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They’d do anything and go anywherefor veterans

Dave Strong of Thief River Falls was one of the veterans togo on the Veterans Honor Flight in October. He would rec-

ommend it to any veteran.

Local veteran honored by Honor Flight

by David HillEditor

On one-week’s notice,Dave Strong of Thief RiverFalls, packed a bag andjoined the latest group ofveterans to travel to Wash-ington, D.C., with VeteransHonor Flight of NorthDakota and Minnesota, onOct. 19. Strong, who served in theNavy from Aug. 15, 1950 to1954, was nominated to par-ticipate in an honor flight,but was told to expect to becalled to join the next flightnext year. (They fly groupsto Washington two times peryear.) But Strong explaineda veteran scheduled to flywith this group had passedaway and Strong was next inline. Strong said Gary andShelby Sorvig drove him toFargo, N.D.,, where he flewon a chartered direct flightto Washington. Strong, who is a vibrant90, and said “I got all thegood genes in the family,”doesn’t need much assis-

tance, but there was plentyavailable. There were 60wheelchairs and lots of med-ical personnel and volun-teers. He said that on theplane he sat next to the doc-tor in charge of the VA inFargo. He said all partici-pants wore identificationtags with medical informa-tion tucked inside thepacket. The flight returned toFargo late Monday nightand he was driven back toThief River Falls on Tuesdayby Kenny Kain. Throughout the trip,Strong said there was lots ofhelp and the food was fabu-lous - too much actually. Hesaid his wife was unable totravel with him, but veter-ans were allowed to have arelative or friend with them.Strong said time was soshort after his notificationhe didn’t have time to evenask a friend to travel withhim. When asked about thememorials they visited,Strong said “You name it, wesaw it.”

He was most emotionallyaffected by the Changing ofthe Guard at ArlingtonCemetery. He explainedwhen they visited ArlingtonCemetery it was raining, yetthe soldiers completed theirduties while he and his fel-low veterans wore whiterain parkas. Strong said he took ad-vantage of using a wheel-chair only once - at theFranklin Delano RooseveltMemorial. It was also one ofhis favorites. He said thewalk would have been justtoo much. Getting around Washing-ton, DC, wasn’t a problemfor the Honor Flight veter-ans. He said they had threewhite buses with largeprinted words on the sidethat said United States ofAmerica and several law en-forcement escorts. Theywere told only the presidentand honor guard are permit-ted to get escorts in the city,and, boy, did they use the es-corts. Strong said they wenteverywhere, even down one-

way streets the wrong way.Strong said motorists got outof their way as fast as theycould. He said the bus driv-ers drove like they had atime table and schedule andwere going to stick to it. Headded that it appeared therewas no place they couldn’tgo. Strong said he was alsoemotionally touched by thegrave of Audie Murphy.Murphy received every mili-tary combat award for valoravailable from the U.S.Army, as well as French andBelgian awards for heroismfrom his actions duringWorld War II. He said thegrave, which is in

Mental health in theworkplaceSpeaker at Manufacturers’ Lunch-eon discusses mental healthby April ScheinohaReporter

Recognition, networkingand learning were on theagenda Friday, Nov. 1 duringthe Manufacturers’ Lunch-eon at Digi-Key. Each local manufacturerreceived a certificate of com-mendation in recognition ofits outstanding contribu-tions to the Minnesota econ-omy. Each certificate wassigned by Steve Grove, com-missioner of the MinnesotaDepartment of Employmentand Economic Development. Digi-Key was also recog-nized by Sen. Mark Johnson(R-East Grand Forks). Henoted Rep. Dan Fabian (R-Roseau) had introduced aresolution in the MinnesotaHouse of Representativesthat honored Digi-Key. Itnoted that Digi-Key hadbeen recognized by Forbesas one of America’s best em-ployers in 2019. It was alsoamong the top 30 businessesto work for in Minnesota. This annual event wassponsored by Border StateBank, DEED/CareerForce –Thief River Falls, NorthernState Bank, the NorthwestPrivate Industry Council,the Thief River Falls Cham-ber of Commerce, and UnityBank.

As in years past, manu-facturers also had the oppor-tunity to listen to apresentation at the lunch-eon. This year, they heardfrom Tim Denney presenting“Mental Health: Keeping theWorkforce Working.” Den-ney is the principal trainerand consultant at Level 5Services in Crookston. Denney spoke about thelargest category of mentalhealth difficulties people willencounter – anxiety and de-pression. “The numbers areactually sobering when welook at them,” he said. Denney reported that onein five people will experiencea diagnosable mental healthdifficulty in any 12-monthperiod. In any 12-month pe-riod, 18% of the general pop-ulation will be diagnosedwith an anxiety disorder.“Depression is the leadingcause of disability worldwideby quite a margin,” he said. And it takes a while for aperson to seek treatment formental illness. Denneynoted that, on average, ittakes someone 10.1 yearsfrom the onset of his or hersymptoms to seek treat-ment. “If this was diabetes,they wouldn’t be here any-more,” he said. An employee’s depression

S.D. 564 hasclean audit

by David HillEditor

The Board of Educationlearned Monday, Oct. 28,that an issue of non-compli-ance identified in an auditconducted by Brady Martzand Associates, has alreadybeen addressed. Otherwise,the School District had cleanaudit. Monday, Tracee Brugge-man of Brady Martz and As-sociates presented its2018-19 audit report to theBoard of Education forSchool District 564. Brugge-man said the audit was con-

ducted according to gener-ally accepted accountingprinciples. The one instance of non-compliance was discoveredwhen the firm looked at thefederal Child NutritionCluster. The issue of non-compliance involved a stu-dent who received free mealsbut qualified for reducedmeals. Tanya Monson-Ek, theDistrict’s business manager,said the issue has been ad-dressed, and a new proce-dure put into practice. There were no other in-stances of non compliance,even after looking at inter-nal controls, major federalprograms, and other funds. Bruggeman reported thatthe District’s unrestrictedgeneral fund balance was at15 percent, which is withinthe District’s goal of between10 and 25 percent. The Board of Educationapproved the audited finan-cial statements as presented

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to drive with due care:On Nov. 3 at 9:29 p.m.,police received a report ofan accident on GreenwoodStreet West. At the time ofthe accident, Tiara JeanEngen of Newfolden wasdriving a 1998 Ford F-150eastbound on theGreenwood Street bridge.According to the report, shelost control of the pickuptruck due to snow/ice. Hervehicle then rolled down theembankment. No injurieswere reported. Engen hasbeen cited for failure todrive with due care.

Felony fifth degreecontrolled substancecrime, second degreedriving while impaired –refusal, introduction ofcontraband into a jailand driving after revoca-tion: On Nov. 1 at 2:51p.m., police performed atraffic stop in the 1000block of Tindolph Ave. S.Dillon Gary Anderson, 24,Thief River Falls, has beencharged with four felonycounts of fifth degree con-trolled substance crime, sec-ond degree DWI – refusal,introduction of contrabandinto a jail and driving afterrevocation. He was arrest-ed. Two passengers werewith Anderson and allowed

to leave the scene. Andersonallegedly possessed a digitalscale with suspected methresidue, a bag of marijuanaand various drug parapher-nalia, some of which testedpositive for meth and othersbelieved to contain marijua-na wax. While later inven-torying the vehicle, policefound a bag underneath thefront passenger seat. It con-tained meth and weighedabout 5.6 grams, includingthe bag. Some of the aboveitems were located in lockedcases and toolboxes, andAnderson provided thecodes and keys to police.Anderson allegedly deniedowning another lock boxfound in the vehicle.Anderson gave police thename of the owner, who toldpolice that he doesn’t ownit. After obtaining a searchwarrant, police opened thelock box and found somemeth, an estimated 0.3grams of heroin, fiveamphetamine and dex-troamphetamine pills, anddrug paraphernalia. At thejail, corrections officersallegedly found hypodermicneedles in Anderson’s jacketsleeve. One contained meth.

Felony meth-relatedcrime involving childrenand vulnerable adults,and gross misdemeanor

fifth degree controlledsubstance crime: On Oct.27 at about 7:45 p.m., aPine to Prairie Drug TaskForce agent, a probationagent and a sheriff ’s deputyconducted a search at 1236Edgewood Dr. #4. TriciaLeeann Parcell, 45, ThiefRiver Falls, has beencharged with felony meth-related crime involving chil-dren and vulnerable adults,and gross misdemeanorfifth degree controlled sub-stance crime. She wasarrested. The PTPDTFagent was conducting anongoing drug investigationof Parcell, according to thecomplaint. At the time,Parcell was on supervisedrelease and searches maybe conducted as part of herprobation. After theyarrived at her apartment,Parcell said she needed togo to the bathroom to blowher nose. Instead, the pro-bation agent noticed thatParcell was allegedly tryingto dispose of or conceal acontrolled substance. Atthat time, they found agram-type baggie contain-ing suspected meth residue.Elsewhere, they found arubber hose, a glass pipeand two broken glass pipes– all containing suspectedmeth residue. While a

deputy watched her, Parcellattempted to reach towardher pocket. Inside the chairon which she was sitting,she pulled out another glasspipe containing suspectedmeth residue. Law enforce-ment also found a smallbaggie with “8 balls printedon the bag and containingwhat appeared to be a cut-ting agent for drugs.” Thecomplaint indicated thatParcell was charged withthe felony since she lives ina multi-unit dwelling wherechildren and vulnerableadults may be present.

Felony fifth degreecontrolled substancecrime: On Oct. 31 at 3:51p.m., police received areport of possible squattersat 1236 Edgewood Dr. #4.Raylene Merrie Haugen, 36,Thief River Falls, has beencharged with felony fifthdegree controlled substancecrime. She was arrested.According to the complaint,a police officer knocked onthe apartment door andannounced “police.” Hecould hear people movingaround inside the apart-ment and soon heard a win-dow being opened. Haugenwas then allegedly seencrawling out of the window.Police were unable to locatea man who had also been

inside the apartment andhad escaped. The tenantsaid Haugen was a friend,but she and the man didn’thave permission to be in theapartment. Inside the book-ing room at the jail, a cor-rections officer allegedlyfound three small baggies ofmeth inside Haugen’smouth. The baggiesweighed 1.9 grams with theweight of the baggiesincluded.

DWI: On Nov. 1 at 8:47p.m., the sheriff ’s office per-formed a traffic stop nearthe intersection of 190thStreet Northeast andHighway 59. Kevin AllenWilson, 30, Garden City,Mich., has been cited forDWI. He was arrested.

Property damage: OnNov. 3 at 9:57 a.m., thesheriff ’s office received areport of property damageat 14818 140th Ave. N.W.Windows had been brokenat the home.

Third degree DWI,careless driving, drivingafter revocation andopen bottle: On Nov. 3 at6:49 p.m., the sheriff ’s officeperformed a traffic stopnear the intersection ofPennington Avenue and150th Street Northeast.Todd David Haase, 47, ThiefRiver Falls, has been

charged with third degreeDWI, careless driving, driv-ing after revocation andopen bottle. He was arrest-ed.

If readers have anyinformation about theabove crimes, they areurged to contact the LawEnforcement Center at681-6161.

Thief River Fallsmedia receive thesereports from law enforce-ment officials. If thesereports appear in onlineforums other than thoseowned by Thief RiverFalls media outlets, theinformation has beencopied.

These reports includenames of those charged,arrested or cited withvarious crimes andoffenses. Dependingupon the circumstancesof a case, charges can be,and sometimes are,changed or dropped bylaw enforcement or attor-neys even before the casereaches court.

Readers should alsorealize that under theAmerican system ofjurisprudence, thosecharged with crimes areinnocent until provenguilty of those crimes in acourt of law.

Statutory stay of adjudication granted for felony drug crimeA statutory stay of adjudication

was granted for a felony offenseincluded in the latest edition of thePennington County CitationDisposition Bulletin. The Timespays for copies of this public infor-mation. If it appears in an onlineforum other than The Times’ web-site, it has been copied.

Pennington CountySheriff ’s Office cases: JustinAllen Abrahamson, 40, Crookston,statutory stay of adjudication for afelony charge of fifth degree con-trolled substance crime and contin-ued, $75, probation to the court forthree years, set up drug/alcoholtesting with the sheriff ’s office, tocomplete four weeks of testing peryear with schedule to be deter-mined by the sheriff ’s office, com-plete by June 1 of each year whileon probation, pay $200 toPennington County Crime VictimServices, complete chemicalassessment within 30 days.

Brady Andrew Anderson, 17,Thief River Falls, following vehiclemore closely than reasonable andprudent, $135; Jess Howard YaleII, 34, Thief River Falls, charges ofdriving after suspension, no insur-ance – owner and a driver’s licenseviolation were dismissed; HunterPerry James Lundeen, 19, Trail,charges of driving after revocationand no proof of insurance were dis-missed.

Thief River Falls PoliceDepartment cases: JessicaLeeann Myhre, 36, Thief RiverFalls, felony charge of aiding anoffender continued for dismissal,$75, unsupervised probation fortwo years, charge of no proof ofinsurance dismissed; JeremyAaron Tostrup, 22, Viking, drivingafter revocation, $260, 90 days injail with 60 days stayed for oneyear, work release and Sentence toServe privileges, acquitted offelony charge of fifth degree con-

trolled substance crime; JesseDavid Stratton, 35, Grygla, park-ing within 20 feet of a crosswalk,$52; Dustin Wayne Neuschwander,36, Warren, no seat belt worn,$110.Hunter James Perry Lundeen,

19, Trail, statutory stay of adjudi-cation for a gross misdemeanorcharge of fifth degree controlledsubstance crime and continued,$75, supervised probation for twoyears, chemical assessment, pay$200 cost of prosecution to the K-9Fund, possession of marijuana in amotor vehicle, $135, 90 days in jailstayed for one year, charges of pos-session of drug paraphernalia anddriving after revocation were dis-missed.Dallas James Berg, 34, Thief

River Falls, domestic assault,$210, 90 days in jail stayed for twoyears, unsupervised probation fortwo years, individual therapy, obeyall harassment/restraining orders,

protection orders and DomesticAbuse – No Contact orders, domes-tic abuse – violation of a protectionorder, $210, $210, 90 days in jailstayed for two years, that sentenceis to be served concurrently withanother case, unsupervised proba-tion for two years, individual ther-apy, obey all harassment/restraining orders and protectionorders, another charge of domesticabuse – violation of a protectionorder, reckless driving and anuninsured vehicle were dismissed.Curtis Richard Ario, 22, Thief

River Falls, driving whileimpaired, $510, 30 days in jailstayed for two years, probation tothe court for two years, chemicalassessment; Jessica Ayala, 27,Thief River Falls, driver’s licenseviolation, $185, uninsured vehicle,$200; Felcity Love Villanueva, 20,Thief River Falls, expired registra-tion, $115; Dominic DavidWilliams, 22, Thief River Falls,

failure to drive with due care,$125.Kenny Lee Geiser, 43, Thief

River Falls, failure to obey a trafficcontrol device, $135, expired regis-tration, $30; Regina Marie Good,33, Thief River Falls, charge of fail-ure to drive with due care dis-missed; Kandis Lee Grabanski, 44,Thief River Falls, expired registra-tion, $115, no insurance – owner,$200; Andrew William Spears, 21,Thief River Falls, expired registra-tion, $115.

Minnesota State Patrolcases: Chastity Marie Tabor, 18,Thief River Falls, 75/55, $225;Edward Patrick Hagl, 48,Goodridge, no seat belt worn, $110;Kristina Lee Lossing, 18, Kelliher,70/55, $145; Kassandra LynBanasau, 34, Thief River Falls,65/55, $125; Samantha Irene Dow,39, Ponemah, 65/55, $125; LaceyAnne Pendelton, 19, Oklee, 64/55,$125; Andrew William Spears, 21,

Thief River Falls, expired registra-tion, $115; Erica Ashley Thomsen,24, Thief River Falls, no Minnesotadriver’s license after 60 days of res-idency, $185, vehicle window tintviolation, $50; Jennifer AnnVanhorn, 49, Stephen, 69/60, $125.

“Mental Health in theWorkforce: HelpingEmployees to be Their Bestat Work” will be presentedTuesday, Nov. 19, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., at QualityInn in Thief River Falls.There is no charge.Registration opens at

9:30 a.m. The conferencebegins at 10 a.m. A compli-mentary lunch will be pro-vided at 12 p.m. The confer-ence closes at 2 p.m.Tim Denney, M.S., train-

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a lifestyle of healthy copingand resilienceThe outcome of this

event is to empower man-agement and humanresources professionals toincrease the likelihood thatall employees will performat greater levels of consis-tency and productivity.Instruction, discussion,multimedia and take-homematerials will be provided.Attendees are encour-

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A Thief River Fallswoman was sentencedWednesday, Oct. 30 in RedLake County District Courtfor stealing mail belongingto 16 peoplein the RedLake Fallsarea. A n g e l aM a r i eViolette, 29,was sen-tenced forf e l o n ycharges offorgery andtheft of mail,according toonline courtdocuments. For each offense, she wasgranted a three-year stay ofimposition. As a condition,she was ordered to serve 30days in jail concurrentlywith each sentence andanother case. Violette wasgiven credit for nine daysserved. The sentences maybe served starting Nov. 8 at4:30 p.m. at NorthwestRegional Community

Corrections or any otherfacility at her own expense.Work release and Sentenceto Serve privileges weregranted. Violette wasordered to serve supervisedprobation for three years. Violette was also orderedto have no contact with thevictim or his family. Shewas ordered to not enter hisresidence. Violette was alsoordered to complete a diag-nostic assessment. She wasordered to provide a DNAsample. Violette wasordered to not use or pos-sess firearms, ammunitionor explosives. She was alsoordered to pay $135 in feesand fines. The right to resti-tution has been reserved. The Red Lake CountySheriff ’s Office learned ofher involvement afterspeaking with witnesses,installing trail cameras andsearching her vehicle. Upon being arrested,Violette cried and admittedstealing the mail. She saidshe had gone to church totry to stop the thefts, butshe was unable to stopstealing mail. The charges stemmed

from a July 8 report to theRed Lake County Sheriff ’sOffice, according to the com-plaint. A woman reportedthat a check belonging to aman had been stolen out ofa mailbox at 610 ChicagoAve. S.W. in Red Lake Falls.The man had recentlymoved to that location andhad never received a checkthat he had been expecting.The woman said she hadseen Violette going to themailbox after Violette hadbeen evicted from thataddress June 28. A deputy later found thatthe check had been cashedand endorsed with theman’s name and the nameof a woman later deter-mined to be fictitious. Thedeputy noticed that the “an”in Violette’s signature andthe “an” in the fake nameseemed to match. Two days later, thewoman reported that aFedEx package had beendropped off at the aboveaddress and featured thename of someone who does-n’t live there. Two envelopes– one from PayPal and onefrom NetSpend – were also

addressed to individualswho didn’t live at that loca-tion. One of the namesmatched the fake namewritten on the endorsedcheck. The deputy foundneither of those individualswere in the MinnesotaDepartment of PublicSafety database. On July 11, the womansaid an envelope was deliv-ered and had beenaddressed to one of the fakenames. She believed it con-tained blank checks. While investigating thecase, the sheriff ’s officelearned someone had stolenmail and/or tampered withmail at mailboxes else-where. Trail cameras wereplaced at various mailboxesthroughout Red Lake Falls. On July 18, a womanreported seeing Violettegoing through the woman’smailbox a day earlier at 610Chicago Ave. S.W. Thedeputy reviewed footagefrom a nearby trail cameraand saw Violette goingthrough the mail there. Five days later, a manreported finding miscella-neous mail on a minimum

maintenance road in theRed Lake Falls area. Themail belonged to eight peo-ple. A second man providedthe sheriff ’s office with avehicle description andlicense plate. Before long, the sheriff ’soffice drafted and received awarrant to search Violette’svehicle outside of 902Reserve Ave., Thief RiverFalls. Inside, law enforce-ment found envelopesaddressed to five people,including one of the individ-uals listed above. They alsofound a brown boxaddressed to a woman andDeWalt saw blades orderedby a woman, who said shehad never received them. After Violette’s arrest,another man came forwardand said some of his mailhad been stolen July 1. Hehad installed a trail cam-era, and Violette’s car couldbe seen on the footage. Thetime coincided with thedelivery of his neighbor’sDeWalt saw blades and inkcartridges, which the neigh-bor had never received.

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TRF man sentenced for two felonies A Thief River Falls manwas sentenced Monday, Oct.28 in Pennington CountyDistrict Court for two felonyoffenses. LeonardS t e v e nSan ch e z ,47, was sen-tenced forf e l o n ycharges offifth degreec on t r o l l edsubs t an c ecrime (pre-vious con-viction) andfelon in pos-session of ammunition. APennington County juryacquitted him of a grossmisdemeanor theft charge.A felony charge of fifthdegree controlled substancecrime (over 0.25 grams ofmethamphetamine) wasdismissed prior to the trial. For the former felony,Sanchez was sentenced to19 months in prison. Hewas ordered to not use orpossess firearms, ammuni-tion or explosives. Sanchezwas ordered to provide a

DNA sample. He was alsoordered to pay $210 in feesand fines. For the latter felony,Sanchez was sentenced to60 months in prison to beserved concurrently withcount 1. He was ordered tonot use or possess firearms,ammunition or explosives.He was ordered to provide aDNA sample. He was alsoordered to pay a $50 fine. The jury heard testimonyin the case Sept. 11 and 12,according to court records.Jurors deliberated for aboutthree hours before reachingtheir verdicts. The charges stemmedfrom a Dec. 7 report that aman had located his tools atNorthern Gun and Pawn.Sanchez had been accusedof stealing two torquewrenches and a ratchetbelonging to the father ofhis girlfriend, Mary IoneHutchinson, and thenpawning them. ChiefDeputy Seth Vettleson alsolearned that Sanchez hadan active warrant out ofWright County for felonythird degree controlled sub-

stance crime. While executing a searchwarrant at the couple’shome at 18320 139th St.N.E., law enforcementallegedly saw in plain sight:a brass bullet casing, a boxof CCI magnum reloadingprimer and drug parapher-nalia, including a small por-tion of a rubber hose con-taining meth residue. Based upon those find-ings, law enforcementsought and received a sec-ond search warrant. Moredrug paraphernalia, twobaggies containing meth, a243-caliber bullet with noprimer and a 300-caliberbullet casing were found.The complaint noted thatmore than 0.25 grams ofmeth had been found. The complaint noted thatSanchez had three priorfelony drug convictions,making him ineligible topossess ammunition orfirearms. The drug case againstHutchinson is still proceed-ing in the court system. Nathan Lee Stephens,43, Grand Forks, N.D.,

was sentenced for a felonycharge of a protection orderviolation. Another felonycharge of a protection orderviolation was dismissed. For thef o r m e ro f f e n s e ,Stephens wasgranted afive-year stayof imposition.As a condi-tion, he wasordered toserve super-vised proba-tion for fivey e a r s .Stephens was ordered tohave no contact with thevictim. He was ordered tofollow all active protectionorders and/or harassment/restraining orders.Stephens was ordered tocomplete a men’s domesticviolence program thatincludes a mental healthevaluation, if required byprobation. He was orderedto not use or possessfirearms, ammunition orexplosives. He was orderedto cooperate with the inter-

state transfer process withregard to his supervision.He was ordered to provide aDNA sample. Stephens wasalso ordered to pay $210 infees and fines. The charges stemmedfrom an Aug. 19, 2018,report to police about a pro-tection order violation,according to the complaint.A woman reported thatStephens, her ex, randomlyshowed up at her home inthe 800 block of First St. W.She didn’t open the door,and she watched asStephens went to her neigh-bors’ home and asked if shewere at home. He then leftwithout contacting thewoman, who believedStephens was living inTexas at the time. The complaint noted thatStephens had been convict-ed of a misdemeanor protec-tion order violation inFebruary 2010, a gross mis-demeanor protection orderviolation in October 2010and a felony protectionorder violation in February2012. All were PenningtonCounty offenses.

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Former daycare director chargedby April ScheinohaReporter

A former Thief RiverFalls daycare center direc-tor has been charged inPennington County DistrictCourt after she allegedlyoverpaid herself about$11,500 for health insur-ance over three years. Dayna SpencerBruggeman, 57, Thief RiverFalls, has been chargedwith five felony counts oftheft and one gross misde-meanor count of theft. Sheis scheduled to appear incourt Monday, Nov. 25. Shehasn’t yet been booked intothe Pennington County Jail. Bruggeman had workedat Discovery Place sinceApril 1995. She resignedOct. 23, 2018, shortly beforepolice began investigating. In an interview with thepolice investigator,Bruggeman said she hadbeen overpaid for her healthinsurance and placed theextra money in a petty cashbag. She said she wanted touse the money to ensureemployees received bonus-es. Bruggeman said she hadno reason to take themoney. In a later interview,she allegedly said she knewit was wrong to keep fundsthat she had been overpaidfor her health insurance.She didn’t think the amountwas close to $12,000, telling

the investigator that shehad already given back themoney she had taken.However, she said she was“not a good accountant.” The charges stemmedfrom a yearlong investiga-tion that started after asheriff ’s deputy began serv-ing on the daycare center’sboard. He told the policeinvestigator that suspiciousthings were occurring andthe board wanted to meetwith her. In a meeting withthe investigator Oct. 30,2018, board members saidthey had begun receivingcomplaints from staff aboutBruggeman about threemonths earlier. They alsonoticed that board meetingsweren’t being held and,lately, Bruggeman hadn’tprovided them withanswers about how moneywas being spent. A week earlier,Bruggeman resigned andprovided the board with$7,165.40 in cash. She saidshe was taking money andplacing it in a safe depositbox at Northern State Bankto ensure staff would beable to have bonuses. Themoney was the result ofoverpayments from the day-care center for Bruggeman’shealth insurance. Later, sheallegedly told the investiga-tor that she kept the fundsin a petty cash bag at thedaycare center. She denied

telling the board that shekept the money in a safedeposit box. After Bruggeman’s resig-nation, the board found$700 in envelopes in theoffice. Board members hadno idea what the money wasfrom or why it had beenkept there. They had alsobeen provided a ledger inwhich she indicated she hadmistakenly charged a totalof $382.20 in eight transac-tions to the daycare center’sdebit card. Board membersbelieved she created theledger after she realizedwhat the board had found. Over the course of theinvestigation, the investiga-tor learned about discrep-ancies between the amountsin the daycare center’s bankaccounts and itsQuickbooks software. Theboard attributed the dis-crepancies to informationbeing improperly enteredinto the software. Anotheremployee handled account-ing functions atBruggeman’s direction. Search warrants werelater executed forBruggeman’s employee file,her home and her cellphone. She told the investi-gator that she had takenthe employee file to copy afew documents as a result of“what Discovery Place wastrying to do.” The investiga-tor obtained the file but

allowed Bruggeman to takephotos of the documents. Through a subpoena, theinvestigator found thatDiscovery Place had aPayPal account that wasused to pay for Netflix,iTunes and Touchtunes pur-chases over three years. Bruggeman provided twostatements to the investiga-tor. On May 13, she said shesometimes wouldn’t cashher paycheck right awaybecause cash was tight atDiscovery Place. When confronted withpersonal purchases relatedto shoes, phone cases, cloth-ing and movies, Bruggemanallegedly said she had reim-bursed Discovery Place. Shesaid she and other staff hadlinked their accounts to thecenter’s Amazon Primeaccount since it offers freeshipping. With regard to Netflix,she said she used Netflix toentertain the kids when itwas raining. She noted thatthe investigator could askstaff whether that was true.With regard to Amazon andout-of-town purchases,Bruggeman said she hadused the wrong card. Afterrealizing her error, she saidshe would correct it andnote the mistake. Another employee toldthe investigator that shewould reimburseBruggeman if there were

receipts for purchases forDiscovery Center. She saidBruggeman would some-times wait months after thepurchase to seek reimburse-ment. Documentationwould then be added toQuickbooks; however, therewere many checks writtento Bruggeman that had nodocumentation and theemployee had no idea whythat had been the case. Shealso referred toBruggeman’s vendor folder,which contained documen-tation for the reimburse-ments. She said Bruggemanhad access to it, whichBruggeman denied. Thatfolder hasn’t been found.Bruggeman said the vendorfile was in the DiscoveryPlace office when sheresigned. Bruggeman was reinter-viewed Oct. 27, 2019, afterthe investigator had siftedthrough several months ofbank statements. None ofthe health insurance checkswere close to the amountthat she had given back tothe board. When told theamount was around$12,000, Bruggeman saidshe wasn’t a good account-ant. She also denied tellingthe board that the moneywas kept in a safe depositbox. The investigatorlearned that Bruggemanhad last accessed the safedeposit box in May 2017.

