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Salon owner pleads guiltyAn Eagan business owner pleaded guilty to charges related to a large marijuana growing operation in two area homes.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Minutes of the May 11 and May 18 meetings of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District are inside this edition.

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Missed opportunityECM Editorial Board says that pet projects should not trump compromise in state budget negotiations.

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Music amid the animalsThe annual Music in the Zoo concert series kicks into high gear this month with concerts by Buddy Guy, the BoDeans and others.

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Eastview claims softball title The Eastview High School softball team won the state title, returning to the top of the sport again.

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Man pleads guilty to murder in 4-year-old’s deathBoy’s mother pleads guilty to manslaughter

Apple Valley welcomes home the riders

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder June 3 in the 2013 child-abuse death of a 4-year-old Burnsville boy. William Alphonso Warr, 26, pleaded guilty in the June 11 death of Key’ontay Miller Peter-son, who lived with his mother at 31 Horizon Heights Road in northeast Burnsville. Both Warr and the boy’s mother, Sha’reese Mo-nique Miller, were charged in the case of a boy whom authorities say lived in a violent household plagued

by intimidation. He went untreated for serious internal injuries inflicted by Warr and died after Miller reportedly tried to cool his fe-vered body in the bathtub, authori-ties said. Charged with second-degree manslaughter, Miller pleaded guilty in March and will be sen-tenced on June 19, accord-ing to court records. As part of a plea agree-ment, Warr will serve 30 years in prison, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said in a news release. The sentence is an

upward departure from state sen-tencing guidelines because of the vic-tim’s vulnerability, Backstrom said. “We are pleased to have brought William Warr to justice for this vio-

lent crime which claimed the life of a defenseless child,” he said. Warr pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while inflicting bodily harm on a person protect-ed by a protection order. In January 2014 a grand jury indicted him on four counts of first-degree murder and three counts

of second-degree murder. Key’ontay died of com-plications from blunt-force injuries to his abdomen and chest, the Hennepin County medical exam-iner ruled. He was found to have multiple bruises in his head, face, arms, chest and back, and eight broken ribs — breaks that occurred on at least two occasions. Police and paramedics responding to the fam-ily’s townhouse complex on June 11, 2013, found Key’ontay dead on the floor of his bedroom. Warr was allegedly trying to flee in a vehicle when respond-ers arrived. He struck the

side of a garage while try-ing to leave the parking lot. He told an officer that the “sick” 4-year-old boy in the townhouse was his stepson, who needed to get to the hospital. Warr fled on foot when asked for his car keys but tripped and fell near the townhouse complex, where he was arrested. In interviews with po-lice, Sha’reese Miller said the boy had been sick since June 6 with stomach pain and flu-like symp-toms. She said that just before she called 911 on June 11 she had tried to

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


An Apple Valley man has been charged with attempted murder and assault after allegedly stabbing his mother repeatedly at their home. Police were dispatched to a residence on the 6000 block of West 134th Street on June 1 after Tyler T. Christensen, 22, called 911 to report he had just killed his mother, the criminal complaint said. Upon arrival, police found Christensen kneel-ing in the front yard with what appeared to be blood on his hands, arms and cloth-ing, according to the complaint. Inside the home, police found Chris-tensen’s mother in the kitchen, where she was unresponsive and covered in blood, with lacerations on her head and multiple stab wounds to her neck, including a cut that had severed a blood vessel and caused internal bleeding. Police located two steak knife-sized knives on the kitchen floor. The woman was taken to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville and then transferred to another hospital, where she underwent surgery and was placed on a ventilator. The following day, June 2, police spoke with the woman after her breathing tube

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


There was plenty to celebrate Saturday morn-ing at Merchants Bank in Apple Valley. The bank hosted a wel-come-home celebration June 6 for riders partici-pating in the 10th annual Christian Elder Memo-rial 900, a charity bike ride that seeks to raise funds for Apple Valley-based youth mentoring nonprof-it Kids n’ Kinship. The 900-kilometer ride led by Twin Cities busi-nessman John Elder began May 28 along southern Minnesota’s Root River Trail and Shooting Star Trail. The group of 10 cy-clists headed north to the Paul Bunyan and Heart-

land trails, making their way toward Hinckley over the course of nine days. The bike ride raised more than $40,000 this year in donations in pledges, and the welcome-home event last weekend included a check presenta-tion to Kids ’n Kinship. On hand at the wel-come-home event was Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland, who presented Elder with a certificate to recognize his 10 years leading the ride. This year’s group of rid-ers included south-of-the-river cyclists Larry Koe-hler, of Burnsville, Justin Elder, of Lakeville, and Kyle Swartout, of Savage. The riders, who trained all year in preparation for the 900-kilometer trek,

were joined on the road by support drivers Jay Sater-bak, of Prior Lake, and Doug Gurholt and Matt Stepanek, of Shakopee. An online road diary,

found at www.cem900.com, chronicles their jour-ney with photos and daily recaps of their adventures. The Christian Elder Memorial 900 is named in

honor of John Elder’s son Christian, who died unex-pectedly in 2007.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

10th annual bike ride raises funds for Kids ’n Kinship

Man facing charges for stabbing mother

Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland, left, presents John Elder with a certificate of recognition for his 10 years of leading the Christian Elder Memorial Ride at the welcome-home cel-ebration June 6 at Merchants Bank. (Photo submitted)

Apple Valley and Eastview high schools

celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2015 on Saturday, June

6, with commencement exercises in the schools’

gymnasiums. Above: Eastview High School

senior Reid Wilson was all smiles during his

graduation ceremony. At right: Rey Arellano

and Sydney Arendt were among the AVHS seniors receiving diplomas. More

photos can be found on 5A. (Photos by Andrew

Miller)

HERE’S TO THE CLASS OF 2015

Tyler Christensen

William Warr

See GUILTY, 4A

See CHARGES, 4A

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Salon owner guilty of running large marijuana operation by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

An Eagan business owner has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a large marijuana growing operation in two Eagan homes. Quang Khai Thai, 44, pleaded guilty on May 27 to a felony third-degree controlled substance crime. Thai, who owns Rosy Nails sa-lon in Eagan, was charged in September 2013. Thai’s two alleged ac-complices, 47-year-old Hoang Vu Le and 41-year-old Huy Vu Lee, were charged respectively with a third-degree attempted controlled substance crime and a fifth-degree con-trolled substance crime, both felonies. Jury trials against the two Eagan men are expected to begin in the next two months. In July 2013, Thai, an

Edina resident, attempted to have 30 seedling mari-juana plants delivered to his nail salon, located at 525 Diffley Road. The plants were dis-covered by the Airport Police Narcotic Unit,

which searched the packages after finding them sus-picious. The unit notified the Da-kota County Drug Task Force, which conducted a con-trolled delivery of the packages to the

nail salon. Thai accepted the pack-age at the front counter and called a man to pick up the package at the sa-lon. After retrieving the package about five min-utes later, the man im-mediately left the parking lot and drove to an Eagan house owned by Vu Lee. Agents discovered Thai previously listed the resi-dence as his home address following a 2011 burglary at the nail salon. After

being inside the home for about 10 minutes the man drove to a hardware store and purchased fluores-cent grow lights, which he brought back to the home. During a warranted search of Vu Lee’s home, task force agents found 388 marijuana plants grow-ing in three rooms of the house. PVC pipes snaked around each of three bed-rooms that brought water to the plants for hydro-ponic growing. The entire house had undergone significant re-modeling, including the addition of elaborate vent-ing and watering systems,

to assist in the growing op-eration. In addition to seiz-ing the marijuana plants, agents confiscated a large amount of equipment from the home, including hydroponic growing chem-icals, watering systems and notes on how to grow mar-ijuana. Vu Le and Huy Vu Lee were inside the home dur-ing the search. Thai ar-rived a short time later and was detained in the drive-way. During a warranted search of Thai’s Eagan home on the same day, agents found 583 marijua-

na plants growing in four rooms of the Eagan house. The house contained elab-orate venting and watering systems that appeared to be for growing marijuana. The electrical wiring in the house had undergone sig-nificant modifications to assist with power needed for cultivation, according to court records. In total, authorities seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants from the two homes. Upon being notified by police, someone from Da-kota Electric inspected the wiring and determined the power for the house was

illegally tapped into the main power line. A large amount of mold was dis-covered throughout the house and was likely due to the high heat and hu-midity caused by the grow-ing operation, officials said. Agents seized a large amount of growing equip-ment along with the plants. A sentencing hearing is schedules for Thai on Aug. 6 in a Dakota County court.

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

Quang Thai

Rosemount schools locked down after threatening callby Tad Johnson


Rosemount Middle and High school students had their days altered on Mon-day when an anonymous caller made a threat that resulted in the schools be-ing locked and grounds around the middle school searched by personnel from four different agen-cies. Police officers from three area cities and the Minnesota State Patrol

searched the grounds in-side and around the mid-dle school after 10 a.m. when an anonymous caller reported having a gun and would open fire on the children, according to a release from Rosemount police at 12:30 p.m. During the search by Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan officers along with State Patrol person-nel, no suspicious items or persons were located nor was anything found to indicate students or staff

were in any danger, Rose-mount police said. For about two hours, students remained inside the building and normal operations were main-tained, which Rosemount High School principal referred to as “shelter in place.” Rosemount police said they were working with Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict office officials and those at the schools to ensure student and staff safety.

Monday was the third to last day of the school year for middle and high school students in District 196. Elementary school students had their last day Friday, June 5. An Iowa man was sen-tenced to five years in pris-on last year for making threats to harm students at a St. Charles school. This case remains un-der investigation by the Rosemount Police Depart-ment.

Review period for greenway master plan open until June 19 The public review pe-riod for Dakota County’s draft River to River Gre-enway Master Plan is open until June 19 and is the final stage of a yearlong master planning process for the greenway. The River to River Greenway connects the Minnesota River and the Mississippi River across the communities of Lily-dale, Mendota Heights, West St. Paul and South St. Paul. The draft master plan recommends enhance-ments and improvements to trail amenities, corridor landscaping and connec-tions that will bring the

trail up to regional green-way standards, as outlined in the Dakota County 2010 Greenway Guidebook. Dakota County is lead-ing a national movement to transform simple trails into multi-functional cor-ridors that provide rec-reation, non-motorized transportation, habitat value and water quality improvements. The River to River Greenway is part of the planned 200-mile countywide greenway net-work. Review and comment on the draft master plan until June 19 by visiting www.hkgi.com/projects/dakota.

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Area BriefsTracking their flight

Researchers with the North Central Bird Observatory banded birds at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville on May 31. The researchers said they have been documenting spring and fall migration of local and migrant wild birds at the park for the past decade. Their goal is to determine the importance of Ritter Farm Park for migrant birds as the area around the park develops. They have caught several of the same birds more than once, indicating some return to the same area. Each bird caught, including this rose-breasted grosbeak, is measured and banded before being released again at the park. (Photos by Amber Burnette)

Galaxie Library looking for Friends Community members interested in forming a Friends of the Galaxie Li-brary group are invited to a meeting from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Learn what it means to be a Friend to the Galaxie Library at this informa-tional meeting. For more information, call Annemarie Robertson at 952-891-7173 or stop in at the Galaxie Library.

Amy Eggers Benefit A benefit to raise funds to help pay for in-home health care for Lakeville resident Amy Eggers, who suffered a stroke Nov. 30, 2014, will be 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday at Babe’s Music Bar in Lakeville. Tickets for the event are $25 for couples, $15 for adults and $5 for chil-dren. There will be unlim-ited food and beer from 4-6 p.m., a silent auction and raffles for many items, such as Twins tickets, car-pet installation and a spa day. Eggers’s stroke was caused by a blood clot in her brain. Eggers was in a medically-induced coma for two weeks and in the intensive care unit for an extensive period of time. Eggers’s current condi-tion after spending months in multiple rehabilitation hospitals is permanent pa-ralysis to her left side. She is making leaps in recov-ery and is able to stand on both feet and “walk” with 100 percent assistance. She can speak, but the right side of her brain does not work. She has made 60 per-cent of the recovery that doctors believe she can

make. She needs 24-hour care. Though doctors were unable to remove the blood clot, Eggers recently had a successful surgery during which doctors re-placed part of her skull that had been missing since the initial surgery. Eggers most recently worked at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Prior Lake and was previously a food service worker at Kenwood Trail Junior High School and Rose-mount High School. Her husband, Mark Eggers, grew up in Burns-ville and works full time at LaMettry’s Collision and Mechanical in Lakeville to support the family. The Eggerses have four adult children.

First Book fundraiser A First Book fund-raiser featuring a story-teller and puppet show is planned 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 12, at the Apple Val-ley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. Reada the Reading Frog will kick off the event along with 2015 Mrs. Minnesota Kate Howe, a Burnsville resident. Cost is $5 per child and includes light snacks and a book to take home. All proceeds go to First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides access to new books for children growing up in poverty. RSVP by email to 2 0 1 5 m r s m i n n e s o t a @gmail.com. Donate online at www.firstbook.org.

Career & Jobs Fair to feature more than 80 employers More than 80 employ-ers with job openings will be attending U.S. Rep. John Kline’s Career &

Jobs Fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, June 22, at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan. The fair is free and open to the public. “I am pleased to host a jobs fair that will con-nect Minnesotans who are looking for a job with potential employers and with resources to enable a successful job search,” said Kline, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. “I encourage constituents to attend my jobs fair or share the information with anyone they know who is looking for a job.” Scheduled to attend Kline’s career and jobs fair are more than 80 private-sector employers who cur-rently have job openings in a wide variety of fields including the health care, technology, financial, and retail industries.

Employment assistance organizations like the Da-kota County Workforce Center, and Minnesota Department of Employ-ment and Economic De-velopment will be pro-viding workshops for job seekers. The Eagan Community Center is at 1501 Central Parkway. For more information, including a current list of businesses attending, visit Kline’s virtual “Jobs Search Toolkit” at http://kline.house.gov/jobs.

Organic Valley’s farm tour Organic Valley, a coop-erative of organic farmers, will host an interactive farm tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Zweber Farms, 25420 Natchez Ave. in Elko.

The 2015 Farm Dis-covery Tour provides an educational way for adults and kids to better under-stand where their food comes from and how it is produced. The tour is free and open to the public. To re-serve space, find driving directions, and “meet” the farmer hosts by video, visit: www.organicvalley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/farm-discovery/midwest.

Activities planned for trailhead opening Swing dancing, chil-dren’s activities and jazz music are all part of a free grand opening celebration planned on June 18 for the new Swing Bridge Trail-head along the Mississippi

River Regional Trail. Dakota County Parks and Inver Grove Heights will host the event from 5-8 p.m. at the trailhead, 4465 66th St., Inver Grove Heights, starting with re-marks from local elected officials and a festive rib-bon cutting ceremony. Free swing dance les-sons will be given from 5:30-6 p.m. The remainder of the event will feature chil-dren’s activities as well as music from the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra. Food will be available for purchase from Green Mill. Attendees may drive, walk or bike to the event. Free parking is available on site. For more information, visit www.dakotacoun-ty.us/parks and search “Swing Bridge.”

Charter school to open second location in Dakota County

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


A new public K-8 char-ter school is planned to open in Dakota County in fall 2016. Representatives of Ath-los Leadership Academy have looked at several 10- to 12-acre sites in Eagan, Lakeville, Apple Valley and Burnsville, but have not signed a purchase agreement, said Athlos spokesman Claud Allaire of Inver Grove Heights. Allaire said the charter school is expected to serve 648 students the first year, but will be built with a ca-pacity to serve about 1,000 students. The Dakota County lo-cation will be Minnesota’s second Athlos Leadership Academy. The first is in Brooklyn Park and start-ed last fall. The Dakota County school will have a similar building design, operation, curriculum and

philosophy. Athlos emphasizes three pillars in its ap-proach to learning: aca-demics, athletics and char-acter. The school describes its academic curriculum as “challenging,” with focus on fundamental skills stu-dents can use in daily life and “a teaching approach that promotes curiosity, strategic learning routines and confidence that stu-dents can master the sub-jects they consider to be the hardest.” Physical education is emphasized as one-third of the curriculum. Ath-los cites numerous studies that have shown children who are physically active perform better in school, have improved mental health and fewer behavior-al issues in the classroom. The curriculum offers age-appropriate fitness goals to help children learn healthy lifestyles.

