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NOVEMBER 18, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 38

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Fall uncovers more coyotes in Eaganby Jessica Harper

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While relaxing in her Eagan home last Sunday, Deb Aune no-ticed an unusual “peeping Tom” peering into her window. The trespasser was a coyote standing a few feet away from her home on Blackhawk Lake. “That’s a little close,” Aune said. “It was the closest I’ve seen them. They usually don’t get with-in 20 feet.” Incidents like these tend to go up each November as foliage drops and the canines are more visible, according to the city’s website. Sightings also increase in Feb-ruary during mating season. Coyote sightings have in-creased since 2000 and have since leveled off, said Karen Grimm, Eagan animal control officer.

This is due, in part, to Eagan’s expansion near wildlife areas. Many sections of Eagan like Blackhawk Lake are close to the Minnesota River, Lebanon Hills and Fort Snelling State Park, where coyotes, turkeys, eagles, vultures and owls roam free. Several coyote packs live around the Blackhawk area and near Lone Oak Road and High-way 13, Grimm said. Coyotes range in size from 25 to 40 pounds, and their natu-ral prey includes birds and small mammals such as mice and rab-bits. They are opportunistic animals and will go after small pets. Aune put up a 5-foot fence around a portion of her property to protect her daughter’s dogs when they come to visit. Though her daughter’s dogs

have not been attacked, the city has received several reports of dogs and cats killed by coyotes.

Grimm recommends pet own-ers keep their cats indoors at all times and attend their dogs on

leashes. “Dogs will usually notice them before you, so keep them close,” she said. Coyotes rarely attack humans. Aune said she doesn’t mind coyotes and believes they come with the territory of living on the city outskirts. “They haven’t bothered us,” she said. “... When you have a wooded yard, you get the animals.” Animal Control urges residents to report a time and location when spotting coyotes to help the agency keep track of them. The agency has so far received 20 calls this fall, which is about av-erage, Grimm said. Email Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For Scott Sutherlin, it all started in the weight room at Apple Valley High School. The 1990 Apple Valley grad says he was a full-on “iron junkie” back then, logging long hours amid the barbells and dumbbells to strengthen up for football

and wrestling. Under the tutelage of weight room manager Bud Bjornaraa, a former Min-nesota Vikings strength coach, Sutherlin set three state powerlifting records in his age category, and took an independent-study weight training class that led to his certification as a personal trainer at age 18.

Now a personal trainer at Olympus 24 in Rose-mount, he says his approach to fitness has evolved over the years. He’s dropped the “iron junkie” mentality and become a proponent of bodyweight exercises ideal for building muscle and burning fat – situps, push-ups, pullups.

Personal trainer is pushups guru

Photo by Erin Zemanovic

Eagan resident Scott Sutherlin, a personal trainer at Olympus 24 in Rosemount, recently released the DVD “The Push-Up Bible.”

Scott Sutherlin releases ‘The Push-Up Bible’

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Burnsville High School seniors Sam Hanson and Nick Skrogstad are bound together by Boy Scouts and marching band and a friendship that’s lasted since third grade. The best pals aren’t entirely alike. Hanson is 6-foot-4, Skrogstad 5-foot-9. Skrogstad plans to study welding and metal fabrication at Dun-woody Institute. Hanson is considering computer engineering and drafting at Normandale or the Art Institutes International Minnesota. And they might not have reached the apex of Boy Scouting together if Skrogstad hadn’t prodded his friend to stick with the organization. “At first it started out with encouragement from my parents and Nick here,” Hanson said. “Probably the first or sec-ond year it occurred to me that this is something that should be important,

because it instills a good work ethic and core val-ues. You can go a long way that way.” The Burnsville resi-dents both earned their Eagle Scout awards this year, Skrogstad in June and Hanson on Oct. 19. Members of Troop 471, which meets at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, the pair joined the ap-proximately 2 percent of members who have earned Boy Scouting’s highest honor since 1911.

“We’ve done pretty much everything togeth-er,” Skrogstad said. “And it’s been a little fun competition on the side to see who could get there first,” Hanson add-ed. “Unfortunately, he beat me.” The pair were in Cub Scouts together while attending Sky Oaks El-ementary School. Their parents, Tom and Valerie Hanson and Peggy and Jeff Skrogstad, and even

Best pals attain highest honor

Photo by John Gessner

Sam Hanson, left, and Nick Skrogstad are best friends who both became Eagle Scouts this year.

Hanson, Skrogstad are newly minted Eagle Scouts

Major data center planned in Eaganby Jessica Harper

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Just months after studying the issue, Eagan is one step closer to having a major telecommunica-tions hub. Private investors plan to develop a 138,000-square-foot data center called Connextion along Yankee Doodle Road west of Pi-lot Knob. Plans don’t in-clude the Lockheed Mar-tin property. “This is a significant strategy of the city to keep jobs here and grow jobs,” said Tom Garrison, city spokesman and liaison to the task force that studied the issue. A task force comprised of representatives from some of Eagan’s largest companies along with city and chamber of commerce officials has been studying Eagan’s broadband chal-lenges since 2005. The center, which will be owned and operated by North Carolina firm Five 9s Digital, will provide

off-site data storage and disaster recovery options for telecommunications and Internet service pro-viders as well as local and regional companies. It will build upon an already fiber-optic-rich environment in Eagan and will be the first multi-tenant, LEED-certified facility of its kind. Minnesota currently has only one major data center, located in Minne-apolis, which funnels all telecommunications sys-tems in the state. This presents some challenges that were rec-ognized in a 2009 report by the Minnesota Ultra High Speed Broadband Task Force. Security was among them. If a natural disaster were to strike, the entire system could be in jeop-ardy. Building a second ma-jor data center will create additional security for telecommunication sys-tems, Garrison said.

The project is estimat-ed to cost between $75 million and $100 million to construct the facility, obtain tenants and install its critical equipment – all of which will be privately funded. If the City Council ap-proves it, the project will be completed in 2012. Minneapolis telecom-munications firm XO Communications has ex-pressed interest in being one of the first fiber ser-vice providers in Connex-tion. The Eagan area stands to attract additional data center users due to the Upper Midwest’s cool cli-mate and relatively low risk of natural disasters, Garrison said. Five 9s Digital repre-sentatives could not be reached for comment in time for publication.

Email Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

Burnsville High honors veterans

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Retired Army Lt. Col. Joe Repya, Eagan, surveyed the raised student hands at Burnsville High School’s senior campus to see who knew someone who had served in the military. Repya addressed the senior campus students during two Veterans Day assemblies on Friday, Nov. 11, with a speech entitled “How Do You Want to Be Remembered?” Along with Repya’s speech, the students heard music from the school choir and a speech from classmate Abagail Young.

Coyote sightingsare up as falluncovers them fromtheir wooded habitat.The wild caninesrarely attack humansbut have killed catsand small dogs.

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Curtain rises for Eagan children’s theater group. See Thisweekend Page 8A

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by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Burnsville’s proposed city budget would rise from $81 million to $88 million next year, mainly because of two extra-large road projects, according to the city. But total city taxes would fall by 3.6 percent in 2012, thanks to a change in state tax law. The city’s $33.6 mil-lion general operating fund would remain “essentially flat” next year, and 1.5 jobs would be cut, City Council members were told at a Nov.

15 budget work session. A public open house on the budget and levy will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at City Hall. Council adoption is scheduled for Dec. 6. The road projects boost-ing the budget numbers are the long-planned Highway 13/County Road 5 inter-change upgrade and the extension of 12th Avenue through an unused portion of Black Dog Park. That project will improve emer-gency access to Xcel Ener-gy’s Black Dog power plant and take heavy truck traffic

off neighborhood streets during Minnesota River flooding. The city is contribut-ing $6.3 million to the $40 million 13/5 project. The 12th Avenue project is esti-mated at $5.5 million. The city has been negotiating with Xcel to assess the en-tire cost to the company. The city also plans to assess Xcel for the $590,000 cost of replacing the west bridge on Black Dog Road. The proposed 2012 levy, totaling $26.86 million, holds the line on new taxes to $209,110 – a 0.8 percent

increase. Burnsville is being re-lieved of $1.21 million it would have had to pay to re-imburse homeowners quali-fying for the state’s Market Value Homestead Credit. That program was elimi-nated by the Legislature last year. Burnsville officials say the program was under-funded for years, requir-ing it and some other cities to shoulder the cost of the state-mandated tax credit. Subtracting the 0.8 per-cent tax increase from the 4.4 percent decrease in taxes previously levied to fund the tax credit leaves a total levy decrease of 3.6 percent. A home valued at the citywide average of nearly

$202,000 (which reflects a 2.7 percent drop in value from 2011 to 2012) would have a decrease in city taxes of about $100, according to the city. But lower city taxes could be offset for home-owners who received the market value credit, which will no longer be paid. City taxes on $1 mil-lion in commercial/indus-trial property would fall by about $120. There are a few new spending initiatives for next year. The city plans to spend $157,000 to retain two police officer positions that had been funded by an expiring federal grant. The city plans to boost its parks capital fund by

$100,000, after contribu-tions to the fund were slashed in recent years. Spending initiatives also include continuation of an annual $50,000 set-aside to prepare for an emerald ash borer infestation. Officials say the infestation and need to remove and replace dis-eased trees are inevitable. Job cuts planned for next year would claim a full-time position at the GARAGE teen center and a half-time licensing and elections co-ordinator. Budget and levy infor-mation are posted on the city’s website, www.burns-ville.org.

