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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The first time Freeman Wicklund of Lakeville encountered a bear while hiking the Appalachian Trail was in the famed Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. “I was walking the trail and heard this really loud noise up in the tree,” Wicklund said. “It was too loud to be a squirrel.” W i c k l u n d looked up and saw a young, 200-pound b l a c k b e a r eating

fruit. His attempts to pho-tograph the bear were fu-tile, but eventually the ani-mal descended the tree. “He stopped and start-ed walking directly toward me,” he said. Since March of this year, Wicklund, who grad-uated from Apple Valley

High School in the early ‘90s, has been hik-ing the Ap-palachian

Trail.

The 2,178-mile Ap-palachian Trail begins in Georgia and passes through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Penn-sylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Mas-sachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. It ends in Maine at Mount Katah-din’s Baxter Peak in Bax-ter State Park. Thisweek Farmington-Lakeville caught up with Wicklund via phone while

he was taking a break in Dal-ton, Mass. He

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by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington School Board members voted 4-2 to censure Board Member Tim Burke and forward a thick report of allegations against him to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution. The report, according to its eight-page redacted executive summary pro-vided to board members Friday and released pub-licly during the Dec. 13 board meeting, alleges Burke violated the board’s conduct codes and state data practices laws. Based on interviews with 16 witnesses, the re-port’s most serious con-clusions are that Burke allegedly disclosed private personnel data and infor-mation discussed in closed board meetings to employ-ees and third parties, said School Board Attorney Mick Waldspurger.

Additionally, the report alleges Burke willfully disclosed attorney-client communications, treated district employees disre-spectfully and tried to un-dermine Superintendent Brad Meeks’ credibility. Conduct also cited in

the board’s resolution, which Waldspurger rec-ommended, was a motion Burke made seeking re-imbursement of his legal fees, despite knowing he had a personal financial interest in the outcome of

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Farmington School Board Member Tim Burke reviewed the executive summary of the board’s investigation of his alleged misconduct. Next to him is a full copy of the re-port, which he was allowed to review during the meeting.


The weather outside was frightful. People certainly had nowhere to go (they couldn’t if they tried). So they just had to let it snow. The great snowstorm of last weekend (coined “Snowmageddon” by more than a few Minnesotans) dumped 17.5 inches of snow on top of Lakeville’s 11 inch-es from the week before. For the bulk of Satur-day, leaving the house was a treacherous endeavor. “I’ve seen similar storms but probably nothing of this magnitude,” said Chris Pe-tree, director of operations and maintenance for the city. “We’ve received 30 inches of snow in a week. There’s not a lot of room for it.” Lakeville’s operations and maintenance crews were out in full force. There were about 35 pieces of equip-ment and staff out at any given time over the weekend, Petree said. They tackled drifting snow that would sometimes undo their best

efforts to clear a roadway. Lakeville has 260 miles of roads, which “are a priority, of course,” he added. Crews spent 30 hours on Saturday and Sunday addressing them with additional time spent on 22 miles of sidewalks and 85 miles of trails on Mon-day.

In areas where there is not enough room to just push snow out of a right-of-way, such as in one of Lakeville’s 460 cul-de-sacs, crews will haul the snow off-site.

Budgets Despite the depth and

Lakeville survives ‘Snowmageddon’

Photo by Krysia Moe

Lakeville resident Krysia Moe submitted this photo of her neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 11. The storm dumped almost 18 inches of snow on top of the 11 the city received the week before.

Accumulation amounts to nearly 30 inches in one week; crews worked 30 hours to clean roads

Walking 2,178 miles in his shoesLakeville man hikes the 14-state Appalachian Trail to

experience long-distance backpacking

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Freeman Wicklund of Lakeville has been hiking the 2,178-mile

Appalachian Trail since March. The route spans between Maine and Georgia,

passing through 14 states.

Farmington recovered from severe winter storm

Photo by Laura Adelmann

On Monday, workers were still moving towering piles of snow from the center of Oak Street after a weekend blizzard dumped more than 17 inches of snow on the area. Due to the weather, most local events, roads and businesses around the Twin Cities were closed.

Blizzard blasts Village Christmas event to this weekendby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

On Monday morning, workers were still cleaning up Farmington roads and parking lots from a bliz-zard that dumped about 17 inches of snow Friday and Saturday. Around the state, schools, businesses and events shut down through-out the weekend as the storm created near white-out conditions and hazard-ous travel across southern

portions of Minnesota. As a result, the “Christ-mas in the Village” event at Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington, planned for last weekend, will instead take place Sat-urday, Dec. 18, from 1 to 8 p.m. The event will feature a 1900s-era Christmas holi-day with lighted trees and decorated buildings. Visitors can make crafts, write letters to Santa, ride a horse-drawn trolley and

enjoy musical groups in the church. Admission is $2 per child, ages 4-12 and $3 each for ages 13 and up. Children ages three and under are admitted free, and the maximum charge for a carload will be $10. Dakota City Heritage Village is located at the fairgrounds in Farming-ton. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].


The Farmington school district has hired Jim Skelly to lead its revamped commu-nications department. Skelly has been commu-nications coordinator for the city of Burnsville for 16 years and has served on the school board of Lakeville public schools since 2003. Skelly said in an interview Tuesday night that he is excit-

ed to bring to the table his experience as a communi-cations pro-fessional and as a school board mem-ber. “I want to work on build-ing a partnership between the city and school district,” Skelly said. “My whole career has been based on that.”

As a school board mem-ber in the neighboring Lakev-ille School District, Skelly said he has gained a wealth of experience in how to ad-dress the various challenges a school district faces. “I understand the chal-lenges. I understand where we’re at,” Skelly said. In a statement released Monday, Farmington Su-perintendent Brad Meeks said the district was thrilled

to have on staff someone of Skelly’s caliber. “We are excited to wel-come Jim to our school dis-trict and look forward to working with him on the district’s communications and marketing plans that will share the great stories that take place in our schools ev-eryday,” Meeks said. Skelly will start in January with the official title of “com-munications and marketing

coordinator.” Among Skelly’s favorite projects was the partnership between the city of Burnsville and School District 191 in the design and construction of a shared television studio. Skelly replaces Aaron Tin-klenberg, the previous com-munications coordinator, who was fired this fall.

E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

Farmington schools hire Jim Skelly to direct communications in 192Lakeville school board member, Burnsville communications coordinator chosen

Jim Skelly

School Board acts on report alleging conduct code violations

See Snowmageddon, 12A

See Burke, 5A

See Wicklund, 12A

Louie Anderson is bringing his homegrown stand-up comedy

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The Lakeville school dis-trict will embark on a third round of building upgrades and maintenance, thanks to a vote by the school board Tuesday night, Dec. 14. As part of the Alterna-tive Facilities Projects Plan, such varying projects as temperature controls for heating systems and gym lighting upgrades will oc-cur. Buildings and grounds supervisor Stan Fredrick-son and architecture con-sultants Wold Architects and Engineers isolated five important projects: • McGuire Middle School roof replacement (in 2013). Wold said in a report that “the remaining por-tions of the existing roof are the most urgent roofs to be replaced in the district.” Cost: $930,000. • Districtwide elevator repairs. Wold says several elevators do not meet cur-rent operating requirements or need miscellaneous re-pairs. Cost: $180,000. • Lakeville North High School sealant replacement. Wold said the sealant in the existing metal panels on the circulation links is deterio-rated and will begin to al-low water infiltration if not replaced. Cost $54,000. • Area Learning Center perimeter board replace-ment. Wold said the “exist-ing wood perimeter clad-ding has had prolonged exposure to moisture and is deteriorating.” Cost: $32,669. • JFK Elementary Gym Lighting Replacement. Wold said the existing gym lighting is “beyond its use-

ful operating life cycle.” Cost: $30,000. Fredrickson said the pre-vious two phases were com-pleted on-time and with very minimal change orders. He added that the projects required for the third phase are all necessary. “Good, basic stuff is what we’re getting done,” he said. The funding for the $1.2 million third phase comes from $8.8 million in Quali-fied School Construction Bonds, which are autho-rized by the federal govern-ment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The bonds provide federal tax credits for bond holders in lieu of interest in order to significantly reduce an is-suer’s cost of borrowing for public school construc-tion projects, according to a media release from the U.S. Department of Education. School board member Jim Skelly lauded the plan. “People have a lot of pride in our buildings,” he said. “We are doing the highest priority items, but we still have a long list of repairs and it’s not going away. We have $300 million worth of property to main-tain.”


194 board approves facilities upgradesMcGuire Middle School roof replacement, districtwide elevator repairs on the docket

Coloring contest winners

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More than 300 District 194 students in kindergarten through third grade participated in a coloring contest spon-sored by the Downtown Lakeville Business Association and Metro Equity Management. Their snowman pictures were on display during the Holiday on Main event on Dec. 4. Paul Haglund, president of the Downtown Lakeville Busi-ness Association (left), and Mark Hotzler, CEO of Metro Management Equity (right), presented the awards to win-ners, from left, Mya Diercks (first grade, Eastview), Nikhil Kapur (third grade, CherryView), Ryan Westerman (second grade, Christina Huddleston) and Natalie Sogge (kinder-garten, Lakeview).

