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Burnsville upsets IrishThe Burnsville High School football team defeated area rival Rosemount for the first time in a long time.

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Hall of FamerBurnsville native Anne Abicht, longtime sports information director at St. Cloud State University, has been named to its Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Eagan council supports Vikings plan Proposal to go to

Met Council by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Minnesota Vi-kings’ plans to move its headquarters to Eagan has gained initial support from City Hall. On Oct. 6, the Eagan City Council unanimously voted to send a proposed comprehensive guide plan

amendment to the Met-ropolitan Council that, if approved, would change the former Northwest Air-lines property designation from major office to mixed use. This change would en-able the Vikings to build a mixed-use development on the site — located just south of I-494 — that would be anchored by a large practice facility. The team’s existing headquarters and train-

ing facility at Winter Park in Eden Prairie was built in 1981 and poses some space and flexibility chal-lenges for the team. The team needs more practice fields and its administra-tion needs larger offices. Team management and media offices are at three locations: Winter Park, a leased space in an adjacent bank building and a build-ing in downtown Minne-apolis.

“This makes it very difficult to operate with employees at three differ-ent locations,” said Kevin Warren, chief operating officer for the Vikings. “We need a new environ-ment to help us be effi-cient.” Before the council’s vote, Warren and Steve Poppen, Vikings execu-tive vice president and chief financial officer, gave a short presentation on

the team’s goal to build a “work, live, play” develop-ment that includes retail, housing and a hotel. The team’s vision for the 194-acre Eagan site is for a sprawling commer-cial and residential district that would be anchored by its headquarters, practice facility and small stadium, which might feature a hall of fame. The headquarters

Pope Francis and the Obamas wave to a crowd gathered on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Burnsville resident Ryan Currens got an invitation from the White House to see the pope in Washington, D.C., after writing to Presi-dent Barack Obama and other leaders, urging them to take the pope’s treatise on climate change to heart. (Photo submitted)

Letter to the president leads to close encounter with popeBurnsville man was inspired by pope’s climatedeclarations by Andrew Wig


Burnsville resident Ryan Currens thought his letter to the White House would just be tallied along with the rest of them. In-stead, it resulted in an invi-tation to see Pope Francis at the nation’s Capitol. Currens, the business administrator at Church of the Assumption in Richfield, was inspired to promote the importance of Pope Francis’ recently

issued treatise urging the world’s leaders to take ac-tion on climate change. “With three kids, it’s kind of on my mind of what we are leaving them,” said Currens, whose chil-dren are between the ages of 6 months and 3 and a half years old. So, he submitted his note via online comment boxes, urging President Barack Obama – along with Sens. Amy Klobu-char and Al Franken and U.S. Rep. John Kline – to take the pope’s 192-page paper, called an encycli-cal, to heart. He figured it would wind up in an in-

Burnsville residents Ryan and Meg Currens take a selfie on their way back to Minnesota after a trip to Wash-ington, D.C., to see the pope, upon the invitation of the White House. (Photo submitted)

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Congress Former state Rep. Pam Mhyra, of Burnsville, announced Wednesday morning she’s running for Congress in Minnesota’s 2nd District. M y h r a is the third Republican to launch a bid for the seat being vacated at the end of next year by U.S. Rep. John Kline, who isn’t seeking re-election. In a statement on her campaign website, the self-described conservative Republican said she’s run-ning “because I want my children and future grand-children, our children and grandchildren, to live the American Dream and ex-perience the tremendous opportunities I have en-joyed.” Myhra represented Sav-age and part of Burnsville for four years in the Min-nesota House. She was elected in 2010 in the old District 40A, and re-elect-ed in 2012 in District 56A. Instead of seeking re-election to a third term in 2014, Myhra was running mate to Republican guber-natorial candidate Marty Seifert, who finished third in a five-way primary. Republican Drew Chris-tensen now represents Dis-trict 56A. At her announcement in Savage, Myhra said she’ll abide by her party’s endorsement for the con-gressional seat, according to news reports. “Absolutely I will abide

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Eagan solar company’s innovation feeds growth

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

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In 2009, Mouli Vaidya-nathan created his first product, SolarPod, as a way to make solar power more affordable and ac-cessible to the average con-sumer. At the time, he ran his business, Mouli Engineer-ing Inc., an Eagan-based engineering consulting firm that specializes in re-newable energy and semi-conductor and product engineering, from his Ea-gan home and contracted with a local manufacturer

to make the prod-uct. Six years later, the company has expanded its port-folio, moved to its own manufactur-ing facility and ob-tained UL certifi-cation, the highest standards in the industry. “We aim to make sus-tainable energy efficient, affordable, simple and modular that people can grow into,” Vaidyanathan said. The company’s first product SolarPod Grid

Tied puts several solar panels to-gether into one “pod” that plugs into a home. Each pod generates en-ergy from the sun to provide power to a home or busi-ness. The pods can be attached to a

roof or on a platform on the ground. Having a standard modular system like this makes manufacturing easier, reduces the time it takes to install the system

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Rock out, work out Burnsville

woman forms herideal fitness class

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Here’s Kathy Kacher Dunham on fitness. “I’ve joined clubs,” the 54-year-old Burnsville resident said. “And you’re good for maybe a few months and then, ‘Ah, I’m done.’ I’ve got a Bowflex in my basement that needs dusting.” More into rocking out than working out, Kacher Dunham found a way to combine them in a unique

dance and f i t n e s s class called “ L e t ’ s D a n c e H a p p y H o u r , ” which de-buted in June at the B a l l ro o m and Latin Dance Club in Burnsville. A second, six-week round of classes begins Monday, Oct. 12, at the club at 1103 W. Burnsville Parkway. Classes are at 5:40 p.m. They’ll culmi-nate in a finished dance

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Violence needs to stopThe key to stopping domestic violence is awareness and victims and witnesses of abuse not being afraid to speak out.

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A fl air for fl amencoRenowned flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook is bringing his “One World” tour to the Ames Center in Burnsville this month.

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Early in her career at St. Cloud State University, Anne Abicht answered a call from a man asking for the sports information di-rector. “This is she,” Abicht said, followed by a long pause on the other end of the line. There weren’t many women in charge of media relations for college athlet-ic programs when Abicht started work at St. Cloud in January 1985. She was the fifth person to serve as the school’s director of athletic media relations, and the first woman. Abicht is a “female pio-neer in the world of sports information,” according to the school, which in-ducted her into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 3. The Burnsville native received another Hall of Fame induction in June, from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A former mem-ber of CoSIDA’s board of directors, Abicht in 2007 won the association’s Trailblazer Award for fur-thering ethnic and gender diversity in the sports in-formation field.

July brought her an-other milestone: retire-ment. No more games and meets to cover; no more player profiles and press releases to write, or post-ings to make on Facebook and Instagram. After 34 years of promoting col-

lege sports teams, Abicht has retired to her Alexan-dria lake home with her husband, Denny Lorsung. “I figure with the hours I’ve had,” said Abicht, 55, “I’ve got enough hours as if I were even older.” Abicht grew up when

women’s sports began to flourish. She started play-ing organized sports in sixth grade. At Burnsville High School she lettered in basketball, tennis and golf. The daughter of Ron and Nancy Abicht, who still live in Burnsville, she graduated in 1977 — the year the former Braves (now Blaze) won the girls state basketball title. “I was just a backup on that team,” Abicht said, “but I was a member of the team.” She attended the Uni-versity of Minnesota-Duluth to study mass communications. Abicht played one year of UMD women’s basketball before switching to intramurals. But she found another niche, as an intern in the school’s sports informa-tion office. “I got that, and for my junior and senior year I worked as an assistant,” Abicht said. “I worked primarily with men’s and women’s basketball at that time. And some with men’s hockey. They won a na-tional championship when I was up there.” After graduating in 1981, Abicht was hired as women’s sports infor-mation director at North Dakota State University. She was keen to promote women’s collegiate sports, Abicht said, but whether dealing with males or fe-males, she’s always tried to highlight the person be-hind the uniform. “The coaches will tell you, whether they’re a male or female coach coaching a female team, it is differ-ent from coaching a men’s team,” she said. “Women are just different. You have to coach them differently. I think the biggest thing I did throughout my career is to try to get the coaches and the athletes to talk to me about things outside of athletics that they had an interest in or were very tal-ented in.” At St. Cloud, Abicht oversaw athletic media re-lations for 23 sports. “When I first got here it was just myself and stu-dents” working in the of-fice, Abicht said. “I did ev-erything. About 15 years ago or so, we hired our

first full-time assistant. And so we kind of divvied up the sports that way.” For the last two years Abicht spent most of her time working with the football team and men’s and women’s teams in bas-ketball, golf, swimming and diving. “A very broad experi-ence,” said Abicht, who also worked closely with the hockey team early in her career, when Herb Brooks coached for a year before the St. Cloud Hus-kies became Division I. A career highlight reel? Abicht pointed to the men’s hockey Frozen Four appearance in 2013, women’s basketball Divi-sion II Elite Eight appear-ances in the 2005 and 2006 NCAA tournaments, and the men’s basketball Elite Eight run in 2010. In addition to work-ing hundreds of St. Cloud State events in her career, Abicht has served as the media host for many con-ference championships and NCAA regional tour-naments. She worked at U.S. Olympic Festivals in the Twin Cities in 1990 and 1991. Abicht was chosen as media liaison for the 1992 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, which fin-ished fourth in Albertville, France. Though more women have become collegiate sports information direc-tors since her early days, there is now a gender void in the Northern Sun Inter-collegiate Conference. “With my retirement, we don’t have any other female head SIDs in the league” — a contrast with several years ago, when there were four or five, Abicht said. “But you will find a lot of women around the country. For instance, Auburn foot-ball’s SID is a female.”

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

Female pioneer in sports information Burnsville native makes St. Cloud Hall of Fame

Anne Abicht is shown in a familiar courtside position at a St. Cloud State athletic contest. (Submitted photo)

Surviving cancer program to be held in Burnsville Cashman Center will present “New Insights on Cancer Survivorship: What is Missing and What More Can Patients Do?” on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 7-9 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Commu-nity Room (13901 Fair-view Drive, Burnsville). The event will feature prominent integrative physician, author and researcher Dr. Gregory Plontnikoff and will in-clude a panel discussion moderated by KARE-11 reporter Jana Shortal. The evening will fea-ture stories and insights on cancer care and living with cancer. Plontnikoff will begin the evening with a presentation on the latest evidence-based research on integrative cancer care. A panel dis-cussion on cancer care in the Twin Cities will fol-low. Panelists include: Kel-ly Huegel, Cashman Cen-ter community outreach director and neuroen-docrine cancer caregiver; Heidi Mogush, breast cancer survivor, patient and family partner on the Cancer Center Excellence Council of Hennepin County Medical Center; Deacon Jim Marschall, coordinator of pastoral care ministries, All Saints Catholic Church, Lake-ville; and Barb Sabal, oncology-certified parish nurse. The public is welcome. A limited number of tick-ets are available for ad-vance purchase for $10 at www.picatic.com/cancer-forum. Cashman Center, with locations in Burnsville and Chaska, is a holistic health center for mind and body. It offers tra-ditional mind therapies such as counseling and group therapy, as well as alternative body thera-pies such as acupuncture and massage to alleviate the physical symptoms of stress.

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Burnsville police have made an arrest in stab-bings that occurred early Wednesday at a home on the 13400 block of Xerxes Avenue. Two men were stabbed and hospitalized with non-life-threatening inju-ries, police said in a news release. Police were called at

about 1:50 a.m. to a re-ported fight involving weapons, including a gun and a knife. They arrived to find the injured men walking away. When officers arrived at the home, they found that the front door and a window were broken. They were met by one man and two women. A

second man was found hiding in the basement, police said. None of them suffered significant injuries. Police believe the stab-bing resulted from an escalating argument be-tween two parties who knew each other.

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Eagan grandmother pleads guilty in infant’s death by Jessica Harper


A 49-year-old Ea-gan woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the 2012 death of her 2-month-old grandson. Johanna Mercedes Limpert Beeler entered the plea on Sept. 24 in a Dakota County court. Her sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 17.