John Gessner is at [email protected].

Road projects push budget up, but city taxes are coming down

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Faith-based preschool opens in EaganFaith in Christ Fellowship opens clothing and food shelf along with school

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Parents now have an-other preschool option in Eagan. Faith in Christ Fellow-ship, a nondenominational Christian church, opened SonShine Preschool in Oc-tober for children ages 3 to 5. “We wanted to come to Eagan to support the community and we felt a preschool would be one good way to do that,” said the Rev. Kathy Swanson, church pastor. Families do not have to be members of the congre-gation to enroll their chil-dren in the preschool locat-ed inside the church at 670 Diffley Road. Church officials had hoped to open the school earlier in the year but were delayed by the state govern-ment shutdown. The faith-based pre-school is open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Parents can choose from several options that enable them to send their children either two days or three days a week. Instruction combines play and structured learning

that teaches basic academic skills as well as social skills. “We offer a really good program,” said Karri Nachtigal, director of the school. In addition to its stan-dard preschool setting, Son-Shine offers a Just 5’s class that focuses on kindergar-ten readiness and a just 3’s class that helps 3-year-olds adjust to a classroom set-ting. Only one child is enrolled at SonShine to date, but Nachtigal said she believes enrollment will pick up as more people hear about the school.

Once enrollment picks up, Nachtigal plans to keep the child-teacher ratio low at 7-to-1. An open house will be held Dec. 6 for families in-terested in learning more about the school. For more information about SonShine Preschool, call (651) 717-5184. The preschool is not the only way Faith in Christ Fellowship has reached out to the Eagan community. The church opened a clothing and food shelf in February. Several businesses and residents have donated

goods so far. The clothing shelf offers a variety of seasonal clothes and coats for families in need, while the food shelf offers a variety of canned and boxed goods. The shelf is open one Saturday per month. Oth-

erwise recipients must be referred by a social worker. The clothing and food shelf will be open from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. The church is also ac-cepting donations for its Thanksgiving baskets,

which will be donated to M.O.M.S. (Making Our Moms Successful), a non-profit in Burnsville. To donate to either cause call (651) 717-5184.


Education

Photo by Jessica Harper

Faith Nachtigal, 5, identifies letters on a book for her teacher Judy Hein at SonShine Preschool in Eagan.


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Opinion

Unsportsmanlike conductTo the editor: Last week’s sectional girls volleyball playoffs between Lakeville North and Eagan left me absolutely aghast. My neighbor and I at-tended to cheer on the Eagan Wildcats. The behavior of the “host” team and its support-ers left me wondering where the sportsmanship went.

All gender issues aside, sportsmanship, according to Random House Dictionary of the English Language, assumes a level of fairness, courtesy and sportsmanlike conduct, specifically “one who exhibits qualities es-pecially esteemed in those who engage in sports.” But I didn’t see much of that. Rather, the behavior I wit-nessed from the “host” team was name-calling and intimi-

dation. Host warm-ups went into “overtime,” which cut short Eagan’s warm-up time. Sev-eral supporters of the host team yelled defamations at Eagan’s team and its sup-porters. The word “hate” was used frequently. It’s time to call it what it is: bullying. With so many anti-bullying measures be-ing taken in our schools, one might hope that it would

extend to school-sponsored sports as well. Time for all schools/teams to check out their codes of conduct, right? One last thought: Lake-ville North was the home team of record. By defini-tion, aren’t “hosts” supposed to be welcoming?

MARILYN JOHNSONEagan

Get involved with meal packingTo the editor: I am involved with a com-munity event that is called South Metro Meal Packing (a subsidiary of Feed My Starving Children). It is in its inaugural year, and we have great expectations for the re-sults. Local folks may be fa-miliar with Feed My Starv-ing Children and even may have helped in previous cam-paigns. The South Metro Meal Packing event is taking

place Feb. 7, 2012. Each meal packed costs only 24 cents, and each volunteer gener-ally packs 200 meals per shift worked. There are many volun-teers who are willing to pack for free, but the funds to pay for the food costs ($48 per person) come up short. This pay-as-you-go discourages many volunteers from help-ing to pack the meals. In or-der to keep the momentum going for the African kids and other worldwide chil-dren who may be starving, local businesses and church-es in the south metro area are being rallied to sponsor those who have little funds available to help. I am help-ing with this sponsorship. The facilities only for the packing are being donated by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and are being donat-ed because the church is hav-ing its own event following the South Metro Meal Pack-ing Community Rally. By blending them together the

costs can be kept minimal, with more food ending up in those starving children’s tummies. Please seek help of mon-ies and even packing par-ticipation from your Rotaries and other business acquain-tances who may be willing to contribute. So far I have had good reception from lo-cal businesses and churches that are willing to help spon-sor those unable to bring money for their packing ef-forts. Many of the businesses and churches are offering their $48 per participant and packers on top of additional funds. If your heart is touched by this effort, please contact Gary Orris at (952) 607-8157 or [email protected], or me at [email protected] or (952) 435-8200.

DICK SJOQUISTBurnsville

The writer is president of Burnsville Toyota.

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by David LimbergSPECIAL TO THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Recently, Vista View Elemen-tary School in Burnsville was highlighted in this paper for not meeting Adequate Yearly Prog-ress under guidelines of the No Child Left Behind law. While it is true that Vista View has failed to meet some of the subgroup testing standards speci-fied in this arcane law, the Vista View School community exceeds more important standards of building a high quality learning environment for the students of Vista View. Vista View is a school where the entire staff is engaged with all of the students. The teachers of all grades and topics, the princi-pal, Dr. Susan Risius, and the in-credible office staff know the stu-dents by name and their families.

This focus on the whole child based in genuine care and cul-tivation is not found in a failing school. Walking through the halls of Vista View on any school day you can see students’ science, language, math, and art projects displayed proudly for the entire community. Encouraging guidance post-ers and signs tout important life concepts like responsibility, car-ing, and character. Photo col-lages of students both past and present show students of differ-ent races and cultures together playing, posing, and working to-gether. Parent volunteers frequent classrooms, the lunchroom, and hallways to assist teachers in class sizes that are too large. To help encourage and recognize positive

behavior, a Tiger mascot roams the halls recognizing students who demonstrate “ROAR” (Re-spectful, On task, Achieving, and Responsible) behaviors through-out the school. The principal, teachers, staff, and parents volunteer their time to come together in positive and purposeful ways to create a learn-ing culture that serves all the stu-dents in a respectful manner. I have attended various Vista View events like Math Night, Lit-eracy Night, the Extravaganza, field day, school dances, Veter-ans Day celebration, Vista View Open House, and many other outside-of-the-classroom events. Community spirit is in full dis-play with families, teachers, and most importantly students com-ing together to continue learning through these outside-the-class-

room educational forums. Two of my children attend Vista View and they are having a wonderful educational experi-ence. Their teachers have been positive role models for each of them. They know my child’s strengths and weaknesses, set high academic and behavior ex-pectations for them, and foster a positive learning environment in every sense of the term. Having high academic bench-marks is important and stan-dardized testing is a component of those benchmarks. Vista View is not perfect, but no school, no business, no organization (i.e., U.S. Congress) is. However, judging the overall performance of a learning com-munity based on test scores alone takes too narrow a perspective of Vista View.

