Wiener dog races to add to the excitement of Hot Dog NightThe 2004 Hog Dog Night in Luverne will be particularly exciting this year with the addition of the first annual wiener dog races.Anyone who has a dachshund (wiener dog) is eligible to enter the contest. Chamber director Dave Smith is certain the competition will be fierce and encourages all wiener dog owners to start the grueling training process now.The 42nd annual Hot Dog Night will be Thursday, July 8, this year.The races will start at 7 p.m. Of course, the wiener dog races won’t be the only highlight of the evening.Along with gorging yourself on free hot dogs, other activities will include:
A Tae Kwan Do demonstration; a program by the Stoplight Dancers; and Koch’s mini-train free rides to all the kids.
A Christian music group will also perform in front of the Brandenburg Gallery.
At the Hinkly House, the 4-H clubs will have their annual dress review, along with other entertainment.If you would like more information, contact the Luverne Chamber of Commerce.Would you consider wife swapping?The ABC network would like to make a TV show about it.A new reality show is looking for two two-parent families to participate in the show.Under the concept, the mothers from the two families would change places.During the first five days, the moms try to fit into the routine and adopt the lifestyle of their new family, giving all a chance to become familiar with each other.For the second five days, the new moms make any changes they see fit and run the home in a way that suits them."Wife Swap" will document all the details: how the couples share, or don’t share, the housework and child-rearing responsibilities, how they spend money, and how they spend their leisure time.Are you interested in being one of those families?If so, you can contact the show’s producers at 212-905-6059 or email them at theswap@rdfmedia.com .For more information you can check out their Web site at www.theswaptvshow.com.Time to start watching out for motorcyclesAs the fresh air and sunshine start to lure motorcycle riders out in increasing numbers, the number of cycle fatalities has been on the rise.According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, 55 Minnesotans died in motorcycle crashes in 2003.That is the largest number of cycle deaths in 16 years.According to Kathy Swanson, director of the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, the increase in Minnesota is also a national trend.According to Swanson, although most riders believe other drivers are the greatest threat to their safety, more than half of the motorcycle deaths in 2003 were due to single vehicle crashes.Speed, inexperience, inattention and alcohol impairment are the most common contributing factors in motorcycle crashes.When cars are involved, the biggest problem is the car drivers not seeing the cyclists.Although half of Minnesota cyclists live in the metro area, nearly 60 percent of the deaths occur in greater Minnesota.Riders most likely to be involved in accidents are ages 20 to 29 and 40 to 49.From 1998 to 2002, 86 percent of the rider fatalities were men. But in 2003, 10 women (almost 20 percent), died in motorcycle crashes. Seven of these women were passengers on the motorcycle.If you would like to know more about motorcycle safety, check out www.motorcyclesafety.state.mn.us or phone 800-407-6677.Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com

Father knows best … or at least knows better than meNo matter how old I get, I still need my dad as much as ever. In fact, the more I think about it, I actually need him more as I get older.The things that make him so needed are more difficult nowadays: Instead of unknotting stubborn shoelaces, I ask him to detangle life’s major problems. Most of us will spend Sunday, Father’s Day, appreciating our dads, but the good ones out there — especially mine — deserve pats on the back every day.The story that tells how my dad is such a good one isn’t dramatic — it’s a quiet tale of his constant devotion to and love for his family.He is kind and loving to his wife and three daughters. Dad is always honest and fair and candidly articulates his beliefs with intelligence. His strength has shown up in countless ways. He tolerated hours of the Quam Sisters singing our version of "Moonlight Bay" or rounds of "Row