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General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000 A NEWS OPINION SPORTS Opinion/4A Puzzle Page/6A Sports/7A Classifieds/9A Announcements/12A Legal Notices/14A Thisweek www.thisweeklive.com www.thisweeklive.com DECEMBER 10, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 41 Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley-Rosemount HOLIDAY WORSHIP GUIDE Special Section inside this issue The musical comedy ‘70, Girls, 70’ comes to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. See Thisweekend Page 5A In the ‘Spirit of the Season’ Photos by Rick Orndorf Above: Eastview High School students Michael Selchow, Tim Jurney and Jack Jacobson perform the song “Gee I Wish I Was Back In The Army” from the movie “White Christmas” as part of Eastview’s annual Bravo music and dance revue. This year’s Bravo show, directed by Judy Sagen and Amy Atherton, has a holiday theme and is titled “Spirit of the Season.” The show runs Dec. 9-11 and 16-18 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. At left: Jaclyn Anderson, Karen Besonen, and Sarah Cartwright perform “Sisters” from the movie “White Christmas.” by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Mandy Mulder is a young woman with a big heart. Before she completes her final semester of col- lege, the 22-year- old Rosemount resident is tak- ing time off from school to under- take a project that will have an impact far beyond the halls of academia. Her project, Mission America, will see Mulder traveling cross- country and visiting the nation’s most poverty- stricken areas, where she’ll be sleeping in homeless shelters, taking her meals at soup kitchens and vol- unteering at church out- reach centers. Mulder, who will be filming her experiences for a documentary to raise awareness about poverty in America, is, in essence, becoming a homeless per- son for the duration of the project. “I’m going to sleep how they sleep, I’m go- ing to eat how they eat – I’m going to experience it,” said Mulder, a 2002 graduate of the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley who works as a youth pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in the north-metro area. “My mission is to bring awareness to poverty in our country, and I’m a huge believer that if you truly want to help some- one in a situation, you have to know what that situation is.” Mulder said the con- cept behind Mis- sion America can be traced to her high school days, when she dreamed of taking a road trip across the country, but the idea evolved in recent years into something more, a “pay- it-forward type thing.” Mulder, who’s filed the paperwork to estab- lish Mission America as a nonprofit organization and is undertaking the cross-country trek inde- pendently of her course- work at Virginia-based Liberty University, plans to depart in May, driving her Dodge Neon to more than 60 sites over a three- to four-month period. Her itinerary first has her heading east to Maine, then down the East Coast, and finally west across the country to California. Her stops include big cities such as Milwaukee, Chicago and New York City, as well as indigent rural areas such as Pine Ridge, S.D. “I’m trying to target the areas with the most need,” said Mulder, who is now contacting social Homeless by choice Rosemount woman plans to travel across the country, submerging herself in poverty to raise awareness about homelessness Mandy Mulder by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Minnesota Valley Humane Society of- ficials say a bad economy and rising costs are to blame for the closing of its Burns- ville animal shelter on Dec. 31. Some volunteers suspect bad manage- ment has much to do with the closing, which comes after suspension of a failed capital campaign to raise money for a new site in Eagan. But the MVHS’s executive director says donations have eroded while the number of animals the organization has taken in has held steady or increased in recent years. “MVHS has been around for 30 years,” said Lynae Gieseke, who was a volunteer and MVHS board member be- fore being hired as executive director in 1998. “We’ve always lived very close to the edge. What does that tell you: Maybe the south metro area just doesn’t want to support a Humane Society and animal shelter.” The MVHS was founded in 1981 and established the shelter in Burnsville’s old City Hall building at 1313 E. Highway 13 in 1991. The organization has 15 employees and has placed more than 50,000 animals in homes over the last two decades. The MVHS says rising demand for services and rising health care and op- erational costs are competing with a fall- off in donations. The organization gets about half its revenue from donations and the rest from adoption and surrender fees, Gieseke said. “It’s the economy,” she said. “Smaller shelters like ours, they’re hurting. Even in good years, budgets are always tight. But now in the Great Recession, it’s even more pronounced. When you’ve gone through all your reserves, your savings and so forth, it’s a struggle to meet pay- roll.” The MVHS cut its budget from about $1 million in 2009 to $800,000 in 2010, she said. The shelter stopped sterilizing animals in October 2009, and last year it began closing its doors to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays. “I think they really have their hearts in the right place, but no business savvy,” said Kristin Heidberg of Minneapolis, a volunteer dog-walker at the shelter since 2002. “I think a lot of us feel angry and frustrated and a little bitter” when MVHS officials blame the economy alone. Heidberg and Kay Smith of Apple Val- ley, a volunteer since the shelter opened, criticized the organization’s failed capital campaigns. And they say management by Gieseke and the seven-member board of directors has been less than transparent. Gieseke said MVHS boards have talk- ed for at least eight years of leaving the Burnsville building, which she said is too small and has a leaky roof, mold, poor air handling and a potential asbestos hazard. A capital campaign the organization began preparing for eight years ago Amid controversy, Humane Society will close Closing, failed capital campaign, brings grumbling about mismanagement See Poverty, 13A See Animals, 14A by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Rosemount City Council members unanimously adopted a $16.6 million budget and $10.9 million levy for 2011, which al- lows properties a break on the city portion of property tax bills. Under the budget, spending cuts and reduced property val- ues resulted in a $60 property tax reduction for the median-valued home in Rosemount. In 2010, city taxes on an aver- age property were cut by $77. While the news is good for property owners who want lower taxes, the reduction in property values means people are losing equity and the city is losing its tax base. The median-valued Rose- mount home in 2010 was $231,400 and in 2011 will be $212,600, according to Rose- mount Finance Director Jeff May. In 2011, Rosemount is plan- ning to lose 5.08 percent in its tax base from 2010 and 8 percent in residential values, May said. Also anticipating the city to lose $429,507 in state-funded Market Value Homestead Cred- it funds, City Council members have worked hard to cut the bud- get and reduce costs. Beginning early in 2010, council members set budget goals, and reviewed possible money-saving options for the city to pursue. Because of the economic conditions, one full-time build- ing inspector was laid off, and the 2011 budget provides for by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS When it comes to building a snowman, Marvin and Deb- bie Karnick don’t fool around. Using shovels, a snowblow- er and a step ladder, the Apple Valley couple spent more than six hours last Saturday creat- ing a jaw-droppingly gargan- tuan snowman in the front yard of their home on the 13500 block of Everest Av- enue. By Marvin’s estimate, the anthropomorphic snow sculp- ture is between 14 and 16 feet tall, though he has yet to take an exact measurement. “I’m going to have to get the tape measure out today,” he said with a laugh on Mon- day. The items used for the plus- sized Frosty’s wardrobe and facial features give some idea of its massive dimensions: Its nose is a baseball, its eyes are softballs, and the hat atop the snowman’s head is a garbage can from the Karnick’s garage. This is the second massive snowman the Karnicks have built. The first was in 2008, and the positive response the couple received from friends and neighbors prompted them to do it again – and to build it bigger this time around. “We had so many people stopping and taking pictures we thought we’d do another one,” Marvin said. The couple’s son, Matt, videotaped the construction process. The footage was then set to a soundtrack of “Frosty the Snowman” and posted on YouTube under the title “Snowman Movie.” The three and a half minute clip can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=b5PfwRGCu4w. Andrew Miller is at andrew. [email protected]. Behold the giant snowman Photo submitted Marvin and Debbie Karnick built this massive snowman in the front yard of their home on the 13500 block of Everest Avenue in Apple Valley. City Council OK’s 2011 levy, budget Photo by Rick Orndorf The Minnesota Valley Humane Society shel- ter in Burnsville has placed more than 50,000 animals since opening in 1991. The organi- zation failed to raise enough money to move from its cramped, outdated Burnsville site to a new building in Eagan. See Taxes, 13A

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HOLIDAY

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inside this issue

The musical comedy ‘70, Girls, 70’ comes to the Lakeville Area

Arts Center. See Thisweekend Page 5A

In the ‘Spirit of the Season’

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Above: Eastview High School students Michael Selchow, Tim Jurney and Jack Jacobson perform the song “Gee I Wish I Was Back In The Army” from the movie “White Christmas” as part of Eastview’s annual Bravo music and dance revue. This year’s Bravo show, directed by Judy Sagen and Amy Atherton, has a holiday theme and is titled “Spirit of the Season.” The show runs Dec. 9-11 and 16-18 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

At left: Jaclyn Anderson, Karen Besonen, and Sarah Cartwright perform “Sisters” from the movie “White Christmas.”

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Mandy Mulder is a young woman with a big heart. Before she completes her final semester of col-lege, the 22-year-old Rosemount resident is tak-ing time off from school to under-take a project that will have an impact far beyond the halls of academia. Her project, Mission America, will see Mulder traveling cross-country and visiting the nation’s most poverty-stricken areas, where she’ll be sleeping in homeless shelters, taking her meals at soup kitchens and vol-unteering at church out-reach centers. Mulder, who will be filming her experiences for a documentary to raise awareness about poverty in America, is, in essence, becoming a homeless per-son for the duration of the project. “I’m going to sleep how they sleep, I’m go-ing to eat how they eat – I’m going to experience it,” said Mulder, a 2002 graduate of the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley who works as a youth pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in the north-metro area. “My mission is to bring awareness to poverty in

our country, and I’m a huge believer that if you truly want to help some-one in a situation, you have to know what that situation is.” Mulder said the con-

cept behind Mis-sion America can be traced to her high school days, when she dreamed of taking a road trip across the country, but the idea evolved in recent years into

something more, a “pay-it-forward type thing.” Mulder, who’s filed the paperwork to estab-lish Mission America as a nonprofit organization and is undertaking the cross-country trek inde-pendently of her course-work at Virginia-based Liberty University, plans to depart in May, driving her Dodge Neon to more than 60 sites over a three- to four-month period. Her itinerary first has her heading east to Maine, then down the East Coast, and finally west across the country to California. Her stops include big cities such as Milwaukee, Chicago and New York City, as well as indigent rural areas such as Pine Ridge, S.D. “I’m trying to target the areas with the most need,” said Mulder, who is now contacting social

Homeless by choiceRosemount woman plans to travel across the country, submerging herself in poverty

to raise awareness about homelessness

Mandy Mulder

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Minnesota Valley Humane Society of-ficials say a bad economy and rising costs are to blame for the closing of its Burns-ville animal shelter on Dec. 31. Some volunteers suspect bad manage-ment has much to do with the closing, which comes after suspension of a failed capital campaign to raise money for a new site in Eagan. But the MVHS’s executive director says donations have eroded while the number of animals the organization has taken in has held steady or increased in recent years. “MVHS has been around for 30 years,” said Lynae Gieseke, who was a volunteer and MVHS board member be-fore being hired as executive director in 1998. “We’ve always lived very close to the edge. What does that tell you: Maybe the south metro area just doesn’t want to support a Humane Society and animal shelter.”

