Monthly Archives: April 2004

The Little Falls boys tennis team remains winless (0-5 CLC, 1-5 overall) in the Central Lakes Conference after losing at Apollo 4-3, April 29.All four singles matches went to the Eagles while the three doubles contests went to Little Falls.Flyer … Continue reading →

Little Falls baseball faced off against Rocori in a Central Lakes Conference game, April 27.The Flyers couldn’t make a 3-1 lead stand as the Spartans scored three runs in the final two innings for the come from behind win.LF’s Paul … Continue reading →

The Upsala/Swanville Area Patriot bats couldn’t be stopped April 27 as the team drove in 22 runs on 12 hits at Osakis.After being down 3-1 in the first inning the Patriots responded to score four, seven and nine runs between … Continue reading →

Pierz softball lost their last two games, against Maple Lake 23-3, April 26 and Rockford 20-0, April 27.Pioneer Head Coach Mitch Becker commented, “We played girls in positions they weren’t used to. We have a young team and are learning … Continue reading →

PACER Center, Inc. presents “Individualized Education Program (IEP),” a free program for parents of children with disabilities. It will be Thursday, May 13, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Central College Cafeteria, 501 W. Main St., Brainerd. Advance registration … Continue reading →

The Little Falls Community Schools will be mailing a required notice of special election sometime the week of May 3. This notice is a folded self-mailer that includes legally required information about the upcoming school referendum on May 25. The … Continue reading →

The Minnesota Fishing Museum in Little Falls is now on its summer hours. The museum will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays.Please note the … Continue reading →

(Pictured is the mock crash scene conducted three years ago at Pierz Healy High School with the LifeLink helicopter transporting one of the seriously injured student actors away. Submitted photo)The driver will be given a breath test and booked into … Continue reading →

(Pictured is Pierz Police Chief Steve Boser, a member of the Pierz Area First Response Team, as he checks the vital signs of a mock crash victim at a previous reenactment of a prom night tragedy. Submitted photo)The public is … Continue reading →

The screech of tires in the distance followed by an eerie silence. A dazed young man in a tuxedo wanders around not sure what happened. A girl in a blood-spattered prom dress frantically calls to her friend lying motionless on … Continue reading →

The Benton County Masters will host free gardening clinics at Foley Hardware in Foley and at East Side Shopko in St. Cloud on Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions on … Continue reading →

Immanuel Lutheran Church will be sponsoring a gospel concert by “In His Name” at 7 p.m. on Sat., May 8 at the Hillman Legion. There will be no admission charge to the concert however there will be a free will … Continue reading →

The Hands of Hope Resource Center (Hands of Hope) provides advocacy services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in Morrison and Todd counties. In addition, they serve general crime victims and have a supervised parenting time … Continue reading →

According to Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in February—up from January’s 4.6 percent but down from last year’s benchmarked rate of 4.8 percent. The U.S. rate for February was 5.6 percent, unchanged from the prior month.The state’s … Continue reading →

The upcoming musical comedy, “Once Upon a Mattress,” will be held on May 7 and 8 at the Charles Martin Auditorium at the Little Falls Community High School.A twist on the classic fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” it … Continue reading →

The American Legion in Little Falls is hosting an open house to honor all recently returned deployed soldiers.The event will be held Saturday, May 8, at the Little Falls American Legion from 5 to 8 p.m.This is an informal event. … Continue reading →

Minnesota’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) lenders are now administering federal loans via the Internet. Their new software, Web Equity Manager®, transforms their work with Minnesota lenders and farmers participating in federal guaranteed loan programs. Minnesota FSA officers completed training on … Continue reading →

The Little Falls class of 1984 is seeking classmates. Call Kelly (Johnson) Nagel at 632-4120 with any information regarding Betty Heinz, Wendy Haggard, Rodney Barthel, Lisa Drong, Wendy Edwards, Mike Harkin, Kim Johnson, Laura Kitz, Donna Lewis, Roger Lussier, Lisa … Continue reading →

Before April of 1929, the common citizen had never heard of highway or state patrols. In fact, there weren’t half as many vehicles on the road then as there are now. Times have changed.As of 2004, the Minnesota State Patrol … Continue reading →

(Pictured is Jo Schwientek, second from left, who was honored April 3 for founding and bringing success to the St. Francis Credit Union. At the special celebration were Little Falls Mayor Brian Mackinac who had proclaimed the day Jo Schwientek … Continue reading →

“The hardest thing I faced was that people didn’t know what a credit union was. I was just amazed at that. I had to go around and talk to groups, to educate them.”So explained Jo Schwientek recently as she told … Continue reading →

The Jaycee Park on Little Falls’ west side may finally get a new recreational building. Having received a positive recommendation from the Park, Recreation and Tree Board, the City Council approved the new plans and specifications for a building at … Continue reading →

A request by Meyer Associates Teleservices Inc. to construct a 3,700 square foot building in the Little Falls west side Industrial Park, using the state’s JOBZ program, is probably one of the first requests received since the program was started. … Continue reading →

Woes continued to mount for the Little Falls softball team as the Flyers dropped their first non-conference game 10-1 at Long Prairie/Grey Eagle, April 23.A four-run third inning by the Thunder was all they needed as the Flyers could’ve had … Continue reading →

(Pictured is Freshman Mathew Hurni as he completed one of his throws during the Discus competition at the Little Falls Triangular meet, April 27. Hurni placed 12th with a throw of 103’ 1”. Staff photo by Jason Olson)Swanson was surprised … Continue reading →

(Pictured is Little Falls hurdler, Getty Buckner, (lane 1) on his way over the hurdles during the 100 meter high hurdle event which he won with a time of 17.3 seconds. Staff photo by Jason Olson)“Of course our goal is … Continue reading →

(Pictured is Flyer Ashley Erpelding who was on the receiving end of the final hand-off from Amanda Dunlap during the 4x100m relay. LF took second wtih a time of 57.4 seconds. Staff photo by Jason Olson)Rocori won the girls team … Continue reading →

The Little Falls track team hosted its first meet in over a year at Flyer Field, April 27. While the Little Falls girls team was missing the services of a couple of key runners, it was a relay team and … Continue reading →

Royalton senior Kari Plumski took first place in the discus when the Royalton Track and Field team traveled to Maple Lake to compete in the Maple Lake Lion Invite on Tuesday, April 27. “After not placing as well as I … Continue reading →

The Royalton Royals softball team hosted the Osakis Silverstreaks Monday, April 26, to battle for the first place position in the Prairie Conference. The Royals fell to the Silverstreaks, 5-4.Osakis jumped ahead scoring two runs in the second to take … Continue reading →