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AUGUST 6, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 23

Apple Valley-RosemountApple Valley-Rosemount

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by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

University of Minnesota officials touted plans for a research wind project, grav-el pit and housing develop-ment at UMore Park while some Rosemount residents cited concerns at a July 29 forum. With a $7.9 million fed-eral grant from the Ameri-can Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act, U of M officials are planning to build a 2.3 megawatt Siemens turbine, joining with industry spe-cialists to conduct extensive research projects. The 80-acre experimen-tal research facility, to be lo-cated on the eastern edge of the park’s 5,000 acres, will be unique in the nation.

Through the research, the university’s goal is to find ways to make the amount of electricity gener-ated by wind in the United States increase from 2 per-cent to 20 percent by 2030. Studies will include ex-periments to improve and reduce the costs of wind turbine technologies while developing more efficient operations. The project will involve a collaboration of business, government, education and researchers and is intended to spur economic develop-ment in the Rosemount area, said U of M Electrical Engineering Department Head Dr. Mostafa Kaveh. “This is really a project that is going to be integrat-

ed into the community … its ramifications are very di-rect and immediate,” Kaveh said. He added that additional funding will be needed, and will be sought from other sources, public and private. While the forum was fo-cused on the research proj-ect and the draw it could be for businesses, the universi-ty’s plans to mine gravel for decades and eventually in-troduce a private developer to create a sustainable com-munity was also discussed. Some Rosemount resi-dents, neighbors to the min-ing operation, wind turbine and sustainable commu-nity, questioned aspects of the project and the affect it would have on their homes, lives and property.

UMore wind energy forum draws a crowd

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Dakota County Commissioners Tom Egan and Will Branning discuss UMore Park plans with a resident at the University of Minnesota’s July 29 community forum regarding the mining, wind research and housing plans for the Rosemount area property.

Some residents critical of University of Minnesota’s plans

ROSEMOUNT


Rosemount voters will narrow the city council race from six to four candidates in the primary Aug. 10. Running against incum-bents Mark DeBettignies and Kim Shoe-Corrigan are Maila Ellefson, Tim Judy, Joe Kurle, and Dennis Win-sor.Mark DeBettignies DeBettignies, a business manager and 26-year Rose-mount resident, said his top priorities include public safety and marketing for commercial and industrial development in Rosemount. In addition, he said maintaining city services while holding the line on taxes, land use, future devel-opment plans for UMore, and transportation are key issues. “I not only have experi-ence but also the passion to give back to this community to make sure that it retains its rich past but also under-standing that development will occur. It then becomes

even more important to me that this development hap-pens in a proper manner,” DeBettignies said. A city council mem-ber since 2002 and former planning commissioner, DeBettignies has served on numerous government task forces and in leadership roles with the Junior Cham-ber International. DeBettignies counts balancing the budget and reducing the city’s tax bur-den on residents among the council’s top accomplish-ments.Kim Shoe-Corrigan Shoe-Corrigan, a city council member since 2002, is an Eagan High School Social Studies teacher, who also served seven years on the city’s Planning Commis-sion. She said her priorities on the council are working on budget issues and future plans for the UMore prop-erty. In addition, she cited the board’s focus on exploring partnerships to build ad-

ditional athletic fields, im-prove Steeple Center and build a senior center. Shoe-Corrigan said working with the county and library board to locate, build, and open the library is a major accomplishment of the council, as is working to keep downtown vibrant. “I bring 15 years of

experience to the job. I have worked hard to make thoughtful and sound deci-sions,” Shoe-Corrigan said.Maila Ellefson Ellefson, one of 26 can-didates who ran for the Rosemount City Council in 2008, said she has enjoyed many leadership positions,

Six candidates vie for two Rosemount City Council seats

Voters to narrow candidate choices for Nov. 2 general election

Polling locations have not changed since the 2008 election. Visit pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us to see a Rose-mount precinct map. If you are still not sure where to vote, contact City Hall at (651) 423-4411.

Precinct 1: Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert TrailPrecinct 2: Community of Hope Lutheran Church, 14401 Biscayne Ave. W.Precinct 3: Shannon Park Elementary, 13501 Shannon ParkwayPrecinct 4: Lighthouse Community Church, 3285 144th St. W.Precinct 5A: Central Park Shelter, 2893 145th St. W.Precinct 5B: Jaycee Park Shelter, 15425 Shannon ParkwayPrecinct 6: Rosemount United Methodist Church, 14770 Canada Ave. W.

ROSEMOUNT POLLING LOCATIONS

See UMore, 16A

See Council, 16A

Council likely to forward plans to redevelop commercial area

210 acres consideredgateway to Rosemount


The Rosemount City Council was expected to ap-prove a funding application Wednesday to continue plans to redevelop an area consid-ered the southern gateway into the city. The 210-acre site, bound on both sides of South Rob-ert Trail, between County Roads 42 and 46 with the Union Pacific rail line on the east, Chilli Court to the south, is home to many com-mercial buildings determined to have outlived their useful-ness. Many of the buildings are over 25 years old, accord-ing to the city’s application, which seeks $23,500 from the Metropolitan Council’s Liv-able Communities funding to create a redevelopment plan for the 48-parcel area. The city has been working with businesses, developers and landowners for the last several years to plan redevel-

opment of the area. Affected businesses in-clude staples like Carlson Tractor, while the southern half includes a mix of farm fields, a former village dump, a car repair business and a natural gas storage facility. If funding is approved, the plan will evaluate what busi-nesses and uses are suitable to remain in the north half of the project area and create a redevelopment strategy for other parcels and buildings. According to the city’s ap-plication, the plan will also evaluate the best and highest development scenario for the south half along with ad-dressing brownfield clean up and redevelopment. City goals for the plan are to add an important tax base while providing additional jobs for residents.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Rosemount misses in ‘Tennis Town’ bid


Rosemount missed its bid to be named the na-tion’s best tennis town, but did win honorable mention in the contest and a $2,000 prize. Online voters for the United States Tennis As-sociation honor selected Atlanta, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Richmond, Va., as the top contenders out of the 10 finalists. Representatives from each of those cities will ap-pear at the U.S. Open in New York over Labor Day weekend where the title-winning town will be an-nounced. Mike Hatlen, a tennis

parent and active booster club member, submitted an essay to enter the contest as part of a collaborative effort between the city of Rose-mount and the Rosemount Boys Tennis Boosters. He called the process a great community effort, and said if the opportunity pres-ents itself again next year, it’s likely they may compete again. “Win, lose or draw, I think we definitely benefit-ted from being part of the nomination process,” he said.


by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Two area residents are battling each other for the right to run against a for-midable foe, U.S. Rep. John Kline, in November’s election. Dan Powers of Burnsville, the en-dorsed Democratic candidate, is in a scrappy fight with former state Rep. Shelley Madore of Apple Valley, who is challenging Powers in an Aug. 10 DFL Party primary. The winner will face Kline, a Lakev-ille Republican who’s had a lock on the 2nd District congressional seat since first winning in 2002. Both candidates sought endorsement at the 2nd District DFL convention in April. Powers, who had announced his candidacy 10 months before, beat Ma-

dore, who entered the race in Janu-ary. Madore, 47, en-tered the conven-tion saying she’d honor its endorse-ment. But days later, the former Dis-trict 37A state representative broke her pledge, complaining that Powers’ first-quarter fundraising numbers were ane-mic and that many DFLers had asked her to stay in the race. Madore raised more before the con-vention than Powers, but he leads now, having raised $81,542 through July 21, according to the Federal Election Com-mission. Madore had raised $42,139.

Kline? $1.13 million. Powers claimed po-litical-action committee and DFL Party donations in ad-dition to $34,301 in individ-ual donations and $35,100 from the candidate himself. Madore claimed no

PAC or party contributions. “We have (fundraising) goals. We haven’t quite been reaching them,” said Powers, 46, a former employee of Sela Roofing who has also worked as a private contractor and says running for Congress is now his full-time job. “It’s been slower because of the pri-mary. A lot of (potential donors) were

DFLers fight for right to take onwell-funded Kline in November

Burnsville’s Powers, Apple Valley’s Madore face off Aug. 10ROSEMOUNT

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Powers Madore

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Apple Valley seniors The following activities have been planned by the Apple Valley seniors. All activities are at Hayes Com-munity and Senior Center (14601 Hayes Road), except as otherwise noted. For more information, call (952) 953-2345. Monday, Aug. 9: Morn-ing stretch, 10 a.m.; bridge, 12:45 p.m.; pool, 1 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; yoga, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10: Quilt-ing bees, 9 a.m.; “hand and foot” card playing, 1 p.m.; cribbage, 1 p.m.; Tuesday Painters, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11: Dia-per sewing, 9:15 a.m.; yoga, 9:45 a.m.; morning stretch, 10 a.m.; dominoes, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12: Line dancing, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; pool, 1 p.m.; hardan-ger, 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13: Morning stretch, 10 a.m.; genealogy, 11 a.m.; Q-Chicks (ladies pool), 1 p.m.

by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Those student athletes who need physicals are going to have to look outside the school this year. Summer physical exam clinics are among the pro-grams cut as part of the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district’s $15 million in budget cuts and adjustments for the 2010-2011 school year. Competition from retail clinic stores such as Minute Clinic and Target and from private practices has led to decreased use of the school service, said district nursing coordinator Jane Schleisman. “We were a duplication of services,” she said, adding that “a lot of clinics advertise for sports physicals.” As a result, the program has lost money the past three years, she said. So when district adminis-trators and the school board asked Schleisman to make some program cuts, the sum-mer screenings were high on the list. “I looked for things (to cut) that didn’t affect the integrity of the school-year programs,” she said.

The cut will provide the district with an annual sav-ings of $8,300, said finance director Jeff Solomon. This is small when compared to the $300 million budget of the 29,000-student school district, but when it comes to fiscal management, every little bit counts. The district charged $20 for the physicals, which are required for those students in-terested in becoming athletes. Regardless of the program cut, Schleisman said, the phys-icals are still required. In addition to this cut, Schleisman also cut an un-der-utilized ninth grade vi-sion screening program and a two-hour clerical position. The latter, Schleisman said, because it will leave one nurse with more than 2,000 students without support. In spite of this, Schleisman said she has never felt slighted by the administration. “I’ve never felt like a lone ranger being a nurse,” she said. “We’re lucky in our district to have an amicable relationship with all administration.”

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected].

