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Apple Valley wins rival gameThe Apple Valley High School football team defeated its intracity rival Eastview on Friday, Sept. 18.

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Western novels and moreApple Valley novelist Denis J. LaComb will be featured at the Sept. 30 “Meet the Author” event at the Robert Trail Library.

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Delivering on a promiseA state agency has improved the information it provides to high school students about their college options.

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Police identify stabbing victim Police have ID’d the man and woman involved in the Sept. 14 stabbing in Apple Valley that left one dead and one critically injured.

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Sheriff’s deputy charged with stalking Apple Valley woman

Local artist in the spotlight

Apple Valley High School’s new lab is fab AVHS debuts high-tech science and engineering workshop

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A 31-year-old man who works as a deputy with the Hennepin County Sher-iff ’s Department is ac-cused of stalking an Ap-ple Valley woman he met through a dating website. Brian Rhett Johnson, of Blaine, was charged in Dakota County District

Court on Sept. 14 with one count of stalking (false impersonation), a gross misdemean-or. According to the criminal com-plaint, the woman contacted Apple Valley police Aug. 28 to report she believed she was a victim of stalking, pro-

viding police with details of what she characterized as Johnson’s ha-rassment after she ended their rela-tionship on Aug. 24. The woman told police she met

Johnson around the end of June through an online dating service. On Aug.

27, after she ended the relationship, Johnson al-legedly sent 30 Facebook messages to the woman and indicated he was at her place of employment with his kids and wanted to talk to her. Johnson repeatedly asked the woman to con-tact him, telling her that he “cannot let go of her” and “cannot move on

without her,” according to the complaint. Johnson sent more than a dozen messages to the woman on Aug. 28, and she responded by stating, “If you don’t leave me alone, I’m going to get an OFP (restraining order). Do not contact me. I have blocked your cell phone,

Mack undecided on 2016

Moving on after nuisance violation

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


State Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, told reporters at the State Capitol she is unde-cided whether or not she will run for re-election in 2016. The ques-tion surfaced when Mack was met by reporters as she attended a Sept. 17 meet-ing of the Leg-islative Health Care Work-force Commission, of which she is co-chairwoman. It was the first time she had spoken publicly to re-porters since talking to the Pioneer Press when the news-paper questioned her for a



Apple Valley High School hosted a contin-gent of state and local leaders on Sept. 22 to showcase the school’s new “Fab Lab,” a high-tech workshop aimed at bol-stering science and engi-neering learning. The high school de-buted the Fab Lab this school year, with a $3 mil-lion grant from the state’s Department of Labor. Apple Valley High School Principal Steve Degenaar and Fab Lab coordinator Chris Lee, a science teacher at AVHS, provided a tour of the new facilities to state and lo-cal officials that included Minnesota Senate Major-ity Leader Thomas Bakk, state Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley, and Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland. Among the many sci-ence-related amenities, the Fab Lab boasts 3D print-ers, laser engravers, a vinyl cutter, and a heat press, which can be used to make T-shirts, hats and other items. There’s also a full metal shop with a plasma cutter. “Basically, we can make anything here,” said Lee. “Our whole school has a STEM (science, technolo-gy, engineering and math-ematics) focus. The idea (behind the Fab Lab) is that it helps with learning, and in building a science background.” Currently, there are

about 60 students tak-ing courses in the Fab Lab, along with about 130 students enrolled in STEM who use the lab for coursework. Students involved in science-related extracurriculars — the school’s Rocket Team, the FIRST Robotics club, and Science Olympiad — also have access to the lab for projects. Apple Valley High School’s Fab Lab is one of just a handful of such labs in the state. Mahtomedi High School has one, and Prior Lake High School launched a Fab Lab this year.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Apple Valley illustrator Shane Anderson was designated the “Featured Artist” at this year’s Lakeville Art Fes-tival, which was held Sept. 19-20 on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Anderson, who describes his artwork as “colorful, vibrant, lively, filled with interesting details and, above all, fun,” earned the “Featured Artist” designation after winning “Best in Show” honors at the 2014 festival. More photos from the 2015 Lakeville Art Festival can be found on 17A. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Thomas Bakk, left, and state Sen. Greg Clau-sen, DFL-Apple Valley, listen to Apple Valley High School science teacher and Sci-ence Olympiad advisor Karin Baxter explain features of the new Fab Lab on Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Twelfth-grader Jon Koonkaew and 11th-grader Eleydi Rios dem-onstrate how to use the vinyl cut-ter Tuesday in the new Fab Lab at Apple Valley High School. The two students were using the device, hooked to a computer, to print AVHS logos. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

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Above: Twenty-one volunteers from the Apple Valley

community joined city Parks and Recreation staff and Twin

Cities nonprofit Tree Trust to plant 50 trees on Sept. 19

at Quarry Point Park, 15725 Pilot Knob Road. Ten varieties

of trees were planted, including both evergreen and deciduous

varieties. Thanks to community fundraising efforts, a second planting is planned for 2016,

Tree Trust officials said.

At right: Volunteers from the Valley United GU14C2

soccer team display their newly planted linden tree. (Photos

submitted)

Quarry Point Park getting shady

Help educate officials on disabilities at Oct. 21 event The Arc Greater Twin Cities will hold a home visit for residents of Senate District 57 to discuss with their elected officials issues affecting people with intel-lectual and developmental disabilities and their fami-lies. It will be 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the home of hosts Kelly and Mike Kausel, 14414 Ever-est Ave., Apple Valley. Elected officials in-vited to participate are Sen. Greg Clausen; Rep. Anna Wills (57B); Rep.

Tara Mack (57A); Dakota County Commissioner Chris Gerlach; Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland; Council Members John Bergman, Thomas Good-win, Ruth Grendahl and Clint Hooppaw; District 196 School Board Mem-bers Joel Albright and Art Coulson; and Metro-politan Council Member Wendy Wulff. Home visit participants can help educate state and local policymakers by sharing their stories and

perspectives on issues such as transportation, spe-cial education, recreation, Consumer Directed Com-munity Supports, county case management services, Medical Assistance and state budget issues impact-ing Dakota County. There is no charge to attend the event, but space is limited and participants are encouraged to register in advance. To register, email [email protected] or call 952-920-0855 by Monday, Oct. 19.

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Female victim, deceased male ID’d in stabbing incidentWoman expected to make full recovery



Police have identified the man and woman involved in the Sept. 14 stabbing incident in Apple Valley that left one dead and one critically injured. Alexander Mooney, 26, of Burnsville, died in the inci-dent. Michelle Armstrong, 25,

of Burnsville, was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds but is expected to make a full recovery, police said. According to Apple Valley police, officers responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle off the roadway at Pilot Knob Road and Ellice Trail at about 3:50 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, lo-cated the vehicle at a residence on the 13500 block of Everest Avenue, and found two adults — Mooney and Armstrong —

in the back yard of the home. Officers confronted Mooney, who was seated and armed with a knife, and after disarming him, discovered he had a self-inflicted knife wound. He died of his in-juries at the scene despite efforts by emergency personnel. Police administered first aid to Armstrong, who had suffered multiple knife wounds. She was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, and as of 8:30 a.m. Monday her condition was list-

ed as critical. Police characterized the inci-dent as a domestic assault. “Our investigation revealed that this incident was a violent ending to a domestic assault,” Apple Valley police Capt. Nick Francis said. “We recommend that anyone in a romantic rela-tionship be aware of the poten-tial for increased violence and the dangers you could face in that relationship. “Concerns or suspicions

should be reported to the police or a trusted relative or friend. There are many resources to as-sist with domestic violence — specifically 360 Communities, who we work with closely in Da-kota County.” Mooney and Armstrong had no connection to the residence on Everest Avenue where they were discovered, police said.


Minnesota Vikings plans in Eagan overcome first hurdle by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Early stages of the Min-nesota Vikings’ plans to move its headquarters and training facility to Eagan are moving forward. The Eagan Planning Commission unanimous-

ly voted to recommend sending a comprehensive guide plan amendment to the Metropolitan Council that, if approved, would change the former North-west Airlines property des-ignation from major office to mixed use. This change would enable the Vikings

Organizers and volunteers gathered at Apple Valley’s Grace Lutheran Church last weekend to assemble a tipi in preparation for The Dakota Experience, which will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at the church. The event is free and open to the public; organizers describe it as “an informal and informational gathering to experi-ence the Dakota people’s food, culture and spirituality,” and there will be Native American storytelling, a tradi-tional drum group and more. The event is co-sponsored by the Saint Paul Interfaith Network and World Without Genocide. (Photo submitted)

The Dakota Experience

to build a mixed-use de-velopment on the site that would be anchored by a large practice facility. “This property pro-vides an opportunity to do something unique and that will have a major im-pact,” Vikings COO Kevin Warren said at the Sept. 21 meeting. “This is an op-portunity from a regional standpoint, to become a regional destination.” The team’s vision is for a sprawling commercial and possibly residential district that would be anchored by its headquarters, practice facility and small stadium, which might feature a hall of fame. The headquar-ters would house team ad-ministrators, coaches and Vikings Entertainment Network employees. The site — located within close proximity to the Minneap-olis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America — would keep the team visible year-round. The team’s existing headquarters and training facility at Winter Park in Eden Prairie poses some space and flexibility chal-lenges for the team, Viking representatives have said. Plans call for three outdoor grass fields, an expanded indoor facility, and a 7,000 to 10,000-seat stadium that would feature synthetic turf. The stadium would be capable of host-ing high school games, youth football clinics and other community events. The indoor facility would include space for punting

drills and meeting rooms for the team, football staff and non-football staff. The plan also calls for a hotel and conference cen-ter that would house tour-ists and new players trying out for the team. “We have about 90 players on our roster and the majority are trying to make the team and we must house them while they’re here,” said Steven Poppen, executive vice president and CFO for the Vikings. The commercial and residential component would be comprised of offices, retail and apart-ments. Some planning com-missioners questioned whether the residential component of the plans would fit well with the rest of the development, and expressed concerns that it would be isolated from other residential develop-ments, which are located several miles away. Donald Becker, sta-dium project executive for the Vikings, assured com-missioners that all com-ponents of the project will work together and are nec-essary for the entire project

to be a success. “Everything is inter-woven. The market will be driving this,” Becker said. “We don’t yet know for sure all the uses that will be market driven and community driven. We are looking at a 10- to 15-year period.” Vikings officials said that the property would be developed in phases over the course of several years with the first project being the football facility. A handful of residents spoke at Monday night’s meeting, most of whom spoke in favor of the proj-ect. “I’m here speaking as an Eagan resident, and you’re presented with an opportunity that is very unique,” Metropolitan Council Member Steve Chavez told commission-ers. “I’m a big proponent of mixed use. It will allow people to live near where they work and play.” Two residents expressed concerns about potential traffic and new road con-struction, which commis-sioners said will be ad-dressed later in the process when a planned develop-ment proposal is submit-

ted. Vikings management signed a deal in August for the 185-acre former North-west Airlines headquarters site as well as an undevel-oped 9-acre parcel to the east. The site — located at Dodd Road and Lone Oak Parkway next to Interstate 494 — has remained va-cant since Northwest Air-lines merger with Delta moved operations to At-lanta. Aside from the for-mer Northwest building, most of the property is largely undeveloped. The property is cur-rently zoned as major of-fice and the Vikings are asking officials to rezone it as mixed use. The pro-posal will go before the Eagan City Council on Oct. 6. The council will decide whether to send the comprehensive guide plan amendment to the Metro-politan Council for consid-eration. If approved by the Met Council, the propos-al would go back to the City Council along with a planned development and rezoning proposals. Jessica Harper is at [email protected].


