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line of clothing. The Barcelona-based School District 196 gradu-ates won the Jury Award recently in the Aesthetic Category at the 17th In-ternational Symposium on Wearable Computers for their Lüme Collec-tion, which boasts com-puter technology that can change the color of a gar-ment to match one’s at-titude, accessories or sur-roundings. “The response to our collection has been a bit overwhelming, in a posi-tive way, but perhaps something we were not prepared for,” Fraguada wrote in an email. “We are beyond honored to have received the (award).” The surprise is one that is years in the mak-ing through the couple’s unusual combination of

talents at their Barcelona design studio Jorge & Es-ther, which they have run since 2010. Bigger, who started hand sewing at age 3 and using a sewing machine at 9, grew up in tune with technology. Profession-

ally, she designed theater and opera costumes for 15 years, including stints at the Guthrie Theater and Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company, which both used wearable elec-

The Lüme asymmetrical bomber

jacket is controllable via a smartphone application that was developed by Jorge & Esther – the Barcelona

design studio operated by District 196 graduates Elizabeth Bigger and Luis Fraguada.

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Leading indicatorsThe Minnesota Chamber of Commerce president says one legislative session does not turn an economy around.

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Chorales to combineThe Minnesota Valley women’s and men’s chorales will perform two shows in Apple Valley next weekend.

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Irish earn state tourney berthThe Rosemount High School football team will play Eastview in a state semifinal matchup of familiar foes.

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Army Band to play at schoolThe Farmington High School wind ensemble will open Veterans Day concert that features 451st Army Band.

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Levy referendum passes in District 196 Voters approve $30 million annual amount by 2-to-1 margin

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A $30 million annual 10-year levy referendum passed by an overwhelm-ing majority in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District on Nov. 5. The levy, which will raise $1,486 per pupil each year, passed earning 66

percent yes votes (14,217). No votes totaled 7,124. “I’m more excited about the levy (than win-ning re-election) because it’s so important,” said Board Member Art Coul-son, who was re-elected Tuesday. “I’m very thank-ful to the community for supporting the schools.” Noting that the dis-trict endured three years

of budget cuts, Coulson said he believes residents began to feel the pain of those cuts and rose up to prevent more deep cuts. “With the levy, we will still face financial issues but this will give us more breathing room,” he said, adding that he is grateful to the number of people who championed the levy. The successful levy

won’t prevent budget ad-justments in the coming year but will lessen them. Officials plan to make $4 million in adjustments to maintenance and op-erations costs in 2014-15. These include reducing the district’s contribution to employee health insur-ance and increasing third-party billing for special education.

District officials also plan to eliminate the K-Plus scholarship program in 2014-15 since the state plans to fully fund all-day kindergarten programs. The approved referen-dum will result in a $375 per pupil increase from the current operating levy, which brings in $20 mil-

Incumbents win District 196 School Board race Coulson, Huusko, Roseen re-elected



Incumbents Art Coul-son, Gary Huusko and Mike Roseen were re-elect-ed to the Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School Board on Nov. 5. Roseen took the most votes with 12,138 followed by Huusko with 10,616 and Coulson with 9,811, according to the unofficial results. “I’m happy and hon-ored and humbled people decided to keep the dis-trict’s incumbents in,” Huusko said. A fourth candidate, Craig Angrimson, took 7,199 votes in the race for Voters at the Hayes Community and Senior Center in Apple Valley cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, when residents

of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District approved a new operating levy and returned to office all three incumbent School Board members. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

No more golfing in city parks

Farmington updates ordinance at Monday’s meeting

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


People who want to play golf in Farming-ton, should plan on playing at Fountain Valley or Southern Hills golf courses. The Farmington City Council amended an ordinance at Monday’s meeting prohibiting driving, hitting, slicing or projecting a golf ball of any kind in Farmington’s 21 parks. The measure was inspired by recent com-plaints of errant golf balls hitting homes and cars as well as landing close to parents and chil-dren playing.

Two charged with murder in heroin death

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


An Apple Valley woman and a man from Morton, Minn., were charged with murder last week in connec-tion with the overdose death of a Lakeville man. Jennifer L. Spicer, 29, and Timothy P. Bednarchuk, 22, allegedly purchased the her-oin that led to the death of Spicer’s boyfriend, 29-year-old Robert E. Trentman. Trentman was found dead the morning of Sept. 8 at a Rosemount home. A Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s autopsy deter-mined the cause of death was a mix of heroin and al-

cohol toxicity. According to a crimi-nal complaint, the night of Sept. 7 Spicer arranged for Bednarchuk to purchase heroin for the couple; she gave Bednarchuk $80 and drove with him to Brooklyn Center where he purchased two plastic bags of the drug. Later that night, Spicer met up with Trentman at a bar; she later told police that Trentman had been drinking and appeared in-toxicated. The two left the bar and returned to Spicer’s then-residence in Rose-mount, where they each snorted two lines of heroin using a rolled-up dollar bill, the complaint said.

When Spicer woke up the morning of Sept. 8, Trent-man was cold to the touch and not breathing. She at-tempted CPR but Trentman did not respond, and 911 was called. Investigating officers found a plastic bag contain-ing a trace amount of hero-in on the bedroom floor and a dollar bill with what ap-peared to be powder residue in Spicer’s purse, the com-plaint said. Bednarchuk and Spicer were each charged with third-degree murder, a felo-ny that carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Elizabeth Bigger and Luis Fraguada were suc-cessful at passing notes undetected in Locker Bay A when they were students at Scott Highlands Middle School, so it’s not surpris-ing they’ve found success as a couple and as own-ers of a breakthrough Rosemount High School graduate Elizabeth Bigger and

Apple Valley High School graduate Luis Fraguada first met in 1990 when they were sixth-graders in the Radio Club at Scott Highlands Middle School. The couple run a Barcelona-based fashion design studio. (Photo submit-ted)

Couple weave love, labor in Lüme

Rosemount, Apple Valley graduates design clothing success in Barcelona, Spain

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Concert aims to ‘Inspire Generations’Farmington

wind ensemble opening for 451st

Army Band by Andy Rogers

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In honor of Veterans Day, Farmington High School will host “Inspir-ing Generations,” a joint concert of the 451st Army Band and the Farmington High School wind ensem-ble at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The wind ensemble, un-der the direction of Jeff Gottwig, will perform be-fore the 451st Army Band presents a variety of num-bers for concert band, as well as popular hits per-formed by the unit’s rock band and stage band. “This is the third year now, so it’s truly become an annual event,” Gottwig said. “It’s one of our big format concerts. We do several veteran salutes.” Gottwig said it’s a per-

The 451st Army Band will perform with the Farmington wind ensemble at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Farmington High School. (Photo submitted)

formance for all ages that will span several musical arrangements. “It will go from serious to light,” he said. “There’s something for everybody, from older veterans to younger kids. “I know they’ll enjoy the concert. (The 451st Army Band) is an upper-level quality group. We don’t get all that many cul-tural things that we get to do down in these neck of the woods.”

The two bands will combine with a few high school students playing with the Army for the clos-ing number’s rendition of John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Two recent Farmington High School alumni play with the 451st Army Band, Bri Preblich and Leah Stoelzle. First Sgt. Cheryl Wason, who taught Ger-man at Farmington High School for many years before her retirement in

2013, will also perform. The 451st Army Band is comprised of members of the Army Reserve based at Fort Snelling. Formed in 1948, the unit performs concert tours in cities throughout the Midwest. “Their mission is to entertain and educate,” Gottwig said. “It’s going to have a degree of quality you can count on.”

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Personnel from the Rosemount Public Works Department – from left, Public Works Director and City Engineer Andy Brotzler, Public Works Coordinator Christine Wat-son, and Bill Alms, water resources project engineer for WSB & Associates – visited a class of fifth-graders at Rosemount Elementary School this month to talk about ways to reduce pollution in runoff water. (Photo submitted)

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All Saints Party draws a heavenly crowd in RosemountSt. Joseph event featured costume

cavalcade of children



St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount expected a light turnout for its All Saints Party on Nov. 1, but 75 children at-tended dressed as a saint or other saint-related characters. The All Saints Day event was a way to have fun learning about the saints in Biblical history. “Saints are not super-heroes like those in block-buster movies,” said the Rev. Paul Jarvis, pastor of the church. “Rather, they were or are ordinary, imperfect people like our-selves, who completely handed their lives over to Christ, letting Him be the hero through their lives, through their witness.” Children explored their creative sides with some of their costumes, which included St. Mo-ses carrying the 10 com-mandments tablets, St. Sebastian with plenty of

Kiara Avenido, as Joan of Arc on a horse, won first place in the girls division during the All Saints Party on Nov. 1 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount. (Photo submitted)

Children dressed up as saints or in saint-related costumes during the All Saints Party on Nov. 1 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount. (Photo submitted)

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Thank a vet on Veterans DayTo the editor: Veterans Day is held each year on Nov. 11 and is a day to remember the service and sacrifice of all veterans who have served in defense of our great coun-try. Veterans Day was first proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 on the first anniversary of Armistice Day, when major hostilities came to an end for World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Veterans Day became a legal holiday in 1938 and was expanded to formally include all veterans – not just those who served in World War I – by World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Alabama in 1945. Veterans Day was known as Ar-mistice Day until Congress amended the formal holiday declaration from Armi-stice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. Their story and their sacrifices are in-grained in the very founding of our na-tion having secured our independence during the Revolutionary War. Our vet-erans helped rid our nation of slavery,

have defeated murderous dictators and brought freedom to millions around the world while defending our shores here at home. Without our nation’s veterans, our country would look quite different than it does today. We owe our veterans and their families our eternal gratitude for their defense of our freedom and values here in America, as well as their sacrifices both personal and physical, as many liv-ing veterans still hold with them the scars from their service. Take a moment to stop and thank a veteran this weekend. If you have a friend or family member who is a vet-eran, pick up the phone and give them a call. Even something as simple as a hand-shake, smile and a greeting of thanks to a veteran in public can mean a lot. And I would like to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all of the amaz-ing veterans in our community. It is truly an honor to represent you in the Minne-sota House of Representatives.

