Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The University of Minnesota on Monday confirmed that the Simley wrestlers have accepted scholarships to become Golden Gophers.
Follow Inver Grove Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter The University of Minnesota confirmed Monday what fans of Simley High wrestling already knew: the Spartans’ Jake Short and Nick Wanzek will become Golden Gophers next year. According to the Minnesota Daily and Gophersports.com, the U announced Monday that Simley’s state champion wrestlers signed their National Letters of Intent during the early signing period and will join Minnesota’s wrestling program next year. Short and Wanzek signed their letters during a ceremony at Simley on Nov. 14. Here is what Gophersports.com says about Short: As the newest powerhouse in Minnesota’s most decorated wrestling family, Jake Short follows in his …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
"We are very fortunate that these four young men are fantastic student athletes. All of them have very high GPAs—I believe all above 3.0—and they all take honors and AP courses here at Simley," activities director Will Short said.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our newsletter In a small, understated ceremony Wednesday afternoon, four Simley High School student athletes signed letters of intent to attend major universities on athletic scholarships. Senior wrestlers Jake Short and Nick Wanzek plan to join the University of Minnesota wrestling team for the 2013-14 season. Kyle Gliva committed to wrestle at the North Dakota State University next season. "To have three Division One athletes on your team is a dream for a coach. It's where you want your program to be," varsity wrestling coach and Simley activities director Will Short told Patch. "Today is really special for me for two reasons: number one, it's my son and, number two, I've worked…
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The former president spoke at a rally on behalf of Barack Obama's re-election on Tuesday.
Hurricane Sandy has curtailed campaigning by President Obama and Mitt Romney, but former President Bill Clinton will speak at a campaign event for the Democratic ticket at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Tuesday morning—and you can watch it here. It's brought to you by The UpTake, via an internet connection that's not 100 percent reliable (due to the last-minute nature of the event), so the webcast may not be free of trouble. If you were at the event, or watched it here, please leave a comment below or add a photo to this post. We'd like to know what you think of it. The Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, was in Hudson, WI on Tuesday as well. Visit Hudson Patch for news of that event.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
State Rep. Joe Atkins is the chief author of the bill that is proposing alcohol sales during University of Minnesota events at TCF Stadium.
The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents is scheduled to vote toady at 1:15 p.m. on whether or not to allow alcohol sales during university events at TCF Stadium. State Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL) is the chief author of the bipartisan bill that, if passed, promises to bring in up to $2 million in additional revenue for the university. "As explained to me by U officials, the proposal being voted on by the U's Board of Regents today appears to meet both the letter and the spirit of the compromise struck between the University and the Legislature," Atkins said in a statement to Patch. Atkins continued: "It treats all fans equally, whether they are sitting in a regular seat or up in a fancy suite. It takes extra precautions to prevent serving…
Cleanup of the site, which lies just a few miles from Inver Grove Heights, was deemed complete in 1994 and the site was delisted from the National Priorities List in 2001. But a pending 2012 EPA review apparently will require further remediation on the la
During a June 28 public meeting to discuss pollution issues at the University of Minnesota’s UMore Park in Rosemount, many area residents were extremely vocal about what they said has been a lack of transparency about contaminants on the part of the university. After a formal presentation, residents quickly began vocalizing allegations that officials had lied about contaminants and conditions on the expansive property, located mostly within the City of Rosemount. But many still didn’t feel that the questions they raised about the site, a few miles southeast of Eagan, were answered. “There’s not full disclosure and I have a problem with that,” said resident Don Sinnwell after that meeting. “It needs to be cleaned up, and it needs to be done…
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Spartans finish 15th in the Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last week.
Junior Alec Kandt captured a pair of third-place finishes to lead the Simley boys swimming and diving team into the top 15 at the Minnesota Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last week. Kandt was third in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke, earning 32 of his team’s 60 points in the championships, which were conducted Thursday through Saturday in Minneapolis. His times in those events were school records. Kandt also swam the final leg of the Spartans’ 400-yard freestyle relay that placed 12th. Other members of that team were Michael Ausen, Tim Luhr and Ryan Kimble. Also scoring a third-place finish was senior Carter Lange, in the one-meter diving. The Spartans came in 15th in the team standings, a half-…
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Budget cuts threaten the sustainability of the program.
The popular Master Gardener program in Dakota County will be facing drastic changes beginning in 2012, as Dakota County ends funding for the program. One of 16 regional offices of the University of Minnesota and Dakota County outreach delivered though regional and county-based offices, the Dakota County program was one of the largest Master Gardener programs in the state. The decision came because of a bad economy and a tight county budget. The funding cut doesn’t mean the entire program will go away, said Jayne Hager Dee, the regional director of an area from the Minnesota River to the Iowa border that includes Dakota County. Administrative duties, she said, some of which are currently handled by a part-time staff member, will fall on the…
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Tourville declared last Saturday "Kristen Coonrod Day."
A former Simley High School softball player had her day in the limelight last Saturday, when she was honored by the city of Inver Grove Heights and the University of Minnesota. Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Tourville declared last Saturday "Kristen Coonrod Day" in honor of Coonrod, who graduated from Simley last year and now plays for the University of Minnesota softball team. At a Gophers softball game on Saturday, Coonrod was presented with a certificate signed by Tourville, according to Simley's Assistant Softball Coach Dan Gaisbauer. Softball Coach Kelly Darrow and members of the softball team attended the game to present Coonrod with the award. The presentation was done in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's "Hometown …
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