The man, 32, who has yet to be formally charged in Washington County District Court, faces a long list of felony and misdemeanor charges following his arrest shortly before 3 a.m. on May 16.

City officers were called to a report of an attempted van break-in in the 21000 block of Floral Bay Drive at 2:10 a.m. As officers arrived on scene, a vehicle fled the area and would not stop for police.

Officers chased the vehicle to the west on TH-97. At Everton Avenue, the vehicle turned north and went a short distance before crashing into a parked vehicle at 20900 Everton Ave. N., said Capt. Greg Weiss.

At that point, the driver fled on foot.

Weiss said three Forest Lake officers and two deputies from Washington County formed a perimeter and subsequently located the man in a nearby wooded area. He was arrested without incident. See more in Editor Cliff Buchan’s Forest Lake Times story.

The 15-member Board of Trustees governs the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The Board provides leadership in such areas as academic programs, fiscal management, personnel, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and rules and regulations.

The Board of Trustees governs a total system of 31 state universities, community colleges and technical colleges with 54 campuses in 47 communities throughout the state.  Actions of the Board affect the more than 400,000 students the system serves each year, the system’s nearly 18,000 employees, and the annual budget of approximately $2.0 billion.

The TCAC is currently seeking candidates to fill four open seats on the Board of Trustees; these seats are designated as one Second Congressional District position, one Sixth Congressional District position, and two at-large positions. The terms are six years in length.

Appointments to the positions will be made by Governor Mark Dayton.  Candidates for the positions should apply to the council by Monday, June 4, 2012.  From the pool of applicants, the TCAC will invite selected candidates for public interviews on June 13^th and June 14^th 2012.  Interviews will be held at the State Office Building in St. Paul.

Established by the Legislature, the purpose of the TCAC is to screen applications, conduct interviews, and recommend the names of two to four candidates for each open Trustee position to the Governor.

Editor’s Note: Application materials are available on the council’s website at:  www.tcac.leg.mn.  If you do not have access to the Internet, you may request an application packet by contacting Sally Olson at 651-296-9002 or sally.olson@lcc.leg.mn.

The Lexington Avenue bridge project, which began in early May, will add dual left turn lanes and an improved bicycle/pedestrian crossing over I-694.  Work includes upgrades to the signal system and the ramps to and from the freeway. The project will be completed by mid-July.  Access to the pedestrian lane will be maintained during construction.

The I-694 North Central Interchange Projects in the northern Twin Cities Metro area will rebuild the interchange of I-694 and Highway 10 at Snelling Avenue and Hamline Avenue in Arden Hills.

The two-year project will rebuild the surrounding roadways between I-35W and Victoria Street along with the Island Lake bridges east of the interchange between Lexington Avenue and Victoria Street. In addition to rebuilding the surround highways, the project will rebuild bridges in the corridor and to improve pavement condition while enhancing safety and mobility.

For more information on this project, visit http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/694expand/or call the project hotline at 1-877-206-0060 or send an e-mail toinfo@694NorthCentral.com .

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.

The teacher vote will come on Thursday, May 24, said FLEA President Tony Harris this week.

Tentative agreement between FLEA and the district was reached following a 15-hour bargaining session with the state Bureau of Mediation Services in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 1. The agreement covers the current school year and the 2012-2013 school year. Teachers are currently working under the terms of the old contract. See more in Editor Cliff Buchan’s Forest Lake Times story.

Larry Norland, director of golf for Green Haven, described several celebratory events scheduled for the coming months.

Next Saturday (May 26) people can play a round of golf for the same price that was charged on opening day in 1937 – 40 cents for 18 holes; 25 cents for nine holes. To schedule a tee time, call 763-576-2970.

Later this fall, a special gathering of members of Green Haven’s Men’s Club will take place to celebrate that club’s existence and its impact on Minnesota golf. A will be held Sept. 10. See more in Sue Austreng’s ABC Newspapers story.

Union leadership will  review the terms of the agreement with members this week and it is expected that members will vote on the contract on Wednesday, May 30.

Provided the NBEA members approve the terms of the two-year contract, it will come before the school board for approval at its June 14 regular meeting. — ECM Post Review

“The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State will be open at 8 a.m. on May 22 to accept federal, state and legislative candidate filings,” said Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.  “It is important to remember that candidates for legislative races also have the option to file in their county of residence.”

Candidate filing requirements vary depending on the office, whether the candidate is a member of a major political party or a minor political party or an independent, and whether the office is partisan or nonpartisan. See more in ECM Post Review story.

