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Roh Perera, left, and real estate broker Dan Gustafson stand in front of the Parkway Place building in Burnsville. Perera’s company, CG Holdings, has bought the building, which has been vacant since October 2012. (Photo by John Gessner)

Empty building has a buyer Mixed uses planned for

Parkway Place by John Gessner

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A prominent Burnsville office building that’s been collecting white elephant status since it was vacated in 2012 has found a buyer. Investment group CG Holdings bought Park-way Place around Feb. 1, said Dan Gustafson, the

new owners’ real estate broker. The tax-forfeited property on the southwest corner of Nicollet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway was bought from Dakota County. Plans for the building, located in the Heart of the City, could include four or five retail shops and a res-taurant on the first floor with offices on the second, Gustafson said. “It is very good news,” Burnsville Economic De-velopment Coordinator

Skip Nienhaus said of the sale. “When it’s full, it’ll be even better news.” The location is “fan-tastic,” said Roh Perera of CG Holdings, which he said owns office prop-erties in Minneapolis. Gustafson, a Burnsville resident and former City Council member, alerted Perera to the property. “We saw the building, we looked at the valua-tion, we had a good vision

Burnsville adoptsfranchise feesUtility fees will help contain property tax

hikes by John Gessner


Joining many metro cit-ies, Burnsville will soon charge gas and electric franchise fees that show up on customers’ monthly bills. The utility companies will then pass the revenue along to the city, which ex-pects to collect about $1.3 million annually. The City Council ap-proved the fees Feb. 16. Collection will begin in July. Homeowners will pay $24 a year — $1 a month for both gas and electric service. Commercial and industrial users will pay $3 to $45 each per month, depending on how much energy they use. Franchise fees have been in the works since 2016 budget talks began last summer. Officials were seeking ways to fund the mounting costs of main-taining aging city build-ings and infrastructure without relying solely on property tax increases. Franchise fees spread the costs to all utility us-ers, including those that

don’t pay property taxes. For property taxpayers, franchise fees are less ex-pensive than tax hikes. Fee revenue will replace a planned 1.4 percent city levy increase scheduled for 2017 and beyond to raise money for major upgrades to the police station, the two fire stations and City Hall. Those are among $23.9 million in building projects needed over the next decade and beyond, officials say. A 1.4 percent levy in-crease ($420,000) is al-ready included in the 2016 budget. Absent the franchise fees, officials had planned to phase in the second 1.4 percent in-crease in 2017. In addition to replac-ing that increase, fees can be used to hold down in-terests costs for capital projects and supplement property tax funding for the infrastructure trust fund, which helps pay for long-term street repair and maintenance, the city says. State law allows cities to impose a fee on utility companies that use public right-of-way to deliver ser-vice. The companies then have the right to pass the charge onto customers, noted as a “city fee” on

Taxes, aging of Burnsvilleamong mayor’s topics Kautz gives State

of the City address

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

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Burnsville’s 2016 prop-erty tax increase is “higher than we would like” but necessary to maintain city services and fund improve-ments to aging city build-ings, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said in her 2016 State of the City address. The annual address, given Feb. 10 at the city’s Ames Center, hit a range of topics covering the year past and the years ahead. It was the mayor’s 21st. Part of the 4.6 percent city levy increase will be-gin to fund improvements to the police station, City Hall and the two fire sta-tions — all mid-1980s buildings, she said. “In addition to these fa-cility upgrades, which will require funding beyond 2016, we also have a num-ber of other significant, necessary investments on the horizon” — includ-ing replacing water meters and upgrading the water-

treatment plant, Kautz said. Instead of relying only on property taxes, the city is looking for new revenue sources, including utility franchise fees on Burns-ville’s gas and electric pro-viders, Kautz said. (The City Council approved the new fees Feb. 16 — see re-lated story.)

Public safety Kautz said she’s proud of the Police Department at a time of tension for some departments in Min-nesota and across the na-tion. “Our Police Depart-ment, our officers, led by Police Chief Eric Gieseke,

Mayor Elizabeth Kautz gave her 21st State of the City address Feb. 10. (City of Burnsville photo)

Lake seeks GOP nodto challenge CarlsonSenate hopeful sought House

endorsement in 2014

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Burnsville business owner Victor Lake has announced he intends to challenge Sen. Jim Carl-son for the District 51 seat in the Minnesota Senate. Lake is seeking the Re-publican endorsement at the party’s April 9 conven-tion. To date the Burns-ville resident is the only Republican candidate run-ning in District 51, which encompasses Burnsville and Eagan. “This is the time for us to take back Senate Dis-trict 51 and to help the local and state economy truly thrive,” Lake said. Lake said he is confi-dent can defeat Carlson in November. “It won’t be easy but I have a lot support and people willing to help me,” Lake said. “I feel I will be able to get the entire district more enthusiastic about the election.”

Lake, a 29-year-old U z b e k i -stani immi-grant, said he doesn’t f o r e s e e many chal-lenges in

being a younger candidate and said he intends to gar-ner the youth and minor-ity vote. “I think that we need younger people in the Sen-ate for the unique view and energy that we bring to the table,” Lake said. Lake who owns, Metro Floors in Burnsville, said if elected he will push for lower taxes and conserva-tive spending. “I want to help the av-erage Joe keep more of his hard earned dollar and not waste it on a new $90 million Senate building,” Lake said. Lake also criticizes MNsure as a “waste of taxpayer dollars.” He said he believes health insur-ance can become afford-able if left to the private sector coupled with “com-mon sense regulations.”

Tracie and Pat Randall with their sons Brock, 8, and Chase 12. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Wife’s donation is gift of hopeAfter five years, Lakeville man eager to end dialysis

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Pat Randall has missed out on a lot of life over the last five years while tethered to a dialysis machine. Next month those binders are sched-uled to be released, thanks to his wife, Tracie Randall, who is donating one of her kidneys to Pat. The operation will free him from spending three days a week at dialysis,

a process where blood is pumped out of the body, waste products are filtered out, and then returned to the body – mimick-ing kidney function. Their youngest son, Brock, 8, was a preschooler when it all started, and he doesn’t remember the same dad big brother Chase, 12, knew before Pat’s un-usual diagnosis, which doctors say came decades too early for the 47-year-old Lakeville man. Pat’s diagnoses were a double hit: multiple myeloma, cancer of the blood in

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A chance for real changeThe ECM Editorial Board says the March 1 caucus is a chance for Minnesota voters to change the course of U.S. history.

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Anniversary concertItalian pianist Roberto Plano is the guest artist at the Dakota Valley Symphony’s 30th anniversary concert at the Ames Center.

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Freed skis to state tileEastview High School senior Margie Freed won the state girls Nor-dic pursuit champion-ship last week.

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Local projects among state bonding bill proposal Gov. Mark Dayton’s bill totals $1.4 billionby Jonathan Avise

SESSION DAILY

Funds for facilities maintenance at Minneso-ta universities, rail safety improvements and reno-vations at the troubled state security hospital are among the items on a $1.4 billion bonding wish list Gov. Mark Dayton an-nounced last month. Whittled from nearly $4 billion in requests, the governor’s capital invest-ment proposal would reach from Grand Marais to Luverne to aid projects large and small, and, Day-ton said during a morning news conference, create an estimated 39,000 Minne-sota jobs. “This is a tremendous opportunity to make the kind of significant in-vestment in the future of Minnesota — in the in-frastructure, in our higher education buildings and the like — that we need and are seriously behind in accomplishing,” he said. Dayton’s full bonding proposal, the largest dur-ing his tenure, comes one day after he unveiled a $220 million initiative to upgrade the state’s deterio-rating water infrastructure as part of his larger bor-rowing plan. The governor added atop his list higher education and public safe-ty projects he called criti-cal to the state’s future. Included among the 113 projects that Dayton proposes to fund through the sale of state-backed bonds are: • $135 million for asset preservation and replace-ment at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and University of Minnesota campuses; • $26 million for a state-wide program aimed at helping local governments complete infrastructure projects that support high-

growth and innovative in-dustries. • Minnesota Zoo - Heart of the Zoo 2, $17,780 • Minnesota Zoo Asset Preservation, $4,000 • MnSCU HEAPR - Dakota County Technical College, $1,900 • Met Council Regional Parks - Dakota County, $1,022 The 2016 session is the second year of the legisla-tive biennium, typically re-garded as a bonding year when lawmakers pass a large capital investment borrowing package. Day-ton’s sweeping proposal, however, could be a tough sell. Some legislators have expressed unease with bonding proposals that surpass $1 billion, and others have suggested re-cently the state should use some of its projected $1.9 billion budget surplus to fund capital projects in place of additional bor-rowing. Notably absent from Dayton’s plan is any pro-posed funding for transit projects like the stalled Southwest Corridor Light Rail project, or for road and bridge repairs beyond the state’s two largest cit-ies. He said the prior-ity should be on funding

those types of projects through a comprehensive transportation bill, the likes of which lawmakers have been unable to pass in recent legislative ses-sions. “We are extremely disappointed that Gov. Dayton failed to set aside even $1 for road and bridge infrastructure in Greater Minnesota or the suburbs,” House Major-ity Leader Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, said in a state-ment. “Fixing our state’s roads and bridges is a pri-ority for Minnesotans in all parts of the state, and should be one of the first priorities in any bonding bill.” Dayton’s plan would dwarf a $370 million bonding law passed dur-ing last year’s June special session. He urged lawmak-ers on Friday to “look at the big picture,” beyond the 2016 elections looming less than 11 months away. Bonding bills require a three-fifths majority of each body to pass the Leg-islature. “People say we can’t af-ford to do this,” Dayton said. “We can’t afford not to do this.”

More Session Daily stories are at www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdaily.aspx.

Gov. Mark Dayton lays out his $1.4 billion bonding pro-posal at a Jan. 15 news conference. (Session Daily photo by Andrew VonBank)

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by Jonathan AviseSESSION DAILY

Is 2016 the year Min-nesota lawmakers strike a deal to pump more fund-ing into the state’s creak-ing transportation system? The House and Senate transportation committees met Monday to re-start the process of reaching an agreement, with law-makers voicing optimism ahead of a legislative session that again has a long-term transportation funding solution atop law-makers’ to-do list. With studies projecting a roughly $6 billion trans-portation funding short-fall over the next decade, the debate has not been over whether more dol-

lars are needed for the na-tion’s fifth-largest system of roads and bridges, but rather over how to pay for it.Joint House/Senate trans-portation committee dis-cussion of House File 4 “We do realize in the process here the end re-sult is going to be based on compromise,” said Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, chair of the House Trans-portation Policy and Fi-nance Committee. “That is why we’re here.” Monday’s hearing, however, also offered a reminder of just how far apart differing plans the two chambers passed in 2015 are. The Republican-backed

House plan would raise an additional $7 billion for roads and bridges over the next decade in part by redirecting motor vehicle-related tax revenue away from the state’s General Fund, identifying efficien-cies in the Department of Transportation budget, and utilizing some of the state’s projected $1.2 bil-lion budget surplus. Meanwhile, the DFL-backed package the Senate passed last spring propos-es to raise roughly $11 bil-lion for roads, bridges and transit by instituting a new gas tax and expanding a metro area transit-dedi-cated sales tax from one-quarter to three-quarters of a cent.

Despite the differences, Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL-Minneapolis, the mi-nority lead on the trans-portation committee, said he believes both sides are committed to a achieving a long-term solution this session.

“I think a compromise could be in reach,” he said. The Legislature is scheduled to reconvene March 8, and must ad-journ by May 23. That leaves just more than 10 weeks to try to succeed where lawmakers could

not last spring, a big rea-son, Kelly said, for jump-starting the process with Monday’s hearing.

More news about the Min-nesota Legislature is at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily.

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Burnsville City Coun-cil members gave the go-ahead Feb. 16 to buying some of the city’s energy through community solar gardens. Burnsville has been

allocated up to 24 solar garden spaces in other communities through a Metropolitan Council so-lar procurement project. Burnsville is one of 29 government entities that expressed interest in the project and was granted shares.

They face a Feb. 29 deadline to continue their participation. Council members gave city staff the go-ahead to negotiate with one or both of the companies hosting gar-dens whose power Burns-ville could use. Power available through

the city’s shares could ful-fill some or all of city gov-ernment’s needs in the part of Burnsville served by Xcel Energy. Thanks to a federal tax credit for solar develop-ment, the city would save money over the life of a 25-year contract. Under

one solar company scenar-io, savings are estimated at $1.55 million. Under another, savings are esti-mated at $610,000. Burnsville would get “huge savings with no downside potential,” Council Member Dan Ke-aley said. Even if a solar

provider went out of busi-ness, the city would simply go back to getting its en-ergy from Xcel and paying what it had before, he said.

