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Shakopee Student Wins National Merit Scholarship
Jeffrey Qui was one of 2,500 Merit Scholar designees from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists.

I am the local editor of the Woodinville and Edmonds Patch sites and a recent transplant to Washington from Minnesota. Before moving, I was the local editor for Shakopee Patch near Minneapolis and before that, I worked for Forum Communications as editor of the weekly Pine Journal newspaper in Cloquet. I was also a general assignment reporter at the daily newspaper, Duluth News Tribune.
Fun fact: While in Cloquet, my team and I won a Minnesota Newspaper Association award for leadership related to the 50th anniversary of the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station in the world.
Back in the day, I ran away to photo school in Missoula, MT and worked as a reporter/photographer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper, where I loved covering wildland fires.
I have a degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
Mostly, I like to be outside, visiting new places, riding my road bike or photographing something.
Contact me at lisa.baumann@patch.com
Jeffrey Qui was one of 2,500 Merit Scholar designees from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists.

TryStar will build a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Dean Lakes development.
Tornado watch is over but more rain likely,
Thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds of 40-50 mph are possible, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds of 40-50 mph are possible, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
They beat St. Louis Park and Mankato in the past week.
Thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds of 40-50 mph are possible, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Pizza Ranch officials said they're aiming for a summer opening.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are possible Tuesday afternoon and night. A tornado cannot be ruled out, according to the NWS.
Racehorse Breeder Jeff Hilger: For 14 years, we'd fought the Native Americans...I learned something: Talking is better than fighting.
Thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds of 40-50 mph are possible, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
More than 500 tickets have been sold for the Shakopee High School Prom on Saturday in Bloomington.
New Bren Road will be painted.
Viper Powersports, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of Shakopee-based Precision Metal Fab Racing (PMFR).
The legislation would expand table games at Canterbury Park and provide simulcasting at the state’s Native American casinos, including Mystic Lake.
The first of several traffic disruptions starts April 30 near Friesian Street and Hackney Avenue in Shakopee.
Voting ends in this fierce competition at 9 p.m. tonight (May 12).
Out of 29 votes, Epic took 19 for the win.
All lanes of east Interstate 494 will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday.