A Splash of Color Is Just the Right Touch
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Prowlers go 2-1 at Pequot Lakes tennis quadrangular THIEF RIVER FALLS New tennis coaches come full circle Sports - Page 1B DNESDAY, WE AUGUST 2 1 5, 202 $ 00 1 Volume 110, Number 34 • www.trftimes.com Newsstand Price Mask mandate in TRF schools is an option No masks now, duced to families in the Dis- trict last week. The matrix but that could can be found on the District’s website if parents did not re- change if it ceive it last week. In level 2, masks are highly recom- is warranted mended, not mandated. Mask mandates do not go into effect until level 3. by David Hill Superintendent Donita Editor Stepan emphasized several times during the meeting Spectators at the Thief that while the final author- River Falls School Board ity to make the decision meeting Monday spilled out rests in her hands, it isn’t into the hallways of the Dis- made alone. Past and future trict Service Center. Many decisions are and will be shared comments about a based on recommendations proposed plan that included from health experts in the mask mandates. community, a COVID re- The Board of Education sponse team, an administra- for School District 564, Thief tive team and guidance of River Falls, adopted two res- state and federal authori- olutions. The first resolution ties. She also committed to Mike and Kami Spears like to repurpose things that highlight and put on a post in front of their house in Rocksbury Town- delegated authority regard- consulting school board or enhance their gardens. This is a bedroom fan that was ship. ing face coverings to the su- members individually. The painted bright yellow, which is one of Kami’s favorite colors, perintendent. The second resolutions, she said, allow resolution established a her to react more quickly, health and safety measures but also allows the Board of plan for the 2021-22 school Education to review her de- year. The plan directs the cisions. Those decisions can A splash of color is just superintendent to follow be rejected or approved by health and safety measures the Board of Education at and authorizes the superin- their next meeting. tendent to, after consulting Stepan said the plan was with the school board chair devised in much the same the right touch and notifying members of way with the addition of con- the board of education, to se- sultations with others, in- lect and implement different cluding lawyers, and the Mike and Kami Spears named health and safety measures Mayo Clinic. 2021 Pennington SWCD Rural for the District or its build- Last year, when the pan- ings without school board demic began Stepan said the Beautification Award winners action. District initially relied on The first resolution - the guidance from the Min- delegation of authority - was nesota Department of approved 5-2. The two dis- Health and Minnesota De- by David Hill said she enjoys the colors senting votes came from Editor that only come from annu- partment of Education Misty Hempel and Michelle alone, but eventually began als, such as petunias, bego- Westerman. Hempel and “Just a little splash of nias, marigolds and coleus looking more closely at num- Westerman did not specifi- bers of cases in the District. color.” Gerbera daisy, dianthus, cally say why they voted Kami Spears likes flowers vinca vine, hypoestes, snap- When the District did go to against the resolution. Both distance learning it was … planting a lot of flowers, dragon, pansies, and spider said during the meeting that and she enjoys working out- plants. She does tend hardy when the community was this was a difficult and emo- well over the threshold that side in her gardens. hibiscus, geraniums and tional decision to make, but Kami and Mike Spears rose bushes that can be car- would have triggered dis- was made for the benefit of tance learning. She ex- were named the Pennington ried over from year to year, students. Soil and Water Conservation but they are mostly in large plained that’s because they The vote was unanimous looked at the cases among District’s 2021 Rural Beauti- containers, which she stores on the second resolution. fication Award winners. The overwinter. She said she’s students and staff more What this means for fam- closely than community SWCD said the Spears’ prop- had some of her geraniums ilies as students head back erty incorporated all the for five years. Her gardens transmission levels. to school in two weeks is In the same sense as last qualities looked for in a are not without perennials. that, at a point in the future, rural beautification winner. She also tends day lilies, Kami and Mike Spears take a break from watering and tend- year, Stepan said they will if case rates climb to unac- look more closely at student Kami Spears said the clematis, peonies, hy- ing their gardens. Keeping up their large garden has been ceptable levels, mask man- award was unexpected, but drangeas, phlox and cora and staff cases. very difficult during this drought year. dates can be imposed. Distance learning, as de- very appreciated. Gardening bells. What are unacceptable has always been something Adding to the “splash” of fined last year, is not an op- levels? tion this year. Mandating she enjoys. She said she just color theme, Spears utilizes ons, cream separators, that color throughout her Right now, the District is can’t sit around and do noth- many different and unique chairs, tool boxes, benches or garden. She placed that fan in level 2 of the matrix intro- (Continued on Page 4) ing, especially in the sum- planters. anything else that can be front and center. It kind of mer. In any event, she’s very Although she enjoys her used to hold flowers. She looks like a large sunflower. happy the garden and yard gardens, shopping for the also likes to add solid items This year, she also put some got noticed. Maybe, she containers she uses for those that add interest, like wagon metal flowers along the guessed, the garden got no- flowers would have to be a wheels. Last year, she found driveway, which given that Viking Good Old Days ticed because several large close second. No, it’s proba- an old ceiling fan that she this is a drought year, was trees at the front of the prop- bly a toss up. liked. Her daughter painted probably a good thing. erty had to be taken down. She likes to shop - shop it bright yellow for her. Yel- With so many containers The Spears’ yard is awash for old coffee containers, old low must be one of her fa- to fill with annuals, spring in splashes of color. Spears wash tubs, children’s wag- vorite colors. She carries (Continued on Page 4) TRF approves preliminary drainage study City Council approved a pre- agricultural runoff moves Thief River Falls resi- Complaint about liminary study of the from north of 15th Street, dent Dean Philipp ap- partial tax drainage of Chief’s Coulee at enters the city’s storm water peared before the its meeting Tuesday, Aug. system, continues through council. He raised concerns abatement heard 17. industrial and urban areas, about a potential partial tax The city will pay $19,640 angles southeast to Red abatement for MAK Proper- to HDR Engineering to con- Robe Park and enters the ties, which it would like to by April Scheinoha duct the preliminary study Red Lake River. build The Angle near Valley Reporter of Chief’s Coulee. Expected The council accepted a Assisted Living. to span about four months, quote from Johnson Con- “These abatements have Thief River Falls city the preliminary study will trols to replace 11 elec- got to quit,” said Philipp. “I leaders hope to improve analyze potential water tric duct heaters. Johnson would not say anything if water quality. To aid in that quality improvements. Controls had provided a the community was doing effort, the Thief River Falls For years, the city has quote of $40,890. good.” worked with the Red Lake The duct heaters were in- MAK Properties plans to Driving was serious business for Hadassah Hudson as she Watershed District and Min- stalled about 30 years ago construct a 130,000 square- drove her cousin Mia Nelson on the Viking Good Old Days nesota Pollution Control and have been repaired re- foot building to house both Parade route with other members of the Hudson Electric Agency to determine and peatedly over the past three residential and commercial crew. The parade was held Saturday, Aug. 21. Video of the abate contamination sources years. The duct heaters are properties. Of that amount, in Chief’s Coulee. Currently, now obsolete. (Continued on Page 4) parade is online at www.trftimes.com. 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