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Thisweek Burnsville-Eagan APRIL 1, 2011

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District leaders, legislators disagree over integration program

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Efforts appear to be effective in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan schools by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Minnesota Department of Transportation crews continued on March 29 to construct a temporary dike along the northbound lanes of Interstate 35W to combat the rising waters of the Minnesota River. The dike and the closure of Black Dog Road from northbound and southbound I-35W will remain in place until the river’s high water recedes.

State legislators are battling over whether integration funding is effective in Minnesota school districts. But all they have to do is look to the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District for an indication. The state pays approximately $90 million annually to districts for transportation and programs to increase diversity and close the achievement gap. District 196’s magnet schools, which are supported in part by integration funds, have continued to make strides in closing the achievement gap. “Integration has been extremely successful in our district,� said Scott Thomas, integration and equity coordinator for District 196. Integration funding attempts to close the racial achievement gap while improving student

Adelmann’s market is no more Longtime produce stand in Eagan, once the subject of property fight with MVTA, will become part of bus garage by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

This spring will mark the first in nearly 50 years that Betty Adelmann’s flower and vegetable market, which she ran from her Eagan property, will not open for business. Adelmann died last year at 74, and her property has been sold to the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, the very entity she successfully thwarted from an eminent domain takeover eight years ago. At the time it was something of a hollow victory for Adelmann, who watched as the MVTA built a bus garage around her market and the home where she raised her seven children. But she continued to sell fresh produce for years afterward, and hoped her children would continue after her death. Adelmann’s children said they would have liked to keep the market going, but knew the MVTA was looking to expand its bus garage. “Basically, we were edged out of there,� said son Bruce Adelmann. Officials from the MVTA said the Adelmanns were willing sellers. An MVTA attorney did con-

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Betty Adelmann, who died last year, ran her flower and vegetable market from the corner of Highway 13 and Shawnee Road in Eagan for nearly 50 years. a tact the family about the property after Betty Adelmann’s death, said MVTA Financial Officer Lois Spear, “and they expressed an interest in selling it.� Bruce and his brother, Mike, said the market has been around as long as they’ve been alive, and both worked there when they were growing up. Bruce ran the stand last summer after Adelmann died, and said customers were universally

disappointed to hear the market was closing. “They kept saying, ‘Where are we going to get our corn?’ � he said. Every year from April to November, Betty could be found selling plants, vegetables, pumpkins and gourds from her corner on Highway 13 and Shawnee Road. But her sweet corn in particular had gained a loyal following See Adelmann, 11A

choice, Thomas explained. District 196 has made improvements in all these areas, he said. In 2007, Cedar Park and Glacier Hills elementary schools were identified as being racially isolated and were turned into magnet schools. Since then, both schools have made strides in boosting diversity and in meeting Adequate Yearly Progress — performance goals based on test scores, attendance and graduation rates. Cedar Park failed to meet AYP in 2007 in math among Hispanic, special education, English-Language-Learners, and free-andreduced lunch students. Within three years, the magnet school made AYP in all these areas, but lagged behind in reading scores among ELL students. Glacier Hills failed to meet AYP in 2008 in math and reading among black students and in reading among free-and-reduced lunch students. Within two years, all students met AYP in math, but the school failed to meet AYP among black and free-and-reduced lunch students. The district’s other magnet

school, Diamond Path Elementary, failed to meet AYP in 2009 in math among Hispanic, free-andreduced lunch students and in reading among black, free-andreduced lunch and special education students. By the following year, the school made AYP except in reading among its Hispanic students. “It’s difficult to tell whether integration funds directly has an effect,� said John Linder, who analyzes scores for District 196. “But it gets students access to programs they would not have without it.� Diamond Path, for instance, has a Chinese language emphasis that enables elementary students to learn the language and culture. Thomas noted that all three magnet schools have waiting lists and participation in its gifted and talented and young scholars programs has grown over the years. “There is no question that our magnets are high quality schools parents want to send their kids to,� he said. Despite this progress, Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, is convinced that integration funding in its current form is ineffective. See District 196, 11A

Nurse allegedly caused crash while on patient’s drug by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

an who turned out to be a patient of hers. When officers contacted the patient, she said Baird had taken away her prescription earlier that week and told her she couldn’t have it “because she was being readmitted,� the complaint said. The prescription was for the narcotic hydrocodone, a cough suppressant and pain treatment. Trade names include Vicodin, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which says diversion and abuse of the drug has escalated in recent years. A blood sample showed Baird had the drug in her system, the complaint said. Baird was fired from her job after a “thorough internal review,� Fairview Health Services said in a statement. “We have no evidence this nurse engaged in similar behavior prior to this alleged incident,� it said. “When we learned of this incident, we reached out to the affected patient. “We also notified the State Board of Nursing and are providing full cooperation with law enforcement in this matter,� the statement said.

A nurse at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville allegedly ran into a nonmoving car while under the influence of prescription drugs she’d stolen from a patient. Jessica Rae Baird, 34, of Shakopee, was charged March 28 with a fifth-degree controlledsubstance crime and theft of a controlled substance, both felonies, as well as gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation. The charges stem from an accident that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. last July 11 at Nicollet Avenue and Highway 13 in Burnsville. A man told police he was northbound on Nicollet waiting for the light to change when Baird’s vehicle struck his, causing him back pain and an arm injury, according to the criminal complaint filed in Dakota County District Court. Baird was also injured but refused medical attention, the complaint said. Told by officers she needed to be hospitalized, Baird had trouble answering simple questions and couldn’t decide if she wanted to go, the complaint said. Officers found pills in Baird’s John Gessner is at burnsville. possession prescribed for a wom- thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Church honors Giles family First Spirit of St. John’s Award honors Ed, Loretta, children by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Family and faith mattered most to Ed and Loretta Giles. Milk cows and vegetables were somewhere on the list, depending on the era. After all, it’s not easy sending nine kids to Catholic school. “If anybody gave him a piece of ground or land, he would plant it in vegetables,� said Denise Williamson, one of four Giles General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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April 1, 2011 THISWEEK

Education

Forty-eight full-time equivalent positions to be cut District 196 School Board OKs $8.5 million in budget changes by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District will slash $3.5 million from its budget, resulting in 48 job cuts. The School Board unanimously approved budget adjustments on Monday that include eliminating approximately 48 full-time

equivalent positions, cutting funding to high school figure skating and increasing fees by $10 for all high school sports and fine arts. Board Member Mike Roseen said he disagrees with several specific cuts, but voted in favor of the proposal to ensure the district meets its budgetary goals. “I think the middle school is disproportionately taking cuts on this,� he said. Other board members disagreed, saying staff changes at the middle

schools are due to the recent schedule restructuring, which was made in an effort to boost achievement. The staff cuts could be a combination of layoffs and attrition, said Tony Taschner, communications director for District 196. Details on specific layoffs will likely be known in late April or early May, he said. A recently approved retirement incentive could prevent some layoffs because it resulted in a higher than average number of retirements, he said. Seventy-

four teachers will take the early retirement incentive. Raising activity fees will result in steep fees for some popular sports, Taschner said. For instance, hockey and football fees will be raised to $185 per participant. Although funding for the figure skating team will be cut next school year, the sport will not disappear from the high schools. The district’s Icettes plan to become self-sustaining in order to keep the team together. The district will also

reduce transportation services by moving its eligible service distances from one mile to one half mile. Although District 196 will face cuts next school year, officials will be able to avoid cutting another $5 million by using federal education jobs funding that became available last year. Total budget adjustments for the 2011-12 school year will be $8.5 million, based on the assumption that state officials will cut education funding by 3.5 percent. This will be the third

consecutive year the district will face budget reductions, which officials say are due to years of flat state funding combined with accounting shifts. The state has withheld $68 million in funding over the past two years, according to district officials. As a result, the district had to impose $10 million in budget adjustments for the 2008-09 school year and $15.3 million for the 2010-11 school year. E-mail Jessica Harper at: jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com

Eagan Cedar Grove youth home holds community open house Public can tour facility, learn of volunteer opportunities with residents at Lincoln Place in Eagan THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Lincoln Place, a first-ofits-kind housing development for young adults in transition, is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a community open house from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7. The event is an opportunity to showcase the ecofriendly, LEED-certified facility, built by the Dakota County Community Development Agency in Eagan’s Cedar Grove redevelopment area. But organizers are also looking to highlight volunteer opportunities available to the public. “We’re interested in having an active, engaged role in the community,� said Amanda Flynn, program manager for The Link, a non-profit that provides supportive services and round-the-clock staffing to Lincoln Place.

