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Osseo Schools to provide free meals this summer
Osseo Area Schools will provide free meals to children through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program from Monday, June 10 through Aug. 1. Any child 18 years of age or younger may participate. Meals will be provided during the allotted time frames and must be eaten on-site. This year, there will be six school sites in Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove offering meals on certain days and mealtimes. Additionally, the district will host 24 meal sites via its partnership with the Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center Rec on the Go program. Meals are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Meals must be eaten on-site. Sites include apartment buildings and parks. Find a complete schedule, list of sites, mealtimes and site-specific contact information at district279.org.
Minnesota, Iowa WIC recipients can now order online at Hy-Vee
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants & Children (WIC) in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska are now offering online shopping at most Hy-Vee stores. The Minnesota Department of Health launched the pilot online ordering project in February at one Hy-Vee store in Brooklyn Park....
State champs! Fridley boys, Anoka's Salami win track and field championships
Seven. Six. Five. Two. One. Seven podium performances, put together by six superstar performers. Five top-three finishes, including two individual state titles. A weekend of eye-popping numbers, all adding up to one: Fridley boys track and field as the final team standing at the Class AA Track and Field Championships at St. Michael-Albertville June 6-8,...
Dayton candidates file for city council seats
The filing period for the 2024 election cycle has completed in the city of Dayton. The candidate filling period for the Dayton City Council concluded on June 4. There are two city council seats up for election this year. The terms of Travis Henderson and Matt Trost are done at the end of the year. Those filing as candidates for the seats are Anthony Albright, Stephanie Henderson, Shawn Luther, Sara Van Asten, and Nathan Yancy. The August primary will whittle this candidate pool down to...
FL baseball team wins Section 7AAAA title, earns state berth
Rangers back to state tournament for first time since 2017 The Forest Lake baseball team is headed back to the Class AAAA state tournament for the first time since 2017 after winning the Section 7AAAA title over Anoka on Thursday, June 6. The Rangers ended the regular season campaign with a two-game winning streak and extended that streak over to when it mattered most throughout the section tournament. “We talked...
Softball: St. Francis earns 3rd at state
A five-run seventh inning put an exclamation point on a third-place Class AAA state tournament finish for the St. Francis softball team at Caswell Park in North Mankato June 5-7. St. Francis defeated Winona 8-2 in the third-place game to close the tournament. The game was scoreless after two innings, before the Saints took the lead with a pair of runs in the third. Winona drew even at 2-2 after four, before St. Francis quickly regained the lead with a run in the fifth, then...
Two file for District 1 County Commissioner
The District 1 seat on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is expiring at the end of the year, and two candidates have come forward to fill the seat. Filing for the race concluded June 4. Gulled Ahmed Badel of Brooklyn Center and Jeffrey Lunde of Brooklyn Park have filed for the seat. Lunde is the incumbent and has a website at lunde4commissioner.com. Badel did not list a website. District 1 includes the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope, Osseo and Robbinsdale. The race did not receive enough candidates to trigger a primary election. Both candidates will advance to the general election in November.
Coon Rapids Announces Independence Day Extravaganza, Parade, Games, and Fireworks on the Horizon
Coon Rapids is gearing up for its yearly burst of patriotism with the announcement of its 4th of July Celebration. The festivities, set to light up Boulevard Plaza from July 2-4, will showcase a parade, carnival, fireworks, and various games. Coon Rapids residents and visitors are encouraged to mark their calendars for what promises to be a colorful and vibrant display of community spirit.
Baby woodpeckers saved from storm damage in the north Twin Cities metro
LEXINGTON, Minn. — Severe storms that tore through the town of Lexington this week forced an evacuation for four tiny residents. Community service officers with Centennial Lake police were called to a neighborhood after the storm — not to help the homeowner, but baby woodpeckers nestled inside a fallen tree branch.The department shared the rescue in a post on Facebook on Thursday, showing part of the branch with the birds sitting in the back of a squad car. The officers transported them to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville for care.Brittney Yohannes, communications and development director for the animal hospital, said the story...
McPherson state runner-up in 110-meter hurdles
Osseo sent some familiar faces to the Class AAA Track and Field State Championships last week at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The preliminary round was on June 6 while the finals for most events were on June 8. The Orioles competed in 10 events during the preliminaries. Junior Hope Wells was fifth in the girls’ 300-meter hurdle prelims (46.06). Sophomore Payton Young was 16th in the girls’ long jump (16-08)....
Sports Recap: Totino-Grace baseball, Andover girls lacrosse reach state; area golfers in hunt after day 1
Legacy Christian Academy was in third place, just four strokes behind the leader, following the opening round of the Class A state boys golf tournament at Pebble Creek in Becker June 11. The final round of state meets for all three classes was scheduled for June 12. Legacy’s Tanner McNamee was tied for 15th place with a first round score of 78. Braylon Ylkanen was just a shot back in 17th place with a 79, followed by Elijah Wade (82), Trevor Zenk (85), Miles Greer...
Anoka-Hennepin School District Delights Young Learners with Educational Vehicle Fair at Champlin Park High School
Over the weekend, Champlin Park High School transformed into a hub of activity and learning as the Anoka-Hennepin School District hosted the 2024 Early Childhood Family Education Vehicle Fair. In a recent post by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, it was showcased that the younger citizens of our community had a joyful day exploring various service vehicles, something far from a typical classroom setting. Kids were seen clambering into patrol cars, horns honking in a cacophony of excitement, while their parents watched on with smiles and smartphones out, ready to capture the moment.
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