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Committee OKs trail planThe next step for the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Master Plan approval is the County Board on March 17.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Minutes from the Intermediate School District 917 Board meeting from March 3 are inside this edition.

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No More campaignLocal residents are encouraged to become advocates in the No More campaign to end domestic violence.

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Cheeseburgers and more Author to talk about her book, “Get That Girl a Cheeseburger,” which addresses common eating-disorder myths and stereotypes.

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Lakeville makes splash at stateThe Lakeville North boys swimming and diving team places sixth at state while South placed 14th.

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Lakeville North players celebrate seconds after time expired in their 4-1 victory over Duluth East in the state Class AA boys hockey championship game Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. It was a satisfying return to state for North, which lost to Edina in the state final last season. The Panthers finished 31-0, becoming the first large-school team to go undefeated and untied in 22 years. Jack McNeely, Jack Poehling, Nick Poehling, Jack Sadek and Ryan Edquist were named to the all-tournament team and Panthers defenseman Angelo Altavilla received the Herb Brooks Award, which goes to a state tournament player who exemplifies dedication and leader-ship. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Pressure’s off; Panthers perfect

Hot dogs planted in Lakeville neighborhood lure dogs to eat screws, pins, acid

Criminal investigation opened after several dogs

became ill by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville police want to know who cre-ated and distributed bait that lured pet dogs into eating potentially lethal hazardous ma-terials. The criminal investigation opened this week after dog owners near Lakeview El-ementary in Lakeville found hot dog meat laced with pins, screws, pierced batteries and poison pills in their yards. People also reported finding steel wool smeared with peanut butter on their prop-erty. In some cases, the hazardous-filled bait was apparently tossed behind fences where people regularly let their dogs roam. Police say at least two dogs have required emergency treatment after reportedly eating some of the tainted materials. A Shar Pei dog reportedly died after in-

gesting something, but Lakeville police said X-rays did not reveal any screws or similar items in the dog’s stomach.

Lakeville pet owners Juan and Lindsay Per-ez’s dogs Pablo and Yogi are recovering at home after undergoing medical procedures to remove screws and pins they ingested after eating tainted bait someone put behind their fenced yard. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville North AD takes Prior Lake position

Resignation effective June 30 by Laura Adelmann


After two years as ac-tivities director at Lake-ville North High School, Russell Reetz is leaving to perform the same role at Prior Lake High School. Reetz said his last day in Lakeville is June 30, after the school year ends and when his contract ex-pires. He begins at PLHS on July 1. Reetz called it “really hard” to leave Lakeville, adding he took the Prior Lake position primarily

Food truck explodes in Lakeville neighborhoodEffects of blast were

felt for miles by Laura Adelmann


A Lakeville man is vowing to rebuild his business after his food truck exploded in his driveway, damaging homes and catapulting debris throughout his neighbor-hood. Marty Richie’s Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill food truck ex-ploded in his driveway at around 11 p.m. March 6. The blast destroyed the truck and heavily damaged Richie’s Jop-lin Path home that he shares with girlfriend and business partner,

Lisa Caulfield. It also damaged 11 nearby homes, blasting out Richie’s home’s windows and garage doors, and shattering windows of nearby homes as well. The force was so powerful, chunks of met-al and glass were propelled into yards and trees hundreds of yards away. Three families were displaced due to the amount of damage in their home, Lakeville Fire Chief Mike Meyer said in a news release Tuesday. No one was severely injured in the explosion, but a neighbor who was in the driveway across

The chassis, steering wheel and front seat section is about all that re-mains of the Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill food truck after it sud-denly exploded in owner Marty Richie’s Lakeville driveway at around 11 p.m. Friday, March 6. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)See EXPLOSION, 13A

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Reward offered seeking information on hazardous bait

A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) leaving contaminated meat products for dogs in Lakeville. Anyone with information of who might be committing the crime can contact Lakeville Police Detective Mike Lamm at 952-985-4822. The reward is offered by the Lake-ville Public Safety Foundation, a new organization formed to support and assist with funding for public safety is-sues in Lakeville. To learn more about the founda-tion or donate to their mission, go to lpsfmn.org or email them at [email protected]. Anyone who believes their pet

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Russell Reetz

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by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

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Despite opposition from hundreds of people from across the metro, Da-kota County officials approved a plan that would place a 6-mile paved trail in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The county’s master plan has faced passionate opposition since it was first released in 2013. Opponents of the plan have said they treasure the natural characteristics of the 2,000-acre park, which borders Eagan and Apple Valley, and want to leave it largely undeveloped. More than 650 park-goers from Eagan to Germany called or wrote to county officials over the past two months to say the park should be pre-served and not have the paved trail through it. “It’s a wild park and it’s always been a wild park,” Eagan resident Wendy Paulson said at a March 10 Physi-cal Development Committee meeting. “It doesn’t need to be like every other park.” After hearing from an flood of con-cerned citizens on Tuesday, the com-mittee, which is comprised of county commissioners, approved a scaled back plan in a 4-3 vote. This puts the park one step closer to having a new paved 6-mile connec-tor trail that runs east and west and a 1-mile paved loop around McDonough Lake. The 10-foot wide connector trail spans from the park’s visitor center to

its campgrounds. The majority of commissioners con-tended the paved path is needed to meet the needs of people with disabilities and the county’s aging population. Todd Kemery, a member of the county’s citizen panel and advocacy di-rector for Paralyzed Veterans of Amer-ica’s Minnesota chapter, praised the commissioners’ decision. “This about giving people a compa-

rable experience. We are asking only for minimum standards,” Kemery, a Lakeville resident said, noting that the paved trails will make up about 1 per-cent of Lebanon Hills. “The intent since the park’s incep-tion has always been to make it inclu-sive — it’s a regional park, not a wild live preserve — but it’s taken a long time to do that,” Kemery said. Opponents contend that county of-ficials don’t need to add pavement to

accommodate those with disabilities. “There are better surfaces than as-phalt. Asphalt is a toxic surface that we don’t want in our parks,” said Laura Hedlund who was a member of the 2001 Lebanon Hills Master Plan com-mittee and a vocal opponent of the cur-rent plan. Angela Brewer of Minneapolis sug-gested the county consult Wilderness

Commissioners approve paved trail in Lebanon Hills6-mile portion would go through regional park

Plans to pave 6 miles of trails in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, which borders Ea-gan and Apple Valley, are moving forward despite overwhelming opposition in the community. The county’s master plan for the 2,000-acre park also calls for a 1-mile paved loop around McDonough Lake and the addition of six miles of unpaved trails for a total of 46 miles of unpaved trails. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

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Legislators wary of Dayton’s universal preschool push Peterson, Christensen call for more targeted scholarships

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Gov. Mark Dayton’s ambitious plan to fund preschool for all of Min-nesota’s 4-year-olds is too broad and could bur-den local school districts, say two Burnsville-area lawmakers. Schools may not have space for the new pre-school programs, ac-cording to Republican state Reps. Roz Peterson and Drew Christensen, who serve on key educa-tion committees. Any new preschool funding should be tar-geted toward needy chil-dren, with a strong ele-ment of parent choice, they say. That would mean expanding early learning scholarships that were begun in 2013 and are available to chil-dren from low-income families. “The Republican pro-

posal is to maybe focus more on those at-risk kids through a scholar-ship program which al-ready exists, and take care of that waiting list,” said Peterson, of Lake-ville, who represents House District 56B. She and Christensen serve on the House Edu-cation Innovation Policy Committee, whose Re-publican majority last month rejected a uni-versal preschool bill proposed by DFL Rep. Erin Murphy of St. Paul. The bill would make all children who are 4 by Sept. 1 and not yet

enrolled in kindergarten eligible for all-day pre-school offered by public school districts. Families could still apply for an early learning scholar-ship. Those who don’t receive them could send their children to a public school program. Republicans on the committee voted to lay the bill over for possible inclusion in House Re-publicans’ omnibus edu-cation bill, said Chris-tensen, of Burnsville, who represents District 56A. “It’s by no means dead,” Peterson said. In fact, with a new state revenue forecast estimat-ing the state’s biennial budget surplus at $1.9 billion, the DFL gov-ernor has boosted his universal preschool pro-posal by $238 million, to $348 million. “It is a lot of money,” Christensen said. “My

priority with early learn-ing is really giving our families control and op-tions in what they want. I tend to lean more to-ward offering scholar-ships to families that need help maybe paying for that early childhood education, that pre-kin-dergarten education.” The needed space in schools is a big question mark, both legislators said. “When I talk to our school districts, both the Burnsville school dis-trict and the Prior Lake school district, they don’t necessarily know where they would put these students if there was, all of a sudden, universal pre-K,” said Christensen, who repre-sents northwest Burns-ville and all of Savage. “You can’t just turn a switch like that, especial-ly after we (the state) just put in all-day kindergar-

ten, which took up more space in our buildings.” Universal preschool is opposed by several child care organizations and independent child care providers, according to Session Daily, a House of Representatives news service. “Don’t forget that we have developed an entire business model around preschool through inde-pendent providers,” said Peterson, who repre-sents southern and cen-tral Burnsville and part of northern Lakeville. “What will happen to those businesses when all of our kids go to school instead?” Peterson also ques-tioned whether program and transportation costs in Dayton’s proposal are enough to keep school districts from dipping into their general funds. She and Christensen, both first-term repre-

sentatives, also serve on the House Education Fi-nance Committee. Peterson predicted that expansion of early childhood education will emerge in some form from the legislative ses-sion. Republicans “do see the returns on investing in children’s education early,” said the former Lakeville Area School Board member. “But we do think that the funding should follow the child, and parents should have choices on what is best for their children. This other approach doesn’t necessarily look at it that way.”

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

EHS grad pushes to extend preregistration for teen voters by Jessica Harper


Registering to vote was an exciting moment for Daniel Thomas-Commins. The Eagan High School graduate even framed his first vot-er registration card. Now Thomas-Commins is hoping more Minnesota teens will be able to join the process. Currently preregistra-tion is limited to 17-year-

old citizens who will turn 18 within six months be-fore Election Day, but a proposal by Thomas-Commins, would extend it to 16-year-olds. Thomas-Commins, a freshman at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., said he believes ex-tending preregistration would address low voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds. “It’s important for people who don’t have a

voice to have that voice,” Thomas-Commins said. The idea has biparti-san support but there is some disagreement on whether preregistration should be extended to 16-year-olds. The Senate bill au-thored by Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to preregis-ter. Teens would be able to preregister when ob-taining their driver’s li-

cense as well as through traditional registration routes. They still would be unable to vote in elec-tions until age 18 and their information would remain confidential. Six states and the Dis-trict of Columbia have adopted similar laws. “This would allow teens to become involved and civically engaged,” Carlson said. Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, calls the bill

unnecessary. “I don’t think it is a big deal,” Hall said. “I don’t think it will pro-duce any more voters. If earlier better, why not 10?” Hall said he may be open to expanding preregistration among 17-year-olds as proposed in a House bill. The House bill, au-thored by Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, would limit preregistra-

tion to 17-year-old citi-zens regardless of the date of their 18th birth-day. “I think 16 is too early, but I think extend-ing it to all 17-year-olds will hopefully increase awareness and participa-tion,” said Urdahl, a re-tired civics teacher. Jessica Harper is at jes-s ica [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Don’t burden taxpayers To the editor: The Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park development plan is expensive and pays little regard to the long-term maintenance costs, which will lead to increased taxes, cuts in other services, or both. Proponents of the plan readily state that it im-pacts only 1 percent of the park. Those opposed to the plan support long-term af-fordable investment in 100 percent of the park includ-ing staffing, programming and stewardship. The county’s plan in-cludes $10.6 million for new development at trail-heads plus $3.1 million for a 6-mile bikeway, or “con-nector trail,” a low estimate compared to recent projects which have gone over bud-get for similar bikeways. This new infrastructure greatly increases demand for long-term maintenance and operations from the county’s annual park bud-

get, at a heavy cost to tax-payers, both in terms of increased taxes or loss of other park or county ser-vices. There is great public op-position to this plan due to concerns about safety, environmental impacts, recreation conflicts and ex-cessive costs. These are real concerns for a 6-mile as-phalt “trail” built to accom-modate bike speeds up to 20 mph. Construction will mean loss of mature trees, cuts in hills, and retaining walls. There is broad sup-port for greater accessibil-ity and increased visitation and many have suggested options offering less impact to natural resources, re-spect for the park’s unique character, significantly less burden on taxpayers, and more flexibility for the parks budget. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners will make a final decision about this plan at their board meeting on March 17. Please contact these

elected officials and tell them not to burden taxpay-ers with this unpopular de-velopment plan.

