Columbia Heights NewsLocal news for Columbia Heights, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Food Delivery Businesses Struggling With Gas Costs- May 31, 2008 The extra cost of gasoline isn't just hitting our families. Food delivery companies are also struggling to swallow higher fuel bills and it's forcing them to put some services in park. The state's largest home grocery delivery service is changing course due to rising gas prices. The Simon Delivers Fleet uses about 800 gallons of gas each day."We probably use about a half a gallon of gas per delivery," said Chris Servais, Vice President of Operations for Simon Delivers.Instead of delivering...http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-heights-mn/2008/05/food-delivery-businesses-struggling-... Youth Teaching Youth: Positive peer pressure- May 14, 2008 "The students now already have that peer pressure going on" 'T his is the stuff they use to preserve dead frogs," announced Jillian Davis, 16, pulling a jar of formaldehyde out of a witch's cauldron at the front of a classroom at Oak View Middle School. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-heights-mn/2008/05/youth-teaching-youth-positive-peer-p... Restaurant News: Holy Land comes to St. Paul. Minneapolis gets a Soup Nazi.- May 9, 2008 Holy Land Bakery and Deli is getting ready to bring its hummus, pita bread and gigantic gyros to St. via Twincities.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-heights-mn/2008/05/restaurant-news-holy-land-comes-to-s... Fire department seeks federal dollars for Specialized Rescue Team equipment- May 7, 2008 "Enabling our firefighters to do their job by ensuring that they have the most up-to-date equipment is important to the well-being of our communities." Specifically, the department has applied for assistance to firefighters grant money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase a technicalheavy rescue truck and two thermal imaging cameras. via ABC Newspapershttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-heights-mn/2008/05/fire-department-seeks-federal-dollar... Booster sentenced in theft from Columbia Heights Basketball Association- May 2, 2008 "It should not have happened. I was a fool - a dumb, dumb fool" He took money from the same youth sports group he had raised money for and led as president. via Twincities.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-heights-mn/2008/05/booster-sentenced-in-theft-from-colu... |