Fourth-grader’s fire prevention poster is tops

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Lauren Nida of Lakeview Elementary designed the winning poster in the Lakeville Fire Department’s fire prevention poster contest for fourth-graders held during Minnesota Fire Prevention Month in October. Her entry will now go on to compete with other fourth-grade entries in the state-wide contest. Pictured are Lauren Nida and her parents (left), Mrs. Backstrom (Lauren’s teacher), Fire Chief Mike Meyer and Fire Inspector Jay O’Connell (right).

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‘Grow Farmington’ event yields bounty of ideas for local economy

About 100 people turn out for joint discussion by Laura Adelmann

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About 100 individu-als from Farmington-area businesses, civic organiza-tions and government bod-ies joined together Dec. 8 to socialize and brainstorm new ways to build the local economy. In groups, attendees worked to identify and solve challenges to business and community growth, pro-ducing lists of ideas that will later be discussed and

Bingo for turkeys

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Turkey and bingo proved a winning combination Nov. 20 as the Farmington Knights of Co-lumbus Council 2400 raised $1,200 for the Farmington Food Shelf. The group also donated 50 turkeys with proceeds made from its annual Turkey Bingo night. Pictured from left are Mary Langevin, Kris Akin, Lynn Nordine and KOC Grand Knight Ed Schultz.

Farmington alumni hockey game The 45th annual Farm-ington High School Alum-ni Hockey Game will be played on Dec. 23 at the Schmitz-Maki Arena start-ing at 4:30 p.m. Interested players should contact Pat Carey at (651) 460-3489. Admission to the game is free.

Dakota County SWCD meeting The Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation Dis-trict board of supervisors will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Dakota County Extension & Conservation Center, 4100 220th St. W. (confer-ence room A), Farmington.

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possibly implemented, said LaVonne Nicolai, president of Castle Rock Bank. Challenges identified in-cluded northern Farming-ton’s negative image of the downtown area, a lack of cooperation between the city and townships, and the need for more retail busi-nesses to locate in the city. Other wish-list business-es included a community college, a motel possibly with an attraction and a big-box retailer. Attributes identified of the city included Farming-ton’s small-town feel, great library, farmer’s market and trout fishing. But there was concern

about the need to better ad-vertise the city’s strengths, with some stating the city should become a destina-tion to attract visitors. Some even proposed Farmington become home to the next Minnesota Vi-kings football stadium. Clyde Rath, owner of Lillian’s Shoppe and presi-dent of the Farmington Business Association, said the event was a success and he was encouraged that people from all over the area, including townships and both parts of the city, took advantage of the op-portunity to brainstorm to-gether.See Grow, 5A

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PUBLIC NOTICEThis is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, November 9, 2010,with full text available for public inspectiono n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Officeat 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN55068.

The meeting was called to order at 4:30PM. Board Members Present: Dan Cater,Deb Clark, Jill Lewis, Kathy Lewis, TomRyerson, Vicki Roy, Vanda Pressnal l ,Veronica Walter. Board Members Absent:None. Administrators Present: NicolleRoush, Melissa Schal ler, Dan Hurley.Administrator Absent: Supt. John Chris-tiansen. Good news reports were pre-sented. The following Consent Agendaitems were approved: minutes, personnel,bills to be paid, investment report, and wiret r ans fe rs . Recommended a c t i o n sapproved : Revenue and ExpenditureReport; Addendum to Temporary WorkAgreement; Resolution to Amend Memo-randum of Agreement to Add BloomingtonPublic Schools to ISD 917 Membership;Renewal of Medical and Dental Insurancewith Health Partners with a 16%rateincrease and a 0% rate change in theself-funded dental plan; approve terms andconditions of employment for CurriculumSpecialist, Classified Full Year and Classi-fied School Year Employees for 2010-2012;approved the Joint Powers Contract with917 and Dakota County for Food CareerProgram; and approved the Contract with917 for Early Intervention Consulting Ser-vices. Adjournment at 5:55 PM.2444903 12/17/10

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PUBLIC NOTICENew Market Township

Notice of Filing Dates and Offices for

ANNUAL TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS

Notice is hereby given to qualified votersof New Market Township, Scott County,Minnesota that filing for the Annual Town-ship Election to be held on Tuesday March8, 2011, will be accepted for the followingoffices.

One (1) Supervisor for a three (3) yearterm.One (1) Treasure for a two (2) year term.Affidavit of Candidacy will be accepted at

the Township Hal l , 8950 230th St E,Lakeville, Mn 55044. Phone 952 461 1920.Filings will be held for two week periodbeginning Tuesday December 28, 2010 at8:00 AM and closing at 5:00 PM on Tues-day January 11, 2011. The fil ing fee is$2.00.2440454 12/10-12/17/10

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF EUREKA,

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

On the 13th day of December 2010, theTown Board of Eureka Township adoptedTownship Ordinance 2010-5. The followingsummary was approved for publication. Afull copy of the Ordinance is available fromthe Town Clerk at the Township Office, P.O.Box 576, Lakevi l le , MN 55044, (952)469-3736 and during regular office hoursTuesday and Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.A copy of the Ordinance has also beenplaced on file with Dakota County LawLibrary and Lakevi l le and FarmingtonLibraries.

ORDINANCE NO. 2010-05 (Summary)SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to

Minnesota Statutes, § 365.125, subd. 3, thetitle and summary of an ordinance may bepublished in lieu of the full text. While acopy of the entire ordinance is availablewithout cost at the office of the Town Clerk,the following summary is approved by theTown Board and shall be published in lieuof publishing the entire ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 2010-05

AN ORDINANCE FOR PURPOSES OF

REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION OF

LAND WITHIN THE TOWN OF EUREKA.

Ordinance 2010-05 requires that all pro-posed divisions of land be submitted to theTownship for approval. The Ordinanceestablishes the information required to beprovided and the process for approval.

Summary read and approved for publica-tion by a 4/5 affirmative vote of the TownBoard.

Nanett SandstromClerk/ TreasurerEureka Township12/17/2010

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF EUREKA,

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

On the 13th day of December 2010, theTown Board of Eureka Township adoptedTownship Ordinance 2010-6. The followingsummary was approved for publication. Afull copy of the Ordinance is available fromthe Town Clerk at the Township Office, P.O.Box 576, Lakevi l le , MN 55044, (952)469-3736 and during regular office hoursTuesday and Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.A copy of the Ordinance has also beenplaced on file with Dakota County LawLibrary and Lakevi l le and FarmingtonLibraries.

ORDINANCE NO. 2010-06 (Summary)SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to

Minnesota Statutes, § 365.125, subd. 3, thetitle and summary of an ordinance may bepublished in lieu of the full text. While acopy of the entire ordinance is availablewithout cost at the office of the Town Clerk,the following summary is approved by theTown Board and shall be published in lieuof publishing the entire ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 2010-06

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE

ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE

NO. 3) REGARDING LOTS OF

RECORD.

Ordinance 2010-06 revises the densitystandards applicable to construction ofsingle-family dwellings in the Township,allowing a house to be built on a "Pre-1982Lot of Record" as a conditional use.

Summary read and approved for publica-tion by a 4/5 affirmative vote of the TownBoard.

Nanett SandstromClerk/ TreasurerEureka Township12/17/2010

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the motion. According to the report summary, Burke allegedly forwarded district e-mails, involved himself in various union negotiations and em-ployee grievances and ac-cused district staff of with-holding information. In passing the resolu-tion to censure Burke and request an investigation, board members rejected other options, including forcing Burke’s resignation or removing him from the board. School Board Member Craig Davis proposed cen-suring Burke without for-warding the issue for pos-sible prosecution, stating the report and public dis-cussion would get Burke’s attention and cause him to abide by group rules. “I’d like to think we can keep this in house for now,” Davis said. He and Burke were the only votes for that amended resolution. Board Chair Veronica Walter said the report clari-fied there were code of con-duct violations that should be investigated. She said her concern is protecting the district.

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“It was great to see ev-erybody coming together. … There were groups there from the Rotary …Dakota County Fairgrounds and Heritage City,” he said. “It was fabu-lous.” Lists created in the groups were compiled by Farmington Economic Development Spe-cialist Tina Hansmeier, and will be reviewed by the Dako-ta County Regional Chamber and Farmington Business As-sociation. “We will be seeing how we can put some action items behind some of those ideas,” said Rath. The event was held at Celts Pub and Grill in Farmington and sponsored by Castle Rock Bank and Dakota Electric. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Board Member Julie Singewald said board mem-bers should be examples of the district’s conduct standards, and should hold people accountable to the board’s expectations. Walter, Singewald and Board members John Kampf and Julie McKnight voted for the resolution that included seeking criminal investigation; Davis and Burke cast the dissenting votes. After the vote, Burke and his attorney, Fred Finch, expressed concerns about the allegations and process against Burke. “They indicted and con-victed Mr. Burke on the ba-sis of a report he hasn’t seen and I haven’t seen,” said Finch, in a later interview adding, “I don’t think it was

a fair investigation.” Burke and Finch said they would have preferred removal, because it would force a hearing and both sides could be represented, with cross examination of witnesses and information reviewed in context. “If we had done that, the board would have come to completely different conclu-sion,” Finch said. Waldspurger had recom-mended against removal because a hearing would be time-consuming and expen-sive for the district. Burke said he’s con-cerned about his legal costs as well, and will wait to see what happens before decid-ing his next step.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and oth-er activities, call (651) 280-6970.