The 24-unit facility provides independent apartment living with supportive services for 18- to 24-year olds who are at risk of becoming homeless. “The people we’re serving are aging out of foster care with no real direction or place to go,� Flynn said. The facility, which has a waiting list, also serves residents who have been living in shelters, as well as those who are at odds with family members and can’t live at home anymore. About 20 percent of residents have been diagnosed with a mental illness, she said. Lincoln Place and The Link aim to give these young adults some structure, oversight, and direction with the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency. “We want to build selfsupporting services with each resident, with the goal that they will move out and

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Lincoln Place, which provides secure, sober housing and supportive services for young adults transitioning from foster care or at risk of becoming homeless, will open to the public for tours and questions from 3:30 to 6 p.m. April 7. no longer need this type of housing,� said Julia O’Brien, director of development and marketing for The Link. Support staff from The Link help residents with everything from learning how to clean their apartments to filling out job applications, and an on-site case manager works with each resident on an individual support plan

to help them succeed. But support from the community is also needed, O’Brien said. Basic needs include donations of non-perishable food and household items. “When residents come to Lincoln Place, they need toilet paper, bedding, kitchen items,� she said. “Many of them have been homeless, so

they don’t have those items.� There are also numerous volunteer opportunities available. Community members, groups or businesses can give their time to help teach residents various life skills or even hobbies. Current community volunteers include those helping residents learn to cook, knit, and budget their money. “Some of the residents haven’t been taught to do basic skills that you and I probably picked up from our families,� O’Brien said. Other volunteers help with cleaning, painting and other chores. Volunteers from Thomson Reuters will soon do some landscaping and planting on the property, and some local organizations have adopted a room in the facility and set it up with the basics before a resident moves in. Residents are required

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Three Community Education employees to be laid off by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Three longtime Community Education employees in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District will be laid off this year due to budget constraints, district officials say. The district’s adult edu-

cation coordinator Norm Kunselman, preschool-age project KIDS coordinator Carmen Cook, and youth programs coordinator Deb McKenzie were notified last week that they will be laid off in June. “It’s all part of an ongoing realignment,� said

Tom Umhoefer, Community Education director for District 191. Kunselman has worked in the district for 18 years, and Cook for 17 years. McKenzie has worked in community education for the past year, but has been with District 191 for

28 years. Umhoefer said the layoffs were in reaction to declining enrollment and revenue. “The economy is not getting better any time soon and families are cutting back on their discretionary spending,� he said.

Enrollment in the district’s Community Education programs has declined steadily over the past five years, he said. The layoffs will save the district an estimated $177,000. Although the School Board discussed the mat-

ter in a closed work session, it has yet to vote on it. The board will likely vote on the layoffs within the next few weeks, district officials say. E-mail Jessica Harper at: jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com

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Sign review passes first test

Repeat DUI offender now Wasserman accused of fleeing police named to Planning Commission

Revamped ordinance would allow more signs in Burnsville by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Long-discussed changes to Burnsville’s sign ordinance passed their first test March 28 with the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation of approval. The changes – which include a lower permit fee for sandwich board signs and looser regulation of tenant signs on building walls – go to the City Council on April 5. “If this does get approved there will be more signage in Burnsville, is the bottom line,� Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner told commissioners. “It’s just where is it going to be.� The 18 proposed changes address perceived flaws that have emerged through business owners’ frustrations and suggestions from city officials. Commissioners said the changes aren’t all perfect but represent progress following input from the business community. Chair Chris Teiken said he hopes the changes aren’t so liberal they affect the appearance of Burnsville’s commercial landscape. “I hope this isn’t kind of a permanent change to respond to the way the economy’s going right now,� Teiken said. Proposed changes include allowing building

owners to give sign space to up to four tenants on a wall not adjacent to their leased space. Signage plans would still be subject to limits on the amount of wall space signs can occupy. The City Council asked for the revision after allowing Becker Furniture signage facing County Road 42 on a wall not adjacent to its leased space. The ordinance now allows only one wall sign per tenant in a multitenant building. It must be on the tenant’s leased space. Another change would increase the number of wall signs allowed. The current ordinance allows one sign for each tenant in a multitenant building and two signs (on different walls) for a single-tenant building. Those limits would be lifted. The review stems from the council’s approval of a Burger Jones restaurant with eight wall signs at the Aurora Village center on County Road 42. Sandwich board signs began popping up along Burnsville Parkway last summer, when road reconstruction had business owners complaining that motorists didn’t know how to access their properties. To help businesses, the council temporarily suspended enforcement of the sign ordinance in the construction zone.

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But in recent memory, few business owners – maybe one or two – have sought the required permits for sandwich boards, Faulkner said. A changed proposed by city staff would cut the permit fee from $515 a year to $240. Commissioners said the fee should be even lower, but added that as a suggestion to the council rather than recommending a specific fee. “I think the fee is excessive,� Commissioner Vicky Turner said, noting that small businesses benefit most from sandwich boards. “I thought it was before, I think it is now.� Burnsville Chamber of Commerce President Daron Van Helden said comments he’s heard from business owners also support a lower fee. “I’ve heard the number 100 bucks, 150 bucks, seems a whole lot more palatable than the 240,� he said. Overall, business owners seem generally pleased with the revamped sign ordinance, but sign restrictions are always a sore point for some, Van Helden said. The Burnsville Economic Development Commission did the ordinance review with help from city staff and comments from business owners.

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“jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the home and An Apple Valley man shut the door,� the comwith multiple convictions plaint said. He came out of the house when orfor drinking and dered by the officer, driving is back in and surrendered jail on another alcowithout incident. hol-related charge. The officer detectThis time, Jimmy ed the odor of alcoDale Comstock, 56, hol on Comstock’s is accused of fleeing breath; Comstock police – in a vehicle refused to do any and on foot – while Comstock field sobriety tests, under the influence. He was charged with or submit to a breath, two felonies in Dakota blood or urine test. Asked why he refused County District Court last week in connection with the tests, Comstock told police, “Because it’s my the March 18 incident. The criminal complaint right, Fifth Amendment,� gives the following ac- the complaint said. Comstock was booked count: At 11:03 a.m. March 18, into the Dakota County an Apple Valley police of- Jail; he remained in custoficer observed Comstock’s dy there as of Wednesday. He’s been charged with tan SUV traveling northbound on Galaxie Avenue DWI-test refusal and fleeat a high rate of speed, ing police in a motor vethen jump the curb and hicle, both felonies, along with fleeing police on foot, drive on the sidewalk. When the SUV returned a misdemeanor. His next to the roadway, the officer court appearance is April activated his emergency 11 in Dakota County Dislights and siren at Galaxie trict Court in Hastings. Comstock was conAvenue and McAndrews Road to make a traffic victed of DUI in 1988, stop, but the SUV con- 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999 and tinued on, making several 2003, according to police. turns before stopping in the He also was convicted of driveway of Comstock’s DWI-test refusal in 2005. home on the 7100 block of Andrew Miller is at andrew. 123rd Street Court. At that point, Comstock miller@ecm-inc.com. THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The newest member of Apple Valley’s Planning Commission brings a background in construction management, and academia, to the post. Brian Wasserman, who chairs the construction management department at Minnesota State UniversityMankato, was named to the commission March 24 by the City Council. Wasserman, an Apple Valley resident, was selected from a field of six applicants and appointed to a threeyear term that expires in March 2014. He will fill the vacancy on the Planning Commission left by longtime member Jeannine Churchill. Churchill, who resigned in December while serving as chair of the seven-member commission, left the post on amicable terms. The Planning Commission advises the City Council on planning and land use issues. It meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., at the Apple Valley Municipal Center. —Andrew Miller

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Opinion Thisweek Columnist Silicon Valley success started in District 194 by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I’ve always been fascinated by software entrepreneurs. Growing up, I idolized Bill Gates as much as my favorite rock musicians. He was as much an innovative software programmer as a titan of industry. Nowadays, the new crop of software artists center their talents mostly on Internet-based applications. Facebook is the most popular, not only because of the 2010 film “The Social Network.” Twitter, Digg, Reddit and Foursquare, like Facebook, are all the products of young people with a vision, some venture capitalist backing and a die-hard drive to succeed. Kurt Wilms, a 2001 Lakeville High School graduate and son of Walt and Doris Wilms of Lakeville, is one of those twentysomethings who has become a member of the pantheon of storied Internet entrepreneurs. Wilms and three business partners sold their business early this year to Google after only six months in operation, a move that netted them financial rewards and jobs at the web giant’s subsidiary YouTube. As with their innovative predecessors, dozens of hours living, breathing and sleeping code have paid off. The four men’s website was called Fflick. Until its sale, Wilms and his friends operated their company from their respective apartments across the San Fran-

cisco-Silicon Valley area. From his apartment in the Russian Hill neighborhood in San Francisco (famous for the serpentine Lombard Street), Wilms collaborated with his partners to offer an extraordinary Twitterbased product to Fflick’s visitors: movie ratings based on moviegoers’ Tweets. “If I go out to a movie and Tweet to a friend that I just saw ‘Toy Story 3’ and it was awesome, the software analyzes the Tweet to determine a positive or negative score,” Wilms told me on the phone a couple weeks ago. “Based on that, the software produces a score.” It is an automated process that had two distinct benefits: (1) an ostensibly more accurate groupgenerated film rating (someone wouldn’t need to manually create an account on a site like Rotten Tomatoes) and (2) some juicy market research data for the film industry. That Google would see a value in this technology (sometimes poetically referred to as “sentiment analysis”) is no surprise. What’s shocking is that Facebook didn’t bite first. So while Wilms’ story impresses me on the aforementioned terms, there was something else he said that got me thinking: When I asked him if he had any inspirational teachers growing up, he was not hesitant to bring up his journalism teacher, Peg Benson, who worked in the Lakeville public schools until 2003.

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Kurt Wilms is pictured at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada. Wilms recently sold his company to Google. I often ask that question of high achievers because I personally had at least three teachers growing up who influenced me in ways that would affect who I am today: one elementary teacher and two high school teachers. That question is even more important today because teachers are under constant attack. If I had a dime for every time I heard a politician or pundit rip a teacher, I’d be starting my own social media company. Amid the rhetorical battles of our modern era, we have to remember that at the end of the day these people we pay to educate our children often inspire them to do great things in life. Two of my high school teachers had huge impacts on me. Maureen Desmond, my English teacher at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, had faith in my creative writing abilities. She signed me up

for writing conferences and submitted my work for consideration at invitational readings. She never ceased to encourage me when I was on the right path and offer me constructive criticism when I was veering down the wrong one. Perhaps one of Desmond’s enduring legacies (in addition to her love for Elvis) was the writing conference I attended with her that resulted in Philip K. Dick’s biographer praising my work profusely. I will cherish that day forever. My religion and ethics teacher, Brother David Barth, instilled in me a curiosity about the global impact of his subject matter in a way that occupies my existence even today. Students who have taken his courses will tell you that they will forever carry with them the inspiration of that man. When my fourth-grade self was getting into fights with other kids, punctuated with weekly visits to the principal’s office and followed by threats of suspension, Ms. McCollister took the time to cultivate my creative curiosity in constructive ways that ensured my academic (and therefore intellectual) success for years to come. There are several more I could name, including Mark Capecchi, the musical genius and father to all who was my band teacher. Back in Lakeville, Benson remembers Wilms well. “In high school he was a successful guy, both academically and socially,” she said, “but he would never toot his own horn.” At that time, Wilms was into

computers but did not have the formalized interest in software engineering he would later develop at the University of Minnesota. He was the sports editor of what was then Lakeville High School’s newspaper. For two years, Benson taught him journalism and was his faculty adviser on the newspaper. She said his quick mind and ability to see the world from a big-picture perspective gave her insight into the type of man he would become. “Kurt didn’t respond to stress by getting frustrated,” Benson said. “He was the kind of guy who figured out how to get the job done.” The inspiration can go both ways. After all, people often get into teaching because they derive an intrinsic sense of accomplishment from helping students succeed. “To have someone like Kurt contact me 10 years later and say ‘You inspired me to do well and try my hardest’ is better than any paycheck I could ever receive,” Benson said. “Ever.” So think about Wilms and Benson during the next Teacher Derision Hour. After all, Gates, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg and Wilms had to start somewhere. Aaron Vehling is the Lakeville Editor for Thisweek Newspapers. Readers can often find him at Mainstreet Coffee Cafe in downtown Lakeville. Columns reflect the opinion of the author. His e-mail is aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com.

Letters City should keep sheltering cats To the editor: The reason I ran for Rosemount city office was to keep it honest. I find a couple discrepancies I wish to address. As a citizen, I wish to be informed ahead of time when something near and dear to my heart, that I pay for, is taken away from me after many years of receiving that benefit. Sneaking in a vote has gotten very popular. I don’t like it. The 2010 U.S. Census results tell us there are 7,600 occupied resident units in Rosemount and 21,874 residents. Rosemount reports that in 2010 it cost the city $13,662 to impound cats not claimed by owners. Folks, this amounts to $1.80 per resident unit household for the entire year, 62 cents per individual resident for the year, and a fifth of a penny per day per resident. Find me one household that cannot afford $1.80 per year and residents who cannot afford one-fifth of a penny per day to have a safer human and cat population in Rosemount. Rosemount reports that they have the second highest median income level in all of Dakota County: $84,651. We can afford to spend onefifth of a penny a day on impounding cats for health,

safety, and humane reasons. Chief Gary Kalstabakken says that “impounding cats takes time and money that the city could better put to other uses.” We have plenty of police officers in Rosemount. And, why is a police chief deciding how to spend my 1/5th penny? Blame has been put on irresponsible residents for letting cats loose. Has anyone noticed the mortgage foreclosure pages in newspapers are not getting any shorter? It is common for homeowners who can no longer afford their own homes to leave pets behind. Is being abandoned the cats’ fault? Out of the goodness of their hearts, warm-hearted Rosemount residents have taken in homeless cats they find roaming their property and caring for them. We will look back in shame at a city who won’t let its residents set aside $1.80/ per year/household to aid those remaining helpless precious creatures so near and dear to our hearts. TIM JUDY Rosemount

Play’s message is very timely

Performing Arts Center for a performance of “Marat/ Sade” by the Chameleon Theater. As an usher I had the opportunity to watch the play. Initially, I said I’d rather read my book because the summary of the play talked about it taking place in a 19th century insane asylum and being “one of the most polarizing theatrical experiences of all time.” I wasn’t sure that I was up to it. At the last minute I opted to go in. It turned out to be one of the most powerful and thought-provoking performances I have seen in a long time. It takes place during the French Revolution and portrays the conflicting goals of the revolution’s participants and the vacuum of leadership when many of the educated class had been killed. At home later I did a little research into the main characters, the Marquis de Sade and Jean-Paul Marat, and found that the script was historically accurate. With all the revolutions going on in the world today, the play is very timely. People are facing many of the same issues. The play continues through April 10 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. I would highly recommend it.

To the editor: Last Saturday night I volunteered, as I occasion- ANITA JOHNSON ally do, at the Burnsville Burnsville

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We’re not in Minnesota anymore To the editor: It seems that the GOP-led House and Senate, including my representative, Kurt Bills, think that state workforce reduction and huge cuts to state agencies is a way to balance the budget. I’m not clear how more unemployment is good for our state: less spending from unemployed people, fewer or compromised state services. I’m especially sensitive right now as the threat of cuts to Health & Human Services will affect the home health care my 95-year-old mother currently receives. It doesn’t feel like I’m in Minnesota anymore. KAY SMITH Apple Valley

Supports David Jones for Dakota Electric board

efficient and cost-effective manner. If elected, David will be the only director with an electrical engineering degree. His engineering expertise, master’s degree in business, and over 25 years of technical management experience will provide the representation we need. I’m convinced he is easily the best qualified candidate. TOM CHIAL Eagan

Supports Jones for Dakota Electric board To the editor: I am writing in support of David Jones for the Dakota Electric Association Board of Directors. You will soon be receiving your ballot in the mail. I have met and talked to Jones on several occasions. I have found him to be very knowledgeable concerning Dakota Electric Association. Jones’ background and experience make him well qualified to serve on the board. He is committed to customer service, system reliability and operational safety. Jones will work for affordable rates, meeting conservation improvement requirements and complying with the Renewables Portfolio Standard. When you receive your ballot, I urge you to vote for David Jones and mail the ballot in promptly.

To the editor: Please join me in voting for David Jones to the Dakota Electric Board of Directors in the upcoming election. David is running in District 1, but because members vote at large, each of the over 100,000 members can vote for him. David has been a colleague of mine at Lockheed Martin in Eagan for over nine years. His experience, expertise, and integrity will ensure that our association meets the demanding reguRALPH GILBERTSON lations being established by Burnsville our lawmakers in the most

Paul Bakken for Dakota Electric To the editor: I would like to encourage people to vote for Paul Bakken for the Dakota Electric Association Board of Directors. Paul is running in District 4, but every member account can vote for him. Ballots will be mailed March 22. Members can vote by mail or online. I am especially attracted to Bakken’s focus on the core principles of our local electrical co-op. Paul understands that, as a cooperative, our values are different from those of a traditional corporation. The primary focus is not on maximizing profits but, rather, on providing the best level of service and value to the member customers. Paul knows that this means keeping in touch with the varied needs of Dakota Electric members and proactively looking for ways to serve them better. Paul also respects the rural roots of our co-op, and is committed to making sure that no one gets left behind. As the Dakota Electric service area further develops into residential, commercial, and industrial uses, Paul will remain sensitive to the needs of our agricultural customers. We need people like Paul on the Dakota Electric Association Board of Directors. GINA MOORE Lakeville


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Deborah Viau (Artley)

Greg and Becky Hanson of Eagan, would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kirsten Hanson, to Mario Travaline, both of Cape Cod, MA. Kirsten is a 1999 graduate of Eagan High School and a 2005 graduate of the University of Minnesota. She also received her esthetician license from St. Paul College. Mario is a 1999 graduate of Lowellville High School in Ohio and a graduate of Coastal Carolina University and the University of Minnesota. A September 16 wedding is planned at Trellis in Stillwater.

