Opinion

In the last school board meeting article you all read about Steve Chapin and the 4 tenth grades who participated in the 10th-grade chef program that will be going to Seattle to present at the SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators) National Convention.

Goodbye Winter and Hello Spring! Monday was the official first day of Spring, it felt like it too. The sun was shining and it was warmer out, overall it was a great day. Here’s to the end of winter and the start of sunshiny days.

It may seem like just a few weeks ago I made an apology for having a person’s name wrong in the paper, but I have to apologize to another person and anyone else who may have had their name spelled incorrectly in the paper. In last week’s Senior Citizen Spotlight Eldon Wright’s name was spelled Elton. The Plaindealer wants to apologize for that mistake.

Life is full of surprises. I don’t think I would enjoy it half as much without those unplanned, unexpected, and unusual happenstances.

Question: Is it legal to wear earplugs or headphones while driving a vehicle in Minnesota? Answer: State statute says that no person, while operating a motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios or other sound-producing or transmitting devices. A hands-free device, like a Bluetooth earpiece, is legal because it is only worn in one ear.

Butterfield-Odin’s Entrepreneur class had Andrew Herr from GAT Enterprises come in as a guest speaker on Feb.17. He spoke to the class about his experience being an entrepreneur and a business leader.

If the saying for how March comes in and leaves can be put to how busy the paper has been instead of the weather I think and hope it to be true. This month the paper is bringing back the progress section, with Covid and changes in ownership, this section has not been in the paper for a few years. It will be in March 16 and 23 paper, the theme for this year is community matters there are various stories about what is happening in the community from the city to the schools. It is my first time working with the section so I hope you all enjoy it over the next two weeks.

Every season starts with the knowledge that it will end at some point. For seniors, that eventual ending can be painful.

Mistakes are not hard to come by. Some sting a little more than others.