Steak fry fundraiser The Steak Fry Fund-raiser, sponsored by the Farmington VFW, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 15, at the VFW, 421 Third St., Farmington. Cost is $9. Proceeds will benefit the Rambling River Center. Tickets are on sale now.

Free hearing tests Dr. Jayne Bongers with Advantage Care Hearing Center will conduct free

hearing tests from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. Registration deadline is Jan. 18.

AARP Tax Aid AARP volunteer tax aides will be available to as-sist elderly and low income adults with their taxes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 1 through April 12. Call for an appointment.

Cirque D’ord Seniors can see Cirque D’ord featuring the Gold-en Dragon Acrobats at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 20. Program time is 1:15 to 5:15 p.m. Registration deadline is Jan. 11. Cost: $54/mem-bers, $64/nonmembers.

King Tut at the Science Museum See artifacts from King Tut’s tomb in a display at the Science Museum in St. Paul from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8. Stop for lunch (on your own) at Granite City prior to the museum. Cost is $40/mem-bers, $50/nonmembers.

Lakeville seniors The Lakeville Senior Center is located at 20732 Holt Ave. For more infor-mation, call (952) 985-4622.

Free hearing aid checks, cleanings Casey Bean, certified hearing instrument dispens-

er from Advanced Hearing Inc., will be at the senior center from 2 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 29 to inspect and clean hearing aids, perform listen-ing checks, change tubing and clean molds. Sign up by Dec. 22.

Watercolor classes Boneita Edlund will teach beginner watercolor classes from 1 to 3 p.m. Fri-days, Jan. 7-28. Cost is $10 for members. A minimum of four students are needed to hold each class; the max-imum is eight. Registration deadline is Jan. 3.

Seniors

ReligionUnity event The Farmington Asso-ciation of Christian Evan-gelicals or FACE will host a unity event at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Boeck-man Middle School, 800

Denmark Ave., Farming-ton. FACE was founded in 2009 by the pastors of The River, Bible Baptist, Faith United Methodist, Middle Creek Vineyard, and New Heights Christian Fellow-

ship who are seeking the spiritual transformation of Farmington. Local Farmington pas-tors will include the Rev. Mike Barnett from New Heights Christian Fellow-ship, the Rev. Tom Yauch

of Bible Baptist Church, the Rev. John Guist of Middle Creek Vineyard Church, the Rev. Kevin Fox of Faith United Meth-odist Church, and the Rev. Mike Armbrust from The River Church.


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Thoughtful KlineTo the editor: After reading John Kline’s thoughtful guest column, “No kid should wake up on Christmas to nothing,” I was proud of his presentation and that he has served us with honor. No public servant or politician can expect 100 percent ap-proval, and letter writer Lin-da Swierczek, an obvious Democrat, has every right to challenge his positions. However, we did have an election when everyone was saying what they thought would get them public votes and the voters expressed deep concerns about money spent on many programs. Everybody wants less spend-ing but they want the other person to cut his or hers, re-sulting in no progress. Most qualified experts agree that if we don’t want our country to become an-other Greece, Britain or Ire-land, we take our debts seri-ously. Without a job to go to those children will become starving adults.

FRANKLIN M. WICKERLakeville

Two-faced KlineTo the editor: Interesting that last week Rep. John Kline’s op-ed titled, “No kid should wake up on Christmas to noth-ing,” was positioned next to a letter taking him to task for having voted against the Child Nutrition Bill to increase the number of chil-dren receiving school lunch-es. So – toys are more im-portant than food? Well, of course, the Toys for Tots program Kline praised is based on private donations, not government funding. He ignores the fact that the same economic situa-tion which has increased the need for subsidized lunches also has decreased the num-ber of people able to do-nate to any program. Kline voted against extending the unemployment benefits that would enable parents to feed their children and perhaps buy a toy because, “We can’t fund everything.” However, like the rest of the GOP legislators, he sees no problem with maintain-ing tax breaks for the rich-est 2 percent of Americans.

According to economist Paul Krugman, that means almost $4 trillion in lost rev-enue just over the next de-cade; over the next 75 years, it would be more than three times the entire projected Social Security shortfall. This wealthy group cra-tered the economy, are still in charge, raking in profits and bonuses, and then whin-ing that it isn’t enough – it never is for them. To say that giving the wealthy more money will create more jobs is such a time-worn egregious lie – as is their assertion that small businesses will be hurt if they don’t get the tax cut. Sen. Al Franken illuminat-ed the GOP definition of “small” – try Bechtel – in an excellent speech opposing the tax cuts. The banks are sitting on the bailout money, not loaning it out. I hope everyone realizes that the last time this coun-try had such an extreme gap in wealth distribution was in 1929.

WANDA S. BALLENTINEEagan

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by Don HeinzmanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It is time for Minneso-tans to get serious about the threat of global warm-ing and the need to dis-charge fewer carbons into the atmosphere and to con-serve energy. The campaign to save the plan-et will take the same fervor and zeal as the civil rights movement and the mobilization of resources to fight World War II. That, however, is not happen-ing, partly because of deniers who defy the logic of most scientists, who fear the planet is heating up and dire consequences could re-sult. During these difficult econom-ic times, the public has difficulty focusing on such threats as global warming. The green code to invent, fi-

nance and manage new green industries that draw on fewer fossil fuels has not caught on with the public, to say nothing of those in leadership and legislative positions

In Minnesota, under an orga-nization called Minnesota Green-Step Cities, 15 cities are taking steps to conserve energy and to prevent dirty carbons from pollut-ing the earth’s atmosphere, with another 15 expected to join the movement. Among the GreenStep cities are Eagan, Elk River, Pine River and Royalton. Minnesota GreenStep gets cities to develop 28 best prac-tices under five major headings: Building and Lighting, Land Use, Transportation, Environmen-tal Management and Economic Community Development.

The appeal is more to energy efficiency and economic savings than to preventing global warm-ing. The organization is a project of the Minnesota Pollution Con-trol Commission and the League of Minnesota Cities, among oth-ers. GreenStep says any organiza-tion in the community can build interest. GreenStep will send a resource person to talk to groups and city councils. The next step is to have the city council approve a resolution to work toward GreenStep Rec-ognition. Some cities have energy commissions that work on the suggested best practices, which are listed on the GreenStep web-site and have an advisor to call on each practice. Another source to check out is Elk River, which in 1997 was

designated an Energy City by the Minnesota Environment Initia-tive, out of 30 applicants. Elk River has an energy com-mission that directs the program. One component is Project Con-serve involving 300 homeowners who are taking measured steps to conserve energy. During the pilot project involving 31 homeowners, the average savings was more than $400. The city also has completed three demonstration Energy Houses. Staff also conducts en-ergy audits on homes and discov-ers “phantom loads,” which leads to steps such as unplugging com-puters, entertainment centers and television sets. The city has completed proj-ects on a landfill gas-to-energy fa-cility, a refuse-derived fuel plant, commercial use of geothermal

heat pumps, recovery ventilators and a full-scale wind generator. In addition, the city employs sustainable building design and has promoted LEED-certified schools and the LEED-certified public library. Despite these programs the groundswell of public opinion to save energy and use less fossil fuel has not developed. Contacting Minnesota Green-Step Cities is a good first step to get started. The website is www.greenstep.pca.state.mn.us. Don Heinzman, chairman of the ECM Editorial Board, can be contacted at [email protected]. The Dakota Coun-ty Tribune is part of ECM Pub-lishers Inc. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Letters from Farmington children reach Santa safe and soundby Laura Adelmann

