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OPINION

THISWEEKEND

Back to school time nearsSun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune offer readers a way to start thinking about the 2015-2016 school year with today’s special section.

Inside this edition

Bluegrass is back at CaponiThe Caponi Art Park will stage its second Bluegrass Festival in September as a fundraiser for the nonprofit.

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Light rail plan should move onDespite its setbacks, the Southwest Light Rail Tranist Line project should move forward to better serve the region.

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Standardized tests show mixed results

Homes under construction burglarized

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A 40-year-old Oakdale man admitted to stealing several truckloads of ap-pliances from numerous home construction sites in Apple Valley and through-out the metro area after he was arrested July 28. Jimmy Garay was charged with felony third-degree burglary on Aug. 3 in Dakota County District Court after Washington County and Apple Val-ley officers recovered four truckloads of stolen items at a Mendota Heights home valued at $3,000 and an unspecified number of truckloads of appliances and construction tools at a South St. Paul residence valued at $5,000.

Uniting with neighbors

Malayan tapir calf born at the zoo

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


The results of Minnesota’s standardized tests proved to be a mixed bag of slight in-creases, decreases and scores that remained the same from last year for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assess-ments are math, reading and science tests taken annually by students in grades three through eight, and high school sophomores and juniors. More than 13,000 District 196 students took the MCAs last spring. The MCAs measure student performance

on the Minnesota Academic Standards, which define what students should know and be able to do in a particular grade. Students earn a score that falls into one of four achievement levels: does not meet the standards, partially meets the standards, meets the standards and exceeds the stan-dards. Students who meet or exceed the standards are considered proficient in the subject area. Some students who are in special education programs take the Minnesota Academic Standards test instead of the MCAs. The majority of grade levels in District 196 saw a slightly higher percentage of proficiency

in reading compared to last year, according to the results released July 30 by the Minnesota Department of Education. For instance, 71.7 percent of sixth-graders in District 196 scored proficient or better on the reading test, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than in 2014. Fourth-graders made greater improvements with 65.2 percent scoring proficient or better in reading, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than in 2014. Although most grade levels showed im-provement, reading proficiency among fifth- and seventh-graders fell slightly to 72.6 per-

For the first time in 22 years the Ma-layan calf population at the Minnesota Zoo grew by one due to a birth. A male Malayan tapir calf was born at 5 a.m. July 30 to his mother “Bertie” after 13-plus month gestation period. The zoo reports that the calf and Bertie are doing well. They are not on exhibit right now as they are spending time alone bonding, but the calf can be seen on a video at SunThisweek.com and via a special we-bcam. “We are very excited to welcome

this new tapir to the Minnesota Zoo,” Tropics Trail supervisor Tom Ness said. “Malayan tapirs are endangered, and this birth is a significant conservation achievement as it’s estimated that fewer than 1,500 exist in the wild. This is an example of the great care the zoo’s ani-mal care teams provide our animals.” This is the zoo’s second tapir birth in 22 years. The Malayan tapir is an en-dangered species. This calf is the 37th tapir in North America.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District continues to outperform the state average

The Apple Valley Business Watch held its seventh annual Night to Unite Business Watch Picnic on Tuesday at Kel-ley Park. The event included music, food, goodie bags and a chance to look inside a fire truck. More about Apple Valley Business Watch is at avbizwatch.org. (Photos by Tad Johnson)

A Malayan tapir calf was born at the Minnesota Zoo on July 30. (Photo courtesy of the zoo)

Steve Sullivan concert

Apple Valley’s summerlong Music in Kelley Park concert series concludes Friday, Aug. 7, with a performance by Steve Sullivan and the Factory. The Twin Cities blues-folk fusion band fronted by singer-songwriter Sullivan combines the sounds of artists such as Muddy Waters, Ray Charles and Tom Waits. Admission is free to the 6-9 p.m. concert in the park located at Founders Lane and West 153rd Street, and vendors will be on hand offer-ing festival food along with wine and beer. More about the event is at Facebook.com/AVArtsFoundation. (Photo submitted)

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Community builder looks back Family

Resource Center coordinator takes

new job with Hennepin County



Shira Rabinowicz has been an integral part of many success stories at 360 Communities Rose-mount Family Resource Center the past nine years. As coordinator of the community service agen-cy’s local site, she knows the difference its programs can make. She’s seen how finan-cial assistance for driving lessons can help a teen earn her license so she can start working to add to a family’s income. She’s seen how the pan-ic a mother who was new to the area with children unenrolled in school could be turned to calm after a call to the school resulted in the principal meeting them at the door with a smile. She’s seen how food assistance at Christmas time helped bridge a fam-ily’s finances during a time of job loss and mount-ing medical bills to a time when years later both parents were working and their children looking for-ward to college. There were more than a few tears shed and heart-felt hugs shared as Rabi-nowicz told those she has been involved with in the past nine years that she would be taking a new job in Hennepin County. Because of the strong ties Rabinowicz has built, she said it was a tough de-cision to accept Hennepin County’s volunteer coor-dinator position. “My heart and soul is in Rosemount. After my tears ended, I was very excited,” said Rabinowicz, who said she was wasn’t looking for a new job, but when she learned about the position, she said it was a great opportunity to advance her career. “It was time for a new adventure,” said Rabino-wicz, who started work-ing for 360 Communities 15 years ago as a commu-nity service worker for the Burnsville Police Depart-ment as a college intern. In the time Rabinowicz has been working in Rose-mount, she has helped the Family Resource Center grow its roster of regular volunteers from two to

30 and its number of pro-grams from about five to 15. “I felt so lucky I got to go to work every day with great co-workers and serve these wonderful families,” Rabinowicz said. Rabinowicz said she was initially hired at the Family Resource Center to recruit volunteers and administer direct financial assistance programs for area residents. Among the programs that have started since Rabinowicz came to Rose-mount are those centered on youth and community engagement that offer homework help, family support, additional night and weekend openings of the food shelf, a garden-ing program, the Friend-ship Club and a teen girls group. She credits the work of volunteers as the driving force behind the success of these additional programs. “Volunteers just ener-gize this place,” she said. “They go above and be-yond in every capacity.” She said connecting with organizations like the Rosemount United Meth-odist Church, those in the Glendalough neighbor-hood and the One Rose-mount community leaders group has built support for the center. “They are the ones who have been talking about it in their own community,” Rabinowicz said. “People are telling their neighbors and friends it is such a spe-cial place.

“To be able to rely on those community partners it is truly a blessing,” she said. Rabinowicz said volun-teers have done an amaz-ing job of building good, trusting relationships with the families the center serves. “It fosters that hope and support to families that they need,” she said. “When you think of Rosemount and Apple Valley, you don’t think there is as much need as there is,” she said. “There are pockets of need.” She said many of the people who faced financial crisis when the economy went into recession in 2008 have not fully recovered. She said some people re-main underemployed and are struggling to provide for their families. The Rosemount Fam-ily Resource Center serves about 500 individuals a month and distributes about 10,000 pounds of food a month. There are another 500 people a month who come to the

Rosemount center and receive food assistance from the shelf at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. Rabinowicz said it was difficult to tell the leaders of partner organizations she would be leaving and even harder to tell the chil-dren who often came to the center on summer days and after school. “I didn’t have enough time to finish all I wanted to do,” she said. While those interac-tions may have tended toward sadness, it was fit-ting that two of the cen-ter’s most joyful activities – the Summer Stretch for youth visit to the Apple Valley Aquatic Center and the Leprechaun Days pic-nic, which drew about 300 people – were right around Rabinowicz’s last day. “It was fun to have ev-eryone there and to see some of those families that I have worked with and their children for nine years,” she said. “That was very difficult because you want to make sure they are OK, but everyone is going to be in good hands.” Natalie Schmegell, who has three years expe-rience working at Lewis House and the Burnsville resource center, will serve as the interim Rosemount coordinator until a perma-nent replacement is hired. Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Shira Rabinowicz, who has been the coordinator of the 360 Communities Rosemount Family Resource Center for the past nine years, has taken a new job as a volunteer coordinator for Hennepin County. (File photo by Tad Johnson)

Chipotle to expand to Rosemount



One of America’s fast-est growing restaurant companies is likely com-ing to Rosemount soon after the Planning Com-mission approved plans July 28 for a building to house Chipotle Mexi-can Grill and Arby’s at the Rosemount Market Square Mall. Chipotle, whose fast-serve restaurants in near-by Apple Valley, Eagan and Burnsville consis-tently have long, but fast-moving lines during lunch and dinner rush hours, is expected to enter the Rosemount market with a 2,275-square-foot restau-rant with seating for 30 people and a 690-square-foot patio seating area outside. The only hurdle left is to gain approval from the City Council, which is expected to consider the planned unit develop-ment approval Aug. 18. Chipotle, which re-ported 2014 sales of $4.05 billion and 28 percent

growth, adds to the ex-panding slate of restau-rants in Rosemount that includes newcomers such as Hong Kong Bistro and House of Curry Sri Lank-an and Asian Cuisine. The Arby’s side of the proposed building will have 1,800 square feet, seating for 30 people and have a drive-thru window. The joint building plan, which is being pro-posed by Mid America Real Estate, would place the structure in the north-east corner of the site closest to County Road 42. At the Planning Com-mission meeting, some questions were raised about the amount of parking at Market Square Mall with the addition of the restaurant. Develop-ers said if parking became a concern, there is a va-cant lot next to The Pond that could be developed for a parking area. Email Tad Johnson at tad. [email protected].

Though this graphic doesn’t depict the exact colors of the proposed building, Mid America Real Estate sub-mitted this drawing to show what a proposed Chipo-tle Mexican Grill and Arby’s building would look like. (Graphic submitted)

I felt so lucky I got to go to work every day with great co-workers and serve these wonderful families.

”– Shira Rabinowicz 360 COMMUNITIES

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NAMI group for young adults Young Adult NAMI Connection is a free sup-port group for teens aged 16-20 and meets the sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of each month at Shep-herd of the Valley Luther-an Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Ap-ple Valley, from 6:30-8:00 p.m., with free pizza from 6-6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Andrea Lee at 651-645-2948, ext. 106, or [email protected].

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‘Fraud on a large scale’Inaugural conference to help officials fight organized retail crime

by Derek BartosSUN THISWEEK


Law enforcement and private sector experts from across the country are set to gather in Plymouth in an effort to fight orga-nized retail crime. The Twin Cities Orga-nized Retail Crime Associ-ation, in partnership with the Minnesota Retailers Association and Saint Paul Police Department Professional Development Institute, held its inaugu-ral Annual Conference and Training Aug. 3-4 at the Crowne Plaza Minne-apolis West. Formed last year, TCORCA is a nonprofit coalition of law enforce-ment, prosecutors and high-level corporate fraud and loss prevention in-vestigators. The members work together to ensure best practices in enforce-ment and the building of cases for organized retail crime. “A lot of folks get or-ganized retail crime con-fused with just shoplifting, but that’s not what we do,” said TCORCA president and St. Paul Police Sgt. Charlie Anderson. “We do organized crime that af-fects the retail and finan-cial sector.” This can include large crime rings that feature “boosters” who target spe-cific types of merchandise in large quantities for ille-gal entry back into com-merce, Anderson said. It can be done through a fencing operation that operates as a legitimate storefront, online com-merce, shipping items to other parts of the country or overseas or selling them out of the back of a car, he said. “And that is lower lev-el,” Anderson said. “We’re also talking about orga-nized crime syndicates with multiple layers of

conspiracies that exploit retail businesses online and at the store to basical-ly commit fraud on a large scale.” Examples of criminal activity covered by the association include clon-ing credit cards, financial transaction fraud, identity theft and organized shop-lifting rings. Offenders can also finance their crimes through benefit fraud, prescription fraud and student loan fraud. While the local organi-zation is based in the Twin Cities, Anderson said it is regional and represents Minnesota, North Da-kota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. There are roughly 30 similar orga-nizations in the United States, he said. The Twin Cities-based association has three basic functions, Anderson said. First, it operates a web-site for its members that offers reporting, resources and analytics to enhance the identification of of-fenders and targeting of criminal enterprises. “It allows us to share that crime information in real time and find the links,” Anderson said. Second, the association facilitates quarterly infor-mation and intelligence meetings. Members will discuss trends they are see-ing and assist with identi-fying suspects. “Maybe you come from Maurice’s clothing up in Duluth, and you have some criminal activity go-ing down in a certain part of the state,” Anderson said. “You know they’re affecting you somewhere, but you don’t know who to talk to down there. You come to the regional intel-ligence meeting, and you get hooked up with people who can help you investi-gate the case and bring it forth for charging.” The association’s third

function is to hold an an-nual conference, with this year’s being the first. The two-day gathering offers information, breakout ses-sions and speakers for a variety of topics to help coalition members train and network. Anderson said Plym-outh was chosen for the conference because the lo-cation fits the needs for the event and is also near the corporate offices of many members. “It’s a great venue,” he said. Topics covered during the conference included gang fraud, wireless device theft, forgery, commer-cial fraud and intellectual property rights, charging organized retail crime and white collar crimes, ship-ping investigations, fenc-ing operations, money laundering and cyber at-tacks. Attendees included re-gional task force members, local police officers, offi-cials from the U.S. Attor-ney’s Office, prosecutors, corporate investigators and members of the U.S. Secret Service. The training featured best practices designed to be taken back into the field to more effectively and efficiently combat or-ganized crime. As an example of how collaboration can take down an organized re-tail crime ring, Anderson pointed to the indictments made last year in the case against the “Mustafa Organization.” Numer-ous agencies and sectors worked together to build the case against the Twin Cities family that coordi-nated the theft of tens of thousands of cell phones nationwide that were later sold on the black market. Four Dakota County men were among the 20 defendants to plead guilty to the crimes earlier this

year Jamal Talal Mustafa, aka Jimmy, 42, of Apple Valley, was the alleged leader of the crime ring, which obtained devices by robbery, burglary, identity theft and contract-fraud schemes, according to prosecutors. He has plead-ed guilty to conspiracy to engage in interstate trans-portation of stolen goods and conspiracy to defraud the government with re-spect to claims. Other Dakota County men entering guilty pleas in the case included: Naser Mohamad Mus-tafa, aka “Nasty Nas,” 24, of Rosemount, was con-victed of conspiracy to engage in interstate trans-portation of stolen goods. Edwan T. Mustafa, aka Eddy, 40, of Apple Valley, and Talal M. Mustafa, aka Tommy, 43, of Burns-ville, were each convicted of conspiracy to engage in interstate transportation of stolen goods, as well as false, fictitious or fraudu-lent claims. Anderson noted that, following the prosecution of the case, stores that were victims of the crimi-nal organization have seen a substantial decrease in thefts. “The more that police departments and various members of law enforce-ment and the private sec-tor work together on these cases, the more success we’re going to have,” he said. “And lo and behold, our crime rates are going to plummet.” For more information about the Twin Cities Or-ganized Retail Crime As-sociation or for industry members who are interest-ed in joining the organiza-tion, visit tcorca.org. Contact Derek Bartos at [email protected].

Police get proactive to deal with car thefts

Lakeville, Apple Valley and Farmington will share bait car

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Local police are trying to proactively address a street crime by becoming the victim. The cities of Lakeville, Farmington and Apple Valley will soon share a bait car to catch car thieves in the act under a two-year Minnesota Commerce De-partment grant written by the city of Lakeville. The $44,414 grant, ap-proved by the Lakeville City Council on July 20, will pay for the car, a com-plete in-car surveillance system and training for five Lakeville Police De-partment officers. Last year, there were a total of 71 auto thefts in the three cities, up from 54 in 2013, according to Lakeville Police Lt. Jason Polinski. Polinski said the num-ber of stolen vehicles re-ported in Lakeville went from 18 in 2013 to 24 last year. Polinski said auto theft is not a trend, but is a growing problem in Lake-ville and they sought the grant funding to try to re-verse the number of thefts occurring in the city. “That’s why we’re do-ing this,” he said. “It was a crime stat that we looked at, and we had an increase in vehicle thefts. … What can we do so that 24 (thefts) doesn’t become 32.” The ultimate fate of stolen vehicles is often to-tal destruction. Over the years, Polinski said stolen cars in Lake-ville have been taken for a “joy ride” and then driven into Lake Marion or set on fire. Other times, they have

been stripped and sold for parts. Grant funds will also help the departments de-ploy an educational cam-paign to help increase public awareness. Polinski said many thefts are a crime of op-portunity. Drivers may leaving their keys in the ignition or inadvertently invite in criminals by leav-ing their garage door open at night. One of the most fre-quent ways vehicles are stolen, he said, is by driv-ers leaving cars running and unlocked in the winter at a gas station while they run in to pay for gas. Polinski attributed the growth in thefts to “grow-ing pains.” “Things come with population increases, and unfortunately crime is one of them,” Polinski said. He said there have not been any incidents of chil-dren or pets being in a vehicle in Lakeville when it was stolen, and several people have been caught and prosecuted for the crime. Lakeville police officers have also recovered some vehicles that were stolen in another city. Polinski said the bait car, which is expected to be deployed later this year, will be equipped with sur-veillance equipment that will alert police immedi-ately whenever it is target-ed. “We’ll know when the door opens,” Polinski said. He said the bait car will allow police to go after criminals before they have the chance to victimize someone. “The purpose of the bait car is to proactively go after somebody in the process of the theft and send the message: not in Lakeville,” Polinski said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Skelly named spokesman of state’s largest district Replaces communications director who had been there for 32 years



Lakeville School Board Member Jim Skelly was recently hired as commu-nications director of Ano-ka-Hennepin Schools, the largest school district in the state. Skelly replaces Mary Olson, who held the po-sition for more than 32 years and retired in June. He leads a five-person staff in the district that serves about 38,000 stu-

dents and is made of 13 suburban communities north of the Twin Cities. The Lakeville resident said he has no plans to move out of Lakeville and intends to continue serving on the Lakeville School Board. “I’m a public educa-tion advocate,” Skelly said. ”I try to maximize involvement of the public in schools, help to increase their knowledge of what happens in schools, so be-ing able to lead a school

district’s communications efforts like Anoka-Henne-pin, that is really a golden opportunity for me.” Skelly has a wealth of public education experi-ence, serving three years as communications and marketing coordinator with the Farmington Pub-lic Schools after 16 years as communications co-ordinator for the city of Burnsville. His most recent role was communications man-ager for Pillsbury United

Communities, a large Minneapolis-based non-profit, He has also previously worked as the public re-lations coordinator for Northwest Community Television based in Brook-lyn Park. In his new role, Skelly said his department is lay-ing the groundwork for community engagement regarding a potential levy referendum question that may come before voters in the next year or two.

His department also manages the district’s print program, website, cable television show and a mobile application. The district includes five large high schools, seven middle schools and 24 elementary schools. “I’m just really excited,” Skelly said. “It’s a great, challenging position. I just enjoy it, and this is a really good fit for me.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected]. Jim Skelly


Finding a bus hub solution To the editor: I wanted to clarify some details of the July 29 School District 196 bus hub story. Our homes are immediately adja-cent to the proposed site, and a large number of townhomes are located just to the east. Next, the $20,000-$25,000 degraded property value number was the lowest from esti-mates provided from li-censed Realtors. If 98 percent of cur-

rent residents (110 polled) oppose the location, how would future buyers feel? Homeowners have actively participated at District 196’s listening session, multiple public hearings, and fencing meeting (July 14). Unfortunately, the esti-mates were unavailable un-til after the public hearings were closed. Although the district was presented this information July 14, lots of other issues were voiced at the same time. Several homeowners wanted to ensure this information

didn’t get lost in the shuf-fle, and asked myself to attend the July 27 School Board meeting. The city planning and administrator offices have made remarkable efforts to hear concerns and fa-cilitate discussions. The district and its board want to be good neighbors, and we are very appreciative of their efforts as well. Un-fortunately, the issues are inherent to the facility’s normal operations and unavoidable. For example, to adequately block view of buses from homeown-

ers, the proposed 8-foot wall must be increased to 12 feet. Even then, the dis-trict’s noise study shows that more noise escapes than gets stopped. Believe it or not, many of the homeowners want our classrooms to benefit from this facility’s savings. We just want it to succeed somewhere that is not adjacent to a quiet resi-dential zone. Therefore, the homeowners provided several alternatives within Apple Valley. One is near the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority station, another is just southwest of the proposed site (but might require cleanup of material from a previous owner). Understandably, the district is hesitant to switch sites, as taxpayer dollars have been invested in this project, and they take that responsibility seriously. We have signifi-cant investments in our homes, too. We remain hopeful that current dis-cussions between the city and district continue, and can yield a solution that benefits everyone.

MIKE ERDMANNApple Valley

GMO labeling is good policy To the editor: The U.S. House of Rep-resentatives recently passed the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 with broad, bipartisan sup-port. This legislation will create a uniform, science-based labeling policy for foods made with geneti-cally modified organisms (GMOs), thereby protect-ing consumer choice and bringing transparency and consistency to the mar-ketplace. Rep. John Kline showed great leadership by voting for this bill and I thank him for doing so. This legislation will ensure federal regulators maintain responsibility for ensuring the safety and labeling of our food sup-ply, just as they have for over 100 years. It will pre-vent a growing patchwork of state labeling mandates from slowing interstate commerce, which will re-sult in higher food prices. Furthermore, it creates a national GMO-free certi-fication program so that consumers who want to buy non-GMO foods have a reliable means of doing so. This is reasonable, com-mon-sense solution that attracted broad bipartisan

support in the U.S. House. Kline stood up for con-sumer choice, sound sci-ence, farmers, ranchers, and fact-based labeling when he voted for this leg-islation. As it now heads to the U.S. Senate, I hope Minnesota’s senators will show the same wisdom and support this bill. DAVE LADDApple Valley

Clean Power Plan on the mark To the editor: Carbon pollution is the main contributor to climate change, which is linked to significant public health risks, including life-threatening air pollution that can trigger asthma attacks and extreme heat events that can exacerbate chronic illnesses. The Clean Power Plan provides the first national protections on how much carbon can be released into our air by power plants, which is a signifi-cant public health victory. It’s a historic opportunity – a single action that will protect families and com-munities from the damag-

Letters

OpinionKeep Southwest Light Rail on time and on budget

Compliments and challenges for Minnesota educators

The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie has been capturing headlines and generating controversy for many years. The dream of extending the Met-ro Green Line from Target Field south and west into the suburbs has seemed many days to be only that – a dream. Even staunch supporters of light rail transit grew weary with the never-end-ing debate over the Kenilworth Corridor track location. And when the cost esti-mate soared to $2 billion several months ago, some Southwest LRT advocates were ready to call it quits. Today, Southwest Light Rail is alive and we urge our local, county, metro and state officials to push the project to construction and completion, and to do it on budget and on time. The Metropolitan Council approved a revised project plan July 8, after $250 million in expenses were cut, primarily by eliminating two stops in Eden Prairie, ending the Green Line at the Southwest Station. In addition, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Hennepin County have pledged an additional $12.5 million. Those changes bring the new cost estimate to $1.744 billion – still a stag-gering number but much closer to the previous $1.653 billion. Many outstate politicians and metro Republicans have criticized this project

and light rail in general. “We need roads and bridges, not trains,” was a frequent phrase used during the 2014 election. Greater Minnesota residents fear projects like the Southwest LRT project are taking funds away from their many transportation needs. However, only 7 percent – $120 million – of the total cost is budgeted to come from the state. And of that $120 million, the state has already allocated $27 million. The federal government will pay half of the cost. The next largest portion comes from the Counties Transit Im-provement Board - $496 million. CTIB’s funds come from a quarter-cent sales tax in five metro counties (Anoka, Da-kota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washing-ton) plus a $20 motor vehicle sales tax. The Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority will provide $165 million. That still leaves about $200 mil-lion to pay the bill, but the Met Council is confident enough in the project that the municipal consent process has been reinitiated. “The municipal consent hearings will be the public’s opportunity to comment on the preliminary design plans that were revised as a result of $250 mil-lion in scope reductions,” Metropolitan

Council Chair Adam Duininck said in a July 22 statement to the media. “South-west LRT is a once-in-a-century project and reinitiating municipal consent is critical to ensuring that there is an op-portunity for public and community re-sponse to the project’s current design.” Detailed local plans are now available in St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minneton-ka, Edina and Eden Prairie. The Met-ropolitan Council, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and the Hen-nepin County Regional Railroad Au-thority will jointly hold the first public hearing Aug. 27 on the revised South-west LRT preliminary design plans. Each of the five cities involved will also hold hearings. The process must be completed by Oct. 11. There is no question that this is an expensive project and a major commit-ment to light rail transit. However, the ease and speed that light rail provides to riders should prove to greatly benefit the Twin Cities – and in fact the entire state – for decades to come. Light rail can move thousands of people in a short period of time – work-ers trying to move across any piece of the west metro this summer can attest to the misery that exists every morning and evening. Tourists can easily park in one of the transit hubs, and save the hassle and cost of driving downtown for a Twins or Vikings game, or to the Uni-

versity of Minnesota, or east into down-town St. Paul. Even organizations like the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce advocate the Southwest LRT project be completed. Brad Meier, Chamber president, in a re-cent guest column in Sun Newspapers, said, “Let’s get the price tag back in line, keep the rider volume and complete this project.” Meier pointed out that this infra-structure is not being built only for to-day but “to meet the work demands of the future.” Huge corporations such as United HealthCare are located along the line, expected to create thousands of new jobs. Building the Southwest LRT project is a significant investment in tomorrow – future residents, workers and metro-area visitors. We urge our city, county, metro and state leaders to work together to move this project along. We agree with Chamber president Meier and echo his words, understanding that it will take a concerted and cooperative effort by all. Keep the Southwest Light Rail Tran-sit Green Line extension on budget and opening on time in 2020.

