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Lakevilledrummerbeats hisway tothe topWins, places in pair ofnational, internationalcompetitionsBY MICHAEL RICCISUN NEWSPAPERS

One Lakeville native grew upbeating Tupperware. Now, he isbeating on the door of a future inmusic.

J.P. Bouvet is beginning tomake a name for himself in themusic scene at the national andinternational levels, as the youngdrummer recently received apair of awards. Bouvet competedin the Guitar Center drum-offand the Rowland V drum compe-tition, both of which were held inAnaheim, Calif., in January. Hetook first-place honors in theGuitar Center national drumcontest, while placing second inthe Rowland V internationalevent.

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Hwy 13projectto beginin MayMnDOT-led effortto resurface 12 milesfrom Burnsvilleto Mendota Heights

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Highway 13 from Burnsvilleto West St. Paul is due for afacelift as part of a state-ledresurfacing project.

As part of a larger $357 mil-lion project that will span fouryears, the MinnesotaDepartment of Transportationwill begin an $11.4 million roadresurfacing project from theBurnsville’s western border,through Eagan, and ending at inWest St. Paul. Construction onthe road is scheduled to begin inMay and end April 31. The 12-mile span of highway willundergo the milling the road’stop layer and then replacing itwith asphalt.

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ISD 191 teacherawarded by stateschool board group

The Minnesota School BoardsAssociation recently honored VickiRoy for her years of service on theBurnsville-Eagan-Savage SchoolDistrict 191 Board of Education.

MSBA presented Roy with a 20-YearService Award during a recognitionluncheon at the organization’s annualleadership conference in January.

She was one of 19 board members toreach the milestone. Roy recentlyretired from the District 191 Board ofEducation. She is also a former MSBAboard director.

“The 20-year board member is arare commodity,” said Bob Meeks, anMSBA executive. “With demands oneveryone, it is rare to see someonedevote this much time and energy tomaking sure all of our childrenachieve.”

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Lakeville Area CommunityEducation will host the followingupcoming classes:

Couples Yoga: This class is designedto allow participants to practice yogawith that special someone in theirlives on Valentine’s Day. Class meets6:30-745 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Mother-Daughter Yoga: Motherswith daughters who are 12 and olderhave an opportunity to practice begin-ner yoga. The class is designed tobuild strength, improve flexibility, andincrease circulation from basic yogaposes. Class meets 6:30-7:30 p.m.Tuesdays, Feb. 28 through March 27.

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Second annual Gran Fondoride accompanying eventBY MICHAEL RICCI – SUN NEWSPAPERS

The event may be months away, butthe preparation required to accommo-date thousands of riders has alreadybegun on what has been described asthe kickoff to the spring bicycling sea-son.

The 2012 Minnesota IronmanBicycle ride will begin as well as end inLakeville Sunday, May 6, LakevilleNorth High School, 19600 Ipava Ave.,Lakeville. The event marks the 13thconsecutive year the state’s longest,and one of the largest, tours to startand finish within the city. The shorterroutes are almost entirely within citylimits.

The Ironman bicycle ride is the pri-mary means of funding for the

Minnesota Council of HostellingInternational, whose mission is todevelop culturally sensitive world citi-zens through educational programs,promotion of responsible travel, andpositive hostelling experiences.

According to Jon Ridge, MIBR direc-tor, the Ironman ride is the perfect wayto kick off the spring biking season,and it continues to offer a number offeatures to which riders can look for-ward. This includes four route options.

“This allows for all levels of ridersto find a distance that meets their

interest and level of riding challenge,”Ridge said. “When the weather is lousywe often see riders switch to a shorterroute allowing them to still finish theride even on a bad weather day.”

Ridge added that sections of eachroute may follow along with otherroutes, but they split off as needed tocover the various distances offered.

Beginning in Lakeville, the 68-mileroute heads west to Jordan along withthe 100-mile route.


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“At this 22-mile mark, riders willchoose between the 68 or 100-mileroute,” Ridge said. “The 68-mile routecontinues through New Prague and onto the second rest stop of Lonsdalebefore returning to Lakeville. The 100-mile route will offer rest stops in LeSueur, Montgomery and Lonsdale.”

The ride continues to offer two pop-ular route options of 17 and 30 miles,which wind through Lakeville, PriorLake and Burnsville. These shorterroutes offer fully stocked rest stops.

Though the Ironman event may be adream to the Lakeville Area Chamberof Commerce due to the thousands ofpeople who will be descending uponthe city the first Sunday of May, organ-izers still have much work to do.

Lakeville Police Chief Tom Vonhofsaid the first planning meeting for theupcoming Ironman ride this yearoccurred March 31, 2011, and one com-mand staff person attends all the plan-ning sessions.

But certainly more than one ofLakeville’s finest is needed the day ofthe event.

“We dedicate one supervisor for the

all-day event, and in 2011 we had a totalof 22 officers, including both swornand volunteer police reserve, work theevent,” he said of the manpower usedlast year. “All of the costs of the addi-tional police staffing are paid for by theIronman organizers.”

Vonhof added that the biggest chal-lenge each year is planning and coordi-nating the event and that due to short-er routes being almost entirely inLakeville, “there is a significantamount of coordination neededbetween the … police, parks, and pub-lic works departments. To facilitate theplanning and coordination, we have[many] planning sessions withHostelling International.”

The chief, however, noted the onearea in which all concerned benefit.

“We are very fortunate in Lakevilleto have a site in LNHS, which is veryconducive to handling the volume ofboth people and vehicles associatedwith the event,” he said. “The volumeimpact of persons and vehicles is alsolessened to some degree by the varietyof the lengths of the ride routes, as noteveryone shows up at the same time ofthe day to begin their ride.”

Individual riders have until Feb. 16to sign up and receive a $5 discount.Those who sign up as a team or groupof eight or more will enjoy the dis-count on registrations made on or

before March 31.Individual riders have until Feb. 16

to sign up and receive a $5 discount.Riders who sign up as a team or groupof eight or more will get a $5 discounton registrations made on or beforeMarch 31. Ride and registration hot-line: 651-251-1495

For the Love of RidingMike Popovich of Burnsville is a 59-

year-old rider who has taken part inthe bicycle ride each of the past fouryears, in addition to several yearsprior, since the ride was relocated toLakeville more than 12 years ago.

“I really enjoy it. It’s a very serioushobby with me,” he said, adding thathe owns many bicycles with the newestbeing around 15 years old. “It’s got a lotof intrinsic value in the machine.”

Popovich said he is not obsessedwith the activity like some riders, buthe instead takes pride in getting themost out of his ride, literally.

“I don’t have all of the latest andgreatest stuff,” he said. Popovich saidhe has one bike that he has riddenmore than 10,000 miles.

Much like even organizers, the 59-year-old Burnsville man has alreadybegun training for this year’s event.

“This time of the year I do a lot ofstrength training, alternating with

inside bike riding,” he said.Popovich said he uses a wind train-

er – a device that allows one to ride abike indoors while remaining station-ary - to help prepare, along with main-taining his equipment.

“Those are just the things that youprepare for,” he said. “You just want tosucceed, so you set yourself up to dothat.”

Popovich defines success by enjoy-ing the ride and taking all of thescenery in, not finishing as quickly aspossible since the event is a tour andnot a race.

“The main objective is to completethe ride and have fun doing it,” he said.

However, this does not mean that theride comes without challenges, such ascold weather and even snow once in awhile.

“At least if you are in decent shape,the physical is easier,” he said. “Youjust need to get past the mentalaspect.”

According to Popovich, this early inthe season he starts out riding hiswind trainer 35-40 minutes and addsfive minutes each week until levelingout at 75-90 minutes.

Popovich said what he enjoys mostabout the annual event is the ride itselfand camaraderie with other riders,adding, “I look forward to it ever year.It’s like opening day.”