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

Eagan wellness center succeeds with holistic approach The Body Project has continually grown and expanded since opening in 2008

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


By age 54 Mary Bro-back had tried for years through exercise and chi-ropractic care to alleviate her chronic back pain but nothing worked. Then in 2013 a friend recommend-ed a holistic rehabilitation program offered at The Body Project in Eagan. Eager to try something different, Broback decided to give it a try. “I knew right away it was different from any-thing else I tried,” Broback said. Thanks to satisfied cli-ents like Broback, The Body Project has grown and expanded exponen-tially in recent years. In 2014 the center ex-panded its facility to in-clude meditation, stress management and sleep management programs. As part of its stress man-agement program, The Body Project began offer-ing light therapy. It also recently began offering micro current systems to identify unhealthy muscle tissues. When owners Rob and Paula Smith opened the fitness and wellness center in 2008, it focused primar-ily on exercise and nutri-tion programs. From the beginning, the center took a holistic approach to ad-dressing health and fitness by examining other factors such as food allergies, diet, stress and environment in addition to exercise and nutrition goals. Broback said she began to notice improvements af-ter the first few treatments. Three years later Broback

said she is not only pain-free but has also lost 30 pounds. “I’m in excellent health today. Probably the best health I’ve ever been,” Broback, 57, said. Broback quickly be-came passionate about The Body Project and the work it does, so much so that she left her corporate administrative job last year to work as an admin-istrator at The Body Proj-ect. Broback is one of nine employees at center. It’s success stories like Broback’s that owner Rob Smith said he finds most rewarding about operating The Body Project. The Body Project of-fers personal training and group fitness classes that are tailored to customers’ individual needs. “We don’t have a cookie cutter commodity,” Smith

said. “Anyone can make you hot and tired but we try to make you better.” Due to The Body Project’s customized ap-proach, a higher than av-erage rate of members (98 percent) regularly use its fitness center, Smith said. On average, approximately 44 percent of members regularly use their health club, according to a re-cent report by the Interna-tional Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, a trade group that serves the global health club and fit-ness industry. The Body Project’s is also able to stay competi-tive by focusing on creat-ing a community atmo-sphere, Smith said. As a smaller facility, most cli-ents know one another. The entrance to its exer-cise room is canvassed with photos of clients and

their success stories. Each month, staff recognize one member who has made particularly significant im-provements. Unlike most health clubs, the fitness room is void of treadmills, exercise bikes, and other machines. “We focus on natural movement and exercise. Our bodies weren’t made to be on machines,” Smith said. It’s target audience is between the ages of 40 and 60 but The Body Proj-ect also provides stress and physical rehab programs for teens. Prior to founding The Body Project, Rob and Paula worked in the health and fitness industry for more than two decades. Rob worked for years as a personal trainer and man-ager at area health clubs while Paula worked as a

kinesiologist. Rob, who had suffered from knee and ankle is-sues, was frustrated with standard exercise and physical therapy treat-ments and founded The Body Project as a way to provide holistic solutions. The center relies mainly on word of mouth and re-ferrals and spends little on advertising. Yet revenue has grown steadily since it opened eight years ago and consistently remained profitable despite the re-

cession. The Body Project – lo-cated at 525 Diffley Road, Suite 2060 – offers weekly and monthly memberships as well as a per-service fee option. Group train-ing starts at about $150. Prices vary on personal training and wellness pro-grams based on individu-als needs.

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

The Body Project’s exercise room is void of treadmills, exercise bikes and other fitness machines. Owner Rob Smith said the Eagan-based wellness center’s focus on “natu-ral movement” creates resistance using kettle bells, weights, straps and body weight, among other tools. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Minnesota House, Senate restart transportation talks Two sides still far apart on how to fund improvements

Since opening in 2008, The Body Project in Eagan has ex-panded and grown exponentially. Revenues have steadily risen every year allowing the business to expand its pro-gramming and facility. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Burnsville City Council gives go-ahead for solarLocal government to join Met Council program


Craig has the right business acumen To the editor: Bipartisanship is an uncommon theme with our current Congress, but 75 Republicans joined with the Democrats to pass a two-year budget deal and avoid a default and government shut-down. Instead of cel-ebrating the bipartisan-

ship, each Republican candidate for Congress in our congressional dis-trict chose ideology over a functioning govern-ment. They would rather see a government shut-down, the result of which includes the furlough of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and the closure of public schools, rather than give up any of their ideologi-cal demands. I support Angie Craig

for Congress, who is run-ning as a Democrat. Craig was a top level executive at one of our largest Min-nesota employers. Craig shows constantly how she can work with people to get decisions successfully made. We need people in Washington, D.C., who can get things done, not more uncompromising ideologues. Craig has the business acumen, intelli-gence and caring attitude that will give our district a

strong voice in Congress. We need Angie Craig to represent us in Congress, and get things done.

CAROLYN THORNTONBurnsville

Support manufacturing To the editor: I’m curious – neither Democrat nor Repub-lican campaigns have talked about the decline of our manufacturing economy so far during this election cycle. Jobs in manufacturing are vi-tal to America and to our local economy – it’s the fourth largest sector of Minnesota’s economy. My husband and I are small business owners. We know that manufac-turing jobs strengthen our economy and I want

our politicians and can-didates to get this mes-sage: an unbeatable way to gain the support of the American people is by supporting and investing in American manufactur-ing. BARBARA LINERTEagan

A greenway by any other name is still a greenway To the editor: On T uesday night I attended an open house in Rosemount regarding the Central Greenway Connectivity Study. This study, authorized by the Dakota County Board, is intended to evalu-ate bicycle trail connec-tions around, instead of through, Lebanon Hills Regional Park.

I am glad the open house was offered and found the county employ-ees there helpful. I am glad to see continued em-phasis on enhancing bike systems throughout the county. However, I am very concerned that the paid consultants are not following the commis-sioners’ specific direction. In March 2015 the County Board approved that the greenway, a transportation network for commuting bicy-clists, would lead to and around, but not through the park. What I saw Tuesday showed that there has been no work done on re-routing the greenway system around Lebanon Hills. What staff presented was a n enhanced system of existing bike routes around Lebanon Hills

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Districts can help students be safer at school

Your caucus straw poll vote could change U.S. history

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


David Esquith shares one of the deepest concerns parents have: “I worry about a call from the school that my kid got hurt.” It’s important that Esquith understands, because he directs the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students. On Jan. 22, he spoke at a meeting that drew hundreds of suburban, rural and urban Minnesota educators. He agreed with TV stories and newspaper headlines: School safety needs more attention in every community. I found some of his statistics stunning. Esquith explained that his top cur-rent concerns are “middle schools, teachers being victimized, gangs, drugs and alcohol.” He cited national statistics showing that in 2012-13, 25 percent of middle school students reported being bullied. He’s deeply concerned that 50 percent of these incidents were not reported to an adult. A key question for him is why these acts of bullying aren’t being reporting to adults. He also explained that unchecked, bullying can help lead to suicide. Sadly, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24. Secondly, Esquith noted that in 2011-12, 10 percent of public school teachers

reported being threatened by a student and 6 percent of public school teach-ers reported being physically attacked by a student in their school in past 12 months. He insisted, and I agree com-pletely, “No teacher should go to school and be threatened.” Finally, Esquith noted that 70 per-cent of discipline problems in schools come from 4-5 percent of the students. He explained that the easy answer with these students is “keep them out of school.” He added, “But it’s not a so-lution – we’ve made this someone else’s problem.” Some teachers and schools working successfully with challenging students should be invited to speak at a future conference. Places like Ivan Sand Com-munity High School in Elk River or charter Face to Face Academy in St. Paul can be great resources for others. Many educators not only sat but also literally stood in the aisles to hear sug-gestions from Walter Roberts, a widely respected professor at Minnesota State

University, Mankato. Roberts stressed the importance of each school devel-oping a plan that is “preventive rather than reactionary.” He suggested that parents ask: “Do students have access to school counsel-ors, social workers, school psycholo-gists, mental health specialists? Are there enough within the school or avail-able through community partnerships so each student has someone (with whom) she/he can discuss personal and social issues?” Roberts also stressed the importance of surveying students and families to determine if kids feel safe, if students want to go to school and if parents feel welcome. (I’ll write a separate column about a student survey that Minnesota schools are offering later this year.) Participants also heard from Minne-sota Commissioner of Education Bren-da Cassellius. She believes: “Recent events in our nation and world have contributed to an environment that may expose children to disturbing or hateful messages online, in the news, or in their everyday experiences, even at school. ... We must be extra vigilant and work to-gether to make sure all of our students feel safe and supported in our schools.” Minnesota’s Legislature created a School Safety Technical Assistance Cen-ter, housed at MDE. Cassellius says the center helps schools and communities

“by providing guidance and best prac-tices for creating safe and supportive schools.” The center’s website has many suggestions for schools and families. It’s found here: http://bit.ly/1Q8vil3. PACER Center, a statewide fam-ily and student assistance group that co-sponsored the conference, also has training programs and a website with information for families and students. That’s here: http://www.pacer.org/bully-ing. Esquith noted that despite widely re-ported school shooting incidents, “stu-dents are safer in school than they’ve ever been.” But he stressed that with, for example, 25 percent of middle school students reporting being bullied and 10 percent of teachers reporting being threatened, there is “still lots of work to do.” I agree. Wise families won’t wait. They’ll ask what local surveys show about how safe students feel in their schools – and what plans the school has to make it an even safer place.

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

The 2016 presidential race is barely under way, and it already appears to be different than most Americans have ex-perienced in their lifetimes. Voters are showing a willingness to rock the status quo like never before. In only one week, Minnesotans will get their chance to join in the process. Precinct caucuses will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, throughout the state. Over the years, only a small percent-age of Minnesotans have chosen to par-ticipate in the process. The caucuses are used to conduct party business, such as electing delegates to the county and leg-islative district conventions and passing resolutions. However, the caucuses have evolved over time, and now both the Democrats and Republicans hold presidential pref-erence straw polls. The result of that straw poll will determine how many Minnesota delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions this summer will support each candi-date. It’s important to understand that it’s your choice whether you want to partici-pate in party activities. If you don’t, you can simply show up at the caucus, cast your vote in the straw poll and leave. In a way, the straw polls have become a pri-mary wrapped around a caucus. The two parties operate somewhat differently, so what follows is a brief synopsis of how the national delegates will be selected:

Democrats Minnesota has 93 delegates to the

national Democratic convention. Of those 93, 16 so-called “Superdel-egates” will attend unpledged to any candidate. These include the state’s members of the Democratic National Committee, all DFL members of the U.S. Congress, Gov. Mark Dayton and a “Distinguished Party Leader,” mean-ing former vice president and presiden-tial candidate Walter Mondale. Of the remaining 77 delegates, 50 will be chosen by the straw poll results in each congressional district. Each district is allocated delegates based on the number of Democratic votes in the last presidential and gubernatorial elec-tions combined. The 1st District will have five delegates, the 2nd District six, the 3rd District seven, the 4th District seven, the 5th District nine, the Sixth District five, the Seventh District five and the 8th District six. Among those districts with an odd number of delegates, the 1st, 3rd and 4th districts will choose one more man than woman and the 5th, 6th and 7th districts will each have one more wom-an than man. To receive any delegates, either at the congressional district level or statewide, a candidate must garner at least 15 per-cent of the vote. Those DFLers who vote in the straw poll will not only have a chance to vote for Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton, they also can write-in their own candi-date or cast a vote for “Uncommitted.” For “Uncommitted” to receive any

delegates, however, at least 15 percent of the vote would have to be cast for “Uncommitted.” Of the remaining 27 delegates, 10 will be chosen from among prominent party leaders such as the other state-wide office holders like the attorney general, secretary of state and state au-ditor, DFL legislative leaders, big city mayors, etc. However, they would have to announce their support for a candi-date beforehand. The final 17 delegates will be select-ed at the state convention, based on the statewide straw poll. The delegates are bound to their del-egate until such time as their candidate drops out.

Republicans Four years ago, Rick Santorum won the Republican straw poll on caucus night, but Ron Paul ended up with most of the national delegates. That’s be-cause the caucus was held earlier than this year, outside of the national party’s rules that made the straw poll binding. This year is different because the caucus is within the time frame set by the national party. The Republican National Conven-tion has fewer delegates than the Dem-ocratic National Convention, so the Minnesota GOP will have only 38 del-egates. Each congressional district conven-tion will elect three delegates, based on the straw poll results in that district. Of the other 14, 11 will be chosen at the state convention based on the state-wide straw poll result. The state party

chair, state national committeeman and national committeewoman will be del-egates automatically. One of the big differences in how the two parties select delegates is that the Republican threshhold to get any delegates is only 10 percent. In New Hampshire, five different GOP candi-dates achieved that level. As with the DFL, the delegates are allocated proportionally based on the straw poll. With only three seats per congressional district, even 10 percent may not be enough to win a delegate in such a splintered field. Another difference is that the Re-publican delegates are bound to a can-didate only for the first ballot. After that, they are free to switch. If a delegate’s candidate drops out of the race before the convention, the delegate can support anyone. If the candidate then decides to get back in the race, the delegate is bound on the first ballot afterward. If you want to be a national delegate or even just be more involved in one party or the other, the precinct caucus is the best place to start. But even if you don’t want to participate beyond voting, the precinct caucus straw poll is the one place where all Minnesotans can have a say in who the candidates for president will be. We urge you to par-ticipate.

