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Rebuilding season in store for boys lacrosse team

It’s a bit of a rebuilding season for the Park Wolfpack boys' lacrosse team. The Wolfpack must replace both starting goalies, their top two leading scorers and 12 other seniors from a year ago. … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

Furber Farm event center in Cottage Grove.

CG Lions Community Service Saturday a success

The Cottage Grove Lions hosted a tri-county Community Service Saturday on Saturday, April 6 at the historic John P. Furber Farm in Old Cottage Grove. Held in the Wedding & Events barn from 10 … more

By Dan Solovitz | 4/10/24

H.F. 2310 set aside $6 million for Dunes SNA expansion

Politics is often the art of compromise, and with that in view, we’ve got (somewhat) old news: the details on last year’s bill allocating $6 million to Grey Cloud Island and Scientific … more

By Joseph Back | 4/10/24

Park players listen to head coach Dave Darr after a season-opening 13-3 win over visiting Hastings Friday.

Baseball team takes a wild one from Hastings

Baseball season openers are often a wild and crazy affair. After a long offseason and preseason, nobody knows quite what to expect. Park players and coaches certainly didn’t expect to score a … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

Park edges East Ridge in softball thriller

After a tough opening loss at Forest Lake Wednesday, Park was rolling along with a fairly comfortable 2-0 lead over East Ridge heading into the seventh inning. Then things got a little crazy. Park … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

Caleb Swigart of the Wolfpack returns a volley at No. 1 singles.

Park tennis team opens with 6-1 win

After a tough opening loss at Forest Lake Wednesday, Park was rolling along with a fairly comfortable 2-0 lead over East Ridge heading into the seventh inning. Then things got a little crazy. Park … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

Eli Firchau and Gavin Stauffer will anchor the Park boys track team in the distance races.

Smallidge takes reins of Park boys track team

Former Park track and field standout Dylan Smallidge takes over this season as head coach of the boys' track and field team. Formerly a coach at Waseca and Park’s sprint coach a year ago, … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

Susan Mbu already ranks fourth on the all-time Park honor roll in the pole vault.

Veterans back to pace Park girls track team

Ashley Acosta-Meyers slides over from head boys coach last season to take the head girls track and field job and welcomes a squad with a handful of stars and lots of potential. Park welcomes back … more

By John Molene | 4/10/24

What’s happening this week in Cottage Grove April 11–17

Thursday, April 11 Career Exploration – Two-Day Workshop (Online) 9:30–11:30 a.m. - www.MinnesotaWorks.net Basic Computer skills required for Career Exploration Workshop. Occupational and … more

4/10/24

Cast members gather around as choreographer Lewis Youngren gives stage direction for ‘The Prom,’ coming to Park High Theater April 19.

Park High Theater to debut ‘The Prom’

Prom is an important experience in many teenager’s lives, and with this in mind, Park High Theater will present a play on just that. With six show dates at Park High School alternating between … more

By Joseph Back | 4/10/24

Op Ed: Missing Middle

Cottage Grove, along with much of Minnesota, has struggled with housing affordability and availability over the last few years. We have seen tremendous growth in the greater Twin Cities area and … more

By Mayor Myron Bailey | 4/4/24

Family fun at Woodbury Area Community Expo

Join Woodbury and surrounding area community members on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Woodbury High School for a free, family-fun event including Tae Kwon Do exhibitions, a raptor show, … more

4/4/24

Lions to host Community Service Saturday at Furber Farm

The Lions organization will host a Community Service Saturday to benefit the community through volunteerism and service projects. Taking place Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event … more

By Joseph Back | 4/4/24

Masonic Lodge #118 donated six fire suppression devices to St. Paul Park at the April 1 regular council meeting. Shown above left to right are St. Paul Park Police Chief Jessica Danberg, Fire Chief Mike Kramer, Lodge #118 Secretary Steve Ingram, and Mayor Keith Franke. In the left foreground is a device used to suppress a fire in St. Paul Park. Image courtesy St. Paul Park.

Masonic Lodge #118 donates fire suppression devices at St. Paul Park council meeting

Newport Masonic Lodge #118 of St. Paul Park has just donated six life saving fire suppression devices to the St. Paul Park Fire Department. Taking place Monday April 1 at the 6:30 p.m. St. Paul Park … more

By Joseph Back | 4/4/24

‘Trash to Treasure Sale’ set for April 5

Find your next treasure at the “Trash to Treasure” church rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 5 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the United Church of Christ in … more

By Nerissa Solovitz | 4/4/24

Athletic trainer Mel Haupt tends to injured Park football player Aidan Boche in a game last fall while head coach Rick Fryklund looks on.

Park's athletic trainer is happiest on the sidelines

While most fans are focused on the game, there’s one specific spectator who has her eyes peeled for something different. Something amiss. That’s Melissa Haupt, the head athletic … more

By John Molene | 4/3/24

Park baseball players listen to head coach Dave Darr at the end of practice last week. The Wolfpack are scheduled to open the season at home Friday against Hastings.

Wolfpack baseball team ready to bounce back

Three seasons ago, Park’s baseball team finished as the Class AAAA runner-up, falling 12-10 in the state championship game to Farmington. In 2022, Park again advanced to state, losing to … more

By John Molene | 4/3/24

Former Park basketball standout Pharrel Payne may be moving on from the University of Minnesota Gophers. Close to 30 schools have expressed an interest in Payne joining them next season.

Payne puts his name in the transfer portal

Former Park High star Pharrel Payne and University of Minnesota sophomore center will enter the NCAA transfer portal it was announced Thursday. The 6-9 Payne joins four other University of … more

By John Molene | 4/3/24

Junior attacker Kyra Stofer is one of several veteran players returning for the Wolfpack this season.

Park girls' lacrosse team ready to reload

The obvious question heading into the 2024 girls' lacrosse season is what the Park Wolfpack can do for an encore. Park went 13-2 last season, sharing the Suburban East Conference crown with … more

By John Molene | 4/3/24

Pine Harbor Christian Academy shares a driveway with the City of Cottage Grove’s River Oaks Golf Course. PHCA is located on the northern border of the Hastings School District, however.

South Washington County, PHCA working on transportation options

Pine Harbor Christian Academy is hoping that dialog with the South Washington County Schools will lead to the district continuing to bus its students to the ISD 833 district boundary. PHCA abuts the … more

By John McLoone | 3/27/24