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Last weekend’s snow-storm was so powerful that letters from several Farm-ington children arrived for Santa Claus by air mail. Of course, they passed through the capable hands of the Farmington Post Office first, before blowing away like Frosty’s hat. “I was just double-check-ing my ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ lists, when a big gust threw open the windows, and in blew at least a dozen letters, all from Farmington chil-dren,” Santa laughed during an interview Monday. He credited the quick thinking and hard work of his elves and reindeer for making sure every letter was safely retrieved. Santa said that as soon as things settled down, he started reading each letter, including a nice one from Ethan, who wrote that he wants a remote-control

car and for Santa to be happy. M a x asked for one of Mrs. Claus’ cook-ies, and add-ed, “I hope you have a marry (sic) Christmas this year. If I was Santa, I would put you on the top of the list!” Ellie said she’s been a good girl and her biggest wish is for a purple lava lamp. “But, if you cannot make that, then I understand. I will take any other thing,” Ellie wrote. Jase said he’s been OK this year, but his mom says he fights too much. He asked for a few gifts, then for clarity added, “P.S. I’m a boy. P.S.S. I want a PS3 remote charger. P.S.S.S. I love you guys.” Jack asked Santa for a

real puppy and a fake re-mote control dinosaur. Several Farmington chil-dren, including Piper, drew Santa pictures, while others asked a lot of questions. Emily wanted to know if Santa wanted skim, choco-late, or strawberry milk, and if he wanted the same kind of cookies or a variety to sample on his big delivery night. Sierra said, “My friends think you are not real, but I don’t listen to them. But, they don’t listen to me ei-ther.” Santa said it makes him sad to know that some chil-dren stop believing in him. “Christmas is meant to be a time filled with won-der and delight,” Santa said with a sigh. Sophie typed her letter and added a picture of a reindeer. She listed all the ways she’s been helping around the house, and added that

she decided to send the let-ter extra early, because it seems like every year she doesn’t get anything off her Christmas list. Santa said sometimes he

likes to surprise children with other kinds of gifts his elves have made so children can be really surprised. “I do everything I can to let every good little boy and

girl know they are loved,” Santa said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Laura Adelmann

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These were among the letters that blew into the North Pole from Farmington children and were collected by Santa’s reindeer and elves.

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by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington and Lakeville teach-ers who don’t feel appreciated, and parents who find their teenagers sometimes frustrate them, will love a new book by award-winning jour-nalist David Awbrey. In less than 140 pages, Awbrey presents some of the most humorous, humble, hon-est writing about public schools I’ve seen in many years. Awbrey thinks we should have higher expectations of schools, but he apol-ogizes to teachers for some of the criticisms he and others have directed toward them. Many will cheer Awbrey’s challenges to teacher preparation programs. But people who think we should just return to the tra-ditional neighborhood school won’t find support in “A Journalist’s Education in the Classroom: The Challenge of School Reform.” This 30-year, award-winning journalist supports public school choice, including charter public schools. Although he is much more conservative than me, Aw-brey is one entertaining writer. For example: “Here I am in a seventh grade social studies class getting verbally slammed by an insufferable 13-year-old who is using me as a human piñata before 25 other highly amused adolescents.” Or, try this: “After more than 30 years working for various newspapers ... I decid-ed to teach history in Springfield, Missouri ... I enrolled at local liberal arts college noted for its education program, received my teaching certificate, and entered the classroom with the idealism and naïveté of a 23-year-old on his first job. “In other words, I was totally unpre-pared for Marshall Perry (the insufferable 13-year-old).” Awbrey has covered education in nine states. He’s written editorials for the Wichita Eagle Beacon (my hometown, where I talked with him a few times) and the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press. He’s attended conferences sponsored by the Na-tional Governors Association, Education Commission of the States, and National Council of State Legislatures. He’s read hundreds of reports.

Then, he decided to teach seventh-graders in Springfield, Mo. It was not what he expected. Acknowledging that he wished he had been more effective, Awbrey describes great teachers as “unique individuals with eccentric teaching styles (and) a remarkable ability to

capture your attention and interest you in their subject. None were pedagogical clones engineered by education professors to kowtow to school bureaucrats or con-form to Progressive ideology.” Awbrey loves history. To get seventh-graders interested in St. Augustine and the Middle Ages, he asks, “Who here is a virgin?” Then he says, “don’t answer,” but goes on to show how current values were shaped in part, by past debates. He tries to convince seventh-grade boys to stop calling girls “ho’s,” and “bitc….” He uses among other things, the medieval Code of Chivalry, John Wayne, and Luke Skywalker. He praises a seventh-grade “princess” for refusing to “dance dirty,” and tries to guide her toward ending the “exquisite torture” of less attractive girls. The man knows middle-schoolers, as well as the Middle Ages. A political and social conservative, Aw-brey praises President Barack Obama for his efforts to promote higher achievement, more public school choice, and more per-sonal responsibility. The book says schools, teacher preparation and the broader soci-ety need changing if students are to achieve their potential. “A Journalist’s Education in the Class-room” is ideal for an educator who feels folks don’t understand classroom reality. It’s a wise, wonderful warning for someone preparing to be a teacher. And for anyone who wants insight into what may and may not make a difference in public schools, it’s a hugely entertaining, insightful read.

Joe Nathan, a former public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He welcomes reactions, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the au-thor.

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“The Wonder Bread Years,” a one-man comedy show written by former “Seinfeld” writer Pat Hazell, will be performed by David Mann at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Advance tickets are $20 and are available at the arts center, 20965 Holyoke Ave; by calling (952) 985-4640; and online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

‘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 Second Helping” at 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, 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 demanding equal pay for equal work, in their small rural Minnesota 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.

Zoo salutes troops in December The Minnesota Zoo is of-fering special discounts to military personnel and their families during the month of December. Special discounts include free admission for military personnel (active, retired and civilian) and discounted ad-mission for family members. In addition, military person-nel will receive a $2 discount on all shows at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre and 20 percent discount on food purchases at the zoo, cour-tesy of Lancer Catering. Military identification or proof of military service is required.

Christmas in the Village rescheduled Christmas in the Village at Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington, can-celled Dec. 11 and 12 due to bad weather, has been re-scheduled to Saturday, Dec. 18, from 1 to 8 p.m. The admission fee will be $2 per child for ages 4-12 and $3 per person for age 13 and older. Children ages 3 and younger will be admit-ted free. The maximum for a carload will be $10. Dakota City Heritage Village is lo-cated at the fairgrounds in Farmington. For informa-tion, call (651) 460-8050.

Mystic Comedy Night set Feb. 12 A trio of comedy talents – C. Willi Myles, Louis Ra-mey and Tracey Ashley – will take the Mystic Show-room stage for one show on Saturday, Feb. 12. Tickets are $19. Contact the box office at (952) 496-6563 or go to mysticlake.com for more details.

Author of World War II novel at Barnes & Noble Former Star Tribune cartoonist Craig MacIn-tosh will be at Barnes & Noble in Apple Valley at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, the anniversary of The Bat-tle of the Bulge, to share from his novel “The For-tunate Orphans.” He will be accompanied by two World War II re-enactors who will help him set the scene in which the novel is set. The store is at Fischer Marketplace, 14880 Flor-ence Trail, Apple Valley. For more information, call (952) 997-8928.

Empty Bowls fundraiser, art sale rescheduled Due to the recent snow storm, the Lakeville Area Arts Center has resched-uled the Empty Bowls fund-raiser and Holiday Art Sale to Saturday, Dec. 18, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at the corner of Holyoke Avenue and 210th Street. For more information call (952) 985-4640.

Toys for Troops Comedy Tour The Toys for Troops Comedy Tour will stop in the south metro for two shows on Friday, Dec. 17. The goal of the benefit tour is to get gifts for the families of troops that are serving away from home this holi-day season. Scott Hansen and The Stagebenders will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Dan Patch American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., Sav-age, (952) 894-6940. Gen-eral admission is $20. Jeff Gerbino will per-form at 8 p.m. at the Apple Valley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Ap-ple Valley, (952) 431-1776. Tickets are $20. For more information, visit www.toysfortroops.org.

‘Let It Be’ debuts in January Heartbeat Studios’ Act-ing Company’s original play, “Let It Be,” will be performed at 8 p.m. Satur-day, Jan. 8, at the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center. “Let It Be,” a story in-spired by music of The Beatles, is a trip down memory lane for fans of the Fab Four. Featured in the play are Heartbeat’s junior and senior dance companies perform-ing original pieces and Beatles’ classics sung by Heartbeat’s new singing ensemble. Tickets are $5 for chil-dren under age 5, $7 for students and seniors, and $10 for adults, and can be purchased at Heartbeat Studios, 7661 W. 145th St., Apple Valley, or by calling (952) 432-7833. For more information, visit www.heartbeat-studios.com.

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Theater “Hairspray,” presented by Eagan High School, performs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16-18 and at 1 p.m. Dec. 17-18. Tickets are $9/adult, $7/senior citizen (55+), and $5/student or child. Tickets on sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each school day. Call the EHS Office at (651) 683-6964. All seating re-served. The musical comedy “70, Girls, 70,” presented by Lake-ville-based The Play’s The Thing productions, plays the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Dec. 18-19 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for students and seniors, and are available at www.lakeville-rap-connect.com or by calling (952) 985-4640. The arts center is lo-cated at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Chameleon Theatre Circle’s “1940s Radio Hour” runs Dec. 3-19 at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Sundays, in the Burnsville PAC’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for students and seniors, and can be pur-chased at the PAC box office and via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787.

Classes/workshops Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, win-ter/spring and summer at Brush-works School of Art in Burnsville. Register online at www.Brush-worksSchoolofArt.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 infor-mation, visit www.cityofeagan.

com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134.

