East Side People

 NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) presented Inver Grove Heights resident Deborah Saxhaug with a Special Board Award at its annual conference, held in St. Paul on Nov. 3.

John Shaleen, safety director at Kane Transport in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was presented the Safety Professional of the Year Award at the annual conference of the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) on Aug. 8.

For his commitment to leading boys to become men of character and faith, and years of selfless service to the community, St. Thomas Academy theology teacher Joe Seidel is a 2018 Leading with Faith Award recipient.

Ann Bailey, president of DARTS, has been selected as the 2019 Minneapolis Aquatennial Commodore for its 80th year, recognizing her leadership excellence. 

Calvin Peck, a recent graduate of South St. Paul High School, and advanced student in the circus arts will be starring in the Circus Juventas 2018 summer show, “STEAM: Grab your goggles and fly!” 

On Thursday, June 14, Rep. Regina Barr, R-Inver Grove Heights, was named a recipient of the Housing First Minnesota 2018 Housing Leadership award.

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Joanna Cheyka, Inver Grove Heights, was the first female cancer survivor to finish the fifth annual Hope in Motion 5K earlier this month with a time of 23:46. 

Caroline Little, French teacher at St. Thomas Academy, has been named a regional honoree in the WEM Foundation’s 2018 Outstanding Educator Awards program.