Rep. ANNA WILLSR-Apple Valley, District 57B

Obermueller understands investment To the editor: Letters for and against proposed school levies are an indication of what schools and our state have sacrificed over the last 10 years. School districts now generally have a smaller number of teachers and higher average class size, exceeding 40 students per room in too many cases. Reluctance by majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives, where spending bills originate, to fund Special Education programs has led to stress in the last several years on local school districts. This is a damaging factor in the cause of incumbent Education Com-mittee chair, U.S. Rep. John Kline, who has recently shied away from proposing federal support for the program, even though Congress mandated it. Second District congressional can-didate, Mike Obermueller, has long ad-vocated for investment in education, early-education, K through 12, and post-secondary levels. Obermueller says he believes researchers and law enforce-ment experts who say the investment is repaid in broad community prosperity, increased home values and stable, crime-free neighborhoods. Recent polls indicating support for Obermueller against the incumbent, Kline, seem to take some of these factors into account. Second District residents seem to feel some dissatisfaction with the loyalties of Kline to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner’s handling of the recent disagreements between the House and the U.S. Senate led to a federal shut-down exceeding two weeks at a cost to

taxpayers of more than $20 billion. Ap-parently taxpayers resent the waste of money involved in stubbornly trying to make a point. RON COMMINSEagan

Stakeholder disenfranchised To the editor: My family and I live near and have enjoyed the natural beauty of Lebanon Hills Regional Park for over 25 years. We and many other park users love the unde-veloped natural beauty of the park that makes it unique compared to most other parks in the region. The Dakota County commission-ers found that a new Master Plan was needed in order to update the old one from 1980 and set the vision and details for further stewardship going forward, based on input from the public through a group of 26 stakeholders, 13 of which were park users representing uses such as hiking, camping, biking, skiing, etc. I was appointed as one of the stakehold-ers. The stakeholders task force worked for a period of about 10 months which resulted in the Master Plan for the park that was adopted by the County Board in 2001. The process was not easy and required intensive debate and compromise. However, the final result and overarch-ing vision and spirit of the master plan was agreed upon with resounding clarity of purpose: To emphasize and maintain

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One legislative session neither builds, nor derails our economy

Francis’ message surprises some, is a welcome change for others

by David Olson SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Minnesota’s economy has been receiv-ing high marks lately. Unemployment is dropping, and tax collections were up in FY 2012-13. We moved to No. 8 on Forbes’ annual list of Best States for Business, up markedly from last year. If you missed these reports, no wor-ries. The Dayton Administration and the majority party leadership are quick to re-iterate the state’s current economic suc-cesses – and take credit by holding high the 2013 Legislature’s actions. Witness a recent newspaper commen-tary by State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans, who wrote, “This year, we worked with the DFL majority in the Legislature to pass a fair and balanced budget. … The results have been good for Minnesota.” These pronouncements are as sure as the sun rising in the east. But we all must ask the question: “What are driv-ing today’s economic results – actions by the 2013 Legislature or previous Legisla-tures?” Of course, it’s the latter. You don’t need to sit on the Federal Reserve Board

to understand the dynamics of an econ-omy. Current successes – or failures, for that matter – are a product of decisions made years ago. We won’t know the ac-tual impact of 2013 legislative decisions for at least five years. However, we can report – and pol-icy-makers should pay attention – to the immediate reactions of job-creators to actions taken in 2013. The annual Minnesota Business Barometer Survey, taken in July and August and sponsored by the Minnesota Chamber and Himle Rapp and Company, provided valuable insight. Minnesota employers are more opti-mistic about the economy than they have been in recent years, but they are send-ing serious red flags about the state’s business climate. Seventy-one percent of the respondents said the 2013 tax bill

will have a somewhat or very significant impact on their operations. In addition, 37 percent believe Minnesota has a bet-ter business climate compared with other states, but 26 percent say it’s worse – the lowest level of confidence in the 10 years of the survey. Even more worrisome is that business owners have little confidence that current policy-makers will do the right thing to keep Minnesota competitive. Two-thirds say the governor and Legislature do not understand the challenges of running a business. Of those, 78 percent say politi-cians may understand the basics of run-ning a business, but they don’t under-stand how government can get in the way of a business being successful. The recent report from Minnesota Management and Budget also shows that Minnesota’s tax collections are now negative and underperforming expecta-tions for the first quarter of FY 2014, which is the budget passed by the 2013 Legislature. This is another troubling sign that all is not well for Minnesota’s economic growth and fiscal stability. Understanding and facilitating eco-nomic change is a long-term and never-ending process. Our approach must be

balanced and focus on improving the overall business climate for the benefit of all sizes and types of businesses. Eco-nomic progress also requires a new mind-set among Democrats and Republicans alike. We must get beyond the outmoded strategy that raising taxes to spend more will result in better outcomes. And sim-ply cutting spending won’t produce the public service outcomes and infrastruc-ture that are necessary to develop and grow our economy. Redesigning services to deliver better value is the best strategy with promise for both short-term and long-term success. We’ve poked at the edges, but we’ve not stayed the course with a serious effort. It’s hard work and requires creativity as well as political backbone. Minneso-tans can do their collective part by giv-ing policy-makers the license to promote change that capitalizes on today’s evolv-ing economy. Follow that course of ac-tion, and everyone can point with pride to a vibrant economy.

David Olson is president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – www.mncham-ber.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK


While stories on questionable judg-ment and the conduct of priests in the archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul dominate the media, the positive mes-sage of Pope Francis is energizing many Catholic Church members. Across the metropolitan area, Pope Francis’ emphasis on having a wel-coming, inclusive, forgiving and loving church is being received well by subur-ban Catholic Church leaders. They are welcoming the tone and the surprising message of Pope Francis, while acknowl-edging church teachings probably will not change. The Rev. Robert Schwartz, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, said he’s excited over the pope’s com-ments published recently in the Catholic America magazine. “I feel very positive with the direction he is setting. He is focused on love, build-ing a community of love and welcoming everyone ... (and) at the same time faith-ful to the church teachings.” The Rev. Paul Jarvis, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount, said Pope Francis, like John Paul II, “is rapidly becoming a pope for us all wher-ever we are on our spiritual journey. He is extending his hand to everyone.” He added that Pope Francis is con-tinually challenging those living in a bubble of comfort to break out of their isolation and reach out to God as well as to others in genuine and active assis-tance – not earning heaven by doing so but living in the Kingdom to some ex-

tent right here and now and more fully in the hereafter. The pope’s emphasis on love may be his “trump card,” noted the Rev. Lau-ren Germann, pastor of St. Andrew’s church in Elk River. Citing the pope’s emphasis on loving everyone regardless of their faults, Ger-mann wrote in his parish bulletin: “Our love for others does not discriminate. There can be no exceptions to love. We love those who have had abortions, love those who use contraception, we love all people regardless of their sexual ori-entations.” The pope’s concern for the homo-sexual person has drawn headlines be-cause he said, “If a homosexual person is of goodwill and is in search of God, I am no one to judge.” In fact, Pope Francis wants the church to downplay the politicized so-cial issues of abortion, gay marriage and contraceptives. This is in sharp contrast to Arch-bishop John Nienstedt of the St. Paul-Minneapolis diocese, who campaigned against the gay marriage amendment last fall and even warned his priests not to deviate from that position. Ni-enstedt, in his only official comment on the pope’s message, said: “We are

delighted and inspired by Pope Fran-cis’ extraordinary efforts to reach out and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. We affirm our allegiance to the Holy Father and extend our hands in service to all who are in need without condition.” The Rev. Bill Murtaugh, pastor of Pax Christi church in Eden Prairie, said he and his church members are enthused about Pope Francis’ opening the door to some new ways of looking at issues we thought were closed. The pope knows how to put a positive spin on what other popes might have said, and people are ready for that enthusi-asm, Murtaugh said. “The church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-mind-ed rules. The most important thing is the first proclamation that Jesus Christ has saved you,” he said. St. Thomas University theologian Massimo Faggioli, who was one of the English translators of the pope’s mes-sage, told a MinnPost reporter that it’s important for the church to take a more general view. Pope Francis sees the church as a field hospital where the first task is to welcome people and heal their wounds and not turn away if they’re not the patients you’d like to have. Schwartz said that Pope Francis is a pastor who believes in starting with his people where they are at in their lives. “Don’t start with theology,” he said. “Start with loving people where they are and share their lives ... not just to teach them.” Francis, who was an advocate for the

poor when he was a bishop in Argen-tina, urges Catholics to help the poor, get out of their comfort zones and, with mercy, help those in need. As for women’s role in the church, Faggioli observed, “There is not a big concession from Pope Francis to the liberal arguments about women in the church.” The pope did address this: “Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. The church cannot be her-self without the woman and her role. ... We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the church. We have to work harder to develop a pro-found theology of the woman.” Pope Francis also pleads for unity, even though there is much disagree-ment in the church, as he said: “We must walk united with our differences; there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.” Conservative Catholics stress that the pope has not changed the teachings of the church. Faggioli said: “Conservatives al-ready know something is going on in Rome. They have noticed that there’s a new pope in town. It will be interesting to see how they lean in this adjustment in language.” It will be interesting to see how all Catholics lean in adjusting not only to a new tone, but also to different mes-sage, no matter how you spin it.

