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Classifieds . . . . . . . 6B
Legal Notices . . . . . 9B
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A room for Gracie
by April Scheinoha
Reporter
Escorted by law enforcement and a fire truck,
Gracie Woods arrived home Sunday, Aug. 3
while a large crowd lined Greenwood Street and
Spruce Avenue in Thief River Falls. Armed with
signs, the clapping and cheering crowd wel-
comed Gracie home. Gracie had returned from
spending time in Detroit Lakes with her two
older sisters.
Before long, Gracie walked downstairs to her
new room, downstairs living room and bathroom
lovingly created by family friend Allie Enge, her
crew and the greater community.
Allie initially wanted to raise $5,500 to create
a dream bedroom for Gracie, a Thief River Falls
girl who is battling cancer. Exceeding expecta-
tions, Allies GoFundMe campaign raised more
than $20,000 in several weeks. After the dona-
tions grew and grew, the project eventually grew
to include Gracies bathroom and, as a surprise
to her parents, the downstairs living room.
Gracie soon walked downstairs with her fam-
ily, Allie, donors and the media to see the newly-
finished rooms. Her mom, DeAnna, said, Wow.
It looks like a different house.
They toured the new downstairs living room
featuring fresh paint and other added touches,
including a candy bar area called Graces Candy
Bar that features candies.
Then they walked to the bathroom, featuring
a whirlpool bathtub; a larger corner shower; a
new, comfort-height toilet; a new sink; extra
storage; and a large flat-screen TV.
Gracie Woods took in her dream bedroom designed by family friend Allie Enge and her crew,
and completed with the help of the greater community. Gracie, 15, is battling cancer and
has decided to spend the rest of her time without feeling the effects of chemotherapy.
Gracie Woods, 15, hugged her friend Jill
Safranski after speaking to the crowd
Sunday afternoon. Thief River Falls and
the greater community has rallied around
Gracie, who is battling cancer. Her dream
room was revealed Sunday afternoon.
Its amazing.
Im just speechless
- Gracie Woods
Shes left an imprint
on all of our lives,
-Rachel Tveiten
Street Wizards
Larson inducted into Business Hall of Fame
by David Hill
Editor
Mark Larson of Thief
River Falls was inducted into
the 2014 Minnesota Business
Hall of Fame on July 23. Lar-
son is the long-time presi-
dent and chief operating
officer of Digi-Key Corpora-
tion, headquartered in Thief
River Falls.
Each year, Twin Cities
Business magazine recog-
nizes the accomplishments of
Minnesota business execu-
tives who have made lifetime
contributions to Minnesotas
economy and greater commu-
nity. This year, the presti-
gious award was presented
to five individuals - Lynn
Casey, Pat Fallon, Mark
Sheffert, Bill Sweasy and
Mark Larson.
In the 1970s Ron Stordahl
created a keyer kit for ham
radio operators to use for
sending radiotelegraph code
- thus the name of the com-
pany. Stordahl began selling
the Digi-Key device along
with other electronic compo-
nents to hobbyists. Within a
few years, Larson, who was a
long-time friend of Stordahl,
agreed to take over manage-
ment of the fledgling busi-
ness. Larson has been
managing the business since
then.
When Larson began at
Digi-Key in 1976, the com-
pany had 14 employees and
reported $800,000 in sales.
This year, the companys pro-
jected revenue is $1.8 billion
and it has about 3,200 em-
ployees - 3,000 of whom are
located in its hometown of
Thief River Falls.
Larson said a series of
events and the companys
focus on the customer pro-
pelled the company forward.
One of the biggest deci-
sions they made early on in-
volved selling electronic
components under author-
ized manufacturer agree-
ments. Larson said it was a
big change for the company
that actually began in the
Anyhydrous
ammonia spill
raises questions
Times staff report
One person was trans-
ported to Sanford Medical
Center and three others were
treated at the scene after
about 100 pounds of anhy-
drous ammonia leaked early
Friday morning at Northern
Pride.
Erik Beitel, Pennington
County emergency manage-
ment director, said the af-
fected individuals were
treated for inhalation issues.
They live in apartments
along Conley Avenue South.
The apartments are located
northeast of the turkey plant
and across the railroad
tracks. Other nearby resi-
dents were evacuated for
about an hour.
Troy Stauffenecker, gen-
eral manager of Northern
Pride, said no staff were in-
jured. Limited staff were on
the job at the time and were
evacuated.
The leak was reported at
3:26 a.m. Friday. A nearby
resident reported trouble
breathing, alerting law en-
forcement to the problem.
By the time Thief River
Falls firefighters arrived at
the scene, Northern Pride
employees had already
pushed the emergency shut-
down button. The fire depart-
ment said Northern Pride
was aware of the problem
and employees were in the
process of fixing it, when the
leak occurred.
Stauffenecker said it was
estimated that about 100
pounds of anhydrous ammo-
nia leaked from a valve on
the roof. The turkey plant
has more than 10,000 pounds
of anhydrous ammonia on-
site for its freezer and chill-
ing operations. Stauffenecker
said the problem was iso-
lated and a new valve will be
installed.
Firefighters wearing
breathing apparatus went
door-to-door to check on
A small crowd gathered around this 1923 Ford T-Bucket during the 13th Annual
Street Wizards Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Candidates file for elected office
As of early Monday after-
noon, seven individuals have
filed for seats on the Thief
River Falls City Council and
three have filed for seats on
the Thief River Falls School
Board. The filing period
closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
12.
So far, the following indi-
viduals have filed for seats
on the Thief River Falls City
Council:
Mayor Jim Dagg (in-
cumbent), Brian Holmer and
Lonnie Lee Mott
Ward 1 Council Mem-
ber Curtis Howe and Glen
Kajewski (incumbent)
Ward 3 Council Mem-
ber no one has filed yet for
this seat currently held by
Edwin Dale Hahn, who was
appointed to the seat
Ward 5 Council Mem-
ber Rachel Prudhomme
(who was appointed to the
seat in January)
Council Member at
Mark Larson
Welcome to your dream
room, Gracie
One person
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TRF hospital
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Though its natural to be
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Waubun woman sentenced for stealing city of TRF car
A Waubun woman was
sentenced Thursday, July 24
in Pennington County
District Court for stealing a
car belonging to the city of
Thief River Falls.
Alicia Mae Weaver, 23,
was granted a five-year stay
of imposi-
tion for a
f e l o n y
charge of
m o t o r
v e h i c l e
theft. As a
condition
of that
sentence,
she was
ordered to
serve 30 days in jail. Weaver
may serve her jail time at
the Pennington County Jail
or at another jail at no cost
to Pennington County. She
was ordered to serve super-
vised probation for five
years. If Weaver successfully
completes probation, the
charge will be reduced to a
misdemeanor.
Weaver was also ordered
to undergo a chemical
dependency evaluation/
treatment. She was ordered
to attend counseling and
support groups, providing
proof of attendance at each.
Weaver was also ordered to
not use or possess firearms
or dangerous weapons. She
was ordered to supply a
DNA sample. Weaver was
also ordered to pay $210 in
fees and fines.
The charge stemmed from
a Jan. 13 report of a vehicle
theft in the Kmart parking
lot. According to the com-
plaint, a city of Thief River
Falls employee reported that
a city-owned 1991 Dodge
Dynasty had been stolen.
Prior to the call, he checked
with other employees to
make sure they werent play-
ing a practical joke on him.
That afternoon, a
Minnesota State Patrol
trooper told a Thief River
Falls police officer that he
had stopped a vehicle match-
ing that description near
Erskine. The driver was
identified as Weaver, and
she was cited for not having
a drivers license. The car
was then parked at Tesoro in
Erskine.
The officer then contacted
the Polk County Sheriff s
Office to see if the car was
still at the gas station. It
was gone.
Later that day, a
Mahnomen County dis-
patcher called Thief River
Falls police, stating a vehicle
matching that description
had been found at a womans
house in Naytahwaush. No
one was found in the vehicle
or at the residence. At the
time that the complaint had
been written, a warrant was
issued for Weavers arrest
since her whereabouts were
unknown.
A stay of adjudication was grant-
ed for a felony charge included in
the latest edition of the Pennington
County Citation Disposition
Bulletin.
Pennington County Sheriffs
Office cases: Danielle Kay Beyer,
18, Apple Valley, stay of adjudica-
tion for a charge of felony second
degree burglary and continued,
$760, supervised probation for five
years, no contact with the victim,
obtain employment or the school
equivalent, no use or possession of
firearms or dangerous weapons,
felony charges of fifth degree con-
trolled substance crime and aiding
and abetting a theft dismissed;
Robert Wayne Robson, 49, St.
Hilaire, felony charge of issuance of
a dishonored check continued for
dismissal, unsupervised probation
for one year.
James John Drouillard III, 41,
Red Lake, receiving stolen property,
$710, one year in jail stayed for two
years, probation to the court for two
years, $5,500 in restitution; Lionel
Joe Peralta, 35, Thief River Falls,
issuance of dishonored checks,
$135, 30 days in jail to be served
concurrently with another case,
$199.48 in restitution.
Thief River Falls Police
Department cases: Brady Ray
Veselka, 28, Middle River, stay of
adjudication for a charge of offering
a forged check and continued, $50,
unsupervised probation for one
year, $237.82 in restitution;
Gabrielle Irene Ivaniszyn, 21, Thief
River Falls, 40/30, $125; Benjamin
John Meyer, 33, Thief River Falls,
failure to yield, $135; Daniel Paul
Ricks, 54, Thief River Falls, 40/30,
$125; Michael Darren Seaverson,
19, Middle River, underage con-
sumption, $185; Larry Lee Tofstad,
49, Fosston, 40/30, $125; Ashley
Ann Verbout, 25, Strandquist, no
seat belt worn, $110.
Nathan Richard Anderson, 44,
Thief River Falls, no seat belt worn,
$110; Juan Gabriel Barrios, 35,
Thief River Falls, charge of a calen-
dar parking violation dismissed;
Bret Jon Blankenfeld, 26, Thief
River Falls, no seat belt worn, $110;
Jeffrey Alan Brouse, 44, Thief River
Falls, charge of improper use of
dealer plates dismissed.
Minnesota State Patrol
cases: Shawn Michael Lerol, 24,
Thief River Falls, 112/55, $385,
charge of no proof of insurance dis-
missed; Matthew Charles Wilson,
20, Thief River Falls, driving after
revocation, $285, no insurance,
$200, no insurance, $285, driving
after revocation, $200, failure to
deliver title to transferee within 10
days, $300; Elijah Chris Olson, 18,
Thief River Falls, 76/55, $225; Mary
Ann Patrick, 59, Dominion City,
Manitoba, Canada, 65/55, $125;
Sean Patrick Farris, 19, Goodridge,
65/55, $125; Paul Christopher
Haen, 56, Grand Forks, N.D., 73/55,
$145.
Aaron Michael Knoll, 30,
Warren, 72/55, $145; Erik Joseph
Schwendeman, 19, Thief River
Falls, 69/55, $135; Charles William
Meeker, 40, Warroad, 68/55, $135;
Edward Patrick Hagl, 43,
Goodridge, no seat belt worn, $110;
Zachary Robert Hestekind, 21,
Newfolden, no seat belt worn, $110;
Craig Michael Hruby, 26, Grand
Forks, N.D., no seat belt worn,
$110; Wayne Eugene Hudson, 57,
Boone, Ark., 65/55, $125; Alan
Leslie Prestebak, 18, Goodridge, no
seat belt worn, $110; Matthew Paul
Samuelson, 47, Thief River Falls,
failure to stop at a stop sign, $135.
Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources case: Travis
Lee Holden, 21, Thief River Falls,
failure to have a lifesaving device
on board a watercraft or waterfowl
boat, $110.
Police receive multiple reports of thefts
Theft: On July 29 at
11:22 a.m., police received a
report of a theft at 321 State
Ave. N. A man reported that
someone had stolen a Marlin
.22 semi-automatic rifle and
an Evercraft 20-ton wall
jack. The theft loss was less
than $500.
Theft: On July 29 at 2:14
p.m., the sheriff s office
received a report of a theft
outside of 16080 State Hwy.
1 N.E. A man reported that
someone had broken the
back window of his pickup
truck. Tools had been stolen.
The tools included a Hobart
plasma cutter, two DeWalt
drill sets, batteries and
chargers. The theft loss was
more than $1,000.
p.m., police received a report
of a theft in the 1000 block of
Duluth Ave. N. A woman
reported that someone had
taken less than $1,000.
Theft: On Aug. 3 at 4:45
of a theft at Walmart.
Jeffrey Eugene Oots, 51,
Plummer, has charges pend-
ing for theft and trespassing.
He was arrested. Alexis N.
Oots, 34, Plummer, has
charges pending for theft.
They allegedly stole mer-
chandise valued at less than
$1,000.
Burglary: On July 28 at
12:58 p.m., police received a
report of a burglary at Thief
River Falls Tourist Park. A
Goodridge man reported
that someone had broken
into his camper. Oxycodone
and cash had been stolen.
The items are valued at an
unknown dollar amount.
Fourth degree driving
while impaired know-
ingly under the influence
of a hazardous substance
and no drivers license:
On July 28 at 6:36 p.m.,
police received multiple
reports of a vehicle accident
on the Third Street bridge.
The callers reported that the
vehicle was now parked in
the 300 block of Davis Ave.
N. Isaiaha Martin Zuniga,
21, Thief River Falls, has
been cited for fourth degree
DWI knowingly under the
influence of a hazardous
substance and no drivers
license. He was arrested.
Theft under $500: On
July 25 at 2:50 p.m., police
received a report of a theft at
Walmart. Jennifer Joy
Olson, 22, Trail, has been
cited for theft under $500.
She allegedly left the store
without paying for groceries.
of a theft at 216 Crocker Ave.
N. A man reported that
someone had stolen his wal-
let and checkbook from his
home. The theft loss was less
than $500.
of a theft at GrandStay
Hotel and Suites. A
Castlewood, S.D., woman
stolen her Apple iPad and its
black case. The theft loss
was less than $500.
of a theft. A Thief River Falls
woman reported that some-
one had stolen her Garmin
GPS and a Betty Boop cup
full of change out of her
vehicle while it was parked
somewhere in the city. The
theft loss was less than
$500.
of a theft in the Hugos park-
ing lot. A Thief River Falls
man reported that someone
had stolen his seven-inch
Verizon 4G LTE Tablet out of
his vehicle. The theft loss
was less than $500.
Accident, driving after
suspension and inatten-
tive driving: On July 30 at
3:18 p.m., police received a
report of an accident at the
intersection of Third Street
and Horace Avenue. At the
time of the accident, Scott
Wayne Srnsky of Thief River
Falls was driving a 1996
Chevy Lumina northbound
on Horace Avenue. According
to the report, his car then
collided with a northbound
2008 Mercury Mariner driv-
en by Marcie L. Moe of
Grygla. Moe was stopped in
traffic at the time. No
injuries were reported. Both
drivers were wearing their
seat belts. Damage was esti-
mated to be more than
$1,000. Srnsky has been
cited for driving after sus-
pension and inattentive
driving.
Fourth degree DWI: On
July 30 at 11:25 p.m., police
allegedly observed a vehicle
swerving in the 14200 block
of U.S. Hwy. 59 N.E. Emil
Harbott Jr., 79, Thief River
Falls, has been cited for
fourth degree DWI. He was
arrested.
Issuance of dishonored
checks: The following peo-
ple have been cited for
issuance of dishonored
checks: Nancy Mae Bakken,
49, Thief River Falls, and
Joel Alton Bakken, 53, Thief
River Falls. Each individ-
uals checks totalled less
than $250.
Vandalism: On July 31
at 10:26 a.m., police received
a report of vandalism near
the intersection of Second
Street and LaBree Avenue. A
Thief River Falls man
slashed all four tires on his
vehicle. Damage was esti-
mated to be more than $500.
If readers have any
information about the
aforementioned crimes
or offenses, they are
urged to contact the Law
Enforcement Center at
681-6161.
These reports include
names of individuals
charged, arrested or
cited with various crimes
and offenses by police,
the sheriffs department
or other law enforcement
officials. Depending upon
the circumstances of a
case, charges can be, and
sometimes are, changed
or dropped by law
enforcement officials or
attorneys even before the
case reaches court.
Readers should also
realize that under the
American system of
jurisprudence, individu-
als charged with crimes
are innocent until proven
guilty of those crimes in a
court of law.
Jared Gervais, OD
Optometry
To provide high quality,
compassionate eye care that
meets the individual needs
of the patient.
Sanford Thief River Falls
Welcomes Dr. Gervais.
A patient advocate. A compassionate caregiver.
An expert clinician. Dr. Gervais is currently
accepting new patients.
To schedule an appointment,
call (218) 6833937.
Sanford Health
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1720 Hwy 59 S
1641-17050-0210 7/14
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Railroad crossing repair
to affect Walhalla port
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection advises the trav-
eling public that all commer-
cial and passenger vehicle
traffic traveling through the
Walhalla, N.D., port of entry
will be required to use an
alternate route as North
Dakota Highway 32 will be
temporarily closed now to
Monday, Aug. 11 for repair
to a railroad crossing.
Commercial and passen-
ger vehicle traffic can utilize
the ports of Maida, N.D., to
the west of Walhalla and
Neche, N.D. which is east of
the Walhalla port of entry as
alternative travel routes.
The Maida port of entry is
open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
and hours of operation for
the Neche port of entry are 8
a.m. to 10 pm.
The Walhalla port of
entry will remain open for
passenger vehicles able to
detour around the construc-
tion project, but according to
the North Dakota Highway
Department, all commercial
vehicles will require an
alternative route. To accom-
modate commercial traffic,
all valid permits for the
Walhalla port of entry will
temporarily be accepted at
the Neche and Maida ports
of entry during this time.
Commercial traffic may also
utilize Pembina and
Dunseith ports of entry.
The following transac-
tions were recorded by
Pennington County
Recorder Ken Schmalz
between July 2 and July 16.
Mark H. Richardson and
Misty R. Kingbird To Todd
D. Hornseth and Mary E.
Sullivan Hornseth, Lots 27
and 28, Block 18 in the
Townsite of Red Lake
Rapids.
Bear Claw Properties
LLC To Jona R. Bernier and
Alison J. Bernier, N 8' of E
95' of Lot 32, less N 6' of E
24' and E 64' of W 97' of Lots
33 and 34, Block 25, in the
Rapids; and W 33' of Lots 33
and 34, Block 25 and part of
Lot 32, Block 25, all in the
Rapids.
Deloris Hoglo To Joseph
R. Hoglo and Dixie L. Hoglo,
Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and
24, Block 35 in the Townsite
of St. Hilaire.
Valerie J. Kelly, et ux,
Kenneth Q. Kalsnes, Glenn
A. Kalsnes, and Jarrod L.
Kalsnes, et ux, To Jeffrey J.
Monroe and Alise M. Cruz-
Monroe, W 150' of N 1,120' of
SE1/4 Sec. 30, in Bray
Township.
Wendall A. Teigland, et
ux, and Stephanie R.
Fimrite, To Joshua M.
Hagen, Lot 2, Block 1 in
Rafteseth's Addition to TRF.
Neil J. Zatorski To David
L. Salmonson, W 470' of N
925' of NE1/4 Sec. 13 in
Black River Township and E
427' N 925' and W 60' of E
487' of S 685' of N 925' of the
E1/2NW1/4 Sec. 13 in Black
River Township.
Karen J. Siegfried To
LeRoy Elg and Sharon Elg,
Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block
5 in the Original Townsite of
Goodridge.
Border State Bank To
Walter R. Bratland, Marion
L. Bratland and Marvin D.
Bratland, Lots 29 and 30, in
the Red Lake Rapids
Addition to TRF.
Gordon G. Curtiss and
Kay D. Uhlig To Daniel G.
Mosbeck, a tract of land in
Govt. Lot 3, Sec. 3 in
Rocksbury Township.
Tonya R. Klemetson To
Gary C. Blakely and
Theresa K. Blakely, part of
NE1/4 Sec. 25 in Numedal
Township.
Corey I. Johnson, et ux,
To Charlene Raiter and
Cindy Homme, N 20' of W
27.5' of Lot 21, Block 29 in
the Townsite of Thief River
Falls.
Sherry L. Solheim To
Sandra Lopez Cortez, Lots 6,
7 and 8, Block 13 in the
Townsite of TRF.
Myles A. Koop, et ux, Dale
A. Koop, et ux, as trustees of
the Dale A. Koop Revocable
Trust Agreement, and
Gladee K. Koop, et ux, as
trustees of the Gladee K.
Koop Revocable Trust
Agreement, Alan H. Koop, et
ux, Mary H. Wayne, et ux,
Sharon M. Piche and
Dorothy T. Koop To Boe
Properties I LLC,
E1/2SE1/4, Sec. 7 in Sanders
Township.
Craig P. Anderson, et ux,
To David J. Garry and Heidi
Ann Armstrong Garry, part
of NW1/4NW1/4 Govt. Lot 3
and Govt. Lot 4, Sec. 32 in
Rocksbury Township.
Larry Roy Myhrer, et ux,
To Faith Larae Myhrer,
Larry Seth Myhrer, Marcy
Lynn McQuown and Tammy
LaDawn Weiher, Lots 19
Rapids.
Casey R. Johnson, et ux,
To Andrew Olson and
Patricia Olson, a tract of
land in Govt. Lot 8, Sec. 20
in River Falls Township.
Eddy L. Delzer, et ux, To
Kenneth Q. Kalsnes, Lot 4,
Block 8 in the Highland
Addition to TRF.
Tammy L. Sorenson To
Christopher S. Clark and
Carissa F. Clark, Lots 24
and 25, Block 8 in Knox's
Addition to Red Lake
Rapids.
Affidavit of survivorship
Estate of Robert J. Hoglo
To Deloris Hoglo, Lots 21,
22, 23 and 24, Block 35 in
the Original Townsite of St.
Hilaire.
Estate of Judith Ardell
Inglis To Gary Inglis, N 58'
of Lot 2 of Eddy's
Subdivision of Lot 2, Sec. 22
in North Township; and part
of Lot 3 in Eddy's
Subdivision of Lot 2, Sec. 22
in North Township.
Estate of Duane Gerrold
Bjerke To Arlene M. Bjerke,
W1/2SW1/4 and S 180' of W
400' of the SE1/4SW1/4, Sec.
14 in North Township.
Contract for deed
Julie A. Olson To Angela
J. Thompson and Ramiro
Mireles, Lots 10 and 11,
Block 26 in Knox's Addition
to Red Lake Rapids.
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ture with a short caption stating names of the bride and groom,
names and addresses of parents, date and place of wedding and
where the couple is residing.
If the wedding took place from three to six months before sub-
mission to The Times, we will run a brief story or short caption
under a picture announcing when the wedding took place.
There will be no publication of weddings after six months
have elapsed.
Every effort will be made to publish the wedding write-up within
two issues of receipt. Forms are available at The Times office to help
in organizing information regarding weddings and engagements.
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Followed by indoor picnic
Saturday, August 9th at 1:00 p.m.
Heritage Center
301 4th Street E
Thief River Falls
18 Hole
Miniature
Golf Course
Handicap
Accessible
Air Conditioned
Club House
w/Concessions
Arcade
Beer-Now Available
Summer Hours:
11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Call to book
Birthday
Parties
Large Groups
and Events
Campground
Sites Available
Located next door to Petro Pumper
Falls Stay n Play 218-681-7066
Our 1100 Ft. Go-Kart
Track is Open!
Deadline is Monday,
August 18th
to have all Daycare applications into the
transportation office.
All Daycare request forms must be submitted a mini-
mum of five days prior to the change once school has
started.
Childcare Provider applications are available at Chal-
lenger Elementary, Franklin Middle School, School
District Service Center, Digi-Key (front desk), Arctic
Cat at the Transportation Office and on the School
District Website.
Postcards will be sent out informing you and your
students Route and Pick-up time. Therefore if you
have moved or have
changes that affect the bus
routes, please contact
the Transportation
Office by August 15th.
Ronnie Skallet,
Transportation Supervisor
218-681-7077
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Even Miss Thief River Falls Lydia Walseth
attended the showing of ET in Hartz Park
on Thursday, July 31. The outdoor movie
event was one of the many activities sched-
uled during RiverFest in Thief River Falls.
Northern Jazz performed prior to the out-
door, big screen showing of ET in Hartz
Park in Thief River Falls Thursday night. The
performance and movie were among the
many activities scheduled during RiverFest
in Thief River Falls.
The St. Hilaire Lions Club has installed its
officers for 2014-15. Pictured are (front row)
One-Year Director Todd Johnson, Lion
Tamer Shannon Gilbertson, President Dan
Sip, Two-Year Director Darryl Opdahl, First
Vice President Terri Cuppett; (back row)
Two-Year Directors Bernie Huot and John
Kotaska, Treasurer Kari Nelson, Past
President Bruce Skalsky and Secretary Jan
Strandlie. Not pictured are Second Vice
President Kevin Ballard, One-Year Director
Luke Noreen and Tail Twister Howard
Dalager. (Submitted)
Preparations have been made for construc-
tion to take place on the Highway 59 (Third
Street) bridge in Thief River Falls. Scour
protection measures will be taken to pro-
tect the bridge from erosion. The public
water access at the bridge will be closed,
and recreational users are warned to use
caution near the work site. This picture
shows a boom that extends across the river
below the work site. Engineering and
Construction Innovations of Oakdale is the
prime contractor on the project.
Pennington County real estate transactions
Sanford Medical Center
announces the following
births.
On July 27, a baby girl
was born to Brittany and
Andrew Hart of Thief River
Falls. She was given the
name Farrah Michelle.
On July 30, a baby boy
was born to Amber Tysk and
Daniel Suronen of Thief
River Falls. He was given
the name Davin Kristapher.
On July 30, a baby boy
was born to Lacey Willett
and Jesus Morales Jr., of
Plummer. He was given the
name Carter David.
On July 31, a baby girl
was born to Tawnya
Vandeventer and Nathan
Erickson of Thief River
name Mikki Lorray.
On Aug. 1, a baby boy
was born to Vanessa Fish
and Deven Block of Warren.
He was given the name
Carter Leo.
On Aug. 2, a baby girl
was born to Hailey
Czapiewski and Ricardo
Martinez of Thief River
name Averi Sky.
BIRTHS
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Nicholas David (far right), who finished in
the top three on The Voice, performed
Friday night with his band at RiverFest. He
is a Twin Cities-based musician. About
5,000 people attended RiverFest over the
course of the weekend.
Britains Finest Beatles Tribute performed
Saturday night as part of RiverFest. The
event featured numerous musicians, the
Digi-Key Cares Chili Cook-Off, a craft show
and other activities.
An estimated 3,000 people attended the
Britains Finest Beatles Tribute concert
Saturday. The concert was held as part of
the RiverFest festivities. About 5,000 peo-
ple attended RiverFest over the course of
the weekend.
William Amundson, 9, patiently waited as his face was
painted Saturday, Aug. 2 at RiverFest. Digi-Key Cares spon-
sored face-painting and a chili cook-off as part of the fes-
tivities. All proceeds went to charity.
Pembina Trail performed Saturday afternoon at RiverFest.
The band was among many musicians performing at the
event Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2.
Dustin Anderson (left) and Murray Anderson participated
in the Digi-Key Cares Chili Cook-Off. The Andersons, who
arent related to one another, competed as the Mad Scien-
Chefs. Here, Dustin handed a ballot to Arden Bud
Comstock.
Joe Gust Band to perform
at Heritage Center
Dance to the music of the
Joe Gust Band on Thursday,
Aug. 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. at
the Heritage Center. Lunch
will be served.
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ACTIVITIES
Colored Ice Cubes
To teach colors and have
fun at snack time, add food
coloring to water in an ice
cube tray and freeze to make
colored ice cubes. If you can
only do one tray at a time,
make them ahead and store,
so you have a rainbow of col-
ors. Add the colored cubes to
any fruit juice and watch the
children have fun talking
about the colors.
SCAVENGER HUNT
For next weeks Activities
feature, you will need empty
thread spools, colored corru-
gated ribbon, and clear fin-
gernail polish.
(Contributed by Discovery
Place Early Learning
Center.)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
Q: Whats orange with pur-
ple spots and big, sharp
teeth?
A: I dont know either, but
there is one crawling on
your shoulder.
BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Thief River Falls
Public Library invites you to
browse through its selection
of childrens books including
the following:
Moser, Barry. The Three
Little Pigs. A humorous
retelling of the fatal
episodes in the lives of two
foolish pigs and how the
third pig manages to avoid
the same fate.
Shannon, David. Duck
on a Bike. A duck decides to
ride a bike and soon influ-
ences all the other animals
on the farm to ride bikes too.
VIDEO VARIETY
Drizzle and the Rainy
Day. Kids will learn how to
explore their imagination
and be creative, and parents
will no longer have to listen
to their child say, Im
bored.
*****
Remember that you can
hop onto our website and
find out more about local
library services.
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(Contributed by the Thief
River Falls Public Library.)
PARENTING TIPS
Make Time To Talk With
Your Children
Children of all ages need
to talk with their parents.
Yet a recent study found
that parents spend very lit-
tle time actually talking
with their children. Talking
with your child is very dif-
ferent than talking to or at
your child. Think about the
difference and try to deter-
mine which you are doing.
According to research, the
average American mother
spends less than half an
hour a day talking with her
children. Fathers spend an
average of only 15 minutes.
In this busy world we live
in, we may have to set aside
some time each day to talk
with our children. Choose a
time when youre both
relaxed. You may want to try
mealtime or bedtime.
Quiet talks can also be a
time when you tell your
child how special he is.
Saying I was proud of you
when you put your bike
away will do more than
encourage a child to put the
bike away again. Youre also
helping your child develop a
sense of self-esteem and self-
confidence. That will help
your child long after youve
forgotten what you said to
each other.
SOMETHING TO TALK
ABOUT
When you talk with your
child, talk about some of the
important things like the
following: How does your
child feel about things?
What are his dreams, hopes,
fears? What was the best
thing that happened to him
today?
(Contributed by the Early
Childhood Family Education
department of School
District 564.)
Ill enjoy your lawn, dont look at mine
I know you have read this
before, and I would certainly
tell you who wrote it if I
knew, but even though I
cant, I think this is the per-
fect time of year to read it
again when we are all get-
ting a bit tired of the mow-
ing, pulling weeds, watering
and wondering if spring, fall
and winter were as bad as
we thought.
Although I will admit that
the lawns are a lovely shade
of green and everything has
grown beautifully this year,
I am just tired of fussing
with it. I have some toad-
stools that are very ugly and
might poison my dog, and
some nasty green weeds in
my patio blocks that I am too
lazy to spray and plenty of
lovely (lovely? well, accord-
ing to the following tale,
they are) weeds growing in
all of the places that should
have flowers planted in
them but dont. Im sure all
of your yards look better
than mine, but do you still
love them? Do you love
working in them as much as
you did when they first
started to grow?
And that is why I agree
with what St. Francis says
as he responds to a question
by God. More power to you
all who are still loving your
gardening and are making
our little town beautiful. I do
thank you for giving us
something beautiful to gaze
upon.
And St. Francis said to
God
God: Francis, you know
all about gardens and
nature. What in the world is
going on down there on the
planet? What happened to
the dandelions, violets and
milkweeds and stuff I start-
ed eons ago? I had a perfect
no-maintenance garden
plan. Those plants grow in
any type of soil, withstand
drought and multiply with
abandon. The nectar from
the long-lasting blossoms
attracts butterflies, honey
bees and flocks of songbirds.
I expected to see a vast gar-
den of colors by now, but all I
see are these green rectan-
gles.
St. Francis: Its the tribes
that settled there, Lord. The
Suburbanites. They started
calling your flowers weeds
and went to great lengths to
kill them and replace them
with grass.
God: Grass? But it is so
boring! Its not colorful; it
doesnt attract butterflies,
birds and bees; only grubs
and worms; and it is sensi-
tive to temperatures. Do
these Suburbanites really
want all that grass growing
there?
St. Francis: Apparently
so, Lord. They go to great
pains to grow it and keep it
green. They begin each
spring by fertilizing grass
and poisoning any other
plant that crops up in the
lawn.
God: The spring rains and
warm weather probably
make grass grow really fast.
That must make the
Suburbanites happy.
St. Francis: Apparently
not, Lord. As soon as it
grows a little, they cut it -
sometimes twice a week.
God: They cut it? Do they
then bale it like hay?
St. Francis: Not exactly,
Lord. Most of them rake it
up and put it in bags.
God: They bag it? Why? Is
it a cash crop? Do they sell
it?
St. Francis: No, sir, just
the opposite. They pay to
throw it away.
God: Now let me get this
straight. They fertilize
grass, so it will grow. And
when it does grow, they cut
it off and pay to throw it
away?
St. Francis: Yes, sir.
God: These Suburbanites
must be relieved in the sum-
mer when we cut back on the
rain and turn up the heat.
That surely slows the
growth and saves them a lot
of work.
St. Francis: You arent
going to believe this, Lord.
When the grass stops grow-
ing so fast, they drag out
hoses and pay more money
to water it, so they can con-
tinue to mow it and pay to
get rid of it.
God: What nonsense. At
least they kept some of the
trees. That was a sheer
stroke of genius, if I do say
so myself. The trees grow
leaves in the spring to pro-
vide beauty and shade in the
summer. In the autumn,
they fall to the ground and
form a natural blanket to
keep moisture in the soil and
protect the trees and bushes.
Its a natural cycle of life.
St. Francis: You better sit
down, Lord. The
Suburbanites have drawn a
new circle. As soon as the
leaves fall, they rake them
into great piles and pay to
have them hauled away.
God: No! What do they do
to protect the shrub and tree
roots in the winter to keep
the soil moist and loose?
St. Francis: After throw-
ing away the leaves, they go
out and buy something
which they call mulch. They
haul it home and spread it
around in place of the
leaves.
God: And where do they
get this mulch?
St. Francis: They cut
down the trees and grind
them up to make the mulch.
God: Enough! I dont want
to think about this any
more. St. Catherine, youre
in charge of the arts. What
movie have you scheduled
for us tonight?
St. Catherine: Dumb and
Dumber, Lord. It is a story
about
God: Never mind. I think
I just heard the whole story
from St. Francis.
And I say: What about
you - you who probably have
the most beautiful yards in
town? May I come look at
them now and then, so my
eyes can rest upon some-
thing growing that is pretty,
rather than looking at my
rather ratty patches?
Memories of the little white farmhouse
The little white farm-
house stood in wait. Fried
chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy along with veg-
etables from the garden
graced the dining room table
as those gathered round it
enjoyed their fill. As dark-
ness fell, it signaled time to
tune in to the Western upon
the black and white screen.
Bodies lay upon the floor as
chins propped in hands sup-
ported craned necks. All too
soon, it was time to depart
Grandpa and Grandma's.
Every so often, weeklong
stays at the farm brought
invite. Rising early revealed
freshly cut flowers, cereals
of choice, not to mention
honey and jams for toast
toppings. The sun's rays car-
ried hope for the day as we
made our way out into the
farmyard to play.
The hayloft offered bail
jumping, peering through
wooden slates offered a peek
at grandpa milking cows,
and a clean water tank from
which the cows drank
offered first dibs for a swim
before they arrived from
pastureland. A trip into the
grove offered cast-offs from
the burning barrel enabling
pretend homemaking skills,
and if one was to be truly
indoctrinated into life on the
farm, curiosity would be
ignited as Grandma swung
her butcher knife beheading
the nearest chicken on
butchering day ... earning
their spot for grub in the
dining room gatherings
come winter.
Like a freshly starched
collar, the memories stood.
At first glance, it's as though
nothing could put a wrinkle
in it, not even time. But, this
is life ... real time ... and I
wasn't content to just see the
relatives during the family
reunion, nope, I wanted to
see Grandpa's farm.
Rumor mill at the reunion
said, "Do not go out there.
It's pretty bad. Someone
bought the land and they are
going to bulldoze the house
soon." My memories were
strong ... and I knew better.
The picket fence, Grandma's
flowers, Grandpa's work
garage, the little white farm-
house were vivid ... how bad
could it be?
As my husband turned
into the gravel driveway,
notably Grandma's flowers
were nowhere in sight. After
all, flowers took tender lov-
ing care and there was no
one there to do just that. The
white upon the house had
yellowed, and as we opened
the front door to see what we
could see, we saw plenty.
The hook upon which
Grandpa hung his coat was
still to the right as we
entered, the pine cupboards
stood at attention, and each
room took form just as I had
remembered. The impecca-
bly clean country windows
had weathered, but the
flashbacks as to how it was
... powered through the dan-
gling door frames.
However, as I rounded the
corner, there was evidence
upon the stoops in the stair-
well that proved this was no
longer the farm house I once
knew. In the corners, upon
the steps, in the closets, and
pathways, there was animal
waste ... and lots of it. The
farmhouse had been invad-
ed.
Days later with tears con-
stantly beneath the surface,
I grieved. Things had
changed, and my mind was
grappling with this new
reality. What I'd once held
dear was gone, and my
anger toward those disre-
specting critters entering
uninvited peaked. The only
coping mechanism left was
belief that the little white
farmhouse at least still
offered respite ... no matter
the "need."
Revelation 21:4 revealed:
"He will wipe every tear
from their eyes. There will
be no more death or mourn-
ing or crying or pain, for the
old order of things has
passed away." He knew long
ago that as life changes,
we'd need assurance that it
is he who is center ... it is to
that which we cling. Amen.
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SPEAKING OF . . .
Sherry LaCoursiere Pippin, email: lacours@mncable.net
The Heebie Jeebies perform on Aug. 6
The Book Sale has start-
ed! Shop for great bargains
on hardcovers, paperbacks,
and childrens books. The
book sale will run through
the month of August.
Be sure to attend the
wrap-up event for the
Summer Reading Program
on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 11
a.m., in the gazebo. Heebie
Jeebies will entertain chil-
dren and adults with music,
jokes, and even some danc-
ing. Bring a lawn chair or
blanket to sit on and be pre-
pared to laugh and enjoy
yourselves. Children may
claim prizes for the Summer
Reading Program through
Wednesday, Aug. 20. Those
who signed up by June 30
and completed the nine-
week program will also win
a free movie ticket!
One hundred years ago,
horse racing and aeroplane
flights were the order of the
day for the Pennington
County Fair. However, the
day before was exciting as
well as eight carnival fol-
lowers were ejected from
the city as possible pickpock-
ets and a knife fight ensued
when one of the men did not
take kindly to being pur-
sued. Fortunately no one
was seriously injured,
although reports were made
of a few shots being fired
near the fairgrounds.
Perhaps such occurrences no
longer happen because the
library opened before the
1915 fair, and people found
the calming effect of a good
book.
The library book selection
of the week is Robogenesis
by Daniel H. Wilson.
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ion of the staff or management of The Times/Northern Watch.
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The staff of Pathfinder Children's Center staff would like to thank Kim Beito, pictured top
left, for donating funds to purchase 10 new bikes for their residents. Before graduating from
High School last year, Beito visited Pathfinder. After that visit, she decided that, instead of
graduation gifts, she would like to suggest to her friends and family to consider a donation
to benefit the children at Pathfinder Children's Center. This year, they decided to use that
money to purchase bicycles in various sizes for the residents. The staff and kids are excited
to be able to all go biking together.
Students spend a
week at Camp RYLA
The Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards Camp
was recently held on the
University of Minnesota,
Crookston campus. Nolan
Johnson from Thief River
Falls and Olivia Nelson from
Perham were sponsored by
the Thief River Falls Rotary
Club.
Each camper is sponsored
by their local Rotary Club.
This year, there were 149
RYLA campers who were
sponsored by 57 Rotary
International Clubs from
District 5580.
Most of the students who
participated in this years
RYLA camp will be high
school seniors in 2014-15.
Camp RYLAs mission is to
provide outstanding high
school students with a vari-
ety of educational and recre-
ational activities. These
activities provide numerous
opportunities for leadership
and team building, and they
are designed to expand,
improve and refine the par-
ticipants leadership skills.
Campers were hosted by
the Crookston Rotary Club,
Rotary International
District 5580, and UMC.
The students stayed in the
residence halls on campus
during this weeklong pro-
gram. Information about
Camp RYLA is available by
going to the RYLA website
at www.district5580ryla.org.
Thief River Falls resident
Nolan Johnson and Perham
resident Olivia Nelson
recently attended the
Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards Camp in Crookston.
They were sponsored by
the Thief River Falls Rotary
Club. (Submitted)
Wednesday afternoon, Kari
Dolezal from Prior Lake and Paul
and Laura Klamar visited at the
Clifford Klamar home.
Erling Lian and Marvel Dahl
were to the Marshall County fair at
Warren on Thursday evening to
see the Back Behind the Barn
boys and Oak Ridge Boys.
Mike Sistad and Mya Sistad
and Marlyn and Gloria Sistad
visited with Grace Lunsetter at
Grand Forks rehab recently.
Sunday evening, Arvin and
Marvel Dahl visited with Stanley
Johnson.
Clifford and Mary Klamar were
among those who attended the
Johnson-Haugen wedding on
Saturday afaternoon.
Del Canfield from Atkin and
Erling Lian visited recently at the
Arvin Dahl home.
Monday evening, Clifford and
Mary Klamar brought birthday
wishes to Tim Tesarek; others
there were Anton and Gloria
Tesarek, and Adam and Karla
Tesarek and Andrew and Ethan.
Several people attended a
picnic at the Gary and Laurie
Polansky home for Lift for Brody
benefit. Marge Polansky from
Thief River Falls and the Mark
Polansky family from Rochester,
and Cindy Scott and family.
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Josephine Z. Robinson, 91
Fergus Falls -
Josephine Zachar
Robinson, 91, of Fergus
Falls, and formerly of Fargo,
N.D., passed away on July
30, 2014 in
F e r g u s
Falls.
The family
will receive
friends from
3 to 5 p.m.,
with a short
prayer serv-
ice at 4 p.m.,
Friday, Aug.
15 at the Olson Funeral
Home in Fergus Falls.
Josephine, affectionately
known as Jo and also
Phina, was born on Nov. 1,
1922, in Carlinville, Ill. to
Paul Zachar and Katherine
Murin Zachar. She graduat-
ed from Lincoln High School
in Thief River Falls,
Minnesota in 1939.
During World War II, she
enlisted in the U.S. Marine
Corps Womens Reserve and
like many women of her gen-
eration she aided the war
effort by working as an air-
plane mechanic. After the
war ended, she enrolled at
St. Catherines College in St.
Paul and graduated in 1950
as a registered nurse.
Several years later, while
working in a hospital, she
met her future husband,
Robert Lee Robinson, who
was a patient. The two were
married in Thief River Falls
on Oct. 14, 1956. Their
union thrived for 57 years
and produced two daugh-
ters, Julie Robinson Gray
and Joan Robinson.
Josephine was blessed
with a fine mind, a good
sense of humor and a gener-
ous, spirited disposition. She
was a loving, supportive
wife, a wonderful mother,
grandmother and great-
grandmother, a caring
friend and an excellent com-
panion. She possessed an
abiding sense of morality
and was honest and decent
in all of her dealings. She
prized loyalty and remained
a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.
She was glad to share her
opinions and she had quite
a few but always did so
with wit and humility. She
was an inspiration to many
and will be missed by all
who knew her.
Josephine is survived by
her devoted husband,
Robert; daughters Julie and
Joan; grandchildren Nathan
Gray and Haley Peck, and
great-grandchildren Nadia,
Brody and Harper Gray.
Condolences www.olson-
funeralhome.com.
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Roger L. Gamme, 80
Fertile - Roger Lew
Gamme, long-time
resident of Thief River Falls,
and formerly from Fertile,
left our family Tuesday, July
29, 2014
while in the
loving care
of his Good
Samari t an
family in
Warren.
F u n e r a l
services will
be held at 2
p . m .
Thur s day,
Aug. 7, at
Johnson Funeral Service in
Thief River Falls, with Rev.
Ben Carlsen officiating.
Visitation will be held from
1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7
at Johnson Funeral Service,
Thief River Falls.
Roger was born
November 2, 1933 in Melvin,
to Orley and Jessie
(Thorson) Gamme. He spent
his childhood life in Melvin
Township, graduating from
Fertile High School. Among
his favorite teen memories
include tearing it up on his
48 Knucklehead with his
buddies. Following high
school he enrolled at Rice
University in Houston. In
1953 he chose to enlist in the
United States Marines
Corps, much to his mothers
displeasure. Roger married
Margaret (Stennes) June 10,
1956. Their courtship, as
well as their 49 years
together, is a story onto
itself. He said good bye to
Muggs in 2005.
Roger was very proud to
have served his country as a
Marine during the Korean
Conflict. He was deployed in
Japan and fell in love with
Japanese culture. Upon his
return he continued court-
ing Margaret, which had
begun as a long distance
courtship while he was in
the service. He enjoyed shar-
ing that they dated in North
Dakota, he proposed in
Texas, they were engaged in
Oklahoma and they were
married in Minnesota.
Roger and Muggs made
their first home together in
Bloomington, where they
developed an assortment of
what became lifelong
friends. Roger worked for
Northwest Airlines, the old
Blue Goose, in
Minneapolis, before being
called back to Melvin to
assist his ailing father with
the farming operation.
Roger later obtained his
Master Plumbers license
and went into business with
his brother-in-law in Fertile.
His children recall many
nights of his spent going out
on service calls in the dead
of winter to restart folks fur-
naces. In 1970, the family
moved to Thief River Falls,
where Roger accepted a job
with Home Lumber. He
eventually retired from
Northwest ECSU, to spend
his time as caretaker to
Margaret.
More recently Roger lived
in assisted living before his
ailing health led him to
Good Samaritan where he
passed while in the care of a
loving and dedicated staff.
Roger is survived by his
sister, Virginia Dussell; chil-
dren, Sherry (Mike) Mercil,
Michele (Bruce) Walker, and
Rodd (Wendy) Gamme; his
grandchildren, Andrew
Mercil, Joey (Shelly) Mercil,
Jim (Rachel) Gaylord, Kristi
(Ronald) Walker-Anderson,
Mike (Becky) Walker, Megan
and Lauren Gamme, and his
g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n ,
Morgan and Macey
Anderson, Dylan Walker,
and Brighton Gaylord.
Roger was preceded in
death by his loving wife,
Margaret; his parents, Orley
and Jessie Gamme; brother-
in-law, Lloyd; many loved in-
laws and outlaws.
The family respectfully
acknowledges and is sin-
cerely thankful for the won-
derful, professional, compas-
sionate staff of Good
Samaritan for their tender
mercies. God speed.
No flowers, please.
Memorials can be directed to
the American Foundation
for the Blind or the VFW.
Arrangements entrusted
to Johnson Funeral Service
at www.johnsonfuneralser-
vice.com.
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Frank Burda, 83
Middle River - Frank
Burda, 83, of rural Middle
River, died on Thursday
morning, July 24, 2014 in
LifeCare Roseau Manor at
Roseau.
Funer al
s e r v i c e s
were held on
M o n d a y ,
July 28, at
B l e s s e d
Sacrament
C a t h o l i c
Church of
Greenbush,
with Father
J o h n
Kleinwachter officiating.
Interment was held at the
Gust National Cemetery in
Poplar Grove Township,
Roseau County, rural
Strathcona.
Frank John Burda was
born on Aug. 24, 1930 to
Czech immigrant parents,
Frank and Marie (Dvorak)
Burda, in a log home on the
Burda Farm, Thief Lake
Township, Marshall County,
northeast of Middle River,
where he lived his entire
life.
He walked across the
field and through the woods
one mile north of their home
to attend the Grass Lake
Country School in Roseau
County, and later attended
the Crookston Ag College,
until his parents health
prompted him to return
home to help on the farm.
He was grateful for his edu-
cation and always encour-
aged his children to better
themselves. He liked histo-
ry and was an avid newspa-
per reader, and was always
looking for good deals in
the local shopper paper.
He was baptized and con-
firmed in the Catholic faith,
and attended St. Josephs
Catholic Church, Benwood.
His Faith was an important
part of his life.
On a beautiful fall day, in
the middle of harvest sea-
son, Frank married Rosalie
Helen Gust on Sept. 11,
1951. They lived on the
home farm, working side by
side where they raised dairy,
