Fire preparedness in the Northland, mothers’ milk in Central Minnesota, and a very good dog stops Zebra Mussels for the DNR
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WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE, I’M XAN HOLSTON.
BUT FIRST...
--ARSON FIRE INVESTIGATION – CAMBRIDGE, ISANTI COUNTY--
A CAMBRIDGE FAMILY OF SEVEN IS WITHOUT A HOME AFTER A SUSPECTED ARSON DESTROYED THEIR HOME.
THE FIRE HAPPENED MAY SIXTH ON HILARY CIRCLE NORTHEAST… NEAR THE CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT.
THE ISANTI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOW ASKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE INFORMATION.
A PICTURE OF THE PERSON WALKING IN THE AREA AROUND THE TIME OF THE FIRE IS POSTED ON THE ISANTI COUNTY SHERIFF’S FACEBOOK PAGE.. THERE IS AN AWARD UP TO FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLARS.
--FLANDERS FIRE INVESTIGATION UPDATE--
FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING FOR VIDEO AS THEY LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FLANDERS WILDFIRE.
THE D-N-R SAYS THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE NORTH SHORE OF FLANDERS LAKE... AND “PEOPLE OF INTEREST” HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
ANYONE WITH TRAIL CAMERA OR DOORBELL VIDEO FROM MAY 15TH THROUGH MAY 17TH NEAR FLANDERS LAKE... COUNTY ROAD ELEVEN... OR HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD ... SHOULD CONTACT D-N-R OR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
--WILDFIRE EVACUATION PLANNING--
AS NORTHLAND WILDFIRES FORCE COMMUNITIES TO THINK ABOUT EVACUATION PLANS … GUNFLINT TRAIL FIRE CREWS SAY PROPERTY PREP MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS PREPARING A GO-BAG.
THE GUNFLINT TRAIL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT USED A TRAINING DRILL NEAR GUNFLINT LAKE THIS WEEK TO PRACTICE EVACUATION ORDERS … AND CHECK HOMEOWNERS’ WILDFIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
DEPARTMENTSPOKESPERSON RUTH WAGNER TOLD AMPERS STATION WTIP... SOME PROPANE TANKS USED TO POWER THE SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN FOUND EMPTY OR RUSTING AFTER YEARS OF SITTING UNUSED.
[RUTH WAGNER: SPRINKLER SYSTEMS DO YOU NO GOOD IF THEY’RE NOT IN WORKING ORDER, SO I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE TESTING THOSE EVERY YEAR, CHECKING THEIR PROPANE, MAKING SURE THEY’RE FULL.]
WAGNER SAYS PEOPLE IN FORESTED AREAS SHOULD ALSO KNOW THEIR EVACUATION ROUTE … AND HAVE PETS, MEDICATIONS, AND IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS READY TO GO BEFORE THE EVACUATION ORDER.
--THIEF RIVER FALLS RENTAL SAFETY ORDINANCE--
THIEF RIVER FALLS IS WORKING TO IMPROVE RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY...AND ASKING LANDLORDS AND RENTAL OWNERS TO WEIGH IN ON THE CITY’S FIRST PROPOSED RENTAL HOUSING ORDINANCE.
THE CITY NOW HAS ABOUT 15-HUNDRED RENTAL UNITS… CITY LEADERS WANT TO CREATE A LICENSING AND INSPECTION PROGRAM TO HELP MONITOR SAFETY AND SANITATION.
THIEF RIVERS FALLS FIRE CHIEF RICK BEIER SAYS THE CITY WANTS STAKEHOLDER INPUT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD.
[RICK BEIER: WE JUST WANT TO PROMOTE SAFE AND SANITARY HOUSING CONDITIONS. MAINLY THE SAFE PART. MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS… WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS… PROPER EGRESS FROM ROOMS AND BUILDINGS.]
