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A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) assessment of the Pine Bend Historical Marker constructed by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in 1939-1940.

An American Indian village is depicted with wooden dwellings and people of various ages in the foreground.

Susan Lambach, a 1982 graduate of Simley High School, wrote the ISD 199 school board in opposition to a proposed name change for Simley High School.

Vernon Larson, former principal of LeRoy HIgh School in Minnesota, would resign to continue as a principal at the newly founded Simley High School.

The SCARED Proposal at Simley was introduced to combat racism. Many minority families have mentioned getting telephone threats so SCARED hopes to help integrate minorities into their classes.

ISD 199 superintendent K.O. Dahlager informed the members of School District 198 that in light of an unattached opinion of the Minnesota Attorney General regarding debt assumption of school districts, ISD 199 would not seek to consolidate with…

Police Officer Joshua Otis of the Inver Grove Heights Police Department spoke about the case and how it effected the town and how the investigators take on the case through tip lines and state leads.

Jerry Sakala's account of the drowning of Alex Toureville in 2002, and it's effect on Simley High School and the Inver Grove Heights community. The name of Inver Grove Heights buildings and grounds director Kevin McNamara is misspelled in the…

Dr. Jerry Robicheau, superintendent of ISD 199 schools from 2000-2004, described his impressions and time leading Inver Grove Heights Schools. Robicheau took over at a turbulent time for the district financially, and in this interview describes how…

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James Backstrom spoke about the physical evidence uncovered during the case, some of the witnesses testimonies from the trial, and the argument he presented to the jury himself.