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Sadie, an 11-year-old black lab, has been a fix-ture at Glacier Hills El-ementary in Eagan for more than a decade. Chil-dren in Mary Braun’s second-grade class ea-gerly await her visits and a chance to read Sadie her favorite books. But last week marked Sadie’s last visit, since Braun retired at the end of

the school year. “I feel it’s time to try other things,” Braun said. Prior to becoming a teacher, Braun spent 15 years as a stay-at-home mother and child care provider. Yearning to be-gin a new career path, she earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Ham-line University. In 1999, she landed a teaching position at Oak

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Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School District officials are proposing to borrow from the district’s reserves to balance the budget in 2014-2015 and avoid making cuts. District 196 revenues in 2014-15 are predicted to be $318.3 million but expenditures are pro-jected to be $323.4 mil-lion, which leaves the dis-trict with a $5.06 million shortfall. Since beginning its

budget process last year, district officials have ex-pected a shortfall in 2014-15 because funding failed to keep up with inflation for a number of years, said Stella Johnson, Dis-trict 196 coordinator of finance. District officials pro-pose borrowing from the district’s general fund bal-ance. Under this scenario, the fund balance will be $23.7 million, which is 7.35 percent of general fund expenditures. Board policy requires a fund balance that is at least

5 percent of the general fund. If approved, 2014-15 will be the second school year the district has bor-rowed from its general fund balance. The district’s total budget is projected to be $406.9 million. The district will be able to avoid cuts next year thanks to increased state aid and a $30 million an-nual 10-year levy referen-dum, Johnson said. The levy referendum

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by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


The chances of Burns-ville High School students winning scholarships and college admissions got a slightly better June 5. The District 191 School Board approved a change in grade values that will give more weight to the “minus” grades: A-, B-, C- and D-. Each grade will gain one-tenth of a point for the purpose of calculating

students’ grade-point av-erages. An A-, previously valued at 3.6, is now val-ued at 3.7. A B- is now 2.7, a C- 1.7 and a D- 0.7. The changes are small, but BHS Principal Dave Helke said they can make all the difference for stu-dents in pursuit of highly competitive college ad-missions and scholarships. Sometimes, “one one-thousandth of a point, one one-hundredth of a point, can really make the difference between mak-

ing a cut, not making a cut, or being in a certain percentile,” Helke said. A BHS parent’s story about his or her child’s experience in such a situ-ation prompted school officials to consider the change, Helke said. Officials found that 15 of 16 high schools in similar-size districts used higher values for minus grades than Burnsville, with nine of the 16 using the 3.7 to 0.7 values. Where Burnsville

rounded down, most of the other schools round up, Helke said. “A student’s GPA is often used in deciding college admissions, schol-arship awards, and other academic distinctions,” Helke and District 191 Assistant Superintendent Cynthia Amoroso wrote in a report to the board. “It is imperative for Burnsville High School students to not be at a dis-advantage in these areas because the values used

to calculate their GPA are lower than those of other high schools.” The change won’t ben-efit this year’s graduates, but Helke said other stu-dents’ current GPAs will be recalculated. “So is this retroactive back to 1985?” quipped Board Chair Jim Schmid, who graduated from BHS that year.

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

Da-Jour McCray led the Burnsville High School Class of 2014 in a class cheer during her commencement address June 6. About 600 students received diplomas in the cer-emony at Pates Stadium. About 680 students graduated from high school programs this spring in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. (Photo by John Gessner)

Three cheers for 2014 graduates

Teacher, dog spend decade inspiring students Mary Braun retires after 15 years

District 196 board considers balancing budget with reserves

Eagan Foundation to host wine, beer tasting fundraiser

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GPA values get slight boost in District 191 Will help in chase for scholarships, admissions

For more than 10 years, Mary Braun has brought her black lab, Sadie, to her second-grade classroom at Gla-cier Hills Elementary in Eagan to help students improve their reading skills. Braun retired at the end of the school year after 15 years in education. (Photo by Jessica Harp-er)

Eagan residents will be able to sample fine wines, craft beer and food next week while raising money for com-munity grants and stu-dent scholarships. The 13th annual Taste of Eagan Foundation will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19 at the Eagan Community Center. “We previously held this event in April but moved it to June so we’re hoping to get enough buzz to have a good at-tendance,” said Michael Proebstle, chairman of the Eagan Foundation

Board. Tickets are $55 and proceeds will go toward the Eagan Foundation grants and scholarships program as well as its general operations. Guests will be able to sample about 100 vari-eties of wine and food provided by Kowalski’s, Classic Catering, Roast-ed Pear and Green Mill. Craft beers will be pro-vided by J.J. Taylor Dis-tributing. Attendees can also bid on an array of silent auc-tion items or try to win a Wall of Beer. The wall will consist of 99 bottles

of beer. Guests can pur-chase bottle caps that contain numbers and the winning number wins the Wall of Beer. The event will also have a Wall of Wine that contains numerous bot-tles of wine ranging in price from $10 to $150. Guests can purchase a wine cork for $10. Each cork contains a number that corresponds to a bottle of wine. The Eagan Commu-nity Center is located at 1501 Central Parkway in Eagan.

— Jessica Harper

Hundreds of friends and family members gathered in the Eagan High School gym June 7 to watch about 550 seniors accept their diplomas. Senior Nissi Kunjummen gave the commencement address and the EHS Concert Choir performed “Stars I Shall Find” and “Omnia Sol” at the ceremony. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

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Nominations open for Burnsville garden and landscape contest Now through June 30, Burnsville residents and businesses can nomi-nate their favorite homes, neighborhoods and Burnsville businesses that they feel have impeccable landscaping or gardening. To qualify, nominees must be located within Burns-ville city limits, be visible from the street and match criteria for the submitted category. Submissions will be re-

viewed by Burnsville Con-vention & Visitors Bureau staff in early July and fi-nalists will be notified by phone. The top three entries in each category will re-ceive the following: $100 gift card to Cal’s Market & Garden Center (first place), $50 gift card to a Burnsville restaurant (second place), and four tickets to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

(third place). To submit a nomina-tion, visit www.Burnsvil-lemn.com/Garden-Con-test.cfm, or pick up a form at any of the following lo-cations: BCVB, Burnsville City Hall, Cal’s Market & Garden Center, Corner-stone Copy Center and Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine. All sub-missions must be accom-panied by a photo.

Children gathered to watch Maureen Carlson make handmade dolls at Eagan Market Fest on its opening day June 4. The annual event will be held every Wednesday through Sept. 24. Concerts and themed days will span from June 4 to Aug. 27. (Photo by Jes-sica Harper)

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Tea Party has ‘birthday bash’ South Metro Tea Party celebrates one-year mark

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Occasionally, a new guest at one of the South Metro Tea Party’s monthly meetings at Bogart’s Place in Apple Valley will decline to sit with the group, in-stead preferring to hang out by the door and observe the proceedings from the fring-es. Leslie Henschel, one of the South Metro Tea Par-ty’s several organizers, is always a bit puzzled when this happens, though she realizes public perception of the Tea Party tends not to jibe with her experience of the politically minded group. “It always floors me when someone shows up and is hesitant to walk in,” said Henschel of Apple Valley. “They have a pre-conceived notion we’re a vi-olent group of protesters or a radical right-wing group, and we’re not. “Some people think the Tea Party is Republicans — we’re not. We’re non-parti-san. We have three core val-ues — free markets, fiscal responsibility and constitu-tionally limited government — and we try to fight for these values in a respectful manner.” The South Metro Tea Party, which was formed in the summer of 2013, is celebrating its one-year an-niversary this month with a “birthday bash” celebration at its June 24 meeting. The public is invited to attend the 7 p.m. meeting at Bogart’s Place, which will include birthday cake, priz-es, music by DJ Bennie, and the quiz game “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Before

Taxes?” Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations for Second Harvest food shelf; the speaker for the evening will be state Rep. Anna Wills, R-Apple Valley. There’s no cost to attend. “It will be a little bit of silliness and a little bit of seriousness,” Henschel said of the June 24 meeting. In its first year, the South Metro Tea Party has held monthly meet-ings at Bogart’s Place, with guest speakers that have included Andy Cilek of the Minnesota Voters Alliance, political commentator and Fightin’ Words blogger Walter Hudson, and U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burns-ville. Henschel said Kline’s visit to a meeting under-scored the group’s status as non-partisan. “They grilled him pretty hard,” she said. “People were respectful and polite, but they did try to hold him accountable for his voting record.” The south-metro group

has also teamed with the MN Tea Party Alliance, helping to organize state-wide events such as a talk by Joe Arpaio, outspoken sheriff of Arizona’s Mari-copa County, at the Mer-maid in Mounds View. The South Metro Tea Party also functions as a citizen watchdog group, with four or five of its mem-bers regularly attending school board, city council and county board meetings in the south metro, then reporting back to guests at the Bogart’s Place meetings. There’s also an activ-ist bent among members, many of whom attended recent court proceedings in Hastings regarding an emi-nent domain case. Mem-bers sat in the courtroom wearing buttons reading “eminent domain” with a line through it, in what Henschel described as a “respectful and polite” show of support. The South Metro Tea Party is open to new mem-bers. More about the group is at Facebook.com/South-MetroTeaParty.

Bill Fredericks serves as co-host at the South Metro Tea Party’s monthly meetings at Bogart’s Place in Apple Val-ley. (Photo submitted)

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


A 55-year-old Burnsville man was killed the morning of June 5 when his motorcycle sideswiped a car on Inter-state 35W in Burnsville, the State Patrol reported. Gregory D. Cox was declared dead at the scene of the accident, which oc-curred at 8:20 a.m. It’s one of a string of motorcycle crashes around Minnesota that have killed four people since May 29 and injured 28, the Department of Public Safety said. Cox was killed on northbound I-35W near Burnsville Parkway when his Yamaha motorcycle sideswiped a Nis-san Murano, which was then struck by another Nissan Murano, according to a State Patrol report. No one else was injured, the patrol said. The accident, which caused a morn-ing traffic slowdown, is one of several in Minnesota since the arrival of warm weather. Two motorcyclists were struck by a car June 4 at a north Minneapolis in-tersection, killing one rider and injuring

the other, Public Safety announced. A rider and passenger were killed May 29 in Isanti County when a van made a U-turn in front of their motor-cycle. The department urged riders to pro-tect themselves with protective, high-visibility clothing and helmets and urged motorists to watch for motor-cycles, check blind spots and give riders room. Drivers “need to check twice when they’re turning or changing lanes to be sure there’s not a motorcycle in their path or they’re not going into the path of a motorcycle,” State Patrol spokes-man Lt. Eric Roeske said. Cox grew up in Richfield and was lead driver for the Richfield Bus Co. in Bloomington, according to his obituary. He is survived by his wife, Jane; son, Nathan; mother, Helen, of Fort Myers, Fla.; and brother, Gary, of Miami, FL. Visitation is Friday, June 13, at 10 a.m., and the service is at 11 a.m. both at Hope Presbyterian Church, 7132 Portland Ave. S., Richfield.

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

Minnesota’s first known transgender can-didate, Paula Overby re-ceived the Independence Party’s endorsement this week and will go on to face DFL candidate and former state Rep. Mike Obermueller and Repub-lican U.S. Rep. John Kline in the November election. Overby was endorsed on June 8 and was the only candidate in the dis-trict to seek the third-par-ty endorsement.

The 59-year-old Eagan resident previously com-peted against Obermuel-ler and Eagan resident Thomas Craft for the DFL endorsement at the party’s 2nd District con-vention April 26. Overby and Craft withdrew their candidacies during the first round of voting and agreed to endorse Oberm-ueller. Since a unanimous consent to endorse Ober-mueller was passed be-

fore the final count was announced, the exact percentage of votes each candidate received wasn’t made public. Overby has said she hopes to bring campaign finance reform to the forefront of the race. She has said she plans to also focus on the econ-omy, wealth inequality, education and civil rights issues relating to women and minorities.

— Jessica Harper


Obermueller listens, brings balanceTo the editor: I don’t like labels, espe-cially the ones that have a negative connotation. Too many times I’ve heard people use a descriptive term about a person’s po-litical beliefs along with pejorative terms. It may seem contradic-tory that at the same time, I admire people who stand strongly for their beliefs, regardless of the opin-ions of others. This is all the more true when these people can listen to, un-derstand and respectfully repeat the points of a per-son with whom they dis-agree. It is so much easier just to ignore the rationale of somebody with whom I disagree. Those are some of the reasons why I support Mike Obermueller. Al-though Mike is running for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District as the endorsed candidate of the DFL, I find he listens well to Republicans, Inde-pendents and Greens. I must admit some of his beliefs tend toward fis-cal conservatism, and they make common sense. He wants to reduce our na-tional debt by eliminating some of the $200 billion in government redundancies and waste identified by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office. He wants to avoid the sacri-fices middle-income fami-lies have had to make for big oil company subsidies and millionaires. Above all, Obermueller advocates high tech research and development and solid education for our young people, the non-negotiable building blocks of a suc-cessful economy in inter-national competition in the years to come. It’s time for a congress-man who brings balance.