“Our goal is to have phy-ed daily,” Allaire said. The activities are de-signed to apply to chil-dren at every athletic level, and “become an essential teaching vehicle to put the Athlos Character Curricu-lum into context,” accord-ing to the Athlos website. Athletics are used as a “tool” to teach character-istics that Athlos says will help children deal with life’s challenges, including grit, courage, focus and the virtues of competition. Through team sports, students are taught lead-ership, integrity, humility, and optimism, according to the Athlos website. “Since young children learn in a physical way, athletics helps bridge play and lessons about these high-level concepts,“ the website states. Allaire said they have formed a School Board with eight local members. Allaire serves as board

Athlos Leadership Academy site to be announced secretary. Ken Thielman of Woodbury serves as board chair. Other members are Edward Cassidy of Inver Grove Heights, Nancy Schneider and Paul An-derson of St. Paul, Charlie Reed of Woodbury, Jane Ehrhard of Northfield and Mark Cotton of Cot-tage Grove. Brooklyn Park Ath-los Leadership Academy School Board Chair Ann DeGroot said the national Athlos Academies group is interested in expand-ing in Minnesota because of the state’s long history

with charter schools. According to the Min-nesota Department of Education, the first char-ter school in the nation, City Academy in St. Paul, opened in 1992. Charter schools remain public and tuition-free but are exempt from many regulations that public schools are under. To start one, a group of teachers typically apply to open under a charter or contract with the state or local school board. The charter identifies student achievement goals that must be met to be al-

lowed to renew the char-ter. Athlos Leadership Academy has state ap-proval to open in Dakota County in 2016, and is sponsored by Volunteers of America — Minnesota. Allaire said although Athlos’ Dakota County location will initially open as K-8, they have discussed expanding to include high school in the future. The added grades could be incorporated into ex-isting school buildings or other Athlos schools

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Minnesota’s legislative leaders started 2015 with a pleasant conundrum: How to proceed through the biennial budget process knowing they had a $2 billion surplus. Dozens of uses for those billions quickly surfaced – from big ticket items like Gov. Mark Dayton’s pet project free, voluntary preschool for all 4-year-olds at $373 million to modest proposals, such as funding additional training for first responders to deal with potential rail di-sasters. Republicans touted the idea of expan-sive tax relief, giving back much of the surplus to the taxpayers. Senate Democrats added some prac-tical suggestions, including beefing up the state’s cash reserve and earmarking funds for transportation. Several significant pieces of legisla-tion did pass. A higher education bill offered additional funds to the Univer-sity of Minnesota system and to Min-nesota State Colleges and Universities. Child protection initiatives received $52 million. The omnibus Health and Hu-man Services policy bill will help nurs-ing homes by changing the way nursing homes are reimbursed by Medicaid. An

additional $42 million will fund initia-tives to help the mentally ill. At times during the session, three sides were at odds with each other. Day-ton stood firm to his pre-K proposal, even though he did not have solid sup-port from many DFLers and most Re-publicans. As the session deadline loomed, con-sensus was far away. Legislation required to keep the state running was pushed to the final few days – even into the final hours – of the session. After the dust cleared, Dayton vetoed three of the main funding bills, making a special session necessary to fund K-12 schools, the Department of Natural Re-sources and the Department of Com-merce. Everyone agreed that some type of preschool additional funding would be a good idea. Yet in the end, the agree-ment reached by the Senate and House on education was not enough to please the governor. Another Dayton initiative, buffer zones for all state waterways, was in-

cluded in a modified version in the final environment bill, which Dayton vetoed partly because the bill eliminated the Citizens Review Board of the Pollution Control Agency. Dayton objected to the economic and jobs bill partly because it did not allocate enough funds to help bring broadband Internet to rural areas. The vetoes sent our legislative leaders – Dayton, House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk – into private discussions to wrangle over the details and find some common ground. They are struggling to find agreement on the three key bills that must be passed in the next few days in order to prevent a partial government shutdown. The public and the rest of our elected officials have been locked out of the pro-cess. Transparency is non-existent. We can only view the 2015 session with a sense of disappointment. Key measures that would have put our state on solid ground – such as increasing the cash reserve and expanding tax credits for low-income families – did not pass. The State Capitol renovation project is in jeopardy because necessary funding was not approved.

And most frustrating of all, no prog-ress was made on developing a long-range improvement plan and securing dedicated funding for state transporta-tion needs. The opportunity presented by an im-pressive budget surplus has been squan-dered. More than any other time, our leaders need to accept compromise and give up a few pet projects. Ideally, they will also take our disappointment to heart and resolve to “get it right” before the 2016 legislature convenes. At the beginning of the session, we said in an ECM Editorial Board edito-rial: “Let’s save a little, spend a little and give a little back. Common sense – not politics – should prevail.” We reiterate that statement and hope the next week will be filled with the com-mon sense compromise needed to keep Minnesota moving forward. Our leaders have one more chance to seize a great op-portunity for our state.

This is an opinion from the ECM Publish-ers Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers.

Smooth sailing? Not so much To the editor: It should have been a productive legislative ses-sion with a DFL Senate and governor. It was any-thing but. According to newspa-per reports, somewhere around 3 a.m. on the last day of the 2015 Legislative session, DFL Sen. Tom Bakk had, in effect, agreed to demands by the speaker of the Minnesota House to scuttle the office of the state auditor. A fortuitous confluence of politics (mostly) and bad policy for two leaders behind closed doors. Republicans wanted eviscerate as many environmental regulations as possible and privatize state auditing functions during the session. Add the Senate majority leader from the Iron Range, will-ing to sacrifice almost any-thing (including unpollut-

ed water in the Boundary Waters) for 350 jobs and reduce pollution control standards which copper and nickel mining might not be able to abide. On the sidelines, State Audi-tor Rebecca Otto who has garnered awards for excellence and national leadership for her work as state auditor … passion-ate about auditing, if you can imagine. And she cast the lone committee vote in opposition to the Polymet mining proposal. Voila! A perfect opportunity for the Republicans to enact bad policy and for the Senate speaker to enact political retribution. Perhaps taking a page from Ronald Reagan’s playbook when he put environmental trasher, James Watt, in charge of the federal Department of the Interior back in the 1980s, Speaker Kurt Daudt has spent the ses-sion bent on creating for

Minnesota our own De-partment of the Inferior. Sen. Tom Saxhaug, DFL-Grand Rapids, and Senate Majority Leader Bakk, DFL-Cook, seem bent on creating 350 jobs, whatev-er the cost to water and air in the sensitive Lake Supe-rior watershed. It should have been dif-ferent. Republicans and the Senate leader managed to increase public disgust with government by mak-ing legislative sausage in the dark of night. The GOP relentlessly pushes the agenda of big business and undermines public confidence in government, the DFL leader sells out for temporary jobs and petty retribution. Can’t Minnesotans have both good jobs and a clean environment, and good government? Don’t we deserve that? JUDY FINGERApple Valley

Letters

OpinionWill our legislative leaders miss a great opportunity?

360 Communities helps families take steps for successby Lisa Lusk

SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Sandra is a single mother raising three children. She is employed, but the income is not enough to support her family. Her estranged husband offered no financial support and her income was too high to qualify for government assistance. At the beginning of the school year, staff at her children’s school referred Sandra to 360 Communities Partners For Success fam-ily support worker Elizabeth. Partners For Success employs family support workers in 32 Dakota County schools in seven school districts to im-plement effective home-based strategies that stabilize families with connection to community resources, relationships that increase parental involvement, and support that improves academic perfor-mance for students. Elizabeth worked closely with San-dra to provide additional resources for her family such as school supplies, edu-cational enrichment opportunities, and food support through a 360 Communi-ties food shelf. The first-grade teacher shared with Elizabeth that he had con-cerns about the progess of Sandra’s son, Anthony. He said Anthony needed to

work on his high frequency sight words (the, it, and, etc.) and reading. Working with the teacher and Sandra, Elizabeth developed a family learning plan that helped Sandra to engage An-thony at home to support his academic goals. In the beginning, Sandra and An-thony would review the alphabet each night. Next, they worked on review-ing five sight words every day. Once the first five cards were mastered, then they moved on to five more. Elizabeth kept in regular contact with the teacher and San-dra, keeping an open line of communica-tion regarding Anthony’s progress in the classroom. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, students who don’t read proficiently by the third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers. The same study says that one in six children who

are not reading proficiently by third grade do not graduate on time, a rate four times greater than that for proficient readers. At the end of the school year, the teacher reported that Anthony had made huge gains. When they began the family learning plan, he knew 10 letters of the alphabet and 20 sight words. By the end of the school year, he could recite the en-tire alphabet with letter sounds and he increased the number of sight words he knew to 150. Anthony has also shown a marked increase in confidence. In the past, an unknown word would shut him down, but today, based on his recent suc-cess, he understands that if he puts the work in, he will be successful. Sandra says that her other children have also improved their study habits and have had the best academic year she can remember. This is good news for Sandra and her children, and it underscores the sig-nificance of family support workers’ in-volvement in schools. When students lose confidence and drop out of school, the costs to students and society are steep. According to Princeton University, high school dropouts earn $260,000 less over a lifetime than high school graduates and

pay $60,000 less in taxes. In addition, a Wilder Foundation study found that the K-12 Minnesota school system loses about $42 million each year in per-pupil aid because of students dropping out be-fore high school graduation. You can help strengthen our schools and our communities. 360 Communi-ties is holding its first Steps for Success walk on Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to noon on the campus of Thomson Re-uters in Eagan. The 1-mile walk will ben-efit our Partners For Success program, ensuring continued support of families in our schools. WCCO-TV’s Matt Brick-man will emcee the event that will feature music from The Divers and pizza from Green Mill. To register for the event, visit 360Com-munities.org. Please join us on June 20 and help us engage families to support their children in reaching their fullest po-tential.

Lisa Lusk is Director of School Success at 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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was removed. Still bleeding from the neck, she told police she had gotten in an argument with her son that turned violent. The last thing she remembered was that one of them grabbed a frying pan, and she said that she has no memory of the in-cident, the complaint said.

“When asked if the de-fendant (Christensen) did this, (she) stated of course he did, but he is mentally ill,” according to the com-plaint. Christensen was ar-rested and booked into the Dakota County Jail, where he remained as of Wednesday morning with bail set at $300,000. He’s been charged with

attempted murder, along with two counts of as-sault. If convicted of all three felony charges, he faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison and fines totaling $50,000. Christensen’s next court appearance is set for Aug. 3 in Hastings. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

CHARGES, from 1A

give Key’ontay a bath to reduce his fever. The boy was in the bath when he lost conscious-ness and stopped breath-ing, she told police. She also said Warr had physically assaulted her on multiple occasions. Further police inves-tigation revealed that in February 2012, a day-care employee had seen an injury on the back of Key’ontay’s head. He told the employee it was from a “whooping” that Warr had given him, according to Backstrom. The boy sustained a black eye in May 2013 af-ter being alone in the up-stairs of the townhouse with Warr. Warr told the mother Key’ontay had hit

his eye on a toy box. But Key’ontay had told an-other family member that Warr “whooped” him, causing him to fall and hurt his eye. Warr had an ongoing relationship with Sha’reese Miller despite an order for protection prohibiting him from contact with her, Key’ontay and the boy’s 2-year-old brother, au-thorities said. Miller was charged with three counts of sec-ond-degree manslaughter alleging child neglect, fail-ure to seek medical care, permitting physical abuse and child endangerment. The autopsy revealed that Key’ontay had an injury in his small intes-tine and was bleeding in his bowel area. He was “left with this injury long

enough for him to develop sepsis and infection,” said the Hennepin County coroner, whose findings included a contusion con-sistent with a human bite mark. “Had the injury been treated in a timely manner, it may not have been fatal.” Miller told police her son had been ill since June 6. He appeared to be im-proving, she said, but two days before his death was vomiting and having diar-rhea. Key’ontay had been dead for “some time” when responders got the 911 call, said the com-plaint against Miller.

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

GUILTY, from 1A

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could serve as feeders for a satellite high school lo-cation that continues the Athlos curriculum, Allaire said.

In the works Athlos’ Development Director Aaron Carroll said they have explored building a new facility Lakeville on property in the Mattamy Homes’ Avonlea 472-acre housing development located off of Cedar Avenue.

“We haven’t determined if we’re going to end up in Lakeville or not,” Carroll said. “We’re still looking for an actual site loca-tion.” An engineer working for Mattamy Homes con-firmed they had “prelimi-nary discussions” with the developer about a poten-tial land sale but are mov-ing the development for-ward with housing plans only. Allaire said charter school organizers have looked for land in Apple

Valley and Burnsville, but now are close to signing a purchase agreement to lo-cate in Eagan on Highway 3 off South Robert Trail. The school will hire teachers and be overseen by a principal who may also serve as a superinten-dent. Some charter schools hire an executive director to serve as the superinten-dent. There are more than 100 staff members serving about 1,000 students at the Brooklyn Park school

in positions that include facilities director, special education teacher, Somali liaison teaching assistant, academic intervention specialist, social worker and technology teacher. Allaire said students will be able to apply for the school through an open enrollment process. If there are more stu-dents than the school has space, they will conduct a lottery. Charter schools offer families a publicly funded educational choice in Min-

nesota, according to the state Department of Edu-cation. They operate as their own independent school district, are non-union and cannot issue levy ref-erendums. Allaire said charter schools receive both per-pupil funding and lease aid from the state, since they do not have bonding authority to pay for facili-ties. There are currently 149 charter schools in operation in Minnesota

serving more than 37,000 students, according to the Minnesota Department of Education. Questions about char-ter schools’ administration and performance surfaced through several analyses in 2008, and helped to spur legislative action that in-creased state oversight of charter school operations, according to the Minne-sota Legislative Reference Library.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

ATHLOS, from 3A

District 196 officials propose borrowing from general fund

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board is considering a proposal to borrow from the district’s reserves again next school year to balance the budget and avoid making cuts. The district’s general fund budget is expected to face a $4.07 million loss in 2015-16. Officials predict general fund revenues will total $327.3 million in 2015-16 and expenditures will be $331.3 million. District officials proposed at a June 8 meeting to absolve the deficit by reach-ing into district’s general fund balance. All Minnesota school districts maintain a general fund balance to assist with cash flow. After covering the loss, the general fund balance would total $26.4 million, which is 7.98 percent of general fund ex-penditures. Board policy requires a fund balance that is at least 5 percent of the general fund expenditures. If the plan is approved, 2015-16 will be the third consecutive school year Dis-trict 196 planned to borrow from its fund balance. The district planned to borrow from the general fund balance during 2014-15 but likely won’t need to, said Jeff Solo-mon, director of finance and operations for District 196. The district was able to save $7.5 mil-lion during the current school year and will likely break even by the end of the fiscal year, Solomon said. The district’s preliminary budget plan assumes a 1 percent increase in state aid, which would provide a $1.6 million boost in revenue. The Minnesota Legislature ended its session without passing an edu-cation bill among other spending bills. As of June 10, the Legislature had not yet entered into a special session. District 196’s estimates are more con-

servative than a 2 percent increase that has recently been discussed by legisla-tors and Gov. Mark Dayton. The School Board is scheduled to vote on the pre-liminary budget June 22. A final budget would go to the board this fall.

In other news School Board members Rob Duch-scher and Jackie Magnuson announced June 8 they plan to seek another term on the District 196 School Board. Their terms expire in January. Duchscher, a Rosemount resident, was first elected on to the board in 1999 and serves as board chairperson. He currently serves on the district’s Audit and Finance Committee and is chairperson of the Policy Review Com-mittee. Duchscher was also appointed as a board representative to the Minnesota State High School League. Magnuson, a Rosemount resident, was first elected in 1989 and serves as the board’s vice chairperson. Magnuson serves on the district’s Leg-islative Committee and is chairperson of the Curriculum and Instruction Com-mittee. She was appointed board repre-sentative to the Community Collabora-tion Council, Continuing Education/Vocational Relicensure, Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit, and Q Comp Educational Improvement Planning Team. Magnuson is past president of the Minnesota School Boards Association and serves on the board of directors for the National School Boards Association. School Board Member Bob Schutte’s term on the board also expires in 2016. Schutte has not yet announced whether he intends to run for re-election. Can-didates for the four four-year term seats can file from July 28 to Aug. 11.

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

Above: Eastview High School senior Kathleen Coyne delivered the graduate message to her classmates during commencement exercises June 6. At left: Apple Valley High School’s Valley Select Chorale performed for graduates and guests at the June 6 graduation ceremony. (Photos by Andrew Miller)

GRADUATION DAY FOR CLASS OF 2015


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SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activi-ties, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, June 15 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Science Museum Trip “Space,” 9:30 a.m.; Mystery Lunch, 10:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Ten-nis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Basic, 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 – Donat-ed Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; FMSC, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Insurance Counseling, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.;

Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m.; Try Tap, 1:45 p.m. Friday, June 19 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Wom-en’s Breakfast, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, June 15 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, June 16 – Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Defensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m.; Line Danc-ing. Wednesday, June 17 – Wood-carvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi MS, 11 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Belle Luncheon, St. Paul, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving Class, 5:30 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, June 18 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Ins. Coun-cil, 9 a.m.; Belle Scrappers, 9:30 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Defen-sive Driving Refresher, 1 p.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, June 19 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.;

SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activi-ties are offered by the Eagan Parks and Recreation Depart-ment in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, June 15 – Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 9:30 a.m.; FFL+ (Oasis), 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 16 – Quilting, 9:30 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Yoga (Oasis), 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 – Cof-fee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Brain Fitness, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, June 18 – Domi-noes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 5:30 p.m.; Yoga (Oasis), 6:30 p.m.; Book Club No. 4 (Library), 7 p.m. Friday, June 19 – Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, pro-grams and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, June 15 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Welcome Cof-fee, 10 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.;

Dominoes, 10:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 – Lady Slip-per Trip, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orien-tation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Community Connec-tions, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; MusicianFest, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18 – Coffee Guys/Gals, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m. Friday, June 19 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Model Railroad Dis-play, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Beads, Baubles & Bangles Sale, 10 a.m. Happy Harry’s Furniture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farming-ton and mention the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing your new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakev-ille Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for information. Monday, June 15 – Computer

Tutoring, 9 a.m.; Financial Ad-vice, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 – Interval Walking, 8:15 a.m.; Dominoes and Cards, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Health Angels Biking, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinoch-le, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18 – Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Quilting Group, 1 p.m.; Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 19 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Digital Photography, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20 – Motorcy-cle Club Breakfast Ride, 9 a.m.

ReligionChurch to host animal blessing in Central Park Light of the World Lutheran Church is hosting a Blessing of the Animals at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 14, at Rosemount’s Central Park Amphitheater. Traditionally, Blessings of the Animals are held in Octo-ber in commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi. Some Jewish synagogues bless the animals in the spring as part of Passover. Light of the World organizers said they believe any time is a good time to bless animals and celebrate Mother Earth. They say the blessing of each

animal, by name, means that health, healing and life are being mediated from God for the ben-efit of the animal in its relation-ship with its human partners. By blessing the animals, organizers say people gain a greater under-standing of ourselves as con-nected to all of creation. All animals are welcome for the blessing, including stuffed animals and photos or memen-tos of animals who have died. All animals must be suitably restrained appropriate to their species. Pet treats and fresh wa-ter will be provided for animals. Ice cream sandwiches, coffee, lemonade and cookies will be provided for people. As the congregation of Light

of the World repeats each and every Sunday, “All are welcome. No exceptions.” That includes everyone – regardless of race, religion or gender. Light of the World is based out of North Trail Elementary School at 170th Street and Pi-lot Knob Road in Farmington. Worship is at 10 a.m. More in-formation is at www.lotwl.com.

Church celebrates 50 years Lutheran Church of Our Sav-ior in Rosemount is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a spe-cial service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 26, followed by a catered dinner. All current and former

members are invited. To purchase the $15 dinner tickets, stop by the church office or call 651-423-2580 for more information. The church is at 14980 Diamond Path W., Rose-mount.

