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Carnage in the parkHip-hop artist Carnage will be demonstrating the basics of beatboxing at Caponi Art Park as part of the Family Fun Tuesdays series.

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No time for celebratingMinnesota shouldn’t rest on its laurel of being named as a top state in the nation for business.

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Dakota County Fair on the wayThe Dakota County Fair is ready for its run of fun and activities Aug. 10-16 in Farmington.

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extended-stay hotel planned

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

An 83-room Candle-wood Suites extended-stay hotel is planned to be built in Lakeville near the County Road 70 and In-terstate 35 exit, according to Lakeville Community and Economic Develop-ment Director Dave Ol-son. The three-story hotel, geared for business travel-ers, is being proposed by developer Jamie Dahlen, owner of the Holiday Inn and Suites across the

freeway from the new site location, at County Road 70 and Keswick Loop. If approved, the hotel would be the first com-mercial development on the south side in the Muller Family Theater area, which is by the new SuperAmerica gas station and the Allina Clinic, cur-rently under construction, Olson said. Dahlen also owns and operates the Best Western Select Inn in Burnsville at Nicollet and County Road 42. He said the proposed project exceeds maximum building height zoning re-quirements in the district and will require approval from the Planning Com-

mission and City Council to proceed as planned. A public hearing is set for the project at the Aug. 6 Planning Commission meeting, according to Olson, who said the City Council is expected to consider the proposal at its Aug. 17 meeting. “I think this is extreme-ly positive,” Olson said. “It continues the com-mercial development that has been happening (and that) we knew or hoped would happen when the new interchange was built — that it would be an im-petus for more commer-cial development.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

District 194 Board considers future move for

program by Laura Adelmann

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Orchard Lake Elemen-tary will open in fall 2016 exclusively under the Im-pact Academy teaching model, but District 194 School Board members want to explore whether Orchard Lake is the dis-trict’s best choice for the program in the long-term. Orchard Lake has hosted both Impact Acad-emy and traditional teach-ing models for two years, which has created some challenges and division, according to Principal Marilynn Smith. Earlier this year, the School Board supported a proposal to unify a whole school under the Impact

Academy model that groups children by abil-ity, not age, and includes community service proj-ects to address real-life is-sues. While the board re-tained support for the program at a July 23 study session, they expressed concern about how best to grow it in the future, and whether Orchard Lake is the best long-term loca-tion to become the dis-trict’s first choice school in 2016-17. Orchard Lake was rec-ommended by the Impact Academy Site Selection Committee that spent months comparing op-tions for locating Impact Academy. Committee members considered leasing the former Best Buy building, constructing a new build-ing or moving Impact

Lakeville seeks to pay less of $1.89 million overrunCity officials

blast county over communication gaps on 50/60 road project



After weeks of hold-ing back public criticism, Lakeville City Council members Monday ad-dressed Dakota County’s charges to the city for the bulk of the nearly $2 mil-lion cost overrun for the 50/60 roundabout con-struction. Lakeville’s contribution to the controversial proj-ect rose from $3.4 million to $4.6 million after the county charged Lakeville an additional $1.15 mil-lion for the increased proj-ect costs without discuss-ing the situation with city officials. Dakota County Trans-portation Director Mark Krebsbach said at a July 27 city meeting the coun-ty shares Lakeville’s dis-appointment that costs increased for the 50/60

roundabout. He apologized for the lack of communication and promised improve-ments in the future. City Council Member Doug Anderson called learning about the over-run and additional costs assessed the city after they had been approved by the County Board “very irri-

tating,” and requested the county reduce the city’s share. He asked that the county absorb some of the charges it had forwarded to the city for county staff time on the project. The roundabout proj-ect’s spreadsheet detailing costs as of May, emailed to Lakeville City Engineer

Zach Johnson on June 3, shows the county charged Lakeville nearly $400,000 for county engineering and administration with the project. County Board Member Mary Liz Holberg said in an interview that the coun-ty’s transportation staff’s salaries are funded out of those contracts.

She said she would con-sider Anderson’s other re-quest to allow the city to make payments toward the county staff charges. “That is something I’m certainly willing to explore with the county, given the size of the city’s budget versus the county’s bud-get,” Holberg said. Originally estimated at $9.45 million, the multi-lane roundabout proj-ect’s construction costs increased for items that included moving utili-ties and installing an im-proved railroad crossing signal, but the primary cost-driver was right-of-way property settlements, which averaged 40 percent above initial estimates, ac-cording to the county. The project is now ex-pected to cost $11.35 mil-lion to construct. Krebsbach described the difficulties the county has had in working with some of the 41 affected property owners who are losing land to make way for the multi-lane round-about at one of the city’s

Lakeville City Council Member Colleen LaBeau addresses cost overruns and the lack of communication about them with Dakota County Transportation Director Mark Krebsbach, front right. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Impact Academy to stay at Orchard Lake, for now

Lakeville man dies in July 25 motorcycle crash



A Lakeville man died in a July 25 motorcycle crash with a car on County Road 46 just east of Galaxie Av-enue, according to the Hen-nepin County medical ex-aminer. Jacob Glen Lindholm, 29, was riding the motor-cycle that collided with a red 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier around 5:10 a.m. about 4 miles from his home. Lindholm was reportedly not wearing a helmet, ac-cording to Lakeville police, and died of his injuries at the scene about 20 minutes after the crash. Lakeville Police Chief

Jeff Long said the only de-tails he could confirm is that both vehicles were in the right lane when the mo-torcycle hit the back of the Cavalier. He said the driver of the car appeared shaken and distraught over the accident; there were no passengers. Long said there are no known witnesses and the Minnesota State Patrol is conducting a reconstruction of the accident to determine more information. Long said police suspect at least one of the drivers was under the influence of alcohol but cannot confirm that until test results are returned, which may take several months to complete.

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Lakeville’s Pioneer Plaza, a green oasis in the heart of downtown, is being reconstructed thanks in part to a $12,000 donation by the Lakeville Rotary for a dozen benches. The city is also replacing aged, cracked pavers with a concrete sidewalk featuring a decorative border of colored and stamped concrete that will serve as a display area for sculptures or other public art. Two contractors have been hired for $42,000 to build a water feature and complete the concrete work, according to Parks and Recreation Director Brett Altergott. He said the city’s Parks Major Maintenance Fund will cover the $5,000 difference between actual costs and the $37,000 that was budgeted. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Pioneer Plaza under construction

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Hebecamea timid golfer,holding back anddriving no more than 200yards. Tom said, “I stopped play-ing altogether because the game wasno longer fun. When I heard about PolaraGolf’s equipment I was skeptical, but Idecided to give it a try. I took out the Po-lara 12° driver and I hit a Polara UltimateStraight ball as hard as I could. I added atleast 60 yards to my drives. Using thePolara ball in combination with their driv-er, I stopped worrying about my slice andwas able to swing freely. Polara has madethe game fun again, improved my scoresand now I am playing once a week.”Polara drivers are available in fourmodels. Find out which one will deliverthe added distance you need. David Moody(Louisville, KY) said, “I have no doubt theAdvantage driver has added length to mydrives. I have gone from the short knockerto one of the longer drivers in our group.With the driver and the XD balls I have notlost a ball in the last several rounds. In factthe balls are getting beat up to the point Ihave to replace them.”Polara equipment is designed for themajority of golfers who want to takeadvantage of technology improvements, toscore lower and have more fun. “Our clubsand balls take away a lot of the frustrationspeople experience in golf,” said Polara’sDavid Felker, “Who doesn’t want to hitstraight drives 20-40 yards longer?”

Golf can be very frustrating, especiallyfor golfers struggling with distance issues.Are you looking to recover lost yardage orseeking to add significant distance off thetee? The answer to your prayers just may bethe Polara “Advantage” driver. Polara Golf’snew drivers are designed to drive the ballfarther than any other club on the market.They have gone beyond design limits golfcompanies adhere to in order to make clubsthat can be used by PGATour players. Po-lara is building clubs that enable recreationalgolfers to hit the ball up to 40 yards farther.These oversized clubs are engineered tolaunch the ball higher and faster than otherdrivers, while also providing an extra-largesweet spot for more forgiveness and poweron off-center hits. They are intended for anygolfer whose #1 priority is achieving signifi-cantly more distance off the tee.Why are these drivers longer? The primaryadvantages come from an ultra-thin beta ti-tanium face and the larger 475cc head size,versus the USGA limit of 460. Beta titani-um is a more expensive but stronger alloy,which means the face can be made thinner,delivering a more enhanced trampolineeffect. This translates into higher ball ve-locity, producing longer distance off the tee.The larger head delivers a higher momentof inertia because the center of gravity ismoved farther back. This combination alsomeans greater forgiveness on off-center hits.The PolaraAdvantage driver is approved bythe USRGA for recreational play.Though the product has only been avail-able in limited quantities, it already has analmost cult-like following, as indicated bythe amount of testimonials the companyreceives. WilliamYaeger (Penfield, NY)wrote, “I bought the new PolaraAdvantagedriver and not only am I getting 15-25MORE yards per average but I’ve had manymishits forgiven by this driver. Especially offthe toe.” John Voros (Marshfield, WI) wrote,“I bought a Polara driver and Holy Man!!!!It was like I went back in time to my 20’s (Iam 52). I am now driving the ball 275 -300+ yards. Golf is fun again. Thanks.”TheAdvantage driver is designed to workwith any golf ball but it works especiallywell with Polara’s own anti-slice balls. Thecombination of distance and accuracy tech-nology is nothing short of a miracle.I know people that quit the game becauseit was so frustrating but began playing againusing Polara equipment. TomMatthews (SanMarcos, CA) used to slice the ball so badly itwould curve a countrymile.

Riders aim to curb child abuse The Owatonna Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse recently had an awareness event at the Lakeville Walmart. Members were present to discuss the chapter’s mission and to hand out stickers and tattoos to the public. BACA works with children who have been victims of abuse. For more info about BACA call 507-400-2131 or visit bacaworld.org. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville awarded $5,000 in America’s Best Communities program Lakeville was recently awarded $5,000 as part of the America’s Best Commu-nities program aimed to inspire the re-vitalization of small-town America and harness the power of community col-laboration and innovation for the greater good. The program is spearheaded by Fron-tier Communications Chairman and CEO Maggie Wilderotter and supported by other sponsors. “America’s Best Communities is designed to challenge a community’s brightest and most innovative thinkers to develop meaningful strategies and plans that will transform their town or city,” Wilderotter said. “Whether ideas come from an individual or a group, visionar-ies in a community can effect powerful transformations. And the $10 million in support from Frontier, DISH and other partners is just the tip of the iceberg. As businesses join together to support their local community through the America’s Best Communities Contest, there will be

a multiplier effect that will expand the size and impact of the prize. Frontier is offering qualified applicants the resourc-es they need to be their own agents for positive change.” Over the past eight months Lakeville community leaders have been working on the application. “Lakeville has long been about collabo-ration and support,” said Lakeville Area Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Snyder, “but this application process brought together some of the new com-munity leaders and let us get to know each other’s thoughts and visions.” “The intent has been to bring folks in a community together to discuss the future and bring collaboration to the forefront,” said Darrell Hansen, Frontier Communications general manager. The group plans to meet in the next month to decide on next steps for the money and the ideas generated from the application process.

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Police: Area thief was after shaving razors

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


A man accused of steal-ing $1,000 worth of shav-ing razors from grocery stores in Lakeville and Rosemount was charged in district court this week with felony theft. According to the crimi-nal complaint, Lakeville police were called to Cub Foods at 7435 179th St. on June 23 on a report of a shoplifter. En route, police learned the man had left the store and was north-bound on Cedar Avenue, and officers soon located and stopped the vehicle. The driver — Ben-jamin L. Yaeger, 32, of Rochester — began hav-

ing breathing difficulties during the traffic stop and was transported to a hos-pital by medical person-nel, the complaint said. His vehicle was towed and impounded. Police searched the car and found items stolen from Cub Foods stores in Lakeville and Rosemount, the complaint said. Po-lice also found a ledger with the addresses of Cub Foods stores in the Twin Cities area. Cub Foods loss preven-tion staff reported $1,059 worth of items stolen from the two stores, including $500 worth of razors from the Lakeville Cub Foods and $500 worth of razors from the Rosemount Cub

Foods located at 3784 150th St. Surveillance video at both Cub Foods stores shows Yaeger taking items and leaving without pay-ing, according to the com-plaint. Yaeger briefly spoke with officers while pick-ing up his impounded car, noting how it was strange he stole shaving razors when, in fact, he uses an electric razor to shave, the complaint said. If convicted of the theft charge, Yaeger faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.

