twlv 3 21 14

Lakevillewww.SunThisweek.com

March 21, 2014 | Volume 34 | Number 4

A Division of ECM Publishers, Inc.

� ��

News 952-846-2033

Display Advertising 952-846-2011

Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

Delivery 952-846-2070

INDEX

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A

Announcements . . . . . 8A

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A

Classifieds . . . . . 19A-21A

Public Notices . . . . . . 18A

ONLINE

NEWS

OPINION

THISWEEKEND

SPORTS

Health issues in focus The ECM Editorial Board will focus its efforts on issues facing the health of Minnesotans in 2014.

Page 4A

‘Footloose’ returnsThe Play’s The Thing Productions is bringing the classic 80s rock musical to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

Page 23A

Lakeville girls advanceThe Lakeville North girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the state tournament with a win Tuesday.

5A

To receive a feed of breaking news stories, follow us at twitter.com/SunThisweek.

Discuss stories with us at facebook.com/SunThisweek.

City-owned car ends up in riverA Farmington man is charged with theft after allegedly using a new car owned by Lakeville in an attempted robbery.

Page 3A

Concern high regarding proposed 2015 traffic plans Lakeville residents question

roundabout project, detour options by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The busy intersection of County Roads 50 and 60 (Kenwood Trail and 185th Street) in Lakeville will completely close for up to four months in 2015 as construction of a controversial roundabout is to be complet-ed. Four options to route heavy traffic around or through local neighborhoods to accom-modate the closure were met with concern and skepticism at a March 13 neighbor-hood meeting held by Lakeville and Dakota County officials. Four options were proposed, including diverting traffic through neighborhoods, closing the roads to through traffic or in-stalling hard closures in various places. “None of them look good to me,” said Lakeville resident Marlene Randall.

Residents crowded around Lakeville Public Works Director Chris Petree at a March 13 open house that detailed some proposed op-tions to reroute traffic for construction of a roundabout at the County Road 50/60 inter-section. Preliminary work begins this spring, but the bulk of it will occur in 2015, when most of the traffic diversions are expected to be deployed. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Lakeville North boys basketball players celebrate their 84-82 comeback win over Hopkins in the Class 4A state tournament final. The Panthers trailed by four with only a few seconds left in the game when Drew Stewart sank a three-pointer, was fouled on the play and missed a free throw that was rebounded and put back by Connor Flack to put the team up by one. After Hopkins final three-point shot missed, time expired and the celebration began. A story and more photos are on today’s Sports page. (Photo by Rich Moll/richmollphotography.com)

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Weeks after announcing she will not seek a ninth term in the Minnesota House, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg said she will file as a candidate to rep-resent Lakeville on the Dako-ta County Board of Commis-sioners. The seat has been held by Paul Krause since 1995, who when contacted Wednesday declined to announce whether he would seek re-election this November. Krause, 72, said his health will play a role in making a

decision whether to run for the four-year term. “I haven’t felt the best for

quite a while,” he said, adding that he would make an an-nouncement soon. Holberg, 54, of Lakeville, said she has the experience, passion and skills needed to represent the area well. “I believe I can use the skills and knowledge I’ve gained as a state representa-tive and City Council mem-ber for Lakeville to make a good, positive impact on county policies,” she said. Policies she cited as concerns include Dakota County’s decision to install

Mary Liz Holberg



Increasing Minnesota’s minimum wage will force the Lakeville VFW’s to close its bar and restaurant business and sell the build-ing, according to Lakeville Post 210 Cmdr. Randy Pronschinske. “I’ve done the math,” he said. “If this goes through, I will have to close and let 13 people go.” State House Democrats say raising the minimum wage would help the work-ing poor improve their standard of living, but Pronschinske said at the VFW, it will put people out of work because the busi-ness cannot handle the ad-ditional operating cost. Democrats are propos-ing increasing the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9.50 per hour over two years, a level also proposed and supported by President Obama at the federal level. Those in favor of rais-ing the minimum wage say it will help working people

rise out of poverty, noting paychecks have not kept up with inflation. They advo-cate for everyone to earn a living wage. Pronschinske, chair-man of Senate District 58 Republicans, said the pro-posed bill would increase costs at the VFW $6,500 per year to pay the staff. He said a similar pay increases would reasonably be expected for employees with more responsibilities, and with the higher pay-roll taxes, he estimated the total increases would cost the VFW another $20,000 annually. Pronschinske said mem-bership and business at the VFW had been in decline as members age and fewer younger veterans join, so when he took over as com-mander two years ago, he cut staff and restaurant hours. Those changes were helping to improve the bot-tom line, and he said and they expected to break even this year and turn a profit

Lakeville VFW commander: Raising minimum wage will force business closure

VFW restaurant has been downtown since 1964



A Lakeville North High School graduate died this morning after his room-mate rescued him from an early morning fire March 16. Matthew Heisler, a University of North Da-kota junior, was airlifted to Hennepin County Med-ical Center after a room-mate pulled him from their burning house near the UND campus, according to his CaringBridge web-site. Heisler’s family wrote that the 21 year-old’s roommate, Ryan Nelson, of Eagan, returned home around 2:40 a.m., saw smoke in the windows and ran to the back of the house, broke a win-dow to Heisler’s room and climbed inside. Nelson reportedly forced his way through heavy smoke, searching for Heisler, found him and carried him from the house. Once outside, Nelson realized Heisler had no pulse and administered CPR until his heart re-started.

Nelson took Heisler to the hospital in Grand Forks, where Heisler went into cardiac arrest again. He was immediately air-lifted to Hennepin County Medical Center where he had been in a hyperbaric chamber, according to his CaringBridge page. The family reported he had been fighting for his

life in intensive care. “This morning we had to say goodbye to our beloved son,” the fam-ily wrote in a statement to the newspaper. “In ac-cordance with his wishes, his organs will be donated so that others can live. We just cannot express how

Matthew Heisler died two days after being pulled from a house fire near the University of North Dakota campus where he was a junior and revived through the heroic ef-forts of his friend and roommate Ryan Nelson, of Eagan. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville North graduate dies after rescue from house fire

Matt Heisler died after heroic rescue, resuscitation efforts by his roommate

See HEISLER, 17ASee VFW, 18A

Improbable comeback

Holberg announces run for Dakota County commissioner

Incumbent Paul Krause still undecided on re-election run

See HOLBERG, 17ASee TRAFFIC, 18A

2A March 21, 2014 SUN THISWEEK - Lakeville

SUN THISWEEK - Lakeville March 21, 2014 3A

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


Dozens of skaters will be showing off months of hard work in Lakeville this weekend. Members of Heritage Figure Skating Club, as well as skaters from Farmington’s and Lake-ville’s Learn to Skate pro-grams, have been prac-ticing since last fall to perfect their steps, spins and jumps for Blades on Broadway, the club’s third annual show. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday at Hasse Arena, 8525 215th St. W., Lake-ville. Ticket sales begin at 6 p.m. at the arena. Tick-ets are $8 for adults and $5 for students under 18 and seniors over 55. This year’s program will be about two hours

long with an intermis-sion. It features many well-known Broadway songs and skaters at all levels. “We work really hard to make it as professional as possible,” said Janelle Wall, co-president of Heritage Figure Skating Club. Club kids have been practicing routines since last September. They have worksheets and track points that qualify them for special spots in the show, including step-out solos and duets, trios and quartets. The show will feature 55 girls. Fifteen parents will be skating in the program as well. Guest skaters will also be performing. “I’m really excited be-cause I love show season,” said Maddy Sliva, 12, of Farmington. “It’s pretty

hectic. We have practice every night, but I love it.” Heritage Figure Skat-ing Club was organized in 2009 after people in the area saw a need for a skating club to help youth who wanted to skate com-petitively. They wanted to give area skaters access to more ice and more time on the ice without as much commitment as the larger metro clubs. “A lot of the clubs in the metro area is a lot all at once so we wanted something where skaters could come in and not dedicate all their life right away,” Wall said. Initially, organizers thought they would get 10 to 15 interested skaters, but 20 came. Of those 20, 18 stayed to join the club and now Heritage Fig-ure Skating Club boasts 40 members. At first, the

club had ice one day per week, but now, with agree-ments between Lakeville and Farmington arenas, ice is offered five days per week. Ages range from 7 in the junior club to the club’s first graduating se-nior this year. “It’s a unique sport,” Sliva said. “It’s really fun to do. I have so many friends here, and it’s very fun to skate with them.” Farmington and Lake-ville Learn to Skate pro-grams feed into the club. To find out more about Heritage Figure Skating Club, visit the club’s web-site at www.heritagefsc.org. On Saturday, March 29, skaters will be skat-ing in competition at the Farmington Spring Fes-tival at the Schmitz Maki Arena, 114 W. Spruce St., Farmington.

Broadway blades to shineHeritage Figure Skating Club to have its annual show

Lakeville police car allegedly stolen, found sunk in riverFarmington man

charged with felony theft



A Farmington man has been charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing a new, unused Lakeville-owned vehicle that was later recovered from a riv-er in Eagan. Michael Marshall Sim-mons, 27, used the un-marked police vehicle in an attempted robbery of a Bloomington drug store where he tried to get “oxy” from a pharmacy employ-ee, according to the Feb. 28 Dakota County crimi-nal complaint. Simmons allegedly told police he was going through drug withdrawal and having problems with

his girlfriend on May 13, 2012, so he decided to take a walk. He allegedly went past the Lakeville Public Works building at Cedar Avenue and 179th Street, where he spotted the brand-new Chevy Malibu with keys in the ignition. The complaint said he jumped the fence, de-termined the car was un-locked and went home to get a bolt cutter. Police said he returned to the location, cut a large hole in the chain-link fence and drove the car out. Lakeville City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said the car was purchased new for police detectives’ use and had not yet been put into service. He said it was being stored overnight for final service and was not re-

ported missing until the morning when employees arrived to work. The criminal complaint said Simmons told police after the robbery attempt in Bloomington, he drove the car to a boat landing in Eagan and put it in the river. Mielke said the city’s insurance covered the loss and it has since been re-placed. “It’s pretty brazen for someone to cut a hole in a chain-link fence and drive it off,” he said. Mielke added that the public works staff has been instructed to make sure not to leave city ve-hicles unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville Yellow Rib-bon is sponsoring the following events for vet-erans: Vets Coffee Club – Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-10:30 a.m. veterans are invited to stop by for a cup of coffee, doughnut or fruit, and friendly conversation with other vets. For more informa-tion, call 952-222-0145. Lakeville Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Women of the Mili-tary Luncheon – “Lunch

at the Lake” Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Female military members and veterans along with wives, moth-ers, sisters, and partners of military members are invited for a compli-mentary lunch, vendors, gifts, door prizes and music. Free to women of the military age 21 and older. RSVP required at www.lakevilleveterans.com by May 9. For more information, call 952-

985-4420. Veterans benefits seminar – This event is designed to help veter-ans understand what benefits they’ve earned and how to proceed with claims. Represen-tatives will be on hand from Veterans Admin-istration, Minnesota Department of Veter-ans Affairs, and Dakota County Department of Veterans Services. For more information, call 952-985-4407.

Lakeville Yellow Ribbon events set

In the background, Maddy Sliva (left) and Breishen Pe-terreins, both of Farmington, practice a dance number that will be part of Blades on Broadway, an ice show pre-sented by Heritage Figure Skating Club and the Farm-ington and Lakeville Learn to Skate programs this week-end. Sliva says she loves show season even though it is hectic because they practice nightly. (Photo by Jennifer Chick)


Thompson should read minimum wage research To the editor: In his March 14 Legis-lative Update, Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, suggested four reasons to oppose minimum wage hikes. He is wrong on all four. He asserted that most in-coming emails are opposed to minimum wage hikes but provided no specifics. However, the March 2013 Gallup Poll showed that 71 percent would vote to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour. Even 50 per-cent of Republicans were in favor. A sample of 7,000 2013 State Fair attendees showed that 66 percent agreed that the minimum wage should be increased to $8.50 or $9.50 an hour. The nonpartisan House Public Information Services Office conducted this poll. Thompson stated that that a minimum wage hike would result in unemploy-ment among younger and lower-skilled workers. In an April 2011 In-dustrial Relations journal study, Allergretto, Dube, and Reich examined data for years 1999-2009: “Put simply, our findings indi-cated that minimum wage increases – in the range that have been implemented in the United States – do not reduce employment among teens.” In a February 2013 Cen-ter for Economic Research study, John Schmitt wrote, “two meta-studies analyz-ing the research conducted since the 1990s conclude that the minimum wage has little or no discernable effect on the employment pros-pects of low-wage workers.” Thompson also said that employers near neighbor-ing states would have a dif-ficult time competing. Dube, Lester, and Reich published a 2010 study in

the Review of Economic Statistics that compared 16 years of data for 318 pairs of bordering counties. The authors found “no detect-able employment losses from the kind of minimum wage increases we have seen in the United States.” Our legislators should know which workers would be affected. According to a Minne-sota Department of Em-ployment and Economic Development December 2013 article, raising the minimum wage to $9.50 per hour would affect 460,000 jobs. Occupations to be affected include cashiers, child care workers, maids and housekeepers, produc-tion work helpers, desk clerks, home health aides, lifeguards, and teacher as-sistants. It is disappointing that Thompson fails to sup-port workers who perform critical functions for our economy and ignores solid research that challenges his mistaken beliefs.

HOWARD SCHNEIDERLakeville

Bullying bill misses the point To the editor: I attended Rosemount High School from 1993-1997 and Sen. Greg Clau-sen, DFL-Apple Valley, was my principal. I felt safe and equally valued as a part of the student body under his leadership. My children who do and will attend District 196 schools deserve a similar experience. I do not believe House File 826 “Anti-Bul-lying Bill” provides equal protection for all children. All kids deserve to be pro-tected from bullying. As per H.F. 826, only “select groups” of students would receive “above and beyond” protection. Why is this is considered fair?

