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DECEMBER 3, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 40

by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A total dollar amount has not yet been estimated, but officials say the damage to Nicollet Junior High in Burnsville is “fairly signifi-cant.” Students returned to the school Dec. 1 after a burst pipe flooded the building over Thanksgiving break, forcing it to close for two days. “People have been work-ing around the clock” to clean up the school, said Principal Renee Brandner. Brandner said at least half of the main floor was covered in standing water during the flood, damaging carpets and walls, as well as bookshelves, cabinets and computers in the media cen-ter. Water also soaked through to several class-rooms on the first floor, including art classrooms where some student art was destroyed. The main office, guid-ance office, auxiliary gym and music rooms were also damaged, Brandner said. Cleaning crews have al-ready removed carpeting, sheetrock, ceiling tiles and some furniture from several classrooms and offices. “Staff did an excellent job by being flexible. They were well prepared and showed great teamwork,”

Brandner said of their first day back after the flood. “Students were appropri-ate and ready to learn. The day functioned as any other day except we had to move classrooms around.” The flood occurred Sun-day, Nov. 28, when a fro-zen water pipe thawed and burst, flooding the school with about 120,000 gallons of water. Video from a security camera shows the pipe be-gan to leak around 12:30 p.m. A neighborhood resi-dent called police at 3:30 p.m. and reported seeing water coming out the front doors of the school. The pipe, part of the school’s sprinkler system, was located over the front office area on the main floor of the building.

Ruth Dunn, communica-tions director for the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage School District, said an alarm that triggers when too much water comes through the pipe failed to sound, even though it passed inspection last June. Brandner said the short-term goal was to reopen the school to students. Beyond that, officials don’t have a firm timeline for when the full cleanup will be com-plete. “There’s too many un-knowns,” she said. A total estimate of the damage is expected within the next few days, she said.

Jessica Harper contributed to this story. Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

School cleans up after flood

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Crews clean up the media center after a flood at Nicollet Junior High in Burnsville caused significant damage to the main floor of the building. Below, students returned to school Dec. 1 and found classrooms with concrete floors where water-soaked carpeting used to be.

Students returned to Nicollet Junior High after burst pipe dumped 120,000 gallons of water inside school


A 16-year-old Eagan girl had quite a scare on her way to school Nov. 30 when her SUV careened off an overpass and landed on the highway below. Gwen Nelson, an Eastview student, was wear-ing her seatbelt at the time and managed to walk away with no major injuries, ac-cording to the State Patrol. “That likely prevented very serious injury or even death,” said Lt. Eric Roeske. “She’s very fortunate.” The crash occurred just

after 7 a.m. in Apple Valley. According to the State Patrol, Nelson was on an overpass in the process of exiting from southbound Cedar Avenue onto Coun-ty Road 38 (McAndrews Road) at the time of the crash. Nelson said she lost con-trol of her vehicle when it hit a patch of ice and slid, then went up a snowbank against the guardrail and over the edge of the bridge. Her SUV landed upside down in the southbound lane of the road below. The fall was likely about

20 feet, Roeske said. Nelson was not able to get out of the vehicle her-self; a responding trooper had to break the window to extricate her. Roeske said she was for-tunate her SUV didn’t land on another vehicle or get hit by a passing vehicle during morning traffic. Nelson was taken by ambulance to Regions Hos-pital and released the same day, he said.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

Eagan teen fine after her SUV falls from overpass

16-year-old Eastview student was on her way to school when she lost control of vehicle


Eagan High School stu-dents have a pretty con-sistent vision of the city’s future, and that future in-cludes gas-free hover cars zipping around town with-in the next 50 years. Several students said they think the city will be much bigger and will fea-ture high rises, malls, and maybe even more restau-rants. One 11th-grader pre-dicted the city’s population will be mostly elderly, “but it will be a lively bunch of folks!” Predictions from more than 100 EHS students of what Eagan will look like in the year 2060 will soon be placed in the city’s time capsule, not to be opened for 50 years. The capsule will be stored in the floor of the new fire safety campus on Yankee Doodle Road and Wescott Woodlands begin-ning in January. In addition to the stu-dents’ predictions, the city collected a representative sampling of items from around the community to show what life is like in 2010. Residents, businesses, and schools all got in on

the act, submitting hun-dreds of contributions to the project. “It’s so varied. Our chal-lenge now is to look at all

of what’s here and then ask what’s missing,” said Tom Garrison, Eagan’s direc-tor of communications. “Is

Eagan’s time capsule will hold memories, predictionsResidents, businesses, schools contributed to 50-year capsule

Students give thanks to troops

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Students at Echo Park Elementary packed 80 boxes of care packages on Nov. 29 to send to U.S. troops serving overseas. The project, called Operation Troops Not Forgotten, was in coopera-tion with the American Legion and the U.S. Post Office.

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

One local elementary school ex-tended its appreciation beyond Thanksgiving this year by spending the past month putting together care packages for U.S. troops. Students at Echo Park Elementary in Burnsville collected 80 boxes full of items ranging from Girl Scout cook-ies to board games that will be sent to U.S. soldiers serving overseas. “This is our way to thank our sol-diers who protect our country and to remind them they are being thought of when they are so far from home … especially during the holidays,” said Pam Keuler, Echo Park school social worker and one of the project’s orga-nizers. The 700 students each wrote letters or drew pictures to include in the care packages as well. The project, called Operation

Troops Not Forgotten, was in coop-eration with a care package drive or-ganized by the American Legion and the U.S. Postal Service. On Nov. 29, Echo Park’s student council packed the boxes, which will be delivered Dec. 3-5 to a drop-off site at Rosedale Center in Roseville. The goal was to teach the students about patriotism and generosity, Keul-er said “I hope it reminds (the students) how the military has helped us and protects us,” she said. Co-organizer and Echo Park in-structional assistant Paula Kranz said she hopes the project opened up dis-cussions in the classroom. “Being able to talk with teachers about it will broaden their world a little bit,” she said. E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

See Time Capsule, 14A

Photo by Erin Johnson

Eagan’s 50-year time capsule will feature a wide variety of donated items meant to show what life was like in 2010, including letters penned by city, business and school leaders to their successors 50 years into the future.

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For Eagan High School’s production of the musical “Hairspray,” which is set in the early 1960s, female cast members will be wearing wigs – bouffants, beehives and other popular hairdos of the era. The show’s more than 40 female actors – including ninth-grader Amy Greenberg (at left, with hairstylist Sandra Bethke) – tried on their stage coiffures for the first time at a wig fitting Nov. 27. “Hairspray” runs Dec. 10-12 and 16-18 in the EHS auditorium; tickets can be purchased by calling (651) 683-6964. A free senior-citizen preview is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. Pictured below, clockwise from left: Claire Foreman, Bailey Richardson, Nora Sell, Ali-sa Anker , Kathryn Rudolph and Jennifer Hancock.

Eagan Parks and Rec-reation and the Friends of the Farm will celebrate the Christmas holiday with an old-fashioned, 1940s-era event from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Holz Farm Park, 4665

Manor Drive, Eagan. There is no admission fee and all the activities are free. Activities include hay-rides, a bonfire and s’mores, organ music, craft activities and live reindeer. Guests can enjoy holiday cookies

with hot cider. Bring a cam-era for photos with Santa. Most activities are held outdoors and in the barn. For more information go to www.cityofeagan.com/holz-farm.

Holiday celebration at Holz Farm Dec. 5

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Publishing giant Thom-son Reuters announced Nov. 29 that it will donate about $1.2 million worth of law books to Africa to help emerging democracies un-derstand and establish jus-tice systems. The company, which has a division in Eagan, plans to send the international text-books and teaching materi-als to law schools and gov-erning institutions through St. Paul nonprofit Book For Africa’s Jack Mason Law and Democracy Initiative. “We are very excited that they are providing the sup-port as well as cash contri-butions,” aid Patrick Plon-ski, the executive director of Books for Africa. “Their level of commitment of support is a great example for other corporations of what can be done.” When a nation is plagued by economic crises, poverty, malnutrition and illiteracy, justice often goes by the wayside. Even in emerging democ-racies, law schools and bar associations often struggle to obtain up-to-date materi-als or have no books at all. To date, only nine Afri-can nations are considered “free” democracies, but 23 more are working to estab-lish sound democracies and

growing economies, said Lane Ayres, director of the Jack Mason Law and De-mocracy Initiative. By supplying students and leaders in these coun-tries with up-to-date books on international standards of law, there will be a better understanding of and re-spect for democracy, justice and the rule of law, Plonski

explained. The rule of law is a legal concept that includes the right to vote in free and fair elections and the right to establish a business without the threat of militia rule or extortion. “When we provide edu-cation, we prevent future problems from occurring,” Plonski said.

