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APRIL 22, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 8

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HOME & GARDEN

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Photo by Rick Orndorf

The community celebrated Lakeville’s diversity at the People’s Fair on April 19 at Lakeville North High School. Children performed a number of musical and dance compositions, as did outside groups such as Duniya Drum and Dance and Holly’s Centre Stage. In addition to performances, dozens of exhibitors were on hand, including the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, some purveyors of Hmong folk art, a Mexican cultural booth and Shankuntala Designs, which provided Henna tattoos to attendees.

Lakeville People’s Fair showcases the various shades of diversity in the city

After years of planning, Farmington housing development moves forward

Riverbend addition will include 31 single-family lotsby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

This summer is poised to mark the beginning of the long-planned last de-velopment phase of the Riverbend subdivision in Farmington. City Council members were eager during the April 18 meeting to unanimously approve Mattamy Homes’ final plat for its fourth ad-dition. Located west of Dakota County Estates and north of the Meadow Creek de-velopment in northeastern Farmington, the plat in-cludes 31 single-family lots. The developer’s plans were originally approved by the council in 2005, but a re-plat was necessary

because plans for a fu-ture Dakota County road shifted further north into Lakeville. The change allowed Mattamy Homes to create three additional lots in that phase. When the Riverbend Development is completed, it will total 156 single-fami-ly units, 16 units more than were originally planned in 2005. A trail is planned to be located along the east side of Dunbury Avenue and runs south along North Creek. Tony Wippler, assistant city planner, said at the April 12 Planning Com-mission meeting the lots are considered some of the

better, more pristine lots and the developer is anx-ious to start as soon as pos-sible. Wippler said if the per-mits are all in order the de-veloper could begin mov-ing dirt this year. According to the city, lots will range in size from 7,280 square feet to 19,848 square feet. Average lot siz-es are 11,945 square feet. Clearly referring to the struggling economy and housing market, Farming-ton Planning Commission Chair Dirk Rotty said, “It feels good to have some de-velopment going on in the community.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

search-firm candidates, the board looked at RFPs from other school districts. Some of District 194’s

RFP draws inspiration from two districts, one from the city of Denver and another from the Stillwater school district.

Work expectations Drawing from board dis-cussions and those other RFPs, the board came up with the following expecta-tions of a search consultant: • To develop and conduct a professional and timely pro-cess for gathering board, staff, parent and community input to establish criteria of desir-

able qualities to be found in the new superintendent. • To conduct a thorough search for appropriate appli-cants and ultimately provide the board highly qualified candidates who meet the es-tablished criteria. • To complete other tasks necessary for the selection and employment of a new su-perintendent. Tony Massaros, director of administrative services, said the cost of the search is unknown at this point. The district will have a better idea once it receives responses to its one-page RFP.

Types of information To get an idea of what kind of information the board wants the search firm to help with, the RFP offers

several hints: • Recommended process for developing criteria that will be used for selecting the new superintendent. • Recommended process for obtaining board, staff, stu-dent, parent and community input. • Description of the pro-cess the consultant suggests for advertising and recruit-ment, including measures to ensure compliance with all legal requirements and other considerations. • Recommended pro-cess for screening, reference checks, interviews and final selection. • Assist the School Board in determining appropriate contract terms.

by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As the Lakeville School Board pursues a fast-track ef-fort to replace outgoing Super-intendent Gary Amoroso, it is looking to award a search-firm contract by May 3. To put together a request for proposal (RFP) that would yield the district the best

Lakeville seeks schools chief search consultantAggressive timeline set for replacement of District 194

superintendent Gary Amoroso

Amoroso

Farmington seeks new administratorSalary range is $105,000 to $130,000

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Farmington City Administrator Peter Herlofsky, left, spoke with Council Member Terry Donnelly following the April 18 council meeting when members approved steps to find his replacement. Herlofsky unexpectedly resigned March 28. Seated in the background is City Attorney Joel Jamnick.

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Farmington City Council decided at its April 18 meeting to con-duct the search for a new city administrator, avoid-ing the expense of using a search firm for guidance. Posting for the posi-tion began this week, and candidates have until May 20 to turn in applica-tions. The new administra-tor’s projected start date is Sept. 1. Council members agreed that Mayor Todd Larson and Human Re-sources Director Brenda Wendlandt will review all applications and elimi-nate those who do not meet basic qualifications. Then, all members will review remaining applica-tions and select their top five candidates.

From those selections, the council will determine whom to invite for inter-views. A candidate meet-and-greet for the public will be held in June According to the job posting, the salary range is $105,000 to $130,000 per year, and candidates should have seven to 10 years of experience as a city manager or adminis-trator. The posting emphasiz-es that candidates should be focused on economic development, stating: “Position requires specific experience in community growth issues, planning, building a diversified tax base and personnel.” Current City Admin-istrator Peter Herlofsky, who earns $130,000 an-nually, unexpectedly re-signed March 28. He has

indicated he does not have another position lined up. His last day is May 31. The April 18 meet-ing was to have been the time Herlofsky met with council members for his annual review. At a March 10 City Council retreat, several council members noted dissatisfaction with Her-lofsky’s job performance regarding the 2011 budget planning process, which took place last year. Council action regard-ing Herlofsky’s replace-ment had been delayed several weeks as all coun-cil members were not available to attend meet-ings due to scheduled va-cations and medical rea-sons.


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Spokesperson: Controllers spend half shift on break, training

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Former Farmington City Council Member Leon Orr, right, worked at the Farmington Control Center for decades. His sons, John (not pictured) and Bill (center), entered the same field, as did his grandson, Michael Orr, who is scheduled to graduate from the FAA Academy in May. He will be stationed at the Washington Center in Leesburg, Va.


Are air traffic controllers sleeping at the Federal Avia-tion Administration’s control center in Farmington? “Certainly not,” said Leon Orr, a former Farmington City Council member and long-time Farmington resi-dent who spent much of his career as a controller or man-ager in that center. “The Farmington Control Center has dozens of people on duty at the midnight shift. There’s a lot of activity going on all night long,” Orr said. Recently, seven air traffic controllers around the coun-try have been discovered and later suspended for sleeping

while on duty. But Orr said controllers at the Farmington center are wide awake. He explained most of the incidents have occurred in small towers where there are few people working, and added that he believes the sig-nificance of a control tower operator sleeping is “greatly overexaggerated.” Orr said there are proce-dures for airplanes to land at small airports without any-one else being there. Elizabeth Isham Cory, spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, added that no controller at the Farmington center works

Air traffic staff not asleep in Farmington control center

Farmington School Board aims toward unity, understandingRetreat seen as team-building opportunity for veterans, new members


Farmington School Board members held a re-treat Wednesday to focus on developing mutual ex-pectations among board members, after this edition went to press. The retreat was to be fa-cilitated by the Minnesota School Board Association’s Director of Board Develop-ment Katie Klanderud, and was meant to help members get “on the same page,” said Farmington School Board Chair Tera Lee. She explained many boards hold such trainings,

especially when a board adds new members. In Farmington’s case, three new members added this year have turned the ta-bles for school board mem-bers Julie McKnight and Julie Singewald, who were used to being part of the majority in most votes but have more frequently found themselves in the minority since the change. Lee said she hopes the meeting will bring the board together and clear up assumptions she thinks old-er board members hold re-garding the new members. “I think some board

members have an opin-ion … about what the new board members know or don’t know, and where the new board members are coming from,” Lee said. MSBA describes the meeting as one that al-lows board members and administrators to develop ground rules or clear the air concerning unwritten norms, behavior or respon-sibilities. During the meeting, members were to compose lists of ideas and the facili-tator would lead a discus-sion of each item until the group reaches a consensus

of opinion on an item or decides to drop the item from the list, according to the MSBA website. Lee said she hoped the meeting would help clear up any issues, define the roles of each board mem-ber and her role as chair, and they will be able to go forward as a more unified body. “Hopefully, we can move on from there,” Lee said. Updates about the meet-ing will be posted on www.thisweeklive.com.


