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Justina Marsh (Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner)
Justina Marsh

Student gets letter penned by royalty

05/09/2008 12:00 AM
It started when Justina Marsh, Oltman Junior High School seventh-grader, was curious about a picture hanging in her bedroom.

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School color choices for East Ridge High to be readdressed

05/09/2008 12:00 AM
East Ridge High School principal Aaron Harper has been given approval by the District 833 School Board and administration to readdress the colors approved for the new high school.

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Anna’s son, Ben, holds Josie, one of the foster dogs in the Klemmensen family. (Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner)
Ben and Josie

Four-legged foster children

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The breed is Dogue de Bordeaux, also known as French Mastiff or Bordeaux Bulldog.

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At left is an aerial shot of the construction progress on East Ridge High School in Woodbury taken in mid-April. (Submitted photo)
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First football game will help unite new school, principal says

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
It’s all about the first football game at East Ridge High School.

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Daily jail bookings for Thursday

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday:

CG man accused of strangling, threatening woman

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
A Cottage Grove man was arrested Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting and threatening his ex-girlfriend.

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Weekend Planner: Pancake brunch and food giveaway this weekend

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
View the Friends in Need Food Shelf at its open house Thursday or stop in at a free pancake brunch Saturday. Click to see the full listings.

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CG Burger King robbed at gunpoint

05/08/2008 03:37 PM
The Cottage Grove Burger King was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, police said.

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Daily jail bookings for Wednesday

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday:

Girls finish fourth at Wednesdays True Team; boys third

05/07/2008 08:17 PM
The Park girls track and field team finished in fourth place in the Section 2AAA True Team meet, totaling 483.5 points. Eagan (758.0 points) was the True Team Section Champion followed by Woodbury (685.0 points), Henry Sibley (486.5 points) and Park.

City still working to resolve roundabout assessments

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Cottage Grove’s first roundabouts were completed last fall, but work remains beyond painting the gray medians.

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Living the dream, giving seniors a home

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The snug, brown and tan home on the corner of Hadley Avenue and 77th Street in Cottage Grove looks like any other residence along that quiet block.

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Charges filed in G-Will break-in

05/06/2008 12:04 PM
Charges were filed April 25 against a 31-year-old man accused of an August break-in at G-Will Liquors in Cottage Grove.

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Daily jail bookings for Tuesday

05/06/2008 12:24 PM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday:
From left, Chonnar Yang, Eric Smith and Tyler Paige work on their projects in art class.
Molding clay

Forming ideas

05/05/2008 12:00 AM
Nine-hundred pounds of clay seems like a lot, but after it’s distributed among all of the students taking art classes at Newport Elementary School over several projects, there won’t be much left over, said Mary Olson, art specialist.

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Daily jail bookings for Monday

05/05/2008 10:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday:

SWC Bulletin Podcast for May 2, 2008

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
For this week’s show, I talked with Cottage Grove mayoral candidate Myron Bailey about why he wants to bring more retail to Cottage Grove and much more.

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Wolfpack girls lacrosse braves elements, beats Cretin Friday

05/03/2008 07:13 PM
It was hat, mitten, scarf and poncho weather on Friday night, but the Wolfpack girls lacrosse team braved the elements and came away with its second win of the week, a 7-3 defeat of Cretin-Derham Hall.

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New SPP administrator ready to listen

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
There will be a new voice at city hall May 12, the day St. Paul Park welcomes city administrator Kevin Walsh.

Daily jail bookings for Friday

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Department, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday:
Protesters gathered Thursday outside the Newport Police Department and City Hall to protest alleged police brutality. (Bulletin photo by Jon Avise)
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Group butts in on Newport meeting to protest police

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
A group of between 15 to 20 protesters interrupted Newport’s City Council meeting Thursday, demonstrating against police chief Veid Muiznieks and demanding his removal from the department.

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Family seeks help through cancer struggle

05/02/2008 08:16 AM
George Brager’s backache just wouldn’t go away.

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There has been a Carbone’s Pizzeria in St. Paul Park since 1961. The original building was across the street from the one shown at the right. It was strictly take-out. (Bulletin photo by Toni Lambert)
Carbone's in St. Paul Park

How Carbone's made it big in St. Paul Park

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
In 1961, Bob LaNasa’s take-out in St. Paul Park was the only pizza shop between St. Paul and Hastings.

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Weekend Planner: Father-son banquet and hat show this weekend

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Newport Lutheran Church will hold a father-son banquet Friday featuring Joel Maturi and Zion Lutheran Church is holding a vintage hat show Sunday. Click to see the full listings.

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Daily jail bookings for Thursday

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County jail between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday:

Cottage Grove Home Depot to close

05/01/2008 01:18 AM
The world's largest home improvement retailer announced Thursday it would close down 15 under-performing locations nationwide, including its Cottage Grove store.

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Hastings bridge down to single lane for an extra hour

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
The Hastings bridge is down to one lane for a little longer through Friday, May 9, according to a press release.

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Newport officials fear one more Mississippi River flood will mean disaster because of the city’s aging levee. The city hopes to purchase roughly a dozen homes in danger of being inundated by flood waters should the earthen floodwall built in the ‘60s give way, and create a natural park area. 
(Bulletin photo by Jon Avise)
Newport levee

City tries to revive levee issue

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
One more big spring flood, one more push from the powerful Mississippi River, and Newport’s aging, weakened levee is a goner, city officials have been saying for years.

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Brandi Brown, 19, of St. Paul Park, uses the county WorkForce Center’s Cottage Grove Resource Room. (Bulletin photo by Jon Avise)
At the center

Finding a job's one tough business

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Ed Hallwood’s weekday typically starts around 9, ends around 5; most of it’s spent parked in front of a computer screen.

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Jen Peterson

Peterson runs for council seat

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Jen Peterson, the chair of Cottage Grove’s Human Services/Human Rights Commission, announced last week she will run for one of the two city council seats up for grabs when voters go to the polls this November.

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Daily jail bookings for Tuesday

04/29/2008 03:14 PM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday:

SPP/Grey Cloud annexation agreement ends years of legal action

04/28/2008 07:53 AM
After nine years of legal action over the annexation of about 600 acres of land from Grey Cloud Island Township into St. Paul Park, officials from both governments last week agreed to end the conflict.

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Hope Christian Academy students rocket to national race

04/28/2008 07:54 AM
It took the team at Hope Christian Academy in St. Paul Park two months to design, build and test its first model rocket this winter

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Daily jail bookings for Monday

04/28/2008 11:41 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday:

Daily jail bookings for Friday

04/25/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday:

SWC Bulletin Podcast for April 25

04/25/2008 12:00 AM
For this week’s show, I talked with Park High School Principal Efe Agbamu about a rigorous academic program called International Baccalaureate that she’s working to implement at the school and with Cottage Grove personal trainer Laura Devine to get some fitness tips for the spring.

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Summer Hastings Bridge restrictions cut by at least four weeks

04/25/2008 11:45 AM
What was originally expected to be a 12-week repair project of the Hastings bridge this summer is now being reduced to six to eight weeks, according to Kent Barnard, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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Weekend planner: Garage sales abound

04/25/2008 12:17 PM
St. Rita's youth and Girl Scout Troop 52088 are holding garage sales this weekend. Click to see the full listings.

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