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Old 02-21-2007, 02:40 PM
 
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Hello Minnesota.....

My family (Husband and 2 children) are more than likely heading to the Twin Cities before the end of Summer; I am really hoping I can get some help with our move.

I have lived in Seattle all of my life but my husband is from Minnesota. While he never thought he would go back, the health of his Mom is most important right now.

She lives in St. Paul, and while I am very supportive of the move, I cannot do the city . I have seen a lot of responses about Rosemount, Eagan, etc... and they too were on my "possilbe" list; but someone I know mentioned Hastings, can anyone provide information about that city?

My children are 10 and 12 and I need to keep my son's soccer "career" in mind and my daughters gymnastics and cheerleading.

My husband is a painter (residential/commercial) so I have to wonder how the weather will/will not support his trade

Any feedback is appreciated!!!

Thanks
~Ladymocha
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:01 PM
 
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Hastings was on our possible list as well. Hastings has a lot going for it, new high school, quite a bit of new construction yet there are a lot of older homes there that would need exterior painting probably more so then in Eagan/Rosemount but then again, INTERIOR painting might be in more demand in Eagan/Rosemount. Hastings is only 15 minutes from Rosemount so it would be easy to cover both areas.

Either area is easy enough to get to St. Paul so that woudn't be an issue. For us it came down to what was available for our kids and since our kids are big into band, especially marching band, Rosemount was our choice. I think right now Rosemount boys soccer is a little better then Hastings but that can change in a few years--it is available in both towns as is swimming. I don't know of any cheerleading programs in this area for kids younger then high school, maybe someone else has that information.
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Old 02-23-2007, 11:03 AM
 
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golfgal,

thank you for your response. I have seen several of your entries regarding school districts; can you or anyone else out there provide me with some information about Inver Grove Heights and surrounding areas, and the schools etc... around there? I hear this would be a "possilbe" area. I like what you say about Rosemount, but it sounds expensive. I know I need to be within about 20 minutes or so from St. Paul.

I am geographically challenged, so I do not know where anything is in proximity to anything as far as entertainment, activites, churches, shopping etc...

HELP!! I want to make this a "smooth as possible" transition for my children
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Old 02-25-2007, 06:15 AM
 
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Here are a bunch of links from a mortgage company website I created. I think these could help. Also, go to live.maps.com and it will give you an excellent view of the cities...to help the geographically-challeneged part of you!

TRUCK RENTAL:
PODS www.pods.com
Penske www.pensketruckrental.com
ABF U-Pack www.upack.com
Budget Truck Rental www.budgettruck.com
Ryder www.ryder.com
U-Haul www.uhaul.com


SHOPPING:
Mall of America www.mallofamerica.com
Southdale Shopping Center www.southdale.com
Nicollet Mall twincities.citysearch.com/profile/11357242
Ridgedale Mall www.ridgedalecenter.com
Northtown Mall www.northtown-mall.com


NEWSPAPERS:
Minneapolis Star Tribune www.startribune.com
St. Paul Pioneer Press www.twincities.com
Minnesota Christian Chronicle www.mcchronicle.com


CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE:
Anoka www.anokaareachamber.com
Chisago www.chisagolakeschamber.com
Dakota www.ndcchambers.com
Hennepin www.twinwest.com
Isanti www.cambridge-chamber.com
Ramsey www.mnchamber.com
Sherburne www.monticellochamber.com
Washington www.saintpaulchamber.com



TWIN CITIES AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS:

ANOKA HENNEPIN - 763.506.1000 - www.anoka.k12.mn.us/
BLOOMINGTON - 952.681.6400 - www.bloomington.k12.mn.us
BROOKLYN CENTER - 763.561.2120 - www.brookcntr.k12.mn.us
BUFFALO - 763.682.5200 - www.buffalo.k12.mn.us (broken link)
BURNSVILLE - 952.707.2000 - www.isd191.org
CHASKA - 952.556.6100 - www.district112.org
CENTENNIAL - 651.792.6000 - www.isd12.org
CHISAGO LAKES - 651.213.2000 - www.chisagolakes.k12.mn.us
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS - 763.528.4500 - www.colheights.k12.mn.us
COTTAGE GROVE - South Washington County Schools - 651.458.6300 - www.sowashco.k12.mn.us
DELANO - 763.972.3365 - www.delano.k12.mn.us
EDEN PRAIRIE - 952.975.7000 - www.edenpr.org
EDINA - 952.848.3900 - www.edina.k12.mn.us
ELK RIVER - 763.241.3400 - www.elkriver.k12.mn.us
FOREST LAKE - 651.982.8100 - www.forestlake.k12.mn.us
FRIDLEY - 763.502.5000 - www.fridley.k12.mn.us
HASTINGS - 651.437.6111 - www.hastings.k12.mn.us/
HOPKINS - 952.988.4000 - www.hopkins.k12.mn.us
INVER GROVE - 651.306.7800 - www.invergrove.k12.mn.us
LAKEVILLE - 952.469.7100 - www.isd194.k12.mn.us
MAHTOMEDI - 651.407.2000 - www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us
MAPLE GROVE - 763.391.7000 - www.district279.org
MINNETONKA - 952.401.5000 - www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 612.668.0000 - www.mpls.k12.mn.us
MONTICELLO - 763.271.0300 - www.monticello.k12.mn.us
MOUND - 952.491.8001 - www.westonka.k12.mn.us
NEW HOPE - 763.504.8000 - www.rdale.k12.mn.us/dist
PRIOR LAKE - 952.226.0000 - www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us
RICHFIELD - 612.798.6000 - www.richfield.k12.mn.us
ROCKFORD - 763.477.9165 - www.rockford.k12.mn.us
ROSEMOUNT - 651.423.7700 - www.isd196.k12.mn.us (broken link)
ROSEVILLE - 651.635.1600 - www.roseville.k12.mn.us
SHAKOPEE - 952.496.5006 - www.shakopee.k12.mn.us
SOUTH ST. PAUL - 651.457.9400 - www.sspps.org
SPRING LAKE PARK - 763.786.5570 - www.splkpark.k12.mn.us
ST. LOUIS PARK - 952.928.6000 - www.slpschools.org
ST. PAUL - 651.293.5100 - www.spps.org
STILLWATER - 651.351.8301 - www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/
ST. ANTHONY.NEW BRIGHTON - 612.706.1000 - www.stanthony.k12.mn.us
ST. FRANCIS - 763.753.7040 - www.stfrancis.k12.mn.us
WACONIA - 952.442.0600 - www.waconia.k12.mn.us
WAYZATA - 763.745.5000 - www.wayzata.k12.mn.us
WEST ST. PAUL - 651.681.2396 - www.isd197.org
WHITE BEAR LAKE - 651.407.7500 - www.whitebear.k12.mn.us
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