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County Board to review Lebanon Hills master plan

Opponents say connector trail goes

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The Dakota County Board will review the latest draft next week of a proposed master plan for Leba-non Hills Regional Park that calls for adding paved trails. Members of the public will be able to weigh in on the new mas-ter plan during the 9 a.m. Nov. 12 meeting at the Northern Service Center in West St. Paul. The proposed plan includes 24.5 miles of unpaved trails, a new paved 6.5-mile connector trail that runs east and west and a 2-mile paved loop around Holland and Mc-Donough lakes. These improvements are esti-mated to cost $1.5 million per year over a 20-year period. All existing unpaved trails in Lebanon Hills will remain unpaved, according to the new master plan. “This draft is more complete than earlier concepts and has our investment priorities,” said Dakota

County planning manager Kurt Chatfield. A hilly, 1,842-acre park in Eagan and Apple Valley, Lebanon Hills is the county’s largest and most used park. Early concepts envisioned the paved trails would provide four-season recreation for bicyclists, walkers and skaters. In the latest draft, officials are considering clos-ing the loop around Holland and McDonough lakes in the winter to allow skiers to cross the trail, Chat-field said. The park currently has a camp-ground, a beach and 19 miles of unpaved trails that are used by bicy-clists, horseback riders and walkers. Less than a mile of paved walkways are near the visitor center. Upon reviewing the plan, the board will decide whether to pro-ceed with another round of public forums. Residents were able to pro-vide input on early concept draw-ings last summer through public meetings and the county’s website. The plan has sparked concern from residents who would like to keep the park pristine. Eagan resident Holly Jenkins organized more than 100 people to challenge the master plan and said

she thinks the plan goes against the framework established in a 2001 master plan. “I want to follow the guidelines of the 2001 plan which emphasized ecological stewardship,” Jenkins said. County officials have stated that the paved trails will provide better access for people with disabilities. Jenkins agreed the park should be accessible to everyone but argues the current proposal is not the best way to accomplish that goal. “Lebanon Hills should be en-joyed by all,” she said, adding that accessibility can be achieved using guidelines set by the National For-est Service — guidelines that were incorporated into the 2001 master plan. Jenkins, who has lived in Eagan for 12 years, said her group is most concerned about the proposed con-nector trail. “This will go through the heart of the park, and will change the character of the park,” she said. “Lebanon Hills is the best in the Twin Cities because of its natural character.” Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

arrows sticking out of him and St. Peter wel-coming many through the pearly gates. The saints were judged, not by the cos-tumed St. Peter, but by church volunteers to award first- and second-place prizes in boys and girls divisions. The com-petition was so difficult that names were selected from a hat for the second-place winners. First-place prize win-ners of $25 were Kiara Avenido, as Joan of Arc on a horse, and Xavier Rennie, as a headless John the Baptist with his head on a platter. Second-place winners of $15 were Sophie Hoff-mann, as St. Therese of the Child Jesus, and Wil-liam and Leonard Scholl, as St. George and his dragon. The event included saint-themed games, in-cluding a halo toss game, where glow-in-the-dark halos were tossed onto pins dressed up as saints. There were relay races, a guess-the-saint trivia contest and food. “Yes, there was angel food cake, but no deviled eggs,” Jarvis said. Every child received numerous mementos, including medals, holy cards, Bibles, and devo-tional objects. “All Saints Day cele-brates not only our heroic friends in high places, so to speak,” Jarvis said. “It celebrates that we are all, by virtue of our baptisms, saints-in-progress. We

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Man gets five years for robbery, assault by Jessica Harper


A South St. Paul man with a his-tory of violence will spend more than five years in prison for a rob-bery at an Eagan hotel. Nathan Scott Hayden, 35, plead-ed guilty on Oct. 9 to first-degree aggravated robbery for his role in the July 9 incident. Charges of false imprisonment and terroristic threats were dis-missed. Hayden was sentenced in Da-kota County district court to 67 months at the St. Cloud Correc-tional Facility. He received credit for 64 days served. According to the complaint, Hayden and three other men barged into a man’s hotel room in Eagan. Hayden had spoken to the victim earlier in the day and learned the

man had a large gun collection in his room. Another alleged accomplice, Jennifer Marlene Anderson, 40, is accused of acting as a lookout dur-ing the robbery and taking person-al property from the room. All four men threatened the victim with knives, beat him and forced him to attempt to transfer money from his bank account to Hayden’s. When they were unsuccessful in getting money from the man’s bank account, the men took the victim’s cellphone and loaded gun supplies, gun optics and other property into his truck. Hayden then took the keys, title and other documentation for the truck and left in the vehicle with the other three men. Police found the victim’s truck parked outside a St. Paul residence and it was taken by police as evi-

dence. Banking documents and fingerprints inside the vehicle led police to Hayden, who was also identified by the alleged victim in a police lineup. Hayden and Anderson were ar-rested and charged in August. An-derson, who was also charged with first-degree aggravated robbery, false imprisonment and felony ter-roristic threats, has pleaded not guilty. She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 15. Hayden has previously been convicted of second-degree assault and terroristic threats. Anderson has numerous drug convictions between 2002 and 2012. No charges have been filed against the other three men alleg-edly involved in the incident.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

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Cellphone repair business opens in FarmingtonOwner saw wide

open market south of the

river by Andy Rogers


Peter Benton found that between his daugh-ters, it seemed like he was fixing a cracked smart-phone screen on a daily basis. Finding that cellphone repair locations were few in the Twin Cities area and that most people pay insurance deductibles and send their phones away for repairs, he saw a market in Farmington for a repair business and a location on Highway 3 where thou-sands of people drive by every day. Number 1 Networks opened in October at 100 Eighth St. off Highway 3 with a business plan to fix cellphones, repair com-puter hardware and soft-ware, recover data, cure computer viruses and fix televisions. “Now they don’t have to go all the way to Min-neapolis and things can get repaired relatively fast,” Benton said. “Any-thing that has to do with communicating with tech-nology, we can help.” Benton has spent the past 20 years in computer and technology repair. He worked at an independent

contractor fixing software and hardware for small businesses. With the ad-vent of cloud computing, the market was disappear-ing. Number 1 Networks also sells phones and is a broker for most major phone carriers. Benton says he plans to hire an employee and to

expand to other corners of the south metro such as Northfield and Hastings. The business is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Farmington’s Peter Benton recently opened the technol-ogy repair business Number 1 Networks along Highway 3. (Photo by Andy Rogers)

Woman charged with burglary after entering neighboring residence A 22-year-old Rose-mount woman was charged in Dakota County District Court on Monday with felony first-degree burglary after she allegedly entered an oc-cupied house not far from her own residence on Ci-cerone Path. Latricia Monique Thomas allegedly told officers she didn’t have much money and was looking to steal after she entered the foyer of the home Friday morning and was confronted by

the homeowner, accord-ing to the criminal com-plaint. The homeowner alleg-edly asked Thomas what she was doing, to which she responded she was looking for a lost dog and she left the residence. The homeowner told officers he did not know Thomas. Near the house, Rose-mount police officers lo-cated Thomas, who alleg-edly told officers she was looking for a dog and had only gone into the garage of the residence.

She later stated that she did not have a dog and that she had entered the residence with the in-tent to steal, according to the complaint. After she was read her Miranda rights, Thomas allegedly repeated that she just walked into the garage and didn’t take anything. When ques-tioned further, she de-clined to comment. The maximum penalty for the charge is 20 years and a $35,000 fine.

—Tad Johnson

Police identify juvenile implicated in assault at Lake Julia Park The Farmington Po-lice Department has iden-tified a person of interest in connection with an October assault at Lake Julia Park. Because the suspect is a juvenile, the department declined to comment any further about charges, but said they have identified and interviewed the per-son they feel is respon-sible. Several parents re-ported incidents of ha-rassment both verbal and physical by a group high-school aged males at Lake Julia Park in re-

cent months. One fam-ily that wished to remain anonymous said their son required a hospitalization after he was assaulted. Police also feel the ju-venile is responsible for the vast majority of com-plaints and recent vandal-ism at the park. Police Chief Brian Lindquist said Lake Ju-lia Park isn’t any more dangerous than any other park. “Over the course of 16 years I’ve been here, every park has generated its share of problems,” Lindquist said. “These

activities aren’t just lim-ited to parks. They hap-pen in other areas. We do what we can. We’ve been there before in the past few years, but no more than any other park in town.” With winter on its way, activity at area parks are expected to be limited. “All of these things with juveniles, they’re cyclical,” Lindquist said. “When the weather is nice, problems tend to es-calate. When the weather is bad, they go away.”

- Andy Rogers

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10 arrested at immigration rallyActivists blocked Burnsville road

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Burnsville police peace-fully arrested 10 immigra-tion activists who blocked the westbound lanes of Burnsville Parkway just west of Pleasant Avenue on Monday afternoon. More than 100 activists, most of them documented or undocumented immi-grants, came for what or-ganizers termed a planned act of civil disobedience. They began gathering before 2 p.m. in the park-ing lot of the Gateway Of-fice Plaza, where 2nd Dis-trict U.S. Rep. John Kline’s district office is located. A small group went to Kline’s office to ask whether he supported comprehensive immigra-tion reform, including a path to citizenship for some 11 million immi-grants in the country il-legally. The Republican congressman wasn’t in, and his staff said policy positions come out of his Washington office, not his district office. A throng of activists then blocked westbound lanes of the Parkway, after others put down orange

cones and began directing traffic off the westbound lanes. The throng eventually narrowed to 10 as other activists watched from the curb. Chants of “Take me away” were heard from the remaining traffic-block-ers, replacing the sung chants of “We shall not be moved” and “We shall overcome” heard from the larger group in the street. The 10 disregarded re-peated police warnings that they could be arrested for trespassing and imped-ing traffic. The event was orga-nized by La Asamblea de Derechos Civiles, a statewide, faith-based nonprofit that organizes immigrants from predom-inantly Latino congrega-tions to push for immigra-tion and other reform. “This is actually the first time we’ve done a civil disobedience. The time is now” to pass comprehen-sive immigration reform or the issue will languish for years, spokeswoman Cirien Saadeh said in an inter-view. La Asamblea de Dere-chos Civilies maintains that nearly 80 percent of Kline’s constituents sup-port comprehensive im-migration reform. Saadeh

said the group has visited Kline’s offices in Burns-ville and Washington and been unable to arrange a meeting with him. Troy Young, Kline’s communications direc-tor, emailed a statement to Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune. “Congressman Kline agrees meaningful immi-gration reform starts by establishing credibility and accountability on our borders,” it said. “The cur-rent system is failing hard-working Americans and prospective immigrants — including those who are desperately seeking to be reunited with their fami-lies — and he wants Wash-ington to get this right to make our economy stron-ger for everyone.” Rallies have been held across the country as re-form advocates push the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Represen-tatives to act on stalled immigration legislation. Minnesota U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, who repre-sents the 5th District, was one of at least eight Dem-ocratic House members arrested during an Oct. 8 rally in Washington, D.C. Email John Gessner at [email protected].

