Monthly Archives: March 2002

Verle Andersen, 68Verle Andersen, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died March 25, 2002, at his home. Prayer service was held March 28 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial was in the Minnesota State Veterans … Continue reading →

Reynold ChristensenReynold “Chris” Christensen, a resident of St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, died March 18, 2002. A Memorial service will be held April 9 at North Como Presbyterian Church in Roseville, MN. Chris was born Sept. 27, 1911 … Continue reading →

Clara E. Steiro, 86Clara E. Steiro, a resident of Foley, MN, formerly of Milaca, died March 24, 2002 at the Foley Nursing Center. Graveside services were held March 27 at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal, with the Rev. Wesley Macy … Continue reading →

Angela Sobania was chosen as the February Student of the Month at Royalton High School by the faculty for her academic achievements and school involvement. Angie is the daughter of Bill and Vicki Sobania. She lives north of Royalton with … Continue reading →

The teachers and staff of Upsala High School announce that Richard Boeckermann has been named as Upsala High School April Student of the Month. Rich, a junior, is the son of Gerry and Mary Jane Boeckermann. He is an excellent … Continue reading →

Saying the opportunity to learn about the people working in the local facilities was one of the highlights of her visit, Pat Cahill, JD, president/CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives, recently spent two days in Little Falls, seeing the local health … Continue reading →

Keelan Diehl of Little Falls is this year’s winner of Heartland Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Auditions. Keelen is home schooled and studies piano under the tutelage of Brainerd instructor, Michelle Sakry-Winkelman. The young pianist won the competition with a performance of … Continue reading →

Out and About with Dad” is a fun learning and doing time with dads and their children ages two through five. Food, field trips, games, art projects and dad discussions will all be included in the class. Classes will be … Continue reading →

The Hole In The Day Players have announced their spring dinner theatre production of the Broadway comedy Murder at the Howard Johnson’s by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick. This high-energy comedic farce centers around a hysterical love triangle involving Mitchell … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again, time to enroll your dog in the dog obedience classes. Kim Schwendeman, an experienced trainer, will help achieve the satisfaction and joy of having a well-trained pet. Puppies should be at least six months … Continue reading →

The Great River Arts Association is presenting the eighth annual Student Art Show during the months of March and April at the Morrison County Government Center Gallery. This show continues to be an exciting and interesting collection of art, particularly … Continue reading →

The Hole In The Day Players have announced that auditions for the Broadway musical sensation, Footloose, will take place Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m.; Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m.Auditions will take … Continue reading →

The Little Falls House Concerts series continues with three more performances at Jason’s Casual Dining in Little Falls. The next concert will feature the return of solo artist Rena Haus April 19. On May 3, Steve Cloutier will weave intricate … Continue reading →

The Rev. Robert McKay, Assemblies of God missionary to the former Soviet Union, will be the featured guest speaker at the Little Falls Assemblies of God Church Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. according to Reverend Keith Thompson, pastor. For … Continue reading →

“Songs of Norway: a Celebration and Songfest” will be presented April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Whitney Center in St. Cloud. Performing a wide range of nostalgic Norwegian folk, children’s, religious, and American classics is the group, HOPE, a … Continue reading →

The Great River Arts Association is presenting the third annual “Student Voices” visual art exhibit on display now in the Family Medical Center Gallery. This show features artwork by students representing the school art education programs in Pierz and Upsala. … Continue reading →

The Great River Arts Association is proud to present the Child’s Play Touring Theatre in “The Really Good and Funny Show” on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. in the Performing Art Center, Lindbergh Elementary School.Victor and June Podagrosi founded … Continue reading →

The Heartland Symphony spring concert, entitled “New Voices” will include an original orchestral piece composed by HSO’s 2002 Young Composer competition winner, Jeffrey Kryka, of Rochester. Kryka, son of James and Nancy Kryka, has studied piano under teacher Glenna Muir … Continue reading →

One hundred and twenty-five friends and neighbors from the Upsala area came together in their school’s cafeteria recently to share ideas, dreams and concerns. One hundred and twenty-five minutes later they walked away as joint owners of a new vision … Continue reading →

Spring sports officially got underway Saturday, March 23, the same day the winter sports season officially came to an end.The official end of the Minnesota High School winter season is the state boys basketball tournament. The champions were crowned March … Continue reading →

Engineer Dan Viau presented the Pierz City Council a revised storm water draft at the Monday meeting. Pointing out revisions, Viau explained the study to the members of the council. Land owner Ron Karst, present at the meeting, disagreed with … Continue reading →

Shannon Hendrickson, the recently hired parks supervisor in Pierz, made a few requests of the Pierz City Council at the Monday meeting. First on his list was an increase in salary for the seasonal staff. The council unanimously carried the … Continue reading →

Louie and Dorothy Ginter were married April 5, 1952 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church with Father Zilkoski officiating at the ceremony. Louie and Dorothy have four children and 10 grandchildren. They will celebrate their 50th anniversary with family and … Continue reading →

The Little Falls girls traveling basketball team finished second at the Minnesota Sports Federation Class B state tournament March 15-17 in St. Paul. In pool play, LF beat Rogers 30-22, beat Duluth East 32-27, beat Eagan 34-16, beat Buffalo 43-20 … Continue reading →

Five Little Falls Flyers have been named to the honorable mention hockey team of the St. Cloud Times.The five players on the first team were all from St. Cloud: Mike Howe, Mike Hartman and Ben Liverca, all of St. Cloud … Continue reading →

The girls basketball honors continue for Rachel Davich of Little Falls and Shiela Stegora of Pierz.Both girls have been named to the St. Cloud Times all-area girls basketball team. Both girls are seniors.Other girls selected to the first team were … Continue reading →

All winter sports champions have now been crowned by the Minnesota State High School League and the final All-Central Lakes Conference teams have also been announced.BOYS BASKETBALL–Mark Kasella and Renzo Ferrari, Little Falls; Chet Steinhagen, Keith Eckhoff and Charlie Good, … Continue reading →

The Upsala boys finished the 2001-02 basketball season with a 14-10 record, 9-2 in the conference.Andy Lashinski, a 6’ 6” senior, led the Cardinals in several categories.Seven Cardinals scored in triple figures for the 2001-02 season.Lashinski had 312 points followed … Continue reading →

Little Falls School Board members agreed to gather community input on the use of any dollars generated into the district should an April 29 referendum be approved by voters.At both their Monday night work session and regular business meeting, the … Continue reading →

Those Little Falls Community Middle School students who spent the most time reading during I Love To Read Month were recognized recently. They are, front, sixth graders John Dunlap, Melissa Montez and Luke Schwanke, standing, Sheri Zylka, Chastity Bue, Elizabeth … Continue reading →