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Jason Bartholomay, Farmington’s newest city council member, took the oath of office Jan. 3. Bartholomay was elect-ed to the council Nov. 2 with 2,151 votes or 19 per-cent of the ballots cast. He replaced Steve Wil-son, a six-year incumbent, who earned 1,976 votes in the election. Upon taking his council seat, Bartholomay thanked many, including voters for participating in the elec-tion, city staff for helping to educate him on city is-sues and the Dakota Coun-ty Chamber of Commerce for holding candidate fo-rums. Bartholomay thanked other candidates who ran in the election, noting that some good ideas were sug-gested that he’d like to con-tinue to explore as a council member. He also recognized Wil-son for his years of service and his efforts to improve

the city. Finally, Bartholomay re-iterated his intent to work on attracting commercial devel-opment into Farmington. Previously, Bartholo-may said he has good working relationships with business representatives who may be encouraged to

move or build in Farming-ton. Additionally, Bartholo-may noted his intent to push for transparency and work hard for fiscal disci-pline. To fellow council mem-bers, Bartholomay said he looks forward to working

with them, but anticipates they won’t always see eye-to-eye. “But we will always have taxpayers in mind,” Bar-tholomay said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].


Several Farmington City Council members may request a special meeting to review city in-volvement in the investi-gation of a Farmington School Board member. On Jan. 3, City Council members were advised to refer a thick investigative report on School Board Member Tim Burke to an-other attorney’s office to review for possible pros-ecution. City Attorney Joel Jamnik recommended the

referral to avoid the ap-pearance of a conflict of interest.

However, some coun-cil members said after the

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JANUARY 7, 2011 VOLUME 31, NO. 45

by Aaron Vehling andLaura Adelmann

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Like a game of hot po-tato, Farmington School Board Member Tim Burke’s alleged miscon-duct case has been tossed around among attorneys from various jurisdictions. District 192 attorney Mi-chael Waldspurger passed the case to Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom after Jim Martin, a private lawyer whom District 192 hired to investigate Burke, found in December there are possible grounds for criminal charges.

T h e s e charges are associated with pos-sible mis-conduct at-tributed to Burke’s al-leged treat-ment of district employees and possible communica-tion of confidential per-sonnel information from closed meetings. But Backstrom’s office announced last week it will not prosecute the case be-cause it does not deal with non-felonies. It forwarded the case to Farmington City Attorney Joel Jamnik. The alleged offenses “are misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors,” said Chief Deputy Dakota County Attorney Phil Pro-kopowicz. “State law says those are handled by the

office of the city attorney.” But Jamnik will not pur-sue the case, either. At the Jan. 3 Farming-ton City Council meeting, Jamnik said he will seek outside council to review the case to avoid public perception of a conflict of interest. Costs for the investiga-tion and prosecution would be borne by the city, a pros-pect that concerned council members who spent much of 2010 battling to cut an already tight 2011 budget. If charges against Burke are pursued, Jamnik added, “I don’t anticipate it to be a simple, cheap prosecution.” Council members asked if they had to move the case forward, but Jamnik said a decision whether to pursue charges can’t be made until all the informa-

Farmington city attorney to seek outside help with Burke misconduct investigation

Legal fees for District 192 were initially more than $14,000, but were reduced to $10,000

Burke

Farmington council questions options

Photo by Laura Adelmann

At a Dec. 13 meeting, Farmington School Board Mem-ber Tim Burke looked at part of the 700-page report on the investigation into allegations he violated the school board’s conduct codes and state data practices laws. The rest of the report is next to him on the desk.

Council members may request special

meeting

by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

After some politely heated discussion at a special meet-ing, the Lakeville School Board decided to put off electing a board chair until the first of-ficial board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11. Current board chairwoman Judy Keliher is seeking a fourth year in that position. Board Member Roz Peterson, who has campaigned for the posi-tion in the past, is pursuing it again this year. The six-member School Board was tied three-to-three over the decision.

Kathy Lewis and Jim Skelly said they supported a “continuity of leadership” during a time of budget cuts and change in the district. Bob Erickson and Michelle Volk expressed support for Peterson to change up the leadership and offer a dif-ferent direction. The district faces almost $16

million in budget adjustments for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school year. Programs and staff-ing could be cut. The closure of a school in one of Lakeville’s low-enrollment neighborhoods is likely imminent.

Heated but cordial A common refrain for those who supported Keliher main-taining her role was that with major changes coming up in the district, a board position status quo would provide an aura of stability, perhaps akin to the old adage regarding not changing horses midstream.

194 Board stalemate is temporaryKeliher, Peterson vie for board chair position

Keliher Petersonby Aaron Vehling

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It’s official: As of Monday, Jan. 3, Lakeville has a new mayor and two new City Council members. Former Dakota County Sher-iff Don Gudmundson swore in Council Member Mark Bellows as mayor and Matt Little and Colleen Ratzlaff LaBeau as new council members.

Business-friendly After Gudmundson swore him in, Bellows spoke of his mission as mayor and what he feels the city faces. “There is a clear message sent to every level of government – na-tional, state and local: People want transparent and responsible lead-ers,” he said. Adding to that, Bellows said he wants to create an environment in which Lakeville is a more “busi-ness- and development-friendly city.”

Lakeville has new mayor, two new council members

Former Sheriff Don Gudmundson swears in Bellows, Ratzlaff

LaBeau, Little

Rep. Garofalo eager asLegislature kicks off


Driving to the Capitol on Tuesday morning, state Rep. Patrick Garofalo was eager to renew his oath of office and begin serving on committee assignments that take advantage of his “numbers guy” personal-ity. The third-term Farm-ington Republican ex-pressed excitement to be part of the national shift right that gave Democrats a shellacking in Novem-ber. “This is the most pro-reform Legislature I’ve seen since I was elected. I’m looking forward to that,” Garofalo said. And, this session, some prime committee assign-ments appear to hold opportunities for him to become an advocate for change. For example, he said his appointment as chair of the House Education Finance Committee is “a

good op-portunity to reform public edu-cation, to do things differently and to fo-cus on ac-countabil-ity.” Garofalo said there should be a focus on re-sults rather than how much money is spent for education. He added he has no plans to cut education funding, but said that de-cision will be based on the February state budget forecast, which he predict-ed would have a brighter outlook because the econ-omy is picking up. “More jobs equals more revenue income for the state and less (use of) state services,” Garofalo said. While optimistic about an economic upswing, he said cuts may eventually be needed. “I think raising taxes on job providers is a bad idea,” he said. “We’re bet-ter off by cutting spending

Pat Garofalo

Farmington legislator scores key committee assignments

See Stalemate, 4A

See Council, 10ASee Burke, 5A

See Mayors, 10A

See Garofalo, 3A

Bartholomay takes oath of office

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Farmington City Administrator Peter Herlofsky administered the oath of office to new City Council Member Jason Bartholomay before the Jan. 3 council meeting. Looking on are City Council Member Julie May and Mayor Todd Larson.