Summer physicals cut in 196

A Burnsville convenience-store clerk is charged with making terroristic threats for allegedly threatening a couple after they asked if the wom-an’s son could use the bath-room. The woman and her boyfriend told police an employee of Super Gas USA threatened to shoot them and wielded a baseball bat as if he were going to hit the man. The incident occurred on July 28 at about 2:50 p.m. at Super Gas USA, 1500 South-cross Drive W. The employee, 47-year-old Mahmoud Ahmed Alsharif, admitted to police that he was upset with the couple because they weren’t customers and

came in only to use the bath-room, according to the crimi-nal complaint filed in Dakota County District Court. He admitted to grabbing the bat and to making a com-ment about shooting the cou-ple, the complaint said. In addition to coming in to find a bathroom for the woman’s 4-year-old son, her boyfriend asked to use a fau-cet to fill his water bottle, the complaint said. Alsharif said the bathroom and faucet were for customers only. The man told police that Alsharif began yelling and threatened to shoot them. He said Alsharif dug under the counter for something, and when the man asked what it was, Alsharif put his hand

into the shape of a gun and said, “I’m going to shoot you in the head!” Police found a BB gun un-der the counter, the complaint said. When Alsharif couldn’t find a gun, he reached to his left and grabbed a silver base-ball bat, the complaint said. The couple told police Alsharif followed them and the boy out of the store, hold-ing the bat above the man’s head as if he were gong to hit him. The woman had tried to buy a bottle of juice, but Alsharif pushed it away and said “he was not a slave,” ac-cording to the complaint.

— John Gessner

Clerk allegedly threatens couple

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staying out until after the endorsement, and those people have been locking in.” After counting Powers’ PAC, party and personal funds, Madore claims that “his fundraising is worse than mine. I have over 240 people who have do-nated,” more than Powers, she said. Powers said the hard work he did to win con-vention delegates has con-tinued in the primary race. “I’m doing these little town-hall meetings,” he said. “I’ve had over 40. I believe the number of parades now is over 25.” In coordination with the state party, his campaign has made “thousands and thousands of door-knocks and phone calls,” Powers said. “I think experience is the thing that separates us immensely,” said Madore, who won her state legisla-tive seat in 2006 and was defeated in her first re-election bid by Republican Tara Mack. “It’s not just a little bit, it’s a lot.” Madore said that on July 1 she kicked off her “35 Cent Tour,” a shot at

Primary/from 1A Kline for his stand against seeking congressional earmarks for his district. Madore claims that for every federal tax dollar paid in the 2nd District, only 35 cents is spent here. Both DFLers op-pose Kline’s no-earmark stance. Madore said she’s been visiting projects in coun-ties across the district “that have been stalled because of a lack of fed-eral funding from John Kline.” Powers said he’s been emphasizing energy in-dependence on the cam-paign trail and that Ma-dore has been “absent on this issue.” Energy independence offers “so many different areas we can work on for jobs,” Powers said.

Madore said her cam-paign emphasis on infra-structure is resonating with people. “I’ve been very focused on presenting the vot-ers my plan to beat John Kline. Where we are with regards to beating Dan Powers, I don’t know. It’s unfortunate that he’s just kind of hiding behind marching in parades.” Said Powers, “We’ll talk about the infrastruc-ture needs in the district. I think there’s a lot we can do in Congress on the federal side. Shelly really hasn’t been around do-ing anything since April 10. All of a sudden she jumps in with this 35 Cent Tour in the last week and a half.” Madore said Pow-ers has ducked her chal-

lenges to debate. Powers’ campaign manager, Mary Breitenstein, said the can-didates have appeared on the same stage 17 times. Powers has been en-

dorsed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 789 and the Minnesota Nurses As-sociation. Madore has been en-

dorsed by Education Minnesota.

John Gessner is at [email protected].

Rosemount Leprechaun Days celebration continues with parade

Photos by Rick Orndorf

The Rosemount High School Competition Cheerleading Squad sends up a cheer and sends a cheerleader into the sky during the Rosemount Leprechaun Grand Day Parade.

The Rosemount High School marching band was among the first units to lead

the Rosemount Leprechuan Days Grand Day Parade on Saturday, July 31.

The Rosemount American Legion Color Guard marched in the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Day Parade on Saturday, July 31.

Girl Scouts from Troop 3577 passed out small American flags to children along the Rosemount Leprechaun Day Grand Day Parade route.

Cameron Lopez waits with his baseball hat open for more candy that is being tossed along the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Day Parade route.


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Cyril Paul & the Calypso Monarchs will deliver music from the Caribbean and West Indies from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Eagan Market Fest on the festival grounds of the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Market Fest, a free community event which runs Wednesdays through mid-September, is part farmers’ market and part community festival, and each week features food and artisan vendors along with live entertainment. More information about the event is at www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest.

Rasmussen College, 3500 Federal Drive, Eagan, will host a Career and Network-ing Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. Prior to the career fair, the college will offer an online webinar on making a positive impression with employers, overall success

tips, general interview eti-quette and more. This series will run online at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 12. Register by visiting www.Rasmussen.edu/preparefor-fair. For more information, call (651) 687-0507.

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Aws-ParkerDennis and Kathleen Parker

announce the engagement andforthcoming marriage of their sonKyle Matthew Parker to JessicaErin Aws of Maple Valley, WA.,daughter of Karen and MichaelAws. Kyle is a 2003 graduate ofApple Valley High School, earnedhis Bachelor’s Degree from St.John’s University in 2007 and wascommissioned as an officer intothe United States Army throughthe ROTC program at St. John’s.Capta in Parker i s current lydeployed to Iraq, serving as theExecutive Officer for the HHC1-38th Infantry Battalion, 4-2Stryker Brigade. His f iance,Jessica, is a 2006 graduate ofTahoma High School, a 2009graduate of the University ofWashington with a Bachelor’sDegree in Anthropology, and iscurrently completing her MastersDegree in Medieval Archeologya t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Y o r k ,England.

An October 16, 2010 wedding isplanned at St. Barbara’s CatholicChurch in Black Diamond, WA.The couple will move to Colum-bus, GA in December for Kyle todo his Captains Career Course atFt. Benning before his next postassignment.

Larsen-Tveitbakk

Heather Marie Larson, daugh-ter of David and Patricia Larsonof Apple Valley and Jamie Krist-jon Tveitbakk, son of Ronald andKaren Tveitbakk of Chisago Cityare pleased to announce theirengagement and upcoming mar-riage.

Heather is a 1999 graduate ofEastview High School, and a 2003graduate of Dakota CountyTechnical College with an Associ-ate of Applied Science Degree inthe Nursing program. Heatherhas been a Licensed PracticalNurse for a family practice clinicin Eagan for the last seven years.

Jamie is a 1996 graduate ofChisago Lakes High School and a2000 graduate of Bethel Univer-sity in St. Paul with a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Psychology. Jamieis a Local Sales Assistant forKMSP Fox 9 News in Eden Prai-rie.

An August 21,2010 wedding isplanned in Eagan, with the recep-tion to follow at Crystal LakeGolf Course in Lakeville. Thecouple will reside in Apple Valley.

Birk-FongStacey Birk, daughter of Rich

and Kay Birk of Apple Valley,and Richard Fong, son of Donand Wendy Fong of Blooming-ton, announce their engagement.

Stacey is a 2006 graduate ofEastview High School and a 2010graduate of Gustavus AdolphusCollege. She is employed withAon Benefield.

Richard is a 2006 graduate ofBloomington Kennedy HighSchool and a 2010 graduate ofGustavus Adolphus College. Heis employed with The CliftonGroup.

An August 14, 2010 is planned.

Giles-GephartKristin Kathryn Giles, daugh-

ter of David and Tamara Giles,and Michael John Gephart, sonof Wendy Gephart and KevinGephart, are happy to announcetheir engagement.

Kristi is a 2003 graduate ofEagan High School and a 2007graduate of Winona State Uni-versity. Mike is a 2002 graduateo f L u t h e r H i g h S c h o o l( L a C r o s s e , W I ) a n d a 2 0 0 7graduate of Winona State Uni-versity.

An August 14, 2010, wedding isp lanned at Easter LutheranChurch in Eagan.

Look Who’s 50!Joni Marie!

August 11, 1960Love Always,

Dad

IsabelleLook who’s 5 on August 5th!Happy Birthday, Isabelle!Love, Nana & Bumpa

ZachArnold & Annette Zach, will be

celebrating their 40th WeddingAnniversary on August 21, 2010.

There will be an Anniversaryreception on August 21st from2PM to 4PM at the VFW Post210 in Lakeville for family andfriends to share this wonderfulmilestone in their lives.

SpandeTrevor and Mary are celebrat-

ing their 10th anniversary onAugust 16th. Ten years ago, mylife of happiness started when yousaid I DO. I can't believe howquickly time flies, it feels like onlyyesterday. I love you very much,baby!!

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Jerry Erickson (C. Gerald), age81 of Lakeville, went to Jesuspeacefully on July 30,2010. Jerryserved his county in the US AirForce. He is preceded in death bysister, Lois Schaefer. Survived bywife of 56 years, Martha (nee'Bl i ss ) , chi ldren Deb (Doug)Anderson, Scott (Cindy) Erick-s o n ; g r a n d c h i l d r e n B r y a n ,Calista, Heather & Jesse, and sis-ter, Marge Brown. Jerry was thefounder of Erickson Drug. Hegave 47 years of selfless dedica-t i o n t o t h e c o m m u n i t y o fLakeville serving as a profes-sional & personal role modelexemplifying the spirit & goals ofcivic involvement, overall goodcharacter & citizenship. He wasone of the founders of Lakeville’sPan-O-Prog community celebra-tion. On July 6, 2010, the CityCouncil of the City of Lakeville,in recognition and appreciationof Jerry’s contributions to thecommunity, inducted Jerry as aLakeville Pioneer and directs thata plaque be dedicated in hishonor at Pioneer Plaza in down-town Lakeville. A Celebration ofLife was held on Monday August2, 2010 at Hosanna! Church,Lakevi l le . In l ieu of f lowersmemorials preferred to the Fam-ily for Jerry’s favorite involve-ments or Fairview Home Care &Hospice.

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Anita I. WatrudAge 88 of Rogers, MN for-

merly of Apple Valley passedaway July 26, 2010 in Rogers.Anita was a member of the East-ern Star- Minnehaha Chapter andApple Valley Women’s MorningGolf League. She is preceded indeath by her husband, Car lWatrud; great granddaughter,Natal ie Anderson; Sibl ings ,Charles Ganske, Shirley Avery,Mike and Jerry Ganske. Sur-vived by her loving children,Judith (James) Meyer, Karla(David) Buckner, John (Nancy),Joel (Julie) and Kathy (Dennis)Anderson; 12 grandchildren and12 great grandchildren; In Laws,Harlan Avery and Doris & JennyGanske. Many nieces and neph-ews. Funeral service was heldWednesday, August 4, 2010 at 11AM at Grace Lutheran Church,7800 W. CO Rd. 42., Apple Val-ley, MN. Interment Acacia ParkCemetery, Mendota Heights,MN. Memorials will be donatedto the Shriners Hospital for chil-dren, Alzheimer Research orGrace Lutheran Church.

