Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Maple Grove hockey team stayed in the news this week. Other looks around the metro include a pot bust in Otsego, a Vikings surprise, and Richfield mourns a baby lost too soon.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Services Held for Tabitha Rose Markle Tabitha, 9 months, passed away Monday morning from injuries she sustained in an accident on Lake Minnetonka. Her mother, Amanda, works for Richfield Public Schools. Maple Grove Senior High Shares Action Plan Following Boys Hockey Team Incident School officials: “Following the recent situation involving some members of the hockey team, we know there is additional work to do.” Hundreds of Teachers Rally Against Standards Based Grading …
Friday, December 14, 2012
We're counting down the most popular, inspiring, interesting and tragic stories of the year.
Dozens of friends, family and former classmates gathered on the shores of Lake Minnetonka at dusk on June 28 to console each other and remember 20-year-old Kennedy Maddox of Minnetonka, who drowned June 26 near Big Island. Oscar Hipp has been friends with Maddox, a recent Minnetonka High School graduate, for several years and led a prayer to open the memorial. "We had a connection more than friends, it was almost like we were brothers," Hipp said, tears running down his face. "I knew he had some troubles in his life, and I think sharing them with me got us really close. It's such an unbelievably tough loss." Like most at the memorial, Hipp said he will remember Maddox for his infectious laugh, easy-going personality and an ability to make …
Friday, June 29, 2012
The body of Kennedy Maddox was found Thursday evening about one mile northeast of Big Island.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has officially ruled Kennedy Maddox died of accidental drowning. Maddox was with four friends when he jumped off a 20-foot pleasure craft to go swimming Tuesday afternoon near Big Island and did not resurface. The group was between Big Island and Brackett's Point at the time of the accident. Divers recovered his body just over 24 hours later approximately one mile northeast of Big Island. Maddox, 20, recently graduated from Minnetonka High School. On Thursday friends and classmates gathered for a lakeside vigil in Excelsior to console each other and grieve.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Just hours after divers recovered his body, Kennedy Maddox's friends came together to grieve the 20-year-old's sudden death.
Dozens of friends, family and former classmates gathered on the shores of Lake Minnetonka at dusk Wednesday evening to console each other and remember 20-year-old Kennedy Maddox, who drowned Tuesday near Big Island. Oscar Hipp has been friends with Maddox for several years and led a prayer to open the memorial. "We had a connection more than friends, it was almost like we were brothers," Hipp said, tears running down his face. "I knew he had some troubles in his life, and I think sharing them with me got us really close. It's such an unbelievably tough loss." Like most at Wednesday's memorial, Hipp said he will remember Maddox for his infectious laugh, easy-going personality and an ability to make friends with just about everyone he came …
Joel
7:46 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
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