NANCY HALLBurnsville

Job creation in Congress To the editor: U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, has recently claimed that “we have a broken workforce devel-opment system.” Under Kline’s leadership, the House Education and Workforce Committee has had ample opportunity to focus on jobs legislation but has failed to do so. The president’s job cre-ation programs were flatly rejected by Kline and the Republicans. We must re-verse this trend. In spite of the Republi-cans’ failure to act, the size of our government has de-clined and private sector jobs have increased. Unfortunately, this does not help those individu-als whose unemployment benefits have expired, and who remain unemployed. Kline, by voting against an extension of unem-ployment benefits, has not helped those individuals. Kline, by voting against an increase in the mini-mum wage, has not helped those families. Increased student loan interest rates, sponsored by Kline, does not help those with insur-mountable student loan debt. Existing federal pro-grams, supported by Dem-ocrats, are responsible for the success in the economy since 2008. But, as chair-man of the Education and Workforce Commit-tee, Kline has a terrible record on job creation. A substantial number of jobs bills remain buried in his committee. These bills could easily have been brought forward under Kline’s leadership. Even the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act pro-vides funding for the Jobs

Corps that was less than the amount allocated in 2012. Kline’s claim that he is working for the benefit of those who want and need jobs in our economy is simply not accurate. Congress and the 2nd Congressional District can do better than this. It is time for a representative in Congress who will listen to the views of others, who will generate consensus, and stop the partisan line-drawing that has made this Congress the worst Con-gress in history. It is time to elect Mike Obermueller to Congress.

DEE RICHARDSEagan

Education issues in the 2nd District To the editor: Second District con-

gressional candidate Mike Obermueller has a long record of advocating for education. His efforts in-clude years of work for early education on behalf of preschoolers and their families. In a recent event at the University of Min-nesota, research chief of note, Minnesota’s own Art Rolnick spoke out about the great returns from in-vesting in young minds. Obermueller’s opponent continues to question the value of early education in the face of this expertise on the question. Obermueller has also called for greater fed-eral financial support for federally-mandated Spe-cial Education programs throughout the elemen-tary and secondary school years. Although his op-ponent said in 2011 that he was not planning to push for that greater sup-port and as long as people weren’t pushing him, he would disregard the man-date. It seems that Ober-mueller’s long-term stand for funding has moved his opponent in that direction as he finally held a hearing on the issue. Obermueller has col-lege-age children. He un-derstands the burdens parents and students face in high tuition and outra-geous interest charges on student loans. Unlike his opponent, Obermueller would support the pro-

posal by Democrats in Congress to permit college loan interest rates equal to what banks get from the Federal Reserve. Current rates provided to the larg-est banks are set at 0.75 percent. The incumbent voted against this propos-al. While many, including the incumbent, give lip ser-vice to making education available to all, including vulnerable children, Ober-mueller’s productive work toward that goal is a re-freshing change from that held by the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. JUDY FINGERApple Valley

Thanks for the support To the editor: A clear sky and brisk temperatures greeted more than 200 runners for the second annual Run2Walk. Special thanks to Exu-berance Chiropractic for their generous sponsor-ship as well as numerous area businesses for their support and donations. Our gratitude extends to the Lakeville community officers who once again donated their time and energy to the event and to the many volunteers who helped make it suc-cess. The Run2Walk was

attended by several wheel-chair bound participants, including Miss Wheelchair Minnesota, Kelsey Peter-son. Hopefully this event, and many more like it, will result in finding a cure for people dealing with spinal cord injuries. Lakeville is an amazing community to be a part of. Thank you again.

ANN PROUDFOOTRun2Walk organizer

Corrections The “Man arrested af-ter his own security test” story in last week’s edition incorrectly attributed a quote from Lakeville po-lice Lt. Jason Polinski to Sgt. Jay Castonguay. The “Lake Marion’s Braun named Lakeville South principal” story in last week’s edition mis-spelled Lake Marion Ele-mentary interim Principal Bret Domstrand’s name. The newspaper regrets the errors.

Correction A story titled “Market Fest: more vendors, ac-tivities” in last week’s edi-tion incorrectly stated that Eagan’s Market Fest ends Aug. 27. The market’s con-cert line-up ends Aug. 27 but the market ends Sept. 24. The newspaper regrets the error.

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Opinion‘Teaching with heart’: A great summer book for educators, families

by Joe Nathan SUN THISWEEK


Here’s a suggestion for the sum-mer. If you care about learning, teach-ing, schools or parenting, get a copy of “Teaching with Heart,” edited by educa-tor Sam M. Intrator and writer Megan Scribner. The book has 90 brief, one-page essays by educators, explaining and describing a poem that has inspired them. The book contains some of the most majestic, memorable writing I’ve ever read. Whether as a parent, grandparent or educator, you’ve probably experienced the exhilaration, and sometimes frustra-tion, of working with youngsters. You’ll recognize, identify with and enjoy the complex array of emotions described here. One of my favorite essays, by South Carolina high school teacher Leatha Fields-Carey, discusses the poem “Pur-ple” by Alexis Rotella. The poem com-pares emotions a youngster felt by having two teachers react to art projects. Fields-Carey agrees that in the poem, and in life, “Teachers have incredible power to hurt and to heal.” Julia Hill, a Minnesota reading teach-er, speaks for many veteran teachers

(and parents) when she explains, “In my 16 years (of teaching), the road has not been easy.” But she keeps coming back, citing Gary Snyder’s poem “For the Chil-dren.” Snyder urges, among other things, “stay together.” Hall does this, trying not to “let the weight of the system take my energy away from what I know is best for the children.” Idaho middle and high school teach-er April Niemela praises “Persistence,” by former President Calvin Coolidge. Niemela believes that while her official job is to “teach literary analysis and close reading,” what she’s really doing is teach-ing “survival skills, resilience, this refusal to give up the dream.” Many of the essays recall a particu-lar student the teacher helped. Emanuel Pariser, a Maine teacher, writes of Al-exander, who “had a pattern of rarely finishing anything, moving from school to school.” Yet Alexander “bloomed” in

the high school Pariser helped start that focuses on farming, forestry, sustainabil-ity and alternative energy. Pariser cites John O’Donohue’s poem “Beannacht.” It includes a goal that Pariser seeks, to help young people find what O’Donohue describes as “the clarity of light” after “weight deadens on your shoulders.” Georgia teacher Jovan Miles recalls his first year of teaching, which was deeply, daily frustrating. But Miles found strength to continue in Maya Angelou’s poem “The Lesson,” which concludes, “I keep on dying,/ Because I love to live.” A few pages later, Sandie Merriam de-scribes her fears on retiring from teach-ing after 38 years. But a poem by Judy Sorum Brown, “Hummingbirds Asleep,” has encouraged her to stay busy and ac-tive. “Teaching with Heart” includes es-says by district, union, charter, private, traditionally trained and Teach For America classroom teachers. Authors also include principals, superintendents, college professors and a congressman. Some describe the enormous satisfaction of helping students. Others acknowledge the encouragement and inspiration that students gave them. My only quibble with the book is the introduction by educator Parker Palmer.

He comes on heavy in his criticism of standardized tests and news media. His essay seems out of place and unneces-sary. Some of the educators’ essays cite frustrations with traditional tests, pov-erty and other challenges. These concerns are not raised in the opening essay, written by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. She comments on the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Laza-rus, found on the Statute of Liberty. The poem ends, “I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Our country and our schools are not perfect. But as this beautiful book re-minds us, at our best, this nation and its schools represent a “golden door” of op-portunity.

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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by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


The Lakeville Area School Board passed a $143.9 million fiscal year 2014-15 budget June 10. District Executive Di-rector of Business Services Michael Baumann said the budget anticipates contin-ued dropping enrollment, adds staff and all-day kin-dergarten while incorpo-rating STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) into the cur-riculum. Enrollment is estimated to drop from 10,979 this school year to 10,940 next, according to the district, but fewer students are open enrolling out of the district, narrowing from 98 transfers in FY2012 to 28 in FY2013. School officials are hopeful that new housing

starts will turn around the trend, and District Con-troller Jaber Alsiddiqui said staff was encouraged by the increase in students choosing to stay in the dis-trict. Superintendent Lisa Snyder recently spearhead-ed an effort to draw them back. Alsiddiqui added that the district’s online school, LinK12, is projected to en-roll 40 students next school year. The district’s General Fund revenue is projected to increase by nearly $10 million to $112.7 million next year due to increased state aid and voters pass-ing the $5.8 million annual operating levy referendum, which will be in place and grow with inflation for a decade. During a later discus-sion regarding the district’s

iLearn 2.0 bring-your-own-device initiative to upgrade technological ca-pabilities at the schools, the district would have to ask voters for more money by November 2015 under its future budget scenario. The amount of funding has not been discussed but would likely be enough to also address school secu-rity building upgrades such as buzzer systems, video improvements and build-ing remodeling. Baumann said the dis-trict’s FY2015 levy pri-orities include maintaining programs and operations and reducing class sizes. Parents and teachers at JFK Elementary recently expressed concern third grade there is losing a sec-tion and class sizes will increase next year without additional staffing. Board Member Bob Er-

ickson said nine classes in the district are being moni-tored for the possibility of adding a section. General Fund expendi-tures will increase by $7.7 million or 7 percent from the projected fiscal year 2014 amount due to in-creased costs of employee salaries and benefits caused by contract increases and hiring 29 additional staff. Baumann said the in-crease also was generated by transferring 6.5 teach-ers for all-day kindergar-ten from the Community Service Fund, K-Plus pro-gram to the General Fund. School Board Mem-ber Bob Erickson compli-mented Baumann and Al-siddiqui on their detailed report for its transparency and how easy it is to under-stand. The report will be post-ed on the district website,

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It happens every year, usually without much discussion, but when the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District began the process of releasing two probationary teachers last week, some parents raised concerns. Around a dozen people signed their names after attending the district’s School Board meeting June 5. Some came in de-fense of a Sioux Trail El-ementary teacher, one of the district’s probationary teachers who may not have their contracts renewed for the coming school year.

“For those not in the schools, it may be an un-familiar situation,” said Ruth Dunn, district com-munications director. “Parents might not under-stand … every teacher has gone through this.” Minnesota employ-ment statutes mandate teachers go through a three-year probationary period during which they are evaluated annually by the district. Whether or not to renew a teacher’s contract is ultimately up to the School Board, but if the contract is not re-newed, teachers can sub-mit a request to see the reasoning. On June 5, the board

voted 6-1 to lay the mea-sure of releasing the pro-bationary teachers on the table, and will take up terminating the teachers’ contracts at a future meet-ing. Community members were able to voice their objections at a listening session before the meet-ing. “They said they liked (the Sioux Trail Elemen-tary) teacher and didn’t want probationary teach-ers let go,” Dunn said. School Board Member Bob Vandenboom said letting teachers go is a re-ality of the system. “Students may like the teacher, but they are still an employee,” he said.

Vandenboom said a judgment to terminate a probationary teacher con-tract is made by district staff, not the board. Dunn said the district takes many factors into account when deciding whether to terminate a contract. “It’s a complex thing,” she said. “Levels of staff-ing, teachers retiring, sometimes a teacher will leave for another district, or we’ll have more fourth-graders than usual. Things are always in flux.” As a result, Dunn says, probationary teach-ers that may originally be let go by the district can be recalled. This year, 31

teachers were on the list to have their contracts termi-nated or changed, but 11 have been called back. “(Thirty is) generally about the number,” Dunn said. “We let them know if their job is changing.” Vandenboom sympa-thized with the teachers and community members who attended the listening session. “Obviously parents get pretty upset when their student really likes a teacher who is being let go, and they came to speak on her behalf,” he said.

Email Nick Hassett at [email protected].


Dakota Electric Associ-ation has awarded scholar-ships to 104 area students. The $160,000 donated comes from the coopera-tive’s unclaimed capital credit fund. Apple Valley High School recipients: Brean-na Blocker, John Crippes, Nabil Junaidi, Hannah Humke, Tracey Le, Mi-chael Milbauer, Paige Nel-son, Sarah Youngner.

Burnsville High School recipients: Jenna Allen, Sa-mantha Connolly, Nicho-las DiGregorio, Nicolle Domek, Anna Fritchman, Desmond Fulton, Grant Hopkins, Kallie LaValle, Kaytlin McCasey, Jacob Odom. Eagan High School re-cipients: Collin Amund-son, Messei Ayele, Mar-garita Cabrera, Payton Chavie, Maayuk Eta, T.J.

