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NEWS Chamber leader to slow down Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce President Ruthe Batulis, known for her energetic style, will be slowing down a bit when she moves to Spooner, Wis., in April. Page 5A Photo submitted

Janine Montgomery, 38, of Eagan, survived being trafficked as a teen growing up in Edina. She runs New Beginnings, a ministry to help end human trafficking.

OPINION School safety is a focus Dakota County law enforcement and school officials have been focused on school safety for years. Page 4A

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Local survivors help others by Laura Adelmann Photo by Laura Adelmann

Andy Ronchak, Adri Carlson and Christie Schultz are helping in the Hosanna! Church ministry to help abolish human trafficking. Hosanna is the first of three Dakota County churches to host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom Weekendâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 16-17 informing the public about the issue and offering ways to get people involved.

speak at Freedom Weekend, Feb. 16-17 in Dakota County. Sponsored by three local churches â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hosanna! in Lakeville, International Outreach in Burnsville and Community of Hope in Rosemount â&#x20AC;&#x201D; organizers hope the See FREEDOM, 8A

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The crisis of our generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Human trafficking addressed at Freedom Weekend by Laura Adelmann SUN THISWEEK

Michael Monroe at Frozen Apple The North Shore-based acoustic artist is bringing his sunny blend of folk, jazz and reggae to Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter concert series this Saturday. Page 19A

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Before being sold by the hour, they are coerced or kidnapped, drugged and beaten then â&#x20AC;&#x153;seasonedâ&#x20AC;? by gang-rape and marketed online as â&#x20AC;&#x153;willing to do anythingâ&#x20AC;? in seedy hotel rooms across the nation, state and in Dakota County. Some sex trafficking victims are not old enough to drive, but are used by five, 10 or even 20 men daily, their bodies sold by traffickers they believe love them or stay with because they are paralyzed by fear and threats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The youngest Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen was 12 years old,â&#x20AC;? said Sgt. John Bandemer, investigator with the St. Paul Police Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human trafficking unit who will

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After the rapes, Janine Montgomery found comfort in a long bath. At 13, locked behind the door of her parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edina bathroom, the running water and music drowned out her sobs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been so traumatized by so much sexual abuse, that was how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always coped even as a little girl,â&#x20AC;? said Montgomery, now an Eagan resident and founder of New Beginnings, a Burnsville anti-trafficking ministry. Montgomery will share how she was forced into human trafficking Saturday, Feb. 16, at Hosanna! Church, Lakeville, one of three Dakota County churches sponsoring Freedom Weekend to educate the community about sex and labor trafficking. Montgomery had been secretly molested by babysitters since she was 3; at 8, an adult family friend had raped her before her parents moved to Minnesota when she was 10. Like most victims, Montgomery never told her parents until years later, quietly plagued with low self-esteem and misplaced self-blame. In junior high, another 13 year-old girl befriended her, but within months became overbearing, angered if Montgomery talked to her other friends.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are children being sold to be raped several times a day. For me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crisis worth rising up and facing.â&#x20AC;?

Restaurant loses liquor license amid public safety concerns Police calls, fire code violations detailed by city officials Wide-open fight for section title Several local teams figure to be in the hunt when the Section 3AA girls hockey playoffs start next week. Page 12A

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The Apple Valley City Council last week denied renewal of a liquor license for Spoon Fusion Cuisine after public safety officials detailed a host of police incidents and fire code violations at the restaurant. The decision at the Jan. 24 council meeting could have dire consequences for the business, according to attorney Michael Padden, legal counsel for Spoon

and its owners, husband and wife Kav Theng and Van Ngo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality is, if that liquor license is not sustained, they really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sustain the business,â&#x20AC;? Padden told the council. In December, with Spoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-year liquor license set to expire at the end of the year, the council granted the restaurant at 14871 Granada Ave. a See SPOON, 15A

Mid-Winter Fest warms up the weekend A citywide medallion hunt, snow softball, a community bonfire, ice carving, and even a chicken wing eating contest are in store this weekend at Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MidWinter Fest celebration. The annual festival sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department runs Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 2-3) at sites

throughout the city, with most of the action concentrated at the Apple Valley Community Center. A MidWinter Fest button (pictured) is required for all the events; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re available for $2 in advance or $3 at the door. The full schedule of the weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events is at www.cityofapplevalley. org.

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Adam Royle is used to hearing his name announced at Elko Speedway after winning several races there through the years. It will probably sound a lot different at the Daytona International Speedway later this month. Royle will travel to Florida for the University of Northwestern Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x153;Battle at the Beachâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 18-19 at the Daytona International Speedway. The 150-lap race on a new track is part of the NASCAR Whelen All-

American Series, which will be broadcast on the Speed Channel. The track may be a tight oval, but the road to get there has been long. Royle, 31, of Farmington has been racing on and off for 16 years at Elko Speedway. As far back as he can remember, working on cars with his father was part of his life. When he was 15, Royle and his father built a car over the winter. He wanted to race it during the summer in the Sportsman Division at Elko Speedway. Grasping that steering wheel, firing up the engine and watching that flag wave, Royle knew he found a home. See ROYLE, 14A

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Apple Valley Legion playing host to national commander

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The Apple Valley American Legion will be rolling out the red carpet next week when it plays host to the Legion’s top national official. National Commander James Koutz is touring Minnesota Feb. 4-7, making 12 stops over the course of his fourKoutz day visit that includes a breakfast event at Apple Valley’s Post 1776 at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. The Apple Valley event, which is open to members of all Legion posts, will see an array of local, state and national Legion officials in attendance. The organization’s Minnesota commander is slated to attend, and Darrel Redepenning, the state’s department membership director, will serve as master of ceremonies.

Post 1776 Commander Dick Watland will give the opening address, followed by remarks from Tom Goodwin, an Apple Valley City Council member and longtime Post 1776 member. There will be photo opportunities with Koutz at the breakfast, as well as a question-andanswer session, Watland said. Following his Apple Valley event, Koutz has a busy day ahead. He also will be making visits Thursday to Legion posts elsewhere in the state – in Willmar at noon and Hutchinson in the early evening. Legion members interested in attending the breakfast can register by contacting the Apple Valley post at (952) 431-1776. Cost to attend is $7. —Andrew Miller

Area Briefs Rosemount police Citizens Academy The Rosemount Police Department will offer its 2013 Citizens Academy from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, April 1 through May 13. The program is designed to offer citizens insight into modern-day policing in their community through classroom and hands-on training conducted by Rosemount police officers. Most classes will meet at City Hall. The academy is free and open to individuals who live or work in the city of Rosemount and are at least 18 years of age. All participants will be subject to a criminal background check. Applications will be available online at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us and in the lobby of the Rosemount Police Department. Applications will be accepted until March 4. For further information, contact Officer Beth Richtsmeier, (651) 3222012 or beth.richtsmeier@ ci.rosemount.mn.us.

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Applications for commissions being accepted Rosemount is seeking residents to serve as members on city advisory commissions. There are two openings on each of the Planning and Parks and Recreation commissions and one opening on the Utility Commission. The City Council will interview candidates and make appointments. All commission terms begin April 1. Commissioners receive a $35 stipend for each regular meeting they attend. Regular meeting dates of the month are: • Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. on second and fourth Tuesdays. • Parks and Recreation Commission: 7 p.m. on fourth Monday. • Utility Commission: 5:30 p.m. on Monday following the first regular City Council meeting. Residents interested in serving on a commission may pick up an application at City Hall or online at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us, in the “What’s New” section of the homepage. Applications are due by Feb. 12. For more information, contact the city clerk at (651) 322-2003 or by email at amy.domeier@

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Books may be donated for library sale Book donations are now being accepted by The Friends of Robert Trail Library in Rosemount for their annual sale. Books may be dropped off the first weekend in February, March and April at the following locations: • Robert Trail Library lobby – Friday through Sunday. • The Steeple Center Front Porch – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Watch for further details about the book sale in mid-April.

Great Decisions at the library Great Decisions, a nonpartisan discussion forum, provides opportunities for education and conversation on American policy issues. Each program features a presenter with expertise in the topic, who will set the stage for lively debate of diverse viewpoints. Participants are encouraged to check out or read the desk copy of the Great Decisions briefing book – available at the Galaxie Library – prior to the program. All programs occur at the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave. in Apple Valley. • Future of the Euro, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 – How did the 2008 global recession contribute to the development of the euro crisis? The health of the euro affects and is affected by the state of the global economy. How can European Union leaders prevent the collapse of the common currency? • Egypt, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 – The popular revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 ushered in the promise of radical change. Two years later, what is the state of Egyptian democracy? How will the military and the civilian government balance power? For more information, visit www.dakotacounty. co.mn.us/library and search calendar of events. All Dakota County Library events are free and open to the public. This series is presented in partnership with School District 196.

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Public Safety Man sentenced to 30 days in jail for fatal Burnsville crash by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK

A 23-year-old Missouri man pleaded guilty on Jan. 23 to misdemeanor careless driving in connection with an Oct. 13, 2011, crash on Interstate 35W in Burnsville that killed two electricians who were working at a construction site along the roadway. Kirk Edward Deamos of Raymore, Mo., was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 200 hours of community work service and a fine of $100. Craig Carlson, 47, of Ramsey, and Ronald Rajkowski, 44, of St. Joseph, died as a result of the crash. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom indicated

that under current Minnesota law felony charges were not possible in this case because no alcohol or drugs were involved, gross negligence could not be proved and Deamos did not flee the scene of the crash. Deamos lost control of his 1998 Mitsubishi 3000 GT at approximately 12:33 p.m. Oct. 13 just south of the McAndrews Road overpass. It careened into the ditch, killing the electricians who were working for Egan Co., a subcontractor on a project to extend the MnPASS toll lane system through Burnsville. Backstrom said in a press release that he has been attempting to increase the penalty for careless (negligent) driving re-

Former Senate GOP staff member’s condition improves after accident by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK

cember 2011 one day after Koch resigned her leadership position over an “inappropriate relationship” with a staffer. Brodkorb filed a lawsuit July 23, 2012, against the Senate, state of Minnesota and Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman claiming gender discrimination as he says he was treated differently than female staffers who had affairs with male legislators. The lawsuit, which is pending, is seeking damages in excess of $500,000. Koch eventually resigned as majority leader and did not seek re-election to the Senate last fall. Brodkorb is credited with helping Senate Republicans two years ago break decades of Democratic control of the Minnesota Senate in a stunning takeover of the Senate by Republicans. But Senate Democratic leaders last election, though careful in their wording, cited the Brodkorb-Koch scandal as part of a perceived aura of mismanagement of the Senate voters found unsettling. A former Minnesota State Republican Party official, Brodkorb is known for his aggressive political style. He created the blog Minnesota Democrats Exposed, and after leaving the Senate, resumed political blogging. Last fall, in his blog, Brodkorb indicated he believed Republicans would keep control of the Senate. They did not. Legal bills stemming from Brodkorb’s ongoing suit has cost the state some $200,000, according to recent media reports. Brodkorb is a former Forest Lake resident and a 1992 graduate of Forest Lake High School.