See Controllers, 17ASee Search, 17A

Budding comics polish their punchlines in the

Metcalf Comedy Club. See Thisweekend Page 8A

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Farmington City Council to take stepped approach to sustainability

City to join Minnesota GreenSteps program


Philip Muessig, Minnesota GreenSteps coordinator


Farmington’s intentions toward sustainability will be marked by steps as the Farm-ington City Council agreed at its April 18 meeting to be-come a Minnesota Green-Step city. Under the Minnesota Pol-lution Control Agency’s free GreenSteps program, Farm-ington will have help achiev-ing environmental goals that exceed regulatory require-ments by voluntarily imple-menting 28 best practices. Already, Farmington has completed 16 of the 28 best practices, including purchas-ing only EnergyStar-certified equipment and appliances, promoting walking and bik-ing, and encouraging higher density development. Through the program, the city will complete its sus-tainability chapter in its 2030 Comprehensive Plan, said

Farmington City Planner Lee Smick. “This program basically allows and offers an oppor-tunity for Farmington to be-come good stewards of the environment,” Smick said. Minnesota GreenSteps Coordinator Phillip Muessig said GreenStep cities record and track their progress on the website www.mngreen-steps.org. That progress can be viewed by others, allowing cities to promote actions they are taking toward sustainabil-ity. Council Member and Eco-nomic Development Author-ity Chair Jason Bartholomay said the program can be used as a marketing tool to attract businesses. Cities can also compare results and contact each oth-er to share information and ideas. “Some cities are finding

this to be sort of a shortcut to planning and visioning exer-cises and a way to define what the city has done,” Muessig said. As a member, Farmington will be recognized at the June conference of the League of Minnesota Cities, and Farm-ington could secure free con-sultant help from the Minne-sota Climate Change Corps. Council Member Terry Donnelly said he would support involvement in the program as long as it didn’t require cities to follow numer-ous rules and regulations, es-sentially unfunded mandates. “I’m hearing … this isn’t that kind of program,” he said. Council Member Julie May expressed similar con-cerns, stating, “I just think these are a lot of things we are already doing … and pro-grams like this to me have a See Sustainability, 17A


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Local business makes prom more affordableTotal Care Cleaners offers donated used dresses for $10, free tux cleaning

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For most teens, prom is an exciting part of high school. But for some, it is yet another financial bur-den. One local business owner is making it easier for low-income teens to enjoy this formal event by selling do-nated used gowns. Total Care Cleaners in Farmington and Rose-mount collected 100 do-nated used prom dresses over the past month, which are available for $10 each to any student from any area school district. The dresses are available only at Total Care’s pick-up location at 15076 Chippen-dale Ave. in Rosemount. “Many are embarrassed when their parents can’t afford a dress,” said owner

Yury Slutsky. “This makes it easier on them.” The $10 students pay covers a portion of the ex-pense of dry-cleaning and pressing, which typically costs between $25 and $95 depending on the item. The dresses are limited to one per customer, and are

available until they are sold out. Slutsky didn’t forget the guys. Male students can get

free dry-cleaning for tux-edoes. He was inspired to start the annual drive three years

ago after shopping for a prom dress for his own daughter, Elina, who is now 22. “I was surprised when my wife said she spent $100 to $200 for a dress that my daughter would only wear once,” he said. “That’s tough on many families.” Last year, Slutsky col-lected 130 dresses, all of which were sold in a few months. For this year’s drive, Slutsky stopped accepting donations on April 15 to al-low enough time to prepare them for upcoming proms.

In pursuit of the American Dream Slutsky is no stranger to hardship. As a young man Slutsky, an ethnic (but nonprac-

ticing) Jew, immigrated from a part of the former Soviet Union that is now the Ukraine to the United States with his wife and two daughters to escape reli-gious discrimination. Once here, he tried his hand in various trades – first construction, then computer programming and software engineering. Slutsky made his final career move in 2003 in pur-chasing Total Care Clean-ers, which has a cleaning location in Farmington and a pick-up location in Rose-mount. “I was looking into dif-ferent opportunities, and it seemed like a good idea at the time,” he said. Looking back, Slutsky said, he has some regrets about his decision.

Total Care Clean-ers is located at 949 8th Street in Farmington and 15076 Chippendale Ave. in Rosemount. Donated used prom dresses are available for $10 at the pick-up loca-tion in Rosemount. Visit www.totalcare-cleaners for more infor-mation.

BIZ PROFILE

Photo by Jessica Harper

Total Care Cleaners owner Yury Slutsky started collecting donated prom dresses three years ago to help make the for-mal event more affordable for low-income students. Slutsky said he often donates his services to local nonprofits, schools and churches.

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Cross of ChristCommunity

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8748 210th St. WestIn Downtown Lakeville

on the corner of Holyokeand 210th StreetPh: 952-469-3113

www.crossofchristchurch.orgSunday Morning Schedule

Worship Service: 10:30AMEducation: 9:30AM

Nursery AvailableWednesday Eve 6:30 PM

YOUTH REVOLUTION

“A place to discover God just as you are”

Easter - Life’sOverwhelming Challenges -

‘There’s an App for That’

9:00a Contemporary10:30a Blended

Nursery/Children/Youth 9:30am & 10:30a17671 Glacier Way

SE Corner of Cedar & Dodd, Lakeville952.469.PRAY (7729)

www.crossroadschurch.org

All SaintsCatholicChurch

19795 Holyoke AvenueLakeville, Minnesota952-469-4481

Weekend Mass TimesSaturdays at 5:00 pmSundays at:7:30, 9:00, 11 am & 5:30 pm

www.allsaintschurch.com

ReconciliationSaturdays8:30-9:30am & 3:30-4:30 pm

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Familyof ChristLutheranChurch

Easter Worship8:00am, 9:00am

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Pastor Lon Larson952-435-5757

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We would like to thank........Everyone for the beautiful floral arrangements, generous gifts,

phone calls, cards and kind words through this difficult time. A spe-cial thank you to the Lakeville Fire Department for their incrediblesupport. We would also like to thank the Lakeville Police Depart-ment and Allina ambulance team for their quick response and aid.The sudden loss of our husband, dad and grandpa will be difficult toovercome. Your constant thoughts and prayers have helped and willcontinue to help heal our broken hearts.

Thank you from the Family of Barry Christensen

Help us celebrate Carol Scott’sr e t i r e m e n t f r o m U S B a n k !Wednesday April 27th 4pm-6pm

US Bank900 W. County Road 42

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AhlbergRoslansky

Andrew Eriksson Ahlberg wasborn at 2:06p.m. Pacific DaylightTime on Monday, April 4, in LosGatos, Calif., to Erik Ahlbergand Tami Ahlberg nee Roslanskyof Tokyo, Japan.

He we ighed 9 pounds , 8 .2ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

Sister Kjerstin is two and a-halfyears old.

Uncle Jon and Aunt Amy Ros-lansky and cousin Royden ofRiver Falls, Wis.

Grandparents are Bill Ahlbergof Apple Valley, Connie NelsonAhlberg of Burnsville, and Danand Connie Roslansky of Burns-ville.

Great-grandparents are BarbGoor of Ham Lake, Harold andHelen Husen of Osseo and Wil-lard Nelson of Grand Marais.

RoslanskyNemec

Royden Robert Roslansky wasborn at 5:12 p.m. Central Day-light Time on Tuesday, April 12,in River Falls, Wis., to Jon Ros-lansky and Amy Roslansky neeNemec of River Falls, Wis.

He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounceand was 22 inches long.

Aunt and uncle Tami and ErikAhlberg and cousins Kjerstin andAndrew of Tokyo, Japan. Uncleand aunt Scott and Kaye Nemecand cousin Brayden of Brookfield,Wis.

Grandparents are Brad andSandy Nemec of Somerset, Wis.and Dan and Connie Roslanskyof Burnsville.

Great-grandparents are BarbGoor of Ham Lake, Harold andHelen Husen of Osseo and JackieNemec of Wausau, Wis.

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Richard E.Hanson

Age 78 of Burnsville passeda w a y o n A p r i l 4 , 2 0 1 1 a tAugustana Health Care Center.He is survived by son Dave (Deb)Hanson of Lakeville, and daugh-ters Debbi Hanson (Reed Beck-ler) of Burnsville and LeeAnn(Mark) Zeipelt of Monticello; 6grandchildren, Lindsey, Joe,Danny, Zach, Carrie, and Robby.

Dick was born Aug. 7, 1932 toErnest and Betty Hanson in Aus-tin, MN. He graduated fromMacalaster College in St Paulwhere he met and married Joy(Lund) Hanson. Dick worked inp r o p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t w i t hDayton's Property, Baker Proper-ties and Hennepin County. Dickassisted in developing the firstsenior cooperative housing of itskind in the country, 7500 York inEdina. From there, he foundedRealife Cooperative Housing. Hehad a passion for working withpeople, and enthusiast ical lyopened over 30 Realife Coopera-tives throughout the Midwest.

He was actively involved in theBurnsville Community coachingbasketball and serving on theSchool Board. He had a greatsense of humor, enjoyed fishing,golfing and spending time withhis family.

