COON RAPIDS
Open house coming for Fire Prevention WeekThe Coon Rapids Fire Department will hold open houses at three fire stations on Sat., Oct. 13 as part of Fire Prevention Week. They will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Station One, 1460 Egret Blvd.; Station Two, 1199 121st Av.; and Station Three, 2831 113th Av.
In addition, fire department staff members will visit Coon Rapids elementary schools during Fire Prevention Week, and Domino's Pizza will partner with the department to promote fire safety. Anyone who orders a pizza on Sun., Oct. 7, or Thu., Oct. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m, may be randomly selected and surprised at the door by a crew of Coon Rapids firefighters.
Firefighters will be checking to see whether the homeowner's fire alarms are working. If the alarms are in working order, the pizza will be FREE. If the alarms are not working, firefighters will replace the batteries or install a fully functioning alarm.
For further information, call the fire department at 763-767-6429.
NORTH METRO
National Merit semifinalists namedThe following north-metro students are among 16,000 high school seniors nationwide who are semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. They qualified with their performance on the 2011 PSAT and will have a chance to compete for about 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools nationwide entered the 2013 program by taking the 2011 PSAT.
BROOKLYN PARK/Homeschool
Melinda M. Carlson
CIRCLE PINES/Centennial H. S.
Marshall P. Johnson, Grant Luhmann
ELK RIVER/Elk River H. S.
Mathea J. Krogstad
