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Lakeville man charged with criminal vehicular homicide Gotta dance

He was allegedly drinking before flipping car on I-35, killing one

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

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A Lakeville man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide in a Dec. 28 crash that resulted in the death of a Credit River Township woman. Tyler David Henry, 29, is also charged with DWI and driving after cancellation after police say he rolled the car he was driving on Interstate 35 in New Market Township, killing one of his two passengers, Jordan Huver, 18. According to the Scott County criminal complaint: A truck driver witnessed the sin-gle-vehicle crash around 3:30 a.m. on northbound I-35 and a responding Minnesota state trooper saw tire tracks that indicated the vehicle had swerved, corrected, then rolled multiple times and landed upright, with some of its parts and a tire strewn over the free-way. The trooper reported seeing blood in the vehicle and three seatbelts were locked in the used position, two in front and one in the right passenger side. Another passenger, Quinten Wat-

kins, had been seen by the truck driver near Huver, who was lying unrespon-sive in the ditch. Watkins was “very upset” and offi-cers said they “were struggling” to get information from him about the crash. He told police he pulled Huver out of the car and witnessed Henry run-ning away from the crash. Lakeville police later found a man covered in snow walking south on Pillsbury Avenue and when a deputy yelled “Tyler,” he responded and asked “Is she OK? She did not look good when I pulled her out of the vehicle.” Henry twice said he did not know if he was the driver, and when he asked why he fled the scene said, “I have no clue.” Police performed field sobriety tests on Henry at around 5:15 a.m. after Henry said, “I’m pretty sure I’m going to fail. I’m drunk.” He said they had been returning from Watkins’ home in Lonsdale where they had been drinking, and he had consumed “a forty” and some shots. Henry tested .09 blood-alcohol con-centration, just above the legal limit of .08 percent. Scott County police report Henry was convicted of driving under the in-fluence in 2009, 2007 and 2004.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

The Varsity Jazz team competes at the 2014 Aloha Lakeville South Dance Invitational on Jan. 11 at the high school. More photos are online at SunThisweek.com. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

North band sweeps bowl contest

School Board votes to speed Dodd upgrade

Police chief will take salary cut, not increase



Incoming Lakeville po-lice Chief Jeff Long will take a pay cut in salary when he takes the leader-ship position on Jan. 20, not an increase as reported last week. Lakeville included pen-sion and Social Security information when report-ing total compensation to the newspaper, while Edi-na did not, and that infor-mation difference resulted in the inaccurate compari-son that was reported last week. Lakeville City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said Long will start in the city with a salary of $128,524; in Edina, Human Re-sources Director Lisa Schaefer said Long’s sal-ary is $132,558. Benefits paid by each of the cities are difficult to compare because each city does not offer identical benefit packages, options or payment methods.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Band earns eight first-place trophies, named

best overall by Laura Adelmann

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Lakeville North’s marching band arrived home with a bounty of hardware. “We’ve got trophies all over the place,” said Lakeville North march-ing band teacher Nathan Earp. “We’ve never won this many at once.” The band swept a com-petition from marching bands around the country during a trip to the Flor-ida Gator Bowl Dec. 27-Jan. 6 and earned so many first place trophies that LNHS Activities Direc-tor Russ Reetz called their achievements “one of the most successful trips in Lakeville school history.” The LNSH band mem-bers were awarded four first-place trophies for outstanding music, out-standing marching, out-standing general effect and outstanding drum majors during the parade portion of the competi-tion. Sweeping those four

categories earned Lake-ville North the added title of best 3A marching band overall. The band’s winning streak continued dur-ing the Gator Bowl Field Show competition, which Earp said was bands per-forming their half-time

shows. Their skills were un-matched again, as Lake-ville North’s band was awarded first place for outstanding music, out-standing marching, out-standing general effect and outstanding percus-sion.

Earp said their field show performances fea-tured songs by Prince, Pink and oldies from the Righteous Brothers and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and the band performed in the traditional show



A month after a Lake-ville North High School student died in a crash on Dodd Boulevard, Lake-ville School Board mem-bers passed a resolution 5-1 on Jan. 14 requesting Dakota County and the city of Lakeville “place a high priority” on upgrad-ing the road from 185th Street to 194th Street. School Board Chair Roz Peterson said she and

Mayor Matt Little will meet next week to discuss safety concerns about that Dodd Boulevard seg-ment, which includes one of two access points into the Lakeville North High School student parking lot. School Board Member Judy Keliher was the lone vote against the resolu-tion, citing concerns that proper procedures were not followed by the School Board in bringing the is-sue forward.

The resolution states the improvements on Dodd Boulevard near the Lakeville North High School should be priori-tized to address the road’s “ever increasing volume of traffic and longstand-ing serious traffic safety issues.” It was reported in this newspaper last week that Dakota County has planned but delayed up-grades to that portion of

Mayor, School Board chair to meet regarding road

Lakeville North High School Marching Band director Nathan Earp and senior band members display their huge haul of wins at the Florida Gator Bowl competition during Christmas break. Senior band members are Mikki Coleman, Megan Krane, Emily Anderson, Allison Koss, Adam Hillyard and Nathan McMillon. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Lakeville School Board Chair Roz Peterson will meet with Lakeville Mayor Matt Little next week regarding safety concerns along Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North High School. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)See DODD, 8A

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New use for old helmets? Why is Lakville Schools Superintendent Lisa Snyder taking home vintage Lakeville South football helmets?

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2A January 17, 2014 SUN THISWEEK - Lakeville

A bright idea

Lakeville School District Superintendent Lisa Snyder took home

this Lakeville South High School 2006-vintage football helmet after the

Jan. 14 School Board meeting. Snyder said she will ask her husband, who

makes lamps out of musical instruments and sells them online, if he could make a lamp out of the helmets which are being

replaced because they no longer meet more stringent requirements to guard

players against concussions. Lakeville School District spokeswoman Linda

Swanson said Lakeville South Activities Director Neil Strader came up with the bright idea as a possible fundraiser for

the school’s football program. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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Rescued from death’s door Ten people recognized for saving life of Apple Valley man in cardiac arrest

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Marty Burley came aw-fully close to death on Oct. 10. The Apple Valley resi-dent says he owes his life to those who sprang into action when he went into cardiac arrest – and lost consciousness – that frightful day last fall. “I shouldn’t be here,” he said bluntly. “I did not have a pulse for 28 min-utes.” Emergency workers and family members who played a role in saving Burley’s life were recog-nized in a ceremony Jan. 9 at the Apple Valley City Council meeting. Ten people in all re-ceived the Allina Life-saver Award. They were: Burley’s girlfriend Karen Mataya and her daugh-ter Hannah Wilhelm; dispatcher Stacie Theis; Apple Valley Police Sgt. Greg Dahlstrom and Of-ficer Joel Horazuk; Apple Valley Fire Capt. Matt Nelson and firefighters Andy Tindell and Joe Landru; and Allina para-medics Brian Nagel and Andrew Rinerson. “This is a really good day,” Mayor Mary Ha-

mann-Roland said at the meeting. “Everyone act-ed as they were trained to do. They went above and beyond, and Marty’s here with us today.” According to an ac-count of the incident provided by Apple Val-ley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson, emergency personnel were dis-patched to Burley’s home at about 6:40 p.m. Thurs-

day, Oct. 10, on a report of a man experiencing chest pain. While they were en route, Mataya and Wil-helm began CPR with in-structions provided over the phone from Dakota Communications Center dispatch. Apple Valley police arrived first on the scene and took over lifesaving procedures using a defi-

brillator. The fire crew and Allina paramedics were next to arrive, and Burley, who eventually regained a pulse, was transported to the hospi-tal. “With that, he is alive and well,” Thompson

said, noting that Burley suffered no neurological damage in the incident. Burley, who returned to work in November at his job at a Minneapolis graphics firm, continues to do cardiac rehab three times a week.

“Oct. 10 is now my second birthday,” said Burley, noting that his actual birthday is Oct. 2. “It’s going to be a good month next year.”

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Marty Burley, right, thanked girlfriend Karen Mataya, left, and her daughter Hannah Wilhelm, center, for their role in saving his life last October when he had a heart attack. As emergency workers were en route to their home, Mataya and Wilhelm began CPR with instructions provided over the phone from Dakota Communications Center dispatch. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Police: Sam’s Club cashier caught pocketing cash An Eagan woman ac-cused of pocketing more than $2,500 in cash while working as a cashier at the Apple Valley Sam’s Club was charged with a felony last week in district court. Michelle L. Kitows-ki, 32, allegedly stole amounts ranging from $100 to $1,060 in five separate incidents at the wholesale store located at 14940 Florence Trail be-tween Nov. 11 and Nov. 20 of last year. According to the crimi-

nal complaint, Sam’s Club contacted police follow-ing an internal investiga-tion into the thefts. After noticing a cash shortage, the store’s asset protection manager reviewed video footage of Kitowski’s shifts in which she was seen concealing money in her vest pocket. In a statement Kitows-ki provided to police in which she admitted steal-ing from her cashier’s till, Kitowski explained that if a customer paid with a

large bill, she would give the customer their change but pocket the bill. The reason she stole the money, she told the police investigator, was to pay for a family member’s prescription medicine and “to pay for things around the house,” the complaint said. If convicted of the fel-ony theft charge, Kitowski faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.

—Andrew Miller

Dakota County adopts fix to slow Eagan BRT stop

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


The trip between Apple Valley and the Mall of America on the Cedar Av-enue Red Line is expected to become a little faster and more direct by 2015. On Jan. 7, the Regional Railroad Authority ap-proved a recommendation to build a new stop in the center median of Cedar Avenue in Eagan. From the stop, rid-ers will be able to take a 300-foot enclosed climate-controlled walkway over Highway 77 that will con-nect to the existing Cedar Grove transit station. Commuters have been frustrated by the slow Ea-gan stop since its opening last year. Presently buses must exit Highway 77 onto local

streets to reach the station — located at 4035 Nicols Road — and then back-track to the highway. Officials initially planned to fix the stop in the second phase of the $112 million project, but riders prompted them to act sooner. After examining several options, county officials decided the $14.6 million stop would provide the greatest time savings at the lowest cost, said Kristine Elwood, transit engineer for Dakota County. The center median stop is expected to cut at least 10 minutes off an hour-long round-trip commute. Eagan city officials wel-come the county’s fix to the Eagan station. “The MVTA would have preferred off ramps to a station but the en-

hanced center option is less costly and a better option for Red Line pas-sengers,” said Eagan City Council Member Gary Hansen, who is also chair of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. Hansen and Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire were representatives on the policy advisory com-mittee that examined the various options. Working with Metro Transit, county officials have an ambitious sched-ule in which preliminary engineering and final de-sign would be completed this year and construction would begin in 2015.

