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This year, they heard agenda Friday, Nov. 1 during from Tim Denney presenting the Manufacturers’ Lunch- “Mental Health: Keeping the eon at Digi-Key. Workforce Working.” Den- for veterans Each local manufacturer ney is the principal trainer received a certificate of com- and consultant at Level 5 mendation in recognition of Services in Crookston. its outstanding contribu- Denney spoke about the tions to the Minnesota econ- largest category of mental omy. Each certificate was health difficulties people will signed by Steve Grove, com- encounter – anxiety and de- missioner of the Minnesota pression. “The numbers are Department of Employment actually sobering when we and Economic Development. look at them,” he said. Digi-Key was also recog- Denney reported that one nized by Sen. Mark Johnson in five people will experience (R-East Grand Forks). He a diagnosable mental health noted Rep. Dan Fabian (R- difficulty in any 12-month Roseau) had introduced a period. In any 12-month pe- resolution in the Minnesota riod, 18% of the general pop- House of Representatives ulation will be diagnosed that honored Digi-Key. It with an anxiety disorder. noted that Digi-Key had “Depression is the leading been recognized by Forbes cause of disability worldwide as one of America’s best em- by quite a margin,” he said. ployers in 2019. It was also And it takes a while for a among the top 30 businesses person to seek treatment for to work for in Minnesota. mental illness. Denney This annual event was noted that, on average, it sponsored by Border State takes someone 10.1 years Bank, DEED/CareerForce – from the onset of his or her Thief River Falls, Northern symptoms to seek treat- State Bank, the Northwest ment. “If this was diabetes, Private Industry Council, they wouldn’t be here any- Dave Strong of Thief River Falls was one of the veterans to ommend it to any veteran. the Thief River Falls Cham- more,” he said. go on the Veterans Honor Flight in October. He would rec- ber of Commerce, and Unity An employee’s depression Bank. (Continued on Page 12) Local veteran honored S.D. 564 has by Honor Flight clean audit by David Hill tance, but there was plenty He was most emotionally way streets the wrong way. Editor available. There were 60 affected by the Changing of Strong said motorists got out ducted according to gener- wheelchairs and lots of med- the Guard at Arlington of their way as fast as they ally accepted accounting On one-week’s notice, ical personnel and volun- Cemetery. He explained could. He said the bus driv- Foreign study principles. Dave Strong of Thief River teers. He said that on the when they visited Arlington ers drove like they had a The one instance of non- Falls, packed a bag and plane he sat next to the doc- Cemetery it was raining, yet time table and schedule and expands compliance was discovered joined the latest group of tor in charge of the VA in the soldiers completed their were going to stick to it. He when the firm looked at the veterans to travel to Wash- Fargo. He said all partici- duties while he and his fel- added that it appeared there horizons federal Child Nutrition ington, D.C., with Veterans pants wore identification low veterans wore white was no place they couldn’t by David Hill Cluster. The issue of non- Honor Flight of North tags with medical informa- rain parkas. go. Editor compliance involved a stu- Dakota and Minnesota, on tion tucked inside the Strong said he took ad- Strong said he was also dent who received free meals Oct. 19. packet. vantage of using a wheel- emotionally touched by the The Board of Education but qualified for reduced Strong, who served in the The flight returned to chair only once - at the grave of Audie Murphy. learned Monday, Oct. 28, meals. Navy from Aug. 15, 1950 to Fargo late Monday night Franklin Delano Roosevelt Murphy received every mili- that an issue of non-compli- Tanya Monson-Ek, the 1954, was nominated to par- and he was driven back to Memorial. It was also one of tary combat award for valor ance identified in an audit District’s business manager, ticipate in an honor flight, Thief River Falls on Tuesday his favorites. He said the available from the U.S. conducted by Brady Martz said the issue has been ad- but was told to expect to be by Kenny Kain. walk would have been just Army, as well as French and and Associates, has already dressed, and a new proce- called to join the next flight Throughout the trip, too much. Belgian awards for heroism been addressed. Otherwise, dure put into practice. next year. (They fly groups Strong said there was lots of Getting around Washing- from his actions during the School District had clean There were no other in- to Washington two times per help and the food was fabu- ton, DC, wasn’t a problem World War II. He said the audit. stances of non compliance, year.) But Strong explained lous - too much actually. He for the Honor Flight veter- grave, which is in Monday, Tracee Brugge- even after looking at inter- a veteran scheduled to fly said his wife was unable to ans. He said they had three (Continued on Page 12) man of Brady Martz and As- nal controls, major federal with this group had passed travel with him, but veter- white buses with large sociates presented its programs, and other funds. away and Strong was next in ans were allowed to have a printed words on the side Saluting our 2018-19 audit report to the Bruggeman reported that line. relative or friend with them. that said United States of Board of Education for the District’s unrestricted Strong said Gary and Strong said time was so America and several law en- veterans on School District 564. Brugge- general fund balance was at Shelby Sorvig drove him to short after his notification forcement escorts. They man said the audit was con- 15 percent, which is within Fargo, N.D.,, where he flew he didn’t have time to even were told only the president Veterans Day the District’s goal of between on a chartered direct flight ask a friend to travel with and honor guard are permit- 10 and 25 percent. to Washington. him. ted to get escorts in the city, In this edition of The The Board of Education Strong, who is a vibrant When asked about the and, boy, did they use the es- Times, we honor all of our approved the audited finan- 90, and said “I got all the memorials they visited, corts. veterans in a special sup- cial statements as presented good genes in the family,” Strong said “You name it, we Strong said they went plement. (Continued on Page 12) doesn’t need much assis- saw it.” everywhere, even down one- ©2019 Digi-Key Electronics. 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Anderson fifth degree controlled deputy watched her, Parcell inside the apartment and charged with third degree to drive with due care: allegedly possessed a digital substance crime: On Oct. attempted to reach toward had escaped. The tenant DWI, careless driving, driv- On Nov. 3 at 9:29 p.m., scale with suspected meth 27 at about 7:45 p.m., a her pocket. Inside the chair said Haugen was a friend, ing after revocation and police received a report of residue, a bag of marijuana Pine to Prairie Drug Task on which she was sitting, but she and the man didn’t open bottle. He was arrest- an accident on Greenwood and various drug parapher- Force agent, a probation she pulled out another glass have permission to be in the ed. Street West. At the time of nalia, some of which tested agent and a sheriff’s deputy pipe containing suspected apartment. Inside the book- If readers have any the accident, Tiara Jean positive for meth and others conducted a search at 1236 meth residue.