East Side Newsbriefs

Do you know someone that needs help this fall with getting their yard ready for winter? The City of South St. Paul is teaming up with the SSP Mayor’s Youth Task Force for the Leaf It to Us Program.

Everyone remembers a favorite teacher, someone who motivates and inspires students for a lifetime. Minnesotans have the opportunity again this fall to nominate that unique educator for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

National Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 7-13.

The League of Women Voters Dakota County’s Mayor of West St. Paul forum has been rescheduled from Oct. 3 to Oct. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at City Hall, 1616 Humboldt Ave. This event is free and open to the public.

St. Paul Almanac is gearing up to publish its twelfth edition of the St. Paul Almanac and is looking for stories, poetry, art, and photos of St. Paul. The deadline to submit work is midnight, Nov. 1.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 St. Paul Winter Carnival Queen of Snows Candidate program.

The League of Women Voters Dakota County’s Mayor of West St. Paul forum has been rescheduled from Oct. 3 to Oct. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at city hall, 1616 Humboldt Ave. This event is free and open to the public.

Trunk Highway 3 from 60th to 70th Street is closed due to construction. It is open to local traffic only; no through traffic. The road is estimated to be open by mid-November 2018.

The West St. Paul Halloween Coloring Contest is open to kids age 10 and under. To enter, please drop off or mail completed coloring sheets to City Hall by Oct. 26

On June 8, 2019 artist Marilyn Artus will begin a 14-month journey across the United States in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.