The MVHS was founded in 1981 and established the shelter in Burnsville’s old City Hall building at 1313 E. Highway 13 in 1991. The organization has 15 employees and has placed more than 50,000 animals in homes over the last two decades. The MVHS says rising demand for services and rising health care and op-erational costs are competing with a fall-off in donations. The organization gets about half its revenue from donations and the rest from adoption and surrender fees, Gieseke said. “It’s the economy,” she said. “Smaller shelters like ours, they’re hurting. Even in good years, budgets are always tight. But now in the Great Recession, it’s even more pronounced. When you’ve gone through all your reserves, your savings and so forth, it’s a struggle to meet pay-roll.” The MVHS cut its budget from about $1 million in 2009 to $800,000 in 2010, she said. The shelter stopped sterilizing

animals in October 2009, and last year it began closing its doors to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays. “I think they really have their hearts in the right place, but no business savvy,” said Kristin Heidberg of Minneapolis, a volunteer dog-walker at the shelter since 2002. “I think a lot of us feel angry and frustrated and a little bitter” when MVHS officials blame the economy alone. Heidberg and Kay Smith of Apple Val-ley, a volunteer since the shelter opened, criticized the organization’s failed capital campaigns. And they say management by Gieseke and the seven-member board of directors has been less than transparent. Gieseke said MVHS boards have talk-ed for at least eight years of leaving the Burnsville building, which she said is too small and has a leaky roof, mold, poor air handling and a potential asbestos hazard. A capital campaign the organization began preparing for eight years ago

Amid controversy, Humane Society will closeClosing, failed capital campaign, brings grumbling about mismanagement

See Poverty, 13A

See Animals, 14A

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rosemount City Council members unanimously adopted a $16.6 million budget and $10.9 million levy for 2011, which al-lows properties a break on the city portion of property tax bills. Under the budget, spending cuts and reduced property val-ues resulted in a $60 property tax reduction for the median-valued home in Rosemount. In 2010, city taxes on an aver-age property were cut by $77. While the news is good for property owners who want lower taxes, the reduction in property values means people are losing equity and the city is losing its tax base. The median-valued Rose-mount home in 2010 was $231,400 and in 2011 will be $212,600, according to Rose-mount Finance Director Jeff May. In 2011, Rosemount is plan-ning to lose 5.08 percent in its tax base from 2010 and 8 percent in residential values, May said. Also anticipating the city to lose $429,507 in state-funded Market Value Homestead Cred-it funds, City Council members have worked hard to cut the bud-get and reduce costs. Beginning early in 2010, council members set budget goals, and reviewed possible money-saving options for the city to pursue. Because of the economic conditions, one full-time build-ing inspector was laid off, and the 2011 budget provides for

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When it comes to building a snowman, Marvin and Deb-bie Karnick don’t fool around. Using shovels, a snowblow-er and a step ladder, the Apple Valley couple spent more than six hours last Saturday creat-ing a jaw-droppingly gargan-tuan snowman in the front yard of their home on the 13500 block of Everest Av-enue. By Marvin’s estimate, the anthropomorphic snow sculp-ture is between 14 and 16 feet tall, though he has yet to take an exact measurement.

“I’m going to have to get the tape measure out today,” he said with a laugh on Mon-day. The items used for the plus-sized Frosty’s wardrobe and facial features give some idea of its massive dimensions: Its nose is a baseball, its eyes are softballs, and the hat atop the snowman’s head is a garbage can from the Karnick’s garage. This is the second massive snowman the Karnicks have built. The first was in 2008, and the positive response the couple received from friends and neighbors prompted them to do it again – and to build it

bigger this time around. “We had so many people stopping and taking pictures we thought we’d do another one,” Marvin said. The couple’s son, Matt, videotaped the construction process. The footage was then set to a soundtrack of “Frosty the Snowman” and posted on YouTube under the title “Snowman Movie.” The three and a half minute clip can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5PfwRGCu4w.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Behold the giant snowman

Photo submitted

Marvin and Debbie Karnick built this massive snowman in the front yard of their home on the 13500 block of Everest Avenue in Apple Valley.

City Council OK’s 2011 levy, budget

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The Minnesota Valley Humane Society shel-ter in Burnsville has placed more than 50,000 animals since opening in 1991. The organi-zation failed to raise enough money to move from its cramped, outdated Burnsville site to a new building in Eagan.

See Taxes, 13A

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City seeks applicants for vacant council seat

Application deadline for Kurt Bills’ seat is Dec. 30by Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rosemount resi-dents who are eli-gible voters, age 21 and older, have a chance to be ap-pointed to fill the term of Council Member Kurt Bills, who was elected to the Minnesota Leg-islature on Nov. 2. Bills’ term expires Dec. 31, 2012, and under state law, Rosemount City Coun-cil members will appoint his replacement. The process involves submitting an application, available on the city’s web-site, www.ci.rosemount.

mn.us, to City Hall by 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 30.

Applications for the position can be mailed to the city at 2875 145th St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068; faxed to (651) 423-5203; or e-mailed to City Clerk Amy Domei-er, amy.domeier@

ci.rosemount.mn.us. Applicants are inter-viewed by the council, a process that will be open to the public if the council de-cides to conduct the inter-views as a group. Interviews will be at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 and contin-ue to Jan. 12, if necessary.

City Administrator Dwight Johnson said he expects a candidate to be selected by mid-February, and the person would take the oath of office at the first council meeting he or she attends as a board member. Bills encouraged people not to be intimidated by the process, noting that the application asks questions that are not complicated or difficult to answer. “It’s been an honor to serve in Rosemount, and it’s a great way to get to know your local government and how it works,” Bills said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Kurt Bills

RosemountApple Valley

A former Apple Valley massage therapist accused of inappropriately touching female clients was convicted Wednesday of criminal sex-ual conduct. Lawrence Martin Valen-cour, 62, of Minneapolis, was convicted of six counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony, in Dakota County District Court.

Valencour was a massage therapist at Touch of Tran-quility in Apple Valley. The sexual-touching incidents, which occurred between August and November 2008, came to light when the business’ owner and two of the victims contacted po-lice. Valencour was charged in July 2009. The court trial was held the week of Nov.

8, and Valencour was con-victed this week by Judge Thomas Poch. His sentenc-ing is scheduled for Feb. 14. Each count of fourth-degree criminal sexual con-duct carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in pris-on and a $20,000 fine.

—Andrew Miller

Massage therapist convicted of criminal sexual conduct

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District considers reducing middle school periods to boost achievement, lower cost

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict is considering changing its middle school schedule from eight periods to six to save money and boost stu-dent achievement. If approved by the School Board on Dec. 13, the changes would be imple-mented next fall and are ex-pected to save an estimated $1.76 million a year. District officials decided on the six-period model over another proposal due to budget constraints. With fewer periods, students would spend 30 percent more time on core studies such as English,

math and social studies, said Steve Troen, director of teaching and learning for District 196. Although district offi-cials hope this will improve student achievement, stu-dents already superseded the state average in a stan-dardized science test this year. Middle schoolers scored near the state aver-age. While students would have more time in core studies, they would spend less time in elective classes, Troen said. “But they will have more to choose from as they move toward eighth grade,” he said. Sixth-graders would con-

tinue to alternate each day between arts, technical sci-ence and family consumer science. They would also have a fourth elective every day. Meanwhile, seventh and eighth graders would have to choose between art, tech and FACS among other choices each trimester. Seventh graders would be allowed two electives per trimester, while eighth grad-ers would be able to select three. Additionally, eighth graders would be required to take one trimester of physical education, rather than taking it all year. “This model is not set in stone. We will bring par-

ents’ concerns to the com-mittee and make additional tweaks,” said Black Hawk Middle School Principal Rich Wendorff at a Dec. 2 meeting with about 150 par-ents.

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Several Burnsville prop-erty owners tried to per-suade the City Council Dec. 7 that citizens battered by the economy and falling home values can’t afford the city’s proposed 2011 tax increase. Over their objections, the council voted 3-2 to raise the city’s total tax levy by 5.2 percent. Council members Charlie Crichton and Dan Kealey, who have called for holding the increase to 3.7 percent, voted “no.” Next year’s city taxes will rise by about $15 on an average-valued ($208,000) Burnsville home. Taxes on $1 million in commercial/industrial property will rise by about $368. The council adopted the $27.86 million levy and $80.8 million budget, which includes a $33.86 million general operating fund. For some homeowners, the math on their property-tax statements doesn’t add

up. “I was surprised again to see my property value fall and my taxes go up,” said Dave Bennett. “I just can’t connect those dots.” Crichton explained that the city levies a dollar amount that gets spread among all taxpayers. “If everybody’s value goes down, your taxes go up,” he said. Barb Williams demand-ed to know what part about cutting the budget council members don’t understand. “You’re going to have to make further cuts, because all of us in our personal life have to cut,” Williams said. Steve Brenner said he may lose his badly devalued home, which was valued at $514,000 in 2006. Brenner said his landscape delivery and commercial snowplow-ing business has been bat-tered by the economy. “Burnsville’s going to be a ghost town,” Brenner said. Ginger Stromdeering said her company, Strom Properties, owns two com-mercial buildings in west Burnsville, and vacancies are a problem.

“When our income goes down and expenses go up, it’s really hard to make it,” she said.

Budget has been cut Council members re-minded property owners that the city has made deep cuts. The city cut $3.5 million in spending in 2009 and 2010, axing some 20 full-time-equivalent positions, and the council didn’t raise the tax levy at all in 2010. “This city has probably got the leanest administra-tion of any city around us, similar size,” said Kealey, who said the city must al-ways search for ways to save money without tak-ing measures people would rebel against, such as sell-ing parkland prized by neighbors or slashing street maintenance. Of next year’s 5.2 percent increase, 1.5 to 1.7 percent will be borne by existing taxpayers, said Tammy Om-dal, deputy city manager and chief financial officer. That’s because Burnsville’s largest tax-increment fi-nancing district is being de-

certified and will begin gen-erating new tax revenue, she said. Crichton and Kealey say that limiting the levy in-crease to 3.7 percent would have kept the levy flat for existing taxpayers. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said the number of city em-ployees is the same as it was in 1995, even though the population has grown by about 7,000. “The demand for ser-vices doesn’t go down. Our population is aging. ... The calls for EMS services don’t decline,” she said. Council Member Mary Sherry implored residents to get involved in the coun-cil’s budget discussions, which began in June this year. Sherry said she welcomes a broad public discussion of residents’ priorities for city services. “All I can do is ask you, please, next year, walk this walk with us,” Sherry said.

John Gessner is at [email protected].