Adriana Cerrillo, one of 10 immigration activists arrested Monday for blocking west-bound Burnsville Parkway, exhorted supporters on the curb as police led her away. (Photo by John Gessner)


lion annually. The exist-ing levy is set to expire in 2015. This will result in an estimated $184 increase in the school district’s portion of taxes on an average-valued home of $225,000. Due to a 7.6 percent decrease in the board-approved levy, the net increase on the average valued home will be $56 comparing 2013 to 2014. Passage of the levy ref-erendum will prevent the district from cutting $6 million from the budget in 2014-15. These cuts would have included cuts to cur-

ricular and co-curricular programs, including the gifted and talented pro-gram, increased co-curric-ular fees, and the elimina-tion of fifth-grade band. District 196 would have faced another $20 million in adjustments in 2015-16,

which is equivalent to ap-proximately 300 teaching positions, according to district officials. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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and a fine of $40,000. “This is the third time since 2004 that we have charged the crime of third-degree murder in Dakota County in con-nection with the unlaw-ful selling or giving away a controlled substance which causes death,” Da-kota County Attorney James Backstrom said. “Heroin use continues to be a serious and growing problem in the Twin Cit-

ies and across this state.” Court records show that Trentman had no convictions for drug of-fenses in Minnesota. A 2008 DWI charge in Dakota County District Court was dismissed when he pleaded guilty to careless driving, offensive conduct and no vehicle insurance. Trentman is survived by his parents, sister and three children, according to a Star Tribune obitu-ary.

Bednarchuk made his first court appearance Oct. 30, with his next hearing set for Feb. 10. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Spicer, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office said last week. Anyone with information on her whereabouts can contact the Rosemount Police Department at 651-423-4491.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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three, four-year seats on the board. Angrimson said he is disappoint-ed but noted that it’s hard to beat incumbents. “I got a lot of support out there,” he said. “I’ll try again next time, and will continue to support the dis-trict.” Angrimson said he was pleased with the voter turnout. Roseen, an Apple Valley resident, has served on the School Board since 1989. He serves on the Board Policy Re-view Committee and was appointed as board representative to the Community Education Advisory Council and the Minnesota State High School League. Huusko, an Eagan resident, was first appointed in 2011 to fill a vacancy on the board. He serves on the Audit and Finance, and Legislative committees. Huusko was also appointed as board representative to the Community Edu-cation Advisory Council. Coulson, an Apple Valley resident,

has served on the board since 2008. He serves on the Curriculum and Instruc-tion, and Legislative committees. Coul-son was also appointed as the board representative to the Gifted and Tal-ented Advisory Council, Native Ameri-can Parents Advisory Committee, and Technology and Information Educa-tion Services. “It’s always gratifying when folks in the community vote for you and ap-preciate what you’ve done in last four years,” Coulson said. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

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Parks and Recreation Director Randy Distad said golf balls are often found by maintenance workers while mowing grass, which turns them into projectiles. The ordinance is simi-lar to most of the cities in Dakota County. Still, council members were a little uneasy about passing the measure. “I realize this is driven through citizen com-plaints,” Council Member

Douglas Bonar said. “It’s unfortunately necessary for us to legislate what should be common sense.” Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty asked about the possibility of playing with plastic golf balls, which Burnsville al-lows. “I feel like the whole city’s mother,” she said. “It’s irritating me. I hope we can use some common sense with this.” She questioned wheth-er it was necessary to use police to curb children us-

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A sign near Apple Valley High School encouraged people to vote. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

ing plastic golf balls that travel 10 feet. Distad said the Parks and Recreation Commission discussed al-lowing plastic balls. “We thought it pro-vided too much latitude for people to abuse that,” Distad said. “They want to make it pretty black and white that golf isn’t allowed.” The measure passed 3-0 with Bonar, Fogarty and Mayor Todd Larson ap-proving. Council members Terry Donnelly and Jason Bartholomay were absent.



Dakota County Public Health requests comments on report The Dakota County Public Health Department is requesting feedback from people who live or work in Da-kota County on a new report, “Healthy People/Healthy Communities: 2013 Da-kota County Community Health Assess-ment.” The community health assessment provides a comprehensive picture of health in the county by updating resi-dents on health issues that impact the quality of life and cause illness, injury and death in the county. It summarizes the top health concerns reported by resi-dents and examines trends and issues that impact community health. Feed-back will help the Public Health Depart-ment determine if the assessment has ad-dressed key health topics and identified community concerns. The assessment will be used by the Healthy Dakota Initiative to establish health priorities and identify strategies to improve health in the county. Guided by a steering group of area representatives from partner organizations including hospitals, clinics, schools and nonprofits, the Healthy Dakota Initiative assessment and improvement plans will be complet-ed by fall 2014. To review or download the draft re-port and provide feedback through an anonymous response form, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search HDI. Com-ments will be accepted through Nov. 21.

YMCA offers Safe Sitter class The Eagan YMCA will offer a Safe Sitter class for ages 11-14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. The course provides instruction in life-saving techniques as well as personal safety, behavior management and busi-ness skills. Cost is $55 for YMCA members and $65 for nonmembers. For more informa-tion, call Karen Roberts at 651-683-4717.

Job Transitions Group meets Nov. 12 Cindy Edwards will present “Career Exploration: Using Your Transferability Towards Change” at the Nov. 12 meet-ing of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Divorce info session People considering divorce or in the early stages of divorce can attend a free informational event from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Summit Execu-tive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. The open format will allow attendees to ask questions and get the answers and direction they need. To reserve a spot or for more infor-mation, call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805. Sponsored by Divorce Financial Directions in Burnsville.

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a lot more work to develop the product on their own, but it’s been more reward-ing. “Being in business with your partner is definitely an interesting challenge,” Fraguada said. “For a cou-ple like us, that has known each other for so long, it is easy to discuss and come to agreements on the things we should be focus-ing on, as well as the roles each of us needs to take on in order to make the busi-ness work. A big challenge is therefore knowing when and how to stop discussing the business and just relax.

Work comes home with you, so it is important to know how to disconnect from that so that life at home can be successful as well.”

A stitch in time Bigger, who was born in Apple Valley, first met Fraguada after he moved to Minnesota when his father’s 3M job in Puerto Rico required a relocation. The two met in 1990 in the Radio Club when they were sixth-graders at Scott Highlands. The friendship grew over the years even when Bigger went to Rose-

mount High School and Fraguada to Apple Valley High School. Bigger traces her inter-est in fashion to her arts courses at Rosemount, but learning new languages was also a thrill. She re-mained in contact with French teacher LaRae El-lingson after high school as she helped her learn Catalan, the official lan-guage in Barcelona. She also said Jeanne Ewen, then an elementary physical education teach-er, cast a positive influence on Bigger, who suffered from juvenile epilepsy at

the time. “She always taught me to exceed expectations and never put a limit on what I can accomplish in life, or on one’s inner strength,” she said. Fraguada said Apple Valley High School teach-er Neil Michels was very influential in introducing physics and basic electron-ics to him along with the school’s developmental psychology program. Years after high school graduation, Fraguada was taking master’s courses in architecture in London, but a Rotary scholarship in 2007 allowed him to transfer to another city. He said he chose Barcelona to get closer to the work of Antoni Gaudi and Enric Miralles, two influential Catalan architects from different eras. In 2010, the couple made the city their home and business hub. “What makes Barce-lona great for business, especially the creative industries, is that it is so connected to the rest of Europe and the world,” Fraguada said. “We can go to a fashion show in Milan, an electronic arts festival in Venice, and a science exposition in War-saw. All of these places are within two hours by plane. There is incredible diver-sity in a very close proxim-ity.” More about the cloth-ing line is at http://jorge-andesther.com/lume.


The Lüme Collection incorporates electronics into everyday garments. Rosemount High School graduate Elizabeth Bigger and Apple Valley High School graduate Luis Fraguada designed the clothes.

tronics to create special ef-fects. Fraguada gained his computer background by earning a master’s degree in architecture. He has taught master-level archi-tecture and programming courses for seven years in addition to running his own architectural office, which primarily assists clients with building proj-ects, but is also exploring applications to fashion, product design and food. The idea for Lüme emerged after the couple prepared for their “para-metric wedding” in Barce-lona on Sept. 14, 2012. They created a para-metric design using com-puters and laser cutters that reflected a wedding pattern of olive, pome-granate and lemon tree motifs. The pattern was used on Bigger’s dress, Fragua-da’s tie and fans for guests.

“After our wedding, we wanted to explore more technology,” Fraguada said. “The inspiration for Lüme was really attempt-ing to create truly wear-able technology that was fashionable, comfortable, washable and program-mable.” The garment can change colors using a smartphone that sends a signal to the garment’s electronic elements. The phone’s camera can take a picture of an object’s color to match, and a setting can also make color changes that respond to sound. That’s not the only cus-tomized piece to the col-lection. Each garment has a laser-cut section that of-fers different patterns such as polka dots, flowers and lines. Without the electronic components, which can be removed for cleaning, the clothes can be worn as simple black garments. Fraguada said it’s been

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Area volunteers are busy filling shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children overseas for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. Na-tional Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 18-25. Packing instructions can be found at samari-tanspurse.org. Packed shoe boxes can be dropped off at the following locations: • River Valley Church,

14898 Energy Way, Apple Valley, 952-255-8800. • Grace Slavic Church of Eagan, 1985 Diffley Road, Eagan, 651-454-9646. • Prince of Peace, 13801 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, 952-435-8102. • Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, 952-953-4484. Call 1-800-353-5949 for collection times at each lo-cation. Additional collec-tion sites can be found at samaritanspurse.org.

Collections begin for Operation Christmas Child


Cheerleading competition at Eastview The Eastview High School competition cheer team will host the 14th annual Twin Cities Open Cheer Competition on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the high school, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Twenty-eight teams and more than 400 cheer-leaders from across the state will compete. The west doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for spec-tators. The event will in-clude concessions, spirit wear, vendors, and a raffle for gift cards to many busi-nesses. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for K-12 stu-dents.

