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.
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.
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.
@YOUR LIBRARY April showers bring May flowers. Does that include snow showers? I am ready for green and spring and growing things.
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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.
Koochiching County Food Access, or KCFA, announced their plans for expansion to serve the needs of residents in Koochiching County. The agency, based in International Falls, will utilize a former restaurant to provide holistic and sustainable food access services to those who need it.
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.
Rainy River men’s basketball coach, Bill Engel, raced in the Longhorn 500 bike race April 2, finishing in 41 hours and 46 minutes. Solo bikers had 48 hours to complete the 500 miles race.
Northland Gallery Northland Gallery is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 15.