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JUNE 4, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 14

Lakeville North speaker to inspire classmatesby Derrick Williams

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the captain of Lakeville North High School’s speech team would want to be the stu-dent speaker at gradua-tion. But Alexis Friesen needed some convincing. “My friends convinced me I’d be good at it, so I thought I’d give it a try,” she said. “I think I can be inspiring and represent the class.” So on June 11, when Lakeville North’s class of 2010 celebrates its com-mencement ceremony, Friesen, 18, will be the student-selected speaker offering words of wisdom and poking fun at herself. “I’ll certainly try to be funny,” Friesen said. “But I’ll also have a message that we’ll have all these wonderful memories from school, and we have to keep them in our heart, but at the same time, we have to focus forward.” And forward for Fri-esen means going to the University of Minneso-ta’s Twin Cities campus to study to be a pediatrician. “Or teaching. I love kids,” she said. “During the summers I’m a full-time nanny.” She’s also been active

in school. In addition to being captain of the speech team, Friesen is in choir, National Honor Soci-ety, Link Crew, Student Council, and did drama

club and even some sports during her time at North. “In a word: wonderful. That’s how I’d describe being in school,” Friesen said.

Photo by Derrick Williams

Lakeville North High School senior Alexis Friesen, 18, will be the student speaker at the school’s graduation ceremony on June 11. The South speaker is Adam Kun-kel, who says on 2A: “I know almost all these kids, and I wanted to be the one to sum it all up.”

Former PTO treasurer charged with theft

Stolen money has been returned to Oak Hills PTO

by Derrick WilliamsTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The former treasurer of a Lakeville elementary school’s parent-teacher or-ganization has been charged with theft after allegedly taking thousands from the group’s coffers. Lisa Bostic Miller, 45, who formerly served as the treasurer of the PTO at Oak Hills Elementary, has been charged with two counts of felony theft and two counts of misdemeanor theft. All told, Miller trans-ferred $45,500 of PTO funds to her family’s check-ing account over the course of a number of years, the charges allege. The money has been paid back, but it wasn’t until she

became aware of a police investigation, according to the Dakota County Attor-ney’s Office. The case first made news last fall when PTO mem-bers discovered the group’s checking account had just $66 left in it when it was supposed to have had more than $15,000. Lakeville Police were no-tified and an investigation quickly ensued. Between May and Sep-tember of 2009, records show the Oak Hills PTO’s bank account was raided to purchase season tickets for University of Minnesota football games, salon treat-

LAKEVILLE

by Kara HildrethTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Opening two weeks ear-lier than its inaugural year, the Downtown Farmington Farmers’ Market will be able to sell early spring ber-ries and vegetables during its second season. The market will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning June 24 until Sept. 16 at 109 Spruce St., behind city hall and near the library. “If we start in July, it is

too late for berries,” said Lisa Dargis, coordinator of the market, which also of-fers local baked goods and handmade crafts. The market has received good reviews from vendors. “I thought the Farm-ington farmers’ market was really good because I expected the turnout to be half of what it was, but I sold more in Farmington than in Eagan that is six

times the size,” said Aaron Brand, owner of a Farm-ington dairy farm and an apple orchard. Brand plans to sell ap-ples, raspberries, honey, farm fresh eggs, along with

apple cider, chips, pies and crisps. Last year, attendance was high on opening night when city staff gave away 200 free Chico Bags in 20 minutes, Dargis said. Besides opening two weeks earlier, city staff sur-veyed residents to gather

feedback on what they wanted to see added. “What we heard most from people in our sur-vey last year was that they

Farmers’ market open early this yearWeekly downtown event starts for the summer season series June 24

FARMINGTON

by Kara HildrethTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

New maple and linden trees will be planted in yards or boulevards in one down-town Farmington neighbor-hood after many mature trees were removed as part of the Walnut Street recon-struction project. After discussing the re-cent controversial tree re-moval at a workshop Tues-day, June 1, the council agreed that trees needed to be replaced and a Tree City USA advisory board be cre-ated. The board would include city staff and community residents who would review road construction projects that involve potential tree removal, according to City Engineer Kevin Schorzman. The board’s creation and review process will be incorporated into a revised ordinance that must be ap-proved by the Planning

City will plant new trees New advisory board will review

future tree removal

At a recent council meeting, many neighbors protested the removal of 21 boulevard trees on both sides of a block of Fifth Street in downtown Farmington. The tree removal was part of the city’s Walnut Street reconstruction project to replace aged and deteriorated sewer, water main and pave-ment. Trees were marked at 7 a.m. April 7 and by 8:30 a.m. the trees were removed, to the residents’ shock. The city sent a no-tice to residents April 2 that generally mentioned tree removal would be necessary, but did not specify which trees would be removed.

ISSUE HISTORY

FARMINGTON

Local legislators talk about session to Lakeville chamberBudget is biggest topic of 2010 state legislative sessionby Derrick Williams

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Missed opportunity. Disappointing. It could have been worse. Such were the messages from local elected leaders fol-lowing the 2010 state legisla-tive session that wrapped up May 17. Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville; Rep. Patrick Garofalo, R-Farmington, and Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington, talked about the session during a Lakev-ille Area Chamber of Com-merce luncheon at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club on June 1. Garofalo said the han-dling of the state’s multi-bil-lion budget deficit was disap-pointing. “We just kicked the can down the road,” he said. Garofalo said without some kind of revenue in-crease, he can’t imagine what the 2012-13 budget will look

like. “I have to be honest even if it’s not popular,” he said. Holberg said the session was a missed opportunity to enact structural reductions to the budget. “The unallotment lawsuit sort of caused a tail-spin, but the reality is that a majority of the cuts were approved on a one-time basis this year,” Holberg said. “The cuts aren’t permanent so the spending bounces back next year.” She also said the budget deal was something of a “get out of Dodge strategy.” “With the elections com-ing and most people looking ahead to the governor jump-ing into the presidential race, this is what kind of came out of that,” Holberg said. For Lakeville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Todd Bornhauser,

the session was a win for the business community, even if it didn’t result in a lot getting accomplished. “There wasn’t a lot of ac-tivity and that is beneficial,” he said. “When the session began, there was talk of $4 billion in new taxes, many of which would have targeted business. That didn’t happen and that’s good for business.” The three legislators talk-ed about racinos and Vikings stadiums in addition to the budget. Garofalo also touched on another disappointment he had from the session, the failure to enact education re-form and walking away from applying for more than $300 million in federal Race to the Top funds. “The (teachers) unions are in opposition to reform, and so we walked away,” Ga-rofalo said. “That was a dis-appointment. Reform is sup-ported on a bipartisan basis

– even the president supports it.” There were highlights, though, to the session, Hol-berg said. She was particularly proud of the expansion of the Ignition Interlock Pro-gram aimed at reducing re-peat DWI offenses. An ignition interlock

device prevents a car from starting unless a driver pass-es a Breathalyzer test. “This makes the roads safer,” Holberg said. “It’s proven to reduce repeat of-fenders.” The bill expanded upon Minnesota’s existing pilot program – DWI offenders could choose to either drive

their vehicle with an igni-tion interlock device or be without their license for an increased revocation period. This past session was Pariseau’s last as a state sen-ator. She retired earlier this year.

E-mail Derrick Williams at: [email protected]


From left, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville; Rep. Patrick Garofalo, R-Farmington; and Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington, spoke to members of the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce on June 1 about the 2010 state legislative session.

DAKOTA COUNTY

More than 870 to get diplomas at Lakeville’s graduation


More than 870 Lake-ville students will receive their diplomas on June 11 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Lakeville South High School’s commencement for its 444 seniors will be held at 5 p.m., and Lake-ville North’s ceremony for its 437 seniors will be held at 8 p.m. In addition to the pomp and circumstance of the festivities, each year the seniors at both schools vote on who they want to be the commencement’s student speaker. This year, North senior Alexis Friesen and South senior Adam Kunkel (sto-ry on Page 12A) will de-liver the student speeches to their classmates. Both said they want to tie childhood and the jour-ney to becoming adults into their remarks, while keeping the approach fun-ny and light. E-mail Derrick Williams at: [email protected] Friesen, 7A

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Rosemount High School to stage show with past, present, future students

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Bike auction to benefit Rambling River Center The Rambling River Center will hold a bike auc-tion from 8 to 10 a.m. Sat-urday, June 19, at the Ram-bling River Center Garage, 325 Oak St. The unclaimed bikes have been collected by the Farmington Police Depart-ment and stored for the past year. Those who have had a bike lost or stolen in the last year and would like to make sure yours will not be in the auction can call Rich Girard, community service officer, at (651) 280-6740. Once the auction begins, bikes cannot be claimed.

Students plan singing challenge, sing along June 7 Farmington third-grad-ers from five elementary buildings plan The Great American Singing Chal-lenge Sing-Along at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 7 in the new recital hall at Farm-ington High School, 20655 Flagstaff Ave. The public is invited to the free concert. “We will be singing fa-miliar, fun songs with words for the songs shown on a screen so we can all sing

along,” said Doris McNa-mara, music specialist at Farmington Elementary.

Destination ImagiNation team takes first place A group of Farmington middle school students beat out more than 60 teams from around the country and the world and took first place in their division at the Destina-tion ImagiNational Global Finals held May 26-29 in Knoxville, Tenn. The team called JAM2K includes students Katie Aaron, Kelli Elmer, Jeanna Gaalswyk, Aly Grebner and Maricia Pacheco. The team is co-managed by Jan Gaals-wyk and Cynthia Kelly. JAM2K competed in the challenge that asks teams to create a five-minute skit with only seven minutes to pre-pare after being given details to incorporate into the skit. The challenge focuses on stu-dents’ improvisational act-ing, ability to develop a story, teamwork and research skills.

District 192 finance recognized for excellence Under direction by Jeff Priess, director of finance, the Farmington School District 192 earned the Association

of School Business Officials International’s Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Program for the 2008-09 school year. The award is the highest recognition for school district financial operations offered by ASBO. The award is only conferred to school systems that have met or exceeded standards for reporting. The review process is designed to validate the credibility of the district’s financial operations, measure the integrity and technical competence of the business staff.

Salad luncheon Farmington Lutheran Church, 20600 Akin Road, Farmington, will hold its annual salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thurs-day, June 17. Salads, desserts, rolls and beverages will be served. Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $4 for children under 10. Take-out will be available.

Wartburg College alumni gathering Twin Cities attorney Christine Zonneveld and Wartburg College President Darrel Colson will host a Twin Cities Outfly for Wart-burg alumni and friends on Thursday, June 10. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at Jensen Lake Shelter in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan. A potluck meal will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the college pro-viding bratwurst, hot dogs, buns, beverages and table service. Attendees should bring their own beverage and a salad, vegetable or dessert to share. Registration can be completed online at www.wartburg.edu/alumni/out-fly.html, by calling (800) 772-2085, ext. 8491, or by e-mailing [email protected]. The reservation dead-line is Thursday, June 3.

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City is new, but it’s getting old, staff says


On one hand, Lakeville is still one of the fastest growing communities in the metro area. On the other, it’s start-ing to feel some aches and pains, officials say. “Our city is starting to age,” City Administrator Steve Mielke told staff and City Council members at a work session on May 24. The point of the meeting was to discuss a first draft of the city’s 2011-15 Capital Improvement Plan which focuses on rehabbing or re-placing some of Lakeville’s roads, trails and buildings. Finance Director Dennis Feller said the city would maximize non-tax revenues to pay for the nearly $119 million in projects over the five years, including trans-

fers from the general fund, state and federal grants and Municipal State Aid Street Funds. But Feller said that doesn’t spare the tax levy from an increase in 2012 and beyond. According to the plan, the tax levy for the Capi-tal Improvement projects would be more than $7.8 million by 2015, a $1.5 mil-lion increase over the $6.2 million being doled out for projects in 2011. Council member Kerrin Swecker expressed concern over the potential tax in-crease. “This is considerable,” Swecker said. “My concern: what residents will think of that.” Mielke said because of the economic conditions of the past couple years, cities, including Lakeville, have pushed maintenance proj-ects down the road. “We can’t continue to do that,” he said. “Our trail sys-tems, our road systems are in need of maintenance.”