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Roommates charged in drug bust by Andrew Miller

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Two roommates were charged in district court this month with felony drug possession and sale after a police bust at their Apple Valley apartment. With a search warrant in hand, Dakota County Drug Task Force officers searched the apartment of Andrew J. Coleman and Jordan C. Hadley, both 21, on Jan. 16, according to a criminal complaint. During the search police seized more than three pounds of marijuana and nearly a pound of a brown, waxy substance that tested positive for

marijuana. In one bedroom, police found about 1.75 pounds of marijuana in glass con-tainers, along with $8,500 cash, the complaint said. In another bedroom, of-ficers located several con-tainers and plastic bags of marijuana totaling about 1.5 pounds. Also seized from that bedroom were Tupperware containers with a brown substance, containing marijuana, totaling about 0.875 pounds. Coleman, who was present in the apartment at the time of the search, told police he lived in one of the bedrooms in which marijuana was found,

and Hadley lived in the other, according to the complaint. Coleman fur-ther stated the marijuana found in the apartment was “possessed to sell.” A third resident of the apartment has not been charged. Coleman and Hadley were each charged with two felonies — possession of a controlled substance and sale of a controlled substance. If convicted on both counts, each faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and fines totaling $20,000. The next court appear-ance for each defendant is scheduled for Aug. 17 in Hastings.


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Building the world’s best workforce

Surprising facts about food for a longer life

by Steven RosenstoneSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

All Minnesotans have reason to cele-brate when CNBC names Minnesota the top state in the nation for business. That No. 1 ranking is a clear sign that Min-nesota’s investments in keeping the state competitive are paying off. But a closer examination of how CNBC arrived at its conclusions suggests that if we want to stay on top, we need to get even better at what we already do well. Two of CNBC’s criteria tied directly to competitiveness are education and workforce, both of which help push Minnesota to the top spot in the nation. That’s because, as CNBC says, “Rather than just seeking the lowest taxes or the highest incentives, companies are in-creasingly chasing the largest supply of skilled, qualified workers.” Minnesota ranks No. 2 in education (just behind Massachusetts), which is great news. But Minnesota ranks No. 13 in workforce (just behind Arkansas and Nebraska). So that’s where we have an opportunity to do a better job – ensuring we can grow the workforce that’s needed to meet the needs of businesses across

the state. Because education is what leads to more workers with more skills, there are strategies we must employ if we’re going to keep our competitive edge. We must prioritize access to higher education in all of its forms. That’s why Minnesota State Colleges and Universi-ties has 54 campuses in 47 communities across the state. It’s where our students and their families live, where they work, and where our business partners reside. We must protect affordability. Access to higher education is of little use if stu-dents can’t afford to go to college or if a college education saddles them with mountains of debt. That’s why our col-leges and universities are the lowest cost / highest value higher education option in the state. One way we keep them afford-able is by holding down our administra-

tive costs, which are among the lowest in the nation. We must not compromise the quality of our education. That’s why our faculty are in the classroom, focusing on teach-ing and learning so they can provide an extraordinary education that prepares students for life, careers, and success. We must grow the pipeline of students who graduate from high school college-ready. That’s why we have worked with the Minnesota Department of Educa-tion and state policy makers to make sure more high school students are on track for college and the high-demand jobs of the future. That’s also why we have made it a priority to serve this state’s fastest growing populations: immigrants, first-generation college students, and commu-nities of color. We must partner with employers to understand and meet their needs. That’s why we have the right programs, in the right places, turning out the right num-ber of graduates prepared with the right knowledge and skills for the work that needs to be done. And finally, we must recognize that there are things we need to do better and differently in higher education. That’s

why we’re forging deeper collaborations among our colleges and universities to improve all we do to serve our students. Everything our colleges and univer-sities do, everything we believe in, is fo-cused on providing an opportunity for all Minnesotans to create a better future for themselves, for their families, and for their communities. Our core belief is also a core principle of our American democ-racy, and it’s what binds us together as a people and as Minnesotans. Education is the best way to ensure that Minnesota has the world’s best workforce. That’s why, each year our col-leges and universities produce more than 40,000 graduates in critical fields such as manufacturing, health sciences, business, teaching, and law enforcement, just to name a few. It’s up to all of us to do everything we can to make sure Minnesota has the world’s best workforce so communities across Minnesota will continue to thrive.

Steven Rosenstone is Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universi-ties. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


On July 4, I had a heart attack. Thanks to the skill of HealthPartners, 911, am-bulance and Allina’s United Hospital professionals, I survived. I’ve been given a “bonus round,” according to retired Beloit College biochemistry professor and nutrition expert, and a former col-lege classmate, Roc Ordman. More than 400 people have written wonderful messages to me since the col-umn appeared. I deeply appreciate your response, and want to give back, in a way. Many people asked for more infor-mation. Today’s column shares what I learned from Ordman and Jessica Frach, a registered clinical dietitian with Allina and United Hospital. They’ve helped me learn several new things about food. Here are my five tips: 1. Low or nonfat products are not al-ways a healthier option. We often hear, “Avoid fat.” However, Frach explained: “When a product is low or nonfat, manu-facturers add sugar or salt to replace the fat that has been removed. Research is showing that processed sugars can influ-ence heart disease.” Among the common examples: Margarine that contains trans fats should be eliminated, and if butter

is used, moderate use is recommended. Include some full-fat yogurt in your diet, rather than low or nonfat yogurt. Avoca-dos are a great example of a healthy fat. 2. Don’t necessarily avoid foods that are high in cholesterol. Frach explained, “Research evidence shows that there is no relationship between consuming di-etary cholesterol and raising cholesterol levels.” For example, she urged: “Don’t avoid one particular food, such as eggs, (or) shrimp. Egg substitutes may pro-vide fewer nutrients. Sometimes there may be many added ingredients. You can be missing out on naturally present nu-trients, such as vitamins and additional protein.” 3. Most Americans eat much more sodium than we need. National research shows the average American eats 3,300 milligrams of sodium a day. Dietitians recommend no more than 2,300 mil-ligrams. Frach notes that 75 percent of our sodium intake comes from processed

foods, such as canned soups, frozen pizza and some breakfast cereals. She encourages that we pay more attention to our sodium intake. 4. Increase the number of foods you eat that are “closest to nature.” Frach echoed what I have heard about the importance of eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains. 5. Pay attention to mar-garine, muffins and many fried and packaged foods. These foods may contain trans fats (hydrogenated oils), which can be corre-lated with heart disease. These suggestions apply to men and women as well as children. Frach recommends a federal website, choosemyplate.gov. She believes that people shouldn’t try to totally elimi-nate “the bad stuff.” Instead she suggests that we eat more of a variety of foods and balanced meals. You can ask your doctor for a referral to see a registered dietitian who can discuss your specific nutritional needs. Ordman distributes a free email news-letter on nutrition you can receive by

emailing [email protected] with “Send newslet-ter” in the subject line. He quotes his wife as saying, “The best nutrition is to be conscious of what we put in our bodies.” His advice is: “Put in happi-ness, exercise, a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. Do not put in stress, dead four-legged animals, scary national news stories, worries that you cannot do anything about. Put in love and joy that you have potable water, eyesight and the ability to take a deep breath.” Heart disease is real. It’s the No. 1 killer of Americans. I was very

lucky. Please consider how you can help yourself, and your family, with wiser, healthier eating.

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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Brush disposal should have been offered To the editor: This letter is in regard to the recent high wind event that impacted many of Lakeville’s residents, including the elderly, physically and fiscally challenged. I find myself compelled to express my deepest disappointment with our city leaders’ lack of vision and commitment to serve the needs of those they represent. I believe that Lakeville should set the height of the bar for community engagement and services; not simply follow what neighboring cities are or are not doing for their residents. Benchmarking with neighboring cities has a valid purpose for many matters. However, in matters of nature – like snowstorms and summer wind events – I believe our elected officials should use their sound judgement and

consideration of duty to serve Lakeville residents – not benchmark with those that may or may not have been impacted to the mag-nitude of Lakeville’s resi-dents and federal disaster criteria. Options existed for helping residents – ex-amples ranging from high touch to low touch are: 1. Helping with curb-side pickup of brush (ac-knowledge this is the most expensive). 2. Opening suitable city property for brush drop-off (moderate unbudgeted cost – but a review of local options found almost all are open only from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with no Saturday hours). 3. Working with Da-kota County to accom-modate expanded service hours for current brush collection sites. Ultimately our city leaders elected to do noth-ing. This is unfortunate as I would suggest residents deserve more vision than no federal dollars (FEMA

disaster funds) automati-cally equates to no help for residents. I believe that we the citizens of Lake-ville simply deserved a higher level of service and commitment to finding workable solutions than was offered by our city leaders. I appreciate fiscal discipline, but not at the cost of throwing common sense out the window.

DARRELL SANDEENLakeville

No need for Baby Crawl rules To the editor: I “read with interest” the July 17 article entitled: “Mom: Baby unfairly dis-qualified from race.” I felt this was a sad commen-tary on the competitive so-ciety that we live in. While the “baby crawling race” may be intended as a “just for fun” activity, it seems the activity has digressed when the rules about how

a baby must crawl, in or-der to avoid disqualifica-tion, must be clearly out-lined. Our children are sub-jected to comparisons at tender ages and they quickly become aware how they “stack up” in terms of their looks, academic ability, athletic prowess, social standing, etc. We say that each child is unique and special in their own right, but then proceed to put them on display to see who is “real-ly better.” Often, it seems to be more about the par-ents needing some vicari-ous affirmation through their kids. As a mother, grand-mother and elementary school teacher, I see the sad effects of young chil-dren already feeling they do not measure up. Hold-ing a “baby crawling race” complete with rules about the proper way to crawl seems to take it to a new level.

KAY HEMMENEagan

Reflections on Scout CampTo the editor: I recently spent two days away at summer camp at Tomahawk in Wisconsin with my son and his Boy Scout Troop

292 (based in Apple Valley and sponsored by Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church). Several adult leaders took time away from work to attend camp for the whole week. These leaders helped turn the boys into young men and leaders. They coached them, helped them, led them and at times consoled them. While they had a chal-lenging time, the adults were also blessed to see the boys grow and change in the course of the week. The boys did things they didn’t think they could do. The boy who didn’t want to stay at camp became as active as the other Scouts. The boy who didn’t think he could make it up the 30-foot climbing wall not only made it up, but re-pelled down. The boys woke up every morning, probably much earlier than they usually do at home. If they weren’t already up and getting or-ganized, every morning the troop bugler sounded “Reveille.” Every morn-ing they raised the flag, showing respect for God and country by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Imagine how impressive it was to see more than 100 boys in the whole camp standing at attention and saluting the flag. Throughout the day

the boys learned about Scouting and worked on merit badges. They walked everywhere. They got ex-ercise, ate well and stayed very active. Some of the activities were swimming, playing on the aqua tram-poline, boating, canoeing, kayaking, archery and horseback riding. They had some free time to do “homework” for their merit badges, or to head to the beach with a buddy or to play Frisbee or another game. Every night around 10 p.m., the bugler played “Taps,” a fitting end to the day. For me it was a magi-cal time, to hear “Taps” being played by various troops around the camp. I wish to thank all the adult leaders. And if you ever have a chance to go to Boy Scout summer camp with your son and his troop, do it.