Camilla Ipsen(Porter)Age 73, preceded in death by par-ents Lyle & Leona and son ScottSurvived by husband Jeremy,children Greg and Erin (Troy), 6grandchildren and 2 great-grand-aughters. A memorial will be heldAug. 8th from 12-6 at 379 MapleIsland Rd Burnsville MN 55306.Phone 651-315-1097.

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Dakota County Briefs

Residents with private wells for drinking water can have their water tested for nitrate for free during the Dakota County Fair. Nitrate is the most com-mon source of groundwa-ter contamination. Testing will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednes-day, Aug. 11, and Thurs-day, Aug. 12, in the Horti-culture and Foods Building and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 14, in the 4-H Building. Test results will be available in minutes. Water samples may also be dropped off at the Hor-ticulture and Foods Build-ing anytime during build-ing hours, Monday, Aug. 9, through Sunday, Aug. 15. Dakota County will test the samples and mail the results to well owners. The testing service is not

for residents who get home drinking water from a city water system. For testing, bring one cup of water in a small, clean bottle or jar to the nitrate clinic. Collect the water sample just before leaving for the fair. Clearly label samples from dif-ferent wells. To check if a water treatment system, such as a reverse osmosis unit (not a water softener), is working properly to re-move nitrate, bring samples marked before and after. Information for well owners about how to re-duce or remove nitrate will also be available. For information about private wells, contact the Dakota County Water Resources Department at (952) 891-7000.

County offers free well-water testing for nitrate at the fair

Gun club offers free training The Dakota County Gun Club has been pro-viding community service events free of charge to women and youth for sev-eral years. Upcoming events in-clude: • “Ladies Day at the Range” on Aug. 21. Par-ticipants will shoot a va-riety of firearms includ-ing handguns, rifles, black powder guns and shotguns with the help and supervi-sion of experienced men-tors. • “Family Upland Bird Day” on Sept. 25. This is a joint program co-spon-sored with the DNR’s “Be-come a Outdoor Woman” program. Families will get

the opportunity to learn and participate in upland bird hunting demonstra-tions and shooting of shotguns under the direct supervision of experienced mentors. • Youth training takes place Saturdays, Aug. 7 and 21, with instruc-tion on the proper use of .22’s, shotgun and archery equipment. All ammuni-tion and equipment are provided free of charge. One-on-one instruction is provided under the super-vision of DNR certified firearm safety instructors. For more information, call the Dakota County Gun Club at (952) 985-3248.


Opinion

Masin has not drafted, passed many billsTo the editor: I am responding to inac-curate claims in a letter to the editor by Avi Meshar. My House District 38A op-ponent Sandra Masin has not personally drafted and passed very many bills. In 2008, Minnesota Public Radio rated all of the state legislators on how much legislation they worked on. Masin was the least effec-tive legislator – she was last on the list with a score of 2. What legislation has she researched and offered her-self ? I have more experience with drafting and passing legislation than my oppo-nent. I have been a citizen advocate at the Capitol for 21 years, and Masin has been a legislator for four years. I have spent numer-ous hours at the Capitol as a volunteer, and I have never been paid. I have been a member of a Su-preme Court task force and involved with several state task forces. I have worked with many people to get bills passed. I am currently with the Cooperative Parenting Co-alition. I have worked on three major legislative issues that took several years to pass and numerous smaller bills and amendments. I helped draft and get passed the Visitation bill, the Co-operative Parenting bill, and the Income Shares Child Support Guidelines bill. I worked with people who had different interests and got the legislation passed.

DIANE ANDERSONEagan

Editor’s note: The writer

is the Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 38A.

Sterner says he supports educationTo the editor: The 2010 campaign sea-son is officially underway. In the months ahead, can-didates for office will be sharing their ideas about how best to deal with the challenges facing Minneso-ta and asking you to make decisions that will affect the future of our state. Constructive dialogue about different approaches between the people who wish to represent you is a positive thing. It represents the sort of civic engagement for which Minnesota stands out among other states. What is not so positive is the negative campaigning and intrusion by outside parties into local races that has become all too common in recent years. Already, outside groups are engaged in negative campaign tactics that will distort my record and mis-characterize my votes. Just last week, a special interest group attacked me for my efforts to keep high quality teachers in our classrooms. Let me be clear – I sup-port high standards for teachers, and thorough and thoughtful methods of as-sessing quality teaching. But the changes proposed this year could have opened the door to thousands of undertrained teachers com-ing into our classrooms at a time when thousands of highly qualified and well trained teachers – including more than 100 right here in District 196 – are los-ing their jobs due to school

budget cuts. The proposal I disagreed with did nothing to help our local schools. To suggest otherwise is pure fiction. The message I hear ev-ery day is that you want an end to the partisanship that blocks progress. While some may try to cloud the issues or distort important debates that take place at the Capitol, my simple re-quest to you is this: As we move through the election season, don’t be swayed by high-dollar special interests or negative rhetoric. Instead, please contact me directly with any ques-tions you may have. My votes represent my com-mitment to stand with the citizens of Apple Valley and Rosemount. I will continue working hard to represent you. And as I’ve done since you sent me to work for you, I’ll keep working with all parties to do what’s best for our community. PHILLIP STERNERState representative,District 37B

More Minnesotalosers in DFL raceTo the editor: How about some objec-tive reporting and thinking, ECM Editorial Board? The DFL gubernatorial pri-mary field consists of one of the five worst senators ever to appear in Washing-ton, the husband of a lady who worked at the company involved in one of Minne-sota’s biggest health care scandals and a farm girl who would subsidize every-thing in sight. Minnesota’s low unem-ployment rate has never been the product of DFL “nanny state” thinking but is anchored by its “captains

of industry” and their pro-ductive staffs, plus indepen-dent counselors ready and able to make winners out of losers. I am very acquainted with John Gunyou’s work and philosophy, and he doesn’t come close to filling the bill. Minnesota doesn’t attract top people, electing Karl Rolvaag over Elmer L. Andersen and Al Fran-ken over Norm Coleman, and sending long lists of 4-Fs and incapables to Con-gress and the Senate. Walter Mondale fit both categories neatly. He ran for president against a B-movie actor and was demolished. Many peo-ple that I meet from other parts of the country wonder where our thinking caps are.

FRANKLIN M. WICKERLakeville

Emmer, Dayton,alcohol, drugsTo the editor: The Alliance for a Bet-ter Minnesota felt it was so necessary to bring up Tom Emmer’s DWI arrests, all of which occurred almost 20 or more years ago, and his supposed support for more leniency in regard to the problem, that it spent $500,000 on attack ads. To be fair, Mark Day-ton’s admitted drug and alcohol problems should also be brought up in this campaign, some of which occurred as recently as 2006 while he was still a senator. How do we know Day-ton won’t relapse again? Will he push for leniency and legalization of certain street drugs? How can we be assured that a candidate with this baggage will really make “for a Better Minne-sota”? All fair questions if you’re going to go negative like this. I ran into Tom Emmer before the Leprechaun Days parade today and shared my frustrations with these negative ads. He said he will keep it positive. Good for you, Tom! You’re a better man than I.

DAVID A. CHRISTIANSONRosemount

Tap into resources to help state lead in job growthTo the editor: At a time when the state unemployment rate has in-creased to 8.2 percent (as of March 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), do we have rep-resentation in St. Paul that is willing to exercise courage and political valor by find-ing ways to spur small job growth? For this reason, we are fortunate to have District 37A Rep. Tara Mack as our advocate in the state Legis-lature. Mack has been a propo-nent of finding ways to spur job growth through sup-porting the Angel Investor Tax Credit. This would promote and encourage investments in new ventures that would lead to additional demand for skilled labor. This addi-tional demand would spur job growth. Job growth would allow our district and state to be the beacon of freedom and opportunity for our republic. This is why I support Mack’s work at the Capitol. Her work has been tireless in fighting for Minnesotans that depend on a vibrant and robust economy in or-der to get back on their feet.

DAN RYANBurnsville

Besmirching andsmearing inBills House raceTo the editor: Citing the legacy and honorable deeds of Judy Lindsay is irrelevant to the District 37B House cam-paign of Kurt Bills! Some-how contributors to the letters to Thisweek deign to besmirch anyone with views

other than their own re-gardless of their own men-dacious designs. The coordinated attack to smear Bills by misrepre-senting the virtues of Lind-say should be beneath the dignity of the most odious blatherskite. However, if a balanced budget, adherence to our Constitution, and a dis-inclination to promote a school-fostered homosexual agenda is evil, then what is virtue but a name? And to denigrate Bills for receiving awards to not increase taxes on business speaks loudly to the authors of such repugnant thoughts. Is there a business that sur-vives that is not forced to pass on all expenses, includ-ing taxes, to us consumers? Of course if one’s goal is to increase government and drive away the source of a nation’s wealth (businesses) then we must concede all. For what is this liberty that we all crave but an ideal to be traded for favors gained at the expense and suffering of others?

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Government mustabide by ConstitutionTo the editor: In the United States of America we now have a government that knowingly and maliciously breaks the law of the land. A law that is supposed to protect its citizens. We have a White House that refuses to enforce the law of the land against il-legal entry in this country. To exacerbate this problem these same people will do everything to fine/punish a state that attempts to pro-tect its borders against law-breakers. The largely unspoken reason for this travesty is that the prevailing party in power expects to make huge gains at the voting booth by attempting, by hook or by crook, to declare amnesty