Burnsville levy hike is 5.2 percent Some property owners object

See District 196, 12A

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Opinion

Setting the record straight about teachers’ payTo the editor: I am writing to address inaccurate statements made by the writer of a letter to the editor published Nov. 19. The writer references the three months of vaca-tion that teachers enjoy in the summer. While teachers are off in the summer, they are not paid for any of that time. In fact, teachers are only paid for the days they are in school with students, conference days, and work-shop/staff development days. Teachers do not have any paid vacation days. His statement regard-ing retirement benefits is also inaccurate. Yes, teach-ers may retire at 55 or after 30 years of service, but for every year they retire prior to age 65 or 66 they take a 3 percent reduction in pen-sion benefits. A teacher retiring at 55 would take a reduction of 30 percent in pension benefits for as long as that teacher collects a pension. According to Min-nesota Teachers Retirement Association, the average re-tirement age for Minnesota teachers is a little over 62. Another misconception put forth by the writer is that teachers’ pensions are at full pay. Teachers’ pensions upon retirement, depending on a number of variables, average between 45 and 55 percent of salary. In fact, the money that is paid into the pension fund is funded by teachers – through pay-roll deductions and costing of contract settlements. The writer’s next errone-ous statement is regarding health benefits. To use his example of a family of four, a teacher in ISD 196 would incur out-of-pocket costs of $6,624 for this school year. Granted, those payments are not as high as the writ-er’s if his numbers are to be believed, yet not as low as he insinuates in the letter.

He implies teachers’ sala-ries and benefits are bloated – not true. Since 1972 teach-er salaries when adjusted for inflation have remained flat. To earn the top sal-ary in ISD 196, a teacher must earn a master’s degree plus 60 additional gradu-ate credits and teach for 23 years. To imply that teacher pay and benefits are not at “market” is wrong, and to suggest that lowering wages and benefits would remedy the district’s financial woes indicates the writer doesn’t completely comprehend school district financial problems in Minnesota. JIM SMOLAPresident, Dakota County United Educators

Is John Kline out to lunch?To the editor: As we continue to watch Republican leaders demon-strate their principles and values, a recent vote in the House pointed to more disturbing news. While the U.S. House of Representa-tives passed the first legisla-tion in 30 years to signifi-cantly increase the number of needy children who can receive subsidized meals at school, the bill was opposed by 157 Republican congres-sional representatives, led by our own John Kline. What a contrast. The current chair of the Educa-tion and Labor Committee, Democrat George Miller, said that “with this vote, to-day we make a commitment to the neediest children in our country.” There are more than 16 million chil-dren who live in homes that struggle with food issues. And children consume nearly half their calories while at school. Kline, soon to become the new chairman of the House Education and La-bor Committee, said the bill was too costly and the fed-eral government couldn’t sustain this level of gov-ernment spending. Kline

claimed Democrats simply don’t listen. Democrats don’t listen? The Senate had approved the bill unanimously in August; yes, unanimously. That included all Republi-cans. They felt child nutri-tion was too important an issue to play politics with in light of the drastic need for poor children to have good nutrition in order to learn. Is Kline’s stand against feeding poor children justi-fied? We can’t afford to feed children, but can afford tax breaks for billionaires. The American people believe we should feed poor children. Kline is clearly out to lunch. Hail to the new chair of Ed-ucation. … Bah, humbug!

LINDA SWIERCZEKEagan

Rep. Mack needs to be specific about state budget cutsTo the editor: I receive regular e-mail updates from District 37A Rep. Tara Mack regarding what is happening at the state Legislature. The latest communication from Mack is an alarming interpreta-tion of the latest financial data from the state’s econo-mist. For the umpteenth time, Mack repeats the GOP talking points that Min-nesota does not have a rev-enue problem, but only has a spending problem. Would Mack, or anyone from the GOP, please spell out in detail the $6 billion in cuts they propose over the next two years to balance the state’s budget? The GOP says we can achieve balance without any additional revenue. Show us the details. Enough of the rhetoric without any specif-ics. JIM DOOLEYApple Valley

Community losing a wonderful assetTo the editor: We would like to thank you for printing our let-ter just two weeks ago. We, as well as the community, found the answers to just what the status is of the Minnesota Valley Humane Society. Unfortunately, it is what we thought … for many reasons … about to close. The community is los-ing a wonderful facility that has taken in and rehomed more than 45,000 animals

in its 30-year existence. This has been a fantastic place to find a wonderful lifelong pet. There are so many vol-unteers who pour their hearts into all that they do there – from walking dogs to stuffing envelopes, from cuddling cats to answering the phones and doing data entry. The staff has also been phenomenal. Unfor-tunately, they have not been allowed to do interviews or speak to the press, but if you have had a chance to meet any of them, you know just how much they care. It’s not

just a job for any of them. We also want to thank the community for all of its support over the years and the well wishes people have given to the staff and volun-teers as the shelter comes to this sad demise. Perhaps somewhere down the road there will be another shelter in this area, and its support will be greatly appreciated. Hug your pets.

LORI MOUSEL-SMITHLakeville KAY SMITHApple Valley

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by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Although, as one educator re-minded me last week, “We have wars going on because of reli-gions,” I was impressed by the thoughtful way John Wollersheim and other Minnesota public school leaders talked about reli-gion in public schools last week. I asked them because Congress may discuss this issue next year, and because December has sev-eral religious holidays. John Wollersheim, principal at Rosemount High School, wrote, “As a former social studies teach-er, I can tell you that the topic of religion comes up naturally in dis-cussions within that topic. We also have a social studies course titled ‘Religion in Human Culture.’ This is an elective course for juniors and seniors that helps satisfy the social studies credit requirement

for graduation. We can discuss religion in our classes but can not advocate for a particular re-ligion. We also have a strong ‘values of the month program.’

This program is not religious, but we are able to reinforce values such as ‘honesty, compassion, integrity…).’ Students talk about examples of these values that they have seen at school during our morning announcements.” ISD 196 district leaders re-sponded cautiously: “Our sec-ondary teachers adhere to the Minnesota State Standards. Any religious material taught would be in the context of those standards,” explained Mark Parr, director of secondary education, ISD 196. Julie Olson, director of ele-mentary education for the district

wrote, “At the elementary level (K-5) there is no curriculum that specifically addresses religion. Religious traditions may be dis-cussed seasonally or as students read literature like, ‘Number the Stars,’ where the religious perse-cution is an issue, but there is no specific teaching about religions.” Bruce Novak, superinten-dent of Cambridge/Isanti Pub-lic Schools, and I agree. He ex-plained, “…in public schools we can not be promoting one religion over another. We have wars go-ing on because of religions … We can talk about religions, how they develop, what their purpose, not which religion was the best.” Mark Ziebarth, principal at Isanti Intermediate/School for All Seasons, explained, “we do not teach about religion, but we do highlight holidays that are im-portant that are associated with

certain religions or cultures (Ha-nukkah, Ramadan, etc.) that are part of our country. We also are sensitive to the needs of those that are non-believers and make certain they feel welcomed in our school. This is always a balancing act and we respond to the needs and wishes of our community.” Daniel C. DeBruyn, adminis-trator, PACT Charter School in Ramsey, wrote, “Religion is an im-portant aspect of society. While it is not taught as a stand-alone class at PACT, it can be approached in its cultural and historical context regarding its impact and influence on society. As a public charter school, PACT remains nonsectar-ian in its educational practices.” I also asked Grand Abbott, executive director of the St. Paul Area Council of Churches, for his views. I agree with his response: “Given our pluralistic society

and our Constitution, the best we can do is teach about religions, their history, beliefs and practices. We do this to create understand-ing and respect, in order to have a more harmonious civil society. If we don’t teach about religions, or teach about them with prejudice, we risk a more divided society and a lack of understanding needed to function effectively in a global and religiously diverse world.” Abbott closed with a gentle, wise multicultural message, “Sha-lom, salaam, shanti, peace.”

Joe Nathan, a former public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He welcomes reactions, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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by John KlineSPECIAL TO THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Sgt. William R. Abder-halden III will never forget his trip to Children’s Hospi-tal two years ago in St. Paul. He was 24 years old and working on his first Toys for Tots campaign. The mis-sion that day for him and his fellow Marines was to deliver Christmas presents to the patients at Children’s Hospital. Most of the chil-dren they visited had been hospitalized for a long time. Many were facing daunting odds. Some were diagnosed with terminal illnesses and quite possibly celebrating their last Christmases. “That’s a humbling ex-perience. These kids were worse off than the kids who normally just need toys,” said the sergeant, a Shakopee resident who has been in the Marine Corps for seven years. “They were super excited to see us. They were more excited to see us in our Marine uniforms than they were to get toys. “But that day there were Marines who broke down and cried. Your heart goes out to the kids who have terminal illnesses.” Abderhalden is the as-sistant coordinator/agency coordinator for the 2010 Toys for Tots Twin Cities drive. Twin Cities Toys for Tots distributes well more

than 300,000 toys a year. Since the Twin Cities chapter is Minnesota’s only Toys for Tots hub, the Marines often

distribute toys statewide to all 87 counties which can present numerous logistical challenges. Abderhalden oversees a staff of about 40 active duty Marines. Their Toys for Tots campaign started abnormally late this year because their unit, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, underwent an inspec-tion for combat readiness at the end of October. Based at the Joint Air Re-serve Base in Minneapolis, Squadron 471 anticipates a deployment to the Middle East within the next two years. This fall, when Ab-derhalden initially expected to be briefing not-for-profit agencies on the 2010 Toys for Tots initiative and secur-ing warehouse space for toy storage and distribution, he was preparing for an inspec-tion instead. “October business was pushed to mid-November,” said Abderhalden, who served as a crash-fire res-cue specialist in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007. “The pick-up schedule was pushed back, we couldn’t line up trucks as

soon as we would have liked … Dec. 1 was the first day we could pick up toys.” The combination of a late start for this year’s toy collection efforts and an uncertain economic climate means supply is down and demand is up this Christ-mas. “I have 40 more agencies this year than I did last year and one agency requests toys for between 100 to 6,000 families,” Abderhal-den said. “The magnitude of taking on 40 more agen-cies can mean the need for 50,000 more toys.” Founded by members of the Marine Corps in 1947, Toys for Tots distributed toys last year to more than 7.4 million children in 691 communities nationwide. Many of the gifts Toys for Tots provide, such as books, games and sports equip-ment, make a significant contribution to the educa-tional, social, and recre-ational development of these children. It is a 63-year tradition the Marine Corps proudly maintains. “As Marines, we hold traditions dearly,” Ab-derhalden said. “Any tradi-tion that I can uphold in the Marine Corps, I hold it very dear to me. It’s nice to turn on the TV and see your lo-cal Marine Corps helping

‘No kid should wake upon Christmas to nothing’

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thisweekend briefs music calendarTo submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Dec. 10Audio Circus, 9:30 p.m., Bo-

gart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Ashes for April, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001.

So Big (front) and Bad Ani-mals (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Shirts & Skins, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200.

