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Annual wedding show takes place March 23
Swenson captures state mat champion title again BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
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The 40th Annual Press Publications Wedding Show will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23.
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Save the date for Press Publication’s annual wedding show, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the White Bear Country Inn. This year marks the show’s 40th anniversary. To celebrate the 40th anniversary,
Press wants to help a couple get hitched during the show. Press will provide the music, officiant, florals and more. Lunch will be provided at Rudy’s. Over the years, Press Publications has done a variety of different things for brides to experience. In 2019, there was a bridal suite, a
special offered by Press. According to Press Publications General Manager Patty Steele, the bride who purchased the suite was able to enter the show half an hour early and walk around to visit the various vendors. The bride and her party also got a special room they could stay in during the show.
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Brett Swenson beamed after his 4-2 win over an Albert Lea opponent in the state finals.
Brett Swenson, Mounds View senior, captured the 127-pound state championship — his second straight gold medal finish — to end his stellar high school career. “I was just happy to see my hard work pay off and leave on a good note,” Swenson said. “I was also a little emotional, knowing it was my last time putting on a Mounds View singlet.”
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13 single-family homes a possibility at former apple orchard Thirteen single-family homes have been proposed for the property that was formerly known as the Papenheim Victoria Valley Apple Orchard, located at 4304 Victoria Street. A preliminary plat was submitted by Harstad Hills to the Shoreview Planning Commission, whose members unanimously agreed to send it to the City Council.
The orchard has been closed for almost two years. The family sold the land to Harstad Hills last year. The subdivision will require the applicant to plat an extension of Brigadoon Drive, a public street. The applicant is proposing to extend the right of way approximately 275 feet and create a cul-de-sac turnaround. The proposed right of way would be 50 feet in width; the street itself would be be 25 feet wide. According to
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The former Papenheim Victoria Valley Apple Orchard, located at 4304 Victoria St., may be subdivided into 13 lots for future single-family homes.
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the city staff report, these are the standard dimensions for a local street. When measured from the Highland Drive intersection, the street and culde-sac would be approximately 550 feet in length. According to Allison Eddins, senior planner, nine lots will have frontage and access on the new street, three lots would have access on Victoria Street and one lot would have access on Vivian Avenue.
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