Cross wrote in a note to the neighbors that his son would be better off with them than with him.

Cross’s eventual arrest, extradition and court dates has culminated in a two-year probation sentence on May 16. He gets credit for his 32 days served in county jail. He also has to pay $2,520 in restitution to the courts for extradition costs, in addition to $415 in court fees.

An emotional Cross gave a statement at the sentencing hearing. Through broken speech, he said he has wanted to apologize to his son. He said he wished he could do it all over again. See more in Sun Thisweek story by Aaron Vehling and Laura Adelmann.

NAR – All shifts – FT & PT 

We are seeking nursing assistants to serve in our 10-unit Suites.  Duties include assisting residents with their daily grooming, dining needs, ambulating and transferring residents.  Candidates must be on the Minnesota Registry.

RN/LPN – NOC – PT

We are looking for a creative, energetic professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who has a passion for serving seniors.  Candidate must have a current MN license & CPR.

Apply online: sfhs.jobdigtracker.com/careers/

Or at:  TRINITY CARE CENTER  3410 213^th Street West, Farmington, MN 55024

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The zoo’s two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins will be moved to other facilities later this year, as the zoo announced Monday it will be ending its dolphin program.

The announcement came after the zoo received $4 million through the state Legislature’s bonding bill, and zoo officials say the money will help address repair needs caused by saltwater damage to the 15-year-old Discovery Bay, the tanks where the dolphins are housed. See more in Andrew Miller’s Sun Thisweek story.

All adult education fees are based on the actual cost of the class which is the same as last year.

After school programs increased 10 cents for both the Little Falls Community Middle School ($2.25 per day) and the elementary schools ($2.10 per day). See more in Tina Snell’s Morrison County Record story.

“The city of Little Falls has no excuse in law for wrongfully harassing a 58-year-old grandmother because she colorfully expressed an unpopular viewpoint on her own property,” the complaint reads as it begins to explain the reason for the suit — violation of the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The complaint says that while the city violated Hensel’s right to free speech by requiring her to remove signs placed in her yard saying they were against city ordinance, it failed to request other unlawful signs in the city be removed, despite Hensel filing a complaint about the violations. See more in Editor Terry Lehrke’s Morrison County Record story.

Beautiful Lake Orono as the sun sets on a recent May night. Send the Star News your favorite sunset photo at editor.erstarnews@ecm-in.com. (Photo by Jim Boyle, Star News)

Approximately 224 graduating students participated in the graduation ceremony at Coon Rapids High School. Guest speaker U.S. Sen. Al Franken was on hand to congratulate the graduates.

The number one economic topic in this county is figuring out how to bounce back from the recession, Franken said. See more in Tammy Sakry’s ABC Newspapers story.

PHOTO: Nearly 900 Anoka-Ramsey Community College students became graduates May 11. Approximately 224 students participated in the commencement ceremony, which was held at Coon Rapids High School because of construction on the college campus. (Photo by Tammy Sakry, ABC Newspapers)

Kline’s bill, H.R. 4045, grandfathers members of the Guard and Reserves impacted by the Pentagon’s change to the PDMRA program so they can receive the paid leave they were promised prior to mobilization and deployment.

“With little notice, many soldiers and their families were forced to cope with unexpected financial challenges, less time at home with loved ones, and an increased urgency to find employment,” said Kline, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. “This legislation is critical to ensuring our sons and daughters in uniform receive the benefits they were promised and rightfully earned. Tonight was a significant step toward making this commonsense effort to do right by our men and women in uniform law.”

Last year, after more than 2,000 Minnesota soldiers were deployed, the Pentagon made a change to the Post Deployment/ Mobilization Respite Absence Program (PDMRA) program, significantly reducing their earned leave and providing less time for service members to spend with their families and look for a job after a long deployment. Some of the members of Minnesota’s Red Bulls stand to lose more than 27 days under this new policy.

“Congressman Kline has been fighting to ensure our troops receive what they were promised,” said Major General Rick Nash of the Minnesota National Guard.

In February, Kline told Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta during a House Armed Services Committee hearing that the Pentagon was breaking faith with our troops by changing policy after the Minnesota Guard had deployed. Kline met with Sec. Panetta again in April to reiterate his concerns.

