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(Author’s note: In August of 2011, there were two articles printed in the St. Joseph Newsleader about my father Walter Mayer who is still considered missing from WWII. Now I have written an update on what has happened to my relationship with the pilot of that plane my father was in.)

From a leadership shake-up to certain programs getting the ax, few things are off the table in pursuit of improving the university’s bottom line.

The St. Joseph Y2K Lions Club will host its annual Plant-Sale & Pillow-Cleaning event on two days in mid-May: from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 and from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, May 17. The two-day event will take place at the St. Joseph American Legion, 101 Minnesota St. in the...

The Otto Bremer Trust awarded more than $14 million in grants and program-related investments in December and January. The trust also distributed more than $16.6 million to six local intermediary partners as part of its new Community Responsive Fund pilot program. Grants that affect our area include the following: The Center for Victims of Torture, St. Paul, $55,000 to serve Somali families in St. Cloud through culturally specific outreach, parenting classes and mentoring; Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity, St. Cloud, $50,000 for general operations to develop and preserve affordable housing in central Minnesota; Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines, Waite Park, $55,000 for general operations to provide youth development opportunities and programs for girls residing in Greater Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin; Initiative Foundation, Little Falls, $100,000 to build organizational capacity by providing training, consulting, and coaching for nonprofit organizations in central Minnesota; Minnesota Head Start Association Inc., Sauk Rapids, $37,000 for general operations to support low-income families and ensure high standards of service for young children through a statewide network of Minnesota Head Start providers; Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, St. Paul, $10,000 to promote systems improvements in Minnesota’s emergency housing sector, leading to the elimination of homelessness; Hearth Connection, St. Paul, $150,000 for general operations to provide technical assistance and solution creation to improve housing outcomes for chronically homeless Minnesotans through a statewide network of direct service providers, government partners and community stakeholders; Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, Minneapolis, $36,000 for general operations to elevate the capacity of programs, systems and policies to strengthen youth-mentoring relationships in Minnesota and the region; and WomenVenture, St. Paul, $60,000 for general operations to equip women entrepreneurs with the skills and resources to create and grow profitable and sustainable businesses.