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Hockey action heats upBoys and girls high school hockey action heats up over the holiday break for Burnsville, Eagan and Eastview.

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Charges dismissedFelony marijuana charges against a 75-year-old Eagan man have been dismissed.

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2015Year in Review

Eagan police officer Chad Clausen shows a group of children rubber bullets, restraints and other equipment police use in training exercises during the Police Department’s 50th anniversary celebration event on May 14. The event included tours of the department and unveiling of a commemorative painting by Eagan artist Larry Landis. (File photo by Jessica Harper)

Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz spoke to members of Move MN, a transportation group, on April 29 beneath the Interstate 35W bridge. The group was pushing for a transportation funding package that could have sped progress on the bridge’s planned replacement. The 2015 Leg-islature did not pass a transportation funding package. (File photo by John Gessner)

Burnsville: Bridge, landfill made headlines

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The north end of Burnsville got a lot of attention in 2015. Plans were unveiled for a new Interstate 35W bridge over the Minnesota River. Federal pres-sure accelerated negotiations over environmental protections and redevelopment on the old Freeway Landfill property. City officials downgraded their expec-tations for the pace and type of redevelopment in the vast north-ern industrial area. And Xcel Energy’s Black Dog power plant received its last shipment of coal. Here’s a recap of 2015 Burns-ville news highlights from the pages of Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek. A recap of 2015 school news in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 will appear in next week’s edition.

Freeway bridge Though construction could be several years away, Burnsville and Bloomington got a look at plans for a rebuilt I-35W river bridge linking their cities. More than 100 people attended October open houses, one in each city. The project, estimated at $140 million, will actually consist of two bridges over the Minnesota River — one for the northbound lanes and one for the south-bound, with an 8-foot separation between them. Construction is scheduled for 2020 and 2021. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning four lanes in each direction — three through lanes and a MnPASS toll lane. The bridge now has two through lanes and a MnPASS lane.

Eagan: Vikings planpart of an exciting year

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


This past year has been a busy and exciting time for Eagan with the Minnesota Vikings announc-ing plans to move to the city, the police department celebrating a major milestone and the Lebanon Hills Regional Park debate com-ing to a close. In August, the Vikings an-nounced plans to move its head-quarters and practice facility from Winter Park in Eden Prairie to an 185-acre site in Eagan. Vikings management signed a deal that month for the former Northwest Airlines headquarters property located at Dodd Road and Lone Oak Parkway next to Interstate 494. The complex has remained vacant since the merger with Delta moved operations to Atlanta.

Vikings COO Kevin Warren had said the team was looking to move due to space constraints and a lack of flexibility at its cur-rent site. Plans call for three outdoor grass fields, an expanded indoor facility, and a 7,000- to 10,000-seat stadium that would feature synthetic turf. The stadium would be capable of hosting high school games, youth football clinics and other community events. The in-door facility would include space for punting drills and meeting rooms for the team, football staff and non-football staff. The move is an effort to bring employees under one roof and provide the franchise’s owners with a real estate development opportunity. The team’s vision goes beyond

Jennifer Harmening, in her new office, will begin work as Burnsville Chamber of Com-merce president on Jan. 5. (Photo by John Gessner)

Start times will change next year

School options stir opinions in

District 191 by John Gessner

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Big changes in school start and end times are expected next year under new grade configurations in Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age District 191. Officials are consider-ing two scheduling op-tions. Both would elimi-nate the current “third tier” of start and end times. Both would create common start and end times for the district’s 10 elementary and three mid-dle schools (now junior highs). Option A has elementa-ry schools starting at 9:30 a.m., with buses arriving at 9:15 a.m. and school letting out at 3:55 p.m. The middle schools would start at 7:35 a.m., with buses arriving at 7:10 a.m. and school letting out at 2:35 p.m. Burnsville High School and Burnsville Alternative High School would start at 7:48 a.m., with buses arriving at 7:30 a.m. and school letting out at 2:24 p.m. Option B flips the schedule, with the el-ementary schools starting earlier than the second-ary schools. Elementary schools would start at 7:30

a.m., with buses arriving at 7:15 a.m. and school let-ting out at 1:55 p.m. The middle schools would start at 8:40 a.m., with buses arriving at 8:25 a.m. and school letting out at 3:40 p.m. The high school and alternative high school would start at 8:34 a.m., with buses arriving at 8:05 a.m. and school letting out at 3:20 p.m. District staffers and parents have had a chance to comment and register approval or disapproval of each option through sur-veys emailed to them. Results have been po-larized, with respondents strongly liking one option and strongly disliking the other, Superintendent Joe Gothard told the School Board Dec. 17. Many school districts nationwide are re-examin-ing their start times, stir-ring community passions, Chair Bob VandenBoom said. “We know that’s com-ing,” he said. “We know it’s not going to be easy no matter which option you land on.” He said board members and parents are “anxious” to hear what adminis-trators recommend and called for a recommenda-tion before the end of Jan-uary. Possibilities include a modified version of one

New chamber president right at home Harmening, of

Burnsville, starts Jan. 5

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


After going for nearly a year without a perma-nent president, the Burns-ville Chamber of Com-merce has chosen one with hometown familiarity and a record of success at oth-er chambers. Burnsville resident Jen-nifer Harmening, 47, will begin work Jan. 5. The board of directors an-nounced her appointment

Dec. 16. Harmening said she hopes to boost member-ship while following board directives to strengthen the 50-year-old business organization. Board members want to reinforce the chamber’s ties with businesses and the larger community, Harmening said. She’s also charged with review-ing chamber programs and services to better match the needs of dues-paying members and pro-vide maximum value. “I think we’ve got some real work to do,” Har-mening said, “but some

real possibilities and some real exciting times ahead.” Harmening replaces Bill Corby, who left the chamber in February over differences with the board. Neither side would elabo-rate on the parting. In re-cent months, as the search for a new executive contin-ued, Corby’s predecessor, Daron Van Helden, tem-porarily took over some of the duties. Harmening said the tasks in Burnsville are similar to the ones she faced as president of the Eagan-based Northern

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Dual-credit courses at riskMany educators, legislators and students believe that a new accreditation rule is putting students at risk of losing access to dual-credit courses.

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Classical music and coffeeThe Lakeville Area Arts Center’s popular Coffee Concerts series returns in 2016 with four performances between January and May.

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Park event for families with early NYE ball drop Dakota County Parks will ring in 2016 with a variety of winter activi-ties during its 10th annual New Year’s Eve Party from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the Visitor Center in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. The event, which in-cludes a ball drop at 7:59 p.m. so children can cel-ebrate early, is a candlelit

affair with two miles of hiking trails. The party will also fea-ture storyteller Roy Ed-ward Power, magic from the Great Brodini, live an-imals from the Minnesota Zoomobile, hip hop danc-ing and comedy from the Big Epic Show, and more. Bonfires will be staged with a free make-your-own s’mores buffet. Hot concessions will be avail-able to purchase from food trucks. The event will take place whether there is snow or not. Admission is $8 per

person if pre-registered by Dec. 30 or $10 at the door. Admission for chil-dren ages 5 and younger is free. For more information or to pre-register, visit www.dakotacounty.us/parks and search New Year’s Eve or call 952-891-7000.

Burnsville

lighting winners

announced Winners have been announced in the 2015 Winter Lighting Contest

sponsored by the Burns-ville Convention and Visi-tors Bureau in partner-ship with Dakota Electric Association. Single Family Dwelling First place: Nancy and Doug Odell, 1400 block of Summit Oaks Drive. Second place: Chris and Ingrid Danielson, 2300 Block of River Hills Drive. Third place: Jamie and Pete Fitzke, 10000 block of McColl Drive West. Townhome, apartment, condo First place: Geri and Jim Cohen of the Park-wood Square Townhomes. Neighborhood First Place: Parkway Co-op of Burnsville, 115 E. Burnsville Parkway. First place winners re-ceived a $100 American Express Gift Card donat-ed by Dakota Electric As-sociation. Second place winners received a $50 gift card to a Burnsville res-taurant. Third place win-ners received two passes to the Minnesota Zoo. Contestants were nom-inated by Burnsville resi-dents and judged by the Convention and Visitors Bureau board of direc-tors on Dec. This is the BCVB’s fourth year co-ordinating the event for-merly sponsored by the city of Burnsville.

Job Transitions Group to meet Joe Timmons will pres-

ent “Remembering How Strong and Resilient You Really Are” at the Dec. 29 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Fourth-grader appointed CAP Agency Ambassador Prior Lake fourth-grader Sanya Pirani has been appointed as a CAP Agency Ambassador. As an ambassador, Sanya is responsible to represent Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency as a spokesperson and advo-cate of agency programs and services. To succeed in her new role, Sanya is asking for the community’s help. Schools: Sanya would like the opportunity to partner with schools at the elementary, middle and high school level. Community involve-ment: Youth or communi-ty people are welcome to join Sanya’s team to help and support website im-provement, online store project, adopt a senior

project or other project. Volunteer help is welcome and award and recogni-tion will be available. Business: Businesses can support Sanya by keeping her compassion jars for loose change. Currently, Prior Lake Edelweiss bakery, Gold-smith Eye Care and New Horizon school are sup-porting Sanya by keeping her compassion jars for CAP agency. Book Mark for Help: Anyone can sponsor Sanya via her Book Mark for Help project to ben-efit CAP agency’s crisis nursery and food shelf. Sanya makes handmade book marks and generates money by selling them. Donations can be made at http://sanyapirani.wix.com/mycharity. Sanya’s Feed My Starving Children proj-ect: Sanya’s goal is to feed 700 people for one year in Haiti via FMSC for $56,210. She is still short about $34,000 so she is planning a May 7 gala. She is seeking gala spon-sors, volunteers and auc-tion item contributions. The deadline for auction items is Jan. 15. If not enough items are collect-ed, the gala will have to be canceled. More infor-mation is at https://www.facebook.com/sanyapiranicharityproject/?ref=hl. For questions about any of the fundraisers, email [email protected].

