Quickies
Criminy, there's so many little bits of news my poor little head is spinning! Either that or it's this stupid case of the snots I caught after going for a run today.
* It was in the paper but I forgot to mention it in the blog. Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown is to ask the City Council for more moola to reactivate the city's Council on Military Relations. Those are the guys that helped save Grand Forks Air Force Base from getting axed by the Pentagon. By the way, I called it the "Military Affairs Committee" in the story. That is WRONG. MAC is with the Chamber of Commerce. CMR is with the city. CMR chief John Marshall was not amused.
* Speaking of the Chamber, preliminary results on a survey on the tribal casino are in. A third said they support the idea, a third said they hated it and a third said they want can't support it without more information.
* Tomorrow is Syttende Mai, otherwise known as Norwegian Constitution Day. On this day in 1814, Norway became an independent country again after 364 years stuck with the Swedes and Danes. Norway gave us lutefisk, cross-country skiing and "Ya sure ya betcha."
* Former Grand Forks City Council member John Hoff goes off on North Dakota in the "Minnesota Daily." "America's rural ghetto"? "The economic hurt bag of the nation"? Dude, that's Mississippi. In per capita income, the Flickertail State is 32nd in the nation and the Magnolia State is dead last. Nothing against Mississippi, of course. I'm sure it's nice.
* Looky a new cultural calendar for Grand Forks! The Culture Pulse Web site is live.
* Last but not least, Grand Forks city administrator Rick Duquette celebrates his birthday this week.
* It was in the paper but I forgot to mention it in the blog. Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown is to ask the City Council for more moola to reactivate the city's Council on Military Relations. Those are the guys that helped save Grand Forks Air Force Base from getting axed by the Pentagon. By the way, I called it the "Military Affairs Committee" in the story. That is WRONG. MAC is with the Chamber of Commerce. CMR is with the city. CMR chief John Marshall was not amused.
* Speaking of the Chamber, preliminary results on a survey on the tribal casino are in. A third said they support the idea, a third said they hated it and a third said they want can't support it without more information.
* Tomorrow is Syttende Mai, otherwise known as Norwegian Constitution Day. On this day in 1814, Norway became an independent country again after 364 years stuck with the Swedes and Danes. Norway gave us lutefisk, cross-country skiing and "Ya sure ya betcha."
* Former Grand Forks City Council member John Hoff goes off on North Dakota in the "Minnesota Daily." "America's rural ghetto"? "The economic hurt bag of the nation"? Dude, that's Mississippi. In per capita income, the Flickertail State is 32nd in the nation and the Magnolia State is dead last. Nothing against Mississippi, of course. I'm sure it's nice.
* Looky a new cultural calendar for Grand Forks! The Culture Pulse Web site is live.
* Last but not least, Grand Forks city administrator Rick Duquette celebrates his birthday this week.
posted by Tu-Uyen at 11:20 PM
2 Comments:
Dude,
That article is from 2/9/06.
The story had a life and death on talk radio months ago. Your blog is usually ahead of the curve, what's up?
Yikes. How embarrassing. A friend e-mailed it to me the other day. I don't usually listen to talk radio so totally missed it. Good tip on date checking.
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