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Archive for February, 2010

Dragons Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Pine City students and fans “Pinked Out” the gym Thursday night during the Lady Dragons regular season finale against Moose Lake-Willow River. All the money raised from the sales of pink t-shirts and other donations are going to local cancer organizations. This is the second year the Dragons’ girls basketball team has hosted the ‘Pink Out.’ Last year, the effort raised over $1,000.

Hinckley Women Charged for Attack with Metal Pipes

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Two Hinckley women are charged with beating another woman with metal pipes in her kitchen on Monday. Ahnung Matrious, 25 and Wah-Bin-Mi-Gi-Se-Penie Robertson, 22 both face three counts of assault, including Aid and Abet Second Degree Assault and Assault in the Second Degree.

Thursday’s Entertaining Headlines

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

BIRTHDAYS Sally Jessy Raphael-75 Bob Schieffer -73 Daniel Powter-39 Diane Baker (House M.D.: Blythe)-72 Julio Iglesias Jr.-37 Jack Handey (SNL)-61 Veronica Webb-45 Tea Leoni-44 Carrot Top-43 TODAY IN HISTORY 1836 Samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm 1862 Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln 1950 “Your Show of Shows” with [...]

Lions Donate $10K to Library Project

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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The Pine City Library is three-fourths of the way to meeting their goal of raising $400,000 for its expansion project. The effort received an extra boost Wednesday when the Pine City Lions donated $10,000 for the project.

Cummins Out of District Eight Race

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

bDSC_7928Michael Cummins is no longer running for the District Eight Congressional seat. The Republican candidate was challenging Congressman Jim Oberstar. Cummins, who works as a general contractor, said in a statement to Red Rock Radio, “If I cannot put 100% into the race, then it is unfair to the 8th district to run a race that I cannot be focused on. It is also not fair to those who I will be working with on their construction projects.”

Emergency Transportation for Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec Counties

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Emergency transportation assistance is now available in Isanti, Chisago, and Kanabec Counties for low income working families who need a safe and reliable vehicle to get to work each day.

Man Injured During Rendezvous Ride

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Picture 2165A DNR official injured a fellow snowmobiler during the Winter Rendezvous in Pine County on February 12th. According to an accident report obtained from the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, DNR Deputy Commissioner Laurie Martinson hit Kale R. Wainer, of Delano, in the St. Croix State Park in Hinckley.