TRF woman sentenced for mail theft

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Christian Womento meet Nov. 12 The Thief River FallsChristian Women’s Clubwill meet Tuesday, Nov. 12at 12 p.m. at the AmericanLegion Club in Thief RiverFalls. Maryel Anderson willhelp members auction offall of the items they bring tomake the auction a successfor Stonecroft Ministries.Debby Schmitz of Harvey,

N.D., will share how she“copes with life’s changes.”Jane Anderson of ThiefRiver Falls will providemusic. The cost is $9 inclusive.Reservations are appreciat-ed by Thursday, Nov. 7. Callby Monday noon. For reser-vations or cancellations,call Carmen at 681-3091.

Pennington County 4-Hheld its annual 4-H AwardsBanquet Sunday, Oct. 27 atthe American Legion Clubin Thief River Falls withmore than 130 4-H mem-bers and family members inattendance. The event recognized 4-Hmembers for their hardwork and dedication in the2018-19 4-H year. Awardswere distributed for a vari-ety of project areas. Belowis a list of the specialawards that were presentedat the banquet. • Achievement AwardSeventh Grade and Under –Emilea Johnson, Kratka 4-H Club, and Olivia Tougas,Happy Acres 4-H Club • Achievement AwardSeventh Grade and Older –Caitlynn Ellison, HappyAcres 4- H Club

• Record Keeping AwardSeventh Grade and Under –Emilea Johnson, Kratka 4-H Club • Bruce RussellMemorial MechanicalScience Award – CalebDyrud, Happy Acres 4- HClub • Out Loud PerformingArts Award – Tyler Sele,Steiner 4-H Club • Clara Mae SwansonClothing Award – LilyBeavis, Kratka 4-H Club • Demonstration Award– Brianne Ellison, HappyAcres 4-H Club • Mr. and Mrs. CliffordJorde Agronomy Award –Lisa Kolseth, Kratka 4-HClub • Marv Lundin MemorialPhotography Award –McKenna Carr, Silverton 4-H Club

• Rufus and Violet L.Olson Food and NutritionAward – Lily Beavis,Kratka 4-H Club • Alfred and RebeccaSolem Memorial BeefAward – Noah Rupprecht,Silverton 4-H Club • Brian Geske MemorialDairy Award – CurtisGriffin, Silverton 4-H Club • Skaar MemorialConservation Award –Briley Olsonawski, Steiner4-H Club • Marv Lundin MemorialShop Award – Caleb Dyrud,Happy Acres 4-H Club • “I Dare You” Award –Lisa Kolseth, Kratka 4-HClub, and CooperOlsonawski, Steiner 4-HClub • Red River ValleyDevelopment AssociationLeadership Award – Lisa

Kolseth, Kratka 4-H Club • Good Citizen Award –Noah Rupprecht, Silverton4-H Club, and CooperOlsonawski, Steiner 4-HClub • Honor Club – HappyAcres 4-H Club • Friend of 4-H Award –Julie Desrocher and DougFranke At the awards banquet,4-H graduates, first-yearmembers and first-yearCloverbud members werealso recognized. • 4-H Graduates – CalebDyrud, Lisa Kolseth, TylerSele, Madelyn Westlin,Victoria German, MariahIverson, Jayce Lizakowski,Cooper Olsonawski, CodySele, Zackary Stenvik andJonathan Torstveit. • First-year members(third grade and up) – Abbi

Olson, Nolan Philipp,Curtis Griffin, LaurenJohnson, Bennett Iverson,Riley Murry, Gracie Murry,Mica Schultz, NoraBruggeman, JoshuaMichalke, Ella Giffen,Charlie Kangas, NoahMcMullen, Aveah Hanson,Emily Hanson and LibertyThias. • First-year Cloverbuds(kindergarten to secondgrade) – KyWynn Carr,Isaac Philipp, KooperGeiser, Carleigh Iversonand Ramsey Kenner.

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Pennington County 4-H holds 4-H Awards Banquet

Among the honorees at the PenningtonCounty 4-H Banquet were 4-H graduates(from left) Caleb Dyrud, Lisa Kolseth, TylerSele and Madelyn Westlin. Not pictured are

Victoria German, Mariah Iverson, JayceLizakowski, Cooper Olsonawski, Cody Sele,Zackary Stenvik and Jonathan Torstveit.(Submitted)

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Happy Acres 4-H Club was recognized asthe Honor Club at the Pennington County 4-H Banquet. Members present included(front row) Sophia Tougas, Lauren

Johnson; (back row) Aaron Dyrud, CaitlynnEllison, Olivia Tougas, Brianne Ellison andCaleb Dyrud. (Submitted)

First-year members of Pennington County4-H were recognized at the PenningtonCounty 4-H Banquet. They included (frontrow) Riley Murry, Gracie Murry, MicaSchultz; (back row) Abbi Olson, Nolan

Philipp, Curtis Griffin, Lauren Johnson andBennett Iverson. Not pictured are JoshuaMichalke, Ella Giffen, Charlie Kangas, NoahMcMullen, Aveah Hanson, Emily Hansonand Liberty Thias. (Submitted)

Lisa Kolseth received theRed River ValleyDevelopment AssociationLeadership Award, an “IDare You” Award and theMr. and Mrs. Clifford JordeAgronomy Award at thePennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Emilea Johnson receivedthe Record Keeping Award– Seventh Grade and Underand an Achievement Award– Seventh Grade and Underat the Pennington County 4-H Banquet. (Submitted)

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-John Bratrud has beenelected mayor with 406votes. Four members of theCity Council, Ole Ihle,Severn Brandon, CarlFroseth, and H.A.Brumund, were reelected.-The Athletic Club organ-

ized by G.A. Fallness willopen the doors to its gymna-sium under the CitizensState Bank some time thismonth. Equipment consistsof a chest exercisingmachine, dumb bells,Indian clubs, and boxinggloves.-Superintendent W.A.

Ziegler of the Thief RiverFalls schools has been elect-ed secretary-treasurer ofthe NorthwesternMinnesota EducationAssociation.

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dean of the health sciencescenter at the University ofMinnesota, will be the guestspeaker at the kickoff ban-quet for the Thief RiverFalls “Focus on Aging”observance, a cooperativeventure by several localagencies to give a publicview of “comprehensivecommunity geriatric servic-es.” -William G. Ness has

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Continuing Education)Club at Northland Collegewill host an open house Nov.15.1989 - Thirty Years Ago-“M*A*S*H” will be pre-

sented this weekend as theLincoln High School fallplay.-The Sno-drifters and

Jaycees of Thief River Fallshave been presented withthe 1989 Promotion Awardby the InternationalSnowmobile Racing organi-zation.-Carl Clark, Dennis

Kiesow, and Darla Twomeyhave been elected to thelocal school board.1999 - Twenty Years Ago

-A monument honoringand remembering all themen and women who servedin the Armed Forces wasinstalled in the Vikingcemetery. The $2,000 cost ofthe monument was sharedby Viking Township and theCity of Viking.-The Wayne Vettleson

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Falls and PenningtonCounty are continuing tomove forward with the con-cept of a joint AirportAuthority.-On Nov. 2 the board of

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School Music Departmentwill present its first concertof the year, “Just Singin’” onNov. 19.

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Athletic Club opensdoors to its gymnasium

Four United States military veterans recent-ly received quilts from the Red, White andBlue Quilters in recognition of their serviceto our country. They were (from left) Garry

Ferman, Navy; Bob Loeffler, Army; DonaldKezar, Army; and Glen Limesand Jr., Army.(Submitted)

These students were selected as Studentsof the Month for October at Franklin MiddleSchool. Pictured are (front row) Gretta

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A variety of vendors and nonprofit organi-zations had items for sale Saturday, Nov. 2at the Celebrate the Holidays show. The

annual event was held at the Thief RiverFalls Eagles Club.


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Theology in the Trenches …

I flat out refuse to buy intowhat this world is selling

I refuse. Flat out, Irefuse to buy into what thisworld is selling. No, I’m notbuying into the negativethat all is doom and gloom.It is not. You see … I viewthings differently. Trust mewhen I say that I know it’snot always a bed of roses,because when I look out mykitchen window, I seemums. Literally, there isone big mound of thesebright yellow potted plantsand next to it anothervibrant purple bunch in fullbloom upon my front porch.It’s a beautiful view. That isliterally what I see and howI see things.

I decorated accordinglybecause it makes my cornerof the world just a littlehappier, a tad more peace-ful, and flat out brightensmy day each time I look outmy room with a view.

My front porch mums Idid not plant from seed, butif I did not seed them, whodid?

Driving past an outdoorshop set up seasonally forsuch a time as this is whereI first spotted them in fullbloom. This is where Ibought them. Funny thingit is to buy mums at a place

called “The Red PoppyGreenhouse” along MainStreet in a small town justdown the road. The beauti-ful plants are arranged andrearranged daily alongsidepumpkins from local grow-ers. Behind the pumpkins,next to the colorful array ofmums, are large silken tas-seled corn stalks brought inby yet another local farmer.Next to that are strawbales, and did I mention youcan purchase them in twodifferent sizes? Someonetook time to not only createlarger bales with which todecorate around town andcountry, but smaller onesjust in case the big ones didnot fit the need.

Did the seasonal shopowner plant and seed themums? She did not, but lit-erally has her hand in it, soto speak, as she knows wellthe lineage from whencethey came. Closely andcarefully, she nurtures eachstep.

Soon, the truck driverdelivers the beautiful mumswith his beautiful big truckto the beautiful shopowner’s seasonal space sothat I could buy the mumsto make my own space uponthe front porch a littlebrighter. So did the truckdriver plant and seed themums? He did not.

If the truck driver did notplant and seed the mums,who did?

Shoulder to shoulder andhand to hand, the seasonalshop owner works diligently

with those who seed andgrow. Once grown, they loadthem into the truck to deliv-er the mums near enoughfor me to purchase.

And now, I wonder. Iwondered where the grow-ers got the seed in order toplant and grow?

I went back to the root ofit all and this is what I dis-covered. “Then God said,‘Let the land produce vege-tation: seed-bearing plantsand trees on the land thatbear fruit with seed in it,according to their variouskinds.’ And it was so. Theland produced vegetation:plants bearing seed accord-ing to their kinds and treesbearing fruit with seed in itaccording to their kinds.And God saw that it wasgood.”(Genesis 1:11-12).

I take note about histhoughts on that which hecreated. What did he haveto say about it? “And Godsaw everything that he hadmade, and, behold, it wasvery good” (Genesis 1:31).

As the seasonal shopowner made mention, herthoughts, perhaps like theproducer and the consumer,maybe it’s not all that farbetween the seed makerand that which we behold.Her words, laid bare, spoketruth.

It just doesn’t get morelocally grown than that, andI refuse to see it any otherway for it is not only good, itis very good. Amen.

by KathleenKjolhaug

Speaking of …

Riding on the train of life

I’m sure this story waswritten especially for all ofus, so we should read it andlearn. I like to read it inOctober, because in my fam-ily, October is “The Monthof Many Birthdays.” MaybeI should call it “The Monthof Life.”

The story is odd to me. Itseems to direct the readeror writer through the story,almost to a finality that isinevitable. It was as if mypen were reluctant to con-tinue at times, and then attimes, it flew along thepaper. At other times, thepen appeared to stop andthink about it for a while,something like what we dowhen we write a tale of ourown times.

I have tried to copy thisstory as if it were actuallywritten, but it always givesme other words, and storiesto add or subtract, as if eachtime I work with it, there isa desire to change the story.

I see no end of the storyand I feel that I may neversee the end until I am nolonger here, but that would-n’t stop me from writing itnow and then and changingthe stories as the storywishes. Perhaps that is theway it is meant to be. Wouldyou say?

Whenever I write it, Icannot help but feel the

presence of my grandmoth-er and grandfather, as wellas many other ancestors, soclose to me that they arealmost looking over myshoulder. They seem to bepleased with me for what Iam writing and the changesI make each time. Thismakes me feel as though mywriting is a good thing.

I first read this old storylong ago, but it is one I justlove to read over and over. Idon’t know who wrote it orwhere it came from. Itseems to have just magical-ly appeared one day. I hopeyou enjoy it too. There issomething about it thattugs on my heart, perhapspartly because I was bornand raised here in our rail-road town of Thief RiverFalls.

Back when I was young,nearly all the men workedat the railroad one way oranother. My grandfatherwas a railroad man and sowas one of my uncles.Several of my cousins wereor still are railroad men,too, even though the rail-road train has continued toshrink through the years ofmy “journey.”

Here is the story for you:THE TRAIN OF LIFEAt birth we board the

Train of Life. We met ourparents, and believed thatthey would always travel onby our sides.

Other travelers boardour trains, and they toowere to be significant: sib-lings, friends, the loves ofour lives, and many chil-dren. During our trip, manyof these stepped down from

the train at their destina-tions, leaving a permanentempty spot in our lives,while the departure of otherpassengers went nearlyunnoticed, and we didn’teven realize they had vacat-ed their seats.

The train was accompa-nied by joy, sorrows,dreams, discoveries, expec-tations, hellos, and good-byes. A successful journeyrequired that we gave ofourselves while having asgood a relationship as possi-ble with our fellow travel-ers.

The great mystery to allpassengers is this:

The mystery writernever told us the stationwhere we would depart thetrain. Thus, we travelledthrough life as best wecould, loving, forgiving, andoffering the best of who wewere to our fellow travelers.

It is important we didthis because, when the timecomes to leave our seat andstep down from the train,we shall leave beautifulmemories of ourselves forthe passengers who will becontinuing their journey onthe Train of Life.

I wish you a joyful andrewarding train journey.Reap success and give lotsof love, and, more impor-tantly, thank God for thetrip.

Last, I thank you forbeing one of the passengerson my train.

May you be healthy andprosper.

If you have health andprosperity, you will have ahappy life.

by SherryLaCoursierePippin

The Thief River Falls Area Community Fundrecently provided a $2,000 grant to the ThiefRiver Falls Food Shelf to replace and repairits building’s roof and interior ceiling. “Weare thankful for these funds to help fix theroof at the Food Shelf. It has already helped

improve the space,” said Alecia Hunt, FoodShelf executive director. Pictured are (fromleft) Dennis Bona with the CommunityFund; Hunt; Ann Zizzo, Food Shelf Boardvice chairperson; and Ole Tweet with theCommunity Fund. (Submitted)

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 COLUMNISTS Thief River Falls Times ~ 7

KIDSBad Behavior&

Times for Toddlers …

What to do instead of spankingParents who use

spanking as a method ofcontrolling their children’sbehavior usually do sobecause 1) it seems the eas-iest, most effective way tomodify behavior, 2) by andlarge they themselves werespanked and 3) they believethey have no other option.In truth, research showsthat spanking is a poor dis-ciplinary measure withharmful long-term sideeffects (see last week’s col-umn). The good news is thatthere are many other waysto manage a child’s behav-ior. Here are some sugges-tions:1. Create an environ-

ment of clear expectations,which help children feelsafe. Clear expectationsinclude statements thatdescribe your expectationsin terms that your child canunderstand.2. Reward appropriate

behavior. Hugs, smiles andspecial time together are allrewards that reinforceappropriate behavior andencourage progress.3. When a child

breaks a rule or acts inap-propriately, find a conse-quence that fits the problemand the age of your child.4. Keep in mind that

very young children are notcandidates for discipline.You need to deal withinfants and toddlers in adifferent manner. They arenot yet able to control theirbehavior as an older childdoes. To prevent them fromhurting themselves, baby-proof your house and useredirection or distractionwhen a child is in danger ormisbehaving.These are only a few

ideas for parents to try. Themore ideas you have thebetter, as no one idea willwork in all situations orwith all children.Good Luck!(Contributed by the

Early Childhood Family

Education Department ofSchool District 564.)SOMETHING TO TALK

ABOUTFor infants and toddlers,

redirection can simplymean to distract: “Lookwhat I have over here!” andthen get them interested insomething else.(Contributed by the

Early Childhood FamilyEducation Department ofSchool District 564.)

ACTIVITIESSinging with ChildrenChildren love to sing and

a good way to enjoy some ofthe seasonal themes is touse “piggyback” songs.These are words that areset to the tune of a familiarchildren’s song. Two fallsongs may be:

Leaves(Tune: “Twinkle,

Twinkle Little Star”)All join hands and circle

‘roundWhile we watch the

leaves fall down.See them twirling to the

ground.See them whirling all

around.See them skipping here

and there.See them flipping in the

air.Changing Seasons(Tune: “I’m a Little

Teapot”)I’m a little personWho’s awareOf the changes in the air.First the leaves turn

brownAnd then they fall.Then the snow comes

lightly down.SCAVENGER HUNTFor next week’s

Activities feature, you willneed a large popsicle stick,paint, seasonal stickers andmagnetic tape.(Contributed by

Discovery Place EarlyLearning Center.)JOKE OF THE WEEKQ: What month are

trees afraid of?A: Sept-TIMBER!

BOOK OF THE WEEKThere are thousands of

books written for youngchildren every year andmany are available for youto borrow from a publiclibrary or can be purchasedfrom a bookstore or online.Here are a classic children’sbook or two that your fami-ly might enjoy:McCully, Emily. The

Orphan Singer.Determined that theirdaughter realize her musi-cal destiny, her poor butdevoted parents send heraway as a baby to theVenetian “ospedale,” know-ing she will be raised as anorphan and will never beallowed to return home.Laguna, Sofie. Too

Loud Lily. Lily’s familyand friends often complainthat she is too loud, but thatloudness makes her a hit inthe school play.

VIDEO VARIETYIn addition to the books

that are available for yourfamily, there are also manymovies and documentariesthat may make you laughand inspire you, as well.Here is one classic choice:

Arthur’s MusicJamboree. Join Arthur ina medley of musicalmishaps.

WONDERS OF THEWEB

The Internet has longbeen available to supple-ment your parenting knowl-edge and skills. This is oneweb location that your fam-ily might enjoy: Musiccrafts and activities forkids. http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/music/index.htmRemember that you can

also visit the website ofyour local public library tofind out more about locallibrary services. Librariesin much of northwestMinnesota are listed on theNorthwest RegionalLibrary website:http://www.nwrlib.org/

On the Other Hand …

My tie blankets are more than just blankets

Tie blankets havealways been more to me

than just two pieces of fab-ric tied together. I alwaysassociated them with differ-ent events that impactedmy life. When I look back atall my blankets, I rememberall the memories associatedwith those blankets. That’swhy I continue makingthem. Whether it is a moreserious memory, or a funone, there will always be astory to tell.My first-ever tie blanket

Mom made in Guatemalawhile my adoption processwas still happening. It wasa small pink blanket with

hearts all over it. My mommade it so that I wouldalways have a piece of myparents even if they weren'tthere with me. She madethe blanket with love, andwith the intention of givingme some sort of familiaritywhen the time came for meto go home with them. To this day, I still have

the blanket she made me,and I keep it on the side ofmy bed. I kept the blanket all

these years, and after mymom's passing, I went look-ing for it. When I found it, it

made me realize the impor-tance blankets can have.This is a piece of my momthat I will always have.This blanket, in particular,was made from love andhope. Love for me, and thehope that I would soon be apart of the family. Last winter, my siblings

and I decided to make ‘sib-ling blankets,’ as we calledthem. It was around 10 p.m.when we got the idea tomake blankets. We allsprang up from our seatsand ran to my sister’s car.We drove to Walmart and

then headed straight to thefabric section. We decidedwe wanted the same pat-terned fabric, but the backof all our blankets would bea different solid color. Wedecided on giraffes for thepattern. For the solid color,my sister got blue, I gotwhite, and my brother gotblack. When we got home, we

headed towards our base-ment and laid out all of ourfabrics. On our coffee table,we had bowls of ice cream,which we also grabbedwhile we were at Walmart,

and for background noise,we put on “Shrek.” When I use my giraffe

blanket, I think about howspontaneous making it was,and how it is always anadventure when the three ofus are together. It helpsbring me comfort when I ammissing them while theyare off in college studying. Iam also reminded of howmuch I love my family, andhow lucky I am to havethem in my life.

On the Other Hand iswritten by studentsattending Lincoln HighSchool in Thief RiverFalls.

byMariaNordhagen

Prowler Proud …

The Prowler Wayat ChallengerElem. Schoolby Patrick MaroltPrincipal atChallenger Elem. School

When you enterChallenger ElementarySchool you will see studentspracticing the four expecta-tions of PBIS - PositiveBehavioral Interventionsand Supports: BeRespectful, Be Responsible,Be Safe and BuildRelationships. We arebeginning our sixth year ofbeing a PBIS school.PBIS is a school-wide

program teaching studentsappropriate behaviors,rewarding those appropri-ate behaviors in excitingways, and creating a pre-dictable and consistent dis-cipline system. It is impor-tant to maintain communi-cation withparents/guardians toensure they and the schoolare supporting each otherand appropriate studentbehavior is enforced in allareas.PBIS is based on

research that shows if youteach students exactly whatis expected of them, givethem opportunities to prac-tice the desired behaviorand reinforce those appro-priate behaviors; they aremore likely to engage in thedesired behavior and, there-fore, have less behavioralissues. PBIS is a well-researched program that isbeing done in thousands ofschools across the U.S. withoutstanding results inreducing suspensions, officediscipline referrals andincreased academicachievement.

Students are taught theexpectations for appropri-ate behavior in the class-room, bathroom, cafeteria,playground, buses, hall-ways, and for specialevents. Throughout theyear students and class-rooms that demonstrate theschool-wide expectationswill be recognized in vari-ous ways. We have theProwler Way blue tickets;teachers and staff give stu-dents a blue ticket whenev-er they are caught usingThe Prowler Way (ex. if astudent is being quiet whenwalking in the hallway or ifthey are helping a friend).Every week, each teacherdraws a few blue ticketsand the names drawn aregiven privileges. We alsodraw names in the officeevery Friday. A studentfrom each grade level isdrawn and given a prize.There are traveling tro-phies to award excellentProwler Way behaviors inthe cafe; every week oneclass from each grade levelis rewarded with the cafetrophy. The award winnersare announced over theintercom. Also, we have theProwler Way TravelingMagnet for the buses. Busdrivers will watch for posi-tive behaviors and presenta gold ticket to the studentswhen they have done theirjob on the bus. We draw twowinners each week, thewinning buses receive thePBIS Bus Winner Magnetwhich they will “display”proudly for the week.We want to thank all the

parents/guardians, alongwith our staff for their sup-port in the Prowler Way!

Well, as this is the firstWednesday in November,this column is about a popu-lar thing this month – giv-ing thanks.I was doing my house-

hold chores by cleaning upmy bathroom the other day,when Ialmost had alittle acci-dent. I wascleaning mybathtub whenmy bath matslipped undermy feet and I was inchesaway from bumping myhead on the side of the tub.But, I was able to put outmy arms and stop myselffrom getting a bump on myhead. Well, as you may havefigured out, all my musclestensed up and I was a bitsore. But the situation wasthat I had my little accidenton a Saturday, and I had tobe in church to sing at bothservices in the choir. So, Iiced my lower back and tookaspirin and took it easy thatday. I had a good night’ssleep, so I was able to singin the choir that Sunday.I have said this before in

earlier columns, but Ibelieve that there areangels among us. Oh sure, Ihave my share of days ofstubbing my toes when Iwake up or slipping andfalling on the ice (which Iwould be a gold medal win-ner); but I believe that mygrandparents, Lloyd andEllen Spray, are my angelswho are always with meand keep an eye on me. AndI know that everyone whoreads this also has angelskeeping an eye on them inwhich I will always give

thanks.As we all

know, themonth ofNovember isa time to givethanks forwhat we have

and the family and friendswe have in our lives. Forme, I have given thanksevery day for my family andmy awesome friends whowalk the same path I do onthe road of life. And most ofall, I want to give thanks forreaders like you who comeup to me and say “I likewhat you write.” Your kindwords and my guardianangel Ellen Spray, who usedto work for The Times, havegiven me the open imagina-tion that you all enjoy.Well, I hope you have a

wonderful day and, asalways, God bless.

Positive Thoughts …

Giving thanks for the angels in our lives

by DanBartsch

November is atime to givethanks …

"Make your bed.""Clean up the toys." "Takeout the garbage." Parentsroutinely utter these phras-es and others to their chil-dren.Children can be adept at

procrastinating in regard totheir chores. Parents mustbe diligent when introduc-ing children to age-appro-priate chores because theycan help youngsters growup into well-rounded andknowledgeable individuals.By giving children

responsibilities, kids feellike full participants in thefamily. In fact, HarvardGrant study researchersidentified love and worthethic as things all peopleneed in order to be happyand successful. For childrenwho do not work outside ofthe home, chores can instilla work ethic that helps

them be happy and success-ful. Each child matures at adifferent pace, but manykids can manage the mostcommon household choreswhen they reach certainages.Here are some tips that

make navigating kids'chores a little easier.• Don't require perfec-

tion. A child may not imme-diately perform a chore aswell as an adult or adherestrictly to a parent's specifi-cations. For kids to learnfrom the experience and beencouraged to continue,parents need to be a littlemore flexible when judginghow kids perform theirchores. Yelling that the jobwasn't done up to snuff mayset kids up for failure, com-pelling them to throw in thetowel prematurely.• Even young kids are

old enough for chores. Thefamily resource Focus onthe Family says that chil-dren as young as 2 or 3 canstart to help with chores.Assisting with making bedsor picking up toys can be agreat place to start.Children can be allowed toget dressed with minimalparental help or choosedaily outfits as they reachschool age. Children canhelp with cleaning, laundryand other tasks by the timethey reach middle schoolage.• Give a lot of praise.

Praise kids as they are per-forming their chores andreward this good behavior.The goal is for parents tobuild positive momentum,especially for young chil-dren.• Be consistent. Stick to

a chore schedule andremind children tasks mustbe completed in adherenceto that schedule. Assigningkids a chore one week andthen not another may dis-courage kids from acceptingthe responsibility of chores.• Hold them account-

able. It's easy to spoil chil-dren by giving in to every-thing they desire and notexpecting enough of themin return. To ensure theirchildren can function inde-pendently in the outsideworld, parents have toinstill a sense of accounta-bility in their youngsters.Chores can help do justthat.Chores can help children

grow up to become respon-sible, hardworking adults.

ChildBehavior …Chores can be beneficialto children

Chores caninstill a workethic that helpsthem be happyand successful.

8 ~ Thief River Falls Times OBITUARIES Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Tri-Valley Heartland ExpressT.H.E. BUS ROUTES & SCHEDULESPlease Read! All routes

will arrive approximate-ly between 10 and 11 a.m.All Routes Are NowGuaranteed! Please callby 3:00 p.m. the daybefore to reserve yourride.