Included in the plan is a docket of projects Mielke said the council would pri-oritize and make indepen-dent decisions on. The projects range from road and intersection im-provements, to trail and park maintenance, and even building and water and sew-er line work. Among the road projects discussed was an extension of Kenrick Avenue from 175th Street to 181st Street. The project would provide a connection between the Best Buy- and Target-an-chored Timbercrest com-mercial district with the business and commercial area along County Road 50 at Interstate 35. Another major road project, a re-configuring of Dodd Road, would begin in 2012 and turn it into a four-lane divided highway between 183rd Street and Hayes Avenue. A round-about would also be in-stalled at Dodd and High-view Avenue. The plan also calls for

360 Communities closing local resource center


360 Communities, for-merly known as Commu-nity Action Council, has announced the closing of its Lakeville Neighborhood Re-source Center in downtown Lakeville effective June 21, when its lease ends. According to 360 Com-munities Director of De-velopment Laurie Rieb, the community group is looking for a new, more centrally lo-cated site for its center. “The current location is on the southern end of our service area, and we’re look-ing for the perfect location that’s more centrally located for our donors, volunteers

and families we serve,” Rieb said. The current location at 20730 Holyoke Ave. also has a food shelf, which will close. Messiah Lutheran Church, part of the 360 Communities network of food shelves at 16725 High-view Ave., will extend its hours, and will now be ac-cepting donations and pro-viding basic needs, accord-ing to the group. Matt Little, a 360 Com-munities volunteer and Lakeville resident, said he and a group of citizens will also be opening a food shelf in the Lakeville downtown area to help with demand. “A staggering 3,000 peo-ple utilized the resources at the current (downtown) lo-cation in 2009,” Little said. “There will only be a dedi-cated group of individuals

working free of charge to as-sist people during their times of economic hardship.” Rieb said the hope is to keep the Neighborhood Re-source Center in Lakeville if a suitable location is found. According to a press re-lease, 360 Communities will continue to serve the com-munity through Partners For Success Family Support Workers located in Lakev-ille and Farmington-area schools, its network of other food shelves, and its staff in the Lakeville Police Depart-ment. Rieb said she will con-tinue to maintain an office in Lakeville. Visit 360Communities.org for more information or call (952) 985-5300.


Staff, council discuss maintaining what city already has

while also keeping up with growth

the city to rehab more than 90 miles of trails around the city, and expand and com-plete the loop around Lake Marion. The City Council will likely discuss the Capital Improvement Plan again in a work session before it goes before the group for a vote later in the year.


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Friday, June 4 Forever Wild Family Friday: Storytelling with Roy Edward Power, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Listen to storyteller Roy Edward Power share his favorite tales around the campfire at Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Free. Register at www.co.dakota.mn.us.

Saturday, June 5 MVHS Woofer & Hoofer fundraising walk for the animals at Alimagnet Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; walk kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Information: http://www.wooferandhoofer.com/ or (952) 894-5000. Car wash by Lakeville South High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mainstreet Automotive, 8418 210th St. W., Lakeville (at Heron Way in Airlake Industrial Park). Donations welcome. Car show event from noon to 4 p.m. at McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Thursday, June 10 Home relocation workshop at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at Highview Hills by Walker Senior Living, 20150 Highview Ave., Lakeville. Topics will include selling in today’s market, stag-ing ideas and techniques, and one-stop shopping for relocation. Free. To RSVP and make reser-vations, contact Christi Fletcher at (952) 985-9003 or [email protected].

Friday, June 11 Friday Nights Music in the Park featuring 4 Degrees of Freedom, 6 p.m. to dusk at Kelley Park, Fortino and 152nd streets, Apple Valley.

Saturday, June 12 Third annual pet supply drive for the Humane Society

from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Conducted by the Youth Connection Council in collabora-tion with Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. Pet vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Windmill Feed & Pet Supply, 350 Main St., Elko New Market. Bring pets on leashes or in carriers. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Minnesota Valley Humane Soci-ety and Windmill Animal Rescue. Information: (952) 461-2765.

Sunday, June 13 Apple Valley Community Ride from 2 to 4 p.m. The 12-mile ride begins and ends at the Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center. Ride with the mayor, members of the fire department, and other city employees. Cost: $2/person, $5/family; includes goody bag, ride support, snacks and hydration. Register at www.valleybikeand-ski.com or (952) 432-1666. Minnesota Sinfonia pres-ents the Summer Family Pops Concert at 6:30 p.m. at Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Sug-gested donation of $4 per person. Information: www.caponiartpark.org or (651) 454-9412.

Ongoing City of Elko New Market city-wide garage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3, 4 and 5. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. Windmill Animal Rescue, 350 Main St., Elko New Market, will hold its spring fundraising rum-mage sale kickoff Thursday, June 3, noon to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, June 4, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone: (507) 210-0118. Dona-tions of clean, priced, saleable items will be accepted at Windmill

Feed in New Market from Thurs-day, May 27, through Thursday, July 29. (The sale will stay open throughout the summer.) Dona-tions are tax deductible. No cloth-ing, computers, monitors, printers or other electronics can be ac-cepted without express written permission. For questions about the acceptability of items to do-nate, call (952) 461-2765. Marriage Encounter June 12-13 at Dakota Ridge Hotel on 35E and Yankee Doodle in Eagan. Information: www.mar-riages.org or (651) 454-3238. The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. For more infor-mation, call (651) 291-4607 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE. • June 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • June 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Uponor, 5925 148th St. W., Apple Valley. • June 7, 1 to 6 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. • June 10, 1 to 6 p.m., Mt. Olivet Assembly of God, 14201 Cedar Ave. S., Apple Valley. • June 10, 2 to 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. • June 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., EFI, Inc., 1340 Corporate Center Curve, Eagan. • June 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submis-sions is 5 p.m. Monday.

Family Calendar

To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to

[email protected].

Support Suicide Survivor Support Group meets the second Tues-day of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Center at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. For more in-formation, call Toni at (952) 890-0122. A National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support group meets in Apple Valley from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Dakota Ridge School, 4629 144th St. The group helps parents discover resources to meet the challenges of raising a child with mental illness, learn coping skills and develop prob-lem-solving skills. The meeting

begins with a light supper for fam-ilies and children. Call Suzette at (651) 645-2948 ext. 102 to con-firm attendance and reserve child care for children ages 5-14. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI-MN) offers free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better cop-ing skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. A fam-ily support group meets in Eagan at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. For information, call Connie at (952) 432-9278. NAMI Connection peer sup-port group for adults recovering from mental illness meets at 7 p.m. Mondays (except the third

Monday of the month) at Advent Methodist Church, 3495 Lexing-ton Ave. S., Eagan. Trained fa-cilitators who are also in recovery lead NAMI Connection groups. For more information, contact Cristina at (651) 283-4821. Find more about NAMI’s free classes and support groups at www.nami-helps.org or call (651) 645-2948. Lakeville support group for families of children with chal-lenging behaviors or mental illness meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Early Childhood Building, 17817 Ken-wood Trail (County Road 50). From Highway I35-W south exit County Road 50, make a left turn and go east three blocks, make a right turn on Juniper Path. The Early Childhood Building is next to Domino’s Pizza.

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Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Summer Reading Program for children up to age 12 begins June 14 and ends Aug. 14. Call for more information. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, June 8 and 15. Registration re-quired. Make a Splash with Art Con-test for ages 5-12. Artists can submit an original picture that expresses the theme “Make a Splash.” The drawing, painting, or collage designs should be no larger than 11x17 and able to hang on a wall or bulletin board. Drop off entries at any library lo-cation between June 21 and July 17. Winners will be announced the week of Aug. 2. First, second and third place awards will be given for ages 5-8 and 9-12. Enhancing Young Minds Through Signs Parent Work-shop for adults from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 14. Bring songs and stories to life through sign language. Registration required. Animated You for teens from 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, June 14 and 28. Registration required. Must attend both sessions.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Wii Games for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 7. Digital Camera Basics class from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 7. Prerequisite: Computer Basics and/or the ability to use a mouse.

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Immunizations Dakota County Public Health provides reduced-fee immunizations for people who are eligible for Minne-sota Vaccines for Children. There is a $14 administra-tion fee per immunization, but eligible people will not be refused service for inabil-ity to pay the administra-tion fee. June clinics are: • Tuesday, June 15, 4 to 6:30 p.m., Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave. Apple Valley. • Thursday, June 17, 4 to 5:45 p.m., Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Road W., Suite 410, West St. Paul. For more information, call the Immunization Hotline at (952) 891-7999.

Registration required. Dance Dance Revolution for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8. Comedy magician Star Mi-chaelina for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, June 14. Teen Advisory Group from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 14.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Bill the Juggler for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tues-day, June 15. Books and Bagels for teens from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, June 15, 22 and 29. Dungeons & Dragons for teens from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 15, 22 and 29. Registration required.

Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Make a Splash at Your Li-brary Summer Reading Pro-gram for readers (or pre-read-ers) up to age 12. Join between June 14 and Aug. 14. Make Waves at Your Library Summer Reading Program for teens ages 12-18. The program runs June 14 to Aug. 14. Join before June 24 and receive two free passes to the summer kick-off event on June 24 at Cascade Bay Waterpark in Eagan. Join before July 1 for a chance to win two tickets to Valley Fair.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Acting Games for Begin-ners for ages 7-10 from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 5. Presented by the Guthrie The-ater. Registration required. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 8. Blonde Giovanni presented

by The Chameleon Theatre Cir-cle from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, June 8. Rated PG-13. Free. Bookmaking with the Eagan Art House for ages 6-11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 12. Registration required. Teen Advisory Group from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Monday, June 14. Library Bingo for children from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 14. Free ticket required.

Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age, (952) 707-1770 Register now for Summer Reading Program Book Clubs for children in grades 1-5. Space is limited. Call for information.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 8. Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12. Read aloud to a therapy dog. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their care-givers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, June 14. Teen Writers Group from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, June 14, 21 and 28.

Barnes & NobleFischer Marketplace, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, (952) 997-8928 Book signing by Jeff Ap-pelquist from 1 to 3 p.m. Satur-day, June 5. Appelquist, a former Best Buy executive and Apple Valley resident, recently pub-lished “Sacred Ground: Leader-ship Lessons From Gettysburg & The Little Bighorn.” He will take part in a Q&A session about leadership lessons that can be learned on the battlefield, and sign copies of his book.


Opinion

Schools raise money to pay for technologyTo the editor: A special event May 14 had each of Lakeville’s middle schools combining their mile-run in physical education with the run-a-thon fundraiser Tech Trek. All proceeds are going directly to purchase new technology for the schools. As the PTO coordinator for this event at McGuire Middle School, I wanted to pass on my heartfelt thanks to the MMS students, fami-lies, and staff for helping to create a wonderful event. Family and friends of McGuire raised more than $10,000. There were dozens of parent volunteers and staff members who went above and beyond in planning and operating the event and the students were so great cheering on their classmates. It was a terrific event and a great success for our first time. During the planning stages, I was asked a num-ber of times why this fundraiser was important. After all, there all already many computers within the school. District funds for tech-nology have been frozen for quite a few years, with no new technology being add-ed. However, the demand for newer computers has increased consistently, both as existing computers age, and as more state testing via computers is required. This last item is ironic given the lack of state and district technology fund-ing. Most importantly is that students use these machines every day, in all facets of their education, sometimes in classes where you’d least

expect. The most up to date computers are in the school labs, but these labs have been fully booked since late April through to the end of school in June by teach-ers and classes scrambling for their turn during regu-lar class time. There are computers in each student team area, but they are many years old and only basic functions can be per-formed. We as a community could have chosen to do nothing, but I am proud that these middle schools and their families chose in-stead to make a difference. One small step, but that is how a journey begins. With sincere thanks to all who participated.