Smithtown, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Johnny Holm, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Ken Wanovich, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

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

Saturday, Dec. 11Urban Jazz Experience, 7:30

to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Monsters of Mock (front) and Eagle River (back), 9:30

p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Sell Out Stereo, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Chris Lawrence, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

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

Wednesday, Dec. 15Cherry Gun, Primetime

Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Dec. 16Good for Gary, Babe’s Music

Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200.

Sum Of All (front) and Com-edy Show (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Dirty Word, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.

Marv Gohman hosts Open Stage, 6:30 to 9 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

Dustin Hatzenbuhler, 8 to 11 p.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For Denise Duff, losing her job last fall was a cloud with a silver lining. A former community-theater actor who last per-formed in 2001, Duff had long pined for a chance to get back on the stage. “I thought, ‘Boy, when I have some time I’m going to do theater again,’ ” said the Farmington resident, who’s cast in the musical comedy “70, Girls, 70” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center this month. “Sometimes life can real-ly throw you some curves,” said Duff, “but the thing is to get up and keep going.” Duff is one of two actors for whom “70, Girls, 70” marks a return to the stage. Also in the 14-member cast is Lakeville resident Rosi Braatz, who last per-formed about 15 years ago, as an actor with Rochester Civic Theatre. “I moved up here in 2000 and thought periodi-cally about auditioning for shows,” said Braatz, an em-ployee at Blue Cross and Blue Shield who sidelines as a freelance writer. “But I

didn’t know anybody when I moved up here and it’s hard to step into a situation like that.” Duff is cast in two roles, including a nun, in the song-and-dance-laden, vaudeville-esque “70, Girls, 70,” which follows a group of senior citizens who form an unlikely criminal ring to save their retirement home from the wrecking ball. Braatz, meanwhile, plays the ultra-ditzy Eunice Mill-er. “She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed – she’s not dumb but she’s terminally naive,” Braatz said of her character. “The scary part is that it really comes so easily for me,” she joked. Delving back into the-ater has come with some challenges, both actors said. “It’s been grueling be-cause it’s been nearly 10 weeks of rehearsals, but it really has been fun,” Braatz said. “I’m meeting some really dear people who I know will be lifelong friends.” Duff, who first got in-volved in acting in the

1990s through productions her son, Scott Swanson, was acting in or directing, echoed that sentiment. “It’s a lot of fun, but it’s a big commitment of time and energy, and it’s physi-cally demanding,” she said. “A couple of weeks ago I was getting kind of dis-couraged – my confidence level on a scale of one to 10 was probably a two-and-a-half – but the other night

I was digging through my safe deposit box and found a note my mom wrote be-fore she died. All it said was, ‘Make it happen. Love, mom.’ That’s kept me going.” Douglas Dally, the di-rector of “70, Girls, 70,” said the two returning ac-tors, despite their hiatuses, haven’t missed a beat. “They’re really put-

ting it together,” he said. “They’ve been doing great and they’re perfect for their parts.” Both actors said return-ing to theater has been full of positives. “I jokingly say that I want to be somebody else, and theater is the perfect opportunity for that,” said Braatz. “Being in ‘70, Girls, 70’ made me realize just

how much I missed it.” For Duff, acting is the fulfillment of a childhood dream. “When I was a kid, I told my mom I wanted to be like Annette Funicello,” she said. “You get a little bug for acting, and it’s just so much fun.”

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Back in the spotlightBack in the spotlight

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The cast of “70, Girls, 70” includes, clockwise from front, Denise Duff, Gerry Gulbranson, Mark Margolis, Rosi Braatz, Bill Smith, Lyn K. Henderson, Stephanie Weiss and Ana T. Hellzen. The musical comedy runs Dec. 11-12 and 18-19 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

After extended absences, two local actors are returning to the stage for ‘70, Girls, 70’ at the Lakeville Area Arts Center

The musical comedy “70, Girls, 70,” plays the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Dec. 11-12 and 18-19 at 2 p.m.; 7:30 p.m. shows are also scheduled Dec. 11 and 18. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for students and seniors, and are available at www.lake-ville-rapconnect.com or by calling (952) 985-4640. The arts center is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. “70 Girls, 70” is presented by Lake ville-based The Play’s The Thing productions.

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“The Pinocchio Experience,” a new interactive version of Pinocchio, will take the stage at 7 p.m. 10-11 at THE GARAGE youth center in Burnsville. THE GARAGE has partnered with The Peter Pan Project theater company to put on this new version of Pinocchio for families. The show’s artistic director is L.J. Johnson, a star on the teen national television show “M@DAbout,” who started The Peter Pan Project a little over a year ago. “The Pinocchio Experience” is done in mostly black light and all the costumes are UV-reactive and glow. Face painters and stilt walkers will be at most of the performances. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and younger. Adult tickets are $10 if ordered online (thegarage.net). THE GARAGE is at 75 Civic Center Drive in Burnsville, (952) 895-4664.

Second Louie Anderson show added Dec. 31 A second show at 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, has been added to comedian Louie Anderson’s “Laugh Out Loud New Year’s Eve” at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The 7:30 p.m. show is sold out. Tickets range from $29.95 to $99.95 and can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticket-master.com.

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

Christmas sing-a-long is Dec. 11 An old-fashioned Christ-mas sing-a-long will be part of the next Open Doors benefit concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Ss. Martha and Mary Episco-pal Church in Eagan. Leading the music will be La Bonne Chanson. The group will perform several of its own pieces and then lead the audience in a sing-a-long of popular Christ-mas songs. The first half of the concert will feature sacred hymns and carols, while the second half will focus on pop music. The Open Doors Music Series is in its fourth season of providing music to feed the hungry. Concerts are free and open to the pub-lic. A free-will offering will be taken to help support Feed My Starving Children. Concertgoers also are asked to bring nonperishable items to help restock county food shelves. Ss. Martha and Mary is located at the northeast cor-ner of Lexington Avenue and Diffley Road in Eagan. For more information, con-tact Mark Salter at (952) 457-4479 or visit www.mandm.org.

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PUZZLE ANSWERS ARE FOR CURRENT WEEK

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

Auditions Children’s Castle Theater will hold auditions for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, and Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center with perfor-mances Jan. 28-30 and Feb. 4-5. More than 70 roles available for age 4 to adult. Information: www.childrenscastletheater.com or (612) 388-7961.Theater “Hairspray,” presented by Eagan High School, performs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 16-18, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 12. (Senior preview at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 9.) Tickets are $9/adult, $7/senior citizen (55+), and $5/student or child. Tickets on sale beginning Wednesday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each school day. Call the EHS Office at (651) 683-6964. All seating reserved.

Classes/workshops Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mon-days, winter/spring and summer at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie

at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-ington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermedi-ate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration information, visit www.lakevil-lemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.

theater and arts calendar

books calendar

groups calendar

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

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Meet the Author: Stacy Waibel for all ages from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. The author of “Rudy Gets a Transplant” and “Rudy’s Check Up” reads from her new book, “What’s On My Nose?” and an-swers questions. Books available for purchase/signing. Digital Camera Basics from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Registration required. Teen Advisory Group from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13. Dance Dance Revolution/Wii Games for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. Guitar Hero for teens from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Storytimes will return in Jan-uary. Russian Soul for all ages from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 11. Interactive performance by the Russian Cultural Center. Galaxie Technology Club for ages 8-14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 18. Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Now and Then Singers from Lakeville North High School will present a holiday program at the library at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13. Puppet Craft for ages 4-12 from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. All materials provided. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 15, 22 and 29. Library Picnic and Story-time for all ages from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Bring your lunch.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Beat Boxing for ages 9-12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Presented by Stepping-stone Theatre. Registration re-quired. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tues-day, Dec. 14. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. Teen Advisory Group from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16.

Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age, (952) 707-1770 Regular toddler and preschool storytimes will resume in January. Pajama Storytime for all ages at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. Theme is Let It Snow.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Pop-Up Holiday Cards for teens from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Registration required. Teen Advisory Group from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. Storytime for all ages from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, and from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 17.

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

Saturday, Dec. 11 Holiday pancake break-fast from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Southwest Area YMCA, 550 Opperman Drive, Eagan. Menu: pancakes, sausages, juice and coffee. Includes silent auction, pictures with Santa, fitness and youth classes, holiday caroling, games, crafts and face-painting. The Y will be accepting dona-tions of socks, toys for tots, canned foods, and new or gently used winter clothes. Cost: $10/family, $5/adult, $3/children and free/under age 3. Second Saturday of Ser-vice hosted by Burnsville Rotary and Burnsville Breakfast Rotary from 9 to 11 a.m. to help the Sal-vation Army with bell-ringing at area businesses. Meet at JoJo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Anyone age 16 and above is welcome. Come early (8:30 a.m.) and we’ll buy you a cup of coffee and a sweet roll. Information: [email protected] or [email protected]. Open house and holiday party from 10 a.m. to noon at Empire Township Public Works Building, 2577 Vermillion River Trail. Pokémon TCG City Cham-pionships at 10 a.m. at Misty Mountain Games, 2113 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, (952) 895-1989. Kids Christmas Party from noon to 2 p.m. in the dining room

of the Lakeville VFW Club, 8790 Upper 208th St., Lakeville, (952) 469-5717. Free to local area vet-erans’ kids. All kids must be ac-companied by the veteran, par-ent or grandparent.

Sunday, Dec. 12 Candle lighting service by the South of the River Chapter of Compassionate Friends (a self-help bereavement organiza-tion) at 7 p.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. A candle-lighting service to remember our children. Re-freshments served afterwards.

Thursday, Dec. 16 UCare for Seniors Medi-care Advantage plan informa-tion meeting at 2 p.m. at Eagan Community Center. 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Free. To regis-ter or for more information, call 1-877-523-1518 (toll free).

Saturday, Dec. 18 Pancake breakfast with Santa from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee’s, 1335 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. Sponsored by the Eagan Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary. Cost $5; children under 4 free. Applebee’s is handicap accessible.

Ongoing The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. For more informa-

tion, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. In December, one $100 Visa gift card will be raffled off for donors each day. Winners will be notified after the promotion period ends. • Dec. 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nelson Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville. • Dec. 15, 1 to 7 p.m., St. Mi-chael’s Catholic Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. Call Marlene at (651) 460-6083 for an appointment. • Dec. 16, noon to 6 p.m., Family of Christ Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • Dec. 17, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church - By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Dec. 18, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. • Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Mon-day.

To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to

[email protected].

Family MOMS Club Apple Valley - North (Moms Offering Moms Support) holds monthly meet-ings for all Apple Valley part-time or full-time stay-at-home moms who live north of 140th. MOMS Club is a national nonprofit or-ganization for moms who have chosen to stay at home. We of-fer weekly events for mom and kids and a chance to make new, lifelong friends. Our next meeting is Thursday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. For location information, e-mail [email protected].