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

Marty Burley thanked his rescuers at the Apple Valley City Council meeting Jan. 9. Ten people were recognized with the Allina Lifesaver Award at the meeting. (Photo by Andrew Miller)


Letters Listen, react to public input To the editor: County Commissioner Tom Egan said in his Dec. 26 opinion piece he wel-comes input regarding the Lebanon Hills Regional Park trail plan, but is he paying attention to that input presented thus far? Citizens who attended the Dec. 16 open house did not come with “their own pre-disposition” as Mr. Egan implies. Rather, they were residents and constituents who are educated about the plan to build a paved trail through the middle of the park. They chose to attend the event, ask ques-tions and provide input. Mr. Egan simply does not like the tough questions that are being raised, be-cause it gets in the way of the development of their plan. Mr. Egan is right, there have been a lot of nega-tive comments. An over-whelming majority of

those comments have op-posed this development and were received well be-fore the meeting on Dec. 16. The common theme of the comments, is the county should place an emphasis on restoration and preservation of this natural space. This was the conclusion in the 2001 plan. Unfortunately this ecological stewardship has not happened and monies for it, were shifted to other priorities. Our elected officials seem intent on pursuing a destructive develop-ment policy in Lebanon Hills without support to do so from their constitu-ents. At present, Dakota County views the heartfelt opinions of its residents as an obstacle to their ill-conceived plans. There is a lot at stake here. Let’s get it right Dakota County. Please focus on the com-ments and react appropri-ately to them instead of your own agendas.

BRENT BEALRosemount

Climate is changing To the editor: Our planet’s climate is changing. The decisions we make today will have a tremendous impact on the future of our children. Sci-entists are now as sure that we are largely responsible for our rapidly changing climate as they are that cigarettes cause cancer. We can ignore the peer-reviewed science and listen to the deniers who spread the same false claims that have been discredited time and time again or we stand up and demand change. It may seem easier, and more secure to keep the status quo, but it is a false secu-rity. To do nothing dooms our children to an increase in the intensity and fre-quency of extreme weath-er events, floods, droughts, famine, poor air and water quality, ecosystem shifts

and mass extinctions. The good news is there are solutions that can pre-vent the worst-case cli-mate scenarios. We can transition to clean, sus-tainable, renewable energy resources and improve the efficiency of our homes, transportation systems and industry. The imme-diate health benefits of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels would save us billions! A 2009 Nation-al Academy of Sciences study quotes $120 billion a year in damages from burning fossil fuels and this was largely due to in-creased health care costs. There are many groups working on solutions. One quickly growing, nonprof-it, grassroots advocacy or-ganization focused on na-tional policies to address climate change is the Citi-zens Climate Lobby. The Citizens Climate Lobby will hold its first Regional Conference entitled Cli-mate Change: Local Im-pacts, National Action on Jan. 24-26 at Macalester College. I sincerely hope local residents will join us.

VEDA KANITZLakeville

Tackle buckthorn problem To the editor: A neighbor gave me a

calendar with the follow-ing quote: “The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rear-ranged by the hand of man.” Can these places ex-ist in our urban area? I urge all readers to visit Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park before its fun-damental character could be altered by a $31 million controversial master plan. Take a hike, walk the dog, mountain bike, horseback ride, rent snow shoes or cross country ski. Notice, are people friendly on these dirt trails compared to our ubiquitous asphalt trails? Does the dog hold it tail a little higher? Is the pace slower? Does breath-ing feel deeper and easier when in the middle of Lebanon Hills? In 2001, the county passed a master plan which called for massive restoration including tack-ling the buckthorn. This was not done and the wild-life in the park are paying the price for our inaction. Human needs are not in competition with natural resources. We are fortunate to have a place like Leba-non Hills Regional Park. Our human hands do not have to “develop” this space. Our hands do need to take care of the buck-thorn which could destroy the oak forest. Let’s get to work in 2014 tackling the ecological problems of Lebanon Hills. This

work is needed to preserve the park for future genera-tions of humans as well as the many other life forms – birds, muskrats, oak trees, amphibians, fish – that we are fortunate to share this place. I encourage interest-ed people to go the Wild Lebanon Hills website to learn how to support Wil-derness in the City.

LAURA HEDLUND Chair, 2001 Lebanon Hills Master Plan task forceEagan

Poll shows Obermueller ahead To the editor: It’s no surprise that Mike Obermueller leads the race for representing the 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota (Public Policy Polling, Oct. 21-22, 2013). The recent poll showed him running ahead of the in-cumbent, and with good reason. Obermueller has his eye on what we need in Minnesota and our coun-try. He has the savvy to support the education of all young people, so they can perform well in life. His leadership in funding early education can save our country billions in re-medial services in the fu-ture. Mike also extends

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Good news for public education in 2013

Lebanon Hills development plan – a stakeholder’s view

The year 2013 brought good news for education. The Minnesota Legislature approved additional funds for early childhood education and for all-day kindergarten. Eighty-six percent of local school levies were approved. Money borrowed from school districts during poor economic times have been repaid. The ECM Editorial Board, in a series of editorials last year, advocated these actions among others. ECM member newspapers keyed news coverage to ma-jor education issues: State funding, local funding and innovative classroom ap-proaches. Editorials also urged our state’s edu-cational leaders to: • Establish accountability to ensure the extra funds allocated to young chil-dren will be used effectively and fairly. • Urge federal and state governments to live up to their promises of special education funding. • Support and expand credit options for high school students, through dual credit opportunities and other programs. • Support and expand vocational op-portunities to help close the gap between students’ skills and employment oppor-tunities. • Maintain a singular focus on the need to ensure that all children are read-ing at grade level when they start fourth grade. We shared test scores that were hard to digest. In Minnesota, 63 percent of

all fourth-graders were not proficient in reading. Of black children, 88 percent were not proficient. Experts agree that children need to be reading at or above grade level by the end of the third grade or face a distinct possibility of spending their remaining educational years at a disadvantage. We also shared this sobering fact: Minnesota tied for 29th in the country for graduation of students who entered high school in 2007 and should have graduated in the 2010-11 school year. Minnesota’s overall graduation rate was 77 percent. Some progress has been reported. The annual study of kindergarten readi-ness by the Minnesota Department of Education showed that Minnesota children entering kindergarten are bet-ter prepared. Seventy-three percent of children were determined to be ready for kindergarten, up from 60 percent in 2010. A child who is ready for kinder-garten is considered on track to meet the achievement targets on the third-grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assess-ments, the MDE says. The 2013 Adequate Yearly Progress report says our graduation rate remained about 77 percent overall. However, that same report says 72 percent of Minne-sota children are scoring “proficient” in

math; 68 percent are proficient in reading — definite improvement. The National Assessment of Educa-tional Progress showed some narrowing of the achievement gap in its 2013 report. By putting extra funds into education for young children, the intent is these dis-mal achievement numbers will improve. Parents, educators and taxpayers need to watch those dollars — are they being spent in ways that will foster educational progress from preschool through Grade 3? We need to learn from schools that are succeeding. MinnCAN.org reports, for example, that English language learn-ers and black students at Glacier Hills Elementary School in District 196 placed No. 5 and No. 6 in the state, respectively, on proficiency tests. Ten schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 made one-year gains in closing the achievement gap between white and minority students, according to state data. Nine of the district’s 15 schools increased their ratings on Min-nesota’s broad measurement of school performance, called the Multiple Mea-surements Rating. Students at Sheridan Elementary School in Richfield gained 17 percentage points over the past year in overall pro-ficiency. Students of color at Champlin Park High School, Apple Valley High School and Coon Rapids High School are in the state’s top 10 for overall pro-ficiency. We need to learn what these

schools are doing right. Other major topics will arise in 2014 and beyond. Major overhauls of educa-tion financing will be discussed in the Legislature. Teacher accountability is an-other huge topic. How do we maintain a quality educational system and how do we keep teachers accountable? These issues will also be part of the next round of teacher contract negotia-tions, a process that could be very con-tentious. This editorial concludes our year-long commitment to raising and analyzing education issues. We are pleased with the accomplishments of the past year, but we urge diligence and emphasis continue to foster basic skills among the young, to offer specialized help to all students as needed and to expand alternative choices for high school and post-secondary stu-dents. We will continue to comment on edu-cation issues important to our communi-ties. Our state has many challenges ahead, including a changing ethnic demographic and an aging population. Our economy is showing growth but still has issues. Our future will be brighter with a well-educated and proficient base of young people entering the workforce.