This is an opinion of the ECM Edito-rial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publish-ers Inc.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


One of the country’s most honored educators offered compliments and chal-lenges at a Minnesota statewide charter school conference July 28 in Minneapo-lis. As we move toward a new school year, Mike Feinberg’s insights can help. Feinberg co-founded the country’s largest and one of the most respected charter public school groups: Knowl-edge Is Power Program. From one Hous-ton, Texas, school, started in 1995, KIPP has grown to 183 schools in 20 states, including Minnesota and the District of Columbia. These schools serve more than 70,000 students in urban and rural areas. Virtually all “KIPPsters” are from low-income families. Minnesota has one KIPP School, in Minneapolis. KIPP has been featured on “60 Min-utes.” Feinberg has received several na-tional awards for his work. KIPP’s results help explain why many journalists, educators, foundations and government officials listen to Feinberg. He cited research showing that more than 80 percent of students from the most affluent American families have earned a four-year college degree, com-pared to 8 percent of students from the lowest income families. For Feinberg, “that’s disgraceful.” But 51 percent of KIPP’s gradu-ates, 96 percent of whom are from low-income families, have earned a four-year college degree. He’s not satisfied, he said: “We are hungry to get better every day. And I don’t have all the answers.” Feinberg urges educators to be clear about the purpose of public schools, whether district or charter. For him, the central goal is: “Help students have

the freedom to do what they want to do when they graduate.” I think that’s a great goal. I hope schools also help students learn how they can and should help create a better world. One of KIPP’s goals is to help stu-dents be well-prepared for higher educa-tion. Feinberg agreed: “A four-year col-lege or university isn’t for everyone.” But he said the skills needed for college, both academic and personal, “are right for every kid.” He stressed the importance of helping students develop persistence, responsibility and the feeling that “I can set and accomplish important goals.” Feinberg described one of the great debates in American education and was clear where he stood. “Some people be-lieve we won’t do much better in educa-tion until we alleviate poverty. Others think education is a game changer – the single best way to reduce poverty.” He described himself as in the second group. I agree that schools can have a huge positive impact. I also think we need to work on problems outside schools – helping improve health care, helping increase the number of good jobs, etc. I don’t think it’s either-or. But I strongly agree that schools can have a huge posi-tive impact. What happens in great schools, wheth-er district, charter, private or parochial? Feinberg believes it comes down to two

things: “Good teaching, and more of it.” That can occur when a school has a cul-ture where learning is prized, honored and rewarded. “That’s what great leader-ship produces,” Feinberg said. KIPP schools are not identical. But they share five basic principles: • Longer school day and school year. • Choice and commitment of stu-dents, families and educators. • Power to lead: hiring a well-trained school leader who can make critical de-cisions. • High expectations of all students. • Great results that are measurable. Feinberg said his experience convinc-es him, “We can make a difference.” Feinberg presented two challenges. First, if educators are not satisfied with teacher preparation programs, cre-ate a new one. KIPP has done this with several other groups.

Second, learn from the Dr. Seuss book “On Beyond Zebra.” For Feinberg, that means: “Don’t accept everything we’re doing now. Continue to question, challenge and create new, more effective ways to help students learn.” Feinberg opened and closed his pre-sentation by explaining that Maasi tribe members in Africa greet each other by asking, “And how are the children?” He pointed out that some of our children are doing well, but we can and should do better with all of them. That seems like great advice for the coming school year. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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ing health effects of pollu-tion from power plants. Advancing a strong Clean Power Plan will pre-vent up to 150,000 asthma attacks and up to 6,600 premature deaths across the country. Minnesota is now in the driver’s seat to determine how to meet its carbon pollution reduction target. I urge Gov. Mark Dayton to advance a strong Clean Power Plan that sets strict, enforceable limits on carbon pollution from power plants and ensures that the air we breathe is healthy. DEBORAH NELSONLakeville Friends of the Environment

On the Road to Recovery against cancer To the editor: I think everyone can agree that having cancer is very hard, and after hav-ing my grandmother die of cancer I can say from experience that it is a hard

battle that affects everyone. Even with it being so hard on everyone it still seems like it is impossible to find help. This is exactly why the American Cancer Society offers a number of services to help people with cancer and their families overcome obstacles in their personal cancer fight so they can fo-cus on getting well.

I think one of the big-gest challenges my grand-ma faced was trying to find a way to get to her appointments. She didn’t have a license, my aunt that lived with her didn’t own a car, and the rest of us lived three hours away from her. I know of many people who have different reasons for why they are unable to

drive themselves (such as being sick, can’t afford gas or other transportation, etc.) or have a very difficult time finding someone else to drive them. The Ameri-can Cancer Society Road To Recovery program pro-vides patients with free rides to treatment centers, and that’s where you can help.

The American Cancer Society in the Twin Cities is looking for people who can use their own vehicles to drive patients who are undergoing cancer treat-ment to and/or from their appointments. Interested volunteers can call 1-800-227-2345 to find out more about this important pro-gram and how to get in-volved. My grandmother used this program and without it I’m not sure she would have lived near as long as she was able to and for that I doubly appreciate all the people who put their own time into this program. By giving a little of your time, you can help save lives while fulfilling your own. ALEXIS CHRISTENSENEaganAmerican Cancer Society Road To Recovery volun-teer coordinator

Where is the outrage? To the editor: My comprehensive, but informal survey is now

complete. It seems so pre-dictable that every person with whom I spoke in Da-kota County is displeased that Cecil the lion is no more. It is as if one of the rules of Marquis De Queensberry was broken that spelled Cecil’s demise. Yet one has to wonder about the overarching val-ues that determine the val-ue and dignity of humans in the minds of those sympathetic to Cecil. To-day thousands of Jews and Christians are made homeless, tortured and put to death just for their beliefs. Unlike the outrage on display for Cecil, much of the sentiments for the persecution of these Jews and Christians merits only a few paragraphs in a couple papers. As long as we are sympathetic for the plight of Cecil, maybe we should be outraged for the deaths of the most helpless of all – the unborn! How will those favoring abor-tion say the lives of these helpless little ones are just not that important?

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

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Hunger is not partisan: Children deserve access to healthy foodby Rev. Chris Becker

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A 7-year-old-child, Andy, reluctantly wakes up at 6 a.m. every morning, groggy and hungry. He gets dressed and dropped off at school by 7:15 a.m. His parents work hard every day to provide for the family but struggle to make ends meet. His mother is underpaid for the 50 hours a week she dedicates to her office job. His father, who was laid-off last year, is now a construction worker making half of what he used to make. He has no health care or benefits. The cost of food is high and access to groceries is limited. It takes gas and money to make that 10-mile trip to the grocery store. Sometimes Andy’s par-ents have to make the impossible choice between saving gas to drive to work or providing food for the family. The small amount of food they do have is not enough to fill their stomachs and provide the nutrients needed grow and be healthy. Andy’s family is food insecure. Stories like this are not unheard of in Minnesota where hunger and poverty are serious problems, especially in our state where we see enormous inequities

between whites and people of color. One in four households of color are food inse-cure compared to one in 10 white house-holds. An estimated 175,000 Minnesota kids live in poverty and 38 percent re-ceive free or reduced lunch, which is half of their daily food intake. Children can-not learn when they are hungry. More than 31 million of our children will go hungry this fall unless Congress reauthorizes the 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, which funds nine essential children’s nutrition programs including the National School Lunch program, the Women, Infants and Chil-dren program and Child Care Food. Minnesota U.S. Rep. John Kline, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is questioning the cost and effectiveness of the nine essential children’s nutrition programs. Other members of Congress want to re-vert to less healthy standards. They cite increased “plate waste,” decreases in rev-enue and inefficiencies in meeting the needs of students. Scripture makes it clear to us that

feeding the hungry is central to our faith. There is no moral ambiguity in the issue of hungry children. Jesus said, “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” As a religious leader I have witnessed the lack of affordable nutritious food cre-ate a physical and spiritual crisis for chil-dren and families in our community. Our schools give some kids the opportunity to grow up healthy with access to healthy food, but other kids lack that basic hu-man necessity. This is unacceptable – our faith tells us everyone deserves the same right to thrive and be whole. Earlier this month, I joined a group of six Minnesota Bishops from the Evangel-ical Lutheran Church in America, repre-senting 1,025 congregations and 800,000 people across Minnesota. Together, we launched the “Matthew 25:35 Children’s Nutrition Act Reauthorization Project.” We are urging national lawmakers to adopt the Child Nutrition Act while protecting low-income children from food insecurity and safeguarding school nutrition standards and other critical family food programs in Minnesota’s ru-

ral towns, urban centers and suburban neighborhoods. The fact is that since the nutrition standards were put into place, fruit and vegetable selection and consumption has gone up. Furthermore, 66 percent per-cent of students are taking fruits with lunch in 2014 compared to 54 percent in 2012; 64 percent are eating more of the vegetables, and 84 percent, compared to 71 percent in 2012, are eating more of their healthier entrees. Addressing issues of hunger is an act of justice and demonstrates our deep, compassionate love for one another. We all have a shared responsibility to do right by American families so that our children can have brighter futures, re-gardless of our political, cultural, racial or economic backgrounds. Hunger is not partisan. Reauthorize the bill. Strengthen the bill. Andy and the millions of kids like him deserve ac-cess to a healthy breakfast and lunch, don’t they?

The Rev. Chris Becker is pastor at Amaz-ing Grace Lutheran Church, Inver Grove Heights. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Finding a comfortable reading spot was no trouble for Louis Rud’s granddaughter, who was captured lounging atop her sleeping grandpa in this whimsical photo published in the Jan. 19, 1981, edition of Thisweek News. The image, taken by Rud’s wife and submitted to the newspaper as part of Thisweek’s reader photo contest, ran under the headline “Naptime.”

Senior day at the IMAX Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refresh-ments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Deep Sea 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recre-ation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, Aug. 10 – Int. Line Danc-ing, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.;

Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Membership Committee, 11:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; IMAX Coffee & Show, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinoch-le, 12:30 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13 – Defensive Driv-ing, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Dis-cover Group, 10 a.m.; 10-year Member Luncheon, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dupli-cate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Dancing, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Let’s Go Fishing, 3 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 – F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Wom-en’s Pool, 11 a.m.

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More than just smashing cars Midwest Monster Motorsports to show monster trucks at county fair

by Hannah GullicksonSUN THISWEEK


Smashing cars like a pile of dirt is only part of the fun in owning a mon-ster truck company. Owner and founder of Midwest Monster Motor-sports, LLC, Jon Ander-son, will be showing about eight monster trucks at the Dakota County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. A pit party will hap-pen at 6 p.m. prior to the show. The show will involve a series of stunts performed by volunteers who drive the monster trucks. Stunts generally include wheelies, flips, spins and flying from a ramp of flattened cars. Anderson’s company, which is based in Blaine, is celebrating its fifth an-niversary. It hosted two other shows at the Aitkin and Hubbard county fairs this July. Anderson’s love for monster trucks started when he was young. “When I was (in high

school) ... (I) used to watch all my buddies demo der-by,” he said. He also worked on monster trucks during that time. “That’s when I got hooked on monster trucks

and falling in love (with them) and doing the re-ally bad jobs where I used to volunteer for jobs,” he said. For a brief time, An-derson owned his own monster truck and raised a

few others. He didn’t keep his monster truck for long when he and his wife had their first child. But he wanted to stay in the business of monster trucks. “There was nobody

locally in the Midwest around the Twin Cities or Wisconsin, and we just de-cided we were going to do it,” he said. Although Anderson works a full-time job in addition to owning the company, he said he loves staying in this career. “It’s fun,” he said. “(We) get to hang out with (trucks) that are

1,500 horsepower and 10,000 pounds. ... Dump-ing, crushing, maybe roll-ing over. ... They’re good friends and good to get along with.” This year, Midwest Monster Motorsports will host the following mon-ster trucks: Thunder 4x4, Ghost Ryder, Incinerator,

The Thunder 4x4 monster truck pulls a wheelie at the Aitkin County Fair. It was driven by Jim Bendzick of New Ulm and promoted by Midwest Monster Motors-ports from Blaine. (Photo submitted)

Monster truck Ghost Ryder Driver flies through the air from a ramp made of smashed cars. It was driven by Larry Quick at the Anoka County Fair and promoted by Blaine-based Midwest Monster Motorsports. (Photo submitted)

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Monster truck Incinerator performs stunts at the Hubbard County Fair. It was driven by Ryan Rice and promoted by Blaine-based Midwest Monster Motorsports. (Photo submitted)

La Chica Loco, Tough Trucks, Quad Racers, Freestyle Motorcross and Team Extreme RC Free-style. Anderson said his com-pany doesn’t own any of the monster trucks. “Typically all the trucks are ... independently owned and operated,” he said. “We’re actually a promoter where we bring in trucks from all over the

U.S.” Midwest Monster Mo-torsports creates revenue by promoting these trucks at events such as county fairs. Usually each fair sees about six or seven trucks, said Anderson. Anderson said he re-cruits volunteers whom he interviews to make sure they know “what they’re getting into.” When Midwest Mon-ster Motorsports sets up the track, the fun begins.