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(800) 201-4342 Option 3

Thursday, November 7:Fargo/MoorheadFriday, November 8: No

serviceMonday, November 11:

No serviceTuesday, November 12:

Thief River FallsWednesday, November

13: Warren City Wide 9 a.m.- 11:15 a.m., Hallock CityWide 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.,Karlstad City Wide 2:45p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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(800) 201-3432 Option 3Thursday, November 7:

No serviceFriday, November 8:

BemidjiMonday, November 11:

Grand ForksTuesday, November 12:

MahnomenWednesday, November

13: No service

Sharon L. Iverson, 78Thief River Falls -

Sharon L. Iverson, 78, ofThief River Falls passedaway peacefully onThursday, October 30, 2019

at SanfordHospital inFargo, ND,with her lov-ing hus-b a n d ,daughters,grandchi l -dren andgreat-grand-children byher side.Vi s i t a t i o n

was held on Sunday,November 3, 2019 atJohnson Funeral Service inThief River Falls. The funer-al service to celebrateSharon’s life was held onMonday, November 4, 2019at Trinity Lutheran Churchin Thief River Falls. Burialwas held at GreenwoodCemetery.

Sharon Lee Miller wasborn on November 27, 1940in Thief River Falls, thedaughter of Morris andSigne (Sjulestad) Miller. Shewas baptized and confirmedat Reiner Free LutheranChurch, rural Goodridge.She attended country schooland graduated fromGoodridge High School withthe class of 1958. As a grad-uation gift, Sharon receiveda diamond ring from the loveof her life, Leon Iverson.

On December 6, 1958,Sharon and Leon were unit-ed in marriage at the par-sonage in Goodridge by Rev.A.B. Heltne. They madetheir home in Thief RiverFalls and to this union threechildren were born, Rosalee,Roxanne and Rhonda. In1966, the family made theirhome in Goodridge and in1973 they moved onto theIverson Family Farm, whichthey owned and operated.

Sharon worked atParkin’s Corner Drug for ashort time, but when herdaughters were born shemade raising her girls herpriority. She also worked atthe Goodridge School andGoodridge Café for a time.

Sharon loved her veg-etable and flower gardens,she sewed all of her daugh-ter’s clothes, she loved bak-ing and cooking for the holi-

days and family gatherings,knitting, crocheting, paint-ing, Norwegian rosemalingand was very artistic ~ shewas the original MarthaStewart. Her music was alsovery important to her.Sharon played by ear thepiano, accordion and organ.Sharon was a quiet womanwho enjoyed being homewith family around her.

In the early family years,Sharon enjoyed snowmobil-ing on weekends with theGoodridge SnowmobileClub. She belonged to FaithLutheran Church inGoodridge where she taughtSunday School and was amember of the Circle. Aftermoving back to Thief RiverFalls, she’s been a memberof Trinity Lutheran Church,and of Dance Club and CardClub.

Survivors includeSharon’s loving husband ofalmost 61 years, Leon;daughters, Rosie Dahlenand Roxanne (LeRoy)Iverson-Boice all of ThiefRiver Falls, and Rhonda(Ryan) Haugen of Roseau;grandchildren: Robby(Holly) Dahlen, Jamie(Todd) Nohl, Lindsay (Andy)Paulson, Rozlynn (Brad)Johnsrud and Jena (Cliff)Johnsrud; great-grandchil-dren: Henry, Eden, DawsonJoel, Otto and Baer Nohl,Bo, Tanner and LaurenPaulson, Jordynn, Donnyand Jennings Johnsrud,Carter Lee and CashJohnsrud; siblings, DeloresKeim, Edgar (Dorothy)Miller, MarilynLaCoursiere, Richard (Judy)Miller, Norman (Sharon)Miller, Judy (Richard)Anderson, Joyce (Larry)Geer, Morrie (Mary) Millerand Gene (Kari) Miller; sis-ters-in-law: Elaine (Harold)Skreland, Judy Briski,Sharon Ann Iverson andSusan Iverson; and manyother relatives and friends.

Sharon is preceded indeath by parents; son-in-law, Joel Dahlen; brothers-in-law: Arnold Keim, DickLaCoursiere, ConradIverson and Allen Iverson.

Condolences may be sentat www.johnsonfuneralser-vice.comA00003B2019NV06

Earl B. Swenson, 98Oklee - Earl Bernell

Swenson, age 98, passedaway on November 4, 2019at his home in Oklee.

Funeral services will beheld at 1:30p.m. onS u n d a y ,N o v e m b e r10, 2019 atthe OkleeSchool. Thiswill be pre-ceded by avisitation at12:30 p.m.at the OkleeS c h o o l .

Burial will be at OaklandCemetery in rural McIntosh.

Earl was born January15, 1921 five miles north ofOklee, and he grew up onfarms north and south ofOklee. He attended school atBucktown School inLambert Township. Afterbeing in business for manyyears, Earl earned a GED inOklee at age 60.

On November 10, 1944,Earl married Bergit Jellumin Grand Rapids. They madetheir home on a farm fivemiles south of Oklee. Theymoved into Oklee when Earlstarted his business there in1952, and they resided therefor the past 20 years in theirhouse in Oklee on “SunsetCorner”.

Earl was an entrepreneurand was engaged in manydifferent business venturesin the Oklee area over thepast 80 years – includingraising mink, grain farming,raising livestock, sellingpetroleum products, truck-ing, running a restaurant,

as well as selling and servic-ing: farm machinery, cars,trucks, snowmobiles, recre-ational equipment and trail-ers. Earl was active in hisbusiness in Oklee until thepast three months. Earlalso served as a Councilmanand Mayor of Oklee.

When Earl was a teenag-er, he choose to serve Godand he was true to his con-victions until the end of hislife. Both Earl and Bergitencouraged their childrenand others to put God firstin their lives.

Earl was preceded indeath by his parents Selmerand Synneva Swenson;brother, Silas Swenson; sis-ter Lavina Swenson; and aninfant grandson, BrianCarlson.

Earl is survived by hiswife Bergit, to whom hewould have been married 75years on November 10. He issurvived by his brother RaySwenson (Barb) and sister-in-law Polly Swenson. Earlis also survived by his fivechildren: Karen Carlson(Doug), Curt Swenson(Caroline), Tim Swenson(Donna), Don Swenson(Cheri), and Sherry Dake(Larry), as well as 13 grand-children and 29 great grand-children.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made toHospice Red River Valley atwww.hrrv.org or 800-237-4629


Avis M. Frazer, 79Thief River Falls - Avis

Frazer, of Thief River Falls,passed away peacefully onFriday, November 1, 2019 atSanford Hospital in Thief

River Falls.Mass ofC h r i s t i a nBurial willbe held at10:30 a.m.o nT h u r s d a y,November 7,2019 at St.A n n ’ sC a t h o l i cChurch in

Goodridge, with FatherAdam Hamness celebrating.Burial will be held at St.Bernard’s Cemetery in ThiefRiver Falls.

Visitation will be heldfrom 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.,with a 7 p.m. prayer service,on Wednesday, November 6,2019 at Johnson FuneralService in Thief River Falls.Visitation will also be heldfrom 9:30 a.m. until 10:30a.m. on Thursday at thechurch.

Avis Melvina Sturre wasborn April 26, 1940 in NorthTownship, the daughter ofHerman and Doris (Phelps)Sturre. She was baptized inthe Catholic faith at St.Bernard’s Catholic Church.Avis made her firstCommunion andConfirmation at St. Ann’sCatholic Church inGoodridge.

Avis graduated fromGoodridge High School in1958. While in school sheworked for her sister on thefarm, the summer of hersophomore year, and workedfor Kiefs Café. The summerof her Junior and Senioryear she worked at theVeizina Café in Goodridge.Following her graduationshe worked in Grand Forksat the Buckle restaurant.Following Gene’s retirementfrom the Army, Avis worked

at the Liquor Store inGoodridge for a coupleyears.

Avis was united in mar-riage to Eugene Paul Frazerat St. Ann’s Catholic Churchon October 20, 1958. Theylived and raised their familywherever Gene was sta-tioned while serving in theArmy for the first years oftheir marriage; includingIllinois, France, Germany,Arizona and Maryland.They had five children:Paul, Wayne, Kenneth,Lourenda and Brian.

Avis is survived by herfour children: Paul (Teresa)Frazer of Decater, MS,Wayne (Vicky) Frazer ofOklee, Kenneth Frazer ofThief River Falls andLourenda Colden ofGoodridge; seven grandchil-dren: Danielle (Jason)Weleski, Tyler Colden,Haydn Frazer, HallieFrazer, Holden Frazer,Katelyn Colden andHavanna Frazer; greatgrandchildren: Brooklynn,Taylor, Dawson and Allie;brother, Curtis Sturre ofOklee; sister-in-law, PhyllisSturre; and several niecesand nephews.

Avis is preceded in deathby her husband Eugene onDecember 23, 2011; one son,Brian Frazer in 1974; par-ents, Herman and Doris(Phelps) Sturre; siblings:Burnard (Kathy) Sturre,Venetta (Stanley Sr.)Skibicki, Marlene (Edvin)Hanson, Gerald (Lettie)Sturre, Janice (Dennis)Hanson, Enzely (Phyllis)Sturre and Kenneth Sturre;brothers-in-law: StanleySkibicki Sr., Edvin Hanson,and Dennis Hanson; sisters-in-law, Kathy Sturre andLettie Sturre.


Carol J. Lambert, 79Thief River Falls -

Carol Jean Lambert, 79 ofThief River Falls, passedaway peacefully on Friday,November 1, 2019 atOakland Park Communities,Thief River Falls with her

loving fami-ly at herside.

Mass ofc h r i s t i a nburial washeld onT u e s d a y ,November 5,2019 at St.B e r n a r d ’ sC a t h o l i cChurch in

Thief River Falls. Burial fol-lowed at St. Bernard’sCemetery in Thief RiverFalls.

Carol Jean Rude wasborn April 9, 1940 in ThiefRiver Falls, the second oftwelve children born toHerman and Beatrice(Lokken) Rude. She wasbaptized on May 12, 1940 inThief River Falls and con-firmed at St. Pauli LutheranChurch in rural Thief RiverFalls. She attended KnoxElementary School andgraduated from LincolnHigh School with the class of1958.

Following school Carolworked at Rex Café in ThiefRiver Falls before moving toMinneapolis, and then toBoulder, CO. Carol thenwent to work for Shell Oil inBillings, MT and Seattle,WA. She worked in Hawaiifor three years beforereturning to Thief RiverFalls to work in the office atRude Electric. Carol laterworked at Arctic Cat for afew years.

On October 16, 1971,Carol was united in mar-riage to James Lambert atSt. Bernard’s CatholicChurch. The couple madetheir home in Thief RiverFalls and to this union twochildren were born, Dawnand Jason.

In 1972, Carol and Jimstarted Jim’s Steamagicwhich they owned and oper-ated until 1999.

Following their retire-ment, Carol and Jim enjoyedtraveling with their RV vis-iting new places. The high-light was their trip to Alaskawith Carol’s brother, Harlanand his wife, Kae. She alsohad a passion for camping,fishing, reading, knitting,

weaving, scrapbooking,spending time and playingwith her grandkids, andspending time with familyand friends.

Carol was an active mem-ber of St. Bernard’s CatholicChurch and was active at St.Bernard’s School. She alsoheld membership with theAmerican Legion Auxiliaryand Pennington CountyCircle Group.

Survivors include Carol’sloving husband of 48 years,James Lambert of ThiefRiver Falls; daughter, Dawn(Chris) Connor of Parker,CO; son, Jason (Megan)Lambert of Victoria; grand-children: Ayden Connor,Zachary Lambert, AmeliaLambert, Isabelle Lambert;siblings: Larry (Cathy) Rudeof Eveleth, CharleneSchachner of Charlotte, NC,Arlo (Deb Ernst) Rude ofThief River Falls, LaDawnOlson of Thief River Falls,Charlotte (Steve)Fillingsness of Omaha, NE,David (Tammy) Rude ofTofte, Candise (Larry)Tveitbakk of Bellvue, NEand Timothy Rude ofParker, CO; sister-in-law,Kae Rude of Cambridge, andmany nieces, nephews, rela-tives and friends.

Carol is preceded in deathby her siblings, Betty(Culver) Kisch, HarlanRude, Sharon (Kenny)Corriveau and brother-in-law, Terry Olson.


First-year Cloverbuds were honored at thePennington County 4-H Banquet. Theyincluded (front row) KyWynn Carr, Isaac

Philipp, Kooper Geiser, Carleigh Iversonand Ramsey Kenner. (Submitted)

Curtis Griffin received theBrian Geske Memorial DairyAward at the PenningtonCounty 4-H Banquet.(Submitted)

Briley Olsonawski receivedthe Skaar MemorialConservation Award at thePennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Brianne Ellison receivedthe Demonstration Award atthe Pennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Lily Beavis received theRufus and Violet L. Foodand Nutrition Award and theClara Mae SwansonClothing Award at thePennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Noah Rupprecht receivedthe Alfred and RebeccaSolem Memorial BeefAward and a Good CitizenAward at the PenningtonCounty 4-H Banquet.(Submitted)

Doug Franke received aFriend of 4-H Award at thePennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Caitlynn Ellison receivedthe Achievement Award –Seventh Grade and Older atthe Pennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

Olivia Tougas received anAchievement Award –Seventh Grade and Underat the Pennington County 4-H Banquet. (Submitted)

Julie Desrocher received aFriend of 4-H Award at thePennington County 4-HBanquet. (Submitted)

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__________________________Shopping local helps improve property values beacause homebuyers are drawn to vibrantcommunities filled with unique local shops, restaurants and activities.

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43rd Annual REA Holiday Craft ShowSaturday 9th of November at 9am to 3pmRalph Engelstad Arena Thief River FallsThis event will be held on the upper concourse of the arenaand features a huge variety of handmade items from over40 crafters!

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Holiday TrainFriday 13th of DecemberArrives at City Hall, Thief River Falls, MN at 7:30 p.m.Holiday cheer comes to town every year when theCanadian Pacific Holiday Train arrives. This train is dec-orated with various holiday themed lights and includes alive band performance. CP's holiday train is a fundraiserfor local food shelves throughout the US and Canada. CPencourages everyone to bring cash or healthy food dona-tions to support their local food shelf.


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The Cat in the Hat was among the characters who could be seen trick-or-treatingThursday, Oct. 31 at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. Several LHS groups spon-sored the 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween FUNdraising Event. The event was a fundraiser for thePennington County Humane Society. The Thief River Falls Lions Club and Thief River FallsNorskies assisted at the event, which also included games and food.

Kids had the opportunity to visit some puppies Thursday, Oct. 31 at the 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween FUNdraising Event. Several Lincoln High School groups sponsored the event atLHS as a fundraiser for the Pennington County Humane Society. The event also featuredtrick-or-treating, games and food.

Honor Flight trip/Continued(Continued from Page 1)the National Cemetery atArlington, is just a simplegravestone - like everyoneelse.He also recalled the

experience of seeing theDeclaration ofIndependence in the rotun-da of the National ArchivesBuilding. He said securitywas the tightest there. Nometal at all was allowed inthe area. Otherwise,whereever they went, theywere whisked through secu-rity. Strong said he only car-ried his driver’s license andboarding pass.The greeting they

received from people wasamazing. Strong said whenthey left Fargo, individualswere dressed in costume,one as Ben Franklin, andthere were military men,women, active and nonac-tive, and their families.When they arrived inWashington, the firedepartment greeted themby spraying water overtheir airplane. When theyreturned to Fargo, therewas an even bigger crowd.Strong said he shook somany hands his shoulderhurt. There was even abrass band playing militarytunes for them.Strong said he could not

get over the amount of sup-port and help they received.Overall, it was quite anexperience, and one hehighly recommends to anyveteran.Of his service in the

Navy, Strong spent his firsttwo years in Memphis,Tenn., driving a naval cap-tain. Then, as a third classpetty officer, Strong wasassigned to a the SupplyDepartment in Hawaii. Hesaid he felt bad because hereally had no experience insupply procurements andthat’s what they needed.One month later, he wastold to report to duty atHickam Air Force Base,where he became the driverfor Vice Admiral JohnHoskins. Hoskins, he said,lost his right leg in anexplosion aboard the USSPrinceton during World

War II. Hoskins refusedretirement, and refused toallow his wound force hisexit. In the early days of theKorean War, Hoskins’ carri-er group was the first onstation following the out-break of hostilities, and wasthe first to give airbornesupport to the retreatingSouth Korean army units. Because of his peg leg,

the mascot on his plane wasthat of a peg-leg pirate witha sabre. Hoskins was thesubject of a 1955 film biog-raphical called “The EternalSea” with Sterling Haydenand Alexis Smith portray-ing Hoskins and his wifeSue. Strong has copies ofthe movie, and said the leadwas miscast. Most ofStrong’s duty was spentdriving cars, waiting incars, and occasionallywatching over the admiral’sdaughter and another mili-tary leader’s daughterwhile they swam in a lagoonnear a base.

Brief BioDave Strong grew up in

Atwater and currently livesin Thief River Falls. Afterthe military, he completedcollege and became a paroleagent for the juvenile divi-sion of the MinnesotaDepartment of Corrections.He was later the generalmanager of Forsbergs, Inc.of Thief River Falls. He

married his wife Joan in1986. He has three chil-dren, eight grandchildren,and seven great greatgrandchildren. He is thenational president ofAntique Automobile Club ofAmerica and state presi-dent of the MinnesotaRegion Automotive AutoClub. He is a member of theAmerican Legion.

Veterans Honor FlightThe Veterans Honor

Flight of ND/MN is a non-profit organization createdsolely to honor America’sveterans for all their sacri-fices. According to theirwebsite, they are currentlynot accepting applications,applications can be foundon their website atwww. v e t e r a n s h o n o r -flightofndmn.org. They alsoaccept donations and appli-cations to volunteer.On the flight Strong was

on, there were 92 veteransfive of whom were WorldWar II vets, 69Korean/Korean era veter-ans; three Berlin andCuban crisis veterans; and11 Vietnam veterans.Divided among the branch-es of the military, therewere 53 who served in theArmy, 15 who served in theAir Force, seven who servedin the Marines, and 17 whoserved in the Navy.

Veterans traveling with Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN allwore coats and badges identifying them as members of theproject that takes veterans to Washington, D.C.

Tim Denney, principal trainer and consultant at Level 5 Services in Crookston, spokeFriday, Nov. 1 at the Manufacturers’ Luncheon in Thief River Falls.

Mental Health in the workplacediscussed at luncheon/Continued(Continued from Page 1)and/or anxiety may affecthis or her work. Anxietyleads to 4.6 lost workdaysper month, Denney said.People suffering from anxi-ety have 1.5 times the riskof being absent at least twoweeks.“It is highly treatable,”

said Denney, who noted talktherapy is the gold standardof treatment for anxiety.Employers may also

encounter employees whosuffer from depression.“Nearly one in 10 [people]will experience depressionin any given 12-month peri-od,” Denney said.Depression is the most

costly mental health diffi-culty, said Denney, whonoted it affects an employ-ee’s time management, deci-sion making, communica-tions and ability to followsafety protocols. A 2003study – the latest studyavailable – found thatdepression has led to a lossof $44 billion per year in theUnited States. He expectedthat number would now behigher than $50 billion peryear.One way to help employ-

ees is for employers andcoworkers to change their

thinking. People withsevere mental illness areno more at risk than thegeneral population of com-mitting crimes. People maythink someone with mentalillness is lazy, Denney said.In fact, many desperatelywant to succeed.Most people can experi-

ence recovery and can bemore productive in a work-place and thrive, Denney

said.Accommodations can be

made for employees experi-encing mental health diffi-culties. Denney notedemployers can lower theemployee’s anxiety in theperson’s work station. Heencouraged employers todetermine what baselineperformance they want theemployees to improve. Fromthere, they would create aplan, implement the planand study it to determine ifit works. If it doesn’t work,then they should scrap the

plan and come up with anew one.Recovery will affect pro-

ductivity at work, saidDenney, who encouragedemployers to help affectedemployees access the com-pany’s Employee AssistanceProgram. Employers canalso encourage affectedemployees to monitor theirown emotions and behav-iors, and find others to help

monitor the affectedemployees’ emotions andbehaviors.Employers should also

lower the stigma and fear ofmental illness in the work-place. Denney also encour-aged them to implementspecific training for someemployees to deescalate anymental health crises thatmay arise. If those employ-ees are unable to deescalatethose situations, he encour-aged them to utilize thelocal mobile crisis responseteam.

School District audit/Continued(Continued from Page 1)by Brady Martz andAssociates.

Trip to GermanyKatie Engevik, German

language instructor atLincoln High School, pre-sented a proposal to travelwith students to Germanyin June of 2021. Engevik began by stating

that “Travel is all aboutgrowing, and moving frombeing a passive observer toactively participating inthat language and culture.It means stepping outside ofyour comfort zone to trynew things, food and meet-ing new people. It meansrealizing you belong to theworld no matter whichcountry you’re in and thatthere are many perspec-tives to consider outside ofyour own.” “This,” she said,“is hardly ever easy andoften exceedingly reward-ing.” Last summer, Engevik

took a group of students toGermany. Engevik said itwas so much more thangoing on a trip. Studentsgrew as individuals. Shesaid they learned what itmeans to work as a group,problem solve, make deci-sions to find their way in anew city, and to overcomeexternal and internal con-flict. They learned lessonsin patience, curiosity, flexi-bility, making friends andappreciating the moment.Most of all, she said, shehopes they obtained aninterest to continue to learnabout the world aroundthem.She said the group would

travel with EF Tours again.They have a strong commit-ment to safety and provideexcellent support. The costhas been estimated at$3,960, which broken down,would be $194 per month.She said the trip would takeplace in June of 2021 andwould be for 10 to 12 days.Students would visit placeslike Berlin, Munich,

Dresden, Potsdam andmany other places. Lastsummer, she said sheplanned to take 12 studentsand ended up taking 18,which exceeded her goal.She said she would expectas many would be interest-ed in taking this trip.Scott Brekke, Lincoln

High School principal, wentwith the group last year. Hesaid Engevik did an out-standing job and had com-plete confidence in her.The Board of Education

approved the proposal.Staff DevelopmentSara Olson, curriculum

director, and members ofthe District StaffDevelopment AdvisoryGroup, presented an updateon the District’sProfessional DevelopmentPlan.The purpose of profes-

sional development is toimprove student learningby providing teachers andother school district staffwith individual and profes-sional organizationalgrowth and developmentopportunities.About $273,000 is spent

from the budget on staffdevelopment. Part of ongo-ing training in the Districtis focused on the Wold’sBest Workforce andStrategic plan, mentorshipand technology integrationand other things, such asAED and CPR training aswell as support of workdone in the curriculumcycle. Funding is also spent on

workshops and conferences,which frequently requireparticipants to teach otherteachers what they’velearned.Mary Anderson, special

education instructor atFranklin Middle School anda member of the advisorygroup, discussed some ofthe professional develop-ment activities at Franklin.She focused a great deal onMath 180 and Read 180.

Kelly Weets, vice princi-pal at Lincoln High Schooland a member of the adviso-ry group, talked aboutefforts at Lincoln HighSchool that focused on goingback to the basics and mak-ing sure their past effortspaid off. She also talkedabout targeting at-risk stu-dents from Franklin MiddleSchool and partnering thosestudents with teacher men-tors and in the future, stu-dent mentors.Mike Wienen, vice princi-

pal at ChallengerElementary School, dis-cussed mentorship effortsat Challenger, and leader-ship training.Misty Hempel, director,

thanked the group for theirpresentation and for look-ing at what’s being done asnot good enough, which sheexplained meant not gettingcomplacent.

CalendarSuperintendent Bradley

Bergstrom informed theBoard of Education theywere working on the 2020-21 school calendar. Some ofthe highlights include thefact that while this yearwas the earliest start, nextyear would start Sept. 8,which is the latest start.Students would be back inschool after mid-winterbreak on Jan. 4. The schoolyear would end on June 4.Hempel said even with

year ending June 4, therewere options out there thateveryone would have likedmuch less.Bergstrom notified the

Board of Education of achange to this year’s calen-dar. He said PrecinctCaucus Day was estab-lished as Feb. 25, and thatwas the same day as par-ent-teacher conferences.That would require achange, and Bergstrom saidthe Calendar Work Groupwould be addressing thechange.

Most people can experiencerecovery and can be more pro-ductive in a workplace andthrive


Performers fromCallaway, Detroit Lakes,Fergus Falls, Frazee, GrandForks, N.D., Grygla,Hawley, Pelican Rapids,Perham, Red Lake Falls,Thief River Falls, Vergasand Warren attended theMinnesota Music TeachersAssociation (MMTA)Northwest Detroit LakesDistrict Ensemble Festivalheld on Saturday, Oct. 26,2019. Four MMTA pianoteachers registered a totalof 58 students, parents,grandparents and adults toperform duos and duets intwo recitals at the 33rdAnnual Ensemble Festival

held at the First LutheranChurch in Detroit Lakes.The total of 30 ensembleswere featured in twoensemble recitals at 10:30a.m. and 11:45 a.m.The adjudicator for the

festival was Audrey Savig,MMTA piano professor fromAudubon. Although this event was

non-competitive, each per-formance received a writtenevaluation from Savig. Allpiano students of Marcia M.Knuttila of Thief RiverFalls received the highestrating of “Superior.” The annual festival is

part of the Minnesota Music

Teachers Association pro-gram in which studentsgain teamwork skills byplaying duets, duos anddouble duos. Duets are per-formed on one piano, duosare performed on twopianos and double duos areperformed on three, four,five, six or more pianos. The students from the

Marcia Knuttila PianoStudio performed in the11:45 recital. AddisonBienek, third grade, andAudrey Bienek, seventhgrade, daughters of Staceyand Michael Bienek,Warren; Bennett Borgen,sixth grade, son of Missyand Chris Borgen, ThiefRiver Falls; Jerzie Finstad,12th grade, daughter ofStephanie and RobertFinstad, Thief River Falls;Veda Holter, third grade,daughter of Michelle andJustin Holter, Thief RiverFalls; Brody Manning, sixthgrade, son of Jenn andChad Manning, Thief RiverFalls; Adults: Taylor Blaine,Grand Forks, N.D.; MissyBorgen, Thief River Falls;

Justin Holter, Thief RiverFalls; Jenn Manning, ThiefRiver Falls; Connie Moe,Grygla and MichaelPhillips, Thief River Falls. Piano pieces performed

in Saturday’s recital.“Pirate’s Booty Dance” by

Kathryn Karg was per-formed by Addison Bienekand Veda Holter. “Se Agapo Puli (I Love

You Very Much)” by BillGeorge and DinoKartsonakis was performedon six pianos, and the per-formers were AudreyBienek, Bennett Borgen,Jerzie Finstad, Brody andJenn Manning, and ConnieMoe. “Holy, Holy, Holy” by R.

Heber, J.B. Dykes, Arr.David Clydesdale, was per-formed on four pianos, andthe performers were AudreyBienek, Taylor Blaine,Missy Borgen and JerzieFinstad. “Boogie for Two” by

Gerald Martin, was per-formed by Justin Holter andMichael Phillips.

Lincoln High School seniors had an opportunity to applyfor college Thursday, Oct. 31 during Senior College

Application Day at the school. Bemidji State University wasamong some of the students’ choices.

Minnesota State University Moorhead and other collegeswere represented Thursday, Oct. 31 as Lincoln High School

seniors applied for college during Senior CollegeApplication Day at the school.

Piano students of Marcia M. Knuttila of Thief River Fallsrecently participated in the Minnesota Music TeachersAssociation Northwest District Ensemble Festival in DetroitLakes. All received “superior” ratings. Pictured above are:Bennett Borgen and Brody Manning. Pictured separatelyare Addison and Audrey Bienek.

Piano students of Marcia M. Knuttila of Thief River Fallsrecently participated in the Minnesota Music TeachersAssociation Northwest District Ensemble Festival in DetroitLakes on Oct. 26. All of the students received the highestrating of “Superior” on their performances. Pictured aboveare: (top photo) Jerzie Finstad, Missy Borgen, and ConnieMoe; (bottom photos, from left) Michael Phillips, JennManning and Taylor Blaine.