H.F. 826 states if a child has been bullied and/or is accused of bullying, parents will be notified at “a school administrator’s discretion.” Why would parents be kept out of the loop? Under H.F. 826, which Clausen supports, my child could be punished, disciplined, sent to the school psychologist and counseled; and I would have no knowledge of it happening. How this is ben-eficial? No one will disagree that bullying is harmful and horrible. According to a recent Minnesota Student Survey, bullying in District 196 schools has gone down significantly. Our schools are using their own pro-grams to help kids learn to respect and communicate with one another to great results. Why force Dis-trict 196 schools to pay for implementing the require-ments of the unfunded H.F. 826? The bill’s unclear defini-tion of bullying is anything that may “offend” a child in said group. Hearing some-thing that you do not like and or agree with is not the same as bullying. I value District 196 schools. My oldest son is in second grade at Red Pine Elementary. He is thriving academically and socially. The teachers and admin-istrators at Red Pine make all the kids feel valued, safe, and teach them how to respect their peers and staff. They do not need the government acting as a big brother mandating this un-funded and unfair bill. I urge Clausen as a sena-tor, former school adminis-trator, and my former prin-cipal to adopt legislation that treats all kids equally and protects them from real bullying. Please act as a nonparti-san and oppose H.F. 826.

TIFFANY TAYLORRosemount

Letters

Letters to the editor policySun Thisweek welcomes letters to the editor. Submitted letters must be no more than 350 words. All letters must have the author’s phone number and address for verification purposes. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. Letters reflect the opinion of the author only. Sun Thisweek reserves the right to edit all letters. Submission of a letter does not guarantee publication.

OpinionNo immunity from health care changes

Turning the education spotlight to the stage

Good health is the most basic human need and essential to success and pros-perity. The idea that health care should be available to everyone at an affordable price seems easy to support. But achiev-ing that has become a divisive issue in this country, with the introduction of the Affordable Care Act. Before it went into law, more than 47 million non-elderly Americans were uninsured. Reducing that number is the overall goal of the ACA. There are many advantages that come with recent health care reform: Insurance carriers are no longer able to deny coverage for preex-isting conditions, the $1 million lifetime coverage cap is eliminated and young people can stay on a parent’s insurance until age 26. But there is also a cost, both financial-ly and philosophically, to those who op-pose a government mandate for everyone to purchase health insurance. And while President Barack Obama had promised people could keep their current insur-ance plans that turned out not to be true – 140,000 Minnesotans learned their pol-icies would be discontinued because their policy did not meet the new standards of coverage required by the ACA. The potential long-term benefits of the ACA have been clouded by a short-term focus on the disastrous rollout, at the federal and many state levels, in-

cluding Minnesota. Poorly tested be-fore it went live, these systems have been plagued with technical glitches. Gov. Mark Dayton, in a recent interview with the ECM Editorial Board, said the state’s rollout of MNsure is the most disap-pointing issue in his first term. And the March 31 open enrollment deadline is looming. While final num-bers won’t come in for a few more weeks, leading up to the deadline the statistics were well below projections. Young people, a group coined as “the invincibles,” aren’t enrolling at antici-pated levels, which may affect rates as the groups are skewed to contain older pop-ulations requiring more care. Only time will tell if escalating annual penalties will encourage this generation to purchase health care on the exchange. But achieving good health requires more than just having insurance, and health reform needs to go beyond the current coverage mandates. According to the Kaiser Foundation, 32 percent of Americans are struggling to pay their medical bills. More than half of those are insured on employer-sponsored plans. So they have health insurance they and their employers pay for. But the cost of routine care, chronic conditions and catastrophic events con-

tinues to bankrupt everyday Americans, who are paying their way. The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other country, but outcomes are not necessarily commensurate. According to the Organi-zation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an economic group made up of 34 nations, the U.S. spends $8,507 per person each year on health care. The average among these developed countries was $3,321, with Norway coming second at $5,669. But the U.S. ranks 28th among these nations in life expectancy. Nearly every health care procedure costs more in the United States, although the U.S. does lead the world in medical research, lowest wait times and cancer treatment outcomes. But for all of the money and energy poured into research and technology, the outcomes don’t always match the effort. There has never been a time where it has been more important for us to take control of our own health. Over the next several months, the ECM Editorial Board will identify key health issues facing our communities and weigh in on what can be done to improve our overall well-being. Stigmas and challenges still surround mental illness. People are reluctant to talk with others about their depression, but wouldn’t think twice about com-menting on their heart problems or can-

cer diagnosis. The mental health system struggles to get timely and adequate help for those in need. As a result, the state’s prisons and jails are full of people who are mentally ill. Drug abuse is widespread and every week there are reports about escalat-ing addiction to heroin and prescrip-tion medication in the Twin Cities and throughout the state. But it’s not as sim-ple as just saying no to drugs. If you look closely, drug abuse often has strong ties to social isolation, poverty and poor edu-cation. The roots of this problem need to be addressed. There is also new research showing the long-term effects of early childhood trauma on both mental and physical health. Death of a parent, abuse or a violent upbringing can play a part in a child’s long-term health. But if the cri-sis is addressed early and accurately, we might be able to change the course. Good health is within our reach and many of the issues that ail us can be solved. With your help and suggestions we hope to begin a discussion that may lead to happier and healthier lives for us all.

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

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Minnesota’s state one-act play com-petition generally doesn’t get the atten-tion that some sports receive. But having watched plays, and been in a few, I’d say that drama is one of the most valuable things a student can do. So congratulations to the high schools of Eastview, Eagan, Irondale and Buffa-lo for their recent “starred performanc-es” in the state’s Class AA (larger school) One Act Play Festival. Congratulations also to Little Falls, Robbinsdale Cooper, Duluth East and New Prague for being judged No. 1 in their sections of Class AA. The high school league noted that Eastview students have made 10 ap-pearances at the state competition and earned a starred rating each time. Eagan was making its 19th appearance and has earned a starred rating 18 times, while Irondale was making its first appear-ance. This was Buffalo’s seventh starred rating in 16 appearances. In the Class A competition, for small-er schools, starred ratings went to Nova Classical Academy, a charter in St. Paul; Park Rapids High School; and Belle Plaine High School. According to the Minnesota State High School League, the “State One Act Play Festival does not involve di-rect competition. Judges rate the plays according to specific criteria, including pace, blocking, costuming and projec-tion of the play’s meaning. Each pro-duction is limited to 10 minutes of stage preparation and 35 minutes of actual performance.” You can read more about the Class AA plays at the state high school league’s website, http://bit.ly/1lVEGIA. Information about the Class A per-formances is at http://bit.ly/1icxbK3. As a shy junior high school student,

I was not eager to participate in a play. But some of my friends were doing it, so I decided to give it a try. The drama coach gave me a small part as a father who was supposed to crawl around on “all fours” with one of my “children” on my back. This became more complicated when two days before the first perfor-mance, I broke my wrist playing football. But as the cliché goes, “the show must go on!” So we added a line about the cast on my wrist, and the play proceeded. I wasn’t a great actor. But like many other people, I found that being on stage helped give me confidence. It also was wonderful to work with a group of people on something that both young people and adults enjoyed. Whether it’s for drama, music or sports, one of the most important things adults can do for young people is pay attention. It matters when adults, as well as their peers, attend events where young people are perform-ing. The American Alliance for Theatre and Education describes many benefits to students from participating in plays. You can find more information at http://bit.ly/1g8uwMr. Drama enriches our lives – both for the performers and the audience.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome,[email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

ECM Editorial

PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian AndersenPRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge WinkelmanGENERAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark WeberLAKEVILLE/DISTRICT 194 EDITOR . . Laura Adelmann

SPORTS EDITOR . . . . . . . . . Mike ShaughnessyNEWS ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darcy OddenTHISWEEKEND EDITOR . . . . . . . . Andrew MillerSALES MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Jetchick

Laura Adelmann | LAKEVILLE NEWS | 952-894-1111 | [email protected] Shaughnessy | SPORTS | 952-846-2030 | [email protected]

Mike Jetchick | AD SALES | 952-846-2019 | [email protected] Johnson | MANAGING EDITOR | 952-846-2033 | [email protected]

John Gessner | MANAGING EDITOR | 952-846-2031 | [email protected] Anderson | DIRECTOR OF NEWS | 952-392-6847 | [email protected]

15322 GALAXIE AVE., SUITE 219, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124952-894-1111 FAX: 952-846-2010

www.SunThisweek.com | Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday

A division of ECM Publishers, Inc.

Sun Thisweek

ColumnistJoe Nathan


Project is a bucket list

goal for Shelly Gensmer



Just months after open-ing her dream business, a Lakeville woman is tak-ing the lead to develop an interactive fashion show intended to promote local fashion designers. Shelly Gensmer, 32, owner of Dressing Room Dojo, a Lakeville consign-ment shop featuring high-end designer clothing at deep discounts, is the exec-utive producer behind the Circle of Design Fashion Show. The interactive event, at 7 p.m. April 18 at the Bloomington-Sheraton Hotel, 5601 W. 78th St., will feature music, dance and the latest designs, hosted by local designer and Project Runway alum-nus Christopher Straub. “It’s going to be very different,” Gensmer said. “There’s not been a run-way show like this one.” Blending entertainment with music, dancing and runway show, the event uses dancers and models to tell a story of the design process. Audience members see the evolution of a high-couture creation unfold from concept to rough draft and final design be-fore each is unveiled with accessorizing possibilities. Multiple scenes tell the story, with the designs first modeled in muslin, an in-expensive fabric used as a prototype of the dress for experimentation with its design. “We’re doing it over the top,” Gensmer said. “Some of the pieces will fall off the models as they walk down the runway. It’s very clever.” To celebrate the design process, the model will eventually wear the fin-ished design and later in-clude it with accent pieces that are also created by a local designer, Leather Words Minnesota. Designers in the show include Samantha Rei, House of Gina Marie and Fin Sur Fin, each with a different style and focus. Gensmer described Fin Sur Fin as a line of “su-per cool” jumpers that are comfortable and stylish; Samantha Rei designs, she

said, are edgy and funky while House of Gina Ma-rie offers classic, work ware that features rich colors. (She is still accept-ing local designers who are invited to contact her at [email protected]) Gensmer’s decision to create the show came after local nonprofit, MNfash-ion, in January surprised clothing designers by an-nouncing they were taking a break from putting on the annual fashion show they had held for years that featured local design-ers. She immediately knew it was an event that needed to happen, and a task she was eager to take on. “I figured there’s no better time for me to jump-ing it than now,” Gensmer said, calling putting on a fashion show event a bucket list goal. She reached another milestone last September when she opened Dressing Room Dojo. “I’ve always wanted to have a boutique,” Gens-mer said. “I started it be-cause I’m a complete con-signment junkie.” Also a self-described

germaphobe, Gensmer said she only accepts items that meet high standards for quality and condition as well as within a season or two of being sold in high-end stores. She carries brands like Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Prada and Coach. “We’re very, very picky,” Gensmer said. Much of her stock comes from her closet-organizing business, for which she is often paid in designer duds that become inventory at her boutique. Many of the cloth-ing she carries are pieces that were purchased, put in closets but never worn and still have tags on; ev-ery piece is spotless and freshly cleaned. “My store is never go-ing to be a sea of clothes,” she said. Store hours are Tues-day-Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information about the fashion show or to purchase tickets, go to www.circleofdesign.net.


Lakeville businesswoman develops unique fashion show

Shelly Gensmer opened Dressing Room DoJo last fall, and is the driving force behind development of a new in-teractive fashion show event, April 18 at the Sheraton-Bloomington Hotel. (Photo submitted)

Clausen holds town hall meetings State Sen. Greg Clau-sen, DFL-Apple Valley, will host two town hall meetings for area con-stituents. The first will be 10:30 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, March 29, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. The second

meeting will be 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley. Town hall meetings are an opportunity for con-stituents to ask questions about the ongoing legisla-tive session and voice their

concerns. Anyone with questions regarding the town hall meetings should contact Clausen’s office at 651-296-4120 or email [email protected].


651 463 4545. .

Kent Boyum - Pastor

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9 AMWORSHIP - 10 AMEVENINGWORSHIP - 6:30 PMWED. FAMILYNIGHT - 6:30 PM

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9 AMWORSHIP - 10 AMEVENINGWORSHIP - 6:30 PMWED. FAMILYNIGHT - 6:30 PM

Kent Boyum Pastor

christianlifeag.orgchristianlifeag.org

A ‘pawsitive’ partnership

Linda Ball, executive director of Paw-PADS (Pawsitive Perspectives Assis-tance Dogs) presented Lakeville School Board Chair Roz Peterson with a plaque shaped like a pet bowl for its partner-ship in training their therapy dogs. At Kenwood Trail Middle School, Lakeville school psychologist Holly Ryan’s ther-apy program matches PawPADS dogs with students who have social-emotional or behavioral disabilities. The students learn to train the dogs to perform tasks so the dogs can become a service dog for a disabled person. A recent graduation ceremony placed four of the dogs with people in need, including Ranger, who went to a victim of the Fort Hood shoot-ing. Ryan noted that placement because she had flown with Ranger to her hometown of Newtown, Conn., last year to comfort survivors and family members of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. PawPADS has earned high reviews at Kenwood and helped spur the addition of a school resource dog at Eastview Elemen-tary. “We’re looking forward to our continued partnership,” Ball said. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Dakota Electric donates to DCTC

Dakota Electric Association recently donated $8,000 from unclaimed capital credits to Dakota County Technical College for its educational program that trains future line workers. Dakota Electric board members delivered the check to DCTC, from left, Thomas Erickson, instructor; Greg Miller, Dakota Electric CEO; Dakota Electric board members Janet Lekson, Paul Bakken, Margaret Schreiner and John (Jack) DeYoe; Tharan Leopold, DCTC; Steve Addy, instructor. (Photo submitted)

Worship Directory

Share your weekly worship schedule or other activities with the community. Email [email protected]

or call 952-392-6875 for rates and informatilon.


Dakota Electric organizes workshop

to provide information by Tad Johnson


Dakota Electric Association has organized a workshop to offer information about solar energy Tuesday, March 25, at Heritage Center, 20110 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. The program will include information regarding the in-stallation, maintenance and the future of solar energy for resi-dential customers. “Attending an event like this can help people get information they need to make an informed decision about solar,” said Joe Miller, public relations manag-er for DEA. Miller said that Dakota Electric doesn’t provide advice on solar but is assisting people with information. “Every individual interested in solar needs to do their own homework, talk with those who do solar installations and get

multiple bids,” he said. The event will not only fea-ture speakers but also vendors who can install solar systems. While Dakota Electric doesn’t offer any solar incen-tives, attendees can learn about ways in which solar can save people on current energy bills. The event also will help peo-ple understand interconnection requirements for the safe opera-tion of a system. The workshop comes at a time when Rocky Mountain In-stitute recently selected Dakota Electric to participate in a solar study that seeks to implement a solar business model for utilities and those with solar systems. The study will examine pric-ing and business models to de-termine how to optimize solar installations. The goal is to de-velop a working model that can be expanded to other utilities around the country, according to a press release from DEA. Seating is limited for the workshop. To RSVP, call Brenda Kadlec at 651-463-6234 or email [email protected].