The condition of former Minnesota Senate GOP staffer Michael B. Brodkorb, 39, of Eagan, has improved, according to a statement released last Friday by the family through Regions Hospital, after he was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a Jan. 23 onevehicle crash. The statement said the family thanks “everyone for their concern, warm thoughts and prayers.” The family also asked the media and the public to continue to respect its wishes for privacy. Brodkorb was driving a 2004 Subaru Forester northbound on Interstate 35E near Highway 13 in Mendota Heights at about 9:15 p.m. when it hit the wall at the walkway then came to rest against the jersey barrier, according to the State Patrol report. The report said he was not wearing a seatbelt, but the airbag in the car deployed. The State Patrol reported that alcohol was detected in Brodkorb’s system, but the report did not provide more details. Brodkorb was the sole occupant of the vehicle. Road conditions on the three-lane northbound section were described as dry at the time of crash. On the day of the crash, Brodkorb re-posted a Tweet about a get-toknow-you party for the Minnesota Governmental Relations Council at the Amsterdam Bar and Grill in St. Paul. The State Patrol report said Brodkorb’s vehicle was totalled. Brodkorb has been at the center of attention after he admitted to an affair he had with former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, when Tad Johnson can be reached at he was her executive assis- tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com. tant. He lost his job in De-

sulting in death to a gross misdemeanor since 2007. “This is another tragic example of the need to have a law in place that deals with taking negligent risks while driving that reflect it is more serious to hit and kill a human being than it is to damage a mailbox,” Backstrom said. Backstrom, who extended his deepest sympathy to the families of Carlson and Rajkowski for their great loss, said he is pursuing adoption of such a law once again this year at the Minnesota Legislature. Deamos had left his home in Missouri at 4 a.m. Oct. 13 to visit his girlfriend in Collegeville, Minn. After being ticketed for

speeding that morning in Iowa, Deamos said he used cruise control to stay within the speed limit, according to the criminal complaint. Approaching the area where his vehicle left the road, Deamos slowed from 70 mph to 60 because of cement barriers in place. The speed limit remained 70 in the area, which wasn’t a designated construction zone, according to the State Patrol. Deamos told the patrol that he wanted to disengage his cruise control while driving through the area and briefly looked down at his steering wheel to press the correct button. When he looked up, he thought he was too close to the

temporary concrete barrier and steered right, braking at the same time, the complaint said. The car turned further right than he expected, so Deamos steered back to the left, “then back to the right again, all the while applying the brakes,” the complaint said. The car struck a pole and then continued to slide, striking the electricians. Traffic cameras showed that Deamos was traveling at the speed of surrounding traffic, and a witness said his car didn’t appear to be speeding, the complaint said. Tad Johnson is at tad.johnson@ ecm-inc.com. John Gessner contributed to this report.

Crash on Galaxie Ave.

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This Toyota Corolla sedan, its passenger-side front end reduced to wreckage, sat half-on and half-off the curb Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle accident on Galaxie Avenue just north of County Road 42 in Apple Valley. Southbound traffic was narrowed to a single lane on Galaxie as police and a Dick’s Valley Service tow truck attended to the accident scene just after 10 a.m. Motorists across the metro area met icy, precarious conditions Tuesday morning following an overnight freeze.

Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting Eagan girl A Minneapolis man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 5-year-old Eagan girl. Dennis Michael Roy, 44, pleaded guilty in Dakota County Court on

Jan. 22 to first-degree criminal sexual conduct for the abuse of his young relative. The girl and her mother told police in April 2011 that Roy engaged in numerous sexual acts with

the girl in 2007 when she was 5 years old. Roy was arrested and charged in February 2012. His sentencing hearing is 8:30 a.m. March 22 in Hastings. Roy faces a maximum penalty of

30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. Roy’s criminal record includes one felony, one gross misdemeanor and two misdemeanors, all for domestic assault. —Jessica Harper

Apple Valley woman dies Citizen Academy set at in one-vehicle rollover Dakota sheriff’s office A 35-year-old Apple Valley woman died at about 11:17 a.m. Jan. 23 when the vehicle she was driving east on Highway 13 rolled over and struck several vehicles at Rollx in Savage. Danielle L. Wesley was driving a 2012 Nissan Altima when it went off the road to the right, crossed the frontage road and struck six parked minivans at Rollx, a Savage company that makes vehicles adapted for people who

use wheelchairs. Wesley was wearing a seatbelt and the airbag on her vehicle deployed. Road conditions on the two-lane street at the time of the crash were described as dry. —Tad Johnson

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office will offer an eight-week Citizen Academy from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, March 14 to May 2. Training locations will vary. Classes are designed to give residents a chance to learn more about law en-

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Law enforcement, school officials vigilant about security Sheriffs in the Twin Cities metropolitan area believe children in schools are as safe as possible, and plans are in place if they are called to a major disturbance. Most high schools and middle schools have armed police officers either in or nearby. Only on occasion do they go to an elementary school. Since the mass murders at Columbine High School in Colorado, every officer in their first year of training takes pointof-entry drills and how to confront a shooter. They are taught to go into the building immediately and confront the shooter. Calls from school officials about a student entering school with a weapon are rare. Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said several years ago, a student walked into Hasting High School with a gun, but fortunately it jammed. He says the response to that call was excellent and officers poured into that building. In Anoka County, right after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, two students made threats and both

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were suspended, said Sheriff James Stuart. Sheriffs said that students go through a lockdown drill four times a year, and officers are there to observe some of the drills. School boards undoubtedly will discuss more safety measures during their upcoming meetings, but I don’t expect much to change except for the possible placement of cameras. As for arming local school personnel, a principal in the Elk River district says he hasn’t come to that point, although he and teachers recently have discussed other safety measures. An elementary principal in the Anoka-Hennepin district says arming school staff would do more harm than good.

An elementary school principal from the Burnsville district asks if the public really wants to spend money for metal detectors and armed guards. He doesn’t want to see that. The principals I spoke to said that in their experience, no one has tried to enter the building brandishing a weapon; no one has threatened them physically. After the Sandy Hook shooting, some parents in Burnsville called and wanted to know how safe the school was. They were assured a crisis plan is in place. Students didn’t talk much about the Sandy Hook shooting, and teachers were directed not to discuss it, unless students brought it up. The principal in the Anoka-Hennepin district said she and her staff reflected on the Sandy Hook shooting and made one change so that all personnel in the building know how to access the intercom system. Teachers confront anyone in the building to make sure they have a pass and that they have signed in. They are uncomfortable doing it, but they do it.

The local police and fire personnel are quick to respond to any calls. Periodically, a police officer stops by the elementary school. In some schools, police liaison officers are close by. In one Burnsville elementary school, the principal said all entrances are locked except the front door leading to a foyer where a second set of doors are locked, except one leading directly to the principal’s office. Teachers with two-way radios monitor the playgrounds during recess. They also have access to the intercom system in their rooms. Principals say they always think about safety when students are in the building. Said one, when you don’t think about it, you probably should stop being the principal. Don Heinzman, an ECM columnist and former editor of the Elk River Star News, can be reached at don.heinzman@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Gov. Dayton’s tax plan is a major leap forward for Minnesota For over a decade, the tax policy coming from the State Capitol has been giving rural and middle class Minnesotans the short end of the stick. New reforms proposed by Gov. Mark Dayton take a big step toward reversing these trends while also restoring fiscal sanity to the state budget. Taken as a whole, Dayton’s proposed reforms will increase tax fairness, adequately fund critical public investments, and solve the state’s budget deficit without shifts or accounting gimmicks. True to recent public pronouncements, the governor proposed a “fourth tier” income tax rate. The wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesotans will see a 2 percent tax rate increase on income in excess of $250,000 for married joint filers, $200,000 for heads of households, and $150,000 for single filers. This is the single most powerful element in the Dayton tax proposal in terms of reducing the regressive nature of Minnesota’s tax system. Currently, the wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesota households pay 20 percent less in state and local taxes per dollar of income than do middle-income households. After the governor’s proposed income tax increase (in isolation from all other proposed changes), the wealthiest 2 percent will be paying about 8 percent less – definitely a major leap in the

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Jeff Van Wychen direction of tax fairness. At the same time, the fourth tier income tax increase will generate $1.1 billion in badly needed revenue. The governor’s proposal both expands the corporate income tax base while reducing the corporate income tax rate. The base broadening is accomplished by eliminating several inefficient tax preferences that were doing little to create new jobs and new economic activity, including foreign operating corporation provisions. He also proposes adopting an “economic substance test,” which would require that corporate transactions have a legitimate business purpose other than tax avoidance. The expansion of the corporate income tax base will be offset by a significant reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 9.8 percent to 8.4 percent, reducing the state corporate income tax rate rank from the fourth highest in the nation to 12th highest. Dayton’s corporate income tax reforms will level the playing field among businesses.

The governor lowers the sales tax rate and broadens the sales tax base by eliminating many current exemptions, including the following. • Selected consumer goods and services, including clothing items over $100, over-the-counter drugs, digital goods, repair services (including auto repair), personal care and instruction services, and legal and accounting services. • Selected business services, including legal, accounting, computer, advertising, architecture, employment, specialized design, management consulting, and business support services. • Goods sold over the Internet through Minnesota-based affiliates. To offset the broader base, the sales tax rate will fall from 6.875 percent to 5.5 percent, thereby reducing Minnesota’s sales tax rank from seventh highest in the nation to 27th. As a result of this rate reduction, the tax on goods that are already taxable under current law – items ranging from school supplies and shampoo to hockey sticks and hula hoops – will fall by 20 percent. The Dayton sales tax proposal will generate a net revenue increase of $2.1 billion in the fiscal year 2014-15 biennium. Property tax relief has been a priority for rural communities in recent years and Dayton’s budget provides it through

a direct $500 property tax rebate to all homeowners in 2014. In addition, the Dayton budget provides for an annual $80 million (19 percent) increase in city Local Government Aid and an annual $40 million (24 percent) increase County Program Aid that partially replaces cuts to these two programs over the previous decade. Dayton’s budget will result in an aggregate statewide property tax reduction of nearly 10 percent. The $2 billion generated by Dayton’s tax plan will be sufficient to close the FY 2014-15 structural deficit of $1.1 billion while also providing revenue to fund investments in K-12 and higher education and other areas that have been allowed to languish over the last decade. The Dayton tax proposal is not perfect, but all things considered, it is the most comprehensive and thoughtful reform initiative since the turn of the century and represents a major move forward in terms of promoting tax fairness, revenue adequacy, and budget stability. Jeff Van Wychen is fellow and director of tax policy and analysis at MN2020, a nonpartisan, progressive think tank focusing on education, health care, transportation and economic development. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Dayton’s budget the wrong approach To the editor:

Gov. Mark Dayton released his budget proposal this week, proposing $37.9 billion in state spending for the next two years — a 7.6 percent increase in spending paid for by an astonishing 11.9 percent increase in taxes. Dayton has talked for several months about a balanced approach to the budget, so it’s puzzling that he would propose a budget that includes $3.7 billion in tax increases and only $225 million in cuts (a 16:1 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts). I have concerns with how his budget will

affect middle class families, job creators, and the education of our students. Instead of working to streamline government and reduce spending, he is asking middle class families to foot the bill for billions of dollars in new spending. His budget would tax haircuts, car repairs, over-thecounter medicines, and for the first time ever, clothing. Ninety-two percent of businesses in Minnesota file through individual tax returns and would be hurt by Dayton’s tax hike on the “wealthiest 2 percent.” These businesses are our job creators, and many in the business community are worried

that this proposed tax increase will cause jobs and economic activity to leave Minnesota. I firmly believe that the path to prosperity comes from fostering job-friendly policies rather than taxing small businesses and expanding the size of government. One of my top priorities is paying back the school shift — a priority that has been supported by Republicans and Democrats alike with members of both parties proposing legislation that would pay back most of the remaining balance of the school shift. However, Dayton breaks his promise to end gimmicks by delaying paying back the school shift until 2017.