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by James E. Jenkins SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

What makes a great park? I guess this question depends on who you ask. In 2001 that question was asked and was answered in a new Lebanon Hills Regional Park Master Plan created by many hours of input by a stakehold-ers task force consisting of 13 park us-ers and 13 representatives from affected surrounding municipalities. This plan was adopted by the Dakota County commissioners in 2001. The overarching vision of this plan was to create a bal-ance between ecological preservation/rehabilitation, including water manage-ment, development to support the natu-ral environment and new land acquisi-tion. The vision also included primary em-phasis on the fact that this park is unique and is not planned to provide all activi-ties for all citizens. It is to be preserved

as a natural experience and should be maintained in a natural condition with only the necessary facilities to support this natural environment. When the com-missioners adopted the 2001 plan, they were solidly in favor of this vision. They must know that their current plan is not consistent with this vision. The vision, intent and details of the 2001 Master Plan have clearly been vio-lated and the new development plan is rapidly moving in an entirely different direction. It is now being planned to be a park that is all things to all people. The so called “public input” process has rein-forced the vision of the 2001 plan. The vast majority of the public input com-ments have been dramatically in favor of maintaining & rehabilitating the natural environment and are against the hard

surface trail / hubs coming to the park and the hard surface trail penetrating through the center of the park. Yet the new development plan ignores that input. Most people do not realize the impact of the cut and fill, damage to the vegetation, additional water runoff and erosion, and the ongoing maintenance cost that these new trails will cause The Dakota County Parks Department and commissioners claim that this new direc-tion is consistent with the 2001 plan. How can that be? How can they think that the stakeholders task force would have developed a plan that allowed this much latitude for hard development? What is their motivation? It seems to me it would have been a much more honest approach, if the commissioners would simply have said: “Look, we have changed our minds and our vision for the park. We think it should be a great park, by a revised defi-nition and not a unique park. It should

be for everyone and all activities.” Would most of the stakeholders agree? No, but at least it would be a straightforward po-sition by the county and we could con-tinue trying to move the emphasis back to the natural vision and intent of the majority of the park users. I hope that the county commission-ers will rethink their position and honor the intent of the 2001 Master Plan. Too many parks nationally have already been ruined by over development, destroying the very reason users loved them. As a county we have the opportunity to be unique and preserve this 2000-acre gem in our community to be enjoyed for fu-ture generations. I hope we take advan-tage of this opportunity, make a bold decision and do what’s right.

James E. Jenkins, of Apple Valley, was a member of the 2001 Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park Stakeholders Task Force. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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When education systems don’t serve students by Joe Nathan


As we start a new year, it’s time to ask some tough questions. Over the past year, I have seen more and more ex-amples of education systems that don’t seem to be serving at least some students. Some systems seem to be putting a pri-ority on protecting the way things used to be, above the students and families they’re supposed to serve. For example, at a time when college and university costs are challenging for many families: • Why does state law prohibit Minne-sota colleges and universities from telling students and families that they can save money by enrolling in postsecondary enrollment options courses? The state’s PSEO law (124.D.09, subdivision 9) states, “A postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs

to a secondary school or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary pupil to en-roll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds only.” • Why are a number of Minnesota’s two-year colleges not telling students about the law passed in spring 2012 that allows 10th-graders to take a career or technical course as part of Minnesota’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options pro-gram? • Why aren’t a number of Minne-sota high schools including information

about this 10th-grade option in registra-tion materials available on their websites? • Why won’t a Minnesota public uni-versity award an undergraduate degree to a high school student this spring if he’s in “good academic standing,” doesn’t owe money and will have completed the re-quired courses? • When state colleges have agreed that a number of high school teachers are qualified to teach a college-level class to high school students, why is a regional accrediting association insisting that students must take a certain number of credits from a college professor to earn a two-year, A.A. degree? • Why are some school districts giving more credit on their grade point averages to students who take courses in the high school, compared to those who take a course on a college or university campus? • Why hasn’t a legislative mandate been followed in 2012 or 2013 that re-

quires a yearly report from the Minne-sota Department of Education to the Legislature on the number of students at each public high school who take re-medial courses on entering a Minnesota public college or university? Over the coming year, we’ll explore these questions. It’s an election year. Some of the issues discussed above in-volve state law. Some involve actions by local school boards. Some involve high schools, college and universities. In each case, students, families and taxpayers deserve more than answers. If the institutions are serving students, an-swers aren’t enough. Changes are needed. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

the hand of cooperation across the aisle. He has the old fashioned idea that people should not be blocked from working to-gether just because they come from different par-ties. He seems to come from the belief that this kind of collaboration can actually be a source of progress for people. Un-like some incumbents, he also seems to believe sav-ing tax money need not favor one tax bracket over another. Large numbers of peo-ple in the 2nd District have begun to see the value of supporting key projects like education and fam-ily stability, and Mike has supported those key proj-ects solidly and reliably. He advocates cutting gov-ernment waste in subsidies for those who are already rich, and keeping more of our hard-earned dollars at home. Mike Obermueller is recognized as a depend-able, forward-thinking citizen, just the kind we need to represent us in Congress. PAUL HOFFINGEREagan

If greater use is the goal, market it To the editor: I grew up in Eagan near where Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park currently is. I was the fifth (and final) generation to be raised on land homesteaded by the Diffleys who immi-grated here from Ireland in the 1850s. My father, Tom Sterns, served on the park board that set aside Lebanon Hills as wild park land for future gen-erations. My grandfather (James Diffley) and moth-er (Rosemary Sterns, who still resides in Eagan) and their neighbors grew up

swimming in the “swim-ming holes,” hiking, snow-mobiling, fishing and ice fishing and generally using this land as their unoffi-cial “parks and recreation area” growing up. It is a gift that I can bring my children to ex-perience a taste of “old Eagan.” I hope one day my grandchildren will be able to have wild, nature-immersion experiences on this gorgeous, unadulter-ated land. As a marketing profes-sional with particular ex-perience in visitor/tourism related marketing, I have often been surprised that Lebanon Hills is not mar-keted more as a premier winter sports and wilder-ness destination to folks in the surrounding areas. Perhaps more investment in unique visitor market-ing is a better strategy than paving a trail through it if increased use is the goal. When my friends and I come to Eagan two to three times per week during the winter from St. Paul to ski we almost al-ways eat nearby in Eagan restaurants, buy gas, etc. thereby bringing money into the local economy. Thank you County Commissioners for pre-serving this true Dakota County treasure for future generations. Many ideas in the current proposed plan are worthy but running a paved path through the middle of the woods and impacting the grading, foliage, and trail crossings seems like a poor decision. Once this is done it can-not be undone. Regard-ing accessibility, please remember that there is almost zero accessibility for preserved, wild places now … this (along with rare jewels like the Grand Canyon and the Boundary Waters) is one, beautiful exception. Please recon-sider these plans and find alternative routes from the campgrounds to the beach

area. KATIE STERNSSt. Paul, former Eagan resident

Pseudo science denies climate changeTo the editor: In Kevin McCarney’s Jan. 10 letter he spread pseudo science, the kind not spread by scientists. This data that he says that “is in” is spread through disinformation campaigns funded by the Koch Both-ers and their American Legislative Exchange Council-based groups that hide behind American-titled entities to promote perceived patriotism. I had to laugh when he de-scribed the green money going to scientists and the elites. Anyone paying at-tention might see the exact opposite. Snow and cold weath-er can be part of climate change. Learn the science. Please take with a grain of salt and little else the dis-missive stance toward sci-ence that Mr. McCarney touts. There are many great resources to choose from, but first I would listen to the respected scientists, 97 percent of whom believe that our growing climate

crisis is something we the people have helped create and we the people can and must do something about. For the health of your children and theirs and your community, please act to create a better world for all of us.

DEBORAH NELSONLakeville

Theft from car was hurtful To the editor: The holiday season is a time for friends and family gather to celebrate. People were busy shopping, wrap-ping presents and cooking that perfect dinner. Over the holidays we contacted the Lakeville Police De-partment to report a theft from vehicle. The officer was very professional and concerned and took the time to listen. My daugh-ter and her husband along with our first grandchild were visiting from South Carolina. My son-in-law is in the Navy and was fortunate to get leave. It saddens me that someone broke into their vehicle while parked in our drive-way. They don’t have much as they are starting out in their lives. We pray for the person that thought that this was OK. There are av-enues for those who need

help. For the few dollars that are obtained in such a crime the problems that are created are very hurt-ful. Watch out for your neighbors and treat them like you would yourself. MARK ROSENOWLakeville

Support for 360 needed more than ever To the editor: This past Christmas 1,100 families were ad-opted through the Armful of Love program of 360 Communities. Thanks to everyone who stepped forward to provide this needed sup-port and helped to make the Christmas of these families more joyful. Apple Valley Rotary raised $4,900 from mem-bers to help 10 families with 40 children. The need, however, has not gone away and the winter months are the most diffi-cult time for these families. They need help paying for rent, utilities, car repair and financial assistance in addition to a shortage of food. Your support is needed more than ever. Rotary of Apple Valley with 48 members requests that their members bring in food or monetary dona-

tions on the first Wednes-day of each month when they meet. The members under the leadership of David Kingsbury recog-nize the need for their sup-port. David has indicated the club will be stepping up their efforts. During the winter months expenses rise with increased heating costs. More people are seen to be out of work at this time of year. Many who are ac-cessing food shelves are people who worked for the same company for over 10 years and have now lost their jobs. 360 Communi-ties in Burnsville is trying to help these families with their basic needs. By supporting 360 Communities we change lives and help to strength-en communities. The need is great and I am confident that everyone will find a way during the next few months to support 360 Communities. The ad-dress is 501 E. Highway 13, Suite 102, Burnsville, MN 55337; phone 952-985-5300; and website www.360commuities.org. You can make a dif-ference. Remember that a great need can happen to any of us. 360 Communi-ties is there for all of us.