I encourage anyone to spend a day or even an hour at Vista View Elementary. You will come away with a strong sense of a positive community that cannot be im-proved by getting rid of the prin-cipal or reorganizing the staff as suggested by NCLB. These draconian measures will not lead to improved test scores or a better learning environment for my children or other students attending Vista View. They will only deter, delay, and damage a great school striving to get better among many great schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. David Limberg is a Burnsville resi-dent with two children who attend Vista View Elementary School. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Vista View shouldn’t be judged by test scores alone

by Don HeinzmanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Despite opposition from some Republican leaders, the majority of voters in Minnesota school dis-tricts approved 80 percent of the school operating levy elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. That’s the best approval rate of these special levies since 1997. All but one of the renewal of existing levies were approved as voters reacted to the need for funds that could have resulted in fewer teachers and higher class sizes. A 10-year, $10 million (es-timated) annual levy was renewed in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District with about 67 per-cent approval. Republican state Rep. Patrick Garofalo, House Education Fi-nance Committee chairman, who was one who raised questions

about the need for such levies, intends to introduce a bill so that school districts could not hold oper-ating levy elections during the off-year voting.

The Farmington representa-tive reasons that if they were held during presidential elections, for example, more people would vote and defeat them. He says the light voter turnout (10 percent of reg-istered voters) proves his point about not having enough people involved in decisions that will cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Garofalo chastises local school districts for conducting off-year elections that are less transparent and involve fewer people in the election process. Off-year elections, however,

are more transparent and open because the school’s message does not get lost in the clutter of mes-sages as in the presidential elec-tions. It’s also not the school dis-tricts’ fault that voters are too lazy to cast ballots in odd years. As for the timing of the oper-ating levy elections, Garofalo says school officials now can use the mailed ballot to conduct an op-erating levy election and his bill would not change that. It seems odd that Garofalo, who belongs to the party that ad-vocates for local control, would institute a law that takes control away from school districts that may be in desperate need of im-mediate funding provided by the flexibility of having an off-year election. Changing the law banning off-year elections should be resisted.

Moreover, renewing operating levies should be done by elected school boards just as cities and counties and even states can ap-prove tax levies without a vote. Elected school boards are just as capable of deciding needed revenues as city council members and county commissioners. Who knows better the need for reve-nues than the elected officials who keep saying run the schools like a business? While the Legislature has fro-zen the per-pupil aid on the for-mula for the last several years, it did provide $650 million more for this biennium, more than enough to pay the borrowing costs during the delayed payments of $2 billion to the schools. Part of that $650 million wisely went to help fund special education and closing the gap between what the

state pays and what local taxpay-ers have to subsidize. While other departments were cut, the Legislature funded educa-tion for the biennium at $14 bil-lion. During this severe economic downturn, funding education is crucial for having an equitable and effective K-12 education sys-tem. Now is not the time to pre-vent local school districts from having off-year operating levy elections when the quality of the students’ education is at stake. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Edito-rial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Keep off-year school levy elections in place

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Lakeville and Dave and TheresaBeissel of Prior Lake, are happyto announce the June 25, 2011marriage of their children, JustinOtting and Kailey Stunkel. Thewedding took place at St. Nicho-las Catholic Church in New Mar-ket, MN. Justin and Kailey metat Lakeville South High School,where they both graduated in2007. They both attended South-west MN State University andgraduated in May 2011. Justin iscurrently working for OttingHouse Movers in Lakeville andKailey accepted a long term subTeaching job in New Prague. Thecouple currently resides in Lons-dale, MN.

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Age 78, of Lakeville, passedaway peacefully at her home onNov. 10, 2011. Marilyn worked atImperial plastics company formany years before she started as acustodian at the Lakeville publicschools. She loved to cook, sew,qu i l t and going f i sh ing andcamping with her family. She ispreceded in death by her lovinghusband, Anton ‘Tony’ DeGroot;infant son Donald; granddaugh-ter, Chelsea DeGroot; brothers,Robert and Fred Trcka andbrother-in-law, Arnold ‘Dutch’Meyer. Marilyn is survived by herloving children, Debra and herfiancée’ Tom Schanhaar andRandall ‘Randy’ DeGroot andhis wife Manny; grandchildren,Amy Knutson, Brandon, Jamieand Mason DeGroot.; siblings,Georglyn Meyer and Theresa( L e a n d e r ) O d e n t h a l ;sisters-in-law, Viola ‘Blondie’ andJ o A n n T r c k a a l s o b y m a n ynieces, nephews and friends. Massof Chr i s t ian Bur ia l 11 AM,Wednesday ( was held 11/16) atAll Saints Catholic Church, 19795Holyoke Ave., Lakeville with visi-tation was 5-8 PM Tuesday at theWhite Funeral Home, 20134K e n w o o d T R . ( C o R d 5 0 )Lakeville (952 469 2723) and 1 hr.prior to Mass at church. Inter-ment was at church cemetery.

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Ruth M. ZweberAge 74, of Burnsville, passed

away peacefully on November 9,2011 at her home with her lovingfamily at her side. She is pre-ceded in death by parents, Her-man and Matilda Borchardt; 3brothers and 3 sisters. Ruth was ad e v o t e d w i f e , m o t h e r a n d"grammie". She is survived by herloving husband, Emmett; her 3children, Jon (Margot), Jennell(John) Francis and Jason Zweber;also by 2 sisters, Eldora Spauld-ing and Betty (James) Michael; 2brothers, Harold (Mary) Bor-chardt and Elmer 'Steve' Bor-chardt; grandchildren, Lilly andAnna; and her many nieces ,n e p h e w s , g o d c h i l d r e n a n dfriends. Ruth's life exemplifiedher faith in God. She played avery active role in her church,serving on the Altar Guild com-mittee and volunteering her timewith Loaves & Fishes. FuneralService was held 11 AM Tues-day (11/15) at the LutheranChurch of the Ascension, 1801Cliff Rd E., Burnsville with visita-tion was held on Monday from4-8 pm and one hour prior to ser-vice all AT CHURCH. Inter-ment Pleasantview Cemetery,Burnsville. On line condolence

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Andrew C.Cadwell

Cadwell, Andrew C. of Rose-mount, MN, passed away peace-fully at his home with family byhis side on November 10, 2011.

He was born February 15, 1980.Survived by parents Curt andLynette (Brenne) Cadwell, sistersCarissa (Bryan) Vincent andMindy (Brent) Sullivan, niecesZadie and Amelia O’Sullivan,grandparents Robert Cadwell,Loraine (Brenne) and JosephMezzenga, and many aunts ,unc le s , cous ins , fami ly andfriends. Preceded in death bybrother Shane Cadwell, grand-mother Marjorie (Gifford) Cad-well, grandfather Duane Brenne,aunt Michelle Brenne and cat of20 years Oreo. For Andrew’sstory visit CaringBridge.org.

Vis i tat ion and funeral wasTuesday, November 15, 2011 atPrince of Peace Lutheran Church,13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville,MN. Visitation was 9:30-11:45a.m., and funeral at noon, fol-lowed by lunch. Internment wasWednesday, November 16 at 2p.m. at Resurrection Cemetery inMendota Heights, MN. Memori-als preferred. Arrangements byW h i t e F u n e r a l H o m e ,952-894-5080.

Ronald JamesMohr “Ron”

Age 74 of Lakeville, passedaway on November 10, 2011. Heis preceded in death by his par-ents, Ralph and Lydia Mohr; sis-ters, MaryAnn Conroy and JeanAnn Mohr. Ron is survived byhis loving wife, Sharyn Mohr;c h i l d r e n , D o u g l a s ( M u g s ) ,Michelle (Patt) Evans, David(Andrea) and Dennis (Stephanie);brothers, Ralph “Tom” (Elaine)of Hancock and Gerald “Scott”(Kathy) of Surprise, AZ; sister,L o i s ( H o w a r d ) P e r s o n o fBrainerd; 9 grandchildren, Tyler,S y d n e y , A l l y s o n , K a t e l y n ,Braden, Griffin Mohr, Jackson,Peyton and Bear Evans. Also bymany other loving in-laws, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends.Memorial Service was held 11AM Thursday, November 17,2011 at Bethlehem LutheranChurch , 20270 Iber ia Ave . ,Lakeville with a gathering offamily and friends was held 4-8PM Wednesday, November 16,2011 at White Funeral Home,20134 Kenwood Trail, Lakevilleand 1 hour prior to service atchurch.

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O. LynnBlankenship

Age 69, of Lakeville, MN andformer long time business manand resident of Devils Lake, ND,passed away peaceful ly sur-rounded by his family under thecare of his wife on November 7thafter an 18 month battle withcancer. Lynn has left behindKaren, Lakeville, MN; children,Todd Blankenship (Bridget),Lakeville, MN; Jodi Savasten(Dale) and their children, Jack (8)and Julia (4), Farmington, MN.A "Celebration of Lynn's Life"will be held at Lynn's home inLakevi l le , MN on Saturday,November 19th from 2-4pm.Please let the family know if youplan to attend.

