THISWEEKEND
Opening reception is March 11
Art Fete has found a home at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
The annual juried show of the Burnsville Visual Arts Society was held in vacant store space at Burnsville Center shopping mall prior to setting up shop in the arts center’s 2,000-square-foot gallery last year. ...read more.
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After a part in ‘A Serious Man,’ Landyn Banx has sights set on more roles
Landyn Banx has come a long way from his days as a frog.
Though it’s a role the Apple Valley resident and aspiring film star remembers well.
Banx traces his interest in acting to first grade, when he played one of three leaping frogs in a production of “The Little Red Hen” at Jefferson Elementary in his native Faribault. ...read more.
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Joel McHale has been entertaining cable television audiences as host of E! television network’s “The Soup” since 2004. Now starring in NBC’s prime time comedy “Community,” McHale will perform his stand-up comedy routine at 8 p.m. Friday, May 7, at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. ...read more.
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Wrestlers from Farmington, Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville South, Lakeville North, and Burnsville High Schools competed in the 2010 State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Class AAA individual preliminaries were held on Wednesday March 3rd. ...read more.
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by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
It all comes down to this.
The Class AA state boys swimming finals are scheduled for Saturday night at the Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota.
“Swimmers train all year for that one perfect race,” Lakeville South coach Rich Ringeisen said. ...read more.
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Lakeville hockey fans will be heading to Rochester on Friday night when Lakeville North takes on South in the Section 1AA finals.
The winner goes on to play at the state tournament next week and the loser goes home. The stakes couldn’t be much higher. ...read more .
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U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)
Washington DC Office
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5641
Saint Paul Office
60 East Plato Blvd
Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55107
(651) 221-1016
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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Washington office:
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone: 202-224-3244
fax: 202-228-2186
Metro office:
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Main Line: 612-727-5220
Main Fax: 612-727-5223
Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043
Southern office:
134 7th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Main Line: 507-288-5321
Fax: 507-288-2922
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Minnesota 2nd District Rep. John Kline (R)
District Office Office:
101 W. Burnsville Pkwy #201
Burnsville, MN 55337
Main: 952-808-1213
Fax: 952-808-1261
Washington, D.C. Office:
1429 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-2271
Fax: 202-225-2595
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Senator Chris Gerlach (R) District 37
Capitol Office:
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
State Office Building, Room 129
St. Paul, MN 55155-1206
651.296.4120
Email Address:
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(District 37 includes the cities of Apple Valley, Rosemount and a portion of southeast Burnsville.)
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Senator Jim Carlson (DFL) District 38
Capitol Office:
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Capitol Building, Room G-9
St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
651.297.8073
Email Address: sen.jim.carlson@senate.mn
(District 38 includes all of the city Eagan and the northeast corner of Burnsville.)
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Senator John P. Doll (DFL) District 40
Capitol Office:
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Capitol Building, Room G-9
St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
651.296.5975
Email Address: sen.john.doll@senate.mn
(District 40 includes northwest Burnsville and a portion of the city of Bloomington.)
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Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R) 36A
303 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(651) 296-6926
E-mail: rep.maryliz.holberg@house.mn
(District 36A includes the northwest area in the city of Lakeville.)
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Rep. Pat Garofalo (R) 36B
221 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(651) 296-1069
(888) 667-3337
E-mail: rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn
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36B includes the city of Farmington, a small portion of Lakeville and
surrounding townships Empire, Eureka, Castle Rock, Greenvale,
Waterford, Sciota, Vermillion, Hampton, Randolph and others to the east.)
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Rep. Tara Mack (R) 37A
321 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-5506
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Legislative Assistant: Margaret Van Heel 651-296-5356
(District 37A includes the city of Apple Valley and the southeast portion of Burnsville.)
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Rep. Phil Sterner (DFL) 37B
523 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-4306
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Legislative Assistant: Sara Krogman 651-296-5398
(District 37B includes the city of Rosemount.)
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Rep. Sandra Masin (DFL) 38A
527 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(651) 296-3533
E-mail: rep.sandra.masin@house.mn
(District 38A includes west Eagan and the northeast corner of Burnsville.)
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Rep. Mike Obermueller (DFL) 38B
335 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-4128
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Legislative Assistant: Matt Scherer 651-296-5399
(District 38B includes the southeast portion of the city of Eagan.)
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Rep. Will Morgan (DFL) 40A
531 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(651) 296-4212
E-mail: rep.will.morgan@house.mn
(District 40A includes portions of the cities of Savage and Burnsville.)
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