Eagan man’s felony drug charges dismissed Felony drug charges against a 75-year-old Ea-gan man have been dis-missed. Jerald Lynn Mixon was arrested and charged in 2013 with second-de-gree controlled substance

crime with intent to sell, a felony after the Dakota County Drug Task Force allegedly found drug par-aphernalia and numer-ous bags of marijuana totaling 72.3 pounds in Mixon’s home during a

warranted search. The Dakota County Attorney’s Office dis-missed the charges on Dec. 3.

— Jessica Harper

News Briefs

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Kindergarten information nights slated in District 191 The 10 elementary schools in Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School Dis-trict 191 have scheduled kindergarten information nights for parents/guard-ians whose children will be starting kindergarten in the fall of 2016. These information nights are an opportunity to meet the school princi-pal and staff members and hear about the curriculum and other programs that make each school unique. Parents/guardians can at-tend as many information nights as they wish. Kindergarten orien-tations for the 2016-17 school year are: • Gideon Pond Elemen-tary – Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the school Media Center; and Thurs-day, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. at Chancellor Manor Com-munity Room • Harriet Bishop El-ementary – Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. • Hidden Valley El-ementary – Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. • Vista View Elementa-ry – Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. • Sioux Trail Elemen-tary – Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. (Building tours of-fered Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 9 a.m.) • Sky Oaks Elementary – Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. • William Byrne STEM Elementary – Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. • Rahn Elementary School of Arts & Technol-ogy – Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. (Building tours offered Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m., Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. and Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.) • Marion W. Savage El-ementary – Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. • Edward Neill Elemen-

tary – Tuesday, April 26, at 6 p.m. Sessions are for parents only, except at Harriet Bishop Elementary, where children are welcome to attend, too. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2016, are eligible to start kindergarten in September. Parents will be able to register their child for kindergarten at their school’s information night. To complete reg-istration, parents should bring their child’s birth certificate or other proof of age, immunization re-cords, emergency contact information, and a util-ity bill or other proof of residency (not a driver’s license). You can also register in advance online at www.isd191.org/enroll or by vis-iting the District 191 Wel-come Center located at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 West Burns-ville Parkway, 952-707-4180 or [email protected]. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. State law requires that children complete an early childhood screening prior to starting school. This can be completed by the school district at no cost to families. Call 952-707-4100 to schedule an ap-pointment.

Information sessions on new District 191 middle schools set Learn about new mid-dle schools being devel-oped in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 during three upcoming in-formation sessions. Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, the district’s current junior highs with grades 7-9 will change to middle schools with grades 6-8. Middle schools are being designed

to meet the social, emo-tional and academic needs of this specific age group. Information sessions are: • Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Metcalf Ju-nior High, 2250 Diffley Road, Burnsville. • Thursday, Jan. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Nicollet Ju-nior High, 400 E. 134th St., Burnsville. • Monday, Jan. 11, at 5:30 p.m at Eagle Ridge Junior High, 13955 Glen-dale Road, Savage. All three meetings will follow the same format and provide the same in-formation on ways stu-dents will benefit from the changes. First there will be an overview of what the new middle schools will be like including scheduling, programming and expand-ed opportunities. The dis-cussion will also include information about the ex-panded use of classroom technology. Each session will have a question and answer time. For more information about the new middle schools and other aspects of Vision One91, go to the district’s website at www.isd191.org.

Metcalf student wins district spelling bee In his fourth consecu-tive year qualifying for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Spell-ing Bee, Chance Persons won the championship on Dec. 14 after 21 rounds that included more than 200 words. Chance, now an eighth-grader at Metcalf Junior High School in Burnsville, placed fifth in the district bee when he was in fifth grade and placed seventh as a sixth-grader. Last year, he was the runner-up and was also among 50 metro area students who qualified to compete in the 2015 Minnesota

Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee in March. Brandon Vi, an eighth-grader at Eagle Ridge Junior High, was runner-up this year while Aliya Butler, an eighth-grader at Nicollet Junior High, placed third. They were among 31 students in grades 5-8 who competed in this 32nd an-nual district spelling bee: Edward Neill Elemen-tary: Matthew McGuire and Rayanna Tanner-Wil-liams Gideon Pond Elemen-tary: Calvin Hume and Huda Mohamed Harriet Bishop Ele-mentary: Penny Best and Mansfield Yiu

Hidden Valley Elemen-tary: Abdul Abas and Tristan Lanska M.W. Savage Elemen-tary: Siham Ibrahim and McKenzie Weller Rahn Elementary: Evan Page and Aidan To-bey Sky Oaks Elementary: Ashha Hassan and Sydney Phan Sioux Trail Elemen-tary: Tyler Haddorff and Anas Mohamed Vista View Elementary: Luis Mena and Bryce So-berski William Byrne Elemen-tary: Keira O’Connor and Ellie Scheldberg Eagle Ridge Ju-nior High: Eric Froebe, Meaghan Hasse and Bran-

don Vi Metcalf Junior High: Eloisa Carrasco, Chance Persons and Jordan Smith Nicollet Junior High: Aliyah Butler, Hannah Lake and Lauren Pettis St. John’s: Molly Elmer and Cecelia Kelch The event began with Superintendent Joe Go-thard presenting medals to every participant in recognition of their being spelling champs at their schools. The spelling bee can be viewed on the district’s website at www.isd191.org/channel18 and on edu-cational TV channel 18.

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Accreditation rule changes put dual-credit courses at risk

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Thousands of Minnesota students are simultaneously finishing high school and acquiring credit for college-level work by enrolling in dual-credit courses such as “College in the Schools.” They are reduc-ing the costs of their post-high school ed-ucation at a time when high tuition and student debt can keep them out. Many educators, legislators and stu-dents believe that a new accreditation rule by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a college accreditation agency that covers 19 states including Minneso-ta, is putting our students at unnecessary risk of losing access to those courses. Dual-credit programs are established with state legislative authorization and support. They create partnerships be-tween high schools and post-secondary schools that benefit students, families and the economy. The benefits go beyond college credit. “Research has shown that participation in dual-enrollment programs can lead to improved academic outcomes for stu-dents such as greater secondary school completion, higher GPA, and increased likeliness of enrolling in and complet-ing a post-secondary degree,” said John E. Uvin, acting assistant secretary, U.S. Dept. of Education for Career, Technical and Adult Education. Last June the HLC Board of Trustees, chaired by David Anderson, president of St. Olaf College in Northfield, adopted new rules for accreditation that require all teachers of dual-credit courses in high

schools to hold a master’s degree or 18 hours of graduate level course work in the field being taught with compliance to be in place by 2017. In Minnesota, as in other states, many of the teachers of dual-credit courses won’t meet master’s degree or additional course work re-quirement and those dual-credit courses would then be lost to students. On Oct. 6, 2015 the Minnesota House and Senate Higher Education Commit-tees held a joint hearing to review the new accreditation requirement. Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the HLC, testified on the new standard. Comments and questions from Republicans and Democrats from the House and Senate reflected support in the direction the Minnesota program has taken. Legisla-tors asked several times for evidence or data that defined the HLC basis for re-quiring additional credentials with one lawmaker asking, “What problem are we trying to fix?” Testimony from students, adminis-trators, teachers and professors from participating colleges and high schools described a well-defined, well-taught and well-monitored program. In over four hours of testimony no evidence was presented that disparaged the quality of dual-credit courses in Minnesota or the excellence of the sponsoring schools. The assumption of the new accredi-

tation requirement is that current dual-credit work and teaching at the high school level is below that of college and needs to be raised by requiring post-grad-uate teacher learning in the subject being taught. Minnesota legislators and educa-tors directly challenged that requirement and asked for evidence of its need. We believe there is a mutually shared goal to maintain (well-monitored) qual-ity of post-secondary learning at a time when access to that learning is expand-ing to high school students for the bet-ter. Minnesota and the HLC working together could develop a new model of accreditation that meets a quality assur-ance goal without limiting student access to the programs. Part of the solution may be found in the a section of the HLC rules that ex-empts university “teaching assistants” (teaching comparable courses at the col-lege level) from the additional degree or course work because they are working under a professor at the university. Pro-fessors testifying at the Minnesota leg-islative hearing stated that high school dual-credit course teachers were func-tioning under a similar model, that is, the professors were specifying the cur-riculum and the training for high school dual-credit teachers. The continued involvement of Minne-sota legislators in this issue is extremely critical. We encourage Minnesota’s U.S. senators and members of Congress to become involved as well. The HLC is fi-

nancially independent of the federal gov-ernment but must meet federal expecta-tions as a source of their authority and restrictions. The Minnesota Department of Education, in conjunction with the MN P-20 Partnership (a Minnesota forum of school district and college leaders), should also take up the is-sue. This involvement will draw in the much needed participation of MnSCU Chancellor Rosenstone and University of Minnesota President Kaler. Presi-dent Anderson from St. Olaf, given his position with the HLC, can contribute greatly to illuminate and address this important issue. In November the HLC established a process for requesting an extension of the 2017 compliance deadline (effectively a five-year extension). That extension of time should also be used to create new more meaningful criteria for accredita-tion of dual-credit courses. Increased and improved access to learning is a reality and requires new ap-proaches to accreditation. Those efforts must be accomplished with a respect for the immediate and long-term needs of our learners and their families. This HLC accreditation issue gives us a good place to start.

