by Eve Webster, President for 2008-9
Americans voters are energized as seldom before. With good reason. In November their votes will determine America’s direction on life or death issues. Can or should we sustain war in two countries? Is our huge national debt putting us at risk? Are we reaching a point of no return on [...]
Category Archives: Updates from the Board
RE: May 31st Planning Meeting of LWV Northfield – Cannon Falls Board
June 6, 2008 – 7:35 pm
President’s update
May 20, 2008 – 1:08 pm
From: Eve Webster
The LWV Northfield-Cannon Falls Board of Directors held a special meeting on May 15, 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to complete unfinished business proposed at the annual meeting on April 28th including the election of board members and approval of a budget for 2008-09. At the annual meeting, Parliamentarian Jane McWilliams [...]
President’s update
April 4, 2008 – 6:32 pm
April 3, 2008
This was the last meeting for the LWV Northfield and Cannon Falls 2007-08 Board.
Cannon Falls Update:
Allene Moesler provided the Cannon Falls update, reporting that the Library issue is an ongoing concern in the town. Allene had heard of a local Forum about the proposed CAPX Energy Transmission lines: Bev Topp, who is a [...]
LWV NORTHFIELD AND CANNON FALLS UNIT Board Meeting, Thursday, March 6, 2008
March 15, 2008 – 7:01 pm
February 20th Citizen Meeting - Eve Webster and David Emery provided the Board with a brief summary of the meeting Eve convened with the objective to raise, in a constructive way, questions for further discussion at a future public forum. The meeting ended without a specific conclusion, but many themes were raised in an honest [...]
President’s February Update
February 25, 2008 – 2:03 pm
The Monthly Board Meetings are being held at the homes of Board Members for there remainder of this Board’s Term, through April. February’s meeting was held in Barbara Wilson’s home. Several members where either out of town or unfortunately under the weather. A quorum was achieved.
Discussion of meeting sponsored by the Voter Services Committee For [...]
President’s January Update:
January 28, 2008 – 9:51 pm
Special Election: Absentee Ballot and Voter Education:
Thanks were expressed to Pat Kriesel for her work in circulating Kathy’s letter to District 25 newspapers outside of Northfield. Suzie who drafted the information on the absentee ballot suggested that the LWV write a letter expressing thanks to the City and County staff who advised the LWV Absentee [...]
President’s update
December 12, 2007 – 8:45 pm
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November/December Update:
We have been very busy these past two months, hence a two-month update from the Board.
1. Several actions taken in response to the Rice County Planning Commission’s proposed changes to the county feedlot ordinance:
Hilary Ziols read the following statement on behalf of the LWV Northfield/Cannon Falls at the Nov. 15th Rice County Commissioners’ meeting:
”We [...]
In lieu of the Catalyst
December 5, 2007 – 7:23 pm
Monthly Updates from the LWV Northfield/Cannon Falls Board
President Kathy Tezla will provide the membership with a monthly mini-report that is an executive summary of the Board’s activities. The report will be posted on our “Blog” page, and will be filed under the Categories “For Members” and “Minutes”as well as this Category, “The Catalyst”. Membership will [...]
extract from Minutes of the Sept. Board meeting
November 18, 2007 – 9:46 pm
written by Suzie Nakazian
Meeting with the Mayor Lee Lansing, City Administrator Al Roder and City Attorney Maren Swanson:
Kathy Tezla, Eve Webster, and Margit Johnson met with the above-named representatives of the City of Northfield, to convey that the manner in which City business and meetings were being conducted is confusing to the public. In short, [...]
October Update from the Board
October 16, 2007 – 11:30 am
Submitted by Kathy Tezla:
City Council Observer - Jane McWilliams has volunteered to be our City Council Observer through December 2007. We need someone to take over this important function on behalf of the League starting January 2008. Please contact Hilary Ziols, if you are interested. In the meantime we want to thank Jane for [...]
