Efforts are underway in the Minnesota Legislature to further damage the future of the state’s community newspapers.
The Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) has proposed last-minute legislation allowing school districts to publish their public notices on school websites rather than in their local newspapers.

It’s always great to hear that local schools, teachers and students are being recognized for their accomplishments. But I find that the recent announcement of Kasson-Mantorville Band Director Tony Boldt as one of Yamaha’s “40 Under 40” honorees was particularly satisfying.
Perhaps I am a bit partial to school music programs but I do enjoy when music teachers receive the recognition they deserve.

For a couple years the mailings from AARP have been flooding my mailbox. I’ve been on the receiving end of retirement seminars. And then there’s been other “senior” specials earmarked just for me. For the most part, I’ve successfully dodged them, mostly out of spite to refuse the obvious of getting old.

This week seems like a good time to remind motorists to drive carefully during the spring and summer months. Two major highway construction projects started this week in Dodge County and are expected to continue until late summer.

I hope you had a happy Easter and were able to spend time with family and friends as you celebrated your personal faith tradition. Spring is just around the corner and the Legislature is picking up steam as Committee policy bills are making their way to the floor.
I am continuing to approach this year as a ‘fix-it’ session, focusing on repairing the mistakes from last year:

Congratulations Wildcats hockey! What a fantastic year for the girls varsity team, making its first trip to the state tournament and battling to a runner-up finish. And equally impressive was the boys team, that fought their way to a runner-up finish in 2020. My dad always said that success breeds success, so there are great things ahead for the program. Continued success, and go Cats!