New 'PatchCasts,' Photos Galore & More

Last week Patch launched a new daily video series to replace the daily PatchCasts that were running before. The new daily features include:

• : A local Patch editor tries her hand a different job every week;
• : Patch recognizes great community athletes and teams;
• : Local experts show viewers what they do and how they do it;
• : Patch peeks into the kitchens of local restaurants to see the personalities behind the grills.

Take a look at the videos and send your ideas for people, businesses or athletes in Richfield to be featured to Caitlin.Burgess@patch.com.

In other news:

The Neighborhood Files

The fourth annual Richfield Community Wellness Expo took place Saturday at Richfield High School (RHS). Patch was there to snap a ton of pictures. To see the photo gallery, click .

The Richfield Skating School and the St. Paul Figure Skating Club (SPFSC) teamed up for a day of figure skating programs at the Richfield Ice Arena over the weekend. Patch was there to snap photos of the Richfield programs; click .

Schools

The results for the meeting April 4. Among the most talked about statistics and numbers, was the fact that 60 percent of 12th-grade girls at RHS admit to being sexually active.

Richfield Patch talked with educators to see if they were ready to implement new social studies curriculum requirements. Every seven years a panel discusses changes; changes will be implemented in the 2011-12 school year. For the full story, click .

Richfield Patch peeked into the rehearsals of the RHS theater department’s production of “Grease.” To see a video of what we saw, click .

RHS applied for a $5,000 Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Community Grant. Community members are encouraged to complete an online course and then a 10-question quiz. Each completed quiz gets one point; the six schools with the highest points by May 31 get the grants. For the full story, click .

Richfield Patch’s Whiz Kid of the Week was .

Government

House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL-Minneapolis), who also represents Richfield, said there was a in the state’s budget and asked member to send the budget bill back to the Health and Human Services Committee. In addition, Thissen said the new omnibus finance bill would .

State Sen. Ken Kelash showed his support for an amendment that would . Kelash thought that doing this would not only level the playing field for all retailers, but also generate revenue for the state.

The continued working on its Public Art Brochure, which would showcase all the art around town.

Opinion

Patch’s Moms Council weighed in with their opinions on whether or not it was safe to give an infant breast milk from another woman who was meant on the Internet. There was a lot of discussion on the issue. To weigh in yourself, click .

Richfield Patch featured a story about and previewed the how-to class that was coming to Richfield on April 12.

Sports

The Richfield opened its season with a loss to Hopkins.

The Holy Angels lost its game, 11-4, against Cretin-Durham Hall.