Soy candle making classesheld 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 classesheld for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-ington. 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 classeson Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermedi-ate, 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 infor-mation, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.

Minnesota’s clown prince comes homeLouie Anderson leaving Las Vegas for two New Year’s Eve shows in Burnsvilleby Andrew Miller

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Louie Anderson is going to need to bundle up. The 57-year-old actor-comedian is leaving the utopic warmth of Las Ve-gas, where he now lives and regularly performs, for the desolate wintry wasteland that is December in Minne-sota. “Minnesotans are the only people I know who are in favor of global warming,” deadpanned Anderson, a Minnesota native who’s re-turning to his home state for two stand-up shows on New Year’s Eve at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Anderson spoke with Thisweek by phone Tues-day in a conversation that touched on the philosophy behind his stand-up, his take on the Metrodome roof collapse, and his inclu-sion in a bizarre Internet “celebrity death hoax.”

> On his role as “pain reliev-er” to audiences at his stand-up shows: If you’ve had a rough day or a rough month or a rough year – I just had dinner with someone who lost three siblings in one year and I thought, “That is a lot of loss and a lot of pain” – my goal is for that time you’re with me, that 75 to 90 minutes, that you are completely relieved of that pain. You’re focusing on your cheeks hurting, and maybe a little pee in your pants. That’s the sign of a good show – people peeing their pants a little. I haven’t done my job if people aren’t walking out a little funny.

> On depression being a source of comedy: Every good stand-up has a little dark cloud around him he can access.

> On hearing word of his own death: I was part of an In-

ternet hoax – I think it was Britney (Spears), me and Jeff Goldblum. The New York Times wrote an article about it. I had a couple of really funny things hap-pen. On Facebook some-one wrote, “Hey, I thought you were dead.” I was like, “Let me check.” Still alive in 2011 – that would make a good T-shirt, right? I want to say “Alive and kickin,’ ” but I’m not kickin’.

> The strategy he recom-mends to Minnesotans for

enduring the long winter: Va-cations on the West Coast.

> On the Metrodome roof collapse: Well, at least that’s out of the way. Haven’t we all been waiting for that roof to do itself in? It’s just like, “Dad when are you gonna fix the roof?” “Aw, it’s good still.” … Minne-sotans are so resilient. The roof is not working, but we can still make the hot dish.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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Louie Anderson – veteran comic, creator of the animated se-ries “Life with Louie” and author of the funny-serious book “Dear Dad: Letters From an Adult Child” – is bringing his stand-up act to the Performing Arts Center in Burnsville.

Louie Anderson presents “Laugh Out Loud New Year’s Eve” on Dec. 31 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. While the 7:30 p.m. show is sold out, tickets are still available for the 10 p.m. show. Tickets range from $30-$100 and can be purchased in person at the PAC box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

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1. Lowest musical range

5. Examine hastily

9. Burns wood (abbr.)

12. Buttocks

13. Heroic tales

15. New York art district

16. Cut into cubes

17. Wipe out information

18. A graphic symbol

19. Decametre

20. Drooping

22. Manuscript (abbr.)

24. Large cat (archaic)

25. Yellow green

29. Defunct fast airplane

32. The cry made by sheep

33. Hostelries

34. Ingested

35. Frosty

36. E. Asia weight units

39. Long fl uff y scarf

40. Melancholy

41. Paper thin tin plate

43. Acorn tree

44. Longest division of

geological time

45. A miserly person

49. Myanmar monetary units

50. Atomic #37

51. Loins of lamb

55. Deaf language (abbr.)

58. Length x width

59. Type of battery

63. Gastrocolic omentum

65. Strike worker replacement

66. Unaccompanied

67. Tangerine + grapefruit

68. Used to possess

69. Other side of yin

70. Urochord or tunicate

CLUES DOWN

1. Barrels per day (abbr.)

2. Very dry

3. A paper bag

4. Family tree of manuscripts

5. Midway between S and SE

6. Auto

7. Honorable title (Turkish)

8. Bahamian capital

9. Focal points

10. Unit of loudness

11. Yearn

14. Worked with Roebuck

15. Message at end of an e-mail

21. Haitian monetary unit

(abbr.)

23. ___ Lanka: old Ceylon

24. Former Spanish monetary

units

25. Source of chocolate

26. “The Creation” composer

27. Explosive

28. Genetic information

messenger

29. Wooden shoe

30. Covered colonnades

31. Pool area wood

32. A dry cold north wind in SE

France

37. Area between the waist and

knees when sitting down

38. Female sibling

42. Norwegian currency (abbr.)

45. NCO rank below Sergeant

(abbr.)

46. Shenzi in “Lion King”

47. Without diffi culty

48. Ancient counting device

51. Frame that holds window

panes

52. Blood clam genus

53. No longer having life

54. Light hit of paint

56. Heroic tale

57. Calming pause

60. Common postal form (abbr.)

61. Diarist Frank

62. 1/360 in a circle (abbr.)

64. Top edge of a glass

T H I S W E E K E N D P U Z Z L E P A G E

PUZZLE ANSWERS ARE FOR CURRENT WEEKCURRENT WEEK

books calendar

family calendar

groups calendar

music calendarTo submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:

[email protected].

Friday, Dec. 17 Westside, 9:30 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Classic Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Zebra Mussels (front) and Paul Holland Band with Bran-don Sellnar (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Rhino, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Shag, 9:30 p.m., McKrack-en’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. 10,000 Days (Tribute to Tool), Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burns-ville, (952) 435-6111. Timothy Howe, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Saturday, Dec. 18 The Casablanca Orchestra, Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Gar-rett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Shaw Brothers (front) and Thai Boxing (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Rockfist, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Dave Hudson, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Sunday, Dec. 19 Holiday sing-a-long, 4 to 8 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. The event includes a live accompanist and entertainment from 5-7 p.m. and a visit by Santa from 4-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 22 Ten Cent Pistol, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Dec. 23 JNH Band, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Blatant Youth, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. TBA, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burns-ville, (952) 277-0197. Ben Aaron, 8 p.m., The Ugly

Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

Friday, Dec. 24 DJ Cookie Monster, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Scott Kaufman Band, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.

Saturday, Dec. 25 Dude Worthy, Fighters of Foo and Lithium, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. TBA, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burns-ville, (952) 277-0197. DJ Diesel, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Wednesday, Dec. 29 TBA, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burns-ville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Dec. 30 The Off Brothers, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Rock Starz, 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Dirty Word, 9:30 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Dustin Hatzenbuhler, 8 to 11 p.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Friday, Dec. 31 Good for Gary, 9:30 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Gar-rett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Pop Rocks (front) and Touched (back), special guest Jaded, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. New Year’s Eve Bash, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. GB Leighton, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. DJ Diesel with special guest, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burns-ville, (952) 435-6111. Dave Hudson, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Ben Aaron, 8 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844.

Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Burnhaven Library is closed through late April 2011 for re-modeling.

Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Dungeons & Dragons for teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednes-day and Thursday, Dec. 29 and 30. Registration required.

Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 891-7045 Storytimes will return in January. Galaxie Technology Club for ages 8-14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. Library Bingo for ages 4-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tues-

day, Dec. 28. Space is limited. Legos and Duplos for ages 2 and older from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29. Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakev-ille(952) 891-0360 Here Comes Santa Claus Storytime for ages 0-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20. Chapters: Christmas in the Little House for ages 4-12 from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21. Hear Christmas chapters from books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednes-days, Dec. 22 and 29. Board Games for Kids for children of all ages and their caregivers from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 28. Teen Advisory Group from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30.

Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Computer Basics from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29. Registra-tion required.

Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Savage, (952) 707-1770 Regular toddler and pre-school storytimes will resume in January.

Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Movies for Kids: Winter for ages 2-6 from 10:30 to 11:15

a.m. Monday, Dec. 20. Teen Writers Group from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20. Feature Movie: “Up” for all ages from 2 to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29. Library Bingo for ages 4-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 30. Henna Art for teens from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30. Registration required.

Barnes & Noble14880 Florence TrailApple Valley, (952) 997-8928 Former Star Tribune car-toonist Craig MacIntosh at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. He will share his new novel “The Fortu-nate Orphans.” MacIntosh will be accompanied by two World War II re-enactors who will help him set the scene in which the novel is set.

To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to reporter.thisweek@

ecm-inc.com.

