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City-county making progress on proposed highway complex
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After going over the zoning application and listening to about 30 minutes of testimony, the Caledonia City Council approved seven of the nine requests Houston County presented for the proposed County Highway Department complex. The council reviewed the plans for the new facility, which would be located just north of the Caledonia Area High School/Middle School campus and south of Highway 76 on approximately 20 acres on the north edge of town, during the Nov. 24 council meeting.
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Former Money Creek school damaged in five alarm blaze Monday, Nov. 17
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Firefighters from five different fire departments battled a fire at the former Money Creek school Nov. 17. Photo provided by Lisa Schultz
A five alarm fire on Nov. 17 in Money Creek has done extensive damage to a former school building. The fire at 1521 Clinton Road was reported to the Houston Volunteer Fire Department shortly after noon last Monday, according to Houston Fire Chief Richard Carr.
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City council begins chore of crafting 2009 budget
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The U.S. government has already committed nearly one trillion dollars for various bailouts, with more help or stimulus packages on the horizon. State economic experts are predicting a $4.5 billion budget shortfall for Minnesota next year. Most predict this economic rollercoaster ride won’t hit bottom for at least another year.
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Christmas is a time for Care and Share
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Christmas is a time of giving and what better way to remember those less fortunate at this time of year than by giving a toy, clothing item or a monetary donation to help some child in Houston County have a better Christmas.
Houston County Care & Share is once again accepting donations to help less fortunate families. Unwrapped items can be dropped off at any bank in the county and will be picked up by volunteers to be sorted and bagged to each family’s needs. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase additional items needed and to purchase grocery certificates in each family’s hometown grocery store to help with Christmas dinner.
This is a county wide project. In 2007 we helped 462 children have a brighter Christmas. We also purchased food certificates for 114 elderly and/or disabled people for use at their local grocery store. Charlie Bubbers also refurbishes used trikes for the families.
This project continues to grow each year. With the help of volunteers, we do the purchasing, sorting, bagging and delivering to a location in each town for the families to pick up. Please join us by donating to Houston County Care & Share this holiday season. The deadline for donating is Friday, Dec. 12.
If you have donations to pick up or have any questions about this project, please call Jill Hahn at 507-724-3475 days or 724-3157 evenings.
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Houston County Airport will no longer offer GPS service
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Persons flying into the Houston County Airport, located just south of Caledonia, will have to depend solely on visual controls. As of Nov. 29, 2008, the local airport was forced to cancel its global positioning system (GPS) service it had been offering to incoming and departing air craft.
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Hunting mishap reported Nov. 23
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On Sunday Nov. 23, at 1:31 p.m. the Houston County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a hunting accident. It was reported that the victim, Mark Edward Stanke, 27, of Madison Lake Minn., had been shot in the lower leg.
Spring Grove Fire, Caledonia Fire and Ambulance, and Medlink all responded to the scene in rural Spring Grove. The victim was transported by Medlink helicopter to Gundersen Lutheran hospital with non life threatening injuries.
The investigation of the incident determined that the victim’s father, Gerald Duane Stanke, 56, of Janesville, Minn. fired the shot that hit the victim. All hunters were wearing the required blaze orange clothing and none were under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The investigation determined that this was an accidental shooting and there will be no charges filed.
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Speaker at St. Mary’s gets point across about dangers of bullying
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Jim Jelinske, right, made quite an impression on the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at St. Mary’s Catholic School last week during a presentation on the dangers of bullying and harassment. Above, seventh graders Adam Buttell and Lottie Augedahl displayed a mixture of emotions during the presentation. Photos by Charlie Warner
Jim Jelinske had the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students at St. Mary’s Catholic School totally captivated. At times they were laughing and dancing. Other times they were very quiet…somber, some with tears streaming down their young cheeks.
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U.S. Senate race recount goes smoothly in Houston County
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Part of the group that was on hand Nov. 19 in the Houston County Board room during the U.S. Senate recount. Photo by Charlie Warner
“Everything went quite smoothly. We had a wonderful group to work with, and completed the recount in about four hours. That’s pretty much what I had anticipated,” reported Houston County Auditor Char Meiners. Meiners was referring to the state-wide recount that began on Nov. 19. The recount was prompted when Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken ended up in a virtual tie, with less than 250 votes separating the two.
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