Century School curtailed gas use during cold snap

Century School curtailed gas use during cold snap

Buildings and grounds director Mike Ridlon told the Park Rapids School Board on Monday, Jan. 26 that Century School used propane heat to curtail natural gas usage during the recent cold snap. He said they did this at the request of the natural gas utility to ease the load on the pipeline, and they planned to continue this week while the school’s propane tanks held out. Other cold weather issues included outdoor trash compactors not working, he s…