St. Francis News

Dear Answer Man, the Sisters of St. Francis used to have a sign on the corner of 14th Street and 11th Avenue, proclaiming the Hill as a "nuclear-free zone." When did that go down, and is there a story to it? I'm assuming -- hoping -- that the good sisters haven't authorized a dry-cask storage facility .

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Union editor It's a dental office on wheels, offering care to kids all over the metro.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Staff writer After hearing that the Toys for Joy area collection site had run out of hats for the youngsters last year, Leslie Anderson set about changing that.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Staff writer In effort to balance the needs and desires of the future, the St.

LITTLE FALLS - U.S. Bank recently donated $1,000 to the St. Francis Music Center, a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, to help support two string orchestras, the Con Brio String Orchestra and the Sforzando String Orchestra.

There are questions that enter your mind as you get older, thoughts about what you can still contribute to the world and what kind of legacy you're leaving behind.

Sister Noreen Burke, 95, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights on Sunday, November 8, 2009.

After two years of saying no, voters in the St. Francis Independent School District 15 have approved both operating levies requested by the district.

For the third time since 2007, St. Francis City Councilmember LeRoy Schaffer has been censured by his peers.

Embattled St. Francis City Council Member LeRoy Schaffer was censured for a third time by his colleagues at this week's council meeting, the result of a verbal confrontation with the city's public works director last summer.

The Section 7AAA Volleyball playoffs opened Oct. 28 with pigtail matches. No. 8 seed Chisago Lakes defeated No.

Dooher appeared at the Capitol today to urge Minnesota voters to vote "Yes" on the 57 local school district levies appearing on ballots across the state.

By Jon Tatting editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com On Tuesday, Nov. 3, residents of Cambridge-Isanti District 911 will be deciding on the proposed, two-part levy referendum that would generate $3 million a year for 10 years.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Staff writer Voters in St.

Ernie Skwira and Bernice Ripplinger were married on October 17th, 1959 at St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church, St.

While the Ray Stevens song, "The Streak," made running in the buff sound like fun, officials in St.

Police are searching for an 89-year-old woman with dementia, who went missing around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Kidney Benefit Fundraiser for Robert "Bob" Grossinger @CT.list:When: 4-7 p.m. Saturday.

MELROSE - There were 182 descendants of Edward Gilman of Caston, Norfolk, England, who gathered for a family reunion July 26 in Melrose.

By Greg Hunt greg.hunt@ecm-inc.com The plan to replace Braham's existing water tower with the larger former tower from St.