Archive - May 2016

The Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board held a hearing Monday night for a staff grievance filed by Education Minnesota: GSL that is now at a level three. The hearing was part of the board’s regular monthly meeting.

 

GSL High School social studies teacher Brea Wiblemo addressed the board with her case. She said she had been contracted for second and third trimester overloads. Due to her maternity leave, she said her third trimester overload was removed. 

 

We may not know who our next president is going to be, but here’s one thing that’s almost certain: he or she will take office with roughly half of the electorate unhappy and mistrustful. The notion that the President speaks for a broad coalition of Americans who are willing to set aside their differences on behalf of a compelling new vision for the country? It’s vanished.

 

The city of Stewart has received a very favorable bid for a proposed street and utility improvement project, the City Council heard at its Monday night meeting.

 

Andy Kehren of Bolton & Menk, the city’s engineering consultant, said the apparent low bid is $2.73 million from LaTour Construction of Maple Lake, which is about 6 percent less than the engineer’s estimate of $2.89 million.

 

Irene I. Beinke, 96, of Fairmont, formerly of Minnetonka, died Thursday, May 5, at her home.

 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m., at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to the time of the service at the church. Interment will follow the service in the church cemetery.

 

Clarence Scharpe entered eternal rest Friday, May 6, 2016, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 27 days.

 

The funeral service was held Tuesday, May 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington. The Rev. Deborah Dawson officiated. Interment was in the Glencoe City Cemetery in Glencoe.