MINNEAPOLIS

Breast Cancer event is set for Oct. 9 The ninth annual Living with Breast Cancer Educational Conference will be held Oct. 9 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The conference will include seminars on prevention, treatment and survival, a resource center where participants will be able to visit with representatives of local health organizations, and a "Sense of Style" show.

For more information and to register, go to www. bcaamn.org. Registration fees range from $25 to $45.

ROBBINSDALE

Chamber schedules meet and greet The annual Robbinsdale Main Street Meet and Greet is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 14 on West Broadway between 41st and 42nd avenues. The Robbinsdale City Band will perform, food vendors will be on hand, and there will be roaming entertainment.

The event, organized by the Robbinsdale Chamber of Commerce, is intended to encourage residents and business owners to meet.

NEW HOPE/CRYSTAL

Citizens Police Academy offered The New Hope and Crystal police departments will offer a six-week Citizens' Police Academy for residents interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how local law enforcement operates.

The class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 16. Most of the instructors are New Hope or Crystal police officers.

Among the topics will be patrol tactics, investigations, narcotics, crime-scene processing, juvenile crime, dispatching, court procedures, use of force, canine demonstrations and crime-prevention strategies.

The academy is free, but space is limited, and a brief background check will be conducted on all applicants. The program is open to any adult who lives or works within New Hope or Crystal city limits.

For more information or an application form, contact Sgt. Douglas Brunner at 763-531-5170 or dbrunner@ci.new-hope.mn.us or Sgt. Mark Peterson at 763-531-1033 or mark.peterson@ci.crystal.mn.us .

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