Reiterates goal of bringing

development to Farmington

‘Coffee Concerts’ return to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. See Thisweekend

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PUBLIC NOTICENEW MARKET TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER

ISSUANCE OF A CABLE FRANCHISE

and

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER ISSUANCE OF

A CABLE FRANCHISE

Notice is hereby given that it is the intentof the Board of Supervisors of New MarketTownship, Minnesota, to consider issuanceof a franchise authorizing operation of asystem to provide cable service in theTownship. This notice is given in accor-dance with Minnesota law, Chapter 238.Notice is also given of a Public Hearingregarding the issuance of a cable franchisebefore the Township Board of Supervisorsat the Township Hall beginning at 7 P.M. on

January 31, 2011.

Any person seeking to provide cable ser-vice must submit an application. Copies ofthe official Application Instructions areavailable upon request at the TownshipHall, 8950 230th St., Lakeville, MN 55044.

1. Applications in response to this Noticemust be submitted to the Township by 5:00

P.M., January 27, 2011.

2. Applications must be in writing, nota-rized, and consistent with the applicationinstructions. Applicants must submit anoriginal and five copies of the application.

3. Each application shall be submittedalong with an application fee of $4,000.00in the form of a certified check made pay-able to New Market Township, Minnesota.

4. Applicants are requested to present ata public hearing before the Township Boardof Supervisors beginning at 7:00 P.M.,

January 31, 2011.

5. The minimum system design and ser-vices to be offered must meet or exceedthose required of the incumbent cableoperator pursuant to the Township’s exist-ing cable franchise. The desired designincludes a system: serving the Townshipbased on a reasonable service area/lineextension policy; capable of delivering inexcess of 100 video programmed channelswith the potential for increasing channels;providing a reasonable number of public,educational and governmental accesschannels and reasonable access support,and; providing connections and free ser-vices to the Township Hall. Desired opera-tions and services include: reasonablerates; a mix, level and quality of programsand services comparable to other systems,and; customer service and system mainte-nance plans to ensure the provision of highquality services to the subscriber.

6. Factors that will be considered inevaluating applications and making deter-minations are as follows:

a. Compl iance with the statutoryrequirements, this notice, and the Appli-cation Instructions available upon requestfrom the Clerk of the Township;

b. The proposed system design;c. The programs and services offered

initially and plans and processes foradding programs and services;

d. The initial service area and the lineextension policy;

e. The time for construction and/or ini-tial service provision;

f. Customer service policies and sys-tem testing;

g. The legal, technical, and financialqualifications of the applicant;

h. The proposal for community ser-vices, including public, educational, andgovernmental access and/or institutionalnetwork services; and

i. Other factors deemed relevant by theTownship.7. In no event will submission of a con-

forming application entitle any applicant toreceive a franchise and the Townshipexpressly reserves the right to reject bothconforming and non-conforming applica-tions.

8. Any applicant(s) selected by the Town-ship Board will be required to accept theFranchise granted within thirty (30) daysafter adoption. Applicants will be requiredto re imbu rse the Townsh ip fo r anyexpenses not covered by the applicationfee.

9. Any questions concerning applica-tions should be directed to: Town Clerk,Leroy Clausen, New Market Township,8950 230th St. E., Lakeville, MN 55044,facsimile 952-461-1930.

Dated: January 7, 2011.s/ Leroy Clausen

Leroy Clausen, Town ClerkPublished in: Lakeville Times, and NewPrague Times on January 7, 2011 andJanuary 14, 2011.2467802 1/7-1/14/11

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PUBLIC NOTICEScoping EAW and Draft Scoping

Decision Document Available and

Notification of Public Scoping Meeting

Project Title: Airlake Airport Runway

Extension

Description: The Metropolitan AirportsCommission (MAC) announces the releaseof the Scoping EAW and Draft ScopingDecision Document in advance of the futurepreparation of an Environmental ImpactStatement (EIS) for a runway extensionproject at the Airlake Airport.

The MAC's long term plans at the AirlakeAirport include extension and widening ofthe existing 4,098-foot runway to a totallength of 5,000 feet which will requirepreparation of an EIS. The future runwayextension would require realignment ofCedar Avenue along the eastern boundaryof the Airport. Although the runway exten-sion and roadway realignment are notimminent, development of property sur-rounding the Airport is subject to the loca-tion of the future Cedar Avenue alignmentand MAC has determined that consider-ation of alternative alignments for CedarAvenue should also include considerationof the relevant issues related to the pro-posed project as a whole. The EIS Scopingprocess has been initiated to identify andevaluate alternatives for both the runwayextension and the Cedar Avenue realign-ment. However, it is expected that the EISwill not be conducted for at least severalyears until such time that the project is jus-tified by growth in airport activity.

Electronic versions of the documents area v a i l a b l e o n t h e M A C ' s w e b s i t e a thttp://www.metroairports.org/relievers/airlake/default.aspx or can be downloaded directlyby selecting the following links:

Airlake Scoping EnvironmentalAssessment WorksheetAirlake Draft Scoping DocumentThe scoping documents identify the

issues and alternatives that the MAC hasdetermined are appropriate for inclusion inthe EIS, as well as specific issues andalternatives that will not be included in theEIS.

A Public Scoping Meeting to receivewritten comments on the EIS Scope will beheld on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Themeeting will be held at 7:00 pm at theLakevi l le City Hal l at 20195 HolyokeAvenue, Lakevil le, MN 55044. Writtencomments can be submitted to the addressbelow by Wednesday, February 9, 2011.RGU: Metropolitan Airports CommissionContact Person:

Roy FuhrmannDirector of EnvironmentMetropolitan Airports CommissionMinneapolis-Saint Paul InternationalAirport6040 - 28th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55450-2799Phone: 612-726-8100Email: [email protected] 1/7/10

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Vehicle license service may open in Farmington City HallHerlofsky: City near agreement with vendorsby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington residents may soon be able to pur-chase vehicle licenses at City Hall. City Administrator Pe-ter Herlofsky said the city is negotiating with two ven-dors to provide the licens-ing service, and is getting close to reaching an agree-ment. Herlofsky said the ven-dors would bear the entire risk of operating the busi-ness and the city would share in some of the profit as long as the enterprise is making money. In exchange, the city would not charge the ven-

dors to use the space. Last year, the council cited concerns that the city may lose money on such a venture, and was concerned about taking on that busi-ness risk, considering the city’s tight budget. Herlofsky said nego-tiations are going well and anticipated a two-year con-tract could be reached by the end of January. “We’re still in the dis-cussion stages,” Herlofsky said. Among the nearby cities that offer deputy registrar services are Rosemount, Burnsville and Lakeville. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

… but we’ll have to wait to see the February forecast.” Garofalo will have a lot of influence over finance is-sues as he serves on both the Taxes Committee and Ways and Means Committee, which reviews every spend-ing bill. Additionally, Garofalo was named to the Redistrict-ing Committee, charged with redrawing House boundar-ies so each has approximate-ly 40,000 residents. The process has been likened to a blood sport, as both sides battle to retain district representation in the midst of boundary changes. Locally, Dakota County’s House and Senate district population numbers are above the population target, so the county, which tends to vote conservative, is more likely to gain representation.

