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Lois Marie Overland (nee Barnes), age 88, of Minneapolis, passed away September 19, 2009. Preceded in death by husband Douglas I. Overland and sister Mercedes (MiMi) Mertesdorf. Survived by daughter Carol A. Overland and partner Alan Muller and “grandchildren” Kenya and Krie of Red Wing, Minnesota and Port Penn, Delaware; son David Overland and partner Kim Gardner of Pasco, Washington.

The grand-daughter of a union organizer, she graduated from North High and the U of M School of Nursing, served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cavalry stationed at Ft. Dix and after the war worked in the Franklin, New Jersey hospital before coming back to Minnesota. In 1950, she married Douglas I. Overland, a mechanical engineer. They joined Mayflower Church and the church became an important focus of her life. She was a Deacon, served on the Benevolence and Social Justice committees and was a designer of church bulletin boards. After Doug’s retirement, they enjoyed many years of RVing across the country and backyard gardening.

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Join us

Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

for a

Memorial Service and Interment

at

Mayflower Community Congregational Church

106 E. Diamond Lake Road

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Memorials preferred to Mayflower Community Congregational Church Foundation.

Remember LS Power, the ones who have the harebrained idea of building an 855MW gas plant next to the Chisago substation?  They may think that calling it Sunrise River Energy makes it less odius!  Well, LS Power is starting to see the light, and let’s hope this idea of withdrawing the project spreads northward!

Power plant pulls plug on project

“Hell yeah, I’m happy,” Prater said, adding that it wasn’t just activism that stopped the plant. “Everything came into play — the economy, the Obama administration, the EPA’s attitude towards Texas, the TCEQ, everything came together at exactly the right time.”

And from LS Power, the LS Power spin:

“This was purely a business decision,” he said. “The economic downturn pushed out the need for this plant for at least a few more years. In addition to that, the PUC late last year approved a $5 million transmission line build-out from the Panhandle and West Texas to cities like D-FW, and our market analysis shows that’s decreasing power prices going forward.”

Well, DUH!

LS Power won’t build Navarro County Power Plant

LS Power cancels plans to build power plant in Navarro County

Here’s what just was filed on behalf of Minnesota Coalition for Sensible Siting:

Minnesota Coalition for Sensible Siting – Comments

Exhibit A – CUB-WIEG Petition for Review – Bent Tree

Exhibit B – Canada Health Survey July 20, 2009

Exhibit C – Testimony of Rick James – Tazewell IL

Exhibit D – AEI Wind Turbine Noise Report 2009

Exhibit E – Harding – Wind Turbines, Flicker and Photosensitive Epilepsy

Exhibit F – Failed Suzlon Turbine

Exhibit G – Failed Turbine in Sherman Co, OR

Exhibit H – Wind Worker Casualties

Exhibit I – Murray County Wind Ordinance

Exhibit J – Manitowoc County Wind Ordinance 9-07

Exhibit K – Calumet County Wind Ordinance

Exhibit L – Ridgeville Wind Ordinance

And this was filed by CFERS:

CFERS Comment

To look at all the filings, go to www.puc.state.mn.us and to eDockets and search for docket 09-845.

Tomorrow is the deadline for Comments on the PUC’s docket regarding setbacks and the Department of Health’s report on wind turbine placement, noise and public health:

MN Dept of Health – Public Health Impacts of Wind Turbines

Here’s the PUC’s Notice:

PUC – Notice of Comment Period 7-21-09

To see the docket, and there have been a lot of comments thus far which might help you in writing up yours:

1. Go to www.puc.state.mn.us
2. Click on “eDockets” (the blue button)
3. Scroll down and enter docket 09-845.

The PUC Notice says that Comments should be filed electronically.  To do that:

1. Go towww.puc.state.mn.us
2. Click on “eFiling” (the orange button)
3. Register
4. Follow the directions to file.
5. If that doesn’t work, email Comments to burl.haar@state.mn.us

Send your comments in before tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.  There are many, and we need many more.  It’s all about responsible siting that works, reasonable setbacks, sufficient to prevent unreasonable noise and flicker and other impacts to those who live near turbines.  Once more with feeling, we need energy we can LIVE WITH!!!

Remember the hook that won’t go away (even though El did):

What’s the word?  TINKLENBERG!

It’s Bachmann-McCarthy Overdrive!

That was then, and this is now… Now Paul Hipp’s released “We’re #37” and it’s shot way up, making the rounds on the DFL lists:

So do tell — what’s the tie to MN that got him interested in that obscure, awful race in the “Land of Ventura and Franken?”