Books will also be sent to human rights groups work-ing in African nations, he said. Which nations receive the books is determined by who has the greatest de-mand, Plonski said. Additionally, Thomson Reuters plans to donate funds to offset the shipping costs associated with legal texts and will continue to provide advertising, logisti-cal and printing support to the organization. In addition to the legal

textbooks, Thomson Re-uters will send nearly 22,000 general-interest books to public schools and libraries across Africa. Thomson Reuters has been supporting Books For Africa for nearly five years and has been a key partner in the Jack Mason Law and Democracy Initiative for the past two years. Tom Pfeifer, senior vice president of Thomson Re-uters, said corporate lead-ers are interested becom-ing partners in Books for

Africa’s initiative because they felt it was a perfect fit with the company’s mission “to help the legal system perform better every day worldwide.” To date, Thomson Re-uters has contributed more than 3,500 legal texts and 50,000 general-interest books to 12 African na-tions through its work with Books For Africa.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

Publisher donates $1.2 million worth

of law books

Thomson Reuters aims to support justice in Africa

Photo submitted

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, co-chair of theJack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Nov. 29 which solidified the partnership between Thomson Reuters and the Jack Mason Law and Democracy Initiative.

by T.W. BudigECM CAPITOL REPORTER

Dakota County Attor-ney James Backstrom com-pared smoking the stuff to playing Russian roulette with chemicals. Lawmakers on Wednes-day, Nov. 24, unveiled a legislative initiative to out-law the sale and possession

of synthetic marijuana – a potent mix of herbs and chemicals currently legal and often sold as “Spice” or “K2” at tobacco shops. Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Newport, and Rep. Denny McNamara, R-Hastings, had their interest piqued in pursuing the legislation af-ter a local 14-year-old boy

ended up in a coma after smoking the product and the boy’s mother became alarmed that synthetic mar-ijuana was legal. “We need to take this product off the shelves and out of the hands of our children and treat it like the dangerous and potentially

Lawmakers want to outlaw synthetic marijuana

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Opinion

Hunting worksTo the editor: As the president of the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce it is my job to help promote a strong business climate throughout our region. During hunting season I am reminded of the ben-efits hunters and the shoot-ing sports bring to area businesses. Many people may not realize the eco-nomic impact hunters have on businesses here in Da-kota County and all over the state. In Minnesota alone hunters spend over $400 million each year, and not

all of it is spent in sporting goods stores. Hunters also buy gas, eat in local res-taurants and shop in local grocery stores to fill coolers before they head out to the field. All of this spending supports more than 14,390 jobs in Minnesota. Hunting season brings increased revenue to a va-riety of businesses, which is why the Dakota County Regional Chamber decided to join Hunting Works for Minnesota, a partnership between sportsmen orga-nizations such as Pheas-ants Forever, hotels, res-taurants, sporting goods stores, hardware stores, convenience stores, and lo-

cal chambers of commerce and visitor and convention bureaus all across the state, to promote the economic benefits of hunting. Minnesota has a strong hunting heritage and the revenue it generates pro-motes a lot of positive economic activity which benefits everyone including hunters and non-hunters alike. For more information on Hunting Works for Minnesota visit www.hunt-ingworksformn.com.

RUTHE BATULISPresident, Dakota Coun-ty Regional Chamber of Commerce

Deepest appreciationTo the editor: We don’t even know how to begin to thank everybody in our local and extended communities for all they have done for Kaleigh and our family. We have always loved be-ing part of this local com-munity and your prayers and support in this time of sorrow just add to the many reasons why. In addition, we are ex-tremely fortunate to have our extended community care so deeply for us. We feel very strongly that Kaleigh was, and still is, surrounded by great people. From those who have never met her to those who saw her almost every day: friends and family, parents, faculty and staff, class-mates, teammates, neigh-bors, churches and prayer groups, coaches, instruc-tors, students and her medi-cal team. All of you helped devel-op and inspire Kaleigh into becoming the absolutely in-credible person she is and we love all of you for that gift to us. You will always be most dear in our hearts. We want to extend our sincere thanks for your hugs, kind words, cards, memorials and continued prayers. We feel this community’s arms wrapped around us each and every day. We appreciate all of you and all you have done dur-ing this difficult time. As you remember the happy times with Kaleigh, may your tears eventually

give way to smiles. God bless you. JOE & CHERYL FAEHRosemount

It’s been a privilege to serve residentsTo the editor: I’d like to thank the resi-dents of District 37B for the privilege of serving as their state representative. When I decided to stand for office early in 2008, it was with a strong belief in the call to public service. I’ve always believed it’s our duty as Americans andMinnesotans to find ways to engage each other to make our community and our world a better place. There is no greater hon-or in a democracy than to be selected by one’s fellow citizens to represent them in the halls of govern-ment. I will always be grateful for the privilege of serv-ing in our beautiful Capi-tol working to enhance the quality of life for the resi-dents of Apple Valley and Rosemount. While the results on Election Day were not what I had hoped, I have no regrets and I’m proud of what you helped me ac-complish. While the chal-lenges we still face make it difficult to see our progress, the work we did together means fewer people will be without a job, our infra-structure will be stronger, the climate for small busi-nesses will be greatly im-proved and opportunities for veterans and their fami-lies enhanced.

And while Kurt Bills and I have very different ideas about how to move Minnesota forward, I have no doubts about his sincer-ity and his commitment to putting our state back on track and I stand ready to assist him and his family in any way I can. Though the legislative session is over and the cam-paign has come to an end, I will be on the job until the stroke of midnight Dec. 31. Please continue contact-ing me with your input, questions and comments. Hearing your perspec-tives always helped me make better decisions on your behalf. It has been an honor to serve you.

PHIL STERNERState Representative,District 37B

Thanks for making Scouting for Food a successTo the editor: I would like to thank the Eagan Rainbow Foods for letting Boy Scout Troop 171 do Scouting for Food on Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rainbow custom-ers donated a lot of food to help four of the local food shelves. My troop was one of many Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops that collected food from Nov. 19-21 at the Eagan and Ap-ple Valley Rainbow Foods.

STEVEN WILLTroop 171 youth coordina-torApple Valley

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by Mary AjaxSPECIAL TO THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

These past weeks our offices at 501 E. Highway 13 in Burnsville have been humming as our Armful of Love volunteers register families for this holiday gift program. Started in the early 1970s by a group of our volunteers, Armful of Love has become a com-munity tradition. It’s easy and natural to join a giving program when trees are sparkling with lights, holiday music fills the air and everyone’s filled with the spirit of brotherly love. My challenge to you, today, is to keep alive the spirit of sharing and com-munity all through the year. The good vibes our volun-teers get when working to-gether through Armful of Love, our food shelves or at Lewis House are an intan-gible reward. My grown sons, Scott and Andy, participated

in Armful of Love as boys. While many fami-lies would pick a fam-ily whose kids were the same

age as theirs, then shop for them, my sons did Arm-ful of Love through their preschools, classrooms, or schools’ clubs. They got so excited about choosing the gifts. They liked this way of caring for other kids. They developed ownership in the project and pride in doing something for a stranger. I overheard a boy who came to donate to Armful of Love make a remark to his mother about the fami-lies who were waiting to be interviewed: “These kids don’t look poor.” “No, they look like everyone else,” his mother responded. The kid sitting next to you at school may be in a family that’s struggling.

Participating in Armful of Love provides an op-portunity for parents and grandparents to discuss with youngsters how they or their forebears grew up poor, how little they lived on when they first came to this country, how they “made do” during the Great Depression. Yes, the giving and re-ceiving families are strang-ers; no names are ever giv-en during the exchange of needs and gifts. A family in need comes in and regis-ters, they list the needs of the family members, things like a shirt, pajamas or slippers. After matching, the giving family fills the requests, then adds a toy or book, something fun. Requests range widely. For example, a teenage boy requested ski goggles. The volunteer asked him why he was requesting help when he could afford to ski. He explained that his dad was

dying of cancer and that he delivered papers to earn some money, riding his bike every day in the cold. The ski goggles would pro-tect his eyes from the bitter cold. He got them. In another case, a young woman began to cry while making her requests. There she sat, holding her baby, sobbing. Finally, she ex-plained that her husband had recently died. She was overwhelmed. Our Arm-ful of Love volunteers put her in touch with other re-sources. She later told us how struck she was by the kindness of strangers, the love she felt from our crew. Groups such as scout troops and entire depart-ments of local businesses also participate in Armful of Love. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Eagan, a work team will sponsor several families. Even with many con-tinuing sponsors, we always

need new ones. The number of families in need has kept growing. This year we’ll serve 1,200 families. Participating in Armful of Love taught my boys teamwork and delegating. How much money will we need and how do we raise it? How to get the presents wrapped and delivered? Activities like this teach leadership. Young people learn how to make a plan and carry it through. These skills translate to the work-place. Armful of Love has loyal volunteers who work long hours keeping the needs and the gifts orga-nized. The workers enjoy a wonderful camaraderie, and many become dear friends. This is an ideal volunteer opportunity for folks who head south after the holidays. Let me repeat my chal-lenge to you. Let’s extend the holiday spirit across

the year. Let’s be on the lookout for projects in the schools, at our churches and here at 360 Communi-ties where we can use our time and talents to make a difference for others. In the end we will all benefit.

Mary Ajax is the president and chief executive officer of 360 Communities, for-merly known as Commu-nity Action Council. She serves on the Fairview Min-nesota Valley Care System Board of Trustees, is a past president of the Burnsville Rotary Club, and a past chair of the United Way Council of Agency Execu-tives. For ideas on how to have the conversations, devise these strategies, be a 360 Communities’ vol-unteer or contribute, visit http:/ /360Communities.org or call (952) 985-4018. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Let’s extend the spirit of sharing, community throughout the year

by Don HeinzmanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

During this holiday sea-son, more attention is fo-cused on people who are struggling with just living and finding shelter. One group, often hidden in the suburban counties, is the homeless, particularly homeless families with chil-dren. The recession is taking its toll on families who can-not find or afford housing. The most recent study by the Wilder Foundation re-vealed that a little over a year ago, there were 9,432 homeless people in Min-nesota, up 22 percent from 2006. The Wilder Foundation defined homeless as people

in shelters, t rans i t iona l housing and on the streets. W h a t ’ s alarming is that one out of four peo-

ple looking for shelter are children. The greater per-centage of people looking for shelters is single adults with children, mainly single mothers. In Anoka County more than 1,300 children and adults represent a 40 per-cent increase over a year ago. Sherburne County last year had 170 homeless fam-ilies with children. Schools in Sherburne County re-ported 85 students from

homeless families in school year 2008-09. In a five-county region, where Cambridge has a shelter program, New Pathways came in contact with 300 households, some of whom were served in a church-based program. There is a Family Prom-ise program that began in New Jersey and is a model for the Cambridge and Anoka shelter programs. This hospitality program is only for families with chil-dren and involves having at least 13 host church con-gregations. Each church takes one week every quar-ter to feed guests a dinner, shelter them overnight, feed them breakfast and pack bag lunches.

During the day they are transported to a Day Cen-ter where their children are picked up and taken to school. Guests are screened to see that they meet require-ments, and the objective is to help them find work and some affordable hous-ing. Their biggest obstacle, say program directors, is a shortage of affordable housing. Cambridge has been running this shelter pro-gram in a five-county area since 2002. Last year New Pathways served 37 fami-lies, six at a time and maxi-mum of 24 people. Last year 67 households were turned away because facili-ties were full.

In Anoka County, the Family Promise program serves four families at a time and a maximum of 14 individuals living in sepa-rate classrooms. An anony-mous donor gave the van used to transport the guests to a center. In Elk River six women are working to sign up churches for the Family Promise program. So far they have five and need at least 12 to get started to serve a region within 30 miles of Elk River. There are Family Prom-ise programs in Brainerd, Rochester and Minneapolis and 161 nationwide. As joblessness contin-ues and state and federal resources dwindle, commu-

nities will be asked to do more for those who cannot afford housing. The Family Promise model involves churches, volunteers, community and county resources at a low cost. For more informa-tion, visit www.familypro-mise.org. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Da-kota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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ThisweekendThisweekend Chameleon Theatre Circle is taking audiences through a time warp this month when the south-met-ro theater troupe presents “1940s Radio Hour” at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The musical tells the story of the final broadcast of The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade radio program from the Hotel As-tor’s Algonquin Room on

Dec. 21, 1942. The spirit of that bygone era when the world was at war and pop music meant “Strike Up the Band” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is captured as a harassed producer copes with a drunk lead singer, a delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mi-crophone, the second ba-nana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man

who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller. “1940s Radio Hour” runs Dec. 3-19 at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Satur-days, and 2 p.m. Sundays, in the PAC’s Black Box The-atre. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for students and seniors, and can be pur-chased at the PAC box of-fice and via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787.

Chameleon Theatre Circle presents...

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Performances of “1940s Radio Hour”

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New Year’s Eve with Louie Anderson Comedian Louie Anderson will pres-ent “Laugh Out Loud New Year’s Eve” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Anderson’s material re-lates stories about grow-ing up in Minnesota, be-ing one of 11 children and dealing with an alcoholic father. Tickets range from $29.95 to $99.95 and can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticket-master at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Louie Anderson will ring in the new year with laughter at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Dec. 31.

Patrick Reusse to sign copies of his books Sports columnist and radio host Patrick Reusse will sign copies of his books from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Barnes & Noble Apple Valley, 14880 Flor-ence Trail, Apple Valley. Reusse is the author of “Minnesota Twins: The Complete Illustrated Histo-ry,” a tribute to 50 seasons of baseball in Minnesota, and “Minnesota Vikings: The Complete Illustrated His-tory,” a revised and updated edition including cover-age of the remarkable 2009 season and the addition of Brett Favre to the team.

thisweekend briefsChristmas band concert The South of the River Community Band will pres-ent a free Christmas concert from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville. The band has been per-forming concerts in the area for more than 20 years and has grown to over 60 mem-bers who range in age from teenagers to grandparents. For more information on the band, visit www.south-oftheriverband.org.

Holiday art sale The Lakeville Area Arts Center will host its sixth annu-al Holiday Art Sale on Friday, Dec. 10, from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will remain open through Dec. 17 during business hours. The sale features artwork handcrafted by arts center students and instructors. Shoppers will find a variety of media including jewelry, pot-tery, mixed media, and more. Also as part of this sale, the arts center’s pottery studio will sponsor its third “empty bowls” fundraiser. Potters have donated approximately 80 soup bowls which will be available at a suggested dona-tion of $8 each. All proceeds will go to 360 Communities to feed the hungry. The arts center is located at the corner of Holyoke Avenue and 210th Street. For more in-formation call (952) 985-4640.

‘70 Girls, 70’ musical in Lakeville “70 Girls, 70,” a musical production by Kander and Ebb (composers of “Caba-ret” and “Chicago”) will be performed at 2 p.m. and 7:30

p.m. Dec. 11 and 18, and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille. The production is present-ed by ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors and stu-dents. To reserve tickets, call (952) 469-3099; to buy tick-ets, call (952) 985-4640.

‘A Christmas Carol’ tickets available The Burnsville Civic Light Opera will present “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 10-12 at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Per-formances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11; and 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Tickets are $15 and $25 for adults, $15 and $20 for seniors, and $15 for stu-dents/children. Tickets can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticket-master at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Dinner and a movie night at IMAX The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will host Dinner and a Movie

Family Night on Monday, Dec. 20. Guests who purchase one adult admission ($9.50) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “ Dolphins” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and complimentary pizza from Broadway Pizza in Apple Valley (while sup-plies last) before the show. Pizza will be served in the lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m.

‘Church Basement Ladies’ in Burnsville The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center will host the first stop for the nation-al tour of Troup America’s “Church Basement Ladies 2! A Second Helping” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. The original version of “Church Basement La-dies” opened at the Plym-outh Playhouse in 2005. This time around, the year is 1969 and the world is a changing. As folks protest the Vietnam War and wom-en are demanding equal pay for equal work, in their small rural Minnesota com-munity, the ladies of the Lutheran church basement kitchen are dealing with changes of their own. Tickets range from $34 to $39 and can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.


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PUZZLE ANSWERS ARE FOR CURRENT WEEKCURRENT WEEK

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: [email protected].

Theater “Twas the Night Before Xmas” is performing Dec. 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. at Hidden Valley Elementary, 13875 Glendale Ave., Savage. This mu-sical holiday children’s show is presented by ISD 191 Commu-nity Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions. Tickets are $6/adults and $5/children. Tickets can be reserved for the show by calling (952) 469-3099. “Hairspray,” presented by Eagan High School, performs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 16-18, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 12. (Senior preview at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 9.) Tickets are $9/adult, $7/senior citizen (55+), and $5/student or child. Tickets on sale beginning Wednesday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each school day. Call the EHS Office at (651) 683-6964. All seating reserved. Classes/workshops Brushworks School of Art

offers fine arts classes for teens and adults. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-

ington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermedi-ate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640. DanceWorks Perform-ing Arts Center is continuing its complimentary “First Friday” dance classes. Salsa, waltz, swing ... will be introduced and practiced from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Pro-gram is held at 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Phone (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot.

To submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Dec. 3 Mixtape Revue & Junk FM, 9:30 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Paul Woell Jazz Trio, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Big Toe & The Jam, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Sell Out Stereo, Babe’s Mu-sic Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Hitchville, 9 p.m., McKrack-en’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Guerilla Radio, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Larry Johnson on key-

boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Saturday, Dec. 4 Days of Rae, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Cherry Gun (front) and IWA (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Strange Daze, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Wednesday, Dec. 8 Strange Daze, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-

Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Burnhaven Library is closed for remodeling through late April 2011.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Community Celebration for all ages from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 4. View the ceramic memory tiles and books created by Trinity Care Center residents for the Art of Aging proj-ect, and join us for a program, re-freshments, and music. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” movie for all ages from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Popcorn provided. Wii Games for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 Maintain Your Brain Work-shop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 9. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Meet the Author: Stacy Waibel for all ages from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. The author of “Rudy Gets a Transplant” and “Rudy’s Check Up” reads from her new book, “What’s On My Nose?” and an-swers questions. Books available for purchase/signing. Digital Camera Basics from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Registration required.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Storytimes will return in Jan-uary. Teen Advisory Group from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7. Punched Tin Ornaments for teens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues-day, Dec. 7. Create a unique holi-day ornament with the Eagan Art House. Registration required. Russian Soul for all ages from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday,

Dec. 11. Interactive performance by the Russian Cultural Center. Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Moose Mania Storytime for all ages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Tues-day, Dec. 7. Adults must attend with the children. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Sing, Play and Learn! for children up to age 5 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. Presented by MacPhail Center for Music. Registration required. Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Creativity and Aging with Pat Samples from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, Dec. 9 and 16. Sing, Play and Learn! for children up to age 5 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. Pre-sented by MacPhail Center for Music. Registration required. Holiday Card Crafts for teens from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10. Supplies provided. Beat Boxing for ages 9-12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Presented by Stepping-stone Theatre. Registration re-quired.

Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age, (952) 707-1770 Regular toddler and preschool storytimes will resume in January.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 History Day for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Regis-tration required. Sing, Play and Learn! for

children up to age 5 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6. Pre-sented by MacPhail Center for Music. Registration required. Teen Writers Group from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Dec. 6 and 20. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 7 and 14. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, Dec. 9 and 16. History Players present ... Maud Hart Lovelace for ages 5 and older from 4 to 5 p.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 9. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays, Dec. 10 and 17. Storytime for all ages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 10 and 17, and from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, Dec. 14. Pop-Up Holiday Cards for teens from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Registration required. Teen Advisory Group from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.

Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville(952) 736-3001 Book signing by Martin Bracewell of Savage, who writes under the pen name M. R. Tain, from 10 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Dec. 4. He will be signing his time-travel novel, “This Isn’t Normal,” in which a teenage girl awakens in the year 1965 and meets her late grandmother, who is the same age as she is.

Chianti Grill14296 Plymouth Ave., Burnsville(952) 892-7555 Book signing by Jeff Scislow, local author, speaker and Realtor, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. Scislow will sign his books, “Leaders and Legends” and “Beyond Belief – Journey to a Miracle.”

Saturday, Dec. 4 Book fair by Shannon Park Elementary School from 9 a.m. to noon at Barnes & Noble, Apple Valley. Barnes & Noble will con-tribute a percentage of each sale to Shannon Park – just mention the school during checkout. Infor-mation: Tammy Block at [email protected]. Holiday on Main in down-town Lakeville from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Down-town Lakeville Business Associa-tion and its partners, www.down-townlakeville.com. Photos with Mrs. Claus for families and their pets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windmill Animal Rescue, 350 Main St., Elko New Market, (952) 461-2765. No ap-pointment needed. The $25 do-nation includes a CD of all photos and four 4x6 prints. Proceeds will go to the care of the animals. Cats live at the shelter so take that into consideration when bringing your pets.

Sunday, Dec. 5 Pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon hosted by the Farmington Knights of Columbus Council 2400 at the Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. Proceeds will be do-nated to local charities. An Old Fashioned Holiday from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Holz Farm, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Includes hayrides, bonfire and s’mores, organ music, craft ac-tivities, live reindeer, cookies and Santa. Free. Most activities are held outdoors and in the barn. In-formation: www.cityofeagan.com/holzfarm.

Tuesday, Dec. 7 Orientation session for Kids ’n Kinship mentors from 6 to 6:45 p.m. at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Be a role model and special friend for a child. Information and RSVP: (952) 892-6368 or www.kidsnkin-ship.org. Identity theft seminar from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Best Western Dakota Ridge, 3450 Washington Drive, Eagan. Free. Thursday, Dec. 9 Chicks for a Cause fund-raising benefit for Toys for Tots from 4 to 9 p.m. at Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail. The event will fea-ture beauty, fashion, accessories, food, home decor and more from women-owned companies; also children’s activities and a visit by Santa. Bring a toy and receive a discount. Free admission. Infor-mation: www.chicksforacause.org.

Saturday, Dec. 11 Second Saturday of Service hosted by Burnsville Rotary and Burnsville Breakfast Rotary from 9 to 11 a.m. to help the Salva-tion Army with bell-ringing at area businesses. Meet at JoJo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Anyone age 16 and above is welcome. Come early (8:30 a.m.) and we’ll buy you a cup of coffee and a sweet roll. Information: [email protected] or [email protected]. Pokémon TCG City Cham-pionships at 10 a.m. at Misty

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Mountain Games, 2113 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, (952) 895-1989. Kids Christmas Party from noon to 2 p.m. in the dining room of the Lakeville VFW Club, 8790 Upper 208th St., Lakeville, (952) 469-5717. Free to local area vet-erans’ kids. All kids must be ac-companied by the veteran, parent or grandparent.

Ongoing The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. For more infor-mation, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. In December, one $100 Visa gift card will be raffled off for donors each day. Winners will be notified after the promotion period ends. • Dec. 6, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 601 Main St., New Mar-ket. • Dec. 8, 1 to 7 p.m., Rose-mount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. • Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ames Construction, Inc., 2000 Ames Drive, Burnsville. • Dec. 9, 1 to 6 p.m., Mt. Olivet Assembly of God, 14201 Cedar Ave. S., Apple Valley. • Dec. 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nelson Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville. • Dec. 15, 1 to 7 p.m., St. Mi-chael’s Catholic Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. Call Marlene at (651) 460-6083 for an appointment. Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submis-sions is 5 p.m. Monday.

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Thursday, Dec. 9 Trainwreck, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200. Blue Felix and Rising, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Dirty Word, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Friday, Dec. 10 Audio Circus, 9:30 p.m., Bo-gart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Ashes for April, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. So Big (front) and Bad Ani-mals (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Shirts & Skins, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200. Smithtown, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Johnny Holm, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

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SportsStandings

Boys basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville North 0 0 0 0 Eastview 0 0 0 0 B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 0 Apple Valley 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0

Friday, December 3 • Lakeville North at Chaska • Duluth East at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Eagan at St. Louis Park, 7:15 p.m. • St. Paul Johnson at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Chanhassen at Prior Lake, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4 • Lakeville North at Hopkins,

8:15 p.m. Monday, December 6 • Brooklyn Center at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 • St. Louis Park at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. • Chaska at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Minneapolis South at Eagan,

7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Hill-Murray,

7:30 p.m. • Rosemount at Benilde-St.

Margaret’s, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, December 9 • Chanhassen at Lakeville North ,

7:30 p.m. • Eastview at Northfield, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 10 • Eagan at North St. Paul • Como Park at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eden

Prairie, 7:15 p.m.