DAN M. GOLLIETEagan

Teaching an old dog new tricks To the editor: You have heard that old adage “you can’t teach old dogs new tricks.” Well, I’m not such a young dog

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Archdiocese sets course for new shores

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


I am among the 825,000 Catholics in the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese with thoughts about the unprecedented news that has rocked the archdiocese these past few weeks. Imagine, two bishops have resigned in the wake of six gross misdemeanor charges against the archdiocese for fail-ure to protect children from an abusive priest, filed by the Ramsey County At-torney’s Office. On top of this, the archdiocese is un-dergoing bankruptcy to the extent it may have to sell its property on a hill over-looking the city of St. Paul. Like most lay people, I believe former Archbishop John Nienstedt and his aux-iliary bishop, Lee Piche, had no choice but to resign. No one is surprised Pope Francis was quick to accept the resigna-tions. The diocesan priests assembled for a few days of rest and relaxation in Roch-ester, received the surprising news that week. It naturally changed the tone of the assembly and caused the clergy to re-turn to heal the archdiocese. So what about all of us lay people who are troubled by the events and misman-agement of the archdiocese? Many Catholics’ first thoughts, in-cluding mine, are with the victims, espe-cially the children who were abused by priests they trusted because they were priests. Our thoughts go out to the many ded-icated priests, deacons, nuns and other religious leaders who serve our spiritual and temporal needs and must go through this storm. Our thoughts also are with the many staff and volunteers who feed the hun-gry, visit and minister to the sick, visit the

imprisoned and staff the schools. Finally, our thoughts are with a new highly credentialed interim Archbishop Bernard Hebda who must pick up the pieces. I am confident this archdiocese will more closely monitor the conduct of its priests and manage their assignments carefully. Meanwhile, what is the laity to think? The answer may be in a recent Sun-day’s message from the Gospel of Mark about a storm that threatened to over-turn the boat containing a sleeping Jesus and his disciples. The frightened disciples awakened Jesus and asked, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He calmed the storm and asked the key question for our time: “Why are you ter-rified? Do you not yet have faith?” That text was a natural opening for priests like my own pastor to preach about this storm raging over the archdio-cese – for all to have faith that there is a higher power that can calm the waves. In that Gospel, Jesus suggested they row to the “other side.” I wish the archdiocese an enlightened voyage as it goes to the “other side” to a new shore on which to build an archdioc-esan organization with a higher power at the helm. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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anymore, and when I was cast as one of the Hot Box dancers in Black Dirt The-ater’s “Guys and Dolls,” I had a few concerns about being able to learn the dance steps in such a short period of time for the mu-sical. I have spent many hours rehearsing so far, and I’ll be the first to tell you, it hasn’t been easy. You see, even though Black Dirt Theater is all

about doing great com-munity theater, they also are heavily committed to making theater accessible to persons of all ages and ability levels. The directors and choreographers are so adaptable. They work with everyone to bring out the best in them, and in doing so they build self-esteem, while still creating ex-traordinary theater. With Black Dirt Theater, even “old dogs” like me can learn new tricks to achieve

greatness. I’ve been a resident of Eagan for 24 years, and I’ll be performing in “Guys and Dolls” presented by Black Dirt Theater Com-pany at the Hastings High School July 31 through Aug. 9. I encourage you all to come out and support me and this amazing local theater production. FAYE HEFFELEEagan

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Lakeville Area Community Education classes set Lakeville Area Com-munity Education of-fers the following class-es: Youth classes start-ing Aug. 3: EV3! Ro-botic Evolution, Watch Me Draw – Sea Quest Art Camp, Jr. Veteri-narian Tech and Youth Fitness Boxing Camp. Youth classes start-ing Aug. 10: Band Camp, Knitting and Rockin’ Robots Art. Aquatics: The pool will be closed for clean-

ing starting on Aug. 1, but there are still two more open swim days left in August – Mon-days, Aug. 17 and 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at McGuire Middle School. Lifeguard Training class begins Tuesday, Aug. 18, for ages 15 and older. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleA-reaCommunityEd.net to register or for more information on these and all classes offered.

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, special meeting of the District 194 School Board at Crystal Lake Education Center.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Discussion a. Presentation of District Rebrand and Website b. Innovation Zone Update 3. Administrative Updates 4. Future Topics for Consideration 5. Adjournment

University of Wiscon-sin-Stout, spring chancel-lor’s award, from Elko New Market – Zach Flaten; from Lakeville – Renee Brown, Lindsay Erstad, Elliott Fit-zloff, Elyse Haugen, Jerrad Moening, Joshua Robin-son, Monica Schmit. University of Wiscon-sin-River Falls, spring graduates, from Elko New Market – Blake Halver-son, B.S., business admin-istration; from Lakeville – Emma Baer, B.S., ele-mentary education; Emma Beasley, B.S., accounting, magna cum laude; Alicia Butler, B.S., biology, mag-na cum laude; Madeline Halvorson, B.S., market-ing communications; Tori Sorensen, B.S., psychology; Alyssa Weber, B.A., Eng-lish. University of Wiscon-sin-Milwaukee, spring dean’s list, Nicole Latzig, of Lakeville. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, spring gradu-ates, from Lakeville – Ryan Anderson, B.S., exercise and sport science; Victoria Bystedt, B.S., therapeutic recreation, honors; Jessica Dooney, B.S., therapeutic recreation, honors; Lynsi

Havens, B.S., psychology; Brittney Hoff, M.S.Ed., student affairs administra-tion in higher education; Katherine Kula, B.S., psy-chology, honors; Chelsey Neitzke, B.S., communica-tion studies; Lindsay Sec-combe, M.P.H., communi-ty health education: public health. University of Wiscon-sin-Eau Claire, spring graduates, from Lakeville – Molly Collman, B.F.A., art; Breanna Cook, B.B.A., management; Hannah For-land, B.B.A., health care administration; Kady Fox, B.B.A., marketing; Dalton Gillen, B.S., kinesiology; Mary Hipple, B.S., elemen-tary education; Madeline Johnson, B.S., biology; Mikelle Nepsund, B.A., art and communication; Derek Nichols, B.B.A., account-ing and information sys-tems; Robert Prescott, B.S., geology. University of Min-nesota Duluth, spring graduates, from Lakeville – Omar Banat, B.A., writ-ing studies; Chelsey Beeler, B.B.A., marketing analyt-ics, departmental honors; Derek Buermann, B.B.A., marketing analytics; Justin

Crandall, B.B.A., finance, departmental honors, cum laude; Tyler Crosby, B.B.A., management; Carlie Durst, B.A.S., exer-cise science; Jordan Elling, B.B.A., finance; Benjamin Foster, B.B.A., marketing; Logan Halliday, B.A., Eng-lish; David Huber, B.B.A., financial markets finance, departmental honors; Bri-an Lee, B.B.A., finance, and B.B.A., marketing; Sinith Leng, B.S., electri-cal engineering; Thomas Lonergan, B.B.A., health care management, de-partmental honors; Cody Lubeley, B.B.A., finan-cial markets finance; Kyle Moulton, B.B.A., market-ing; Christopher Perry, B.A., economics; Kyle Pe-terson, B.S., statistics and actuarial science; Benjamin Pieper, B.A.A., teaching communication arts and literature; Leah Rodgers, B.A., writing studies; Mark Schmitz, B.A., communi-cation; Laura Schumack, B.Acc., accounting; Kate-lyn Schwartz, B.A.S., psy-chology; Kathryn Scislow, B.A.S., communication sciences and disorders, de-partmental honors, and B.A., Hispanic studies,

summa cum laude; Senja Smith, B.A.S., psychol-ogy; Jacob Solberg, B.S., mechanical engineering; Taylor Sturlaugson, B.S., electrical engineering; Ryan Todorovich, B.S., biology, cum laude. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, spring dean’s list, Derek Smith, of Lakeville. Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 2015 dean’s list, from Lakeville – Alexcia Jellum, Christian Messier. Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin, spring dean’s list, Ryan Un-derwood, of Lakeville. Luther College, Deco-rah, Iowa, spring gradu-ates, from Lakeville – Isaac Davis, B.A., computer sci-ence, cum laude; Kayla Gregg, B.A., elementary education. Carleton College, Northfield, spring gradu-ates, from Lakeville – Dan-iel Hanson, B.A., computer science; Samuel Keyes, B.A., chemistry. University of Day-ton, Dayton, Ohio, spring dean’s list, Briar Smith, of Lakeville.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7:30-9 a.m., Coffee Connection, Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Information: 952-432-8422. • Thursday, Aug. 13, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Augustana Care Food and Wine Tasting Fund-raiser, Augustana Care Apple Valley, 14610 Garrett Ave. A benefit to help complete the remodel of Augustana Care’s deli. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, Aug. 6, 4:30-7 p.m., Business After Hours, Clive’s Roadhouse, 13050 Al-drich Ave. S., Burnsville. Infor-mation: 952-435-6000. • Wednesday, Aug. 12, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, Device Pitstop, 1603 County Road 42

W., Burnsville, 952-303-5663. Free, no RSVP required. Dakota County Region-al Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 8-9 a.m., Rosemount Coffee Break, Chuck & Don’s, 3852 150th St. W., Rosemount. Open to all DCRC members. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. In-formation: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Wednesday, Aug. 5, 4:30-6 p.m., Why Not Wednesday Business After Hours, Coun-try Inn & Suites, 3035 Holiday Lane, Eagan. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Wednesday, Aug. 12, 5-8 p.m., SMYPros August Event: Team Building, YMCA Camp Streefland, 11490 Klamath Trail, Lakeville. Gather for a ropes course/pamper pole out-

Farmers agent recognized Robert “Bob” Curtis, of Lake-ville, has been named a Champion-ship agent by Farmers Insurance for his outstanding achievement and customer-focused efforts by the Los Angeles-based, multi-line insurer. Curtis was selected on the basis of a number of criteria, including his distinction in providing exceptional service to customers and a commit-ment to furthering the goals and standards of Farmers Insurance. “This honor is a business career highlight and I feel fortunate to represent such a fine organization, which is committed to helping make customers smarter about their insur-ance choices,” said Curtis. “I share this recognition with my entire of-fice team who focus on helping every customer each and every day.”

Tires Plus plans Aug. 8 events Tires Plus in Eagan is pairing up with The Open Door Pantry to host a food drive from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Customers will receive one raffle ticket for each food item they donate. Raffle prizes include gift cards, cou-pons and more. Food items most needed include oatmeal, peanut butter, rice, pasta, vegetables, cereal, flour, 100 percent juice, canned fruit, soup, macaroni and cheese, condiments, sugar, pota-toes and tortillas. Free lunches and snacks will be provided from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tires Plus is holding the event in conjunction with its largest sale of the summer. The store is at 3595 Krestwood Lane, Eagan. For more information, call 651-705-0773.

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Sip & Shop in Lakeville Laura Miler , Lisa Gervais and Kim Pehel took advantage of the Bracketts Crossing Sip & Shop event held in downtown Lakeville July 24. The event was part of the annual Hickory Stick tournament that includes activities for the spouses of the tournament competitors. The spouses shopped at Lakeville speciality stores including Kaleidoscope, Sacks in the City, Perfectly Random and Pink Door Boutique in Lakeville while sipping wine. They ended their vmorning with lunch at Mainstreet Cafe. (Photo submitted)

Business Calendaring. Cost: Annual participation is $150 which includes all ac-tivities and events (a few spe-cial activities may be subject to additional charges). May attend one event as a guest for $25. RSVP to Kate Bowen at [email protected]. • Thursday, Aug. 13, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, Data Bank, 3255 Neil Arm-strong Blvd., Eagan. Open to all DCRC members. Free. Reg-

ister at www.dcrchamber.com. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. Elko New Market Cham-ber of Commerce events: • Friday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m., Elko New Market Commu-nity Golf Tournament, Boul-der Pointe Golf Course, 9575 Glenborough Drive, Elko New Market. Information: http://enmchamber.org/.

Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Aug. 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lakeville Women in Business Luncheon, Crys-tal Lake Golf Course, 16725 Innsbrook Drive, Lakeville. Erik Therwanger, founder, author and speaker for Think Great, will present “The Leadership Connection.” Cost: $25 mem-bers (register by Aug. 11 for a $5 discount); $40 nonmem-

bers. Registration required. In-formation: Shelley Jans at [email protected]. • Tuesday, Aug. 18, 4:30-6:30 p.m., After Hours, Cannon River Winery, 421 Mill Street W., Cannon Falls. Hosted by the Lakeville, Northfield and Can-non Falls chambers of com-merce. Information: Shelley Jans at [email protected].

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busiest intersections. “We spent a lot more time in negotiations with the property own-ers than we anticipated,“ Krebsbach said. “To be quite blunt, there’s a num-ber of property owners out there that just aren’t real interested in settling and are a little irritated with the project, and I suspect we’ll be spending more time with them before we wrap up the five parcels we have left.” He said some prop-erty owners affected by the county road 50 and 60 roundabout project did not let the county’s appraisers on their prop-erty to really complete a thorough assessment. “That created some real challenges for us,” Krebsbach said. There has been neigh-borhood opposition to replacing the signal with a multi-lane roundabout for years, and many have ex-pressed skepticism about whether the roundabout would help drivers get on to County Road 50, espe-

cially during peak use. The busy intersection, which typically handles 35,000 vehicles per day, has been closed since May, frustrating drivers and business owners, some who have described trying to operate in the area as a “war zone.”