CHRISTINE PRESTONMcGuire Middle School parent and PTO member

Reflecting heatTo the editor: Concrete driveways and light-colored roofs reflect a lot of heat into the atmo-sphere. According to Ernest Orlando Berkley National Laboratory’s 1,000 square feet of white roof replacing a black one reduces CO2 emissions by 10 tons (www.c l imatechange.ca .gov/events/2008_conference/presentations/2008-09-09/Hashem_Akbari.pdf.) With the melting of the polar icecaps, which reflect a lot of sunlight, we must do something to make up for the loss. Replacing dark, asphalt driveways with light colored surfac-es like concrete and dark shingles with light shingles would make a significant reduction in heat absorbed.

HARLEY HORSAGERLakeville

Study finds Kline’s no earmark stance is good for stateTo the editor: A new Harvard Business School study shows how John Kline’s “no earmark” policy benefits Minnesota. The authors of the study were shocked to find that in the years following a con-gressman’s ascendancy to the chairmanship of a pow-erful committee, the average firm in his state cut back capital expenditures by roughly 15 percent, accord-ing to their working paper, “Do Powerful Politicians Cause Corporate Downsiz-ing?” The study found that al-though the average state ex-periences a 40 to 50 percent increase in earmark spend-ing if its senator becomes chair of one of the top-three congressional committees, the average firm in his state cuts back capital expendi-tures by about 15 percent in the following year. Em-ployment and sales growth are also affected, as corpo-rations scale back employ-ment growth by 3-15 per-cent, and sales growth falls by up to 15 percent. In other words, govern-ment spending adversely affects private sector eco-nomic activity. That’s where jobs come from, as well as tax revenue. Kline has stood firm in his opposition to earmarks, while his political oppo-nents have tried to paint this policy as bad for Min-nesotans. This new Harvard Business School study re-veals that a “no earmark” policy is good for Minne-sota’s economy.

CAROL S. COOPERFarmington

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Thisweek ColumnistI like coffee shops and polite political discourse

by Larry WernerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I’ve mentioned in this space a time or two that a couple of my favorite lunch spots are Mainstreet Coffee Cafe in downtown Lakeville and Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. These businesses have much in common – independent cof-fee shops by day and wine bars at night, ownership by women with entrepreneurial passion and sal-ads that meet my criteria for rab-bit food with a twist. When I walk into Jo Jo’s, the friendly workers get to work on my cranberry walnut salad with chicken, and at Mainstreet, the staff knows I want the Buffalo chicken salad with cashews. But these places offer me more than good food: They are places where you’re likely to encounter local movers and shakers having civil conversation about civic life.

In other words, you can find something at these establishments that is in short supply these days. A few weeks back, while enjoying my salad at Main-street, Dave Thompson stopped by my table to ex-

change a few thoughts about his upcoming race for state Senate. Thompson, a lawyer and former conservative radio host, said it’s nice he and I can be friends even if we disagree on many things po-litical. Dave, a Republican, said he’s heard nice things about Steve Quist, a Farmington Demo-crat who will be running against Thompson for the District 36 senate seat. That kind of comment is in stark contrast to the name-calling and conspiracy-theorizing that is passed off as political dialogue these days. Which leads me to our annual attempt at civility known as elec-

tion letters. With the filing dead-line last Tuesday and the primary Aug. 10, Managing Editor Tad Johnson is bracing himself for the usual blitz of letters from the supporters of candidates. For years, Tad has attempted to en-force the letters policy that sets a 350-word maximum and a dead-line of 4 p.m. Tuesday for the Fri-day edition. The policy, which appears under the “Opinion” button on ThisweekLive.com, includes oth-er criteria, such as a priority for letters by those who haven’t al-ready submitted letters in support of a candidate. We don’t want the letters columns dominated by the same campaign supporters. Included in the policy is this single line that addresses the issue of civility: “Do not submit letters with libelous information or per-sonal attacks.” In the current political envi-ronment, it’s sometimes hard to find commentaries that don’t in-

clude personal attacks. Our policy, by the way, does state that while we must limit the number of letters we print in the paper, we will attempt to publish “all suitable letters online.” In fact, our website is a great place for those coffee-shop con-versations between people with different views. We have recently redesigned ThisweekLive.com. Our web editor, Dawn Igoe, has made the site much easier to navigate for readers and contributors. Dawn decided to use software called Wordpress, which was originally designed for blogging – the elec-tronic conversations that are part of the Internet. At the bottom of each article or letter is a box that allows you to “leave a comment.” Since we launched the new website in April, many more readers are leaving comments than was the case on the old ThisweekLive. And, I’m happy to report, our page views are up

significantly. The other day, I was watching News Hour on PBS. The nightly news program had a report on a discussion about whether the In-ternet and cable news have con-tributed to intelligent discussion of issues or turned the discussion into a paintball fight. One of the experts took the position that any discussion of issues, even nasty uninformed discussion, is con-tributing to the democratic pro-cess. It’s a valid point. But at Thisweek Newspapers, we hope the conversation during the up-coming political season is more suitable to a coffee shop than a bar room. The candidates have all filed. Let the discussion begin.

Larry Werner is editor and general manager of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He is at [email protected].

by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Congratulations to Farmington and Lakeville students, educators and families. Ben Kusch, Farmington High School principal, told me that the school will graduate approximately 385 students. Only one student won’t grad-uate because of not passing the state’s read-ing test, and all seniors passed the state’s writing test. Lakeville North principal Marne Berk-vam reported that the school has 444 grad-uates, with all seniors passing the state’s writing test and only one failing to pass the reading test. Scott Douglas, Lakeville South princi-pal, says the school will graduate 437 stu-dents. Only one student won’t graduate because of not passing the state’s writing exam, and just one didn’t pass the reading test. This is considerably better than the state’s average – about 7 percent of Min-nesota’s seniors, or 5,000 students, have not yet passed the reading test. About 3 percent, about 1,900, have not passed Min-nesota’s writing test. So several thousand students won’t graduate this spring, at least in part be-cause they haven’t passed Minnesota’s reading and/or writing tests. Those figures were released last week by the Minnesota Department of Education. I checked with about 20 Minnesota dis-tricts to find out how their students fared. • Anoka-Hennepin estimated that about 4.5 percent of its students will not gradu-ate, in part because they have not passed one or both of these tests. About 3,000 will graduate. • At the PACT Charter located in Ramsey, all of the seniors passed. Forty-nine students are graduating. • Northwest Passage Charter in Coon Rapids has 27 students graduating. James Steckart, the school’s director told me “our

school is a little different. Most of the students are graduating after their cohorts (because) they typi-cally come to the school one to two years behind their peers in credits, as well as not passing the required tests.” • All 82 of Caledonia’s seniors

passed the tests. • In Cambridge, 355 students are gradu-ating, one won’t because of the writing test, and four won’t because of the reading test. • All 260 seniors at Rogers High School passed the test, as did the 32 graduates at Spectrum, a charter public school in Elk River. Should we even have required tests? Part of the answer to that comes from a question about how you feel about the driv-er’s license exam. Doesn’t it make sense to have some required level of knowledge to drive a car? How about passing a state’s bar exam? Shouldn’t attorneys be required to show they know certain things before they are al-lowed to practice law? In each case, I think the answer is yes. It may take some of us longer. People learn at different rates. Some people are better test takers than others. Some of us may have to take the driver’s test, or the bar exam sev-eral times. Passing such tests doesn’t mean we will be perfect drivers or attorneys. But it does mean we have some knowl-edge that the state recognizes as important and valuable. Clearly, that’s true for Farm-ington and Lakeville graduates. So to them, and to the families and edu-cators who helped the young people gain their knowledge: Well done! Your accom-plishments are worth celebrating.

Joe Nathan, a former public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change, Humphrey Institute, Univer-sity of Minnesota. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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She also teaches Sunday school. Her work ethic comes from her parents, Angela Koloski and Greg Friesen, and her nine siblings, Alys-sa, Nick, Matthew, Ryan, Brandon, Serena, Derek, Michael and Hannah. While active in many things, speech is Friesen’s love. “I’ve always loved per-forming and being in front of crowds,” she said. “Speech was a perfect fit.” So much so, she became a state champion, winning in a new category called great speeches. Friesen also says her choir trip to France was one

of the highlights of her high school career. “Our chamber cho-rale traveled to France last spring and sang all over Paris. We even sang at the American cemetery at the beaches of Normandy,” she said. “It was crazy. It was very powerful and emotion-al.” Friesen said she’s had her challenges in high school, but isn’t one to complain. “There’s so many things we could complain about and be negative about,” she said. “But why dwell? I’ve al-ways been very optimistic.” And that’s why right now, Friesen said she’s not too focused on the end of the summer. “Most of us – my friends

– we try not to think about it,” she said. “Half of my friends are staying here, the other half are going else-where. So we talk about the beach, or bonfires and the cabin.” For her fellow seniors, and the future ones at North, Friesen does have some advice. “Don’t be afraid to do what you want to do,” she said. “It’s cliche, but don’t let things hold you back be-cause we all have the ability to do what we want.” Friesen wants to make a difference in people’s lives, so pediatrics, or if that doesn’t work out, being a teacher, is her plan. Friesen points to Julie Cutshall and Jennifer Baese

as two teachers who have in-spired her. “They taught me to be confident even if you have to fake it, and have given me an ability to carry myself in a positive way,” Friesen said. “They have helped me become a better leader, stu-dent and person.” Friesen said she’ll miss the inclusive nature of North and the friends she’ll inevitably fall out of touch with. “There are so many ways to get involved and that in-clusiveness also fosters indi-vidual talents,” Friesen said. “It’s a great school and this has been a wonderful time.”


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ments, airfare, posh hotel accommodations in New York City and Breezy Point Resort in Brainerd, and cash withdrawals totaling more than $3,000, among other questionable purchases. According to a Lakeville Police Department search warrant, Miller was the only person with a debit

card linked to the group’s account during the period when a number of “sus-picious transactions” oc-curred. She also requested the PTO’s annual financial audit, scheduled for last May, be postponed, the document said. Miller, who has a de-gree in accounting and an MBA, worked for more than 20 years in the bank-

ing industry before losing her job in October 2008, shortly before the thefts began, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Miller made her first court appearance on June 1. Her next court appearance will be June 21.


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Commission before City Council approval. “It was a good meeting as far as the outcomes,” said Sheri Speckan, a Fifth Street resident. “At least they are doing what they should do,” Speckan said. “We got what we want-ed – the city agrees to plant trees and to make sure this does not happen again,” Speckan said. The loss of the mature trees that were estimated to have stood for more than 40 years is still hard to ac-cept, Speckan said, but the new trees will be welcome. “That is what people look for when they come

into the downtown area; big trees and the aesthetic appeal,” Speckan said. The estimated cost to replace trees is $6,513 or $167 per tree. Trees re-moved on Walnut, Spruce and Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streets will be considered for new tree planting. In future weeks, a city staff person will visit homeowners to find out if residents have a tree prefer-ence and location in either the boulevard or the yard, according to Schorzman. After further research, it was discovered that Spruce Street and not Walnut Street is the boulevard tree route in this area, Schorz-

man said. Resident Tim Dough-erty said he was concerned about creating uniformity after learning that resi-dents have the choice of location. The city will pay atten-tion to uniformity, but also wants to create a good mix of trees, Schorzman said, in order to avoid a disease that could wipe out a single species. After the new trees are thriving, Dougherty said perhaps a neighborhood block party will be planned at the end of summer. “It was the right thing to do in this day and age,” Dougherty said. Speckan said she and

Trees/from 1A her husband, Eric, and neighbors feel better with the decisions made this week at city hall. “I was amazed at how many people in the com-munity came up to talk about the trees because so many people were interest-ed in it,” Speckan said.