Local company shining a light on solar energySolar Workshop Following is the schedule of presenta-tions during the Solar Workshop at Tues-day, March 25, at Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. 6:30 p.m. – Registration 7 p.m. – Welcome by Mike Fosse, Da-kota Electric Association, vice president of energy and member services 7:05 p.m. – Dakota Electric Solar Up-date, Doug Larson, DEA, vice president of regulatory services 7:15 p.m. – A statewide overview of so-lar, J. Drake Hamilton, Fresh Energy, sci-ence policy director 7:30 p.m. – Solar 101, Rebecca Lund-berg, CEO/president, Powerfully Green, will focus on installing a solar system on or at a home, including code requirements, technical information and maintenance, and there will be information on estimated payback, tax credits, incentives, carbon footprint benefits. 8:10 p.m. – Utility Requirements, Jeff Schoenecker, DEA, senior electrical engi-neer 8:15 p.m. – Community Solar, Jim Losleben, tenKsolar, vice president of business development 8:25 p.m. – Thank you and wrap up 8:30 p.m. – Participants can visit infor-mation tables and booths and ask ques-tions of presenters

Autumn Meadows opens

Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce members joined K Hovnanian Homes for its ribbon cutting March 14 to celebrate the grand opening of its new single-family home community, Autumn Meadows. The 88-acre site is located at 179th Street and Flagstaff Avenue. (Photo submitted)


Obituaries Obituaries

Graduations

Congratulations Ensign Patrick Mooney, USN!

Son of Jim Mooney, CDR, USN (ret.) and Eva Mooney of Montgomery, TX.

Patrick (Farmington High School graduate, 2009), graduated from Navy Officer Candidate School (Newport, RI) 14 March, 2014, and will be reporting to NAS Pensac-ola, FL for pilot training in April.

A longtime Farming-ton resident was endorsed by House District 58B DFLers at their conven-tion Saturday, March 8, at Farmington High School. Marla Vagts will face five-term incumbent Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farming-ton, in the fall 2014 elec-tion. Vagts, a contract su-pervisor for North Ameri-can Communications Resource Inc., became involved in politics as a volunteer with President Barack Obama’s 2010 campaign. She describes her role in the telecommunications business as a negotiator whose job is to bring peo-ple together to work coop-

Family strives to bring children home from EthiopiaShootathon

fundraiser for Kurtz family is

Saturday by Laura Adelmann


Two of Kyle and Kelly Kurtz’s four children are in Ethiopia, waiting to come home. The Lakeville couple’s long mission to adopt 9-year-old Messay and his sister Lydia, 12, began last summer, the moment they saw a video that featured the children in an orphan-age in Shashamane. Relatives had just re-turned from Ethiopia with their 5-year-old twins from the same or-phanage and were show-ing video of the trip that included footage of Mes-say and Lydia, the oldest children in the orphanage. With two children of their own, the Kurtzes had not planned to add to their family, and each thought the other would be opposed to the idea of adoption, so when they broached the topic that night at home, they were surprised to realize they were both feeling the same desire to adopt. “I thought for sure Kyle was going to say no,” Kelly said. “And he thought I was going to say no. I was prepared to be mad at him, but little did we know the Lord had just at that same moment opened our eyes and our

hearts.” The couple was charmed by the children’s warmth, caring and exu-berance, even in the stark orphanage, surrounded by a brick wall with a dirt yard. “They have beautiful hearts,” Kelly said. “They are sweet and loving, and they’ve taken on the role of big brother and big sister in the orphanage; they’re taking care of the little ones.” The day after seeing the video, they started the adoption process, know-

ing their biological chil-dren, Caleb, 14, and Julia, 11, who were away on a mission trip, would be de-lighted. “Julia’s always wanted a sister,” Kelly said. “She’s been begging for one since she was a little girl. And Caleb has always wanted to have a brother to play with in the back-yard, throw the football around, a buddy to hang out with.” For months, the fam-ily has been busy getting background checks, fil-ing paperwork, going

through home visits and working to raise approxi-mately $53,000 needed to bring Massay and Lydia home, where their rooms await. “It was a huge, intimi-dating, scary number at first,” Kelly said. “It’s a lot of money, but we’ve done some fundraisers and the Lord provides.” After garage sales, bake sales and baby-sitting, the family has about $12,000 left to earn, so Caleb and Julia are holding a shoot-athon fundraiser from 1-9 p.m. Saturday, March 22,

at Christian Life School gym, 6700 212th St. W., Farmington. They plan to shoot baskets for eight hours in hopes donations will help the family to cover the final expenses needed to complete the adoption. Sponsors can pledge per basket made or a flat amount, with all proceeds going toward the Kurtz Adoption Fund. There will also be a bake sale at the event and donations of infant for-mula will be accepted and donated to other adoptive families. The Kurtz family mem-bers have never met their adoptive children in per-

son, or even spoken with them, but the children know they have parents in America who want them. “It’s just so hard to wait,” Kelly said. “I know it might seem kind of crazy because we haven’t met them yet, but to me and my husband, we both look at them like they’re our children. Think of it like if it was your own child halfway around the world. You’d do anything to go get them.” For more informa-tion or to donate, contact Kelly at [email protected]. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Caleb and Julia Kurtz will shoot baskets for eight hours Saturday to raise money to bring their adopted siblings home from Ethiopia. (Photo submitted)

Caleb and Julia Kurtz will shoot baskets for eight hours Saturday to raise money to bring their adopted siblings home from Ethiopia. (Photo submitted)

Marla Vagts earns House District 58B endorsement

eratively. She said she seeks to exercise these skills on behalf of the people of southern Dakota County as their representative in the Legislature. Vagts said she empha-sizes her commitment to equal pay and treatment for women, jobs and eco-nomic security, and the en-vironment. She said she is able and willing to work with the DFL majority in the Minnesota Legislature “to get things done for all of our people, for those who work, do business and raise families in our com-munity.” Vagts has lived in a log home for nearly 25 years on the east side of Farm-ington. Her husband, Tim, died from cancer in 2010. They raised five chil-dren who are now grown. The House district in-cludes the city of Farm-ington and townships to the south and east, includ-ing Eureka, Empire, Cas-tle Rock, Vermillion and Hampton.

Marla Vagts

Community Food Day at Valley Natural Foods Valley Natural Foods, a Burnsville-based food cooperative, will present Community Food Day – a free, family-friendly, informational conference and exhibition – from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Minneso-ta Valley YMCA, 13850 Portland Ave., Burnsville. Schedule:

10-11 a.m.: Keynote address by Jim Riddle, or-ganic foods expert, policy analyst and farmer. Pre-registration required. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: An exhibition of local community-supported agriculture growers, edu-cators, advocates, com-munity gardens, and oth-er organizations will take

place in the YMCA gym-nasium. 11 a.m. to noon: Or-ganic dairy farmers Den-nis and Ruth Buck. Pre-registration required. Noon to 1 p.m.: Rain gardens with Dakota County Master Gardener Dee McManus. Preregis-tration required. 12:15-12:45 p.m.: Mag-

ic lunchbox activity for children. Preregistration required. Register online at http://www.valleynaturalfoods.com/community/2014-community-food-day-grow-learn-us. Call 952 891-1212 for more infor-mation.


The links between hearing loss and dementiaSeniors who have untreated hearing loss may be at anincreased risk for developing dementia, a loss of brainfunction that can affect memory, thinking, language,

conducted by researchers from the Division of Otologyat Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The study included 639 people whose hearing andcognitive abilities were tested over a period of time,starting in 1990 and concluding in 2008. Researchersfound that study participants who had hearing loss

likely to develop dementia by the end of the study.

How might hearing loss and dementia be connected?Investigators aren’t sure, but they think a commonpathology may underlie both conditions, or possiblythe strain of decoding sounds over the years mayoverwhelm the brains of people with hearing loss,leaving them more vulnerable to dementia.

The article concludes that, whatever the cause, these

as to whether interventions, even as simple as hearingaids, could delay or prevent dementia by improvingpatients’ hearing.

Untreated hearing loss tied to lower earning potentialMaximizing one’s ability to hear well should be part ofany smart career strategy. Individual performance in anorganization is found to be directly related to listeningability or perceived listening effectiveness. In fact,listening is one of the top skills employers seek in entry-level employees and in those being promoted.

People who both hear and listen well are also more likelyto establish positive working relationships with bosses,clients, and colleagues.

An alarming new study by the Better Hearing Institute(BHI) reveals a direct correlation between unaddressed

hearing loss and earnings. The national survey, entitled

equity in theworkplace,” clearly demonstrates that hearing

livelihood. The study underscores how critically importantit is for workers to treat hearing loss early in order tomaximize their job performance and earning potential.

According to Sergei Kochkin, PhD, author of the study:“The real tragedy in delaying hearing loss treatment isthat when left unaddressed, hearing loss negatively affectsindividuals and their families for the rest of their lives in

the form of lost wages, lost promotions,lost opportunities, lost retirementincome, and unrealized dreams. Butwhen people with even mild hearingloss use hearing aids, they improvetheir job performance, increasetheir earning potential, enhancetheir communication skills, improvetheir professional and interpersonalrelationships, stave off depression, andimprove their quality of life.”

Spring Lake Park Reserve trail is a goDakota County

reaches agreement

over land for Mississippi River

Regional Trail In a closed meeting Tuesday, March 18, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners reached an agreement in the con-demnation case with the Drews/Mauch families on the terms informally agreed to by county and Drews/Mauch families’ representatives late last week, according to a new release from the county. The settlement will be formally approved at the next regularly scheduled County Board meeting March 25. The land joins more than 5,000 acres of park land that the county has purchased from willing sellers throughout the Da-kota County park system. “It is always our pref-erence to negotiate with property owners to reach a purchase agreement. Working with willing sell-ers is our preferred ap-proach for parks, road construction and any other

land we need for public purposes. It is the way we like to do business. Always have, always will,” Dakota County Board Chair Liz Workman said. “With this property purchase, we are excited to move forward with our longstanding plans for expanding Spring Lake Park Reserve and the Mississippi River Regional Trail.” The board decision was unanimous, with all com-missioners expressing their gratification at the settle-ment of the condemnation case, according to the re-lease. The land in question lies inside the boundar-ies of Spring Lake Park Reserve, a park which has been in the Dakota County Regional Park System for more than 40 years. The county’s plans for the newly acquired acreage include the construction of a four-mile segment of paved trail that will con-nect to the existing Missis-sippi River Regional Trail. When complete in 2015, the trail will stretch 27 miles from St. Paul to Hastings and will eventu-ally be part of the 3,000-mile national Mississippi

River Trail that connects Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. The settlement agree-ment with the Drews/Mauch families consists of three parts. Part one includes im-mediate fee acquisition by the county of 1.8 acres to enable construction of the Mississippi River Regional Trail. The county will pay $86,000 for this land. Part two includes im-mediate acquisition by the county of a conservation easement over the remain-ing land, approximately 6.6 acres, excluding the 2-acre home site. The county will pay $250,000 for this ease-ment. Dakota County and the families will work together to develop a natu-ral resource management plan for this acreage, in-cluding remediation of the environmental contamina-tion on these parcels. The county will be financially responsible to pay for the environmental cleanup. The county may acquire fee title to the 6.6 acres no earlier than 2034, for 20 percent of the appraised value of the land, based upon an appraisal at the time of acquisition.

Part three includes the families granting to the county a right of first re-fusal and option to pur-chase the 2-acre home site. The option may be exer-cised no earlier than the year 2054. The county will pay the appraised value of the home site, based upon an appraisal at the time of acquisition. These general settle-ment terms were reached by the parties through good faith negotiations last week, according to the release. For more information about plans for the park, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search Spring Lake Park Reserve Master Plan. To learn more about the regional trail, visit www.hkgi.com/projects/dakota.

Local student earns Eagle Scout rank Michael Meffert, Ea-gan resident and a sopho-more at Eastview High School, recently celebrated reaching the highest rank in Boy Scouts at an Eagle Court of Honor on March 9 at Shepherd of the Val-ley Lutheran Church. Meffert’s Eagle project combined scouting and his passion for baseball. Starting in the fall of 2012, he began working with

Randy Peterson, Eastview High School principal, and the Eastview Dugout Club to plan his project. In April 2013, with the as-sistance of 50 troop mem-bers, family and friends, Meffert supervised the staining of the dugouts and storage shed at the Eastview varsity baseball field. Meffert is a member of Boy Scout Troop 290

of Apple Valley. He is a fourth-generation Boy Scout and the first Eagle Scout in the family. His parents are Carla and Mark Meffert.

Job Transitions Group Dennis Davis will pres-ent “How to Use Values and Integrity to Sell Your-self in the Hiring Process” at the March 25 meeting of the Easter Job Transi-tions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Eas-ter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan.

Sessions for those who would like the opportunity to process their job loss in a safe, caring environment will be offered at 9:30 a.m. in a private setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for information.