Girls basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville North 0 0 2 0 Eastview 0 0 2 0 B Jefferson 0 0 1 0 Eagan 0 0 1 1 Rosemount 0 0 1 2 Apple Valley 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 1 Prior Lake 0 0 0 1 Friday, December 3 • Eagan at Stillwater, 6 p.m. • St. Paul Johnson at Rosemount,

7:15 p.m. • Eden Prairie at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Owatonna, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4 • Bloomington Jefferson at Hopkins • Eastview, Prior Lake, Lakeville

North at Hopkins tournament • Wayzata at Lakeville South, 3 p.m. • Eagan at Stillwater tournament • Owatonna Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 • Park at Bloomington Jefferson,

7:15 p.m. • Hill-Murray at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Chaska, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Totino-Grace,

7:15 p.m. • White Bear Lake Area at Prior Lake,

7:30 p.m. • Eagan at Shakopee, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 9 • Rochester Mayo at Rosemount,

7:15 p.m. • Richfield at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview at New Prague, 7:30 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TApple Valley 1 0 0 1 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eastview 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakeville North 0 0 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 0 1 0 B Jefferson 0 1 0 0 1 0

Saturday, December 4 • New Ulm at Prior Lake , 3 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at St. Louis

Park, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Edina, 7 p.m. • Eden Prairie at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. • Rochester Century at Rosemount,

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 • Eden Prairie at Lakeville North,

7 p.m.Thursday, December 9• Eagan at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Eastview,

7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville

North, 7:30 p.m. • Apple Valley at Rosemount,

7:30 p.m. • Prior Lake at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville South 3 0 0 4 0 0 Rosemount 2 0 0 4 0 0 Eastview 2 0 0 3 0 0 Lakeville North 1 1 0 2 1 0 Eagan 1 1 0 2 3 0 Burnsville 1 1 0 1 4 0 Apple Valley 0 1 0 3 2 0 B Kennedy 0 1 0 1 3 0 B Jefferson 0 3 0 1 3 0 Prior Lake 0 2 0 0 5 0 Saturday, December 4 • Lakeville South at Apple Valley,

2:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Bloomington Kennedy,

2:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville North,

3 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Jefferson,

5:15 p.m. • Eastview at Prior Lake, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 • Eagan at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville

South, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m.Thursday, December 9 • Bloomington Jefferson at Shakopee,

7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Eagan, 7:15 p.m.Friday, December 10 • Hastings at Eastview, 7:15 p.m.

Rosemount falls to Wayzata in state finalby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Rosemount foot-ball team’s defense had an answer for everything this season. No team was able to score more than 18 points during playoffs against the Irish. Not until the state fi-nal. The Irish didn’t have an answer for Wayzata on Nov. 26 during the Prep Bowl. Specifically, they couldn’t find a way to stop Wayzata’s sophomore run-ning back Mitch Underhill, who scored more than 18 points on his own. Rosemount lost to Way-zata 31-14 in the Class 5A state final, which was held at the Metrodome in Min-neapolis. Underhill had 12 car-ries for 247 yards and four touchdowns in the win. They all came off quick bursts straight to the end zone for 45 yards or more. None of Wayzata’s scoring drives lasted more than a minute. “Those big plays are something you can’t allow if you want to play with those guys,” Rosemount head coach Jeff Erdmann said after the game. The Irish relied on a powerful rushing offense with more than 3,000 yards this season, but Wayzata’s defense appeared to be the rock to Rosemount’s scis-sors. Running back Nicho-las Liska and quarterback Kevin Larson weren’t cut-

ting through open lanes like they were all year. Wayzata started out the game with a one-two punch. The Trojans’ Jeff Borchardt returned the opening kick-off 36 yards and two plays later Underhill finished it off with a 45-yard run. The teams traded a pair of fumbles and scores be-fore halftime. Rosemount’s Colton Crow recovered the ball on Wayzata’s 12-yard line after a mishandled punt. Larson took it the rest of the way with a 3-yard

run tying the game at 7-7. Rosemount’s Logan Lindberg’s fumble gave Wayzata the ball at their own 22-yard line, but the defense held Wayzata to a field goal. Midway through the third quarter the floodgates opened up. Underhill broke through the line untouched and ran 66 yards straight to the end zone. He wasn’t done. On Wayzata’s next drive he broke free again for 58 yards and Rosemount was

behind 24-7, its largest mar-gin of the season. “We played very consis-tent all year, but the third quarter was our worst quar-ter all year,” Erdmann said. Underhill still wasn’t finished running. The next time he touched the ball, he ran for 58 yards, bounc-ing off defenders on his way to six more points. Wayzata scored 21 points in the third quarter before Rosemount could counter. “No one was able to score that much on us all

year and they did,” Erd-mann said. “We don’t see many zone teams because no one else has that many big, fast guys every year. They can. You just have to be so sound on gap respon-sibility. Any crease and they find it.” Liska added a late touch-down with a 4-yard run, but with 3:31 left, there wasn’t much anyone could do to change the outcome. He finished with 21 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. Larson ran for 41 yards and a touchdown. Crow led the team with seven tackles. Matt Lar-son, Jacob Mortenson and David Morgan all had four tackles. Jake O’Malley had an interception. Underhill picked a good time to break out for Way-zata. He had just three games of 100 rushing yards or more this season. Rosemount came into the game with some key injuries to its best players – particularly Brent Berghuis and Andrew Hausmann – but Erdmann wasn’t mak-ing any excuses. “This is our team and we’re proud of our guys,” Erdmann said. “Every week teams have players that don’t play. It’s part of the game.” The loss ends the season for Rosemount with a re-cord of 11-1.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Rosemount’s David Morgan, No. 5, goes up for the catch in the Prep Bowl on Nov. 26 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Uptick in talent for girls hockey teams

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The South Suburban Conference appears to have several front-runners gunning for the conference title. Lakeville South, which won the Lake Conference last year with most of the current South Suburban teams, has most of its top players back. Rosemount, Burnsville, Eagan and Eastview have also drawn some early-season buzz based on the number of talented play-ers returning to the ice, and Apple Valley is off to a pos-itive start. “Many of the teams we play will be better than they were last season,” Burns-ville coach Bruce Anderson said. Two current South Sub-urban teams played in the Class AA state tournament last year: Burnsville and Lakeville North. “I think any team can beat or be beaten on any given night in this confer-ence so it will be a battle for the championship,” Rose-mount coach Tracy Cas-sano said.

Burnsville Since winning the con-solation title in the Class AA state tournament, the Blaze has lost some of its best players to graduation, including Amanda Colin, Lauren Barnes and goalie Alex Hall. But Megan Kilmer, Kas-ey Evans and Jesse Mara are back as captains, along with junior Jenny Maloney, who was the team’s No. 3 scorer last year. “We have a lot of play-ers returning who helped us win the Section 3AA cham-pionship and state con-solation championship,” Anderson said. “We expect a very competitive confer-ence and section.” To repeat its success, the Blaze will have to rely on the experience of playing at state last year. The Blaze lost its first four games of the year to Hopkins 6-4, Hastings 5-4,

Lakeville South 6-2 and Park of Cottage Grove 3-2. Burnsville got its first vic-tory on Tuesday beating Apple Valley 4-2. The Blaze will travel to Bloomington Kennedy for a 2:15 p.m. game on Saturday. The Blaze will play several top teams such as Lakeville South, Rose-mount and Edina before hosting its own tournament on Dec. 28.

Rosemount If the Irish had only one thing going for them this season, it would be the fact that they have two of the best players in the metro. Senior forwards Allison Micheletti and Rachael Kelly are back, ready to im-prove on last year’s 16-10-2 record along with fellow captain Amanda Wilson. “They will continue to lead by example through hard work and dedication,” Cassano said. Their main motivation this year is to return to sec-tion finals. Last year they lost to Burnsville, one game shy of playing at state. Micheletti and Kelly will have familiar faces, such as forward Alison Warweg, back on the ice with them. Newcomers Taylor Samp-son, Lauren Riley and Kendra Goodrich have had their share of success already with club teams. Caitlin Dantzscher is the returning goaltender. The goal is to get into position for a South Sub-urban Conference title and be a contender in the sec-tion by the end of the sea-son. “We are more a veteran and experi-enced team now,” Cassano said. And it shows. The Irish won their first four games in dominant fashion beating Park of Cottage Grove 4-3, Centen-nial 5-1, Bloomington Jef-ferson 7-1 and Prior Lake 7-1.

Eagan The Wildcats’ goal for 2010-11 is to compete for a South Suburban Confer-ence title and make another strong run at the Section 3AA title. Last year the girls team went 18-7-2 and finished third in the Lake Confer-ence, losing to Rosemount 5-1 in section semifinals.

“We think we have the players to have a solid sea-son once we start to gel,”co-head coach Jeff Koleh-mainen said. The girls lost their first three games to Shakopee 5-4, Park of Cottage Grove 3-0 and Eastview 2-1. Kolehmainen knows there’s plenty of time to pick it up. Since then the Wildcats have defeated Henry Sibley 4-3 and Bloomington Kennedy 7-1 with some help from every line. “We have a good num-ber of returners with var-sity experience so we have some depth and good team speed,” he said. The Wildcats just need to find some consistent scoring after losing their top scorer, Kait Mason, to graduation last spring. That’s where forwards Bre Steele and Megan Wolfe come in. The No. 2 and No. 3 scorers from 2009-10, they will be assist-ed by Molly Sparks, who also scored double-digit goals last season. On defense, Megan Ju-ricko and goalie Emily Oltrogge will try to keep Eagan’s opponents from scoring. Kolehmainen figures the teams to beat this year in the section and conference will be Rosemount and Burnsville again, but he feels the Wildcats will be in the mix. “We can compete with these teams if we can get our scoring figured out after this (tough) start,” Kolehmainen said.