Support Disease Anonymous.com meets Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 12925 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, and at the Apple Valley Health Center, 14650 Garrett Ave., Apple Val-ley. For more information, call (651) 405-8068. Suicide Survivor Sup-port Group meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Par-ish Center at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. For more informa-tion, call Toni at (952) 890-

0122. A National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) sup-port group meets in Apple Val-ley from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Da-kota Ridge School, 4629 144th St. The group helps parents discover resources to meet the challenges of raising a child with mental illness, learn cop-ing skills and develop prob-lem-solving skills. The meet-ing begins with a light supper for families and children. Call Suzette at (651) 645-2948 ext. 102 to confirm attendance and reserve child care for children ages 5-14. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI-MN) offers free support groups for families who have a

relative with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness, the sup-port groups help families de-velop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. A family support group meets in Eagan at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lex-ington Ave. S., Eagan. For in-formation, call Connie at (952) 432-9278. NAMI Connection peer support group for adults re-covering from mental illness meets at 7 p.m. Mondays (ex-cept the third Monday of the month) at Advent Methodist Church, 3495 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. Trained facilita-

tors who are also in recovery lead NAMI Connection groups. For more information, contact Cristina at (651) 283-4821. Find more about NAMI’s free classes and support groups at www.namihelps.org or call (651) 645-2948. Lakeville support group for families of children with challenging behaviors or mental illness meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Early Childhood Building, 17817 Kenwood Trail (County Road 50). From High-way I35-W south exit County Road 50, make a left turn and go east three blocks, make a right turn on Juniper Path. The Early Childhood Building is next to Domino’s Pizza.

Saturday, Dec. 18 Pancake breakfast with Santa from 8 to 10 a.m. at Apple-bee’s, 1335 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. Sponsored by the Eagan Knights of Columbus and Aux-iliary. Cost $5; children under 4 free. Applebee’s is handicap ac-cessible.

Ongoing The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. For more informa-tion, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. In December, one $100 Visa gift card will be raffled off for donors each day. Winners will be notified after the promotion period ends.

• Dec. 18, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. • Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Dec. 22, noon to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. • Dec. 22, noon to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • Dec. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Minnesota Zoo, School of Envi-ronmental Studies, 12155 John-ny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Val-ley. • Dec. 28, 2 to 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. • Dec. 28, 3 to 8 p.m., Car-

mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Dec. 29, noon to 5 p.m., Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • Dec. 29, 1 to 6 p.m., Bruns-wick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. • Dec. 29, 2 to 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Dec. 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. James Lutheran Church,

3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday.


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expects to finish on Dec. 20, a hallmark his friends and family plan to celebrate with a festive party. Along the way, the trail is mostly wilderness but there are a few towns situated throughout, Wicklund said. He passed through several mountain ranges and nation-al and state parks, encounter-ing a variety of wildlife. But that black bear, walking un-expectedly toward him, sticks out in his mind. “I heard that if you sur-prise a bear, it is more likely to freak out and attack,” Wicklund said. So he slowly stepped out from the bush from which he was hiding and made himself known to the bear. “Now, he was 10 feet away from me.” When the bear saw Wick-lund, he appeared perplexed — and a bit disturbed. “He did a double-take and then bolted in the other direc-tion,” Wicklund said. “I real-ized that I am very intimidat-ing to bears and have never feared the 15 other bears I’ve encountered in the wild.”

Testing the soul Earlier this year, Wicklund was tying up a two-year stint as the statewide director of campaigns (and the only paid staffer) for an animal protec-tion non-profit in Ohio. At 35-years-old, Wick-lund was wondering where to go next. Jobs weren’t exactly abundant and he had always wanted to find work that cen-tered on the outdoors, such as Outward Bound or the Na-tional Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Wicklund/from 1A “But to work for them I’d need more backpacking expe-rience,” he said. “They want you to have a long-distance hike under your belt.” So after some planning and money-saving, Wicklund set forth on the Appalachian Trail, following in the foot-steps of thousands of hik-ers who since the 1940s have traversed it from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, where hikers average one mile-per-hour while clinging tenaciously to tree branches to avoid gravity’s bitter recoil. It was in Maine, hiking alone against icy winds, sting-ing cold rain and slippery rocks that Mother Nature tested Wicklund the most. He had very few moments beforehand (or since) in which he felt as if his aspira-tions were crazy, but a stretch of Maine in an area called the Mahoosuc Notch served as God to Wicklund’s Job. “I got to a rock slab face that was 40 yards long and covered in a glaze of ice,” Wicklund said. “I felt like a politician shaking hands and running the gauntlet as I grabbed trees.” Then a 40-mile-per-hour wind “knocked me off my feet,” he said. “I was all by myself. I hadn’t even hit the White Mountains yet, which everyone says is the hardest.” Distraught, regretful and worried about being stranded, Wicklund was nearly ready to go home. He said that in between meetups with fellow “thru-hikers” (as those who traverse the entire trail are called), he had plenty of alone time to think about his life.

Wicklund’s mother, Kelly, and father, Dick, were sup-portive of their son’s endeav-or, but Wicklund said they would always offer to let him return home if he decided the trip was too much. “It’s been quite a journey for him and for us,” Kelly said. “He lives up to his name.” With no distractions to keep his mind off existential crises and comprehensive re-flections, Wicklund decided during that trial in the Ma-hoosuc that there was just no turning back. “I realized that on the trail I must stay present and do what I need to do in a situa-tion,” he said.

People matter When he started out his hike, Wicklund assumed the adventure would be about bolstering a connection with nature. “It has been that, but it has been far more about the peo-ple and the experiences that happen,” he said. He would gain hiking bud-dies and meet people in the towns who contributed an amiable air to a sometimes treacherous journey. But fellowship came in handy when one of Wick-lund’s feet developed a stress fracture. He had to take a five-week break from hiking. Finding himself in Kent, Conn., and staying in his tent on the property of a lo-cal Catholic parish, Wicklund encountered the Lindsays, a couple who ran a used book-store in town. They let him stay with them while his foot healed. Wicklund got to know sev-eral people in Kent, a western Connecticut town with a pop-

ulation of about 2,900. The people took to him so much — and he to them — that they resolved to throw a party for him when he completes his hike. The Lindsays were also so enthralled with him that they sent Wicklund’s parents a letter that outlined how the community sees him as a kind, upstanding and honest person who became an im-portant part of the town.

What’s next? As with even the most dar-ing adventures, Wicklund’s hike along Appalachian Trail is but a temporary passing of time, leaving him to contem-plate what is in store once he’s finished. “I want to simplify my life,” he said. “It is amazing how happy I can be with so little.” Wicklund also wants to bring the trail culture home with him. “Everyone is there for you, trying to help out whenever they can,” he said. Wicklund also has a lot of “paying it forward” to do. He said so many people helped him along his journey and so he would like to by extension help others out. “No one person does this (hikes the Appalachian Trail),” Wicklund said. “I had my mom, dad and strangers help me. I can’t even claim this as my own personal victory.”


breadth of the snow removal required, Petree said his de-partment was still within its budget. “We were fortunate this year in that we didn’t receive any snow in February or March,” he said. There was minimal plowing and salt use during those periods. “The weather was on our side that part of the year.”

Few accidents Police Chief Thomas Von-hof lauded the city’s snow re-moval crews. “They did a great job,” he said. But even with an effective road crew, the police still had to be prepared. Vonhof said officers switched from squad cars to four-wheel drive ve-hicles (such as pickup trucks and SUVs) for “most of Sat-urday.” For the rest of the week, people need to watch out for the hangover from the storm. “People should beware of black ice and packed snow,” Vonhof said. There were few accidents, despite the weather. “We did have some vehicles in the ditches,” Vonhof said, “but there were few crashes, considering the severity of the storm.” Fire chief Mike Meyer echoed Vonhof. He said the fire department received 14 calls total, a few of which were car accidents. The storm affected down-town businesses, said Judy Tschumper, executive director of the Downtown Lakeville Business Association. “It was a hit and miss for the retailers,” she said. “Some were open on Friday and Sat-urday but no business. Most I heard from did not open on Saturday. Obviously a big loss for them sales-wise.” E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

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Centuries of evolution pay off for manufacturerApple Valley-based Uponor NA looks to take advantage of new housing codes

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley’s Uponor is an ever-evolving global enterprise that has been adapting to changing mar-ket demands for nearly 400 years. Most recently, the North American division has been eying the growing sprin-kler market created by state mandates that require sprinkler systems in all new homes beginning in 2011. So far, California and Pennsylvania have been the only states to adopt the new code, but Minnesota has previously put it on the ta-ble. “We believe this will help Uponor and all in the industry,” said Jayson Drake, product manager for plumbing and sprinkler systems at Uponor North America. Currently, the company is working on expanding marketing efforts geared to-ward educating consumers on the changes, Drake said.

Centuries of adaptation The Swedish corporation has been meeting changing market demands like this for hundreds of years. Uponor’s history begins long before the United States

declared independence from England. Its roots are buried deep in Sweden, where it was founded in 1620 as Wirsbo Co., a steel and weapons maker for the king’s army. The company dropped arms manufacturing by 1970 and dove into the radiant floor heating market. This type of heating system dif-fers from traditional forms of radiant heat in that tubes installed below or inside the floor radiate heat into the building. By 1984, Wirsbo had de-cided to introduce its product across the pond. Four years later, Wirsbo opened a North American headquarters in Lakeville and was acquired by Uponor, a Finnish-owed radiant heat systems manufacturer. It continued to carry the Wirsbo name until 2005, when the company decided to rebrand itself under one name – Uponor. Much has changed since the merger 22 years ago. In 1990, Uponor’s North American headquarters moved to its present location in Apple Valley. Since then, the facility has undergone several expan-sions, including construction of a 17,500-square-foot man-ufacturing site in 1996 and an 11,000-square-foot training

center in 2010. The training facility is used by local vocational schools such as Dakota County Tech-nical College in addition to Uponor. Today, the company also has distribution centers in Burnsville and Lakeville. In addition to expanding its facility, Uponor was able to diversify, thanks to ad-vanced technology. When PEX tubing was in-troduced into the marketplace in the mid-1990s, the com-pany was able to expand its manufacturing beyond com-mercial and residential floor heating and into plumbing and sprinkler systems.