Burnsville is battleground in Total Wine warLiquor superstoreseeking license

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Burnsville is the latest battleground in an effort by Minnesota’s off-sale liquor stores to keep a national superstore chain out of their market. Maryland-based Total Wine & More is seeking to open a 28,600-square-foot store next to Super Target in Burnhaven Mall on West County Road 42. Total Wine opened its first Minnesota store in Roseville on March 13, surviving an onslaught of opposition from the Min-nesota Licensed Beverage Association, the trade association of privately owned liquor stores. A Feb. 20 ruling by the state Court of Appeals upheld the Roseville City Council’s approval of a license transfer for Total Wine, which the MLBA had challenged. Delays have set back a planned opening in Bloomington, where that city’s attorney says she needs to review a trove of documents supplied by the MLBA that allegedly incriminate Total Wine’s business practices and re-cord as a licenseholder in other states. The Burnsville City Council has also received the documents and is feel-ing pressure from both sides. Total Wine hired an attorney, Bill Griffith, after running into trou-ble in Roseville, and has also hired Daron Van Helden, a former Burns-ville Chamber of Com-merce president, to help the company navigate the process in this city. The council is sched-uled to vote April 22 on Total Wine’s license and

on a planned unit devel-opment amendment for the store. Bloomington’s council is scheduled to vote one night earlier on Total Wine’s license there. The company, with 104 stores in 16 states, has never seen such competi-tive hostility upon enter-ing a market, Total Wine President David Trone said. “We’ve never had this situation where competi-tors have banded togeth-er, sought to influence a decision that’s really about customers and convenience,” said Trone, who started the business in 1991 with his brother, Robert. “Competition’s a good thing in America. I thought it was. I grew up that way. We’ve never seen this happen.” MLBA Executive Di-rector Frank Ball said the association has gathered “almost 3 inches” of in-criminating documents about Total Wine’s busi-ness practices and license operations in other states. A series of MLBA talking points on Total Wine notes that Minneso-ta law prohibits granting a license to “a person not of good moral character or repute.” “We’re not above com-petition,” Ball said. “We’ll honor the competition. The rules are set because it’s important that the rules are set for the re-sponsible distribution of liquor to our public.” According to the talk-ing points, the Bloom-ington city attorney ex-pressed concern that Total Wine failed to disclose in its license application “a significant amount of material information,” in-cluding more than $1 mil-lion in fines, more than two dozen violations of liquor laws (including li-

cense suspensions and revocations), and “the actual identities of the beneficial owners of the company.” “They filled out their application and stated that they were just great business people,” Ball said. “What’s troubling to many of us is there are significant violations that were only discovered when we started calling around to different juris-dictions.” Municipal liquor op-erations also have con-cerns about Total Wine’s record, including those in Lakeville and Apple Valley, Burnsville’s neigh-bors, Ball said. Apple Valley City Ad-ministrator Tom Lawell has relayed those con-cerns to Burnsville City Manager Heather John-ston, asking that the city “thoroughly investigate” Total Wine in its licensing process. “Bloomington has re-portedly learned of some legal compliance issues in other states where Total Wine & More operates,” Lawell said in an email re-sponse to the newspaper. “From what we know, it also appears that prior violations in other states were not fully disclosed in application materials sub-mitted in Minnesota.” Trone, who said the company is “working diligently” to satisfy Bloomington’s informa-tion requests, vigorously defended his company’s record as a licenseholder. “Our liquor record is the best record in the country, period, bar no-body,” given the size of the company, he said. “We have over 100 stores in the country, and 16 states now, and our re-cord is absolutely beyond question the most illustri-

ous record anywhere in the country. Will you get a few liquor violations over 30 years of being in the al-cohol beverage business? It happens in 30 years, and you’re in 16 states. I did a billion and a half dollars last year in sales.” Total Wine is the “poster child” and “gold standard” for preventing unlawful sales to minors, Trone said. Writing for the appeals court in the Roseville case, Chief Judge Edward Cleary stated that the MLBA identified “only competitive injury” from Total Wine, not a threat to the public welfare. Be-cause liquor-license laws aren’t intended to protect competing liquor stores, the MLBA lacked stand-ing to challenge the li-cense approval, Cleary wrote. There’s an added wrin-kle in Burnsville. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, who has one of five votes on the City Council, strongly op-poses allocating an avail-able license from a neigh-borhood liquor store to the area around Burns-ville Center, defined in the city’s liquor ordinance as the “Burnsville Center re-tail area.” The Total Wine location is within that area. Total Wine is seeking a license vacated by Red-hawk Liquor & Wine on East Cliff Road, which has closed. Kautz main-tains that when the coun-cil raised the number of off-sale licenses from eight to 12 in 2009 to ac-commodate a prospective Costco store (which was built), it intended to keep neighborhood licenses from being transferred into the Burnsville Center area. But the ordinance as amended in 2009 doesn’t

achieve that. “Somehow we missed that, and just because we missed it doesn’t mean that we continue to make it worse for the communi-ty long term,” Kautz said. She wants to avoid liquor-store “clusteriza-tion,” an opinion shared at the time by the city’s Economic Development Commission, which stud-ied the issue, Kautz said. The council has approved other ordinance changes to prevent clustered loca-tion of pawnshops and secondhand-goods stores, she noted.

Opposition David Hautman, gen-eral manager of Red Lion Liquors on Nicollet Av-enue in the Heart of the City, said his store has loyal customers and excel-lent service but would feel the effects of a Total Wine in Burnsville. “A big company like Total is going to put some smaller people out of business,” said Hautman, whose store has been in town since 1965 and was rebuilt a decade ago to comply with Heart of the City building regula-

tions. “The market can only bear so much, and if that’s what has to happen, that’s what has to happen. Minnesota, as well as America, is built on small business. ... They’re going to swap employment for employment.” Hautman said he fears the unknowns Total Wine might bring, such as pres-sure to change state law to allow Sunday liquor sales. He and the MLBA oppose Sunday off-sale; Total Wine supports it. Total Wine stores typi-cally boast 8,000 wine se-lections, 3,000 spirits and 2,500 beers, Trone said. The company would enter the Burnsville mar-ket with “very, very low pricing, to capture an au-dience,” Hautman said. Trone said local stores have advantages of con-venience, easy access and customer familiarity that Total Wine doesn’t. “The local store, when we open, continues to do fine, because he does something different,” Trone said.

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

The Total Wine store in Roseville, shown here, opened March 13. (Submitted photo)


at Hosanna!9850 163rd Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044

The Fountains at Hosanna! is managed by Ebenezer Management Services, an experiencedprovider of residential and health care environments for seniors since 1917.

INDEPENDENT, ASSISTED LIVING, AND MEMORY CARE

CALL TODAY! Our staff is here to assist you.Come for a tour and join us for lunch.

IF YOU’RE CONCERNED,CONSIDER WHAT WE CANDO FOR YOU.

celebrate!

After grim medical ordeal, Apple Valley boy on the mend

Benefit planned April 12 for Parker Post-Dubej by Andrew Miller


Parker Post-Dubej’s holiday season wasn’t too bright. Diagnosed with a rare brain disease, the 12-year-old Apple Valley boy spent Christmas Eve in the hos-pital in an induced coma, hooked up to a ventilator and battling for his life. It was a frightening ordeal for Post-Dubej and his family. The Scott Highlands Middle School seventh-grader spent nine days in intensive care at St. Paul Children’s Hospital and underwent a five-day intravenous treatment be-fore he was able to regain his ability to walk and speak. To help offset the fam-ily’s medical expenses, a benefit is planned for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the commons area at

Scott Highlands Middle School, 14011 Pilot Knob Road. The car-nival-like event, dubbed “#pray-forparker,” will include a silent auction, games, food, bake sale and music, and admission is $5. Post Dubej’s ordeal was especially scary before doc-tors were able to correctly diagnose his condition. The sudden onset of symp-toms in mid-December — cough and cold symptoms as well as fatigue — was first diagnosed at a local clinic as a double ear infec-tion and strep throat. But when his condition worsened on Dec. 23, his mom, Kim Dubej, rushed him to the hospital as her son was fading in and out of consciousness. When he was first ad-

mitted, doc-tors had some grim news. “At 1 p.m. on C h r i s t -mas Eve, they told us to pre-pare for the worst, that

there was a good chance he wasn’t going to pull through,” Kim Dubej said. After an MRI re-vealed lesions on his spine, though, doctors were able to diagnose acute dissemi-nated encephalomyelitis, and he then underwent five days of intravenous immu-noglobulin treatment. Though it’s been an up-hill battle since he was re-leased from the hospital in early January, Post-Dubej is showing signs of im-provement. He has returned to

school at Scott Highlands, attending about four hours a day before heading to a rehabilitation program in the afternoon where he does speech and physical therapy. “He’s going in the right direction,” Kim Dubej said. Silent auction items are being sought for the April 12 benefit. To donate, email [email protected] with a brief de-scription of the auction item and contact informa-tion. Monetary donations can be made to the Parker Post-Dubej Benefit Fund and either deposited at US Bank or mailed to 7287 153rd St. W., P.O. Box 241211, Apple Valley, MN 55124.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Parker Post-Dubej

House dishes up more school lunch funds

by Tim BudigSESSION DAILY

A high-profile school lunch bill that would help ensure no student returns to class hungry was passed 130-0 by the House on Thursday, March 13. Sponsored by Rep. Yvonne Selcer, DFL-Min-netonka, House File 2480 would increase the state lunch reimbursement rate for reduced-price school lunches, covering entire the cost for eligible students. It would also prohibit school districts from charging lunch fees to students eli-gible for free or reduced-price meals. About 61,500 low-in-come children and teens would be impacted by this change, Selcer said. The bill now goes to the Senate, where Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapo-lis, is the sponsor. A February report by the watchdog group Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid found that about 15

percent of the state’s 309 public school districts had policies in place that could result in cash-strapped stu-dents being turned away from lunch lines. The bill would cost the state about $3.5 million in fiscal year 2015, with the cost increasing during en-suing years. Gov. Mark Dayton included the fund-ing in his recently released supplemental budget. Lawmakers expressed regret that school district food service workers had been unfairly treated in the media. Rep. Anna Wills (R-Ap-ple Valley) said they had taken a “bad rap” for sup-posedly sending children away hungry when actually they strive to make sure that doesn’t happen. “I would like to thank the lunch ladies,” Rep. Kelby Woodard, R-Belle Plaine, said. More Session Daily sto-ries are at www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdaily.aspx.


Congratulations!On A Great Winter

Sport Season.Boys/ Girls Basketball | Boys/ Girls Hockey

Individual Swimming & Wrestling

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board in the District Office.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Introductions d. Spotlight on Innova-tion e. Good News f. Public Comment g. Board Communica-tions h. Agenda Additions 2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recom-mendations, Leave Requests and Resignations c. Other Personnel Mat-ters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Wire Transfers/Invest-ments f. Cell Tower Proposal g. Other Business Mat-ters h. Resolution Regarding Acceptance of Gift Dona-tions i. Field Trips3. Consent Agenda Discus-sion Items 4. Reports 5. Recommended Actions

a. Approval of Q Comp Plan and to Apply to MDE for Q Comp – Dr. Snyder b. Ratification of 2013-15 Education Minneso-ta-Lakeville Collective Bargaining Agreement (pending union members approval) – Mr. Massaros 6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Re-port b. Board Members Re-ports 8. Adjournment

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, special meeting of the District 194 School Board in the District Office.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Discussion a. General Fund Budget Overview – Mr. Baumann b. Enrollment Projec-tions & Staffing Discussions – Mr. Massaros c. STEAM Recommen-dations – Dr. Snyder/Ms. Knudsen d. Class Size Overview & Preliminary Recommen-dations – Mr. Molesky/Dr. Snyder3. Adjournment

Lakeville North senior Erin Mitchell is the winner of the Minnesota Aspirations in Computing award for 2014. She was a runner-up in 2013 for the award. The National Center for Women & Information Tech-nology “created the awards program in 2007 to encour-age the computing aspira-tions of young women, in-troduce them to leadership opportunities in the field and

generate visibility for wom-en’s participation in comput-ing-related pursuits. Winners from across the state were selected based on their inter-ests, accomplishments and community involvement in computing and technology, as well as for their aspirations in computing and technolo-gy-related fields.” The awards ceremony will be held April 29 at General Mills in Golden Valley.

Education

AgendasSenior wins computing award

Inver Hills Community College is hosting its annual fundraiser, Dream Builder 2014, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at Southview Coun-try Club. The auction and cuisine event supports the Inver Hills scholarship pro-gram. Auction items include Blue Man Group tickets; golf certificates; golf for four at

Southview with Ricky Fog-gie; signed Wild jersey; hand-made Adirondack chairs; one-week stay on St. Simon Island, Ga.; pearl necklace; Weber tabletop grill; tickets for Rod Stewart/Santana; wall of wine; craft beer pack-age; Twins tickets; and more. Event tickets are $50. Reg-ister at www.Inverhills.edu/Dreambuilders by April 4.

Inver Hills fundraiser scheduled

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, fall graduates, from Lakeville – Brandon Gatzke, B.A., business administra-tion - financial management; Daniel Peters, B.A., business administration - accounting; Dylan Thomas, B.A., eco-

nomics; Julie Kissell, B.A., business administration - ac-counting; Kyle Coglitore, B.A., business administra-tion - marketing manage-ment; Nicholas Hennen, B.A., business administra-tion - entrepreneurship.

College News


by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


A twin-home complex was destroyed and two families were displaced in a morning fire Tuesday in Apple Valley. Firefighters from Apple Valley, Lakeville and Burns-ville spent a total of seven hours battling the blaze, which broke out about 9:30 a.m. at 14481 Freesia Way. Three adults were inside the twin-home complex when the fire started, Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson said. One resident suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at Hennepin Coun-ty Medical Center. The other two adults inside at the time were not injured, though three pets perished

in the blaze. The cause of the fire re-mains under investigation and may take up to a week to determine, Thompson said Wednesday. Fire crews concentrated much of their water streams on the attached garage near the front of the structure, spraying water from above using an aerial truck to limit the damage and pre-vent the fire from affecting homes on either side of the property. Thompson declared the twin homes “complete loss-es.” The two families that were displaced — a total of four adults — are currently staying with relatives.


Twin home destroyed in morning fire

Cause under investigation

Fire crews concentrated much of their water streams on the attached garage near the front of the structure at 14481 Freesia Way in an effort to limit the damage and prevent the fire from affecting homes on either side of the property. (Photo by Tad Johnson)


Sports

Lakeville North’s Olivia Bruce contests a shot by Jaycie Gerding of Centennial at the state Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinals Tuesday. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Fast-breaking Panthers trip up Centennial Lakeville North beats No. 2 seed by Mike Shaughnessy


If Lakeville North needs a rallying cry for the state tournament, “That was then, this is now” might do. The Panthers entered the Class 4A girls bas-ketball tourney with nine losses, tied for most in the field. But records meant nothing Tuesday after-noon when they defeated No. 2-seeded Centennial 69-52 in the quarterfinal round at the Target Cen-ter. “We feel like we can play with any team here,” said North guard Temi Carda, a ninth-grader who scored 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting. “It’s the state tournament. This is when you’re supposed to be playing your best bas-ketball. We needed some time to come together as a team, but now we’re play-ing as one.” North threatened to run Centennial out of the building in the first half, building a 26-point lead (35-9) before going into

the locker room ahead 37-18. The Panthers then watched Centennial slice the lead to two points in the second half before re-gaining control and pull-ing away. “It felt like a two-point game the whole time,” said junior forward MacKenzie Denk, who scored a game-high 21 points. “The in-tensity was there for both teams. We knew they were going to come out fired up in the second half.” Lakeville North (21-9) will play Bloomington Kennedy, a 71-57 winner over St. Michael-Albert-ville, in the semifinals at 8 p.m. Thursday at Williams Arena. Three teams from the South Suburban Confer-ence reached the Class 4A semifinals. SSC champion Eastview, the No. 1 seed in the state tourney, plays Eden Prairie at 6 p.m. Thursday. Eden Prairie, the other team in the Class 4A tourney with nine loss-es, beat Anoka 67-57 on Tuesday while Eastview held off St. Paul Central 63-58. The championship game is 8 p.m. Saturday, also at Williams Arena.