Miscellaneous Sons of Norway, Norsota Lodge will meet for the annual Julebord at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Lakeville Senior

Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Enjoy a Scandinavian meal during the December meeting. Entertain-ment and dessert will follow the meal. Contact Polly Bergerson at (952) 890-4295 with questions. All are welcome.

Support Reformers Unanimous, a faith-based addictions/treatment program with over 750 chapters in the United States, meets lo-cally every Friday at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 14400 Dia-mond Path W., Rosemount. The program addresses gambling, pornography, alcohol, drugs, prescription abuse, eating disor-ders, and more, and is open to the public for the working/func-tion addict, the chronic addict, and family members. Attendance is free, and onsite daycare is provided. Reformers Unanimous hosts a Kidz Club which teaches

morals and values to children in grades 3-6. Local transportation is available to those with no driv-ing privileges. Snacks are served afterwards. For more information contact Keith at (651) 319-7569 or e-mail [email protected]. Rosemount AA schedule is as follows: Sunday – 8 a.m., Step – Closed – No Smoking; 9:30 a.m., Step – Closed; 6:30 p.m., Topic; Monday – 6:30 p.m., Women’s Topic Closed; 8 p.m., Big Book; Tuesday – 10 a.m., Step; 6 p.m., Step; 8 p.m., Youth Step; Wednesday – 7:30 p.m., Step – Closed; Thursday – 8 p.m., Step; Friday – 6:30 p.m., Youth; 8 p.m., Step; Saturday – 9:30 a.m., Grapevine; 8 p.m., Speaker. Meetings are at 14555 S. Robert Trail (Rosemount Plaza – lower level). For more informa-tion, call (651) 423-3622. Burnsville Women’s Alanon group welcomes new members. We wish to share our experience, strength and hope with women who struggle because of a loved one’s drinking. We meet every Wednesday at Mary, Mother of the Church on Cliff Road, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

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SportsStandings

Boys basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LEagan 0 0 2 0 B Kennedy 0 0 1 0 Apple Valley 0 0 1 0 Eastview 0 0 1 0 Burnsville 0 0 1 0 Lakeville South 0 0 1 1 Prior Lake 0 0 1 1 B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 0 Lakeville North 0 0 0 2

Saturday, December 11 • Rosemount at Edina, 1 p.m. • Eastview at Minnetonka, 2:45 p.m. • Apple Valley at Hopkins 2010 Tip

Off Classic, 5 p.m. • Lakeville North at Woodbury,

7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Minnetonka,

8:30 p.m.Tuesday, December 14 • Chanhassen at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Eden Prairie, 7:15 p.m. • Northfield at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Chaska, 7:15 p.m. • Hopkins at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Minnentonka,

7:15 p.m. • Cretin-Derham Hall at Lakeville

North, 7:30 p.m. • Waconia at Prior Lake, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 16 • Chaska at Bloomington Jefferson,

7:15 p.m. Friday, December 17 • Apple Valley at Eden Prairie,

7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Chanhassen, 7:30 p.m. • Rosemount at Northfield, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LB Jefferson 0 0 4 0 Eastview 0 0 3 0 Lakeville North 0 0 3 1 Rosemount 0 0 2 2 Apple Valley 0 0 1 1 Burnsville 0 0 1 1 Eagan 0 0 2 3 B Kennedy 0 0 1 2 Lakeville South 0 0 1 2 Prior Lake 0 0 0 3

Friday, December 10 • Eden Prairie at Lakeville North,

7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Minneapolis South, 7 p.m. • Red Wing at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Maranatha Christian Academy at

Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • St. Paul Central at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Farmington,

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 14 • Bloomington Jefferson at

Chanhassen, 7:15 p.m. • Menomonie at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Holy Angels, 7:30 p.m. • Lakeville South at Farmington,

7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 16 • Lakeville South at Chaska, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Red Wing, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 17 • Bloomington Kennedy at Eastview,

7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville North,

7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Apple

Valley, 7:15 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TEagan 1 0 0 1 1 0 Apple Valley 1 0 0 1 1 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eastview 0 0 0 1 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 1 1 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 1 2 0 Prior Lake 0 1 0 0 1 1 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakeville North 0 0 0 0 1 0 B Jefferson 0 1 0 0 2 0

Saturday, December 11 • Eastview at Apple Valley, 2:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville

North, 3 p.m. • Edina at Lakeville South, 3 p.m. • Mankato West at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Minnetonka at Eagan, 7:30 p.m. • Rosemount at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, December 14 • Tartan at Rosemount, 7:30 p.m. • Wayzata at Apple Valley, 8 p.m. Thursday, December 16 • Bloomington Jefferson at Wayzata,

7 p.m. • Rosemount at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Eastview,

7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake,

7:30 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eagan, 7:30 p.m. • Apple Valley at Grand Forks

tournamentFriday, December 17 • Apple Valley at Grand Forks

tournament

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville South 5 0 0 6 0 0 Lakeville North 3 1 0 5 1 0 Eastview 3 1 0 4 1 1 Burnsville 3 1 0 3 4 0 Rosemount 2 1 0 5 1 0 Eagan 2 2 0 3 4 0 Apple Valley 1 2 0 4 3 0 B Jefferson 1 4 0 3 5 0 B Kennedy 0 4 0 1 8 0 Prior Lake 0 4 0 0 7 0 Saturday, December 11 • Rosemount at Bloomington

Kennedy, 2:15 p.m. • Hopkins at Prior Lake, 4:30 p.m. • Eastview at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South,

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

North, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 14 • Bloomington Kennedy at Eastview,

6 p.m. • Rosemount at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, December 16 • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 5:10

p.m. Saturday, December 18 • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 2:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at

Bloomington Kennedy, 2:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville South,

2:45 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville North, 3 p.m. • Eastview at Burnsville, 3 p.m.

Lightning looking to light up the court againby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eastview Lightning girls basketball has put highly competitive teams out on the court for more than a decade, and this season ap-pears to be no different. The team saw Haley Thomforde, Taylor Cullers, Darcey Rice, Brittany Con-roy, Amanda McAlpine and Hayley Trace graduate, but several of its top players have returned. Three-sport star athlete sisters Alex and Amanda Beckman bring years of basketball experience to the court with them. Both are versatile playing any posi-tion. They’re joined by the defensive-minded Claire Elliot, another three-sport athlete, and Jenna Dock-ter, who will play point guard for the Lightning. Idee Udo, Cassidy Pe-terson, Amber Mehr, Niki Paggen, Emily Young and Tyra Johnson are also back after playing varsity last season. Paige Palkovich, Meghan Ryan, Hanna Shie, Taylor Kuhn, Sam Wein-berg, Steph Fix, Mikaela Wilson and Bailey Pickrain should provide some rein-forcements to a deep bench. The team has seen a dif-ferent girl lead in scoring nearly every night. Dock-ter had 21 points in the 60-41 win over Centennial on Nov. 26. Amanda Beckman

led the way in the 58-54 vic-tory against St. Paul Cen-tral on Nov. 27, and Alex Beckman had 19 in the 55-41 win against Orono on Dec. 4. The Lightning will rely on the experience that gave eventual state champion Lakeville North its clos-est game of the year in last year’s Section 3-4A finals. Their goal is to switch that score around and win the South Suburban Con-ference and state tourna-ment. “Our team will need to retain its strong team-first attitude and work togeth-er to find its new identity as we prepare for a tough schedule,” assistant coach Len Bierlein said.

Rosemount The Irish were 9-2 at one point last season, but won just two games the rest of the year. That may have had something to do with the fact that Lakeville North, Eastview, Burns-ville, Chaska, Bloomington Kennedy and Apple Valley were all on the schedule. “We were in many close games and came up short in too many of them,” Irish head coach Sam McDonald said. That was last year. This year the girls want to stay positive and commit to im-proving as basketball play-ers and as a team. The team’s top scorer and rebounder from last

year is back on the roster, but it may be a while before she’s on the court. Elaine Warner broke her elbow last month and may miss half the season. Another experienced player, Laura Bodurtha, hurt her knee, but she could be back in two weeks. The Irish will rely on the experience of Rachel Ho-eppner, who was the team’s second-leading scorer last year. She has Brooke Stevens in the ball handler/scorer position along with Lindy Parker at the post, rebound-ing and defending. Laura Dennis will give her some help underneath. Megan Schuster, Han-nah Halterman and Han-nah Grim are all getting important minutes. The team kicked off the season with two losses at the Hamline tournament, to Blaine and White Bear Lake. “We played very well and fell short to a couple of good teams,” McDon-ald said. “We have many kids playing varsity for the first time or different posi-tions for the first time, and I thought we did a nice job in a sense against two quality teams.” The Irish held a lead at the first half in both games, but they couldn’t sustain their play. Since then the team de-feated Tartan 66-61 on Nov.

30 and St. Paul Johnson 76-42 on Dec. 3. “It is very difficult with so many question marks so far with injuries to get a feel as to where we are going,” McDonald said. “We know we need to keep playing, improving and competing throughout the year.” The team will spend part of its holiday break at the Grand Rapids tournament.

Apple Valley A young Eagles girls basketball team will hit the court running this year. Apple Valley lost its top two scorers, Erica Gress and Carly Chell, to gradu-ation, but the team has plenty of speed left. “Our team’s strength is definitely our quickness,” Eagles head coach Jeremy Gordon said. “We don’t have a lot of height but we have athletic, quick play-ers.” Leading the way will be last year’s No. 2 scorer, Jor-dan Sammons, the team’s only senior. “She’s been working very hard in the offseason,” Gor-don said. “She is a great leader on the floor, and pushes her teammates to match her intensity.” They’re relying on her to score even more this year. “Much of our squad has game experience, but a lot of our returners did not put up big numbers last year,” Gordon said. “They need

to this year. I think they un-derstand that and are ready for that challenge.” The junior class has stepped up for the Eagles. “They know with only one senior they have to become leaders,” Gordon said. “They need to step up and become an offensive threat.” Destiny Scott and Kati Erb lead the junior class. Both played significant minutes last year on var-sity along with sophomore Jaryn Pipkins. Sydney Schalk, Marissa Akinseye, Dani Tobroxen, Melissa Swanson, Hannah Gallmeier, Maddy Helling, Shanni Moorse, Britta Bol-lum, Taylor Dagon, Kaelyn Dagon and Laurel Kabat will fight for playing time. “My only concern head-ing into the season is our offense,” Gordon said. “We have a lot of unproven play-ers. We need them to step up, and we need to play to-gether as one unit.” The girls found some scoring in their opening-season 72-66 win against Owatonna. The schedule didn’t pro-vide much breathing room with top-ranked Richfield, Red Wing and Bloomington Jefferson coming to town before the team heads to Richfield for a Christmas vacation tournament.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Last season stood out as one of the best seasons in several years for the Burns-ville Blaze. The girls went 16-11 with most of their losses coming against the top-10 teams in the state. They eventually lost to Eastview in the Sec-tion 3-4A semifinals. The key to their suc-cess was their strong se-nior class, featuring Molly Duehn, Rachel Moen, Tori Dixon and Emily Young-man. This year’s version will have to go without. “We’re a young team,” Burnsville head coach Steve Ray said. “We’re going to fight and scrap. I think we’re going to have a pretty good season and surprise some people. “But some nights, if we’re not shooting well, we could be in trouble. We don’t have a Molly or Ra-chel to lean on or a Dixon

in the middle.” They do have Jermisha Watson, who played signifi-cant time last year on var-sity. “She’s been a huge part of the program,” Ray said of the four-year starter.” Jessica Ranke is also back wearing Blaze. “She’s a flat-out scorer,” Ray said. “People are really going to see what she’s ca-pable of this year.” Danielle Donchetz is back after sitting out last year with a significant knee injury. “She’s looking good,” Ray said. “Her legs are get-ting stronger. She does all the little things.” Jessica Buck, who start-ed to break out at the end of last season, along with Mariah Dobbins, Asha Knight and Ashley Ihen-ach, should keep the ball moving, and Clare Mulloy comes over from a junior varsity team that lost just a handful of games last year.