All Saints to participate in Give to the Max Day All Saints Catholic School will be among many nonprofit organiza-tions throughout the state to participate in the fifth annual Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 14. On this day, Minneso-tans will again be asked to display their generosity by donating to their favorite causes and schools online at www.GiveMN.org. Funds raised will be used to purchase laptops for middle school classes and iPads for elementary grades.

Education center open in Burnsville Inver Hills Communi-ty College, Metropolitan State University and the Minnesota WorkForce Center Dakota County-Burnsville hosted a joint open house on Oct. 30, at the WorkForce Center and South of the River Education Center, co-located at 2800 County Road 42 in Burnsville. Inver Hills is offer-ing general education courses in art, environ-mental science, Hispanic culture, business math, macroeconomics, sociol-ogy, biology and music at the new site along with a certificate in principles of customer service, an A.S. degree in contem-porary business, and an A.S. degree in individu-alized professional stud-ies. Metropolitan State University is offering B.A. programs in busi-ness fields at the site as well as individualized professional studies. WorkForce Centers help job seekers find employment, help busi-nesses find workers, and help anyone at any stage explore and plan careers. Most services are free of charge.

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SportsIrish outrun higher-ranked teams at stateRosemount boys 4th; Alex Berhe earns All-State

recognition by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount kept alive a string of top-five finishes at the state boys cross country meet by taking fourth place Saturday at St. Olaf College. It’s the fourth consecu-tive time the Irish have been fifth or better at state. They were third in 2010, fourth in 2011 and fifth last year. Rosemount’s boys cross country his-tory includes three state runner-up finishes. The Irish were Section 3AA champions but went into the state meet as the 10th-ranked team in Class AA. At state, they beat three teams that had been ranked ahead of them (three others that were ranked ninth or higher didn’t qualify for the state meet). Led by junior Alex Berhe, the Irish scored 159 points. Wayzata, the state meet favorite, won with 53 points. Edina (66) and Stillwater (99) also received team trophies. Rosemount was 39 points ahead of Hutchinson, which finished fifth. Berhe finished 16th overall and ninth among

runners in the team com-petition in 16 minutes, 2.4 seconds. That earned All-State recognition for Ber-he, who was 76th at state a year ago. Rosemount senior Cody Sedbrook was 63rd overall in the 5,000-meter race in 16:40.9. Also scor-ing for the Irish were se-nior Ryan Condon (69th, 16:44.4), junior Clayton Smith (77th, 16:47.1) and junior Ryan Brumm (105th, 17:06.4). Junior Sam Ivanecky (109th, 17:10.2) and junior Sam Carlson (149th, 17:40.5) also ran for Rosemount. Among Rosemount’s accomplishments this season were winning the South Suburban Confer-ence and Section 3AA championships, each for the fourth consecutive year. Rosemount has won the South Suburban boys cross country title every year since 2010, which was the conference’s first year of existence. The Irish had the high-est finish of three SSC teams at state. Lakev-ille North was 10th and Burnsville, the Section 3AA runner-up, was 13th. Section 3AA individual champion Obsa Ali of Richfield went on to win the state championship in 15:15.2 despite losing a shoe during the race. He finished about two sec-onds ahead of Wayzata junior Connor Olson.

Rosemount senior Hannah Grim, making her fifth appearance in the state girls meet, finished 48th in the 4,000-meter girls race in 15:10.5.

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Justin Hyytinen and Lau-ren Peterson competed individually in the Class AA meet. Hyytinen, mak-ing his second consecutive trip to state, finished 83rd in the boys race in 16:53.4. Peterson, one of a handful of seventh-grade

girls to qualify individu-ally for state, was 131st in 16:03.2. Both qualified for state through the Section 1AA

meet in Owatonna.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Alex Berhe (left) of Rosemount and Abdirahman Mohamed of St. Paul Harding sprint to the finish line at the state Class AA boys cross country meet. Berhe finished 16th and helped Rosemount place fourth in the team competition. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Farmington’s Lauren Peterson was one of a small group of seventh-graders to run in the state Class AA girls cross country meet. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Irish, Lightning line up for a rematchSouth Suburban football rivals

to meet in state quarterfinals

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


One of the Rosemount football team’s goals for 2013 was to at least reach the state semifinals at the Metrodome and make school history. The Irish will play in the state quarterfinals this week for the fifth time in eight years. But they’ve never gone to the dome for the semifinals in con-secutive years. Rosemount reached the semifinals in 2006, 2008 and 2012, and played in the state champi-onship game in 2010. They haven’t made it to the dome yet, but they kept the dream alive by beat-ing Mounds View 42-7 at home in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs last Friday. The Irish (9-1) will play Eastview (6-4) in a Class 6A quarterfinal at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at TCF Bank Stadium. The winner plays in the semifi-nals at the Metrodome on Nov. 14. Rosemount is the No. 3 seed in the state quarterfi-nals. Eastview is unseeded and was matched against Rosemount in a random draw. By now the Irish should be used to seeing famil-iar opponents in the state playoffs. Last year they lost to Lakeville North in the Class 6A semifinals and two years before that defeated Lakeville South in the Class 5A quarterfi-nals. Since a 24-21 double-overtime loss to Wayzata in its season opener, Rose-mount has been demolish-ing opponents. The Irish have outscored the oppo-sition 372-83 in their last nine games, all victories. The streak started with a 24-0 victory over East-view in Week 2 and now the Lightning stands in the Irish’s way again. Eastview defeated No. 3-ranked East Ridge 38-3 last Fri-day in a game that was tied 3-3 in the third quarter. “They’re very good, very solid,” Eastview coach Kelly Sherwin said of the Irish. “They can play different styles on of-fense. They can run when they need to, and they can

make big plays in the pass-ing game. And their de-fense is one of the best in the state. “We’re better than we were the first time we played them, but they’re better, too. It’s going to be a slugfest, and we’ll have to play an almost perfect game.” Rosemount coach Jeff Erdmann said Eastview has made “some person-nel changes on their ‘D’ side and they are doing some things differently on (offense). Their defense is playing much more physi-cal against the run and they are manufacturing turnovers that created short fields for their of-fense last week.” Mounds View (7-3) tied for second place in the Suburban East Confer-ence but was outclassed last week by Rosemount. The Irish scored five touchdowns in about 13 minutes in the first half and went to the locker room with a 35-0 lead. “We had a solid scheme and our players were sim-ply better than their play-ers,” Erdmann said. The Mustangs went into the game averaging almost 34 points but were

held to 96 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, Rose-mount’s offense continued to click. Junior running back Dimitri Williams scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one re-ceiving. Quarterback Jackson Erdmann threw three touchdown passes, two to Tray Ashby-Phan. Jackson Erdmann com-pleted 12 of 14 passes for 205 yards. The Irish didn’t commit a turnover. The Irish’s efficiency on both sides of the line of scrimmage can be traced to having “quite a few re-ally good football players,” Jeff Erdmann said. “This is the most talent we have ever had at the skilled po-sitions on offense and our two outside linebackers (Nate Sackett and Craig Syzmanski) are the best combo in the state. They have racked up 27 sacks between the two of them.” Rosemount’s receiving group should be bolstered by the return of senior Jordan Herbranson. He had been expected to be the Irish’s top receiver but broke his collarbone in the first game against East-view. He has been cleared to play this week. This is the second year

in a row Eastview went on the road to beat a higher-seeded team from the Sub-urban East in the Class 6A crossover round. Last year the Lightning beat Mounds View; this year it took out Suburban East champion East Ridge (8-2), which self-destructed in the second half. East Ridge committed four turnovers in the second half, three of which led to Eastview touchdowns. The Lightning also recov-ered a kickoff at the East Ridge 20 and scored a few plays later. “I think the only other time East Ridge had been behind all year was the last 40 seconds of their game against Cretin-Derham Hall,” Sherwin said. “We were able to put them in a position they weren’t used to.” Sam Fluegge kicked a 38-yard field goal as East-view led 3-0 at halftime. East Ridge kicked a field goal of its own in the third quarter, but the Lightning went ahead for good on Davis Burnham’s 1-yard run. Errors then started plaguing the Raptors. Eastview recovered the kickoff following Burn-

ham’s touchdown, and moments later Montrell Moore caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Mark Dwyer. After the Lightning recovered a fumble in East Ridge ter-ritory, Will Rains scored the first of his two touch-downs on a 2-yard run. Rains also had a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, followed by Burnham’s second score of the game on a 1-yard run. After starting the sea-son 1-3, Eastview has won five of its last six games. “I think now we’ve fi-nally got people in the right spots,” Sherwin said. “We’ve played well on de-fense probably the last five or six games. Our defense hasn’t been giving up a lot of touchdowns, and a very good East Ridge team didn’t score any against us.” The Lightning is in the state quarterfinal round for the second consecutive year and sixth time over-all. Eastview is looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2007.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Rosemount linebacker Craig Syzmanski brings down Mounds View quarterback Joe Fredrickson during the Irish’s 42-7 playoff victory last Friday. (Photo by Alex Goldman)

Eastview close to back-to-back titles

North St. Paul wins on PKs

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


It could have been East-view’s biggest comeback story in a postseason full of rallies – if only North St. Paul had been willing to play along. Three times the Light-ning fell one goal behind in the state Class AA boys soccer champion-ship game, and three times it came back, eventually sending the game to over-time. After 20 minutes of scoreless play in overtime, Eastview’s magic finally ran out in the penalty-kick shootout. North St. Paul converted on all five of its attempts. Eastview made four of its shots, but one hit the goalpost, providing North St. Paul with its 4-3 margin of victory Oct. 31 at the Metrodome. Eastview, the defending state champion, played in the title game for the third consecutive year. It also was the fourth straight playoff game in which the Lightning trailed. The pre-vious three times, the team was able to come back and win. The fourth time, Eastview came up narrow-ly, agonizingly short. Coach Scott Gustafson told a disconsolate group of players after the cham-pionship game to remem-ber what it took to get to the championship game and not focus on the loss. “Don’t let this game de-fine you,” Gustafson told them. The coach said later he wanted to make sure the players realized that while the loss would be difficult to accept, they all would take on more important tasks in their lives than playing soccer. “Even if we do ev-erything we can to win a game like this, you’re still looking at failing about 50 percent of the time,” he said. The Lightning and Po-lars played a wide-open, aggressive game that in-cluded 42 shots. Sam Fluegge, Jack Teske and Brett Ladoux scored Eastview’s regula-tion-time goals.