Age 51 of Apple Valley passed away with her family at her side after a 15 year battle with Huntington’s Disease. She is preceded by her father James Artley, Survived by loving husband Bryan Viau; children Emily and B.J. Viau; mother Eleanor Artley; sisters Martha McDonnell (John), Cindy Artley (Rick); father-in law Ellsworth Viau; and many other loving family and friends. Debbie was a wonderful wife and mother who taught us about courage and grace in her battle with this disease. While Deb was a teacher at heart she inspired her family and countless others to get involved and fight for something you believe in. She will be remembered for her vibrant personality, beautiful smile and heartwarming hugs. A public visitation will be held at W h it e Fu n e ra l Ho m e, 1 4 5 6 0 Pennock Ave, Apple Valley on Wednesday, March 23rd from 4 -7 pm with a service to follow at 7pm. Friends are welcome to join the family following services at Deb’s favorite restaurant, Culvers of Apple Valley, 15225 Galaxie Ave, as they have been long time supporters of the Twin CitiesHoopathon. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Deb Viau Memorial F u n d b y g o i n g t o http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/emily-viau-1/deb-viau-mem orial-scholarship-fund White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952 432 2001

Bucheger Jacobs Jeff and Rose Bucheger of Farmington are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Alison to John Jacobs, son of John and Patricia Jacobs of Margate, FL. Alison is a 2001 graduate of Lakeville High School and a 2004 graduate of the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. She also received her Paralegal Certification from the Minnesota Paralegal Institute in 2006. She is currently employed with Bowman and Brooke LLP as a Paralegal. John is a 2000 graduate of Henry Sibley High School and a 2005 graduate of the University of Minnesota - Duluth where he received his Bachelors in Business Management. He is currently employed at Menards as a Department Manager. A July 2011 Wedding is planned at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in New Market.

Dimond-Dalsin Molly Dimond, daughter of Gail and David Dimond, and Sam Dalsin, son of Sara and Jim Dalsin, announce their engagement. Molly and Sam are 2010 graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and are currently enrolled in doctoral programs at the University of Minnesota, in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering respectively. A May wedding is planned.

Susan K. Grinsteinner Beloved Wife, Mom, Grandma & Dear Friend Age 61 of Oakdale. Surrounded by her family, Sue peacefully entered the kingdom of heaven on March 25, 2011. Preceded in death by father Raoul Anderson. Survived by loving husband of 42 years Ray; children Bretta and Matt; cherished grandson Todd; mother Jeanette Anderson; brother Curt Anderson (Pam) and their children Chris (Erikka) and Nora Frye (Arnold); extended family and many loving friends. Service was Wednesday (3/30) at 2:00 PM at ST. MARK’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2499 Helen Street, North St. Paul (Door 7W). Interment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery, North St. Paul. Visitation was Tuesday from 4-7:00 PM at SANDBERG FUNERAL HOME, 2593 E. 7th Avenue, North St. Paul and one hour before the service on Monday at the church. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers to Lakeview Hospice or your local hospice. Sue’s life was devoted to her family, her friends and her faith. We will all miss her dearly. Sandberg Family Funeral & Cremation Service 651-777-2600 www.sandbergfuneralhome.com

Kenneth ( Ken ) passed away at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville around Midnight Thursday. He was born in Slayton, MN on Jan. 24, 1925 to Gust & Elvida Carlson. He was raised by his parents and Uncle Herman Berlin. During his childhood he lived many places throughout MN and once attended Phillips Junior High School on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. On July 27, 1955 Ken was united in Marriage to Caroline M. Asp at Goodridge, MN. They celebrated 50 years of Marriage in July 2005. Together, they raised three Children: Angeline, Loretta, & Kevin. In their early years, they lived and Farmed in Goodwin, South Dakota, working 283 Acres of land and had twenty five head of Holstein Milk Cows. Ken worked as a Steam Boiler Operating Engineer for Mid America Dairymen. During the years at Mid Am, Dad also managed the Tom Thumb Laundromat in Farmington and remained in that position until The laundry closed it's doors in 2001, working there for 27 years. Ken is Survived by his Wife of 56 years, Caroline, One Daughter, Loretta (Norm)Storbakken of Heath Texas, and a Son, Kevin (Chris) Carlson of Lakeville, and Grandchildren: Daniel (Corinne) Haack, Sheila (Jay) Peterson, Stephanie (Bill) Balke, Jason Haack, Dustin (Nicole) Artwohl, Nick Storbakken and 6 great-grandchildren. Dad is preceded in death by his Parents, one Daughter, Angeline ( Carlson ) Haack and brother Russell Carlson He regularly attended Celebration Church in Lakeville. Dad had a Born Again and Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ and is now in the Precious Arms of the Lord. Visitation was at 4-6 PM, Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley. There was also a visitation from Noon to 1pm at the church Monday. Funeral service was at 1 PM, Monday, March 28, 2011 at Celebration Church, 16655 Kenyon Avenue, Lakeville with burial following at Corinthian Cemetery, Farmington.

Fatal crash occurs on Highway 52 by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A 36-year-old Shakopee man died in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, March 29 at 8:42 a.m. on Highway 52 near 250th Street in southern Dakota County. The crash occurred when Eric J. Bruss was driving a

Age 69, of Lakeville, MN passed away on March 22, 2011 at Highview Hills in Lakeville. Randa was a member of the Mpls Childrens Hospital Aux., MN Veterinary Medical Aux., Pan-O-Prog past president, Lions past president, and was a former board member of the Dakota County Fair. She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Elvah (nee: Weise) Fossum and her son, Thor Vogen. She is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Alan; children, Tove (Eric) Johnson, Bjorn (Jennifer Vogen) and Christian Vogen; 6 grandchildren, Emma, Carl and Ilse Johnson, Reier, Thor and Anders Vogen; siblings, Eldon (Barb) Fossum, Ramona (Elmer) Pumper, Bill (Jean) Fossum and nieces, nephews and many friends. Memorial Service was held at 11:00 Saturday, March 26, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave., (Cty Rd 50) Lakeville, a memorial visitation was held from 4-8 PM Friday, March 25, 2011 at White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Trail (Cty Rd 50), Lakeville, (952 469 2723) Interment, Trondhjem Cemetery, Lonsdale. Online condolences at www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723

1998 Dodge Neon north on Highway 52 and reportedly struck a 1999 Chevrolet Wagon in the rear as it moved to the left lane to pass, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The Neon went out of control and rolled into the ditch east of Highway 52.

Four people from Pine Island in the Chevrolet suffered no apparent injuries – the driver Aubrey Lenz, 21; and passengers Karen A. Lenz, 50; Charles Lenz, 19; and Benjamin Lenz, 17. Dakota County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the crash.

Apple Valley City Briefs Women’s selfdefense course set

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nalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, for review. Wackman, who specializes in the subject matter of the essay (the ethics of advertising to children), said he would give the essay a “Câ€? grade, far short of the “Aâ€? the company’s website guarantees. He also said the paper was not formatted to meet Modern Language Association standards. MLA style is followed by most post-secondary schools and specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing. The BBB has processed four complaints against Essaywritingcompany.com in the last year. The company has responded to all of those complaints, resolving three of them by providing refunds. A fourth complaint is currently pending. The following claims the company makes on its website are also a source of concern for the BBB and may be in violation of the BBB’s Code of Advertising: • The company states it’s not liable if the customer doesn’t receive their essay due to a technical issue. • The site claims all of its writers have college degrees or Ph.D.s, but does not offer substantiation of this. • The 100 percent satisfaction guarantee isn’t explained in detail. • The company uses customer testimonials in a manner which may be misleading. – Tad Johnson

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Blue Line Defense will offer a women’s self-defense course from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. The class will include a combination of classroom and hands-on exercises. Cost is $40. Register at www.bluelinedefense.com or call (612) 564-5711.

Grow your own food series offered Growing Community, a collaboration of citizens and students growing the Partnership Garden, a sustainable organic garden at the School of Environmental Studies, will offer the “Nourish to Flourish: Grow Your Own Food in Partnership with Nature� series starting April 14 in Apple Valley. The free series is designed for gardeners of all ages in all communities.

Classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays on the following nights: • April 14, “Nourish: Plan Your Garden,â€? School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road. • April 21, “Dirt! The Movie: Learn About Soil,â€? Falcon Ridge Middle School, lower level multipurpose room, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Road. • April 28, “Edible Landscapes: Partnering with Nature,â€? School of Environmental Studies. • May 5, “Flourish: Grow, Homegrown Revolution & Gardening Resources,â€? School of Environmental Studies. Registration is recom-

mended but not required. To register, call District 196 Continuing Education at (651) 423-7920 or register online at www.district196. org/CE.

Moms on the Run Women of all ages and fitness levels are invited to participate in a 5K training program this spring and summer at Diamond Path Park led by prenatal and postnatal fitness specialist Laura Polikowsky of Rosemount. Classes start April 27. A portion of all proceeds goes to Feed My Starving Children. For more information, see www.MomsOnTheRun.com or contact Melinda at (651) 795-9214.

