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More to explore: Waldoch Farm aims to grow family fun
Students have a tasty Thanksgiving To celebrate Thanksgiving, Press Publications asked preschool through fifth grade students who are enrolled in Centennial Kids Club what their favorite Thanksgiving food is. More responses can be found on page 11.
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LINO LAKES — Waldoch Farm is looking to expand once again. The farm, which has been in operation since 1916, has grown over time to include barnyard experiences, hay wagon rides and, in 2011, the addition of the Joyer Adventure Farm and maze. Waldoch Farm has submitted an agritourism conditional use permit to the city of Lino Lakes, requesting to construct a new building with concessions and corn box, and to add a commercial kitchen to an existing building. “I heard some narrative that people were concerned they (the applicants) were proposing a big residential development on their property; that’s not what this is at all. This is for them to continue their agritourism that they’ve been doing on site for many years,” City Planner Katie Larsen said. Agritourism refers to any commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch or other agricultural business for the purposes of
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Partnership highlights opportunities in skilled trade explained. He eventually went back to grad school for a degree in education and took over the program from his former instructor after he retired. He recently discovered WrenchWay, an online community dedicated to promoting and improving careers in the automotive and diesel industry. WrenchWay recently joined forces with the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), the ASE Education Foundation to promote “School Assist,” which connects vehicle service employers and schools in finding classroom resources and creating the workforce pipeline of the future of the industry. Jessica Weaver, who is just
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916 Career and Tech Center students attend a speical class taught by Dakota County Technical College Instructor Jessica Weaver.
about to start her fourth year of teaching auto body collision technology at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), has used the platform to find internship sites for students SEE CAREERS, PAGE 6
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Nearly 1,000 high school juniors and seniors across 13 school districts can gain a competitive advantage over their peers at the 916 Career and Tech Center located on the East Campus of Century College. The school offers a variety of programs, including: Information technology, animation and game design; entrepreneurship, travel and social media marketing; cosmetology; construction; welding; criminal justice and law enforcement; dental careers; emergency medical technician; medical careers series and more.
serves nearly 5,000 students through programming that includes career and technical education, special education services, area learning centers and care and treatment. Member districts include White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, Stillwater, Forest Lake, Mounds View and Centennial. Burton, a graduate of the program himself, has worked at 916 for six years. The Blaine resident attended trade school and went into the auto body industry for about five years before going back to school to get a marketing degree. He worked in that industry until the economy crashed in 2008. “I started teaching, just thinking I’d do it for a couple months … and I wound up here,” he
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