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park. They showed plans for increasing signage for routes for high-speed cy-clists in the near term and for off-road bike trails along McAndrews, Cliff and Dodd when those roads are upgraded, in the long term . They were tak-ing comments on ideas to improve these bikeways (both shoulder and off-road trails). These are all good things. What staff did not present was a distinct

re-alignme n t of the gre-enway bicycle network around Lebanon Hills as was specifically directed by the County Board. They did not eliminate the potential for Lebanon Hills to become a thor-oughfare and they most certainly did not prevent the proposed connector trail from being a segment of the g reenway network. The greenway plans show the greenway’s spe-cifically branded, very clear and distinct signage, and very nice access areas

with seating, water, and occasional bathroom fa-cilities. Clearly, the highly con-troversial Connector Trail is still very much a main artery of the planned gre-enway network despite board direction that the connector is not to serve as a segment of the green-way network. I hope the county com-missioners direction was not simply lip service, I hope the study was not wasted tax-dollars, and I hope to see some action

to prove it.

WENDY PAULSENApple Valley

Myhra is the best choice To the editor: I look forward to the March 1 precinct caucus-es where we will begin the selection process for our new congressional rep-

resentative from the 2nd District. I am supporting Pam Myhra because during her two terms in the Min-nesota House of Repre-sentatives she proved to be an accountable, trust-worthy leader. She consis-tently earned high marks for support of taxpayers, limited government, and Constitutional rights. Her extensive record of

volunteer work on behalf of conservative causes is further evidence of her dedication and commit-ment. Pam Myhra is the best choice for the Republi-can Party’s endorsement in the 2nd Congressional District.

DENNIS BENOEEagan

LETTERS, from 4A

Eastview High School took home two titles from the 2016

State Girls Dance Team Tournament last weekend at

the Target Center. Above: The Lightning claimed their third title in the Jazz competition

in Class AAA; they also won in 2000 and 2014. (Photo by

Mark Trockman)

At right: The Lightning earned their ninth state title in High

Kick with a routine titled “The Spelling Bee.” (Photo by Grant

Hill)

STATE TITLES FOR LIGHTNING

EducationEducation Fair set March 15 at Eastview Eastview High School will host a Minnesota Edu-cation Fair 4-6 p.m. Tues-day, March 15, for inter-ested students and parents from throughout the area. Admission is free. This regional college fair gives students and par-ents an opportunity to ex-plore a variety of options for post-high school educa-tion, technical training and military service by talking with representatives from the participating organiza-tions. More than 100 regional and national colleges and universities, community and technical colleges, and military organizations will be represented at the fair, which is sponsored by the Minnesota Association for College Admission Coun-seling. Students are encour-aged to register their in-formation online before attending the fair. To regis-ter, go to www.gotocolleg-efairs.com, select Students Register Now, then select Minnesota and choose the Eastview High School fair. Students who register will get a barcode that college and military representa-tives at the fair can scan to access information if stu-dents wish to provide it.

Local students participate in science program More than 5,000 sec-ond- and fourth-grade students from 29 Dakota County schools are learn-ing to think like scientists and engineers this year through assemblies and field trips provided by the Science Museum of Min-nesota. It’s part of the Ex-perience Science program, an 18-year partnership be-tween the Science Museum of Minnesota and Flint Hills Resources. During the assemblies, instructors from the Sci-ence Museum use inter-active models to show examples of real-world engineering problems and help students think through the process of solving them. The Experience Science program is designed to en-hance student interest and fulfill academic standards in science and engineering.

District 196 Community Education classes District 196 Communi-ty Education will offer the following classes. To reg-ister, or for more informa-tion, call 651-423-7920 or

visit www.district196.org/ce. Indoor Cycling, 5:15-6 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 22 to March 14, Rosemount Middle School, $39. Aikido, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, March 2 to April 20, Black Hawk Mid-dle School, $29. Butts and Guts, 6:30-7:20 p.m. Wednesdays, March 2 to April 13 (skip March 23), Westview El-ementary, $49. Nutrition Reset, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $29. CPR/AED for the Lay Rescuer Adult, Child and Infant, 6-9:30 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 29, Black Hawk Middle School, $80. Wilderness First Aid, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27 and 28, School of Environmen-tal Studies, $80.

Project Explore dance set March 5 Teens ages 13 to 17 with disabilities are in-vited to Project Explore’s teen dance 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Val-ley Middle School, 900 Garden View Drive, Apple Valley. Participants who re-quire assistance must bring their parent or guardian. Cost is $6. Registration deadline: Feb. 26. Informa-tion: 651-423-7931.


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After paralysis, Dillon Borowicz remains positive Former Lakeville South football, lacrosse player strives forward by Laura Adelmann


Character traits built during Dillon Borowicz’s high school sports career are helping the Lakeville man through the tough-est challenge he has ever faced. It was 2012, the sum-mer before Borowicz’s senior year at Lakeville South High School, when his dive into the family’s above-ground swimming pool forever changed his life. The former lacrosse player and Lakeville South linebacker did not surface, and was pulled to the pool deck by his younger broth-er, Matthew Borowicz. Doctors determined he had broken his neck and was paralyzed from the neck down. “It was the swimming pool we’ve had ever since our childhood,” Borowicz said. “We’ve jumped in, gone over the edge and dove in it before. This one time, I guess, just hap-pened to be a little differ-ent.” Medicated and hospi-talized, Borowicz said he kept thinking he would recover, but first realized

the extent of his injuries when a doctor told him his chances of walking again were “slim to none.” “It was pretty devas-tating at first,” Borowicz said. “It feels like a punch in the gut, but you’ve just got to pick your hopes up

and drag your will with you and keep on moving to the next step. There’s no victory in quitting or giv-ing up.” After weeks of treat-ment at Hennepin County Medical Center, Borowicz was transferred to Sister

Kenny Institute, where re-gaining function was his focus and he drew upon skills and attitudes he learned in sports to cope and persevere. “You just always need to stay positive,” Borowicz said. “Everyone’s going to have down days, but as long as you can stay posi-tive through the majority of it, I think you’ll bet-ter yourself and everyone around you.” Rehabilitation started with stretching activities to keep his muscles from contracting, then he re-learned daily living activi-ties including how to feed himself and shower on his own. With the support of his family and his own determination and per-severance, Borowicz has regained some use of his arms and hands. Despite the addition-al challenges, Borowicz has continued to pursue his eduction, and just switched from Norman-dale Community Col-lege to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where he is working on a business and marketing education degree. He is also continuing rehabilitation at Courage Kenny in Golden Valley, and can drive and mow the lawn using hand-con-trolled equipment. Borowicz once dreamed

of earning a football scholarship, but now ea-gerly cheers brother Mat-thew’s sophomore Lakev-ille South football team as often as possible. For himself, Borowicz is actively striving for a life of independence. “My hopes are definite-ly to walk again, and just be involved in the commu-nity, have my own family, own my own house and be independent, have my own job,” Borowicz said. “I hope for the best.” He said he has been amazed at the caring way the people of Lakeville have responded to his situ-ation, and said the support has made a significant dif-ference in his life. Many friends have brought signs, flowers and candy and encourage-ment, and Daryl McNab, owner of the Red Fox Tavern, holds an annual motorcycle and car rally fundraiser event with all the profits going to Boro-wicz. Before his accident, Borowicz worked as a dishwasher at the Red Fox, and McNab placed a photo of Borowicz wear-ing a Stetson hat in the en-try of his business. McNab also put a “Dil-lon Burger,” on the menu, and for every one sold, he donates $1 to the family. Borowicz said he is grateful for the commu-

nity support he has found in Lakeville. “I’ve realized how nice and supportive Lakeville has been throughout this whole process,” Borowicz said. “People come out of the woodwork like crazy in this town. It’s ridiculous to see how much love and care there is in this com-munity.” McNab said Borowicz has demonstrated remark-able courage, strength of character and resilience, often encouraging oth-ers with an enthusiastic thumbs-up sign and al-ways smiling. He described Borowicz as a polite, outstanding employee who never ut-tered a bad word to any-one. “I sometimes get tears in my eyes thinking about how strong and how good he is,” McNab said. Borowicz is not only maintaining a positive outlook, but preparing for the best possible outcome. “My view is, you just want to stay as healthy as you can in the chair until they come out with that big medical breakthrough and then your body’s go-ing to be ready to go,” Borowicz said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Dillon Borowicz, Lakeville, smiles as he strives to regain independence taken in a 2012 swimming accident. (Photo submitted)

News BriefsHeart Restart offered monthly in Burnsville Burnsville is offer-ing free one-hour Heart Restart classes the third Wednesday of each month. Residents, neigh-bors and anyone interest-ed in learning this life-sav-ing skill are invited to take part. RSVPs are encour-aged to gauge the number of participants. For more information –

or to schedule a Heart Re-start training for a group, organization or neighbor-hood – contact Assistant Fire Chief Brian Carlson at [email protected] or 952-895-4573.

Birnamwood golf league registration Golfers of all skill levels can sign up now for Birnamwood Golf

Course’s 2016 golf leagues. Summer league offer-ings include: • Wednesday Junior Golf Program, June 15 to Aug. 10, includes a pre-league “Intro to Golf” clinic. • Monday Evening Mixed Adult League, May 9 to Aug. 29 (no league play on Memorial Day). • Tuesday Morning Women’s League, May 10 to Aug. 16. • Tuesday Evening Men’s League, May 10 to

Aug. 16. • Wednesday Evening Women’s League, May 11 to Aug. 17. • Thursday Morning 50-plus League, May 12 to Aug. 18. Leagues are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Space is limited; partici-pants are encouraged to sign up early. Annual passes are also available for individuals or families. To register for summer leagues or to purchase annual passes, visit www.

birnamwoodgolfcourse.com, or call the clubhouse at 952-641-1370 for more information.

Town hall meeting at Metcalf Eagan state Rep. San-dra Masin and Sen. Jim Carlson will hold a pre-session town hall meeting 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in the auxiliary gym at Metcalf Junior

High, 2250 Diffley Road, Burnsville. The meeting will focus on legislative priorities for the 2016 ses-sion. Masin and Carlson will respond to constituent questions at the meeting. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Masin at 651-296-3533 or [email protected].


ReligionTai chi and tea at Grace UMC Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer an Arthritis Foundation ap-proved Tai Chi for Arthritis Program. Classes will be held 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 23 to April 5. They will be followed by an optional time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this program have reported decreased joint pain and stress, increased range of motion and improved balance. Cost is $49. Scholarships are available and UCare for Seniors members may re-ceive partial reimbursement. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052.

Dodgeball tourney in Rosemount City On A Hill Church is hosting the fourth annual COAH CFWB Dodgeball Tournament 4:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Rosemount Community Center. Adult and youth leagues will be of-fered. Each team must have a themed or semi-matching, appropriate uniform and team name. Teams must have a minimum of six and a maximum of eight members; both genders must be represented. A reg-istration fee of $10 per person will be due at the gym entrance. Teams can register and get more in-formation at http:www.mycityonahill.org/dodgeball-registration/.

Walleye fry at Mary, Mother All-you-can-eat walleye, baked po-tatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk, and coffee are served by the Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832 in the Mary Center 5-7:30 p.m. each Friday (Feb. 19 and 26, March 4, 11, 18) during Lent at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. Cost is $13 for adults and children age 12 and older; $6 for children 11 and un-der; $3 for a single serving kids’ meal for age 8 and under (mac and cheese, animal crackers, and milk).

Women’s luncheon The Minnesota Valley Christian Women’s Connection will hold its March luncheon 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at GrandStay Hotel and Conference Center, 7083 153rd St., Apple Valley. Speaker Donna Clark will share a mes-sage on “Picking Up the Pieces” through song and spoken word to tell how her life

was put back together. Lifeway Christian Book Store staff will share new releases for 2016 along with other items from the store. Cost is $16. To RSVP, call Jan at 651-434-5795.

Organ dedication concert Mount Calvary Lutheran Church’s new Nordlie organ will be dedicated in a concert 3-4:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, featuring organist Jacob Benda. Con-cert highlights include selections from Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite and J.S. Bach’s Toccata in E Major. The free con-cert is open to the public. The Feb. 27 dedication is the second half of “Pipe Organ Discovery Day,” which includes a morning for students in grades three to 12 “to learn how the organ works and to try the organ with your own fingers and feet,” according to the Twin Cities chapter of the American Guild of Organists, which is sponsoring the program. The public also can attend a 1-2:30 p.m. pre-dedication program for youth and adults led by TCAGO and titled “Sound, Science & the Organ.” It illus-trates the science behind how the keys, pipes and wind work together to make sound. All events take place at Mount Calva-ry Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road in Eagan. All events are free, but students must register for the morning “Discovery Day” event at tcago.org.