BILL TSCHOHLMember, Rotary of Apple Valley

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by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


2014 will be an eventful year for Dakota County Commissioner Liz Work-man of Burnsville. The newly elected County Board chair will serve as the board’s top of-ficer at the same time work is substantially completed on a $40 million inter-change project at Highway 13 and County Road 5. Pleased to finally see work on a project she pushed for years as a Burnsville City Council member, Workman is also candid about the traffic hassles it will create for a second straight construc-tion season. “That was 10, 12 years in the making,” Work-man said of the project, which will run Highway 13 beneath County Road 5, eliminating the signal-ized crossing and a major bottleneck on the heav-ily traveled state highway. “It’s really gratifying to see 5 and 13 where it is right now. Even though, if you drive through it, I’m sure you’re going to cuss your way through it. This year, 2014, I would avoid it, if at all possible. It’s going to be worse than it was last year.” Other developments on tap for the county this year include board action on the controversial Leba-non Hills Regional Park master plan and some li-brary renovations, Work-man said. A former Burnsville Parks and Natural Re-

sources commis-sioner, Workman was first elected to the City Coun-cil in 1996 and served through 2008, when she won election to the County Board. Workman was re-elected in 2012 to the District 5 board seat, which her predecessor, Mike Turner, held for two decades. “Obviously, the people of Burnsville like the job that Mike did,” said Work-man, 58. She served as vice-chair last year and let it be known she was interested in serving as the 2014 chair. The seven-member board unanimously elect-ed Workman Jan. 7. She replaces outgoing Chair Kathleen Gaylord of South St. Paul. Commis-sioner Tom Egan of Eagan will serve as vice-chair. The board closed out 2013 by reducing the county levy 0.6 percent. Dakota was one of seven Minnesota counties to reduce levy amounts for 2014, which drew praise from state Revenue Com-missioner Myron Frans. The county levy is $128.5 million, with a to-tal budget of $333 million for operations and capital improvements. The county has cut spending on opera-tions by more than 15 per-cent since 2009. “Over the last five years I would say we’ve reduced it by a good $40 million, the total operating expens-es, which affects the levy,”

Workman said. Operational ef-ficiencies and attri-tion in more than 100 full-time em-ployee positions ac-count for the lower spending, Work-man said. “We did not lay off people in the

sense that other businesses had to” during the eco-nomic downturn, she said. “That was an early retire-ment program.” The county was also a player in building and opening the Cedar Avenue Red Line bus rapid transit system in 2013. “We’ve just got one more little thing to take care of, and that’s the Ce-dar Grove Park and Ride” in Eagan, Workman said. “They’re in the midst of coming up with a plan.” The county’s Lebanon Hills master plan calls for a new, 6.5-mile paved connector trail running east and west and a 2-mile paved loop around Hol-land and McDonough lakes. Many nearby resi-dents and park activists oppose the paved trails. Workman said she thinks a majority of com-missioners support the paved trails, and said the board has taken extra steps to hear from citizens. “We actually halted our process so we can get more input,” Workman said. Some people — from the elderly and handi-capped to mothers pulling their children in a wagon — can’t use the park with-out paved trails, Workman

said. The master plan also increases the number of unpaved trail miles, she said. “So no one’s losing anything. There’s no loss,” Workman said. “And there is a need, because in my opinion, there’s a certain population of the county who can’t use that park, who can’t enjoy it.” The location of the paved trail segments — whether some will run through the heart of the park — “can be dis-cussed,” Workman said. 2014 will bring much-needed library renova-tions at Inver Glenn in Inver Grove Heights and the Farmington Library, Workman said. The city of Farmington is letting the county house part of its library operation at City Hall while the library building, an old grocery store, is renovated outside and inside, she said. And the big project for 2014 — the 13-5 inter-change — will formally open in 2015, Workman said. While last year’s construction focused on surrounding roads, this year’s will focus on the in-terchange itself. Dakota County is the lead agency on a project with state, federal, city and county funding. The new interchange will greatly improve safety, Workman said. But first, disruption: “I tell people I would avoid it if you can.”

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

Workman looks ahead as County Board chair Highway 13-County Road 5 project will wrap up this year

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Apple Valley recognizes longtime volunteer

Bill Tschohl honored for efforts in the community by Tad Johnson


The city of Apple Val-ley recently recognized longtime resident Bill Tschohl for his service to the community. Tschohl was presented with a certificate of appre-ciation during the Nov. 26, 2013, City Council meet-ing after officials and resi-dents had a holiday light-ing ceremony outside City Hall. The longtime realtor with Coldwell Banker Burnet was surprised by the recognition at the start of the meeting. “It was quite a compli-ment,” Tschohl said. “Get-ting an award like this is a great way to set an exam-ple for others.” Tschohl said he hopes the city continues to rec-ognize the many other deserving people who are doing good work in the community. “We are so fortunate to have such great leaders in the community,” he said, singling out Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland and Dis-trict 196 Superintendent Jane Berenz. “We have a real positive energy in the community.” The city honored him for being a “true ambas-sador” of Apple Val-ley, promoting the city throughout his career and

supporting area schools. Tschohl credited his wife, Nancy, for support-ing him in all of his en-deavors. He said she helps him in all of his computer work and in countless oth-er ways. Tschohl has been an ac-tive volunteer with Apple Valley Rotary, Minne-sota Certified Residential Specialists’ holiday fund-raisers, the Minnesota Realtors Association’s “Thanks for Giving proj-ect, Boy Scouts of Amer-ica, the Minnesota Val-ley In-Fisherman Club, Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon support network for veterans, and was a key communicator during the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District’s recent operating levy cam-paign. Tschohl retired in Janu-ary 2012 after 32 years of selling real estate, most of that time with Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Eagan office. It is estimated he helped more than 2,700 families buy or sell homes, mostly in the south metro. Prior to that, he spent 16 years in Ohio and Michigan in international sales, traveling to more than 40 countries. Before that, he was a foreign lan-guage teacher in Minne-sota public schools. Bill and Nancy are the parents of John, Bill and Cindy and have four grandchildren.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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When imagination meets realityNew school concept questioned

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


Farmington School Board members were asked to think outside of the box as they pon-dered the future of a new project-based, student-centered school in the district. A presentation by Laura Pierce and Caleb Drexler Booth, the ad-ministrators who have been collaborating with a design team of parents and teachers to create the new school plan, lasted more than an hour at Monday night’s School Board meeting. Much of that time was filled with questions from the board as it evaluated the proposed approach to education. Board members seemed intrigued but cautious as they listened to the plan to create a re-imagined school for 21st century graduates. The school would be open to district students ages 9 to 11 and housed in the District Instructional Services Center with an estimated student capac-ity of 100 to 120 students the first year. The district is talking about opening the school by the fall. Enrollment would be voluntary with an application process and random selection of applications. The process to design what the district is call-ing Farmington New School began last No-vember with an idea. The design resulted from an intense brainstorm and creation process in December with 15 design team members made up of district parents and teachers. The district also talked to students from Riverview Elemen-tary and Boeckman Middle School. “It’s all the compo-nents they are talking about in education to-day, you are trying to do in one location,” Board

Member Tera Lee said. Last week, the plan was presented to com-munity members at two public meetings. A web-site with plan details is available at www.tiny.cc/192NewSchool. A link is available on the district’s website. One of the frequently asked questions at last week’s forums with the public was how such an untraditional system of learning would affect the students from Farming-ton New School as they moved into Farming-ton High School. High school administrators Jason Berg and Theresa Agerter spoke about the high school’s current and future learning environ-ment. “I think if we have students that are self-di-rected, they will do well in any situation,” Berg said. Already, the high school is creating flexible learning environments and hybrid classrooms where students have a voice in how, when and where they learn. “We’re trying to take these bits and pieces of customization and independent learning and work on them and see what’s scalable,” he said. “We’ve done some of this in our summer school, and we’re trying to move it out into big-ger pockets.” Board Member Julie Singewald questioned who the district will be best serving with the new school. “Here’s my concern about jumping in feet first,” she said, “because I think we’ve done a lot of that in the last few years and I think that there’s been some advan-tages, but on the flip side, we’ve implemented these iPads and we’re saying we’ve developed all these things, but I think that it is really streamlined for a top 10 percent of our students. Not that our district can’t get there for

the rest of our students, but this really feels very high performer focused.” Lee emphasized that she did not want to see this project become a plan for just the top 10 percent. She wanted to make sure the district was communicating that this school is open to ev-ery student. Administra-tors admitted that this type of learning system would not be a perfect fit for every student. Board Member Laura Beem was concerned that additional busing, ad-ministration needs and varied start times at the new school would create an additional financial burden for the district. “It’s all to be worked out in the plan, but the plan for the start is to be budget neutral,” Super-intendent Jay Haugen said. Much of the plan spe-cifics depend on teachers hired for the school. “It’s sort of the chick-en and the egg … that you need your teachers to know these answers, but we want these an-swers before we let you hire the teachers,” Lee said. “One thing we can tell you is maybe we can come up with a working plan as long as everyone knows full well that we might need to adjust or change,” Haugen said. No decision was made at the meeting, but the district is hoping to have approval from the board by the Jan. 27 meeting so teachers can be hired and the applica-tion process for students can be started. “I actually am very excited about this school and I hope that we can figure out how to make this work,” Lee said, “because I think this is such a great idea. If we can hammer out all these concerns and details, I’m really excited about it.”

Burnsville grad presumed dead

after river mishap by John Gessner


Lauren Li, a 2011 Burnsville High School graduate who co-captained the school’s Blazettes dance team, is presumed dead af-ter falling into the icy Chi-cago River shortly after midnight on Monday, Jan. 13. Police suspended their search for the 21-year-old Burnsville woman on Tues-day, the Chicago Tribune reported. Li was traveling to New Jersey with friends from the University of Minne-sota when they stopped in Chicago, said her friend and former Blazettes co-captain, Rachel Hassler. Li’s friend Ken Hoang, 26, was reportedly taking photos from the riverwalk when his phone dropped onto the ice. He slipped and fell into the water try-ing to retrieve the phone. Li fell into the river while trying to help Hoang. Another friend, Quoc-Viet Phan Hoang, also fell in but survived, the Tribune reported. Ken Hoang died shortly after professional rescuers pulled his body from the water, according to the Tri-bune. “It’s crazy to me that she passed because of her in-tense bravery,” Hassler said in an interview. “It’s noth-ing out of the ordinary for her. She always wanted to help others. It’s just so sad. So many people will miss her. She made everyone feel like they were best friends with her.” An excellent student in high school, Li was pursu-ing a degree in pharma-cology at the university, Hassler said. Dance and school were “a huge part of her life.” She was a se-nior honor roll student in the university’s College of Biological Sciences, the Tri-bune reported.

