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Five-day closure for Highway 47

Anoka PD hosts open house, memorial service

Writer’s Block: Duck and cover

This is the transmission line route in East Bethel that the planning commission approved May 8. It is exactly what Great River Energy brought to the city in December 2008 before changing the route in subsequent months.

Residents upset about transmission line

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Drumheart, an all-women percussion group, provided music for walkers in the Mental Wellness Campaign for Anoka County’s third annual 5K Walk for Mental Illness Saturday at the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park.

Walking to raise awareness of mental health

The message was simple and to the point Saturday at the third annual 5K Walk for Mental Illness – mental health is as important as physical health.

Education

Rayanna Andrews, a fourth-grade student at Adams Elementary School in Coon Rapids, has her soccer ball signed by Cristiano Dias of the Minnesota Stars. Dias, and teammate Andy Lorei, joined students at Adams to talk via WebEx about football/soccer with students in Machado, Brazil.

Soccer brings Coon Rapids, Brazilian students together

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. State Department, students and staff at Adams Elementary School, Coon Rapids, are using technology to bridge the cultural divide with students from Brazil.

Sports

With hot pink cheeks and wearing hot pink T-shirts, Anoka softball players get set to Strike Out Cancer during their May 11 game against St. Francis, a game designated not just as a contest on the softball diamond, but also as a contest to raise awareness and raise money for the fight against cancer. Anoka lost that game 4-2, but both teams were victorious in their efforts to help fight cancer. Photo by Bill Jones

Tornadoes, Saints aim to strike out cancer

Anoka faced off against St. Francis on the softball diamond on a rainy May 11 for the first-ever Strike Out Cancer softball game.

Arts & Entertainment

Late learner continues to hone harp skills

Although it’s only May, Elaine Stindt can’t wait until Christmas.

Community

A children’s bike safety round-up will take place Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., hosted by the Robert and Wilma Burbach Bike Foundation’s “Bike 4 Kids.” Submitted photo

Coon Rapids church hold bike safety round-up for children

A bike safety round-up for children, ages five through eight, will take place in the Faith Lutheran Church, Coon Rapids, parking lot Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.