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| Murray County Board of Commissioners Food Shelf helps the less fortunate |
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January 28, 2010 |
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| By Dorothy Bloemendaal, Fulda Free Press staff writer | |
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The Murray Country Board of Commissioners expressed their appreciation to the many volunteers who assisted this past week in placing the aerators in the various lakes within the county. Only two places remained by Tuesday and were expected to be finished that day. The clothing shelf in the Legends building is in need of more space, therefore the board considered several options to utilize the space within the building. Paul Horn and Karen Tommeraasen, board members from the food shelf, added input and suggestions that would also address some of the space needs. The food shelf began in 1983 by Murray County churches and volunteers and continues to serve the needs in Murray County. Five years ago the Food Shelf was incorporated and served 2,613 people and 38,000 pounds of food to an average of 67 families a month. In 2009, 3,217 people received over 62,000 pounds of flood to an average of 91 families per month. Donations are received from churches, schools, business- es and organizations as well as individual, cash donations and grants. The food shelf also received nearly $10,000 stimulus money to buy food locally. The food shelf is open every Wednesday afternoon. You can help with donations of food, household supplies and personal hygiene items and may bring to the food shelf any Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. or by contacting any of the board members. Volunteers to help with distributing the food, unloading the trucks, etc. may assist by contacting Paul Horn or any board member or the RSVP office at the Human Services building. A defensive driving class was offered to county employees, Jim Reinert reported. Sanford Hospital requested the use of the Wellness Team Germ City tent. The tent will be at the Farm and Home shows in Fulda and Slayton. The board expressed their appreciation to Alex Peterson for the Eagle Scout project of cleaning debris from an area and replanting with native plants at the End-O-Line Park. A septic system loan was approved for 10 years and four percent for Scott Berglund, Lime Lake Township. Purchase of a used office copier with a service contract was approved for the assessor’s office. Denny Opdahl explained a new program of perpetual RIM Program for CRP filter strips that is available for landowners. The board had questions about cleanout of county ditches if the farmer was in the RIM program. Opdahl said the spoils could not stay on the filter strip and pre-approval will be needed for the cleanout by the FSA. Contracts with the CRP payments would continue and the owners would still pay the taxes. Chris Hansen presented an application for permit to clean the channel at Lake Shetek to Bloody Lake. An agreement was signed with Scott Anderson to provide telephone advice, consultation, written opinions and training relating to zoning matters. |
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