New York Mills residents could see periods of low water pressure this summer, depending on when and how long the water tower is offline for repainting.
Due to 16 inches of snow and a no travel advisory on the previously scheduled Global Youth Service Day project, the event is rescheduled for this Friday, May 9 from 4-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Matthew Lillis, a 5th-grader in Mr. Salo’s class, concentrates on the music as he plays trombone during the elementary band concert May 1 at the school auditorium. Both the 5th and 6th grade bands played, following performances by the 5-6th grade and 3-4th grade choirs, during the “Under the Sea” concert.
Using creative numbers crunching school administrators found a way to cut $350,000 without eliminating teacher positions. On Monday the New York Mills School Board approved the final 2008-09 budget reduction plan.
The East Otter Tail County Relay for Life is again recognized as the top Relay in the midwest Division of American Cancer Society for counties of its size.
The late spring snowstorms we’ve become accustomed to can not only create havoc on our spirits, they can put a pretty good dent in the city’s snow removal budget.
Two waves of emigrants settled in Butler Township. Almer O. Richardson was the first to move his family into the valley in July of 1879 followed closely by Amasa J. Pierce, a native of Indiana; Dr. Josiah S. Richardson, a graduate of Harvard medical school,;S.O. Richardson, P. Trivitt and John McCallum.
Hamlet? Berg? Village? Place? Neighborhood?
Butler is officially a rural township, but with its own church and an implement dealer, the junction of Otter Tail County Road 67 and 148 is something of an unincorporated “city”--and its citizens have a genuine sense of community.
It’s gotten to the point where I do not need to look at the end of the editorial to discover who is criticizing teachers or the school district. For the nine years I’ve lived in this community, it’s generally been a vocal few.
Recent news reports have shown a dozen countries worldwide in the midst of food riots protesting the cost and availability of food. This global issue will inevitably trickle down to us in some form though hopefully not as severe.
“Nobody wants to see a good school locked up.”
That was a comment made, by Superintendent Tamara Uselman, at the District 549 school board meeting in Dent April 16.
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