Mountain Lake Police Department reported six calls. The 13th Officers arrested a party on outstanding warrants. On the 10th Officers took a report of child abuse which this remains under review. On the 9th Officers handled two calls with assisting other agencies, one was an arrest of a person in possession of a stolen vehicle and the other was stopping a gas drive off suspect. On February 8th two calls were handled. One concerning a shoplifting incident involving a child and a health and welfare check that turned out Party was ok.
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The Windom Sharing Center located at 1156 4th Ave is looking for your help in getting more plastic bags. The Sharing Center which is the Local Food Pantry is open on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 10am to 1pm . Please drop off your plastic bags at the Center. If you have questions or want more information as to what else is needed at the Pantry please call, 507-832-8267
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The Mountain Lake Chamber Board met yesterday. The Pow Wow Celebration dates have been set for June 17th through the 21st. This year is slated to be bigger and better with Raffle Drawings that include a car, T-Shirts, New Music and Entertainment, and some new food vendors. The Chamber is sponsoring a Booze Barrel Raffle. A Wheel Barrow is loaded with approximately $600 of different spirits. Tickets are $5 a piece and there are only 500 tickets being sold. The Den in Mountain Lake has the Barrow on Display and you can purchase tickets from any Board Member and participating businesses. Drawing will be at The Den on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th at 7pm. You need not be present to win, but it is going to be a fun night that you won’t want to miss! For more information you can contact the Chamber Office at 507- 427-2999.
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There will be a benefit for Kelly (Peters) Hatfield on Sunday February 20th at the Immanuel Lutheran Activity Center located at 620 Bush Street in Lakefield. This will be a freewill donation, soup luncheon with chili, buns and bars, a silent auction $5 for 5 tickets and $10 for 12 tickets to support Kelly (Peters) Hatfield who has been having a series of ongoing health issues and surgeries due to a recent diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer. If you would like to help support Hatfield but are unable to attend her benefit, you may send a donation to First National Bank PO BOX 1046 Lakefield MN with a reference to the Kelly Hatfield benefit account.
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The Minnesota Department of Education has selected ClassWallet to distribute up to $55 million from two federal funding programs to help kindergarten through 12th grade schools manage the continuing disruptions caused by COVID-19.
The first program, funded with up to $40 million in Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools (EANS) funds, provides non-public and private schools with economic support to help them offset the educational disruption caused by COVID-19. The funds can be used at school administrators’ discretion to purchase whatever supplies and services are needed to keep their schools operating during the pandemic.
The second program provides up to $15 million dollars in federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) funds for all schools – public and non-public – to support in-school COVID-related health protocols including COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, vaccinations, surveillance, containment and mitigation through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“The EANS and ELC funds covered by our agreements with the Minnesota Department of Education fund critical programs are designed to help all of the state’s K-12 schools – but the funding mechanisms themselves, with required approvals, tracking and compliance can become a big headache for resource-strapped districts to manage,” said Jamie Rosenberg, CEO, ClassWallet.
The two Minnesota state contracts with ClassWallet are for three-year terms and are in effect through December 2024. The accounts payable automation platform provides school administrators with digital wallet accounts they can use to purchase goods and services from a pre-approved e-commerce marketplace of national, regional and local providers. The system also allows for quick reimbursements and vendor and service provider payments for approved purchases made outside of the marketplace.
“Our SchoolWallet solution will help school administrators throughout the state to manage the distribution, reimbursement and reconciliation of all expenditures and eliminates burdensome paper-based and manual processes all while ensuring the financial integrity of the program for state and federal auditors,” said Rosenberg.
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On another note… Did you know that today February 16th is National Almond Day, on a personal note… THAT IS JUST NUTS!!!!