“A big goal is to play good defense,” Ray said. “It all starts there. “We’re going to have to rely on our speed. We don’t have a lot of size but they’re an athletic, physical team.” The girls kicked things off with a 44-40 victory against Owatonna on Dec. 4.

Eagan Eagan would like to learn from its mistakes from a year ago. The team started out 8-3, but won just four games the rest of the season partly because of the diffi-cult teams in the conference. “They wanted to win and loved basketball, but the at-titude of wanting to get bet-ter wasn’t there all the time,” Eagan head coach Liz Mun-dahl said. This year’s team is different. “We may struggle from the beginning, but all of these kids are competitive and want to get better.” The Wildcats have a core

of players who have played for years and know how to score. Leading the list of scor-ers is Jess Hart. “She makes other play-ers better around her and ... also plays both ends of the floor,” Mundahl said. Hart makes the switch from shooting guard to point guard this season as the player who will direct the ball up the court. She hasn’t missed a beat. “She sees the floor so well and gets other play-ers involved in the offense,” Mundahl said. She’ll be directing Lind-sey Gonsior, Sammy Del-zotto and Sage Peterson on the court. According to Mundahl, Gonsior is a versatile defender who can pull up a 3-point shot when needed. Delzotto has been a fierce competitor so far and could be one of the best sophomore players out there. “With her size at the wing

and some more experience handling the ball, she will be very tough to defend,” Mundahl said. As a senior captain Pe-terson has been a crafty defender and rebounder for the Wildcats. Olivia Suddath, Lindsey Micheletti, Emily Foertsch, and Tori Thompson have also seen their roles increase this season. The girls lost to Owa-tonna in their opener on Nov. 27 by a score of 46-30, but they won their next to Minneapolis Roosevelt and Irondale. The record went back to .500 with a loss to Edina last weekend. There is a lack of depth at certain positions, and the team is working on its inside game and defense. “Their motto is ‘Whatev-er it takes,’ ” Mundahl said. “People should see that at-titude on defense.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Blaze girls basketball reloading

New Burnsville coach sees talented basketball team

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Burnsville High School’s new boys basketball coach Matt Eppen feels he’s got enough talent on his team to contend with just about anyone this year. The team kicked things off with a 53-52 victory over Chaska on Tuesday night. The Blaze won with a mix of players with varsity experience. CJ Smith is the team’s top returning scorer. “I hope he is capable of being a solid player on both ends of the floor,” Ep-pen said. He has Tony DeLanghe, who is working hard to be-come an even better player, and Chad Dove doing the dirty work on defense and on the boards, according to Eppen. Cam Jones has opened things up at the post posi-tion and Aaron Chandler continues to improve out-side. Eppen also expects good things from bench players Dan Motl, Chase Roullier, Adam Lambrecht, Adam Goff, Aaron Wilson, Ryan Swanson, and Devion

Welch. “We have some good ath-letes, we just need to devel-op as a team and our goal is to improve throughout the year and play our best ball at tournament time,” Eppen said. Winning the season opener was quite a relief for Eppen, who coached his first varsity game for the

Blaze. He’s been a teacher at Burnsville for the past four years, but recently was an assistant with St. Olaf College in 2009-10 and an assistant with the Blaze girls basketball team in 2007-08. Prior to that he led the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva varsity team for nine years. “I think my coaching

style is ever evolving,” Ep-pen said. “I try to take a detailed approach to the game, set high expectations and build relationships with kids.”

Eagan The Wildcats have their starting five back from a team that went 16-11 last season.

That’s more than most teams can say. With five se-niors the goal is to go all the way to the Target Center. “We are optimistic about our chances,” coach Kurt Virgin said. “We need to take the next step this year and we will be working hard all season to get back to the state tournament.” While teams like Ap-ple Valley, Eastview and Lakeville South are getting most of the early-season buzz in the South Suburban Conference, most coaches are just as concerned about Eagan. The Wildcats opened with a 79-48 victory against Minneapolis South on Tuesday thanks to the play of returning scoring leaders Jameson Parsons and Matt Hentges. Shea Mandli and Ryan Patterson have taken their games to another level this year along with Nick Sa-batke, Drew Bauer, Ben Si-coli and Sean Endersbe. The key will be staying healthy and playing their best when it matters most. “We are looking for our hype at the end of the sea-son,” Virgin said.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photo by Andy Rogers

Burnsville’s CJ Smith drives to the basket in a game against Chaksa on Tuesday. Burnsville won the game 53-52.

Eagan boys basketball looks like a contender

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Apple Valley boys basketball looking bigby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Being a tall basketball player has its advantages. You’re closer to the bas-ket and people have a hard time shooting over you. The Apple Valley boys basket-ball team hopes to use that to their advantage. “We’re as excited as can be,” Eagles head coach Zach Goring said. “We haven’t had this kind of size in a long time. With a point guard and some wings, we’re excited.” With their two top play-ers back – senior Tom Schalk and freshman Tyus Jones – the expectations are high again for the Eagles. Schalk scored 36 points and pulled in 19 rebounds in the season-opening win against St. Louis Park. “He can create a shot from anywhere,” Goring said. “He’s a match-up problem.” In his second year as starting point guard, Jones is still just a freshman and he’s still improving. “His understanding of the game has come a long way,” Goring said. “Physi-cally he’s come a long way. “We’re asking big things from him as a ninth-grader and he’s up for it.” The key will be filling out the rest of the roster spots. Schalk (6-foot-7), Jordan Crokett (6-3), Gavin Bron-son (6-4) and Josh Johnson (6-8) provide a tall presence for the Eagles.

On the perimeter, Apple Valley has a pair of sopho-more shooters, Harry Sonie and Dustin Fronk, to go with Jones. The Eagles opened with a 76-70 win against St. Louis Park on Tuesday. It wasn’t a perfect win, but Goring will take it. “A lot of these guys played their first varsity game,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do to polish things up. They didn’t react quite as quickly. Tom and Tyus carried us.”

Goring knows it won’t be an easy road to Febru-ary. The South Suburban Conference features Eagan, Eastview and Lakeville South, who have a confer-ence and section title in mind. “I think whoever wins the conference is going to have three or four losses,” Goring said. “You got to be physical and you got to be ready to turn the page the next day.” The important thing for Apple Valley is protecting their home court. “The coaches in this league are very good, very tactical,” Goring said. “You always have to be on your toes.”

Rosemount The Irish lost their top seven scorers from last year’s team, but head coach Bryan Schnettler is optimis-tic. “We have some good tal-ent in our junior and senior classes and we think that we will be a scary team come February,” Schnettler said. Kevin Larson is back with some varsity experi-ence. “He’s a very good lead-er, smart player, plays very hard, and a very good out-side shooter,” Schnettler said. “We were very happy with Kevin’s development over the summer and we look for that to transition

into the season.” The Irish have some height to work with in An-drew Nelson, who is their leading returning scorer, along with Brandon Forcier and Jeff Ruhl, who are all well over 6 feet tall. Alex Timmers and David Mor-gan are also back looking for more minutes. “They all saw playing time last year and we will be looking for big things out of them this year,” Schnet-tler said. “We are a tall team and we have some skilled shooters, but our biggest strength is that we will be balanced and we have a lot of guys that can step up and do great things for us.” With limited varsity ex-perience, the first order of business is to get a feel of the game. “We will be looking to gain experience in Decem-ber that will help us start to play at our best during conference play and section play,” Schnettler said. “Our conference and section are very tough, but we will be able to more than hold our own.”

Eastview Several of Eastview’s top players have returned from a team that went on a 13-2 tear last year and qualified for the Class 4A state tour-nament. The Lightning lost by three points in the state quarterfinals to Henry Sibley in a game that went down to the final moments. The game featured three 3-point shots in the final 38 seconds. The team’s leading scor-ers during the game are both back and looking for another chance at state. Frank Veldman and Joey King lead an eager bunch in 2010-11. Returning players Shane McSparron and Darin Haugh also saw time on the court at state last March. The team also got some reinforcements from Ben Oberfeld and Jacob Ulrich. Eastview opened the season with a 74-61 victory against Duluth East. King led all scorers with 28 points in the win.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photo by Andy Rogers

Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones keeps the pressure on during a season-opening win against St. Louis Park on Tuesday. Apple Valley won 76-60 and Jones scored 19 points.

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Eagan bowlers 19th at state The Eagan High School varsity bowling team fin-ished in 19th place at the Minnesota High School Bowling’s 2010 Varsity State Tournament on Dec. 4 at the Midway Pro Bowl in St. Paul with a team score of 1732. They won the Metro South Central tournament on Nov. 13 to qualify for state. Eagan defeated Rose-mount, Bloomington Jeffer-son and Lakeville South in the section finals to repre-sent the South Metro Con-ference on Dec. 4 and 5 at state. The Eagan bowling team is recognized as a club team and lettered sport.