Apple Valley The Apple Valley girls hockey team opened the season with 17 players with no high school experience and a new head coach, Don Erdall. The Eagles have had their share of troubles in recent years, winning 10 games in the past two sea-sons combined. The goal is to get to 10 wins in one year. “They have responded well to the style of play in what was a very com-pressed early season prac-tice schedule,” Erdall said. The team is almost a third of the way to 10 wins already. The Eagles defeat-ed Minneapolis 3-1, Tar-tan 5-0 and Richfield 3-1.

The losses came against Shakopee 7-3 and Burns-ville 4-2. The Eagles have depth on their side as every player has fought hard for a spot on varsity. “Although we are a young team across the board, we have a great mix of strong veteran leader-ship and eager underclass-men,” Erdall said. Erdall knows the con-ference well. He played for Bloomington Jefferson in high school and helped coach a youth hockey team. After high school he went to Winona State Uni-versity to play baseball, but continued to coach youth hockey. Soon he was coach-ing the varsity girls team to its first and only winning season in their history. After college, Erdall joined Lakeville North last year as junior varsity coach and varsity assistant. A successful season led to a job with Apple Valley after longtime head coach Chuck Scanlon stepped down. “We are off to a fantas-tic start, and I’m absolutely thrilled with the entire situ-ation from our high school players and their parents, the support of the booster club and the arena staff and the commitment of the youth program,” Erdall said.

Eastview Most of the Lightning top scorers have returned for another shot at the net in 2010-11. Courtney Kukowski and Emily Snodgrass will lead the charge to the goal this year along with So-phie DesLauriers and Kelly Meyer. On defense, Lindsey Wilharm and Taylor Fien-hage will try to lessen the blow from the loss of top goalie Lindsay Kauchick from last season. The combination has proved to be a success. The team defeated Eagan 2-1 in the season opener and went on to beat highly ranked Hopkins 4-2 and Bloomington Jefferson 4-3. The Lightning will make the trip to Prior Lake for a 5:30 p.m. game on Satur-day. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Several programs have a South

Suburban Conference title

in mindby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Coming off a trip to the state tournament, the Apple Valley boys hockey team is generating plenty of buzz for 2010-11. Sure, the Eagles have many of their stars back on the ice, but coach Gerry Hayes knows how quickly things can turn. Before the playoffs last year, Apple Valley was 14-11 with just two wins in its previous eight games. “We peaked at the right time,” Hayes said. “In the regular season it’s not like we were dominant. “If you look at our sea-son as a whole, we weren’t the favorite.” This season, the team is ranked No. 7 in the state in the latest poll. “The kids are excited, the school is excited, but so are the other 145 programs,” Hayes said. The team lost just six se-niors to graduation, but it’s still not senior-heavy. Leading the list of re-turning seniors is goalie Aaron Gretz, a three-year letter winner who has been through it all. “He’s getting better ev-ery year,” Hayes said. “It all starts with him.” The other seniors are for-wards Chris Goodman and Michael Berens, who have both played plenty of var-sity hockey. They’ll guide two of the top forwards around in AJ Michaelson, who turned down a spot on the U.S. Na-tional Development team, and Hudson Fasching, who just helped the Apple Valley boys soccer team win a state title. “They both have a great future in hockey, but they’re focused on the present,” Hayes said. Derek Smith is also back helping out on defense along with Vince Pedrie and Anthony Leong. They were all part of last year’s state tournament team that upset Blaine 2-0 in the state quarterfinals. “They tasted something that’s very special,” Hayes

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Blaze hockey ready to melt the iceby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Even though the Burns-ville boys hockey team took a big hit from graduation, the Blaze look as strong as ever. The Blaze graduated about 80 percent of its high-scoring crew from last season’s team that averaged more than four goals per game. But the Blaze filled the ice quickly with players who can pick up the slack.

“We feel we had a good (junior varsity) team last year and a good bantam team, and we feel that players from those teams are able to adjust to var-sity hockey and fill the void from last year’s team,” Blaze head coach Janne Kivihalme said. Kivihalme hopes the team can learn a lot from the experience on the ice last season. The Blaze started out 2-4-2 before the Christ-mas break, but went on to

lose just three more games. The team was on a 10-game winning streak before the season came to an end against Bloomington Jef-ferson in the section play-offs. The returning players know what it takes to win in a tough conference. “I think that players coming back this year from last year’s team know that they will have to step up and lead the team by example,” Kivihalme said.

Mike Dockry is the lead-ing returning scorer after putting in 15 goals last sea-son. Kivihalme is counting on his leadership abilities to rub off on other people. “Mike is a responsible and talented player,” Kivi-halme said. “He plays re-sponsible hockey at both ends of the ice and he is capable of making others around him better. He will lead by example.” A big reason Burnsville has such a high ranking is

the fact that opponents will have to get through goalie Bodhi Engum in order to beat the Blaze. “Bodhi is one of the best goalies I have coached, and he is capable of being a dominant player,” Kivi-halme said. “If he continues to improve his game ev-ery day and keeps working hard, he will have a great future in hockey.” Engum will get some help from Sean Madigan, Eddie Wittchow, Hunter

Anderson and Nick Senta on defense. On the offensive end, Dockry has familiar faces in Jace Childs, Aaron Dupre, Cory Chapman and Mason Wyman to help the Blaze stay on the positive side of the scoreboard. “(They) will have to step up and fill the void of lead-ership that we lost from last year,” Kivihalme said. Kivihalme feels the team has balance across the lines

said. “Kids dream what it’s like to be there. That’s pret-ty good motivation but we know we have to be better this year than last year to get back.” The team has avoided any serious injuries so far and the tempo in practice has been good, according to Hayes. “Now it’s time see where we stack up,” Hayes said. The schedule isn’t very forgiving with teams like Eagan, Burnsville, Bloomington Jefferson and Lakeville South with similar high expectations. The Eagles already de-feated Jefferson 4-3 on Tuesday. The Eagles have Eden Prairie, Duluth East and Wayzata on their non-con-ference schedule, and they’ll travel to Grand Forks, N.D., for the Stadstad Classic on Dec. 16. “People who know hock-ey, know there are some very skilled teams up there,” Hayes said. “It’s fun to play somewhere different.”

Eastview Last season the Light-ning took some lumps on the rink, going 5-21 during the season. The Lightning’s roster was filled with players new to varsity making the step

from Bantam. “They found out what it takes to compete at the high school level, and have worked hard in the offsea-son to prepare themselves for this season,” Eastview coach Drey Bradley said. A young team in 2009 means an experienced team in 2010. Most of the team’s top scorers are back includ-ing Max Smith, Scott Nel-son, Taylor Branstad and Bryce Gustafson. “They will see a lot of ice early,” Bradley said. “These top players will lead us, they are competitors. They have something to prove after last year’s five-win season.” The offense will also get a boost from McDevitt and Nick Cerrato at forward along with newcomer Ryan McNamara. The trouble is replacing goalie Ryan O’Shea, who stopped almost 800 shots last year. “It has been a good com-petition so far for the start-ing goalie spot,” Bradley said. “There are three (Erik Edsten, Ricky Williams and Alex Wohl) that are chal-lenging each other every day, so that is good to see. “As in all phases of the game and at all positions, we need to continue to get better here and whoever gets the starting nod will earn it.” Whoever is in goal will

have Branstad, Jon Plaszcz and Ryan Reger helping out on defense, which should be much stronger this season. “Our defensive corps should be much improved, and should help keep us in games,” Bradley said. “We also need to improve on our goal per game output from last year.” Bradley says there’s been plenty of energy at practice and the boys are ready to play someone new. The team opened up with a home game against Hastings on Thursday. The team’s next home game is against Lakeville North on Dec. 9.