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The Minnesota Legislature now has the task of debating this budget proposal, and I welcome your feedback and questions as we work toward a final budget that will hopefully make Minnesota a better place to live, work, and raise a family. ANNA WILLS Apple Valley State representative for District 57B

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occasion where I would spend more than $100 on a single piece of clothing, I can’t imagine that the extra few dollars in taxes would be cost prohibitive. As far as over-thecounter medicines, I don’t usually spend more than $4 for my children’s pain relievers — the most common being ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and acetaminophen — so the cost would increase an extra 22 cents for each of the dozen or so times every year I need to buy pain relievers. These proposals seem like a reasonable tradeoff to reduce the overall regressive sales tax rate to 5.5 percent. That means our state would fall from having the seventh highest sales tax rate in the nation to the 27th highest sales tax rate. If these measures pass, my family would spend less on other taxable goods and services like prepared food, electronics, art supplies, children’s toys, and sports gear. Surely Rep. Wills doesn’t want to make us pay more for toys and sports gear. It’s not the governor’s tax plan that scares me; it’s the destructive demagoguery that I find to be scary and a serious source of concern. As one of her constituents, I beg Wills to forgo misleading, acrimonious partisanship and instead promote and participate in intellectually honest dialog.

I recently subscribed to Rep. Anna Wills’ Facebook page and was immediately concerned with what I saw. She had posted several screeds with very scary and serious accusations about Democrats and Gov. Mark Dayton. One scary message, for example, claimed “Democrats want to make you pay more a coat … for you and your children.” Another scary message featured a baby’s outfit with the warning, “Democrats want to make you pay more for medicine … like pain relievers for teething babies.” I was amazed at how incredibly misleading these electronic messages were, and I was troubled that my family’s new House representative was endorsing this type of stale partisan rancor. While it’s true that clothing (including coats) costing more than $100 would be taxed, I can’t remember ever spend- ERIC JAYNE ing more than $100 on a Apple Valley coat for me or my three children. On the rare

Focus on education To the editor: An editorial about the state of education in Minnesota was startling. After years of legislators using budget shifts to rob our schools of needed funds, our state ranks 29th among the 50 states for its graduation rate. Statistics also show we have one of the largest gaps between racial groups for graduation. At a Burnsville town hall meeting Saturday, Jan. 26, to their credit, state Sen. Jim Carlson, and state Reps. Will Morgan and Sandra Masin pledged to safeguard the state’s education budget and work to pass full-day kindergarten legislation, in light of data about the receptivity of young minds. The meeting itself was well-attended, and provided the opportunity for comment by supporters and critics of education. Teachers like me, who are beleaguered by classes of 40 and more students, welcome the promise of the legislators. A letter recently suggested more parents home-school their children. In theory this might give parents more input and control in their children’s lives but the number of parents able to live on a single income may be limited to begin with. Our state’s children deserve the best education we can give them, and scrimping on schools is not the way to achieve that goal. Investing in the development of our young people, has them flourish and our economy as well, all at the same time. LARRY KOENCK Eagan

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Starting a new chapter Dakota County’s Chamber president plans to slow down in Wisconsin ship investment. SUN THISWEEK Batulis was also instruAfter planting her roots mental in a workforce dein Burnsville 30 years ago velopment initiative that and establishing herself connects graduating stuas a community leader, dents with employers to make their transiRuthe Batulis is tion into the worklooking to start a force easier. new chapter in her “She has a good life in Wisconsin. sense of how to The 62-year-old connect these and her husband, groups,” said DCR Lee, plan to sell Chamber Chair their Burnsville Michele Engdahl. home and move Batulis Batulis’ time at into their lakefront cabin in Spooner, Wis. the chamber didn’t come after Batulis steps down without challenges. Over in April as president of the past few years, busiDakota County Regional ness owners reduced their chamber membership to Chamber of Commerce. “Things are going great cut costs during the recesat the chamber,” Batulis sion. At the same time, the said. “But it’s time for me DCR and other chambers to slow down my life and were met with competition from new networking orgahit the reset button.” With her three sons nizations. Despite these chalgrown and the chamber running smoothly, Batulis lenges, Batulis managed to said she felt the timing was keep the chamber strong, right to move to the sleepy Engdahl said. “She did a good job town of Spooner. Batulis came to the helping them see the value DCR Chamber after gain- in chamber membership,” ing experience at both the she said. Though Batulis found Bloomington and Burnsville chambers of com- this work to be rewardmerce. In 2005, the then ing, it put a lot of pressure Northern Dakota County on her and required long Chamber expanded to hours. Batulis said she views include the former Farmington Area Chamber of her departure as an opCommerce, after which portunity for her to slow Batulis implemented a re- down and for the chamber branding campaign that to gain new leadership. Though Engdahl is conincluded a name change fident the chamber will for the organization. Her new regional focus find a strong replacement, allowed the organization she said she will miss the to think differently about assets Batulis brought to its approach to chamber the chamber. “One thing that is remembership. Batulis implemented the dues program, markable about Ruthe is Bundle Up, which provides her ability to find energy,” members a customized ap- Engdahl said. Engdahl said she adproach to their memberby Jessica Harper

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Rep. Laurie Halverson, DFL-Eagan, who is carrying legislation to create a grant program to fund breakthrough research and treatment of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, says this is more than just another bill to her. Since Halverson has a background as a caregiver for people with spinal cord injuries, the proposed Jablonski/Roderick Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Program is emotional. “It’s an issue very close to my heart,” Halverson said. Halverson and Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, admit their legislation faces challenges. They have not identified a funding source for the $4 million a year they want the grant program funded, but they argue that the funding is out there. “When you look at the grand scheme of the budget, this will have a place in the discussion,” Halverson said. More than 10,000

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Revenue commissioner to speak in Burnsville Minnesota Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans will speak about the state budget at an interfaith legislative advocacy event at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Frans will outline the problems facing Minnesota’s budget landscape and the key points of Gov. Mark Dayton’s

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County Technical College hospitality faculty member, Rosemount; • Debbie McConnell, Medi-Car Auto Repair owner, Rosemount; • Patti McDonald, McDonald Eye Care Associates business administrator, Lakeville; • Susan McGaughey, Valley Natural Foods general manager, Burnsville; • Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing owner, Lakeville; • Linda Peterson, Beau Monde Salon owner, Burnsville; and • Stacey Stratton, True Talent Group president, Apple Valley. The award, which has been given by the Dakota County Tribune and Sun Thisweek since 2010, recognizes women who have distinguished themselves in Dakota County busi-

ness and community efforts. This year’s group represents manufacturing, family-run small businesses, teachers, motivators, organizers, innovators and barrier breakers. Nominations were reviewed by a panel of judges from the Dakota County Tribune, Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Technical College Foundation. The newspaper and the foundation are organizing the recognition program, which will include a special print edition of the Tribune profiling the winners and an awards breakfast. The event, which has previously been held in Lakeville, Apple Valley and Burnsville, will include guest speaker Coldwell Banker Burnet President Robin Peterson

Pub. Class of 2010: LaDonna Boyd, Dakota Electric; Marie DeNicola; Mainstream Boutique; Jackie Fritz, Sterling State Bank; Holly Hewitt, Holly’s Centre Stage Dance; Rachel Hollstadt, Hollstadt and Associates; Kathy Klang, Cummings, Keegan and Co.; Beth Krehbiel; Fairview Ridges Hospital; Doris LaMott Hoel, Chateau Lamothe; Maggie Linvill, Linvill Properties; Annette Marquez, The Perfect Occasion; Amy Mayer, BI Consulting Group; Darlene Miller, Permac Industries; Deb Thomas, Partners in Excellence; Julia Thompson, TAGS Gymnastics; and Janelle Waldock, Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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Eastview grad party seeks donations The Eastview High School Senior Class Party Planning Committee is seeking cash, food and prize donations for the 2013 class party. Checks should be made payable to EVHS Graduation Party and sent to Amy Bernstein, 1361 Grace Drive, Eagan, MN 55123. For food and prize donations, contact Bernstein at amybern123@aol. com or (952) 240-4855.

Area youths win Medalist competition The winners of the Medalist Concert Band’s Earl C. Benson Concerto Competition – Brandon Caplin and Kaitlyn Mann – are both from District 196. Caplin, a senior at Apple Valley High School, performs with the Apple Valley Wind Ensemble (percussion), Jazz Ensemble (piano), Percussion Ensemble, pit orchestra, and marching band. Mann, a senior at Rosemount High School, performs with the Wind Ensemble as the principal clarinetist. She is a fouryear member of the RHS marching band, and has served as a squad leader for two years, and a section leader her senior year. The two will perform with the Medalist Concert Band at its Fiesta concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at the Schneider Theater in the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road.

College news University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, fall 2012 dean’s list, from Rosemount – Daniel Ellwein, Nicole Hanto, Paul Randall, Granger Taft. Gustavus Adolphus

College, fall 2012 dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Eric Hanson, Kayla Hanson, Jennifer Harms, Matthew Lilledahl, Natalie Sieve, James Trevathan, Benjamin Williams; from Rosemount – Lauren Carlson, Chloe Everson, Shelby Gamache, Laura Johnson, Nicole Middendorf, Andrew Rome, Taylor Sommers, Cole Tucker, Gunnar Vraa. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, fall 2012 dean’s list, from Rosemount – Shelby Erickson, Estifanos Fairchild, Tyler Johnson, Ray Larson, Brian Reber. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, fall 2012 dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Claire Elliott, Kathleen Klima, Megan Krusenstjerna, Megan Louwagie, Amber Mehr, Taylor Phillips, Shawn Vaughan; from Rosemount – Laura Bodurtha, Samantha Havrilla, Taylor Jobin, Grace Kehoe, Alexandra Kemmet, Nicholas Liska, Hannah Mothershead, Sarah Shervey. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, fall 2012 dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Taylor Collins, Kirsten Hoffmann; from Rosemount – Abbie Bauernfeind, Paige Carter. Matthew Scott Stockman of Rosemount graduated from Iowa State University Dec. 14, 2012. He earned a B.S. in finance from The College of Business, along with a minor in statistics.

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St. Paul. • Tuesday, Feb. 26, by appointment only, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Suite 286, Apple Valley. For more information, call the Immunization Hotline at (952) 891-7999.

