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EDNESDAY, M W ARCH 28, 2 18 0 $ 00 Volume 107, Number 13 • www.trftimes.com Newsstand1 Price CLASSIFIEDS 8B OBITUARIES 8 OPINION 6B Curling Club building to be studied Council member Tony Gilbert, representing the Curling Club, said refers to the city the roof has been leaking since January 2017. The city as “slumlord” was notified, but nothing has been done. Gilbert noted that the Curling Club has re- by April Scheinoha placed ceiling tiles and paid Reporter for rubber to be installed on the peak of the roof. He The Thief River Falls added that other needs in- Curling Club building has clude a fire barrier, new elec- joined the list of city-owned trical wiring and new buildings that will soon be insulation. studied by CIMCO Refriger- “As a landlord, that ation. At its meeting Tues- should have been taken care day, March 20, the Thief of in my opinion,” replied River Falls City Council ap- Council Member Josh proved a $2,504 agreement Hagen. with CIMCO to evaluate the Fellow Council Member Curling Club building and Rachel Prudhomme didn’t its ice plant. realize until recently that CIMCO is already plan- the city owned the Curling ning to study REA and Club building. “The harsh HOMCC as part of a $49,565 reality that we’re slumlords Spring Family Caleb Fultz smiled as he played Tic-tac-toe with his little brother Jacob and their study approved by the coun- hit me,” she said in reference mom, Jewel, at the Spring Family Fun Night on Thursday, March 22. Thief River cil in January. to a recent visit there. Falls Early Childhood Family Education and School Readiness hosted the event At the March 20 meeting, Repairs are expected to be Fun Night at Challenger Preschool. a lengthy discussion ensued further discussed at an up- about repairs needed at the coming Budget Committee Curling Club building as meeting. well as who would pay for Further complicating the study. The city owns the matters is the vague lease building, which the Curling signed by both entities. It in- 50 years with one employer Club leases at a cost of dicates that the Curling $1,000 per year. Club is responsible for inter- “The building needs re- nal items and the city is repairs, and there’s no doubt sponsible for external items. Karen Bjerken still loves coming about that,” said Council “We need to look at the to work at Sanford every day Member Don Sollom. (Continued on Page 10) by April Scheinoha reached the same milestone Reporter as Karen. Sanford also pro- “As a landlord, that should vided Karen with a gift for She is one of the people her years of service. have been taken care of in my behind the scenes at Sanford “I still love coming to opinion,” replied Council Medical Center, making sure work every day because the proper supplies and every day can bring up chal- Member Josh Hagen. equipment are available for lenges and I like the feeling staff and patients. And now of conquering them. So I she has been honored. have the best of both worlds, Karen Bjerken, supply family and my family here chain lead – materials man- at the medical center,” agement, was honored for 50 Karen wrote in her biogra- in 1967, when she accepted to work holidays, nights or years of service at what is phy form for the banquet. a job working as a licensed weekends appealed to her. now known as Sanford Med- Karen is among four practical nurse at Convales- “The first week or so, I ical Center in Thief River nurses in her family. Her cent and Nursing Care. At thought, ‘What have you Falls. “I think it’s a very mom, Margaret Torfin, was the time, CNC was on the done?’” Karen recalled. great honor,” Karen said. a nurse, and her sisters, Jill second floor of the downtown However, Karen grew to The Thief River Falls res- Harris and Becky Torfin, are campus of Sanford Medical enjoy and love her job. “My ident was one of 18 Sanford dialysis nurses. Center. Three years later, it nursing background defi- – Thief River Falls employ- Following her graduation moved to the south side of nitely helped me in this new ees honored for 20 or more from Lincoln High School in the hospital. job,” said Karen, who years of service at the Serv- 1966, Karen attended Sixteen years ago, Karen pointed out that the internet ice Recognition Banquet on nurse’s training at the Area jumped at the chance to sometimes helps, too. Friday, March 9 in Fargo, Vocational Technical Insti- apply for a job in central Besides a change in job N.D. Only one other Sanford tute in Thief River Falls. supply/purchasing manage- responsibilities, Karen has The Thief River Falls City Council has approved an agree- – Fargo Division employee Her healthcare career began ment. The idea of not having (Continued on Page 10) ment with CIMCO Refrigeration for the firm to study the city- owned Thief River Falls Curling Club building. Number of fire calls decrease in 2017 The number of fire calls cluded smoke/carbon monox- challenging because of the Grass and brush fires de- ments. It was called to pro- decreased by 1 to 192 in ide detector questions, fire wide variety of materials creased slightly from 11 in vide assistance eight times in 2017 fires 2017, according to the 2017 safety concerns or recre- used and stored in and 2016 to eight in 2017. The de- 2017. annual report of the Thief ational fire inquiries. around the community, and partment issued 132 burning Firefighters also re- River Falls Fire Depart- Structure fires increased the fact that they are some- permits to township resi- sponded to false alarms, • Calls: 192 ment. from seven to eight. The total times hard to detect. dents. “We felt extremely which can be broken down Of the 192 calls, 94 were monetary losses for structure Firefighters responded to lucky in this regard due to into three categories. Mali- • Structure fires: 8 handled by station personnel fires decreased from 22 motor vehicle accidents the very dry conditions that cious false alarms include • Vehicle and equip- without having to page the $266,000 in 2016 to $123,600 with injuries in 2017. Three existed most of the year,” purposely pulling a fire ment fires: 8 volunteers. These calls even though the number of required extrication with Beier and Semanko wrote. alarms with no fire. There ranged from carbon monox- structure fires increased. specialized equipment. The “Timely fall rains helped to were three in 2017. • Grass and brush ide checks, concerns about The department re- department is typically keep this number in check.” Alarm malfunctions in- fires: 8 smells that may have indi- sponded to 21 calls involving called out only for the more The department was also clude faulty smoke/carbon cated a fire, illegal burning, hazardous conditions, includ- serious accidents. called to three water-related monoxide detectors and fail- and anti-freeze/oil spills re- ing the activated carbon Vehicle and equipment rescue/recovery incidents in- ure of an automatic alarm Source: Thief River Falls sulting from motor vehicle monoxide detectors, indicat- fires totalled eight in 2017. volving people as well as sev- system. These types of inci- Fire Department report accidents. ing detectable levels of car- These fires included farm eral animal rescues. dents amounted to 36 in The full-time staff also bon monoxide; propane or and construction equipment. Firefighters assisted law en- 2017. handled more than 1,200 natural gas leaks; fuel or Monetary losses for these forcement in three searches There are also false non-emergency calls during gasoline leaks and spills; and fires was estimated at for missing adults/children. alarms where a response for 2017, according to Co-Fire ammonia leaks. Semanko $445,000 due to the loss of a The department has mu- emergency services is the re- Chiefs Marty Semanko and and Beier noted that haz- couple large pieces of farm tual aid agreements in place sult of good intent, human Rick Beier. These calls in- ardous condition calls are equipment. with neighboring fire depart- (Continued on Page 10)

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Man charged with TRF man charged Telephone: (218) 681-4450 possessing child porn with felony offense A Warroad man has been Investigations Division in charged in Roseau County Grand Forks, N.D. The Kathy Svidal Warrants apprehen- located the following day in accident near the intersec- Publisher District Court with 13 employee sion, felony fifth degree Thief River Falls. tion of Center Street West [email protected] felony counts of possession indicated controlled substance Tampering with a and Pembina Trail of pornographic work t h a t crime and introduction motor vehicle: On March Northwest. At the time of involving minors. Peterson of contraband: On March 24 at 9:57 a.m., police the accident, Amanda E. Christopher Robert was pos- 21 at 9:29 p.m., police per- received multiple reports of Keefe of Newfolden was Peterson, 28, allegedly possessing, formed a traffic stop in the suspicious people trying to driving a 2002 Chevy sessed 13 files of “prepubes- receiving 300 block of Brooks Ave. N. get into vehicles at 802 TrailBlazer. The vehicle cent or nearly prepubescent and dis- Jade Leeper, 35, Thief River Tindolph Ave. S. Nicole Ann then rolled. It was unknown Dave Hill children engaging in sexu- tributing Editor Falls, has been charged Olson, 36, Thief River Falls, whether Keefe suffered any [email protected] ally explicit acts or exhibi- c h i l d with felony fifth degree con- has been cited for tamper- injuries. tion of genitals,” according p o r n trolled substance crime and ing with a motor vehicle. Theft: On March 24 at to the complaint. Several using the introduction of contraband. She was arrested. 3:11 p.m., the sheriff’s office files showed children in var- m o b i l e He was arrested on a Grand Theft: On March 20 at received a report of a theft ious stages of undress, and messag- Christopher Forks, N.D., warrant and 5:13 p.m., police received a in the parking lot of Seven it was hard to determine ing app Robert the above charges. Dillon report of a theft at Hugo’s. Clans Casino, Hotel and their ages. Two videos were Kik. Peterson Gary Anderson, 22, East Nicole Ann Olson, 36, Thief Water Park. Someone had also observed in which the O n Grand Forks, was arrested River Falls, has been cited stolen a Briggs & Stratton Scott DCamp children’s ages were diffi- Aug. 15, on two Pennington County for theft. engine, saw blades, a Sports Editor cult to determine. Peterson allegedly told a warrants. Upon stopping Burglary: On March 22 Coleman lantern and a 30- [email protected] The charges were filed DHS special agent that he Anderson’s vehicle, a police at 9:24 a.m., police received gallon air compressor out of Monday, March 19 and uploaded child porn to officer smelled a faint odor a report of a burglary at 604 an Erskine man’s vehicle. cover a time period between access “groups” on the app. of marijuana. Anderson, the St. Paul Ave. S. Someone If readers have any April 3, 2016, and Nov. 7, He said he went back multi- driver, allegedly said he had had broken into the home information about the 2017. A Canadian homeland ple times to a group, where smoked marijuana earlier and stolen a Philips 55-inch above crimes, they are security employee provided child porn could be in the day. Leeper allegedly TV. urged to contact the Law a tip about the case to the observed. possessed a pipe containing Theft: On March 23 at Enforcement Center at U.S. Department of purported methampheta- 10:05 a.m., the sheriff’s 681-6161. April Scheinoha Homeland Security Reporter mine residue. According to office received a report of a Thief River Falls [email protected] complaint, he told the police theft at 20082 140th Ave. media receive these officer that he didn’t pos- N.E. Someone had stolen a reports from law enforce- County to sess anything else and tractor head. ment officials. If these didn’t realize he possessed a Domestic assault: On reports appear in online pipe. While booking Leeper March 24 at 1:39 a.m., forums other than those into the jail, a corrections police received a report of a owned by Thief River participate in officer found a baggie, two domestic assault at Rose Falls media outlets, the DeDe Coltom hypodermic needles and a Garden Apartments, 711 information has been Sales and spoon in Leeper’s jacket. State Ave. N. Lisa Marie copied. Marketing The spoon and baggie con- Sund, 48, Thief River Falls. These reports include 218-681-4450 tornado drills tained a trace amount of has been cited for domestic names of those charged, [email protected] purported meth. Leeper assault. She was arrested. arrested or cited with Pennington County will one minute. When the test told law enforcement that Sund, who was intoxicated, various crimes and participate in the statewide is completed, stations he didn’t know the needles allegedly assaulted her son. offenses. Depending tornado drills Thursday, should return to normal were in his jacket. The com- The report indicated that he upon the circumstances April 12 at 1:45 and 6:45 programming. plaint indicated that Leeper didn’t seek medical atten- of a case, charges can be, p.m. The drills had been previously con- tion. and sometimes are, Tom Williams Each year, the The first drill occurs in victed of multiple controlled Driving while changed or dropped by Sales and substance crimes in impaired: On March 24 at law enforcement or attor- Marketing Minnesota Department of the afternoon of Thursday, 218-681-4450 Public Safety, in partner- April 12 at 1:45 p.m., when Pennington County. The 5:26 a.m., the sheriff’s office neys even before the case [email protected] ship with the National jurisdictions across most recent was in received multiple reports reaches court. Weather Service and other Minnesota sound their out- December 2015. that a vehicle had rolled in Readers should also state and local government door warning sirens. Vehicle theft: On March a ditch near the intersection realize that under the agencies, sponsors Severe Schools, businesses and 20 at 2:55 p.m., the sheriff’s of Center Street East and American system of Weather Awareness Week. other facilities are encour- office received a report of a 160th Avenue Northeast. jurisprudence, those The purpose of the week is aged to conduct a tornado vehicle theft at 15561 Hwy. Shane Rodney Myhre, 42, charged with crimes are to inform, remind and pre- drill at this time to practice 1 N.W. Hailey Marie Thief River Falls, has innocent until proven Sue Philipp pare the citizens of their emergency tornado Larson, 26, Thief River charges pending for DWI. guilty of those crimes in Circulation Falls, has charges pending Accident: On March 24 a court of law. 218-681-4450 Minnesota about the poten- sheltering plans. [email protected] tial hazards of the upcom- A second drill will occur for vehicle theft. She was at 11 a.m., the sheriff’s ing severe weather season. on that Thursday at 6:45 arrested. The vehicle was office received a report of an Each day of the week focus- p.m. This is because severe es on a different topic. The weather – including torna- highlight events are two does – occurs most often statewide tornado drills between 3 and 8 p.m. While Spring Family conducted on Thursday of the first drill allows institu- Fun Night the week. tions and day workers a Siren and NOAA weath- time to practice their emer- er radio activation gency procedures, it does (Left) Eva Hanson was During the drills, local not allow second-shift work- focused on driving a school sirens and all NOAA weath- ers the same opportunity. bus Thursday, March 22 at er radios in Minnesota and More importantly, the 6:45 the Spring Family Fun Night (USPS 627-360) Wisconsin will sound off p.m. tornado drill also at Challenger Preschool. 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Volunteers, friends and family gathered at the Franklin letes completes a heat. The volunteers included students Middle School swimming pool in Thief River Falls from the Boys and Girls Swim Teams and Girls Hockey A PLAYTHE ABOUT JESUS, THIEF THE LAW & FORGIVENESS Wednesday, March 21, for the Area I Special Olympics team in Thief River Falls. Minnesota Swim Meet. Volunteers watch as one of the ath- Four youth selected to attend Legion Boys State Four area boys have Performances: been selected to attend the th st 70th Annual American March 30 & 31 • 7:00 pm Legion Boys State. Arlo Rude, Ecklund- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Holmstrom Post 117, of the Karlstad, MN American Legion in Thief River Falls announced that the boys selected to attend Facility available to non-profit organizations and service groups free of charge. Legion Boys State include Kaleb Sjulestad of WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 Goodridge High School, and Paul Wiggs, Charles Van VIETNAM VETERANS SUPPORT GROUP 683-7034 Schaick and Luke HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 p.m. BAR BINGO 5p.m. Perkovich of Lincoln High COMBAT STRESS MEETING 5:30 p.m. School in Thief River Falls. LADIES NIGHT 7 p.m. TEXAS HOLD ‘EM 7p.m. Legion Boys State will be held on the campus of St. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 John’s University, Collegeville June 10-16. HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 p.m. Sierra Lorenson painted a basketball on 24. They were attending St. John Lutheran Scholars selected to PROGRESSIVE BINGO 5 p.m. Kayla Geske’s face as a crowd waited their School’s Easter Eggstravaganza. attend Legion Boys State must be juniors in high OPEN! FRIDAY, MARCH 30 turn during face-painting Saturday, March school. They are singly hon- HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 p.m. ored in view of the out- PROGRESSIVE BINGO 5 p.m. standing qualifications set Dance to TEXAS CONNECTION 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. forth as requirements in selecting them. They are SATURDAY, MARCH 31 named in cooperation of the Post high school faculty and BAR BINGO 5 p.m. leading citizens in the com- MONDAY, APRIL 2 munity. Legion Boys State is a HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 p.m. practical learning experience in local and state gov- TUESDAY, APRIL 3 ernment. Its citizens will HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 p.m. apply knowledge already gained through their school experience and additional knowledge provided POST #2793 through instruction by com- VFWTHIEF RIVER FALLS petent individuals from Monday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. selected governmental Gaming License #A-00404-001 (218) 681-1211 areas to organize and operate their own city, county and state governments. They will be encouraged, 2018 PENNINGTON COUNTY through participation, toward better civic behavior BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION and appreciation of demo- TOWNSHIP/CITY DATE TIME cratic ideals. It is in no way Kratka Township April 9, 2018 10:45 a.m. a military training camp. Highlanding Township April 9, 2018 12:00 p.m. Kids learned about Easter while collecting Lutheran School’s Easter Eggstravaganza. Programs will be consid- Star Township April 9, 2018 1:15 p.m. ered without reference to Reiner Township April 9, 2018 2:30 p.m. eggs Saturday, March 24 at St. John any existing political party Goodridge Township April 9, 2018 4:00 p.m. and will be free from politi- at Goodridge Senior Center cal propaganda. It is not a Bray Township April 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. State auditor releases recreational outing. Rocksbury Township April 10, 2018 10:00 a.m. Legion Boys State was North Township April 10, 2018 1:00 p.m. first held in Minnesota in River Falls Township April 10, 2018 6:00 p.m. TIF Legislative Report 1949 with 169 boys attend- at St. Hilaire City Hall ing on the St. Paul Campus, Norden Township April 11, 2018 8:15 a.m. Minnesota State Auditor • In 2016, approxi- hovering around two-thirds University of Minnesota. Smiley Township April 11, 2018 10:00 a.m. Rebecca Otto released the mately $208 million of tax of the high of $307.8 million Last year, there were Deer Park Township April 11, 2018 11:30 a.m. Tax Increment Financing increment revenue was gen- reached in 2008. approximately 300 boys Numedal Township April 11, 2018 2:30 p.m. Legislative Report. The erated statewide. Although To view the complete staters on the campus of St. Open Book at Pennington County Assessor’s Office report was compiled from most districts are located in report, which includes an John’s University for the Polk Centre Township April 11, 2018 4:00 p.m. information received from Greater Minnesota, approx- Executive Summary, tables, 2017 Boys State Program. Sanders Township April 11, 2018 5:15 p.m. the 416 development imately $176 million of tax and graphs, go to: The local post has been Wyandotte Township April 12, 2018 8:15 a.m. authorities currently increment, or 85 percent, http://www.auditor.state.m represented by boys Open Book at Pennington County Board Room authorized to exercise tax was generated in the metro n.us/default.aspx?page=201 through the long history of Cloverleaf Township April 12, 2018 9:15 a.m. increment financing (TIF) area. 80301.000. the program. Open Book at Pennington County Board Room powers in Minnesota. • In 2016, develop- Hickory Township April 12, 2018 10:15 a.m Tax increment financing ment authorities returned Open Book at Pennington County Board Room is a financing tool estab- $9,049,030 in tax increment Silverton Township April 12, 2018 11:15 a.m. lished by the Legislature to revenue to county auditors Open Book at Pennington County Board Room support local economic for redistribution as proper- Mayfield Township April 12, 2018 1:00 p.m. development, redevelop- ty taxes to the cities, coun- Open Book at Pennington County Board Room ment, and housing develop- ties, and school districts. Black River Township April 12, 2018 2:00 p.m. ment. The report summa- Long-Term Trends Open Book at Pennington County Board Room rizes information reported • Between 1996 and for 1,665 districts for the 2004, the number of TIF calendar year ended Dec. districts increased each 31, 2016. The report also year. From 2004 through THE TIMES’ WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT POLICY provides a summary of the 2014, the total number When submitting an announcement, please be advised of our pol- violations cited in the limit- declined. The decline icy regarding weddings and engagements: ed-scope reviews conducted reflected, among other • Engagement announcements should be submitted at least 30 by the Office of the State things, large numbers of days prior to the wedding date. Auditor (OSA) in 2017. decertifications as older dis- Highlights from the tricts created in the wake of Wedding write-ups will be published as follows: report include: the 1979 TIF Act reached • If the wedding took place within six weeks from date of receipt Current Trends their statutory duration at The Times office, a detailed write-up will be published from in- • In 2016, 68 new TIF limits. The number of TIF formation provided, along with a picture, if submitted. districts were certified, districts being reported lev- • If the wedding took place from six to 12 weeks before submis- which was 28 percent less eled off in 2015 before sion to The Times, we will run a brief social announcement or a pic- than the number of new dis- another decline of three per- ture with a short caption stating names of the bride and groom, tricts certified in 2015. cent in 2016. names and addresses of parents, date and place of wedding and • In 2016, 114 TIF • Looking at the 10- where the couple is residing. districts were decertified, a year period from 2007 to • If the wedding took place from three to six months before sub- decrease of five percent 2016, the amount of tax mission to The Times, we will run a brief story or short caption from 2015. increment revenue generat- under a picture announcing when the wedding took place. • In 2016, of the 1,665 ed statewide had declined • There will be no publication of weddings after six months TIF districts, 1,051 (63 per- in every year from 2008 to cent) were located in 2013, but has been up and have elapsed. Payten Aehlert decorated a cross with tissue paper Every effort will be made to publish the wedding write-up within Greater Minnesota and 614 down the last three years. two issues of receipt. Forms are available at The Times office to help (37 percent) were located in Tax increment revenue over Saturday, March 24 under the watchful eye of Darby in organizing information regarding weddings and engagements. the Metro Area. the last four years has been Kajewski during St. John Lutheran School’s Easter Eggstravaganza. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Thief River Falls Times www.trftimes.com ~ 5