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by Sal MondelliSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It feels good to give. In fact, there are studies that suggest charitable giving is actually good for your health. This is the season of giving, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the 360 Commu-nities Armful of Love holiday gift pro-gram. Just ask Rotary of Apple Valley how good it feels to give. Members and their families recently descended upon the 360 Communities Burnsville Family Resource Center for an Armful of Love holiday gift wrapping party. The club sponsored 10 families, purchasing gifts and donating Cub gift cards for 40 peo-ple, including 23 children. Rotary of Apple Valley was a part of a large group of clubs, families, businesses, faith communities, and volunteers that rallied around 1,000 families this year to support them with gifts and meals during the holidays. In all, they helped 2,648 children and 1,414 parents in need. ShopJimmy.com in Burnsville hosted the program, providing much-needed ware-house space and parking to facilitate the exchange of gifts. The generosity of the community with this program has al-ways been heartwarming and the sincere gratitude of the families who have been helped is equally touching. Thank you notes to the gift sponsors have already started arriving in the of-fice:

“Your gifts will put smiles on our kids’ faces.” “It must be in your heart to feel the need and help my family this year.” “I want to say THANK YOU. You made our winter one to never forget.” “Thank you! You have brought joy and happiness to our home and made our Christmas complete.” “Thank you for all your help this holi-day season. You are a blessing.” The Armful of Love program shows the power of giving and receiving in an immediate and tangible way. We can see the exchange of wrapped gifts and the gratitude of the recipients. But they are thankful for more than just the toys, clothes, food, and other gifts. They also understand that they live in a community that cares about their well-being. That is the most important impact of the pro-gram because it inspires them to want to give back themselves. Over the years, 360 Communities has seen recipients, so touched by their experiences with Armful of Love, turn around and volunteer with

one of our programs, run a toy drive, or even sponsor an Armful of Love family, among other things. In that way, you can imagine all of 360 Communities’ programs and services as gifts to the community that keep giving. There are immediate rewards of stability in the home, safety for survivors of abuse, and academic success. Often, though, the larger payoff comes 10 or 20 years down the line, for example, when we see chil-dren graduating high school, going on to college or a successful career, and start-ing their own families with safe and nur-turing homes. The impacts we have with our violence prevention and intervention work, our school success programs, and our self-sufficiency work are far-reaching and positively affect the strength of our communities. That is because when we serve people in need, we are not merely giving hand-outs to stabilize their imme-diate crisis. We are removing roadblocks, and equipping them with the tools and support they need to forge a better life. A good example of this is our school-based Partners For Success program. Family support workers in 31 schools in seven school districts partner with edu-cators and families to implement effec-tive home-based strategies that increase parental involvement, improve academic performance and connect families to community resources. Recently, the Uni-versity of Minnesota’s Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

(CAREI) released the results of a social return on investment study of this in-novative program. The study found that for every dollar invested in Partners For Success, a conservative estimate of $5.00 is returned in social benefits to the com-munity. This includes personal earnings gains, higher tax revenues, public health savings, and crime reduction. The study goes on to say that preventing even just four students out of 100 from dropping out of high school per year, generates social benefits that far exceed the cost of the program. Now that is a gift to the community. Armful of Love is a holiday program that illustrates the circle of giving and re-ceiving that is described by our name, 360 Communities. Remember that supporting 360 Communities’ holistic mission year-round is a gift to the community with positive impacts that will last for genera-tions to come. If you would like to make a year-end gift to 360 Communities, visit 360Communities.org or mail your check to 360 Communities, 501 E. Hwy 13, Suite 102, Burnsville, MN 55337. It is a gift that is not only good for your health, but it is good for the health of the community.

Sal Mondelli is president & CEO of 360 Communities, a Dakota County based nonprofit that works to prevent violence, ensure school success and promote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


This year’s Minnesota Legislature and the state’s taxpayers are giving a huge, historic gift to Minnesota students who graduate from high school in spring 2016. They have offered to pay full tuition and general fees for these graduates who enter a one- or two-year program in a “high demand” field, offered at any of Minnesota’s two-year public colleges. Funds are available for graduates from families earning up to $90,000. Because the $3.9 million in scholar-ships will be available on a “first come, first served” basis starting in January 2016, I strongly suggest that students who might be interested, and their fami-lies, do some homework over the holi-days. The first thing, probably, is to read about the program on the Minnesota Of-fice of Higher Education website, here: http://bit.ly/1ZbGXQU.

Then, students should look at what are “high demand” fields; not all programs at Minnesota’s two-year public colleges are covered. A list of eligible programs is available at http://bit.ly/1T1nSxa. Though MOHE notes that there may be a few changes, the list currently includes dozens of diverse options, including ac-counting, carpentry, computer infor-mation systems, diesel mechanics, law enforcement, “mechatronics,” nursing, truck driving, speech-language patholo-gist assistant, welding, etc. This is only a small sample. Students should look at the full list. Then look at information prepared

by the Minnesota Department of Em-ployment and Economic Development. It has an enormous amount of statistics describing the number of jobs in various fields, median pay and projected open-ings in the coming years. That informa-tion is available at http://bit.ly/1JbD6de. Even if you are not a “data nerd,” anyone interested in career possibilities may find this Web page fascinating. For example, for spring 2013 higher educa-tion graduates, more than 9,000 people were working in a business-related field, earning, on average $40,651 per year two years after graduation. That compares with only 322 people who majored in his-tory earning, on average $21,704 per year two years after graduation. Alessia Leibert, a labor market ana-lyst at DEED strongly encourages stu-dents, beginning in the ninth grade, and families to look at DEED’s data. Leibert noted, “Sometimes students study some-thing that they loved, but once they get their piece of paper, they learn, ‘Hey, there are no jobs.’” The state’s Worlds Best Workforce program wisely requires that schools help students think about possible ca-reers. Getting a job isn’t the only reason for education, but DEED’s information can help students make more informed decisions. Wise families of students who might be interested should spend some holiday time organizing their income tax data. That’s because the new scholarships re-quire that students complete the 2016-17 FAFSA form (aka Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This form will be available in January. It makes students

eligible for federal (Pell) and state grants. As MOHE notes, the new scholarships “will cover any remaining tuition and gen-eral fee charges after the student’s Federal Pell Grant and Minnesota State Grant have been applied to the student’s ac-count.” Furthermore, undocumented stu-dents who graduate in 2016 and meet other conditions also are eligible for the grants. Many students from low-income fam-ilies will have their entire two-year col-lege costs covered by Pell or state grants, so this new program benefits 2016 gradu-ates from middle-income as well as low-income families. While employers are not required to give employees a W-2 showing earnings until 2016, families can get deductions ready to put into tax forms. The grants will go to students who have completed their FAFSA and applied to and been ac-cepted in a “high demand” field of study at a Minnesota public two-year college. There are some additional require-ments, such as that all students receiv-ing the scholarship must participate in a mentorship program. This program will be carefully evaluated, according to Ginny Dodds of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. A webinar describing the program is on the MOHE website, here: http://bit.ly/1T1nSxa. It is a huge, historic opportunity. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, is a former director and now senior fellow at the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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ColumnistJoe Nathan

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a home for the Viking and includes a new commercial and possibly residential district. The Eagan site was once home to the North-west Airlines headquar-ters. Delta Airlines ac-quired Northwest in 2008 and sold the property this summer to Eden Prairie-based Excelsior Group for $10.4 million. The real estate company’s portfolio includes strip malls, mul-tifamily housing, 2,200 acres of raw land and 1.7 million square feet of commercial real estate, ac-cording to the company’s website. Hopeful that the Vi-kings development plans would dramatically in-crease tourism and poten-tially provide a small stadi-um for community teams, the Eagan City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive guide plan amendment that changed the former Northwest Air-lines property designation from major office to mixed use. This change enables the Vikings to move for-ward with their plans. The Vikings headquar-ters wasn’t the only large development proposal to move forward this year. In February, plans to cre-ate a shopping area on the former Lockheed Martin property in Eagan moved forward after a year of de-

lays. The City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive guide amendment, rezoning, preliminary planned de-velopment and prelimi-nary subdivision plan that will allow CSM Eagan, a subsidiary of CSM Corp. of Minneapolis, to build a 434,000-square-foot, mul-tibuilding retail develop-ment called Central Park Commons on the prop-erty. The plans combine tra-ditional suburban devel-opment with aspects of an urban village, a walkable retail area that features on-street parking, small parking lots, and parking structures. Preliminary illustra-tions show a grocery store, large retailers, restau-rants and a fitness center forming a ring around the outer edge of the property. Inside the ring is a “retail village” that consists of small shops, offices and restaurants. Fairview Health Services announced in Septem-ber that it plans to open a new two-story medical office building within the new Central Park Com-mons development. The 42,000-square-foot build-ing, slated to open in fall 2016, will replace a smaller medical facility located at 1440 Duckwood Drive. The new facility will be able to serve more patients

with a broader range of services including primary, specialty, urgent, optical, imaging, rehabilitation, mental health and phar-macy care, Fairview repre-sentatives said. In keeping with the urban village design, the Central Park Commons project includes numer-ous sidewalks that weave throughout the develop-ment and connect to exist-ing trails. The development is ex-pected to add an estimated $2.2 million to Eagan’s tax base.