Accord-ing to the c r i m i n a l complaint, B e e l e r ’ s d a u g h t e r called po-lice the af-ternoon of July 7,

2012, when she discovered her son, Brayden Michael Beeler, unresponsive and being

held by Johanna Beeler. The woman told offers she had gone to a party with a friend the night be-fore and left Brayden with her mother. When police arrived, Beeler was distraught, cry-ing and appeared to be in-toxicated: bloodshot, wa-tery eyes, a short attention span and falling asleep while talking to investiga-tors. Beeler admitted to po-

lice to having at least three vodka-cranberry cocktails with her daughter at a lo-cal restaurant the prior night. She then purchased a 375-milliliter bottle of vodka, poured it into wa-ter bottles and drank from 4 to 9 a.m. July 7, 2012. She told police Brayden appeared fine around 9 a.m. and was not hungry when she tried to feed him. Beeler said she brought the baby to lay on the bed

with her and fell asleep. When Beeler awoke around 1 p.m. that day, she found Brayden unrespon-sive and blood streamed from his nose when she picked him up. A subsequent autopsy that day was unable to determine the cause of death, but didn’t rule out suffocation. About an hour after police arrived, Beeler took a preliminary breath test

that revealed a blood alco-hol level of 0.187 and was taken to the hospital for a suspected overdose. At 7:34 p.m., her blood alco-hol was recorded as 0.16. Beeler’s daughter told police her mother has a long history of alcoholism and mental health issues and is unstable.

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

Charges dismissed against alleged pot-growing accomplice by Jessica Harper


Charges against an Ea-gan man accused of par-ticipating in a large grow-ing operation have been dismissed. Hoang Vu Le, 47, was charged by the Dakota County Attorney’s office in June with third-degree attempted controlled sub-stance and fifth-degree controlled substance, both felonies. The third-degree charge was dismissed on Sept. 15 and Le was ac-

quitted of the fifth-degree charge on the following day. Le and another Eagan man, 41-year-old Huy Vu Lee, were accused of help-ing an Eagan nail salon owner, Quang Kahi Thai, with a growing operation at two homes. In July 2013, Thai at-tempted to have 30 seedling marijuana plants delivered to his nail salon — located at 525 Diffley Road. The plants were discovered by the Airport Police Nar-cotic Unit, which searched

the packages after finding them suspicious. The unit notified the Dakota Coun-ty Drug Task Force, which conducted a controlled de-livery of the packages to the nail salon. Thai accepted the pack-age at the front counter and called a man to pick up the package at the salon. Af-ter retrieving the package about five minutes later, the man immediately left the parking lot and drove to an Eagan house owned by Vu Lee. Agents discovered Thai

previously listed the resi-dence as his home address following a 2011 burglary at the nail salon. Authori-ties accused Le of trans-porting plants and equip-ment to the home. During a warranted search of Lee’s home, task force agents found 388 marijuana plants growing in three rooms of the house. PVC pipes snaked around each of three bedrooms to bring water to the plants for hydroponic growing. The entire house had undergone significant re-

modeling, including the ad-dition of elaborate venting and watering systems, to assist in the growing opera-tion. In addition to seiz-ing the marijuana plants, agents confiscated a large amount of equipment from the home, including hydro-ponic growing chemicals, watering systems and notes on how to grow marijuana. During a warranted search of Thai’s Eagan home on the same day, agents found 583 marijua-na plants growing in four

rooms. In total, authorities seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants from the two homes. Agents seized a large amount of growing equip-ment as well as the plants. Both Thai and Lee were found guilty in a Dakota County court. Thai was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Lee has a sentencing hear-ing on Nov. 17.


J o h a n n a L i m p e r t Beeler

2 injured in Burnsville stabbingDeadline for property tax payments approaching Property taxes on Da-kota County real estate for the second half of 2015 are due Thursday, Oct. 15. According to state law, the county will as-sess a penalty for late payments. The pen-alty depends on the tax amount, property clas-sification and when the payment is made. Pen-alties are listed on the back of property tax statements that were sent to residents earlier this year. Property taxes can be

paid online, by phone or by mail. Mailed pay-ments must be post-marked by midnight Oct. 15 to be considered time-ly. Payments can also be made in person at the following times and loca-tions: • 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Dakota County Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hast-ings. • 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday

at the Dakota County Western Service Center service desk, 14955 Gal-axie Ave., Apple Valley. • 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Dakota County Northern Service Center service desk, 1 Mendota Road W., West St. Paul. For more information, call the Dakota County Property Information line at 651-438-4576 or visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “pay prop-erty taxes.”


This is not the solution for District 194To the editor: Regarding the District 194 levy vote coming in November for another $30 million above and beyond the existing budget, please consider these facts. Board members argued whether they should spec-ify how operating funds should be spent. Every levy dangles the carrot of smaller class sizes in front of the parents. To parents, smaller class sizes equal better and more individu-alized attention and edu-

cation for their kids. But with levies approved in years past, smaller class sizes has not been the re-sult. Board Member Judy Keliher is against voting in the language specifying what the money would be used for. If it is not speci-fied, I fear that the money given for smaller class sizes will once again be used for something more “urgent.” I agree with Board Member Jim Skelly, that we voters should know exactly what we are voting for. Superintendent Lisa Snyder doesn’t want to be

nailed down to ensuring parents that high school class sizes specifically will be made smaller by the levy. She states: “In 10 years ... we may not have traditional classrooms.” Her idea of future learning includes Impact Academy that “requires an open space without rows of desks or walls between classes; tables and couches are the norm and students work in groups formed on ability level, which essen-tially eliminates grade lev-els.” As a former teacher, this sounds like one cha-otic mess. Do we voters really

think that this is the solu-tion to better education in our district? Giving our students tables and couches to learn on may help our students to fall asleep faster in class, but I can almost guarantee that it will not raise math and science scores or our chil-dren’s reading levels. Un-til this board comes out with better ideas and more transparency in their de-sire to spend I say “no to any more levies.”

TAMERA WIMBLEYBurnsville

Isaacs will build strong community To the editor: As an active communi-ty member I am thrilled to see Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School Board candidate Sachin Isaacs emphasize the need for community engagement. While I would assume that the current board mem-bers would be happy to discuss issues with me, I

am inspired that Sachin has made it a central point to his campaign. As part of his plan to foster a school environ-ment that is conducive to learning he states: “I be-lieve that strong schools make strong communi-ties and vice versa.” It is all of our responsibilities to ensure that each child from our community has the skills and knowledge to reach their fullest po-tential, and with Sachin’s leadership I believe we can do just that.

MARK STROESSNERApple Valley

12.8 tons of carbon dioxideTo the editor: Our house is very en-ergy efficient. We use gas to heat our house. This summer we had an energy audit and the per-son could only find three things we could do to im-prove the energy efficiency of our house: Replace all our light bulbs with LED bulbs.

Install a programmable thermostat. Place heat deflectors on the heat registers. They are plastic and cost about $1.50 at most stores. We keep our tempera-ture at 68 degrees in the winter and 78 degrees in the summer. According to our gas bill, we use 1478 therms (measurement of gas usage). This produces 7.8 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So get your house ready for winter. Replace or caulk around leaky win-dows. Replace light bulbs with LED bulbs. Keep the temperature at 68 degrees in the winter and 78 in the summer.

HARLEY HORSAGERLakeville

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Domestic violence: It’s real, it’s ugly, it’s never justifiable

Hungarian heroes are found throughout Budapest

Those paying attention to the news recently learned about the unthinkable when five people were found dead inside a home on Lake Minnetonka in the city of Greenwood. While investigation into the deaths continues, we are sure of one thing to date: Karen Short, 48, and her children Cole, 17; Madison, 15, and Brooklyn, 14, were killed after being shot in the head while sleeping. Brian Short, the husband of Karen Short and father of the three children, was found dead in a garage at the home, the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Shorts were victims of familicide, a form of murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more chil-dren are killed. There have been similar events in recent years that should be cause for alarm. In 2012 in Minnesota, seven people were murdered by family members who then turned a gun on himself or herself in a murder suicide, according to the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Wom-en. That number grew to nine in 2013 and dropped to six in 2014. On April 8, 2014, tragedy hit Waco-nia when 62-year-old Beverly Gongoll was found dead in her home, the victim of an apparent gunshot. Her husband, Kenneth Gongoll, 62, was also found in the home, dead of a gunshot wound. Au-

thorities believe that Kenneth Gongoll first killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide. On Dec. 29, 2014, in Plymouth, Su-san M. James, 59, was found dead in her home during a welfare check after not showing up at work for a number of days. Susan James died of a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband, David G. James, was also found dead in the home. On Jan. 18, 2015, in Apple Valley, the bodies of Komel Crowley, her husband David T. Crowley and their 5-year-old daughter, Raniya, were discovered in their Apple Valley home. Initial reports indicate that Komel and Raniya were murdered and David Crowley died of a self-inflicted gunshot. It appears that the murders-suicide occurred sometime in December 2014. As of late September, the number of people in Minnesota killed by a family member in a domestic assault stood at 22, according to Judy Pearson, director of the Pearl Crisis Center. The Mille Lacs County-based organization supports vic-tims of domestic abuse and tracks those killed at the hands of domestic abuse. That figure includes the Sept. 12 death of Larry Bowser, who was shot and killed by his 91-year-old father Kenneth Bows-

er in their Maplewood home. When domestic violence ends in death, that’s the extreme. However, other forms of domestic violence, whether physical or emotional, are taking place around us at all times. Domestic violence is real. It is ugly, abusive and destroys both fami-lies and relationships. And to be clear, domestic violence is never acceptable or justifiable. The National Coalition Against Do-mestic Violence shared some startling statistics as it prepares for October’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: • Every 9 seconds, a U.S. woman is beaten or assaulted. • Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, more than car accidents, muggings or rapes. • Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually. • Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm in a break-up situation. • Every day in the U.S., more than three women are murdered by their hus-bands or boyfriends. How do we save victims of domes-tic violence? How do we as a society do more to deal with those who would hurt and even kill their children, spouses or

significant others? The key is awareness and not being afraid to have a voice for yourself if you are a victim of domestic abuse or speak-ing out for others if you observe signs of abuse. There are many resources available to help victims of domestic assault. The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Wom-en has a 24-hour hotline available at 866-223-1111. Shelter or direct advocacy ser-vices can be obtained in Dakota County by contacting 360 Communities Lewis House-Eagan at 651-452-7288, the main office in Burnsville at 952-985-5300 or go online to 360Communities.org. Asian Women United of MN at 612-724-8823; Casa De Esperanza at 651-772-1611 and the Asian Indian Fam-ily Wellness Crisis Line at 952-912-9100 also provide advocacy services to abuse victims through the Twin Cities area. If you are in an abusive relationship or struggling with violent tendencies or thoughts, get help. If you know some-one facing this terrifying situation, offer your help. Acknowledging that there is a problem may the first step to preventing another horrible tragedy.

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by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Within 10 minutes, a visitor to Bu-dapest, Hungary, can find monuments to some of the best, and worst, of hu-man kind. First, 60 pairs of metal shoes in various sizes are lined up next to the Danube as it flows through Budapest. Those shoes memorialize Hungarian Jews who were shot and sent down-stream in the winter of 1944-45. But there’s another important story from Budapest – the story of incredibly courageous people who stood up to the Nazis and saved thousands, even tens of thousands, of lives. Budapest also has several memorials to those heroes. This column comes from Budapest, where I’ve been learning more about standing up. We like to read about historical he-roes. I think we urgently need more of them now. Most readers are familiar with the Nazi murder of millions, including Jews and others, during World War II. But the not so well known story is that all over Europe, including here in Hun-gary, people resisted, sometimes quietly and diplomatically, sometimes aggres-sively and dramatically. There were heroes who saved Jews, helped shorten and ultimately win World War II, or both. Among them were a group of diplo-mats living in Budapest. They included

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, Carl Lutz, representing Switzerland, and others. These people arranged for some Jewish people to leave Hungary and others to be left alone. They wrote travel passes they weren’t authorized to write. They put local houses under the protection of their consulate. They bribed Nazis to let people go. Often risking their own lives, they represent humanity at its best. You can read more about these brave people in a short article from the U.S. Holocaust Museum: http://bit.ly/1lKfpkK. Several Budapest memori-als recognize these people. You can see memorials at http://bit.ly/1L0MVyR and http://1.usa.gov/1OCD1Gb. We like to read about these folks. We like to praise them. I hope his-tory lessons include opportunities for youngsters to learn about these and other heroic, courageous individuals. What made them do this? What can I do to help move humanity ahead? How much, and how often, do we act like them? In upcoming columns I’ll talk about some situations today where courage is

needed. But for today, let’s remember and respect remarkable people who chal-lenged oppression in Budapest and other parts of Europe. They were he-roes. They deserve the designation that the Holocaust survivors have given them: “righteous among the nations.”

