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Luthen started the company It also plans to update its in 1959. by April Scheinoha Facebook page with that in- L&M Fleet Supply sells Reporter formation. A grand opening items in the following de- is planned sometime in the partments: sporting goods, L&M Fleet Supply may next three to five months. lawn and garden, pet sup- open as early as this week in Co-owner Del Matteson plies, farm supplies, outdoor Thief River Falls. The exact said Thief River Falls is a power equipment, home im- date wasn’t known as of good fit for L&M Fleet Sup- provement, housewares, presstime Tuesday morning. ply and the owners look for- clothing, footwear, toys and The store plans to hold a soft ward to being a part of the automotive. opening as it fine-tunes its community. They are also The sporting goods sec- operations, and its tire shop excited that many employ- tion will feature firearms. may not be open immedi- ees have decided to start Thief River Falls is one of ately. their careers with the com- four L&M Fleet Supply L&M Fleet Supply’s par- pany. stores selling firearms, hol- ent company, 3Gen Proper- Third-generation owners sters and ammunition. ties LLC, purchased the Del and Shawn Matteson The automotive area will former Kmart property ear- own L&M Fleet Supply with feature a tire shop, which L&M Fleet Supply is set to open at the end of this week. The business is located in the former lier this year. The Penning- Erik Andersen. The com- will be located in the area pany is based in Grand Kmart building. ton County Recorder’s Office (Continued on Page 11) County approves law Dear Older Workers: enforcement lease by April Scheinoha the city will pay $18.59 per $6,500 to $7,500 each year Reporter square foot for 5,598 square over the course of the con- feet at the Law Enforcement tract. Those fees pertain to The Pennington County Center and Justice Center software for law enforce- Sheriff’s Office and Thief this year. That amount will ment radios. River Falls Police Depart- increase 3 percent in both As the Justice Center ment will continue to be 2019 and 2020. The Thief nears completion, com- housed in the same building River Falls City Council has- missioners have started for at least the next three n’t yet formally voted on the to shift their focus onto years. Pennington County agreement. the current Pennington commissioners have ap- As part of the agreement, County Courthouse. proved a three-year law en- the city will also pay the “It makes sense to get forcement lease and county for half of the started,” said Commissioner dispatch/records agreement salaries and benefits for dis- Don Jensen. with the city of Thief River patchers and records staff. The Building Committee Falls. The agreement was In addition, the city will will soon conduct a walk- approved at the County pay 100 percent of its por- through of the third floor of Board meeting Tuesday, tion of the Law Enforcement the courthouse to determine Sept. 25. Technology Group fees. what needs to be completed As part of the agreement, Those fees range from about (Continued on Page 11) Angele Hartell, workforce strategy consultant with the Minnesota Employment and Eco- Vivian Sjulson observes nomic Development in Bemidji, attended Courageous Conversations: Minnesota’s Aging Workforce, a dialogue about older adults in Minnesota’s workforce that was held in Thief her 100th birthday River Falls on Friday, Sept. 28. on and one of her uncles was She can look serving in the Army. Women Get back to work? back on a lot did not have the right to vote yet. Vacuum tube radio re- Experts discuss changes in the current workforce of history ceivers were not invented until Vivian was about a by David Hill nesota’s workforce is aging, versity of Minnesota’s year old. Editor and the number of younger Humphrey School of Public by Donna Myhrer Blenders, pop-up toast- workers coming into the Affairs. The moderator was ers, cotton swabs, and State, regional and local labor force is at an all-time Gary Eichten, MPR News As she notes her 100th cheeseburgers hadn’t been experts and business leaders low. This situation is already editor-at-large and retired birthday on Sept. 28, 2018, invented yet. Neither Kool- gathered in Thief River Falls affecting businesses program host. Vivian (Anderson) Sjulson of Aid nor ice cube trays had on Friday, Sept. 28, for a throughout the state. The conversation sought St. Hilaire can look back at made their appearance. The conversation about Min- On Friday, the third to engage local and regional a lot of history. recipe for Chocolate Chip nesota’s aging workforce. meeting in the state to open experts in a discussion about It seems amazing that, at Cookies wasn’t written down Baby boomers began to the dialogue about older what’s happening, how the the time of her birth in 1918, until 1930. turn 55 in 2001 and 65 in adults in Minnesota’s work- state’s aging workforce is World War I was still going Vivian was the second 2011. The share of the work- force was convened in Thief impacting communities, child of her parents, Edgar force ages 55 - 64 has in- River Falls. The “conversa- businesses and the economy, and Adele Anderson, who creased 70 percent over the tion” was led by Kate and what solutions in terms owned a cattle ranch in last decade while other age Cimino, who serves as the of incentives or policy western Nebraska, portions groups have held steady or assistant director of the Cen- changes might help. Also in of which had been declined. Along with Min- ter for the Study of Politics the audience were several (Continued on Page 11) Vivian Sjulson nesota’s population, Min- and Governance at the Uni- (Continued on Page 11) YOUR CAREER Move Take your fi rst step with a career that is more than just a place to work. It’s a workplace you can call home. Forward. Move forward: DIGIKEY.COM/CAREERS 2 ~ www.trftimes.com Thief River Falls Times Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Heating system rebates GHS are a smart move. Homecoming (Left) Liberty Johnson and Kaleb Sjulestad were crowned Goodridge High School Homecoming queen and king Monday, Oct. 1. 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