Saturday, December 8, 2012
The National Weather Service forecast says 3-5 inches of snow could fall in Lakeville over the weekend, with deeper totals the further north you travel.
Winter is coming. Lakeville, and most of the Twin Cities for that matter, is expected to get dumped on with nearly half a foot of snow by Sunday night. As a result, the National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a winter storm watch and warning for parts of the metro area, whaich are both in effect from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon. Lakeville is expected to see 3-5 inches of snow while parts north of Dakota County are forecast to receive 6-8 inches. Windy conditions may lead to blowing and drifting snow and "near-blizzard" conditions in open areas, according to the NWS. (Stay on top of real-time weather by chicking out Lakeville Patch, and take a look at our real-time traffic monitor before venturing out.) The snow expected …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Here's a look at the news from the south metro in the past week.
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top stories from the past seven days. Here's a look at the stories, which first appeared on this site or those of our neighbors, that might interest you or affect your life. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Savage Developer to Bring Country Inn & Suites to Rosemount KJ Walk, Inc. of Savage will soon begin work on Rosemount's first hotel—a 70 room Country Inn & Suites at the intersection of Highway 3 and County Road 42. Cedar Avenue Construction Slows as Winter Approaches With the onset of winter, construction along the corridor has slowed significantly. South Metro Woman Crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2013 Miss Minnesota USA 2012 …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Transit of Venus on June 5 really is a once-in-a lifetime experience, occurring every 120 years—and astronomers are getting ready.
Lloyd Peterson is going to be at it again today at Casperson Park in Lakeville; a lawn chair, binoculars, telescope, a cooler full of Coke Zero, and an eye to the sky. The occasion? Something that's only happened 53 times since 2,000 B.C. ... the Transit of Venus. At around 5 p.m., on Tuesday, June 5, the planet of Venus will cross the sun and be visible as a black dot drifting across the sun until it sets, sometime around 8:30 p.m. For Peterson, 64, a retired Lakeville man and self-proclaimed "astronomy nut," and all people not planning to live until December 2117, this Transit of Venus is a once-in-a-lifetime event. "It's amazing if you think about it," Peterson said. "It's something that won't happen again in our lifetime. Think about …
UK Astronomy student
12:21 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
It's not "once in a lifetime" but twice - I saw it in 2004! more ›