Lakeville North went 0-4 against Kennedy and Eastview during the regu-lar season, losing each game by at least 11 points. But this might be a dif-ferent North team. Pan-thers coach Shelly Soule said her team played well during the Section 1 tour-nament, where it won three games by 16 points or more. It might well have been a different team than the one Centennial scouted. The Cougars (23-6) had trouble keeping up with the Panthers as they raced up and down the court and found open lanes to drive to the basket. “We have great ath-letes,” Soule said. “That’s where the big court helps us. We can throw it over the top and outrun peo-ple.” The Target Center court used by the Minnesota Timberwolves is 10 feet longer than a regulation high school court. Lakev-ille North also played on an NBA-sized court in the Section 1 final at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Soule said the Panthers benefited from playing a

This time North prevails in final secondsPanthers edge

Hopkins for first state boys hoops championship

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Lakeville North’s boys basketball team was so good in 2011-12 the Pan-thers had the luxury of keeping J.P. Macura on the bench. A senior-dominated North team came within an eyelash of winning the state Class 4A champion-ship that season, losing to Osseo in the title game on a basket at the final buzz-er. Macura, then a soph-omore, watched and learned, and he said the experience made him a better player. When the Panthers got a second chance to win the state ti-tle last week, he was ready. And two years after having its state champi-onship dreams crushed by that last-second shot, Lakeville North re-wrote the script. After trailing for almost the entire second half of Saturday night’s Class 4A state boys basketball championship game at the Target Center, North took the lead on a rebound bas-ket by Connor Flack and held on for an 84-82 vic-tory. Macura scored 43 points in the title game. He is one of two current North players (senior cen-

ter Bronson Bruneau was the other) who suited up for the 2011-12 team that reached the state final. “I did imagine it,” Mac-ura said when asked about returning to the state final, “but to be able to play in one, and win one, is in-credible.” After scarcely playing

on varsity as a sophomore, Macura introduced him-self to high school bas-ketball fans by scoring 30 points or more in three of his first five games in his junior year. He aver-aged more than 25 points a game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged more than 32 points a game

and was a finalist for the Mr. Basketball award that went to Apple Valley guard Tyus Jones. Macura will play at Xavier Univer-sity next season. Macura said his sopho-more year, when much of his playing time came in junior varsity games, was critical to his develop-

ment. “That year made me what I am today,” he said moments after the Pan-thers’ victory in the state final. “We had 10 seniors on the team, and they pushed me every single day in practice to get bet-ter. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here now.”

Without that help, maybe none of the Pan-thers would have been on the Target Center floor Saturday night for one of the most exciting finishes in state tournament his-tory. The final minute of the Class 4A champion-ship game put fans of both teams through emotional peaks and valleys. The Panthers appeared to be in deep trouble when Hop-kins guard Jacob Wright made two free throws to give his team an 82-78 lead with 33 seconds remain-ing. When Lakeville North crossed midcourt, two Hopkins players went to Macura, who found sophomore guard Drew Stewart open in the cor-ner. Stewart made a three-pointer as he was fouled by Hopkins’ Treyvon Ed-wards. “We knew they were going to guard J.P.,” Stew-art said. “You have to be ready. He passed me the ball and my instincts took over. I took the shot and made it.” The drama wasn’t over at that point. Stewart had a free throw to tie the game, but the ball hit both sides of the rim and bounced out. The rebound came to Flack, who scored on a putback to give North its first lead since late in the first half. “I was certain that Drew was going to make that free throw,” Flack said. “But I just knew that

Lakeville North guard J.P. Macura puts up a shot in traffic in the state Class 4A boys basketball championship game against Hopkins. Macura scored 43 points in the Panthers’ 84-82 victory. (Photo by Rich Moll/richmollphotogra-phy.com)

Connor Flack scored the winning basket for Lakeville North in the state Class 4A championship game. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy) Lakeville North players display their state boys basketball championship trophy. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

See NORTH, 16A

See PANTHERS, 16A


FARMINGTONHIGH SCHOOL

s o u t h m e t r o

BOYS HOCKEY

game in an arena setting before going to the state tournament. The shooting background at the Target Center is vastly different than a high school gym and players often need time to adjust. Soule’s instructions to her players: “When you shoot, keep your eyes on the rim and hold your fol-low-through.” Senior guard Jessica Meidl had a double-dou-ble with 10 points and 12 rebounds and also had five assists. Denk pulled down eight rebounds. Lakeville North, which shot 54.3 percent, held Centennial to 29.8 percent shooting. Soule played for Lakev-ille High School’s unde-feated state championship team in 2001-02, as did Panthers assistant coach Angie Craven. Soule is in her first season as North’s head coach after several seasons as an assistant to Andy Berkvam.

“I think I’m sweating as much as I did when I played. … Winning feels just as good, but there’s a

different type of satisfac-tion” as a coach, Soule said.

PANTHERS, from 15A

if it didn’t go in, I had to go get it.” Hopkins then missed a three-pointer, and when players from both teams crashed into each other chasing the rebound, the officials ruled it a held ball. North had the possession arrow, and Hopkins then was forced to foul Stewart, who made one of two free throws. A desperation three-pointer by Wright misfired at the buzzer and Lakev-ille North (27-5) was state champion for the first time. North’s victory also kept the Class 4A title in the South Suburban Con-ference as the Panthers succeeded Apple Valley as champions. Hopkins, which defeat-ed Lakeville North 89-84 in a regular-season game Dec. 14, finished 30-2. The Royals, who have six state

championships under head coach Ken Novak Jr., had won their previous six state title games. Macura took almost half of the Panthers’ 62 shots in the state cham-pionship game. He made 15 of 30 overall, including five three-pointers, and also had a team-high 10 rebounds. Bruneau made seven of eight from the field and had 16 points. His pass-ing also set up Macura for a couple of thunderous dunks in the second half. Flack had six points, eight rebounds and six as-sists. Stewart made three three-pointers and fin-ished with 10 points. Senior guard Kama-li Chambers scored 24 points and led four Hop-kins players in double fig-ures. Macura, Flack and Bruneau were named to the all-tournament team.

Although Lakeville High School and Lakeville North teams have been to six state tournaments un-der head coach John Ox-ton, the Panthers had yet to achieve a reputation as a perennial state champion-ship contender. Now that North has reached the title game twice in three years, maybe that will change. Oxton was asked if he was worried that it might take a while for the Pan-thers to get back to the title game after coming so close in 2012. “I never was,” he said. “Maybe that was talked about at the barbershop, but who cares? We saw what it would take to get back there, and we went back to work.” And they made good on their second chance.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

NORTH, from 15A

Lakeville North’s Temi Carda tries to escape a trap by Centennial’s Daizjah Morris (23) and Destinee Morris. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Blazing Cats’ streak of state titles is haltedNew Prague wins

adapted floor hockey tourney by Mike Shaughnessy


First, Burnsville/Farm-ington/Lakeville had to get over the shock of not winning the state champi-onship. Reaching the moun-taintop is something to which the Blazing Cats had grown accustomed, so when it didn’t happen Saturday afternoon at the state adapted floor hockey tournament, some of the players were visibly up-set. Before long, they got over it and realized second place is a noteworthy ac-complishment too. “They’re not used to losing. Most of these kids won state championships in soccer and softball,” Blazing Cats coach Dave Diehl said shortly after his team’s 9-7 loss to New Prague/Tri-City United/Le Sueur-Henderson/Belle Plaine/Jordan in the CI

Division championship game at Bloomington Jef-ferson High School. “(Saturday) was the

third time we played New Prague and each time we got better,” Diehl said. The Blazing Cats were

second at the state tourna-ment for the second con-secutive year. In 2013 they lost to North Suburban

7-6 in the state final. Last spring Burnsville/Farm-ington/Lakeville won the softball tournament for the program’s first adapt-ed sports title, then took first in the soccer tourna-ment last fall. The Blazing Cats had trouble dealing with New Prague forward Matthew Schoenbauer – and they had a lot of company at the state tournament. Schoenbauer scored six goals in the champion-ship game after scoring seven in his team’s semifi-nal victory. “He’s probably the best player I’ve seen,” Diehl said. Senior forward Steve Friday scored four goals for the Blazing Cats in the state final, including three in the third period as he tried to get his team back in the game. Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville got some revenge against North Suburban in the state semifinals Satur-day morning, beating the defending champion 8-1. Friday and junior forward Michael Burns scored all

their team’s goals, and sophomore goalie Cody Bali made 20 saves. Friday had seven goals and three assists in the Blazing Cats’ 13-1 victory over Maple Grove in the first round Friday night. Burns had three goals and an assist and senior defender Terry Kalm had three assists. Bali, Friday and Burns were named to the all-tournament team. Eight of the 14 players on the Blazing Cats’ state tournament roster are se-niors. Many of them will try to win another state championship this spring during the adapted soft-ball season. As for next year’s floor hockey tourney, “it’s go-ing to be a challenge to get back here,” Diehl said. “We’ll have a lot of new players. But I hope we can do it.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Steve Friday of Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville moves teammates into position before taking a faceoff at the state adapted floor hockey tournament. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


much we will miss Mat-thew, and how the thought of going through the rest of our lives without him is beyond what we can imag-ine right now. We want to thank everyone who has prayed for Matthew and supported us during this difficult time. Please con-tinue to pray for those who will be blessed by life-giv-ing transplants from Mat-thew, and for his family

and friends.” The cause of a fire was reportedly food left un-attended on a stove that ignited the cabinet above, according to the Grand Forks Herald. The Her-ald also reported that the house had working smoke detectors that were going off when firefighters en-tered the home.


HEISLER, from 1A

Ryan Nelson

a roundabout at County Road 50/60 intersection, a project many residents re-cently said they oppose. Holberg said she ques-tions whether a round-about is “a viable solution for the interchange.” She also cited concerns about the safety of Dodd Boulevard, including the section of narrow, steep and curved road where Lakeville North High School junior Alyssa Ettl died in a car crash after sliding broadside into an oncoming vehicle on her way to school Dec. 4, 2013. “I want to make sure we’re putting transporta-tion resources to the high-est priority projects,” she said. “I’m looking for the opportunity to finish the upgrade of Dodd Boule-vard.” Holberg said her expe-rience with the state bud-get also gives her a strong advantage to serve as an effective county commis-sioner. “When I chaired the Ways and Means Com-mittee, we were in a defi-cit situation,” she said. “It was a very trying time for the economy, and we im-plemented a budget with the lowest percent spend-ing increase in state his-

tory.” Another concern Hol-berg cited is property rights. She was critical of the county’s plans to con-demn and take family-owned private property for a trail, as has been proposed on land owned by a Hastings family. “I’m concerned about the use of eminent do-main for recreational purposes,” Holberg said. “There needs to be a very high bar set for the use of eminent domain.” Holberg said some people have encouraged her to run for state or fed-eral office, an option she considered but ultimately rejected. “I want to still be in the community and mak-ing a difference,” she said. “That’s something I’m in-terested in personally.” Her involvement in the community goes back de-cades. She moved to Lakev-ille in 1968 when the city’s population was about 3,000, served seven years on the Lakeville Planning Commission and three years as a City Council member. Holberg has represented the Lakeville area at the state for 16 years. She has been an ac-tive volunteer in the com-

munity, including as a founding member of the Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center. She was a Lakeville Library friend member before the Heri-tage Library opened. She also served as a cochair of the group that organized to build the 21,000-square-foot “Land of Amazement” play-ground at Steve Michaud Park that involved the labor of dozens of vol-unteers and was funded through local business contributions. Holberg said the huge park was important be-cause it recognized the city’s fast growth from a small town to a thriv-ing community attracting many young families. “Many people still comment about friends they made on that proj-ect,” she said. A conservative Repub-lican who has served most of her time at the state in the minority party, Holberg said she would welcome the opportunity to represent citizens and work on issues that are important to them in a nonpartisan environment. “I think I have some-thing to offer the commu-nity,” Holberg said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

HOLBERG, from 1A

The Flint Hills Re-sources Pine Bend refin-ery in Rosemount an-nounced plans to pursue a pair of projects that of-ficials said will help main-tain the long-term vi-ability of its business and benefit the environment. The projects include a new combined heat and power (CHP) system that will allow the refinery to efficiently generate a por-tion of its own electricity, and a new process for re-moving sulfur from gaso-line and using it to pro-duce a highly stable form of fertilizer. Officials said both projects have the po-tential to help improve air quality. The projects require permits from the Min-nesota Pollution Control Agency and are subject to final approval from Flint Hills Resources’ manage-ment. If approved, the refinery expects to begin construction in 2015. The projects are estimated to cost approximately $300 million and will contrib-ute to the refinery’s grow-ing full-time and contrac-tor workforce.

CHP system Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend plans to gener-ate a portion of its own electricity using the latest in combined CHP tech-nology. The new system will use natural gas and a heat recovery process to produce up to approxi-mately 50 megawatts of electricity, roughly half of what’s required to power the refinery. “We need to be ex-tremely efficient in every

aspect of our business to remain competitive well into the future,” said Scott Lindemann, vice president of operations and plant manager for Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend. “A combined heat and power system will allow us to gener-ate a portion of our own electricity and do it more efficiently and at a lower cost than conventional power generation. This new system will help us produce everything from gasoline to asphalt more efficiently, which is good for consumers and the en-vironment.” CHP systems simul-taneously produce elec-tricity and useful steam from a single heat source such as natural gas. By recovering and using heat typically wasted by the conventional production of electricity, CHPs are capable of reducing ener-gy use and lowering grid-wide emissions. The Pine Bend CHP system is also expected to use air-cooled condenser technology, which will save approxi-mately 400,000 gallons of water per day compared to traditional water-based cooling systems.

