Stop at City Hall ASAP to apply for a position on the Library Board. Meet once a month with a nice group of people.
Enjoy Hot Reads for Cold Nights! Adult winter reading program at Babbitt Public Library.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Benefit for Steve and Karen (Denny) Fall - Help Requested
A Cancer Benefit for
Steve and Karen (Denny) Fall
Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer in early November (just days after becoming a Grandma for the first time!). She recently underwent a successful bilateral mastectomy.
A new diagnosis, however, has indicated a very aggressive and invasive cancer. Treatment for this cancer will involve chemotherapy and radiation. Karen is a self-employed business owner (residential and business cleaning). Her treatments start January 4, and will likely mean she’ll have to scale back her cleaning accounts, resulting in loss of income. Medical costs alone are going to cause a significant strain for Karen and Steve, so we’re looking to you to help them out.
A benefit will be held Saturday, January 22, 2010, 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The Settlement, 698 200th Ave. in Somerset, Wisconsin.
Lunch (goodwill offering), Karaoke, Raffle Drawings and Silent Auction
Raffle tickets are available now. Cost is $1 per ticket.
Winning tickets will be drawn for many great prizes.
(Prizes to include gift cards, gift baskets, etc. – many items being added daily.)
Need not be present at the benefit to win.
To purchase raffle tickets – we’ll send them anywhere in the country! – please contact Sherri at sherri.lincoln@gmail.com
Checks can be made payable to Karen Fall;
please send to Sherri Lincoln, PO Box 700, Anoka, MN 55303.
Silent auction and raffle donations are being accepted as well. Please contact Sherri at the e-mail address above if you’d like to donate.
If you would like to help with spreading the word a .pdf of this posting is available here:
Friday, December 24, 2010
Holiday Thanks To Tank's Bar And Restaurant
Tank's Facebook Site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanks-Bar-Restaurant/365083623627?v=wall&ref=ts#!/pages/Tanks-Bar-Restaurant/365083623627
The Ely-Winton Rod & Gun Club manages pull tabs at Tank's Bar and just donated $2800.00 TO OUR COMMUNITY in areas that benefit the children of our town! $800 to the Babbitt Figure Skating Club, $700 to the All Night Grad Party, $500 to the Babbitt Rec Dept and $800 to BETA swimming! This is absolutely wonderful !
On behalf of Northeast Country Swim Boosters and all of these groups, many thanks to Tank's Bar and Ely-Winton Rod and Gun Club for their support of these community minded groups.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
ISD #2142 School District News: Dec. 16th, 2010: Tower-Soudan High School Closure Finalized
Article from the Cook News Herald: Dec. 16th, 2010
http://www.cooknewsherald.com/page1.html
Article Summary:
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The ISD 2142 Board, at their regular meeting on Monday in the Central Office in Virginia, gave their final approval for the 2010 levy that will be paid in 2011. The levy had $583,507.43 for the General RMV Levy, down from $604,521.16 for last year. The General NTC Levy for payment in 2011 was $1,070,518.91, up from $533,120.99 for last year. The total levy calls for a total of $7,051,905.34 or up $283,575.19 or 4.19 percent from last year. The big figure in this is $5,397,879 for debt service for the building referendum.
Orr, Cotton,Tower-Soudan most costly to operate.
Students of the 7-12 Educational Programs and students from Tower-Soudan transferred to Babbitt-Embarrass and Cook for next year. This would, in effect, close the Tower-Soudan 7-12 high school.A motion was first made by T-S board member Andy Larson to table this item. It failed on a 4-3 vote. The board moved to transfer the Tower-Soudan Education Program for 7-12 and its students to Cook and B-E. The motion passed.
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Report shows Cotton, T-S, Orr costliest
The ISD 2142 Board, at their regular meeting on Monday in the Central Office in Virginia, gave their final approval for the 2010 levy that will be paid in 2011. The levy had $583,507.43 for the General RMV Levy, down from $604,521.16 for last year. The General NTC Levy for payment in 2011 was $1,070,518.91, up from $533,120.99 for last year. The total levy calls for a total of $7,051,905.34 or up $283,575.19 or 4.19 percent from last year. The big figure in this is $5,397,879 for debt service for the building referendum.
The board also approved a direct payment agreement to Kraus-Anderson so it won't go through Johnson Controls.
Business Manager Kim Johnson presented a report showing the cost per student for the individual schools, plus the average number of students per teacher.
The cost per student had Cook with the lowest cost at $10,650,66 and an average pupil to teacher ratio of 14.04. Cherry was second with an average cost of $10,733.40 and an average student/teacher ratio of 14.80, with AlBrook third at $10,793.30 and a pupil/teacher ratio of 13.68. Babbitt-Embarrass was $11,456.36 and a ratio of 13.37, Tower-Soudan fifth at $13,656.64 and a ratio of 10.01, Orr sixth at $12,558.44 and a ratio of 11.44, and Cotton seventh at $13,967.29 and a ratio of 10.91.
