May 4, 1901-Bicyclists in Grand Rapids again are being warned not to ride on sidewalks.
May 4, 1901-Owing to the publishing of the delinquent tax list and other advertising matter this week, local news is crowded out of the Herald-Review.
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1911
May 3, 1911-With the addition of three new cars that are expected this week, there will be a total of 14 cars owned and operated in the village.
May 3, 1911-Ralph Lane was burned to death in a fire at Ball Club which destroyed the 20-room hotel conducted by John Payne.
May 3, 1911-George Fraser of Duluth has rented the Ogegma Hotel at Pokegama Lake and will open to the public in a few days.
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The Greenway School Board met for the first time since a special election was held at the beginning of the year to vote in three new board members. The current board now consists of Chair Bob Schwartz, Bill Hoeft, LaNea Randall-Johnson, Carissa McIlwain-Nelson, Ryan Johns and Mary Kay Jacobson. New board members got right down to business as the board went through a revision of the ISD 316 budget.Â
Revised Budget
District Business Manager Randi Jurgansen presented board members with a revised budget for fiscal year 2021. The projected ending balance of the budget is $2,505,100. Jurgansen explained how the district operates out of nine funds that can be classified as either nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned. Much of the districtâs funding is based on the amount of students it serves. In September 2020, the district started the school year with 1,021 students. As of Feb. 16, the total number of students was at 997.Â
As a result of the Feb. 8 Independent School District 316 special election, three new members, Mary Kay Jacobson, Ryan Johns, and Carissa McIlwain-Nelson have been appointed to the Greenway