Local News in Maple Plain, Minnesota
Annual celebration of art has many finding talent (The Laker)
Aspiring artists of all ages and abilities turned out by the hundreds, Feb. 27, for the 12th annual Orono Community Arts Festival, held at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain.Community calendar (The Laker) We want your listings! Listings for the community calendar are free, but not guaranteed. We encourage you send us your listings of upcoming events and we will do our best to include them.
Hockey Night's 3 stars (CBC.ca) CBCSports.ca senior reporter Tim Wharnsby names the top performers in the NHL from the weekend.
Hwy 12. detour in Independence, Maple Plain set to start in April (Delano Eagle) Last fall people in the Independence/Maple Plain area endured round one of the Highway 12 detour and soon the longer round two is set to start.
Sid Hartman: Keeping Taylor is of utmost importance (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) The Vikings figure to struggle on offense if they don't retain the services of the veteran running back.
Planning under way for second community-wide food shelf benefit (The Laker) An effort to raise awareness of, and generate donations to alleviate, hunger will take place along one of Mound's main thoroughfares again this spring.
Deconstructing the I-35W bridge contract (Finance and Commerce) In a case that could have substantial implications for future public-works contracts in Minnesota, the state Supreme Court is considering whether the contract to rebuild the Interstate 35W bridge was properly awarded.
U.S. 3RD DISTRICT - DFL sets candidate forums (The Norwood Young America Times) The two announced candidates seeking the DFL 3rd Congressional District endorsement, Maureen Hackett and Jim Meffert, will participate in moderated forums Feb. 16 and Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.. The Feb. 16 forum will be held in Edina at Southview Middle School, 4725 Southview Lane. The Feb. 25 forum will be held at Brooklyn Park City Hall, 5200 85th Ave. North.
Olympic Capsules: U.S. women's hockey rolls, ice dancers take silver (The Brownsville Herald) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The United States won only one medal at the Vancouver Olympics on Monday, a silver in ice dancing. Yet there was some significance to it.
Legacy funds join the budget buffet (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) A fresh pool of money joins the bonding bill, lottery and general fund as a way to pay for projects, and double-dipping is common.