A test of Byllesby Dam’s new warning siren and an education program designed to teach residents how to recognize the different siren tones and their meaning has been delayed again.
Steve Sullivan of the Dakota County Parks Department had scheduled the test for Wednesday, Sept. 3, in conjunction with the monthly routine testing of warning sirens. According to Sullivan, the company that installed the siren has now told him that their staff is unavailable. Sullivan vowed to reschedule the test for Oct. 1.
Administrators at Cannon Falls School report a smooth opening day of classes on Tuesday, September 2. Elementary School Assistant Principal Ralph Meehan described the first day of classes as “a quiet first day.” The half-day garden also went well. Enrollment in Kindergarten through Grade 6 is about 835, down slightly from last year. The decline is due in part to the loss of a large class of 155 sixth graders last spring.
Members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September entered the Olympic Village today and killed two Israelis. They held nine others hostage against a demand for the release of 234 prisoners held in Israeli jails. The Games will be suspended later today, the International Olympic Committee announced, and a memorial service for the Israeli dead will be held on Wednesday. Apparently, the matches will resume after that.
Controversy over the need for sidewalks in the Twin Bluff Road area could be reignited at next Tuesday’s Red Wing City Council meeting and could spread to other areas of south Red Wing. The issue came up again at a council agenda session Tuesday, when Council Administrator Phil Deaton told aldermen there have been requests from some Twin Bluff Road residents for the city to lift the daytime parking ban along that road.
Carnival fun reigned in the Burnside Sunday School Tuesday evening at the “Penny Carnival,” held under the auspices of the Burnside Union Sunday School. Penit were legal tools and accepted the large gathering there for the many pleasures and sensations offered in the various cabins. The program was original, to say the least. There was a fortune-telling booth, another that featured a “swimming match,” and another that featured an opportunity to go on a plane ride.
The construction of a line to connect the present branch of the Great Western Chicago Railroad from the main line at Eden and Mantorville to the city of Rochester is being considered by the railroad company, according to statements made by T Hoverstad, railroad development agent. . The company will not attempt an extension at this time, but will likely begin work as soon as financial terms are released.
