The Maple Grove Examiner
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Newspaper Established 1923
Online Since 2020
Publisher: Brohan Media Holdings LLC
Editor-in-Chief Martin Stiller
DAMIAN TRAEGER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
BY JOHN MARSHALL
Damian Traeger was arrested last week for assault. It occurred at Cooper's Barrel Pub and the incident was caught on tape.
Full Story on Page Nine.
HOLLYWOOD HITS OUR HOME TOWN!
LOCALS SOUGHT TO FILL NUMEROUS BACKGROUND ROLES
BY JOHN MARSHALL
It was confirmed last week by the Maple Grove Chamber of Commerce (MGCC) that a film and TV production company, Kitchen Session Pictures, will be using the City of Maple Grove for a backdrop of its incoming TV series and feature length film.
Full Story on Page Nine.
The production company Kitchen Session Pictures will be in Maple Grove for the foreseeable future shooting the first season of a TV series as well as a full length feature movie. Pictured above are promotional posters from the company’s recent productions entitled Overdrawn at The Bank, Traeger's Day, Today is Now and Waiting For Tracy .
Police Beat
POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN
BY OMAR SINGH
The Maple Grove Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating area resident Ricky Johnson, 42. Johnson was last seen at Cooper's Barrel last Tuesday at around 3:15 p.m.
According to local witnesses, Mr. Johnson had stepped outside for a breath of "fresh air" and apparently disappeared.
Full Story on Page Nine.
Candace Beaudoin (l) and Barb Jones swear that one minute their friend Ricky Johnson was with them outside of Cooper's Barrel and the next "...he was gone in a flash!"
Photo: O. Singh
Have You Seen this Man?
BY OMAR SINGH
MGPD Station 51 is asking the public’s help in identifying this man, suspected of threatening a young couple last Wednesday at around 9:30 p.m.
Full Story on Page Nine.
Local Mobsters Killed in Broad Daylight
BY LAURA EASTMAN
Last Thursday, in the neighbourhood of Sunny Acres , local mobster M.C. Driver, 31, was gunned down in the street.
Full Story on Page Nine.
Stillson Trial Starts Next Week
BY JOHN MARSHALL
The trial of Maple Grove PD Head Inspector Gordon Stillson, 62, will begin next week, according to Watson’s advocates.
“The fact that this case will even be going to trial is a travesty,” said Lionel Phelps, head lawyer for Stillson.
Full Story on Page Nine.
POLICE ASKING PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING COUPLE
MGPD is seeking the public's help in identifying these two unknown individuals who are wanted for questioning. They have been seen in the city a few times in the past weeks by witnesses. They had stayed at the Maple Grove Motor Lodge under the names Mr. & Mrs. Roch Stone. He is described as a white man, aged 50-55, bald with a goatee. She is described as 30-35 years old, with brown hair.
BY OMAR SINGH
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man and woman wanted for questioning in the recent disappearance of local residents George Eastly, Tracy O'Kerrigan and a possible third victim, potentially identified as Gianni Garluopo.
Full Story on Page Nine.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Wildflowers go Wild! Penelope Redfern-Styles “Flummoxed” by Her Fantastic Flowers
BY LAURA EASTMAN
Longtime Cedar Heights resident Penelope Redfern-Styles is no stranger to gardening. The Ballantyne Street fixture has had amazing gardens in her front and back yards for years. But the abundant growth of her flowers in such an early part of the season has stumped even Redfern-Styles, a prolific and award-winning gardener.
Full Story on Page Nine.
BUSINESS PROFILES
NEW PUB COMING TO MAIN STREET
SOME RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT NEW OWNERS
BY LAURA EASTMAN
The old Slainte Pub will once again be opening its doors. But under new management and a new name.
Full Story on Page Nine.
Crescent Falls Businessman and Entrepreneur Hamish Byrne is opening up a new nightclub on Main Street soon. Some residents are concerned that Byrne's criminal background could attract the wrong element.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SHHH! YOU’LL SEE ME IN THE MOVIES!!!
KEEP THIS UNDER WRAPS BUT I AM BEING CONSIDERED FOR 3 ROLES IN THE MOVIE BEING SHOT IN TOWN!
With the production company in town to shoot a TV series and movie, I am very close to becoming part of the cast as, you guessed it, a handsome and charismatic newsman!
Full Story on Page Nine.
LOCAL TALENT AGENT HITS HIGH GEAR
PINKY SINGLETON TASKED WITH FINDING LOCAL TALENT FOR TV SERIES
BY LAURA EASTMAN
“I got the call from the production company’s casting department two weeks ago and we’ve been going full throttle ever since!” Pinky Singleton told The Examiner. “I have been tasked with finding background actors and there are many parts that need to be cast!”
Full Story on Page Nine.
Pinky Singleton has been a talent representative for the last 15 years and this promises to be her biggest season yet.
“We are looking for people to work as background performers in an upcoming TV series and feature length film being shot in Maple Grove for the coming months."
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Bartholomew Furst, owner and CEO of Furst Cut Health & Rejuvenation Spa has found a cave on his property and is hoping to offer tours to the public as early as this summer.
Furst Eyes Newly Found Cave as Potential Tourist Attraction
BY LAURA EASTMAN
Bartholomew Furst has big plans for the future of Maple Grove. Having recently discovered a cave underneath his World-Renowned Resort, about half a mile away from his very popular Furst Cut Health & Rejuvenation Spa.
Full Story on Page Nine.
According to a recent study by the Geology Department at Brohan University, there are massive deposits of crystals underneath the county. Forgive this cynical reporter for not believing in that possibility.
From the Desk of The Editor
Martin Stiller Editor-in-Chief
I THINK NOT : Why Should Furst Control The Cave?
Hurrah for HollowWood! While you heartless HollowWood Heathens bask in the Godless glow of glamour and glitz, and the sensationalist, superficial star system as meaningless money-motivated movie madness invades the streets and environs our fair city, this diligent and determined reporter is concerned about something more malignant- how about a spurious, specious, spelunking shyster, literally corrupting the very foundation of Maple Grove?
Full Story on Page Nine.
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Tales From Maple Grove
is a new series that follows multiple characters trying to make their way in a city where the odds always seem to be stacked against them.
The show is about a place and the effect it has on its citizens and visitors. The show’s appeal will be for viewers who like to see characters getting placed into precarious scenarios, and who have to use their ingenuity as well as help from friends and loved ones, to surmount the odds against them.
The tone and style will vary from episode to episode depending on the story and situation. The viewer will be dropped into a world that is both familiar and surprising, delivering to them a complete story per episode.
The series will feature an ensemble cast who will play different roles in each episode. The mayor in one episode can be a dishwasher at the pub for the next, allowing viewers to get to know the actors as well as their characters.
While this might seem confusing for your standard TV series structure, loyal viewers will be rewarded in the second and third seasons, when storylines come together to answer all of their questions.
The first season will introduce the viewers to the city and its main locations, taking them on a variety of adventures, incorporating diverse styles as comedy, romance, film noir and science fiction. While each episode will introduce the audience to new characters in their own stories, they will be supported by the ensemble cast.