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FREEDOM, from 1A shocking evil that defines human trafficking in all its forms will strengthen a growing local abolitionist movement. “This is, I think, the crisis of our generation,” said Christie Schultz of Burnsville, a core member of the Kingdom Justice group at Hosanna focused on human trafficking. “There are issues that every generation has to face — if you were growing up at this time, what did you do? — and I think this is ours. There are children being sold to be raped several times a day. For me, that’s a crisis worth rising up and facing.” Bandemer said human sex trafficking is proliferating locally, having moved from the streets to computers with explicit ads on sites like backpage.com. Some solicitations feature photos of scantily-clad females they claim are at least 18, but use terms like “sugar daddy” and “playmate” to indicate they are younger. Adri Carlson, an Eagan resident and leader of the Hosanna trafficking justice group, said some “johns” prefer children; others seek the disabled. The Department of Justice reports the average age most girls get involved in prostitution is 14 and some can be as young as 9; most are abuse victims before they are prostituted. Of the 300,000 American children involved in prostitution, most are teen girls, often runaways or “throwaways,” according to Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Within 48 hours of being homeless, youths will be propositioned, Carlson said. She sought leadership in the ministry after witnessing human trafficking when teaching English in South Korea for a year. “In Cambodia and poor countries like that, it’s considered like winning the jackpot if you have a girl, because you can sell her and get money from the traffickers,” Carlson said. She said she was horrified to find out sex and labor trafficking was also flourishing at home. “Minnesota is a big sourcing state as well as a transporter through state,” Carlson said. Source Annex, a Minneapolis antitrafficking organization, found that 10 percent of the teens arrested for prostitution in Las Vegas are from Minnesota. Carlson said while most victims are enticed by “boyfriends” who coerce them with proclamations of love before drugging and selling them. “Usually, they meet somebody that is attractive and treats them nice,” said Andy Ronchak, a member of the Hosanna anti-trafficking group. “They run away or are looking for a more exciting lifestyle. Then, all of the sudden they are addicted to drugs and forced into prostitution-type lifestyle.” Carlson said some high school girls are selling themselves to make money without their parents’ knowledge. “Here, we have quite an epidemic of high schoolers thinking it’s cool, popular and fun to go out during class and make some money,” Carlson said. Justine Alex Reisdorf was 19 in 2007 when charged with running a prostitution ring of minor high school girls out of the Burnsville motel where she worked, advertising three “party girls” on Craigslist. She pleaded guilty to use of an interstate facility to promote prostitution; charges of sex trafficking of a minor were dropped. Reisdorf, now 24, was again arrested in Sherburne County in November for use of an interstate facility to pro-

mote prostitution, and is being held in the Renville County Jail awaiting federal charges. Burnsville Police Chief Eric Gieseke said some officers have received training regarding human trafficking, but have not had situations of teenagers in prostitution recently. “We’re going to continue to train about it and learn about it as an agency,” he said. The U.S. Justice Department rates Minneapolis-St. Paul 13th in the nation for sex trafficking, and victims are often transported through the trucking industry, prostituted at truck stops and in motels, according to the nonprofit organization Truckers against Human Trafficking. Ryan Hanson, 32 of Eagan, owns a cell phone businesses in the Burnsville Center and at a truck stop south of the Twin Cities where he said truckers openly talk about the cost for bringing kidnapped women or girls to live in their trucks. “They’re to provide services to the person that brought them here,” Hanson said. “Many are what I would consider sex slaves.” Ashley Stevens, a Dakota County social worker, said she learned of sex trafficking when working with local victims. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that this horrific crime is happening in our own communities,” Stevens said. Bandemer, the St. Paul officer, said a trafficker was stopped in Lakeville this summer and had minors in his car that had been prostituted earlier that day. Lakeville Police Chief Tom Vonhof said his department conducted undercover prostitution investigations at the County Road 70/I-35 truck stop about seven years ago and made several arrests. Following a recent prostitution complaint there, he said investigators conduced surveillance for several weeks but did not see any illegal activity. The city passed an ordinance last fall requiring massage therapy centers to be licensed after a man reported being offered sex following a massage service at Pro Massage, formerly located in the Lakeville Crossings mall. Vonhof said it is great that the community is raising awareness of human trafficking. “Most people don’t realize it’s going on,” Vonhof said, adding parents should be diligent to monitor their children’s online and cell phone activity to keep them from falling victim.

Event Freedom Weekend begins at Hosanna Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, where trafficking experts will inform and discuss the horrors of human trafficking around the world and locally. International Out Reach Church, located on the north side of Destiny Christian Church at 12119 16th Ave. S., Burnsville, will present a day in the life of a trafficking victim from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. The weekend wraps up at Community of Hope Church, 14401 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount, from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 17 with a showing of “Nefarious, Merchant of Souls,” a documentary that exposes the inside world of sex slavery, including testimony from survivors and a former sex trafficker. For more information, go to www. freedomweekendmn.com. Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

SURVIVORS, from 1A “Melanie” (not her real name) coerced Montgomery into meeting her “boyfriend” at Southdale Mall, but were instead met by a group of older boys and men between 16 and 20 years old. “I was hit on from the beginning,” Montgomery said. “It made me very uncomfortable.” When she tried to decline an invitation to one of their homes, Melanie grabbed her arm and dragged her. “The house was filled with men,” Montgomery said. Melanie’s “boyfriend” raped her, then threatened her family’s lives if she told anyone. “They knew where I lived,” Montgomery said. After Montgomery dropped hints to a close friend, Melanie and others hit and threatened her at school, eventually forcing Montgomery into a car and taking her to a park where she was gang raped. “That was their way of conditioning me,” Montgomery said. “From there things got a lot worse. They wanted me to be submissive and afraid to say anything.” Montgomery was soon ordered to sneak out of her parent’s house and older men picked her up for late-night drug-infused sex parties. Traffickers kept the money men paid to use her; she was plied with alcohol and drugs and kept in a bedroom while men filtered through before she was returned home. “I’d wash and get an hour or two of sleep before school,” Montgomery said. “That was the cycle for many years. Because of all the abuses, I hated myself. I also had to live a double life, because nobody could know what was going on.” Her family and teachers suspected there were problems, and she met with a school counselor frequently, but never told the truth of what was happening to her. By Montgomery’s senior year, she became trusted enough to be a drug runner and they stopped calling her for sex. At 16, she escaped from the gang’s control by simply becoming unavailable; eventually they just stopped calling, which she calls “a blessing from God.” Although she escaped the abuse, the mental damage was lasting and deep; she struggled with anorexia, cutting and depression. Tammy Mensink, 50, a Burnsville therapist who works with sexual abuse victims, said many go through post traumatic stress syndrome, struggle with feelings of worthlessness and many become promiscuous or develop eating disorders. “It’s very hard for them to seek help,” Mensink said. She became a therapist almost three years ago, after going through eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (the same therapy is used for traumatized military members) for a rape she endured at age 11. An teenage neighbor boy offered to take her for a ride in his new car, but instead brought her to a corn field where he raped her. “I was extremely ashamed to tell anyone,” Mensink said, a common feeling among abuse victims. Like Mensink, Montgomery has worked to overcome her traumatic childhood and is now married with children. Her ministry, New Beginnings, partners with churches and abolitionist groups to fight sex trafficking. “My story still happens today,” Montgomery said, and although there are no statistics, she said she has read blogs online that indicate sex traffick-

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ing is happening in Burnsville, Eagan and Lakeville. “I know teenagers that go to those specific schools, and they tell me that it’s happening in those schools,” Montgomery said. She said high school girls brag about their exploits online, sharing how much they made and describing “rainbow parties,” involving oral sex and lipstick. Adri Carlson, one of the Freedom Weekend organizers, said girls may start off selling services themselves, but then a trafficker finds them and takes control. Ashley Fladager, a senior at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, said one of her friends was working at clothing shop when a man approached her and promised her a modeling job in California. “Modeling has been her dream her whole life,” Fladager said. She went with him to California. “He tried to get her to do things,” Fladager said. “He was pawning her off on his friends, and when she wouldn’t do anything, he left her. She lived on the streets.” Her family brought her back to Minnesota. “For a while she just felt her family wouldn’t understand,” Fladager said. “She was ashamed of herself and afraid to ask for help.” Since learning about human trafficking, Fladager has become passionate about educating others, and for her senior project is creating a nonprofit that will perform skits about trafficking in local schools. She is also making posters and will be presenting her project to the senior class. Her awareness of sex trafficking began while taking a mission trip. “The women we got to work with didn’t feel there was any other way,” Fladager said. “They felt pretty much helpless. … They all had a huge burden on their shoulders. Their entire demeanor looked as though they were in chains and held down. Stuff like that catches my heart, the injustice people face.” Montgomery said parents can look for signs of abuse, including withdrawn behavior, weight loss, depression, cutting, a change in friends and not wanting to be close to people or being touched. “It’s not much different than being in an abused marriage,” Montgomery said. Sgt. John Bandemer, investigator the St. Paul Police Department’s human trafficking unit, also compared human trafficking to domestic violence but for a different reason. “We are where domestic violence advocates were 25 years ago,” he said. “We are (also) trying to get people to understand that (this) is a rampant problem in our community, and women are being victimized but never coming forward to say anything about it.” For help and information, contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888 or Breaking Free in St. Paul at (651) 6456557. Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

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No beekeeping in Burnsville, city council says by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK

It’s not just honey that piqued Rich Hardegger’s interest in backyard beekeeping. The Burnsville resident is intrigued by the science of it. “Working with them is just as fascinating as getting the honey,” said Hardegger, who took a University of Minnesota course on beekeeping last winter. “Learning how they function as a colony is very fascinating.” While some cities around the country would allow it, Hardegger won’t be putting an apiary in his yard any time soon. The City Council rejected

Hardegger’s request that Burnsville consider ordinance changes to allow beekeeping. Council members, who reached consensus on the matter at a Jan. 25 work session, feared public backlash against the idea. “There are people who are afraid of bees and allergic to bees and oh, my,” Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said. “The problem is the perception with the public,” Council Member Mary Sherry said. “That would be a real problem.” Beekeeping might be acceptable on the larger residential lots in semirural southwest Burnsville, Council Member Dan Ke-

aley said. Hardegger, who lives on Melody Lane in the Skyline neighborhood, doesn’t own such a lot. Informed of the council’s response, the 20-year resident said he accepted the council’s verdict. “They understand that there would be a PR aspect to do this and that could take a lot of energy,” said Hardegger, an environmental engineer with Barr Engineering Co. “It doesn’t take a lot of people opposing it to make it not worth the effort. But I tried.” Minnesota cities that allow beekeeping include Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville and Lindstrom,

according to Hardegger. There may be more, “including those that allow it by virtue of not having an ordinance that disallows,” he wrote last May in a letter to City Manager Craig Ebeling. “But I did decide that I am not willing to endure the cost of traveling to keep a hive in another city where bees are allowed.” In Burnsville, the hangup is that bees are defined by ordinance as rodents. Buildings and exterior properties are to be kept free of rodent “harborage and infestation,” city code says. Hardegger provided the city with a model ordinance from the Minnesota