Your Boat" on car trips.I always knew I was lucky that he was with us every night after work, on call for homework help or to break up sibling fights. But I was also lucky, growing up, because he wasn’t the type of dad who was called on only for discipline or playtime. He was always there, putting in his share of parenting: teaching us to sharpen a knife, weed a garden, thumb wrestle or check the oil. He taught us our favorite bedtime prayer and made sure we brushed our teeth.He also included his daughters in his activities. One of my sisters still hunts with him, for instance, and I used to enjoy casting lead bullets for his muzzleloader. (I keep the very first bullet I made in a special corner of my jewelry armoire.) Obviously, Dad didn’t treat his girls as if they were the fairer sex. He did everything he could to make us know we were equals in a male-dominated world and that worrying about hair, makeup or clothes was a superficial waste of our time. I didn’t appreciate that mindset when he made us wear waterproof army green boots in the winter, when all the other girls had trendy moon boots that matched their coats.That’s not to say he doesn’t like to dress up now and then himself — he comes up with the best Halloween costumes. Most recently, he was a hit as a drag queen and Ozzy Osbourne.But he’s got a lot more to offer than laughs or his strange brand of creativity. Dad’s intelligence can be startling … or annoying if you’re playing opposite him in a board game. He’s an artist, crossword puzzle solver, historian, mad scientist … and still a gentleman. In the same day he can order with ease off a fancy wine list, put on his bibbed overalls to clean the gutters and casually sketch an eagle that could be in the pages of an Audubon book.Yes, the more I think about it, the more I am thankful for many qualities about my dad. The little annoying things he did (like taking family pictures next to roadside historical markers) fade away. The days of him hoisting me on his shoulders to get a better look at the world are long gone, but I will always appreciate my dad for the way he shows me everything from a new perspective. And I won’t forget to tell him that this Father’s Day.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne VFW baseball team went 3-1 and placed second during its own tournament staged at Redbird Field over the weekend.The Cardinals beat Fairmont on Friday before posting victories over New Ulm and Tracy on Saturday to win their pool and earn a berth in Sunday’s championship game.Fairmont beat the Cardinals in the title tilt, ending their seven-game winning streak to start the 2004 season.Fairmont 15, Luverne 9The Cardinals were unable to defeat Fairmont for the second time during the tournament when the teams squared off in Sunday’s championship game.Luverne led 3-0 after scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, but Fairmont outscored the Cards 15-6 the rest of the way to win the title tilt by six runs.Marc Boelman and Tyler Reisch notched RBIs for fielder’s choices to highlight Luverne’s three-run first inning.Luverne, however, couldn’t protect the lead. Fairmont scored at least one run in every inning and put together four-run rallies in the second and third frames to win the game handily.Jake Clark slapped three hits and was one of seven Luverne players to record one RBI in the game.Boelman started the game on the mound and took the loss. Derek Elbers, Clark and Nathan Boler pitched in relief.Box score AB R H BIClark 4 2 3 1Elbers 3 1 0 1Fitzer 4 0 0 1Boomgaarden 1 0 0 0Boelman 4 2 1 1Reisch 3 1 0 1Lundgren 2 0 1 1Oeding 3 1 1 1Boler 2 1 0 0Bruynes 1 0 0 0DeBoer 1 0 0 0Deutsch 1 0 0 0Nath 1 1 1 1Luverne 14, Tracy 4The Cardinals coasted to a 10-run win over Tracy in a six-run contest during Luverne’s final game of pool play Saturday.Luverne scored seven runs in the first two innings and never looked back on the way to a lopsided victory.Reisch, one of two Cards to drive in two runs in the contest, delivered a two-run double to help the hosts open a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Craig Oeding, who led Luverne with three hits and three RBIs, belted a two-run single when the Cards scored four times to take a 7-0 cushion in the second.Elbers also picked up two RBIs for the winners, who scored two runs in the