Exultate concert to benefit food shelf A 4 p.m. March 6 concert by Exultate Choir and Orchestra will benefit Shep-herd of the Valley Lutheran Church’s emergency food shelf, Our Daily Bread – a partnership with 360 Communities. A portion of the ticket and CD sales along with cash and food donations will provide support for families who use the food shelf. Exultate will perform “Emmanuel,” an oratorio created with movements from: Mozart’s “Requiem,” Brahms’ “Requiem,” Handel’s “Messiah,” Men-delssohn’s “Elijah,” and Bach’s “B Mi-nor Mass,” “Magnificat” and “St. Mat-thew Passion.” Tickets are $25 adults, $10 students and free for ages 6 and younger. Purchase tickets at www.exultate.org, by phone at 651-707-0727 or at the door. Shepherd of the Valley is at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley.


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SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofap-plevalley.org. Monday, Feb. 22 – Int. Line Danc-ing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Cribbage, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Histori-ans, 10:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi, 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 – Beg. Line Danc-ing, 9:15 a.m.; Knitters & Crocheters, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m.; Coloring Group, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 – Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; ES Meeting, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Scrabble, 12:30 p.m.

Declutter workshop at Burnsville City Hall Burnsville adults age 62 and older can get a jump start on spring cleaning at a free declutter workshop 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. The workshop will provide advice from various city departments on how to restore order to homes, as well as tips on how to let go of possessions. Partici-pants will also get information on local resources that will take items for free – or even pay for some items. Registration deadline is Friday,

March 4. Participants can register online at www.burnsville.org/recreation or by phone at 952-895-4500.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is locat-ed in the Diamondhead Education Cen-ter at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Feb. 22 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Re-cycle, 12:45 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Quilters, 9 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Stroke, 10:30 a.m.; Defensive Driv-ing Refresher, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church of the Apostles; Defensive Driving Class, 5:30 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Fare for All, 3 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, Feb. 25 – Mobile Opti-cal, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure, 10:15 a.m.; SS Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are of-fered by the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, Feb. 22 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Spring Forest Qigong, 9 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Drop In Time, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Health Insurance Counseling, by appointment only, 8:30

a.m. to noon; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Lone Oak Series: Toulouse, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Coffee, Con-versations & Games, 9 a.m.; LPM Class (Boardroom), 9:30 or 10:30 a.m.; Hot Dish Cook-Off, 11 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. For full information on senior events and details, read the Front Porch news-letter on the city of Eagan website. Be-come a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to register for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recreation Depart-ment.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Feb. 22 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Dominoes, 10:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.; Lap Robes, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys/Gals, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dance, 10:45 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Cocoa & Canvas, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; David Fong’s, 10:30 a.m.

Happy Harry’s Furniture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farmington and mention the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for information. Monday, Feb. 22 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Computer Tutoring, 9 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards and Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Basic Span-ish Class, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Dominoes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writ-ing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Ping Pong, 12:30 p.m.; Billiards, 1 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Deadline: iPhone Top 10 Tips. Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 – iPhone Top 10 Tips, 9 a.m.; Classic Voices Chorus, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Red Hat Chorus at Minnesota Vets Home, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pok-er & 500, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Oil & Acrylic Painting, 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 – Driver Safety Class (four-hour), 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

News BriefsRep. Peterson hosts town meeting Rep. Roz Peterson, R-Lakeville, will host a town meeting, along with Center of the American Experiment, on develop-ments regarding the Met-ropolitan Council. The meeting will be 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at the Burnhaven Library,

1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. The meeting is open to the public. The roundtable-style discussion will be hosted by Peterson, along with Katherine Kersten and Kim Crockett of the Cen-ter of the American Ex-periment, a Minneapolis-based think tank. The meeting, one in a series cosponsored by the center, will be among the first public meetings to

discuss recent legislative proposals to reform the Met Council. “I’m excited to hear Center for the American Experiment’s perspec-tive on the Metropolitan Council’s 30-year plan, and how it will impact our community,” said Peter-son. “The council’s level of influence is very sig-nificant. I look forward to hearing feedback from our local leaders on how the Met Council policies

affect our communities.” Kersten and Crockett have been leading critics of the Met Council. They last year coauthored a chap-ter on the council in the “Minnesota Policy Blue-print,” a comprehensive book of policy proposals published by Center of the American Experiment.

Rain garden workshop Dakota County resi-dents can attend one of two free introductory workshops to see how rain gardens, native gardens and shoreline stabilization projects benefit local water quality and help wildlife. The Landscaping for Clean Water Rain Garden workshop will be offered 6:15-7:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Feb. 24, and Tuesday,

April 12, at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway. Participants will learn how to build and maintain native plant and rain gar-dens. Design and installa-tion assistance is available to attendees. Registration is re-quired by emailing [email protected] or calling 651-480-7777. Visit www.dakotacountyswcd.org for more information.


Parents often play a crucial role in help-ing their kids do well in school. Numerous stud-ies have shown the posi-tive impact that parental involvement can have on a student’s academic career, and those stud-ies have inspired many educators to encourage their students’ parents to take a more active role in their children’s educa-tion, including helping them with their home-work. Parents can help kids with their homework in various ways, but that very involvement alone can help to establish a groundwork in which kids understand there are specific rules regard-ing their homework and that these rules will be enforced. Even parents who might not be able to help kids with their cal-culus homework are al-ready helping by simply creating an environment in which kids know they are expected to do their homework every day and that mom and dad will be there to make sure they do. But enforcing rules about homework is not the only way parents can help their kids in the classroom. The follow-ing are a few simple ways parents can support their children’s academic efforts as well. • Contact teachers. Contacting teachers is now easier than ever before. Many teachers recognize the benefits of involving parents in their youngsters’ edu-cation, and as a result these teachers go to great

lengths to make informa-tion about their classes available, whether it’s by posting a class syl-labus online or emailing parents about upcoming assignments or examina-tions. Whereas the par-ents of yesteryear used to wait until parent-teacher conference sessions to learn how their child was performing in the class-room, today’s parents can email their children’s teachers for updates or questions if they notice their child is struggling with a particular subject. • Help your child choose his or her course-work. The competition to get into a good col-lege is stiff, and many of today’s high school stu-dents recognize that real-ity. Unfortunately, some students bite off more than they can chew. High school students don’t have the flexibility with regard to their course-work that they will have in college, but that does not mean their schedules are entirely up to some-one else. When the time comes for kids to pick their courses, parents should sit down and help

kids choose a schedule that’s challenging but not overwhelming. • Emphasize educa-tion over extracurricular activities. Parents often marvel at the ease with which their children jug-gle busy schedules. While students might be deft at balancing academics with a host of extracur-ricular activities, many adults feel that today’s kids are overburdened, and parents who feel that way should not hesitate to take some tasks off their youngsters’ plates. Parents should stress to their children that edu-cation takes precedence over their extracurricu-lar activities, paying careful attention to kids’ academic performances during those times of the school year when their children’s schedule seems especially busy. During such times, parents also can contact children’s teachers and ask that teachers let them know if their youngsters’ aca-demic performance be-gins to suffer. • Limit distractions. Time to unwind is im-portant, but parents should keep a watchful eye on just how much time their kids are un-winding. Too much time spent online or in front of the television can compromise academic performance. Establish limits as to how much time kids can spend on-line, watching television and playing video games, and enforce those limits so kids have time to fo-cus on their academics.

There are various ways that parents can help their children’s academic efforts. (Photo submitted)

How to help your kids in the classroom

Finding the right preschool Parents know that choosing a preschool for their children is a decision not to be taken lightly. Preschools are often a child’s first ex-tensive experience away from home, and the right school can help kids make that transition more smoothly. When looking for a preschool for their kids, parents may want to employ the following tips. • Make preschool a priority. Many of the best preschools have only a limited number of spots available, and there may even be a waiting list for those spots. So it behooves parents to be-gin their search for a pre-school as early as pos-sible. Doing so affords

parents the time to visit various facilities, speak with staff members and maybe even observe a typical day at the school. Leaving things until the last minute takes away that flexibility, and par-ents may be forced to choose a facility with which they are largely unfamiliar. • Take kids along on visits. Though parents typically have a checklist of things they want to find in a preschool fa-cility, it pays to remem-ber that the kids will ultimately be the ones spending time at the school. So take young-sters along when visiting facilities, paying particu-lar attention to how kids react to each facility and

how well staff members engage your youngster in the day’s activities. Many kids take time to adjust to preschool, but you can still learn a lot about a facility by observing how your child interacts with staff and how well the facility meshes with your child’s personality. • Don’t mistake cost with quality. The cost of preschool can range from affordable to exor-bitant. But the costliest school is not necessarily the best facility, nor the best fit for your child. While an expensive pre-school may be well worth the investment, parents should still consider all of their options before making any commit-ments.

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focus on community po-licing and building last-ing relationships with our residents and businesses,” Kautz said. Every front-line officer wears a camera, provid-ing “an unmatched level of transparency and ac-countability,” Kautz said. Burnsville began using cameras in 2010, putting the city six years ahead of the rest of the nation, she said. The Fire and Emergen-cy Medical Services De-partment faces the chal-lenges of aging homes and buildings and an aging population, Kautz said. More time is being spent on fire and build-ing code inspections. And firefighter-paramedics are “seeing a drastic increase in medical calls,” Kautz said. The department’s 6,000 calls last year was an all-time high, and most calls were medicals, she said. The number is projected to rise to 9,000 by 2025. Chief B.J. Jungmann and other south metro fire chiefs are considering the findings of a share-ser-vices study conducted last year, Kautz said. “The idea is to find out

how these cities — who already work together through mutual aid — can potentially share more ser-vices to meet the growing demands of our commu-nities,” she said.

Development Kautz touted a Janu-ary agreement between owners of the old Freeway Landfill and the Minne-sota Pollution Control Agency to enter the prop-erty into Minnesota’s Closed Landfill Program. The deal “sets the stage for future development of the area,” located in the Min-nesota River Quadrant north of Highway 13 and west of Interstate 35W. The MRQ is “making leaps and bounds toward future redevelopment” and will one day become Burnsville’s largest rede-veloped area, Kautz said. “The decisions being made today will keep our water clean, and one day fulfill the vision for new commercial, retail, resi-dential and recreation uses along the Minnesota Riv-er,” she said. “It’s going to be spectacular.” She also touted Buck Hill’s plans for new ame-nities in the next six to seven years, including a year-round training facili-

ty, a hilltop restaurant and banquet space, a hotel and an amphitheater.

Environment Efforts to protect trees and forests from the em-erald ash borer, “which is inching closer and closer to Burnsville borders,” have been underway for nearly three years, Kautz said. City government’s work toward energy effi-ciency and sustainability have made Burnsville one of about a dozen Minne-sota cities to earn Step 3 GreenStep Cities designa-tion from the state, Kautz said.

Transportation City street and utility projects totaling $9 mil-lion are planned for this year, Kautz said, noting that Burnsville is one of “just a few cities” that uses a dedicated infrastructure fund to help pay for those projects rather than rely-ing completely on borrow-ing. The city will be deeply involved in the process of replacing the I-35W bridge over the river, Kautz said. Replacement of the 60-year-old bridge will begin in the next two to four years, she said.

A bus rapid transit sta-tion will open in the Heart of the City in 2019 when the Orange Line begins running along I-35W from downtown Minneapolis to Burnsville, Kautz said.

Community Kautz touted the Visio-nOne 191 reorganization and technology plan in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. It was made possible by voter approval of two levy ques-tions last February. “Last year I stood on this stage asking for your support of two school district referendums,” the mayor said. She thanked the Burns-ville Lions Club for proj-ects such as the new Lions Splashpad in Cliff Fen Park, and the Burnsville Community Foundation for erecting public art in the city. Its newest piece, a 16-foot, stainless steel and bronze water feature called “Ascent,” will be unveiled in Nicollet Com-mons Park on June 2, kicking off I Love Burns-ville Week.


the bone, and light chain deposition disease, a rare blood disease character-ized by infection-fighting immunoglobulins (called light chains) that attack organs, which in Pat’s case attacked his kidneys. Doctors in Burnsville referred him to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where Pat said he endured exten-sive chemotherapy and its effects in 2010 in prepara-tion for a stem cell trans-plant, which he underwent Feb. 15, 2011. “After someone goes through a stem cell trans-plant, it’s like they’re re-born,” Tracie said. “He had to go through all his immunizations again, (in-cluding) all his baby shots, two-year shots – all those immunizations.” By the time Pat started dialysis in May 2011, his legs had swelled so sig-nificantly, he had trouble walking and he suffered severe reactions to drugs meant to boost his im-

mune system. Three years ago, Pat was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer and he un-derwent surgery to remove the large gland and 23 of his lymph nodes where the cancer had spread. “The doctors said usu-ally they don’t see this stuff in men until their late 60s,” Tracie said. Since the successful surgery, Pat has endured gruelling three-and-a-half hour dialysis treatments three days per week. The treatments take a toll on the whole family. A former business owner, Pat has been physi-cally unable to work for several years, and Tracie, a teacher, also coaches and spends weekends at a rec-reation center to keep the family financially afloat. Dialysis treatments leave Pat exhausted, and he lacks energy to play with the boys or partici-pate in family activities. “He’ll come home af-ter dialysis and sleep for a good two to three hours,”

Tracie said. “He can’t eat, so we’ll have family din-ners and he’s sitting in here laying down because he doesn’t have an appetite. So, it’s three days out of the week, he’s unaccount-ed for. He’s tired, and I think that frustrates him.” Tracie said they have both battled feelings of frustration, anger, sad-ness, fear, stress and worry about Pat’s health; some nights, she checks to make sure he’s still breathing. When she has faced particular challenges, Tra-cie said Pat has been there to provide strength and encouragement. “Pat’s never given me a reason to doubt him, and I knew like he would liter-ally get through this,” Tra-cie said. After three years can-cer-free, Tracie last fall encouraged Pat to again look into getting on the transplant list. “At first they told me I’d never be healthy enough for a transplant,” Pat said, but after testing,

he was cleared and added to the transplant list. Weeks later, Pat ex-pressed concerns to Tracie about not knowing his do-nor. “He just looked at me and said ‘I guess if I had my choice, I’d prefer you or my brother.’ ” Tracie said. That was all the en-couragement she needed, and in January underwent 18 tests over three days at Mayo Clinic. After later physical testing, Tracie was deter-mined to be a great blood match, and the transplant operation is scheduled for March 7. Tracie said she was ex-cited she was a good match and is eagerly anticipating surgery. “I want Pat to know I’m doing everything I can to support him,” Tracie said. “And I want our kids to see this is what family does.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

CITY, from 1A

GIFT, from 1A

Fix-It Clinic is Saturday at library A free Fix-It Clinic for Dakota County residents is noon to 4 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 20, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. The clinic is offered by a group of Dakota County master recyclers/composters who received a Community Power grant for six Fix-It Clinics this year.