Li co-captained the Bla-zettes in 2010-11, her se-nior year, along with Has-sler, Hannah Blankush and Kaitlin Osgood. “She was a strong lead-er, a very talented dancer,” Anna Abbe, the assistant varsity coach that year and current Blazettes head coach, said in an interview. “Her love for her team and her sport showed every time she took the floor.” She was funny, excited about life, got along with everyone on the team and was an uplifting presence during practices, Abbe said. “Whatever she does, she does 100 percent. She worked hard at dance, she worked hard at her aca-demics,” Abbe said, add-ing that Li was involved in a Chinese dance program away from school. Hassler said she saw Li recently at the Target store in Burnsville and at the South Suburban Confer-ence dance finals. “She literally was the one person probably in the entire world that was al-ways happy,” said Hassler, who attends the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “She cared so much for the Blazette team and was the hardest-working. She had the most contagious laugh. She was the loudest one on the team and the most helpful one.” Li’s father, Ben, who traveled to Chicago after

the accident, told the Tri-bune his daughter “was very happy in her 21 years because we never pushed her and she achieved many things.” In September Li began volunteering at a Minne-apolis-area home care and hospice clinic, where she provided companionship and played piano for pa-tients and their families, the Tribune reported. The paper cited Chicago police reports stating that Ken Hoang had climbed over a railing onto the ice to retrieve his cellphone and fell into the water. Li then dropped down onto the ice to try to rescue him. When she yelled out for help, Phan Hoang also stepped onto the ice and fell in. Phan Hoang, who was expected to be released from the hospital Wednes-day, issued a statement, the Tribune reported. “I lost two good friends,” it said. “It’s not easy see-ing your friend drift away and having one die in your arms. I have never felt so helpless in my life.” The Cook County medi-cal examiner’s office ruled that Hoang drowned and that alcohol contributed to his death, the Tribune re-ported.

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

‘So many people will miss her’

Lauren Li was one of four co-captains of the Burnsville High School Blazettes in 2010-11. From left are Kaitlin Osgood, Hannah Blenkush, Li and Rachel Hassler. (Submitted photo)

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Man charged with felony theft, drug possession by Laura Adelmann


A Lakeville man was ar-rested Jan. 1 and charged with felony vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and drug possession after police investigated a re-port of erratic driving. According to a Da-kota County criminal

complaint, Joshua Rob-ert Drabek, 24, and three female passengers were in a restaurant when Lake-ville officers arrived on the scene and noticed the ve-hicle, now parked, had no license plates. Police said the vehicle appeared to have a tempo-rary license, but upon clos-er investigation the yellow

paper was found to be a letter related to Narcotics Anonymous. A check of the vehicle identification number found it had been reported stolen out of Burnsville, according to the com-plaint. Officers said the four people who had been de-scribed as the vehicle’s oc-

cupants appeared nervous when they saw the offi-cers, who decided to wait nearby for the individuals to leave the restaurant be-fore making contact with them. Officers approached them when they started walking toward a nearby gas station and arrested Drabek, who they discov-

ered was already wanted on a warrant. Police say they searched Drabek and found a BB gun in his waistband, a suspected methamphet-amine pipe in his pocket along with a small bag-gie containing .28 grams of a substance that tested positive for methamphet-amine.

Dodd Boulevard for years while spending on road projects in less populated areas. A $9 million two-year upgrade to Dodd Bou-levard in rural Eureka Township is slated to be-gin this spring. According to state and local police records, dozens of accidents have occurred on Dodd Boule-vard near Lakeville North in the last five years, and two LNHS students have died on the stretch since 2004. Lakeville North junior Alyssa Ettl, 16, died on the road on her way to school on Dec. 4 after the vehicle she was driving skidded on slush and was broadsided by oncoming traffic. Lakeville police Officer Rick Bussler was one of the officers who respond-ed to Ettl’s crash scene. He described working fatal crashes on the job as “heartbreaking,” and said many times he does not feel safe driving on that segment of Dodd Boule-vard where Ettl died. “Looking at that road-way, it seems to kind of scream there’s some struc-tural things not quite right with it,” he said. “It’s got a steep grade. It’s narrow and has no shoulders. It’s a tough road to maneuver on, and many times I don’t feel comfortable driving on that roadway for work and personal time.” He said last winter he nearly lost control of his car while driving south-bound on that stretch. “It’s one mile,” Bussler said. “All they need to do is somehow cut that hill down and widen it out.” The School Board reso-

lution asks the county and city to improve the road segment sooner than 2018, as current plans now indi-cate. Because the stretch is a county road, Dakota County is lead in priori-tizing road improvements, but works with cities to set priorities as they fund 45 percent of the work un-der a funding mechanism unique to Dakota County statewide. Improvements to the road segment originally appeared in plans in 2006, slated for construction in 2010 but have been delayed as development waned. Meanwhile, housing development up the road from Lakeville North con-tinues to be forwarded. The Lakeville Planning Commission on Jan. 9 unanimously recommend-ed City Council approval of a preliminary plat for a 62 single-family home development just north of the high school. In the School Board resolution, it is noted de-velopment could exac-erbate traffic problems on the segment of Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North. The 34.5-acre develop-ment, dubbed Summerlyn North, is located on the south side of 190th Street near Dodd Boulevard, the intersection where Lake-ville police reports state Ettl’s accident occurred. More developments are also planned or occurring in the area, including the 155-lot Crescent Ridge housing development. Lakeville Planning Commission Member Karl Drotning cited con-cerns at the meeting that the city is planning de-velopment near roads

that are not prepared for the increased traffic they bring. In an interview, Drot-ning said the city has reached the tipping point, and no more develop-ments should go forward until there is some action to address that portion of Dodd Boulevard. “I think there should be a commitment by the city on the front end to ac-celerate Dodd reconstruc-tion by working with the county in whatever means necessary,” he said. Drotning also noted the “chicken and egg” situa-tion the city and county are in regarding road im-provement decisions. “We need development to help pay for infrastruc-ture, yet development drives infrastructure and the need for it,” Drotning said. Through development of a west side portion of that section of Dodd Boulevard, the city has es-crowed $184,000 for road improvements; the other side is not developed. Purchasing right of way is a big expense, City Administrator Steve Miel-ke has said. School Board Mem-ber Bob Erickson said he plans to propose the School Board consider a resolution that the dis-trict donate right of way it owns on the west side of Dodd Boulevard at 185th Street, where Century Middle School athletic fields are located. “If the board deter-mines it prudent to donate now, the only right of way the county doesn’t have on the west side of Dodd is a single family home,” Er-ickson said.

Complications Increasing the traf-fic concerns regarding the Dodd Boulevard stretch are the road improvements planned for nearby 190th Street, a two-lane unpaved rural road slated for some upgrades related to the Summerlyn North develop-ment. The work will be pri-vately funded through the development, according to the city. Lakeville city staff have proposed several options for improvements for the 190th Street and Holyoke Avenue intersection, east of the Dodd Boulevard seg-ment of road near Lakeville North. Options included build-ing a roundabout or a “T” intersection. Those proposals were slated for City Council ap-proval in December, but delayed when City Council Member Colleen LaBeau, daughter of Summerlyn North developer Jim Stan-ton who owns three-fourths of the property north of the Dodd Boulevard stretch, questioned the proposal. She said property owner Loren Schweich had indi-cated he was not fully in-formed of the city’s plans for a roundabout, contrary to what city staff reported in their conversations with landowners. Staff just met with all property owners this week, so no council action has yet been taken on the issue. According to the School Board resolution, the por-tion of Dodd Boulevard near the high school has not been upgraded in de-sign since it was paved in 1923. It also notes the road was built in 1853. The resolution details numerous safety issues with the curved, two-lane mile stretch of road, including the structural concerns and its 55 mph speed limit, the highest in the area. After Ettl’s death, Da-kota County added the

section to an area it had requested the state to study for potential changes in the speed limit. Erickson said he wrote the resolution and showed it to Dakota County offi-cials prior to the board con-sidering it to get their feed-back and said the county had no problem with it. He said he also discussed the resolution with city of-ficials before the School Board vote. Keliher said a third stu-dent died on that portion of Dodd Boulevard in 1999 and she has “the same con-cerns that everybody has about (the road),” but voted against the resolution be-cause she thought the pro-cess was wrong. She said she would pre-fer the entire School Board discuss the issue with Da-kota County and the city before voting on a resolu-tion so it was “truly repre-sentative of our voice.” School Board Member Jim Skelly said the School Board respects the posi-tion of the city and county, and wants to work collab-oratively with them, but felt the resolution provides ad-vocacy and clarity from the school’s perspective. “This is a defined com-munity need in my mind that impacts student safe-ty,” Skelly said. Peterson said the board did discuss the issue during the meeting and called the resolution “very benign.” “The reason why we didn’t have a special meet-ing about it is there were people here, obviously, who are concerned about school safety,” Peterson said. “We want to raise awareness. Dakota County has a lot of different priorities, and we have two of them: County Road 50 and Dodd. If you don’t say something, you’re going to get just shoved un-derneath the rug. We want to be proactive.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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style, which made them stand out from the other bands. He said all the other bands performed contem-porary corps style band that he described as “the-ater on the field” that in-cluded flags, dancers and a kind of dramatic storytell-ing. “I don’t like that,” Earp said. “We’re a traditional marching band. … We stood out because we were different.” After wiping out its competition, the LNHS band topped off its trip by being named the featured

band at the “Celebrate a Dream Come True” pa-rade, leading the parade through the Magic King-dom on Jan. 3 at Walt Dis-ney World in Orlando. Earp said the band ac-complished all the wins despite Minnesota weath-er that had not allowed adequate outdoor practice time prior to its departure. The band utilized every opportunity to practice in Florida, a strategy that apparently worked in the band’s favor. “The kids loved it,” Earp said. “It was great. It was a very strenuous schedule, and we were go-ing all the time.”

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Open house at Eagan school Faithful Shepherd Catholic School in Eagan is hosting a Discovery Day Open House event from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. with a short presen-tation, followed by a tour and hands-on classroom experiences for families with children in kindergar-ten to fourth grade, and a middle school information session for families with students in grades 5-8. The school is located at 3355 Columbia Drive in Eagan. An open house also will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 11. Contact Shawnessy Schwartz at 651-262-2898

or [email protected] to arrange a private tour or shadow day opportu-nity. Learn more about the school at www.fscsmn.org.