beef, chickens, turkeys, pigs,
sheep, small grains, corn,
hay, and most importantly
their eleven children. To
support a large family, they
had huge gardens and sold
cream, eggs and milk. He
was a creative handyman.
He also worked at Arctic Cat
and Polaris as well as in the
potato fields and in the
woods cutting pulp wood.
Frank was a hard worker
who didnt take much time
off, but he did enjoy goose
and deer hunting, and going
to Polka Fests.
Franks favorite vaca-
tions were when all of his
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren would
come to visit. He was grate-
ful to get a chance to visit
the Czech Republic in 1999,
and see the homeland of his
parents and the house
where his father lived. He
loved to visit and reminisce
and speak the Czech lan-
guage and was very proud of
his Czech heritage, often
greeting family and friends
with Jak se m? (How are
you?).
Frank enjoyed all of the
ethnic foods that Rosalie,
his head cook and bottle
washer made; but especial-
ly Kolaches and Sour Kraut
& dumplings. To dobr
(Its good). He also liked ice
cream, popcorn, and cold hot
dogs.
Frank enjoyed Old
time music, polkas &
waltzes. He liked to dance
and as he got older and
couldnt move as well he
liked to listen to the music &
watch others dance. He
loved to hold his
Grandchildren pretending
he was playing a Button Box
accordion and hum polka &
waltz tunes to them, helping
to instill the love of music in
the next generation.
Frank was proud that his
youngest son continued as
the third generation on the
same farm. Frank & Rosalie
were good stewards of the
land. They were very thrifty
and knew the value of recy-
cling long before the go
green slogans became popu-
lar. He never really
retired from farming, he
just slowed down, always
wanted to keep up with the
farm activities of each sea-
son. He had a toy tractor col-
lection, and his trusty 97
pickup that he called Old
Blue.
He is survived by his
devoted, caring wife,
Rosalie, of nearly 63 years;
their 11 children: Angeline
(Gail) Steinhauer, Paul
Burda and Marguerite
(Dale) Barth, all of Thief
River Falls, Rosalind
(Robert) Bentow of Roseau,
Marilyn (Jim) Kukowski of
Strathcona, Anthony (Beth)
Burda of Milaca, Theresa
(Doug) Bentow of
Greenbush, Daniel (Kelly)
Burda of Champlin,
Matthew (Pixie) Burda of
Livingston, Mont., Karen
(Dan) Espeseth of Erskine
and Alan (Kelly) Burda of
Strathcona. He was very
proud of their 20 grandchil-
dren: Dominik (Jess),
Morea and Brandon
Steinhauer, Breanne
Burda, Bret (Amanda) and
Tim (Holly) Bentow, Deven,
Alex (Rachel) and Philip
Burda, Emily and Tyler
Bentow, Elizabeth and
Jennifer Burda, Stephanie,
Hunter and Nicholas Burda,
Garret, Megan, Alayna and
Lindsey Espeseth; six great-
grandchildren: Aiden and
Jayda Bentow, Grayson and
Gavin Bentow, Layla and
Lacey Burda; sister-in-law,
Adeline (Harlan) Broten;
and and brother-in-law,
Albert (Rhoda) Gust; and
several nieces, nephews and
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; stepfather
John Spina; two halfbroth-
ers and sisters-in-law, Joe
(Annie) Biskup, Jerry
(Eleanor) Biskup; halfsister
and brother-in-law, Georgie
(Don) Krause; father and
mother-in-law, Alex and
Emma Gust; son-in-law,
Jack Garcia; grandson,
Ethan Espeseth and
nephew, Gerald Biskup.
Frank was blessed with a
unique sense of humor and
was a dedicated family man
who was pro-life and filled
with joy over each new baby
arriving in the family. He
often showed his love by
offering his opinion and
advice. He loved to remi-
nisce and visit about old
times and days gone by.
May God Bless all our spe-
cial memories of Grampa
Frank Burda.
And as he would
sayWell see you when we
see you.
Arrangements were with
Gieseke Funeral Chapel of
Greenbush.
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Melvin Lorenson, 90
Strathcona - Melvin B.
Lorenson, 90, peacefully
passed away on Sunday
morning, Aug. 3, 2014, at
LifeCare Greenbush Manor.
F u n e r a l
Services will
be held on
Wednesday,
Aug. 6 at 2
p.m. at
G r a c e
Evangelical
Church of
Strathcona,
with Pastor
R o b e r t
Ludwig, officiating. Casket
Bearers included his eight
grandsons, Vernon, Michael,
Brian and Chad Lorenson,
Nathan and Jeremy
Schmidt, Dwayne Bergsnev
and Rhett Cummings.
Honorary Pallbearers were
all of their grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
gr e at - gr e at - gr ands o n.
Interment was in the
Lorenson Cemetery, rural
Strathcona.
Melvin Lorenson was
born on March 20, 1924, in
Huss Township, rural
Strathcona, Minn., the
fourth of eight children, to
parents Rasmus and Esther
(Strandberg) Lorenson. He
received his eighth grade
education at the Sunnyside
School, a short distance from
his parental home.
On June 10, 1946, he and
Jane Anderson were united
in marriage at the Bethel
Lutheran Church in
Greenbush. The couple
made their home east of
Strathcona where Mel
farmed and also worked out
on road construction. In
1971 the couple moved to
Greenbush.
Much of his spare time
was spent in the Great
Outdoors. He loved going
hunting, trapping gophers,
working in the woods, and
cutting countless cords of
firewood. A true marksman
with his slingshot, it was
always kept close at hand in
the back pocket of his
trousers.
Mel dearly loved each one
of those in his large family
circle.
About 13 years ago,
dementia entered his life.
For the last five years he
was a resident of the
LifeCare Greenbush Manor.
Melvin is survived by his
loving wife, Jane, of 68
years, and children, Merle
of Strathcona, Marcia
(Erich) Schmidt, Sprague,
Manitoba, Canada, Judy
(Doug) Bergsnev, Brainerd,
Ricky (Vandra) Lorenson,
Greenbush, and David
(Becky) Lorenson,
Greenbush; 14 grandchil-
dren; 23 great-grandchil-
dren; one great-great-grand-
son; one brother, Eldor
(Charmaine) Lorenson; one
sister, Lila (Kennis)
Anderson; one sister-in-law,
Deloris Lorenson; all of
Greenbush, along with
many nieces, nephews, and
other relatives.
Preceding him in death
were his parents; brothers
Edward, Clifford and Randy
Lorenson; sisters Lillian
Vacura Koehnlien and
Delores Stromlund; grand-
sons Paul and J.R.; and
daughter-in-law Karen
Lorenson.
Arrangements were with
Gieseke Funeral Chapel of
Greenbush.
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Christie LaCoursiere Sauer, 49
Langdon, N.D. - Christie
LaCoursiere Sauer, 49, of
Langdon, N.D., passed away
on Monday, July 28, 2014 at
Altru Hospital in Grand
Forks, N.D.
F u n e r a l
s e r v i c e s
were held
Thur s day,
July 31 at
S t .
Al phonsus
C a t h o l i c
Church of
L a n g d o n ,
N . D .
Interment was held at
Calvary Cemetery, Langdon.
Christie LaCoursiere was
born Aug. 18, 1964 in Thief
River Falls, to James
LaCoursiere and Sharon
(Liggett) LaCoursiere
Pippin. She attended school
in Thief River Falls, gradu-
ating in 1982. Christie
attended Northland
Community College and
then lived in various loca-
tions in Minnesota and
North Dakota. She moved to
Langdon and worked at The
Photo Shop and Maple
Manor Care Center.
Christie married Brian
Sauer on Dec. 26, 2000, and
they made their home in
Langdon. Christie worked at
Cavalier County Memorial
Hospital as a transcription-
ist and an administrative
assistant, and after earning
her BS in Nursing from
Moorhead State University,
worked as a nurse at
CCMH. Currently, she was
working as a nurse at
Sanford Health in Fargo.
Christie held various jobs
in the community of
Langdon. She worked at the
Langdon Country Club, was
music director at St.
Alphonsus Church, taught
piano lessons, and edited
materials for KNDK.
Christie also was involved in
the community by helping
the Catholic Youth Group,
being co-chair of St. Marys
and Hope Circles at St.
Alphonsus and singing at
Maple Manor in the M &
Ms. She was a Snowmobile
ND member and loved pho-
tography.
Christie is survived by
husband Brian Sauer of
Langdon; parents Jim
LaCoursiere (Denise Olson)
and Sharon Pippin; siblings:
Rob (Lynn) of Red Lake
Falls, and their children
Ryan and Jaime; Terry
(Sherry) of Spokane, Wash.,
and their child Lindsay;
Shannon (Greg) Smidt of
East Grand Forks, and their
children Rodney and Abby;
Kirk (Lisa) of Thief River
Falls, and their children
Kylie, Liam and one on the
way; stepsiblings: Shelly
(Lance) Henrickson of
Fisher, and their children
Gage and Gracee; Karla
Pippin of Maple Lake, and
Josh (Lisa) Pippin of
Wheaton; mother-in-law
Annabelle Sauer McGhie;
and brother-in-law Alvin
Sauer and his children
Brittany and Austen.
She was preceded in
death by step-father Carl
Pippin, father-in-law
Wallace Sauer and her
grandparents.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that memo-
rials be sent to Cavalier
County Memorial Hospital
in Langdon, ND. Brooks
Funeral Home of Langdon,
ND is in charge of arrange-
ments. www.brooksfuneral-
home.net. A00003B2014AG06
Sheryl Wilkens, 68
St. Hilaire - Sheryl
Wilkens, 68, St. Hilaire,
passed away at her home on
Monday, Aug. 4, 2014.
Funeral arrangements
are pending with Johnson
Funeral Service, Thief River
Falls.
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ly between 10 and 11 a.m.
and need 5 people to go.
Please call by 3:00 p.m.
the day before to reserve
your seat. When you call to
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given an approximate time
for pick up.
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or (218) 281-0700
Thursday, August 14:
No service.
Friday, August 15: No
service.
Monday, August 18:
Grand Forks: Pick up pas-
sengers in: Plummer, Oklee,
Brooks, Red Lake Falls,
Crookston, Fisher.
Tuesday, August 19:
Seven Clans/Thief River
Falls: Senior Day: 1/2 off
any meal & $5 at the
Players Club. Pick up pas-
sengers in: Crookston,
Fertile, Winger, Erskine,
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Monday, August 18: No
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Tuesday, August 19:
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p.m. $1.00 One-Way, $2.00
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Wednesday, August 20:
No service.
Three Thief River Falls
girls were injured after their
pickup truck rolled Friday,
July 25 in rural Thief River
Falls. The driver, 15, has
charges pending for vehicle
theft and no drivers license.
She allegedly stole the pick-
up truck from a family mem-
ber.
The girls ages 12, 14
and 15 were all transport-
ed by ambulance to Sanford
Medical Center in Thief
River Falls, according to the
Pennington County Sheriff s
Office. All were treated and
released from the hospital.
The girls names havent
been released since they are
juveniles and a crime
allegedly occurred.
The accident was report-
ed at 10:31 a.m. Friday, July
25 on 170th Avenue
Northeast, approximately
one-fourth of a mile north of
160th Street Northeast. A
vehicle had been found in a
ditch east of the city of Thief
River Falls. According to the
report, the pickup truck
appeared to be traveling
northbound at the time of
the accident. The 15-year-
old girl lost control of the
pickup truck, which then
rolled into a ditch. It was
unknown if the girls were
wearing seat belts.
An investigation revealed
the girl took the vehicle from
a family member without
permission.
Three girls injured after stolen vehicle crashes
Q: If a mother receives
Social Security disability
benefits, should her twelve
year old son receive benefits
too?
A: Benefits to family
members are usually, but
not always, potentially
payable if someone receives
Social Security disability on
their own work record. This
can include benefits to chil-
dren.
Family benefit amounts are
based on the work record of
the eligible disabled person.
If this work record is very
low, it is possible that no
family benefits can be paid,
even to otherwise eligible
family members. This is not
the usual situation but it
does happen. Potential SSA
disability family benefits are
in the Disability Planner
section at www.ssa.gov/dib-
plan/. More about Social
Security disability is also
there.
When family benefits can
be paid on behalf of a child,
the Social Security
Administration selects a
person or organization,
called a representative
payee, to receive the funds.
While a parent or family
member with custody is pre-
ferred, another adult may be
selected as payee. Even if a
parent, the person or organ-
ization selected as represen-
tative payee must complete
a payee application to help
document that they under-
stand how funds for the
child are to be used and the
various reporting require-
ments.
More about the represen-
tative payee role is on the
SSA website at
www.ssa.gov/payee/. If
unable to manage their
funds, adults receiving
Social Security benefits can
also have a representative
payee appointed.
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A framed copy of the story reporting that Larson had been inducted into the Business Hall
of Fame in Minnesota was presented to Mark and Jean Larson. Mark is the president and
chief operating officer of Digi-Key, Thief River Falls. (Submitted)
Larson - Hall of Fame/Continued
(Continued from Page 1)
1970s. A couple of years
later, the company also
decided to expand its reach
from ham radio hobbyists to
professional design engi-
neers. That resulted in
changing the focus of their
marketing and increasing
sales. He explained that
design engineers usually
produce several projects in a
year requiring Digi-Key
product, whereas ham radio
operators would usually
have one project per year.
Then, the company started
mailing catalogues to their
customers. Another decision
in the 1980s to start renting
lists of potential customers
also expanded their busi-
ness.
Larson sees these deci-
sions as a series of basic
building blocks.
One of the most recent
series of events that pro-
pelled the company forward,
involved its decision to enter
the international market.
Larson said that the move
to the international market
came right after Digi-Key
logistics partners UPS and
Fed Ex had improved their
service. Packages from Digi-
Key are now flown directly
to their hubs, which really
improves logistics. It also
helped connect Digi-Key to
the world. As a result, its
now feasible for an order to
reach Japan within 16
hours.
Another event that
helped Digi-Key make that
jump into the international
market was the advent of
the Internet and the compa-
nys decision to offer its
remarkable list of products
online. Suddenly, it became
more feasible to develop new
customers throughout the
world.
But, the authorized
agreements with suppliers
was an issue that had Digi-
Key concerned. Those agree-
ments were for sales in
North America. Digi-Key
wondered how these manu-
facturers and Digi-Keys
competitors would react
when they decided to sell
worldwide?
Larson said he had to
make a decision between
entering the international
market asking permission
first or begging for forgive-
ness later. Asking may have
resulted in the requests
being funneled to legal
departments and delaying
the entry into the interna-
tional market for years.
Digi-Key entered the
international market.
Larson said as it turns
out, their competitors were
not very concerned and did-
nt complain to the manufac-
turers. A small number of
companies did ask that
products not be sold interna-
tionally, but later came back
on board with Digi-Key.
All these decisions,
Larson said, seemed logical
and intuitively correct at the
time.
Today, international sales
make up 42 percent of the
companys sales. Next year,
Digi-Key expects interna-
tional sales to grow by more
than 30 percent and grow
their business by $250 mil-
lion.
If Digi-Key were a publi-
cally traded company,
Larson said he suspects
there would have been a lot
of boardroom discussions for
each decision, but since it is
privately owned, it allows
the company a little more
freedom when it comes to
taking risks and managing
those risks. And when it
comes to assessing the suc-
cess or failure of those risks,
Digi-Key listens to its cus-
tomers.
Larson said Digi-Keys
focus has been customer-
centric and thats essential
to its definition of success.
This focus on customers is
emphasized to its employees
and emphasized at every
level of distribution.
Larson said there are a
lot of respected media sur-
veys that confirm that Digi-
Key is successful. For exam-
ple, it has been rated num-
ber 1 for overall perform-
ance for 23 consecutive
years. It is also ranked num-
ber 1 for world performance,
number 1 for online delivery
and number 1 for product
availability.
Larson said those are all
measures of success, but a
more universal measure of
success is people voting with
their dollars. Today, Digi-
Key is the fourth largest
electronics wholesale dis-
tributor in North America
and sixth largest in the
world.
Whats next for Digi-Key?
Larson said the company
will see a lot of expansion in
international sales, and in
limited production busi-
ness. He explained that in
the mid 2000s the company
started selling electronic
components to manufactur-
ers that were looking for
suppliers for limited produc-
tion business. That segment
of Digi-Keys business now
accounts for 40 percent of its
sales.
Digi-Key carries more
than one million parts from
more than 650 suppliers,
and its projected average
growth rate is between 10
and 15 percent.
Larson and his wife Jean
live in Thief River Falls and
have two adult daughters -
Brittany and Jillian.
Mark Larson, president and chief operating officer of Digi-
Key, Thief River Falls, was inducted into the Minnesota
Business Hall of Fame recently. Larson delivered a few
comments at the ceremony. (Submitted)
Large William Hess
The following have filed
for seats on the Thief River
Falls School Board:
Incumbents Kevin Ballard,
Jon Lindgren and Mike
Spears. Four four-year seats
are on the ballot. The other
seat is currently held by
Shannon Boen.
A special election will
also be held for the unex-
pired term of another seat
formerly held by Josh
Balmer, who resigned.
Wayne Nomeland was
appointed to that seat earli-
er this year. The term
expires at the end of 2016.
So far, no one has filed for
that seat.
Election
filings/
Continued
Young string musicians
to perform concert Aug. 15
Northern Valley Youth
Orchestras announces a con-
cert featuring students in
Dal Segno, a summer day
camp for young string musi-
cians. The concert will be
held Friday, Aug 15, at 1
p.m. in the Campbell Recital
Hall at UNDs Hughes Fine
Arts Center. A $5 minimum
donation is suggested for
members of the public.
This is the first perform-
ance of the NVYO 2014-15
season, titled All the
Worlds a Stage, featuring
music from theater, opera,
and film as well as commu-
nity connection performanc-
es. Fridays concert will
include a variety of classical
and light string selections
performed by Dal Segno
campers, who will have just
completed five days of inten-
sive rehearsals.
Program directors are
Naomi Welsh and Robin
Riveland; additional coaches
are Emily Anderson, Ligia
Feo de Drago, Kara Hartten,
Jeremiah Johnson, Rebecca
McFarlane, Brenna
Peterson, Cera Riveland,
and Jeff Seabloom
Students participating in
Dal Segno this year come
from a number of surround-
ing communities: Plummer:
Abby Quick, Daniel Quick;
East Grand Forks: Sarah
Laue Hatton, N.D.: Obadiah
Perlstein, Zadok Perlstein,
Zebulun Perlstein,
Zephaniah Perlstein,
McVille, N.D.: Meghan
Quanbeck Larimore, N.D.:
Ethan Christianson, Karissa
Christianson Grand Forks,
N.D.: Grant Anderson, Luke
Anderson, Michael
Anderson, Nora Berry, Jack
Bulman, Sofia Consing,
Elias David-Schill, Dennis
Du, Lauren Eickman,
Bradley Flaten, Avery
Gooden, Gabe Gooden,
Morgan Halliday, Taylor
Hartze, Ella Henry, Sarah
Hong, Silje Kindseth, Aiden
Krogh, Anna Lapp, Claire
Lapp, Aaliyah Leichter,
Olivia Leichter, Maisy
Lindseth, Jack Miller, Sarah
Miller, Kinneri Rami, Daniel
Rassier, Brinna Richtsmeier,
Abigail Salyers, Carter
Schmisek, Eliot
Schumacher, William Smith,
Evan Welsh, Lucy Welsh,
Gary Wu and Ella Zhang.
Dal Segno is a project of
the Northern Valley Youth
Orchestras, with support
from the Grand Forks Park
and Recreation Foundation
Grants Program. NVYO pro-
gramming is supported in
part by grants from the City
of Grand Forks through the
North Valley Arts Council
and the North Dakota
Council on the Arts, which
receives funding from the
state legislature and the
National Endowment for the
Arts.
For more information
about Northern Valley Youth
Orchestras and affiliated
programs please visit our
website at www.novyo.org.
The following transac-
tions were recorded by
Pennington County
Recorder Ken Schmalz
between July 17 and July
30.
Grant Vernon, et ux, Fred
Murphy, et ux, Leonard
Schwab, et ux, To Roy V.
Quick and Elizabeth A.
Quick, Lots 5, 6 and 7, and
SE1/4SW1/4, Sec. 6 in Black
River Township.
Jodi Bergland Holen, et
ux, and Timothy Daniel
Bergland, et ux, To Michael
L. Larson, Lot 18 and S 15'
of Lot 19, Block 2 in the
Fairground Addition to TRF.
Delray Gilbertson To
Janice L. Rabideau, Lots 41
Rapids.
Marion L. Bratland To
Cole J. Lian, Lots 29 and 30,
Block 30 in the Townsite of
Red Lake Rapids.
Norman L. Busse, et ux,
To SMJ Rental Properties
LLC, Lots 53 and 54 in the
Fairfax Addition to TRF.
Scott J. Hillesheim To
Marissa J. Lehrer, S 25' of
Lot 5 and all of Lot 6, Block
8 in the Riverside Addition
to TRF.
Orlin O. Lerol To Bruce
Lerol, part of NW1/4 Sec. 28
in Silverton Township.
Mark A. McCraw, et ux,
To Andrew R. Beavis and
Leanne M. Hellrud, a track
of land lying in and being a
part of the SE1/4 Sec. 21 in
Numedal Township.
Kent N. Ehrenstrom, et
ux, To Ted Bowen, Lot 23,
Block 6 in Noreen's First
Addition to TRF.
Cecil B. Anderson, et ux,
To Royal E. Oyster and Gail
R. Oyster, part of SE1/4 Sec.
18 in Hickory Township.
Burnell V. Shull, trustee
of the Burnell V. Shull
Living Trust, To Dustin J.
Doyle and Cassandra M.
Doyle, Lots 27, 28, 29 and
30, Block 33 in the Townsite
of Red Lake Rapids.
Andrew L. Peralta To
Kolton D. Kilen, Lot 1, Block
11 in the Riverside Addition
to TRF.
Decree of distribution
Estate of Doris J. Weiland
To Gregory L. Weiland Jr.,
Paul J. Weiland, Mark B.
Weiland, Daniel M. Weiland,
Charlotte Weiland and
Joseph Weiland, SW1/4, less
highway right of way, Sec.
29 in 154-45, except part of
SW1/4 Sec. 29, and E1/2 Sec.
30, all in Numedal
Township.
Sheriff Certificate of sale
Pennington County
Sheriff To U.S. Bank
National Association, Lots
107 and 108 in the Fairfax
Addition to TRF.
Pennington County
real estate transactions
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Graceyn Kvasager and Grace Brandon were crowned Little
Miss Summerfest 2014 and Junior Miss Summerfest 2014
in Red Lake Falls last weekend. (DK Photography & Design)
Junior Miss Summerfest 2013 Dominica Bernstein, left,
handed down her title to Junior Miss Summerfest 2014
Grace Brandon during ceremonies in Red Lake Falls recent-
ly. (Submitted by DK Photography and Design)
Little Miss Summerfest 2013 Brynn Olson, left, handed
down her title to Little Miss Summerfest 2014 Graceyn
Kvasager. (Submitted by DK Photography and Design)
Contestants in the Junior Miss Summerfest
Pageant in Red Lake Falls were, from left,
Bryza Rud, runner-up Heather Simpson,
winner Grace Brandon, and Jasmyn Rud.
(Submitted by DK Photography and Design)
In the Little Miss Summerfest Pageant, the
contestants were from left, Piper Kezar,
runner-up Nevaeh Kotrba, winner Graceyn
Kvasager, Amelia Warne, and Samantha
Thompson. (Submitted by DK Photography
and Design)
The newly crowned Red Lake Falls
Summerfest Pageant winners along with
the visiting royalty were (front row) Little
Miss Summerfest 2013 Brynn Olson, Little
Miss Summerfest 2014 Graceyn Kvasager,
Little Miss Thief River Falls Lydia Walseth,
Junior Miss Summerfest 2014 Grace
Brandon, and Junior Miss Summerfest
Dominica Bernstein; (back row) Miss Thief
River Falls Brittany Johnson, Miss Middle
River Amanda Gram, Miss RiverFest Cyrina
Ostgaard, and Junior Teen Miss North
Dakota Melissa Stennes. (Submitted by DK
Photography and Design)
Summerfest royalty crowned
July 25 in Red Lake Falls
Graceyn Kvasager and Grace Brandon win the two titles
The Little Miss and
Junior Miss Summerfest
Pageants were held Friday,
July 25 at Community Hall
in Red Lake Falls. During
this event, nine girls from
around the area competed in
two divisions.
Crowned as Little Miss
Summerfest 2014 was
Graceyn Kvasager of
Plummer. She is the 5-year-
old daughter of Ben and
Amber Kvasager and a
kindergarten student at Red
Lake County Central
Elementary School.
Runner-up in the Little
Miss division went to
Nevaeh Kotrba. She is the 6-
year-old daughter of Nick
and Tanya Kotrba of
Goodridge.
Other contestants in the
Little Miss division were
Samantha Thompson, the 7-
year-old daughter of Shelly
Thompson and Rick Kujak
of Thief River Falls; Amelia
Warne, the 5-year-old
daughter of Chris and Jin
Warne of Red Lake Falls;
and Piper Kezar, the 6-year-
old daughter of Jeff and
Beth Kezar of Thief River
Falls.
Crowned as Junior Miss
Summerfest 2014 was Grace
Brandon of Middle River.
She is the 12-year-old
daughter of Tony and
Elizabeth Brandon and a
seventh grade student at
Greenbush-Middle River
Junior High in Middle River.
She has one brother, Cody.
This years runner-up in
the Junior Miss division was
Heather Simpson. She is the
11-year-old daughter of
Joanie Tvedt and Patrick
Simpson of Plummer.
Other contestants in the
Junior Miss division were
Jasmyn Rud, 11, and Bryza
Rud, 9, both daughters of
Scott and Cortney Rud of
Roseau.
Judges were Sherry
Sorenson of Thief River
Falls, Marlene Peterson of
Middle River, Mike
Sorteberg of Thief River
Falls, Monique Willson of
Thief River Falls, and Rep.
Deb Kiel of Crookston. The
auditor was Kathy Schmitz
of Red Lake Falls.
Visiting royalty included
Little Miss Summerfest
2013 Brynn Olson, Junior
Miss Summerfest 2013
Dominica Bernstein, Miss
Thief River Falls Brittany
Johnson, Miss Riverfest
Cyrina Ostgaard, Miss
Middle River Amanda
Gram, Little Miss Thief
River Falls Lydia Walseth,
and Junior Teen Miss North
Dakota and former Little
Miss Summerfest 2009
Melissa Stennes.
The coordinator for this
event was Destiny Kuznia,
co-coordinator was Michelle
Harmoning, emcee was
Craig Folkedahl, sound and
lights operator was Kevin
Harmoning, videographer
was Jarvis Kuznia, and
hostess was Kassy Pearson,
all of Red Lake Falls.
Sponsors for this event
were Homark, Northwest
Manufacturing, Unity Bank
North, DK Photography,
Health Quest Family
Chiropractic, The Spot Bar
and Grill, and Thiberts
Chevrolet and Buick.
about this pageant, visit
Little Miss and Junior Miss
Summerfest Pageants on
Facebook.
Orientation
sessions at
LHS offered
Incoming freshmen and
other students new to
Lincoln High School this fall
are invited to attend a new
student orientation session.
Each session takes about
75 minutes. An orientation
session can be scheduled
between Aug. 1 and 21.
Parents are encouraged to
attend with their student.
Call the LHS counseling
office at 681-8672 to sched-
ule a specific time and date
for an orientation session.
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Gracie Woods supporters lined Spruce Avenue in front of
her home, continued down Spruce Avenue and onto
Greenwood Street on Sunday, Aug. 3. Among her support-
ers were her friends (far right) from Kamp KACE, a camp for
kids with cancer and their siblings. They held a sign saying
Welcome Home Grace.
Joni Bjerklie was among the many volunteers who helped
create Gracie Woods dream room. On Friday afternoon,
she painted a piece of furniture for the project. Gracie, 15,
is battling cancer and has decided to spend the rest of her
time without feeling the effects of chemotherapy. Her
dream room was revealed Sunday afternoon.
Lloyd Bergeron, co-owner
of Bergeron Construction,
worked on building a wall
between the whirlpool
bathtub and the shower at
Gracie Woods home.
Bergeron Construction was
among the many Thief
River Falls businesses
donating its services for the
project.
Gracie Woods friends (from
left) Claire Mattson, Kendra
Sparby, Madison Poole and
Alison Satre prepared the
walls of Gracies bedroom
before they were painted
Friday afternoon. Gracies
dream room was revealed
two days later.
A room for Gracie/Continued
Before long, Allie told
Gracie, Welcome to your
dream room, and opened
Gracies bedroom door.
Gracie took it all in, looking
around the bedroom that
reminds one of a hotel room.
One of the first things she
noticed was the fish bowl on
the wall. Gracie, who enjoys
hunting, soon saw the
antlers used to hold jewelry.
She learned that she can
now turn off her bedroom
lights while lying in bed.
When she goes to bed at
night, she can look at her
ceiling and see the glow-in-
the-dark names of everyone
who helped with the project.
Not a moment too soon for
the crowd, Gracie and her
family exited the home. Its
amazing. Im just speech-
less, Gracie told everyone.
Her dad, Todd, said he
and his family couldnt
thank the community
enough. He said he was
proud of the community and
how it had cared for his
daughter during this time.
Gracie was diagnosed
with osteogenic sarcoma in
July 2011. The bone cancer
affected her right femur. In
May 2013, cancer was found
in her lungs, and more can-
cer spots were found there
10 months later. In July, it
was discovered that radia-
tion treatment wasnt work-
ing. Gracie, 15, decided to
spend the rest of her time
with family and friends
without feeling the effects of
chemotherapy.
Earlier this year, Allie
approached the Woods fami-
ly about redoing Gracies
room. She realized the posi-
tive impact that a similar
project had on her daughter,
Hannah. The prospect of
redoing Gracies room took
on a greater urgency after
the news in July.
Before long, Thief River
Falls businesses Lee
Plumbing and Heating,
Fisher Electric, Bergeron
Construction and Dominos
Pizza donated their services.
Many other volunteers
signed up to help with the
project. They included many
who know Gracie, and oth-
ers who heard her story and
wanted to help out. In a
three-day period, they were
able to give Gracie her
dream bedroom and two
other rooms.
On Sunday afternoon,
Allie noted that everyone
asked for a miracle after
Gracie was diagnosed with
cancer. She said it wasnt the
miracle they had hoped for,
but the three-day project
was a miracle. Allie said,
Its all because of you, and I
thank you.
A little more than 48
hours earlier, Joan
Abercrombie was among the
volunteers working to pre-
pare Gracies room.
Abercrombie taught Gracie
in a foods class last fall at
Lincoln High School. She
was busy sewing linens
Friday afternoon. It makes
us feel good that we can do
something, she said.
Abercrombie was joined
by Cheryl Bjerklie, whose
daughter Allie organized the
project. But for the grace of
God, it could be any of our
family, she said.
Jodi Bachand and her
young daughters, Cari and
Kia, were among the volun-
teers helping to ready
Gracies house Friday morn-
ing. They wanted to be a
part of something bigger
than themselves, Bachand
said about her daughters.
She works at the office of
Gracies orthodontist.
Down the hall, Gracies
friends Claire Mattson,
Kendra Sparby, Madison
Poole and Alison Satre were
wiping down her bedroom
walls and preparing to
paint.
Meanwhile, Lloyd
Bergeron, co-owner of
Bergeron Construction, and
Jared Swanson with Fisher
Electric were working in the
bathroom. A few feet away,
Travis Harbott, owner of
Fisher Electric, was working
on a light fixture in the hall-
way.
Bergeron, Harbott and
Derek Lee with Lee
Plumbing and Heating
spoke to the crowd Sunday
afternoon. All three said
they were honored to partic-
ipate in the project. Lee took
time out of celebrating his
daughters seventh birthday
to finish the bathroom
Saturday. The crowd sang
Happy Birthday to
Mackenzie Lee before Gracie
arrived home.
Bergeron, who lost a
brother to cancer, said it was
a project he would remem-
ber for a lifetime. He could-
nt recall another time where
everyone involved in a con-
struction project was so will-
ing to help each other.
It was because of Grace.
As volunteer Rachel Tveiten
said, Shes left an imprint
on all of our lives.
Ammonia leak
update/Continued
nearby residents. Many res-
idents were using air condi-
tioners and were unaffected.
Others were evacuated.
Firefighters were on the
scene for about two-and-a-
half hours, spraying water
in the area to dissipate the
anhydrous ammonia. Given
the high humidity and lack
of wind, it had been settling
in areas.
Beitel has received
numerous calls, asking him
why Code Red wasnt used.
It shouldve been used. We
know now, he said.
Resident Dan Hodny
wondered at what point
Code Red would have been
used and how much more
serious it needed to be to
activate the emergency alert
system.
Hodny told The Times
that a neighbor was sleeping
in a tent that night. He
awoke coughing and then
vomited. He said several
residents were standing out-
side watching the commo-
tion, and none of the resi-
dents in the area knew any-
thing about what was hap-
pening. One woman said she
was outside watching the
commotion when a police
officer stopped to tell her to
put out her cigarette and go
inside but didnt say why.
Hodny said there were sev-
eral firefighters and police
in the area, but no one said
anything.
Noting its his responsi-
bility, Beitel said he doesnt
know why Code Red wasnt
activated. He assumed
emergency responders for-
got about Code Red since it
is new. He expected to do
more training sessions on
Code Red.
Beitel said he wasnt
aware that an evacuation
was ordered until after he
arrived at the scene. By that
time, he said, it wouldve
caused further problems if
Code Red were activated.
Beitel plans to speak with
Hodny and neighbors
regarding the situation and
any potential damage.
Some residents have
reported to The Times that
the anhydrous ammonia
leak affected tomato plants,
shrubs, beets, peppers,
trees and flowering plants.
Howard Person with the
University of Minnesota
Extension Service said it is
safe to eat affected tomatoes
as long as the anhydrous
ammonia didnt burn the
surface area of the tomatoes.
About 100 pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked out of a
valve at Northern Pride early Friday morning. One person
was transported to Sanford Medical Center. Three others
were treated at the scene.
An anhydrous ammonia leak at Northern Pride affected
neighbors tomato plants, shrubs, trees, flowering plants
and gardens. One person was transported to Sanford
Medical Center after the anhydrous ammonia leak early
Friday morning. Three others were treated at the scene.
A crowd gathered outside of Gracie Woods Thief River Falls home to welcome her home
Sunday, Aug. 3. The crowd also lined Greenwood Street and Spruce Avenue as Gracie was
escorted home by law enforcement and a fire truck. Gracies dream room was revealed a
short time later.
Computers to
be handed out
at LHS soon
Lincoln High School is
preparing to distribute com-
puters for the 2014-2015
school year. The first date to
remember is Aug. 12, when
seniors and juniors will
meet in the Lincoln High
School commons.
Tuesday, Aug. 12
10 to 11 a.m. - Seniors
in the commons
11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. - Juniors in the com-
mons
Thursday, Aug. 21
10 to 11 a.m.
Sophomores in the Lincoln
High School commons
Students need to have
the following complete to
pick up a laptop comput-
er:
1. A signed user agree-
ment
2. A signed insurance
form
3. A $50 insurance pay-
ment
4. Be a returning full-
time or enrolled Lincoln
High School student
5. Parents are not
required to attend if the stu-
dent is a returning student.
6. All students will pay
insurance and be refunded
by Oct. 1, if they are free and
reduced meals.
7. Fees are paid from the
2013-2014 year (ex. missing
cords, plugs, etc.)
Thursday, Aug. 21
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Freshmen and new students
in the Lincoln High School
Auditorium.
Students need to have
the following complete to
pick up a laptop:
1. A signed user agree-
ment
2. A signed insurance
form
3. A $50 insurance pay-
ment
4. Be an enrolled Lincoln
High School student at the
time of the handout.
5. Parents are required
to attend the meeting on
this evening
6. All students will pay
insurance and be refunded
by Oct. 1, if they are free and
reduced meals.
7. Fees are paid from the
2013-2014 year (ex. missing
cords, plugs, etc.)
Any students who are
unable to attend these
scheduled meetings will
attend a meeting during
the first block on the first
day of school to get their
computer. All require-
ments remain the same.
Students need
to fulfill
requirements
About 250 area runners
and walkers participated in
Northland Foundations
2014 Pioneer Run 5K and
10K In Color Run, Walk and
Roll on Saturday, Aug. 2.
This was a fun event for
serious runners and individ-
uals and families just inter-
ested in having fun. At sev-
eral stations of the race, run-
ners and walkers were
doused with colored powder
made of corn startch and
dye. The event took place
during RiverFest in Thief
River Falls.
The following is the list of
the first two finishers in
each age group:
5K Results
Overall - Cooper Sorvig,
16, St. Hilaire, 22:03, and
Darci Geiser, 32, Thief River
Falls, 22:13.
Men under 13 - 1. Luca
Paladino, 11, Oak Creek,
Wis., 27:26; 2. Spencer
Hempel, 7, Thief River Falls,
30:27;
Men 13-19 - 1. Cooper
Sorvig, 16, St. Hilaire, 22:03;
2. Jared Smith, 14, Thief
River Falls, 26:56;
Men 20-35 - 1. Nick
Olson, 29, Thief River Falls,
28:21; 2. Cody Hempel, 34,
Thief River Falls, 33:35;
Men 36-49 - 1. Shane
Delaney, 40, Roseau, 23:51;
2. Nathan Anderson, 37,
Men 50-65 - 1. Chris
Beeson, 54, Thief River
Falls, 24:40; 2. Rick Maurer,
61, Roosevelt, 37:09.
Women Under 13 - 1.
Kathryn Aldag, Thief River
Falls, 38:57; 2. Ruby Geiser,
7, Thief River Falls, 39:08;
Women 13-19 - 1. Malena
Rupprecht, 18, Thief River
Falls, 26:18; 2. Hannah
Kraemer, 18, Thief River
Falls, 28:31;
Women 20-35 - 1. Darci
Geiser, 32, Thief River Falls,
22:13; 2. Becky Winter, 34,
Women 36-49 - 1. Kelly
Klicker, 47, Roosevelt, 28:14;
2. Michelle Bakken 40, Thief
River Falls, 28:39;
Women 50-65 - 1. Mary
Mugaas, 59, Thief River
Falls, 30:44; 2. Betty Olson,
53, Thief River Falls, 45:46.
10K Results
Overall - Andrew Fowler,
35, Larimore, N.D., 45:35;
Ashley Boen, 21, Thief River
Falls, 50:43.
Women under 13 - 1.
Jerzie Finstad, 12, Thief
River Falls, 1:05:55;
Women 20-35 - 1. Ashley
Boen, 21, Thief River Falls,
50:43; 2. Jessie Clark, 22,
Women 36-49 - 1. Paula
Christianson, 37, Oklee,
58:16; 2. Amy Pittman, 37,
Thief River Falls, 1:04:32.
Men 20-35 - 1. Andrew
Fowler, 35, Larimore, N.D.,
45:35; 2. Robert Heroff, 30,
Thief River Falls, 1:08:43;
Men 36-49 - 1. Andrew
Koffa, 46, Thief River Falls,
1:20:32;
Men 50-65 - 1. Mike
Anderson, 63, Thief River
Falls, 51:13; 2. Tom Scholin,
52, Thief River Falls,
1:10:21;
Men 66 and up - 1. David
Jones, 69, Oshkosh, Wis.,
1:05:37.
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Times
Ian Lund, 18, Thief River Falls, takes a shot
of color during the 2014 Northland
Foundation Pioneer Run 5K and 10K In
Color race, which was held during RiverFest
on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Thief River Falls.
About 250 people registered for the event.
Kayden Scholin of Thief River Falls turns
away at the last minute, avoiding a faceful
of a dry color tossed at him. The material
was made of corn starch and dye. Scholin
was one of the many participants in
Northland Foundations Pioneer Run 5K and
10K in Color on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Thief
River Falls.
Families and friends of all ages and abilities
participated in Northland Foundations
Pioneer Run 5K and 10K in Color on
Saturday, Aug. 2, in Thief River Falls.
Walk or run, Northland Foundations
Pioneer Run 5K and 10K in Color was fun for
the participants, who became target prac-
tice for volunteers tossing dry colors. The
material was made of corn starch and dye.
And theyre off. About 250 area residents participated in
Northland Foundations Pioneer Run 5K and 10K in Color on
Saturday, Aug. 2, in Thief River Falls.
This youngster enjoyed
being splatted with a dry
color made of dye and corn
starch during Northland
Foundations Pioneer Run
5K and 10K in Color race.
Cooper Sorvig and Darci Geiser led Northland Foundations
Pioneer Run 5K and 10K in Color race from beginning to
end. Sorvig finished in a time of 22:03 and Geiser in a time
of 22:13. About 250 people registered for the event, which
was held during RiverFest on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Thief
River Falls.
Large turnout for Pioneer Run on Sat.
The 2014 Peoples Choice Award at the
Street Wizards Car Show went to Ryan
and Amber Olson for their 1966 Pontiac
GTO.
Tom Dunrud, pictured with wife Chris,
was given the award for Participants
Choice for his 1933 Hot Rod Factory 5.
The car show was held Saturday, Aug. 2
at Floyd B. Olson Park in Thief River
Falls.
Twenty teams will take
part in the 2014 Minnesota
Sports Federation-National
Softball Federation Class EE
mens slow pitch north state
championships scheduled to
be played Aug. 9-10 in Thief
River Falls.
The line-up includes a
half-dozen teams from the
Thief River Falls Softball As-
sociation: The St. Hilaire
Bears-Kruse Builders, Blue
Eagles, M80-Titan Machin-
ery-Central Boiler, Oklee
Lumber, Erls Market-
Frasers Sports Cafe-Sorvig
Oil and VFW-ILS.
There will also be teams
from Hewitt, Warren, Clear-
brook, Cambridge-Isanti,
Brook-Flood, Crookston, Be-
midji, Staples, Sauk Rapids,
Detroit Lakes and Brainerd.
Its a double-elimination
format that gets underway
with Saturday first round
games at 10 a.m. Games will
will resume Sunday at 9
a.m., leading up to the 2 p.m.
finals.
All games will be played at
the Multi-Events Center.
Top eight teams will be el-
igible to advance to the NFS
North American Champi-
onships Aug. 19-31 in Cam-
bridge.
Thief River Falls Times
Area Sports
MIKE LUNDGREN
Sports Editor ~ e-mail: mlundgren@trftimes.com
Vol. 103, No. 32 Second Section Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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Baseball season for the three teams in the entry-level Thief River Falls Parks and Recreation Department pro-
gram for 7-year-olds wrapped up with playoff games at the Multi-Events Center. The Times camera caught
some of the action as the White Sox took on the Cardinals.
Prowlers begin practices Monday....
Fall sports schedules set
Thief River Falls sched-
ules have been completed for
the upcoming 2014 high
school fall sports season.
First Minnesota State
High School League-sanc-
tioned practices for football,
volleyball, boys and girls
cross country, girls swim-
ming and girls tennis is Mon-
day, Aug. 11.
As usual, competition
starts with girls tennis. Just
four days after reporting for
drills, the Prowlers will make
their court debut at the Aug.
15-16 Park Rapids Area Invi-
tational.
Monday, Aug. 25, openers
will include the Moorhead In-
vitational boys/girls cross
country meet and the Detroit
Lakes Invitational girls
swimming meet.
Thursday, Aug. 28, will
mark the football and volley-
ball season openers. Both
will be at home that night
the football team taking on
Little Falls and the volleyball
squad facing Roseau.
Returning as Thief River
Falls head coaches this fall
are Terri Efteland, boys/girls
cross country (seventh year);
Aric Attig, football (fourth
year); Matt Okeson, girls ten-
nis (fourth year); and Tevia
Reese, girls swimming (third
year).
A new member of the
Thief River Falls head coach-
ing fraternity is Kerri
Wichael. She takes over the
volleyball program following
the resignation of Laurie Bit-
ter, who held the job for the
past three seasons.
LHS Football
Thursday, Aug. 28 - Little Falls,
7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 5 - Dilworth-
Glyndon-Felton, 7 p.m.; Friday,
Sept. 12 - at East Grand Forks, 7
p.m.; Friday, Sept. 19 - at Detroit
Lakes, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 26 -
Park Rapids Area, 6 p.m.; Friday,
Oct. 3 - Perham, 7 p.m.; Friday,
Oct. 10 - Pequot Lakes, 7 p.m.;
Wednesday, Oct. 15 - at Roseau, 7
p.m.
LHS Volleyball
Thursday, Aug. 28 - Roseau,
7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 2 - Be-
midji, 7:15 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 4
- at Fosston, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday,
Sept. 9 - at Crookston, 7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, Sept. 13 - Oak Grove
Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday,
Sept. 16 - Frazee, 7:30 p.m.; Fri-
day/Saturday, Sept. 19/20 - South-
west Christian Midwest Volleyball
Warehouse Invitational; Thursday,
Sept. 25 - at Detroit Lakes, 7:30
p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 30 - Park
Rapids Area, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday,
Oct. 2 - at Win-E-Mac, 7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, Oct. 4 - Perham Invita-
tional; Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Lake of the
Woods, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 9
- East Grand Forks, 7:30 p.m.; Mon-
day, Oct. 13 - at Bemidji, 7:30 p.m.;
Tuesday, Oct. 14 - at Red Lake
Falls, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 18
- Chaska Invitational; Monday,
Oct. 20 - at Warroad, 7:30 p.m.
LHS Cross Country
Monday, Aug. 25 - Moorhead In-
vitational, 10 a.m.; Thursday,
TRF plays host to
state tournament
Lem Cup winners named
Forty golfers were on hand
Saturday for the 16th annual
Elks Lem Cup competition.
The event at the Thief
River Golf Club honors for-
mer Elks member Dean An-
derson, who passed away in
1998.
State Elks president Neil
Johnson of Faribault was a
special guest.
Turning in a 57, the win-
ning team included Yose Haj,
Dan Sayler, Ben Sayler,
Brady Anderson and Shane
Peterson.
Standings
n Monday League - Nelson
Equipment-Northern Motors-Biff s
Kitchen 18-4, Fastlane-Eagles 16-6,
West End 10-12, Bellys-Brodin-
Memories 9-13, Carpenters Corner
8-14, Srnsky Trucking 7-15,
Epiphany Station 6-16.
n Tuesday League - Edward
Jones-Genereux Realty 19-3, Digi-
Key Force 16-6, Dawg House-Old
Timers 15-7, M80 13-9, Erls Market-
Frasers Sports Cafe-Sorvig Oil 11-11,
Oklee Lumber 9-13, RV Sports-
Justin Kjos Agency 7-15, Digi-Key
Blue 6-16, VFW 5-17, Eidelbes 2-20.
n Thursday League - Paradis 20-
2, Budweiser-Pennington Main-Er-
icco 18-4, TnJs-Red Lake Electric
16-6, St. Hilaire Bears 11-11, Phillips
Iron-ITS Auto 10-12, Schooner Bar &
Grill 7-15, Blue Eagles 5-17.
Results
n Thursday, July 31 - (6:20 p.m.)
Paradis 14, Schooner Bar & Grill 5;
TnJs-Red Lake Electric 22, RV
Sports-Justin Kjos Agency 0; St. Hi-
laire Bears 24, Blue Eagles 11; Bud-
weiser-Pennington Main-Ericco 6,
Phillips Iron-ITS Auto 3; (7:30 p.m.)
Schooner Bar & Grill 10, Blue Eagles
6; Phillips Iron-ITS Auto 20, RV
Sports-Justin Kjos Agency 10; Par-
adis 22, St. Hilaire Bears 8; TnJs-
Red Lake Electric 16,
Budweiser-Pennington Main-Ericco
14.
MENS SOFTBALL
Lakeville North beat the
St. Cloud Chutes 5-1 Monday
in the finals of the 2014 Min-
nesota American Legion Di-
vision I state baseball
tournament in Eagan.
Both Minnesota finalists
advance to the Central
Plains Region Aug. 7-11 at
Jack Williams Stadium in
Fargo, N.D. an eight-team,
double-elimination event
that will send its champion
to the American Legion
World Series in Shelby, N.C.
Ticket prices for the Cen-
tral Plains Region tourna-
ment have been set at $40
adult tournament pass; $70
family tournament pass (2
adults, 2 youth ages 12-18);
$20 youth tournament pass
(ages 12-18), $10 single ses-
sion adult; and $5 single ses-
sion youth.
State Tournament Results
n Friday, Aug. 1 - (first round)
Excelsior 5, Burnsville 4; Rochester
Redhawks 7, Tri-City Red 5; New
Ulm Gold 6, Chaska 4; Hutchinson
16, St. Paul Hamline Purple 3; Nis-
swa 6, Delano 3; Lakeville North 13,
Alexandria 4; Champlin 10, St.
Cloud Chutes 0; Eagan 7, St. Fran-
cis 2; (winners bracket) Excelsior
14, Rochester Redhawks 7; Hutchin-
son 10, New Ulm Gold 6; Lakeville
North 8, Nisswa 2; Eagan 9, Cham-
plin 2; (loser-out) Tri-City Red 7,
Burnsville 6; Chaska 17, St. Paul
Hamline Purple 3; Alexandria 11,
Delano 7; St. Cloud Chutes 13, St.
Francis 6.
n Saturday, Aug. 2 - (winners
bracket) Excelsior 9, Hutchinson 6;
Lakeville North 12, Eagan 7; (loser-
out) Nisswa 10, Tri-City Red 5;
Chaska 13, Champlin 2; Alexandria
10, Rochester Redhawks 7; St. Cloud
Chutes 10, New Ulm Gold 7; Nisswa
15, Chaska 8; St. Cloud Chutes 21,
Alexandria 6.
n Sunday, Aug. 3 - (winners
bracket) Excelsior 6, Lakeville North
4; (loser-out) Hutchinson 14, Nisswa
8; St. Cloud Chutes 10, Eagan 6; St.
Cloud Chutes 12, Hutchinson 11.
n Monday, Aug. 4 - (loser-out) St.
Cloud Chutes 7, Excelsior 3; (finals)
Lakeville North 5, St. Cloud Chutes
1.
Central Plains Region
n First round Thursday at Jack
Williams Stadium, Fargo - Lakeville
North (Minnesota champion) vs. Des
Moines (Iowa champion), 10 a.m.; St.
Cloud Chutes (Minnesota runner-
up) vs. PI Midwest (Nebraska run-
ner-up), 1 p.m.; KB Building
Services (Nebraska champion) vs.
Bismarck (North Dakota champion),
5 p.m.; Fargo Post 2 (host team) vs.
Rapid City (South Dakota cham-
pion), 8 p.m.
An anniversary will be ob-
served Aug. 15 and 16 when
the Thief River Golf Club ob-
serves a 20-Year Celebra-
tion the expansion from a
9-hole to an 18-hole course.
Several activities, which
will be organized by the pur-
chase of gold, silver or bronze
tickets, are scheduled at the
club to acknowledge the
achievement.
A gold ticket, priced at
$100 per person, includes a
Friday prime rib supper;
drink tickets; a wristband for
a live music show from the
local band Shell Shock; and
entry for a Saturday golf out-
ing that includes lunch at the
turn.
A $50 silver ticket in-
cludes the Saturday golf and
lunch.
Purchase of a $25 bronze
ticket will cover the Friday
prime rib supper and wrist-
band for the Shell Shock per-
formance.
The public can also pur-
chase a $10 ticket to take in
Shell Shock Friday from 8
p.m. to midnight in the park-
ing lot of the Thief River Golf
Club.
To purchase tickets, or for
additional information, call
the Thief River Golf Club at
218-681-2955.
Senior Meals
Heritage Center
Meal provided by Lutheran
Social Services. All meals are
served with bread and milk.
Menu is subject to change upon
availability of certain items.
Monday: Pollock, brown rice,
mixed veggies, dessert.
Tuesday: Salisbury steak,
mash potatoes, carrots, pears.
Wednesday: BBQ riblets, au-
gratin potatoes, beets, dessert.
Thursday: Turkey, mashed po-
tatoes, gravy, corn, pie.
Friday:Chicken breast, baked
potato, beans, dessert.

Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels will deliver
meals Monday through Friday,
including holidays. For more in-
formation, call (218) 681-6861.
Lowfat milk served with all
meals.
Monday: Swiss steak, baked
potato w/ sour cream, corn,
wheat bread w/margarine, apple-
sauce.
Tuesday: Swedish meatballs,
mashed potatoes, sliced beets,
wheat bread w/margarine,
frosted cake.
Wednesday: Tater tot hotdish,
seasoned carrots, coleslaw,
wheat bread w/margarine,
peaches.
Thursday: Chicken breast,
scalloped potatoes, peas & car-
rots, dinner roll w/margarine,
Jell-O w/whipped topping.
Friday: Spaghetti sauce
w/meatballs, spaghetti noodles,
green beans, slice of garlic
bread, peaches.
Newfolden
Community Center
Newfolden, MN
The Senior Meal Program has
relocated to the Newfolden
Caf. Meals are served Monday
through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. For more information, call
218-874-8361.
Monday: Hamburger, beans,
chips.
Tuesday: Fish.
Wednesday: Ham and au
gratins.
Thursday: Roast beef.
Friday: Cooks choice.

LSS Senior Meals
Viking and Holt
Senior meals are served every
weekday. To make a Viking or
Holt meal reservation or to re-
ceive a menu, please call (218)
874-7137. Viking meals avail-
able as home delivery only.
Discovery Place
Milk is served with all meals.
Breakfast
Monday: Kix, cinnamon toast, or-
ange juice.
Tuesday: Scrambled eggs, toast, or-
anges.
Wednesday: Pancakes w/syrup,
grape juice.
Thursday: Rice Krispies, muffins,
applesauce.
Friday: Chex, toast, apple juice.
Lunch
Monday: Chicken noodle soup
w/crackers, bologna sandwich, pineap-
ple.
Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, mashed
potatoes w/gravy, bread & butter, peas,
vanilla pudding.
Wednesday: Tater tot hotdish, bread
& butter, pear halves, cranberries.
Thursday: Hamburger gravy,
mashed potatoes, carrots, bread & but-
ter, pineapple.
Friday: Hot dog on a bun, potato
chips, pork & beans, pickles, apple
crisp.
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Thief River Falls
Times
"Royal Flush"
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20 21 22 23
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36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49
50 51 52 53
54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
62 63 64 65 66 67
68 69 70 71
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Across
1 Soft drinks
6 A long, long time
10 Light blue color
14 Come up
15 Man or boy
16 Do a household chore
17 Animal with big ears
19 Judge
20 Devoured
21 ___ in the blank
22 Goes too fast
24 Sneakers brand
26 Hazard for a ship
28 Big coffee holder
29 Angry cat's sound
31 Parking place
33 Take a chair
36 Rouse
39 Small
40 Nest egg shelter, for
short
41 Boxing great
42 Certain bill, in slang
45 Zig and ___
46 Actor Chaney
47 Kitchen fixture
48 Unwraps
50 Cost an arm and a ___
51 Earl Grey or
chamomile
52 Not crazy
54 Tax expert, for short
56 Former senator Trent
58 Low-___ diet
62 Mythical creatures
65 Hard to find
67 ___ Aviv
68 It has a sash
69 Wound cover
72 Surrounding glow
73 Trick
74 Actress Day
75 School orgs.
76 "What ___ is new?"
77 Cheese with holes
Down
1 Pat of "Wheel of
Fortune"
2 Give a speech
3 Cut into small cubes
4 Inquire
5 Medieval worker
6 Walks slowly
7 Clark of "Gone With
the Wind"
8 Quarterback Manning
9 Goes down, as the
Sun
10 Black ___ (scary
snake)
11 Like some beds
12 Not new
13 Bank conveniences
18 Puts on TV
23 Clothing store clerk's
urge
25 Not he
27 Toss (a coin)
30 Counting everything
32 Lennon's lady
34 Its capital is Tehran
35 They tell you an
item's price
36 One of four in most
rooms
37 Soothing plant
38 Snake with a hood
39 Bill Gates's portal
43 Christmas ___
44 Actress Patricia ___
49 Chest muscle, for
short
52 Home to a horse
53 Razor brand
55 "Guilty" and "not
guilty"
57 Two-color cookies
59 Video game company
60 TV star Philbin
61 "___ you!" (words to
a sneezer)
62 Snare
63 Easy victory
64 Place to keep
valuables
66 Finishes
70 Rank below gen.
71 ___ Jones Industrial
Average
2009 Hometown Content
Sudoku Puzzle #3354-M
Medium
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4 5 1 2
6 2 7 8
9 6 8
7 3 4 5
5 8 1
9 4 5 8
8 3 9 7
2 5 6
Answers to last weeks puzzles
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nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9
must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear
only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the
order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric
clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you
name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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8 7 6 9 4 2 3 1 5
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7 2 4 8 5 9 1 3 6
9 6 3 2 1 7 8 5 4
Lunch Meal Pricing: Kids ages
1-18 Free, Adults $3.75
A choice of 1% white, fat free
chocolate milk, a fresh veg-
etable are offered as part of
every meal.
Monday: Hot ham & cheese on a
bun, chips, cucumber coins, cinnamon
apple slices.
Tuesday: Pizza, lettuce salad with
cheese & snack crackers, peach sauce.
Wednesday: Corn Dog, celery sticks
& PB or sunbutter, juicy orange
wedges.
Thursday: Hamburgers on a bun,
baked beans, lettuce salad, red or blue
juice bars.
Friday: Hot cheese, egg & sausage
sandwich, apple salad, carrots & dip,
fruit choice.
Northrop Summer Lunch
Meleah Biermaier of Thief River Falls had
a collection of medals around her neck at
the end of the 2014 Down Under Sports
track and field meet in Brisbane, Aus-
tralia. (Submitted)
Aug. 28 - Thief River Falls Invita-
tional, 4:15 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 4
- Roseau Invitational, 4:30 p.m.; Fri-
day, Sept. 5 - Bemidji Invitational,
4 p.m.; Monday, Sept. 8 - Warroad
Invitational, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday,
Sept. 16 - Bagley Invitational, 4:30
p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 25 - East
Grand Forks Invitational, 4:15 p.m.;
Thursday, Oct. 2 - Perham Invita-
tional, 4 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 4 -
Duluth Denfeld Invitational, 10
a.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Heart O
Lakes Conference meet (at Pelican
Rapids), 4 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 13 -
Park Rapids Invitational, 4 p.m.
LHS Girls Swimming
Monday, Aug. 25 - Detroit
Lakes Invitational, noon; Thurs-
day, Aug. 28 - Crookston Triangu-
lar, 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 4 -
Park Rapids Invitational, 5:30 p.m.;
Saturday, Sept. 6 - Bemidji Invita-
tional, TBA; Thursday, Sept. 11 -
Crookston Invitational, 5:30 p.m.;
Monday, Sept. 15 - Perham/New
York Mills, 5:30 p.m.; Thursday,
Sept. 18 - at Fosston/Bagley, 5:30
p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 20 - UND In-
vitational, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday,
Sept. 25 - Crookston, 5:30 p.m.; Sat-
urday, Sept. 27 - Fosston/ Bagley
Invitational, noon; Tuesday, Sept.
30 - Moorhead, 5:30 p.m.; Thurs-
day, Oct. 2 - Grand Rapids Invita-
tional, 5 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 6 - at
Warroad/ Roseau/Greenbush-Middle
River, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 11
- Section 8A True Team meet (at De-
troit Lakes), 2 p.m.; Monday, Oct.
13 - Warroad/Roseau/ Greenbush-
Middle River, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday,
Oct. 14 - Crookston Triangular, 5:30
p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24 - North Bor-
der Conference meet (at Warroad),
5:30 p.m.
LHS Girls Tennis
Friday/Saturday, Aug. 15/16 -
Park Rapids Invitational; Tuesday,
Aug. 19 - Virginia Triangular;
Wednesday, Aug. 20 - Eveleth-
Gilbert Triangular, 11 a.m.; Satur-
day, Aug. 23 - Crookston
Invitational, 9 a.m.; Monday, Aug.
25 - Brainerd Invitational, 9 a.m.;
Friday, Aug. 29 - Detroit Lakes Tri-
angular, 9 a.m.; Thursday, Sept. 4
- at Roseau, 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept.
9 - at Crookston, 3:30 p.m.; Thurs-
day, Sept. 11 - at Bemidji, 7 p.m.;
Thursday, Sept. 16 - East Grand
Forks Triangular, 4 p.m.; Thursday,
Sept. 18 - Bemidji, 4 p.m.; Monday,
Sept. 22 - Crookston, 4:30 p.m.;
Tuesday, Sept. 23 - Crookston
Northwest Quad, 10 a.m.; Thurs-
day, Sept. 25 - Thief River Falls
Quad, 10 a.m.; Friday, Sept. 26 -
Detroit Lakes Triangular, noon;
Tuesday, Sept. 30- Roseau, 3:30
p.m.
TRF schedules listed
Biermaier enjoys Australia
n TRF athlete part of Down Under Sports event
A collection of medals and
a lifetime of memories were
the rewards for Thief River
Falls Meleah Biermaier at
the 14th annual Down Under
Sports track and field meet
in Brisbane, Australia.
Biermaier accepted the in-
vitation and began raising
funds to cover the cost of the
adventure when she was con-
tacted by Down Under
Sports to be one of 300 ath-
letes from the United States,
Australia and New Zealand
to take part in the July inter-
national competition at the
Giffiths University Gold
Coast Athletics Center.
Biermaier, who is about to
begin her junior year at Lin-
coln High School, made her
way to Dallas for a 16-hour
flight to Brisbane.
She was awake for 20
hours on Day 1 of the trip.
Three days of practice pre-
ceded 2 1/2 days of competi-
tion for the multi-sport
athlete who plays volleyball
and basketball and runs
track for the Prowlers. In the
spring, she specializes in the
hurdle events, where she has
been a state medalist since
the eighth grade.
Her Australia track events
were the 100 and 300-meter
hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400 re-
lays, plus the javelin.
Biermaier broke the meet
record in the 300 hurdles
with a 43.89; was part of two
second place relay teams;
and was third in the 100 hur-
dles.
She did not make the fi-
nals in the javelin, an event
she had never tried before.
Outside the of the track
competition, Biermaier was
able to enjoy a rainforest tour
in Australia; posed for photos
with kangaroos and koala
bears; made a side trip to
Hawaii, which included a
tour of Pearl Harbor, where
she visited with a member of
the armed services stationed
there; attended a polynesian
show; and gave surfing a try.
She observed her Sweet 16
birthday in Australia, receiv-
ing a boomerang as a gift.
Championship trophy in the 2014 Riverfest Co-ed Invi-
tational slow pitch softball tournament went to Lind-
holm Welding, whose team members included, front
row from left, Tyler Johnson, Kyle Wikert, Allie Nelson,
Kaitlyn Lund, Lacey Stennes, Shawna Rogalla; back
row, Nolan Knott, Eric Huseth, Nate Fanfulik, David
Hoglo, Craig Peterson, Jamie Hoglo and Jessica Wikert.
Bases Loaded, a Bemidji team, finished second, fol-
lowed by Northern State Bank. (Submitted photo)
Jerome Berger of Badger
was the Donnie Byfuglien
Memorial winner Saturday
with a victory in the pure
stocks feature at the Green-
bush Race Park.
The tracks Aug. 9 race
card will feature the Baker
Cup Memorial. Hot laps start
at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins at
7.
Results - Aug. 2
n Lightning sprints - (Feature)
1. Alan Truscinski; 2. Chris Sorin; 3.
Corey Olson; 4. Eric Johnson; 5. Alex
Truscinski; 6. Kyle Cole; 7. Brayden
Pengilly; 8. Brody Hutton; 9. Nick
Otto; 10. Rocky Holter; 11. Marcus
Rothenbacher; 12. Lawrence Veral-
rud; 13. Dexter Dvergsten; (Heat 1)
Alan Truscinski; 2. Johnson; 3. Alex
Truscinski, 4. Cole; 5. Hutton; 6.
Otto; 7. Rothenbacher; (Heat 2) 1.
Sorin; 2. Olson; 3. Pengilly; 4. Veral-
rud; 5. Holter; 6. Dvergsten.
n Pure Stocks - (Feature) 1.
Jerome Berger; 2. Jaden Varnson; 3.
Les Mcrae; 4. Kelly Jacobson; 5.
Bryce Corneliusen; 6. Ryan Hagen;
7. Mike Peterson; 8. Stan Olson; 9.
Alan Lane; 10. Derek Pollock; 11. Je-
remy Anderson; 12. Jordan Wasnie;
13. Neil Miller; 14. Chelsey-Dale
Hamness; 15. Ryan Weston; 16.
Mike Vagle; (Heat 1) 1. Olson; 2.
Lane; 3. Varnson; 4. Pollock; 5. Ja-
cobson; 6. Weston; (Heat 2) 1.
Berger; 2. Peterson; 3. Vagle; 4.
Hamness; 5. Mcrae; (Heat 3) 1. Cor-
neliusen; 2. Wasnie; 3. Anderson; 4.
Hagen; 5. Miller.
n Midwest modifieds - (Fea-
ture) 1. Paul Veert; 2. John Halvor-
son; 3. Bill Yonke; 4. Justin Olson; 5.
James Wall; 6. Sane Wahl; 7. Mur-
ray Kozie; 8. Jordan Wahl; 9. Logan
Hamness; 10. Patrick Sobolik; 11.
Cory Ziebol; 12. Ed Lehrke; 13, An-
drew Hulstein; 14. Rod Peterson; 15.
Scott Jacobson; 16. Steve Hougard;
17. Cody Ossachuk; 18. Gary Nel-
son; 19. Andy Wagner; (Heat 1) 1.
Halvorson; 2. Jordan Wahl; 3. Jacob-
son; 4. Hulstein; 5. Hamness; 6.
Wagner; 7. Peterson; (Heat 2) 1.
James Wall; 2. Sobolik; 3. Veert; 4.
Nelson; 5. Hougard; 6. Lehrke;
(Heat 3) 1. Yonke; 2. Ossachuk; 3.
Olson; 4. Shane Wahl; 5. Murray
Kozie; 6. Cory Ziebol.
n Stree stocks - (Feature) 1. Art
Linert; 2. Jordan Duray; 3. Ryan
Johnson; 4. Aaron BlackLance; 5.
Terry BlackLance; 6. Jesse Teunis; 7.
Heath Corneliusen; 8. Jeremy Gust;
9. Trent Beito; 10. Jersy Porter; 11.
Kyle Pellaers; 12. Devin Spears.
(Heat 1) 1. Linert; 2. Johnson; 3. Te-
unis; 4. Gust; 5. Spears; 6. Beito;
(Heat 2) Corneliusen; 2. Duray; 3.
Terry BlackLance; 4. Pellaers; 5.
Aaron BlackLance; 6. Porter.
nModifieds - (Feature) 1. Aaron
Holton; 2. Rick Jacobson; 3. Shane
Wahl; 4. Dustin Wahl; 5. Mark
Esala; 6. Rick Delaine; 7. Jordan
Wahl; 8. John Schulke; 9. Justin
Bronk; 10. Joe Chaplinski; 11. Ken
Gekse; 12. Jason Johnson; 13. Mike
Tiani; (Heat 1) 1. Jacobson; 2. De-
laine; 3. Jordan Wahl; 4. Schulke; 5.
Geske; 6. Jason Johnson; 7. Tiani;
(Heat 2) 1. Holtan; 2. Dustin Wahl,
3. Esala; 4. Shane Wahl; 5. Chaplin-
ski; 6. Bronk.
n 4-Cylinders - (Feature) 1.
Mike Demchuck, 2. Jim Mulholland;
3. Dean Miljure; 4. Katelyn Ahrndt;
5. Chad Hagen; 6. Noah Maier-We-
leski; 7. Reid Anderson; (Heat) - 1.
Miljure; 2. Mulholland; 3. Demchuk;
4. Ahrndt; 5. Anderson; 6. Maier-We-
leski; 7. Hagen.
Greenbush Race Park
hosting Aug. 9 Baker
Cup Memorial event
Central Plains Region tournament is in Fargo...
Legion state baseball champion is crowned
Anniversary celebration at Golf Club
Firearms safety class
will begin on Aug. 18
A Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources youth
firearms safety training class
will be presented by the Pen-
nington County Sportsmen
Club starting Aug. 18.
Sessions will be held from
6:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 18, 19, 21
and 25 at the Joint Opera-
tions facility, 225th Ave. NE,
Thief River Falls.
A range day will be held
Saturday, Aug. 23, from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sports-
men Club range.
Range day for fall online
students will be Saturday,
Sept. 13.
For additional informa-
tion, call 218-681-1901.
Experiencing Australia during her participation in the
2014 Down Under Sports track and field meet, Thief
River Falls Meleah Biermaier met some of the locals
when she was pictured with a kangaroo and koala bear.
(Submitted)
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Thief River Falls
Times
ALMA FREE LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Dennis Gray, Pastor
28098 300
th
Street NW, Argyle
Phone: (218) 874-2101.
Web: www.almaaflc.org
Sunday August 10: Worship at
9:30 a.m.; Service at Good
Samaritan at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12: Quilting at
9:00 a.m.; Bag Ladies at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13: Church
council at 8;00 p.m.
ABUNDANT LIFE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Michael Johnson, Pastor
1602 Pennington Ave.,
P.O. Box 522, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-2300
Web: abundantlifetrf.com
Sundays: Service at 9:30 a.m.
BETHLEHEM AND
NAZARETH LUTHERAN
PARISH ELCA
Cathie Rhodes, Pastor
202 Marshall Avenue, Holt
Box 39, Newfolden
Bethlehem Office: (218) 874-7115
Nazareth Office:(218) 449-3856
Parsonage: (218) 449-3431
Thursday, August 7: Prayer and
Bible study group at Nazareth at
10:00 a.m.; Keenagers meet for sen-
ior meal and Bingo.
Sunday, August 10: Bethlehem
service at 9:00 a.m.; Nazareth serv-
ice at 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 12: Creative arts
at 1:00 p.m.; Mid-week service at
Bethlehem at 7:00 p.m.; Text study
in the afternoon in TRF; Nazareth
council meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13: Prayer and
Bible study group at Bethlehem at
10:30 a.m.; Joint council meeting at
Nazareth at 8:00 p.m.; Mid-week
service at Nazareth at 7:00 p.m.
with supper at 6:00 p.m.
CALVARY LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
Pastor Mary Hansen, Interim Pastor
PO Box 8
405 Water Street, St. Hilaire
Phone: (218) 964-5750
Sundays: Worship at 10 a.m.,
Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays
of the month.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF
ST. JOSEPHS, ST.
EDWARDS
& BLESSED SACRAMENT
CHURCH
Father Luis Buitron, Pastor
Phone: (218) 782-2467
lbuitron@wiktel.com
Thursday, August 7: Daily Mass at
St. Josephs at 9:00 a.m.; VBS at
BSC from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, August 8: Daily Mass at
Karlstad Care Center at 2 p.m.
Saturday, August 9: Mass at BSC
at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 10: Mass at St.
Joseph at 8:00 a.m.; Mass at BSC at
9:45 a.m.; Communion at LifeCare
at 11:00 a.m.; Mass at St. Edward at
11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 12: Morning
Coffee Club & Rosary at LifeCare
Manor at 9:45 a.m.; 4:30 p.m.
Adoration; 5:15 p.m. Benediction;
Daily mass at BSC at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13: Daily
Mass at LifeCare Manor at 10 a.m.
CLEARWATER
LUTHERAN PARISH
MT. OLIVE, NAZARETH,
OAK PARK, ST. PETRI
Joseph Abrahamson, Pastor
Rt. 1, Box 156C, Oklee
Phone: (218) 796-5130
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Nondenominational
Curtis Jacobson, Senior Pastor
Highway 1 East, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-2285
Worship Services: Sunday morn-
ing worship celebration service and
One Way Childrens church and
Sunday school (toddler and infant
nursery available) at 10 a.m.;
Wednesday evening worship service
at 7 p.m.
Youth Services: Sunday evening at
7 p.m. for 7th grade-college.
Prayer Meetings: Saturday morn-
ing mens prayer breakfast at 8 a.m.
Lion and Lamb Bible College
Classes: Sunday evenings 6 p.m. to
10 p.m.; Thursday evenings 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
EAGLES VIEW CHURCH,