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A story in it of Easter back to Egg Brunch Buffet a wide variety of nutrient- brightly-colored yarn into which a family prepares for Town. rich foods, then trust your liquid starch. Wrap yarn and enjoys Easter, com- WONDERS OF THE Join us Easter Sunday for a delicious and relaxing child’s instincts. Respect around balloon. Allow plen- bined with both traditional WEB your child’s likes and dis- ty of time for the yarn to dry and literary rhymes. The Internet has long celebration of wonderful food and company likes. They are often tempo- completely. Once the yarn is Diesen, Deborah. Happy been available to supple- rary. Invite your child to dry, pop the balloon, making Easter, Pout-Pout Fish. ment your parenting knowl- Sunday, April 1st help with meal preparation. sure to remove all balloon Mr. Fish and his friends cel- edge and skills. This is one 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. A child can do anything pieces. Hang the yarn ebrate Easter by participat- web location that your fam- from tearing lettuce for a Easter egg up for decora- ing in an Easter egg hunt. ily might enjoy: salad to setting the table. tion. VIDEO VARIETY Many Easter Egg crafts Amaretto French Toast Make eating a positive SCAVENGER HUNT In addition to the books for you and your kids! Cheesy Hashbrowns experience, a time for fun For next week’s Activities that are available for your https://www.activityvil- Adults - $1299 Scrambled Eggs and enjoyment. Set a good feature, you will need your family, there are also many lage.co.uk/easter-egg-crafts includes beverage Bacon & Sausage example. Parents are a time. movies and documentaries Remember that you can Biscuits & Sausage Gravy child’s first role models. (Contributed by that may make you laugh also visit the website of Kids 5-12 Don’t force your child to Discovery Place Early and inspire you, as well. your local public library to 50 Homemade Meatballs $6 Baked Ham clean his plate. Try not to Learning Center.) Here is one classic choice: find out more about local Under 5 - Free Popcorn Shrimp use food as a reward JOKE OF THE WEEK The Easter Egg library services. Libraries Mashed Potatoes because your child will look Q: What does an Easter Adventure. Timothy Take- in much of northwest for food as a source of love egg do in the rain? It is a rooster who's gone Minnesota are listed on the Seniors 55 Assorted Vegetables 99 and comfort and ignore his A: It gets wet. bad, and he and his gang Northwest Regional Library $9 + Omelet Station internal mechanism that BOOK OF THE WEEK are about to steal the eggs website: http://www.nwr- Soup & Salad signals when to eat. Lastly, There are thousands of and the spirit of Easter lib.org/ Fresh Fruit don’t worry about how books written for young from Egg Town. An unlikely (With assistance from Chicken Nuggets much your child eats at a children every year and group of Egg Town's resi- the Thief River Falls Public Corn Dogs single meal or even in a sin- many are available for you dents brave the dangers of Library.) gle day. Over a week, his to borrow from a public the swamp in an attempt to choices should even out and library or can be purchased retrieve the eggs. provide a balance of nutri- ents that best meets his needs. Turning Back The Times … (Contributed by the Early Childhood Family Education Department of Wolf bounty temporarily School District 564.) 1080 Hwy 32 S Thief River Falls SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT (218) 681-8910• Talk about what you are discontinued in county doing (for example: tearing lettuce, setting the table, 1918 - One Hundred -Two major additions to County. peeling carrots). Label Years Ago Northwestern Hospital are -Four students, Kay activities with words to give -County Treasurer being planned for this sum- Lynn Steiger, Kate your child lots of language Theodore J. Liden has filed mer, according to Norman Levinson, Kara Larson, and experiences. as a candidate for register Peterson, administrator. Brittany Larson, from Thief (Contributed by the of deeds. -“Finian’s Rainbow” will River Falls will have their Early Childhood Family -The senior class play “It be presented Friday by the poems published in the Pays to Advertise” will be Lincoln High School music Anthology of Poetry by given at the City department. Young Americans, accord- Auditorium April 12. 1978 - Forty Years Ago ing to Leslie Nordheim, -Members of the -Lincoln High School instructor at Franklin Woman’s Club and musical “The Boy Friend” Middle School. Commercial Club will will be held Thursday to -The Thief River Falls supervise a citywide spring Sunday. Airport has taken delivery cleanup, as they did very -Franklin Middle School of a new Aircraft Rescue effectively last year. The vocal students will perform Firefighting vehicle. fact that the city did not in a concert with the theme, 2008 - Ten Years Ago remain as clean as when “Doodlin’ Songs.” -The theme for the 33rd they finished cannot be -Featured speaker at the annual Fantasy on Ice on charged up to them. Evangelical Covenant March 29 and 30 is -The $7.50 bounty on church missionary confer- “Skating Around the wolves in Pennington ence will be Rev. Ralph World”; the event will be County has been temporari- Erickson. held at the Engelstad ly discontinued since no 1988 - Thirty Years Ago Arena. state funds were appropri- -John Wallberg, eighth -Johnnie Philipp, son of ated this year for that pur- grader from Franklin Dale and Wendy Philipp of pose. Middle School, has been rural Thief River Falls and 1968 - Fifty Years Ago named state champion in a sophomore at Lincoln -Agreement on the facul- the MathCounts competi- High School, is the recipient ty salary schedule for the tion and will advance to the of the 2007 Outstanding LIBERAL 1968-69 school term was national contest in May. Youth award from the reached at a special meet- -Over 50 people attend- Minnesota State ing, with the resolution called a public hearing on pro- Horticultural Society; he ing for a total increase of posed 1988 street improve- was nominated by the $150,000 over the schedule ments. Moccasin Garden Club of ARTS in effect for the current -Preliminary approval Thief River Falls. school term. has been given by the Thief -Northland Community Complete your -Approval of a loan of River Falls School Board for and Technical College is $367,000 to Valley Home of $3,990,000 in improve- inviting the public to a com- irst two years at Thief River Falls for con- ments to the Lincoln High munity forum and listening struction of an addition to School building. session on March 27 on the the home for the aged was 1998 - Twenty Years Ago proposed suspension of the a third the cost. announced in a telegram to -Clayton and Inez Aviation Maintenance The Times from Senators Mathson have received Technology program and Eugene McCarthy and recognition as Farm Family facilities at the Thief River Walter Mondale. of the Year for Pennington Falls Regional Airport. APPLY TODAY! northlandcollege.edu Solar brackets/panels to be installed on Red Lake properties A member of Minnesota State. by Michael Meuers band has also negotiating development of a solar ener- with Minnesota Power to gy plant that will produce Installation of various build and operate a solar solar equipment for the photo-voltaic arrays com- farm. industry, while providing menced on Red Lake Nation Phase II will be the jobs assembling solar pan- buildings beginning with development of solar energy els for the members of Red the Government Center on farms and will consist of 40 Lake Nation. Friday, March 23. Other to 100 acres of solar panels It’s one of the largest buildings to follow include that will provide 10 to 20 solar projects planned in Seven Clans Casinos at Red MW of electricity to be sold northern Minnesota, and Lake, Thief River Falls, and to the grid, thus, producing tribal leaders said it is a big Warroad, Red Lake Nation a steady revenue stream for step toward energy inde- College, Humanities years to come for the Tribe. pendence for the Red Lake Center, Justice Complex, Phase III will be the Nation. Comprehensive Health - Hospital and Nursing Home, and Boys and Girls Club at an estimated savings of over $1.6 million per year. The solar power plan is divided into three phases, with Friday initiating Phase I, addressing the process of adding equipment to buildings. The first phase consists of developing between $20 million to $30 million in solar energy equipment, as well as solar energy training for the Red Lake workforce. Red Lake will install 15 megawatts — equal to 15 million watts — worth of solar panels across the rooftops of its largest buildings. When they’re done, the panels will generate enough power to light every bulb in the tribe’s three casinos, the tribal college and all government buildings. But the 15-megawatt rooftop installation is only Hunter Cota was all smiles as he decorated a cookie the first step of a larger Saturday, March 24 at St. John Lutheran School’s Easter renewable energy plan. The Eggstravaganza. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 COLUMNISTS Thief River Falls Times ~ 7 On the Other Hand … I love March and March Madness March. That might seem start at 11 in the morning, Every major sport makes a family does. Every year, my compete. like a bold claim, but the and they aren’t done until playoff bracket, but none of family has its own competi- This year has been just NCAA Division 1 well after midnight. That them are as big as the tion to see who will have the as crazy as usual, and, with by Basketball Tournament, or alone would make it a great March Madness bracket. best bracket. We’ve been the exception of UNC los- Carter March Madness as it is tournament, but what real- After the four play-in doing it for as long as I can ing, I have enjoyed every more commonly known, is remember, and each year, second of it. So far, there Onkka the best tournament in all I’ve filled out more and have been 17 upsets, and for of sports. more brackets. the first time ever a 16th Don’t get me wrong. I … two of my favorites are This year, I filled out 11. seeded team beat a number On the Other Hand is love sports, and I really watching basketball and com- But, just like every year, we one seeded team. Even written by students enjoy watching all kinds of are four rounds in and though my bracket is attending Lincoln High different sports tourna- peting with my family. everyone’s bracket is all ruined, I am still holding School in Thief River ments. However, nothing messed up. I am a die-hard out hope that I can win the Falls. compares to March ly makes this tournament games, there are 64 teams North Carolina fan, so, nat- challenge. Madness. so great is that anybody can that make it into the brack- urally, I picked them to win I like a lot of different The first weekend of beat anybody. It doesn’t et. The teams are separated the tournament in every things, but two of my Yep, it’s that time of the March Madness is the best matter if your team is the into four different quarters single bracket. I thought all favorites are watching bas- year again. It is the best weekend in all of sports. number one team in the and ranked 1-16. For the my brackets looked pretty ketball and competing with month of the year. The ultimate goal of the country, or the last team to bracket challenge, millions good, but that all changed my family. It just so hap- I love March. Why do I tournament is to win the make it in the tournament. of people fill out brackets in when North Carolina lost in pens that I get to do both of love March? Well, it is most National Title, but I enjoy Anybody can beat anybody the hopes of filling out the the second round. So that these things in March, and definitely not because of the watching the first weekend once March rolls around. first perfect bracket. pretty much ruined my that is why March is the snow that we are getting. the best. I love watching basket- I have never even been bracket. Even though I best. I love March because the There are 48 total games ball all day, but another fun close to winning the real probably won’t win this greatest tournament in all in the first four days of the part of this tournament is bracket challenge, but I year, I have had a lot of fun of sports happens during tournament. The games the bracket challenge. have won the one that my watching the teams I picked Theology in the Trenches … Speaking of … Positive Thoughts … True love or Panic in a car wash (part 2) As the true addiction? Fishing

tion because withdrawal is too painful. It’s certainly Pole Reels more gratifying getting attention from friends than by Dan Bartsch parents, but the truth is, by Kathleen they do need it from us, and Kjolhaug although they may not by OK, after days of actually admit it, they want negotiations, I am proud to it. Sherry say that your favorite soap They need to hear our LaCoursiere opera is back. OK, don't get Parenting. That’s what voice, thoughts, dreams and Pippin all excited. So here is anoth- this is about. It’s about how ideas as well as have us lis- er episode of "As the we have turned a corner ten to their dreams and This is the second Fishing Pole Reels." into a world we know noth- thought patterns. The lat- part of Sherry As we left off, there was ing of. We turned the corner est strategy played out from LaCoursiere’s car an incident at Kie…, sorry, into a world of cell phones, parent to “child” that I wash column. Keester, where millionare online contacts, data pack- thought rather brilliant and 43 cent mogul R.J. aging, not to mention the was when I heard one par- Going through Jellyfish was shot in iPads, iPods, and comput- ent who was monitoring the a car wash on a the...uh, bum with a spear- ers along with instant mes- minutes spent on the phone sunny say is not a gun. Sheriff Ernest T. Bass saging, Facetime, and now with the said “friend.” For good thing to do and Deputy Barney Bluegill Twitter. Instant this, every minute their child when you have a lit- raced to the Preperation H instant that. Instant alert spent talking to the tle bit of claustro- Hotel and found that the is what this is. Perhaps, if “friend,” they called and phobia. I found out Pike and Bass family are we actually all banded spoke to their child for an – the hard way. suspects in the shooting of together instead of having equal amount of time or So my car was R.J. with a speargun. them bond with broadband more. Why? Because they dirty…After paying Well, Sheriff Bass and worldwide, we’d have a knew that if they were for my car wash, I Deputy Bluegill questioned fighting chance. spending 2, 6, 26, or 126 clutched my little every member of each fami- Truth is, our kids are not minutes talking about stub with a number ly and they looked at their just ours and if we were “sweet nothings,” then they on it to my chest, notes for at least two min- really honest, we’d all needed to hear “sweet with one hand, and utes and figured out who admit it. As parents, we somethings” from someone drove to the end of a was the speargun shooter. held off. We held off on the who truly loved them, very long line with Bass stood up and says, Game Boys, the Nintendo rather than from someone the other hand. "I can tell you all that the years back, and the cell to whom they were merely Cars snaked from person who did this deed in phones. We held off because addicted to at the moment. the front of the Keester is..." we knew that once they I don’t know what the establishment to all "Hold it!" a blond-haired were satisfied with one new answer is, but I know it’s a the way around the detective said as he toy, it wouldn’t be long battle being waged by corner somewhere. stormed into the room. "My before they’d want another. many. Sheer honesty would Oh, well, that was Actually, that was the easy say that battles get messy OK. I had just been part. Just saying no is an and most often the path of to the library and had a (perhaps the little old silence. The door was still option still today, but if we least resistance is what we book to read while I wait- lady) would come up and open. I still rejoiced. want to make peace with take. Going against the ed. punch me and then I could “Place the Front Wheels Who shot mil- reality, the marketers sim- grain isn’t easy, and when I sat in line. Once every ask her how to get out of Here.” The red sign near ply want a piece of our kids. we have more than one 15 or 20 minutes, my car this Un-Merry-Go-Round. the ceiling was no help. It lionaire and Who else wants a piece of child, it’s exhausting. So, would be allowed to inch The “Go Ahead” light still said “Enter.” 43 cent mogul our kids? Their friends what say I? I say we put on forward a car’s length or came on. I started ahead. My front wheels were want it good or bad. You can our armor. Thank God for less. At first, it was in an The door opened. I drove nowhere near “Here.” R.J. Jellyfish have communication with the armor. With it, we can open area. There was a lit- my car into the cave – just Should I drive forward your child one minute only pray for protection all-the- tle niggling feeling bounc- barely. Water shot out at that much? “Here” was far in the …? to find that the next 30 are while knowing it is given. ing around inside me in the car from all around. I away. Did they mean I taken by others carrying Ephesians 6:14-17 the area of my tummy, but quickly stopped the car should be “Here” now or them away to a world you’d declares: “Put on the helmet I told myself that there and closed my window – was I supposed to go rather not have them of salvation, the breastplate was no problem here. My the one that I had forgot- “Here” after more water name is Paul Lake and I'm exposed to much less of righteousness, the boots brain took note of the fact ten to close when I entered squirted on my car? There giving you a cease order on involved in. Seems like of peace, the shield of faith, that I could always leave behalf of Kiester, MN." everyone has access to them the Word as our sword and if I didn’t want to wait any "Aww geez, I thought we 24/7 be it boyfriends or girl- the belt of Truth.” He will longer. I examined my I didn’t care about a clean had this worked out," Bass friends or just plain friends. equip us to stand in the gap. ticket and it said it could said. And indeed by the time I do know that just because be used anytime in the car any more. I didn’t care "We have," Lake said. they have had much contact true love speaks, does not next seven days. “No prob- "It’s just that people are with others, sooner or later, mean those whom are loved lem,” I thought. “I’m not what was being pumped onto going to Kiester and want they are addicted. They are will listen. I pray to God feeling penned in here. No, my car. Bump, bump, I drove to see the Dallas-like inci- addicted to the attention, that as we do pray this I can leave any time I dent, which wasn't in the they are addicted to the armor over our children, want to….” out and away. agreement. Plus this is just thoughts, and they are no they will discern the differ- Another couple of car silly." longer able to distance ence between mere addic- lengths later, I wasn’t feel- "I don't know what you themselves from the addiction and true love. Amen. ing so cocky about myself. the numbers. I thought I was no sign of any squirt- are talking about. This just The corner loomed and should be moving along ing water either. The red happened right now," Bass there was no way to get now, but I couldn’t see “Enter” sign was still on said. out now! There were cars anything. What was going and no help at all. "I disagree!" a voice said ahead of me and cars on? Was I moving? Should I inched forward a bit. as the hotel suddenly behind me and we were on I drive in further? Should Surely my front tires were turned black and white. an incline. I couldn’t just I drive at all? Should I near “Here” now. Nothing Everyone turned and drive off now. Oh, my! turn off the car? I peered happened – maybe I saw the third most popular What is that? Oh, won- around trying to see what wasn’t “Here” yet. I inched detective behind Mason and derful! A sign that says, was around me. It was a forward more. Nothing Matlock, Perry Matlock. “Help! Press Here!” mass of white foam in all happened. I stopped, "This incident is a repeat Wonderful! Someone will directions. Nothing to see looked around, saw that of the 1980 show 'Dallas' help me now. I pushed the – couldn’t find anywhere the back door had now where 110 million people button. I pushed the but- to go if I could see. closed down behind me. I saw Max Klinger stay in ton harder. I jammed that I glanced behind me knew I was trapped. I Korea." button right up to the hilt and saw that the doors honked my horn. Nothing "What are you talking and watched for the little were still open. I rejoiced – happened. Now I knew I about?" Sheriff Bass said. window to swing open. I still had a way out of was “Here”! "Aha, so it was you who It didn’t! this mess. But wait – that I inched forward, bump, did this deed!" Perry said. I waited for the doors to meant that there was bump, past the “Here” Sheriff Bass smiled and open. They did not open. I something wrong. And sign. I didn’t care any- shrugged his shoulders emptied my garbage in the besides, the water had more. I wanted out. admitting his guilt saying, handy dandy garbage con- stopped coming at me and I saw the doors ahead "Wow, you're good." tainer and waited some nothing was happening of me slowly going up. Peter Pike then woke up more. inside of the dark cave. Something was raining from his dream with TV After 10 or 40 or 50 Did I mention I could not down on my car as I Land blaring in the back- minutes, I decided some- see an exit – or – for that moved toward the doors, ground on the TV screen. thing had to be done. After matter – an entrance that seeing sunshine and free- Just then, Patricia came in all. There was a long line I could see? dom slowly coming to me. and said, "Come on, it’s of people behind me and I I looked around and I didn’t care about a clean time to go to Easter serv- was still sitting in the line saw a red sign near the car anymore. I didn’t care ice." The 43rd Annual Fantasy On Ice show, “One Hit Wonders,” with no place to go but ceiling that said “Enter” what was being pumped I hope you all have a was held Saturday and Sunday at the Ralph Engelstad through the car wash to What? I’d done that! “I’m onto my car. Bump, bump, wonderful Easter and don't Arena in Thief River Falls. Skaters of all ages and skill lev- get out. I punched my here…I did enter,” I mut- I drove out and away. worry - the only April Fool els participated in the event. Genevieve McMullen and number before someone in tered to no one. No one is, uh - me. God bless. Kennedy Bakke were among the skaters to perform one of the cars behind me answered me. There was “Barbie Girl.” 8 ~ Thief River Falls Times OBITUARIES Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Dr. Elliot R. Grant, 69 Judith Johnson Court cases include traffic offenses - Chesterfield, VA & practice Forensic Thief River Falls Numerous traffic offenses are charge of driving after revocation River Falls, driving after cancella- Thief River Falls - Dr. Psychology. He lead a life Judith Johnson of Thief included in the latest edition of the dismissed. tion, $285. Elliot Richard Grant, 69, blessed with a brilliant River Falls, passed away on Pennington County Citation Wanda Faye Emanuel, 47, Pennington County passed away February 11, mind, a loving heart, his life March 18, 2018 at her home Disposition Bulletin. The Times Thief River Falls, charges of fourth Sheriff’s Office cases: Melinda 2018 after a battle with can- defied expectations. He will in Thief River Falls. pays for copies of this public infor- degree driving while impaired and Benavidez, 42, Thief River Falls, cer. be remembered for his kind- Memorial service will be mation. If it appears in an online open bottle were dismissed; Kelly issuance of a worthless check, held on Thursday, March 29, forum other than The Times’ web- Lynn Gerszewski, 27, Thief River $260, 10 days in jail stayed for one Elliot was ness and honorable deeds. site, it has been copied. Falls, charge of expired proof of year, unsupervised probation for b o r n Elliot was an enthusiastic 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Minnesota State Patrol insurance dismissed; Bryce Dale one year, $200 in restitution; September Buckeyes fan and will be Johnson Funeral Service in cases: Alexander Luke Schmidt, Abrahamson, 64, Newfolden, no Nicole Ann Fineday, 31, Thief 28, 1948 in fondly remembered for his Thief River Falls, with 21, Alexandria, careless driving, seat belt worn, $110 Catherine River Falls, theft of services, $210, Q u e e n s , phenomenal sense of humor Larry Myhrer officiating. $135, 90 days in jail, may serve jail Joyce Alcozer, 28, Thief River 60 days in jail stayed for one year, New York. and wit (most noteworthy Burial will be held at time in Douglas County as long as Falls, charge of open bottle contin- $260 in restitution; Jared Scott Clearwater Cemetery rural there is no expense to Pennington ued for dismissal, unsupervised Allen Hanson, 29, Breckenridge, E l l i o t would be the Christmas County, work release and Sentence probation for one year; Tristian charge of issuance of a worthless a t t e n d e d carol parodies he wrote for Oklee. Visitation will be to Serve privileges, charges of driv- Vallot, 30, Grand Forks, N.D., check dismissed; Kristi Ann Ohio State the hospital Christmas par- held one hour prior to the ing over the centerline and 64/55 73/55, $145; Brandon Arden Kaushagen, 54, Thief River Falls, and NYU ties) and of course, being a service on Thursday at the were dismissed; Concha Edith Wappula, 27, Thief River Falls, no stay of adjudication for a charge of before earn- loving father and husband. funeral home. Isham, 47, Red Lake, giving an driver’s license, $185, driving after a school bus stop arm violation and ing his doc- He is an inspiration to all Condolences may be sent officer a false name/date of birth suspension, $285. continued, $200, unsupervised pro- torate at Adelphi University. that knew and loved him. to the family at www.john- for a driver’s license, $250, 30 days Nicholas David Lee, 19, Thief bation for one year; Kelsi Renee sonfuneralservice.com in jail stayed for one year, unsu- River Falls, no seat belt worn, Sunsdahl, 28, Thief River Falls, In 1992, he moved to Thief Elliot’s memory will live pervised probation for one year, $110; Jessica Leeann Myhre, 35, stay of adjudication for a charge of River Falls. While living in on through his family: wife Thief River Falls, texting/use of issuance of a worthless check and Thief River Falls, Elliot Darlene Grant, daughter electronic device while driving, continued, $50, unsupervised pro- worked at the Mental Joy (Adam) Grant, son $135; Mallori Jane Holter, 20, bation for one year, $70 in restitu- Health Center for Vitaliy Grant (their mother T.H.E. BUS ROUTES & SCHEDULES Thief River Falls, no seat belt tion. NWMC/Sanford as a psy- Martha Wissmann) son worn, $110; Bryan Scott Klopp, 26, Thief River Falls Police Tri-Valley Heartland Express Drayton, N.D., no seat belt worn, Department cases: Courtney chologist, raised three chil- Michael Grant, siblings Please Read! All routes 11:15 a.m.; Hallock City $110; Sharon Lea Noreen, 56, Thief Alyssa Johnson, 18, Thief River dren, published He Mail/She Shari (Norman) Jaeger, will arrive approximate- Wide 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.; River Falls, 65/55, $125; Shawn Falls, no insurance – owner, $285; Mail: a humorous collection Karin (Les) Klein, extended ly between 10 and 11 a.m. Karlstad City Wide 2:45 Paul Orre, 49, Thief River Falls, Laura Lynn Sumner, 37, Red Lake, of correspondence with his family in NY and TN, and All Routes Are Now p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 65/55, $125; Thomas Craig Powers, theft, $210, 60 days in jail to be good friend Christine the many friends he made Guaranteed! Please call Wednesday, April 4: 52, Warren, no seat belt worn, served concurrently with another WhiteRaven Olinger, and while playing backgammon 4110. case, $24.99 in restitution; by 3:00 p.m. the day Bemidji Dustin Murphy Srnsky, 26, Brandon Arden Wappula, 27, Thief was an active member in the across the country. before to reserve your Polk, Red Lake and Thief River Falls, no seat belt River Falls, driving after suspen- B’Nai Israel synagogue in Elliot is preceded in death ride. Clearwater Counties worn, $110; Owen Joseph Stenvik, sion, $285, charge of driver who Grand Forks, ND. by his mother (Viola), father Pennington, Marshall (800) 201-3432 Option 3 56, Thief River Falls, 65/55, $125; isn’t owner must later produce In 2010, Elliot moved to (Gerald), and brother in-law & Kittson Counties Thursday, March 29: Kendra Ann Conway, 31, proof of insurance if required was Chesterfield, VA with his (Robbie). (800) 201-4342 Option 3 No service Crookston, failure to drive with dismissed; Amy Beth Bantin, 48, family where he went to A00003B2018MR28 due care, $125; William James Middle River, expired registration, Thursday, March 29: Friday, March 30: No Cullen, 48, Goodridge, no seat belt $115; Koren Jacqueline Briggs, 30, Loretta A. Halvorson, 80 Fargo/Moorhead service worn, $110; Alicia Marie Dick, 30, Thief River Falls, charge of theft Friday, March 30: No Monday, April 2: Grand Thief River Falls, 65/55, $125; dismissed; Alesha Elaine Flynn, Tanner Boe Dicken, 24, Thief River 24, Thief River Falls, driving after Viking - Loretta A. “retirement,” she went to service Forks Monday, April 2: No Tuesday, April 3: No Falls, no seat belt worn, $110; suspension, $285, charge of driver Halvorson, 80 of Viking, work part-time at K-Mart Kimberly Rose Gilbertson, 19, who isn’t owner must later produce passed away peacefully on and Digi-Key. She was a service service Fosston, no seat belt worn, $110; proof of insurance if required was Tuesday, April 3: Wednesday, April 4: Saturday, March 17, 2018 at strong, hard-working Alan Robert Heffner, 59, Thief dismissed. Pioneer Memorial Care woman and loving mother Warren City Wide 9 a.m - Fargo/Moorhead Center in and grandmother. E r s k i n e , Loretta’s favorite past- with her times included, spending c h i l d r e n time with her family, visit- holding her ing with friends, gardening, hands. sewing, decorating, dancing F u n e r a l and listening to music. She service to was very proud of the fact c e l e b r a t e that so many of her children her life was and grandchildren were held on musical. S a t u r d a y, Loretta’s hard journey is March 24, over and her family is rejoic- 2018 at Zion Lutheran ing in her new life with Church in Viking. Burial fol- Jesus. She will be missed lowed at Oak Grove and forever loved by her Cemetery in Newfolden. children, Davin and Baryth Loretta Aileen Sherva Halvorson, Robert and Rene was born on March 8, 1938 Halvorson, Jodie and Gene in Hollywood, CA to Chester Holthusen, Tammie and and Clarice (Seielstad) Scott Magner, Nancy and Sherva. Her dad was an offi- David Kragness Jr., Danni cer in the army and she and Candace Halvorson and spent her early childhood daughter-in-law, Julie (Ed) living in many places Gronewold; as well as her throughout Montana and grandchildren, Mandi North Dakota. The family (Ryan) Bothum, Erika eventually settled in (Kelly) Olson, Bjorn Newfolden, her mother’s (Allyson) Halvorson, Kyle home town. Loretta attend- (Kimberly) Halvorson, ed grade school and high Keegan (Christina Hamm) school in Newfolden, gradu- Halvorson, Kayla (Jon) ating in 1956. Leader, Erin (Nathan) Loretta married Gene Peterson, Caleb (Katie) Halvorson and they settled Holthusen, Zachary Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from the Thief River Falls were annual food collection drive collected over 1,200 pounds of in the Viking area. They (Melissa) Holthusen, Jordan moving a lot of food last weekend. The Scouting For Food food. (Submitted) welcomed seven children (Nathan) Koland, Shanon through the years of their (Corey) Spilde, Trever marriage: Davin, Bob, Jodie, Magner, Treston (Kayla) Tammie, Mark, Nancy and Magner, Shantel (Mike Danni. Schalinski) Magner, Sasha Loretta was an active (Jordan) Peterson, Rhandi member of Zion Lutheran (Tyler) Knutson, Whitney Church of Viking, raising (Kyle) Gerardy, Morgan her children in the church. (Sam) Holmgren, Sofi (Nick She was active in teaching Wyers) Kragness, Riley Sunday School, confirmation Kragness, Kilan Kragness, and also was a leader in the and Lexi Halvorson; as well Ladies Aide. as 36 great-grandchildren; In her early years, and many other relatives Loretta raised babies and and friends. had a huge garden. She later Loretta is preceded in went to work as a bookkeep- death by her parents; sister, er working at Falls Diesel, Carole Jean; and son, Mark Bridgeman’s and Mr. Halvorson. Duane’s all in Thief River Condolences may be sent Falls. She then began to sell to the family at www.john- Home Interior products and sonfuneralservice.com was the “home interior lady” A00003B2018MR28 for many years. After her Diane M. Hellie, 61 Rochester - Diane Marie ly to organizations in which Hellie passed away on she believed strongly in Wednesday, March 21, 2018 their missions and holding at The Homestead of several leadership positions Rochester in Rochester. in these organizations. She A memorial was a board member of Cub Scouts from Pack 59 of Thief River Falls posed with annual Scouting for Food food drive. (Submitted) service was Christmas Anonymous for some of the food collected this past weekend during the held on over 25 years, past president S u n d a y , of United Methodist Women March 25, and the AAUW of Rochester, 2018 at past treasurer of the AAUW, C h r i s t and Social Action Chair of U n i t e d the United Methodist M e t h o d i s t Women. She volunteered for Church in the Saturday Noon Meals Rochester. for the Needy, and Rochester Diane Marie International Film Group. Hellie was Diane was a strong sup- born on August 16, 1956 in porter and worker for the Thief River Falls, the Democratic Party on many daughter of Theodore and levels, serving as Olmsted Rosemary Jean (Slater) County Democratic Party Hellie. She attended Knox Events coordinator, League Elementary School and of Women Voters board graduated from Lincoln member and volunteering High School in 1974. She her time to many individual attended University North campaigns. Dakota and received a Diane is survived by her Bachelor of Science degree mother, Jean Hellie and in computer science. brother, Jim Hellie of Thief Diane worked at IBM in River Falls, sister, Susan Rochester, retiring in 2011 (Bob) Sanders of Omaha, after 32 years as a software NE and nephews Nick, Zach engineer and documentation and Justin. specialist. She was a mem- Diane was preceded in ber of Christ United death by father Ted and Methodist Church and was a numerous uncles, aunts and strong supporter of the com- cousins. munity of Rochester as well Memorials may be desig- as her church. nated to Christ United Diane was a lifelong vol- Methodist Church in Boy Scouts from Troop 59 of Thief River Falls posed with annual Scouting for Food food drive. (Submitted) unteer, contributing tireless- Rochester. A00003B2018MR28 some of the food collected this past weekend during the Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Thief River Falls Times www.trftimes.com ~ 9

