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Apple Valley www.SunThisweek.com NEWS Burnsville cop cleared A Burnsville officer’s shooting of an armed man was found to be justified, Page 3A

OPINION State leaders fail trust test Last-minute actions marred the recently completed special session of the Legislature, the ECM Editorial Board writes. Page 4A

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June 9, 2017 | Volume 38 | Number 15

Music highlights ArtBlast lineup Rosemount Area Arts Council event has 10 bands on the slate by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The city of Rosemount will be filled with music, art and laughter June 19-25 during the fourth annual ArtBlast. The weeklong celebration of all things artistic will take place at a variety of venues aiming to attract people who are interested in being spectators or participants. Each year since 2014, the Rosemount Area Arts Council has worked with community partners to stage a slate of events in an effort to exhibit the profound amount to artistic talent in the local area. Since the outset, the Bluegrass Americana Festival has been a featured event. It will be book-

ended by two other nights of music in Central Park by the decidedly different genres of rock and concert band. Variety has long been a goal of organizers who endeavor to give a little bit of something for everyone. Also on the slate are two nights of evening theatrical performances and a steel drum concert on another night. Familiar faces return to Bluegrass Americana Festival with Rosemount presences in two of the acts. Two Rosemount-raised brothers form half of Sawtooth Brothers, which released its debut album “One More Flight� last year. The band features two sets of brothers — Clint and Luke Birtzer, of Rosemount, and Ethan

and Jesse Moravec, of Rochester — and combines traditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic country and gospel. Sawtooth Brothers perform originals along with covers of bluegrass standards and overlooked gems. Rosemount resident Craig Evans plays hammer claw banjo in Eelpout Stringers, which play “old time� music defined as that dating back to the 1800s. The band says on its website: Think of music from the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?� They tend toward ballads, Civil War-era songs or square dance music. The two bands will share the stage from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, June 24, with the King Wilkie’s Dream and Roe Family Singers. King Wilkie’s Dream is a Twin Cities-based band that plays bluegrass, blues, swing, Americana, country, tin pan alley, old time and just a little pop.

The Roe Family Singers are a good-time, old-time hillbilly band from Kirkwood Hollow, Minnesota. Led by wife and husband Kim Roe and Quillan Roe, the band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock and roll urgency and influence. More about the bands is at http://sawtoothbrothers.com, http://www.eelpoutstringers.com, http://www.kwdream.com, and http://www.roefamilysingers.com. Rosemount’s Guitar Shop owner Brad Wegner will take to the stage with Radio Active 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the Central Park Amphitheater. The band was started in 2014 with the idea of playing classic rock and country songs that aren’t typically covered. In addition to Wegner on rhythm guitar, the band includes Sydnee Lynne, vocals; Randy

Graduation day celebrated The Minnesota Zoo and its foundation have recently hired three key positions to lead the state-run institution into the future. Page 17A

SPORTS

Lacrosse advances The Apple Valley girls and Eastview boys lacrosse teams need one more victory to go to the state tournament. Page 10A

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Apple Valley and Eastview high schools celebrated graduation day on Saturday, June 3, with commencement exercises at the respective schools, while the School of Environmental Studies held its ceremony on June 1 at the Minnesota Zoo. The events included faculty and student speakers along with performances by instrumental music and choral groups.

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Apple Valley man charged after fatal crash in Minneapolis An Apple Valley man was charged on Tuesday with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in the crash that killed a St. Paul woman just south of downtown Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Israel Delos Santos, 30, was charged with criminal vehicular homicide for leaving the scene of a death and for gross negligence in the death of 47-year-old Krista Sandstrom. Delos Santos was expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Sandstrom was driving her Honda Fit west on 15th Street East and had the green light just before 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1. Delos Santos was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer north on Park Avenue South when he ran a red light and struck the Honda. Witnesses said they saw Delos Santos and his passenger get out of the Trailblazer after the crash. The passenger appeared to hide a liquor bottle in nearby grass and then both ran away. Delos Santos was found by police not far away, and after some resistance, was handcuffed and put into an ambulance and taken to Hennepin County Medical Center to check him for injuries and to obtain a blood sample to determine if he was drunk, according to the complaint. The results of that blood-alcohol sample have not been reported. Witnesses told police that Delos Santos appeared to be traveling about 70 miles per hour on Park Avenue and had run three red lights on the city street, according to the complaint. Investigators removed the airbag control module from the Trailblazer and its data indicated the SUV was traveling at least 66 miles per hour at the time of the crash and no brake was applied.

Zoo welcomes new additions

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