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Kenneth Cedric Carlson Born: January 24, 1925 Passed Away: March 24, 2011

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A company that until recently was located in Apple Valley and charged fees to high school and college students to write essays is on notice from the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota. BBB is expressing ethical and practical concerns about the business model of Essaywritingcompany.com, according to a press release issued March 25. The online firm, which markets to high school and college students, offers to write research and term papers, ranging in price from $29.95 for a 1.5-page paper to $399.95 for 15 pages. The company, which up until recently was headquartered in Apple Valley, according to the BBB, maintains a website where students can solicit their services. The location listed on the website is still 15322 Galaxie Avenue, Suite 208. The company’s website says it was founded in 1998 and provides contact information by e-mail, a 1-800 number and texting to a phone number with a Twin Cities south metro area code. The company, which is run by Jordan Kavoosi, has an entry on its website called “Why Jordan kavoosi is not a scam.� “Jordan is not a scam,� it reads, “he is simply running a company that helps

people. People want to bring negative attention to him, but the fact of the matter is there are worse things going on in the world, porn shops, strip clubs, those are things people need to worry about. Not jordan Kavoosi, he is helping people who spend thousands of dollars a year on education stay in school during family emergency’s. He’s is a nice guy. He is an American, and will continue doing right thing because that is the type of person that he is.� On its website, the company claims to guarantee “A’s,� and offers a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Complaints to the BBB allege the company didn’t meet deadlines, and failed to provide promised refunds in a timely manner. “In addition to the many ethical considerations, students who hire third parties to do their work for them run the very real risk of getting expelled for submitting work that’s not their own,� said Dana Badgerow, president and CEO of the BBB in its press release. “The old adage still holds: Students who cheat are not just cheating the system, they’re cheating themselves.� The BBB recently secretshopped this company, contracting with them to write a college-level paper. The person who performed the secret shopping on behalf of the BBB reported the company was very difficult to reach and didn’t return several phone calls. The completed essay was brought to Dan Wackman, chair of the School of Jour-

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Sports Standings South Suburban Boys basketball Conference champion: Eastview All conference: Eastview: Joey King, Frank Veldman; Eagan: Jameson Parsons, Ben Sicoli, Matt Hentges; Apple Valley: Tom Schalk, Tyus Jones, Gavin Bronson; Burnsville: C. J. Smith, Rosemount: Matt Nelson; Honorable mention: Eagan: Ryan Patterson, Eric Wittenburg, Shea Mandli, Nick Sabatke; Burnsville: Cam Jones, Chad Dove, Adam Chandler; Apple Valley: Josh Johnson, Jordon Crockett, Dustin Fronk; Rosemount: Andrew Nelson, Brandon Forcier, Kevin Larson; Eastview: Ben Oberfeld, Chris Narum, Darin Haugh, Shane McSparron

Girls basketball Conference champion: Lakeville North All Conference: Eastview: Alex Beckman, Jenna Docter, Amber Mehr; Apple Valley: Jordan Sammons, Jaryn Pipkins; Eagan: Jess Hart, Sage Peterson; Rosemount: Elaine Warner; Burnsville: Jermisha Watson Honorable mention: Apple Valley: Destiny Scott, Kati Erb, Sydney Schalk; Eagan: Lindsey Gonsior, Sammie Delzotto; Eastview: Paige Palkovich, Claire Elliot, Hannah Shie, Emily Young; Rosemount: Rachel Hoeppner, Brooke Stevens

Boys Hockey Conference champion: Burnsville All Conference: Eagan: Michael Zajac, Will Merchant, Eli May; Burnsville: Bodhi Engum, Sean Madigan, Eddie Wittchow, Mike Dockry; Eastview: Scott Nelson, Max Smith; Apple Valley: AJ Michaelson, Derek Smith, Hudson Fasching, Aaron Gretz Honorable mention: Rosemount: Mike Cossalter, Andy Gustafson, Connor Langfield; Eagan: Tommy Bodeker, Nick Kuchera, John Carroll, Sam Wolfe; Burnsville: Cory Chapman, Jace Childs, Nick Senta; Eastview: Bryce Branstad, Taylor Branstad; Apple Valley: Vince Pedrie, Michael Berens, Kris Goodman

Girls Hockey Conference champion: Lakeville South All conference: Rosemount: Rachael Kelly, Allison Micheletti, Taylor Sampson, Kendra Goodrich; Burnsville: Megan Killmer, Kasey Evans; Eagan: Bre Steele, Molly Sparks; Eastview: Emily Snodgrass, Courtney Kukowski, Delaney McKay; Apple Valley: Erica Power; Honorable mention: Rosemount: Caitlin Dantzscher, Lauren Riley, Alison Warweg; Burnsville: Jenny Maloney, Alex Pearson, Paige Skaja; Eagan: Megan Wolfe, Megan Juricko, Shelby Williams, Emily Otrogge; Eastview: Sophie Des Lauriers, Kelly Meyer, Taylor Feinhage; Apple Valley: Allison Johnson, Hailey Sampson, Liz Hermes

Wrestling Conference champion: Apple Valley All conference: Apple Valley: Jordan Kingsley, Matt Kelliher, Brandon Kingsley, Jake Waste; Eastview: Mitch Rechzigel, Erik Ehresmann; Eagan: Yonas Gebreab, Bob Rada, Jacob Lueck; Burnsville: D’Narius Lewis; Rosemount: Adam Jackson, Steve Levine, Johs Francios, John Bishop; Honorable mention: Burnsville: Harry Bramley, Andy Underhill; Rosemount: Dan Rosa, Adam Hedin, Paul Domeier, Nick Paxson; Apple Valley: Steven Keogh, Matt Hechsel, Corbin Farrell, Jason Halcomb, Cory Rathman; Eastview: BJ Groskreutz, Edgar Garcia, Anthony Munos, Ben Schmitz, Josh Blake; Eagan: Alexei Gwinup, Mitch Johnson, Golin Sullivan, Mike Marsh

So when do we get to play? It is unlikely spring sports opening day games will be played by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It’s pretty tough to play baseball with snow on the ground, and no one has plans to try anytime soon. It’s no secret that winter has stuck around a little longer this year, which has left several spring high school athletes wondering when they will play their first game. Athletic directors, groundskeepers, coaches and players have been exercising various degrees of optimism and patience in the past few weeks. Many grounds crews use spring break to prepare their fields and courts for play, but this year their time has been spent shoveling. “I’m already three weeks behind where I was last year,” District 196 groundskeeper Patrick Cason said. “We already had the fields ready at this point last year and now there’s still snow on the stadium.” As far as playing next week, it doesn’t look good. Opening day for baseball and softball is Tuesday, April 5. “There’s no chance that’s going to happen with the amount of snow we still have,” Eastview athletic director Matt Percival said. That means rescheduling and several days of back-to-back games in late April and May. “We’ll squeeze everything in,” Percival said. “Twenty games in 20 days, we’re not there yet, but it’s going to be a scramble to get them in.” With snow and rain forecast this weekend, there’s the potential teams won’t see the field for a few more days. Rain may melt the snow, but it doesn’t solve the problem. “Then there’s so much ground water,” Cason said. “You really can’t walk on the frost or you’ll damage the grass.” South Suburban Conference lacrosse and tennis schedules begin the first week of April. Track and field teams have already participated in indoor meets at area colleges, but several outdoor meets are scheduled Thursday, April 7. Golf is scheduled to begin April 11. It’s up to the area golf courses whether that happens.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The fields at Burnsville High School were still unplayable on Wednesday morning. Athletic directors in the South Suburban Conference are already pondering rescheduling their early-April games and meets. past 15 years. Programs are Even when the snow is used to practicing in a gym gone, programs won’t be in before the season starts. the clear. Each playing field Last year, teams were has a different degree of difoutside in late March, but ficulty in preparation for the that was an aberration. season. “That wasn’t the norm, Removing snow from a but that’s what’s fresh in tennis court is easy, but it everyone’s mind,” Rosemay be some time before mount athletic director wind nets are raised. The Mike Manning said. tracks are almost clear, but Once the season is under the facilities for field events way, teams still won’t be in such as throwing and jumpthe clear. Storms usually ing will need some work. Lamove the schedule around crosse fields take the longest at least once in April. to prepare because of the “We try to put off all number of lines that need to decisions each day unbe painted. til noon,” Manning said. Teams still need practice, “We want to get the games so they have been holding in when we can. We have them in gymnasiums. Eastsome pretty hardy coaches view’s three gyms have a rohere. In the past our softtation of several sports from ball coach (Jim Matheson) 2:45 to 9 p.m. every night, will continue games even from golfers hitting into nets if it’s snowing. We tend to runners striding on the to plow through anything balcony track. Photo by Rick Orndorf here.” “There’s an awful lot of When the sun shows up activity going on in a small Snow remained on the baseball diamond at square footage of space,” Burnsville High School as of Wednesday morning. for good, count on seeing As far as playing opening day on Tuesday, it doesn’t high school sporting events Percival said. during every second of Some schools haven’t look promising. available daylight. been as affected. Rosemount Late starts are common in Minis fortunate to have a dome to prac- nesota for spring high school sports. tice in where baseball, lacrosse and Teams have taken the field as late Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ softball can prepare on a dry field. as the second week in April in the ecm-inc.com.

