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April 8th, 2020

Silver Lake councilors gets sticker shock on estimated project costs

In the ever-changing world these days, public bodies are learning new ways to hold public meetings to keep citizens healthy and safe. The Silver Lake City Council is no different.
The council closed its regular meeting Monday, April 6, to the public and gave members of the public the option to listen remotely. Citizens could submit any items for the public comment before the meeting.

Johnson starts non-profit to relieve isolation from COVID-19

NorthStar Neighbor, a new nonprofit organization, was launched this week to match volunteers with seniors or those at high risk of COVID-19 who need remote companionship and conversation and help with delivery of food or prescriptions.

Two GSL basketball players earn post-season honors

They started the basketball season hoping to help their respective teams while improving their individual skills. Mission accomplished.
Radio stations KDUZ/KARP/KGLB recognized Glencoe-Silver Lake basketball players Miah Monahan and Mitchel Jaskowiak as members of the all-area basketball teams. The honor comes after both players were named all-Wright County Conference teams.

Like his teammates, GSL’s Hedtke hoping for any portion of spring season

He started the season hoping to add a little pop on his fastball, a little movement on a changeup. Now, the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School junior is just hoping for a chance to play a meaningful game.
Hedtke is one of dozens of GSL student- athletes hoping the spring season is not lost to the coronavirus pandemic. He knows time is winding down, that the deadline for even an abbreviated schedule is closing in on school activities directors like GSL’s Dean Schwirtz, who also serves as the school’s baseball coach.

Glencoe barber wants to go back to work soon

Sitting in a barber’s chair, Dave Exsted was concerned about the impact the coronavirus would have on his business in downtown Glencoe. His worry isn’t getting any easier to take.
Exsted owns the Stylists for Men and Women on East 10th Street. He is one of the many businesspeople in the state who doesn’t have the luxury of being deemed essential under Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order that people should stay at home to help prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading. He understands the rationale of the governor’s order and won’t argue with it. It’s the impact of the order he’s worried about.

COVID-19 pandemic helping fuel Glencoe’s municipal liquor store sales

While several Glencoe businesses have been ordered closed and their owners feeling the pinch during the COVID-19 pandemic, Glencoe’s municipal liquor store is enjoying a solid sales month.
The third full week of March, 15-21, was the best sales week the store has ever had, said Jon VanDamme, manager of Glencoe Wine & Sprits, the municipal liquor store. Friday, March 21, was the biggest day in sales the store has enjoyed since it began selling liquor off-sale only in 1987.

(For the complete story, see the April 8 print edition of The Chronicle.)

Letter to editor: If domestic abuse is an issue, help is readily available

To the editor,
Home is not a safe place for everyone. Covid-19, social isolation, and the stay-at- home order do not cause people to abuse, but can escalate an already abusive situation.
Social distancing can increase the severity of domestic violence by limiting access to social supports and resources. Friends, family, and coworkers play a vital safety role in this situation and we can offer support. If you think someone you know is in an abusive relationship, reach out to our crisis hotline.

Letter to editor: When virus arrives, she wants to know, ‘what’s the plan’

To the editor,
Now that we are trying pretty much to stay at home, I was wondering where are our leaders?
I would like to know what the plans are if, or when, the virus comes to our area. They want us to wear masks, but where do we get them? We didn’t hoard things like some people. What is the plan at the medical level?
If we don’t have enough hospital beds, where will they put the overflow? Do we have a number just to call if we have the beginning signs of the coronavirus? How is the rest of the town to know what’s going on? In other words, does Glencoe have a plan?

Letter to editor: He says help from state, federal levels is available

To the editor,
Benefits and relief programs are being made available to these individuals for the first time through Minnesota's Unemployment Insurance Program, however that program still needs to be set up through the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
DEED is working with the federal government to make these benefits available as quickly as possible, and it will be sure to send along information as soon as it becomes available, Gruenhagen said in a press release he issued last week.

A new way to teach – Our view: GSL doing good job with distance learning

None of us really knows for certain how the distance learning initiative is impacting the Glencoe-Silver Lake School District’s students. These are unchartered waters.
All we can say for certain is it appears the school district has offered a strong effort at preparing and presenting a distance learning program giving students the potential for finishing the school year with a credible education under circumstances nobody envisioned or was immediately prepared to implement.