Authority on hypocrisy To the editor: I am something of an authority on hypocrisy. As such, I write to respond to two letters (Sept. 19) criticizing state Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, for falling short, in her per-sonal life, of the “family values” that she publicly supports in the Legisla-ture. First, allow me to set forth my credentials. I am a retired English teacher who urged my students to write daily. (I person-ally get around to writing about twice a month.) I am a parent who demand-ed that her children save a third of their allowance, though I have never myself come even close to that mark. I taught marriage preparation courses for

nearly two decades, during which time I advised hun-dreds of couples to utilize proven communication techniques to resolve con-flicts with their spouses. (I mostly yell.) I could go on, but you get the point: hy-pocrisy is a subject I know well. Mack has joined me in the ranks of folks whose behavior doesn’t measure up to the ideals we profess. However, the fact that she and I and the rest of our unhappy company have fallen short in no way com-promises the worth of the values and behaviors we aspire to. Nor does it nec-essarily impair our ability to advocate for those val-ues and behaviors. Indeed, if only the perfect are wor-thy to work for the good, we are in very bad straits. Mack has been an outstanding advocate of

family values. She is now a humbled one. Despite all the crass political op-portunism that Mack’s very public failing invites, this humbling can make her a better human being and a representative better equipped to do the right thing for all our families. DEBRA L. KACZMAREKRosemount

Pray for imprisoned pastor’s release To the editor: Families are precious. As we get older we real-ize how quickly years fly and the importance of time spent with children in those early growing years. My heart cries out for Saeed Abedini, his wife, Nagmeh, and his two chil-

dren. Rebekka, 8, and Ja-cob, 7, who have not seen their father since July of 2012 because he has been unjustly imprisoned in Ra-jai Shahr prison in Iran. Saeed is a Christian American pastor who was born in Tehran, Iran, and became an American citi-zen and a pastor in Boise, Idaho. He went back to visit his family and finalize work with board members he was setting up to ad-minister an orphanage he was running in Iran. He was arrested, imprisoned and held under inhumane conditions. Sept. 26 marks the third year he has been in the worst of Iran’s pris-ons. There is something we can do here in safe, faraway Minnesota. We can pray! There is great power when people come together and ask bless-ing, protection and light to overcome darkness, oppression and injustice. There will be many prayer vigils organized across this nation on Sept. 26. In Burnsville, one will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S. Please come to pray for Saeed Abedini’s release. The unity of people com-ing together to pray is ef-

fective. We can ask for God’s grace and power to move in this situation. Ev-eryone is welcome.

SHARON AULDRICHBurnsville

Editor’s note: The writer is Minnesota coordinator for the National Day of Prayer.

Invest in educationTo the editor: A recent letter-writer talked about whether it was foolish to invest some state surplus funds into public education. The writer apparently believes we don’t need more money for schools as class sizes increase. The writer illustrated the difference between what works and what doesn’t at the Legislature. Some “conservatives” seem like they’d rather have more students per classroom, fewer subjects taught by fewer teachers, and hope students still learn, even if they have questions that don’t have time to be an-swered. Minnesota had a long-term good reputation for schools for many years. That reputation may be slipping, as other states

have been better funding schools. The writer asked about the bad things which pub-lic education has brought. Let’s ask about the things that lack of public educa-tion has brought. Police and sheriff or-ganizations say we should spend money on pub-lic education. They say the increased prosperity and law-abiding behavior makes their job easier. Check, public education lowers the poverty rate. Conservative econo-mists like Arthur Rolnick, say early public education brings major benefits over the life of the young stu-dent. Check, all-day kin-dergarten helps student performance over decades. Lack of education and poor student-to-teacher ratios correlate with early drop-out, a lifetime of lesser income, and a high-er incidence of crime. That hardly sounds like a bene-fit of having less education available. Should we invest part of a surplus in smaller class sizes and a safer, more prosperous society, or give rebates to taxpay-ers? We well remember how that turned out in the

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by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Sometimes people do keep their promises. Fortunately, Larry Pogemiller, Sandy Connolly and their colleagues at the Minnesota Office of Higher Educa-tion have kept promises they made a year ago. They agreed to review and update a key, free publication that they distribute throughout Minnesota. This document helps families and students understand, apply for and afford one-, two- and four-year options after high school. Recently several people have written to me, encouraging more attention to one- and two-year vocational programs. For example, Mark Nupen, of Ano-ka, explained: “I am concerned that the ‘push to get HS grads to go on to col-lege,’ but the trades schools training seems to be lost in the language. … The push to college is very important, but I think many poor or less educated par-ents and their children have very little knowledge of the ‘trades’ school choices and their opportunities. Maybe ... refer-ring to ‘college’ bound also means the trades schools, but the message therefore is not very clear to many students nor parents.” Nupen wrote that he had grown up

not knowing much about vocational and technical training, but he married a St. Paul woman whose brothers were involved in the St. Paul Painters Union. Her brother, Daniel Fleischhacker, was a local past president. “I realized what a skilled tradesman is all about and also about the potential benefit of a very well run union during Daniel’s leadership,” Nupen wrote. Nupen is right to encourage families – all families – to consider one- and two-year programs, as well as those found in four-year colleges and universities. Peo-ple can prepare for satisfying, well-paid jobs and careers at two-year colleges. The Minnesota Office of Higher Edu-cation has done a fine job of describ-ing different options for education after high school. Last year the Center for School Change, where I work, pointed out that some information about various forms

of free high school and college credit courses was not accurate in the 2014 edition of “Choosing a College.” Po-gemiller, commissioner of the MOHE, and Connolly, MOHE director of com-munications, agreed. They promised to update the information for this year’s edition. They kept their promise. MOHE’s free, revised report, “Choosing a Col-lege” is a very valuable resource. This re-port includes a number of features. For example, • An “interest profile” that helps stu-dents decide on potential majors and ca-reers. • Information about earning college credits in high school. • Advice for students with disabilities. • Profiles of more than 80 Minnesota two- and four-year, public, private, non-profit and for-profit colleges and univer-sities, with information on the percentage of students who return after their first year, percentage who graduate, costs, admission policies, location, number of students, and percentage of students re-ceiving some form of financial aid. MOHE reports are free, both online and in hard copies. Schools and orga-nizations can order them to share with students and families. Individuals also

can order a free copy. Before ordering, I’d encourage people to follow Connol-ly’s advice and “check them out online, where the PDF can be viewed and print-ed.” The MOHE also has free booklets on “Financial Aid Basics,” “FAFSA & MN Dream Act,” “Grants & Scholarships” and “Student Loans.” Here is the link if you want to see, read and, if desired, or-der hard copies of these booklets: http://bit.ly/1UUwBAY. Fortunately, Connolly and her col-leagues are not satisfied. Connolly wrote to me: “We want these publications to be as helpful as possible in addressing the needs of students and parents, so any feedback is welcome and appreciated.” That’s a great attitude – not always found in government or private industry. I encourage readers to review the book-lets and give her feedback by email to [email protected]. Fortunately, Connolly and Pogemiller are people who keep promises.

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.

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


The first thing you notice about U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar when she walks into the room is her short stature. She is, however, very tall and growing taller in the political world. She is in demand by the media, par-ticularly cable news channels. The media likes her because she makes news and is quotable. Some predict she is presidential mate-rial, and I predict that someday she could be named to the U.S. Supreme Court. She’s just written a book about her life and her family, “The Senator Next Door,” full of interesting stories about her personal life, her time in Washing-ton and some amusing episodes. Writing that book, she says with a twinkle in her eye, doesn’t mean she intends to run for a higher office someday, but who really believes that? In the book she says she is still finding joy in politics and contends some good things are happening in the Congress, but they don’t make the newscasts amid all the news chatter. On Sept. 11, she spent an hour talking to ECM Publishers’ Editorial Board. She brought back good news from Washing-ton for Minnesota and suburban com-munities that want to see highways ex-panded and interchanges modernized. Thanks to a bipartisan approach, she

said, the Senate has just passed a long-range transportation bill that, if passed by the House, would mean $567 million more for Minnesota’s highway bridge and transit needs from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2021. Starting in 2016, if all goes according to plan, Minnesota will receive $34 million followed by $56 mil-lion in 2017, $83 million in 2018, $110 million in 2019, $131 million in 2020 and $153 million in 2021. She mentioned this money could be used to fund such projects as changing the interchange of interstate freeways 494 and 35W, considered the 17th most dangerous highway intersection in the country. She also mentioned the money could be used to expand Interstate 94 and help fund the Southwest Light Rail project. This transportation bill will be paid from bank funds from the federal high-way trust fund. The money would be distributed to the states under a formula, and the states would decide how it would be spent. During our interview, she addressed

the Syrian refugee crisis. In May she was one of the authors of a letter to Presi-dent Barack Obama suggesting that the country prepare to take in 65,000 Syrian refugees. She is pleased to see the presi-dent is now suggesting 10,000. The Syrian population exodus is in-credible, she said. Of the 23 million population, 4 million have fled to other countries. These people can be employed right away after screening and vetting, she said. She cites Minnesota’s experi-ence with the thousands of Hmong refu-gees who have settled and are earning a living, raising families and contributing to the economy. Somalis, legal and vet-ted, are settling in the state and contrib-uting to the economy, she said. Our interview with her was on Sept. 11, the 14-year commemoration of that horrific attack on the World Trade Cen-ter in New York. Naturally we asked how safe we are from another attack in this country. Klobuchar said she couldn’t predict that, but she is confident the intelli-gence lines are better connected and there is a much better sharing of infor-mation. It’s much improved since pre-9/11, when intelligence was unaware of the man who took flying lessons in Minnesota, only wanting to learn how to take off. The senator brightened up as she spoke about the progress with Cuba. She was there for the American Flag raising

ceremonies. She said opening up Cuba will mean more orders from Minnesota businesses because “we have the products they need.” Cargill Company already is working with Cuban interests. Now she’s at work hoping the Cuban embargo can be lifted. After much agony, interviewing ex-perts and seeking advice, she has decid-ed to support the agreement with Iran, primarily because it is the best option for keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. If they were to cheat and violate the agreement, she said, there is always the military option when the targets will be more limited. She also favors a plan to give more aid to Israel. Asked about a possible government shutdown, she predicted the Congress will pass a short-term budget to keep the government lights on. Her aides motioned to her to finish the interview, since she had other ap-pointments, but she made sure all of the questions had been answered. Then she walked around the room and shook hands with everyone, some whom she knew personally, and left. We were left wondering, considering her busy schedule, how did she ever find time to write a book? Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Mentorship made a difference for local manKids ‘n Kinship an-nual gala Sunday by Laura Adelmann


