Headlines – Page 29 – North Metro TV

LINO LAKES FARM AWARDED ANOKA FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR AWARD

All Good Organics, owned by the historic Cardinal family, was awarded the Anoka County Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota for their contributions to the community.

ANOKA COUNTY LIBRARY PATRONS CAN READ TO A DOG

As a way to build reading skills and confidence, Anoka County Library occasionally hosts a “Read to a Dog Day”. It’s a chance for kids to read out loud to a therapy dog.

A LOOK AT WHO’S RUNNING IN NOVEMBER’S GENERAL ELECTION

We now have a complete picture of who is running in our local elections in November across the North Metro.

LOCAL TEAM PLAYS IN NATIONAL REDBULL 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

A local team, named the Lino Loons, came to play in this years Redbull Tournament. Each member of the team is from the north metro area, two members are from Lino Lakes, one from Blaine and the other from Minneapolis.

BLAINE TO MAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL POSITION FULL-TIME

For much of the last two years, Blaine and Coon Rapids Police Departments have shared a contracted mental health professional. Now, Blaine city leaders have granted Police Chief Brian Podany’s request to make the position permanent and full-time.

ANOKA COUNTY HOSTS FIX-IT CLINIC TO HELP REDUCE WASTE BY BRINGING OLD VALUABLES BACK TO LIFE

The Northtown Library in Blaine hosted a refurbishing event called the Fix-it Clinic, residents could bring in their old or broken valuables to see if one of their fixers could bring life back to their old valuables

CIRCLE PINES LEADERS TO DECIDE WHAT DOWN UNDER OWNERS NEED TO DO TO REPAIR “EYESORE” PROPERTY

Circle Pines leaders decided to come up with a plan for the owners of the derelict Down Under night club property to fix issues the city has deemed a public nuisance.

BLAINE CITY LEADERS WORKING ON WAYS TO CRACK DOWN ON STREET RACING

State patrol and other authorities have made large swaths of arrests in Minneapolis and St. Paul in recent months as part of a larger crackdown.

DEVELOPER ABANDONS AGREEMENT TO BUILD ON CENTERVILLE’S BLOCK 7 LAND

Centra Homes sent a letter to city leaders on July 29 requesting termination of its agreement to develop the Block 7 plot near the intersection of Centerville Road and Main Street.

EXPANSION PLANS FOR SUNRISE ELEMENTARY APPROVED BY BLAINE CITY COUNCIL DESPITE CONCERNS OVER DISTRICT PLANNING

As city council members debated the possible need for portable classrooms at the school, and what the city would require to allow that to happen, even temporarily, Mayor Tim Sanders offered a rebuke of the district for what he deemed poor planning regarding the Sunrise attendance area.