Changes While the Vikings and CSM’s plans moved for-ward, one woman’s dream to open a private school and orphanage in Ea-gan came to an end this year. Sharing and Caring founder Mary Jo Cope-land had once hoped to create a shelter for home-less children on a 33-acre property in Eagan. Instead the property — located between Highway 55 and Lone Oak Road — will become an industrial site. The City Council unan-imously approved in July a comprehensive guide plan amendment that will change the property’s des-ignation from office ser-vice to limited industrial. The council also approved rezoning the site from ag-ricultural to limited indus-trial.

This will allow the site to be developed into as much as 295,000 square feet of warehouse or dis-tribution buildings. The site has remained vacant for more than 10 years. The city approved the plans in 2002, but Co-peland was unable to raise the necessary funds. The controversial plans gained support from some political titans like for-mer Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but resistance from some child advocates such as the North American Council on Adoptable Children in St. Paul and the Na-tional Coalition for Child Protection Reform, who claimed institutionalizing children has proven to be detrimental in the long run.New cable option For years Eagan city officials and residents have been frustrated by Comcast’s ability to mo-nopolize the Twin Cities market. But in 2015, resi-dents were given a second option. Last summer, the city of Eagan entered into a franchise agreement with CenturyLink that allows the communications com-pany to provide Prism TV cable services alongside Comcast’s offerings. The digital cable ser-vice is provided through a fiber-optic network, which enables customers to watch live program-ming on smartphones and

tablets in addition to tele-visions.

Lebanon Hills

plans While competition within Eagan’s telecom-munications market eased many residents frustra-tions, Dakota County’s decision to pave trails in Lebanon Hills Regional Park exacerbated the frus-trations of other residents. In March, Dakota County Commissioners in a 5-2 vote approved a revised master plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park that includes a 6-mile paved trail. The majority of com-missioners contended the paved path was needed to meet the needs of people with disabilities and the county’s aging population. But opponents con-tinue to contend other op-tions should be considered to meet these needs. Several people urged commissioners to prohibit bicyclists and skaters from using the connector trail and to consider using al-ternative surfacing mate-rials such as gravel in its construction. County officials say they have considered alter-native surfacing materials for the county’s trails but that many options are too costly. The connector trail, which is part of $27.6 mil-

lion in upgrades, has been the biggest issue of con-tention among opponents since the plan was first re-leased in 2013. Opponents of the plan have said they treasure the natural characteristics of the 2,000-acre park, which borders Eagan and Apple Valley, and want to leave it largely undeveloped. Despite the upgrades, 86 percent of park land in Lebanon Hills will remain undeveloped.

Eagan PD turns

50 2015 was also a year of celebration as the Ea-gan Police Department marked its 50th anniver-sary. The department held an anniversary celebration on May 14 that included tours of the police depart-ment, demonstrations, speeches by police Chief Jim McDonald and past Eagan police chiefs as well as the unveiling of a paint-ing by Eagan artist Larry Landis honoring the de-partment’s anniversary. In addition to cel-ebrating its anniversary this year, the Eagan po-lice department solved the two-year mystery of who set fire to the city’s historic Town Hall. Two Prior Lake brothers were charged earlier this month with first-degree arson in

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A bike and pedestrian trail will be added, which has cycling advocates cheering. The project drew some political volleying in 2015. In April, a group of south suburban House Republican lawmakers in-troduced a bill to allocate up to $165 million for the bridge. Transportation co-alition Move MN sub-sequently challenged those lawmakers to come up with money to start the project sooner than scheduled. MnDOT says it’s ready to go in 2017. Burnsville Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz joined the call for earlier funding, which came against the backdrop of a transportation fund-ing debate in the Legisla-ture. Lawmakers closed the session without a trans-portation funding pack-age.

Landfi ll Landowner represen-tative Michael McGowan and the Minnesota Pol-lution Control Agency were close to signing a deal to bring the Freeway Landfill into the state’s Closed Landfill Program, Burnsville City Manager Heather Johnston told City Council members and area legislators Dec. 15. A deal would end years of frustration and lapsed negotiations over the landfill west of I-35W and south of the Minnesota River, which stopped ac-cepting trash in 1990. It’s one of three among 112 qualified landfills that have yet to enter the state’s voluntary Closed Land-fill Program, and the one that causes the MPCA the most concern.

Recent negotiations were hastened by a series of deadlines set by the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency, which has threatened to take over the cleanup process. Burnsville officials have for years pined for a landfill deal. They say it’s needed to safeguard groundwater in the Min-nesota River bottom and to help chart a course for eventual redevelopment of the industrial area known as the Minnesota River Quadrant, which includes two landfills and a lime-stone mining pit. The deal leaves about 40 acres of Freeway Landfill property for redevelopment, the MPCA says. The MPCA is propos-ing a $64.4 million plan to dig up the garbage and replace it with a protec-tive liner underneath, pro-tecting groundwater from mixing with garbage and contaminants. Once min-ing ceases — possibly in

some 20 years — dewater-ing of the mine will also cease, shifting ground-water flow. Groundwater under the landfill will rise, and contaminated water would then flow to a new quarry lake and to the riv-er, MPCA officials fear.

Redevelopment Burnsville’s vision for its Minnesota River Quad-rant, the final frontier of large-scale development in a mostly built city, came in for some downgrading. At an Oct. 13 work ses-sion, City Council mem-bers signaled a willingness to accommodate develop-ment the area can attract rather than hold out for higher and better uses that have dominated “vision-ing” schematics for years. A quarry-fed lake and a golf course on a closed and capped landfill are still in the distance. A would-be “gateway cen-ter” with a hotel and offic-es is a moonshot. A medi-

cal campus once thought possible is on no one’s ra-dar. But high-ceilinged warehouses could be a hot draw in the 1,700-acre area west of Interstate 35W, north of Highway 13 and south of the Min-nesota River. Meanwhile, two huge landowners — Kraemer Mining and Ma-terials, which operates a limestone quarry, and the Burnsville Sanitary Land-fill — are expected to con-tinue those operations for at least 20 more years, fur-ther delaying large-scale redevelopment.

No more coal Xcel Energy’s Black Dog generating plant east of I-35W is coal-free. The plant, which had been using both coal and natural gas, ended coal burning in April. Xcel plans to build a new gas-powered combustion tur-bine in 2019 as part of a $100 million plant make-

over, according to the company. “It’s going to be a beau-tiful, green plant,” said Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, one of the speakers at an April 8 company ceremo-ny marking the last of the coal train cars to pull up to the plant. But what she’s heard around town suggests some nostalgia for a rem-nant of the coal era — the plant’s highest smoke-stack, a concrete tube of nearly 700 feet that will eventually come down. “It has been a land-mark,” Kautz said. “And it has really identified the Black Dog plant and the history behind all of that.” Plant officials planned to burn the last coal on April 15, a day before a new federal rule on mer-cury emissions took effect.

Aging city

buildings Over the next two de-cades or so, the city says it will need about $23.88 million to upgrade or re-place aging city buildings. Projects include a $4.56 million renovation and ex-pansion of the police sta-tion, built in 1988 along-side a new City Hall; a $4 million replacement of Fire Station 1, built as a police station in 1976 and renovated for fire in 1989; and a $4.3 million renova-tion of City Hall. The undersized, out-dated police station gets top billing, with comple-tion recommended within five years.

Budget and levy The council began the process of financing the building projects with its 2016 levy and budget ap-proved in December. The levy includes $420,000 in new taxes — a 1.4 percent

increase — for the financ-ing. The $420,000 is half of a 2.7 percent annual tax hike being phased in over two years. The total city levy in-crease for 2016 is 4.6 per-cent. The $31.54 million levy will raise city taxes on a median-valued Burns-ville home — $214,700 — by about $67 next year. City taxes on $1 million in commercial property will rise by about $119.

Property code

disputes

In September, attorney Valerie Sims won a tem-porary injunction halting city enforcement action for scores of alleged code violations at Rambush Es-tates, a rental-lot mobile home park on West Burns-ville Parkway. The ruling by District Judge Colleen King also granted Sims’ request that her lawsuit against the city on behalf of Rambush ho-meowners be treated as a class action. At least 40 residents had joined the class of plaintiffs by late Septem-ber, according to King. Among the issues were 22 portable carports city in-spectors cited as code vio-lations. The Rambush case is one of several disputes the city has had with home-owners over property code enforcement. In 2013, the city began a proactive en-forcement program under which it will canvass all neighborhoods for viola-tions instead of basing most of its enforcement on citizen complaints. In another case — which did start with a neighbor’s complaint — Sims is trying to get dis-missed a misdemeanor charge against homeowner Heather Sommer, who was cited for having a deterio-rating retaining wall and charged in district court after failing to meet city deadlines to replace it. Replacement will cost at least $50,000, according to the first-time homeowner, who says she’s unable to get a loan for the project.