And, left-leaning Hen-nepin and Ramsey counties’ population numbers indicate they could lose representa-tion. While the situation ap-pears good for Republicans, Garofalo said his primary concern was to define a plan that is fair. “I’m looking forward to working on a fair redistrict-ing plan that represents the demographic changes that have taken place in Minne-sota and gives minorities the best opportunity for repre-sentation,” Garofalo said. Despite his optimism, many observers believe po-litical implications will drive the final decision to the courts, which have deter-mined boundaries in the last four out of five redistricting processes.


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Peterson and her support-ers had a different perspective. Peterson said that when she threw her name in the hat last year for the board chair posi-tion she was told the same re-frain: This year has too many challenges. Maybe next year? “But every year has chal-lenges,” Peterson said. “I do believe this is a season of change. Judy, you’ve been a great leader – you really have – but it’s been four years and it is time for a change.” Peterson addressed a pe-rennial problem on the board: that pesky three-to-three split. “The only way to come to consensus is to understand where everybody’s coming from,” Peterson said. “You need to get at least four on board. We can’t be stuck at three-to-three.” Keliher said her experience as board chairwoman quali-fies her to keep the position. “You don’t have coaches or top executives leaving when things are going well,” Keliher said. “I think the board is do-ing well.” Both women touted their credentials as business owners and community leaders. Peterson, a successful com-mercial real estate developer, has owned several businesses, served as head of chambers of commerce and has four years as a School Board member under her belt, among other things. Keliher has also run her own business, has served on

the board since 1997 and is a successful sales manager in a corporate setting, among other things. Keliher has suggested Peterson serve as vice chair-woman under her in a sort of mentor-apprentice arrange-ment. Keliher’s justification was that sometimes when people discover the actual duties of a board chair they decide against pursuit of that position. This heated things up a bit, even among this often cordial group. “But I’ve already been vice chair,” Peterson said. Current Vice Chairwoman Michelle Volk did not like the scenario either. “I think anyone on this board is qualified to be chair,” she said. “Not one of us needs to be mentored.” Erickson called the idea a “fatal mistake.” “It isn’t ‘business as usual’ anymore,” Erickson said. “We have to take a different ap-proach.” Erickson complimented Keliher on her ability to be a successful board leader with-out devolving to a position of too much control. That said, he emphasized that things need to change. Keliher said she did not mean any offense by suggest-ing a mentor-apprentice ar-rangement. “The idea behind it is to sit next to the chair and do some of the work the chair does to have that experience,” she said. “Nothing is a better

teacher than experience.”

Setting the agenda There was some debate over the duties and influence of the board chair position – debate that mostly adhered to the three-to-three split. Those on Peterson’s side said the board chair would have the ability to set an agen-da and a certain tone for the board going forward – wheth-er through the role as agenda gatekeeper or media contact, or something else. Those on Keliher’s side in-sisted that very few, if any, re-quests for inclusion of an item on the agenda were rebuked. Volk said the leader can make a difference, if not as change for the sake of change then regarding the process of making decisions. “Roz (Peterson) is the type of person who is more of a mediator,” Volk said. Ultimately, the School Board decided to have Board Member Jim Skelly conduct the first official meeting of the year (Jan. 11) when the board members make their decision. By state law they have to de-cide on a chairwoman at the next School Board meeting.

Budget meeting After press time, the School Board held a meet-ing Wednesday to discuss the first draft of budget adjust-ment recommendations. Visit Thisweeklive.com for a story about the meeting.

E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

Stalemate/from 1A

by Larry WernerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

No one has ever accused me of being Mr. Excitement. Years ago, I worked as a re-porter at a newspaper in De-troit and was known for or-ganizing lunch outings to the federal building cafeteria. In that cafeteria, you could escape the crime and corruption of downtown Detroit and enjoy a meal of Salisbury steak and over-cooked vegetables with civil-service workers dressed in short-sleeve white shirts. Boredom, I maintain, is underrated. So my preference in radio stations is Minnesota Public Radio, which was broadcast-ing live from the opening day of the Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday. Gary Eichten, host of the Midday show, was interviewing my friend, Dave Thompson, the new Republican state senator from Lakeville. Eichten asked whether there is any opportunity for compromise between the no-tax Republicans, such as Dave, and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton, who ran on a platform of making higher taxes for the wealthy part of a solution to the $6 billion state deficit. No, Thompson said. He said he and the other Repub-licans who have taken over both houses of the Legis-lature were elected because they oppose new taxes. Here we go again – more rhetoric from the extremes and too little discussion about common ground among dull, but effective public servants who used to get things done before talk radio, talk cable, blogs and partisan polarization cor-rupted our civic discourse. In fairness to Dave Thompson, he worked for years in talk radio, where he expressed conservative views until his show was discontin-ued by KSTP. His views were well known to the voters who sent him to St. Paul after Sen.

Pat Pariseau of Farmington retired. In other words, it’s u n r e a l i s -tic to expect T h o m p s o n ,

a freshman legislator, to emerge as a moderate after a radio career in which he argued that liberals hold the key to societal ruin. But I do hold out hope that some of our more experienced lo-cal legislators, such as Rep. Mary Liz Holberg of Lakev-ille and Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farmington, will find a way to the middle, where things get done. Holberg, Garofalo and Sen. Chris Gerlach of Apple Valley are three Republicans who have been elected to key leadership roles in the House and Senate. It’s my sense those three possess the good-government sensi-bilities we’ve come to expect from our public servants in Dakota County. For years, we’ve enjoyed a tradition of city councils and school boards that have kept the noise down and the pub-lic good in the forefront. As a Lakeville resident, I used to feed my appetite for dullness by watching telecasts of the city council meetings. The discussion at those meetings was minimal, and most votes were unanimous. And the city worked pret-ty well. However, even that body is showing signs of the polarization that has become the norm these days. The new mayor, Mark Bellows, was the lone vote against a city budget at the last meeting be-fore the old council was suc-ceeded by a new council. He has been joined on the new council by Colleen Ratzlaff LeBeau who, like Bellows, has argued that Lakeville city government is anti-business and is spending too much. So Lakeville council meet-ings should produce more ex-citing television in the com-ing months.