These figures were actually audited for the school year 2009 to 2010 and showed a total district cost of $25,410,338.91. The report showed administration costs at $1,503,278.09.
Prior to the meeting, during the study session, a contingent from the proposed Tower Charter School appeared before the board with a report that apparently showed Tower was the fastest growing community in the northeast. Ray Toutloff, who is a member of the Bois Forte Council, spoke of the 16 new housing units being built on the Vermilion Reservation and said another 20 were planned, plus there would be building on the lakeshore. He thought the youngsters from the Vermilion Reservation would come back to Tower if the school stayed open.
The second item to come up during the regular meeting was the transfer of the 7-12 Educational Programs and students from Tower-Soudan to Babbitt-Embarrass and Cook for next year. This would, in effect, close the Tower-Soudan 7-12 school.
A vociferous contingent from Tower was on hand to argue this. A motion was first made by T-S board member Andy Larson to table this item. It failed on a 4-3 vote. A motion was then made to approve it. Several people from the T-S proposed Charter School were on hand to argue against this. They asked that the old portion of the school, plus the swimming pool be transferred to them. The ISD 2142 Board will look into this.
Then Tim Kotzian, who was on the board of the Tower-Soudan School District when it was brought into ISD 2142, spoke. He complained he didn't get figures on the district's operation. He said he wanted them before the meeting was over. Business Manager Kim Johnson immediately went to get them while the meeting waited. She said she had given the Tower group the figures before, but here they were again. More discussion followed, both on the floor and between audience members. The board finally moved to transfer the Tower-Soudan Education Program for 7-12 and its students to Cook and B-E. The motion passed.
The board also approved selling some property along Highway 65 in Chisholm to Richard and Debra Mayerich of Hibbing for $6,000.
The dates for the board meetings for 2011 were also approved.
Probationary teachers Allison Theil was hired for .2 elementary at Cook, Cathy Ann Anderson as Title I at Tower-Soudan, and Jessica Deal as Special Ed. at Orr for .4 FTE elementary LD/.2 FTE elementary EBD/.4 secondary EBD.
Sandra Mancini was hired as instructional aide at Cherry, Jim Boutto as in- school suspension monitor for Cook, Wendy Jordan as instructional aide at Cook, and Becky Constantine as bus driver at Cherry.
Shelby Slygh was hired as the assistant girls basketball coach at Cotton.
The resignation of Cook Site I Secretary Gloria Bartlett was approved.
The meeting finally adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
http://www.cooknewsherald.com/page1.html
Article Summary:
_________________________________________________
The ISD 2142 Board, at their regular meeting on Monday in the Central Office in Virginia, gave their final approval for the 2010 levy that will be paid in 2011. The levy had $583,507.43 for the General RMV Levy, down from $604,521.16 for last year. The General NTC Levy for payment in 2011 was $1,070,518.91, up from $533,120.99 for last year. The total levy calls for a total of $7,051,905.34 or up $283,575.19 or 4.19 percent from last year. The big figure in this is $5,397,879 for debt service for the building referendum.
Orr, Cotton,Tower-Soudan most costly to operate.
Students of the 7-12 Educational Programs and students from Tower-Soudan transferred to Babbitt-Embarrass and Cook for next year. This would, in effect, close the Tower-Soudan 7-12 high school.A motion was first made by T-S board member Andy Larson to table this item. It failed on a 4-3 vote. The board moved to transfer the Tower-Soudan Education Program for 7-12 and its students to Cook and B-E. The motion passed.
__________________________________________
Report shows Cotton, T-S, Orr costliest
The ISD 2142 Board, at their regular meeting on Monday in the Central Office in Virginia, gave their final approval for the 2010 levy that will be paid in 2011. The levy had $583,507.43 for the General RMV Levy, down from $604,521.16 for last year. The General NTC Levy for payment in 2011 was $1,070,518.91, up from $533,120.99 for last year. The total levy calls for a total of $7,051,905.34 or up $283,575.19 or 4.19 percent from last year. The big figure in this is $5,397,879 for debt service for the building referendum.
The board also approved a direct payment agreement to Kraus-Anderson so it won't go through Johnson Controls.
Business Manager Kim Johnson presented a report showing the cost per student for the individual schools, plus the average number of students per teacher.
The cost per student had Cook with the lowest cost at $10,650,66 and an average pupil to teacher ratio of 14.04. Cherry was second with an average cost of $10,733.40 and an average student/teacher ratio of 14.80, with AlBrook third at $10,793.30 and a pupil/teacher ratio of 13.68. Babbitt-Embarrass was $11,456.36 and a ratio of 13.37, Tower-Soudan fifth at $13,656.64 and a ratio of 10.01, Orr sixth at $12,558.44 and a ratio of 11.44, and Cotton seventh at $13,967.29 and a ratio of 10.91.