Liquor issues

The Haskell’s liquor store in the Burnsville Marketplace mall on Al-drich Avenue South closed in January. Owner Jay Nel-son said his franchise store was a victim of competi-tion from Total Wine & More, which opened in the nearby Burnhaven Mall in September 2014. Nelson said the addi-tion of Total Wine over-saturated the Burnsville Center retail area with li-quor stores. Liquor store owners in Burnsville and around the metro area have fought unsuccessful-ly to keep the superstore from entering the Twin Cities market. Even outside the Burnsville Center area, Total Wine has hurt ex-isting stores’ business, said two Burnsville liquor store representatives inter-viewed in January. In February, the City Council voted to lift a pro-vision in the off-sale liquor ordinance limiting licenses to one per 5,000 residents. The council left intact a requirement that liquor stores be at least three-fourths of a mile from one another. Lifting the population cap will allow three more neighborhood liquor stores, which would push the city’s total number of licenses to 15. But there could be more if owners want to locate near Burns-ville Center. The council left intact a provision that exempts the surrounding retail area from the spac-ing requirement.

Brewpub Nutmeg Brewhouse, Burnsville’s first brewpub, was built this year next to the India Palace res-taurant at the southwest corner of county roads 42 and 5. The businesses are separate but share part-ners. Partner M.P Singh said in May he didn’t set out to open a brewpub, but his pursuit of the perfect In-dia pale ale and acquain-

The Black Dog power plant in Burnsville stopped burning coal in April. (Photo by John Gessner)

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SportsNotebook: holidays bring tournament treats for fans by Mike Shaughnessy


For many local high school teams, there’s really no such thing as a holiday break. Next week many will fan out around the Twin Cities and surround-ing area to play in holiday tournaments. A number of these tournaments feature high-caliber matchups. Here’s a look at some of them: Boys hockey – defend-ing state Class AA cham-pion Lakeville North, which seems to have hit its stride following a slug-gish start, goes to the Sports Authority Holiday Hockey Classic next week, where its first opponent is No. 1-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret’s. The Panthers (ranked eighth in Class AA) and Red Knights play at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Louis Park Recreation Center. Lakeville North also plays 10th-ranked Holy Family at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and 13th-ranked Elk River at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Schwan Cup boys tournament begin Mon-day at Ridder Arena and the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine. Burnsville, ranked 20th in Class AA, plays second-ranked Eden Prai-rie in a Gold Division quarterfinal game at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Ridder Arena. All eight Gold Di-vision teams were in the top 20 in last week’s Let’s Play Hockey Class AA rankings. Three teams from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune cover-age area will play in the Schwan Cup Silver Divi-sion tourney. Lakeville South and Rosemount will meet in a first-round game at 3 p.m. Monday at the Super Rink that also will count in the South Subur-ban Conference standings. Eastview plays Mahto-medi at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Super Rink. The Sil-ver Division also features Breck, the second-ranked team in Class A. Girls hockey – Burns-ville will hold its annual four-team, round-robin tournament at Burnsville Ice Center starting Mon-day. The Blaze plays Min-neapolis Southwest on Monday and Faribault on Tuesday, with both games starting at 7 p.m. Burns-ville plays Proctor at noon Wednesday. Schmitz-Maki Arena in Farmington is the site of Farmington High School’s girls hockey tournament, which runs Monday through Wednesday. New Prague, Hutchinson and Red Wing, all ranked in the top 15 in Class A, are among the Tigers’ main competitors for the cham-pionship, as is Wisconsin high school power Hud-son. Eagan is part of a load-ed field at Eden Prairie’s invitational, which starts Monday. Second-ranked Minnetonka, third-ranked Wayzata and No. 6 Eden Prairie will be among the 16th-ranked Wildcats’ competition. The Schwan Cup girls tourney runs Tuesday, Dec. 29, through Thurs-day, Dec. 31. Eastview and Lakeville North play in the six-team Blue Di-vision. Lakeville North plays East Ridge in a first-round game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Schwan Su-per Rink, while Eastview faces Holy Family/Waco-nia at 8:15 p.m., also at the Super Rink. The Blue Di-vision championship game is 6 p.m. Dec. 31 at Ridder Arena. Boys basketball – Lakeville North will play Holy Family at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals of the Panthers’ annual holiday tourney at Lakev-ille North High School.

The other semifinal at 6 p.m. has Robbinsdale Armstrong playing North-field, the team coached by former Lakeville North girls coach Andy Berk-vam. Final-round games are Wednesday. Apple Valley, the No. 2-ranked team in Class 4A, plays undefeated Maple Grove in the first round of the Granite City Clas-sic at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Cloud State University. The Eagles face Wayzata in the final round of the event at 8:30 p.m. Wednes-day at St. Cloud Apollo High School. Also on Tuesday, East-view goes to the TCO Hol-iday Classic at Augsburg College, where it will play No. 1-ranked Hopkins in the first round at 7 p.m. Eagan takes on Minneton-ka at 4:15 p.m. in the first round of the Bethel Col-lege tourney. Lakeville South will play Chisago Lakes at 2:45 p.m. Monday in the first round of a three-day tour-nament at Tartan High School. Rosemount and Burns-ville are in the Rotary U.S. Bank Holiday Classic at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, with Burnsville playing Lake City at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday and Rose-mount facing Byron at 2:15. Girls basketball – one of the most anticipated games of the holiday sea-son will take place in the final round of the St. Olaf College holiday tourney when Eastview plays Hop-kins at 5 p.m. Wednesday in a rematch of the schools that met in the 2015 state Class 4A championship game. Last season the schools played three times, with Eastview winning the first meeting, Hopkins winning at the St. Olaf tourney and the Royals taking the state champion-ship game. Eastview (6-0) is expected to take the No. 1 ranking in Class 4A into next week’s tourney, which opens with a game against Prior Lake at 6:45 p.m. Monday that will count in the South Suburban Con-ference standings. The girls division of the Rotary U.S. Bank Holi-day Classic attracted three South Suburban Confer-ence teams to Roches-ter. First-round games at Mayo Civic Center on Tuesday include Lakeville North against Goodhue at 1 p.m., Farmington against Rochester Cen-tury at 3:30 and Burnsville against Plainview-Elgin-Millville at 7:30. Apple Valley and Lakeville South begin play Monday in the Roseville holiday tournament, with the Eagles facing St. An-thony at 2:45 p.m. and Lakeville South playing Roseville at 4:30. Wrestling – four South Suburban Conference teams, including Apple Valley and Farmington, are scheduled to compete in the Clash Duals on Jan. 1-2 at the Regional Rec-reational Sports Center Fieldhouse in Rochester.

Hockey moms

on TV A Rosemount Area Hockey Association par-ent will be one of four people featured in a TV documentary series called “Hockey Moms” that be-gins Saturday. Angie Goren has two sons playing at the Mite level in RAHA. Her hus-band, Lee Goren, is a for-mer pro player who was on three NHL teams before finishing his career in Eu-rope. Done by Twin Cities-based production com-pany McCally-Lee En-tertainment, the first installment of the series airs Saturday on 45TV in the Twin Cities.

Blaze skates past Eagles

(Top) Burnsville forward Tyler

Smith handles the puck behind the

Apple Valley net during a South

Suburban Confer-ence boys hockey

game Saturday afternoon at Apple

Valley. (Right) The Blaze’s Jake

Thomas lines up a shot from the slot as Apple Valley’s

Jacob Dewall moves in to defend.

Burnsville won 6-1 and was 3-4-1 overall going into

Wednesday night’s road game at

Eastview. (Photos by Mike Shaugh-

nessy)

Hall, Venz wrestle highlight match at tourneyEagan’s Hauser takes 7th at 170 by Mike Shaughnessy


One of the featured at-tractions of the 29th an-nual Minnesota Christmas Tournament was a match between two Big Ten Con-ference-bound wrestlers. Saturday’s 170-pound final featured Mark Hall of Apple Valley, a five-time state champion who has not lost a high school match since his freshman year, and Taylor Venz of Farmington, who has fin-ished in the top three at state each of the last three years (including a state title as a ninth-grader). It attracted enough interest that the schedule for the finals was juggled to put the 170-pound match last. Hall, who has signed with Penn State, defeated Venz, a Nebraska recruit, 14-5 on his way to being named the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler. Hall, 17-0 and ranked first nationally at 170, was one of four individual

champions for Apple Val-ley, which finished second to St. Michael-Albertville in the Christmas Tour-nament team standings. STMA and Apple Valley are the top two teams in the most recent theguil-lotine.com Class 3A rank-ings. Farmington, ranked third in Class 3A, tied for seventh in last weekend’s tournament. Eastview and Eagan were 25th and 29th. Apple Valley sopho-more Gable Steveson, ranked first nationally at 220, took first at his weight by pinning Jon Lo-rang of Rochester Mayo in 1 minute, 47 seconds in the championship match. Ste-veson also is unbeaten this season at 17-0. The Eagles’ Nate Lar-son defeated Ryan Rip-plinger of Bismarck, N.D., 9-4 in the champi-onship match at 113 and improved to 16-1. Brock Morgan defeated Simley freshman Anthony Jack-son 8-1 in the champion-ship match at 145. Mor-gan is 17-0 this season. Also placing for Apple Valley were Brady Gross (seventh at 120), Kyle

Rathman (third at 132) and Tony Watts (seventh at 160). The Eagles scored 203 points, finishing 21 behind STMA in the team standings. Farmington’s tie for seventh was the highest Christmas Tournament finish in the program’s his-tory, and the 113 points are the most the Tigers have scored in the event. Venz (10-2) won two matches by fall at 170 and two others by technical fall before losing to Hall in the final. The 120-pound final was a matchup of cous-ins – Farmington’s Vic-tor Gliva and Simley’s Jake Gliva. Jake, the top-ranked wrestler in Class 2A, edged Victor, ranked third in Class 3A, 4-3. Vic-tor, however, did get a 5-1 victory in the semifinals over Owatonna’s Pey-ton Robb, who defeated him in the state Class 3A 106-pound championship match last season. Victor Gliva is 12-1 this season. The Tigers’ Trayton Anderson (106) and Jamin LeDuc (138) finished sixth in their weight classes. Ma-

son Hawkins finished sev-enth at 195 but along the way defeated the top two wrestlers at that weight in the Class 3A state rank-ings. Three Eastview wres-tlers placed eighth at the Christmas Tournament – junior Alex Lindstrom (160), senior Collin Dole-js (170) and senior Tim Duffy (285). Duffy went 3-2 in the tournament; his two losses were by injury default. They are among the wrestlers who helped the Lightning rise to ninth in the state Class 3A rank-ings and build an 8-1 dual-meet record (with the only loss to Apple Valley). Eastview’s Mike Delich, who is ranked second in Class 3A at 195, went 2-2 in the tourney, with both losses coming against wrestlers ranked in the top five in Minnesota. Eagan senior Alex Hauser (9-4) won by fall in the seventh-place match at 170 and was the 12th-ranked Wildcats’ highest finisher in the Christmas Tournament.