Kindernook open house Kindernook Preschool in Lakeville will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. Registration for the 2014-15 school year will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 25. Kindernook enrolls children ages 3 to 5 and of-fers a Christian-based en-vironment with emphasis on skills that prepare chil-dren for kindergarten. It is located at 20088 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. For more

information, visit kinder-nook.com or call Laura Saarela at 952-469-4126.

Community Education Lakeville Area Com-munity Education will of-

fer the following classes. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleAreaCom-munityEd.net for more in-formation. Sami Bracelet: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 25. Danceline: Ages 4 to first grade and second to

third grade, starts Satur-day, Jan. 25. Fencing and Fencing Team: Session starts Mon-day, Jan. 27. After-school classes: Abrakadoodle, Drama Kids, Legos and more start soon.

Education Briefs

LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICELakeville Fastpitch Softball As-

sociation will hold its’ annual mem-bership meeting from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in Lecture Room D202 of Lakeville South High School.

Published in Lakeville

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #196 CALL FOR BIDS

ECFE/ECSE/ABE BUILDING Notice is hereby given that Inde-

pendent School District 196, will re-ceive multiple prime sealed bids for the ECFE/ECSE/ABE Building proj-ect, at the District Office located at 3455 153rd Street W Rosemount, MN 55068 until 2:30 pm on Tues-day, February 4th, 2014 at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held in the Dakota Conference Room at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street W Rosemount, MN 55068 – at 1 pm, on Tuesday, Janu-ary 21, 2014.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the base bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid as bid security. No personal checks will be accepted.

The Board of Education of In-dependent School District 196 re-serves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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Wow, that’s cool!

Eastview Elementary third-graders laughed at the amazing capabilities of robots during a Jan. 9 demonstration at the school. The presentation was put on by 2013 Lakeville North High School graduate Colton Mehlhoff, a current University of Minnesota mechanical engineering student, Erin Mitchell and Crystal Huynh, both Lakeville North students taking PSEO through the University of Minnesota. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Former Eagan insurance agent admits to filing fake policy applications A former Eagan insur-ance agent accused of fil-ing and profiting from fake insurance policies pleaded guilty on Jan. 7 to theft by swindle. Dewitt Alonzo Da-vison, 32, received $32,088.78 in commission for numerous fake insur-ance applications he filed between Sept. 3, 2010, and Oct. 17, 2010. Company officials be-came suspicious upon no-ticing Davison used the same bank account num-bers to pay for the policies.

In January 2011, the company contacted the Minnesota Department of Commerce, whose in-vestigation revealed Davi-son used either fictitious or relatives’ names on the fake applications. Davison told investiga-tors he was “having money issues” and “got in over his head.” His sentencing hearing is set for April 2 in Hast-ings. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

— Jessica Harper

Picture perfect project in Farmington

Capture Farmington’s winter appeal for the 2015 Community Calendar

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


If you’ve got a great winter photo taken in the Farmington area, the city of Farmington is waiting to see it. Farmington’s Commu-nity Calendar is published by the city to educate resi-dents on city policies, pro-cedures and events, but it’s also filled with images submitted by residents. Since 2006, the city has been gathering submitted photos from residents and using those photos as cen-tral images in its free com-munity calendar. “It gives it a personality and shows what the people who live here, work here, and go to school here re-ally like about Farming-ton,” said Lena Larson, calendar project coordina-tor. “It makes it more per-sonal.” Danielle Cahlander, calendar designer, said the city thinks of it as a Christmas present to the community. A calendar is sent to each resident and business in Farmington, usually prior to Christmas and the first of the upcom-ing calendar year. Photos for the calen-dar are collected through the Focus on Farmington photo contest. The num-ber of submitted photos vary from 85 to 125, but

Cahlander said their low-est supply of photos come during the winter months when fewer residents are out and about. Photos can be submitted year-round, but the photo deadline for the 2015 calendar is Aug. 18. The city is looking for photos that illustrate Farmington’s appeal. Once the photo deadline has passed, the city will post all submitted pho-tos online for residents to cast their ballots. The top-picked photos will be fea-tured in the calendar with credit given to the winning photographers. The 2014 photo contest winners were Jenny Ol-manson, Stephanie New-man, Krystal Ludgate, Hailee Unruh, Gary Ha-tle, Jon O’Brien, Megan Sowieja, Brendan Roger Stieren, Dolly Newberg, Alicia Brule, Jason Jensen and Stephanie Henricks. Those photos, along with others not printed in the calendar, are also used in other Farmington pub-lications, including on the city’s Facebook page. If photos include peo-ple, especially recogniz-able people at non-public events, photographers must submit a signed pho-to release form. Accord-ing to the city’s website, parents or guardians must provide written authoriza-tion for any photographs of minors. Larson said the best part of her job is looking over the submitted photos. “It’s really fun to see what people are out doing and taking pictures of,” she said. “I especially love

the ones that have action.” The city began the com-munity calendar by gath-ering photos in 2006. The first calendar was released for 2007. Cahlander said previ-ously the city had been sending a large amount of different information in a variety of formats and decided it would be nice to have all that information in one location. This also cut down on the amount of mail that residents were receiving from the city. Thus the community cal-endar was born. The community calen-dar includes information about the city, park maps, election information, and a color-coded format so residents can easily see what types of events and deadlines are coming up. There are also adver-tising opportunities for local businesses through monthly sponsorships. The city prints extra calendars, which are avail-able to Farmington resi-dents by calling 651-280-6905. To find out more and submit photos, go to the city’s web page, www.c i . fa r mington .mn.us. Click on the Community Calendar and Photo Con-test tab on the left side of the home page. For information about advertising opportunities, contact Larson, [email protected] or 651-280-6905. If you have design sug-gestions, contact Cah-lander, [email protected] or 651-280-6807.


Panthers’ Cooper has 0.80 goals-against average

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


For a reason Lakeville North is threatening to pull away in South Sub-urban Conference girls hockey, look no farther than the Panthers’ net, where junior Abby Coo-per is holding opponents to a fraction of a goal per game. It’s been a comforting feeling for the Panthers to know if they score one goal they could very well still win, and if they score two they more than likely will win. “Yeah, I didn’t expect things would go quite this well,” said Cooper, whose goals-against average of 0.80 leads the state. “It’s my first year as the starter. But we’re playing well as a team, we have good chem-istry and the defense is playing really well in front of me.” After beating Eagan 4-0 on Jan. 9, North was 8-0-2 in the conference and 12-3-2 overall. The Panthers, ranked seventh in Class AA by Let’s Play Hockey, had a four-point lead in the conference over their closest pursuers, Lakeville South and Burnsville. Lakeville North out-scored opponents 47-5 in its first 10 South Sub-urban games. Only four

teams have scored more than one goal in a game against North, and all of those were non-conference opponents. “It starts in the defen-sive zone for us,” North coach Buck Kochevar said. “We have solid ‘D,’ and they have the green light to take the puck into the offensive zone when they see an opportunity. Abby’s playing great, and

with a lot of confidence. And her teammates have confidence in her.” North finished third in the state Class AA tourna-ment in 2013 and goalten-ding probably was its big-gest question going into this season. The Panthers graduated Cassie Alex-ander (now playing at St. Olaf College), who set a state single-game record with 59 saves in a six-over-

time loss to Minnetonka in the Class AA semifi-nals. Cooper appeared in five games last season but did not get one second of ice time during the section playoffs or state tourna-ment. Kochevar said Cooper went into the off-season viewing the starting goal-ie’s job as hers to lose, and she trained accordingly. Asked if he was sur-prised by Cooper’s statis-tics (she also has a .946 save percentage, fifth best in the state), Koche-var said, “a little. But we talked to her, told her she would get the first shot (at the starting job), and she spent a lot of time work-ing with Jim Jacka, our goaltending coach.” The Panthers often play with just four de-fenders, but that hasn’t been a problem because senior Dani Sadek (who

has signed with Ohio State) and junior Taylor Flaherty (who played in a USA Hockey develop-ment camp last summer) get massive ice time. The coaches try to arrange it so that one or the other is on the ice at all times. Flaherty’s sister Mag-gie, an eighth-grader, also skates on defense, as is sophomore Katarina Seper. Kochevar said the Panthers can suit up an-other defender if needed. Although the Panthers suffered a blow early in the season when sisters Christi and Brianna Vet-ter left the team – Christi Vetter was North’s second leading scorer last season – they still have been able to put together a danger-ous top line. Seniors Mad-die McGlade, Alexis Joyce and Heidi Winiecki are the team’s top three scorers and have more than half

of North’s goals. “Our other two lines play very solid,” Koche-var said. “They don’t al-low the other team many chances when they’re on the ice.” They didn’t on Jan. 9 against Eagan, which managed only 18 shots on goal in a home-ice loss. The Wildcats (8-9-1 overall), a state tourna-ment qualifier last season, are fighting back after a rough start that saw them win two of their first nine games. But they lost both of their games against North this season by 4-0 scores. The Panthers don’t be-lieve everything is perfect yet. They were shut out in two of their three loss-es, although it should be noted those games were against No. 1-ranked Min-netonka and third-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret’s. “Every day, we’re work-ing on making sure we finish when we get a good scoring chance,” Kochevar said. “Tip-ins, plays like that. Those can be game-changers.” Converting a few more chances would take a little pressure off their goalten-der – not that Cooper is showing any signs of feel-ing pressure. “I think we’ve all been doing a good job lately,” she said.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Lakeville South center Andrew Cook battles for the puck against Bloomington Jefferson during the team’s game at the High School Hockey Faceoff. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Lakeville South goalie Daniel Swail leads his team to the outdoor rink at TCF Bank Stadium during Saturday’s High School Hockey Faceoff. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Eastview, Eagan win conference Nordic races

Just like the old neighborhood Three area boys hockey teams play outside at TCF Bank Stadium