Dr. Mark Yuska, a Doctor of Podiatric with students at Franklin Middle School. Medicine at Sanford Health Thief River Friday, March 23, was Career Day at the Falls, shared information about his career school.

Friday, March 23, Jordan Young, a wildlife challenges of being a wildlife biologist with biologist from Agassiz National Wildlife students at Franklin Middle School in Thief Refuge near Holt, shared information about River Falls, where it was Career Day. what she does as well as the rewards and NRCS seeks partners for easement restoration USDA’s Natural Virgin Islands and the including structural and Resources Conservation Pacific Islands Area - vegetative, construction Service (NRCS) is seeking Guam, American Samoa management and inspec- assistance to complete and the Commonwealth of tion. Agreements will be restoration work of degrad- the Northern Mariana three years in length. ed wetlands, floodplains Islands. Restoring wetland, flood- and forestlands. Potential applicants plain, or forestland ease- NRCS is requesting pro- should review the funding ments provide an abun- posals from qualified indi- opportunity, USDA-NRCS- dance of benefits including: viduals and organizations US-WRP-ACEP- EWPP- improving water quality to implement restoration HFRP-18-01, at downstream; protecting Dusty Arlt, school resource officer and lenges of being a police officer during activities on eligible ease- http://www.grants.gov/, nearby towns and other police officer with the Thief River Falls Career Day on March 23 at Franklin Middle ment properties. Up to $250 which includes application areas from flooding; Police Department, shared information School in Thief River Falls. million is available for these materials and submission enhancing and protecting about his job and the rewards and chal- restoration projects in all 50 procedures. Applications wildlife habitat; and provid- states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. must be received by 5 p.m. ing outdoor recreational Eastern Daylight Time on and educational opportuni- May 18. ties. “This request stream- All complete and compli- lines the restoration process ant proposals will be and improves customer reviewed by an NRCS tech- service while also allowing nical review panel estab- restoration entities of all lished by the Chief of sizes to submit proposals,” NRCS. Recommended pro- said USDA Under Secretary posals will be distributed to Bill Northey. “We always the applicable NRCS State are looking for ways to Conservationists for final improve our conservation selection. efforts.” For more information on Restoration activities wetland, floodplain and may include: designing forestland easements, visit restoration plans, installing the NRCS easements page. conservation practices

Kim Rosendahl, physical therapist and owner of Rehab Authority in Thief River Falls, was one of the presenters at Career Day, March 23, at Franklin Middle School in Thief River Falls. Max, the K-9 officer in Thief River Falls, visited Franklin Middle School in Thief River Falls during Career Day at the school on Friday, March 23. Officer Mike Roff, who works ® with Max, shared information about Max’s training and the Altru training both of them had to go through to work with Max. HEALTH SYSTEM Max is a Belgian Malinois and is trained to alert to drugs. Pennington SWCD annual In appreciation and recognition of all physicians banquet on April 12 who provide care for the people in our region, thank you from Altru Health System The Popple Ridge also include award presen- Pickers will entertain at the tations to Jack and Jayne Pennington Soil and Water Miller, Outstanding altru.org Conservation District’s Conservationists; Margie Annual Banquet on Coan, Rural Beautification Thursday April 12. The winner; and the fifth and banquet will be at sixth grade poster/mural Redeemer Lutheran Church winners. in Thief River Falls at 6:30 Tickets are $12 and must Thank You p.m. This musical group be purchased in advance. will play a variety of blue- Please call the SWCD office This thank you starts back in May 2017 as dad’s journey from Waldorf, grass gospel to keep every- at 683-7075 by April 6 to MD to Thief River Falls began. His battle with cancer, I believe started in one entertained. make reservations. 2014 with a doctor noticing the mass along with many other health The SWCD banquet will concerns then. Dr. K, dad’s urologist, finally called me to tell me that this mass was so large/ stage 4 that he could not do another procedure that he also needed. As all the health concerns became overwhelming, the mass grew large over time and eventually took his life. We want to begin by thanking the Inter-county Nursing Service, Ole, which helped care for our dad, Joe Souto, in our home. Also, to the Thief River Falls Ambulance team and Police dept. that assisted to help It took shopping carts and shopping carts to haul the food transport our dad/grandpa last June from our home to the ER when I had to the Area Food Shelf in Thief River Falls. Boy Scouts and to call 911. Thank you to the staff at the Thief River Falls Sanford Cub Scouts from the Thief River Falls area collected food Hospital Emergency dept. for their great care and contacting Sanford for their annual Scouting For Food annual food drive. In all, Hospital in Fargo to have him transported. they collected over 1,200 pounds of food. (Submitted) Moreover, a great big thank you to the staff at Fargo Sanford hospital, Roger Maris Cancer Center, and the Sanford Palliative care unit. We are truly blessed to have had such excellent medical care. Also, we hugely appreciate The Hospice of the Red River Valley Green team, Thief River Care Center staff and Dr. Sanjay Patel that Bar & Grill helped keep him comfortable during the last 9 months of his life. I know 307 Main Ave. N. 681-NAIL (6245) Thief River Falls that he appreciated all the loving care he received. We are truly blessed to have had such great medical care, personal, culinary, cleaning, and support by all of these facilities. You all deserve a pat on the back for LIVE BANDS going above and beyond your duties. Kudos to you all! You are all special people and make the world a better place. OCTOBER ROAD EAGLE CREEK We also thank Johnson Funeral home and Fr. Rick for assisting with Friday, March 30th Saturday, March 31st the celebration of life arrangements. Something that was so very difficult went very smoothly. Thank you to Kristi LaSalle and Shelly Burkel for the beautiful music and to Jeff Liden for the wonderful food. Jeff made dad’s Ethan Lane holds a model of the bones in a foot. Lane and Full Menu 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. favorite meal. other students at Franklin Middle School in Thief River & 5:30 - 8 p.m. Weekdays He will be dearly missed by his family and friends and we appreciate Falls heard presentations from several individuals during each and every one of you. You are all truly amazing! Career Day at the school Friday, March 23. This session Saturday Burger Menu 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Hyland/Souto family was presented by Dr. Mark Yuska of Sanford Health in Thief River Falls. CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY 10 ~ www.trftimes.com Thief River Falls Times Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Curling Club building/Continued $2 million more needed for Westside ing an increase from $20 million to $22 million to Flood Damage Reduction Project help fund the Thief River Falls Westside Flood (Continued from Page 1) used for auctions. Damage Reduction Project. lease,” said Council Sollom questioned why If funding were available, Member Steve Narverud. the city continues to own the project will divert water City leaders had also ini- the building. He noted that away from areas adjacent to tially suggested that the the city can’t store equip- Arctic Cat, Digi-Key, and Curling Club pay for a por- ment there since the build- land slated for industrial tion of the $2,504 survey. ing is used all of the time. and high-density residen- “For something as minor as As part of its consent tial growth. The city hopes $2,000, we should be agenda, the council that the project will coin- responsible landlords and approved paying council cide with a project to recon- take care of this,” said members a per diem of struct the intersection of Prudhomme, who noted $32.50 per meeting for Highways 1 and 59 in 2020. that the Thief River Falls meetings approved by The Minnesota Department Amateur Hockey the council. The per diem of Transportation is under- Association and Thief River starts after Jan. 1, 2019. No taking the latter project. Falls School District more than two per-diem Vice Mayor Jerald haven’t been asked to con- meeting payments shall be Brown signed a procla- tribute to similar studies. approved for a calendar day. mation declaring April The Curling Club doesn’t Thirty-two meetings are eli- as Sexual Assault have much money to pro- gible for the per diem, Awareness Month. The vide for such a study. “We’re including city committee proclamation noted that really close to being in the meetings. Council meetings “sexual assault and domes- Vice Mayor Jerald Brown signed a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault negative, especially if we aren’t eligible for the per tic violence are still far too Awareness Month in Thief River Falls. He is pictured with Kelly (left) and Michele, who rep- don’t do our fundraising.,” diem. In a memorandum to common in our communi- resent the Violence Intervention Project. The proclamation was signed at the Thief River Gilbert said. the council, it was noted ties.” It referred to the work Falls City Council meeting Tuesday, March 20. Gilbert indicated that that Pennington County of the Violence Intervention the Curling Club receives Board members are paid Project, which provides cri- Karen Bjerken about $13,000 in dues from double that amount for sis call response, advocacy its 100 members and pays their approved meetings. support, safety planning, about $11,000 in electricity Mayor Brian Holmer emergency housing and 50 years with one employer/Continued for the building. It also pays has sent a letter to Gov. support groups to victims. for water and heat. Mark Dayton, seeking an The next council (Continued from Page 1) branch of Northern State The mother of two and The Curling Club isn’t increase in the budget meeting is scheduled also seen other changes Bank with her husband, grandmother of six has no the only group that uses the amount for the Flood Tuesday, April 3 at 5:30 over the course of her Wayne. They began work- plans of slowing down – building. The Pennington Damage Reduction p.m. at City Hall. career. The name of her ing there 25 years ago to with the exception of step- County Fair Board uses the Grant Assistance employer has changed four help pay for their eldest ping away from snow building during the fair, Program in the next times – from Northwestern daughter’s college tuition. removal duties at the bank. and the building is also biennium. Holmer is seek- Hospital Services to They planned to work there She plans to keep working Northwest Medical Center for four years. However, as long as she enjoys what to MeritCare to Sanford. plans changed. “I told the she is doing, her health is Fewer fire reports/Continued After she left CNC, St. girls at the bank I’ve been good and she is able to do Francis Health Services working 75 years,” Karen her job. Karen said she TRF Fire Dept. company provided the fire- hydrants throughout the purchased CNC and said. hopes her employers tell fighters with equipment to city, and assisted other city renamed it Thief River Care When cleaning, the cou- her if she is a “dawdling old covers 198 contain spills in the river in departments with manpow- Center. Both the care center ple works at opposite ends woman” who can no longer the event of a train derail- er and equipment when and hospital have since of the bank. Karen said it’s do her work. She also noted square miles ment. With this training, requested. moved to other locations. needed because they can’t that she promised her late firefighters protected the Fundraising/grants No matter where she has work together and she father, Ivar Torfin, that she water inlet by the water The volunteer side of the worked at Sanford, Karen would end up in an orange wouldn’t work as long as he (Continued from Page 1) said, “I’ve always felt satis- jumpsuit if they worked had at Sjoberg’s Cable in error or proper operation of treatment plant in an emer- department raised funds to gency. Firefighters also did supplement the depart- fied with the work I do.” more closely together. They Thief River Falls. He an automatic detection sys- If working at Sanford use the same mind-set worked there for 63 years. tem without a fire situation. some refresher training on ment’s budget. The annual ropes/high angle rescue, and ham dinner was held during weren’t enough, Karen also when shoveling the side- Examples of these types of finds time to clean the main walks outside of the bank. false alarms include auto- ice rescue. Fire Prevention Week in matic detection caused by In 2017, the department October. The funds from this overcooked or burnt food, added a heavy rescue truck supper, along with money fluctuation in water pres- to its fleet. It was purchased raised from its semiannual sure that activates the flow from a fire department in Ultimate Ice Fishing Raffle pressure switch in the alarm Kentucky to replace a one- and other community dona- system, fluctuation in water ton pickup truck that had tions, allowed the depart- pressure that activates an become too small to carry all ment to purchase four more alarm system, broken sprin- of the required tools and thermal imaging cameras. kler heads, people smoking equipment for accidents, The volunteers also pur- in no smoking areas, broken extrications and rescues. chased two new Arctic Cat steam pipes or construction The former truck is still HDX700 side-by-side all-ter- work dust activating alarm being used to transport rain vehicles and aluminum systems. There were 22 inci- equipment and personnel. trailers to transport the dents described in 2017. Also in 2017, the city, ATVs. The ATVs are outfit- About the department rural townships and volun- ted to fight grass fires and The Thief River Falls Fire teers converted the depart- participate in search and Department covers 198 ment’s 2004 one-ton crew rescue missions. Textron Off square miles. Besides the cab truck into a new grass Road/Arctic Cat helped the city of Thief River Falls, the firefighting vehicle. “This department with the pur- department provides involved combining the city- chase and accessories to fin- fire/rescue protection to the owned truck chassis with an ish these units. townships of Rocksbury, aluminum flatbed pur- Firefighters are also North, Norden, Smiley and chased by the volunteers using some of the funds Silverton in Pennington and a skid unit/pump pur- raised to upgrade equipment County, and Excel Township chased by the townships,” on their heavy rescue truck. in Marshall County. Semanko and Beier wrote. It Semanko and Beier noted The department is a com- replaces a truck with more that the firefighters can’t bined department staffed by than 275,000 miles. The old give enough thanks to the full-time and volunteer fire- truck will serve as a backup community for the support it fighters. Thirty-two fire- vehicle. shows when the department fighters serve with the department. Greg Bottem Residents reminded to think fire retired from the volunteer department in April 2017. safety first and keep checking Two others left due to job their smoke and carbon monox- changes. The department “Ice Ice Baby” was the music for this per- Show “One Hit Wonders” at the Ralph plans to replace those fire- ide detectors formance by a group of skaters participat- Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls on fighters in spring 2018. ing in the Thief River Falls Skating Club Saturday and Sunday. Firefighters logged 2,593 hours of training in 2017. Of Firefighters also provided holds these fundraisers. that amount, nearly 200 station tours, and partici- Grant dollars, whether hours included Airport pated in parades, health and local or from state or federal Rescue Firefighting training safety shows, building pre- levels, are another area of for five of the full-time fire- plan inspections, fire extin- support greatly appreciated fighters. This training is guisher demonstrations, by the firefighters. The required by the Federal career days, job shadowing, department received a Aviation Administration to and Safety Camp. $70,000 grant from the cover passenger flights at Firefighters also spoke to Federal Emergency the Thief River Falls many organizations in the Management Agency/ Regional Airport in the community about the Assistance to Firefighters event of an emergency. This department and fire safety. Grant Program. The depart- training was put to the test The department provided ment’s match was 5 percent. in 2017 after a small passen- standby protection for both This grant will be used to ger plane crash claimed the the fireworks and demoli- replace the exhaust collec- lives of three people. tion derby at the Pennington tion system in the Fire Hall. In September 2017, fire- County Fair. Firefighters Installed more than 30 years fighters trained with checked and helped main- ago, this outdated system Canadian Pacific Rail. The tain the 500-plus fire doesn’t keep up with the number of trucks now in service. Due to concerns about the prevalence of cancer in the department, the new system should reduce the amount of exhaust released into the building that may waft into the living quarters. Expert health ealth care The department also received a $1,000 grant from Red Lake Electric’s FOR YOUOUR CHILD Operation Round Up to help purchase a drying unit to clean turnout gear. Dr. Abdi is here to provide ovide your child with expert care close to Fire safety home. He provides quality ality pediatric care fforor: The co-fire chiefs remind residents to think fire safety • Preventive care first and keep checking their • Colds and ﬂu smoke and carbon monoxide • Asthma detectors. • Obesity For more information, • ADD or ADHD look up the Thief River Falls • Developmental disabilities Fire Department on • Diabetes www.citytrf.net or call 681- 3943. The public can also check out the Thief River Call Sanford Thief River Falls at (218) 681-4747 This little butterfly seems to enjoy the attention and fun of Falls Volunteer Fire to schedule an appointment today. the annual Thief River Falls Skating Club Show. The show, Department Facebook page titled “One Hit Wonders,” was held at the Ralph Engelstad or stop in at the Fire Hall. 038029-00669 11/17 Arena in Thief River Falls on Saturday and Sunday. THIEF RIVER FALLS TIMES Second Section