AV boys win rivalry game against Lightning by Mike Shaughnessy


While many others are easing into a holiday mode, this is not the time the Apple Valley boys bas-ketball team wants to ease up. It’s the time of year the Eagles load their sched-ule with challenging non-conference opponents in hopes it will make them a better, tougher team dur-ing the playoffs in Febru-ary and March. In the next 10 days, Ap-ple Valley will play unde-

feated Maple Grove at the Granite City Classic in St. Cloud, followed by a game at the St. Cloud tourney against a Wayzata team that had been ranked as high as fourth in Class 4A. On Jan. 2 the Eagles make another appearance at the Timberwolves Shootout at the Target Center to play Lausanne Collegiate School of Memphis, Ten-nessee. Apple Valley is 8-1 overall after defeating Eastview 95-62 in the sec-ond half of a girls-boys doubleheader Friday at

Apple Valley High School. Since losing to Hopkins 89-81 at the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic on Dec. 12, the No. 2-ranked Ea-gles have defeated South Suburban Conference op-ponents Farmington and Eastview. The Eagles had no rea-son to overlook Eastview because the Lightning beat them the last time the schools played. Eastview defeated Apple Valley 73-70 on Feb. 6, 2015. This time Apple Val-ley took control early and maintained it by shooting

59.7 percent (40-for-67). Junior guard Gary Trent Jr. made 12 of 20 shots and scored 27 points. Se-nior guard Jordan Bolton had 18 points and senior forward Cameron Kirk-sey scored 17. Bolton was 8-for-12 from the field and Kirksey was 7-for-10. Guard Tre Jones and cen-ter Brock Bertram scored 12 and 11 points. Junior guard Mason Carpenter had 24 points for Eastview and senior guard Sean Ryan had 14.


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CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minne-sota, at the North Water Treatment Plant, 3419 Coachman Road, until 11:00 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

Sperry Tower RecommissioningCity Project City Contract No. 15-04Involving Approximately: 1 L.S. Communications Tower 1 L.S. Tower Lighting (LED) 1 L.S. Water Tower DemolitionTogether with Miscellaneous Material Removal, Erosion Control,

Driveway Construction & Site RestorationComplete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.

questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #4202870 on the Web site’s Proj-ect Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Com-plete contract documents may also be seen at the administrative offices of the City of Eagan’s North Water Treatment Plant, 3419 Coachman Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5210 or SEH at 3535 Vad-nais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN 55110, Phone (651) 490-2000 or www.sehinc.com. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the administrative offices of the North Water Treatment Plant, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Best Value Contracting Selection: This project is unique, impact-ing many affected facility users and property owners. Timing of the project is critical for the benefit of the general public and to minimize customer service disruption. In addition, the City has limited financial resources to commit to the project. Accordingly, the project must be accomplished with a minimum of interruption, on time, and without cost overruns. The City believes that only a contractor with good experience in constructing this kind of project is necessary.

Two factors will be considered in the contractor selection process: price and performance. The process for the consideration of proposals for the award of this Project will take into account not only the Con-tract amount bid for construction items, but also the bidder’s ability and performance on previous similar projects, within and outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, and the bidder’s availability of major equipment to perform this project.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., C.D.S.T. on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the administrative offices of the North Water Treatment Plant, Eagan, MN. The purpose of the conference is to provide details and answer ques-tions regarding the evaluation/ selection criteria that will be used, along with bid price, to select a Contractor for contract award under the Best Value Contracting Authority. Failure to attend this meeting shall elimi-nate an absent bidder’s bid submission from contract award consider-ation. Attendance at the conference will be recorded.

Technical Proposal Deadline: Prospective Bidders’ technical propos-als must be received by 3:00 p.m. C.D.S.T., Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the administrative offices of the North Water Treatment Plant,3419 Coachman Road.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and technical pro-posals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further re-serves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of Eagan

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OF MORTGAGE: $207,500.00MORTGAGOR(S): Brent F New-

ton and Heidi M. Newton Husband and Wife as joint Tenants

MORTGAGEE: First Franklin Financial Corp., subsidiary of Na-tional City Bank of Indiana

SERVICER: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLCLENDER: First Franklin Financial

Corp., subsidiary of National City Bank of Indiana.

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Dakota County Minnesota,Recorder , on February 10, 2005, as Docu-ment No. 2294765.

ASSIGNED TO: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for FFMLT Trust 2005-FF2, Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FF2 Dated: August 10, 2011 , and recorded January 10, 2012 by Document No. 2841493 .

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot 5, Block 4, Burnsville High-lands first addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 13628 Washburn Ave S, Burnsville, MN 55337PROPERTY I.D: 02-15550-04-050COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaTHE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO

BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Nine and 98/100 ($196,699.98)

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on February 2, 2016PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff`s Main

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

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the prop-erty is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on August 2, 2016, or the next business day if August 2, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,

THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: December 18, 2015Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for FFMLT Trust 2005-FF2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FF2Randall S. Miller & Associates, PLLCAttorneys for Assignee of Mort-gage/MortgageeCanadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050Minneapolis, MN 55402Phone: 952-232-0052Our File No. 15MN00512-1THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in theBurnsville/Eagan Sun Thisweek

December 18, 25, 2015, January 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016

485581

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Beauty by EstheticsPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 2005 Southcross Drive West Unit 1001Burnsville, MN 55306NAMEHOLDER(S): Jennifer Martiza Perez2005 Southcross Drive West Unit 1001Burnsville, MN 55306I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: December 4, 2015SIGNED BY: Jennifer M. Perez


December 25, 2015 January 1, 2016

490523

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Bagavond Brand bagsPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 14214 E. 143rd Ct.Burnsville, MN 55337 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Ambrosia M. LyleAddress: 14214 E. 143rd Ct.Burnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the

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

DATE FILED: 10/11/2015SIGNED BY: Ambrosia Lyle

Published inBurnsville/Eagan Sun ThisweekDec. 25, 2015 and Jan. 1, 2016

490761

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE SS MNRI, LLC, doing business

as Simply Self Storage intends to enforce its lien on certain personal property belonging to the following at the facility located at 4025 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN 55122. The sale will take place (unless otherwise withdrawn) via an on-line auction at www.stor-agetreasures.com on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 beginning at approximately 10:00AM and con-cluding on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at approximately 10:00AM. This public sale will result in the goods being sold to the highest bidder. Certain terms and condi-tions apply.

J. Herschbach -724 TV’s, Speakers, Propane, ToolsH. Carrero-607 Dresser, Bed Frame, TV’sT. Morgurm 404A Tables, ChairsJ. Youngdahl- 401 Snow Plow, Lawn Mower, Tools, FurnitureBrandon Biljan- 526C Golf Clubs, TentJ. Foster- 127A Bookcase,Speakers, Boxes


December 18, 25, 2015481071

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 ROSEMOUNT-

APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EDUCATING OUR STUDENTSTO REACH THEIR FULL

POTENTIAL CALL FOR BIDS Data Infrastructure Cabling

for Wireless NetworkNotice is hereby given that

BIDS will be received for the pur-pose of securing a contract for data infrastructure cabling for the wireless network by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Instructions for obtaining Bid specifications can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in theApple Valley Sun Thisweek

Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 18, 25, 2015

488658

DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE OF

INTENT TO OPERATE AERATION SYSTEM

The County of Dakota, pursu-ant to the terms and conditions of a Permit for Lake Aeration Sys-

tem, granted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, hereby gives notice of its intention to operate two winter lake aera-tion systems in the city of Eagan. The systems shall consist of an air injection pump. The systems shall be in operation near the northwest shore of Holland Lake and near the west shore of McDonough Lake, both located in Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park. The period of aeration operation shall be during periods of suitable ice cover commencing on or about January 4, 2016 and end-ing on or about April 1, 2016. The aeration systems may create open water and thin ice conditions. The public is cautioned to stay clear of all areas marked with warning signs on the lakes. For further information call (952) 891-7983.

