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Joint Planning Board to consider Pizza Ranch variance opposed by airport The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board will consider a variance request Wednesday for a new Pizza Ranch restaurant. The variance has been opposed by Bemidji Regional Airport staff as the proposed site is within an airport zone. 2:04 pm, Apr. 13, 2021 × Northern Fire Hospitality, LLC is making plans to open a Pizza Ranch on State Highway 197. Submitted concept art. BEMIDJI -- A local LLC is planning to remodel a building along State Highway 197 into a Pizza Ranch, but first, it must have a variance approved by the Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board.
Maple staff would have to cover that time with their own sick leave, per the revision made Monday. The extended emergency paid sick leave offered by the district to staff who need to quarantine at home due to COVID-19 exposure could not be used. The revision applies only to international travel to level 4 countries, which as of Wednesday, Feb. 10, included all but a handful of countries, according to a CDC map. It does not apply to travel within the United States, even though the United States is listed as a level 4 country. The board also approved a change to its COVID-19 mask protocol. A doctor’s note will now be required to exempt students or staff from wearing a mask in school. The revision would not affect students and staff who have current exemptions; they would be grandfathered in.
The district also approved a fundraiser for a video scoreboard in the high school gymnasium. Written By: Maria Lockwood | × The Maple School Board made changes to its Angel Fund and gave the green light to fundraising efforts for a video scoreboard at its Monday, Jan. 11 meeting. The district’s Angel Fund was set up in March 2019 to provide help to families with negative lunch balances. The fund offers one-time assistance to families in need who are identified by school staff and qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In April, the program was expanded so the funds could also be used to cover sports and activities fees for students. At the meeting Monday, board members further revised the fund to cover the cost for early college credit courses, internet access and other needs. The board also did away with the one-time-only provision.