fourth inning and five in the sixth to counter Tracy’s four-run surge in the top of the third frame.Micah Boomgaarden pitched all six innings to pick up the win.Box score AB R H BIClark 2 3 0 0Elbers 2 2 1 2Fitzer 4 0 0 0Boelman 4 2 1 1Deutsch 1 0 0 0Reisch 2 2 1 2Boler 0 1 0 0Lundgren 2 1 1 1Oeding 4 2 3 3Bruynes 1 0 0 0DeBoer 1 0 0 0Richters 3 1 1 1Luverne 9, NU 5The Cardinals overcame 1-0 and 3-2 deficits early in the contest to defeat New Ulm by four runs in Saturday’s first game.The score was knotted at four after NU scored one run in the top of the fifth inning, but the Cards regained the lead at 5-4 with a counter in the bottom of the fifth before scoring three times in the sixth to ice the victory.Oeding, who had two hits in the game, drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning with an RBI single.Oeding, Reisch and Chris Fitzer singled home one run each when Luverne put the game away in the sixth.Oeding and Reisch led the Cards at the plate with two hits and two RBIs each.Andrew DeBoer pitched the first five innings to pick up the win. Fitzer worked the final two frames to earn a save.Box score AB R H BIClark 2 2 0 0Elbers 3 1 1 0Boelman 3 0 0 0Reisch 3 1 2 2Boler 2 2 0 1Bruynes 2 0 0 0Boomgaarden 1 1 0 0Lundgren 3 1 1 0Deutsch 2 0 0 0Fitzer 2 0 1 1Oeding 2 0 2 2Luverne 15, Fairmont 7The Cardinals opened the tournament by rolling to an eight-run win over eventual champion Fairmont in Friday’s first round.Clark, Elbers and Brett Lundgren drove in two runs each to lead the Cards offensively in the game.Caleb Bruynes tossed four innings of relief to gain the pitching win. Ben Nath started the game on the mound.The score was tied at six when Luverne scored nine straight runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to assume control of the contest.Two runs scored on errors and Lundgren was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, when Luverne plated three runs to take a 9-6 advantage.Elbers produced a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to make it a 10-6 game, and he picked up the only RBI with a single when the Cards scored five runs in the fifth to settle the issue.Box score AB R H BIClark 4 2 1 2Lundgren 2 1 0 2Finke 1 0 0 0Fitzer 3 1 0 0Bruynes 1 0 0 0Boelman 2 2 0 0Nath 2 1 0 0Elbers 3 3 1 2Boler 3 2 0 0DeBoer 4 1 1 0Deutsch 2 2 0 1

By John RittenhouseSeven athletes representing Luverne High School completed the spring season at the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships in Blaine over the weekend.Four Luverne girls competed in two events at the meet, and three Cardinal boys mixed it up with the state’s best in six events.Unfortunately for the Luverne delegation, team points were hard to come by.A ninth-place in one event gave the Cardinal girls one team point. A six-way tie for ninth place in one event gave the LHS boys one-third of one team point.The girls’ 3,200-meter relay team turned in a ninth-place effort in Saturday’s finals.Senior Tera Boomgaarden, sophomores Victoria Arends and Kelsey Dooyema and eighth-grader Lexi Heitkamp ran a combined 9:57.67 during the event.Their effort was more than eight seconds off the pace they set when meeting the state-qualifying standard and placing second during the section meet nine days earlier.Cedar Mountain, the team that beat the LHS squad during section competition, won the state championship with a 9:26.83 performance.Heitkamp also made an appearance in the girls’ 1,600-meter run Saturday.The eighth-grader ran a 5:25.4, finishing 13th out of 16 runners in the Class A field.Heitkamp’s time Saturday was four seconds off the pace she established when placing second at the section meet. She needed to run a 5:18.21 to place in the top nine.Lac qui Parle Valley freshman Nikki Swenson, who won the Section 3A title in the 1,600, became a state champion after running a 4:57.4.Senior Tim Rust came away from the meet with the lone place for the Cardinal boys at the state classic.Rust cleared 12-6 to earn a share of ninth with five other athletes in the pole vault, giving the Cardinals one-third of one team point.Rust, who cleared 13-3 to win the section championship, could have used the 13-6 height he cleared during the regular season to his advantage at the state meet. Mankato Loyola sophomore David Gierut won the state championship by clearing 