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No worries here beingsingle on Valentine’s Day

Just so I understand this, wehave a day designated for the solepurpose of individuals’ express-ing love to their spouses or sig-nificant others, but what aboutthe other 364 days of the year?Are people precluded fromexpressing these sentiments onany one of these days?

Many people get blue aroundthis day simply because theyhappen to be single. One bloggersaid there are two types of singlepeople. There are the ones whowatch movies at home “sulking”and “eating ice cream,” but thesecond group consists of peoplelike me who couldn’t care less.

On that single point I agree,but the rest of this blog was filledwith a bunch of nonsense abouthow singles can party and get“wasted” at a bar with other sin-gles, suggesting this is the idealsituation in which to be becausean “impromptu evening at a bar”is the prefect way to meet some-

body new.”Sure, when kids ask how their

parents met, they can tell themthey found each other stumblingdrunk – excuse me, “wasted” - ina bar on Valentine’s Day.

Now that is as romantic as itgets.

This was not meant to be anindictment of bloggers or the so-called experts, as I read a lot ofmaterial with similar content,all of which would be obvious tothe average person. But now thatI find myself on the subject, Iwill say that most of these peopleon this issue have little clue as towhat they’re talking about.

Since when is being single onValentine’s Day anything any-

one should be ashamed of orpitied?

My apathy for Valentine’s Dayis related to the fact I can’tremember the last time I was atall concerned about it, and thisapplies equally to when I havenot been single.

Perhaps I have been fortunatein having been involved withwomen who feel the same as I dotoward this Hallmark holiday. Iam guessing I’m not the only per-son. There has to be many, manycouples that equally see the silli-ness of worrying about gettingthe card, the flowers, the candy,and the nice dinner.

Rather than repeat the adviceof so-called experts on this sub-ject – who suggest that we focuson the positive, show others thatwe care, focus on other aspects oflife, travel, pamper ourselves,and spend our time on a hobby –I prefer to look at the bigger pic-ture.

What I hope would be a largepercentage of the population, Iam more concerned about otherpressing issues. And if I chooseto express feelings, I certainly donot need Hallmark to do it forme. The last time I checked, acard is unable to demonstratereal human affection and is onlyavailable for a few weeks out ofthe year.

This Valentine’s Day, I willnot be among those sulking orgoing to a bar to meet someone.Instead, I will be working justlike any other day. After work, Iwill be doing what I typically do,have a few laughs with friends,play hockey at my local ice rink,read, and any number of ordi-nary daily activities – all with no“poor me” feelings.

My advice, along with 25 centsas the saying goes, is to suck itup, walk it off, rub some dirt onit, get over it, and live in the solu-tion. Life goes go on.

MICHAELRICCIBurnsville/LakevilleCommunity Editor

Did Superman inspire future greatness?As someone who is tolerant of

winter, but not fond of it, theabove average warmth and lackof snow so far this season hasbeen quite pleasing.

I don’t plan a winter getawayannually, but I do find that abreak from the cold and snow tobe quite therapeutic, even duringwinters such as this one. I spentsuch a week recently alongAlabama’s Gulf coast – GulfShores, to be exact.

My mother is retired andspends two months of her winterin Gulf Shores. She leaves afterthe holiday season and returns inlate March. Since it’s an extendedvacation, she drives back andforth each year. She doesn’t like

to drive alone, hence the invita-tion to make the drive most win-ters. I enjoy an occasional roadtrip, as well as warmer weather,so it’s an easy sell.

Gulf Shores isn’t exactly thedream vacation destination ofmost 41-year-olds, but you won’thear me complain. I find plentyof ways to keep myself occupiedamong the numerous retireesthat populate the coastline, andgiven how many people I know or

have met who haven’t had theluxury of taking a vacation inrecent years due to lost jobs andever-inflating costs of living, Iknow I’m blessed to be able totake my turns behind the wheelas mom heads south eachJanuary.

I see new things with each tripsouth, but I’d hardly call my GulfShores vacations educational.The 2012 Gulf Shores road trip,however, had me pondering aquestion I can’t answer defini-tively, although I think I know theanswer.

My highway reflections beganin Metropolis, Ill., home of theSuper Museum. Yep, the townthat shares the name with the fic-

titious city in the Supermancomic books is home to thelargest collection of Supermanmemorabilia you will ever find.

I had heard of the museum,but never considered visiting ituntil four years ago, when myfirst Gulf Shores road tripbrought me to the southernIllinois city. Although I was nevera big Superman fan, I did collectcomic books as a youngster, so Iwas determined to someday visitthe museum that pays homage toClark Kent’s alter ego.

The very short version of themuseum’s history: a young boytakes a liking to Superman in the

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1960s and makes it his life mission to col-lect every type of memorabilia imagina-ble. Today the massive collection is on dis-play in a city that has long celebrated theMan of Steel’s history.

The museum doesn’t exist becauseMetropolis celebrates the pulp fiction icon,it exists because one man had a passion fora slice of Americana and has pursued it.Operating the museum is not his life’swork, it is a passion he has made time, andmoney, available to for decades.

How many people have that kind of pas-sion about anything? How many people getto act upon it? Not enough of us, I suspect.

I enjoyed my museum visit, but didn’tdrive away from Metropolis with a new-found enjoyment of Superman’s comicbook, television and big screen adven-tures. I did, however, leave town with asense of appreciation and awe for oneman’s passion and the tourist attractionthat exists today because of it.

I didn’t expect the history of Supermanto have a profound effect upon me, but Ihave pondered what is and isn’t mostimportant in my life since that Saturdaymorning not so long ago. Now I have to fig-ure out how to expunge the kryptonitefrom my day-to-day existence.

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Burnsville residentsreminded to renew petlicenses in 2012

The beginning of a new year alsomeans that a number of cat and doglicenses in Burnsville are up forrenewal. The city of Burnsvillerequires that all cats, dogs and domes-ticated ferrets over 4 months old in thecity are required to be licensed everytwo years. This is especially importantfor animals that are let outside.

In order to obtain a license, petowners must provide proof of a cur-rent rabies vaccination for their ani-mal, and the pet must wear a currentlicense tag at all times. Licensinghelps prevent against rabies out-breaks, and, more importantly,increases the chance that a lost petwill be found and returned to itsowner.

The city of Burnsville utilizesAmerican Boarding Kennels, 1102Highway 13 E., to oversee its animalcontrol issues. License applicationsare available at their location, theBurnsville Police Department andonline at burnsville.org/pets.

Discounts on license fees areoffered to owners who have their petspayed or neutered. A two-year licenseis $20 for a spayed or neutered pet, and$30 for non-spayed or neutered.

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Burnsville mayorto present Stateof the City address

Burnsville residents, businessleaders and others interested inlearning more about the future ofthe city of Burnsville – as well astaking a look back at 2011 – are invit-ed to the annual State of the Cityaddress 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16,Burnsville Performing Arts Center,12600 Nicollet Ave.

The keynote speech given byMayor Elizabeth Kautz (scheduled tobegin at 11:30 a.m.) is open to thepublic.

The mayor’s speech will touch onBurnsville’s focus to stay economi-cally competitive as well as main-taining quality-of-life amenities thatattract both businesses and families.

A luncheon will follow theaddress.

The luncheon is open to the publicand costs $25 per person.Preregistration is required at least24 hours in advance.

The city of Burnsville and theBurnsville Chamber of Commercepresent the State of the City annual-ly.

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Basilica of St. Marychoir to performat Lakeville church

The 90-voice Cathedral Choir ofthe Basilica of St. Mary inMinneapolis, under the direction ofTeri Larson, will present a concertof sacred music featuring StephenPaulus and Eric Whitacre, alongwith organist Christopher Stroh.Titled “Faith to Love: Songs toCelebrate the Journey” this concertof contemporary and traditionalmusic will be performed 8 p.m.Friday, Feb. 17, All Saints CatholicChurch. 19795 Holyoke Ave., inLakeville.