Communication City Council members indicated they were not only frustrated with the cost increases, but with the lack of communication about them. The city never respond-ed to the county’s June 3 spreadsheet email, and there was no discussion between city and county officials about the cost in-crease although the coun-ty knew about them for months, according to city and county officials. The Dakota County Board was mistakenly informed the city knew of and approved of the project cost increases be-fore it voted to approve an amended budget for the roundabout June 9. Anderson said at Mon-day’s meeting that he

found out about the cost overages a few days after the County Board’s vote. “I just can’t express how disappointed I am,” Anderson said, calling the lack of communication “just wrong from a part-nership standpoint.” “For us to find out in this way, it’s just very irri-tating,” Anderson said. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau called the county’s lack of commu-nication “alarming,” and said “frustration is pretty high for me as a council person.” She said many citizens have asked her how she could have allowed this to happen, and said citi-zens have questioned how the County Board could approve a budget amend-ment council members knew nothing about. “That’s a pretty tough position to be in,” LaBeau said. She said in the future, even if the county lacks the actual numbers, to alert them if project costs are over estimates. Krebsbach detailed changes the county is

implementing to improve how it communicates about project costs with those entities sharing the expenses. He also explained the detailed and multi-year process that goes into planning and funding road projects, adding that costs are estimated, but unknowns always exist, in-cluding exact right-of-way acquisition costs. Krebsbach said the county tries to avoid bud-geting 10 percent for con-tingency costs on projects, to avoid limiting the num-ber of projects they can do in a year. He said over the next five years, setting aside 10 percent for the county’s $300 million worth of projects in its plans would leave $25 million to $35 million in costs that we couldn’t program in proj-ects. “We’re always doing the best we can to come up with actual costs, not have large contingencies and tie up funds that are limiting the projects we can work on,” Krebsbach said. Council Member Bart

Davis cited concerns that the cost increase could severely affect how many projects the city will be able to fund in its Capital Improvement Plan. Noting that the county began to do the cost analy-sis in April, he questioned why the county did not compare its estimates to costs earlier in the process or inform the city of the situation. “I do struggle a little bit sometimes that you got so far down the path be-fore you started to revisit your estimates versus your costs,” Davis said. “It’s a little mind-boggling to me that that wasn’t done more frequently.” “We agree,” Krebsbach responded. “As staff, and the discussion at the County Board, that these are real issues that do need attention.” He called the overrun a “significant change,” and said the county could have better notified the city of the issues and held discus-sions with the city about them. Krebsbach said the “vast majority” of the

COSTS, from 1A county’s projects come in under budget. “I do apologize for the lack of … more timely, ear-lier communication and more information about the process,” Krebsbach said. “We feel very badly about that.” He said it is important for the city and county to maintain good working relationships as they have more big road projects coming up. “We take this very se-riously too,” Krebsbach said, adding that the city will be provided more in-formation and better com-munication all the way through the process in fu-ture projects. Mayor Matt Little said the city has a long-stand-ing relationship of work-ing together that it wants to continue, but noted they will be reviewing joint powers agreement docu-ments for modifications the city may want regard-ing future projects. In an interview, Little said the city may add some real-time accounting requirements so the city is aware of how much is be-ing spent on joint projects with the county. “There could also be a trigger clause if the costs get too high,” Little said. The roundabout is ex-pected to be completed Aug. 28 and open before the 2015-16 school year starts. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Public comment for Robert Street Transitway The Dakota County Regional Railroad Au-thority and the Ramsey County Regional Rail-road Authority recently completed an Alternatives Analysis for the Robert Street Transitway, a joint local and federal planning effort to identify potential improvements to transit service and facilities in St. Paul and northern Dakota County. Their aim was to identify a single locally preferred alternative for implementation. The process evaluated a

range of alternative proj-ects and identified two final alternatives, arterial bus rapid transit and mod-ern streetcar, which could best meet the established goals for the study. The Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority and Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority have deferred a decision on a lo-cally preferred alternative to further consider com-plementary land use and development plans with cities along Robert Street with the intent of selecting

a locally preferred alterna-tive in the future. A draft version of the final report is available online at www.robert-streettransit.com/docu-ments.html. Public comments can be submitted to Joe Mor-neau, Dakota County Physical Development Di-vision, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124, through Sept. 11. Com-ments can also be emailed to [email protected].

‘The House that Hope Built’ in Lakevillle Hallmark Building Supplies Inc., Tradition Companies and Robert Thomas Homes Inc. are asking for the help of community kids to write a message of hope on the walls at “The House that Hope Built” located at 16485 Equestrian Trail, Lakeville, in the Spirit of Brandtjen Farm com-

munity on Thursday, July 30, from 5:30-8 p.m. Their thoughts and kind wishes will be sealed in the walls of the house. Guests will receive a complimentary dinner from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit with sundaes from Culver’s. Kids will receive free T-shirts. Food and T-shirts will be first-come,

first-serve while supplies last. Proceeds from the sale of “The House that Hope Built” will allow Tradition Companies to make a do-nation to HopeKids Min-nesota, a local nonprofit organization that provides support for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Dog day care owners save homeless Mexican pets When Jeff and Diana Hall were vacationing in February, they found a large pack of stray dogs and cats on the beach in La Paz, Mexico. They counted 34 puppies, dogs, and cats living in one big pack. The animals were starving and needed med-ical attention. The Halls are the own-ers of Camp Bow Wow Burnsville, a dog daycare and boarding service. They were determined to help this pack of neglect-ed pets, so they started a Facebook page (face-book.com/Baja34Rescue) and a charitable dona-tion site to raise funds for their rescue: gofund.me/baja34. The two then began working with local res-cue groups to help facili-tate the animals’ medical care and started figuring

out how to find them homes from so far away. The Halls made arrange-ments with local rescue Last Hope to bring some of the dogs here and help find them safe, loving homes. As the word got out to their contacts and friends, the owner of Camp Bow Wow Plymouth, Nick Netley, joined the effort with a generous donation to get the ball rolling. As the story was shared, an outpouring of help from people worldwide has helped the Baja 34 Res-cue Fund grow to over $50,000. The “Baja 34 Pack” has now grown in number to over 60 due to puppies and kitties born before the pack could be rescued. The Halls believe this res-cue effort was “meant to be” and will continue to

use 100 percent of dona-tions for rescue efforts well beyond the animals they first found. In order to make room for these pets in the local Mexican shelter, some pups have already been flown to Minnesota and found homes. On July 31, the first group of dogs the Halls found on the beach back in February will ar-rive. “We are so excited to finally see some of these dogs again,” Diana Hall said. “We named them all when we first found them and promised we’d take care of them. Now we’re taking the next huge step closer to finding them each a family that will give them the love and care they deserve.” Find out more at go-fund.me/baja34.


Traditions abound at county fair Late-summer

party’s favorites return in 2015

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


Some things change, but most things stay the same, and that’s what most people seem to like about the Dakota County Fair. Many of the favorites, such as the lumberjack show, demolition derby, Chautauqua, food ven-dors and midway rides, are back for another party Aug. 10-16 at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. One of the new high-lights is a natural re-source building on the main grounds, which is a collaborative effort fea-turing booths from the Department of Natural Resources, area sports-men’s groups and other groups related to natural conservation. One of the features the fair would like to highlight related to natural conser-vation is the approximate-ly 190 acres of natural prairie land on the fair-

grounds with daily tours. “We’ve never done a great deal to highlight that,” fair director Mark Henry said. “It’s open to the public. It’s a huge nat-ural area diversified with 50-some prairie species. It’s one of the nicest pre-served areas in the county.

There are pheasants, tur-keys and deer back there. We think it’s really spe-cial.” For those with a bigger itch for nature, there will still be a petting zoo, and this year A-to-Z Exotics will return to the fair in-stead of Fur-Ever Wild,

according to Henry.

Grandstand Country artists Dia-mond Rio will grace the Dakota County Fair Grandstand with opening act Kari & Billy beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. The headliners have

been performing for more than 30 years. Perhaps the group’s big-gest hit came in 1991 with “Meet in the Middle.” The band’s catalog includes hits such as “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “One More Day,” Beauti-ful Mess” and “I Believe”

from seven albums since the 1980s. The group’s last album “The Reason” had a more Christian contemporary theme. Tickets are on sale at www.dakotacountyfair.org for the concert as well as other events at the grandstand. Three years ago, the Dakota County Fair in-vited a major musical act to the grandstand for the first time. Last year, Sawyer Brown performed, and Love and Theft performed in 2013. It wasn’t without a few wrinkles that came with bringing in a musi-cal act, and attendance wasn’t as high as officials would have liked, but they feel like they have learned from the experience. “We’re going to give it another shot,” Henry said. Music will also be heard on the beer garden stage. The Johnny Holm Band is scheduled for Aug. 13, Good For Gary Aug. 14 and Lost Highway Aug. 15. The grandstand will

Chautauqua, an original musical-variety show, is back under the big tent behind the drugstore with performances. This year the performance is titled “Minnesota, the Good, the Bad, and the Uff Dah.” (File photo)

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Children to explore new world Spanish

immersion preschool

Un Mundo Nuevo to open

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Preschool-age children can explore a whole new world at the appropriately titled Un Mundo Nuevo, a Spanish immersion acade-my opening this fall inside Faith Lutheran Church. Co-owners and teach-ers Sandra Huerta and Nelly Marett Benitez have turned their worlds upside down in the past three months to conceive of and launch the school in time for this Friday’s open house and first day of school Aug. 31. Huerta said she was driving by the church on Cedar Avenue in Lakev-ille when she saw it had a playground outside. When she stopped in to the office and spoke with church of-ficials, she discovered that the site’s previous child care center had recently

closed and there were two classrooms available. “I loved it right away,” Huerta said of the school, which is located in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District and has a Rosemount mailing address. “I was excited about the possibilities.” After getting approval from the church board, Huerta and Benitez have been working day and night to paint and deco-rate the rooms, gain ap-proval from state and lo-cal agencies and set up the Spanish immersion cur-riculum. That’s a process that usually takes about six to nine months, according to Huerta. “The inspector was so impressed at how orga-nized we were,” Huerta said. That organization is likely attributed to the fact that Huerta and Benitez, who are both native Span-ish speakers, have nearly 20 years of experience in working at child care cen-ters. They said they have taken the best of what

they have learned over the years and incorporated that into the school, which they said will be the first school of its kind in the area as teachers will de-liver reading, writing and math instruction only in Spanish. While the idea of teach-ing a child Spanish at such an early age may seem counterintuitive to adults who only speak English, the teachers said this is the time to introduce a second language. “They are like spong-es,” Huerta said. “Any-thing you teach them they learn very quickly. They don’t have any problems.” “It is fun for them,” Benitez said. Un Mundo Nuevo is licensed for eight toddler students and nine pre-school age students in the two classrooms that fea-ture bright colors on the walls and lots of decora-tions that convey Span-ish vocabulary words on calendars, to-do lists and much more. The instruction will be delivered in a very visual and active way. They said

signs, songs, dance and other activities help chil-dren learn the language faster. Huerta also said the curriculum will include yoga and Zumba – aero-bics using Latin dance music. “This is the natural way to learn a second lan-guage,” Huerta said. “Ev-ery day will be a party.” “We are not like other teachers,” Benitez said. “We are more like one of the kids.” The school will have three variety shows dur-ing the year when students will put their musical, dance and other talents on display. “Spanish for kids is so important,” Huerta said. “When they have two lan-guages this early, it is so fast for them to get a third language. It opens their minds that there is not just one way to do it.” The school will follow a curriculum that follows the regular public school calendar in surrounding districts. The preschool

Co-owners and teachers Nelly Marett Benitez (left) and Sandra Huerta have turned their worlds upside down in the past three months to conceive of and launch Un Mundo Nuevo Spanish Immersion Children’s Academy in time for Friday’s open house and first day of school Aug. 31. (Photo by Tad Johnson)See SCHOOL, 13A