Hobby Beekeeping Association. It suggests requirements designed to keep the practice safe in populated areas. It would limit beekeeping to two colonies on lots of a half acre or smaller, with larger operations allowed on larger lots. It calls for “flyway barriers” for apiaries less than 25 feet from a property line and provides for city inspections and potential removal of noncompliant beekeeping operations. “I bump up against a wooded area on one side of my property,” Hardegger said. “I thought I had a good setting for it. Most towns that allow

this require that you get your neighbors’ OK on it.” Hardegger took a course on beekeeping in northern climates from the university’s entomology department. Bees “fascinate and inspire” and are critical to humans’ food chain, but bee health is “failing for a variety of reasons,” Hardegger wrote in his letter to Ebeling. “Beekeepers are helping to reverse this trend and there is a growing interest in beekeeping as a hobby.” John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eagan credit union acquired by Affinity Plus Oak Trust Credit Union in Eagan will soon be under new ownership. Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union recently acquired Oak Trust’s Eagan branch, which serves more than 4,300 members. The purchase is expected to close on June 30. Photo by Jessica Harper Members will be able Oak Trust Credit Union in Eagan was acquired this week by St. Paul-based Affinity to access Oak Trust serPlus Federal Credit Union. Members will be able to access Oak Trust services for some vices for some time while time while Affinity awaits regulatory approval. Affinity awaits regula-

tory approval, according to a news release. Oak Trust is an Illinois-based credit union with two locations: one in Villa Park, Ill., and one in Eagan. Affinity Plus members won’t be able to access their accounts or process transactions at the Eagan branch until the deal closes. “(The acquisition) will allow Affinity Plus the opportunity to serve

new members and provide convenience for our members located in the south metro,” said Kyle Markland, president and CEO of Affinity. The St. Paul-based credit union is owned by more than 160,000 members throughout Minnesota and has more than $1.6 billion in assets. Affinity has 26 locations, including eight metro branches. —Jessica Harper

Arthritis treatment options are growing BY ROXI REJALI – CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tracy Kaczrowski was devastated when she couldn’t lift her baby out of his crib. The young mother’s hands were so bent, stiff and painful that she struggled to reach into the crib and hold him. “You want to hold your baby,” she said. “It was my first child. It just felt like I couldn’t fully be the mom I wanted to be because I was feeling, at the time, this very crippling disease.” The Dakota County resident was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 28. The joint pain in her hands, knees and feet was crippling. Sometimes, it was so bad that she couldn’t button a shirt, zip a jacket or tie a shoelace. Her symptoms improved after she began taking

Enbrel, an injectable biologic drug designed to treat symptoms and reduce joint damage. While her fingers and toes still ache constantly, she’s learned to live with her chronic disease. Kaczrowski, 39, still remembers being stunned by her diagnosis. “It was mindboggling to me at first,” she said. “I always thought that arthritis was for senior citizens, the older generation.“ Like Kaczrowski, some people may be surprised to know that arthritis is not just a disease of old age. The Arthritis Foundation estimates that two-thirds of people with arthritis are under the age of 65, including 300,000 children. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability, government figures show. Twenty-two percent of American adults have been diagnosed with arthritis and 42 percent of those

been forced to limit their activities due to the disease. Arthritis is joint inflammation that can cause pain, swelling and stiffness in and around joints of the lower back, hips, knees, feet and hands. Forms of arthritis include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, gout, lupus and fibromyalgia. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a degenerative joint disease marked by the breakdown of joint cartilage. Risk factors are overuse, injury and the natural process of aging, said Dr. Hammad Bajwa, rheumatologist at Arthritis and Rheumatology Consultants in Edina. Treatments can include medication for pain control, cortisone injections, physical therapy and in severe cases, joint replacement surgery. Inflammatory arthritis

is caused by inflammation of synovium or lining of the joints. Examples are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Causes are unknown, but they may involve a genetic predisposition triggered by environmental factors like stress or smoking, Bajwa said. It’s essential to diagnose and treat the disease early to prevent damage to joints and other parts of the body, Bajwa said. Left untreated, it can spread to eyes, skin and lungs. Drugs have been developed to slow disease progression. Examples are disease-modifying drugs and a new class of biologic drugs like Enbrel, which target inflammation in the joints. “These drugs make a big difference in patients’ lives,“ Bajwa said. “They feel much better. They can live a normal life and their joints can be protected.”

Some patients may benefit from a different treatment approach. At the Justin Kukowski Center in Burnsville and Chaska, therapies are designed to treat the mind and body holistically. Clients may have tried standard medical treatments for pain, but they haven’t worked or may cause side effects like confusion or sleep problems, said Alecia Viera, psychologist at the center. The center’s treatments include reiki and restorative yoga as well as nutritional counseling emphasizing an anti-inflammatory diet. Psychotherapy and social support offered by a holistic pain management group can help patients to manage stress and anxiety that often accompany pain, Viera said. Some patients become preoccupied with their pain, a process that can interfere with normal

activities like work and family life. “The mind catches on and amplifies the thoughts, which then creates your anxiety, frustration, irritability, and then the pain increases,” she said. “So the mind plays an integral role in how the person perceives the pain in a way and then what they do with it.” Clients are taught ways to reduce tension. Relaxation techniques include diaphragmatic breathing or deep breathing and guided imagery, which helps them envision light and warmth penetrating sore muscles and joints. “We cannot take the pain away,” she said. “If that’s a side effect from this, that’s fabulous. The goal is to provide strategies and a way to cope with it, a new life.”

Chronic pain can change life goals BY ROXI REJALI – CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sometimes, back pain or headache goes away with simple steps of rest, aspirin or ice packs. But some pain is longer lasting and can make life miserable. Chronic pain can make it difficult or impossible to work or to perform basic activities like walking or even holding a coffee cup. The list of pain treatments is growing. It includes medication, physical therapy, surgery, implantable devices like drug pumps and alternative therapies like acupuncture or hypnosis. Despite treatment, some people have run out of options. Those are the type of patients who come to the Chronic Pain Rehabilita-

tion Program at Courage Center in Golden Valley. Pain has overtaken their lives and interferes with their ability to function at work or at home, said Jay Tracy, licensed psychologist and physician assistant in the program. They may be physically weak, depressed and dependent on opioids for pain relief. “People don’t come here because something worked,” he said. “They come here because things didn’t work.” Patients have pain caused by work-related injuries, car accidents, arthritis, fibromyalgia or neuropathic pain caused by damaged nerves. Some patients have lost their jobs and livelihoods; others lose relationships as they withdraw from friends

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The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has softened the edges of the gun debate at the State Capitol. At least that’s what some believe. “I think the Connecticut tragedy really brought a sea change in attitude,” said House Public Safety Finance and Policy Chairman Michael Paymar, DFL-St. Paul. Rural lawmakers have expressed a willingness to do something on gun control, he said. Perhaps not what gun control advocates want, but something, Paymar said. “Two years ago, four years ago, you wouldn’t have heard any rural members saying that,” he said. Paymar’s committee is expected to hear a series of gun-related bills next week. The committee will likely hold additional evening hearings to allow for public comment. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to take up gun-related legislation later in the month. Gun-related bills continue to be tossed into the hopper. Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, proposed this week the creation an electronic registry of adults who, because of mental health concerns, voluntarily request to be denied firearms permits and be prohibited from purchasing guns. Paymar is optimistic gun legislation will pass the Legislature. “I don’t just want it be to window dressing and say we looked at the problem. I want the (omnibus) bill to have substance to it,” he said. Heather Martens, executive director of Protect Minnesota, a group working to end gun violence, like Paymar, views the Sandy Hook shooting as recasting the debate. t“I think things have changed considerably,” she said. Protect Minnesota, which has a mailing list of 15,000, is working with

lawmakers on a handful of gun-related initiatives, Martens explained. For instance, the group wants the capacity of bullet clips limited to seven bullets. It wants background checks to include screening to determine whether the applicant has had contact with law enforcement. The idea, said Martens, is to spot the mentally ill before they can purchase a gun. Under the proposal, potential gun buyers could be required to obtain letters from health professionals certifying their fitness to own a gun, she explained. The group is looking for legislation concerning so-called assault rifles. Paymar is carrying a “universal background check” bill, which plugs the perceived gun-show loophole. Other bills are being proposed, but opinions differ sharply. Some legislators believe the best defense against school shootings like those at Sandy Hook is arming teachers. Rep. Tony Cornish, RGood Thunder, chief of police in Lake Crystal, is advancing a bill to allow teachers, regardless of the wishes of supervisors, to carry guns in the classroom. “It will get a hearing, and then die a sudden death,” said Cornish, a former game warden shot at in the line of duty. “But I plan to introduce it, work hard, get people educated at the hearing, and bide my time.” Concealed-carry legislation languished for years before becoming law, Cornish explained. He looks to the “common sense” of Greater Minnesota legislative leaders like Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, and House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Chairman David Dill, DFLCrane Lake, to “stop the madness” in terms of gun control. “I don’t think anything is going to go through,” said Cornish, saying Dem-

ocrats may be leery of the “over reaching” charge they’ve leveled against Republicans. Another Greater Minnesota Republican, Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, views potential gun legislation as putting rural Democrats in a box. “I don’t know if they really want to go there,” said Davids. “I think they do it at their own peril.” Rep. Tim Faust, DFLHinckley, believes common ground exists. “Despite all the press — all the commotion we hear about — I think there’s really a lot more consensus on this issue than people realize,” Faust said. Concerns on both sides of the gun debate overlap, he argued. Most people agree guns need to be kept out the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable. Most people agree gun laws should be consistent. “So I don’t think I’m in box on it,” Faust said. Gun control advocates need to temper their zeal, he warned. “If they come and say, ‘It’s that or nothing,’ they’ll get nothing,” Faust said. National Rifle Association lobbyist Christopher Rager points to the area of mental health — government sharing information, for instance — as common ground in the debate. “I think mental health is a really big one,” he said. The NRA is eager to work to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, he explained. But there are proposals the NRA views as fitting political agendas rather than legitimate policy discussion, he said. Rager described the seven-shot clip proposal as “arbitrary” — why seven? he asked. The provision is a step toward further restriction or gun confiscation, he argued.

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Sports Eagles ready for more close games in playoffs Section girls hockey tourney starts next week by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

The section girls hockey tournament doesn’t start until next week, but in one sense Apple Valley has been playing playoffcaliber games since before Christmas. Nine of the Eagles’ last 12 games have been decided by one goal. And, because some of the teams the Eagles face in South Suburban Conference play also will be their opposition in Section 3AA, coach Don Erdall doesn’t expect the pattern to change. “It’s been crazy with all the close games, but now I don’t think there’s a situation we aren’t ready for,” Erdall said. Overall, the Eagles have played 12 games that were decided by one goal, and their record in those games is 8-4. Apple Valley (13-10) has two games this week that could affect its playoff seeding. The Eagles played Eastview on Thurs-

day after this edition went to press and will play at Burnsville at 5 p.m. Saturday. If Apple Valley wins both games, it could move as high as No. 2 in the Section 3AA seedings. “We’re hoping our game with Burnsville will be for the No. 2 seed,” Erdall said. Once the playoffs start – Apple Valley will play in the section quarterfinals Wednesday – Erdall is hoping the Eagles’ experience in close games will be an advantage. They played three one-goal games in last year’s section tourney, beating Rosemount and Park of Cottage Grove before losing to Eagan 2-1 in the championship game. The section appears to be wide open. The only Section 3 team ranked in Let’s Play Hockey’s Class AA top 20 is Eagan, and the Wildcats are at No. 17. Rosemount, despite having only five victories goSee HOCKEY, 13A

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Apple Valley’s early January.

lexis Smrekar (6) goes up against Burnsville in a girls hockey game won by Apple Valley 2-1 in

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Rosemount’s Ian Gardiner swims the 100-yard butterfly at the state Class AA boys True Team finals Saturday night at the University of Minnesota.