Father’s Day cookout St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market, will host its 46th annual Chicken Cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Fa-ther’s Day, Sunday, June 21. Masses are at 8 and 10 a.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $6 chil-dren under 12. Take-outs are available. Shuttles to the church

are available around town – watch for signs. St. Nicholas Church is 2.5 miles west of I-35 on County Road 2, exit 76.

Tai chi and chai tea at Grace Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi Program. Classes will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, June 23 to Aug. 4. Each class will be followed by a time for tea and conversation. Cost is $35. Scholarships are available. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052 or visit www.apparentplan.org.


Celebration Church hires new pastor

Derrick Ross with wife Dana and children Madison, 5, Kennedy 3 and Lincoln, 1. (Photo submitted)

Derrick Ross to start in July

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


After months of search-ing following the dismissal of its married lead pastors, Celebration Church has a new leader. Derrick Ross, 33, was hired as the new pastor at the Assemblies of God church, founded in 1996 by Lowell Lundstrom who died in 2012. Ross, who is moving his wife Dana and their three preschool-aged children to Minnesota from North Carolina, will be the first leader at the church out-side of the Lundstrom family. He will be at the church’s July 5 service, which will honor the ser-vice of Dr. Gary Denbow, who served as interim pas-tor for several months. Ross will deliver his first sermon as Celebra-tion Church pastor at the July 12 service, which starts at 10:30 a.m. Ross said he comes from a long line of pas-tors, serving in the role for the past 15 years. Includ-ing lead at Concord First

Assembly in North Caro-lina for more than eight years. At Celebration, Ross said he will be focused on community service. “We really want to be a blessing to our commu-nity,” Ross said, “mean-ing that the hurting in our community are helped be-cause of us blessing them, so the underprivileged and those suffering injustice will all be helped by us.” He said he will seek op-portunities for Celebra-tion Church to partner with community agencies that help others. One of his biggest pas-sions is prayer for healing, because he said he was healed from throat cancer at 21 years old. Doctors discovered the cancer was gone three days before he was sched-uled for three months of chemotherapy, he said. “They ran one more set of biopsies and just couldn’t find anything,” Ross said. “They deter-mined all of their samples no longer showed cancer, so I never had any chemo at all. It was a big answer to prayer.” Ross said he also was healed from a stroke that

occurred Feb. 22. “The whole left side was numb until the next day,” Ross said. “I couldn’t talk for seven hours and the whole face was numb.” Now his tests all show complete healing, Ross said. “The doctors are call-ing it an aborted stroke, meaning that physically I had one, but … my brain shows no ill effects from one, so I don’t have to go to rehab or any of those things,” Ross said. “But, we really do believe … that God stepped in and inter-vened in (my) physical life and I was completely healed of those two prob-lems.” He said people’s lives can be changed with the power of God. “I tell people all the time, I’m not interested in anything weird, but I want anything from God that he has for us,” Ross said. He said he is also in-terested in learning more about the Branson-style Christmas productions Celebration Church used to hold. Ross said he is not cer-tain if he will start the huge productions again, but added his church has

produced similar “really big” shows during Christ-mas and Easter. The church also pro-duced a big summer pro-duction featuring children, Ross said. “We’re pretty excited to get up there and get to know people of Celebra-tion a little better and get to know the community to figure out what we can do to make a big impact,” Ross said. Celebration Church was led for about three years by Lundstrom’s daughter Londa Lund-strom Ramsey and her husband, Brent Clark Ramsey, until fall 2014. In separate actions, church leaders voted to dismiss both pastors after the church began investi-gating allegations about Clark Ramsey that were not publicized. Lundstrom Ramsey left her position last Septem-ber under a unanimous decision by church lead-ership, including her own vote. She has since started a new church, The Father’s House, meeting in Burns-ville.


Groundbreaking set for 60-unit senior building in Rosemountby Tad Johnson


A groundbreaking cer-emony will be held this afternoon (June 11) at the future site of Cambrian Commons, the Dakota County Community De-velopment Agency’s 60-unit senior housing build-ing at the corner of South Robert Trail and Lower 147th Street West. The 3 p.m. event will include speakers Mayor Bill Droste and Dakota County and Community

Development Agency commissioners Nancy Schouweiler and Mike Slavik. The building will be the second CDA senior hous-ing site in Rosemount and the 28th overall in Dakota County. The CDA’s other Rose-mount building is located a block to the west – Cameo Place. The site was the for-mer location of some single-family homes and Genz Ryan Plumbing and Heating, which moved to

Burnsville in 2005. The city of Rose-mount’s Port Authority purchased the Genz Ryan site and sold the property in October 2013 to the CDA. The CDA work is an-other major project relat-ed to the city’s Downtown Redevelopment Frame-work completed in sum-mer 2004. The first project was Waterford Commons – a 108-unit apartment build-ing and 13,000-square-foot retail building be-

tween 146th and Lower 147th. Other additions in-clude the Dakota County Robert Trail Library, the conversion of the for-mer St. Joseph Catholic Church and School site to the city-owned Steeple Center event venue and future activity center and senior housing site. The 100,000-square-foot activity center under construction will provide space for senior pro-grams, arts and cultural activities and other com-munity groups. The Makado Group is building the memory care and independent and assisted living build-

ing north of the activity center called The Rose-mount. Other changes in the downtown area include the opening of Flue-gel’s Farm, Garden and Pet’s new building across South Robert Trail from the future Cambrian Commons. Cambrian Commons will include 34 one-bed-room and 26 two-bed-room units, which will rent for $592 and $722, respectively. The site will have a community room with kitchen, club room, exer-cise room, screened porch, laundry facilities, storage lockers, elevator, secured

entrances, emergency call system and underground heated parking. Applications for CDA housing are available at the Dakota County CDA office, 1228 Town Centre Drive in Eagan, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or call 651-675-4440 to request an appli-cation by mail. More information about the Senior Housing Program, including vir-tual tours of each devel-opment, is at the CDA’s website: http://www.da-kotacda.org/seniorhous-ing_program.htm.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

EducationGoeldner selected as principal at Red Pine Elementary Drew Goeldner of Lakeville will be the next principal at Red Pine Elemen-tary School in Eagan, according to an announcement Wednesday from Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict Superintendent Jane K. Berenz. The School Board will take action on Goeldner’s hiring at its June 22 regular meeting. He will officially take over the Red Pine position July 1. Goeldner will replace Gary Anger, who is leaving the district to be superin-tendent for Zumbrota-Mezeppa Public Schools. Goeldner has seven years of experi-ence as a principal. For the past two years, he has led Sky Oaks Elementary School in the neigh-boring Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Public Schools. Prior to that, he spent five years with the Rice Lake (Wis.) Area School Dis-trict, first as an elementary principal from 2008 to 2010, then as a middle school principal for the next three years. Goeldner is one of three new elemen-tary principals in District 196. The others are Tina Haselius at Echo Park Elemen-tary in Burnsville and Cindy Magnuson at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Ea-gan.

College news College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, spring dean’s list, Katie Cheney, of Ap-ple Valley. South Dakota State University, Brookings, spring graduate, Scott Splett, B.S., college of arts and sciences. South Dakota State University, Brookings, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Afolake Adewumi, Julia Lam, Samantha Peterson, Scott Splett. University of Wisconsin-Madison, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Katherine Baldwin, Michaela Brause, Stephanie Coleman, Daniel Falkenberg, Charles Frahm, Natalie Ghaffari-Nikou, Catherine Guden, Kevin Havlicek, Lau-ren Lewandowski, Ze Li, Bilin Loi, Mi-chael Prairie, Kelsey Retherford, Austin Ritz, Kyle Rush, Daniel Spika, Anna Tessling, Melanie Wagner, Johanna Wirth, Gregory Wolf. Tulane University, New Orleans, Lou-isiana, spring graduate, Jeffrey Stenbom, of Apple Valley, M.F.A. St. Olaf College recently honored the following Apple Valley students for their induction into a national honor society: Philip Claussen, Pi Delta Phi; Jack Fred-erickson, Phi Beta Kappa; Lucas Haase, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; Matthew Mittelsteadt, Dobro Slovo.

To submit college news items, email: [email protected].


Middle School in Apple Valley, then went to Rose-mount High School with-out knowing any friends initially since Rosemount Middle School is the pri-mary feeder school. Ever since coming to Apple Valley, the brothers said no one really knows their story at school, be-cause they don’t normally tell it. “We don’t just (say), ‘This is what we’ve been through; you should feel bad for us,’ ” Dimitri said. “The day goes on; it’s another day.” The brothers said that the faculty, administration and coaches have been more than enough reason for the brothers’ thriving at Rosemount. “(Even) with all the tough things we’re going through, they knew what we were going through, (and) they were ... there to guide us,” Jiren said. As for the coaches, he said: “Even though they’re coaches, they went the ex-tra mile to be there when we needed (them).” “We didn’t have a stable

home from time to time, but my friends have been with me all the way, my teammates,” Dimitri said. For the brothers, sports has played a huge role for them at Rosemount. They said they’ve learned how to manage their time with studies, sports and person-al wellness. “A lot of people think it’s hard to balance out sports and school,” Dimi-tri said. “But the thing is ... when you have a sport, that’s all time manage-ment. You’re practicing, you got to eat, then you got to go to study tables, so it’s all time manage-ment.” Dimitri said he will car-ry these time management skills into college. Having scored more than 20 touchdowns for the past two seasons for Rosemount’s Irish, Dimi-tri said he received a full scholarship to attend and play football at North Dakota State University, which has won 12 nation-al championships at the NCAA’s Division I (FCS).

Jiren said he also plans to continue with sports when attending the Uni-versity of St. Thomas, possibly going into track as a shot put specialist. Looking back, the brothers say they will miss their school. “I’ll miss it because this has been my steady home for four years, and it’s just hard to leave because these people have given me a lot,” Jiren said. “(The coaches are) basically like our second family,” Dimitri said. The brothers will find a new home in their next phase of life at college. Jiren said the reason he chose St. Thomas was for that very reason: It felt like home to him. “The people there seemed like they cared about me and not just an-other number,” he said. “Every time I go there, it feels like home.” Though the brothers are undecided about their majors, Jiren said he may study chemistry or bio-chemistry. The brothers said they plan to earn their four-year degrees, make life-long friends and succeed in their new careers. This summer, each will be tak-ing summer courses to get a head start on college credits. Jiren said when he fin-ishes college, he plans to “come back and give something back to Rose-mount.” “I feel like they’ve given so much to me.”

Email Hannah Gullickson at [email protected].

Obituaries

Anniversaries

Jean and Donna Quinlan

Jean and Donna Quin-lan celebrated their 50thanniversary on June 5th.

A celebration with theirfamily is planned for laterin June.

Williams brothers find balance upon graduation

Rosemount High School graduates Jiren and Dimitri Williams participated in the school’s graduation ceremo-ny on Saturday, June 6. (Photo by Hannah Gullickson)

Rosemount has prepared Dimitri

and Jiren forcollege

by Hannah GullicksonSUN THISWEEK


Hurricane Katrina blew many New Orleans residents up to Minne-sota in 2005. Some chose to stay for a while; others made a lifelong home with new friends. Looking back, Rose-mount High School se-niors Dimitri and Jiren Williams have seen how they’ve “thrived” in school because of support from family, faculty, and coach-es. The road hasn’t been easy for them, but Dimi-tri, the younger of the two, said that Katrina didn’t re-ally affect them as it would have some other people. Dimitri told the Pio-neer Press that he remem-bered bits of the hurri-cane, including the loud winds and floods. “Obviously it affected us the way we are today, but I don’t think it had that big of a change,” Dimitri said last week. “A lot of people use the word ‘resilient,’ like we’re so re-silient to all the things that we’ve been through.” The brothers said their father wanted them to stay in Minnesota be-cause of the aftermath in New Orleans. Since then, the brothers have stayed with relatives while their parents and other siblings have remained in New Or-leans. They started by at-tending Scott Highlands

Lakeville South senior wins Pan-O-Prog button design contest

Lakeville South High School senior Taylor Unke’s de-sign will be featured on the 2015 Pan-O-Prog button. Unke said her teacher, Kelly Hanson, inspired her to en-ter the design contest, and she plans to pursue a degree that combines her interests in communications, art and design. (Photo submitted)

Taylor Unke credits teacher

for inspiring her by Laura Adelmann


The 2015 Pan-O-Prog button design winner said her graphic arts teacher, Kelly Hanson, has in-spired her toward her fu-ture by following her pas-sion for art. Taylor Unke, 18, of Burnsville, said classes from Hanson in middle school and high school helped guide her decision to pursue a career that builds on her interest in art, design and communi-cations. The Lakeville South High School senior will attend Pittsburg State University in Kansas this fall on a volleyball schol-arship. She hopes to earn a degree in public rela-tions, crediting Hanson

for encouraging her inter-ests and talents. “She always pushes me to do my best and to gives me some creative projects to do,” Unke said. “She’s been my teacher for the longest time, and she’s al-ways just been a super fun person to be around and has taught me a lot about what elements and prin-ciples of art to use.” Unke said Hanson also inspired her to try new things, including coming up with a button design and entering it into the annual Pan-O-Prog but-ton design contest. “She’s really inspired me to get your work out there and get involved with showing people what you’ve got, Unke said. Unke’s red, white and blue design for the com-munity’s festival’s 49th season features a burst of white and red stars against a blue border. Unke said she did her homework before submit-ting her design idea into the competition, looking at previous winning de-signs to give her ideas di-rection. “Last year’s design, all of it was really geometric looking,” Unke said. “So I knew if I did something kind of like that, I knew they would like it. So that’s what I went with.” Unke is the daughter of Troy and Kari Unke. “It’s exciting to win,” Unke said. “I’m really proud of the work I put into it, and I’m really happy that my teacher said, ‘You’ve got to enter this button.’”

Buttons are avail-able for $2 at local stores and can be used to get into certain Pan-O-Prog events, including the an-

nual car show and the cribbage tournament.



Business BuzzGrandStay recognized GrandStay Hotel & Suites, Apple Valley, received the Tri-pAdvisor Certificate of Excel-lence Award celebrating excel-lence in hospitality. The award is given to hospitality busi-nesses that consistently achieve excellent traveler reviews on TripAdvisor.

PR agency gains classic car account Burnsville-based Media Re-lations Inc. has been selected by Gullwing Motor Cars as its public relations agency. Gullwing Motor Cars, As-toria, New York, is a dealer of European and American classic

and exotic cars. The company serves U.S. and overseas cus-tomers, with an inventory that changes frequently.

Panino Brothers reopens Panino Brothers has re-opened in Apple Valley at the Shops on Galaxie at 15322 Gal-axie Ave., Suite 108, in the for-mer Kami Steak House space.

Keil named CEO Lakeville native Dave Keil has been named the CEO of the newly formed Honey Baked Ham Company, LLC. The com-pany was created by consolidat-ing their previously independent divisions and will now operate

as one unified, national brand and company. Honey Baked Ham contin-ues to be a family-owned busi-ness. Linda van Rees from the Georgia division, Lou Schmidt from the Michigan division and Craig Kurz from the Ohio divi-sion, who are all grandchildren of Honey Baked Ham founder, Harry J. Hoenselaar, now serve with other independent direc-tors on a fiduciary board re-sponsible for establishing the future direction of the company. Maggie DeCan serves as Presi-dent and Chief Operating Of-ficer. A 13-year Honey Baked Ham veteran, she previously served as President and COO for the jointly owned Honey Baked Ham Franchise Company.

Data center certified DataBank’s newly opened Eagan data center has been awarded Uptime Institute’s Tier-III Build (constructed fa-cility) certification. “The facility is a top-tier data center for colocation and offers a number of customizable op-tions for our enterprise-class customers,” said Dan Allen, DataBank’s vice president of technical operations. “To build such a high-quality data center, the design and infrastructure we chose to deploy in the build-out was vital. The facility was con-ceived from the ground-up to ensure it will deliver the highest levels of efficiency, security and redundancy available. This certi-

fication supports that status.”

Dave Ramsey show added Eagan-based Salem Media Group Twin Cities has added “The Dave Ramsey Show” to the Business 1570 lineup week-days from 5-8 p.m. Ramsey talks callers through their financial questions and concerns offering support to the hurting and guidance to the fi-nancially uncertain. Salem Media Group Twin Cities owns and operates AM 980 The Mission, AM 1280 The Patriot, Business 1570, and stream-only station, The Fish Twin Cities.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, June 18, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Business After Hours, Superior Service Center, 14580 Glenda Drive, Apple Valley. Infor-mation: [email protected]. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, June 12, 12-3 p.m., ribbon cutting and open house, Brookdale Eagan, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, 1365 Crestridge Lane, Eagan. Ribbon cutting at 1 p.m. Free. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. • Monday, June 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 2015 DCR Chamber Golf Classic, Mendakota Coun-try Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Registration/information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Tuesday, June 16, 12-1:30 p.m., Meet the Chamber, DCRC Office, 3352 Sherman Court, Suite 201, Eagan. Learn about chamber membership. Registra-tion/information: Kate Bowen at [email protected] or 651-2888-9200. • Wednesday, June 17, 8-9 a.m., Farmington Coffee Break, Roundbank, 3380 Vermillion Riv-er Trail, Farmington. Open to all DCRC members. Registration/information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Thursday, June 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The womEn’s circle: Breaking A Glass Ceiling: Lessons Learned and Best For-gotten, Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Com-munity Relations and Govern-ment Affairs at Thomson Reuters. Registration/information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202.