13-6.Rust also competed in two sprinting preliminaries Friday without advancing to the finals.He turned in an 11.77 during first of two heats in the 100-meter dash, placing eighth in the heat. Rust’s preliminary time was 17th of 18 runners trying to earn a spot in the finals. He needed to run a 23.13 to advance to Saturday’s finals.Blue Earth Area senior Brian Baumann won the state title in the 100 with a time of 11.11.Rust also ran in the 200-meter dash preliminaries Friday, placing seventh out of eight runners in the first of two heats with a time of 23.62.His time in the preliminaries was 13th out of 15 runners participating. Rust needed to run a 23.13 to qualify for Saturday’s championship race, which was won by Minneapolis De LaSalle sophomore Alexander Robinson with a time of 22.52.Both of Rust’s preliminary times were off the pace he established while placing second in the 100 (11.52) and 200 (23.19) during the section meet finals.LHS senior Justin Van Wyhe competed in two jumping events Friday and Saturday at the state meet.Van Wyhe tested the talent in the long jump Friday, producing a distance of 18-10 in the preliminaries.Of 15 athletes who had their distances measured during the long jump, Van Wyhe sported the 12th best effort. He needed a distance 19-7 3/4 to place in the top nine. Martin County West senior Jeff Lillevold won the state title with a distance of 21-1.Van Wyhe competed in the triple jump Saturday.He recorded a 40-7 1/4 distance in the preliminaries, placing 13th out of 15 jumpers.Van Wyhe needed a distance of 41-5 to place in the top nine. New York Mills sophomore Ted Rud won the state title with a distance of 44-9 1/2.Both of Van Wyhe’s distances at the state meet were shorter than the distances he recorded while placing second in the long jump (20-2 1/4) and triple jumps (41-8 3/4) during the section meet.Luverne sophomore Jake Hendricks competed in the 400-meter dash preliminaries Friday without advancing to the finals.Hendricks ran a 52.99 during the second of two heat races. He finished eighth in his heat and 16th out of 16 runners in the preliminaries.Hendricks needed to run a 51.21 to qualify for the finals.Staples-Motley senior Josh Smith won the 400-meter dash title with a time of 49.13 Saturday.

By John RittenhouseA delegation of five Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton boys produced a pair of places at the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships in Blaine Friday and Saturday.The H-BC-E-E group participated in three events at the state classic, and they left the event after securing a pair of finishes in the top nine.Their efforts earned H-BC-E-E seven points in team competition, which was good for 48th place.Junior Tyler Bush experienced the most successful weekend for the Patriots.Bush, who placed fifth in the 800-meter run at the state meet as a sophomore in 2003, bettered that showing last weekend.Entering the meet as a section champion, Bush ran a 1:57.9 while winning the second of two heat races in Friday’s preliminaries.Bush’s effort proved to be the third best qualifying time out of 17 runners competing in the 800.Bush turned in a better performance during Saturday’s finals, but so did a number of other runners in the field.Bush ran a 1:56.79 to place fourth in the nine-runner finale. Senior Chris Erichsen, of Kingsland, won the state title with a 1:55.06 effort.By placing fourth in the 800, Bush accounted for six of H-BC-E-E’s seven team points acquired during the state meet.He also played a role in earning another point in the 3,200-meter relay, an event the Patriots placed ninth in Saturday.Senior Todd Alberty and juniors Bush, Kale Wiertzema and Derek Haak formed the 3,200-meter relay team, which turned in an 8:32.31.Perham won the state championship by besting the 11-team field with a time of 8:00.55.H-BC-E-E also competed in the 1,600-meter relay at the state meet without placing.The event, which was scheduled to have preliminary races for the 11 teams involved on Friday, turned into an all-finals event on Saturday due to rain late Friday evening.The H-BC-E-E squad consisting of Bush, Alberty, Wiertzema and senior Lee Jackson finished 11th with a time of 3:36.47.The Patriots needed a time of 3:32.32 to place in the top nine. Hermantown won the state title with a 3:24.73 effort.