Kara Hildreth is at [email protected].


Hotze-JarvisAllison Hotze and Wayne Jarvis

o f C h i c a g o a n n o u n c e t h e i rengagement and upcoming wed-ding. Allison, formerly of AppleValley, is the daughter of Mikeand Pam McDonald of Lakevilleand Jim and Helen Hotze ofMinnetonka. Wayne is the son ofWayne and Carol Jarvis of Poto-mac, Maryland. Al l i son is agraduate of the University ofW i s c o n s i n S T O U T a n d i semployed by Pivet Showroom inChicago. Wayne is a graduate ofthe College of William and Maryand Booth School of Business atthe University of Chicago. Waynewill begin a position at BMOCapital Markets in Chicago inAugust. Allison and Wayne lookforward to their July 17th wed-ding in Minneapolis.

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In loving memoryDarah LynRobertson8/12/89 ~ 6/7/08

Being deeply loved by someonegives you strength; loving some-one deeply gives you courage.

-Lao Tzu

Charles A.Ziemer

After a courageous battle withlung cancer Charles “Charlie” A.Ziemer passed away on May 25,2010, surrounded by family.Charl ie’s enthusiasm for l ifeinspired those around him, andwas endeared by all who knewhim.

Charlie was born on March 4,1931 in Winona, Minnesota. OnJune 28, 1948, he married Inez M.Beach in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.The couple made their home inDakota, Minnesota until movingto Goodview, Minnesota in 1964.In 1967, due to transfer of workterritory they relocated to SiouxCity, Iowa until 1975, at whichtime they returned to Minnesota,first living in Eagan, and laterbuilding a new home in Rose-mount and remained there untilthey retired in 1998. Since 1998,they have split their time betweentheir summer home in Rochester,Minnesota and their winter homein Phoenix, Arizona.

Charlie started working for theMilwaukee Railroad on Febru-ary 14, 1949, and continued towork on the railroad for the next44 years. In his years on the rail-road, he had worked the entirewestern rail system between Chi-cago, IL and Tacoma, WA, firstas a laborer for the maintenanceway then as the foreman for thedepartment beginning in 1955.His welding career with the rail-road span many miles of rail forthe Milwaukee Road, Soo Line,and the Canadian Pacific rail-ways. After retiring from the rail-road, he worked summers forKaufman Lawn and Tree Serviceof Rosemount, welding and main-taining all of the equipment untilthe fall of l998 when he and hiswife sold their home in Rose-mount and headed south for thewinters. He enjoyed spendingtime with family and friends. Healso enjoyed country music, any-thing to do with railroads, andcamping. He is going to bemissed by al l who know andloved him. He was a great hus-band, father, grandfather, andgreat-grandfather, and friend.We all loved him.

He will be deeply missed by hiswife of nearly 62 years, Inez; fivechildren, Patricia Ziemer (JohnJohnson) of Rochester, Minne-sota, Raymond Ziemer of LaC r o s s e , W i s c o n s i n , C h e r y l(James) Knutson of Mazeppa,Minnesota, Robert Ziemer ofInver Grove Heights, Minnesota,and Bradley “Buck” Ziemer (spe-cial friend Deborah Burns) ofSurprise, Arizona; five grand-children, Amy (Cory) Packman,J e s s i c a ( M a n u e l )Knutson-Deleon, Sara Knutson,Shannon Ziemer, and Charles G.Ziemer; step-grandchild, Tami(Matt) Soens; great grandchild,Cameron Deleon; step greatgrandchildren, Isabella Soens,and Greta Soens. Two half-sis-ters, Irene Thompson of LaCres-cent, Minnesota, and Anita Cal-houn of Winona, Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by hism o t h e r , F l o r e n c e , a n dstep-father, Emil Roemer.

There will be a memorial ser-vice on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at2:00 p.m. at the Riverside UnitedMethodist Church in Dakota,Minnesota with Pastor MaryKeen officiating. Friends andfamily may visit one hour prior tothe service on Sunday at thechurch. A family service forinterment of his ashes at the HilerCemetery, Nodine, Minnesotawill be at a later date.

Macken Funeral Home is incharge of arrangements.

Online condolences are welcome at: www.mackenfuneralhome.com

Freund, MarvinJohn

Age 83 of Lakeville, passedaway May 24, 2010. He is sur-vived by his loving wife of 59years, Joan; children, SharonKaiser, Dianne (William) Sergot,Marvin (Sherri) Freund, and Jef-frey (Monique) Freund; grand-children, Brendan, Shannon andBridget Kaiser, Julie Sergot, Lisa(Peter) Wocken, Bryan Sergot,Jasmine, Jocelyn, Phillip, Sarah,and Baby Freund; brothers ,Ralph (Madge) and Eugene(Jean) Freund. Marvin was amember of VFW Post #1296,American Legion, Republic Air-lines Retired Employees (RARE),and Northwest Airlines RetiredEmployees volunteer Organiza-tion (NAREVO).

Visitation Thursday, May 27,2010 5-8PM at White FuneralHome 14560 Pennock Ave. AppleValley and also one hour prior tofuneral service. Funeral ServiceFriday, 9:30 AM May 28, 2010 atWhite Funeral Home 14560 Pen-nock Ave., Apple Valley. WhiteFuneral Home. Apple Valley952-432-2001

Harry W. McCallAge 90, of Farmington passed

away April 18, 2010. Harry wasborn in Albert Lea on March 4,1920. He is preceded in death byh i s w i f e , D o r o t h y ( E c k e r t )McCall and children Richard andDiana. Survived by his daughter,Cheryl (McCall) Berczyk, wife ofLarry Berczyk; 9 grandchildrenand 12 great grandchildren; alsoby other loving relatives andfriends. Memorial Service will beSaturday, June 5, 2010, at 11 a.m.(memorial visitation one hourprior to service) at White FuneralHome in Lakeville, 20134 Ken-wood Trail. 2:00 p.m. Burial ofashes will be at Greenwood Cem-etery in Glenville.

White Funeral Home-Lakeville952-469-2723 www.whitefuneral-homes.com

Karen LindemanRetiring

June 12, 2010, 1-4pm, Antler'sPark Pavilion, Lakeville.

Karen Lindeman, af ter 40years, is retiring from daycare!When she began her business, shewas only the second at home day-c a r e p r o v i d e r i n L a k e v i l l e !Karen's husband, Dale, and herchildren, Kristine, Sharleen andMark , are hos t ing an OpenHouse in her honor to celebrateall the wonderful years she hasserved this community. So manypeople have touched Karen'sheart and have been such animportant part of her life! Any-one who knows Karen and hassupported her all these years iswelcome to attend. There will befood, fun and games for "chil-dren" of all ages! Please come andlet Karen know how much she isappreciated and loved!

Kelly H.(Lakeville)

Kelly,I was wrong for doing the

things that I did. I am very sorryand I apologize for hurting you,your family and your friends.

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The Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, a nonprofit or-ganization funding the Lakeville Art Festival, has received a $12,910 festival grant. This funding for the festival is a new Min-nesota Festival Support grant through the Min-nesota Arts and Culture Heritage Fund, which was approved in the 2008 general election. “The state arts board was very impressed to see a community-sup-ported festival with a large number of gen-erous sponsors and volunteers,” said Lakeville Area Arts Center manager Tom Barnard, explaining why Lakeville’s festival was selected for the grant. Others factors noted by the state arts board in awarding the grant were the

festival’s hands-on commu-nity art projects, the emerg-

ing artist program, the va-riety of high-quality artists

exhibiting and the part-nership with the library in offering literary art at the festival. The eighth annual Lakeville Art Festival will be held Sept. 18-19 on the grounds of the

Lakeville Area Arts Center. The free event will feature more than 60 art exhibits; the theme of this year’s fes-tival is “Art…naturally.” More about the festival is at www.lakevilleartfestival.org.

Lakeville Art Festival earns state grantA festival-goer paints a rain barrel at the 2008 Lakeville Art Festi-val; a community art project has become a regular feature of the event, which this year runs Sept. 18-19 on the grounds of the Lake-ville Area Arts Center.File photo

This summer marks the 10th anniversary of out-door concerts in Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods. Work on the Theater in the Woods began in 1998 af-ter the “Storm of the Cen-tury” hit the area, blowing down hundreds of trees in the future amphitheater site. It took an entire season to remove the damaged trees and two more seasons to shape the grounds and build the stage. The Theater in the Woods was built with a minimal budget, a Bobcat and by hand, one block at a time. In spite of all the work that went into creat-ing the amphitheater, many say it still looks untouched as though it always has been this way. Family-friendly activities are scheduled throughout the summer to celebrate and mark this milestone. Ring Mountain Creamery will sell ice cream at each event. The Summer Perfor-mance Series will bring re-gional and local artists to the park. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Theater in the Woods and a $4 per

person donation is suggest-ed. 2010 Summer Perfor-mance Series schedule: • June 13, Minnesota Sinfonia presents the Sum-mer Family Pops Concert • June 25, Shakespeare Festival: “Troilus and Cres-sida” staged by Cromulent Shakespeare Co. • June 26, Shakespeare Festival: “Hamlet” staged by Minnesota Shakespeare Company • July 11, Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale presents “A Patriotic Festival” • July 25, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir • Aug. 8, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater presents “The Sound of Drums from the Land of China” • Aug. 22, Cyril Paul and Calypso Monarchs present music from the Caribbean and West Indies Patrons are encouraged to bring a food donation to any of Caponi Art Park’s 2010 season events. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road. For more information, visit www.caponiartpark.org or call (651) 454-9412.

Caponi Art Park’s outdoor theater celebrates 10th anniversary

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Legacy. We all leave one. A legacy can shine bright like the glow of a spotlight on an otherwise dark stage. The spotlights will shine on many of Rose-mount High S c h o o l ’ s past, present and future stars in the arts when tribute is paid to the school’s legacy with a spe-cial performance Friday, June 18. The first Rosemount High School Performing Arts Legacy Gala will fea-ture a night of song, dance acting and the honoring of the first Legacy Award. Steve Boehlke, longtime Rosemount High School choir teacher, was selected as the Performing Arts Hall of Fame award’s first recipi-ent. Before the tribute is of-fered to Boehlke, Rose-mount High School stu-dents past, present and future will offer a range of performances from instru-mental music to acting. The 90-minute show will include pieces from third- through eighth-grade stu-dents participating in the week-long Vocalmotion mu-sic camp and music and the-atrical selections from those who have long since gradu-ated. Proceeds from the show

will go to the school’s re-cently-established Perform-ing Arts Foundation, which aims to raise money to pur-chase items, such as its ini-tial goal for an auditorium soundboard. “At RHS we have an in-credible amount of pride in our past,” said Steve Albaugh, choir director. “Many other high schools in the area have established athletic halls of fame. We thought what a neat way to make a statement about how important the arts are at the school and in the commu-nity in establishing this.” Albaugh, one of the many organizers of the show, said a major challenge

has been deciding what to include in the first perfor-mance. Once word spread that the show would include for-mer students, Albaugh said they started getting many phone calls and e-mails from people asking how they could help. He said even though some may not get a chance to perform this year, there will be many more shows to stage in future years. “We felt in thinking about a word that en-compasses Rosemount High School and the arts and the word was legacy,” Albaugh said. “This is not a one year shot.” He said it will be important for the Vo-calmotion students to see how they can grow in their performance skill by watching the high school students and in turn for the graduating seniors to see that their “role in the arts commu-nity doesn’t stop when they walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.” “The arts plays a vi-tal role in the life of our school,” Albaugh said. “You can see how it changes them as people and gives them a chance to be more success-ful as they continue on.” That is the Legacy that the school hopes will carry on long after the spotlights dim after the performance ends next Friday night.