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the position in late July and Schumacher stayed on as wins. ball allow players to enroll at around a dozen games. he was offered the position a graduate assistant at “Wins and losses weren’t semester break and compete “Eleven games in six the second week of August. DWU, working as the team’s the most important thing – right away second semester. days,” Schumacher said. It’s In addition to serving as recruiting coordinator and it’s about player develop- Schumacher was able to add good to get the guys down head baseball coach, Schu- hitting/infield coach, while ment,” Schumacher said. “It four players before the start there in the warm weather macher is the assistant hous- he earned his master’s de- was different than the college of the second semester. and measure ourselves playing coordinator at Northland gree in education and admin- season where it’s all about Keeping old ing some high-level teams.” and this semester he is istration policies. the bottom line.” traditions intact The Pioneer baseball team teaching Health and Well- Prior to taking the job at Northland returns seven While every coaching traveled to Texas to take on ness, Intro to Sports Man- Northland, Schumacher players from it’s 2017 squad change is bound to bring teams like Northern Okla- agement, and Coaching spent the summer of 2017 and the team will also be bol- some new ideas and philoso- homa, Rock Valley, North Young Adults. coaching the Albert Lea Lak- stered by the addition of four phies, one thing tried and Lake College, Eastfield Col- Schumacher was born in ers in a collegiate summer players that redshirted last true tradition that will con- lege, Mountain View, Rich- Fargo, N.D., and he attended league called the Pioneer season. tinue at Northland is the land and Brookhaven. school and graduated from League. The wood bat league “All in all, 10 to 11 guys re- spring trip. “It was really great to get Central Cass High School in featured a wide range of tal- turn. There’s a lot of talent Each year, the team trav- the guys outside and get Sam Schumacher Casselton, N.D. ent and ability levels, rang- that can make an impact,” els by bus to Texas during its them out of the gym and find He comes to Northland ing from division one-caliber Schumacher said. spring break and plays [Continued on page —] Recruiting There is a new skipper at As the head coach at a the helm of the Northland “I love it, it feels like I’m in my two-year school, Schumacher TRF activities director Community & Technical Col- is responsible for recruiting lege baseball program. element,” ~ Sam Schumacher the athletes that will fill his to return for 2018-19 In August 2017, Sam roster. It is a role with which Schumacher was hired as the he is familiar, after serving 10th coach in the 45-year his- after spending the previous players to juco, and it was a both as DWU’s recruiting co- Thief River Falls Activi- Board’s boardroom at its tory of the program. three seasons as an assistant mix of local players and play- ordinator for the past two “I love it, it feels like I’m in ties Director Mike Bier- meeting Feb. 26 to express coach at his alma mater ers from Latin American seasons, while also recruiting maier confirmed Monday, their disappointment with my element,” said Schu- Dakota Wesleyan University. countries. Overall, it was a players for the Albert Lea macher, who comes to North- March 26 that he met with the board’s handling of the Schumacher played all fun experience. Lakers summer team after the Thief River Falls School situation involving Bier- land after previously serving over the infield for the Tigers “It’s a little different when he was hired for that job in as an assistant coach at his Board and agreed to terms maier. According to staff during a four-year playing you are able to just focus on December 2016. and conditions on a one- who spoke at the meeting, alma mater Dakota Wes- career, with the bulk of his baseball for the summer,” “That’s one of the things leyan. “This is a chance to year contract. Biermaier de- Biermaier had been placed time coming at third base Schumacher said. “It was that I enjoy about coaching is clined further comment. on an improvement plan for lead a program and put my and shortstop. He capped his beneficial for me getting the recruiting process,” Schu- imprint on it.” The one-year deal comes a year and a half. He was four-year college career in some experience leading to macher said. “Reaching out after Biermaier previously meeting the benchmarks es- Former head coach Barry 2014 by hitting .310 with 25 this job.” to kids from all over the Dowers resigned at the con- announced his resignation tablished within the plan, RBIs in 49 games, while also Schumacher’s managerial country that have similar on Tuesday, Feb. 20. but was given notice that clusion of the 2017 North- earning all-conference hon- approach to the summer passions as you do.” land baseball season. School District staff and his contract would not be re- ors in the Great Plains Ath- league placed more emphasis One semester spring coaches filled the School newed. Schumacher interviewed for letic Conference. on player development than sports like baseball and soft- Breiland, Jorde and Lund receive All-State honors at girls hockey banquet

The Thief River Falls girls Schwan's Cup Champions, hockey team held its team and they were ranked num- banquet Thursday, March 15 ber one in the state at one in the Imperial Room at the point during the season.” Ralph Engelstad Arena in “I’m proud of our seniors Thief River Falls. and all of the hard work and Thief River Falls finished dedication they have not only the 2017-18 season with a shown this year but through- 17-6 record and number two out their hockey careers,” seed in Section 8A. The Johnson added. “Their lead- Prowlers bid for a return trip ership in the locker room, on to state ended in the section the ice, and off ice training semifinal round with a 5-2 made my job easier. When loss to East Grand Forks. you see the work ethic they “Overall I thought the sea- put forth day in and day out son went very well,” said it starts to rub off on others Head Coach Brett Johnson. around you.” “I am very proud of this Senior Tessa Jorde was group of girls for all of the named Class A All-State first hard work and effort they team, with Shelby Breiland had put in this year and they and Khloe Lund receiving also have a lot to be proud of. All-State honorable mention Winners of the Border Battle awards. between TRF and Roseau, Jorde was also named to the All-Section 8A first team, TRF SPORTS with Jaimee Nelson, Lund and Breiland being named to the All-Section 8A second Friday, March 30 n Baseball - NCTC at Minnesota team. West 11 a.m.; NCTC vs. Riverland 2 Former head coach and p.m. current assistant coach Saturday, March 31 Corey Poole was named the n Baseball - NCTC at Minnesota Section 8A Assistant Coach West 1 p.m. (DH) of the Year. Tuesday, April 3 Other individual awards n Baseball - LHS Scrimmage presented at Thursday’s ban- 4:15 p.m. quet include the Hardest n Softball - LHS Scrimmage 4:30 Thief River Falls girls hockey seniors were honored during the team banquet on March 15. Pictured from left to p.m. Worker award won by Nel- n Track and Field - LHS at Be- son; the Prowler Foxhole right are: Jaimee Nelson, Tessa Jorde, Erin Retka and Grace Bergland. (Submitted) midji Indoor meet 11 a.m. [Continued on page 2] Praska, Nicholson receive All-State honorable mention honors A playoff loss to Hawley Praska and Marley Nelson ended Thief River Falls girls were named to the all-tour- basketball season on Thurs- nament team at the Fergus day March 1, wrapping up Falls Holiday Classic, with what could best be described Praska and junior Alexa Ro- as a season of frustration and galla winning the tourna- adversity. ment’s three-point contest. “We had six games in Awards and letters which we were missing key n Rookie of the Year - players due to illness,” said Sophomore Annika Dalager Head Coach Jeff Loe. was voted as the team’s “Through this, we saw rookie of the year award win- growth and maturity, and we ner. Dalager averaged 1.2 were starting to come to- points per game, 3.2 re- gether and peak at the right bounds per game and she fin- time.” ished the season with 14 Loe noted that the early assits and 12 steals. playoff loss doesn’t take away n Top Cat Award - Senior from a great season with a Kylea Praska and senior great group of kids. Tiahna Nicholson were co- Included in this year’s list winners of the Top Cat of accomplishments are a win Award. Praska led the team over Crookston in the Fourth in assists with 77, second in Annual River Rivalry and free throw percentage - 67/92 wins in all four games - 73 percent; second in scor- against North Dakota oppo- ing - 380 points; first in nents it faced. steals - 123; and fifth in re- Several individual accom- bounds - 72. Nicholson led plishments were reached the team in scoring - 398 during the 2017-18 season. points; rebounds - 269; blocks Senior Tiahna Nicholson - 34; free throws - 75/97 - 77 reached the 1,000 career re- percent; and was fourth in Thief River Falls girls basketball senior captains were given recognition during the team’s banquet on Monday, bound milestone and set the assists with 48. March 19. Pictured from left to right are Morgan Espe, Tiahna Nicholson, Kylea Praska, Bailey Greene and Marley Thief River Falls girls career n Academic All-State - Nelson. (Submitted) record with 1,041 rebounds. Kayla Selvig, Kylea Praska. Fellow seniors Kylea [Continued on page 2] 2B ~ www.trftimes.com Thief River Falls Times Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Senior Tiahna Nicholson reached the rare 1,000- rebound milestone during the 2017-18 girls basketball season. She concluded her career as the all-time lead- Sophomore Annika Dalager was chosen as the Thief Kylea Praska, left, and Tiahna Nicholson were co-win- der in rebounds at LHS with 1,041 career rebounds. River Falls girls basketball Rookie of the Year for the ners of the Thief River Falls girls basketball team’s Top (Submitted) 2017-18 season. Dalager received the award during Cat Award and both were named to the 2018 Class AA the team banquet Monday, March 19. (Submitted) All-State Honorable Mention team. (Submitted) Trio of TRF wrestlers compete at Virginia Beach Nationals

Three Prowler grapplers small mistakes, got in a bit made their way across the of a hole and it was just too country to compete in one of much to make up,” the most prestigious tourna- Youngblom said. “As always, ments in the country. The his effort and attitude was NHSCA tournament in excellent.” Virginia Beach, VA hosted Jake “The Bull” Davis 3,747 high school wrestlers. had a solid tournament and Representing Thief River finished with a record of 3-2. Falls were junior Cade Youngblom commented on Lundeen and sophomores Davis’ performance saying, Jake Davis and Brenan “I like the way Jake wres- Peralta. The trio of Prowler tled. He’s starting to pick up wrestlers were coached by and implement things that Thief River Falls assistant we have been working on all coach Andrew Youngblom. year. His reattacks are With 40 mats and individ- developing beautifully. He ual brackets with upwards was aggressive and physi- of 150 wrestlers per weight, cal. It was fun to watch.” the challenge to All Brenan Peralta also had American is tremendous. an impressive outing. After No Prowler managed to losing a decision in the sec- complete the task this year, ond round, he dropped down but some significant wins to the wrestle backs. were earned as well as the Brenan rattled off 4 straight immeasurable experience of wins and made his way to facing elite competition. the round of 16 before tak- Cade Lundeen wrestled ing another loss. He finished tough and was able to put the tournament 5-2. up points against both oppo- “Brenan had a great tour- nents in an 0-2 showing. In nament.” Youngblom said. both matches Lundeen got “He has a great feel for the down in the first period and sport. He’s always in good had to wrestle back from a position and takes advan- deficit. Unfortunately, he tage when the other guy was unable to make up the isn’t. That pays off at a tour- difference and ended the nament like this.” tournament 0-2. “Cade made a couple Praska, Nicholson Four Thief River Falls girls have been named to the All-Northwest Conference first or second team for the 2017- receive All-State honorable 18 season. Pictured from left to right are: Tiahna Nicholson, first team; Kylea Praska, first team; Bailey Greene, second team; Alexa Rogalla, first team. (Submitted) mention honors/Cont.

TRF YOUTH WRESTLING [Continued from page 1] Jordan Nasland, Miah n Northwest All- Nelson, Brea Prickett, Conference Honorable Camryn Schwab, Ava Yuska; Fosston March 15 Big Cat Open - NCTC Schindler, Bethany Grade 4 - Keigan Mention - Bailey Greene. Juniors - Becca Leier, Hailey First place - Jayzen March 17 Crandall. Hermanson - DNP. n Northwest All Rosendahl; Senior Mariah Baltierra, Ian Jacobson, First place - Bentley Fifth - Jayzen Baltierra. Grade 5 - Maverick Conference - Alexa Rogalla, Iverson. Greyson Morris, Landen Hermanson, Mileo Hesse, NYWA Regional, Bemidji Iverson - fifth place; Noah Kylea Praska, Tiahna n Second year letter win- Larson, Keigan Hermanson, Rhymers Hernandez, Ian March 24-25 Jacobson - DNP. Nicholson. ner - Junior Emily Wade Nelson, Ethan Lane, Jacobson, Ezra Miska, Top three qualify for Grade 6 - Ethan Lane, n MHSCA All-State Class Gunderson. Griffin Lundeen, Jett Greyson Morris, Levi NYWA State April in Griffin Lundeen, Tyce AA Honorable Mention - n Third year letter win- Peters. Potucek, Owen Dvorak, Rochester April 6-8. McElrath, Jett Peters - first Kylea Praska, Tiahna ners - Alexa Rogalla; seniors Second place - Bentley Keigan Hermanson, Ethan Kindergarten - Konner place; Kehan Nelson - third Nicholson. Leah Kainz and Marley Hermanson, Kali Poissant, Lane, Riley Poissant. Jensen - fifth place. place; Keaton Hoverson - n First year letter win- Nelson. Braxton Eidelbes, Konner Second place - Konner Grade 2 - Ian Jacobson - sixth place. ners - Sophomore Manager n Fourth year letter win- Jensen, Rhymers Jensen, Brian Berg, Mason fourth place; Brian Berg, Grade 8 - Jolson Sargent - Elaina Knott; Senior ners - Senior Managers Hernandez, Brian Berg, Glynn, Hunter Miller, Mason Glynn, Ezra Miska - fourth place. Manager Kaitlyn Bakken; Morgan Bugge, Abbie Aiden Eidelbes, Damian Lincoln Davis, Damian DNP. Sophomores - Annika Nomeland and Kayla Selvig; Kazmierczak, Maverick Kazmierczak, Maverick Grade 3 - Owen Dvorak, Dalager, Madalyn senior players - Morgan Iverson, Noah Jacobson, Iverson, Wade Nelson, Damian Kazmierczak - DNP. Determan, Carley Johnson, Espe and Bailey Greene. Keaton Hoverson, Kehan Griffin Lundeen, Jett n Fifth year letter win- Nelson. Peters, Nick Svir. ners - Seniors Tiahna Third place - Milo Hesse, Third place - Robert Nicholson and Kylea Phoebe Morris, Jaxen Crandall, Kooper Geiser, Praska. Larson, Caleb Wilson, Kali Poissant, Kallen Kaiden Nelson, Dylan Lane, Poissant, Gabe Marquis, Marshall Myhrer, Landen Aydin Yoder, Aiden Eidelbes, Lerol, Brody Traxler, Landen Lerol, Chandler Breiland, Gunner Thorpe, Brennen Pream, Gunner Thorpe, Johnson, Nick Svir. Brennen Johnson, Keaton Jorde and Fourth place - Robert Hoverson, Kehan Nelson. Crandall, Hunter Miller, Fourth - John Cervantes, Lund receive Lincoln Davis, Julian Jaxen Larson, Caleb Wilson, All-State Schindler, Bethany Talan Zabriskie, Dylan Crandall. Lane, Ian Lundeen, Julian honors/ TRF Chapter of MN Deer Continued [Continued from page 1] Hunters Association to award won by Marryn Dalager; the Best Defensive meet March 29 Player award won by Lund; and the Most Improved The Thief River Falls plot seed. award won by Faith Porter; Chapter of the Minnesota Time is running out to On Sunday, Thief River Falls youth wrestlers finished seventh out of 11 teams at the Hoby Baker Character Deer Hunters Association purchase banquet tickets. Award presented to Jorde; will be held Thursday, Anyone who has not pur- the NYWA Regional in Bemidji. The Prowlers pickued up wins over Lakes Area Mat and the Academic All-State March 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the chased a ticket is encour- Rats 51-30, Fosston/Bagley 35-33, and Grand Rapids 45-35; and lost to Bemidji 28- award won by Manager Eagles Club. aged to do so soon. 55 and DGF 31-5. Pictured from left to right are: front row - Keaton Hoverson, Nick Josie Davis. There will be discussion Everyone is welcome to Svir, Griffin Lundeen, Ethan Lane, Jett Peters, Wade Nelson, Riley Poissant; back Senior awards were pre- on the upcoming events, attend and there will be row - Gunner Thorpe, Ezra Miska, Noah Jacobson, Brody Traxler, Maverick Iverson, sented to Nelson, Jorde, which will include the chap- door prizes and snacks at Damian Kazmierczak, Ian Jacobson, Owen Dvorak. (Submitted) Erin Retka and Grace ter banquet and the food the end of the meeting. Bergland. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Thief River Falls Times www.trftimes.com ~ 3B New skipper at the helm/ Continued [Contined from page 1] out what our identity is as a team,” Schumacher said. It was fun to watch guys step up and take advantage of opportunities.” The trip also identifies areas that need improvement. “For us, its just becoming more consistent with our approach.” Joining Schumacher on staff this year is first-year assistant Jake VanVacter, who played at Maplewoods Community College in Missouri before finishing up at Valley City State University; and longtime TRF Boys Hockey FanAt each of home the game Nightduring the volunteer assistant and for- 2017-18 season, a Thief River mer head coach Terry Falls boys varsity hockey player Wiseth. donates a stick that is signed Frontier by the entire team and given away in a drawing. (Submitted) Wrestling Club Pictured from left to right are: makes 2018 top - Gabe Trudeau with Ryan debut in Flaagan, Feb. 8 vs. Red Lake Detroit Lakes Falls; Jace Jorde with Knute Hams, Jan. 23 vs. East Grand Members of the Frontier Forks; Parker Lane with Wrestling Club kicked off the Greco-Roman and Spencer Hempel, Jan. 20 vs. Freestyle wrestling season Lake of the Woods; bottom row with a trip to the Northwest - Kaiden Quam with Charleigh Open at Detroit Lakes High School. Results were identi- Hamre, Feb. 1 vs. Crookston; cal for both styles. and Brandon Mack with Grace n First - Lincoln Davis Gillespie, Jan. 18 vs. Warroad.. and Brady Kasprick. (Submitted) n Second - Landon Larson and Kale Geiser. n Third - Alex Lancto. n Fourth - Kevin Jensen and Dakota Fellman.

Senior girls hockey manager Josie Davis received Academic All-State honors during the Thief River Falls girls hockey banquet Thursday, March 15. (Submitted)

Thief River Falls senior Tessa Jorde was chosen as the 2018 winner of the Hobey Baker Character Award. Jorde received the honor during the Thief River Falls Girls Hokcey Banquet on Thief River Falls girls hockey players were well represented among Section 8A award recipients. Pictured from Thursday, left to right after receiving their awards during the team banquet on Thursday, March 15 were: Jaimee Nelson March 15. - All Section 8A Second Team; Tessa Jorde - All Section 8A First Team; Khloe Lund - All Section 8A Second (Submitted) Team; and Corey Poole - Section 8A Assistant Coach of the Year. Not pictured is Shelby Breiland - All Section 8A Second Team. (Submitted).

Awards for hardest worker, Foxhole, best defensive player and most improved Tessa Jorde, Shelby Breiland and Khloe Lund received recognition for being named were presented during the team banquet Thursday, March 15. Pictured from left to to the Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association All-State and All-State honor- right are: Jaimee Nelson - Hardest Worker Award, Marryn Dalager - Prowler able mention teams. Pictured from left to righ tt are Breiland, All State Honorable "Foxhole" Award, Khloe Lund - Best Defensive Player Award, and Faith Porter (not Mention; Jorde - All State; and Lund, All State Honorable Mention. (Submitted) pictured) Most Improved Award. (Submitted) 4B ~ Thief River Falls Times SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Wednesday, March 28, 2018 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

Pictured from left to right are Thief River Falls varsity and junior varsity wrestlers: Peralta, Kevin Jensen, Mason Iverson, Hunter Skallet, Brenden Klaven, Brandon front row - Nick Svir, Kale Geiser, Griffin Lundeen, Jett Peters, Ethan Lane, Cody Zuniga, Cole Johnson, Jake Davis, Coach Ben Poissant, Aziah Engelstad; back row Wienen, Keaton Hoverson, Kenan Nelson, Riley Poissant, Brady Kasprick; row two - Head Coach Kenny Geiser, Coach Dale Rystad, Coach Kyle Jensen, Connor - Abigale Samuelson, Jolson Sargent, Carter Engebretson, Collin Bruggeman, Swanson, Kyle Miller, Kirby Kilen, Taylor Engebretson, Josh Bernier, Coach Mark Bowen Miller, Tyce McElrath, Cade Lundeen, Colton Braun, Cody Sele, Alex Lancto, Davis, Coach Brian Kasprick. Taylor Bunker; row three - Mikaya Peralta, Coach Andrew Youngbloom, Brenan

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 CHURCH SCHEDULES Thief River Falls Times ~ 5B Dr. Jeffrey Bell selected as NCTC nominee for Minnesota State Educator of the Year Award

Dr. Jeffrey Bell has been widely skilled and dedicat- to teach at Northland includes teaching strategies and colleagues consider him dents a love of learning, so chosen as the Northland ed group of faculty across Community and Technical and materials; content to be exemplary and he they will continue to expand Community and Technical both of NCTC's campuses. College where I work expertise and professional demonstrates on a daily their knowledge not only College (NCTC) nominee for He emphasized, "My nomi- amongst some of the finest growth; assessment of stu- basis learner centered throughout their academic the Minnesota State nation for the Minnesota people who share my pas- dent learning and perform- teaching and our commit- careers but for the rest of Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees Educator sion in helping students ance; and service to stu- ment to serving students. their lives,” Bell said. “For (Minnesota State) Board of of the Year award is quite learn and succeed." dents, the profession, the We are very proud to put learning is an adventure, Trustees, Educator of the an honor and I am extreme- The Board of Trustees institution, and the system. forward his nomination for one that truly never ceases, Year award for 2017-2018. ly humbled. In my teaching, Educator of the Year award "Dr. Bell is a shining the Board of Trustees and one that can take you to He is a biology instructor at I have only ever tried to acknowledges and rewards example of what excellence Educator of the Year extraordinary places." NCTC's East Grand Forks match the excellence I see exceptional professional in teaching is at Northland award," said NCTC The winner of the sys- campus. every day in my fellow fac- accomplishment in teach- Community and Technical President Dr. Dennis Bona. tem-wide award will be cho- Bell was chosen from a ulty members. I am honored ing. Evaluation criteria College. Both his students "I try to instill in my stu- sen in April 2018.