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Eastview skiers took the top two places and the Lightning was the winning girls team at a South Sub-urban Conference Nor-dic skiing meet Jan. 8 at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington. In the boys meet, Eagan skiers finished first, fourth and fifth and the Wildcats won the team competition by 35 points. Eastview sophomore Margie Freed was more than one minute ahead of anybody else in the girls 5-kilometer freestyle race, finishing in 15 minutes, 31 seconds. Freed’s team-mate, sophomore Kylie Kraemer, was second in 17:03 and eighth-grader Kelly Koch of Burnsville finished third in 17:11. Annika Martell (fourth, 17:17) and Kaley Hedberg (ninth, 17:36) also were in the top 10 for Eastview. Burnsville senior Tori Fel-ton was sixth in 17:23. Eastview scored 161 points in the girls team competition. Burnsville, competing without its No. 1 skier Vivian Hett, was second with 152. Hett was skiing in the U.S. Cross Country Championships in Utah. Lakeville South was fourth with 113 points. Cougars skiers Carley Endersbe and Libbey Endersbe were 10th and 11th, respectively, in 17:38 and 17:50. Molly Wilson finished 17th in 18:23 and Brianna Vetter was 20th in 19:04 for Lakeville North, which was sixth with 68 points. The ISD 196 team, comprising Apple Valley, Eagan and Rosemount high schools, was seventh with 64 points. Top ISD 196 skier was Camille Sjoquist, who was 19th in 18:57. Eagan senior Josh Podpeskar skied to first place in the boys 5K free-style in 13:25, 16 seconds ahead of Tamer Miche-Richter of Bloomington. Rhett Carlson of ISD 196 (for boys meets it’s Ap-

ple Valley, Eastview and Rosemount) was third in 13:35, and Eagan’s Jacob Edmond (13:53) and Pat-rick Acton (14:23) com-pleted the top five. Eagan also had the eighth-place skier – Brady Mavetz, who finished in 14:50. Eagan scored 165 points to win the boys team competition. ISD 196 had 130 points, one more than Lakeville South. Sean Tuff (12th, 15:26) and Grant Udelhofen (16th, 15:51) also placed in the top 20 for ISD 196. Lakeville South was led by Mitchell Miller (15:05) and Jack Gerken (15:24), who finished 10th and 11th. Noah LeVesseur and Matthew Schiroo were 17th and 18th, and Noah Hanson took 20th place. Burnsville freshman Nate Blichfeldt finished sixth in 14:28. The Blaze was sixth in the team standings with 77 points. Grant Eggan was 29th individually for Lakeville North, which finished eighth with 35 points. The Burnsville girls and Winona Cotter boys won team championships at the South Suburban Con-ference True Team meet Jan. 4 at Valleywood Golf Course. The meet consist-ed of sprint and pursuit races. Carlson of ISD 196 won the boys sprint race in 3:30.6, Eastview’s Freed won the classic and freestyle legs in the girls pursuit competition and placed first overall in 29:55.8. Eagan’s Podpeskar was first in the classic and freestyle legs of the boys pursuit race and had a winning overall time of 26:51.1. South Suburban Con-ference teams were to com-pete in a classic race Tues-day at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve in Savage. Next up is a sprint meet at 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at Wirth Park in Minneapolis.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Memories of young boys zipping around the neighborhood ice rink materialized Saturday as Eastview, Eagan and Lakeville South played in the High School Hockey Faceoff at TCF Bank Sta-dium. While the boys were able to relive a sliver of their youth during the outdoor games, only Eastview emerged with a key win as it edged rival Eagan in overtime. “The experience was a very positive one for our players,” Lakeville South coach Kurt Weber said. “I think it says it all that, when we arrived and walked down the tunnel to go look at the rink, every player’s cellphone went up and pictures were being tweeted, texted, emailed, snap-chatted all over the world.” Weber said the play-ers felt very fortunate to get the opportunity, since outdoor games have gained momentum from high profile contests in the NHL and college ranks. “It was a very fun ex-perience for our players to play in such a neat venue,” Eagan coach Mike Tay-lor said. “The rink was very nice and the ice was good.” Taylor said he would like to see two or three such events organized

each year, but on a lim-ited basis, so the outdoor games remain special. “I definitely think more outdoor games should be organized,” Weber said. “It is a very positive expe-rience for the players, life-long memorizes and for the game of high school hockey in Minnesota.” Lakeville South found itself in a 2-0 hole after less than 3 minutes had ticked off the clock in its midafternoon matchup with Bloomington Jeffer-son.

The Cougars could never claw completely out of that hole, but drew within a goal three times only to see Jaguars sprint back in under a minute each to extend their ad-vantage by two tallies. South fell to Jeffer-son 6-4 as it drew blanks on four of its power-play chances and netted on only one – Nick Swaney’s goal in the third period. The Cougars’ three other tallies came off the stick of Nick Oelrich, whose hat trick goals

came in the first and two in third period when South outscored the Jag-uars 3-2. Patrick Lauderdale had assists on all of Lakeville’s goals. Other assists came from Patrick Daly, Nolan Sullivan and Drew Byers. South’s Daniel Swail had 17 saves in goal. More photos from the High School Hockey Fa-ceoff are at SunThisweek.com.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Lakeville South defenseman Drew Byers controls the puck during the Cougars game against Bloomington Jefferson on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. More photos are online at SunThisweek.com. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Sports

Lakeville North forward Allie Harvey leads the rush with Eagan players Brooke Madsen (3), Alexia Wilson (18) and Emily Goff in pursuit. North won the Jan. 9 game 4-0 and remained in first place in South Suburban Conference girls hockey. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Defense, goaltending key as North seizes SSC lead

Lakeville North forward Alexis Joyce tries to elude Eagan’s Taylor Anderson. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


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Soon, residents will be able to take a picture of a jarring pothole or inoper-able light and submit it to the city of Farmington through an application for mobile devices. Farmington is in the final phase of designing an app, SeeClickFix, that residents can use to submit complaints, suggestions and work orders to the city. SeeClickFix is a nation-wide app used by many cit-ies, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Eden Prairie. “It is a reporting fea-ture where anybody that downloads the app to their phone can basically send a report to the city by click-ing,” said Brenda Wend-landt, Farmington’s proj-ect lead on SeeClickFix implementation. By March, when the city hopes to get the new app up and running, residents will also be able to send photos of the problem area. The app has a GPS feature the city can use to

easily locate those areas for further work. “We’re really hoping it takes off and residents utilize it,” Wendlandt said. “We are hoping they em-brace the tool.” Farmington began in-vestigating the possibility of a mobile application af-ter looking at a number of tools to create better com-munication with residents. At the same time, the city was looking to streamline its work order software. SeeClickFix seemed to be a program that could help with both issues. “The more we looked at it, we thought this might fit both needs,” Wendlandt said. “From an organiza-tion perspective and from a resident perspective, we thought it might be a good tool to try.” The initial set-up cost to the city was $7,000, with a $5,000 annual fee in future years. Wendlandt said the city’s goal is to have the app available to download by March. It will be a free app available on both An-droid and Apple platforms. Residents can use the app to report graffiti, van-dalism, trail repair, play-ground issues, lighting issues, lawn/grass/weed

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other’s needs, and rekindles romance in marriage relationships. For more information and to register, call Ron and Sue Wagener at 612-501-9065 or go to www.lywrosemount.event-brite.com.

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Family Calendar, email: [email protected].

Friday, Jan. 17 MOMS Club of Eagan West monthly social, 10-11 a.m., Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. The group will make sandwiches for The Sandwich Project, thesandwichpro-jectmn.org. The club offers support to stay-at-home moms and mothers work-ing part-time. Play groups, tours and weekly events are offered for mothers and children. Information: https://www.facebook.com/MomsClubOfEagan-West or [email protected].

Saturday, Jan. 18 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Items for sale include locally produced food items such as honey, jams, sauces, sweet treats, artisan bakery items, strudel, root vegetables and more. Take a Kid Ice Fishing - Try It Clinic, 2-4 p.m., Blackhawk Park, 169 Murphy Parkway, Eagan. No fishing licenses required for this event. Reg-istration is required: Eagan Parks and Recreation, 651-675-5500 or www.cityofeagan.com/econnect. Class num-ber for registration is 20969.

Wednesday, Jan. 22 The Confident Woman: Finding Freedom From Our Biggest Critic, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 190 River Ridge Circle S., Suite 208, Burnsville. Free workshop. Information: thrivetherapymn.com, 612-568-6050.

Thursday, Jan. 23 Apple Valley Garden Club, 7:15 p.m., Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. Master gardener JoAnne Sabin will present “Beautiful Bees in the Garden and How to Help Them.” Free and open to the public.

Saturday, Jan. 25 Laugh Your Way to a Better Mar-riage, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount. Cost: $20, in-cludes lunch. Registration/information:

Ron and Sue Wagener, 612-501-9065 or www.lywrosemount.eventbrite.com. Farmington Community EXPO, 9 a.m. to noon, Farmington High School, 20655 Flagstaff Ave. Free admission. Grieving the Losses of Divorce, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39 or $175 for five-session series. Registration/information: counselin-gandhealing.com, 952-435-4144.

Sunday, Jan. 26 Discovery Day Open House, 1-3 p.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Short presentation at 1 p.m. followed by a tour and hands-on classroom experiences for families of students in grades K-4 and a middle school infor-mation session for families of students in grades 5-8. Information: Shawnessy Schwartz at 651-262-2898 or [email protected]. Spaghetti dinner and silent auc-tion fundraiser for two 12-year-old Burnsville Traveling Baseball teams, 4-7 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage. Meal catered by The Olive Garden. Silent auction to in-clude trips, gift baskets, gift certificates and more. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Cost: $7. Funds raised will go to the teams’ summer baseball trip to Coopers town, N.Y., to play at the Cooperstown Dream Park. For more information, visit www.burnsvilletravel-ingbaseball.com and click on Cooper-stown 2014.

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 appoint-ment or for more information. • Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount. • Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan. • Jan. 21, noon to 6 p.m., Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. • Jan. 24, noon to 6 p.m., Hosanna Lutheran Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville. • Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

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Books Author Newell Hill, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, 651-480-1200. Hill will discuss “Octaves of Success: 88 Keys to a Pas-sion-Centered Career.” He will sign and sell his book. Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Burnhaven Library, 1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville, 952-891-0300. Stonich will dis-cuss her book, “Vacationland,” a novel in stories, all of which revolve around characters con-nected to Naledi, a fading lake-side vacation getaway in north-ern Minnesota.