Harder, Reilly Hostager, Tyler Huusko, Tarryn Mi-chaelson, Matthew Nor-ton. Eastview High School recipients: Perry Abdulka-dir, Lucas Brunner, Mo-nique Davis, Natalie Ghaf-fari-Nikou, Rachel Kottke, Alicia Nguyen, Ighedosa Ogbeide, Eric Olson, Cas-sandra Viotay, Mariah Yos. Farmington High School recipients: Amanda

Balke, Alexander Burton, Brian Caravantes, Itzell Flores, Jonathan Hicks, Jacob Hoffman, Alex-andra Karye, Nhi Bella Lam, Naomi Phillips, Eric Stoeckmann. Lakeville North High School recipients: Riley Broughten, Bronson Bru-neau, Andrew Crenshaw, Griffin Holland, Karly Kroeten, Taylor Lees, Ra-chael Pilgrim, Jessica Rebi-

schke, Melissa Saholt, Ty-ler Steinley. Lakeville South High School recipients: Nicole Boyd, Elizabeth Endersbe, Carly Friedrich, Sydney Grossman, Cody Kai-ris, Megan Lubow, Taylor Vold, Brianna Wenande, Anthony Wetzel, Kathleen Wilcox. Randolph High School recipients: Kelsie Jo En-dres, Josie Fields.

Rosemount High School recipients: Sanam Bhakta, Amari Brown, Maggie Bushiri, Abigail Greaves, Savannah Kearns, Vy Le, Vanessa Robbins, Sarah Swanson, Kim Tran, Kao Vang. Student scholarship recipients at Inver Hills Community College and Dakota County Technical College will receive their scholarships in the fall.

Education

Sky Oaks Elementary students win clean air poster contest Six fifth-grade students from Sky Oaks Elemen-tary in Burnsville were named as winners in the Clean Air & Biodiesel Poster Contest, admin-istered by the American Lung Association in Min-nesota. Each participating fifth-grade class had first- and second-place finish-ers: Sheila Czech’s class: first place, Tina You; sec-ond place, Hanna Muñoz-Halvorson. Michele Griffin’s class:

first place Lupita Pena Chavez; second place, Sage Magras. Jennifer Wall’s class: first place, Joshua Acev-edo Avila; second place, Melissa Datres. For their work, stu-dents who took first place in their classes received a $50 gift card, and second-place students received a $25 gift card. Three Sky Oaks stu-dents were also named as overall winners of the con-test. Tina You took first overall, Joshua Acevedo

Avila placed second, and Hanna Muñoz-Halvorson placed third. Sky Oaks students also swept the top overall spots last year. The contest, which is also sponsored by the Minnesota Soybean Re-search and Promotion Council, was open to fifth- and sixth-grade classes in Minnesota schools. It sought creative students to help demonstrate how biodiesel helps to protect clean air and our health.

From left are Sky Oaks science teacher Pam Schilling, Tina You, Lupita Pena Chavez, Hanna Muñoz-Halvorson, Melissa Datres, Joshua Acevedo Avila, Sage Magras, and art teacher Kelly Knott. (Photo submitted)

Dakota Electric awards scholarships to local students

Education BriefsDistrict 196 adult basic education Summer school begins Monday, July 7, at Rahncliff Learning Center, Eagan, and Tuesday, July 8, at Cedar Valley Learning Center, Apple Valley. Learn English (ELL), GED Prep and H.S. Diploma classes will be offered morn-ing, afternoon and evening. Informa-tion: district196.org/cewww/abe, 952-431-8316 (Cedar Valley), 651-683-8585 (Rahncliff).

College news University of San Diego, Calif., spring graduate, Robert Kreyer, of Eagan, B.S., industrial and systems engineering. North Dakota State University, Far-go, spring dean’s list, from Burnsville – Chelsea Behnke, Tyler Boyer, Rebecca Darnell, Mara Doran, Susan Gilbertson, Lesley Locken, Nicholas Powers, Jordan Siewer, Tristyn Walczak, Jeffrey Wingert, Amber Winter; from Eagan – Paige An-derson, Tylen Bultema, Madison Byrne, Thomas Clawson, Paul Eikom, Isaac Holman, Daniel Krypel, Amanda Kuhn, Gregory Lund, Kelsey Narlock, Kjerstin Narvesen, Jacob Olsen, Glen Peterson, Kendra Plaschko, Thomas Rhone, Anne Rohloff, Alexander Ross, David St. Peter, Hunter Swanke, Krista Thiele, Michael Walmsley, Abigail Wilson. Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., spring dean’s list, from Eagan – Russell How-land, Jennifer Rudnicki. Valley City State University, N.D., spring president’s honor roll, Jodi Schmidt, of Burnsville. Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind., spring dean’s list, Samantha Doebler, of Eagan.

Concordia University, St. Paul, spring dean’s list, from Eagan – Christopher Anderson, Krista Eikom, Asha Knight, Latashia White. Macalester College, St. Paul, spring graduate, Patrick Leppink-Shands, of Eagan, B.A., international studies. St. Olaf College, Northfield, spring dean’s list, from Eagan – Linnea Graham, Taylor Hermundson, Ryan Menssen, Ri-ley Palmer, Apoorva Pasricha, Jordan Pellegrom, Nicole Wagner, Samuel Wal-czak. South Dakota State University, Brookings, spring dean’s list, from Ea-gan – Casey Gilman, Rachel Hunt, Josie White, Abby Zenner, Zachary Zenner. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, spring graduate, from Eagan – Jenna Werneke, B.B.A., professional selling. William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., spring dean’s list, from Eagan – Cameron VanDyke. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, spring honors list, from Eagan – Marie Krengel, Emily Peterson, Ryan Pinkalla, Glenn Ristow. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, spring dean’s list, from Burnsville – Abi-gail Johnson, Ethan Lindeman, Erin Maroney, Paige Rice, Riley Sisk; from Eagan – Kristin Ammerman, Megan Baird, Ryan Gorman, Madison Haus, Kyla Johnson, Shannon Koenig, Randall Krypel, Sarah Lochner, Hannah Lukin, Dylan Mannetter, Elizabeth Mattson, Katherine McGovern, Kyla Moloney, Alexa Oberembt, Nicholas Podpeskar, Rachel Rogers, Sarah Sorensen, Katelyn Vega, Laura Wagner. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., spring dean’s list, from Eagan – Leah Niemeyer.

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There are a lot of fun activities to do dur-ing the long summer break — go swimming, ride bikes and play games. Nancy Meyer, the elementary media specialist in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, hopes that “reading” is on the to-do list of every elemen-tary student during June, July and August. She asks every elementary student to read at least two books a week for a total of 24 books over the summer. And she has suggestions of books for chil-dren to read (see below). In addition, she says that children can find books at their Dakota or Scott county library, where librarians en-joy recommending books that children love to read. Here is Mrs. Meyer’s list of summer read-ing suggestions: Primary grades (kindergarten through grade 2): “Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man” by Michael Chabon “Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses” by Kimberly Dean “Bugs in my Hair” by David Shannon “Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great” by Bob Shea “I Scream, Ice Cream!: A Book of Wordles” “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin “Dog’s Night” by Meredith Hooper “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Day-walt “Funny Little Bird” by Jennifer Yerkes “Empty Fridge” by Gaetan Doremus “Friends” by Meis Van Hout

“Moustache Baby” by Bridget Heos “That is Not a Good Idea” by Mo WilliamsIntermediate grades (3-6): “Jedi Academy” by Jeffrey Brown “Lincoln’s Grave Robbers” by Steve Sheinkin “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio “Out of My Mind” by Sharon Draper “Counting by 7’s” by Holly Goldberg Sloan “Codename Zero” by Chris Rylander “Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adven-ture” by Kate DiCamillo “33 Minutes” by Todd Hasak-Lowy “Below” by Meg McKinlay “Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein “Klipfish Code” by Mary Casanova “Matchbox Diary” by Paul Fleischman “Masterpiece” by Elise Broach “Trouble with Chickens” by Doreen CroninNonfiction: “How they Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous” by Georgia Bragg “Founding Mothers: Remembering the La-dies” by Cokie Roberts “Underwater Dogs: Kids’ Edition” by Seth Casteel “Ick! Eew!: Our Gross American History” by Lois Miner Huey “Henri’s Scissors” by Jeanette Winter “Natural World” by Jon Richards “The World is Waiting for You” by Barbara Kerley “What if You had Animal Teeth” by Sandra Markle

Books for K-2 students that have received the Star of the North, a Minnesota book award: “Moo!” by David LaRochelle “The Dark” by Lemony Snicket “Georgia in Hawaii” by Amy Novesky “Good News Bad News” by Jeff Mack “Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball” by John Coy “I’m Bored” by Michael Ian Black “Jangles: a Big Fish Story” by David Shan-non “Mr. Tiger Goes Wild” by Peter Brown “My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood” by Tameka Fryer Brown “Step Gently Out” by Helen Frost and Rick LiederBooks for third- through fifth-grade students that have been nominated for the Maud Hart Lovelace Award: “Aliens on Vacation” by Clete Barrett Smith “As Simple as it Seems” by Sarah Weeks “Belly Up” by Stewart Gibbs “Benjamin Franklinstein” by Matthew McElligott “Breadcrumbs” by Anne Ursu “Ghost Dog Secrets” by Peg Kehret “Guinea Dog” by Patrick Jennings “Kindred Souls” by Patricia MacLachlan “Liar and Spy” by Rebecca Stead “My Life as a Book” by Janet Tashjian “Sylvia & Aki” by Winifred Conkling “Waiting for the Magic” by Patricia Ma-cLachlan

District 194 Following is the agenda for the noon Thursday, June 19, retreat of the District 194 School Board in the District Office/City Hall.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Discussion/Activities at District Office – Board Room a. Lunch & Team Building/Re-view of Strategic Plan – Dr. Snyder/Chair Peterson b. Security & Safety Review – Dr. Snyder/Mr. Baumann/Ms. Swanson/Mr. Molesky c. Closed Session per MN Stat 13D.05(d) to discuss issues related to security systems and emergency response procedures3. Continued Discussions/Activities at City Hall – Council Chambers a. Chambers Tour and Training – Ms. Swanson/City Team b. Discussion and Board Input on Enrollment Methodology & Potential Scenario Development – Mr. Baumann/Mr. Molesky c. Recommendations & Solici-tation for Feedback/Input for Leg-islative Increase of 25. per pupil – Cabinet & Board d. Introduction to Academic Return on Investment A-ROI Methodology for Program Evalua-tion – Mr. Molesky4. Adjournment

Agenda Summer reading options offered by District 191


Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Eagan Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon is looking for volunteers to help at a few June and July events in Ea-gan. Saturday, June 21 – Re-roofing the garage of an Eagan veteran as part of Home Depot Foundation Grant (roofing experience preferred), age 18 and old-er. Thursday, June 26 – Home improvement work at Eagan veteran’s home (same home as roofing project location) as part of Home Depot Foundation Grant, 10-15 volunteers needed, age 18 and older. Work includes weeding, mulching, planting, gar-den borders, brick and 4x4 pavers, gutter and down-spout installation, replace-ment of basement win-dows, other miscellaneous yard work. Friday, July 4 – Eagan Funfest 4th of July Pa-rade. Walk with Eagan BTYR (parade starts at 10 a.m., lineup starts at 8:45 a.m.). Everyone is wel-

come including kids of all ages. Friday, July 4 – Eagan Funfest Car Show benefit-ing Eagan BTYR. Three to five volunteers needed to help direct cars and oth-er miscellaneous car show duties. Interested volunteers should contact Madonna at [email protected] or 651-334-8868.

Job Transitions Group Michael Monroe Kief-fer will present “The Law of Attraction” at the June 17 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions for those who would like the opportunity to process their job loss in a safe, car-ing environment will be of-fered at 9:30 a.m. in a pri-vate setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Motorcycle ride raises funds to stop domestic violence Bikers Against Domes-tic Violence is organizing the inaugural Stop the Cy-cle motorcycle ride Satur-day, June 14, at VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. Proceeds will benefit 360 Communities Lewis House sexual and domestic violence shelters in Eagan and Hastings. Schedule: Noon, reg-istration; 12:45 p.m., ad-dress by Rosemount May-or Bill Droste; 1 p.m., ride begins; 4:30 p.m., barbe-cue dinner and silent auc-tion. Cost is $25 for one rider, $35 for two riders on one bike. Call 952-985-4018 to register. The motorcycle rid-ers will leave from the Rosemount VFW, travel through Dakota County to Hastings, to Prescott, down Wisconsin Highway 35, to Cannon Falls, to Northfield, and return to the Rosemount VFW. The ride will last about three

and a half hours. Local churches, businesses and other organizations have sponsored the event with nearly $4,500 in support. For more information, to sponsor the event, or to donate, call 651-244-9829.