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Name change for Burnsville therapy and care center The Justin Kukowski Center, with locations in Burnsville and Chaska, has changed its name to the Cashman Center as of May 15. The change is part of a re-branding effort emphasizing the center’s commitment to provid-ing integrated therapies and co-ordinated care that address the mind-body connection. The Cashman Center offers mental health counseling for individuals, couples, families, children and groups, while also providing other complementary

services not commonly offered under the same roof — such as medication management, nutri-tion counseling, acupuncture, massage, healing touch and yoga. Cashman Center’s new name, identity and website reflect its recent expansion of services and staff, intended to meet growing public demand for integrative health care and personal well-ness services. “We intentionally added touches like comfortable couch-es and a fireplace to help clients

feel immediately at ease,” owner Kathryn Cashman said. Cashman said several new programs will be announced later this year. The Cashman Center was founded in 2007 by Dr. Robyn Swenson David. During the course of her own cancer treat-ment, she befriended Justin Ku-kowski, a 27-year-old Burnsville native who battled brain cancer for two years. Kukowski’s par-ents sought complementary health care services and support but were unable to find them.

Upon recovering from her cancer, Swenson David opened the center with the support of Kukowski’s parents, serving the growing public demand for com-plementary care for cancer pa-tients. Kathryn Cashman took over the center’s ownership in 2013 and extended the center’s services beyond complementary cancer care. In 2014, the center expanded to its new Burnsville location at 2100 County Road 42 W.

Better Business Bureau: Charity fraud announcement BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) on May 19 joined with the Federal Trade Com-mission, state attorneys general, and state charity regulators to help the donating public avoid questionable fund raising cir-cumstances and find trustwor-thy charities to support. The FTC announced a major action against Cancer Fund of Amer-ica, Children’s Cancer Fund of America, Breast Cancer Society, and Cancer Support Services. “It is heartbreaking news to learn that many Americans were deceived into contributing by charity bad actors,” said H. Art Taylor, president and CEO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance (Give.org). “We believe that charity fi-nancial ratios should not be the sole basis for a giving decision,” noted Taylor, “but today’s gov-ernment action does show that a charity’s fundraising ratio can be a good initial marker to root out fraud and poor financial man-agement.”

The BBB Wise Giving Alli-ance reports on these charities are available at http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national. BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers the following tips for do-nors: – Be cautious when respond-ing to phone appeals. Like all forms of fundraising, telephone appeals can be put to good use by a charity, or can be part of a deceptive campaign that can re-sult in little money going to the claimed charitable effort. Never be pressured to make an imme-diate, on-the-spot contribution decision. – Seek out additional facts. If interested in the charity, ask the caller for the charity’s web-site address and/or search online on your own to obtain program, financial and other information to make a more informed giving decision. – Rely on expert opinion when it comes to evaluating a charity. The public can go to Give.org to research charitable organiza-

tions to verify their trustworthi-ness. Charities that meet the 20 “BBB Standards for Charity Accountability” are called BBB Accredited Charities. Additional local charity reviews are avail-able at bbb.org. BBB WGA also suggests there are things that charities can do to be as responsible as possible to their donors. Red flags charities should consider include: – Is the charity spending funds on the activities empha-sized in appeals? If phone and/or written appeals emphasize a specific charity program, the charity’s financial statements and other materials should dem-onstrate that this is the organi-zation’s largest program activity. If not, donors may feel deceived. To avoid this perception, char-ity appeals and materials should make it clear which programs receive the largest share of the charity’s expenses. – Do the charity financial statements show large amounts

of in-kind donations? While many charities are involved with in-kind drives for food, clothing and other items, it is especially important for charities to clearly explain the nature and use of large volumes of in-kind gifts that appear in charity financial statements. Charities should not over-value their in-kind gifts and/or include them in audited financial statements under cir-cumstances that do not follow accounting rules. – Is the charity’s board of directors providing adequate oversight? Good charity ac-countability starts with good governance. If a charity’s board of directors is not engaged in proper oversight of the char-ity executive staff in terms of reviewing performance, approv-ing budgets, being aware of fund raising arrangements, and es-tablishing appropriate account-ing procedures, this can lead to larger potential problems for the organization.


In Lakeville, widening Dodd Boulevard to start next yearOpen house set for

June 16 by Laura Adelmann


After years of delays, Dodd Boulevard construction im-provements near Lakeville North High School will begin in 2016. To address concerns over safety and increased traffic volumes, Dakota County and Lakeville plan to widen Dodd Boulevard to a four-lane divid-ed highway between 185th and 194th streets. A public open house seeking public input and detailing the proposed project design is set for 4:30-7 p.m. June 16 at the Lakeville water treatment facil-ity at 18400 Ipava Ave.

Dakota County and Lakev-ille staff will have information available, but no formal presen-tation is planned. Officials will also provide in-formation on the right of way acquisition process and project schedule; a final design will be completed later this year. Road projects in Lakeville are generally conducted as de-velopment occurs to help fund the work. Improvements to that sec-tion of Dodd Boulevard had been discussed but delayed since 2006 as development in the area stalled. Public safety concerns about the narrow, winding road heat-ed up after a December 2013 crash that killed LNHS junior Alyssa Ettl. Ettl had lost control of her

car on the slush-covered road and slid into oncoming traffic on her way to school. Friends and family ques-tioned the road’s design and cited concern about the speed limit in the area. From 185th Street to the high school entrance at 195th Street, Dodd Boulevard nar-rows to an undivided two-way rural design; the stretch has a steep grade, curves, deep ditch-es lined with telephone poles and no shoulders. Speed limits on the road range from 45-55 mph and a 2014 study by the Minnesota Department of Transportation did not recommend any chang-es after performing a speed study. Officials examined driver be-havior and crash data on Dodd

Boulevard from 185th Street to 194th Street and found the set speed limits reflect actual travel speeds and are appropriate there under ideal driving con-ditions. According to MnDOT, speed limits are set based on ideal conditions, and it is le-gally the driver’s responsibility to travel at a speed reflective of weather and road conditions. County and city officials have been working over the years to make improvements to other portions of Dodd Boule-vard. The city and county recently reconstructed Dodd Boulevard as a four-lane divided highway from 183rd Street to Hayes Av-enue near Lifetime Fitness and added a roundabout at nearby Dodd Boulevard and Highview

Avenue to ease significant con-gestion. County and city officials agreed in 2014 to move the plans to widen the section of Dodd Boulevard near LNHS ahead two years to the 2016 schedule, the earliest timeline technically possible. Moving the project forward also allows the road to serve as a north-south traffic detour in 2017 when County Road 50 is planned to be widened to four lanes. For more information about the project, go to dakotacoun-ty.us, click on “transportation” and then click on “planned road construction.”


by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


Drivers looking to go north and south across 195th Street at Everest Path in Farmington will need to look elsewhere for now. Everest Path is now closed and will remain closed through the second stage of the 195th Street reconstruction project. It was originally supposed to

remain open, but when 195th Street closed on Monday, too many vehicles failed to stop. “There’s been a stop sign there since forever,” said Kev-in Schorzman, city engineer. “There a lot of (road construc-tion) trucks that cross that need to cross through there every day.” During the first day, Farm-ington Police Chief Brian Lindquist said officers pulled

over more than 50 vehicles for running the stop sign. With the trucks traveling through the intersection, it be-came a serious risk, so the city, county, police department and contractors made the decision to close the intersection. “Something bad was prob-ably going to happen,” Schorz-man said. “It just didn’t seem like a safe situation. There were too many close calls.”

The project includes a recon-struction of 195th Street from Flagstaff Avenue to Diamond Path. Stage 1 began earlier this year from Akin Road to Dia-mond Path, which will remain closed. Stage 2 includes the closing 195th between Flagstaff Ave-nue and Everest Path. It began as soon as school closed to be complete before school starts in the fall.

The third stage will be the reconstruction of the middle section of 195th Street. It will also include the closing of the intersection at Pilot Knob Road. Schrozman said drivers should get used to traveling north or south using Cedar Av-enue.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Everest Path in Farmington now closed during construction

Area BriefsFarmer’s Market in Lakeville The St. Paul Farmers’ Mar-ket will be offered in Downtown Lakeville on Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning this month. The Wednesday market will run 12-5 p.m. June 10-Oct. 28 in Market Plaza on 208th Street and Holyoke Avenue. The Saturday market is open 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. June 20-Sept. 26 in the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter parking lot (210th Street and Holyoke Avenue. Both markets feature locally grown fruits and vegetables, flowers, meat, honey and more. The markets are sponsored by the Downtown Lakeville Business Association.

MVTA conducts potential rider survey The Minnesota Valley Tran-sit Authority (MVTA) has con-tracted with Morris Leather-man to conduct a potential rider telephone survey of residents in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Savage and Shakopee. Residents in collar-cities such as Farmington, Inver Grove Heights, Elko New Market, Lakeville, Empire Township, Jordan, New Prague and Hast-ings will also be contacted. The survey will begin May 26. Area residents are encour-aged to answer their telephones

if they see a call from Morris-Leatherman. Calls will be made to cell-phones as well as land-lines and surveyors will arrange an al-ternate time to speak with resi-dents, as needed. The survey is expected to be completed by the end of June, with results avail-able in August. “The purpose of the survey,” said MVTA Executive Direc-tor Beverley Miller, “is to learn about what barriers exist that prevent residents from using transit and what incentives we might consider that would en-courage transit use.” The data collected will be statistically sig-nificant within 95 percent accu-racy. MVTA is the public trans-

portation provider for the busi-nesses and residents of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Savage and Shakopee.

Apple Valley receives $2,000 Community Partnership Grant CenterPoint Energy’s Com-munity Partnership Grant Pro-gram recently award a $2,000 grant to the city of Apple Valley to purchase cutters for firefight-ers. “At CenterPoint Energy our number one priority is safety. We are proud that through our grant program, we are able to

help cities leverage local funds to purchase needed safety equipment, training or provide financial support for important safety-related projects,” said Jean Krause, community rela-tions director for CenterPoint Energy. “Through these types of grant programs we can strength-en the communities we serve.” Over the past 13 years, through its Community Part-nership Grant Program, Cen-terPoint Energy has contributed over $1 million to communities for safety initiatives. To see what CenterPoint Energy is doing in the community, visit Center-PointEnergy.com/community.


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[email protected].

Friday, June 12 Nature Play Date, 11 a.m. to noon, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, June 13 Family archery, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Shoot station-ary targets and compete in fun shooting games. Equipment provided. Cost: $7. Call 763-559-6700 to make a reserva-tion, reference activity number 324501-01. Ages 8 and older.

Tuesday, June 16 Family Fun Tuesday – Young Dance Company: “Stories,” 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person do-nation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.capon-iartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden – Luscious Tomatoes with Dave Olson, 6:30-8 p.m. in front of the red barn at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Learn about starting tomatoes from seed, choosing varieties, growing heirlooms and care of tomato plants. Class size is limited; register by calling 651-480-7700. Information: www.dakotamastergardeners.org.

Wednesday, June 17 Storytime in the Park with children’s librarian Cathy Mc-Guire, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Mead-owview Park, 5550 197th St., Farmington. She will read a few stories and Farmington Recre-ation staff will play parachute games and offer an art activity based on the theme of the day. Theme: Zoo. Free. Eagan Market Fest – Fam-ily Night Celebration, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, en-tertainment by The Splatter Sisters, 4-5:15 p.m., and The Bazillions, 6-8 p.m. Informa-tion: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, June 18 Bob the Beachcomber, 10 a.m. at Central Park Amphi-theater, 2893 145th St., Rose-mount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seat-

ing. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tom Umhoefer, director of ISD 191 Community Education, will read books to children. Books are geared to-ward elementary and preschool children. Kidz Dance will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, June 19 Outdoor movie, “Ma-leficent,” rated PG, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Com-mons Park in the Heart of the City.

Saturday, June 20 Bike auction, 8-10 a.m. Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cat claw clipping clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 2-4 p.m., Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Out-let, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats must be trans-ported in a carrier for their safety. Free. Information: http://felinerescue.org/. Movies in the Park, “Alex-ander and the Terrible, Horri-ble, No Good, Very Bad Day,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option 6.

Sunday, June 21 Father’s Day Chicken Cookout, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market. Tickets: $12 adults, $6 children under 12. Take-outs available. Shuttles to the church available around town – watch for signs. Infor-mation: 952-461-2403 or www.stncc.net. Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Conductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrailroadgarden.net, [email protected].

Ongoing Marriage Encounter weekend, June 13-14, Mt. Olivet Conference and Retreat Center, Farmington. Informa-tion: www.marriages.org or 651-454-3238. Emotions Anonymous

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

Reunions Apple Valley High School Class of 2005 10-year reunion, Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. family-friendly barbecue at Alimagnet Park; 5:30-9 p.m. adult-only dinner cruise along the St. Croix River. Information can be found on the Apple Val-ley High School Class of 2005 Facebook page or by emailing the reunion committee at [email protected]. Rosemount High School Class of 1995 20-year reunion, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 27, Carbone’s, 14550 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. School tour at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by family picnic. Buy tickets at http://rhs1995.brownpaper-tickets.com. Questions? Email the reunion committee at [email protected].

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • June 12, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • June 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • June 15, 12-6 p.m., Cul-ver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Ap-ple Valley. • June 16, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Family of Christ Lu-theran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • June 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., U.S. Army Career Center, 7672 160th St. W., Lakeville. • June 16, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Hilltop Family Chiroprac-tic, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. • June 17, 1-7 p.m., Rose-mount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. • June 17, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burns-ville. • June 17, 12-6 p.m., Cul-ver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Ea-gan. • June 18, 1-7 p.m., Car-mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley.

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ECM to print St. Cloud Times ECM Publishers Inc. has announced that it will begin printing the St. Cloud Times newspa-per at its print facility in Princeton, starting this August. The announcement was made last week after Gannett Co., the parent company of the Times, also announced it would soon begin printing the regional version of its national newspaper, USA Today, at print facilities owned by the Star Tri-bune. “Everyone is excited about the opportunity to work with the St. Cloud Times,” said Doug Wil-son, ECM’s director of plant operations. “It’s a great publication and a great company that fits really well with the pub-lications we are already printing.” The Times is published seven days a week, with its Sunday paper hav-ing the largest single day circulation at more than 24,000.

ECM, which owns 49 print publications in cen-tral Minnesota and west-ern Wisconsin including Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune, also prints a number of publications it does not own, including the New York Times. “We’re thrilled to be selected as the printer of choice for the St. Cloud Times,” said Marge Win-kelman, president and chief operating officer at ECM. “As publishers, we’ve always admired and respected the high quality of journalism that they produce on a daily basis and we look forward to being their printing part-ner well into the future.” The announcement for the Times to print else-where comes on the heels of Gannett’s decision to close its offset printing plant in Maple Grove, where both the Times and USA Today are cur-rently being printed. Gannett Offset has been in the process of reducing

its workforce for several months. “Times Media is excit-ed to partner with ECM for our print production for the St. Cloud Times starting in August,” said Melinda Vonderahe, president and publisher of Times Media. “ECM has a reputation for qual-ity printing and a strong work ethic that matches the core values of the St. Cloud Times. We look forward to working with Marge and her team to provide the same great quality product that our readers are accustomed to receiving.” ECM Publishers has one of the largest media footprints in Minnesota with its 49 print publi-cations and circulation that exceeds 650,000 each week, 23 online sites that generate an average of 500,000 unique visitors per month and a variety of commercial printing options at its print facil-ity in Princeton.


SportsLightning walks off with state championship

Softball team ends season on

20-game winning streak

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


When a game is for the state championship, “70 percent healthy” means “good enough to play.” If a championship is at stake, you ignore the pain and throbbing in your knee and give your team whatever you have. That’s the attitude Ker-rigan Hoshaw of Eastview and Amber Elliott of Ano-ka took into the pitching circle as their teams dueled in the Class 3A softball fi-nal Friday afternoon in North Mankato. Hoshaw, who has dealt with a troublesome back most of the season, woke up even more sore than usual after working 14 in-nings in the Lightning’s first two state tournament victories on Thursday. Elliott had pitched only a few innings since strain-ing a knee ligament while warming up before Ano-ka’s final regular-season game. They pitched their teams into the seventh in-ning before Eastview in-fielder Julia Luciano drove a double to right-center field, scoring Courtney Wissbaum from first base with the deciding run in the Lightning’s 2-1 victory. Eastview (24-3) won its second state softball championship. The other was in 2003 in the team’s only other state tourney

appearance. “I was probably about 70 percent,” said Hoshaw, who allowed three hits and struck out 10. “But I wasn’t in a lot of pain. It was up to me whether I wanted to pitch, and I def-initely wanted to pitch.” Elliott struggled with her control, walking four and throwing two wild pitches. But she held East-view to one run and five hits through 6 1/3 innings before Luciano’s game-winner. With her knee clearly troubling her, Elliott had to lean on teammates to stay upright during the awards ceremony. Anoka coach Toni Jesinoski said she checked with Elliott after every in-ning and the response was the same: Elliott wanted to

pitch. Eastview coach Trev-or Monroe said the two pitchers are examples of how successful athletes have to block out discom-fort. “Our girls had the atti-tude that ‘We’re sore, we’re tired, but we’re still go-ing to give 100 percent,’” Monroe said. “In the playoffs, even though we weren’t 100 percent physi-cally, we rarely made a mental mistake. We might have missed a sign seven or eight games ago, but that’s it.” Eastview took a 19-game winning streak into the state final, but that – and the Lightning’s cham-pionship hopes – were in jeopardy when Anoka outfielder Taylor Chell launched the first pitch of

the fourth inning about 50 feet beyond the outfield fence. “I was thinking, shoot, I gave up a run. If we lose, it’s going to be my fault. It was very frustrating,” Hoshaw said. A teammate reminded Hoshaw that the Light-ning hadn’t been shut out all season, and in the sixth Eastview struck back. Hoshaw walked and Jamie Reynolds singled to lead off the inning. Me-lissa Barry bunted and the Anoka throw to first base was wild, allowing Sydney Dose (a courtesy runner for Hoshaw) to score from second base. Moments later, the um-pires said Barry was out and motioned the run-ners back to their original bases. Monroe said the

umpires ruled Barry had dropped her bat on the ball while it was in fair ter-ritory. “I was mad,” said Hai-ley Monroe, the Light-ning’s next hitter. “But ac-tually, I didn’t see it. I was pretty determined to pick up Melissa.” Which she did with an RBI single to left field that tied the game. Wissbaum walked to lead off the seventh. Abby Lien flew out to center field. That brought up Lu-ciano, whose line drive just eluded Chell, who crashed into the fence. Chell’s foot appeared to get caught in the temporary fence and Wissbaum scored from first. “Taylor’s come up with

huge catches for us time and time again,” Jesinoski said. “Unfortunately, she just couldn’t get to that one.” Luciano sensed her op-portunity and took advan-tage. “I don’t really like extra innings, so why not me?” she said. Anoka (24-2-1), which defeated Chanhassen 3-0 and Becker 6-3 in the first two rounds of the tourna-ment, took second place in its second state appear-ance. The other was just two years ago.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eastview’s Sam Gall slides into third base in the seventh inning of a state Class 3A soft-ball tournament game against Maple Grove. In the fourth inning, Gall doubled to drive in Hailey Monroe with the only run in the Lightning’s 1-0 victory. (Photo by Bill Jones) Eastview’s celebration begins after the Lightning defeated

Anoka 2-1 in the state Class 3A softball finals. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eastview hires girls basketball coach Molly Kasper, varsity assistant girls basketball coach at Rosemount High School the last three seasons, has been named head girls basket-ball coach at Eastview. Kasper replaces Me-lissa Guebert, who re-signed after the 2014-15 season to spend more time with her family. In four seasons as head coach, Guebert coached the Lightning to four state tournament ap-pearances and the 2014 Class 4A championship. Kasper helped lead Rosemount to a 19-8 season in 2014-15. The Irish reached the Class 4A, Section 3 champi-onship game, losing to Eastview. “I am excited to join the Eastview family and girls basketball program. The tradition of excel-lence is one of the best in the state, and I am grate-ful to have the opportu-nity to continue the tra-dition that has been laid before me by previous coaches and players,” Kasper said. “Most importantly, I am grateful for the op-portunity to work with and mentor young, fe-male student-athletes, as they navigate through their high school careers, both on and off the court.” A native of Eau Claire, Wis., Kasper was a four-year starter at Wi-nona State, leading the team to a school-record 24 victories in 2008-09 and its first NCAA Divi-sion II tournament ap-pearance. Kasper graduated from Winona State with a degree in business edu-cation in 2009. She also holds a master’s degree in education leadership and sports management and recently completed her special education license. She is a special education teacher at Scott Highlands Middle School.