Rosemount The Irish have had a rough go the past few sea-sons winning six games the past two years. Rosemount would like to get back to the way the team played in 2007-08 when they won 20. “We’re just going to keep building as a team and as a program,” Irish head coach Scott Macho said. “I think we’ve made a lot of posi-tive strides as a team this year.” Macho has been pleased with the positivity he’s seen from the players during practice. “The most refreshing thing is how well the kids work together,” Macho

said. “They’re really work-ing hard and they’re taking in everything we’ve thrown at them.” Senior forward Mike Cossalter has taken charge as the captain. He has re-turning junior forwards Andy Gustafson and Trevor Kolden to help get some goals. The defense also has several experienced skaters

back such as Connor Lang-feld, Mack Goodrich, Reese Richards, Ryan Gould and Josh Winter to go with Joe Kearney. “It’s always nice to have that many returning,” Ma-cho said. Senior goaltenders Justin Frank and Hank Fairchild are back competing for a spot in goal. “They’ve both logged

a lot of ice time,” Macho said. “It’s been a friendly competition for a number of years.” The Irish will kick things off with a visit from Roch-ester Century at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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William GessnerGessner, William Arthur Born

August 25, 1924 in Plainview,MN to Henry and Mary Gessner.Died November 26, 2010. Pre-ceded in death by his beloved wifeRuth and his brother George.Surv ived by chi ldren , AnneSummers (Craig), Beth Sullivan(Tim), John Gessner, managingeditor of Thisweek Newspapers;grandchildren, Yaasika Quist,David and Michael Amarvi ,John, Tom, and Paul Sullivan;nieces, Pat and Dawn Gessner;nephews, George Gessner, Davidand Paul Jorstad. Art enlisted inthe Navy in 1944, serving twoyears. He later earned a BS fromSt. Cloud Teachers College, thena Master of Arts from the Uni-vers i ty of Minnesota . From1948-51 he was a high schoolteacher and coach at Stewart,MN, where he met Ruth. From1951-54 he was the high schoolprincipal at Lewiston, MN. In1954, in Alden, MN, he becamethe youngest school superinten-dent in the state. In 1958, hebecame school superintendant inCanby, MN, and in 1963 hebecame superintendant at Clo-quet, MN. In 1967, he left Clo-quet to earn a Doctorate in Edu-cation Administration from theUniversity of Minnesota, whileworking full time to support afamily of five. In 1970, he becamethe first president of Inver HillsCommunity College. From 1974to 1985, he was the superinten-dant of schools in Inver GroveHeights, where he finished hiscareer. After retiring, he foundedthe Best Foundation, a scholar-ship fund for graduating seniorsin Inver Grove Heights. He lovedhis wife, his children, his friends,and golf. At age 82, he got histhird hole-in-one. He was anintelligent, hard-working manwho accomplished much. A gath-ering of family and friends will beheld from 4-7 PM Wednesday atROBERTS FUNERAL HOME8108 Barbara Avenue, InverGrove Heights (651-455-2035).Memoria l Serv ice at 10 AMT h u r s d a y a t G O O D S H E P -HERD LUTHERAN CHURCH7600 Cahill Avenue, visitation anhour before the service and lunchfollowing, both at the church.Private interment after lunch.Memorials to the Best Founda-tion or the Ruth Gessner Scholar-ship Fund at Inver Hills Commu-nity College.

Peter F. Sommo“Pete”

Age 82 of Lakevil le passedaway Nov. 28, 2010. Pete was amember of the United StatesArmy Band. He was a loving,kind and generous man to all. Hewill be greatly missed by his fam-ily. Preceded in death by broth-ers, Dominic, Michael and Louis“Charlie”. He is survived by hisloving wife of 17 years, Frances‘Fran’; stepchildren, John Langerand Amy (Dick) Kroeten. Hewas a proud and loving grandpato Nick, Jack and Alea; and isalso survived by siblings TheresaD ’ A n g i o , T o n y a n d J o h nSommo. Mass of Chr i s t ianBurial, was held 11AM Thursday,December 2 at All Saints Catho-l i c C h u r c h , 1 9 7 9 5 H o l y o k eAvenue, Lakeville with visitation1 hour prior to Mass at Church.Interment Church Cemetery.

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Melfred S.Anderson

M e l f r e d S . A n d e r s o n , 8 7 ,passed away Monday. He is sur-v ived by daughters Cynthia(Gary) Schultz and Deborah(Gene) Parks, son Joel (Susan)Anderson, grandchildren Maxand Michael Schultz, Spencer andDuggan Parks, Alena and JoshuaAnderson. Melfred was precededin death by his wife, Margaret.

He served his country in theUnited States Army, and later inthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice. Private services will be heldat a later date.

Henry W. Anderson Mortuary,Apple Valley (952) 432-2331.

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to compete and so far it’s worked. The Blaze won its season opener against No. 4 Hill Murray 6-4 on Nov. 27. The schedule didn’t get much easier with a trip to Edina on Dec. 2. Next week the Blaze will welcome Eagan to town on Thursday night for the home opener.

Eagan Last year Eagan had one of the best records out of anyone in the state. Every loss was to a top-10 team, the U.S. National women’s team or a team that played in the state tour-nament. Most of the vic-tories were by two goals or more. During playoffs, things didn’t go exactly as planned. The Wildcats lost to Apple Valley by one goal in the section semifinals. The Wildcats saw nine seniors graduate in the spring, but several of their starting players have laced up their skates again, ready for a brutal schedule that right away features three top teams in the state. “We did have a solid year last year but that was last year,” Eagan head coach Michael Taylor said. “This year is a new one and with

the strength of our schedule we will have to battle every night.” The Wildcats have lead-ing scorer from last year Michael Zajac back on the ice. He had 43 points last year. Will Merchant is also back at forward along with Nick Kuchera. Goalie Tommy Bodeker will find his place back in net after stopping 92 per-cent of the shots he saw last year. Eli May will give him some help as one of the re-turning leaders on defense. “I hope our strength will be our depth, our work eth-ic and our discipline, but it is early right now and some-times those things take time to develop,” Taylor said. With a difficult schedule and long season ahead, Tay-lor just wants to see progress from now to playoffs. “Our goal is to get better every game and be playing our best at the end of the season,” Taylor said. Eagan will find out what the No. 1 ranked team looks like on Saturday with a trip to Edina. Then they’ll travel to Burnsville on Dec. 9 be-fore coming home to play Minnetonka on Dec. 11.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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deadly drug it is,” said Sieben.

16 states have ban on synthetic marijuana Some 16 states already have bans against synthetic marijuana, including neigh-boring Iowa and North Da-kota. “It’s a serious problem,” said Backstrom, represent-ing the Minnesota County Attorneys Association. De-signer drugs spread quickly, he noted. Products like “Spice” or “K2” first appeared on the Internet in 2004 and quickly spread across the county. Although sold as incense and labeled as not for hu-man consumption, the pot substitute is often smoked. Experts warn these prod-uct are powerful and laced with unknown hazards. Dr. Cody Wiberg, execu-tive director of the Minne-sota Board of Pharmacy, said the chemical ingredi-ents in the products mimic those found in marijuana and affect the same recep-tors in the brain. This is not an accident. Some of these chemicals were specifically designed to do exactly that, he said. “They were essentially

designed, many of them, to be used in experiments on lab rats,” he said.

How do chemicals affect humans? Exactly how these chem-icals affect humans is un-known, he explained. Beyond this, what’s also unknown are the other sub-stances or herbs contained in these products. The bill the lawmak-ers will pursue is expansive enough to include slight chemical variations in these products – molecules can be manipulated as to produce arguably another product immune to the law, Wiberg explained. Not that wholly new de-signer drugs won’t appear. “That happens all the time,” he said. And it’s often necessary to pursue them legally on a case-by-case basis, said Wi-berg. The lawmakers hope to make products like “Spice” or “K2” Schedule I con-trolled substances – carry-ing significant criminal pen-alties if possessed or sold. They’re upbeat about passing the legislation this session.

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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Dustin Hatzenbuhler says he isn’t interested in fame. Rather, the 22-year-old Apple Valley singer-song-writer has more modest career goals in mind – like earning a living, and expos-ing others to the magic of music. “I want to be able to live comfortably from my mu-sic,” he said. “And if I can make one person get goose-bumps or have the hair stand up on the back of their neck when they hear my music, then I’ll feel like I’ve hit the pinnacle.” Hatzenbuhler, a 2006 graduate of Eastview High School who formerly front-ed the pop-rock band Fer-ris, is set to release his first full-length solo CD early next year. As the album nears completion, it’s business as usual for Hatzenbuhler, a regular performer at area music venues. In the coming month he has shows lined up at the Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis (Dec. 4), Dunn Bros coffee shop in Apple Valley (Dec. 11) and Rudy’s Redeye Grill in Lakeville (Dec. 16). Influenced by artists as diverse as John Mayer and Ray Charles, Hatzenbuhler sings and plays piano and ukulele. “I was never really good at guitar, but for some rea-son I could play the ukulele – I think it might be because it has four strings instead of six,” said Hatzenbuhler, who owns four ukuleles. He cut his teeth in music as a student in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, playing oboe in the school band in grade school, and join-ing choir in eighth grade at Blackhawk Middle School in Eagan. At Eastview he was a member of the con-

cert choir and performed in musicals such as “Anything Goes” and the annual musi-cal revue “Bravo!” After high school, he enrolled at the Institute of Production Recording in Minneapolis in hopes of earning an audio-engineer-ing degree, but Hatzen-buhler was not long for the school. “I only went for a couple of days,” he said. “After two days I just felt like I didn’t fit in.” So Hatzenbuhler went

the DIY route, setting up a small recording studio in his Apple Valley home. It was there he recorded Fer-ris’s 2009 album, “Dancing with Architects.” While Ferris has since disbanded (“It’s not like anything bad happened and we had to break up – we all just kind of mutually said it was time to move on,” he noted), two of Hatzen-buhler’s former Ferris band-mates are lending a hand with his solo album.