The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate for a vote. “Time and again, the Minnesota Red Bulls have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve our nation,” Klobuchar said. “I secured the support of Armed Services Chairman Levin this week and am working to get the bill passed in the Senate to ensure these men and women receive the full number of leave benefits they were promised and earned.”

John Kline serves on the House Armed Services Committee. He also is the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced on Monday that the indictment charged Final Exit Network and its volunteers for their alleged involvement in the 2007 death of Doreen Dunn, 57, of Apple Valley. See more Laura Adelmann’s Sun Thisweek story.

Now she is sharing her story to help other young women avoid going into prostitution and educate the public about abused women.

Jane McCormick, once known as Jane Harvey, was a ‘high class call girl’ who worked for members of the “Rat Pack,” during the 1960s in Las Vegas.

McCormick has recently written a memoir together with friend Patti Wicklund about the bold truth of her abusive childhood, rape, prostitution and inside stories as a high class call girl during the 1960s.

Breaking My Silence: Confessions of a Rat Pack Party Girl and Sex-Trade Survivor, is a memoir that not only reveals her 1960s liaisons with the “Rat Pack” (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin), it also details McCormick’s molestation by an abusive father and the too-young marriage that led to her addiction to the big money of high-roller prostitution in Las Vegas.

McCormick will be the featured speaker at The Refuge Network’s 4th Annual 2012 Women’s Gathering Expo to be held Thursday, May 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Maranatha Church, 24799 Forest Blvd., Wyoming, Minn. See more in Editor Rachel Kytonen’s Isanti County News story.

PHOTO: Jane McCormick, left, (known at the time as Jane Harvey) holds a cue card on stage with members of the “Rat Pack” at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the 1960s.

World War II veteran Dr. Francis Ryan, with a group of 100 veterans, were treated to a round-trip flight and tour of the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Women in Military Service Memorials on April 28.

“We went down there for the day and came back that night,” he said. “It was a busy day.” See more in Elizabeth Sias’ Isanti County News story.

Now the organic vegetable farmer educates consumers, farmers and policymakers about organic farming through her consulting business Organic Farming Works.

Diffley shares her experiences through her new memoir, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works. The University of Minnesota Press author will be in Cambridge on Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. for a talk and book signing at Scout & Morgan Books. See more in the Isanti County News.

Their home is Rum River Alpacas, an operation run by Jim and Judy Riess.

The Riesses raise and sell alpacas and Judy spins alpaca fiber into yarn. She learned to knit and crochet as a girl, and also makes some of the alpaca yarn into hats, scarves and other items.

She will be one of the vendors again this year at the Nowthen Farmers Market, which opens June 21 for its second year. There she will sell alpaca fiber products such as yarn, hats, scarves and other items. She also usually brings along her spinning wheel and gives demonstrations. See more in Associate Editor Joni Astrup’s Star News story.

Juan Carlos wanted to learn English better for his future. “I wanted to know it better for my career,” he said. He is planning to be a business administrator in marketing and sales. See more in Jennie Zeitler’s Morrison County Record story.

He was talking about speaking engagements like this one for the James C. Church World War II History Series that Community Education has been organizing for the past five years. Wentzlaff went on to say that he had been telling this story for 50 years and he felt like he was starting to forget things and that he just didn’t have the energy any more.

Those in the audience were treated to a very special evening, especially if it was going to be truly his last talk. There really wasn’t any hint that he was forgetting details; on the contrary, it was impressive that he remembered in the fine detail that he did. It was wonderful to watch his face light up as he recalled and related to us some humorous story from those days. It was like you could see that in his mind — Wentzlaff was right back in 1941. See more in Star News story by Jay Grammond.

Sen. Franken, who pressed federal highway officials to reconsider the rule after hearing about its budget impact from community leaders across the state, said the rule was estimated by state transportation officials to cost Minnesota communities between $55 million and $76 million.

“Communities all over Minnesota are already struggling to pay for essential services and meet their budgets, and these regulations would have forced them to pay tens of millions of dollars for signs they don’t need,” said Sen. Franken. “I’m glad the Obama Administration listened to the concerns of communities across Minnesota and decided to eliminate these unreasonable deadlines, giving them more control over their budgets and their road signs.”

In 2011, Sen. Franken urged the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to reconsider its rules that would require communities all over Minnesota to spend millions of dollars replacing their signs with newer, more reflective signs before the original signs had worn out.

Today, the FHWA announced that they would eliminate that rule, along with a number of other signage regulations, instead allowing municipalities to upgrade the signs when they are already scheduled to be replaced.