AlMA FRee luTheRAn CleARWATeR FAiTh luTheRAn nexus ChuRCh RiveR oF liFe ChuRCh viking CovenAnT ChuRCh luTheRAn PARish Luke Stavos, Pastor Timothy Self, Pastor Rev. Jim Robberstad, Pastor ChuRCh BReThRen ChuRCh 1563 Highway 59 SE (Next to McDonalds) Dennis Gray, Pastor Tim Carlson, Interim Lay Pastor 246 Kendall Ave. N., Thief River Falls Viking, MN th MT. olive, nAzAReTh, Phone: (218) 681-4716 Thief River Falls 28098 300 Street NW, Argyle 601 Dewey Ave. N., Thief River Falls Phone: (218) 523-4735 oAk PARk, sT. PeTRi Worship Services: Sunday Phone: (218) 681-1469 Cell: (218) 201-0350 Phone: (218) 874-2101. Church: (218) 681-7705 www.riveroflifetrfmn.org Jeff Merseth, Pastor Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Sundays: Service at 10 a.m., nurs- Worship Services: Sunday at 9 Web: www.almaaflc.org Rt. 1, Box 156C, Oklee Worship Services: Sundays at Thursday, March 29: Maundy 10:30 a.m. Evening Prayer at 6 p.m. ery/preschool available as well as a.m. Special events as announced. Phone: (218) 796-5130 Kids Service from 6 - Thursday Communion at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29: Maunday –––––––––– Wednesdays: ministry for children 1st - 6th grade. –––––––––– 7:30 p.m., Youth Group from 6:30 - Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday Thursday Worship with Wednesdays: Adult Prayer/Bible uniTed MeThodisT FiRsT luTheRAn ChuRCh 8 p.m. Study at 7 p.m. Worship at 8:30 a.m., followed by Communion at Mt. Olive at 5 p.m., ChuRCh First Lutheran Church –––––––––– –––––––––– brunch Worship with Communion at Oak 210 Park Ave., Middle River Matt Howe, Pastor –––––––––– Park at 7 p.m. Gustav Adolph Lutheran Church oPen ARMs ChRisTiAn silveRTon luTheRAn 116 Horace Ave. N., Thief River Falls Good Friday Strathcona, MN Phone: (218) 681-4388 Friday, March 30: FelloWshiP ChuRCh Web: www.umctrf.org ABundAnT liFe Phone: (218) 222-3622 A Ministry of the Larry Myhrer, Lay Pastor Worship with Communion at St. First Lutheran (Middle River): Email: [email protected] luTheRAn ChuRCh seventh-day Adventist Church 17982 180th St. NE, Thief River Falls Petri at 8 a.m., Worship with Worship service Sundays at 11 a.m. David Jahn, Pastor facebook.com/silvertonlutheranchurch Facebook: Thief River Falls LeRoy Flickinger, Pastor Communion at Nazareth at 7 p.m. Sundays: Worship services at 9 United Methodist Church 1602 Pennington Ave., Every 3rd Sunday Worship at 11:30 218-416-0178 401 St. Paul Ave. S., Thief River Falls a.m.; Prayer at 10 a.m. Thursdays: Our Chit Chat Group at P.O. Box 522, Thief River Falls Saturday, March 31: Easter a.m. with Brunch starting at 10:30 Church Phone: (218) 681-2790 –––––––––– 10 a.m., stop by for coffee and con- Phone: (218) 681-2300 Worship at Mt. Olive at 9 a.m. a.m. [email protected] Web: abundantlifetrf.com Sunday, April 1: Easter Service at Saturdays: Sabbath School classes versation. Sundays: Service at 9:30 a.m.; –––––––––– sT. BeRnARd’s at St. Petri at 8 a.m., Service at for adults and children at 3:00 p.m.; CATholiC ChuRCh Fridays: Narcotics Anonymous Coffee & Fellowship at 10:30 a.m.; Nazareth at 9:45 a.m., Service with FiRsT PResByTeRiAn Worship Service at 4:15 p.m.; Father Rick Lambert, Pastor Group at 7 p.m. Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. 105 Knight Avenue N., Thief River Falls Communion at Oak Park at 11 a.m., ChuRCh Fellowship Meal at 5:30 p.m. Sundays: Worship at 9 a.m. –––––––––– Tom Potter, Pastor Phone: (218) 681-3571 Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays: Mid-week fellowship www.stbernardscc.org Mondays: Worship at Thief River Red Lake Falls, MN St. Bernard’s Mass: Saturdays at 5 Care Center at 10 a.m. BeThleheM And –––––––––– Worship Services: Sundays at and Bible study at 7:00 p.m. p.m., Sundays at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays: Bible study at 7:15 p.m.– nAzAReTh luTheRAn 10:45 a.m.; Communion is the first Fridays: Vespers fellowship and CoMMuniTy ChuRCh –––––––––– ––––––––– PARish – elCA Sunday of the month; Meeting of Bible study at 7:00 p.m. nondenoMinATionAl –––––––––– sT. john luTheRAn Cathie Rhodes, Pastor Curtis Jacobson, Senior Pastor the session is the first Monday of viking luTheRAn PARish ChuRCh 202 Marshall Avenue, Holt Highway 1 East, Thief River Falls the month at 7:30 p.m. Box 39, Newfolden ouR sAviouR’s luTheRAn Missouri synod zion luTheRAn ChuRCh Phone: (218) 681-2285 Pulpit Supply: Marilyn Grandstrand, Barb Bethlehem Office: (218) 874-7115 Saturdays: Saturday Morning –––––––––– ChuRCh – AFlC Pastor: Thomas L. Puffe Alex Amiot, Pastor Price, Cindy Ellingson Nazareth Office: (218) 449-3856 Men’s Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. 101 Pine Ave. S., Thief River Falls goodRidge AReA 2075 Hwy. 59 SE, Thief River Falls Phone: (218) 681-4488 218-523-4995 Parsonage: (218) 449-3431 Sundays: Sunday Morning Thursday, March 29: Nazareth luTheRAn PARish - elCA Phone: (218) 681-4643 Sundays: Worship at 8:30 a.m., P.O. Box 37, Viking Celebration Service and One Way Sundays: Morning Devotional Sunday School/Adult Bible Study at Women’s Noon Meeting at Biff’s, FAiTh, ekelund, BeThAny Hour on KTRF 1230 at 8 a.m., oAk Ridge Kids Sunday School For Children Kristin Ostercamp, Pastor 9:45 a.m.; Confirmation Instruction Maunday Thursday Worship Worship Service at 9:30 a.m., luTheRAn ChuRCh from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.; P.O. Box 157, Goodridge at 6:30 p.m. Thief River Falls Sunday School at 11 a.m., Prayer Services at Bethlehem at 7 p.m. Revolutionary Prayer and Prophetic Phone: (218) 378-4191 Tuesdays: Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. Phone: (218) 681-1824 Meeting at 7 p.m. Friday, March 30: Tennebrae- Worship from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.; [email protected] Fridays: Bible Study at 1:30 p.m. at Worship Services at Zion: Wednesday, March 28: Release Tuesdays: Women’s Bible Study at Good Friday Worship Services at UPrising YOUTH GROUP (7th “Hi Rise” Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Time, 9th Grade Confirmation at 9 a.m., Quilting at 11 a.m. Nazareth at 7 p.m. grade - College Age) at 7 p.m.; –––––––––– Worship Services at Oak Ridge: Faith at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Soup and Sandwich Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunrise Bookstore and coffee bar open Sundays at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 29: Meal at Supper at 5:30 p.m., Confirmation sT. josePh’s CATholiC Services at Nazareth at 6 a.m. before and after Sunday Morning Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Faith at 6:30 p.m., followed by at 6 p.m., Kids Klub at 6 p.m., ChuRCh (Naomi Circle serves Easter services Fr. Bob Schreiner, Priest –––––––––– Maundy Thursday Service at 7 p.m. Lenten Services at 7 p.m., Choir at 8 112 Edward Ave. N., Red Lake Falls Breakfast, Easter Worship Service Wednesdays: Discipleship & New Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday p.m. Phone: (218) 253-2685 WesTAkeR FRee luTheRAn at Bethlehem at 9 a.m. Believers Classes for all ages from Saturdays: St. Joesph (Brooks) Worship at Faith at 6 a.m., Worship Fridays: Men’s Bible Study and ChuRCh AFlC Monday, April 2: Basement Angels 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Home Church Mass at 5 p.m.; St. Joseph (Red Phil Rokke, Pastor at Bethany at 9:00 a.m., Worship at Breakfast at 6:45 a.m. Quilting at 9 a.m., Bible Study at - First Wednesday of each month Lake Falls) Mass at 5:30 p.m. 321 Minnesota Ave. E., Newfolden Ekelund at 10:30 a.m. –––––––––– Sundays: St. Joseph (Red Lake Phone: (218) 874-7925 Bethlehem at 1 p.m. from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Worship Services: Sunday at 10:30 Monday, April 2: Ekelund Ladies ReineR luTheRAn Falls) Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3: Noon Text study, –––––––––– a.m.; Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Aid at 1:30 p.m. FRee ChuRCh – AFlC –––––––––– Afternoon Parish Visitation Communion: 1st Sunday of the CoRneRsTone BAPTisT –––––––––– Highway 1, 7 miles east of Goodridge sT. PAuli luTheRAn –––––––––– (218) 681-4643 month. ChuRCh Sundays: Worship at 11:30 a.m. ChuRCh elCA Nathan Satchwill, Pastor iMMAnuel And eBenezeR CAlvARy luTheRAn –––––––––– Carl Hansen, Pastor Confirmation Class: Wednesdays PO Box 816, Thief River Falls luTheRAn PARish – elCA P.O. Box 944, County Road 20 S. at 3:30 p.m. ChuRCh – elCA using the facilities of Jonathan Dodson, Pastor RedeeMeR luTheRAn Thief River Falls Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Frank Ehling, Pastor Faith Lutheran Brethren Church at P.O. Box 98, Plummer Web: http://historicstpauli.org Bible Study: Sheila Michaels, Pastor 601 Dewey Avenue N, Thief River Falls Phone: (218) 465-4525 ChuRCh – elCA Friday, March 30: Good Friday Potluck dinner: 3rd Sunday of the Brielle Drevlow, Pianist Phone: (218) 689-2937 Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday Darrel Cory, Pastor Tenebrae Service at 7 p.m. month. PO Box 8 www.cornerstonetrf.org 1300 Nora Street East, Thief River Falls Worship with Holy Communion at (218) 681-3390 Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday Trumpet of Truth: Sundays at 7 405 Water Street, St. Hilaire facebook.com/cornerstonetrf Sundays: Bible study at 5:30 p.m., Immanuel at 7 a.m., Easter E-mail: [email protected] No Sunday School, Worship at 8 p.m. on KTRF. Phone: (218) 964-5750 Wednesdays: Meal at 5:15 p.m., Sundays: Worship at 10:00 a.m.; Worship Services at 6:30 p.m. with Breakfast at Immanuel at 8 a.m., a.m. followed by breakfast –––––––––– Toddler-6th Grade BLAST at 5:45 Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays Children’s Church offered for kids Easter Breakfast at Ebenezer at 8 –––––––––– p.m., 6:30 p.m. Lenten Midweek zion luTheRAn ChuRCh – of the month ages 4-8 a.m., Worship at Ebenezer at 9 a.m., ThRiving liFe ChuRCh –––––––––– Worship with Holy Communion at Worship Jim Binder, Pastor elCA –––––––––– : Worship at 9:30 a.m. Erskine Community Center John Golv, Senior Pastor Immanuel at 10:30 a.m. Sundays evAngeliCAl CovenAnT (Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd 218-556-1545 Ale Tulu, Associate Pastor CATholiC CoMMuniTies –––––––––– www.thrivinglifemn.org 505 Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls ChuRCh Sundays) Worship Services: Sunday morn- Phone: (218) 681-3296 oF Blessed sACRAMenT, Bert Foster, Senior Pastor iMMAnuel luTheRAn –––––––––– Web: www.ziontrf.org sT. edWARd, sT. josePh 1425 Third Street East, Thief River Falls ings at 10 a.m. at Erskine ChuRCh - MissouRi synod Wednesday, March 28: SAIL exer- Father George Noel, Pastor Phone: (218) 681-4449 BlACk RiveR luTheRAn Community Center. All are wel- Phone: (218) 289-1735 Rev. Dr. Mark Buchhop, Pastor cise at 9 a.m., Senior choir at 7:15 Web: www.trfcovchurch.org ChuRCh come. [email protected] www.facebook.com/trfcovchurch Radium –––––––––– p.m., Youth group at 7:30 p.m. Weekend Masses: Saturdays at 5 Phone: (218) 681-9992 or 745-5604 Frank Ehling, Pastor Pastor’s E-Mail: [email protected] Sheila Michaels, Pastor Thursday, March 29: Maundy p.m. at Blessed Sacrament; Sundays Josiah Jensen, Youth Leader: Sundays: Worship at 9 a.m., Bible 15952 110th Street SW, Red Lake Falls TRiniTy luTheRAn ChuRCh Thursday Circles, SAIL Exercise at 8 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament; 9:45 [email protected] Study and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sundays: Worship at 8:00 a.m.; – elCA Sundays: Sunday School at 9:15 at 9 a.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry at a.m. at St. Joseph; 11:30 a.m. at St. –––––––––– Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Rev. John Voelker, Ph.D., Pastor a.m., Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Loretta Drevlow, Lay Visitation 10 a.m., Quilting/LWR Workshop at Edward –––––––––– and Senior Outreach Mondays: Mending the Soul from neWFolden evAngeliCAl 1 p.m., 5th Grade SEDER Meal at 6 Weekday Masses: Tuesdays at 5:30 325 Horace Ave. N., Thief River Falls 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. FRee ChuRCh RindAl luTheRAn Phone: (218) 681-1310 p.m., Holy Communion Worship at Gary Barrett, Pastor p.m. at Blessed Sacrament, Tuesdays: Al-Anon at 7 p.m. ChuRCh, nAlC www.trinitylutherantrf.org 7:30 p.m. P.O. Box 86, Newfolden Sundays: Worship with Holy Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at LifeCare Wednesdays: Supper - Contact Ollie Urdahl, Interim Pastor Friday, March 30: Men’s Phone: (218) 874-8785 23511 110th Ave. NW, Newfolden Communion at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m., Manor, Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. E-mail: [email protected] Sundays: Sunday school at 10 a.m., Breakfast at Biff’s at 7 a.m., SAIL church for more information; Kid’s Sunday School at 9:25 a.m., Coffee Joseph, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. at Wednesday: Awana (4 yrs - 6th Exercise at 9 a.m., Coffee time with Club at 7 p.m.; Youth Group at 7 Worship service at 11:15 a.m. Fellowship at 9:30 a.m. Karlstad Care Center grade) and Detour (7-12th grade) p.m. –––––––––– –––––––––– Staff at 9:30 a.m., Prayer Vigil from –––––––––– at 6:30 - 8 p.m.; Adult Bible study at Noon - 10 p.m., Worship 6:30 p.m. Thursdays: Al-Anon at 7 p.m. sevenTh-dAy AdvenTisT 6:45 p.m. uniTed luTheRAn, gATzke Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday eAgle’s vieW ChuRCh, –––––––––– ChuRCh Saturday: Men’s prayer time at 7 ouR sAvioR’s, ThieF lAke Youth Led Easter Worship at 6:30 ouTReACh CenTeR David Jahn, Pastor Robert Dahlen, Pastor evAngeliCAl FRee a.m. 1024 Tindolph Ave. South, Thief River Falls Roger Schmitz, Pastor (218) 425-7878 a.m., Easter Breakfast at 7:15 a.m., ChuRCh Sunday: Sunday school at 9:15 Phone: (218) 416-0178 111 Fourth Street East, Thief River Falls Worship Services: Saturdays at 11 Our Savior’s, Thief Lake Worship with Holy Pastoral Staff: Melvin Sich a.m.; Morning worship at 10:30 Phone: (218) 222-3711 Phone: (218) 686-5962 Interim Pastor Steve Anderson a.m.; Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m. Communion/Cable 3/KTRF Worship Services: Sundays at 10 a.m. United Lutheran, Gatzke 211 Arnold Ave. N., Thief River Falls (218) 459-3351 Broadcasts at 8:30 a.m., Education a.m.; Wednesdays: Prayer at 7 p.m. –––––––––– Sundays in February: United Phone: (218) 681-3855 –––––––––– Hour/ 1st Communion Class at 9:30 –––––––––– Web: www.trfefc.org silveR CReek luTheRAn Lutheran (Gatzke) Worship at Sundays: Sunday School and Life a.m., Silver Creek Worship with neWFolden neW hoPe ChuRCh 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m. ePiPhAny sTATion Groups at 9:15 a.m.; Worship at luTheRAn ChuRCh - AAlC John Golv, Senior Pastor Our Savior’s (Thief Lake) Holy Communion at 10 a.m., New Matty Towse, Lead Pastor 10:30 a.m. Ollie Urdahl, Pastor Ale Tulu, Associate Pastor Worship at 11:00 a.m.; Sunday Traditions Worship with Holy 403 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls Wednesdays: Awana and Jr. Hi. P.O. Box 185, Newfolden 22479 170th Ave. NE, Thief River Falls Communion at 10:30 a.m., 2nd Web: www.epiphanystation.com Phone: (218) 874-6611 Phone: (218) 681-7079 School at 10 a.m. E-Mail: [email protected] JAM at 6:30 p.m., Sr. Hi Lighthouse Worship Services: Sundays at 9:30 Sundays: Worship services at 10 Communion on 1st and 3rd Annual Hotdish Tournament at 4 Sundays: Worship at 9:30 & 11 a.m. and Bible Study at 7 p.m. a.m. a.m. Sundays. p.m. This Church Directory Is Sponsored By The Following Businesses FARMERS Johnson Funeral Service “Setting a New Standard for Caring” Where the customer ® is the company UNION OIL CO. SENIOR HOUSING 420 LaBree Ave. N. 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It’s will also be there. The party officials the chance to you at the door the night of e-mail: [email protected] not often voters get to meet Minnesota Republican listen to local concerns. the event, as well as a chair every candidate for every National Committeewoman This event is not a to sit in for the forum! Editorial opinion published under this head ing is intended to stimulate thinking statewide race at once, but Janet Beihoffer has also fundraiser; monies from the I encourage everyone to and discussion among our readers. Unless speci fied other wise, the editorials are written by Editor Dave Hill and do not represent opinion of other staff members. northwest Minnesotans will been invited. sale of banquet tickets will come to the REA Imperial Opinions in items from other publications may not coincide with the editor’s own have the chance to do so Doors will open at 4 p.m. cover the cost of the event Room in Thief River Falls views but are offered for their general interest. very soon. with a ‘Mix and Mingle, itself. Banquet tickets are for “Red at the Ralph,” April On Thursday, April 5, at Meet and Greet’ at 5 p.m. $32 and checks can be made 5. the Ralph Engelstad Arena The candidates have been payable to Pennington Barb Chervestad in Thief River Falls, five invited to host literature County Republicans, P.O. Congressional District 7 Texting 911 declared gubernatorial can- tables and will be available Box 222, Thief River Falls Deputy Chair didates (Jeff Johnson, to answer questions. At 6 56701. Phillip Parrish, Lance p.m., a catered prime rib Regretfully, seating is Johnson, Mary Guiliani- banquet will be served by in Minnesota Stephens and Keith the Evergreen Eating Downey) have confirmed Emporium. The U.S. Extinguish hunger, ignite hope Dialing 911 was a talking to someone tex- their participation in a Senate, Auditor, Attorney gubernatorial forum. The General and CD7 candi- Today was humbling at with Pack 59 of Thief River change for many people ting 911, and, of course, the Food Shelf, the Boy Falls. There were also in northwestern a person texting 911 four U.S. Senate candidates will speak as the meal dates, James Newberger wraps up, and the guberna- Scouts and Cub Scouts col- many, many other members Minnesota. While seen when he couldn’t speak. and Robert Barnheiser, torial forum will follow. lected for their annual food and parents of members as an improvement, it I would think it would Karin Housley and Bob Moderated by Brad Schmidt drive this morning. It was there to help. The effort took some time before be great for those who Anderson, the Attorney of 1310 KNOX Radio, so cold! Many boys, young resulted in over 1,200 the concept of being able are hard of hearing, too. General candidate Doug Schmidt will also be inter- men, and their families pounds of food being donat- Wardlow and State Auditor viewing candidates live on arrived early to deliver ed. to just dial 911 was fully I hope we don’t start their charity. Scoutmaster We the Food Shelf will accepted. seeing “abuses” of this candidate Pam Myhra, as the air throughout the late well as two of three U.S. afternoon. It is my under- Brent Smith, along with his always appreciate the year- As with just about service. To me, an emer- Representative candidates standing that KVLY-TV of Assistant Scoutmaster Jeff ly efforts of our local Scouts. everything, we are slow gency should mean a for Congressional District 7, Fargo, N.D., will also be Issendorf were there lead- Thank you boys, team to accept change. Once crisis, a disaster, a Jayesun Sherman and Dave broadcasting from the ing the way for Troop 59. leaders, parents and the Cubmaster Gene Bedard community. we do accept change, it catastrophe, and situa- Hughes, will all be at the event. Ralph. Special guests This is an incredible and Pack Committee Chair Alecia Hunt seems many people just tion in which time is of Amy Purcell were there Thief River Falls have to test the limits of essence and lives, health MNGOP State Party Chair opportunity for voters to that change. It’s not and property are at real uncommon today for dis- risk or jeopardy. As frus- patchers to receive 911 trating as power outages calls that have nothing or train crossing delays to do with a real emer- are, I don’t think they gency. really qualify as 911 Could it be that it emergencies. just seemed easier to I checked to see if dial 911 than look up our dispatch center the phone number for receives 911 calls. I did the Law Enforcement so because sometimes it Center, which is 681- seems that innovation 6161. takes time to reach us. Now, we can text 911 That’s not a criticism or and this has again judgment. In any event, changed the way people I learned that we do can ask for help. A receive text 911 reports, recent news release but in kind of a round- from the Department of about way. Beltrami Public Safety County receives them Emergency for the county, gathers Communication the necessary informa- Networks division pro- tion and then notifies vided several examples our law enforcement. of when to text 911 - a There haven’t been very person reporting shots many 911 emergencies fired outside their home, texted from Pennington a child texting 911 while County residents. her parents were having Text-to-911 is a great a domestic dispute, a new service, but remem- person texting 911 while ber, texts and telephone hiding during a burgla- 911 calls should be ry, a suicidal person who reserved for real emer- didn’t feel comfortable gencies. Food Share month Between 350 and 400 through leaner periods Klobuchar supports trauma informed training families receive assis- of time when our good Sen. Amy Klobuchar other survivors,” Klobuchar Registry program in an rization of the Violence tance from the Thief residents have other spoke in the Senate said. “The Abby Honold Act effort to help reduce the Against Women Act and led River Falls Area Food things on their minds. Judiciary Committee in is focused on victim-cen- national rape kit backlog— efforts to pass bipartisan Shelf each month. Area In this edition of The support of the Abby Honold tered training for law was recently signed into legislation supporting sur- residents have really Times, you’ll see pic- Act—bipartisan legislation enforcement so that they law. In 2016, the Klobuchar- vivors of sexual assault in that she introduced with have the training they need backed bipartisan Justice the military. been supportive of our tures of our local Boy Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to avoid victim re-traumati- for All Reauthorization Act local food shelf, so this Scouts and Cub Scouts that would establish a zation. It’s a pretty simple was signed into law. The request isn’t a judgment collecting food and demonstration program for concept.” law strengthens the rights or meant to make people donating it to the Area trauma-informed training Klobuchar is a member of of crime victims by provid- feel guilty. I mention it Food Shelf. They, their for law enforcement, includ- the Senate Judiciary ing the protection they need ing training for interview- Committee, and prior to her to restore their lives and POLICIES because this month is a parents, Scouting volun- ing victims of sexual assault time in the Senate, enhances law enforcement’s Letters To The Editor: The staff really great time to teers and our communi- and investigating sexual Klobuchar served as ability to proactively stop of The Times en cour ages written donate to the food shelf. ty did a great job. This assault crimes. The hearing Hennepin County Attorney. violent criminals. The re sponses to editorial comment or Through April 8, all past weekend, over was on the reauthorization She is a national leader in Justice for All letters with original thoughts or monetary and food 1,200 pounds of food of the Violence Against the fight to prevent domes- Reauthorization Act also ideas of general interest. Letters should be intended for publication donations to the Thief was donated to the food Women Act. tic violence. Klobuchar and aims to reduce the rape kit “I’m in awe of Abby’s abil- Cornyn’s SAFER Act—legis- backlog by supporting grant in The Times exclusively; letters River Falls Area Food shelf. ity to turn an incredibly lation that would reautho- programs that fund forensic sent to multiple publications will Shelf are matched by Residents may horrific experience into rize, strengthen, and extend testing. Klobuchar has also generally not be accepted. Right is the Minnesota donate to the Thief something that could help the Sexual Assault Forensic championed the reautho- reserved to edit letters for length and clarity and to reject letters FoodShare March River Falls Area Food deemed to be promotional in Campaign. Shelf in the following Governor wants Penny A Pill in bill nature, promote violence or in poor The demand for ways: online at www.trf- taste. Letters should not exceed assistance never seems foodshelf.org; direct mail The following is a state- Minnesota taxpayers is their enormous profits to 650 words in length. to slow, even during the to Thief River Falls Area ment from Gov. Mark unfair. It will not assure the address this crisis in our If individuals request their let- Dayton, in response to revenues we need to proper- state. ters printed “as is” they will be summer months. Believe Food Shelf, PO Box 802, reports that the bipartisan ly fund the prevention, “If Republicans in deemed a paid advertisement and me, this particular cam- Thief River Falls, MN “Penny A Pill” proposal has treatment, and recovery Kentucky could impose a must appear in a box. paign really helps the 56701; donating food by been dropped from consider- measures needed to save 25-cent tax for every dose of Letters Must Be Signed: All let- food shelf make it calling 218-681-4708. ation by the Minnesota lives. And it will do little to opioids sold in their state to ters must be signed and contain an House of Representatives. deter the overprescribing of balance their budget, address or phone number of the “I am very disappointed opioids in our communities. Republicans in Minnesota writer so authenticity can be veri- that some Republican legis- “My Administration will can surely muster the polit- fied. lators continue to protect continue pressing the ical courage to collect 1-cent Signatures must appear on let- WE’RE ALL EARS the large pharmaceutical Legislature this session to per opioid pill from big ters published. The staff believes companies from contribut- enact ‘Penny A Pill’ legisla- pharma, and then dedicate that there is greater credibility in ing to Minnesota’s fight tion that will properly those revenues to saving letters signed in print and will not against the opioid epidemic. require those large pharma- lives in our communities.” withhold names of writers from Shifting this financial ceutical companies to con- publication. responsibility onto tribute a small amount of Responses Invited: Letters crit- ical of individuals or other entities may be shown to those individuals or representatives of those entities Questions? Your opinion is Simon applauds election funding in advance of publication with an Comments? something invitation by newspaper staff for we always Minnesota Secretary of Congress has voted to grateful to Sen. Klobuchar response in the same issue as the Story Ideas? State Steve Simon issued secure our elections by for her tireless support of original letter. want to hear Corrections: If an error is made Let us know the following statement in appropriating $380 million the mission to safeguard response to the passage of for election security. These our elections.” in news or advertising publication, how we're doing. the federal omnibus appro- funds, which will be distrib- Under the law, these the staff encourages readers to call priation, which included uted to the states by the funds must be distributed to it to our immediate attention by $380 million for election U.S. Election Assistance the states, through the calling 681-4450. We will attempt security, signed into law Commission, will enable United States Election to correct the error or clarify the recently: Minnesota to continue our Assistance Commission, misunderstanding in the next "The security of our elec- efforts to enhance the secu- within 45 days. issue. tions systems is vital to pro- rity of our elections sys- Deadline: The deadline for let- 218-681-4450 • [email protected] ters to the editor is 10 a.m. on tecting our vote,” said tems, both at the state and Mondays. 324 Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Simon. “I am pleased that local levels. I am especially