JEN WILSONEagan

Lebanon Hills decision To the editor: Following two years of meetings, planning, and expensive consultants, on Tuesday the Dakota County Board members on the Physical Development Committee spent almost four hours of discussion over the Draft Plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Of 6 5 0 -plus personal (not form letter) comments submitted, all but 22 were against the proposal includ-ing the most controversial item, the paved connector/Greenway trail. Neverthe-less the vote was 4-3 for the trail. Thanks to commission-ers Nancy Schouwiler and

Tom Egan for listening to and responding with con-science and heart to their constituents. Thanks also to Commissioner Chris Gerlach for voting against the trail. This unusual outpour-ing from the public both in writing and at the meeting, however, did not sway the four commissioners who voted for it: Mary Liz Hol-berg, Liz Workman, Mike Slavik and Kathleen Gay-lord. Instead discussion focused around details of a proposed paved connector trail. Commissioners re-moved expensive and un-necessary ski trail lighting and camper cabins. Signifi-cantly, they unanimously voted to remove Greenway status from the paved con-nector trail through the heart of the park and in-stead route the Greenway around the park They then went on to approve a 10-foot wide paved connector trail that will be similar to the prior Greenway trail, but with-out the Greenway designa-tion (my reading: without federal funding). So now we have three Greenway trail s leading to and around the park and a redundant connector trail within it. The connector trail remains wasteful, un-necessary and damaging to the natural resources and

character of the park. I appreciate the Green-way trails overall but am very thankful Greenway status was removed from the Lebanon trail and grateful that the lighting has been removed. This will keep the park closer to what so many people have asked for: more natural and wild. I am also thankful that af-ter much unheeded opposi-tion to the plan, there was some significant response from commissioners. However, it is important to note that throughout the many hours of discussion there was no further dis-cussion on how the project will be paid for, nor mainte-nance expenses covered.

WENDY PAULSEN Apple Valley

Trail plan too expensive To the editor: Now is the time for resi-dents’ voices to be heard about the changes be-ing proposed to Lebanon Hills. The Dakota County Commissioners will be taking a final vote on this issue on Tuesday, March 17. Contact the Dakota County Commissioners and tell them not to waste your hard earned tax dol-lars on paved bike trails in Lebanon Hills. The paved bike trails will be a major

destruction of Lebanon Hills Park, specifically hill removal and valley filing for a 6-mile high speed bikeway trail. Do you want your tax dollars to be spent on high speed bike trails in Lebanon Hills? Lebanon Hills is one of the last natu-ral parks we have to enjoy and we should preserve this park. Let’s keep the natural beauty of this park. The main objection is the extensive destruction of the park in paving the bike trails and the cost of maintaining the paved bike trails. It is doubtful that this type of bike trail – the flat trail, is going to achieve any significant usage increase. Further this expensive de-velopment and others like the bikeway in Spring Lake Park will increase mainte-nance costs significantly. I urge people to tell their county commissioners and legislators to reject this ex-pensive plan and work with citizens to develop a plan that makes sense. The Master Plan can be found on the Dakota County website (www.co.dakota.mn.us). Please contact county commis-sioners, their contact infor-mation is also on the web-site. DIANE ANDERSONEagan

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Opinion360 Communities builds awareness with national No More campaign

by Jeff MortensenSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The pictures were of a woman’s face, battered and bruised. One eye was purple and swollen. And she wore an expression of hopelessness, as if everything had been taken from her. The pictures were attached to an email sent through our website seeking help. They are difficult to look at, let alone discuss. When it comes to domestic and sexu-al violence, most people shy away from these topics because they are painful, shameful, and difficult issues to discuss. At 360 Communities, we specialize in starting conversations that alter percep-tions and promote positive action to af-fect the long-term health of our commu-nities. So when 360 Communities first en-gaged with the national No More cam-paign over a year ago, we recognized a genuine opportunity to affect change in Minnesota. The campaign has simple branding and messaging represented in the shape of its logo, a teal circle with a hole in the center of it - a zero. The national print and video public service announcement campaign seeks to spark a dialogue around the issues of sexual violence, domestic violence and child abuse. The goal symbolized by the logo, is to end violence, not just reduce it, by bringing this problem into the forefront of community conversation. You may have seen the public service announcements featuring well-known

celebrities and athletes playing during NFL games. The movement has gained significant momentum as evidenced by a No More Super Bowl advertisement. For the past 14 months, 360 Commu-nities staff members have worn No More pins daily to show solidarity with the campaign, but more importantly, to start conversations when we are outside of the walls of our office. When you wear a teal pin on your shirt, people are curious. They’ll ask, “What’s with the blue pin?” At 360 Communities, we have found that it opens the door to talk about domestic and sexual violence and, many times, to engage in deeper conversations about the No More campaign and how we can in-dividually take action to prevent violence and educate others. We share the statistics: • Nearly 1 in 5 women experience a rape in their lifetime. (Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention)

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been subjected to severe physical vio-lence by an intimate partner. (CDC) • In 2014, at least 23 Minnesotans died from domestic violence. (Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women) We inform people about the resourc-es 360 Communities offers in Dakota County, including: • 360 Communities Lewis House provides intervention services and safe shelter for women and children escaping sexual and domestic violence. • Advocates provide outreach services, education and training to prevent vio-lence. • Sexual Assault Services trains advo-cates to provide 24/7 help for survivors, including court advocacy, support dur-ing medical exams, and help with ques-tions. 360 Communities recently began pro-ducing our own No More videos, featur-ing staff, volunteers and survivors. At our recent Domestic and Sexual Vio-lence Awareness Luncheon in February, we played a sample of these videos for 360 guests and made a request for more volunteers to record No More messages. About 70 people signed up and we have scheduled recordings with the help of Burnsville Community Television for later this month. The No More campaign is demon-strating its power to inspire not only ce-lebrities, but everyone to stand up and have their voices heard. And this is how change happens. It takes people who do

not normally engage – the silent major-ity – to start the necessary conversations that lead to action. Please take action and be part of say-ing No More to sexual and domestic vio-lence in Minnesota by attending one of these upcoming events: • 2015 Action Day to End Violence Against Women, March 18, State Capi-tol, St. Paul. For more information visit www.mncasa.org. • Sixth Annual Sexual Assault Aware-ness Walk, April 22, Apple Valley. • Second Annual Stop the Cycle Mo-torcycle Ride, June 13, 12 noon, Rose-mount VFW. • 22nd Annual Lewis House Charity Golf Tournament, Aug. 24, Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, Lakeville. For more information about these three events, visit www.360Communities.org March 8-14 is No More week. Let your voice be heard on social media. You can purchase your own No More pin and find out more about the campaign at No-More.org. Let’s make Minnesota a No More state. If we are going to do this, every voice, including yours, counts. Join us and say No More today.

Jeff Mortensen is chief operating officer of 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that works to prevent violence, ensure school success and promote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Starting in Eagan, ‘Simon Says Give’ to othersby Don Heinzman


When 11-year-old Mandi Simon, of Eagan, says “give,” amazing things hap-pen for children in need. Mandi, who was adopted by Dina and Rich Simon at eight days old, is grateful for her “awesome parents.” Real-izing how lucky she is, she wants to make the world a better place. Determined to help under-privileged children, Mandi and others founded Si-mon Says Give, which has given birth-day parties for 500 children the past few years. This all started when Mandi, at age 5, asked those coming to her birthday party to bring donations for others instead of presents. For her eighth birthday, she invited her friends to donate items for back-packs, since her birthday was in August. One day she told her parents she had a plan to help under-privileged kids and

the more she talked, it sounded like a business plan. Her mother, who studied business, helped organize her daughter’s vision. When they brainstormed for a name, “Simon Says Give” was a natural. Providing birthday parties for those who can’t afford them was the first proj-ect. Working with 21 YMCAs and shel-ters mainly in the Twin Cities, Mandi and volunteers host birthday parties at the Ys and community centers. As an alternative, the organization can provide birthday boxes financed and even packed by corporations. The box contains a cake

or cupcakes, activities and two presents. The goal is to provide another 500 birthday celebrations this year. Next, the organization wanted to provide backpacks for young-sters in need. The call went out, and dur-ing the past two years through Simon Says Give’s High-Five for Supplies, volunteers and corporations provided materials for 10,000 backpacks distributed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. Her mother figures at $100 a back-pack, the project with money and in-kind donations figured at a million dollars. The goal of High-Five for Supplies, with the help of partnerships in other states, is 50,000 backpacks this year. Last month Mandi went to Washing-ton, D.C., where she began her training as one of 25 GlobeChangers selected by the Jefferson Awards Foundation. The national foundation, founded by Jackie

Kennedy, assists and recognizes community volunteers. As a GlobeChangers nominee, she is challenged to spread her organization to other states and countries. Last week she went to Denver, where she explained her organi-zation. Mandi is a sixth-grader at Visi-

tation School in Mendota Heights, where students volunteer for her work. Her mother is president of the non-profit organization, which has an impres-sive board of directors. You can get involved in volunteering or fundraising and get details on an April 26 fashion show at www.simonsaysgive.org. This story was first reported in Sun Thisweek Newspapers by Jessica Harper. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Based in Dakota CountyTerrace Oaks restoration the right moveTo the editor: It was a great day when I read the front page of the newspaper on March 6. Re-storing Terrace Oaks to its original savanna is an ex-ample of what the citizens want with their suburban forests, unlike the devasta-tion being considered for Lebanon Hills Regional Park and the destruction already taking place at Spring Lake Park. I am so proud that Burnsville sees the value in this beautiful park, and is putting re-sources to work on saving it. The funding, from the Minnesota Outdoor Heri-tage Fund, a part of the Legacy Fund approved by the voters years back, is a perfect example of how supporters imagined these funds being used. Not for asphalt paved trails through lovely woods, but removal of invasive spe-cies replenished with native plantings. For restoration of parks, not development of parks. I recently attended an Audubon meeting and the speaker discussed the red-headed woodpecker and the habitat it needs in or-der to survive. Its natural habitat is oak savannah. It needs dead tree snags and much of that in the past, came from lower oak limbs dying from the burning savanna beneath its bows. This dwindling bird species nests in those dead snags, as do many birds. Since most homeowners trim their trees of dead limbs, even when they cause no danger, many bird species have little

habitat to reproduce. They don’t tap into live trees very often; they use dead snags and branches to make their homes. I have a dead limb on an old Russian olive tree that hosted a nest of white-breasted nuthatches. Saving our urban and suburban forests is a must for future generations, and for non-human species. Forests give much more back to us than most re-alize. It is our duty and responsibility to ensure their survival. Thank you, Burnsville for being so fore-sighted, and thank you for hiring Great River Green-ing to do this work. They know what they are doing. Not only will I have the lovely prairies you have planted to enjoy, but now I can enjoy that area of Ter-race Oaks. A big thank you.