New online tool for state parks Just in time for Nation-al Get Outdoors Day – coming up Saturday, June 14 – the Department of Natural Resources is roll-ing out a new tool to help plan an outdoor adven-ture at a Minnesota state park or recreation area. Looking for a Min-nesota state park with a swimming beach, a bike trail and drive-in camp-sites? Or a park with an accessible camper cabin and fishing pier? Park-Finder – as the new, inter-active tool is called – can help people find which of

Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas best match their needs and in-terests. In just a few clicks, us-ers can enter search crite-ria, view the results and make a reservation. Search options include where to find: Nature programs. Trails – including hik-ing, biking, horse, ski and snowmobile trails. Rental equipment – in-cluding canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, cross-country skis and snowshoes. Overnight camping and lodging facilities – includ-ing drive-in, cart-in and canoe-in campsites; RV sites; camper cabins and more. Amenities – such as beaches, playgrounds, fish-ing piers and picnic shel-ters, including which ones are accessible to wheel-chairs and other mobility-

assist devices. ParkFinder was de-signed and developed by the Parks and Trails Divi-sion in collaboration with the DNR’s Information Technology staff and can be found on the DNR website at www.mndnr.gov/parkfinder. Entry to all Minne-sota state parks and rec-reation areas is free on National Get Outdoors Day, and many of them have planned special ac-tivities to introduce kids and families to the fun of geocaching, kayaking, camping and other types of outdoor recreation. For more information, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/getoutdoor-sday.html or contact the DNR Information Center at [email protected] or 651-296-6157 or 888-646-6367 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Area Briefs

Credit union rewards youth members Burnsville-based US Federal Credit Union took part in National Credit Union Youth Week during April by cele-brating youth financial literacy all month long. Youth Week is a Credit Union Nation-al Association-sponsored event which was held April 20-26. US Federal makes this a month-long event with giveaways, youth account opening bonuses, prize drawings and a coin guessing contest. The credit union offered $25 to those who opened youth checking accounts and $10 to those who opened youth sav-ings accounts. Winners of the coin guessing contest received $25 deposited into their ac-count.

In April, 102 new youth memberships were opened with over $389,000 made in deposits to youth accounts.

Joe Modjeski rejoins Edina Realty Joe Modjeski has rejoined Edina Re-alty after being out of the real estate business for some years. He has served as the manager of the Edina Realty office in Burnsville for 14 years and a past-pres-ident of the Minnesota Association of Realtors. Modjeski also holds a Certified Residential Broker designation from the National Association of Realtors. He is located at the Edina Realty of-fice at 160th Street and Cedar Avenue and can be reached at [email protected] or 952-891-7635.

Business Buzz


Class of 2014 celebrates

Seniors from Apple Valley High School, Eastview

High School and the School of Environmental

Studies celebrated their ac-ademic achievements with

commencement ceremonies last week. Above: Eastview

graduates Elise Abbott, left, and Perry Abdulkadir look on as classmate Ryan Mather delivers the gradu-ate message to the class of

2014.At right: Senior speaker Caroline Berg addresses

Apple Valley High School’s graduating class.

(Photos by Andrew Miller)

Senior speaker Ryan Mather addresses Eastview’s graduating class. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Eastview High School concert choir director Greg Douma leads

the choir in the song

“For Good” during the

graduation ceremony

June 7

Engagements

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community!

Weddings

Albrecht/SchmidMichael and Karen Al-

brecht of Apple Valley are pleased to announce the marriage of their son, Ryan Albrecht to Jennifer Schmid on May 10, 2014. The wedding was held in Pismo Beach, Califor-nia and celebrated with several close friends and relatives. Ryan is a 2006 graduate of Apple Valley High School and a 2010 graduate of the United States Air Force Acad-emy. Ryan is a Captain in the Air Force and is sta-tioned at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jenny is from Stuttgart, Germany and they met while Ryan was stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Ryan and Jenny make their home in Santa Maria, California.

Meyer/KawadaAndrew Meyer and

Moeko Kawada were married in Toyko, Japan on April 29, 2014. A for-mal wedding will follow in November with family and friends in Kyoto, Ja-pan. Andrew is the son of Kathleen and Richard Meyer, all formerly of Eagan. He is the brother of Peter Meyer of Rose-mount, MN and Hillary Meyer of Stockholm, Sweden. Andrew is a practicing attorney for an American law firm in Tokyo, and Moeko is in marketing for a business media company in Tokyo

Anniversaries

Mr and Mrs. Francis Plumb 70th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs. Francis (Sonny) Plumb have been a part of the Lakeville community since 1920.Alice, age 97, and Francis (Sonny) Plumb, age 98, of Lakeville will celebrate their 70th Wedding An-niversary on June 14th, 2014. They have shown that love is the secret to a long and happy life!

ObituariesWeddings


A night to remember

Eagan High School’s concert choir performed “Stars I Shall Find” and “Omnia Sol” during 2014 graduation ceremony. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Eagan High School senior Nissi Kunjummen deliv-ered a commencement ad-dress titled “Chase Your Doors” during the June 7 graduation ceremony. (Photo by Jessica Harper)


Eagan students commence

Seniors line up while they await to accept their diplomas during Eagan High School’s graduation ceremony. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Eagan High School gradu-ates listen to Principal

Polly Reikowski give introductions during the

June 7 graduation cer-emony. Weather moved

the program from the EHS stadium to the gym.

(Photo by Jessica Harper)


The Burnsville High School Concert Choir sing during the Friday, June 6, commence-ment ceremony when about 600 graduates received diplomas. About 680 students grad-uated from high school programs in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. (Photo by John Gessner)

Graduates celebrate

Burnsville High School student Alyssa Blahnik receives her diploma from Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board Member Sandy Sweep. (Photo by John Gessner)

Stephanny Jimenez Guillen has some help in adjusting her tassel before

her individual photo was taken

during commence-ment exercises for

Burnsville High School.

Two seniors walk in to the Burnsville High School Pates Stadium for the Friday, June 6, graduation ceremony. (Photo by John Gessner)


Top students honored

Burnsville High School Valedictorians are (from left) Sarah Ruckes, Kirsten Resvick, Betsy Peterson, Ryan Kibler, Kaycie Ha-gen, Molly Dunn, Molly Calhoon, Emilie Bachrodt, and Salutatorian John Walker. (Photo by John Gessner)

Alec Kersten led the class in a cheer called the “Roller Coaster.” (Photo by John Gess-ner)

A Burnsville High School graduate smiled for the camera before receiving her diploma. (Photo by John Gessner)


SportsWildcat girls’ state expectations aren’t met Two Eagan relays

place in top 9 by Mike Shaughnessy


It’s reasonable to as-sume that the state track and field meet did not go as the Eagan girls had hoped. The Wildcats went in expecting to prove they could compete against the top teams in Class AA. They came away from last weekend’s state meet at Hamline University with six points and a tie for 42nd place. Barely one week earlier, Eagan fin-ished second in the Section 3AA girls meet. But at the section meet the Wildcats had sprinter Maddie Gourley, who won the 100- and 200-meter races. She was unable to compete in either of those events at state. That likely cost the Wildcats a large chunk of points because Gourley placed in both of those events at state last year. Eagan sent three relays to the state meet and two of them reached the finals. Anna Van Wyk, Raissa Hansen, Olivia Mitchell and Kelli Praska had the Wildcats’ best finish at state, taking sixth place in

the 4x800 relay in 9 min-utes, 30.54 seconds. Natalie Windels, Emer-ald Egwim, Mitchell and Praska finished ninth in the 4x400 relay in 4:04.75. Windels, an eighth-grad-er, also scored in the 300 hurdles by placing ninth in 17.85 seconds. Eagan also finished with six points in the boys team competition, good for a tie for 41st place. All the points came in the 4x100 relay, where Doug-las Brown, Dallas Krech, David Brown and Joseph Williams placed fourth in 43.47. Krech is a sopho-more and the other three sprinters on the relay are juniors. The Wildcat boys also were without one of their top athletes. Senior Jacob Gourley (Maddie’s broth-er) was a probable state championship contender in the 100 and 200 before injuring a hamstring at the South Suburban Confer-ence meet. He missed the rest of the season.

Burnsville Blaze junior Kevin Kucera finished seventh in the discus at the state meet with a throw of 147 feet, 6 inches. He had that toss on his fourth of six attempts in cold, rainy weather that

likely affected everybody’s performance. None of the 17 Class AA discus com-petitors matched their seed throws from section competition. Also scoring for the Blaze at state was junior Faysal Mahmoud, who finished eighth in the 1,600 in 4:18.64.

Kucera and Mah-moud combined to score five team points, putting Burnsville in a tie for 44th place at state. Burnsville’s lone girls state competitor, senior Vivian Hett, finished 10th in the 1,600 and 15th in the 3,200.

Eagan senior Emerald Egwim runs the final leg of the girls 4x400 relay at the state Class AA track and field meet Saturday at Hamline University. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Taking their swings at state

(Clockwise from top left) Burnsville’s Paul McCallie

serves in a doubles match at the state Class AA tennis

tournament last week at the University of Minnesota;

McCallie’s brother and teammate, Thomas, volleys

at the net; Eagan senior Zach Ekstein reaches for

a backhand return. The McCallie brothers played in the doubles tournament and won their first match before

losing in the second round. Ekstein played in the singles

tournament and went 1-1, also losing in the second round. (Photos by Mike

Shaughnessy)

Burnsville junior Kevin Kucera lets fly with the discus at the state track and field meet. He finished seventh. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notes: Opatz fourthat state golf tourney by Mike Shaughnessy


Eastview senior Kari Opatz tied for fourth at the state Class 3A girls golf tournament Wednes-day at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. Apple Valley had three girls at state, with Rachel Harty finishing in the top 20. The Class 3A boys tournament was still in progress when this edition went to press Wednesday afternoon. Opatz shot 73-76–149 in the girls tournament. New Prague’s Kenzie Neisen had a two-day to-tal of 135 (9 under par) to win by one stroke over Sarah Burnham of Way-zata. Neisen and Burn-ham, both seniors, were co-medalists at last year’s Class 3A tourney. Opatz, who will play golf at Concordia Uni-versity in St. Paul, im-proved by 15 strokes and 15 places over her perfor-mance at the 2013 state tournament. Harty, an Apple Valley junior, tied for 19th with 82-79–161. Senior Lau-ren Kerr tied for 32nd with 80-87–167 and se-nior Erica Power tied for 57th with 93-87–180. Lakeville North fin-ished fourth and Rose-mount was sixth in the Class 3A team tourney. In the boys Class 3A tournament, Apple Val-ley sophomore Jon Koe-nig shot 74-76–150. More than half of the Class 3A boys players were still on the course at presstime. Lakeville North senior Bobby Thomas finished at 79-70–149. His brother Freddy Thomas, also a senior, was at 153 after

rounds of 75 and 78. Eagan junior Nick Asta was tied for 25th af-ter a first-round 77.

All-star baseball Several players from local schools will be part of the Minnesota High School All-Star Baseball Series that starts June 20 at Chaska Athletic Park. Two players from Lakeville North – pitch-er/first baseman/outfield-er Dalton Lehnen and pitcher Nick Dorfman – were named to the Metro East team. Also named to the Metro East were Rosemount pitcher/first baseman Ben Smith, Ea-gan catcher/outfielder Ed Olson, Eastview pitcher/oufielder Marcus Fred-erickson and Burnsville pitcher/outfielder Zach Smith. Tony Market of Lakeville North is one of the Metro East coaches. Metro East is one of four teams in the two-day, round-robin tourna-ment that draws many of the state’s best high school senior baseball players. Metro East opens the tournament with a nine-inning game against South at 3 p.m. June 20. On June 21, Metro East plays North at 10 a.m. and Metro West at 6 p.m. The June 21 games are seven innings. Twenty-eight play-ers who took part in the Minnesota all-star series went on to play in the major leagues, including current Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer and Glen Per-kins.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Three SSC teams charge into lacrosse semifinals by Mike Shaughnessy


South Suburban Con-ference teams went 3-1 in the state lacrosse tourna-ment quarterfinals Tues-day, and the league is as-sured of having a team in the boys state champion-ship game for the third consecutive year. Rosemount, the No. 1 seed in the boys tour-nament, and No. 5 seed Lakeville North won their quarterfinal games and will meet in the semifi-

nals at 7 p.m. Thursday at Chanhassen High School, with the winner advancing to the title game at 7 p.m. Saturday, also at Chanhas-sen. In the girls tourna-ment, undefeated and third-seeded Apple Valley squeaked past Robbins-dale Armstrong 8-7, while No. 4 seed Lakeville South lost to Stillwater 10-9 on a goal with 28 seconds re-maining. Rosemount coach Lance Kuehn said Mahto-medi was a much different

team than the one the Irish faced in April. Rosemount was a much different team too, Kuehn added. The only thing that didn’t change was the score. Rosemount won 16-6 in the state quar-terfinals at Chaska High School – the same score by which the Irish beat the Zephyrs in a regular-season game April 19. Rosemount’s next op-ponent also will be famil-iar. The Irish beat Lakev-ille North 19-5 in a South Suburban Conference

game May 19. Fifth-seeded Lakeville North got past fourth-seeded Blake 11-9 in its quarterfinal game. Kuehn said it doesn’t matter to him whether the team has seen its op-ponent before. “The only difference is I don’t have to run around finding film” for scouting purposes, he said. Rosemount had a 5-1 lead eight minutes into the state quarterfinal game and led 11-3 at halftime en route to its 10th consecu-

tive victory. The Irish are 15-1 overall. Conner Yepsen and Luke VanOverbeke each had four goals for the Irish. Yepsen also picked up three assists for a sev-en-point night. Carter Yepsen, Garrick Swanson and David Blan-co scored two goals each. “I thought we played all right,” Conner Yepsen said. “You have to assume every opponent is going to play its best game in the state tournament, and it was good for us to have

that fast start in the first quarter. But we didn’t win as many ground balls and faceoffs as we’re used to. We’ll have to clean that up if we’re going to go on.” This is Rosemount’s first time in the state tour-nament, but the players made it their goal from the start of the season to win it. That means they need to stay on task. “We know if we go into a game overconfident, we can lose,” Kuehn said.


