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Lanesboro discusses storm sewer By Jade Sexton jsexton@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Mike Ehredt runs to thank those men and women who died in service to their country in Afghanistan. Photo by Karen Reisner
One man’s wall of thanks on the tenth of September, having stayed in St. Charles the kreisner@fillmorecountyjournal.com previous night. Veteran Mike Ehredt, who Hosts have been prearranged served his country during a for each day of his journey. The time of peace (1979-1983), is host accommodations in Presexpending his energy and time ton were provided by Carlisle to honor those who have fought Corson at the Trailhead Inn. and gave the ultimate sacrifice Ehredt has not met any of those during the Afghanistan War in that will open their homes to service of their country. A route him and provide him with a of about 2,200 miles has been nutritious supper and breakfast. laid out. He started north and It is lights out for him about west of International Falls, Min- 9:00 p.m. and he is up by 6:00 nesota, (in Birchdale, MN) and a.m. This journey will take him will finish in Galveston, Texas. through Minnesota, Wisconsin, The journey is scheduled to take Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ten81 days. He started on August nessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, 23 and will arrive in Galves- Louisiana, and Texas. Twentyton on Veterans Day, November seven Minnesotans have died in 11. Ehredt is running about 26 Afghanistan. miles per day or one marathon During about a five month per day. He will run one mile for period in 2010, Ehredt ran each fallen service member. His from the west coast to the east journey brought him to Preston coast on a route of nearly 4,500 By K aren R eisner
miles to honor and thank service men and women who died in Iraq. The east west trip was called Project America Run and the current journey is Project America Run II. One bonus for Ehredt is seeing America along the way. The retired post office clerk (after 28 years) pushes a modified stroller carrying two sets of clothes and other personal items plus another pair of running shoes and flags. Host families often wash clothes for him. A flag and attached yellow ribbon noting the name, rank, home town, and age of each fallen military member is placed on each mile marker on his route. Ehredt gives a sharp salute before leaving each flag to resume his run. About 500 feet of yellow See EHREDT Page 8
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Dillon Dombrovski of Yaggy Colby and Associates was at the Lanesboro City Council meeting on September 10 to discuss a few different issues. There was discussion about the storm sewer line that goes under the Riverside on the Root restaurant. At a previous meeting the council had decided to look into the cost of lining the pipes versus the cost of rerouting the lines to go a different way and bypass the restaurant. Dombrovski said the quote for lining the pipes was $43,000. The cost of rerouting the line is $51,000. That cost does not include the price of surveying, which could be an additional $2,500-$3,000. Dombrovski added that the state is not willing to help out with the cost, as there is little drainage from the state highway going into those lines. Council member Joe
O’Connor was taking the place of Mayor Steve Rahn, who was absent. He noted that he doesn’t normally like to spend an extra $12,000, but it might be a better long-term approach. New sewer lines could last 50-75 years, according to Dombrovski, but lining would not last as long. There was a question about using assessments to help pay for the cost. City Attorney Tom Manion said they could argue that rerouting would benefit the property, as they would be plugging up and closing the storm sewer line under the restaurant. O’Connor said they have already set a precedent for assessing storm sewer. The council approved going ahead with a feasibility study on the project. Dombrovski said this would be a spring project, as they will have to have a public hearing and go through all the necessary steps in the assessment policy. They will also have to get See LANESBORO Page 14
Our baby bump The 2007 Baby Boomlets have arrived year 2007 saw the most number of births in our nation’s history jsethre@fillmorecountyjournal.com ever, with an estimated total of Yes, this is the year in which 4,315,000 new arrivals. The last almost all babies born in 2007 time America exceeded 4.3 milwill be joining the ranks of lion births was in 1957 during kindergartners throughout Fill- the peak of the baby boom. more County and the nation – a What’s interesting is that milestone in the history of our nobody really knows what nation. led to this baby boomlet in Following what has been 2007. Maybe it was because referred to as the baby boomlet consumer confidence was up? of 2007, national media like Everybody was happily refinancUSA Today picked up on this See BABY BUMP Page 9 blip in the birthing radar. The By Jason Sethre
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