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Polar Plunge

Sunday, February 10, 2013

No Mail Saturdays, Liquor Sales on Sundays, Widening 494 and Pizza Wars: Pick of Our Patches

Also appearing in this week's West Metro news roundup: Anne of Green Gables and some really rich SuperValu folks. And the USPS says farewell to Saturdays.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. (Click on the headline to read the full story.) Should Liquor Be Sold on Sundays? Local liquor stores have opposing views on a bill to lift the ban on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota. “The fact that I'm not allowed to be open because of an embarassing, Draconian, ridiculous law from a previous era is absolutely infuriating," said liquor store owner Jason Alvey. "Al Capone has been dead for a long time, people. This is a different world we live in today.” MnDOT Shares Plans …

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Should Liquor Be Sold on Sundays?, MnDOT Shares Plans to Upgrade 494 in Plymouth (in Plymouth Patch), End of USPS Saturday Mail Delivery Leaves St. Michael Post Office Uncertain (in St. Michael Patch), and 12 more ›

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

(Video) Hopkins Police Punch Above Their Weight Class When Raising Money

The department raised the fourth largest amount of money for Special Olympics among 47 law enforcement agencies.

In terms of size, the Hopkins Police Department can’t hold a candle to the police forces of much larger communities in the state. But when it comes to raising money for a good cause, Hopkins is right up there with departments such as Minneapolis, Bloomington and Eden Prairie. The $5,719 that Hopkins raised for Special Olympics this year was the fourth largest amount among the 47 law enforcement agencies that participated in last month’s Polar Plunge. Even more surprising, this was Hopkins’ first year participating with Special Olympics fundraising. The city took the opportunity Tuesday night to recognize this accomplishment and to present a ceremonial check to Special Olympics.

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Hopkins Police Department Takes the Plunge

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