Veda and Justin Holter of Thief River Falls were among theperformers from Marcia M. Knuttila Piano Studio in ThiefRiver Falls to participate in the Minnesota Music TeachersAssociation Northwest District Piano Ensemble in DetroitLakes on Oct. 26. (Submitted)

Area piano students receive top honors at District festival

Mireille Genadry, a management consultantin Thief River Falls, was recently invited byHofstra University’s School of Engineeringand Applied Science in New York to partici-pate in an executive panel discussion onthe impact of digital technologies on busi-ness organizations. Pictured are Panelists

Tom Sanzone, former chief executive offi-cer of Black Knight Financial Services,Barbara Porter, chief technology officer atFragrance.com, Mireille Genadry, andMichael Delaney, vice president of DigitalTransformation at Boeing. (Submitted)

TRF consultant participatesin panel discussionMireille Genadry, a man-

agement consultant inThief River Falls, wasrecently invited by HofstraUniversity’s School ofEngineering and AppliedScience in New York to par-ticipate in an executivepanel discussion on theimpact of digital technolo-gies on business organiza-tions. Topics covered during

her presentation includedartificial intelligence andmachine learning applica-tions in business, managingthe technology talent gap,and the risks posed by lega-cy systems. Genadry gradu-ated with a Bachelor of Artsin social science fromHofstra University and aMaster of BusinessAdministration degree incorporate finance and mar-keting from ColumbiaUniversity. She specializesin the research and study ofemerging digital technolo-

gies’ impact on businessand in digital reinventionstrategy, and holds profes-sional development certifi-cations in business analyt-ics, business technologymanagement, structuringmachine learning projects,and IoT (Internet ofThings), wireless and cloudcomputing technologies. Mireille Genadry is mar-

ried to David Beito, andthey have two children,Benjamin and Kimberly.

Heritage Centerto hold danceDancers won’t want to

miss the Thanksgivingdance with music by Chuckand Sharon on Thursday,Nov. 14, from 7 to 10 p.m.,at the Heritage Center inThief River Falls. Dancerswith names starting with A-K will provide potluck. Thisis the only dance inNovember.


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Lincoln High School students handed outcandy to trick-or-treaters participating inthe 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween FUNdraisingEvent on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Lincoln High

School in Thief River Falls. Several LHSgroups sponsored the event, which servedas a fundraiser for the Pennington CountyHumane Society.

DNR: Water transfer requestMinnesota DNR

Commissioner SarahStrommen issued a state-ment Monday about theproposed out-of-state watertransfer.Strommen stated,

“The DNR is aware of a pro-posal by Empire BuilderInvestments to supplygroundwater fromMinnesota to the westernUnited States by railcar.The company has not yetsubmitted a water appropri-ation permit application,but has requested a prelim-inary well assessment. A

preliminary well assess-ment, required under statelaw, is an early stage reviewdesigned to identify poten-tial issues before a proposerinvests in equipment orwell drilling.Under Minnesota law,

the DNR regulates the useof both groundwater andsurface water. The agencymust manage public waterresources for the benefit ofthe State of Minnesota,including future genera-tions. We must ensure thatwater appropriations arereasonable, practical, and

adequately protect publicsafety and promote the pub-lic welfare.“Based on our initial

review of the EmpireBuilder request, we arenotifying the companytoday that we see virtuallyno scenario where the DNRwould grant a water appro-priation permit for the proj-ect, as it does not appear itcould meet applicable statu-tory requirements, includ-ing significant restrictionson use of the Mt. Simonaquifer.”

Festival of Tables held in BrooksSaturday, Oct. 26 found

the Brooks Community Hallhumming with almost 100women who were anticipat-ing the 4th Annual Festivalof Tables, the Red LakeCounty American CancerSociety Fundraiser. Women from around the

area gathered to dine, enjoya silent auction of donatedgifts from generous contrib-utors, and relax to theentertainment of SydneyMelby, vocalist. In addition,cancer facts were sharedwith the ladies to encourageproactive health care foreveryone.The hosts for this popu-

lar event are women fromthroughout Red LakeCounty who volunteer tohost a table, and this year,there were nine tables eachwith a different theme. Thehosts for 2019 included co-hosts Deb DuChamp,Plummer and Marci Kloety,Thief River Falls, co-hostsCarol Chaput, Brooks, and

Leona Bugge, Thief RiverFalls, and co-hosts DianneGagner and Karen Delagefrom Brooks. In addition,hosts from Oklee were BarbMelby, Phyllis Melby, co-hosts Deb Vettleson andTalia Mitzner, co-hostsTracy Hamm and KimOlson, Ginny Stoneouse,and co-hosts RhondaVettleson and MirandaVettleson. Tables were decorated

with the chosen theme andchoice of menu, and the

themes this year rangedfrom elegant and classy tofun and frivolous. Guestsare invited by the host to bea guest at their table, andthis has been such an antic-ipated event that the tablesfill quickly. Anyone interested in

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Second Section

Top - Jake Davis concluded his cross country career with a personal record 17:11 atthe MSHSL State Cross Country Meet Saturday. The event was held at St. Olaf Uni-versity in Northfield. Davis’ time was good enough for 66th place in the 175-runnerfield.

Bottom - Jerzie Finstad concluded a decorated cross country career with her thirdstate meet appearance. Finstad ran the 3.1-mile course in 20:06 to place 57th in the176-runner girls field. (Submitted photos)

Davis and Finstad competeat State Cross Country Meet

Northland women look for bounce back season

Friday, Nov. 8 n Figure Skating - LHS at Gran-ite City Classic TBD n Swimming - LHS Girls at Sec-tion 8A Meet (Grand Rapids MiddleSchool) 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 9 n Basketball - NCTC Men vs.University of Jamestown JV (atLake Region State College, DevilsLake, N.D.) TBD

nHockey - TRF Norskies at FortFrances 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 10 n Basketball - NCTC Men atLake Region State College TBD

Monday, Nov. 11 nHockey - TRF Norskies at Wis-consin 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 12 n Basketball - NCTC Women vs.Concordia College JV 6 p.m.

Pioneers fall to Raidersin Region 13B semifinal Northland Community &Technical College battled itsway to a 25-23 win in theopening set of Friday night'sRegion 13B semifinal matchagainst the top-seeded Cen-tral Lakes Raiders. Unfortunately, the Pio-neers couldn't keep the mo-mentum going. The Raidersclaimed the final three setsby scores of 25-23, 25-13 and25-15 to eliminate the Pio-neers from postseason play. “The lady Pioneers startedthe first two sets amazing,”said Head Coach AbdulChamma. “Both teams

played very high level of vol-leyball, even some commentswere made about DII volley-ball. Winning the first setmade the team feel goodabout themselves. Second setstarted great. Again, the cou-ple of mistakes at the endcost us the set. Then afterthat we could not pick it backup.” Mesabi Range defeatedItasca 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-22) in the other semi-final match Friday night. Central Lakes defeatedMesabi in straight sets (25-12, 25-14, 25-19) in Satur-

day's Region 13B champi-onship match.

Central Lakes 3, Northland 1 n Scores - Central Lakes wins23-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-15 nAssists - Molly Hanson 16, Lib-erty Johnson 16, Carly Mekash 1,Emmie Jacobson 1. n Kills - Carly Mekash 13, JanieWunderlich 10, Molly Hanson 9,Emmie Jacobson 7, Brittney Neil 1. n Service Aces - Janie Wunder-lich 2, Brittney Neil 1. n Blocks (solo-assist) - LibertyJohnson 1-2, Carly Mekash 1-0,Emmie Jacobson 0-3, Brittney Neil0-1, Janie Wunderlich 0-1, n Digs - Carly Mekash 16,Jaymee Tuttle 13, Janie Wunderlich11, Liberty Johnson 5, Molly Hanson2, Emmie Jacobson 2, Brittney Neil1.

Northland wrestlersChavarry, Grindahlplace at Jimmie Open Northland freshmen RaulChavarry, Miami, Fla., andDale Grindahl, Roseau, bothplaced in their respectiveweight classes at the JimmieOpen Saturday, as the North-land wrestling team com-peted in its first officialcompetition of the season. Chavarry posted a 4-2record in his first collegiatetournament to place seventhat 165 pounds, whileGrindahl wrestled his way tothe semifinals at 197 pounds,before dropping his final twomatches for a fourth placefinish. Northland sophomoresKaven Blazek, Deerwood,165, and Thomas Scheett,Bismarck, N.D., 174, alsowrestled deep into the tour-nament but fell short of plac-ing with 2-2 records. Going 1-2 in their first col-legiate tournaments wereRobert Norman, Larimore,N.D., 125; Tyrese Hicks, Or-lando, Fla., 125; AustinThompson, Grafton, N.D.,133; Jerimiah Pierre,Lawrenceville, Ga., 149; andMicah Butler, Columbus,Ga., heavyweight. “This was one of our bestopening weekends in pro-gram history,” said North-land Head Coach ScottDCamp. “We have had moreguys place in the openingtournament, but we’ve alsohad more wrestlers start 0-2.There are still a lot of mis-takes to correct, but this is agood starting point. Thereare a lot of positives to takeaway from the way we wres-tled this weekend.”

Jimmie Open results 125 - Tyrese Hicks' place is un-known and has scored 2.5 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - JeremyLeintz (University of Mary ) won byfall over Tyrese Hicks (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall1:27); Cons. Round 1 - Tyrese Hicks(Northland Community Tech Col-lege) won by fall over Ryley Icton(University of Saskatchewan) (Fall0:49); Cons. Round 2 - Logan Sloan(University of Saskatchewan) wonby fall over Tyrese Hicks (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall1:23). 125 - Robert Norman's place isunknown and has scored 2.5 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - HarleyWilliamson (York College) won byfall over Robert Norman (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall3:10); Cons. Round 1 - Robert Nor-man (Northland Community TechCollege) won by fall over Riley White(Minot State University) (Fall 4:09);Cons. Round 2 - Dane Christopher-son (Northern State University) wonby fall over Robert Norman (North-land Community Tech College) (Fall0:32). 133 - Isaiah Arredondo's place isunknown and has scored 0.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - RyanZoucha (Wayne State) won by fallover Isaiah Arredondo (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall3:20); Cons. Round 1 - IsaiahArredondo (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye () (Bye);Cons. Round 2 - Cody Carlson (Mid-land College) won by fall over IsaiahArredondo (Northland CommunityTech College) (Fall 1:16). 133 - Payton Jackson's place isunknown and has scored 0.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - PaytonJackson (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye;Champ. Round 2 - Cole West (Au-gustana) won by fall over PaytonJackson (Northland CommunityTech College) (Fall 1:44); Cons.Round 2 - Payton Jackson (North-land Community Tech College) re-ceived a bye; Cons. Round 3 - CodyCarlson (Midland College) won byfall over Payton Jackson (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall1:20).

The Northland women’sbasketball team enters the2019-20 season in a ratherunfamiliar position – theyaren’t the defending regionchampion. The team’s bid for a fourthconsecutive Region 13Bchampionship in 2019 wasthwarted by the HibbingCardinals. The Pioneers andCardinals were responsiblefor the lone loss on eachteam’s conference record anda coin toss was used to giveHibbing the rights to host theregion tournament. This year, the Pioneerswill look to an experiencedroster to lead them back tothe national tournament forthe eighth time in 10 years. The Pioneers have 11players on the roster, butthey begin the regular season

with just eight healthy play-ers “We’ve had some setbacks– some injuries and somepersonal things have comeup for players that won’tallow them to play this sea-son,” said Northland HeadCoach Shannon Nelson. “Sowe are just trying to stayhealthy.” Nelson said she is excitedabout the players that arehealthy and ready to go. “The one thing about hav-ing lower numbers is thatthey get lots of reps,” Nelsonsaid. “It’s been fun to seethem grow together.” The Pioneers return fivesophomores from last year’sregion runner-up squad.They include: forwards HollySteer, 5-11, Warren; BaileyGreene, 5-9, Thief River

Falls; and Carly Mekash, 5-9, Greenbush; and guardsJanie Wunderlich, 5-6, Per-ham; and Jozi Halvorson, 5-4, Red Lake Falls. Halvorson, one of theteam’s top defenders from ayear ago, is likely out for theyear due to a knee injury. “We lost some speed withher for sure,” Nelson said.“She was our best on-ball de-fender last year.” Newcomers include LeahSip, 5-9 forward from Ada;Emma Duden, 5-8 guardfrom Red Lake Falls; MacySkyberg, 5-11 guard fromRed Lake Falls; EmmaWalling, 5-6 forward fromRoseau; Tessani Peterson, 5-9 forward from Middle River;and Alex Syverson, 5-11 for-ward from Leonard. Petersonand Syverson are both out

due to injuries suffered inhigh school, and both couldbe cleared to join the team inthe second half of the season. “We are going to be small,but quick and athletic,” Nel-son said. “We are going to beable to play fast because weare in good shape and don’thave a lot of numbers. Theplayers have embraced thatthat’s the team we’re going tobe.” Northland sophomoresMekash and Wunderlich arethe team’s top returning scor-ers from last season. Mekashaveraged 15.4 points and 4.8rebounds per game in 2019,while Wunderlich averaged12.6 points and 4.6 reboundsper game. Both players were alsostandouts on the Northland

Northland Volleyball

Thief River Falls runnersJake Davis and Jerzie Fin-stad represented Thief RiverFalls at the state CrossCountry Meet held Saturday,Nov. 2 at St. Olaf Universityin Northfield. Running in his first statemeet, Davis finished 66th inthe 175-runner boys race,with a personal-best time of17:11. “From the beginning of theyear, Jake was dialed in,”said Thief River Falls HeadCoach Natasha Reierson.“Every day, he came to prac-tice and was focused and didwhat he needed to do. Everymeet, we had a goal and afocus point and he met thechallenges. This past week-end was a great way to endhis cross country career. Fri-day, we went to the athleteand coaches reception and

walked the course. Saturday,Jake ran a PR time and itwas an exceptional perform-ance to end his CC career.” Finstad, a three-time stateentrant in cross country, fin-ished 57th overall with atime of 20:06. “Jerzie has had an amaz-ing cross country career aswell as track,” Reierson said.“She is planning to run incollege, so I see her doingamazing things in the yearsto come. She topped off hercareer with another trip tostate. She worked hard toachieve her goals and we arevery proud that she accom-plished her season goal thisyear of making it to state.” The Perham Yellowjacketsswept the Class A team titlesfor a third consecutive year.The Perham boys finishedwith 75 points and the girls

won with 103 points. The team championshipwas the Yellowjacket boysteam’s eighth overall. TheYellowjackets also won titlesin 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012,and 2013. West Central Areatook runner-up honors for asecond consecutive year with83 points, and St. JamesArea, which includes stu-dents from Butterfield-Odin,was third with 154 points. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin runner GenoUhrbom repeated as Class Achamp with a time of 15:27.6.Emmet Anderson of Staples-Motley was second and JacobBright of West Central Areaplaced third. The Perham girls teamwon its fourth title in pro-gram history. Luverne wassecond with 138 points and

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TRF SPORTS

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From SIJHL

Thief River Falls and RedLake split a two-game set atthe Ralph Engelstad AreaFriday, Nov. 1 and Saturday,Nov. 2. The Norskiesclaimed game 1 3-2 Fridaynight, with the Minersanswering with a 6-4 win ingame two Saturday. Michaels scores gamewinner for NorskiesJack Michels of the Thief

River Falls Norskies scoredon the power play with justunder two seconds remain-ing in regulation to pull outa dramatic 3-2 triumph overthe Red Lake Miners inSuperior InternationalJunior Hockey Leagueaction Friday evening atRalph Engelstad Arena.Red Lake did start strong

as Tucker Evans stuffed in aHunter Halcrow shot fromthe left point that barelytrickled through Thief RiverFalls starter Seth Purcilly at2:33.The Miners then went up

by a pair a few minutes laterwhen Carson Lux’s risingattempt from inside theblueline found its way induring a man advantageopportunity to put theguests up by a pair.Some sharp passing while

on the power play allowedthe Norskies to cut into thedeficit as defenceman ZachRoss blasted one that beatZach Willms in the Red Lakenet for the lone tally of themiddle stanza.Off a draw, the home side

tied it at 16:12 of the thirdthat saw Mason McIntoshneatly redirect a Joe Collinsshot and find the open cor-ner to knot the affair at 2-2.Picking up a man advan-

tage with a minute to go in

in the final frame, ThiefRiver Falls converted latewhen Tyler Johnson made aperfect cross-ice feed over toa waiting Michels, whosequick one-timer flew into thenet for the game-winnerprior to time expiring.Collins had two assists on

the night for the Norskieswhile Purcilly handled thefinal 18 shots he faced torecord the victory.Willms saw 34 attempts

fired his way in defeat.Miners earnweekend split

Spencer Milne scoredthree times and added anassist to aid in a 6-4 victoryby the Red Laker Minersover the Thief River FallsNorskies, despite a penalty-filled third period, in aSuperior InternationalJunior Hockey League con-test Saturday at RalphEngelstad Arena.Milne got the Miners

going by notching the night’sfirst two tallies a coupleminutes apart in the open-ing frame.After Isaac Brown put

Thief River Falls on theboard early in the middlesession, Red Lake answeredalmost immediately on aRyan Howe effort.Milne then finished off

his hat trick at 7:49 whileconverting on a man advan-tage opportunity to make it4-1 for the guests.However, the home side

countered by picking up atrio of tallies before the peri-od was complete to knot thescore as Mason McIntosh,Baron and Jonah Hendersonall found the back of the net,that included the final twocoming on the power play.In the third though, Ryan

Patterson picked up theeventual game-winner at3:41 before a Howe insur-ance marker at 14:06 helpedsecure the road decision forRed Lake.The Norskies did hold the

edge in shots, by a 38-26margin, with Willms pickingup the victory.Caleb Sauer started for

Thief River Falls andallowed four goals againstwhile Seth Purcilly gave upthe final two and sufferedthe loss in relief.

Scoring1 2 3 T

Red Lake ..................2 0 0 2Thief River Falls........0 1 2 3

First period - 1, Red Lake,Evans 4 (Halcrow, Patterson), 2:33.2, Red Lake, Lux 3 (Milne, Venne),6:52 (PP). Penalties-Bulger Rlm(fighting, game misconduct), 6:26;Harder Trf (fighting, game miscon-duct), 6:26; Brown Trf (interference),6:45; Sylvester Trf (holding), 19:06.

Second period - 3, Thief RiverFalls, Ross 1 (Collins, McIntosh),7:41 (PP). Penalties-Kwasny Rlm(tripping), 5:41; Gula Rlm (crosschecking), 6:12; Gula Rlm (rough-ing), 16:31; Lizakowski Trf (slash-ing), 16:31; Miller Trf (head contact,game misconduct), 16:31.

Third period - 4, Thief RiverFalls, McIntosh 7 (Collins, Brown),16:12. 5, Thief River Falls, Michels 4(Johnson, Baron), 19:58 (PP).Penalties-Evans Rlm (cross check-

ing), 19:00.Shots - Red Lake 10-3-7-20.

Thief River Falls 8-12-14-34.Power plays - Red Lake 1/3;

Thief River Falls 2/3.Goalie saves - Red Lake,

Willms 9-4-0-1 (34 shots-31 saves).Thief River Falls, Purcilly 5-5-2-0 (20shots-18 saves).

A-585. Referees-ReidHuttunen, Erik Martinson. Linesmen-Nick Fladland, Tyler Hagl.

Scoring1 2 3 T

Red Lake ..................2 2 2 6Thief River Falls........0 4 0 4

First period - 1, Red Lake, Milne4 (Lux, Stuckless), 9:01. 2, RedLake, Milne 5 (Sommerfeld,Stuckless), 11:24. Penalties-Sylvester Trf (slashing), 6:19.

Second period - 3, Thief RiverFalls, Baron 5 1:08. 4, Red Lake,Howe 4 (Iatridis), 1:29. 5, Red Lake,Milne 6 (Holstein, Kwasny), 7:49(PP). 6, Thief River Falls, McIntosh 8(Collins, Brown), 11:54. 7, ThiefRiver Falls, Baron 6 (Henderson,Kalthoff), 15:07 (PP). 8, Thief RiverFalls, Henderson 2 (Michels,Johnson), 16:57 (PP). Penalties-Sauer Trf (delay of game), 6:14;Sommerfeld Rlm (hooking), 14:19;Kwasny Rlm (interference), 16:00.

Third period - 9, Red Lake,Patterson 3 (Milne, Holstein), 3:41.10, Red Lake, Howe 5 (Venne),14:06. Penalties-Brown Trf (holding),1:40; Kwasny Rlm (hooking), 8:33;Lux Rlm (hooking), 10:59; Howe Rlm(boarding), 18:31; Venne Rlm (fight-ing, game misconduct), 18:31;Willms Rlm (removes helmet, fight-ing, game misconduct), 18:31;Brown Trf (fighting, game miscon-duct, removes helmet), 18:31;Purcilly Trf (instigator, fighting, gamemisconduct), 18:31; Ross Trf (game-third man in), 18:31.

Shots - Red Lake 7-9-10-26.Thief River Falls 9-15-14-38.

Power plays - Red Lake 1 / 3;Thief River Falls 2 / 5.

Goalie saves - Red Lake,Willms 9-4-0-1 (38 shots-34 saves);Gendron 0-1-0-0 (0 shots-0 saves).Thief River Falls, Sauer 2-2-0-0 (15shots-11 saves); Purcilly 5-5-2-0 (11shots-9 saves).

A-587. Referees-Tyler Hagl,Nathan Voll. Linesmen-TylerLandman, Bay Zuehlke.

SIJHL Standingsw l otl sol pts

Thunder Bay ......12 1 1 0 25Red Lake ............9 5 0 1 19Thief River Falls ..7 7 2 0 16Fort Frances ........7 8 1 0 15Dryden ................7 9 1 0 15Wisconsin ............5 10 1 0 11

Results■ Tuesday, Oct. 29 - Red Lake 3,

Fort Frances 1.

■ Wednesday, Oct. 30 - ThunderBay 5, Wisconsin 4. ■ Friday, Nov. 1 - Thief River Falls

3, Red Lake 2; Thunder Bay 5, FortFrances 1; Wisconsin 3, Dryden 2. ■ Saturday, Nov. 2 - Thunder Bay

4, Fort Frances 1; Red Lake 6, ThiefRiver Falls 4; Wisconsin 5, Dryden 0.

Schedule ■ Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Wisconsin

at Thunder Bay 7:30 p.m. ■ Friday, Nov. 8 - Thunder Bay at

Red Lake 7 p.m.; Dryden at FortFrances 7:30 p.m.■ Saturday, Nov. 9 - Thunder Bay

at Red Lake 7 p.m.; Thief River Fallsat Fort Frances 7:30 p.m..■ Monday, Nov. 11 - Thief River

Falls at Wisconsin 7:15 p.m.

2B ~ www.trftimes.com Thief River Falls Times Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Commercial League W L

TRFord/Universal ...........138.......86CSP Delivery ..................128.5....95.5R&G Ag Service .............119 .......105Budget ............................115.5....108.5Bray Construction ...........114.5....109.5Sorter/Rude Const..........98.........126Farmers Insurance .........93.5.....130.5Get-R-Done Taxidermy...89.........135

n High Game - Mike Casteel 259,Jeremy Lian 243, Ryan Bakken 240.

n High Series - Mike Casteel 701,Jeremy Lian 689, Ron Zutz 639.

Elks LeaguePocket Pounders ..............8.5 ........3.5Elk-Oholics .......................8 ...........4Antlers ..............................8 ...........4Bean Counters..................7 ...........5Steam Rollers ...................6 ...........6Bulls..................................5 ...........7Horns ................................4.5 ........7.5Bye ...................................0 ...........0

n High Game - Eric Wold 245,Sheldon Peterson 237, Scott Muzzy226

n High Series - Scott Muzzy 636,Jeff Langlie 602, Dave Onkka 583

Service League W L

Zutz Farms .......................101.5 45.5TRF Times........................86.5 60.5Mo Town ...........................81.5.5 65.5Demolition.........................62.5 84.5Beito Repair......................58.5 88.5Lords of Pinterfell .............50.5 96.5

n High Game - Ron Zutz 237, ZaneHawk 230, Tim Molstad 225.

n High Series - Zane Hawk 650,Steve Westlund 625, Ron Zutz 622.

Sunset LeagueW L

Digi-Key Fire & Ice ...........19 .........9Custom Spray Foam ........19 .........9TRF Mini Storage .............16 .........12HPK Strikers .....................15 .........13Coctails & Dreams............15 .........13Border State Bank ............15 .........13CHS ..................................14 .........14State Farm-Winers ...........13 .........15Split Ends .........................12 .........16

n High Game - Mandy Nelson 224,Cori Bregier 201, Nancy Wimpfheimer201.

n High Series - Mandi Nelson 554,Cori Bregier 537, Nancy Wimpfheimer534.

Commercial League W L

TRFord/Universal ...........157........99Budget ............................142.5....113.5CSP Delivery ..................137.5.....118.5R&G Ag Service .............124........132Sorter/Rude Const..........121........135Farmers Insurance .........120.5.....135.5Bray Construction ...........119.5....136.5Get-R-Done Taxidermy...102........154

n High Game - Mike Casteel 256,Kent Wagner 247, Jeremy Lian 243

n High Series - Mike Casteel 711,Zane Hawk 674, Kent Wagner 649.

Elks LeagueAntlers ..............................11..........5Pocket Pounders ..............10.5 ......5.5Bean Counters..................10 .........6Elk-Oholics .......................9 ...........7Steam Rollers ...................8 ...........8Bulls..................................8 ...........8Horns ................................5.5 ........10.5Bye ...................................0 ...........0

n High Game - Scott Muzzy 265,Mitchell Stevens 253, Ryan Bakken248.

n High Series - Scott Muzzy 684,Dave Onkka 680, Ryan Bakken 634.

Service League W L

Zutz Farms .......................120.5 47.5TRF Times........................101.5 66.5Mo Town ...........................83.5.5 84.5Demolition.........................76.5 91.5Beito Repair......................65.5102.5Lords of Pinterfell .............56.5 111.5

n High Game - Jason Olson 255,Darren Wagner 247, Ron Zutz 225,Austin Olson 225.

n High Series - Darren Wagner 694,Jason Olson 689, Ron Zutz 655.

Sunset LeagueW L

Custom Spray Foam ........22 .........10Digi-Key Fire & Ice ...........20 .........12Border State Bank ............19 .........13HPK Strikers .....................18 .........14CHS ..................................17 .........15TRF Mini Storage .............17 .........15Split Ends .........................16 .........16Coctails & Dreams............15 .........17State Farm-Winers ...........14 .........18

n High Game - Monica Swanson202, Millie Reierson 200, Mandi Nelson189.

n High Series - Cori Bregier 521,Mandi Nelson 507, Millie Reierson 473.

BumperThe Golden Girls ..............6 ...........2Princess and the frog .......2 ...........6

n High Game Girls - DaphneyKenner 87, Aleena Anderson 78,Isabella Anderson 77.

BantamMermaid and Cyclops.......8 ...........4Pokemon Gold..................7 ...........5Bowling Crushers .............5 ...........7Bowling Ninjas..................4 ...........8

n High Game Girls - JazmyneSmeby 112.

n High Series Girls - JazmyneSmeby 201

n High Game Boys - ChaseAnderson 103, Kaleb Gregory 66,Ramsey Kenner 65.

n High Series Boys - ChaseAnderson 167, Kaleb Gregory 124,Silas Busse 118.

PrepThe Carebears..................12 .........4Killer Unicorns ..................9.5 ........6.5Fitness Team ....................8 ...........8Don’t Mess Up..................7.5 ........8.5ZMB ..................................7 ...........9Bye ...................................0 ...........0

n High Game Girls - ZarannaAnderson 110, Maryana Aarestad 95,Josie Martinsen 91.

n High Series Girls - ZarannaAnderson 313, Maryana Aarestad 264,Kayla Richards 246.

n High Game Boys - Avery Stenvik157, Evan Richards 120, JarekMartinsen 113.

n High Series Boys - Avery Stenvik383, Jarek Martinsen 297, EvanRichards 295.

