2008 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest

The Midwest Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was chosen to host the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest during the week of October 12. Hosting this event in Minnesota is a privilege and a “once in a lifetime” opportunity. The 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest will be held at the Bloomington [...]

August 29, 2008

Lawn Sign Season Opens

Every two years, the season for lawn signs opens. This year, new signs have been ordered and we are ready for placement. A new twist has been added this year in the City of Northfield however. All signs are now required to be no closer than 12 feet to the curb within the City limits. [...]

August 27, 2008

International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsement Received

I am pleased to have received an endorsement from the political action committee representing the Local 49 Chapter of the International Union of Operating Engineers.   The IUOE, established in 1927, represents Operating Engineers which work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors in the construction industry as well as Stationary Engineers who work in operations and maintenance in [...]

August 24, 2008

Webster Harvest Days

The quiet little town of Webster, MN will be celebrating Harvest Days on August 23 and 24, 2008.  For those interested in attending there will be numerous events happening both  Saturday and Sunday, most notable the Grand Parade on Sunday, the 24th starting at 12:00 noon.We will be walking the parade route which should take [...]

August 22, 2008

Union Meeting

Building Trade Union of Southern Minnesota at the Faribault VFW.  Call for Mark Caron at 507-339-1745 for details.

August 21, 2008

Legislative Town Hall Meeting with Region 10 Quality Assurance

I participated in the Region 10 Legislative Town Hall Meeting about Public Policy Issues that Impact People with Disabilities early this month along with Sen. Kevin Dahle who wrote a nice blog entry about it. So rather than repeat what he said, I will just commend the participants who spoke with courage and dignity about [...]

August 19, 2008

District Six MN DOT Report

I attended a presentation by the new Commissioner of Transportation, Thomas K. Sorel and District 6 staff of the transportation plans for coming years. They explained that the moneys allocated by the legislature would primarily be used for bridge repair and that although their would be some forward movement on pending projects it would be [...]

August 19, 2008

Minnesota Solar Rebate Programs

The State of Minnesota through the Department of Commerce is offering both a Solar Water Rebate Program as well as a Solar Electric Rebate Program. For more information on these two programs you can click here for guidelines and applications. In addition the Department of Commerce maintains a list of more than 40 renewable energy [...]

August 18, 2008

Minnesota GreenStar

Minnesota GreenStar is a Green building standard and certification program for both existing and new homes that promotes healthy, durable, high performance homes.  The program was designed by a third party to have new homes or remodeling projects certified as green and to ensure that the project is more efficient, healthy and incorporates environmentally sensitive design [...]

August 18, 2008