These figures were actually audited for the school year 2009 to 2010 and showed a total district cost of $25,410,338.91. The report showed administration costs at $1,503,278.09.
Prior to the meeting, during the study session, a contingent from the proposed Tower Charter School appeared before the board with a report that apparently showed Tower was the fastest growing community in the northeast. Ray Toutloff, who is a member of the Bois Forte Council, spoke of the 16 new housing units being built on the Vermilion Reservation and said another 20 were planned, plus there would be building on the lakeshore. He thought the youngsters from the Vermilion Reservation would come back to Tower if the school stayed open.
The second item to come up during the regular meeting was the transfer of the 7-12 Educational Programs and students from Tower-Soudan to Babbitt-Embarrass and Cook for next year. This would, in effect, close the Tower-Soudan 7-12 school.
A vociferous contingent from Tower was on hand to argue this. A motion was first made by T-S board member Andy Larson to table this item. It failed on a 4-3 vote. A motion was then made to approve it. Several people from the T-S proposed Charter School were on hand to argue against this. They asked that the old portion of the school, plus the swimming pool be transferred to them. The ISD 2142 Board will look into this.
Then Tim Kotzian, who was on the board of the Tower-Soudan School District when it was brought into ISD 2142, spoke. He complained he didn't get figures on the district's operation. He said he wanted them before the meeting was over. Business Manager Kim Johnson immediately went to get them while the meeting waited. She said she had given the Tower group the figures before, but here they were again. More discussion followed, both on the floor and between audience members. The board finally moved to transfer the Tower-Soudan Education Program for 7-12 and its students to Cook and B-E. The motion passed.
The board also approved selling some property along Highway 65 in Chisholm to Richard and Debra Mayerich of Hibbing for $6,000.
The dates for the board meetings for 2011 were also approved.
Probationary teachers Allison Theil was hired for .2 elementary at Cook, Cathy Ann Anderson as Title I at Tower-Soudan, and Jessica Deal as Special Ed. at Orr for .4 FTE elementary LD/.2 FTE elementary EBD/.4 secondary EBD.
Sandra Mancini was hired as instructional aide at Cherry, Jim Boutto as in- school suspension monitor for Cook, Wendy Jordan as instructional aide at Cook, and Becky Constantine as bus driver at Cherry.
Shelby Slygh was hired as the assistant girls basketball coach at Cotton.
The resignation of Cook Site I Secretary Gloria Bartlett was approved.
The meeting finally adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Babbitt-Embarrass December 2010 Band Concert Assorted Photos And Videos
Slideshow Below:
Photo Set Link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11492254@N04/sets/72157625614740146/
Individual Video Clip Selection Link Below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11492254@N04/sets/72157625625690826/
Photo Set Link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11492254@N04/sets/72157625614740146/
Individual Video Clip Selection Link Below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11492254@N04/sets/72157625625690826/
Friday, December 10, 2010
ISD #2142 School District News, Dec. 9, 2010
ISD 2142 News, Dec. 9th, 2010
Article from the Cook News Herald: http://www.cooknewsherald.com/page1.html
School Board adopts 'Plan B' for Tower-Soudan School At a special meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District 2142, held Tuesday, Nov. 30, the future of the Tower-Soudan School was further sealed when the board voted to adopt Plan B for the Tower-Soudan School. The motion passed 4-2 with Andrew Larson of Tower-Soudan and Gary Rantala of Embarrass casting the dissenting votes. The meeting lasted nine minutes.
Plan B consists of the complete demolition of the 1917 section of the school building (which contains the boiler), the demolition of the second story of the 1935 addition and the demolition of the William E. Noyes Natatorium (swimming pool).Tim Kotzian was present at the meeting to explain the history of the Multi-Purpose Room, which was built by the City of Tower through an Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board grant and was then deeded to Independent School District 708 (the TowerSoudan School District). He hoped that the Multi-Purpose Room would continue to serve in the same capacity as it is at the present time. He suggested that the formal entry into the school building, following demolition and remodeling, be on the west end of the building, with administrative offices near the entrance.
Troy Swanson, also present at the session, suggested an alternative plan for the remodeling and demolition and asked that the board reconsider its plans for the demolition of the natatorium.
