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Rumors swirled help with Ellingson. apartment, according to the ternate was excused Mon- statement regarding the identity of the Gross also referred to Fourteen Pennington complaint. The Ramsey day since it was determined “It was all me. They had person who cooperated with communications between County jurors began hearing County Medical Examiner’s all other jurors would still be nothing to do with it,” said law enforcement. Gross said Pulczinski and his room- testimony Monday, Sept. 14 Office determined the cause able to serve. Assistant Attorney General neither Pulczinski nor mate, Shaugabay, about how in the case of a Thief River and manner of death as Due to COVID-19 and so- John Gross in his opening Ellingson were involved in he would help Shaugabay Falls man accused of murder homicide by asphyxiation. A cial distancing issues, the statement. Those were Pul- that investigation. get out of jail. Shaugabay and arson. power cord was around trial is being held in one czinski’s words after law en- Afterward, Gross said, communicated with him via Devon James Pulczinski, Ellingson’s neck. Her hands courtroom while family forcement stopped a vehicle Pulczinski was angry. Pul- a jail-issued cell phone. At 24, faces felony charges of and feet were bound, and members, friends and the carrying Pulczinski around czinski believed some peo- 3:23 p.m. that day, Pulczin- first degree murder, second fabric covered her head. public are able to watch the 9 p.m. March 27, 2019. ple, including Ellingson, ski texted Shaugabay that degree murder and first de- Ellingson had also suffered proceedings in two other Gross is prosecuting the case were sneaking into his he would get him out of jail. gree arson in Pennington significant burns to her rooms at the Justice Center with Pennington County At- apartment and stealing from However, he would have to County District Court. He is hands, head and feet. via virtual technology. torney Seamus Duffy. him. Gross said Pulczinski hide for a bit. accused of murdering Jurors had been selected On Monday, jurors heard Five days before the asked Noah Hawkins to help On March 26 and 27, Alexandra Jo Ellingson, 23, the week of Aug. 31, and the opening statements from the death and traffic stop, au- him confront those who had 2019, Pulczinski had also Thief River Falls, on March trial began two weeks later state and defense. They also thorities had raided Pulczin- wronged him. Hawkins, who been in contact with Elling- 27, 2019. due to Labor Day and sched- heard testimony from mem- ski’s apartment for drugs. was trained in Mixed Mar- son about Ellingson obtain- Ellingson’s body was uling issues. Fifteen jurors, bers of both individuals’ fam- Three other people – Peyton tial Arts, was willing to help ing drugs at his apartment. found after Thief River Falls which included three alter- ilies as well as from the Stuhaug, James Hanson and with the three men sus- At 4:14 p.m. March 27, firefighters extinguished a nates, were initially selected Pennington County sheriff’s James Shaugabay – were ar- pected of stealing from Pul- Ellingson texted that she fire at 307-1/2 Arnold Ave. S. for the trial, which is ex- investigator and Pulczinski’s rested. Neither Pulczinski czinski. However, Gross (Continued on Page 4) Local resident TRF Regional starts career Airport receives as an author $793,000 grant by April Scheinoha The airport will then sell Credits second grade teacher in TRF Reporter its current 1998 aircraft res- with fostering her writing dreams cue and firefighting truck. The Thief River Falls Re- As a condition of the grant, gional Airport has received a it is believed that sale pro- by April Scheinoha reader would recognize the $793,601 grant to replace its ceeds will be given to the Reporter Mrs. Olson featured in this aircraft rescue and firefight- AIP to be used toward the article. However, based on a ing truck. The grant, pro- grant. At a time in life when hunch and without telling vided by the federal Airport Denver Air Connection many people are thinking Hoss, The Times contacted Improvement Program, also is flying strong at the air- about retirement, Christy Susan Olson and has deter- covers related equipment. port. The airline has pro- (Stromlund) Hoss is starting mined that she is most likely “There is no cost-share,” vided air service at the her career as an author. The the Mrs. Olson who had a said Joe Hedrick, manager airport for the past three 1983 Lincoln High School great impact on Hoss. of the Thief River Falls Re- months. Hedrick said the graduate recently published Back in 1972, Hoss was a gional Airport. He added airline has 100% reliability “The Rubber Band.” second grade student in Ros- that the Federal Aviation so far. It has had a few de- Hoss, who lives in Santa abelle Johnson’s homeroom. Administration decided to lays; however, he said those Rosa, Calif., has wanted to Her class went to Olson’s increase its share for such delays were few and far be- be an author for most of her classroom for English and grants due to COVID-19. tween. Those delays were life. “I’ve always had an in- handwriting classes. To this Rosenbauer America of less than 30 minutes and day, Hoss remembers that Wyoming, Minn., had the were weather-related. Olson had the students low bid for the truck, which Denver Air Connection write a story for a contest. will be made to order. provides 12 round-trip Hoss won first place. Hedrick expected that the flights per week at the air- “I actually still have the airport would take posses- port. It is receiving a subsidy story,” said Hoss, who noted sion in about a year. (Continued on Page 4) her story was about her new dachshund named Noodles. For her efforts, she won a re- COVID-19 cycled calendar picture of a panda bear. She still has it. Back in second grade, pic- Christy (Stromlund) Hoss, a 1983 graduate of Lincoln High Hoss wants to thank School, recently penned “The Rubber Band.” (Submitted) Isolation impacts ture on the right, Christy Olson for her encourage- (Stromlund) Hoss was influ- ment. “I just want to thank ities in the Kenwood School Band” is a labor of love stem- enced by her teacher Mrs. her and love on her – ‘You District. ming from her relationship Olson, to pursue her writing did a great job,’” she said. Hoss, who holds a bache- with some students at the some residents dreams. Even though the writing lor’s degree in communica- school. The district, which bug remained with Hoss for tions, taught art for only consists of a K-6 school, terest in writing,” she said. years, it wasn’t until about prekindergarten through has about 150 students. “It’s more than others Hoss credits Mrs. Olson, a 13 years ago that she began sixth grade; worked as a a very tightknit community,” second grade teacher at writing for a living. At that classroom aide; published Hoss said. by David Hill to keep track of direct con- Knox Elementary School in time, Hoss began attending the yearbook; and produced It was the school’s talent Editor tact infections, and not sec- Thief River Falls with foster- writing conferences and two plays. One of those plays show, “Kenwood’s Got Tal- ondary infections, which ing her writing dreams. It learning the craft. Her first was “The Wizard of Oz,” ent,” that led Hoss to write Long-term care facilities applies to individuals who may have been 48 years ago, book was a romantic thriller which was special to Hoss’ “The Rubber Band.” One of were the focus of a media up- did not attend the event but but the impact remains with that took her five years to heart since she played the the acts was a band of stu- date on Sept. 10. were exposed to someone Hoss to this day. Hoss write. Her writing group Wicked Witch in a Lincoln dents in third grade and up. It was announced Thurs- who did. However, officials doesn’t know Mrs. Olson’s gave her lots of feedback to High School production di- Unlike the rest of the teach- day, however, that there said Thursday, they are first name and won’t know help her perfect the story. rected by David Morken. ers and staff assembled for have now been 75 cases as- working to track secondary Olson’s first name until she Now, Hoss has published She left education to pursue the talent show, Hoss acted sociated with the wedding in and tertiary infections fol- reads this article. Given the “The Rubber Band.” It’s the writing full-time in May like a groupie when she Lyon County (median age of lowing the Sturgis Motorcy- number of Mrs.