Apple Valley, Eastview athletes take home goldMcKeag, Manders win throwing ti-tles at state track and field meet

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Two Eastview High School athletes returned home from the state track and field meet with first-place medals, fulfilling promise they had shown all year, if not longer. Lightning senior Leron Norton, who had been near the top of the state honor roll in the boys 400 meters, completed his per-sonal triple by adding a state Class AA champion-ship to his Section 3AA and South Suburban Con-ference titles. Natalie Manders, a ju-nior, was at the top of the state honor roll in girls dis-cus since the start of the season and finished it with her first state champion-ship. Norton held off a chal-lenge from St. Michael-Albertville senior Josh Tracy to win the boys 400 in 48.26 seconds in Satur-day’s state finals at Ham-line University. Last year Norton did not qualify for state in the 400 after finishing third in the Section 3AA meet. “I just wanted to make sure I got here and wasn’t on the outside looking in at the end of the year,” he said. “I got a lot big-ger and stronger from my junior to senior year, and I think that was the differ-ence.”

Norton ran 48.45 to win the Section 3AA meet and had a 48.42 in the state preliminaries. “Our coaches did a re-ally good job of having us taper at the right time,” he said. “We did a lot of stretching and icing to make sure we were ready, and it showed at the end of the year.” Norton was a captain and starting defensive back for the Eastview football team last fall, but he said he expects to con-centrate on track and field in college. In the Eastview girls’ first outdoor meet of 2015, Manders launched the discus 167 feet, 6 inch-es. Maggie Ewen, a former state champion from St. Francis who now com-petes at Arizona State, is the only Minnesota girl believed to have thrown it farther. Manders was first in discus at all of her meets this season, often by wide margins. At state, she needed a clutch throw on her final attempt to win the championship. Manders set the mark to beat of 145-3 in the first round of three throws. In the finals, she fouled on her first two attempts be-fore making a throw of 153-3. She needed that to win because Blake ju-

nior Cynthia Salone had thrown 146-3 on her final attempt. Manders also earned a medal in the shot put, throwing 41-10.5 to place sixth. She scored 16 of the Eastview girls’ 21 points at the state meet. Lightning junior Laura Bestul finished fifth in the 800 in 2 minutes, 15.04 sec-onds, improving by three places and 1.5 seconds over her state performance last year. Also scoring for East-view at state was senior Nicholas Spann, who finished sixth in the boys long jump with 21-5.5. Eastview was 17th in the state girls team stand-ing and 19th in the boys competition.

Apple Valley It’s fair to say Apple Valley junior Kieran McKeag dominated the Class AA boys shot put at last weekend’s state track and field meet. Not only did he have the winning throw (59 feet, 8.5 inches), McKeag had five throws that were longer than the best toss by anybody else in the competition at Hamline University. “It’s about 2 feet off my (personal record), but I’m definitely satisfied,” McK-eag said. “I was the top

seed coming in here, so there was some pressure, but I was consistent with my throws.” McKeag fouled just once in six attempts. All of his measured throws were 57-1.5 or longer. Achieving consistency can be difficult in the shot put, “especially if you’re a ‘spinner’ like I am,” McK-eag said. “It takes years to get that technique down.” McKeag hit his person-al record of 62-0 at an out-door meet in Burnsville on April 14. Track and field fans probably anticipated a shot put duel between McKeag and Prior Lake’s Eric Dols, the only throw-ers in the state to exceed 60 feet this season. Dols won the event at the South Sub-urban Conference meet, with McKeag taking sec-ond. Dols, however, did not qualify for state after fin-ishing third in the Section 3AA meet. “That was a surprise,” McKeag said. “He had re-constructive knee surgery in the off-season and the day we threw the shot (at sections) was pretty cold.

He might have had trouble getting loose.” That opened the door a little wider for McKeag, who confidently strode through. McKeag added a fifth-place finish in the discus on Saturday. McKeag, who holds the South Sub-urban discus record of 180-8, threw 155-6 at state. He scored 17 of Apple Valley’s 23 points in the Class AA team competi-tion. The Eagles placed 11th, six points out of the top 10. Eagles junior Isaiah Hall added a fourth place in the long jump with 21-9.75. Apple Valley scored eight points in the state girls team competition, all of them coming in the long jump. Senior Brita Dawson placed fifth at 17-10 and senior Hanna Frekot was seventh at 17-7.25. Eagles junior Olivia Anger ran in the finals in the girls 1,600 and finished 13th.

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Natalie Manders of Eastview throws the discus at the state track and field meet. She finished first in the girls Class AA competition. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eastview senior Leron Nor-ton was state champion in the 400-meter dash at the state Class AA meet.

Kieran McKeag of Apple Valley takes his place on the awards stand after finishing first in the shot put at the state Class AA meet last weekend at Hamline University.


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: May 24, 2012MORTGAGOR: Yohannes Haile

and Atsede E. Antehum, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A. its successors and assigns .

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded June 12, 2012 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2873708.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated De-cember 4, 2013 Recorded De-cember 13, 2013, as Document No. 2990348 and also by Docu-ment Dated September 11, 2014, Recorded September 19, 2014 as Document No. 3030481.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100021200006369044LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank N.A.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

U.S. Bank National AssociationMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 15053 Dutchman Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 01.76900.03.420LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 42, Block 3, Tousignant’s

Prairie Crossing, Common Interest Community No. 239, according to the recorded plat thereof.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $261,689.00

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

$276,279.18That 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: July 17, 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 January 19, 2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: May 4, 2015U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 14-007939 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE:March 13, 2009MORTGAGOR:

Robert L. Bean, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

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

CORDING: Recorded April 9, 2009 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2648926.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated March 5, 2013 Recorded March 12, 2013, as Document No. 2936558. And thereafter assigned to: Federal National Mortgage As-sociation. Dated December 10, 2014 Recorded May 5, 2015, as Document No. 3064513.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100177050500055124LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: Cornerstone Mortgage Company

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Seterus, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 938 Redwood Drive, Ap-ple Valley, MN 55124


PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 5, Apple Valley 12th Addition

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $123,750.00

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







TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on February 1, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: May 27, 2015Federal National Mortgage Asso-ciationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-6888110 - 15-001114 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Apple Valley

June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2015

402695

PUBLIC NOTICE TO TRANSPORTATION

PROVIDERSProAct, Inc. of Eagan, Minn.

Hereby provides notice that it in-tends to apply to the Minnesota De-partment of Transportation for the following transportation equipment to serve persons with disabilities in the cities of Apple Valley, Lakeville and Burnsville, Minnesota; (A) One (1) Medium bus (class 400) with 12 permanent seated positions and 2 non-permanent flip seats to ac-commodate individuals in wheel-chairs. Individuals or agencies seeking to request transportation service, coordinate transportation with ProAct or comment about the application should contact Jane Snyder, Transportation Coordina-tor, at ProAct, 3195 Neil Armstrong Blvd, Eagan, MN 55121, (651) 289-3159. The deadline for submitting this application is July 31, 2015.

Published in Apple Valley, Burnsville/

Eagan, LakevilleJune 12, 2015

405133




DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 15, 2012MORTGAGOR: Curtis Duane Walter, unmarried.MORTGAGEE: JPMorgan Chase

Bank, National Association.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed April 3, 2012, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T693908 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 149801.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: NONE

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 12754 Durham Way, Ap-ple Valley, MN 55124


PROPERTY:Lot 17, Block 4 in Huntington,

Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $297,359.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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







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 January 4, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: April 27, 2015JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/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 - 15-001035 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 917

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESJUNE 2, 2015

This is a summary of the In-termediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 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 order at 5:00 PM. Board meeting was held at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN. Board members present: Dick Bergstrom, Bob Er-ickson, Ron Hill, Jill Lewis, Dan Cater, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall, Joanne Mansur, and administrators were present. Absent: Melissa Sauser. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent

Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel for 2014-2015, donations, bills to be paid, invest-ment report, and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: New policy 427, Workload Lim-its for Certain Special Education Teachers; Resolution Terminating Probationary Support Service Staff; Personnel Recommendations for 2015-2016; 2016 Levies and Reso-lution Approving the Health and Safety Budget. Board went into closed session to review the super-intendent’s evaluation.

Adjournment at 6:31 PM.Published in

Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

June 12, 2015404317

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSMINUTES OF MAY 11, 2015

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGChairperson Rob Duchscher

called the regular School Board meeting to order at 6 p.m. on May 11, 2015 at Dakota Ridge School.

Present: Joel Albright, Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairperson; Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Art Coulson, treasurer.The Pledge of Allegiance was

led by the School Board.Motion by Huusko, seconded by

Roseen and carried, with five mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the agenda.

Schutte arrived at 6:05 p.m.Board members recognized:• Cedar Park Elementary STEM

School, Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies and Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science on being named Magnet Schools of Excellence;

• Video production students from Eagan, Apple Valley, Rose-mount and Eastview high schools who were awarded 16 of 23 Crystal Pillar Student Production Awards from the National Academy of Tele-vision Arts and Science (NATAS) Upper Midwest Regional Chapter;

• Five students from Apple Val-ley and Eastview high schools who were Minnesota State Speech Champions, and

• Eagan High School members of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Tech-nology) Robotics Challenge (FRC) Team 2220 Blue Twilight who won the Peoria Regional Robotics Team Championship; members of FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team 7190 Green Girls who earned the Min-nesota State Inspire Award, and members of the FTC Team 7655 The Q is Silqent who were Minne-sota State Champions.

Superintendent Berenz congrat-ulated 11 Destination ImagiNation teams from nine schools who quali-fied to compete at the Global Finals and Joseph Cunningham, Eastview High School, on being selected a Scholar of Distinction in Theater Arts by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Ann Knudson, resident of Burns-ville, and Dr. Shikha Jain Goodwin, requested the School Board start a Spanish immersion magnet school and shared a petition with the board.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Schutte and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the following Consent items:

• Minutes of April 27, 2015 regu-lar board meeting;

• Claims for April 22-May 5, 2015;

• Electronic funds transfer schedule for April 18-May 1, 2015;

• Schedule of investments for April 18-May 1, 2015;

• Gifts valued at $500 or more received by May 5, 2015 totaling $89,764.23;

• Advertising revenue received in April 2015 totaling $1,850;

• Grants valued at $500 or more received by May 5, 2015 totaling $3,500;

• Spring budget adjustments for 2014-15 to accurately reflect ap-proved grant awards and other ap-proved changes;

• Contract with Malloy, Mon-tague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A. (MMKR) to conduct the 2014-15 financial records audit;

• Personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff;

• Agreements for counseling services during 2015-16 between private counselors and Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, St. Jo-seph School and Trinity School;

• Settlement agreement with Lifespan of Minnesota, Inc. for $92,000;

• Resolution to expel a student immediately, through the remainder of the 2015 calendar year, continu-ing through and including Decem-ber 31, 2015, and

• Agreement with the Eagan YMCA and Burnsville YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities to provide school-age care for students in grades K-8 from June 19 through August 14, 2015.

Community Education Services Manager Barb St. Aubin reported on the success of 2014 summer programs and highlighted 2015 program offerings. She announced a new collaborative program that will provide a free meal for students throughout the district, Monday through Friday, July 6 through Au-gust 13 at Echo Park Elementary School and Cedar Park Elementary STEM School.

Director of Finance and Opera-tions Jeff Solomon asked the board to approve the $.10 increase to school lunch prices effective with the 2015-16 school year. He noted breakfast and milk prices would re-main the same.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Roseen and carried, with six

members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to ap-prove the increase.

Director of Community Educa-tion Khia Brown asked the board to approve a fee increase of 15 percent for Early Childhood Fam-ily Education programs, effective in 2015-16, and outlined in Admin-istrative Regulation 507.2AR, Stu-dent Fees and Fines.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Schutte and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the increased fees.

Brown asked the board to ap-prove certain fee increases in Ad-ministrative Regulation 801.5AR, Community Use of District Facili-ties.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the fee increases.

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Kim Craven asked the board to approve revisions to Policy 401, Employment, to align the policy with the Minnesota Hu-man Rights Act and other laws, and reflect current practices.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the policy revisions.

Craven presented a revision to combined precincts and desig-nated polling places to move Com-bined Precinct #5 to Apple Valley Municipal Center due to construc-tion at River Valley Church in No-vember 2015.

The board is scheduled to act on the polling place change at its June 8 meeting.

Solomon reviewed background on the Strategic Planning Facilities and Equipment Task Force that was formed and charged with identify-ing needs to support the district’s strategic goals over the next five to 10 years. The preliminary rec-ommendations included improve-ments in the areas of safety and security, space for learning and learning technology.

On March 9, 2015 the School Board was presented with the fi-nal recommendations estimated at $180 million, with approximately $35 million for safety and secu-rity improvements, $90 million for space for learning and $55 million for learning technology improve-ments. In compliance with state statute, Solomon noted that a Re-view and Comment report must be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) for approval and asked for authoriza-tion to submit a report based on the task force recommendations.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to ap-prove submitting the Review and Comment to MDE.

Solomon reported the district plans to use professional services for construction management of a transportation hub facility and po-tentially for projects related to a successful bond election this fall and issued a Request for Propos-als. Four written proposals were re-ceived and three firms interviewed. Solomon asked the board for au-thorization to negotiate a contract for construction management ser-vices with Wenck Construction, Inc. Wenck Construction recently acquired Bossardt Corporation, the district’s current manager.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no mem-ber voting in opposition to approve contracting with Wenck Construc-tion, Inc.

Teaching and Learning Coordi-nator Cathy Kindem presented the School Board with the recommen-dations for magnet school themes for Echo Park and Oak Ridge el-ementary schools. In November 2014 the district received notifica-tion from the Minnesota Depart-ment of Education that Echo Park and Oak Ridge were racially identi-fiable schools with 20 percent more students of color than the district average of 35.4 percent. Echo Park was at 56 percent and Oak Ridge at 56.6 percent students of color this year. The Minnesota Desegregation Rule requires school districts to then develop a plan to create ra-cial balance in the district through educationally justifiable, effective, voluntary strategies that provide choice of integrated learning envi-ronments.

Kindem reviewed the timeline of meetings and surveys of staff and parents of preschool through grade 5 students to gauge inter-est in magnet themes and school calendar options. The districtwide survey was completed by 2,682 parents and 66 percent indicated interest in additional magnet pro-grams. Eighty-seven percent of parents indicated interest in STEM and 84 percent in Leadership. The STEM theme was defined as a fo-cus on inquiry and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Leadership theme was defined as combining academic excellence with devel-oping character – responsibility, respect, integrity and compassion. The top six of 24 other themes of interest were gifted and talented; physical health/wellness/fitness/movement, STEAM, language im-mersion, technology enhanced and special programs such as ADHD or autism.

Kindem reported there were 196 responses from Echo Park parents with 89 percent interested or very interested in STEM and 84 percent in Leadership. There were also 196 responses from Oak Ridge parents with 89 percent interested or very interested in STEM and 88 percent in Leadership. Seventy-six percent of Echo Park and Oak Ridge par-ents thought the district should develop more magnet programs. School calendar options survey

results indicated 60 percent of par-ents were interested or very inter-ested in an extended school year; 53 percent in a year-round calendar and 50 percent in a year-round cal-endar with additional days for aca-demic enrichment.

Kindem said Echo Park staff in-dicated they were most interested in Leadership, 89 percent, and STEM, 84 percent. Oak Ridge staff indicated they were most interested in Leadership, 83 percent, and En-vironmental Sciences, 71 percent. Results of the school calendar op-tions by staff were 31 percent for an extended school year; 40.5 percent for a year-round calendar and 28.5 percent for a year-round calendar with additional days for academic enrichment.

In April 2015 survey results were shared at staff meetings at both locations and each school sent three staff members to the National Magnet School of America (MSA) Conference. After the conference, staff and parent/community en-gagement sessions were held at each school to explore proposed themes and gather input and im-mediate feedback. In addition to the survey results and input from staff and community meetings, recommendations for the two new magnet themes were based upon waitlist numbers at the three cur-rent magnet schools and the loca-tions of Echo Park and Oak Ridge schools.

