East Side People

Dennis Alm, sales manager at North American Trailer in Inver Grove Heights, MN was presented the Outstanding Service Award at the annual conference of the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) on July 31, 2019.

Vic Fischer, a graduate of Henry Sibley High School, is among the 2019 Insperity Merit Scholarship recipients.  

Duane Maroney, resident of Inver Grove Heights, MN and a professional truck driver with ABF Freight, took first place in the Twin Trailer Class at the Minnesota Truck Driving Championships on June 9.

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John Deneen, a junior at South St. Paul High school, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 when he took the test this April.

Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College have hired Michael Birchard as their first associate vice president of equity and inclusion.

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Anneliese Tatham ’21, West St. Paul, earned a University of Minnesota Morris Briggs Library Associates Art Award for her pieces Seed Stories and Nourish in the Juried Art Exhibition.

On Thursday, March 22, the Minnesota Public Health Association Leadership Committee announced that Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL – Mendota Heights) was selected for the 2019 B. Robert Lewis Award, honoring her work for Health Equity.