Recent Board Meeting Minutes & Upcoming Agenda:
Nov. 22nd, 2010 Minutes:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~babbittcs/Sc
Nov. 30th, 2010 Special Meeting Minutes:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~babbittcs/Sc
Dec. 13th, 2010 Agenda:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~babbittcs/Sc
New Construction Photos Online:
New South Ridge photos:
http://www.choose2142schools.com/photos/
New Cherry tuckpoint update photo:http://www.choose2142schools.com/photos/
Friday, December 03, 2010
St. Louis County North School moves ahead
ISD 2142 News: Dec. 2, 2010
Article From The Cook News Herald: Dec. 2, 2010
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=68030627294&topic=27834
Web Link: http://www.cooknewsherald.com/page1.html
The new St. Louis County North School that will be built north of Cook and south of Orr on Olson Road is quietly moving ahead. Opposition to the school is falling apart despite efforts from a small "No" Group led by the HAK Triad of Tower.
The ISD 2142 voters first approved a $78.8 million bond referendum to pay for the school by a 51 to 49 percent margin. This happened despite a one-sided crusade by one publisher from Tower.
The next roadblock was approval from St. Louis County Planning and Zoning over the plans for the new school, including wastewater handling. This was passed by a 7-1 margin after an initial tabling of it. The next roadblock was a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) hearing. The CUP was approved 7-1. All that remains is a variance. The rules for the property in question say it can't have buildings covering more than 2 percent of the land. This includes parking lots. Parking lots can be built with new materials that allow water to go through. Otherwise, the district could purchase additional land adjoining the property to handle this. In many parts of the county, this 5 percent rule goes up to 25 percent. This property, by the way, could get a license for items such as a hog feeding lot or even a nuclear power lot.
The opposition group recently held a meeting at the Crescent in Cook. They wanted the district to wait for them to come up with an alternative plan. This was their same request that they asked for six months ago. They were informed that plans are going ahead for this project.
The opposition group has wanted to have a Charter School in Tower. Their request was recently shot down by the Minnesota Department of Education. In their papers, they were asked for the names of two teachers and apparently the two they named weren't licensed and hadn't been for about four years. Since this group doesn't inform area newspapers of their meetings, the reports on them appear to be one sided.
ISD 2142 is going ahead as planned. Last week the student councils of Cook and Orr schools met to discuss the name for the new school, the team mascot and the colors. They will not make the final decision, but will bring their recommendations back to their schools for the students to decide. Whether this decision will be put up for a vote by the entire Cook and Orr enrollment areas is not known.
In the meantime, the new south school, the South Ridge Panthers, is going up fast. Walls, footings, etc. are all up. It will be in operation for the start of the 2011 school year.
Barring any expensive roadblocks by the "No" Group, the new St. Louis County North School could be in operation starting with the 2012 school year. For the 2011-2012 year, sports from the two schools will be merged into one, though.
Article From The Cook News Herald: Dec. 2, 2010
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=68030627294&topic=27834
Web Link: http://www.cooknewsherald.com/page1.html
The new St. Louis County North School that will be built north of Cook and south of Orr on Olson Road is quietly moving ahead. Opposition to the school is falling apart despite efforts from a small "No" Group led by the HAK Triad of Tower.
The ISD 2142 voters first approved a $78.8 million bond referendum to pay for the school by a 51 to 49 percent margin. This happened despite a one-sided crusade by one publisher from Tower.
The next roadblock was approval from St. Louis County Planning and Zoning over the plans for the new school, including wastewater handling. This was passed by a 7-1 margin after an initial tabling of it. The next roadblock was a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) hearing. The CUP was approved 7-1. All that remains is a variance. The rules for the property in question say it can't have buildings covering more than 2 percent of the land. This includes parking lots. Parking lots can be built with new materials that allow water to go through. Otherwise, the district could purchase additional land adjoining the property to handle this. In many parts of the county, this 5 percent rule goes up to 25 percent. This property, by the way, could get a license for items such as a hog feeding lot or even a nuclear power lot.
The opposition group recently held a meeting at the Crescent in Cook. They wanted the district to wait for them to come up with an alternative plan. This was their same request that they asked for six months ago. They were informed that plans are going ahead for this project.
The opposition group has wanted to have a Charter School in Tower. Their request was recently shot down by the Minnesota Department of Education. In their papers, they were asked for the names of two teachers and apparently the two they named weren't licensed and hadn't been for about four years. Since this group doesn't inform area newspapers of their meetings, the reports on them appear to be one sided.
ISD 2142 is going ahead as planned. Last week the student councils of Cook and Orr schools met to discuss the name for the new school, the team mascot and the colors. They will not make the final decision, but will bring their recommendations back to their schools for the students to decide. Whether this decision will be put up for a vote by the entire Cook and Orr enrollment areas is not known.
In the meantime, the new south school, the South Ridge Panthers, is going up fast. Walls, footings, etc. are all up. It will be in operation for the start of the 2011 school year.
Barring any expensive roadblocks by the "No" Group, the new St. Louis County North School could be in operation starting with the 2012 school year. For the 2011-2012 year, sports from the two schools will be merged into one, though.
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