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Conny’s Creamy Cone Opens for the Season on March 21st 2026

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Conny’s Creamy Cone opens for the Season on Saturday March 21st 2026. Their season runs to sometime in late October.

Conny’s Creamy Cone always has a line during the summer.

Every year the opening of Conny’s Creamy Cone is waited upon with baited breath. It is quite possible that the weather might be snowy, cold enough that your soft serve ice cream cone won’t melt in the sub freezing weather, but it’s the first promise of Spring in the North End Neighborhood of Saint Paul Minnesota.

At the Southwest Corner of the Dale St North and Maryland Ave West intersection, Conny’s Creamy Cone has been serving up soft serve in 31 flavors, and Flurries (like DQ Blizzards except there’s more stuff in them than DQ puts in Blizzards). They have almost everything DQ has except it is cheaper, and the line is longer in the Summertime than any of the nearby DQs.

Conny’s Menu

Conny’s Creamy Cone Full Menu click link

Below is a partial menu. Conny’s does sell burgers, hot dogs, and other treats besides what is below here.

Flurries: Banana Cream Pie, Banana Split, Brownie, Butterfinger, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough,  Chocolate Covered Cherry, French Silk Pie, Fudge Nut, German Chocolate, Green Mint, Heath, M&M, Mocha, Nerds Candy, Oreo, Pina Colada, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Sea Salt Caramel, S’Mores, Snickers, Strawberry-Banana, Turtle

Small: $5.59, Medium: $6.59, Large: $7.59, Extras Add $1.09

Malts/Shakes: Blueberry, Butterscotch, Banana, Caramel, Chocolate, Green Mint, Hot Fudge, Marshmallow, Mocha, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry, Strawberry-Banana, Vanilla

Small: $4.79, Medium: $5.79, Large: $6.79

Dip Cones:  Chocolate, Butterscotch, Cherry, Dip of the Week, Crunch, Nerds Candy (the Flavored Cones can’t be dipped as they are too soft) 

Baby: $3.88, Small: $4.38, Medium: $4.88, Large: $5.38,  Waffle: $5.68

Cones:  Vanilla, Chocolate, Twist

Cone Cost: Baby/Pup $2.99, Small $3.49, Medium $3.99, Large $4.49, Waffle Cone $4.79 (2026 Prices)

Cheese Curds: $5.49 (more than what you get at the State Fair)

31 Flavors of Soft Serve

Some people try to do the cycle of trying every flavor of Soft Serve Conny’s has during the summer. It’s hard to do when you’re on a diet. With limited parking around it you can park a block or two away and get some exercise to work off a dip cone, Flurry, or a flavored cone.

31 Flavors of Conny’s Soft Serve: Amaretto, Apricot, Banana, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Blueberry, Butter Pecan, Cake Batter, Caramel, Cheesecake, Coconut, Coffee, Cotton Candy, German Chocolate, Irish Cream, Key Lime, Lemon, Mango, Maplenut, Mint, Orange, Peach, Peanut Butter, Pina Colada, Pistachio, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Rum, S’Mores, Strawberry, Tutti Fruiti

Cone Cost: Baby $3.88, Small $4.38, Medium $4.88, Large $5.38, Waffle Cone $5.68

Conny’s Under New Management–Her Nephew

You may have wondered about the origins of Conny’s and have stumbled upon this letter to the editor from Conny’s nephew Thomas McCullough, from November 4, 2020, “An October like no other.” 

Thomas McCullough explains in his letter to the editor that his Aunt Conny McCullough, bought Creamy Cone 25 years prior to then (that would be 1995). He says she bought it not to become rich, or to open up franchises, but to own a place that would provide joy to the community from a friendly face at an affordable price.  Prior to purchasing the shop, Thomas worked for about 10 years there and it was a great place to work as Conny was someone who cared about her employees. She understood the flexible schedules of the employees and knew their birthdays to give them the day off without them asking her.

Conny closed the shop for her last October in 2020. Thomas’ first opening was in March 2021

Never Closed for Covid

During the time of Covid lockdowns, Conny’s Creamy Cone never closed down. Since they are strictly a take out eatery they were allowed to stay open. One can only imagine they were still providing joy to their customers as there wasn’t much joy for people to look to during those dark times.

We thank them for that.  We like to support the area businesses inside and on the edges of HD 66B, so we gather the menus of area restaurants and bring them to the Republican Caucuses in the Minnesota State House & Senate. It isn’t hard to get them to go to Conny’s, many of them already knew of its existence.

Conny McCollough’s dream of bringing joy to St Paul, and surrounding suburbs from a friendly face at an affordable price has been realized.

Thank you.

This post was not authorized by anyone, nor do we get any sort of compensation for posting it. ~~ admin

Books, Family, HD66B

Barb Linert Launches a Children’s Book, “Tales of a Dog Named Kitty”

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A Book Signing at Gustavus Adolphus Church, March 10th 6-8 pm

What: Book Signing at Sons of Norway for Barb Linert’s 1st book, “Tales of a Dog Named Kitty”

When:  Tuesday March 10, 2026, 6-8 pm 

Where:  Gustavus Adolphus Church, 1669 Arcade St, St Paul, MN 55106 Map

www.adognamedkitty.com/events

This event takes place on the Eastern Edge of House District 66B. We like to post events everyone can attend inside our House District as it promotes our neighborhoods and the District itself.

