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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Holiday Guide 2012: Grand Gifts for Grandparents

Having a hard time figuring out what to get the grandparents in your life? Patch has a few suggestions!

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Picking the perfect gift for grandparents can present unique challenges. Many grandparents have downsized and don’t have space for extras. And today’s mobile society means Grandma’s house may be much further than over the river and through the woods. How do you overcome these obstacles and give them a truly unique and personal gift? Here are a few suggestions to please any grandparent on your list. As grandchildren grow, they change every day, especially for grandparents who can’t be there every day. Photo gifts capture those moments to share with loved ones. Ideas include calendars that track family events over the past year, shopping bags…

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Sheriff's Newsletter: Inmates Connect with Families, Friends Via Skype

Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.

Andrea Morisette Grazzini

9:39 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

This sounds like an excellent way to keep inmates in the "real world" and focused on moving forward while they are incarcerated -- at very little (if any) cost to tax-payers. Sheriff Bellows and I chatted some time ago about what he felt was his biggest challenge: engaging inmates in sustained relationships which improve mental health and pro-social behaviors. This seems like a good effort to …   more ›

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