Academy to another of the district’s eight elemen-tary sites. Orchard Lake was determined the best op-tion partly because its $499,000-$546,000 cost for remodeling the build-ing to create large, open spaces was the most eco-nomical option and it al-ready has an established Impact Academy commu-nity of families involved in the program. The committee also found the building’s lo-cation off I-35 would be convenient for students in and out of the district boundaries, but cited con-cerns it could accommo-date only three learning communities and there is no room for expansion. Board members con-sidered that limited growth situation and also wrestled with how to transport students from throughout the district to Orchard Lake. Parents have cited concern that if the entire school becomes Impact Academy, parents who desire a traditional educa-

tion for their child might have to pay to bus them to another school. District 194 charges $150 per student per school year to bus stu-dents who live less than two miles from their school. There is a $450 family cap for the fee if paid by July 15 of the upcoming school year. After July 15, the fee is $175 per student and the family cap is $525. Many families avoid the fees by driving their children, but that has created additional safety concerns at numerous District 194 schools, in-cluding Orchard Lake. Board Chair Michelle Volk said transportation issues at Orchard Lake need to be addressed re-gardless of what happens with Impact Academy. “It is more than dan-gerous,” Volk said. “With the ditches, there’s no place for those poor par-ents to go as they’re sitting there waiting for children. It’s a situation we have to take care of, regardless. It’s getting very, very dan-gerous over there, accord-

ing to people that are liv-ing in that area.” School Board Mem-ber Bob Erickson sug-gested expanding parking and using the fill to fill in some of the ditches to cre-ate a bigger parking and driving area. He also suggested the board look long-term and consider expanding Im-pact Academy to Christi-na Huddleston as the pro-gram grows since Orchard Lake can only accommo-date three communities. Board Member Jim Skelly’s suggestion that the district move Ignite, the district’s gifted and talented program, into Orchard Lake likewise re-ceived welcome consider-ation by the board. Numerous questions were raised about how the program’s expansion will affect the district’s bound-ary lines, transportation and long-term facility planning. The board requested more information for a deeper discussion at its Aug. 18 workshop, in-cluding a list of soft costs and furniture that was not included in the study cost

estimates.

Parent reviews Attracting strong dis-trict-wide interest in Im-pact Academy program may be a challenge, ac-cording to district survey results released last week. Less than 18 percent of 541 elementary par-ents surveyed by the dis-trict said they would con-sider applying for their child(ren) to enroll in Im-pact Academy at Orchard Lake if it expanded to the entire school. Forty-four percent of elementary parents sur-veyed said they would not apply for the program and 38 percent said they were unsure. Parent reviews from those with students in the program were mixed, ac-cording to the district’s 2014-15 spring Impact Academy Family Satisfac-tion Survey results. One parent said they wished the whole school would be converted to Impact Academy as soon as possible so all children may experience it, and an-other said their son would have benefitted from be-

ing in a program like this sooner. Another parent said Impact Academy “divid-ed the school and caused a very large number of good, experienced teach-ers to leave.” Some parents said if everyone had their own desk, they would have less distractions and still others cited concern there was not enough of writ-ing, math and science. One parent declared, “My child enjoys going to school!!!” and another said they are “amazed” by the information their son is learning as an Impact Academy student. “My daughter has thrived and made more educational gains this year (her first year in Impact) than any other year in school. I can’t say enough positive things about her teacher, Mrs. Ruhme. Also, the Service Learning portion is amaz-ing,” one parent wrote. Some parents cited concerns about social over-stimulation and disruptions to learning, stating that the program will not adequately pre-

pare students for middle school, where “they will not have sofas.” Several comments re-quested better communi-cation. “Moving to electronic devices for learning has totally shut out the par-ents feedback loop,” one parent wrote. “Tradition-ally, we would see work-sheets, tests, etc. and have a connection on what the kids were learning and how they were doing. With the change to on-line learning, those items are not coming home and there is no connection.” Parents also cited concerns about noise, classroom size and the admissions process that left them uncertain about whether or not all their children would get into the program. Several comments were also opposed to state test-ing requirements that dic-tated curriculum and in some cases made children reverse progress. “My child … was at a higher math level and then brought down to study for MCAs,” a par-ent wrote.

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SportsMYSA summer state

(Top) Lakeville Soccer Club defenders surround an Edina forward during the boys Under-12 Classic 1 championship game at the Minnesota Youth Soccer As-sociation summer state tournament Saturday in Sha-kopee. (Left) The Lakeville goalkeep-er kicks the ball out of danger. Edina won the boys U12 Classic 1 game 4-3. Two other Lake-ville teams won their divisions – the girls U13 Classic 1 team and the boys U19 Classic 2 squad. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Local teams knocked out of Legion baseball playoffs

North Red doesn’t get

chance to return to state

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The state American Legion baseball tour-nament will take place this weekend without any teams from Dakota County, all of which were eliminated in Sub-State competition. Lakeville North Red, the 2014 state American Legion champion, is one of the teams on the out-side after it was elimi-nated in the Sub-State 6 tourney in Prior Lake and Burnsville. North Red, which finished 24-7, never fully recovered after a 14-5 loss to East Ridge in the opening round of the double-elimination tournament. North Red defeated Hastings 11-4 in an elimination game but then was knocked out by an 11-7 loss to Eagan last Friday. Eastview took third in the Sub-State 6 tour-ney, winning three of its five games. The Thunder opened with victories over Hastings (9-2) and East Ridge (14-4) before losing to No. 1-seeded Northfield 8-1 last Friday. On Saturday, Eastview re-mained alive with a 7-3 victory over Eagan before losing 2-1 to Prior Lake. Prior Lake claimed a spot in the state tourna-ment with a 9-7 victory over Northfield in 10 in-nings Sunday. Prior Lake won five consecutive games after a 2-0 loss to Eagan in the first round. Eagan’s Thomas Pe-terson pitched a five-hit shutout against Prior Lake in his team’s Sub-State 6 opener. The Patri-ots lost to Northfield 7-5 in the next round before the team’s 11-7 victory over Lakeville North Red that eliminated the de-

fending state champion. Eagan had 15 hits against Lakeville North, 14 of which were singles. Andrew Walker and Jor-dan Wollin each drove in two runs for the Patriots, who built an 8-0 lead after 3 1/2 innings. Jake Ossell had four hits and Peter-son three. Eastview scored five runs in the bottom of the third inning on its way to a 7-3 victory Saturday that put Eagan out of the Sub-State tourney. The Patriots finished 27-11. Woodbury Blue won the Sub-State 5 tourna-ment last week in Apple Valley and Burnsville. Woodbury Blue clinched the tournament – and a place in the state tourney – with a 5-4 victory over Apple Valley on Saturday. Apple Valley finished 22-16 after going 3-2 in the Sub-State tournament. Apple Valley lost its opening game to Lakev-ille South 4-1 before coming back with con-secutive victories over Lakeville North White (6-0), Burnsville (4-3 in 10 innings) and Rosemount (14-9) to reach the finals and get another chance to play Woodbury Blue. The 76ers would have needed to beat the Woodbury team twice to advance to state. Burnsville (17-13) had an eight-run fifth inning in its 14-6 victory over Inver Grove Heights 14-6 in the first round. Colin Strey had three hits and four RBI for the Cobras. The Cobras led Wood-bury Blue by as many as five runs in their second-round game but couldn’t hold the lead, eventually losing 15-8. Apple Valley scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie its elimination game with Burnsville on Friday, then scored again in the bottom of the 10th to send the Cobras home. Mitch Nelson (six innings), Cole Johnson (three innings) and Noah

Sibell (one inning) split the pitching duties for the 76ers. Outfielder Jake Smith had two hits for Apple Valley. Olson and Larson had two hits each for Burnsville. Rosemount had a fast start in the Sub-State 5 tourney, defeating Lakev-ille North White 11-1 in its opener and Lakeville South 12-6 in the second round. But consecutive losses to Woodbury Blue (7-2) and Apple Valley (14-9) ended Rosemount’s playoff run. Lakeville South lost to Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights following its opening-round victory over Apple Valley. Farm-ington defeated St. Paul Park 11-9 in a Sub-State 5 play-in game but then lost to Woodbury Blue 12-1 and Inver Grove Heights 9-7. The state American Legion tournament be-gins Friday with games at Chanhassen High School, Chaska Athletic Park, Round Lake Park in Eden Prairie and Braemar Field in Edina.

Junior Legion Excelsior defeated Burnsville 1-0 and 2-0 on Sunday to win the state Junior American Legion baseball championship at Quarry Point Park in Ap-ple Valley. Excelsior ad-vances to the Mid-States Regional tournament in Fargo, N.D. Eastview, the third seed in the Junior Legion tourney, went 2-2 and was eliminated after an 11-7 loss to Eden Prai-rie last Friday. Eighth-seeded Apple Valley went 4-2, with both of its losses coming against state champion Excel-sior. Lakeville North and Lakeville South both went 1-2 in the tourna-ment.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Briefs

Lakeville North travel volleyball Registration is open for the Lakeville North Juniors fall volleyball pro-gram. Girls in grades 4-6 in the Lakeville North at-tendance area are eligible to try out from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and Aug. 18 at Lakeville North High School. Volleyball experi-ence is not required. For more information or to register, go to www.Lakev-illeNorthJuniors.com.

The Dirt Cup mountain bike sprint series Three Rivers Park Dis-trict offers The Dirt Cup mountain bike sprint se-ries this summer. Compete in a time trial format com-pleting a 10.5-mile moun-tain bike single-track loop. Divisions include men’s, women’s, and U-17. Rac-es alternate between Elm Creek Park Reserve and Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve. Weekly competi-tors add up their top six finishes for a chance at being The Dirt Cup cham-pion. Awards, door prizes and good times at every race. The next event is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Murphy-Han-rehan Park Reserve, Sav-age. Cost is $12 for those who preregister, or $15 for those who register on race day. Call 763-559-6700 to preregister and reference activity number 323735-02. Race registration starts at 5:30 p.m. and race start is at 6:30 p.m. Races are open to ages 14 and older.

Obarski trying to raise DCTC women’s soccer profileBlue Knights

building primarily with

metro-area players

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Rather than having players come to him, Mark Obarski now has to go out and get players. That’s one of the key differences since he be-came head women’s soc-cer coach at Dakota County Technical College about one year ago. “I go around to as many youth tournaments as I can, like Eagan’s, Apple Val-ley’s and the USA Cup,” said Obarski, the former Eagan High School girls coach. Minnesota players fill numerous college women’s soccer programs in the Upper Midwest. Obarski is trying to tap into that pipeline; in particular, he’s looking for players who for whatever reason might not be looking to go to a four-year college immedi-ately after high school. “Since we don’t have on-campus housing, we’ve been concentrat-ing on students within a

30-mile radius of the col-lege,” Obarski said. “We do have a couple of play-ers from other states (in-cluding one from Hawaii), but we’re looking primar-ily at students who can commute here.” DCTC has had a wom-en’s soccer team since 2003 and a men’s team since 2004. Both were founded by Cam Stolz, who also is the school’s athletic direc-tor. Until last year, Stolz also coached both teams, but last year the college hired Obarski as women’s head coach. Stolz remains as head coach of the men’s team. DCTC’s women’s team has won one regional championship and been a regional runner-up twice. Still, there were some growing pains after Obar-ski took over. “We were competitive. We finished just under .500,” Obarski said. “But we did struggle against teams that were ranked in the top 20 in the country (in the National Junior College Athletic Asso-ciation). We learned it’s a numbers game. Last year we had a few games where we literally had only 11 players available because of injuries or kids not being able to be there for

other rea-sons.” T h e D C T C w o m e n start their fall camp M o n d a y and Obar-ski expects at least 18 players to be there, including nine re-turnees from last year’s squad. “It’s definitely go-ing to help to have more depth,” the coach said. “I think the potential is there for us to be a top-20 team, for sure.” Last summer Obarski would have been greeting possibly the most talented group of girls soccer play-ers he had ever had at Ea-gan High School – except that he left to take the job at DCTC. The Wildcats, under new head coach Bu-lut Ozturk, won the 2014 state Class AA champion-ship, the first girls soccer title in school history. Obarski, who still teaches at EHS, laughed when asked if he had tak-en any razzing about the Wildcats winning the state championship the season after he stepped down as coach. “You know, I haven’t taken any,” he said. “I knew that team had the potential to win

the state championship. They have a good chance to win it again this year because they’ll have a lot of players back. “But I also had a goal of coaching a college team someday. I got the offer at DCTC, and I thought, ‘If I turn this down, how do I know I’ll get another op-portunity?’ ” Chris Peterson, Obar-ski’s longtime assistant coach at Eagan, joined him at DCTC. This year’s Blue Knight women’s team is expected to have several players from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tri-bune coverage area, in-cluding former Lakeville South player Candace Ul-men; Kenya Macias, who lives in Lakeville and at-tended Farmington High School; and Madeline Strid, who lives in Farm-ington and attended Ea-gan High. All three will be sophomores this fall, meaning they will be play-ing their final season of soccer at DCTC. Obarski said he wants to build the program around primarily metro-area players who played Premier or Classic 1 club soccer as well as high school varsity soccer. He did add, however, that last

year’s Blue Knights had a couple of late bloomers – players who were on the junior varsity at their high schools but developed into reliable role players at DCTC. Selling points? An ac-cessible location in Rose-mount, an on-campus soccer stadium at the Ames Soccer Complex, and new locker rooms for the soccer teams. Also, Obarski said, DCTC academic cred-its are easily transferable within the Minnesota State Colleges and Uni-versities system, which includes six four-year col-leges that belong to the Northern Sun Intercol-legiate Conference – and have women’s soccer pro-grams. “One of our biggest goals is to make sure our kids are prepared aca-demically so they can get to where they want to be for the rest of their lives,” Obarski said. The DCTC women will play 17 official games and three exhibitions in the 2015 season. The Blue Knights’ first home game is Sept. 2 against Roches-ter Community and Tech-nical College.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at

