Postal Customer PRSRT-STD Carrier Rte. Presort & ECRWSS THE Ⅵ p. 6-7 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sports PERMIT NO. 4 NORTHERN The Hall of Fame class Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Ⅵ Opinion p. 4 Local banking for all your needs! Help caregivers in our Online Banking: www.borderstatebank.com Mobile Banking: www.bsbmobile.com community 24HR Voice Banking: 1-866-BSB-24HR Like us on Facebook ~ Follow us on Twitter “Northwest Minnesota’s Regional Newspaper” www.nwatch.com SAT | AUGUST 24 | 2019 324 Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls, MN 56701 • Vol. 29, No. 34 Ride along with the 11th Trails to Treatments Cancer Benefit and Ride The 11th Annual North nations prior to Aug. 31 are struction parking lot. American Legion with motorcycles at the Ornquist Country Horsemen Trails to encouraged and can be The Karaoke Contest will breakfast served from 8 to Arena. Lunch will be pro- Treatments Cancer Benefit dropped off at Border State be held at 8 p.m. Friday at 10 a.m. by the Klub Club vided immediately following and Ride will be held Friday, Bank in Middle River or by The Wheel. Accompani- Team. The registration table the trail ride for a minimum Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. contacting Shirley at 218- ments will be provided by will be set up at 8 a.m. at the donation of $5 at the Orn- 31 in Middle River with all 686-4163 to make arrange- Jason Rominski. Cash American Legion to sign up quist Arena Food Shack. activities located in or begin- ments for pick up. Items prizes of $100 for first place, for the Horse Trail Ride or Also set up in the Ornquist ning in town. may be brought to The $75 for second place, and the Motorcycle Fun Run, or Arena will be an obstacle This year’s event is dedi- Wheel on Friday or the old $50 for third place will be to drop off auction items. At course. No prizes will be cated to the memory of Barb ambulance garage.) awarded, along with a Peo- 9 a.m., the Silent Auction awarded and there are no Geer, TTT committee mem- Also, on Friday, from 6 to ple’s Choice Award, which is opens at the old ambulance age categories. ber from 2013-19. 8 p.m., a Best Chili Contest a 50/50 split between the garage. A motorcycle fun run has The event begins with and Chili Feast will be held singer and Trails to Treat- Between 8:30 and 9:45 been added this year and ride registrations on Friday at The Wheel. A freewill of- ments. The amount of the a.m. Saturday, there will be starts at 10 a.m. with partic- at 4 p.m. This includes reg- fering will be accepted. People’s Choice is deter- another opportunity to reg- ipants gathering at the Deadlines istrations for Saturday’s Bring a crock pot of chili to mined by the number of peo- ister for the Horse Trail Ride American Legion. They will Trail Rides (horse and mo- share or just come and enjoy ple who vote and the dollar at the Ornquist Arena. Then travel 180 miles. change for torcycle) at The Wheel. the food. Chili condiments amount with which the au- at 10 a.m., it will be time for Other events include: There will also be registra- will be provided, and prizes dience members vote. Call riders to head out on the ap- • Lunch served by the Labor Day tions for the Horse Fun Run will be awarded for Best Jason at 218-686-3830 or proximate 13-mile Horse Flying V Cancer Fighters that will take place on Fri- Chili. Jody Kirkeide at 218-684- Trail Ride from the Ornquist team at 12 p.m. at the Amer- Deadlines for the Labor day from 4 to 8 p.m. with a The next scheduled event 1228 to pre-register for the Arena parking lot off County ican Legion Club. Day edition of the Thief $10 donation. This will be a is the Goat Milking Contest competition. Road 6. Spectators are wel- –––––––––– perfect time to drop off any at 7 p.m. Friday. It will take Saturday morning kicks come to send off the trail rid- River Falls Times have Page 5 changed due to the holiday. auction items. (Auction do- place at the Davidson Con- off at the Middle River ers; however, please no Deadlines for classified and display advertising in the Sept. 4 edition of The Times is 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. It’s not too early to be thinking Lee Plumbing French-Canadian about … Christmas Metis Festival on Aug. 24, 25 and Heating is Red Lake Falls/Huot - The Asham Stompers are re- finalist for award turning to the Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival. The jig and square by April Scheinoha