Junior/SeniorLucky Strikes ....................14 .........2Lone Wolf .........................10 .........6The Highlanders ...............7 ...........9Bye ...................................0 ...........0

n High Game Girls - JadeDeFreece 88.

n High Series Girls - JadeDeFreece 216.

n High Game Boys - KevinWappula 158, Richard Philipp 152;Logan Hintz 148.

n High Series Boys - KevinWappula 432, Richard Philipp 425,Logan Hintz 419.

TRF BOWLING LEAGUES

Norskies goalie Caleb Sauer follows the puck during a recent Norskies home game. The Norskies and Red LakeMiners split a two-game series at the Ralph Engelstad Arena Friday and Saturday.

Norskies and Miners split two-game set

Thursday, Oct. 17CHS/Eagles def. Average

Joes; Forsbergs def.Budweiser; Forsbergs def.CHS/Eagles; Budweiser def.Average Joes.

Thursday, Oct. 24Forsbergs def.

Budweiser; CHS Eagles def.Average Joes; Forsbergs def.CHS/Eagles; Budweiser def.Average Joes.

TRFVOLLEYBALL

FarmerMerchantLeague set tobegin Nov. 13The Farmer Merchant

Bowling League will beginbowling Wednesday, Nov. 13at 1 p.m. Anyone interestedin forming a team shouldcontact Murray Engelstadat 218-686-1605.

Northland men look to build on strong finish to 2019 seasonThe Northland men’s bas-

ketball team returns threestarters from a squad thatwon five of its final six regu-lar season games to qualifyinto the Region 13Tournament in 2019, beforebeing eliminated by top-seeded Riverland 70-61 inthe opening round of thetournament. Back from the 2018-19

team are sophomore return-ing starters: BrensonAlteme, a 6-2 guard fromPort St. Lucie, Fla.; IbrahimNasir, a 5-11 guard fromNashville, Tenn.; and BakriGubara, a 5-10 guard, alsofrom Nashville, Tenn.Alteme averaged 7.7

points and 4.0 rebounds pergame while logging 27 min-utes per contest. Nasirplayed 32.3 minutes pergame and averaged 9.9points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7assists per game; andGubara, the team’s leadingscorer in 2019, rarely leftthe court, averaging 35.5minutes, 14.8 points, 3.9rebounds and 2.1 assists pergame. Gubara was anMCAC All-Conference selec-tion in 2019. Joining the three sopho-

mores are 10 first-year play-ers. “It’s a good mix,” said

Northland Head Coach RickNikunen. “We have threereturners who were allstarters last year and wehave two first-year guys whohave a year of college undertheir belt, so they are moremature.” Zach Meyer, a 6-4 forward

from Spring Hill, Fla.,played football at a four-year school, before transfer-ring to Northland this year.Quincy Leday, a 6-4 guardfrom Opelousas, La., playedbasketball for a few gamesat a junior college inLouisiana, but suffered aseason-ending injury duringhis true freshman cam-paign. He is seeking a med-

ical hardship and, if it isapproved, he will retain twoyears of junior college eligi-bility.Nikunen is also excited

about his true freshmen –Neal Garcia, 6-2 guard fromLas Vegas, Nev.; AdrianScott, 5-11 guard from St.Louis, Mo.; Isaiah Williams,6-4 forward from DaytonaBeach, Fla.; Deng Kuor, 6-3guard from Nashville, Tenn.;Tyrell Tellis-Martin,Daytona Beach, Fla.; KaschBlackstone, 6-3 forwardfrom Minneapolis; EvanLee, 6-4 forward fromCartersville, Ga.; and KennyPlacide, 6-4 forward fromVero Beach, Fla.“The other first-year guys

are definitely more talentedthan our bench last year,”Nikunen said. “We are goingto be deeper than we havebeen in a while. One potential area of con-

cern for the Pioneers is alack of height. With theirtallest players standing just6-4, the Pioneers don’t havea true post player on the ros-ter. “We have a couple guys

who are thicker, with goodmuscle mass, but we aresusceptible to teams to play‘bully ball’ against us,”Nikunen said. “Not neces-sarily taller, but stronger,aggressive, physical teamscan give us some issues, sowe have been working onstuff to counteract that.”What the Pioneers lack in

size, they should make-upfor in shooting. “I think we are going to

shoot the ball really wellfrom the three-point-line,”Nikunen said. “We’resmarter with a better bas-ketball IQ. This is one of thebest groups I’ve had as faras attitude and work ethic -I’m really enjoying thisgroup.”Last year, the Pioneers

went 13-15 overall, with 11of the 15 losses by single dig-

its. “Last year, we had our

first five, which were goodenough to allow us to com-pete, but our bench waspretty inconsistent,”Nikunen said. “We weren’tvery deep, so my first five orsix guys played lots and lotsof minutes – which in theend turned out OK becausewe made a run at the end.”Alteme, Nasir and

Gubara have stepped up asleaders for the 2019-20 sea-son. “All three of them are def-

initely better this year,”Nikunen said. “They aremore mature, they know oursystem – which is why theyare providing such goodleadership by example – itmakes my job easier to havethose three guys.”Northland competed pre-

season scrimmages againstItasca, Rainy River andCentral Lakes. “Rainy River is always

going to be very athletic,”Nikunen said. “Bill [Engel]does a great job of findingthe athletes that fit intowhat he’s doing.“Itasca, this year, is going

to be deep,” Nikunen added.“Compared to previousyears, they are very athletic.They are playing a more up-tempo style. They pressed usalmost the whole time dur-ing the scrimmage.”Northland also scrim-

maged Central Lakes inWahpeton earlier this falland Nikunen was impressedwith the Raiders, calling theteam one of Coach JimRussell’s best teams ever. “Jim always does a good

job – they got to the nationaltournament last year,”Nikunen said. “In theNorthern Division, we aregoing to have to go throughRainy and Central Lakes ifwe want to get to the num-ber one spot.”

9 mann Thursday, Oct. 31, Section 8-

9-man championship - Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 14, North Central12.

n Thursday, Oct. 31, Section 6-9-man - Win-E-Mac 30, Fertile-Beltrami 18.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - South Ridge vs. MountainIron-Buhl; Renville County Westvs. Hancock; Win-E-Mac vs.Warren-Alvarado-Oslo; GrandMeadow vs. Mountain Lake Area.

n Semifinals - Thursday, Nov.14, Friday Nov. 15 at U.S. BankStadium.

n Prep Bowl - Saturday, Nov. 30at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Class An Thursday, Oct. 31, Section 8A

championship - Ada-Borup 28, PolkCounty West 0.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - BOLD vs. Deer River; GFWvs. Browerville-Eagle Valley;Underwood vs. Ada-Borup;Blooming Prairie vs. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.

n Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 16at U.S. Bank Stadium.

n Prep Bowl - Friday, Nov. 29 atU.S. Bank Stadium.

Class AAn Thursday, Oct. 31, Section

8AA championship - Barnesville 65,Pelican Rapids 14.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - Paynesville Area vs. MooseLake/Willow River; Blue EarthArea vs. Minneapolis North; Osakisvs. Barnesville; Caledonia vs.Pipestone Area.

n Semifinals - Thursday, Nov.14, Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. BankStadium.


Class AAAn Thursday, Oct. 31, Section

8AAA championship - Perham 21,Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 20.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - Annandale vs. Esko; Dassel-Cokato vs. Cannon Falls; Pierz vs.Perham; Waseca vs. JacksonCounty Central.

n Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 16at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Class AAAAn Friday, Nov. 1, Section 8AAAA

championship - Rocori 14, DetroitLakes 6.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - SMB Wolfpack vs. ChisagoLakes; Hutchinson vs. Fridley;

Delano vs. Rocori; Winona vs.Simley.



Class 5An Friday, Nov. 1, Section

8AAAAA Championship -Moorhead 17, Bemidji 14.

n Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-nals - Spring Lake Park vs. CoonRapids; Chaska vs. Mahtomedi; ElkRiver vs. Moorhead; Owatonna vs.St. Thomas Academy.

n Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 15,Saturday, Nov. 16 at U.S. BankStadium.

n Prep Bowl - Saturday, Nov. 30at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Class 6An Friday, Nov. 8, state quarterfi-

nals - Shakopee vs. LakevilleNorth; Champlin Park vs.Rosemount; Wayzata vs.Centennial; Lakeville South vs.Mounds View.


n Prep Bowl - Friday, Nov. 29.

WAO, Win-E-Mac to meet in state quarterfinalsHigh School Football

[Continued from page 1]volleyball team that recentlyconcluded its season with asemifinal loss at the Region13B Tournament. For most of Nelson’s time

as head coach at Northland,the Pioneers have featuredat least one – and sometimestwo – dominant post play-ers. Every year since 2014, a

Northland post player hasbeen named to an All-American team. Among thepost players to receive All-American accolades onNelson’s watch are BrookeHeggie, Megan Swedberg,

ShaRon Miller and CrystalAmundson. “This is going to be

unique and I look at it as achallenge to us coaches too,”Nelson said. “When werecruit, we always say wedesign a system around ourplayers. We don’t recruit forpositions. “We are changing the

plays that we run,” Nelsonadded. “We are changing ourdefenses, our style of play –we want to get a shot off inthe first 15 seconds – wewant to get the ball downthe floor and attack becauseour speed is our strengthand we need to play to that.”Defensively, the Pioneers

will use more perimeterpressure and active postdefense. Nelson said thePioneers will be switchingdefenses frequently to keepopposing offenses off balance

and hopefully forceturnovers.“It’s going to be a chal-

lenge. The biggest challengeI see with us not being big inthe post is not defending,but rebounding,” Nelsonsaid. “I think players getused to having a post inthere to get every rebound,and now we are going toneed our guards to reboundjust as much as our insideplayers.”Sip, Mekash, Steer and

Greene will all be calledupon to play the post posi-tion at different points. “It’s going to be by com-

mittee,” Nelson said. “Wealso look at, how is a big onthe other team going todefend Carly Mekash? Eventhough we will have match-up issues that we have todeal with, we think that weare going to create match-up

issues for teams who havepost players who aren’t usedto running the floor.”Looking ahead to the con-

ference season, Nelsonpointed to Central Lakes,Rainy River and defendingchampion Hibbing as threeteams to beat. “Central Lakes is going to

be a big challenge becausethey are big, and they arebringing back four of theirtop-six players,” Nelsonsaid. “The big challengeCentral Lakes will throw atus is their size. They canplay kind of an active zonedefense. Offensively, we willhave to get creative withdefending them. “Hibbing is always good.

They have a lot of new play-ers, a new coach, and returntwo players from last year.Rainy is kind of like us, withlow numbers.”

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Davis and Finstad compete atCross State County meet/Continued[Continued from page 1]

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted was third at 154. Morgan Gehl of Murray

County Central claimed herfirst individual crown with atime of 17:53.5. The win wasan improvement for Gehl,who placed third in 2018.Jade Rypkema of Nevis fin-ished in the runner-up spotand Tenley Nelson ofLuverne placed third.

Boys State175 Runners

n Winner: Geno Uhrbom,Greenway/Nashwauk/Keewatin

15:27; 66. Jake Davis 17:11. n Team scores: 1 Perham High

School 75; 2. West Central AreaSchool 83; 3. Saint James HighSchool 154; 4. Lac qui Parle ValleyHigh School 182; 5. Staples-MotleyHigh School 184; 6. Nova ClassicalAcademy 200; 7. MinnehahaAcademy 220; 8. Lake City HighSchool 228; 9. Greenway HighSchool 235; 10. East Grand ForksHigh School 239; 11. Saint CloudCathedral 264; 12. Ely High School271; 13. Mankato Loyola HighSchool 282; 14. Heritage Christian287; 15. Lewiston-Altura 321; 16.Redwood Valley 352.

Girls State176 Runners

n Winner: Morgan Gehl,

Murray County Central, 17:53; 57.Jerzie Finstad 20:06.

n Team scores: 1. Perham HighSchool 103; 2. Luverne High School138; 3. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School 154; 4.Murray County Central HighSchool 165; 5. Staples-Motley HighSchool 171; 6. Lake City HighSchool 180; 7. Albany High School190; 8. Pequot Lakes High School197; 9. Stewartville High School205; 10. Mesabi East High School243; 11. Fairmont 258; 12.Providence Academy 261; 13.Hawley High School 279; 14. BellePlaine High School 280; 15. BlakeSchool 312; 16 Saint Paul Academyand Summit School 321.

[Continued from page 1]133 - Austin Thompson's place is

unknown and has scored 3.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - AustinThompson (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye;Champ. Round 2 - Laken Boese(University of Mary ) won by fallover Austin Thompson (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall2:23); Cons. Round 2 - AustinThompson (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye; Cons.Round 3 - Austin Thompson(Northland Community TechCollege) won by fall over RyanZoucha (Wayne State) (Fall 2:57);Cons. Round 4 - Oscar Nellis (MinotState University) won by tech fallover Austin Thompson (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (TF 23-8).

149 - Jerimiah Pierre's place isunknown and has scored 2.5 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - JacobMorgan (University of Mary) wonby fall over Jerimiah Pierre(Northland Community TechCollege) (Fall 4:19); Cons. Round 1 -Jerimiah Pierre (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) won bymedical forfeit over Prestin Vondra(Midland College) (MFF); Cons.Round 2 - Tristian Snover (MidlandCollege) won by fall over JerimiahPierre (Northland Community TechCollege) (Fall 4:53).

165 - Kaven Blazek's place isunknown and has scored 5.5 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - KavenBlazek (Northland CommunityTech College) won by fall over JacobFritz (University of Saskatchewan)(Fall 1:29); Champ. Round 2 -Bailey Neises (Augustana) won byfall over Kaven Blazek (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall0:47); Cons. Round 2 - KavenBlazek (Northland CommunityTech College) won by fall overEthan Fitzler (Wayne State) (Fall2:41); Cons. Round 3 - RileyMitchell (University of Mary) wonby injury default over KavenBlazek (Northland CommunityTech College) (Inj. 4:25).

165 - Raul Chavarry's place is7th and has scored 11.5 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - RaulChavarry (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye;Champ. Round 2 - Evan Frisque(University of Mary ) won by fallover Raul Chavarry (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall1:10); Cons. Round 2 - RaulChavarry (Northland CommunityTech College) won by fall over JacobFritz (University of Saskatchewan)(Fall 0:18); Cons. Round 3 - Raul

Chavarry (Northland CommunityTech College) won by decision overFernando Servin (York College)(Dec 5-3); Cons. Round 4 - RaulChavarry (Northland CommunityTech College) won by medical forfeitover Kade Thompson (University ofJamestown) (MFF); Cons. Semi -Kelby O`Reilly (Northern StateUniversity) won by fall over RaulChavarry (Northland CommunityTech College) (Fall 1:47); 7th PlaceMatch - Raul Chavarry (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) won byforfeit over Riley Mitchell(University of Mary) (FF).

174 - Thomas Scheett's place isunknown and has scored 5.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - JakeFlakus (Northern State University)won by fall over Thomas Scheett(Northland Community TechCollege) (Fall 2:15); Cons. Round 1 -Thomas Scheett (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) won byfall over Reid Smyth (University ofSaskatchewan) (Fall 3:54); Cons.Round 2 - Thomas Scheett(Northland Community TechCollege) won by medical forfeit overGabe Juarequi-Diaz (University ofJamestown) (MFF); Cons. Semi -Joseph Lopez (Minot StateUniversity) won by fall overThomas Scheett (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall3:50).

197 - Dale Grindahl's place is4th and has scored 11.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - DaleGrindahl (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye ()(Bye); Quarterfinal - Dale Grindahl(Northland Community TechCollege) won by fall over MarceVasquez (York College) (Fall 2:22);Semifinal - Je-Mario Jones (MinotState University) won by decisionover Dale Grindahl (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Dec 9-7);3rd Place Match - Matt Kaylor(University of Mary) won by techfall over Dale Grindahl (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (TF 19-3).

285 - Beau Peterson's place isunknown and has scored 0.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - AngelRojo (Wayne State) won by fall overBeau Peterson (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall2:48); Cons. Round 1 - BeauPeterson (Northland CommunityTech College) received a bye; Cons.Round 2 - Orlando Molina(Northern State University) won byfall over Beau Peterson (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall6:11).

285 - Micah Butler's place is

unknown and has scored 3.0 teampoints. Champ. Round 1 - MicahButler (Northland Community TechCollege) won by fall over DeonnieGraves (York College) (Fall 0:28);Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Phillips(University of Saskatchewan) wonby fall over Micah Butler(Northland Community TechCollege) (Fall 3:46); Cons. Round 2 -Micah Butler (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) receiveda bye; Cons. Round 3 - TysonCisneros (Wayne State) won by fallover Micah Butler (NorthlandCommunity Tech College) (Fall3:00).

Northland wrestlers Chavarry, Grindahlplace at Jimmie Open/Continued

Proud grandparents JohnBorg of Viking, and CindyBorg of Warren, and ofcourse Mom, MelanieMcLendon of Thief RiverFalls, and the whole fam-ily were blown awaywhen Maggie, 14,downed this amazingbuck opening morning ofyouth hunting on Oct. 17.It was put on a scale andit broke the scale at aweight of 240, and it isestimated that it couldhave been 310 pounds onthe hoof. The rack was abeautiful 19-inch spreadand Maggie was veryhappy, and now wants tohunt here next year, soshe can try and beat thisyear’s hunt. (Submitted)

Northland women look for bounce back season/Continued

Section 8A Championshipn Friday, Nov. 1 - Fosston 3,

Ada-Borup 0. Classa A State

Nov. 7-9Xcel Energy Center

n Quarterfinals - Minneotavs. Greenway; Mounds ParkAcademy vs. Fosston; Waterville-Elysian-Morristown vs. Henning;Medford vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. Section 8AA Championship

n Saturday, Nov. 2, - Pequot Lakes 3, Park Rapids Area 2.

Classa AA StateNov. 7-9

Xcel Energy Center

n Quarterfinals - Stewartvillevs. Annandale; Watertown-Mayervs. Concordia Academy-Roseville;Marshall vs. Belle Plaine; NorthBranch vs. Pequot Lakes. Section 8AAA Championship

n Saturday, Nov. 2 -Moorhead 3, Sartell-St. Stephen1.

Classa AAA StateNov. 7-9

Xcel Energy Centern Quarterfinals - Eagan vs.

St. Louis Park; Minnetonka vs.Moorhead; Wayzata vs. ElkRiver; Lakeville North vs. NorthSt. Paul.

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SPORTS SPOTLIGHT4B ~ Thief River Falls Times SPORTS SPOTLIGHT Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Pictured from left to right are members of the Thief River Falls Varsity FootballTeam: front row - Dustyn Handyside, Izaak Keefe, Cody Wienen, Blake Biermaier,Kaden Bakken, Carter Pribyl, Morgan Rude, Angel Rodriguez-Vondal, AlexLundgren; row two - Dylan Philipp, Coaches: Josh Jensen, Grant Conway, NathanHruby, Bryce Lingen, Jeff Mumm, Nathan Rahman, Kurt Reynolds, Nick Vettleson,Ayden Kraemer; row three - Cole Johnson, Austin Tabatt, Ethan Osowski, ColinBruggeman, Matt Kolden, Brady Westberg, Kayden Scholin, Ethan Larson, Jaxon

Brouse, Nolan Liedberg, Nolan Lubarski, Manager Jaqueline Zaviska; row four -Nick Coltom, Brevyn Lingen, Aiden Koop, Jake Zavoral, Kody Lubarski, DakotaFellman, Isaac Dakken, Blaine Torstveit, Zach Praska, Tristin Mather; row five -Trevor Rose, Aaron Bruggeman, Jon Hulst, Chance Torres, Cody Hulst, WyattHarbott, Simon Thoemke, Mason Iverson, Tyler Richards; back row - AndrewOlson, Taylor Engebretson, Gunner Zutz, Brady Olson, Storm Manning, RichardPhilipp, Ben Nelson, Grant Hartmann. (Photo by Thoele Photography)

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Dennis Gray, Pastor28098 300th Street NW, Argyle

Phone: (218) 874-2101.Web: www.almaaflc.org .

Sunday, November 10: Worship at9:30 a.m., coffee fellowship andSunday school at 10:45 a.m.Monday, November 11: Veteran’sDay program in Newfolden Schoolat 1 p.m.Tuesday, November 12: Quilting at9 a.m., Bag ladies at 7 p.m.

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luTheRAN ChuRChLeRoy Flickinger, Pastor1602 Pennington Ave.,

P.O. Box 522, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-2300

Web: abundantlifetrf.comSundays: Service at 9:30 a.m.;Coffee & Fellowship at 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 10:45 a.m.

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NAzAReTh luTheRANPARish – elCACathie Rhodes, Pastor

202 Marshall Avenue, HoltBox 39, Newfolden

Bethlehem Office: (218) 874-7115Nazareth Office: (218) 449-3856

Parsonage: (218) 449-3431Wednesday, November 6: Biblestudy at Bethlehem at 10:30 a.m.,Bethlehem office hours from 10a.m. - Noon and 1 - 3 p.m.,Confirmation from 3:30 to 4:30p.m.Thursday, November 7: Keenagermonthly meeting, senior meal andBingo at Nazareth, Nazareth officehours from 10 - noon.Sunday, November 10: BethlehemWorship at 9 a.m. with Sundayschool at 10 a.m., Nazareth Worshipat 11 a.m. with Sunday school at9:45 a.m.Monday, November 11: BethlehemBasement Angels with Bible studyat 9 a.m.Tuesday, November 12: Noon textstudy, afternoon parish visitation,Nazareth’s WELCA meets at 10a.m.

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ChuRCh Frank Ehling, Pastor

Sheila Michaels, Pastor15952 110th Street SW, Red Lake Falls

Sundays: Worship at 8:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

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ChuRCh – elCAFrank Ehling, Pastor

Sheila Michaels, PastorPO Box 8

405 Water Street, St. HilairePhone: (218) 964-5750

Sundays: Church services at 10:30a.m., Communion every Sunday.

––––––––––CommuNiTy ChuRCh NoNdeNomiNATioNAlCurtis Jacobson, Senior PastorHighway 1 East, Thief River Falls

Phone: (218) 681-2285 Saturdays: Saturday MorningMen’s Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.Sundays: Sunday MorningCelebration Service and One WayKids Sunday School For Childrenfrom 10 - 11 a.m.; RevolutionaryPrayer and Prophetic Worship from5- 6 p.m.; UPrising YOUTHGROUP (7th grade - College Age)at 7 p.m.; Bookstore and coffee baropen before and after SundayMorning servicesWednesdays: Discipleship & NewBelievers Classes for all ages from6:15- 7:30 p.m.; Home Church -First Wednesday of each monthfrom 6:30 - 8 p.m.

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Father George Noel, PastorPhone: (218) 289-1735

[email protected] Masses: BlessedSacrament Mass on Saturdays at 5p.m. and Sundays at 8 a.m., St.Edward Mass at 9:45 a.m. onSundays. St. Joseph Mass at 11:30a.m. on Sundays. Weekday Masses: Tuesdays at 5:30p.m. at Blessed Sacrament,Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at LifeCareManor, Thursday at 10 a.m. at St.Joseph, Fridays at 5:30 p.m. atKarlstad Care Center.

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Jeff Merseth, PastorRt. 1, Box 156C, OkleePhone: (218) 796-5130

Wednesday, November 6:Wednesday school andConfirmation from 5 - 7 p.m., OakPark midweek hunters service withCommunion at 7 p.m.Sunday, November 10: Joint serv-ice at Nazareth with Communion at9:45 a.m.

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ChuRChNathan Satchwill, Pastor

PO Box 816, Thief River Fallsusing the facilities of

Faith Lutheran Brethren Church at 601 Dewey Avenue N, Thief River Falls

Phone: (218) 689-2937www.cornerstonetrf.org

facebook.com/cornerstonetrf Sundays: Bible study at 4:15 p.m.,Worship Services at 2:30 p.m. withChildren’s Church offered for kidsages 4-8

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ouTReACh CeNTeRRoger Schmitz, Pastor

111 Fourth Street East, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 686-5962

Worship Services: Sundays at 10a.m.; Wednesdays: Prayer at 7 p.m.

––––––––––ePiPhANy sTATioNMatty Towse, Lead Pastor

Mary Sieckert, Interim Worship LeaderPete Lee, Discipleship Pastor

403 Main Avenue North, Thief River FallsWeb: www.epiphanystation.com

E-Mail: [email protected]: Experiences at 9, 10:15and 11:30 a.m.

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ChuRChBert Foster, Senior Pastor

1425 Third Street East, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-4449

Web: www.trfcovchurch.orgwww.facebook.com/trfcovchurch

Office E-Mail: [email protected]: Worship Service at 9:30a.m., Sunday School at 11 a.m.,Prayer Group at 6:30 p.m.Tuesdays: Mending the Soul 6p.m., Al-Anon at 7 p.m.Wednesdays: Youth Group atElevate NextGen Youth Center 6 - 8p.m.Saturdays: Men’s Breakfast BibleStudy at 8:30 a.m.

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ChuRChLead Pastor Kevin MacLean,

Interim Associate Pastor Kent Hudson211 Arnold Ave. N., Thief River Falls

Phone: (218) 681-3855Web: www.trfefc.org

Sundays: Worship at 10:30 a.m.,Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.Wednesdays: Bible Study at 7 p.m.

FAiTh luTheRANBReThReN ChuRChTim Carlson, Interim Lay Pastor

601 Dewey Ave. N., Thief River FallsChurch: (218) 681-7705

Worship Services: Sundays at10:30 a.m.

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First Lutheran Church210 Park Ave., Middle River

Gustav Adolph Lutheran ChurchStrathcona, MN

Phone: (218) 222-3622 First Lutheran (Middle River):Worship service Sundays at 11 a.m;Every 3rd Sunday Worship at 11:30a.m. with Brunch starting at 10:30a.m.

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ChuRChRed Lake Falls, MN

Worship Services: Sundays at 10a.m.; Communion is the firstSunday of the month; Meeting ofthe session is the first Monday ofthe month at 7:30 p.m.

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Kristin Ostercamp, PastorP.O. Box 157, Goodridge

Phone: (218) [email protected]

Wednesday, November 6:WELCA at Faith with a thanksoffering service at 4 p.m.Sunday, November 10: BethanyWorship at 8:30 a.m., Sundayschool at 9:30 a.m.; EkelundWorship at 9:45 a.m., Sundayschool at 8:30 a.m.; Faith Worshipat 11 a.m., Sunday school at 9:45a.m.Monday, November 11: Parishcouncil meets at Faith Church at 7p.m.

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Jonathan Dodson, PastorP.O. Box 98, PlummerPhone: (218) 465-4525

Sunday, November 10: EbenezerWorship at 9 a.m., ImmanuelSunday school at 9:15 a.m.,Immanuel Worship at 10:30 a.m.

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ChuRCh - missouRi syNodRev. Chris Rosebrough, Pastor

RadiumPhone: (218) 681-9992 or 745-5604

Sundays: Worship at 1 p.m., BibleStudy at 2:15 p.m.

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FRee ChuRChGary Barrett, Pastor

P.O. Box 86, NewfoldenPhone: (218) 874-8785

E-mail: [email protected]: Awana (4 yrs - 6thgrade) and Detour (7-12th grade)at 6:30 - 8 p.m.; Adult Bible study at6:45 p.m.Saturday: Men’s prayer time at 7a.m.Sunday: Sunday school at 9:15a.m.; Morning worship at 10:30a.m.

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luTheRAN ChuRCh - AAlCOllie Urdahl, Pastor

P.O. Box 185, NewfoldenPhone: (218) 874-6611

Worship Services: Sundays at 9:30a.m.

