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Anoka-Hennepin Elementary Students Write Essays about 'Someone Special'

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:19pm
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Anoka-Hennepin elementary school students had a chance to talk about someone special to them in a district-wide writing contest.

The 2013 Coon Rapids Rotary/Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation writing contest had 175 entries this year, according to the school district. Nearly two dozen students in grades 1-5 were recognized for their pieces.

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Blaine High School Freshman Earns National Honor in Essay, Video Contest

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:12pm
(Left to right) Blaine High School Principle John Phelps, advisor Jean Wontor, Ann Jerry, and School Board Vice Chair Marci Anderson. - Photo courtesy of Anoka-Hennepin School District

A Blaine High School freshman was recently honored for an essay about Native American religious rights.

Ann Jerry was named a national finalist and earned an honorable mention award in this year's First Freedom Student Competition, which involved 1,842 high school students from around the world, according to the Anoka-Hennepin School District.

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3 Anoka-Hennepin Seniors Earn $1K Scholarships from Comcast

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:04pm

Three Anoka-Hennepin seniors each earned $1,000 college scholarships from Comcast.

Malcom Seals of Anoka High School, Whitney Nietz of Blaine High School, and Cayla Callies of Coon Rapids High School will receive the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program prizes during a ceremony June 20 at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul.  The ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m.

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$1K Prize Offered in Fridley Pie Baking Contest

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:00pm
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Community members can show off their pie baking skills – and win more than just prestige.

The Fridley 49er Days is adding a Pie Baking Contest this year. The contest is open to anyone 18 years old and older, regardless of whether they live or work in Fridley.

The winner will get a $1,000 grand prize from Financial One Credit Union.

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Safety Crackdown at Coon Rapids Crosswalks

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 11:24am

Do you always check for pedestrians when you're driving?

Do you wait for them to fully reach the sidewalk before driving forward?

If you answer, no, you're not alone.

Just last year, 40 people were killed in Minnesota while walking either "in or near" a crosswalk.

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Shoreview Man Dies in Coon Rapids Crash

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 9:17am
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A 47-year-old Shoreview man is dead after a crash in Coon Rapids overnight.

The crash happened on the Highway 10 off-ramp to Foley Boulevard Northwest around 3 a.m.

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WEB EXTRA: Minnesota Crosswalk Laws and Crash Statistics

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 12:26pm

Police in Coon Rapids are conducting a “crosswalk sting” Tuesday. Authorities have pinpointed several intersections with problem crosswalks – where either pedestrians or drivers are not paying attention to the rules.

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