PATRICIA STEVESANDBurnsville

Transportation funds need priorities To the editor: Minnesota legislators have been asked by Gov. Mark Dayton and various groups to support signifi-cant increases in the dedi-cated taxes used to fund our state’s transportation system. We understand the need to invest in a safe, reliable, efficient and multimodal transportation system in Minnesota. Without it, our members cannot get their goods to market, their em-ployees to work or their customers to their doors. We also support sustained and strategic investment in

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Possibilities open for alternative

Jaguar Path access by Laura Adelmann


After about a year of negotiations, Lakeville has agreed to pay $675,000 for six acres of land necessary for the expansion of Ant-lers Park. A purchase agreement for the land and two homes adjacent to the park has been signed with property owner George Warweg. The deal is to close by Nov. 30, but under the agreement Warweg and his renter may remain in the two homes for the next two years. Once the city owns the property, it plans to demolish the homes and may expand the park, add green space or both, said City Council Member Colleen LaBeau, a real estate professional who helped city staff negotiate the deal. The agreement allows easements to be reconfig-ured that expands options for how future road and trail development occurs. With the changes, it is possible to construct an additional road access for the Jaguar Path neighbor-

hood that only has one road to and from County Road 50 and its intersec-tion is sometimes blocked by train traffic. City Council Member Doug Anderson said the most ideal way the addi-tional access could hap-pen would be if the parcels were developed. Anderson added that the easement changes also may allow the city more options as plans to widen County Road 50 to four lanes are forwarded. He said a walking trail could be located on the south side of the railroad tracks, opening more op-tions for the business own-ers adjacent to County Road 50. Those properties have been Dakota County and the city’s only option for widening the county road since railways are federally protected from eminent domain. “There is no agreement that that’s where the trails are going to go,” Ander-son said. “But it provides for the opportunity that it could go there.” Anderson also de-scribed the agreement as “significant,” because of the value residents have expressed for the city’s parks and trails during

Envision Lakeville. He called Antlers Park “one of our premier re-sources.” “To have the opportu-nity to expand it, and the time to think about what that really means … is a phenomenal opportunity for the city,” Anderson said.

Historic value Antlers Park is a popu-lar park adjacent to Lake Marion, originally named Prairie Lake but in 1908 was renamed after Col. Marion Savage who was president of the company that operated the Dan Patch Railway, accord-ing to the Dakota County Historical Society. Based on information from the Lakeville His-torical Society and the Dakota County Histori-cal Society’s book, “Pic-turing the Past: Events that Shaped Dakota County in the Twentieth Century” the success of the rail line and the fate of Antlers Park were closely entwined. Part of the park land was homesteaded in 1855 by one of Lakeville’s ear-liest settlers, Joseph J. Brackett. Nearby, John Weich-selbaum, a skilled carpen-

ter, operated a successful resort with a dining hall and cottages that could be rented. When Brackett died in 1889, his land was pur-chased and the part near the lake was used as a park with a picnic ground and a sandy beach that attracted local residents; the remaining land was devoted to farming. The Brackett property was purchased in 1908 by the Electric Investment Company and it platted the park. In 1910, Marion and some partners completed the rail line from Min-neapolis to Lakeville (in 1913 service expanded to Northfield, Mankato and Randolph) and on that Fourth of July opened it along with Antlers Park. The park was named after a tale of a local fish-erman’s surprise that his big catch turned out to be a pair of antlers. Thousands rode the rails to Antlers Park, which eventually includ-ed picnic areas, a club house, cafe, playground, baseball diamond with grandstand, hotel, tennis courts, dance pavilion and bathing beach; cottages and a fleet of rowboats, canoes and sailboats were also available. The former barn was recreated into a dance pa-vilion that in 1912 deco-rated by John L. Hall, an artist and interior de-signer who transformed it into a “fairyland.” In the pavilion, Hall installed electric orna-mental candelabras that spanned five feet in diam-eter, embellished the ceil-ing and walls with “fes-tooning of flowers and vines” and installed elec-tric lights that stretched the ceiling and down the walls. A few years after its opening, the park grew

to feature an illuminated aerial swing as its center-piece, Many companies held picnics and community events at Antlers Park, which became so popu-lar a second rail platform was added. Rail service bustled and over the next several years, the Dan Patch Line expanded to freight ser-vice, purchased state-of-the-art locomotives and added refrigerated cars. Within years, the rail venture was crippled af-ter incurring heavy oper-ating expenses and back taxes piled up for the Dan Patch Line. By 1916, the company was on the verge of finan-cial collapse. Savage died shortly af-ter hearing his cherished horse Dan Patch had died unexpectedly on July 11 and the company went into receivership. Passenger service was severely cut. Antlers Park was sold for $16,000 and the receiver, Charles P. Bratnober, abandoned the line, lowering Antlers Park attendance and leav-ing farmers who depended on the line for shipping their goods without a way to transport them. The Dan Patch Electric Line was purchased at a foreclosure auction and the line was rebuilt into a freight line. Passenger ser-vice was discontinued by the 1940s people began to travel by automobile. In June, 1942, the Da-kota County picnic, typi-cally held at Antlers Park, was cancelled because it was deemed inappropri-ate for thousands to travel there when there was a shortage of rubber and the government had im-posed tire restrictions. Warweg purchased Antlers Park in July 1942 from John Lenihan and converted it into a trailer

camp with modern lavato-ry facilities that included hot and cold water. Guests included con-struction workers from the Gopher Ordnance Works Plant in Rosemount. “Antlers Park never hosted another county picnic,” the book said, and in 1942 the old illuminated aerial swing that had been the park’s centerpiece, was sold for scrap to help the war effort. “The 15-ton amuse-ment was pulled down and cut to pieces,” the book states. “The metal was a welcome donation to Lakeville’s scrap collec-tion.” Lakeville purchased the Antlers Park in 1974. Warweg approached the city with the offer of selling his parcels in 2013 and negotiations were at times strained, according to LaBeau. Anderson thanked LaBeau for her efforts in completing the purchase agreement. “I appreciate that she was willing to participate in some of the conversa-tions,” he said. “Her ex-pertise makes a difference. We all come to the table at City Council with differ-ent backgrounds, and in this case, her background skills and abilities were helpful in discussions. I’m very grateful she was will-ing to do that.” Warweg, who said he has experienced some land deals with others that “went to dust” after “builders went broke” due to the economy, would not discuss specifics about the sale because he doesn’t count his chickens before they’re hatched. “Negotiations went OK,” he said. “But you never know.”

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Congressional Repub-licans have long been on an elusive hunt for a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, but a group of them, including Rep. John Kline, think they’ve come up with the solution. Leadership tapped Kline as one of three com-mittee chairman to write a replacement plan earlier this year. Though past ef-forts have failed, Kline and his compatriots used last Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on the ACA’s insurance subsidies to preview what they hope will make the cut this year. A ruling against the law’s subsidies could end government support for up to 8 million people who got health coverage through federal exchanges, potentially forcing them off out of the market en-tirely, driving up costs for everyone else and threat-ening the very nature of the law. (Minnesota estab-lished its own exchange, so beneficiaries here aren’t directly at risk.) Republicans are using that possibility to make their pitch: give the states the opportunity to bypass the law’s coverage man-dates and allow them to set up their own insurance frameworks; maintain a handful of politically pop-ular Obamacare coverage

requirements; and create a tax credit for individu-als who need help buying health coverage. Politically, it’s exceed-ingly unlikely the three big factions of lawmakers — Republicans and Demo-crats on Capitol Hill and President Obama — could ever agree on a replace-ment plan even if the sub-sidies fail at the Supreme Court. And details are still in short supply on what exactly Kline and the Re-publicans will include in their bill. But this is none-theless the foundation on which they are working to build their plan. “Right now, people are pretty dug in,” Kline said on Wednesday, March 4. “The Democrats are pretty firmly supporting Obamacare, and that’s what you’d expect. But the point is, if King v. Bur-well (the case before the Supreme Court question-ing the exchanges) comes down the other way, then from their perspective, then you really do have something that has to be addressed. We want to make sure that we’re ready to do that, as well as a long-term replacement.”

Details scarce With health insurance subsidies potentially on the chopping block at the Court, Kline’s plan, writ-ten with fellow chairmen Reps. Fred Upton and Paul Ryan, would look to replace them by instead offering tax credits to those who need them to buy insurance. The credits would be

available either immedi-ately when someone needs them to buy insurance or refundable at tax time, Kline wrote in a March 3 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the plan. But that’s about all we know — Kline didn’t have details last Wednesday on how big the subsidies would be, or who would qualify for them. That will come later, Kline said, and probably from Ryan, who chairs the tax-writing Ways and Means Commit-tee. Specifics were scarce last Wednesday. The op-ed was meant mainly to introduce the ideas that will guide any GOP health care legislation this ses-sion. But since a bill hasn’t been formalized, it’s hard to compare what Kline and Republicans want to do with what’s in the law already. Much of the proposal is made up of policies long supported by Republicans. Ideas they say would bring down the cost of health care — such as allow-ing insurance purchases across state lines and re-forming medical liability — are hallmarks of GOP health care reform plans, none of which have gained traction with Democrats. Since the ACA became law, Republicans have railed against Obamacare mandates like the indi-vidual coverage require-ment and the forcing of employers to offer health insurance to workers. Democrats have rejected efforts to repeal them. The Republicans’ replacement

bill would give states the chance to opt out of those mandates and build insur-ance requirements of their own. And though they plan to preserve politically popular aspects of the ACA — a pre-existing conditions ban, allowing those under 26 years old to stay on their parents’ plans — Kline couldn’t say how they would fit those into the context of a replacement bill meant to cut back on federal health care mandates. “We’re basically not mandate people, so we’re working not to do man-dates wherever we can,” he said. “But again, I can’t tell you what the language is going to be here. All I can tell you is we are ac-tively working on it all the time.”

Tough test Republicans have never taken up a full replacement bill before. Though they have tried — with some, but little, success — to repeal or replace sections of the ACA more than 50 times since they took con-trol of the House in 2011, Kline said a Supreme

Court ruling against the ACA in the King v. Bur-well case could provide the impetus to pass a full re-placement bill this session. “The action of the Su-preme Court is going to force something, and it’s helpful that that’s going to happen,” Kline said. “Re-publicans have been talk-ing about an alternative, we’ve been criticized about voting again and again to repeal Obamacare. … We are looking to courts and we understand the courts will make their decision whenever they make it, and we probably won’t hear the court’s decision until June.” Passing a bill will be difficult. Republicans are unlikely to find willing partners in Democrats, who continue to support the ACA and who haven’t proposed any potential fixes to the law should the court gut the subsidy program. Obama told Re-uters this week, “if they rule against us, we’ll have to take a look at what our options are, but I’m not going to anticipate that.” Democrats have mostly been making the case that the court shouldn’t rule

against the subsidies be-cause it would threaten the effectiveness of the entire law. “This thing completely unravels,” Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said at a press conference after oral argu-ments March 4. “That’s what at stake, and the Su-preme Court is supposed to take that into account.” Oral arguments in King v. Burwell began March 4 and Justices Kennedy and Roberts seem to be in play as to which side they will join. Republicans will need to coalesce around a sin-gle plan if they’re to pass something, since other Re-publican groups are work-ing on their own ACA plans, as well. The conser-vative Republican Study Committee, in on op-ed of its own, has proposed a different health care-re-lated tax plan, effectively a tax cut “for the majority of Americans” that could go toward health insur-ance. Ryan has worked to dis-tance his and Kline’s tax credit proposal from the subsidies in existing law,

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Countering the recruit-ment of young Somalis in Minnesota by internation-al terrorism organizations was the first reason Rep. Roz Peterson, R-Lakeville, gave Tuesday for support-ing her bill which would appropriate $3 million for grants to job training and 4-H programs. The funding has the potential to affect the over 100,000 Somalis who live in Minnesota by providing alternatives to “ISIS is-sues of recruiting targeted Minnesotans,” Peterson told the House Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee. House File 1515 would allocate $1.1 million over two years to a job skills and workforce develop-ment pilot program by Ka Joog, a Minnesota-based group formed in 2007 to

steer youth away from al-Shabab recruiters and local gangs, and toward staying in school. Another $1.9 million would go to the Univer-sity of Minnesota Exten-sion Takeoff 4-H Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Club for So-mali youth throughout Minnesota as part of a partnership with Ka Joog. Ka Joog means “stay away” or “stay out” in So-mali, said Executive Direc-tor Mohamed Farah, who said the organization took part in the recent White House Summit on Coun-tering Violent Extremism. The group has offices in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Eden Prairie and envisions expanding to Burnsville, Rochester, St. Cloud and Willmar if Peterson’s bill becomes law. The panel sent the bill to the House Agriculture Finance Committee on a divided voice vote. Rep. Kim Norton, DFL-Rochester, called Ka Joog’s work “fabulous,” but said she is not support-

ing bills that appropriate direct funding to groups, preferring that organiza-tions instead apply for grants through state agen-cies such as the Depart-ment of Employment and Economic Development that have accountability systems to measure return on the state’s investment. Peterson said her bill was “incredibly special-ized,” with a “targeted population” that is not the focus of other organiza-tions doing the same type of work. “To save time and money, that’s why we’re doing it on appro-priation,” Peterson said, adding that she would be willing to incorporate the accountability Norton is seeking into her bill. Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, spon-sors the companion, S.F. 1480, which awaits action by the Senate Jobs, Agri-culture and Rural Devel-opment Committee.

