TODAY, MINNESOTA LT GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN IS AT A MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HELP SERVE IN THE CAFETERIA, TO HIGHLIGHT THE YEAR OF FREE MEALS IN SCHOOLS. OVER 150 MILLION OF THOSE WERE SERVED TO STUDENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM. THEY FIGURE IT SAVES A FAMILY UP TO $1000 PER YEAR.
CALCULATING LAND RENTAL RATES FOR 2025 COULD PROVE DIFFICULT, AS CROP INPUT COSTS HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE, BUT YIELDS HAVE BEEN DOWN SLIGHTLY IN MANY AREAS AND COMMODITY PRICES HAVE FALLEN. APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE FARMLAND IN THE UPPER MIDWEST IS UNDER SOME TYPE OF CASH RENTAL AGREEMENT. THOSE VALUES HAD DECREASED FROM 2015 TO 2019 BUT THEN HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 2019-2023.
MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL SHINING BY HUNTERS WERE REPORTED IN CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS THIS WEEK ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW CITATIONS ISSUED FOR TAKING TURKEYS WITHOUT A LICENSE, OR AN OVER LIMIT OF TURKEYS. FISHING SUCCESS HAS BEEN REPORTEDLY SLOW ON LAKE OF THE WOODS.
THE MINNESOTA DNR IS REASSURING HUNTERS THAT IT IS OK TO SHOOT A DOE THAT HAS A FAWN, AND THAT THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN. MOST FAWNS ARE BORN IN OR AROUND MAY, AND FOR THE MOST PART, 10 WEEKS IS A GOOD TIME FRAME FOR THEM TO BECOME CAPABLE.
A Celebration of Life for Avis E. Grad of Baudette, MN will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at First Lutheran Church in Baudette, Minnesota at 11 AM, with visitation starting an hour prior to service. Burial will be held at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota at a later date.
Avis passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024 at the age of 82.
A Memorial service for Alfred W. Alten of Wannaska will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 1:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Alfred passed away at the age of 70.
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