Comedy Adam Ray, featuring Nick Turner, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mystic Comedy Club in Prior Lake. Mature au-diences only. Tickets: $19. Information: mysticlake.com, 952-445-9000. Comedy and magic show featuring Dennis Carney, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Rob-ert Trail, Rosemount. Special guest star PizPor the Magi-cian. Also appearing William Hill, from Stone Mountain, Ga. Tickets: $5. Reservations rec-ommended. For information or reservations, call John at 952-255-8545.

Exhibits Best of Bonnie Feather-stone & Friends exhibit will be on display through Feb. 1 in the art gallery at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685, facebook.com/bon-nieandfriends. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Ea-gan Art Festival and Eagan Art House, is on display through February at the Eagan Byerly’s, 1299 Promenade Place. Infor-mation: 651-675-5521.

Music “Hope is Alive” benefit concert for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 18, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Silent auction and activities begin at 5 p.m. Elvis tribute artists Steve and Tommy Marcio perform at 7 p.m. Tick-ets: $25 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com. David Gonzalez Band, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Valley-wood Golf Course clubhouse, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple

Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple concert series by the Apple Val-ley Arts Foundation. Free. Infor-mation: avartsfoundation.org.

Theater Auditions for “B-I-N-G-O Spells Murder” by the Eagan Theater Company, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Eagan Room of Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Roles include seven characters (four men, three women). Per-formances will be March 13-14. Auditions for “The Dixie Swim Club” by Expressions Community Theater, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 3-4, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Roles for five women who will be portrayed at ages 44, 49, 54 and 77. Must be able to speak with a Southern accent. Performances will be April 4-6, 11-13. Call backs, if needed, will be 6 p.m. Feb. 6. Informa-tion: 952-985-4640. “The Return of Diamond Jim,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Mystery dinner theater hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Tickets: $39, includes dinner; www.rosemountarts.com. “Tarzan,” presented by Children’s Castle Theater Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26, at Lake-ville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tick-ets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and younger; www.lakevilleareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Poetry Jam and Rap Battle, 1-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road. Information: 952-953-2385 or cityofapplevalley.org. Allegro Choral Academy is accepting registrations for its second semester for grades 2-8. Registrations accepted until classes are full. Campuses in Lakeville and Rosemount. Information: allegroca.org, [email protected] or 952-846-8585. Drawing from the Imagi-nation, ages 11-plus, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5-19, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $62. Supplies provid-ed. Registration/information: 651-675-5521. Young Artists, ages 6-10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, or 4:30-5:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 4-25, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $45. Supplies provided. Reg-istration/information: 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley

Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. 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 Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville location. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Pro-gram, winter session open enrollment, Wednesdays, ages 7-17. In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance class-es held for intermediates Mon-days 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Mar-ilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance class-es on Wednesdays at the Lake-ville Senior Center, 20110 Holy-oke Ave. Beginners, 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 Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Ugandan dancers Kika Troupe, a 20-member dance and drum performance company from Uganda, will perform Sunday, Jan. 19, at Heartbeat Studios, 7661 W. 145th St., Apple Valley. The performance runs from 1-2 p.m., followed by the Kika Troupe members teaching dance and drumming classes from 2-3:30 p.m. Admission is free; because space is limited guests are asked to register in advance by calling 952-432-7833. Kika Troupe also will per-form 7-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Steeple Center in Rose-mount. The event is free, but donations will be accepted. Hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council.

Comedy in Rosemount The Rosemount Area Arts Council will host Com-edy Club at the Steeple Center 7:30-9 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 25 and March 8. The PG perfor-mance features Dennis Carney and William Hill with guest star Pizpor the Magician. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at www.rosemoun-tarts.com or at The Front Porch at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail.

Chorale to present Haydn Joseph Haydn’s “The Cre-ation” will be featured in a May masterwork concert series by the South Metro Chorale. SMC will be joined by soloists Laura Hynes, soprano; David Kozisek, tenor; Philip Zawisza, bass; along with professional orchestra musicians. To audi-tion for the chorus, interested singers should email Russell Adrian, artistic director, at [email protected]. The concerts will be present-ed at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at Glen-dale United Methodist Church in Savage and 3 p.m. May 4 at St. Richard’s Catholic Church in Richfield. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and se-niors. Tickets can be purchased by calling 612-386-4636. Visit

SouthMetroChorale.org for more information.

Family Night at IMAX Theatre The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Val-ley will host Family Night on Monday, Jan. 20. Admission for the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Space Junk 3D” is $5 per person. Complimentary sandwiches and drinks (while supplies last) will be served in the lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m.

‘Love Tour’ at zoo The Minnesota Zoo will cel-ebrate Valentine’s Day with its 10th annual “Love Tour” Fri-day, Feb. 14. The tour offers a glimpse into the romantic ritu-als of animals. The adults-only event is $180 per couple and includes narrated tours of the Tropics Trail from 5:45-7:15 p.m.; hors d’oeuvres from 5:45-7:30 p.m.; romantic dinner in Discovery Bay at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Reservations can be made online at mnzoo.org. Tour and dinner time will be determined when the reservation is placed. Call 952-431-9500 for more in-formation.

Minnesota Mosaic Dakota County Library will host the culturally rich and artistically diverse Minnesota Mosaic Cultural Arts series for the 18th year. The following programs are included: • Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burns-ville. She will discuss her book, “Vacationland.” • Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, 11 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, Jan. 25, at Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • Nothando Zulu, 7-7:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Watch Nothando recreate colorful characters from African and African-American folktales. • Enterbrainment Live, 2:30-3:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at

Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Hear poet-ry and live music performed by Edu-Poetic Enterbrainment, a Twin Cities’ spoken word and music ensemble. • Polish Paper Cutting, 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, and 6 -8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Present-ed by ArtStart. Registration required. • Metal Work of Latin America, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at Robert Trail Li-brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Learn repoussé, a Spanish metalworking tech-nique that uses hammering to form pliable metal into shapes, and create a silver-foiled pic-ture frame to take home. Pre-sented by ArtStart. Registra-tion required. • Minnesota in the 1970s, presented by the Minnesota Historical Society, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Heri-tage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. • Tropics Steel Drum Band, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Café Accordion Orchestra, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Eclectic mix of French mu-sette, vintage swing, Latin and European folk music. Minnesota Mosaic is sup-ported by the Dakota County Library Foundation and the Minnesota Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment. For more information or to register, visit www.dako-tacounty.us/library and search calendar of events or call 651-450-2900.

Craft beer tasting Ernie’s Pub & Grille in Burnsville will hold a craft beer tasting event at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. Participants will sam-ple 30 different craft beers and rate them for taste. Appetizers will be served. Cost is $25.95. Reservations are required. Information: www.erniespub.com or 952-435-2867.

Ivory keys to success Newell H. Hill, founder of local nonprofit Keys 4/4 Kids and the author of “Octaves of Success: 88 Keys to a Passion-Centered Career,” will be appearing at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as part of the “Meet the Author” series hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the library. “Octaves of Success” chronicles how Hill started a piano restoration business in his parents’ basement to raise funds for an after-school program in Minneapolis. The book provides readers with 88 lessons Hill acquired in his 14 years of fixing and selling pianos for charity. Admission is free to the 6:30 p.m. event at the library located at 14395 S. Robert Trail; more information is at www.rosemountarts.com. (Photo submitted)


Young actor adapts to the jungle Farmington HS 12th-grader cast as lead in ‘Tarzan’

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


In his first leading role, Landon Franke finds him-self swinging from vine to vine. The Farmington High School 12th-grader plays the bare-chested title char-acter in Children’s Castle Theater’s production of “Tarzan,” which runs this month at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The part requires a good deal of physical ex-ertion, and the high-en-ergy Franke, adorned in a dreadlock wig and loin cloth in the show, is up to the challenge of playing the jungle-dwelling ape-man. “It’s quite an experi-ence because there’s a lot of movement – swinging on vines, handstands, cart-wheels, somersaults,” he explained. “It’s actually really fun.” “Tarzan,” adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, is Franke’s fourth show with Dakota County-based Children’s Castle Theater. Joining

him in the 130-member cast are some familiar fac-es – his dad, Curtis, is cast as an ape, and his twin sib-lings Ramsey and Brielle, both 15, play baby Tar-zan’s mother and father. The family has been preparing for their parts in the show together, Franke said. “We’ll sit in the living room and read lines to-gether,” he said. “And over Christmas we took a road trip to Duluth and threw in the ‘Tarzan’ CD – we rocked out to ‘Tarzan’ in the car.” Franke got his start in theater his freshman year at Farmington High School with a part in “The Idiot’s Guide to High School.” He took to theater immediately and has regularly appeared in shows at the school, most recently the fall 2012 pro-duction of “The Music Man.” “When I got to high school and found theater, it was like, ‘Hey, this is for me,’ ” he said, adding that he hopes to continue act-ing next year when he be-

gins attending Concordia College in Moorhead, ten-tatively planning to major in vocal performance. “Tarzan” runs Jan. 17-19 and 24-26 at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown Lakeville. More about the show, including ticket information, is at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Eighteen-year-old Landon Franke is cast as the titular ape-man and Claire Vietti, 15, plays Jane in Children’s Castle Theater’s production of “Tarzan.” The musical runs Jan. 17-26 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. (Photo submitted)

ThisweekendThisweekendTHE FORCE WAS WITH THEM

There was no shortage of eye-catching sci-fi costumery at the Star Wars Extravaganza held Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Steeple Center in Rosemount. Hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Robert Trail Library, the event included a kids costume exhibition and family photo opportunities with characters from the 501st Legion, a volunteer group of characters from the popular George Lucas film series that’s set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Far left: Princess Leia was well represented at the event, with Robert Trail children’s librarian Kathy Kleckner, left, and Tamara Scott of Rosemount coming dressed as the science-fictional princess;. Top: Characters from the 501st Legion in attendance included Imperial Stormtroopers and even a Tusken Raider. Near left: Kids were encouraged to come dressed in costume and have their photos taken with Darth Maul and other 501st Legion actors. (Photos by Andrew Miller)