Archive - Jan 24, 2018

The Glencoe City Council heard a brief economic development update by Assistant Administrator Dan Ehrke at its Tuesday, Jan. 16, meeting.
The developing company which originally wanted to build a two-phase apartment complex at the Helen Baker Elementary school site is currently in the midst of evaluating other potential sites in Glencoe.
“We’re working with Justin’s (Black of Short, Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.) team on one particular site that we think has potential,” said Ehrke.

The 12th annual Blizzard Blast charity event, a fundraiser for the Allina Hospice program, is set for Friday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m., at the Glencoe City Center.
According to Lona Oltmann of Allina, the annual event has almost quadrupled its revenue since its inception 12 years ago.
“We expect this to be the best year yet,” said Oltmann.
Dr. Bill Dunbar will be the emcee, Ron Stuedemann is the guest speaker, and music will be by Doug Stuedemann and South 40. There also is a meal catered by Chef Craig and a live and silent auctions.

The Silver Lake City Council voted to increase the police department’s on-call pay to $3 per hour at its Tuesday, Jan. 16, meeting.
The current on-call pay is $2.42 per hour with a two-hour minimum regular hourly wage for a call. The rate has not been increased since at least 1999. Officers are considered on call for the 14 hours they are off their regular 10-hour shift.
Police Chief RJ Cripps looked at other similar-sized cities. On-call rates ranged from $2.50 per hour in Brownton and Buffalo Lake to $3.75 per hour in Twin Valley.

The dates and times for Glencoe-Silver Lake High School’s one act play have been set. Director Patrick Hiltner and his cast and crew will present the play “Cagebirds” by David Campton at a public performance on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m., at the GSL High School Auditorium. Note the early start time. The cost for attending the performance is $6 for adults or $4 for students.
On Monday, Jan. 29, GSL will compete in the Section 4A sub-section competition at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School. There will be five schools competing, with GSL scheduled to perform at 6:30 p.m.

Ryan and Kjirsten Harvey of Plato announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Kate Harvey, who arrived Jan. 11, 2018, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20-1/2 inches long at birth. She joins sisters Abby and Maggie. Grandparents are Dennis and Kathy Harvey of Norwood Young America and Mike and Kari Fletcher of Mankato.