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Mohamed Farah, executive director of Ka Joog, testifies March 10 in support of a bill sponsored by Rep. Roz Peterson, right, that would provide grant funding for a job skills and workforce development pilot program. (Session Daily photo by Andrew VonBank)

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by Mike CookSESSION DAILY

The number of American Legion and VFW posts in the state continues to decrease as their membership primarily gets older. “The state of Min-nesota is losing VFW posts and legions and veterans organizations facilities at a rate of 10 a year,” said Rep. Jeff Howe, R-Rockville. He has a plan to help. Sponsored by Howe, House File 705 would provide a property tax classification rate re-duction for nonprofit community service or-ganizations that are owned or operated by a congressionally chartered veterans’ or-ganization such as an American Legion or VFW. The proposal, for taxes payable in 2016 through 2025, would reduce taxes paid by about 33 per-cent. Approved as amended Monday by the House Veterans Affairs Division, the bill was sent to the House Taxes Commit-tee. A companion, Sen-ate File 861, sponsored by Sen. John Pederson, R-St. Cloud, awaits ac-tion by the Senate Tax-es Committee. “This bill is to let them be viable for the next 10 years while they address their membership and get these newer veterans into being members,” Howe said. Tom Hagen is a member of VFW Post 1642 in Waseca and serves as the post’s service officer among other duties. He said organizations are tran-sitioning to figure out what younger veterans want from a service or-ganization. “Sometimes it takes a decade or more for a veteran to realize, as it did with me, that you

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Tom Hagen, a member of Waseca VFW Post 1642, tes-tifies in favor of House File 705, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Howe, right, which would reduce the property tax rate for congressionally chartered veterans organization proper-ties. (Session Daily photo by Paul Battaglia)

really want to be around your comrades a little bit more than what you figured,” said Rep. John Persell, DFL-Bemidji. Hagen said the prop-erty tax bill is about $7,000 this year at the Waseca VFW. While the savings would not be a lot of money, he admits, it would allow those dol-lars to go toward other community activities and programs the post supports. “As nonprofits, every extra dollar we can make goes back into the com-munity and so will any tax savings we realize from this bill,” he said. “Our club wasn’t in-tended to just be anoth-er bar in town,” Hagen said. “The club is not an end in itself. It’s a means to an end, and that end is service to our communi-ties and our fellow veter-ans. It’s a vehicle that al-lows us to do the things we want to do for our communities and our fel-low veterans.” Last year, the Lake-ville VFW Club building closed in the downtown

area citing operational costs and dwindling rev-enues as the reason. The property was sold to Metro Equity Man-agement. It has an esti-mated property tax bill for payable 2015 of over $13,800, according to Dakota County records. The Lakeville VFW continues to operate as a service group with space inside the city-owned Heritage Center. The Rosemount American Legion listed its building for sale in September 2014. The Rosemount group post-ed it for sale to see what the market would bring as it continues to operate at the location. The Rosemount American Legion prop-erty’s taxes for payable 2015 are over $16,200, according to Dakota County records.

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District 194 School Board Agenda Following is the agenda for the 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19, special meeting of the District 194 School Board in the Crystal Lake Education Center Media Center.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Discussion a. Equity Update & Cultural Presentation b. Springsted Community Sur-vey & Capital Levy Planning c. Negotiations Board of Edu-cation Observer d. Study Session Location/Re-cording e. District Office Project f. Policy 518-DNR-DNI Orders

3. Future Topics for Consideration 4. Adjournment

DCTC to host open house Dakota County Techni-cal College will host an open house from 4-7 p.m. Thurs-day, April 2, at the main campus in Rosemount, 1300 145th St. (County Road 42).

Former Minnesota Viking linebacker E.J. Henderson and the YoPro Fitness and Nu-trition team came to Lakeville on March 4 to lead fitness challenges and provide facts about nutrition and healthy eating to more than 60 middle school students. Lakeville Area Community Education has partnered with YoPro Fitness and Nutrition to bring more fitness and nutrition opportunities to the district’s middle school students. The March 4 open house was filled with prizes, music from a local deejay and more. For more information about the upcoming after-school YoPro Fitness class that starts Thursday, March 18, with E.J. Henderson and his YoPro Fitness trainers, visit LakevilleArea-CommunityEd.net. The class is for students in grades six to eight. (Photo submitted)

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Education At the open house inter-ested participants will be able to tour programs of interest and meet instruc-tors, learn about the services available to students, apply for summer and/or fall se-mester, and attend sessions on credits for prior learn-ing at 5 and 6 p.m. Refresh-ments will be available. New students attending the open house can enter a drawing for a chance to win one of three $500 scholar-ships. For more information on the open house or programs available at DCTC, contact Karianne Loula, admissions outreach coordinator, at [email protected] or 651-423-8298.

Open house for online school MTS Minnesota Con-nections Academy is host-ing a free information ses-sion about online education from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday,

March 19, at the Best West-ern Nicollet Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The academy is a tuition-free, K-12 online public school program that stu-dents across the state attend from home. To RSVP and for a complete event sched-ule, visit www.connection-sacademy.com/minnesota-online-school/events.aspx.


SportsSportsPanthers script a perfect ending

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Where the 2014-15 Lakeville North squad ranks among Minnesota’s best boys hockey teams all-time is something that could be debated for years. What isn’t in dispute is the Panthers accomplished something no team has done since 1997. Their 4-1 victory over Duluth East in the Class AA championship game Saturday night at Xcel En-ergy Center completed a 31-0 season. North is the first Minnesota boys team to finish undefeated and

untied since Red Wing’s 1996-97 Class A cham-pions. Bloomington Jef-ferson was the last large-school team to achieve the feat, doing so in 1992-93. The Panthers picked up a lot of believers along the way, including veteran Duluth East coach Mike Randolph, who called them one of the best high school teams he’s seen. Lakeville North coach Trent Eigner said the un-defeated season was the work of “a group of kids who absolutely pursued perfection and did it with joy and passion.” It wasn’t long ago that

Lakeville North teams were state tournament afterthoughts. In their first seven appearances as Lakeville High School and Lakeville North, the Pan-thers never won a first-round game. Two years ago, they went into the state tourna-ment with a losing record and went 0-2. Things started to turn last year, when North meshed the talent in its ju-nior and sophomore class-es to go 25-5-1 and reach the Class AA champion-ship game. “Two years ago we were a very young team,” said

Lakeville North goalie Ryan Edquist stops Michael Graham of Eden Prairie on a breakaway in the third period of the teams’ state Class AA semifinal game – a key moment on the Panthers’ route to the championship. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Class AA title completes North’s undefeated seasonforward Jack Poehling, one of several North se-niors who played in three state tournaments. “That first year, we just got killed. Last year, it ended badly (with a loss to Edi-na in the championship game). “To leave as a senior with a state championship win, there’s nothing bet-ter.” Duluth East (16-11-4) was two games below .500 after losing to Lake-ville North 2-1 on Jan. 13 at Ames Arena. Then the Greyhounds started writ-ing their comeback story. They came from three goals behind to beat Elk River in the Section 7AA championship again. In the state quarterfi-nals against St. Thomas Academy, Duluth East trailed 5-2 after two pe-riod but came back to win 6-5 in overtime. On Friday night, the Greyhounds upset two-time defending state champion Edina 3-1. Lakeville North’s de-fense, an underrated as-pect of this team, didn’t give the Greyhounds much room to operate in the championship. The

Panthers held Duluth East to 13 shots on goal, including only one in the first period. Eigner said he expect-ed Duluth East to play a patient, defense-oriented style. Instead of fighting it, the Panthers sought to play the same way, only better. “We were going to match patience with pa-tience and discipline with discipline,” Eigner said. In the first period, shortly after the Panthers skated off a holding pen-alty to Henry Enebak, Nick Poehling intercepted a Duluth East clearing attempt and found Ryan Poehling coming down the middle of the ice. Ryan Poehling scored on a wrist shot low to the stick side of Duluth East goalie Gunnar Howg. Early in the second period, with Duluth East skating shorthanded, the Panthers again took advantage of the Grey-hounds’ inability to clear the zone. Nick Poehling retrieved the puck and his wrist shot from the blue line was tipped in by Jack Poehling. It was Jack Poe-

hling’s fourth goal of the state tournament and gave him at least one in each game. Lakeville North made it 3-0 in the third period with some persistence in the of-fensive zone. Nick Poeh-ling set up Jack Poehling for a one-timer but Jack Poehling’s stick snapped in half and the puck dribbled away. Nick Poehling re-covered it, circled behind the net and set up defen-seman Angelo Altavilla, who had all 24 square feet of the goal as his target. Duluth East broke up Lakeville North goalie Ryan Edquist’s shutout with 5:39 remaining on a tip-in by junior forward Ryan Peterson. That was the extent of the Duluth East rally. Nick Poehling scored into an empty net with six sec-onds remaining. All that was left for the Panthers was celebrating the first state hockey title for any high school team from Lakeville.

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Lakeville North forward Nick Poehling tries to swat the puck past Duluth East goalie Gunnar Howg in the state Class AA boys hockey championship game Saturday night. (Photo by Rich Moll/RichMollPhotography.com)

Defensemen Jack McNeely (20) and Jack Sadek, seniors who have played in three state tournaments at Lakeville North, embrace at center ice following the state championship game awards ceremony. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


State hoops tourney has heavy South Suburban presenceLakeville North gets chance to

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Three of the eight teams in Wednesday’s state Class AA boys basketball quar-terfinals were from the South Suburban Confer-ence. Apple Valley coach Zach Goring doesn’t be-lieve that’s a coincidence. “I feel that our confer-ence has been one of the best in the state for a few years now,” said Goring, whose team qualified for state for the second time in three years. “There are a lot of quality coaches and the programs are strong, going down to the youth level.” Lakeville North and

Shakopee also represented the South Suburban in Wednesday’s state quarter-finals at the Target Center. Lakeville North and Sha-kopee were in the tourna-ment last year, although at that time Shakopee belonged to the Missota Conference. Apple Valley (27-2) played St. Michael-Albert-ville (22-7) and defending Class 4A champion Lake-ville North (18-11) played Hopkins (23-6) in quar-terfinal games Wednes-day. The winners of those games will meet in the semifinals at 8 p.m. Thurs-day, also at the Target Center. The Lakeville North-Hopkins game took place after this edition went to press. Check Sun-Thisweek.com for an up-date. In the other half of the Class 4A tournament

bracket, No. 1 seed Cham-plin Park (29-0) played St. Francis (21-8) and Rose-ville (24-5) faced Shakopee (22-7). South Suburban Con-ference teams have won the Class 4A champion-ship the last two years (Lakeville North in 2014 and Apple Valley in 2013). Lakeville North also played in the 2012 state championship game, los-ing to Osseo on a basket at the buzzer. Lakeville North defeat-ed Rochester John Mar-shall 62-51 in the Section 1 championship game last Friday to qualify for state for the fourth consecutive year. “We’re very pleased to have the chance to defend our title,” North coach John Oxton said Tues-day. “We lost some games early in the season that we thought we could have

won, and the kids might have questioned them-selves a little. But to their credit, they kept plugging along and now they’re playing the best basketball they’ve played all year.” Connor Flack, North’s leading scorer, had just six points in the section fi-nal, but Carter Brooks (16 points), Marquise Walker (10), Nathan Reuvers (10) and David Lindstrand (nine) supplied plenty of offense. “We’re doing a good job defensively, and one thing that I think is being overlooked is we’re taking much better care of the ball than we were earlier in the season,” Oxton said. The North-Hopkins game is a rematch of the schools that played in the 2014 Class 4A final, which the Panthers won 84-82 by scoring six points in the fi-nal 30 seconds.