Envy

Grooving to Rhythm & Words

The Dakota County Library System held the

Rhythm & Words Family Music and Book Festival

on Saturday, June 7, at the Ames Center in Burns-ville. The event was for

children 10 and younger and their grown-ups. It

featured fun activities from MacPhail Music (above),

WonderWeavers Storytell-ers (right) and ArtStart

(below) and live music from Duke Otherwise, the Roe

Family Singers and Joanie Leeds. More photos are on-

line at SunThisweek.com. (Photos by Tad Johnson)


passed by voters in 2013 will raise $1,486 per pupil each year. “We would be having a very different conver-sation if the levy refer-endum had not passed. We’d be looking at cuts,” Superintendent Jane Berenz said. The 2013 Legislature increased basic funding by 1.5 percent for 2013-14 and another 1.5 percent for 2014-15. In May, the Legisla-ture agreed to provide an additional $25 per pupil or 0.5 percent increase for

2014-15. District 196 relies heav-ily on state aid, which ac-counts for 76.45 percent of its budget. Property taxes account for 18.09 percent while federal aid makes up 2.45 percent of the district’s budget. In addition to in-creased funding, District 196 is on track to save $4 million in its 2013-14 budget, Johnson said. The board is expected to vote on the budget pro-posal on June 23.

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

Ridge Elementary School in Eagan. Two years lat-er, Braun began teaching second grade at Glacier Hills. “The most rewarding part is when kids come back years later and share what they liked best about my class,” Braun said. She was among the first group of teachers hired by Principal Jeff Holten during his first year at Glacier Hills. “The one thing about Mary is she brings a great deal of creativity to

the school,” he said. Twice a month Sadie joins Braun’s class to hear children individu-ally read to her. Sadie quickly became a popular guest. Even students who were once fearful of dogs quickly warmed up to the mild-mannered lab, Braun said. More importantly, Braun said, children improved their reading skills and confidence by reading to Sadie. “Dogs are nonjudg-mental. Kids like that because they don’t feel pressure when reading,”

Braun said. The idea of having her students read to Sadie came to her after hearing that studies have shown reading to dogs can help young students improve their reading skills. One 2013 study by the University of Cali-fornia found that young children who read with a therapy dog improved their reading skills by 12 percent over the span of a 10-week program when compared to children in the same program who didn’t read to dogs. Principal Holten im-mediately agreed to the

idea when Braun pro-posed bringing Sadie to school. “I love dogs and loved the idea,” he said. “There’s a lot of evidence that a well-trained dog can help children be calm and build their confi-dence.” After retiring, Braun said she plans to trav-el, spend time with her grandchildren and vol-unteer in her community.

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

LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF EAGAN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

DATE/LOCATION OF Advisory Plan-ning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, June 24, 2014

HEARING: at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd

DEVELOPMENT/ APPLICANT: Hoyt Properties/Gary

LallyLOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 3771 Sibley Memo-

rial Highway, Part of Lot 2, Block 1, Cedar Industrial

REQUEST(S):Conditional Use PermitA Conditional Use Permit to allow

outdoor storage.File Number: 17-CU-05-05-14QUESTIONS: Call the Planning De-

partment at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Planner at (651) 675-5696 or [email protected] with the above information:

CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni - City Clerk

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CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as pos-sible by the Burnsville City Coun-cil, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on an ap-plication to vacate portions of the unused roadway easements in a portion of the West 63 rods of the Southwest Quarter of Northeast (SW1/4 of NE1/4) of Section Fifteen (15) Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty One (21).

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) 895-4459.Macheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville

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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: 9RoundPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1520 Wellington WayEagan, MN 55122NAMEHOLDER(S): ABBELS, LLC1520 Wellington WayEagan, MN 55122I, 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: June 5, 2014SIGNED BY: Marshall S Lichty

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CITY OF BURNSVILLEORDINANCE NO. 1321

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITYCODE TITLE 3 CHAPTER 15 TO ELIMINATE THE EXCEPTIONS FROM MASSAGE LICENSING AND REGU-LATION FOR CERTAIN HEALTH/SPORTS ESTABLISHMENTS

The City Council of the City of Burnsville ordains as follows:

SECTION 1. Title 3 – BusinessRegulations, Chapter 15, Therapeu-tic Massage Enterprises, is hereby amended by deleting a portion of Sec-tion 3-15-1: Definitions: Therapeutic Massage Business as follows:

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE BUSI-NESS: Any establishment or place providing to the public at large thera-peutic massage services, other than a hospital, sanatorium, rest home, nurs-ing home, boarding home, or other in-stitution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,Sections 144.50 through 144.69, and other than a health and fitness club asdescribed in section 3-15-10 of this chapter.

SECTION 2. Title 3 - BusinessRegulations, Chapter 15, Therapeu-tic Massage Enterprises, is hereby amended by deleting Section 3-15-10 (the strikethrough as follows):

3-15-10: EXCEPTIONS: This chap-ter does not apply to bona fide health/sports establishments which meet the following criteria: (A) The primary purpose of the establishment is healthand fitness; massage therapy is sub-sidiary. (B) No more than twenty per-cent (20%) of the establishment rev-enue is derived from massage. (C) Thefinancial records of the establishment are at all times available to the city for inspection.

(D) The establishment has an ongo-ing membership list which is availableto city officials for inspection at any time. (Ord. 1241, 7-19-2011)

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its pas-sage and publication.

PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 3rd day of June, 2014, by the City Council of the City of Burnsville.

Elizabeth B. Kautz, MayorATTEST: Macheal Collins, City Clerk

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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 917REGULAR BOARD

MEETING JUNE 3, 2014This is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, withfull text available for public inspection onthe district website at www.isd917.k12.

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mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145thStreet East, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 5:15PM. The meeting was held at Dakota County Technical College, 1300 145thStreet East, Rosemount, MN. Boardmembers present: Dick Bergstrom, DanCater, Deb Clark, Bob Erickson, Tom Ry-erson, Jill Lewis, Ron Hill (arrived at 5:44PM), Vanda Pressnall, Melissa Sauser,and administrators were present. Absent:none. Good news reports were present-ed. The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes, personnel,bills to be paid, and donations. Recom-mended actions approved: ResolutionPlacing Staff on Unrequested Leave ofAbsence (full copy available in the Super-intendent’s Office), Policy 456 – SubstituteInstructor Pay Schedule; 2014-2015 ISD917 Budget; Resolution Pertaining to theTermination of Employment of SupportService Employees (full copy available inthe Superintendent’s Office); Superinten-dent’s Evaluation and incentive for 2013-2014; Superintendent’s Salary increaseand contract modifications for 2012-2015contract; Resolution approving 917’sHealth and Safety Program Budget; LeaseLevy; Safe Schools Levy; and EducatorDevelopment Evaluation Process. BoardMember Tom Ryerson was thanked for his nine years of service on the 917 SchoolBoard. Adjournment at 6:58 PM.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSCALL FOR BIDS

RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the service of Resource Manage-ment (Waste Processing, Re-cycling and Composting) at the Independent School District 196 Facilities Department, located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2 p.m., local time on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bid forms and specifications maybe obtained at the Facilities Department of Independent School District 196, 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, Minnesota 55068.

A 5% Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check must be sub-mitted with the bid.

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

If you should have questions regarding this bid you may contact the Mike Schwanke at (651) 423-7702.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196Rosemount, MN 55068

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CITY OF EAGANORDINANCE NO. 531

SECOND SERIESThe following is the official summary of

Ordinance No. 531 as approved by the City Council of the City of Eagan on June 3, 2014.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EA-GAN, MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGANCITY CODE CHAPTER ELEVEN ENTI-TLED “LAND USE REGULATIONS (ZON-ING)” BY AMENDING SECTIONS 11.30AND 11.60 REGARDING REGULATIONSOF A BREWERY, BREWER TAPROOM,MICRODISTILLERY AND FARM WINERY;AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE EA-GAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SEC-TION 11.99.

Chapter 11, regulating the City’s land use and zoning, was amended to adddefinitions and to revise land use regula-tions for agricultural, limited industrial andgeneral industrial districts relating to theoperations of a brewery, brewer taproom,micordistillery and farm winery.

A printed copy of the ordinance is avail-able for inspection by any person duringregular office hours at the office of theCity Clerk at the Eagan Municipal Center,3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota55122.

Effective date. This ordinance shall takeeffect upon its passage and publication.


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SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES MAY 15, 2014

The meeting of the Board of Educationwas called to order by Vice Chair Vanden-Boom at 6:30 p.m. at the Burnsville High School Senior Campus in the Diamond-head Education Center.

Directors Currier, Alt, VandenBoom,Hill, Luth, and Sweep were present. Chair Schmid was absent. Others in attendancewere Superintendent Gothard, StudentBoard Representative Shreedaran, admin-istrators and staff.

VandenBoom welcomed the audienceand asked Shreedaran to lead the Pledgeof Allegiance.

Public recognition was given to San-geetha Shreedaran and to the ServiceClub at Harriet Bishop Elementary.

Moved by Luth, seconded by Sweep, to approve the agenda. Motion carried (6, 0).

Moved by Hill, seconded by Alt, to ap-prove the consent agenda:

- Minutes of the May 1, 2014, regular board meeting

- Minutes of the May 1, 2014, closed session

- Approve personnel recommendationsfor S. Vodnick, A. Franks, H. Magner, S.Erickson, M. Wieland, J. Gardner, H. San-dell, T. Sexton, B. Van Osdel, D. Wick, M.Akkerman, S. Erbes, K. Moulton and S.Yakimovich.

- Adopt a resolution to approve and ac-cept the donations as presented. A com-plete list of donations is on the website.

- Approve April payroll checks num-bered 717669-717708, and direct deposit notices numbered 532834-535811, in thenet amount of $3,635,175.64. April & Mayclaims to date represented by checksnumbered 431890-432499, 1009995-1010263, 7-23, and 100919-100924 andwire transfers and adjustments totaling$6,687,882.87. Accept March receipts of $12,049,650.92 and investments for theGeneral Fund, 2012A Alt Facilities, andOPEB of $53,680,727.84 as of April 30, 2014.

- Accept the Budget Analysis for the month ending April 30, 2014

Motion carried (6, 0).Moved by Currier, seconded by Sweep,

to approve the 2014-15 Student/ParentHandbook. Motion carried (6, 0).

Moved by Luth, seconded by Currier, toapprove the request to revoke previously approved funding for leased printing andcopying equipment with maintenanceservices from Minnesota Office Technol-ogy Group (“MOTG”), Xerox, and US Bank for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Motion carried(5,1: with Currier, Alt, Hill, Sweep and Luthvoting in favor and VandenBoom votingagainst).

Moved by Hill, seconded by Alt, toadopt the resolution for non-appropriating funds for the leased printing and copyingequipment with maintenance servicesfrom Minnesota Office Technology Group(“MOTG”), Xerox, and US Bank for the2014-15 fiscal year as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried (5,1:with Currier, Alt, Hill, Sweep and Luth voting in favor and VandenBoom votingagainst).

Moved by Sweep, seconded by Currier,to approve the proposed revisions andre-adopt the unchanged language in the2013-2015 Master Agreement with the Associate of Clerical Employees. Motion carried (6, 0).

Received verbal reports from the Legis-lative Committee, Policy Review Commit-tee, Meet and Confer Committee, Ad HocTechnology Committee and Student Per-formance and Achievement Committee.

Moved by Sweep, seconded by Cur-rier, to adjourn at 7:27 p.m. Motion car-ried (6, 0).June 5, 2014/s/ DeeDee Currier DeeDee Currier, clerk


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CITY OF EAGANORDINANCE NO. 530

2ND SERIESThe following is the official summary of

Ordinance No. 530 as approved by the City Council of the City of Eagan on June 3, 2014.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFEAGAN, MINNESOTA, AMENDING EA-GAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 5 ENTITLED“BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSINGAND REGULATIONS” BY AMENDINGSECTION 5.01 TO ADD DEFINITIONSAND ADDING SECTIONS 5.62, 5.63, 5.64and 5.65 REGULATING BREWER TAP-ROOMS, MICRODISTILLERIES & FARMWINERIES; AND BY ADOPTING BY REF-ERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1AND SECTION 5.99.