OUTREACH CENTER
Roger Schmitz, Pastor
111 Fourth Street East, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 874-3001
Worship Services: Sundays at 10
a.m.; Wednesdays: Prayer at 7 p.m.
EPIPHANY STATION
Jeff Gauss,Lead Pastor
Ben Kosharek, Associate Pastor
Matty Towse, Youth
403 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls
Web: www.epiphanystation.com
E-Mail: epiphanystation@gmail.com
Wednesdays: Middle School Youth
Group at 6:30 p.m., High School
Youth Group at 8 p.m.
Fridays: Celebrate Recovery at 7
p.m.
Sundays: Worship at 9:29 & 10:59
a.m.
EVANGELICAL COVENANT
CHURCH
Bert Foster, Senior Pastor
1425 East Third Street, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-4449
Web: www.trfcovchurch.org
Pastors E-Mail: bert@trfcovchurch.org
Sundays: Worship at 9:30 a.m., No
Sunday School.
Tuesdays: Al-Anon meetings 8 p.m.
Thursdays: Al-Anon meetings 7 p.m.
EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH
Bruce Fischer, Pastor
Melvin Sich, Pastor
Trevor Killip, Pastor
211 Arnold Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-3855
Web: www.trfefc.org
Sundays: Sunday School for ages 2
- Adult at 9:15 a.m., Worship
Service at 10:30 a.m.
Kids Sports Camp: August 11-14
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Mark Boone, Interim Pastor
246 Kendall Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-4716
Worship Services: Sunday school
at 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship at
10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening at 6
p.m.
FAITH LUTHERAN
BRETHREN CHURCH
Tim Carlson, Interim Lay Pastor
601 Dewey Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Church: (218) 681-7705
Worship Services: Sundays at
10:30 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Ben Wattenphul, Pastor
414 Horace Avenue North,
Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-2477
Wednesdays: Prayer & Fellowship
at 7 p.m.
Fridays: Game night! Come out
and have a good time 7 p.m. - 10
p.m.
Sundays: Worship services at 10
a.m.
Tuesdays: Scripture reading and
Lattes 7:30 p.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Tom Potter, Pastor
Red Lake Falls, MN
Worship Services: Sundays at
10:45 a.m.; Communion is the first
Sunday of the month; Meeting of
the session is the first Monday of
the month at 7:30 p.m.
FOUR CROSSES
LUTHERAN PARISH
Curtis Matz, Pastor
Darlene Larson Matz, Lay Pastor
Phone: (218) 222-3622
E-mail: triluthreanparish@wiktel.com
Sundays: Gustav Adolph and
Salem: Worship at 9:30 a.m. and
Sunday school at 10:30 a.m.; First
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.;
Bethesda Sunday school at 10 a.m.;
First andBethesda worship at 11
a.m.
Thursdays: Worship at First at 6
p.m.
GOODRIDGE AREA
LUTHERAN PARISH - ELCA
FAITH, EKELUND, BETHANY
Robert W. Dahlen, Pastor
P.O. Box 157, Goodridge
Phone: (218) 378-4191
Sunday, August 10: Faith Service
at 9:45 a.m.; Ekelund service at
8:30 a.m.; Bethany worship at
11:00 a.m.; Vacation Bible school at
Faith from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Monday, August 11: Parish board
meeting at 8:00 p.m.; VBS 6:00 -
8:00 p.m. at Faith.
Tuesday, August 12: Shalom Circle
at 6:30 p.m.; VBS 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
at Faith.
Wednesday, August 13: Mid-week
services at Faith at 7:30 p.m., VBS
at Faith from 6:00 - 8:00.
IMMANUEL AND EBENEZER

