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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Loved Ones Remember Harland Dietrich on His Birthday

Dietrich died Feb. 2 when his vehicle went through the ice on Lake Minnetonka. He would’ve turned 32 last week.

Loved ones set aside some time last week to remember a St. Louis Crave employee who died Feb. 2 after his vehicle went through the ice on Lake Minnetonka. Harland Dietrich went through the ice with his grandmother, who also died, and would have turned 32 last week. Friends and family took to the Facebook page In Loving Memory Of Harland Dietrich to wish him a happy birthday. “Happy Birthday Harland!! I wish you were here to celebrate your 32nd birthday. Miss you buddy!! Rest peacefully, my friend,” the page administrator wrote. Two days earlier, the man described going to the spot where Dietrich’s vehicle went through the ice. “There's open water now where your car went through the ice,” he wrote. “It stills seems so unreal, even more so …

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Remembering Harland Dietrich, Who Worked at Crave in St. Louis Park

He and his grandmother, Mary Ann Haram, died after going through the ice on Lake Minnetonka Feb. 2. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Ten days after the passing of Harland Dietrich and Mary Ann Haram of Maple Grove, friends and family will hold a memorial service.  According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner press release, Harland Dietrich, 31, of Maple Grove, and Mary Ann Haram, 87, of Maple Grove were identified as the drowning victims in the Feb. 2 Lake Minnetonka incident.  A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the Champlin American Legion, located at 12450 Business Park Boulevard N. in Champlin.  “Grandmother and Grandson had a very unique bond and will be greatly missed by all who knew them,” according to an obituary notice on StarTribune.com.  Friends of Dietrich have taken to Facebook to share memories, memorial and benefit …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Man Who Died After Going Through Ice Worked In SLP

KARE 11 reported that Harland Dietrich worked at CRAVE in the West End.

A 31-year-old man who died Feb. 2 after falling through the ice on Lake Minnetonka worked in St. Louis Park. KARE 11 reported that Harland Dietrich worked at CRAVE. Dietrich and his grandmother, 87-year-old Mary Ann Haram, lived in Maple Grove, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. Follow us on Twitter  |  Like us on Facebook  |  Sign up for our daily newsletter

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Snapshot: St. Louis Park

Watch Your Feet

Be careful for those sloppy sidewalks as the temperatures rise.

With the thaw coming — eventually — pedestrians will need to be on the lookout for sloppy, wet walkways during the day, as well as painfully icy patches that always seem to form after the sun drops.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Ice Dams Becoming a Headache for Area Homeowners

The problems begin when melting snow refreezes on the edge of a roof.

All the recent snow in St. Louis Park and across the metro — combined with the recently warmer weather — is giving many homeowners the headache of dealing with ice dams. Ice dams form when snow on top of a roof melts, trickles downward and then refreezes when it hits a colder roof edge.  As the ice continues to build up on a roof's edge, water pools up behind it and often leaks into a home. Ice dams are most likely to form when the temperature is in the low 20s for several days and several inches of snow are already on a roof. State Farm Insurance reports handling about 350 ice dam claims in the Twin Cities in the past few weeks, with as many as 50 new claims coming in each day. The agency recommends hiring a professional to handle ice …

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