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At its June 10 meeting, the Maplewood City Council approved replacing tennis courts at Sherwood Park on Kennard Street. 

Students from Blessed Virgin Mary School on Kennard Street in Maplewood, after fundraising for a teacher with cancer, raised money to pack cancer kits for patients at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater June 10.

Eagle Scout Jack Murray, an alum of Transfiguration Catholic School on 15th Street in Oakdale, completed his Eagle Scout project through designing an outdoor class and flexible space at the school.

Children of all ages tried their hands — and feet — at the sport of log rolling June 10 on Lake Johanna in Arden Hills. The event was one of three free “Demo Days” taking place this summer, hosted by the Minneapolis Log Rolling Club.

A St. Paul woman is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly shooting her boyfriend outside a Roseville strip mall after she said he got violent during an argument about where to eat.

About a week after the New Brighton City Council approved a preliminary plan for the redevelopment of the New Brighton Elementary School site, a group of residents met June 6 to discuss ongoing concerns about the proposal.

The Roseville School of Dance performed June 7 at Roseville Area High School. The program included 24 dance presentations featuring kids from preschool age up to 16.

Increase in precipitation causing lasting problems

Mexican food was on the lunch menu June 10 at the Falcon Heights Town Square Senior Apartments, and culinary arts students from the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center were there to serve it.

The 12th annual Taste of Rosefest is set for Thursday, June 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Roseville’s Central Park near the Dale Street entrance at the Muriel Sahlin Arboretum.