The choir, one of the largest and

best known church choirs in theTwin Cities, will be performing inLakeville for the first time.

Thought by many to be amongthe very best of church choirs inthe area, their reputation for pow-erful presentations is well earnedhaving been selected to perform atboth state and national AmericanChoral Directors Association con-ventions.

The choir has toured and per-formed in Europe and elsewhere inthe United States. Last month theyreleased their fourth CD.

Currently they are preparing fora European tour in June of 2012.

Tickets will be available at thedoor for $15 for adults, $10 for stu-dents, and $50 for families.

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are known in the music industry as thetwo largest drumming competitions in theworld, according to Nigel Linden, a friendof Bouvet. He handles public relations forBouvet and his son, Michael, who performtogether in the band Helicopria while liv-ing in Boston and attending BerkleeCollege of Music, also in Boston.

“My son and he are actually very closefriends,” he said. “They were in a bandtogether in middle school and highschool.”

For Bouvet, it was a busy month, as theGuitar Center drum-off grand finals tookplace Saturday, Jan. 14, at Club Nokia inAnaheim, while the Rowland V drum com-petition took place Friday, Jan. 20, at theHouse of Blues in Anaheim.

The Guitar Center Drum Off begins atall of the local stores across the nation.Around 4,500 drummers competed thisyear. Winners from two heats at the storesadvanced to districts, regionals, and thenthe grand final at the Nokia Center in LosAngeles.

“J.P. actually started at one of thetoughest stores in the country because itwas all the Berklee music students in thevery first round,” Linden said. “TheBerklee College of Music is the mostfamous and prestigious contemporary

music schools in the world actually.”His journey netted more than 45 prizes,

culminating in $25,000 in cash, drum kitsand equipment, as well as coveted endorse-ments by manufacturers of his choice –not to mention the international notorietythat comes with such an accomplishment.

“This year I started in Boston since Iwas living there,” Bouvet said of the vary-ing levels of competition to reach theRowland V event. The district competitionwas in Natick, Mass., while the regionalevent was in Brooklyn, N.Y.

According to Bouvet, climbing the lad-der to the top involved winning each ofthese levels at music stores in differentlocations. Bouvet was among around 4,500in the country competing in separate dis-trict competitions. Bouvet said he wentthrough five rounds before advancing tothe regional and national competition.

“This is a huge deal,” Bouvet said.“This is the biggest drum competition inthe world.”

The Roland competition followed a sim-ilar path, which included wins at differentlevels before he was able to advance to theRowland V competition. He was fightingfor the world championship, representingthe U.S.A. A total of 16 countries were rep-resented, and he came away with the silvermedal. Norway won gold, and the CzechRepublic won the bronze.

“I won the United States competitionand was the U.S. representative for theinternational competition,” Bouvet said.

According to Bouvet, his mother wasthe one who encouraged him along theway since beginning at the young age of 9.As a musician herself, he said that she wasthe music director at the family’s church.

“My whole family has been extremelysupportive,” Bouvet said of his motherand the rest of his family. “They have justbeen really happy for me and really excit-

ed.”As much as she provided initial inspira-

tion, the Lakeville musician credits aninstructor for much of his success.

“Before I even got a drum set in myhouse, I was taking lessons at SchmidtMusic,” he said of the Burnsville musicstore where he worked for seven yearswith instructor Wade Linkert. “He was agreat teacher, and I attribute my openmindedness to music to him.”

Since his wins, Bouvet has been ridinghigh, with press conferences, interviews,and even testimonials from famous drum-mers, according to Linden.

“However, J.P. is taking it in his stride,”Linden said. “He is in two bands:Helicopria, which is touring Turkey inFebruary, and The Super Pilots, who willbe opening for Randy Brecker at thisyears’ Art and All That Jazz Festival inBurnsville this August.”

Bouvet, the aspiring musician, hasplans to continue his drumming with acouple of goals in mind.

“I want to continue to establish myselfas J.P. the drummer,” he said, adding it hisdesire to be that person others look up to,as well as inspiring up-and-coming drum-mers.

With his prize money, Bouvet said helooks to invest some for the time being, usesome to fund drum clinics he will be con-ducting this year in Boston, and to pay forassociated costs with moving to LosAngeles.

His future also includes continuing hiswork with the band Helicopria.

“We are going on our second tour toIstanbul, Turkey. We leave Feb. 13. We areopening for a band called Mando Diao, andthat’s going to be in a 17,000 capacityvenue,” he said, adding Mando Diao isvery popular in Europe.

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Bouvet performed a routine during the 2011 Rowland V drum competition in Las Vegas in August. The Lakevilledrummer competed in the Rowland V competition in 2012 in Anaheim, Calif, winning second place. (Submittedphoto)

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After four days on the job, a lesserperson might have asked themselves,“What have I got myself into?”

But new Dakota CommunitiesPresident and CEO Julie Manworrenis no ordinary leader though sheadmits she has much to learn abouther new position.

The Minneapolis resident took overleadership of the Eagan-based non-profit organization Monday, Jan. 30.

“Every day this week, by the end ofthe day, my brain feels like a spongethat’s completely sopping wet,” admit-ted Manworren. “I’m looking forwardto just reaching saturation, notspillage.”

Manworren brings more than 25years of leading nonprofits through-out the Twin Cities metro, includingmost recently serving as the Simpson

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Prior to that position, Manworrenserved as Children’s Home Society andFamily Service vice president in St.Paul.

Manworren said she was encour-aged to apply at Dakota Communitiesthough she was content in her previ-ous role at Simpson.

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“I came to I think there might be agood match between the types of lead-ership I’ve provided and the opportu-nities that were here,” she said.

Dakota Communities partners withpeople with developmental and intel-lectual disabilities to help them real-ize their goals and potential, accord-ing to organization officials.

Manworren was selected as newCEO for her experience, passion andleadership abilities, according toDakota Communities officials.

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The nonprofit willcelebrate four decadesof service this May andManworren’s hiringmakes her the fourthpresident and CEO in

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“It’s an honor to be able to repre-sent that to the community.”

Manworren has had discussionswith the Dakota County Board ofDirectors regarding how to accommo-date its nearly 300 residents in 33 resi-dential settings throughout the Twin

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Reports of unleashed dogs inBurnsville city parks and trails haveofficials tightening their enforcementof an ordinance requiring pets to bekept on a leash while in public.

Specifically, users of AlimagnetPark – home to the city’s enclosed,seven-acre Alimagnet Dog Park – andresidents in the surrounding neigh-borhood have grown concerned withthe large number dogs being let off-leash on adjacent city trails and ballfields.

The Burnsville Police Departmentwill be taking a more proactiveapproach to enforcement in this area,and will begin issuing citations to vio-lators in the near future.

All dog owners are reminded that itis against the law to allow dogs to beoff-leash on any public property,including the parking lots, trails andparkland.

While it may seem harmless tosome, there have been a number ofreported incidents of dogs interferingwith others’ enjoyment of park ameni-ties.

“Burnsville strives to provide qual-ity parks and facilities that can beenjoyed by all residents and patrons,”said Burnsville Recreation andFacilities Superintendent J.J. Ryan.“Not everyone is comfortable arounddogs. We ask that dog owners be cour-teous to those who may not want get so‘up-close-and-personal’ with ourcanine friends.”

Recent Lakevillecriminal hits, runs,but still gets caught

Lakeville police Officer Jim Dronenrecently responded to a report of a hit-and-run crash causing damage toproperty.

What the driver of the fleeing vehi-cle didn’t know was that the otherdriver, whose vehicle was struck, fol-lowed and obtained a license plate.