Clean fuels,

fertilizer Flint Hills Resources plans to capture sulfur from fuel and use it to produce a stable form of fertilizer to help meet the Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s pending Tier 3 standard for gaso-line. Through this process,

sulfur – a source of ve-hicle tailpipe emissions – and nitrogen are removed from fuels and converted into a salable aqueous liquid fertilizer or ammo-nium thiosulfate (ATS). Pine Bend’s process, which combines two dif-ferent technologies in or-der to remove ammonia and produces ATS, is be-lieved to be a first in the United States. The project will allow the refinery to produce a new valued product more efficiently than alterna-tive approaches while at the same time helping sat-isfy the EPA’s new gaso-line standard, which is designed to reduce emis-sions from passenger cars and trucks. “This is an exciting project that will give us an opportunity to compete in a new product segment while also making cleaner fuels,” said Lindemann. “In the face of declining demand for some of our traditional products, such as gasoline, we not only need to be more efficient at everything we do, we also have to be innova-tive and look for oppor-tunities to create value in other ways.” Starting nationwide in 2017, the proposed Tier 3 program would set new vehicle emissions stan-dards and lower the sulfur content of gasoline, con-sidering the vehicle and its fuel as an integrated system. If approved, the refinery expects to move forward with the clean fuels and fertilizer project early next year.

Flint Hills Resources investing $300 million at Pine Bend refinery

2014 Tax Guide


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2014 MISCELLANEOUS ROADWAY

REPAIRS AND OVERLAYSIMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 14-01

DODD BOULEVARD TRAIL EXTENSION PROJECT 12-16The City of Lakeville, Minnesota hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be re-

ceived for the construction of Improvement Project No. 14-01 and 12-16.Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on Tuesday, April 1, 2014

at the office of the City Clerk, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044.The work involves roadway repair, storm sewer repair and trail reconstruction. The

work includes the following approximate quantities of principal construction items:9,400 TON Bituminous Paving (Overlay and Patching)2,200 LF Remove and Replace Concrete Curb and Gutter31 EA Pedestrian Curb Ramp27,270 SY Mill Bituminous Surface126,400 SF Bituminous Trail 1.5” and 2.5” and 3”4700 SY Bituminous Trail Reclamation33,700 LF Striping1.8 ACRE Turf EstablishmentThe bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with

the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications dated March 17, 2014, which are on file with the City Clerk of Lakeville and may be seen at the office of the City Engineer, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044.

Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by Contrac-tors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 by inputting Quest project #3172037 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registra-tion, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

An optional paper set of Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications may be ob-tained from the office of the City Engineer for a nonrefundable fee of $35.00 per set.

Bids will only be accepted from Contractors who purchase digital or paper Bid-ding Documents as specified above.

Bid security in the amount of not less than 5% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid in accordance with the Information for Bidders.

The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall be required to furnish both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond acceptable to OWNER for 100% of the Contract Price for each of the above Bonds, in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, waive any informalities in bidding or to accept the Bid or Bids, which best serve the interests of the OWNER.

No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled open-ing of the Bids without the consent of the OWNER.DATED: March 17, 2014BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILCharlene Friedges, City Clerk, Lakeville, MN

Published in the Sun Thisweek Lakeville March 21, 2014 191918

Notice of Public HearingCITY OF LAKEVILLE

COUNTY OF DAKOTASTATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Lakeville, County of Dakota, State of Minnesota (the “City”), will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 7, 2014, at approxi-mately 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers located at 20195 Holy-oke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota, relating to

(i) the modification of Airlake Redevelopment Project No. 1 and establishment of Tax Increment Fi-nancing District No. 18 within Air-lake Redevelopment Project No. 1 established by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, and approved by the City pursu-ant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001 to 469.047; and

(ii) the approval and adoption of a Tax Increment Financing Plan relating thereto, pursuant to Min-nesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.179, inclusive, as amended. The City Council will also be con-sidering a Business Subsidy Agree-ment under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 116J.993 to 116J.995 (the “Business Subsidy Act”).

A copy of the Tax Increment Financing Plan and Contract for Private Development will be on file and available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall prior to the public hearing. The public purpose for the Business Subsidy is to financially facilitate the construction by Menasha Pack-aging Company, LLC of a 123,000 square foot expansion of its exist-ing industrial facility to increase the tax base of the City, to retain full-time equivalent living wage jobs, and to create full-time equivalent living wage jobs. A person with res-idence in or the owner of a taxable property in the City of Lakeville may file a written complaint with the City if the City fails to comply with sec-tions 116J.993 to 116J.995. No ac-tion may be filed against the City for the failure to comply unless a written complaint is filed.

All interested parties may ap-pear at the hearing and present their views orally or in writing.

DATED this 18th day of March, 2014BY ORDER OF THECITY COUNCILCharlene Friedges, City Clerk

Published inSun Thisweek Lakeville

March 21, 2014192222

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

FEBRUARY 25, 2014This is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues., February 25,2014 with full text available for public in-spection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:02p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators werepresent.

Public Comment: Tennis captains Syd-ney Parkinson, Max Parkinson, & Lori Ahuja requested reconstruction of LNHStennis courts; the following teachers requested contract settlement – KarenMiller, Laura Domish, and Andrew Hilliard.

Consent agenda items approved: em-ployment recommendations, leave re-quests and resignations; payment of bills& claims as presented; wire transfers &investments; donations; fieldtrips.

Approved following discussion: Minutesof the meetings on February 11

Reports presented: noneRecommended actions approved:

Boundary adjustment proposal: 2014-15calendars; Policies 507 –Corporal Punish-ment and 508 –Extended School Year forCertain Students with IEPs.

Closed session: Discussion regard-ing contract negotiations per MN Statute13D.03

Adjournment at 8:40 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 21, 2014

188982

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, February25, 2014 with full text available for publicinspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th StreetW., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 5:00p.m. All board members and administra-tors were present.

Discussions: MN Student Survey; Im-pact Academy update & planning; QComp planning and teacher development & evaluation update; review of meetingfeedback and board goals.

Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 21, 2014

188955

CITY OF LAKEVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGConsistent with the Wellhead Protec-

tion Rule (4720.5350, subpart 4), noticeis hereby given that the City Council of Lakeville will meet in the Council Cham-bers of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, MN at 7:00 p.m., or as soonthereafter as the matter can be heard, on Monday, April 7, 2014 to conduct a Pub-lic Hearing. The City of Lakeville is in theprocess of amending the wellhead pro-

f

tection plan for its drinking water supply wells. Part 1 of the Plan includes the de-lineation of the Wellhead Protection Area(WHPAs); the delineation of the DrinkingWater Supply Management Areas (DWS-MAs); and the vulnerability assessment of both the drinking water supply wells and the aquifer within the DWSMAs. Part 2 of the Plan includes an inventory of potential contaminant sources within the DWSMAs, an assessment of how changes withinthe DWSMAs may affect the public wa-ter supply wells, an evaluation of issues,problems, and opportunities associatedwith management of the DWSMAs, and management activities to be implementedin the DWSMAs to protect the city’s drink-ing water supply. Parts 1 and 2 of the Planare also available for review.

Such persons as desire to be heard arewelcome to discuss issues and concernswith this Plan at this hearing.

Dated this 17th day of March, 2014Charlene Friedges, City Clerk

Published in Lakeville

March 21, 2014191365

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1962014 FIRE ALARM

UPGRADES DIAMOND PATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Fire Alarm Upgrades by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office locat-ed at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:30 a.m. on April 8, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at Diamond Path Elementary after which Falcon Ridge and SES will be visited. Attendance at this meet-ing is highly recommended.

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or be-fore August 17, 2014.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 21, 28, 2014

190911INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 196DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY

BAS UPGRADE1480 DEERWOOD DRIVE

EAGAN, MINNESOTANotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the Deerwood Elementary BAS Upgrade by Independent School

District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10 a.m., April 8, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or be-fore Phase I: On or before August 20, 2014 Phase II: On or before Oc-tober 20, 2014.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 21, 28, 2014

190879

A&J Painting is a family owned and oper-ated business that was started 15 years agowith my sons Andrew, Jeremiah, and David.In today’s economic climate we have main-tained a healthy business due to our profes-sional approach and work ethic that carriesthe highest standards of quality for everyjob. We have thrived over the years becauseof the volume of callbacks and customerreferrals from previously contracted jobs.No contract is too big or too small for ourcompany.A&J Painting operates as a licensed and

insured painting company that offers trainedand skilled (journeyman) employee’s topaint and remodel your home or business.All of our employee’s have been with thecompany for several years and each has beentrained to the highest standards. We takepride in the honesty, integrity, and characterof the young men we have employed.My son Andrew is a highly skilled and

trained carpenter. He also does taping,knock down ceilings, tiling, countertops andoffers many types of custom carpentry. An-drew operates a professional spray booth offsite for nishes on cabinetry and furniture.His current focus is on remodeling, updat-ing, and modernizing homes and businesses.Andrew’s perfectionist approach to every

job and the extent of his skill set have madehim one of the best craftsman in the TwinCities.My other two sons run the painting end

of the business and are also professionallytrained Artists. Jeremiah attended the Min-neapolis College of Art and Design and laterstudied under the mentorship of the nation-ally renowned portrait and fresco painterMark Balma. David similarly was acceptedinto a full time master apprenticeship pro-gram at the young age of 16 at the highlyrespected Atelier Lack Studio. They fol-lowed in the family tradition of mastering aprofessional craft and skill which they havebrought to our company. Between the twothey offer 25 years of experience paintinginterior and exterior homes in the metro areawith our family business.A&J Painting takes great pride in our abil-

ity to make a true and lasting impression onyou. I can’t tell you how many letters andcalls I have received over the years fromcustomers who just wanted to share with mewhat a great job we did. We hope to have theopportunity to do so with you as well. Weare only a call or e-mail away to offer youa free estimate of our professional services.

Paid Advertisement

Lakeville VFW Post 210 Cmdr. Randy Pronschinske sent letters to the VFW membership warning the VFW restaurant and the building sold if the state’s minimum wage is increased. (Photo submitted)

of between $6,000 and $10,000 next year. Those hopes may be dashed with the mini-mum wage increase he said many believe will pass this legislative session. “There’s nothing left to cut,” Pronschinske said. “I’m frustrated. It’s exactly the opposite of what the Democrats said was going to happen. People are going to lose jobs.” He expressed concern the increase will af-fect more people and hurt the economy by also pushing other small businesses over the fiscal edge. “I’m a little business, and that’s who it’s going to impact,” he said. “The big businesses can ab-sorb it a little bit better because they’ll just raise prices.” He said he cannot raise prices without chas-ing away more business, as many VFW patrons, primarily veterans, are struggling in this econo-my. Pronschinske mailed letters this week to the VFW’s 284 members, explaining the financial situation, and plans to discuss closing the busi-ness and selling the building at its April meeting. If the building were to close, the VFW would continue to meet an another location in Lakev-ille, according to Pronschinske. The restaurant has been part of Lakeville’s downtown since 1964. It is located behind the vacant building previously occupied by Ace Hardware, which moved to a newer location nearby several years ago. “We’re going to be asking the members at what point do you want to stop bleeding?” Pronschinske said.


VFW, from 1A

She she opposes replac-ing the signalized intersec-tion with a roundabout. “We’re not going to be able to get out and make turns,” said Randall, a for-mer employee at nearby Kenwood Trail Middle School. Randall said when she would leave work during rush hour, trying to make a left turn onto County Road 50 “was near im-possible without a signal light.” She said the round-about will be great for people traveling on Coun-ty Road 50 simply to ac-cess I-35, but predicted the roundabout traffic will eliminate gaps between ve-hicles and choke off driv-ers trying to enter the busy road from side streets. “I really question if there’s going to be enough of a break for people to make a left-hand turn onto 50,” she said. Dakota County Traffic Engineer Kristi Sebastian said the county’s study determined the round-about is “the right answer to handle operations and safety long-term for the area.” She said the roads will be wider on 185th Street to the north and on the west to meet the existing four-lane section that will im-prove capacity in the area. “By having a greater number of lanes, that traf-fic flows through smooth-er,” she said, adding that roundabouts slow traffic, and gaps are created as one area yields while an-other goes through the roundabout. She said the gaps have different lengths than oc-cur with a signal, and although the patterns change, they will allow ac-cess spaces. “All traffic at all times can’t be going through the roundabout,” she said. Among the concerns

raised by Barb Roe about the project was the amount of traffic that may be diverted into her neigh-borhood during the heavi-est construction in 2015. She lives off the inter-section of 188th Street and County Road 50, and said she did not like any of the options. Roe expressed par-ticular concern about an option that would divert traffic from both roads in front of her home. “We will never get out of our driveway,” she said, adding that last summer’s closure of I-35 that creat-ed huge traffic backups at the intersection forced her to travel far out of the way so she could travel west. “There was no way I could get out,” she said. “They were backed up all the way to the interstate.” J.D. Simonton , an en-dodontist who performs root canals, has an office out of the Kenwood Trail Medical Building located at the intersection where the roundabout is being built. He said he is most con-cerned about the option to install a hard closure on 188th Street at the railroad track, which would “kill” his business because his clients, most of whom are unfamiliar with the area, would have to take such a circuitous route to get to his office they would get lost. “It would be a night-mare to explain to some-body those directions,” he said. “I would probably be sitting there for four months with not much to do.” He said posting signs closing roads to through traffic at Kabera Trail and Orchard Trail off 185th Street and at 188th Street off of Kenwood Trail would be the best option for him. “I want to respect peo-ple in the neighborhood as well, so they’re not having

a ton of (traffic) flow,” he said. Even with signs in-stalled, the county said it would be hard to stop driv-ers from cutting through local neighborhoods, a worry that Sebastian said some residents expressed at the meeting. She said the county knows the closure could be an issue and that is why the county is “getting out in front” with ideas and hear feedback in hopes of easing problems. “We’re asking people what do you want to do,” she said. “Some people favor keeping everything open, other people say that doesn’t work (be-cause) we saw what hap-pened when I-35 closed down. We know we’ll have some inconvenience to get to (County Road) 60, but that’s better.” She said the city will de-termine which routes will work best because the de-tours affect local Lakeville roads. “They will determine what makes the most sense, based on the com-ments and what’s feasible for them,” Sebastian said. City Public Works Di-rector Chris Petree said city staff will present the traffic diversion study to the City Council on Mon-day night, along with re-ports of resident feedback. He said the residents’ comments and concerns play a “huge” role in driv-ing traffic routing recom-mendations that come from the county and city staff but are ultimately made by the City Council. “We know it’s not going to be easy for anybody, so the key 100 percent is get-ting the feedback and try-ing to go with at least what the majority in the area want and is feasible to do,” Petree said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

TRAFFIC, from 1A


a u t o • e m p l o y m e n t • r e a l e s t a t e • b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s

-- or --TO PLACE YOUR ADAds may be placed Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Apple Valley location and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Eden Prairie location.