“(We’re) just looking for monster truck shows,” Anderson said. “As long as people want to see mon-ster trucks.” Anderson said the pub-lic is welcome to register online to race a monster truck. Those who are in-terested can visit the com-pany’s website at www.mwmonsters.com.

Email Hannah Gullickson at [email protected].

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Recruiters rally planned for South of the River CROP Hunger Walk A recruiters rally to promote the third annual South of the River CROP Hunger Walk is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at Spirit of Life Pres-byterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. At the recruiters rally walk leaders will explain the logistics of the walk and give tips for recruiting walkers for the Sunday, Oct. 11, CROP Walks, which will start at Spirit of Life Church. Previous-ly the walk was based in Burnsville. The rally is open to all and is an opportunity to learn what CROP Walks are all about. Representatives of the

various organizations al-ready involved may pick up recruitment and educa-tional materials to publi-cize the walk among their groups. One-quarter of the funds raised by this walk will go to local hunger-fighting agencies. The area beneficiaries will be 360 Communities, Open Door in Dakota County and the CAP Agency in Scott County. Organizers said that people from various towns in Dakota and Scott coun-ties joined together two years ago to make the first South of the River CROP Hunger Walk a reality. CROP Hunger Walks are community-organized

events that raise awareness of hunger issues locally and globally and serve as fundraisers for programs to eradicate hunger and poverty. The walks are spon-sored by Church World Service, a global aid and development organiza-tion. Those wishing further information on the walk or on the recruiters rally should contact the coor-dinator, Denise Lewis, at [email protected]. Information also is available at www.crop-walk.org and on Facebook at Twin Cities South of the River CROP Walk.

Dog day care owners save homeless Mexican pets When Jeff and Diana Hall were vacationing in February, they found a large pack of stray dogs and cats on the beach in La Paz, Mexico. They counted 34 puppies, dogs, and cats living in one big pack. The animals were starving and needed medi-cal attention. The Halls are the own-ers of Camp Bow Wow Burnsville, a dog daycare and boarding service. They were determined to help this pack of neglect-ed pets, so they started a Facebook page (facebook.com/Baja34Rescue) and a charitable donation site to raise funds for their res-cue: gofund.me/baja34. The two then began working with local rescue groups to help facilitate the animals’ medical care and started figuring out

how to find them homes from so far away. The Halls made arrangements with local rescue Last Hope to bring some of the dogs here and help find them safe, loving homes. As the word got out to their contacts and friends, the owner of Camp Bow Wow Plymouth, Nick Net-ley, joined the effort with a generous donation to get the ball rolling. As the story was shared, an out-pouring of help from peo-ple worldwide has helped the Baja 34 Rescue Fund grow to over $50,000. The “Baja 34 Pack” has now grown in number to over 60 due to puppies and kitties born before the pack could be rescued. The Halls believe this res-cue effort was “meant to be” and will continue to use 100 percent of dona-

tions for rescue efforts well beyond the animals they first found. In order to make room for these pets in the lo-cal Mexican shelter, some pups have already been flown to Minnesota and found homes. On July 31, the first group of dogs the Halls found on the beach back in February will ar-rive. “We are so excited to finally see some of these dogs again,” Diana Hall said. “We named them all when we first found them and promised we’d take care of them. Now we’re taking the next huge step closer to finding them each a family that will give them the love and care they deserve.” Find out more at go-fund.me/baja34.


Revive Twin Cities Volunteers from around the Twin Cities will gather for a Re-vive Twin Cities outreach event from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 15, at Faith Cov-enant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. At this morning of worship, teaching and outreach, volun-teers will reach out to the com-munity through conversation – meeting and praying for people in their daily lives. Training is provided on how to use a simple tool to share the gospel. Volunteers who have never done outreach before are encouraged to attend, watch and

learn, and will be paired with ex-perienced people. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. with worship and prayer, fol-lowed at 9:20 a.m. by training. At 10:30 a.m., participants leave in small teams for outreach with others, and gather back at 12:30 p.m. to share testimonies. The event is free, and partici-pants can arrive anytime prior to 10:30 a.m. to be paired with others for outreach. Advance RSVP for the outreach can also be made at www.revivetwincities.org by clicking “Sign Up Here.” For more information, contact Sheri Richards at 952-898-9165 or visit www.revivetwincities.org.

Garage sale Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley, holds its annual garage sale 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fri-day, Aug. 7, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Early bird special: Pay $3 per family to shop from 9-10 a.m. Friday before the official start of the sale. For more information, visit www.christusvictor.org or call 952-454-6927.

Pedal & Roll Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will host Pedal & Roll

for Parkinson’s from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, in the park-ing lot at Prince of Peace Chris-tian Life Center, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. The event is a way of encour-aging people living with Parkin-son’s disease to stay active. Pedal & Roll for Parkinson’s offers opportunities for people with Parkinson’s and their families to learn about alternative bicycles that don’t require balance to ride. Helmets will also be available, but people should bring their own if they have them. The parking lot is across from Fairview Ridges Hospital on the corner north of Nicollet Boule-vard and east of Fairview Drive

in Burnsville, near the lower level of the Christian Life Center. Visitors should look for the signs and cones at lot entrance. Com-munity members are welcome. Prince of Peace hosts a Par-kinson’s Group which meets 6-7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month in the Christian Life Center. People living with Parkinson’s disease and their family members or care provid-ers meet for education and sup-port. New members are always welcome. Contact Leu Killion, parish nurse, at [email protected] or 952-898-9320 for more informa-tion.

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Sports5 key questions as another prep sports season beginsEastview figures

to challenge again in SSC girls soccer

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


With football practic-es starting Monday and workouts for most other fall sports beginning the following week, it’s unmis-takable – we’re ramping up for another high school sports season. With that in mind, we present five key questions for fall sports in the South Suburban Conference. How will district sched-uling affect regular-season football? There is no South Sub-urban Conference for football under the district scheduling procedures that took effect this year. When the South Suburban grew to 10 schools in 2014, it meant there was no way for its football teams to play a full round-robin schedule because the regu-lar season was only eight games. It’ll be different now. Eight SSC teams – Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Farmington, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Rosemount – are in the new East Metro

White District (SSC mem-bers Prior Lake and Sha-kopee were assigned to the West Metro South Dis-trict). They will play a full round-robin after opening the season Aug. 22 with a game against a team from the East Metro Blue. Whichever team wins the East Metro White at least will be able to say it played all the other teams.

Is the state Class AA girls soccer championship Eagan’s to lose? The Wildcats undoubt-edly will go into the sea-son ranked No. 1 in the state because defending champions typically get that privilege in preseason polls. But the ranking won’t just be a courtesy; Eagan will have one of the largest groups of returning

players in the metro. Six-teen players will be back from a team that went 21-0-1 last season, including All-State performers Jade King and Taylor Kenealy. Some of the Wildcats’ toughest competition might come from teams in their own conference, such as South Suburban pow-erhouses Lakeville North, Eastview, Burnsville and

Prior Lake. Eastview tied Eagan 1-1 in the regular season last year. What will Year 2 be like for Farmington in the South Suburban Confer-ence? Some Farmington teams were immediately competitive when the school entered the South Suburban in 2014. Others, such as the football team, struggled mightily. The football team was 0-9 last season and was outscored by an average of 49-7. The Tigers have a new coach, Adam Fischer, and fans in Farmington will be look-ing intently for signs of improvement. Farmington’s girls soc-cer and volleyball teams both were 2-7 in the SSC last year, but were com-petitive against some of the league’s top teams. The boys soccer team also is looking for a better season after undergoing a rebuild-ing year in 2014 under new head coach Jason Obarski. Is this Lakeville South’s year in volleyball? The Cougars have been close to going to the state tournament a couple of times but never have been there. Last year they reached the Class 3A, Sec-tion 3 final before losing to Eagan, which went on to finish second at the state

tournament. South won’t have to go through Eagan to get to state this year – the Cou-gars have been moved to Class 3A, Section 1, where their rivals include fellow South Suburban mem-bers Lakeville North and Farmington. They also have two of their confer-ence’s top players – senior libero Halle Johnston, who has committed to the University of Iowa, and junior outside hitter Jenny Mosser, who committed to UCLA. What can Regan Smith do for an encore? Last year, as a seventh-grader at Lakeville North, Smith finished second in two events at the state Class AA girls swimming meet. Smith hardly has been resting on her lau-rels since then – she has reached cut times in two events for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. She’s still just 13 years old. Smith finished second to a senior in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 back-stroke at last year’s state meet, which probably will make her the favorite in those races at state this year – unless, of course, she decides to take a crack at some different events.

Eastview defender Christina Barry (right) tries to keep Eagan’s Jade King from reach-ing the ball during a South Suburban Conference girls soccer game last season. East-view tied Eagan 1-1 and became the only opponent Eagan did not beat during its state championship season. (File photo)

Apple Valley 10AA team finishes 35-7 The Apple Valley 10AA traveling baseball team went 35-7, completing its season with a third-place finish at the Gopher State Baseball Tournament of Champions in Brooklyn Park. Apple Valley was 5-1 in the Tournament of Cham-pions, with the only loss coming against Cold Spring. Apple Valley defeated Wayzata Blue 11-1 in the third-place game. Apple Valley players are Spencer Trocke, Eli Schli-chting, Miles Jensen, Parker Behling, Ryan Johnson, Ethan Gores, Spencer Klein, Ian Haueter, Nick Lind, Leo Chamberlain, Max Chamberlain and Vinny De-Luca.

The Dirt Cup mountain bike sprint series Three Rivers Park District offers The Dirt Cup mountain bike sprint series this summer. Compete in a time trial format completing a 10.5-mile mountain bike single-track loop. Divisions include men’s, women’s, and U-17. Races alternate between Elm Creek Park Reserve and Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve. Weekly competitors add up their top six finishes for a chance at being The Dirt Cup champion. Awards, door prizes

and good times at every race. The next event is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage. Cost is $12 for those who preregister, or $15 for those who regis-ter on race day. Call 763-559-6700 to preregister and reference activity number 323735-02. Race registration starts at 5:30 p.m. and race start is at 6:30 p.m. Races are open to ages 14 and older.

Sets in the City tennis league District 196 Community Education is offering a late summer Sets in the City Tennis league from 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 9 to Sept. 13, at the Scott Highlands Middle School tennis courts. No class or matches are scheduled for Sept. 6. The course is taught and matches coordinated by Jeanne Ewen and cosponsored with USTA Northern. Ewen is a local tennis enthusiast, USTA instructor and high school coach. Players are matched according to ability, then mix and mingle while playing matches of singles and/or doubles. All skill levels are welcome but having a ba-sic understanding of the rules of tennis is important. Prizes will be awarded for most sets won in various cat-egories at the end of the session. Register at https://district196.ce.feepay.com/course/adult-summer-2015/sets-in-the-city-tennis or call 651-423-7920.

