This is an answer to an Email that was circulated to many of us in our school district. It doesn't sound like the writer is in favor of our school at all. I live in Longville and absolutely hate the fact that we lost our school building, think it wasn't …
We, members of the Vote YES Committee, would like to offer clarification on a few of the concerns that have been brought to light through various emails, letters to the editor and private discussions in the past several weeks.
People often talk about the many things that make our little community of Longville unique and special: the beautiful lakes and forests, the summer turtle races, the winter fireworks.
I chose to live in the Longville area because of the beauty of the surrounding lakes and woods. I feel very fortunate that I live in such an uniquely beautiful environment and I am reminded of this on a daily basis.
A dear friend of mine recently passed away. I forewarned my employer I would most likely need part of a day off to attend my friend's service. I looked online for his obituary without success, then called his brother to find out when the service would be.
My mother and I had the privilege and honor of listening to The Josh Duffee Big Band Orchestra who performed at the Hackensack Community Center on June 19th and 20th.
As many of you know, the Longville Area Community Foundation (LACF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching our community through grants to charitable institutions and individuals in need.
Take pictures, leave only footprints. As summer residents of Longville for the past six years, my wife and I have had the pleasure to experience some of Minnesota's true north country beauty.
So the School Board doesn't like discussion with its citizens. At its special meeting on August 6, it made clear that it would neither discuss nor answer any questions and instead proceed with a plan and approval of a November referendum that was defeated by the same citizenry in May, …
The Northland District (ISD #118) School Board has scheduled another vote in November hoping to get voter approval of a 27 million dollar bond issue to build a new school.
Recently there have been articles in this newspaper regarding the $26,220,000 bond referendum to build a new school, as well as the $6 million being spent in order to bring the air quality up to current mandated standards.
Once again I see a flurry of words swirl around the issue of funding for our local school, and I wonder if the participants in this controversy are missing the central point.
