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Archive - Mar 2015

Date

March 4th

Prizes sought for Music in the Park

Silver Lake Music in the Park chairpersons DeNeil and Lisa Thompson and Ray and Sharon Bandas, are looking for donations of prizes to be given away at Music in the Park in Silver Lake which is held on Thursday nights starting June 25 through July 30 in the Legion Park on Main Street.
If someone would rather donate cash for the musicians who receive a small monetary amount to cover their driving expense, it would be greatly appreciated. Call 320-327-3115 for more information.

Brownton to host public meetings on RS Fiber

The Brownton City Council has set two public meetings regarding the proposed RS Fiber project, which is proposing to install fiber-optic phone, television and Internet service to homes and businesses in Renville and Sibley counties, as well as the cities of Brownton and Stewart in McLeod County.
The meetings will be held Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Tuesday, March 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Brownton Community Center.

Invest state surplus in roads, education

Everyone agrees that it’s good news: the state of Minnesota is expected to have a $1.9 billion surplus with which to work as the Legislature continues its current session.
Of course, not everyone agrees on what to do with the money. Some say the surplus is proof that the state is overtaxing its residents and businesses, and at least some of the money should be returned to the taxpayers. Other feels that the money should be invested into infrastructure and education, among other needs.

It’s not all long, boring meetings; it’s fun

Sometimes, a reporter’s job feels like an endless succession of government meetings — city councils, school boards, county boards, planning commissions, etc. — in which we sit through long, detailed discussions, absorbing facts and figures, which we boil down into informative articles so you don’t have to sit through the long, sometimes tedious meetings.
You’re welcome.
But we also get to do a lot of fun stuff, and the past couple of weeks, I’ve gotten to do some really fun stuff.

VFW Auxiliary units: who we are, what we do

To the Editor:
There are many organizations and many of us wonder what they do. I would like to share an article from the March issue of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Magazine written by Megan Zinn-Sanchez, Ladies Auxiliary VFW public relations and marketing coordinator.
“Who we are and what we do:

State is back asking for more transportation money

To the Editor:
“Minnesotans vote ‘yes’ on transportation amendment” was a headline on Nov 8, 2006. The article included, in part: “(AP) Minnesota voters locked state government into spending more money on roads and public transit, approving an amendment to the state constitution thats expected to funnel an extra $300 million a year into transportation projects.”

Long-lost love found again

Dennis “Denny” Vinar of Eden Prairie was sitting at a Republican party meeting one Saturday in October when a person at his table raised this question: “If you knew you only had 60 days to live, who would be the one person you would want to talk to?”
Vinar’s mind immediately flashed back to his teenage years in Brownton in the late 1950s, and his “first true love,” Karen Lehmann.

City Council awards bid for Lincoln Park street, utility project

The Glencoe City Council on Monday night accepted the low bid for the Lincoln Park street and utility improvement project from Duininck Brothers of Prinsburg for $5.85 million, about $40,000 under the engineer’s estimate. Six bids were received.

County Board debates how to fill public health job

After a debate about the best direction to take regarding filling the vacant McLeod County Public Health director position, the Board of Commissioners gave approval on a split 3-2 vote to recruit for the new classification of public health deputy director at the March 3 meeting.
McLeod County is still in discussion with Meeker County to share its public health director to oversee both departments.

Neighbors protest proposed sober care group home

A proposed post-treatment home for recovering substance abusers drew concerns from neighbors at a public hearing held by the McLeod County Planning Advisory Commission Wednesday morning, Feb. 25.
Todd Knapper and Kirsten Jacques are proposing to develop a farmsite into “Sober Farm,” a post-treatment residential facility, located south of Stewart on 60th Street in Round Grove Township.
The two said they will take in up to six people in an existing home to provide support as they transition from treatment to resuming their lives.