School honors its ‘Legacy’Rosemount High School to stage show

with past, present, future students

The Rosemount High School Perform-ing Arts Legacy Gala will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 18 in the school’s Performing Arts Cen-ter. Tickets are $10 and went on sale to the gen-eral public Thursday, June 3, through the RHS school web site at www.district196.org/rhs/theaterarts, or by calling the box office at (651) 423–7540. See next week’s edi-tion for a story about Steve Boehlke. An in-terview with Boehlke and Steve Albaugh can be seen in the Video Ar-chive at www.Thisweek-Live.com.

Vocalmotion music and dance camp

IN BRIEF

Steve Boehlke

Vocalmotion, open to students currently in grades three through eight, is an opportunity for young performers to explore their interests and develop their movement and singing skills in a June 14-18 camp at Rosemount High School. Each day, students re-

ceive instruction from RHS vocal music and dance staff members – with as-sistance from high school performers – in dance and movement, voice and vo-cal performance, and mu-sical theatre presentation/improvisation. Camp sessions are held each morning during the

week of June 14-18. The registration form can be downloaded from the RHS choir Web page at www.district196.org/rhs/choir/. For questions about the camp, contact Steve Al-baugh at (651) 423-7542 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Photo by Rick Orndorf Photo by Rick Orndorf

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Solutions for this week’s puzzle can be found at ThisweekLive.com

MAY 28, 2010 PUZZLE ANSWERS

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

[email protected].

Friday, June 4 Nikki and Company, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. American Roadhouse, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Arch Allies, 9:30 p.m., Prime-time Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Tent party with Good for Gary outside and Eagle River inside, $10 cover, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Spooky Poodle, Babe’s Mu-sic Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Dave Hudson, 9 to 12:30 p.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.

Saturday, June 5 Barbara Piper, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Rockfist, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Tenty party with GB Leigh-ton outside and Dirty Word in-side, $10 cover, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Chris Winkels, 9 to 12:30 p.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,

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: eagan.thisweek@

ecm-inc.com.

Auditions Sign ups for Disney’s The Jun-gle Book Kids are available now through Farmington Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions. Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids Summer Musical Drama Camp runs Monday-Friday from June 14 through June 29 at Boeck-man Middle School in Farmington for ages 7-17. There is also a Tech Camp available for the production. Performances are June 30 through July 2. For more information visit www.farmingtonce.com or call (651) 460-3200. Sign ups for family musical “Annie Jr.” are available now. ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions is offering the “Annie Jr.” Summer Musical Drama Camp to children ages 8-17 at Eagle Ridge Junior High School in Savage from July 6

through Aug. 3, and will be perform-ing the show on the main stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter Aug. 4-7. For more information go to www.communityed191.org or call (952)707-4150. Ballet Royale in Lakeville is now accepting spring registrations and is offering brand new Summer Fairytale Workshop Classes. These one-day workshops are designed for children ages 6 to 9 years. For more information please visit www.balletroyalemn.org or call (952) 898.3163Classes/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, starting June 14. Register at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville offers Color Mixing for everyone – in oil or acrylic – with professional artist Frank Wetzel, June 4 and 5. Register www.Brush-

worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Registration deadline for MacPhail Center for Music’s Summer Jazz Camp in Apple Valley is June 4. Jazz Camp is for students ages 12-18 or entering grades 7-12, and will be held at MacPhail Apple Valley, 14750 Cedar Ave., from 12:30 – 4 p.m. July 19 to 23. The five-day session will cover impro-visation techniques, jazz history, instrument specific seminars and jazz combo rehearsals and perfor-mances. All instruments can partici-pate. Minimum of two years playing experience required. To learn more, call Melissa Falb at (612) 767-5438 or go to www.macphail.org/cata-log_summer.html. 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 per-son and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The next jewelry club meets

on Friday May 21st. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Avenue South. For more informa-tion, call (651) 686-9134. In The Company of Kids Cre-ative Arts Center presents the Fairytale Adventures Program, a music-based based dance program for parents and children. Newborns to age 3 welcome with parent or caregiver. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information or visit www.co-kartscenter.com. Register now for summer classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are offered for all ages from age 4 through adult. A variety of schedules and course offerings are available. For a complete listing visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganart-house. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 686-9134. Home School Art class meets once a month on a Monday, 1 to 3 p.m. at Brushworks School of Art. All supplies provided. Register on-line at www.BrushworksSchoolo-

fArt.com or phone (651) 214-4732. 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., Farmington. 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 Mari-lyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration informa-tion, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640. Wade into Watercolor classes for all experience levels on Thurs-days, 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Brushworks School of Art,

Burnsville. Some supplies provid-ed. Register online at www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com or phone (651) 214-4732. DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance program 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 “practice 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 needed 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 . Sondance is offering six-week summer dance classes for ages 3 to 12 at its Burnsville location, 2001 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Classes start June 14. Visit www.sondancestudio for information or call (952) 808-8600.

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music calendarFourth of July concert features Oak Ridge Boys Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is hosting an outdoor, Fourth of July celebration featuring a free concert by The Oak Ridge Boys followed by a fireworks display. The alcohol-free event will take place rain or shine in the parking lot next to The Mead-ows at Mystic Lake golf course. Some seating will be avail-able, but guests are invited to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Coolers are not al-lowed – food and beverages will be available for purchase. People of all ages will be welcome to enter the concert area starting at 6 p.m., Coun-try/rock group Rocket Club will kick off the concert at 7 p.m. and The Oak Ridge Boys will play from 8:30 p.m. until about 10 p.m. The fireworks show will begin shortly thereafter.

Model T Ford reunion The North Star T, T Totalers, Minnesota Val-ley, and Great Northern Model T clubs will hold their 20th annual Model T Ford Reunion at the Da-kota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. A car show will be held on Sunday, June 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will be open to the public. The show is reserved for four-cylinder Fords 1909 through 1927. Admission is free for Model T drivers. There will be a $3 entry fee for each additional Model T passenger, as well as for all spectators 18 years and older. There is no charge for those under 18. Food and refreshments will be available. A Model T era only swap meet is also sched-uled for June 13. Outdoor swap space is available for $10, and includes two free admissions. Vendors are required to provide a MN sales tax number and complete an MN ST-19 at the gate. Swap meet gate opens at 7 a.m. Overnight camping on wheels is available at the fairgrounds (tent camp-ing not allowed), and in-door space is available for Model T parking. The show and swap meet will be moved in-doors in case of rain. For more information contact Larry Anderson at (651) 770-7939.

Dinner and a movie night at IMAX The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will host “Dinner and a Movie Family Night” on Monday, June 21. Guests who purchase one adult admission to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Toy Story 3” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and a complimentary sandwich from Subway Restaurants (while supplies last) before the show. Sandwiches will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Art fair in Rosemount An art fair will be held June 12-13 on the grounds of A Cat and The Fiddle A Fair, 14860 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Fair hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 12, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-day, June 13. Artists will be selling pottery, fused glass, jewelry, handcrafted soaps, and photography.

The Second City at Mystic Lake The Second City improv comedy troupe has been churning out stars for more than 50 years. The interna-tionally renowned group will bring its traveling act to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on Friday, June 4. Tickets to see The Sec-ond City at Mystic Lake are available for $15. Con-tact the Mystic Box Office at (952) 496-6563 or go to www.mysticlake.com for more details.

Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Sunday, June 6 Big River Blues Band (6 to 8 p.m.) and the S.O.B.s (8 p.m. to midnight,) McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Monday, June 7 Open mic, 9 p.m., Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave. S., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Wednesday, June 9 Neisen’s Open Mic Jam with the Roadhouse Jam Band, 8:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Thursday, June 10 The Feelin’ (piano bar), 9:30 p.m. to midnight, Ansari’s Medi-terranean Grill and Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Court, (651) 452-0999. Jacob Martin Band, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

Friday, June 11 Ashes for April, 7 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Young Lust (front), Rock-fist (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Decibel, 9:30 p.m., Primetime Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Ten Cent Pistol, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Eagle River, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200. Mark Mraz, 9 to 12:30 p.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Ken-rick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

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Year-to-date, permits rose by 182 percent, units by 166 percent, and value by 162 percent . One 77-unit project in Minneapolis helped boost multi-family homes up to 38 percent of the total units. “Indicators look very promising,” said Builders Association of the Twin Cit-ies 2010 President Gary Au-lik. “Mortgage interest rates have dropped to near all-time lows, and the Minneap-olis Realtors Association has reported rising home sales

prices for several months. “These factors, coupled with a dropping unemploy-ment rate will hopefully off-set the expected drop in sales due to ending of the federal stimulus tax credits.” Aulik said. Minneapolis led the met-ro in building activity for the month with 82 units permit-ted. Blaine followed with 33 units, Maple Grove had 30 units permitted, followed by Shakopee with 29 and Hud-son, Wis., with 27.

May 2009 187 233 54,132,420

June 2009 238 332 77,741,321

July 2009 238 269 60,752,708

August 2009 264 542 93,071,986

September 2009 235 437 74,427,312

October 2009 326 401 92,684,459

November 2009 263 574 95,322,365

December 2009 260 423 89,706,776

January 2010 189 350 66,952,927

February 2010 177 202 50,611,389

March 2010 236 733 101,140,514

April 2010 304 372 84,518,651

May 2010 324 482 101,251,346

May 2006 769 1,052 237,280,427

May 2007 534 753 172,815,704

May 2008 255 498 98,695,209

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YTD 2006 3,304 5,299 1,093,784,568

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District 194School BoardProceedings

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No.194 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues., May 11, 2010 withfull text available for public inspection ont h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:01p.m. followed by Pledge of Allegiance. Allboard members and administrators werepresent.

Publ ic Comment: Ed Hell ier, 17801Keokuk Ave., provided an update on 9Bfundraiser results; Randy Pronschinske,9885 Upper 173rd Court, asked questionsregarding high school graduation decisions.

Agenda Additions: A resignation wasadded to the consent agenda personnelmatters.

The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes of the meetings onApril 27 and May 4; resignations, leave ofabsence requests, employment recom-mendations; Resolution Relating to theTermination and Non-Renewal of Proba-tionary Teachers or Long Term SubstitutesContracts; payment of bills and claimssubject to annual audit ; a l t faci l i t iesbids/quotes; Resolution Establishing Pro-cedures For Reimbursement Of CertainExpenditures From Proceeds Of FutureQualified Zone Academy Bond Or QualifiedSchool Construction Bond Issues; dona-tions and field trips.

Report presented: Strategic plan update;teaching & learning update; 2010 summerschool update; superintendent formativeevaluation report.

Recommended act ions approved :2010-11 management policies.

Per MN Statute 13D.05(3), discussionregarding annual superintendent summa-tive evaluation was held during closed ses-sion.

Adjournment at 10:37 p.m.______________________________

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No. 194 Special SchoolBoard Meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2010with full text available for public inspectiono n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 4:06p.m. All board members and administrationwere present.

Public Comment: Don Sinner shared EMLposition regarding levy election.

Discussion was held regarding 2010November levy election; 2010-11 technol-ogy budget.

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.2208425 6/4/10

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Road Vacation

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1) Approve Minutes from May 3, 20102) Approve April 2010 Treasurer Report3) Approve May 2010 Developer's

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Anchor Bank checking account statements3 Hugo McPhee, Three Rivers Park

District Police Chief presentation

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5 Engineer's Report

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2) Update on City of Savage meetings3) Update on Territory planting and

fencing project7 Sheriff's Report

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Lakeville South speaker reprises roleby Derrick Williams

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Believe it or not, Adam Kunkel is actually prepared for the moment he’ll stand in front of his fellow se-niors and deliver a speech to all of Lakeville South’s graduates and their proud families. He’s done it before. In elementary school, Kunkel, 18, delivered a speech to his fellow sixth-grade graduates from Lakeview Elementary School. “I killed it. I knew I wanted to do it again,” Kunkel joked. “The teach-ers and some parents said they’d see me again when I was a senior.” No kidding. And on June 11, when Lakeville South High School’s class of 2010 re-ceives its diplomas, Kunkel hopes to be the one offer-ing a light-hearted look at the journey from childhood to adulthood. “I’ve been thinking about the speech in the back of my mind for years,” he said. “For me, I wanted to give the message, to get in front of everyone and say something about this journey. I know almost all these kids and I wanted to be the one to sum it all up.” Kunkel joked he was the type who paid too much at-tention to girls when he was younger, but as the school years ticked away, he found his groove as a student. That transition also led to a good lesson. “I wish I had been more involved early, and less in-volved later,” he said of his high school career. “I kind

of destroyed myself my ju-nior and senior years, but as a freshmen I’d go home and play video games. Wish I had bal-anced that bet-ter.” Kunkel is active in speech and is also a member of the National Honor Society and Buddies Club at South. The youngest of four

boys to his parents Rod and Rita – his brothers are Tony, Kevin and Thomas – Kunkel said it was one of

his brothers who got him hooked on speech. “I played football in ninth grade and it was clear I wasn’t cut out for that,”

Kunkel joked. “I knew I wanted to do an activ-

ity, and my brother was in speech. I knew I could be

good at it.” By his junior and senior years, Kunkel was doing creative expression, which he said is like a theatrical stand-up routine, and orig-inal oratory. “I liked that because I was going back to back in different rooms and mak-ing (people) laugh, and then talking about some-thing I cared about,” Kun-kel said. “It was just a won-derful experience.” Kunkel will be headed to


Lakeville South High School senior Adam Kunkel, 18, will be the school’s student speaker at its graduation ceremony on June 11 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

St. John’s University where he’ll study engineering or teaching, he said. He’ll also coach speech at a local high school. With college on the doorstep, Kunkel said he’ll miss the lack of responsi-bility that comes with high school. “Things still seem young and innocent,” he said. “Once you move on, every-one’s an adult.” In the meantime, for the students who will still be in school next year, Kunkel has some advice. “Have fun. High school can be so serious for kids who are super involved. They spend all their time on homework and work – I was one of them – and it’ll be over soon and you’ll never get it back,” he said. In his time at South, Kunkel said, English teacher Lisa King and chemistry teacher Jarrett Sommers had an impact on him. “Both seem like they’re having so much fun and they’re both positive role models,” Kunkel said. “I admired that. It’s a reason why I’m thinking about teaching.” Teaching or not, Kun-kel, not surprisingly, said his dream job is to be a mo-tivational speaker. “In fairness, I wanted to do that way before the student speaker thing,” he joked. But before that, he plans to spend some quality time with his friends before col-lege, and take a trip to the Boundary Waters with some of them. “I want it to be a great summer,” Kunkel said. “I’ll look back at it and this whole experience and have great memories.”



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THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

In 2009, local governments continued a three-year up-ward trend of spending on lobbyists. According to reports filed with the Minnesota state au-ditor, local governments spent $8.8 million on lobbying ac-tivities in 2009, an increase of $329,592, or 3.9 percent, over the amount spent on lobbying services in 2008. Dakota County, either as the county or its Regional Rail Authority, reported spending $190,666 on lobby-ing.

The amount includes con-tracted lobbyists, staff who lobby, and association dues payments, a portion of which are paid to lobbyists on the county’s behalf. According to the report, Dakota County was one of the 78 governments that paid over $100,000 to hire or con-tract with lobbyists. The city of Minneapolis led that list, reporting it spent more than $400,000 for lob-byists. Dakota County paid $122,414 for its own lobby-ists while Ramsey and Anoka counties spent $137,206 and

$188,545, respectively, for similar services. Of Dakota County cities,

Eagan led contract/associa-tion dues spending, reporting $32,785 spent on lobbying. Burnsville came in second of the Dakota County cities, reporting a total of $22,522 spent for lobbying through association fees. Lakeville and Apple Val-ley, with similar populations of 50,000 to 54,000 and both anticipating major transpor-tation changes with the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project, each spent around $22,000 for lobbying through association fees in 2009. Rosemount and Farm-ington, also with similar

populations of about 19,000 to 22,750, spent $7,080 and $6,476 respectively for lobby-ing, also through association dues. Local school districts also reported their lobbyist spend-ing, but did not include pay-ments to professional asso-ciations that lobby on behalf of specific professional occu-pations within local govern-ments, including Education Minnesota. The report states that the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District spent $28,540 on lobbying, while ISD 191, Burnsville-Eagan-

Savage, spent $14,282. Farmington and Lakeville school districts each reported less than $5,000 on lobbying. In the report, State Audi-tor Rebecca Otto noted the operation and funding of local governments can be greatly affected by decisions made by the state Legislature, and called it understandable that local governments would want representation during the legislative process.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Local cities report-ed spending a total of $112,828 in association dues to lobbyists and lobbying contract fees:Eagan $32,785Burnsville $22,522Lakeville $22,122Apple Valley $21,843Rosemount $ 7,080Farmington $ 6,476

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Several Dakota County incumbents will face challengers in Novemberby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The June 1 candidate-filing deadline revealed several Da-kota County incumbents will face challengers in November. Two challengers, Linda Apfel and Bill Klein, filed to run against incumbent Nancy Schouweiler for county com-missioner in District 4, which includes Inver Grove Heights

and parts of Eagan and Ap-ple Valley. Sunfish Lake Mayor Molly Park will run against Kathleen Gaylord for com-missioner in District 2, cover-ing northeast Dakota County and including South St. Paul. Commissioner Paul Krause, representing Lakev-ille and parts of Apple Valley and Burnsville, is running un-

opposed. Apple Valley Police Sgt. Mitch Scott is running for sheriff against current Sheriff Dave Bellows, who was ap-pointed to the office to replace retiring Don Gudmundson. County Attorney James Backstrom, who has served in the office 23 years, is running unopposed. Four candidates filed for

District 1 supervisor for the Dakota County Soil and Wa-ter Conservation District. Challenging incumbent Scott A. Holm are Dian Blake, John Ross, and Thom-as A. Willenbring. District 3 Supervisor Kev-in Chamberlain is unopposed and four people have filed to run for supervisor of Dis-trict 2: Anthony Nelson, Dan

Kuykendall, Jason Swenson and Doug (Tip) Tipka. The incumbent of that of-fice, Scott Norstad, died in April. Seven seats on the Dakota County bench are also up for election in the First Judicial District, but only incumbent Judge Timothy Blakely, who was last year suspended for using his position to earn him

a $63,000 discount on his di-vorce attorney bill, is being challenged. Dakota County Assis-tant Attorney Larry Clark and Stephen Allen Baker, a Lakeville attorney, both filed for the seat.

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Confusion is common at 4 Degrees of Freedom concerts. For audience members, it can sometimes seem like they’re seeing double. “We have to make a conscious effort to wear different clothes because it can get confusing for people,” said Travis Lau-rent, who fronts the rock/country trio with his iden-tical twin brother, Kalin. 4 Degrees of Freedom kicks off the free, summer-long Music in Kelley Park concert series with a per-formance at 6 p.m. Friday, June 11. The series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation features a different band each week along with local food ven-dors in the park at Fortino

and 152nd streets. 4 Degrees of Freedom – formed in 2000 while the Laurent brothers and drummer Dan Shaw were

students at Lakeville High School – are regulars of the south-metro mu-sic scene, logging shows at Rudy’s Redeye Grill in Lakeville and Majors Sports Cafe and Rascals Bar and Grill in Apple Valley. Travis is a physics teacher at Apple Valley High School, while Kalin teaches physics at Lakev-ille South; both sing and play guitar in the band. Shaw runs a catering business, Lunchtime, in Burnsville. Originally called Blue Thunder, the band changed its name when its members realized the moniker didn’t make any sense. “Thunder doesn’t have a color,” said Travis, ex-plaining that “four de-

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Rock, country come to Kelley ParkLocal trio 4 Degrees of Freedom opens summer concert series June 11

The Music in Kelley Park concert series opens Friday, June 11, with a 6 to 9 p.m. con-cert by 4 Degrees of Freedom. Hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation in the park at Fortino and 152nd streets near Enjoy! res-taurant in Apple Valley, the free Friday-night concerts run through Aug. 13 and feature lo-cal food vendors; a full schedule is at www.ap-plevalleyarts.org.

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Identical twin brothers Travis and Kalin Laurent started 4 Degrees of Freedom with friend Dan Shaw in 2000 while attending Lakeville High School.

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A self-described “stu-dent of military history,” Jeff Appelquist believes lessons learned from his-toric military bat-tles can be applied to day-to-day busi-ness management. Take the open-ing day of the Bat-tle of Gettysburg in July 1863. Con-federate General Robert E. Lee ordered one of his officers to overtake the Union-occupied Ceme-tery Hill, if such an offen-sive was “practicable,” but gave no further instruc-tions. His orders ambiguous, the subordinate officer never took the hill. And the Confederate Army

went on to suffer defeat at Gettysburg. “It’s an example of a leader who should have

been more clear, an example of the need for clarity of communication,” said Appelquist of Apple Valley, who spells out the les-sons he’s learned from historic armed conflicts in “Sacred Ground:

Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg & the Little Bighorn.” Appelquist will be sign-ing copies of his book from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble. Published in March, “Sacred Ground” has won the 2010 National Indie Excellence Award for Mil-

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Lessons learned from Gettysburg inspire local businessmanLocal author Jeff Appelquist draws parallels between military strategy, business management in new book

Jeff Appelquist, author of “Sacred Ground: Leadership Lessons from Gettys-burg & the Little Big-horn,” will take part in a Q&A and sign copies of his book from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble, Fisch-er Marketplace, 14880 Florence Trail.

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Sports

Tiger boys track: Not first, but not badby Pat Rupp

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Tiger boys didn’t win their third Missota Conference track championship in four years but they made a strong showing, fin-ishing third at the league meet held May 25 and May 27 in Prior Lake. Farmington racked up three first place finishes and placed sec-ond in three more events on its way to 146.5 points. On the track, Tyler Grubb had a big day, winning the 400-meter dash, leading off the victorious 4x400 relay team and placing sec-ond in the 100-meter dash. “We had some of our best per-formances of the year,” coach Bri-an Helmstetter said. “We fought Shakopee for second place as we needed everyone to have big days and the vast majority of our ath-letes did. I am proud of our guys.” Thrower Logan Hussung ac-counted for 22 individual points, winning the shot put and finishing second in the discus.

Baseball Farmington pulled one upset and came within a hit or two of another in the Section 1AAA base-ball tournament. On May 29, the ninth-seeded Tigers traveled to Rochester and upset No. 4 seed John Marshall 8-6. On Monday in Winona, they dropped a tough 2-1 decision in the single elimination portion of the 14-team tourney. “The kids didn’t quit and the fo-cus was there the entire Memorial Day weekend,” coach Mike Win-ters said. “In the Winona game

their pitcher did a good job of keeping us off balance. We could only muster three hits.” The 1-1 post-season run left the local nine with a final 9-13 record.

Boys tennis The Tiger tennis season official-ly came to an end at the sub-sec-tion individual tournament played May 27 in Hastings. Both the Farmington singles and doubles entrants dropped opening round matches and failed to advance to the Section 1AAA final round. “We lost all four matches but we had some good chances in singles,” coach Jack Olwell said. Seth Roberts turned in the best Farmington performance of the day, losing to the No. 2 seed from Winona 6-0, 3-6, 4-6.