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FRee ChuRCh – AFlCHighway 1, 7 miles east of Goodridge

(218) 681-4643Sundays: Worship at 11:30 a.m.

Nexus ChuRChLuke Stavos, Pastor

246 Kendall Ave. N., Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-4716

Worship Services: SundayWorship at 10:30 a.m., SundayEvening Prayer at 6 p.m. Wednesdays: Kids Service from 6 -7:30 p.m., Youth Group from 6:30 -8 p.m.

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FelloWshiPA ministry of the

seventh-day Adventist ChurchDavid Jahn, Pastor218-416-0178

401 St. Paul Ave. S., Thief River FallsChurch Phone: (218) 681-2790

[email protected]: Sabbath School classesfor adults and children at 3 p.m.;Worship Service at 4:15 p.m.;Fellowship Meal at 5:30 p.m.Wednesdays: Mid-week fellowshipand Bible study at 7 p.m.Fridays: Vespers fellowship andBible study at 7 p.m.

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ChuRCh – AFlCAlex Amiot, Pastor

2075 Hwy. 59 SE, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-4643

Sundays: Morning DevotionalHour on KTRF 1230 at 8 a.m.,Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.,Sunday School at 10:50 a.m., PrayerMeeting at 7 p.m.Tuesdays: Women’s Bible Study at9 a.m., Quilting at 11 a.m.Wednesdays: Confirmation andsupper at 5:30 p.m., Kids Klub at6:30 p.m., youth Bible study andadult Bible study at 6:30 p.m., Choirat 7:30 p.m.Fridays: Men’s Breakfast BibleStudy at 6:45 a.m.

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ChuRCh – elCADarrel Cory, Pastor

1300 Nora Street East, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-3390

E-mail: [email protected]: Confirmation from5:15 - 6:15 p.m., BLAST at 5:45p.m., Worship with Communion at6:30 p.m.Sundays: Worship at 9:30 a.m.

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ChuRCh, NAlCRev. Timothy Lundeen, Pastor

23511 110th Ave. NW, NewfoldenPhone: (218) 689-0042 • (218) 378-4499

E-mail: [email protected]: Worship service from9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

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Timothy Self, Pastor1563 Highway 59 SE (Next to McDonalds)

Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-1469www.riveroflifetrfmn.org

Sundays: Service at 10 a.m., nurs-ery/pre school available as well asministry for children 1st - 6th grade.Wednesdays: Adult Prayer/BibleStudy at 7 p.m.

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ChuRChDavid Jahn, Pastor

1024 Tindolph Ave. South, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 416-0178

Worship Services: Saturdays at 11a.m.; Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m.

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ChuRChFr. Bob Schreiner, Priest

112 Edward Ave. N., Red Lake FallsPhone: (218) 253-2685

Saturdays: St. Joseph (Brooks)Mass at 5 p.m.; St. Joseph (RedLake Falls) Mass at 5:30 p.m.Sundays: St. Joseph (Red LakeFalls) Mass at 10 a.m.

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John Golv, Senior PastorAle Tulu, Associate Pastor

22479 170th Ave. NE, Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-7079

Sundays:Worship services 10 a.m.––––––––––

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Larry Myhrer, Lay Pastor17982 180th St. NE, Thief River Fallsfacebook.com/silvertonlutheranchurch

Sundays: Worship services at 9a.m.; Prayer at 10 a.m.

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CATholiC ChuRCh Father Rick Lambert, Pastor

105 Knight Avenue N., Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-3571www.stbernardscc.org

St. Bernard’s Mass: Saturdays at 5p.m., Sundays at 8:30 and 10:30a.m.

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ChuRChmissouri synod

Pastor: Thomas L. Puffe101 Pine Ave. S., Thief River Falls

Phone: (218) 681-4488Sundays: Sunday School/AdultBible Study at 9:30 a.m., DivineService at 10:45 a.m., ConfirmationInstruction at 6:30 p.m.Tuesdays: Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.Fridays: Bible Study at 1:30 p.m. atthe Hi Rise.

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ChuRCh elCACarl Hansen, Pastor

P.O. Box 944, County Road 20 S.Thief River Falls

Web: http://historicstpauli.orgWednesday, November 6:Confirmation class at 6:30 p.m.Sunday, November 10: Sundayschool at 9:15 a.m., Worship servic-es at 10:30 a.m.

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Jim Binder, PastorErskine Community Center

218-556-1545www.thrivinglifemn.org

Worship Services: Sunday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at ErskineCommunity Center. All are wel-come.

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– elCARev. John Voelker, Ph.D., PastorLinda Kaushagen, Lay Visitation

and Senior Outreach325 Horace Ave. N., Thief River Falls

Phone: (218) 681-1310www.trinitylutherantrf.org

Sundays: Worship at 8:30 and10:30 a.m., Sunday school from9:25 - 10:20 a.m., coffee fellowshipat 9:30 a.m., service is broadcastedat 10:30 a.m. on KTRF Radio 1230and Sjoberg’s Cable Channel 3. Allare welcome.

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ChuRChMatt Howe, Pastor

116 Horace Ave. N., Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-4388Web: www.umctrf.org

Email: [email protected]: Thief River Falls

United Methodist ChurchThursdays: Chit Chat Group at 10a.m., stop by for coffee and conver-sation.Sundays:Worship at 9 a.m.Mondays: Bible studay at 10 a.m.Tuesdays: Bible study at 7:15 p.m.

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Rev. Jim Robberstad, PastorViking, MN

Phone: (218) 523-4735Cell: (218) 201-0350

Worship Services: Sunday at 9a.m. Special events as announced.

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Robert Dahlen, Pastor(218) 425-7878

Our Savior’s, Thief Lake Phone: (218) 222-3711

United Lutheran, Gatzke(218) 459-3351

Sundays: (KTRF 1230) Morningdevotional hour at 8 a.m., Worshipservice at 9:30 a.m., Sunday Schoolat 11 a.m., Prayer meeting at 7 p.m.Tuesdays: Women’s Bible study at9 a.m., Quilting at 11 a.m.Wednesdays: Confirmation at 5:30p.m., Supper from 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Kids Klub at 6:30 p.m., Youth Biblestudy at 6:30 p.m., Adult Biblestudy at 6:40 p.m., Choir 7:30 p.m.Fridays: Men’s Bible study andbreakfast at 6:45 a.m.

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218-523-4995P.O. Box 37, VikingoAk Ridge

luTheRAN ChuRChThief River Falls

Phone: (218) 681-1824Worship Services at Zion:Sundays at 10:30 a.m.Worship Services at Oak Ridge:Sundays at 9 a.m.Sunday School 10 a.m.

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ChuRCh AFlC321 Minnesota Ave. E., Newfolden

Phone: (218) 874-7925Web: westakerfreelutheran.360unite.com

Facebook: Westaker Free LutheranChurch

Email: [email protected] Services: 10:30 a.m. eachSunday, Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.(Sept. - May).Communion: 1st Sunday of themonth.Potluck dinner: 3rd Sunday of themonth. (Sept. - May).Trumpet of Truth: Sundays at 7p.m. on KTRF.

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elCAJohn Golv, Senior PastorAle Tulu, Associate Pastor

505 Main Ave. N., Thief River FallsPhone: (218) 681-3296Web: www.ziontrf.org

Wednesday, November 6: SAILexercise at 9 a.m., Handbell practiceat 4:45 p.m., Confirmation supper at5:30 p.m., Confirmation from 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., God’s Joy Choir at 6p.m., Senior Choir at 6:30 p.m.Thursday, November 7: SAILexercise 9 a.m., LSS respite inlounge from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.,Ministerial 9:30 a.m., Prayer ShawlMinistry at 10 a.m., Quilting/LWRworkshop 1 p.m., services at Skylite1 p.m., services at Riverside Terrace2 p.m.Friday, November 8: Men’s break-fast at Biff’s at 7 a.m., SAIL exerciseat 9 a.m., coffee with staff 9:30 a.m.Sunday, November 10: Worshipand Cable 3/KTRF broadcasts at8:30 a.m., Education hour and cof-fee fellowship at 9:30 a.m.,December sharing servants, SilverCreek Worship with Communion at10 a.m., New Traditions worship at10:30 a.m., “Training Ears to Hear”from 2 - 4 p.m. at Zion.Monday, November 11: SAIL exer-cise at 9 a.m., parish nurse hoursfrom 3 - 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, November 12: WELCAexecutive board meeting at 9 a.m.,Staff meeting at 9:30 a.m., womenof Zion at 10 a.m., coffee with staffat 10:30 a.m., noon pastors textstudy, Christian education board at5:15 p.m.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 CHURCH SCHEDULES Thief River Falls Times ~ 5B

Legislators tour Digi-Key expansion Sen. Eric Pratt (R-PriorLake), chairman of theSenate Jobs and EconomicGrowth Committee, andVice Chairperson Sen.Justin Eichorn (R-GrandRapids) recently toured theDigi-Key expansion in ThiefRiver Falls. Supported by theLegislature and the SenateJobs and Economic GrowthCommittee in 2017, Digi-Key received a sales taxexemption through theGreater Minnesota JobExpansion Program, agrant from the MinnesotaInvestment Fund for theexpansion, and a stategrant to the City of ThiefRiver Falls via a business-development fund that sup-ports utilities, roads and

other public-infrastructureimprovements that stimu-late private investment andjob growth. The public-pri-vate partnership will resultin the creation of at least1,000 new jobs over the nextdecade and serves as amodel for long-term, highpaying jobs in GreaterMinnesota. “These tours not onlyallow legislators to see theregional economic needsacross our state firsthand,but also reaffirm our com-mitment to stable jobs inGreater Minnesota thatallow families to have acareer and save for theirfuture,” said Pratt. “TheDigi-Key expansion servesas a prime example of pri-vate businesses partnering

with state government toexpand jobs and growMinnesota’s economy. Wenot only admire Digi-Key’scommitment to our stateand the Thief River Fallscommunity, but we alsoappreciate their feedback onhow the state can helpimprove the business cli-mate. In the Senate JobsCommittee, we will contin-ue our commitment to makeMinnesota a great place toinvest.” At Digi-Key, the legisla-tors met with Digi-KeyPresident and ChiefOperating Officer DaveDoherty, toured the currentfacility, and toured the newfacility currently under con-struction. Their visit buildson recent tours to Duluth

and numerous cities inMinnesota’s Iron Range asthey continue to hear fromlocal businesses andMinnesota families aboutthe challenges they havecreating and filling good-paying jobs. A chief concernexpressed by numerousbusiness leaders through-out the state are mandatesthat create an unfavorablebusiness climate that nega-tively impacts their abilityto grow and expand. “A healthy state economyis dependent on a strongeconomy in GreaterMinnesota,” said Pratt.“Digi-Key is a great exam-ple of a Greater Minnesotabusiness that is successfullycompeting and leading in aglobal market.”

Minnesota State Sens. Eric Pratt (left) and Justin Eichorntoured the Digi-Key expansion project Tuesday, Oct. 29 inThief River Falls. Pratt chairs the Senate Jobs andEconomic Growth Committee, and Eichorn is the vicechairperson. In 2017, the committee supported Digi-Key’splans for the expansion project. (Submitted)

Will citizens acceptback-in angle parking? Back-in angle park-ing was introduced tomotorists in Thief RiverFalls this past week.Whether it will beaccepted or not is stillup for debate. Back-in angle park-ing on Fourth Street hasbeen talked about allsummer. I know thetopic came up before,but I can’t rememberhow long ago. In orderto prepare motorists forthe change, a link to avideo explaining it wasplaced on the city’s web-site at www.citytrf.net.It’s still there. You haveto listen and watch apresentation on a mini-roundabout first, buteventually it getsaround to talking aboutback-in angle parking.Come to think of it,watching the video onthe benefits of a miniroundabout wouldn’t bea bad idea. Too manymotorists are still strug-gling with theGreenwood Street mini-roundabout, and that’sbeen in place for severalyears. Next year,motorists can expectwork on more round-abouts in the communi-ty, so we had better getused to it. How did it go onMonday? Not too well.Several motorists wereconfused and crossed atraffic lane to pull intoan empty parking space.Several motorists wereseen shaking theirheads and/or talkingwith other motorists inan attempt to figure outjust exactly what theywere supposed to do.There were some discus-sions in our office aboutwhat motorists weresupposed to do, too. “Why in the worldwould our city haveback-in angle parking?It’s stupid!” I heardthat, or a variation ofthat a lot. There are severaladvantages to back-inangle parking. Safetyand traffic experts tellus that it providesmotorists with bettervision of bicyclists,pedestrians, cars andtrucks as they exit theseparking spaces andenter traffic. Going for-ward is always better.Back-in angle parkingalso eliminates the riskof a bicyclists crashinginto a car door that sud-denly opens. It elimi-nates the dangers of

backing into movingtraffic. It positions thetrunk or back of thevehicle to the sidewalk,which enables easierloading and unloading ofitems. It also createsmore parking spaces.Overall, back-in angleparking improves safety. The addition of side-outs and angle parkingsignificantly narrowedFourth Street. As some-one who crosses, orattempts to cross FourthStreet all the time, thenarrower street willprobably put an end tomotorists using it as away to get around driv-ing down Third Street. Iused to call it the ThirdStreet bypass becauseFourth Street used tooffer motorists an unre-stricted straight shot toAtlantic Avenue. Thiswas nice if you were in ahurry and wanted toavoid stop lights, not sonice if you’re trying tocross Fourth Street. Theaddition of stop signs foreast and west travelingtraffic creates four-waystops at Horace andLaBree avenues willeven further slows orfrustrate traffic onFourth Street. How do you park inthose spaces? It’s simple if every-one follows the rules.Signal a right turn towarn other drivers youintend to park in thespace; pull past theparking spot and stop;and reverse into theparking spot. Right now,our back-in angle park-ing spaces on FourthStreet are pretty long. Isuspect the addition ofmore permanent paintedstreet stripings willmake it a little moreclear. Hindsight is 20-20,right? I wish FourthStreet would have beenaddressed first in thisyear’s downtown streetimprovement project, asit would have allowedmotorists more time toget used to the strangeexperience of back-inangle parking beforewinter arrived. Oncesnow covers the strip-ings, I really wonderwhether motorists willstick to the program orwhether law enforce-ment will have to patrolthe street more fre-quently. Will they beenforcing regulationswith this? Have the reg-ulations been updated?Is there a fine?

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Landownerlooks forwardto Line 3To the Editor: As the Line 3 projectworks its way through thepermitting process towardthe beginning of construc-tion, I believe it’s importantto hear from landownerswho will be impacted by theproject. I am one of them. We have been pleasedwith how the Enbridge landpeople have worked withus. They have been courte-ous, respectful and havebeen responsive when wehad questions or inquiries.They’ve been clear atexplaining what we canexpect with constructionwhen it begins. We’re looking foward tothe replacement project asit will bring jobs to our areaand the activity will have apositive impact on the localeconomy. Milton Bakken Thief River Falls

Gov. Tim Walz lifts restrictionson direct assistance to farmers On Wednesday, Oct. 30,Gov. Tim Walz issuedExecutive Order 19-36,declaring an emergency andlifting regulations on motorcarriers and drivers to alle-viate the strain on farmersin western Minnesota dur-ing a particularly difficultharvest season. This action came a dayafter Walz met with around50 farmers and agricultureleaders in East Grand Forksto discuss the weather-related crisis facing farmsin the region. Those presentasked the governor to liftrestrictions on drivers andcarriers transportingpropane and liquid fuels toprovide direct assistance

and alleviate the fuel short-age in the area. Farmers reported thatwet conditions have dam-aged crops, prevented har-

vesting, and slowed the pro-cessing and transportationof harvested goods, creatingwidespread economic con-cerns for farmers and theregion. The high moisturecontent of the harvest has

increased demand forpropane used for drying,just as the agricultural live-stock heating season andthe Minnesota Energy

Assistance Program began. “This has been a stressfulyear for Minnesota farmers.The recent wet weather hasonly exacerbated these chal-lenges to create theunprecedented crisis we

now face, with crops sittingunharvested in soakedfields and truckloads ofproduct that can’t bebrought to market,” saidWalz. “To our farmers: I amlistening. This executiveorder will help farms get thefuel they need, and ourteam will continue to lookinto actions we can take tosupport our agriculturalindustry through these cat-astrophic conditions.” Executive Order 19-36 iseffective immediately underMinnesota Statutes 2019,section 4.035, subdivision 2,and remains in effect for 30days, or until the directassistance has ended,whichever occurs first.

Peterson introduces Ag Labor Bill Congressman Collin C.Peterson and a bipartisangroup of lawmakers onWednesday introduced TheFarm WorkerModernization Act of 2019,legislation that will provideagricultural operations withaccess to a legal and stableworkforce, including a year-round visa program fordairies. Peterson, whochairs the HouseAgriculture Committee, isan original co-sponsor of thelegislation alongside nearly30 House Republicans andDemocrats. “Agriculture needs a reli-able and legal source ofworkers,” said Peterson. “Iwant to thank the biparti-san group of members whoworked with ag groups tocome up with this initial billthat can help move this dia-logue forward. This efforthas produced a proposalthat provides a betteroption than the status quofor many parts of U.S. agri-culture. As this discussioncontinues, we need to alsoaddress meat and poultryprocessing workforce

needs.” Leaders from the dairyindustry in the SeventhDistrict and acrossMinnesota voiced their sup-port for the bill as well,thanking Peterson for hisleadership on the issue. “Labor continues to beone of the biggest itemsholding dairy farmersback,” said Lucas Sjostrom,executive director of theMinnesota Milk ProducersAssociation. “In a time ofshort crop windows andhigh stress, labor availabili-ty can truly be the differ-ence between a farm mak-ing it to next year or not. Ifpassed, this bill finally pro-vides dairy farmers accessto the same pool of labormany in agriculture haveutilized for decades. We lookforward to a real dairyimmigration program thatconsiders the needs of bothemployee and employer fora successful relationship.” “As a dairy farmer, I milkcows all year long, asopposed to harvesting acrop at a specific time ofyear,” said Bruce Maas, an

Associated Milk Producers,Inc. dairy farmer fromRedwood County. “I amgrateful to ChairmanPeterson for recognizing theunique labor challengesthat dairy faces and work-ing with Republicans andDemocrats alike to push for-ward legislation thataddresses dairy's workforceneeds by allowing farmerslike to me access arevamped guest worker pro-gram.” “Securing access to a sta-ble workforce is absolutelyvital to the future of thedairy industry. As a dairyfarmer, I milk cows 365days a year, rain or shine orsnow, so the current H2Aseasonal guestworker pro-gram simply does not workfor me and other dairyfarmers,” said Brad Vold, adairy farmer in PopeCounty and Land O’Lakes,Inc. co-op member. “I com-mend Chairman Petersonfor his bipartisan work inadvancing legislation thathelps solve dairy’s uniqueworkforce challenges byallowing dairy to access the

H2A program.” “I applaud Representa-tive Peterson for joining abi-partisan effort to secure astable labor force for agri-culture,” said CaseySchlauderaff, a DetroitLakes dairy farmer andDairy Farmers of Americaco-op member. “By cospon-soring the Farm WorkforceModernization Act, he con-tinues to demonstrate hiscommitment to dairy farm-ers, ensuring we have thetools we need to succeed – astable labor force, access toforeign markets and pricerisk management tools.Minnesota’s farmers arewell represented byChairman Peterson, and weappreciate his dedication toour success.”

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Klobuchar calls for improved safetymeasures for aviation industry At a Senate CommerceCommittee Hearing titled“Aviation Safety and theFuture of Boeing’s 737MAX,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar(D-MN) urged Boeing ChiefExecutive Officer DennisMuilenburg and VicePresident and ChiefEngineer John Hamilton totruly evaluate the findingsof the investigations intothe two tragic airplanecrashes of the Boeing 737Max 8 aircraft flown byEthiopian Airlines and LionAir that took the lives ofover 300 people, includingMucaad Hussein Abdalla, aresident of St. Cloud. At the committee hear-ing, Klobuchar questionedthe witnesses about therecent crashes and keyissues that need toaddressed to improve thesafety measures we have forthe U.S. commercial avia-tion industry. “I also want to give mysincere, sincere thanks tothe people who are herewho lost their loved ones inthese two crashes.”Klobuchar said. “I think youknow you are here not onlyfor them. It must be hard tohear all of these technical

issues when you think ofyour brother or sister orfather or mother or son ordaughter, but I want you toknow that we want to get tothe bottom of this and wewant to change this.” During her questions,Klobuchar asked: "How fre-quently are new automatedsystems left out of the train-ing manuals that you giveto pilots?" "Senator, first of all, oneof the things we've learnedfrom both of these accidentsis that we need to provideadditional information onMCAS to pilots just to giveyou context, as we developour training manuals, ouridea is to provide trainingon pilots, so they canrespond to the effects of fail-ures as opposed to trying todiagnose failures, and that'sa very important distinc-tion. And so more informa-tion in the training manualsis not necessarily safer, butas we understand from bothof these accidents, we needto provide more informationon MCAS to enhance safe-ty," Muilenburg replied. Klobuchar has been aleader in the fight toimprove safety in the avia-

tion industry and has longsupported rural aviation. InMarch, Klobuchar andSenators Maria Cantwell(D-WA), RichardBlumenthal (D-CT), EdMarkey (D-MA), andTammy Duckworth (D-IL)reintroduced the Safe SkiesAct, which would ensurethat America’s cargo planepilots have the same restrequirements as passengerpilots. In October 2018, theFederal Aviation Admini-stration ReauthorizationAct of 2018 was signed intolaw, providing needed cer-tainty for the aviationindustry while enhancingconsumer protections andpassenger safety. A keyamendment to the legisla-tion was included byKlobuchar to provide a con-sistent level of consumerprotections regardless ofwhere tickets are pur-chased. In 2012, Klobucharincluded language in theFAA reauthorization priori-tizing aviation related con-struction projects in cold-weather states to accommo-date their limited construc-tion season.

This has been a stressful year forMinnesota farmers. The recent wetweather has only exacerbatedthese challenges …

Challenger ElementarySchool

Thief River Falls Milk is served with all meals.Fruit choice and juice served forbreakfast. Alternate entrees:Pizza or build your own chefsalad. Breakfast prices: Students$1.50; reduced Free. Lunchprices: Students $2.80; reducedFree.

Breakfast Mondays: Sausage or eggbreakfast pizza Tuesdays: French toast stickswith sausage patty Wednesdays: Breakfast sand-wich Thursdays: Pancake wrappoppers Fridays: Cinnamon roll

Lunch Monday: Pulled pork on abun, potato smiles, creamycoleslaw Tuesday: Taco in a bag, Mex-ican rice, refried beans, toma-toes, cheese, onions, olives Wednesday: Chicken mash-up, popcorn chicken, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, corn, biscuit Thursday: Toasted cheesesandwich, tomato soup, Goldfishcrackers Friday: Ham patty, scallopedpotatoes, mixed vegetables, din-ner roll

––––––––––Franklin Middle School

Thief River Falls Milk is served with all meals.Fruit choice and juice served forbreakfast. Alternate entrees:Pizza, chef salad, sub sandwichor bagel meal. Breakfast prices:Students $1.60; reduced Free.Lunch prices: Students $2.75; re-duced Free.

Breakfast Mondays: Sausage or eggbreakfast pizza Tuesdays: French toast stickswith sausage patty Wednesdays: Breakfast sand-wich Thursdays: Pancake wrappoppers Fridays: Cinnamon roll

Lunch Monday: Pulled pork on abun, French fries, creamycoleslaw Tuesday: Taco in a bag, Mex-ican rice, refried beans, toma-toes, cheese, onions, olives Wednesday: Chicken mash-up, popcorn chicken, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, corn, biscuit Thursday: Toasted cheesesandwich, tomato soup, Goldfishcrackers Friday: Ham patty, scallopedpotatoes, mixed vegetables, din-ner roll

––––––––––Lincoln High School

Thief River Falls Milk is served with all meals.Fruit choice and juice served forbreakfast. Breakfast prices: Stu-dents $1.65; reduced Free. Lunchprices: Students $2.80; reducedFree. Grill line options availableas alternatives are: cheeseburger,

hamburger, chicken patty, spicychicken patty, rib patty & pizza.

Breakfast All items offered every day:Bacon/egg pizza, breakfastsausage pizza, cream cheesebagel, cini-minis, burritos,chocolate chip, maple and straw-berry pancakes. Tuesdays: Tornados Thursdays: Pancake dog on astick Fridays: Cinnamon roll

Lunch Monday: Pulled pork on abun, French fries, creamycoleslaw Tuesday: Taco in a bag, Mex-ican rice, refried beans, toma-toes, onions, olives Wednesday: Chicken mash-up, popcorn chicken, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, sweet corn,biscuit Thursday: Toasted cheesesandwich with tomato soup,Goldfish crackers Friday: Ham patty, scallopedpotatoes, mixed vegetables, din-ner roll

––––––––––Goodridge Schools

Goodridge Milk is served with all meals.Fruit and juice is served with allbreakfasts. Salad bar served atevery lunch.

Breakfast Monday: No school Tuesday: Yogurt, toast Wednesday: Waffles, sausage Thursday: Blueberry muffins,cereal Friday: No school

Lunch Monday: No school Tuesday: Quesadilla, corn Wednesday: Corn dogs, bakedbeans Thursday: Baked potato bar,chili, diced ham, cheese, dinnerroll Friday: No school

––––––––––Marshall CountyCentral School

Newfolden All breakfast and lunchesserved with juice, low fat/fat-freemilk and fruit. All bread productsserved are whole grains. An al-ternative of cereal is availableevery breakfast.

Breakfast Monday: Bagel, yogurt Tuesday: Toast Wednesday: Long johns, hardboiled egg, pears Thursday: Scrambled eggs,toast, Mandarin oranges Friday: Pop-Tart or granolabar, yogurt, berries

Lunch Monday: Hamburger gravy,mashed potatoes, corn, dinnerroll Tuesday: Chicken gravy,mashed potatoes, peas, dinnerroll, orange Wednesday: Sub sandwich,lettuce, tomatoes, chips, apples Thursday: Polish sausage on abun, baked beans, chips, grapes Friday: Pizza, corn

Viking ElementarySchool

All breakfast and lunchesserved with juice, low fat/fat freemilk, and fruit. All bread prod-ucts served are whole grains. Analternative of cereal is availableat every breakfast.

Breakfast Monday: Toast Tuesday: Muffins Wednesday: Scone Thursday: Scrambled egg,toast Friday: Toast

Lunch Monday: Chicken noodlesoup, turkey sandwich Tuesday: Spaghetti with meatsauce, carrots Wednesday: Pizza, corn Thursday: Meatballs, mashedpotatoes, peas Friday: Hamburger, Frenchfries

––––––––––Red Lake

County CentralElementary School

Plummer Milk and fruit is served withall meals. Bread, cereal and juiceis served with breakfast.

Breakfast Monday: Scrambled eggs Tuesday: French toast sticks Wednesday: Waffles Thursday: Pancake, sausage Friday: Cinnamon roll

Lunch Monday: Taco in a bag, ham-burger, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes,refried beans, rice medley,peanut butter and jelly sandwich Tuesday: Scalloped potatoesand ham, seasoned carrots, plainor peanut butter bread Wednesday: Subs, turkey,ham, pepperoni, cheese, lettuce,tomatoes, pickles, Sun Chips,veggies with ranch Thursday: Lasagna, garlicbreadstick, peas, carrots Friday: Cheesy French bread,salad, cucumbers, tomatoes,sherbet

––––––––––Red Lake

County CentralHigh School

Milk and fruit is served withall meals. Bread, cereal and juiceis served with breakfast.

