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April 2023
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Coverage of meeting disappointing
To the editor, Thank you for your coverage of the Indus School closure in the April 7 edition. However, I assume the Jean Hasbargen you mentioned is in reality Jennifer, an Indus graduate and our past Koochiching County attorney.
Hope for best, plan for worst
With a high risk for spring flooding again this year, we urge property owners to do what they can now to prepare. The National Weather Service is reminding people to shovel around their home, move valuables to higher locations and clear snow from storm drains.
Handless operation
ASK A TROOPER Question: I was wondering, with the ads on television showing people driving with their hands off the steering wheel, is that legal in Minnesota if your vehicle has that capability? Answer: I believe you are asking about autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, which are capable of sensing their environment and operating without human involvement. Minnesota law states that every driver is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and potential hazards that exist on the highway and must use due care in operating a vehicle.
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A celebration
Falls Elementary School staff and students celebrated their preparations for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that take place in grades 3-5 at FES. Staff, and the Bronco cheerleaders, held a MCA Pepfest last week, with the teachers offering a dance surprise for the students.
L-BF students of the month
The Littlefork-Big Falls School Board recently recognized the students of the month for March 2023. Kadence Schmidtbauer is March student of the month for senior high, and Tenley Westerman for junior high, reports Kathy Siltman, L-BF High School secretary.
Beets: Can it really be veggie of the year?
MASTER GARDNER Have you heard the news? The 2023 Vegetable of the Year is…… the delicious, nutritious BEET! Beets are this year’s vegetable for the program “One Vegetable, One Community”, a very unifying title though lacking in excitement, so I am also declaring it the 2023 vegetable of the year to get your attention! Question: Why do beets always win? Answer: Because they are un-beet-able! Beets provoke strong opinions. I haven’t met very many people who are neutral about beets.
Pet of the Week
“Violet” and “Daisy” are about 9-10 weeks old now. They are both very mellow for kittens.
Do you wanna dance?
Sharptail grouse are appearing in fields and roads as snow melts. Joe Prettyman shared these photos of sharptail gathering in a group of seven this week, west of the Falls.