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'Light Up the Night' at Ryan Park rescheduled

May 2, 2008 - 12:07pm — Lori Carlson

The city's celebration and dedication ceremony for the upgraded fields at Thomas Ryan Memorial Park, originally planned for Friday night, has been rescheduled due to rain.

The event now is set for 8 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Activities will include a dedication of lighting, scoreboards and other new improvements, and a tree planting in honor of Arbor Day.


Students pitch in for Arbor Day

April 25, 2008 - 9:13am — Joanna Miller

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer 

Students grabbed shovels and dug in during a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day event at Jeffers Pond Elementary School Wednesday.


April 25, 2008 - 9:05am
Baa-utiful weather

Students at Grainwood Elementary were treated to a beautiful day outside Wednesday when Amy Dvorak of Webster, Minn. brought her lamb Sam for a visit. Temperatures reached the upper 70s before returning to rain and cooler temperatures for the week's end. (Photo by Joanna Miller)


April 23, 2008 - 3:32pm

An early Arbor Day

Jeffers Pond Elementary kindergartners Taylor Lambright, left, and Johnny Meagher dug in during a tree-planting event at the school Wednesday, when students assisted the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District. (Photo by Joanna Miller)


PTC Carnival is Saturday

April 16, 2008 - 11:42am — Joanna Miller

Attend the PTC Carnival Saturday, April 19 from noon to 6 p.m. at Prior Lake High School, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage. Admission is 50 cents. Donations go toward the Parent Teacher Child organization in District 719. The event includes games, food and other family-friendly fun.


ECFE classes start April 7

April 3, 2008 - 10:54am — Joanna Miller

Prior Lake-Savage Early Childhood Family Education spring classes will start the week of April 7.

The center still has class openings. All of the ECFE class descriptions, dates and times can be viewed at www.priorlakesavagece.com, or call to request a mailed brochure.


March 31, 2008 - 11:11am
An array of colors

Art Adventure students Alec Tsarehradsky, 7, of Prior Lake, Michael Woodward, 6, of Savage, and Alex Pfau, 11, of Savage analyze colors during the community education class at the District Services Center last Wednesday. Along with coloring, students created T-shirts and made watercolor paintings. (Photo by Joanna Miller)


Carnival leaders put creativity, passion into fund-raiser

March 27, 2008 - 3:09pm — Joanna Miller

With the Parent Teacher Child committee (PTC) Carnival just around the corner, leaders Deb Tribby and LeeAnn Leech are busy swinging hammers and sewing.

It’s the second year the dynamic duo has coordinated the 650 volunteers it takes to put on one of the state’s largest school carnivals.


March 26, 2008 - 9:56am
Tai chi chuan

Community Education Instructor Karen Meyer leads a tai chi chuan class at Club Prior, located in the Prior Lake Library, Tuesday. Participants learned about the martial art, which focuses on slow movements. (Photo by Joanna Miller)


Little brother grows up, shares big message at state Capitol

March 20, 2008 - 3:07pm — Joanna Miller

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

It's good to have someone to look up to.

That’s the message David Moreno of Savage shares with residents and legislators during presentations about his experience with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.


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