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Winners of 2013 State History Day competition announced


Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Education

The winners of the 2013 National History Day in Minnesota State Competition were announced Saturday, May 4 in an awards ceremony held at the University of Minnesota, Coffman Union. The first- and second-place winners from each of 18 project categories earned an invitation to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland, College Park, June 9-13.

Students presented projects in the categories of exhibits, documentary films, historical performances, web sites and research papers, based on the 2013 History Day theme, “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”

Student winners hail from across the state including the Twin Cities, Duluth, Winona, Mankato, Rochester and Southeast Minnesota, and Spring Lake Park. The top two senior individual and group documentaries from Southeast Minnesota are:

Senior Individual

Documentary

“Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Frank Kameny and the Mattachine Society of Washington D.C.” Maddie Pavek, Century High School (Rochester).

“Title IX” Laura Gale, Kennedy Senior High School (Bloomington)

Senior Group Documentary

“Driven to Decline: Interstate Highways, Suburbanization, and Urban Decay” Frances Matejcek, Becky Norling-Ruggles, Grace Palmer, South High School (Minneapolis)

“Making a Splash: A Turning Point in Environmental Legislation” Bailey Hilgren, Luke Isensee, Chatfield Public Schools (Chatfield)

About History Day

For more information about National History Day in Minnesota, including a list of student presenters and their topics, call 651-259-3425 or see the National History Day in Minnesota website.

The National History Day in Minnesota program is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota.

Major funding is provided by: 3M Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, The Gerald and Patrice Halbach Charitable Fund, Ralph and Virginia Kurtzman Fund, David and Janis Larson, Margaret and Lee Skold, Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust, Wells Fargo Foundation and the James J. Wolf Memorial Fund.

Program support is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.

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Tech Bytes - An Amazon/Ebay Alliance?

By Mitchell Walbridge

Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Columnists

An Amazon/Ebay Alliance? Online shopping is a revolution of our modern world. Web-based companies such as Amazon and Ebay dominate online sales of almost anything—electronics, books, collectibles, jewelry, office supplies. You name it, they’ll ..... 
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STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES REGULATORY BOARD

Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Legals

In the Matter of the License Application of Allina Health EMS St. Paul, Minnesota NOTICE OF COMPLETED APPLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (hereinafter EMSRB) has received a completed application ..... 
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YUCATAN TOWNSHIP

Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Legals

Yucatan Township is accepting quotes for mowing roadside ditches. Proof of insurance is required. If interested, contact John Dewey, 507-896-3566, for details. Linda S. Griggs Clerk Yucatan Township Publish 13

ANIMAL CONTROL NOTICE

Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Rushford Village Legals

Found 5-3-13 in the area of State Hwy 43S and Tower Ridge Rd. in Rushford Village. Female, light red, retriever lab/mix about 1-2 years old. In good health, no collar. Please call Robert Brand for information 864-2054, respond soon, pay the fees ..... 
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PUBLIC NOTICE MAPLE LEAF SERVICES MEETING

Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Legals

Maple Leaf Services Inc. will hold its annual meeting on May 23rd at Lyndynn Bridges in Rushford at 1:30pm. Public is welcome to attend. Publish 13,20

The 2013 Bluff Country Gathering is on!

Thu, May 9th, 2013
Posted in Lanesboro Arts & Culture

Old-time music–that is, fiddles and banjos, folk songs and square dancing–is the reason that master musicians and casual but committed players have been coming to Lanesboro every May for the last fifteen years for the Bluff Country Gathering. B ..... 
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“Lanesboro Live! Conversation, Comedy & Cool Jams . . .”

Tue, May 7th, 2013
Posted in Lanesboro Arts & Culture

New this year! The second show of “Lanesboro Live! Conversation, Comedy & Cool Jams . . .” will take place at the St. Mane Theatre on the evening of Sunday, May 26 at 7 p.m. Hosted by Damon Prestemon, the show will feature music by house band T ..... 
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Exhibition for Vesterheim Museum’s Pioneer Immersion Program on View

Tue, May 7th, 2013
Posted in All Arts & Culture

DECORAH, Iowa — Area fourth-grade students invite everyone to Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum for an exhibition of pioneer projects and journals that they created while participating in Vesterheim’s Pioneer Immersion Program. The exhibition ..... 
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