“Hopkins is still a very skilled, high-tempo team,” Oxton said. “Rochester John Marshall had two brothers who were their main scorers, but Hopkins has more than two kids who can score.” Apple Valley didn’t play St. Michael-Albertville during the regular season, but after watching the Knights on video, Goring said Tuesday afternoon they reminded him of the Brainerd team the Eagles played in the 2013 Class 4A quarterfinals. “They’re all seniors, they’re all 6-2 to 6-6, and they play well together,” Goring said. “They have one kid (Jackson Green-waldt) who made 78 threes, so that will be a challenge for our defense. We need to guard him closely.” Apple Valley held Cretin-Derham Hall to 16 points and 20 percent

shooting in the second half of its 74-50 victory in the Section 3 champion-ship game March 5. “It reminded me of two years ago,” Goring said. “We started to play really good defense late in the season and carried it all the way through the state tournament.” Sophomore guard Gary Trent Jr. had 29 points and 11 rebounds against Cretin Derham Hall. Tre Jones made all six of his field-goal attempts and scored 14 points. Center Brock Bertram had 10 points and eight rebounds. “To be playing this late in the season is always a treat for me,” Goring said, “and the kids are excited to be playing at Target Center.”

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North relays pile up points at state meet

Panther swimmers take 6th in Class AA; South is 14th



The scoring system at the state high school swimming and diving meet makes it clear that teams should make relays a pri-ority. Teams can earn twice as many points in relays as they can in individual events. The emphasis on relays played to Lakeville North’s advantage. The Panthers scored about 75 percent of their points at last week’s state Class AA meet in relays, and it boosted them to sixth place overall.

North, which scored 125 points, was the No. 2 South Suburban Confer-ence team at state behind Eagan, which won the state championship with 226 points at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Lakeville North had 92 points in the three re-lay races thanks to one

third-place finish and two fourth places. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Andrew Strauch, Andrew Trepa-nier, Nathan Regan and Jacob Burchfield, which set records at two differ-ent pools this season, took third at state in 3 min-utes, 9.31 seconds, an All-America consideration

time. The same group also took fourth in the 200 medley relay in 1:36.15 and fourth in the 200 free-style relay in 1:26.11. The 200 freestyle relay time re-ceives All-America consid-eration. Trepanier, an eighth-grader, was the top seed in the 100 butterfly going

into the state meet. He finished third in the state finals in 50.26, an All-America consideration time. Eden Prairie ninth-grader Joshua Withers won in 48.88, a Class AA meet record. Burchfield, who was second in the Section 3AA meet in the 100 freestyle, placed fourth at state in 46.84. Strauch was 15th in the 200 individual medley in 1:57.31.

Lakeville South The Cougars scored in four events at the state meet, enough to accumu-

late 56 points and finish 14th in the team standings. Senior Luke Sabal reached the finals in two events, placing sixth in the 200 individual medley in 1:55.70 and 12th in the 100 butterfly in 51.74. Luke Sabal, Matt Sa-bal, Brady Torborg and Trent Meyer qualified for the championship heat in the 400 freestyle relay and finished seventh in 3:12.98. The Sabal broth-ers, Torborg and Brandon Sandquist were 10th in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:28.02.

Lakeville North eighth-grader Andrew Trepanier finished third in the 100-yard butterfly at the state Class AA finals Saturday at the University of Minnesota. (Photo by Bill Jones)

Lakeville South’s Luke Sabal reached the finals in two individual events at the state meet. (Photo by Bill Jones)


Koznick transportation bill heard in committee The first bill authored by state Rep. Jon Koznick, R-Lakeville, House File 710, was heard in the March 5 Taxes Committee hearing. The bill allocates 50 per-cent of the revenue from the Motor Vehicle Leasing Tax to the Greater Minnesota Transit budget, and the re-maining 50 percent to the County State Aid Highway Fund for the metropolitan counties of Anoka, Wash-ington, Carver, Scott and Dakota. “Thank you to my col-leagues for their broad,

bipartisan support of this important piece of trans-portation funding,” Koznick said in a press release. “This bill contains a significant portion of transporta-tion funding, $70 million between the two funds, without raising taxes or in-creasing fees on hardwork-ing Minnesotans statewide. This funding will help us more accurately address the transportation needs of our communities across the state. I’m optimistic to have this bill passed and includ-ed as a part of the broader transportation package this year.” Further action on H.F. 710 is expected to follow lat-er in the legislative session.

Tea Party quarterly event The MN Tea Party Alli-ance will hold its quarterly event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Guest conservative speakers will include Jeff Johnson, Doug Wardlow, Katherine Kersten and Twila Brase. The event is free for members, $10 for nonmem-bers.

Ninth annual Crops Day Crops Day will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Dakota Electric As-

Area Briefssociation, 4300 220th St. W., Farmington. For the ninth year, Crops Day will bring university and agency specialists to Dakota County to share lo-cal research results and crop management strategies with producers and other agricul-tural professionals. Topics this year will include: ferti-gation, in-season nitrogen management, cover crops, energy conservation, weed control, and irrigation well permitting and groundwater sustainability. The Southeast Minne-sota Irrigators Association will hold its annual meet-ing in the same space after lunch. This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Drop-ins are welcome, but if possible pre-registration is requested

for food-planning purposes. To RSVP, or for more infor-mation, contact Neith Little at 651-481-7723 or [email protected].

Dakota County Parks to conduct burns Dakota County Parks, in cooperation with Prairie Restorations and the Min-nesota Department of Nat-ural Resources, will conduct prescribed burns through-out its parks between the end of March and May 31, as conditions allow. Burns will take place in Lake Byllesby Regional Park, Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park, Thompson County Park, Miesville Ra-vine Park Reserve, Spring Lake Park Reserve, White-tail Woods Regional Park

and two small prairies by the Dakota County Admin-istration Center in Hastings. Prescribed burns are controlled fires used to im-prove the growth of native vegetation, including trees, shrubs, grasses and wild-flowers. Prescribed burning can recycle nutrients tied up in old plant growth, control many woody plants and herbaceous weeds, improve poor quality forage, increase plant growth, reduce the risk of large wildfires, and im-prove certain wildlife habi-tat. The exact time and date of the burns cannot be de-termined more than a day in advance because of weather conditions. For more information about the burns, contact Dakota County Parks at 952-891-7000.


the street when the blast occurred was treated for ringing in his ears, accord-ing to Meyer. Richie’s 13-year-old daughter, Samantha, was also medically evaluated and found to have no se-vere injuries. Cheryl Pritzlaff, op-erations director with the Dakota Communications Center, said the first call reporting the explosion came in at 10:59 p.m. By 11:15 p.m., the DCC re-ceived 106 calls reporting the blast, she said, includ-ing one from Burnsville near Crystal Lake. Many of Richie’s neigh-bors said they were watch-ing Lakeville North com-pete in the state hockey tournament when the blast occurred. Debbie Newton said she was watching the game when suddenly she “felt and heard the big boom” and pictures fell off the walls. Later they discov-ered multiple windows bowed and some walls sus-tained damage. “It was just huge pres-sure, kind of like a bomb,” Newton said. “I could feel the pressure in the house expand.” She ran outside with her son, feeling certain a house had exploded. “I saw a lot of debris on

the street and on the grass-es and a mound of black over there from his truck,” Newton said. “I’ve never experienced something like that before. It just took your breath away.” Steve Olson, a gas com-pany employee who lives 14 houses from Richie, said the blast shook his house “off the foundation” and blew pictures off the walls. “My dog ran,” Olson said. “Poor dog. She didn’t know what to think.” Olson also thought a house exploded, possibly a whole row of them. Neighbor Karen Dae-chsel said she saw a flash of light and heard an ex-tremely loud boom. “I just immediately panicked, just didn’t know what the heck was going on,” Daechsel said. “It honestly sounded like a bomb had gone off.” Residents from miles around reported feeling effects of the explosion, some as far as Farming-ton. Riwchie’s neighbor, Greg Anderson, said his daughter’s house is 5 miles away and she felt her home shake from the blast. Brady Metz lives about 2 miles away from Richie and said the noise sounded “like someone dropped a cinder block on our roof.” “We literally felt like a

plane crashed,” Metz said. After the explosion, Richie’s neighbors from blocks away poured out onto the streets “in amaze-ment,” Daechsel said. Lakeville firefighters and police quickly arrived and shooed people back from the scene. Crews with Lindstrom Cleaning & Construction began boarding up holes from broken windows and doors at around 1 a.m. By Saturday, crime tape was around Richie’s home and state and local offi-cials, including fire inspec-tors, were on the scene as parades of cars and pedes-trians passed by, many tak-ing cellphone photos and videos. Daylight revealed the significance of the dam-age. The windshield of a car that had been parked in front of Richie’s food truck was found intact on a neighbor’s roof, said Mike Lindstrom, president of Lindstrom Cleaning & Construction. He said the interior of Richie’s home was heavily damaged from the blast and will need work that in-cludes new windows, some roof work and a recon-structed garage frame. “It’s like you grabbed his house and shook it,” Lindstrom said. “Every-thing fell off the walls.”

“Glass went every-where,” added Mike Bate-man who works for Lind-strom. “They’ve got little shards of glass in the car-pets, so the carpets will probably have to go. “It’s almost like it popped like a bag of chips or something,” Lindstrom added. “I’ve never seen anything like that.” Lakeville Building Of-ficial Gene Abbott visited homes in the neighbor-hood Saturday to inspect damage with homeowners and advising them to con-tact their insurance provid-ers. “It’s obvious (with) the large explosion, there was just this pressure and there wasn’t much of a fire,” Ab-bott said. “We’re seeing walls pushed in, ceilings that are kind of lifted,” he said. Meyer said the cause of the blast is still under investigation by the state Fire Marshall’s Office and numerous insurance agen-cies. He said the investiga-tion will take time to pro-cess because of the mul-tiple parties involved, but he confirmed that one of the possibilities being con-sidered is that the truck’s propane tanks may have

caused the blast.

Not alone

Word of the blast spread quickly on social media, in part thanks to Rocki Forseth, a woman who set up a fundraiser for Richie online at gofundme.com/Motleycrews. Forseth said Richie took her in when she was 17 and homeless, bounc-ing from friend’s house to friend’s house. “Marty took me into his home, gave me my own bedroom, fed me and al-lowed me to graduate high school,” Forseth wrote on the GoFundMe page. “He continued to let me live with him so I could go to beauty school.” She pleaded for people to donate whatever they can spare. “I am trying to pay it forward to a man who de-serves this more than any-one I have ever met in my life,” she said. Within two days, the site had raised $6,000 of the $15,000 goal for the family. Just weeks ago, Richie had announced he had signed a 10-year lease to expand his food truck into a restaurant in the former Ace Hardware building in downtown Lakeville. Despite the significant damage to his house and business, Richie said on his Facebook page he still is planning to open the business before the start of

Pan-O-Prog in July. “We ARE going to move forward with the res-taurant,” Richie posted on the Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill Facebook page. Many supporters post-ed responses. Ally Guhl wrote: “Best lesson I’ve learned in life, people are more important than things. Glad you’re all safe and sound.” Hilary DeVary said when they open the restau-rant, they have to “name a burger after all this.” Richie thanked friends, family and fellow food truckers for their support, writing that it felt surreal to see his home, business and job “all disappear with one big boom.” He offered special thanks to Lakeville police, fire and rescue members and promised them a spe-cial day on the calendar when his restaurant opens. He also thanked Fors-eth for creating the fund-raiser. “I would never have done this myself, but I am so grateful for the love and support all of you have shown,” Richie wrote. “Thank you Rocki. We are blessed to have you in our life.”