Mark Obarski

Local players have strong finishes in state golf tourneys Two of the state’s biggest local golf tour-naments, the Minne-sota Golf Association Amateur Championship and Minnesota State Open,were held last week. University of Minne-sota player Jon DuToit of Chaska Town Course

won the MGA Amateur at Northland Country Club in Duluth with a three-round total of 214, 1 over par. Top-10 fin-ishers included Sammy Schmitz of Valleywood Golf Course, who shot 69 in the final round to tie for third, three strokes behind

DuToit. Trent Peterson of Valleywood also was in the tie for third place. Bobby Thomas of Brack-ett’s Crossing Country Club tied for ninth place. Thomas will be a sopho-more at DePaul Univer-sity in the fall Andrew McCain, an

amateur playing out of Dellwood Country Club, won the Minnesota State Open on Sunday at Men-dakota Country Club. His three-round total of 206 was 10 under par and was good for a one-stroke vic-tory. Top finisher from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota

Country Tribune coverage area was former Lakeville South High School player Justin Doeden, who fin-ished at even par and tied for 12th. Peterson, the defending champion, tied for 30th.


likely be filled every evening during the fair. The ever popular demolition derby is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. both Aug. 14 and 15. Monster trucks will return to the grandstand again this year. It took the place of the rodeo last year. “People seemed to really like it,” Henry said. The monster truck perfor-mance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 13. The tractor pull is at 7 p.m. Aug. 11, and Donkey Races are at 7 p.m. Aug. 10.

Heritage village For those interested in what the fair may have been like 100 years ago, head to the Dakota City Heritage Village, for which

admission is free with paid entry to the fair. “When you walk into the fair, on the left you can spend a lot of money on the midway, but to the right, the majority of the (Dakota City activities) are free,” Henry said. “The village is proud of that.” The 1900-era rural village features 22 buildings, includ-ing a schoolhouse, bank, store, blacksmith and many other buildings representing the time period. The village will have a new feature this year by opening up the carpentry shop for wood-working demonstrations. “The interesting thing is it will all be done without electric-ity,” volunteer coordinator Lynn Stegmaier said. “They’re using hand tool, planes and chisels.” The idea to open the shop

blossomed following an exhibit at the museum. Realizing they had a building they could use, they decided to open it during the fair. “We have an excellent team of carpenters who want to pro-duce their own furnishing for the building and items that will be sold in the gift shop eventu-ally, like cutting boards and tool boxes,” Stegmaier said. “They’re a very enthusiastic group of vol-unteers.” Fairgoers can also enjoy a daily tractor parade, threshing demonstration, root beer floats and sweet corn. Music will often fill the air at the bandstand. This year will feature acts such as the River Slow Jam, Lakeville South jazz band, Dakota Brass Quintet, the Czech Area Concertina Band, Marlo Dahl Choir Boys,

Summer Pops Band and Marv Gorman. A bank raid re-enactment depicting a 1930s-era John Dill-inger shoot-out will be at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and at 4 p.m. Aug. 16. Chautauqua, an original mu-sical-variety show, is back under the big tent behind the drugstore with 12 performances. This year the performance is titled “Min-nesota, the Good, the Bad, and the Uff Dah.”

4-H With Dakota County featur-ing perhaps the largest number of 4-H members in the state, it’s no surprise there will be hundreds of animals, exhibits, projects and performances on display. Missing this year will be poul-try due to the avian flu, but the

birds will be in their 4-H’ers’ hearts. Members will bring pho-tos of their live birds to hang dur-ing their showmanship judging.

Special days The special admission days include Aug. 11, when day care centers can buy tickets for $1 in advance, $2 at the gate; Aug. 13, when military personnel and their family get in free and enjoy free parking with identification; and Aug. 13, when adults ages 60 and older receive free parking and admission. More about the fair is at www.DakotaCountyFair.org, inside this edition with a special section devoted to the fair and online at SunThisweek.com/tag/Dakota-County-Fair-2015.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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welcomes children from all of the surrounding districts. In the summer, the acad-emy will have a 12-week program that will be more like a summer camp. It will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The open house is Fri-day, July 31, at 6 p.m. when

children and their families are invited to see the class-rooms and participate in activities. The church is lo-cated at 16880 Cedar Ave. S. For more information, call Huerta at 507-369-4699 or Benitez at 612-999-5276.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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Firearm safety class set A Minnesota Depart-ment of Natural Resourc-es firearm safety class will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 1, 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Rose-mount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rose-mount. Range day will be Oct. 24. To preregister, send stu-dent’s full name, age and name of parent or legal guardian to [email protected]. A con-

firmation will be sent. Students age 12 and older are invited to par-ticipate. Registration paperwork and materi-als handout will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Rosemount American Legion. A parent or legal guardian must accompany the student. Class fee is $7.50. Upon class completion, a $7.50 DNR fee is paid online to self-certify.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby meets The next Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting is 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at JoJo’s Rise and Wine Cafe, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Learn about placing a fee on carbon. All are welcome. CCL meets once a month to empower each other and work to have personal and po-litical breakthroughs with a solution to climate change. For information, call Debbie at 952-250-3320.

Pan-O-Prog pet show winners announced Winners of the Lake-ville Pan-O-Prog pet show include: Best Behaved Dog: Antastasia Blustin, Syd-ney Shirk, Elliana Dug-gan. Smallest Dog: McK-enna Henning, Avery Mouchet, Grayson Turn-er.

Largest Cat: Zack Mc-Fadden, Zander Turner, Jackson Maresch. Best Animal Trick: Shannon Windt, Daniella Mohs, Quincy Krentz. Softest Pet: Aylassa Bowersox, Amelia Joswi-ak, Ella Davis. Largest Dog: Millie Vosika, John Dunford,

Dani Sandgren. Razzlin’ Rodent: Tyus Adams, Carson Gabor-ski, Addie and Leah Will-ingham. Most Unusual Pet: Macey Fox, Elianna Wood, Bree Beck. Most Colorful Pet: Ava Deno, Tally Hessian, Caden Ocken.

Best Dressed Pet: Hadley and Lili DeVary, Teagan Starkey, Aiden Clayburn. Best Pet and Owner Dress-Up: Kinsey Swan-son, Dominic Allard, Es-mae and Ivy Brix.

Warrant sweep honors slain officer The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office will lead a warrant sweep Thursday, July 30, in honor of Offi-cer Scott Patrick, in con-junction with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. On July 30, 2014, Pat-rick, a 47-year-old father of two and 19-year veteran of the Mendota Heights Police Department, was shot to death in West St. Paul while conducting a traffic stop. The car he pulled over was driven by a known drug dealer, Bri-an Fitch Sr., a man with several outstanding felony warrants. During the traf-fic stop, Fitch shot and killed Patrick and then fled. After an exhaustive search involving many lo-

cal law enforcement agen-cies, Fitch was arrested, charged and convicted on all nine charges, including first-degree murder. He will spend the rest of his life in prison. Patrick’s death in the line of duty is a reminder to the community and his fellow officers that there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. Local law en-forcement officers face un-known dangers every day. “In honor of Officer Patrick, law enforcement agencies from throughout Dakota County and be-yond are coming together to put offenders in our community behind bars,” said Dakota County Sher-iff Tim Leslie. “The offi-cers who put their lives on

the line every day believe that the best way for them to honor a fallen hero is by doing the work they all swore an oath to do. The duties of a law enforce-ment officer focus on pro-tecting people and prop-erty. By patrolling their jurisdictions, responding to emergency calls, issu-ing citations and mak-ing arrests, these officers are working to ensure the safety of all members of their communities.” A warrant sweep is a specific day chosen by law enforcement agencies to coordinate efforts toward locating those with pend-ing arrest warrants. War-rant sweeps result in vary-ing amounts of arrests, but all sweeps remind those

with outstanding warrants that they will be held ac-countable. Warrant sweeps also remind residents that law enforcement officers are out there every day to protect and serve. Agencies participat-ing in the sweep include the police departments of Apple Valley, Burns-ville, Eagan, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Men-dota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul and West St. Paul, along with the Ramsey County Sheriff ’s Office Apprehension Unit, the Minnesota Depart-ment of Corrections Fugi-tive Unit and the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Unit.


Obituaries Obituaries LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 21, 2011MORTGAGOR: Craig A. Leno

and Sandra M. Leno, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded September 14, 2011 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2819398.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated November 17, 2014 Record-ed November 24, 2014, as Docu-ment No. 3039970.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100520801106300171LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: First American Funding Company, LLC

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 16660 Flounder Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55068

TAX PARCEL I.D. #:222117301300LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 30, Block 1, Don-nay’s Valley Park 4th, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $154,075.00

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

$152,588.21That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Sep-tember 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 24, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: July 21, 2015JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830-15-004680 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015, 6PM

AGENDA DRAFTPlease see www.creditriver-mn.

gov for a complete version of the agenda.

6PM: Call August 3, 2015 Board Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance1) Approve or Amend Agenda2) Consent Agenda3) Open Forum4) Old Business5) New Business 6) Road Report 7) Engineer’s Report8) Treasurer Report9) Clerk’s Report10) Town Hall 11) Review and Pay Bills12) Adjourn

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions

of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 2, 2008MORTGAGOR: Bao Lee Thao,

an unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

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

CORDING: Filed March 16, 2009, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T640665 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 146380.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage Inc. Dated July 7, 2014 Filed July 16, 2014 , as Document No. T733657. And thereafter as-signed to: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Dated January 9, 2015 Filed January 22, 2015, as Document No. T740891.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100011520052797174LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage, Inc

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Green Tree Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 17040 Jonquil Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.64603.01.030LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 3, Block 1, in Rolling Oaks

South Plat FourCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $247,500.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$239,834.16That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: August 27, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on February 29,2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: June 23, 2015Green Tree Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68886 - 15-004110 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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EUREKA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is Hereby Given: The Board of Adjustments and Ap-peals of Eureka Township will hold a public hearing on Monday, Au-gust 10, 2015, in the Eureka Town Hall located at 25043 Cedar Ave., beginning at 7:30 pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an application for a variance for use of existing setbacks on prop-erty located at 6675 245th Street. Such persons desiring to be heard with reference to this matter will be heard at this hearing. Mira Broyles, Clerk Eureka Township

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

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1020 Junkers& Repairables

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4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing


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1020 Junkers& Repairables

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651-769-0857

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

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

1030 Motorcycles

2003 Harley Softtail Duce, 8,600 miles. $1k front rim, $1,200 of work (tune-up, oil changed, battery, new tires & grips/levers): $11,000. 651-423-5311

3500 MERCHANDISE

3520 Cemetery Lots

Grandview Park Cemetery, Hopkins. 2 side by side plots

$800 each. 602-861-8082

Lakewood CemeteryMpls, 2 burial lots, valued at $8000; asking $7,200/best offer. 952-546-1104

Pleasant View Cemetery: 2 lots for price of one! $1,200 Cash only. 763-360-1937

3580 Household/Furnishings

Bunk bed set, all wood, chest of drawers & desk. $400. 952-948-0688

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-392-6888Oak 3 pc. BR set: Hutch style 9’x6’ headboard/queen frame, dresser /mir-ror, chest of drawers. 10 yrs old. Ex. cond., $750. 612-202-7623

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Eureka tent sleeps 4-5, sleeping bag, Thermarest mat. all like new $150/3; 5’ oak dresser exc cond $90; 3 drawer oak end $45; Cal. king Matt bx spr frame foam topper 6 yrs like new $700; 5’ oak book-shelf, 5’ oak wine cabinet cherry finish perf cond $85; Trek 26” girls bike w/car rack $125; beautiful lrg tan wicker chair/cushion/ottoman $125; beautiful Casa de Christina Tuscan pattern dishes $75; photos available for all items; cash

only. Call 505-264-7542

Premium 16’x7’ Cedar Garage Door 50% off - They sent us the wrong door style. Was mounted for one month until correct door rec’d. Original price $4,100. selling for $2,200. Tom An-derson: [email protected]

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Senior: wants silver plated dinnerware sets. Cash +

bonus gift 763-533-1147

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

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

3620 MusicInstruments

1960’s Lester Console Piano w/bench, $200/BO. Call Joan 763-544-0657

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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

Apple Valley Cedar Isle Country Homes, 10 garages. Th-F, Aug. 6-7, (8-5). 145th & Galaxy

Apple Valley

Church Wide Garage Sale

Christus VictorLutheran Church

Located at:Palomino & Cedar AveFri., 8/7 (10am - 8pm*)

Sat., 8/8 (9am - 2pm)

*Early Bird Special: Pay $3/family and shop from 9-10 am before theofficial garage sale opens

Apple Valley, 8/5 (5-8) 8/6 (8-4) 8/7 (8-1), Toys, Cloz, HH & Lots of Misc!

