Benefit for area dive team this week

FAIRMONT — Fairmont Eagles Club is having a benefit for the South Central Volunteer Dive Team on Thursday, Jan. 23. They will be serving beef and turkey commercials from 5-7 p.m. with take-outs available. A bake sale will be provided as well.

The dive team is a non-profit, 501c3 all volunteer underwater search and rescue team, providing emergency underwater search, rescue and recovery service to Martin and surrounding counties. They provide mutual aid to other agencies outside their area when their service is requested.

The members of the team are not compensated in any way for their volunteer service. They provide much of their equipment and operating funds themselves.

The team members respond from Fairmont, Sherburn, Trimont and Welcome. These volunteers are trained to be divers, boat operators, tenders, sonar operators and shore support. They are on call 24/7 through the Martin County Law Enforcement Center.

Please come to the benefit on Jan. 23 to the Fairmont Eagles, located at 1228 Lake Ave., Fairmont, to enjoy a beef or turkey commercial and help the Team.

The team members will be there to answer any questions that you may have. They will also have a power point presentation for you to enjoy. If you are unable to attend, donations will reach the Dive Team at PO Box 125, Trimont, MN 56176.

Teen found unresponsive after fall from cliff

TAYLORS FALLS (AP) — A teenager was found unresponsive after falling off a 30-foot (914 centimeters) cliff at a state park northeast of the Twin Cities.

The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office said deputies navigated the ìextreme terrainî to reach 19-year-old Luke Zajac from Marine on St. Croix at Interstate State Park in Taylors Falls Sunday afternoon.

Deputies used data from a 911 caller in order to zero in on the teen’s location. Zajac was lowered to a safe spot, then taken by air to a hospital. His condition was not released.

Census Bureau makes push for more workers

ST. PAUL (AP) — The Census Bureau is searching for thousands of part-time workers in Minnesota to knock on doors this spring.

Statewide, the Census Bureau is 60 percent of the way toward its goal of nearly 39,000 applicants, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Monday. Roughly 8,000 more temporary workers will be hired to help count everyone living in the state.

Recruiting is ìthe most urgent issue right now,î said Jolie Wood, who is leading Ramsey Countyís efforts to promote the 2020 census.