Elko NewsLocal news for Elko, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Judge snuffs out smoking 'plays' at Babbitt bar- May 31, 2008 A judge is bringing down the curtain on "theater nights" at a bar in northeastern Minnesota.http://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/judge-snuffs-out-smoking-plays-at-babbitt-bar?fr... Judge orders smoking to stop in Scott County bar- May 17, 2008 In the first court action on the issue, Scott County Judge Jerome Abrams ordered a temporary injunction against a Elko New Market bar that was allowing smoking as part of an ongoing 'theatrical performance' ...http://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/judge-orders-smoking-to-stop-in-scott-county-bar... Judge stops Elko saloon from using smoking ban loophole- May 16, 2008 "If a judge is going to rule what is and what is not theater, it's going to get sticky." Listen to feature audio A Scott County judge has stopped an Elko bar from staging "theater nights" to get around the state's Freedom to Breathe Act. via Minnesota Public Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/judge-stops-elko-saloon-from-using-smoking-ban-l... Smoking ban drama gets a new actor: District judge- May 10, 2008 Whether a bar owner can stage "theater nights" to get around the statewide smoking ban is now in the hands of a Scott County district judge. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/smoking-ban-drama-gets-a-new-actor-district-judg... Bar smoking arguments go to Scott County judge- May 8, 2008 By Shannon Fiecke, Staff Writer Drama over the statewide smoking ban spilled into Judge Jerome Abram's Shakopee courtroom Tuesday with the first court hearing in Minnesota on the issue. via Shakopee Valley News - Newspaper and ...http://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/bar-smoking-arguments-go-to-scott-county-judge?f... Judge hears arguments in suit against bar that holds smoking 'performances'- May 7, 2008 A case over a loophole in Minnesota's smoking ban is now in the hands of a Scott County judge. via Twincities.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/judge-hears-arguments-in-suit-against-bar-that-h... Smoking Ban Theater- May 5, 2008 "I had employees upset that their tips had gone away and they were really having trouble making ends meet. I said, 'I'm going to do everything in my power to keep all of your jobs,' " Posted by Lady Logician on Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:51:33 PM A loophole in the Minnesota state Smoking Ban for theatrical productions has been the subject of many stories and much wringing of hands. via WWTC-AM Eaganhttp://www.topix.net/city/elko-mn/2008/05/smoking-ban-theater?fromrss=1 |