Keith Vandervort
ELY – With numerous questions and feedback in hand, and a recent plea for major adjustments, ISD 696 school board members gathered at a study session Monday night to ponder their next moves for a $20 million building project that is more than $4 million over budget.
Following a special study session with district principals and a building facilities committee meeting last week, board members met with the project architect and construction managers to work through the mounting challenges of providing a modern educational facility for the Ely community.
More than $12 million in construction bids, mainly for the campus’s new building, were approved earlier this spring. A second bid package, primarily for the renovation and modernization of the district’s existing Memorial and Washington buildings, was budgeted at about $4 million but came in at $8 million. The bids of the second construction package were rejected last month and officials hope to rebid that proj
Author and Pediatrician stresses importance of early childhood reading
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Heather Millard - ECFE Parent Educator
Gundersen Health System
Winona Area Public Schools
WINONA, Min (WXOW) - According to Gundersen Health System pediatrician and children s book author, Dr. Vivian Rider, reading to children at an early age is very important.even for babies.
At the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) center at Goodview Elementary, Dr. Rider was invited to share the children s books she wrote and meet the new parents and babies enrolled in the Baby & Me class.
Parent educator, Heather Millard, believes having partnerships, like the one with Gundersen, enriches learning for young parents enrolled the Winona Area Public Schools Community education programs. Also, she encourages all parents with children to consider using the programs the ECFE has to offer.
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Concert set in Gregory Park
One Night Stand will kick off a summer music series at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at Gregory Park in Brainerd.
The concert is free and open to the public. The summer series is a collaboration between Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department and The Center. Organizers changed the name of the concert series to Performances in the Park because not all performances will be musical concerts. Those who attend each week will enjoy a variety of performances.
One Night Stand is a group of musicians who perform widely in the Brainerd lakes area. They craft their own wonderful and unique arrangements of well-known songs from a catalog of rock, blues, jazz and gospel tunes, a news release stated.
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