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Breck hockey teams take on a busy week of holiday tournaments
Breck boys hockey played three games last week in the Herb Brooks Holiday Classic, taking two losses and earning one win, while the girls played three games in the Crosstown Cup hosted by Blake. Breck boys Breck boys hockey opened the week with a 3-2 loss to Hibbing/Chisholm on Dec. 26 at the Herb Brooks Holiday Classic. Hibbing/Chisholm had started the season well, battling hard with its northern neighbors to...
Bluebirds girls hockey earns win over Elk River
Champlin Park/Coon Rapids girls hockey notched a key win over Elk River on Dec. 28, while Champlin Park boys hockey took two losses at the Premier Holiday Classic at the Park. CPCR girls The Bluebirds earned a 3-2 conference win over Elk River on Dec. 28 to improve their conference record to 4-1 and their overall record to 9-4. ...
Michelle Christensen honored in Golden Valley
Golden Valley’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission gave the Bill Hobbs Human Rights Award to Michelle Christensen Dec. 19. Christensen created the nonprofit One Good Deed, which is known for many community events. Christensen has led a scarf bombing, organized a school supplies collection and made the Golden Valley Play Trail possible. The annual award is given to people in the city who “have a positive impact or clearly improved understanding or cooperation in the areas of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age,...
Unity Christ Church plans expansion
Unity Christ Church sits at 4000 Golden Valley Road in Golden Valley. The church bought a single-family home next door in 1998, according to city documents. The property had been rented to outside parties. Now the church is planning to expand their main building into the residential lot next door “in order to provide ADA accessibility as well as create a larger community gathering space and additional administrative space.” In order to do this, the area had to be re-zoned. On Dec. 19, the Golden...
Brooklyn Center Community Schools trade school program sees success
Brooklyn Center Community Schools offered a spring pilot program to students at the Finishing Trades Institute of the Upper Midwest facility in Little Canada, which allows them to work with apprentices and professionals in trade careers. The Finishing Trades Program was established earlier this year, but its been a success according to BCCS students. The program includes hands-on training experience and an opportunity to see alternative career paths following high school. Experience may include operating tools and machinery, forklifts, aerial lifts and swing stages; sandblasting;...
Students weigh in on safety in District 281
District 281’s Board of Directors is asking students about safety in schools. A Student Safety Summit took place Dec. 6 in Plymouth. The summit was a chance for students to talk to various individuals including police, firefighters and people from Homeland Security. Two Cooper High School students, Jamvon Rush-Reese and Kyllander Chupurdia, spoke about safety at the Dec. 18 School Board meeting. “I think it was nice to meet and actually greet the people who are in charge and tasked with making the rules to...
CEAP Toys of Joy Holiday Program brings gifts and joy
The Community Emergency Assistance Program, a nonprofit in Brooklyn Park, capped off its year with a holiday charity event in the form of a toy store called the Toys of Joy Holiday Program. The organization’s toy program offered a chance for local parents to pick out gifts in the CEAP community room. Katy Briggs, the associate director of advancement, said the toy program provided residents with an opportunity to buy holiday gifts without shirking financial responsibilities such as rent and food. ...
Brooklyn Center approves 7.2% property tax levy increase
In a unanimous 5-0 vote during Brooklyn Center’s special City Council meeting on Dec. 18, a final budget was approved and passed, reducing the levy to a 7.2% increase over 2023. The 1% dip from the Dec. 4 proposed levy marks a $70 reduction in what Brooklyn Center homeowners can expect to pay annually in taxes. As described by Councilmember Dan Jerzak, approving the budget was like kissing a cactus....
Robbinsdale looks at 10-year plan for roads
Robbinsdale is looking brightly at 2024. At the Dec. 19 meeting, the city renewed licenses for many businesses including Broadway Pizza/Eagles Nest Lounge, Nonna Rosa’s Ristorante Italiano, Wicked Wort Brewing Company and The Birdhouse Eat & Drink. Richard McCoy, public works director and city engineer, spoke to the city about the upcoming street reconstruction plans in 2024. The purpose, McCoy said, is to ensure timely and orderly replacement of aging,...
