South Washington County Bulletin : Cottage Grove http://www.swcbulletin.com The South Washington County Bulletin serves Cottage Grove, MN; Afton, MN; St. Paul Park, MN and all of South Washington County Minnesota with local news, sports, classifieds and community information. http://www.swcbulletin.com/gfx/masthead/masthead_logo.gif South Washington County Bulletin http://www.swcbulletin.com Strawberry Fest taking applications for royalty http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9417 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9417 The 2008-09 Cottage Grove Royalty Scholarship Program is accepting contestant applications. Special Response Team called in on Hyde Avenue incident http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9436 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9436 Cottage Grove Police called in the Washington County Special Response Team Thursday after receiving reports that a man had made threats and then locked himself in his bedroom with a firearm. Against their will, election judges receive a raise http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9409 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9409 They’re getting salary raises even though they didn’t ask for them. Daily jail bookings for Tuesday http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9437 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9437 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: Plans come first, then water for Langdon http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9413 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9413 Cottage Grove officials have said no — for now, at least — to Langdon residents who over the past year have asked that municipal water be extended into their area of town, a response to discovering that many private wells are tainted with 3M chemicals. Chamber taking nominations for awards http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9418 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9418 The Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for Outstanding Business Person, Educator and Large and Small Businesses of the Year for its 2007 awards banquet. Applications are due at the Chamber office by Friday, March 21. Board debates joining metro counties in sales tax to fund transit http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9430 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9430 Should Washington County join other metro-area counties in collecting a sales tax to fund transit projects? And if it does, will citizens get a fair return on their investment? Raptors will be red, not blue http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9429 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9429 When the Park and Woodbury high school football teams meet East Ridge High School’s team during the football season in the fall of 2009, they will be seeing red. South Washington County Bulletin Podcast for March 21, 2008 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9432 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9432 In this week's podcast, managing editor Patricia Drey Busse talks with District 833 Superintendent Tom Nelson about the attendance boundary overhaul going on in the school district, and gets some information on the Business Showcase and Newport Home Improvement Fair coming up on Thursday, March 27. 'You get to use your imagination' http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9403 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9403 When elementary school kids say they like art, they don’t mean they like every minute of art class. First art show ever http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9415 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9415 School District 833 junior high and high schools have held art shows for years, but having a “real” art show featuring the work of elementary-age students is a first for the district, and the result of having art specialists in all 14 elementary schools since September. Holiday Inn hopes to open in one year http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9408 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9408 Economic Development Authority members discussed last week a proposed 87-room Holiday Inn Express located off Hardwood Avenue that would open a year from now if the project proceeds on schedule. 33 partiers cited for underage consumption http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9421 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9421 Hangovers aren’t the only headaches facing more than 30 under-age drinkers busted by Cottage Grove Police early Sunday after the department learned of a spring break rager advertised online. 2009 budget worrisome, 2010 looks worse http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9411 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9411 It was a rougher-than-usual budget road for Cottage Grove officials last year, and the route ahead looks rockier yet, strewn with the remains of a housing market gone kaput, city leaders said last week. Metro Transit installing cameras at Park and Ride http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9401 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9401 The Cottage Grove Park and Ride lot will get digital security cameras by the end of the year, Metro Transit police said last Tuesday. Viewpoint: Boundaries built by the community http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9410 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9410 First off, let me thank everyone who has stepped forward to get involved in this process. Finding glee in number three http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9377 http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9377