If not for Bob and Jan Menne, of Eagan, Tim Greife’s life would have been much dif-ferent. The Mennes invited Greife to be part of their family through Kids ‘n Kinship during the 1990s when Greife was growing up in a single-parent home in Rosemount. Through the mentoring pro-gram, Greife joined the Menne family in their regular activities that included baking Christmas cookies, visiting museums, hay rides, snowmobiling and even helping construct a playground. “They made a difference be-ing a friend and a mentor,” Gre-ife said. He said he watched former friends make poor decisions, in-cluding not trying in school and getting into trouble. With influence and friend-ship of the family, especially Ben Menne, who was his age, Greife chose a different path, studied hard, graduated college,

recently married and has a good job as a financial management assistant. “They definitely helped make me the person I am,” Greife said. Jan Menne said the program worked well for their family and the boys remained close until they went separate ways for col-lege. Menne said participating as a mentor was fun and it was easy to incorporate another person into family activities. Greife will be the featured speaker at the Kids ‘n Kinship annual Gala on Sunday, Sept. 27, at Brackett’s Crossing, 17976 Judicial Road in Lakeville. Kids ‘n Kinship Director Jan Belmore said children come into the program through parents, social workers, therapists and others who work with children ages 5-16 and realize they could benefit from extra support in their life. “None of our kids are court-mandated to be in the program,” she said. “All kids and families who participate do so because they want this.” She said the organization suggests children to mentors

– who can be adults or older, couples or families – that they believe would be a good match, and the mentors select the men-tees. All volunteer mentors are screened and background-checked. Belmore said one of their vol-unteers is a big fan of the Min-nesota Twins who likes to spend time with his mentee throwing around a baseball and watching games together. Another perfect match was between a person who loves vis-iting museums and a child who shares that interest. The organization hosts regu-lar events for volunteers and their mentees to participate in, provides resources and support-ive services for mentors, and conducts regular informational sessions for anyone interested in volunteering for their program. She said they have about 75 youth matched now and about 60 more are on a waiting list. The length of time a child will wait depends on the right volunteer coming through the door that matches up with the child. “We have great kids who

are eager for this program and would enjoy having a mentor,” Belmore said. Volunteers are asked to make an ongoing commitment to be a part of a child’s life. “This is not a thing where you just volunteer for three hours,” Belmore said. “It’s take a kid to a park every week for a year.

It’s an ongoing commitment and it’s important that once the commitment is made, it’s kept. We don’t want to disappoint a child. We want them to learn that adults are trustworthy and will follow through. We’re ask-ing for a steep challenge, but it’s rewarding and you have a sense of truly making a difference.” The nonprofit was started by a Burnsville couple in 1972 and has paired thousands of chil-dren over the years. Menne said it has been re-warding to see Greife grow, set out on his own and start his life with a woman he loves. “He made me proud, that’s for sure,” Jan Menne said. “He did well.” The Kids ‘n Kinship fund-raising gala will feature dinner, a silent auction, wine and craft beer pull, music by Bonnie Mel-zarek and entertainment by the Brodini Comedy Magic Show. Tickets are $45 per person and are available online at kid-snkinship.org.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Tim Greife will share his expe-riences with Kids ‘n Kinship at the organization’s Sept. 27 gala. (Photo submitted)

Eagan celebrated its farming heritage on Sept. 19 and 20 with its annual Lone Oak Days festival. The family-friendly event featured pony rides, barnyard animals, hay-rides, music, food and 1940s era farm equipment and tool displays. Families were able to participate in numerous demonstrations and hands-on activities organized by the Friends of Holz Farm. (Photos by Jessica Harper)

Eagan celebrates Lone Oak Days


Area BriefsVolunteers keep community beautiful

Above: Volunteers at Apple Valley Embassy

Estates, a townhome community on the 14300 block of Embassy Way,

gathered for donuts, coffee and sandwiches following their “Paint

the Fence” event on Saturday, Sept. 12. At right: The volunteers,

who are Embassy Estates residents, spent the day sprucing up the community fence along

144th Street. (Photos submitted)

Dakota County Parks hosts mountain biking event Experienced and begin-ning mountain bikers can ride some of the best trails in the state at the third an-nual Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the West Trailhead in Leb-anon Hills Regional Park, Eagan. Multiple bike demo trailers and local bike shops will be on hand for bike tune-ups, clinics, group rides led by local coaches for all skill levels, and a lot more. Attendees can test their mountain biking know-how on the skills course and ride the best mountain bike trails in the metro — all for free. Riders can bring their own bikes to ride by them-selves or with a group. Free bike check-out from local bike shops will be available (bring a hel-met and driver’s license). Mountain and road bikes to demo include models from Specialized, Giant, KHS and Felt. The Strider Bike Ad-venture Zone will offer free bikes to demo on kid-friendly obstacles. Food and beverage op-tions will be available to purchase from Green Mill. The festival is presented by Dakota County Parks and Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists along with Penn Cycle & Fitness, Valley Bike and Ski, Erik’s Bike Shop, Active Sports Inc. and the city of Rapid City, South Dakota. For more event infor-mation, visit www.dako-tacounty.us/parks and search “Wild Ride.”

Armful of Love volunteers 360 Communities Arm-ful of Love gift program is seeking volunteers to help spread holiday joy to families in need. An infor-mational open house is set

2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at 360 Communities, 501 E. Highway 13, Suite 102, Burnsville. For more information about Armful of Love, vol-unteering for the program, or sponsoring a family in need, visit 360Communi-ties.org.

Master Recycler/Composter classes Dakota County is of-fering Master Recycler/Composter classes to pro-vide instruction on waste prevention, recycling and composting. The purpose of the classes is to create a volunteer pool of knowl-edgeable residents who inspire and teach others in the community to reduce waste and recycle more at home and work. The program extends six weeks with a three-hour class each week and is open to people who live or work in Dakota Coun-ty. Participants will gain education from experts, re-ceive a handbook, engage in hands-on demonstra-tions and go on field trips to relevant sites. Once classes are com-plete, participants will volunteer 30 hours putting their skills to work to help others in the community learn how to: • Reduce the amount of natural resources used • Reuse goods • Recycle more at differ-ent locations Volunteer activities include staffing infor-mational booths at com-munity events, making presentations, and work-ing on special projects in their neighborhoods, schools and workplaces. Course graduates become certified Master Recycler/Composters when they complete their 30-hour commitment. Master Recycler/Com-poster classes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, at the

Lebanon Hills Visitors Center, 860 Cliff Road in Eagan. Cost is $30 and covers course materials and field trip transporta-tion. For more information or to apply for the classes, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “master recycler” or call Jennifer Kedward at 952-891-7043. The deadline for applica-tions is Sept. 28.

Rep. Wills encourages applications for high school page program Rep. Anna Wills, R-Apple Valley, is encour-aging high school juniors to consider applying for the Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program. The week-long program is open to all Minnesota high school students in their junior year whether they are in public school, private school, or are home schooled; and is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understand-ing of state government and Minnesota’s legisla-tive process. Participants will assist members and staff during House floor sessions, par-ticipate in a mock commit-tee hearing, and meet with legislators, constitutional officers, media, lobbyists, and members of the judi-ciary. “Minnesota’s Page Pro-gram is one of the best in the nation, and a great opportunity for students to get an up-close look at state government and participate in the legisla-tive process,” Wills said. “I hope schools, parents, and teachers will encour-age applications for this program.” Applications must be received by close of busi-ness on Dec. 4. Partici-pants are responsible for all personal costs associ-ated with taking part in the page program, but will

receive a small stipend to cover a portion of meals and, if applicable, cost of lodging. More details and ap-plication information can be found on the House of Representatives website by visiting www.house.mn and searching “page pro-gram” in the search bar. People can also contact Andrew Olson, assistant sergeant at arms, at [email protected] for more information.

Zoo receives award for tiger program The Minnesota Zoo’s tiger program has been recognized with the 2015 Edward H. Bean Award – Significant Achieve-ment by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

The award recognizes propagation or manage-ment programs that con-tribute to the reproductive success of one or more species and/or subspecies. “If there is one animal most closely associated with our zoo, it is the ti-ger,” said Minnesota Zoo Interim Director and Pres-ident Kevin Willis. “Gen-erations of Minnesotans have had the opportu-nity to see and experience Amur tigers thanks to the zoo’s long-term commit-ment to the species.”

New Sociables to meet New Sociables Women’s Organization will meet 9:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Spirit of Life Presbyte-rian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Val-ley. The church is located a half mile north of County

Road 42. The guest speaker will be J. Michael Norman, re-tired associate professor of journalism and mass com-munication at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin–River Falls. The veteran ghost hunter has uncovered al-most three dozen stories of legitimate Minnesota eeriness to thrill readers. Norman, author of five collections of ghost tales, interviewed local storytell-ers and combed newspa-pers to document legends involving supernatural and strange occurrences. New Sociables is a so-cial and service organiza-tion for all women in the south suburbs. Activities include 500 card club, book group, bridge, mah-jong, crafts and more. For more information, call Ruth Block at 952-432-2964 or Jean Benda at 952-423-7102.


Obituaries

Birthdays

JoAnn LeClairYou are the most loving,

kind and encouraging person to everyone who

knows and loves you.

Happy 70th birthday!

From your family, friends, and neighbors

ReligionWomen’s luncheon The Minnesota Valley Christian Women’s Con-nection will hold a lun-cheon for all area women 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at GrandStay Hotel, 7083 153rd St., Apple Val-ley. Speaker Bonnie Lutz will share “The Strongest Power on Earth.” Dawn Vanderman will show var-ious gift items. Cost is $16 inclusive.

Reservations are required. For reservations, call Jan at 651-434-5795.

Blessing of the animals Advent United Meth-odist Church’s Blessing of the Animals outdoor service on the west lawn starts at noon Sunday, Oct. 4. Worshipers should bring their own chairs. Animals should be in a carrier or on a leash. The offering in that ser-

vice will be in the form of cat or dog food to give to the shelter and monetary offering will go to Good Karma Dog Rescue. Sara Massaro will speak about the work she does with this rescue service. Advent UMC is at 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan.

SeniorsAlzheimer’s educational event Ecumen Centennial House, 14625 Pennock Ave., Apple Valley, is of-fering an educational event for the community on Ecumen Awakenings at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. Attendees will learn why Ecumen created Awaken-ings, an Alzheimer’s care approach that signifi-cantly reduces “chemical restraints” – the sedating psychotropic medications often prescribed to people with Alzheimer’s disease. To RSVP or for more information, call Christi Fletcher at 952-542-5687 or email [email protected].

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The fa-cility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For infor-mation, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofap-plevalley.org. Monday, Sept. 28 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Executive Committee, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Zumba Toning, 11:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinoch-le, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Eat to Live, 11:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi, 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 – Beg.

Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Computer 101, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dupli-cate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m.; Coloring Group, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m. Metro Dining Club Card Sale runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to Nov. 6 at Ap-ple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road. Cost is $24.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following se-nior events. Monday, Sept. 28 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Defensive Driving Re-fresher, noon; Card Recy-cle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Scrabble, 9 a.m.; Dupli-cate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Coffee Talk – Honoring Your Choices, 2 p.m.; Line Dancing; Fall Color Trip. Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Travel Talk, 2 p.m.; SS Flex. Deadline: Treasure Island. Thursday, Oct. 1 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health In-surance Council, 9 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Coffee Talk – Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 2 p.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m.; Coffee Talk – Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, Sept. 28 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Drop In Time, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Coffee, Conversations & Games, 9 a.m.; LPM Class, 9:30 or 10:30 a.m.; Potluck, 11 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Alma Trip, 10 a.m.; Zum-ba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. South Metro Senior Expo at Eagan Commu-nity Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m. Free. For the Monday Mov-ie Matinees schedule for coming months, check out the Front Porch news-letter. For full information on senior events and details, read the Front Porch on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to reg-ister for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recreation De-partment.