LUTHERAN PARISH ELCA
Jonathan Dodson, Pastor
P.O. Box 98, Plummer
Phone: (218) 465-4525
Thursday, August 7: VBS from
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Friday, August 8: Immanuel
WELCA meets at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 10: Worship at
9:00 a.m. at Ebenezer; 10:30 a.m.
Worship at Immanuel; Immanuel
congretional meeting.
Wednesday, August 13: Immanuel
council at 7:30 p.m.; Ebenezer
WELCA at 7:00 p.m.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD
Rev. Dr. Mark Buchhop, Pastor
Radium
Phone: (218) 681-9992 or 745-5604
Saturdays: Bible Study at 6 p.m.,
Worship at 7 p.m.
LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP

23448 Center Avenue N.
Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-6625
Wednesdays: Bible Study/Prayer
Meeting at 7 p.m.
Sundays: Worship Service at 10
a.m.
MIDDLE RIVER LUTHERAN

PARISH & FIRST LUTHERAN
GUSTAV ADOLPH
First Lutheran Church
210 Park Ave., Middle River
Gustav Adolph Lutheran Church
Strathcona, MN
Phone: (218) 222-3622
First Lutheran (Middle River):
Worship service Sundays at 11 a.m.;
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
Thursdays: Worship and Com m -
union at 6 p.m.
Gustav Adolph (Strath cona):
Worship service Sundays at 8:30
a.m.
NEWFOLDEN EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
Gary Barrett, Pastor
P.O. Box 86, Newfolden
Phone: (218) 874-8785
E-mail: nefc@wiktel.com
Wednesday: Awana (4 yrs - 6th
grade) and Detour (7-12th grade) at
6:30 - 8 p.m.; Adult Bible study at
6:45 p.m.
Saturday: Mens prayer time 7 a.m.
Sunday: Sunday school at 9:15
a.m.; Morning worship at 10:30
a.m.
NEWFOLDEN NEW HOPE

LUTHERAN CHURCH - AALC
Ollie Urdahl, Pastor
P.O. Box 185, Newfolden
Phone: (218) 874-6611
Worship Services: Sundays at 9:30
a.m.
OPEN ARMS CHRISTIAN

FELLOWSHIP
A Ministry of the
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
David Fish, Pastor
401 St. Paul Ave. S., Thief River Falls
Church Phone: (218) 681-2790
Pastors Home: (218) 698-4345
Tuesday: ClubCHIP at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: Mid-week Bible
Study and Prayer Meeting at 10
a.m.; Pathfinder Club at 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Worship Service at 3
p.m., Bible Study at 4:30 p.m.,
Fellowship Meal at 5:30 p.m.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN

CHURCH AFLC
Rev. Greg Schram, Pastor
2075 Hwy. 59 SE, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-4643
Sundays: 8 a.m. Morning
Devotional Hour (KTRF 1230),
Worship (staffed nursery) 9:30 a.m.,
Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays: Adult Bible Study at
7 p.m.
REINER LUTHERAN
FREE CHURCH AFLC
Rev. Greg Schram, Pastor
Highway 1, 7 miles east of Goodridge
(218) 681-4643
Sundays: Worship at 11:30 a.m.
REDEEMER LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
1300 Nora Street East, Thief River Falls
BLACK RIVER LUTHERAN
CHURCH
St. Hilaire
Mark Helgeland, Pastor
Ben Carlsen, Pastor
Phone: (218) 689-0727
Church: (218) 681-3390
E-mail: redeemer@mncable.net
Redeemer: Worship - Saturday at 5
p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. (No
Sunday School through Labor Day)
* Starting May 25th no Saturday
Service through Labor Day
* Starting May 28th Wednesday
Service with Holy Communion at 7
p.m. through Labor Day. Sunday
service at 10:30 a.m. Holy commun-
ion served 1st and 3rd Sundays.
Black River: Worship at 9 a.m. (No
Sunday School through Labor Day)
Holy Communion is served every Saturday
and first and third Sunday of the month at
Redeemer and the first Sunday of the month at
Black River.
RINDAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH, NALC
Ollie Urdahl, Interim Pastor
23511 110th Ave. NW, Newfolden
Sundays: Sunday school at 10 a.m.,
Worship service at 11:15 a.m.
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH

1563 Highway 59 SE (Next to McDonalds)
Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-1469
Sundays: Service at 10 a.m., nurs-
ery/preschool available as well as
ministry for children 1st - 6th grade.
Wednesdays: Adult Prayer/Bible
Study at 7 p.m.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
David Fish, Pastor
1024 Tindolph Ave. South, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 281-4550
Worship Services: Saturdays at 11
a.m.; Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m.
SILVER CREEK LUTHERAN

CHURCH
John Golv, Senior Pastor
Ale Tulu, Associate Pastor
22479 170th Ave. NE, Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-7079
Wednesdays: New Traditions
Worship at 6:15 p.m.
Sundays: Worship services at 10
a.m.
SILVERTON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Larry Myhrer, Lay Pastor
17982 180th St. NE, Thief River Falls
facebook/silvertonlutheranchurch
Sundays: Worship service at 9 a.m.
ST. BERNARDS, ST. ANNS

AND ST. CLEMENTS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Rick Lambert, Pastor
105 Knight Avenue N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-3571
St. Bernards Mass: Saturdays at 5
p.m., Sundays at 9 a.m.
St. Anns (Good ridge): Sundays at
10:30 a.m.
St. Clements (Grygla): Sundays at
8:30 a.m.
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN

CHURCH
Missouri Synod
Pastor: Rev. Kirk Shield
101 Pine Ave. S., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-4488
Sundays: Worship at 10:45 a.m.
ST. JOSEPHS CATHOLIC

CHURCH
Fr. Chuck Huck, Pastor
112 Edward Ave. N., Red Lake Falls
Phone: (218) 253-2685
Worship Services: (Red Lake
Falls) Sundays at 10 a.m. (Brooks)
Sunday at 8 a.m. (St. Francis
Xavier, Oklee) Saturdays at 5 p.m.
ST. PAULI LUTHERAN

CHURCH ELCA
Carl Hansen, Pastor
P.O. Box 944, County Road 20 S.
Thief River Falls
Web: http://historicstpauli.org/
Saturday, August 9: Sarah circle at
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, August 13: Miriam
circle at 7:00 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

ELCA
Rev. John Voelker, Ph.D., Pastor
Keri Lillestol, Lay Visitation
and Senior Outreach
325 Horace Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-1310
Worship Services: Sundays at 9
a.m. for June, July and August.
Coffee fellowship to follow service.
UNITED LUTHERAN, GATZKE

OUR SAVIORS, THIEF LAKE
Craig Bowyer, Pastor
(218) 425-7878
Our Saviors, Thief Lake
Phone: (218) 222-3711
United Lutheran, Gatzke
(218) 459-3351
Sundays in June: United
Lutheran (Gatzke)Worship at 11
a.m.; Our Saviors (Thief Lake)
Worship at 9 a.m.
Communion on 1st and 3rd
Sundays.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Robert Kopp, Pastor
104 Horace Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-4388
Web: www.umctrf.org
Thursday, August 7: Chit Chat
Coffee Group at 10:00 a.m.;
Education committee meeting at
12:00 noon; Evangelism committee
meeting at 6:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.; Fellowship at 10:00
a.m.
Monday, August 11: Bible reading
time at Thief River Care Center at
10 a.m.; Overeaters Anonymous
at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday,August 12: Weight
Watchers at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday
Bible study at 7:15 p.m.
VIKING COVENANT CHURCH

Rev. Jim Robberstad, Pastor
Viking, MN
Phone: (218) 523-4735
Cell: (218) 201-0350
Worship Services: Sunday at 9
a.m. Special events as announced.
VIKING LUTHERAN PARISH

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dale Knotek, Interim Pastor
P.O. Box 37, Viking
OAK RIDGE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 523-4995
Worship Services at Zion:
Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Worship Services at Oak Ridge:
Sundays at 9 a.m.
Sunday School Wednesdays
WESTAKER FREE LUTHERAN

CHURCH AFLC
PhilRokke, Pastor
321 Minnesota Ave. E., Newfolden
Phone: (218) 874-7925
Worship Services: Sunday at 10:30
a.m.; Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.
Communion: 1st Sunday of the
month.
Confirmation Class: Wednesdays
at 4 p.m.
Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Potluck dinner: 3rd Sunday of the
month.
Youth Group: 1st and 3rd Sunday
of the month.
Trumpet of Truth: Sundays at 7
p.m. on KTRF.
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