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said. “Our thought was this would be their primary ac-tivity, but it’s not turning out that way,” he said. Students have told of-ficials in surveys that the academy’s schedule is dif-ficult to balance with after-school activities, home-work, and jobs, Burnsville High School Principal Dave

Helke said. As a result, district of-ficials are looking at re-designing the schedule to make it more flexible, he said. Officials are also consid-ering extending the acade-my’s music program, which is currently limited to string instruments. Transportation can also

be a barrier for some dis-trict students, Helke said. “Sometimes the logistics of getting to and from the program can be difficult,” he said. Although interest has dropped among students within the district, those from nearby districts con-tinue to enroll. More than a third of the academy’s students enroll from outside districts, Hel-ke said. In addition to changes within the program, district officials are stepping up marketing efforts to draw in more students and clarify what the program entails, Helke said. “We are trying to deliver a solid identity in the arts,” he said. “For some students, they enrolled, and then it wasn’t what they thought it would be.’ The district’s marketing strategy so far has includ-ed theater advertisements, brochures, upgrades to its website and promotions on Facebook, said Ruth Dunn, communications director for District 191. “The key is to market to junior high school and middle school kids who are passionate about the arts,” Dunn said. E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Enrollment at Envision Academy in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is down to 45 students, which is 75 fewer than last year. District officials had hoped enrollment in the program, which launched last school year, would eventually reach 300.

the community. You don’t go into the military to go to war, you do it to serve your country and your commu-nity. It’s truly a selfless act.” Staff Sgt. Michael Perov-ich, 28, lives in Coon Rap-ids and is a father of three. Each year, he looks forward to seeing the joy on his kids’ faces when they open their presents on Christmas morning. “Having three kids of my own I know how heart-breaking it would be if they didn’t have toys,” he said. “Knowing less fortu-nate kids will get toys for Christmas and have smiles on their faces puts a smile on your face.” If you would like to join me in supporting the Toys for Tots effort, please bring your unwrapped toys by Dec. 20 to one of our nu-merous drop-off sites in the 2nd District. To find drop-off sites near you, please visit the Toys for Tots web-site at: http://minneapolis-mn.toysfortots.org “You think a toy is so meaningless, but to them it means the world,” Abder-halden said. “No kid should wake up on Christmas to nothing.” benefit.

John Kline, of Lakeville, represents Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Edward A.Mahowald

(Died December 5, 2010)Edward A. Mahowald, 85, went

to his Lord surrounded by hischildren on Sunday, December 5,2010 at Augustana Regent inBurnsville, MN.

He was born on Palm Sunday,April 5, 1925 at home in Jordan,MN to George and Beatr iceMahowald. He spent much of hischildhood on a farm outside ofNew Market, MN. He was unitedin marriage to Thelma R. Legelon September 10, 1947. Theymade their home in Farmington,MN and were married just shorto f 6 1 y e a r s . E d w o r k e d a tMid-America Dairy Associationand was a repeating champion-ship butter-maker; then truckdriver. He also ran a side busi-ness (Mahowald Lawn MowerService). He could do anything heput his mind to inventing andbuilding. A man of strong faithand convictions, he dedicated hisl i fe to service for others. Hehelped build Girl Scout campsand maintained them, planted1000’s of trees that now towerover the camps. He retired earlyto help spread the Good News ofJesus by helping Sister Cabrini bybui ld ing puppets and magictricks; driving her from coast tocoast and setting up stages to giveher shows. He raised doves, rab-bits and show dogs to do magictricks and entertain children &spread the Word of Jesus. Every-one in Farmington knew Ed asthe man who walked the whitedog all over town picking up lit-ter. He also took his dog to Trin-ity nursing home 2 or 3 times aday. Puff would soften many asoul and then Ed would talk tot h e m a b o u t J e s u s . H i s w i f eThelma’s health declined and thenhis did also. They moved toassisted l iving at AugustanaRegent in Burnsv i l l e whereThelma passed away 27 monthsago. He continued helping othersthere until his own health failed inthe last 2 months.

He is survived by his children;Mary Theresa (Dennis) Mattison,Tom (Donna) Mahowald, Mike( V i c k i ) M a h o w a l d , C a t h yMahowald (Terry McFarland,deceased) and Mary FrancesAnderson, 19 grandchildren and16 great-grandchildren, his sisterGenevieve Deutsch and brotherGeorge A. Mahowald. He waspreceded in death by his lovingwife, Thelma, his parents, Georgeand Beatrice his brother Aelred,and his dog, Puff. He will begreatly missed. Mass of ChristianBurial was Thursday December 9,2010 at St. Michaels CatholicChurch, 22120 Denmark Avenue,Farmington.

White Funeral Home, 901 3rdStreet, Farmington

Farmington 651-463-2656www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Robert KennethUllevig

Robert Kenneth Ullevig, 80 ofApple Valley, MN died peace-fully on Friday December 3rd2010 surrounded by his family atUnited Hospital in St Paul, MN.Robert "Bob" was born August15th, 1930 in Goodhue County toparents John & Christine (Swee)Ullevig.

After the death of his mother atthe age of 2 he was raised lov-ingly by the John & Turi Otter-ness family of Sogn Valley.

He graduated from KenyonHigh School in 1948. At the ageof 17 enlisted in the Air Forceand served proudly during theKorean War from 1948-1952. OnSeptember 5th 1953 Bob wasunited in marriage to Gladys Nel-son at Emmanue l LutheranChurch. They shared 57 wonder-ful years together. They startedtheir marriage in Blooming Prai-rie and in 1954 Bob was trans-ferred with the phone company toWarren, MN where they residedfor 39 years. He never outgrewhis love and connection for theWarren community and peopleeven after moving. In 1956 theywelcomed their baby girl PeggyAnn on April 2nd. Their familyresided in Warren until Bob'sretirement from the phone com-pany in 1992. They then moved toApple Valley, MN in 1993 to becloser to their families. Theirfamily grew with the birth of 3grandchildren Ryan, Zach andChristina and then great Grand-children Carley Ray and LincolnRobert. Bob was proud of hisNorwegian heritage, but most ofall his family. He was a memberof the Grace Lutheran Churchand American Legion, and was aWarren volunteer firefighter for23 years. He loved spending histime at family gatherings, social-izing with dear friends and volun-teering in the community.

Preceded in death by his sib-lings: Irene, Arnold, Clarice, andLouise. Survived by loving wifeGladys; daughter Peggy (Tony)Howard; grandchildren: Ryan,Zach and Christina (Jon) Ander-son; great grandchildren: Carleyand Lincoln; sister: Rosie (Larry)Dahl also by loving relatives anddear friends. Funeral service,11am Wednesday, December 8th,2010 at Grace Lutheran Church(7800 West CR 42), Apple Valley.Visitation 5-8pm Tuesday atWhite Funeral Home (14560Pennock Ave) Apple Valley andone hour prior to the service atthe church. Interment: Emman-uel (Aspelund) Lutheran ChurchCemetery in rural Kenyon, MN.

White Funeral Home AppleValley 952 432 2001

Rodney AlbertBartelds

Age 71 of New Market passedaway December 1, 2010 in North-field. He is preceded in death byhis grandson, Jonathan MarkBartelds; parents, John and Luci-lle Bartelds; infant sister andbrother John Bartelds Jr.; Rod-ney is survived by his loving wifeShirley; children, Dawn (Terry)Halloran, Mark (Connie) andBradley (Col leen) Barte lds ;Grandchildren, Rachel, Jeremyand Tanya Halloran, Sarah,Brandon, Travis and Justin Bar-telds; Great granddaughters, Tif-fany and Emma; also by otherloving relat ives and friends.Funera l serv ices were 1PM,Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 at Bethle-hem Lutheran, 20270 Iberia Ave.,Lakeville.Interment, CorinthianCemetery, Farmington.

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Wilcziek -Johnson

Jeff and Jackie Wilcziek ofR o s e m o u n t , a r e e x c i t e d t oannounce the engagement of theirdaughter Katie to Lad Johnson,son of Jeannine Mathew andSteve Johnson of Elkhart Indi-ana.

Katie is a 2001 graduate ofRosemount High School and agraduate of The University ofTampa. She is employed by Lifes-tyle Family Fitness in St. Peters-burg, Florida as a HR RecruitingManager.

Lad is a graduate of ElkhartMemorial High School and Indi-ana University. He is employedby Bounce Logistics in St. Peters-burg as the Director of NationalAccounts.

They wil l be married at St.Raphael’s Catholic Church in St.Petersburg, Florida on April 15,2011, followed by a Caribbeanhoneymoon. They plan to livehappily ever after in Florida!

Mohn-WubbenBruce and Cheryl Mohn of

Lakeville are pleased to announcethe engagement of their daughterAngela Mohn to Cody Wubben.Cody 's parents are Rod andTammy Andersen of Lakevilleand Mark and Connie Wubben ofMilaca.

Angela is a 2004 graduate ofLakeville High School and a 2009graduate of University of Minne-sota-Mankato. She is a regis-tered nurse at Augustana HealthCare in Hastings, MN. Cody is a2001 graduate of Lakeville andhas been a carpenter since hisgraduation. The couple will bemarried on July 16 at Angela'shome farm. The couple plans toreside in Lakeville.

Raymond-HickleAmanda Raymond and Tyson

Hickle announce their engage-ment along with their upcomingmarriage the summer of 2011 inTwo Harbors, MN.

Amanda is the daughter of LisaCoates and Terry Raymond ofRosemount, MN.

She graduated from Rose-mount High School and Creigh-ton University in Omaha, NE.She is currently pursuing a nurs-ing degree.

Tyson is the son of Reta andJim Hickle of Rosemount, MN.He graduated from RosemountHigh School and Creighton Uni-versity in Omaha, NE. He is cur-rently pursuing a medical doctor-ate from Creighton University.

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of increased childhood obe-sity. Others said they worry cutting two periods may prevent some students from completing five years of

foreign language, which en-ables students to obtain an early college credit. “If a student does not take foreign language in seventh grade, it could make this track more difficult,” said Wanda Borman, a par-ent of Dakota Hills Middle School student. However, the district’s magnet schools would con-tinue to have a foreign fo-cus. Despite a few concerns, parents indicated that over-all they support the recom-mendations. In addition to meeting with parents, district of-ficials discussed the rec-ommendations with K-12 teachers. E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

An Apple Valley woman accused of setting fire to her home was hospitalized following a police chase the morning of Thursday, Dec. 2. Rhonda Arkley, 49, was observed stabbing herself in the chest with a screw-driver inside her locked car when police arrived at the home at 4754 W. 142nd St. just after 9:15 a.m., follow-ing a report that Arkley, possibly distraught over the recent death of her adult son, had started a fire in the home with gasoline and was threatening to kill herself. Arkley fled in her ve-hicle when she saw police arrive, leading officers on a

chase that ended in Eagan when police deployed road spikes at Pilot Knob Road and Cliff Road to deflate her tires. When police ap-proached her vehicle, of-ficers observed Arkley us-ing a hammer to pound a screwdriver into her chest. Arkley was taken to Re-gions Hospital in St. Paul and treated for self-inflicted stab wounds and burns, po-lice said. Apple Valley police say the incident is still under investigation. Arkley could face criminal charges such as fleeing police and arson, police said. Arkley’s husband, Stuart Arkley, 49, the only other occupant of the home when the fire started, was also

taken to Regions Hospital and treated for burns. A total of 30 firefighters from the Apple Valley and Rosemount departments responded to the house fire. Flames were coming out the rear of the home when emergency personnel ar-rived on the scene. Firefighters had the fire “under control” by 10:30 a.m., Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson said. No injuries to emer-gency response personnel were reported. Thompson said the home is a “total loss,” with struc-tural damage estimated at more than $122,000. Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Police: Woman hospitalized after setting fire to her home, stabbing herself

The Post 1776 Ameri-can Legion Riders in Apple Valley are asking for the public’s help in providing toys for children of military families this holiday season. Toys for children of all ages, gift cards to local stores including grocery stores and cash donations

are being accepted through Dec. 23 at the American Le-gion Post located at 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Val-ley. Checks can be made out to “Post 1776 American Le-gion Riders.” More about the toy drive is at www.1776legionriders.com.

