“This is something I’m doing for my family. It’s got nothing to do with our season last year, we had a fantastic season. You can’t win the state championship every year."
That’s the way Caledonia head football Carl Fruechte explained why he requested a two-year leave of absence for the 2011 and 2012 football seasons. Fruechte, who was named Class AA Coach of the Year, led the Warriors to four Section 1AA titles in five years, three Class AA Championship games in a four-year period and back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2007 and 2008, was granted the two-year leave at the Jan. 25 school board meeting. See more in Editor Charlie Warner's Caledonia Argus story.
Veteran football coach Carl Fruechte, shown here giving instructions to Casey Bauer during the 2008 State Championship game is taking a two-year leave of absence.
“This is the worst intersection in East Bethel hands-down,” Councilmember Bill Boyer bluntly stated. See more in Eric Hagen's Anoka County Union story.
Vikings officials are putting together a package they want the Minnesota Legislature to discuss this session. The package may include positioning the stadium in a suburb; one mentioned location is Dayton in western Hennepin County. It also includes using job-producing federal stimulus money and a 2 percent metropolitan hospitality tax.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. – The summer of 2010 marks the 50th year the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund have offered free youth baseball and softball clinics throughout the Upper Midwest.
To celebrate the milestone, the Twins Community Fund will offer 50 free clinics during the summer of 2010.
Read more: Twins Community Fund seeks 50 cities to host free youth clinics
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced that TwinsFest 2010 attracted 34,637 fans to the Metrodome, the second highest TwinsFest attendance in the event’s history. Attendance totals for TwinsFest 2010 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29-31) are second only to 2007’s record attendance total of more than 35,000 attending the three-day event. Other recent TwinsFest attendance figures are as follows: 2009 – 31,004; 2008 – 30,483; 2006 – 25,000; 2005 – 29,000; 2004 – 23,000; and 2003 – 27,000. VIEW SLIDESHOW
The Metrodome is no longer going to be a home for the Minnesota Twins with the exception being TwinsFest. The 2010 edition of TwinsFest was a resounding success last weekend with more than 35,000 attending. (Photo by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online)
Read more: TwinsFest 2010 draws more than 35,000 fans over weekend
by Howard Lestrud
ECM Online Managing Editor
The Minnesota Twins Baseball Club is soon to be 50 years old and during its 50th year in 2010 the Twins will be opening its third ballpark, Target Field. The first official Major League Baseball game will be against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, April 12, 2010.
CHECK OUT EXCLUSIVE TARGET FIELD TOUR IN THIS SLIDESHOW (Photos by Howard Lestrud)
Target Field is essentially completed, said to be two months ahead of construction. Workers can still be seen in the hallways, working on reshaping doors and also hanging or various displays. The new ballpark, located at Twins Way in Minneapolis just west of the Target Center, will indeed be a tourist attraction for years to come.
Read more: Third Twins ballpark officially opens on April 12, 2010
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – Join polar explorer Will Steger and several Minnesota business leaders as they discuss the opportunities for clean energy solutions in Minnesota at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 8 at 11:30 am.
This diverse group will attempt to illustrate the importance a strong limit on carbon emissions has on future investments and job growth and why they believe the U.S. needs bold climate action in 2010.
Read more: Explorer Will Steger joins business leaders to promote clean energy
Meadow Creek Christian School has continued to grow throughout the years in many ways. On a recent Saturday night, there was another sign of how the Saints are showcasing the past while looking ahead to the future. During the 2010 Homecoming celebration, the school introduced its first Hall of Fame class.
Those familiar with Meadow Creek over the past decade should know each of the four inductees, which include Brian Budish, Julia Morrow, Amy (Budish) Wrobel and Dan Skog. See more in Jason Olson's ABC newspapers story.
The inaugural Hall of Fame induction class includes six alumni of Royalton High School. This week, the Morrison County Record profiles Curt Sauer, Class of 1962 and Matt Palmer, Class of 1984.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and David Vitter (R-LA) today (Monday, Feb. 1) introduced the Arresting Child Predators Act to improve the ability for three law enforcement agencies to catch child predators.
The bill would extend administrative subpoena authority to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) specifically in cases that involve child exploitation.
Read more: Senators Klobuchar, Vitter introduce bill to catch child predators
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