But nothing like what’s been going on recently next door in Farmington, where the school board has spent $10,000 to investigate one of its members, and the city council has badgered the city administrator into firing someone to save money. In Burnsville, longtime council member Charlie Crichton has been causing excitement for years over the issue of spending for such projects as Heart of the City and the Performing Arts Center. But a majority has prevailed, keeping things relatively placid. Then there’s Eagan, where a mayor known to be reason-ably liberal works effectively to keep things boring, even though his city is known for big corporations you might expect to stir things up with pro-business demands that have swept into the public arena. We need a little more of Eagan’s civility and less of the us-versus-them that marked state government when Eagan resident Tim Pawlenty waged war with the Democratic legislature while he was governor. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I’m pleased most mainstream newspa-pers have resisted the temp-tation to get involved in the mud fights that characterize politics, talk radio, cable tele-vision and partisan blogs. We do our best to report fairly on our communities, our schools, our businesses and the people who make Dakota County work. It might sound like a dull way to make a living, but, like Salisbury steak, overcooked vegetables and public radio, it’s the way I like it. Best wishes for a quiet, uneventful 2011.

Larry Werner is edi-tor and general manager of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at [email protected].

My wish for the new year: boring civility

by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For generations, some Farmington and Lakeville farmers have been members of a co-op. Now that idea is being applied, with encourag-ing impact, to public school teachers. That’s a central message of a recent report, “Can Teachers Run their Own Schools? Tales from the Islands of Teacher Coopera-tives.” Written by Charles Ker-chner, a Claremont (Califor-nia) College professor, it’s the story of another Minnesota educational innovation: pub-lic schools run like agricul-tural cooperatives. But if you think about options doctors, lawyers, journalists and other professionals have, this is not just for rural communities. Kerchner notes: “The use of cooperatives is much more widespread than commonly realized, involving as many as 100 million Americans.” But don’t schools need school boards and adminis-trators? Isn’t it vital to have school boards at the top, set-ting policy, hiring administra-tors who make recommenda-tions to school boards and are responsible for hiring and firing the teachers? No. How often have teachers said to themselves “If I were in charge, here’s how I would do it.” Some teacher-run schools are charters, some are part of a traditional dis-trict. The new Minnesota

“site governed law,” provides the option for teachers want-ing to remain part of a dis-trict. The St. Paul and Min-

neapolis Federation of Teach-ers backed this law. Kerchner shows that teacher-run schools are ap-pearing all over the nation. He begins with Avalon, a teacher-run charter public school in St. Paul. He recalls that in legends of King Arthur, Ava-lon was “The Fortunate Isle.” Avalon is run as a coopera-tive, with the majority of the seven-member board being teachers. One board member is a former business agent for the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers. The teacher-run school idea was born in Henderson, Minn., in 1994, with the cre-ation of the Minnesota New Country School (MNCS). (Full disclosure – our or-ganization helped start this school, providing both finan-cial and other assistance.) Doug and Dee Thomas and a number of other public school veterans/visionar-ies created MNCS, with as-sistance from Ted Kolderie, a creative Minnesota policy thinker. Ladies Home Journal recently named MNCS one of the 10 “most amazing pub-lic schools” in the country. MNCS and a larger co-operative called Edvisions

remain in Henderson, pro-viding assistance and inspira-tion to educators and families throughout the United States (as well as visitors from a number of other countries). There are 12 “Edvisions” schools in Minnesota and 35 others around the country (www.edvisions.com). Kerchner is clear that “the range of test score re-sults among the teacher-run schools is very large, and so is the student population served. … The schools ap-pear to have better than av-erage college test results and college-going rates.” Most Edvisions schools also use the “Hope Study” which re-ports that “students with high Hope Scale scores believe that they have the ability to find workable routes to their goals and that they can meet them.” Helping youngsters learn to set and reach goals is a central value at these schools. I think it’s a very important part of education. Kerchner acknowledges that the approach won’t solve all of education’s problems. But he makes a strong case that they are “worthy of con-sideration.” I agree.

Joe Nathan, a former public school teacher and adminis-trator, directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He welcomes reac-tions, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

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Eva Schela KuntzAge 100, of New Ulm, formerly ofthe Le Sueur area died on Monday,January 3, at the Oak Hills LivingCenter in New Ulm. Mass of Chris-tian Burial will be on Saturday,January 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St.Anne's Catholic Church in Le Sueurwith Fr. George Grafsky officiating.Visitation will be two hours prior tothe Mass at church from 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Cal-vary Cemetery in Le Sueur, MN.Eva Schela was born October 27th,1910 in Devils Lake, North Dakota.

She was delivered at home with the help of her mother's mother (Jose-phine). She was born to John and Theresa (Burckhard) Schela, the 2ndchild of eight children. She was named after her mother's sister, AuntEva. She grew up on the west side of Devil's Lake which was a Ger-man community that they called the "settlement". Many of themigrants were from Germany and Russia. John arrived in Americafrom Russia at the age of 20 and her mother Teresa came from Ger-many with her family at about the age of 8. Eva's first home was onWest 10th street. At the age of 8 or 9 the family moved across the alleyto 211 West 10th Street. Eva's father bought a grocery store where shespent a lot of time working and helping out. Later, a new store wasbuilt with living quarters upstairs which included a bedroom and akitchen. Eva would work many times in the evenings; she would havefriends over and they would sit on the front "stoop" of the store. Whencustomers came in she would wait on them. When she was 18 years oldshe stared working for the new Montgomery Ward as a clerk. Shethought she got the job because she could speak English and Germanand could help all the Germans from the settlement that could notspeak fluent English. She worked at Montgomery Ward for 4 years.Eva made twenty eight cents an hour, which equaled out to $11.00dollars per week. Of this amount she was able to keep one dollar andthe rest was given to her parents, very typical in those days.

Eva was united in marriage to Alex Kuntz on Monday, May 12, 1930in Devil's Lake. They were married at St Joseph's Catholic Church.They honeymooned in Minot, North Dakota, 100 miles away. Theonly other time she had been out of Devil's Lake was to Grand Forkswhere she bought her wedding dress.

Alex worked as a baker, and the two of them lived in Devil's Lake,ND. They moved a few times, finally ending up in Sebeka, MN, wherethey owned and operated their own bakery for the next 32 years. In1974 Alex and Eva retired, sold the bakery, and moved to LeSueur,MN. There they bought a home on Central Street where they lived foryears until the passing of her dear husband. Eva then moved to SunrisePlaza where she stayed until January of 2004 when she moved to OakHills Assisted Living Center in New Ulm, MN.

Throughout life Eva enjoyed many things including being a memberof the Catholic Foresters, Christian Mother's Society, and being thePresident of the Women's group for the Lady of Assumption CatholicChurch in Menahga. Along with this, she also enjoyed being a part ofthe church choir. In LeSueur Eva gave much of her time helping otherswhere she participated in quilting, clipping coupons, etc. She alsobrought smiles to faces when she played in The Over 60 Kettle Band.In her spare time she loved to play bingo and spend time with herfamily.

Eva took much pride in her family and was always kind andconsiderate to everyone she met. She enjoyed visiting with relativesand friends, and meeting new people. Eva was a wonderful person witha heart for helping.