Irish 5th at state True Team meet Monaghan takes 1st place in diving by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

Rosemount finished fifth in its sixth consecutive appearance at the state Class AA boys True Team swimming and diving meet. The Irish’s top performances in Saturday night’s state finals at the University of Minnesota included a diving victory by junior Daniel Monaghan and two second-place finishes by senior Sheldon Hatlen in sprint freestyle races. Eden Prairie repeated as team champion, scoring 2,313 points. Minnetonka, Stillwater and Edina were second through fourth, followed by Rosemount with

1,580.5. The two other South Suburban Conference teams in the meet, Lakeville South and Bloomington Jefferson, finished eighth and 12th. Rosemount has been to the state boys True Team finals the last six years and seven times overall. The Irish’s highest finish at the state meet is third place, something they have done three times, most recently in 2012. Monaghan had an 11-dive score of 415.95 points, putting him more than 20 points ahead of the runner-up, Minnetonka junior Taylor Hall. Hatlen swam the 50yard freestyle in 21.64 seconds, finishing second to Eden Prairie’s Aaron

Greenberg, whose time of 21.37 set a meet record. A meet record also fell in the 100 freestyle, with Minnetonka’s Noah Busch finishing first in 46.61. Hatlen was second in 47.60. Rosemount had a third place in the 200 freestyle relay, where Kyle Bodine, Andrew Urness, Sam Kendall and Hatlen finished in 1 minute, 28.83 seconds. Eden Prairie teams took the top two places. Also placing in the top 10 for the Irish were Urness in the 200 freestyle (ninth, 1:49.27) and the 400 freestyle relay of Bodine, Urness, Kendall and Hatlen (fifth, 3:19.03).

The Irish return to South Suburban Conference competition when they face Prior Lake at 6 p.m. Friday at Rosemount Middle School. Rosemount is 6-1 in SSC dual meets, trailing only Lakeville South (7-0). Rosemount plays host to Lakeville South in the final SSC meet of the season at 6 p.m. Tuesday, meaning the Irish can earn at least a share of the conference championship by winning their last two meets. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecminc.com or facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

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Eagan’s Brian Koenig looks to take the ball up to the basket but is guarded closely by Eastview’s Mark Dwyer in a South Suburban Conference boys basketball game Friday night. Eagan trailed by nine points at halftime but came back to win, 41-40.

Notebook: Clendening named AVHS football coach by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

Apple Valley High School stayed in-house to hire its next head football coach by appointing Chad Clendening to the position Tuesday. Clendening has been on the AVHS football staff since 2000 and has been defensive coordinator since 2009. He is a graduate of Apple Valley High School and Augsburg College and currently teaches physical education at Valley Middle School. He also is head wrestling coach at Valley Middle School and has been a lead coach in the AVHS conditioning program. Clendening replaces Mike Fritze, who retired from his teaching and coaching positions at AVHS in November. Several weeks ago, Fritze was named an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota-Crookston. In 2012, Apple Valley finished 8-3 and reached the state Class 5A quarterfinals before losing to

eventual champion Totino-Grace. That was Apple Valley’s best record since 2006, and the 2013 team is expected to have as many as 80 juniors and senior on the roster.

held March 7-17 in Fair- trail with artificial snow. banks, Alaska. The SSC meet was still in progress when this ediSection Nordic tion went to press.

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Junior Nordic qualifiers Several Nordic skiers with local connections were named to the Midwest Junior National Team following the final qualifying race Sunday at Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Sonja Hedblom of Eagan High School and Vivian Hett of Burnsville High School made the J1 (under 18) girls team. In addition to skiing for the high school teams, both also compete for the Loppet Nordic Racing club program in Minneapolis. Eastview High School student Margie Freed is an alternate on the Midwest J2 (under 16) girls team. She also skis for Loppet Nordic Racing. Chris Parr, a 2011 Eagan High School graduate and student at the College of St. Scholastica, made the men’s

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Eastview’s Margie Freed skis at a South Suburban Conference Nordic meet Jan. 3 in Lakeville. under-20 team, as did Lakeville’s Ben Saxton, who won the state high school pursuit championship in 2012.

Hedblom, Hett, Parr and Saxton have automatically qualified for the U.S. Ski Association Junior Nationals to be

Once again, the dates and sites of local high school Nordic skiing meets are subject to change at a moment’s notice. The Section 1 meet, which includes Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview, Rosemount, Lakeville North and Lakeville South, is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday at Troll Hollow in Dresser, Wis., with the first race at 10:30 a.m. However, if enough snow falls this week to maintain a trail at Valleywood Golf Course, the section meet would be held there. Burnsville will compete in the Section 3 meet, which remains scheduled for Tuesday at Theodore Wirth Park. The South Suburban Conference meet also had to be moved because of inadequate snow at the scheduled site, Battle Creek Park in St. Paul. It also went to Troll Hollow, which has a Nordic

Border Battle Apple Valley will play Madison (Wis.) in the final game of the Border Battle, an event pairing boys basketball teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin. The event, organized by Breakdown Sports USA, will be Saturday at Prior Lake High School. The Apple Valley-Madison Memorial game will be at 8:30 p.m. Prior Lake, Osseo, De La Salle, Hopkins, Eden Prairie and Mahtomedi are the other Minnesota teams playing. Action starts at 11 a.m. Apple Valley was 14-1 going into this week’s play and was ranked second in Class 4A. Madison Memorial was 15-1 and was ranked second in Division 1, Wisconsin’s largest enrollment class. For more information about the event, visit www.breakdownsportsusa.com.

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HOCKEY, from 12A ing into this week’s play, could be a potentially dangerous lower seed. “The first-round games are going to be very competitive, probably more so than in some other sections,” Erdall said. “We know we’ll have to play well in our first-round game if we’re going to advance.” Apple Valley has averaged only 2.6 goals a game this season, so the Eagles will need more solid goaltending from senior Hailey Sampson, who has a 2.91 goals-against average and .910 save percentage. “Our defense has been playing very well, and I think it’s because we have good experience back there,” Erdall said. “We have only one first-year (varsity) player on the blue line.” The Eagles have been strong up the middle with centers Erica Power (who leads the team with 25 points) and Emily Everson (who has a team-high 13 goals). Erdall said the Eagles have been putting in extra time on the power play and penalty kill because special-teams play can be magnified in playoff games. In the final minutes of last year’s section championship game Apple Valley failed to connect on a power-play opportunity that could have sent it into overtime. The Eagles are trying to make sure that chance doesn’t escape again.

Eastview The Lightning appears to be looking at a bottomhalf seed in the Section 3AA tournament regardless of the outcome of its final two regular-season games. Eastview entered the week 8-13-2 overall, and four other teams in the section already had clinched winning records. Eastview played Apple Valley on Thursday and closes the regular season at home against Bloomington Jefferson at 7 p.m. Saturday. Last week the Lightning lost 5-1 to South Sub-

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Erika Geary of Eastview skates behind the net during a Lightning power play in the Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic championship game in December. urban Conference leader Lakeville North and 4-1 to Burnsville. Eastview has won consecutive games only once – back in late December when it won three in a row to take first place at a holiday tournament in Farmington. Eighth-grader Natalie Snodgrass is the Lightning’s leading scorer with 17 goals and 11 assists in 23 games. Junior forward Liz Palmi has 11 goals and 12 assists. Junior Courtney Companion (2.74 goals-against average) and eighth-grader Kaitlyn Pellicci (3.20) both have seen time in goal, and each has four victories. The section quarterfinals are Wednesday with the higher-seeded teams at home. Semifinals are Feb. 9 at Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights.

Rosemount The Section 3AA playoff pairings aren’t expected to be made official until Sunday, but all signs pointed to Rosemount fac-

ing Woodbury in a play-in game Monday. If that’s the case, the winner would advance to the section quarterfinals on Wednesday against the No. 1 seed. Records play a large role in determining seedings. Rosemount and Woodbury each had five victories going into the final week of the regular season, and all other teams in the section had at least eight. Although the Irish’s 6-4 loss to Eagan on Saturday was their fourth in a row, they pushed the Wildcats. Eagan’s final goal was an empty-netter. Kendra Goodrich scored three goals for Rosemount, all in the second period. Hannah Esselman added a shorthanded goal. Rosemount, 5-17-1 overall, played Prior Lake on Thursday and goes to Bloomington Kennedy on Saturday.

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Top: Eastview guard Madison Guebert charges upcourt with Eagan’s Raissa Hansen (left) and Sammie Delzotto in pursuit during a South Suburban Conference girls basketball game Friday night. Guebert scored 30 points as Eastview won 7151 and remained in second place in the conference, one game behind Bloomington Kennedy.

Right: Eagan’s Kelli Wickard (22) and Eastview’s Hana Metoxen (31) go up for a jump ball in the game on Friday night. The Lightning improved to 18-1 with the 77-39 win against Burnsville on Tuesday night. The girls will welcome Lakeville North, ranked No. 10 in Class 4A to town for a 7 p.m. game on Friday night. The rematch with Bloomington Kennedy, the only team to defeat Mike Shaughnessy is at Eastview this season, is mike.shaughnessy @ecm- scheduled for Feb. 15 at inc.com or facebook.com/ home. sunthisweek.

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Amanda Webster is a four year varsity dancer athlete and captain. She has led her team to move up from 7th in conference to 4th in conference in one season. The team has placed higher at competitions this season than the previous three seasons. At the latest South Invitational, Amanda led her team to placing 2nd in both high kick and jazz. She has done this while also being a member of Student Council, National Honors Society, DECA and maintaining a GPA of 4.019.