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This week Dakota County Fair will sell pass-ports to fun welcoming the public to come out and play. I say the county fair is the perfect ending to summer and a chance to check out the best of the best in local competitions. Veteran, loyal fairgoers know why they return to the fair each year, but I want to appeal to those of you who have not attended the Dakota County Fair. You know who you are. My love for Dakota County Fair stems from my family tra-dition of growing up loving the Iowa State Fair. I can just hear all the folksy Iowa jokes, and that’s okay. I am ready to defend my love for the fair. My parents both grew up on Iowa farms in small towns. I loved hearing stories about farm life and how each summer ended with the county fair, where everyone gathered to celebrate the best of

the best. I remember my cousins from a Mount Ayr farm would mail us newspaper clippings from the fair 4-H competitions that showed them smiling as they stood next to a horse or cow, usu-

ally holding a blue or red ribbon. This was the ultimate in cool for me growing up in Des Moines with only a corn field growing at the top of a hill in my back yard. My excitement and envy was not about the fair ribbons, but the adventure in caring for your own farm animal. As a youngster the fair was about carnival rides – the double Ferris wheel, the tunnel of love ride and the huge skyscraper slide. As an adolescent, the fair was about meeting my friends and at-tending live rock concerts. My dad was the most loyal fair-goer who never missed an Iowa State Fair. He attended nearly ev-ery day in the last few years of his life, wearing his large straw hat to keep the sun off his face and away

from his bald head as he walked with a fanny pack and an icy wa-ter bottle. My dad loved the photography in the arts building since that was his hobby. He also liked to investi-gate the varied industries building where he queried inventors and local business people about their line of work. When my dad passed away two years ago, my sister and I dedi-cated a permanent memorial in honor of my dad’s love for the Iowa State Fair. Today a black granite memorial stone sits prom-inently in a brick walkway leading up to the grandstand ticket office, engraved with the words: “Roger Smith loved the fair. Watch over us at the fair. Your family and friends love and miss you.” Carrying on the love of the fair to a new generation, my son loves the Dakota County Fair. He won two ribbons last year in the original Lego creation 4-H ex-hibit, and this year he is hard at work to top last year. He is also contemplating entering his home-

grown vegetables from his garden plot at Dakota Kids junior master gardening camp. Seven years ago we bought a house in Farmington because of its close proximity to the fair-grounds, and now each summer our family gets our “fair fix” at Dakota County Fair. We admit there is no desire to venture out to the Minnesota State Fair. Like my dad, I like the arts building and each year I am amazed at the diverse talent in photography, fine art, painting, pottery and quilting. Like my dad, I take my time to study each color and black-and-white photograph on display to see why it is appeal-ing and why I want to return for a closer look. I look forward to visiting the 4-H building and seeing the woodworking, sewing, gardening and even homemade pie and salsa recipe entries. Horses, cows, sheep and pigs take center stage in the 4-H barns. Stories of how each animal is wor-thy to show at the fair are posted

with details of how each animal was cared for by a young boy or girl. I anticipate drinking the re-freshing iced cup of lemonade made at Dakota City. The lemon-ade, made with homemade sweet sugar syrup, fresh lemons and lots of ice, is popular and sells well. This year I look forward to photographing the fair for the newspaper while looking for a good story waiting to be told. I anticipate family fair day when my family heads out to the fair to seek fun, frivolity and adventure. I challenge any fair skeptic to visit this year’s Dakota County Fair, which runs from Aug. 9-15, and let the fair win you over with the best in show of ingenuity, cre-ativity and hard work.

Kara Hildreth is Farmington edi-tor of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. She can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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ThisweekendThisweekend

theater and arts calendar

music calendar

by Kara HildrethTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Fairgoers can chill un-der tall trees in Dakota City with an ice cream cone, an old-fashioned root beer float or a slice of watermel-on while listening to many free musical acts during the Dakota County Fair. Mary Hendricks, Dako-ta City board member and chair of new musical enter-tainment at Dakota City, said there will be many new family-friendly entertain-ment acts lined up to per-form at Dakota City during fair week from Aug. 9-15. Musician Marv Gohman will bring his new group Hitchville to Dakota City to perform favorite songs with his harmonica, guitar, mandolin and fiddle. “Gohman performed with the Rembrandts mu-sical group that played the song from the popular TV show “Friends,” Hendricks said. Local Dakota County musician Joshua Kloyda,

22, from Nashville, Tenn., who was born and raised in the Apple Valley and Rose-mount area, will perform his blues and folk music style with a Tennessee hill country flavor at Dakota City. “He (Kloyda) has been a skateboarder, hippie and God-fearing traveler that is home for the summer and a

boy that everyone gravitates towards,” Hendricks said. Many musicians and bands signed to perform in Dakota City are regular musical acts that perform live at the Ugly Mug in Farmington. “We will have many free entertainment acts inside the bandstand in Dakota City and diverse music

songs from Woody Guthrie to John Mellencamp – from the early days up to the 1980s,” Hendricks said. Gordon Fredrickson will share his storytelling. He is well known for writ-ing children’s stories about farm life during the holi-days in the 1950s. The Alzen Family band from Wisconsin will sing

gospel, bluegrass and folk music under the tent at Da-kota City. The popular Dakota City Review will enter-tain fairgoers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night and 7 p.m. Friday under the Da-kota City tent.“Marv (Gohman) will be the master of ceremonies and he will play his har-monica, fiddle and guitar – he is phenomenal and he can buzz right in there with anybody,” said Hendricks. Wes and Dawn Coyour’s “Remember Family” will entertain audiences and Aces Wild Rockin’ Blues Band is slated to perform under the bandstand. “These bands are all great and it will be time to

get out your dancing shoes to have a great time,” Hen-dricks said. The outdoor historical museum Dakota City will offer many free historical activities such as the daily popular tractor parade at 1 p.m. that starts by the drug store and runs through the village. A horseshoe pitching ex-hibition will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at The Depot in Dakota City. “Dale Lipovsky, a three-time world champion and 27 time state champion for horse shoe pitching, will be at the exhibition,” Hen-dricks said. “We plan to give inter-generational entertainment during the fair,” Hendricks said. “Dakota City is a diamond in the rough out there and there are many folks that do not know about us and may enjoy learning about the past.” For more information on Dakota City Heritage Village entertainment, check out www.dakotacity.org.

Kara Hildreth is at [email protected].

Dakota City features free musical acts during the fair

Photos submitted

Local Dakota County musician Joshua Kloyda (left) and former Rembrandts band member Marv Gohman (above) are among performers at Dakota City Heritage Village dur-ing the fair.

Dakota City Heri-tage Village will feature a diverse menu of free entertainment during the Aug. 9-15 Dakota County Fair. Call (651) 460-8050 or check out www.dakotacity.org for more information.

IN BRIEFPerformances in

the bandstand and under the tent

The Larry Carlton Trio will kick off the seventh an-nual Burnsville Art and All That Jazz Festival on Aug. 20 with an 8 p.m. perfor-mance on the Main Stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Perhaps best known for his work with Steely Dan, guitarist Larry Carlton has performed on more than 100 albums that have gone gold or platinum. He is a 16-time Grammy nominee and three-time Grammy winner. Regular tickets are $32, with VIP tickets available for $152. VIP ticket pack-ages include a preshow re-ception, prime seating and a meet and great with Carlton after the show. Tickets for this event can

be purchased at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter box office, through tick-etmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-2787. The Art and All That Jazz Festival is a free event taking place in Nicollet Commons Park on Sat-urday, Aug. 21. The event will feature headliner Jesse Cook, Lao Tizer with Kar-en Briggs, Chieli Minucci, Steve Clarke and the Work-ing Stiffs and the Penguins. Jack Brass will open the Saturday festival at noon. In addition to musicians, art and food, there will be an Instrument Petting Zoo, a new child-friendly sec-tion in the park hosted by CDLC Preschool. For more information, visit www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.

Larry Carlton Trio kicks off Burnsville’s Art and All That Jazz Festival on Aug. 20

Photo submitted

The Larry Carlton Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, to kick off the seventh annual Burnsville Art and All That Jazz Festival.

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: [email protected].

Performances ISD 191 Community Educa-tion and The Play’s the Thing Productions will present “Annie Jr.” at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $12/adults and $10/seniors/students and are available at the box office or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information go to www.burnsvil-lepac.com/.Events The Art and All that Jazz Festival will be held Aug. 20-21 at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in the Heart of the City, Burnsville. Information: www.burnsvilleartjazz.com. Colleen Raye’s Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline will come to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Tickets will be on sale ($18/adults, $16/students) beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at tick-etmaster.com or at the box of-fice.Comedy “Times are Tough … Laugh-ing is Easy” comedy showcase presented by the MinneHAHA Comedy Club at 9:30 p.m. Aug.

20 and 21 at Jensen’s Sup-per Club, 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Comedian Tam-my Nerby headlines with special guest Elaine Thompson. Admis-sion: $12.50. For reservations log onto www.minnehahacomedy-club.com or call (612) 860-9388.Classes/workshops Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville will offer Summer Teen Drawing and Painting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mondays throughout the summer. Register at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Brushworks School of Artin Burnsville offers Family Friday Art Day on Aug. 27. Cost: $60 per family of four. For informa-tion and to register: www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Brushworks School of Artoffers visual art classes at the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter. Mini Masters, paint like Picasso (Aug. 12). Fairy Artfor ages 5-11, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Art Around the World in America for youth on Aug. 12-13, 10 a.m. to noon. All supplies included with registra-tion. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club

meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134.

In The Company of Kids Creative Arts Center presents the Fairytale Adventures Pro-gram, a music-based based dance program for parents and children. Newborns to age 3 welcome with parent or care-giver. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information or visit www.cokartscenter.com. Register now for summer classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are offered for all ages from age 4 through adult. A va-riety of schedules and course offerings are available. For a complete listing visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 686-9134.

Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota.

Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-

ington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833.

Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration information, visit www.lakevil-lemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.

DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance pro-gram will hold a “First Friday” dance event on the first Friday of each month. Latin/swing/ballroom class from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a two-hour “prac-tice session” from 7 to 9 p.m. The lesson is free. The “practice session” is $12 per family (high school students are free) or $7 per person. A partner is not need-ed to participate. The monthly event is at DanceWorks Central, 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Call (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot or visit www.danceworksmn.com. A new five-week session of Adaptive Dance will begin on Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at DanceWorks Performing Arts Center, 17470 Glacier Way, Lakeville. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call (952) 432-7123.

To submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Aug. 6Paul Woell & Company,

7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Critical Mass, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Touched, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Scottie Miller, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Joshua Kloyda, 8:30 to 11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau

Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Saturday, Aug. 7James Nels Carey, 7:30 to

10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Sunset Strip, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Neptune Cocktail, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. TBA, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Monday, Aug. 9 Open mic, 9 p.m., Bogart’s

Place, 14917 Garrett Ave. S., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Wednesday, Aug. 11Mike Bruno, Enjoy! Res-

taurant, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley, (952) 891-6569.

Thursday, Aug. 12In2ition, Babe’s Music Bar,

20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

The Feelin’ (piano bar), 9:30 p.m., Ansari’s Mediter-ranean Grill and Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Court, Eagan, (651) 452-0999.

The Big Strong Men, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Friday, Aug. 13Music by Carey Langer,

7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite

100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.Strange Daze, 9:30 p.m.,

Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Shirts & Skins, Babe’s Mu-sic Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Mixed Tape Review, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. TBA, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. East of Innocence, 8 to 11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.


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T H I S W E E K E N D P U Z Z L E P A G E

THISWEEKENDS PUZZLE ANSWERS

Special entertainment and events are planned in Dakota City Heritage Vil-lage during the Aug. 9-15 Dakota County Fair. The Dakota City Re-view Music Show featuring music through the 1980s is scheduled Wednesday through Saturday evenings in the Chautauqua tent and a variety of music will be performed every day in the bandstand and the Dakota City Tent. A complete schedule of each day’s entertainment and events will be available to fair visitors at the admis-sions booths.

All buildings in the vil-lage will be staffed by cos-tumed interpreters to help visitors understand life in the 1900-era village. Hot and cold food, root beer floats and ice cream will be available in the Drug Store with lemonade and watermelon sold outside. Handcrafted dolls and oth-er items will be sold in the Gift Shop. Dakota City Heritage Village is located on the fairgrounds in Farmington. For information about Da-kota City, call (651) 460-8050.

