Archive - 2013

Date

March 13th

Echo praise for Lee and coverage of local sports

Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 7:37am

To the Editor:
We, too, have to echo the praise of Rich Glennie in his recent column regarding Lee Ostrom. As parents of three sons, who competed for GSL and the Plato Blue Jays over a 10-year period, we spent a lot of time on bleachers.
We, undoubtedly, saw Lee at every event. It didn’t matter if you saw him at an event on a Tuesday and Thursday; you would still see him Sunday afternoon following a baseball game with his notepad and camera in hand.


February 14th

Fracking good for Minnesota, United States

Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 9:00am
By
State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen

To the Editor:
A controversy is brewing at the state Capitol on whether to end or severely restrict mining of silica sand because of the potential environmental concerns.
These concerns have been inflamed by a Hollywood propaganda film “Promised Land,” filled with misleading information. The film claims, among other things, that families in Pennsylvania had their groundwater contaminated because of “fracking” for natural gas.


Great things happening at GSL

Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 9:00am
By
Supt. Chris Sonju

February is here, and I thought I would give you some of the highlights of the school year thus far.
With about four months to go in the school year, we look forward to the many success stories that will happen. Things at GSL are going great, and we have lots to be proud of.
During the recent visit from the commissioner of education, we had an opportunity to show her firsthand how great GSL is.


January 23rd

Bayerl makes honors list

Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 9:19am

Mitchell Bayerl of Silver Lake was named to the dean’s honor list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the fall semester. Bayerl is in the College of Engineering.


Writer expresses concerns with Glencoe’s winter parking rules

Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 8:54am
By
Mark Cornell

To the Editor:
Where are the signs?
Most cities have a minimum of signage posted at city entrances stating that there is a winter parking ban.
I get paid weekly; however, many people are paid bi-weekly or semi-monthly. Why are these citations due in such short time?
Hennepin County requires payment within 30 days.
You cannot get information on your citation from the city of Chaska for a period of 10 days, and then you have to pay the fine or schedule an appearance within 30 days. Yes, that is a city-issued citation.