http://www.albertleajournal.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:21:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Tuesday, March 11 Stage Left will be showing "for the BIBLE tells me so" at the Riverland College Community Theater (1600 8th Ave. NW, Austin, MN). Stage Left will start showing the film at 7pm and there is no charge for admission. Not long ago my dad, who ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/events/for-the-bible-tells-me-so/ The school levy referendum is for 7 years and has 2 questions. As a voter, you have a choice. Instead of 'all or nothing', you can vote yes or yes, yes! The first yes, stops the deep cutting. For the average valued home in Albert Lea ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/news/do-you-know-what-the-yes-yes-vote-is-for/ Source: Power Point presentation on the district's website.(PDF) Operating Levy Referendum. November 6th, 2007 (Vote "Yes, Yes!") Ballot Question #1 To increase the school district’s general education revenue by replacing the current operating levy, that will end in June 2008, with a $869 per pupil levy for the next seven years. The average valued ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/news/district-241-referendum-more-facts/ I pasted a pile of percentages in the previous post (nice consonance, aye?) so that folks can see, contrary to what some have said, that district #241 is not a top heavy district and they do not eat up a disproportionate amount of local funding. That said, statistics are ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/opinion/district-241-referendum-reflection/ % of Budget Spent on Administration Comparison of Freeborn County School Districts Alden-Conger10.9% Glenville-Emmons 8.8% Albert Lea 7.4% State Average 8.1% % of Budget Spent on Administration Comparison of Like Sized Big Nine School Districts Austin 8.8% Owatonna 8.2% Winona 7.6% Faribault 7.5% Albert Lea 7.4% State Average 8.1% Local Funding Support of Schools Comparison of Freeborn County School Districts % of Total General Fund Revenue Glenville-Emmons12.7% Alden-Conger 9.6% Albert Lea 7.3% State Average11.8% Local Funding Support of Schools Comparison of Like Sized ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/news/district-241-referendum-2007-vote-yes/ Albert Lea Community Theater Presents: Don't Hug Me A Musical Comedy Book and Lyrics by Phil Olson Music by Paul Olsen It's Fargo Meets The Music Man! Directed by Doug Anderson Katie Nelson (Bernice), Scott Pirsig (Kanute), Mary Wayne (Clara), Theron Gjersvik (Gunner), Jeshua Erickson (Aarvid) September 20-23 and 26-29 (All shows 7:30pm, except Sunday 23rd @ ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/events/dont-hug-me/ http://www.albertleajournal.com/events/sound-meditation-concert/ Sunday April 22nd - Earth Day Rally! Fountain Lake Park, 2-4pm Come celebrate Earth Day with a Mayoral Proclamation, mural painting, poetry & art contest, live music, booths from local groups, and more! Monday April 23rd - “An Inconvenient Truth” Riverland Community College Room 124, 7-9pm Come see & discuss the Academy-Award winning film that ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/events/earth-day-festivities/ "Global Warming Solutions" Energy Forum coming to Southeastern Minnesota By Annie Sanders, Organizer, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday March 8th, global warming is coming to Southeastern Minnesota. But don't expect any heat waves-- the Citizens' Energy Forum, hosted from 7-9 p.m. at the Riverland-Austin Theatre by the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, will be ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/news/global-warming-solutions/ Time to start training for the 29th Annual Fountain Lake Five. This year's race comes right away in the spring: Saturday, April 14, 2007, so you've no time to waste. Jen and I ran this race last year and loved it. It is a well-organized event and the course ... http://www.albertleajournal.com/events/fountain-lake-five/