Obituaries Weddings

Boshaw/Ahlberg Ashley Boshaw and

Anders Ahlberg were married October 12th, 2013 in Poway, California.

Anders is a 2011 gradu-ate of Lakeville North High School and is cur-rently serving in the U.S. Marine Corp at San Di-ego MCRD. Ashley is a 2010 graduate of Poway High School and studied at San Diego Mesa Col-lege. The couple met and reside in San Diego.

Frosch/WymanAmanda Lee Frosch,

daughter of Paul and Mary Frosch of Wi-nona, and Zachary Abel Wyman, son of Ted and Joan Wyman of Lakeville, were married on August 30th, 2013. The outdoor ceremony took place at the home of the groom’s parents.

Amanda is a 2003 graduate of Winona High School and a 2007 gradu-ate of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a degree in statistics. She is currently employed as a data analyst at Target Corporation in Minne-apolis.

Zachary is a 2003 grad-uate of Lakeville High School and received a Doctor of Pharmacy de-gree from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Twin Cities. He currently is a pharma-cist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Min-neapolis.

The couple resides in Minneapolis.

Pope/AlbrechtMatthew Albrecht, son

Michael and Karen Al-brecht of Apple Valley married Samantha Pope on October 5, 2013. The wedding and reception took place in the back-yard of the bride’s par-ent’s home in Clinton, New Jersey.

Matt is a 2004 gradu-ate of Apple Valley High School and the US Naval Academy. They will make their first home in Virgin-ia Beach, Virginia where he is a pilot with the US Marine Corps and Sa-mantha is a nurse.

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the natural qualities of this unique park and provide only the necessary facilities and development to support this natural environment. After the 2001 Master Plan was com-pleted, the intent, vision and spirit of this park has been dramatically violated through planning that includes hard surface greenway corridors and connec-tion trails penetrating the park, building expansion, tree and vegetation removal and cut and fill trail modification. As a stakeholder, I am extremely dis-appointed with the lack of enforcement of the 2001 master plan as adopted by the county commissioners and urge them to revisit the current data that is support-ing the recently planned development. I hope the vision for this unique park will be returned to a clear emphasis on the natural environment for all to enjoy in the future.

JAMES E. JENKINSEagan

Other people’s money To the editor: It is exciting to see the editorial board of ECM take the position of stating our entitlement programs are unsustainable. It is true and so dangerous and so dis-respectful of our children who currently fear there will be no Social Security avail-able for them. Liberals blow that off as did the left of the Detroit, Greek and Spanish governments, and one day they awoke to reality. We can laud Sen. Amy Klobuchar for sitting with a bipartisan group of 14 senators who meet to discuss such issues. Whoopee! The Senate has not passed a budget in five years. The Senate leader-ship does not even formulate a budget. Why? The answer is they can better increase spending without a pesky, trans-parent budget. They make it harder to see what they are really funding — like $1 billion in free cellphones for anyone on food stamps or welfare. Really! The Democratic Party and Klobu-char, Al Franken and Mike Obermueller, if elected, are really saying nothing to change this. You do not see any of them calling for a “budget” or for correcting the unsustainable entitlement programs. Let’s see some real leadership on the topic. U.S. Rep. John Kline showed that leadership with his letters to his constituents on the topic of the budget showdown, sequestration and no more increases to the debt limit. My gosh, how deep a hole do you want to dig for your kids and grandkids? As those govern-ments above saw, as do many of us, at some point you run out of other people’s money.

TERRY W. BRANHAMLakeville

Why ‘universal’ background checks won’t work To the editor: Thomas Craft, a candidate for the Democrat endorsement in the 2nd Dis-trict, in a guest column used dated and inaccurate statistics to promote the ex-pansion of background checks, through the FBI NICS process, to include all gun purchases. Craft claims 2 million NICS checks kept firearms from those who shouldn’t have them. Per the FBI, in a typical year, 6 mil-lion NICS checks are done. Only 1.2 percent (73,000) of those transfers are initially denied. Out of 6 million checks 62 (.0009 percent) cases are referred for prosecution with 13 people found guilty. Those caught illegally trying to buy a firearm via the NICS system are virtually never prosecuted. That’s hardly a deter-rent for criminals intent on illegally ob-taining a firearm. Craft promotes a tired and inaccurate deception by depicting the “gun show/internet loophole” as some wide-open illegal gun bazaar. The truth is 98 per-cent of gun show and online firearm purchases are subject to NICS checks. The remaining 2 percent are private sales between individuals. According to the ATF, 73 percent of guns used in crimes are obtained through straw purchases and theft, not through private sales. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 70.2 percent of released prison-ers with the highest re-arrest rates are those that had already been imprisoned for possessing, using, or selling illegal weapons. Recently, at Nina’s Grill in Burnsville, the alleged shooter who killed another patron is a convicted felon with multiple robbery and gun charges. These criminals do not, nor will they be subject to a “universal” background check. He obtained his firearm illegally. Recent studies by PEW Research and the Department of Justice show over the past 20 years, after the expiration of the ineffectual “assault weapon” ban and in a legislative climate that has been largely pro second amendment, gun homicide is down 39-49 percent and total violent crime is down 79 percent. Yet 72 per-cent of Americans think gun crime is the same or higher than 20 year ago. We want to see a further reduction in the plummeting rate of gun crime. Ag-gressively enforce current laws instead of looking the other way and stopre-releasing chronically recidivist criminals like the Nina’s Grill shooter back into society to re-offend. While expanding background checks sounds like “com-mon sense,” it is ineffectual and simply political expedience to convince a con-stituency that something/anything is be-ing done to curb gun violence.

KEVIN VICKLakeville

LETTERS, from 4A Don’t hold out hopeTo the editor: I’m happy there was a temporary bud-get deal worked out in Congress that per-mitted the U.S. to avoid defaulting on its debts. Still, I think it stretches optimism to look for help from a couple incumbent Minnesota Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline, aren’t likely to “(buck) the reck-less ideologues in their caucus,” in the words of a recent ECM Editorial, and work with minority Democrats in the lower house of Congress. Their votes on the farm bill and the budget should be telling. Even though it’s possible they privately shrink from using shutdown and default as a weapon to defund the Affordable Care Act, these two folks are “good Republi-cans.” This means they follow their leader, Speaker of the House John Boehner. What-ever other instincts these Republican incum-bents follow, their party is renowned for its intraparty discipline. To survive in that sys-tem, legislators in Washington, D.C., or St. Paul, must not question the orders of their

leaders. Loyalty, which is rewarded in D.C., requires fealty to Boehner. So they, with Boehner, have voted over 40 times to defund the Affordable Care Act any way they could. Boehner is afraid of the potential of a mutiny by hard-core Tea Party members, the tail that wags the elephant. These radi-cals take no prisoners. They laugh at the $20 billion the shutdown cost the economy. That’s nothing to their well-heeled back-ers. Their goal is to discredit the president by any means possible, including further damaging the economy. Kline, Paulsen and other friends of Boehner acutely fear chal-lenges from the Tea Party, in primaries dur-ing the coming year, and in Congress for the speaker’s job. Teapublicans have beaten in-cumbents often enough to demand respect. Intraparty discipline breaks down in deal-ing with this right wing gang. Kline, Paulsen and Boehner are hostages, hoist with their own petard. Pessimism and inaction are well entrenched among jaded incumbents in this gridlocked 113th Congress. LARRY KOENCKEagan


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3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3010 Announcements

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3010 Announcements

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Cash for used & Damaged 651-285-1532

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4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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Minneapolis, Jewelry Sale! 11/8 (9-6) 11/9 (8-4), 37th & Bryant, Walker Methodist

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Plymouth, November 15-16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. Furniture, glassware, linens. Lots of great items to check out.

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4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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5370 Painting &Decorating

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters




5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal


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5380 Plumbing

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Join a nationwide provider with over 30 years of ex-perience serving people with disabilities as a Pro-gram Manager within the metro area! Can you work independently, priori-tize, multi-task, and have a desire to serve people with various needs? Start a career that counts with a company that is known for professionalism, respect, and quality!

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Education

TEACHERSNew Horizon Academy is accepting resumes for Early Childhood Edu-cation teachers at our Burnsville and Lakeville locations. Candidates must have some college course-work completed in early childhood education or related field of study and be Teacher qualified un-der MN Rule 3 guidelines. For more information or to schedule an interview call Lori at Lakeville @

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Medifast Weight Control Centers in Apple Valley is looking for a professional Receptionist/Client Ser-vice Coordinator, with great customer service skills and who is comfortable working in a very fast paced environment. This candidate must be highly pro-fessional in every way including attire and com-munication skills. This is a PT position. Must be available early evenings and on Saturday’s. Must have at least 1 year of receptionist experience. Please send resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Job FairWe’re hiring Production Team Members to start right away including Skilled Upholsterers and Industrial Sewers! These positions are eligible for a 90 day BONUS. Join us on Tuesday, November 12th from 1-5pm for Foldcraft’s on-site job fair! We are located at: 144000 Southcross Drive, Burnsville, MN 55306. To find out more and to be considered for these positions complete the online application at www.foldcraft.com EOE

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MRCI WorkSource is seek-ing a PT Driver to work split shift hours 7-9:00am and 2:30-4:30pm, M-F, paid time off and eligibility for retirement. H.S diploma/ GED, previous experience, valid license & good driv-ing record. Basic knowl-edge of individuals with developmental disabilities & interpersonal communi-cation skills preferred. To find out more, contact

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Market Research Firm: Seeks detail oriented peo-ple to edit mystery shop reports online. Excellent spelling, grammar and phone skills a must! Paid online training; flex PT hours; pay averages $12-14 per hour. Requires min of 4hrs/day M-F & 1 wknd /mo. Email resume & cover letter to: [email protected]

National Pharmaceutical Co. looking for key indi-vidual to work out of home. Supplemental income or PT. 507-332-7551

Office Support/Customer Service

Small Burnsville commer-cial real estate office look-ing for part-time admin-istrative office assistant. Position requires excellent skills in Excel, Word and Internet navigation in ad-dition to superior book-keeping and mathematical competencies. Candidate must be organized, able to work independently (as well as within a team), ex-hibit accuracy, attention to detail and analytical skills, as demonstrated by prior job experience. Pro-fessionalism, flexibility, multi-tasking ability and strong people skills a must. 20 hours per week, $12-$16/hour depending on experience.