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Challenger Elementary Lincoln High School Breakfast seasoned carrots, dinner roll School Thief River Falls Monday: No school Thursday: Nachos w/ham- Thief River Falls Milk is served with all meals. Tuesday: Omelet, toast, tropi- burger, cheese, lettuce & toma- Milk is served with all meals. Fruit choice and juice served for cal fruit toes, hashbrowns, veggies Fruit choice and juice served for breakfast. Breakfast prices: Stu- Wednesday: Muffin, yogurt, w/ranch breakfast. Alternate entrees: dents $1.65; reduced Free. Lunch fruit Friday: Pepperoni pizza, salad, Pizza or Uncrustable PB & J. prices: Students $2.80; reduced Thursday: Breakfast pizza, veggies, toppings, fresh fruit, Breakfast prices: Students $1.50; Free. grapes NutriGrain bar reduced Free. Lunch prices: Stu- Breakfast Friday: Toast, cereal, fruit –––––––––– dents $2.70; reduced Free. All items offered every day: Lunch Lafayette High School Breakfast Bacon/egg pizza, breakfast Monday: No school Red Lake Falls Mondays: Sausage or egg sausage pizza, cream cheese Tuesday: Taco in a bag w/let- All meals are served with fruit breakfast pizza bagel, cini-minis, burritos, tuce & tomatoes, apple and milk. Tuesdays: French toast sticks chocolate chip, maple and straw- Wednesday: Meatballs, gravy, Breakfast with sausage patty berry pancakes. noodles, broccoli, orange Monday: Cereal, toast Wednesdays: Breakfast sand- Tuesdays: Tornados Thursday: Hot dog, baked Tuesday: Breakfast sandwich wich Thursdays: Pancake dog on a beans, peaches Wednesday: Cinnamon roll, Thursdays: Pancake wrap stick Friday: Pizza, carrots, pears yogurt poppers Fridays: Cinnamon roll –––––––––– Thursday: Waffle w/syrup, Fridays: Cinnamon roll Lunch Viking Elementary hard boiled egg Lunch Monday: No school School Friday: Cereal, cheese stick Monday: No School Tuesday: Soft shell w/choice All breakfast and lunches Lunch Tuesday: Chicken alfredo, of filling, chips & sauce, steamed served with juice and low fat/fat Monday: Nachos, potato oles, garlic toast, steamed broccoli, rice, Santiago refried beans, free milk. All bread products Rice Krispy treats, fresh vegeta- peaches diced pears served are whole grains. An al- bles Wednesday: Grilled cheese Wednesday: Turkey tidbits, ternative of cereal is available at Tuesday: Chicken patty on a sandwich, tomato soup w/Gold- mashed potatoes, dinner roll, every breakfast. bun, baked beans, fresh vegeta- fish crackers, veggies sticks green beans, oranges Breakfast bles Monday: No school NEW 2017 Pennington, Pennington County w/dip, banana Thursday: Orange chicken, Wednesday: Pork chop, Minnesota Thursday: Super nachos rice medley, stir fry vegetables, Tuesday: Scrambled egg, mashed potatoes w/gravy, green Marshall & Lake of the w/salsa, garden fresh carrots, ap- kiwi toast, tropical fruit beans, dinner roll, fresh vegeta- plesauce Friday: Brunch for Lunch, Wednesday: Muffin, yogurt, bles Woods County Plat Friday: Chicken nuggets, pancakes & sausage, hashbrown, fruit Thursday: Chicken alfredo, sweet potato waffle fries, graham broccoli buds, fruit juice Thursday: Breakfast pizza, broccoli, breadstick, fresh veg- Books available crackers, Bush’s baked beans, –––––––––– strawberries etables watermelon Goodridge Schools Friday: Toast, cereal, fruit Friday: Italian dunkers, mari- –––––––––– Goodridge Lunch nara sauce, fresh vegetables IN COLOR Milk is served with all meals. Monday: No school –––––––––– Franklin Middle School 324 Main Avenue North • PO Box 100 • Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0100 Thief River Falls Juice is served with all break- Tuesday: Hot dog, baked St. Bernard’s (218) 681-4450 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.trftimes.com Milk is served with all meals. fasts. beans, peaches Thief River Falls $ 00 Fruit choice and juice served for Breakfast Wednesday: Pizza, carrots, Milk and fruit is served with 38 breakfast. Alternate entrees: Monday: No school pears all meals. Juice is served with Pizza or Uncrustable PB & J. Tuesday: Breakfast pizza, or- Thursday: Taco in a bag w/all breakfast. Breakfast prices: Students $1.60; anges, juice the fixings, green beans, apples Breakfast reduced Free. Lunch prices: Stu- Wednesday: Waffles, sausage, Friday: Meatballs, mashed po- Monday: No school 324 Main Ave. N. • Thief River Falls tatoes, gravy, broccoli, oranges Tuesday: Cereal choice, toast (218) 681-4450 • Fax: (218) 681-4455 dents $2.75; reduced Free. fruit Email: [email protected] Breakfast Thursday: Sausage, egg & –––––––––– Wednesday: Egg omelet, toast Mondays: Sausage or egg cheese biscuit Red Lake Thursday: Pancakes & Answers to last week’s puzzles breakfast pizza Friday: Assorted rolls, cereal County Central sausage Tuesdays: French toast sticks choice, fruit Elementary School Friday: Cereal choice, toast with sausage patty Lunch Milk and fruit is served with Lunch Wednesdays: Breakfast sand- Monday: No school all meals. Bread, cereal and juice Monday: No school wich Tuesday: Chicken tenders, is served with breakfast. Tuesday: Chili, grilled cheese, Thursdays: Pancake wrap steamed carrots, fruit salad Breakfast carrot sticks, broccoli, apple- poppers Wednesday: Hot or cold subs Monday: No school sauce Fridays: Cinnamon roll sandwiches w/cheese, corn, gar- Tuesday: Egg omelet, toast Wednesday: Baked chicken, Lunch den salad, apples, oranges Wednesday: Waffle stix mashed potatoes w/gravy, corn, Monday: No School Thursday: Hamburger in Thursday: Cinnamon coffee dried fruit mix Tuesday: Prowler rib patty on gravy, mashed potatoes, steamed cake Thursday: Sub sandwiches, a bun, extra long fries, steamed carrots, fruit salad Friday: Cinnamon roll cucumbers/celery sticks, toma- broccoli, peaches Friday: Pulled pork, baked Lunch toes, cheese slices, apricots Wednesday: Grilled cheese beans, pineapple tidbits, tossed Monday: No school Friday: Tater tot hotdish, Ro- sandwich, tomato soup w/Gold- salad Tuesday: Corn dog, mac & maine lettuce, red peppers, cin- cheese, green beans, sherbet namon apple slices fish crackers, veggies sticks –––––––––– w/dip, banana Marshall County Wednesday: Tater tot hotdish, Thursday: Super nachos Central School w/salsa, garden fresh carrots, ap- Newfolden The Thief River Falls Times Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into plesauce All breakfast and lunches Is Now Accepting Booth Reservations for the nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 served with juice and low fat/fat- must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear Friday: Chicken nuggets, 26th Annual only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the sweet potato waffle fries, graham free milk. All bread products order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric crackers, Bush’s baked beans, served are whole grains. An al- clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you HOME, SPORT & FAMILY SHOW name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! fruit cocktail ternative of cereal is available Located in the Ralph Engelstad & Huck Olson Arenas, TRF –––––––––– every breakfast. SPORT & FAMILY 160 vendors have already registered Senior Meals SATURDAY & SUNDAY, APRIL 14-15, 2018 Heritage Center w/gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, Reserve Your Space NOW! wheat bread w/margarine, Thief River Falls booThs Available booths and companies registered Meal provided by Lutheran pineapple can be seen at: www.facebook.com/TRFHomeShow Wednesday: Sloppy Joes, Social Services. All meals are AvAilAble in (You don’t need to be a member of Facebook to view) served with bread and milk. macaroni salad, baked beans, The huck olson Menu is subject to change upon wheat bun, cookie, canned or ArenA Download Your Application Today: availability of certain items. fresh fruit www.trftimes.com/homeshow.pdf Monday: Chicken rice casse- Thursday: Chili, grilled role, green beans, coleslaw, cheese, crackers, peaches, TheFor Largest More inFo.Show cAll In TrAciNorthwest – (218) Minnesota681-4450 dessert frosted cake Tuesday: Chef salad w/let- Friday: Bean soup, egg salad tuce, onions, cucumbers, cheese ona bun or crackers, apple, & tomatoes, ham, turkey, garlic brownie toast, bar –––––––– Wednesday: BBQ pork chop, Newfolden baked potato, sour cream, peas, Community Center ice cream The Senior Meal Program has Thursday: Roast beef, mashed relocated to the Newfolden potatoes & gravy, carrots, pud- Café. Meals are served Sunday ding dessert through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 1 Friday: Hamburger, oven po- p.m. For more information, call tatoes, creamed corn, dessert 218-874-8361. –––––––– Monday: Shepherd’s pie Meals on Wheels Tuesday: Pork roast dinner Thief River Falls w/peas Meals on Wheels will deliver Wednesday: Beef stroganoff meals Monday through Friday, Thursday: Meatballs, mashed including holidays. For more potatoes & corn information, call (218) 681- 6861. Low fat milk served Friday: Liver & onions OR with all meals. chicken burger & mac salad Monday: Potato crunch fish, –––––––––– rice pilaf, peas, wheat bread LSS Senior Meals w/margarine, canned or fresh Viking and Holt fruit Senior meals are served every Tuesday: Salisbury steak weekday. To make a Viking or Holt meal reservation or to re- Discovery ceive a menu, please call (218) 874-7137. Viking meals avail Central- South North Metro Place able as home delivery only.

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Call 218-416-0155 or 218- Maintenance Position Kathy Svidal at 218-547-3307 or email 689-3573. 93tfc The Pennington County Highway Department will be accepting For more info, call: [email protected] ♦♦SPRING SPECIALS, MARCH [email protected] applications for the position of Permanent Part-time Highway Wade at (218)437-6643 or or mail resume to Equal Housing Opportunity ~ TTY 711 AND APRIL ONLY, REDUCED RENT WITH QUALIFYING Maintenance Position until 10:00 AM, April 6, 2018. Cole at (218)437-6634. TRF Times, PO Box 100, CREATING BETTER LIVING LEASE♦♦ Summerfield Place of A detailed job description and application can be obtained at the Thief River Falls, MN Thief River Falls has 2-bedroom, 2 TRF MOBILE HOME: 2 bedrooms Ofﬁce of the County Engineer at 250 125th Avenue NE (behind 56701 with washer and dryer, no pets. Call bath apartments, available. ARGYLE CO-OP 218-686-8774. 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Document No. 167704. And thereafter PROPERTY: If the real estate is an 81065, Pennington County, Minnesota AND CREDITORS: Machinery Miscellaneous assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage LLC owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO It is Ordered and Notice is hereby 2290 CASE TRACTOR (1980s): HEATMOR OUTDOOR WOOD or d/b/a Mr. Cooper. Dated July 26, 2017 unless otherwise provided by law, the BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: given that on the 10th day of April, 6,468 hours, 3 pt. duals. For more Coal Furnaces: Highest quality, Recorded August 7, 2017, as date on or before which the mort- $50,946.88 2018, at 9:00 o'clock A.M., a hearing info, call 218-686-8923. 1tfc stainless steel. Guaranteed lowest Document No. 210807. gagor(s) must vacate the property if the THAT all pre-foreclosure require- will be held in the above named Court prices. Order now and save. The TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE mortgage is not reinstated under sec- ments have been complied with; that at Thief River Falls, Minnesota, for the Best Floor Heat Water Tubing. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORT- tion 580.30 or the property is not no action or proceeding has been insti- formal appointment of Chad Merrill, Free estimate on a complete sys- GAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER redeemed under section 580.23 is tuted at law or otherwise to recover the whose address is 24711 160th Street RamseyRamsey ConstructionConstruction tem. www.mikesheating.com or 800- ON MORTGAGE: NONE 11:59 p.m. on May 22, 2019 unless that debt secured by said mortgage, or any NE, Goodridge, MN 56725, as person- 446-4043. 1tfc LENDER OR BROKER AND date falls on a weekend or legal holi- part thereof; al representative of the estate of the GrainGrain BinBin SerServicesvices MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED day, in which case it is the next week- PURSUANT to the power of sale above named decedent in a supervised ALUMINUM SHEETS ON MORTGAGE: Advanced Family day, and unless the redemption period contained in said mortgage, the above- administration, and that any objections Call Tom 23x35”, 0.008” thick, 75¢ each. Mtg. is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. described property will be sold by the thereto must be filed with the Court. Available at The Times, 324 Main RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SER- Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. Sheriff of said county as follows: That, if proper, and no objections are 218-686-5602 Avenue North, TRF. (Call ahead to VICER: Nationstar Mortgage LLC MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April filed, said personal representative will check availability and for large quan- d/b/a Mr. Cooper FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM be appointed to administer the estate, tities.) 89tfe MORTGAGED PROPERTY MORTGAGE: None PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, Call 218-681+4450. ADDRESS: 19040 Center Street Dated: March 13, 2018 Office, Law Enforcement Center, 104 claims, taxes and expenses, and sell West, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Nationstar Mortgage LLC West 1st Street, Thief River Falls, real and personal property, and do all TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 02- d/b/a Mr. Cooper Minnesota necessary acts for the estate. Upon 03214300; 02-03314900; 02-03314801 Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee to pay the debt secured by said completion of the administration, the LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP- USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, mortgage and taxes, if any, on said representative shall file a final account ERTY: P.L.L.P. premises and the costs and disburse- for the allowance and shall distribute The westerly four hundred twenty- Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee ments, including attorney fees allowed the estate to the persons thereunto 681-1884 nine (429) feet of the Southeast of Mortgagee by law, subject to redemption within entitled as ordered by the Court, and ૽ RESIDENTIAL ૽ COMMERCIAL Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Thirty-three 4500 Park Glen Road #300 twelve (12) months from the date of close the estate. Hay, Feed & Seed WIRE-REWIRING (33), Township One Hundred Fifty- Minneapolis, MN 55416 said sale by the mortgagor(s), their per- Notice is further given that ALL three (153) North of Range Forty-five (952) 925-6888 sonal representatives or assigns. CREDITORS having claims against SINCE 1969 (45) West of the Fifth Principal 21 - 17-006191 FC If the Mortgage is not reinstated said estate are required to present the Meridian. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the prop- same to said personal representative Thief River Falls, MN AND A DEBT COLLECTOR. erty is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. or to the Court Administrator within four The South Half of the Southwest –––––––––– §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate months after the date of this notice or Quarter (S 1/2 SW 1/4), and the South February 21, 28, the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on said claims will be barred. SPRING WHEAT FOR SALE Antiques/Collectibles Half of the North Half of the Southwest March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 April 10, 2019, or the next business day Dated: March 14, 2018. 2018 Wheat Varieties from the late Quarter (S 1/2 N 1/2 SW 1/4) of NOTICE OF MORTGAGE if April 10, 2019 falls on a Saturday, /s/ Kathy Narlock ANTIQUE CLOCKS Section Thirty-three. Township One FORECLOSURE SALE Sunday or legal holiday. Court Administrator 1800s to early 1900s: Shelf, mantel, Hundred Fifty-three (153) North. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mortgagor(s) released from finan- /s/ Nathan Haase Sy Ingmar wall, etc. Call 218-687-2124 (rural Top Choice for Economic Return Range Forty-five (45) West of the Fifth default has occurred in the conditions cial obligation: NONE IHLE SPARBY & HAASE PA Erskine). P4t26p Principal Meridian. of the following described mortgage: THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM 312 North Main Ave. Very High Protein and High Yield AND DATE OF MORTGAGE: February A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING Thief River Falls, MN 56701 That part of the Southeast Quarter 27, 2006 TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR- (218) 681-7373 Sy Soren Lawn & Garden (SE 1/4) of Section Thirty-two (32). ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED –––––––––– AgriPro’s Highest Return per Acre Township One Hundred Fifty-three OF MORTGAGE: $81,100.00 FOR THAT PURPOSE. March 28, April 4, 2018 (153) North of Range Forty-five (45) MORTGAGOR(S): Gregory J. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sy Valda Cota Lawn Care West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. Brosseau and Ann M. Brosseau, OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF DISTRICT SERVICE The Yield Warrior Commercial & Residential described as follows: Husband and Wife, As Joint Tenants THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN CENTER/FRANKLIN MIDDLE Lawn Mowing & Lawn Care Commencing at the southeast cor- MORTGAGEE: Mortgage THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS SCHOOL ROOF UPDATES To find out more, call: ner of said SE 1/4, thence in a westerly Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA CallCall 689-1303 direction along the south line of said SE as nominee for Aegis Lending THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW Notice is hereby given that sealed Jim Kukowski for more information 1/4 a distance of 706 feet to the point of Corporation, its successors and/or FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT- bids for the roof upgrades at the District Strathcona, MN beginning; thence in an easterly direc- assigns GAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PER- Service Center and Franklin Middle tion 706 feet to the southwest corner of DATE AND PLACE OF RECORD- SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR School will be addressed and delivered 218-781-2478 or 218-689-3663 said SE1/4; thence in a northerly direc- ING: Recorded: March 16, 2006 ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO to Independent School District #564 in tion along the east line of said SE 1/4 to Pennington County Recorder, FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER the Administrative Office at the District We have other varieties for sale: the northeast corner of said SE 1/4; Document Number: 178899 IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA Service Center, 230 LaBree Avenue Reg. and Certified: Custom Services thence in a westerly direction along the ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701. Shelly; Bolles; Linkert; north line of said SE 1/4 a distance of And assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER BID DATE: April 11,2018 Lang, Nutech 336 feet to a point; thence in a south- National Association, Trustee Pooling THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED BID TIME: 2:00 pm Local Time Chuck’sChuck’s PaintingPainting westerly direction to the point of begin- and Servicing Agreement Dated as of PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A All bids must be prepared on the Soybean, Corn & Sunflower Interior and Exterior ning. August 1, 2006 Securitized Asset RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS form provided by the Architect and sub- Plant variety protection granted 30 Years Experience COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006- THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROP- mitted in accordance with the or applied for AgriPro varieties. Reasonable Rates IS LOCATED: Pennington HE1 Mortgage Pass-Through ERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL Instructions To Bidders (Section 00 21 Unauthorized propegation Call 218-253-4007 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT Certificates, Series 2006-HE1 PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABAN- 13). Bids are to be addressed to prohibitied. OF MORTGAGE: $108,000.00 Dated: December 30, 2010 DONED. Kaylynn Wold at the aforesaid address AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO Recorded: April 25, 2011 DATED: February 16, 2018 and are to be in a sealed opaque enve- BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, Pennington County Recorder ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: lope conspicuously marked on the out- INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY Document Number: 193516 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL side identifying the project name. MORTGAGEE: $86,421.95 Transaction Agent: Mortgage ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for the Plans, Specifications and Proposal That prior to the commencement of Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. POOLING AND SERVICING AGREE- Forms as prepared by Architectural LEGALS this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Transaction Agent Mortgage MENT Dated as of August 1, 2006 Resources, Inc., 704 East Howard Vehicles/Accessories March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Identification Number: SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED Street, Hibbing, MN 55746, (218) 263- 2002 GMC SONOMA: Crew cab May 2, 2018 complied with all notice requirements 100055140021835109 RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2006- 6868, are available from the Architect's pickup, 4x4, v-6. 189,000 miles. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE as required by statute; That no action Lender or Broker: Aegis Lending HE1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH office either in electronic form at no $2,900 obo, trades? 218-469-0264 FORECLOSURE SALE or proceeding has been instituted at Corporation CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1 cost or in hard copy form for a non- THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION 1999 FORD RANGER Ext Cab Step law or otherwise to recover the debt Residential Mortgage Servicer: Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. refundable fee for the cost of reproduc- OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF Side 4x4: V6, 109k miles, no rust secured by said mortgage, or any part Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee tion. Plans and Specifications may be THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN ...$3,800/obo, 218-280-1513. thereof; Mortgage Originator: Not 7616 Currell Blvd Ste 200 reviewed at the offices of the Architect THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS P4t26p PURSUANT to the power of sale Applicable Woodbury, MN 55125-2296 and the Owner. NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. contained in said mortgage, the above COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY (651) 209-3300 No bids may be withdrawn within NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that described property will be sold by the IS LOCATED: Pennington File Number: 038976F01 thirty (30) days from the scheduled default has occurred in conditions of ATVs/Motorcycles Sheriff of said county as follows: Property Address: 11091 State March 21, 28, 2018 closing time for receiving bids. the following described mortgage: 2015 POLARIS 570 RANGER: for DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May Highway 1 NW, Thief River Falls, MN STATE OF MINNESOTA The right is reserved to reject any DATE OF MORTGAGE: sale. Midsized, 1,300 miles, green, 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM 56701-7941 COUNTY OF PENNINGTON or all bids or parts of bids and to waive November 12, 2002 has winch, roof, 1/2 windshield, mir- PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Office, Tax Parcel ID Number: 10- IN DISTRICT COURT informalities therein, and to award the MORTGAGOR: David Erickson ror. $7,000. Call 218-294-6248 Lobby of Law Enforcement Center, 03419200 NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT contract to other than the lowest bidder and Kay Tischler Erickson, husband Thief River Falls, MN LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP- In Re Estate Of: if in their discretion the interests of the and wife. to pay the debt then secured by ERTY: The Northeast Quarter of the Marcia F. Merrill, Owner will be best served thereby. MORTGAGEE: Advanced Family Miscellaneous said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 NE 1/4), Deceased. Independent School District #564 TICKET ROLLS! 2,000 per roll, sin- Mtg. said premises, and the costs and dis- Section Thirty-four (34), Township One NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR 230 LaBree Avenue South gle and double rolls. The Times, 324 DATE AND PLACE OF RECORD- bursements, including attorneys' fees Hundred Fifty-four (154) North of HEARING ON PETITION FOR FOR- Thief River Fails, MN 56701 Main Ave. N., TRF, 681-4450. ING: Recorded November 14, 2002 allowed by law subject to redemption Range Forty-four (44) West of the Fifth MAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTA- 49tfe Pennington County Recorder, within twelve (12) months from the date Principal Meridian, LESS the Easterly CY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, Document No. 167703. JONAS CHICKERING PIANO in of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their Four Hundred Thirty-four feet (434') AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: personal representatives or assigns thereof, EXCEPT that portion con- PERSON REPRESENTATIVE AND excellent condition, $500 as is. Assigned to: National City Mortgage P4t26p unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under veyed to the State of Minnesota by a NOTICE TO CREDITORS Call 218-681-4805. Co. Dated November 12, 2002 MN Stat. §580.07. Warranty Deed recorded in Book 91 of COURT FILE NO: 57-PR-18-186 Recorded November 14, 2002, as TIME AND DATE TO VACATE Deeds, page 198 as Document No. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS facebook.com/trftimes

