South-West Review -News

The public is invited to a festive Winter Carnival Bingo from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 20 at St. Michael’s School gym, 337 E. Hurley St., West St. Paul (corner of Annapolis and Wallner). Visit www.stmichaelweststpaul.org for directions.

By now our television, radio and print media have thoroughly covered last week’s heartbreaking saga of 13 coal miners in central West Virginia.

Inver Grove Heights officials last week discussed plans to improve Highway 149 between Baffin and Albano trails.

Kindness is key at Pilot Knob Elementary School in Independent School District 197, and U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton experienced that kindness firsthand.

The first meeting of the new year for the South St. Paul Garden Club will be on Monday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at Central Square Community Center, 100 7th Ave. N., South St. Paul.

Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul is offering the following activities:

Thompson Park Activity Center has elected five new community members to serve on the Thompson Park Activity Center Advisory Council for terms starting in January 2006. Jean Marble, Don Buckner, Karen Griffen, Muriel Owen and Bernice Rand have been elected.

Seniors living in West St. Paul and South St. Paul need some assistance this winter with removing snow from their sidewalks and driveways. This is the perfect opportunity for a family to volunteer together and help a senior homeowner clear away snow and keep their walkways safe.

Are you wondering what classes offered by School District 197 Community Education still have openings? To answer your questions 24/7, School District 197 Community Education has established a Community Hotline. The Hotline number is 681-2389.

Dodge Nature Center will host a program entitled “Raptors Among Us” on Tuesday, Jan. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program is free ($10 for optional lunch). Please pre-register.