Breakfast Monday: Biscuit and gravy Tuesday: Toast Wednesday: Waffle with syrup Thursday: Toast Friday: Cinnamon roll

Lunch Monday: Orange chicken,fried rice, egg roll, steamed broc-coli Tuesday: BBQ on a wholegrain bun, baked beans, chips Wednesday: Cheesy breadwith pizza sauce, lettuce salad,fresh vegetable Thursday: Chicken strips,cheesy potatoes, vegetable,Goldfish crackers

Friday: Cold subs, chips, freshvegetable

––––––––––Lafayette High School

Red Lake Falls All meals are served with fruitand milk. All breakfasts areserved with juice. All lunches areserved with fresh vegetables andfruit choice.

Breakfast Monday: Toast, peanut butter,jelly, butter Tuesday: Breakfast sandwich Wednesday: Long john, yo-gurt or Greek yogurt Thursday: Mini waffle, syrup,hard boiled egg Friday: No school

Lunch Monday: Nachos, potato oles,Rice Krispy Treat Tuesday: Chicken patty on abun, baked beans Wednesday: Pork chop, mash-hed potatoes with gravy, dinnerroll Thursday: Hamburgerstroganoff over noodles, bread-stick Friday: No school

––––––––––St. Bernard’sThief River Falls

Milk and fruit is served withall meals. Juice is served withbreakfast.

Breakfast Monday: Breakfast pizza Tuesday: Cereal choice, toast Wednesday: Egg omelet, toast Thursday: Pancakes, sausagelinks Friday: Cereal choice, toast

Lunch Monday: Chicken drumsticks,seasoned rice, baked beans, cel-ery sticks, pineapple tidbits Tuesday: Spaghetti, Romainelettuce, tomatoes, garlic bread,blueberries Wednesday: Diced chickengravy, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, biscuits, mixed fruit sauce Thursday: Chili, grilledcheese, red peppers, broccoli, ap-plesauce cup Friday: Fish nuggets, potatosmiles, cooked carrots and peas,oranges

––––––––––St. John Lutheran

SchoolThief River Falls

Milk is served with all meals.Lunch

Monday: Pulled pork on abun, French fries, creamycoleslaw Tuesday: Taco in a bag, Mex-ican rice, refried beans, veggietoppings Wednesday: Chicken mash-up, popcorn chicken, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, corn, biscuit Thursday: Toasted cheesesandwich, tomato soup, Goldfishcrackers Friday: Ham patty, scallopedpotatoes, mixed vegetables, din-ner roll

Senior MealsHeritage Center

Thief River Falls Monday: Tator tot hotdish,mixed veggies, broccoli salad,dessert Tuesday: Chicken marinarra,noodles, broccoli, fruit cocktail,pudding Wednesday: Salisbury steak,mashed potatoes and gravy,squash, pears Thursday: BBQ pork on abun, scallop potatoes, peas,dessert Friday: Cook’s choice

–––––––– Meals on Wheels

Thief River Falls Meals on Wheels will delivermeals Monday through Friday,including holidays. For moreinformation, call (218) 681-6861. Low fat milk served

with all meals. Monday: Swiss steak, bakedpotato and sour cream, corn,wheat bread with margarine, ap-

plesauce Tuesday: Swedish meatballs,mashed potatoes, sliced beets,wheat bread with margarine,frosted cake Wednesday: Tator tot hotdish,seasoned carrots, coleslaw,wheat bread with margarine,peaches Thursday: Chicken breast,scalloped potatoes, peas and car-rots, dinner roll with margarine,Jell-O with whipped topping Friday: Meatball spaghettisauce, spaghetti noodles, greenbeans, garlic bread, chef’s choicedessert

––––––––––LSS Senior Meals

Viking and Holt Senior meals are served everyweekday. To make a Viking orHolt meal reservation or to re-ceive a menu, please call (218)874-7137. Viking meals avail-able as home delivery only.

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37. French river38. Told on40. Steep hillside41. Peyton’s little brother42. Soviet Socialist Republic44. Welsh river45. Witness48. Brews50. Orange-brown52. Separates DNA and RNA53. Mexican agave55. Self-contained aircraft unit56. Encourage57. Atomic #52 (abbr.)58. About latitude63. Trivial gadget65. Film a scene again66. Small blisters67. Dark brown

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Discovery PlaceMilk is served with all meals.

Breakfast Monday: Cheerios, wholewheat toast, orange juice Tuesday: Kix, whole wheattoast, apple juice Wednesday: Cream of Wheat,whole wheat toast, grape juice Thursday: Rice Krispies,whole wheat toast, apple juice Friday: Corn Flakes, wholewheat toast, orange juice

Lunch Monday: Chicken with rice

hotdish, carrots, sliced peaches,bread with butter Tuesday: Meatballs withgravy, mashed potatoes, peas,pineapple, bread with butter Wednesday: Hot dog on a bun,beans, applesauce, chips Thursday: Tator tot hotdish,green beans, fruit cocktail, breadand butter Friday: Chicken noodle veg-etable soup, saltines, bolognasandwich, pears

Sanford Medical Centerin Thief River Falls an-nounces the following birthsin October. On Oct. 1, a boy was bornto Jessica and JonathanLaFever of Thief River Falls.He was given the nameBentley Garner. On Oct. 1, a girl was bornto Morgan Anderson andKole Jenson of Viking. Shewas given the name WestynJayne. On Oct. 2, a boy was bornto Tami Dowers-Edwardsand Robert Edwards of ThiefRiver Falls. He was giventhe name Malcolm Daniel. On Oct. 2, a girl was bornto Savannah Huerd of War-ren and Lance Wiedow ofWausau, Wis. She was giventhe name Violet Ann-Louise. On Oct. 5, a girl was bornto Jacquelynn Wallestad ofThief River Falls andLahrone Allen of St. Paul.She was given the nameRaya Marie. On Oct. 5, a boy was bornto Heather and RyanBjorsness of Newfolden. Hewas given the name NoahJohn. On Oct. 12, a boy wasborn to Jazzmine and Niko-las Teggatz of Plummer. Hewas given the name Kings-ley Nikolas. On Oct. 13, a girl wasborn to Bethany andMatthew Leadley of Roseau.She was given the nameFreya Reign. On Oct. 14, a girl wasborn to Michelle and DanaDidrikson of Badger. Shewas given the name EllaCaroline. On Oct. 15, a girl wasborn to Julie Good andDylan Klade of McIntosh.She was given the nameWillow Rose. On Oct. 17, a boy wasborn to Kelsey and ZacharyJohnson of Thief River Falls.He was given the name Hen-rik Oskar.

On Oct. 20, a girl wasborn to Rose and TristanPankratz of Lancaster. Shewas given the nameAnnabelle Rose. On Oct. 20, a girl wasborn to Eden and Paul John-son of Lake Bronson. Shewas given the name VivianMai. On Oct. 23, a girl wasborn to Tamara Rominski ofWarren. She was given thename Genevieve Elouise. On Oct. 25, a boy wasborn to Morgan and AlanNess of Middle River. Hewas given the name HuttonLaverne. On Oct. 25, a girl wasborn to Maci and Brady Leeof Newfolden. She was giventhe name Zoey Marie. On Oct. 25, a girl wasborn to Chandra andAlexander Fuhrman of ThiefRiver Falls. She was giventhe name Mathilda Colleen. On Oct. 30, a girl wasborn to Desiree and CodyWalseth of Thief River Falls.She was given the nameArlia Elaine. On Oct. 30, a girl wasborn to Ashley Nygaard andPaul Burthwick of Warren.She was given the nameAubrey Nicole. On Oct. 30, a boy wasborn to Jessica and ClintPanek of Goodridge. He wasgiven the name KooperLucas.

Plummer LegionAuxiliary to hostcelebration The American LegionAuxiliary of Plummer willhold a 100-year celebrationSunday, Nov. 10, from 1 to 3p.m. Smoked, pulled porksandwiches will be served. Afreewill offering will be ac-cepted. The event will alsofeature speakers, and asilent auction will be held.

AREA BIRTHS

The OccupationalDevelopment Center hasrecently promoted StacyMcCollum to program spe-cialist. This role includesprogram oversight for boththe Thief River Falls andCrookston locations.McCollum has nearly 20

years experience workingwith people with disabili-ties, 16 of which have beenwith ODC performing invarious capacities to sup-port the organization’s mis-

sion of providing sustain-able employment opportuni-ties for these individuals.Most recently, she served asHabilitation and TrainingCenter (HTC) lead instruc-tor."I am looking forward to

increasing my knowledgeabout the different pro-grams the ODC has tooffer," said McCollum,adding that a solid workethic, ability to be flexibleand a willingness to learnhas contributed to herreadiness for this position.Much of this can-do atti-

tude and adaptability comesfrom the over 15 years shehas dedicated to the RedLake Falls VolunteerAmbulance Association asan EMT, where she alsoparticipates as a boardmember.Growing up in Red Lake

Falls, McCollum got herstart with a part-time jobaiding adults with disabili-ties while still in highschool, working alongsideher mother at PrairieCommunity Services. Aftermoving to a full-time posi-tion at PCS and spendingtime cross-training at sever-al group homes betweenRed Lake Falls and ThiefRiver Falls, she added ontothat a full-time position at

ODC along with findingtime to train as an EMT."Stacy has been an asset

to the TRF HTC team forseveral years," said ToriPeterson, vice president ofPrograms for ODC. "We areexcited that Stacy hasaccepted the role of programspecialist for Thief RiverFalls and Crookston. She isnot only dedicated to ODC’smission, but also in ensur-ing that the people we serveare receiving the highestquality of services."Established in Thief

River Falls in 1971, ODC’sheadquarters and programoffice are located at 1520Hwy. 32 S. McCollum willalso commute regularly tothe Crookston division,located at 310 S. BroadwaySuite 7, to provide supportfor job placement programsserving the surroundingcommunities.ODC is a nonprofit

organization that special-izes in offering employmenttraining and support forindividuals with disabili-ties, working with commu-nity businesses to provideoptions for inclusive andsustainable employmentthat result in greater inde-pendence.

LaVonne Schmitz was among the vendorsSaturday, Nov. 2 at the Celebrate the

Holidays show. The annual event was heldat the Thief River Falls Eagles Club.

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Thief River Falls Norskies players were on hand to assistkids who played some of the games available at the 2ndAnnual Howl-o-ween FUNdraising Event on Thursday, Oct.

31 at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. The ThiefRiver Falls Lions Club also assisted at the event, whichwas sponsored by several LHS groups.

All sort of treats were available Thursday, Oct. 31 duringthe 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween FUNdraising Event at LincolnHigh School in Thief River Falls. Several LHS groups spon-

sored the event, which was a fundraiser for the PenningtonCounty Humane Society.

Sometimes it takes a little encouragementto chuck a ball at some pins. This familyattended the 2nd Annual Howl-o-weenFUNdraising Event on Thursday, Oct. 31 at

Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls.Besides games, the event featured trick-or-treating down LHS hallways.

Two named StudentRotarians of the MonthCoral Mattison and

Jerzie Finstad were namedStudent Rotarians of theMonth by the local chapterof Rotary International.During the month ofNovember, the students willattend meetings of theRotarians and Lions Club.

Coral MattisonCoral is the daughter of

Neil and Linda Mattison.She has one sibling - Chris.Her school and non-

school activities include vol-leyball, track, NationalHonor Society, Key Club,Orchestra, FFA, work andmaking floral arrange-ments at The Shed, pet sit-ting, and LeadershipAcademy.Her interests include

being active through sportsand outdoor activities. Shealso has a “huge passion foranimals.”Her future plans include

going to North DakotaState University orRidgewater College tobecome a veterinarian or aveterinary technician. Her favorite part of

Lincoln High School andbeing a Prowler includesthe very friendly and help-ful staff at Lincoln HighSchool, and all the opportu-nities to get involved withthe community it providesfor its students.Her volunteer activities

include helping with KidsVoting, the Martin LutherKing Day event, and

fundraisers for the HumaneSociety. She has also been abell ringer for the SalvationArmy, played violin for thepublic, children atChallenger ElementarySchool, and nursing homes.She also presented for DrugAwareness Week, read tochildren at ChallengerElementary School, and vol-unteered for other activitiesin and out of school.

Jerzie FinstadJerzie Finstad is the

daughter of Robert andStephanie Finstad. She hastwo siblings, Dylan andMylah.Jerzie’s school and non-

school activities includecross country, basketball,track, FFA, StudentCouncil, National HonorSociety, piano, work atPizza Hut and LeadershipAcademy.Her interests include

being outdoors and spend-ing time with her sister. She plans to attend col-

lege and get a degree in ele-mentary education.Her favorite part of

Lincoln High School andbeing a Prowler is the sup-port from teachers, and allthe excitement generatedby fans at games.Her volunteer activities

include activities organizedby NHS, and StudentCouncil.

Stacy McCollum takes onrole of program specialist

Recently, Minnesotareleased the results of the2019 Minnesota StudentSurvey (MSS), showing thatfewer students feel engagedin school, believe theirschool provides a supportiveplace for learning, reportgood health, or feel safe.The new data also shows

more Minnesota studentsthan ever report havinglong-term mental health,behavioral or emotionalproblems. This number isup from 18 percent of stu-dents surveyed in 2016 to23 percent in 2019.Eleventh-grade female stu-dents who report havinglong-term mental health,behavioral or emotionalproblems have more thandoubled from 2013 to 2019.In the 2019 survey, of the11th-grade female studentswho reported missing a fullor partial day of school inthe last 30 days, 24 percentreported that they missedschool because they feltvery sad, hopeless, anxious,stressed or angry.“Our students are talk-

ing to us and we must lis-ten,” said MinnesotaEducation CommissionerMary Cathryn Ricker. “Theresults of the MinnesotaStudent Survey show anumber of concerning piecesof data, including studentvaping and declines in men-tal health. No matter whatis happening in students’lives outside of school, wemust make sure that theyfeel supported, safe, andwelcomed when they’re inthe classroom so they cansucceed academically. Myfellow commissioners and I

will be working with ourschool communities so wecan better meet the needs ofall of our students.”“Research tells us sleep,

exercise, nutrition, mindful-ness, a safe, nurturing envi-ronment, and caring adultscan help youth thrive, avoidrisky behaviors like vaping,and recover from toxicstress,” said MinnesotaHealth Commissioner JanMalcolm. “We must focus onhelping Minnesota’s kids inand outside of schools bystrengthening the ability offamilies and communities togive our children the con-nections, supports, stableenvironments, and opportu-nities they need for a senseof well-being about theirlives and futures.”“Girls deserve to grow up

seeing the boundless possi-bilities that lie beforethem—that so many areinstead buried in stress andanxiety is unacceptable,”said Minnesota HumanServices Commissioner JodiHarpstead. “This surveyshows that we need to con-tinue to support efforts tobring mental health servic-es to students at school, likethe school-linked mentalhealth program.”Notably, data show a

strong correlation betweenstudents’ beliefs that otherscare about them andwhether or not they haveever considered suicide. Forexample, ninth-graders whoreported having long-termmental health problems arenearly five times as likelyas others to seriously con-sider suicide. However, ofthose who reported that

their teachers or otheradults at school care verymuch about them, 35 per-cent reported they’ve con-sidered suicide. In compari-son, of those students whoreported that their teachersdo not care at all aboutthem, 72 percent of themhave considered suicide. For the first time ever,

the survey not only askedstudents if they havemissed school in the last 30days, but also asked forthem to report on their rea-sons why they missedschool. Of the students whoreport missing a full or par-tial day of school in the last30 days, some notable find-ings show that black andHispanic students are near-ly three times as likely tomiss school because theymissed their ride or didn’thave a way to get to schoolas their white peers.American Indian andAlaskan Native studentswere more likely than theirpeers to miss school becausethey felt very sad, hopeless,anxious, stressed, or angry.

Notable DataHealth

Sixty-five percent ofMinnesota students sur-veyed reported excellent orvery good health. This num-ber down from 69 percent inthe 2016 survey; however,teens are engaging in fewerrisky behaviors. Studentsmoking rates have fallen toan all-time low. Alcohol use,sexual activity and marijua-na use have also fallen.Students are also reportinghigher rates of having long-term mental health, or emo-tional problems.

Vaping: One in fourMinnesota 11th-gradersreported using an e-ciga-rette in the past 30 days.That one in four representsa 54 percent increase fromthe 2016 survey, in which 17percent of 11th-gradersreported vaping. The jumpamong eighth-graders iseven more significant, withnearly twice as many stu-dents reporting using an e-cigarette in the past 30days.

Mental Health: Femalestudents were nearly twiceas likely as male studentsin all grades to report men-tal health, emotional orbehavioral problems. Therates increased for allgrades and genders, but theincrease is more pro-nounced among female stu-dents. In 2013, 15 percent ofninth-grade females report-ed long-term mental health,emotional, or behavioralproblems, compared to 30percent in 2019.

Suicide Ideation:Reports of suicide ideationincreased for all grade lev-els in the last six years. In2013, 20 percent of 11th-grade students reportedseriously considering sui-cide at some point in theirlives, compared to 24 per-cent of 11th-graders in2019. Nearly one in 10 stu-dents in 11th grade report-ed attempting suicide. Thenumbers become more trou-bling for lesbian, gay, bisex-ual, queer (LGBQ+) andtransgender students.LGBQ+ students are aboutthree times more likely asheterosexual students toreport seriously considering

suicide, and four times aslikely to attempt suicide asheterosexual students.Transgender students inthe 11th grade are mostlikely to attempt suicide,and are more than fourtimes more likely toattempt suicide than theircisgender 11th-grade peers.

SafeEighty-seven percent of

students say they feel safeat home, at school, in theirneighborhood and going toand from school. This num-ber is down from 90 percentin 2016. Of the 2019 surveyrespondents, 19 percent ofstudents surveyed reportedbeing bullied or harassedweekly in at least one wayduring the last 30 days.Economically disadvan-taged students andLGBTQ+ students reporthigher rates of bullying.

Bullying: Bullying andharassment increased forfifth-grade students, from17 percent reporting weeklybullying in 2013 to 21 per-cent in 2019. After adecrease from 2013 to 2016for students in grades eightand nine, the ratesincreased again in 2019.Eleventh-grade studentsshowed a slight decreasesince 2013. Cyberbullyingrates have remained largelythe same between 2016 and2019.

EngagedSeventy-three percent of

students feel highlyengaged in school, com-pared to the 2016 surveyresults where 78 percent ofstudents felt highlyengaged in school.

Out-of-School Activ-

ities: In 2019, 60 percent ofstudents reported that theywere engaged in out-of-school activities at leastthree days a week, which isdown from 65 percent in2016.

SupportedSeventy-one percent of

students believe theirschool provides a supportiveplace for learning. Thisnumber is down from the2016 survey results, where75 percent of studentsbelieved their school provid-ed a supportive place forlearning.

Caring Relationships:There was a slight drop instudents reporting thatthey have caring relation-ships in at least three of thefive groups (parents; otheradult relatives; friends;teachers or other adults atschool; other adults in thecommunity), from 76 per-cent in 2016 to 74 percent inthis year’s survey results.

Walz Administration Approach

As a parent, teacher, andcoach, Gov. Walz recognizesthat the mental healthneeds for students and itseffect on education out-comes is a top priority. TheWalz Administration isbringing together govern-ment leaders, local and trib-al governments, and com-munity and business voicesto put children at the centerof government to makeMinnesota the best place toraise a family—for every-one. That’s why theGovernor’s Children’sCabinet has built a cross-agency action team—com-prised of eight agencies,including health, education,human services and correc-tions—focused on statestrategies to improve themental health and well-being of students inMinnesota. The Governor’sChildren’s Cabinet islaunching an interagencyeffort to focus on children’smental health and well-being. In 2019, Walz andlegislators increased fund-ing for school-linked mentalhealth grants by $1.2 mil-lion. More Minnesota chil-dren and youth will haveaccess to school-linked men-tal health services, whichwill improve access to treat-ment, engagement in treat-ment, and care coordina-tion. School-linked servicesare often the first to identi-fy children with seriousmental health needs, andprovide many students ofcolor their first access tomental health services.

Data AvailableThe MSS data is avail-

able on the MinnesotaDepartment of Education’sData Center. Summaries ofelements of the survey arealso available from theMinnesota Department ofHealth website.

About the MinnesotaStudent Survey

Every three years,Minnesota’s fifth-, eighth-,ninth- and 11th-grade stu-dents complete this volun-tary, anonymous survey. Itincludes questions on schoolclimate, bullying, out-of-school activities, healthyeating, emotional health,substance use, connectionswith school and family, andmany other topics. Stateagencies use the survey toidentify important trendsand target effort andresources to more efficientlyimprove the well-being ofthe state’s youth. More than170,000 students participat-ed in the 2019 survey.The Minnesota

Departments of Education,Health, Human Servicesand Public Safety collabo-rate with schools to admin-ister the MSS. The MSS isthe primary source of com-prehensive data on youth atthe state, county and locallevel in Minnesota. Thisdata is the only consistentsource of statewide data onthe health and well-being ofyouth from smaller popula-tion groups, such as racialor ethnic groups.All school districts are

invited to participate in thesurvey. In 2019, 81 percentof Minnesota’s school dis-tricts participated. Schoolsadministered the surveysfrom January through May2019.National Suicide

Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255

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2019 Minnesota Student Survey results released

For a mer-chant anxious to

maintain his customers’ loyal-ty, the customer always comesfirst. With a pleasant smile, awarm welcome, an eagerness tosatisfy the special needs andrequirements of his customers, thelocal merchant will do all he can toprovide quality products and serv-ices at competitive prices. He willalso try to attract new customerswith the same three rules: selec-tion, trust and good advice.The bigger the selection the local

merchants can offer, the better thechoices customers can make whenpurchasing the products and serv-ices that suit their lifestyles.

Contrary to popular belief, itisn’t necessary to travel to bigshopping malls to find awide selection of products.Local merchants buy fromthe same wholesalers as thebigger stores and can evenoffer more original andunique local items not foundin big shopping centres.Trust is another major ele-

ment. Local merchantsdeserve your trust. They must

maintain their good reputationand they know that by creating agood relationship with their cus-tomers, they will gain the cus-tomers’ loyalty.To maintain that trust, local

merchants must be able to providegood advice, always keeping theircustomers’ well-being in mind.They must provide good advice,obtain and verify informationwhich they communicate to theirclients in a timely manner.By building a good reputation as

experienced, honest and efficientbusiness people, merchantsdemonstrate just how importantthe clients’ well-being is to them. Asatisfied customer is always thebest advertisement.

I choose to shop locally in an environment that pleases me“When and how I want”, as they

say. And in an environment thatpleases me! That is what shoppinglocally is all about. I can visit myfavorite shopkeepers whenever andhowever I want to do my shopping.No need to travel long distances bybus, no need to spend money ongas, no need to sacrifice qualitytime travelling outside my region.Shopping locally is shopping in anenvironment that pleases me, rightat my doorstep!We can’t wait for others to create

our local environment. By instillinga feeling of belonging, we will cre-ate our own environment, one thatwill endure well into the future. Byadopting simple and good shoppinghabits, we can create a pleasantlocal environment.In the Spring, choose your

plants, flowers and all other prod-ucts you will need to landscapeyour yard at your local nursery. Inthe Summer, buy your fruits andvegetables from your local market.Their products are generally nicer,fresher and less expensive. At back-to-school time, choose the book-stores in your own business centre.And for your Christmas shopping,local shops will often offer originaland unique items which cannot befound elsewhere.

Your local merchant is also work-ing to create an inviting atmos-phere which will please his cus-tomers. He will pay special atten-tion to your senses, providing youwith attractive displays and pleas-ant smells. He is anxious for you toenjoy shopping in his store, whileproviding you with the quality andthe satisfaction you are looking for.

I choose to shop locally with professionals who listen to meThey say if you want something

done right, do it yourself. This isgenerally true. However, since wecannot be masters of all trades, wemust rely on our local profession-als. In fact, these local profession-als are in the best position tounderstand our needs, our tastesand our expectations.Insurance brokers, notaries,

massage therapists, plumbers aswell as service providers in yourcommunity know you better thanthose from other regions. Their

secret is simple: you are an inte-gral part of your community andyour community reflects its citi-zens. Your lifestyle is differentfrom that of people from anothercommunity, another region oranother big city. The local profes-sionals understand this perfectly.When a service provider leaves a

community, it affects that entireeconomic sector. A building contrac-tor who closes his business meansthe loss of many jobs. If a lawyer’soffice moves to another region,

many clients will haveto travel outside thecommunity to obtainlegal services. A chiro-practor, an electrician, amechanic or a dieticianwho leaves your area torelocate in a larger cen-ter to ensure his or herfinancial survival willcreate a chain reactionresulting in the loss ofjobs, and more impor-tantly, a certain loss toyour local quality of life.Let’s support our pro-fessionals and preserveour community’s quali-ty of life.

Our local professionals are in the best posi-tion to understand our needs, our tastes andour expectations.

In the Summer, buy your fruitsand vegetables from your localmarket. Their products are gen-erally nicer, fresher and lessexpensive.

I CHOOSE TO SHOP LOCALLY:We can build great things

one step at a time

THREE RULES THAT MAKE ME A LOCAL SHOPPER:Selection, trust and good advice!

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The Ralph Engelstad Arena is looking to fill the following part- time seasonal positions:

• Hockey Event Staff/Net Movers• Huck Olson Arena Zamboni Drivers

Applications are available and will be accepted at the RalphEngelstad Arena Office, located at 525 Brooks Avenue North.Applications will be taken until filled.

The City of Thief River Falls is an equal opportunity employer.

Looking for a flexiblepart time job?

CHECK OUT OUR POSITIONS ONLINE• NARs - $500 sign on bonus• LPNs - $1000 sign on bonus• RNs PT/FT • Accountant• Dietary Aide • Cook PT• Food Services Supervisor

ww.sfhs.org, click Home - St.Frances Health Services;Employment; Job Opportunities;View Job Postings; choose positionsfor Pennington Health Services.Call Human Resources @ 218-683-8103 with any questions.

2001 Eastwood Drive, Thief River Falls, MN 56701We offer a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE that includes 100% paidsingle health insurance premium, an employer contribution into ahealth savings account, 5% 401(a) retirement plan, voluntary 403(b) retirement plan, flexible spending accounts, Financial Wellnessand Personal Leave Time.

Universal Screenprint is looking for a graphicartist to join our art team. Knowledge inPhotoshop and Illustrator helpful. This isa full-time position, Monday - Friday.

Send Resume to:Universal Screenprint

P.O. Box 501 • Thief River Falls, MN 56701Call 218-681-5486 for more info

Part-Time Chiropractic Patient Care Assistant

12 to 20 hours per week, weekdays.No weekends or holidays.

Hours may vary occasionally.Experience in health care helpful.

Starting pay $15 - $16/hr depending on experience.

No Phone Calls Please.

Resumes only to [email protected]

Altra Care in Thief River Falls is seeking:

CORRECTIONS OFFICERDo you want to work in a progressive, newly

constructed jail? Explore the career possibilities withPennington County Corrections!

We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills towork with inmates and staff. Candidates must be committed to ourmission and be energetic, observant, and have good decision-makingskills. In addition, they must have a positive attitude, be self-motivated,and be a role model to others. Good computer skills and the ability tomulti‐task are essential for this position.Pennington County offers excellent health and life insurancebenefits and wages are in accordance with the union contract,starting at $18.77 per hour. Applications will be accepted untilNovember 12th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. and are available at thePennington County Sheriff’s Department, 102 West 1st St,

Thief River Falls, MN or on our website at http://co.pennington.mn.us.

Pennington County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

OUTREACH SERVICES SPECIALIST, OAS INTERMEDIATE- TRF MAIN CAMPUS

Northland Community & Technical College seeks a full-time,unlimited Outreach Services Specialist, OAS Intermediate on theThief River Fall Campus. Application procedure and additional information regarding the

vacancy is available online at: http://mn.gov/mmb/careersJob ID 36703

At Northland Community and Technical College, we have a GREATBENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays,Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low costmedical and dental insurance with low deductibles, a Pension Plan,457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investmentoptions, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) anddependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and longterm disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiverprogram for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the healthand well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.Application deadline 11/18/19 at 11:59 P.M.