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

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This monument, located in the area of the former Budapest ghetto, is dedicated in memory of Carl Lutz, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews. (Photo by Joe Nathan)

A memorial of shoes in Budapest along the Danube represents Hungarian Jews murdered during World War II. Groups of Jews were lined up on the banks of the Danube and shot into the river the winter of 1944-45. (Photo by Joe Nathan)


District explains $30 million

funding request by Laura Adelmann


Questions, discussion and some debate made for a lively discussion about the Lakeville Area School District’s 10-year, $30 mil-lion Nov. 3 levy referendum votes at an Oct. 5 parent fo-rum. Led by parent volun-teers Jennifer Harmening and Erin Gonyea, about a dozen District 194 resi-dents questioned school leaders who spoke about the $20 million capital levy and the $10 million opera-tional levy questions. As proposed, operation-al funds would pay to re-duce some core high school classes, reinstate fifth-grade

band as an option and add weekly elementary school art. Capital funds sought in the levy question are proposed to be used for technology, adding middle school STEM labs and building security features. If both questions pass, taxes would increase by approximately $126 annu-ally on the average-value $257,000 home in the dis-trict, according to District 194. Parents questioned whether new housing con-struction in Lakeville would help bring the district addi-tional funding, but Super-intendent Lisa Snyder said the state sets the district’s per-pupil funding based on state and federal fund-ing formulas and is not de-pendent on the number of people in the district. Once properties develop

and are paying full taxes, then the levy is shared among more property own-ers and reduces that burden on individual property owners, Snyder said. Michael Baumann, ex-ecutive director of business services, said the district is focused on getting a good return on investment in its facilities, labor contracts and student achievement. Some parents noted the district boasts strong stu-dent achievement results at less expense than in neighboring districts, but others questioned if those achievements would re-main for future graduates, citing concerns about the larger class sizes and loss of art and music the younger students experienced due to past budget cuts. Voters broke a decade-long streak of voting against levy referenda ques-

tions in 2013 with passage of a 10-year $56 million operating levy in 2013. District leaders have cited passage of the 2013 levy as key to stopping its streak of budget-cutting measures, and are now try-ing to restore past options while addressing future-ready skills. Additional funding in the capital levy is to help restore some popular pro-gramming and forward the district’s plans for person-alized learning, driven by technology. Lakeville’s technology plan encourages students to bring their own device (at the discretion of the school administration and teachers) or share electron-ic devices for educational purposes. The district recently up-

graded its networks to pro-vide wireless access to staff, students and visitors and rejected the more costly op-tion of providing every stu-dent an electronic device as neighboring districts have done. In Farmington, con-cerns are being expressed about the millions of dol-lars spent by the district to provide every student with a device. District 194 has focused its spending in the class-room and has been intently focused and prioritizing school security in every school building. The district has worked closely with the Lakev-ille Police Department to develop a comprehensive approach to security that includes operations and training, mental health re-

sources as well as security equipment. One parent said a family she knows choose Lakeville schools because of its im-proved security throughout the district. Baumann said the capi-tal levy dollars will provide a dedicated source that will help purchase and main-tain lockdown equipment, visitor management sys-tems and cameras in school buildings. The district will hold another public forum on its 2015 levy referendum at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. More information is at isd194.org.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Parents discuss Lakeville Schools levy questions at forum

News BriefsDARTS certified as a Service Enterprise DARTS, a nonprofit orga-nization providing services for the aging in Dakota County, has been certified as a Service En-terprise by Points of Light, an organization dedicated to vol-unteer service. A Service Enterprise funda-mentally leverages volunteers and their skills across all levels of the organization to success-fully deliver on its social mis-sion. Less than 15 percent of organizations nationwide can be characterized as Service Enter-prises. DARTS manages more than 1,000 volunteers each year. DARTS’ volunteers enable se-niors to stay in the home of their choice by helping them with shopping, caring for an aging loved one, or performing out-door tasks such as lawn mowing and snow removal. The DARTS Learning Bud-dies program matches older adults with elementary schools to tutor children in reading,

math and science. “Volunteers are a vital part of our organization. They help us touch thousands of lives and their contribution to our com-munity is tremendous,” said Ann Bailey, DARTS president.

Party It Forward The fourth annual Party It Forward fundraising event for DARTS begins at 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 24, at Southview Country Club in West St. Paul. The event celebrates the work that DARTS does in serving se-niors throughout Dakota Coun-ty. Event activities include music by Kenny McMahon and Ali Gray, dancing, food stations, a raffle, and silent and live auc-tions. Tickets are $25 and all pro-ceeds help fund DARTS servic-es. For more information about Party It Forward and to buy tickets, visit www.partyitfor-ward.net or contact Sarah Ja-cobson at [email protected] or 651-234-2225.

Wescott Library book sale is Oct. 21-25 The Wescott Library Fall Book Sale will take place Oct. 21-25. Hours will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 (member preview night); 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, and Satur-day, Oct. 24; and 1-3 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 25 (bag day). Books as well as CDs, DVDs and books on tape will be for sale. Members of the Friends of the Wescott Library gain en-trance into preview night before the book sale officially begins. Members also receive a dis-count on all purchases during the sale. To become a member, stop by the reception desk at the Wescott Library, visit www.fw-lonline.com or join at the book sale. The library is at 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. The Friends of the Wescott Library are also looking for book donations and volunteers

for the fall book sale. Book donations can be dropped off at the Library In-formation Desk. Volunteers are needed daily Oct. 18-25. Time commitments are flexible. Volunteers have the first chance to purchase books before the sale opens to the pub-lic. Those interested in volun-teering should contact Kay at 651-454-4318 or at [email protected].

Bikes, space needed for Kids ’n Kinship sale Apple Valley resident Rick Anderson is seeking donations of all makes and models of bi-cycles to help Kids ’n Kinship, a local mentoring program. He has raised more than $68,000 in his first seven sales. Anderson and friends refur-bished, sold and donated 213 bikes this past year. He is look-ing for even more for his next sale which will be held in spring 2016. Anderson is in need of ad-

ditional storage space to keep growing his annual benefit bike sale. The space can be an unfin-ished basement, garage, empty retail or commercial space, or other secure clean area. Ander-son tunes all bikes at his home so no additional tuning will take place at the storage facility. Bikes are typically stored from September through early May. Kids ’n Kinship is a tax-exempt organization so dona-tions of space may be tax de-ductible. Contact Anderson at 952-322-4729 or by email at [email protected].

Eagan Garden Club The Eagan Garden Club will meet 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Eagan Civic Arena, upper level, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Use the entrance under the Eagan Civic Arena sign. The topic will be “Spruce Up Your Garden and Perk Up Your Cooking With Wonderful Herbs” by Philippe Galandat.


University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, summer graduates, from Burnsville – Alexandra Bain, M.Ed., reading education; from Eagan – Patrick Davis, B.A., communication; Megan

Glockner, B.A., psychol-ogy; Grace Haugan, B.S., elementary education; Thomas Miller, B.S., pe-troleum engineering; Mi-chele Sullivan, M.S., ki-nesiology. The Art Institutes In-

ternational Minnesota, Minneapolis, Septem-ber graduate, Kathryne Kline, of Eagan, B.F.A., photography. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spring graduate, Court-

ney Monahan, of Burns-ville, B.S., elementary/middle education. University of Wiscon-sin-Eau Claire freshman scholarship recipients, from Farmington – David Schmitz, Freshman Hon-ors Scholarship; Allison Welter, Blugold Fellow-ship; from Rosemount –

Hillary Smith, Freshman Honors Scholarship. Lindsey Ryan, a 2012 Eastview High School graduate, has been cred-ited with a Luther Col-lege volleyball team best of 475 assists for an aver-age of 10.3 per set. At the midway point of the 2015 schedule, the team from

Decorah, Iowa, has post-ed a record of 12-6 over-all and sits atop the Iowa Conference standings at 3-0. Ryan is the daughter of Joe and Karen Ryan of Eagan.

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Creativity thrives at District 194’s STEM Academy by Laura Adelmann


Lakeville South High School STEM Academy teacher Kurt Weber has found it difficult to have time off. Students at District 194’s new STEM Acad-emy ask to come in early, stay after school or come in on the weekends to work on cutting-edge projects that have them excited, eager to learn and imagining new ideas of what they can create. The STEM Academy program, which is open to all Lakeville juniors and seniors but meets at Lake-ville South High School, offers hands-on courses in science, technology, engi-neering and math that We-ber says intrigue and excite students into learning with real-life applications that spark creativity. Its classrooms, dubbed the “Innovation Center,” are void of rows of desks and lectures. Student-made counter tops line the back wall; a center island is cov-ered with electronics and equipment. Lakeville South senior Ike Eichenberger recently started work on a hydrau-lic system that he and his team plan to modify to create a prosthetic limb that can be operated by hydraulics. Nearby, his classmate and team member, Lake-ville South senior Jonah Paider works on the robot-ics part of the project, and in an adjacent computer room, Lakeville South se-

nior Triston Leonard is scanning a 3-D image of his hand for the project. “We’re doing these con-cepts to get ideas, then we’re going to combine them at the end to make a cheap but also personal-ized prosthetic,” Eichen-berger said. The students will make a model of the hand using technology to eventually use with the other mate-rials to assemble a proto-type of the limb. “It’s not something most kids get an opportu-nity to do,” Leonard said. “So, it’s cool to have it in our school.” The program is proving popular, and the district is particularly excited that 50 females are also enrolled in engineering courses, said District 194 spokes-person Amy Olson. One of the first proj-ects students will do in STEM Academy’s begin-

ning class, Engineering Your Future 1, is making a chocolate sculpture of themselves. Weber said the choco-late model is often the draw for students to try the course, but then they get hooked by the technol-ogies they are introduced to along the way, includ-ing a 3-D printer, comput-er software, robotics and digital imaging. “So rather than lecture them, we let them experi-ence it and then we talk to them about it,” Weber said. Lakeville South dean Rachel Hughes said STEM Academy students take a eight semesters of math and science and two basic engineering courses where they are introduced to various areas within the field, “career pathways.” The STEM Academy pathway options are engi-neering, computer science,

biomedical, environmen-tal engineering and tech-nology, which includes computer-aided drafting, architecture and woods. “To get to see kids div-ing right in to start getting to work is phenomenal,” Hughes said. “You can see the kids’ passion; you can see the teachers’ passion. It’s taken off.” Each pathway con-cludes with a capstone project that involves men-torship opportunities with local businesses on a proj-ect that solves real-world problems. The program’s first cap-stone semester starts this January. To provide those projects takes planning. Hughes said they asked the students what they are interested in and recently met with business partners to help provide experienc-es based on those interests. “We got everything from neuroscience to building things, to some-thing electronic to anima-tion,” Hughes said. “So now the teachers go out to the businesses and try to connect with mentorships. So the students will going out to the mentorship, get-ting help or getting their project from the business-es and then working on it.” The Innovation Cen-ter offers many hands-on activities for students, including designing and building cabinets for computer equipment and brackets for the Innova-tion Center’s four ceiling-mounted multimedia pro-jectors. Weber said mounting

the projectors typically costs hundreds, but the students used PVC pipe and a design that allows for proper venting of the machines, which cost $12 and their time of installa-tion. STEM Academy teach-ers also encourage creative problem-solving as stu-dents encounter challeng-es in their work. Hughes said one stu-dent is designing a sys-tem to suck out sawdust from their machine so they could spend less time cleaning out the machine and more time working on their projects. Weber said working on these kinds of projects teaches students real-life skills they can take to the marketplace. “This is an innovation that leads to entrepreneur-ship,” Weber said. “The concept of: ‘OK, now you have a skill,’ and in the real world, people are paying $500 for that. If you want-ed to, you could go out into the free market and start marketing yourself. So they start to become empowered by the concept that they did something. They designed it, and in-tellectual property means something to them.” Eichenberger said the STEM Academy class is different from others he is taking. “There is no studying involved or factual tests, but I think you do end up learning more in the end because it almost teaches you how to learn,” Eichen-berger said. “Because it just throws you into situa-

tions that, without getting the information, you have to figure it out. I think it’s a different kind of intel-ligence; it’s a more useful one I think.” The program is in its infancy and there are fi-nancial challenges to pro-viding all the 3-D printers for students who need to access them, so Weber said they are having students build them for about $350, a fraction of the cost to buy commercially. Any individual or com-pany that donates $1,000 to the program — less than half of the cost of a commercial 3-D printer — will receive a custom designed 3-D printer, and the school will keep other two. Weber said they also have plans to donate some of the 3-D printers to schools that cannot afford them and have students train the teachers how to use the equipment so stu-dents learn to give back. “It’s not just all about us,” Weber said. Hughes said the STEM Academy courses have been developed over sev-eral years, but this is the first year that the entire program is functioning in full and will allow students to graduate with STEM recognition. Businesses or commu-nity members interested in mentoring students, pro-viding a capstone project for students or becoming a class speaker may contact Hughes at 952-232-3334.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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STEM Academy teacher Kurt Weber stands next to 3-D printers used in the new program, which offers classes in science, technology, engineering and math intended to provide students hands-on experiences. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)


