Sandcastle Early Learning Center, located at 749 Juno Ave., closed abruptly on May 9 after serving the community for 42 years. Photo Credit Damian Goebel

May 30, 2025 Damian Goebel 5 min read Sandcastles

Sandcastle Abruptly Closes its Doors after 42 Years

Parents and teachers at Sandcastle Early Learning Center were shocked on May 1 to learn that the school, which had

Gymnasts Landyn (above), Amari (top right) and Jas (bottom right) compete in Crete, NE at Sokol Western District Competition. Photo Credit Elisha May Jacobsen.

May 30, 2025 Community Reporter 2 min read C.S.P.S. Hall, Sokol Minnesota

More Than Cartwheels and Handstands: Sokol Gymnastics

Over the weekend of April 4-6, seven gymnasts from Sokol Minnesota Gymnastics traveled to Crete, Nebraska to participate in a meet with other Western District Sokol Gymnastics programs. The Western District Competition is held once annually and is the only gymnastics meet the Sokol Minnesota team competes in, making it a highlight of the year for the gymnasts. Team members Amari, Norah, Maeve, Shae, Laura, Jas, and Landyn took home individual medal placements, and some even performed a “special number,” a team dance with tumbling throughout the choreography.