Headlines – Page 57 – North Metro TV

SEVERAL ANOKA COUNTY CITIES NAMED TREE CITIES U.S.A.

Several Anoka County communities have earned annual designation as Tree Cities USA, recognized for their efforts to conserve and manage forestry assets in their communities.

REAL ESTATE MARKET ATTRACTS NEW PEOPLE TO INDUSTRY

Perhaps it’s the boom in the real estate market, which one veteran realtor described as brisk, and cited more listings and increased sales over last year. Or perhaps, as one new realtor said, it was the chance to switch careers after the pandemic caused major shifts old jobs. “I love houses. I love looking at […]

ANDOVER FAMILY HELPS RESCUE STRANDED BABY GREAT HORNED OWL

One Andover family found a surprise in their yard recently. It was a small great horned owl that was too young to fly. This family worked with The Raptor Center to give this young owl another chance in a new home.

MASTER GARDENER EXPLAINS COMPOST TOWER

Where does a serious gardener get good soil if they doesn’t want to buy it? They makes it.

POLICE SUGGEST MARKING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS

Part of the problem for law enforcement, is proving which converters have been stolen. Without serial numbers on the part, it’s hard to tell.

BIKE HELMET EVENT DRAWS A BIG CROWD

Public safety officials agree putting on a bike helmet before you ride should be as automatic as buckling your seat belt in a car. SBM Firefighters are making sure those helmets fit properly and are in good condition. Their annual sale and helmet fitting clinic is so popular, 16 cars were lined up and waiting before the doors to Fire Station #3 in Blaine were even opened.

ANOKA-RAMSEY RENEWS EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORT

Brandyn Woodard is leading a renewed effort at Anoka-Ramsey Community College to address issues of diversity and closing learning gaps. Woodard recently took over a new position as Vice President of Equity and Inclusion. He says meeting with students about their needs and bringing in more diverse faculty are two early steps toward improving student success.

HY-VEE CAN’T PROMISE IT WILL START ON BLAINE STORE THIS YEAR, DESPITE EXTENSION

Hy-Vee asked the city for a one-year extension of its conditional use permit for the land it acquired across Main Street from Blaine High School in late 2018. Preliminary site work and grading was completed on the plot, which is very close to a large neighborhood and Jefferson Middle School, about a year ago, and nothing has happened there since.

COULD THE PANDEMIC END UP SAVING CHOMONIX GOLF COURSE? MAYBE.

Figures show that greens fees, golf cart rentals, and driving range rounds were up much higher than forecasted for 2020, while facility rentals, food and beverage sales, and advertising sales were down.

FUNDRAISING GROUP TO HELP FOOD SHELF EXPAND

Hope for the Community Food Shelf finished 2020 serving 43,000 families more than 2 million pounds of groceries. A year after the start of a pandemic that cost many families jobs, Dr. Alan Goracke, founder of Hope for the Community, says the need is still great.