Eagan City Code, Chapter 5, governingthe City’s beer, wine and liquor licensingand regulations, is amended to add andrevise definitions and to add sectionsregulating brewer taproom and off-sale malt liquor licenses, microdistilleries andfarm wineries.

A printed copy of the ordinance is avail-able for inspection by any person duringregular office hours at the office of theCity Clerk at the Eagan Municipal Center,3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota55122.

Effective date. This ordinance shall takeeffect upon its passage and publication.


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CITY OF BURNSVILLE NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held on

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the proposed vacation of the ease-ment for public roadway purposes be-tween the SE Corner of Outlot A andthe eastern lot line of Lot 1, Block 1 Wapetu Maza Ranch 2nd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.

All persons desiring to speak onthis item are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4544.Macheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville

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SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCEAMENDING TITLE 10, ZONING ORDI-NANCE, OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE ADDRESSING B-3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CONDITIONAL USES; AND I-1 INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT AND 1-2 GENERAL INDUS-TRIAL DISTRICT PERMITTED, CON-DITIONAL AND ACCESSORY USES

CASE FILE NO. DEV14-0016On June 3, 2014, the City Council

of the City of Burnsville adopted an amendment to the City Code Zon-ing Ordinance to reduce the number and nature of conditional uses in theI-1 and I-2 Districts to ensure that the purpose and intent of the industrial ar-eas is preserved.

A printed copy of the complete or-dinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hoursat the Office of the City Clerk at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic CenterParkway, Burnsville, MN 55337.

APPROVED FOR PUBLICATIONthis 3rd day of June, 2014 by the City Council of the City of Burnsville.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MACHEAL COLLINS, CITY CLERK


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CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

June 23, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Dworsky FamilyTrust for a preliminary and final platof a two lot subdivision to be knownas DFT INDUSTRIAL PARK; rezoning from B-4 to B-4, PUD; a concept anddevelopment stage PUD for an office warehouse building; and modifica-tions to the Park Jeep dealership lo-cated at 1408 Highway 13 West.

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Com-mission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burns-ville Planning Commission

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June 23, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Richard Schulzefor a Planned Unit Development toadd 2 stories of office space to an ex-isting building, and a preliminary plat of a 1 lot commercial subdivision tobe known as CALIBER ADDITION lo-cated at 12600 Frontage Rd W.


All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner DebGarross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville.Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burns-ville Planning Commission


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June 23, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burns-ville Planning Commission, 100 CivicCenter Parkway, in the Council Cham-bers on the application of EnterpriseLeasing Company for a preliminaryand final plat to be known as ENTER-PRISE FIRST ADDITION and a Condi-tional Use Permit for outdoor sales lo-cated at 12445 River Ridge Boulevard.


All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burns-ville Planning Commission


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SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCEAMENDING TITLE 6, POLICE REGU-LATIONS, OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE ADDRESSING LICENSURE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL KENNELS

CASE FILE NO. DEV14-0016On June 3, 2014, the City Council

of the City of Burnsville adopted an amendment to the City Code ZoningOrdinance to clarify language in the licensure standards for commercial kennels.

A printed copy of the complete or-dinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hoursat the Office of the City Clerk at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic CenterParkway, Burnsville, MN 55337.

APPROVED FOR PUBLICATIONthis 3rd day of June, 2014 by the City Council of the City of Burnsville.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MACHEAL COLLINS, CITY CLERK


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSMINUTES OF MAY 12, 2014

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGChairperson Rob Duchscher

called the regular School Board

meeting to order at 6 p.m. on May 12, 2014 at Dakota Ridge School.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the School Board.

Present: Joel Albright, Art Coul-son, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Gary Huusko, clerk and Jackie Magnuson, vice chairper-son.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried, with five mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

The board recognized Yodahe Heramo, Helen Matsooff and An-drew Kemp of Eagan High School and Apoorva Malarvannan of East-view High School, who each earned a National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award in Writing.

Berenz congratulated:• Fifty-five high school students

who were named All-State Musi-cians for 2014-15;

• Daniel Debner, Eagan High School, who was selected one of 40 Scholars of Distinction by the Minnesota Department of Educa-tion;

• John Herron, Rosemount High School, who finished second place in retail merchandising at the DECA International Career Development Conference, and

• Nine Destination ImagiNation teams that will be competing at the Global Finals.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried, with five mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the following Consent items:

Minutes of April 28, 2014 regular board meeting (Exhibit A1);

Claims for April 23-May 6, 2014 (Exhibit B1);

Electronic funds transfer sched-ule for April 19-May 2, 2014 (Exhibit B2);

Schedule of investments for April 19-May 2, 2014 (Exhibit B3);

Treasurer’s report for month ending March 31, 2014 (Exhibit B4);

Gifts received during April 2014 totaling $123,346.07 (Exhibit B5);

Advertising revenue received during April 2014 totaling $550 (Ex-hibit B6);

Contract with Restoration Spe-cialists for the Eagan High School bleacher repair project for $88,750 (Exhibit B7);

Contract with Agropur using the escalation pricing of $518,638 for 2014-15 dairy products (Exhibit B8);

A $500 Jump Rope for Heart grant from the Minnesota Associa-tion for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance to Woodland Elementary School (Exhibit B9);

Amendment to Lease Number Four to extend the lease for the Early Childhood Learning Center with no increase in rent through December 31, 2014 (Exhibit B10);

Contract with Bossardt Corpo-ration for construction manage-ment services, at a basic cost of $146,925 plus reimbursable expenses, for the classroom ad-ditions at Parkview Elementary School (Exhibit B11);

Contract addendum with Wold Architects and Engineers for ar-chitectural services, at a basic cost of $247,000 plus reimburs-able expenses, for the classroom additions at Parkview Elementary School (Exhibit B12);

Separations, leaves of absence and new staff (Exhibit C1-Revised);

Resolution proposing to place teacher David Baertsch on an un-requested leave of absence (ULA) effective at the end of the 2013-14 school year on June 30, 2014 (Ex-hibit C2);

Increasing pay rates for some substitute, temporary and part-time Community Education aquatic em-ployees for 2014-15 (Exhibit C3);

Agreements for an additional .2 FTE for the 2014-15 school year with two individual teachers with-out the additional FTE becoming part of the teachers’ continuing contract (Exhibit D1);

Agreement to extend the pro-bationary period of a school nurse during 2014-15 and limit her con-tinuing contract rights (Exhibit D2), and

Agreements for counseling ser-vices during 2014-15 between pri-vate counselors and Faithful Shep-herd Catholic School, St. Joseph School and Trinity School (Exhibit D3).

Food and Nutrition Services Co-ordinator Wendy Knight reported federal law requires school districts to complete an annual review of their Wellness Policy. The policy was adopted by the School Board in 2006 and supports a healthy school and community environ-ment that enhances student learn-ing and the development of lifelong wellness practices.

A District Wellness Committee was formed is responsible for es-tablishing standards for all foods and beverages available during the school day and at school-spon-sored events, monitoring results of the policy, compiling data to as-sess compliance with the policy, periodically reporting on the district progress in attaining the goals of the policy and, when necessary, making recommendations about the policy.

In response to the increase in obesity in America, the federal government adopted the Healthy,

Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 to promote wellness in school-age children through healthy eating and physical activities. In collaboration with Dakota County, the district participates in the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) health reform to improve health and build stronger communities. Knight shared examples of nutrition and physical activities that SHIP funds have supported in the district.

Wellness survey results will be analyzed and evaluated during 2014-15 along with the effective-ness of the Wellness Policy. Knight invited parents and community members to join the Wellness Com-mittee.

Director of Community Educa-tion Khia Brown shared proposed revisions to Administrative Regu-lation 801.5AR, Community Use of District Facilities, pertaining to swimming pool rental fees (Exhibit E). She reported Community Edu-cation staff conducted an aquatics market study of surrounding school districts and found the pay rates for District 196 aquatics staff were low. In order to hire and retain quality employees and to maintain a bal-anced budget, the administration proposed a 2.5 percent increase in swimming pool rental fees.

The board is expected to take action on the increase at its June 9 board meeting.

K-12 Curriculum and English Language Coordinator Renee Erv-asti asked the board to approve the Letter of Understanding with Dako-ta County United Educators (DCUE) on the Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE) Plan (Exhibit F). The Minnesota Legislature, during a special session in summer 2011, mandated a statewide teacher de-velopment and evaluation require-ment that all school districts have a TDE plan in place by the 2014-15 school year. The plan could be lo-cally developed by school boards and teachers, it could be the state plan or a hybrid of the state plan with locally determined elements.

During the past year teachers and administrators developed a District 196 TDE plan which they presented to teachers so they could determine which plan the district would use. Teachers voted on May 1, and by an overwhelming 99 percent, voted to use the locally developed plan. The plan supports the goals of increasing student achievement, benefits teachers and their professional develop-ment and growth, keeps quality in classrooms and meets the many requirements of the state statute. Ervasti reported the committee was able to incorporate many of the components currently being used through the Quality Compensation (Q-Comp) Plan for probationary teachers.

The letter of understanding will become part of the 2015-17 mas-ter agreement if approved by the board.

One member of the audience spoke.

Motion by Schutte, seconded Coulson and carried, with five members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the Letter of Understand-ing.

Director of Finance and Opera-tions Jeff Solomon noted that at the April 14 board meeting the board approved a resolution authorizing the refunding of the Series 2005B General Obligation School Building Bonds. He said this is similar to re-financing a home mortgage in that the district would save money for taxpayers with a lower interest rate. He introduced Jodie Zesbaugh, financial advisor with Ehlers & As-sociates, Inc.

Zesbaugh reported district staff conducted a conference call with Moody’s Investors Service prior to the sale and Moody’s assigned an Aa1 underlying /Aa2 enhanced rating to the refunding bonds. She reviewed the results of the sale of the $2,230,000 General Obligation School Building Refunding Bonds, Series, 2014A (Exhibit G), which in-cluded 11 bids with the low bidder being Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc., at a true interest cost of 1.1213 per-cent. Zesbaugh said this will save taxpayers about $180,000 total or $30,000 per year and asked the board to approve resolution relat-ing to the sale.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Schutte and carried, with five members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the resolution.

Berenz reported that more than 2,000 students will celebrate high school graduation this spring and noted the complete schedule of ceremonies is on the district web-site and in the summer issue of Spotlight.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried, with five mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m.

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1020 Junkers& Repairables


1010 Vehicles

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

4530 Houses For Rent


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1030 Motorcycles

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1030 Motorcycles

1996 Yamaha Virago1100 CC, Excellent cond! 21K, fairing, saddlebags, throttle lock, new tires.$2,950/BO. 952-891-1017

1050 RV’s & Campers

Excel th Wheel Trlr, 2 side outs, rear kitch-en $14,900/BO. See Craigs List. Call 612-201-6906

2004 Jayco Pop Up Camp-er 12FSO w/amenities $5295. (651)423-2070

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

14’ Boat, Trailer, 9.9 Even-rud M*troll motr, fish finder. Nice. $1595. 952-393-8741

16 ft Runabout 25 hp Evinrude mtr, 28lb thrusht Minn Kota & trlr. Gd cond! $2,500/BO. 612-861-4876

‘97 16’ Lund Pro Sport Boat w/90HP 2stroke & 4HP Yamaha motors, also mini-kota bow mounted trolling motor, shorelander trailer $8000 firm. 952-882-8827

3500 MERCHANDISE

3520 Cemetery Lots

2 Cem. Plots w/VaultsSunset Mem. Park $3500. Value: $7590 651-454-4720

3580 Household/Furnishings

Moving! Misc. furniture. Bloomington.

952-884-7892

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QN. PILLOWTOP SETNew In Plastic!! $150

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3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Allis-Chalmers 175 Se-rial #6762 Wide Front, 3pt, dual hyds, Diesel Incudes Westendorf Loader, Farm King Mower, Dettson 2084 snow blower, blade, hrs. 5667 651-470-5152

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Husqvarna Lawn Tractor, 42” deck, 19HP eng, 20 hrs. $1000. 651-423-2938

Kawai Full Upright Piano Excellent cond. $1250952-894-2450

Mobility Scooter Hauler Aluminum, 500lb. capacity $300

952-843-8400

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

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE’S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

* WANTED * US Coins, Collections, Proof & Mint Sets. Also Currency

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

4000 SALES

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets

LAKEVILLE: 10240 210th ST. West June 13/14th 9-4PM, Pottery, Stained Glass, & Jewelry!