Memorial services will be heldat 1 p.m. Fri., April 22 at Crema-tion Society of MN, 7110 FranceAve. S. in Edina (952-924-4100).

Hittner - AshwellM o r g a n C l a i r e H i t t n e r ,

daughter of Ke i th & She i laHittner, Monica Lindgren ofEagan, MN, and Elliott CharlesAshwell, son of Barry and SusanAshwel l of Burnsv i l l e , MN,announce their marriage.

The wedding took place onFebruary 18, 2011, in Los Cabos,Mexico.

Morgan is a 2010 graduate ofthe University of St. Thomas,with a master’s degree in ClinicalSocial Work.

Elliott is a 2007 graduate of theUniversity of Minnesota with aBachelors Degree in Business andMarketing.

T h e n e w l y w e d s h a v e b e e nt o g e t h e r f o r 1 1 y e a r s a n dcurrently reside in St. Paul.

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Gretchen Hohbach and JeffH e i n e n o f G r a p e v i n e , T Xannounce their engagement.Gretchen is a 2000 graduate ofL a k e v i l l e H i g h S c h o o l a n dAugustana College, and is thedaughter of Nancy Webb ofLakeville and Jeff Hohbach ofShakopee. She is employed byParago, Inc. as a Vendor Man-ager.

Jeff is a 2000 graduate of NewPrague High School and NorthDakota State University, and isthe son of Sheila and Tim Heinenof New Prague. He is employedby Weis Builders as a SeniorProject Manager.

A June 25, 2011 wedding isplanned in Minneapolis.

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Crybabies should learn the factsTo the editor: Your opinion cryba-bies have little to be upset about when 30 percent of them don’t pay any taxes at all and the rest don’t pay enough to pay for education and general expenses. Anytime these folks want to learn the facts of life I’d be glad to participate in an open meeting.

FRANKLIN M. WICKERLakeville

Railroad leadership and community responsibilityTo the editor: The rail storage prob-lem has been going on for over two years in Lakeville neighborhoods. In order to solve this problem in the backyards of Lakeville neighborhoods, we need leadership from

the city, the politicians, the business community and from the railroads. The rail storage issue is a factor in the quality of life for the community of Lakeville. It is not too difficult to solve. No one can police the railroad, but the railroads. So the city of Lakeville needs to get some legislation drafted with our politicians in Washington to solve the rail storage problem. Neigh-borhood rail storage needs to be treated as a form of industrial pollution. Rail storage needs regulations on railcars distances from homes and length of time they can be stored for safety and security concerns in the neighborhoods. The railroads need to designate this stretch of track as “inactive” and it would give the city of Lakeville control over them. A bike path here would be a plus for the community with the Ironman event each year and the Lakeville park system. The railroad should give the city the un-

used tracks. Progressive Rail, the lo-cal short line company, has told the city that the railcars are leaving soon. We need railroad lead-ership and community re-sponsibility to solve this problem. So railroad, this is in your court; how are you going to pay it forward for all of us? The Lakeville neighborhoods are waiting for your next move. Neighborhoods and the railroads can coexist and thrive together, but first we all need to work together. The city of Lakeville and the railroads depends on this kind of leadership for its future. Who wants to move into Lakeville with this railcar storage in the neighborhoods? It is about the quality of life in Lakev-ille. DENNIS THOMPSONLakeville

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by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Last week, Minnesota Com-missioner of Education Brenda Cassellius met with the edito-rial board of ECM Publishers in Coon Rapids and recommended major, thoughtful changes in the way Minnesota teachers are eval-uated. She also questioned how well principals have been trained to do this. Improving teacher assess-ment is part of the top seven pri-orities for the commissioner and Gov. Mark Dayton. I think she is right to urge greater attention to a teacher’s license renewal. Education Minnesota, the statewide teacher union, agrees changes are needed in evaluating teachers. In a recent statement sent to me, the union asserts, “Minnesota’s current teacher evaluation system is inadequate to support and develop teachers.

Many teachers go years without a per-formance review. A stronger evaluation system is essential to help teachers be more effective.” Agreeing with

this concern, Republican legisla-tors have urged regular assess-ment of each Minnesota teacher. They suggest using factors includ-ing whether the teacher produces improved student achievement. Cassellius suggested tying evaluation to the license renewal process. Minnesota teachers are required to carry out various ac-tivities and document, generally over a five-year period, that they have gained enough knowledge to be allowed to continue teach-ing. This is done through taking workshops and classes in various areas, totaling at least 125 hours of work.

Under the approach suggested by Cassellius, Minnesota teachers also would have to take a test of professional knowledge in their field. Cassellius would supple-ment this with a “locally defined” group of assessments. That could include review by other teachers, videos of their work, surveys of students and determination of whether students in the teacher’s classroom are making progress. According to Cassellius, cur-rently “principals are not trained well enough to evaluate teach-ers.” So the state needs to help principals develop the skills and knowledge needed to help evalu-ate teachers. The commissioner says many principals agree that they need “further training” to do this well. The kind of evaluation that the commissioner recommended would have considerable conse-quences for a teacher. An ineffec-

tive teacher would lose not only her or his job, but also the license to teach anywhere in a Minnesota public school. This would trans-form license renewal from a rela-tively unexamined process. Cassellius believes that more effective assessment of teachers “is an area where (she and the governor) are seeking agreement” with Republican legislators. Leg-islators and the commissioner are right to make this a priority. Lonnie Hartley, Education Minnesota’s press secretary, re-cently sent me a statement explain-ing that the group recommends changing teacher evaluation to, among other things: • train evaluators; • require school districts and teacher unions to negotiate “an annual teacher evaluation process or implement a plan developed by the Minnesota Department of Education”;

• require “multiple measures of student learning, which could in-clude test results, to be taken into account as evaluation compo-nents”; and • create a three-year evaluation cycle involving a teacher growth plan, review by other teachers and “at least one formal evaluation by a school administrator.” Details of evaluation propos-als vary among the commissioner, Republican legislators, and the teachers’ union. However, each agrees that improving teaching evaluation is vital. Minnesota stu-dents will benefit if these groups find common ground. Joe Nathan is a former public school teacher, administrator, PTA president, and now directs the Cen-ter for School Change at Macales-ter College. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Commissioner Cassellius urges changes to teacher license renewal process

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by Don HeinzmanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

At a time when America needs highly educated college graduates to work in the think tanks and laboratories of the future, this is no time to increase tuition ex-penses. Tuition for students attending public Minnesota colleges and universities will be increased next year if cuts in proposed spending by the House, Senate and the gov-ernor are approved in this session of the Legislature. In total, higher education in Minnesota could be cut by $411 million during the next biennium, according to some budget bills. The proposed cut for the Uni-versity of Minnesota for the next two years in the Senate bill would be $141 million from the current funding and $243 million from

the forecast base written into law. The House bill calls for a two-year cut of $125 million over current funding and $227 million of the forecast base. Gov. Mark Day-ton’s proposal calls

for an increase of $24.8 million over current funding and a reduc-tion of $77 million from the fore-cast base. The public colleges and univer-sities do not fare any better. The House bill calls for a 16 percent reduction, the Senate 13 percent and the governor 6 percent. Republicans would also place a 5 percent cap on tuition increas-es that would make it even harder for administrators of colleges and universities. To soften the blow, the House

would increase state grants by $27 million for low and moderate in-come students; the Senate would increase the grants by $7 million. At the University of Minne-sota, 44.7 percent of students re-ceive some need-based aid. The proposed reductions would result in more faculty be-ing laid off, which would mean fewer classes offered, thereby lengthening the time for students to get their degrees. The classic argument of House and Senate Republicans is: These cuts are necessary to close the budget gap and raising taxes is not an option for them. Gov. Dayton, while cutting less than the House and Senate proposals, taxes wealthier Minne-sotans. The basic issue is: How much should Minnesota invest in its

students’ post-high school educa-tion. Colleges and universities will have to raise tuition to make up for the proposed cuts. Over the past 10 years as state aid has been cut tuitions have been going up. In the Minnesota College sys-tem (MnSCU) back in the year 2000, the state paid two-thirds of the college costs ($549.3 million) and tuition revenue was one-third ($265 million). This year tuition amounts to 57 percent ($789.6 million) and state aid 43 percent ($605.4 million) As predicted, the MnSCU sys-tem average tuition has doubled from $2,186 in fiscal year 2000 to $4,803 in fiscal year 2011. At Anoka Ramsey Commu-nity College, tuition and fees cost $4,550 for a student taking two semesters averaging 30 credits.

