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Apple Valley Patch's Week in Review

Catch up on your favorite pieces from last week, or see what you might have missed

An Apple Valley man.

This past school year was the first that District 196 middle schools did not offer football, baseball or softball, and Apple Valley's athletic associations took over the full responsibility for providing those sports; we talked with people at the athletic associations and on the school side and which parts of the transition have gone smoothly.

An Apple Valley woman from the Dakota County Community Development Agency.

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The Minnesota Zoo if there is a state government shutdown come July 1.

The Apple Valley police blotter .

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Eastview's Frank Veldman and Apple Valley High School's Tom Obarski in Saturday's high school all-star football game.

We brought you our weekly and features.

The Apple Valley City Council , set to begin in early July.

Freedom Days kicked off its events on Friday with the Dancin' and Cruisin' car show; check out , as well as

We to ask what you'd like to see from Apple Valley Patch (feel free to visit the page and cast your vote if you haven't already!).

An Apple Valley woman's yard ; she and another participants talked about how they created their greenscapes with native plants and attracted more wildlife.

We asked you , and all the dads out there what it means to them to be a dad.

The Eastview Thunder American Legion baseball team .

Gas prices in Apple Valley and elsewhere , as a result of the federal government releasing 30 million barrels of oil from reserves.

We shared . You can also check out our picks for top 10 high school sports moments from all of 2010-11 for both and .

Young-adult author M.T. Anderson for a book discussion with readers and fans.

Our weekly Bites Nearby video in Lakeville.


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