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Notebook: Lakeville North boys will play in Hockey Day Minnesota by Mike Shaughnessy

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Defending state Class AA boys champion Lakeville North will be in one of the featured games at Hockey Day Minnesota 2016, scheduled for Feb. 6 at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. One of the reasons it will be a featured game is the Panthers will be matched against Duluth East, the team they defeat-ed 4-1 in the 2015 Class AA title game to complete a 31-0 season. The programs are quite familiar with each other; next season will be the fifth in a row they have played a non-conference game. In 2014-15, Lakev-ille North won the regular-season game 2-1. In the state championship game, one or more members of the Poehling family was in-volved in each of North’s four goals. Forwards Jack and Nick Poehling have graduated, but Ryan Poe-hling, who had a goal in the Class AA title game, is entering his junior year. Lakeville North is go-ing to Hockey Day Minne-sota for the first time and will be the second South Suburban Conference team to play in the event. Eagan’s boys team beat Hibbing-Chisholm 9-2 in 2013 in Grand Rapids. Two Class A boys teams, Duluth Denfeld and Eveleth-Gilbert, will play at Bayfront Festival Park in the opening game

of the outdoor double-header. If weather pre-vents the games from be-ing played outdoors, they would be moved inside to the Duluth Heritage Sports Center. A high school girls game is not expected to be part of this year’s event because section playoffs for girls hockey will have started by Feb. 6. Fox Sports North and the Minnesota Wild have sponsored Hockey Day Minnesota since 2007. Programming will begin

on FSN at 9 a.m. Feb. 6 and run through the Wild’s game at St. Louis that eve-ning. In the first nine years of the event’s history, the Wild played at home on Hockey Day Minnesota; this will be the first time the team is on the road.

Eastview names

co-coaches for

wrestling Eastview High School on Monday named Kurt Habeck and Nick Forni-coia co-head coaches of

the wrestling team. It’s a promotion for Fornicoia, who has been an assistant coach under Habeck since the high school opened in 1997. Habeck had been the wrestling program’s solo head coach until now. Fornicoia, an English and television production teacher at Eastview, was a three-time All-American at Augsburg College, win-ning one individual na-tional title and wrestling for two national champi-onship teams. He was the state assistant wrestling

coach of the year in 2009. In 2014-15, Habeck guided the Lightning wrestling team to its best season in school history. The team reached the sec-tion championship match for the first time and sent seven individuals to the state tournament, a school record. George Farmah and Luke Dodd were state individual runners-up.

Coaches

of the year Jesse Schoen, girls cross country coach at Trinity at River Ridge School in Eagan, received an award as the 2014 Class A girls coach of the year at a clinic Monday at Eastview High School. Schoen led Trinity to the 2014 Class A girls championship, the first team title for Trinity in any sport. Three of his runners earned All-State recognition. Five of the seven runners who com-peted for the Tri-Hawks at last year’s state meet will return this season. Meanwhile, Lakeville South girls track and field coach Andrew Hilliard was named Minnesota coach of the year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. In 2015, the Cougars won the South Suburban Conference and Minne-sota State High School League Class 2A champi-onships and finished sec-ond in the state Class 3A True Team meet.

Blaze girls interim

swimming coach Chris Morgan, who led the Eagan boys to the 2015 state Class AA swimming championship, will be Burnsville’s interim girls swimming coach this fall. Morgan, a 1987 Burns-ville High School gradu-ate, is stepping in for Kim Harrod in what was de-scribed as a one-season-only arrangement.

Prep volleyball

preview Lakeville North, Farm-ington and Rosemount will be among the high school teams playing in the sixth annual Minne-sota Elite Preseason Vol-leyball Invitational this weekend in Burnsville. Separate 32-team tournaments will be held Saturday and Sunday at Midwest Volleyball Ware-house. Lakeville North and Farmington will play in both tournaments while Rosemount will play Sat-urday only. Pool play in both tour-naments starts at 9 a.m. Playoff rounds will begin in mid-afternoon with championship matches scheduled for 6 p.m. On Saturday, Farming-ton will have a pool-play match at noon against Chaska, which won the 2014 state Class 3A cham-pionship. More information about the event can be found at www.break-downsportsusa.com.

Lakeville North’s Henry Enebak directs the puck into the Hill-Murray goal during a state Class AA boys hockey game in March. The Panthers have been selected to play at Hockey Day Minnesota on Feb. 6, 2016, in Duluth. Their opponent will be Duluth East, the team they defeated in the 2015 state championship game. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Heritage Links takes 2nd in MGA junior team golf Heritage Links fell sev-en strokes short of repeat-ing as Minnesota Golf As-sociation junior amateur team champion. The Lakeville team passed three other teams in the final round but fin-ished second to Ridgeview Country Club of Duluth in the open division of the tournament, played Mon-day and Tuesday at Rum River Hills. Three of the four Heri-tage Links players – Trey Sheehan, Noah Rasinski and William Moore – also played for Lakeville South High School at the state Class 3A boys tournament in June. Heritage Links was fifth in the 14-team field after the first day of the junior amateur team tour-ney. Its team score of 224 in the second round was

the second best of the day. In each round, a team’s three best scores count to-ward the team total. In the first round Max McCar-thy (75) and Sheehan (77) had Heritage Links’ low-est scores. Rasinski and Moore both shot 79. Rasinski (73), Moore (75) and Sheehan (76) had Heritage Links’ counting scores in Tuesday’s final round. McCarthy shot 83. Heritage Links had a second team in the 2015 junior amateur team tour-ney that finished 10th with a 483 total. That team in-cluded Matt Mills, who also played for Lakeville South at the state high school tourney. Drew Kairis had the best round of the tournament for the No. 2 Heritage Links team, a 74 on the second day.


LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 14, 2012MORTGAGOR: Bradley J. Kno-

blauch and Nancy Knoblauch, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded February 21, 2013 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2931988.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Flagstar Bank, FSB. Dated October 1, 2013 Recorded October 9, 2013, as Doc-ument No. 2980278.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100814900000342316LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Gold Star Mort-gage Financial Group, Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Flagstar Bank, FSB

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 7038 135th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 01.22412.04.070LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 7, Block 4, Eagle Hills, Third,,

Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $177,255.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$197,204.04That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: September 4, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: S h e r i f f ’ s

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 4, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: June 30, 2015Flagstar Bank, FSBMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688892-15-002233 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Clinical Skin TherapeuticsPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 14655 Galaxie AveApple Valley, MN 55124NAMEHOLDER(S): Apple Valley Medical Clinic, Ltd.14655 Galaxie AveApple Valley, MN 55124I, 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: July 29, 2015

SIGNED BY: Susan BergPublished inApple Valley

August 7, 14, 2015429383

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSThis is a summary of the Inde-

pendent School District 196 regular School Board meeting on Monday, June 22, 2015 with the full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.dis-trict196.org or at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rose-mount, Minnesota 55068 or by standard or electronic mail.

The meeting was called to or-der at 6 p.m. on June 22, 2015 at Dakota Ridge School followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present: Joel Albright, Rob Duchscher, Jackie Magnuson, Mike Roseen and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve the agenda.

Board members recognized state champions; Superintendent Berenz congratulated high school students named All-State Musi-cians and introduced four new ad-ministrators.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve Consent items: June 8 regular board meeting minutes; claims; electronic funds transfer; investments; treasurer’s report; gifts; advertising revenue; grants; depositories for investment of funds; official depositories of checking accounts; investment in-struments contracts with Northern Air Corporation for the Eagan High School cooling tower replacement project and with Automated Logic for the Shannon Park Elementary School building automation system (BAS) upgrade; health and safety budget; waive of certified census process; personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff; agreements with employee for ad-ditional FTE, with licensed audi-ologist and with Strategic Staffing Solutions for speech therapists, and ratification of addendums with Custom Education Solutions for Units of Study.

A report on the 2015 legislative session was presented.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Roseen and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve the 2015-16 pre-liminary budget.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Roseen and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve a resolution establish-ing dates for filing for School Board election.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve revisions to Policy 508, Wellness.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve revisions to Policy 204, School Board Meetings.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 4-0 vote to approve revisions to Policy 205, District Policies, Administra-tive Regulations and Procedures.

Motion by Albright, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with a 4-0 vote to adjourn the meeting at 6:58 p.m.

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Burnsville/EaganAugust 7, 2015

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSThis is a summary of the Inde-

pendent School District 196 special School Board meeting on Monday, July 13, 2015 with the full text avail-able for public inspection on the district website at www.district196.org or at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minnesota 55068 or by standard or electronic mail.

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. at the District Office. Board members present: Joel Al-bright (arrived at 4:32 p.m.), Art Coulson, Rob Duchscher, Gary Huusko, Jackie Magnuson, Mike Roseen (arrived at 4:35 p.m.), Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Coulson and carried, with a 5-0 vote to approve the agenda.

Reports were presented on the following topics by the administra-tors listed:

• Bond referendum, Superin-tendent Berenz and Director of Finance and Operations Jeff Solo-mon;

• Casualty insurance, School District Attorney Jill Coyle;

• Expulsions and suspensions, Director of Secondary Education Mark Parr and Coyle;

• Selection of new principals, Berenz and Director of Human Re-sources Tom Pederstuen;

• Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE), Director of Teach-ing and Learning Steve Troen, Coyle and Pederstuen, and

• Configuration of School Board meeting room, Berenz.

Motion by Duchscher, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 7-0 vote to close the meeting pursu-ant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3 (b) for attorney-client privi-leged communications on employ-ment arbitration proceedings.

Motion by Duchscher, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 7-0 vote to close the meeting pursu-ant to Minnesota Statute 13D.03 to discuss strategy for labor negotia-tions.

Motion by Duchscher, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 7-0 vote to close the meeting pursu-ant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3 (a) for the superintendent’s performance evaluation.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried, with a 7-0 vote to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m.

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Education

Picture Perfect fundraiser set The Eastview Commu-nity Foundation will hold a Picture Perfect fundrais-ing event for the commu-nity as part of its efforts to raise funds for schol-arships for graduating seniors and grants to the 12 schools in the Eastview community. The event will feature short professional photography sittings and will be held from 12:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Nicollet Commons Park

in Burnsville. “This is a terrific oppor-tunity for families to get high-quality photos done for a very small cost,” said Kalli Matsuhashi, chair of the foundation board. “It isn’t meant to replace the traditional family portrait that many families do, but can be a great chance to do some fun photos of your children or maybe your parents. We’re hop-ing people will use the

event to get great photos of their family at the same time they help the founda-tion do its important work for our schools.” For a $50 donation, those who sign up for the event will have a 20-min-ute “mini-sitting” with a local professional photog-rapher. After the event, each photographer will select three to five of the best photos taken, and provide them on a flash

drive (with the unlimited right to reproduce) a few weeks after the event. There are a limited number of slots available. To reserve a sitting, email [email protected] or call 651-356-5080. More information about EVCF and the Picture Per-fect event can be found by visiting the EVCF website, evcf.org.

College News

News Briefs

University of Kansas, Lawrence, spring honor roll, from Apple Val-ley – James Austin, Jes-sica Horstman, Meredith Mitsch. Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, spring dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Maureen Boyce, Emily Wilton. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, spring graduates, from Apple Valley – Anna Chan, M.B.A., business admin-istration; Clarissa Florin, B.A., communication and journalism; Taryn Glynn, B.A., business administra-

tion - marketing manage-ment, magna cum laude; Christopher Grim, B.A., business administration - accounting, econom-ics; Yonas Guchale, M.S., mechanical engineering; Jonathan Holmen, M.A., international leadership; Rachelle Holsten, M.A., special education; Bran-don Hoshaw, B.S.M.E., mechanical engineering, cum laude; Kyle Jonas, B.A., communication and journalism; Rachel Lar-son, B.A., justice & peace studies, individualized, summa cum laude; Heath-er Lee, M.B.A., business

administration; Katherine Matthews, B.A., psychol-ogy, family studies; Bryan McMullen, M.B.A., busi-ness administration; Ben-jamin Michels, B.A., eco-nomics - business; Jayesh Naithani, M.S., software engineering; Franklin Olaniyan, M.S., systems engineering; Michelle Ol-sen, J.D., law; Amanda Palmer, M.S.W., social work advanced standing; Alyssa Radichel, B.A., psychology, family stud-ies; Michael Ropella, J.D., law; Taylor Sabrowski, B.A., criminal justice, cum laude; Timothy Sicora,

B.A., business administra-tion - accounting; Scott Sikich, B.A., communica-tion and journalism; Kay-la Sprenger, M.S.W., social work advanced standing; John Sutherland, B.A., psychology; Olivia Tise, M.S.W., social work; Ida-ra Udo, B.A., business ad-ministration - marketing management; Kelly Wil-liams, M.S.W., social work advanced standing.

To submit college news items, email: [email protected].

Firearm safety class A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources firearm safety class will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 1, 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Rosemount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rosemount. Range day will be Oct. 24. To preregister, send student’s full name, age and name of parent or legal guardian to [email protected]. A confirmation will be sent. Students age 12 and older are invited to participate. Registration paperwork and materials handout will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Rosemount American Legion. A parent or legal guardian must ac-company the student. Class fee is $7.50. Upon class completion, a $7.50 DNR fee is paid online to self-certify.