Religion

Church woods reclaimed

The Knights of Columbus at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville have reclaimed and renamed Mary’s Woods, the stand of pine trees just south of the church property and soccer fields. The three to four rows of various pine trees were planted by parish-ioners some five decades ago. Three years and more than 2,000 volunteer hours were spent eradicating buckthorn and other invasive species from the area. The project was finished in time for the church’s 50th anniversary celebration this month. More than 40 dead trees were removed, along with the buckthorn, and cut into firewood. The Knights also built a path lined with 15 cedar Stations of the Cross and crosses with the Four Mysteries of the Rosary. A small paver patio and benches were also built. The Knights renamed the area Mary’s Woods. It was originally called the Pine Grove. (Submitted photo)

Final weekend for Bohline After 35 years, the Rev. Bill Bohline, lead pastor and founder of Hosanna Lutheran Church, will preach his final weekend as lead pastor Nov. 14-15. “I love Hosanna with all my heart,” said Boh-line. He anticipates he will have an ongoing role in some capacity “at the dis-cretion, direction, and de-sire of the lead pastor.” Weekend services on Nov. 14 and 15 will in-clude special music, Boh-line’s message, a light roast (not coffee), special guest speakers, and blessings for Bohline and his wife Nan-cy. A 2-5 p.m. open house Sunday, Nov. 15, will in-clude music, historical memorabilia, snacks and an opportunity to greet the Bohlines. Hosanna Lutheran Church was founded in 1980 when Bohline

knocked on 3,000-4,000 doors in the Lakeville/Burnsville area. Bohline is confident and optimistic about Ho-sanna’s future. “I believe Hosanna has never been stronger. We are united, growing, and healthy. We have a clear sense of vision and purpose and a strate-gic plan to accomplish it. The staff is exceptional. They are dedicated, gift-ed, faithful, energetic and Spirit-filled.” The Rev. Ryan Alexan-der, Hosanna pastor for 6 years, will be installed as the new lead pastor the weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 1.

Planning future health care Prince of Peace Luther-an Church in Burnsville will present “Plan Well. Finish Well.” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Worship Center Commu-

nity Room. Attendees will learn how to clearly commu-nicate future health care choices so that: • Families can have peace of mind. • People can inspire their whole family to share their wishes. • People can receive all the care, and only the care, desired. • Siblings remain united instead of arguing over care for mom or dad. Guest speaker and au-thor Anne Denny edu-cates, inspires and equips families to share meaning-ful conversations about living well, and dying well. Contact Kari Snyder at [email protected] or 952-898-9357 to regis-ter by Oct. 23. There is no cost to attend. Prince of Peace is lo-cated at 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, 952-435-8102, www.popmn.org.


Senior day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Journey to the South Pa-cific 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6. For ques-tions or group reserva-tions, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Driver improvement The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 13 (four-hour refresher), Apple Valley Senior Cen-ter, 146001 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 14 (four-hour refresher), Burnsville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway, Burnsville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 26 (four-hour refresher), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Drive, Lakeville. • Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 (four-hour refresher), Apple Valley Senior Cen-ter, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26 (four-hour refresher), AAA Minne-sota/Iowa, 600 W. Travel-ers Trail, Burnsville. The courses are open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The four-hour refresher is $20. For more informa-tion or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Life Line Screening Life Line Screening will conduct screenings for stroke, osteoporosis and more on Oct. 29 at Berean Baptist Church, 309 County Road 42 E., Burnsville. Screening packages start at $149. Preregistra-tion is required. For in-formation or to make an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Oct. 12 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Deadline: Des Moines. Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Scrab-ble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Trou-badours, 1 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, Oct. 14 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic, 1 p.m.; SS Flex; Defensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Belle Scrappers, 9:30 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Coffee Talk – Caught, 2 p.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Fall colors walk Burnsville residents age 62 and older are invited to take a stroll through Ali-magnet Park during the annual Fall Colors Walk 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. The event is free. Participants will learn about forest species and the science behind their dazzling displays. This location can have the po-tential for uneven ground. Attendees should wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and walking shoes. The park is at 1200 Ali-magnet Park Drive. Reg-istration deadline is Mon-day, Oct. 12. Interested participants can register online at www.burnsville.org/recreation and click “Online Registration,” by phone at 952-895-4500 or at the Burnsville City Hall Recreation office.

Look ‘Behind the Badge’ Burnsville residents 62 and older can attend Burnsville’s Police and Fire “Behind the Badge” workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Burnsville City Hall. The day-long event will fea-ture presentations by the Burnsville Police and Fire departments. Participants will learn about home/burglary safe-ty, fire safety and forensics, tour police and fire vehi-cles, meet Burnsville Police K-9s and more. Lunch and other refreshments will be provided. Cost is $5. Registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 23. Space is limited. Interested participants can register online at www.burnsville.org/recreation and click “Online Registration,” by phone at 952-895-4500 or at the Burnsville City Hall Recreation office.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, Oct. 12 – Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oa-sis), 11 a.m.; Expo Bag Stuffing, 11 a.m.; Drop In

Time, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Se-nior Expo (The Oaks), 1 p.m. No programs in LOR. Wednesday, Oct. 14 – Coffee, Conversations & Games, 9 a.m.; Bring a Treat Wednesday; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Book Club No. 4 (Library), 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; Travel Show, 11 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events: South Metro Senior Expo at Eagan Commu-nity Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m. Free. Senior Soup Cook-off with children’s Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Annual High Tea, Monday, Nov. 9, featur-ing music of the military. Bring your own tea cup. Register by Monday, Nov. 2. Cost: $7. Air National Guard Museum Tour, including lunch and bus, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Register by Mon-day, Oct. 19. Cost: $37. Christmas decorations at Governor’s Mansion Tour, including lunch at St. Paul Hotel and bus, Tuesday, Dec. 1. Register by Tuesday, Nov. 17. Cost: $54. Holiday Luncheon and entertainment, for se-nior center members only, Monday, Dec. 14. Register by Friday, Dec. 4. Cost: $6. Santa Visit in the Ea-gan Community Center, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5. Bring the little ones and your cameras. Metro Dining cards on sale in the Senior Center weekdays. Cost: $24. For the Monday Mov-ie Matinees schedule for coming months, check out the Front Porch newslet-ter. For full information on senior events and details, read the Front Porch on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to reg-ister for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recreation De-partment.

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by the endorsement,” she said, as reported by MPR News. “If there is no en-dorsement, I of course will go on to the primary like everyone else.” Other Republicans who have announced are David Gerson, of South St. Paul, and John Howe, of Red Wing. Announced

DFL candidates are An-gie Craig, of Eagan, and Mary Lawrence, of Prior Lake. Myhra, 58, special-ized in education and literacy issues during her four years in the House. During her last term she served as the minor-ity lead member on the Early Childhood and Youth Development Pol-

icy Committee and as a member of the Educaton finance and tax commit-tees. “Only in the United States can a poor girl whose first language was not English and who did not learn to read until the fifth grade, grow up to be a two-term state repre-sentative, certified public accountant and middle-

class mom of three,” Myhra, who spent five of the first six years of her life in Latin America, said in her statement. She criticized “out-of-control” federal spending and an $18 trillion na-tional debt that “threat-ents the health of our economy.” She called for a strong defense to “protect Americans from

those who would seek to harm our country and we the people who live here.” Her voting record in the Minnesota House shows a commitment to “transparency, reduced regulation and a busi-ness-friendly environ-ment,” Myhra said. In the wake of an employee buyout con-troversy in Burnsville-

Eagan-Savage School District 191 involving the district’s human re-sources director, Myhra sponsored changes in data practice law meant to broaden disclosures in such deals. The changes were passed by the Leg-islature and signed by the governor.

— John Gessner

MYHRA, from 1A

routine students will per-form with a live band in November at an area nightspot. Kacher Dunham is a workplace consultant by profession, not a fit-ness entrepreneur. Nor does she lead the classes — an ex-Vikings cheer-leader and graduate of the Burnsville High School Blazettes dance team han-dles that. But “Let’s Dance Hap-py Hour” is Kacher Dun-ham’s baby. “I’ve always loved to go out dancing,” the 30-year Burnsville resident said. “But the bands never start until 9:30, and I like to go to bed about 10, even on the weekends. I was talk-ing to some friends, say-ing, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if there was a workout where you just went out and danced?’ Everyone sup-ported the idea. They said,

‘I’d go if it was after work.’ I’ve been thinking about it and exploring it for five years, wondering where I could do something like this.” Renting class space at the Ballroom and Lat-

in Dance Club, which opened last year, was the answer. To teach the classes, Kacher Dunham recruited Brianna Nelson, whom she had coached in youth soccer and was a friend of her daughter,

McKenzie. A Facebook page and a little marketing later, Kacher Dunham had 12 students. Her target audi-ence is women 40 and old-er. Under Nelson’s instruc-tion, the first class worked up a routine to the song “Lady Marmalade” and threw it down in a dance-floor flash mob on July 18 when the band Loose Cannon played Venue 13, a Burnsville nightspot. The dancers got “all dolled up” for the occa-sion, the bar let them in free and the band was expecting them, Kacher Dunham said. “It was almost like line dancing with a lot more movement,” she said. “There was shimmying and spinning. And we tried to keep it as simple as possible.” Nelson, a Farmington mother of two who gradu-ated from Burnsville High in 2003 and cheered for

the Vikings in 2005, 2006 and 2010, enjoys the chal-lenge of teaching dance and fitness to women who, kindly, may be a bit past it. “As far as their skill sets go, I think we’re back to the basics here,” said Nelson, who teaches yoga sculpt at CorePower Yoga in Apple Valley and is heavily involved in her daughters’ dance instruc-tion. The idea of “Let’s Dance” is to get women working out without knowing it in a setting where perfection isn’t de-manded, according to Nelson. “I think oftentimes in a group fitness setting, women, especially, have a tendency to compare themselves to each other, which will prevent them from showing up at a fit-ness class if they don’t want to feel everyone’s looking at them,” Nelson said.

Here, “they’re not go-ing to look silly,” she said. “And even if they do, no one’s going to see them.” The song “Play That Funky Music” will replace “Lady Marmalade” in the new class’ dance routine. Nelson said a playlist for warm-up routines will probably skew toward dis-co. Class dates are Oct. 12, 19 and 26 and Nov. 2, 9 and 16. The cost of the six classes is $75. Class size is limited to 25. Kacher Dunham is adding a $15 single-class drop-in fee. The final blowout per-formance at a local bar is optional. Kacher Dunham is eying Nov. 20 or 21 at a place to be determined. More information is at www.happyhourworkout.com.