Officers responded to the residencelisted to the license plate and quicklylocated the suspect vehicle. Dronenresponded to the residence and locatedthe driver of the vehicle. The driversaid that she had fled the scenebecause she did not have car insur-ance.

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Lakeville FireDepartment report,house fire tips

From Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, members ofthe Lakeville Fire Departmentresponded to 17 calls for service: onebuilding fire, one motor vehicle acci-dent, eight false alarms and sevengood intents.

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- In case of a fire, get out and stayout. Going back into a burning homecan be deadly.

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The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Officehas announced the creation of aneight-week “Citizen Academy.”

The academy will be held on eightconsecutive 6-9 p.m. Thursdays begin-ning March 1 and concluding April 19.Training locations will vary.

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DCSO officials believe that provid-ing insight into the philosophy andoperations of the office will buildstronger ties with citizens and helpthem to better understand the lawenforcement objectives.

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Portable DVD Player, CD + G Portable Karaoke Player,Portable CD Player, Life Chat LX, Sonic Maximizer, TheaterSpeaker Package, Speaker Package, Touchscreen InternetTablet, Remote Start Kit w/ Keyless Entry, Flash Memory SDCamcorder, 7” LCD TV, XBOX 360 HD DVD Player, HD RadioTurner, Blu-Ray Disc Player, Digital TV converter Box w/ Ana-log Pass, Digital Clock Radio, Satellite Radio and MORE!!!

ClosesFeb. 9

K & E Coggins EstateAuction #3

Corner Cabinet w/ Glass Doors, Old Time Hutch, China Hutch,Poker Table, Cedar Chest w/ Cushioned Top, Kenmore Re-frigerator, Toshiba Color Stream Theater, Mini Refrigerator,Televisions, Microwave, Corner Desk, Filing Cabinets, PlantStand, Counter Top High Chairs, Folding Lounger Chairs, GrillMaster, Patio Set, Floor Lamp, Stereo System, Variety of Elec-tronics and much More. Log on to www.K-Bid.com NOW!!!

ClosesFeb. 9

A-OK Equipment& Supply

Propane Forklift, 1993 United Express Line Enclosed Trailer,Rol-Air 60 Gallon Air Compressor, Metal Cutting Band Saw,Wire Welder, Plasma Cutting System, High Pressure PumpingStation, 10 Inch Belt Drive Table Saw, Pallet Jack, HydraulicFitting Press, Water Heaters, Shelving, Electrical Boxes, Of-fice Supplies, Furniture, Comdial Impact Phones, Bay PumpStation and Motor Frames, Tools and much MORE!!!

ClosesFeb. 13

Custom Sales & ConsignmentFebruary Vehicles

2006 Chevy Aveo, 4 Door Hatchback, Runs and Drives Good,Excellent MPG; 2001 Mazda 626, Economical 4 Cyl, Runsand Drives; 1995 GMC Jimmy, 4wd, 4.3 L v6, Nice Body,Good Overall Condition; 1993 Olds Cutlass Ciera, FrontWheel Drive, Great for a Beginner Car; 2003 Ford Focus. Ifyou are looking for a different vehicle or to add a vehiclelog on to www.K-Bid.com to make your bid TODAY!!!

ClosesFeb. 12

Liquidation Warehouse #215

Suede 4 Piece Sectional, Chaise, Fireplace Mantle, HP 15.6 4 GBNotebook Computer, Green Bay Packers Hooded Sweatshirt,Metal 3D Decorative Flower, Home Theater System, CampingBeds, Kids Chain Drive John Deere Farm Tractor and Trailer,Itower Speaker Home Audio System, Indian Kids Ride-On Mo-torcycle, Oscillating Tower, Battery Operated Machine Gun, Wire-less Keyboard, Radio Controlled Park Flyer and much MORE!!!

ClosesFeb. 9

J.A.X. of Benson Sale #54

K2500 Plow truck, Collection of Wood Working Tools, Jet BandSaw, Jet Table Saw, ShopSmith, Jet dust Collector, Black andDecker, Delta, Dewalt, Rigid Porter Cable and other Varieties ofbrand name tools and equipment, Vintage toys, books, Harleycollectables, Akro Agate dishes, Phonograph albums new in thewrapper and much more. Log on to www.K-Bid.com today tocheck out this auction and put your bid NOW!!!

ClosesFeb. 13


COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Genealogical expertto speak at meeting

Mary Hawker Bakeman, owner ofPark Genealogical Books, will explainhow to use genealogical information toconstruct timelines that can help focusresearch in more productive ways 7 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 16, Dakota CountyHistorical Society, 130 Third Ave. N.,South St. Paul.

She is the editor of the MNGenealogical Journal, as well as the pub-lication, MN Heritage – Back to theSources.

The Dakota County GenealogicalSociety sponsors the program. Themeeting is free and open to the public.

Info: 651-248-9251.

Alexander to performat LV Area Arts Center

Vocalist Jenn Alexander will performat the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965Holyoke Ave., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February11, backed by a four-piece band that fea-tures strings, piano, and other acousticinstruments.

Alexander is known locally as a wor-

ship leader for Hosanna Lutheran Church.The musical styles of Alexander’s songsvary as much as the subjects she tackleswith humor, honesty, and grace.Individuals are encouraged to bring theirValentine or friends Tickets cost $15.

Info: 952-985-4640.

Lakeville Park andRecreation programs

The Lakeville Park and RecreationDepartment will be having the followingprograms this spring.

Wild Ritter Winter Fun (no schoolISD 194): Children 6-12 years of age canexplore the outdoors in winter 9 a.m. to3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Ritter Farm Park,19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Kids canbuild winter shelters, track animals,snowshoe, build bird feeders and lookfor early signs of spring The cost is $45.

Backyard Maple Syruping: Thisclass, for families and adults, is designedto teach participants about the processand supply ordering to be ready to maketheir own maple syrup. The class meets9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Ritter FarmPark, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Thecost is $3 per person.

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The final installment in a seriesexamining training at Marine CorpsRecruit Depot San DiegoBY DANIEL CALLAHAN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Even on the temperate California coast, the timebetween dawn and the sun’s rising still brings with it aperceptible chill to the air. As the sun begins to crestthe hills surrounding Camp Pendleton ordinary folksset about their work, one group of Marine Corpsrecruits are nearing the end of theirs.

In near perfect unison, the recruits march acrossblacktop to take their places for a ceremony they’vewaited for since they began training more than 50 daysearlier.

This morning makes the formal review and gradua-tion a few days hence seem almost a formality. Today isthe day they receive a symbol they’ve been accepted.Accepted into the brotherhood of pride and honor thatfirst drew them to the Marine Corps.

MARINES: TO NEXT PAGE

MakingMarines:

Graduation

Above, graduation for Marines is a honored tradition, which was no exception for the Jan. 13 ceremoney at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot inSan Diego, Calif. Below, after not seeing their family and friends for three months, the change sometimes can be unrecognizable for some. (Photosby Chris Dillmann – Sun Newspapers)


Above, recruits march onto a parade ground at Camp Pendleton after completeing the Crucible, which consists of 54 hours of sleep and food deprivation,miles of hiking day and night. The end is met with the “Reeper,” a near-vertical climb. At top right, for some of the recruits that were presented with theiremblem, tears streamed down their face with joy. Center right, during the graduation ceremony, the Marines from each company that were top of theirclasses were presented with a special honor. Below right, after completing the Crucible, the recruits became Marines when presented with their Eagle,Globe and Anchor emblem. (Photos by Chris Dillmann – Sun Newspapers)

Today they receive their eagle,globe and anchor emblem. And thetitle of United States Marine.

Over the last 50 hours, with lessthan three full meals and runningon fewer hours of sleep than theaverage afternoon nap, theserecruits have hiked up mountainsstrapped to packs weighing 80pounds or more.

