Yesterday, Terry visited and had lunch with a group representing Minnesota’s DAV organization.  During the lunch, the group presented a plaque recognizing Terry’s “continued service to Minnesota’s veterans.”

Yesterday’s lunch was a great start to the new year!  I have learned so much from this tremendous group of veterans and leaders.  Hank Sadler has been teaching me about veterans issues and emergency management needs even before I took office.  Sitting next to Lyle Pearson during lunch was so much fun—you can’t visit with Lyle without having a big smile afterwards!  I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the DAV and look forward to contributing to the DAV’s work on behalf of our veterans and their families.

Last week, Terry received the 2009 ‘Friend of Transit’ recognition from the Minnesota Public Transit Association.  In talking with MPTA’s Tony Kellen, Terry outlined the steps the state needs to take to provide reasonable and reliable transit throughout Greater Minnesota:

Now that the Minnesota Department of Transportation has completed its first statewide transit plan, I look forward to working with the great group of public transit advocates here in Minnesota to make the plan a reality.  We need to ensure that people throughout the state can live in the home of their choice and still get to work, school, doctors, grocery stores, church, and more.