By Teri Knight, News Director
The Rice County Sheriff’s Office is looking for assistance in identifying suspects who stole an ATM machine at the Dennison Depot Gas Station in Dennison. If you have any information, please call 507-334-4391 and use option #6. We have pictures on our KYMN Facebook page.
Update on snowmobile crash victim
The young man struck by a snowmobiler on Cannon Lake remains in critical condition. On his Caring Bridge site, it reads, Coy has a very, very long road ahead of him, and remains in critical condition taking baby steps in a positive manner. Twenty-three year old Coy Kreger was struck full
on by a snowmobiler late Saturday night. He suffers two severely broken legs, a traumatic brain injury as well as other injuries. Twenty year old Dennis D. Krenz of Faribault has been formally charged with six felonies including Criminal Vehicular Operation causing great bodily harm and leaving the scene. He was also charged for underage drinking, a misdemeanor.
Nfld Council approves $50k “happy unicorn” grant application
Early this month, the Northfield Council approved going after a $50,000 grant from the McKnight Foundation to hire a full time staff person to work on their Climate Action Plan implementation. Administrator Martig explains, basically, it would ensure Beth Kallestad more time to help with the implementation, however she is also working on other initiatives of the Council’s Strategic Plan including diversity. Martig said, “this part time Program Coordinator position is currently funded through 2021. This would give us a little more flexibility to extend that further”. He said this grant
is not for a specific project but has a broader mission. Councilor Zweifel commented, “this is a really nice opportunity in front of us too. It’s fairly rare to get capacity building grants like this that allow the funding of salaries to this degree and coming at a time when we really need it so this is like the unicorn of, the happy unicorn of grant funding”. Pownell was concerned over Kallestad’s division between Climate Action and Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion adding,“I feel like this is moving us in a direction towards a solution for climate without that comparable solution for what we would do with diversity or the Strategic Plan as a whole. This makes me feel uncomfortable and I wouldn’t, I’m not going to be voting in favor of it”. Councilor Peterson White was also uncomfortable as she felt this was a change in policy, however agreed it was a “unicorn” of an opportunity. The vote was 4 to 2 with DeLong and Pownell voting no.
St. John’s Church, again, offers Community Christmas Dinner
St. John’s Church in Northfield is once again offering a Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day. Bill and Char Carlson have been volunteering for this event for years. Bill made it clear that this is not a “recruitment” for membership but an opportunity to give to the entire community. On the menu is turkey, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, salads, relish trays, pies and more! One big change this year is that they are no longer able to deliver food. St. John’s doesn’t have a license to do that. But they will offer take-out! If you need a meal at home, have a friend come to the church after noon and they’ll fill out a plate for you. Historically they’ve fed about 300 people. And sent out about 40 to 50 meals. Serving begins at 11:30am through 1:30pm. St. John’s is at 500 Third St. W. The Carlsons offer a heartfelt invitation to the community to share in this dinner on Christmas Day.