Kids ’n Kinship mentor info session set Kids ’n Kinship will hold a men-tor information session from 6-6:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Kids ’n Kinship serves children in the communities of Apple Val-ley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Rosemount and provides school-based mentoring at four elementary schools. There are currently 62 youth, 42 of which are

boys, waiting for a mentor. Individuals, couples and families who have a desire to be a role model and special friend to a child are in-vited to attend the information ses-sion. Attendees will learn about the youth who are waiting for mentors, the volunteer screening process and the activities and benefits provided by Kids ’n Kinship. Application ma-terials will be available. Training and ongoing support is provided for all types of mentoring. Those planning to attend the ses-sion should RSVP to [email protected] or call 651-333-9468. Visit www.kidsnkinship.org for more in-formation.

Volunteers needed to instruct on recycling at county fair Dakota County Environmental Resources and the Dakota County Fair are taking steps to recycle more waste and are in need of volunteers to help out. For the second year in a row at the fair, organic materials like food scraps and related paper products will be collected in food vendor ar-eas and later taken to a local facility for composting. Organizers say par-ticipation was admirable last year, but they are looking to improve col-lection efforts for 2015. Volunteers are needed at waste stations throughout the fairgrounds to help instruct the public on what

to recycle and highlight why recy-cling is important. Training is pro-vided. Volunteers get free admission to the fair on the day of their shift. The 2015 Dakota County Fair is held Aug. 10-16 at the fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. For more information about vol-unteering, contact Jenny Kedward at 952-891-7043 or [email protected].

Lewis House golf tourney The 22nd annual Lewis House Charity Golf Tournament will be Monday, Aug. 24, at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judi-cial Road, Lakeville. Event proceeds support 360 Communities’ violence prevention and intervention work. Starting times are 7 a.m. (men and women) and 1 p.m. (women only). The theme of this year’s tour-nament is Hero. In the afternoon, women golfers will decorate their golf carts and dress in costumes related to the theme. Up until this year, the Lewis House Charity Golf Tournament has been a women-on-ly event. This year a second tee time has been added so that men could participate as well. Cost is $125. Register at 360Com-munities.org. For more information or to sponsor the event, contact Lau-rie Bolin at 952-985-4004 or [email protected].


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Lakeville Estate Sale 16470 Jarrett Circle

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Lakeville, 8/6-8/8, (9-5)Toddler bed, riding toys, tlz, HH, cloz & more! 17836 Glasgow Way

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Maple Grove:HUGE KIDS SALE

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Move Sale Blooming-ton, 8/8 & 9, 9am-3pm. 60 years of living must see: www.oldisknew.com/upcoming-Sales 9819 10th Av S.

Orono, August 13-14-15, Thursday/Friday 8:30-4ish, Saturday 8:00-1:00. Moving Sale. Relocating home: Quality, cared for furniture, rugs, crystal, silver plate trays and servers. Original art. Ev-eryday household items, games and toys, X-mas, snow villages. Outdoor furniture, NSF stainless rolling racks, alum lad-ders, power tools, air compressor, generator, garden tools, pots, more. Cash and Credit Cards only!2685 CopperView Drive

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PlymouthAnnual Rummage Sale

St. BarnabasLutheran Church

Sat., Aug. 15 8am - 2pm15600 Old Rockford Rd

Plymouth, 8/6 & 8/7, 8 am-6 pm. Mother of all Garage Sales! Huge- An-tiques, tools, HH, etc. 18520 23rd Ave. N.

Plymouth: Doll Collection over 100 MIB of Barbies, antiqs, books, more! 8/14-15 (10-6) 11730 50th Ave N.

Plymouth: Moving Sale 8/6 , 9-4. Furniture, house-hold items, lawn & garden equipment,4215 Orchid Ln

Postponed: Golden Valley, 8/6 & 7, 8am-5pm. Huge Moving Sale. Something for all


Richfield, 8/6-8/8, 8-6. Qn Mahogany BR Set, Marble Dining Tbl, China, Crystal, Grill, Fit-ness, Leather, and more! 6504 16th Ave.

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Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

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Value Home Exteriors LLC- Roofing- Siding- Decks

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5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

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952-292-2349SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

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5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

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Ray 612-281-7077

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Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

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Lawn Mowing starts at $29 Call or text 952-261-6552 Liberty Lawn Care


3 Interior Rooms/$275Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

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*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

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Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

**Mike the Painter Interi-or/ exterior, Wallpaper, 35 yrs exp, Ins 612-964-5776

5380 Plumbing

SAVE MONEY - Competent Master Plumb-er needs work. Lic# M3869.

Jason 952-891-2490


Budget Roofs, Siding, Windows, Storm Damage. 32yrs, Exp. Lic# 20011251.

Theyson Construction952-894-6226


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

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Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

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35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


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BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

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Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104


TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

Removal & Pruning Emerald Ash Borer Trtmt952-767-3880 Free Est

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5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

Sparkling Clean Window Washing Free ests. Ins’d. 952-451-1294

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Castle Rock Bank a long standing and well estab-lished community bank, is currently accepting re-sumes from an individual with Bank Lending and/or Bank Management ex-perience. All inquires can be made directly with Dave Nicolai at 651-463-4014

Customer Service Representative

Multiply locationWe are a DME (Durable Medical Equipment) Com-pany. Seeking outgoing & professional candidates for a long term opportunity.This position is to assist customers in store and over phone. Full time, benefits available, DME experience pref’d. Please email resume to:

[email protected]


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5520 Part-time

Direct Service ProfessionalPassionate and dedicated individual needed to provide support and supervision for adults with intellectual disabilities in Bloomington. Super-vise jobs and provide training to advance the work skills and social skills of your team. Assist with personal cares as needed. Position requires the ability to lift and transfer individuals to/from wheelchairs. We’re looking for someone patient, kind, hard-working, and organized. Relevant experience is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person. Driving a Rise vehicle is required. Compliance with Rule 11 & MVR back-ground checks and valid driver’s license required. Position is FT/M-F/$11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ. Benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental, life, disability and 401(k). Submit cover letter and resume to Melinda at [email protected].

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

Direct Support ProfessionalRewarding position assisting individuals with intellectual disabilities and sensory impairments in a center based setting in Bloomington. Provide supervision, job skills training and participate in community integration activities. Assist with personal cares as needed. Position requires the ability to lift and transfer individuals to/from wheelchairs. A valid driver’s license and compli-ance with MVR & Rule 11 background checks required. Position is FT, M-F with excellent benefits. $11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ with a generous training & benefit package. Experience helpful but not required, willing to train. Submit cover letter and resume to Melinda at [email protected] or call 952-884-8330.

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

5510 Full-time

DRIVER POSITIONS - HIRING EVENT

August 12, 13, 14th7 am - 6 pm

Location:McLane Company1111 W. 5th Street

Northfield, MN

CDL A DRIVERS

$7500 Sign-On-BonusMedical Benefits on Day & k + in your First Year!!

GUARANTEED PAY*Profit Sharing *401k

WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE!

Eligible CDL Applicants: 21 Yrs of Age HS Diploma 50,000 safe driving miles.

YARD SPOTTER - start in yard $15.70/hr + shift. This position will be a training position for those with a strong desire to be-come a full time CDL A McLane driver. Could be 2-7 months as yard spot-ter, then FT Driver. New McLane drivers can make in excess of $65K in your

first year!Email resume:

[email protected] or Call Hollie Now!

(507) 664-3038

Drivers WantedRegional/OTR

Home Weekends. Class ALate Model Equipment

$.44 cents/mile Call Nik: 651-325-0307

Equipment MechanicTrenchers Plus

BurnsvilleFull Time - Insurance – 401K. Basic Repair Skills, Willing to Learn, Must have own tools. Email: brian.stetz@

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Finish Carpenters

Schwieters Co. Wants You!$1000 HIRING BONUS! We Offer Year-Round Work and Great Benefits for Expe-rienced Finish Carpenters. Work throughout the metro.

Call 612-328-3140 to schedule an interview.

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Get your Auto Maintenance & Light

Repair Certificate Classes begin

Aug. 24 at DCTC.raegan@

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HOUSE CLEANERS$80-$110/day FT/PT7:20am-3:00pm. We

provide CAR. Burnsville location. 952-432-2134

5510 Full-time

Nurse PCA

Regency Home Healthcare

has immediate opportu-nities for compassionate people to join our team!

RN’s and LPN’s Our agency is searching for nurses in Eagan, Hastings, Farmington, St.Paul, Ma-plewood, Roseville, Blaine, New Brighton, and Crystal.

All applicants must have current RN or LPN license. We welcome new gradu-ates & experienced nurses.

Regency provides services to all age’s pediatrics to geriatric. We specialize in medically complex cases including vent dependant clients. This allows the nurses to experience ICU level care in clients home. Our nurses enjoy the ben-efit of full or part-time schedules. We have an ex-cellent office staff that pro-vides respectable customer service. Also, Regency pro-vides extensive training with our veteran staff.

PCA’SPart time day and/or eve-ning PCAs to care for in-dividuals in their homes. Help needed in the Mounds View, Apple Val-ley, Eagan, St Paul, White Bear Lake, Shoreview, and Lino Lakes areas. Re-sponsible for assisting with client cares, food prepa-ration, light housekeep-ing, and laundry. Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving skills, strong communica-tion skills, and must have a valid driver’s license.

If interested please submit online application at:

www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Brittni @ 651-488-4656. EOE

Olympic Hills Golf Club Eden Prairie-FT- PM Line Cook. Tues -Sun. Includes Benefits! Call: 952-941-6262 or apply in person.

5510 Full-time

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL

Ashley Distribution Ser-vices in Blaine, MN seeks:

•TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning poten-

tial avg. $68,000 year•Home Weekly •Paid

Vacation •Full Benefit Package• Paid Holidays

Class A CDL & at least 1 year current OTR exp. Clean MVR/PSP Reports.

Call 1-800-837-2241 email: jobs@

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WAREHOUSE – Full Time WAGES

AND BENEFITS McLane Company

has openings in our Warehouse!

On the job training provided, no experience

necessary.

Matching k, WEEKENDS OFF, BEN-EFITS AFTER DAYS!

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*Guaranteed scheduled raises within your first year* *After 90 days we will help pay for your college education*

Hiring EventAugust 12, 13th & 14th

7 am to 6 pmMcLane Division1111 W. 5th Street,

Northfield, MN

Full Case Grocery Selectors

6:30am Mon - Fri $13.95/hr

QC Loader 10:00 am Monday to Friday

$13.95/hr

Candy Repack 6:00am Mon-Fri $13.00/hr

Receiver 8:30 pm start Sunday to Thursday $13.00/hr + Shift

Please email [email protected] or Apply Online @ www.mclaneco.com / Careers / Join the team / Warehouse / Min-

nesota (Northfield, MN)

5520 Part-time

Kennel help needed PT Must have passion for

Dogs! 952-435-7536

Now Hiring/TrainingSchool Bus DriversPT, benefits, paid holidays$750 Hiring bonus

Call Denise952-736-8004

Durham School Services

5520 Part-time

Now Hiring: Summary Writer

Mackin Educational Re-sources now hiring a PT Summary Writer, M-F, days. Excellent grammar, spell-ing & punctuation skills & ability to meet deadlines. For complete listing go to:

www.mackin.comemployment link

Mackin EducationalResources

3505 Co. Rd. 42 W. Burnsville, MN 55306

Permanent PT TELLER

Provincial Bank, Valley Lake Office, is looking for an individual with great customer service skills and an aptitude for numbers. Approxi-mately 25 hours per wk including e/o Saturday. Starting pay $10/hour or more with experience.Pick up an application at any of our offices or

call 952-469-9200 or please email:

[email protected]

PT - Housecleaning So. of the river. 2 to 3 days a week. 952-892-6102


Commnity Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs & com-munity integration.

Starting pay $11.05 FT/PT & Relief avail.

651-237-1087 or www.clo-mn.com

Community Assisted Living in Apple Valley & Farmington is looking for dedicated employees to work as Certified Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides taking care of six seniors in our assisted living homes. We are cur-rently looking to fill PT & FT positions on Evenings,

Nights and W/E Days. All shifts include E/O weekend. CNA/HHA po-sitions start at $12.25/hr. Call: 952-440-3955 for

application address.


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OPENING SOONNOW HIRING FOR

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people to implement programs &community integration.