Girls lacrosse Farmington girls lacrosse coach Dan Pickens knew his team was in for a tough night in the open-ing round of the Section 3 tourna-ment. The opponent was Bloomington Jefferson, who defeated the Tigers 15-3 in the third game of the sea-son back on April 20. Jefferson also dominated in the rematch played Monday, May 24, at Bloomington Stadium, rolling to an 18-4 win. “Jefferson has had lacrosse for quite a while,” coach Dan Pickens said. “It was a very hot day and we were fighting to keep our energy up throughout the game.

“The second half went well for us as we started moving the ball around a bit more. That’s when we scored all of our goals.”

Girls track The Farmington girls claimed three firsts and set three school records while finishing third at the 2010 Missota Conference Champi-onships held Tuesday and Thurs-day, May 25 and 27, at Prior Lake. Alyssa Parco scored Farming-ton’s only individual win, captur-ing the 300-meter hurdles in 54.47 and setting a school and confer-ence record in the process. Parco also joined Amy Kimins-ki, Erin Hickey and Maria Kimin-ski in winning the 4x200 relay and finishing second in the 4x400 relay in a school record time of 4:01.24. “Where do I begin,” coach Tom Hart said. “The girls came to per-form and they did so at a high lev-el. “Would I have been happy to finish second? Of course, but with the showing these ladies put on, I couldn’t have asked for much more. They truly brought a cham-pionship effort to the meet.”

Girls golf The Tiger girls recorded their lowest team total of the 2010 sea-son but it wasn’t enough to get them out of the Missota Confer-ence cellar. New Prague clinched the league title by defeating Red Wing by a single stroke 314-315 at the league championship meet played Mon-day, May 24, at Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee.

Farmington ranked eighth at 404, 24 strokes behind seventh place Holy Angels.

Softball All season long Farmington softball coach Rob Laden said his team could play with anyone in the Section 1AAA field and last week the Tigers proved their coach’s point. Unfortunately, the locals couldn’t come up with the key hit when they needed it and lost ago-nizing, back-to-back 3-2 decisions to Rochester Mayo and Winona in the Section 1 Final Four played Friday, May 28, in Austin. The third-seeded Tigers opened section play on Tuesday with an exciting 1-0 home field win over sixth-seeded Rochester John Mar-shall. “We had a good season,” coach Rob Laden said. “We improved as the season progressed. Our infield played outstanding defense. The 1-2 section run left Farm-ington with a final record of 13-10.

Boys lacrosse Burnsville scored early and of-ten and raced to a 19-3 win over the Tigers in the opening round of the Section 3 tournament played Wednesday, May 26, in Burnsville. The Blaze scored five unan-swered goals in the first period and led 12-2 at halftime as Farmington closed its inaugural season with a 0-12 record.

For more on all of these sports, go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

Saints come to Lakeville

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The St. Paul Saints chose the Lakeville North AAA baseball game against Chaska on Tuesday night at Quigley Field as one of its Youth Spotlight Games of the 2010 season. The Saints sponsored the activities, which include announcers, national anthem and mascots as they tried to give the game the feel of a professional baseball game. Above, the St. Paul Sieve (Alex Lam) plays goalie. Announcer Joe Wiener (above, left) mixes with the crowd.

Cougar tennis camp set Lakeville South tennis is sponsoring a camp for all girls and boys entering the second, third, fourth and fifth grades from 9-11 a.m. June 21-25. Each student will have the opportunity to expand their performance skills, make new friends, and learn cooperative skills through the lifetime activity of tennis. The cost is $80. For more in-formation contact head girls coach John Pieri at [email protected] or at (952) 898-3800.

Farmington to host 10A baseball Farmington Travel Base-ball Association (FTBA) will host a 10A travel baseball tournament June 11-13. Eight teams will be par-ticipating in the tournament. Teams include Farmington Black, Farmington Orange, Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, Hastings, Le Sueur, New Prague and Prior Lake. The first and second place teams will earn an automatic bid to the Metro Baseball State Tournament in July. Games will be played at Farmington’s Dodge Middle School baseball fields located southwest of Dodge Middle School. The first three games will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 11. The tournament will con-tinue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will conclude on Sunday with the champion-ship and third-place games starting at noon. Admission to the tourna-ment is free.

Fastpitch players selected for tourney The Minnesota High School Fastpitch Coaches Association and the Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball Minnesota Sport Federation are cosponsoring the 22nd Annual Minnesota High School Girls All-Star Softball Series on June 13 at Caswell Park in North Mankato. The All-Star Softball Se-ries will feature 72 of the state’s best seniors. The following area players were selected from more than 6,000 girls in Minnesota: Eagan: Bree Blanchette, Sara Moulton, Kelly Wood. Burnsville: Maggie Dun-smore, Brooke Selisker. Rosemount: Chelsea Wen-zel, Kayla Goehring. Farmington: Sam Jensen. Eastview: Allie Merkley, Lindsay Spanton. Apple Valley: Lindsey Hubler. The all stars were chosen then drafted into six teams who will participate in nine games.

Cougar track girls place third in Lake ConferenceLake Conference ChampionshipMay 25 and 27 at RosemountGirls: 1. Eastview 131; 2. Rose-mount 101.50; 3. Lakeville South 93; 4. Lakeville North 78.33; 5. Apple Valley 60; 6. Eagan 55.33; 7. Eden Prairie 53.50; 8. Burnsville 39; 9. Chaska 35.33; 10. Chanhassen 24; 11. Bloomington Kennedy 17; 12. Bloomington Jefferson 14.

100-meter dash: 1. Alexandra Beck-man; Eastview 12.25; 2. Taylor Browning; Apple Valley 12.39; 3. Em-erald Egwim; Eagan 12.68; 4. Kaitlin Murgic; Rosemount 12.71; 5. Nicole Naatjes; Lakeville North 12.72.

200-meter dash: 1. Taylor Brown-ing; Apple Valley 25.34; 2. Amanda Beckman; Eastview 25.40; 3. Shade Pratt; Rosemount 25.47; 4. Emer-ald Egwim; Eagan 26.55; 5. Mallory Burnham; Eastview 26.98.

400-meter dash: 1. Shade Pratt; Rosemount 57.02; 2. Claire Elliott; Eastview 58.89; 3. Thana Hussein; Rosemount 1:00.63; 4. Claire John-son; Eden Prairie 1:00.85; 5. Taryn Dwyer; Eastview 1:01.11.

800-meter run: 1. Laura Lawton; Eden Prairie 2:19.96; 2. Michelle Ferguson; Lakeville North 2:20.31; 3. Anne Ferguson; Eastview 2:21.18; 4. Rebecca Pachuta; Eastview 2:22.93; 5. Lauren Johnson; Chaska 2:23.84.

1600-meter run: 1. Kaila Urick; Chaska 5:00.95; 2. Kayla Uphoff; Lakeville South 5:04.26; 3. Tori Gr-und; Rosemount 5:14.91; 4. Alanna Stangl; Eagan 5:16.13; 5. Anne Fer-guson; Eastview 5:16.69.

3200-meter run: 1. Kaila Urick; Chaska 11:02.96; 2. Kayla Uphoff; Lakeville South 11:11.95; 3. Taylor Perkins; Lakeville North 11:23.10; 4. Erin Kilbride; Lakeville South 11:23.76; 5. Emma Johnson; Lakev-ille North 11:24.34.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Maureen Fly-nn; Burnsville 15.00; 2. Chanel Mill-er; Apple Valley 15.10; 3. Mallory Burnham; Eastview 15.70; 4. Alyssa Temte; Rosemount 15.94; 5. Laura Gengler; Eastview 15.97.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Chanel Miller; Apple Valley 45.61; 2. Maureen Flynn; Burnsville 46.71; 3. Anna Smith; Bloomington Jeff 46.72; 4. Kelli Lindsey; Eden Prairie 47.19; 5. Melita Ware; Eastview 47.48.

4x100 relay: 1. Lakeville North 48.64; 2. Eastview 48.77; 3. Apple Valley 49.34; 4. Eagan 50.37; 5. Burnsville 51.50.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Eastview 1:42.97; 2. Eagan 1:44.46; 3. Eden Prairie 1:46.85; 4. Lakeville South 1:48.77; 5. Apple Valley 1:49.44.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Rosemount 4:02.08; 2. Eastview 4:03.21; 3. Eagan 4:04.14; 4. Lakeville South 4:08.20; 5. Eden Prairie 4:09.63.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Eden Prairie 9:32.59; 2. Rosemount 9:43.65; 3. Chanhassen 9:52.58; 4. Apple Valley 9:59.42; 5. Lakeville South 10:01.14.

High Jump: 1. Morgan Pieri; Lakev-ille South 5-05.00; 2. Shaina Burns;

Lakeville South 5-05.00; 3. Elise Raney; Eagan 5-02.00; 4. Kate Grif-fin; Burnsville 5-02.00; 5. Natalie Busher; Rosemount 5-02.00.

Pole vault: 1. Kaitlin Murgic; Rose-mount 11-00.00; 2. McKell Ander-son; Lakeville South 10-09.00; 3. Nicole Naatjes; Lakeville North 10-09.00; 4. Emily Bonewell; Apple Valley 10-06.00; 5. Elizabeth Jurgens; Eagan 9-06.00.

Long Jump: 1. Amanda Beckman; Eastview 17-06.50; 2. Kaitlin Mur-gic; Rosemount 16-07.75; 3. Lind-say Rothschiller; Chaska 16-03.00; 4. Melita Ware; Eastview 16-01.50; 5. Shaina Burns; Lakeville South 16-00.00.

Triple Jump: 1. Alexandra Beckman; Eastview 38-01.25; 2. Alyssa Temte; Rosemount 36-03.25; 3. Olivia M Terp; Eden Prairie 34-02.50; 4. Anna McDevitt; Lakeville North 34-02.00; 5. Vivienne Mannah; Burnsville 34-01.50.

Shot put: 1. Labrishia Michael; Bloomington Kennedy 38-02.50; 2. Jennifer Svobodny; Lakeville North 38-00.00; 3. Jordyn Thornton; Lakeville South 36-02.25; 4. Caitlin Caraway; Lakeville North 35-11.75; 5. Sam Pagel; Chanhassen 35-11.00.

Discus: 1. Jordyn Thornton; Lakev-ille South 125-03; 2. Caitlin Caraway; Lakeville North 121-02; 3. Victoria Hoffman; Eastview 117-00; 4. An-ansa Greenfiel; Rosemount 115-08; 5. Ann Larson; Eagan 115-03.

Boys: 1. Eden Prairie 128; 2. Rose-

mount 122; 3. Burnsville 89; 4. Lakeville South 78.50; 5. Eagan 68; 6. Eastview 63.50; 7. Bloomington Jefferson 56; 8. Apple Valley 41; 9. Lakeville North 39; 10. Chaska 6; 11. Bloomington Kennedy 5; 11. Chanhassen 5.

100-meter dash: 1. LeAndre Ken-nedy; Eastview 10.90; 2. Herschel Brazell; Apple Valley 11.10; 3. Blair Riegel; Lakeville South 11.183; 4. Matt Kasdagly; Eagan 11.190; 5. Kenneth McChristion; Bloomington Jeff 11.28.

200-meter dash: 1. Zach Gearman; Burnsville 22.15; 2. Matt Siewert; Eagan 22.63; 3. Kenneth McChris-tion; Bloomington Jeff 22.86; 4. Matt Kasdagly; Eagan 22.89; 5. Andrew Hausmann; Rosemount 22.97.

