Mayor Matters: Resident Safety, Rock Island Construction & Inver Wood

Patch grabs a couple minutes with Inver Grove Heights mayor George Tourville.

In the latest installation of Mayor Matters, mayor George Tourville addresses construction around the Rock Island Swing Bridge. The mayor also discusses how to stay safe in the summer months, the opening of Inver Wood Golf Course and the upcoming St. Paul Farmer's Market.

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Housley Enters Hall of Fame From Finland

South St. Paul native and longtime Team USA hockey player Phil Housley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame over the weekend.

Q&A: Simley's Mark Madigan, Assistant Wrestling Coach of the Year

The assistant coach received an award from the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

After nine state championships and more than three decades, Simley High School assistant wrestling coach Mark Madigan was, on May 9, named the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s (NWCA) Regional Scholastic Assistant Head Coach of the Year He is currently in the running for the NWCA’s Scholastic National Awards. Patch caught up with Madigan at Inver Grove Heights Middle School, where he teaches math, to discuss his passion for coaching and his history of success. IGH Patch: What is the most rewarding part of coaching for you? Mark Madigan: To see the kids from when you first meet them, maybe in ninth grade, maybe in middle school, and to see how they improve as the years go along. IGH Patch: What’s the greatest challenge of coaching? …

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Lost Dogs-MN: Connecting Lost Dogs with their Owners Using Facebook

Stillwater resident Tammy Humphries helps reunite people with lost dogs as the administrator of the Lost Dogs-MN Facebook page. The site's popularity is growing rapidly, and now she's looking for a few volunteers to help out.

Years ago, when a dog ran away from home, the canine’s owner responded by printing off fliers and hanging them around town. Unfortunately, lost dogs can log some miles while they’re on the run. Enter the Lost Dogs-MN Facebook page run by Stillwater resident, Tammy Humphries. Simply put, the site exists to reunite people with lost dogs. Here’s how it works. The page provides one link to post a lost dog report and another for link to file a found dog form. People using the site should always include contact information, a phone number and photo of the dog in the post, Humphries said. “The idea is to get the word out, so people look for lost dogs while they’re out and about town,” Humphries said. “The site is becoming very successful the more…

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Extra! Extra! Students Buy Jeep With War Bond Sales

Lakeville high school students in 1945 sold enough war bonds to buy a $1,165 Jeep.

May 18, 1945: High school students in Lakeville took part in the WWII effort from home, selling war bonds to their peers and teachers to raise $1,426. This photo from the Dakota County Tribune shows student council members in the $1,165 vehicle they decided to purchase—what their intentions were for the Jeep in the long term, however, the photo caption does not say. Pictured are student council members (back row left to right): Marilyn LeVelle, Gene Tragar, Floyd Hartman, Dick Gephart; (middle row left to right): Cecelia Streefland, Milly Murphy, Marcella Dawson, JoAnn Cahill, Phyllis Yung; (front row left to right): Dean LaVelle, Marshall Airhart, Bob Steele. Oh, and just in case you were wondering: That $1,426 raised in 1945 has the same…

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Dakota County Sheriff's Newsletter: Major Crashes, Minor Injuries

Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows catches you up on the latest county happenings.

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IGH Author Publishes 'Dark, Paranormal Love Story'

A Rose for Cheryl was first published as a short story while George Michael Brown

Editor's note: The following article contains excerpts from a press release. A two-year bout with writer's block recently paved the way for an Inver Grove Heights author to publish his first fiction novel. George Michael Brown—daytime events supervisor at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts—recently released A Rose for Cheryl, "a dark, paranormal love story ... an exciting tale of love, trust and fate."  According to a press release: A Rose for Cheryl weaves together a modern day love affair with the story of two star-crossed lovers from the nineteenth century, bound together even in death. [The novel] explores a number of what-ifs: What if a man and a woman fell in love in a chat room? What if he wanted to meet her but she refused? …

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Jeff Roberts

8:10 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012

That is strange, Judy. I checked too and found only the kindle version. I'll get in touch with the publisher and post the answer below.   more ›