Rosemount seniors The following activi-ties are sponsored by the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more infor-mation, call the Rose-mount Parks and Rec-reation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, Sept. 28 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Do Drop

Inn; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Coffee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Cub; Bid Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowl-ing, 9:30 a.m., Eagan. Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Walking Club, 9 a.m., Rosemount Community Center south parking lot; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m., Apple Valley Senior Cen-ter. Thursday, Oct. 1 – Cribbage, 9 a.m., DDI. Friday, Oct. 2 – Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowl-ing, 1 p.m., Apple Valley. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The room is located in the Rosemount Com-munity Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize during the week.

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


Rosemount resident helps to save dying language

In June 2015, the team attended Belgian Days, an annual Door County festival celebrating all things Belgian, includ-ing the Walloon language speakers. (Photo submitted)

University stu-dent involved in Walloon preser-vation projectby Denise Olson

SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A Rosemount High School graduate and two of her current University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire classmates are setting out to save a language from extinction. Lizzy Ehrenberg is conducting research for the past year with Kelly Biers, visiting assistant professor of French, and two other UW-Eau Claire students to preserve a dy-ing language found in eastern Wisconsin: the Walloon language. Along with French, Flemish and Dutch, Wal-loon is a minority lan-guage spoken in Belgium, brought by Belgian immi-grants in the mid-1800s to an area surrounding Brussels, Wis., in the Door Peninsula. The early research by Biers and his team shows that only around 30 speakers of Walloon remain. The research aims to preserve the eastern Wis-consin Walloon language by collecting audiovisual documentation of speak-ers and creating what the local version has lacked so far — a written for-mat.

The project began when Biers, a sociolin-guist, stumbled upon some information about Walloon immigration and later discovered that the Walloon language was still spoken in the area. Throughout the world, as the population has be-come more mobile and commerce more global, individuals and groups have given up their native speech to adopt the dom-inant language of their region — a trend perpet-uated for both social and economic reasons. For these same reasons, Wis-consin speakers of Wal-loon have slowly lost the language as the economic reasons and social oppor-tunities to speak it have dwindled. “I found that there was very little work done to study or preserve Wal-loon in this area, and al-most nobody outside the community knows about it,” Biers said. “Since it is closely related to French, I saw an opportunity to work on a very meaning-ful project.” Regarding the per-sonal and societal impact of language extinction, Biers says, “Language is deeply tied to our iden-tity, and the loss of any language is a major loss of history, culture and wisdom. Language pres-ervation and documen-tation, however, requires

an enormous amount of coordinated effort. I have been fortunate to collabo-rate with three highly mo-tivated students and with support from the Student Research Collaboration Grants program offered through the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.” The UW-Eau Claire research team has trav-eled to the Door County area several times to at-tend Belgian heritage fes-tivals, conduct interviews,

collect audio recordings and develop the tactics necessary to help create a writing system. While there is a written version of Walloon in Belgium, it employs French spell-ings and accents, so the team is creating a version that substitutes more Americanized spellings of those sounds. One goal is to create materi-als for elementary-aged children to learn from, as well as written mate-rials for the Penninsula

Belgian-American Club, in which some remaining speakers are members. Throughout this process, the students have con-nected with members of the Walloon community and gained incomparable experience and oppor-tunities to build skills in analysis, communication and presentation. Because the students involved are preparing to graduate, the team is currently planning for the long-term sustainability

of the project. Plans for coordination with other universities and local her-itage organizations are al-ready underway, and the team will be looking into external grants to keep the project moving. Any students who are interest-ed in joining the project should contact Dr. Biers at [email protected].

Denise Olson is a student at the University of Wis-consin-Eau Claire.


The Rev. Donald Burns, founding pastor of Mary, Moth-er of the Church, and farmer Joe Kennelly, who sold some of the land for the church, are pictured at the building’s 1968 groundbreaking. (Submitted photo)

50 years of Burnsville’s Mary, Mother of the ChurchBurnsville parish has

boomed, shrunk by John Gessner


Capsulizing 50 years of history in an 86-square-foot quilt is an elusive task, but Carol Hancuh had a go at it. Her creation, a year in the making, is a dazzling constellation of images marking the 50th anni-versary of Mary, Mother of the Church in Burns-ville. Some are distinct markers of parish history, including the portraits of three senior pastors — one deceased, one ill and one fairly new to the job. Others are timeless, such as the sun rays pierc-ing diagonally from above into a field of mostly blue, the color of the Vir-gin Mary’s mantle. “Nothing was said about what they wanted for an anniversary quilt,” said Hancuh, a quilter and Mary, Mother pa-rishioner from Eagan who was asked to take on the project. “It was all up to me. I could choose what I wanted. It just builds. I guess I was given that information as I went along by a higher being.” The Catholic parish kicked off its golden an-niversary season with a polka Mass and quilt un-veiling on Sept. 12. An anniversary Mass, roast pork dinner and unveiling of a 50-year timeline will follow on Sunday, Oct. 11. Before the familiar curved, brick church was built on a hill overlooking the Minnesota River val-ley, Sunday Masses were held at Cedar School in Eagan. Mary, Mother started with membership of 550 households. The Rev. Donald Burns, the founding pastor, used a borrowed altar while the faithful sat in folding chairs at the first services on Sept. 12, 1965.

That’s the year Dick and Corinne Bonin moved to a venerable Ea-gan neighborhood still under construction. “We were home in the little home we had in Ce-dar Grove, and Father Burns drove up,” Dick Bonin said, recalling his unpaved street and front yard full of stones. “He drove up and got out of the car and came in the house and said, ‘Who do we have here?’ which was his usual com-ment.” Legendary for can-vassing the developing neighborhoods south of the river, including Cedar Grove and Burnsville’s North River Hills, Burns invited Catholics into the fold and informed non-Catholics of other churches in the area. He retired from the church in 1993 and, suffering from Alzheimer’s, died in 2002. “I did a little bit of ev-erything in the church, so I saw Father Burns from several different points of view,” Bonin said. “He was a warm, open guy. He liked being around peo-ple. What he really liked was being invited for sup-per.” And Burns liked re-cruiting people into vari-ous church jobs. “When he found out I’d gone to Cretin for four years and St. John’s for four years, he put me on the list,” said Bonin, who taught junior high reli-gion classes in his home and became coordinator of the junior high pro-gram. Corinne taught elementary classes. The couple, now living in a Burnsville townhome, are still active — Corinne oversees funeral lunches and runs the kitchen, Dick said, while he serves on the communications committee and runs a video camera for large Masses and other events. The church rectory at 2617 River Hills Drive was not only Burns’

home, it was a hub of activity during the early years, with daily Masses, baptisms, religious educa-tion and a parish office. “The chapel was in Father Burns’ garage,” said Bonin, two of whose three children were bap-tized there. “You do what you have to do.” The main church and parish center, on Cliff Road near the Eagan border, were built in 1968 on 20 acres of farmland owned by the Kennelly and Slater families. The church paid $46,752 for the land. The first Mass in the new church was on March 9, 1969. The seat-ing capacity was 1,400. As the area grew, ad-ditions were built in 1976 and 1988. Renovations followed in 1999 and 2007-08. More than 6,000 bap-tisms and 5,100 confirma-tions later, Tere Michels remains one of the char-ter members of Mary, Mother of the Church. “I am one of the youngest ones,” said the Apple Valley resident, who grew up in North River Hills and graduat-ed from Burnsville High School in 1981. “It’s kind of weird.” The church youth groups and friends she made there were “a huge part of my life,” Michels said. “They were friends at school and they were friends at church, so that was great,” she said. “For confirmation, we had to go on a retreat at the Catholic Youth Center in St. Paul. Father Mike Kohler was the one who led it. He was just so in-spirational, that kind of clinched the deal.” By early adulthood, Michels was becoming a contemporary of her friends’ parents through the church’s Stephen and Eucharistic ministries. She has volunteered in numerous capacities over the years.

“In the 1980s when I was going to college, I used to go to morning Mass with my parents,” she said. “It was just a re-ally nice way to start the day. But it also introduced me to a whole group of people I would normally not know. Everybody was working, and I was with all these retired people and folks who were home during the day.” Burns was replaced by an associate pastor, the Rev. Jim Zappa, who had come to Mary, Mother in 1991. Zappa, now suffer-ing from nonalcoholic cir-rhosis of the liver, retired in June 2014. He lives in Apple Valley, awaiting a liver transplant. His replacement is the Rev. Jim Perkl from St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton in Hastings. Membership peaked at around 2,500 households in the late 1980s and early 1990s and now stands at around 1,800, according to the church. “We have some con-cern about declining membership,” Dick Bo-nin said, noting that many longtime North River Hills and Cedar Grove residents have stayed put as they age. The church must serve them while remaining welcoming to new families, he said. “Unfortunately, we have more funerals than weddings now,” Bonin said. “We average one about every two weeks.”

The quilt Hancuh wove numer-ous markers of church history into the quilt, which has been displayed in the atrium and will hang in the sanctuary. They include symbolic depictions of several of the church’s 90 ministries. For example, a pair of hands holding a hammer

represents Habitat for Humanity. A garage with bicycles hanging on the wall and pink folding chairs in front represents the early years of daily Masses and baptisms held in the rec-tory. More universal depic-tions include a pair of sandals next to a pair of work boots. “I call (the sandals) the more casual Christians coming into church to learn more about its faith, and the work boots are the strong Christians with the strong faith going out to the world,” Hancuh said. The sunbeams are “the

light from above” — an inspirational theme she’s incorporated in some of her other quilt creations. Hancuh said a num-ber of other parishio-ners helped on the proj-ect, making background blocks and assembling the final product. “We had two sewing machines set up in the dining room,” she said. “It was an all-day, three- or four-day project to get the last of it together. It was a challenge, and made me aware of what good friends I have.”

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


SportsEagles claim Apple Trophy for first time

Fourth-quarter TD pass gives

Apple Valley the victory

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Apple Valley was run-ning out of time in its fourth attempt to win the Apple Trophy, but Tayler Stanley clutched a touch-down pass late in the fourth quarter – and be-fore long the Eagles were clutching the trophy. Stanley’s 34-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Cardella – and Mo-hamed Kone’s extra point – was all the scoring for Apple Valley in last Fri-day’s Battle for the Apple football game. But it was enough as the Eagles de-feated Eastview 7-6 last Friday to win the Apple Trophy for the first time since it was introduced in 2012. Apple Valley (2-3 overall) also broke a seven-game losing streak against its crosstown rival. “You never want to put too much stock in one game, but this one’s big around here. We all know that,” Apple Valley coach Chad Clendening said. “This time, we were the ones who made the big play at the end.” Eastview (0-5) took the lead in the third quar-

ter on a 35-yard halfback pass from Markees Phil-lips to Khalil Poe. But the conversion was unsuccess-ful, and that proved to be decisive. Apple Valley junior Mario Lewis rushed 27 times for 96 yards. Cardella attempted only four passes but completed three, including the touch-down pass to Stanley. Se-

nior linebacker Kieran McKeag led the Apple Valley defense with 13 tackles, while Shane Sande and Ben Speece had nine each. The Eagles have be-come a run-first offense after losing starting quar-terback Noah Sanders to a knee injury in their second game. Against Eastview, “we had a pretty good per-

formance by our offensive line, and we’re going to need that because (a run-ning team) is what we are,” Clendening said. “Mario (Lewis) is a big, strong back, and I think anybody would like to have Kieran McKeag as a lead block-er.” The Lightning’s Phil-lips rushed 15 times for 39 yards, more than half his

team’s total. Quarterback Riley Johnson completed eight of 18 passes for 61 yards. Poe had three recep-tions for 54 yards, includ-ing the 35-yard touchdown catch from Phillips. Senior linebacker Collin Dolejs led the Eastview defense in tackles with eight. Apple Valley will play at Lakeville South (1-4) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.