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March 28, 2018 Total Tax Total Tax Names Of Owners, Taxpayers, Parcel # + Penalties Names Of Owners, Taxpayers, Parcel # + Penalties STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT & Interested Parties Description Of Property Year ($ + Cents) & Interested Parties Description Of Property Year ($ + Cents) COUNTY OF PENNINGTON NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO:ALL PERSONS WITH A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE PARCELS OF REAL DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-17 Twp-154 Range-039 PRI - 000000755 R 23.00400170 2017 820.60 PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING DELINQUENT TAX LIST DENA BOUTAIN 160.00 AC RICHARD W RICHARDS TOWN COMPANY SECOND ADDITION A list of real property in Pennington County on which delinquent real property 36402 195TH STREET NE NW1/4 LEORA RICHARDS LOTS 1-12 & LOTS 19-24 INC taxes and penalties are due has been filed with the district court administrator of GOODRIDGE MN 56725 PO BOX 35 BLK 17 Pennington County. This list is published to inform all persons that the listed prop- ST HILAIRE MN 56754 erty is subject to forfeiture because of delinquent taxes. PRI - 000004606 R 14.03011600 2017 708.40 CD - 000000397 The property owner, taxpayer, or other interested persons must either pay the tax DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-30 Twp-154 Range-039 DUDLEY L JOHNSON and penalty plus interest and costs or file a written objection with the district court DENA BOUTAIN 80.00 AC PO BOX 716 administrator. The objection must be filed by April 17th, 2018 stating the reason 36402 195TH STREET NE W1/2SE1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 why the tax or penalty is not due on the property. If no objection is filed, a court GOODRIDGE MN 56725 judgment will be entered against the property for the unpaid tax, penalty, interest, THIEF RIVER FALLS and costs. PRI - 000004606 R 14.03011700 2017 453.20 PRI - 000015397 R 25.00306310 2017 1,296.90 For property under court judgment, the period of redemption begins on May 14th, DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-30 Twp-154 Range-039 STEVEN ENGSTROM ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THIEF RIV 2018. The period of redemption means the time within which taxes must be paid DENA BOUTAIN 80.00 AC 523 KNIGHT AVENUE NORTH LOTS 9 THRU 12 BLK 11 to avoid losing the property through forfeiture. The period of redemption is three 36402 195TH STREET NE E1/2SE1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 years, with a handful of exceptions. The redemption period is one year for most GOODRIDGE MN 56725 REL - 000012284 properties located in a targeted neighborhood, as defined in the Minnesota laws, STEVEN ENGSTROM and for municipal solid waste disposal facilities. The redemption period is five- RIVER FALLS TOWNSHIP MELISSA ENGSTROM weeks for certain abandoned or vacant properties. PRI - 000013623 R 15.00905500 2017 767.80 523 KNIGHT AVENUE NORTH You may also enter into a confession of judgment as an alternative method to TRAVIS C FORSBERG Sect-09 Twp-152 Range-043 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 paying off the delinquent tax amount and avoiding forfeiture. This allows you to ANGELA R NORBY 12.15 AC pay the delinquent balance in equal annual installments with a down payment due 11812 140TH AVENUE SE NORTHERLY 12.15 A IN PRI - 000011877 R 25.00308130 2017 286.00 at the time you confess judgment. The length of the installment plan varies: 5 SAINT HILAIRE MN 56754 SW1/4SW1/4 JORDAN A BURSTAD ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THIEF RIV years for commercial-industrial/public utility property; 10 years for all other prop- 114 6TH STREET EAST W 40 FT OF LOTS 9 TO 12 BLK 13 erties. ROCKSBURY TOWNSHIP THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 If you have homesteaded property, you may be eligible for a Senior Citizen’s PRI - 000012469 R 16.04300221 2017 290.42 CD - 000014557 Property Tax Deferral, which enables seniors to pay just 3% of their total household WALLIE GENE LANG AASEBYS SECOND SUBDIVISION HEIDI LYNELLE DARLING income and allow remaining amounts to become a lien on the property that may JOSEPHINE ESTHER JOHNSON Lot-002 Block-002 926 GLADYS AVENUE be deferred for later payment (perhaps upon eventual sale of the property). 15355 TERRY STREET THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 It should also be noted by property homesteaders that you are ineligible to THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 receive the Property Tax Refund while you owe delinquent property tax. PRI - 000014433 R 25.00324490 2017 1,311.20 To determine how much interest and costs must be added to pay the tax in full, PRI - 000012416 R 16.04300521 2017 273.61 PATRICK J MYHRER ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THIEF RIV contact the Pennington County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, Pennington County KATIE JO LEA JOHNSON AASEBYS SECOND SUBDIVISION 111 3RD STREET E APT 2 E 24' OF LOTS 20 THRU 24 BLK Courthouse, 101 Main Ave N, Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 56701. You may also 15280 JUDY STREET Lot-009 Block-002 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 29 contact the Auditor-Treasurer at (218) 683-7000 or at THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 [email protected] . PRI - 000003257 R 25.00333690 2017 864.60 Kathy Narlock PRI - 000014005 R 16.04900710 2017 162.80 KIRK WALTON ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THIEF RIV Court Administrator JESSICA E WILSON RANUMS FIRST ADDITION DANIELLE WALTON LOTS 18 & 19 BLK 39 9th Judicial District SHAWN A JOHNSON Lot-007 Block-001 212 ARNOLD AVENUE NORTH The following table contains a list of Real property located in PENNINGTON 13018 120TH STREET NE THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 COUNTY on which taxes and penalties became delinquent on January 2, 2018. THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 ALT - 000014243 Interest calculated from January 1, 2018, and county costs must be paid along with RHONDA PETERSON the total tax and penalties in order for a parcel of Real property to be removed from SANDERS TOWNSHIP 226 MAPLE AVENUE SOUTH the delinquent tax list. PRI - 000009648 R 17.00805201 2017 473.00 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 Total Tax DONALD E MOLSKNESS Sect-08 Twp-153 Range-044 CD - 000001751 Names Of Owners, Taxpayers, Parcel # + Penalties RONALD E MOLSKNESS 30.00 AC JEFF D LANE & Interested Parties Description Of Property Year ($ + Cents) 12967 150TH STREET NW W1/2NE1/4NE1/4, KRISTI A LANE THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 SE1/4NE1/4NE1/4 14279 RIVERBEND TRAIL BRAY TOWNSHIP THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PRI - 000007270 R 02.01406400 2017 1,333.20 PRI - 000002435 R 17.01509900 2017 1,302.40 CD - 000001385 DAVID A HUBER JR Sect-14 Twp-153 Range-045 W FAYE CARLSON Sect-15 Twp-153 Range-044 LLEWELYN LANE 16034 130TH STREET NW 160.00 AC 11694 130TH STREET NW 160.00 AC 220 OAK AVENUE NORTH THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 E1/2NE1/4, E1/2SE1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 SW1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 CD - 000001821 CLOVERLEAF TOWNSHIP PRI - 000002435 R 17.01610700 2017 433.40 JAMES HAHN PRI - 000005617 R 03.02603300 2017 1,463.78 W FAYE CARLSON Sect-16 Twp-153 Range-044 STACY HAHN WILLIAM L HESS Sect-26 Twp-154 Range-041 11694 130TH STREET NW 39.00 AC 317 ARNOLD AVENUE NORTH CAROL J HESS 8.68 AC THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 SE1/4SE1/4 LESS 1 A. THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 33348 310TH AVENUE SE 9.23 A IN THE CD - 000002671 MCINTOSH MN 56556 SW1/4SE1/4 LESS HWY PRI - 000002435 R 17.02114200 2017 314.60 JERRI BOTTEM W FAYE CARLSON Sect-21 Twp-153 Range-044 TODD BOTTEM PRI - 000012069 R 03.02603401 2017 591.80 11694 130TH STREET NW 80.00 AC 1105 SOMERSET DRIVE CLINT S PANEK Sect-26 Twp-154 Range-041 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 E1/2NW1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 27064 STATE HIGHWAY 1 NE 119.34 AC GOODRIDGE MN 56725 E1/2SW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4 LESS HWY PRI - 000010084 R 17.03018800 2017 444.40 PRI - 000004989 R 25.00400920 2017 1,218.80 TIMOTHY K CARLSON Sect-30 Twp-153 Range-044 KASEY D JOHNSON HEMMINGSTON'S ADDITION DEER PARK TOWNSHIP 11245 150TH STREET NE 80.00 AC 412 STATE AVENUE NORTH LOTS 5 & 6 BLK 2 PRI - 000005617 R 04.02008501 2017 2,519.40 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 W1/2NE1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 WILLIAM L HESS Sect-20 Twp-152 Range-040 CAROL J HESS 150.01 AC SMILEY TOWNSHIP PRI - 000002791 R 25.01001320 2017 563.20 33348 310TH AVENUE SE SW1/4 LESS 9.99 A PRI - 000008958 R 19.00602400 2017 855.80 JOSE ZAVALA CONLEY'S SECOND ADDITION MCINTOSH MN 56556 RANDY R ERICKSON Sect-06 Twp-153 Range-042 AURORA ZAVALA LOTS 11 & 12 BLK 2 15535 180TH AVENUE NE 20.00 AC 602 CONLEY AVENUE SOUTH GOODRIDGE TOWNSHIP THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 20 A. IN S1/2NE1/4 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PRI - 000005220 R 05.03611701 2017 1,150.58 RYAN D SOLBERG Sect-36 Twp-154 Range-040 PRI - 000011389 R 19.04205040 2017 239.80 PRI - 000014723 R 25.01210910 2017 1,278.20 ERIN C SOLBERG 150.32 AC MCKENZIE BELGARDE COUNTRY ESTATES ADDITION NICHOLAS WILSON KNOX'S ADDITION 16195 350TH AVENUE NE SE1/4 LESS N 625' OF S 1510' RACHEL OLSON Lot-016 Block-004 CASSIE WILSON LOTS 22, 23 & 24 BLK 11 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 OF E 675' 18342 137TH STREET NE 402 ST PAUL AVENUE SOUTH THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 HICKORY TOWNSHIP PRI - 000004606 R 06.01307101 2017 1,658.80 WYANDOTTE TOWNSHIP PRI - 000001577 R 25.01216030 2017 939.40 DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-13 Twp-152 Range-039 PRI - 000014630 R 21.00602700 2017 88.92 KENNETH FRAZER KNOX'S ADDITION DENA BOUTAIN 20.72 AC CHRISTOPHER J PACANOWSKI Sect-06 Twp-152 Range-042 SUSAN FRAZER LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 23 36402 195TH STREET NE 20.72 A IN NW1/4SE1/4 & 975 E 120 S 8.49 AC 509 CROCKER AVENUE SOUTH GOODRIDGE MN 56725 EASEMENT SPANISH FORK UT 84660 8.49 A. IN LOTS 2 & 3 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701

PRI - 000005093 R 06.01307102 2017 303.60 PRI - 000009395 R 21.01907900 2017 341.00 PRI - 000004902 R 25.01219260 2017 2,978.80 DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-13 Twp-152 Range-039 ROBERT HOULE Sect-19 Twp-152 Range-042 JANET R FISHER KNOX'S ADDITION 36402 195TH STREET NE 40.00 AC DARLENE HOULE 9.48 AC PO BOX 990 LOTS 3 THRU 6 BLK 26 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 SW1/4SE1/4 13227 190TH AVENUE SE 9.48 A IN NE1/4 (590' X 700') THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PLUMMER MN 56748 PRI - 000005093 R 06.01307104 2017 561.00 PRI - 000006907 R 25.01301310 2017 358.60 DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-13 Twp-152 Range-039 PRI - 000008289 R 21.02409901 2017 398.82 JOHN NICHOLSON MEEHANS ADDITION 36402 195TH STREET NE 80.00 AC TERESA D LUND Sect-24 Twp-152 Range-042 ROXANNE NICHOLSON Lot-015 Block-001 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 W1/2SW1/4 23372 140TH STREET SE 10.00 AC 412 RED LAKE BLVD OWNERS REARRANGEMENT PLUMMER MN 56748 396 FT W OF SW1/4 CORNER THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 OF BLOCK 1 PRI - 000004606 R 06.02312010 2017 270.62 822 X 530 FT DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-23 Twp-152 Range-039 PRI - 000014155 R 25.01301710 2017 1,883.28 DENA BOUTAIN 40.00 AC GOODRIDGE CITY P & K PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC MEEHANS ADDITION 36402 195TH STREET NE NE1/4NE1/4 PRI - 000006658 R 22.00100310 2017 47.88 PO BOX 3010 S 1/2 OF LOT 19 & LOT 20 LESS GOODRIDGE MN 56725 ALAN E KIESOW ORIGINAL TOWN OF GOODRIDGE ALPINE WY 83128 S 5' BLK 1 34176 150TH AVENUE NW LOTS 6 & 7 BLK 1 CD - 000012357 OWNERS REARRANGEMENT HIGHLANDING TOWNSHIP NEWFOLDEN MN 56738 ANNE E NEVIN OF BLOCK 1 PRI - 000007901 R 07.01104803 2017 307.98 1550 PLATTE ST APT A461 RICKY SJULESTAD Sect-11 Twp-153 Range-040 PRI - 000006658 R 22.00100410 2017 811.68 DENVER CO 80202 SUE ANN SJULESTAD 3.73 AC ALAN E KIESOW ORIGINAL TOWN OF GOODRIDGE 33216 145TH STREET NE 3.73 A IN SW1/4NW1/4 AND IN 34176 150TH AVENUE NW LOTS 8 & 9 BLK 1 PRI - 000003653 R 25.01302220 2017 882.20 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 THE SE1/4NW1/4 NEWFOLDEN MN 56738 DOUGLAS J SURONEN MEEHANS ADDITION 611 RED LAKE BLVD Lot-001 Block-002 KRATKA TOWNSHIP PRI - 000013507 R 22.00100610 2017 224.40 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PRI - 000013673 R 08.00808201 2017 334.40 KRISTI ANDERSON ORIGINAL TOWN OF GOODRIDGE JEREMY R LIAN Sect-08 Twp-153 Range-041 PO BOX 112 LOTS 13 & 14 BLK 1 PRI - 000010596 R 25.01302520 2017 407.00 14178 240TH AVENUE NE 6.66 AC GOODRIDGE MN 56725 MICHAEL E OLSON MEEHANS ADDITION GOODRIDGE MN 56725 6.66 A IN W1/2SW1/4 602 DEWEY AVENUE NORTH Lot-005 Block-002 PRI - 000011347 R 22.00101720 2017 80.95 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PRI - 000003621 R 08.00908500 2017 550.00 JANICE R DELONG ORIGINAL TOWN OF GOODRIDGE DEBRA LIMESAND Sect-09 Twp-153 Range-041 GARLAND K DELONG LOTS 20 & 21 BLK 2 PRI - 000003101 R 25.02703300 2017 2,204.76 25528 140TH STREET NE 5.00 AC PO BOX 172 LYLE WALSETH ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THIEF RIV GOODRIDGE MN 56725 5 A TRACT IN SE1/4 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 521 1ST STREET WEST SO 16' OF LOT 5, ALL OF LOT OWNER - 000003092 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 4,3,2,1 ALL IN BLOCK 1,THE N PRI - 000005617 R 08.01403500 2017 2,147.76 JESSE VEZINA 40' OF VACATED 6TH ST ROW E OF WILLIAM L HESS Sect-14 Twp-153 Range-041 33691 330TH AVENUE EASTERLY ROW LINE OF ATLANTIC CAROL J HESS 160.00 AC ROSEAU MN 56751 AVE & W OF EASTERLY LINE OF 33348 310TH AVENUE SE NE1/4 PLAT OF OT OF TRF LESS '75 W MCINTOSH MN 56556 PRI - 000004959 R 22.00104360 2017 280.44 OF CENTERLINE OF MAINLINE ALAN KIESOW ORIGINAL TOWN OF GOODRIDGE TRACK MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP 34176 150TH AVENUE NW Lot-007 Block-006 PRI - 000012906 R 09.01105501 2017 2,375.76 NEWFOLDEN MN 56738 PRI - 000007139 R 25.03402430 2017 3,344.49 WILLIAM L HESS Sect-11 Twp-152 Range-041 JOSEPH L COTE SHERWOOD FOREST ADDITION 33348 310TH AVENUE SE 149.39 AC PRI - 000003130 R 22.00105810 2017 141.36 JUDY L COTE Lot-004 Block-003 MCINTOSH MN 56556 SE1/4 LESS E 700' OF S 660' GOODRIDGE 1807 ROBINHOOD DRIVE RETIREMENT HOMES Sect-21 Twp-154 Range-040 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 NORTH TOWNSHIP LOURENDA COLDEN UNPLATTED CITY OF GOODRIDGE PRI - 000014155 R 11.05700500 2017 4,680.84 409 BRANDENBERG STREET 100' X 280' TRACT IN PRI - 000003455 R 25.04900200 2017 1,350.80 P & K PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC M & J 1ST ADDITION GOODRIDGE MN 56725 S1/2NW1/4 48' X 80' TRACT IN DOUGLAS MCINTOSH OAKLAND PARK ADDITION PO BOX 3010 LT 5, E 20' OF LT 6, E 167.96' N1/2SW1/4 PHYLLIS MCINTOSH PART OF LOT 2 & 3 ALPINE WY 83128 OF S 40' LT 4 BLK 1 1106 OAKLAND PARK ROAD CD - 000012534 PRI - 000015202 R 22.00106015 2017 164.16 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 RUDY BORG RODNEY W BOUTAIN Sect-21 Twp-154 Range-040 LINDA ARNOLD ANISSIA L BOUTAIN 85'X 160' TRACT IN PRI - 000011794 R 25.05403030 2017 221.16 101 FERN ROAD PO BOX 135 THE NE1/4SW1/4 CHRISTOPHER BERNARD NOPERS THIRD ADDITION THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 KATIE BERNARD Lot-010 Block-003 35040 PINE RIDGE ROAD PRI - 000014155 R 11.05700600 2017 526.68 PRI - 000005617 R 22.00200110 2017 323.76 WARROAD MN 56763 P & K PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC M & J 1ST ADDITION WILLIAM L HESS GOODRIDGE FIRST ADDITION PO BOX 3010 W 110' OF LOT 6 & W 110' OF S CAROL J HESS LOTS 1 THRU 30 BLK 1 & PRI - 000014705 R 25.05900100 2017 616.00 ALPINE WY 83128 40' OF LOT 4 33348 310TH AVENUE SE OUTLOT B LESS HWY LONNIE LEE MOTT ESHELBYS REARRANGEMENT CD - 000002067 MCINTOSH MN 56556 PATRICIA P MOTT LOTS 7 & 8 SHAWN BUGGE 1123 DEWEY AVENUE NORTH KELLY BUGGE ST. HILAIRE CITY THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 10261 115TH STREET NW PRI - 000012187 R 23.00100300 2017 316.92 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 PAUL J HAGER ORIGINAL TOWN OF ST. HILAIRE PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205000 2017 531.24 PO BOX 305 VACATED LOTS 9 THRU 12 BLK 42 ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION REINER TOWNSHIP THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 CRESSIE E JOHNSON Lot-020 Block-004 PRI - 000004606 R 14.00700400 2017 1,067.00 8752 S LARIAT ROAD DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-07 Twp-154 Range-039 PRI - 000009939 R 23.00201950 2017 1,825.07 WILLIAMS AZ 86046 DENA BOUTAIN 160.00 AC SHARON B HASBY ORIGINAL TOWN OF ST. HILAIRE 36402 195TH STREET NE E1/2SE1/4 AND THE W1/2SW1/4 OF TIM HASBY N1/2 LOT 6 & ALL LOT 7 & 8 PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205100 2017 462.84 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 SECT-08 TWP-154 RANG-39 P O BOX 143 BLK 25 ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION ST HILAIRE MN 56754 CRESSIE E JOHNSON Lot-021 Block-004 PRI - 000004606 R 14.00800500 2017 770.02 8752 S LARIAT ROAD DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-08 Twp-154 Range-039 PRI - 000010084 R 23.00208310 2017 1,032.84 WILLIAMS AZ 86046 DENA BOUTAIN 120.00 AC TIMOTHY K CARLSON ORIGINAL TOWN OF ST. HILAIRE 36402 195TH STREET NE NW1/4SE1/4 & E1/2SW1/4 11245 150TH STREET NE ORIG. TOWN ST. HIL PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205200 2017 526.70 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 LOTS 1-4 BLOCK 41 ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION CRESSIE E JOHNSO Lot-022 Block-004 PRI - 000004606 R 14.00800501 2017 266.22 PRI - 000003507 R 23.00212010 2017 431.20 8752 S LARIAT ROAD DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-08 Twp-154 Range-039 KIM (LIAN) BENKE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ST. HILAIRE WILLIAMS AZ 86046 DENA BOUTAIN 40.00 AC 17995 300TH STREET NE W 70' OF LOTS 22,23,24 BLK 51 36402 195TH STREET NE SW1/4SE1/4 MIDDLE RIVER MN 56737 PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205300 2017 528.96 GOODRIDGE MN 56725 REL - 000011019 ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION CASSIDY JEAN LIAN CRESSIE E JOHNSON Lot-023 Block-004 PRI - 000004606 R 14.01704400 2017 567.62 402 BROADWAY AVENUE NORTH 8752 S LARIAT ROAD DARWIN BOUTAIN Sect-17 Twp-154 Range-039 ST HILAIRE MN 56754 WILLIAMS AZ 86046