THE DRAFT CALLS FOR THE FIRE CHIEF TO OVERSEE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EACH RENTAL UNIT.…
--ROCHESTER BREAST MILK DISPENSARY--
FOR NEW MOMS WORRIED THEIR BABY ISN’T GETTING ENOUGH TO EAT… A NEW ROCHESTER PROGRAM IS MEANT TO HELP BRIDGE THE FIRST HARD DAYS AFTER BIRTH.
OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER OPENED A DONOR MILK DISPENSARY… OFFERING DONATED AND SCREENED BREAST MILK FOR MOTHERS WHO NEED TO SUPPLEMENT AFTER LEAVING THE HOSPITAL.
MILK CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH O-M-C SATELLITE OFFICES… AND COSTS EIGHT DOLLARS A BOTTLE…
THE C-D-C SAYS SIXTY PERCENT OF MOTHERS DO NOT BREASTFEED AS LONG AS THEY INTENDED.
--NACC NEW BUILDING--
A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN NATIVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS SET TO OPEN IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS THIS SEPTEMBER.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC IS BUILDING A 55-MILLION-DOLLAR HEALTH AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL CORRIDOR ON FRANKLIN AVENUE.
THE SIX-STORY BUILDING WILL FEATURE AN UPDATED AND EXPANDED CLINIC ON THE LOWER FLOORS … AND 83 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS ABOVE.
THE WIHINAPHE APARTMENTS WILL SERVE FAMILIES … PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES … AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS … WITH SOME UNITS BACKED BY PUBLIC HOUSING VOUCHERS.
--DNR LICENSE APP--
IT’S NOT A FISH TALE … THE D-N-R FINALLY HAS A RELEASE DATE FOR ITS LONG-AWAITED LICENSING APP.
THE NEW ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM LAUNCHES JUNE NINTH … LETTING PEOPLE BUY AND CARRY HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES IN AN APP.
DURING THE CHANGEOVER... FISHING LICENSE SALES WILL PAUSE JUNE SECOND THROUGH JUNE EIGHTH.
ANGLERS CAN FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE THAT WEEK … BUT ALL OTHER RULES AND LIMITS STILL APPLY.
--STEARNS COUNTY RACIAL COVENANTS--
THE HISTORY OF HOUSING SEGREGATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS GETTING A CLOSER LOOK WEEK.
THE STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM IS HOSTING A PUBLIC MEETING ON ‘RACIAL COVENANTS’ … PROPERTY DEEDS THAT ONCE BARRED PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T WHITE FROM OWNING OR OCCUPYING SOME HOMES.
THE FREE EVENT INCLUDES A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION … DOCUMENTARY SCREENING … AND A CHANCE TO REVIEW OLD PROPERTY RECORDS.
THE GREAT RIVER COVENANTS PROJECT SAYS RACIAL COVENANT RESTRICTIONS WERE COMMON IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA DEEDS FROM THE 1920s THROUGH THE 1960s.
THE MEETING IS THURSDAY AT 5-30 P-M AT THE STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM IN ST. CLOUD.
--DNR K9 OFFICER – MOLLY DOES ZEBRA MUSSELS--
AND FINALLY …
A NEW MINNESOTA DNR OFFICER IS GETTING LOTS OF PRAISE AND PATS ON THE HEAD AFTER SNIFFING OUT ZEBRA MUSSELS DURING HER FIRST DAY OUT IN THE FIELD. -- --
MOLLY – A DNR K-9 OFFICER... WAS WORKING AT AN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CHECK STATION ALONG THE SAINT CROIX RIVER WHEN SHE ALERTED TO A PONTOON ABOUT TO LAUNCH IN THE WATER.
UPON CLOSER INSPECTION... HER HUMAN ASSISTANTS FOUND MULTIPLE ZEBRA MUSSELS ON THE BOAT.
THE PONTOON WAS DECONTAMINATED BEFORE IT HIT THE WATER.. MOLLY GOT A VERY GOOD REPORT...
FOR NORTH STAR STORIES, I’M XAN HOLSTON.