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In a Tuesday-morning work session the Wayzata City Council discussed the future of its Municipal Liquor operation and potential sites for it. While remaining in the Wayzata Bay Center once it is redeveloped isnt completely off of the table, City manager Al Orsen said that other sites on Mill Street and Lake Street are also being discussed. No decisions have been made yet and the council will hold a public hearing to discuss the matter further at its Jan. 20 meeting. Contrary to reports by ...

Good afternoon Wayzata, Orono and Long Lake. I'm Sun-Sailor Community Editor Jared Huizenga. Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, and today we'll be taking a look at some of the stories featured in this week's edition of the Sun-Sailor, which hits newsstands today. • The top story from last week was the Long Lake City Council's appointment of long-time finance director Terry Post to the position of city administrator. As I wrote, if there had been opposition to the appointment, it could have made for ...

It was a week of honors for a few Orono High School students. Melissa Slagle, a senior advanced art student at Orono High School, received a Merit Award in the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards - a program sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and is open to students in grades 7-12. Slagle was honored for her painting, "Sam: The Chapter Story." It is a portrait of another OHS student created in a contemporary fashion. Two Orono High School students have been named to the ...

Good afternoon Wayzata, Orono and Long Lake. I'm Sun-Sailor Community Editor Jared Huizenga. Today is Thursday, Feb. 12, and here is what's going on in your area today. Today we'll be looking at some of the stories featured in this week's edition of the Sun-Sailor, which hits newsstands today. • Long Lake Fire Department Chief James Van Eyll appeared at the Feb. 3 Long Lake City Council meeting to deliver his first annual report since becoming the department's first full-time chief last winter ...

Today's top story is that for second time this month the redevelopment project at the Wayzata Bay Center has received a sizable grant to help with land cleanup in the area. This week the Hennepin County Board awarded a grant for $249871 for the evaluation and cleanup for the site - it is one of 20 sites in the county to receive the grants, which totaled $2.4 million, through the county's Environmental Response Fund grants program. The program, funded by a county mortgage registry and deed ...

Today we'll set our gaze to the very near future and look at the June 18 edition of the Sun-Sailor, which will be hitting newsstands later today and tomorrow. On the front page this week we take a look at Orono Schools' preliminary 2009-10 budget, which includes no reductions. Assistant Superintendent Neal Lawson said last week that the district is in good shape for the upcoming year, but added that if it were to receive funding cuts from the state that reductions are a possibility for 2010 ...

Transformations I made... tried. Any good?

Community Editor Seth Rowe provides a preview of the May 7 edition of the St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor. ... "St. Louis Park Today" Sun-Sailor "Seth Rowe"

first test flight of the SunSailor Technion student project

Community Editor Seth Rowe gives a preview of the Thursday, April 2, version of the St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor coming out this week. Highlights include the city's Live Where You Work grant program, school district cuts and Jazz in the Park. ... "St. Louis Park Today" Sun-Sailor "Seth Rowe"

One of the world's current bestselling authors will be coming to the Twin Cities in early February for a new program started by a Long Lake man. Terry Esau, author of "Surprise Me" and "Be the Surprise" sent me an e-mail last week announcing that William 'Paul' Young author of "The Shack" will speak on February 7th at 7:30 PM, at the premiere Nudge the World event at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, MN. He will be reading, speaking, and then engaging the audience in a Q & A time that ...

City Councils approval of Glen Lake Plaza, which is expected to cost in excess of $500000. There is also a story about Minnetonkas new reverse 911 system called CodeRed, which enables the city to contact residents in case of severe weather, hazardous material spills or mass illness outbreaks. If you need to pick-up a copy of this weeks Sun-Sailor you can do so at Minnetonka City Hall. ... Minnetonka "Minnetonka Today" "Minnetonka Sun-Sailor" "Tea Party" Taxes "St. Paul" Weather ...

A Sailor Moon vid... made by me and my sister... It's mainly just their transformations....

On the front page this week we have two stories from opposite sides of the spectrum. First the bad news. The City of Wayzata is facing a revenue shortfall for 2009 that could be as much as $300000 when all is said and done. The shortfall is due to a slowdown in development fees coming into the city. City Manager Al Orsen told me last week that in a typical year the city has received between $50000 and $60000 in development fees by the end of the first quarter. This year that number has ...