Published in theBurnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek

December 18, 25, 2015487309

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 ROSEMOUNT-

APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATING OUR

STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

CALL FOR BIDS Aruba Wireless Access PointsNotice is hereby given that BIDS

will be received for the purpose of securing a contract for Aruba Wire-less Access Points by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 1:00 PM, Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Bid specifications and subse-quent addendums can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in theApple Valley Sun Thisweek

Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 18, 25, 2015

488670

CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, Utility Department, 3419 Coach-man Point, Eagan, MN 55122, until 10:30 A.M., CDT, Thursday, Febru-ary 4, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor, mate-rials, and all else necessary for the following:

Well No. 3 Pumphouse Improve-ments

City Project No. 1156, City Contract No. 15-23In general, Work consists of im-

provements of a pump facility for Well No. 3, consisting of building modifications, well pump modifi-cations and motor addition, flow meter, check valve, electrical con-trols, lighting, conduit and wiring, HVAC, and related appurtenances. Also included with this project will be approximately 450 feet of 6” DIP and 450 feet of 12” DIP watermain installation with tree removals and site restoration.

Complete digital Bidding Docu-ments are available at www.questcdn.com for $20 by inputting QuestCDN eBidDoc #4203955 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free mem-bership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Complete contract documents may also be seen at the

administrative offices of the City of Eagan’s North Water Treatment Plant, 3419 Coachman Road, Ea-gan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5210 or Stantec, 2335 Highway 36 West, St. Paul, MN 55113, (651) 636-4600. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the administrative offices of the North Water Treatment Plant, Ea-gan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Direct inquiries to Engineer’s Project Manager, Mark Rolfs, at (651) 604-4872.

Each bid proposal shall be ac-companied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obli-gee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder

fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be with-drawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and techni-cal proposals, to waive irregulari-ties and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.Christina Scipioni, City ClerkCity of Eagan, Minnesota


December 25, 2015491142

tance with the other part-ners led to the venture. The project cleared fi-nal hurdles in October when the City Council ap-proved the color scheme of the already finished building — even though its original council ap-proval called for different colors. The business will open soon, its website says.

Chamber

leadership Burnsville Chamber of Commerce President Bill Corby left the business organization in February over differences with its board of directors. At year’s end, the board announced his permanent replacement — Burnsville resident Jennifer Har-mening. She was president of the Northern Dakota County Chamber of Com-merce from 1996 to 1998 and has done consulting for the last 15 years.

Mary, Mother

turns 50

Mary, Mother of the Church, the Catholic par-ish on East Cliff Road, celebrated its 50th anni-versary with a polka Mass and quilt unveiling on Sept. 12 and an anniversa-ry Mass, roast pork dinner and unveiling of a 50-year timeline on Oct. 11. Before the familiar brick church was built on a hill overlooking the Minnesota River valley, Sunday Masses were held at Cedar School in Eagan. Mary, Mother started with membership of 550 house-holds. The Rev. Donald

Burns, the founding pas-tor, used a borrowed altar while the faithful sat in folding chairs at the first services on Sept. 12, 1965.

Fire response

Faced every year with a rising number of ambu-lance calls, city officials are downgrading their expectations for Fire De-partment response times. That doesn’t mean the department will provide substandard firefighting and emergency medical service, officials stress. It does mean they be-lieve the response-time bar has been set too high given the department’s call load and current capabilities. City Council members

agreed at a Sept. 15 work session to a department recommendation to lower the bar. In a revised state-ment of its policy goals, the city will call for a nine-minute response time to be achieved on 80 percent of emergency fire and medi-cal calls. The current goal is to reach 80 percent of calls in six minutes or less, which doesn’t include the one- to two-minute dispatch time from when a call reaches Dakota County’s central-ized dispatch center. The nine-minute goal includes the dispatch time, along with responder turnout and travel time.

Congressional

race

U.S. Rep. John Kline announced in September he won’t seek re-election after seven terms repre-senting the 2nd Congres-sional District. The Burnsville Repub-lican’s announcement set off a flurry of specula-tion over his successor. Another Burnsville Re-publican, Pam Myhra, an-nounced in October she’ll join a crowded field seek-ing the party’s nomina-tion. Myhra is a two-term state representative who didn’t seek re-election to her House seat in 2014. Instead, she was the run-ning mate of Republican

gubernatorial candidate Marty Seifert, who didn’t get the nomination.

Murder cases • William Alphonso Warr, 26, pleaded guilty in June to the 2013 child-abuse death of 4-year-old Key’ontay Miller Peterson, who lived with his mother at 31 Hori-zon Heights in northeast Burnsville. Warr pleaded guilty to second-degree mur-der while inflicting bodily harm on a person protect-ed by a protection order. Key’ontay died in June 2013 of complications from blunt-force injuries to his abdomen and chest, the Hennepin County

medical examiner ruled. The mother, Sha’reese Monique Miller, 25, was sentenced in June to four years and two months after pleading guilty in March to second-degree manslaughter. She failed to protect her son from the abuse inflicted by Warr, her former boyfriend, prosecutors alleged. • Ashley Marie Con-rade, one of two people indicted in the murder of 20-year-old Anarae Sc-hunk of Burnsville, plead-ed guilty to lesser charges in February and agreed to testify in the murder trial. Conrade, 25, formerly of Rosemount, pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding an offender after the fact, both involving killings on Sept. 22, 2013. She was to be sentenced to 15 years in prison under a plea agreement, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said. One guilty plea is in connection with Schunk’s stabbing death. The other is in connection with the earlier shooting death of Palagor Jobi by Conrade’s then-boyfriend, Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, outside Nina’s Grill in Burnsville. Chavez-Nelson, 32, is charged with first- and second-degree murder in Schunk’s death. He’s al-ready been convicted of first-degree murder for killing Jobi, 23, of Savage. Chavez-Nelson is serving a life sentence and has yet to stand trial in Schunk’s murder.

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

The ribbon was cut July 16 on a new splash pad at Cliff Fen Park in Burnsville. From left are City Council Member Mary Sherry, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and Steve Knudsen, president of the Burnsville Lions Club, which helped fund the project. (Photo by John Gessner)

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connection to the Sept. 8, 2013, fire that destroyed the 100-year-old building and many artifacts inside. Human feces left at the scene, a home surveil-lance video and a prison phone call led investiga-tors to 52-year-old Mi-chael Duane Damron, also known as Wade Ar-vidson, and 50-year-old Wynn Donald Arvidson, according to the criminal complaint filed Dec. 9. Damron is currently serv-ing an 18-month sentence for receiving stolen prop-erty. Both brothers have a history of run-ins with the law and a long-standing grudge against the city. When they’re not solv-ing crimes, members of the Eagan Police Depart-ment are inspiring young minds. Eagan resident Lucas Hobbs, 12, spent much of this past year working with Minnesota Make-A-Wish to serve area po-lice and families in need. Hobbs selected by Make-A-Wish after battling with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and instead of going to Disney or something of that na-ture, his wish was to help

others. Throughout the year Hobbs sent food trucks to the Minneapolis Police Department, area home-less shelters, schools, hos-pitals, and senior care fa-cilities. In June he sent two food trucks outside Min-neapolis’ 4th Precinct. It was an idea that he said was inspired by an Eagan officer who saved his life. At age 2, Lucas devel-oped a dangerously high fever and began to have seizure. His parents called 911 and Eagan Officer Jim McDonald, who is now the department’s chief, was the first to respond. McDonald quickly filled the bathtub with cool wa-ter and placed the boy in-side to lower his fever. The seizure stopped and he was taken to the hospital.

Saying goodbye While the Eagan com-munity witnessed one young resident just begin to make his mark, they said goodbye to another resident who made a big imprint over four decades. Anthony Caponi, founder of the Caponi Art Park and Learning Center in Eagan, died on Oct. 10 at his home. He was 94.

Caponi was an art-ist, professor and spent 40 years working with his wife, Cheryl, to turn their 60-acre Eagan property into a seamless fusion of nature and art that fea-tures rolling wooded hills, a sculpture garden, an outdoor amphitheater and several miles of walking paths. About 20,000 people visit the park each year during the spring, summer and fall. Caponi Art Park’s land, located off Diffley Road, is now owned by the city but the park continues to be operated by the non-profit. Caponi continued to maintain the park, and at age 90 he was still at the park planting trees and creating walking trails that wind past his sculptures.

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future As 2015 comes to a close, Eagan city officials and community members strategically plan for the future. In March, the city hired Next Generation Consulting to help bring the community vision into focus and create a sense of identity in Eagan. The City Council ap-

proved a contract with the consulting company at a cost up to $60,000. Over the following eight months, Next Genera-tion interviewed residents, business leaders, com-munity leaders, among others, held focus groups and conducted extensive research to create a vision-ing plan. The consulting company also created a committee comprised of residents, business own-ers and community lead-ers that helped create the visioning plan and will review a draft early next year. An early draft of the plan was presented to the City Council on Dec. 4 and was posted on social media for public com-ment. The plan lays out several strategies that ex-amine ways the city, com-munity groups, businesses, entrepreneurs and others in Eagan can help meet the needs and expectations of the community’s changing demographics while con-tinuing to be an attractive place for families over the next 20 years.

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

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

Comedy Louie Anderson Live! 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32.95-$102.95 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Exhibits “Inside, Outside, Upside Down” exhibit by the Minneso-ta Contemporary Quilters runs through Jan. 10 in the gallery at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Informa-tion: 952-984-4640.

Music Jim Brickman, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $35-$70 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. Feed My Starving Chil-dren benefit concert with The Niskas, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. Tickets: $20 at http://popmn.org/event/nye/.

