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Blaze pumped up for football
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
The Burnsville Blaze football players are eager to get the ball moving in 2010.
With many returning players, the Blaze want to show the new South Suburban Conference they’re not the team that won just two games in the past two years.
“The team should be competitive with the teams in the South Suburban,” [...]
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Panther swimmers still some of the best
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
It would be hard for any team to duplicate Lakeville North’s success last year when it won the Lake Conference and Section 2AA and finished 10th in the Class AA state tournament.
Although the team is in the new South Suburban Conference with a talented Prior Lake team, the Panthers should remain a [...]
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Dakota County copper thefts may be solved
Report of fire led to arrest of two men
by Laura Adelmann
Thisweek Newspapers
The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two adult males who may be responsible for copper thefts from rural cornfields over the past several weeks.
Responding to a call about a fire in a remote wooded area in the city of Randolph, deputies located rolls [...]
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What does it mean to be accredited?
From preschool s to master’s programs, education facilities every where are touting that they are accredited. But, does that really mean anything and what difference does it even make? Accreditation can mean a lot when it comes to the quality of your education, but only if you know what you’re looking for. While any child care provider that a family chooses should be licensed be the state, that doesn’t mean that there is any quality of care, education or facility. Licensing is considered the bare minimum standards that a facility has to be in order to operate legally. It...
Tigers running with the pack
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
The Farmington boys cross country team is hoping to dodge some blows in 2010 that hindered the Tigers last year.
By the end of last season, the team’s overall health was under the weather. The boys finished fourth in the Missota Conference and ninth in Section 1AA.
“We … had some injuries and sickness [...]
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Farmington City Council adopts preliminary levy
by Kara Hildreth
Thisweek Newspapers
The Farmington City Council adopted the 2011 tax levy on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Now the city council is charged with finding $400,000 to $500,000 in reductions from the 2011 city budget.
The 2011 tax levy is $9.195 million that includes $6.3 million levied for the general fund, and $2.8 million assigned to the [...]
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Girls cross country: Irish pick up where they left off
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
It looks like the magic the Irish captured in 2009 won’t be vanishing anytime soon.
The girls team will have six of the seven runners that helped Rosemount finish 10th in the Class AA state meet last fall. It was the first time the team qualified since 1981.
At their own Irish Invitational on [...]
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Boys cross country: Unranked Irish prove faster than favorites
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
The rankings are fun to talk about, but for many coaches their biggest benefit is motivation.
The Rosemount boys cross country team started the season unranked, but the team won the Irish Invitational on Sept. 3, finishing ahead of ranked teams White Bear Lake, Lakeville North and St. Thomas Academy.
Rosemount saw its top [...]
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Eastview wants to swim lightning fast
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
The Lightning girls swim team is hoping to glide through the water faster than anyone else this season.
Given the talent returning to the pool this season, Eastview should be in the mix with Lakeville North and Prior Lake for the South Suburban Conference title, as well as the Section 3AA title.
Coach Mark [...]
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City puts out another call for election judges
Additional election judges are needed for the Nov. 2 general election.
Election judges make sure the voting process runs smoothly on Election Day. Responsibilities include greeting voters and ensuring they are at the correct polling place, registering voters, obtaining signatures, completing forms, giving out ballots and demonstrating how to use the voting machine.
Taxes headed back up in 2011
Burnsville council approves 5.6 percent maximum hike after austerity measures in 2010
by John Gessner
Thisweek Newspapers
In stark contrast with this year’s austerity measures, Burnsville will raise 2011 city taxes by up to 5.6 percent and avoid deep budget cuts next year.
The City Council voted 3-2 on Sept. 7 to certify a maximum levy increase of 5.6 [...]
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Taxes headed back up in 2011
Burnsville council approves 5.6 percent maximum hike after austerity measures in 2010
by John Gessner
Thisweek Newspapers
In stark contrast with this year’s austerity measures, Burnsville will raise 2011 city taxes by up to 5.6 percent and avoid deep budget cuts next year.
The City Council voted 3-2 on Sept. 7 to certify a maximum levy increase of 5.6 [...]
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David Kautz kept a low profile
Mayor’s husband, who quietly served his community, dies of cancer at age 67
by John Gessner
Thisweek Newspapers
The late David Kautz kept a low profile in Burnsville and its politics.
He was a quiet partner in the public life of his wife, Elizabeth, Burnsville’s mayor and current president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
“He was the sign guy” [...]
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12th annual Scott County City to Country Tour is Sept. 25
The University of Minnesota Extension in Scott County will hold its 12th annual Scott County City to Country Tour on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s sites will be focusing on the New Prague area of Scott County.
The host sites include:
ECSE- Early Childhood Special Education
You’ve just found out that your young child has special needs. Now what? Don’t let panic set in. Fortunately for you, there is ECSE. Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) is available to all families in Minnesota who have young children with special needs and is provided at no cost by the school district.
ECSE services are specifically designed to support children ages birth to kindergarten, and their families, who are dealing with the challenge of special needs. Screening and assessments are completed by a physician or ECSE intake specialist and a course of action is...
Freezing temperatures return to Minn.
Freezing temperatures have returned to Minnesota, and it's not even fall yet. The National Weather Service issued a frost warning for northern Minnesota.
Pioneer Tuskegee Airman dies at 87
Original Tuskegee Airman USAF Col. (ret.) Kenneth Wofford of Golden Valley died Sept. 5 at 87.
