Inver Grove Heights Week in Review, Sept. 5-11

On Monday, Inver Grove Heights Patch continued its series of features on top Simley High School athletes when we profiled Cody Hazelett, Matt Kadrlik, Roda Mena, Joe Fox and Jill Richgels.

More than a dozen local restaurants and businesses served up samples at the Simley High School cafeteria on Sept. 10, as part of the . The event is a fundraiser for a local theater program, and organizers hoped the food-centric festival will raise as much as $3,000 to support local theater productions.

To kick off the start of the school year on Tuesday morning, at Hilltop Elementary School in Inver Grove Heights.

in Inver Grove Heights. The Science, Technology and Engineering Preparatory (STEP) Academy opened its doors this week, according to school official Walter Novillo, who answered the door to the school on Tuesday. According to the STEP Academy website, the school plans to collaborate with state colleges and universities and will include sixth- through 12th-grade students at its campus.

Expect work on a 135,000-square-foot Target store in Inver Grove Heights to commence early this fall, according to a report by the Pioneer Press. After a nearly two-year delay in construction, Target has confirmed that it is again moving forward on the store, which is expected to be the anchor for the Argenta Hills commercial development at the junction of Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 3 l in Inver Grove Heights.

Inver Grove Heights Days kicked off on Thursday, and Patch is covering it with a series of photo galleries, events and articles. Check out our , or take a look at photos from the Grand Parade on Saturday. Make sure you tune in today and Monday for more stories from IGH Days!

On Friday evening, against highly-ranked Mahtomedi. Head Coach Rex King said turnovers played a huge role in the latest defeat—undermining the team's offensive pushes.