Eva is survived by her children, Dalores Kern of Ramsey, MN,Marlene (Myron) Bertrang of Le Sueur, MN, Donald (Mary) Kuntzof Glenwood, MN, Robert (Mary) Kuntz of Burnsville, MN, Kathy(Eugene) Wellmann of Hanska, MN, 23 grandchildren, 54 greatgrandchildren, 20 great, great grandchildren. She is also survived bysisters and brother in-law, Lorraine (Ray) Metzger of Byron, andElizabeth Sweeney of Devil's Lake, North Dakota, sister in-lawKatherine Walker of Maddock, ND, sister in-law Steffenna (Bill) Ryanof Harvey, ND, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Eva was preceded in death by her husband Alex and daughter MaryKuntz. Her Parents John and Teresa Schela, Sister and husband Kayand Jack Hanson, Brothers and wives John and Evelyn Schela, Frankand Billie Schela, brother George Schela, Mike Schela and Son in-lawKen Kern.

Eidem, Charles J.age 31 of Burnsville passed away

on 12/28/10. Survived by parentsJohn & Helen Eidem; Sister Jenny(Jeremy) Rodewald; Niece Alyssa& Nephew Samuel; Also by otherloving relat ives and fr iends.Funeral Service 11AM Thursday,1/6/10, at Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church, 12650 JohnnyCake Ridge Rd. Apple Valley,MN. Visitation 5-8pm Wednes-day, White Funeral Home, 12804Nicollet Ave. S. and also one hourprior to service at church, Inter-ment, Kongsvinger LutheranCemetery, Donnelly, MN.

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Doren E. NoorlunAge 90 of Farmington, passed

away December 27, 2010. Dorenserved in the US Army duringWWII. Preceded in death by wife,Bernice; brother, Raymond, Rus-sell and Gaylord Noorlun; sisters,Ileen Hollembaek and LillianGreenspun. Doren is survived byhis brother, Erwin (Audrey)Noorlun; sister, Doris (Lew)Hawley; daughters, LorraineHaukos, Barbara LaForett andDoreen Benson ; son , Cra ig(Cathy) Noorlun; many grand-children and great-grandchildren.Doren was loved by all who knewhim, especially his little Patsy.

A memorial service was held2PM Saturday, January 1, 2011at the White Funera l HomeChapel, 901 3rd Street. A gath-ering of family and friends tookplace one hour prior to service.Interment Little Falls State Vet-erans Cemetery at a later date.

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SportsStandings

Boys basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LEastview 1 0 6 1 Burnsville 1 0 5 2 Lakeville South 1 0 4 2 Apple Valley 1 0 4 3 B Jefferson 1 0 3 4 Eagan 0 1 6 2 B Kennedy 0 1 4 4 Rosemount 0 1 3 4 Prior Lake 0 1 3 5 Lakeville North 0 1 1 7

Friday, Jan 7• Lakeville South at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 11• Lakeville North at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan 14• Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m.

Girls basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville North 3 0 9 2 Eastview 3 0 9 2 B Jefferson 2 1 9 2 B Kennedy 2 1 5 5 Burnsville 2 1 5 5 Rosemount 1 2 6 5 Eagan 1 2 3 7 Prior Lake 1 2 3 7 Apple Valley 0 3 2 7 Lakeville South 0 3 1 10

Friday, Jan 7• Lakeville North at Bloomington Ken-nedy, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 11• Eastview at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan 13• Lakeville North at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan 14• Prior Lake at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TApple Valley 4 0 0 8 2 0 Burnsville 3 0 1 5 3 1 Lakeville North 2 1 0 5 4 1 B Jefferson 2 1 0 3 5 1 Eagan 2 1 1 6 2 1 Eastview 2 2 0 4 5 0 Lakeville South 1 2 0 3 4 0 Rosemount 1 2 0 4 6 0 Prior Lake 0 4 0 2 6 1 B Kennedy 0 4 0 2 8 0

Saturday, Jan 8• Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 3 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 11• Lakeville South at Rosemount, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan 13• Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville North 6 1 0 11 2 0 Lakeville South 8 1 1 11 2 1 Eastview 7 2 0 11 3 1 Rosemount 6 2 1 10 4 1 Eagan 5 4 0 8 7 0 B Jefferson 3 5 0 7 9 0 Burnsville 3 5 0 6 9 0 Prior Lake 3 6 0 4 10 0 Apple Valley 1 7 0 4 11 0 B Kennedy 0 9 0 1 13 0 Friday, Jan 7• Lakeville South at Breck, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Jan 82:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 3 p.m. • Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 5:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan 11• Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. p.m.

FarmingtonBoys Basketball

Team Conference Overall W L W L New Prague 0 0 7 1 Chaska 0 0 7 2 Red Wing 0 0 5 4 Farmington 0 0 4 4 Chanhassen 0 0 3 6 Shakopee 0 0 2 4 Holy Angels 0 0 3 7 Northfield 0 0 0 9

Saturday, Jan 8• Farmington at Spring Lake Park, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 11• Prescott at Farmington, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 14• Shakopee at Farmington, 7:30 p.m.

Girls BasketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LNew Prague 1 0 7 3 Holy Angels 1 0 5 6 Farmington 0 0 9 0 Red Wing 0 0 9 1 Shakopee 0 0 8 1 Chanhassen 0 0 6 3 Northfield 0 2 5 4 Chaska 0 0 5 5

Tuesday, Jan 11 • Farmington at Chanhassen, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 14 • Farmington at Shakopee, 7:30 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L T Holy Angels 2 0 0 5 2 0 Northfield 2 0 0 5 5 0 New Prague 2 0 0 5 6 0 Shakopee 2 2 0 3 7 0 Farmington 1 2 0 6 6 0 Red Wing 1 2 0 1 9 0 Chanhassen 0 2 0 1 5 1 Chaska 0 2 0 0 8 1

Friday, Jan 7• Northfield at Farmington, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 11• Farmington at Chaska, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan 14• New Prague at Farmington, 7:15 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TFarmington 5 0 0 10 5 0 Chaska/Chan 5 1 0 11 5 0 Northfield 2 1 1 7 6 2 Shakopee 2 2 0 8 7 1 New Prague 1 3 1 7 8 1 Red Wing 0 4 1 6 8 1 Holy Angels 0 4 1 1 11 1

Tuesday, Jan 11• Chanhassen/Chaska at Farmington, 7:15 p.m.Thursday, Jan 13• Farmington at New Prague, 7 p.m.