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Optometric AssistantFriendly and cheerful per-son with optometric back-ground preferred, to work in sales PT. Apply in person: Crossroads Vision Clinic 14120 Commerce Ave NE Prior Lake-952.447.2020

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This image by Emily Cole won first place in the adult category of this year’s Caponi Art Park photography contest. Between May and October, the public was invited to submit photos taken at the Eagan art park in 2013, and winners were announced last week. An exhibition showcasing the winning photos will be on display at the Eagan Community Center from Nov. 11 to Dec. 31; an opening reception is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the community center. All the winning images can be viewed online at www.caponiartpark.org.

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‘Men in Harmony’ The Eagan Men’s Cho-rus and South Saint Paul Male Chorus will present their annual fall fund-raising concert “Men in Harmony” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Ad-vent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. This concert of tradi-tional male choral music features solo numbers by each chorus plus selections by the combined mass chorus. Also performing will be the trombone quar-tet known as Posaune in the Highest. Concert proceeds en-able the choruses to bring their music to those in the community living in senior residences, veterans homes, and hospitals. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students at the door.

Handel’s Messiah The Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus and soloists will perform Han-del’s Messiah with the full orchestra on Dec. 8 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. There will be two con-certs, one at 2 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. The audience can sing along with the 7 p.m. performance, and scores will be available for sale before the concert. Tickets range from $5 to $16 and can be pur-chased at the box office, or via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Art sale and ‘empty bowls’ fundraiser The Lakeville Area Arts Center’s annual Holi-day Art Sale will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. The sale will remain open through Dec. 5 dur-ing business hours and events. Artwork handcrafted by Lakeville Area Arts Center students and in-structors will be for sale in a variety of media. As part of this sale, the art center’s pottery studio will sponsor an “empty

bowls” fundraiser. Ap-proximately 100 soup bowls will be available at a suggested donation of $10 each. All proceeds will go to local food shelves. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. For more information, call 952-985-4640.

Northwest Airlines history Author Jack El-Hai will discuss his newly released book, “Non-Stop: A Tur-bulent History of North-west Airlines,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. The book provides the colorful details and sweep-

ing drama of eight decades of one of America’s legacy airlines and Minnesota’s businesses. This event is free and open to the pub-lic. For more information, go to www.co.dakota.mn.us/library or call 952-891-0360.

SNL legends at Mystic Lake “Live from Mystic Lake … It’s New Year’s Eve” with “Saturday Night Live” legends Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows and Chris Kattan will take the stage at 7 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake. Tickets are $45 at the box office and mys-ticlake.com.

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Books Minnesota Crime Wave authors Carl Brookins, El-len Hart and William Kent Krueger, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Information: 952-891-0300. Local Author Fair, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Dakota County Western Service Center atrium, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: www.da-kotacounty.us/library and search local author fair or call 651-450-2918.

Dance Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota performs “Nutcrack-er” Dec. 13-15 at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $16 to $32 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Exhibits The Abode Exhibit, fea-turing quilts by the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, is on display through November at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Infor-mation: 952-985-4640. “Metamorphosis: New Dreams, New Visions, New Directions,” an exhibit fea-turing La Feminine artists Patricia Schwartz, Christine Tierney and Leslie Bowman, is on display Nov. 7 to Dec. 14 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Walk Like a Man per-forms the music of Frankie Valli, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $51 to $71 at the box of-fice, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and Ticketmaster.com. The Dream Songs Proj-ect, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Ss. Martha and Mary Epis-copal Church, 4180 Lexing-ton Ave. S., Eagan. Part of the Open Doors concert series. Free, but a $10 donation and non-perishable food item will be accepted for 360 Commu-nities. Information: 651-681-0219 or www.mandm.org. Hot August Nights: The Neil Diamond Concert Ex-perience, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets range from $51 to $71 at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and Ticketmaster.com. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” – Thanks-

giving Collaboration Concert & Food Drive, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Lakeville Stake Center, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville. Features the Min-nesota Mormon Chorale and Orchestra, the Minneapolis Commodores, Grace United Methodist and Farmington Lutheran church choirs. The event is open to the pub-lic. Guests are encouraged to bring one or more non-perishable food items for the local 360 Communities food shelves. Refreshments will follow. Vineyard Community Services benefit country and bluegrass concert for Fruit of the Vine food shelf, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill and Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Road, Eagan. Tickets: $30 donation online at www.vc-smn.org or $40 at the door if available. Information: 952-595-5980.

Theater “Wonder of the World,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 11, 14-16, and 2 p.m. Nov. 17, at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets: $20 for adults and $17 for students, seniors and groups of eight or more at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” presented by Expressions Community Theater, Nov. 8-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $13 at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com or by phone at 952-985-4640. “An Evening with Mark Twain” featuring Michael Bateson, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center. Tickets: $17 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmas-ter.com.

Workshops/classes/other Maiolica Tile Making, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. Cost: $30. Registration required. Infor-mation: www.eaganarthouse.org or 651-675-5521. Open Social Dance by the South Metro Social Dance Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 14, Rosehenge Hall, 20732 Holt Ave., Lakeville. Nonmember cost is $10, but first time is free. Newcomers class offered from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; nonmember cost is $5. Information: [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first

Tuesday of each month at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mon-days at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with spe-cial needs (ASD/DCD pro-grams), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Co-lonial Shopping Center), 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

“Hot August Night,” a Neil Diamond tribute concert, is coming to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 10. Tribute artist Dean Colley and his band will deliver hits from the famed singer-songwriter’s catalog, including “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Holly Holy” and “America.” Tickets range from $51-$71 and are available at the Burnsville PAC’s box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster. (Photo submitted)

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Farmington Library sale The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., is holding a Remodeling Book Sale through Satur-day, Nov. 16. Ten books will be sold for $1. Prices are good from now until mid-November when the library temporarily moves to City Hall.

Scrapbooking at the library The Friends of the Elko New Market Library will host Scrapbook/Project Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the back room of the library. Participants can “rent” a large table for scrap-booking, quilting, stamp-ing and more. Cost is $15 and includes

a large work table, lunch, snacks and water. Wi-Fi is available, but there is no printer access. There will be a demon-stration on making cloth-ing for American Girl dolls. Registration is required by Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the library or by email at [email protected]. All proceeds directly benefit the Elko New Market Li-brary.

Robert Trail Library programs Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, has planned the following programs. Call 651-480-1200 for more information. Story Time for Babies, 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays,

Nov. 13, 20 and 27. Sto-ries, songs, bounces and playtime for children new-born to 24 months and their caregivers. Ages: 0-2. Family Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Nov. 14 and 21. Stories and activities. Ages: 0-5. Read and Act Work-shop, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Use your voice and body to perform mysteri-ous readers’ theater. Reg-istration required. Ages: 6-12. Family Fun Story Time, 7-7:45 p.m. Mon-day, Nov. 25. Help your child get ready to read through a fun and interac-tive story time with songs and rhymes. Ages: 0-5. Make and Take Holiday Gifts, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Create a small but special gift for someone you love. Ages: 6-16.


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After a long Monday at work, most people prob-ably desire a long session on the couch with a good book or their favorite tele-vision program. For Lynne Meyer and the 104 other members of the Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale, those nights since late August have been reserved for raising their voices. “We are tired after working all day at our reg-ular jobs but end up laugh-ing all the way home after rehearsals,” said Meyer, who rides to and from practices in a carpool with four other women. “Music and singing creates a bond that unifies us beyond just living near one another.” That joyful attitude per-vades the chorale, which will perform next weekend with the 60-member Min-nesota Valley Men’s Cho-rale at two different Apple Valley churches (see side-bar for details). In their second year, former longtime East-view choir director Judy Sagen and Rosemount choir director Steve Boe-hlke are credited for cre-ating an exhilarating and encouraging atmosphere in the women’s and men’s groups, respectively. “Learning and grow-ing musically under the direction of Ms. Sagen and Steve Boehlke in high school is still one of the highlights of my life, and I wasn’t going to let the chance to perform again pass me by,” chorale mem-ber Pam Luginbill said. Many chorale mem-bers are former students of Sagen and Boehlke, including some who have performed profession-ally, such as new member Kathryn Petri. “I really missed sing-ing in a professional choir, and this group is the best,”

Petri said. “We don’t just sing the music, we feel the music. We have fun, we laugh, and we sing our hearts out.” Others have not per-formed with a choir since they were in elementary school, while a few have never been in a choir, such as Meyer, a Greenleaf El-ementary School teacher who said she was a “band” person living in a family full of singers. “I enjoy sharing with my fifth-graders that I’m doing something new that I’m not particularly good at, but that it is fun and it stimulates my brain,” she said. Chorale members come from different walks of life – including attorneys, stock brokers, physicians and members of the mili-tary – and range in age from 18 to 80. “It is a place that they can come each week, for-get the everyday worries of life, and express them-selves through the art form of choral music,” Sagen said. “Many say that this is the one thing they do for themselves. They love the camaraderie of singing together as a ‘family’ and sharing the common bond of music.”

