East Side Newsbriefs

The City of Inver Grove Heights Parks and Recreation Department will be opening the city’s first off-leash dog park, located at the city’s new Heritage Village Park, 4321 65th Street, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota is seeking foster parents for children and youth in need. If you have a special heart for children, consider becoming a foster parent.

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity recently created a mortgage program, which targets those who want to buy an existing house, but don’t earn enough to qualify for a mortgage from a traditional lender.

Do you know a high school junior who is making a difference in the Greater Twin Cities area through volunteering? Could that student benefit from a $2,500 post-secondary education scholarship?

The Minnesota Humanities Center is now accepting submissions for its 2019 Veterans’ Voices Award through July 21.

Ramsey County’s Director of Community Corrections, John Klavins, announced May 21 that Boys Totem Town will suspend operations indefinitely beginning Aug. 1.

East Side schools need nearly 40 literacy and math tutors for the 2019-2020 school year according to Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps.

Dakota County will participate in a warrant resolution event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Washington Technology Magnet School, 1495 Rice St., St.

Composers, who are under 19 before June 1, are invited to submit original works to the Minnesota Sinfonia New Works competition. Composers must be native born or current residents of Minnesota.

The Minnesota State Fair invites all to join in the tradition of competition by putting their best to “Minnesota’s Blue Ribbon Test” at the 2019 Great Minnesota Get-Together.