HOWARD LAKE, MN – The Star Tribune featured a front page story in its Saturday edition about the demise of Howard Lake’s K-9 Felony. There are also numerous blog comments similar to Herald Journal blog comments online as well. Check it out below at http://www.startribune.com/local/south/76726637.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
Monthly Archive for November, 2009
The school board will hold a public forum on the state of the school’s finances and building capacities on Monday, November 30 at Delano City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
The purpose of this forum is to keep the public current on the status of school funding during these economically challenging times. The school district is deficit spending this year, covering the deficit with reserve funds. This pattern cannot be sustained for long, according to Supt. Dr. John Sweet.
Coinciding with the financial challenges is the fact that each building is over its enrollment capacity.
The purpose of this forum is not to find remedies to these issues but to inform people of the financial and facility status so a plan can be developed.
The meeting will also be televised on Delano Cable Channel 12.
COKATO, MN — A Cokato woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal accident that took place Friday afternoon along Highway 12 in Cokato, according to the State Patrol.
Ruby Voight, 91, of Cokato was killed while trying to cross Highway 12 as a pedestrian northbound at Johnson Ave. NW (near the Marketplace) at about 5:15 p.m. She was using the crosswalk, according to the accident report filed by the State Patrol.
Voight was struck by David Rostomily, 55, of Cokato who was going westbound in a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe. Rostomily was not injured. His vehicle sustained minor damage and was towed to Holt Motors. Continue reading ‘Cokato pedestrian is killed in crash’
COKATO, MN — A fatal accident that involved a pedestrian took place this afternoon (Nov. 27) along Highway 12 in Cokato, according to the State Patrol.
A female pedestrian was killed on the highway at Johnson Ave. NW (near the Marketplace) while trying to cross northbound at about 5:15 p.m. Identification of the victim is being withheld until relatives are notified.
The vehicle involved was a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling westbound. It sustained minor damage and was towed to Holt Motors.
A helicopter was dispatched to the scene, with the fire department dispatching several crews to help with traffic control, and assist in the air ambulance. The State Patrol was assisted by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, according to the accident report.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas in downtown Delano Saturday, Dec. 5 will provide many opportunities for holiday shopping.
The event, sponsored by the Delano Area Council for Art and Culture, will highlight 19 artists exhibiting and selling their unique and handcrafted objects.
Shoppers can start at 9 a.m. in the Delano City Hall, receiving their passport and schedule of times for all events and the locations of the artists.
Artists will be exhibiting in downtown businesses for an Art Walk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Participants completing the Art Walk and having their passports stamped at each location can return to city hall and submit their name to be eligible for a drawing.
The winning name will receive a painting by artist Gino Hollander, a self-taught abstract expressionist. He is also a successful film maker. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited and sold in New York and Europe. He currently lives with his family in Colorado.
Randy Szarzynski is a graphic designer, stone carver, and lettering artist. He also paints new wall signs, and refurbishes faded wall signs. He recently worked with an Eagle Scout candidate to refurbish the Occident Flour and Delano Co-op signs downtown.
Zoran Mojsilov builds massive stone sculptures held together with thin steel rods. He will be exhibiting sketches or plans for his public art commissions of stone.
Both of these artists are working on the Delano monument planned for the Bridge Avenue entrance to Delano.
Four artists working in fiber or wood will be demonstrating their art in the Heritage Center across from city hall.
The Rivertown Boutique will feature holiday craft items. Children can shop for gifts for their families at the Girl Scout Secret Santa Shoppe. Seniors will also be displaying crafts and will have baked goods for sale at the Senior Center.
There will be opportunities for donating gifts, as well. The Stahlke Bus, collecting for Toys for Tots, will be parked at city hall. New gifts for children of all ages will be accepted.
Also at city hall, families can make or sign holiday cards for deployed or wounded sevice men and women. Cards, paper, and markers will be provided. Donations will be accepted for postage. The Delano Troop Group sponsors this activity, and will send the cards to designated personnel.
This activity is made possible by a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board through funding provided by the Minnesota State Legislature. Other support was provided by Delano downtown business and other Delano organizations.
The fifth annual Delano Area Education Foundation (DAEF) Gala will take place Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at the Rockford Township Hall beginning with a silent auction from 6 to 7 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.; live auction at 8 p.m., with a dance following.
Tickets will be available after Tuesday, Dec. 1 for $40 per person at State Bank of Delano, Absolute Automotive, Delano Community Ed Office or any of the school offices. ,
For more information, go to the web site at www.delano.k12.mn.us and click on DAEF.
Tickets will be available for purchase on the website as well ,and may be paid for via PayPal.
For further questions e-mail DAEF.info@gmail.com. All proceeds go to benefit Delano Public Schools.