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

Class members had their photo taken after performing a dance routine to “Lady Marmalade” on July 18 at Venue 13 in Burnsville. (Submitted photo)

DANCE, from 1A


SportsBlaze overtakes Irish in the last minute

Subdistrict football title

to be decided in final week

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


After getting the pro-gram’s biggest victory in almost 10 years, the Burnsville football team is in the uncomfortable spot of needing a favor from the team it just defeated. The Blaze’s 20-17 home-field victory over Rosemount last Friday means it still has a chance to share the East Metro White subdistrict cham-pionship. To get there, Burnsville (6-1 overall, 5-1 subdistrict) needs a victo-ry at Eastview on Friday, Oct. 9 – and also needs Rosemount to defeat sub-district leader Lakeville North the same night. If both of those happen, Burnsville would share the subdistrict champion-ship with Rosemount and North. The victory over Rose-mount “will allow us to have two home playoff games, I think, which would put us in position to win a section champion-ship,” Burnsville coach Ty-ler Krebs said. “But I told our kids after the game, this one’s over. Eastview’s scary. I think they’re play-ing really well right now.” Because of schedul-ing oddities in the South Suburban Conference, Burnsville and Rosemount had not met in a varsity football game since 2011. Rosemount had won the previous eight games be-tween the teams, including

three in the section play-offs. Burnsville’s last vic-tory against the Irish was in 2006, which also had been the Blaze’s last win-ning season until this year. “This is a great launch-ing pad,” senior offensive lineman Benn Olson said, “but we’ve got to get bet-ter from here.” That’s because the playoffs are on the door-step. The Class 6A playoff bracket will be announced Saturday, the day after the regular season ends. Burns-ville appears likely to be seeded no lower than third in Section 3, with the possi-bility of moving up depend-ing on Friday’s results. Burnsville had to over-come a bad start last

Friday at home against Rosemount. The Blaze fell behind 14-0 less than seven minutes into the game. Later in the first half, the Blaze missed an extra point that would have tied the game and a field goal that would have given Burnsville the lead. Burnsville didn’t have the lead until 42.5 seconds re-mained in the game, after Kamal Martin threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cory Kallstrom. “Obviously that wasn’t the way we wanted to start against a good team, but the thing I was most proud of was the way we clawed back,” Krebs said. Krebs also placed a lot of faith in the Burnsville

defense when, with the Blaze facing fourth and 13 at the Rosemount 47-yard line with less than three minutes remaining, he chose to punt. Burns-ville downed Jake Shep-ley’s punt at the 1, kept the Irish from getting a first down and took over at the Rosemount 31 following Steph Olson Jr.’s punt re-turn. Five plays later, Mar-tin threw to Kallstrom for the game-winning score. Rosemount (6-1) struck first, driving 62 yards in 12 plays to score on its opening possession. Alec Schimmel finished the drive with a 1-yard touch-down run. Burnsville fumbled on its second play from scrim-

mage, with the Irish’s Trev-or Otterdahl recovering at the Blaze 26. Two plays later, a 24-yard touchdown pass from Jared Hanson to Simon Hatlen expanded Rosemount’s lead to 14-0. It was a turn of events that could have deflated the Blaze, but “our coach-es taught us not to think like that,” Steph Olson said. “Just be positive and let things happen.” On Burnsville’s next possession, Martin threw to Keenan Winge for a 46-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, Steph Olson picked up a Rose-mount fumble and re-turned it 46 yards for a score, although a missed conversion kept Rose-mount in front at 14-13. The Rosemount side-line protested vociferously, claiming the runner al-ready was down when the ball came out. All Steph Olson saw was a loose ball. “My teammates said they saw my eyes pop out of my helmet. I just picked it up and took it to the house,” he said. “We practice that all the time,” Krebs added. “Someone raked the ball out, and we work on the scoop-and-score all the time. We needed plays like that against a good team.” A 32-yard field goal by Rosemount kicker Kenny Watkins was the only scor-ing of the second half before Burnsville’s final drive. Martin completed eight of 14 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Steph Olson led Burnsville in rushing with 49 yards on nine carries. Winge

had two catches for 55 yards and Kallstrom three for 30, with both getting touchdown receptions. Hatlen, Rosemount’s top receiver, had four catches for 77 yards but took a hard fall on the artificial turf in the sec-ond quarter and did not return. Schimmel also left in the second quarter after injuring a leg. Hanson completed 12 of 23 passes for 200 yards and also led the Irish in rushing with 39 yards on 11 attempts. “We gave up a couple of long passes today, but they’re so good at run-ning that we have to stack guys in the box,” Krebs said. “Their quarterback throws a nice ball and they have some kids who can catch it.” Rosemount also ap-pears likely for a top-three seed in Section 3 and could improve its standing with a victory at home Friday against Lakeville North, which would give the Irish a share of the subdistrict championship. Lakeville North (7-0) would win the subdistrict outright with a victory. Burnsville faces an 0-7 Eastview team that has shown an ability to move the ball but is allowing 35 points a game. East-view has struggled with pass defense most of the year. Last Friday, Lake-ville South quarterback Will Heller passed for 302 yards in his team’s 42-21 victory over the Lightning.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Burnsville players rush to congratulate Cory Kallstrom (right) after Kallstrom caught a pass for the go-ahead touchdown in the Blaze’s 20-17 victory over Rosemount last Friday. The victory means Burnsville still has a chance to win a share of the South Suburban Conference championship. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notebook: SSC cross country meet is Tuesday

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The South Suburban Confer-ence cross country meet this year moves from its traditional Friday afternoon running and will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Eagan High School. The event begins with the boys junior varsity race at 3:30 p.m. Varsity races will be 4:05 p.m. for the girls and 4:40 p.m. for the boys. Lakeville South, ranked sev-enth in Class AA, and ninth-ranked Shakopee look to be the top two contenders for the girls team championship. South won the recent Eagle Invitational in Apple Valley and finished second to top-ranked Edina at the Apple-jack Invitational in Lakeville. Shakopee junior Tess Misgen and Farmington ninth-grader Lauren Peterson could battle for the girls individual championship. They took the top two places at the Applejack meet Sept. 19. There are no South Suburban Conference teams in the top 12 in this week’s raceberryjam.com Class AA boys rankings. Lakeville North, which has been ranked as high as seventh, won the boys championship at the Applejack Invitational and finished second at the Victoria Lions Invitational in Chaska on Tuesday. Senior Collin VanDussen has been the Panthers’ No. 1 runner this season.

Hall’s decision pending Apple Valley senior Mark Hall, a five-time state high school cham-pion being recruited by the top wrestling programs in the country, announced Tuesday on his Twitter account he will make his decision public Nov. 11, the first day of the early signing period for National Letters of Intent. Beyond that, he isn’t tipping his hand. Several Big Ten Conference schools, including Minnesota, are among those Hall reportedly is considering. This winter, he will go for an unprecedented sixth Minnesota high school individual champion-ship. Hall is one of five wrestlers in state history to win five individ-ual titles. Apple Valley senior Brock Morgan, a four-time state quali-fier, did announce a college com-mitment Tuesday. He is going to Columbia University.

Handy with their feet It turns out South Suburban Conference volleyball players are pretty good with their feet. In a conference volleyball match against Apple Valley on Sept. 24, two Lakeville South players saved the ball with their feet before the Cougars won the point. It went like this: Apple Val-ley blocked a South kill attempt, directing the ball back to the Cougars’ side. Camryn Strong of South instinctively stuck out her foot to save the ball (a legal con-tact in volleyball) before it hit the floor. South’s Allie Case did the same, then Halle Johnston lunged and swung at it with her left hand, sending it across the net. The Apple Valley players, thinking they already had won the point, gathered to celebrate as South’s shot hit the court on their side. The play was shown on ESPN’s SportsCenter; you can see it on South’s volleyball Twitter ac-count, @lscougarvb. In the summer of 2014, Brie Orr of Eagan High School re-corded a kill using her foot while playing a match for her Northern Lights club team. The video has had more than 8,000 views on YouTube.

Getting healthy Sean Floersch, the Eagan teen-ager whose battle with cancer was the subject of a Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune feature story in July, is now in remission and has returned to school. Sean insisted on playing for his Burnsville youth baseball team last summer even as he was under-going treatment for Ewing’s sarco-ma, a type of bone cancer. He had his final chemotherapy treatment in August. On Sept. 22, he threw out the first pitch at a Minnesota Twins game and was declared a Twins player for a day. Sean, the son of Rosemount High School boys soccer coach Mike Floersch, is in eighth grade at Metcalf Junior High School in Burnsville. He is playing soccer for his school’s team and also is play-ing fall baseball.


Three teams to the wire in boys soccerWildcats, Irish, Blaze all have a chance to finish

first in SSC by Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan, Burnsville and Rosemount go into the fi-nal day of the South Subur-ban Conference boys soccer schedule with a chance to win or share the league champi-onship. After defeating Apple Val-ley 3-1 on Tuesday night, Ea-gan (6-1-1, 19 points) holds a one-point lead over Burns-ville and Rosemount, both of which are 6-2 for 18 points. Rosemount was in the lead going into this week’s play, but a 3-2 loss to Burnsville on Tuesday tightened the stand-ings and kept the Blaze in the race. All three teams need a vic-tory Thursday, but no more than two will get one. Burns-ville completes its conference schedule at Shakopee at 7 p.m. Thursday, while Eagan travels to Rosemount to play the Irish. Among the possible sce-narios: Eagan would win the conference outright by beat-ing Rosemount. Rosemount would clinch at least a tie for the championship by beating Eagan. If the Irish and Wild-cats tie, Burnsville could jump past both into first place if it beats Shakopee. The Blaze, needing a vic-

tory over Rosemount on the road to stay in the race, scored twice in the final 16 minutes to win the game, which led to joyous Burnsville players singing on the team bus as it pulled away from Irish Sta-dium. Trailing 2-1, Burnsville was awarded a penalty kick, which junior midfielder Ar-mando Garcia converted with 15 minutes, 26 seconds re-maining. A couple of minutes later Edward Aguirre, anoth-er junior midfielder, scored on a left-footed shot to put the Blaze in front. Misael Quintana scored in the first half for Burnsville (8-5-2 overall), which has won its last four games. Seniors Colin Mitchell and Ryan Lia scored for Rose-mount (9-3-2 overall). Rosemount’s coaches dis-puted the penalty kick that was awarded, saying the foul occurred outside the penalty area. But head coach Mike Floersch also said the Irish were in a position to ensure that the penalty kick wouldn’t matter. “We had a lot of opportu-nities that we didn’t convert,” Floersch said, “and I think Burnsville capitalized on ev-ery one of its opportunities.” Regardless of what hap-pens in Thursday’s games, there will be a new South Sub-urban champion. Prior Lake, the 2014 winner, stands sixth in the league this year. Eagan was conference runner-up last year, while Burnsville and

Rosemount both were in the bottom half of the league. Rosemount placed ninth in the 10-team South Suburban in 2014, but the Irish got hot in the playoffs and won the Section 3AA championship. “Coming into the season, I think our guys believed they had a chance to win the sec-tion again,” Floersch said. “I’m not sure they felt the same way about the confer-ence, but we had a good start and you could see their confi-dence grow.” Eagan scored twice in the second half to defeat Apple Valley. Senior forward Dennis Morales scored twice for the Wildcats, bringing his total to nine goals this season. Sean McCoy had one goal and Josue Boutouli, Jorge Silva Olvera and Chad Miller had assists. Thursday’s games also could affect seedings for the Section 3AA playoffs, which begin Tuesday, Oct. 13. Ea-gan, Rosemount, Burnsville and Cretin-Derham Hall are the likely candidates for home-field advantage in the first round. St. Paul Central has the best record in the sec-tion at 9-1-3, but the majority of Central’s games have been against Class A teams. East-view and Apple Valley also will be among the teams in the Section 3AA playoffs.


