Council approves a pair of liquor licenses
Booze was the topic du jour for the Rosemount City Council Tuesday. The council held two public hearings and granted two liquor licenses during the half hour regular meeting.
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Sears saw heavy traffic Monday The response to the Trade-In and Save Appliance Rebate Program was overwhelming and right in the middle of all the chaos was Rosemount’s Hometown Sears Store.
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Joan Rusco believes when you do good things, good things happen. That philosophy seems to be getting her through life pretty well. On March 1, Rusco will open VA Loans in downtown Rosemount and fulfill a dream. She credits doing good things for leading her to the opportunity to open her own business.
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Mike Hernandez has worked at Reno's Pizza since he was 13 years old. The longtime pizza shop belonged to his grandparents Gene and Sandra Capocasa, and he was helping out the family business.
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It’s the time of year again when red and pink are everywhere. The decision between flowers or chocolates lingers on the brains of lovers everywhere and as the days quickly pass Feb. 14 gets closer.
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If a rapidly tightening waistband isn’t enough motivation to lose a few pounds, maybe the opportunity to do some good will be.
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Nick Karels was searching Craigslist when something called Man Cave caught his eye. So he clicked on it to find out what it was all about. Man Cave, Karels learned, is a fairly new company that started in Minnesota for enterprising young men. Representatives for the company demonstrate and sell products specifically for men, such as meats and grilling accessories through in home parties. It’s a lot like Pampered Chef but with beer and dirty jokes.
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It’s that time of year again when local health clubs are filled with people trying to lose weight for the New Year. The sounds of the treadmill swish swish under the weight of unhappy feet.
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It wasn’t exactly high finance, but two groups of Rosemount High School students got a taste in November and December of just what it takes to run a business. All that was missing was Donald Trump.
RELATED CONTENTChristmas gifts from the family of a fallen comrade
Some Minnesota National Guard soldiers in Iraq will receive a special Christmas present. Stuffed stockings are headed to about 200 troops, compliments of fallen Spc. Daniel Drevnick’s family.
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Like many people Don Sinnwell wants to help soldiers and their families. But as a former soldier, he also wants to make sure he’s helping in a practical way. So the Rosemount businessman developed a program to help the families of soldiers deployed overseas get a fair shake. The Yellow Ribbon Business Program asks businesses to commit to fair treatment for customers with deployed family members. By doing so they will receive a window cling that promotes them as a Yellow Ribbon Business.
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Get Sean Flaherty and Mike Griffith talking about CrossFit and be prepared to listen for a while. The two men willfully admit they get pretty excited about the exercise program.
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At least one Rosemount business has open arms to welcome anyone who chooses to go armed. For the past month, a sign outside Rosemount Saw and Tool’s South Robert Trail location has featured information about the business on one side and on the other side has read, “We welcome armed customers!”
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The Rosemount Lion’s Club has sold Christmas trees in town for the last 20 years without any incident.
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Suzie Zick knows a thing or two about restaurants. Her mother ran a mom and pop restaurant when she was growing up. And for the last several years Zick ran the Rosemount Quizno's restaurant.
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