Humboldt County Supervisors receive proposal from STEM group

By APRIL KELLEY
DAKOTA CITY - A mix of drainage issues, road repairs, courthouse upgrades and new programs in Humboldt County dominated the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meetings over the last two weeks.

Emily Lane and Alyssa Reekers attended the Supervisors meeting to discuss a new program they are creating for children in Humboldt.

The STEM program, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, will be designed around Legos and using various methods to make machines that work all while teaching children about the various disciplines in STEM.

Lane and Reekers attended the meeting to request assistance with finding a space to hold the meetings in.

“We are coming to all of you to ask for some assistance. We would like to propose some help with some space for our elementary kids,” Reekers said.

“We have a group that we would like to see them explore their engineering and STEM abilities,” Reekers continued.

The program is expected to run year-round and meet for one to two hours a week.

Supervisor Bob Rasmussen suggested checking with the Conservation department and their new shelter house.

The School was also mentioned as a possible location however it is out over the summer as the janitors are busy resetting the building for the upcoming year by deep cleaning every room.

Humboldt County Engineer Ben Loots offered the meeting room at the County Engineer’s office, however the lack of bathroom facilities makes it a back-up option at this time.

Lane and Reekers are looking to get the program off the ground in the next month and plan to have approximately 30 elementary aged students involved.

The pair will be posting more information as the project nears its opening date. Watch this paper for further updates.

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Editor's Note: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, May 27 due to the Memorial Day weekend and then again on Monday, June 2. Both meetings are included in the article due to print deadlines for the paper.