Thomsen bids farewell to Park Rapids City Council
Interim City Administrator Betty Thomsen thanked the city for the opportunity to serve again, after coming out of retirement in September to fill a vacancy in the city s top staff position. 2:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Betty Thomsen presents a parting gift to the city at her last Park Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday, helping Mayor Ryan Leckner hoist a motivational poster saying Teamwork: Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The Park Rapids City Council Tuesday swore in three officials who were re-elected on Nov. 3.
Taking the oath of office were council members Liz Stone and Bob Wills and Mayor Ryan Leckner.
Margie Vik has been a city employee for 22 years. 9:55 am, Jan. 7, 2021 ×
Park Rapids City Clerk Margie Vik is retiring, effective April 2.
In a letter to the city council, dated Jan. 4, Vik recalled becoming a city employee in 1998. “After 22 years of service to this community,” she wrote, “I have decided that it is time for me to retire. I have worked with many different councilmembers, city administrators and city employees through all of those years, and it was an exciting ride. I leave behind my best wishes to the new city staff as they learn to navigate through their job duties.”
Americans are in full revolt against pandemic lockdowns
On the West Coast, many restaurants also open their doors to customers despite state orders to the contrary.
“While some of the larger chains and corporations are following the orders, many of the mom and pop shops say going to takeout only would put them out of business,” ABC News reported last week.
The city council in Solvang, a tourism-fueled community in Santa Barbara County, recently voted to ignore shutdown orders that threaten locals’ livelihoods. Officials “directed that the City of Solvang will not actively enforce these latest State shutdown orders, and that the City request the County and State regulators to prioritize education and that they also not enforce the orders within the City limits,” according to a letter from Mayor Ryan Toussaint.