Lakeville gymnastics stays strong

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Last season was a thrill for the Lakeville North gym-nastics team. For more than a decade the Panthers were making regular appearances at state, stretching from 1990-2003. For the first time since the school added North to its name, the Panthers were back. Coach Milan Mader isn’t predicting as high of scores as the team had in 2010, but they could come close. The Panthers still have their top gymnast in Ashley Myers. In 2010 she placed 16th all around and fourth in the floor exercise. “She is looking really good,” Mader said. “She has some big goals this year. She upped her degree of difficul-ty.” Kelly Blake is another gymnast hoping to land some high scores again this season. She was ninth in the vault at state as a junior. Maddie Shinn also helped North score well at state. The Panthers have sev-eral young gymnasts coming who will see time on varsity to match up with Blake and Myers. “It’s always fun for me to see the new talent,” Mader said. “They’re young, but they have so many years in front of them. There’s a lot of talent there.” The Panthers placed third at the Brainerd Holiday Clas-sic with a 136.025 on Dec. 18. The girls also landed a 137.5 against Eastview on Dec. 14 and a 136.575 against Apple Valley on Dec. 22. “Our floor and vault is usually our strength,” Mader said. “Bars are looking pretty good. We just have to keep working.” The Panthers hope to land a few more routines when they host their own Lakeville North Invitation-

al on Jan. 15. “It’s become a big produc-tion,” Mader said. “We even need to borrow some equip-ment from other schools.”

South There’s a lot new about the Cougars this year. Ashley Grover has taken over the program for South. She’s been involved in gym-nastics for more than two de-cades, including two years of coaching at Eastview under Jodi Rambolt. Grover leads a young team that she says is full of potential. Captains Kylie Prouty, Chelsi Berry, and Kaila Seuer lead a group of under-classmen that includes Ali-cia Morrison, Caylee Alves, Rachel Rosenthal, Kristina Hufnagle and Alex Bakken. “Our team strengths lie with the floor exercise and the beam,” Grover said. With a whole new staff, no seniors and many young-er athletes, South is hoping to lay a strong foundation with hard work, effort, and fun that will last through the years. “As a staff we believe that this year is going to open many doors to the future for this team,” Grover said. “We plan to build off of each competition and get better with each meet. “We have many individu-als who are at the state quali-fying level and if and when the team puts it all together they are going to be unstop-pable.” One of the team’s key gymnasts, Kaila Seuer, is out for the year with an injury, but “her love and dedication to the team will keep her at each practice and meet,” Grover said. “We will need her knowledge and love for the sport in the gym to en-courage others.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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Lakeville North’s Ashley Myers performs her beam routine against Eastview on Dec. 14.

Cougars win home tournament The Lakeville South boys basketball team won its own tournament during the holi-day break. The Cougars de-feated Shakopee 69-49 in the finals on Dec. 29. The team also beat Lakeville North 72-56 on Dec. 28 to get there. The wins improve South’s record to 3-2. Both losses were by less than five points to the top ranked team in Class 4A (Hopkins) and 3A (St. Paul Johnson).

Tiger gymnastics tops Irish for the first time When the chalk dust set-tled on Dec. 30, the Farm-ington gymnastics team de-feated Rosemount 136.75 to

136.6. It was the first time Farmington has ever defeat-ed Rosemount, according to Tiger coach Lynn Bauman. “It wasn’t our best meet by far, but it was a win,” Bau-man said. Kiana Lord and Kylie Wharton tied for second all around with a 33.95. Nadia Lorencz had the top score on the vault with a 9.3. Farmington was ranked No. 8 in the state in Class AA in the latest coaches associa-tion ranking. The gymnastics team broke the 140 mark during the Annandale Tournament on Dec. 18. The Tigers fin-ished in second out of eight teams. Lord tied Farming-ton’s beam record with a score of 9.4. “We just need to stay posi-tive, confident, and motivat-ed,” Bauman said. “We will

go places with this team.”

Panthers in step with northern Minnesota The Lakeville North boys hockey team went 1-1-1 at the Perpich North-South Challenge over the holi-day break against some of the top A and AA teams in northern Minnesota. The Panthers lost to Class A No. 6 Virginia/Mt. Iron Buhl 4-3 on Dec. 28, tied with Class AA No. 8 Grand Rapids 2-2 on Dec. 29 and defeated Class A No. 7 Hib-bing/Chisholm 6-2 on Dec. 30. The Panthers will get an-other look at one of the top teams in Minnesota with a trip to Burnsville at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Holy Angels give Tigers trouble

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Farmington’s Jack Buss, No. 5, along with goaltender Victor Simones, No. 35, try to de-fend against a Holy Angels goal on Tuesday night. The Tigers lost 8-2. After starting the season 6-3, which included four-game win streak, the loss to Holy Angels made it three in a row. The team is just three wins shy of matching last year’s record. Tyler Grubb has led the team in scoring with 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists). The Tigers will try to bounce back on Friday when Northfield (5-5) comes to town for a 7:15 p.m. puck drop.

Cougars struggle vs. North

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville North’s Simone Kolander, No. 30, drives to the basketball against Lakeville South’s Diamond Miller, No. 43, on Tuesday night. Lakeville North won 82-23 marking its fifth win in a row. For the second straight season, the Lakeville North girls basketball team won the Rochester Rotary Tournament over Christmas break. The girls claimed a 61-44 win in the tournament finals on Dec. 30 against White Bear Lake, which is the team North defeated in the state finals in 2010. Since winning its opening game against Minneapolis Henry, the Cougars have lost 10 in a row. South will get a chance to break the streak on Friday night with a home game against Apple Valley.

Rivalries can dissolve pretty quickly after high schoolAlumni from Lakeville South, North and Farmington team up for an exciting Division III football season

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rivalries in sports are what make games so in-teresting, but watch your-self. You might be playing against your future team-mate. Several area alumni had all kinds of success playing college football in the metro area in 2010. Logan Flannery, who was the leading rusher for Lakeville South in 2006 when the Cougars finished second in the state, never stopped running. He ran so well for Bethel College in Arden Hills that he was named a member of D3Football.com’s 2010 All-American Team and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP.

He rushed for 1,907 yards last fall on a team that made it to the Division III semifinals, one game shy of playing in the Stagg Bowl. Flannery broke the 1,000-yard barrier all four years at Bethel and he set a school record on Dec. 4 in the quarterfinal victory against the University of St. Thomas. He was one of the toughest runners to come through this area in a long time for many reasons. Flannery was one of several area athletes who helped out Bethel.

His backup was an old rival from just down the road. Derek Waldbillig used to play football with a Farmington helmet on. He led the 2008 team to a Missota Conference title as the team’s leading rusher. During his senior season, Flannery’s team, Lakeville South, ended Farmington’s season with a 34-23 loss in the playoffs. Now Waldbillig is room-mates with guys from Lakeville North and South. The connections don’t stop there. The team’s leading tack-ler, Billy Morgan, used to tackle guys from Lakeville South during high school while playing for Rose-mount. Lakeville South’s Grant

Mitchell, David O’Reilly and JD Mehlhorn along with Lakeville North’s Nathan Sayler and Farm-ington’s Bubba Friedland were all on the roster during Bethel’s run. And sometimes your fa-vorite teammate is staring you down from the other side of the field. The guy handing the ball off to Flannery back in 2006 was named to the All-MIAC second team in 2010 while playing for one of Bethel’s rivals. It was the second year in a row for Marcus Brumm, who at-tends Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Brumm suffered a sea-son-ending injury during the seventh game of the sea-son, but his passing yards,

touchdowns and comple-tions were second-best in the conference. He had to get along with several old rivals as well in Lakeville North’s Kaleb Williams, A n d r e w Swanson and Tyler Swan-son who were all on Augs-burg’s roster. Brumm also played for the Augsburg men’s bas-ketball team last year with South alumnus Brett So-rensen and North alumnus Ben Flavin. The next time you think you can’t stand your bitter rival, don’t take it too far. They might be on your side before you know it.

