A Minnesota group which recently won national acclaim for its work on the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities has a local connection.
Before 2007 draws to a close and festivities dwindle into January's resolutions (which I don't make anymore), there's one last hoopla left in the holiday season . . . New Year's Eve.
The Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) named David and Carole Cartwright, of Rush City, as one of eight state finalists in the 2007 Outstanding Conservationist Award Program.
The recall of several toys made in China, pets in the house including a new puppy, and several grandchildren under five has prompted me to write this article.