EXPLOSION, from 1A

The food truck blast was so powerful that debris was propelled into neighboring homes, shattering windows, cracking walls and chimneys, and bending door frames. By Satur-day, window openings of several homes had been covered with boards and huge parts of the truck littered the immediate neighborhood. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

might have ingested contaminant-filled hot dog meat should contact a veterinar-ian immediately. Stephanie Kubes, a veterinary techni-cian at Dakota Pet Hospital, said warn-ing signs a dog may have ingested a dan-gerous foreign object include vomiting, diarrhea and unusual lethargic behav-iors. Symptoms of poisoning include bleeding and bruising and can go un-noticed for too long, so Kubes recom-mended pet owners remain vigilant. Kubes said pet owners should also watch their cats who are let outdoors for similar symptoms.

– Laura Adelmann

REWARD, from 1A

the state’s transportation in-frastructure. However, before bringing this conversation around to the point of how to raise new revenues, we must first agree on the nature and level of investment that is needed. Some have argued that the question about what the state’s transportation system needs has been answered, but data and planning estimates vary: • In 2012, the Transporta-tion Finance Advisory Com-

mittee projected the need for $250 million per year to “maintain” our state roads and bridges. Today, Dayton says we need $400 million to maintain it. • In 2012, TFAC projected the need for $210 million per year to build out the Twin Cities transit system. Today, Dayton says we need $280 million. • In 2012, TFAC projected that the metro area transit system could be built out in the next 20 years — only if we increased the metro area sales tax by a half-cent. Today,

planning documents from the Counties Transit Improve-ment Board and the Metro-politan Council project that the same expansion can be completed with current rev-enues in the next 10 years. We agree that transporta-tion is a priority. It deserves a robust debate. But the con-versation needs to be based on solid numbers. We must first reach consensus on what we need to invest in for our economy and for the state be-fore we debate how to pay for it. We encourage our area leg-

islators to join with the Leg-islature overall to find broad agreement on a 10-year in-vestment plan and its cost. By agreeing on the funding need first, there will be broad inter-est in developing a financing plan. AMEET SHAHShah CorporationBoard chair, Burnsville Chamber of CommerceBILL BLAZARInterim president, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

LETTERS, from 5A


Lakeville Police Lt. Bill Gerl said they are pursu-ing additional toxicology tests on the dog for poi-sonous substances. Residents of the 205th Court West neighborhood started posting warnings about the bait on social media sites around March 5, stirring outrage by many. Lakeville Mayor Matt Little, an attorney, posted on his Twitter feed Mon-day: “To the dog-maimer: Be remorseful and turn yourself in. If not, and we find you, I’ll be prosecut-ing you myself.” Lakeville dog own-ers are concerned and on alert. Tara Harklerod was keeping a close eye on her dog C.J. while on a walk Monday. “I’m nervous,” she said. “I just keep watching the yard. Whoever’s doing it is sick. I mean, I don’t know who’d ever want to hurt a dog.” Lindsay Perez also questioned how anyone could hurt her dogs, Pablo and Yogi, both victims of the potentially poisonous materials. Pablo, a 7-year-old schnauzer poodle mix, in-gested 11 screws that had to be surgically removed, and Yogi, a 5-year-old Maltese Pomeranian mix, had three open safety pins removed in an endoscopic procedure. Perez said she and her husband, Juan, had been working and had not heard about the warn-ings, so she was not un-duly concerned when she found three screws in Pablo’s mouth Thursday night after he had been outside. “I didn’t think much of it, because I figured he just got into something,” Perez said. By Saturday morning, she said Pablo was “ex-tremely sick” and vomit-ing everywhere, but she did not connect the two incidents until she read

the online warnings oth-ers had posted. “I went outside in my yard and within 10 sec-onds, I found all sorts of hot dogs with screws and safety pins and pills, of what, I don’t know what they were,” she said. Perez said the hot dog meat was sliced down the middle and stuffed with the hazardous materials. The meat was put back together with open safety pins. After racking up al-most $3,000 in veterinar-ian bills, both dogs are recovering at home. “One slept all day yes-terday, and the other one is just happy to be home,” Perez said Monday. Jill Arbogast posted warnings about the wie-ners laced with punc-tured batteries and pills wrapped in peanut but-ter in her neighborhood around Lakeville South High School. She reported that four dogs from her neighbor-hood were in the emer-gency Saturday after in-gesting the bait.

Lakeville dog owner Brian Volz said he and his wife, Lynda, were “shocked and saddened” to learn dangerous bait has been found in his neighborhood, and the situation has kept him up at night to be on alert. “I’m peeking out the windows and waiting for something strange to go on,” he said. He lamented the free-dom dog owners have lost in that they cannot just trust their dogs will be all right if they are let out in their fenced yards. “I don’t know when I’m going to feel safe again to let my dog out in my yard before I go check it over,” Volz said. Neighbor John Wacl-off said he also has be-come “definitely para-noid” about what could be hidden in his yard that could hurt his 9-month-old Samoyed pup, Meeko. “We put a lot of time and effort in trying to find him,” Wacloff said. “He’s not the easiest breed to find, and he’s more than an animal. He’s a family

member.” Lynda Volz wondered if the person responsible would go on to harm children or other people. “They should be held up for the highest crimi-nal charges that they can pursue,” she said. Neighbor Tom Cy-byske cited additional concerns as a physically challenged dog owner. He said he worries his dog could get into some-thing in an area he could not traverse. “I usually keep an eye on him, but there are days he slips away,” Cy-byske said. Melissa Pena has two pets and lives adjacent to a home where the bait was found. She has a disabled child and worries that he might ingest the harmful materials. “We’re not letting the kids out back yet,” she said. “I watch, but we haven’t found anything in our yard so far, but

it happened so close to home.” Gerl advised anyone who finds some of this bait not to touch it and immediately call 911. He said officers can-vassed the neighborhood Monday seeking addi-tional information and asking questions. He said police believe the pills were homemade and contain substances like arsenic or rat poison. A 20-year veteran with the Lakeville police, Gerl said he has never seen this type of crime in the city. “I think it’s upsetting,” Gerl said. “As a police of-ficer, we’re charged with protecting people and obviously that includes their animals. I don’t like to see any person or ani-mal intentionally targeted and ingest something that looks harmless on its face but causes significant pain and suffering after eating it.”


DOGS, from 1A

These wieners, laced with punctured batteries and screws, were found in a neighborhood near Lakeville South High School, according to a social media post. (Photo submit-ted)

for family reasons. He and wife Dana live in Prior Lake. She is a fifth-grade teacher at Redtail Ridge Elementa-ry, across the street from PLHS. Their son Lane, 11, and daughter Rian, 9, are both students in the Prior Lake school system. Reetz said the move al-lows the couple to achieve the kind of life they have dreamed about since they were first married. “We (said) we’re both teachers,” Reetz said. “Let’s both do it in the community we live in. We talked a lot about hav-ing impacts, both in our school buildings and in our community, so the chance to go back and do this job in our com-munity and see our fam-ily come through and just be visible outside the four walls of the school build-ing, that was the biggest draw.” In the new position, Reetz will earn $110,000, a 10 percent raise from his current $99,990 sal-ary. “They just felt that was the going rate for activity directors for schools that size,” Reetz said. Lakeville North’s stu-dent body is about 1,800 and Prior Lake has a stu-dent population of about 2,400. The district expects to add another 1,000 stu-dents within five years. “They’re going to maintain the one high school,” Reetz said. “So there’s going to be some challenges there with just finding different unique opportunities for kids to stay active after school. With that many kids in one building that can be tough.” In Lakeville, Reetz was responsible for oversee-ing LNHS’s 26 sports programs and 12 fine art programs. In Prior Lake, he will lead a four-person team that includes two secre-taries and an assistant ac-tivities director.

Reetz said he heard about the opening from his close friend and cur-rent Prior Lake High School Athletic Direc-tor Eric Rodine, who is leaving after seven years for an activities position in Senegal, Africa, at a school of approximately 500 students. Reetz called the school winning last year’s state basketball title and this year’s state hockey title “really, really fun” and special memories he will take with him forever. “Those are things that don’t come by too often for athletic directors to be part of that,” Reetz said. “The welcome home ceremonies, the police escorts and all the excite-ment that follows in the community after a cham-pionship was pretty fun to be a part of, so I’ll miss those things.” He said he will miss the “tremendous pride” that exists in the Lakeville community and among the coaches. “People are just very engaged and involved and excited about all of the programs here,” Reetz said. “It’s been really fun to be a part of. I call it Lakeville magic. There’s just something about Lakeville that makes it a special place to be.” Reetz added that Lake-ville is in a strong position to continue being great. “They have strong youth programs, strong off-season programs and strong booster programs.” Reetz said. “I think any interested AD would be crazy not to try to come down and apply for this job. I’m confident they’re going to find someone that’s really good at what they do.” The Lakeville Area School Board is expected to accept Reetz’s resigna-tion at its April 13 meet-ing. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

REETZ, from 1A


saying on March 3 that the ACA’s subsi-dies are there to force people into Obam-acare, while Republicans would provide tax relief to let people buy plans outside of it. Kline said “I certainly hope” to get buy-in from conservatives for his propos-al. Ron Pollack, the executive director of the pro-ACA group Families USA, who was helping lead demonstrations outside the court March 4 morning, said he doesn’t expect any sort of legislative response from Congress if the court un-does the subsidies. “This is obviously an attempt to tell the court, well, don’t worry if you rule in a way that takes away the subsidies,” he said. “But if it ever gets to Congress and they have to fix it, it won’t get fixed.”

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KLINE, from 7A City of Lakeville narrows finance director candidates

Announcement expected next week by Laura Adelmann


The person hired to become Lakeville’s next finance direc-tor is expected to be announced next week. Lakeville City Council mem-bers interviewed two finalists for the finance director posi-tion March 5, and agreed upon a preferred candidate but have not agreed to contract terms. Finalists interviewed were Lino Lakes Finance Director Alan J. Rolek and Jerilyn Erick-son, finance director for Prior Lake since 2008. Erickson worked for the city of Burnsville for seven years as an accounting manager and

was an accounting supervisor for the city of Northfield from 1999-2001, according to her LinkedIn profile. Rolek has served in Lino Lakes since April 2000 and prior to that worked for the cit-ies of Shorewood and Falcon Heights. City Administrator Justin Miller said they are working out final details with the candi-date before releasing the name of the preferred candidate. Dennis Feller, Lakeville’s first and only finance director, retired Feb. 28 with 38 years of service.


Wills and Clausen author bills to support Phase II of DCTC renovation project Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley, and Rep. Anna Wills, R-Ap-ple Valley, have authored bills in the Minnesota Senate (Senate File 760) and House of Represen-tatives (House File 930) in support of Phase II of the Transportation and Emerging Technologies bonding request by Da-kota County Technical College. In 2012, DCTC received $7.23 million in state funding for Phase I of the renovation proj-ect. Tim Wynes, DCTC in-terim president, pointed

out that current class-room, lab and shop ar-eas for programs in the college’s Transportation and Emerging Tech-nologies areas require extensive renovation to modernize and improve workspace for students while enhancing space utilization and elimi-nating redundancies in specialized equipment. The areas have been largely untouched since they were originally con-structed in 1970. A total of $7.586 million is be-ing requested for Phase II.

