Effie City Council gives saddle club the go-ahead, discusses pay increase and rodeo event

by Rebecca J. Passeri The Effie City Council met in regular session on May 14, with council members Tim Stewart, JoAnn Krickhahn, Lil Black and Krystal Holcomb, and Mayor Matt David and Clerk Jennifer Knott present. There were several residents attending the meeting, many of whom are members of the...

Deer River City Council adds Pledge of Allegiance to meetings and hires Mark Box as clerk/trainee

by Louise H. McGregor, staff writer The first order of business at the Deer River City Council meeting of May 14 was to move consideration for Resolution 2012-16 up on the agenda. This was done because this resolution was to change the order of business at the council meetings by allowing the Pledge of...

Bigfork to receive its LGA

In the only tax bill of the Minnesota legislative session made into law, special legislation was made for the cities of Bigfork and Bovey. As a result, they will get Local Government Aid (LGA) payments of $80,363 and $251,002, respectively. These were the amounts the two cities would have received were it...

Emily Trout to participate in National Youth Education Summit

Emily Trout, a junior at Deer River High School, was selected to participate in the National Rifle Association’s annual National Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) this June. Y.E.S. is a seven-day, expense paid, educational experience in Washington, D.C. for outstanding high school sophomores and juniors....

Technology evolving education

by Louise H. McGregor, staff writer Using advancing technology for education can be a wonderful tool, if it is used for increasing knowledge and creativity, instead of just substitution and augmentation. This thought is one that was stressed during the May 15 special event at the Deer River High School that...

Deer River Community Garden

by Louise H. McGregor, staff writer The Deer River Community Garden, located behind the Bethany Lutheran Church on Hwy. 6 north of Deer River, is a go for this spring’s planting. Volunteers have been busy getting this plot of land ready for all levels of gardeners who want to plant fresh produce for eating...