The goal of the clinic is twofold: to help residents extend the useful life of their goods and to keep everything possible out of landfills. Skilled volunteers will help residents fix their broken lamps, toasters, clocks, microwaves and more. This clinic will have

a Technical Reinforce-ments employee who can assist in diagnosing and making laptop and printer repairs. More informa-tion is at https://www.f a c e b o o k . c o m / F i x -I t - D a k o t a - C o u n t y -1663911970560993/.


of what we could do with this building, and we went ahead,” said Perera, of Golden Valley. Tenants were booted from the 29,000-square-foot building at 101 W. Burnsville Parkway in Oc-tober 2012. They included the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce office and U.S. Rep. John Kline’s district office. The ownership group, headed by Pinehurst Prop-erties President Thomas Lohmann, reported that the building was to be sold to a developer. Accord-ing to Nienhaus, a deal to convert the building into a Walgreen’s fell through. It’s been “basically up for sale” since. Last year the property went into tax forfeiture, reverting to county own-ership after four years of unpaid taxes, Nienhaus

said. It went up for auction in mid-December, with the county asking $900,000 to cover unpaid taxes and as-sessments, he said. It didn’t sell at auction, Nienhaus said, but CG Holdings quickly arrived. The property is valued for tax purposes at $1.6 million, said Gustafson, of Lakeville-based Fresh Start Realty. Built in 1981, Parkway Place “was just a tired building,” Gustafson said. “They weren’t really keep-ing up the maintenance on the building, so it didn’t draw the higher rents that it is capable of drawing. The concept here is to go in and actually make it a very nice place, a place you’d be happy to have your office in and be even more happy to show your clients.” Gustafson, who watched the Heart of the City take shape while serv-ing two council terms end-

ing in 2012, said a thriving Parkway Place could “kick-start” further development in the downtown redevel-opment area. He said he’ll serve as the building’s leas-ing agent. The first steps are bringing in an architect and building a model office space upstairs, he said. Perera said he’s inter-ested in looking at other properties in the Heart of the City 2 district, where Parkway Place is located, the denser Hearty of the City 1 district to the north, and elsewhere in town. “We’re open to op-portunities in this area: teardowns, vacant land or buildings that we can go in and do work on,” Gus-tafson said. “This invest-ment group wants to invest in Burnsville.”


monthly bills. Within Xcel Energy’s metro service area, 66 cities collect elec-tric franchise fees and 51 collect gas franchise fees. In lieu of tax hikes, franchise fees offer “sig-nificant savings on com-mercial (properties), a little less so on homes,” Council Member Dan Kealey said. If $1.23 million were collected in property taxes, the owner of a median-valued Burnsville home (about $214,000) would pay about $36 compared with the $24 in annual fees, according to the city. The owner of a $1 mil-lion commercial property paying a $10 monthly fee

would pay $240, compared with about $375 in taxes. “It’s spreading the base out quite dramatically,” Kealey said. Officials have discussed franchise fees in previous years but lacked a compel-ling reason to get behind them, Kealey said. The costs of upgrading aging city buildings is a compelling reason, he said. “I believe it’s the right thing to do for Burnsville, and it’s coming at an op-portune time,” Kealey said. The $1 monthly resi-dential fees are at the “low end” of those charged in comparable cities, accord-ing to a city staff report. The commercial fees will range from $3 to $10 for

small to medium accounts and be set at $45 per month for high-volume accounts. The city followed the vol-ume-based classifications utility companies assign commercial users. The city has franchise agreements with Center-Point Energy, Dakota Elec-tric, the Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and Xcel. After publicizing its franchise fee proposal, the city received three objec-tions online and three more in phone calls, the staff re-port said.


Lake came to the United States at age 10 with his family who were refugees escaping religious persecu-tion. Lake said he fears reli-gious freedoms are being restricted more and more in the United States.

“I see a lot more depen-dency on everyone need-ing to be more tolerated but the certain Christian values are not tolerated,” Lake said. “We need to en-sure we are not infringing on people’s rights.” Lake sought the GOP endorsement the District 51A House race in 2014

but lost to Andrea Todd-Harlin, an epidemiologist from Eagan. Todd-Har-lin was unable to unseat Democratic Rep. Sandra Masin of Eagan. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

BUILDING, from 1A

FEES, from 1A

LAKE, from 1A


SportsSSC skiers ascend to top of podium

Anderson, Lindsay, Doolittle take first 3 places

at state Alpine

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


It could have been the awards podium at a reg-ular-season conference skiing meet – but it was much bigger than that. Once everyone settled

into their places on the podium at the state boys Alpine meet, skiers from the South Suburban Con-ference occupied the top three steps. There was Eagan se-nior Tommy Anderson, who had the fastest time on each of the two runs to win his first state championship; Burnsville junior Jack Lindsay, An-derson’s closest pursuer and the state runner-up; and Eastview junior Luke

Doolittle, who placed third. Although the three ski for different high schools, they’re team-mates at the Buck Hill Ski Racing Club, which also can claim the state girls individual champion, Maddie Dekko of Blake. Anderson and Lind-say separated themselves from the rest of the com-petitors at the state meet Feb. 10 at Giants Ridge. Anderson’s winning time of 1 minute, 7.76 seconds

was about three-tenths of a second faster than Lindsay’s 1:08.09, but Lindsay was more than one second faster than Doolittle, who finished in 1:09.33. This was the third state meet for Anderson, who became the first skier from Eagan High School to win a state high school Alpine championship. He showed he was a skier with a bright future when he finished fifth at

state as a freshman. The next year he was in con-tention to win but fell on his second run and slipped to 64th. He did not qualify for state last season after falling in the Section 4 meet. Anderson won the Section 4 cham-pionship this year. Lindsay, the South Suburban Conference in-dividual champion, took sixth in the state meet last year. Doolittle was 10th at state in 2015 and sec-

ond in the SSC individual standings this year. Doolittle’s younger brother Josh, an eighth-grader, finished 24th in the state meet in 1:14.04. Robert Hapke of Apple Valley struggled on his first run but had the eighth-best time on the second run to place 73rd overall. Edina won the boys team championship, fin-ishing eight points ahead of Minnetonka.

Eastview senior Margie Freed (419) won the state girls Nordic skiing pursuit championship in her fifth attempt; Eagan junior Patrick Acton was runner-up to Bloomington Jefferson’s Zak Ketterson in the boys race. (Photos by Bruce Adelsman/skinnyski.com)

Calm as always, Eastview’s Freed skis to state titleEagan’s Acton 2nd in boys Nordic meet

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


If Margie Freed’s ap-proach to competition was an Internet meme, it probably would be, “Keep Calm and Ski On.” “It’s the way I’ve al-ways been,” said Freed, the Eastview senior who won the state girls Nor-dic pursuit championship last week. “A lot of people probably wouldn’t expect me to be that calm before a race, but I’ve always just wanted to do my best and see what happens.” Freed’s coach, Brian Abery, said that attitude can be unique among high school athletes who sometimes put too much pressure on themselves to perform at their best. “Margie is always com-posed,” said Abery, who is head coach of the ISD 196 Nordic program. “More than any other top skier I’ve coached, she is so even keel. She doesn’t let anything bother her as she prepares for a race, and if she doesn’t ski as well as she thinks she should have, she just says, ‘I’ll try to do better next time.’ ” Freed did admit to putting a little more pres-sure on herself last week because it was her fifth and final time at state. Af-ter finishing third in last year’s pursuit race and be-ing ranked in the state this season, she went into the Feb. 11 state meet as the favorite. Freed built a 25-second lead in the 5-kilometer freestyle race at Giants Ridge in Biwabik and had the fourth-best time in the 5K classic race. Her com-bined time of 32 minutes, 44.6 seconds was about

15 seconds faster than St. Paul Highland Park junior Erin Moening, who made up 10 seconds in the clas-sic race. “I knew Erin Moen-ing was going to be close, and she did get second,” Freed said. “She was close enough to make it a little nerve-wracking for me.” Abery said Freed prob-ably would have preferred to have the classic race first and freestyle second – that was the order of races at the Section 1 meet, which Freed also won – but the layout of the Giants Ridge course doesn’t make it fea-sible to do the skate race last. “It was cold, but it wasn’t that bad,” Abery said. “For one thing, there was no wind. The cold also makes it a little easier for waxing. Unlike the (South Suburban) conference meet where we missed the wax, we thought we had the right wax on our kids’ skis at the state meet.” Freed ran for Eastview in the state cross country meet last fall and said she is likely to return to the Lightning track and field team in the spring, but her priority now is to find a college where she can ski. “There are a lot in the East, a few in the Midwest and a couple out West, but the options are definitely limited,” she said. Eastview was seventh in the girls team competi-tion won by Robbinsdale Armstrong. The Light-ning finished 16 points behind South Suburban Conference rival Burns-ville, which was second to Eastview at the Section 1 meet. Annika Martell was 37th in the pursuit race in 36:20.8. Kylie Kraemer was 53rd in 37:35.5. Syd-ney Hedberg was 90th in 39:10.8. Ana Brakke was

111th, Gabrielle Kraemer finished 114th and Erin Dawson was 153rd. Eastview’s top four state finishers are seniors, as is Dawson.

Acton is runner-up Unless something un-foreseen happened to Bloomington Jefferson se-nior Zak Ketterson, who is regarded as one of the top skiers in his age group in the country, everyone else figured to be racing for second in the state boys pursuit. Eagan junior Patrick Acton won the race for second. While Ketterson finished first by more than a minute, Acton edged Spring Lake Park’s Xavier Mansfield by three-tenths of a second for second place. Acton’s overall time was 28:58.7. “I felt I had a good skate race,” said Acton, who had the second-fast-est freestyle time. “At that point I figured I could be in the top five. It was a close race with Xavier Mansfield at the end, but I’m definitely happy with how I did.” There were a few ner-vous moments because Abery said spotters on the course during the classic race missed Acton as he went by, leading the ISD 196 coaches and parents to wonder if something hap-pened to him. Their fears dissipated when Acton emerged from the woods into the stadium and was battling Mansfield for sec-ond place. Acton and his coaches also made a critical deci-sion on waxing that proved beneficial. At last year’s state meet Acton finished 21st but was passed on the last downhill by several bigger, heavier skiers. “It’s gravity,” Abery

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Lightning players say bright lights of Xcel Center won’t bother them

Girls hockey team returns to

state tournament by Mike Shaughnessy


Haley Ford vividly re-members the first time she stepped on the Xcel Ener-gy Center ice. She’s hoping what she felt then won’t be repeated Thursday. “It was really bright, so bright I remember my eyes tearing up,” said Ford, a junior forward for East-view’s girls hockey team. “It made my heart beat re-ally fast for some reason. I was like, ‘I’ve got to focus on everything so I don’t fall in front of all these people.’ ” That was 12 months ago, when Eastview played in the state girls hockey tournament for the first time. Ford probably wasn’t the only Lightning player unnerved by the surround-ings. “I don’t think it was necessarily being at the X,” Eastview coach Herb Harvey said. “We came out for warmups and there were maybe 1,000 people there. Then we came back out for game time and one side is completely packed with people. They were

probably thinking, ‘oh my god, I’ve never played in front of that many people before.’ ” Eastview lost 6-1 in the Class AA quarterfinals to Hill-Murray, which went on to its second consecu-tive state championship. The Lightning went on to Ridder Arena, where it played two more games and eventually finished sixth. Now that Eastview is back in the state tourna-ment, its goal is to stay at the Xcel Center for three games. Harvey said he doesn’t expect big crowds to affect the Lightning this time. “If it happens this year, I don’t think they’ll think anything of it. We’re in a good spot,” he said. Eastview (18-6-4) plays in the Class AA quarterfi-nals against No. 2-seeded Edina (19-7-1) at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Lightning doesn’t go in as the favor-ite, but it is going in on a streak of good play. East-view has won eight of its last nine games, including three in the Section 3AA playoffs. “We’ve been trying to mimic what Edina would do,” senior forward Holly McPhee said after Tues-day’s practice. “We have to

try to stay with them, but I think we’ve got speed, too. Our coaches are always saying, ‘Use your speed,’ because that’s how we’re going to beat teams.” Eastview also can fall back on good memories if one of its state tourna-ment games goes to over-time. The Lightning won its last two section games in overtime, both on goals by Natalie Snodgrass. The Lightning’s 4-3 victory over Eagan in the Section 3AA final Feb. 10 is likely to become the stuff of legend, at least at Eastview High School. Eagan’s Elise Lee scored to give her team a 3-2 lead with 3 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the third pe-riod. Eastview then made its comeback challenge even more difficult by be-ing penalized for too many players on the ice. Eagan, however, was whistled for too many players with 30 seconds to play. After Eastview’s pen-alty expired, the Lightning went on the power play and Snodgrass swatted in a loose puck with 7.9 seconds remaining. Snod-grass, who leads Eastview in scoring with 34 goals and 53 points, then scored

