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.
The Native American faculty and students of Rainy River Community College will hold a Ziigwan International Unity Traditional Powwow this coming Saturday. It will be held in the gymnasium and is free and open to the public. The Ziigwan, which means spring in Ojibwe, is held on the third weekend of April and is organized by the Anishinaabe Student Coalition of RRCC, with Stephen Briggs, indigenous services director. The powwow is a renewal process for the Indian community and it is an opportunity for non-natives to share stories and food. The RRCC Ziigwan is not a competition powwow, but a social and a spiritual event that honors the elder and traditions. “For us this is a big event,” said Briggs. “The community feast and dance is a central part of the culture and a way of showing respect. The powwow and the feast is open to everybody in the community,” he added.
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.
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.
The Midwest Regional Office of the National Park Service has awarded Voyageurs National Park’s maintenance team with the 2022 Midwest Region Maintenance Facility Team of the Year Award. During the summer of 2022, the maintenance team overcame facility and operational challenges associated with a record setting flood Three areas were noted as to how the team was selected by the NPS: • The team approached the flood with an “all hands on deck” teamwork approach, implementing actions such as sandbagging to protect visitor use areas, historic structures, docks, private residents, and local businesses; • The team coordinated and collaborated flood response measures with local government agencies such as U.S.
Koochiching County LOW SAP 036-624-023 associated with SAP 036-629-014 and CP 2023-02 BIDS CLOSE: Monday May 15, 2023, at 2:00 pm, local time NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Koochiching County, Int’l. Falls, Minnesota until Monday May 15, 2023, at 2:00 pm, local time at the office of the County Auditor/Treasurer in the Koochiching County Courthouse 715 4th Street Int’l.
Reservations for Voyageurs National Park ranger-led boat tours and North Canoe Voyage open at 9 a.m. April 15 for the 2023 season.
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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.
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.