Book costs average $1,140. A University of Minnesota undergraduate, including the uni-versity fee, is paying $10,350. A five percent increase could mean another increase of $550. A student at Anoka Technical College taking 30 credits a year is paying tuition of $4,546. When these costs are consid-ered, it is time to let legislators know that cutting millions of dol-lars from colleges and universities is unacceptable at a time when students have to be educated to compete in a global economy. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Edito-rial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

This is not the time to start cutting millions from colleges and universities

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Farmington residents turn out to review new regional park optionsIdeas include disc golf, tree house camping and pizza ovens


Some Farmington resi-dents took advantage of an Apr. 18 opportunity to re-view Dakota County’s plans to develop its new 456-acre regional park in neighboring Empire Township. Dakota County officials are proposing three concept plans for the county’s new 456-acre regional park, and what Dakota County Parks Director Steve Sullivan has called a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to start and implement a park plan with a “blank slate.” The park is also unique because it abuts two other large land tracts: the Univer-sity of Minnesota’s 5,000-acre UMore property and Vermillion Highlands, 2,840 acres of land designated as a research, recreation and wild-life management area owned by the Minnesota Depart-ment of Natural Resources. That proximity has bred a collaborative theme that translates into the possible development ideas for the new regional park. Dakota County officials are proposing activities in the new Empire Regional Park while also retaining undevel-oped natural features. Optional features for the park, as presented to the Farmington Planning Com-mission Apr. 12, include a vis-itor center, large picnic area, trails, outdoor event space and an “agboretum,” a term Sullivan said they “made up.” The agboretum is an area of land designated as a tran-sition area between the park and the University of Min-nesota’s agricultural research area, Sullivan said. The property could be used to develop community gardens and act as an out-door classroom for the Uni-versity of Minnesota to hold educational classes about farming and gardening. A disc golf area is pro-posed as a recreational op-

tion, and officials are con-sidering moving the current off-leash dog area to the new park. Other ideas include teepee camping, canoe and kayak rental, tree house camping, outdoor pizza ovens and an amphitheater. Officials are still discuss-ing the potential for develop-ment of a learning center that might include classrooms and an auditorium. Sullivan said the Univer-sity may move its administra-tive offices there as mining occurs on the UMore prop-erty. Additionally, the area may be used by the DNR to con-duct various hunting classes. The park is also intended

as a destination as the county develops 200 miles of “green-ways,” described as connected lineal parks to be established throughout Dakota County. Sullivan said the new re-gional park’s development is a long-term project that will be completed in phases. However, the county has planned $1.3 million for ini-tial development of the park in its 2011 - 2015 Capital Im-provement Plan and budget. County officials will use public comment about the concepts to select a pre-ferred plan for the new re-gional park late this year.



At an Apr. 18 open house held at the Farmington Library, residents and officials flocked near renderings of three concept plans for the development of Dakota County’s new regional park, located in neighboring Empire Township.


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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It’s three in the after-noon, and Chris Adams is advising one of his students to focus on dog slobber. The student, Metcalf Junior High eighth-grader Tyler Schultz, has just de-livered a rant about dogs and all the disgusting things they do. Adams wants him to zero in on the funny. “I think you can exag-gerate the slobber part,” says Adams. “I want you to come up with weird, crazy images of what dog slobber is like.” Odd instructions from a teacher – but not out of place at a meeting of the Metcalf Comedy Club. Adams, a social studies teacher at the school who’s performed as a standup comic since college, found-ed the after-school club ear-lier this year. The idea is to give stu-dents a chance to try their hands at standup – and to give potential class clowns a way to redirect those screw-ball impulses into perfor-mance art. “I see a lot of attention-

seeking behavior from stu-dents in class – I can sympa-thize because when I was in junior high I was the same way,” said Adams, who at-tended Falcon Ridge Junior High and Eastview High School in Apple Valley. “I wanted to provide a place where they could channel that energy into creative focus, and not get into trou-ble.” The club has about 15 members and meets weekly on Thursdays after school. Students learn basic joke-writing and performance es-sentials such as how to hold the microphone and how to pace yourself in front of an audience. They do comedy-writing exercises, rehearse their ma-terial, get feedback from Adams and other club members and, if time al-lows, watch YouTube clips of their favorite comics – Gabriel Iglesias, Dane Cook, Mitch Hedberg, Daniel Tosh. The students are given notebooks in which they’re to jot down all the zany things that pop into their heads during the school day. The notebooks, Adams

said, provide an alternative to noisy classroom disrup-tions. “We’ve got a lot of kids who talk in the middle of class,” said Adams. “I tell the kids: ‘Write it down, bring it to the workshop, let us help you make it funny.’ ” Eighth-grader Luis Velez said he likes the opportuni-ties the club offers to build a repertoire of jokes and try them out in front of an au-dience of his peers. “I think it’s kind of cool – they give you excellent criti-cism, and it’s good to have that kind of feedback,” he said. “We learn how to not be shy in front of people, we get to work on material, and it’s a great way to have fun.” The budding comics will be taking their routines out of the classroom and onto the stage at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at the MinneHaHa Comedy Club in Shakopee. Each student will have five minutes in the spotlight. “It’s an open mic – it could be hit, it could be miss,” Adams said. “But the kids are excited about it.”

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

After-school standup

Photos by Andrew Miller

Above: Eighth-grader Luis Velez delivers his standup routine to other members of the Metcalf Comedy Club at a club meeting April 14. Velez says he likes the chance to try out his jokes in front of peers. “I think it’s kind of cool – they give you excellent criticism, and it’s good to have that kind of feedback,” he said.

At left: Metcalf Comedy Club founder Chris Adams (right) passes the mic to eighth-grader Hide Ander-son during a meeting of the club.

Metcalf Comedy Club offers junior high studentsa chance to polish their punchlines

theater and arts briefs

Pan Asian Dance Festival The Pan Asian Dance Festival will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Admission is $5. For more information, call (612) 376-7715 or visit www.panasianartsalliance.org.

South Metro Chorale concerts The South Metro Cho-rale will present “In the Presence of Angels” con-certs on the following dates: • April 29, 7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church, 12508 Lynn Ave., Savage. • April 30, 7:30 p.m., All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille. • May 1, 4 p.m., Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and stu-dents. Find more informa-tion about the concerts and South Metro Chorale at www.southmetrochorale.org.

Brewery exhibit opens April 28 An exhibit titled “Beer Me! Breweries of Scott County” will open at the Scott County Historical So-ciety at 6:30 p.m. on April 28. The opening will include a beer tasting and presenta-tion by Doug Hoverson, author of “Land of Amber Waters.” A question-and-answer period and book signing will follow the pre-sentation. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for students, free for SCHS members. Scott County Historical Society is located at 235 Fuller St. S., Shakopee.

Young Artists’ Concert set May 1 Dakota Valley Sympho-ny will present its fourth annual Young Artists’ Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The symphony held au-ditions this past winter for student musicians. Eigh-teen-year-old pianist Leo Wexler-Mann of St. Paul was chosen as the soloist for this year’s concert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for students. They can be purchased at the box office, or through Ticket-master at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

World War II re-enactment event Dakota City’s second an-nual World War II historical re-enactment event will take place Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dako-ta City Heritage Village in Farmington. More than 20 living history organizations will portray American, Brit-ish, Canadian, Russian and German soldiers. Events will include a Eu-ropean Theater battle, firing and field demonstrations plus a dance. New this year will be a 1940s fashion show and home front displays by the Lakeville and Rose-mount historical societies. Food and beverages will be available. A symposium will fea-ture speakers including Liz Stohfus, one of 1,200 World War II WASP pilots, and Yogi Punsh, who served with a German artillery unit. Admission will be $5 for those 13 years and older, $3 for ages 3 through 12 and $10 per carload. Children under 3 will enter free. Dakota City is at 4008 220th St. W. on the fair-grounds in Farmington. For information, visit www.da-kotacity.org or call Boorom at (612) 432-2231 or Dakota City at (651) 460-8050.

Comedy for Caring Chicago’s famed Second City will provide entertain-ment during Comedy for Caring, the Burnsville Ro-tary’s annual community fundraising event, to be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. A pre-show party will include live and silent auc-tions, complimentary appe-tizers and a drink, and the sounds of Real Big Band, an 18-piece jazz ensemble. Doors open at 6 p.m. In addition, an online auction will run April 15-29 at www.BiddingForGood.com/BurnsvilleRotary. Tickets are $35. VIP seating with a cast meet-and-greet is $75. Tickets are available at the box office, ticketmaster.com or (800) 982-2787.