“I expect a physical game because Lakeville South has a big, tough of-fensive line,” Clendening said. Eastview is home Fri-day against Lakeville North, 5-0 and ranked second in Class 6A.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

(Left) Apple Valley defensive back Trey Kocher tackles Eastview receiver Tiante McLin; (right) Eastview running back Mike Delich carries the ball up the middle. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Lightning sweeps Eastview outside hitter Devynne An-derson tips the ball over the net during a non-conference volleyball match against Blooming-ton Kennedy on Tuesday night. The Lightning won in three sets to improve to 5-5 overall. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notebook: Apple Valley events draw top volleyball, cross country teams

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Just because Eagan is ranked first in Class 3A doesn’t mean the Wildcats are getting a break at this weekend’s Eagle Invitational volleyball tournament. Eagan has one of the toughest draws in the tournament, which starts at 5 p.m. Friday at Apple Valley High School. The Wildcats (8-1) could wind up play-ing defending state champions in each of the first two rounds. They will open the event against de-fending Class 1A champion Bethlehem Academy at 6:15 p.m., with a possible second-round matchup against Chaska at 8:45. Eagan and Chaska faced each other in the 2014 state Class 3A champi-onship match, with Chaska winning in three sets. The Eagle Invitational, in its 38th year, again features one of the strongest fields of any regular-season volleyball tournament. The top five teams in this week’s Class 3A rankings – Eagan, Pri-or Lake, Lakeville South, Roseville and Eden Prairie – are in the tournament, as are eighth-ranked Chaska and 10th-ranked Marshall. Also entered are Alexandria, Waco-nia, Lakeville North, Moorhead, Shako-pee, Blaine and defending Eagle Invita-tional champion Hopkins. Apple Valley, the host team, won nine of its first 10 matches and won the Aerie Invitational on its home court two weeks ago. The 16 teams in this year’s tourna-ment have a combined record of 119-46 as of Wednesday. Only two of them had losing records. There was one undefeat-ed team (Roseville) and four with just one loss (Apple Valley, Eden Prairie, Moorhead and Eagan). Just playing in the Eagle Invitational tends to be a good omen for somebody. The eventual large-school state cham-pion has played in the tournament each of the previous 37 years. The first two rounds of the tourna-ment will be Friday night, with the fi-nal two rounds scheduled Saturday. The championship match will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Eagle Invitational

cross country Apple Valley has held an invitational cross country meet even longer than it has had its showcase volleyball tourna-ment. The 39th Eagle Invitational cross country meet will be Saturday morning on the AVHS grounds. There’s a lot of competition to attract the top cross country teams in the state, with the University of Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational and the Milaca Mega Meet also being held Saturday. Still, the Eagle Invitational has managed to draw a strong field. Edina, the No. 1-ranked girls team in Class AA and coming off a victory at Lakeville’s Applejack Invitational last Saturday, has entered the Eagle Invi-tational. Wayzata is in the boys varsity race and South Suburban Conference teams such as Eagan, Eastview, Lake-ville North, Lakeville South and Shako-

pee are sending teams. Races start at 9:45 a.m. with the girls junior varsity competition. The girls varsity race will be at 11:15 a.m. with the boys varsity race at 11:50.

Training for Olympic Trials Regan Smith, one of the breakout stars of the 2014 state Class AA girls swimming meet, is not competing for Lakeville North this fall. She is not, however, taking a break from swim-ming. The eighth-grader at Century Middle School in Lakeville is training for the U.S. Olympic Trials, which begin June 26, 2016, in Omaha, Nebraska. Smith achieved two Olympic Trials cut times during the summer, which earned her a place in next summer’s meet. Smith also earned a spot on the U.S. Junior National Team roster after earn-ing a top-four national ranking in the 100-meter backstroke. The junior na-tional team consists of the six fastest 18-and-under swimmers in each Olym-pic event. At 13, Smith is the youngest swimmer on the roster. As a seventh-grader last fall, Smith finished second in two individual events at the state Class AA meet. During the summer she finished second in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 back-stroke at the USA Swimming Junior National Championships. Smith trains at the Riptide Swim Club in Apple Valley.

King’s big night Robert Lewandowski earned world-wide attention by scoring five goals in nine minutes in Bayern Munich’s vic-tory over Wolfsburg on Tuesday in the Bundesliga, Germany’s top professional men’s soccer league. A few days earlier, Eagan forward Jade King did something similar in a South Suburban Conference girls game against Lakeville North. King’s name was on the scoresheet for all seven goals in the Wildcats’ 7-0 victory over Lake-ville South on Sept. 17. The senior cap-tain scored five times and assisted on the Wildcats’ other two goals. King has 12 goals and nine as-sists through nine games for the No. 1-ranked Wildcats (8-0-1). Eagan plays at Burnsville in a key South Suburban match at 5 p.m. Thursday.

All-SSC fi nal Two South Suburban Conference teams dueled for the championship at Farmington’s invitational volleyball tournament Saturday. The host Tigers were matched up against Rosemount, with the Irish winning 25-16, 25-20. Rosemount, ranked ninth in Class 3A, improved to 12-3 overall. The Irish defeated St. Charles, Maple Lake and Delano in earlier rounds of the tourna-ment. Farmington (10-5) defeated Winona, Owatonna and Jordan on its way to the final.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

TAGS South teams first at Fall Tune Up The TAGS South Level 4 and 5 teams took first place at the Sept. 20 Fall Tune Up in Waconia. Coaches attending the competition were Troy Fuchs, Meghan Hargens, Kassandra Long and Car-rie Neumann. The Level 4 team took first place as a team on balance beam. Annalise Gerlach of Prior Lake took first (8.975). Jaeleigh Eklund of Burnsville placed second (8.950) and Haley Schwantes of Lake-ville placed third (8.800). The Level 4s also took first in floor. Abby Kvale of Lakeville tumbled to a first-place individual fin-ish (8.95). Lucy Penttila of Inver Grove Heights placed second (8.925). Eklund placed first in her age group (8.800). As a team, the Level 4s took second place on vault. Kvale won a second-place medal (8.700). Ger-lach received second place in her age group (8.450) and Penttila rounded out the top three with a third-place finish (8.400). On the uneven bars, the Level 4s placed first as a team and both Ger-lach and Penttila earned a first-place finish (9.250). Schwantes finished with a second place (9.025). In the all-around, Ger-lach, Kvale and Penttila rose to the top of the po-

dium as the all-around champions within their age groups. Both Ava Jackson of Lakeville and Schwantes finished in second place and Eklund cruised into third place in the all-around. The following Level 4 gymnasts qualified for the Minnesota State Cham-pionships in December: Eklund, Gerlach, Emma Hoffacker of Lakeville, Ava Jackson of Lakeville, Jayci James of Eagan, Darcy Lindquist of Farm-ington, Lucy Miller of Prior Lake, Julia Neuen-schwander of Lakeville, Keira Peitersen of Ap-ple Valley, Penttila and Schwantes. Also competing for TAGS South were: Katie Byer of Lakeville, Ava Da-vidson of Hastings, Jayna James of Eagan, Aubrie Pearson of Cannon Falls, Mia Richards of Farming-ton, Alana Savian of Rose-mount, Sophia Savian of Rosemount, and Amelia Sell of Rosemount. The Level 5 team be-gan the meet with a first place on floor exercise led by Athena Zahn of Apple Valley (8.850) with a first-place finish. Taylor McLean of Rosemount (8.550) earned a second-place finish. Alexa Erzar of Rosemount rounded out the top three (8.400). Nadia Eckert of Lake-

ville (9.025) and Carys Sundberg of Eagan (9.000) both finished in second place on vault. Finishing in third place was Zahn (8.975). The Level 5s swept the podium on uneven bars with Zahn in first (8.825), Emily Renn of Eagan in second (8.800) and Erzar in third (8.500). On balance beam, the team took first place led by McLean with a first-place finish (9.225), Zahn in second (9.150) and Maurine Lockwood of Minneapolis flying into a second-place finish in her age group (8.825). Zahn and Lockwood dominated the meet with a first place in the all-around. Erzar and Ashtyn Gagner of Farmington battled their way into sec-ond place, and McLean slid into third. The following Level 5 gymnasts qualified for the Minnesota State Cham-pionships in December: Eckert, Erzar, Gagner, Lockwood, McLean, Renn, Abby Sherman of Lakeville, Sundberg, Zahn, and Madison Zoell-ner of Lakeville. Levels 4 and 5 will com-pete next at the FLIPS Fall Hoe Down, hosted by FLIPS Gymnastics at North St. Paul High School on Sunday, Oct. 4.


New branch manager Marcus Winter has been promoted to branch manager of Ideal Credit Union’s Eagan office at 3225 Denmark Ave. He was previ-ously assistant branch manager at the credit union’s West St. Paul office. Win-ter began his career with Ideal in 2012 and has 6 years of experi-ence in the financial services in-dustry.

DataBank readies for compliance audit DataBank Ltd., a custom data center, managed services and cloud provider, has com-pleted a readiness assessment of its Eagan facility preceding a third-party audit of its data se-curity controls.

“The objective of the formal readiness assessment is to con-duct a preliminary engagement to provide guidance that will empower a service organization to successfully prepare for and achieve a favorable outcome of a future audit,” explained Dan Collins, president of 360 Ad-vanced PA, a national, multi-service, licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Quali-fied Security Assessor (QSA) firm that specializes in integrat-ed compliance solutions for ser-vice providers. “The readiness assessment includes a firm’s ability to dem-onstrate its controls are suffi-cient and operating effectively to meet the requirements of a formal audit,” he said.

Career workshops Consultant and coach Jen-nifer Harmening of HH Con-sulting Ltd. will offer two work-shops in October. “Surviving and Thriving in Your Job and Your Life,” 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10,

Business Buzz

Marcus Winter To submit items for the

Business Calendar, email: [email protected].