“From that point, the company transitioned as the market changed,” said Dale Stroud, senior manager of business development for Up-onor North America. Sales of radiant floor heat-ing systems “grew rapidly” during the housing boom, Stroud said. The company’s cooling systems, which were first rolled out in 1996, also be-came popular in commercial buildings as consumers began seeking ways to conserve en-ergy. However, when the hous-ing bubble burst, demand dropped about 75 percent for commercial buildings and 25

percent for residential build-ings, Stroud said. As a result, Uponor’s growth slowed and sales went flat, he said. “It was disappointing, but considering the market, we have been able to maintain at least a stable business,” Stroud said. Fortunately, the company did not have to impose layoffs, he said. Additionally, the corpo-ration as a whole, which is publicly traded on the Hel-sinki Stock Exchange, has remained profitable and even grown in the last year despite economic woes. In the third quarter of

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Sharing its good fortune But Uponor’s success would not have been possible without its community’s sup-port, so the corporation is committed to sharing its good fortune, Stroud said. In addition to donating to various causes such as Habi-tat for Humanity, Uponor offers 24 hours paid time off for employees to volunteer at local charities. Uponor North America also contributes to local chambers of commerce. In 2007, it was named Business of the Year by the Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce in recognition of its growth, development and sustainable corporate prac-tices.

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Uponor, which has its North American headquarters in Apple Valley, has been adapting to changing market demands for nearly 400 years. The manufacturer’s diversification has paid off in the last four decades as it managed to remain profitable through several recessions.

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Boys basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LEagan 0 0 4 0 Eastview 0 0 2 0 Prior Lake 0 0 2 1 Apple Valley 0 0 1 1 B Kennedy 0 0 1 1 B Jefferson 0 0 1 1 Rosemount 0 0 1 1 Burnsville 0 0 1 1 Lakeville South 0 0 1 2 Lakeville North 0 0 0 4

Monday, Dec 20• White Bear Lake Area at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Eden Prairie at Lakeville North, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LB Jefferson 0 0 5 0 Eastview 0 0 5 0 Burnsville 0 0 3 1 Lakeville North 0 0 3 2 Rosemount 0 0 3 3 Eagan 0 0 2 4 B Kennedy 0 0 1 3 Apple Valley 0 0 1 3 Lakeville South 0 0 1 3 Prior Lake 0 0 0 3

Friday, Dec 17• Rosemount at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 22• Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m.

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

Friday, Dec 17Saturday, Dec 18• Eagan at Lakeville North, 7:30 p.m. • Lakeville South at Hill Murray, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Rochester Century at Lakeville North, 7:30 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec 23• Lakeville North at Rochester Mayo, 7:30 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville South 5 1 0 6 1 0 Rosemount 4 1 0 7 1 0 Eastview 4 1 0 6 1 1 Lakeville North 3 1 0 5 1 0 Eagan 4 2 0 5 4 0 Burnsville 3 2 0 3 5 0 B Jefferson 2 4 0 5 5 0 Apple Valley 1 4 0 4 5 0 B Kennedy 0 5 0 1 9 0 Prior Lake 0 5 0 0 8 0 Monday, Dec 20• Apple Valley at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Lakeville South at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec 23• Lakeville North at Rochester Mayo, 5:30 p.m.

Farmington

Boys BasketballTeam Conference Overall W L W L New Prague 0 0 4 0 Chaska 0 0 2 1 Farmington 0 0 2 1 Chanhassen 0 0 2 2 Holy Angels 0 0 1 2 Red Wing 0 0 1 3 Shakopee 0 0 0 1 Northfield 0 0 0 4Friday, Dec 17• Rochester Century at Farmington, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Rochester Mayo at Farmington, 7:30 p.m.

Girls BasketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LShakopee 0 0 6 0 Farmington 0 0 5 0 Red Wing 0 0 5 1 New Prague 0 0 4 1 Chanhassen 0 0 3 1 Chaska 0 0 3 1 Northfield 0 0 3 1 Holy Angels 0 0 2 4

Friday, Dec 17 • Farmington at Minneapolis Wash-burn, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21 • Farmington at Rochester Mayo, 7:30 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TFarmington 0 0 0 3 3 0 Northfield 0 0 0 1 2 0 Shakopee 0 0 0 1 4 0 New Prague 0 0 0 1 4 0 Chanhassen 0 0 0 0 2 1 Chaska 0 0 0 0 4 1 Holy Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red Wing 0 0 0 0 4 0Friday, Dec 17• Shakopee at Farmington, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 21• Rochester Mayo at Farmington, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec 23• Farmington at Simley, 7:30 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TFarmington 3 0 0 5 4 0 Chaska/Chan 3 1 0 5 4 0 New Prague 1 1 1 6 2 1 Shakopee 1 1 0 6 4 1 Northfield 1 1 1 3 3 2 Red Wing 0 2 1 3 4 1 Holy Angels 0 3 1 1 5 1Tuesday, Dec 21• Farmington at Rochester Mayo, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 28• Farmington tournamentWednesday, Dec 29• Farmington tournament

Basketball teams won’t lighten up, but maybe they shouldby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Playing basketball in the South Suburban Confer-ence can be tough work. Although it’s a new con-ference, most teams come from a Lake Conference where nightly battles were the norm. When talking to basket-ball coaches and players throughout the league, what they all say is that they have to play physical to win. In the south metro, one loose ball and it turns into a rugby game. Many of the athletes are coming off an aggressive football season and they’re bulked up and ready to tussle. It works. Nearly half the league is ranked in the top 10. By the time March rolls around, that style of play

takes its toll. I’ve seen some tired teams play at St. Olaf Col-lege, the site of the Section 3AAAA semi-finals and finals. Another problem with the approach is that referees can soften a team up in a hurry. Some referees are more strict than others. I’m not blaming them. They’re im-perfect artists in a thankless world. The last time Lakeville South made the state tour-nament in 2007, the team was hoping to play for a state title. Comprised of mostly football players, they made it all the way to the

semifinals where South was favored over Buffalo. They could have easily played for a state title, but one thing stood in their way: A whistle. Their physi-cal style of play put their star players in foul trouble and eventually landed them on the bench. Some refs let you play. Others don’t. That’s a real-ity. I love basketball, but I don’t like it when a game comes down to free throws. It’s just not that fun. Whoever wins the South Suburban Conference will likely have several scars to show for it. I doubt anyone is going all the way unde-feated. Last year’s state tourna-ment contender Eastview, along with Apple Valley, Eagan and Lakeville South,

all feature some of the best basketball players in the state. If the teams stay healthy, Section 3AAAA will be like another state tournament. It will come down to who plays the best defense and who can stay out of foul trouble. There are other ways to win a basketball game instead of beating each other up.

Girls hockey drop Two teams with a confer-ence title in mind will meet in southern Lakeville this weekend. Lakeville South will play host to Rosemount at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. Lakeville South, last year’s Lake Conference champion, would like an-other conference title tro-phy. Many of the team’s vic-

tories have been of the 4-0 variety. Rachel Kelly and the Irish appear to be as good as advertised. Rosemount has one loss, losing to Lakeville North, another team off to a rocking start. If you look at the stat sheet for the Panthers, it looks almost like a junior varsity lineup, with their top seven scorers being fresh-men and sophomores. They gave South a close game, losing 4-3 in November. There hasn’t been a team from the current South Sub-urban Conference that has played in the state semifi-nals for quite some time. Although one of their neighbors, Farmington, did in 2008.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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Tiger gymnastics on the way up

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The uneven bars routine is tough work in gymnas-tics. You spin around bars several feet above the ground holding on just long enough to make your dis-mount look good. Farmington’s Terra Kli-ma knows how to do it well. Last year she state at the state meet in the bars. Unfortunately, she knows too well how difficult it can be. “She is recovering from surgery so she is slow out of the shoot,” her coach Lynn Bauman said. “Terra is very determined so I have no doubts about her this year. I believe she is very capable of going back to state on bars.” The Tigers will also have all-arounders Kiana Lord and Kylie Wharton along with Nadia Lorenczs abili-ties on the vault and floor. “We have a deep team this year,” Bauman said.” Many girls to work with for varsity. Beam and floor will be very strong events for us though. “We have a lot of new talent this year and skills

to accomplish yet. We are expecting to go a long way with this team this year.” One thing they’ll have to watch is a change in the way team’s are being judged with a few new expectations. “It is more difficult, so we’ve been making some changes to help out our scores,” Bauman said. The Tigers already won the Austin Invitational on Dec. 4 with a 135.8 and they beat Red Wing 36.675-124.125 on Dec. 9. They lost to New Prague on Tuesday 141.850-138.1. Lord was second all around, Wharton third and Kathryn Beckett fourth. “The girls had a really good meet, we just keep get-ting better. We still have a few falls we could do with-out,” Bauman said. They’re headed to an in-vite in Annandale on Dec. 18 and they’re scheduled to hold their own on Jan. 15. Northfield has been the favorite for years, but Bau-man believe the Tigers have what it takes to be the favor-ite this year.


