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In 2006, sixth-grader Jacob Crippes became the first student in the Elk River School District to enroll in the Northwest Suburban Integration School District Magnet School program. He is graduating from Fridley High School this month.

The long ride and Crippes’ International Baccalaureate class instills drive

By Star News on May 24, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Alice Thibodeau’s picture books take readers on imaginative journeys with rhymed couplets — “Let’s see, Let’s see. What else can I be?” — and the author’s belief in pursuing dreams and talents.
Children’s book author Thibodeau received 39 rejection letters before Little Leaf Press offered to help her self-publish. To date, she has self-published six books in her series under the pen name Alice Palace.

Dreams do come true

By Star News on May 17, 2013 at 1:48 pm

Soap maker lathers up success

By Star News on May 11, 2013 at 11:14 am

Sew Wonderful!

By Star News on May 3, 2013 at 1:18 pm

Photographers display posters and portfolios.

Arts in the Spotlight

By Bruce Strand on April 26, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Photo by Bruce Strand. Author Eric Dregni chatted about his books.

Arts Alliance pleased with grand opening’s turnout

By Jim Boyle on April 24, 2013 at 2:40 pm

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Stai spoke with his nephew Landon Matheny and his niece Brianna Matheny along with their mother (Stai’s sister) Andrea Matheny at the homecoming for the 257th Military Police Company out of Monticello. Stai’s oldest daughter, Alexis, is at the far left in the photograph.

‘Come on home, buddy’

By Jim Boyle on April 19, 2013 at 11:01 am

ubmitted photos
Josie Pergl Layman always dreamed of going back to Croatia but died before she could. So February 2013, her youngest daughter, Sharon Tracy of Elk River, made that journey for her.

Journey back to her roots sprouts new connections

By Star News on April 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Pompeii’s pizzas go from the traditional—a Margherita with red sauce and basil—to the out-of-the-ordinary, like the Fig e Prosciutto.

Pompeii puts downtown Elk River on the pizza map

By Star News on April 5, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Photo from http://www.sirifreeh.com/my-blog.html
Miss Minnesota Siri Freeh competed this year in the Miss America contest in Reno, Nev., where she realized her purpose was not so much to compete but to be a light for others at the pageant and around the state of Minnesota as she promotes several of her passions in life.

The long walk…has only just begun

By Jim Boyle on April 1, 2013 at 10:40 am