Burnsville’s Alexander Meehan (left) and Rosemount’s Bryan Mischke collide while going for the ball during the Blaze’s 3-2 victory Tuesday. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


would house team admin-istrators, coaches and Vi-kings Entertainment Net-work employees. The site — located within close proximity to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America — is expected to keep the team visible year-round. “We hope to create an environment with our headquarters that is unlike any other in professional sports,” Warren said. “Our goal is to not only build a world class headquarters for the Vikings but also a place for the community.” Plans call for three outdoor grass fields, an expanded indoor facility, and a 7,000 to 10,000-seat stadium that would fea-ture synthetic turf. The stadium would be capable of hosting high school games, youth football clin-

ics and other community events. The indoor facility would include space for punting drills and meeting rooms for the team, foot-ball staff and non-football staff. The plan also calls for a hotel and conference center that would house tourists and new players trying out for the team. The commercial and resi-dential component would be comprised of offices, retail and apartments. The team envisions a maximum build out, which will depend on mar-ket trends and may not necessarily occur. Council Member Gary Hansen said he believes the planned development would create a destination and “put Eagan on the map.” A handful of local busi-ness leaders and residents spoke in support of the plan at the Tuesday night

meeting. “This is a dream come true,” said Brent Cory, president and CEO of the Eagan Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This would turn us into an elite community. We’re good now but this would make us great.” Mayor Mike Maguire said he expects the Met Council will vote on the matter within 60 days. He said the Vikings’ have “bold vision” that is “very compelling.” Vikings management signed a deal in August for 185-acre former North-west Airlines headquarters site as well as an undevel-oped 9-acre parcel to the east. The site — located at Dodd Road and Lone Oak Parkway next to Interstate 494 — has remained va-cant since Northwest Air-lines merger with Delta moved operations to At-

lanta. Aside from the for-mer Northwest headquar-ters and training facility, most of the property is largely undeveloped. Vikings representa-tives declined to reveal the sale price of the land, which isn’t public but the site initially went on the market in 2009 for $24.5 million — a price that has dropped over time. Eden Prairie developer Excel-sior Group bought the property in June for $10.4 million. If approved by the Met Council, the comprehen-sive guide plan amend-ment would go back to the City Council along with a planned development and rezoning proposals for consideration. The team’s plans are in its early stag-es and will include more details if it progresses to the planned development stage. If the process moves

quickly, the Vikings could break ground as early as next year. The team hasn’t sought public subsidies or tax breaks.


VIKINGS, from 1A

box somewhere, with his opinion tallied. Currens did not ex-pect a call from the White House communications office, which would come about five weeks before the pope’s visit stateside. He was hesitant to be-lieve the invitation to the White House lawn, wary of fraud. Before he arrived at Church of the Assump-tion, Currens was a 911 director in Tama County, Iowa, “so I’ve seen a few of those silly scams,” he said. Once he was confident the invitation was real, he gladly accepted, even though the expenses for the trip would be on Cur-rens and his wife Meg. The couple traveled to Wash-ington, D.C., along with the Rev. Mike Kueber, pastor at Church of the Assumption. The Sept. 22-24 trip brought Currens within shouting distance of the

pope twice. To be present for the welcome ceremony on the White House South Lawn, the central reason for the invitation, Currens and company had to work for it. It meant waking at 3:30 a.m. Sept. 23 to be in line when the White House gates opened at 5 a.m. It took two hours to get through security, which Currens described as “kind of like the airport,” with the scanners and metal detectors and Secret Service. Then, they waited, as other visitors stayed at-tentive to their cellphones, tracking every step of the pope’s movements toward the White House. Once the proceedings commenced, the pope and President Obama both gave short speeches while approximately 15 people stood between Currens from the head of the Catholic Church. That was supposed to be it, but the group from Rich-field would get one more glimpse of the pope.

They had arranged with Kline’s office a tour of the White House, but tours turned out to be closed due to the papal visit. As consolation, they were of-fered tickets to tour the U.S. Capitol, but were lat-er told the Capitol build-ing would be closed for a security sweep ahead of the pope’s Sept. 24 speech there. Then, they were of-fered another consolation prize. “So we got these last minute surprise tickets to go to the pope’s speech,” Currens said. They stood on the West Lawn of the Capitol, able to gaze across the Re-flecting Pool at the “mass of humanity” not lucky enough to secure tickets for the lawn, Currens said. They were close enough to see the papal motorcade pull up before the pope appeared on the big screen for his speech. “When he was done, he came out and addressed everyone right there on the lawn of the Capitol,” blessing the crowd and

meeting some followers, Currens recounted. Looking around, he could tell the pope’s visit was a seminal moment for so many. “For a lot of people I think it was overwhelm-ing,” he said. “There were a lot of tears in the crowd, a lot of joy.” Currens, a convert to Catholicism, called the event a “light bulb mo-ment of just how inter-connected everyone in the Catholic Church is,” with people coming from great distances just for a glimpse of the man in white. For Currens and his traveling companions, the visit to Washington, D.C., was more than a celebrity site-seeing trip. “Even though it’s do-mestic,” he said, “I think you can still call it a pil-grimage.”

Contact Andrew Wig at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @RISunCurrent.

POPE, from 1A

Charity art show set at The Hair District The Hair District-Burnsville and artist Chris Bowman will hold a char-ity art showing on Oct. 23 from 7-9 p.m. A percentage of art

sales and any cash do-nated will go to Savannah Anderson, an 11-year-old who has a brain tumor and is receiving hospice care.

The event will include light refreshments and live music. Information about Bowman and his work is at www.cbowmanarts.com.

The Hair District-Burnsville is in the Heart of the City at 12700 Nicol-let Ave., Suite 120A.


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Park-way, in the Council Chambers on an application to vacate drain-age and utility easements in Lots 12, 13 and 14, Block 1, NORTH-VIEW THIRD ADDITION TO MIN-NESOTA ORCHARD GARDENS.

All persons desiring to speak on this item are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4534.Macheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Name of Mortgagor: Fenton Sub Parcel D, LLC and Bowles Sub Par-cel D, LLC

Name of Mortgagee: Wells Far-go Bank, N.A., as trustee for the registered holders of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Se-curities Corp., Commercial Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-LN2

Original Principal Amount Se-cured by the Mortgage:

$11,604,000Date and Recording Informa-

tion of Mortgage: April 12, 2004; Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement dated April 12, 2004, recorded June 7, 2004, as Dakota County Recorder Document No. 2212877, executed by Fenton Sub Parcel D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Bowles Sub Parcel D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as mortgagors, to Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., a Delaware corpora-tion, as mortgagee, to secure the principal amount of $11,604,000, as amended, and assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Se-curities Corp., Commercial Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-LN2, acting by and through its special servicer, Torch-light Loan Services, LLC, pursu-ant to that certain Assignment of Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement; and As-signment of Amended and Re-stated Assignment of Leases and Rents dated August 20, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder on March 17, 2005 as Document No. 2305008.

Amount Due as of September 15, 2015: $1,727,156.24 (which includes, without limitation, prin-cipal, interest, late charges, attor-neys’ fees, and costs, all of which may continue to accrue).

Legal Description of Property: Lots 6 and 7, except the Westerly 290 feet of said Lot 7, as measured along the North and South lines of said Lot 7, all in Block 1, Larc In-dustrial Park, according to the re-corded plat thereof, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota (the “Land”), and all buildings, structures, and other im-provements on the Land, all equip-ment, fixtures, and other personal property and goods attached to the Land or the improvements, all proceeds of all the foregoing, all replacements, extensions, and re-newals, all rents, issues and profits generated by or in connection with the land and improvements, and all contracts, easements, rights, and privileges and appurtenances at-tached or in any way pertaining to the Land or the improvements, all the foregoing of which is and as more completely described in the Mortgage identified above (collec-tively, the “Property”).

Common Addresses and Tax Parcel Identification Numbers of Property: The common addresses of the Land are 1300 and 1320 Larc Industrial Park, Burnsville, Minne-sota 55337. The tax parcel iden-tification numbers of the Land are 02-44300-01-060 and 02-44300-01-070.

Mortgage Origination And Ser-vicer Information: The Mortgagee has a servicing agent. The Mort-gagee did not originate the loan. There is no transaction agent. The servicing agent’s address is Torch-light Loan Services, LLC. A person with knowledge of the loan and the Mortgage can be reached at (305) 209-9967 or through the under-signed.

Time, Place, and Manner of

Sale: The Property will be sold at 10:00 a.m. on November 3, 2015, at the Dakota County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. The Property may be sold separately, in gross, or both.

Non-Merger of Interests: Any purchase by the Mortgagee of the Property at the foreclosure sale and/or the Mortgagee’s obtain-ing title to the Property at the end of the redemption period shall not cause the lien of the Mortgage, or any other lien or interest in favor of the Mortgagee against or with re-spect to the Property, to merge with fee title or any other interest ac-quired by the Mortgagee, or in any manner otherwise impair the secu-rity or priority of such liens or the Mortgagee’s rights and remedies under such liens and applicable law. To the contrary, the Mortgagee intends to reserve, and hereby ex-pressly reserves, all of its rights and remedies with respect to such liens and interests.

Redemption: Mortgagor’s Re-demption Period shall expire 12 months after the date of sale. Per Minn. Stat. § 582.32, subd. 5(c), each holder of a junior lien may redeem in the order and manner provided in Minn. Stat. § 582.32, subd. 9, beginning after the expira-tion of the Mortgagor’s redemption period under Minn. Stat.§ 582.32, subd. 5(d).

Deficiency: The Mortgagee pre-serves the right to pursue any de-ficiency in the indebtedness in ac-cordance with applicable law.Dated: September 15, 2015 WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.By: /s/ Christopher A. Camardello Christopher A. Camardello (#0284798)Suite 3500225 South Sixth StreetMinneapolis, Minnesota 55402612-604-6400Attorneys for Mortgagee


September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015

449319 CITY OF BURNSVILLE,

MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 1355

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE

BURNSVILLE CITY CODE, BEING THE ZONING TITLE OF

THE CITY OF BURNSVILLEK2 REAL ESTATE, LLC

CASE FILE NO. DEV15-0032The City Council of the City of

Burnsville ordains as follows:Section 1. Title 10 of the Burns-

ville City Code is hereby amended to allow a permanent exterior dis-play area at 12205 River Ridge Boulevard in accordance with the Amended Planned Unit Develop-ment Agreement on file in the City Clerk’s office dated September 8, 2015 for the following described property located within the City of Burnsville, Minnesota:

Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, River Ridge 4th Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota

Section 2. The zoning map of the City of Burnsville referred to and described in said Title 10, shall not be republished to show the aforesaid rezoning, but the Com-munity Development Director or his/her designee shall appropriately mark the zoning map on file in the City Clerk’s office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning provided for in this ordinance and all of the notations, references and other in-formation shown thereon are here-by incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance.

Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication according to law.

PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 8th day of September, 2015 by the City Council of the City of Burnsville.Elizabeth B. Kautz, MayorATTEST:Macheal Collins, City Clerk

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458047CITY OF BURNSVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEA Public Hearing will be held

on October 20, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers to consider the application of Bidhipur Properties Investment LLC for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow a change to the exterior of Nutmeg brew pub located at 1905 County Road 42.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item are encouraged to at-tend. For more information, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4490.Macheal Brooks, City Clerk City of Burnsville, MN


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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: Bare It All WaxingPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 14358 Burnhaven DriveBurnsville, MN 55306NAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Wendy’s Spa ServicesAddress: 14358 Burnhaven Dr.Burnsville, MN 55306I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

DATE FILED: 09/29/2015SIGNED BY:Wendy Lindsley, Salon Owner

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ASSUMED NAME: Deb’s Hot DogsPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 3750 75th Street EastInver Grove Heights, MN 55076NAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Debbie KellerAddress: 10163 Courthouse Blvd.Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: 08/28/2015SIGNED BY:Debbie Keller, Owner





ASSUMED NAME: CreditServices.comPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 418 Gateway BoulevardBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Your Credit Team of Minnesota, LLC418 Gateway BoulevardBurnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: October 2, 2015SIGNED BY: John L. Lesh


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ASSUMED NAME: RMS Quality ServicesPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 11965 12th Avenue SouthBurnsville, MN 55337 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Martin Calibration Inc.Address: 11965 12th Avenue

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DATE FILED: 10/01/2015SIGNED BY: Rick Brion





ASSUMED NAME: iDesignPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1800 Riverwood Dr. #224Burnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Brittany Tyus1800 Riverwood Dr. #224Burnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: September 26, 2015SIGNED BY: Brittany Tyus

Published inBurnsville/Eagan

October 2, 9, 2015455428




ASSUMED NAME: Stones CreativePRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1486 Red Cedar RoadEagan, MN 55121NAMEHOLDER(S): Michael J. Stones1486 Red Cedar RoadEagan, MN 55121I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: October 1, 2015SIGNED BY: Michael J. Stones


October 9, 16, 2015457457

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 194LAKEVILLE NORTH AND LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS GRADUATION

RENTAL APPAREL AND DIPLOMA BID

Lakeville Area Public Schools, will receive sealed bids for Gradu-ation Rental Apparel and Diplomas for Lakeville North and South High Schools at the District Office, atten-tion Pam Lundberg-Schmidt, Pur-chasing Agent, ISD #194 Lakeville, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 until 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2015, at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud.

Requests for specifications may be made to Pam Lundberg-Schmidt, Purchasing Agent, at the address listed above, phone 952-232-2030 or email at [email protected]./s/ Kathy LewisSchool District ClerkIndependent School District 194 (Lakeville)State of Minnesota

Published in Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

October 9, 16, 2015456531

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 ROSEMOUNT-

APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CALL FOR BIDS 20-PASSENGER TYPE A

SCHOOL BUSNotice is hereby given that BIDS

will be received for the purchase of three (3) 20-passenger Type A School Buses by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 am, October 16, 2015, 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.

If you should have any ques-tions regarding this bid you may contact Randy Dukek, Coordinator of Transportation at [email protected] Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published inApple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganOctober 2, 9, 2015

455434CITY OF BURNSVILLE

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on October 20, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, by the Burnsville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, on the Application of Bidhipur Brewing Company d.b.a. Nutmeg for an On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Liquor License for the lo-cation at 1905 Co Rd 42 W, Suite 100.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time.Tina ZinkCity of Burnsville


457854NOTICE OF

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY AS TO STUDENTS

The Child Development and Learning Center admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities gener-ally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, schol-arship and loan programs, and ath-letic or other school-administered programs.


457405NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION

OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 31, 2007MORTGAGOR: Rachel A. Schaffer and David W.

McDonial, wife and husband.MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed October 23, 2007, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 619191 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 158835.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-

GAGE: Assigned to: Countrywide Bank, FSB. Dated July 31, 2007 Filed October 23, 2007, as Docu-ment No. 619192. And thereafter assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Coun-trywide Home Loans Servicing LP. Dated October 10, 2008 Filed Oc-tober 24, 2008, as Document No. T634904.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS:4621 Penkwe Way, Eagan, MN 55122

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 10.39802.08.010LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot One (1), Block Eight (8), in Johnny Cake Ridge 3rd Addition, CIC No. 341

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $113,601.00

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

$109,444.66That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 4, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 6, 2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: October 2, 2015Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 15-006038 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


October 9, 16, 23, 30,November 6, 13, 2015

458473

and cuts the cost by about 30 percent, Vaidyanathan said. Each pod integrates with the existing national power grid, which allows customers to purchase one or two pods at a time, rath-er being forced to invest in one complete system, Vaidyanathan said. Most solar panel systems in the market require a property owner to buy a complete system rather than one component at a time. Consumers can add more pods over time un-til they acquire enough to become independent of the local electrical grid, he said. Its initial price was

$5,000 per kilowatt which has since come down to $3,000 per kilowatt. This price tag is less than the in-dustry average of between $4,500 a kilowatt to $5,500 a kilowatt. Vaidyanathan has ex-panded the SolarPod brand to include roof-top solar panel systems that property owners can in-stall themselves on a va-riety of roof types. An electrician has to connect the system to the grid. A patented bracket system allows the panels to be installed without drilling into the roof. In September, the com-pany received UL certi-fication for the SolarPod Grid Tied and its SolarPod Crown, a solar panel sys-

tem for residential sloped roofs that was launched last year. The SolarPod Crown has a slightly lower price between $2,000 to $2,400 per kilowatt, depending on the size of the system. Mouli Engineering’s latest product, Solar Standalone, is currently undergoing testing to re-ceive certification. That system is designed for gable roofs. This product is sold by the watt and is Mouli Engineering’s most expensive product rang-ing from $5,000 for 1,400 watts to $10,000 for 4,000 watts. Although the Stand-alone costs more than other Mouli Engineering products it is still below

the industry average of about $20,000 for 4,000 watts. “We are able to provide a product that the lowest cost and at the highest en-ergy efficiency,” Vaidyana-than said. All three products en-able consumers to pur-chase one or two units and then add on later. Vaidyanathan said that as distribution picks up, he hopes to continue to lower the cost of his products, which are currently sold at Lowe’s, Northern Tool, Menards and the compa-ny’s website www.mysolar-pod.com. By early 2015, the com-pany had outgrown its contracted manufacturer and opened its own facil-

ity in Burnsville where a handful of contracted workers build the systems. Mouli Engineering is not alone in its growing success. The industry as a whole has grown by about 30 percent every year, according to John Kearney, executive director of the Minnesota Solar Energy Industry As-sociation, which represents solar energy professionals and users. “Solar and wind are now the biggest sources of new energy,” Kearney said. “People are realizing that when you factor in all the environmental damage from coal and health costs, solar is already cheaper.” The company has sold more than 400 of its vari-ous products nationwide.

Revenue has steadily climbed every year en-abling the company to become profitable after the first five years with-out government subsidies, Vaidyanathan said. The company is on track to finish this year with about a half million in revenue, which is double the prior year, Vaidyanathan said. Vaidyanathan is work-ing on developing a new product that isn’t solar but that Vaidyanathan said will improve energy effi-ciency within homes and businesses. He declined to give details since the proj-ect is still in its infancy.


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5370 Painting &Decorating

1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

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3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3070 OrganizationalNotices

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

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

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

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

(Off Hwy 13)

3500 MERCHANDISE

3520 Cemetery Lots

Glen Haven Memo-rial, Crystal: 2 lots, Sec 53, Space 1 & 2. Garden of the Christus. Valued at $1700 ea, or B/O. 763-242-8509

Hillside: 1 single grave, & 1 (2 urn) gravesite, (adjacent) $3,600 for both, or sold sep-arately. 952-892-1514

3520 Cemetery Lots

Oak Hill Cemetery, Mpls 1 grave site. $1,450/nego-tiable. Dollie 770-931-2766

Pleasant View Memorial Garden (Garden of Chris-tus) 4 funeral plots. Asking $4,000 total. 850-459-1827

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3540 Firewood

Ideal FirewoodDry Oak & Oak Mixed

4’x8’x16” $125; Quantity discounts! Free Delivery.

952-881-2122 763-381-1269

3580 Household/Furnishings

Office desk 6 ft x 3 ft $60; Comp. desk $30; Bookcase (2 shlvs) $20. 612-867-4116

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

10’ Warner Step Ladder, 375 lb. wt. limit, Exc cond! $175. 612-791-8830

Shaklee Products No shipping - I have inventory! Judy 651-454-7179

3620 MusicInstruments

Everett Upright Piano, performance instrument w/humidifier & bench. Exc cond! $500. 952-236-8451

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

Apple Valley, Oct. 17, 8-4. Collectables - Cash Only 14055 Pennock Ave.

Brooklyn Park HH, old books, X-mas decor, hand-bags, jewelry, sleds, skis 10/8-9 (9-6); 10/10 (10-4) 8048 Brunswick Ave. No.

Brooklyn Park, 10/15-17 10a-5p Furniture, HH, ga-rage, yard, records & misc. 201 RIVER LANE CT

Brooklyn Park: Multi-Family! 10/14-16 (8-5). 6600 Founders ParkwayCloz, HH, Xmas & misc.

Burnsville 10/15-16 (9-5)Holiday, jewelry, HH, tools classic boat, Pepsi/Dew mach., other great collect-ibles! 617 East 132nd St.

Burnsville-10/10 & 10/11 8a-4p. All kinds of craft items! Tools & Lawn equip.

10931 Territorial Drive

Columbia Hts. 10/16 - 18St. Matthew Lutheran Church Rummage Sale! 4101 Washington St. NE

Eden Prairie Antique SaleStained glass items & other oldies! 10/8-9-10 (9-5)

16173 Westgate Drive

Edina Estate SaleSat., Oct. 10 (10-4)

Furn., collectibles, HH items4000 Parklawn Ave, #220

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

Edina Huge Sale - Don’t miss this one! 10/8-9 (9-4)Cash only. 6316 Falcon Court (Nine Mile Village)

Farmington, 10/9 & 10/10 9a-4p Estate Sale: Furniture, HH, tools & etc...608 Lower Heritage Way

MinneapolisWhite Elephant Sale October 16-17 (8-5)

Antiqs, collectibles, tools, etc. Walker Methodist,

3737 Bryant Ave. So.

Minnetonka October 8-10 United Methodist Church

17611 Lake Street Ext.Th 5-8pm Pre-$2 Entry; Fri 9a-6p; Sat 9a-12p $3/Bag

Minnetrista Estate SaleOct. 15,16, 17 (10a-6p)

5875 Maple ForestNew & lightly used Furn., Cool Ethnic Furn., HH, Yard & Sporting goods. Like New Ice Fishing Clam & Sled, Art, Home Décor, Vintage, Beads, Wmn’s Harley Davidson cloz (sz. small 6), Low Mileage Tires (several sizes), Cus-tom Wheels, 1967 Corvette OEM Rally Wheels w/Red Line tires – Mint!

Moving Sale, Ham Lake 10/17 & 18, 9a-3p. See Pictures at oldisknew.com/ upcoming-Sales 1156 Andover Blvd

RAMSEYDecorators Delight!7320 152nd Lane NW

Oct. 9 (9-3); Oct. 10 (9-2)#’s at 8:30 am

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4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE


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4570 StorageFor Rent

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5050 Music &Dance Lessons

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5080 Child &Adult Care

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5110 Building &Remodeling

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

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5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, De-tailed. Rena: 612-267-0874


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Concrete, Chimneys Brick, Stone, Drain Tiles.Custom, New or Repair. Christian Brothers

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952-890-7072


Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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5280 Handyperson

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5280 Handyperson

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No job too small!!Quality Work @ Competitive

Prices! Roofing & Roof RepairRay 612-281-7077

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

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5300 Heating &Cooling Services

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5330 Irrigation

Creekside Irrigation Repair & Winterization

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Sams IrrigationWinterization & Repair

Wade 612-203-9915

5340 Landscaping

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Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

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Visa/MC 952-469-6800

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

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

Ins. 952-891-8586

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

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TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

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5410 Snow Removal

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Fall Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

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Accessible Space is seeking a FT Caretaker/Mainte-nance for our locations in Burnsville. Duties include apt turns, cleaning, paint-ing, minor maintenance. Comp Wage + Benefits! 18 months related work exp.Apply online today www.accessiblespace.orgor fax resume to HR (877) 645-0541 Ref job code 696

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LOOKING FOR A DEDICATED AND HARD WORKER for a Full Time Tractor-Trailer Drivers needed for a Private Fleet Operation based in Savage, MN. Drivers make hand deliveries to Walgreens stores Tuesday thru Sat-urday with some layovers and team runs. All drivers must be willing and able to unload freight.

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PCA’SPart time day and/or eve-ning PCAs to care for in-dividuals in their homes. Help needed in the Mounds View, Apple Val-ley, Eagan, St Paul, White Bear Lake, Shoreview, and Lino Lakes areas. Re-sponsible for assisting with client cares, food prepa-ration, light housekeep-ing, and laundry. Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving skills, strong communica-tion skills, and must have a valid driver’s license. If interested please submit online application at:

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Caring people needed to help elderly with non-medical care in their homes. PT, flex hrs avail. for loving, kind caregivers who want to make a differ-ence. No exp. necessary.We provide training & sup-port. Great Oak Senior-Care-Call:651-212-4191

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theater and arts briefs

theater and arts calendar

Marching band championships The 11th annual Youth In Music Band Champi-onships will be 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Farmington High School, 20655 Flag-staff Ave., Farmington. Local bands perform-ing include Farmington High School at 12:30 p.m., Eastview High School at 1:45 p.m. and Rosemount High School at 3 p.m. Awards are set for 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 re-served, $10 adult general admission, $7 student and senior general admis-sion. A live stream will be available for $15 for those unable to attend. Visit http://www.youthinmu-sic.org/ for more infor-mation.