Apple Valley Chamber of Com-merce events: • Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Chamber Coffee Connection, Dunn Bros, 15265 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Free for chamber members and their guests. Information: Kristy Barse at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. Burnsville Chamber of Com-merce events: • Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Fall Fling Sporting Clay Chal-lenge, Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 E. 220th St., Prior Lake. Registration required: $75 single, $325 team. Event held rain or shine. Infor-

mation: www.burnsvillechamber.com. • Thursday, Oct. 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Business After Hours, Outback Steak-house, 2034 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Free to attend. Information: www.burnsvillechamber.com. Dakota County Regional Cham-ber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3:30-4 p.m., ribbon cutting, Nothing Bundt Cakes, 1992 Rahncliff Court, Eagan. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. • Thursday, Oct. 1, 4:30-8 p.m., open house (ribbon cutting 4:45 p.m.), Bfit Studio Challenge, 4178 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Register at www.dcrchamber.com. Information: 651-452-9872 or [email protected]. • Tuesday, Oct. 6, 8-9 a.m., Rose-mount Coffee Break, Twin City Homes, 3020 145th St. W., Rosemount. Regis-

ter at www.dcrchamber.com. Informa-tion: Vicki Stute at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Com-merce events: • Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5-9 p.m., Foundation Bowling Tournament, Brunswick Zone XL, Lakeville. Cost: $50 individual bowler, $200 team of four bowlers. Registration required. Information: Shelley Jans at [email protected]. • Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30-9 a.m., Chamber Coffee & Connections, Perkins in Lakeville. Structured net-working. Guest speaker: Scott Plum. Cost: $10, includes muffins, coffee and juice. Register at www.lakeville-chamber.org. Information: Penny Zurn at [email protected].

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Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. “Career Development from the Inside Out,” 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jac-quard Ave., Lakeville. For more information and to register, go to www.hhconsult-

ingltd.com.

ProAct elects officers, directors St. Paul attorney Teri Mc-Cloughan, a principal with Sta-pleton & McCloughan, has been

re-elected chair of the board of directors of ProAct Inc., an Ea-gan-based provider of employ-ment and training services to people with disabilities. Elected vice-chair of the non-profit organization was James Louwagie, vice president of Merchants Bank, Lakeville.


Sept. 2 story about a pub-lic nuisance violation she received after a Lebanon Hills Regional Park rang-er found Mack and state Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, “making out” in the front seat of a parked ve-hicle on Aug. 25. Mack and Kelly are married to other people. “It’s been a really dif-ficult couple of weeks for me and my family,” Mack told reporters. “I paid the citation. I am focusing on the job I have to do here at the Capitol for the state of Minnesota, and focusing

on my family and focusing on moving forward.” Mack maintained that she still disagreed with some of what was in the park ranger’s report, but did not elaborate on what she disagreed with. She also maintained that her apology to the law enforcement community for calling the park rang-er’s report “completely false” in the Pioneer Press’ Sept. 2 story was suffi-cient, saying she didn’t need to apologize directly to the park ranger. Some DFLers don’t think Mack, Kelly and Speaker of the House

Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, have done enough to ad-dress the issue. Mack and Kelly said in a joint statement on Sept. 14 that they had resigned from the House Ethics Committee. Mack’s other House as-signments are serving as chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Re-form Committee and as a member of the Health and Human Services Finance, Rules and Legislative Ad-ministration committees. “I am at work,” she told reporters Sept. 17. “I am doing my job, representing my constituents and doing

work for the state of Min-nesota.” Daudt said Mack and Kelly will maintain their chairmanships. He told reporters that he’s had no conversations with them about them resigning and called the incident “unfor-tunate.” “Whatever the facts of the situation are, and I don’t know what they are, I’m not sure really any-body does,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s really rel-evant.” House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, DFL-Min-neapolis, said on Sept. 17 that facts do matter, and

the facts in this case are relevant. “I continue to hear from members who are concerned that Rep. Kel-ly and Rep. Mack keep avoiding the central ques-tion about whether their initial claims that the of-ficer lied were false, which leaves the serious charges they made against the of-ficer unresolved,” Thissen, an attorney, said in a state-ment. “Rep. Mack says she disagrees with the of-ficer, but of course, won’t

say what she disagrees with. She, and Rep. Kelly, should have the decency to take responsibility for their actions and apolo-gize to the officer directly.” Mack is serving her fourth term in the House. She was elected in 2008. House District 57A covers a southern portion of Ap-ple Valley and a portion of northeast Lakeville.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @editorTJ.

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of a mortgage dated November 16, 2001, executed by Tracy L. Gunderson and Joseph D. Woodford, as mortgagor(s) to Firstar Bank, N.A. as mortgagee in the original principal amount of One Hundred Eighty-seven Thou-sand Two Hundred ($187,200.00) Dollars, recorded with the Dakota County Recorder, State of Min-nesota, on February 14, 2002, as doc. no. 1863025; that all pre-fore-closure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover any part of the debt secured by said mortgage; that there is claimed to be due thereon the sum of One Hundred Eighty-two Thousand Six Hundred Forty-six and 88/100 ($182,646.88) Dol-lars on this date; and that pursuant to the power of sale therein the mortgage will be foreclosed and the property described as follows:

Lot 6, Block 4, Sunshine Es-tates, Dakota County, Minnesota,

Property address: 12520 Ever-est Trail, Apple Valley, MN 55124

Parcel I.D. #: 01.73200.04.060will be sold by the sheriff of said

county at public auction on No-vember 17, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. at Sheriff’s Office, Law En-forcement Center, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota, to pay the debt secured by the mort-gage, including costs and attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption by the mortgagor(s), their heirs or assigns, within six (6) months from the date of sale. The mortgagor(s) must vacate the prop-erty on or before 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2016 (if that date is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then the date to vacate is the next date thereafter which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday), if (i) the mortgage is not reinstated under §580.30, or (ii) the property is not redeemed under §580.23.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A

JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: September 16, 2015U.S. Bank National Associationfka Firstar Bank, N.A., MortgageeRalph L. Moore, STEIN & MOORE, P.A., Attorneys for Mortgagee, 332 Minnesota Street, #W-1650St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 224-9683

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSCALL FOR BIDS

SNOW REMOVAL SERVICESNotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for Snow Removal Services by Inde-pendent School District 196, 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, Minne-sota 55068 until 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Complete bid instructions can be obtained by contacting Mike Schwanke at (651) 423-7702 or at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

Independent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids, accept bids it deems to be in its best interest, to waive any informalities or irregularities in bids submitted, and to waive minor ir-regularities or discrepancies in bid-ding procedure.Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganSeptember 18, 25, 2015

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MACK, from 1A

Facebook account … Do not try and contact me again. Do not come to my work. Leave me alone.” Johnson allegedly then sent the woman eight more messages. Each time the woman would block Johnson from her Facebook ac-count, Johnson would cre-ate a new account under a different variation of his name in order to get through to her, the com-plaint said. An Apple Valley police officer contacted Johnson by phone on Aug. 28, and during the conversation Johnson admitted he was

aware the woman had told him to stop contacting her, the complaint said. The officer attempted to read a stalking warning letter to Johnson, but he refused to listen. Johnson told the officer it was his “First Amend-ment right” and he would say anything he wanted to the victim, the complaint said. Then, on Aug. 29, John-son allegedly again contact-ed the woman on Facebook, asking her to meet him and telling her, “It drives me sick to my stomach to not talk to you and send you all these messages.” The woman told police she is fearful of Johnson

and intimidated by him. During the course of their relationship he’d told her he is a police officer and owns two guns. According to the com-plaint, at one point in their relationship Johnson told the woman he wanted to come visit her at her apartment. The woman currently does not reside in an apartment, but the address listed on her driv-er’s license is an apartment address. Investigators subse-quently made an audit request to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to determine if Johnson had accessed the woman’s records. The re-

sults of that investigation have not yet been made public, the complaint said. Police arrested Johnson at his home on Sept. 11. He made his first court ap-pearance Sept. 14 and was released on condition he have no contact with the woman. If convicted of the stalking charge, Johnson faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $3,000 fine. Johnson was placed on administrative leave with the Hennepin County Sheriff ’s Department as a result of the case.


JOHNSON, from 1A

administrations of Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlen-ty. Many of us got state revenue surplus checks in the mail. Meanwhile, af-ter it was discovered there weren’t the resources to cover a looming deficit, thanks to tax credits and deductions for upper in-come folks. The bond-rating companies lowered Minnesota’s bond rating and raised the interest cost of our state bonds. Class sizes increased noticeably. Students paid the price in performance. Electives

and activity buses were cut. How much more would we like our kids to pay so we can get that nice one-time tax rebate check of a few dollars?

LARRY KOENCKEagan

Kindernook to close To the editor: As we embark on an-other school year, it is with a heavy heart that we sadly announce the closing of Kindernook Preschool at the end of the 2015-16

school year. Unfortunately, our 40-year-old preschool will be affected by the Highway 50 expansion project. We’d like to thank all the wonderful families we have served throughout the years. As one parent stated: “You will always be in our hearts.” We likewise say to them: “You will al-ways be in our hearts.”

LAURA SAARELAKindernook Preschool di-rectorLakeville

Corrections An article in last week’s edition, “Abdallah Can-dies plans expansion into Apple Valley,” incorrectly stated that the company currently employs 200 full- and part-time work-ers. The company employs about 125-130 full- and part-time workers. The closing date of the Burnsville Historical So-ciety exhibit at the Ames Center was incorrect in a Sept. 18 story. The closing date is Oct. 31. Sun Thisweek regrets the errors.

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Maple Grove, 9/24-9/26 9a-5p. Multi Family, Furn H H , C l o t h e s, Wa s h / D r y toys, mis 7757 Narcissus Ln

Minnetonka Moving Sale9/24-25 (9-5) Furn., HH, Cool stuff! You’ll be glad you came! 14499 Stewart Lane (Cty Rd 4 & Excelsior Blvd)

MinnetonkaStroke of the Heart

Warehouse SaleGreeting cards & Gift items

at less than wholesale prices!Tues, Oct. 6 10am-8pmWed, Oct. 7 10am-8pmThurs, Oct. 8 10am-8pm

Fri, Oct. 9 10am-6pm3792 Williston Road

For info call 952-945-9495


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3745 Shoreline Drive(Co Rd 15)

9/30 (4-8); 10/1 (8-8);10/2 (8-12 is $5 Bag Day)

For Info: 952-471-8433

RICHFIELD - HUGE SALEThurs, 9/24 (9-7);

Fri, 9/25 (9-5) 1/2 price day;Sat, 9/26 (9-12) $2 Bag Day

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LSC Construction Svc, Inc 952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218

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H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

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ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

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952-292-2349


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Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

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5260 Garage Doors

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www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

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5280 Handyperson

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted


5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

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5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal

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5370 Painting &Decorating


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5330 Irrigation

Creekside Irrigation Repair & Winterization

612-866-3739 Since 1984

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� MN Nice �Gardens & Landscapes

952-288-7693 Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

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763-420-3036 952-240-5533

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5350 Lawn &Garden Services

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Mark 651-245-7876

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Wade 612-203-9915


3 Interior Rooms/$275Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

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

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800


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

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

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

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Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

5410 Snow Removal

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Fall Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

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Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof. tree trimming

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BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

952-883-0671 612-715-2105


Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

Removal & Pruning Emerald Ash Borer Trtmt952-767-3880 Free Est

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5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

Sparkling Clean Window Washing Free ests. Ins’d. 952-451-1294

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Company Drivers/Owner Operators- Class A CDL,

Farmington. Current health card, pass drug test,

5-6 days a week, at least 24 yrs old, 2 yrs exp. Owner Operators must have wet kit. Person will pull our end dump trailer, local work.

Call: 651-423-5388

** DRIVE Company ** Minivan From Home!$12/hr 20+ hrs/week

952-884-6824 x 121 Michelle

DRIVERS-Class A CDL HIRING EVENT, JOIN

OUR GROWING TEAM!