ELCA
John Golv, Senior Pastor
Ale Tulu, Associate Pastor
505 Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls
Phone: (218) 681-3296
Web: www.ziontrf.org
Thursday, August 7: Bone
Builders at 9:00 a.m.; Prayer shawl
group at 1:30 p.m.; Parkinsons
group at 4:00 p.m.
Friday, August 8: Bone Builders at
9:00 a.m.; Coffee w/staff 9:30 a.m.;
Sunday, August 10: Worship and
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m.;
Coffee fellowship at 9:30 a.m.;
September sharing servants at 9:30
a.m.; Silver Creek worship 10
a.m.; No second service at Zion for
the summer. The 8:30 a.m. service
is broadcast over KTRF (AM 1230)
and Cable 3.
Monday, August 11: Bone Builders
at 9 a.m.; Parish Nurse hours 3:00 -
4:30 pm.
Tuesday, August 12: Staff meeting
at 9:30 a.m.; Coffee w/staff at 10:30
a.m.; Text study, Redeemer at 12:00
Noon; Gamblers Anonymous at 7
p.m.
Wednesday, August 13: Bone
Builders exercise at 9 a.m.; New
Traditions worship at 6:15 p.m.;
Supper at 5:30 p.m.; Family time
activites at 7 p.m.
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Minnesotas minimum wage increases
Minnesota's minimum-
wage rates rise up to $8 an
hour beginning Aug. 1, 2014.
It's the state's first wage
increase in nearly a decade.
In the coming two years, the
new law will move wage
rates higher in August 2015
and again in August 2016
when the top rate goes to
$9.50 an hour. In January
2018, the rate will be
indexed to inflation based on
economic conditions.
"Minnesotans who work
full-time should be able to
earn enough money to lift
their families out of poverty
and achieve the American
Dream," said Gov. Mark
Dayton. "Raising the mini-
mum wage will improve the
lives of more than 325,000
hard-working Minnesotans.
I thank the Legislature for
recognizing the need to
make work pay in
Minnesota."
"This is good news for
Minnesota's lowest-wage
workers and will help them
earn more to provide for
their families," said Ken
Peterson, commissioner of
the Minnesota Department
of Labor and Industry.
To help employers under-
stand the new requirements,
DLI has created two new,
easy-to-understand fact
sheets; both are available at
www.dli.mn.gov/MinWage.
As of Aug. 1, 2014:
Large employers must
pay at least $8 an hour when
the employer's annual gross
revenues are $500,000 or
more.
Small employers must
pay at least $6.50 an hour
when the employer's annual
gross revenues are less than
$500,000.
The training wage
rate, $6.50 an hour, may be
paid to employees younger
than 20 years of age for the
first 90 consecutive days of
employment.
The youth wage rate,
at least $6.50 an hour, may
be paid to employees
younger than 18 years of age
who are not covered under
federal law.
Other minimum-wage
laws:
Minimum-wage rates
apply to all hours worked,
whether part-time or full-
time.
Employees must be
paid at least the minimum-
wage rate, no matter how
they are paid.
No employer may take
a tip credit against wages in
Minnesota.
Examples of workers
exempt from minimum-wage
requirements include: bona
fide executive, administra-
tive or professional workers;
babysitters; and volunteers
of nonprofit organizations.
Evangelical
Free to host
Sports Camp
Evangelical Free Church,
211 Arnold Ave. N., will host
Sports Camp Monday, Aug.
11 through Thursday, Aug.
14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Children entering kinder-
garten through sixth grade
are invited to this free activ-
ity. There will be prizes,
treats, games, music and
Bible lessons. Register by
calling the Evangelical Free
Church office at 681-3855.
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by Senators
Amy Klobuchar and
John Hoeven
Whether it is sending a
text, reading an email, or
changing stations on the
radio, it only takes a
moment of distraction to
cause a tragedy. In fact,
research shows if a driver
takes their eyes off the road
for just 5 seconds at 55 mph,
they will travel the entire
length of a football field.
When you think about driv-
ing that far, that fast, with-
out paying attention, its not
hard to see the potential for
disaster.
Unfortunately, drivers
are taking that risk and the
numbers are staggering. In
fact, a recent report by the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that
nearly half of all U.S. high
school students admitted to
texting or emailing while
driving. Every day, nine peo-
ple die and more than 1,000
are injured due to crashes
involving distracted driving.
In 2012 alone, there was an
estimated 421,000 people
injured in crashes involving
a distracted driver.
But these numbers dont
tell the story of the real peo-
ple who have lost their lives
and whose families are still
suffering. Take the Logan
family from Byron, who lost
their daughter Deej to dis-
tracted driving in 2012. In
the afternoon on the first
day of her senior year, Deej
was killed when she looked
down to send a text and ran
into the back of a school bus.
She was just 17 years old.
Tragedies like this are
occurring in Minnesota,
North Dakota and across
America. They are a stark
reminder that putting a stop
to distracted driving is a
matter of life and death. It is
also a call to action and why
we have introduced biparti-
san legislation that would
bring resources to states
taking a stand against dis-
tracted driving. The
Improving Driver Safety Act
would expand access to an
existing grant program that
provides funds to states to
boost enforcement laws and
educate the public on the
dangers of distracted driv-
ing.
Unfortunately, too many
states are being prevented
from receiving this impor-
tant funding. In 2013, out of
38 states that applied for
grants, only seven qualified,
leaving more than 50 per-
cent in available funds
unused. This year, only one
state benefitted from the
program and 70 percent of
the funding was left unused.
This makes no sense.
Our bill would expand
access to these distracted
driving grants by adjusting
the requirements to ensure
more states, including
Minnesota and North
Dakota, that are taking
steps to curb distracted driv-
ing arent prevented from
receiving funds. For exam-
ple, if a state passes a law
that bans text messaging
and makes it a primary
offense, that state would be
rewarded for moving in the
right direction. Without our
bill, that state would receive
no support at all.
While these steps are
important, there is no single
law that will end distracted
driving. Instead, we need to
start changing attitudes and
raising awareness. It has
been done before in 1970,
fewer than 15 percent of
Americans used seat belts.
Following a comprehensive
education campaign by the
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration that
number is now near an all-
time historic high of 84 per-
cent. That same progress
can be made with distracted
driving.
To be successful, we each
need to take responsibility
and realize there is no text
message worth dying for. We
must reaffirm our commit-
ment to paying attention
behind the wheel and
improving safety on our
roads. Together we can help
ensure no one will have to
face the same tragedy the
Logan family has had to
endure.
Its still shocking
for those who have
known her a long time
and followed her
through every treat-
ment, or interviewed or
talked to her on only a
few occasions.
Fifteen-year-old
Gracie Woods recently
decided to cease her
treatment for osteogenic
sarcoma, a rare bone
cancer after doctors said
they could do little more
for her. The treatment
aimed at fighting cancer
was no longer worth the
physical and emotional
cost. The announcement
was upsetting and it
affects those who have
invested so much in
keeping spirits up and
encouraged the fight.
And, lets be frank,
when things like this
happen, we are remind-
ed that it could happen
to any of our loved ones
and we never want that
to happen, or to feel
like were giving up. Its
not the outcome any of
us hope for.
Helping Gracie focus
on the quality of time
she and our loved
ones have left may be
the best way to help all
of us adjust or deal with
our frustrations, anger,
sadness and other emo-
tions. So it was truly
inspiring that our com-
munity responded to the
fundraising effort to
deliver Gracie her
dream room. Within 24
hours of launching the
online effort to raise
$5,500 for her room,
$14,000 was raised.
Since then, a total of
more than $20,000 has
been raised. Hundreds
of individuals came for-
ward to grant her wish.
They volunteered cash,
time, skills and best
wishes.
Its times like these
that really make me,
and I hope all of you,
proud to be a part of
this community.
Its getting to be that
time of year when many
of us begin to wonder
whether putting so
much time and effort
into our yards and gar-
dens has really been
worth it. This week,
Sherry LaCoursiere-
Pippin explores that
very topic in her column
Speaking of
I have to admit that I
am having those doubts.
A couple of years ago, I
decided to not use much
fertilizer or weed killer
on my yard because I
believed it wasnt good
for the environment.
This spring, it was obvi-
ous that something had
to be done. My yard was
being taken over by
brown patches, Creeping
Charlie, some kind of
ivy, dandelions and
some kind of clover.
Thus began my war
against weeds and a
brown yard. August has
now arrived, and Ive
begun to reexamine my
efforts and lagging
energy levels. I weary of
the battle. Looking over
my yard this weekend, I
still see Creeping
Charlie, dandelions, ivy
and that clover. True,
there are fewer brown
patches and fewer
weeds, but I am tired of
the battle. Oh well, I
told myself, maybe it
wont be so bad next
year. Yes, Im a Vikings
and Twins fan, too.
I hope you enjoy
Sherrys column.
This past weekend,
area residents and visi-
tors to our community
were able to enjoy many
different activities - the
car show, motorcycle
show, Color Run, Chili
Cook-Off, craft show,
Farmers Market, Movie
in the Park and many
musical performances.
The weather was as
close to perfect as
August in northwestern
Minnesota offers, the
parks were in great
shape, the entertainers
were wonderful and the
events seemed well
organized. Thank you to
all who made such a
wonderful weekend pos-
sible. Ill also pose these
questions, which has
been asked by others
before - whats the festi-
vals connection to the
river, and if this is
RiverFest, why arent
there activities on the
river?
Bill would
prevent
propane
shortages
Senators Al Franken (D-
Minn.), Rob Portman (R-
Ohio), and Tammy Baldwin
(D-Wis.) introduced biparti-
san legislation to address
the root causes of propane
shortages like the one that
hit families, farmers, and
businesses across the
Midwest and other parts of
the country this past winter.
The bipartisan group of
Senators introduced the
Propane Supply and
Security Act, which will help
prevent shortages by
improving propane supply
and price information, coor-
dinating responses to short-
ages, studying the need for
regional propane reserves,
and helping farmers pur-
chase propane storage
tanks.
When the propane crisis
hit last winter, I traveled
around Minnesota and
heard from families and pro-
ducers about how much it
hurt them, said Franken,
chairman of the Senate
Energy Subcommittee. I
heard from everyone - from
homeowners who couldnt
afford to heat their homes to
turkey growers who couldnt
heat their barns. This bipar-
tisan bill will help us
respond more quickly to
future shortages and it will
help prevent them in the
first place.
Last winters propane
shortage caused a tremen-
dous burden for the Ohioans
who rely on propane to heat
their homes and Ohio live-
stock operations, said
Portman. To be better pre-
pared in the future, we must
move quickly to enact this
bipartisan legislation to
help prevent and better
manage shortages.
Nearly 250,000
Wisconsin residents and
countless businesses
throughout my state weath-
ered a severe propane crisis
this last winter, said
Baldwin. Our goal should
be to a prevent future crisis
and this bipartisan bill
takes common sense action
to help manage shortages
more effectively by improv-
ing coordination.
This winter, Franken led
the charge to alleviate the
propane shortage. He
pressed to extend the hours-
of-service exemption, mak-
ing it easier for suppliers to
transport propane to
Minnesota. Franken helped
Minnesota families strug-
gling to heat their homes
receive much-needed heat-
ing assistance.
No text is worth dying for
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POLICIES
To the Editor:
It is not often enough that
we say thanks to our com-
munity, but the recent
Pennington County Fair at
the Bull Ride events Friday
and Saturday night were too
much to bypass without a
big thank you from our fam-
ily. I have to admit I held my
mother tight as a tribute
was paid to my father,
Norrie Thune, both nights
for all the hard work he had
done in helping bring the
event to the fair. The count-
less community service
hours he and many others
spent coordinating this
event for the last 19 years.
While my mother may not
have always appreciated the
time he spent with the
event, I believe she has a
new appreciation for how
much the community
thought of it when she was
thanked by the Bull Ride
Committee and the commu-
nity those two evenings. I
truly believe that she now
feels the passion that he felt
for this event and under-
stands better why he spent
so much time with it.
From the announcer Clint
Adkins heartfelt message to
our family, where he strug-
gled to make it through the
memorial message without
tears; Chad Berger, the
stock contractor my dad
respected deeply, holding my
mothers hand as it was
read, and the 3,000-plus in
attendance giving a stand-
ing ovation with hats off in
his honor - Thank You.
The Bull Ride Committee
did an unimaginable job in
honoring my father and
making our family feel his
presence that night. It was a
truly healing experience for
all of us and we are forever
grateful to everyone in this
community. We all know it is
very hard to lose someone
we all loved deeply, but a
community like this makes
it a whole lot easier to move
on and remember the good
times we all had together.
We only hope we all can rec-
ognize when things may not
be going as well for another
person we encounter in daily
living. May we all live each
day to the fullest and when
we see an opportunity to
help with an event, organi-
zation, or see someone in
need of a kind word or a pat
on the back, please follow
through with it because it
may change peoples lives.
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fine community we live in.
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Letters
Reaching out to say thank you
Senators Al Franken (D-
Minn.) and Rob Portman (R-
Ohio) introduced a biparti-
san bill to make sure that
young people and veterans
who have faced homeless-
ness dont have to make the
difficult choice between a
place to call home and a good
education.
This legislative fix would
close a loophole that pre-
vents many full-time stu-
dents, including veterans,
from qualifying for afford-
able rental housing funded
through a key tax credit.
Franken and Portmans pro-
posal would allow full-time
students who experience or
have recently experienced
homelessness to become eli-
gible for low-income hous-
ing.
We cant make young
people and veterans in
Minnesota who have experi-
enced homelessness make
the difficult choice between
housing and an education,
said Franken, a member of
the Senate Education
Committee. But right now,
theyre being forced to put
one above the other.
Students shouldnt have
to choose between stable
housing and going to school
full-time, said Portman.
This common sense bill will
improve the way we help
low-income students.
The Low Income Housing
Tax Credit Program pro-
vides a reduction in tax lia-
bility for developers that
build or rehabilitate afford-
able rental housing units.
LIHTC has been used suc-
cessfully to build properties
intended to house individu-
als and families who experi-
ence homelessness.
However, current law does
not allow tenants, including
homeless and formerly
homeless individuals, to be
full-time students.
The Housing for
Homeless Students Act of
2014, introduced by
Franken and Portman,
would fix that problem by
allowing them to become eli-
gible - or retain eligibility -
for LIHTC housing.
Bill would address homeless students
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE TIMES
50 YEARS AGO AUGUST 10, 1964
500 Attend Open House
At Greens
Approximately 500 peo-
ple attended the open house
held Saturday and Sunday
at the new Green Funeral
Home in Thief River Falls.
Olger and Orin Green, own-
ers of the new building,
expressed appreciation for
the attendance and for the
many floral and plant gifts
received from contractors
and business places in the
community.
Penneys Will Open New
Store Here Wednesday
Doors to the new J.C.
Penney company depart-
ment store in Thief River
Falls will swing open at 9:30
a.m. Wednesday as the com-
pany begins its grand open-
ing observance. The new
store, having 100 feet of
frontage on Main avenue at
Third street, will be open
from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday
and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Saturday.
A number of new depart-
ments have been added to
the store and former lines of
merchandise have been
expanded, according to
Morris Goddard, store man-
ager. Miss Karen
Chervestad, 1964 Miss
Aquacade, who will serve as
Miss Thief River Falls for
the coming year, will be at
the store Wednesday to dis-
tribute free roses to the first
2,000 customers.
Penneys new store,
which includes a catalog cen-
ter and office and accounting
space in the lower level, will
have 27,000 square feet of
space, about 50 percent
more than the present store
which will close when the
new Penneys opens. The
new store will provide an
adjoining auto center featur-
ing the companys new
Foremost brand of tires, bat-
teries and auto accessories.
One of the companys first
in-store catalog centers will
also be located in the store
and make available many
additional lines of merchan-
dise.
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1964
County Receives $4,716
In Taxes For Cigarets
Pennington county
recently received its share of
the state cigaret and liquor
tax, according to C. W.
Rodekuhr, county auditor.
Cigaret tax money, from
January through June, allot-
ted to this county amounted
to $4,716.05. Rodekuhr said
that this figure is down from
last year, probably due to the
release of the cancer
research statistics and
resultant decrease in the use
of tobacco.
Liquor tax for this peri-
od, awarded to townships in
relation to population,
totaled $2,947.80, or 60
cents per capita.
Turning Back
The Times
Ten Years At A Time
1874 140 Years Ago
The weather has been
quite cool of late. (The
Detroit Weekly Record,
Becker County)
Polk county holds her
convention to elect dele-
gates to the state and
national conventions on
August 17. (The Detroit
Weekly Record, Becker
County)
W. F. Ball of Detroit
[Lakes] visited Crookston,
going up on Conductor
Sargeants train from
Glyndon to Crookston, over
the St. Vincent extension of
the St. Paul and Pacific rail-
road. (The Detroit Weekly
Record, Becker County)
1884 130 Years Ago
School District No. 27
was organized, comprising
the following territory,
south half of sections 7, 8
and 9 and all of sections 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32 and 33 in township
154, range 44 [Norden
township]. (Polk County
Journal)
H. L. Zutz and C. Zutz
of Polk Centre township
have purchased an Osborne
binder. (Red Lake Falls
Weekly Messenger)
The Presbyterian min-
ister will preach at St.
Hilaire Sunday, July 20.
(Red Lake Falls Weekly
Messenger)
1894 120 Years Ago
Carpenters are adding a
second story to Hans
Nelsons store on La Bree
avenue.
A baseball game
between Thief River Falls
and Red Lake Falls was
played last week in St.
Hilaire.
Charles Schuster and
William Warner have
formed a partnership and
are putting up a 20 by 50
foot building on LaBree
avenue to be used as a livery
stable.
1904 110 Years Ago
Attendance at the third
annual county fair here has
been quite large, 3,500 peo-
ple in one day.
Local officials were noti-
fied of a hold-up attempt
near the Thief river bridge
by Rev. Bradeson who was
driving in the dark and was
mistaken for a poacher by
Game Warden Joseph
Duchamp who ordered him
to stop.
H. S. Lanning, a farmer
near Wylie, plans to build a
huge windmill in the center
of his farm and attach his
plows to it by long cables to
power the equipment. Most
people dont think it will
work.
1914 100 Years Ago
After 17 years the Thief
River Falls Lumber compa-
ny has announ ced plans to
close the sawmill perma-
nently in about two weeks.
The Lieberman
Brothers store was robbed
Saturday evening of $4.82,
the entire contents of the
cash register.
Nest, Order of Owls, was ini-
tiated Friday evening at the
Odd Fellows hall with 98
members.
1924 90 Years Ago
Thief River Falls busi-
nesses will close Friday
afternoon to give owners and
employees a chance to go to
the fair.
Trinity Lutheran
church has built a perma-
nent dining hall on the coun-
ty fairgrounds.
The 1925 Department of
Minnesota American Legion
convention will be held in
Thief River Falls.
1934 80 Years Ago
Attendance at the 1934
Penn ington county fair was
estimated at 40,000, a new
high mark.
A house in Rustad addi-
tion, occupied by the George
Christo family, was
destroyed by fire.
E. M. Bennes has begun
his ninth term as president
of the local board of educa-
tion.
1944 70 Years Ago
Dorothy Rau gave a talk
on Japanese relocation
camps at the last Business
and Professional Womens
meeting this week.
Voters of School District
18 have approved a plan to
build a school bus garage at
a cost of $10,000.
A total of 5.61 inches of
rain fell locally during the
past week.
1954 Sixty Years Ago
The local school board
called for bids to be opened
September 3 for an addition
to Knox school.
L. B. Hartz has revealed
plans for construction of an
addition to his present ware-
house.
The Civic and
Commerce association has
adopted a resolution in favor
of acquisition by the city of
parking lots on LaBree
avenue.
1964 50 Years Ago
The doors of the new J.
C. Penney department store
in Thief River Falls, north-
west corner of Main avenue
and Third street, opened
August 12.
After three years of on-
and-off debate, natural gas
service in Thief River Falls
is imminent after the city
council voted unanimously
to accept the proposal of
North Star Natural Gas of
Wadena.
Verne Spengler of
Minto, North Dakota has
been named as a part-time
vocational agriculture
teacher at both the area
vocational technical school
and Lincoln high school.
1974 40 Years Ago
The city of Thief River
Falls is making arrange-
ments to acquire a site at
the corner of First street and
Main avenue for a law
enforcement center.
Local Boy Scouts will
hold a pa per drive Saturday.
Tony Dorn Jr. of Thief
River Falls, 1974 Lincoln
high school graduate, was
crowned this week as Mr.
Minnesota Teen of 1974 at
the statewide program held
at Morris.
1984 30 Years Ago
park board will meet
Monday to discuss the boat
channel in the Sherwood
Forest addition.
Two vehicles were
destroyed in a crash south of
St. Hilaire Friday, but none
of the seven occupants were
injured.
An infestation of sun-
flower moths is adding to
other insect problems in
area crops.
1994 20 Years Ago
In a year with too much
water and several prevalent
crop diseases in the area,
over 40 people attended a
Coping with Disaster meet-
ing Wednesday night at the
technical college in Thief
River Falls.
Arctco, Inc. has
announced plans to enter
the All-Terrain Vehicle
(ATV) market by next year.
Approximately 120
children will participate in
the third annual MinnAqua
fishing clinic August 11 at
the Chief Red Robe park off
Eighth street.
Hank and Dolly
Hallstrom of rural St.
Hilaire have been selected
to receive the rural beautifi-
cation award for 1994 from
the Pennington county Soil
and Water Conservation
district.
2004 10 Years Ago
The Area Food Shelf
has found a new home, in
the 700 block of Atlantic
avenue North.
The Northwest Medical
Center, Ralph Engelstad
Arena and Thief River Falls
Amateur Hockey associa-
tion have teamed up to pur-
chase a state-of-the-art
hockey treadmill.
A program known as
QUITPLAN is helping local
tobacco users to kick the
habit; the program is locat-
ed at the Northwest
Medical Center.
Out in
Wiener Roast
On Tuesday evening a
group of friends and rela-
tives were entertained at a
wiener roast by Mr. and Mrs.
Manvel Moe at their home.
The evening was spent
socially, games being the
chief diversion. Those pres-
ent included members of the
Bethlehem choir, Albert
Peterson, Clark and Ella
Overum, Bernlee and Myrtle
Solberg, Clifford, Raymond
and Norris Trochman,
Judith, Bernice, Irving,
Benhard, and Reuben Wold,
Josephine, Percy, Harold,
Erland, and Alfred Nabben.
Also present were Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Anderson,
Shirley and Mary Ann
Anderson, Arthur Moe and
Arlette, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Rude and daughter,
Joan, Eleanor Ostlund,
Evelyn Larson, Cora
Runnestrand, LeRoy and
Norma Rae Nabben, and Ed
Tronnes.
Entertains for Son
Mrs. John Lind enter-
tained at a lawn party at her
home Wednesday afternoon
for her son, John Lind III, on
his seventh birthday
anniversary. Seventeen
guests were present. Games
were played and prizes were
awarded to winners of vari-
ous contests. A feature of the
party was a large white
birthday cake with seven
candles.
Local Girl Scouts To
Attend Area Scout Camp
At Pike Bay, Cass Lake
Local girl scouts will join
forces with troops from
Pembina, North Dakota,
Grafton, Ada and Warren for
an outing at an Area Girl
Scout camp to be held at
Pike Bay, Cass Lake, during
the next two weeks, August
13 through 27.
Approximately 130 girls are
registered to attend. Grade
school girls will attend the
camp next week, while the
second week is reserved for
junior and senior high school
girls.
Leaving today for the
camp to make preliminary
preparations are the mem-
bers of the camp staff,
including the director, Miss
Leota Abbot of Menagha,
Miss Beulah Greggoire of
Bemidji, in charge of the
waterfront, Miss Eleanor
Trout of Bemidji, unit leader,
Miss Marion Ogard of Ada,
handicraft supervisor, Miss
Gunnarson and Miss Pearl
Trost of Warren, Mrs. T. C.
Peck of this city, area busi-
ness manager, and Mrs.
William Ferguson, also of
this city. Miss Rose Belland
of Thief River Falls will be
camp nurse and Mrs. H. O.
Grinde, also of this city,
camp cook.
The first group of scouts
will leave Sunday at 2 p.m.
from in front of the auditori-
um and will include Maxine
Pederson, Jonette Lynde,
Agnes Jean Benson, Arlene
Michaels, Sally Hanson,
Arlene Boehmer, Irene
Forsberg, Grace Forsberg,
Joyce Ferguson, Katharine
Sagmoen, Marilyn Berg,
Florence Snelling, Barbara
Fast and Marjorie Forder.
News Items
Peter Johnson, one of our prosperous farmers, has
recently installed an acetylene lighting system in his
house.
Work was resumed at the parochial school Monday
morning with Miss Frances Alfson as teacher. The school
will continue throughout the month.
P. Smidesang, the Wylie merchant, was in the village
Sunday.
Miss Olga Swenson has accepted a position as clerk at
the Pitkin store. She began her duties Saturday.
A number of young ladies are camping south of town
this week. Aside from the mosquitoes and all the incon-
veniences that are common to camp life, they report a very
pleasant time, except for the mosquitoes.
Social
The ladies of the Union Grace Sunday School met
July 22nd at the Irving Wallace home and organized a club,
the Willing Workers of the Union and elected the following
officers: president, Mrs. Oliver Shill; vice president, Mrs. T.
J. Sumpter; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. I. Wallace.
A social was planned to be held at the T. J. Sumpter
home Saturday evening, August 8, at 7:30 oclock.
Chicken sandwiches, cake, coffee, ice cream, etc. will
be served. Rev. Roseland and Rev. Smith of Thief River
Falls will be the speakers. Rev. Roseland will speak in
Norwegian and English. The Hazel base ball teams will
play at 7:30. All are invited to attend. Dont forget the
date.
Gophers to Take on Brooks
What promises to be the real article in the line of base
ball will take place on the local grounds tomorrow when
the Gophers cross bats with their old rivals from Brooks.
The aggregation at Brooks claim to have the best bunch of
pill tossers in that neck of the woods, having brought home
the bacon in nearly every game this season. They defeated
the Crookston Pickets last Sunday and from other evi-
dences of their playing capabilities, they without doubt will
give our boys a stiff run.
Fair a Success
Exhibits Numerous and Attractive -- Fast Race
Program, Large Crowds
The Pennington county fair held at Thief River Falls
August 5, 6 and 7 was the best ever held in the history of
the county. The weather conditions were ideal and it is esti-
mated that over 5,000 people were in attendance on
Thursday. The grounds were in fine condition and the race-
track was especially fast.
The stock exhibit was excellent, as were the grain dis-
plays. Farm machinery and 1915 model automobiles dis-
played by enterprising dealers were in evidence.
The shows and the attractions of the carnival compa-
ny were confined strictly within the grounds, instead of
being lined up along the streets in the city as has been the
custom of the preceding years. Among the features of the
fair were the sensational flights made by Mickey MGuire.
From the Editorial Page
To the Married Man who cannot get along without his
drinks, we suggest the following as a means to freedom
from the bondage of the habit: Start a saloon in your own
house. Be the only customer. You will have no license to
pay. Go to your wife and give her $2 to buy a gallon of
whiskey and remember there are 69 drinks in one gallon.
Buy your drinks from no one except your wife, and, by
the time the first gallon is gone, she will have $8 to put in
the bank and $2 to start business again. Should you live
ten years and continue to buy booze from her and then die
with snakes in your boots, she will have money to bury you
decently, educate your children, buy a house and lot and
marry a decent man and quit worrying about you.
Order of Owls Organize
Ninety-Eight Members Present at Meeting Last
Friday Night
The Thief River Falls nest Order of Owls held their
first meeting and organized at the I.O.O.F. [Independent
Order of Odd Fellows] hall last Friday evening. An espe-
cially enthusiastic meeting was held, ninety-eight mem-
bers being present.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: president, C. A. Pitkin; past president, W. F. Edgar;
vice president, J. T. Turley; invocator, Charles Lowrey; sec-
retary, J. T. Majers; treasurer, Theo. Tandberg; sentinel, H.
L. Ince; pickett, James Goff; warden, G. H. Husby; board of
trustees, F. J. Stebbins, C. H. Hanson, and A. F. Warner;
physician, Dr. J. F. Douglas. C. V. Heisler, deputy supreme
president of the order, had charge of the ceremonies.
The lodge charter will be open to new members until
August 12th, when a large class will join. After that date,
the entrance fee for new members will be $25. A banquet
will be given at that time and the Order of Owls band will
furnish the music.
The new lodge has started out with a large and
enthusiastic membership and promises to be one of the
strong fraternal orders of the city.
War Affects Local Bond Issue
No Bids Received for $10,000 Water Extension Bond
Issue -- Developments in War Situation the Cause
Notices Sent to Sixteen Financial Firms -- No
Replies
Recent developments in the European war situation
have so affected the money markets in this country, that
the possibility of a water works extension on Arnold and
Duluth avenues in Thief River Falls has been temporarily
made doubtful.
Previous to last Tuesdays council meeting, City
Clerk Overland notified sixteen banking firms that a
$10,000 water works extension bond issue would be sold on
August 4th. Not one bid for the bonds was received and
only one company, John Nuveen and company, returned a
reply. Their letter is as follows:
August 1, 1914, Chicago, Illinois
City Clerk: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Dear Sir: Regarding the $10,000 water extension
bond issue of your city to be sold August 4th. We had
expected to make you a proposition for the purchase of the
bonds. However, the acute developments in the war situa-
tion in Europe has caused us to be very cautious, and we
would not care at this time to bid par for a 5 percent bond
of your city. However, if a higher rate of interest bond
would be considered or a discount proposition would be
accepted, we would ask that you kindly wire us and, if pos-
sible, we will make you a proposition. If you wire, kindly
state the best bid you have under consideration, also the
name of the bidder. Yours truly, John Nuveen & Co.
The bond issue above referred to was to be made for
the purpose of extending the water mains on Arnold and
Duluth avenues, and on all other streets and avenues of
this city, totaling about fifteen blocks, where the sewer
lines were installed last fall.
From the Editorial Page
Editor Hunt of the SUNBEAM comments on our
remarks relative to Commissioner Shaw and intimates
that the commissioner got himself in bad by trying to save
the county money. Youre off, Brother Hunt. No one would
be quicker to commend the action of the county board for
trying to save money, if the trial was made by good, legiti-
mate business methods. But when that board endeavors to
abrogate a bona fide written contract of its own making
and the members thereof quibble and act like a lot of old
women, its high time that their methods were brought to
the attention of the public.
The feeling of solidarity that exists between labor
and the farmer is again demonstrated by the grain-han-
dlers strike that has tied up the movement of grain
through the port of Duluth for well over a month.
Confusing, isnt it? In Minneapolis, there is a
Washington avenue and a Washington street.
Towns making boasts of big population increases
will come to their census in 1970.
That recent spectacularly successful moon shot was
undoubtedly a marvelous achievement, but somehow it
leaves us with a feeling of So what?
Theres one thing, at least, to be said in favor of
Barry Goldwater: Premier Khrushchev doesnt like him.
Speaking of sound investments, dont overlook the
high school band.
Remember way back a month or so when the
Minnesota Twins were battling for first place in the
league standings? And now look...
Considering the extremely hot weather that has
prevailed in the Minneapolis area this summer, we are
ready to believe the report that a nudist colony is oper-
ating near the Twin Cities.
And have you noticed the increased popularity of
the fine art of handshaking as election time approaches?
Random thought: Wonder why they call them the
summer Olympics when they are to be held in October in
Tokyo. Or is October the hot weather time in Japan?
N. A. H.
Society
From The
Thief River Falls
Times
August 10, 1939
ST. HILAIRE SPECTATOR
ST. HILAIRE, PENNINGTON COUNTY, MN AUGUST 8, 1914
FROMTHE UPPER FALLS
THE NEWS, M.C. CUTTER, PUBLISHER AUGUST 6, 1914
THIEF RIVER FALLS, RED LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
TOPICS BY NORM A. HOLEN
DONNA MYHRER
Echoes
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We are hiring for the following
positions:
Full- & Part-Time CNA
Full-Time LPN
Part-Time RN
Full-Time Cook
Part-Time Dietary Aide
Part-Time Housekeeper/Laundry Aide
Proper certification required for each position. Position requires
every other weekend/holiday. Health, Vision, Dental, Flexible
Spending, Colonial Life, and 401(k), is offered for eligible employees
Interested applicants may contact the
Director of Nursing at Oakland Park Communities,
fill out an application online at
www.oaklandparktrf.com
or stop in and complete an application at
123 Baken Street, Thief River Falls, MN.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
Arctic Cat is looking for motivated individuals for the following positions:
General Maintenance Fork Trucks: The individual in
this position will perform a variety of skilled maintenance actions,
repairs, construction, preventive maintenance and welding tasks, but
primarily focusing on the repair and maintenance of fork trucks.
1. Mechanically inclined.
2. Ability to work in adverse weather conditions inside or outside.
3. Ability to work in high areas from lifts, platforms, etc.
4. Ability to drive forklift.
5. Ability to work with minimum supervision.
6. Possess welding knowledge.
7. Should be able to lift 50 lbs. with assistance.
Arctic Cat
601 Brooks Avenue South
Attn: C. Bergland
cbergland@arcticcatinc.com
Please submit resume to:
Carriers Needed!
The Northern Watch is now
accepting applications
for carrier delivery people
for the Thief River Falls area.
Earn up to $9 per hour.
Girls and boys of all ages are
encouraged to apply, along
with adults and families.
Call Today 681-4450 or
apply at The Times
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!
To learn more, call or visit us online at
218-681-7930 DIGIKEY.COM/CAREERS
Digi-Key is an Equal Opportunity/Afrmative Action employer.
INBOUND SALES
REPRESENTATIVE
Responsibilities:
Respond to inbound phone calls from customers
Process orders submitted online, via fax, and email
Direct calls to appropriate departments or personnel
Other tasks as assigned or required
Requirements:
Able to learn and perform multiple tasks quickly
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
as well as part of a team
Good alphanumeric skills
Customer relations experience
Computer experience
Good communication skills, voice quality and tone
Good listening skills to gain full understanding of
customer needs
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
REPRESENTATIVE
Responsibilities:
Enter payments, credits, and debits
Answer mail, email, and facsimile
correspondence
Process COD and credit card credits and
payments. Balance transactions daily
Requirements:
Able to project a positive attitude and professional
image for Digi-Key
Excellent communication skills
Must be detail oriented
Must be polite and courteous
Must have good numerical skills
Must be able to work quickly and accurately
Accounting background is not required
Have you been laid off or having
difficulty finding employment?
The Dislocated Worker Program
can connect you to employers, job-readiness workshops,
occupational training and other services to getyou in the
right job or to help you find a new career.
The NWPIC serves the counties of
Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau.
Call us today at 218-681-0909 or 218-470-0170,
to see how we may assist.
Join Our
Winning Team
Slumberland Furniture has an immediate opening for a
full or part time Sales Associate.
lf you enjoy working with people in a fun and tnanoially rewarding
environment, this is the opportunity for you. Potential full time earnings
of $30,000 to $50,000 per year. Complete sales training is provided,
plus we offer an exoellent oompensation and benetts, inoluding 401k,
paid vaoations, merohandise disoounts, major medioal and muoh more.
Weekend & evening hours required.
Apply in person at our store at 1875 wy 59 3outh, 1hief River lalls, MN.
slumberland
F U R N I T U R E
Help Wanted
Part-time/Full-time Position: Will
include design, sales and delivery.
Must be available to work weekends.
Apply in person at Halls Floral, 508
Main Avenue North, TRF ~ 218-
681-1940. 56tfc
PARADIS, Inc. of Brooks, MN: Full-
or part-time OTR CDL Truck
Drivers. New equipment, competi-
tive wages with great benefits pack-
age. ALSO need driver available
to go into Canada daily. Call 218-
698-4613. 2t63c
Hygienist and RDA for progressive
Thief River Falls dental practice,
starting mid-July (Mon-Thurs). Send
resume to helmichfrontdesk@
gmail.com 57tfc
Help Wanted
HUGOs Family Pharmacy is now
accepting applications for a full- or
part-time Certified Pharmacy
Technician. Competitive wage, ben-
efits and flexible hours Monday-
Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-
2pm. Pick up an application at the
pharmacy. 56tfc
General Laborers & Welders:
Cedars, 15098 Hwy. 59 NE, TRF.
Stop in to fill out application or call
Sean at 218-689-6001. 9t66c
Full-time PRODUCTION WORKER
at D&D Commodities, Stephen:
Ability to lift 50 lbs. required. Apply in
person or call 218-478-3308 for an
application. 4t63c
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Thief River Falls
Times Classifieds
To learn more, call or visit us online today
218-681-7930
DIGIKEY.COM/CAREERS
Digi-Key is an Equal Opportunity/Afrmative Action Employer.
Part Time Opportunity!
Product Distribution Center Team Member
Schedule: Monday Friday 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Starting Wage: $14.08 per hour
Responsibilities:
Perform a variety of tasks associated with picking or packaging of
electronic parts to ll customer orders
Requirements/Skills:
Excellent communication skills
Enjoy working with numbers and electronic parts
Highly motivated with a positive perspective
Ability to learn and perform multiple tasks quickly
Basic computer skills (i.e. keyboard and mouse skills)
A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required
POWDER PAINTERS
Central Boiler, Inc. /Altoz, Inc. is seeking self-motivated
painters to contribute to its paint team. The chosen
individuals will be applying powder coat paint to parts.
Previous powder coat painting experience is preferred but
not required. Excellent benefits.
Qualified applicants can visit www.centralboiler.com to
download an application and mail, fax or e-mail resume to:
Central Boiler, Inc. / Altoz, Inc.
Human Resources
20502 160th St.
Greenbush, MN 56726
Phone: 218-782-2575
FAX: 218-782-3998
Email: employment@centralboiler.com

