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Semcac Food Shelf expands its office and families it is serving
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From left, Donell Burns, Jenny Slabugh and Jan Palen started going through several boxes of donated groceries Sarah Holland, manager of the Spring Grove Cinema collected during a recent event in Spring Grove. The new display area is in the background. Photo by Charlie Warner
Folks stopping by the Semcac Food Shelf, located 138 East Main in downtown Caledonia are experiencing a pleasant surprise. With Semcac’s Head Start program moving out of the front end of the building and to a section of the Caledonia Area Elementary School, The food shelf has now tripled its floor space.
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Twin Pines Nursery offers holiday items and so much more
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Sue Furlong, pictured at Twin Pines Nursery between Caledonia and Hokah standing beside some of the Christmas trees they have for sale. Photo by Craig Moorhead
Whether you’re looking for a fresh cut tree, holiday wreath, evergreen garland roping, ornaments, poinsettias, or gift ideas, Twin Pines Nursery has it covered. In the 10 years since James and Sue Furlong began their business located on Highway 44 between Caledonia and Hokah, they’ve offered both goods and advice for gardeners.
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Crews go all out to clear 15-inch storm
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“Things really went well with the clean-up. Our crews worked 24 hours in a 26-hour span. They really put in the time. But with a snow storm like that one, it’s best to get things cleaned up right away. We received some favorable comments from people in town. I really think they appreciated the hard work our city crews put in.”
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School board decides to hire a full-time superintendent
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At a special meeting Dec. 7, the ISD #299 Board of Education voted to hire a full-time superintendent when the position becomes vacant next summer. Directors debated the pros and cons of seeking a shared superintendent arrangement with another district and offering the job on a part-time basis before deciding to seek a full-time candidate.
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Caledonia residents adhering to alternate side parking ordinance
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“People seem to be adhering to it pretty well. We used to have to spend a lot of time ‘back plowing’ but it seems better this year.”
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Snow build-up on vents and gas meters can cause CO problems
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Customers with new high-efficiency furnaces and water heaters that vent through the wall (not into a chimney) should be wary of a buildup of snow or ice around the vent, according to Minnesota Energy Resources, (a subsidiary of Integrys (NYSE: TEG).
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Rural Spring Grove man injured in Dec. 10 house fire
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Mark Haakenstad, 57, of rural Spring Grove was transported to the Hennepin County Medical Burn Center in the Twin Cities after sustaining third degree burns caused by an early-morning house fire Dec. 10.
The Spring Grove Fire Department, Ambulance Service and Houston County Sheriff’s Department were called to 19736 Haakenstad Drive, south of Spring Grove at 3:52 a.m. Thursday morning after a neighbor said he could see “an orange glow” in the sky.
When emergency units arrived on the scene the house was fully engulfed, Haakenstad was found in his car, which had become stuck in his driveway, with third degree burns and suffering from smoke inhalation.
He was transported to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse by Spring Grove Ambulance and later transported to the burn unit at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Haakenstad’s house was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Minnesota State Fire Marshall's Office. No information was available as to Haakenstad's condition.
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Deep cuts needed: #299 will have to trim $400,000 - $500,000 in 2010
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By Craig Moorhead
Special for the Argus
The District #299 School Board received some sobering news Dec. 7 during a special board meeting when the audit report for the school year ended June 30, 2009 was presented.
According to Darwin Viker of Larson Allen Weishair & Company the district is deficit spending at a rate of $100,000 per year. If cuts aren’t made, that figure will skyrocket. Next year’s revenues are going to be cut by $73 per student, or $67,000, he said. An estimate of three percent inflation would add another $226,000 in costs. When declining enrollment is factored in, the district needs to cut $400,000 to $500,000 next year to keep from going into the red, he explained.
“You’re not taking any shortcuts, you’re doing things correctly,” Viker told the board.
If the balance continues to evaporate, the district will soon go into the red, Viker warned. When the general fund reaches a 2.5 percent shortfall, the district will go into statutory operating deficit, he said. “It’s not a good place to go,” he cautioned.
For the complete story, see the Dec. 16 issue of the Caledonia Argus.
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