They’ve worked, sweated, andcarried each other along together asa team through nearly 40 kilometersof hikes and up mountains. Thecapstone on months of training andexercises, the Crucible is known asthe make or break moment, anevent that leads into the end oftheir initial training phase. And,the reward that comes with it.

That reward is enormous to a

recruit, who, for most of the lastthree months, has heard few kindwords and even fewer that were notyelled. The drill instructors, whohave guided the recruits to thispoint of success, place the emblemin their hand individually and givethem a few quiet words of encour-agement and congratulations beforeaddressing the former recruit asMarine.

Not a few eyes are damp as NavyCorpsmen, the medical personnelwho work with the corps, walk upand down behind the recruitsreminding the exhausted youngmen not to lock their knees andstanding by for those momentswhen they might be needed. Thosewho walked onto the blacktop asrecruits, exit to a hearty breakfastand a solid rest as Marines.

A few days later, they’ll onceagain march across a paradeground, but this time it will be asMarines for their final review

before the commanding officers ofthe recruit depot as well as theirfamilies, friends and relatives,many of whom make the trip to SanDiego to watch the final graduation.Those Marines of particular notewill be recognized for their workduring training

There is work yet to be done;after a 10-day leave, they will returnto the business of learning what itmeans to be a Marine through com-bat training and further educationon their designation military occu-pation specialty. In the story oftheir transformation, the last chap-ter comes to a close, while theirlives as United States Marines willnot conclude.

For more stories and photos fromMarine Corps recruit training inSan Diego, visitwww.MinnLocal.com and click the“Dan and Chris Go To Boot Camp”link on the homepage.

MarinesFROM PREVIOUS PAGE

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Burnsville

Burnsville native Abby Voigt wasnamed to the first semester dean’s list atSt. Mary’s University of Minnesota for2011-2012. The list includes more than350 undergraduates who earned gradepoint averages of 3.60 or better on a 4.0scale.

The University of Wisconsin-StevensPoint conferred degrees on more than550 graduates at the university’s 2011winter commencement ceremonies.Among those receiving degrees wasBurnsville native Dana Carothers.

The following students have beennamed to the Minnesota StateUniversity Moorhead dean’s list inhonor of academic achievement fallsemester 2011. Students must maintain a3.25 or higher grade point average andcarry 12 graded credits to qualify for thehonor. Those named include Burnsvillenatives Shane Kelly, Anna Olson, andAlex Richard.

The University of Minnesota-Crookston recently announced its list offall semester 2011 graduates. Students

completed their degree requirementsduring fall semester 2011. Among thosegraduating was Burnsville native EricPlut.

LakevilleDuring Iowa State University’s fall

commencement ceremonies, 1,630 stu-dents received degrees. Iowa Stateawarded 1,260 undergraduate degrees,262 master’s degrees and 108 doctor ofphilosophy degrees. Of the studentsreceiving bachelor’s degrees wasLakeville native Erin Follese.

The following students have beennamed to the Minnesota StateUniversity Moorhead dean’s list inhonor of academic achievement fallsemester 2011. Students must maintain a3.25 or higher grade point average andcarry 12 graded credits to qualify for thehonor. Those named include Lakevillenatives Katelyn Bladel, ShannonBladel, Michelle Branch, CassieCowler-Amoss, Anthony Enyi,Kiersten Logan, Ryan Mix, andBrittany Sellers.

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – FEB. 10 THROUGH FEB. 16

Make and Take:Valentine’s Day

Where: DakotaCounty GalaxieLibrary, 14955 GalaxieAve., Apple Valley

When: 10-11:30a.m.

Price: FreeInfo: 952-891-7045

Beat Boxing forTweens and Teenswith SteppingStoneTheater (Ages 12-18)

Where: DakotaCounty WescottLibrary, 1340 WescottRd., Eagan

When: 2-3:30 p.m.Price: Free, regis-

tration requiredInfo: 651-450-2900

11S A T U R D A Y

Waggin’ Tales(Ages 5-10)


When: 10:30-11:30a.m.


Blogging forMoms and Dads

Where: DakotaCounty Library,Burnhaven, 1101 W.County Road 42,Burnsville

When: 2-3:30Price: Free, regis-


12S U N D A Y

S w e e t h e a r tBelgian WaffleBreakfast

Where: LakevilleSenior Center, 20732Holt Ave., Lakeville

When: 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m.

Price: $7 adults, $5kids 6-12, free kids 5and younger

Info: 952-985-4622

Dakota ValleySymphony

Where: BurnsvillePerforming ArtsCenter, 12600 NicolletAve., Burnsville

When: 3 p.m.Price: $15 adults,

$12 seniors 55-plus, $5students

Info: 952-985-4680

13M O N D A Y

Red Cross BloodDrive

Where: DakotaCounty HeritageLibrary, 20085Heritage Drive,Lakeville

When: 2-7 p.m.Price: Free, regis-


Teen WritersGroup


When: 4-5:30 p.m.Price: FreeInfo: 651-450-2900

14T U E S D A Y

Storytime forBabies

Where: DakotaCounty Library,Burnhaven, 1101 WCounty Road 42,Burnsville

When: 10:15-11a.m.


Storytime for 2sand 3s


When: 10:15-10:45a.m.


15W E D N E S D A Y

Lakeville LiquorsWine Academy:Wine TastingDinner

W h e r e :Porterhouse Steakand Seafood, 11211205th St. W., Lakeville

When: 7 p.m.Price: $75 per per-

son, plus registrationInfo: 952-985-4640

Yoga forIntermediates:

Where: LebanonHills Visitor Center,860 Cliff Road, Eagan

When: 6:30-7:30p.m.

Price: $48 per ses-sion (six classes persession)

Info: 651-437-3191

16T H U R S D A Y

AARP Tax-AideWhere: Dakota

County Library,Burnhaven, 1101 WCounty Road 42,Burnsville

When: 10 a.m. to 2p.m.


V o l u n t e e rIncome TaxAssistance

Where: DakotaCounty GalaxieLibrary, 14955 GalaxieAve., Apple Valley

When: 2-6:30 p.m.Price: FreeInfo: 952-891-7045

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City of Burnsville(Official Publication)

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on February13, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon there-after as possible by the Burnsville Plan-ning Commission, 100 Civic Center Park-way, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of Fabrics N Home Ltd., for aConditional Use Permit to allow religious

assembly in the existing building locatedat 13000 Aldrich Avenue South.

The application will be scheduled for thenext appropriate City Council meeting fol-lowing the Planning Commission meet-ing.

All persons desiring to speak on this ap-plication are encouraged to attend. Formore information concerning this re-quest, please contact Planner Chris Sla-nia (952) 895-4451 at the City of

Burnsville.

Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

(Feb. 2 & 9, 2012) C3-FabricsNHome


PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on February13, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon there-after as possible by the Burnsville Plan-ning Commission, 100 Civic Center Park-way, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of Burnsville Training PropertiesLLC, for a concept and developmentstage Planned Unit Development to usean existing building as a recreation andentertainment facility for ProKart, Inc., lo-cated at14350 Rosemount Drive.

The application will be scheduled for thenext appropriate City Council meeting fol-lowing the Planning Commission meet-ing.

All persons desiring to speak on this ap-plication are encouraged to attend. Formore information concerning this re-quest, please contact Planner Chris Sla-nia (952) 895-4451 at the City ofBurnsville.

Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

(Feb. 2 & 9, 2012) C3-BvilleTrainingProperties

Public Notice of Auction(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF SALE OF STOREDPROPERTY TO COLLECT UNPAID

RENTTO THE PERSONS NAMED BELOWAND ALL OTHERS IT MAY CONCERN:PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: that you andeach of you has not paid the amount pur-suant to your rental agreement by thedate you were notified. Therefore, yourrental property will be sold. Unless youcontact our office on or before 10 A.M.the 16th day of March 2012 and pay thefull amount owing your property will besold at an advertised public auction heldon the 20th day of March 2012 at Ap-proximately 2:30 PM at GOPHER MINI &OUTSIDE STORAGE, 10685 165th ST.W., LAKEVILLE, MN 55044. Any pay-ment you make prior to that date will bethe full amount due and that paymentshall be by certified check or cash.