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Help Wanted:
Field Drainage of Brooks, MN, a family owned
and operated business, is
NOW HIRING equipment operators and laborers.
We pay for motels, transportation and per diem
when on the road. Must be able to work overtime
hours and be away from home during the week.
We never work Sundays.
Call Jess or Cindy 218-698-4628
Dietary Assistant
The Warren Good Samaritan has 1 part-time opening
for a Dietary Assistant; flexible with shifts, will
accomodate students. Requires every other weekend
and every other holiday rotation. We offer PTO, medical,
vision and dental insurance. No experience required,
will train.
For more information call Elizabeth Anderson at
218-745-5282 or fill out an application at
www.good-sam.com All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin,
disability or protected
veteran status.
FT/PT NAR Positions Available
Looking for compassionate, caring and dedicated NARs to work with
our communitys elderly. Must be listed on the MNNursing Registry.
Position requires every other weekend.
At TRCC, your work is always appreciated and never underestimated.
We support our employees with competitive pay and benefits,
quality leadership and a positive team environment.
Willing to work around school schedules!
Please send applications or resumes to
Thief River Care Center, Attn: Les Backer
2001 Eastwood Drive, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
218-683-8103 lbacker@trcc.sfhs.org
www.sfhs.org EOE/AA
Valley Home Assisted Living and
Memory Care
is looking for motivated and compassionate individuals for the
following positions:
LPN Resident Aide Head Cook
All positions require an every other weekend and holiday rotation.
Interested applicants may pick up an application at Valley Home or
submit their resume to Angela Malone,
Administrator, at 523 Arnold Avenue South,
Thief River Falls, MN 56701.
Erskine Attachments, a leading manufacturer of skid steer and
compact tractor attachments, has been designing and building
quality equipment for over 62 years. Currently, approximately 90
attachments are designed, manufactured at our Fosston facility. Our
products are sold throughout North America as well as
internationally.
See our website, www.erskineattachments.com
Due to our continual growth, we are looking for qualified workers to
become part of our team.
We are currently taking applications for the following
production positions:
Welders
Material Handlers
Assemblers
Erskine Attachments offers a competitive benefits package that
includes medical, disability and life insurance, retirement plan,
paid time off and occasional overtime shifts.
Please apply in person at: Erskine Attachments LLC
920 Airport Road, Fosston, MN 56542
SOCIAL WORKER
Pennington County Human Services has an opening for a
permanent, full-time Social Worker providing Care Coordination
to disabled persons, ages 18 to 64, and to perform other case
management, as assigned. Starting wage for this position is
$19.71 per hour.
Minimum qualifications of education and experience are; (1) a
bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or
university with a major in soci al work, psychology, sociology or
closely related field, or (2) a bachelors degree from an
accredited four-year college or university with a major in any
field and one year experience as a social worker in a public or
private social service agency. Applicants must apply to and be
determined eligible for employment as a Social Worker by the
Minnesota Merit System.
Applicants may complete a Minnesota Merit System on-line
application at:
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mnmeritsystem/default.cfm.
Applications for this position will be accepted by the
Minnesota Merit System until noon on August 18, 2014.
For additional information contact: Ken Yutrzenka,
Director, Pennington County Human Services, P.O. Box 340,
Thief River Falls, MN 56701, 218-681-2880 or by email at
kcyutrzenka@co.pennington.mn.us
Pennington County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sanford Medical Center TRF
is currently seeking to fi ll the foll owing posi ti ons:
Apply online at careers.sanfordhealth.org
Maintenance/Plant Operations - Temporary/Casual
Community Residential Program Manager - Masters
degree in Social Work or related human service field required
Registered Nurse Inpatient - Critical Care
Optician-Optometric Assistant - Eye Services
Environmental Service Worker - Housekeeping
Food Service Worker
Care Tech
Mental Health Rehab Worker - must be over age 21 and meet
the state requirements for a mental health rehabilitation worker.
TRF Mental Health Practitioner I: Must meet MN
Department of Human Services requirements for Mental
Health Practitioner.
Registration Assistant
Behavioral Health Tech - Pathfinders
All benefited positions include a full benefit package
including paid time off, group health, dental and vision
insurance, 401k, flexible spending accounts and short-
/long- term disability. Complete job descriptions and
minimum requirements can be seen at the web site.
Apply online at careers.sanfordhealth.org
search under Fargo North Region
Sanford Health is an AA/EOE and Drug/Smoke Free Workplace
CORRECTIONS OFFICER
FULL-TIME POSITION
Applications will be accepted by the Pennington County Sheriffs
Office until 10 am on Friday, August 8, 2014. Corrections Officers
are responsible for maintaining an orderly and secure jail.
Applicants must have strong communications skills and be able to
multi-task. Pay and benefits in accordance with the union contract.
A complete job description and application forms are available at
the LEC, 102 West 1st Street, TRF or at
http://co.pennington.mn.us/employment/employment.asp
Equal Opportunity Employer
PARAPROFESSIONAL
Red Lake Falls Public School is accepting applications for a
paraprofessional at J.A. Hughes Elementary School. CNA
certification or CMA certification preferred. Call
218-253-2161 for more information. Application may be found
online at www.redlakefalls.k12.mn.us under forms or picked
up at the District Office. Applications should be sent to J.A.
Hughes Elementary School, Attention Principal Chris Bjerklie,
P.O. Box 7, 1st St. NE, Red Lake Falls, MN56750.
Red Lake Falls Public School District #630 does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.
slumberland
F U R N I T U R E
Part Time & Full Time
Warehouse/Delivery
We offer super opportunities for the right people. Great working
environment and training. Applicants must have a valid drivers
license and clean driving record. Also, must be able to lift over 50 lbs.
Apply in person.
1875 Hwy 59 South
Nelson Equipment
Thief River Falls (218) 681-1997
Joel Nelson
Sales/Parts
Person
apply in
person at
Johnsons
Riverside
is now hiring
full and parttime
Direct Care Sta
We are looking for caring,
exible and hardworking
individuals.
No experience necessary.
Benets available for
those who qualify, and our
starting wage has just
increased.
contact Tabi at
2186811278
HUNTERS OUTLET
Full-time sales
associate for
archery
department
Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Pick up application at:
HUNTERS OUTLET
206 Knight Ave. N Thief River Falls
218-681-3030
is seeking applicants for
FT & PT Cooks
Evenings and weekends
Experience preferred but willing
to train the right person.
Competitive Pay!
Apply in person
to 1080 Hwy 32 South
Thief River Falls
(No phone calls please)
We are currently hiring a
FULL-TIME SERVICE
TECHNICIAN
Includes benefits,
401k and vacation.
Apply in
person at
BRODINS
1902 Highway 32 South
Thief River Falls
New Higher Starting Wage
Ericco Manufacturing of Viking, is taking
applications for Production Workers for day and night
shifts. We are looking for dependable, energetic and
hard working individuals. Required to be 18+ years of age.
Apply at
21005 220th Ave. NW, Viking, MN (17 miles West on Hwy. 1),
online at ericcomfg.com or call Mike at (218) 523-5600
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The Good Samaritan Center in
Warren has an opening for a
Full-Time Housekeeper
We offer health, dental and vision insurance, PTO and a
credit union. For more information call Mike Raymond @
218-745-5282. To apply, go to www.good-sam.com.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability or
protected veteran status.
In-House Sales Position
Fast-growing international company has full-time positions available in its sales department
w|th compet|t|ve benefts and trave| opportun|t|es. Pos|t|ons enta|| an above average base
sa|ary w|th comm|ss|on and bonus |ncent|ves, 40 hour work week, and compet|t|ve benefts
that |nc|ude hea|th/denta|/v|s|on/||fe coverage, as we|| as, pa|d t|me off and pa|d ho||days.
Applicant must possess good communications skills, be well organized, energetic, and be
se|fmot|vated. App||cant w||| be tra|ned to understand a|| aspects of the product and must
ut|||ze that tra|n|ng to educate customers and |dent|fy the customer's needs.
Sa|es exper|ence and computer sk|||s requ|red.
Apply at: www.mattracks.com or email careers@mattracks.com
Karlstad, MN
MN Greenleaf
Senior Living
is looking for a kind hearted,
responsible and compassionate
individual to join our staff!
We have the following PT & FT positions available:
PART-TIME COOK
OVERNIGHT POSITION CAREGIVERS CNAS
Health insurance is offered to eligible employees.
Please stop in to complete an application at
1006 Greenwood Street East, Thief River Fal l s, MN 56701
Paraprofessional Positions Available
Northwest Head Start is looking for Paraprofessionals to work in
our Warroad, Middle River, Newfolden and Baudette class-
rooms. Positions include assisting the Head Start teachers in the
Early Childhood centers, working with young children ages 3-5
doing developmentally appropriate activities each week for 15-35
hrs/week depending on the site and other activities as
assigned.Positions open until filled.
For more information or to apply contact
Mark Carlson, 218-528-3227 or mcarlson@nwcaa.org.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
PRODUCTION WORKERS
NORTHERN PRIDE INC.
is now accepting applications for
PRODUCTION
WORKERS
Competitive pay starting at
$10.55 up to $12.05
within 90 days.
Year-end Bonus up to 10% 401k
Apply in person to
401 Conley Ave S
or call
218-681-1201 Ext. 11
Help Wanted
WIEBOLT ELECTRIC is seeking
Journeyman and Apprentice
Electricians for work in Bemidji, Thief
River Falls and Crookston. Send
resume to wiebolts
@paulbunyan.net or call 218-444-
8661. 40tfc
TRUCK DRIVER needed for 2014
beet harvest: Must be able to drive
a tri-axle or semi-truck hauling beets
to a piling station. Pre-pile starts
near the end of August, stock piling
about October 1st. If interested,
please call 218-686-4587 or 218-
686-0577 ~ Kasprick Farms, Inc. ~
Angus, MN P4t66p
PULL-TAB SALESPERSON for
Thief River Falls Amateur Hockey.
Apply at the pull-tab booth at the
Rusty Nail in TRF. 36tfc
Farmers Co-op Grain and Seed of
Thief River Falls is hiring for full-time
position of driveway-yard man and
misc. duties. Call Dan at 218-681-
6281. 34tfc
FARM HELP WANTED in Thief
River Falls, MN area. Please call
218-684-4830. 6t64p
FAMILY BOWL seeks part-time
help: Apply in person at Hwy 32
South in Thief River Falls. 65tfc
DIRECTOR OF NURSING ~
RiverView Care Center, a 24-bed
memory care unit: Responsibilities
include management and supervi-
sion of all licensed nurses and regis-
tered caregivers within the Care
Center nursing department, as well
as managing systems for quality
improvement, regulatory compliance
and resident satisfaction. Position
requires a current RN license in
Minnesota with 3 years of leadership
experience in long-term care.
Candidate should have strong inter-
personal skills. We offer a competi-
tive salary and fringe benefit pack-
age. If interested, please complete
an online application at
www.riverviewhealth.org. RiverView
Health Human Resources, 323 S.
Minnesota, Crookston MN 56716-
1600 ~ 218-281-9414 ~ Email tbier-
maier@riverviewhealth. org ~ We
are an equal opportunity employer.
Help Wanted
CARRIER BOYS & GIRLS wanted
to deliver the Northern Watch each
Friday evening. Great starter job,
must be at least 11 years old. Stop in
at The Times for an application ~ 324
Main Avenue North, TRF. 55tfe
Real Estate
Year-round home for sale by Lake
Bronson State Park: New windows,
siding, shingles. 1680 sq.ft. interior
remodel in progress, 2 single insulat-
ed garages all on 1.4 acres with
great lake views... $120,000. Call
218-754-2321. 2P8t67p
WARREN, MN: 2-bedroom, 1-bath
home with new kitchen cabinets,
appliances and flooring. Bathroom
updated, refinished wood floors. Dry
basement (interior drain tile system).
Updated 200 amp electrical source,
1-car attached garage, steel siding,
new exterior doors. Roof new in
2008. Approx. 950 sq.ft. ...$75,000.
Call 218-201-0793 or 218-201-1560.
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TWO BEDROOM HOUSE on corner
lot: Newer furnace and shingles with
36x40 6-car shop ...$59,900 (inex-
pensive heat and taxes). Call 218-
681-3798 or 218-686-2632.
OKLEE 3-BEDROOM HOUSE on
corner lot with full basement, 1-1/2
attached garage. By owner: 218-
796-5223. P4t63p
LAND SALE: 305 acres hunting
land in Section 2 of Deerwood
Township, 3 miles north of Karlstad,
MN. Has beautiful building site,
drilled well and 87 acres CRP. For
more info, call 218-843-2147 after
5pm. 34tfe
LAND FOR SALE ~ 860 acres at
Thorholt: 600 acres CRP (out in
2014), 200 acres hybrid poplars...
$1,400/acre. Call 218-689-3083.
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IN BROOKS: 4-bedroom house ~
$20,000 or $25,000 Contract for
Deed, $5,000 down. Call 218-688-
2209. P4t63p
FARM LAND: 159 acres in Equality
Township, rural Oklee. Nice build-
ing site with large oak grove, drive-
way, electricity, 3/4 mile off paved
roads. 130 acres tillable, coming out
of CRP this fall. Call 218-681-8192.
For Rent
WHEATLAND ESTATES in Thief
River Falls is currently accepting
applications for 2-bedroom, 2-bath
and 3-bedroom, 2-bath units, avail-
able September 1st. Call 218- 686-
1998. 58tfc
TWO BEDROOM, 1 bathroom
house available September 1st,
$725/month. Call 218-686-4185.
TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT in
Thief River Falls, 218-436-3145.
1-BEDROOM APARTMENT: $435
plus utilities. No pets, no smoking,
non-HUD. References/deposit
required. Call 218-681-6797. 63tfc
Apartments in Red Lake Falls: 2
bedrooms, $500/month includes util-
ities. Call 815-861-7265. 2t63p
$400 PER MONTH: 1-bedroom
apartment, non-HUD, no pets, no
smoking. Call 218-684-5432. 2t63p
Summerfield Place of Thief River
Falls 55+ one bedroom and one
bedroom + den apartment. Central
air, washer/dryer, dishwasher,
microwave, heated parking, elevator,
guest suite, community room. Heat
and water paid. Call 218-681-5194.
MASSAGE ROOM: First month
FREE with 6-month lease ~ 2
months FREE with 1-year lease!
Complete, ready to use. $250/month
includes utilities, laundry, waiting
area, nice colors and good size. Just
show up! Altra Care, Hwy 32 South,
Thief River Falls ~ 218-681-2225
(Donna) 4t63c
For Rent
PLUMMER HOUSING ~ Duplexes
and 8-Plex in Plummer: Accepting
applications for a one bedroom
duplex apartment and two bedroom
apartments in our 8-plex. We also
have handicapped apartments
available. All utilities included, within
walking distance of school, bank,
post office, church and grocery store.
R/A and HUD available for qualified
applicants. Call Reinette @ 218-465-
4411. Equal Housing Opportunity
OKLEE COMMUNITY HOMES ~
Oklee, MN: Accepting applications
for a one bedroom duplex apartment
available soon. Criminal background
check required. Heat, water/sewer,
trash removal and part of electricity
included in rent. We accept Section
8 HUD vouchers. Rural mail deliv-
ery available. Call Reinette @ 218-
465-4411. Equal Housing
Opportunity 6t68c
OFFICE SPACE: All utilities and
snow removal paid, $550/month.
West of Petro Pumper. Call 218-
686-6817. 40tfc
IN TRF: 3 Bedroom mobile home
with washer/dryer. No pets. Call 218-
686-8774. P4t65p
FOXTAIL TOWNHOMES has 4-
bedroom, 2-bathroom units available
June 1st. Please call 218-681-2341
or email mary. sieckert@gmmco.org
for more information. 31tfc
BROOKS COMMUNITY HOMES ~
Brooks, MN: Accepting applications
for a one bedroom duplex apartment
available soon. We also have a
handicapped accessible apart-
ment available. Criminal back-
ground check required. All utilities
included. R/A and HUD available for
qualified applicants. Call Reinette @
218-465-4411. Equal Housing
Opportunity 6t68c
2-BEDROOM HOUSE w/garage:
Non-HUD, no pets/smoking. 1st and
last months rent + deposit. Call
218-681-2863. P4t65p
SKYLITE APARTMENTS:
Residential apartment living at its
best! Quality HUD subsidized 1st
floor apartments with private entry
doors, large commons with gardens,
beauty shop and gazebo, utilities
paid. Facility preference is for sen-
iors, handicapped or persons with
disabilities. Income limits apply.
Applications for future housing may
be 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. Equal
Housing Opportunity. 29tfc
Farm Miscellaneous
WANTED: Valmar and Gandy air
seeders, all models. Please call with
what you have. Paul, Daily Bread
Farms, 763-286-2037. 103tfc
Hay, Feed & Seed
New, organic ALFALFA HAY
Bales: First cut, no rain, $4/bale.
ALSO: Last years same, $3/bale.
Call 218-386-1087. 4t64p
ALFALFA ROUND BALES: NO
RAIN, $60/bale. Located 1 mile
south of Euclid, MN and 1/2 mile
east. Contact Cliff @ 218-289-0756.
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Vehicles/Accessories
1997 DODGE CARAVAN: 3.8,
remote start, 190k, new fuel-pump.
Good condition, runs great...
$900/obo, 218-686-2872. 2t63p
Trailers
WOOD HAULER TRAILER: Made
of expanded metal, 3 new tires and
packed bearings in 2012. Tail lights
and 2 drop pins on each side of tail-
gate to open either side or totally off.
Takes 2 ball and has safety chains
and crank-style stand. Measures 64
wide, 10 long, about 2 high. Great
shape, asking only $500. Call 218-
686-2629, can leave a message.
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Campers/RVs
35 MALLARD CAMPER with air
conditioning ...$4,500. Call 218-689-
8727. 2P8t64p
1990 Toyota Warrior mini
Motorhome: 86k miles, 20+ mpg
...$4,000/obo. Call 218-689-8557.
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Boats & Watercraft
Reduced to $3,800...Make an offer!
1988 CRESTLINER 21 aluminum
boat: 6 cylinder, 4.3 liter OMC
Mercruiser, on trailer. Includes
trolling motor, downriggers, canvas
top and cover. Runs great! Call 218-
782-2244 (Greenbush), can email
photos. 48tfe
Miscellaneous
TICKET ROLLS! 2,000 per roll, sin-
gle and double rolls. The Times, 324
Main Ave. N., TRF, 681-4450.
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THE BEST RADIANT FLOOR
HEAT WATER TUBING. FREE
ESTIMATE on a Complete System.
Compare & Save! Guaranteed
Lowest Prices ~ www.mikesheat-
ing.com ~ 1-800-446-4043 85tfc
OUTDOOR WOODBURNING FUR-
NACES, All Stainless Steel:
Lifetime Warranty. Eliminate High
Fuel Costs. Heat Your House, Shop
& Domestic Water. FREE
Estimates. Guaranteed Lowest
Prices! www.mikesheating.com ~ 1-
800-446-4043 85tfc
FIREPLACES FOR LESS: Gas &
Wood Stoves. Highest Quality at
Guaranteed Lowest Prices!
Compare & Save! FREE INFO. Also,
Pellet Burning Stoves. Online at
www.mikesheating.com ~ 1-800-
446-4043 5tfc
CEMENT MIXERS: Gas and elec-
tric, assorted sizes (Greenbush. Call
218-782-2244. 48tfe
ATTN: Woodworkers! Surfaced
lumber, blocks, chunks, thin stock,
veneer, etc. Many domestic/exotic
species 4-sale! 218-683-5229
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ALUMINUM SHEETS
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CEMENT MIXERS: Gas and elec-
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Pets
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Friday/Saturday, August 8th/9th,
10am-4pm. Dishes, toys, books,
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8am-4pm. Books, clothing, flower
pots, electric fry pan and coffee pot,
jewelry, dishes, fans, Christmas
lights and decor, raspberries and
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Friday, August 8th, 4-8pm and
Saturday, 8am-1pm. Name brand
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Thief River Falls
Times Classifieds
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Dean Foods seeks a Semi
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out of Thief River Falls, MN.
Candidates must have a
current and valid Class A
CDL. Must be DOT Qualified
and have a good driving
record. Must be able to lift 50
lbs. Must be able to operate
all trucks and equipment
safely. Dean Foods starting
wage $18.38/hr and an
excellent benefit program.
Apply online at
www.deanfoods.com/careers
or send resume to:
Dean Foods
Attn: Larry Amundson
122 Main Ave. S. P.O. Box B
Dean Foods is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Help Wanted
Laborers
Shop Experience
Helpful
All applicants must be
able to pass drug test.
Apply in person at
Lindholm Welding
1325 Main Ave. N.
Thief River Falls
Want a Change
of Career?
We are looking for a hard working
individual, who is very dependable. Ag
experience helpful, but not necessary.
Job is physically demanding, and
some overnight stays will be required.
Excellent pay.
Call Bill @
701-238-9994
FOR YOU
NIGHT
OWLS!
Graveyard Shift
11 P.M. - 6 A.M.
Apply At
HWY. 1 & 59 N.
THIEF RIVER FALLS
HELP WANTED
Part-time/Full-time Truck Driver
CDL license required.
Apply in person to TRF Pallet
823 Dewey Ave.
PART-/FULL-TIME
BARTENDERS
WAITRESSES & COOKS
WANTED
APPLY IN PERSON
RUSTY NAIL
307 Main Ave. N., T.R. Falls
HELP WANTED
PART-TIME BARTENDERS
Must be able to work
nights and weekends.
Apply in person at
St. Hilaire Municipal
Liquor Store
215 Broadway Ave. N.
St. Hilaire, MN
(218) 681-1007
P.O. Box 411, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
POSITION AVAILABLE
Experienced Small
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Technician
for Motorcycle, ATV and
Snowmobile Dealership.
Contact Randy or
e-mail randy@rvsports.com
DEPENDABLE PART-TIME
HELP WANTED
EVERY FRIDAY BEGINNING AT 9:30 A.M.
DUTIES INCLUDE: Working On The Automatic Inserter,
Bagging and Mailing the Northern Watch Newspaper
REQUIREMENTS: Ability To Lift 60 Lbs. Repetitively;
Must Be 18 Or Older
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on this nice
split level
home located
on the south
end of Warren.
Well cared for family home with many improvements includes
3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths, sunroom, gas fireplace, living and
family spaces, heated double garage, trex deck, storage
building and a fabulous yard!
Call 218-201-0603 for an appt.
House for
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Near Lyons Park, 4+ Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, additional sunroom with
fireplace & tons of storage in basement.
Call 507-530-5445
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or partial tree trimming, bucket truck service, 14 tree shear, storm service)
CUSTOM BRUSH MOWING (Wet areas, ditches, trails, overgrown CRP,
fence lines) DIRT WORK (Yard leveling, drainage, light backhoe work,
trenching, post hole digging) Free estimates commercial, residential
and farm. No job too big or too small, call 218-684-4910.
NORTH PINE SERVICES
1975 Dodge 1 Ton Truck, 4x4, 4-speed manual transmission, 440
engine with 4 barrel, 16,000 actual miles, only 3,000 on motor.
Includes 250 gal. water tank with 250 gal/min PTO pump. Also
has many storage compartments. Additional questions can be
directed to Jesse @ 218-689-4747. Bids will be accepted until 5:00
p.m. on August 20th, 2014. Please send sealed bid to: Jesse Nelson
Attn: Fire Dept., 21744 210th St. NE, Goodridge, MN 56725
860 acres for sale
at Thorholt
600 acres CRP (out in 2014),
200 acres hybrid poplar.
$1,400/acre
Don Joppru ~ 218-689-3083
FOXTAIL
TOWNHOMES
has 4-Bedroom, 2-Bathroom
units available June 1st. Please
call 218-681-2341 or email
Mary at sieckert@gmmco.org
for more information.
www.GMMco.org
NORTHLAND NORTHLAND VILLAGE VILLAGE
IN THIEF RIVER FALLS IN THIEF RIVER FALLS
3 Bedroom Apartment
$664/month
2 Bedroom Apartment
$586/month
1 Bedroom Apartment
$492/month
Efficiency Apartment
$385/month
All utilities included in rent
Newly remodeled
Hardwood floors
Income restrictions apply
Contact Croix Management at
651-465-6841
Equal Housing Opportunity
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Prairie Rose in
Red Lake Falls
2 and 3 bedroom available
Rent is based on 30%
of your income.
Call DW Jones Management at
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Sherwood
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2 and 3 bedroom
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Rent includes:
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routes per week, 4 days per week
(each route is 2 days, 1 night).
Newer equipment. Please call 218-
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Vacuum Repair
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Canister & Upright Vacuums
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MARVIN NELSON
218-689-3865
681-1884
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
WIRE-REWIRING
SINCE 1969
Situation Wanted
July 30, August 6, 2014
NOTICE OF HEARING
Pursuant to Chapter 103D.911 of
the Minnesota Statutes, notice is here-
by given that the Board of Managers of
the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers
Watershed will hold a public hearing on
the proposed budget for 2015 at 4:15
P.M., August 19, 2014, at the District
office, 453 North McKinley Street in
Warren, Minnesota.
The following is a summary of the
proposed budget for 2015:
Building Maintenance ................5,000
Utilities........................................5,500
Supplies/Equipment..................24,000
Telephone ..................................4,000
Publication & Printing ................5,000
Postage ......................................2,000
Miscellanous ..............................1,000
Insurance..................................20,400
Legals,Professional/
Administrative Services ..........55,000
Managers Per Diem
& Expenses ............................22,000
Association Dues........................2,600
Employee Mileage &
Expenses....................................4,000
Vehicle Expenses ....................15,000
Employee Payroll
& Fringes ................................245,000
Project Construction ................64,140
USGS Stream
Gage & Cost Share....................8,500
Stream Maintenance ..................3,500
Property Taxes..........................43,000
529,640
Less Estimated
Project Expenses ..................279,640
Net Administrative
Fund Budget ..........................250,000
In addition, an ad valorem tax of
0.0003627 percent of taxable market
value for 2014, collectible in 2015, will
be levied on all taxable property within
the district in accordance with provi-
sions Minnesota 1976 Session Law,
Chapter 162, Sec 1; as amended by
laws of 1982, Chapter 474, sec 1; laws
of 1983, Chapter 338; and laws of 1989
First Special Session, Chapter 1,
Article 5, Sec 45 and in accordance
with said statute, one half of this levy
will remain in the district for the devel-
opment, construction and maintenace
of projects and programs of benefit to
the District and the other half of the levy
will be sent to the Red River
Watershed Management Board for the
development, construction and mainte-
nance of projects and programs of ben-
efit to the Red River Basin.
Interested person are invited to
attend this hearing and express their
views.
/s/ David Bakke,
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
August 6, 13, 2014

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF PENNINGTON
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No
In Re: Estate of )
Mark Lindholm, )
a/k/a Mark Alan Lindholm, )
Decedent. )
NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING
ON PETITION FOR FORMAL
ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY,
DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP,
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
It is Ordered and Notice is given
that on September 2, 2014, at 2:30
p.m., a hearing will be held in this Court
at 101 N. Main Ave, Thief River Falls,
Minnesota, for the adjudication of intes-
tacy and determination of heirship of
the Decedent, and for the appointment
of Michael Lindholm, whose address is
PO Box 88, Thief River Falls, MN,
56701 as Personal Representative of
the Estate of the Decedent in an
UNSUPERVISED administration. Any
objections to the petition must be filed
with the Court prior to or raised at the
hearing. If proper and if no objections
are filed or raised, the Personal
Representative will be appointed with
full power to administer the Estate,
including the power to collect all assets,
to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and
expenses, to sell real and personal
property, and to do all necessary acts
for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject to
Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors hav-
ing claims against the Estate are
required to present the claims to the
Personal Representative or to the
Court Administrator within four months
after the date of this Notice or the
claims will be barred.
Dated: August 1, 2014
/s/ Anne M. Rasmusson
Judge of District Court
Attorney for Petitioner
Daniel L. Rust
Rust, Stock, Knutson & Rust, P.A.
407 North Broadway
PO Box 605
Crookston , MN, 56716
Attorney License No: 94560
Telephone: (218) 281-2400
FAX: (218) 281-5831
Email: drust@crookstonlaw.com3
August 6, 13, 2014

PUBLIC HEARING
PENNINGTON COUNTY TOBACCO
ORDINANCE
Pennington County has the authori-
ty to license facilities and to regulate,
the retail sale of tobacco, tobacco-relat-
ed devices, and electronic delivery
devices within the unorganized territory
of the County and in a Town or City
within the County, if that Town or City
does not license and regulate as set
out above. The Pennington County
Board of Commissioners will hold a
Public Hearing on the Revised
Pennington County Tobacco Ordinance
at 5:30 pm, August 26th, 2014 in the
County Board Room in the Pennington
County Courthouse.
A copy of the proposed Revised
Ordinance is available at the
Pennington County Auditor/Treasurers
Office or by calling 218-683-7000.
/s/ Kenneth Olson
Pennington County Auditor/Treasurer
July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2014

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has
occurred in the conditions of the fol-
lowing described Mortgage:
INFORMATION REGARDING
MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED
1.Date of Mortgage:May 7, 2010.
2. Mortgagors: Nathan R. Anderson
and Jodi L. Anderson.
3. Mortgagees: Northern State Bank
of Thief River Falls.
4. Recording Information:
Recorded on May 10, 2010, as
Document Number 190936, in the
Office of the County Recorder,
Pennington, County, Minnesota
5. Assignments of Mortgage, if any: No
assignments.
MORTGAGED PREMISES
6. Tax parcel identification number of
the mortgaged premises:2500505180
7. Legal description of the mortgaged
premises:
Lots Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20)
and the North 3.5 feet (N. 3.5) of Lot
Eighteen (18), Block Eight (8), Porters
Addition to the City of Thief River Falls.
Check here if all or part of the
described real property is Registered
(Torrens)
8. The physical street address, city, and
zip code of the mortgaged premis-
es: 310 Arnold Avenue South, Thief
River Falls, MN, 56701.
OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA
9. The person holding the Mortgage: is
a transaction agent, as defined by
Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.
The name(s) of the transaction agent,
residential mortgage servicer, and the
lender or broker, as defined in Minn.
Stat.58.02.
The transaction agents mortgage
identification number, if stated on the
Mortgage.
X is not a transaction agent, as
defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.
The name(s) of the residential mort-
gage servicer and the lender or broker,
as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is
Northern State Bank of Thief River
Falls, MN.
10.If stated on the Mortgage, the name
of the mortgage originator, as defined
in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is Northern State
Bank of Thief River Falls, MN.
FORECLOSURE
11.The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02
have been satisfied.
12. The original principal amount
secured by the Mortgage was
$60,000.00.
13. At the date of this notice the amount
due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if
any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage,
is: $59,247.54.
14. Pursuant to the power of sale in the
Mortgage, the Mortgage will be fore-
closed, and the mortgaged premises
will be sold by the Sheriff of Pennington
County, Minnesota, at public auction on
September 2, 2014, 10:00 a.m., at
Lobby of Pennington County Law
Enforcement Center, City of Thief River
Falls, State of Minnesota.
15. The time allowed by law for
redemption by Mortgagor or
Mortgagors personal representatives
or assigns is six months after the date
of sale.
16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, If
the real estate is an owner-occupied,
single-family dwelling, the notice must
also specify the date on or before which
the mortgagor must vacate the proper-
ty if the mortgage is not reinstated
under section 580.30 or the property
redeemed under section 580.23. If this
statute applies, the time to vacate the
property is 11:59 p.m. on March 2,
2015.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW
FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT-
GAGOR, THE MORTGAGORS PER-
SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR
ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO
FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER
IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA
STATUTES, SECTION 582.032,
DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED
PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS
THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROP-
ERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABAN-
DONED.
DATE: July 7, 2014
Name of Mortgagee:
Northern State Bank of Thief River
Falls
Name and address of Attorney for
Mortgagee:
Michael L. Jorgenson
CHARLSON & JORGENSON, P.A.
119 Second Street West
P.O. Box 506
(218) 681-4002
Atty. Reg. No. 186144

August 6, 13, 2014
STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN DISTRICT COURT
Court File No
In Re: Estate of )
Karen J. Bauer )
Deceased. )
ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING
ON PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
IN SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
AND CREDITORS:
It is Ordered and Notice is hereby
given that on the 26th day of August,
2014, at 2:30 o'clock P.M., a hearing
will be held in the above named Court
at Thief River Falls, Minnesota, for the
formal appointment of Clinton E. Bauer,
whose address is 11246 State Hwy 1
NW, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, as
personal representative of the estate of
the above named decedent in super-
vised administration, and that any
objections thereto must be filed with the
Court. That, if proper, and no objections
are filed, said personal representative
will be appointed to administer the
estate, to collect all assets, pay all legal
debts, claims, taxes and expenses, and
sell real and personal property, and do
all necessary acts for the estate. Upon
completion of the administration, the
representative shall file a final account
for the allowance and shall distribute
the estate to the persons thereunto
entitled as ordered by the Court, and
close the estate.
Notice is further given that ALL
CREDITORS having claims against
said estate are required to present the
same to said personal representative
or to the Court Administrator within four
months after the date of this notice or
said claims will be barred.
Dated: August 1, 2014
/s/ Eric Schieferdecker
Judge
/s/ Kathy Narlock
Court Administrator
Paul Ihle
IHLE & SPARBY,P.A.
312 Main Ave. North
(218) 681-7373
July 30, August 6, 2014

STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN DISTRICT COURT
Court File No 57-PR-14-505.
In Re: Estate of )
Edna S. Omlid, )
a/k/a Edna Sybil Omlid, )
f/ka/a Edna Race, )
Decedent. )
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE
OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINT-
MENT OF PERSONAL REPRESEN-
TATIVE AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Notice is given that an Application
for Informal Probate of Will and
Informal Appointment of Personal
Representative was filed with the
Registrar, along with a Will dated
August 20, 2002. The Registrar accept-
ed the application and appointed Larry
F. Grabowska, whose address is 614
7th Street, PO Box 135 Stephen, MN
56757, to serve as the personal repre-
sentative of the decedents estate.
Any heir, devisee or other interest-
ed person may be entitled to appoint-
ment as personal representative or
may object to the appointment of the
personal representative. Any objection
to the appointment of the personal rep-
resentative must be filed with the Court,
and any properly filed objection will be
heard by the Court after notice is pro-
vided to interested persons of the date
of hearing on the objection.
Unless objections are filed, and
unless the Court orders otherwise, the
personal representative has the full
power to administer the estate, includ-
ing, after thirty (30) days from the
issuance of letters testamentary, the
power to sell, encumber, lease, or dis-
tribute any interest in real estate owned
by the decedent.
Notice is further given that, subject
to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors
having claims against the decedents
estate are required to present the
claims to the personal representative or
to the Court within four (4) months after
the date of this notice or the claims will
be barred.
Dated: July 22, 2014
/s/ Dayna Melvie
Registrar
/s/ Kathy Narlock
Court Administrator
SATHER LAW OFFICE
Richard N. Sather
MN# 0130680
311 Main Avenue N.
PO Box 381
(218) 681-8630

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Thief River Falls
Times Classifieds
Custom Services
PAINTING (interior & exterior)
Shrubs Cleaning Many
References! Call Dana 218-289-
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NEED A PAINTER? Selling or just
need to freshen up your place?
Need gift ideas? 15 years experi-
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Deck Staining/Power Washing
Services: 100s of references, free
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STUMP GRINDING: Free esti-
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LEGALS

Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 340A.602
notice is hereby given that the City of St. Hilaire will
hold a public hearing on
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
in the council chambers regarding whether or not
the city should continue to operate a
Municipal Liquor Store.
Margaret Peterson, City Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING
2x2, 2x4 & 2x8 ads to run ONE TIME, the week beginning 8/3/2014
Your newspaper has agreed to participate in the Minnesota Display Ad Network program by running
these ads in the main news section of your newspaper (not the classified section of your newspaper).
At times, advertisers may request a specific section. However, the decision is ultimately up to each
newspaper. Ads may need to be decreased/increased slightly in size to fit your column sizes. Please
do not bill for these ads. If you have questions, please call MNA at 800/279-2979. Thank you.
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330 Markley Ave. N.
Concrete, Shingling, Siding,
Windows and Garage Additions
No Job Is Too Big Or Too Small For Us
Cell: 218-686-2720
WIGHTMAN
Construction
Bill Wightman, Owner
Lic. 20330352, Insured
907 Oakmont Drive
DFL candidate for
auditor visits TRF
by David Hill
Editor
Matt Entenza, DFL can-
didate for state auditor, vis-
ited Thief River Falls on
Tuesday, July 29. Entenza
was on the campaign trail
before the Aug. 12 primary,
to bring his message to vot-
ers.
Entenza said the message
he brought with him
Tuesday was about the need
for a more active auditors
office and the need to protect
pensions from privatization
efforts.
Many local governmental
units have pensions and the
state auditor is supposed to
be the watchdog over the
pension funds. Privatizing
pensions can result in some
savings in the short-term,
but Entenza said there are
long-term dangers.
Minnesotans pensions
should not be privatized and
Wall Street middle men
have no business near
them, said Entenza.
Entenza pointed to horror
stories of poorly managed
pensions like the ones in
Detroit, Mich.
Entenza also asked how
would communities encour-
age people to be volunteer
firefighters, EMS volunteers
or even serve on police
departments without a
guaranteed pension. Many
of these people, he said,
accept lower-paying jobs
because of the promise of
secure pensions.
Entenza has a back-
ground as a prosecutor who
put corporate criminals in
jail and took on corporate
interests. As state auditor,
he said he promises to play a
more active role in protect-
ing the interests of citizens
of Minnesota.
Entenza also noted that
the auditor has not been
paying much attention to
Greater Minnesota. Entenza
said his roots are in Greater
Minnesota and he has a his-
tory of fighting for their
interests. He led the effort to
protect Local Government
Aid, which benefits rural
communities.
Entenza said he believes
the state auditor should do
more than just balance the
books, the auditor should
protect pensions, uncover
embezzlement and fraud,
end local giveaways for large
corporations and take on
issues like school funding
and its effect on Minnesotas
achievement gap.
Week of August 3, 2014
STATEWIDE Central South North Metro
PINNACLE OF STANLEY / TIOGA
ND is seeking a qualied CEO/Gen-
eral Manager. This is a successful retail/
bulk energy, and agronomy coopera-
tive with sales of $200 million with two
retail locations. Financial and personal
management experience is required.
Email: larry.fuller@chsinc.com or fax
(888/653-5527) resume to: Larry Fuller,
5213 Shoal Drive, Bismarck ND 58503.
CONCRETE LABORERS
and nishers. Hiring immediately.
Excellent pay, benets and new
equipment to work with. Prime
Concrete, 701/642-1393 Wahpeton, ND.
LINSMEIER TRUCKING
A MN based company is now hir-
ing Owner/Operators to pull hop-
per bottom in the upper Midwest.
Home weekends. Call 320/382-6644
HERITAGE DAYS CELEBRATION
August 14-17, East Grand Forks, MN $5
button-all 4 days! Revisit the past: pa-
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HUGE GUN AUCTION
Sat. Aug. 16th Prairie du Chien,
WI Transferable machine guns,
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osteoporosis
screenings
to be held
Residents living in Thief
River Falls and the sur-
rounding area can be
screened to reduce their risk
of having a stroke or bone
fracture.
Epiphany Station will
host Life Line Screening on
Thursday, Sept. 4. Epiphany
Station is located at 403
Main Ave. N. in Thief River
Falls.
Four key points every
person needs to know:
Stroke is the third lead-
ing cause of death and a
leading cause of permanent
disability
Eighty percent of stroke
victims had no apparent
warning signs prior to their
stroke
Preventive ultrasound
screenings can help you
avoid a stroke
Screenings are fast,
noninvasive, painless,
affordable and convenient
Screenings identify
potential cardiovascular
conditions, such as blocked
arteries and irregular heart
rhythm, abdominal aortic
aneurysms, and hardening
of the arteries in the legs,
which is a strong predictor
of heart disease. A bone den-
sity screening to assess
osteoporosis risk is also
offered and is appropriate
for both men and women.
Packages start at $149.
All five screenings take 60
to 90 minutes to complete.
regarding the screenings or
to schedule an appointment,
call 1-877-237-1287 or visit
www.lifelinescreening.com.
Preregis-tration is required.
Mi ke Si stad from Nashvi l l e
and Mark and Janna Si stad,
Abby, Mya and Eri k from
Stewertville, Bill and Anna Meirch
from Iowa spent several days at
the Marlyn Sistad home and also
attended the Marshall County
fair where the Back Behind the
Barn Boys performed.
Clyde and Beverly Swenson
from Newfolden, Joni and Craig
Swenson from East Grand Forks
and Kenny Zimdars from Skime,
Gary and Deanna Peterson from
Greenbush, Maria Peterson and
friend from San Antino, Texas and
Tammy Comstock and Austi n
Bratang from Grygla have been
recent vi si tors at the Gene
Peterson home.
Mrs. Clifford Klamar 459-3445
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The 2014 Street Wizards Car Show, held
Saturday, Aug. 2 at Floyd B. Olson Park,
featured 254 registered entries and
close to 50 more classic cars, trucks and
hot rods that arrived late.
This 1969 Camaro owned by Rick Fast of
Manitoba, Canada, drew a lot of atten-
tion during the Street Wizards Car
Show Saturday at Floyd B. Olson Park
in Thief River Falls.
A bike show was held in conjuction with
the 13th Annual Street Wizards Car
Show on Saturday, Aug. 2. The bike
show, held in the parking lot of the
Pennington County Courthouse, drew
54 entries.
The 2014 Street Wizards Car Show, held
Saturday, Aug. 2 at Floyd B. Olson Park,
featured several Chevy Corvettes,
including this 1979 Stingray owned by
Josh Ruud of Roseau.
PFLAG Thief River Falls gets
charter from PFLAG National
Parents, Families and
Friends of Lesbians and
Gays Thief River Falls, a
grassroots organization of
gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-
gender individuals, their
families, friends and allies
serving northwest
Minnesota, was granted an
official charter by PFLAG
National on Tuesday, July
15.
Congratulations! We've
received and reviewed all of
the affiliation paperwork
and we're really excited to
welcome you as an official
PFLAG chapter, said
Brooke Senter, field manag-
er, Central Region for
PFLAG in an email to David
Stocum, president, PFLAG
Thief River Falls.
PFLAG promotes the
health and well-being of les-
bian, gay, bisexual and
transgender persons, their
families and friends
through: support, education,
and advocacy. Parents,
Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays provides
opportunity for dialogue
about sexual orientation and
gender identity, and acts to
create a society that is
healthy and respectful of
human diversity.
Allow me to add my
words of welcome to you and
to PFLAG Thief River Falls
to the PFLAG family of
chapters. As I'm sure you
know, we continue to make
an incredible difference in
the lives of the LGBT com-
munity, their families and
friends. As the family voice
of the LGBT community, our
voices are heard and
respected as we provide edu-
cation and advocacy as well
as support. May you find
your work both pleasing and
rewarding, said Rabbi
David M. Horowitz PFLAG
national president.
PFLAG Thief River Falls
will meet the second
Saturday of each month at
10:30 a.m. in the Fireside
Room at the Thief River
Falls Public Library begin-
ning Saturday, Sept. 13.
Anyone interested in
obtaining more information
on PFLAG Thief River Falls
can reach the group via
email at PFLAGThief
RiverFalls@gmail.com.
UBS regularly in need of type O blood
Every two to three sec-
onds, someone in this coun-
try needs blood and the
types most often in need are
O-negative and O-positive.
Only 6 percent of the pop-
ulation have O-negative
blood, but it is the universal
blood type, meaning that
anyone can receive it. In
emergency or trauma situa-
tions, when there is no time
to cross-match the donors
blood with the patients O-
negative blood is the type
most often used.
Thirty-seven percent of
the population have O-posi-
tive blood, and it is the sec-
ond most commonly trans-
fused blood type because of
its high compatibility with
other types. Having a strong
supply of O-negative and O-
positive blood is critical to
meeting patient needs.
The necessity for type O
donors to give regularly is
essential to getting the right
blood products to area
patients and why anyone
who has never given blood
before is encouraged to try.
The next opportunity to
donate blood will be
Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 11
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the
Eagles Hall in Thief River
Falls. Contact Kay Nelson at
218-689-8367 to make an
appointment or call United
Blood Services at 1-800-917-
4929 for more information.
To save time, donors can
now fill out their health his-
tory questionnaire online at
w w w . u n i t e d b l o o d
services.org the day of their
donation. To donate blood,
volunteers must be at least
16 years old and be in good
health.

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Abigail Flaagan of Happy Acres 4-H Club received the
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the 2014 Pennington County Fair. (Submitted)
Lydia Nelson of the Silverton 4-H Club won the junior
reserve champion award in performance during the 4-H
horse show at the 2014 Pennington County Fair.
The brown egg production grand champion award and
showmanship award during the poultry competition at the
2014 Pennington County Fair went to Erin Wayne of Thief
River Falls.
Jacey Larson of the Steiner 4-H Club won the junior show-
manship award at the 2014 Pennington County Fair.
Marge Espe of Thief River Falls won a grand champion
award at the 2014 Pennington County Fair with her blue
quilt.
Katrina Bugge of Thief River Falls won a grand champion
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project.
Ruby, Betsy and Kale Geiser (left to right) of Thief River
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The 2014 Street Wizards
Car Show on Saturday, Aug.
2 at Floyd B. Olson Park
drew a total of 254 regis-
tered entries and close to
300 overall participants
counting the cars that
arrived late or did not regis-
ter.
This year, the Street
Wizards also sponsored a
bike show that drew 54
entries.
Class winners
Pre 1940s: Tom Dunrud,
'33 Hot Rod Factory 5; Paul
& Bonnie Mohagen, '32 Ford
Roadster.
1940s: Jerome Engen,
'49 Cadillac; Clyde Moen, '41
Ford Coupe.
1950s: Dale Olson,
Chevy 210; Gayle Petrowski,
55 Ford Victoria.
1950s custom: Eddie
Amberson, '53 Chevy Bel
Air.
1960s: Jim Nemeth, '69
Mustang Mach-1; Danny
Waller, '64 Chevy SS.
1960s custom: Rick
Fast, 69 Camaro.
1970s: Glen Mortenson,
'70 Dodge Charger; Ed
Hudrick, '70 Dart 340.
1970s custom: Babe
Grindeland, '70 Buick
Riviera.
1980s: Brian Amiot, '81
Camaro; Kevin and Anita
Braget, '86 Chevy Monte
Carlo SS.
1990s: Diane Langness,
96 Ford Mustang; Alexis
Anderson, '92 Buick
Roadmaster.
2000 and Up: Craig
Fetting, 2013 Dodge Viper;
Mike Nelson, 2010 Mopar
Challenger.
1930s Truck: Mason
Hagen, '35 Diamond T
Deluxe.
1940s Truck: David
Hagen, '48 Ford Rat Rod
Truck.
1950s Truck: Gaby
Collette, '57 Dodge
Sweptside.
1960s Truck: Brian
Fortier, '69 Ford F-100.
1970s Truck: Mike and
Romaine Wilson, '78 Chevy
Silverado.
1980s Truck: Jerome
LaCoe, '84 Chevy El
Camino.
1990s Truck: Gary
Nicol, '90 Chevy.
Imports: Adam
Flemming, 2011 WRX
Subaru; Cristobol Mendez,
2003 Nissan 350 Z.
Convertibles: Rudy
Hudrick, '67 Dodge Montico;
Larry and MaryKay
Erickson, '60 Ford Sunliner.
Work In Progress:
Jason Rux, '40 Plymouth
Coup.
Canadian Trophy - Car:
Rick Fast, '69 Camaro.
Canadian Trophy -
Truck: Jean Marc Lacasse,
'55 GMC.
Farthest Traveled: Don
Weller, Elk River, '79 Ford
Ranchero, 275 Miles.
Rat Rod: Dean and
Delane Schaumburg, '37
Ford Rat Rod; Jaime Cole,
'52 International L-110.
Young Gun: Mason
Kuznia, '35 Diamond T
Deluxe.
Club Participation:
Valley Cruisers of North
Dakota.
People's Choice: Ryan
and Amber Olson, '66
Pontiac GTO.
Participant's Choice:
Tom Dunrud, '33 Hot Rod
Factory 5.
Wa-Hoo Trophies: Arvid
Lee, Model T Truck; Tony
Kozojed, '48 Chevy Style
Master two-door; Ralph
Wilde, '56 Chevy Belair two-
door; Bruce and Dianne
Frueh, '56 Chevy Rat
Wagon; Mike and Billi
Klegsted, '55 Buick Special;
Garrett Byron, '67 Kaiser
Jeep Gladiator; John Cirks,
'41 Dodge Truck; Michael
Lovly, '57 Chevy 3100; Josh
B r e k k e s t r a n , ' 6 8
International 1100; Kurt
Heldstab, '77 Datsun 280 Z;
Glen Simpson, '53 Plymouth
Convertible.
Kids Games Winners:
Malaki Gerszewski, Melissa
Bahr and Grant Nelson.
Crushed car contest
winner: Leland Mott from
Thief River Falls, who
guessed the crushed car. It
was a 1946 Dodge two-door.
Bike show winners
Bagger Class: Justin
Loewe.
Bobber Class: Ryan
Hible.
Rat/Work In Progress:
Bruce Berg.
Production Chopper:
Denny Bakke.
Trike: Roger Hinden.
Hardtail: Mike Ness.
250cc and Under: Doug
Becker.
Chopper: Andrew
Hoard.
Touring: Chuck Hoard.
Cruiser/Muscle: Amos
Elseth.
Classic/Original/Unre-
stored: Dean Rausch.
Sport Bike: Andres
Cortez.
Best in Show:
American/HD/Victory/India
n: Doug Dallman.
Best in Show:
Metric/Cruiser/All Models -
Dan Hible.
Outstanding in Class:
Pam Dallman, Todd Edberg,
Lee Moen and Ben Sayler,
People's Choice: Justin
Loewe.
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We would also like to thank the participants
and spectators. We could not have done
this show without you!
of Thief River Falls would like to thank
the following businesses for their support of
our 2014 car show.
Ace Hardware
Ace Rental
Amsoil
Arby's
Arctic Cat, Inc.
Auto Value
B&B Auto Recycling
Big John's Muffler Center
Bemidji Welding Supply
Border State Bank
Buca's Pizzeria
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dairy Queen
Digi-Key Corporation
Domino's Pizza
Edward Jones -
Jerod Kolden
Ericco
Erl's Food Market
Falls Liquor Store
Falls Radiator
Farmers Union Insurance -
Jay Swanson
Fleet Supply
GCR Tire Center
Grandstay Hospitality
Hall's Floral
Hardware Hank
Hartz Truck Line
HD Floral
House Of Hair
Hubert's Outdoor Power
Jason Lansing
Jim Dagg Insurance
K & M Transmission &
Repair
Liquid Graphix
NAPA Auto Parts
Mattison's Car Wash/East
Side Tesoro
Northern Motors
Northern State Bank
Northland Produce
Northwest Beverage
Northwest Power Systems
Oil Boyz
OReilly Auto Parts
Paint & Glass Interiors
Pennington Fast Lube
Pennington Main/Square
Petro Pumper, Inc.
Pizza Hut
Prax Air
Printing Plus
ProBuild
Quality Farm Supply
Rocket Motors
RV Sports, Inc.
Sally Wolff State Farm
Sears Roebuck & Co
Sheldon's Used Auto Parts
Sjoberg's Cable TV
Speed's Auto Service
Styles By Amy
Taco Johns
Thibert Chevrolet
Thief River Ford, Inc.
Thief River Glass
Thrify White Drug Store
Trifecta
Universal Screenprint
Wells Fargo Bank
Westside Motors
Woodmaster
Wahoo awards were given to Street
Wizards Car Show participants who did
something unique or something to
make judges take a second look at their
automobiles during the 2014 Street
Wizards Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 2
Falls. Pictured, but not listed in order,
are Arvid Lee, Model T Truck; Tony
Kozojed, '48 Chevy Style Master two-
door; Ralph Wilde, '56 Chevy Belair two-
door; Bruce and Dianne Frueh, '56
Chevy Rat Wagon; Mike and Billi
Klegsted, '55 Buick Special; Garrett
Byron, '67 Kaiser Jeep Gladiator; John
Cirks, '41 Dodge Truck; Michael Lovly,
'57 Chevy 3100; Josh Brekkestran, '68
International 1100; Kurt Heldstab, '77
Datsun 280 Z; Glen Simpson, '53
Plymouth Convertible.
Pictured, but not listed in order, are cat-
egory winners for cars from pre-1940s
through the 1960s: Tom Dunrud, '33 Hot
Rod Factory 5; Paul & Bonnie Mohagen,
'32 Ford Roadster; Jerome Engen, '49
Cadillac; Clyde Moen, '41 Ford Coupe;
Dale Olson, Chevy 210; Gayle Petrowski,
55 Ford Victoria; Eddie Amberson, '53
Chevy Bel Air; Jim Nemeth, '69 Mustang
Mach-1; Danny Waller, '64 Chevy SS;
Rick Fast, 69 Camaro. The 13th Annual
Stree Wizards Car Show was held
Saturday, Aug. 2 at Floyd B. Olson Park
in Thief Rier Falls.
Winners of the Best Truck Award by
decade and Best Convertible and Import
(not listed in order) include 1930s truck:
Mason Hagen, '35 Diamond T Deluxe;
1940s truck: David Hagen, '48 Ford Rat
Rod Truck; 1950s truck: Gaby Collette,
'57 Dodge Sweptside; 1960s truck: Brian
Fortier, '69 Ford F-100; 1970s truck: Mike
and Romain Wilson, '78 Chevy
Silverado; 1980s truck: Jerome LaCoe,
'84 Chevy El Camino; 1990s truck: Gary
Nicol, '90 Chevy; best imports: Adam
Flemming, 2011 WRX Subaru; Cristobol
Mendez, 2003 Nissan 350 Z; best con-
vertibles: Rudy Hudrick, '67 Dodge
Montico; Larry and MaryKay Erickson,
'60 Ford Sunliner.
Category winners for vehicles from 1970
and newer at the Street Wizards Car
Show include: (not listed in order) Glen
Mortenson, '70 Dodge Charger; Ed
Hudrick, '70 Dart 340; Babe Grindeland,
'70 Buick Riviera; Brian Amiot, '81
Camaro; Kevin and Anita Braget, '86
Chevy Monte Carlo SS; Diane Langness,
96 Ford Mustang; Alexis Anderson, '92
Buick Roadmaster; Craig Fetting, 2013
Dodge Viper; Mike Nelson, 2010 Mopar
Challenger.
Pictured, but not listed in order, are
award winners from the 2014 Street
Wizards Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 2
Falls: Work In Progress: Jason Rux, '40
Plymouth Coup; Canadian Trophy - Car:
Rick Fast, '69 Camaro; Canadian Trophy
- Truck: Jean Marc Lacasse, '55 GMC;
Farthest Traveled: Don Weller, Elk River,
'79 Ford Ranchero, 275 Miles; Rat Rod:
Dean and Delane Schaumburg, '37 Ford
Rat Rod; Jaime Cole, '52 International L-
110; Young Gun: Mason Kuznia, '35
Diamond T Deluxe; Club Participation:
Valley Cruisers of North Dakota.
Street Wizards Car Show draws 254 entries
FMS student info packets to be handed out
Franklin Middle School
student information packets
will be ready for
parents/guardians to pick up
at FMS on Wednesday, Aug.
13 and Thursday, Aug. 14.
FMS office hours are from
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Since confidential data
are included in the packets,
only a parent/guardian may
pick up a students packet.
These packets contain the
students schedule for the
2014-15 school year, locker
assignment and other infor-
mation needed to start the
school year well.
An open house will be
held Wednesday, Aug. 27 at
FMS. Doors will open at 5
p.m. Students and parents
will be able to walk through
their class schedule from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Remember
to bring along the class
schedule with the map of
FMS on the back from the
student information packet.
They will meet their class
teacher and talk about the
coming years goals and
expectations as well as have
a few of their questions
answered.
During the open house,
parents will also have the
opportunity to return
required forms from the stu-
dent information packet for
the school year, add funds to
their childs lunch account,
meet new teachers and get
reacquainted with other
families in the class.
The first day of school is
Tuesday, Sept. 2. The first
bell rings at 8:19 a.m. and
students should be in their
classroom ready to learn at
8:24 a.m.
In August 2013, after
years of silence, the doors
opened again at the Thief
River Adventist Christian
School on Tindolph Avenue
South. This year, classes
start Monday, Aug. 18.
Prospective students can
apply for admission now.
The four-day school week
is unique. Students attend
classes Monday through
Thursday and have Fridays
free. The school year begins
the third week of August to
accommodate Fridays off,
and still have the legally
required number of hours in
school. The end of the school
year occurs at about the
same time that public
schools end for the summer
break. Students can use
public school buses when
needed.
Applications and inter-
views with the principal and
a board member are
required prior to admission
to the school. Call Principal
Russell Bantin at 684-1000
for further information on
this Christian educational
program.
TRACS began after sever-
al new Adventist Church
families with and without
children appealed to the
local church board to reopen
the school.
Notable among them
were Ted and Tiffany
Bowen, the parents of two
prospective students. An
appeal for such an action
was made to the Minnesota
Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists, which officially
accredited TRACS and
authorized its inspection
and successful opening for
last school year. The
Bowens two girls, Brittney
and Gracie, are students at
TRACS.
A school board was
formed with Dr. Jerome
Bray at the helm. Funding
for operations comes from
regular pledged donations of
several area churches and
tuition charged per student.
This past year, the school
operated in the black, and
anticipates that this will be
the case this coming year.
TRACS Principal Russell
Bantin arrived from
Delaware. His areas of spe-
cialty lie in history, comput-
er and science. His wife,
Amy (nee Pervis), grew up in
Middle River. Her mother
and brother still live there.
Their children, Caleb and
Sarah, attend TRACS. Joan
Freeman, with her degree in
early childhood education,
has also joined the staff,
along with art teacher Pat
Ledin Dunning and sewing
instructor Barb Holt. Music
classes are offered through
Kezar Music as well at the
school.
This has proven to be an
extremely active and busy
past year. Learning comes
not only with books but with
hands-on projects that are
practical and earn real-life
money. A greenhouse project,
with instruction from mas-
ter gardener Deb Ornquist,
allowed kids to grow their
own plants and then sell
them, keeping record of all
the transactions. The grade-
schoolers made their own
batteries out of potatoes.
They plan to build a chicken
coop this coming year, which
involves many science les-
sons and will include selling
the eggs.
Special programs, includ-
ing pottery classes, cooking,
birding, basic survival, and
music have been opened up
to homeschooled children
who live in the vicinity.
Many afternoon trips have
been taken to various servic-
es and businesses in the
Thief River Falls area, such
as the post office, Arctic Cat,
Digi-Key and Wells Fargo.
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$
14,900
2007 Toyota Camry SE Black, 80k...............................
$
13,900
2008 Chevy Impala LT Silver, 101k..............................
$
10,500
2008 Chevy Impala LT Maroon, 99k ............................
$
10,500
2007 Pontiac G-6 Blue, 82k........................................
$
10,500
2005 Chevy Cobalt White, 50k .....................................
$
6,900
2005 Kia Spectra Black, 100k......................................
$
4,500
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Silver, 109k.............................
$
4,500
PRE-OWNED CARS
2012 Chevy 2500HD Crew Long Box White, 34k............
$
30,900
2012 Chevy Extended Cab LT Maroon, 21k ..................
$
28,900
2010 Chevy Crew Cab LTZ Black, 52k..........................
$
27,900
2010 Chevy Crew Cab LT Blue, 36k .............................
$
24,900
2010 Chevy Crew Cab LTZ Blue Granite, 84k ...............
$
24,900
2010 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 White, 106k ..................
$
22,900
2009 Chevy Crew Cab LT Blue Granite, 60k .................
$
24,500
2008 Chevy Ext Cab LT Red, 74k................................
$
20,900
1998 Chevy Ext Cab Black, 141k ..................................
$
4,900
2014 Malibu 1LT
Engine Block Heater, Ecotec 2.5L, DOHC, 6 Speed Automatic Transmis-
sion, Power Seat Adjuster, Driver 8-way Seat Includes 4-way Power
Lumbar, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Vehicle Start, Auto-Dimming In-
side Rearview Mirror, Universal Home Re-
mote, Trunk Convenience Net, Front &
Rear Splash Guards
Lease it Today for
$
198/month
*
Lease it Today for
$
249/month
*
2014 Silverado 1500 4WD LT
5.3L V8, Ecotec3 Engine, 18 Bright-Machined Aluminum Wheels, Trai-
lering Package, Auto Locking Rear Differential, Adjustable Driver Power
Seat, Front Fog Lamps, Dual Zone AC Climate Control, Remote Start,
Chevrolet MyLink Audio System w/ 8 Color
Touch Screen, Rear Vision Camera,
Rear Window Defroster
PRE-OWNED TRUCKS
Summer
Drive Event
All 2014 Chevrolets
come with Nations
BEST Coverage
2 yr/24,000 miles of scheduled maintenance
3 yr/36,000 mile Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty
5 yr/100,000 mile Powertrain Warranty
5 yr/100,000 mile Roadside Assistance
5 year Onstar RemoteLink App Car Starter
*10k/year, 39 mo., $1,700 plus first payment due at signing O.A.C.
* 10k/year, 39 mo., $1,500 plus first payment due at signing O.A.C.
*10k/year, 39 mo., $1,700 plus first payment due at signing O.A.C.
MSRP $22,180
N.M. Discount -551
National Rebate -1,500
Bonus Cash -1,000
$
19,129
MSRP $43,355
All Star Pkg. Discount -750
Supplier Price Discount -2,877
$
36,728
MSRP $25,415
N.M. Discount -989
$
22,926
MSRP $25,835
N.M. Discount -988
$
22,847
or Take 0% for 72 Mo. in Lieu of Rebate O.A.C.
2014 Equinox FWD LS
Engine Block Heater, 2.4L 4 Cyl., with VVT,
6-Speed Automatic Transmission
2014 Cruze 1LT
1.4L Ecotec VVT, DOHC, 4 Cyl., 6 Speed Automatic Transmission, Color
Touch Radio with 7 Screen, CD/MP3 Player, Aux. Input & USB Port,
MyLink, Rear Vision Camera System, Power Sunroof, Premium Audio
System
Lease it Today for
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249/month
*
Jim Goldesberry (right), a member of the
Thief River Falls Lions Club, handed out
chips to attendees at the clubs annual pic-
nic Thursday, July 31 at Lions Park. The
event raises funds for park improvements.
The Thief River Falls Lions Club held its
annual picnic Thursday, July 31 at Lions
Park. The event raises funds for park
improvements.
Kim Murphy was among the Thief River Falls Lions Club
members grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the clubs
annual picnic Thursday, July 31 at Lions Park. The event
raises funds for park improvements.
TRACS to begin classes Aug. 18
Thief River Adventist Christian School starts classes
Monday, Aug. 18. Prospective students can apply for
admission now. Last school year, TRACS students trans-
planted seedlings. They included (from left) Caleb Bantin,
Micah Anderson, Brittney Bowen, Sarah Bantin and Gracie
Bowen. (Submitted

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