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Meat Cutter and General Help Positions availableMeat Cutter wanted to do custom and retail cutting.General Help to help with counter, packaging and cleaning.Apply atOdenthal Meats18189 320th Street New Prague(507)364-8040Email: [email protected]

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cent and 63.5 percent, respectively. Seventh-gradv math scores also fell slightly this year from 66.6 percent in 2014 to 64.2 percent in 2015. Eleventh-grade scores decreased as well from 64.8 percent in 2014 to 63.8 percent in 2015. Seventh-grade math and reading scores have fallen each year since 2013 and so have 11th-grade math scores. In 2013, a more rigorous math test was rolled out for high school students and a more rigorous reading test was given to all grade lev-els tested. Over the past three years, statewide reading scores increased slightly among seventh-graders while math scores have fluctuated. Reading pro-ficiency increased from 55 percent in 2013 to 56.7 percent in 2015. Seventh-grade math scores im-proved statewide between 2013 and 2014 but fell slightly this year to 56.4 percent. Seventh and 11th grade were not the only levels that had decreases this year in District 196. Sixth- and eighth-grade math scores decreased slightly as well as fifth-grade sci-ence scores. “We’ve looked at them

but we don’t know why scores are down in the dis-trict,” said Michelle De-Mers, assessment coordi-nator for District 196. DeMers said the dis-trict questioned its 11th-grade math scores last year but the Minnesota Department of Education decided against re-exam-ining them. The district offers nu-merous intervention pro-grams to help students improve literacy and math skills. Reading Recovery is a program at the district’s elementary schools that provides first-graders with additional assistance in reading. High school students who struggle in math are able to take additional math courses that provide support while focusing on specific areas of math. Middle school students are able to access addi-tional support in a variety of subjects during an hour of the day dubbed “en-richment time.” Despite the recent decline in some scores, District 196 continues to outperform the state aver-age. Eleventh-grade math scores, for instance, were 13.1 percentage points higher than the state aver-age. The district has contin-uously outperformed the state average for about a

decade. Not all grades in Dis-trict 196 experienced an decrease or increase. Oth-ers saw a plateau. Math scores in grades three, four and five remained the same compared to last year as did 11th-grade reading scores. High school science scores also leveled off this year. “We’re glad these scores didn’t go down, but we know we need to work on some things to get out of the plateau,” DeMers said. The district’s plateau reflects a statewide trend of stagnant test scores this year, which comes after a testing season troubled by computer glitches, mul-tiple attacks by computer hackers and other testing problems. The test’s provider Pearson has agreed to give the state of Minnesota a rebate and free academic services to make up for the problems. The Minnesota De-partment of Education released the details of the settlement on Aug. 3 that provides Minnesota with a $1 million contract dis-count and $4.7 million worth of additional ser-vices at no cost, according to recent reports.

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

RESULTS, from 1A

Washington County detec-tives were conducting sur-veillance on Garay when they observed him commit burglaries at three differ-ent residences under con-struction in Apple Valley. Detectives reportedly took photographs as Ga-ray entered one residence and loaded appliances into his truck. After following Garay to a Mendota Heights residence, they observed him unload the appliances into a garage stall with the help of Orlando Enrique Ponce, 28, of Mendota

Heights, who has been charged with felony receiv-ing stolen property. Garay drove to another residence in Apple Val-ley where he removed ad-ditional appliances and placed them in his truck. Detectives then initi-ated a traffic stop and took Garay into custody. These items were valued at $1,689.59. When contacted by po-lice, the construction con-tractor building the home said Garay did not have authorization to enter the residence. The St. Paul resi-dence where appliances and construction tools

with markings indicating they belonged to various construction companies throughout the metro were recovered belonged to Ponce’s construction busi-ness partner. The business partner told police that he pur-chased the appliances and tools from Garay for about half their value even though he knew the items were stolen. The maximum sentence of the charges against Ga-ray and Ponce is five years in prison and/or $10,000 in fines.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

CHARGES, from 1A

Born at 19 pounds, the unnamed calf currently weighs 25 pounds. Malayan tapirs are one of the most endan-gered animals in South-east Asia; there are less tapirs than tigers in the wild. Their population is declining due to habitat loss from deforestation for agricultural purposes, flooding caused by dam building for hydroelectric projects, and illegal trade, according to the zoo. In human care, Ma-layan tapirs are managed for breeding purposes by a Species Survival Plan,

which, through the co-ordinated efforts of sev-eral zoos throughout the United States, helps maintain the captive gene pool for the future aid of the wild population. The Minnesota Zoo currently participates in many SSP programs, in-cluding the Malayan ta-pir. The Malayan tapir’s gestation period varies from 390-419 days. Mothers usually give birth every two to four years to a single calf (twins are rare). At birth, a calf weighs approximately 10-20 pounds.

For the first 6-8 months of their life, tapir calves resemble furry wa-termelons with legs. They are dark brown to black with alternating bands of yellowish-white stripes and spots. Young tapirs grow quickly and can weigh as much as 450 pounds at one year of age; they reach adult size in two to three years. The zoo is located in Apple Valley and has been shown in Dakota County surveys to be the most popular recreation destination among local residents.

ZOO, from 1A

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: [email protected].

Friday, Aug. 7 Relay For Life of Burnsville begins at 6 p.m., Burnsville High School, 600 Highway 13 E., Burnsville. Information: www.relayforlife.org/burnsvillemn. Relay For Life of Rosemount begins at 6 p.m., Dakota County Technical College, 1300 145th St. E., Rosemount. Information: www.relay-forlife.org/rosemountmn. Forever Wild Family Friday: Picnic in the Park, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Bring a picnic and play lawn games with a twist. All ages. Adult must accompany youths. One adult per four youths. Register at http://parks.co.dakota.mn.us. Activity number 111001-05. Outdoor movie, “Finding Nemo,” rated G, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burns-ville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City.

Saturday, Aug. 8 Pedal the Parks, 9 a.m., meet at Steve Mi-chaud Park, 170th and Ipava, Lakeville. Open to all bicycle riders with a helmet. Ride the trails and visit Lakeville parks and lakes on a two-hour ride led by a Lakeville Friends of the Environment volunteer. For questions, call Debbie at 952-250-3320. Free Family Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Rosemount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. Car-bike show and con-cert with the 34th ID Band. Information: 651-423-3380.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Environmental Awareness Event Picnic, 2-6 p.m., city of Savage Environmental Learning Center, 13500 Dakota Ave. S., Savage (handicap accessible). Staff from environmental groups will be available to talk with attendees about how to engage in various environmental efforts. Food, games and prizes. Open to the public, sponsored by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

Tuesday, Aug. 11 Family Fun Tuesday – Kevin Strauss: Around the World with Stories, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person donation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 12 Storytime in the Park with children’s librar-ian Cathy McGuire, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Evergreen Knoll Park, 626 Heritage Way, Farmington. She will read a few stories and Farmington Recreation staff will play parachute games and offer an art activity based on the theme of the day. Theme: Let Your Silly Out. Free. Eagan Market Fest – Health & Wellness Night, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Cen-tral Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, entertainment by Hurricane Harold’s All Star Blues Revue, 4-5:30 p.m., and The Tuxedo Band, 6-8 p.m. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/market-fest or 651-675-5500.

Thursday, Aug. 13 Thursday Rockin’ Readers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Brad Robb, Vista View Elementary principal, and Shannon McParland, Sioux Trail Elementary principal, will read books to children. Books are geared toward elementary and pre-school children. The Splatter Sisters will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, Aug. 14 Splash Dash Water For People 5K Run/Walk, 6 p.m. at Cleary Lake Park in Prior Lake. Fee is $35 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Includes goodie bag and T-shirt. Prizes are available. Strollers welcome. Register at: www.mnawwa.org/event/SplashDash2015.

Saturday, Aug. 15 Toss and Kick Cancer Tournament and Fundraiser for Mike Jacobs, noon, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Includes silent auction, food, children’s activities. Movies in the Park, “Frozen,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rose-mount. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option 6.

Sunday, Aug. 16 Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Conductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrail-roadgarden.net, [email protected].

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Submissions sought for exhibit The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advi-sory Committee is seeking original works of art for its fifth Community Art Exhibition. Themes of the exhibit are “New Perspec-tives of Historic Places in Dakota County” and “Your Favorite Building in Dakota County.” Artists 8 years old and older living in Dakota County can submit original two-dimensional art that meets the committee’s cri-teria outlined online. One entry per person per theme is allowed. Submissions are due Oct. 5. The mission of the Da-kota County Public Art Cit-izen Advisory Committee is to showcase and celebrate local talent while making local art more accessible to residents. This exhibition is the fifth open exhibition of work by local artists spon-sored by the committee and its 20th overall. The com-mittee will review submis-sions and make a recom-mendation to the Dakota County Board of Commis-sioners, which will make the final decision on which art-work is exhibited. The six-month exhibit will be installed in No-vember in various Dakota County buildings. For a complete list of criteria that submissions must meet, visit www.dako-tacounty.us and search “art exhibit.” To learn more, con-tact Jean Erickson at 651-438-4286 or [email protected].

Rally features charity ride The second annual Northern Thunder Motor-cycle Rally, to be held Aug. 21-23 at Mystic Lake, will feature a charity bike ride to benefit the Minnesota Military Family Foundation (MMFF). Founded in 2004, the MMFF seeks to finan-cially support deployed Minnesotans and their fam-ilies. The charity ride will take the form of a poker run – participants will be dealt a playing card when they begin and end their ride, as well as at three of the ride’s stops in the southern Twin Cities metro. Stops include Canterbury Park, Valley-fair, the American Legion in Eden Prairie, the VFW in Rosemount, and Mystic Lake’s festival area. Mystic Lake will donate $15 per rider and $10 per passenger to the MMFF. The five best poker hands will receive free slot play prizes. Northern Thunder is a free event open to all ages. It features celebrity appear-ances, free outdoor concerts, bike contests, slow bike rac-es, hot rods and games. Free concerts include: The Fabulous Thunder-birds, 8 p.m. Friday; Rockie Lynne, 1:30 p.m. Saturday; Blue Oyster Cult, 8 p.m. Sat-urday; Chris Hawkey, 3 p.m. Sunday. Celebrity appearances include: Erik Estrada from “CHiPs”; Monte Perlin, Hollywood motorcycle stuntman; Tyler Suess, Bi-kiniTeam.tv host and 2014 Hooters Girl of the Year.

Northern Thunder is Mystic Lake’s third out-door festival during Hot Summer Fun – a series of outdoor and indoor events, promotions, and millions of dollars in cash and give-aways between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The summer will culminate on Labor Day with an RV give-away, powered by Noble RV of Minneapolis, valued at more than $100,000. More information is at www.mys-ticlake.com.

Chamber music festival The Bridge Chamber Music Festival runs Aug. 20-27 in Northfield. The fes-tival features musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra and artist faculty members from St. Olaf, Carleton and Gustavus Adolphus colleg-es, presenting chamber mu-sic and jazz concerts. Perfor-mances are at Carleton and St. Olaf colleges. Tickets for performances are $5. Visit www.bridgechamberfesti-val.org for more informa-tion, or call 507-786-3535.

‘Ricky Nelson Remembered’ “Ricky Nelson Remem-bered,” a multimedia en-tertainment event featur-ing the live music of Ricky Nelson’s hit songs including “Hello Mary Lou,” “Trav-elin’ Man,” “Garden Party,” performed by Nelson’s twin sons Matthew and Gunnar, takes the Ames Center stage in Burnsville at 3 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 18. The show includes never-before-seen big screen video

footage of the Nelson family with interviews from celebri-ties influenced by Nelson, America’s original “Teen Idol.” This year marks the 30th anniversary of Nel-son’s death in a New Year’s Eve plane crash. Tickets are $42, $52 and $62 at the box office (12600 Nicollet Ave.), by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.

Rick Springfield at Mystic Lake Singer-songwriter Rick Springfield with special guest The Romantics are coming to the Mystic Show-room at Mystic Lake Satur-day, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. Springfield won a Gram-my Award for his No. 1 hit “Jessie’s Girl,” and has 17 Top-40 hits including “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody” and “Human Touch.” Tickets are $31 and $39 and go on sale Aug. 8. Con-tact the box office at 952-496-6563 or visit mysticlake.com for more details.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by cellist/singer Parker Ousley, pottery wheel demo by Jim Haas, fresh lo-cal produce and flowers, and arts and crafts will be fea-tured at Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more informa-tion, visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org.

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@

ecm-inc.com.

Books SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation informa-tion, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Call for artists Eagan Art House’s 10th an-nual Harvest of Art Community Art Exhibit, Sept. 13 to Oct. 30. Open to all south-of-the-river artists, ages 8-18 and ages 19 and older. All media accepted. Registration fee: $16 per person for up to two pieces of artwork (ages 8-18); $21 per person (ages 19 and older). Deadline: Aug. 24. Complete guidelines are at www.eaganarthouse.org. Information: 651-675-5521.

Comedy Ben Gleib and Bret Ernst, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Satur-day, Aug. 7-8, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Dance Ragamala Dance Company: “Sacred Earth,” with opening act Spanish flamenco music and dance with Michael Hauser, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, as part of the Summer Performance Series at Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater in Eagan. Free, but a $5 per per-son donation is suggested. Infor-mation: www.caponiartpark.org.

