SOME MORE TOUGH NEWS FOR SNOWMOBILE RACING FANS AS THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO CANCEL THIS YEAR’S GOODRIDGE-GRYGLA I-500 RACE DUE TO A LACK OF SNOW COVER FOR THE COURSE. THEY ALSO LOOKED AT A FUTURE FORECAST AND SAW NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCES OF PICKING UP MAJOR AMOUNTS OF SNOW. THEY SAID THEY ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER THE DAMAGE THAT COULD BE DONE TO THOSE TRAILS IF THEY PROCEEDED TO RACE WITH THE LOWER SNOW COVERAGE AMOUNT. THEY ARE LOOKING TO FILL THAT SPOT ON THE SCHEDULE WITH ANOTHER RACE.
CURRENT AND FORMER NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE ATHLETES WILL GATHER THIS SATURDAY FOR AN EVENT TO COMMEMORATE 50 YEARS OF WOMEN’S ATHLETICS AT THE COLLEGE. THEY HAVE A WOMEN’S-MEN’S BASKETBALL DOUBLE HEADER THAT BEGINS AT 1:00, WITH ALUMNI HONORED AT HALFTIME OF EACH GAME. THEERE WILL BE OTHER SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND EVENTS HELD THROUGH THE DAY.
ACTIVITY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS SLOWED A BIT AS COLDER WEATHER SETTLED IN, ACCORDING TO CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS FOR THE WEEK. OUTSIDE OF THAT, ONLY TYPICAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN FOR LICENSES, OVER LIMITS, TOO MANY LINES, ETC. THEY NOTED SNOWMOBILERS A LITTLE MIFFED, AS THEY WERE HOPING TO ENCOUNTER MORE SNOW. THEY DID SPEND TIME IN CLASSROOMS SPEAKING TO TRAINING OFFICERS.
IF YOU ARE, OR HAVE, A STUDENT ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE THREE BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH BY THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE GOVERNMENT WOULD LEAVE TUITION INCREASES FOR NEXT YEAR BETWEEN 5 AND 7%.
THE GRYGLA-GATZKE FOOD SHELF IS HAVING A CHANGE IN HOUR ON SATURDAY. THEY WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEK FROM 7:30-10:00.
ALTRU COMPLETED A TRANSITION OF 180 PATIENTS FROM THE OLD FACILITY IN GRAND FORKS FOR THEIR NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. THAT MOVE AIDED BY A HEATED TUNNEL FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. THE OLD FACILITY IS SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION LATER THIS CALENDAR YEAR. THE FACILITY SOON AFTER, WELCOMED THEIR FIRST BABY BORN.
A SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF DARRYL BOUTAIN OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. THE SERVICE WILL BEGIN AT 11:00 WITH VISITATION STARTING AN HOUR PRIOR. DARRYL WAS 52.
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