To supporters of the Newspapers in Education program.

Newspapers in Education provides newspapers for teachers who wish to incorporate them as a learning tool in their classrooms. The goal is to encourage literacy, broaden a student’s community awareness and equip teachers with a powerful tool for learning.

We thank the businesses who donated money to this cause starting in October and the businesses who donated gift certificates to sell in the recent block sales in the Tribune. During the sales, the certificates — worth $50 — were displayed as boxes in the Tribune. Each block sold for $35, thus saving money for the customer, when comparing cost with value. All the money raised went back into the program. We appreciate the customers who bought the gift certificates.

Businesses donating gift certificates to the sales since last summer were A-Best Sew & Vac, Advanced Family Dental, America’s Best Value Inn and the Big Island Grille & Bar, Bliss Bridal, China Restaurant, Collins Auto Repair, Frames R Us, Green Mill, Hanson Tire, Jake’s Pizza, KFC, Oakview Golf Club, Raleigh’s Ace Hardware, Sears, Studio 22, Vern Eide and Wireless World.

Businesses donating money to the program were Larson Manufacturing, The Car Clinic, Edward Jones (Alex Johnston), Ventura Foods, Farmers State Bank and Innovance.

If you didn’t get a chance to jump on board with the most recent sale, there will be more opportunities in the future.

Another way people can contribute to NIE is by donating their papers to the program when they are on vacation. There is also an option on your renewal notice to donate.

Thank you for supporting this valuable program.

 

To the Freeborn County Humane Society.

The Freeborn County Humane Society opened its doors to the public on Monday after a virus forced the organization to close for five weeks.

We commend the organization for taking the precautions necessary to keep the parvovirus from spreading worse than it already was and for protecting the public’s dogs from this horrible disease.

Parvovirus is highly contagious among dogs and can be transmitted by any person, animal or object that comes in contact with an infected dog’s feces. The virus can live in the environment for several months, but can be killed with bleach.

The Humane Society followed all veterinarian recommendations in making sure the shelter was safe and clean before reopening and has implemented new safety precautions to prevent the same thing from happening again in the future.

Thanks to the members of the public who donated cleaning supplies during this time.

 

To the actions of members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma.

It was disappointing to hear news that students in this fraternity were caught in a video chanting a racial slur against African-Americans last Sunday.

The chant referenced lynching and indicated African-American students would never be admitted to OU’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

It’s sad to see that things like are still happening in the 21st century.

We hope that not only the students in the video but also the university and the entire country will learn from this incident.

We still have a long way to go as a country.