Visit our HIRING EVENT Sept 30th, October 1st, 2nd

7am to 6pm Location:

McLane Company 1111 W 5th Street

Northfield, MN

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Eligible CDL A Applicants: 21 Years of Age HS Diploma 50,000 Safe Driving Miles

Call Hollie at McLane Northfield Today!

(507) 664-3038 Email resume:

[email protected]

House Cleaners!!$80-$125/day FT/PT7:20am-3:00pm. We

provide CAR. Burnsville location. 952-432-2134

Join our Landscaping Team! We are a Bloom-ington based Landscape Co. offering Great Pay,Full Benefits, year round work. Willing to Train! Apply on-line: apllandscape.com

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TURN YOUR CAR INTO

CASH!

Nurse PCA

Regency Home Healthcare

has immediate opportu-nities for compassionate people to join our team!

RN’s and LPN’s Our agency is searching for nurses in Eagan, Hastings, Farmington, St.Paul, Ma-plewood, Roseville, Blaine, New Brighton, and Crystal.All applicants must have current RN or LPN license. We welcome new gradu-ates & experienced nurses.

Regency provides services to all age’s pediatrics to geriatric. We specialize in medically complex cases including vent dependant clients. This allows the nurses to experience ICU level care in clients home. Our nurses enjoy the ben-efit of full or part-time schedules. We have an ex-cellent office staff that pro-vides respectable customer service. Also, Regency pro-vides extensive training with our veteran staff.

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

www.regencyhhc.com or email resume to: Sunni [email protected]

EOE

SERVICE TECHNICIANRefurbish, rebuild

Tucker Sno-Cat GroomersResume to Track Inc.

9600 James Ave. S.Bloomington, MN [email protected]

952-888-7372

5510 Full-time

WAREHOUSE – Weekends Off!

Join our McLane Team!! Starting @

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FULL AND PART-TIME (Loaders, Selectors

Shifts available)On the job training provid-

ed, no experience necessary

VISIT OUR HIRING EVENT

Sept 23rd, 24th, 25th 7am to 6pm

Location: McLane Company 1111 W 5th Street

Northfield, MN

Full Case Grocery Selectors

Full Time 6:30 am Monday to Friday $13.95/hr or 6:30am-11am Part Time

Shift

Receiving Forklift/Receiver Full Time Only 9:30 pm

start Sunday to Thursday $13.00/hr + Shift

Loaders Full Time 10:00am Monday to Friday $13.95hr + shift or

6:30am - 11am Part Time Shift

Candy Repack Full Time 6:00 am Monday to Friday $13.00/hr + shift

or 6:30 am- 11 am Part Time Shifts

Damage & Returns Processor

Full Time only 9:30pm Sunday - Thursday

$13.00/hr + shift

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AFTER 60 DAYS! *Paid vacation & sick time*

*Guaranteed scheduled raises within your first year *After 90 days we will help

pay for your college education*

Please email:[email protected]


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5520 Part-time

Community Living OptionsNow Hiring Part time RN

for our Group home in South Washington County in the

Stillwater, Lakeland and Maplewood areas.

Experience in geriatric care preferredMust be current on RN license and

familiar with State licensing andregulations pertaining to assisted living.

To apply send resume to Carla Fatland by

fax 320-629-1214 or via email: [email protected]

Direct Service ProfessionalProvide support services for adults with intellectual disabilities in a center based setting located in Bloomington. We are looking for someone who is patient, kind, hard-working, dedicated and a team player. Program focus is on person centered planning and advancing an individual’s work and social skills. Position requires the ability to lift and transfer adults to/from wheelchairs and assist with personal care. Relevant experience is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person. Driving a Rise vehicle on a daily basis is required. Compliance with Rule 11 & MVR background checks and valid driv-er’s license required. Position is FT/M-F with day hours. $11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ. Benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental, life, disability and 401(k). Submit cover letter and resume to Melinda at [email protected].

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

5520 Part-time

Bus Driver (PT)Rosemount

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

Sharon at 651.423.8900 or visit www.

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

Fantasy GiftsSales Clerk - PT

Evenings and weekends, set schedule.

Lakeville location11276 210th St W.

Applications at store orSend resume to:

[email protected]

Farmers Mill & Elevator, in Castle Rock, MN is look-ing for seasonal help in our grain department for fall harvest. To apply please call: Joe Jr: 651-463-8041

5520 Part-time

HEALTH AND WELLNESS ADVOCATE

Flexible 5-10 hrs/wk, $500-$2500+/mth. Lever-age your time, work on a team helping others. Includes phone work, mtgs w/others who value living healthy lifestyles and edu-cating those who are inter-ested in having one. Full Training, Self Employed. Email name & phone # to schedule info mtg: [email protected]

Now Hiring / Training

School Bus DriversPT, benefits, paid holidays

$750 Hiring bonusCall Denise

952-736-8004Durham School Services

Now Hiring: Book Processors

& ShelversPT and On Call

Attention to detail req’d. Friendly, casual environ. Day & evening hours, ending by 8pm! For job

description or to apply:www.mackin.com

–Employment Or apply in person at: Mackin Educational

Resources 3505 Co. Rd. 42 W.

Burnsville, MN 55306 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

5520 Part-time

PT-Golf Enthusiast to work with Golf simula-tors/patrons & food. Must enjoy working with people. Potential advancement. Flex hrs 952-895-1962 x11

Reimbursed SeniorVolunteer Positions

Lutheran Social Service of MN is looking for volun-teers (age 55 & older) to serve in our Foster Grand-parent or Senior Compan-ion Programs. Our vol-unteers receive a tax-free hourly stipend, as well as mileage reimbursement and other benefits.Contact Melissa Grimmer at 651-310-9443 or email:[email protected]

Retail/Clerk PT- Days/Evenings & Weekends for responsible

adult. Apply in person:Blue Max Liquors14640 10th Ave S.

Burnsville

We’re

BIGGERthan you think!

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Community Assisted Living in Apple Valley & Farmington is looking for dedicated employees to work as Certified Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides taking care of six seniors in our assisted living homes. We are cur-rently looking to fill PT & FT positions on Evenings,

Nights and W/E Days. All shifts include E/O weekend. CNA/HHA po-sitions start at $12.25/hr. Call: 952-440-3955 for

application address.

Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs & com-munity integration.

Starting pay $11.05 FT/PT & Relief avail.

651-237-1087 or www.clo-mn.com


Community Living

Options

NEW LOCATION INSTILLWATER

OPENING SOONNOW HIRING FOR

ALL POSITIONSSeeking motivated

people to implement programs &community integration.

651-237-1087or

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5540 Healthcare

PCA- Farmington -No Weekends!- Seeking reli-able PCA to assist with 63 yr old male in his home. Requires pivot transfers, total cares. Also requires assistance to dialysis 3x/

wk. He lives with family who are able to assist. Very friendly home. Hrs: Mon-Thurs. 8a-3p. Email [email protected] or call 651-460-4201 with ??

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Medieval Fair at Caponi Caponi Art Park in Ea-gan will host the Medieval Fair 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun-day, Sept. 27. Presented by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s Minnesota chapter, the event will feature authentic pavilions in a medieval vil-lage, with artisans in peri-od dress presenting educa-tional demonstrations and interactive activities. Among the activities and demos will be rapier and armored combat, coin making, armorers, jug-glers, period games, cook-ing, glass beads, and other arts and skills. Children large and small can try their hand at firing a cross-bow. Admission to this pro-gram is free, with a $5 per person suggested dona-tion. The event will be held rain or shine, except in the case of severe weather or heavy rain. More informa-tion is at caponiartpark.org.

Family fun at IMAX IMAX Family Fun on Saturday is Sept. 26 at the Great Clips IMAX The-atre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Doors open at 9 a.m. with arts and crafts, face painting, live music (cour-tesy of Kidsdance) and complimentary snacks (while they last) in the lob-by before the show. The movie, “Journey to the South Pacific 3D,” be-gins at 10 a.m. Cost is $6. For more information, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Local author featured in speaker series Rosemount author Su-san Follett will bring “The Fog Machine: Stories from Civil Rights History, Then and Now” to the SALT Fall 2015 Speaker Series 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Burnsville. Follett grew up in the Jim Crow South dur-

ing the height of the civil rights movement, unaware of the march from Selma, scarcely 100 miles from her hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where three rights workers disappeared during Freedom Summer. She has spent 30 years of her adult life in Minnesota. She will talk about both Mississippi and Minnesota and explain how they are interconnected in terms of her thinking on race in America. “The Fog Machine” ex-plores prejudice through the eyes of a 12-year-old white Catholic girl growing up in Mississippi; a young black Baptist woman who leaves Mississippi, as part of the Great Migration, for work as a live-in domestic in Chicago; and a Jewish Freedom Summer volun-teer from New York City. This historical novel was published in 2014, in com-memoration of the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer. The Oct. 12 event will include a background slideshow of photographs from 1964 taken by Free-dom Summer volunteers. Copies of “The Fog Ma-chine” will be available for sale and signing. SALT (Senior Adults Learning Together), in its 18th year, is an enrichment program for seniors 55 and older in the southern Twin Cities suburbs. Single Monday registration is $5 per person. Learn more at http://risensavior.org.

VocalEssence plans holiday concerts The VocalEssence Wel-come Christmas concert series kicks off 8 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 5, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. The series, which runs Dec. 5-6 and 11-13, will feature the 100-voice cho-rus and ensemble choruses of VocalEssence, and a big band. The performances include Swedish composer Nils Lindberg’s “A Christ-mas Cantata,” and Voca-lEssence founder and artis-tic director Philip Brunelle and new associate conduc-tor G. Phillip Shoultz III are planning a show that

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

[email protected].

Books Author Denis LaComb, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. LaComb will discuss his book “Love in the A Shau.” Present-ed by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Information: 651-480-1200. Author Sara Paretsky, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Part of MELSA’s Club Book series. Paretsky is author of more than 20 books, including the New York Times bestselling V.I. Warshawski series. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspir-ing writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, sup-port and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Infor-mation: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Last Comic Standing Live Tour, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $37. Informa-tion: www.mysticlake.com.

Events/Festivals Renaissance Festival, weekends to Oct. 4, plus Festival Friday, Oct. 2, 12364 Chestnut Blvd., Shakopee. In-formation: www.renaissancef-est.com. Medieval Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. $5 per person sug-gested donation. Information: http://www.caponiartpark.org or 651-454-9412. Manhattan Short Film Festival, 4 and 7 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 1, Paragon Od-yssey 15 Theater, Burnsville. Tickets: $12. Information: 952-892-3456 or www.para-gontheaters.com. Kids ’n Kinship Annual Gala, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judi-cial Road, Lakeville. Includes music, magic, silent auction, wine/craft beer pull and din-ner. Tickets: $45 at www.kid-snkinshipgala2015.eventbrite.com. Wine-tasting fundraiser, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, Ebenezer Ridges Care Cen-ter, 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville. Hosted by Ebene-zer Ridges Auxiliary. Features

stations of appetizers and wines available for sampling, live music and a silent auc-tion. Proceeds will be used to enhance the back patio of the care center. Tickets: $15. Information: 952-898-8419. Sogn Valley Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 4, 35200 County 24 Blvd., Cannon Falls. Informa-tion: www.sognvalleycraftfair.com.

