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Written by Deb Mercier - Tribune Editor
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Friday, 15 March 2013 11:32 |
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Good grades and hard-work gain Lakers Wrestlers All-State honors
Congratulations to the Minnewaska wrestling team on their selection, by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association, as an All-State Academic Team! |
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Written by Tim Douglass - Pope County Tribune Publisher
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Friday, 15 March 2013 11:28 |
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Men’s Rec Crowns 2013 Champs
March 6
Central Division Championship
Lundebrek Electric 56
Orphans 42
Lundebrek Electric topped off an undefeated season by defeating Orphans in the Men’s Basketball Rec League championship game on Wednesday night.
The first half was tightly played and featured seven ties. Joe Alexander made a layup with two seconds to play for Lundebrek to tie the game at 21 heading into halftime.
The second half began with two more ties before Lundebrek began to pull away, only to be reeled in and caught by Orphans midway through the second half. A 3-point shot put Orphans up 39-37, but a free throw, a basket and a 3-point shot by Josh Sherlin gave Lundebrek a 41-39 lead.
Lundebrek pulled away over the final six minutes to take the Central Division title. Orphans finished the regular season at 8-2, two games back of Lundebrek, then defeated Green Iguana to get into the championship game.
March 6
Central Division Third Place
Green Iguana 62
AGCode/PLM/Fish On 59
In the third place game Green Iguana took an 11-point lead at halftime and held on for a three-point win over AgCode/PLM/Fish On.
March 6
Northwest Division Championship
Lowry Insurance/Midwest Grain Systems 65
Cellular Solutions/Raapers 62
Lowry Insurance/Midwest Grain Systems rallied from a late nine-point deficit to defeat Cellular Solutions/Raapers for the Northwest Division championship of the Men’s Rec League.
Cellular/Raapers built a big lead in the first half, 13 points at its largest, only to see Lowry take the lead with a minute remaining in the first half. Cellular/Raapers responded with the final four points of the half to regain the lead at halftime, 36-34.
Cellular/Raapers steadily built the lead throughout the second half and led 60-51 with under six minutes to play. Led by the offensive production of Jordan Johnsrud, Lowry was able to tie the game by the three-minute mark, 60 all.
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Monday, 11 March 2013 14:58 |
Pope County Expo features Ron Schara and Raven
Third annual Pope County Community Expo coming Sat., April 6. From an opportunity to meet Ron Schara and the intrepid Raven to an inspiring speaker parachuting in to share his amazing story, the third annual Pope County Community Expo is combining exciting new seminars and sessions with favorites like the kids’ inflatables and food court. Add in free admission, free childcare, free entertainment, more than 150 exhibitors and a chance to win fabulous cash and prizes… and you’ve got a recipe for a day packed with family fun |
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Written by Deb Mercier - Tribune Editor
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Monday, 11 March 2013 14:56 |
Accident claims life of Glenwood woman
An accident at the intersection of Highway 29 and County Road 28 north of Glenwood on Feb. 25 claimed the life of Karen Simmons, 62, of Glenwood.
Glacial Ridge Ambulance, Pope County Sheriff’s Department, Minnesota State Patrol and the Glenwood Fire Department responded to the accident at 7:45 a.m.
According to the State Patrol accident report, Simmons died from injuries sustained when the 2013 Nissan Maxima she was driving was struck in the intersection. Simmons was driving north on Hwy. 29.
Haley Klimek, 19, of Lowry, was driving east on County Road 28 in a 2005 Chevy Silverado and struck Simmons’ car in a broadside-type crash, according to the State Patrol. Klimek was taken to Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood with minor injuries.
Roads were wet at the time of the accident, with thick fog covering the area, and much of the region, Monday morning.
Simmons was a long-time employee of the Glenwood Public Library before her current employment at the Douglas County Library. |
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Written by Paul Anderson - State House Representative 12A
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Monday, 11 March 2013 14:54 |
 Social issues have made their way into the committee process in the Minnesota Legislature. A bill calling for a unionization vote among day care providers passed out of the Early Childhood Education Committee in the House last Friday on a 6-5 straight party line vote. Although current law requires at least 30 percent of employees to request an election for union certification, this bill triggers an automatic election. Any licensed or UNLICENSED provider who has cared for children who receive a state subsidy in the past year would be eligible to vote on the collective bargaining unit. It’s estimated about 9,000 providers are eligible under that criteria.
If this vote were to pass, childcare providers serving low income families would be required to pay union dues or “fair share” fees, potentially driving up costs for parents and the state. When unionized, Minnesota would become the “employer of record,” putting the state in the middle of a relationship between parents and their providers.
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Written by Zach Anderson - Starbuck Times New Editor
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Monday, 11 March 2013 14:52 |
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GHES holds annual meeting February 25
The Glacial Hills Elementary School Board met for an hour on February 25 before the annual meeting took place.
Director Deb Mathias gave her report saying the school has already received 16 applications for Kindergarten with Kindergarten Round Up still coming up.
The school is purchasing 30 Google tablets with money received from a $10,000 Monsanto grant. The tablets will be used to help students look up planting information, weather maps, soil typing tools that will help with the school garden.
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Written by Zach Anderson - Starbuck Times New Editor
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Monday, 11 March 2013 14:50 |
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County HRA/EDA agrees to help build garages to house highway equipment
The Pope County Housing and Redevlopment Authority/Economic Development Authority (HRA/EDA) board approved at its Feb. 20 regular meeting, a request to pay $50,000 per year to help with the building of three new highway garages in Pope County.
The $50,000 payments would be for three years, and it would give the HRA/EDA a release on the purchase agreement when they acquired the Starbuck county garage building, according to information from Brian Noetzelman, Pope County engineer. Originally, the money from the sale of that building would have gone back to the county. In exchange for the three $50,000 payments, any money made from the sale of the buildings would now go to the HRA/EDA instead.
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