Theater “Elf Jr. – The Musical,” pre-sented by The Play’s The Thing Productions, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 26;

2 p.m. Dec. 27, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20195 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $14 at the arts center or www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Workshops/classes/other Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Wednesdays at Lakeville Heri-tage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 9-10 a.m., in-termediate 10 a.m. to noon. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Sunday, Dec. 27 Chili cook-off by the Rose-mount VFW during the noon Vikings game, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. Entries are free. Cash prizes for top three entries. Buy a bowl of chili for $5. Meat raffles and beer spe-cial also.

Thursday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve party, 5-8 p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Ice skate, hike and snowshoe by candlelight; slide on the lit sledding hill, and warm up at the bonfire. Indoor activi-ties include face painting, live animals, a storyteller and more. Ball drops at 7:59 p.m. Bring your own sleds and ice skates. Snowshoe rental available. Din-ner provided by food trucks; prices vary. All ages. Cost: $8 if preregistered by Dec. 30; $10 at the door. Free for ages 5 and under. Register at www.dako-tacounty.us/parks/.

Friday, Jan. 1 Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Fun on the Ice, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Bring your own ice skates or try out the Visitor Center’s kick-sleds. All ages. Free. Registra-tion requested. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/.

Saturday, Jan. 2

Indoor Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ea-gan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/market-fest. Stories in the Warming House, 1-2 p.m. in the skating rink warming house at Cher-ryview Park, 7925 175th St. W., Lakeville. Heritage Library staff will present a program of fun stories. Hot cocoa provided by Lakeville Parks and Recreation.

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

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • Dec. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. • Dec. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Dec. 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville.

VISUAL REVIEW A collection of A&E images from the pages of Sun Thisweek in 2015

IMAGE INDEX, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: MEMBERS OF THE BARONY OF NORDSKOGEN, A MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM, ENGAGED IN MOCK COMBAT DURING THE MEDIEVAL FAIR HELD IN OCTOBER IN EAGAN; SIXTH-GRADER GISELLE VALDEZ RECEIVED SOME MAKEUP TOUCH-UPS FOR HER CHEETAH COSTUME BEFORE A REHEARSAL FOR “THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE” AT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN APPLE VALLEY IN NOVEMBER; BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS PUPPETEER MARK SAFFORD OPERATED A GIANT DINOSAUR PUPPET DURING A PERFORMANCE IN AUGUST AT CAPONI ART PARK IN EAGAN; AND MONROE CROSSING BASS PLAYER GOT INTO THE SPIRIT OF THINGS DURING THE CAPONI ART PARK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER. (PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER)

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“Sunset Derrick,” an oil painting by Rebec-ca Tolle, is among the pieces featured at “Dark Traces,” an exhibition of work by Tolle and ceramicist Elizabeth Pechacek which will run Jan. 7 to Feb. 6 at the Northfield Arts Guild’s Center for the Arts, 304 Division St. S., North-field. Tolle, who paints with a style of oil paint dripping, creates paint-ings that depict natural landscapes which inter-act with human struc-tures. Pechacek will have works of large-scale pot-tery and sculpture on display. A reception to meet the artists is sched-uled for 7-9 p.m. Friday, Jan 15, at the gallery. (Photo submitted)

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Adult-contemporary artist Jim Brickman is bringing his 2015 holiday tour, “Com-fort & Joy: The Sweet Sounds of Christmas,” to the Ames Center in Burnsville on Wednesday, Dec. 30. The two-time Grammy nominee will showcase holiday songs and his original music at the 7:30 p.m. concert. Tickets range from $35 to $70 and can be purchased at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787. More about Brickman and the “Comfort & Joy” tour is at www.jimbrickman.com. (Submitted photo by Janet Macoska)

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The husband-and-wife duo of Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Erdahl, of Apple Valley, founded the Coffee Concerts series in 2007. They’ll be helping to kick off this season’s concerts on Jan. 10 — Vecchione, on oboe, and Erdahl, on upright bass, will perform as OboeBass!, and will be joining forces with Duo Ancora, featuring Catherine Ramirez on flute and Eva Beneke on guitar, for the series opener. (Photo submitted)

Classical music, and coffee, at Lakeville series Coffee Concerts season opens Jan. 10 at arts center

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The Lakeville Area Arts Center’s popular Coffee Concerts series returns in 2016 with four performances between January and May. The husband-and-wife duo of Carrie Vec-chione and Rolf Erdahl, who founded the series in 2007, will kick off this season’s concerts on Jan. 10. Vecchione, on oboe, and Erdahl, on upright bass, perform as Oboe-Bass!, and will be joining forces with Duo Ancora — featuring Catherine Ramirez on flute and Eva Beneke on guitar — for the series opener. As with all the con-certs, there will be com-plimentary coffee and re-

freshments in the series’ informal cabaret setting, with the musicians pro-viding some background and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to per-form. Following the kickoff concert in January, the concerts continue Feb. 28 with Zeitgeist, a St. Paul-based quartet spe-cializing in “new music,” combining classical mu-sic with other genres in-cluding jazz, rock, world music and others. The Ladyslipper En-semble, a Twin Cities vo-cal-instrumental combo, plays the series on April 17, showcasing music ranging from George Gershwin to Astor Piaz-zolla. Lyra Baroque con-cludes the series May 1

with music by Bach and Telemann. The group will be joined by acclaimed Dutch viola da gamba player Jaap ter Linden at the concert. All the performances are on Sundays at 2 p.m. at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown Lakeville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $6 for kids 12 and under, and are available online at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com and at the door. More about the Cof-fee Concerts series is at https://www.facebook.com/coffeeconcerts.

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of the options. BHS student Maedin Abegaz, the board’s non-voting student representa-tive, asked whether later start times would cause students to lose sleep time because their activity and homework schedules are pushed back. “A lot of the comments tracked with what you’ve just said,” Gothard told her. Some respondents believe later times would cause students to stay up later, he said. BHS’ current start time is 7:33 a.m. Metcalf Junior High starts at 7:37 a.m., Nicollet Junior High at 7:43 a.m. and Eagle Ridge Junior High at 8:25 a.m. Creating uniform start and end times for those three schools was “one of our top priorities,” Assis-tant Superintendent Cindy Amoroso said. The district is working to align schools with districts goals, and the staggered start times make it “almost impossible to do any districtwide work with our middle school level be-cause teachers don’t have the same contract day,” Amoroso said. Common elementary times will aid professional development at that level, she said. The junior highs will become middle schools of grades six through eight in 2016-17. Elementary schools will house grades kindergarten through five, and the high school is be-ing expanded to add ninth-graders. Board Member DeeDee Currier said Wayzata High School is going to a later starting time. At the ele-mentary level, day care and work schedules are “very impacted” by changes in start times, she said. In past years, the sched-ule changes were driven largely by cost, said Currier, a former district principal. This time is different. The district is able to reduce its tiered schedule from three tiers to two without much effect on the number of buses in circulation, said Lisa Rider, executive direc-tor of business services.


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Dakota County Chamber of Commerce (now the Dakota County Regional Chamber). The organization “was on a little bit of a down-trend,” Harmening said, who held the job from 1996 to 1998. “They need-ed growth and vitality, and I was young.” During her time at the helm, membership grew from around 350 to around 450, Harmening said. “We were able to grow the membership there as we hope to do here,” she said. “Again, it was all about that value propo-sition: making sure that members could see what they were getting, and felt good about what the chamber was doing, and were supportive of what the chamber was doing and wanted to be a part of it.” Burnsville’s member-ship now stands at about 310, the board told Har-mening. Every chamber has an “ebb and flow,” she said. And tough times like the Great Recession eat at membership rolls. “It’s been higher,” she said of Burnsville’s mem-bership. “I think a strong average for this chamber has been in the 400-ish range. I do know at least once or twice in the his-tory it has been as high as 600.” Harmening attended school in Edina, studied political science at the University of Colorado Boulder and started her career in banking. She switched to cham-ber work in 1993, working in membership sales for the St. Paul Area Cham-ber of Commerce. She went to the Minnetonka-based TwinWest chamber in 1994. She worked first in communications and then in community devel-opment, which included monitoring policy issues and building relations with local governments. After her three-year stint at Northern Dakota County, she turned her at-tention to raising children and launching a consult-

ing business. For the last 15 years Harmening has worked as an organiza-tional and strategic plan-ning consultant. Clients have included chambers of commerce, other nonprof-its and private businesses, she said. Harmening has several certifications in addition to her bachelor’s degree in political science. She and husband Tom, the longtime city man-ager in St. Louis Park, have lived near Crystal Lake in Burnsville for 18 years. Jennifer’s civic re-sume includes running for the Lakeville Area School Board in 2012 and serving as president of the Parent-Teacher Organization of Crystal Lake Elementary, which the district closed. “That was very rough,” said Harmening, still a school volunteer whose son, Ben, 16, is a sopho-more at Lakeville North High School and daugh-ter, Savanna, 13, is a sev-enth-grader at Kenwood Trail Middle School. Her return to chamber work is a product of good timing and civic pride, Harmening said. “This opportunity came up and the stars seemed to align — and be-ing my community, being that I live here, do business here, do almost everything here, it seemed like a time to maybe jump back in,” she said. Her familiarity with the community gives her a head start on the job, Har-mening said. “I would say I do have a baseline because I live here, and because the last chamber I worked for was Northern Dakota County,” she said. “A lot of my more recent activity has been in Lakeville, so I have a lot of contacts that overlap borders and con-nections and people that I know. I’m utilizing all of that to get up to speed as quickly as I can.”


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Charts show current start and end times in School District 191 and the two options being considered. (School District 191 graphics)

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