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Postal Customer www.trftimes.com PRSRT-STD Carrier Rte. Presort & ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 4 Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Ⅵ Sports p. 6-7 Gators advance in Class A baseketball Northland baseball Customer first. team opens 2021 sea- Community focused. son www.border.bank SAT | APRIL 3 | 2021 324 Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls, MN 56701 • Vol. 31, No. 14 218-681-8085 | Member FDIC 10-digit dialing is right around the corner dialing 10 digits in the area Lifeline. will not change. Residents in the 218 area code will code 218 as of April 24, 2021. This is not just affecting • The price of a call, cov- By Oct. 24, 2021, callers in residents in the 218 area erage area, or other rates soon have to dial 10 digits for calls the 218 area code won’t have code. In Minnesota, it is also and services will not change. a choice. They will have to affecting residents in the • What is a local call now Area telephone providers the National Suicide Pre- dial 10 digits. After this 952 area code. It also affects will remain a local call re- in the 218 area code will vention and Mental Health date, local calls dialed with area codes in 35 other states gardless of the number of soon be implementing 10- Crisis Lifeline starting July only seven digits will not be or territories. digits dialed. digit dialing requirements. 16, 2022. Until then, cus- completed, and callers will Businesses that use auto- • Callers will continue to Residents have been able tomers must continue to dial hear a recording informing matic dialing equipment will dial 1 plus area code plus to complete many calls by di- 1-800-273-TALK to reach them that the call could not need to reprogram their de- telephone number for all aling seven-digit numbers. the lifeline. be completed as dialed. vices to complete 10-digit long-distance calls. That’s about to change. The In order for 988 to work Beginning July 16, 2022, numbers. • Callers can still dial Federal Communications in the 218 area code, 10-digit dialing 988 will result in the Answers to Frequently just three digits to reach Commission implemented a local dialing must be imple- call being forwarded to the Asked Questions relay services (711), and 911, rule that adopted 988 as a mented. Providers are now National Suicide Prevention • Telephone numbers, in- emergency services. new three-digit number for asking customers to begin and Mental Health Crisis cluding current area codes, Page 9 COVID-19 Good and Parking lot bad news by David Hill adjacent to Editor Newly reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Min- nesota have been climbing. park is safe Wednesday, the state re- ported 1,660 new cases, It has been a difficult along with 12 newly re- by April Scheinoha and 65 public parking ported deaths. year for many reasons. Reporter spaces. That comes on a testing May this Easter Sunday The council previously volume of just over 19,000, The request has been de- discussed potentially selling which is relatively low in inspire you to new hope, nied. That is the message the parking lot by public bid. terms of a comparison of the that the Thief River Falls If that were the case, the past several weeks of data. happiness, prosperity, City Council is giving to an council may have asked for a The good news is that and abundance. unidentified developer who minimum bid of $100,000. In many more people are get- wanted to buy the city- that case, it wouldn’t have ting vaccinated against the Photo taken is of the owned parking lot adjacent necessarily meant that the virus. cross outside Redeemer to Floyd B. interested Last week, officials began Olson Park in developer touting the release of many Lutheran Church in downtown “I think would have more vaccines. The governor Thief River had the Thief River Falls. Falls. The highest bid. then announced plans to we need to open up vaccines to all Min- council came The council nesotans age 16 and over on to that con- isn’t legally March 30. Tuesday, the gov- sensus while drop it” required to ernor, along with former meeting as seek bids for governor Tim Pawlenty, and the Committee of the Whole the parking lot. It may sell former Vikings linebacker on Tuesday, March 30. the property as part of a pri- EJ Henderson received the “I think we need to drop vate sale. However, the single-shot Johnson & John- it,” said council member council would need to indi- son vaccine at the Vikings’ Curt Howe. cate that it doesn’t need the Twin Cities Orthopedics Earlier this year, an parking lot