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Waite Park Inflatable Amusement Center Closes Doors

Abby Faulkner — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:03:47 +0000

A Waite Park trampoline park has shuttered its doors after two and a half years of business.

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UPDATE: Motel Evacuation Ends Peacefully in Waite Park

Lee Voss — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:18:50 +0000

No one was hurt after an incident which closed some Waite Park streets and evacuated a motel Wednesday.

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Anonymous Donor Puts $1,100 in St. Cloud Salvation Army Kettle [AUDIO]

Abby Faulkner — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:44:59 +0000

There have been numerous, high profile reports of thousand dollar donations to Salvation Army Red Kettles this season around Minnesota - and the very latest has been discovered right here in the St. Cloud area.

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Explorer Will Steger Shares Visual, First-Hand Accounts of Global Warming [AUDIO]

Abby Faulkner — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:02:53 +0000

Will Steger has made his living challenging his own limits. Now, he's challenging Minnesotans to reconsider the way they think about climate change and their own use of fossil fuels.

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Statewide Tour of Manufacturers Stops at Custom Welding in Waite Park

Abby Faulkner — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:14:38 +0000

The 6-day Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing is on, and Thursday's stop is Custom Welding of Waite Park.

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Update: Waite Park Fire 'Suspicious'

Jim Maurice — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:25:59 +0000

The Waite Park fire chief is calling a fire at the old BNSF site suspicious. Gary Curtis says an out building started on fire just after 6:00 p.m. last (Thursday) night along third street north.

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Waite Park Will Grow Larger Next Year

Jim Maurice — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:27:48 +0000

The Waite Park city council has voted to annex part of St. Joseph Township. The annexation will go into effect on New Year's Day and includes an area of land near the Sauk River and County Road 137.

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Sammy's Pizza Opens After Renovations

Abby Faulkner — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:28:33 +0000

It's business as usual for Sammy's Pizza in Waite Park. The restaurant closed in June for large-scale remodeling after being sold by longtime owner Dick Blitvich.

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Waite Park Opens new Senior Center

Jim Maurice — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:28:49 +0000

Senior citizens in Waite Park have a new home. The Waite Park Senior Center is in the City Hall.

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Waite Park Police Chief: Extra Patrols Planned at Theater [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:28:47 +0000

The movies will go on a the Marcus Parkwood Theatres in Waite Park, but security will be beefed-up. Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud says he's been in contact today (Friday) with the owners of the theatre.

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Longtime Sammy's Pizza Owner Sells Restaurant [AUDIO]

Abby Faulkner — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:51:33 +0000

Sammy's Pizza has been a flagship restaurant in the St. Cloud area for nearly 60 years - and under the original ownership of Dick Blitvich. That will change when the restaurant reopens a month from now after renovations.

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STARail Group Wants Display Space at Waite Park City Hall

Lee Voss — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:01:46 +0000

The STARail group, responsible for bringing an old Great Northern Railway Caboose back to Waite Park, wants some space at City Hall to display a model train and a vision for enhancing the project.

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Waite Park Road Construction Starts Monday

Jim Maurice — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:25:42 +0000

Some road construction starting Monday in Waite Park. Work will begin on 86th Avenue, then move to Indigo Road, and then Bel Clare Drive in St. Joseph Township.

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Sign-up for Waite Park's 5K Fun Run/Walk

Jim Maurice — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:35:30 +0000

Waite Park and Rejuv Medical have teamed-up for a 5K fun run/walk. It's being held this Saturday at River's Edge Park.

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Senator Al Franken Tours Waite Park Manufacturing Center [AUDIO]

Abby Faulkner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:21:00 +0000

US Senator Al Franken is on a Minnesota manufacturing tour. Today, the Minnesota Democrat's trek brought him to Tru-Stone Technologies of Waite Park.

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Taco Villa to Have Last Day of Business on Christmas Eve [AUDIO

Abby Faulkner — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:17:55 +0000

After 46 years of business, Taco Villa of Waite Park is closing up shop. The Mexican restaurant, located near the intersection of Division Street and 2nd Avenue South, will have it's last day of business on Christmas Eve.

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Join in On the Annual Boy Scout Christmas Dinner

Abby Faulkner — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:25:22 +0000

Boy Scout Troop 20 is preparing for their annual Christmas dinner.

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Waite Park Group 'Welcomes Home' Old Caboose [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:19:43 +0000

The buildings are all closed-up and the railroad cars are long gone, but there are still a lot of families in the Waite Park and St. Cloud area that have a connection to the old "car shop". And now there's a plan to make sure the memory of the railroad lives on.

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Winter Parking Rules Beginning

Lee Voss — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:01:29 +0000

Starting tomorrow through the end of March, St. Cloud's winter parking restrictions are in effect. Much of the city is covered by odd-even parking restrictions. Other areas are covered by signs or "no parking" rules.

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Waite Park Bike Path Transformed Into Exercise Trail [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:31:24 +0000

Waite Park area residents can now get a complete workout without having to go to the gym. The city has completed a new "Healthy Living Trail" along the bike path on 3rd Street.

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