While the chorales have been described as a family, families are also partici-pants. Kathy Dierkes sings with two of her three daughters. “Music, especially sing-ing, affects my mind, body and spirit in a way noth-ing else does,” she said. “It frees my mind from my busy schedule, releases tension from my body, and makes my spirit soar. Singing with these other women and men, is icing on an already delicious cake.” The two concerts are going to serve up slices of a variety of musical treats. Genres covered will include classical, folk, Broadway, pop music and Dixieland. A Dixieland band will accompany the cho-rales on the final number – “When the Saints Go Marching In.” People who attend the show shouldn’t feel afraid to join in dur-ing the finale. It can give them a sense of why cho-rale members enjoy their Monday nights so much. “I’m betting everyone in the choir sings at home and in the shower, but that can’t compare to how it feels to sing in a group, no matter how great your shower acoustics are,” choir member Kelly Beck-O’Sullivan said. “Hearing the voices coming together – which takes the hands of a passionate and skilled director – is intoxicating.” “We sing to bring forth an idea and to make the world better, if even for the moment,” choir mem-ber Catherine Besonen said. “I would not devote any time to a group that did not pursue excellence. (The chorale) pursues, and in my opinion, obtains ex-cellence.”


Lakeville-based Expressions Community Theater is bringing some levity to the holiday season with “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” which runs Nov. 8-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. A snowed-in Christmas party thrown for an aged “Grinch” sets the stage for seasonal madness in this stage comedy directed by Andy Wilkins. Cast members are, from left, Annie Estes, Di-annah Roberston, Shawn Bakken, Joe Conely, Katie Mills, Felicia Swanson, Ally Wallenta and Sherry Allen. Tickets are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com. (Photo submitted)

Among adult cast, young actor at home on stage Eleven-year-old Katie Mills has been acting for about three years, but her latest role is a whole new experience – she’s the sole child actor in the cast. Mills plays the spunky youngster Kelly in the holiday stage comedy “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” which runs this month at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The sixth-grader at Lakeville’s McGuire Middle School has logged roles in a host of children’s produc-tions – starting with her portrayal of an orphan in “Annie Jr.” when she was 8, followed by parts in “The Little Mermaid Jr.” and “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” In “Trials, Tribula-tions and Christmas

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Saturday, Nov. 9 Craft and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Church, school gym (door 18), 12508 Lynn Ave., Sav-age, 952-890-9465.

Sunday, Nov. 10 Twin Cities Open Cheer Competition featuring 28 teams at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. West doors open at 9:30 a.m. Competition be-gins at 11 a.m. Includes con-cessions, spirit wear, vendors and raffles. Admission: $7 for adults and $5 for students. Kids ’n Kinship 14th an-nual Bowlathon, Cedarvale Lanes, 3883 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan, 651-452-7520. Schedule: 1-2:30 p.m. for volunteers/children who are matched and their fami-lies, waiting list children and their parent(s) and siblings; 2:30-4 p.m. for corporate and group bowlers. Register at http://bowlathon13.event-brite.com. Donate online at ht tp:/ /g ivemn.razoo.com/story/Kids-N-Kinship. Campus Faith Clubs dessert banquet, 6:30-8 p.m., Legends Golf Club, 8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake. Students, parents and teachers are invited. Infor-mation: Paul Nyquist at 952-854-4596.

Monday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day Concert, 8:30 a.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School auditorium, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: 651-406-4747.

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Advance Care Planning class, 1 p.m., Burnsville Park Nicollet, 14000 Fairview

Drive, Burnsville, in the third floor administration confer-ence room A. This is a free class but registration is re-quired. Call 952-993-3454 for more information or to regis-ter.

Thursday, Nov. 14 MN Valley Christian Women’s Connection lun-cheon, 12:30 p.m., Grand-Stay Hotel & Conference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. Includes speak-er and live auction. Luncheon is $16. RSVP by Nov. 10 to Pam (612-207-3100) or Jan (651-434-5795). “Is it the Age? Under-standing Developmental Realities,” free parenting session, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: 651-406-4747. Free divorce informa-tional session, 6:30-8 p.m., Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. Get your ques-tions answered. Reserve a seat by calling Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805.

Friday, Nov. 15 Movie Night, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional Park Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Families can watch the movie “Hoot,” rated PG. Young Roy moves from Mon-tana to Florida with his fam-ily and befriends two kids who are fighting to protect the home of endangered bur-row owls on the construction site for a new pancake house. Free library event.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Craft and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rosemount American Legion Post 65 Auxiliary, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rosemount. Scrapbook/Project Day,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., back room of the Elko New Market Library. Cost: $15, includes a large ta-ble for the day, lunch, snacks and water. Wi-Fi is available but there is no printer access. Demonstration on making American Girl doll style cloth-ing. Register by Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the library or by emailing [email protected].

Sunday, Nov. 17 “Thankukkah” craft fair and bake sale, 2-5:30 p.m., Beth Jacob Congregation, 1179 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights. Free child care and children’s Hanukkah activities available during the sale. In-formation: 651-452-2222.

Ongoing Re-igniting the Flame: A Course for Couples, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 16, 30 and Dec. 14, InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Session 1 – Walking Together: Redis-covering Hopes and Dreams; Session 2 – You Said, I Said: Deepening Communication; Session 3 – Simply, Thank You: Learning to Appreciate Each Other. Cost: $250 per couple. Registration: 952-435-4144.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Nov. 8, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church by the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Apple Valley Fire Department Station 1, 15000 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • Nov. 9, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library,

Chorales round up musical excellence Men and women to combine for two nights of singing

Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale and Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale Fall Concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Grace Luther-an Church, 7800 W. County Road 42, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at Shepherd of the Val-ley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, both in Apple Valley. Admis-sion is a $10 donation at the door. More in-formation is at 651-253-2379.

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Decorations,” though, she shares the stage with seven other actors, all adults. For Mills, it’s simply another chance to take

part in something she loves. “I like the reaction from the audience and the rush of being on stage,” she said. “I like acting because you can practically control the audience’s emotions. You can make them laugh and cry.” And like success at school, success at theater starts with doing your homework. “The most challeng-ing part of acting is memorizing lines – it is like memorizing big, long conversations,” she said.

—Andrew Miller

1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 1930 Diffley Road, Eagan. Contact person: Glenn Gregory at 952-469-6552. • Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. • Nov. 13, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Nov. 13, 1-7 p.m., Heri-tage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. • Nov. 14, noon to 6 p.m., St. Thomas Becket Church, 4455 S. Robert Trail, Eagan. • Nov. 15, 1-7 p.m., Valley Christian Church, 17297 Gla-cier Way, Rosemount. • Nov. 15, noon to 5 p.m., Keller Williams Realty, 10515 165th St. W., Lakeville.

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by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


Sarah Pulk and Jen-eane Frost fancy them-selves as modern day trea-sure hunters. Their treasure is jew-elry, vintage clothing, and antique glassware. Their maps include locations of garage and estate sales, and their searches online gravitate to Craigslist. “Some things just fall in my lap,” Frost said. “You just have to make sure there’s a market for it.” When it came time to sell their finds, the pair opened Stardust Bou-tique, a consignment shop that opened its doors Nov. 1 in downtown Farming-ton. Stardust Boutique fea-tures other vendors who also sell antique furniture, clothes, goods from Africa and Nepal, dreamcatch-ers, sports memorabilia, flower arrangements, fish-ing equipment, and hand-

crafted scarves and hats. The vendors who sell goods from Africa and Nepal make regular trips overseas for new invento-ry. Another vendor makes furniture out of recycled material, such as barn wood. The owners focus on selling antique jewelry and glassware. “We have some really unique pieces and some really rare and exciting pieces,” Pulk said. “We’ve had other antique dealers come in to buy them, but we like to keep the prices reasonable.” Pulk and Frost chose the location in downtown Farmington at 308 Oak St. because that’s become a popular destination for thrifty antique shoppers on the lookout for one-of-a-kind items. The location was an old nail and hair salon. The pair repainted the fa-cility with help from fam-ily members. Pulk and Frost used

to be vendors at another consignment shop but say they had the desire to go

out on their own. When they noticed the building was for rent, they decided

to go into business for themselves. “It’s an adventure,”

Pulk said. “We’ve had struggles, both of us. But this has been fun. It’s re-ally helped us.” Both have special needs children, which means they may need to leave at the ring of the phone and makes it hard to work a full-time job for someone else. Pulk is open about dealing with methamphetamine addic-tion for years, but she’s been clean for a year now. She said getting to this point and being successful has helped keep her sober. The pair initially met at Pulk’s garage sale where Frost bought sev-eral items. They became friends while selling their items at the same consign-ment store. “We had a lot of the same tastes,” Pulk said. “We’re a good match. She keeps me grounded.” The grand opening is Nov. 14.


Jeneane Frost and Sarah Pulk recently opened Stardust Boutique in downtown Farm-ington. (Photo by Andy Rogers)

Stardust Boutique offers a little bit of everythingRecently opened consignment shop opens in downtown

A Farmington wom-an was hospitalized fol-lowing a multi-vehicle crash Saturday, Nov. 2, on Highway 52 in southern Minnesota. According to the State Patrol, 51-year-old Lyn D. Nelson suf-fered non-life-threaten-ing injuries in the 6:44 p.m. accident and was taken by ambulance to

St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Nelson was travel-ing north on Highway 52 in Olmsted County when a pickup truck in front of her swerved to avoid a deer carcass on the roadway, lost con-trol and rolled, the State Patrol said. Nelson’s Honda Accord crashed into the pickup, and was

then rear-ended by two other vehicles – both pickup trucks. A semi-truck at-tempting to avoid the crash jack-knifed its trailer and also struck Nelson’s Honda. Nelson was wearing a seatbelt and her airbag deployed in the colli-sion. No alcohol was detected in any of the

drivers, the State Patrol said. All five vehicles in-volved were towed from the accident scene with moderate to severe dam-age. The Rochester police and fire departments as-sisted the State Patrol at the crash site.

—Andrew Miller

Farmington woman hospitalized in multi-vehicle Highway 52 crash

Farmington Education Foundation hopes to be revitalized A few years ago, the Farmington Education Foundation was an active organization that served as a booster club for the whole district. Current foundation members are seeking resi-dents interested in revital-izing the organization and serving on its board of di-rectors at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Room 104 at the Farmington Com-munity Education/Mead-owview Elementary, 6100

195th St. W. Current members will be there to discuss the founda-tion’s purpose and goals. The foundation was more active a few years ago, but it has decreased in member-ship and activity in the past three to four years. In the past, the founda-tion raised funds and offered grants to teachers to pay for items such as smartboards. The board consists of parents, alumni, district staff and seniors.

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