Monthly Archives: September 2004

By LORAE VARDASCorrespondent In his monthly report to the County Board Tuesday, Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel said complaints were down for August.  Why, he didn’t know, but somebody quipped it may have been the cold weather.   The numbers indicated a … Continue reading →

By LORAE VARDASCorrespondent Pierz Healy High School students are engaged this month in an aggressive election project.  They kicked off the event last month when 28 government students visited a campaign rally by President George W. Bush in St. Cloud.  Secretary … Continue reading →

By LORAE VARDASCorrespondent The County Board at Tuesday’s meeting passed three resolutions presented by Steve Backowski, public works director.  The first was to relinquish a portion of CSAH 13 in the Little Elk bridge area, giving it back to affected property … Continue reading →

 Little Falls Community High School’s Tim Wasland and Brittney Corrow have been nominated for the coveted Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Awarded in conjunction with the collegiate Heisman recognition, this award honors the nation’s top high school seniors who best … Continue reading →

 Little Falls Community High School’s Tim Wasland and Brittney Corrow have been nominated for the coveted Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Awarded in conjunction with the collegiate Heisman recognition, this award honors the nation’s top high school seniors who best … Continue reading →

Classes and Activities  Most Community Services classes and activities require preregistration and prepayment. Call Community Services at 320-632-7938 for information.  Adult Basic Education and GED preparation classes are held every Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Central Office Building in … Continue reading →

 Homeless pets in the area stand a greater chance of being adopted since All Pet Rescue, Pierz, joined Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest online database of homeless pets. “Once a pet’s photo and description are added to our database, its chances … Continue reading →

 Healy High’s first Artist of the Month for the 2004-05 school year is 13-year-old Brianna Varner. Though Brianna’s art work is very sophisticated for an eighth grader, she has had no previous formal art training. Drawing and doodling on her own, … Continue reading →

By adeline hartwigCorrespondent A gun safety course was held in Swanville recently, with 19 individuals, including one adult, taking the classes. The book classes were held in five sessions at the school. The field tests were held on the Bob Popken … Continue reading →

By DAN MARTENSRegional Extension Educator There are usually a couple different approaches to solving the same arithmetic problem. Here are two examples related to corn silage moisture, weight and value. Parents, aunts or uncles might be interested in seeing what math … Continue reading →

 Author and doll maker Wendy Lawton will be a guest for a book signing in the Upsala High School Media Center on Monday, Oct. 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Lawton, the owner of Lawton Doll Company, (http://www.lawtondolls.com/) has written … Continue reading →

LF Bowling Center  • MONDAY SENIORS—1st – Mixers; 2nd – Happy One’s; 3rd – Strikes Mixers; 4th – Fun Team; 5th – Slams; 6th – New Comers; 7th – Jack’s Team; 8th – Lakers; Honor Counts—Leroy Lintner 204, 488; Al Pollock … Continue reading →

 Question:  With the ditches filling with garbage and plastic bags hanging in trees, and the State hard up for money, why isn’t the $750 fine for littering enforced? Answer:  Littering is a misdemeanor violation. Misdemeanor violations have penalty limitations of $1000 … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The USA Patriots played the Osakis Silverstreaks on Friday, Sept. 24. It was also Upsala High School’s Homecoming game. While the crowd was on hand to cheer its team on, the Patriots ended up losing 14-21.  Early … Continue reading →

CLC Performers of the week  The Central Lakes Conference performer of the week for Sept. 20 for girls tennis was Flyer senior Jessica Tonder. Tonder, one of the three captains on the tennis team, recently defeated her opponent from Sartell (6-0, … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Royalton girls volleyball team recently hosted the Huskers of Holdingford and the Rebels of Eagle Valley. In the game against Holdingford, the team was unable to claim a victory at home. The Huskers ended up winning 3-0. In … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Royalton football team went 1-1 in the last few weeks. On Sept. 17 they defeated the St. John’s Prep Johnnies by a score of 48-8. On Sept. 24 they lost to Browerville, whose team is in … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Royalton girls volleyball team traveled to Osakis to take on the Silverstreaks on Sept. 23. The Royals were unable to come home with the win. They did come within five points in the first game. The … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The boys and girls on the Royalton cross country team ran at the Milaca Invitational on Sept. 25.  The girls from Royalton placed 22nd out of 47 teams. Rachael Holthaus was the top Royals runner, coming in … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Pierz Pioneers volleyball team hosted the Maple Lake Irish on Thursday, Sept. 23. The girls just couldn’t get the win that night. The loss made their conference record 0-3, while their overall record stands at 8-3. … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Pierz Pioneers girls tennis team sent the Becker Bulldogs home with a loss on Sept. 28. The final score was 5-2, with all three doubles team getting a victory.Pierz vs. BeckerSingles: No. 1 — Rachael Maurer … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Pierz Pioneer football team was celebrating another victory on Friday, Sept. 24 when they beat Maple Lake 46-28. Coach Leo Pohlkamp commented, “We had an excellent week of practice and it carried on to the field…We blocked … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  At a recent volleyball match in Sauk Rapids, the Flyers were defeated in three games.   “Sauk Rapids played a great match – we just couldn’t stick with them tonight,” was the comment from Becky Huot, head varsity … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  In a non-conference matchup that put Little Falls and Brainerd on the same tennis courts, the Flyers lost 3-4. While the girls played hard, it just wasn’t quite enough to pull off the win.  “We started out … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  In a non-conference matchup that put Little Falls and Brainerd on the same tennis courts, the Flyers lost 3-4. While the girls played hard, it just wasn’t quite enough to pull off the win.  “We started out … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The Flyer girls soccer team took on the Sartell Sabres on a windy afternoon in Little Falls. Although the girls played hard, they were unable to defeat the Sabres on Sept. 27. The girls have made definite … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  The boys and girls cross country runners from Little Falls ran in the Rocori Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 23. There were several other schools competing in Cold Spring at the River Oaks Golf Course.  The boys varsity … Continue reading →

By Bethany Malisheske  Both the Pierz Pioneers and the Royalton Royals cross country teams competed in the Albany Purple Pride Invitational on Sept. 28.  Pierz junior Jamie Talberg defended her individual title with a winning time of 15:48. The girls … Continue reading →

Little Falls FlyersFootball @ Rocori Oct. 8-away 7:00 p.m.Girls Tennis @ Willmar Oct. 4-away 4:30 p.m.Girls Tennis vs. Alexandria Oct. 5-home 4:30 p.m.Girls Tennis @ Apollo Oct. 7-away 4:30 p.m.Girls Soccer @ Sauk Rapids Oct. 5-away 5:00 p.m.Girls Soccer @ Alexandria Oct. 7-away 7:00 p.m.Girls Soccer … Continue reading →

 Consolidated Telecommunications Company will hold its annual stockholder’s meeting Oct. 12 at the Brainerd National Guard Armory. Registration begins at noon with the meeting beginning at 1 p.m. Ballots for the election of directors have been mailed and should be returned … Continue reading →