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1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Legos at the Library for ages 6 and older from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Storytime for all ages from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Paper Bag Puppets for ages 5-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. Use con-struction paper, feathers and other art supplies to create paper bag and stick puppets. The Okee Dokee Brothers for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13. This group offers witty lyrics, off-the-wall hu-mor and a unique folk style.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 There’s still time to sign up for the Make A Splash Summer Reading Club. Kids who sign up will be given a form to keep track of the time they read or are read to. Prizes are awarded to partici-pants after five, 10 and 20 hours of reading. Teen Advisory Groups (TAGs) from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9. Design It! String Tele-phones for ages 8-11 from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Set

up a telephone network using paper cups and string. “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” for teens from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Movie is rated PG-13. Underwater Adventures Aquarium for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13. Experience hands-on activi-ties, artifacts and live animals at this program that focuses on how water affects life, how to keep our water clean, and how to make a difference.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Registration for the Summer Reading Program ends on Sat-urday, Aug. 14. Last day for prize pick-up is Saturday, Sept. 4. Handmade Journals for teens from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9. Create your own trea-sured journal with the Eagan Art House. Registration required. Brodini Family Comedy Magic Show for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. “New Moon” for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. Movie is rated PG-13. Library Scavenger Hunt for ages 6-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. Rock the Boat Teen Library Takeover for teens from 6 to

9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13. Teens who participate in the Summer Reading program are invited to an exclusive, after-hours library party. Get a permission slip at the library and turn it in before Aug. 10.

Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Craft Extravaganza for Kids for children ages 4 and older from 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 9. Craft supplies provided. Crazy Harry Plays with Electricity for ages 5-12 from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Learn about the discovery and harnessing of electrical power through demonstrations and hands-on experiments. Anime Drawing for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. Learn how to draw an-ime with the Eagan Art House. Registration required. Schiffelly Puppets Present “Cinder-Freckle-Frog-Faced-Ella” for all ages from 10:30 to 11 a.m. or 1:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 The teen summer reading program, Make Waves at your Library, continues. All teens be-tween 12 and 17 are welcome to come and register for the pro-

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Adler’s Appetite concert Aug. 20 at Elko Speedway Steven Adler, two-season star of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and former drummer of Guns N’ Roses, will hit the stage of Elko Speedway’s Champions Entertainment Centre on Saturday, Aug. 14, with his rock band Adler’s Appetite. The band features its own originals and all the classics of Guns N’ Roses top hits from the Appetite for De-struction album. Admission to the Nas-car Race Series followed by live music from opening band Anchored and Adler’s Appetite is $12 for adults. Tickets are on sale at www.elkospeedway.com or by call-ing (952) 461-7223.

Dinner and a movie night at IMAX The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minne-sota Zoo in Apple Valley will host “Dinner and a Movie Family Night” on Monday, Aug. 16. Guests who purchase one adult admission to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Amazon” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and com-plimentary pizza from Broadway Pizza (while supplies last) before the show. Pizza will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at www.imax.com/min-nesota before and on the day of the event.

gram. Don’t forget to turn in your permission slip for the Friday, Aug. 13, lock-in at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley. Art Detective for ages 7-10 from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. Explore the art of Salvador Dali and Henri Rousseau and create a masterpiece of your own. Registration required. Family Game Night for all ages from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mon-day, Aug. 9. Fun night of Wii and board games. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. Wendy plays guitar and sings original music. Free ticket re-quired. Craft Fair for sellers ages 4-17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. All items must be priced for less than $2. Sellers must register in advance. Happy Feet for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday and Satur-day, Aug. 13 and 14. Leonardo’s Basement shows teens how to make their own shoes. Registra-tion required. Must attend both sessions.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Art Detective for ages 7-10 from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. Explore the art of Salvador Dali and Henri Rousseau and create a masterpiece of your own. Registration required. Book Pass for teens from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. In 10 minutes you read, pass and then choose the book you love. “Pride” for teens from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. Drama based on the true-life story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic 1970s-era schoolteacher. Rated PG-13. The Final Splash with Eric the Juggling Magician for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13. Celebrate the end of the summer reading pro-gram. Outside program, weather permitting.


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All dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. We will not knowingly accept any advertisements that violate Federal or Minnesota laws dealing with discrimination in housing.Celtic rock featured at Music in the Zoo

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Gaelic Storm is bringing its blend of Irish bagpipes, Celtic fiddle, Cajun-style accordions and other instruments to the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley on Thursday, Aug. 12, as part of the summer-long Music in the Zoo concert series. The California-based Celtic rock band, fresh off the release of its album “Cabbage,” takes the stage in the zoo’s amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at Ticketmaster.com.

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Long-term care seminar set Aug. 19 Stacey Bartelson, Ed-ward Jones financial advi-sor in Rosemount, will host a long-term care seminar from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 19, at Fireside Restaurant, 3400 150th St., Rosemount. The seminar will cover common funding options and long-term care insur-ance. The seminar is free, but space is limited. To make a reservation, call Jonay Mey-er at (651) 322-2905.

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Taxes are a necessary evil, but are necessary to fund a limited government. The emphasis is on limited. Finally, we the people need to acknowledge that terrorism, by whatever name, cannot be tolerated, prevailing political correct-ness notwithstanding. Make no mistake, any incursion – no matter how insignificant it might appear – will have huge consequences. Finally it is hoped that everybody inclined to be gullible will reflect on what is in plain sight at the time we must decide at the vot-ing booth. Do we want a government that will truly respect and abide by the Constitution or will we be swayed by promises of handouts?

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The Brothers Frantzich, minus one, to play Music in Kelley Park

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While the The Brothers Frantzich are still set to perform in Apple Valley on Friday, Aug. 13, as part of the summer-long Music in Kelley Park concert series, only half of the singer-songwriter sibling duo will be on stage. Because Paul Frantzich will be on a mission trip to Haiti the night of the concert, his brother Timothy will perform with a group of Twin Cities-area guest musicians that includes Alison Rae, John Munson and Joe Savage. The free concert hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation runs from 6 to 9 p.m. in the park at Fortino and 152nd streets near Enjoy! restaurant. More information is at www.applevalleyarts.org.

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Lakeville

Get a slice: Pizza joints pop up around LakevilleFour different pizza restaurants offer

something different for everyoneby Derrick Williams

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Lakeville is home to the ubiquitous chain restau-rants that offer delivery, but until last fall, the Ole Piper Inn was one of the only family restaurants offering unique pizza choices. But by October, pizza lovers will have plenty of choices. Goodfellas Pizza Bar and Grill opened along Kenrick Avenue near County Road 70 last fall, adding one new pizza option to the mix. By October, Pizza Ranch will occupy a space in the HOM Furniture-anchored strip mall along Interstate 35, and Paradise Pizza and Grill will open in the space once filled by Kazolly’s Sweetshop in downtown Lakeville. “They’re all kind of dif-ferent,” said Dave Olson, Lakeville’s community and economic development di-rector. “They all have their own niche.” Pizza Ranch is an Iowa-based chain that has restau-rants in nine other states. During the Aug. 2 City Council meeting, city plan-ner Daryl Morey said the restaurant will be open in the fall. Pizza Ranch will take over two storefronts in the strip mall adjacent to HOM Furniture. HOM agreed to provide parking in its lot for Pizza Ranch, in part because the

furniture store owns the mall in which the restaurant will lease space. Olson said the restaurant is a buffet-style family res-taurant that doesn’t serve alcohol. Meanwhile, Paradise Pizza will be located at 20731 Holyoke Ave. and is a family restaurant featur-ing gourmet pizza and grill food with a tropical atmo-sphere. Owner Tim Falkenberg owns another location in Savage and is expanding in Lakeville. Olson said the restaurant will offer a small dining area but will be more of a take-out pizza restaurant. Falkenberg didn’t imme-diately return phone calls seeking comment. Downtown Lakeville Business Association direc-tor Judy Tschumper said Paradise Pizza will be a wel-come addition to downtown when it opens before fall. Goodfellas Pizza Bar and Grill, located at 20643 Kenrick Ave., opened last fall. Like Ole Piper, located at 16604 Cedar Ave., Goodfel-las sells alcohol for its pa-trons, Olson said. “All of these places — they’re all different,” Olson said. “And that’s good for the community.”

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Friday Mornings Out The Friday Mornings Out program at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, has openings for the 2010-11 school year. The program is for children ages 2 to 5. Class time is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact Susan at (952) 985-7354 or [email protected].

MOPS applications Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is now taking applications for the 2010-11 school year. The group meets bi-monthly on Thursday mornings. The theme for next year will be “Momol-ogy” and the group will dis-cuss the science and art of mothering. The group is open to all mothers with children ages birth to kindergarten. Child care is provided. Meetings

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Women’s luncheon The Joys of Summer! MN Valley Christian Wom-en’s Connection Luncheon will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at Enjoy! Restaurant in Apple Valley. Featured speaker Carol Haigh will share “The Art of Shopping.” Musical guests The Collins Family will inspire through violins and vocals. All are wel-come. The cost is $16. Reservations/cancel-lations: Carole at (952) 895-9287 or Lisa at (952) 403-0773. Free child care provided by reservation only. Sponsored by Stone-croft Ministries.

Free ESL conversation class for women Bethlehem Baptist Church South Campus in Burnsville hosts free ESL conversation classes for women from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Participants can im-prove their English reading and speaking skills with trained tutors. A different topic is covered each week. The church is located at 501 Highway 13 E., Burns-

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Rome selected for H.B. Hanson preaching seminar Rev. Jen Rome, pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagan, has been selected for the 2010-11 H.B. Hanson Preaching Seminar at Luther Semi-nary in St. Paul. The seminar consists of three teaching workshops over the next year. Rome is one of eight pastors chosen from the St. Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

VBS at Southcross Southcross Community Church, 1800 County Road 42 E., Burnsville, will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, through Thursday, Aug. 12. VBS is for children age 3 through those who have finished fifth grade. This year’s theme is “Planet Zoom” where bold bee-lievers zip, zap, and zoom for Jesus. As an outreach and ser-vice to the community, this year’s VBS is free. Space is limited to 40 children. Call or e-mail to request registration ma-terials, (952) 432-4286 or

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Hog roast at Castle Rock United Methodist Church Castle Rock United Methodist Church, 27890 Delft Ave., Castle Rock, will hold its annual hog roast and silent auction from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8. Live music will be provided by Turn Around.

