Gov. Dayton supports hockey program for military kids
Today is "Defending the Blue Line" Day in Minnesota, according to a declaration by Gov. Mark Dayton. Sounds like it might be a promo for a WWII movie, but it's to honor a nonprofit group that provides hockey equipment for kids in military families.
The group says it tries to keep hockey alive for the children of military parents by "providing free equipment for military kids, hockey camps, special events, and financial assistance for registration fees and other costs associated with hockey."
It was started by members of the National Guard.
The group will be at the Capitol today from 3 to 5 p.m.
By Joe Kimball | Published Tue, Feb 1 2011 10:56 am
|
Article source
http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2011/02/01/25390/gov_dayton_supports_hockey_program_for_military_kids
|
|
|
|
Latest News
Minn. National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility
Posted: 2013-05-18 05:10 AM
By Pat Pheifer
The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune
Published: May 18, 2013
CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. -- The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult.
Unfortunately, weather conditions prevented the real thing from taking flight Friday morning as the Minnesota National Guard officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility.
Minn. National Guard helping to fight wildfire
Posted: 2013-05-15 11:12 AM
Published 1:22 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MENAHGA, Minn. (AP) — Crews from the Minnesota National Guard are helping to suppress a wildfire near the northwestern Minnesota town of Menahga.
Army Maj. Bruce A. Kraemer says 22 soldiers are on active duty Wednesday to help fight the fire, including air crews and support teams.
Operation Agriculture: Minnesota Guard assists Afghan farmers
Posted: 2013-05-15 08:08 AM
Agricultural Development Teams deploy farming experts to help rebuild Afghanistan's war torn food system.
When most National Guard units prepare to deploy to Afghanistan, they focus on tactical training--land navigation, weapons skills, working with interpreters, counter-IED techniques, basic first aid.
But Colonel Eric Ahlness, commander of the Minnesota National Guard's Zabul Agribusiness Development Team, or ADT, brought his unit to an Amish farm.
Article archive
|
|