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Budgets For the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, District 194 administrators were tasked with finding $4 million in ad-justments. The School Board held a series of public meetings to hear residents’ ideas and opinions on the budget situa-tion. In late January, the board voted 5-1 (with Bob Erickson the sole nay vote) to direct $1.5 million in reserve funds and $1.7 million in federal stimulus money toward clos-ing the budget hole. The remaining $800,000 came from cuts to staff de-velopment, elimination of 5.6 full-time equivalent para-professional positions, staff reductions for high school

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Levies lost There were three questions on the November ballot: to re-affirm the existing operat-ing levy, to fund some tech-nology purchases, and to in-crease taxes to help fill budget deficits and fund operations. The public voted in favor of maintaining the existing operating levy but rejected about $13.4 million in new taxes required to fund the other levy questions. Voters approved that existing $5.8 million levy originally in 2003. This reaffirmation gives it another two years of life. The district ended the year facing the prospect of $15.8 million in adjustments to its approximately $100 million budget for the 2011-12 school year. At the time, Superinten-dent Gary Amoroso said the results of the levy and the prospect of a seventh year of budget adjustments “means the system that we have in

place today will not be in place next year.” Over the past four years, Lakeville’s school district has made $17.4 million in adjust-ments by way of cuts and fee increases. At the meeting following the election, the common theme was that the school dis-

trict would never be the same. “We have to determine what the ‘new normal’ is,” said School Board Chair-woman Judy Keliher. Board Member Roz Peter-son echoed the idea of com-prehensive assessment. “I think everything is on the table,” she said.

Graduation Related to the trouble-some financial situation are the graduation ceremonies of Lakeville’s high schools. In March, the School Board asked administrators to bring the ceremonies back to the community in order to

save money. Amoroso said the cer-emonies will likely be held on both schools’ campuses. In 2009 the district paid $20,500 to rent the Target Center for the graduation cer-emonies. Add another $6,000 for rental of sound equip-ment and other fees such as bus transportation. The ceremonies were moved to the Target Center in Minneapolis in 2003. Bur-geoning class sizes prompted the move, but a potential $15,000 in savings was too much for the board to over-look. Students and families ex-pressed concern over the deci-sion because the high school campuses cannot accommo-date the numbers that the Target Center could. The high schools’ prin-cipals have estimated each school’s graduation is attend-ed by 4,000 to 5,000 guests.


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Lakeville School Board Chairwoman Judy Keliher talks to a resident about the district’s plan to adjust the 2010-11 budget by $4 million, during an open house at Kenwood Trail Middle School on Jan. 19, 2010.

Budget issues lead to a situation where ‘everything is on the table’

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Council/from 1A on their options, and cited concerns about potentially expensive attorney costs considering the city’s ex-tremely tight budget. May said, “My concern is the budget. We know how tight our budget is, and when he said some-thing about two to three weeks (for an attorney to review the case) … that’s alarming.” May said that prosecu-tion would add even more costs. She also questioned if the city has the authority to refuse the case or refer it back to the school board. “Since the county at-

torney didn’t feel it was anything worth pursuing, then it should have stopped there,” May said. Bartholomay said po-tential crimes should be in-vestigated, but he also cited concerns about city expens-es. “We’re supposed to be in charge of the budget, and make sure the city is living within its means,” he said. “It didn’t seem like we were allowed at all to decide. It sounds like we had to have someone look over 700 pages.” Even former Board Member Steve Wilson was

concerned about the cost to the city. In a Jan. 4 e-mail to board members, Wilson criticized the board for leav-ing the city vulnerable to large unknown legal costs of an investigation. Wilson said the council should have declined to act on the matter or tabled the motion to potentially allow discussion between the city and the school district. Jamnik said in a later in-terview that the case is being handled as his office would any other, it’s just being re-ferred to another attorney. In an interview, Coun-cil Member Terry Don-nelly said he would support holding a special meeting, and suggested the council consider setting a $10,000 spending cap for investigat-ing the case. Donnelly said he was dis-appointed the county attor-ney didn’t look into it fur-ther, but added that if laws were broken within the city boundaries, there should be an investigation. Only Mayor Todd Lar-son later said he was com-pletely comfortable with how the meeting went, and with Jamnik’s counsel to seek outside review of the report. (Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty was not at the meeting.) “I don’t like the fact that the city might have to spend money on this, but on the other hand … I’m going to rely on our city attorney to use his best judgment on whether the case goes for-ward or not,” Larson said. The report is the result of an action by the Farming-ton School Board to com-mission an attorney to con-duct interviews regarding allegations Burke violated the school board’s conduct codes and state data prac-tices laws. On Dec. 29, the Dakota County attorney forwarded the case to Farmington be-cause the office doesn’t typi-cally handle misdemeanors.


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Former Dakota County Sheriff Don Gudmundson swears in Mayor Mark Bellows, who he has known for 22 years.

Bellows said he also wants to conduct a “compre-hensive assessment of the benefits of municipal li-quor.” Ratzlaff LaBeau was the first new council mem-ber sworn in. “This is something that was never on my list of things I would do during my life,” she said. “I want to thank all those who gave me the courage to run.” She echoed Bellows’ pledge to shape Lakev-ille into a more business-friendly entity. She said she also wants to look at the municipal liquor op-

erations, which she says have kept businesses out of the city that residents want. When Ratzlaff LaBeau was door-knocking dur-ing her campaign, she said she heard people say “we need jobs and more places to wine and dine.” Little outlined his three main goals for his ten-ure: fiscal responsibility, promoting public safety and engaging youth more comprehensively. “I’m confident we can find areas to cut,” he said. He also advocated for rehiring the police records tech, a move that would “support officers so they have more patrol time.”

This view is consistent with his campaign rally-ing cries that balancing the budget on the back of public safety departments is not a wise maneuver. State Rep. Mary Liz Holberg was in the audi-ence. She did not antici-pate giving a speech, but she was indeed called up to the dais. “We are all facing chal-lenges,” said Holberg, a Lakeville resident and chairwoman of the Min-nesota House’s Ways and Means Committee. “I know the city is in good hands.”


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Shoveling may be a life-saving gestureby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

In the time it takes Farm-ington firefighters to shovel out a hydrant, a person’s life may be lost in a fire. To help keep residents safe, Farmington firefight-ers are asking for the pub-lic’s help in clearing snow in a three-foot radius around fire hydrants after each snowfall. Farmington Fire Chief Tim Pietsch made a plea to residents during the Jan. 3

Farmington City Council meeting, citing the record-breaking snow in Decem-ber. He said although fire-fighters have attempted to dig them out, there are still many hydrants they haven’t reached. Residents are invited to sign up for the “Adopt a Hydrant” program by call-ing (651) 280-6941 or (651) 280-6951, and they will be recognized at the end of the year.