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‘Honey of a Sale’ at Christus Victor Christus Victor Luther-an Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley, will hold its annual garage sale with the theme “Honey of a Sale,” from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, and 9 a.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED REZONING

IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley property from “SG” (Sand &Gravel) to “P” (Institutional). Said hearingrelates to the Quarry Point Reservoir prop-erty located at 5551 - 160th Street WestRoad, Parcel ID#: 010350004176 andlegally described as follows:

Part of the south 1/2 of the southeast1/4, Section 35, Township 115 North,Range 20 West, Dakota County, Minne-sota, commencing on the southeast cor-ner north 371 feet to beginning north 304feet, thence west 150 feet, thence north9.55 feet to point 150 feet west and 645feet south of the northeast corner, thencewest 280 feet, thence south 684.55 ft tothe centerl ine of County Road #46,thence north 53 degrees 20’ east a dis-tance of 210.31 feet northeast on curve333.33 feet bearing north 43 degrees 20’east 30.40 feet to beginning subject toparcel 3A Dakota County Right-of-WayMap 265.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these

proceedings are instituted by action of theApple Valley Planning Commission. Allinterested parties will be given an opportu-nity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 30th day of July, 2010.Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk

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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley storm drainage pond propertyfrom “A” (Agriculture) to “P” (Institutional).Said hearing relates to the property gener-ally located 460’ east of Finch Lane on thenorth side of 160th Street West (Co Rd 46)and legally described as follows:

That part of Section 35, Township 115,Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota,described as follows:

The north 525 ft of the south 615 ft of theeast 50 acres of the SW 1/4 of Section35.Together withThe north 525 ft of the south 615 ft of thewest 177.5 ft of the SE 1/4 of Section 35.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichear ing to cons ider rezon ing of theMcNamara Contracting Properties, LLCproperty from “SG” (Sand & Gravel) to“M-3” (Low Densi ty Resident ia l , 3-6units/acre). Said hearing relates to the9.6-acre property located south of theApple Valley Central Maintenance Facility at14325 F lags ta f f Avenue and lega l l ydescribed as follows:

Part of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) ofSection 26, commencing at the north-west corner, south 1619 feet to thebeginning, east 515 feet; thence south119.89 feet curve left, southeast 157.78feet; thence south 63 degrees 10’ 40”,west 625.19 ft to the west line, north 550feet to the beginning; except part east ofa line, commencing 2,515 feet west ofthe southeast corner of the NorthwestQuarter (NW 1/4); then north 28 degrees0’ 57” east 709.53 feet northerly 482.98feet on tangent curve, concave to thewest with a central angle of 27 degrees40’ 21”, north 14 feet to the south line ofnorth 1,584 feet and there terminating; allin Township 115 North, Range 20 West,Dakota County Minnesota (Parcel ID#010260001128).Together with the following describedparcel:That part of Section 26, Township 115,Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota,described as follows:The West Half (W 1/2) of the NorthwestQuarter (NW 1/4) of Section 26, exceptthe north 1584 feet, and except the fol-lowing described parcel: commencing atthe northwest corner, south 1619 feet tothe beginning, east 515 feet; thencesouth 119.89 feet curve left; southeast157.78 feet; thence south 63 degrees 10’40”, west 625.19 ft to the west line, north550 feet to the beginning; except parteast of a line, commencing 2,515 feetwest of the southeast corner of theNorthwest Quarter (NW 1/4); then north28 degrees 0’ 57” east 709.53 feet north-erly 482.98 feet on tangent curve, con-cave to the west with a central angle of27 degrees 40’ 21”, north 14 feet to thesouth line of north 1,584 feet and thereterminating; all in Township 115 North,Range 20 West, Dakota County Minne-sota (Parcel ID# 010260001326).NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the Minne-sota Valley Transit Authority (Palomino HillsPark & Ride) property from “NCC” (Neigh-borhood Convenience Center) to “P” (Insti-tutional). Said hearing relates to the prop-erty generally located on the east side ofPennock Avenue between Palomino Driveand 128th Street and legally described asfollows:


The NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 16,except the part platted as PALOMINOHILLS and PALOMINO HILLS 2ND ADDI-TION and except the following describedproperty: beginning at the intersection ofthe south line of Outlot 2, PALOMINOHILLS 2ND ADDITION, and the westright-of-way of Cedar Avenue (B-16 ofthe South Right of Way Plat No. 19-29)south on right-of-way l ine of CedarAvenue 118.91’, thence west parallel tothe south line 368.89 feet to the east lineof the right-of-way of the frontage roadas shown on said right-of-way plat 19-29,thence north on right-of-way 118.94’,thence east on the south line of Outlot 2371.14’ to the point of beginning andexcept the part platted as SADDLERIDGE (Parcel ID#: 010160002375).Together with the following describedparcel:Part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec-tion 16 beginning at the intersection ofthe north line of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4of Sect ion 16 and the west l ine ofright-of-way plat 19-29, thence south onright-of-way 174.26’, thence west at rightangle 364.62’ to east line of the frontageroad, then north on the east line 166.80’to the north line, thence east 367.86 feetto the point of beginning (Parcel ID#:010160001476).NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley (Lebanon Cemetery) propertyfrom “SG” (Sand & Gravel) to “P” (Institu-tional). Said hearing relates to the propertygenerally located on the southeast cornerof 150th Street West and Pilot Knob Roadand legally described as follows:

That part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section36, Township 115, Range 20, DakotaCounty, Minnesota described as follows:Beginning at the Northwest corner of saidNorthwest 1/4; thence South 89 degrees42’ 57” East, assumed bearing, along theNorth line thereof, 833.00 feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 00’ 40” East parallelwith the West line of said Northwest 1/4,570.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 42’57” West, parallel with the North line ofsaid Northwest 1/4, 293.93 feet; thenceWesterly and Southwesterly along a tan-gential curve which is concave to theSouth, radius of 420.68 feet, centralangle of 26 degrees 44’ 36” 196.36 feetto a point of reverse curve; thenceSouthwesterly and Westerly along saidcurve which is concave to the North,radius of 420.68 feet, central angle of 26degrees 44’ 36”, 196.36 feet; thenceNorth 89 degrees 42’ 57” West, tangentto last described curve, 160.00 feet to theWest line of said Northwest 1/4; thenceNorth 00 degrees 00’ 40” West, alongsaid West line 660.00 feet to the point ofb e g i n n i n g , e x c e p t t h e f o l l o w i n gdescribed parcel: Two acres off theNorthwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 ofSection 36, commencing 2 rods from thenortheast corner stake and runningthence 16 rods East thence South 20rods thence West 16 rods and thenceNorth toward the place of beginning 20rods, according to the United StatesGovernment Survey thereof and situate inDakota County, Minnesota.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the Municipal Center, 7100 West 147thStreet, on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as pos-sible. The purpose of the meeting is to holda public hearing to consider an amend-ment to the City’s 2030 ComprehensivePlan to establish a temporary sand andgrave l over lay des ignat ion over theapproximately 440-acre area currentlybeing mined for sand and gravel generallylocated on the southwest corner of CountyRoad 42 and Pilot Knob Road (Co Rd 31)and legally described as follows:


Parcel ID: 010350001025NW 1/4 Section 35 subject to road over2.553 acres.

Parcel ID: 010350001152E 50 acres of E 1/2 of SW 1/4 Section 35except N 525 ft of S 615 ft thereof.

Parcel ID: 010350001002E 1/2 of NE 1/4 Section 35 except W 330ft of N 264 FT subject to road over 0.306acres.

Parcel ID: 010350001103W 1/2 of NE 1/4 Section 35 subject toroad over 1.299 acres except part plat-ted as COOPERATIVE ADDITION.

Parcel ID: 010350001075N 1/2 of SE 1/4 Section 35.

Parcel ID: 010350001477W 500 ft of N 300 ft Of E 2145 ft of S 1/2of SE 1/4 Section 35.

Parcel ID: 010350001178S 1/2 of SE 1/4 Section 35 except E 1645ft & except 3.444 acres to Dakota Countyand except N 525 ft of S 615 ft of W177.5 ft.

The temporary sand and gravel overlaydistrict designates mining activity as aninterim use which must be conducted inaccordance with an approved conditionaluse permit, with redevelopment to occur inconformance with the underlying land usedesignations.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that theseproceedings are instituted by action of theApple Valley Planning Commission. Allinterested parties will be given an opportu-nity to be heard at said time and place.


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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the Chris-tus Victor Lutheran Church property from“NCC” (Neighborhood Convenience Center)to “P” (Institutional). Said hearing relates tothe property located at 7510 PalominoDrive and legally described as follows:

OUTLOT 2, PALOMINO HILLS 2NDADDITION, according to the recordedplat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota(Parcel ID#: 015660102000).Together with the following describedparcel:That part of Section 16, Township 115,Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota,described as follows:Part of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec-tion 16, beginning at the intersection ofthe south line of Outlot 2, PALOMINOHILLS 2ND ADDITION and the westright-of-way line of Cedar Avenue (B-16of State Highway Right-of-Way Plat No.19-29), thence south on the right-of-wayof Cedar Avenue 118.91’, thence westparallel to the south line 368.89’ to theeast right-of-way line of the frontage roadas shown on said right-of-way plat 19-29,thence north on right-of-way 118.94’,thence east on the south line of Outlot 2371.14’ to the point of beginning (ParcelID# 010160002275).NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning the Indepen-dent School District 196 (Falcon RidgeMiddle School) property from “A” (Agricul-ture) to “P” (Institutional). Said hearingrelates to the property located at 12900Johnny Cake Ridge Road and legal lydescribed as follows:

LOT 1, BLOCK 1,FALCON RIDGE SCHOOL

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that theseproceedings are instituted by action of theApple Valley Planning Commission. Allinterested parties will be given an opportu-nity to be heard at said time and place.


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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley property from “SG” (Sand &Gravel) to “P” (Institutional). Said hearingrelates to the County owned 157th StreetPark & Ride site, located north of theQuarry Point Reservoir property, Parcel ID#:010350002077 and legally described asfollows:

Part of the Southeast 1/4 of the South-east 1/4, of Section 35, Township 115,Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota,shown as parcels 3A, 4B, 5B and 6B,Dakota County Right-of-Way Map 288.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley property from “SG” (Sand &Gravel) to “P” (Institutional). Said hearingrelates to the Quarry Point Park and 157thStreet Park and Ride property located at15865 Pi lo t Knob Road, Parce l ID#:010350001377 and legally described asfollows:

Part of the South 1/2 of the Southeast1/4 of Section 35, Township 115 North,Range 20 West, Dakota County, Minne-sota, commencing 150 feet west of thenortheast corner, south 483.21 feet,thence west 280 feet, thence south tosouth line Section 35, thence west 1,215feet, thence north to the north line of theSouth 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 Section35, thence east to point of beginning(gravel pit).NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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PROPOSED REZONING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West,on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Thepurpose of the meeting is to hold a publichearing to consider rezoning of the City ofApple Valley (Central Maintenance Facility)property from “I-2” (General Industrial) to“P” (Institutional). Said hearing relates tothe property located at 6442 140th StreetWest and legally described as follows:

LOT 1, BLOCK 2, EASTVIEW ADDITIONNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these



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including in her church, as president of a women’s group and as a preschool head teacher. “I believe in keeping up with people and being a good listener. I want to know about the concerns people have,” Ellefson said. Top issues Ellefson said she’d like to tackle include development of the UMore property, train crossing safety and noise issues, and growing business develop-ment in the city. Ellefson is a member of the Rosemount Area Arts Council, graduated from the city’s seven-week police academy and has worked to pass new laws restricting of-fender contact with victims of domestic violence. “Basically, I’m all about getting involved in the com-munity,” Ellefson said.Tim Judy Judy said he has been involved in local issues for years, attending Rosemount City Council meetings and meeting with city staff. He added that he testi-fied in defense of private property rights and op-posed the city’s use of emi-nent domain against Rose-mount businesses at the 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives Local Gov-ernment Committee session in Apple Valley.

