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Johnson finished in second

Miss Mollee — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:51:28 -0500

Johnson finished in second place. She'll have to wait to the end of the quarterfinals to see if her score is good enough to move on.

Mayor Tom Furlong and City

FAdams — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:23:37 -0500

Mayor Tom Furlong and City Manager Todd Gerhardt, along with Jean Mancini

Lee Scholder and Shirley

FAdams — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:39:13 -0500

Lee Scholder and Shirley McGee

Monica Paul

FAdams — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:08:22 -0500

Monica Paul

Janes said he is leaving the

FAdams — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0500

Janes said he is leaving the City after almost 11 years on May 9 and going into the private sector. He plans to remain in the water and wastewater industry.

"I have been working for Cities both in Minnesota and Illinois for 25 years and I am ready for a change and different challenges," he noted in e-mail correspondence.

"It will surely be strange to not be in "emergency mode" or "tactical mode" after so many years, but the thought of sleeping through a nighttime storm really sounds pretty good," he continued.

"I don't think I'll miss all-night water main breaks or repairs on Christmas, Thanksgiving or the Kids' birthdays. I leave behind a talented staff with a solid plan for the future, and I am proud of what we accomplished in the "whirlwind" 11 years that I was part of that."

Ater some vacation time, he's off to the next chapter in his journey.

The Arbor Day poster contest

FAdams — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:55:26 -0500

The Arbor Day poster contest winner is named Monica Paul.

The athletes did very well

ChanHawk — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:50:56 -0500

The athletes did very well at this chilly meet.

Derek Jerde jumped 6-7 to win the high jump by 3 inches over Billy Buffington of Wayzata and Mike Niesen of Sartell.

Paul Yerhot finished third in the 200 dash, running 22.79 seconds.

Ben Sathre finished 12th in the 1,600 with 4:32.29.

The Chaska boys 4x800 relay team took 14th at the meet with a time of 8:33.77.

Chaska’s 4x800 relay team finished eighth with a time of 10:00.52. Lauren Johnson, Jenna Urick, Claire Bulat and Nicole Franz comprised the relay.

Hawk jumper Lauren Rothschiller finished 11th in the triple jump with a leap of 32-4.

Jena Franz cleared 10 feet in the pole vault to enter a three-way tie for fourth place.

Lauren Rice of Holy Family was fourth in the 3,200 with a time of 11:28.00.

The photo of the girdled

FAdams — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:17:21 -0500

The photo of the girdled roots was found on http://www.ci.golden-valley.mn.us/environment/forestry.htm

Um, hello?! It's almost May

Ruth Anne Maddox — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:38:08 -0500

Um, hello?! It's almost May -- enough with the snow talk already!

More world news coverage on

FAdams — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:23:06 -0500

More world news coverage on Haiti:

http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/24/The_black_hole_of_debt/

Beth Hoiseth said on

FAdams — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:53:31 -0500

Beth Hoiseth said on Wednesday afternoon this is the first in what will amount to "a series of public safety seminars" through the year.

"People become a little too relaxed," she said. "Serious crime can happen anywhere. With this we want to generate awareness. Low crime doesn't mean no crime."

Cristian is a college

FAdams — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:56:31 -0500

Cristian is a college student, an artist and an international human rights advocate. He also serves as the administrator of Resurrection Lutheran Church in San Salvador -- the congregation served by Bishop Medardo Gomez. A special offering will be taken for Cristian's fund to re-build Resurrection Church, which stands in the most impoverished neighborhood in the capital city and is now too run-down to repair.

Notice the snow falling in

FAdams — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:47:22 -0500

Notice the snow falling in the photo of the global warming sign, and hear the wind blowing in the recording with Vince Beaudette.

From the House of

FAdams — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:26:36 -0500

From the House of Representatives Public Information Office:

"A bill that would drastically change the ways schools are funded has a long ways to go before it potentially hits the House floor next year."

"Rep. Mindy Greiling (DFL-Roseville) said the bill, HF4178, would hopefully be considered first thing next year. No action was taken after the bill was heard by the House K-12 Education Finance Committee."

"A companion bill, SF3828, sponsored by Sen. Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka), awaits action by the Senate Finance Committee."

"The bill would change the way school districts are funded by simplifying the pupil count for schools and, in effect, fund all-day kindergarten. The bill would also eliminate property tax levies for general education revenue so that it would be provided through state aid, and it would establish an agriculture credit for school bonds."

"Greiling, the division chairwoman, said the bill could be scalable, depending on the amount of funding that was available."

Exist in addition

FAdams — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:29:07 -0500

Exist in addition