Deadline: Display: Tuesday 4 pm* Line Ads: Wednesday 12 pm* * Earlier on holiday weeks

By Phone: 952-846-2000 or 952-392-6888

By FAX: 952-846-2010 or 952-941-5431

By Mail: 15322 Galaxie Ave., Ste. 219 Apple Valley, MN 55124

10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344

In Person: Visit our Apple Valley or Eden Prairie office to place your Classified ad, make a payment, or pick up your Garage Sale Kit.

Website: sunthisweek.com or minnlocal.com

Email: [email protected]

SERVICES & POLICIESSun Thisweek reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or can-cel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first day of the publication, and Sun Thisweek will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement.HOW TO PAY We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, Discover, personal checks, and cash.

INDEX

Garage Sales Transportation$54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Private party only

Merchandise Mover $54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Merchandise $151.00 or more

$50 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes

$42 Package

$52 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes• Rain Insurance – we will re-run your ad up to two weeks FREE if your sale is rained out.

Additional Lines $10.00Ads will also appear on sunthisweek & minnlocal.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the

Eden Prairie office.

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

~ Blacktop ~ Building & Remodeling ~ Cabinetry ~ Carpet ~ Cement & Masonry ~ Chimney Repair ~ Decks ~ Drywall ~ Electrical ~ Fencing ~Flooring & Tile ~ Garage Doors~ Gutters ~

Service Directory~ Hauling ~ Handyperson ~ Home Services ~ Housecleaning ~ Insulation ~ Landscaping ~ Moving & Storage ~ Plumbing ~ Painting ~ Roofi ng & Siding ~ Tree Service ~ Upholstery ~

5000 SERVICES

5080 Child &Adult Care

Daycare openings for In-fants & Toddlers. Contact 612-987-0572

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/12 yrs exp.952-292-2349

5% Discount With Ad

◆ ◆ ◆ MAC TILE ◆ ◆ ◆mactilemn.com

Ed McDonald 763-464-9959

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

Visitwww.sunthisweek.com

for updated news.

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

A Clean Home is a Happy Home! Same Team Every

Time! 952-873-3154www.dynamic-duo

-cleaning.com

Melissa’s HousecleaningReliab. 13 yrs exp. Exc rates S. Metro 612-598-6950

Professional Cleaning w/o paying the high priceHonest, dep, reas. Exc. refs Therese 952-898-4616

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing

A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site

952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

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

Check us outonline at

sunthisweek.comCONCRETE & MASONRY

Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair.

No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

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

612-382-5953

5210 Drywall

PearsonDrywall.com 35 yrs taping, ceiling repair, remodel. 952-200-6303

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm. Service, Service Upgrades,

Remodels. Old or New Constr. Free Ests. Bonded/Insured

Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

SunThisweek.com

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

A-1 Work Ray’s Handyman No job too small!!

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Free Estimates.

Ray 612-281-7077

5280 Handyperson

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

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

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

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Concrete �Dumpster Service�Carpentry � Baths &Tile �Fencing �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

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

Free Quotes & Ideas

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

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

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5280 Handyperson

Dakota Home Improvement

Kitchens, Baths, Bsmts Drywall, Tile & Decks

CCs accept’d 952-270-1895

HANDYMANCarpentry, Remodeling,

Repair & Painting Services.I love to do it all! 612-220-1565

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Oakland Repair LLC Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

5340 Landscaping

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

Tree Trimming & RemovalBoulder & Keystone Walls

Complete Landscape Renovation. Free Ests

Rustic Tree & Landscape612-867-6813 ask for Tom

5370 Painting &Decorating

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR


*A and K PAINTING*Think Spring!!!!

Int/Ext Painting/Staining & Texturing. Free Est.

952-474-6258 Ins/BondMajor Credit Card Accepted

“Apple Valley Painting”INT/EXT Quality work Lowest prices 612-516-7633

Ben’s Painting

Int/Ext, Drywall Repair Paint/Stain/Ceilings. We accept Visa/MC/Discvr.,

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

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

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

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

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

A Family Operated Business

Roofing/Tear-offsNew Construction

BBB Free Est. MC/Visa Lic # BC170064

No Subcontractors Used. Ins. 952-891-8586

GOT ICE DAMS? Roof, snow & ice removal

Dun-Rite Roofing Co.952-461-5155 Lic# 2017781

www.DunRiteMN.com

ICE DAMS & Rooftop Snow Removal

15+yrs exp. Ins’d Mark 612-481-4848

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156


Roof Snow & Ice RemovalRegal Enterprises Inc

Roofing, Siding, Windows Since 1980. Lic. BC 515711

952-201-4817 Regalenterprisesinc.net

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

34 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

5410 Snow Removal

Ice Dams?We Steam!Roof Raking

Quick Response - Insured952-352-9986

www.icegutter.com

ROOF SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL

BAC Construction ServicesCall 612-721-5500

Roof Snow Removal & Low Pressure Steaming.

Insured 612-226-5819

SNOW PLOWINGCommercial & ResidentialDependable - Insured - Exp’dLSC Construction Svcs, IncMbr: Better Business Bureau Free Ests. 952-890-2403

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal

$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Winter Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

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

Reasonable Rates. absolutetreeservicemn.com

A Good Job!! 15 yrs exp.Thomas Tree Service

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal Free Ests 952-440-6104







Family Owned & Operated Free Estimates

QUALITY SERVICE Since 1949

Licensed (MN# BC215366) • Bonded • Insured

612-824-2769612-824-2769952-929-3224952-929-3224

Concrete & Waterproofing, Inc.We Specialize In:

• Buckling Walls• Foundation Repair• Wet Basement Repair• Wall Resurfacing• Garage/Basement Floors

READERS’CHOICE

READERS’CHOICEAwards

www.MinnLocal.com

www.gardnerconcrete.netwww.gardnerconcrete.net

The Original

TY CIVRESYTILAUQ

9491ecniSEC

952-929-32

Family Owned & Operated

952 929 32952-929-32952-929-32612-824-27612 824 27612-824-27612-824-27

www.gardnerconcre

215366CMN# B(Licensed

• Garage/Basement Floors• Wall Resurfacing• Wet Basement Repair• Foundation Repair• Buckling Walls

We Specialize In:Concrete & Waterpro

gwww.gardnerconcrewww.gardnerconcre

READERS’READERS’EEOOHHCCHHA EEd

224

Free Estimates

224224224769769769769

• Bonded • Insured) 215366

• Garage/Basement Floors• Wall Resurfacing• Wet Basement Repair• Foundation Repair

We Specialize In:Concrete & Waterproofing, Inc.

REREAEAADERERRS’’IIAA ddAwardsCCH ICCHHACCAOHAOOOI EEdEdCdCdIHACACA

.MinnLocal.comwww

ete.netete.netete.net

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

5350 Lawn &Garden Services









Reduce • Reuse • Recycle


1020 Junkers& Repairables

2510 Pets


2510 Pets

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets



5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

5530 Full-time orPart-time


Sun•ThisweekClassifieds

Work!Call

952–

846–

2000to place your ad.

5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

1000 WHEELS


$$$ $200 - $10,000 $$$Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

Vehicles Wanted: Any year, make or model. Running or not. We pay more. Free towing. Licensed, bonded & ins. DMV notified of sale within 24 hrs. Very profes-sional. 612-940-3648

Classifieds…The Little Ads with

BIG results!

1060 Trucks/Pickups

2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer

Nice! My folks SUV! No rust! 132k mi, straight 6, 4.2 L. Leather/htd seats, 3 row seating. Rear heat/AC, Bose stereo, DVD player. Factory GPS, OnStar. New brakes, battery, water pump & serpentine belt, $7,300. SOLD IT!

1500 SPORTING

1540 Guns

GUN & KNIFE SHOWMarch 29-30 Buy/Sell/Trade

(Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3) $5 Adm.Bloomington Armory

3300 West 98th Street763-754-7140

CrocodileProductionsInc.com

3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3010 Announcements

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AA

Thursdays 7:30 PMA closed,

mixed meeting atGrace United

Methodist Church

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from

Buck Hill - Burnsville

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆Vintage & Antique SalesHistoric Downtown Carver

7 Vintage ShopsOpen 3 Days Every Month!Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

March 20, 21, 22Facebook:

The Occasional Shops of Carver◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

3580 Household/Furnishings

Pair of Loveseats, 4 Mers-man end tables, & Swivel rocker 952-431-7905

3580 Household/Furnishings

QN. PILLOWTOP SETNew In Plastic!! $150

MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Women’s Exclusive Estate Clothing Sale 3/20-3/23 9am-7pm

3/25-3/28 10am-5pm1753 Livingston Ave. WSP

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE’S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

* WANTED * US Coins, Currency Proofs,

Mint Sets, Collections, Gold & 14K Jewelry

Will Travel. 30 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

READand USE

ClassifiedAds

REGULARLY

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

Bloomington Estate Sale 3/27-28-29 (9-6) Garage & house packed! Woodwork-ing & many tools, fishing gr., jewelry, sterling, linens, glasswr., some furn., re-cords, collectible spoons & more! 9630 Park Avenue

Estate Sale-So. Mpls, 3/22-3/23, 9am-3pm. www.oldisknew.com 5148 11th Av So

FARMINGTON: 713 2ND St. Mar 20 & 21 8am-5p, Mar. 22nd 8am-1pm, Tools & furn. Craft/Painting .

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

1 & 2BR (2BA & 2 AC), $650 & $850

800/1200SF, Dishw, large balcony, Garage/$50mo.

16829 Toronto Ave SEPrior Lake 612-824-7554

AV: 1 BR Condo, Pool, Ga-rage, Avail now. No pets. $725 952-942-5328

Farmington: 2BR, On site laundry. Heat pd. No pets. $705. 612-670-4777

Rosemount, 2 BR Off St. prkg. No Pets. Available NOW. $600 952-944-6808

4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

LV: 3BR, 2.5 BA, TH. Off Dodd Rd & Cedar $1350 Avl. immed 612-868-3000

4560 CommercialFor Rent

Apple Valley Office Suites available. Rents $350-$450/mo. Avl. April 1. 14530 Pennock Ave. 952-432-4666

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Anchor Block Companyhas FT openings for 1st Shift Forklift; 2nd Shift Forklift; and 2nd Shift Ma-chine Operator at our Sha-kopee Plant. Must main-tain clear communication with coworkers for efficient operation. Apply via email:[email protected] or call Human Resources

at: 952-933-8855

Exp Brick/Block Layers (Metro Area). Also looking for Exp Foreman. Com-mercial work avail around & within a 50 mile radius of the metro area. Must be dependable & have own transportation. Must have previous exp. on a commercial job site. Pay is based on previous exp. Please call 763-444-6005

FT Crew LeaderNo exp. necessary. Class B Lic. Clean

Driving Record, Com-petitive Wages. Benefits. JIRIK SOD FARMS [email protected]

651-460-6555

FT Openings:for our Plumbing & Heating Co. Exp. pre-ferred, will train. Ron 612-221-5995

Hiring Bonus!Irrigation & Fertilization Technicians, Lawn Crew

Members. www.curbsidelandscape.com

or 952-403-9012

Lawn Care TechLawn treatments for resid lawns, irrigation srvc work, aeration. Quality Green, LLC. Call 612-221-0533

5510 Full-time

Full time Seasonal Yard Personnel at Rock Hard Landscape Supply. Abil-ity to operate Fork Lift and Skid Loader neces-sary. Competitive wages.

Apply to: [email protected]

or call 952-895-7408

Looking for a job?Check out our Employment Section!

Punch Press Operators

Wanted for metal stamp-ings co. Good pay & benefit package. Please apply at Stampings Of Minnesota 21980 Ham-burg Ave. Lakeville, MN

952-469-4911

RECEPTIONIST/CUSTOMER SERVICE

Non-profit continuing education org seeks

dependable, articulate, calm, professional &

friendly person to answer busy phones & greet visi-tors, handle seminar ac-

creditation, order supplies, provide exceptional cus-

tomer service & assist on a variety of projects. Phone & computer exp needed.

Good attendance & multitasking a must. Full-time M-F. Fun work envi-

ronment; great coworkers. Starting salary $30K-$32K w/ exc. benefits. Check us out at www.minncle.org.

Send letter & resume to [email protected]

5510 Full-time

Staff Writer

The Stillwater Gazette seeks a full-time staff writer to handle writing and pho-to duties. Strong reporting, photography and InDesign experience is ideal. Must have a degree in journal-ism or related field. The Gazette is a twice-weekly paper in a beautiful city near St. Paul. This posi-tion is a great opportunity for a reporter interested in covering a variety of topics.The Gazette offers com-petitive wages plus ben-efits. (Stillwater Gazette is a drug-free workplace - pre-employment drug screen required.)If you would like to join our fast-paced and professional team, please email your cover letter, re-sume, references and writ-ing samples to Managing Editor Jonathan Young at [email protected].

5520 Part-time

AutomotiveLube Tech

Evening position avail-able. Apply in person or call Dave at River Hills Automotive. 952-890-9988

Bus Driver (PT)Rosemount

MRCI WorkSource is seek-ing a PT Driver to work split shift hours 7-9:00am and 2:30-4:30pm, M-F, paid time off and eligibility for retirement. H.S diploma/ GED, previous experience, valid license & good driv-ing record. Basic knowl-edge of individuals with developmental disabilities & interpersonal communi-cation skills preferred. To find out more, contact

Sharon at 651.423.8900 or visit www.

mrciworksource.org/careers.html and com-plete an application today.

DRIVERS - SCHOOL BUS

Are you heading into re-tirement or are you a homemaker and looking for a 4 to 6 hour position? We need safety conscious people, who like working with children. Blooming-ton Public Schools is offer-ing paid training, health and dental insurance, pen-sion plan, sick time, paid holidays, flexible hours. Pay is $14.44- 17.18/hr. Please call for applications:

(952) 681-6323www.Bloomington.k12.

mn.us/About BPS/Job Opportunities

House Cleaners $10+/hour M-F No Nights, No Weekends. No Holidays South Metro Call 952-898-1560

Human Services Job Openings

Chaska, Shakopee, Rose-mount. For more informa-

tion please visit www.mrciworksource.org

/careers.html and com-plete an application today. For questions please con-tact Jenna at 507-386-5710.