“I have a strong desire to return the voice of regular citizens to City Hall,” Judy said, adding that he has strong concerns about prop-erty rights. If elected, Judy said his goal is to create a city coun-cil whose mission is to work for Rosemount’s citizens. “By making just and humane decisions, citizen welfare will be at the fore-front. I pledge to respect the personal rights and the private property rights of Rosemount citizens. There are ways to lessen taxpayer burden – elect me to analyze and sort out finances,” he said.Joe Kurle Kurle, owner of a resi-dential drafting and design business, said he is passion-ate about government work-ing efficiently for people. Top issues he cites include making sure UMore Park is developed with Rosemount residents in mind, provid-ing senior housing, growing jobs in the city, managing the city budget and keep-ing Rosemount’s hometown feeling. Kurle said he under-stands the building indus-try, which plays a large role in the economy. He also communicates with a vari-ety of people and is used to working within a budget. “The knowledge and skills of running a small

Council/from 1A business will come in useful as the city tries to find ways to promote businesses to move and stay here in Rose-mount,” Kurle said on his website. Kurle’s website has a sec-tion focused on his person-ality and morals, in which he discusses his refusal to take bribes or accept cash for work without reporting it to the government.Dennis Winsor Winsor, president of ProAct Resources in Eagan, 30-year business owner and 12-year Rosemount resi-dent, cites his budgeting ex-perience and making tough choices as important for handling city finances. He said he has worked with the city and state to correct improper speed lim-its posted in Rosemount, and was involved in the city’s meetings regarding eminent domain. Priorities he cited include controlling costs and reduc-ing the city’s budget while maintaining Rosemount’s quality of life. Winsor said he has had many people ask him to run for office during the last several elections. “My intent is to set a standard of governance by which we move towards a government body that is more accountable to the people who elected them. We do this by listening to the people, reducing the budget in order to get the taxes as low as possible. In essence, we need to do right by the people that we serve,” Winsor said. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 10.


Leslie Green, whose back yard butts up to the proposed gravel operation, said she and her neighbors are concerned about the noise, dust, truck traffic, lighting, safety and flicker affects (of the turbine’s movements) the turbine could have on their prop-erties, especially when combined with planned around-the-clock gravel operations. UMore Park Executive Team Chair Dr. Charles Muscoplat said that min-ing operations would be located more than a mile from residences, and most of the mining will take place below grade, which would reduce its affects. During the meeting, John Wachtler, design en-gineer at Barr Engineer-ing, said problems with shadow flickers are usu-ally a problem for homes located less than one-half mile from turbines. “We don’t expect flicker to be a problem because of distance,” Wachtler said. Muscoplat added that buffers between the prop-erty and homes will in-clude 1,000 feet of corn and soybeans, a thick row of trees and a deep berm. Green also questioned plans to destroy good ag-ricultural land by mining, and said the plans lack lo-cal citizen involvement. “When did the U of M get elected to the city council and planning com-mission? I don’t remember voting for these people,” Green said. In a June work session,

Rosemount City Council members and city staff also balked at the univer-sity’s plans to build ancil-lary facilities including an aggregate processing operation, an office, a re-cycling yard, an asphalt plant, a concrete plant, a bag plant, a maintenance facility and a casting yard. During that meeting, Council Member Jeff Weisensel said if the ac-tivities don’t take place in Rosemount, the univer-sity will simply move them across the street to Empire Township, where the city has no jurisdiction. Wednesday night, after this issue went to press, the city council was to consider forwarding a 10-page list of concerns and questions in response to the university’s Environ-mental Impact Statement for the university’s gravel mining plans. In an interview Tues-day, Rosemount Senior Planner Eric Zweber said that while the university is expected to respond in

writing to the city’s con-cerns, the city will rely on its ordinance and permit-ting authority to influ-ence the university’s gravel mining and development plans. He said city code doesn’t currently allow mining in the area or at the scale proposed. “Regardless of how the university addresses the city’s comments (on the EIS), we have ultimate control on regulating the mining operation,” Zwe-ber wrote to council mem-bers in the Aug. 4 board packet. He said regulations are anticipated to include re-striction on hours, truck access, dust and noise con-trol measures. While the city has no jurisdiction over the tur-bine, it will require mul-tiple public hearings and take citizen input as the process continues, Zweber said.


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Photo by Rick Orndorf

The University of Minnesota’s July 29 Wind Energy Forum drew a crowd to the Rosemount Community Center, where they listened to presentations about the project and future plans.


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NASCAR Super Late ModelsFast Qualifier Brian Johnson Lakeville 13.821 seconds (97.677 mph)Semi Feature #1 1. Donny Reuvers Dundas 2. Nick Panitzke Sauk Center 3. Joel Theisen Maple GroveSemi Feature #2 1, Adam Royle Lonsdale 2. Matt Goede New Germany 3. Brian Johnson LakevilleFeature 40 laps 1. Donny Reuvers Dundas 2. Matt Goede New Germany 3. Brian Johnson Lakeville 4. Adam Royle Lonsdale 5. Jason Schneider New Market 6. Steve Anderson Lakeville 7. Nick Panitzke Sauk Center 8. David Fredrickson Lakeville 9. Bryan Roach Goodhue 10. Joel Theisen Maple Grove

Big 8 SportsmanFast Qualifier Nick Barstad Prior Lake 15.058 seconds (89.653 mph)Heat 1. Tom Kamish Farmington 2. Doug Brown Prior Lake 3. Travis Stanley Prior LakeFeature 30 laps 1. Steve Schultz New Market 2. Doug Brown Prior Lake 3. Tom Kamish Farmington 4. Nick Barstad Prior Lake 5. Travis Stanley Prior Lake

Thunder CarsFast Qualifier Conrad Jorgenson Lakeville 15.952 seconds (84.629 mph)Heat 1. Brent Kane Lonsdale 2. Ted Reuvers Dundas 3. Chris Marek LakevilleFeature 25 laps 1. Craig Bennett Forest Lake 2. Brent Kane Lonsdale 3. Jack Paulson Faribault 4. Kyle Kirberger Princeton 5. Ted Reuvers Dundas

Power StocksHeat 1. Dillon Sellner Farmington 2. Jason Novak Farmington 3. Rob Schnickels ElkoFeature 20 laps 1. Jason Novak Farmington 2. Dillon Sellner Farmington 3. Rob Schnickels Elko 4. Dustin Mann Dundas 5. Josiah King Lakeville

Figure EightsFeature 15 laps 1.Dave Nogle Hastings 2. Ricky Martin Farmington 3. Danny Johnson Lakeville 4. Dennis Barta Richfield 5. Todd Wilson Burnsville

Double Flag Pole Race 8 laps 1. Ricky Martin Farmington 2. Danny Johnson Lakeville 3. Dennis Barta Richfield 4. Todd Wilson Burnsville 5. Dustin Mann Dundas

Flat Track MotorcyclesHeat 1. Josh Koch Cedar 2. Jacob Mataya Blaine 3. Curtis WiseFeature 1. Josh Koch Cedar 2. Jacob Mataya Blaine 3. Curtis Wise 4. Dan Jacobson Fargo, ND 5. Mike Bergren Prior Lake

Spectator Drags1. Eric Thigpen Farmington 1990 Nissan 240 SX 2. Mark Goddard Eagan 1999 Dodge Dakota

Outhouse Race1. Taylor Goldman Minnetonka 2. Chris Sjulstad Northfield

Rollover Contest1. Dan Jacobson Fargo, ND 2. Josh Koch Cedar

Standings Food, family and baseball; just the way Corky liked it

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For the Burnsville Bull-dogs baseball team, the terms “team” and “family” are synonymous. So when one of their families needed some sup-port, the team stepped up to the plate. Teammate Glen “Corky” Miklya’s sudden death in December at age 52 left a Corky-sized hole in center field and at the Miklya fam-ily picnic table. There’s no way anything could ever replace what Miklya brought to the Bull-dogs and to his family, but they have made sure no one will ever forget him. A memorial was built at Alimagnet Field where Corky spent much of his time in the dugout and be-hind a grill. The Bulldogs were host to a fan and family ap-preciation night on Sun-day during a game against Miesville. They officially unveiled a brick and granite memorial for Miklya, who played for the 35-and-older baseball team for 17 years. The memorial is strate-gically placed where grills usually go for concessions and post-game cookouts as Corky was considered the grill master to all who knew him. The top of the memo-rial can serve as a place to put the grill creations along with all the food other fam-ily members brought to share. His brothers, Tom and Rodney Miklya, did the brick work and the Bull-

dogs put it together. Team-mate Dan Gilbertson was instrumental in getting the proposal cleared with the city. There was no cost to the city as 100 percent of the work and materials was do-nated. “It’s been tough since he left us,” Tom Miklya said. “Baseball was his passion. His second family was with the Bulldogs. He always looked forward to getting together with the players. “They’re a bunch of die-hards who love to play the game.” The Bulldogs play in the North Star Classic Baseball League and won the 2009 championship. The players rage in age from 36 to 70 and they come from all over the south metro. “When I was younger I used to sneak into the dug-out and put on a hat and pretend I was part of the

team,” Corky’s son, Kyle, said during the post-game celebration Sunday. Baseball often took a backseat to what really mat-ters. “It’s doesn’t always have to be about the game,” Kyle said. “Sometimes they would come here just to catch up with each other.” Kyle and his sister, Lind-sey, still interact with mem-bers of the Bulldogs. Team members will text Kyle during the school year to make sure he’s staying on task. Bulldog member John Rausch got Kyle a job with the city for the summers. “They’re like our crazy uncles,” Lindsey said. Players come from all walks of life. There’s a chief financial officer, a retired Burnsville police officer, a pharmacist, Burnsville city worker among others. The common bond is baseball and it’s strong enough to

hold together a family. They get together in the offseason for Christmas and other regular family events like births, weddings and, unfortunately, funerals. Raucsh, the 69-yard year old Bulldog pitcher, was one of the players who spoke at Corky’s service. “He was like a little brother to me,” Rausch said. “He was the guy the team could pick on and he would always take it in stride. He was the guy who cared about everyone before himself.” Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photos by Andy Rogers

Above: The Burnsville Bulldogs over 35 baseball team poses with the Miklya’s family behind a memorial for Glen “Corky” Miklya on Sunday at Alimagnet Field in Burnsville.Right: Burnsville’s John Raucsh looks for the sign from his catcher duirng the baseball game against Meisville on Sunday.