Kindem shared the recommen-dation for magnet themes for Echo Park Elementary School as Engi-neering and Technology (as focus areas of STEM) and Leadership, and the themes for Oak Ridge Ele-mentary School as Leadership and Environmental/Health Sciences (as focus areas of STEM). She noted the next steps include refining the magnet themes and school names; establishing magnet leadership teams; initiating the planning pro-cess, professional development, and application and enrollment process for operating as magnet schools in 2016-17.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve the magnet themes and implementa-tion timeline.

Berenz reported there are more than 2,000 students who will grad-uate this year. She also noted she responded to Apple Valley resident James Blaz about his concerns with prayer in schools that he ex-pressed at the April 27 board meet-ing. She said the district, like all public schools, is required to per-mit private prayer by students of all religious faiths, provided that the prayer does not materially interfere with the discipline of the school.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Schutte and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to adjourn the meeting at 7:26 p.m.MINUTES OF MAY 18, 2015SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Vice Chairperson Jackie Mag-nuson called the special School Board meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. on May 18, 2015 at the District Of-fice.

Present: Joel Albright, Jackie Magnuson, vice chairperson; Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Superin-tendent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Art Coulson, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson and Gary Huusko, clerk.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Roseen and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Albright and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to close the meeting pursuant to M.S. 13D.05, Subd. 2(a)(3) for purposes of discussing educational data concerning a student.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to re-open the meeting.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve a resolution to expel a stu-dent immediately through the first semester of the 2015-16 school year, continuing through and in-cluding January 28, 2016.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 5:10 p.m.MINUTES OF MAY 18, 2015SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Chairperson Rob Duchscher called the special School Board meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. on May 28, 2015 at the District Office.

Present: Joel Albright, Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairperson; Bob Schutte and School District Attor-ney Jill Coyle.

Absent: Art Coulson, treasur-er; Gary Huusko, clerk and Mike Roseen.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Albright and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve a resolution to expel a stu-dent immediately, through the first trimester of the 2015-16 school year, continuing through and in-cluding December 3, 2015.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried, with four members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 4:50 p.m.

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganJune 12, 2015

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Woman charged with stealing medication from Farmington care facility Jacqueline Anne Whitney, 29, of Apple Valley, was charged via summons with felony theft by swindle and felony controlled substance in the fifth-degree in Dakota County District Court after allegedly stealing medi-

cation from a care facility in Farmington. According to the criminal complaint, the Farmington Po-lice Department began inves-tigating a possible incident of employee theft of medication

from a care facility in Farming-ton in January after receiving notice that the facility’s records revealed medication shortages. The facility kept detailed records of narcotics, includ-ing when they were received,

who administered them and the quantity. When the director re-viewed the records, they discov-ered there were multiple discrep-ancies in the medication counts of Oxycodone when Whitney was working.

When contacted, Whitney admitted to taking patients’ medications for personal use, according to the complaint. The charges carry a maxi-mum penalty of 15 years in jail and a $30,000 fine.


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

4010 Auctions 4010 Auctions 4010 Auctions

1020 Junkers& Repairables


4540 Senior Rentals 4540 Senior Rentals

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

4650 Vacation Proper-ties/Travel Getaways




1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

2011 Chevrolet HHR, Air, Power Windows, AM/FM Radio, Great Cond., 41,000 miles $9,750. 952-334-1434

Towing company has im-pounded vehicle for sale. 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Call Jim for more infomra-tion 612-743-1996


$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

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

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

Wanted All Vehicles Cash Paid, Open 7 days/wkCaveman’s 612-267-9906

1070 Trailers

Heavy Duty Trailer, 5 x 10 Great condition! $1,500/BO. Call Mike 612-414-4893

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

16’ Lund, Spartan Trail, 35 hp, Johnson Mtr, w/elec- start+extras, 763-533-8061

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Standard Poodle & Poodle/Newfy X Pups

2 litters, ready now! Call for details. 218-251-2356

3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3070 OrganizationalNotices

EG/BV & Savage AA MeetingsSun 6:30pm AA,

Mon 10am Alanon, & 6:30pm AA,

Tues 6:30pm & 8pm AA, Wed 12noon AA,

Thur 6:30pm Alanon& 8pm AA,

Fri 6:30pm AA,Sat 10am ACA,

Sat 8pm AA (Speaker) 3600 Kenebec Dr. 2nd floor, Eagan

(Off Hwy 13)

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

Budweiser Clydesdale Pool Table Light w/dual Clocks $350. Call 952-544-1094

Large China Cabinet made in 1950. Good condition! Asking $175. 763-390-1500

3520 Cemetery Lots

DAWN VALLEY (Peaceful Morning), 2 lots $2,300/ea. or best offer. 612-267-1483

3550 Give Away

Free! Many moving boxes, wardrobe boxes, & clean pack. paper 952-500-9785

3580 Household/Furnishings

18 cu ft refrig, excel cond, Fridgidair, $400 obo. You haul. 763-503-0348

3580 Household/Furnishings

Dining Rm Table & Chairs, China Hutch, Double Bed w/new mattress & box springs, Queen Bed set with mattress & box. 612-206-0145

theadspider.com

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

2012 Luxury Walk-In Bath System, no jets, geriatric/handicap accessible, like new! $1,995. 612-889-2867

Amana Portable Air Con-ditioner, 18,000 BTU, Re-mote, $350. 612-408-5997

DR Hutch, white w/light wood trim, $400; Media con-sole, wood, $250; ProForm Exercise bike (Sears) $150. All good cond! 952-736-8277

KILL BOX ELDER BUGS/BEETLES! Harris Asian Beetle/Box Elder Spray. Effective results begin af-ter spray dries. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Oak DR Set w/4 chrs $200; Qn. size bed set $100; 2 BR chest of drwrs $25 each; End tables $25-$50; TV media console $50; small TV stand w/TV $30; (2) tall garage shelving units $15 each. 763-550-9664

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

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

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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

Apple Valley Multi-Family6/18-19 (8-4); 6/20 (9-4) Lots of misc! Cash only.

13352 Hughes Court

Apple ValleySHEPHERD’S SALE

benefiting children in needJune 24-25-26

Wed. (3-7) - No strollers or price scanners on Wed.; Thurs. (9-7); Fri. (8-12)

* Friday Bag Sale *Funds supplemented by

Thrivent Financial.Shepherd of the Valley

Lutheran Church12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd

(East of MN Zoo)

Apple Valley, 6/11-13, 8-5. Huge Sale: Amer Girl cloz, cardstock, toys, seasonal & more! 6798 129th St. W.

Apple Valley, June 12 & 13, 8-4 Fri, 8-1 Sat. Baby, kitchen, and HH items, clothing for all, and more! 4904 Dominica Way West

Arden Hills, 6/20-21, 9am-3pm. MUST SEE www.oldisknew.com / upcoming-Sales 4534 Keithson Dr

Bloomington - 6/11, 6/12, & 6/13- 9am-5pm. Clothes, HH, Toys, & Misc! 1 blk off Nicollet & 95th E

Bloomington▶ ▶ ANNUAL SALE ◀ ◀8443 5th Ave. South

June 11, 12, 13 (9am-5pm)

Bloomington, June 13 Sat ONLY, 8-4. Kids Cloz, Furn, Small Appliance, Misc. Items. 9837 Cavell Circle


BloomingtonHeritage Townhomes

Garage Sales. Friday, June 19, 8:30 am - 5pm and Saturday, June

20, 8:30 am - 4pm. Located 1/2 mile south of

Old Shakopee Road & Normandale Blvd.

Bloomington, June 18-20, 8-5. MOVING SALE: Lawn & Patio items, Furn, Tools, HH items. 3609 W. 99th St.

Bloomington, Multi Family Sale!

Tools, Cloz, HH. June 12th & 13th, 9-5. 9225 4th Ave So.

Bloomington: Multi-Fam Sale! Sat. Only! 6/20, (8-4) Corner of Old Shakopee Rd & Normandale Blvd.

Brooklyn Center, June 11-12, 9-3. Awesome Church Rummage Sale: $4 Bag on 6/12. 59th Ave & Irving N.

Brooklyn Park 3 family sale! 6/11-13, Th/F 8a-6p, Sat 8a-1p, Infant toys, HH, wedding, furn, Mary Kay & Partylite, clothes (men, women, childen). 7455 Meadowwood Ct.

Brooklyn Park Estate Sale! 6/18-20, 8am. Lots of furni-ture, tools, gun safe, chair covers/patio umbrella, & more! 7940 June Ave N.

Brooklyn ParkSt. Vincent De PaulBargains & Beyond Sale! 6/11-12 (8-6); 6/13 (8-12) Bag sale 9100 93rd Ave. N.

Burnsville 1304 Forest CirNeighborhood sales 6/10-13 (8-5). Buck Hill (W) park entrance. See Craigslist post

Burnsville, Fri 6/12, 4-7 & Sat 6/13, 8-3, Multi SalesAnnual Garage SaleBirnamwood T-Homes Hwy 13 & Parkwood Dr

BURNSVILLE, Huge Sale!June 16-19, 9-5pm.

7 foot boat bookshelf, home decor, collectibles, ladies and mens cloz, Legos & much, much more!

Freemont Ave S.

Columbia Hts: Thrift/Craft Sale Immaculate Conception Church 6/18-20 Thurs & Fri 8-7; Sat. Bag sale 8-12. Craft Sale is Thurs/Fri only.763-788-9062 ICCSonline.org

4030 Jackson St. NE

Crystal: Sat., June 13 (8-4)Home gym, eliptical,

HH items, furn. & more! 6325 41st Ave. North

Eagan Craft / Boutique 6/25-26-27 (9-3) Cards, baby, kitchen, accessories, doll cloz 1770 Gabbro Trail

EAGAN, 6/11-12 , 9-3. Toys, books, games, puzzle, Cloz (baby, kids, maternity), DVD, CD. 741 Caribou Ln.

Eagan, Multi Family Sale!June 12, 13, 14; 9-6. Kids items, Designer Clothing, HH 1498 Woodview Av W

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

6/19-20, 8-4pm. On Cliff Lake Rd, Btwn Rahn & Blackhawk (across from Cub) HH, furniture, glass-ware, clothing, art & more!

Eden Prairie Downsizing!June 18-19-20 Toys, tools, Furn, HH items, & more!8629 Coachmans Lane

EdinaThe Colony at Edina Community Garage SaleBarrie Rd & Colony Way

Thurs-Sat, 6/18-20 (8-5)For map see:

www.colonyedina.com

Farmington Moving Sale6/11-13; 6/18-20 (9-4) DR set, TV stand, leathers, sea-sonal decor, wedding items, collectbls. 1012 Spruce St.


Excelsior, Moving SaleJune 11-13, 8-4. Office Furn, Pool Table, Bar, Ken-more BBQ, Bar Stools, Bed-room Sets, Couches, 2 Day Beds, Entertainment Ctr, Crib, Piano, Dishes, Rugs.

664 Glencoe Road

Farmington, 6/11-13, Thurs-Fri 9-6 Sat 9-12. Power & Hand Tools, 6 Ladders, Lawn Furn, Frig., HH, Antiques & Misc. 5325 & 5379 190th St. West (East of Pilot Knob Road)

Fridley 6/18-19-20 (8-5) Lots of kids cloz (sz 2-4) and misc. items Cash only.6230 6th Street NE

Fridley, 6/12-13, Fri. 2-6; Sat. 10-4. Antiques, collectibles, HH misc. 6114 Star Lane NE

Golden Valley, June 19, 20, 9-3. Multi-Family Sale! Kids, infant, & adults clothes, household goods, electronics, furniture, and more! 2500 Ensign Ave N

Lakeville - Moving SaleSat, June 13 (8-2) Variety of items - Household, Out-door, Books, Music, Mem-orabilia, Tools, and more!21620 Wagonwheel Trail

Lakeville, June 11-13, 9-4. MOVING SALE: HH, Furn, Linens, Books, Games, Misc 17095 Jackson Trail

Lakeville, Th & Fr, 6/18 & 19, 8-6. Multi-Fam. Games, kids clothes, H’Hold items, patio umbrellas, bedding. 11353 178th St W

Minnetonka, 6/11-6/13, TH & F 8:30am-5:00pm, Sat 8:30-1:00pm. Baby toys/stuff and household items- need to sell! 5301 Michaele Lane

Minnetonka, June 13, 9-3. Neighborhood Sale: Tons of Great Stuff! MTKA Blvd. to E. McGinty to Stone Rd. Follow signs. Woodruff Rd & Wellington Rd


New Hope- 6/13- 9a-3pBroadway Village Com-munity Annual Garage Sale! Food, Fun & Fantastic Finds! Lots & Lots of Lots for you & Walking Tacos too! 6046 W. Broadway Ave

Plymouth, Moving Sale, 6/11-6/13, 8-5. Antiques, yard & auto tools, furni-ture, games, decor, HH. 1515 Comstock Lane North

Plymouth: Estate Sale6/11-13, (9-6). Tools, books antq, toys, inside/outside furn. 3120 Holly Ln N

RICHFIELDSt Richard’s Catholic Church

Fri, June 12 (9-5);Sat, June 13 (9-12) $5 Bag day

7540 Penn Ave. Southwww.strichards.com

Roseville Moving Sale, 6/12-13, 9am-3pm. www.oldisknew.com/upcoming -Sales 1884 Alamada Street

Savage

St John’s ChurchSuper Sale

12508 Lynn Ave.Early Bird 6/24 (5-8pm)

$3 Admission;Sale 6/25-26 (9am-8pm);Bag sale 6/27 (9am-2pm)$5/bag or 5 bags for $20For info: 952-890-9465


St Louis Park, Sat. 6/13, 8-4. KID HEAVEN (cloz toys books+), 1st HH, FREE thgs. 3830 Woodland Dr.

St.Louis Park- 6/13-9a-5p. Vintage Toys,Kitchen ,HH,

Office, Linens, Books 2701 Yosemite Ave S.

SUMMIT OAKS, June 11, 12 & 13, 8am-4pm. MULTI HOME SALE BURNSVILLE

To place your Classified Ad contact Jeanne Cannon at: 952-392-6875 or email:

[email protected]

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

Elko New Market- 1Br suite approx 450 sqft- private en-try includs kitch, dining,W/D, all utils. $950 mo Call Tatyana 952-461-2197

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4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

4570 StorageFor Rent

Mini Storage: 8 X 20’ and 8 X 40’ Great location! 612-889-8768

5000 SERVICES

5060 ProfessionalServices

Sewing Machine RepairTune Up $19.00

651-600-8291

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing

A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

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

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5350 Lawn &Garden Services

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters



5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal


5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5510 Full-time

Service Mechanic – Growing petroleum company is looking for a full time service mechanic to help main-tain fleet of trucks in Elk River. Experience required and must have own hand tools. Hours will be Mon-day – Friday from 3:30 pm to midnight, but training will be daytime hours. We offer competitive wages & benefits. No phone calls please!

Email resume to: [email protected] resume to: 763-441-1688 – indicate Service Mechanic

Send resume to: Beaudry Oil & Propane Service Mechanic 630 Proctor Avenue Elk River, MN 55330

Software Developer/.Net (OS150601) with Master’s degree in Comp Science, Comp Apps, Engg(any),Tech or related and 1 yr of exp. to develop, create and modify general comp apps s/w or specialized utility programs. Gather customer s/w req and develop related s/w apps and programs. Involve in req. gathering, preparing tech design document and dev using .Net Framework, ASP. Net and C #.Net , VB.Net. Include in SDLC, design, coding, testing, deployment and maint of s/w apps. Ensure compliance with the documented s/w processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of s/w products.

Work location is Eagan, MN with required travel to client locations throughout USA. Please mail resumes to 2121 Cliff Drive, Suite210, Eagan, MN 55122 or email it to [email protected]


B & D CONCRETE26 Years Experience

Tear outs, Driveways, Floating Slabs, Footings & Block Work, Mini Back

Hole digging. We except Credit Cards.Call 612-290-2516

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

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

DAN’S CONCRETEDriveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Blocks,

Footings, Etc.25 Years of Experience

612-244-8942

Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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

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

& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote! • 952-469-2754 •

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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Sell your items in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2003

Kelly O’Malley “As owner,

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

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

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Rick Concrete & Masonry All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace

612-382-5953

5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

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

Code #78

Deck Staining & Repair612-590-1887

Exp’d/Ins/MN Lic.#639793

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

5240 Fencing

Troy’s Decks & FenceFree Est./Lic BC581059

New/repairs 651-210-1387

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

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

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

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead SupervisorDale 952-941-8896 office

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

Construction* Decks * Basements*Kitchen/Bath Remod*Roofing & Siding*All Types of Tile

Free Quotes & IdeasA-1 Work Ray’s Handyman

No job too small!!Quality Work @ Competitive

Prices! Roofing & Roof RepairRay 612-281-7077

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

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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Call 952-334-9840

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

Excellence” •Spring Pricing 612-205-9953

modernlandscapes.biz

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com


Swede Outdoor ServicesServing Eagan - Com/Res

Lawn Service 612-810-9374

5370 Painting &Decorating

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

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

Major Credit Card Accepted

Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

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

Residential PaintingSince 1983One Room or Whole HouseFree Estimates952-334-5902Mike

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490

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A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

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

Ins. 952-891-8586


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

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

STORM DAMAGE? Dun-Rite Roofing/Siding Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

www.DunRiteMN.com


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

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

Reasonable Rates. absolutetreeservicemn.com

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

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2003Call Jeff for

Stump Removal Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

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

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

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

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

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

Free Ests 952-440-6104


TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

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

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

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

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Accounting Assistant / Entry Level

Accounting Assistant / Entry LevelFull-time Position. Pri-mary responsibility will be entering Purchase Orders and Sales Orders into our accounting sys-tem, posting invoices to Purchase Orders as well as A/P check runs. The ideal candidate will be organized with great at-tention to detail and the ability to multi-task. This position will serve as back up to the front desk when needed. Health Benefits, 401K and paid vacation. Ap-ply in person at: DIVERSIFIED DIST., INC.11921 Portland Ave S.