Events/Festivals Brew at the Zoo, 7 p.m. Fri-day, Aug. 7. Information: http://mnzoo.org/events/brew-at-the-zoo/. Dakota County Fair, Aug. 10-16, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington. Information: 651-463-8818 or www.dakotacountyfair.org. Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 8-12. Information: www.burns-villefiremuster.com. Ramble Jam, Sept. 11-12, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington. Information: www.ramblejam-country.com.

Exhibits “Cultural Perspectives: Worldly Treasures” runs July 9 to Aug. 9 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685. Gary Holthusan painting exhibit is on display through late September at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount.

Music Music in Kelley Park featur-ing Steve Sullivan and The Facto-ry, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Kel-ley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Informa-tion: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $62, $74.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Easton Corbin with Shane

Martin, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $47, $59.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Tina & the B-Sides with Molly Maher & her Disbeliev-ers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, in the amphitheater at the Min-nesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $37, $49.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. The Robert Cray Band with Sonny Landreth, 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, Aug. 18, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick-ets: $45, $57.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/.

Theater “Barefoot in the Park,” pre-sented by Expressions Com-munity Theater, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6-8 and 2 p.m. Aug. 9, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13 at the box office or www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com. Informa-tion: 952-985-4640. Uponor Shakespeare Under The Stars “Twelfth Night,” pre-sented by Apple Valley Live! The-atre Company, 7 p.m. Aug. 8-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Val-ley. Free.

Workshops/classes/other Pretty Princess Party for girls ages 3 to 6, 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, July 22 through Aug. 19, at Footsteps Dance Stu-dio in Burnsville. Singing, danc-ing, acting, tumbling and games taught by dance teacher and educator Karin Wilde-Berry. The Pretty Princess Party allows little girls to celebrate being a princess in God’s kingdom. Cost is $25 per class session. Information: [email protected]. 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 Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Riv-er Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art educa-tion through drawing and paint-ing. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Mon-days at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 1-2 p.m., intermediate 2-4 p.m. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Hurricane of blues

Hurricane Harold (pictured) is bringing his All Star Blues Revue to the band shell at Eagan Market Fest on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Hurricane Harold takes the stage at 4 p.m., followed by The Tuxedo Band at 6. Eagan Market Fest is held each Wednesday during the summer and early fall from 4-8 p.m. at the city’s Central Park Festival Grounds next to the Eagan Community Center. Aug. 12 is Health and Wellness Night at Market Fest; this season’s schedule is at www.cityofeagan.com. (Photo submitted)


ThisweekendThisweekendFestival to feature music, food and

children’s activities The second annual Caponi Art Park Blue-grass Festival will take place Sunday, Sept. 13, at Caponi Art Park and Learning Center in Ea-gan. Headlining the festival will be Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductees Monroe Crossing. Other performers include Jack Norton and the Mullet River Boys, Sawtooth Brothers and the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers. “Bring your lawn chair, but feel free to move around,” said re-turning announcer and KBEM-FM Bluegrass Saturday Morning host Phil Nusbaum in a press release. “The concert area is a natural amphi-theater, the groups are great and the sound sys-tem is first rate. And the park, with its wooded ar-eas and sculpture garden, gives you additional rea-sons to stay all day.” Gates open at noon, with music starting at 2 p.m. The event is designed to be family-friendly, with youth-focused ac-tivities and food trucks and free admission for children ages 5 and un-der. The festival also serves as the park’s largest an-nual fundraiser with pro-ceeds going toward the park’s continued opera-tion as an independent nonprofit, funding the park’s various programs (including the Summer Performance Series and Family Fun Tuesdays performance and educa-tion series, both of which are free to attend) and maintaining the beauty of the park’s natural

landscape.

The performers Sawtooth Brothers, which includes Clint and Luke Birtzer from Rose-mount, have been work-ing on the release of a new recording this year with 11 songs of all origi-nal material. Band members con-ducted a successful Kick-starter campaign that raised more than $12,000 to fund the recording ses-sions. They say the sessions have pushed them to the musical limits as they are forging what they call a new sound that blends their influences in blue-grass, rock and popular music. Luke Birtzer, fiddle, said in a promotional video that their goal is to make a record that peo-ple can listen to front to back that all fits togeth-er. Jesse Moravec, vocals and mandolin, said he hopes people find some-thing new on the record-ing every time they listen to it. Jack Norton & the Mullet River Boys are musical purveyors of vintage vaudeville, jug band and rag-timey blue-grass music.

Led by Emmy Award winning songwriter Jack Norton, the boys have been called, “one of the most entertaining acous-tic groups in the Mid-west.” The band features Norton on banjo, uku-lele, guitar, trumpet and harmonica backed by the Mullet River Boys per-forming on homemade instruments like wash-boards, kazoos, combs, tuned bicycle horns, slide whistles, harmonicas, washtub bass and more. Wild Goose Chase Cloggers consists of 12 dancers accompanied by the music of Rooster Riot, which plays a va-riety of old-time tunes. Dances are based on square-dance forma-tions, modern a cappella pieces and other types of percussive dance, includ-ing French Canadian step-dancing and English waltz clogging. Named in honor of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, Monroe Cross-ing aims to dazzle audi-ences with a blend of classic bluegrass, blue-grass gospel and original material. Their harmo-nies, arrangements and on-stage rapport make them audience favorites across the United States

and Canada. More about the groups is at monroecrossing.com, sawtoothbroth-ers.com and wildgoose-chasecloggers.org. Tickets are on sale through Brown Paper Tickets (which can be

reached via the Caponi Art Park website) and are $20 for general ad-mission adults, $5 for children 6 to 12 years old, and 5 and under are admitted free. Group ticket discounts are also available.

More information about the Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival can be found at www.caponiartpark.org/pro-grams/bluegrassfestival or by calling Caponi Art Park at 651-454-9412. Located on 60 acres of rolling wooded hills in Eagan, Caponi Art Park and Learning Cen-ter offers cultural and educational experiences in a natural setting that blends art and nature. It is open to the public May through October, every day except Mon-days, and is located on Diffley Road east of In-terstate 35E, between Pi-lot Knob Road and Lex-ington Avenue.

– Tad Johnson contributed to this story.

Caponi brings bluegrass back to the suburbs

Sawtooth Brothers includes (from left) Luke Birtzer, Jes-se Moravec, Clint Birtzer and Ethan Moravec. (Photo submitted)

Monroe Crossing includes David Robinson, banjo; Derek Johnson, guitar; Matt Thompson, mandolin; Lisa Fuglie, fiddle; and Mark Anderson, bass. (Photo by Jamey Guy)

Ragamala Dance Company, a Twin Cities-based Indian dance troupe, is set to present its show “Sacred Earth” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Caponi Art Park as part of the Eagan venue’s ongoing Summer Performance Series. Opening the event is Michael Hauser, who will present flamenco music and dance. Guests at the Summer Performance Series are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread on the outdoor amphitheater’s grassy slopes. Admission is free with a $5 per person suggested donation. Ragamala is also performing at Caponi on Aug. 18 as part of the summerlong Family Fun Tuesdays series; more information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Submitted photo by Grant Halvorson)

Indian dance at Caponi


Cub evacuated after chemical release

Teens allegedly sprayed mace



Shoppers were evacu-ated from Cub Foods in Lakeville and the store closed for about an hour Sunday after a group of teens allegedly sprayed mace inside the store. Police and fire person-nel instructed shoppers to abandon grocery carts where they were and leave the Heritage Drive store at about 5:15 p.m. as emer-gency responders inves-tigated the source of the odorless gas. Shopper Jodi Hansen said the gas was caught in her throat and made her

cough. She said customers were only told they were to leave the store due to “air quality issues.” She said they were of-fered medical attention as they were leaving the store. “Fire and police were there in force and had the place taped off,” Hansen said in a text to the news-paper. “I had to cross the line to get out.” Lakeville Fire Chief Mike Meyer said people inside the store also suf-fered red eyes after being exposed to the irritant, which Lakeville Police Chief Jeff Long said was determined to be mace. Meyer said a few cus-tomers noticed the gas and came to the front of

the store to complain. “Then more people came up, and that’s when they decided to evacuate and call 911,” Meyer said. Cub Foods employee Tony Amries said the of-fenders ran out of the store after spraying one canister of mace. He said to take precau-tions, they had everyone leave the store, and that the store opened again af-ter about an hour. “Everything is safe now,” he said. “It was a quick event.” Long said several ju-venile suspects have been identified and the investi-gation is ongoing.


Lakeville day care provider allegedly hit 3-year-old boyMarilyn Morales

charged with felony



A Lakeville home day care closed last Mon-day after its owner was charged with felony ma-licious punishment of a 3-year-old child in her care. Marilyn Jean Morales, 51, allegedly told a moth-

er who came to pick up her boy and noticed red-ness and bruising on her son’s face, chin, shoulder and upper arm that it had been a “rough day.” The mother asked what happened to cause the bruising, and Morales allegedly said she “needed to apologize” because she “lost her temper” and hit the child, according to a July 31 Dakota County criminal complaint. Morales said the boy had defecated in his pants

and became uncoopera-tive when she tried to give him a bath. The mother took the child to the pediatrician, who concluded by ob-serving bruises and their pattern that the child had been struck with an open hand, the complaint said. Morales faces a maxi-mum sentence of up to five years and a fine up to $10,000.


Dakota Electric appreciates members

More than 7,000 people attended Dakota Electric As-sociation’s 18th annual Member Appreciation Event, including LED Lucy, Dakota Electric’s new mascot, on July 30 at the Minnesota Zoo. Zoo admission was free to all Dakota Electric members and their families during the event. Attendees were asked to bring food donations for area food shelves, and visitors donated 1,985 pounds of food along with $1,000 in cash. (Photo submitted)

Public comment open on alternatives for Robert Street Transit The Dakota County Regional Railroad Au-thority and the Ramsey County Regional Rail-road Authority recently completed an Alternatives Analysis for the Robert Street Transitway, a joint local and federal planning effort to identify potential improvements to transit service and facilities in St. Paul and northern Dakota County. Their aim was to identi-fy a single locally preferred alternative for implemen-tation. The process evaluated a range of alternative proj-ects and identified two final alternatives, arterial bus rapid transit and mod-ern streetcar, which could best meet the established goals for the study. A draft version of the final report is available online at www.robert-streettransit.com/docu-ments.html or in hard copy at Galaxie Library. Public comments on the report can be submitted to Joe Morneau, Dakota County Physical Develop-ment Division, 14955 Gal-axie Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124, through Sept. 11. Comments can also be emailed to [email protected].

Tom’s Big Ride nears finish in Minnesota Tom Mork, a middle-aged banker from Lake-ville, is nearing the fin-ish of a 2,100-mile bike journey for mental health awareness which began July 6 at the Gulf of Mex-ico and is following the Mississippi River to its source at Lake Itasca. Three other riders have made the entire journey, known as Tom’s Big Ride, and another 15 or more have joined them for one

or more stages of the trip. Along the way, Mork has been speaking at Ro-tary club meetings, meet-ing with NAMI groups and giving interviews for the media. As a parent who struggled with his daughter’s bipolar diag-nosis of several years ago, he has a story to tell which includes “ignorance, de-spair, bewilderment, hu-mor, and yes … hope,” Mork said.

Tom’s Big Ride has surpassed its goal of rais-ing $100,000 for NAMI Minnesota (National Al-liance on Mental Illness), and has set a new goal $125,000 by the time the ride ends Aug. 13. NAMI Minnesota provides more than 300 free classes each year, more than 60 ongo-ing support groups, and advocacy for children and adults with mental illness-es and their families.

Tom’s Big Ride will arrive at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis on Aug. 7 for a celebration of Mork’s 60th birthday from 2-6 p.m. Friends, family, NAMI supporters and Rotarians will greet the riders and join in the celebration. To view Tom’s Big Ride route, go to: http://tomsbigride.org/partici-pate/toms-big-ride-route/.

Run2Walk set Sept. 12 The third annual Run-2Walk will be Saturday, Sept. 12, in Lakeville. This race was estab-lished on behalf of two Lakeville High School graduates, Scott Proud-foot and Dillon Borowicz, who are both paralyzed from the chest down as a result of diving accidents. The event was origi-nally held in May but was changed to September to highlight spinal cord in-jury month. The races will

take place at Healthworks/Danceworks, 17470 Gla-cier Way, Lakeville. Run2Walk features a 1K fun run, 5K, 10K and 5K wheel chair roll. All proceeds go directly to spi-nal cord injury research. Online registration is available at Run2Walkmn.org. Paper registration is also available and accept-ed at the location above. For more information or to sponsor a team, call 952-432-7123.

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