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He’s been at it ever since. He advanced to late models two years later and picked up a few sponsors along the way. Last year he won the state championship for the third time, but he had higher aspirations even though he cut back on races last summer. His record included seven wins in 2012 at Elko Speedway alone. In 2011, he had 14 feature wins between Raceway Park and Elko Speedway. Royle earned a protected spot at the Battle at the Beach race after finishing ninth in the nation in the Whelen All-American Series. When asked what makes him such a good driver, he deflected the praise onto his crew. “I have a great team, really good guys working on the car,” Royle said. “It’s still just driving a car. You have to focus, and it can get pretty intense. But they do a great job on the car.” His crew consists of his father Jerry and two sons, Davis and Allen, along

with Mike Heinzerling. They’ll join him when he leaves for Daytona on Feb. 14. There’s not much he can do until then. “We’re just going through the car,” Royle said. Racing stock cars isn’t exactly something you can practice every day. “It’s no different than throwing a pitch, I guess,” Royle said. “Once you do it, it’s second nature. You’ve just got to be focused on what you’re doing and what to change to make it better. It’s things you just pick up after 16 years, I guess.” The Farmington High School graduate works at Independent Black Dirt, and when he’s not racing he watches his sons play hockey. This isn’t a moneymaker for Royle. He still has to pay for hotel, gas and entry fees, but the reward of racing at Daytona in front of family and friends is reward enough. “It’s an honor,” he said. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

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SPOON, from 1A provisional, one-month liquor license valid through the end of January. That temporary measure came after city police Chief Jon Rechtzigel and Fire Chief Nealon Thompson outlined their concerns regarding the restaurant. Rechtzigel reported to the council that since May of 2011 police have responded to at least eight incidents that occurred during â&#x20AC;&#x153;hip hopâ&#x20AC;? and nightclub-type events at Spoon that were organized not by Spoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners but by outside event producers. At one such incident, Rechtzigel said, unlicensed â&#x20AC;&#x153;security guardsâ&#x20AC;? were observed carrying loaded handguns while consuming alcohol. At another, in October 2012, police responded to a riotlike scene involving 20-30 people and made several arrests. And last May, city police learned from the Minneapolis Police Department that a known criminal gang had planned a hip-hop event at Spoon. Thompson noted a total of 27 fire code violations at Spoon in the past two years. Among the repeat violations were obstructed exits and allowing crowds that exceeded the maximum occupancy of the building. In December, Padden told the council that Spoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners had agreed to no longer have a nightclub format and would no longer host hiphop events. However, in January, as the council was mulling over whether to grant Spoon a longer-term liquor license, entertainment events scheduled for February and March at Spoon caught the attention of city officials. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Sharon Hills, wrote an email to Padden on Jan. 22 regarding the advertised events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The advertisements clearly evidence that these events are evening enter-

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tainment/night club events that you represented to City Council on December 13, 2012, that Spoon did not want or will not have at its establishment,â&#x20AC;? Hills wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More importantly, these advertised events are plainly prohibited by the conditions of Spoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current one-month liquor license.â&#x20AC;? The council voted 3-2 to deny the liquor license at its meeting last week, a measure supported by council members John Bergman, Clint Hooppaw and Ruth Grendahl. Mayor Mary HamannRoland and Council Member Tom Goodwin voted no, suggesting that some of the recent concerns at the restaurant were rooted in cultural differences. Hamann-Roland noted that the advertised events at Spoon were cultural events for the local Cambodian community. Spoon co-owner Van Ngo sent an email to Hamann-Roland on Jan. 22; the letter included a plea not to be denied a liquor license because of these events, many of which are fundraisers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mostly, we have Cambodian, Laos, Vietnamese, and Philippino communities rent out the venue to do fundraising party,â&#x20AC;? wrote Ngo, for whom English is a second language. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We provide them FREE place to help them earn money to help others.â&#x20AC;? Though a full liquor license was not granted by the council, Spoon still has options. One option is to apply for a beer and wine license through the city. Another is litigation. In a letter to the city attorney prior to the Jan. 24 meeting, Padden wrote that if the liquor license is not granted, Spoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners are contemplating litigation against the city, though he â&#x20AC;&#x153;will not be representing them in that matter.â&#x20AC;?

Apple Valley hotel receives customer service award GrandStay Hotel & Conference, Apple Valley, received an award at GrandStay Hospitality LLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 Brand Conference held Jan. 9-10. The Apple Valley hotel was honored with the 2012 Every Guest ~ Every Time Customer Service award which recognizes consistent high scores in guest surveys and through the brand quality assurance evaluations.

Roofing company helps homeowners get relief Apple Valley-based M3 Construction is working with south metro homeowners to claim part of the settlement in the Certainteed Organic Shingle class action lawsuit settled in October 2010. M3 Construction can help complete the warranty application process, remove/repair shingle samples for submission and handle the submission process to Certainteed for customers. Certainteed reimburses 100 percent of the $50 surcharge for a professional contractor to pull the sample shingle and replace it with a new shingle. Most of the roofs with these shingles were built between 1992 to 1998. M3 Construction can be reached at (952) 374-8103 or www.m3roofs. com.

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Joan Steffend to speak at womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s luncheon Joan Steffend, national Emmy award-winning television journalist and television host, will be the guest speaker at the 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, Lakeville Women in Business Luncheon at Holiday Inn & Suites Lakeville, 20800 Kenrick Ave. Steffend will share â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giving is Good Business.â&#x20AC;? Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. RSVP to Michele Shea at michele@ lakevillechamber.org by Feb. 19.

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YardMan Snowblower 5.5 hp, elec. start, like new! $350/BO. 952-884-4280

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Diesel Truck Mechanic Randy's Environmental Services has an immediate opening for a qualified diesel ,heavy truck mechanic at our Burnsville location. Must have Experience! Randy's Environmental Services is one of the largest, fastest growing,independently owned waste companies in the country. Great Working Conditions! Call Now! 612-919-2303 Ask for Paul 12620 Vincent Ave S. Burnsville, MN EOE - jobs @RandysSanitation.com

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Expanding Our Team Park Chrysler Jeep has pioneered a unique, customer-focused TEAM SALES approach and is in need of expanding its sales staff. This is a great opportunity for individuals with good people skills willing to learn Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of treating customers. Paid on-the-job training plus paid vacations, 401K and full-benefits program. No Sunday hours. A good driving record is a must. This one hour Park Chrysler Jeep seminar can start your new career. Call (888) 865-5490 to pre- register.

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School Nurse Kinderberry Hill Child Development Center is accepting resumes for a school nurse for our Eden Prairie location. Ideal candidate will have a RN license. Keep your evenings and weekends free. Hours are m-f from 7-1. For more information or to schedule an interview call Heidi @ 952-345-8012 or Email resume to edenprairie@ kinderberryhill.com. E.O.E.

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NOREX, Inc., North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading IT peer networking resource is adding to our sales team. Candidates with high moral integrity, strong work ethic, self-reliance and excellent communication skills are encouraged to apply. No IT or sales background necessary. College degree and 5 year work history preferred. â&#x20AC;˘ Salary + Commission & Benefits â&#x20AC;˘ Calling on IT Executives â&#x20AC;˘ High Income potential â&#x20AC;˘ Professional Prior Lake office â&#x20AC;˘ 25% travel to exclusive territory â&#x20AC;˘ Full time Position

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Regency Home HealthCare is seeking both part time/full time; day, evening and night PCA's to care for clients in their homes throughout the metro. Seeking help in Mendota Heights, Apple Valley, and Burnsville. Responsible for all client cares, light housekeeping and food prep. Must be compassionate, reliable, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving and communication skills. If interested please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Stephanie @ 651-488-4656 EOE. Social Services

Nurse Consultant Burnsville Thomas Allen Inc.

Hours: Part time 4.5 hours per week, 1 site contact per week, available by phone to Program Manager and LPN, Must be a MN Licensed Registered Nurse, Prefer previous experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health issues. Must have valid MN Driver's Lic, clean record, Apply to: SandyQ@ thomasalleninc.com www.thomasalleninc.com

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Community Community Editor Editor Sun Newspapers (ECM Sun Group), publishers of community newspapers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, has an opening for a community editor. The editor will be based in the Osseo office & cover the city of Eden Prairie. The beat includes general reporting, government news, features, religion, seniors, & business news. Quark or InDesign experience preferred. The successful candidate will have a degree in journalism or related area, & experience reporting for a newspaper in an internship or professionally. Entry level, full time with benefits, including 401(k).

Mail or e-mail cover letter & writing clips to: Dan Callahan, Sun Newspapers 33 2nd St. N.E., Box 280 Osseo MN 55369 E-mail applications may be sent to dan.callahan@ecm-inc.com. ECM Publishers, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

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Toddler Teacher Kinderberry Hill Child Development Center in Eden Prairie is accepting resumes for a Toddler Teacher. Candidates must be teacher qualified under MN Rule 3 guidelines. We offer 401K, health, dental and life insurance plus more. For more information or to schedule an interview call Heidi @ 952-345-8012 or email resume to edenprairie@ kinderberryhill.com. E.O.E.

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Roto-Rooter is looking for a licensed plumber to work evenings & weekends. Requirements are, full size white van and desire to make money. We are extremely busy on the weekends. $1000 bonus will be paid 30 days after on the job. No layoffs, year round work! Medical, Dental, 401K & paid vacation. Email resume to: James.Michael@rrsc.com 651-638-9990 ext 7

SilverCrest Properties seeks an experienced Director of Marketing for Kingsley Shores Senior Living in Lakeville, MN, scheduled to open September of 2013. The position, expected to begin March of 2013, will be responsible for all prelease/start-up marketing, and sales activities for Kingsley Shores. Must have at least 2 years of hands-on sales experience working in a senior living community or a related field. Exceptional networking skills, ability to work independently and to be a self-starter, a must. Must be computer literate on Microsoft Office products. Experience with lead tracking programs is desirable. Please send resumes to: Jack Collins, SilverCrest Properties, 5402 Parkdale Drive, Suite 301, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 or email to jcollins@ silvercrestproperties.com

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Church Custodian, Savage, PT, responsible for cleaning & general maintenance. 10-15 hours/week; flexible per church schedule. Send resume to Glendale UMC, 13550 Glendale Rd, Savage MN 55378 glendalechurch@msn.com Office Administrator, Burnsville, Duties include: Set up and manage file systems, organize multiple projects, assist field managers. Answer phones, customer service. Qualifications: Capable of organizing and manging multiple projects, computer skills. Knowledge of quickbooks and mac systems a plus. Understanding of bookeeping and accounting basics. 15-20 hrs per week to start, flex. schedule. Sumbit Resume to Bob@ronel.net, or Fax to 952-895-1914 Home-Based B2B

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Community Assisted Living is looking for FT & PT Houseaides to work in our residential homes taking care of 5/6 Seniors in Farmington & Apple Valley. We have openings on Evenings and Awake Overnights. All shifts include E/O weekend. Previous direct care experience is preferred. Call 952-440-3955 for application address. PT CNA/Exp PCA Wanted: AM & PM hrs. Burnsville. 952-807-5102 PT Help Wanted: Donna's Cleaning 1-2 days / wk. Transp. necess. So. Metro 952-892-6102

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theater and arts briefs Youth art exhibit in Lakeville An exhibition of selected art by area students in grades 1-12 will be on display at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from Feb. 25 to March 10. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Participating are District 194 schools, Parkview Elementary, All Saints and Fortè Fine Arts Academy. In addition, the artwork from the Lakeville Area Arts Center home-schooled students will be included. The exhibit can also be viewed during regular art center hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Call (952) 985-4640 for more information.

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The young “snowflake dancers” in Children’s Castle Theater’s production of “Jack Frost” rehearse Monday in preparation for the opening of the winter-themed show this week at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The cast includes 130 local children and adults who take on the roles of villagers, dancers and one-eyed Yetis. Show times are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 1-3 and 8-10; tickets are available at www.childrenscastletheater.com, by calling (952) 985-4640 or at the door.