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 17, 1994MORTGAGOR: Jeffrey F. Hager-

man and Connie J. Hagerman, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Diversified Mort-gage and Investments, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed April 8, 1994, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 300989 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 88743.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Loan Amer-ica Financial Corporation. Dated March 24, 1994 Filed April 8, 1994, as Document No. 300990. And thereafter assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associa-tion Dated July 22, 2015 Filed Au-gust 21, 2015, as Document No. 749936. And thereafter assigned to: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Dated July 22, 2015 Filed Decem-ber 29, 2015, as Document No. 755444.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Diversified Mort-gage and Investments, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 3416 132nd Street West, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 02.83602.02.090LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot Nine (9), Block Two (2), West

View Hills 3rd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota, according to the plat thereof on file and of re-cord in the office of the Registrar of Titles Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $88,300.00

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

$67,545.47 That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 8, 2016 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 10, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: February 4, 2016Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688837-14-008312 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 30, 2004MORTGAGOR: Stephanie L.

Nash, an unmarried person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Peoples Home Mortgage.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded September 24, 2004 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2251526.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc. Dated September 27,

2012 Recorded October 12, 2012, as Document No. 2901135.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100026600064451490LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Peoples Home MortgageRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 3400 Clark Street, Burns-ville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Lot Twenty (20), Block Two (2),

River Hills 7th Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof and sit-uate in Dakota County, Minnesota




$155,871.87That prior to the commence-



DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 11, 2016 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 12, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: January 7, 2016CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810-15-009910 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Still Moments by NancyPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 3838 Riverton AvenueEagan, MN 55122NAMEHOLDER(S): Nancy Nafziger3838 Riverton AvenueEagan, MN 55122I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: November 2, 2015SIGNED BY: Nancy Nafziger


February 19, 26, 2016510796

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Birnamwood Homes, Common Interest Community No. 170, Da-kota County, Minnesota, recorded

in the office of the County Recorder in and for Dakota County, Min-nesota (the “Recorder”), as Docu-ment No. 1377559, as amended by Document No. 2458732 recorded in said office (said Document Nos. 1377559 and 2458732 are col-lectively referred to herein as the “Declaration”), and the Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) of Birnamwood Homes Association (the “Association”), a Minnesota nonprofit corporation. Said default creates a lien in favor of the Association and against the property described herein.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 1, Birnamwood Plat No. 5, Dakota County, Minnesota*, (*also known as Lot 3, Block 1, Birnamwood Plat No. 5, CIC No. 170, Dakota County, Minnesota).

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 97 Birnamwood Drive, Burnsville, Min-nesota 55337.

TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF PROPERTY:

02-14004-01-030.LIENEES: Brad Robinson and

Laura Robinson (collectively the “Lienees”).

LIENOR: Birnamwood Homes Association.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE TO THE ASSOCIA-TION ON THE LIEN DESCRIBED HEREIN, ON THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $22,042.86.

Said amount includes unpaid annual assessment installments, late fees, insurance premium as-sessments, a repair-related assess-ment, late fees, and attorney’s fees and costs of collection incurred by the Association (all of said unpaid amounts are collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Debt”), all as assessed to and levied against said property by the Association pur-suant to the Declaration, the By-Laws, and/or Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B (“Chapter 515B”). Pursuant to Chapter 515B and the Declaration, said unpaid amounts create a lien in favor of the Associa-tion against said property.

Pursuant to the Declaration, the By-Laws, and/or Chapter 515B, the Lienees are financially obligated to pay the Debt to the Association, as well as all unpaid assessments and/or installments thereof, unpaid late fees, unpaid costs of collection and foreclosure, and unpaid attor-ney’s fees incurred by the Associa-tion in collection of the Debt and in foreclosure of the Association’s lien against said property, and all other unpaid amounts, which the Association assesses to and lev-ies against said property from and after the date of this Notice, which additional unpaid amounts are part of said lien and are subject to this foreclosure.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORD-ING OF LIEN: The Lien Statement in favor of the Association (and evi-dencing said lien) is dated Novem-ber 12, 2014, and was recorded in the Recorder’s office on Novem-ber 26, 2014, as Document No. 3040563, which Lien Statement was amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Lien Statement, dated December 4, 2014, and recorded in said of-fice on December 12, 2014, as Document No. 3042706, and was further amended and restated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Lien Statement, dated February 14, 2015, and recorded in said office on February 18, 2015, as Document No. 3052953.

All pre foreclosure requirements have been complied with by the As-sociation. An execution upon the judgment rendered in an action to recover a part of the Debt has been returned unsatisfied. There are no other actions or proceedings in-stituted at law by the Association to recover the Debt or any part thereof. The Lienees have not been released from their personal obliga-tion to pay the Debt.

Pursuant to the power of sale granted by the Lienees in taking title to said property, as provided in the Declaration and Chapter 515B, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Dakota County, Minnesota, at the office of the Dakota County Sheriff, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, Min-nesota 55033, on March 14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for all unpaid annual assessment installments (as may be accelerated by the Asso-ciation), unpaid insurance premium assessments, an unpaid repair-re-lated assessment, unpaid late fees, unpaid costs of collection and fore-closure, unpaid attorney’s fees, and all other unpaid amounts, assessed to and levied against said property by the Association through the date of said sale.

TIME ALLOWED BY LAW TO REDEEM: The Lienees, their per-sonal representatives or assigns, have the right to redeem said prop-erty within six months after said sale.

The Lienees must vacate said property on or before 11:59 p.m. on September 14, 2016 (or the next business day if September 14, 2016, falls on a legal holiday), if said lien is not reinstated under Minne-sota Statutes Section 580.30, or if said property is not redeemed under Minnesota Statutes Sec-tion 580.23, or if said redemption period is not reduced under Min-nesota law.

REDEMPTION NOTICE

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE LIEN-EES, OR THE LIENEES’ PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTH-ER THINGS, THAT THE LIENED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.Dated: January 14, 2016BIRNAMWOOD HOMES ASSOCIA-TIONLienorFELHABER LARSONBy: Fredrick R. KrietzmanAttorney Registration No. 211473Attorneys for Lienor220 South 6th Street, Suite 2200Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402(612) 373 8418

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 29, 2014MORTGAGOR: Sarah Vallie and

Timothy Vallie, wife and husband.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lend Smart Mortgage, LLC.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded June 27, 2014 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 3017408.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. Dated De-cember 8, 2015 Recorded Decem-ber 16, 2015, as Document No. 3105479.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100691910000182156LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Lend Smart Mortgage, LLCRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: M&T BankMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 123 River Woods Lane, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY: Lot 5, Block 3, Town-house Village at River Woods 3rd, Dakota County, Minnesota




$138,434.31That prior to the commence-



DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 10, 2016 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: S h e r i f f ’ s

Office, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 12, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 7, 2016Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688837-15-009926 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALESS MNRI, LLC, doing business

as Simply Self Storage intends to enforce its lien on certain personal property belonging to the following at the facility located at 4025 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN 55122. The sale will take place (unless otherwise withdrawn) via an on-line auction at www.stor-agetreasures.com on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 beginning at approximately 10:00AM and con-cluding on Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at approximately 10:00AM. This public sale will result in the goods being sold to the highest bidder. Certain terms and condi-tions apply.

L. Roseman – 424A – Toys, Bikes, Kids mattress

L. Rodriguez – 175 – Tool box, totes, boxes, pictures, microwave

M. Olson – 825 – Tires, furniture, tools, boxes

B. Malin – 372737 – Chairs, lap-tops, furniture, tables, mattresses

B. Malin – 182183 – Chair, Lawn mower, toys, lamp, furniture

L Kaderlik – 306A – office furni-ture

J. Harbaugh – 834 – bikes, toys, sled, boxes, mattresses


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following de-scribed mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: February 18, 2003ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $101,500.00MORTGAGOR(S): Terence K.

Sheehy, A Single PersonMORTGAGEE: Homestead

Mortgage CorporationSERVICER: U.S. Bank National AssociationLENDER: Homestead Mortgage

Corporation.DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:

Dakota County Minnesota, Record-er , on April 8, 2003, as Document No. 2026860.

ASSIGNED TO: U.S. BANK N.A. Dated: February 18, 2003 , and re-corded April 8, 2003 by Document No. 2026861 .

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot 1, Block 5, Heather Hills Third Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 13701 Heather Hills Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337PROPERTY I.D: 02-32252-05-010COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaTHE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE

DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hun-dred Seven Thousand Two Hun-dred Six and 40/100 ($107,206.40)

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recov-er the debt secured by said mort-gage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on March 15, 2016PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff`s Main

Office, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings MN 55033-2343

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the prop-erty is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on September 16, 2016, or the next business day if Septem-ber 16, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.


Dated: January 29, 2016U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TIONRandall S. Miller & Associates, PLLCAttorneys for Assignee of Mort-gage/MortgageeCanadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050Minneapolis, MN 55402Phone: 952-232-0052Our File No. 15MN00515-1THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 4, 2016

500138

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: SwanIceShavers.comPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 12701 Sheridan Avenue, Ste 101Burnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Crystal Fresh, Inc.12701 Sheridan Avenue, Ste 101Burnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: February 4, 2016SIGNED BY: Kristie Novetzke

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February 12, 19, 2016507022

CITY OF EAGANPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING:Advisory Planning Commis-

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

DEVELOPMENT/ APPLICANT:Cloverleaf Cold Storage/Daniel

KaplanLOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-

TION:2864 Eagandale Blvd., NE cor-

ner of Eagandale Blvd. and West Service Rd.

REQUEST(S): VarianceA Variance to allow an increase

in building coverage and a reduc-tion in the number of required park-ing stalls in an I-1 zoning district.

File Number: 03-VA-01-02-16QUESTIONS:Call the Planning Department

at (651) 675-5685 or contact Pam Dudziak, the Planner at (651) 675-5691 or [email protected] with the above information

CITY OF EAGANChristina M. Scipioni, City Clerk


February 19, 2016510651

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESJANUARY 28, 2016

This is a summary of the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, Janu-ary 28, 2016, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN.

The meeting was held at the Di-amondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337 and was called to order by Chair Luth at 6:30 p.m. Board members present: Alt, Currier, Van-denBoom, Schmid, Hill, Luth and Sweep. Superintendent Gothard, Student Representative Abegaz, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Hill led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public recognition was given to Marion W. Savage Elementary for being a Celebration School.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes; personnel recommendations; do-nations; December checks, de-posits, receipts and investments; second reading of Board Policies 404: Employment Background Checks (rescind GCDC), 498: Po-litical Campaigns and Activities (rescind GBG), 518: DNAR - Do not Attempt Resuscitation Orders, 528: Student Parental, Family, and Marital Status Nondiscrimination (rescind JFE, JFF), 530: Immuniza-tion Requirements (rescind JHCB), 602.5: School Cancellation (rescind EBCD), 610: Field Trips (rescind IICA), 620: Credit for Learning, 624: Online Learning Options; and 799: Animals in the Schools (rescind ING); an extended field trip request for 4th and 5th grade students at Vista View Elementary; and change orders #044, #045, #050, #054, #055, #056 and #057 for the 2015 Additions and Alterations to Burns-ville High School.

Reports presented: 2016-19 Student Device Implementation Plan, verbal reports were given by Dr. Currier on behalf of the Policy Review Committee; Luth on behalf of the Technology Committee; Hill on behalf of the Student Perfor-mance and Achievement Com-mittee; Schmid on behalf of the Negotiating Committee; and Hill on behalf of the Legislative Com-mittee.