‘Marvin’s Room’ at RHS Performances of Rose-mount High School’s fall play, “Marvin’s Room,” are 7 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the high school’s performing arts center. The play is touted as the touching, yet surpris-ingly humorous, story of Bessie. In the midst of caring for her invalid fa-ther and disabled aunt, Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia. Hope arrives in the form of her estranged sister, Lee, and Lee’s two teenage sons, any of whom might be a poten-tial bone marrow donor. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 students and senior citizens. Tickets can be ordered online at Seat Yourself at https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/webstore.html?event=.&domain=rhstheaterarts. Tickets may also be purchased at the box office one hour prior to performances (651-683-6969, ext. 37540). Rosemount High School is at 3335 142nd St. W., Rosemount.

Harvest Moon Festival Dakota City Heritage

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

[email protected].

Books Sports Week: Sports Broadcasting & Writing with Patrick Donnelly and Bo Mitchell, 10-10:45 a.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Information: 651-480-1200. Sports Week: Meet the Author Stew Thornley, 11-11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. The author and Minnesota Twins official scorer will share his ex-perience and insight of Minne-sota sports history. Information: 651-480-1200. Sports Week: Sports Pho-tojournalism with John Gross, 12-12:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. In-formation: 651-480-1200. Sports Day – Appraisals with Michael Ozacky, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Register to have one item appraised. All are welcome to watch appraisals. Information: 651-480-1200. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Dom Irrera and Gabe Noah, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, Mystic Comedy Club, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tick-ets: $19. Mature audiences only. Information: www.mysti-clake.com.

Events/Festivals Youth In Music Marching Band Championships, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Farmington High School,

20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farm-ington. Tickets: $15 reserved, $10 adult general admission, $7 student and senior admis-sion. Information: http://www.youthinmusic.org/. Senior Expo, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Free. Informa-tion: 651-675-5500 or www.cityofeagan.com.

Exhibits “Burnsville’s Attic” exhibit by the Burnsville Historical So-ciety runs through Oct. 31 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Kenny Rogers, 8 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 10, Mystic Lake Ca-sino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $44 and $55. Information: www.mysticlake.com. Afternoon at Pops: The Wild, Wild West presented by Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus with the Galactic Cow-boy Orchestra, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tick-ets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students. Information: 952-895-4685. Ricky Nelson Remem-bered with Gunnar & Mat-thew Nelson, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tick-ets: $42-$62. Information: 952-895-4685. Kansas, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $29 and $39. Information: www.mysti-clake.com.

Theater “A Night of Injustice,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-10 and 2 p.m. Oct. 11, Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Fea-tures “The Trojan Women” and “The Pillowman.” Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students/seniors. Mature audiences only. Infor-mation: 952-431-8955. “She Kills Monsters,” 7 p.m. Oct. 9-10 and 2 p.m. Oct.

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Saturday, Oct. 10 Metro Republican Women meeting, 8:30 a.m., Mendako-ta Country Club, 2075 Menda-kota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Dakota County Attor-ney James Backstrom. Buffet breakfast. Cost: $18 members, $20 nonmembers, $10 stu-

dents. Walk-ins welcome. “Surviving and Thriving in Your Job and Your Life,” 9 a.m. to noon, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Taught by Jennifer Harmening. For information and to register, go to www.hh-consultingltd.com. 4-H open house, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955

Village is making plans for its re-imagined Har-vest Moon Festival set 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17. The event pro-vides hands-on 1900-era harvest activities for chil-dren. Children will be given a passport to travel back in time to experience life as a pioneer child. Expe-riences include a trolley ride out to the fields to pick corn, shelling and grinding a cob of corn, milking a cow, sitting in old-fashioned school desks, making a phone call on a hand-crank phone, playing an apple grab game, grinding cof-fee beans, sending a mes-sage in Morse code, and playing games from the early 1900s. There will also be a petting zoo and woodworking demon-stration. New this year is a Da-kota City Dollar Hunt. Clues will be posted on the grounds daily at 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. and on Facebook. The winner will receive $100 and several passes to the Christmas in the Village event held in December. Cost is $6 for ages 13 and older; $3 for ages 4 to 12; and free for ages 3 and younger. For more information, visit www.dakotacity.org or call 651-460-8050. Dakota City is located at 4008 220th St. W. on the fairgrounds in Farming-ton.

Deadline extended for Community Art Exhibition The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advi-sory Committee is seek-ing original works of art for its fifth Commu-nity Art Exhibition. The deadline for submitting artwork is extended to Nov. 9. Themes of the exhibit are “New Perspectives of Historic Places in Dakota County” and “Your Fa-vorite Building in Dakota County.” Artists 8 years old and older living in Dakota County are invited to submit original two-di-mensional art that meets the committee’s criteria outlined online. One en-try per person per theme is allowed. The mission of the Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advisory Committee is to show-case and celebrate local talent while making lo-cal art more accessible to residents. This exhibi-tion is the fifth open ex-hibition of work by local artists sponsored by the committee and its 20th overall. The committee will review submissions and make a recommenda-tion to the Dakota Coun-ty Board of Commission-ers, which will make the final decision on which artwork is exhibited. The six-month exhibit will be installed in No-

vember in various Da-kota County buildings. For a complete list of criteria that submissions must meet, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “art exhibit.” To learn more, contact Jean Erickson at 651-438-4286 or [email protected].

Sinatra and Company Sinatra and Company, featuring Colleen Raye, Debbie O’Keefe, Tim Patrick and the Fabulous Blue Eyes Band, takes the Ames Center stage 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The show highlights the music of the 1950s and ’60s crooners, both guys and gals. Tickets are $28 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or at ticket-master.com. Ames Cen-ter is at 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Paragon promotions Paragon Odyssey 15 Theater in Burnsville is offering two promotions. • Through Oct. 31, guests can receive free refills with the purchase of a limited edition pink large bucket and cup. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. • A booklet with six Halloween concession coupons will be sold for $1.50. Coupons are for

one of three children’s concessions for free or an upgrade to the next size for $1. Coupons expire Dec. 31. The movie theater is at 14401 Burnhaven Drive in Burnsville. Call 952-892-3456 for informa-tion.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Wake Robin, stories for children, fresh local produce and flow-ers, and arts and crafts will be featured at Riv-erwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satur-day, Oct. 10, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more infor-mation, visit www.River-walkMarketFair.org.

Halloween at Mystic Lake Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake is hosting To-tally Awesome 80s Week-end 6-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, through Satur-day, Oct. 31. Live entertainment in-cludes Brat Pack Radio Thursday night, The To-tally Awesome 80s Dance Party with Deejay St. Joel and the Mystic dancers on Friday night and La-dies of the 80s perform-ing Saturday night. A Halloween costume contest is scheduled 7-11 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. More information is at mysti-clake.com.

10, Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trail. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students/seniors. Mature audiences only. Infor-mation: 651-683-6964. “The Rocky Horror Show,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticket-master.com or 800-982-2787. Information: www.chameleon-theatre.org. “A Streetcar Named De-sire,” presented by the North-field Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-10, and 2 p.m. Oct. 11, Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. Tickets: $17 adults, $12 stu-dents and seniors. Informa-tion: 507-645-8877 or www.northfieldartsguild.org. “Charlotte’s Web,” pre-sented by the Prior Lake Play-ers, 7 p.m. Oct. 9-10, 23-24, and 2 p.m. Oct. 11, Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 se-niors/students, $8 children age 12 and under. Information: www.plplayers.org. “The Odd Couple” with a female focus, presented by Eagan Theater Company, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-11, and 2 p.m. Oct. 11, Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Delaware Ave., Mendota Heights. Advance tickets: $18 adults, $16 seniors and stu-dents at www.etc-mn.org. Tickets at the door: $20 and $18, respectively.

Workshops/classes/other Heavenly Moves is offer-ing a Ballet & Tap class Fridays 1:30-3 p.m. for girls ages 7-12. Heavenly Moves is a Christian dance school that believes in teaching beautiful dance tech-nique to worship God. Seven-class session begins Oct. 23. Cost: $145. Contact Miss Karin at [email protected]. Classes held in Burnsville. Kind Hearts Princess School for girls ages 4-8 filled with singing, dancing and act-

ing, celebrating being a prin-cess in God’s kingdom. Class-es begin Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. and 4:15-5:15 p.m. Contact Miss Karin at [email protected]. Classes held in Burnsville. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tues-day of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Ap-ple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Oil painting workshop: “Copying Old Masters” with Dan Petrov, 6-9 p.m. Thurs-days through Oct. 15, at 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Pre-register by phone at 763-843-2734 . Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Build-ing, Burnsville. Information: www.christ inet ierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art edu-cation through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Pa-tricia Schwartz, www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Mon-days at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 1-2 p.m., intermedi-ate 2-4 p.m. Information: Mari-lyn, 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 Li-brary. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Any aspiring Raymond Chandlers will find plenty of fodder for their lit-erary pursuits at the Eagan Barnes & Noble this weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the bookstore is hosting a mystery writers workshop which will be led by mystery author Marilyn Jax and Minneapolis police Sgt. Robert Dale. The free, 1-4 p.m. event will cover the basic elements of the genre — set-ting, plot, clues, suspense, tension — and is geared to writers of all experi-ence levels. Jax, a Twin Cities resident, brings a background in fraud investigation to the mystery writing craft, having spent close to 20 years as a fraud investiga-tor with the state of Minnesota. Her book “Sapphire Trails,” the third installment in the mystery series featuring private investigators Claire Caswell and Gaston “Guy” Lombard, won the mystery category of the USA

Best Book Awards and was named a finalist in the Midwest Book Awards in 2013. Her latest book, “Never in Ink,” was released last year. At the workshop, Jax will focus on secrets for crafting mystery tales — clues, red herrings, twists and turns — while Dale will discuss police pro-cedures at crime scenes and interesting homicide cases he’s investigated. Dale joined the Minneapolis Police Department in 1997 and served as a patrol officer until 2007, when he was promoted to sergeant and was tasked with investigating sex crimes for one year. He joined the department’s Ho-micide Unit in 2008 and has since investigated numerous murders and other death scenes. No registration is required for the event at the Eagan Barnes & Noble, which is located at 1291 Promenade Place. More about Jax and her books is at www.marilynjax.com. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Two detectives share their secrets Mystery writers workshop Oct. 10 in Eagan

Minneapolis police Sgt. Robert Dale and mystery author Marilyn Jax will be leading a free mystery writers workshop from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Barnes & Noble in Eagan. (Photo submitted)

Acoustic guitarist and composer Jesse Cook is set to take the stage of Burnsville’s Ames Center at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The Paris-born, Toronto-raised musician, known for his contributions to nuevo flamenco music, is playing at the local venue as part of his “One World” album tour. His ninth studio album, “One World” brings together flamenco, classical, rumba, pop and jazz influences. Tickets range from $36-$41 and are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787. More about Cook is at www.jessecook.com. (Photo submitted)

Jesse Cook concert in Burnsville

From the Archives

This stylishly bespectacled canine was featured in the March 24, 1980, edition of Thisweek News. Colleen O’Brien of Farmington, then a high school junior, captured this image of her cocker spaniel Rusty despite the fact Rusty didn’t much appreciate the glasses on his nose. An editor noted that Rusty “appears to be a high society dog with his nose in the air,” and the photo ran under the headline “High society dog?”

Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Join 4-H members and leaders to learn more about the 4-H pro-gram and participate in a fun, hands-on activity. Ages 5-18. Free. 4-H open house, 1-3 p.m., Heritage Library, 20085 Heri-tage Drive, Lakeville. Join 4-H members and leaders to learn more about the 4-H program and participate in a fun, hands-on activity. Ages 5-18. Free.

Sunday, Oct. 11 Open house, 12-4 p.m., Savage Masonic Center, 4821 W. 124th St., Savage.

Monday, Oct. 12 Pizza and pasta fundraiser for Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, 5-8 p.m., Fire-side Restaurant, 3410 150th St. W., Rosemount. All you can eat for $10. Kids 5 and under are free. Free soda.

Wednesday, Oct. 14 Nature Play Date, 10-11 a.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

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