Apple Valley Estate Sale, June 20 and June 21, 8 am to 6 pm. Furniture, bed-room set, piano, end ta-bles, beds, kitchen ware, seasonal decorations, women’s clothing and shoes 13010 Garrett Lane

Apple Valley Multi-Fam/Moving Sale 6/13-14 (8-3) Furn, HH, baby, toys, cloz, lwnmower 13560 Guild Ave

Apple ValleySHEPHERD’S SALE

benefiting children in needJune 25-26-27

Wed. (2-8) - No strollers or price scanners on Wed.; Thurs. (9-7); Fri. (8-11)

* Friday Bag Sale *Funds supplemented by

Thrivent Financial.Shepherd of the Valley

Lutheran Church12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd

(East of MN Zoo)

APPLE VALLEY, June 13 & 14th 10-4pm, Huge Mov-ing! Furn, Wildlife art, & Sports! 5849 139th St. West

Apple Valley, June 20-21, 9-5. Fish / hunt / camp / garden equip. 4 hp out-board motor. Kids & vin-tage clothes. Games & books. HH items. 12816 Denmark Ave.

Bloomington6/20-21 (8-3), Kid toys & clothes, art, Christmas, misc. 10024 Zinran Rd

Bloomington Hi-End Baby Girl Cloz (0-24 mos), Toys, Crib, Access. 6/21-22 (8-4) 9025 Pillsbury Ave. So.

BloomingtonHUGE SALE EVENT!

100+ Families!Incredible variety

June 12-14 (Thurs. 8-5; Fri. 8-5; Sat 8-12)

Nativity of Mary School99th St. & Lyndale Ave

BloomingtonMoving Sale! June 19- 21st, 8-4. Furn, HH, cloz, tools, and more. 8901 10th Ave S

Bloomington, 6/13-14, (9-6). Misc. HH, furn, girl clz, toys, bikes, tot edu, much more. 9649 Grand Ave S

Bloomington, June 12 to 14, 8-6. Antiques, vintage, furn, HH, lawn + more. 9408 5th Ave S.


BloomingtonTownhome Association

Garage Sales. Friday June 13, 8am-5pm and Saturday June 14, 8am-3pm. West of Normandale

Blvd at Overlook Drive approx 3 blocks south of

the intersection of Old Shakopee and Norman-

dale Blvd Overlook Drive

Bloomington, June 12-14, (8-5). Huge Sale! Too many new/used items to list due to years of hoarding. 10509 Maryland Rd

Bloomington, June 19, 20, 21, 9-4. All house-hold, garage, patio items for sale. 11416 Johnson Avenue South.

Bloomington, June 20 & June 21, 9-4. Downsizing! antiques, sports equip, hh.

6100 West 105th St

Bloomington, Moving Sale! 6/19-21 (8-5), Lots of yard equip. 5715 Mount Normandale Dr

Bloomington- 6/14 & 6/159a-5p - Multi-home sale!

Brand New items! Designer Bags, Art,- 9230 3rd Ave S.

Bloomington: 310 Spring Valley Dr. 6/12-13 (9-4), 6/14 (9-2). Toys, crib, furn, HH & more.

Bloomington: Moving/Garage Sale. Old, New &

Antiques. June 12-14 (9-5p) 8535 5th Ave S

Brklyn Park X-mas, HH, Butcher block Tbl, Wmns 8.5 shoes, drapes. 6/19-21 (9-5) 8524 Telford Crossing

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June 13th & 14th 9 am - 5 pm. * Big Sale! *

5307 Oliver Ave N

Brooklyn Park1925 Pearson Parkway

June 13-14 (9-5) Furn, HH, kids, antiqs, M/F des. cloz

Brookyln Center HUGE SALE! 6/12-14 (9-6). New/used cloz & much variety!

6407 Scott Ave. North

Burnsville - Great Stuff! 6/12-14 (9-4) Antiqs, wick-er furn, couch, many HH items. 13505 Nicollet Lane

BURNSVILLE Birnamwood Sales June 14th, 8-3pm

(BV Parkway & Hwy 13)

Burnsville, June 13 & 14, 8 a.m.. Estate Sale: House-hold Grandfather Clock, Singer Sewing Machine 50’s, Antique saws, baskets, furniture. 13709 Portland.


Burnsville: 74 Unit Town-house Community Sale! Sat. 6/21, 8-4p. 35E South to Co Rd 11, right on Co Rd

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Columbia Hts: Thrift Sale Immaculate Conception Church 6/19-21 Thurs & Fri 8-7; Sat., bag sale 8-12.763-788-9062 ICCSonline.org

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Deephaven, 6/12-13, 8a-5p; 6/14, 8a-noon. Estate Sale: Wayzata home filled with exquisite antiques (mid century modern, 18th century Americana & primitives) a collection of leather-bound classic books, porcelain, antique linens, French wine rack, upholstered, wicker & out-door furniture, lamps, fire-place tools & screen, mili-tary collectibles, framed prints & art, & so much more! 18175 Carole Lane, Deephaven.

Eagan Estate Sale Thur-Sat 6/19-6/20, 9-5, 6/21, 9-2. Collectibles: Harley, Boyd’s Bears, Pre-cious Moments, Avon, etc; decor, art, hh, tools, more! 4555 Acorn (off Cliff Rd)

EAGAN, 6/11 4-7pm, 6/12-14th 8-6pm, Great Variety don’t miss! Furn.,Tools, Cloz. 1671 Oakbrooke Ct

EAGAN: 4836 Sky View Court 6/12 & 6/13th 8-4pm, 6/14th 9-1pm, We-ber BBQ, pool table, futon, end tbles, HH, Bks & Tools

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

6/12-6/15, 8-4pm. On Cliff Lake Rd, Btwn Rahn & Blackhawk (across from Cub) HH, furniture, glass-ware, clothing, art & more!

EAGAN: June 19th - 21st8-5PM, Furn, Antqs. HH, glass, books, Singer mach. 1449 HEMLOCK CIRC.

Eden Prairie Moving SaleFurn., exercise equip, misc HH. 6/26 (9-4), 6/27 (9-1). 10115 Gristmill Ridge

EdinaColony at Edina

Community Garage SaleBarrie Rd & Colony Way

Thurs-Sat, 6/19-21 (8-5)For map see:

www.colonyedina.com

Edina, 6/12, 6/13, 6/14, Th 8-5, Fr 8-5, Sa 8-12. Fur-niture, Home Décor, Sea-sonal, Fashion Accessories, Barbie Doll Collection and Much More! 6941 Valley View Road

FARMINGTON 18738 Em-bry Ave. Huge Sale! 6/20 & 6/21st 8-4pm, Furn, vin-tage sled, decor, HH, bird houses, CDs, pict. frames, puzzles & books & More!

Farmington- 6/11-4p-8p,6/12-8a-4p, 6/13-8a-noon Large Multi-Family Sale

16962 Fairhaven Ave

Golden Valley2205 Wisconsin Ave N 6/19-21, (9-5). CSAC, 3 ga-rages. Misc. items.

Hopkins: Annual ParkValley Association Sales.

Multi Homes 10+ June 21, 8-2p. 6th Av. S & 7th St. S

MAPLE GROVE: Red Fox Cove Neighborhood SalesSat., 6/14 (8-3) Furn, HH, Kid/Adlt Cloz, much more!

Red Fox Drive (55369)

MINNEAPOLIS: 5239 13th Ave So. 6/12-6/14th 8-5pm Vintage/Estate Sale! Fur-niture! Tools & Antiques!

Minnetonka, 6/19-21, 9-6. Furn, appliances, child & adult cloz, glassware, yarn books. 5721 High Park Dr

Plymouth Multi-Family!6/19-20 (9-5), 6/22 (10-5) HH, furn., cloz, hobby items 12310 26th Ave. No.


Minnetonka, Multi FAM June 12-14 9-6. “We sold the cabin!” Furn, HH, tools, 5 bikes, gas grill. 10905 Joy Ln, nr 394 & Hopkins Cr Rd

Plymouth: Estate Sales June 20-21 , 9-5. Reming-ton Bronzes & Gun safe, Check out estatesales.net 4125 Black Oaks Lane N

Plymouth: Multi-Family 6/12-13 (9-5); 6/14 (9-11). Clean, good HH items, Furn., Cloz. Great prices! 2235 Xanthus Lane North

Richfield Moving Sale6/13-14 (9-4) Furn., bikes, games, kitchenware, misc. 7408 Oakland Ave. South

RICHFIELDSt Richard’s Catholic Church

Fri, June 13 (9-5);Sat, June 14 (9-12) Bag day

7540 Penn Ave. Southwww.strichards.com

Robbinsdale - Estate Sale Inside and out. Cash only. June 20, 8-4; June 21, 8-12

4257 Zenith Ave N

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SavageSt John’s Church

Super Sale12508 Lynn Ave.

Preview Night 6/18 (5-8)Admission;

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Shakopee: Summer Kids Consignment Sale

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Friday, June 13 Healing Gong Meditation, 6:30 p.m., The YogaSoul Cen-ter, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 100, Eagan. Cost: Dona-tion.

Saturday, June 14 Pancake breakfast by Ea-gan Relay for Life, 9 a.m. to noon, Saga Bar and Grill, 525 Diffley Road, Eagan. Includes a silent auction and door prize drawing. Tickets must be pur-chased in advance at Saga. Cost: $5 for ages 10 and younger; $7 for ages 11 and older. LakeFest 2014, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Trapp Farm Park, 841 Wilderness Run Road, Eagan. Enjoy fishing (equipment pro-vided), make fish art, visit with natural resource experts and more. Fishing license not re-quired. Free. Information: www.cityofeagan.com.

Stop the Cycle motor-cycle ride to stop the cycle of domestic violence, VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rose-mount. Noon registration, 1 p.m. ride.; 4:30 p.m. barbecue dinner with silent auction. Cost: $25 for one rider, $35 for two riders on one bike. Call 952-985-4018 to register. Proceeds benefit the Lewis House.

Sunday, June 15 Second Annual RE/MAX Results AttaBoy Ride, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dakota County Tech-nical College, Rosemount. Bicycle ride to raise money in support of the fight against men’s cancers. Open to all ages and abilities. Routes of 5, 10, 20 and 40 miles. Informa-tion: www.attaboyride.org.

Tuesday, June 17 Family Fun Tuesday – “Shakespearience: Tales from a Trunk” with Mary-sue Moses, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person do-

nation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.capon-iartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden – Blueberries: The Su-per Fruit with Tori Clark, 6:30-8 p.m. in the red barn on the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Learn the secrets of planting and growing this shrub with the delicious and healthy fruit. Free. Class size is limited; reg-ister by calling 651-480-7700. Information: www.dakotamas-tergardeners.org.

Wednesday, June 18 Eagan Market Fest, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, en-tertainment by The Bazillions, Choo Choo Bob and the Eagan Puppet Wagon. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/market-fest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, June 19 Music in the Parks – Bob & the Beachcombers, 10 a.m.,

Camfield Park, 14795 Canada Ave., Rosemount. Weather-re-lated updates: 651-322-6020, option No. 6. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers, 11 a.m., Nicollet Com-mons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Harriet Bishop Elementary Principal Erika Nes-vig will read books to children. Books are geared toward el-ementary and preschool chil-dren. Choo Choo Bob will per-form at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, June 20 Outdoor movie, “Frozen,” rated PG, 7:30 p.m., dusk showtime, Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City, Burnsville.

Saturday, June 21 Movies in the Park, “De-spicable Me 2,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount.

Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option No. 6.

Ongoing Garage sale, June 18-21 at St. John the Baptist Catho-lic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. Preview night, 5-8 p.m. June 18, $3 per person or $5 per family (two adults and children under 12); 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 19-20; bag sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 21, $5 a bag or five bags for $20. Infor-mation: 952-890-9465, www.stjohns-savage.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • June 13, noon to 6 p.m., Walgreens, 2200 Highway 13 E., Burnsville. • June 13, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By

The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • June 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brunswick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. • June 16, noon to 6 p.m., Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • June 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • June 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • June 18, 1-7 p.m., Rose-mount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. • June 18, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burns-ville. • June 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Prudential Lovejoy Realty Inc., 17305 Cedar Ave., Lakeville. • June 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Southwest Area YMCA, 550 Opperman Drive, Eagan.

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Lakeville city administrator resigns for county job

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville City Ad-ministrator Steve Mielke, who oversaw Lakeville’s construction boom, reces-sionary drag and a recent development resurgence, has been tapped as Dako-ta County’s next physical development director. Mielke’s last day at City Hall will be July 10, and he starts with the county on July 21. “The things that I really love about Lakeville are on the development end,” Mielke said. “I really like helping plan the growth and development of Lakeville. That has to do with parks, roads, trans-portation and sewer and water and working with developers. The majority of this position is going to focus on those areas.” Mielke, 56, will earn $152,000 in his new po-sition and benefits that include 240 hours of flex leave, according to Dakota

County Commu-nications Director Gail Plewacki; his current salary is $158,100 plus ben-efits, according to Lakeville. Mielke’s ca-reer began in Ea-gan as an intern, where he was mentored for six months by former City Administrator Tom Hedges. He served as an assistant/planner in North Mankato and in 1984 became the first city ad-ministrator for Janesville, Minn. “That’s where I really learned the management side, the business side of cities,” Mielke said. Mielke worked for more than 17 years in Hopkins, serving as that city’s community devel-opment director for 2-1/2 years before becoming city manger. He left that job to lead Lakeville in 2004. Mielke said one of his priorities when he came to Lakeville was imple-

menting polices that guide how the city redevelops its aging infrastruc-ture, an issue that “wasn’t even on the radar” when he arrived because it was such a young community.