400-meter dash: 1. Zach Gear-man; Burnsville 49.14; 2. Goaner Deng; Rosemount 49.31; 3. Bran-don McLaughlin; Bloomington Jeff 50.25; 4. Andrew Hausmann; Rosemount 50.64; 5. Ryan Downes; Eagan 50.91.

800-meter run: 1. Jacob Sandry; Bloomington Jeff 1:54.08; 2. Mi-chael Bolland; Burnsville 1:56.04; 3. Chandler Dye; Rosemount 1:58.23; 4. Mark Gallagher; Lakeville South 1:58.73; 5. Sam Bach; Lakeville North 1:59.08.

1600-meter run: 1. Jacob Sandry; Bloomington Jeff 4:17.18; 2. Cole O’Brien; Burnsville 4:20.36; 3. Shane McCallum; Rosemount 4:23.74; 4. Ben Saxton; Lakeville North 4:25.99; 5. Chris Mueller; Eden Prairie

4:26.09.

3200-meter run: 1. Cole O’Brien; Burnsville 9:34.61; 2. Kyle Bratrud; Eden Prairie 9:42.26; 3. Abdul Sa-lan; Burnsville 9:44.50; 4. Marcus Huderle; Eden Prairie 9:47.48; 5. Ben Saxton; Lakeville North 9:48.83.

110-meter hurdles: 1. Zach Vraa; Rosemount 14.71; 2. Derrick Mora; Eagan 15.33; 3. Dan Virgin; Eden Prairie 15.35; 4. Ben Ruth; Lakeville South 15.35; 5. Will Diepholz; Eagan 15.50.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Zach Vraa; Rosemount 39.27; 2. Rashawn Foun-tain; Eden Prairie 40.58; 3. Jordan Crockett; Apple Valley 40.95; 4. Eric Krupke; Eastview 41.03; 5. Derrick Mora; Eagan 41.34.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Lakeville South 43.22; 2. Rosemount 43.33; 3. Eden Prairie 43.56; 4. Eagan; 43.88; 5. Ap-ple Valley 44.05.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Eden Prairie 1:29.31; 2. Burnsville 1:29.78; 3. Ap-ple Valley 1:31.48: 4. Lakeville South 1:32.67; 5. Lakeville North 1:33.07.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Eden Prairie 3:24.12; 2. Rosemount 3:25.42; 3. Lakeville South 3:25.42; 4. Burnsville 3:29.79; 5. Bloomington Jefferson 3:31.74.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Rosemount 8:03.52; 2. Eden Prairie 8:04.29; 3. Burnsville 8:05.04; 4. Apple Valley 8:18.96; 5. Lakeville North 8:23.82.

High jump: 1. Luke Parker; Eagan

6-08.00; 2. Frank Veldman; Eastview 6-06.00; 3. Latrell Snider; Eden Prairie 6-04.00; 4. Matt Anderson; Eagan 6-04.00; 5. Nathan McKenzie; Eastview 6-02.00.

Pole vault: 1. Nicholas Baird; Ap-ple Valley 12-06.00; 2. Alex Nord; Lakeville South 12-06.00; 3. Jared Willard; Lakeville South 12-06.00; 4. John Otte; Bloomington Jeff 12-06.00; 5. Kyle McPhee; Lakeville North 12-03.00.

Long jump: 1. Frank Veldman; Eastview 22-09.00; 2. Rumeal Har-ris; Eden Prairie 22-00.00; 3. Michael Sandle; Eden Prairie 21-08.50; 4. Blair Riegel; Lakeville South 21-06.75; 5. Kenneth McChristion; Bloomington Jeff 21-06.50.

Triple jump: 1. Michael Sandle; Eden Prairie 47-03.50; 2. David Pearcill; Eastview 45-06.00; 3. Blair Riegel; Lakeville South 45-03.25; 4. Frank Veldman; Eastview 44-08.75; 5. Rumeal Harris; Eden Prairie 44-04.50.

Shot put: 1. Brandt Berghuis; Rose-mount 54-04.50; 2. Joseph Bjorklund; Rosemount 53-00.75; 3. Tyler Kubler; Eden Prairie 52-08.25; 4. Yusef Has-san; Burnsville 52-05.50; 5. Cedric Choi; Lakeville South 49-09.00.

Discus: 1. Tyler Kubler; Eden Prai-rie 175-00; 2. Jake Weber; Lakeville North 164-02; 3. Brandt Berghuis; Rosemount 154-11; 4. Joe Bjorklund; Rosemount 151-04; 5. Ben Kuhr; Lakeville South 149-11.

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Lakeville plays its way to section lacrosse finals

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Lakeville’s Jessica Zimmer defends against Eagan/Rosemount’s Maddie Johnson in the Section 3 semifinals on Tuesday. Lakeville won 18-10, ending Eagan/Rosemount’s season.

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

This season has easily been the best one in his-tory for the Lakeville girls lacrosse team. The girls qualified for the Section 3 finals after defeating Eagan/Rose-mount 18-10 on Tuesday. “They are having so much fun this year that I think pure determination … is driving them on,” coach Kate Leavell said. “We want to reach mile-stones that Lakeville hasn’t in the past and our eyes are set on getting into that state final, one game at a time.” The only loss during the regular season was to Eden Prairie. Otherwise Lakeville has been domi-

nant thanks to a balanced lineup. Against Eagan/Rose-mount, senior captain Olivia Perry scored eight goals and freshman Han-nah Koloski helped out with a hat trick. Danica Cutshall helped out with two goals and three assists. “With several players literally limping down the field from season injuries, the girls really dug deep to pull out the win,” Leavell said Abbie Ness, Emily En-gelheart, and Kacie Waag-bo each had a goal and two assists. Although Lakeville won 18-10, the outcome wasn’t apparent in the first half. “The girls had a really hard time finding their rhythm and just weren’t

driving to goal,” Leavell said. Lakeville was down 6-5 at halftime, but Leavell wasn’t worried. “I was just anxious for the girls to get their mo-mentum,” Leavell said. In the second half Lakeville regrouped, shuf-fled its lineup and scored 13 more goals. The team took on Bloomington Kennedy in the Section 3 final on Thursday. The results were unavailable at press time. The state girls lacrosse tournament is scheduled for June 9 at Chanhassen and June 11 at Mounds View.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


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wanted somewhere to sit to eat on site,” said Dargis. This year, the market will have picnic table seat-ing at both ends of the mar-ket and a few vendors will serve ready-to-eat foods. Scott and Kari Bennis, who own Get Tan salon off Pilot Knob Road, will serve up baked potatoes at their stand. Amy Her will return to sell bouquets of home-grown, handpicked and ar-ranged flowers in vases. She is adding fresh egg rolls and spring rolls to her offerings this year. Farmington Bakery re-turns to the market with many new grab-and-go treats such as elephant ear pastries and brownie bites,

along with doughnuts, buns and coffee cakes. Bakery owner Gina King’s daughter Riley King will run the booth and plans to introduce her new sweet concoction, pea-nut butter and jelly cook-ies that resemble a folded sandwich. Special entertainment nights are planned. The Seattle bluegrass band Not Easily Broken will play Thursday, July 1. “Business Night” is slat-ed July 8. The Rambling River Center and Dakota Valley Arts Council will host an art show and sale July 15. Kids’ Night is scheduled for July 29 with many ac-tivities and live entertain-ment. A weekly market news-

letter will share specials, the entertainment lineup and recipes involving sea-sonal vegetables. Free, recyclable Chico Bags will be given away at opening day Thursday, June 24. Attendance was strong the first year of the Down-town Farmington Farmers’ Market, Dargis said, but attendance tapered into the fall weeks after school be-gan. “We were most im-pressed that it served as a community-building event and people were not just buying things, but they were actually hanging out and talking with their neighbors,” Dargis said.

Kara Hildreth is at [email protected].

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The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 6 to 10 p.m. June 7 (four-hour refresher), Burnsville Senior Center/ISD 191, 200 Burnsville Parkway W., Burnsville. • 6 to 10 p.m. June 8 and June 9 (eight-hour full course), Burnsville Se-nior Center/ISD 191, 200 Burnsville Parkway W., Burnsville. • 1 to 5 p.m. June 10

and June 11 (eight-hour full course), Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. June 11 (four-hour refresher), Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. June 15 (four-hour refresher), Hayes Community and Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Val-ley. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 26 (four-hour refresher), Lakeville Se-nior Center, 20732 Holt

Ave., Lakeville. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 28 and 29 (eight-hour full course), Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. The course is open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The fee for the four-hour refresher is $20; the eight-hour course is $24. For more information or to register, go to www.mn-safetycenter.org or call (888) 234-1294.

The Dakota County Li-brary will present Rhythm and Words, a free event for families, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The family music and book festival will include live bands, author read-ings, book signings and music classes.

The main stage will feature Koo Koo Kanga Roo, The Sweet Colleens, author Jarrett J. Krosocz-ka, Bunny Clogs, Clemen-town and The Whistlepigs String Band. In the Black Box The-ater, Chris Monroe will be speaking and signing books followed by book signings by Jarrett Kros-oczka.

Sample music classes will be held in the meeting room including Kinder-musik of the Valley and MacPhail Center for Mu-sic. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “Rhythm and Words” or call Jen Verbrugge at Dakota County Library, (651) 450-2942.

Dakota County Library offers free children’s entertainment June 12

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The Miss Farmington and Little Miss Farmington pageant will kick off Dew Days festivities at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 in the auditorium at Boeckman Middle School in Farming-ton. The pageant competition includes talent, a fashion show, poster display, dance performance, platform pre-sentation and coronation. Contestants will win $1,500 and $500 scholarships, tiaras and prizes. Miss Farmington and Little Miss will serve as the ambassadors for Farmington. Tickets for the pageant are $5 and can be purchased from candidates, city hall, local area Farmington busi-nesses and at the door of the event. Miss Farmington candidates and their sponsors are: Emily Baago, Anchor Bank; Amanda Brasgalla, Pizza Man; Haley Luh-man, Farmington Legion Post 189; Kristy Maguire, Roundbank; Andrea Pel-licci, Pellicci Ace Hardware; Keri Pietsch, Castle Rock Bank; Nicole Sasso, Farm-ington Subway; Kirti Sinha, LongBranch Saloon & Eat-ery; Amanda Verch, Ameri-can Legion Post 189. Little Miss Farmington candidates are: Gina Baertsch, Farm-ington VFW; Ashleigh Ni-cole Buckman, Get Tan; Taylor Buus, Integrity Chi-ropractic; Kinley Collier, Fan Club Athletics; Jordyn

Eykyn, The Dental Health Cen-ter; Taylor Kreiling, Pizza Man; Rees Malone, Dakota Electric Association; Souraya Nakib, Sir Laurence Stained Glass Studio; Anna Palodichuk, Farmington Bakery; Breishen Peterreins, Farmington Independent; So-phie Seegar, Fantastic Sams; El-lie Seyfert, EconoFoods.

The 2010 Farmington Dew Days 2010 buttons that show yellow sunburst designs are on sale for $3 to support the Miss Farming-ton and Little Miss Farm-ington contestants. Farmington businesses are offering special dis-counts with the button that can be purchased at the

businesses that sponsor the Miss Farmington and Little Miss candidates or can be bought from each candi-date. A Dew Days button is not needed for each person or family member to gain admittance into the Farm-ington Dew Days festival.

2010 Farmington Dew Days buttonoffers discounts at local merchants

Emily Baago

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Kinley Collier

Breishen Peterreins

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Amanda Verch

Taylor Kreiling

Ellie Seyfert

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Kirti Sinha

Jordyn Eykyn

Sophie Seegar

Kristy Maguire

Gina Baertsch

Rees Malone

Keri Pietsch

Taylor Buus

Anna Palodichuk

Miss Farmington pageant kicks off Dew Days on June 16

MISS FARMINGTON CANDIDATES

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