Madeline M.(Coopman)Buesing

Age 94 of Lakevil le passedaway on November 8, 2011. Sheis preceded in death by her hus-band, Carol Buesing; son, BrianBuesing. Madeline is survived byher loving children, David (Lillie)Buesing, Mary Jo (Lawrence)Schwanke , Cather ine (B i l l )Kurdziel and Joe (Barb) Buesingand Kathy “Kat ie” DuVal l .Mass of Christian Burial will be10:30 am Saturday at All SaintsCatholic Church, 19795 HolyokeAve., Lakeville with visitation 1hour prior to Mass at church.Interment, Fort Snelling NationalCemetery, Minneapolis.



Robert “Bud”Berres

Age 77 of Lakeville, passedaway November 8, 2011. He issurvived by his wife of 52 years,Joanne; children, Robin (Larry),Rick , Randy (She l ly ) , Gina(Mike), Kris (Terry) and Ryan(Allison); 13 grandchildren; sister,Virginia (Bill) Emund and manyother loving relatives and friends.Funeral service was held Satur-day, November 12, 2011 at Chris-tian Life Church, 6300 212th StW., Farmington.



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SportsFootball

Friday, November 11 • Cretin Derham Hall 25, Lakeville

North 22

VolleyballThursday, November 10 • Lakeville North def. Bemidji

25-10,25-7, 29-27

Friday, November 11 • Lakeville North def. Andover 25-20,

25-21, 25-20

Saturday, November 12 • Edne Prairie def. Lakeville North

22-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 22-20

Boys SoccerAll ConferenceRosemount: Mike Koziol, Blake FitzeLakeville North: Tyler David, Connor Revsbeck

Lakeville South: Sid Smith, Jordan Stoltz

Eastview: Mathew Gweh, Mike Bonderud, Brennan EspindaBanick, Samuel Ruelas, Treston Kederer.

Eagan: AJ Albers, Dan Bell, Mitch Coleman, Max Turnstedt.

Apple Valley: Connor Uzlik, Connor Flanagan

Burnsville: Dan Nimtz,, Quinn Franti, Mauricio Mendoza.

Honorable mentionRosemount: Zach Traeger, Kohl Spareman, Estifanos Fairchild.

Lakeville North: Joey Decklever, Toby Khounviseth, David Sand

Lakeville South: Marcus Vievering, Jacob Siebert, Cody Rainford

Eastview: Joe Karam, Pierce Erickson, Matt Miller

Eagan: Austin Stoesz, Tom Lee, Tyler Burger

Apple Valley: Derek Smith, Mitch Dawson, Jordan Charles.

Burnsville: Luis Garcia, Jordan Hadley, Jesse Beane

Girls SoccerAll ConferenceRosemount: Kate Mallory, Mel Simonson, Shannon Carroll.

Eastview: Paris Sanders, Leah Nesheim,Taryn MacMillan, Brianna Ismale.

Lakeville North: Taylor Brownrigg, Simone Kolander, Erica Elias, Alexis Joyce

Burnsville: Alyssa Blahnik, Natalie Muench, Hannah Keirstead

Apple Valley: Lauren Hoeppner, Julia Lam.

Eagan: Kristen Knutson, Marissa Ganske, Jess Hart,, Angela LaCroix

Lakeville South: Hannah Brown, Brianna Stelzer.

Honorable MentionRosemount: Allie Hawkins, Hannah Halterman, Becca Newman, Jackie Kemnic

Eastview: Kayla Huff, Courtney Kukowski, Katie Tharp Lakeville North: Lauren Brownrigg, Lauren Sherry, Gracia Bonesho.

Burnsville: Abby Soderholm, Tiana Khamvongsa, Bailly Drayton

Apple Valley: Megan Nichols Eagan: Brooke Binner, Katie Peterson, Kayleigh Solheim

Lakeville South: Rachel Michelson, Emma Michelson, Lexi Bernauer

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TApple Valley 0 0 0 3 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 2 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 1 1 0Lakeville North 0 0 0 1 1 0Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 1 0 B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 1 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 1 0Rosemount 0 0 0 0 1 0Eastview 0 0 0 0 2 0

Thursday, November 17 • Bloomington Kennedy at Hopkins,

7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Plymouth, 7 p.m. • Minnetonka at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Edina at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. • East Ridge at Eagan, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 19 • Lakeville North at Apple Valley,

2:15 p.m. • Eagan Park at Cottage Grove, 3 p.m. • New Prague at Bloomington

Jefferson, 3 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Holy

Family Catholic, 4:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Centennial, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Hastings at Burnsville, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 22 • Burnsville at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North,

7 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Jefferson,

7:15 p.m.

Friday, November 25 • Holy Angels at Prior Lake, 1 p.m. • Shakopee at Bloomington Jefferson,

2 p.m. • Eastview at Maple Grove, 5:30 p.m. • North at Bloomington Kennedy,

7 p.m.

Saturday, November 26 • Lakeville South at North Wright

County, 1 p.m. • Centennial at Rosemount, 2 p.m. • Lakeville North at So. St. Paul,

3 p.m. • Northfield at Bloomington Kennedy,

3 p.m. • North at Bloomington Jefferson,

7 p.m. • Burnsville Park at Cottage Grove,

7:30 p.m.

Girls BasketballFriday, November 25 • Eastview, Lakeville North,

Rosemount at Hamline Tournament, 9:30 a.m., St. Paul

Saturday, November 26 • Eastview, Lakeville North,

Rosemount at Hamline Tournament, TBD, Hamline Tournament

Standings

Eastview boys soccer finishes second at state

Photo by Bill Jones

Eastview’s Sam Fluegge, No. 14, fights for possession against Eden Prairie in the Class AA state final at the Metrodome.

Lightning fall to Eden Prairie 3-1 in state finalby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Eastview boys soc-cer team trailed opponents for only more than a few minutes all season, going 21 straight games unde-feated before its 3-1 loss in the Class AA state final on Nov. 3. The Lightning found themselves in an odd po-sition trailing 1-0 for more than 75 minutes against Eden Prairie at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. As Eastview’s shots went wide or directly at the Eden Prairie keeper, and Light-ning players’ anxiety grew stronger as the clock ticked away. After Eden Prairie tal-lied its first goal in the first four minutes of play, the

Eagles played as many as six defenders and swarmed Eastview’s leading scorer Mathew Gweh every time he got near the ball. “They used their depth to their advantage,” Eastview coach Scott Gustafson said. “We thought we could take advantage of some of their substitutions, but there re-ally wasn’t much of a drop off.” Gweh scored an unas-sisted goal for Eastview 20 yards out with less than a minute remaining, but the team already trailed 3-0. Coming off a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Minneapolis Southwest in the state semifinal Nov. 1, Gustafson noticed some lethargy in the legs of his players.

“The boys gave it their all, but I don’t know how much left they had in the tank,” Gustafson said. Frustration set in during the second half. Lightning players committed 17 fouls and two players were given yellow card warnings. Eastview was out shot 17-7, but keeper Sam Ru-elas made a number of key saves. His status was in doubt prior to the game because he was hit in the head during the semifinals. He was checked out by two doctors for 40 minutes on the day before the final and he was cleared to play by Minnesota State High School League officials pri-or to the match. “It’s unfortunate we didn’t put him in a better

position,” Gustafson said. “The goals weren’t really on him.” Gustafson said the sea-son was a fun ride for a team that has never quali-fied for state. “Nobody expected us to be here,” he said. “These guys really became a family. They battled for each other for 22 games. Unfortunately for one of those games we came up short and it hap-pened to be the last one.” He praised the Eastview fans who spent the after-

noon singing and cheering even when the outcome was settled. School officials es-timated there were 1,400 Eastview students in at-tendance, the most for any state final team. Ruelas, Gweh, Mike Bonderud and Joe Karam were named to the 2011 Class AA Minnesota State Boys Soccer all-tournament team. Eastview finishes its season with a 20-1-1 record.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photo by Bill Jones

Eastview’s Jonathan Lenz, No. 4, fights for possession against Eden Prairie in the Class AA state final at the Metrodome. To view more photos of the state final, visit www.ThisweekLive.com.

