Inver Grove Heights Week in Review

Jason Redeker and Patrick Ecker have logged more than 600 hours over the last three years . And now their time investment is paying dividends: The game, called "Beware of the Penguins," has struck a chord with video game enthusiasts.

An Apple Valley man and an Inver Grove Heights woman in an Eagan hotel. Mark David Catlin, 46, of Apple Valley is charged with solicitation of a prostitute and Cara Marie Boehm, 19, faces one count of prostitution.

Inver Grove Heights resident Alanna Seppelt is , after an afghan she made was ranked fourth of 413 entries on display at a juried art exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. More than 2,300 living artists across Minnesota submitted work for the exhibition.

John Hutchins, a Simley High School graduate, has heading into his final collegiate season. Hutchins started 10 games last season and spent time at tackle and guard for the Cowboys, a Division I team that plays in the Mountain West Conference.

Simley High School senior Jill Richgels , and the Spartans staged an improbable rally to down visiting Hastings 5-4 in girls soccer on Wednesday.

To mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Patch asked area residents to reflect on the ways that the attacks changed their lives, and the country. , VFW Post Commander and Inver Grove resident Terry Pieper served for a year in Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard.

This fall, as in years past, —a measure approved by the Inver Grove Heights City Council last week. The limited hunting season, scheduled from Sept. 3 through Sept. 22, is an effective way to control local populations of geese, according to Inver Grove Heights Interim Police Chief Larry Stanger.

This year, Terry McDaniel—and the sweet products of her honeybees’ labor— The Inver Grove Heights beekeeper had 12 entries in the Honey and Bee Culture division, and she won a grand total of nine ribbons.

against St. Thomas Academy in the season opener on Friday. St. Thomas combined a stifling defense with an opportunistic offense in the victory. Simley squares off against Mahtomedi this coming Friday.