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There’s wrestling and then there’s wrestling. Saturday, Canby had it all from kids to college, which was a matchup with extra special ties when the No. 1 ranked St. Cloud State team faced Southwest Minnesota State in the Canby High gym. The crowd was waiting for the 174 pound match and roared to its feet what Tad Merritt stepped onto the floor for St. Cloud State. Merritt is a three-time collegiate All-American and a former two-time state champion for the Lancers, who returned to home turf under the special arrangements made for the wrestling extravaganza.

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Seniority discussed

Parent-Teacher Conferences and teacher seniority were items brought up for discussion at the latest meeting of the Canby School Board. Principal Robert Slaba reported that the second semester is already under way, and that students have already begun registering for classes for the 2012-2013 school year. Also, to the chagrin of students, and perhaps teachers as well, Slaba reported that due to the unseasonably warm and dry winter we have been having, there have been no snow days so far this year.

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Council hears reports

Department supervisors made their first reports of 2012 to City Council at the Council’s second meeting of the new year.
Water supervisor Jeff Pederson presented results from the Department of Natural Resources report on the city’s water use for 2011. According to the report, the city pumped a little more than 65 million gallons and sold just over 54 million.

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Here's how recycling works

If you’ve ever wondered where all that recyclable stuff that you haul to the curb or take to the recycling shed really goes, and what really happens to it, then you’ll want to read on. Contrary to the beliefs of some, most of that stuff actually does get reused, and in some pretty interesting ways, according to Jason Olson of Olson Sanitation of Dawson.

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Crime fighter in Twin Cities

Canby may be an unlikely place to nurture a nationally recognized crime fighter but that’s exactly what Canby native Lois Regnier Conroy turned out to be. Conroy is the guiding light behind the Downtown 100 Program that has dramatically cut crime rates in the first precinct in Minneapolis.

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Census figures out for towns and townships

Population increases from the 2000 census were recorded in only five places in Yellow Medicine County, according to the U.S.Census Bureau. Those five included Minnesota Falls, Normania, Wood Lake and Sandnes townships and the town of Wood Lake. All other towns and townships posted population losses. The county overall had a 2010 population of 10,438, down from 11,080 in 2000.

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