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.

That could help the sports center–and the city of Blaine–land more lucrative tournaments outside the Target USA Cup each July.

Seniors and residents in Blaine celebrated National “Noon” Out. The Mary Ann Young Center hosted an afternoon of safety facts, games and prizes.

At a city council meeting on July 26, City Administrator Patrick Antonen announced a city-hired building inspector declared the remains of the club a public nuisance, and Antonen said the building’s owners, Tim Pawlik and his brother, have been notified. Antonen then announced the city would take the additional–and, by law, unnecessary, step of holding a public hearing to declare it a public nuisance.

The city is in the process of completing land swaps and purchases to clear the area of existing industrial and commerical buildings. There’s also a former mining operation site on National Sports Center property that the city wants to clear of dirt mounds and begin work to dig a lake. The lake would border the […]

Prodigy Martial Arts in Blaine teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to law enforcement. The so called “gentle art” has practical use for law enforcement agents who seek to use martial art to control and neutralize threats without having to use physical or deadly force.

The Twins crew brought a multimedia presence, including a camera operator and a huge replay screen, a DJ spinning music, the Target Field public address announcer, the Target Field organist, and even a Target Field food truck.

The command center is outfitted with communications equipment, real-time monitoring of movements and 911 calls, and personnel from SBM Fire Department, Allina Health, and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.