Article: PUTTING SUMMER ON ICE; As community ice rinks work to get more young users excited about skating, Coon Rapids is considering whether to repair or replace its aging Cook Ice Arena.(NEWS)

Article: What's in a name? ---- Rapids residents and others respond; Star Tribune North asked readers whether they would rename Coon Rapids, and if so, what they would call it. Here are some of the responses.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......regarding the renaming the city of Coon Rapids got my attention. I grew up in what...was incorporated into the Village of Coon Rapids. The city got its name because of the rapids at the Coon Rapids Dam on the Mississippi and also by...

Article: Coon Rapids has something for everyone; Metro area's 2nd-largest suburb has developed steadily over decades into diverse community.(HOMES)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Betty Backes thinks that if Coon Rapids were a car, it would be a Chevy Suburban...she said. What Backes means is that Coon Rapids is big enough to accommodate all kinds...clerk, Backes is well acquainted with Coon Rapids' growth from infancy to adulthood. She...

Article: COON RAPIDS; Tony H. Ruh.(NORTH)(Obituary)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 11, 2005 ;     522 words ...Byline: Jeff Rush; Staff Writer COON RAPIDS Tony H. Ruh Tony Ruh was an imposing...Weidenhamer, who grew up with Ruh in Coon Rapids and now lives in Ham Lake. But looks...about his daughters, Brandi, a senior at Coon Rapids High School who next year is headed...

Article: ---- Rapids: Pushing for a new name, new image; Some think it is time for Coon Rapids to leave behind a name they say conjures backwoods images, or worse, racist ones.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 25, 2006 ;     507 words ...Byline: Sarah McCann; Staff Writer Some Coon Rapids business cards list their company's...let residents decide whether to change Coon Rapids' name. The reasons? Apparently it can...embarrassing to say you're from a place called Coon Rapids when you're doing business in New York...

Article: LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: LUBBOCK 6, COON RAPIDS 0; Texas scouting report was on the money; Coon Rapids knew full well what it was up against when it faced Lubbock's ace pitcher.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 19, 2007 ;     681 words ......with relics of Little League mania, the Coon Rapids National League All Stars escaped it...Williams was already well-known to the Coon Rapids team. They had watched video of his...turned out to be dead on. He shut out Coon Rapids, allowing just three hits in almost...

Article: Coon Rapids civic leader Carolyn Voss dies at 67.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 21, 1996 ;     395 words ...Carolyn C. Voss, 67, a former Coon Rapids City Council member and longtime civic...breast cancer Saturday at her home in Coon Rapids. Born in Oak Park, Ill., she graduated...Robert C. Voss in 1954 and moved to Coon Rapids in 1963. She won a City Council seat...

Article: MINNESOTA SCENE; Coon Rapids beats Rapid City to reach Little League series.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 12, 2007 ;     253 words ...Byline: Joel Rippel; Staff Writer Coon Rapids rallied to defeat Rapid City, S.D...berth in the Little League World Series. Coon Rapids trailed 8-7 after four innings but scored...Reff's grand slam -in the fifth inning. Coon Rapids added four runs in the sixth. In our...

Article: LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES; CHANDLER (ARIZ.) 9, COON RAPIDS 2; Coon Rapids' storybook tale ends; The scrappy Midwest champions were eliminated by Arizona.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 23, 2007 ;     420 words ......Pa. -- Special to the Star Tribune Coon Rapids National Little League team's historic...Lamade Stadium. Chandler, Ariz., defeated Coon Rapids 9-2 in the final U.S. pool play game...advanced to the U.S. semifinals while Coon Rapids closed out its season with an 18-5 mark...

Article: Coon Rapids boots Stillwater; Inexperienced kicker's 22-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining keys upset.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 25, 1999 ;     363 words ...1/3 COON RAPIDS 18, STILLWATER 16 . Coon Rapids football coach Clayton Copple has no idea why he thought...now. Rietz's 22-yard field goal with 39 seconds left gave Coon Rapids an 18-16 victory over Stillwater (ranked No. 5 in 5A) in...

Article: One good pass lifts Coon Rapids to victory.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 23, 1996 ;     380 words ...Neither Coon Rapids nor Champlin Park have crisply executed...rain, with the difference coming on Coon Rapids' only completed pass. Cardinals junior...those deals, where a win's a win, Coon Rapids coach Clayton Copple said. We weren...

Article: Coon Rapids planning revival for sagging strip; The city has singled out four points along Coon Rapids Boulevard that could become bustling centers of housing, shops, health care and transportation.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 15, 2005 ;     495 words ...Byline: Sarah McCann; Staff Writer Coon Rapids is in the midst of redeveloping a 6-mile stretch of Coon Rapids Boulevard. Residents and city officials...give the area a much-needed tuneup. Coon Rapids Boulevard came up often in a survey...

Article: BLAINE 28, COON RAPIDS 12; Underdog Bengals still playing; James Peterson's 16-yard touchdown run on third down helped clinch Blaine's victory over the Cardinals.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 24, 2007 ;     336 words ......field with the game ball Tuesday at Coon Rapids. He also left with the biggest victory...pulled off a 28-12 victory that ended Coon Rapids' season at 5-4. We came into this game...Suburban Conference rivals met on Oct. 5 at Coon Rapids, with the Cardinals winning 33-23. This...

Article: Coon Rapids' name game is talk of the town; A city councilman has stirred controversy with his suggestion that the suburb find a name that doesn't sound like a "hick town.".(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 28, 2006 ;     646 words ......Darlene Prois; Staff Writer Does the name Coon Rapids conjure up visions of a thriving city? Coon Rapids City Council Member Joe Sidoti doesn...northern suburb. Sidoti wants to change Coon Rapids' name to something some might consider...

Article: Coon Rapids issues apology: Spitting incident called a 'lapse in judgment'.
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  August 25, 2007 ;     380 words ......A little loogie made a big mess of Coon Rapids' charming run to the Little League World...after television footage showed two Coon Rapids players spitting into their hands before...coaches of Arizona, to the people of Coon Rapids and Minnesota, the statement said. We...