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Summer festival seeks artists The 2011 Art and All That Jazz Festival is accept-ing applications from artists age 18 and older interested in displaying and selling their artwork at the festival Saturday, Aug. 20, in Burns-ville’s Nicollet Commons Park. Artists will be accepted through jury selection based on quality, originality, aes-thetic design, and presenta-tion. The guidelines and ap-plication are available at www.burnsvilleartjazz.com. Application, materials, and jury fee must all be received by Friday, May 27. The festival is also search-ing for one piece of artwork to act as the representa-tive image for the festival. A small stipend is available and the festival application fee will be waived for the accepted artist. A represen-tation of jazz must be the focus of the artwork (may be literal or abstract). Inter-ested artists should contact Alejandra Pelinka at [email protected].

Mother’s Day performance Minnesota Life College, Richfield, and Old Friend Productions of Rosemount will present “Count it All Joy” followed by “They Wrote the Songs” at 3 p.m. on May 8 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at the arts center for $15. For more information call the center at (952) 985-4640 or visit the theater website at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us/index.

‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ ISD 191 Community Education & The Play’s the Thing Productions are offering “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Summer Musical Theatre Camp for children ages 7-17 at Eagle Ridge Junior High School in Savage July 11 through Aug. 10, with performances on the main stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center Aug. 11-13. To reg-ister or for more informa-tion visit www.communi-tyed191.org or call (952) 707-4150.

Master poetry class in Eagan In celebration of Nation-al Poetry Month, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center will host a spoken word master class from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Eagan Community Center. The workshop, led by poet Sierra DeMulder, is free and open to teens and adults (a $5 donation is suggested). To register, call (651) 454-9412.

Local resident kicks off nationwide tour Professional speaker Terry Hitchcock of Prior Lake will kick off “An Evening with American Heroes – Noth-ing is Impossible Tour” with Santana lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, 12500 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Hitchcock is the author of “A Father’s Odyssey: 75 Marathons in 75 Consecutive Days” and the subject of a re-cently released documentary, “My Run,” narrated by Billy Bob Thorton, which will be previewed at the event. His book will be available before and after the film preview. Ligertwood will perform with his band Headliner. The evening also will include door prizes, a silent auction and a book signing for charity. Tickets are $25 at the door and online at www.headliner-band.com.

Children’s concert is May 7 Allegro Choral Academy will present “Celebrate Com-munity” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Shepherd of the Val-ley Church in Apple Valley. Tickets are available at the door ($8 for adults, $6 for seniors/students). For more informa-tion, visit www.allegroca.org.

theater and arts briefsCaponi Art Park founder to be feted Caponi Art Park in Eagan will host a public open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, to cel-ebrate the 90th birthday of Anthony Caponi, its found-er and artistic director. The birthday party and spring open house will also celebrate the reopening of Caponi Art Park and Learning Center for its 2011 season. Visitors can explore Caponi Art Park, eat some cake, and enjoy family-friendly activities. A formal presentation honoring Caponi will occur at 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More information is available at www.caponiart-park.org/birthday.

Ron Tilson, the Min-nesota Zoo’s conservation director and a world-re-nowned tiger expert, will re-tire from his post at the zoo on Earth Day, April 22. Tilson has been at the Apple Valley zoo since 1984 and has held positions in re-search, biological programs and conservation. He is cur-rently responsible for the zoo’s endangered species and field conservation pro-grams. Tilson’s career achieve-ments include starting the Sumatran Tiger Conserva-tion Program; coordinating the Tiger Species Survival Plan for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which manages al-most 400 tigers living in 120 North American zoos; and serving as senior technical advisor to the State Forest-ry Administration of China to develop recovery options

for South China tigers. For work in tiger conser-vation, Tilson and his col-leagues were awarded the AZA’s international conser-vation award in 1995 and 2004. “I have had the distinc-tion and pleasure of spend-ing my entire professional career in the company of the most magnificent beast on Earth, ranging from con-serving wild tigers in Asian forests to improving their daily care in AZA zoos to reducing irresponsible own-ership in private homes,” said Tilson. “I look forward to the next adventure.” Tilson, who is also a professor in the Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Department at the University of Minnesota, plans to continue his con-servation work as a senior advisor to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation.

Zoo’s conservation director to retire

Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Zoo

Tiger expert Ron Tilson, who will retire as the Minnesota Zoo’s conservation director on April 22, will continue to work with the zoo as a senior advisor to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation.

‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Eastview High School in Apple Valley will present the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at 7:30 p.m. April 29 and 30. Set in the Roaring Twenties when bobbing your hair and rolling your stockings was considered daring, the play tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. More photos from the show can be found at www.ThisweekLive.com.


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SportsLakeville girls lacrosse divides with relative ease

Last year’s state tournament team splits into North, Southby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Creating a team is never easy. For years, Lakeville North and South combined into one girls lacrosse team. It ended up a successful endeavour as the girls quali-fied for state in 2010 while compiling a 15-3 record. Nearly a year later, the rebuilding process is started over again. South and North have their own teams in 2011, so twice as many girls get to play varsity lacross in Lakev-ille. “So far (the challenges) have been minor and the girls have been handling the emotional separation very well,” said Kate Leavell, last year’s combined team head coach and this year’s coach at North. “The numbers have been the biggest challenge we have faced so far, with many of our players coming from the middle school and newly-recruited first-time lacrosse players.”

Where did they go? Star players Danica Cut-shall and Olivia Perry have since graduated. Of the girls who went to state last season, offensive standout Abbie Ness and low defender Alicia Lang play at South. North took Hannah Ko-loski, Lauren Storhoff, Nora Vee, Molly McHugh, Emily Engelhart, Taylor Christian-son, Megan Skelly and Kacie Waagbo with them. “Everyone knows there’s a split and I really don’t see it affecting them negatively so

far,” Lakeville South coach Meagan Gaudette said.

Panthers stay tough Many of the state tourna-ment veterans attend North and they got an infusion of talent from the eighth-grade class. Logan Dobratz gained a starting position with varsi-ty this year along with Olivia Perry’s sister Martha and de-fensive standout Lexie Wittie make up a potent base for years to come. “We know we are under-dogs this season with our varsity virtually stripped of upperclassmen and filled with so many new players, but I think that is what is driving them to want to learn and get better,” Leavell said. In the first three games, North got an 11-10 win against Wayzata on April 13, which was a “real test of where were are skill-wise this early on in the season and a great W for the team.” The team also defeated Rochester Mayo 15-4 on April 9, but lost to Eden Prairie 16-7 on April 14. Depth has been an issue for both teams. “We have very few subs, that’s been a big change this year for us,” Leavell said. “Several players are playing up from junior varsity so that we can let the starters catch their breath. “That makes me worry about over use injuries on my midfielders.”

Cougars ease in This is Gaudette’s first

year with Lakeville lacrosse, but she’s familiar with the area after spending time as the assistant at Eastview last year. She helped a combined Eastview/Apple Valley team grow the year before as an as-sistant. If anything, she’s been pleased with the team’s effort. “The girls have been working really hard,” Gaud-ette said. “The girls are get-ting to know each other.” The Panthers may have more of the starters from the combined team, but South got the majority of the junior varsity players from a year ago. “Lots of these girls have at least one year, but there are some that have never played before,” Gaudette said. The Cougars started out with a 13-12 overtime victory against Farmington on April 11 and a 13-5 victory against Rochester Mayo. Ness has been firing away on offense with some help from Kelly Gustafson, and Abby Quinnell. A few other newcomers such as Lauren Marshall and Logan Halvor-son have given the team a boost. Unfortunately for South, one of the top players, Kayla Lewis, is out with an injury for at least a few weeks. “I have a feeling some of those junior varsity players that one of them will queue up in the next few games and really play well,” Gaudette said.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Lakeville tennis swings away

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Lakeville North boys tennis team features a mix of veterans and under-classmen to take it through the South Suburban Con-ference in 2011. Leading the list of vet-erans is the doubles duo of Nate Randall and Will Sandeen who won their first three matches. “They finished off last season playing very well and have improved even more since then,” Lakev-ille North head coach Bill Stark said. Captain Marshall Mc-Fadden will lead a team doubles group, but from there North will rely on several freshmen, sopho-mores and eighth-graders to strike the tennis balls over the net. The doubles lineup will feature Josh Meidl, Tyler Nelson, Keith Flodin, Alex Ducheon, Ryan Simmons,

Sam Anderson along with David and Nick DeGrood. The singles lineup with Justin Yee, Jacob Bakken, Max Parkinson and Brett Jacobus hope to make up the base for years to come.

