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After hearing about the Col. Kenneth Wofford mural at Farnsworth Upper Campus, LaVone Kay, center, from the CAF Red Tail Squadron, contacted upper campus Principal Hamilton Bell, left, about donating Wofford’s uniform to be on display at the school. Keith Baker, right, was a family friend of Wofford’s and took care of the uniform after the Wofford family donated it to the CAF Red Tail Squadron. Wofford was a Tuskegee Airman who flew missions in the Korean and Vietnam wars; in his post-U.S. Airforce life he visited Farnsworth many times and interacted with students. Marjorie Otto/Review

While plans are in the early stages, construction of a new apartment complex on the site of the former Larson Garden Center and Mendota Motel could begin in August. It is proposed to be constructed in two phases, with the second phase beginning mid-summer to fall of 2018.

Volunteers from Pentair, Urban Roots and City Academy planted some 60 fruit trees May 9, creating an orchard at the Village on Rivoli housing development. The orchard was paid for with a $50,000 grant from the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee.

Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller, pictured here with his wife Eunice Miller, is retiring after 48 years in ministry, 24 of which were spent with Progressive Baptist Church on the East Side.

The Roseville City Council gave the go-ahead May 15 for a new lease and an expansion of the city’s License Center, located on Lexington Avenue near County Road C. The center is often packed with people, with lines going out the door, to the detriment of business.

Crist Langelett, a longtime North St. Paul resident and spiritual leader, has volunteered his time to benefit North St. Paul’s police and fire departments, the North St. Paul Food Shelf and inmates in area prisons.

Trailers, trucks and RVs lined the 1300 block of Eldridge Avenue in Roseville May 17. According to Amy, a location manager for ABC television, a documentary unit was in the midst of a three-day shoot inside a rented house related to the prime time news magazine show 20/20. Crew members buzzed around the block and pop-up tents dotted yards, as passersby wondered what was going on.

The existing playground at Hause Park was built in 1996 and shows its wear and tear; it has outlived its 15 year lifespan.

Moriah Elkin