Election dreaming
Updated 4/16/2021 10:10 AM
Once again Jim Slusher is right on. How can democracy (small d) survive without voting? Of course a non-vote is really a vote, a vote to keep on motoring on, no matter where. Anyway, since I am one of those weird citizens that always voted, let me tell you why 85% of people may have taken a pass. I vote in Blackberry Township, a township as sweet as its name. At my precinct at 9 a.m., as we all know voting starts at 6 a.m., I was the proud voter No. 9 voter. So happy I was not in double digits. Yet all the precinct workers totaled at least 10. It is a true showing of American democracy that the election judges outnumber the voters. In any event, I do believe that 56 people voted that day. Except for Waubonsee College which was a vote for 4 of 6 not a one was contested. In fact, one library trustee position had no votes cast that is no, like zero. I mean, really, you cannot get your brother-in-law to vote for you?
Smoke filled the air as a Blackberry Township house burned to the ground on Tuesday, but there was no need to call 911.
The house, located at 27213 County Road 91, was donated to the Grand Rapids Fire Department, and used in a live burn training exercise.
Live burn training presents a rare opportunity for the fire department to practice fire suppression techniques in a controlled environment. Fire Chief Travis Cole said live burns are the most realistic training scenario his department can participate in.
âTheyâre a great asset and very valuable when we can get them,â Cole said
These training exercises only occur when a house or structure is donated to the department for burning. When a house is donated, hazardous materials are removed from the structure and proper permits are secured from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Natural Resources.
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