Column: Vikings get sweetheart stadium deal – Yahoo! Sports

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Column: Vikings get sweetheart stadium deal – Yahoo! Sports.

Whoa, that was a close one. Leave it to some penny pinching Minnesotans to make a couple of billionaires sweat it out. If Zygi and Mark Wilf had known it was going to be this hard to get a new stadium built in Minneapolis, they . . . → Read More: Column: Vikings get sweetheart stadium deal – Yahoo! Sports

Pool Chemical Mixing Accident in Hopkins LA Fitness

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According to Fox 9 news, two pool maintenance workers were hospitalized Monday, one in critical condition, after a chemical mishap at the LA Fitness location at Highway 7 and Hopkins Crossroads on Monday morning. Hopkins Police Sgt. Michael Glassberg said the pool chemicals were mixed wrong, releasing a vapor cloud inside the fitness club . . . → Read More: Pool Chemical Mixing Accident in Hopkins LA Fitness

Muskrats Busy on Minnehaha Creek in Big Willow Park

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Muskrat Dam under Rail Road Bridge

The muskrats have been busy this fall, building a dam on the Minnehaha Creek in Big Willow Park. This dam, in the narrows beneath the railroad trestle, increases the average depth of the creek significantly upstream, beyond the pedestrian/bike bridge on the Big Willow trail.

Creek . . . → Read More: Muskrats Busy on Minnehaha Creek in Big Willow Park

Why Property Taxes Are Going Up

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Minnehaha Creek Restoration Progresses with Cold Storage Property Purchase

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Minnehaha Creek Restoration Progresses with Cold Storage Property Purchase.

 

Partnership with Hopkins Helps Achieve Watershed and City Goals

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) Board of Managers has approved the purchase of a 16.9 acre piece of property adjacent to Minnehaha Creek in Hopkins. The property, located at 325 Blake Road, is . . . → Read More: Minnehaha Creek Restoration Progresses with Cold Storage Property Purchase

Lunds Project: City of Minnetonka

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Lunds Project: City of Minnetonka.

Lunds of Minnetonka is proposing to have an outdoor special event on September 30, 2011. The event is called Community Night Out and would include a live band, food, and non alcoholic beverages. The event would be located in the parking lot of the Country Village shopping center and . . . → Read More: Lunds Project: City of Minnetonka

City of Minnetonka Greenbrier Road Trail Project: City of Minnetonka

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City of Minnetonka Greenbrier Road Trail Project: City of Minnetonka.

The city of Minnetonka is proposing to construct a paved trail along the north and west sides of Greenbrier Road. A portion of the trail, directly north of 10825 Greenbrier Road, would be located adjacent to existing wetland and floodplain areas. The proposal requires: . . . → Read More: City of Minnetonka Greenbrier Road Trail Project: City of Minnetonka

Flags at half staff today for Captain Darrell John Spinler

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Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Flags at Half-Staff notification

This is a notification that the flags will be lowered at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota on Saturday, June 18, 2011.

The flags will be lowered in . . . → Read More: Flags at half staff today for Captain Darrell John Spinler

Air Pollution Health Alert! June 7, 2011

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June 7, 2011 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air pollution health alert due to elevated levels of ozone for the Twin Cities Metropolitan area effective from 1:00 p.m. through midnight on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. At-risk Populations: Ozone levels are expected to reach a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. . . . → Read More: Air Pollution Health Alert! June 7, 2011

Blooming at Big Willow Park

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  • Hopkins Royal Productions presents: Don't Drink the Water
    The Hopkins High School Theatre program, Royal Productions, will present Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water," a comedy that takes place behind the Iron Curtain as American tourists rush into the embassy just ahead of police who suspect them of spying. Hilarity ensues as they frantically plot their escape.   The production is playing Thu […]
  • Commissioner of Health visits Alice Smith Elementary
    The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ed Ehlinger, visited Alice Smith Elementary School this morning. Ehlinger started the day with a six block bike ride with elementary students and Hopkins Police. View photos. read more […]
  • Get your summer on at the May 22 Parent Community Fair
    Summer is just around the corner. If you are looking for fun and inexpensive activities to do with your children over summer break, look no further than the SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) Parent Community Fair. The purpose of the event is to give parents ideas for how to have the best summer ever with children of all ages. read more […]
  • Hopkins senior wins second place in Congressional District Art Competition
    Hopkins High School senior Amy Mathews won second place in the 2012 Third Congressional District High School Art Competition. Mathews also received a Silver Key Award in the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards competition in the category of drawing. read more […]
  • Bennett's photo receives honorable mention in national competition
    Hopkins High School Senior Bridget Bennett received an honorable mention in the 2012 Jostens Photo contest for her photo of the girls soccer team titled "One more Win." Bennett's photo was one of 90 chosen out of a field of 8,000 entries nationwide. Bennett is the photo editor for the Hopkins High School yearbook. This is her second year winni […]
  • Hopkins Senior Receives New York Life Award
    Hopkins High School senior, Paris Ebersviller, has received the New York Life Award for her painting titled "What we forget," depicting her and her grandpa. The award is special segment of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition that recognizes students who submit work that deals with bereavement or loss. Ebersviller will be nationally re […]
  • Partnership between Alice Smith and Hopkins Police featured on Fox 9
    Operation Recess, a unique partnership between the Hopkins Police Department and Alice Smith and Eisenhower Elementary, was featured on Fox 9 yesterday. As part of the program, police officers participate in recess at both elementary schools once a week. Building relationships between police and youth is the ultimate goal of the program. read more […]
  • ACE wins state competition
    The Hopkins High School ACE team (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) took first place in the state competition at Dunwoody College. The competition challenged the team to design a parking ramp that was "outside of the box." In addition to bragging rights, the team brought home scholarships, a trophy and a sizable jar of gummy worms. The team […]
  • XinXing kindergarten class performs at MOA
    Last weekend XinXing kindergarteners, led by their teachers, Yiran Li and Donghong Wang, performed for hundreds of shoppers at the Mall of America during Passage to China, an annual outreach event sponsored by The Chinese Heritage Foundation and China Insight. This event is a wonderful opportunity to journey through Chinese culture, history, and geography an […]
  • Destination ImagiNation team headed to nationals
    Congratulations to E.D.U.C.A.T.E.D., Hopkins High School's Destination ImagiNation team, on winning first place in the state competition. The team, juniors Ian Anderson, Graham Giesting, Rachel Gorlin, Rebecca Gorlin and Natalie Polinsky, also won a Renaissance Award for demonstrating outstanding skill in the areas of engineering, design or performance. […]

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