Exhibits “Burnsville’s Attic” ex-hibit by the Burnsville Histori-cal Society runs through Oct. 31 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Abbacadabra – The Ulti-mate ABBA Tribute, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $23. Information: www.mysti-clake.com. Alison Scott, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $16 and $20 at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or at the arts center. Information: 952-985-4640. Donny & Marie Celebrat-ing the Holidays, 8 p.m. Nov. 20-21, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $79-$119. Information: www.mysticlake.com.

Theater “The Rocky Horror Show,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787. Information: www.chameleontheatre.org. “A Streetcar Named De-sire,” presented by the North-field Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10, and 2 p.m. Oct. 5 and 11, Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. Tickets: $17 adults, $12 students and se-niors. Information: 507-645-8877 or www.northfieldarts-guild.org. “The Odd Couple” with a female focus, presented by Eagan Theater Company, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-4 and 9-11, and 2 p.m. Oct. 4 and 11, Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Del-aware Ave., Mendota Heights. Advance tickets: $18 adults, $16 seniors and students at www.etc-mn.org. Tickets at

the door: $20 and $18, re-spectively.

Workshops/classes/other Kind Hearts Princess School filled with singing, dancing and acting, celebrat-ing being a princess in God’s kingdom. Ages 4-7: Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 12-26, Nov. 2-16. Ages 3-5: Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Oct. 7-28, Nov. 4-18. Held at Footsteps Dance Studio in Burnsville. Cost: $97. Prin-cesses wear whatever makes them feel beautiful that allows for movement. They will need ballet shoes for proper ballet technique. Information: Miss Karin at [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tues-day of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Oil painting workshop: “Copying Old Masters” with Dan Petrov, 6-9 p.m. Thurs-days through Oct. 15, at 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burns-ville. Pre-register by phone at 763-843-2734 . Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Informa-tion: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through draw-ing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Informa-tion: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Mon-days at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 1-2 p.m., interme-diate 2-4 p.m. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Li-brary. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 26 KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ea-gan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Free admission. Information: www.kidspomn.com. Rosemount Marching Band Festival, 1 p.m., Rose-mount High School, 3335 142nd St. W., Rosemount. Information: www.rosemount-band.com. Cat claw clipping clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 2-4 p.m., Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Out-let, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats must be trans-ported in a carrier for their safety. Free. Information: http://felinerescue.org/. Pig roast, 5 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. Cost: $8 a plate. Bingo, 2 p.m.; food served at 5 p.m.; karaoke at 9 p.m. Information: 651-423-3380. Fall Colors Photography, 5:30-7 p.m. Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, 15501 Murphy Lake Blvd., Savage. Learn about camera features and what makes a great photo. Cost: $10. Reservations re-quired. Call 763-559-6700 and reference activity number 423701-00.

Sunday, Sept. 27 Out of the Darkness Walk, 9 a.m., Macy’s Rotunda, Mall of America, Bloomington. Funds raised support the American

Foundation for Suicide Pre-vention’s local and national programs. Information: http://www.afsp.org/.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Eagan Market Fest, 3-7 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market. In-formation: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, Oct. 1 Divorce Help Workshop, 6:30-8 p.m., Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. Sponsored by Divorce Financial Directions and Inspiring Change LLC. Free. Limited seating. Call Ter-ryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a seat.

Friday, Oct. 2 Nature Play Date, 11 a.m. to noon, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Treasure Hunt, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Cen-ter, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Find treasures hidden in the park us-ing GPS units. Bring your own unit or borrow one from the park. Limited number available. All ages. Free. Registration re-quested. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/.

Saturday, Oct. 3 Great Neighbors’ Duck Races fundraising event, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Southview Boulevard in South St. Paul, during On The Road Again. Free admission. $5 per duck to participate in races. Proceeds support Neighbors’ emergency and supportive assistance pro-grams such as the Food Shelf, medical transportation program and Clothes Closet. Informa-tion: www.neighborsmn.org.

Ongoing Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Commu-nity Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-the-darkness-walks.

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. • Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Park Nicollet Clinic, 14000 Fair-view Drive, Burnsville. • Oct. 1, 1-7 p.m., Farming-ton Fire Department – Station No. 1, 21625 Denmark Ave., Farmington. • Oct. 2, 12-6 p.m., Paragon Odyssey Theater, 14401 Burn-haven Drive, Burnsville.

The Roe Family Singers, a Minnesota-based folk, bluegrass and Americana band, en-tertained guests at Eagan’s Lone Oak Days festival held Sept. 19-20. A celebration of Eagan’s farming heritage, the family-friendly event also featured pony rides, barn-yard animals, hayrides, 1940s-era farm equipment and tool displays. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Roe Family Singers in concert

includes traditional favor-ites in big band, jazz style melodies. Additional concert dates are: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Plymouth Con-gregational Church in Minneapolis; 8 p.m. Fri-day, Dec. 11, at St. Bar-tholomew Catholic Faith Community in Wayzata; 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Roseville Lutheran Church; and 4 p.m. Sun-day, Dec. 13, at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis. Tickets are available from $10-$40. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 612-371-5656 or visit vocalessence.org.

‘The Girls’ Night Out fundraiser Citizens Bank Minne-sota will host “The Girls” Night Out fundraiser Monday, Oct. 5, with a goal to raise $4,000 to sup-port The Lewis House bat-tered women’s shelter. Downtown businesses will offer specials from 3-6 p.m. Happy hour with appetizers served will be 5-6:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Area Arts Center featuring one-of-a-kind exhibits with unique items for sale. Mu-sical group Sister will pro-vide entertainment from 6:30-7:15 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at Citizens Bank Minnesota, Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce, Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, and downtown Lake-ville businesses.

Real Men Sing festival choir Great Northern Union Chorus is hosting its third annual Real Men Sing fes-tival 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3. During the one-day singing festival, more than 200 young men from area schools will form two choirs, a seventh- through ninth-grade choir and a 10th-grade through col-lege-age choir. The cost for students to participate is $5 ($15 for educators), though no student will be turned away for financial reasons. Each student will receive a festi-val T-shirt, lunch and cop-ies of the music they will learn throughout the day. The Real Men Sing fes-tival will culminate with a concert at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, at Benson Great Hall on the Bethel Univer-sity campus in Arden Hills. The concert will feature performances from Great Northern Union and The Limestones, a seven-voice male a capella group at St. Olaf College in Northfield. For more information on the festival and show, visit www.gnusings.com/RMS.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Jon Larson, painting with the North-field Arts Guild, fresh lo-cal produce and flowers, and arts and crafts will be featured at Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more information, visit www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org.


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Above: The Lakeville Art Festival held Sept.

19-20 on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts

Center gave visitors a hands-on art experience with its community art

project. Festival volunteers and guests used small

pieces of metal, hammers and other implements

to assemble a huge fish sculpture, which

organizers plan to install on the south lawn of the

arts center as a permanent installation.

At right: Poor Cousin John, a Lakeville-based

four-piece band, was among the roster of live

entertainers at this year’s festival. (Photos by Laura

Adelmann)

Hands-on art experience

Above: “River Garden,” a mural designed by Eagan artist Teresa Cox and painted with help from

more than 800 guests at this year’s Eagan Art Festival, has been put on permanent display in the lower level

of the Eagan Community Center. An opening reception was held Sept. 15. (Photo of mural by Wayne Moran/

Let There Be Light Fine Art)

At right: Teresa Cox, left, oversees Eagan Art Festival

volunteers in helping to paint the mural at the festival held in June.

(File photo)

Colorful addition to community center



Forty years ago, Denis J. LaComb had designs on getting his novels pub-lished and launching a ca-reer in fiction. He wrote two Westerns in the mid-1970s, but then got a little trigger shy. “I started with ‘Apache Death Wind’ in 1974,” said LaComb, of Apple Valley. “It took a year of solid typ-ing on my old reliable L.C. Smith antique type-writer to complete that novel. My wife urged me to find a publisher, but I wasn’t confident in my work, so I decided to write another Western. “I completed ‘Apache Blue Eyes’ in 1975. Again my wife urged me to find a publisher, but I didn’t think either novel was that good, so I just shelved them and went on with my life.” Forty years later, as LaComb was winding down his video production business, Sharden Productions, he real-ized an opportunity was presenting itself. “I revisited those two binders that I had kept shelved for all those years,” he said. “I was absolutely shocked that both novels read very well, and while they certainly needed edit-ing, they were actually very authentic to that period.” LaComb still had the original pages he’d typed — scanned onto a floppy disc — and after some re-writing, he found an editor and self-published “Apache Death Wind,” the first in a planned trilogy, in 2013, followed the next year by “Apache Blue Eyes.” LaComb also has re-leased the novel “Love in the A Shau,” a coming-of-age love story set in the 1960s. He’ll be sharing some stories behind the writing of that book, along with details of his journey to becoming a full-time writ-er, as the featured speaker at the “Meet the Author” event at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Sept. 30, at the Rob-ert Trail Library in Rose-mount. Admission is free to the event organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. LaComb spoke with

this newspaper recently about his writing habits, his yen for West-ern novels and films, and the best cures for writer’s block. Q: At what point in your life did you know you wanted to be a writer? A: In retrospect, I’ve been writing and creating stories since grade school, when I began writing and illustrating comic books. Then in high school I was writing poetry and short stories. My working ca-reer has been in public and commercial television as well as my own produc-tion company. So I’ve been writing in one form or an-other all my life. Q: What is your writing strategy? Do you have any writing rituals? A: I write at least six days a week. My most cre-ative period is early morn-ing, so I try to get to the computer by 9 or earlier. If I can pound out three or four hours of material I feel great. I take most af-ternoons off to do other things and then return to writing in the evening. Four or five solid hours of writing is a very good day

for me. Q: Describe your writ-ing room. A: My wife would say cluttered. I would describe it as “working for me.” There are piles of writing projects on the floor, walls covered with personal pho-tos and writing tips, and two computers always on some subject matter. Q: What’s on your writ-ing desk? A: Notepads, small tape-recorder, calendar, colored pens, Magic Mark-

ers, and a hundred-thousand Post-It notes everywhere. Q: How do you get past writer’s block? A: Get up and leave the room, go to the gym, work in the yard, go for cof-fee or go to the li-brary. Anything to “get away.” It always works. Q: What are you working on now? Any book projects in the works? A: My editor is finishing up edit-ing “Apache Death Wind: A Trilogy.” Then she will begin editing “Debris: A Trilogy,” which is a

drama set in Palm Springs, Calif. I continue to write a weekly blog. I am work-ing on a play which I will submit to the Rosemount Area Arts Council for their consideration. … I would love to find an illustrator for my comic strip entitled “Sweetpea and the Gang.” Q: Which authors have inspired you? A: Hemingway, Alistair MacLean, Clay Fisher, Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, the Beatles. Each was a great writer in one form or another. Q: How did you initially get interested in Westerns? Was there a particular book or film that captured your imagination? A: It was back in the 70s and I remember being so impressed by John Ford’s “Fort Apache” trilogy star-ring John Wayne. I was also into Will Henry and other Western authors. I began to wonder if I could capture that same kind of authenticity in my own novel. So I gave it a try — twice.


Fiction career was 40 years in the making

Novelist specializing in Westerns featured at Sept. 30 ‘Meet the Author’ event

Denis J. LaComb

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