In the 2009-10 season, four residents adopted a fire hydrant: Larry Cota, David Schorr, Heater Tracy and Dan Kuckes. “Maybe some of the younger guys on a block can take a task on and take care of a hydrant or two,” Pietsch said. “It’s one less thing that we have to worry about.”



Flames enveloped a ga-rage and a portion of a house at 17445 Homestead Trail in Lakeville on Dec. 28. The Lakeville Fire De-partment arrived on the scene at around 11 a.m., after receiving a call about a possible garage fire, ac-cording to a report from

the city. Lakeville police officers reported seeing flames and smoke from the garage. All residents were evacuated. The Fire Department responded with four sta-tions, 19 personnel and assistance from Apple Val-ley. Crews extinguished the blaze but the home suf-fered heavy damage to its

garage and two bedrooms, the report said. Crews re-mained on scene until 2 p.m., when the fire was fi-nally out. The fire is under investi-gation. The family is stay-ing with a family that lives in the area.


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A fire at 17445 Homestead Trail in Lakeville damaged the house’s garage and two of its bedrooms. The family was evacuated and did not suffer any injuries.

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thisweekend briefsTo submit items for the Arts

Calendar, e-mail: [email protected].

Comedy Joe Lovitt with special guest David Johnson at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 8, at the MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 251 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville (lower level of Carbone’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub.com. Tick-ets are $12.50 (early show) and $9 (late show). On deck for Jan. 14-15: Cathy Ladman and Ron Lamprect.Theater “Antigone” presented by Envi-sion Academy of the Arts at 7 p.m. Jan. 13-14 at the Black Box Theatre at Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students; available at ticket-master.com. Information: (952) 895-4685. “Peter Pan” presented by the Burnsville Civic Light Opera Jan. 21-23 on the main stage at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25/$15 adults, $20/$15 se-niors, $15/$15 students; available at ticketmaster.com. Information: (952) 895-4685. Classes/workshops Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burns-ville offers oil painting classes for beginners, intermediate and ad-vanced skill level painters. Register online at www.danpetrovart.com or call (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, winter/spring and summer at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolo-fArt.com or call (651) 214-4732.

Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For class and registration informa-tion, visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833.

Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration informa-tion, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.

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To submit items for Thisweekend’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Jan. 7Brat Pack Radio, Bogart’s

Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Ap-ple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Space Needle (front) and Undefined Purpose (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Audio Circus, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

Ten Cent Pistol, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Ken Wanovich, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Paul Woell & Company, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

Poor Cousin John, 8-11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farming-ton, (651) 463-6844.

Saturday, Jan. 8 Monsters of Mock, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Dan Thayer, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Tim Fast, 8-11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Strange Daze, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Jan. 13 Jimmy and the Band of Souls, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Friday, Jan. 14Pop Rocks, Bogart’s Nightclub,

14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Mister Peabody (front) and Stoned Acoustic (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Smoke Screen, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

JB Leighton, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Timothy Howe, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

No Name Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001.

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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Lakeville Area Arts Center hit upon a winning formula with its “coffee con-certs” series last year: Sunday afternoon chamber music, plus coffee and refreshments, in a casual cabaret setting. The series returns this year with a twist: The theme this season is “Savor the Flavor of a World of Music,” and each concert will feature refresh-ments from the region of the world where the music origi-nates. The Ouchard Piano Trio kicks off this year’s concert se-ries on Jan. 16 with works by Dvorak, Chopin and others, and Eastern European food will be served. The trio fea-

tures violinist Peter McGuire and cellist Arek Tesarczyk of the Minnesota Orchestra, along with pianist Claudia Chen, an instructor at Macal-ester College. The series continues Feb. 13 with the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo – featuring Rolf Erdahl (bass) and Carrie Vecchione (oboe), the husband-and-wife team who have organized the coffee concerts, accompanied by Ann Benjamin on harp. Works by Brahms, Shosta-kovich and Prokofiev will be paired with food from France and the Mediterranean re-gion. On April 3, guests can take in Latin American vo-cal music, featuring soprano Maria Jette, along with Latin American food. The four-part concert series concludes May 15 with “Sounds and Flavors of India,” with veena player Nirmala Rajasekar and per-cussionist Tanjore K. Muru-gaboopathi. Erdahl, of Apple Valley,

reports that the coffee con-certs are again the recipient of a Metropolitan Regional Council Arts grant, and also receive support from a host of local sponsors. All the concerts are Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. at the arts center, with coffee and refresh-ments included as part of the admission price, which is $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Each concert will last about an hour and a half, with an intermission and post-concert reception. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by call-ing (952) 985-4640. Those in-terested in attending all four concerts in this year’s series can get a discount on admis-sion – season tickets are $36 for adults and $30 for students and seniors. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is at 20965 Holyoke Ave.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Classical music and a cup of joe

Photos submitted

The Ouchard Piano Trio – featuring, clockwise from

top, cellist Arek Tesarczyk, violinist Peter McGuire

and pianist Claudia Chen – opens the 2011 “cof-

fee concerts” series at the Lakeville Area Arts Center

on Jan. 16.

‘Coffee Concerts’ return to the

Lakeville arts center,series kicks off Jan. 16 with Ouchard

Piano Trio

Cosmic bluegrass

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The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra is bringing its spacey blend of jazz, country and rock – what band members have termed “bug-eyed bluegrass from Zeta Reticuli” – to the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 14. The concert promis-es to be a multimedia spectacle, with backscreen graphics throughout the show along with screenings of short films starring the Minneapolis alt-rock quartet. “We love taking audiences on musical adventures,” said bassist John Wright. “We do toe-tappin’ front porch bluegrass, and then stretch its DNA into other dimensions.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are $15 and are available by calling (952) 985-4640.

‘Church Basement Ladies’ in Burnsville The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center will host the first stop for the national tour of Troup America’s “Church Basement Ladies 2! A Sec-ond Helping” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13. The original version of “Church Basement Ladies” opened at the Plymouth Playhouse in 2005. This time around, the year is 1969 and the world is a changing. As folks protest the Vietnam War and women are demand-ing equal pay for equal work, in their small rural Minne-sota community, the ladies of the Lutheran church base-ment kitchen are dealing with changes of their own.

Tickets range from $34 to $39 and can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Family night at IMAX The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Val-ley will host family night on Monday, Jan. 17. Guests who purchase one adult admission ($16) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “TRON Legacy” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie and complimenta-ry sandwiches from Subway (while supplies last) before the show. Sandwiches will be served in the lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Winter art classes Registration is open for winter classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are available for age 4 through adult. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 686-9134.

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