Looking Back At 2008
HUGO, CENTERVILLE & LINO LAKES – The year 2008 was a year we’re not likely to forget.
Ever.
It was a year punctuated by wind, weather and loss on what started as a perfectly normal Memorial Day weekend.
It was a year that registered major upheaval within the nation’s economy.
It was a presidential election year—a year of political discord, both on the local level and nationally.
And we at The Citizen think it was a year that brought out the very best in the communities we cover.
State’s Economic Crisis May Jeopardize Tornado Reimbursement
Aid To Devastated Cities—A Whim, Or A State Responsibility?
HUGO – According to some, the state’s economic crisis may jeopardize Hugo’s effort to be reimbursed for city funds spent during its emergency response in the days and weeks following last May’s tornado.
“I’m sure there’s going to be an impact,” said Rep. Bob Dettmer (R-Forest Lake) when asked how the state’s projected $5.27 billion deficit for 2009 and 2010 might affect Hugo’s prospects for reimbursement.
Despite the fact that local legislators remain supportive of the reimbursement eff ort, the state’s yawning budget deficit, which has already caused reductions in Local Government Aid subsidies to cities, may make it difficult for other legislators to lend their support.
Life Lessons In The Classroom
Centerville 4th Graders See Teacher Through Cancer Treatments
CENTERVILLE – Ever since 4th grade teacher Travis Lehrke started chemotherapy, his students at Centerville Elementary School have been curious about where he goes every other Friday morning.
All they know is that at 11 a.m., Lehrke puts on his backpack and gives them last-minute instructions as they file out for Phy Ed. Their teacher disappears from Room #127 until Tuesday morning—sometimes Wednesdays, if he isn’t feeling well enough to come to school on Tuesday.
Comedy Mystery “The Murder Room” Opens Next Week
Centerville 4th Graders See Teacher Through Cancer Treatments
WHITE BEAR LAKE - What do you get when Agatha Christie meets Monty Python meets Abbott and Costello? A riotous comedy spoof of crime thrillers, “The Murder Room.”
Written by Jack Sharkey, the play opens at Lakeshore Players Theatre on Jan. 16.
The plot thickens right from the start when an upper class gentleman disappears and a game of cat and mouse begins. Complete with disguises, mixedup identities, bumbling policemen, overdone characters, and witty repartee, there’s never a dull moment in this fun, quirky play.