Three Apple Valley staffers named to MSHSL Hall of Fame by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley High School’s Geri Dirth, Chuck Scanlon and Nancy Grimes (retired) all were recently selected to join the Minnesota High School League Hall of Fame. Geri Charles Nancy They will join 10 other Dirth Scanlon Grimes inductees during a ceremony at championship seasons in 1993, 1 p.m. May 15 at the Edinburgh Golf and Event Center in Brooklyn 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2004, with 10 conference and 15 section champiPark. They will join other Apple Val- onships. She has coached 25 indiley MSHSL Hall of Fame mem- vidual champions and one Olymbers including James Bosen (retired pian, Shani Marks. She led efforts to get a True Team principal), Carol Ann Shudlick (student-athlete), Pam Cady Wy- state tournament. In 2007, Dirth coff (speech coach), Walt Weaver was named the National Track and (volleyball coach) and Bill Dema- Field Coach of the Year. She is also a member of the Luther College ray (wrestling coach). Dirth has been a coach and Hall of Fame. Scanlon has been the boys socteacher at Apple Valley for 31 years. During that time she has been the cer, girls hockey, boys hockey, ringirls cross country, track and field, gette (girls hockey) and baseball coach at Apple Valley during his 33 and basketball coach. As a track coach, her teams have years of coaching. As the only boys soccer coach placed in the Top 10 at the MSHSL state meet 13 times, including state in school history, he put together

a career record of 518-89-46, which is the all-time Minnesota win record. His teams have won 20 conference titles, 17 section championships and nine state championships out of nine appearances. The boys soccer team is on a 47-game win streak, which is also a state record.Scanlon was the 2009 state soccer Coach of the Year and the 2010 national soccer Coach of the Year. Scanlon is a pioneer of girls hockey at Apple Valley, where he led the program for its first 18 years. His team won the nation’s firstever girls state hockey tournament in 1995 and the first televised girls hockey state championship in 1998. He won 217 games, three section titles and two state championships. He was also a member of the Bemidji State 1973 national championship hockey team. Grimes was the AVHS assistant principal for arts and sciences starting in 1982. Her major responsibility was to

design, develop and implement an arts and activities program that was comparable to the athletic and academic departments at Apple Valley. The arts programs achieved local, state and national recognition during her tenure. She helped add a variety of electives, including music tech, electronic imaging, jazz improvisation, dance performance, and marching band. In 1986 her leadership resulted in AVHS becoming the first high school in Minnesota to provide more than 1,000 students a year with either conference-level arts or activities competitive events or conference-level workshops or festivals. She spearheaded the process leading to Redbook Magazine’s choice of AVHS as one of the nation’s best 140 schools. She was named the Secondary Arts Principal of the Year in 1995 by the Minnesota Alliance for Arts Education. She retired in 1997. Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ ecm-inc.com.

Rosemount mites Eagle wrestlers meet governor skate at Frozen Four

Gymnastics Conference champion: Eagan All conference: Eagan: Julia Wolter; Dana Holmes, Katherine Torres, Jenna Holmes, Katie Palluck; Apple Valley: Kelsie Long, Taylor Hoeppner; Rosemount: Abby Nelson, Claire Holtz, Kathy Aune, Kailey Askew; Eastview: Brittany Stumpf, Erica Anders Honorable mention: Apple Valley: Mariah Grant, Sidney Bethke; Eastview: Morgan Poulson, Erin Gorski; Eagan: Ellie Smith, Alyssa Corazzo; Rosemount: Jenna Schlukebier, Jana Elliot.

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The Rosemount youth hockey C Mite team scrimmaged between the first and second periods of the NCAA Division III Men’s Hockey Frozen Four semifinal game between St. Norbert and Norwich. The mini mites took over the ice at Photo by T.W. Budig Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on March 25. More photos are online at Members of the state champion Apple Valley High School wrestling team were honored at the State Capitol on Wednesday with a proclamation by Gov. Mark Dayton. www.ThisweekLive.com.


THISWEEK April 1, 2011

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Apple Valley City Briefs

Nominate volunteers for recognition

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MOMS Club meets in Apple Valley

Vocalmotion performing arts camp at RHS

The Apple Valley South MOMS Club (Moms Offering Moms Support) holds winter meetings at 10 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley. MOMS Club is a national nonprofit organization for moms who have chosen to stay at home full-time or part-time. The group offers weekly events for moms and their children, monthly meetings, and a chance to make new, lifelong friends. For more information or directions to the church, e-

The Rosemount City Council is asking residents to nominate community volunteers who add to the city’s quality of life. For the eighth year, the city is collecting names of those individuals and groups that deserve recognition for service as volunteers. Honorees will be recognized by the council during the city’s observance of National Volunteer Week. The City Council plans to recognize as many volunteers as possible during its regular meeting on April

19. A total of 116 individuals and groups were honored during last year’s observance. Nominations should be sent by Monday, April 4, to Communications Coordinator Alan Cox, (651) 322-2078 or alan.cox@ ci.rosemount.mn.us. Include the names and phone numbers of both the volunteer to be honored and the person making the nomination.

Vocalmotion camp will be held June 13-17 at Rosemount High School and is open to any student currently in grades three through eight. Each day includes activity sessions focused on vocal technique and performance, dance and movement, and music and dance presentation/improvisation. To download the brochure and register for the camp, visit www.district196. org/rhs/choir.

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Full-Time Warehouse Position

Full time warehouse position now available in our parts dept. Must be dependable, detail oriented, and good with numbers. Mon-Fri 8:00am to 5:00pm. Contact Mike Peterson Burnsville Toyota

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PT Caregiver

Needed to Care for 5 elderly adults in Burnsville. 24 Hr wk/end sleep-over shifts. 8AM - 8/AM $170 per shift Call for details.

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Looking to earn extra money

I am looking to contract dependable and responsible adults to deliver the Star Tribune newspaper in the Burnsville/Savage areas in the early morning hours. The perfect candidates will have a good work ethic and can do attitude. Profit potential is from $400 to $800 per month. For more information contact John @ 952-895-1910.

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April 1, 2011 THISWEEK

Thisweekend Expressions presents ‘The Dixie Swim Club’ Friends fulfill acting ‘pact’ by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Bonnie Rae, left, Kate Habegger and Sid Korpi rehearse a scene Monday from “The Dixie Swim Club,� which will be presented by Expressions Community Theater April 8-17 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The stage comedy follows five Southern women who became friends on a college swim team and reunite every August at a North Carolina beach cottage. The show is directed by Andy Wilkins and also stars Pamela Page and Megan Ward. Show times are 7:30 p.m. April 8-9 and 15-16, and 2 p.m. April 10 and 17. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling the arts center at (952) 985-4640 or online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

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Friends Kate Habegger and Pamela Page will share a stage for the first time in “The Dixie Swim Club.� dren’s theater productions at the church, but “The Dixie Swim Club� marks the first time they’ll share a stage for a full production. Interestingly, the Lakeville show will see the two friends engaging in some very unfriendly behavior – all acting, of course. “We have a fight scene – a screaming match between the two of us,� said Page. “It’s fun.� Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

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When longtime friends Kate Habegger and Pamela Page attended a performance of “The Dixie Swim Club� last summer at the Old Log Theater in Excelsior, they were so taken by the show they made a pact: If the Southern stage comedy was ever produced in the south metro area, they’d audition together. They didn’t have to wait long. In January, Habegger chanced upon an auditions announcement in a local newspaper for Lakevillebased Expressions Community Theater’s production of “The Dixie Swim Club.� “She brought the paper to me and was like, ‘It’s time,’ � said Page. True to their word, they both auditioned, and both landed a spot in the fivemember, all-female cast. Habegger, of Apple Valley, and Page, of Savage, became fast friends about a decade ago as members of the women’s choral ensemble at Faith Covenant Church in Burnsville. Since then, they’ve worked together doing chil-

The Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale will perform spring concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 W. County Road 42, Apple Valley. The 40-voice men’s choir will perform a selection of sacred and secular pieces, spirituals and show tunes. The concerts also will showcase high school talent. Friday’s performance will feature selected soloists and ensembles from several area high schools. The concerts are free and open to the public; a freewill offering will be taken. For more information, visit www.MVMCsings.org or contact Steve Boehlke, director, at (651) 423-3501.

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Celebrate children, books April 16 Heritage Library in Lakeville will celebrate El Día de los Niùos/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/ Book Day) from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Activities will include storytelling and puppetry by Nicolas Carter, Spanish and English storytime, crafts, and the breaking of a piùata. Events are free and open to all ages. The library is at 20085 Heritage Drive. For more information, call (952) 891-0360.