5520 Part-time

Love to teach,Know ASL, Motivated?

$9-14/ hr 952-894-1115

Need extra money? I am looking to contract adults to deliver the Star Tribune newspa-per and other related publications in the Apple Valley/Burns-ville/Eagan/IGH/Sav-age areas. This is early morning work that requires a reliable ve-hicle and a cell phone. Profit potential is $500 to $1000 per month. For more information please contact John at 952-895-1910 or [email protected]

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

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

ECM DISTRIBUTION

952-846-2070

READand USE

ClassifiedAds

REGULARLY

PT Receptionist/Clerical Lakeville Insurance Agency is seeking a detail-oriented person. Office experience and a H.S. diploma a must.Approx. 20 hrs. per wk. Pays $10-$12 per hour. Email resume to [email protected]

Seasonal and Part-time Book

Processors & Shelvers Needed

Attention to detail req. Friendly casual envi-ron. Pos. days & eve’s hrs, 8am – 8pm. For job description go to www.mackin.com – Employ-ment Apply in person at: Mackin Educational Resources 3505 Co. Rd. 42 W. Burnsville, MN 55306


$550 Hire on Bonus!Angels Care and Re-habilitation Center is seeking CNAs. New graduates welcome.The facility is located in Cannon Falls, MN.

Email: [email protected]

Houseaides FT & PTCommunity Assisted Living is looking for

FT, PT & E/O Weekend Houseaides to work in our residential homes

taking care of 5/6 Seniors in Farmington & Apple

Valley. We have openings on Evenings & Nights. All shifts include E/O

weekend. Previous direct care exp. is preferred.

Call 952-440-3955 for application address.

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

Landscaping & Irrigation Techs

Looking for exp’d irriga-tion techs & laborers.(Will train). Hrly rate w/OT. Valid drivers license.

952-461-2579

PT PCA $11/hrHome Care Agency look-ing for exp. PCA to take care of female client in wheelchair. Every Wed.,Friday & Sunday 1-11PM E/O Saturday 1-11PM. If interested please call 651-690-5352


Lawn Care Eagan based commer-cial lawn company is looking for individuals who enjoy working out-side to fill the following positions: Prior experi-ence in lawn care indus-try preferred. • Lawn Foreman• Lawn Crew Members• Lawn Care Tech - A&E• Land Clearing Foreman • Land Clearing CrewWe are looking for hard working, punctual and dependable people. Must have a valid & clean driver’s license (CDL-A & current DOT medical card is a plus) and able to pass a drug test. These are seasonal and year round jobs.Pay based DOQ. Email us at [email protected]


Northfield Lines offers premium motorcoach, charter, shuttle, and daily route service in Minnesota and is expanding opera-tions into Eagan!

We are currently hiring charter bus cleaners. Ap-plicants must be reliable, self-motivated, detail ori-ented with a clean driv-ing record. Duties include cleaning charter bus inte-riors (windows, restrooms, floors, seats) and other work related duties. Wage based on experience and qualifications. Training is provided. 20 hours per week. Random drug and alcohol screenings and a back ground check are re-quired.Applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED.Some lifting is required.

Call Craig Osborne at 507-645-5267 for more infor-mation.


theater and arts briefs theater and arts calendarVictorian Tea luncheon Dakota City Heritage Village will hold its 22nd annual Victorian Tea at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville. The program will feature 1900-era music and composers from around the world. Jennifer Merhar will re-prise her role as Lady Jane. Costumed waitresses will serve a five-course meal to guests, who are encouraged to wear spring hats and gloves to the lun-cheon. Tickets are $35 and can be ordered by send-ing a check along with the names and addresses of the guests to Dakota City Heritage Village, P.O. Box 73, Farmington, MN 55024. Tickets will be mailed to guests before the end of April. For more informa-tion, call (651) 460-8050. Proceeds will support the programs of Dakota City Heritage Village, located at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farming-ton.

‘Dixie Swim Club’ opens The Lakeville Area Arts Center presents “The Dixie Swim Club” by Ex-pressions Community Theater at 7:30 p.m. April 4-5, 11-12 and 2 p.m. April 6 and 13. The comedy centers around five women who get together annually over a span of 33 years at the same beach cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Tickets are $13 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. For additional information, call 952-985-4640.

John Denver tribute returns “Country Roads: A John Denver Celebration” returns Saturday, Oct. 25, to the Ames Center, for-merly known as the Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are $39-$59 at the box office, Ticket-master.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Spaghetti feed and fundraiser for Farmington Ambassadors set March 29 The Farmington Royal Ambassador Program will host its third annual Spaghetti Dinner and Si-lent Auction Fundraiser at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Celts in Farmington. Attendees will be able to meet the 28 candidates for the upcoming 2014-2015 Royal Ambassadors. “The silent auction this year will be the best we have seen yet. We’ve had an incredible outpouring of support from many local and national busi-nesses. Bidders will see gift cards from local res-taurants, hotels, the Mall of America, and even day passes to Walt Disney World,” said Holly Shear-er, program chair. Funds raised will go di-rectly to the program for float maintenance, travel expenses and attire. Serving time for the spaghetti dinner will run from 12:30-3 p.m. Tick-ets are available from the candidates as well as at the door. Tickets in advance are $10 per adult and $5 per child (12 and under) and $12 per adult and $6 per child at the door. Si-lent auction bidding will close at 3 p.m.

Great Minnesota Train Expo 2014 is Saturday The 2014 Great Minne-sota Train Expo will take place at the Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road on March 22-23. Organizers say they anticipate another full house as a wide range of model trains will be set up throughout the arena. There will be train compo-nents for sale at the event. Among the confirmed vendors and displays will be from the Farmington-based Rambling River O Gauge Club, North Star Scale Mod-U-Railers, North American Railcar, BSB Railroad and more. There is an admission charge. More information is at www.grvs.org/GMTE/2014.html.

Run2Walk set May 17 The second annual Run2Walk is Saturday, May 17, at DanceWorks/HealthWorks in Lakeville. The 1K starts at 6:45 a.m., 10K at 7 a.m., and 5K at 7:15 a.m. The race was started on behalf of two young Lakeville athletes – Scott Proudfoot and Dillon Borowicz – both victims of spinal cord injuries and paralyzed from the chest down. As of 2014, the Run2Walk is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organiza-tion. All race proceeds go to advance research in the re-covery of the central ner-vous system in victims of spinal cord injuries and to-ward enhancing the qual-ity of life of people and families affected by it. Go to andersonraces.com for online registration. Early bird discounts end March 28.

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

[email protected].

Books Cary J. Griffith, author of “Wolves,” which is nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in the genre fiction category, book signing, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble.

Call for artists Call for artists for the 20th anniversary Eagan Art Festival to be held June 28-29. Artist applications accepted through April 2. Download an applica-tion or apply online at www.ea-ganartfestival.org.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts Soci-ety’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Ames Center gallery (for-merly known as the Burnsville Performing Arts Center), 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685. Children’s Art Festival ex-hibit, March 27-April 27, Ames Center gallery (formerly known as the Burnsville Performing Arts Center), 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Glory In the Cross: A Lenten Reflection with Dan Schutte, concert at 7 p.m. Fri-day, April 4, and Lenten reflec-tion at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Sav-age. Free, but a free-will offering will be accepted. Information: 952-890-9465.

Theater “Footloose – The Musi-cal,” presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions performs at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter March 21-22, 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Information: www.childrensthe-atretptt.com or 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Easy Dye Spring Silk Scarf class taught by Meghan Wright, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, Rosemount Area Arts Council. Cost: $25, includes all materials. To sign up, contact John Loch at 952-255-8545. Music and Movement Class with Music Together, 4 p.m. Sunday, March 23; 6:15 p.m. Monday, March 24; 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 26; 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 28; at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. For children from birth to kindergar-

ten and the grown-ups who love them. Free. Information: music-togetherclasses.org. Danceline prep workshop, 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, April 9 through May 7, at DanceWorks Performing Arts Center, Lake-ville. Instructor: Lisa Orth. Cost: $60. Information: danceworks-mn.com. Art-themed birthday par-ties are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $125-$135 for up to 10 people. Additional guests are $12.50 per child. Supplies provided. Information: 651-675-5521. Arts classes for all ages are offered by the Eagan Art House,

3981 Lexington Ave. S. Infor-mation: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Ea-gan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter ses-sion enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville location. Infor-mation: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Pro-gram, winter session open en-rollment, Wednesdays, ages 7-17. In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. In-formation: 651-675-5500. 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. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farming-ton, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

The Burnsville Rotary’s 39th annual Comedy for Car-ing charity event next month will feature “The Wonder Bread Years,” a humorous salute to the Baby Boomer generation written and performed by Pat Hazell, one of the original writers for NBC’s “Seinfeld.” Held at the Ames Center, formerly the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, the Comedy for Caring event also includes live jazz music from the Real Big Band as well as silent and live auctions. More about the April 26 show is at www.burnsvillepac.com. (Photo submitted)

Wonder Bread Years


ThisweekendThisweekend

family calendarTo submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Friday, March 21 Elko New Market Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Elko New Market Library, 110 J Roberts Way. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Lakeville VFW Post 210. All-you-can-eat fish (broiled or fried) dinner, salad and soup bar included. Cost: $10.95 for adults, $7.95 for children age 10 and younger. Information: 952-469-5717. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938.

Saturday, March 22 Elko New Market Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Elko New Market Library, 110 J Roberts Way.

Tuesday, March 25 Spaghetti dinner fund-raiser for Windmill Animal Rescue, 5-7 p.m. at Helen’s Cafe, 12 Church St., New Market. Tickets are available at Windmill Feed and Pet Supply in Elko New Market or by email ([email protected]). Cost: $10 adults; $7.50 ages 5-12; free for children under 5. Raffle and silent auc-tion included. Information: http://www.windmillanimal-rescue.com/spaghettifund-raiser.

Thursday, March 27 The Get Jobs Job Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Information: http://mn.gov/deed/events/get-jobs/index.jsp.

Friday, March 28 Fish fry dinner, 5-7 p.m., Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. All-you-can-eat fried pollock, potato side, coleslaw, dinner rolls and beverage. Good-will offerings accepted. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Lakeville VFW Post 210. All-you-can-eat fish (broiled or fried) dinner, salad and soup bar included. Cost: $10.95 for adults, $7.95 for children age 10 and younger. Information: 952-469-5717. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • March 21, 1-6 p.m., Car-mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Ce-dar Ave., Apple Valley. • March 21, noon to 6 p.m., Kowalski’s Market, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • March 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brunswick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lake-

ville. • March 24, noon to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • March 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Ken-wood Trail, Lakeville. • March 25, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., School of Environ-mental Studies, 12155 John-ny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. • April 1, noon to 3 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • April 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Apple Valley Medical Center, 14655 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

In Lakeville, youth gone wildThe Play’s The Thing presents ‘Footloose’

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


There’s a wild, teen dance party going down in Lakeville. Kevin Bacon certainly deserves some of the thanks. Thirty years after the release of “Footloose” — the classic Kevin Bacon film about a rebellious teen at war with the pow-ers-that-be in a small town that’s banned rock music and dancing — The Play’s The Thing Productions is bringing the musical to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The show, which runs March 21-30, is a time por-tal of sorts to the decade in which the story is set. Fashion from the 1980s — acid-wash jeans, denim jackets, skinny black leath-er ties — are on display, as are songs from ’80s-era rockers Kenny Loggins and Sammy Hagar, who contributed to the original “Footloose” soundtrack. “It could be considered one of the best rock ’n’ roll musicals of all time,” said director Dayna Rail-ton. “It really is about the promise of youth and their future, and to remind us not to close our ears to what they have to say.” The show’s 40-member cast includes Jack John-ston, 16, in the role of Ren McCormick (originally played by Bacon), and 13-year-old Maddie Rail-ton as female lead Ariel Moore. “Footloose” marks the first production for The Play’s The Thing in which adults were cast (10 of the roles are played by adults).

“When we first started talking about the possibil-ity of doing the show, the kids told me, if we’re do-ing ‘Footloose,’ we want to be teenagers, we don’t want to be adults,” Railton said. “And now the adults (in the cast) are as giddy and excited as the teens. It’s set 30 years ago and it reminds us of our youth and where we were at that time.”

Show times for “Foot-loose” are 7:30 p.m. March 21-22 and 28-29, and 2 p.m. March 23 and 30, at the arts center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $13 and can be purchased at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or by calling 952-985-4640.


Thirteen-year-old Maddie Railton, of Lakeville, and Jack Johnston, 16, of Mendota Heights, play Ariel and Ren in “Footloose” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The leading roles were originally played by Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer in the 1984 film version of “Footloose.” (Photo submitted)

Ten juvenile penguins joined the adult flock at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley on March 14. The four males and six females, hatched in November and December of 2013, are endangered and are significant achievements for the zoo, which opened the 3M Penguins of the African Coast exhibit in 2011. (Photo submitted)

Rosemount Rotary’s annual fundraiser Irish for a Day Soiree was Saturday, March 15, at the Rosemount Community Center and included a dance performance, silent auction, raffle, music by Legacy and a traditional Irish meal. The event raises money to support Rotary’s causes, which include providing funds to help young people pay for summer camps and the STRIVE program at Rosemount High School. STRIVE pairs students with mentors who help motivate them to think about life after graduating from high school. (Photos submitted)

Kickin’ up their heels for a good cause

Young penguins waddle onto exhibit


PROGRESSIVE WINE SALE! THREE DAYS ONLY!!Thursday, Friday & Saturday! March 27, 28, 29 2014

The more you buy, the more you save!!When every bottle of wine is on Sale!

Buy two or three bottles of wine and save 15%Buy four or five bottles of wine and save 20%Buy six or more bottles of wine and save 25%

TASTE OF LAKEVILLEThursday, May 15thLakeville Area Arts Center

5-9pmPresented by the Lakeville Rotary ClubGreat Food, Great Wine, Great Times!

For more information, visit www.tasteoflakeville.org

twlv 3 21 14

Documents

represent lakeville

heavy traffic

diverting traffic

traffic diversions

lakeville area arts

county board of commis

dakota county officials

todays sports page