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Vikes Now a Go
Apparently the Vikings are getting a new stadium. We don't have to hear about it for supposedly thirty years. They are supposed to remain in Minnesota for thirty years. The stadium is paid for by a combination of Vikings' money, Minneapolis money and by the State of Minnesota, e.g. the taxpayers, you and me.
Highway 38 Leadership Board Annual Meeting - 04/18/12
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Finally The Opener
Finally it's the fishing opener. For Minnesota it is a turning point. We had snow but it's gone, maybe it won't be back until next winter. Irrespective of that this is Minnesota and we still could have snow.
It will soon be summer, in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer Solstice occurs on June 20, 2012 at 6:09 P.M. CDT. Your guess is as good as mine as to what type of summer we will have.
All the Answers The owners of Logger's Inn do not plan on rebuilding. The fire apparently started when a capacitor exploded on a cooler. The fire started in a storage area and spread quickly. Bigfork lost a business that was there for a long time. I moved to the area in 1976 and it was old then. Anyone who knows when it was built please let us know. editor@woodsnews.com
Hope you enjoy the northwoods, but do not forget the ones who paid for our freedom, some of them with their lives. There are people in this world that want to take our freedom away. This goes all the way back to The American Revolution, which gave us our independence from British rule. It's where we got our freedom to begin with. Corporate America probably would like us better if they had more control. According to some folks we do not need to be diligent about protecting our freedom, but now as always it is crucial. We need to thank God (capital G) and those who have served and to those who are still serving. Don't ever take it for granted or you may lose it!
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Did the board of directors make all the decisions on the new addition. Does the Board of Directors make the employment policies for the hospital. It is a hospital district and if you are in the hospital district there is an increase in your taxes and it goes to the hospital. The Board of Directors is supposed to represent the public. I would like to know how and why so many of the contractors that built the building, as well as a lot of the employees of the facility reside outside of the hospital district I would also like to know what benefits, such as reduced prices the residents of the district receive. They are a major local employer with lots of plans for the Bigfork area. They or their foundation reportedly have purchased a building formerly known as the Triple J Restaurant. There are rumors that they have purchased the old Freeberg farm for a manufacturing plant.
Project completion was scheduled for the end of 2011, they had the grand open house March 31 2012. It's almost Summer and the storm season is at hand. At least we don't have earthquakes or flooding or tornadoes yet. God is probably sending this world a message with all that's happening and we better listen to it.
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Apparently they are done building, so the hospital can be as usual. What's normal? Is the way this hospital operates the norm? According to Minnesota statute's 447.31 - 37 the hospital district has specific rules. All employment is supposed to be done through the board. To me that would mean that the Board of Directors would set policies for employment and no one else. It also states that everything must be done by resolution and that the County auditor should receive a copy of each resolution and make it available to the public, as part of the public recordIt's Finally Almost Summer
It's always storm season, check out the Weather Service's new "Quick Forecast". If you like it, it is accessible from our menu under "Weather". The forecast, as always, has a chance of storms, some severe. Watch the sky - the weather can change fast. Be careful driving. This is Minnesota so as always, watch out and visit the National Weather Service for the Weather Outlook.
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Eagles are still feeding on the deer kills along the highways and I am as sure as I can be this is an immature Golden Eagle. I have heard from folks with excellent credentials on both sides of the
question of Golden or Bald Eagle? It's well over 3 feet high, and is bigger than most mature Bald Eagles that were near it. We think it's an immature Golden Eagle, but let us know if you think (or know)different. editor@woodsnews.com 
Valley Forest restarted at least once. They began making pellets again on Nov.30th 2009. I apparently took this picture on a day the plant was running. They were running occasionally but I haven't seen or heard of any activity for a long time. According to the person I was told to contact then, Tink, "We're starting with a crew of around 18 and we will increase the size of the crew in the future." They would have manufactured wood pellets but they have been shut down for quite awhile.