Member of the MinnesotaState Colleges and Universities.

Equal OpportunityEmployer and Educator.

Thief River Ford is seeking a self-motivated individual who canperform diagnostic and repair procedures with any of the following:gas or diesel engines, automatic or manual transmissions, electrical,steering, suspension, braking, air conditioning, and ect.

What We Offer• Company Sponsered Ford Training Program

• Life Insurance • Paid Vacation • Vehicle Purchase Program• Parts And Tire Purchase Program

• 5 Day Work Week • Retirement Program • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance Program

As a Ford Technician, you’ll find the opportunities, resources, andsupport you need to grow and develop professionally as a FordCertified or Ford Senior Master Technician. Feel free to contact Reed at 218-681-2660 or email:

[email protected] with inquires.

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802 3rd Street WestThief River Falls

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST 2 (ITS2)- TRF MAIN CAMPUS

Northland Community & Technical College seeks a full-time,unlimited ITS2 on the Thief River Falls Campus. Application procedure and additional information regarding the

vacancy is available online at: http://mn.gov/mmb/careersJob ID 36600

At Northland Community and Technical College, we have a GREATBENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays,Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low costmedical and dental insurance with low deductibles, a Pension Plan,457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investmentoptions, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) anddependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and longterm disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiverprogram for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the healthand well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.Application deadline 11/15/19 at 11:59 P.M.



North Star Manor in Warren, MN is looking for a CNA for Activity Assistant

to work 30-35 hours/week. Health Insurance paidand other Benefits too.

Apply online at Northstarmanor.org

• PART-TIME COOK• PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER

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HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN/CLEANER Marshall County Central Schools is seeking a full-timecustodian/cleaner for the High School building. Position willperiodically rotate with another staff member betweencleaning work on day shift/evening shift during the schoolyear and day shift work on maintenance and projects duringthe summer. Preference given to applicants with previouscleaning/custodial experience/boilers license or applicantswith or willing to work towards certification. PPaayy ttoo ssttaarrtt aatt$$1166..0000 ddaayy sshhiifftt//$$1188..0000 nniigghhtt sshhiifftt; more withexperience/boiler certification. Benefits include vacation,holiday pay, sick time, retirement, and health insurance. Mustpass criminal background check.AApppplliiccaattiioonnss aarree aavvaaiillaabbllee ffrroomm tthhee sscchhooooll ooffffiiccee oorr aatt

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[email protected] or mail applications to:Jeffery Lund, Superintendent/Elementary Principal

Marshall County Central SchoolsPO Box 189, Newfolden, MN 56738

Please apply promptly, the position is open until filled.Marshall County Central Schools is an equal opportunity employer.

Valley Assisted Living hasSOMETHING DIFFERENT

to offer employees!

We offer paid breaks, free employee meals, paid in-house trainingand incredible caring co-workers! As well as, competitive wages andother perks!

We are currently looking for: REGISTERED NURSE

Part-Time Days and on-call RESIDENT AIDES

Part-Time 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm MEDICATION AIDES

Full-Time 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm SECOND COOK

Part-Time 6:30 am – 3:00 pmThese positions require an every other weekend and holiday

rotation. Interested applicants may pick up an application at ValleyAssisted Living or submit their resume to the Business Office at

523 Arnold Avenue South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701.

Sanford Medical Center TRFis currently seeking to fill the following positions:

Apply online at careers.sanfordhealth.orgRN Inpatient – General Med/OB and General Med/ICU – part-time andPRN positions, block schedule.Physical Therapist – full-time position, flexible scheduleLPN Inpatient – Behavioral Health & General Med – part-time positionsRN Inpatient – Behavioral Health – part-time positions, blockscheduleEnvironmental Services – part-time positionClinical Dietitian – full-time positionBehavioral Health Counselor – Northern Lights – full-time position;must meet MN Department of Human Services requirements for MentalHealth PractitionerPolysomnographic Technologist, Registered – full-time positionEMT & Paramedic – positions available with TRF AmbulanceLPN Ambulatory – part & full-time positions - clinicSecurity Officer – part-time positionPhlebotomist – part-time positionBehavioral Health Rehab Asst – Northern Lights – part-time positions,rotating shifts and weekends; must be at least 21 years old and have avalid driver’s licenseGymnastics Instructor – casual position at Wellness CenterLicensed Addiction Counselor – Chemical Dependency – open part-time positionPharmacist – per diem position in retail pharmacyAll benefited positions include a full benefit package with paid time off,group life, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, flexible spendingaccounts and short/long-term disability. Complete job descriptions andminimum requirements can be seen at the website.

Apply online at sanfordhealth.jobsSearch for TRF positions

Sanford Health is an AA/EOE and Drug/Smoke Free Workplace

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK, ACCOUNT CLERK SR.- TRF MAIN CAMPUS

Northland Community & Technical College seeks a full-time,unlimited Accounts Payable Clerk, Account Clerk Sr. on the ThiefRiver Fall Campus. Application procedure and additional information regarding thevacancy is available online at http://mn.gov/mmb/careers

JobID 36627.At Northland Community and Technical College, we have a GREATBENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays,Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low costmedical and dental insurance with low deductibles, a Pension Plan,457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investmentoptions, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) anddependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and longterm disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiverprogram for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the healthand well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.Application deadline 11/12/19 @ 11:59 p.m.



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Farmers Co-op Grain and Seed isseeking local TRUCK DRIVERS:CDL required, must have current orbe able to pass DOT physical.Please call Danny Miller @ 218-681-6283 or 701-741-1189.81tfc

For RentSUMMERFIELD TOWNHOMES OFTHIEF RIVER FALLS: 2 bedrooms,2 bath apartments available.Amenities include washer/dryer,dishwasher, microwave, range,refrigerator, central air. Heat includ-ed in rent. Garage available. Call218-681-5194, websitewww.gmmco.org. 75tfcLARGE 2-BEDROOM Apartment:Heat paid, no pets, 1-year lease.Call 218-436-3145. 80tfc

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For RentFOR RENT: Studio apt. in TRF, allutilities included, $370/mo. Also, onebedroom, $475/mo. Must passbackground/credit check. Call oremail 218-686-7321, [email protected] 75tfcFOR SALE OR RENT: 3 bedroom,1 bath mobile home on large lot 3miles SE of Thief River. Rentincludes lot rent, water, septic, andgarbage service. $18,000 or $675per month. Prefer no pets.References and deposit required.Call or text 218-556-0866. 80tfc3 BEDROOM: Heat and water paid,laundry, garage, off street parking,available immediately. 218-686-0738. P4t90p1204 SUNSET ST., CountrysideCourt: 2 bedroom mobile home,W/D, $550/month, no pets, 218-681-2863. P4t90p►►SKYLITE APARTMENTS:◄◄Residential apartment living at it’sbest! Quality HUD subsidized 1stfloor apartments with private entrydoors, large commons with gardens,beauty shop and gazebo, utilitiespaid. Facility preference is for sen-iors, handicapped or persons withdisabilities. Income limits apply.Applications for future housing maybe picked up at the Skylite Office,415 Arnold Ave. S., Thief River Falls,between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.Monday through Friday. EqualHousing Opportunity. 1tfc

Real EstateLARGE FOUR BEDROOM, TWOBATH HOME: Main floor laundry,upstairs family room. Newer shin-gles, fridge, gas stove, siding, wiring,furnace, and windows. Garage andshed. 704 Knight Ave. N, $152,300.218-686-6865. P4t89p

Livestock31’ heavy duty, free standing CAT-TLE PANELS. $380, negotiabledelivery available. 218-762-6541 [email protected]. 8t89c

PetsAll black and black and tan GER-MAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. Readyto go, vet checked, all shots done,de-wormed, AKC purebred regis-tered. 218-242-0210.2P8t91p

householdGAS OR WOOD FIREPLACES,Stoves or Inserts: Highest quality atGuaranteed Lowest Prices!www.mikesheating.com 800-446-4043 1tfc

Vehicles/Accessories2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE: Dailydriven, near new winter tires, goodcondition, detailed, $2,000. 218-289-0193 or 218-289-7178.P4t92p

NoticesSMILEY TOWNSHIP NOTICE

The Smiley town board will meet onTuesday, November 12th, at 7:00p.m. at the town hall. 2t90c

~ Faye Auchenpaugh, Clerk

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ALUMINUM SHEETS23x35”, 0.008” thick, 75¢ each.Available at The Times, 324 MainAvenue North, TRF. (Call ahead tocheck availability and for large quan-tities.) Call 218-681-4450. 89tfe

Campers/RVs2018 JAYCO PINNACLE 38REFS:Luxury 5th wheel camper. 42’, 5slide outs, 218-686-7892. 4t85c

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FARMLAND FOR SALE ON BIDS40 acres located in Alma Township

Marshall County, Minnesota.Legal Description: The SW¼SE¼ of Section 17 in Alma Township,Range 47W of the Fifth Principal Meridian. The Amundgaard Property.Parcel Identification Numbers: 02-0088-000; This parcel containsapproximately 40 tillable acres.BID PROCEDURE: Sealed Written Bids will be received by Rokke,Aandal & Associates, PLLC, law office, P.O. Box 159, Warren, MN56762, until 5:00 p.m. on November 29, 2019. Bids should be for thetotal dollar amount, and not per acre. Those submitting the five highestwritten bids will be invited to participate in a final oral bidding to be heldat Rokke, Aandal & Associates, PLLC in Warren, Minnesota on December5, 2019. Bid packet available upon request.TERMS OF SALE AND CLOSING: A 10% earnest money check will berequired by the successful bidder upon placing the highest bid at the oralbidding, with the balance due within 60 days. Seller will provide acontinued abstract evidencing marketable title. Seller will convey theproperty by Warranty Deed at closing. Seller reserves the right to rejectany and all bids.

FARMLAND FOR SALE ON BIDS159 acres located in Parker Township

Marshall County, Minnesota.Legal Description: The NW¼ of Section 28 in Parker Township, Range49W of the Fifth Principal Meridian. The Amundgaard Property.Parcel Identification Numbers: 34-0111-000; This parcel containsapproximately 159 tillable acres.BID PROCEDURE: Sealed Written Bids will be received by Rokke,Aandal & Associates, PLLC, law office, P.O. Box 159, Warren, MN56762, until 5:00 p.m. on November 29, 2019. Bids should be for thetotal dollar amount, and not per acre. Those submitting the five highestwritten bids will be invited to participate in a final oral bidding to be heldat Rokke, Aandal & Associates, PLLC in Warren, Minnesota on December5, 2019. Bid packet available upon request.TERMS OF SALE AND CLOSING: A 10% earnest money check will berequired by the successful bidder upon placing the highest bid at the oralbidding, with the balance due within 60 days. Seller will provide acontinued abstract evidencing marketable title. Seller will convey theproperty by Warranty Deed at closing. Seller reserves the right to rejectany and all bids.

FARMLAND FOR SALE ON BIDS160 acres located in Fork Township

Marshall County, Minnesota.Legal Description: The SE¼ of Section 26 in Fork Township, Range50W of the Fifth Principal Meridian. The Amundgaard Property.Parcel Identification Numbers: 18-0091-000; This parcel containsapproximately 160 tillable acres.BID PROCEDURE: Sealed Written Bids will be received by Rokke,Aandal & Associates, PLLC, law office, P.O. Box 159, Warren, MN56762, until 5:00 p.m. on November 29, 2019. Bids should be for thetotal dollar amount, and not per acre. Those submitting the five highestwritten bids will be invited to participate in a final oral bidding to be heldat Rokke, Aandal & Associates, PLLC in Warren, Minnesota on December5, 2019. Bid packet available upon request.TERMS OF SALE AND CLOSING: A 10% earnest money check will berequired by the successful bidder upon placing the highest bid at the oralbidding, with the balance due within 60 days. Seller will provide acontinued abstract evidencing marketable title. Seller will convey theproperty by Warranty Deed at closing. Seller reserves the right to rejectany and all bids.

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October 30, November 6, 2019NOTICE OF MEETING

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEEMEETING OF THE MIDDLE-SNAKE-TAMARAC RIVERS WATERSHED DIS-TRICT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY,NOVEMBER 18, 2019 at 1:30 P.M., ATTHE BREMER BANK IN WARREN,MINNESOTA.

This meeting is held annually togather input and offer discussions on var-ious matters within the District.

Interested citizens are invited toattend this meeting. All meetings areopen to the public.

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REGuLAR BOARD MEETINGINDEPENDENT sChOOL DIsTRICT

564 – BOARD OF EDuCATIONOCTOBER 15, 2019

6:00 P.M.DsC BOARD ROOM

A Regular Meeting of IndependentSchool District #564 Board ofEducation was held on Tuesday,October 15, 2019, beginning at 6:00p.m. in the DSC Board Room. The fol-lowing board members were present:Chris Melbye, Mike Spears, Craig

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Mattson, Ryan Walseth, Michelle Westerman, and Wayne Nomeland.Absent: Misty Hempel Staff members present were:Melissa Bushy, Bradley D. Bergstrom,Tanya Monson-Ek, Sara Olson, MegKolden, Bob Wayne and AmberLindgren. Also present: Dave Hill The Pledge of Allegiance was recit-ed. Chair Wayne Nomeland called themeeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and ClerkCraig Mattson confirmed that a quorumwas present. A motion was made by Mike Spearsand seconded by Michelle Westermanto approve the October 15, 2019 agen-da as amended. Motion carried unani-mously. A motion was made by CraigMattson and seconded by Mike Spearsto approve the minutes of theSeptember 23, 2019 Regular BoardMeeting as presented. Motion carriedunanimously. A motion was made by Mike Spearsand seconded by Chris Melbye toapprove the bills as submitted and onfile in the School District BusinessOffice. Motion carried unanimously.Public Comment:Superintendent’s Report -Superintendent Bergstrom reported onseveral items. Fall parent teacher con-ferences are happening again thisweek. A reminder that there will be noschool for students on October 16. CES book fair has wrapped up.MaryFran will soon be sharing a reportwith the Board. SuperintendentBergstrom expressed his thanks forMaryFran, her team, CES, and all thepeople involved who help make this asuccessful event every year. LHS Student Council will be hostinga Halloween party at LHS on October31. They have partnered with the LionsClub and several other businesses toprovide a one stop place forfamilies to go to. Sup’t Bergstrom notedthat this is the Lions Club 76thHalloween party in our community. Enrollment as of October 1 hasbeen pretty consistent sinceSeptember 5. This is a very good signand let’s hope that continues. Congratulations to the TRF Girlstennis team on winning the Sectionchampionship and advancing to theState tournament next week.Superintendent Bergstrom wished thecoaches and team good luck. This year ISD 564 has partneredwith Altru to offer flu shots at parentteacher conferences. Thank you toNicole Wienen for her efforts in coordi-nating this event. Superintendent Bergstrom remind-ed the school board that Gail Gilman,MSBA, will be at the next school boardmeeting on October 28 for the boardself evaluation work. Superintendent Bergstromexpressed his sympathy on the passingof community member and longtimeradio man and friend Lee Richards. Amoment of silence was had to honorLee.Committee Reports A. Wayne Nomeland provided anupdate from the Finance Committee. B. Chris Melbye gave an updatefrom the Negotiations Committee.Recognitions: Recognized the donation from theFraternal Order of Eagles to the GirlsHockey program in the amount of $500.Presentations:Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum(Strategic Direction A):Technology, Innovative Learning &

Partnerships (Strategic Direction B):Families (Strategic Direction C): A motion was made by MichelleWesterman and seconded by RyanWalseth to approve the ResolutionEstablishing Combined Polling Placesfor Multiple Precincts for 2020. A rollcall vote was taken. The followingvoted in favor of: M. Spears, R.Walseth, C. Melbye, C. Mattson, M.Westerman, and W. Nomeland. Absent:M. Hempel. Motion carried.Safety (Strategic Direction D):Workforce (Strategic Direction E): A. A motion was made by CraigMattson and seconded by RyanWalseth to approve the ConsentAgenda as presented, and as appropri-ate, per negotiated contract, salary andbenefits and an acceptable backgroundcheck. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Accept the resignation of RondaErickson, Cleaner, effective October14, 2019. 2. Accept resignation of KelsieDicken, CES Kitchen Helper, effectiveOctober 18, 2019. 3. Approve the leave of absence forKristy Hanson, CES Paraprofessional,effective September 16, 2019 - October13, 2019. 4. Approve the leave of absence forCheryl Winkler-Miller, CES ScienceTeacher, effective September 19, 2019- September 30, 2019. 5. Extend the leave of absence forStacey Leake, LHS TechnologyIntegration Specialist, throughNovember 3, 2019. 6. Approve the employment ofDillon Lundin, LHS ConstructionCareers Teacher, effective August 27,2019. 7. Approve the employment ofAlice Hofstad, LHS TechnologyIntegration Specialist (Long TermSubstitute), effective September 16,2019 - November 3, 2019. 8. Accept the resignation of MaryHolen, LHS Kitchen Helper, effectiveOctober 23, 2019. 9. Approve the employment ofJaclyn Kuznia, FMS BehavioralInterventionist, effective August 27,2019. B. A motion was made by MikeSpears and seconded by Ryan Walsethto establish and post the position ofSTEM Integration Teacher at FranklinMiddle School and Regionally for up to100 hours for the 2019-20 School Year.Motion carried unanimously.Finances (Strategic Direction F): A. A motion was made by MikeSpears and seconded by CraigMattson to approve the additional dele-gation of authority to make electronicfund transfers to Marcie Fisher. Motioncarried unanimously. B. A motion was made by MikeSpears and seconded by MichelleWesterman to approve the dissolutionof the Thief River Falls InvestmentFund, LLC. The following voted in favorof: R. Walseth, M. Spears, M.Westerman, W. Nomeland, C. Mattson,and C. Melbye. Absent: M. Hempel.Motion carried. C. A motion was made by RyanWalseth and seconded by Mike Spearsto approve the resolution of dissolutionof the Thief River Falls EconomicDevelopment Association, LLC. Thefollowing voted in favor of: W.Nomeland, R. Walseth, C. Melbye, M.Westerman, M. Spears, and C.Mattson. Absent: Misty Hempel. Motioncarried. D. A motion was made by CraigMattson and seconded by MichelleWesterman to approve the resolution toaccept the donations received for thebenefit of the district as designated. A

roll call vote was taken. The followingvoted in favor of: M. Spears, R.Walseth, C. Melbye, C. Mattson, M.Westerman, and W. Nomeland. Absent:M. Hempel. Motion carried. Donor; Item; Designated Purpose(if any): Fraternal Order of Eagles;$500; Prowler Girls HockeyOther Items: A. Policies: 1. A motion was made by RyanWalseth and seconded by CraigMattson to approve the renewal ofMSBA 904 Distribution of Materials onSchool District Property by NonSchoolPersons policy. Motion carried unani-mously. 2. A motion was made by RyanWalseth and seconded by Mike Spearsto approve the renewal of MSBA 101Legal Status of the School District poli-cy. Motion carried unanimously. 3. A motion was made by RyanWalseth and seconded by Mike Spearsto approve the renewal of MSBA 102Equal Opportunity Education policy.Motion carried unanimously. 4. The second reading of MSBA414 Mandated Reporting of ChildNeglect or Physical or Sexual Abusepolicy was held. The policy will be pre-sented for final approval at the October28, 2019 board meeting. 5. The second reading of MSBA419 Tobacco Free Environment policywas held. The policy will be presentedfor final approval at the October 28,2019 board meeting. 6. The second reading of MSBA516 Student Medication policy washeld. The policy will be presented forfinal approval at the October 28, 2019board meeting. 7. The second reading of MSBA524 Internet Acceptable Use & Safetypolicy was held. The policy will be pre-sented for final approval at the October28, 2019 board meeting. 8. The second reading of MSBA532 Use of Peace Officers & CrisisTeams to Remove Students with IEPsfrom School Grounds policy was held.The policy will be presented for finalapproval at the October 28, 2019 boardmeeting. 9. The second reading of MSBA534 Unpaid Meal Charges policy washeld. The policy will be presented forfinal approval at the October 28, 2019board meeting. 10. The second reading of MSBA601 School District Curriculum andInstruction Goals policy was held. Thepolicy will be presented for finalapproval at the October 28, 2019 boardmeeting. B. A motion was made by MikeSpears and seconded by MichelleWesterman to nominate Craig Mattsonfor the two year term of January 2020 -December 2021 on the NorthwestService Cooperative Board ofDirectors. A roll call vote was taken.The following voted in favor of: M.Spears, C. Melbye, W. Nomeland, R.Walseth, C. Mattson, and M.Westerman. Absent: M. Hempel.Motion carried. Board Chair Nomeland adjournedthe meeting at 6:32 pm.

/s/ Wayne Nomeland, Chair/s/ Craig Mattson, Clerk

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PENNINGTON

DISTRICT COURTNINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCASE TYPE 14: OTHER CIVILMORTGAGE FORECLOSURECourt File No.: 57-CV-19-237

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff,

vs.Joshua M. Hagen Defendant, NOTICE OF SALE UNDERJUDGMENT AND DECREE DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 1,2014 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOF MORTGAGE: $101,200.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Joshua M.Hagen, a single person MORTGAGEE: MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc.,thereafter assigned to J.P. MorganMortgage Acquisition Corp. and thereafterassigned to Carrington MortgageServices, LLC LENDER: Midwest MinnesotaCommunity Development Corporation SERVICER: Carrington MortgageServices, LLC DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:Recorded July 2, 2014, PenningtonCounty Recorder’s Office, as DocumentNo. 202474. ASSIGNMENT(S) OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: J.P. MorganMortgage Acquisition Corp. and thereafterassigned to Carrington MortgageServices, LLC PROPERTY ADDRESS: 308 StateAve S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATIONNUMBERS: 2502400210 COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Pennington AMOUNT DUE UNDER JUDG-MENT & DECREE: $99,626.79 DATE AND TIME OF SALE:December 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s MainOffice, Civil Division, P.O. Box 484 ThiefRiver Falls, MN 56701 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatunder and by virtue of the Findings ofFact, Conclusions of Law, and Order forJudgment entered in the above-citedaction on the 9th day of July, 2019, a cer-tified copy of which has been delivered tome directing the sale of the premiseshereinafter described to satisfy theamount found and adjudged due to saidPlaintiff in the above-entitled action fromsaid Defendants, the Sheriff ofPennington County will sell at public auc-tion to the highest bidder for cash, onDecember 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at thePennington County Sheriff, P.O. Box 484,Thief River Falls, MN 56701, the premisesand real estate described in saidJudgment and Decree: Lot Two (2), Block One (1), Rafteseth's

Addition to Thief River Falls to pay the debt secured by saidmortgage and taxes, if any, on said prem-ises and the costs and disbursements,including attorney’s fees allowed by law,subject to redemption within 6 monthsfrom the date of the confirmation of saleby the mortgagor(s) the personal repre-sentatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATEPROPERTY: If the real estate is anowner-occupied, single-familydwelling, unless otherwise providedby law, the date on or before which themortgagor(s) must vacate the proper-ty, if the mortgage is not reinstatedunder section 580.30 or the property isnot redeemed under section 580.23,will be six (6) months from the date ofthe sale confirmation. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAWFOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT-GAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES ORASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVEWEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER ISENTERED UNDER MINNESOTASTATUTES SECTION 582.032 DETER-MINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISESARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL

DWELLING OF LESS THAN 5 UNITS,ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FORAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANDARE ABANDONED.

By: SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP/s/ Melissa LB Porter

By: Pennington County Sheriff/s/ Ray Kuznia

Melissa L.B. Porter - 0337778Attorneys for Plaintiff12550 West Frontage Road Suite 200Burnsville, MN 55337Telephone: (952) 831-4060Facsimile: (847) 954-4800 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBTCOLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOUARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE ISDEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Thisnotice is required by the provisions of theFair Debt Collection Practices Act anddoes not imply that we are attempting tocollect money from anyone who has dis-charged the debt under the BankruptcyLaws of the United States. [Notice of Sale for 308 State Ave S,Thief River Falls, MN 56701]HOMESTEAD DESIGNATION NOTICE PART OF THE PROPERTY TO BESOLD CONTAINS YOUR HOUSE. YOUMAY DESIGNATE THE AREA OF AHOMESTEAD TO BE SOLD ANDREDEEMED SEPARATELY. YOU MAY DESIGNATE THEHOUSE YOU OCCUPY AND ANYAMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY AS AHOMESTEAD. THE DESIGNATEDHOMESTEAD PROPERTY MUST CON-FORM TO THE LOCAL ZONING ORDI-NANCES AND BE COMPACT SO THATIT DOES NOT UNREASONABLYREDUCE THE VALUE OF THEREMAINING PROPERTY. YOU MUST PROVIDE THE CRED-ITOR CAUSING THIS PROPERTY TOBE SOLD, THE SHERIFF, AND THECOUNTY RECORDER WITH A COPYOF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THEHOMESTEAD YOU HAVE DESIGNAT-ED BY TEN BUSINESS DAYS BEFORETHE DATE THE PROPERTY IS TO BESOLD.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATIONOF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OFTHE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHINTHE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW ISNOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatdefault has occurred in conditions ofthe following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 9,2010 MORTGAGOR: Cory W. Doolittleand Nicole R. Doolittle, husband andwife. MORTGAGEE: Midwest MinnesotaCommunity Development Corporation. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORD-ING: Recorded June 24, 2010Pennington County Recorder,Document No. 191228. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank,National Association. Dated June 9,2010 Recorded June 24, 2010, asDocument No. 191229. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORT-GAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ONMORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER ANDMORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATEDON MORTGAGE: Midwest MinnesotaCommunity Development Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SER-VICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank,National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY

ADDRESS: 613 Kendall Avenue South,Thief River Falls, MN 56701 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 2501101620 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP-ERTY: The South Fifty (50) feet of Lot Four(4), Block Two (2), Conley's ThirdAddition to Thief River Falls,Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTYIS LOCATED: Pennington ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOF MORTGAGE: $91,080.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TOBE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE,INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BYMORTGAGEE: $90,542.50 That prior to the commencement ofthis mortgage foreclosure proceedingMortgagee/Assignee of Mortgageecomplied with all notice requirementsas required by statute; That no actionor proceeding has been instituted atlaw or otherwise to recover the debtsecured by said mortgage, or any partthereof; PURSUANT to the power of salecontained in said mortgage, the abovedescribed property will be sold by theSheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE:November 19, 2019 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Office,Lobby of Law Enforcement Center,Thief River Falls, MN to pay the debt then secured bysaid Mortgage, and taxes, if any, onsaid premises, and the costs and dis-bursements, including attorneys' feesallowed by law subject to redemptionwithin six (6) months from the date ofsaid sale by the mortgagor(s), their per-sonal representatives or assignsunless reduced to Five (5) weeks underMN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATEPROPERTY: If the real estate is anowner-occupied, single-family dwelling,unless otherwise provided by law, thedate on or before which the mort-gagor(s) must vacate the property if themortgage is not reinstated under sec-tion 580.30 or the property is notredeemed under section 580.23 is11:59 p.m. on May 19, 2020, unlessthat date falls on a weekend or legalholiday, in which case it is the nextweekday, and unless the redemptionperiod is reduced to 5 weeks under MNStat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASEDFROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ONMORTGAGE:None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAWFOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT-GAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES ORASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TOFIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDERIS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTASTATUTES, SECTION 582.032,DETERMINING, AMONG OTHERTHINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGEDPREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH ARESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESSTHAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROP-ERTY USED IN AGRICULTURALPRODUCTION, AND ARE ABAN-DONED." Dated: September 20, 2019

JPMorgan Chase Bank,National Association

Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO,P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee ofMortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 19-007479 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM ADEBT COLLECTOR.

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