PODCAST

Town Pages podcast for Dec. 18: City council farewells

This week's Town Pages podcast is a farewell to city council members Phil Sterner and Mike Baxter.

December 18, 2008

Town Pages podcast for Nov. 27

Happy Thanksgiving, Rosemount. The Town Pages is back with a holiday edition of our weekly podcast.

November 27, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for Nov. 20

This week we're bringing you a musical edition of the podcast. The RHS concert choir is set to perform Friday at the American Choral Directors Association convention in St. Olaf. We stopped by a rehearsal this week to see how things were shaping up.

November 20, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for Oct. 23

For this week's edition of the Rosemount Town Pages newspodcast we caught up with RHS senior Kevin Golla after a press conference held to officially introduce him as a member of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Golla will perform with 100 other elite musicians at halftime of the All-American Bowl, a high school all star game that will take place Jan. 3 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. We also talked with RHS band director Steve Olsen, who nominated Golla for the award.

October 23, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for Oct. 16

The Rosemount Town Pages newspodcast is back after a quick, one-week break. This week I met with Don Budach, administrator of the new Intermediate School District 917 Alliance Education Center in Rosemount. The school, which opened for the first time in September, serves special needs students from around the county. Don gave me a tour of the building and we talked about the building and some of its more interesting features.

October 16, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for Oct. 2

The Town Pages newspodcast takes on a slightly different form this week. There's no conversation. Just a presentation from Dakota County Public Health's Pat Steig on a survey that looked into levels of activity and obesity in Rosemount and Dakota County. The presentation was part of a Tuesday night walking and biking tour meant to highlight things that are either invitations or barriers to living an active lifestyle in Rosemount. Check back here next Thursday for another edition of the Town Pages podcast or just head to iTunes to subscribe. Just search for Rosemount Town Pages.

October 02, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for September 25

This week's Town Pages newspodcast takes on a musical tone this week as editor Nathan Hansen sits down with Shane, Clay and Luke Birtzer, three local brothers who along with two brothers from Rochester make up Sawtooth Bluegrass Band. Over the last two years the band has become one of the most popular and successful in Minnesota and has played shows in Iowa, Wisconsin and Branson, Mo. We talk about how they got their start, where they’re going and how to write a convincing song about lost love when you’re not old enough to drive.

September 25, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for September 18

For this week's Town Pages newspodcast staff writer Emily Zimmer took a drive out to Dakota County Technical College. DCTC held its first Septemberfest community festival Saturday and Sunday and even rainy weather couldn't keep crowds away. One of the most popular attractions was Dakota County's Got Talent, a talent show featuring a number of local acts. Emily talked with three of the top finishers.

September 18, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for September 11

With this week's podcast we're taking a little break from talking to people around Rosemount and talking a little bit about ourselves. We sat down with the newest member of our staff, Brian Hall, to give him a chance to introduce himself to Rosemount. Brian will cover Rosemount High School sports and do some other things for the Town Pages. If you'd like to talk sports with him you can call him at 651-460-6606 or e-mail bhall@rosemounttownpages.com

September 11, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for August 28

This week's podcast is a conversation with Judy Good and Elvi Frisbee, two retired teachers whose new eight-day Ready for Kindergarten class is helping students who otherwise wouldn't have access to pre-school classes get ready for their first day of school. With games, songs, crafts and lessons Good and Frisbee are introducing the kids to the skills it takes to be a student.

August 28, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for August 21

This week's podcast is a conversation with John Hawkins, the oldest living retired Rosemount police officer. The police department used his badge this year as the model for a sesquicentennial badge RPD officers will wear all year. The conversation covers that, but it also gets into Hawkins' business life and his family — 12 kids! — including a son who carried the Olympic torch earlier this summer.

August 21, 2008

Podcast is on vacation this week

We had an idea for this week's Podcast. It didn't work out the way we wanted. So, the podcast is on vacation this week. We'll be back next week with more Rosemount audio news.

August 15, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for August 1

We're a little bit late with this week's Rosemount Town Pages news podcast, but we hope you'll feel like it was worth the wait. This week's podcast is a little bit different. We caught up with Rosemount High School choir director Gina Toso Thursday night at one of just two rehearsals held for a joint St. Joseph and RHS choir that is scheduled to sing today at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse. A similar choir sang at the funeral of St. Joseph member Peter Hausmann, who died in the collapse.

Check back here next Thursday for another edition of the Town Pages podcast or just head to iTunes to subscribe. Just search for Rosemount Town Pages.

If you've got a topic you'd like to see covered in a podcast be sure to let us know at 651-460-6606 or editor@rosemounttownpages.com.

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August 01, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for July 24

This week in the Rosemount Town Pages staff writer Emily Zimmer had a story about Rosemount’s newest police officer. The story had plenty of good information about Jason Waage, but there were a few things that didn’t make it in. If given the choice, for example, would Waage rather get tazed or pepper sprayed? And just how far can he pull a semi? This week’s Town Pages podcast answers those questions and more.

July 24, 2008

Rosemount Town Pages podcast for July 17

Leprechaun Days is here, and there's a lot on the schedule. One of this year's biggest events is the July 19 celebration of Rosemount Township's 15th anniversary. This week Town Pages staff writer Emily Zimmer sits down with Leprechaun Days organizer and local historian Maureen Geraghty Bouchard to talk about that celebration, Rosemount's history and what people can expect to see this year at Leprechaun Days.

July 17, 2008