Swimmers anxious to dive in at state meetby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Several girls have a goal of coming home with a medal around their neck and a new personal record after the Class AA state girls swimming and diving meet this weekend at the Aquatic Center at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. Girls have been prepar-ing for the meet by tapering their workouts over the past few weeks. “They will load up on the carbs, get good sleep at night and on the day of competition will shave down and put on their racing suits,” Eagan head coach Steve VanDyne said. It’s the time to do their best. The Aquatic Center is

one of the fastest pools in the country. “Pools vary in how they were made,” VanDyne said. “The depth of a pool mat-ters, where the jets are to circulate the water all make a difference.” The gutter system and depth help reduce and con-trol waves. “In high school the girls always want to swim at the U, so they work very hard to get this opportunity,” Rosemount coach Tami Carlson said. People take advantage of the water’s physics by going all out. The training is done. Now it’s all execution. Rosemount won the Sec-tion 3AA title Nov. 11 with Woodbury in second, 16.5

points behind the Irish. “We knew the meet was going to be very close and there was no room for er-rors,” Carlson said. “After the 200 free relay it looked like we could lose the meet by a point or so but then our breast, back and 400 free relay really pulled it to-gether and knew they had to have their best swims to get back in first place for our section.” The Irish ended with 32 out of 35 events finishing in the top 16. Seven individual events and all three relays qualified for state. Eagan finished in third with four events and two re-lays qualifying for state. “Everyone improved on times both in prelims

and finals,” VanDyne said. “Eagan had one of the best tapers of all the teams in our section.” Area qualifiers include: Rosemount: 200 medley relay; 200 freestyle relay; 400 freestyle relay; Megan Wenman, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle; Beth Wenman, 200 IM, 100 backstroke; Olivia Johnston, 100 breast-stroke; Claire Tolan, 500 freestyle; Elyse Griffith, 100 backstroke. Eagan: 200 medley re-lay; 200 freestyle relay; Ni-cole Stevens, 200 IM, 100 breaststroke; Abby Zenner, 50 freestyle; MacKenzie Heller, 100 butterfly. Burnsville: 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay; Anna Elling, 200 IM, 100

butterfly; Teresa DiGre-gorio, 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke; Angela Le, 100 butterfly, 100 back-stroke. Eastview: 200 medley relay; 200 freestyle relay; Michelle Watkins, diving; McKenzie Hanegraaf, div-ing; Kristin Podratz, 100 butterfly. Apple Valley: 200 med-ley relay; Delaney McDon-ald, 200 IM, 100 breast-stroke; Katherine Wright, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke; Stephanie Bierman, 100 freestyle.


Eagan author chronicles state hockey tournamentFun facts and trivia from 67 years of boys hockey fill Jim Hoey’s book ‘Puck Heaven’

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

One thing Jim Hoey likes to do is talk hockey. He found himself com-ing across so many fascinat-ing stories and lore, that he figured he may as well com-pile them. A retired teacher living in Eagan, Hoey has spent the past few years enjoying his new line of work, writ-ing about sports. His recently released “Puck Heaven,” a book of trivia about the Minnesota state boys hockey tourna-ment, chronicles some of the more fascinating nug-gets stretching back to 1945. He answers the ques-tion of what team scored in overtime and still lost? Who coached two different teams in the same tournament? What school has played for a state championship seven times and never won? He even touches on high school hockey history from the south metro. Few peo-ple will ever forget the 1996 semifinal game between Apple Valley and Duluth East – a game that broke

all kinds of records. Any time a state tournament game goes into overtime, a n n o u n c -ers are quick to remind people that the game can last five over-times, like it did in 1996. “It was the longest game ever and the best game I’ve ever seen,” Hoey said. “It was just incredible Apple Valley came back to win the state title the next day.” He reminisces about the days of Mark Osiecki and his father, Tom, coaching Burnsville to two state titles in 1985 and 1986. One of his more interesting facts comes from Farmington, where Hoey was a teacher. Amber Hegland had an as-sist in the Class A consola-tion tournament in 1994 as the only girl to ever score a point in the boys state tour-nament. There’s also a little in-sight into why things are the way they are today. Back in the days of the Tier 1 and

Tier 2 tournament in the early 1990s, Rosemount won one game all season, but advanced to state. “It was controversial back in the day,” Hoey said. “Coaches would rank the top eight teams in each sec-tion and the other teams would play in Tier II. The problem was you would have really large schools in there with bad years. You win three games and you get to state. Two years later they switched to Class A and AA based on enroll-ment.” As a lover of writing, history and high school hockey, “Puck Heaven” was an pleasant book for him to write. He grew up on the Iron Range where he played, coached and watched high school state tournaments. Few high school state tournaments draw the kind of attention and general fan interest as the state hockey tournament. Even if your hometown team isn’t in-volved, fans bus in from every corner of the state to watch. The general at-tendance total since 1945 is

more than 5 million. There’s plenty of material; at least 294 pages worth of trivia. To research the book, he acquired the programs from all the state tournaments, read newspaper accounts and acquired information from the Minnesota State High School League. His favorite sources were people who experienced the state high school hockey tournament. “At lot of it was just by talking to people,” Hoey said. “I spent a lot of time debunking myths. If you change something, people aren’t happy. I think it’s pretty accurate. In some cases you get contradictory information. Sometimes the information gets mixed up like trying to figure out which brother scored a goal. The report would just list his first initial, but there were two brothers with the same letter in their first name.” Common problems for sports journalists, but he would know. He used to work for the Rosemount Town Pages. Hoey enjoyed talking

to many former hockey coaches, players and fans the most. “It’s just so enjoyable to meet some of these people and talking about their ex-perience,” Hoey said. He spent last winter re-searching, verifying sources and broadening people’s perspectives while typing away. “I’d wake up and all of a sudden the sun is down,” Hoey said. “It was a lot of fun.” He also wrote “Min-nesota Twins Trivia” pub-lished in 2010, in time for the opening of Target Field in Minneapolis. He hopes to write more. While people can pur-chase the book at local stores, Hoey would prefer phone calls at (651) 994-7870 or email at [email protected]. He likes to talk hockey and you just might get an autographed copy. He will be at the Eagan Barnes & Noble from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 17. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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District 194School BoardProceedings

This is a summary of the Independent

School District No.194 Regular School

Board Meeting on Tues, October 25, 2011

with full text available for public inspection

o n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a t

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at

8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:01

p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All

board members and administrators were

present.

Public comment: Kelly Gorman, Rose-

mount, shared things teachers do outside

of the classroom to support students and

families; Karen Wentworth, 20425 Impa-

tiens Way, spoke about health care budget

and premium costs; Heather Leier, 3833

Park Ave, spoke about what teachers do

outside of the classroom; Dan Nelson,

19520 Oak Grove Ave, spoke regarding

making budget adjustment choices; Don

Sinner, 9115 205th St. W, responded to

comments that had been made regarding

salaries and benefits.

Consent agenda items approved: min-

utes of the meetings on October 4 and 11;

resignations, leave of absence requests,

employment recommendations; payment of

bills and claims subject to annual audit;

investments and wire transfers; donations

and fieldtrips.

Reports presented: Special Education

update; education equity services update;

Crystal Lake update; district newsletter

update; superintendent evaluation process.

Recommended act ions approved :

2010-11 Annual Report on Curriculum,

Instruction & Student Achievement; revised

policy D-80 Protection & Privacy of Stu-

dent Records.

Adjournment at 10:13 p.m.

___________________________________


School District No. 194 Special Board of

Education Meeting on Tuesday, October

25, 2011 with full text available for public

inspect ion on the dist r ict websi te at

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th

Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044


p.m. Superintendent Snyder and all board

members except Jim Skelly were present.

Discussion: Discussion was held regard-

ing the Superintendent evaluation process

and form; and various Board processes.

Meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

___________________________________


School District No. 194 Special Board of

Education Meeting on Tuesday, November

1, 2011 with full text available for public

inspect ion on the dist r ict websi te at

www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th

Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044


p.m. All cabinet and board members except

Kathy Lewis were present.

Discussion: The board received a report

on the 2010-11 audit by a representative

from MMKR.

Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF

EAGAN, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Project No. 1085 - Denmark Avenue,

Promenade Place to Town Centre Drive

Intersection Traffic Control & Street

ImprovementsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City

Counci l of the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan

Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road,

Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday,

December 6, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon

thereafter as possible. The purpose of the

meeting will be to hold a public hearing on

the improvements known as Project No.

1085. The proposed project is in accor-

dance with the preliminary engineering

report dated November, 2011, prepared by

the City Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoing

improvement is as follows: $264,600.

