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Minnesota statewide news and notes Tuesday, November 20, 2007
State NFO Convention in St. Cloud Dec. 8
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The Minnesota National Farmers Organization will hold their annual convention Dec. 8 in the Coyote Moon Grille on the Territory Golf Course in St. Cloud.
NFO national president Paul Olson will be the featured speaker. The convention will begin at 9:30 a.m. with business reports from state officers. NFO home office members Linda Reineke and Tim Ennis will discuss grain marketing programs. Resolutions will follow. Following lunch, guest speaker Don Mielke will speak.
Elections for a national director and alternate director will also be held.
Cattlemen's Convention is Dec. 7-8
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association annual Convention and Trade Show will be held Dec. 7-8 in the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel and Convention Center.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. on Dec. 7. Council meetings will be held following registration. A Cattlewomen's workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Topics that will be discussed include the future of the beef industry, the future of consumer trends and more. The next day will feature ag commissioner Gene Hugoson. At 10 a.m., Bruce Kleven will discuss navigating through state, county and neighor relations.
Lamb, wool producers to meet in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The 2007 Minnesota Lamb & Wool Producers annual conference and trade show is planned Dec. 7-8 in the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center in Rochester.
The program includes two days of educational sessions on sheep management topics, nationally known speakers and the annual banquet. The MLWP business meeting is also scheduled.
The Silver Bell Luncheon honoring some top sheep producers and the annual "Make It With Wool Contest are also planned.
For more information, call Jeremy Geske at (952) 758-7938.
Some tax refunds haven't been claimed
MINNEAPOLIS -- The IRS is delivering some early holiday cheer to 1,431 Minnesota taxpayers -- whose names are on a list of people who still have tax refunds coming their way.
The agency on Wednesday released its annual list of taxpayers who haven't received their refunds due to incorrect mailing addresses. The average refund is about $828 per return.
In all, $1,184,224 tax refunds in Minnesota went unclaimed. Nearly half the cash goes to residents of Hennepin and Ramsey counties. In Carver County, 22 people are awaiting tax refunds -- and the average check for them is $2,304.
The number of undeliverable refunds in Minnesota rose about 26 percent over last year.
Vandals deface signs for Amish buggies
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Vandals have spray painted several yellow road signs cautioning drivers about Amish buggies, leading government officials in northwestern Minnesota to offer a reward in the case.
"It sickens me that someone would do it," Polk County highway engineer Rich Sanders said of the vandalism, which included large red "X" marks. At least one of the four damaged signs had profanity, he said.
The Polk County Commission last week approved a $300 reward to find the vandals.
One of Sanders' crew members investigated the damage, which was mostly reported in a triangle from Winger to Fosston to McIntosh in northwest Minnesota. A large portion of Polk County's Amish community lives in that area.
Winds damage steel-plated storage tank
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- The high winds that whipped over the state for the past few days were strong enough to damage a million gallon, steel-plated storage tank in western Minnesota.
The tank, which was damaged Nov. 13, was part of an Otter Tail Ag Enterprises Ethanol Co. ethanol plant under construction near Fergus Falls.
Otter Tail Ag Chief Executive Officer Kelly Longtin said a wind gust "kinked" the side of the tank and pushed it in. He said three men were working at the bottom of the tank, but were not hurt. A damage estimate wasn't available, but Longtin said it won't affect the ethanol plant's startup scheduled for March 1.
Josh Syrjamaki joins congressman's staff
MANKATO, Minn. -- Congressman Tim Walz announced that Minnesota native Josh Syrjamaki is Congressman Tim Waltz' new Chief of Staff.
Syrjamaki previously served as a top aide to the late Sen. Paul Wellstone.
"I'm thrilled to have Josh on board," said Walz. "His years of public service in Minnesota will serve the First Congressional District well. Josh understands the issues that are important to Minnesotans and their families and I am pleased that he will be putting that knowledge to work on my staff. I will benefit greatly from his counsel."
Syrjamaki will join the Walz office in early December. |
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