DENA BOUTAIN 80.00 AC PRI - 000003507 R 23.00212011 2017 85.80 PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205400 2017 462.84 36402 195TH STREET NE W1/2NE1/4 KIM (LIAN) BENKE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ST. HILAIRE ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION GOODRIDGE MN 56725 17995 300TH STREET NE LOT 21 & E 70' OF LOTS 22,23 & CRESSIE E JOHNSON Lot-024 Block-004 MIDDLE RIVER MN 56737 24 BLK 51 8752 S LARIAT ROAD PRI - 000004606 R 14.01704600 2017 2,026.20 WILLIAMS AZ 86046

12B ~ Thief River Falls Times LEGAL NOTICES Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Total Tax COUNTY OF PENNINGTON That part of Lot Nine (9), Section at the above telephone number. GAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PER- Names Of Owners, Taxpayers, Parcel # + Penalties IN DISTRICT COURT Thirty-five (35), Township One Hundred Dated this 23rd day of March, 2018. SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR & Interested Parties Description Of PropertyYear ($ + Cents) NINTH jUDICIAL DISTRICT Fifty-four (154) North, Range Forty- CITY OF THIEF RIVER FALLS ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO COURT FILE NO: 57-PR-18-204 three (43) West, bounded as follows: Mark Borseth FIVE WEEKS IF A jUDICIAL ORDER PRI - 000014872 R 25.06205500 2017 528.96 In Re the Estate Of: Beginning at a point on the North line of Community Services Director IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA ADAM W JOHNSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION John Vernon Sampson, Greenwood Street which is also the & Zoning Administrator STATUTES SECTION 582.032 CRESSIE E JOHNSON Lot-025 Block-004 Deceased. Easterly most corner of Lot Eleven –––––––––– DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER 8752 S LARIAT ROAD NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETI- (11), Block One (1), of Barnick’s First March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED WILLIAMS AZ 86046 TION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF Addition to the City of Thief River Falls; May 2, 2018 PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PER- thence Northwesterly along the NOTICE OF MORTGAGE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS PRI - 000004737 R 25.06207100 2017 1,029.60 SONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN UNSU- Northeasterly line of said Lot Eleven FORECLOSURE SALE THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPER- AMBER LYNN SEVERSON NOREEN'S FIRST ADDITION PERVISED ADMINISTRATION AND (11) to the North corner of said Lot 18-108870 TY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL 609 HICKORY ROAD Lot-015 Block-005 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Eleven (11), thence Northeasterly THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABAN- THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS along a line perpendicular to said line, OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF DONED.” AND CREDITORS: a distance of 100 feet; thence south- THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN Dated: March 20, 2018 PRI - 000013351 R 25.06401211 2017 960.31 Notice by publication is hereby easterly along a line parallel with the THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition CHRISTINA PARSLEY ALLWOOD ACRES ADDITION given that on the 24th day of April, northeasterly line of said Lot 11 to an NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. Corp. PO BOX 783 S1/2 LOT 12 BLK 1 2018, at 9:00 o'clock A.M., a hearing intersection with the North line of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Assignee of Mortgagee THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 will be held in the above named Court Greenwood Street extended; thence default has occurred in the conditions SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP ALT - 000012721 at the Pennington County Courthouse, West along said North line to the point of the following described mortgage: Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 CITIZENS COMM CREDIT UNION Thief River Falls, Minnesota, for the of beginning; containing one acre more DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 1, Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 ATTN RE OWNED probate of an instrument purporting to or less. 2014 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X 1117 HIGHWAY 2 EAST be the Will of the above named dece- Subject to and together with a non- ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT Gary J. Evers - 0134764 DEVILS LAKE ND 58301 dent, and for the appointment of exclusive driveway and ingress and OF MORTGAGE: $101,200.00 Tracy J. Halliday - 034610X CD - 000012721 William N. Sampson, whose address is egress easement over a strip of land 25 MORTGAGOR(S): Joshua M. Attorneys for Mortgagee CITIZENS COMM CREDIT UNION 1538 27th Avenue South, Apt. 212, feet in width, extending from an exten- Hagen, a single person Shapiro & Zielke, LLP ATTN RE OWNED Fargo, North Dakota 58103 and David sion northeasterly of the northwesterly MORTGAGEE: Mortgage 12550 West Frontage Road, Suite 200 1117 HIGHWAY 2 EAST J. Sampson whose address is 903 East line of said Lot Eleven (11) and running Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Burnsville, MN 55337 DEVILS LAKE ND 58301 Taft Street, Thief River Falls, Minnesota in a southeasterly direction to TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage (952) 831-4060 56701, as co-personal representatives Greenwood Street extended; the Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION PRI - 000014704 R 25.11300800 2017 1,106.60 of the estate of the above named dece- southwesterly line of which is parallel MIN#: 101106900016521163 FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AMANDA OSTBY SOUTHTOWN ADDITION dent in unsupervised administration. with and 87.5 feet northeasterly from LENDER OR BROKER AND –––––––––– 613 CHERRY ROAD Lot-008 That, if proper, and no objections are the northeasterly line of said Lot 11, MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED March 28, 2018 THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701 filed, co-personal representatives will and the northeasterly line of which is ON THE MORTGAGE: Midwest STATE OF MINNESOTA be appointed to administer the estate, parallel with and 112.5 feet northeast- Minnesota Community Development BEFORE THE the collect all assets, pay all legal erly from the northeasterly line of said Corporation EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES debts, claims, taxes, and expenses, Lot Eleven (11), including the right to SERVICER: Carrington Mortgage REGULATORY BOARD –––––––––– and to sell real and personal property, pave and maintain said easements. Services, LLC In the Matter of the License and do all necessary acts for the Also subject to an easement for DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Application of Children’s Minnesota estate. construction and maintenance of Filed July 2, 2014, Pennington County Minneapolis, Minnesota March 28, 2018 were recently held with board members Notice is further given that ALL underground water and sewer lines Recorder, as Document Number NOTICE OF COMPLETED The following minutes are not official Lovly and Drangstveit. Superintendent CREDITORS having claims against over that portion of the tract of land to 202474 APPLICATION until approved by the Board at the Clow also commended the school as a said estate are required to present the be conveyed hereby described as fol- ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the next regular meeting. great place to work, and recognized same to said personal representative lows: Assigned to: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Emergency Medical Services GOODRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT Tomas Loberg and Kelsey Loberg for or to the Clerk of the Court within four 1) The strip of land 12.5 feet in Acquisition Corp. Regulatory Board (hereinafter EMSRB) #561 BOARD OF TRUSTEES their dedication and cooperation. months after the date of this notice or width above described, which has been LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP- has received a completed application REGULAR MEETING Board member Hruby commented said claims will be barred. made subject to the above-referred to ERTY: Lot Two (2), Block One (1), from Children’s Minnesota, PROCEEDINGS on looking into replacing the smoke Dated: March 20, 2018. easement for driveway, ingress and Rafteseth's Addition to Thief River Falls Minneapolis, Minnesota for a new TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 2018 detector in the boiler room. /s/ Kurt J. Marben egress. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 308 State license to provide Advanced Life 7:00 PM The next regular meeting was set Pennington County, Minnesota 2) The strip of land 12.5 feet in Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Support Specialized (ALSS) ambu- A regular board meeting of for Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at 7:00 /s/ Kevin T. Duffy width along the northwesterly side of PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION lance service statewide. Independent School District #561 was p.m. Attorney at Law said Lot Eleven (11) and of said north- NUMBER: 2502400210 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, held on February 20th, 2018 at 7:03 The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 1008 2nd St. W., P.O. Box 715 westerly line of said Lot Eleven (11) COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY pursuant to Minn. Stat 144E.11, subd. p.m. in the staff lounge. The following p.m. Thief River Falls, MN 56701 extended in a northeasterly direction, IS LOCATED: Pennington 3, each municipality, county, communi- members were present: John Lovly, Cynthia Jensen, Deputy Clerk Telephone: 218-681-8524 and the southeasterly line of which is THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE ty health board, governing body of a Terry Drangstveit, Tim Hruby, and Neil Attest: John Lovly, Chairperson Attorney 10 134600 parallel to said northwesterly line of DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE regional emergency medical services Jensen. Members absent: Dale Terry Drangstveit, Clerk-Treasurer –––––––––– said Lot Eleven (11) a distance of 12.5 DATE OF THE NOTICE: $96,086.11 system, ambulance service and other Manderud and Roxann Coan. Also –––––––––– March 28, 2018 feet (measured perpendicularly) south- THAT all pre-foreclosure require- person wishing to make recommenda- present: Superintendent Clow, March 28, 2018 NOTICE OF HEARING easterly thereof, extended in a north- ments have been complied with; that tions concerning the disposition of the Principal Carlson, Business Manager PUBLIC NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION easterly direction, to the northeasterly no action or proceeding has been insti- application, shall make written recom- Cynthia Jensen, and GEA Cellco Partnership and its con- CITY OF THIEF RIVER FALLS line of the tract to be conveyed hereby tuted at law or otherwise to recover the mendations or comments opposing the Representatives Tomas Loberg and trolled affiliates doing business as Notice is hereby given, that the as above described. debt secured by said mortgage, or any application to the EMSRB within 30 Kelsey Loberg. Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) Planning Commission of the City of and part thereof; days or by April 24, 2018, at 4:30 The meeting was called to order by proposes to build a 154-foot Monopole Thief River Falls will hold a hearing on Barnick’s Second Addition to the PURSUANT, to the power of sale p.m. Chairperson Lovly. The Pledge of Communications Tower. Anticipated proposed ordinance amendments to City of Thief River Falls contained in said mortgage, the above Written recommendations or com- Allegiance was recited. lighting application is medium intensity the City Code as follows: and described property will be sold by the ments opposing the application should Jensen moved, Hruby seconded to dual red/white strobes. The Site loca- A. Proposed Amendment to City Barnick’s 3rd Addition, Thief River Sheriff of said county as follows: be sent to: Tony Spector, Executive approve the February 2018 agenda as tion is Hwy 32 South, Thief River Falls, Code Chapter 152.025 (E) (1) to pro- Falls, Pennington County, Minnesota. DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May Director, EMSRB, 2829 University presented. Motion carried. Pennington County, MN 56701, Lat: vide for a corner side yard setback of If recommended, said proposed 22, 2018, 10:00am Avenue S.E., Suite 310, Minneapolis, Lovly moved, Jensen seconded to 48-6-1.07, Long: -96-11-46.29. The 15 feet for Multi-Family buildings; ordinance amendments would be sub- PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Minnesota 55414-3222. If no more approve the minutes of the January Federal Communications Commission B. Proposed Amendment to City mitted for review and approval by the Office, 1st Street and Main Avenue, than five comments opposing the appli- 16th, 2018 regular board meeting as (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration Code Chapter 152.095 (D) (1) (a) and City Council of the City of Thief River Thief River Falls, MN 56701 cation are received during the com- presented. Motion carried. (ASR, Form 854) filing number is (b) to add the following language at the Falls. to pay the debt secured by said ment period, and the EMSRB approves Drangstveit moved, Lovly second- A1089242. end of each said paragraph (a) and (b): Notice is further given that the mortgage and taxes, if any, on said the application, the applicant will be ed to approve for payment check num- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – For buildings with single walls exceed- Planning Commission will conduct a premises and the costs and disburse- exempt from a contested case hearing, bers 40131-40206, and EFT payments Interested persons may review the ing 10,000 square feet, the sign sur- Hearing on the proposed ordinance ments, including attorneys fees pursuant to Minn. Stat. 144E.11, subd as listed in report #3.1. Motion carried application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applica- face area may be up to 2% of the wall Amendments at 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, allowed by law, subject to redemption 4(a). If more than five comments in (see report #3.1 attached to the official tions) by entering the filing number. area, but shall not exceed 500 square April 10, 2018, in the City Council within 6 months from the date of said opposition to the application are board minutes). Environmental concerns may be raised feet. Chambers, City Hall, 405 Third Street sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal received during the comment period, or Superintendent Clow presented the by filing a Request for Environmental C. Proposed Amendment to City East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701. All representatives or assigns. the EMSRB denies the application, the district financial reports. The district Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmen- Code Chapter 152.095 (G) to change persons wishing to comment on the TIME AND DATE TO VACATE applicant may immediately request a showed an investment balance of talrequest) and online filings are the maximum sign surface area in proposed ordinance amendments will PROPERTY: If the real estate is an contested case hearing, or may try to $645,174.20 on January 31st, 2018 strongly encouraged. The mailing square feet for directional signs from 4 have the option to be heard at this time. owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, resolve the objections of the public (see reports #3.2-#3.6 attached to the address to file a paper copy is: FCC square feet to 32 square feet; Persons who wish to submit written unless otherwise provided by law, the and/or the EMSRB within 30 days, pur- official board minutes). Requests for Environmental Review, D. Proposed Amendment to comments prior to the Hearing or who date on or before which the mort- suant to Minn. Stat. 144E.11, subd. No patron concerns were present- Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street Comprehensive Plan relating to the have questions should address them to gagor(s) must vacate the property, if 5(a)(b). If the applicant is unable to ed. SW, Washington, DC 20554. HIS- designation of Lot 1, Block 1 of Nopers the office of the Community Services the mortgage is not reinstated under resolve the objections within 30 days, Student Council advisor Becky TORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS – Fifth Addition as public buildings, Director, City Hall, P.O. Box 528, Thief section 580.30 or the property is not or if the applicant initially requests a Carlson reported that the Student Public comments regarding potential schools; River Falls, MN 56701, or telephone redeemed under section 580.23, is contested case hearing, one will be Council will be attending the Spring effects on historic properties may be E. Proposed Amendment to City 218-681-8506. 11:59 p.m. on November 22, 2018, or scheduled and notice of the hearing Summit on February 28th, 2018. submitted within 30 days from the date Code Chapter 151, that Paces Lodging If you have a disability and need an the next business day if November 22, given pursuant to Minn. Stat. 144E.11, GEA representative Kelsey Loberg of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Corporation has submitted a request to accommodation in order to attend this 2018 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or subd. 5(c)-(e). reported on “I Love to Read” month Kayla, [email protected], 10845 re-zone certain real property from Hearing, please contact the under- legal holiday. Dated: March 20, 2018 activities. GEA representative Tomas Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO Agricultural District (AG) to High signed as soon as possible or at least 3 "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW /s/ Tony Spector, Executive Director Loberg reported that his first year at 63141, 314-997-6111. Density Residential District (R-4) to working days in advance of the Hearing FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT- Goodridge School has gone well. –––––––––– allow for the construction of apartment Loberg also reported that Parent- March 28, April 4, 2018 housing and multi-family housing. Said Teacher conferences were held last NOTICE OF ROAD VACATION request will be submitted for review week, junior high girls’ basketball had a HEARING and approval by the City of Thief River successful year, and the knowledge CLOVERLEAF TOWNSHIP Falls. The property is legally described bowl team has been having a great PENNINGTON COUNTY in Item G; year finishing in the top ten at most NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that F. Proposed request by Paces competitions thus far. Loberg also the town board of Cloverleaf Township, Lodging Corporation for a conditional reported on behind the wheel , and that Pennington County, Minnesota will use permit to allow impervious surface the spring play has held their first meet- conduct a public hearing on the 10th area of up to 60%. Current zoning ing with practice beginning soon. day of April, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the allows 40% impervious surface area Classified staff member Cynthia Cloverleaf Town Hall located at without a conditional use permit or up Jensen reported that she and Cloverleaf Township for the purpose of to 60% with a conditional use permit. Secretary Andrea Halvorson recently considering and acting upon a petition The property is legally described in attended the Region 1 conference, and it received calling for the vacation of Item G; Cynthia expressed appreciation for the following described roads and G. Proposed Amendment to board’s support to attend this yearly alleys: Comprehensive Plan as referenced in event. All of Kotlan Ave., Hurt Ave., Hruby item E in regard to property legally Discussion was held regarding Ave., Nelson St. and Schei St. in Mavie described as follows: summer building projects (see report and Schei St. in Duchamp Addition, A parcel of land which is part of #7.1 attached to the official board min- Mavie all in Pennington County, Government Lots 9, 10, 11, and 12 of utes), and upgrading the elementary Minnesota; Section Thirty-five (35), Township One bathrooms. Alleys running North and South and Hundred Fifty-four (154) North, Range Principal Carlson reported she will East and West in Blocks One (1) and Forty-three (43) West of the Fifth begin working with the teachers to put Two (2) in Mavie, Pennington County, Principal Meridian, bounded as follows: together the 2018-2019 master sched- Minnesota. Beginning at a point on the North line of ule. All persons interested in this matter Greenwood Street extended which Hruby moved, Jensen seconded to are encouraged to attend the hearing. point lies 744.8 feet Westerly of the approve the hire of Bridget Erlandson, The tracts of land through which Southwest corner of Lot 1, Block 4, bus monitor. Motion carried (see report said road passes and the owners and Nelson’s First Addition to Thief River #9.1 attached to the official board min- occupants thereof, as nearly as we can Falls; thence from said point of begin- utes). determine, are as follows: ning North 24 degrees, 54 minutes 49 Drangstveit moved, Hruby second- Rhoda M. Halverson seconds East a distance of 220 feet; ed to accept the donations as listed in Parcel ID No. 0302911700 thence North 41 degrees 46 minutes report #10.1. Motion carried (see report Kenneth J. Sanders Revocable 11 seconds West a distance of 435.75 #10.1 attached to the official board Trust, Ruth Sanders, Trustee feet; thence North 48 degrees 13 min- minutes). Parcel ID No. 0303712100 utes 49 seconds East a distance of Administrative reports included: Richard Merrill 361.4 feet more or less to the 1. Principal Carlson reported on the Parcel ID No. 0302110601 Southwesterly line of Nelson Drive, 2018 track schedule (see report Roger & Karen Hruby thence Northwesterly along said #11.1.1 attached to the official board Parcel ID No. 0302111300 Southwesterly line a distance of 1693.9 minutes), and the 2018-2019 master John & Esther Gallagher feet to an angle point in said Nelson The father-daughter skate is usually one of from left are Pat and Eleanor Brickson, and athletic schedule (see report #11.1.2 Parcel ID No. 0303305801 Drive; thence South 56 degrees 14 attached to the official board minutes). Pam Hruby, President, Hruby minutes 00 seconds West along the highly anticipated performances of the Brianne and Chris Ellison. The event was Principal Carlson also reported on Farms, Inc. Southeasterly line of Nelson Drive a annual Fantasy on Ice Show. This year’s held Saturday and Sunday at the Ralph post-secondary scheduling for stu- Parcel ID No. 0303712000 distance of 715 feet; thence South 41 theme was “One Hit Wonders.” Pictured Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. dents, and that MCA testing will begin Dated: March 19, 2018. degrees 37 minutes 55 seconds East a in March. /s/ Esther Gallagher distance of 490 feet more or less to the 2. Superintendent Clow reported Cloverleaf Township Clerk Northwesterly line of Barnick’s First that if anyone has community educa- –––––––––– Addition; thence North 48 degrees 22 tion ideas, please let him know. He also March 28, April 4, 2018 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of reported that department meetings STATE OF MINNESOTA 200 feet along said Northwesterly line; thence South 41 degrees 37 minutes 55 seconds East along the Northeasterly line of Barnick’s First Addition a distance of 996.647 feet; thence North 48 degrees 22 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 100 feet; thence South 41 degrees 37 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 591.118 feet to the South line of said Section 35; thence South 86 degrees 31 minutes 55 seconds East along said South line a distance of 300.233 feet; thence North 03 degrees 28 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 56 feet to the point of beginning; containing 36.2 acres more or less; LESS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED SIX TRACTS OF LAND: Lot Six (6), Block One (1), Barnick’s First Addition; and The Northeasterly 200 feet of the Southwesterly 240 feet of the Southeasterly 10 feet of Lot Five (5) of Block One (1) of Barnick’s First Addition to the City of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, said distances being measured parallel and perpendicular to the line common to Lots 5 and 6 of said Block One (1); and Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10) in Block One (1), Barnick’s First Addition; and Lot Eleven (11), Block One (1), Getting every performer ready for the ice for the Annual Barnick’s First Addition to the City of These young skaters get a little help getting Molly Anderson. They performed to “Birds Fantasy on Ice Saturday and Sunday took the skill and Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on the ice. This group consists of first-year and the Bees.” supervision of many volunteers. Minnesota, plus a parcel described as: skaters KyWynn Carr, Penelope Nelson and