The area proposed to be assessed for

said improvements is described as follows:

The area within the S 1/2 of Section 10,

lying North of Yankee Doodle Road and

East and West of Denmark Avenue and

the NW 1⁄4 of Section 15, lying South of

Yankee Doodle Road and East and West

of Denmark Avenue, in Township 27,

Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota

County, Minnesota.

All persons who desire to be heard with

respect to the question of whether or not

the above improvements should be made

shall be heard at said time and place.

Dated November 1, 2011

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

/s/ Christina M. Scipioni

Christina M. Scipioni

Eagan City Clerk

2817403 11/18-11/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITYThe City of Eagan is committed to the

policy that all persons have equal access to

its programs, services, activities, facilities

and employment without regard to race,

color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,

disability, age, sexual orientation, marital

status or status with regard to public

assistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities

will be provided upon advance notice of at

least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96

hours is received, the City of Eagan will

attempt to provide such aid. Telephone:

(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.

2817431 11/18-11/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Sale: SS MNRI, LLC

doing business as Simply Self Storage

intends to enforce its lien on certain per-

sonal property belonging to the following,

at the facil ity. The sale will take place

(unless otherwise withdrawn) on Wednes-

day December 7th, 2011 on or after 10am

at the Simply Self Storage location at 4025

Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN

55122 Phone 651-894-5550. This public

sale will result in the goods being sold to

the highest bidder. Certain terms and con-

ditions apply.

E. Stately #167Misc. Household Items

B. Benshoof #319b

Dresser, Chairs,Tools,Toys

J. Velazquez #402b

Bed Frames, Toys, Misc. Boxes

C. Mokaya #447

Tires, Computers, Motors

D.Cooper #451

Misc. Household Items

Keo Sengsavang #538bThrow Pillows, Plastic Totes,

Side Table

T. Twite #547Artwork, Lamps, Tools, Glass Cabinets,

Toys

2814959 11/18-11/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF EAGAN

NOTICE OF INTERNET PUBLIC AUCTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or

about December 19, 2011, unclaimed

property held by the Police Department

including bicycles, electronics, jewelry,

clothing, etc. along with miscellaneous sur-

plus City property will be transferred to

PropertyRoom.com, Inc. to be sold via

Internet public auction at www.Property-

Room.com.

Anyone wishing to claim any unclaimed

property should contact the Eagan Police

Department with proper identification prior

to December 19, 2011.

Approved by Council: November 1, 2011

Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk

City of Eagan

2819250 11/18/11

PUBLIC NOTICEEagan Athletic Association

Annual Member Meeting

December 1, 2011

7:30pm

Eagan City Hall

2821900 11/18/11

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New players to step into girls hockey spotlightby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Last season, a bumper crop of south metro girls hockey players went on to lace up their skates with Di-vision I teams. With those girls now in college, it has left the South Suburban Conference open for new cultivation of hock-ey talent.

Burnsville The Blaze went through some tough stretches last year with three, four-game losing streaks. It was a mi-nor letdown after winning the Class AA state consola-tion title the year before. The good news is Burns-ville has most of its team back, including Jenny Ma-loney, Alexa Pearson and Paige Skaja. “We are stronger at every position this year,” coach Bruce Anderson said. “I challenged the girls to come back stronger, faster and just plain better than they were at the end of last sea-son. They are.” They are a young team and they are having fun. “We want to be at our best when we go into the playoffs,” Anderson said.

Eagan The Wildcats have con-sistently been one of the top teams in the south metro since girls hockey became a varsity sport. It appears that isn’t going to change any time soon. Megan Wolfe leads a hungry Wildcat team as one of the top junior forwards in the state. She has Shelby Wil-liams with her on the top line along with newcomer Brooke Madsen. Defenders Kendra Cal-lister and Megan Juricko will provide a strong pres-ence at the blue line. Goalie

Emma May will try to keep the puck on the offensive side. The Wildcats lost eight seniors due to graduation last season, but they feel like they should be contenders come February. “We might have some growing pains early but hope to peak when it mat-ters,” co-head coach Jeff Kolehmainen said. During the team’s first game of the season against Henry Sibley on Saturday, the team broke a 1-1 tie af-ter the first period with a huge effort from the veteran players. Wolfe ended with a hat trick and five points for a 6-1 win.

Apple Valley As one of the emerging teams in the South Subur-ban Conference, Apple Val-ley has high expectations for 2011-12 after netting six wins last season. With 14 letter winners returning, it looks like the Eagles will keep moving up with a deep and mature ros-ter. “We surely won’t every game, but should be able to compete with any team this year if we are prepared, execute and compete,” head coach Don Erdall said. Erica Power, Rachel Goodman, Hailey Sampson and Liz Hermes have laced up the skates for another season hoping to climb up the conference standings. The line of Hermes (three goals, one assist), Goodman (two goals, four assists) and Power (two goals, four as-sists) have combined for 15 points after two games this season. Six other returning forwards combine to com-prise a mature offensive core that looks poised to score many goals. “We roll three lines that are all capable of scoring

goals and also play solid, fundamental defense,” Erdall said. “The defensive core goes very deep, and our goaltender looks ready to have a breakout year.” Sampson begins her first year as the top goalie. So far she has a .908 save per-centage. The defensive core is led by Brenna Smith and Bailey Hagert. After winning nine games in the past two years, the team still needs to be-lieve it can win. “Winning breeds confi-dence, and right now we are very confident,” Erdall said. “It’s how these girls react after a loss that will be the true measuring stick of how good we really are.”

Eastview Eastview fell one game short of qualifying for the Class AA state tournament last year, losing to Rose-mount in the Section 3AA final. Courtney Kukowski, Delaney McKay and Taylor Feinhage are back hoping to win one more in 2012.


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THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Amy Kamarainen hit paydirt with a Google search. Searching for a place to house her fledgling children’s theater group but finding rehearsal and performance space in short supply, she Googled “warehouses Eagan.” The

search results included an unlikely, yet ideal location – the former Cedar Val-ley Church at 2024 Rahn Way. Great acoustics, a mas-sive stage, lighting already in place, seating for 400 – the Young Actors The-ater Company had found a home. “I couldn’t have asked

Curtain rises for Eagan children’s theater groupNewly opened Young Actors Theater Company operates out of former Eagan church

Photo by Andrew Miller

Amy Kamarainen opened the Young Actors Theater Company this summer in the former Cedar Valley Church at 2024 Rahn Way in Eagan.

for anything better,” Ka-marainen said. “I was in heaven.” The Eagan resident and former human re-sources director for a For-tune 100 company opened the after-school theater program for children in grades K-8 this summer. The company is an exten-sion of a program Kama-rainen offered a few years back at Eagan’s Pinewood Elementary, where her daughters attend school. “It hit me – why don’t we have a drama program in elementary schools?” she said. “I asked to start an after-school drama program at Pinewood, and within three days 80 kids had signed up, with a waiting list of 40.” The success of that first foray into children’s theater prompted her to offer the program at other area elementaries, and it soon snowballed into its current manifestation at the former Eagan church. Staffed by about a half-dozen Twin Cities theater professionals, it offers classes focusing on

acting basics, culminating in formal performances at the end of each months-long session. The theater bug runs in Kamarainen’s fam-ily. Her initial inspiration for starting the children’s company came from a visit a few years ago with her great uncle, the Rev. James Cashman, a former high school drama teach-er in White Plains, N.Y., and now an Onamia, Minn., resident. His pu-pils included Alan Alda and Jon Voight. “Theater was my first love, and he reignited my love of drama,” said Ka-marainen, who first got involved in theater in high school and college. When the Young Ac-tors Theater Company’s current session ends in early December, Kamara-inen plans to offer work-shops on topics such as special-effects makeup and simulated combat, prior to the start of the full spring session which starts in late January. The company offers open enrollment, with

after-school busing to the Eagan site available at 10 area schools. More about the Young Actors Theater Company

is at www.youngactorsthe-aterco.com.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].


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theater and arts briefsLouie Anderson show added A 10 p.m. show has been added to comedian Louie Anderson’s Laugh Out Loud New Year’s Eve per-formance Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. A 7:30 show is also available. Tickets range from $31.95 to $101.95 and can be purchased at the box office or via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2727 or ticket-master.com.

‘We Gather Together’ The Chameleon Theatre Circle will present the world premiere of playwright Vicki Riba Koestler’s “We Gather Together” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. The holiday comedy was a win-ner of Chameleon’s 2010 New Play Contest. Tickets are $20 at the box office ($17 for seniors, students, audio description patrons, and groups of eight or more), by phone at (800) 982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com.