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Inquiry, an organization that provides outdoor ex-cursions for people with disabilities, to develop al-ternatives. County officials em-phasized that the plan also includes ecological restoration such as the re-moval of invasive species. Of the 690 people who commented on the plan, only 3 percent expressed support. Most negative comments focused on the plan’s connector trail.

“Your motto at Leba-non Hills is ‘Forever Wild.’ … What is ‘For-ever Wild’ about pave-ment,” Terry Baumgart-ner wrote. The plan will go before the County Board next week for final approval. County commissioners are expected to stick with their initial vote, which followed four hours of public comment and dis-cussion among the com-missioners. This was the second round of public com-

ment. Following an up-roar last year, commis-sioners decided to delay their vote and appointed a citizen panel to weigh in on the plan. Various changes were made based on their input. The 6-mile connector trail was moved from the center of Lebanon Hills to closer to the edge. A paved loop around Hol-land Lake was cut and plans to expand a picnic area at Jensen Lake were scaled back. The changes cut the cost of the plan

by about $2.5 million to $28.5 million over the next 15 to 20 years, coun-ty officials say. A planned 1-mile loop around McDonough re-mains in the master plan which also includes paved accesses to a fishing pier and a peninsula on Hol-land Lake. In addition to paved trails, six miles of unpaved trails will be added to Lebanon Hills for a total of 46 miles of unpaved trails. Commissioners made a few minor revisions to

the plan that included re-moving the addition of camper cabins and light-ing along cross country ski trails. Changes to the Camp Sacajawea retreat center were put on hold until a study in com-pleted and removal of invasive species was given higher priority. Noting that the vast majority of residents didn’t weigh in on the is-sue, Commissioner Chris Gerlach said he believed the commissioner’s deci-sion was a compromise.

Commissioner Tom Egan said opponents can’t be dismissed as a vocal minority. “In the beginning I felt the opposition was ‘nim-byism’ — not in my back-yard — but I’ve seen and heard enough from oppo-nents to know it’s more than that,” Egan said.

Jessica Harper is at jes-s ica [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

TRAIL, from 2A

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 13, 2005MORTGAGOR: Dereck W Laun-

drie and Nicole E. Laundrie, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded June 30, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2336007.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Se-curities I LLC, Asset-backed Cer-tificates, Series 2005-HE9. Dated February 7, 2012 Recorded Feb-ruary 28, 2012, as Document No. 2852123.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100220710000033387LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Maribella Mortgage, LLCRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY

ADDRESS: 17078 Forfar Court, Lakeville, MN 55024

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.20850.05.160LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 16, Block 5, Dodd Park, Dakota County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $223,250.00

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

$323,433.77That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 1, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 2, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: February 24, 2015U.S. Bank National Association, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 15-001474 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2015

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE MINNESOTA

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

Minnesota Statutes, 322BThe individual(s) listed below

who is (are each) 18 years of age or older, hereby adopt(s) the following Articles of Incorporation:

ARTICLE I: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME:

A+ Pool Plastering L.L.C.ARTICLE 2: REGISTERED OF-

FICE AND AGENT(S): Shyra Lynn Wammock20560 Howland Avenue WestP.O. Box 1004Lakeville, MN 55044ARTICLE 3: DURATIONPerpetualARTICLE 4: ORGANIZERS:Kenneth Michael Wammock20560 Howland Avenue WestP.O. Box 1004Lakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. Date Filed: March 9, 2015Signed by: Kenneth Wammock


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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 917

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESMARCH 3, 2015

This is a summary of the Inter-mediate School District 917 Regu-lar School Board Meeting on Tues-day, March 3, 2015, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rose-mount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to or-der at 5:00 PM. Board meeting was held at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN in the 917 Board Room. Board members present: Dick Bergstrom, Bob Er-ickson, Ron Hill, Jill Lewis, Dan Cater, Deb Clark, Melissa Sauser, Joanne Mansur, and administra-tors were present. Absent: Vanda Pressnall. In the absence of Clerk Vanda Pressnall, Deb Clark was appointed Clerk for the meeting. Good news reports were present-ed. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, donations, bills to be paid, investment report, and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: Appoint Melissa Sauser to the 2015-2016 Calendar Com-mittee; Authorize Business Manag-er Nicolle Roush to execute lease agreement with Interstate Partners, LLC, for building at 5800 – 149th Street, Apple Valley, MN for the TEA (Therapeutic Education Alternative) program. Adjournment at 6:01 PM.

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganMarch 13, 2015

359893

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Nuance FinancialPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 17751 Keystone AveLakeville, MN 55044NAMEHOLDER(S): Nicholas D Meester, Ltd17751 Keystone AveLakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: February 21, 2015SIGNED BY: Nick Meester


March 6, 13, 2015357292




DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 29, 2006MORTGAGOR: Sunny L. Nord-

vik, an unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

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

CORDING: Recorded September 18, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2461953.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMC Spe-cialty Mortgage, LLC f/k/a WM Specialty Mortgage, LLC. Dated December 2, 2010 Recorded De-cember 30, 2010, as Document No. 2775730 and by Assignment Dated June 22, 2012, Recorded July 9, 2012 as Document No. 2878922.

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

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: New Century Mortgage Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 20064 Italy Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY: All of Lot 29, Block 8 and South 9 feet of Lot 30, Block 8, Lenihan’s Lots, Antlers Park, Da-kota County, Minnesota.










TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 2, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: February 24, 2015JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 15-001167 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published inLakeville

March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 2015

358027




DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 28, 2007MORTGAGOR: Amy A.

Schultz and John W. Schultz, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Provi-dent Funding Associates, L.P..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded October 17, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2550929.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc. Dated October 12, 2010 Recorded November 10, 2010, as Document No. 2765345 and also by document Dated June 11, 2013 Recorded June 24, 2013 as Docu-ment No. 2958248.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Provident Fund-ing Associates, L.P.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 18541 English Avenue, Farmington, MN 55024


PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 2, Prairie Creek 2nd Addition.







DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 7, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-



TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 7, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 27, 2015CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810 - 14-008768 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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345747




ASSUMED NAME: Hoiland & CompanyPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 17127 Jonathan CourtLakeville, MN 55044NAMEHOLDER(S): Lisa A. Hoiland17127 Jonathan CourtLakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: March 10, 2015SIGNED BY: Lisa Hoiland


March 13, 20, 2015361477




ASSUMED NAME: rifleassembly.comPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 7745 Grinnell WayLakeville, MN 55044NAMEHOLDER(S): Aetos Outdoors7745 Grinnell WayLakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: February 27, 2015SIGNED BY: Chris Jones


March 6, 13, 2015357409

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSCALL FOR BIDS

2015 CARPET AND OTHER FLOORING REPLACEMENT

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2015 Carpet and Other Floor-ing Replacement by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities Department, 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7591.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganMarch 6, 13, 2015

358037

PUBLIC NOTICETree of Life Ministries has begun

operation in the twin cities area. This non-profit corporation helps meet the needs of people seeking sober housing and services while transitioning from institutions to in-dependent living. Registration with the U.S. Department of Treasury /Internal Revenue Service took ef-fect on 01/23/15. Tree of Life Min-istries EIN number is 47-2841001. Christopher A. Rode is the Director of Operations and sole administra-tor. Questions and comments may be addressed to:

Tree Of Life Ministries 20464 Iberia Ave. #210Lakeville, MN 55044


March 13, 2015358719




DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 11, 2006MORTGAGOR: Bruno M

Pelagalli, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

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

CORDING: Recorded January 4, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2485853.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007-AC3, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AC3. Dated Septem-ber 20, 2010 Recorded Septem-ber 27, 2010, as Document No. 2754967; and by Document Dated February 22, 2013 Recorded March 1, 2013 as Document No. 2933980.

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

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 16371 Impatiens Court, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY: Lot 9, Block 4, Crystal Lake Golf Estates 5th Addition, Da-kota County, Minnesota.










TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 2, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: February 19, 2015Wells Fargo Bank, National Asso-ciation as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 14-008465 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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1020 Junkers& Repairables

2510 Pets


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4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets



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3520 Cemetery Lots

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3540 Firewood

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Ent. center, Glasstop DR tbl & 4 chrs, Couch, Qn. brass bed (mattress, box, frame). $10 each item 612-202-3678

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

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& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

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4000 SALES

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Maple Grove:HUGE KIDS SALE

600+ Sellers!! 03/20-24, 10am - 7pm Daily 8030 Wedgewood Lane N.Next to Barnes and Noble

Minneapolis: WalkerMethodist White Elephant Sale March 20-21 (9-3)Antiqs., collectibles, tools,

3737 Bryant Ave. So.

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

MinneapolisClothing Designer Sale!

Fabrics galore incl. print & solid polar fleece, cotton lycra knits, cottons, swim, more. Sale clothing & Beijo Handbags too! Saturdays, March 14 & 21 (10am-4pm)

Northrup King Building 1500 Jackson St. NE, Ste 293

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

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4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

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4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

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5020 ComputerServices

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Overclocked ITSolutions 651-295-9171overclockeditsolutions.net

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

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5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

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5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5510 Full-time



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5520 Part-time

5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time

5510 Full-time

5310 HomeImprovement

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

5310 HomeImprovement



5370 Painting &Decorating



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5340 Landscaping

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5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


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

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

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

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TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

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35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


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Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

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Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

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5510 Full-time

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5510 Full-time

Current OpeningsSingle Sell Selector

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Vox Medusa dance company will present “Labyrinth” on Saturday, March 14, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The production, which debuted at the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival, follows a heroine’s escape from a massive maze in a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Ariadne. “Labyrinth” is directed by Kristin Freya, a 1988 Apple Val-ley High School graduate who now serves as artistic director at Heartbeat Performing Arts Center in Apple Valley. More about the show is at Facebook.com/voxmedusa1; tick-ets are $12 and can be reserved by calling Heartbeat at 952-432-7833. (Photo submitted)

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Schneiderman’s story Larry Schneiderman, author of “The Call of the Couch: A Family’s Love Affair with Its Busi-ness,” opens the doors to his family’s showroom and shares an insider’s view of the business in a free Heritage Library program from 7-8 p.m. Monday, March 23. Heritage Library is at 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Call 952-891-0360 for more informa-tion.

String quartet in Lakeville The Artaria String Quartet will perform “Music During Wartime” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. The concert features compositions written dur-ing or just after World War II. “Music During War-time” is part of the ongoing Coffee Concerts chamber music series at the arts cen-ter. Tickets are $15 ($12 for students and seniors) and are available at www.Lakev-illeAreaArtsCenter.com.

Dinner theater event in Eagan Eagan Theater Com-pany will perform “You Can’t Take It with You” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at Brianno’s Royal Cliff

Center, 2280 Cliff Road, Eagan. The event is being presented in partnership with the Eagan 55 Plus/Seniors Group. Tickets are $42 and may be purchased until April 15 online at www.etc-mn.org or in person at the Eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Tickets will not be available at the door. A cash bar will open at 6 p.m. with games co-ordinated by the seniors group; a buffet dinner will follow. For more informa-tion about Eagan Theater Company, email [email protected] or call 651-454-6755.

