School briefs: Fall theater season arrives

School theater enthusiasts can catch separate productions of the Broadway classic "Hello, Dolly!" at area schools next month.

North High in North St. Paul will lead off with performances Nov. 1-3 in the school auditorium. Then New Life Academy, a Christian college preparatory school in Woodbury, follows with a production Nov. 8-10 and Nov. 16-18.

Tickets for North High performances are at northdrama.org. New Life Academy has tickets at www.newlife academy.org.

Other plays and musicals presented this fall at area schools include:

"Law & Order -- Fairy Tale Unit," at Cottage Grove Middle School Nov. 1-3, with tickets available at the door.

"Fame -- the Musical," at Woodbury High School Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 8-10. Tickets are available at whsspeechtheatre.com/fame-tickets.

"Disney's High School Musical," Forest Lake High School Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 8-10.

"Poetic License," Lake Middle School, Woodbury, Nov. 15-17.

"A Christmas Story," Tartan High School in Oakdale Nov. 23-25, Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1-2. Tickets are available at tartantheatre.org.

"The Phantom Tollbooth, Jr.," Woodbury Middle School Nov. 29-30. Tickets will be available at the door.

"Irving Berlin's White Christ-mas," East Ridge High School in Woodbury Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-9. Tickets are available at www.theloftstage.com.

"Nuncrackers," Stillwater Area High School Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-2. Tickets will be available at the school activities office.

Five candidates are vying for four seats. They include three incumbents: Theresa Auge of Oakdale, and Steve Hunt and Nancy Livingston, both of North St. Paul. Also running are Rich Bennett and Becky Neve, both of Maplewood.

The forum is set for 7 p.m. in the board room at the District Education Center, 2520 E. 12th Av., North St. Paul.

County Board OKs boundary alteration The Washington County Board last week gave final approval to a small tweak in the border between the South Washington County and Stillwater Area school districts to accommodate property lines in a new Woodbury housing development.

The change, essentially involving a swap of several plots, had been approved earlier by the two school boards.

The newly platted subdivision, called Dancing Waters 11th Addition, is in the northeast corner of Woodbury. It is being developed by Pulte Homes, which requested the change.

Detective to offer crime prevention tips Identity theft will be among the topics of a crime prevention seminar Tuesday at Century Junior High in Forest Lake. Police detective Ashley LaValle will review recent scams and other financial crimes during the presentation, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the school's media center.

The seminar is free, but pre- registration is required. Regis- ter at www.communityed4u .org or call 651-982-8110. Century Junior High is at 21395 Goodview Av. N.

ANTHONY LONETREE