Lorraine Givens - Unit F239 - Miscella-neous Items

Eloise English - Unit C24 - MiscellaneousItems

Brad Fredrickson - Unit B36 - Miscella-neous Items

Robert Crumine - Unit D53 - Miscella-neous Items

(Feb. 2 & 9, 2012) C3-GopherMar20Auction


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2012 WELL REHABILITATION

PROJECTCITY PROJECT NO. 12-304

FOR THE CITY OF BURNSVILLEDAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealedbids will be received by the City ofBurnsville at the office of the City Clerkuntil 11:00 a.m. CST, Tuesday, February

28, 2012, at the Burnsville City Hall, 100Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN55337, and will be publicly opened andread aloud at said time and place by rep-resentatives of the City. Bids arrivingafter the designated time will be returnedunopened.

Said proposals are for the furnishing of allmaterials and labor associated with therehabilitation of Municipal Well No. 6 andpump and appurtenant work.

Substantial completion of the project isdesired on or before August 1, 2012, andis defined as all well and pump rehabili-tation completed and wells in service andpumping to the system. Final completionof the project is desired on or before Sep-tember 1, 2012.

The bids must be submitted on the Pro-posal Forms provided in accordance withthe Contract Documents, Plans, andSpecifications as prepared by WSB & As-sociates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue South,Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416,which are on file with the City Clerk ofBurnsville and may be seen at the officeof the Consulting Engineers or at the of-fice of the City Clerk.

Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans,and Specifications for use by Contractorssubmitting a bid are available atwww.questcdn.com. You may downloadthe digital plan documents for a nonre-fundable fee of $20.00 by inputting Questproject #1859643 on the website’s Pro-ject Search page. Please contactQuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 [email protected] for assistance infree membership registration, download-ing, and working with this digital projectinformation. An optional paper set ofProposal Forms, Plans, and Specifica-tions may be obtained from the Consult-ing Engineers, WSB & Associates, Inc.,701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300, Min-neapolis, MN 55416, for a nonrefundablefee of $60.00 per set, check payable toWSB & Associates, Inc.

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

Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier’scheck, bidder’s bond, or certified checkpayable to the City of Burnsville, for notless than five (5) percent of the amountof such bid, which shall be forfeited to theCity of Burnsville, in the event that thebidder fails to enter into a contract. Bid-der’s bond must include certified copy ofthe power of attorney. For bonding pur-poses, the bid shall be the total of BaseBid items and Alternative Bid items forcompleted construction, as indicated onthe Bid form.

No bids will be considered unless sealedand filed with the City of Burnsville, to-gether with the bid security, in an opaqueenvelope which shall be plainly markedwith the project title and the name andaddress of the Bidder. If a bid is to bemailed to the City of Burnsville, the bidenvelope should be sealed in a regularmailing envelope.

Bid security of the three lowest Bidderswill be retained until the contract hasbeen awarded and executed, but notlonger than sixty (60) days from the dateof opening bids. The City of Burnsville re-serves the right to reject any and all bidsand to waive any informalities or irregu-larities. No Bidder may withdraw their bidfor a period of sixty (60) days after the bidopening.

DATED: January 25, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

s/s Macheal BrooksDeputy City ClerkCity of Burnsville

PUBLISHED IN THE: Sun Current:February 2, 2012 and February 9, 2012

Construction Bulletin:February 6, 2012 and February 13, 2012

(Feb. 2 & 9, 2012) C3-Project12-304

Public Notice of Auction(Official Publication)

The contents of the following storageunits will be sold to the public usingsealed bids. Sale and viewing will be heldat 11:00am on 03/16/12 at the U-HaulCenter of Burnsville, located at 1630West Hwy13, Burnsville, MN 55337

Unit number 1125 leased by TameraKnutsonMiscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 198.00

Unit number 2133 leased by John Her-bert Miscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 259.95

Unit number 3045 leased by ShayneShaw Miscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 88.65

Unit number 3056 leased by LawrenceTeahMiscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 335.90

Unit number 3137 leased by DouglasBrownMiscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 124.95

Unit number 2950 leased by Dan Tim-mons Miscellaneous household and personalgoodsAmount Due $ 2,168.27

(Feb. 9 & 16, 2012) C3-UHaulMar16Sale

Certificate of Assumed Name(Official Publication)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does notprovide a user with exclusive rights tothat name. The filing is required for con-sumer protection in order to enable con-sumers to be able to identify the trueowner of a business.

List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:Burnsville Ale House

Principal Place of Business:3809 Highway 13 West, Burnsville, MN55337

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Burnsville Restaurant Group, LLC,5251 W. 73rd Street, Suite F, Edina, MN55439

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-quired who has authorized me to sign thisdocument on his/her behalf, or in both ca-pacities. I further certify that I have com-pleted all required fields, and that the in-formation in this document is true andcorrect and in compliance with the ap-plicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. Iunderstand that by signing this document

I am subject to the penalties of perjury asset forth in Section 609.48 as if I hadsigned this document under oath.

FILED: January 12, 2012/s/ Eric B. Brever, Authorized Attorney

(Feb. 9 & 16, 2012) C3-BVAleHouse

Public Notice(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF SALE AND DISPOSALOF PROPERTY

PS Orangeco, Inc and/or Shurgard TRS,Inc will conduct sale(s) at Public Storagelocated at Burnsville 34104: 2000 OldCounty Rd., 34th Pl, Burnsville, MN55337. Notice is hereby given that theundersigned will sell at public auction onFebruary 27, 2012 at 11:00 am person-al property including but not limited to fur-niture, clothing, tools and/or other house-hold items. The name of the person(s)whose personal property is to be sold isas follows: C044 - Jackson, Leslie; C051 - Zepeda,Rachel; C064 - Brown, Tiron; C070 - Bo-stick, Vincent; C088 - Grass, Mike; C121- Gamble, Towonner; C125 - Jones,Tynell; D047 - Abdi, Said; D059 - Ness,Laura; D066 - Tesfaye, Samuel; E098 -Swisher, Dylan; E101 - Richardson,Diane; E112 - Kenific, Kevin; E122 -Auger, Margaret.

(Feb. 9 & 16, 2012) PS 34104C3-BV-Feb27 Auction

Public Notice(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF SALE AND DISPOSALOF PROPERTY

PS Orangeco, Inc and/or Shurgard TRS,Inc will conduct sale(s) at Public Storagelocated at Burnsville 08304: 14250Burnsville Parkway W, Burnsville, MN55306. Notice is hereby given that theundersigned will sell at public auction onFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm person-al property including but not limited to fur-niture, clothing, tools and/or other house-hold items. The name of the person(s)whose personal property is to be sold isas follows: 3018 - Plissken, Robert; 4125 - Platzer,Dan; 4313 - Adams, Katie; 4335 - Alston,Dana; 4488 - Hawkins, Andre; 4707 -Thunder, Elizabeth; 4728 - Strunk, Jen-nifer; 4761 - Plissken, Kristine.

