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News stories from Savage, Minnesota
May 16, 2008 - 10:06am
Students at Hidden Valley Elementary School celebrated Minnesota’s sesquicentennial by singing the University of Minnesota rouser. The school celebrated the event last week by singing Minnesota-themed songs, wearing sports jerseys of Minnesota teams, presenting the state symbols and eating birthday cake. (Staff photo by Keighla Schmidt) Have a photo you'd like to see on the front page? Send it to snapshots@savagepacer.com First charter school finds a home, hires a directorMay 16, 2008 - 10:01am — Keighla SchmidtBy Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer Seeing the actual fruits of hard labor is a colorful sight. That’s exactly what Misty Schutrop of Savage has her eyes focused on now that her idea for a charter school has tangibles. Fire Calls: May 17, 2008May 16, 2008 - 9:59am — Keighla SchmidtFriday, May 9 Firefighters were called to a neighborhood near 137th Street and Inglewood Avenue at 2:54 p.m. to help police find two missing children. The children were found at a neighbor’s home 15 minutes after the fire department was notified. Police report: May 17, 2008May 16, 2008 - 9:58am — Keighla SchmidtThe Savage Police Department issued 60 citations between May 1 and May 7 and responded to 226 incidents between May 2 and May 9. Some of the incidents included the following: CRASHES Baseball: Blaze drops slugfest with ChaskaMay 16, 2008 - 8:33am — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer The Burnsville baseball team lost for the third time in the last four games on May 15, losing 11-6 to Chaska in a Lake Conference game. The Blaze dropped to 9-9 overall witht the loss, 8-9 in the conference. It has one conference game left before the Section 3AAA playoffs start on May 23 - at home against Bloomington Jefferson on Monday, May 19 at 4:15 p.m. Girls golf: Blaze settles for second in Lake ConferenceMay 15, 2008 - 3:07pm — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer Last spring, the Burnsville girls golf team finished second in the Lake Conference and then went on to win the Class AA state team title. Could history repeat itself? Baseball: playoffs fast approaching for BlazeMay 15, 2008 - 3:06pm — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer The Burnsville baseball team has been hanging around the .500 mark all season, but that won’t be good enough come playoff time. The Blaze will close out the regular season on Monday, May 19 with a conference game at home against Bloomington Jefferson at 4:15 p.m. Boys golf: Kambeitz steps up his game for BlazeMay 15, 2008 - 3:04pm — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer Dan Kambeitz showed what he’s capable of for the Burnsville boys golf team. The junior shot an even-par 71 to lead all golfers in the eight-team Section 2 Class 3AAA Preview Tournament at Oakdale Golf Club on May 9 Lacrosse: Blaze teams fall in section quarterfinalsMay 15, 2008 - 3:01pm — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer Both Burnsville lacrosse teams had a short stay in the Section 3 tournament, losing in the quarterfinals on May 13. The seventh-seeded Blaze boys lost 13-4 to second-seeded Eagan and finished its first season as a sanctioned sport with a 2-11 record. Badminton: Blaze falls in state quarterfinalsMay 15, 2008 - 3:00pm — Tom SchardinBy Tom Schardin, Staff Writer The Burnsville badminton team had enough firepower to make it out of the first round at state, but not enough to knock off the top seed. The Blaze’s season ended on May 13 in the quarterfinals with a 5-2 loss to top-seeded St. Paul Harding. |