Recommended actions ap-proved: agenda, Legislative Com-mittee was abolished, 2016board representative appointments, enter into a contract with Superintendent Dr. Joseph Gothard for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019; the proposed revisions and re-adopt the unchanged language in the 2015-2017 Master Agreement with the Association of Clerical Employees; the proposed revi-sions and re-adopt the unchanged language in the 2015-2017 terms and conditions of employment for the Confidential Employees; the proposed revisions and re-adopt the unchanged language in the 2015-2016 terms and conditions of employment for the Unaffiliated Employees; first reading of Board Policies 416: Drug and Alcohol Testing (rescind BAB) and 417: Chemical Use and Abuse (rescind GBCB-R and JFCH); adopted resolution providing for the sale of General Obligation Alternative Facilities Refunding Bonds, Series 2016A; and covenanting and obli-gating the district to be bound by and to use the provisions of Minne-sota Statutes, section 126C.55 to guarantee the payment of the prin-cipal and interest on these bonds; and the changes as proposed to 2016-2017 start and end times for schools

The meeting adjourned to a board workshop at 9:02 p.m.

The workshop began at 9:13 p.m. and concluded at 10:13 p.m. The topic of discussion was FY 17 Budget-Setting Parameters.


February 19, 2016510046

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT # 196

CALL FOR BIDS 2016 ROOF REHABILITATIONNotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the 2016 Roof Rehabilitation by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the District Offices (Empire Conference Room) located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m., local time on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the District Offices (Empire Conference Room) located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rose-mount, MN 55068. In the interest of all parties present at the pre-bid conference, cell phone use will not be permitted.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid. No personal checks will be accepted.Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196

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LEGAL NOTICES


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSMULTI-SITE EXTERIOR DOOR REPLACEMENT

DISTRICT OFFICE8670 210th STREET WEST

LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044ORCHARD LAKE ELEMENTARY

16531 KLAMATH TRAIL LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044

CRYSTAL LAKE EDUCATION CENTER16250 IPAWA AVENUE

LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044Independent School District

#194 will receive single prime sealed bids for Multi-Site Exterior Door Replacement until 3:00 PM local time on March 10, 2016 at the Lakeville District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Architects and Engineers, 332 Min-nesota Street, Suite W2000, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101. (651) 227-7773; at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construc-tion/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from Plan Well at www.e-arc.com/MN/Plymouth

Mankato Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange of Rochester; St. Cloud Builders Exchange; Mid Minnesota Builders Exchange (Will-mar, MN);

This project includes: Removal and replacement of existing exte-rior entrance systems at the Lakev-ille District Office, Orchard Lake Elementary, and Crystal Lake Edu-cation Center.

American Reprographics Com-pany, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete download-able sets of the Bidding Docu-ments to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available on or about February 18, 2016. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the internet at http://wwvv.e-arc.com/mn/saintlouispark and clicking on the Plan Well icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Multi-Site Exterior Door Replacement.

Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bid-der’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding.

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or be-fore August 19, 2016.Board of EducationINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT #194

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NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that the

property will be sold on March 16, 2016. The property will be offered online at www.StorageBattles.com/StorageTreasures.com and more information about the sale can be found at that website. The under-signed Acorn Mini Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bid-ding the personal property hereto-fore stored with the undersigned by:

Unit # 103- Edwin Davis; miter box, sewing machine, bicycle, tool roller cabinet, aquariums, vacuum cleaners, stereo equip., computer equip., television, furniture,boxes of unknown content

Unit # 212- Nicole Hughes/Annie Hughes; X-Box console, lug-gage, bicycle, stereo equip., televi-sion, furniture boxes of unknown content

Unit # 222- Beverly Middle-brook/Kevin Middlebrook; luggage, tools, television, furniture, boxes of unknown content

Unit # 413- Jude Okafor; space heater, furniture, boxes of unknown content

Unit # 602- Tasha Jackson/Gervona Jackson; furniture,boxes of unknown content

Unit # 759- Eric Jackson; ste-reo equip., furniture, boxes of un-known content


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NOTICE OF JUVENILE HEARING

State of MinnesotaCounty of Scott Court File No.: 70-JV-15-24241 In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: Natasha Jean Gustafson and Matthew Robert PercyTO: Natasha Jean Gustafson 1800 123rd Street Burnsville, MN 55337

Take notice that a hear-ing regarding the Child, DOB: 10/20/2006, will be held in juvenile court on March 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. or soon thereafter at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minne-sota.

You are required to be at the hearing or your parental rights may be terminated Upon request, the clerk will provide you with a copy of the Petition describing the mat-ter. If you fail to appear at the time and place listed above and stated on the Petition, judgment by default may be entered against you.BY THE COURT:Vicky CarlsonScott County Court Administrator/s/ Karin PerkinsDeputy Clerk

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSJFK ELEMENTARY SITE PAVING REPLACEMENT21240 Holyoke Avenue

Lakeville, MinnesotaIndependent School District

#194 will receive single prime sealed bids for JFK Elementary Site Paving Replacement until 1:00 p.m. local time on March 10, 2016 at the Lakeville District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Architects and Engineers, 332 Min-nesota Street, Suite W2000, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101. (651) 227-7773; at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construc-tion/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from Plan Well at www.e-arc.com/MN/Plymouth

Mankato Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange of Rochester; St. Cloud Builders Exchange; Mid Minnesota Builders Exchange (Will-mar, MN);

This project includes: Exterior Site Pavement Removal and Re-placement.

American Reprographics Com-pany, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete download-able sets of the Bidding Docu-ments to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available on or about Febru-ary 18, 2016. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the inter-net at http://www.e-arc.com/mn/saintlouispark and clicking on the Plan Well icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select JFK Elementary Site Paving Replacement.

Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bid-der’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding.

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or be-fore August 19, 2016.Board of EducationINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT #194

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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTIONOF VICTIERY, LLC

Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota State Statute Sections 322B.806 et seq., notice is hereby given that:

(1) Victiery, LLC has filed with the MN Secretary of State a notice of intent to dissolve the Limited Li-ability Company.;

(2) the date of the filing is Janu-ary 29, 2016;

(3) all claims shall be presented in writing and shall identify the claimant and contain sufficient in-formation to reasonably inform the corporation of the substance of the claim;

(4) address to which claims must be sent is: 2600 Eagan Woods Drive, Suite 270, Eagan, MN 55121;

(5) Victiery, LLC must receive the claim no later than May 20, 2016.


February 19, 26, March 4, 11, 2016509067

SUMMONSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF DAKOTADISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICTCASE TYPE – Other Contracts/Civil-Other (Lien Foreclosure)Court File No. 19HA-CV-16-66Ridgecliffe First Association, Plaintiff,vs. William Terwey; and John Doe, Mary Roe, and Other Unknown Persons or Entities Claiming Any Right,Title, or Interest in and to 4688 Horten Point, Eagan, Minne-sota 55122,Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-DANTS.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you.

The Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is attached to this Summons and/or on file with the Dakota County District Court in the above Court file number. Do not throw these papers away. They are offi-cial papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Sum-mons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Sum-mons. You may also be required by law to file the Answer with the Dakota County District Court. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Sum-mons located at:

Felhaber LarsonAttn: Fredrick R. Krietzman, Esq.220 South 6th Street, Suite 2200Minneapolis, Minnesota 554023. YOU MUST RESPOND TO

EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given every-thing asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT

TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RES-OLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Min-nesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION THE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY locat-ed in Dakota County, Minnesota, legally described as follows:

Lot Four (4), Block Seven (7) in RIDGECLIFFE THIRD ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota,

which is registered land with Certificate of Title No. 159102. The record owner of said real property is the Defendant William Terwey. Said real property is located at 4688 Horten Point, Eagan, Minne-sota 55122, and has the tax parcel identification number of 10-63982-07-040. The object of this action is, in part, to enforce and fore-close a lien in favor of the Plaintiff and against said real property and improvements thereon. Said lien is evidenced by that certain Lien Statement in favor of the Plaintiff, dated May 12, 2015 and recorded in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Dakota County, Minneso-ta (the “Registrar”), on July 8, 2015, as Document No. 747797 (the “Lien Statement”). The Lien Statement is amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Lien Statement (the “Amended and Restated Lien Statement”) in favor of the Plaintiff, dated No-vember 5, 2015, and recorded in said office on November 5, 2015, as Document No. 753369. The Lien Statement and the Amended and Restated Lien Statement are recorded against, and affect, said real property. Said lien is estab-lished by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Easements and Restrictions for Ridgecliffe First recorded in the Registrar’s office as Document No. 113232 (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to the Lien Statement, the Amended and Restated Lien Statement, and the Declaration, the amount of the Plaintiff’s lien against said real property varies to always equal the amount of unpaid assessments and/or installments thereof, inter-est, costs of collection, attorneys’ fees, and all other amounts, as-sessed to and levied against said real property by the Plaintiff. Dated: January 8, 2016 FELHABER LARSONBy: /s/ Fredrick R. Krietzman #211473Marnie E. Fearon #305078James T. Keig #391719220 South 6th Street, Suite 2200Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402Phone: (612) 339-6321Facsimile: (612) 338-4608ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF RIDGECLIFFE FIRST ASSOCIA-TION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUIRED BY MINN. STAT.

§ 549.211, SUBD. 1The undersigned hereby acknowl-edges that sanctions may be im-posed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 549.211 for a violation of Minn. Stat. § 549.211, Subd. 2.Dated: January 8, 2016 FELHABER LARSONBy: /s/ Fredrick R. Krietzman #211473Marnie E. Fearon #305078James T. Keig #391719220 South 6th Street, Suite 2200Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402Phone: (612) 339-6321Facsimile: (612) 338-4608ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF RIDGECLIFFE FIRST ASSOCIA-TIONTHIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS COM-MUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY IN-FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.


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Burnsville’s Kelly Koch finished 11th in the state girls Nordic skiing pursuit race. (Photo by Bruce Adelsman/skinnyski.com)

said. “Being bigger helps you on the downhills and hurts you going uphill.” Not wanting to be passed on the last down-hill again, Acton went with glide wax on his skis – better for picking up speed going downhill – and it paid off. “I just asked Margie Freed what she used on her skis and I had the same wax put on mine,” said Acton. Eagan junior Ryan Steger also had a top-10 finish, placing eighth in 29:49.7. “He jumped from 14th to eighth during the classic race. Making a move like that is difficult that high in the standings,” Abery said. Dylan Schuller (113th, 33:51.9) and Ryan Con-roy (117th, 34:05.9) also counted toward Eagan’s 12th-place team score of 295 points. Also skiing for the Wildcats were John Martin (137th), Jacob Ab-bott (151st) and Maxwell Marshall (159th).

Minneapolis Southwest won the boys team cham-pionship.

Burnsville The Blaze sent its girls and boys teams to the state meet, with Burns-ville’s girls earning a top-five finish. Led by sophomore Kelly Koch’s 11th-place pursuit finish, the Blaze tied Ely for fifth place in the girls team competition with 355 points. Koch had the eighth-fastest freestyle time and had an overall time of 34:25.7. Blaze junior Krista Holmstrom was 40th in 36:39.1. Johanna We-ber (56th, 37:54.5) and Hanna Holmstrom (58th, 37:55.0) also counted to-ward Burnsville’s team score. Abigail Thompson (147th), Taylor Horner (148th) and Kaitlyn Qual-ley (150th) also skied at state for the Blaze. Nate Blichfeldt, a ju-nior, finished 11th in the boys pursuit race in 29:59.7 as Burnsville took

15th place in the boys team competition. Senior Sivert Ehrnst was 44th in 31:19.2, senior Dillon Wong was 107th in 33:34.9 and junior Matt Qualley was 134th in 35:07.5. An-drew Qualley was 147th, Thomas Ryan finished 149th and Matt Berg was 156th.

Individuals Rosemount senior Max Johnson was 76th in boys pursuit in 32:28.9. Grant Halvorson, a senior from Lakeville South, finished 106th in 33:32.3 and East-view senior Sean Tuff was 119th in 34:10.4. Three Lakeville South skiers qualified individual-ly for the girls pursuit com-petition. Eighth-grader Brianne Brewster finished 47th in 37:06.5, ninth-grader Violet Tessier was 74th in 38:38.3 and junior Harmony Zweber-Langer was 119th in 40:22.9.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

NORDIC, from 12A

the winner at 5:45 of over-time, completing a hat trick (she also scored in the first period). “From experience, all the section final games come down to literally the last second, so I knew we had hope,” Ford said. “We’d done it before, so we knew we could do it again,” McPhee added. The Lightning was 0-4-2 in a stretch from late De-cember until mid-January. Leading scorer Snodgrass was not available for sev-eral of those games while she played for the U.S. team in the world Un-der-18 tournament. “We had a two-week lull when we lost the ma-jority of our games,” Harvey said. “It was the holiday break and I think our kids got out of their routine of school, having a consistent schedule and getting to bed at the right time. It makes a difference. I just think it was more of a mental thing.” Eastview is back in its routine and Harvey sees no reason to change. “We’re not changing our game or doing any-thing fancy. We’ll just play the same game we have all year,” Harvey said. Except this time the Lightning believes it can take its game to St. Paul and not be affected by the

state tournament’s magni-tude. “It was so awesome, I can’t even describe it,” McPhee said of her first state tournament. “Look-ing up and seeing all the people that were sup-porting you, it was a feel-ing I’ve never had before. You’d like to think this is all you’ve worked for when you were younger. This is it. You’ve done it. “This year we’re still re-ally excited, but now we can focus on playing the game.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

HOCKEY, from 12A

Eastview forward Molly Beckman skates with the puck during a Section 3AA girls hockey playoff game against East Ridge. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


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Opera series continues at Paragon Paragon Odyssey 15 Theater in Burnsville con-tinues its Met Opera Live on Screen series March 5 (“Manon Lescaut”), April 2 (“Madame Butter-fly”), April 16 (“Roberto Devereux”) and April 30 (“Elektra”). Tickets for the live per-formances in high-defi-nition can be purchased at www.paragontheaters.com.