day, Nov. 20 in Minneapolis. dance group performed sev- Reporter Other finalists include Iden- eral times in the past. The tiSys of Eden Prairie, Indus- group from Manitoba will Lee Plumbing & Heating trial Louvers Inc. of Delano, perform Saturday and Sun- of Thief River Falls has been Star Bank (with 10 locations day, Aug. 24 and 25 at 3:30 named a finalist for the 2019 in the state) and Truck Writ- p.m. daily at Old Crossing Minnesota Family Business ers Inc. of Blaine. The award and Treaty Park near Huot. Award. Twin Cities Business honors the value family- All the performances are and Hubler for Business owned businesses add to the free. Families present the award. state’s economy and quality Double the Trouble, 15- The Jobs Inc. Board nom- of life. Besides being hon- year-old twins from Win- inated Lee Plumbing & ored at the awards dinner, nipeg, are also making an Heating for the award. “It’s the finalists will be featured encore appearance. an honor to be chosen by the in the November edition of A newcomer to the festi- Thief River business com- Twin Cities Business. val, storyteller and author munity to start with,” said Derek and Stacy are the Jan Smith will be on stage Derek Lee, co-owner of the fourth generation of the Lee in the big tent Saturday and business. family to own Lee Plumbing Sunday at 2 p.m. with her “They came to mind very & Heating. Derek’s great- presentation “Cooking on quickly as we discussed who grandparents, Ed and the Ox Cart Trail - 1858.” would be a candidate for the Tolina, founded the company Red Lake Falls Gazette, Aug. award,” said Michelle in 1905. When Ed passed 20. Landsverk with Jobs Inc. away in 1952, their son Carl She added that the board and daughter-in-law Melva nominated the business due took over the business. Over to its long history of success the course of the latter cou- Sisters Deloris Bondley (left) and Dee Noreen have been busy crafting the fronts of Christ- across four generations. ple’s ownership, the busi- SHOW mas cards for service members overseas. They enjoy making the cards and each other’s Derek and his wife, Stacy, ness moved in 1965 from a NOW ING will learn whether the busi- –––––––––– company as evidenced by Deloris asking whether they should have their arms around each ness won the award Wednes- Page 5 other for this photo. Dee quickly said no. WANT TO GET THE LATEST UPDATE Lumberjill & SPECIALS AT FALLS CINEMA? JOIN OUR FREE TEXT CLUB! Sisters craft together TEXT THE WORD CINEMA TO 62582 Anna –OPENED AUGUST 23– Johnson Good Boys concen- S Rated: R for a cause trated on I 1 hr 29 mins her timing D Mon. - Fri. by April Scheinoha too many cards and wanted that if her landlord learned and putting E 4 & 7 Reporter to find a place to which her of her side hustle, her rent as much Sat. & Sun. excess cards could be do- may increase. effort into 1 1, 4 & 7 It’s a little more than four nated. She thought of nurs- The sisters enjoy making months until Christmas, but ing homes, but then she cards for a good cause. First, using a sisters Dee Noreen and De- found the organization on- the sisters crafted the fronts crosscut – OPENED AUGUST 23 – loris Bondley are busy craft- line. of greeting cards for Opera- saw during 47 Meters ing Christmas cards. The Deloris thinks she has tion Gratitude. About a year Lumber- S Down crafters are designing the done every type of crafting and a half ago, they started jack Day at Rated: PG-13 I fronts of blank Christmas known to creation. Now, her crafting the fronts of Christ- Peder En- 1 hrs 30 mins cards to be sent to service crafting time is wholly de- mas cards, too. The organi- D Mon. - Fri. members overseas, so the voted to making cards. zation wants the blank gelstad Pi- E 4 & 7 latter individuals can send Deloris got Dee, a Thief Christmas cards three oneer Sat. & Sun. the cards to their family River Falls resident, into the months in advance, so the Village on 2 1, 4 & 7 members. worthwhile hobby a few sisters have been busy. Tuesday, The volunteer project years ago. “Time goes so “It’s a lot of little piddly Aug. 20, as NEW 4 P.M. MATINEE gives the single, widowed fast,” Dee said when asked work,” said Deloris, who possible. EVERYDAY ladies opportunities to oc- how long ago that happened. noted that they make paper cupy their time and do some- It’s not like Dee needed die-cuts for their cards using She said UPCOMING MOVIES thing good at the same time, much convincing to partici- their die-cutting machines.