Breck boys basketball nets statement victory over Minneapolis North
Breck boys and girls basketball played one game each last week, with the boys beating Minneapolis North on Dec. 19, while the girls fell to Apple Valley on the same day. Breck boys Breck boys basketball earned a statement win last week, beating Minneapolis North 90-75 at home on Dec. 19 to improve to 4-0 overall this season. ...
Rebels boys hockey earns two blockbuster wins
Champlin Park boys hockey secured two early-season victories last week beating White Bear Lake on Dec. 19 and Centennial on Dec. 21. White Bear Lake Champlin Park boys hockey opened the week with a 6-5 win over White Bear Lake on Dec. 19 in a nail biter at the TCO Sports Garden. The Rebels scored...
Armstrong boys basketball continues to work toward wins
The Armstrong boys and girls basketball teams each played Osseo and Washburn last week, with both falling to Osseo on Dec. 19. Against Washburn, the girls responded with a victory but the boys team lost on Dec. 20. Armstrong boys The Falcons boys basketball team opened its week with a nail-biting 56-55 conference loss to Osseo on Dec. 19 on the road. Fitz Freeman led the scoring for Armstrong, putting...
Pirates girls basketball falls to Eagles and Spartans
Park Center girls basketball played two games last week, losing at home on Dec. 19 and 21 to Totino-Grace and Orono. Totino-Grace Park Center girls basketball opened the week with a close 61-57 loss to Totino-Grace on Dec. 19 to adjust their conference record to 2-3. Totino-Grace arrived at the game on a seven-game winning...
Armstrong/Cooper boys hockey picks up win over Hopkins
The Armstrong/Cooper boys and girls hockey teams played three total games last week, as the boys lost to Holy Angels on Dec. 19 and beat Hopkins on Dec. 20, while the girls lost to Maple Grove on Dec. 20. Wings boys While hosting the Holy Angels on Dec. 19, the Armstrong/Cooper boys hockey team lost to the Stars 6-3 to open their week. Holy Angels came out swinging in the...
Cooper boys basketball notch first wins of the season
Robbinsdale Cooper boys and girls basketball each played last week, with the boys defeating Blaine on Dec. 19, while the girls lost to Mahtomedi and East Ridge. Cooper boys After earning its first win of the season last week against Highland Park, Cooper boys basketball added a second with a 103-89 road win over Blaine on Dec. 19. Cooper outscored Blaine in both halves, 52-43 and 51-46, as Chance Wicks...
OPC Stars tie Northern Tier 1-1
Osseo/Park Center girls hockey played one game last week, battling Northern Tier to a 1-1 tie on Dec. 21 to improve their overall record to 5-6-3. The night opened quietly with a scoreless first period despite Northern Tier’s 11 first period shots and eight from OPC. Northern Tier opened the scoring in the second period as Chloe King made it 1-0. OPC got back in the game halfway through the...
Pirates boys basketball goes 1-1 in challenging week
Park Center boys basketball played two games last week, falling to Totino-Grace on Dec. 19 before responding with a win on Dec. 21 over Park of Cottage Grove. Totino-Grace Park Center boys basketball took its first loss of the season last week, faling 82-72 to Totino-Grace on Dec. 19 on the road. The Pirates had...
Maranatha boys basketball goes 2-1 amid busy week
Maranatha Christian Academy boys basketball played two games at the Hutton Winter Classic on Dec. 19 and 20, hosted at Hamline University, where the team defeated Minneapolis Edison before losing to St. Paul Johnson. Edison Maranatha Christian Academy boys basketball opened the week with an 86-56 win over Minneapolis Edison at the Hutton Winter Classic on Dec. 19, improving to 3-0 overall. ...
Rebels boys basketball picks up two wins
Champlin Park boys basketball earned two wins last week against South St. Paul and Northfield on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, while the girls team lost two games to St. Michael-Albertville and Chaska. Champlin Park boys Champlin Park opened the week with a 53-40 win over South St. Paul on Dec. 19 in the Hutton Winter Classic, held at Hamline University. ...
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