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us/library or (952) 891-0360. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Apple Valley Teen Auditions Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Expressions Community Ridge Road, Apple Valley, (952) Theater will hold auditions for 953-2385. Ages 12-18. Cost: the office comedy “Wage War$3 in advance (register at www. fare” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. cityofapplevalley.org), $2 each 4, and Tuesday, Feb. 5., at per group of 10, $4 at the door. the Lakeville Area Arts Center, Teen artist gatherings at 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. the Eagan Art House from 3:30 If required, callbacks will be 7 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Informa7 and March 7, and from 1 to tion: JAndrewWilkins@gmail. 3 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 2 and com or (612) 293-0173. March 2. Cost: $3. Information: (651) 675-5521. Exhibits Heavenly Moves Home “Cars, Crowds, and FamiSchool Ballet will begin a 10ly,” a photographic glimpse into week series of classes for ages the life of a local racing family, is 3-9 at 2:30 p.m. Fridays beginon display at Dunn Bros., 20700 ning Feb. 8 at Footsteps Dance Chippendale Ave. W., FarmingStudio in Burnsville. Informaton. tion: berrygood2@charter.net. Princess Prep School – Music Lakeville will begin a seven“The Legend of Johnny Workshops/classes/other week session for ages 3-9 at Cash” performed by Philip Bau“Writing Fiction for Teens: 4:30 p.m. Mondays beginning er, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, Character and Voice,” 12:30 Feb. 4. Information: berryat Lakeville South High School. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. good2@charter.net. Sponsored by the Lakev- 2, at Heritage Library, 20085 Adult painting open stuille Area Arts Center and the Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Teen dio from 9 a.m. to noon the first Lakeville Rotary. Tickets range fiction writers Loretta Ellsworth and third Fridays of the month from $23.50 to $28.50 online and Janet Graber will discuss at the Eagan Art House, 3981 at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen- innovative ways to create fully- Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per ter.com and at the arts center, fledged characters with au- session. Information: (651) 67520965 Holyoke Ave. thentic voices that readers will 5521. Drum Fun and Vocals, Too root for. Free, but registration Music Together in the Val– Leonard King Jr. highlights the required at www.dakotacounty. ley offers classes for parents To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com.

chronology of rhythm development commonly referred to as jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel Saturday, Feb. 2, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Free. Information: www.dakotacounty.us/library or (651) 4502900. Dakota Valley Symphony “Grieg Meets Verdi” concert, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range from $5 to $16 at the box office and through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir will perform Saturday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to noon, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: www.dakotacounty.us/ library or (651) 450-2900.

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and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Information: www. musictogetherclasses.com or (651) 439-4219. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart. com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company of Kids 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Colonial Shopping Center), (952) 736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Information: (651) 675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, (952) 255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net.

Stand-up comic Tracy Morgan of “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live” will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $49.50 and are on sale at http://tinyurl.com/ TMorganPAC. Visit www.burnsvillepac.com for more information.

Language days return to zoo The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo will celebrate languages from around the world with select films shown in French, German and Spanish. • French Day (films shown in French): Tuesday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. “Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D”; 10 a.m., “Deep Sea”; 1 p.m., “Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D.” • German Day (film shown in German): Wednesday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m., “Deep Sea”; 11 a.m., “Deep Sea.” • Spanish Day (films shown in Spanish): Tuesday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m., “Galapagos 3D”; noon, “Born to be Wild 3D.” • Spanish Day (films shown in Spanish): Wednesday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m., “Deep Sea”; 11 a.m., “Galapagos 3D”; noon, “Born to be Wild 3D”; 1 p.m., “Galapagos 3D.” • Chinese Day (film shown in English): Wednesday, Feb. 20, noon, “China the Panda Adventure.” Tickets are $9.75 for adults and $7.50 for children (3-12) and seniors (65-plus). For group reservations for these films contact (952) 997-9714 or cpurfeerst@imax.com. The Minnesota Zoo will also be participating by presenting select indoor exhibits in the featured language of the day. Upper level language students use music, costumes, and props to interpret more than 40 animal exhibits. All days are geared toward language students in grades seven to 12 and elementary immersion students. To register a class, visit http://www.mnzoo.org/teachandlearn or call (952) 431-9218.

Chorale’s cabaret The South Metro Chorale’s annual fundraiser, Cabaret 2013, will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. The cabaret-style musical variety show will include a silent auction, games, cash raffle, food and beverages. Tickets can be purchased at (952) 985-4640 or tickets@southmetrochorale.org. Visit southmetrochorale.org for more information.

Local arts groups honored The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council presented grant awards to area arts organizations Jan. 31 at Bloomington Center for the Arts. Local grant recipients include Burnsville Visual Arts Society (Burnsville), Chamber Music Lakeville (Apple Valley), Chameleon Theatre Circle (Burnsville), Eagan Men’s Chorus (Eagan), Exultate (Eagan), International Festival of Burnsville (Burnsville), Rosemount Area Arts Council (Rosemount), Savage Arts Council (Prior Lake), South Metro Chorale (Prior Lake), and Velvet Tones (Apple Valley). The grants were awarded through a competitive process using funds from appropriations by the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment.

family calendar tution of Oceanography will speak by national conference call on the topic of “Ocean Acidification – Can Corals Friday, Feb. 1 Cope?” All are welcome. InFamily Fun Night with formation: Deb Nelson at Prizes and Meatballs, 5:30 (952) 965-8284. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph CathoYouth Ice Fishing Conlic Church, 13900 Biscayne test, noon to 2 p.m., Valley Ave., Rosemount. Free ad- Lake Park, 16050 Garrett mission. Pasta dinner offered Path. Prizes will be awarded until 7 p.m. is $7 for adults, to youth ages 13 and under $5 for ages 3-12, free for for different fish categories. ages 0-2; family cap set at Participants need to bring $25. Silent auction and raffle their own fishing equipment tickets available at an ad- and bait. Register the day of ditional cost. Cash or check the contest. Free. Sponsored only. All proceeds benefit St. by Lakeville Knights of CoJoseph School. Information: lumbus. https://www.facebook.com/ events/236993279767217/. Sunday, Feb. 3 “Super” pancake breakSaturday, Feb. 2 fast by the Farmington Kick-off Party for Team Knights of Columbus, 9 a.m. In Training (TNT), benefitting to noon at Church of St. MiThe Leukemia & Lymphoma chael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Society, 9:30 a.m., Crowne Farmington. Menu: pancakes, Plaza Hotel and Suites – Min- French toast, sausage links, neapolis Airport, 3 Appletree scrambled eggs, coffee, juice Square, Bloomington. RSVP: and water. Good-will offerings http://www.teamintraining. accepted for DARTS. org/mn/firsttimehere/tellmemore or (763) 852-3042. Monday, Feb. 4 Walk-ins welcome. Change Begins With Us, “Tangled” movie, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. in the Mary Center at to noon, recital hall, Farm- Mary, Mother of the Church, ington High School, 20655 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Flagstaff Ave. Free. Conces- Join Joint Religious Legislasions sold during 20-minute tive Coalition executive direcintermission. Children must tor, Brian Rusche, and the be accompanied by an adult. Minnesota Commissioner of Sponsored by Farmington Revenue, Myron Frans, for an Area Community Education. evening of interfaith dialogue Citizens Climate Lobby about social justice principles meeting, 11 a.m. at Galaxie in action. A light supper will Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., be provided at 6 p.m. and Apple Valley. Dr. Martin Tres- the program begins at 6:30 guerres of the Scripps Insti- p.m. RSVP to Alison Killeen To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

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Now in their 16th season, the Velvet Tones have grown in membership from 10 singers their first year to a present membership of 70. The group’s next public concert is this weekend as part of Apple Valley’s citywide Mid-Winter Fest celebration, where they’ll perform at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Apple Valley Community Center; admission is free with a Mid-Winter Fest button.

Velvet Tones are thinking spring Senior community chorus presents ‘Spring Festival of Music’ We may be stuck in the winter doldrums, but the Velvet Tones have their sights set on brighter days ahead. The Dakota Countybased senior-adult community choir is now preparing for its annual “Spring Festival of Music,” which will be held Sunday, March 3, at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. It will be the 11th year the Velvet Tones have staged their free-admission spring concert, and they’ve got some special guests lined up to mark the event. Twin Cities broadcast journalist Stan Turner is set to serve as master of ceremonies, and joining the Velvet Tones on stage will be the young singers from Thomas Lake Elementary’s Da Capo choir. Now in their 16th season, the Velvet Tones have grown in membership from 10 singers their first

year to their present membership of 70. They present about 30 shows each year throughout the metro area. Leading the choir is director Rich Clausen, a former school music educator and one of the founding members of the Swinging Ambassadors, the popular Twin Cities music act that grew its following at Diamond Jim’s in Mendota. As a member of the Swinging Ambassadors, Clausen was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2011. South-metro residents will have a chance to catch the Velvet Tones perform prior to their annual spring concert, as the choir has a performance lined up as part of Apple Valley’s citywide MidWinter Fest celebration this weekend. The group will be performing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Apple Valley Community Center; admission

is free with a Mid-Winter Fest button. The choir is always looking for new members. Rehearsals are held Wednesday mornings, September through May, at the Apple Valley Senior Center, and singers ages 55 and up can find out more at the choir’s website, www.velvettones.org. —Andrew Miller

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Acoustic artist Michael Monroe is bringing his feel-good blend of folk, jazz and reggae to Apple Valley this weekend as part of the Frozen Apple concert series sponsored by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. The concert – which runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Valleywood Golf Course clubhouse – will mark the release of Monroe’s new CD, “Time to Get Away.” A resident of Minnesota’s North Shore who lives and records his music in a solar-powered log cabin, Monroe has become a familiar face in Dakota County in recent years with his performances at the annual Music in Kelley Park summer concerts, as well as last’s year inaugural Frozen Apple. Admission is free to this weekend’s performance; food and beverages, including a full bar, will be available for purchase, and there also will be prize drawings for books, a digital camera and an acoustic guitar, which were donated by local merchants. More information is at www.facebook.com/MusicInKelleyPark.

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Owner | ARBEZ Inc. | Eagan

Sharon Hoffman Avent President and CEO | Smead Manufacturing Company | Hastings

Jeanne Hutter

Space is limited, call today ASAP to RSVP! Located at Home Instead Senior Care:

1600 E. Cliff Road | Burnsville, MN 55337

Director | Lakeville Convention &Visitors Bureau

952.882.9300 | www.homeinstead.com/505

Rosealee Lee

Our CAREGivers are the reason for our reputation They are people you can TRUST

Hospitality Faculty | Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount

Debbie McConnell Owner | Medi-Car Auto Repair | Rosemount

Patti McDonald Business Administrator | McDonald Eye Care Associates | Lakeville

Susan McGaughey General Manager |Valley Natural Foods | Burnsville

Kristina Murto Owner | Ensemble Creative & Marketing | Lakeville

Linda Peterson Owner | Beau Monde Salon | Burnsville

Why wonder where your valuable jewelry goes when you drop it off to be repaired!

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