Barb Linert used to be the Office Manager for the MNGOP HQ when it was a block away from the State Capitol Building. She along with the “Joel C’s” (two staffers whose first name was Joel and their last names started with the letter C) and others ran an efficient office where one could get answers right away without having to wait weeks for someone to respond like one did in the years after from 2013-2017.

Barb Linert launched her book on February 21st. She is the author and illustrator of the book.

If you can’t make it to the event on Tuesday, she will be doing an interview with Jack Tomczak on the Patriot 1280 AM this Saturday March 14th from 3-5 pm.

What:  Barb Linert Author Interview by Jack Tomczak

When:  Saturday March 14th, 3-5 pm

Where:  Northern Alliance Radio with Jack, 1280 AM “The Patriot” 

HD 66B Republicans are not compensated for posting this event, nor for posting the links to the book website. We like to post events that everyone can attend inside our district. If you know of an event we should promote let us know at our website contact page. — admin

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HD 66B Republicans Convention March 7th, 10:15 Registration, 10:30 am Gavel

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Readers:  This is not the Official Convention Call of the HD 66B Republicans. This is just an event notice. — admin

Arlington Hills Community Center combines a Library with a Recreation Center.

What:  2026 House District 66B Republicans Convention

When:  Saturday, March 7th, 2026; 10:15 am Registration, 10:30 am Gavel (Convention Starts)

Where:  Arlington Hills Community Center, 1200 Payne Avenue, St Paul, MN 55130  Map

Cost: At Will Donation (optional).

  • Donations $20 or less do not require the Treasurer to collect information about your contact information and who your employer is. If you want to give your Political Contribution Refund (PCR) see our Donations Page

Documents: 

2022 Republican Party of Minnesota State Party Platform

2024 Republican Party of Minnesota Constitution

2025 Republican Party of Minnesota Bylaws

2026 HD 66B Republicans Proposed Convention Rules

Roberts Rules of Order Online Link

What to Expect

  • Election of 4th Congressional District Convention Delegates & Alternates
  • Election of State Convention Delegates & Alternates (We are one of the few Local Party Units that elects different slates so more people are involved and also the State Convention Registration Fee tends to be rather Expensive, this year it is $100 more than last time. Now it’s $250)
  • Debates on the passage of Party Platform Resolutions
  • Speakers by Statewide Candidates or their representatives, and Sitting State Legislators such as State Senator Mark Koran (a native of the Frogtown Neighborhood, serving Chisago & Isanti Counties) possibly CD4 Congressional Candidates and St Paul School Board Candidates.
  • Announcements of Future Events
  • Refreshments will be available.

This post is an events notice. The Convention Call is sent out to the Precinct Delegates & Alternates who were elected at the February 3rd, 2026 Precinct Caucuses. The Call might look similar. Please arrive on time.  Feel free to print the documents listed above to bring to the convention. — admin

HD66B

Be a Block Captain in Your Precinct

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At the BPOU Convention in March, please consider being a Block Captain in your precinct. The lowest level of an organized political unit is at the block level. In order for a Local Party Unit (bpou) to operate well it needs functional precinct activity. To have functional precinct activity you need Block Captains.

Duties of a Block Captain

Here are some duties a Block Captain can do.

  • Know who lives on your block in terms of political leanings, hobbies, if they have children, do they request political yard signs, other affiliations
  • Help the Precinct Officers put together precinct activities
  • Help put up yard signs
  • Help with Neighbor-to-Neighbor activities
  • Put together a Block Club
  • Learn about local issues affecting the neighborhood and or precinct
  • Organize a neighborhood watch group
  • Do neighbor activities to help out neighbors (cut grass, shovel sidewalks, do gardening)
  • Do civic duties such as clean the fire hydrants and bus stop locations free of snow
  • Pick up trash in your block
  • Report potholes to St Paul Public Works
Block Captains can clean off snow from bus stops, shovel sidewalks for neighbors who can’t. Essentially live your beliefs, be a good neighbor, be a good citizen, and be the friendly face of the HD 66B Republicans.

You can do some of those activities by enlisting others to help you. If you’re doing them all that would be above and beyond fantastic. If you do some of them that would be enough. The idea is you don’t need to be elected to do this, unless there are more than one person on your block, if so share the responsibilities.

You don’t have to wait until the BPOU Convention, or a specific date to become a Block Captain/Leader. Just contact mnhd66brepublicans@gmail.com with the subject line “Block Captain” in order to be a Block Captain of your block or Apartment Complex, or to ask questions about it. We’ll honor Block Captains by mentioning them at the Convention.

Thank you ahead of time for enlisting to help on the block level.

Tom Polachek

HD 66B Republicans Chair, 2017-2023

This post was published on February 24, 2022. It’s important to have some level of organization in ones precincts in order to get out the vote and to identify issues that neighbors in neighborhoods want addressed. All Politics are local, and if you ignore local politics you alienate the voters in your district.  — admin