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Riley County Fair hosts inaugural Winemaking Workshop
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Wine enthusiasts took part in a new event Saturday morning at the Riley County Fair.
Officials from Highland Community College in Wamego hosted the inaugural Winemaking Workshop. The college operates the local 456 Wineries. Viticulture and Enology Program Director and 456 Wineries Manager Scott Kohl says he was pleased to talk to a handful of wine enthusiasts.
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Brew Brothers Hops and Sprockets donated a wine kit for Saturday’s workshop.
Enology instructor Nicole Clark says anyone interested in learning more about wine making as a career can take advantage of Highland’s upcoming classes this fall.
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Hidden just beneath the glittering emerald surface of the Gulf of Mexico and coastal waterways lies a terrible secret: a vast wasteland of plastic pollution.
Local divers are more than aware of this issue and have stepped up to become heroes of environmental protection.
Scott Cole, a volunteer diver and leader of Emerald Coast Scuba Dive Against Debris, is on the frontline of the fight to protect our Gulf and sea life from the ever-growing issue of pollution.
“As scuba divers, we are in the unique position to be able to actually clean up the underwater world, at almost all depths. Every dive we pick up trash. On this last dive, I probably picked up five 8-ounce-or-bigger lead weights and a bunch of monofilament (plastic fishing line). I personally dive 6 times a week, picking up two to five pounds of trash each time.”
For 1,800 students in the St. Louis County School District, high-speed broadband remains a hurdle to learning.
âIt s really needed,â Dr. Reggie Engebritson, St. Louis County Schools superintendent said. âWith spotty connections and the ability to connect to Zoom, it can sound like a distorted alien voice.â
As a state, Minnesota is moving toward developing high-speed broadband access to all businesses and homes.
Minnesota legislators during the session concluded this week, agreed to spend $70 million over the next two years to help develop high-speed broadband across the state. Funds would likely come from the federal government s stimulus plan.
But students in the widespread rural northeastern Minnesota school district remain behind the curve in connectivity.