‘Junie B.’ to be staged in Lakeville The Play’s the Thing Productions will present “Junie B., First Grader in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)” Dec. 16-29 at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, stu-dents and groups. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at (952) 985-4640. For more informa-tion about the show, go to www.childrenstheatretptt.com.

IMAX family night The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Ap-ple Valley will host Family Night on Monday, Nov. 21. Guests who purchase one adult admission ($16) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Hap-py Feet Two: An IMAX 3D Experience” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and complimentary pizza (while supplies last) before the show. Pizza will be served in the lobby be-ginning at 5:30 p.m.

Christmas at Steeple Center The Rosemount Area Arts Council is producing its first Christmas at the Steeple Center with perfor-mances at 2 and 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 3. Performances are pat-terned on the variety shows of old. Tickets are $12 for the matinee and $15 for the evening performance. Tick-ets and additional informa-tion can be found at www.rosemountaac.org or by calling (651) 600-8693. The city of Rosemount will hold a tree lighting cer-emony in front of the Stee-ple Center at 6:30 p.m. prior to the evening performance. Santa Claus and/or St. Nicholas will be available for pictures prior to the per-formance start.

‘The Nutcracker’ ballet in Burnsville Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will present its ninth annual production of Denise Vogt’s original “The Nutcracker” ballet Dec. 9-11, at Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Performances are Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets range from $12 to $26 and are available at the box office and via Tick-etmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

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The Lakeville Area Arts Center will host two performances of “A Small Town Christmas” by Simple Gifts, a six-member ensemble led by Billy McLaughlin, on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Advance purchase is recommended. For tickets or additional information, call (952) 985-4640.

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up.” “The Push-Up Bible” is the first in what Sutherlin plans to be a series of fitness DVDs. His goal is to turn his fitness expertise into a cot-tage industry of sorts – akin to that of Jillian Michaels, the acid-tongued celebrity personal trainer featured on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”

But he’s not planning on modeling his persona after that of Michaels. “She seems to have one tool in her toolbox, and that’s yelling. You can’t build a long-term program based on negativity and scream-ing,” he said. “Sometimes you have to know when to hug ’em and hold ’em and

give ’em a pat on the back.” With his classes at Olym-pus 24 and the fitness boot camp he leads, Sutherlin said the focus is on positivity and teamwork. “One of my talents be-yond fitness is motivating and inspiring,” the Eagan resident said. Sutherlin also has au-

thored a book, “Sit-Ups Suck!”, slated for release next year. And he’s started planning his second DVD, a fitness video geared to se-niors. It doesn’t have a title yet, but he refers to it as “My Mother’s DVD” – a reference to his mom’s insis-tence that he make a work-out program for her.

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their grandparents struck up friendships at the boys’ ball games. “So we had three genera-tions of friends between the two families,” Sam Hanson said. When it came time to graduate from Cub Scout-ing to Boy Scouting, Skrog-

stad chose Troop 471 from among the four troops in Burnsville. “He had found the troop, and he was the reason I joined that troop,” Hanson said. “I hate to admit it, but I probably wouldn’t have joined that troop, or any other troop for that matter, if it hadn’t been for him.” They credit Scoutmaster

Dave Somar with boost-ing Troop 471’s ranks from about a dozen active mem-bers to 50 or 60. The boys’ fathers are assistant scout-masters. “We are one of the high-est producers of Eagle Scouts in the state of Min-nesota,” Hanson said. “Another deal our troop is known for is we have the 2 millionth Eagle scout in our troop – Anthony Thomas,” who earned the distinction in 2010, Hanson said. “He has brought a lot of great attention to our troop.” Still, the transition be-

tween Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting and the first year or two with the older boys is a time when a num-ber of them fall away. “For the most part, it’s just a time issue. I’m facing that right now with a lot of things,” said Skrogstad, a marching band percussion-ist and drumline member who is also on Burnsville High’s Nordic ski team, shoots competitively with a Boy Scout rifle team in Richfield and runs his own yard-care and snowblowing business. Competing for Hanson’s time are marching band (he plays trombone and tuba), theater (he’s the assistant

sound technician for all the high school’s productions) and Hosanna Lutheran Church in Lakeville, where he’s a volunteer working in social media and audio vi-suals. Scouting is still “well worth your time. Boundary Waters sums it up,” Skrog-stad said, recalling a storm-crossed outing two summers ago. “We got stuck on an is-land for 24 hours,” Hanson said. “It’s a great time to play get-to-know-you,” his friend added. Their respective Eagle Scout projects will leave small but lasting marks on

the community. Hanson led a team that built a bench and a wall of 30 shelving units where ski-ers can store their stuff at the Terrace Oaks Park cha-let in Burnsville. Skrogstad led a team that built an arbor at Ebenezer Ridges in Burnsville. It in-cludes a cobblestone patio and steps leading to the parking lot of Prince of Peace. He dedicated the project to his late grandparents, Eva and Tom Deanovic, who lived at Ebenezer Ridge Pointe Apartments.

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District 196 officials look to streamline fee payments onlineby Jessica Harper

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The Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School Board is con-sidering a proposal to stream-line fee payments online. At the Nov. 14 board meet-ing, Finance Director Jeff Solo-mon recommended the district enter into a contract with TIES Fee Pay to provide an online payment system for all the dis-trict’s fees. “We would benefit from bet-ter internal controls,” Solomon said. “We would also experience efficiency for our customers.” The system would provide a one-stop shopping site for fami-lies to pay various district fees such as for athletics, community education and lunch. If approved, the system could

be ready within a year, Solomon said. District officials have been exploring online payment op-tions since December. The district is “ahead of the market and ahead of the game,” Solomon said. Under the new system, the district would absorb credit card fees, which are currently passed to the user. TIES proposed a 3.89 percent transaction fee per payment. “Personally, I think it’s great we do this,” said Board Member Rob Duchscher, adding that he is concerned about the district absorbing credit card fees. He suggested the district look to raise fees if the credit card fees become too costly. If the School Board adopts

the proposed system, fees would remain the same in the first year. District officials will examine cost factors the following year to determine whether to raise fees, Solomon said. The system would reduce the number of cash and check transactions made in District 196. Internal control compliance – having cash and checks float-ing around the district – was noted as a deficiency in the dis-trict’s audit report. Auditor Bill Lauter recom-mended at an October work-shop that the school district limit the use of cash to improve controls.


District 196 Integration and Equity Coordinator Scott Thomas was one of six peo-ple appointed by Minnesota Commissioner of Education Brenda Casselius to serve on

a 12-member panel that is charged with evaluating the use of state integration aid for schools and developing recom-mendations for the integration revenue program.

Formation of the task force was part of the final education bill that was passed during the 2011 special session in July. The task force held its first meeting Nov. 15.

Thomas appointed to state integration task force

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Holiday pancake breakfast The Southwest Area YMCA will host its annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 3. YMCA School-Age Care staff will cook and serve pancakes, sau-sages, juice and coffee. Activities include a silent auc-tion, pictures with Santa, fitness and youth classes, holiday caroling, games, crafts and face-painting. The YMCA will also be accept-ing donations for Toys for Tots, canned foods, and winter hats and mittens. The event will be held in the YMCA’s childcare gym at 550 Op-perman Drive in Eagan. The cost is $10 for families, $5 for adults and $3 for children and free for children under 3.

Irish flair for book fair at Barnes & Noble Shamrock School of Irish Dance will host a book fair beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Barnes & Noble, 1291 Promenade Place, Eagan. There will be dance dem-onstrations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: (651) 683-1955.

NAMI parent training slated on Dec. 6 The National Alliance on Men-tal Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota will hold a free Parent Training Class from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the Lone Oak Room at Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. The topic will be “Helping Stu-dents Succeed.” Child care is avail-able for ages 4 to 14. To register, contact Suzette at (651) 645-2948, ext. 102.

Support group for families The National Alliance on Men-tal Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota sponsors free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness. Led by trained facili-tators who also have a family mem-ber with mental illness, the support groups help families develop bet-ter coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. A family support group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at Advent United Method-ist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. For information, call Con-nie at (952) 432-9278.


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Eagan’s Anna Van Wyk, No. 139, finished 72nd at state. At right, Burnsville’s Vivian Hett finished in 40th place at state.


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by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Eagan businessman Pe-ter Honsa considers himself quite fortunate. He has a thriving company, a loving wife, six grown children and 21 grandchildren.