for public use Performance Center in unidentified developer ap- anymore. Eagan. proached city leaders, won- The council heard about In spite of increasing dering if the city would be the proposal three times be- numbers of individuals get- interested in selling the mu- fore the Committee of the ting vaccinated, there are nicipal parking lot. City Whole meeting Tuesday. The concerns. leaders didn’t seek out this council met in two closed Several accepted dial- possibility, but they are obli- sessions for a total of about back indicators are showing gated to explore it. 90 minutes in February to –––––––––– The proposal discuss the possibility of Page 9 The developer, represent- selling the parking lot. In ing an out-of-town unidenti- early March, the proposal fied retail business, sought was presented to the public. property along a state high- The council then asked the NOW SHOWING way in downtown Thief public for its thoughts. River Falls. The developer Council members wanted to purchase the discuss proposal parking lot and wouldn’t At the Committee of the purchase any portion of the Whole meeting Tuesday, NEWLY REMODELED adjacent park. The unidenti- Howe said, “I think there’s & LUXURY LOUNGER/ fied business isn’t Thrifty plenty of locations in this STADIUM SEATING White Drug, which had town where they can locate.” Be sure to download and reserve sought to purchase a portion Other council members your seats on our mobile app! of the parking lot and a were also quick to point out LIMITED RESERVED SEATING ONLY small adjacent segment of that the council wasn’t the park in 2019. against new businesses mov- – OPENED APRIL 3 – As part of the current ing into the city or existing Godzilla plan, the developer wanted businesses moving else- S vs to construct the retail busi- where in the city limits. I Kong Bring your boots and ness along Knight Avenue. Many residents voiced D Rated: PG-13 Diagonal parking would their opinions to council E 1 hr 53 mins have been located along the members either in person or Mon. - Fri. west side of Knight Avenue via email after hearing that 7 p.m. in the vicinity of the retail the council was considering 1 Sat. & Sun. grab your reins 1, 4 & 7 business. Second Street, the sale. from Duluth to Knight av- Council members An- Download our app or It’s a busy time of ing and foaling season on Z (zoo managers), and every- enues, would have closed. A thony Bolduc, Michele Mc- check website for show times campus, and Animal and thing between,” said Brad- public parking lot would Craw, Steve Narverud and – OPENED MARCH 26 – year for UMC’s Equine Science faculty, staff ford. At UMN Crookston, have instead been located Rachel Prudhomme heard and students are busy pro- students get to work with there. Restrooms and a pic- mixed opinions from the Animal and Equine viding support for both the cattle, goats, sheep, swine S nic shelter would have been public. Bolduc initially said, Nobody Science program lambs, kids, calves, foals and and horses located right on built north of the vacated “I’m guess I’m up in the air I Rated: R mothers. campus. D 1 hr 32 mins Second Street. A private with it right now.” “Our animal science ma- This month, several parking lot would have been Of those communicating E Mon. - Fri. 7 p.m. by Michelle jors really enjoy our class- mares are on campus to foal. constructed on the northeast with McCraw, she reported Sat. & Sun. Christopherson rooms. We call them the The mares can be heard side of the parking lot. The half of the individuals 2 1, 4 & 7 U of M Crookston barns, labs, paddocks, and whinnying as someone en- project wouldn’t have re- wanted to sell the parking stables. There’s nothing ters the University Teaching moved any green space from lot and half wanted to keep Thursday Date Night Hands-on learning is typ- quite like it as our students and Outreach Center sta- the park. it. ical at the University of Min- are hands-on from day one,” bles. UTOC, built in the Food at 6:30, Movie at 7 The parking lot currently Both Mayor Brian nesota Crookston, more so in said Animal Science instruc- early 1990s, accommodated $ 00/person features 96 parking spaces. Holmer and council member 25 March as students majoring tor Terrill Bradford. 25 horses for the equine Under this plan, there would Jason Aarestad reported Includes: movie ticket, food, popcorn, pop in animal and equine science Careers range from A-Z, management degree and an- have been more parking hearing from many resi- Hwy 59 South, Thief River Falls are in the heart of caring for including large and small other 20 stalls were added spaces available.