More job openings

Jobs, jobs, jobs...jobs everywhere...spread the word if you know someone who's looking for extra income. Pages eight and nine of this week's Bonanza Valley Voice both have gobs of job openings posted.

'Dukes of Hazzard'

It greatly worries me that the "thought police" have taken the Dukes of Hazzard off the air. That's all I will say about that.

Down on the farm...

Filed under "how we do it on the farm."

This is pretty exciting (St. Martin)

Any time I hear about new jobs being created in our area, I get excited.

In reading this week's Paynesville Press this morning, I read that a business called Smart'n Recycling in St. Martin is planning a comprehensive recycling facility that would utilize such things as asphalt shingles, tires, construction debris, wood products and food byproducts. Their plan includes developing a 60-acre plot north of St. Martin and the creation of up to 100 new jobs.

Wow!

Okay it gets better than that...Roto-Chopper, also in St. Martin, is planning an expansion to their business. To top it off, Liberty Tire, a national tire recycling company, is looking to expand their business in St. Martin.

A neat story from the Osakis Review

I'm not sure when it closed, probably about 2 years ago, but when Jim's Quality Foods closed their doors in Osakis it was a big loss for their communiy.

I just read in the Osakis Review that they are getting their grocery store back. A family who operates and owns a grocery store in Frazee has bought the old grocery store in Osakis and will reopen it in May.

See more here:
http://www.theosakisreview.com/event/article/id/10594

I can't emphasize enough how lucky Brooten and Belgrade are to have small town grocery stores still open for business today. If you ever get a chance to talk to the owners of those stores, please thank them for all they do for our B-B-E community.

On another note, I have been buried under school board-related news in Sauk Centre in the past two weeks that has eaten heavily into my blogging time. Their school is facing $300,000 in cuts to balance their budget for 2013-14. It's not pretty.

New legislative maps will be posted on Tuesday morning

Follow this link to see what the new political lines will look like locally and across the state of Minnesota:

http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=4469

A little venting, regarding how ethanol constantly gets a bad rap because of bad information

It’s pure stupidity to suggest that ethanol is driving up the cost of food. Anyone with (1) a brain and (2) any knowledge of the agriculture industry knows that ethanol production creates countless byproducts that are used for feedstock for our livestock industry. Ethanol production is simply a more refined use of the raw product of corn.

Elrosa Post Office meeting

Elrosa Post Office meeting, a set on Flickr.

Held on June 21, 2011 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. A crowd of nearly 100 attended the meeting, which included four representatives of the U.S. Postal Service, to talk about the potential closure of the Elrosa Post Office.

Elrosa, MN

Via Flickr:
Photos from the vibrant and growing town of Elrosa, Minnesota. A meeting is coming on Tuesday night, June 21, at 6:30pm at city hall regarding the possible closure of the Elrosa Post Office.

While I'm at it, here's the final score from Saturday night's game in Elrosa: Spring Hill 7, Elrosa 1. The Saints, who fell to 4-4 in the Stearns County League-North with tonight's loss, travel to Spring Hill on Sunday for a 1:30 game.

Other area amateur baseball results on June 18:
Meire Grove 7, New Munich 2
Richmond 3, Farming 1
Regal 3, Eden Valley 2
Cold Spring 10, Regal 3

**Very important meeting coming next week, Tuesday, June 21 in Elrosa

The Elrosa Post Office is in danger of being closed by the U.S. Postal Service. While it is no secret that the Postal Service in the United States is in financial trouble, it should also be no secret that the town of Elrosa is a bustling, vibrant small community in western Stearns County.

It defies logic to close the Post Office of a town that holds positive economic momentum and a recent influx of young families and residents. Over 25 businesses who operate in Elrosa would be severely impacted by the Post Office closure, not to mention the problems it would bring to all the residents in town and the rural area surrounding Elrosa.

All is not lost, however, as a public meeting is scheduled for next week where members of the public can voice their opinion on this matter. Please attend and show your support for Elrosa, next Tuesday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. (Located adjacent to the Fire Hall in the heart of town.)

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, Congressman Collin Peterson, Senator Joe Gimse and Representative Paul Anderson have all been notified about this and are aware of the June 21 meeting.

Remember, the world belongs to those who show up and take control of their destinies, not to those who sit on the sidelines and complain from a distance.

Remember the fallen - 9/11/01

Remember the fallen on this day - 9/11/01 - may they never be forgotten nor their deaths be in vain as we celebrate our freedoms and rejoice in America's unequaled liberties. Photo taken outside the Cyrus Fire Department late this afternoon.

God Bless America!