Elementary conferences Thursday, March 18
Elementary conferences are set for Monday, March 15 and Thursday, March 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at both schools.
No school Friday, March 19 elementary only
There will be no school Friday, March 19 for elementary only due to teacher planning and afternoon conferences (12:30 to 3:30 p.m.).
Kindergarten round-up is set for Tuesday, March 23
Kindergarten round-up is scheduled for Tuesday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. at Dassel Elementary, and 3:45 p.m. at Cokato Elementary.
Any child who is eligible to attend kindergarten next year (will be 5 years old on or before Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010) should attend.
No school Monday, March 29 through Friday, April 2 for spring break
There will be no school the week of Monday, March 29 for spring break. School resumes Monday, April 5.
Play-N-Learn preschool registration through Thursday, April 8
Preschool registration for the 2010-11 school year will continue through Thursday, April 8. Pick-up a registration form at the Early Childhood Center or download from www.dc.k12.mn.us/ecfe. All children must be 3 1/2 to 5 years of age by Aug. 31, 2010 to qualify for preschool for 2010-11.
DASSEL, MN – Two seats were appointed by the Dassel City Council Monday, Jack Adams, who was reappointed to his seat, and Billy Wallace, who was appointed to the seat previously served by Brad Nelson. The seats are both two-year terms.
Wallace is the pastor at the Church of Christ. Former council member Wayne Medcraft also applied for a position on the planning commission.
DASSEL, MN — The Dassel council once again had discussed about parking congestion on the east side of Dassel Elementary, but this time with the input of Dassel Principal Rob Nudell.
The problem happens when parents pick up and drop off kids on Guy Street, with some parents stopping in the traffic lane to pick up their children. There isn’t room enough for a line of parked cars and two active lanes of traffic, Benzing said.
Nudell suggested sidewalks be installed in the area, and having parents park north of Breeds Park. This would cause students to use two crosswalks instead of being picked up directly by the school building; a crosswalk across Guy and then William Ave. Once the children crossed this area to reach the new pickup location, Nudell noted that sidewalks would be needed to allow children safe pickup north of the park.
The issue will be discussed, including the cost of sidewalks, at a future meeting, Mayor Mike Scanlon said.
MEEKER COUNTY MN – Meeker County fire departments will now be receiving financial support for purchasing 800 MHz radio equipment for the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER). Sheriff Jeff Norlin announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant he applied for was awarded in the amount of $162,540.
Norlin is the director of Meeker County Emergency Management and sought funding in May, 2009 on behalf of all Meeker County fire departments through a FY 2009 Assistance to Firefighters grant.
“Grant awards are generally very competitive and any time we are successful in being awarded a grant, we are very happy,” Norlin said. “This award though is extra special,” he added, “as the dollar amount is significant; it is for essential mobile and portable radio equipment for volunteer fire departments, and comes at a time when local funds are stretched to the limit.”
MYSTERY, MN – The Enterprise Dispatch web site is hosting a weekly Internet mystery photo contest in which a photo is taken of something in the area.
Anyone who correctly guesses the identity of the photo is added to a monthly drawing for a free subscription to the newspaper.
Go ahead and guess! Those who guess correctly first receive bragging rights.
Answers may be e-mailed to Lynda Jensen at news@heraldjournal.com or sent by mail. No phone calls, please. Continue reading ‘Mystery Photo of Week for March 15′
COKATO, MN – In a tight fourway race for official endorsement, Scott Newman of Hutchinson was endorsed by Republicans from three counties during a convention at the Dassel-Cokato PAC in Cokato today (Saturday) in the state senate race for District 18.
There race for the Republican ticket included Tim Benoit of Dassel, Dean Mahlstedt of Cokato, Randy Wilson of Glencoe and Newman. The seat is being vacated by Steve Dille (R-Dassel). Continue reading ‘Scott Newman is endorsed by Republicans in District 18′
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