He said in his career, he has gained broad knowl-edge of developing and re-development communities that will help him be effec-tive at the county level. “I truly was not look-ing for a job,” Mielke said. “But talking to the recruit-er, it became of interest to me. … The closer I got to looking at it, the more ex-cited I became about the opportunity.” Lakeville Mayor Matt Little credited Mielke for guiding Lakeville through strong and weak econo-mies, noting he will be hard to replace. “Steve’s done an excel-lent job,” Little said. “I’ve enjoyed working with him for almost three and a half

years I’ve been on the City Council. He’s well orga-nized, well spoken and highly respected by all the staff. We will miss him greatly.” During Mielke’s ten-ure, Lakeville has grown to include major housing and commercial develop-ments that include Tar-get, Life Time Fitness and Walmart; he also led the city during the major re-construction of the Coun-ty Road 70/I-35 intersec-tion. During the recession, housing developments dropped from around 900 single- and multi-family units to about 125, which Mielke described as a “shocker” that led to the city cutting staff by about 10 percent and its budget by about 6 percent. “Fortunately, we’re back to where we’re pro-ducing as many single-family homes now as we did in 2004,” he said. “The townhome market is con-tinuing to be soft, but the

residential development and the growth is back. That provides a lot of op-portunities and a lot of challenges.” Mielke credited city staff for accomplishments throughout the city. “My job is easier be-cause of them,” Mielke said. “They make me look good because they are so good.” The incoming city administrator, he said, should have an ability to collaborate with others, be flexible and able to work with different people on the City Council while rallying staff around the direction set by the City Council. Little said characteris-tics important to the po-sition include knowledge about running different facets of the city, adding the next city leader should be highly organized, be able to set priorities and possess excellent people skills. Mielke predicted the

biggest challenges facing Lakeville are financial, how to balance citizens’ desire for amenities and new services with the need to repair or replace aging infrastructure. He indicated a good leader for Lakeville should offer new ideas to address fiscal issues. “There’s always the de-sire to continue momen-tum in the things you’ve always done,” Mielke said. “The manager has to find ways to accomplish those things smarter, cheaper, faster.” Mielke called Lakev-ille the premier city in the state. “I don’t think there’s a better city in the state,” he said. “I think they’re going to attract top candidates to this job. They’ll bring new enthusiasm, new perspec-tive and new leadership to this job, which will only benefit the community.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Books Gardening with Carolyn Harstad, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, June 19, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. The au-thor will present unique landscap-ing ideas and answer gardening questions. Information: 952-891-0360. Mystery Writer’s Workshop with authors Marilyn Jax and Craig MacIntosh, 1-3 p.m. Sat-urday, June 28, Barnes & Noble, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Val-ley.

Events/festivals Farmington Dew Days, June 17-21. Information: farming-tondewdays.com. Rosemount ArtBlast, June 23-29. Information: http://sun-thisweek.com/tag/artblast/. Apple Valley Freedom Days, June 27 to July 4. Information: av-freedomdays.com. Eagan Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Central Park, Eagan. Informa-tion: www.eaganartfestival.org.

Exhibits Burnsville Historical Society exhibit, May 8-June 15, Ames Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685. East Asian painting exhibit, June 1-Aug. 31, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Digital Impressionism pho-tography exhibit by Becqi Sher-man, June 2-July 31, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: 952-985-4640.

Music Music in Kelley Park featur-ing The Tasty Tones, 6-9 p.m. Fri-day, June 13, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. The Okee Dokee Brothers, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15, in the am-phitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $20, $32.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/music-zoo/. moe. with Chris Robinson Brotherhood, 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, June 17, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $35, $47.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/music-zoo/. Aaron Neville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in the am-phitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $45, $57.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/music-zoo/. Music in Kelley Park featur-ing Jaybee and the Routine, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Val-

ley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Jonny Lang, 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, June 21, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $65, $77.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/music-zoo/. Minnesota Sinfonia, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods, Eagan. Suggested donation of $5 per person. Rain date: June 29 at 6:30 p.m. Information: caponiart-park.org. Los Lobos, 7:30 p.m. Sun-day, June 22, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $45, $57.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/music-zoo/. South of the River Commu-nity Band, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount. Free. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option No. 6.

Theater “Twelfth Night” in the Japa-nese Kabuki tradition by Chame-leon Theatre Circle and Green T Productions, 7:30 p.m. June 12-14, Ames Center, 12600 Nicol-let Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $20 adults, $17 seniors and students, at the box office or Ticketmaster.com. “Lord of the Rings: The Fel-lowship of the Ring” presented by Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, noon and 5 p.m. June 14-15 at Eastview High School. Call 952-432-7833 for tickets; tickets will also be available at the door. “The Jungle Book” present-ed by Children’s Castle Theater, 7 p.m. June 27-28 and 2 p.m. June 28-29, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and under. Information: 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Christian classes: Prin-cess Prep School for ages 3-5 (4-5 p.m.) and 6-10 (5-6 p.m.), Tuesdays, June 17, 24, July 15, 22, Aug. 5, 19, Hope Church in Apple Valley. Born Again Zoo-min’ (Zumba), 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 17, 24, July 15, 22, Aug. 5, 19, Hope Church, women; 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays, June 18, 25, July 16, 23, Aug. 13, 20, Foot-steps Dance Studio in Burnsville, families. Bible Ballerina Dance Camp for ages 3-5 (11 a.m. to noon) and 6-10 (noon to 1 p.m.), Wednesdays, June 18, 25, July 16, 23, Aug. 13, 20, Footsteps Dance Studio. Star Dancers for ages 5-12, 1-2 p.m. Wednes-days, June 18, 25, July 16, 23, Aug. 13, 20, Footsteps Dance Studio (tap shoes required). Da-vid’s Mighty Men for ages 4-8, 2-3 p.m. Wednesdays, June 18, 25, July 16, 23, Aug. 13, 20. Cost: $15 for the first class, $10 per class for additional classes; Ba-Zoom is $5 per class, $20 per

family of four. Email Miss Karin at [email protected] for regis-tration form. Art-themed birthday par-ties are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $125-$135 for up to 10 people. Additional guests are $12.50 per child. Supplies provid-ed. Information: 651-675-5521. Summer camps for ages 4-15 are open for registration at the Eagan Art House. Informa-tion: 651-675-5521 or www.ea-ganarthouse.org. Arts classes for all ages are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Informa-tion: www.eaganarthouse.org, 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Ea-gan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. In-formation: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Riv-er Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art educa-tion through drawing and paint-ing. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Summer Theatre Camps, ages 4-16, week-long camps June-August, In the Company of Kids Creative Arts Center, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, www.co-kartscenter.com, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Infor-mation: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Free Father’s Day movies The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley is giving dads complimen-tary admission with the purchase of any regular priced ticket for Father’s Day weekend, June 14-15. Saturday/Sunday show times: “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar,” 10 a.m., 1 p.m. “Under the Sea,” 11 a.m. “Space Station,” noon. “Edge of Tomorrow: An IMAX 3D Experi-ence,” 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.imax.com/min-nesota or call 952-431-4629.

Rosemount Sings event Rosemount Sings, a contest for amateur sing-ers ages 15 to 25, is 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the Steeple Center in Rose-mount. Prizes are $100 for the winner and $50 for the runner-up. Rosemount Sings, sponsored by the Rose-mount Area Arts Coun-cil, is a qualifying event for Minnesota Sings to be held Sept. 28 in St. Paul. The registration dead-

line for Rosemount Sings is June 20. For registration materials and more infor-mation, visit www.Rose-mountArts.com or call Jeanne at 612-272-0997. The contest is the final event of the week-long ArtBlast, which starts June 23. More informa-tion about ArtBlast is at SunThisweek.com/tag/ArtBlast-2014.

‘The Jungle Book’ Children’s Castle The-ater will present “The Jungle Book” June 27-29 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. This comedic re-telling pits a Dr. Shere Khan (who believes that every-one has a tiger within) against the unruly forces of a wild wolf pack. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and younger. Call 952-985-4640 for information.

Food trucks and live bands Mystic Lake’s Rock and Rockets Fourth of July Celebration will take place outside Mystic Lake beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, July 4, and will feature live music, food trucks, games, giveaways and two beer gardens. Local bands Boogie Wonderland, Lost High-

way and Free Fallin’ will take the stage from 6-10 p.m. The Anchor Fish & Chips, Butcher Salt, Café Racer, Potter’s Pasties and Taqueria La Hacienda will serve up a variety of food truck fare. Guests can bring their own lawn chairs or blan-kets to the event, which will conclude with a fire-works display beginning at 10 p.m. The event will take place, rain or shine, in the parking area between Mystic Lake and Little Six casinos off Dakotah Park-way in Prior Lake. Coolers, picnic baskets, umbrellas and outside food and beverages will not be allowed, but a vari-ety of food and drinks will be available for purchase. Visit mysticlake.com/rockandrockets for more details.

Family night at IMAX The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Ap-ple Valley will host Family Night on Monday, June 16. Admission for the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Under the Sea” is $5 per person. Complimentary food and drink (while supplies last) will be served in the lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The Tasty Tones, a nine-piece horn band from the Twin Cities, will be bringing their signature brand of funk, dance and party music to Apple Valley on Friday, June 13, as part of the summerlong Music in Kelley Park concert series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Admission is free to the 6-9 p.m. concert in the park located at Founders Lane and West 153rd Street, and vendors will be on hand offering festival food such as burgers and brats along with wine and beer. More about the event is at Facebook.com/MusicInKelleyPark. (Photo submitted)

Father’s Day concert Grammy Award-winning children’s band the Okee Dokee Brothers will pre-senting a Father’s Day con-cert on Sunday, June 15, at the Minnesota Zoo’s out-door amphitheater as part of the summerlong Music in the Zoo series. The mu-sical duo of Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, who specialize in kids-oriented folk and bluegrass music, won a Grammy in 2012 for Best Children’s Music Album. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $20 and are available through www.etix.com. (Photo submit-ted)

The Minnesota Sinfonia will present a family-oriented summer pops concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Caponi Art Park in Eagan. The Twin Cities-based cham-ber orchestra’s summer pops performances feature a mix of music including marches, waltzes, Broadway and light classics. The event is part of Caponi’s Summer Perfor-mance Series, which offers theater, music and dance on Sunday evenings throughout the summer. Admission is free with a $5 per person suggested donation, and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread on the art park amphitheater’s grassy slopes. More is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

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Summer pops at Caponi


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Apple Valley Barnes & Noble hosts Mystery Writers Workshop on June 28 by Andrew Miller


Any aspiring Dashiell Hammetts will find plen-ty of food for thought later this month at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble. On Saturday, June 28, the bookstore is hosting its second annual Mys-tery Writers Workshop, which will be led by Twin Cities mystery writers Marilyn Jax and Craig MacIntosh. The free, 1-4 p.m. event will cover the basic ele-ments of the genre — set-ting, plot, clues, suspense, tension — and is geared to writers of all experience levels. Jax and MacIntosh will discuss their back-grounds and share how they draw on their experi-ences to create page-turn-ing fiction. There will be writing exercises to spark participants’ creative juic-es, along with question-and-answer sessions with the two authors.

Jax, a Minnetonka resi-dent, brings a background in fraud investigation to the mystery writing craft. Last year, her book “Sap-phire Trails,” the third in-

stallment of the mystery series featuring private investigators Claire Cas-well and Gaston “Guy” Lombard, won the mys-tery category of the USA

Best Book Awards and was named a finalist in the Midwest Book Awards. Jax’s new book, “Never in Ink,” is set for release in July.

MacIntosh, of Rose-mount, brings a military background — he was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam — and a keen in-terest in military history to

his books. Formerly a car-toonist, he recently retired from his longtime job as illustrator of the syndi-cated comic strip “Sally Forth” in order to focus on fiction full-time. He made his fiction de-but in 2009 with “The For-tunate Orphans,” which was followed in 2012 by “The Last Lightning.” Both novels are mystery-adventure tales that use incidents from World War II as their starting points. His third novel, “Mc-Fadden’s War,” was re-leased this month and follows an ex-Green Be-ret and an ex-Navy Seal through the seedy, crime-filled underworld of the Philippines as they at-tempt to launch a deep-sea diving business. No registration is re-quired for the Barnes & Noble event. More about the featured authors is at www.marilynjax.com and www.cjmacintosh.com. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Craig MacIntosh Marilyn Jax

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