Eagan legion baseball continues thrilling seasonby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Eagan Patriots Amer-ican Legion baseball team wasn’t the favorite to even be at the state tournament last weekend. The team had the No. 8 seed in the Third District tournament in mid July, but finished as the second run-ner-up with a ticket to the American Legion District I state tournament last week-end as the lowest-ranked team still playing. Some teams would be happy with that, but Eagan had bigger things in mind. First, the team put the

rankings and seedings out of their minds. “They’re confident of their ability,” head coach Kevin Nagel said. “They were rated high in high school and they started the legion season ranked pretty high. They say they don’t look at the polls. I think they felt they should have been ranked higher and should have had a better re-cord during the season.” The Patriots were the run-ner-up at the state tourna-ment by beating teams such as Excelsior and Eastview along the way. “We hit the ball well and played good defense,” Nagel

said. “The only hiccup we ran into was Eden Prairie twice.” After losing to Eden Prai-rie once, Eagan had to come through the losers’ bracket and win five games to ad-vance. The second-place finish gave Eagan the right to play in the Great Lakes Regional in Matoon, Ill., from Thurs-day to Monday. It’s the first regional berth in team his-tory. “It’s exciting,” Nagel said. “They didn’t celebrate like I thought they would. To be honest the kids were exhaust-ed.”

They’re excited now after a few days of rest. The team left for Illinois at 3 a.m. on Wednesday. “They’re all psyched,” Na-gel said. Eagan went 5-2 at the state tournament. The team secured a spot at a regional tournament with a 14-8 win against Excelsior in the semi-finals. Eagan jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but Excelsior closed to gap to 7-6 a few in-nings later. Eagan put up six more runs in the seventh in-ning thanks to home runs by Zack Zenner and Garrison Harris. Neal Kunik contin-ued his undefeated streak

(7-0 in high school and 6-0 in Legion) to get the win. Louie LaChapelle and J.D. Dorgan each had three RBI. The championship game didn’t go as well losing to Eden Prairie 28-5. Eden Prairie will represent Minnesota at the Central Plains Regional Tournament in Missouri this weekend. The champion of both the Great Lakes and Central Plains regional tournaments will advance to the Legion World Series in Spokane, Wash., August 13-17.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Time trials in Eureka bring out the bestby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Silver Cycling is back at a new lo-cation. Among the cornfields in southern Dakota County on July 29, Silver Cycling sponsored an 8.2 mile Farm-dog time trial bike race. The course was a “T” configuration starting at the Eureka Town Hall. The raced featured men and women from 12 to 66 years old. The team has run these types of races for the past decade but changed the location to Eureka Township. Over the past 10 years the team used Black Dog Road in Burnsville, which has since been closed because of flooding in the spring. The new venue is farther south, but the team’s first race attracted about 80 individuals. The final two time trials will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 25. They normally do nine races every other week during the summer starting in May. “It’s grown each year,” Silver Cy-cle’s Steven Knowlton said. “There’s a lot of triathletes who use it to guage their progress.” Silver Cycling is a team out of Lakeville that holds group biking trips all summer along with the races. “People come from all over the south metro,” Knowlton said. “Some people even come down from the

north metro or Hudson (Wis.). There’s a lot of people from the cit-ies.” The races are open to anyone, but participants are re-quired to have a license from USA Cycling. Interested racers can buy one-day license to give it a try on site near the registration tent. The race format is similar to a cross country ski race. One biker leaves every 30 seconds and receives a final time. There are separate divi-

sions for age groups and type of bi-cycle. All permits have been secured and Dakota County Sheriff ’s deputies are present during the races. For more information, visit at www.silvercycling.org or www.mcf.net


Dance team fans are passionate

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I asked last week what read-ers though of dance teams’ coverage and whether it be-longs on the sports page. The answers ranged from the deeply of-fended to the rather infor-mative. Some said, “No, it’s not a sport” and some said, “It’s the most important sport.” Most admitted it was not a traditional sport, but deserved cover-age regardless. Some even threatened me with trying out for dance team. One common theme was that dance line par-ticipants are athletic and spend hours every day perfecting their routines. It takes a lot of passion and physical work to pull it off. For some reason, peo-ple took the column as a slight against the effort and dedication dance team members endure, even though I wrote about how much I respect their dedication and effort. At Thisweek, our goal is to provide information you can’t get any where else, and the sports section isn’t just for fans. Every year after the state tournament, we print dozens of pictures and put more than 100 online. And you’ll see it again. Where to put dance team is one of the earliest controversies I ever dealt with since working at a college newspaper in the late 1990s.

North Babe Ruth second at regionals The Lakeville North Senior Babe Ruth baseball team placed second in the Midwest Plains Regional Babe Ruth Tournament in Wellington, Kan., from July 23 to 27. They earned a berth in this tournament by beating Eastview in the Minnesota State Senior Babe Ruth tournament July 18 in Eden Prairie. After going 3-0 in the Re-gional tournament, the team lost two hard-fought games in the finals to Ot-tumwa, Iowa. Lakeville North finished as one of the final 16 teams in the nation.


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Burnsville Bulldogs family and friends gather to honor former teammate

who died in January

EVAA registion set for Aug. 12 Eastview Athletic Asso-ciation will have walk-in reg-istration night from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Scott High-lands Middle School, 142nd Street and Pilot Knob Road. EVAA is open to partici-pants who live in Apple Val-ley and/or the Eastview High School attendance area. Pro-grams that will available for registrations include: vol-leyball, football, wrestling, basketball, soccer and cross country. Please go to www.evaasports.org for more in-formation, deadlines and details. You may also reg-ister online by clicking the registration link and using a credit card. Walk-ins accept cash (exact change, please) or check only.

Kyle Malin golf scramble benefit on Sept. 18 A Kyle Malin Golf Scramble Benefit has been arranged by friends of the family at 11:30 a.m. on Sept.

18 at Heritage Links Golf Club in Lakeville. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Malin, a 2002 Farmington graduate, was a three sport athlete in high school and qualified for the state wres-tling tournament in 2000 and 2002. He served three tours in Iraq and deployed to Af-ghanistan in June n. While on patrol on July 14, Malin was severely injured by an improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D., and lost both legs in the explosion. Kyle is in Walter Reed Hospital and has undergone many opera-tions for his wounds, and still has many extensive surger-ies before he can be fit with prosthetics and be released from the hospital. Kyle and his wife Alicia have two sons, ages three and five. Donations of money, si-lent auction items, and raffle prizes, are appreciated. Hole sponsorships are available and will include dinner and entertainment for two for each business sponsorship. Any questions, please call Byron Olson at (763) 300-5825 (cell) or (952) 469-3075 (home).

Sports Briefs

Photo by Andy Rogers

Road bikers speed along the road during the Farmdog time trail series in Eureka on July 29.


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Gentle yoga classes offered The Hayes Community and Senior Center is of-fering Gentle Yoga classes from 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 13 through Oct. 18, and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 15 through Oct. 18. Classes will include both chair and floor work. Bring a yoga sticky mat and bottle of water. Wear comfortable clothing. Six sessions cost $48 for Apple Valley Senior members and $53 for non-members. Call (952) 953-2345 for more information or to register.

Miracle League on trackto play ball in September

Children with special needs will have baseball league, field of their own in Lakeville

by Derrick WilliamsTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Organizers for the South Metro Miracle League, a Lakeville-based baseball program for children with disabilities, said they have the money to start con-struction on their new field after four years of fund-raising. Brian Roseen, who or-ganizes the Miracle League project for the Lakeville Baseball Association, said they’re ready to break ground at King Park in Lakeville. “It’s exciting. There’s a need — I know there’s a huge need — and it’s excit-ing to finally be here, ready to move dirt,” Roseen said. On Sunday, Sept. 12, Roseen said the league will take a huge step. Not only will ground be broken on the new field during a ceremony, but the league will kick off and hold its first games that day. “The fall league will be free to players and it’ll al-low us to raise awareness across the south metro that the league is ready,” Roseen said. The Miracle Field will be built at King Park, lo-cated at Dodd Road and 185th Street, on one of the eight existing fields which the Lakeville City Coun-cil donated to the Miracle League in 2006. And while ground breaking is set to begin, fundraising is still ongoing. Roseen said they have roughly half of the $400,000 needed to con-

struct the Miracle Field, but have enough to get the field up and running before next spring’s league begins. Miracle Fields are dif-ferent than a regular base-ball fields because they’re designed with a cushioned, rubberized surface, wheel-chair access to the field and dugouts, and a flat, barrier free surface to help visu-ally impaired players or players in wheelchairs. With fundraising efforts ongoing, M&I Bank and Lakeville’s Parks and Rec-reation Department are teaming up for Movies in the Park on Saturday, Aug. 14, with proceeds going to the Miracle League. Andrea Novak, a re-gional marketing manager with M&I Bank, said the event, held at North Park, located at 17100 Ipava Ave., will begin around 7 p.m. with free activities and games for children and families. At dusk, Novak said they’ll show Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeak-quel. “We do the event as an opportunity to give back to the community,” Novak said. “And we try to team with non-profits, and the Miracle League is such a great cause.” Novak said people should bring blankets and lawn chairs for the movie, and concessions will be sold during the event. Roseen said the South Metro Miracle League has roughly $150,000 in hand with another $55,000 of in-kind donations, but

$200,000 is still needed for bleachers and other parts of the project. “So many people want this to happen,” he said. “Like M&I Bank and all of the other donors to the project.” Roseen said he became interested in the project four years ago when he and his 13-year-old son were playing catch at Quigley-Sime Park in Lakeville. While playing, a young boy in a wheelchair rolled up to their field. “We tried to find a way for him to play with us,” Roseen said. “The field, though, just wasn’t made for it. My son said, ‘That’s not fair.’ I agreed.” That experience prompted Roseen, who was already active with the Lakeville Baseball As-sociation, to begin search-ing for information about baseball fields for children with disabilities. He soon stumbled upon the Miracle League of Minnesota, a nonprofit group providing opportu-nities for children with dis-abilities ages 3 to 19 to play baseball. “It’s something all kids can do,” he said. “Every-one is welcome.” Roseen said any child with special needs is wel-come to play. For more information, visit www.lakevillebase-ball.org and click the Mir-acle League tab.

E-mail Derrick Williams at: [email protected]

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Lakeville’s King’s Park will be home to a Miracle Field, a field where children with spe-cial needs can play baseball. The Lakeville Baseball Association is seeking donations for the field which could be built as soon as this fall. The field’s rubberized playing surface is wheelchair friendly.

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At the Miracle Field, children with special needs have the opportunity to play baseball.


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