Tie vote leaves Belle Plaine schools without answers; Critic: `I think...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 22, 2004 ;   Ford, Tom;   380 words ......Gail Riesgraf knows first-hand that Belle Plaine students need more space. Working in the Belle Plaine Elementary School cafeteria, which feeds...a new elementary school and remodel Belle Plaine High School. I think there's a better...

Fast growth causes shock waves; It's a factor in Belle Plaine's city...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 1, 2004 ;   Lonetree, Anthony;   787 words ......Staff Writer To the north of Hwy. 169 in Belle Plaine is small-town tradition. There's a Main...city, but it looks and acts like two. Belle Plaine is a town that needs to talk. Two months...newcomers like herself want to turn Belle Plaine into a Shakopee, and too many new residents...

ON THE ROAD; LESUEUR-HENDERSON 41, BELLE PLAINE 8; LeSueur resembles good...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 29, 2007 ;   Reusse, Patrick;   683 words ...Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer Belle Plaine, Minn. -- LeSueur-Henderson and Belle Plaine had not completed the first quarter when...was able to recover his fumble before the Belle Plaine defenders reacted. This left the Giants...

Districts assess defeat of Belle Plaine bond question.(SOUTH)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 15, 2003 ;   Ford, Tom;   787 words ......s back to the drawing board for the Belle Plaine School District. The rejection of a...don't know where we go from here, said Belle Plaine school board member Toni Fogarty. I guess we're going to have to start over. As Belle Plaine grapples with its next step, officials...

Belle Plaine still divided over schools; The district will put a leaner...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 8, 2004 ;   Ford, Tom;   690 words ......testy at a recent public forum about the Belle Plaine school district building proposal that...where we have space. Few in booming Belle Plaine question the need for the district's...build a new elementary school and expand Belle Plaine High by 2006-07. Some of the district...

Belle Plaine weighs school vote; A new elementary building is included in...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 7, 2004 ;   Ford, Tom;   422 words ......plan could be on the ballot Sept. 14 in Belle Plaine. District leaders plan to ask voters...school, renovation and expansion of Belle Plaine High School to fit 800 students, and...the more immediate space needs were at Belle Plaine Elementary. The school was designed...

'Cadillac' factory building sits idling in Belle Plaine; A "white...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 10, 2007 ;   Lemagie, Sarah;   614 words ......Harley-Davidson, the building sits empty in Belle Plaine. The motorcycle maker went bankrupt...of leasing or selling a building that Belle Plaine Mayor Tom Meger describes as a white...it for a long-term home. Meanwhile, Belle Plaine is bracing for more losses that the...

Wheelies in Belle Plaine today?; Governor expected to announce that city...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 21, 1996 ;   DePass, Dee;   705 words ......company's factory will be located in Belle Plaine, the hometown of the company owners...found something a little different at Belle Plaine, one of 20 cities in the running for...from the city line and escorted it into Belle Plaine. There, a huge sign boldly stated that...

Fast-growing Belle Plaine will vote on money for new school.(SOUTH)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 1, 2003 ;   Ford, Tom;   497 words ......and senior high students stream across Belle Plaine's West Prairie Street to get to their...as they open in 2006. John Mahoney of Belle Plaine said that with an enrollment expected...Sandy Johnson, 58, the director of the Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce, supports the referendum...

Belle Plaine, Minn., Snags Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 21, 1996 ;   Beal, Dave;   403 words ...Aug. 21--Belle Plaine has won the battle for the factory...organizations and individuals in Belle Plaine -- everyone from the high school...decision. Sources confirmed Tuesday that Belle Plaine will be the site. Both the company...

remembering; BELLE PLAINE; Andy Fogarty owned Andy's Bar and...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 30, 2006 ;   Johns, Emily;   289 words ......Fogarty, who owned Andy's Bar and Grill in Belle Plaine since 1995, died Aug. 19 from complications...and he died. Fogarty was born and raised in Belle Plaine. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1987 and attended the University...

GO AHEAD AND LET IT FLY; Belle Plaine's boys' basketball team is off to a...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 20, 2006 ;   Goessling, Ben;   600 words ......Goessling; Staff Writer The final score from Belle Plaine's win over LeSueur-Henderson last week...six passes to get the same shot? For Belle Plaine, many of those shots happen to be three-pointe...lights all the way Trent Carlson isn't Belle Plaine's only shooter who is free to ...

Belle Plaine voters reach for brakes; As the city deals with a rapidly...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 10, 2004 ;   Ford, Tom;   433 words ......Growth that in four years has pushed Belle Plaine's population from about 3,700 to more...growth, said Meger, 40, who is a lifelong Belle Plaine resident. I think people are getting...more direct role in city decisions. Belle Plaine is split, if not socially then at least...

CLASS 2A; Patience pays off for Belle Plaine.(SPORTS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 10, 2000 ;   Haggstrom, Ron;   422 words ...Belle Plaine sophomore Cassie Wolpern stared through...later. That is exactly what Wolpern and Belle Plaine did following their 15-10, 11-15, 15-...semifinals at 5 p.m. today. The victory was Belle Plaine's first in the state tournament since...

He's leaving his mark on Belle Plaine.(NEWS)(Metscape)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 8, 2002 ;   McAuliffe, Bill;   787 words ......events from around the metro area The Belle Plaine Herald hit the streets Wednesday, and...gently with the public discourse in Belle Plaine. Even so, it's been his destiny to make...Edward Cutts Townsend, built a hotel in Belle Plaine before Minnesota became a state. His...