Lakeville south The Cougars have a deep lineup, with many young tennis players with untapped potential. “Our goal is to cut down on our unforced errors and be aggressive in getting to the net,” coach Ryan Ant-ony said. “If we do that we should be able to improve in the win column this year.” Joe Kerber lead a team that includes Alex Bird, Matthew Barry, Joe Tra-bant, Marcus Vivering, Cash Rodamaker, Joshua Varghese, Mitch Johnson, Ian Bird and David Man-gione.


Standings

BaseballTeam Conference Overall W L W LBurnsville 4 1 5 2 Lakeville South 3 1 3 1 Eastview 3 1 3 3 Eagan 3 2 4 2 Prior Lake 2 2 2 2 Apple Valley 2 2 2 3 Lakeville North 2 3 2 3 B Jefferson 2 3 2 5 Rosemount 1 3 2 3 B Kennedy 0 4 1 4

Monday, Apr 25• Lakeville South at Rosemount, 4:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 26• Apple Valley at Lakeville South , 4:15 p.m.Wednesday, Apr 27• Lakeville North at Eastview, 4:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 7 p.m. Thursday, Apr 28• Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville North , 4:15 p.m.• Eagan Lakeville at South, 4:15 p.m.

SoftballTeam Conference Overall W L W LBurnsville 5 0 6 0 B Jefferson 4 1 5 1 Lakeville North 3 2 3 2 Eagan 2 2 3 2 Prior Lake 2 2 2 2 Eastview 2 2 2 3 Lakeville South 2 3 2 3 Apple Valley 1 3 2 3 B Kennedy 0 3 0 3 Rosemount 0 3 0 3

Monday, Apr 25• Lakeville South at Rosemount, 4:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 26• Apple Valley at Lakeville South, 4:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Eagan, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 27• Lakeville North at Eastview, 4:15 p.m.• Lakeville South at Burnsville, 4:15 p.m. Friday, Apr 29• Eagan, Bloomington Jefferson, Lakev-ille North at North St. Paul tournament

Boys LacrosseTuesday, Apr 26• Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville South, 5:30 p.m. • Lakeville North at Apple Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse Tuesday, Apr 26• Lakeville North at Apple Valley, 5:30 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville South, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr 28• EHS / RHS at Lakeville North , 7:30 p.m.

Boys TennisMonday, Apr 25• Lakeville South at Eastview, 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, Apr 26• Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 3:30 p.m.• Lakeville North at Rosemount, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr 28• Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville North, 3:30 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville South, 3:30 p.m.

Farmington

BaseballTeam Conference Overall W L W L Red Wing 3 0 3 0 Shakopee 3 0 3 1 Chanhassen 2 1 3 1 Chaska 2 1 2 1 Holy Angels 1 2 1 3 Farmington 0 2 1 2 Northfield 0 2 1 3 New Prague 0 3 0 3 Monday, April 25• Farmington at Chanhassen, 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 27• Red Wing at Farmington, 4:30 p.m.Friday, April 29• Farmington at Zumbrota-Mazeppa

SoftballTeam Conference Overall W L W L Shakopee 3 0 3 0 Northfield 2 0 3 0 New Prague 2 1 3 2 Chaska 2 1 2 2 Farmington 1 1 1 1 Chanhassen 1 2 1 2 Red Wing 0 3 1 3 Holy Angels 0 3 1 4

Monday, April 25• Chanhassen at Farmington, 4:30p.m.Wednesday, April 27• Farmington at Red Wing, 4:30 p.m.Friday, April 29• Shakopee at Farmington, 4:30 p.m.

Boys LacrosseTuesday, April 26• Farmington at Rochester Century, 6:30 p.m.Friday, April 29• Farmington at Owatonna, 6:30 p.m.

Girls LacrosseMonday, April 25• Farmington at Chaska/Chanhassen, 7 p.m.Tuesday, April 26• Rochester Century at Farmington, 6:30 p.m.Thursday, April 28• Holy Angels at Farmington, 6:30 p.m.

Boys TennisTuesday, April 26• Farmington at Shakopee, 4:15 p.m.Wendesday, April 27• Simley at Farmington, 4:15 p.m.Friday, April 29• Farmington at Bloomington Kennedy, 4:15 p.m.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville South’s Ryan Todorovich fields the ball during a 9-4 win against Lakeville North on April 18. It was the first time in school history the varsity baseball team defeated Lakeville North. It was South’s third victory in a row after losing while Lakeville North dropped to 2-3 with the loss.Lakeville North’s Sarah Rozell, right, throws a pitch during a softball game against Lakeville South on April 18. Lakeville North won 3-1, improving its record to 3-2. Lakeville South dropped to 2-3.

North, South rivalry heats up

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Farmington’s Alyssa Parco,

top, leaps hurdles at the Lakeville

North Mega Meet on April 18. Lakeville North’s Saija

Lowery, right, runs around

the track. The Panther boys won the

meet, beating Rosemount by more than 80

points, while the girls finished

second, 5.5 points behind

Prior Lake. Farmington

finished in third place in the girls

race.

Track off and runningLakeville North boys win Mega Meet

Tiger lacrosse looking forward to brighter 2011by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Playing in its first year of varsity lacrosse, Farming-ton had its share of growing pains last year. Those pains have turned into gains. “We are more athletic and team-oriented from top down this year compared to last,” said coach Paul So-rensen. “Overall, our stick skills are better and our ath-leticism in all grades has im-proved.” Quinn Malcolm, Matt Ackerman, Trevor Howard, Mitch Collier, Tyler Tute-

wohl-Klotz and Blair Berg have returned to the lacrosse field with a year of experi-ence. “We have multiple play-ers that can tally any given night,” Sorensen said. “Our depth at all positions is very strong.” Still, one thing they didn’t learn last year is how to win. “We’re lacking the killer instinct or winning mentali-ty,” Sorensen said. “We need to believe in ourselves, each other and ultimately the team for this to be a success. We simply need to be consis-tent for an entire game.”

They’ve shown flashes of brilliance followed by flashes of being lost in the moment, Sorensen said. The goal is to get to the point where they can win in the first round of the section tournament. “Ideally, our goal is (to) individually get one to two percent better each day in ar-eas of need,” Sorensen said. “If each player does this col-lectively we will be better overall.”

Farmington girls Last year the Tigers were young in many ways in terms

of experience and age, which could only get better with time. “We have been doing a lot of team building and we feel we are really on the same page and are support-ing each other this year,” said coach Dan Pickens. “I think we are more confident and we can pass and catch much better. We still have our speed and we returned almost our entire roster” Captains Adrienne Joli-coeur, Ally Midboe and Haley Bradshaw will lead a group of athletes such as Tia Jacoby, Kevra Wolfe,

and Jessica Erchul, Brittany Olsen, Delaney Wright and Ashley Gandrud with Mad-die Kohlbeck back in goal “We have more experi-ence than last year,” Pickens said. “We were very young and are again, but this year we will be more confident and hope to improve our re-cord to above .500.” They still need to work on passing and catching, but Pickens is confident will be able to take their game to the next level.


Lakeville North hosts fastpitch tournament May 7 at Aronson Park A 32-team softball tournament hosted by Lakeville North is scheduled for May 7 at Aronson Park. Varsity, junior varsity and ninth-grade teams from Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Farmington, Prior Lake, East Ridge, Wayzata, New Prague, St. Francis, Mankato West, Chanhassen, Bloomington Jefferson and North St. Paul are scheduled to attend. Admission is $5 per person or $20 per vehicle.


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PUBLIC NOTICENEW MARKET TOWNSHIPREQUEST FOR QUOTES

New Market Township is requestingquotes for hauling approximately 4,500tons of gravel on a per ton basis. Separatequotes (If Applicable) from the followingthree locations: Kraemer Mining - Burns-ville,

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Published by the authority of the Board ofSupervisors of New Market Township,Scott County, Mn.

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Public NoticeAt a regular meeting of the Credit RiverTown Board on May 3, 2010 the TownBoard by motion adopted Ordinance No.2010-01.

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIPSCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTAORDINANCE NO. 2010-01

ORDINANCE REPEALING CREDIT RIVERTOWNSHIP

ORDINANCES NOS. 3, 4, 5 AND 10The Town Board for the Town of Credit

River, Scott County, Minnesota, herebyordains:

Ordinance No. 3 adopted July 7, 1959,an ordinance regulating the construction,erection, alteration, or relocation of build-ings requiring permits therefore and pro-viding penalties for the violation thereof;

Ordinance No. 4 adopted April 1, 1968,an ordinance establishing a commission toplan for the physical development of thetown of Credit River and to make recom-mendations to the town board in regard tozoning of the town of Credit River; and

Ordinance No. 5 adopted May 13, 1968and amended April 20, 1987 as OrdinanceNo. 10, an ordinance regulating the use ofland, the location, size, use and arrange-ment of buildings on lots in the Town ofCredit River for the purpose of promotingpublic health, safety, order, convenience,prosperity and general welfare of the saidTown of Credit River and for the aforesaidpurpose to classify the land therein intovarious zoning classifications are eachhereby repealed in their entirety.

