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With this being Groundhog Day, you might be wondering if we’ll have six more weeks of winter or if spring is about to start. Rather than consult a groundhog, R&J News reached out to Mindy Beerends, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Grand Forks. And what about precipitation over the next few…
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ADA, MN—The Ada Public Library has a reading contest going on now through the month of February. Ada branch librarian Asha Osborn talks about the Book Blizzard. That web address is LARL.org/bookblizzard.
CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston will hold its 48th annual Ag Arama Saturday. The event is a chance for agriculture students to display animals they’ve raised. UMC communications specialist Jess Bengston runs down Saturday’s schedule. This year’s Ag Arama will feature showmanship of rabbits and llamas for the first time, along with beef, western–or horses,…
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FERTILE, MN—The halls of Fertile-Beltrami School will be alive with the sound of music Monday afternoon. Fertile-Beltrami choir director Richard Schrom says there will be a solo competition involving several area schools on Monday. How many Fertile-Beltrami students will be involved in the competition? Schrom was asked how difficult it is to get choir students…
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HAWLEY, MN—The Hawley Alliance Church is holding its annual Wild Game Feed this coming Saturday night. This year’s menu features turkeys, and venison mixed with pork shoulder…and there will also be a fish fry. Gary Ronsberg with Hawley Alliance says there have been some exotic foods served in the past. Ronsberg says outdoorsman Doug Ness…
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ADA, MN—Starting this week, the Ada Public Library will have a free movie night once a month. Branch Librarian Asha Osborn has details. Thursday night’s movie will be “The Lost City” starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. The movie is rated PG-13. Osborn says the fourth Thursday of every month will be Movie Night at…
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CROOKSTON, MN—This Friday and Saturday, the University of Minnesota-Crookston basketball teams will have their annual “It’s a Slam Dunk, Don’t Drive Drunk” initiative. UMC Communications Director Hunter Plante says the initiative is one that every school in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference takes part in. Plante says there will be several activities at this weekend’s…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston campus is getting ready for Ag Arama coming up Saturday, January 28th. Elaina Knott, a senior from Thief River Falls, is helping organize the event as secretary of the Ag Arama Club. Knott tells us how she first got involved with Ag Arama. Knott goes on to say why she…
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THOMPSON, ND—The Thompson Schools Music Department is raising money to buy a new baby grand piano for the school’s new addition. Thompson Music Teacher Justin Uhlir talks about the fundraiser. How much money are they looking to raise with this fundraiser? Uhlir says he’s looking forward to having the new baby grand piano. You can…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston is getting ready for its 48th annual Ag Arama on January 28th. UMC communications specialist Jess Bengston talks about the event. Bengston says this year’s Ag Arama is dedicated to a UMC graduate who still works with the Agriculture and Natural Resource programs on campus. This year’s Ag Arama will…
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