Audition set for ballet scholarships Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will hold auditions for its 2011 Student Dancer Recognition Scholarships and its annual twoweek Ballet Repertoire workshop at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at Ballet Royale Minnesota, 16233 Kenyon Ave., Suite 100, Lakeville. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. For more information, grant applications or forms, call Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota at (952) 4523163, or visit www.TwinCitiesBallet.org.

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District 196/from 1A “The formula is broken, and everyone agrees it doesn’t work,� he said. A 2005 legislative auditor’s report blasted the program for lacking focus and having little oversight. Specifically, the report stated that the purpose of Adelmann/from 1A over the five decades she grew and sold it. “She had customers all over the state and all over the country,� Mike said. “There were a couple of pilots that lived in Alaska that would stop by for sweet corn every time they were in town.� The secret, Bruce said, was in the seeds. “We spend the money for the seed. Most places don’t so they can sell it for more of a profit,� he said. Adelmann was also known for her gourds, on which she would paint faces each fall. “She sold thousands of them,� Mike said. Even after her children

the program is “unclear� and that districts “vary widely� in how they use the revenue. It also claims that school districts do not have adequate methods for assessing the program’s effectiveness. Garofalo co-authored an education finance bill, which recently passed in the

House, that repeals integration funding. Instead, the funding would be called education innovation funding and focus on improving achievement among all students regardless of race or ethnicity. “The focus should not be on who is sitting next to Johnny,� he said. “It should

had grown and her husband was moved to a nursing home, and in spite of weekly dialysis treatments, Adelmann continued to earn her living through her market. Her one-acre corner gained a fair bit of media attention in 2003 when it was targeted for a future MVTA bus garage. Her property was adjacent to several acres that the Met Council purchased from the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the project. When Adelmann refused an offer on her property, the Met Council began eminent domain proceedings on behalf of the MVTA. But mounting public and legislative criticism caused

the Met Council to back off from Adelmann’s land, and the MVTA instead built a smaller bus garage right behind her house. Now the MVTA will expand the existing garage to hold an additional 40 buses, bringing the total number of buses stored on the property to 100. Work on the project is expected to begin this summer and be completed next year, Spear said. Bruce said that while he’ll miss his mother’s market, he’s considering opening his own market in the Farmington area. “It was fun doing it,� he said. “And we were taught by the best.�

fied faith in action without seeking recognition, said the Rev. Michael Tix, St. John’s head pastor, who got to know Ed Giles before he died in 1995 at age 65. “Ed was a larger-thanlife figure here who got stuff done,� Tix said. “That’s a family trait that continues — there’s nothing that can’t be done. It might require some creativity and ingenuity, but with a little faith, we can do this. And they’ve helped those things over the years to be able to happen here.� The Giles family is also part of Burnsville history. Ed and Loretta grew up on Burnsville farms. Ed’s father, Henry, was an early township policeman and maintained Burnsville roads for 20 years. Ed was Burnsville’s first full-time employee, working for a time as constable and

districts meet the cultural needs of its diverse population. “This makes a significant difference for teachers in understanding cultural differences,� he said. “We cannot dismiss the importance of racial integration.� Thomas said he believes the Legislature should look

at ways to improve the existing program rather than changing it completely. “This is not something that is going to happen over one or two years,� he said. “There is still work to be done.� E-mail Jessica Harper at: jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com

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Erin Johnson is at eagan. In 2003 Adelmann successfully fought the taking of her property – which included her fivethisweek@ecm-inc.com. bedroom home – for a bus garage, which was ultimately built around her property.

then as public works superintendent for many years before he retired, Williamson said. Ed and Loretta farmed part of the land that is now Burnsville Center and, later, farmed land across Burnsville Parkway from the former Jet Plaza (now Valley Ridge Shopping Center). Ed stopped farming in 1964, and 40 years ago the family moved to a home on Williams Drive where son Chris now lives with his family. Ed served on the St. John’s School Board and was involved with school additions over the years. He served on the committee for a new church building that opened in 1984. Loretta, now 80 and living with her daughters’ families, organized many funeral luncheons, delivered Meals on Wheels and was active

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Members of the Giles family received the Spirit of St. John’s Award on March 12. Submitted photo

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Eagan City Briefs

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Eagan Garden Club

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The Eagan Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Sue Bagge will speak about healing gardens. Meetings are free and open to the public. Email the club at egc1972@ gmail.com for more information.

the sale opens to the public. Volunteers also receive free books for their time. Individuals interested in volunteering can contact John Elliott at (651) 207-6723 or at info@fwlonline.com.

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2011 Track Resurfacing Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2011 Track Resurfacing at Eagan High School by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2 p.m. local time on April 14, 2011, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents from SRI Consultants, Inc. can be found at: http://www.district196 .org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7706. Art Coulson, Board Clerk Independent School District 196 2547635 3/25-4/1/11

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY CONTROLS REPLACEMENT Crystal Lake Elementary 16250 Ipava Avenue Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) will receive single prime sealed bids for the Crystal Lake Elementary Controls Replacement until 1:00 p.m. local time on April 14, 2011 at the District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville Minnesota 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Architects and Engineers, 305 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102. (651) 227-7773; at the Minneapolis Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange at St. Paul; McGraw Hill Construction /Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at www.ersdigital.com. This project includes: Removal of existing pneumatic building automation system (VAV) and replacement with new digital building automation system including all associated electrical, piping, and ductwork modifications. Engineering Repro Systems, 2007 E. 24th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-3745, will provide complete sets of the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The copies will be available about March 30, 2011. Both a deposit check in the amount of $70 and a non-refundable check in the amount of $30 made out to "Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)" for each set ordered are required or Bidding Documents may be ordered via the internet at www.ersdigital.com and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Crystal Lake Elementary Controls Replacement. The following information must accompany the deposit: Company name, mailing address, street address, phone and facsimile numbers and type of bidder (i.e. General, Mechanical or Electrical Subcontractor to General, or other). A refund of $70 will be sent to prime contractors who submit a bid to the Owner and subcontractors for each set (including addenda) returned to Engineering Repro Systems Imaging in good condition within ten (10) calendar days of the award date, subject to the conditions of AIA Document A701. Refunds will not be given if the plans are returned to the Architect's Office. Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder's bond payable to Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before August 12, 2011. Independent School District #194 8670 210th Street West Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 Kathy Lewis, Clerk 2506049 3/25-4/1/11

by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eagan parents can learn about hazardous household products at a Healthy Home, Healthy Water program from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the EarWescott Library, 1340 ly Child and Family EduWescott Road, Eagan, will cation class at Pilot Knob hold its spring book sale Elementary, 1436 Lone Oak April 13-17. Sale hours: Road, Eagan. • Wednesday, April 13: 4:30 to 8 p.m. (member preview night) • Thursday, April 14: 10 Guest speakers at the 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. p.m. April 11 meeting of • Friday, April 15: 10 NAMI-Dakota County a.m. to 5 p.m. will be Joan Rohdes from • Saturday, April 16: 10 Neighbors, South St. Paul, a.m. to 5 p.m. and Lisa Horn from Eagan • Sunday, April 17: 1 p.m. Resources. The meeting will to 3 p.m. (bag day) be at Mary, Mother of the Books, CDs, DVDs, and Church, 3333 Cliff Road, books on tape will be avail- Burnsville. The public is able. welcome. For information Members of the Friends call Jean at (952) 894-4240. of the Wescott Library can gain entrance into preview night and also receive a discount on all purchases durA NAMI Connection ing the sale. To become a peer support group for member, stop by the recep- adults recovering from tion desk, visit www.fwlon- mental illness meets weekly line.com, or join on site at in Eagan. The free group is the sale. sponsored by the National Volunteers are welcome Alliance on Mental Illness and have the first chance of Minnesota and meets to purchase books before Mondays (except the third Monday) at 7 p.m. at Advent Methodist Church, 3495 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. For more information, contact Cristina PUBLIC NOTICE at (651) 283-4821, or call INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 NAMI at (651) 645-2948. Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools Educating our students to reach their full potential

