Roseville

Pamela O’Meara

staff writer

Arne Carlson, who was Minnesota governor from 1991 to 1999, was the guest speaker at the June 8 meeting of the Roseville Area Optimist Club.

With a unanimous June 18 city council vote, Roseville became the 11th Minnesota city to up the age at which people can buy tobacco products to 21.

The city code amendment was met with a round of applause from a packed council chambers.

As the Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick holds court in his Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church office looking back on his near half century as a priest, one story in particular moves him most.

As the Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick holds court in his Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church office looking back on his near half century as a priest, one story in particular moves him most.

Roseville firefighters came to the rescue of a raft of ducklings June 11 that got stuck in the sewer on Sherren Street West. photos courtesy of Barb Cocchiarella

Metro Transit Police Chief John Harrington was a dynamic guest speaker at the June 4 Roseville Rotary Club meeting.

Event raises funds for Roseville Rotary

With the theme of “Volunteers Put Compassion into Action,” on June 13 the Roseville Area Senior Program (RASP) served breakfast in honor of 426 volunteers who served a total of 9,082 hours during the past year. 

Lynn Olson, past president of the Rosetown American Legion Auxiliary, presented a $500 scholarship award to Grace Schultz, one of the winners of the Legion’s award.

Familiar faces run for mayor, 6 seek council seats.

There’s so much enthusiasm to run for the Roseville City Council that primaries were triggered for both the mayoral race and the race for two council seats.