vehicle displays and demonstra-tions from Eagan police, fire and public works staff. The free event opens portions of roadways to pedestrians to connect with more than 100 local com-munity groups, volunteer organizations, city displays and family and fitness ac-tivities. Participants are en-couraged to walk, bike or

Burnsville Fire Muster events include the Fire Truck and Community Parade, live music, displays of old fire engines, firefighting and police demonstrations and many children’s activities. The 36th annual event runs through Sunday, Sept. 13. (File photo)

The Streets Alive event in Eagan returns Saturday, Sept. 12, along Eagan Outlet Parkway in the Cedar Grove area. The free event opens portions of roadways to pedestrians to connect with community groups, volunteers organizations and family activities. (File photo)

The Swon Brothers are scheduled to headline this year’s Ramble Jam country music festival Sept. 11-12 at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. The duo garnered a national following after finishing third on NBC’s “The Voice.” (File photo)

in-line skate to the event, which has free parking at the outlet mall and in the Cedar Grove parking ga-rage. More information is at www.cityofeagan.com/Alive.

Ramble Jam Country music is in store Sept. 11-12 when the fifth annual Ramble Jam plays the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farming-ton. Since its inception five years ago, Ramble Jam has grown from a one-day event with a few hundred attendees to a two-day par-ty with attendance of about 5,000. Headliners this year include Eric Paslay, Broth-ers Osborne, Michael Ray and the Swon Brothers. Country music fans can also catch local acts Plott Hounds, the Chad Ed-wards Band, Chris Hawkey and others. A local country duo from Lakeville and Farmington — Erin and Madison — are set to per-form at noon Saturday, Sept. 12. General admission tick-ets for both days of the fes-tival are $59, with reduced

prices for one-day tickets. Ticket and camping infor-mation is at www.ramble-jamcountry.com.



Back to schoolStudents at Parkview Elementary School in Lakeville arrived for the second day of classes when teachers and staff members greeted them as the 2015-16 school year settled into its new routine. Children exited buses, arrived on foot or by bike. Parkview added eight classrooms this year along with a new bus drop-off area and playground. Staff said the changes at the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District building led to a more organized drop-off and pickup of students. More photos are online at SunThisweek.com/tag/Parkview. (Photo by Tad Johnson)