14781 Haven Drive

Apple Valley: 8/6, 8/7, 8/8,8a-4p-Huge Moving Sale! f u r n , c o l l e c t i b l e s, t oy s, clothes. 14725 Dory Ct

Bloomington TOOL SALE8/1 (10-3) Power tools-lrg & small, var. of hand tools Cash only 7021 Kenmare Dr

Bloomington, 7/30-31, 8-1. Bookshelves, Beds, Furn, Kids Stuff, HH, Lots of Misc. 4201 W. 100th St.


Bloomington, Moving/ Multi Family. 7/29-8/1, 8:30am - 5 pm. Tools, HH, Furn, Toys, cloz; kids-16W, 10224 Scarborough Road

Brooklyn CenterHUGE MOVING SALE!8/6-7 (9-5); 8/8 (9-12)

5512 Irving Ave. North

Burnsville, 7/30 to 8/1, 8-5 Th-F, 8-3 Sat. Clothes, housewares, crafts, juicer, kids stuff, party favors, furniture, yard tools, pictures and frames. 12901 16th Ave S

Burnsville, 7/31 & 8/1, 9-5. Prairie rugs. New cotton. All sizes. Cash, Visa/MC.

17 Garden Dr - Cluster 3

Eagan, 7/31 & 8/1, 10-6. Antiques, Collectibles, Music, Furn, HH.

4227 Diamond Drive

Eagan, Fri. 7/31 & Sat. 8/1, 8-4. Furn, Bedroom Set, Kitch, HH. All MUST go! 4529 South Mallard Trail

Eagan: Moving Sale! 8/6-8, (9-5) Furn, misc. HH, tools & more. 4165 Hilltop Point

Edina, 8/7 & 8, Fri. 9-4 & Sat. 9-12. Couch, tables, lamps, pictures, rugs & more! Cute stuff! 5929 Drew Ave. So.

Golden Valley, Aug 6 & 7, 8am-5pm. Huge Moving Sale. Something for all. 1639 East Constance Dr.

LAKEVILLE

August 12-15Over 30,000 SF of Bargains!

All Saints Church7th Annual Sale

Early Bird Sale - Wed, 8/12 (3-8) - $3 Adm.;

Thurs, 8/13 (9-6);Fri, 8/14 (10-4);

Sat, 8/15 (8-Noon) -1/2 Price & Bag Sale

19795 Holyoke Ave.

Minnetonka, Thurs. July 30-Sat. Aug. 1, 8-4. Golf equip. & household. 14925 Highland Trail

Move Sale Blooming-ton, 8/8 & 9, 9am-3pm. 60 years of living must see: www.oldisknew.com/upcoming-Sales 9819 10th Av S.

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New Hope, 7/31-8/1, 9-4. HH and Dorm items. Fridge, Furn, kennel, games, stove, and . 3108 Ensign Ave N

Plymouth Estate Sale4820 Wellington Lane7/30 - 8/2 (Thurs-Sun 9-3)Antiques, in/outdoor furn., toys, books, HH items, etc.

Plymouth, 8/1/2015, 8 am to 3 pm. Lots of Fur-niture (bedroom set, sec-tional, sleeper sofa, etc), household items, tools, Fishing, Thule rack and bike carrier, bike. 3630 Rosewood Lane

Plymouth, 8/6 & 8/7, 8 am-6 pm. Mother of all Garage Sales! Huge- An-tiques, tools, HH, etc. 18520 23rd Ave. N.


Richfield, 8/6-8/8, 8-6. Qn Mahogany BR Set, Marble Dining Tbl, China, Crystal, Grill, Fit-ness, Leather, and more! 6504 16th Ave.

Richfield, July 30, 31, Aug 1, Th & Fri: 9-5, Sat: 9-2. Furniture, bikes & HH items Everything must go Cash only. 6929 11th Ave.

Richfield, Moving Sale, Th 7/30 & Fri 7/31, 8-5. HH, Misc, Eden Pure Heater, Brass Wine Rack. Cash Only! 6939 4th Ave So

St. Louis Park: AquilaNeighborhood Annual

Garage Sale. on 8/8(8-4) North of Knollwood Plaza

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4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

Eagan-Near bus line. 2Br, 2Ba,W/D, Ht pd,Avail now! $1100 mo. 612-281-2678

Lakeville- 1 Br, 2nd floor. $725 mo. Inclds gas & elec.Avail now! 952-221-3258

4570 StorageFor Rent

Eagan- Double Garage for rent. Clean and dry.

$160 mo. 612-964-5877 Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

Warehouse for Rent- Great Location! 1100 sq. ft, concrete floor, heated. 14 ft overhead door, w/pri-vate service door. $650 mo.

Call: 612-889-8768

5000 SERVICES

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5110 Building &Remodeling

Value Home Exteriors LLC- Roofing- Siding- Decks

Lic & Ins952-820-5989

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5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Duffy’s Hardwood Floors •Install •Refinish

•Repair • Cust. Staining•Res./Comm. Serving

the area for over 32 yrs! 22,000 happy customers! Satisfaction guaranteed.

952-426-2790

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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


CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

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


A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

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

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

ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

DAN’S CONCRETEDriveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Blocks,

Footings, Etc.25 Years of Experience

612-244-8942

Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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

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

& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote!

• 952-469-2754 •

Kelly O’Malley “As owner,

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

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

Muenchow Concrete Driveways, Patio, Floors,Steps, Walks, Blocks, ftgs,

Addition, Light excavating952-469-1211 since 1975

St. Marc Ready Mix Concrete

1-100 yards delivered. Both small & large trucks. Con-tractors & Homeowners.

952-890-7072


Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING

& STAINING Professional and Prompt

Guaranteed Results.

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

Code #78

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

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5280 Handyperson

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

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

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

We Accept Credit Cards“Soon To Be Your

Favorite Contractor!”Statuscontractinginc.com

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100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service

�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows

�Water/Fire Damage �Doors

Lic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

5 Star Home ServicesHandyman, Painting, In-stall Appliances & Mainte-nance. Sm/Lg Jobs. Ref/Ins 40+yrs. Bob 952-855-2550

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

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

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


5370 Painting &Decorating

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal


5510 Full-time



5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

5520 Part-time

Direct Support Professional

Rewarding position assisting individuals with intellectual disabilities and sensory impairments in a center based setting in Bloomington. Provide supervision, job skills training and participate in community integration activities. Assist with personal cares as needed. Position requires the ability to lift and transfer individuals to/from wheelchairs. A valid driver’s license and compli-ance with MVR & Rule 11 background checks required. Position is FT, M-F with excellent benefits. $11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ with a generous training & benefit package. Experience helpful but not required, willing to train. Submit cover letter and resume to Melinda at [email protected] or call 952-884-8330.

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

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5280 Handyperson

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

CAYERING LAWN SERVICES LLC

•Patios •Sod•Paver Driveways•Paver Sidewalks •Firepits •Retaining Walls•Boulder Walls

Call Casey 952-292-5636

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Mulch & Rock, & Fences.Call 952-334-9840

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

� MN Nice �Gardens & Landscapes

952-288-7693

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to Excellence” • Summer

Pricing 612-205-9953 modernlandscapes.biz

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

Lawn Mowing starts at $29 Call or text 952-261-6552 Liberty Lawn Care


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

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

Major Credit Card Accepted

Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605


DAVE’S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING

Int/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

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

for special deals.

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

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

Ins. 952-891-8586

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

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

HAIL DAMAGE? NEED A ROOF?

Dun-Rite Roofing Co. Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

www.DunRiteMN.com

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

◆ 651-338-5881 ◆Exp’d. Prof., Lic., Ins’d.

Reasonable Rates. absolutetreeservicemn.com

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

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213


Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

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

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

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

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

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

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

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

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

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

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

All Stars Montessori is a privately owned child care center in Apple Valley. We are currently seeking a full-time assistant toddler teacher. Child care experi-ence and experience work-ing with toddlers is a plus. Please send your resume to [email protected].

AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLER

Full-time position con-sists of dismantling automotive vehicles and warehousing parts. Must have own tools, mechanical experience. Applicants must be able to lift and carry 50lbs. Benefits include Paid Vacation and Holidays, Health Plan and Uni-forms. $18.50 per hour and up, depending on experience. Transi-tioning to Pay Perfor-mance. Hours are M – F 8:00AM to 5:00PM Qualified, dependable applicants should apply in person at:

METRO AUTO SALVAGE INC.11710 E. 263RD ST.

LAKEVILLE, MN 55044

Burnsville Heating & Air Conditioning- Full Time

Service Technician, New Home Installers, & Retrofit Installers.

Apply in person: 3451 W. Burnsville Parkway #120

or apply online: www.burnsvilleheating.com

Drivers WantedRegional/OTR

Home Weekends. Class ALate Model Equipment

$.44 cents/mile Call Nik: 651-325-0307

Finish CarpentersSchwieters Co. is hiring.

$1000 hiring bonus for Exp. Finish Carpenter

Great Benefits! Year round work throughout the metro

area. 612-328-3140 to schedule an interview.

Finishcarpenters.comEOE

5510 Full-time

Emergency Apparatus Maintenance, Inc pro-vides full service and repair of fire apparatus, ambulances and other emergency vehicles. Due to our rapid growth and expansion we are looking for a professional, reliable mobile on-site mechanic to join our team.

Technician’s responsibil-ity includes all aspects of onsite emergency ve-hicle/equipment repair, maintenance, and testing. Fire apparatus and fire pump training provided.

Job Requirements: Trade school, experience and personal tools. Pre-em-ployment physical and drug screen required. Must obtain DOT certifi-cation and a CDL.

Excellent Benefits: medi-cal/dental/life insurance, Holiday/Vacation pay and a HUGE retirement plan. Also, uniforms and tool insurance provided.

Monday -- Friday daytime hours.

PLEASE FILL OUT AN EMPLOYMENT APPLI-CATION ON OUR WEB-SITE:W W W . E A M S E R V I C E .COM or call us at 800-326-3911

HOUSE CLEANERS$80-$110/day FT/PT7:20am-3:00pm. We

provide CAR. Burnsville location. 952-432-2134

QUALITY CONTROL

Full-time position con-sists of cleaning and verifying quality of automotive parts. Co-ordinate shipping and receiving, warehous-ing of parts, and load-ing customers. Must be detailed oriented, have computer skills and be able to lift 50lbs. Pro-vide backup and assis-tance as needed. Must have good customer service skills. Pay starts at $15.00 per hour M – F 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Benefits include Holi-day and Vacation Pay, Health Plan and Uni-forms.

Apply in Person:

METRO AUTO SALVAGE INC.11710 E. 263RD ST.