Yet to be completely fulfilled, the 73-year-old founder of Honsa Lighting felt he needed to reach out to those less fortunate than himself. For the past few months, Honsa has worked to make

a difference in the lives of inner-city children. “It’s rewarding to give children background and exposure to opportunities they are not exposed to at home,” said Honsa, who

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Peter Honsa, president of Honsa Lighting in Eagan, meets with students at Risen Christ School every Friday to teach them about his industry and setting goals. The class toured Lifetime Fitness in Eagan to learn about the club and its lighting, which is supplied by Honsa.

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Hall’s in-district office hours State Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, will hold in-district office hours to hear from constituents in Sen-

ate District 40 from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at The Buzz Coffee and Cafe, 411 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. To make an ap-pointment, call (651) 296-0415.

Burnsville City Council Following are highlights for the preliminary agenda for the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, regular meeting of the Burnsville City Council at Burnsville City Hall.

CONSENT AGENDA Consider Resolution Adopting a Revised Retirement Enhance-ment and Benefit Alternatives (REBA) Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA)

Basic Plan Adoption Agreement for the City of Burnsville. Consider Accepting Consor-tium Bid and Award Contact for Purchase of New Fire Truck. Consider Authorizing Project and Ordering Plans and Specifica-tions for the Nicollet Avenue/T.H. #13 Traffic Improvements (10-502).

REGULAR AGENDA Consider Approval of the Con-vention & Visitors Bureau 2011 Budget and Work Plan. – 6:45 p.m.6. Consider Approval of Contract Settlement with Law Enforcement Labor Services (L.E.L.S.) # 3 (Po-lice Sergeants). – 7 p.m.

Agenda Burnsville City Brief

is among a dozen corpo-rate executives who mentor students at Risen Christ School in Minneapolis’ Powderhorn Park. The majority of students at the K-8 Catholic school come from low-income fami-lies who have little education. Of its 333 students, 95 percent qualify for free and reduced price lunch. “A lot of our students’ parents haven’t graduated high school so this truly broadens horizons for at-risk kids,” said Fran Rus-ciano Murane, director of advancement and program manager for Risen Christ School. Honsa’s work is part of Risen Christ’s Imagine the Possibilities program, which is aimed at teaching seventh- and eighth-graders about different career paths. The program – which is funded in part by an inner-city education grant from the GHR Foundation – was created last year to teach at-risk students about different careers and industries.

“This provides opportu-nities and hope,” Rusciano Murane said. “You have to have both to succeed.” Imagine the Possibilities was named Program of the Year last year by the Min-nesota Independent School Foundation. Though none of Honsa’s students hope to join the lighting industry, he has inspired many of them to think about their future. Eighth-grader Janessa Bijorgo hopes to become a lawyer, while Patrick Pineda strives to become an arche-ologist. Though several students have a career in mind, Hon-sa reminds them to be pre-pared to change their goals over time. “Most people change ca-reers several times over their lifetime,” he said during one of their field trips. Honsa changed paths himself. As a young man, he strived to be a mortician and earned a degree in mor-tuary science from the Uni-versity of Minnesota. But when the mortuary

he worked for was sold, Honsa decided to leave the field to pursue a career in sales. Honsa served as national sales manager for GTE/Sylvania, a Danvers, Mass., lighting company, for three decades. Then in 1989, he pur-chased a Minneapolis dis-tributorship and founded Honsa Lighting. “I decided I wanted to control my own future,” Honsa said. He moved the company to Eagan in 1991 and has since turned it into a fam-ily affair with his son, Peter Honsa Jr., who helps over-see the business and its 12 employees. While many companies have crumbled under the weight of the recession, Honsa Lighting has contin-ued to thrive. The company generates between $3 million and $5 million in annual revenue and has consistently re-mained profitable. “We’re doing very well with the economy,” he said. “Lighting is something ev-

eryone needs consistently.” Honsa credits his success to the company’s ability to diversify. Honsa Lighting carries a vast array of lighting fix-tures and bulbs which it sells to numerous industries. Honsa took his students to one of his largest clients, Lifetime Fitness, to learn about energy-efficient light-ing, which the health club uses at all its locations na-tionwide. Patrick Pineda, an eighth-grader at Risen Christ, said he was most fascinated by the fact that Honsa provides all the club’s lighting except tan-ning bed lights. The company refuses to carry ultraviolet lights due to the potential health risks they pose. Lessons like these are among the most reward-ing aspects of the program, Honsa said. “If they take away just one little bit of knowledge, it’s a victory,” he said. Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Critical acclaim comes early for drama club mem-bers at Valley Middle School. Those who participated in the club’s production last spring, “Beauty and the Beast,” got their first taste of being on the receiving end of a standing ovation. “Pretty much every night we got a standing ovation – it was awesome,” said seventh-grader Brooke Lewis. Lewis is back for more drama-club glory this year. Cast as kind-hearted farm girl Fern, she’s among more than 100 Valley Middle School students involved as actors, tech crew members and backstage helpers in the club’s latest production,

“Charlotte’s Web.” Nearly two months of after-school rehearsals in the Valley Middle School caf-eteria – which also serves as their performance hall – cul-minate this week in stagings of the classic E.B. White story about a pig named Wil-bur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. For the student actors, the club aims to build skills appli-cable to theater and beyond. “I love acting and the whole experience of being on stage. And it looks great on college applications,” said seventh-grader Claire Doty, who’s cast as the spider in “Charlotte’s Web.” “It helps you speak better – better articulation, better

emotion and better volume,” added seventh-grader Ethan Elumba, who plays the lov-able pig Wilbur in the show. “Plus it’s a great way to boost up your self-confidence. When you’re in a play you feel like you’re part of something special.” School District 196 helps cover some of the cost, but much of the bill for each production is up to the club, with concessions sold during performances helping to pay for props, costumes, sound equipment, spotlights and other essentials. Students vary their re-hearsal time depending on the part they play, up to 72 hours by the end of the per-formance run. And it’s not just the actors putting in the

Students take center stage

Photo by Andrew Miller

From left: Rachel Scott, Reece Asbury, Sarah Dubois, Brynn Berg, Jules Hofer and Marie Peña are among the more than 100 Valley Middle School students staging “Charlotte’s Web” this week.

Valley Middle School students present ‘Charlotte’s Web’

hard work. “Some of our crews worked almost as many hours to help the show behind the scenes,” said assistant direc-tor Jenni Hibberd, a Spanish

teacher at the school. All the hard work comes to fruition this week, with a 7 p.m. performance on Fri-day, Nov. 18. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students

and senior citizens; children under 5 get in free.


by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

About 100 Cedar Park fifth-graders stood with necks craned looking on in wonderment as the new wind turbine in Rosemount was activated last month. The sight of the 426-foot-tall structure will propel the students’ research into wind energy as they build their own turbines this spring. Cathy Kindem, a K-5 sci-ence specialist at the math and science magnet school in Apple Valley, said the op-portunity to interact with University of Minnesota scientists and students dur-ing the event at UMore Park is something you don’t learn in books. “They were impressed first by the size,” Kindem

said. “They were excited and enjoyed talking with the en-gineers and scientists.” The university paid for the fifth-graders to be bussed to the event, which included information stations staffed by U of M researchers af-filiated with the Eolos Wind Research Station. One of the stations in-cluded a kit of a mini wind turbine, the likes of which the students will build this school year. “Their enthusiasm was high,” Kindem said. “They are looking forward to building their own wind tur-bines.” National Rural Electric Association grant funding will help cover the costs of the kits, which are being supplied by Pittsburg, Kan.-

based Pitsco. Great River Energy has provided the curriculum, which will be supplemented by sessions led by employees of Farmington-based Da-kota Electric. The students have studied simple machines, but have a great “curiosity and won-derment how to construct something” as large as the 2.5 megawatt turbine. Students will test how dif-ferent blade shapes and con-figuration generate different levels of velocity and energy using kilowatt monitors. She said having a real wind turbine that is part of a nationwide research proj-ect is invaluable for keeping “genuine interest in the proj-ect.” The students will be able to access research find-

ings as they are published by the university on its website. “It is great that we can be part of the research,” Kin-dem said. “Students enjoy being part of a citizen sci-

ence project.” The students’ study of wind energy is one in a series on renewable and nonrenew-able resources that they have explored. Other areas have

included solar and water en-ergy.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Wind power energizes District 196 studentsWind power energizes District 196 students

Photo by Tad Johnson

Students from Cedar Park STEM Elementary School in Apple Valley and other community members attended the Oct. 25 ceremony that started the University of Minnesota’s work at the Eolos Wind Research Station in Rosemount.

Cedar Park fifth-graders studying wind energy,to build turbines this spring

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