Our top story this week was Orono Schools closing due to a probable case of N1H1 influenza the so-called "swine flu." I don't know about you, but I'm a little tired of seeing, reading, writing and talking about this illness. So here's the short version: All four Orono Schools closed on Monday while the district waited for more information about a probable case of N1H1 at OHS. Orono Middle School, Intermediate School and Schumann Elementary re-opened on Tuesday. On Wednesday the high school ...

Minnetonka-based Snyder's has announced that it is "downsizing to improve competitiveness amid the current challenging economic environment for retail stores." To accomplish that objective, Snyder's will close or sell 19 of its 47 stores later this month. Surviving this round of cuts are both the Long Lake store, located at 1865 Wayzata Blvd., and the Orono store, located at 2380 Shadywood Road. Some stores in the Sun-Sailor coverage area, however, were not as fortunate. The Hopkins store at ...

This weeks edition of the Minnetonka Sun-Sailor should be arriving on your doorsteps today. In this weeks edition you will find a front-page photo of the recent Minnetonka Community Education triathlon held this past Saturday in the Minnetonka West edition and a photo of the ongoing reconstruction of Shady Oak Road in the Minnetonka East edition. This weeks stories include the Minnetonka School Districts anticipation of the three K-12 funding bills making their way around the capital; a ...

Four Wayzata High School students got some good news to end January: Yoojin Kim, a senior at the Wayzata High School, won a $14000 scholarship to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) this month for participating in the fine art portfolio portion of the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards competition. MCAD, which administers the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards (MSAA) program, awards scholarships each year to one fine art portfolio candidate and one photography portfolio candidate in ...

funding for the Southwest light rail line. The front page of the Minnetonka East version includes a story from Hopkins Sun-Sailor Marc Ingber about the introduction of two new bus routes for the Hopkins School District. The new routes are mainly for students who participate in late activity programs. You can pick up a copy of todays edition at Minnetonka City Hall at 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. ... Minnetonka "Minnetonka Today" "Minnetonka Sun Sailor" "Sun Newspapers" "Hopkins boys basketball ...

On the front page this week are two stories I've touched on in prior webcasts - the City of Wayzata's $300000 shortfall and its decision to cease printing its newsletter The Bay Window and the Long Lake City Council voting to expand its Park Board from three to five members. Wayzata's short on revenue so far this year due to the credit crunch and developers putting pretty all planned projects on hold. The Bay Window is simply the first of many cuts to help make up for the shortfall. The city ...

The Orono City Council will get its 2009 meeting schedule underway with what looks to be a rather light schedule. Prior to the start of the meeting Mayor Jim White and Councilmembers Doug Franchot and Lili McMillan will be sworn into office. This will be Whites second term as mayor and McMillans second term on the council. Franchot is entering his first term after narrowly defeating David Runkle in Novembers election. During the meeting the council will also take the time to honor two former ...

St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor Community Editor Seth Rowe gives a preview of this week's paper, due out Thursday.

This is one of those feel good amv's! I only did this in 30 minutes i didn't do much but yet I love it. Here comes the sun by the Beatles This is dedicated to two people my friend Julia and my teacher =D

At last night's Wayzata City Council meeting the council discussed the future of its municipal liquor operation, which includes the Wayzata Bar & Grill and Wayzata Wine & Spirits. Both operations are located in the Wayzata Bay Center. The city is in a month-to-month lease at the Bay Center, but it now appears that the portion of the shopping center that houses the operation will be gone by this December or early next year. Mayor Ken Willcox said during the meeting that it's getting to the ...

This weeks edition of the Minnetonka Sun-Sailor should arrive on your doorstep today. This weeks edition includes front page stories about the Minnetonka School Districts ability to limit employee health-care premiums at a zero percent increase and the preview of last show this school year offered by the Minnetonka High School Theatre program. All Shook Up, which features 24 classic Elvis Pressley songs opens tomorrow at the Arts Center on 7, which is on the campus of Minnetonka High School ...