LAKEVILLE, MN 55044

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL

Ashley Distribution Ser-vices in Blaine, MN seeks:

•TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning poten-

tial avg. $68,000 year•Home Weekly •Paid

Vacation •Full Benefit Package• Paid Holidays

Class A CDL & at least 1 year current OTR exp. Clean MVR/PSP Reports.

Call 1-800-837-2241 email: jobs@

ashleydistributionservices.com or www.

ashleydistributionservices.com to apply under jobs.

5520 Part-time

Busy south metro flooring store looking for Part-time Office Help. (20-25 hours per week). Seeking self-starter who is organized, dependable and willing to learn new things. Please

send your resume to: [email protected]

General Office Cleaning3 times per week, approx. 1 hour per day. Govern-ment office. Rosemount. Up to $25/hr. Exp. only. Must pass background check. Reply to: [email protected] EEO Employer

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Saint Luke’s Church in Faribault is looking for a part-time worship leader.This is an 8-10 hour a week position. More information can be ob-tained by contacting Pastor Aaron Brock-meier at 507-384-2460 or [email protected]

5530 Full-time orPart-time

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Voted by its employees as top 10 best workplaces in Minnesota by the Mpls/St Paul Business Jour-nal-2013!! Augustana of Apple Valley, 178 resident, LTC & Rehab currently has need for nurses. All posi-tions require current MN Licensure. These positions qualify for a $5,000 Reten-tion Bonus. Send resumes to [email protected] or visit www.augustanacare.org/jobs.

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theater and arts calendar

family calendarTo submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Tuesday, Aug. 4 Family Fun Tuesday – Ter-rell Woods a.k.a. Carnage: Beat Boxing, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person do-nation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.capon-iartpark.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 5 Eagan Market Fest, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, en-tertainment by Benson Family Singers, 4-5:30 p.m., and Riv-erside Swing Band, 6-8 p.m. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, Aug. 6 Free Yoga on the Beach to celebrate National Wig-gle Your Toes Day, 8-9 a.m., Schulze Lake Beach, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Hatha yoga class by Susan at YogaSoul. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Barbara Borer, Rahn Elementary principal, and Kristine Black, Gideon Pond Elementary principal, will read books to children. Books are geared toward elementary and

preschool children. Spin Zone Jugglers will perform at noon for the Thurs-day Rockin’ Lunch Hour con-cert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Divorce clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Get help with divorce paperwork using Minnesota I-Can. Presented by the Dakota County Law Library, Legal Assistance of Dakota County, the Minnesota Justice Foundation, and volunteer at-torneys and law students. Free. Registration required. Call 952-431-3200.

Friday, Aug. 7 Relay For Life of Burns-ville begins at 6 p.m., Burns-ville High School, 600 Highway 13 E., Burnsville. Information: www.relayforlife.org/burnsvil-lemn. Relay For Life of Rose-mount begins at 6 p.m., Da-kota County Technical College, 1300 145th St. E., Rosemount. Information: www.relayforlife.org/rosemountmn. Outdoor movie, “Finding Nemo,” rated G, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Com-mons Park in the Heart of the City.

Saturday, Aug. 8

Free Family Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. Car-bike show and concert with the 34th ID Band. Information: 651-423-3380.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Environmental Awareness Event Picnic, 2-6 p.m., city of Savage Environmental Learn-ing Center, 13500 Dakota Ave. S., Savage (handicap acces-sible). Staff from environmen-tal groups will be available to talk with attendees about how to engage in various environ-mental efforts. Food, games and prizes. Open to the public, sponsored by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

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 wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/.

Reunions Burnsville High School Class of 1985 30th reunion, Saturday, Aug. 15, at Buck Hill’s Whittier Room. Additional events on Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday morning golf. Infor-

mation: www.Braves85.com, [email protected] or 952-891-8377.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • Aug. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount. • Aug. 5, 1-7 p.m., Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W., Lakeville. • Aug. 5, 3-8 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Cen-tral Parkway, Eagan. • Aug. 6, 1-7 p.m., Mt. Oliv-et Assembly of God Church, 14201 Cedar Ave. S., Apple Valley. • Aug. 7, 12-6 p.m., Car-mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Aug. 7, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. • Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

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

[email protected].

Books SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Ben Gleib and Bret Ernst, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 7-8, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Dance Ragamala Dance Com-pany: “Sacred Earth,” with opening act Spanish flamenco music and dance with Michael Hauser, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, as part of the Summer Per-formance Series at Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater in Eagan. Free, but a $5 per person dona-

tion is suggested. Information: www.caponiartpark.org.

Events/Festivals Dakota County Fair, Aug. 10-16, Dakota County Fair-grounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington. Information: 651-463-8818 or www.dakotacoun-tyfair.org. 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.

Exhibits “Cultural Perspectives: Worldly Treasures” runs July 9 to Aug. 9 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 Jerry Jeff Walker with Albert and Gage, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 31, in the amphi-theater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $46, $58.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Music in Kelley Park featuring New Sound Under-ground, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoundation.org/. The Mancouche Jazz Hot Club (jazz), 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Remembering the King (an Elvis tribute featuring Steve Marcio), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, as part of the Wednes-day in the Park Concert Series at Civic Center Park, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Free. Rain location: Diamond-head Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Keb’ Mo’, 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 6, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $50, $62.50 VIP box seat.

Information: http://suemclean.com/. Music in Kelley Park fea-turing Steve Sullivan and The Factory, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the amphitheater at the Min-nesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $62, $74.50 VIP box seat. Informa-tion: http://suemclean.com/.

Theater “Beauty and the Beast,” presented by Eagan Com-munity Theater, 7 p.m. July 29-31, Aug. 1; 2 p.m. Aug. 1, Eagan High School. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and children under 12. Information: http://www.eaganhs.portal.rschooltoday.com/. “Barefoot in the Park,” presented by Expressions Community Theater, 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 6-8, and 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and 9, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13 at

the box office or www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com. Infor-mation: 952-985-4640. Uponor Shakespeare Un-der The Stars “Twelfth Night,” presented by Apple Valley Live! Theatre Company, 7 p.m. Aug. 1-2, 8-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free.

Workshops/classes/other Pretty Princess Party for girls ages 3 to 6, 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, July 22 through Aug. 19, at Footsteps Dance Studio in Burnsville. Singing, dancing, acting, tumbling and games taught by dance teacher and educator Karin Wilde-Ber-ry. The Pretty Princess Party allows little girls to celebrate being a princess in God’s king-dom. Cost is $25 per class ses-sion. Information: [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-

days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. 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 second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Get ready to swing

The Riverside Swing Band (pictured) and the Benson Family Singers are the featured entertainment at Eagan Market Fest on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Benson Family Singers take the stage at 4 p.m., followed by the Riverside Swing Band at 6 p.m. Eagan Market Fest is held each Wednesday during the summer and early fall from 4-8 p.m. at the city’s Central Park Festival Grounds next to the Eagan Community Center. This season’s schedule is at www.cityofeagan.com. (Photo submitted)

From the Archives

Readers were seeing triple when they opened the Jan. 12, 1981, edition of Thisweek News. This triple-exposure image of a woman identified in the paper only as “Shelly” was made by Robert Streed of Apple Valley and submitted to the newspaper as an entry in Thisweek’s reader photo contest.


Outdoor Shakespeare Apple Valley Live The-ater Company will present the Shakespeare comedy “Twelfth Night” Aug. 1-30 in Kelley Park, 6855 For-tino St., Apple Valley. The run of “Twelfth Night” in Kelley Park opens Saturday, Aug. 1, with a 7 p.m. show. Ad-mission is free to all the performances, which the Apple Valley Arts Foun-dation is presenting in partnership with Uponor North America. The full schedule is at www.avartsfoundation.org.

Master class at Ballet Royale Ballet Royale in Lake-ville is hosting an Ad-v a n c e d / P ro f e s s i o n a l Master Ballet Class with Bonnie Mathis from 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. Mathis is a former prin-cipal dancer with Ameri-can Ballet Theatre and Nederlands Dans Theatre. Following her performing career, she founded Ballet Arts Minnesota, where she was artistic director for 15 years. She was also on the faculty at the University of Minnesota and taught at American Ballet The-atre’s summer intensives. This summer she is guest teaching the Master class and Ballet Royale Minne-sota’s two-week intensive in August. The Master class costs

$35. Registration forms can be picked up at Bal-let Royale, 16368 Ken-rick Ave., Lakeville. Call 952-898-3163 to have the forms sent by mail. The two-week intensive Ballet & Jazz Repertory Workshop is by audition only. The workshop runs 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 10-14. Call Ballet Royale at 952-898-3163 to set up an audition or for more in-formation.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by the Vintage Band Festival, fresh local produce and flowers, and arts and crafts will be fea-tured at Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more informa-tion, visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org.

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Carnage is for kids Beatboxing tutorial is Aug. 4 at Caponi

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Using your mouth, and only your mouth, to simulate all the sounds of a drum kit is not ex-actly the easiest feat in music, but guests at Eagan’s Caponi Art Park next week will have a stage-tested mentor in Carnage. Hip-hop artist Carnage, aka Terrell Woods, will be demonstrat-ing the art of beatboxing Aug. 4 as part of the Eagan venue’s sum-merlong Family Fun Tuesdays se-ries. The event is interactive, with Carnage — whose beatboxing skills are billed as “the best drum-mer in town” — offering kids a tu-torial in beatboxing basics as well as the fundamentals of rhyme and rap-writing structure. Carnage first gravitated to hip-hop music as a kid after hearing Run DMC in 1982 and started beatboxing at age 9 with inspira-tion from rap trio The Fat Boys, according to his bio at carnag-etheexecutioner.com. He wrote his first rhyme in 1987 under the name T-Swift and has since built a career as both an announcer and a beatboxer. Among his performance cred-its, Carnage has shared a stage with hip-hop greats KRS-One, Method Man and Too Short. The beatboxing tutorial at Ca-poni starts at 10 a.m. and admis-sion is free with a $4 per person suggested donation. Other upcoming events in the Family Fun Tuesdays series in-clude “Around the World with Stories” featuring storyteller Kevin Srauss (Aug. 11), Raga-mala Dance Company (Aug. 18), and “Fool’s Medicine Show” — a whimsical, 19th century-style medicine show — presented by Theater of Fools (Aug. 25). Caponi Art Park is also offer-ing entertainment geared to adults and families through its Summer Performance series, held on Sun-day evenings in Caponi’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphithe-ater. Remaining events in the Sum-mer Performance Series include

Ragamala Dance Company (Aug. 9) and BareBones puppet theater (Aug. 23). Guests at the Summer Perfor-mance Series are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread on the outdoor amphithe-ater’s grassy slopes. Admission is free with a $5 per person suggest-

ed donation. The full schedules for both summer series are at www.capon-iartpark.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Hip-hop artist Carnage will be demonstrating the basics of beatboxing Aug. 4 at Caponi Art Park as part of the Eagan venue’s summerlong Family Fun Tuesdays series. (Submitted photo by Joshua Schave)

Going ‘Barefoot’

Expressions Community Theater actor Richard Daly rehearses a scene from “Barefoot in the Park,” a Neil Simon stage comedy being presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 6-8, and 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and 9. Tickets are $13 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com, or at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. (Photo submitted)

The Minnesota Zoo is partnering with Fair State Brewing Cooperative to create a limited edition brew featuring prairie grasses to help save en-dangered butterflies like the Dakota skipper. When people order a Dakota Skipper Endangered Re-serve from a restaurant listed at www.mnzoo.org/ButterflyBrew, a portion goes to supporting the zoo’s efforts to save pol-linators through the Prai-rie Butterfly Conserva-tion Program. This brew is available for only two weeks – from July 25 to Aug. 7 – the adult lifespan of the skipper. The final pours will be featured at the zoo’s “Brew at the Zoo” beer

tasting event at 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 7. The Dakota skipper species has vanished from more than 75 percent of its former range. The Minnesota Zoo’s Prairie Butterfly Conservation Program scientists work with many partners to save Minnesota’s endan-gered prairie butterflies, studying reasons for their decline in the wild and breeding them at the Min-nesota Zoo to create an “insurance population” to prevent their extinction. To learn more about the Dakota Skipper En-dangered Reserve or to register for Brew at the Zoo, visit www.mnzoo.org/ButterflyBrew.

Butterfly brew at the zoo to raise money for project


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