By John RittenhouseA Luverne High School doubles team went 1-1 at the Minnesota State Class A Tennis Championships staged at the Northwest Athletic Club in Burnsville Thursday.Senior Patrick Bennett and junior Dusty Antoine advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class A Doubles Championship Series by winning their first match of the event.The season came to an end for the Luverne team players in the quarterfinals, where they dropped a match in straight sets."Our goal was to get past the first round, and they did it," said Cardinal coach Greg Antoine. "Like the boys said (after the first match), it was nice to go back (to the site) in the afternoon and need to bring their racquets."The Cardinals needed to keep track of their equipment after winning a three-set match against Mound-Westonka’s Brett Ahlness and Mitchell Turner in the first round.Bennett and Antoine rolled to a 6-2 win in the opening set before the M-W team battled back to secure a 6-1 victory in the second set. The Cardinals regained their winning form to post a 6-2 win in the third set."The kids played a really nice first match," coach Antoine said. "They were clicking, with the exception of the second set. Then they came out and won the first three games of the third set and never looked back."The Luverne squad met a Thief River Falls’ team of Chris Mickelson and Michael Forney in the quarterfinals.Mickelson and Forney, who eventually placed fourth, handed the LHS team 6-3 and 6-4 setbacks."There was a one-hour break between the first and second matches, and it seemed like we didn’t have the energy we needed. Neither boy got a real good night’s sleep on Wednesday because they were excited, and that came into play in the second match. We just didn’t play our A game."This was the second straight year Bennett and Antoine played in the state classic as a doubles team. They went 0-1 last season.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian Dragons captured their second Section 3A Baseball Tournament title in the last three years Thursday in Windom.The Dragons met Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin in the section finals.Although the Wolverines beat AHS on the way to winning the Red Rock Conference championship, the Dragons had the last laugh when they defeated ML-B-O 7-3 in the section title game.The win ups Adrian’s record to 18-7, and it sends the Dragons to their second state tournament appearance in school history.Adrian will play Section 6A champion New York Mills Eagles (19-4), a 7-5 winner over Menahga in a title game played in Fergus Falls Thursday, in today’s quarterfinal round of the Minnesota State Class A Baseball Tournament in Chaska. Game time is 10 a.m.A win would send AHS into the semifinals, where it would play a 2:45 p.m. game in Chaska. A loss would send the Dragons to Jordan, where they would play a 2:45 p.m. game in the consolation bracket.The Dragons had to overcome a quality opponent in ML-B-O to advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2002, when they went 2-1 and placed fifth.The Wolverines beat AHS 6-2 in Butterfield April 6, and they handed the Dragons a 9-4 setback in Adrian April 29.ML-B-O played its way through the loser’s bracket to earn the right to face AHS in Windom Thursday, but the Wolverines were unable to stop Adrian’s 5-0 run through the section tournament.Adrian senior pitcher Tyler Wolf tossed a five-hit complete game to lead the Dragons defensivley, and Cody Kontz, Levi Bullerman, Brandon Wolf and Glen Kruger slapped two hits each to pace the offense during the four-run victory.Both teams plated a pair of runs in the first inning, and the game remained tied until Adrian moved in front to stay with a four-run outburst in the top of the fifth.Bullerman ignited the rally when he slapped his second single of the game before stealing second base. Brandon Wolf snapped the deadlock with a single that plated Bullerman.A single by Kruger followed by a walk to Brandon Diekmann loaded the bases as the inning progressed.Will Lutmer drew a bases-loaded walk to force home Brandon Wolf, Kontz singled home Kruger and Tyler Wolf drew a walk to force home Diekmann and give the Dragons a 6-2 cushion.The Dragons added an insurance run when Brent Tjepkes reached base on an error and scored on a wild pitch to make it a 7-2 game in the top of the seventh.After blanking the Wolverines in the second through sixth innings, Tyler Wolf had to pitch out of a jam to secure the win for AHS in the bottom of the seventh.ML-B-O already plated one run when it loaded the bases with two outs. Wolverine Daniel Snyder came to the plate as the potential tying run, but Wolf induced the ML-B-O outfielder to lift a harmless fly ball to right fielder David Hoffer, who made the catch for the final out of the game.Tyler Wolf fanned six batters and walked six during his complete-game victory, which upped his season record to 8-1.The AHS pitcher also came up with a big appearance at the plate in the top of the first, when he drew a one-out walk to ignite a two-run rally.Bullerman singled and Brandon Wolf walked to load the bases after Tyler Wolf drew his free pass. Kruger delivered a two-run single to give the Dragons an early lead that was erased when ML-B-O scored twice in the bottom of the first.

NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARDINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2184LUVERNE, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 2184 shall begin on July 6, 2004, and shall close at 5 o’clock p.m. on July 20, 2004. The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. At that election, three members will be elected to the School Board for a term of four years each.Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, Luverne, MN. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for 30 days before the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election. The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5 o’clock p.m. on July 20, 2004.Dated: June 10, 2004 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD/s/ Colleen Deutsch Colleen Deutsch, School District Clerk(6-17, 6-24)

NOTICE OF INTENT OF REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDSPublication Date: June 17, 2004City of Luverne203 East Main StreetP.O. Box 659Luverne, MN 56156507-449-2388Southwest Minnesota Housing PartnershipBarb Kirchner, Project Planner2401 Broadway AvenueSuite 4Slayton, MN 56172507-836-8673 ext 412TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS:On or about June 25, 2004 the above-named City will request the Business and Community Development Division, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to release federal funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 98-181) for the following project. City of Luverne Comprehensive Application for Housing & Downtown Revitalization - $1,270,580 for the rehabilitation of 25 income eligible owner-occupied properties, rehabilitation of 16 rental properties/mixed use units and the rehabilitation of 18 commercial properties. The activities proposed are categorically excluded under HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from National Environmental Policy Act Requirements. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) respecting this project has been made by the City named above those documents the environmental review of the project. This ERR is on file at the address above and is available for public examination and copying, upon request, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.In accordance with 24 CFR Part 58.15, a tiered review process has been structured for the rehabilitation, whereby some environmental laws and authorities have been reviewed for the target area and other applicable laws and authorities will be complied with, when participating properties have been identified and projects are ripe for review. Specifically, the target area has been studied and compliance with the following laws and authorities has been established: wetland protection, sole source aquifers, endangered species, wild and scenic rivers, air quality, farmlands protection, airport runway clear zone requirements and environmental justice. Compliance with the following laws and authorities will take place once properties within the target area have been identified, but prior to the commitment of funds: historic properties, floodplain management/Flood Disaster Protection Act requirements and HUD environmental standards for hazards. Compliance documentation on the aforementioned laws and authorities will be in each individual property file, and copies will be available, once established, at Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, 2401 Broadway Avenue, Suite 4, Slayton, MN. Public Comments: Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, 2401 Broadway Avenue, Suite 4, Slayton, MN 56172. All comments received by June 25, 2004 will be considered by City prior to submission of a Request for Release of Funds. The City of Luverne will undertake the project described above with Block Grant funds from the Business and Community Development Division, under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The City of Luverne and Chief Executive Officer in his official capacity as Mayor consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision making and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that with approval, the City may use the Block Grant funds, and BCD and HUD will have satisfied their responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Objections to Release of Funds: BCD will accept objections to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only for one of the following reasons: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the Chief Executive Officer or other officers of the grantee approved by BCD; (b) that the grantee’s ERR for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process: (c) the grant recipient has incurred costs not authorized at 24 CFR Part 58.22 before approval of a release of funds by BCD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 24 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58), and may be addressed to Small Cities Development Program, MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development, Business and Community Development Division, 500 Metro Square, 121 7th Place East, St. Paul, MN 55101-2146. BCD will not consider objections to the release of funds for reasons other than those stated above. Potential objectors should contact BCD at 651-296-7057 to verify the actual last day of the objection period. (6-17)