The City of Crookston is seeking individuals willing to serve as election judges at the 2016 General Election (November 8th). Election judges are reimbursed for their time. For questions or to obtain an application form, please contact Angie Menge or Angel Weasner at 218-281-4503.
At 209 meters below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth, and the second lowest lake in the world after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake. It is not a real sea - it is called a sea because of tradition. The lake is also known on modern maps as Lake Galilee or Lake Tiberias, in the region of Galilee. In modern Hebrew, it is known as Yam Kinneret (info â¢ help) (×× ×× ×¨×ª), Sea of Kinnereth (Numbers 34:11; Joshua 13:27).
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline, or salt, lake that is over 8 times more salty than the ocean. It lies between Israel and the West Bank and Jordan. The shores of the lake are 1,378 feet (420 m) below sea level making it the lowest place on the earthâs surface. The Dead Sea is 1,247 feet (380 m) deep making it the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The Dead Sea is 42 miles (67 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.