Local author at book fair Burnsville resident and children’s author Carol Iverson will be at the free book fair at the Bloom-ington Writers Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloom-ington. She will be au-tographing her books at table 72. Iverson has been writ-ing for children for over 30 years. She is the author of “Houses,” “Wild Rides,” and “Poems by Me–Man-dy.” She has sold more than two dozen stories and articles to a variety of magazines. The book fair follows the keynote at 9:30 a.m. with Graywolf Press of Minnesota. Jeff Shotts, ex-

ecutive editor, will tell how Graywolf finds and pub-lishes its award-winning authors. In addition to the key-note, 22 workshops start at 11 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. General topics covered are: Getting Started, Ele-ments of Writing, Publica-tion, and Promotion, and several genre workshops. Workshop fees are $15-$30. Among the workshop presenters are authors, college professors, experts in the publication field, and teachers from The Loft. The event includes 83 authors exhibiting their books and more than 20 vendors available to an-swer questions and pro-vide information. Pre-registration for all workshops, panel dis-cussions and lunches is required. For more infor-mation, go to www.bloom-ingtonwritersfestival.org or call 952-563-8575.

Cooking demos at Mystic Lake Let’s Eat, a free culi-nary event, will be held Thursday, March 19, at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake. The event will feature cooking demonstrations, food tastings, stage games and prize drawings at the Promenade Stage begin-ning at 6 p.m. Attendees will receive a special ticket offer to the Robert Irvine Show on March 28. For more information on Let’s Eat events, visit

www.mysticlake.com/Let-seatpromenadestage.

Trinity School Christian Arts Festival set Trinity School at River Ridge will presents its in-augural Christian Arts Festival April 16-18 at its campus at 601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan. The three-day art fes-tival themed “In the Be-ginning: Reflections on Creation,” will showcase the work of professional, advanced and college-level regional artists. The dead-line for art entry is March 13. The public is invited to attend the gallery, free workshops, receptions, and keynote speech by Greg Wolfe of Image jour-nal. For a complete sched-ule of events, go to www.tsrrarts.org.

Farmington Library events The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., will offer the following pro-grams. Call 651-438-0250 for more information. Books and Brew, 7-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, Dunn Bros, 20700 Chip-pendale Ave. W. The group will discuss “The Monu-ments Men” by Robert M. Edsel. Storytime for All Ages, 10:30-11 a.m. Fridays, March 20 and 27. Stories and activities for mixed ages such as child-care groups and families. Ages:

0-6. Make the Most of Google Docs, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Learn how to create, manipulate, manage and collaborate using Google Docs suite. This class is designed for job seekers, businesses and organizations looking for easy ways to collaborate digitally. Prerequisite: Ba-sic Internet knowledge. Presented by Twin Cities Media Alliance. Registra-tion required. The Friends of the Farmington Library are collecting gently used, re-cently published books for their first book sale. Donations can be dropped off at the library during normal business hours. The book sale will be in June.

Fundraiser set for Miss MidWest Jr. Teen A fundraiser will be held for Miss MidWest Jr. Teen Kataryna Masso from 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 13, at VFW Post 7662, 421 Third St., Farm-ington. Funds raised will help with travel expenses for the Farmington High School freshman to com-pete for the title of Miss International Royalty Jr. Teen May 2-3 in Milwau-kee, Wis. Donations for a raffle are being taken. Raffle tickets will sell for $1 each or six for $5. Items for sale at the event will include plates

and wine glasses painted by Masso, crochet items made by Nancy Becker (her grandmother), Park Lane jewelry, Tupperware, Norwex, Partylite candles, and more. Attendees will be able to get their picture taken with the queen or try on one of her crowns for a small donation. The VFW will have fli-ers posted and a donation bucket on the bar. For more information, email Regeina Masso at [email protected].

Spaghetti bingo is March 14 The Farmington Knights of Columbus will host Spaghetti Bingo from 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Church of St. Michael in Farm-ington. Dinner will start at 5:30 p.m.; bingo will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Waffle breakfast The Knights of Co-lumbus Auxiliary will host an all-you-can-eat waffle breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at the Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farming-ton. Tickets are $6.50 in advance, $7 at the door. Children age 5 and under are free. For advance tick-ets, call Theresa at 651-460-6060. All proceeds go to St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

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Books Meet the Author – Haley Snyder, 6:30-8 p.m., Tues-day, March 17, at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Rob-ert Trail, Rosemount. The author of “Get that Girl a Cheeseburger” will sign cop-ies of her book and discuss the common myths and ste-reotypes surrounding eating disorders. Presented by the Rosemount Area Arts Coun-cil. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspir-ing writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Thomas Dale and Brady Matthews, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, and Satur-day, March 21, Mystic Com-edy Club, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Dance Swing dance, 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, Rosemount Com-munity Center Banquet Room, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. Music by the Hiawatha Hepcats. Free dance lessons at 7 p.m. Cost: $8 at the door or at www.rosemountarts.com.

Music Dakota Valley Symphony: The Feeling In Baroque Music II, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15, Ames Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $20 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787. Artaria String Quartet, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, Lakev-ille Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Part of the Lakeville Coffee Concert series. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students. Informa-tion: 952-985-4640. Transit Authority: A Tribute to the Music of Chicago, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $42-$62 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Theater “50 Shades! The Musi-cal Parody,” 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14, Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake. Adults only. Tickets: $29 and $39. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Workshops/classes/other Swing dance lessons, 7-8:15 p.m. Sundays, March 15, 22 and 29, at Dan Patch American Legion Post 643, 12375 Princeton Ave., Savage, 952-894-6940. Cost: $15/cou-ple or $10/single for drop-ins. Lessons culminate in a Zoot Suit Romp, 7:30-10:30 p.m. April 11. Information: [email protected] or 612-360-6471. International Festival of Burnsville Planning Commit-tee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from en-tertainment, marketing, public-

ity, sponsorships, and general event planning. Visit www.in-tlfestburnsville.org or contact [email protected]. The Eagan Art House of-fers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5500. 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. Dan Petrov Art Studio, Burnsville, offers oil painting classes with continuous enroll-ment in fall/winter semester for beginners, intermediate and advanced oil painting students. Information: Dan Petrov, www.danpetrovart.com, 763-843-2734. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. 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 Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke 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.


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Friday, March 13 South of the River Home & Leisure Show, 4-7 p.m., Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pi-lot Knob Road, Eagan. Walleye fry by Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, 5-7:30 p.m., Mary Center at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat walleye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee. Cost: $13 adults, $6 ages 11 and younger, $3 kid’s meal of macaroni and cheese, ani-mal crackers and milk. Fish fry, 5-8 p.m., Rose-mount VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat cod ($12.95) or walleye ($14.95); includes soup and salad bar. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 se-niors, $7.95 kids). Informa-tion: 651-423-3380. Fish fry by the Rose-mount Knights of Columbus, 6 p.m., St. Joseph’s School Social Hall, 13900 Biscayne Ave., Rosemount. Free-will offering.

Saturday, March 14 Lakeville Landscape & Home Expo, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. W., Lakeville. Information: 952-469-2020. South of the River Home & Leisure Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road, Ea-gan. Love for Aria benefit, 4-7 p.m., New Horizon Academy, 9085 203rd St. W., Lakeville. Spaghetti dinner, silent auc-tion, music, and children’s

games and crafts. Tickets: $10 per person, $25 per fam-ily at the door. Funds raised will help the family with Aria’s upcoming heart surgeries. Icing Smiles rollerskat-ing fundraiser, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Skateville, 201 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Ic-ing Smiles provides birthday cakes and celebrations for critically ill children. Informa-tion: www.facebook.com/skatefundraiser.

Monday, March 16 Basics of Raw Diet for Your Dog, 7 p.m., Elko New Market Library, 110 J. Rob-erts Way, Elko New Market. Presented by Windmill Ani-mal Rescue. Free. Informa-tion: Toni Maat at 952-461-2765.

Thursday, March 19 MTS Minnesota Con-nections Academy in-formation session, 6:30-8 p.m., Best Western Nicollet Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The acade-my is a tuition-free, K-12 vir-tual public school. To RSVP and for a complete event schedule, visit http://www.connectionsacademy.com/minnesota-online-school/events.aspx. Dakota County Ge-nealogical Society, 7 p.m., Dakota County Historical Society, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. Speaker: Al-ice Eicholz on “Importance of Researching Collateral Lines When Tracing Your Ancestry.” Free and open to the public. After the presen-tation, the DCGS will hold its annual meeting and election of officers. Information: Dick Thill at 651-248-9251.

Friday, March 20 Walleye fry by Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, 5-7:30 p.m., Mary Center at Mary, Mother of the Church,

3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat walleye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee. Cost: $13 adults, $6 ages 11 and younger, $3 kid’s meal of macaroni and cheese, ani-mal crackers and milk. Fish fry, 5-8 p.m., Rose-mount VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat cod ($12.95) or walleye ($14.95); includes soup and salad bar. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 se-niors, $7.95 kids). Informa-tion: 651-423-3380.

Saturday, March 21 Burnsville Community Home Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13, Burns-ville. DFL Senate District 57 2015 Convention at the Robert Trail Library in Rose-mount. Registration begins at 10:15 a.m., convention at 10:45 a.m. The public is wel-come to attend.

Sunday, March 22 All-you-can-eat waffle breakfast by the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Mi-chael’s Catholic Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farm-ington. Tickets: $6.50 in ad-vance, $7 at the door. Chil-dren 5 and under eat free. All proceeds go to St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Call The-resa at 651-460-6060 for ad-vance tickets. Cat claw clipping clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 2-4 p.m., Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats must be transported in a carrier for their safety. Free. Information: http://felineres-cue.org/.

Ongoing Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Commu-nity Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanony-mous.org/.

Reunions Apple Valley High School Class of 2005 10-year reunion, Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. family-friendly barbecue at Alimag-net Park; 5:30-9 p.m. adult-only dinner cruise along the St. Croix River. Barbecue cost: $5 children, $10 adults. Cruise: $40 by March 13; $50 after March 13. RSVP by May 29. Information can be found on the Apple Valley High School Class of 2005 Facebook page or by email-ing the reunion committee at [email protected].

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the follow-ing blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • March 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown of Life Luther-an Church, 4150 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • March 16, 12-6 p.m., Kowalski’s Market, 1646 Dif-fley Road, Eagan. • March 20, 12-6 p.m., Hosanna Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville. • March 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Prom-enade Place, Eagan.

Haley Snyder set to speak March

17 in Rosemount Apple Valley writer Haley Snyder will discuss her battle with eating dis-orders at the next “Meet the Author” event hosted by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Snyder’s book, “Get That Girl a Cheeseburger,” addresses common eating-disorder myths and stereo-types, through the lens of Snyder’s own experience with anorexia. “My aim with this book is to educate people on the dangers of eating disorders, encourage peo-ple toward recovery, and to validate the very human struggle that we all face,” Snyder writes on her web-site, haleyjsnyder.com. “The stigma surround-ing mental illness is perva-sive and constricting. It is my hope that we can break the stigma and get help for the people who need it.” The author event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at

Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail. Admission is free. The “Meet the Author” series continues April 7 with Ron Runeborg of Farmington, author of the short-story and poet-ry collection “Old Shorts and Poetree.” On May 19, Gordon Fredrickson will discuss his book “Farm Country Moments.” More information about the author series is on the arts council’s web-site at www.rosemoun-tarts.com.

—Andrew Miller

Expressions Community Theater is embracing the spirit of English farce with its lat-est production, “The Fox on the Fairway,” which plays the Lakeville Area Arts Center March 20-29. The play follows the stuffy denizens of the Quail Valley Country Club as they prepare for the annual inter-club golf tournament. Producers describe the show as a tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, “a charming madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with golf.” From left are cast members Adam Abouaish, Taylor Leone, Bonnie Schueler, Chad Bushman-Guertin, Andrea Moore and Alan Davis. Ticket and showtime information is on the arts cen-ter’s website, www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. (Photo submitted)

Transit Authority, an eight-piece ensemble that covers the music of Chicago, is set to perform at Burnsville’s Ames Center on Thursday, March 19. The band bills itself as “the world’s most authentic tribute” to Chicago and performs hits such as “Saturday in the Park,” “Beginnings” and “Colour My World.” Tickets are $42-$62 and are avail-able through Ticketmaster.com. (Photo submitted)

Country club comedy Supergroup tribute

Eating disorders focus of author event

Haley Snyder

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