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Thanksgiving traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday eating season. We’ll be practically surrounded by food at holiday gatherings and parties from now through New Year’s. According to the Calorie Control Council, between the stuffing, gravy and pie the typical Thanksgiving meal gives us 3000 calories and 159 grams of fat. And that’s not counting…
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The Win-E-Mac School Board met on Tuesday for their monthly meeting. One thing the Win-E-Mac School has been working on is their 5 year strategic plan and Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says the school board approved a new plan. Bruer says that there was also a lot of talk about the two newest extracurricular activities…
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The Spirit of Giving of Giving Program is starting to wrap up but REACH Executive Director Stephanie Schenck says there are still opportunities for people who are interested in helping a child receive Christmas gifts. Schenck shares some more information on REACH’s spirit of giving program as well as how it works for people who…
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St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ada is hosting this year’s Community Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00. St Joseph’s Administrator Terry Steen shares more details. The meal is free will offering and all money raised during the event will go back to the St Vincent De Paul Food Shelf.
Just in time for the holiday season, Hillsboro Public Schools is bringing back a pre-COVID tradition: holding a fall food drive. Third Grade Teacher, and food drive spokesperson, Kael Elliot tells R & J News the drive started off slow but she’s hoping the kids will be more eager to participate after an assembly today. …
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In their most recent city council meeting earlier this month the City of Ada continued to discuss a partnership with the Ada-Borup-West School to add a school resource officer to their department. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives an update on the progress being made. Larson says that despite the heavy cost the city is…
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Ada Borup West Student and FCCLA member Logan Kroshus is seeking clothing donations that will be used to make quilts that would be donated to animal shelters across the area. Kroshus shares more details on his project and what kind of clothing he’s looking for. Kroshus is doing this as a project for FCCLA and…
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A meeting was held in Bejou Monday to gauge interest and tell others about a court case between the White Earth Nation and Mahnomen County farmer Dave Vipond. Vipond tells the Red River Farm Network this started in March when he applied for a permit from the State of Minnesota for an irrigation system. The…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council approved a change order to a water treatment improvement. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther gives us details. Guenther was asked what the change order would cost the City. Guenther says demolishing the well house will delay completion of the water treatment project. With demolition set for this…
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You’ll remember back in October, Benedictine Mission Court in Ada announced it was dropping assisted living care and would only have independent living housing. R&J News spoke with Kari Thurlow, president and CEO of LeadingAge Minnesota, about the future of assisted living care and she says there are several trends taking place. The first is…
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