(Feb. 9 & 16, 2012) PS 08304C3-BV-Feb27 Auction

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2011 2012Original Adopted

Budgeted General Funds Budget Budget

Revenues - General property taxes (net) 26,652,711$ 26,885,820$ Other taxes 1,213,000 1,195,135 Special assessments 2,333,338 9,598,539 Licenses & permits 1,539,052 1,583,873 Intergovernmental revenues - State 2,585,703 4,258,103 Federal 234,500 184,201 Other 382,500 441,100 Charges for services 3,852,456 3,858,874 Fines and forfeitures 606,000 550,000 Interest earnings 747,333 565,279 Other 1,779,909 1,775,987

Total Revenues 41,926,502 50,896,911

Program Expenditures - Current expenditures - General government 4,619,533 4,672,363 Public safety 18,207,265 18,129,525 Streets and highways 3,542,836 3,676,743 Culture and recreation 3,953,595 3,988,105 Conservation of natural resources 921,096 948,193 Economic development 174,423 173,959 Other unallocated 605,750 589,590 Capital outlay 10,750,918 20,426,950

Total Program Expenditures 42,775,416 52,605,428

Other Financing Sources - Proceeds from bond sales - 3,489,800 Interfund transfers - net 556,764 620,556

Total Other Financing Sources 556,764 4,110,356

Other Financing Uses - Debt Service - Principal 4,321,338 2,843,613 Interest and Fiscal Charges 1,571,853 1,457,244

Total Other Financing Uses 5,893,191 4,300,857

Increase (Decrease) in Fund Balance (6,185,341)$ (1,899,018)$

Change in Fund Balance General Fund (855,150)$ (464,685)$ Infrastructure Trust Fund Reserves (2,717,193) (1,068,033) Debt Service Funds (1,913,541) (245,294) Other General Operating Funds (699,457) (121,006)

(6,185,341)$ (1,899,018)$

Property Tax Levy General purposes 25,902,711$ 24,981,982$

Tax abatement 315,000 330,000 Debt service 1,180,000 1,036,838 EDA levy 460,000 485,000

27,857,711$ 26,833,820$

City of Burnsville

Summary Budget StatementThe purpose of this statement is to provide summary 2012 budget information of

the City of Burnsville to interested citizens. The budget is published in accordance with MN Stat. Sec. 471.6965. The complete city budget may be

examined at Burnsville Municipal Offices, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville,MN 55337 during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The City Council approved this budget on December 6, 2011.


(Feb. 9, 2012) C3-BV2012SummaryBudget

Girls hockey team is topseed in Section 1AABY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY – SUN NEWSPAPERS

It’s been a tough 12 months forLakeville North’s girls hockey team,but with difficult trials come greatrewards.

The Panthers’ 7-1 victory atBurnsville on Feb. 4 clinched theirschool’s first conference girls hockeychampionship. After experiencing awide range of emotions over the lastyear, they go into the Section 1AAplayoffs this week happy and confi-dent.

It’s a marked contrast to February2011 when they were unsettled by aserious injury to their head coach,then devastated by a triple-overtimeloss in the section semifinals.

“We peaked at the right time,” saidNorth coach Buck Kochevar, whoseteam won 14 of its final 16 regular-season games. “We started slow thisyear, had some injuries, but the girlsbattled through all that. In our lasttwo games, we could see they wereworking really hard.”

North (19-5-1 overall) went into theBurnsville game needing a victory tohold off Eagan and Lakeville Southin a race to the wire in the SouthSuburban Conference. The Panthersfinished 14-2-1 in the league, edgingEagan (13-2-2) and Lakeville South(13-3-1).

The Panthers also earned the topseed in the Section 1AA tournamentand played Rochester John Marshallor Rochester Century in a quarterfi-nal game Feb. 8.

If North wins, it will play DodgeCounty or Farmington in the semifi-nals at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, atAmes Arena.

Defending section championLakeville South is the No. 2 seed inSection 1AA.

Earlier last week, North crushedBreck, the top-ranked team in ClassA, 7-1.

“Our D-zone and goaltending havebeen good all year,” Kochevar said.“Now we’re seeing our kids goinghard to the net.”

Lakeville North had 42 shots ongoal against Burnsville. Sophomoreforwards Alexis Joyce (two goals, oneassist) and Christi Vetter (one goal,two assists) had three-point games.

“Now that we have everybodyback, we have a lot of depth,” saidsenior forward Madison Solheid, whohad a goal and assist againstBurnsville. “We can play four lines inthe third period, and not a lot ofteams can do that. I think that’s a big

SPORTSBASKETBALL BATTLE

No. 1-ranked Eastview and third-ranked LakevilleNorth will meet in a South Suburban Conferenceboys basketball game at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, atEastview High School.

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Lakevilleteams top 2seeds ingirls hockeysectionBY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY – SUN NEWSPAPERS

If Lakeville South is to win the Section1AA girls hockey championship, theCougars won’t have to look far to findtheir toughest competition.

It’s probably a couple of miles to thenorth, at Lakeville North. North was firstand South second in the section seedingsreleased Feb. 5.

Lakeville South (19-5-1), which won 17of its final 20 regular-season games aftera 2-2-1 start, played seventh-seededOwatonna in the Section 1AA quarterfi-nals on Feb. 8, after this edition went topress. If the Cougars win, they will playNo. 3 seed Rochester Mayo or sixth-seededWinona in the semifinals at 7 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 11, at Hasse Arena.

A Lakeville South-Lakeville Northshowdown in the section playoffs couldn’thappen until the championship game,which is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 16, at Four Seasons Arena inOwatonna.

The Cougars have gone to the statetournament two of the last three years.South Suburban Conference championLakeville North (see story elsewhere inthis section) went to state in 2010.

Lakeville South shut out four of its lastseven regular-season opponents, includ-ing Prior Lake 4-0 on Feb. 4.

Three Cougars players – K.K. Naasz,Morgan Morse and Ari Reid – had 30points or more in the regular season, andReid scored a team-high 21 goals.

Apple Valley (12-12-1) drew the thirdseed in Section 3AA and played defendingchampion Rosemount (8-13-4) in a Feb. 8quarterfinal game. The teams playedthree times during the regular season,

Lakeville North’s Alexis Joyce (foreground) tries to block a pass by Burnsville’s Megan Ellingson. (Photoby Mike Shaughnessy – Sun Newspapers)

HOCKEY: TO NEXT PAGE PLAYOFFS: TO PAGE 23


Podominick keeping Olympic hopes aliveFormer Lakeville Highstandout trying to makeU.S. team in discusBY ANDY ROGERS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

One of Lakeville’s favorite daughtersis a few meters closer to realizing herOlympic dreams in 2012.

Liz Podominick continues to spin thediscus as far as possible and she’s beenon a crazy trip since graduating fromLakeville High School in 2003.

The list of Podominick’s athleticachievements in basketball and thethrowing events in track in field is long.

She helped Lakeville win state titlesand set state track records. She was onthe University of Minnesota women’sbasketball team that played in the NCAAFinal Four and set more school recordsfor throwing.

She zeroed in on the discus during hercollege career after realizing basketballwasn’t a long-term endeavor and hershot-put skills were beginning toplateau.

“I have a better body type for discus,”she said. “It requires more quickness andexplosiveness, if I use it correctly. It’s alot more technical.”

During a conversation with KrisKuehl, fellow Minnesota track and fieldathlete who competed at the 2000Olympics for discus, she decided to pur-

sue a spot on the Olympic team.“She said if you feel like you can get

better, you’re having fun and you’rehealthy, why not continue,” Podominicksaid. “I felt like I hadn’t reached mypotential.”

Podominick tried out for the 2008Olympics, but fell short in the trial phase.

During the fall of 2008, she startedgraduate school at Minnesota.

Like throwing a discus, life has manyups and downs. A deep downturn came inthe winter of 2008 when Podominick’sbrother, Johnny, unexpectedly died.

Her brother was one of her biggestfans attending every one of her basket-ball games in high school and college.

After his death, she took some time offfrom the sport and evaluated whether ornot she would continue competing.

“He was always there to push me,” shesaid. “He always supported me. I waslucky to have him as a brother. I knewthings would be very hard without him,but I thought it was the right way tohonor his memory.”

In spring 2009, she began her trainingback where it all started – with her highschool throwing coach Rick Ringeisen.There she hoped to gain back herstrength and heal a broken heart.

