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Monday, May 20th, 2013
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How will you keep your kids busy this summer vacation?
Federal disaster funds authorized
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Federal disaster funds were made available on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 to help communities in seven southeastern Minnesota counties recover from the effects of recent spring storms, according to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA Director James Lee Witt said the aid was authorized under a major disaster declaration issued for the state by President Clinton this evening. The declaration covers damage to public property from severe storms and flooding that began May 17.
Immediately after the President's action, Witt designated the following counties eligible for federal funds to supplement the recovery needs of affected local governments: Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and Winona.
Under the declaration, Witt said the federal government will pay 75 per cent of the approved costs for debris removal, emergency services related to the disaster, and restoring damaged public facilities, such as roads, bridges and utilities. Federal funds also will be available to the state on a cost-shared basis for approved projects that reduce future disaster risks.
Witt indicated that damage surveys are continuing and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated later after the assessments are completed. He named Theodore Monette of FEMA to coordinate federal relief operations.
Monette said that procedures for requesting assistance will be explained at a series of applicant briefings at locations to be announced shortly in the affected areas.
FEMA Director James Lee Witt said the aid was authorized under a major disaster declaration issued for the state by President Clinton this evening. The declaration covers damage to public property from severe storms and flooding that began May 17.
Immediately after the President's action, Witt designated the following counties eligible for federal funds to supplement the recovery needs of affected local governments: Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and Winona.
Under the declaration, Witt said the federal government will pay 75 per cent of the approved costs for debris removal, emergency services related to the disaster, and restoring damaged public facilities, such as roads, bridges and utilities. Federal funds also will be available to the state on a cost-shared basis for approved projects that reduce future disaster risks.
Witt indicated that damage surveys are continuing and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated later after the assessments are completed. He named Theodore Monette of FEMA to coordinate federal relief operations.
Monette said that procedures for requesting assistance will be explained at a series of applicant briefings at locations to be announced shortly in the affected areas.
Candidates begin filing for office
Monday, July 10, 2000
The filing period for state, county and city elections for the November 7 ballot opened Wednesday, July 5. Candidates who have filed for elected office at the Fillmore County Auditor's office included three incumbents, Fi .....
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The filing period for state, county and city elections for the November 7 ballot opened Wednesday, July 5. Candidates who have filed for elected office at the Fillmore County Auditor's office included three incumbents, Fi .....
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Another Jailhouse Story...
The Night of the Aga Kahn
By Neil HaugerudMonday, July 10, 2000
It was 2 a.m.- a deep black night. The moonless and starless sky offered no contrast to the ‘everywhere white’ of the landscape. Our forward pro-gress was hampered by snowdrift .....
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By Neil HaugerudMonday, July 10, 2000
It was 2 a.m.- a deep black night. The moonless and starless sky offered no contrast to the ‘everywhere white’ of the landscape. Our forward pro-gress was hampered by snowdrift .....
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Plan Now for Fall Vegetables
Monday, July 10, 2000
It’s not too late to sow seeds of many short season vegetables. Many gardeners want to get all their seeds in and then just let it grow! But staggering planting dates will give you a longer harvest season. This week there .....
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It’s not too late to sow seeds of many short season vegetables. Many gardeners want to get all their seeds in and then just let it grow! But staggering planting dates will give you a longer harvest season. This week there .....
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Scenes from Childhood
Monday, July 10, 2000
We stand on a cracked sidewalk, looking across a cyclone fence at vacant lots and trees, all that remains of the Sumner Field Housing Projects in North Minneapolis. In 1938, the year he was born, my husband's family becam .....
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We stand on a cracked sidewalk, looking across a cyclone fence at vacant lots and trees, all that remains of the Sumner Field Housing Projects in North Minneapolis. In 1938, the year he was born, my husband's family becam .....
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Root River Blues Revisited: In the Wake of the Flood
Monday, June 26, 2000
6:00 a.m. Thursday June 1, 2000: The South Branch of the Root River, small, clear and perhaps somewhat low for this time of year, placidly meanders and winds its way through Lanesboro towards a merger with the mighty Miss .....
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6:00 a.m. Thursday June 1, 2000: The South Branch of the Root River, small, clear and perhaps somewhat low for this time of year, placidly meanders and winds its way through Lanesboro towards a merger with the mighty Miss .....
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A mystery writer visits
Monday, July 10, 2000
Running a motel in Helena, Montana, was a very confining business, the mystery writer and Chatfield native, Elizabeth Gunn told an audience last week at the Harmony Public Library. "There were whole years where we didn’t .....
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Running a motel in Helena, Montana, was a very confining business, the mystery writer and Chatfield native, Elizabeth Gunn told an audience last week at the Harmony Public Library. "There were whole years where we didn’t .....
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Flight
Monday, July 3, 2000
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew a powered aircraft for twelve seconds. Their flight covered a distance of about forty yards at a speed of almost seven miles per hour. Six years later, the Wright boys s .....
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On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew a powered aircraft for twelve seconds. Their flight covered a distance of about forty yards at a speed of almost seven miles per hour. Six years later, the Wright boys s .....
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