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Seeking supervisor for Martin Soil and Water Conservation District To the Editor: After 12 years serving as Martin Soil and Water Conservation District 3 Supervisor, I will not be filing for the coming four-year term. I’m asking anyone who lives in District 3 which includes the townships of Tenhassen, Silver Lake, East Chain, Pleasant Prairie and Fairmont (but not the city of Fairmont) who has an interest in conservation, the environment and agriculture to become a supervisor. The district serves landowners who wish to efficiently utilize soil and water resources in our county. ...

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Support children, youth and their families To the Editor: May is National Foster Care Month. The theme for 2024 is “Engaging Youth, Building Supports, Strengthening Opportunities.” During this time, I’d like to highlight how child welfare agencies and foster care providers working together can support children, youth, and their families. Consider the following statistics and facts from Children’s Bureau and Child Welfare Information Gateway. They highlight the importance of helping foster youth who are exiting foster care by preparing them for independent living: • There ...

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Support the Lakeside Cemetery Foundation To the Editor: During the past several weeks I have made several trips out to the cemetery. The love of my life was recently buried there so I’ve been there checking on her grave. More earth was placed there to bring it up to grade and grass seed was sown, which is now starting to grow. I also have noticed how carefully the grass has been mowed and trimmed around the monuments throughout the cemetery. What a beautiful place it is. In a couple of weeks, it will be Memorial Day and hundreds of people will be visiting to decorate graves and to ...

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Responsible Decisions for now and the Future for MCW To the editor: With less than one week until the school referendum vote is tallied, many have likely already made up their mind or even exercised their right to vote. But to those that still are studying the data…..if you think your vote does not matter, think again because IT DOES. Remember last November, the referendum failed with a difference of only 50 votes. I have personally been committed to studying the data and facts to make decisions in the best interest of MCW; not only for the kids of today, but for the kids of ...

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MCW Students View on School Referendum To the editor: I’m sure we have all heard about the MCW school referendum. We have heard the opinions from the Vote Yes group and the Vote No group. Many of us have our strong opinions or perspectives why they lean a certain way, but we have one more group that we have heard nothing from. That group of people are the students. Not once have I heard someone say, “Well, what do the students think? What is their opinion?”. Everyone tells these kids that their voice matters all of their lives, but we haven’t taken the time to listen to what ...

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To the Editor: I am a member of the MCW CARE Committee. MCW CARE is dedicated to informing voters about the upcoming MCW Bond Referendum. We are advocating for an alternative bond referendum that reflects the unique needs of every town within our community, fostering unity among all stakeholders. CARE has also requested the school district perform an unbiased, comprehensive feasibility study. This study would provide a clearer recommendation and ensure transparency. CARE has held four community meetings in Trimont, Sherburn, Welcome, and Dunnell. The data presented was sourced ...