Tigers rock Dodge County

Photo by Andy Rogers

Farmington’s Zachary Payne, No. 10, looks for someone to pass to during a 7-0 romp of Dodge County on Tuesday night. The win put the team’s record at 3-3. The other victories came against Cedarburg, Wis., 6-4 and Winona 6-1. The boys will host Shakopee at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

Panthers, Cougars hope to make a big splash in 2011

Lakeville swimmers spent hours on club teams to be at their best


After finishing in eighth place two years in a row at state, the Lakeville North boys swimming and div-ing team took a dive in the ranks down to 26th last sea-son. But the Panthers had just one senior, so the lineup is mostly intact for 2010-11 and they’re ready for anoth-er dive into the pools across the metro area. “Many of the boys trained in the off-season with local clubs, which real-ly helps the team’s early sea-son success,” North coach Dan Schneider said. Hunter Burnchfield, Trae Schindler, Tim Mitchell, Zach Smith and Jake Tem-pesta make up the nucleus. They all participated in the state tournament last sea-son in the 200-meter medley or 400 freestyle relays. “My goal this year will be for those that went to state last year on a relay to make it this year in an in-dividual event,” Schneider said. Several other swimmers would like to join them at state this time around, in-cluding Ryan Young, Na-than Regan, Nick Saloka and Brandon Jensen. If they lack anything, it’s numbers on the div-ing board, with just Logan

Ruesink. “I think there will be a lot of close meets in our conference this year and I hope we can win more than we lose,” Schneider said.

Lakeville South South was one spot ahead of North at state last year, coming in 25th, and head coach Rich Ringeisen likes his chances of being one of the best teams in the conference and section in 2011. “This year looks as if the Cougars could top last year’s accomplishments,” Ringeisen said. “The team has good depth and many of the guys swam club in the off-season to prepare for the high school season.” Two swimmers with state tournament experience are back. Ben Kosieradzki, who was part of the 200-yard medley relay and freestyle relay at state, and Anton Knack, who joined him in the freestyle relay and swam the 200 freestyle individu-ally, are looking to spend some more time in the pool at state this time around. “Ben opened the first meet of the season post-ing lifetime best times,” Ringeisen said. “Anton is focused and ready to train hard this season to improve upon last year’s accomplish-

ments.” Jake Swanson, Tra-vis Meyer and Seth Young round out the lineup of top swimmers for South, along with diver Evan Ostendorf. The team has depth across the pool thanks to a trio of Mitches: Mitch Kosieradzki, Mitch Head-quist and Mitch Herrera. The main concern for South isn’t what happens in the pool, it’s what happens right before they jump in. “The primary concern going into the season is the development of our young divers,” Ringeisen said. “This year we have several new divers and how fast they improve will greatly af-fect our team’s success.” South already lost 99-87 to Rosemount, one of the favorites in the state. “We gave them a scare by taking a lead with three events left in the meet,” Ringeisen said. “The meet came down to the last event and we just ran out of po-nies. “It was the first time in over three years anyone was that close to Rosemount.” Lakeville North and Lakeville South face off on Friday night before heading to the Tiger Relays in Farm-ington on Saturday.


Panther cheer team first in Milwaukee The Lakeville North var-sity competition cheer team won first place at both com-petitions and was awarded the “grand champions” title in the high school division at the UCA Milwaukee Cham-pionship and the 2010 Holi-day Spirit Championship at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee on Dec. 4-5. The junior varsity team also won first place both days. The team took first place in the Medium Division in the Northern Elite Arctic Challenge at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul on Dec. 12.

Elks free throw contest Dec. 22 The Elks national Hoop Shoot free-throw contest for boys and girls ages 8 to 13 is scheduled for 6:35-8:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Cedar Park Elementary in Apple Valley. The contestant’s age group will be determined by their age as of April 1, 2011. For more information con-tact director Ron Millett at (651) 454-5887 or visit elks.org/hoopshoot.cfm.

TAGS South wins state championship The Level 5 and 6 girls teams from TAGS South Gymnastics in Apple Valley competed at the 2010 Minne-sota state championships on Dec. 11-12 in St. Cloud. The Level 5 team won the champi-

onship title with a season high team score of 112.10, beating the previously No. 1-ranked team in the state by .6 points. The Level 6 team from TAGS South finished second to the No. 1-ranked team by .025 points. For the Level 5 team, Lau-ren Jorgensen of Farmington earned the highest score of the meet on the vault with a 9.60. On the uneven bars, Me-gan Harrold of Apple Valley was tops for the team, posting an impressive 9.575. On the balance beam, Indya Volk of Burnsville had a solid routine for a 9.20, In the all-around, Harrold had a total score of 37.35 and Taylor Thorberg of Farmington earned a 37.25.

McNeil named Gatorade volleyball player of the year Lakeville North’s Kellie McNeil has been named Min-nesota’s Gatorade Player of the Year in volleyball. The senior led the Pan-thers to a 31-1 record and a state championship this past season. McNeil recorded 1,172 assists, 203 digs, 147 blocks, 132 kills and 66 ser-vice aces while averaging 13.1 assists per game. McNeil has maintained a 3.9 GPA in the classroom and plans to start classes at the University of Minnesota next month. She is the second player from Lakeville to earn the honor. Elizabeth Bachman won the award in the 1995-96 season for Lakeville. Last year’s recipient was Ashley Wittman from Shakopee.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

Lakeville North’s Devin Shock-ley defends during a game against Cretin-Derham Hall on Tuesday night. North nearly pulled off the up-set against the No. 6 ranked team in Class AAAA, losing 69-63. The loss dropped the team’s record to 0-4.

North makes Cretin work

Lakeville wrestlers looking to stand higher on the podiumNorth and South both have wrestlers with state tournament aspirations


Last year the Lakeville South wrestling team had its best year yet with three wres-tlers competing at state. This year, the Cougars would like to give fans even more to cheer about. The Cougars came in sec-ond out of 14 teams at the Lakeville North tournament on Dec. 4. It was the team’s highest finish in school his-tory, nudging out three-time defending tournament cham-pion Hudson, Wis. Two wrestlers, Eric Hensel (38-5 in 2009-10) and Zane Petersen (38-3), were tour-nament champions. During the meet, Hensel earned his 150th career victory. Austin Britnell (second), Tom Petersen (second), Dal-ton Peterson (fifth), Patrick Emond (fifth), Nick Brekken (sixth), Jordan Ernste (fifth), and Curtis Keewit (sixth) also had positive returns dur-ing the early-season invite.

Hensel has some big plans for his final year at South. He finished fourth last year at state and this year he’d like to go out on top. “Eric is capable of a state championship, and that con-tinues to be one of his main goals,” head coach Mike English said. His teammate Peterson was fifth at the state meet last year and he too has his sights set on a state championship. “Both Zane and Eric con-tinue to work hard on the mat and in the classroom as they pursue their goals,” Eng-lish said. “They … care for the younger members of our team (and) both do a good job of remembering what it was like when they were younger.” Several other experi-enced wrestlers would like to wrestle on the Xcel Energy Center floor, the site of the state tournament in March. Britnell, who came in fourth last year in Section 2AAA, is

back at 145 pounds, and Pe-tersen, who was third in the section last season, would also like to pin a few more guys. Shane Westrich, an all-conference honoree from 2009, will pick up wrestling again after taking a year off. “We hope to work hard enough to win close matches in the third period,” English said. “Teams with this trade-mark usually end up with state qualifiers and outstand-ing performances. “Hopefully the same will be true for Lakeville South this season.”

Lakeville North The Panthers also have a number of grapplers pining for a chance to go to state. Zach Goldberg has al-ready beaten a couple of ranked wrestlers and won the team’s home invitational. Anton Kalista and Aar-on Baker placed third at the North invite and Lucas

Westrich placed sixth. “(All four) have a goal of making it to the state tourna-ment this year as individuals and I think each one of them is capable of doing that,” co-head coach Geoff Staab said. The Panthers are also counting on Colton Pasvogel to get them some points this year. “We also have a lot of young wrestlers with a lot of upside who will fill in the other weights this year,” Sta-ab said. North will participate in the Rumble in the Red in Fargo, which is a 40-plus in-dividual tournament Dec. 29-30 featuring several of the top teams in North and South Dakota as well as Minnesota. “This tournament should give some of our elite wres-tlers some good publicity if they wrestle well,” Staab said.



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