FISHER, MN—There’s going to be a silent auction before Tuesday night’s Climax/Fisher volleyball game in Fisher. Proceeds from the silent auction will go toward Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson, who is recovering from cancer surgery. The JV game begins at 6 and the varsity game at 7:30 Tuesday night at Fisher…as the Climax/Fisher Knights host Fertile-Beltrami.
FISHER, MN—Fisher School Superintendent Evan Hanson will be undergoing surgery Friday at the Mayo Clinic to have his larynx removed. According to a post on Caring Bridge dot org, Hanson has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer of the larynx. He and his family have been told this cancer is curable and usually does not…
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FISHER, MN—Voters in Fisher overwhelmingly approved a school operating referendum Tuesday that will raise per pupil spending in the school district. The unofficial results have 177 voting yes and 81 voting no. Fisher School Superintendent Evan Hanson reacted to Tuesday’s vote. Hanson talks about how the new revenue will be used. The money from this…
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There was a public meeting in Fisher Tuesday evening to discuss an upcoming referendum for the Fisher School District. There will be a special election August 12 to raise the District’s operating levy by $1253.90 per pupil each year over the next ten years. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells us why the levy increase is…
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FISHER, MN—There will be a special meeting Tuesday night in Fisher about an upcoming school referendum vote. This meeting will go over the proposed referendum and why it’s important for the Fisher School District. This meeting will start at 5:30pm Tuesday at the Fisher School. R&J News will have a reporter there and have full…
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FISHER, MN—The main gym and hallway at the Fisher School will be closed for waxing the week of July 21st. There will be no activities and no access to rooms.
Saturday is Prom night in Fisher. Prom advisor Mikayla Hensrud tells us about this year’s theme. This year’s Prom in Fisher will also serve as the Prom for Climax-Shelly students. Hensrud says there are some challenges to having one Prom for two schools. This will be the second year Fisher and Climax-Shelly have joined forces…
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Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Northwest Technical College in Bemidji and Alexandria Technical and Community College have received a Concurrent Enrollment Grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The three colleges, working as a consortium called Distance MN, will use the $276,124.46 grant to expand career and technical education to…
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This coming Wednesday, February 7th, is Winter Walk Day in Minnesota. Tina Sanders, a safe kids specialist with Safe Kids Grand Forks, talks about the day. Sanders goes on to talk about the Fisher School’s plans for Winter Walk Day More than 60 Minnesota schools are expected to take part in Winter Walk Day on…
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FISHER, MN—This past Tuesday, voters in Fisher voted down a referendum that would have raised an additional $300,000 for each of the next ten years to go toward salaries for staff and student programs. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News Tuesday’s defeat wasn’t unusual–that two-thirds of referendums in Minnesota on Tuesday failed to pass.…
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