She spent time coaching athletes withLakeville North, nourishing her love ofthrowing the discus.

“It was very rewarding,” she said. “Itwas fun to be a role model. It was fun tocoach the guys. They wouldn’t really lis-ten until they saw me throw.

“Being able to coach made me a betterthrower. I would tell them to do thingsthat I wasn’t doing either. It was a greatway to give back to the program.”

She moved to Colorado, a populartraining ground for Olympians, twoyears ago to take a job with the USAFigure Skating Team and saw firsthandwhat it was like to train as an Olympian.

At the 2011 USA Track and FieldChampionships in June she finishedsixth in the discus and realized how closeshe was to qualifying for the Olympics.

She continued to train, but workingwith the skating team required morethan full-time hours leaving her littletime to perfect her throws. She then con-templated resigning her job.

“I have my whole life to work,” shesaid. “I can’t do all the athletic stufflater.”

The USA Figure Skating team couldn’tbear the thought of losing her, so itretained her by creating a part-time posi-tion for her.

Now she trains six days a week forfour to six hours a day. She spends threedays a week throwing in the morning andlifting weights in the afternoon. On theother days she does athletic drills toimprove her explosiveness and overallfitness.

“It’s exhausting,” she said.Her goal is to throw 62 meters and

place in the top three at the Olympic tri-als, which is the most direct route to com-peting at the Olympics. She’s thrown foralmost 58 meters before.

“I’m improving a lot by training fulltime,” Podominick said. “There’s a lot ofthings that have to fall into place and Ihope God puts me in the right place at theright time.”

She’s targeting a few track meets inArizona later this year with hopes ofqualifying.

After years of throwing the discus,she still hasn’t mastered the art. She’scurrently in Portland, Ore., working witha discus technician.

“I’m making minor adjustments, butthey should bring huge gains,” she said.

Because she’s only working part time,her training has been a strain financially.She finds herself traveling for competi-tion and for training often, which isn’tfree. There’s also coaching fees andequipment.

“Those add up,” she said.Her friends back home offered help in

the form of a spaghetti dinner and silentauction held earlier this month at AllSaints Catholic Church in Lakeville.

“Not every athlete has this,”Podominick said. “So many people areasking what I’m doing and so many peo-ple have offered to help. It’s not easy forme to ask.”

Proceeds will help defray the costs oftraining.

For more information, call (952) 469-4529 or email [email protected].

Andy Rogers is sports editor ofThisweek Newspapers. He can be contact-ed at [email protected].

advantage for us.”Burnsville sophomore

Britta Nelson scored in thethird period to break upLakeville North goalie CassieAlexander’s shutout bid.

After going winless in itsfirst nine games, the Blazefinished the regular season 9-11-5.

Burnsville finished fifth inthe South Suburban with a 5-7-5 record.

It’s been an odd season forKochevar, whose doctors haveforbidden him from being onthe ice during practice as herecovers from a skull fracture

suffered in an on-ice accidentin February 2011. He said hisassistant coaches, includingRich Schrick and SteveSabetti, have helped keeppractices running whileKochevar observes from rink-side.

The one-year on-ice banexpires Feb. 14, and Kochevarvows to be on the ice for prac-tice Feb. 15.

To have a practice Feb. 15,the Panthers must win theirfirst two section playoffgames.

Considering the waythey’ve played lately, thatseems like a safe bet.

“The goal all year has beento go to state,” Solheid said.“After what happened lastyear, we don’t want to havethat feeling again.”

HockeyFROM PREVIOUS PAGE Riley Tousignant (10) of Lakeville

North and Lindsey Coleman ofBurnsville collide as they chase thepuck during a Feb. 4 South SuburbanConference girls hockey game atBurnsville Ice Center. Lakeville Northwon 7-1 to clinch the conferencechampionship.

(Photo by Mike Shaughnessy – SunNewspapers)


Notebook: More student-athletes sign on dotted lineBY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Augustana College football coachMike Aldrich is a Burnsville native, andwhen it comes to recruiting he apparent-ly doesn’t forget where he came from.

Although there were no Burnsvilleplayers in his 2012 recruiting class,Aldrich picked up several players fromone suburb to the south.

That includes the top receivers fromLakeville North and Lakeville Southhigh schools. Lakeville North’s CharlieHayes, who caught 60 passes for 1,033yards last season, signed with theVikings on Feb. 1. So did LakevilleSouth’s Matt Heller, who had 48 catchesfor 820 yards.

The Augustana recruiting class alsoincluded Lakeville North quarterbackTrey Heid, Lakeville South defensiveback Nevin Andreas, Lakeville Southdefensive lineman Dillon Lampert andEagan defensive back Grant Matthews.

Fourteen Minnesotans signed to playfootball at Augustana, including EdenPrairie defensive lineman/linebackerAnthony King-Foreman, whose father isMinnesota Vikings all-time great ChuckForeman.

A story in last week’s Sun-Current

detailed some of the high school student-athletes who had made their collegedecisions in advance of NationalSigning Day. Several others announcedtheir choices after that story went topress.

Augustana, in Sioux Falls, S.D., alsosigned Lakeville North’s TaylorBrownrigg for women’s soccer. Alsosigning were two members of the Northboys soccer team – Tyler David (St.Louis) and Connor Revsbeck (WesternIllinois).

Lakeville North senior EmmaErickson will compete in track and fieldat North Dakota.

Eagan’s Aaron Roundtree and JoeMachachek joined five other footballteammates to sign National Letters ofIntent. Roundtree is going to NorthDakota State College of Science andMachachek will play for Minnesota-Crookston.

School of Environmental Studies sen-ior Rachel Gratz will play women’s soc-cer at Concordia University in St. Paul.

Apple Valley defensive lineman ZachMartens signed with the University ofMissouri S&T (Science and Technology)to play football.

Two Apple Valley athletes signed to

play women’s soccer, Lauren Hoeppnerat Minnesota State, Mankato, and AnnaEdgren at Bemidji State.

Also announced last week was AppleValley senior Liz Hermes’ commitmentto the College of St. Benedict, where shewill play women’s hockey. Apple Valleygirls hockey coach Don Erdall saidHermes is the first Eagles player in threeyears to go to play in college.

Katie Supplee of Eagan, a senior atVisitation in Mendota Heights, will go toLuther College to play volleyball andcompete in track and field.

ExCEL Award winnersTwo students from schools in the

South Suburban Conference are part ofthe Minnesota State High SchoolLeague’s 2012 ExCEL Award class.

Daniel Spika of Eastview and SyleshVolla of Eagan are among 32 studentsbeing honored this year.

ExCEL (Excellence in Community,Education and Leadership) awards go tojuniors who participate in MSHSL ath-letic and/or fine arts activities, holdleadership positions in their schools andwork voluntarily in their communities.Each MSHSL member school can nomi-nate one girl and one boy each year.

with Rosemount winning all three.Sophomore forward Erica Power was a

20-goal scorer for Apple Valley in the reg-ular season.

The Apple Valley-Rosemount winnerwill play Park of Cottage Grove orBurnsville in the semifinals at 7 p.m.Saturday.

Burnsville started slowly this season,going winless in its first nine games, butrecovered and took a 9-11-5 record into itsFeb. 8 quarterfinal game at Park.

Lindsey Coleman and Briita Nelsonhad 14 and 12 goals in the regular seasonfor Burnsville.

South Suburban Conference teamswere No. 1 seeds in two sections – Eaganin Section 3AA and Lakeville North in1AA.

Last year two SSC teams qualified forthe state tournament but both lost in theClass AA quarterfinals. Lakeville Southand Rosemount then met in the consola-tion semifinals, with South winning 3-2.Lakeville South went on to place sixth atstate.

A current SSC member has not been ina state girls hockey championship gamesince 2001, when Bloomington Jeffersonwon the Class AA championship.

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