Category Archives: News and politics

The School Board has been extremely busy over the last few weeks.  We have been busy trying to do the two things that a school board really gets involved in – hiring a superintendent and working on a referendum (for buildings in this case).  We’re trying to add on to our Elementary building and ourContinue reading “Superintendent Saga”

Yesterday was Super Tuesday and since this is the first election in a while where it seems like there aren’t clear cut candidates on each side of the aisle, I thought it would be good to attend our local caucus.  I have been a life-long Republican, but my beliefs don’t really fit there these daysContinue reading “Not So Super Tuesday”

As I mentioned before, I’m on the school board and the economic development authority in my town.  On Monday evening, a meeting of the school board, the economic development authority members and the city council was held to discuss our shared vision for the town, so I was there to share in the French Dip sandwiches andContinue reading “A New School?”

I’ve been on the school board for a year now and I decided to make the trip down to the annual Minnesota School Board Association Annual Leadership Conference.  Three of us from the board went down for the conference along with our superintendent and his wife.    After checking in to the Minneapolis Hyatt, IContinue reading “School Board Conference”

I’m on the school board in my hometown and normally when I show up for meetings, it’s just the board, the administration and our hometown reporter.  So I was pretty surprised last Monday to walk in and see 15 or so folks assembled in the back of the room.  They were there to debate ourContinue reading “The Thunder”

Our downtown is littered, like many towns this size, with old (circa 1900) buildings which are not the greatest shape.  The problem with the condition of the buildings is exacerbated by the fact we have one particular owner who owns most of the buildings downtown, and he never does any work on the buildings.  AsContinue reading “Beauchamp Building”