Local singer-songwriter goes soloEx-Ferris frontman set to release solo CD with help from former bandmates

Photo courtesy of Todd Townley

It wasn’t creative differences or interpersonal turbulence that prompted the dissolution of Ferris, the pop-rock band that Dustin Hatzenbuhler fronted with four of his Eastview High School classmates. Basically, it was just time to move on: “It’s not like anything bad happened and we had to break up,” said Hatzenbuhler, who’s set to release a self-titled solo album early next year.

Music fans have three chances to catch Apple Valley singer-songwriter Dustin Hatzenbuhler in concert this month: • 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis; Hatzenbuhler will open for rock band Cedar Avenue ($8 cover)• 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, Dunn Bros coffee shop, 15265 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley (no cover)• 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville (no cover) A full concert schedule is available at www.dustinhatzenbuhler.com.

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District 194School BoardProceedings

This is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Special School

Board Meeting on Tuesday, October 27,

2010 with full text available for public

inspect ion on the dist r ict websi te at

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th

Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:00

p.m. All board members and administration

were present.

Information regarding the November 2

levy election was presented, followed by

questions and comments from the commu-

nity members.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

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This is a summary of the Independent

School District No.194 Regular Board of

Education Meeting on Tues, November 9,

2010 with full text available for public

inspect ion on the dist r ict websi te at

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at

8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:01

p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All

board members and administrators were

present.

The following Consent Agenda items

were approved: minutes of the meeting on

October 26; resignations, leave of absence

requests, employment recommendations;

payment of bills and claims subject to

annual audit; donations; field trips.

Reports presented: 2011-12 LNHS &

LSHS Program of Studies; Summer School.

Recommended actions approved: Reso-

lution Authorizing Canvassing Returns of

Votes of School District Levy Election;

Resolution Authorizing Canvassing returns

of Votes of School Board Election; Resolu-

tion Authorizing Issuance of Certificates of

Election.

Adjournment at 8:59 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

IN THE CITY OF EAGAN,

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Project No. 1048 - Blue Cross Road

Street ImprovementsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City

Counci l of the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan

Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road,

Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday,

December 21, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., or as

soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of

the meeting will be to hold a public hearing

on the improvements, known as Project No.

1048. The proposed project is in accor-

dance with the preliminary engineering

report dated November, 2010, prepared by

the City Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoing

improvement is as follows: $473,700.

The area proposed to be assessed for

said improvements is described as follows:

The area within Section 17, South of

Yankee Road (CSAH 28), North of Black-

hawk Road, in the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota.

All persons who desire to be heard with

respect to the question of whether or not

the above improvements should be made

shall be heard at said time and place.

Dated November 16, 2010

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

/s/ Maria Petersen

By: Maria Petersen

Eagan City Clerk

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Project No. 1049 - Wilderness Run Road

Street ImprovementsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City












the City Engineer.





The area within the South 1⁄2 of Sections

25, 26, 27, East of Pilot Knob Road, West

of Dodd Road, in the City of Eagan,

Dakota County, Minnesota.







/s/ Maria Petersen

By: Maria Petersen

Eagan City Clerk

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Project No. 1044 - Clearview Addition

Street & Utility ImprovementsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City












the City Engineer.





The area within the South 1⁄2, Section 29,

North of Cliff Road, East of Blackhawk

Road, in the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota.







/s/ Maria Petersen

By: Maria Petersen

Eagan City Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITYThe City of Eagan is committed to the

policy that all persons have equal access to

its programs, services, activities, facilities

and employment without regard to race,

color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,

disability, age, sexual orientation, marital

status or status with regard to public

assistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities

will be provided upon advance notice of at

least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96

hours is received, the City of Eagan will

attempt to provide such aid. Telephone:

(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.

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there anything that would be particularly valuable to historians, to people trying to look back to Eagan in 2010? We’re consulting his-torical experts to try to give us that guidance.” Items collected so far include books written by residents, a current parks and recreation brochure from the city, a Littlest Pet Shop toy donated by a six-year-old who claims they’re “very popular,” and an Eagan firefighter helmet. Thomson Reuters sub-mitted some photographs, one from the early 1900s of an editor at West Publish-ing, the other of a woman at a modern-day desk showing the technology of today, in-cluding her computer, PDA and phone. Delta Airlines donated a model airplane, Lockheed Martin donated a poster with a timeline of its his-tory, and the Eagan Police Department contributed a model police car and minia-ture badge. But potentially of most interest to future citizens will be the personal memo-ries, predictions, and words of wisdom submitted by students, residents, and city leaders. Each of the city’s depart-ment heads penned a letter to their successors 50 years in the future, as did the prin-cipal of Eagan High School and the CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Several residents wrote about their favorite memo-ries of life in Eagan, in-cluding Anthony Caponi, founder of the Caponi Art Park, who submitted a let-ter explaining the changes he has seen in Eagan since he first visited in 1949. Born in Italy, Caponi is about to celebrate his 90th birthday, which he says may be commonplace in 2060, “but it is viewed as some-what of an accomplishment today.” And of course, there are the Eagan High School stu-dents’ predictions of what life will be like in 2060, which, in addition to flying cars, include a female presi-dent and Eagan “ruling the world.” One ninth-grader won-dered whether there would actually be people around to open the capsule. “Well,” he wrote, “if someone does read this in 2060, then the Mayans were wrong. The world doesn’t end in 2012.”

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

Time Capsule/from 1A

In fact, Hatzenbuhler’s piano-heavy self-titled al-bum, being recorded in studio space at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, features a roster of back-up musicians who have one thing in common: They all went to Eastview. Guitarist Ben Huhner and drummer Colin Burke, both ex-Ferris members, are contributing to the album, as are two other Eastview alumni, bass player Ben Ko-feod and drummer Collin Meyer. Another Eastview alumnus, Brandon Som-mers, is serving as audio en-gineer on the project. As his music career gets off the ground, Hatzen-

buhler works part time with Apple Valley’s Parks and Recreation Department. A few days a week he punch-es in at the Apple Valley Community Center, where he works as a volleyball at-tendant during open volley-ball. Building a career in the music business is a process, he said. But the payoff can be transcendent. “I’m not too huge of a religious person, but I’ve always said that when I go to concerts I kind of look at that as my church,” he said. “The feeling I get when I lis-ten to music – I want other people to feel that.”

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Hatzenbuhler/from 13AArts community food drive The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center (PAC) and the Burnsville Convention and Visitors Bureau are partnering with 360 Com-munities to restock local food shelves. Bring a non-perishable food item to the PAC during regular busi-ness hours or before any performance through Jan. 1, 2011. Specific items need-ed are canned fruit, cereal, canned tuna or chicken, boxed ready-made meals (like Tuna Helper or Chick-en Helper), and cooking oil. Two large circular bins are located in the Burnsville Performing Arts Center lobby.

Rahn Elementary fundraiser set for Dec. 11 Rahn Elementary School will receive a portion of all purchases made on Dec. 11 at Barnes & Noble Book-sellers, 1291 Promenade Place, Eagan, when the school is mentioned at the cash register. Funds will be used by the Parent-Teacher Organiza-tion (PTO) to support many events for students and fam-ilies at Rahn. The school will also benefit from online orders made Dec. 11-16 at http://bn.com/bookfairs using bookfair number 10236651 at checkout. Funds will also be raised at the Eagan Potbelly Sand-wich Shop near Barnes & Noble on Dec. 11 and 12 between noon and 3 p.m. with 25 percent of all pur-chases being donated to the Rahn PTO.

‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ program The area office of Home Instead Senior Care has joined with local organiza-tions in the Be a Santa to a Senior program to provide presents for seniors who oth-erwise might not receive a gift this holiday season. Christmas trees with or-naments featuring a senior’s name and gift ideas are on display through Dec. 13 at participating locations, which can be found online at www.beasantatoasenior.com. Holiday shoppers can pick up an ornament, buy items on the list and return them unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament at-tached. Volunteers will then collect, wrap and deliver the gifts to area seniors. A community gift-wrap-ping event will be held on Dec. 16. To help with the event, call (952) 882-9300.

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