Passed by the Town Board of the Townof Credit River this 3rd day of May 2010.

This ordinance shall be effective uponpassage and publication in the officialTownship newspaper.

/s/ Leroy Schommer, ChairmanATTEST:/s/ Cathy Haugh, Town Clerk2580960 4/22/11

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ORDINANCE RELATING TO FEES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT

AND BUILDING PERMIT FEES

The Board of Supervisors for the Town of Credit River, Scott County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain:Section 1: Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish certain fees for the delivery of services and processing of various permits as established by the Credit River Town Board to equitably allocate administrative costs to those generating the demand or utilizing the service.Section 2: Fee Schedule: The Credit River Town Board hereby establishes the following schedule of fees: A. The lot/road fees for new subdivided lots in the Township are as follows: 1. Internal lot with paved township road – $1,000. To be charged for each lot if the driveway to the lot is on a new road to be constructed as part of a new subdivision containing the lot, and access to the new subdivision is provided by a paved township road that meets current township road standards. 2. Internal lot with unpaved or substandard township road – To be charged for each lot if the driveway to the lot is on a new road to be constructed as part of a new subdivision containing the lot, and access to the new subdivision is provided by a gravel township road or a township road that does not meet current township road standards. A. Rebuild the township road to current standards from the subdivision to the nearest county road; or B. $2,500, if rebuilding the access road would be a hardship upon the developer, in the sole determination of the Town Board. 3. Lot with a driveway to a gravel township road or a township road that does not meet current township road standards – $2,500.00. The lot will be subject to assessment for any subsequent initial paving of the township road. 4. Lot with a driveway to a township road that meets current township road standards –$2,500. 5. Lot with no direct or indirect access to a township road – $500. Such a lot will be located within a subdivision that directly accesses a county road, or with a driveway directly on to a county road. 6. Turn/Bypass Lane Fee – $2,200 per lot. To be charged in addition to the lot fee to allow the Township to add necessary right turn lanes, left turn lanes, and bypass lanes required by increased traffi c caused in part by the development. If the County Highway Department determines that the new development will require a right turn lane, and/or a left turn lane or a bypass lane, at the intersection of the township road that provides access to the lot or subdivision and the nearest county road, and the developer is required to construct a right turn lane and/or a left turn lane or a bypass lane as part of the development, the developer shall be given a credit for the cost of such turn lanes. The credit shall be approved by the Township Engineer. The maximum credit shall be $20,000 for a right turn lane, $25,000 for a bypass lane, and $150,000 for a left turn lane. 7. AUAR Fee – $7 per acre. To be charged in addition to the fees listed above on all parcels south of County Road 21 in the Township that are greater than 20 acres with the potential for more than one housing unit based on GIS density, excluding: park land; land involved in previous environmental review; land with preliminary plat application currently under review; and existing golf course land. B. Building Permit Fees: 1. Fees for lots with a community sewage treatment system: A. Access Deposit $ 900 B. NPDES Inspection Escrow $ 2,000 C. CSTS Tank Inspection Feei $ 650 D. Park Fund $ 500 E. Administration Fee $ 225 F. Wetland Contribution Fee $ 25 G. Access Inspection Feeii $ 100 Total Permit Fee $ 4,175 2. Fees for lots with an individual sewage treatment system: A. Access Deposit $ 900 B. NPDES Inspection Escrow $ 2,000 C. Park Fund $ 500 D. Administration Fee $ 200 E. Wetland Contribution Fee $ 25 F. Access Inspection Fee $ 100 Total Permit Fee $ 3,725 3. General Permit Fees: A. NPDES Inspection Escrow for in ground pool $ 1,000 B. NPDES Inspection Escrow for above ground pool $ 500 C. NPDES Inspection Escrow for shed or addition up to 1,000 square feet $ 500 D. NPDES Inspection Escrow for shed or addition greater than 1,000 square feet $ 1,000 E. Administration Fee for pool $ 100 F. Administration Fee for shed or addition $ 100 G. Administration Fee for Deck $ 50 H. Encroachment Agreement $ 500 C. Utility Permit Fees: A. Excavation Permit Fee (one thousand

feet or less) $ 150 B. Excavation Permit Fee (each additional One thousand feet) $ 50 C. Obstruction Permit Fee $ 150 D. Registration Fee for a utility permit and any extensions $ 50 D. The following fees are charged to reimburse the Township for expenses related to the Local Governmental Unit’s (LGU’s) role in administration and technical oversight of the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). Fees are as follows: 1. WCA Application $ 350 2. Delineation Review $ 500 3. Application / Delineation Escrow $ 500 4. Replacement Plan Application $ 750 5. Banking Plan Application $ 1,000 6. Monitoring Cash Escrow $ 5,000 7. After the Fact WCA Applications Double the fee 8. Wetland Appeal $ 500 Fees shown above are the minimum fees. Minimum fee is non-refundable. A cash escrow will be required for all applications in addition to the minimum fee to cover additional review, administration, or technical costs. Monitoring cash escrow is required to cover Township expenses related to the Local Governmental Unit (LGU) responsibilities during the monitoring period. Additional escrow may be required for more complex projects, larger projects, or for projects that require more extensive monitoring. The balance of escrow accounts is refunded upon completion of a project. Applicant is responsible for providing suffi cient copies of all applications, reports, supporting information, etc. Surety for replacement plan applications will be determined on a site specifi c basis and will be relative to the estimated cost to purchase replacement credits. Surety will be released when the LGU has determined that the replacement wetland(s) meets all the requirements of the WCA.Section 3: Hardship: These fees may be reduced or waived by the Town Board upon recommendation of the Township Engineer if payment of the fees would be a hardship for the developer of the lot.Section 4: CSTS Fees: Except as provided above, this Ordinance does not apply to Community Sewage Treatment System rates, fees and charges that the Township may set as it deems appropriate. Any CSTS fees established shall be in addition to the fees provided above.Section 5: Repealer: Repealing Ordinance 2007-03 and any Amendments to said Ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and publication in the offi cial Township newspaper. Passed by the Town Board of the Town of Credit River this 7th Day of March 2011.

___/S/________________________ Leroy Schommer, ChairmanCredit River Township

ATTEST:___/S/__________________________ Cathy Haugh, ClerkCredit River Townshipi The community septic tank inspection (CSTS) fee covers two inspections. Additional in-spections will be billed at actual cost.ii The Access Inspection Fee may be reduced to $50 if the Township Engineer determines a pre-inspection is not necessary.

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As the cost of supplies rises, keeping the business afloat becomes more and more difficult, he said. At the same time, fewer customers are using his ser-vices as they cut back on personal expenses. Slutsky pumped up his marketing efforts, such as e-mails and mail advertise-ments, but with little suc-cess. “The feedback I’ve got-ten is that we have qual-ity service, but people are watching their spending,” he said. Despite his own eco-nomic challenges, Slutsky is committed to giving back to his community. He said he frequently donates his services to lo-cal nonprofits, schools and churches. “A small company like mine can’t do a lot in terms of monetary donations,” Slutsky said, “but I do what I can by donating my time.” E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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Donated used prom dresses are available for $10 each at Total Care Cleaners’ pick-up location at 15076 Chip-pendale Ave. in Rosemount. Male students can get free tuxedo dry-cleaning as well.