Suite A Burnsville, MN 55337

[email protected]

Anchor Block Companyhas a FT opening for a Gen-eral Laborer at our Shako-pee Plant. Must maintain clear communication with coworkers for efficient op-eration. Apply via email:[email protected] call Human Resources

at 952-933-8855

Burnsville Trailer Hitch hiring someone with me-chanical ability to install trailer hitches & wiring & related projects. Will train! Apply in person,see Frank

3550 W. Hwy 13

Finish CarpentersSchwieters Co. is hiring.

$1000 hiring bonus for Exp. Finish Carpenter

Great Benefits! Year round work throughout the metro

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

Finishcarpenters.comEOE

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

provide CAR. Burnsville location. 952-432-2134

5510 Full-time

Cabinets/Countertops

BWS designs, fabricates and installs custom coun-tertops and cabinetry for the residential and com-mercial markets. We have openings in the following depts. Countertop Instal-lation for granite, laminate and solid surface, cabinet maker. Related experi-ence helpful. BWS offers competitive compensation in accordance with experi-ence. Benefits available.

Interested individuals can send resume or apply at:Bob’s Wood Specialties, Inc.

14200 Ewing Ave SBurnsville, MN 55306Phone: 952-890-4700

Fax: 952-890-6448EOE

5510 Full-time

General Manufacturing Laborers Needed At

El Dorado Shipping Sack! Would you like to work for a great and growing com-pany - check out the excit-

ing opportunities at El Dorado Shipping Sack (formerly Greif). All posi-tions are full time employ-ment with great pay and

excellent benefits.

Ready to apply?

You can apply at El Dorado 2750 145th Street West, Rosemount MN 55068: Tuesdays – Thursdays from 9 am to 3 pm or email us at [email protected]

with your resume or to request an application.

Laundry Help - Shirt Presser, M-F

Exp Pref. Will Train. Apply in person. Perfect Cleaners

2147 Cliff Rd Eagan


5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time

5530 Full-time orPart-time

Positions AvailableECM Publishers, Inc. is a publishing, printing, digital media and distribution company that operates in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Started in 1976 as the vision of founder Elmer L. Andersen, the Company has grown from one paid circulation weekly newspaper and shopper to its current operations which include 49 publications. Most of these newspapers are printed at the company’s Princeton web printing plant in addition to a number of other publications.

ECM Printing, a division of ECM Publishers, Inc., in Princeton, MN is looking for several new employees to meet the demands of our growing business.

ECM Publishers, Inc. offers a competitive salary, benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan. Uniforms are provided. We are a drug free workplace and EOE employer. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen.

Press OperatorsECM Publishers is looking for dedicated individuals that have experience in assist-ing or operating a web press. Your experience, skills and abilities will determine what position you would be eligible for. This is a safety sensitive position.

Roll Tender/JoggersWe are looking for individuals who are eager to learn. On-the-job training will be provided for this entry level position. Successful individuals will use this position as the first step to becoming a press-operator.

Mail Room Operators (Post Press)ECM Publishers is looking for organized and efficient individuals that have experience in tending and operating a variety of machines used in the final step of publication production. You must be a team player and be able to change tasks to get the job done on time with minimum waste and disruption to the process.

Mail Room Entry Level (part-time)ECM Printing also has entry level part-time openings in our mail room (post press). These positons are vital to the success of our high speed post press department and regular and reliable attendance is required.

Qualified candidates please submit your resume to JoEllen Lawler, Director, Hu-man Resources, at [email protected] or fax to 763-712-2482. To apply in person visit ECM Printing, 1201 14th Ave S, Princeton, MN 55371 or ECM Corporate Office, 4095 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids, MN 55433.





5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

Trinity Campus

$400 Sign-on Bonus

Cook & Diet Aide – PT Positions: Duties include: preparation, serving and clean-up of meals. Ideal Cook candidate will have knowledge of food safety practices and recipe conversion. NAR / CNA – PT:Improve a senior’s quality of life by assisting residents with their daily grooming, dining, ambulation, etc. Candidates must be on the Minnesota Registry.Trinity, a five-star rated senior campus, offers an outstanding compensation package with scheduled pay increases and a fun & rewarding place to grow your career!

Apply online: www.sfhs.org/employment

Or at: TRINITY CAMPUS3410 213th Street WestFarmington, MN 55024 EEO/AA

5510 Full-time

** DRIVERS **Tractor-trailer drivers

needed for a Private Fleet delivery operation based in Burnsville, MN. Bridges-tone/Firestone is in the top 100 for private fleets. Driv-er will make hand deliver-ies within a regional area with 2-3 nights out a week.

Physical work required.

•Rate of Pay $0.4500 per mile $22.00 per hour – local $35.00 sleeper pay per night $800 weekly minimum guarantee

•Health Insurance with Dependent Coverage and Dental, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and

Prescription Card

•401k Pension Program

•Paid Holidays & Vacation

•Work Week is Sun - Friday

•Excellent Bonus Program

•Excellent Equipment

Applicants must be over 24 years old, have a minimum of 2 years tractor-trailer experience and meet all DOT requirements. Please contact CPC Logistics at 1-800-914-3755 or email

resume to:[email protected] or

[email protected]

Mohawk Industries, Inc. a leading supplier of floor-ing for both residential and

commercial is currently accepting applications for:

Lift Truck Operator Warehouse

Mendota Heights Starting Pay $14.66 per

hour + shift differential3rd Shift (Sunday shift

starts @ 6pm)(Mon-Thurs shift starts @

8:30pm)

Individual will operate a gas or electric powered lift truck to transport, load/unload or store goods. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, able to lift 85 lbs several times during shift and operate lift truck controls. Must be able to

Read & Write English.

Apply online at:www.MohawkCareers.com

Job # 2015-21473

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/

Disabled

PAINTERS NEEDED!Experienced Professional Painters needed. Competi-tive wage. Start immed. 40+ hrs a week. 612-825-7316

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

Precision Landscape & Tree is hiring for the fol-lowing full time positions: Heavy Equipment/Diesel Mechanic, Class A Tractor/Trailer Driver, Forestry Log Skidder Operator, Timber Buyer, Log Loader Opera-tor, Consulting Arborist, Climber/Ariel Lift Opera-tor. Please call 651-484-2726 to apply!

5510 Full-time

Optician/Exam Technician

20094 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044

Now Hiring: Busy private optometric practice look-ing for outgoing, confident, and dependable optician/exam technician. Experi-ence is a plus but we are willing to train this indi-vidual. At McDonald Eye Care Associates you are a part of a team provid-ing care to patients of all ages. We stay up to date on the latest technology and fashion trends. Full time benefits include employer contribution to health in-surance, paid vacation, and a retirement program. Also, enjoy every other weekend as a THREE DAY WEEKEND!

If you have had experience in the medical field or you are interested in gaining experience in the medical field, we’d love to hear from you! If you are interested in becoming an optician or exam technician contact us! Opticians work one-on-one with patients to meet their visual and cosmetic needs. Exam technicians perform pretesting for pa-tients prior to seeing the doctor. You may work with a child on their first pair of glasses, literally changing the way they see the world! You also may work with a first time bifocal wearer giving them their youth and near vision back! If you like to problem solve and have solid math skills, we can train you to help our patients see better!

Please forward resume to Doctor Molly McDonald,

by replying to this post, or give us a call at

952-469-3937

Compensation competitive with

experience

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952.846.2003Plastic Molding

Set-Up Techniciansnd & rd shifts

Growing plastic molding company seeking career-minded individuals with 1-3 yrs exp in mold set-up and processing. Individu-als with strong mechanical backgrounds are encour-aged to apply. Competitive wages, excellent benefits.

Send resume to:Imperial Plastics, Inc

PO Box 907/21320 Ham-burg Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044. 952-469-4951 fax: 952-469-4724 EOE

Spectrum Landscaping,Inc, a small family owned Landscape Co. in business for over 10 yrs is seeking an energetic exp. Landscape Foreman to work along side the owner-operator. Must be available to work FT- April-Nov. Must have current drivers license with

clean driving record and current health card. Email:[email protected].

5510 Full-time

Receptionist / Administrative

Assistant

Full-time Position. Re-sponsibilities will in-clude directing calls, invoicing, posting A/P and general support functions. Qualified candidate must be posi-tive, have an excellent telephone demeanor, possess excellent verbal and written skills, be computer literate, wel-come responsibility and be motivated by service and quality. Health Benefits, 401K and paid vacation. Apply in per-

son at: DIVERSIFIED DIST., INC.11921 Portland Ave S.

Suite A Burnsville, MN 55337

[email protected]

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL Ashley Distribution Services in Blaine, MN seeks: •TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning poten-

tial avg. $68,000 year •LTL TRUCK DRIVERS (Multiple stop loads to re-tail stores!) Earning poten-

tial avg $81,000 year Ability to Enter Canada •Home Weekly •Paid Vaca-tion •Full Benefit Package• Paid Holidays. Class A CDL & at least 1 year cur-rent OTR exp. Clean MVR/

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

ashleydistributionservices.com or www.

ashleydistributionservices.com to apply under jobs

Twin Cities Multi-million dollar Home Improve-ment Company ranked in the Top 100 largest remod-eling companies in the US. A great place to work & build a career. Due to an over-abundance of leads, we are in need of two more sales people to add to our siding & window division.

QUALIFICATIONS:*Desire to be successful

*Willingness to learn*Competitive nature

*Career oriented*Reliable transportation)

WE OFFER:*Qualified appointments

*Paid training*$100,000+ income

potential*$1,000 Hiring Bonus

*Continuous training*Management Support

If you are seeking a change to a strong, reputable com-pany, in a recession proof multi-billion dollar indus-try, please call Dennis or

Luke: 651-784-2646.

5520 Part-time

A/R Credit Assistant Part-time (25–30 hrs/week) Responsible for daily A/R and credit admin duties including but not limited to daily cash application, investigating and resolving short payments or credit requests, processing waiv-ers, collections. Part-time 3+ yrs A/R experience preferred. Qualified appli-cants can email resumes to [email protected] or fax

to 952-707-5291. EOETEMP-Air, Inc.

3700 W. Preserve Blvd.Burnville, MN

5520 Part-time

Caring People Needed to help the elderly with

non-medical care in their homes. PT, flex hours available for

loving, kind caregivers who want to make a

difference in the lives of others. No experience necessary - we provide training and support.

Call 651-212-4191

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

Do you have some spare time on Thurs/Friday?Earn some extra cash! ECM DISTRIBUTION is looking for you! We currently have motor routes in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Farming-ton, Lakeville. A typical route takes 1 to 2 hours. Motor routes require a reliable vehicle. Delivery time frames are long enough to allow flexibility for your schedule. Give us a call for more details.

ECM DISTRIBUTION

952-846-2070

Nursery / ChildcareCoordinator - PT

Glendale United MethodistChurch, Savage

Provide a safe & nurturing environment in the nursery room. Approx 12-18 hrs/mo., hrly pay. For detailed job description call church office at 952-894-5394 or send email inquiry to:[email protected]

Permanent PT TELLER

Provincial Bank, located near downtown Lakeville, is looking for an individual with great customer service skills and availability to work

approximately 20-25 hrs/wk. Hours are flexi-ble but typically require

2-3 days a week w/al-ternate Saturdays. Pick

up an application at any of our offices or call for more info 952-469-2265

PT Cleaning Evenings!

Three to Six evenings/wk 2-4 hrs/nite. 1 day shift Sat. open. $10 per hr. to start. 3 different loca-tions avl. Apple Valley, Burnsville & Shakopee. Call Shari leave msg.

612-203-7541


Community Assisted Living in Apple Valley is looking for dedicated em-ployees to work as Certi-fied Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides tak-ing care of Seniors. We are currently looking to fill PT & FT positions on Evenings, Nights and W/E Days. All shifts include E/O weekend. CAN/HHA positions start at $12.25/hr. Call 952-440-3955 for application address

Warehouse: Pull orders of pop/snack off iPad, load onto trucks, stock, general cleaning. Email [email protected] or fax resume: 952-707-1994


Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs &community integration.

Starting pay $11.05

FT/PT & Relief avail. 651-237-1087

or www.clo-mn.com

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS, a Fortune 500 Company is hiring Full & Part Time Drivers and Sales Assoc. in the Twin Cities Metro market. If com-petitive wages, excellent benefits, paid vacations and career advance-ment opportunities are important to you; Apply online today at sherwin-williams.comand then click on the “careers” tab to join the team.

5540 Healthcare

Regency Home Healthcare

has immediate opportuni-ties RN’s & LPN’s to join our team. Our agency is searching for nurses in St.Paul, Maplewood, Arden Hills, Blaine and Hastings area. All applicant must have current RN or LPN license. We welcome new graduates and experienced nurses. Regency provides services to all ages pediat-rics to geriatric. We special-ize in medically complex cases including vent de-pendant clients. This allows the nurses to experience ICU level care in clients home. Our nurses enjoy the benefit of full or part-time schedules. We have an excellent office staff that provides respectable customer service. Also, Regency provides extensive training with our veteran staff. If interested please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Brittni @ 651-488-4656. EOE

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ArtBlast Schedule ArtBlast is an 11-day, city-wide community celebration of the arts, sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. ArtBlast is designed to provide Rosemount area residents with the opportunity to experience many kinds of art. ArtBlast in-cludes daily and nightly enter-tainment, performing arts, vi-sual arts, arts and crafts classes, art exhibit, photo contest, and a melodrama by the Rosemount Front Porch Players, plus much more. Classes include basket weaving, cellphone photography and pop culture comic produc-tions. All events are free unless oth-erwise noted. Some classes re-quire a fee and pre-registration. Go to: www.RosemountArts.com for additional events and/or last minute changes.

All week Sculpture Exhibit in the Park – Dale Lewis exhibits his stain-less steel animal sculptures all week in Central Park. Art Exhibit by Melissa Black – Black’s hope is to connect patrons with humanity, com-passion and courage, showing generosity and concern for the animals she paints, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail.

Thursday, June 18 Bob the Beachcomber, family music concert, 10 a.m., Central Park. Dazzling Dave Yo-Yo Pro-gram – High-tech yo-yos and amazing tricks are part of the show, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Robert Trail Library, for ages 2-12. Guitarist Joe Kelly – 6-9 p.m. Las Tortillas, 15051 Crestone Ave.

Friday, June 19 Puppets in the Park – Rose-mount Parks and Recreation Puppet Wagon offers a new en-tertaining and educational show, 9:30 a.m. Camfield; 10:15 a.m. Connemara; 11 a.m. Bloom-field; 11:45 a.m. Jaycee. Basket Weaving for Kids – 10:30 a.m., Robert Trail Library, ages 8-12 years, registration at www.RosemountArts.com. Guitar Maintenance – Learn basics of taking care of a guitar, 6 p.m., The Guitar Shop, regis-

tration at www.RosemountArts.com. Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano Music, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 14845 S. Robert Trail. Moses Oakland Blues and Jazz in the Park – 7 p.m., Cen-tral Park. More is at www.moseso.com. Carbone’s Live Music – Acoustic guitar music featured, 9 p.m., Carbone’s, 14550 S. Rob-ert Trail.

Saturday, June 20 Fluegel’s Country Market Day – Pet show and pet contest, pet photography, face painting, seed art, caricaturist, live music by Skally Line, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, contact Fluegel’s, 14700 S. Robert Trail, 651-423-1587. Sing, Play, Learn with MacPhail Music – Enjoy the magic of music with MacPhail’s early childhood music special-ists, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Robert Trail Library, ages 0-5 years. Register at https://melsadakota.evanced.info/signup/eventcalen-dar.aspx or in person at Robert Trail Library. Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano Music – 6:30-9:30 p.m., 14845 S. Robert Trail. Movie in the Park – “Alexan-der and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” (PG), dusk, Central Park.

Sunday, June 21 Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano Music – 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 14845 S. Robert Trail. Rosemount Sings Competi-tion – Rosemount searches for the One Voice to represent the city in the statewide Minnesota Sings competition. Open to singers ages 15 to 25. Prizes of $100, $50 and $25. Registration required for singers by June 13 at www.RosemountArts.com. Event is at 3 p.m., Rosemount Community Center.

Monday, June 22 Arts and Crafts Laboratory Camp – Arts and crafts four-day workshop. Participants should bring a water bottle. Supplies included. Also on June 23, 24 and 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1-3 p.m., Rosemount Community Center, ages 6-10 years, $28.

Register at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us or in person at the Rose-mount Parks and Recreation of-fice at the Community Center. Comic Book Creation Class – Three comic book illustrators from the Twin Cities Comic Col-lective (TC3) will teach charac-ter creation and design. First of three sessions, also on June 24 and 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Central Park Shelter, ages middle school to adult, $25, register at www.RosemountArts.com. Sprickets Ceramics – Par-ticipants will have a choice of a character bank or mug to paint, then have kiln-fired. Finished pieces ready for pick up June 29, 10:30-11:15 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Robert Trail Library, ages 6-12 years. Register at www.RosemountArts.com. Kids Nature Art/Kids Corner – Create nature art in the park. Bring a water bottle, 1-3 p.m., Meadows Park, ages 6-12 years. Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Display – View the creative work of fellow Rosemount residents. Displayed in six categories, noon to 9 p.m., Rosemount Community Cen-ter. Writing for Comic Books – Learn about outlining, creating realistic dialogue, exploring var-ious script styles from TC3, also June 24 and 26, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter, ages mid-dle school to adult, $40, register at www.RosemountArts.com. Cellphone Photography – Ben Lansky offers this session on op-timizing the images taken with cellphones, 7-9 p.m., Rosemount Community Center, ages middle school to adult.

