Yesterday I interviewed Jeff Loven of Jeff’s Shed for a story Oct. 29 in the Enterprise Dispatch. By sheer luck, I found a little white ceramic girl playing a guitar there, for a Nativity scene collection I have. I have two Nativity scenes, one is clear glass, and the other is white ceramic. I expanded them to include more than just Mary, Joseph, shepherds and wisemen worshipping the baby Jesus in the manger. They include animals and people standing all around the Holy Family. It’s very difficult to find pieces that match. The pieces have to be the right size to be in proportion with Mary and Joseph, and the pieces can’t have any paint on them. It was serendipity at Jeff’s Shed, though. I found the perfect addition to my white ceramic set.
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Although I think hunting bears with a bow is a little crazy, the presentation in Cokato scheduled tonight was attended by my husband and son,and they said it was good. They found presenter Dale Miller of Howard Lake informative and interesting. “It’s safer than people think,” my husband Brian Jensen said. Do you think the life insurance policy people will allow me an exception for bear maulings? Hmmm. I think not.
After two years of failed levy referendums, the subject matter is getting rather old. I’d like to be able to report on something else like the school getting Smart Boards for instance, like other surrounding school districts have. The Litchfield Independent Review reported getting this ingenious technology, as did the Annandale Advocate and the Hutchinson Leader. Delano, as well as Howard Lake also have this new form of technology. Smart Boards are interactive white boards using a computer and a projector. This is a long way coming for DC since they can’t even keep up with technology they currently have. Smart Boards, though not neccessary in every classroom, is the new wave in teaching. It’s like the white dry erase boards replacing the black chalk boards. This is the next step, but with a possiblity of another failed levy and the inability to keep up the technology and software the district currently has, this is a pipe dream for DC. It would be nice to see DC move forward and not backward for a change.
We nearly missed the third suspect, Stephen Munsinger of Cokato, who was charged last week, as reported on the front page, since we got wind of it while going to press Friday. It was hastily added. Nevertheless, it was pointed out to us by Munsinger’s mother, in no kind words, that her son wasn’t arrested at the apartment, but at his home in Cokato Township . . . therefore, please note this change.
The third suspect in the bank theft, Stephen Timothy Munsinger, 22, is actually from Cokato Township (not Dassel as we were told previously). He allegedly used his pickup truck to help move stolen rolls of coins that were temporarily hidden behind Keaveny’s Drug near the State Bank of Cokato, according to the criminal complaint. He is charged with aiding an offender to avoid arrest, and receiving stolen property.
After much discussion, the Wright County Board followed the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission and voted not to require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a conditional use permit requested by Scherber Companies for a gravel mining operation in Buffalo Township. The vote of 4-1, with commissioners Elmer Eichelberg, Pat Sawatzke, Dick Mattson, and Board Chair Jack Russek in favor, and Commissioner Karla Heeter opposed. Planning and Zoning Administrator Tom Salkowski made it clear that the board was not deciding whether the county should issue a conditional use permit for the project, but only on whether an EIS should be required. The county completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the project, and determined that an EIS is not necessary. Residents voiced opposition to the mining permit because of concerns about truck traffic and potential impact on the apple orchard that borders the proposed mining site.
Blogs are new to me, but as I read and write them, they are kind of fun. What would be even more fun is if we recieved more comments from you, John Q Public. So far, there has been little comments made outside of the Herald Journal realm. I love my people and all, but I’d like some more variety. You need to know this is anonymous. You make up a nickname and away you go. The editorial page was full this week so I know there are DC people with veiwpoints, so share them on the web. The sign-up is easy and it is totally anonymous. Don’t be scared. The blog is your friend!
Amidst a standing-room-only crowd of business leaders, the Cokato City Council officially formed a seven-member Economic Development Authority tonight (Monday), which will aggressively pursue commercial development within the city. The members are ye-to-be determined, and will be appointed at the beginning of the year, two from the council and five from city residents.
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