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District 194 School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 4:32 p.m. All board members and administration were present except Director of Business Services Klett. Public Comment: Marlow Illg, 17460 Highview Ave, spoke regarding taxpayer interests. Discussion : Representatives from Wold Architects presented the process used to determine the recommendation for Crystal Lake Elementary building closure/re-purpose. Meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m. -------------------------------------------------This is a summary of the Independent School District No.194 Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tues, March 8, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 8:01 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present except Dir of Business Services Klett. Public Comment: The following spoke regarding CLE closure recommendation: Bill Mack, CLE; Michelle Johnson, 16192 Logarto Lane; Cindy Johnson, 19054 Jordan Tr; Julie Urban, 20010 Heathrow Way; Jennifer Harmening, 1220 Bluebill Bay; Cindy Brask, 9650 161st St W; Patti Harrod, 8675 Hunters Way; Michele Jansen, 20390 Kensfield Trail; Kim Heiar, 9460 Lower 176th St. W; Andrew Resner, 9866 Upper 173rd Ct. W commented on the District's health care contract. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes of the meetings on February 22; resignations, leave of absence requests, employment recommendations; participation in PERA phased retirement option program; payment of bills and claims subject to annual audit; policy A-80 fee update; donations; field trips. Reports : 2011-12 Integration and Equity Report R e c o m m e n d e d a c t i o n s a p p r o v e d: 2011-12 Closure of Crystal Lake Elementary School Adjournment at 9:49 p.m. -------------------------------------------------This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 4:32 p.m. All board members and administration were present except Director of Administrative Services Massaros and Director of Business Services Klett. Discussions : The 2011-12 integration & equity budget was presented; Board members shared their viewpoints regarding the repurposing of Crystal Lake Elementary. These included ending the lease on the Family Learning Center/Kenwood Center, on County Road 50, saving the school district approximately $450,000 annually. The Superintendent and Director of Community Education referenced the opportunities for collaborations between Community Education, Special Education and other District activities, services and programs. Additionally there may be consideration of relocating Special Education administrative offices from the District Office. There was general consensus that the primary use of the facility would be for school district purposes continuing to serve the educational needs of students. The board has no intentions to offer for sale the facility and grounds, however there may be opportunities to lease a portion of the building. The space utilization planning is proposed to begin June-September 2011, with renovations during the 2011-12 school year. The school board emphasized that the building (gymnasium, cafeteria) and grounds (baseball fields, playground and premier Lakeville sliding hill) will continue to serve the Lakeville Area Public School community. Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. 2549376 4/1/11

In an economy that has sidelined many of his peers, 2007 St. Olaf College graduate Tony Olson has persevered. He spent two years earning a starting teacher’s salary while working with special-education students in Washington, D.C. This fall, Olson will begin work on his doctor of pharmacy degree. But the 25-year-old Burnsville resident still has miles to go this summer. Beginning June 9, Olson will embark on a 4,123-mile bicycle trip from Providence, R.I., to San Francisco, Calif. He’ll be part of a 34-member crew riding for Bike and Build, a nonprofit that organizes cross-country cycling trips to benefit the cause of affordable housing in the United States. Olson will trade the old Schwinn three-speed he used to pedal around D.C. for a Giant Defy 2. So far, he’s raised $2,865 of the $4,000 he needs to join the trip. “I’m pretty new to bicycling,� Olson said. “When I was in D.C. I found it was easier to get around on a bike than in a car.� Olson, who was a political science major at St. Olaf, isn’t new to the ideas of giving back and stretching personal boundaries.

His father, Bill, the first in a family of 13 children to graduate from college, teaches sixth grade at St. Michael Catholic School in Prior Lake and coaches sophomore boys basketball at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. His mother, Debbie, overcame dyslexia growing up and now teaches physical education and health at Eastview. “I kind of felt like I was standing on their shoulders,� Olson said of his decision to teach. His landed his D.C. job through Teach for America, a nonprofit service corps that puts career professionals and college graduates from other backgrounds into two-year teaching stints in needy school systems across the country. Olson took a six-week teacher-training institute and instruction in specialeducation law before joining the staff of D.C.’s Coolidge Senior High School. He worked with mainstreamed special-education students in ninth and 10th grades — one year in English and language classrooms, one year in math classrooms. “Of course, I didn’t have all the experience, but what I lacked in experience I tried to make up for with energy,� said Olson, who was born and raised in Burns-

ville and open-enrolled into Eastview, where he graduated in 2003. “I was working 60 hours a week, 65 hours a week. I coached basketball after school. ... That’s what I was there for for those two years, just to invest myself into helping those students achieve.� He called himself an “improving teacher� who valued his exposure to a new socioeconomic environment but said two intense years left him burnt out on teaching. Olson’s interest in affordable housing isn’t far removed from his old job, though. Many of the students whose homes he visited lived in substandard, unsafe housing, Olson said. It’s common in the D.C. school district for students to use the address of an aunt or uncle to get into a particular school if their parents can’t afford the neighborhood, he added. Olson cited National Low Income Housing Coalition statistics showing that 32.8 million U.S. families — 11 percent of the population — spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. “That is unaffordable housing,� he said. “There is no county in the entire country where a 40-hour work week at a minimum wage can afford even a onebedroom apartment.�

In Minnesota, Olson said foreclosures have risen 300 percent since 2005. Habitat for Humanity reports that the Twin Cities area has one of the fastest-growing needs for affordable housing in the country, he said. Bike and Build, an organization for young adults, helps by donating money to housing groups and putting participants to work on their cross-country trips. His 74-day itinerary includes eight “build days� along the way. As a group leader, Olson is putting together a curriculum on housing issues to use at presentations in communities the group visits. The riders will also get to vote on where much of the money they raise is spent. They’ll choose from among grants submitted to Bike and Build by affordablehousing organizations. “It’s a very multipronged mission for the organization,� Olson said. “It’s not just a bike ride.� Donations for his trip are accepted at bikeandbuild. org. Click the “Donate� button and use the drop-down menu to find Anthony Olson. He plans to post pictures and updates at http:// manifestdestiny4123.bikeandbuild.org. John Gessner is at burnsville. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Mask protects riders in the dust Burnsville entrepreneur has sold some 3,000 RZR Masks by John Gessner

father of four boys. He launched his busiSteve Torbenson was one ness venture after starting lucky kid. his sons in trail riding at the His parents had a cabin family cabin in Siren, Wis. where they started him rid“It was fun; we’d have ing minibikes at a blast,� Torbenaround age 5. By son said. “But evhis early teens, the ery time we’d stop Bloomington lad they’d be smiling was riding ever-bigfrom ear to ear, but ger cycles on the mothey’d just be full of tocross track his dad dust.� built at his hobby Steve His pursuit of a farm near Cokato. better mask led him Torbenson “We progressed to an Asian manuas we got older to, like, 250 facturer that had essentially ccs,� said Torbenson, now what he wanted. Through 45 and a longtime Burns- an agreement with the comville resident. “The whole pany, which supplies the time going through I loved product, Torbenson added the sport, but even as a little modifications. kid the dust really bothered He added a child-size me. We’d ride for the whole mask and an extra-large. weekend and I’d be plugged He upgraded the nosepiece up for a week. By the time of the neoprene frame and we got to Friday, I’d be pret- added the MP3 pouch to ty well set again, but it was the mask, which is secured just a continuous cycle.� to the face by Velcro straps. Now Torbenson is imHe also replaced the origporting and marketing his inal filter, which blocked own brand of protective 95 percent of particulates. mask for off-roaders and “I had my filters tested at anyone else whose outdoor Nelson Laboratories in Salt activities leave them in the Lake City, and they tested dust. 99.9 percent efficient in filIt’s called the RZR tering out particulates and Mask. It includes a carbon- contaminants,� Torbenson activated filter that’s prov- said. en, Torbenson said, to block The mask, which in99.9 percent of airborne cludes two small exhale particulates. For those who valves, has uses beyond molike some tunes with their torsports. adrenalin, the RZR even “I sell a lot of these to comes with a small pouch older people for cold weathfor an MP3 player. er, so it warms their breath,� “We’ve got a lot of guys Torbenson said. “People that ride freestyle and mo- with allergies, I just sold a tocross,� Torbenson said. bunch to people down in “They like it because they Louisiana. I guess the pollisten to music while doing len season’s hitting hard flips in the air.� down there.� Torbenson used to use He recently shipped a conventional paper masks mask to a dust-weary solto repel dust. Also popular dier in Afghanistan whose among riders is a wet ban- wife had spotted the proddana. uct on the Internet, said Neither is very effective, Torbenson, who threw in a said Torbenson, a married few freebies for the soldier’s DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

School staffer charged with sex crimes involving 16-year-old boy A school paraprofessional from Shakopee is charged with three counts of thirddegree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced the charges Wednesday against Michelle Rose Chlan. Their alleged sexual encounters took place in Burnsville from June 2009

to July 2010, Backstrom said. “Crimes of this nature can have long-term emotional and psychological impacts on the minor victims involved,� he said in a news release. Chlan made her first court appearance Wednesday. Bail was set at $100,000 without conditions or $25,000 with conditions.

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Wearing an RZR Mask is Steve Torbenson’s 18-year-old son, Jordan. comrades. partment there.� Torbenson said he’s sold The company is still a about 3,000 of the $29.95 sideline for Torbenson, a masks since May 2010. real estate broker and inHe has distributors in the vestor whose properties inUnited States, Canada and clude the Whispering Pines Australia, and is working Apartments in Burnsville. on Bolivia. The masks can Torbenson is also a licensed be found in 29 motorsports home contractor. and powersports dealer“But this is starting to ships across the country, occupy a real big portion of Torbenson said. my day, which is great,� he He runs RZR Mask LLC said. “Ultimately, I’d like to with his son, Josh, 20, and switch over and do this full nephew, Dan Weinberger, time.� 19. RZR Mask is on the Web “I’ve got a little home of- at www.rzrmask.com. fice,� Torbenson said. “I’ve got a pretty good-sized ga- John Gessner is at rage with all the product in it. john.gessner@ecm-inc.com. We have a little shipping de-

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