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TONIGHT: Casual Night with the Candidates
What will you ask Wednesday, Oct. 26 during your three minutes alone in front of each school board and city council candidate?
Becky Glander, Patch Staff
Becky Glander, Patch Staff
- Minnetonka, MN
I have been an editor for Patch since August 2011.
My love for journalism began in the fourth grade when I started a newspaper, the St. Bernard Gazette, at school. We published a couple of issues before my staff decided they didn't want to stay inside for recess to work on it anymore.
I graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in mass communications, print journalism sequence, and a minor in communication studies. I have one child: a seven-year-old named Faith who is in second grade. She loves school and figure skating.
Before coming to Patch, I was the editor of two weekly newspapers in MN. I spent two years as the editor of the Pine City Pioneer in Pine City before my company moved me to Cambridge to edit the Isanti-Chisago County Star for another two years.
Email or call me anytime at becky.glander@patch.com or 763-280-2868.
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Minnetonka: Well-Represented at the Twin Cities Marathon
More than 8,500 people competed in the 26.2-mile run– 89 of them were from Minnetonka.
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Hennepin County Proposes to Cut 127 Jobs
The 2012 Hennepin County budget calls for 3.13-percent reduction. The proposal cuts 127 positions, a trend that since 2008 has seen staffing reduced by a total of 490 positions, or 6.3 percent of the workforce.
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Rep. Paulsen Adresses Job Creation and Balancing Budgets
Congressman Erik Paulsen, who represents Minnetonka in the U.S. House of Representatives, writes on job creation, reigning in out-of-control spending and interacting with constituents.
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Whole Foods Market Opens Oct. 12
The Minnetonka store near Ridgedale Mall will open Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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'101 Dalmations' Audition Dates Set
All six Minnetonka elementary schools will present a fully mounted production of '101 Dalmatians' complete with sets, lights, costumes and sound.
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New Year Brings New Recycling Program
No more sorting recyclables in Minnetonka starting in January.
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Minnetonka Man Gets Six Years for Shooting Cop, Cabbie
Robert Burke, 23, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for each of two counts of second-degree aggravated assault.
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TODAY: Minnetonka City Open House
Meet city staff and learn more about local government, as well as mingle with your friends and neighbors, at the Minnetonka Fire Department and City Open House on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Today: Homecoming in Minnetonka
A week of celebration and school pride is capped off Friday by a football game against Edina.
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Parents Talk: Eating Together as a Family
Research says eating meals together is good for your family, but how do you balance your schedule to make time?
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St. David’s Fall Fest: Get Out and Grow
The festival will educate and entertain families via interactive art, music and health-boosting activities on and near the St. David’s Center.
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Tickets on Sale for Minnetonka Theatre
2011-12 list of plays include Dracula–The Musical, The Sound of Music, Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music and Disney’s Beauty & the Beast.
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Funds Now Available Through Watershed Program
Projects must be within the boundaries of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and improve water quality.
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Police Explorers information meeting is Sept. 28
Police Explorers is a youth organization developed to give young adults ages 14–21 the chance to learn about and experience the field of law enforcement.
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New Officers Join Police Force
The Minnetonka Police Department gained two for a total of 56 on the force.
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Tears Shed on First Day of Preschool
Kids were enthusiastic to be back, but some of the parents left teary-eyed.
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PHOTOS: First Day of Preschool
Yesterday, 312 children and 15 teachers began the year's classroom experience at the Minnetonka Community Education Center.
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Hennepin County Sets 2012 Levy Increase of 1 Percent
The Hennepin County Board approved a maximum property tax levy of $676.1 million for 2012.
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City Sets Levy of Less Than 1 percent
Staff estimates that the median-valued Minnetonka home of $287,300 will likely experience a 0.4 percent city tax increase.
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