Local dancer in SHAPESHIFT Local dancer Rachel Miller is a cast mem-ber of SHAPESHIFT, a Minneapolis-based dance collective that is perform-

ing a series of three shows Feb. 26-28 at The Cowles Center For Dance & The Performing Arts, Minne-apolis. SHAPESHIFT will present “Grey Skies Blue,” the story of a summer of friendship. To purchase tickets or for more in-formation, go to www.t h e c ow l e s c e n t e r. o rg /c a l e n d a r - t i c k e t s /shapeshift-0.

Tracy Morgan at Mystic Lake Comedian Tracy Mor-gan is bringing his com-edy tour, “Tracy Morgan: Picking Up the Pieces,” to the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake at 8 p.m. Fri-day, May 27. Morgan starred on sev-en seasons of the Emmy

and Golden Globe Award-winning “30 Rock,” play-ing Tracy Jordan opposite Tina Fey and Alec Bald-win. He was first intro-duced to TV audiences in his role as Hustleman on the comedy series “Mar-tin.” Morgan joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in 1996, appearing for seven seasons and cre-ating characters Astronaut Jones and Brian Fellows. Morgan’s TV specials include “Black & Blue” and “Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide.” He has also head-lined the New York Com-edy Festival and wrote “I Am The New Black.” Tickets go on sale Feb. 20 for $39 and $49. Con-tact the box office at 952-496-6563 or visit www.mysticlake.com for details.

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Books SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Adam Ray and Gary Vid-er, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Mature au-diences only. Information: 952-445-9000 or www.mysticlake.com.

Dance Dance Show: “Be Moved,” Rosemount High School, 3:30 p.m. senior preview Thursday, Feb. 25; 7 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday, Feb. 26-27. Information: 651-423-7501.

Events USO Dinner and Dance, 5-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Bogart’s in Apple Valley. Spon-sored by Rosemount Auxil-iary Unit 65 and 1776 Riders. 1940s attire optional. Tickets: $35 by calling Rosemount Le-gion Post 65 at 651-423-3380. Halfway to Leprechaun

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Friday, Feb. 19 Spaghetti dinner fund-raiser for Windmill Animal Rescue, 4:30-7:30 p.m., The Doublewide (basement), 421 St. Joseph St., Elko New Mar-ket. Cost: $10 adults, $6.50 children 5-12, free children un-der 5. Contact 952-461-2765 for ticket information. Advance purchase appreciated, but walk-ins welcome. Walleye fry by Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, 5-7:30 p.m., Mary Center at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat walleye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee. Cost: $13 adults, $6 ages 11 and younger, $3 ages 8 and younger for a kid’s meal of macaroni and cheese, animal crackers and milk. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 seniors, $7.95 kids). Information: 651-423-3380.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Open house, 10 a.m. to noon, Eagan Fire Station 4, 4200 Dodd Road. The remod-

eled station reopens with an extended bay, command simu-lation training area, enhanced outdoor training space, up-dated facility to meet 2016 standards and needs, and safer staging and operational areas. Fat Bike Fun Race, 1-4 p.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. 5K beginner race begins 1:15 p.m.; 10K race starts at 2:15 p.m. Raffle prizes awarded at 3:30 p.m. Prereg-istration cost: $12. Race-day registration: $15. Information: https://www.threeriversparks.org/events/F/fat-bike-fun-race.aspx.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 Criminal expungement information clinic, 1:30 p.m., room L139, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Wednesday, Feb. 24 Memory Care Support Group, 2-3 p.m., Augustana Regent at Burnsville, 14500 Regent Lane, Burnsville. Infor-mation: Jane Hubbard at 952-898-8728.

Friday, Feb. 26 Walleye fry by Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, 5-7:30 p.m., Mary Center at

From the Archives

Dancers from Brenda’s School of Dance in Farmington donned cowboy hats and other Western apparel for their summer 1982 recital titled “Suburban Cowboy” — presumably a nod to the John Travolta film “Urban Cowboy,” which had been released two years earlier. About 175 dancers of all ages performed in the show held in the Farmington Middle School Auditorium. This photo promoting the recital was published in the Dakota County Tribune’s June 3, 1982, edition.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center’s season of Coffee Concerts continues Sunday, Feb. 28, with a performance by St. Paul-based quartet Zeitgeist. With piano, woodwinds and percussion, Zeitgeist specializes in “new music,” combining classical music with other genres including jazz, rock and world music. Tickets for the 2 p.m. concert are $15 for general admission, $12 for students and seniors, and $6 for ages 12 and un-der, and can be purchased at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. The ticket price includes complimentary coffee and refreshments. The series continues April 17 with the Ladyslipper Ensemble, and con-cludes May 1 with Lyra Baroque. More about the concert series is at Facebook.com/coffeeconcerts. (Photo submitted)

Concert series features Zeitgeist

Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat walleye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee. Cost: $13 adults, $6 ages 11 and younger, $3 ages 8 and younger for a kid’s meal of macaroni and cheese, animal crackers and milk. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 seniors, $7.95 kids). Information: 651-423-3380.

Saturday, Feb. 27 14th annual Twin Cities Area Trade-O-Ree, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. Silent auctions all day. For those who collect or trade Boy Scout or Girl Scout patches and memorabilia. Open to the public; free admis-sion. Collections Merit Badge will be offered (sign up in ad-vance with Bruce Paulson at [email protected] or 651-492-9089). Snack bar pro-vided by Boy Scout Troop 445. Indoor Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ea-gan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/market-fest. Adopted Friends lunch, 12:30 p.m., Culver’s in Apple Valley. Adopted Friends is a group for friendship, support, and fun for adoptive families. Information: [email protected].

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

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • Feb. 19, 1-6 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burns-ville. • Feb. 19, 12-6 p.m., Qdo-ba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan. • Feb. 20, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Feb. 22, 1-7 p.m., Fitness 19, 4250 Lexington Ave. S., Suite 101, Eagan. • Feb. 23, 1-7 p.m., Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. • Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Minnesota School of Business, 17685 Juniper Path, Lakeville. • Feb. 27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount.

Days Chili Cook-off, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Shenani-gan’s Pub, 14605 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Enter con-test by Feb. 26; email [email protected]. Chili tasting: $10.

Exhibits Acrylic abstract paintings by Sue Kemnitz are on exhibit through March 4 at the Lake-ville Area Arts Center gallery, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Information: 952-985-4640. Paintings by Lynn Moore are on exhibit through March 2 at the art gallery at Ames Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. The gallery is closed Feb. 26-28. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Percussion concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, East-view High School. Information: 952-431-8900. Zeitgeist, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, part of the Coffee Concert Series at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors age 60 and older, $6 ages 12 and under. Information: 982-985-4640. Showcase vocal concerts, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, Eagan High School. Infor-mation: 651-683-6900. Percussion ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, Rosemount High School. Information: 651-423-7501. Legends in Concert, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12, Mystic Lake. Tributes to Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler and Taylor Swift. Tickets: $23 and $31. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Theater “[title of show],” presented by Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-20, 22, 25-27, March 3-5; 2 p.m. Feb. 21, 28, March 6; at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, 800-982-2787 or Ticketmas-ter.com. The Feb. 22 show is “pay what you can.” Intended for adults. Information: www.ames-center.com. “Yo, Vikings!” presented by Children’s Castle Theater, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-20; 2 p.m. Feb. 21, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13 adults, $10 ages 60 and older or 10 and younger, $8 balcony. Information: 952-985-4640. “Broadway 2016: At the Dance,” Apple Valley High School, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 19-20, 26-27; 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 21 and 28. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 se-nior citizens, $5 students. Tick-ets available online at www.seatyourself.biz/avhs. Box of-fice open for cash ticket sales

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16-19, 22-26 and one hour prior to each performance. “Encore 2016: Road Show,” Eagan High School, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 19-20, 26-27; 4 p.m. Sun-day, Feb. 21; 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students. Purchase tickets online at www.eagan.k12.mn.us/. Ticket booth open each day students are in school 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16, and one hour prior to each per-formance, 651-683-6964. “Man of La Mancha,” presented by Burnsville High School, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25-27 and March 3-5, 3 p.m. Feb. 28, at Mraz Center, Burnsville High School. Tickets: $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 students, at http://www.theatrebhs.com/la-man-cha/. Winter play, Eastview High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27. Informa-tion: 952-431-8900.

Workshops/classes/other Kind Hearts Princess School offers Daddy/Daugh-ter dance classes, ages 3-6, 6:30-7:30 p.m. begin-ning March 11. Information: [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tues-day of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Ap-ple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Build-ing, Burnsville. Information: www.christ inet ierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art edu-cation through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Pa-tricia Schwartz, www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per per-son. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Wednesdays at Lakeville Heri-tage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 9-10 a.m., in-termediate 10 a.m. to noon. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Li-brary. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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The Dakota Valley Symphony is tapping an acclaimed pianist for its 30th anniversary con-cert on Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Ames Center in Burnsville. Roberto Plano, a resi-dent of northern Italy and a longtime friend of Dakota Valley Sympho-ny conductor Stephen Ramsey, will be perform-ing Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the symphony at the 3 p.m. concert. The Paris-trained musician has previously

logged performances with the Berlin Philhar-monic and the Milan Philharmonic, and his outgoing personality has made him a favorite for guest appearances on ra-dio stations around the world, including NPR’s “Performance Today,” the BBC’s “In Tune” and Piazza Verdi in Italy. He’s appeared in the documentaries “In the Heart of Music” and “Encores,” which aired on PBS in the United States. Plano’s guest spot with the symphony is a reunion of sorts — he also performed with the

Dakota Valley Sympho-ny at its 25th anniversary concert at the Burnsville venue in 2011, along with joining the symphony for its “Grieg Meets Verdi” fundraiser concert in 2013. In addition to Plano, the Feb. 21 anniversary concert will feature 150 vocalists from the Lake-ville North and Lakeville South high school choirs — along with the sing-ers of the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus — performing John Rut-ter’s “Gloria.” Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $5 for students and

are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., online at Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-982-2787. The Dakota Valley Symphony is also host-ing a dinner and solo recital by Plano in the Ames Center’s second-floor atrium on Friday, Feb. 19. Tickets are $75 for that event. More information about both events is at dakotavalleysymphony.org.

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Roberto Plano will take the stage of the Ames Center on Feb. 21 as a guest artist with the Dakota Valley Sym-phony. (Photo submitted)

Italian pianist featured at anniversary concert

Dakota Valley Symphony set to perform Feb. 21

The third seminar in the Speaking of Kids series will be 7-8:30 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 29, at Lakev-ille North High School Auditorium. It features a panel discussion titled “Nutrition, Body Image, and Healthy Eating in a Hurry” where parents will discover the importance of helping children learn

to manage their own eat-ing as well as learning tips to prepare and eat healthy meals in a hurry for busy families. Parents also will learn tips to help children de-velop a healthy body im-age, no matter what their shape. The discussion will be led by Alicia Crisp from

Fairview Clinics and Jen-nifer Ginther from Water’s Edge Counseling Center. The series is sponsored by Lakeville Area Public Schools and Farmington School District 192 Com-munity Education and Early Childhood Family Education. Lakeville North is lo-cated at 19600 Ipava Ave.,

Lakeville. Registration informa-tion is available at www.speakingofkids.info or by calling 651-4603200. Child care is available by registration before the event. Free continuing ed-ucation units are available with registration. More information is at www.speakingofkids.info.

Children’s author Katy Jo Turner visited Primrose School of Eagan on Jan. 18 to read her book “Who Cooks for You?” and present an owl program. The book is about a hungry barred owl named Howie. It introduces the barred owl’s call (that sounds like “who cooks for you”), along with other early-morning animals—the deer, the turkeys, and the crow. “Who Cooks for You?” is available at amazon.com. To schedule Turner for a free school visit, email [email protected]. (Photo submitted)

Author visits Primrose

Velvet Tones, an Apple Valley-based senior adult community chorus, will present their 14th annual “Festival of Mu-sic” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Eastview High School, 6200 W. 140th St., Apple Valley. The concert is free and open to the public. Special guests will be the Westview Elementary Da Capo Choir. Twin Cities broadcast journalist Stan Turner will serve as master of ceremonies. American Sign Language interpreters also will be present as well as the Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776 Color Guard. For more information, call 952-432-1081, visit www.velvettones.org or email [email protected]. (Photo submitted)

Speaking of Kids parent seminar

Velvet Tones present ‘Festival of Music’