Tuesday, June 23 Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Display – 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Rosemount Community Center. Get ‘Tooned: Creating Comic Strips & Web Comics – Create a cartoon character and basic lay-out, scripts and finished product with TC3, also on June 25, 10 a.m.-noon, Central Park Shel-ter, ages middle school to adult, $30, register at www.Rosemoun-tArts.com. Meet the Instruments with Groth Music – Try a variety of instruments, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,

Robert Trail Library, ages 2-16 years. Kids Nature Art/Kids Corner – Create nature art in the park. Bring a water bottle, 1-3 p.m., Camfield Park, ages 6-12 years. Draw From Your Wild Side – Choose a design, environment and expression, add wacky de-tails. For grade school children. Presented by TC3, also on June 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter, $30, register at www.RosemountArts.com. Pizpor the Magician – Come-dy act depicting a down and out street magician that can never catch a break. Not much goes right for Pizpor, but everyone is in on the fun, 7 p.m., Central Park. Melodrama “A Golden Fleec-ing or the Undermining of Sarah Sweetflowers.” – Come boo the villains and cheer the heroes, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Central Park.

Wednesday, June 24 Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Display – 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Rosemount Community Center. Kids Art in the Park – Face painting, balloon artist, side-walk art, 10 a.m.-noon, Central Park. Superheroes Craft Class – Kids will create three to five superhero crafts. Come dressed up as superheroes, 10:30-noon, Robert Trail Library, ages 5-10 years, register at [email protected] or 952-388-1124. Limited to 12. Flamenco Dancers of “Heart-beat” Flamenco – Experience the Spanish, passionate dances of gypsy bailoaras under the in-struction of Trudy Gustafson of Heartbeat Studios, 7 p.m., Cen-tral Park. Wild Goose Chase Cloggers – Learn about traditional Appa-lachian clogging in a demonstra-tion by 12 dancers, accompanied by live music, 7:30 p.m., Central Park. Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers – World-class Irish dance dem-onstration, 8 p.m., Central Park.

Thursday, June 25 Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Display – 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Rosemount Community Center.

Alpha Bits – Live music for the family, 10 a.m., Central Park. Young Writers Workshop – 10:30-noon, Robert Trail Li-brary, ages 9-12 years, register at https://melsadakota.evanced.info/signup/eventcalendar.aspx or in person at Robert Trail Li-brary. Beginning Sewing Class – Learn to make pajama pants, also on June 26, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Quilter’s Haven, ages 6 and older with adult, $25, plus materials, register at 651-322-7071 or in person at 2930 146th St., Suite 108. Acrylic Painting Sampler – Learn about color mixing, de-sign and composition, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Robert Trail Library, ages 10-16 years, register at https://melsadakota.evanced.info/sign-up/eventcalendar.aspx or in per-son at Robert Trail Library. Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Judge’s Presen-tation – Learn from the profes-sionals as they offer constructive comments on contest entries, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Rosemount Community Center. Guitarist Joe Kelly – 6-9 p.m. Las Tortillas, 15051 Crestone Ave. South of the River Band Con-cert – 7 p.m., Central Park. Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Awards Presen-tation and Open House – 7:30-9 p.m., Rosemount Community Center.

Friday, June 26 Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Photo Contest Display – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Rosemount Community Center. Puppets in the Park – Rose-mount Parks and Recreation Puppet Wagon offers a new en-tertaining and educational show, 9:30 a.m. Camfield; 10:15 a.m. Connemara; 11 a.m. Bloom-field; 11:45 a.m. Jaycee. Art and Science by EcoLab – Create body wash and shampoo to take home, led by EcoLab principal chemist, John Bolduc, 11 a.m., Robert Trail Library, register at www.RosemountArts.com. Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano

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Yoga at Caponi Art Park Families and adults can experience the health and wellness benefits of yoga in the peaceful, tranquil outdoor setting of Caponi Art Park in Eagan. A yoga class open to families will be offered 2-3:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. All ages and genera-tions are encouraged to attend. Bring a yoga mat or towel and water bottle. Class size is limited to 10 families. Cost is $15 per family. Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1668585. An adult yoga class will be 10:30-11:45 a.m. Friday, July 24. Class is designed for all levels and is limited to 25 people. Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1668615. Cost is $10. Contact Caponi Art Park at 651-454-9412 or [email protected] with questions. Further details can be found at ca-poniartpark.org.

Local man designs for theater Burnsville resident Na-than Farley is the set, cos-tume and prop designer for Open Window The-atre’s summer production of “James and the Giant Peach.” He also plays the role of James as an adult. The play runs June 24-28 at Open Window Theatre (Metropolis Min-

neapolis Building), 1313 Chestnut Ave., Suite 102, Minneapolis. Visit http://openwindowtheatre.org/ for more information.

Fine Line concert features AVHS grad Burnsville resident and 2015 Apple Valley High School graduate Scarlett Koenig will be performing her debut concert as a solo vocalist this month at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. Koenig, who performs under the name “Scarlett Taylor,” will be headlining the Fine Line on June 19 on a double bill with Lisa Lonewolf. Koenig released her debut album, “Lucid,” this spring. Samples from “Lucid” are available at https://soundcloud.com/scarlett-taylor-4. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $10 and are available at www.fineline-music.com.

Eagan Art Festival The 21st annual Eagan Art Festival will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Cen-tral Park, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. The free, family-friend-ly, juried art show will celebrate “Eagan Our Home” and will include food, entertainment and art activities. Visit www.

eaganartfestival.org for information.

Fourth of July celebration at Mystic Lake Mystic Lake’s Rock and Rockets Fourth of July Celebration returns this year with another spectacular fireworks display. The free all-ages event will take place out-side Mystic Lake begin-ning at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 4, and will feature live music, food trucks, games and giveaways. Local bands Viva Knievel and Maiden Di-xie will play from 4 to 10 p.m. A variety of food and beverages will be avail-able from food trucks and tents including The An-chor Fish & Chips, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Butcher Salt, Café Racer, Da-Lem-on, Gastrotruck, Falafel King, R.A. MacSammy’s, Ruhland’s Strudel Haus, Taqueria La Hacienda and Tiki Tim’s. Guests are invited to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to the event, which will conclude with fireworks beginning at 10 p.m. The event will take place, rain or shine, in the lower lot near Mys-tic Lake Casino Hotel and The Meadows at Mystic Lake golf course in Prior Lake. Coolers, picnic bas-kets, umbrellas and out-side food and beverages will not be allowed. Visit www.myst ic lake.com/rockandrockets for more details.

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

[email protected].

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

Dance Heartbeat Performing Arts Center will present adaptations of three episodes of “Doctor Who” June 13-14 at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” 1 p.m.; “Shake-speare Code” and “Closing Time,” 6:30 p.m. Call 952-432-7833 for tickets. Tickets also available one hour prior to per-formances at the Eastview box office.

Events/Festivals Farmington Dew Days, June 16-20. Information: www.farmingtondewdays.com. Rosemount ArtBlast, June 18-28. Information: http://www.rosemountarts.com. Hampton Community Days, June 19-20. Information: www.facebook.com/thehamp-tonnews. Eagan Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Infor-mation: www.eaganartfestival.org.

Exhibits “Committed,” an exhibit by abstract painter Lisa Anderson,

is on display through June 14 at Ames Center, 12900 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. A watercolor exhibit by Rita Ryan runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through July 31 at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. An open-ing reception will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 5. Information: 952-985-4640.

Music Jay & Tammy Variety Mu-sic, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June

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Does a kiss on the cheek from your big brother cause you to burst into laughter? Or does it make you want to scream? The girl’s facial expression in this photo, which was published in the Nov. 3, 1980, edition of Thisweek News, confounded even the photographer, Terry Kelley of Burnsville. Kelley, who earned a first-place prize for the image in Thisweek’s reader-submitted photo contest, said he was experimenting with a new flash attachment for his camera when his two kids — 4-year-old Jennifer and 5-year-old Sean — began joking around. He told the newspaper he couldn’t tell whether Jennifer was laughing with delight or crying out in exaggerated torment during the sibling smooch. Emotional ambiguity notwithstanding, the photo was striking enough to claim top billing in that week’s edition, splashed across the front page over headlines that included “Eagan woman visits Cuba” and “Rosemount actress has new role.”

The David Gonzalez Band is bringing its rhythm & blues and Latin music to Apple Valley on Friday, June 12, as part of the summerlong Kelley Park concert series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Admission is free to the 6-9 p.m. concert in the park located at Founders Lane and West 153rd Street in Apple Valley’s Central Village, and vendors will be on hand offering festival food along with wine and beer. The series continues June 19 with a performance by J.D. Steele and the MacPhail Commu-nity Youth Choir, followed June 26 by Twin Cities rock band Circle of Heat. More about the concerts is at Face-book.com/MusicInKelleyPark. (Photo submitted)

Concert in Kelley Park

12, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $12.50. Information: 952-985-4640. Music in Kelley Park fea-turing The David Gonzalez Band, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for pur-chase. Information: http://avar-tsfoundation.org/. Salsabrosa: Salsa Music and Dancing, 6:30 p.m. Sun-day, June 14, part of Caponi Art Park’s Summer Performance Series in the park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphithe-ater, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Opening act: Theatre of Fools. A $5 per person donation is suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or http://www.ca-

poniartpark.org. Los Lonely Boys with Rog-er Clyne & the Peacemakers, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, in the amphitheater at the Min-nesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $44, $56.50 VIP box seat. Informa-tion: http://suemclean.com/. Music in Kelley Park fea-turing J.D. Steele and MacPhail Center for Music, 6-9 p.m. Fri-day, June 19, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Val-ley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Informa-tion: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Bodeans with GB Leigh-ton, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the amphitheater at the Min-nesota Zoo as part of Subway

Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $37, $49.50 VIP box seat. Informa-tion: http://suemclean.com/. Michael McDonald, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $57, $69.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Local Red Bulls military country band, 7-11 p.m. Sat-urday, June 20, Rosemount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rose-mount. Meet and greet post of-ficers. Taco bar fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., $10. South of the River Com-munity Band, 7 p.m. Thurs-day, June 25, at Central Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Sum-mer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather.

Theater “Macbeth,” presented by the Northfield Arts Guild The-ater, 7:30 p.m. June 19-21 and 25-27 in Central Park, 421 Fourth St. E., Northfield. Tick-ets: $17 adults, $12 students and seniors at www.northfield-artsguild.org or 507-645-8877.

Workshops/classes/other 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]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-

tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. 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. Line dance classes for intermediates, 1:30-4 p.m., weekly schedule to be deter-mined at American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Twin Cities dance company Young Dance is set to perform at Caponi Art Park on June 16 as part of the Eagan venue’s ongoing Family Fun Tuesdays series. The youth performers from Young Dance will stage excerpts from “Stories,” their annual spring concert which features tall tales and quirky characters explored through dance. Other June events for Family Fun Tuesdays include a concert by the Sisters of Swing (June 23) and Indonesian dance and music from Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble (June 30). All the Family Fun Tuesdays activities start at 10 a.m. and admission is free with a $4 per person suggested donation. More information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

Young Dance at Caponi


ThisweekendThisweekendWisconsin rock-ers the BoDeans are set to play the Minnesota Zoo’s Weesner Family Amphitheater on June 19. (Photo submitted)

Music amid the animals Music in the Zoo returns with three

months of outdoor concerts Music fans have plen-ty to look forward to this summer at the Minneso-ta Zoo in Apple Valley. The annual Music in the Zoo concert series, held in the zoo’s 1,450-seat Weesner Family Amphitheater, kicks into high gear this month with concerts by Buddy Guy, the BoDeans and others. More than two dozen concerts are scheduled throughout the summer. Between now and the series finale featuring Robert Randolph & the Family Band on Sept. 3, there’s something for music lovers of all stripes. The concerts started earlier this month with a double bill from Gram-my-winning singer-song-writers Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin on June 6. Remaining concerts in June include Los Lonely Boys with Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers (June 16), the BoDeans (June 19), Michael McDon-

ald (June 20) and Buddy Guy with The Record Company (June 26). Other highlights of this summer’s series in-clude Salt-N-Pepa (July 9), Indigo Girls (July 17), Dave Koz (July 18), Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo (Aug. 11) and Tina & the B-Sides (Aug. 15). Tickets, which range from $20 to about $60, can be purchased by phone at 800-514-3849 or online at www.etix.com. VIP box seats along with 10-concert Stand-ing Room Only passes are available through the Etix site. The Minnesota Zoo box office sells available tickets after 6:30 p.m. the night of each con-cert, with concerts start-ing at 7:30 p.m. Concerts are held rain or shine, and there’s a $7 parking charge for the events. The full concert sched-ule is at www.suemclean.com/zoo.

—Andrew Miller

STOP SMOKINGSTOP SMOKINGTODAY’S THE DAYTODAY’S THE DAY


Mom creates website to help connect autistic students with collegeDatabase helps find autistic-friendly post-secondary options

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


Like every mother, Farming-ton’s Dawn Marcotte just wants the best for her children. During her efforts, she found a wealth of information that could help many. Marcotte created a website that went live this month for autistic students and their fami-lies to help them choose the right college or university. “They’re certainly intelligent enough, but they tend to have executive functioning difficul-ties,” Marcotte said. “The au-tistic help out there is focused on children, but children grow up. People don’t seem to focus on that part.” So she created www.ASD-DR.com, a nationwide website designed for students who are

capable of going to college but may need some help finding one and succeeding while there. Autistic students often need extra support because they may have trouble with general life skills and socializing. “Every kid is different,” Marcotte said. “They tend to mature a bit slower.” But like many students, they want to go to college. Marcotte feels that it’s important high-functioning autistic students have that option. “I really believe college is a must, particularly with anyone with special needs, because the unemployment for people with special needs is something like 80 to 90 percent,” Marcotte said. Marcotte gathered the infor-mation using her own experi-ence. When Marcotte’s daughter, who has a high-functioning form of autism, began receiv-ing brochures for college, the two became a bit overwhelmed.

“The idea of going to col-lege, throwing her to the wolves, was scary,” Marcotte said. Marcotte’s daughter, who at-tends Farmington High School, has an individualized education program that accommodates her through school, but colleges don’t have that option. Her worrying intensified. She said different parents are going to worry about different things. “My thing I kept freak-ing out about is taking notes in class because my student couldn’t take notes,” Marcotte said. “Now she types out the notes on an iPad. It’s great.” She didn’t know if that sup-port would be there in college and found it hard to find out exactly what she was looking for on the Internet. Her researched turned up a list of about 300 colleges throughout the country that provide support for students with autism. There are three categories.

Some colleges may offer more academic support and coun-seling. Other colleges may go through a third party. Some don’t offer anything but tend to be more friendly toward autistic students than others. Marcotte’s daughter has nar-rowed her college choices down to about four, all within the Twin Cities area. Marcotte knew she wouldn’t be the only family with this is-sue, so she decided to share her findings on www.ASD-DR.com. “It expands the horizons for a lot of kids who may not have otherwise gone to college,” Marcotte said. “They may not have all the skills to successfully complete college without a little extra experience.” The website also includes ar-ticles to help students prepare for college. “High school mostly fo-cuses on academics but not life skills,” Marcotte said. “(The ar-ticles) may be about how to do

laundry, not that kids without autism know how to do laun-dry. But, how to go to the gro-cery store. What to focus on for sophomore year, junior year. Looking for scholarships. It can be overwhelming for everybody, but it’s specifically hard for kids with autism.” Marcotte hopes to add other features soon such as scholar-ship information. She plans on contacting current college students with autism and sur-veying them about their experi-ences for future articles. She also hopes to update the websites appearance and con-tinually update the database. “I’m not a programmer,” she said. “The next step, I’d like to hire a programmer to make it pretty. Right now I’m trying to get some feedback from people who would use it.”

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Bar – 6:30-9:30 p.m., 14845 S. Rob-ert Trail. Square Dance – Featuring live music by the Eelpout Stringers and square dance caller, Dick Reuter, 7-9 p.m., Central Park. Carbone’s Live Music – Featur-ing acoustic guitar, 9 p.m., 14550 S. Robert Trail. Art in the Stars – Bring bin-oculars, a telescope, or come look through ours, led by Carl Anderson who grew up with a passion for as-tronomy. He built his first telescope at the age of 12 and has since been published in Sky and Telescope Magazine for designing and build-ing a Yolo Telescope. Anderson works at Honeywell Aerospace building ring laser gyroscopes, a few of which are orbiting Mars and ap-proaching Pluto, 10 p.m., half mile south of 160th on Akron Avenue.

Saturday, June 27 Yoga in the Park – Jen Black-burn, Buti Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga teacher will lead session, bring yoga mat or towel. Sponsored by Rose-mount Anytime Fitness, 9-10 a.m., Central Park Amphitheater. Appalachian Dulcimer-Building Class – Make a stringed instrument of the zither family, 1 p.m., Central

Park Shelter, register at www.Rose-mountArts.com. Rosemount’s Sixth Annual Blue-grass Americana Festival – Featuring five bands, including Rosemount’s own Sawtooth Brothers. Food will be available for sale, 4-9 p.m., Cen-tral Park Amphitheater. Long Time Gone, 4 p.m.; Blue Hazard, 5 p.m.; No Man’s String Band, 6 p.m.; Switched at Birth, 7 p.m.; Sawtooth Brothers, 8 p.m. Caricature Artists – Have your caricature done by one of TC3 art-ists for a small fee, 5-9 p.m., Central Park. Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano Mu-sic – 6:30-9:30 p.m., 14845 S. Robert Trail. Strings & S’Mores – Jam session with free s’mores, 9-10 p.m.. Central Park.

Sunday, June 28 Zumba in the Park – Joel and An-gela Johnson, Zumba instructors, sponsored by Rosemount Anytime Fitness, 9-10 a.m., Central Park Amphitheater. Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Piano Mu-sic – 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 14845 S. Robert Trail. John Phillips Sousa Memorial Band Concert – Founded in 1970, this 45-piece concert band will per-form, 7 p.m., Central Park.

ARTBLAST, from 17AGirl Scout Troop earns Bronze Award

Junior Girl Scout Troop 55486, fifth-graders at Parkview Elementary in Rosemount, earned their Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. The troop’s project was called “Wish for a Well.” The girls partnered with Parkview Elementary Student Council to raise money for a water well to be dug in the village of Ilambo, Tanzania, Africa. The troop organized a school-wide presentation about the need for clean water in Tanzania and followed up with two fundraisers to raise the $3,500 needed for the water well. (Photo submitted)

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