Post 1776 Legion Riders accepting toy donations for military families

The Rosemount High School choirs will present their Winter Holiday Con-certs at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, in the school’s Performing Arts Center. The concerts are free and open to the public. The 6 p.m. concert will

feature Irish Belles, Irish Bards, Freshmen Select Women, Freshmen Select Men, Choraliers and Cava-liers. The 7:30 p.m. concert will feature Chamber Sing-ers, Men’s Chorale, Vivace, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s

Ensemble, Bel Canto and Concert Choir. At the end of each con-cert, the featured choirs will combine to perform “Night of Silence.” RHS alumni will be invited to join the choirs.

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half the salary. Another full-time position, a GIS technician, will be re-duced to a 30-hour per week position. A Parks and Recreation Department “tiny tot” pro-gram that had been waning in popularity will be cut, and the city will reduce the number of newsletters and park bro-chures it prepares and distrib-utes. In addition, reductions

were made to 2011 travel and conference budgets. But one of the biggest moves the city made that al-lowed the city to reduce its 2011 levy was the decision to pay down its debt using the 2009 surplus funds. May has said that paying off two debts saved $190,000 in tax levies for 2011. In addition, the city used 2009 surplus funds to pay for outdoor warning sirens and police records software, a de-cision that has so far stopped

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workers to make arrange-ments to volunteer, and sleep, at sites where she’ll be stopping. She plans to do a service project and make a monetary donation at each of her stops. “Pretty much I’ll be do-ing the grunt work – build-ing playgrounds, cleaning, serving food,” she said. For the project, Mulder’s commitment to living a life of poverty borders on the extreme. In addition to sleep-ing in homeless shelters and eating only at charity kitchens, Mulder said that prior to departing she’ll be cutting off her hair “for hygiene purposes,” and will be bringing along only two changes of clothing.

“I’m going to rough it,” she said. “It’s just going to be this liberating experi-ence.” In fact, except for the clothes she’s bringing with her on the trip, Mulder is giving away her entire ward-robe. The Sunday before Christmas, she plans to set up a table on Lake Street in Minneapolis with all her clothes, along with blankets, cans of soup, and a sign that lets passersby know that ev-erything there is free for the taking. “If I’m passionate about something, I go all the way,” she said. Mulder’s parents, Lee and Karen Mulder, say they are proud of their daughter and support her Mission America project. “Ever since she was a

little kid she’s always want-ed to help people in need,” Karen Mulder said. “She’s a go-getter and when she sets her mind to something, she just goes out and does it. I think back to when I was 22 years old and I don’t know if I would’ve done that. Mandy was really meant to do this.” Safety, though, is a con-cern. As of now, Mulder plans to take the trip by her-self, though she is consider-ing bringing a friend from college along. “The safety is a big issue for (my parents),” Mulder said. “I’m bringing my cell phone for safety, and I’ll probably carry mace.” Mulder, an Apple Valley native who attended Grace Lutheran Church growing up, underscored that though

she’s heavily involved in her current church and has pre-viously done Christian mis-sion work, she doesn’t want Mission America to be strictly a “Christian-based” project. “I want it to be all-inclu-sive,” she said. “There’s a universal message. “In reality, everyone’s pretty much one bad event away from being homeless – a lost job, et cetera. You could be in their shoes.” Mulder is seeking do-nations – to help cover the cost of gas for her trip, and to make donations at each site she visits – through her Mission America website, www.facebook.com/Miss-ionAmerica.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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an increase in the city’s Capi-tal Improvement Program Fund. Council Member Kurt Bills said it has been a plea-sure to see City Administra-tor Dwight Johnson and May buckle down and reduce gov-ernment expense.

“Families and businesses are going through tough times, and it’s valuable to see local government kind of toeing the line as well,” Bills said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Mayor Droste makes good on friendly wager

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Rosemount City Council Member Jeff Weisensel (right) smiled as Mayor Bill Droste donned the football jersey of Wayzata High School during the Dec. 7 council meeting. Droste and Wayzata Mayor Ken Wilcox had a friendly wager on the state championship football game that pitted Rosemount against Wayzata on Nov. 26 at the Metrodome (Wayzata won 31-14). The losing mayor had to wear the winning team’s jersey at a public meeting and have his pic-ture taken wearing the jersey. The photo appeared on the front of the city of Wayzata’s website Wednesday morning. After putting the jersey on, Droste complimented the Rose-mount High School football team for an outstanding season, describing them as “just a bunch of great kids that played tremendously well all season.”

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLEVALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING TITLEV, CHAPTER 51 OF THE CITY CODEENTITLED “WATER AND SEWERS” BYAMENDING CHAPTERS 51.55 THROUGH51.65 REGARDING INDIVIDUAL SEWAGETREATMENT SYSTEMSThe following is the official summary of

Ordinance No. 905 passed by the CityCouncil of Apple Valley on November 23,2010.The Apple Valley City Code is amended

by updating requirements for SubsurfaceSewage Treatment Systems (SSTS) .Amendments include changes to require-ments for permit and plan submittals, addi-tional requirements for inspection of newand existing systems, coordination of rulesand regulations with the state and thecounty, revised septic tank sizing, updatedseptic tank regulations, new terminology,and the addition of two sections: (51.64)Variance to Technical Standards, regardinginstallation and design, and (51.65) PermitSuspension or Revocation, regulating theconstruction and maintenance of SSTSsystems.A printed copy of the ordinance is avail-

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fizzled, with the money raised – perhaps a couple of hundred thousand dol-lars – going to pay the ex-penses of the campaign, she said. The plan was to rebuild on the current site. Another campaign was launched in 2007, Gieseke said. A hired fundraising consultant’s three-year contract ended in October, with cash, cash pledges and pledges of in-kind services and materials stalled at $630,000. The goal was to raise $2.1 million to buy and renovate an Eagan building, after the organization’s first choice – the Maxsun Furniture building on County Road 42 in Burnsville – was nixed by a City Council zoning decision in July 2009. Meanwhile, the MVHS sold its shelter property to Eden Baptist Church of Savage, which had ap-proached the organization in its search for a new home. The church already owns the soccer field next door. The sale closed last Au-gust. The church has been a “wonderful” landlord, but still wants the MVHS off the property by spring of 2011, Gieseke said. “It’s just like when some-body sells their house or buys another house. Often-times, you don’t go looking for another house until your house is sold,” she said. “It happens all the time.” Selling the property with-out securing a new home was “very bad business,” said Heidberg, who also questions what will become of the donations made to the latest capital campaign. Gieseke said donations received will go to pay the expenses of the campaign and to help “pay off the re-maining debts of the orga-nization.” Use of the dona-tions isn’t “restricted,” she said. But under state law, the money is restricted if the intent of the donor is clear that it’s for a capital cam-paign, said Jon Pratt, execu-tive director of the Minne-sota Council of Nonprofits. “If it was in response to a special project, that’s what the contribution’s consid-ered to be for,” Pratt said. A nonprofit would need a district court ruling to free donations for other uses, such as repaying general debt, he said. “That’s not uncommon,” Pratt said. “Sometimes do-nors put restrictions on a contribution that can no longer be satisfied. And organizations sort of make the case that this doesn’t really make sense and we’d like to use it for a different purpose.” Pratt also said donors to the capital campaign have no claim to get their money back. Gieseke said she’s had no such requests. Smith, the Apple Valley volunteer, thinks Gieseke aimed too high, starting with the first capital cam-paign. “I know she said she wanted to be on the cover of USA Today: first green Humane Society,” Smith

What will happen to the animals?MVHS has seen an uptick in adoptions,

but surrenders haven’t stopped

by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eagan resident Katie Pike walks among the cages of cats at the Minnesota Valley Humane Society, looking for a possible feline companion. Several of the cats she saw online have already found homes, “which is good,” she said. Pike has adopted from MVHS before – she already has a cat and a dog – but said she wasn’t seriously con-sidering adopting another until she heard of the clos-ing. She is now looking to add another cat to her family. “Or maybe two,” she said. “Every animal deserves a good home for the holidays.” MVHS has seen a slight uptick in adoptions since announcing it would close, with 41 pets finding homes last Saturday alone. “It was very, very busy around here,” said Executive Director Lynae Gieseke. But that same day there were 12 pets surrendered to the shelter. And the next day was pretty quiet, she said. While several cats, dogs and even rabbits still need to find homes, Gieseke cautions people against rushing to adopt an animal. “Don’t think you need to come down and adopt an animal to ‘save’ the animal,” she said. “Only adopt an animal if you’ve been thinking of adopting an animal. This shouldn’t be a snap decision.” Gieseke said if there are animals remaining when the shelter closes, MVHS staff will contact other shel-ters, breed-placement groups, and rescue groups to take them in. But she said she’s confident all the animals will find homes. “That’s our number one priority,” she said. “We’re going to find everybody a home.” When asked if any remaining animals would be eu-thanized, Gieseke said, “Absolutely not.” Gieseke herself, who already has 10 cats, said she’s doing her best to resist the temptation of adding an-other. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if staff may be taking animals home with them,” she said. Going forward, Gieseke said she is concerned by the fact that there are no other shelters in the south metro. “We’re it,” she said. So where should residents go to adopt or surrender pets? The nearest shelter is the Animal Humane Society, which has metro-area locations in St. Paul, Woodbury and Golden Valley. Another option is Last Hope, a no-kill rescue group based in Farmington. Surrendered animals can still be brought to MVHS through Sunday, Dec. 12, and adoptions will continue through Dec. 31.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

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said. “Big ambitions. I think she was just totally over her head, but unable to see she was totally over her head.” Gieseke acknowledged that she has critics and said this isn’t the first volunteer or employee insurrection she’s faced. “Negativity has been spread,” she said. “If ev-eryone could have pulled together for the common good, rather than individu-als going their separate way, throwing poison darts, then what?” For Smith – who has been a foster owner of 200 kittens and 50 adults cats through the MVHS – losing the shelter where she volun-teers weekly is “devastat-ing.” “There were five of us (volunteers) over here last night in kind of a mourning session, venting and figur-ing out what we can do, if anything. We’re a bunch of retired women living on lim-ited incomes. It’s impracti-cal to think we could start a shelter.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].