2011 Year in Review: December's Top Stories on Mendota Heights Patch

It was a night to get a groove on as Hill-Murray hosted the Classic Suburban Conference championship meet on Thursday evening in Maplewood. 

After two-plus hours of competition,  came away with the overall conference crown—earning the title in a tiebreaker by just three points after accounting for all Classic Suburban meets this season.

Hanukkah began Tuesday night, marking eight nights of celebration for followers of Judaism. The Jewish holiday marks a military victory over the Greeks and the reclamation of the holy temple in Jerusalem during the 2nd century BCE.

Adults and children from throughout the metro, including students at Talmud Torah in St. Paul and members of  in Mendota Heights, gathered Wednesday night for a celebration.

One of the newest business owners in town has brought with her a touch of modern apparel science to accompany her designs.

Robin Shaw, a 23-year-old apparel, merchandising, design and production graduatefrom Iowa State University, opened in The Village at Mendota Heights on Black Friday.

 The Mendota Heights City Council voted Tuesday to go forward with the  proposed for next summer, despite the vocal objections of residents.

Local residents spoke out Tuesday evening against the proposed closing of the  at a public forum at .

Citizens and local legislators listened to a presentation about the financial troubles facing the United State Postal Service before arguing, passionately and sometimes irately, against closing the Mendota location.