Sports schedule for Wednesday, May 13

Baseball: W-M at HLWW; 4 p.m.

Boys Golf: HLWW, W-M at Dassel-Cokato Invite (Albion Ridges); noon

Amateur Baseball: Montrose/Waverly at Maple Plain; 6:30 p.m.

Wright County Board to hear presentation on wRight Choice program

WRIGHT COUNTY, MN – Mike MacMillan, court services director, will present  information about the wRight Choice program for the 2012-13 school year during Tuesday’s Wright County Board meeting.

Other items on the agenda include award of a seasonal bid for the highway department, presentation of a grant received from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, and approval of minutes from the technology committee of the whole.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo.

Wright Co. Board to discuss ditch projects, other business

WRIGHT COUNTY, MN – Wright County Board will consider replacement of tile for County Ditch 31, and hear a presentation regarding County Ditch 10 during Tuesday’s meeting.

Other items on the agenda include approval of acquisition of 34 acres in St. Michael by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a proclamation regarding law enforcement officers week, approval of a construction agreement for the Beebe Lake Trail Project.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo.

No burning permits will be activated in Wright Co. today due to high winds and low humidity

WRIGHT COUNTY, MN – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that today, starting at noon, there will be no activations of burning permits for the following counties in the Cambridge Forestry Area: Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.

This is due to high winds and lower humidity in the forecast. It is also in response to the amount of fire activity in the area.

Waverly/Montrose at Winsted game postponed Saturday

The Winsted Wildcats were scheduled to kick off the 2013 season Saturday against the Waverly/Montrose Stingers, in the Stingers first ever game.

However, with the late spring, the game has been postponed to a date TBD.

With Saturday’s game ppd, the Wildcats will now open its season Sunday, April 28 when they host the Cologne Hollanders in their Crow River Valley League opener at 2 p.m.

As for the Stingers, they will host the St. Boni Saints Saturday, May 4 at the baseball field at Waverly Elementary starting at 2 p.m.

Wright County Board to hear report from coroner

WRIGHT COUNTY, MN – Dr. Quinn Strobl, Wright County’s chief medical examiner, will present her annual report during Tuesday’s county board meeting.

Other items on the agenda include discussion of County Ditch 38, a donation from Cedar Lake Association to develop a watercraft inspection program at Schroeder Park, and a resolution proclaiming May 5-11 corrections officer week in Wright County.

Students from across the county will observe a portion of of the meeting and have the opportunity to ask questions as part of the annual Boy/Girl County Day.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo.

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