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Golf GuideGolf Guide 20112011Local links are more than just a place to hit a ball or two

Area golf clubs cater to events of all kindsby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Most golfers head to the course with one thing in mind: a round on the links. Maybe there’s a driv-ing range to warm up and a place to purchase your favorite barley-flavored beverage for a post-golfing

toast. Depending on the loca-tion and time of day, you could come across a bride or someone with dinner res-ervations. For others, you may see people head onto the course when the sun goes down with a glow-in-the-dark ball or you could

see someone who bought a new golf bag Whether you need to do some shopping, eating or dancing, golfing is just one thing to do at the links. There comes a point where a course turns into a club with amenities beyond a round of golf. It’s a calm-

ing space located in a natu-ral, lush environment — a popular place for a night out. It’s not just weddings. It could be an event such as culinary classes, wine dinners, pet parades, Easter egg hunts, holiday brunches, kids nights, jazz

on the veranda, corporate meetings, parties, galas and comedy nights just to name a few. Clubs can accommo-date just about any kind of crowd that comes through, golf shoes or otherwise. “In fact we have even performed hemming for a bridesmaid,”said Sarah Smith, sales and marketing director Brackett’s Cross-ing. Sometimes a course might throw the whole idea of a round upside down. Parkview Golf Club, fea-tures a Golf Glow package on the weekends complete with music, beer and food on the grill. They also have an event in October where ice cream sized buckets are placed along slopes and near the edges of the green. You could also find yourself in the middle of a “Worst Shot” tournament. “You have to choose the worst of the two shots,” Parkview general manager

Jesse Malsom said. “This is fun, but grueling format.” A golf club wouldn’t be complete if you couldn’t buy everything you need. Several on-site pro shops sell everything from gloves, bags, raincoats, shoes, DVDs, to whole new set of irons. “It’s a nice portion of our business,” Heritage Links Golf Club pro Brett Martinson said. “A lot of it is impulse buy, but we offer club fitting. Whatever you need for a golf game.” There’s a variety of ame-nities at several golf clubs across the metro. Many places have space to rent and catering services avail-able both in and off-site. So your next trip to the golf course could put you at a class reunion overlooking the rolling fairways or leav-ing you with a new pair of golf shoes.


FHS German trip group raises funds through partnership Farmington High School students partici-pating in the Germany and Austria summer youth trip through the school’s language depart-ment have partnered with Frontier Communications to raise funds for their up-coming trip. From March 12-23, trip participants distributed more than 4,600 door hangers to homes in great-er Farmington, raising ap-proximately $1,000 that will help underwrite travel and program expenses. Under the direction of FHS German teacher Cheryl Wason, the 16-day trip will begin in Farm-ington’s sister city, Ein-hausen, Germany, where students will stay with host families and experi-ence day-to-day life in this town of 6,000. Also in-cluded in the trip are vis-its to Salzburg, Munich, Nurnberg and Berlin. The student group worked with Holly Dahl, general manager of Fron-tier Communication South Metro Division, who provided the door hangers, yard signs and ongoing support.

North Trail Elementary in Farmington will take part in the 2011 Green-Sneakers Eco Challenge for Education beginning Mon-day, April 25. Students will collect used sneakers in adult and child sizes through Friday, May 13. Shoes must be gen-tly used, though they may

contain holes smaller than a dime. Soles and backs must be intact and they must in-clude laces or Velcro. GreenSneakers will pay North Trail up to 50 cents a pound for the shoes. Community members are encouraged to bring shoes to North Trail during regular school hours over

the three-week period. The school is located at 5580 170th St. N.W., Farming-ton. To learn more about the GreenSneakers program, go to www.greensneakers.org. For questions regarding North Trail Elementary’s drive, call (651) 460-1800.

Destination ImagiNation team places third at state

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The Farmington Community Education Destination ImagiNation middle-school level team placed third in the Mythology Mission challenge at the state tournament at Champlin Park High School on April 16. Team members include: Kathryn Almquist, Victoria Almquist, Hailey Glewwe, Miranda Gugat, Paige LeTourneau, Noah Robinson and Kyle Smith. For more information about the Farmington Community Education Destination ImagiNation program, contact Julianne Almquist at (651) 463-3124.

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, special meeting of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call2. Discussion a. Superintendent Search3. Additions to the Agenda4. Adjournment

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, regular meeting of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Introduc-tions d. Good News e. Public Comment

f. Board Communications g. Agenda Additions2. Recommended Action a. 2011-12 Attendance Area Ad-justment – Dr. Amoroso3. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommenda-tions, Leave Requests and Resigna-tions c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Investments & Wire Transfers f. Alt Facilities Bids g. Outdoor Siren Agreement h. Other Business Matters i. Acceptance of Gift Donations j. Field Trips4. Consent Agenda Discussion Items5. Reports a. Grades 3-5 Science Curricu-lum Update – Ms. Knudsen b. 1st Reading 2011-12 Student Handbook/Management Policies – Mr. Massaros c. QuELS Update – Mr. Molesky d. Superintendent Evaluation Report – Ms. Keliher6. Continued Recommended Ac-tions a. 2011-12 Capital Budget – Mr. Klett7. Additions to Agenda8. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Member Reports9. Adjournment

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Sign up for the following classes at www.LakevilleA-reaCommunityEd.net or call (952) 232-2150 for more information. • Garden/Wedding Ar-bors, adults, Saturday, May 1 or 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Fabulous Fish Dishes, adults, Monday, May 2, 6 to 9:30 p.m. • Straw Bale Gardening – Breaking New Ground,

adults, Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. • Wedding Dance Work-shop, adults, Wednesday, May 18, 7 to 9 p.m. • SCORE: Marketing and Advertising, adults, Monday, April 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • SCORE: Legal Aspects & Financial Management, adults, Monday, May 2, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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alone and supervisors are al-ways present. “A large number of con-trollers work in that facility because they control such a large area of the country,” she said. The Farmington facility never closes, and controllers are responsible for managing long-range flights traveling at the highest altitudes, most of which are between 25,000 and 35,000 feet. Controllers there moni-tor flights throughout Min-nesota and in parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin

and Michigan. Cory said most controllers work eight-hour shifts, but are actually only in position for about half that time. They often spend four or five hours on break or in training, she said. Cory wouldn’t allow a photographer in the Farming-ton Control Center because of security concerns and the need to avoid added distrac-tions. Orr, who retired from that facility in 1992 and spent an-other decade as a contractor, said working as a controller could be stressful, but said it was an exciting job. “It’s so much fun, instead

of them paying me, I should have been putting quarters into the radioscope to make it work,” Orr said. His sons, John and Bill, both Farmington High School graduates, and his grandson, Michael, have all followed his career path. Bill works in a control center in Indianapolis, John is stationed in the Farming-ton facility and Michael will complete his training in Okla-homa this year. “It was a great career,” Orr said.


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label on them called bigger government,” she said. But Muessig said the pro-gram is just a way for cities to claim credit for things they are already doing. He added that the program offers cities a lot of flexibility. Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty suggested the program could make the city more appealing to obtain var-ious grants. She noted that some resi-dents may be interested in donating their time to partici-pate in the projects, saving the city the cost of staff. Smick said Planning Com-mission Member Doug Bonar has volunteered to develop a baseline audit of where the

city is regarding sustainabil-ity, allowing it to benchmark progress. One of the city’s first ac-tions as part of the Green-Steps program will likely be to adopt a chicken ordinance, allowing residential home-owners to keep hens in their backyards. But council members also cited concerns about odor, noise and the potential for neighborhood pets to injure or kill the birds and cause problems where none existed before such an ordinance. Farmington resident Mary Yakibchak said she would like to raise chickens because she’s interested in sustainability and wants to use the option as an educational opportu-nity for her children.

She said she didn’t think a few hens would create many problems or odors. To address some of the concerns, the council agreed to consider a resolution allow-ing three, or possibly more, chickens in a coop on residen-tial lots as long as neighbors give written consent. Those who want to raise chickens would have to pay a permit fee, possibly about $25. Mayor Todd Larson said he would like to revisit the chicken issue next year. As part of the GreenSteps program, the council will also soon consider whether to al-low windmills and solar en-ergy to power homes.


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• Provide a fee schedule with fixed-price proposal, ad-ditional hourly billing rates and other charges necessary to complete project. (The entire RFP can be viewed on the district’s web-site). Massaros said the consult-ing firm wouldn’t lead con-tract negotiations. “The school board will not be relying upon the consultant to negotiate the terms of the contract,” he said, “but (it) may seek his or her advice in this matter.”Schedule Here is the time line for hir-ing a search firm: • April 18, issue request for proposal.

• April 25, proposals due by 10 a.m., to Tony Massaros, di-rector of Administrative Ser-vices. • April 26, select finalists. • May 2, conduct interviews with consultant finalists. • May 3, award contract for consultant services. Amoroso announced in March he was leaving his Lakeville post July 1 to accept a position as head of the Min-nesota Association of School Administrators. The board members gener-ally agreed that the district de-serves the best, most-qualified leadership and to attract some-one of that caliber requires an outside firm. Typically, a superintendent search is a national - or least regional - affair.

In addition, search firms assist a board by isolating a small number of qualified can-didates for the board and the community to interview. “They are networked so differently than we would ever be,” said board chair Judy Keliher at a recent meeting. Board member Jim Skelly said the gatekeeper role a search firm plays can be an important one. “The confidentiality of a search firm helps attract super-intendent candidates,” he said. In addition, said Board Member Kathy Lewis, a search firm can offer a certain level of objectivity and exper-tise in the screening process.

E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

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