Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review

An open house, art show and sale will be held on Dec. 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Stillwater Art Guild Gallery, 317 Main St.

The First Choice Chapter of Business Networking International is seeking new members. The chapter serves businesses in northeast Minneapolis, St. Anthony, Columbia Heights, New Brighton, Arden Hills and Roseville. The group meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

Though their operations are much smaller than the East Side’s Merrick Community Services’, locally-grown charity efforts are going well, despite many challenges this year.

The U.S. Marines are going to be coming to Merrick Community Services this Christmas, but staying just long enough to help with the initial delivery of toys for needy local families through the Marine Corps’ nationwide Toys for Tots program.

Thanks to a new building code amendment approved by the Oakdale City Council Nov. 22, sprinkler systems will be required from now on for most new commercial buildings and any non-sprinkled existing structures that build additions or change occupancies.

The Hill-Murray Pioneers are approaching the Classic Suburban Conference boys basketball season with optimism.

They have good reason to be enthusiastic about their upcoming ventures onto the court, as they look to improve on their 3-13 conference mark of a year ago.

The Robbinsdale Cooper girls hockey team invaded Tartan Arena Nov 19 to face-off with Tartan.

A year ago the Hawks took on the Titans and put the clock on running time with a 13-1 ousting of Tartan.

More than anything, he was a friend
It wasn’t getting any better, but that didn’t deter Don Larson from giving it his best shot at beating the dreadful debilitating afflictions of cancer that plagued him for the past several years.

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BURGLARY

Over 300 trees will be planted next spring by community groups who received a 2005 Tree Trust Planting Grant funded by The Home Depot Foundation. One of the eight groups receiving a grant of up to $3,500 is the Oakdale Tree Board.