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LIFE SAVERS RECOGNIZED IN LINO LAKES

At the July 26 city council meeting, several people were given awards for their role in saving two lives.

SYNTHETIC TURF ROLLS OUT AT BLAINE H.S.

Officials hope the fields can be expanded from hosting about 65 events a year, including football, soccer and lacrosse, to more than 245. At the same time they expect it will provide a consistent playing surface.

LOCAL JUICE PRODUCT PRESSED INTO SERVICE AT 3M OPEN

The 3M Open served up local products, when possible, in VIP tents where players and their families got get a taste of “something” Minnesota. That’s good for small companies like one in Blaine that supplied healthy juice drinks.

POLICE REACH OUT TO NEW RESIDENTS

Night to Unite is making a return in 2021, and police say building trust is more important than ever in fast growing areas with many new residents.

3M OPEN A TREAT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG COURSE

Homeowners at Blaine’s TPC Twin Cities have a front-row seat to the Twin Cities’ premiere sports event each summer.

MASTER GARDENERS DIG INTO HOMEOWNERS’ YARD PROBLEMS

They’re not your garden variety detectives, but Anoka County Master Gardeners have resumed holding in person diagnostic clinics to help homeowners resolve all sorts of plant, tree, and insect problems.

CENTENNIAL SCHOOLS TAPS PRIOR LAKE SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATOR TO BECOME INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT

The school board selected Prior Lake-Savage Schools Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Holmberg as its interim superintendent.

CHOMONIX GOLF COURSE FUTURE MORE CERTAIN AFTER THREE-YEAR STUDY SHOWS GROWTH

The course will not close, according to a county spokesperson. It had faced an uncertain future after operations in the red in the years leading up to the pandemic, which seemingly changed everything.

35W TO FULLY OPEN SOON, WITH EZPASS LANES

For more than two years, 35W has been under construction through the north metro. In the coming weeks, that project will come to an end, and the road and ramps will fully reopen, with the addition of carpool lanes.

BLUE HERON DAYS PARADE RETURNS THIS YEAR

Earlier this year, Lino Lakes made the decision to scale back Blue Heron Days. The city eliminated its parks and recreation department in 2019; and the combination of the lack of staffing and lingering COVID restrictions this spring made planning difficult. But now, through a community effort, the weekend will be similar to years past.