NEWS
--State Representative Ron Kresha announced Thursday morning that you can call for meal orders for the Thanksgiving Meal provided by the Little Falls Area Ministerial Association, Ron and Wendy Kresha, the Royal Cafe and donors and volunteers. The number that you will need to call is 320-348-0958 because of the number of calls they received last year this will likely go to a voicemail please leave name and phone number to call you back. If you still can donate to the meals or also volunteer which they need dearly next Wednesday from 3-5pm at Royal Cafe for curbside pickup and 12:30-1:30pm for delivery of hot meals for fulfill the orders call Tim Sumner today at the number 320-632-2540 for donations and volunteers.
--The Minnesota DNR is reporting more than 120,000 deer harvested during the 9-day firearms deer season this year. Those numbers are down 10.5% compared to 2020 when more than 135,200 deer were harvested. The weather this past weekend was much more conducive for deer hunting but less people appeared to participate. Reportedly the majority of people chose to go out the first weekend. Some areas of the state have large deer numbers which includes Central Minnesota and reporting in that area of deer harvest was pretty good and kind of what was expected. It was northern and northeastern Minnesota that saw a bigger drop. There are still some opportunities for firearms deer hunting in northern Minnesota in what's called the 100 series or 300 series that continue in spots thorugh November 28th and the muzzleloader season starts November 27 and goes to December 12. Archery deer hunting can continue through the month of December. Details are on the DNR website.
--Minnesota's unemployment rate in October is back to where it was immediately before the global pandemic began in March 2020 at 3.5 percent. That's down two-tenths of a percentage point from September. The decline in the unemployment rate is primarily due to people going back to work, although the size of the labor force still shrank slightly by nearly 1,000 people. Minnesota's labor force participation rate remains down from before the pandemic at nearly 68 percent, compared to 70 percent in March of 2020. Minnesota's labor force is more than 84,000 workers smaller than spring of 2020.
--Little Falls Radio was informed Thursday morning that the bingo this Sunday at Sacred Heart in Flensburg had to be cancelled this year. Again the bingo in Flensburg this Sunday has been cancelled.
--There are many events going on this weekend, high school performances of plays at Swanville High School tonight and Saturday starting both nights at 7:30pm, performances at Pierz Healy High School “Legally Blonde the Musical” tonight and Saturday night at 7pm and Sunday afternoon at 2pm, The Christmas Bazaar Saturday and Sunday at St. Mary's in Little Falls-Saturday 8-6:30 with soup/food during lunch hours, cake walk early and bingo later in the day-Sunday 9-12 with breakfast and raffles. There is a Crafters events at Canteen Saturday and there is Bowlus holiday bake sale at American Legion in Bowlus Sunday afternoon, there is a benefit for Kristie Berendt Saturday 2-6pm at Royalton Legion and there are still some bingos Sunday in St. Mathias and also at Holy Family Belle Prairie Sunday at 1:30pm . The Morrill-Ramey Lions will Sunday have a breakfast at the parish hall in Morrill for all to enjoy and many many more events heading into Thanksgiving weekend next week listen in on LF Radio for details and online at fallsradio.com.
--The Pierz City Council will meet Monday 7pm at Pierz City Council also St. Nick Night returns to Pierz on Wednesday December 1st.
--Morrison County Chaplain Gregg Valentine stated that they didn’t have any fundraisers last year because of COVID-19. But they are planning on having their annual Pizza Party at the Little Falls VFW on Sunday, November 28th from 11am-1pm. This is all you can eat pizza. There will also be a coat drive, food shelf and a Christmas Concert by TJ Stang an amazing child prodigy at the piano who is now a teenager. Nancy and Gregg Valentine will be there to greet everyone and have a booth to get the newsletter or sign up for prayer and financial support for the Morrison County Chaplaincy Program.
--A special thank you to all who gave on Give to the Max Day in Minnesota it was reported $34,390,470 was raised going to 6,457 organziations, groups, schools and non profits in the state.
THANKSGIVING TRAVEL NEWS
--Though the weather in Minnesota is expected to be fairly calm but colder than average with highs in the 20s and 30s leading to Thanksgiving most of the country is gearing up for two large weather systtems. Heavy rains and ice will effect early next week portions of Nashville to New Orleans while heavy snow in Pittsburgh, Chicago and Detroit and other parts of the Great Lakes, that storm will move up the East Coast effecting Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York City and Boston while Washington DC, Baltimore, North and South Carolina and Atlanta will deal with the cold, rain and some ice. There will also be a large snow/rain system in the Pacific Northwest could see heavy snow during the holiday effecting Washington State, Oregon and Idaho making things messy for road travelers and delays for those in the air. They state check forecasts and be prepared for messy traveling next week.
DEATH NOTICES
--Jeanette F. Schwanke, age 100 of Randall.
--Michael “Mike” J. Bursch, age 54 of Brainerd formerly Royalton.
--Joan M. Schwientek, age 64 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly cloudy skies, still windy, high 37.
TONIGHT= partly cloudy skies, low around 22.
SATURDAY= sunny, not as windy, high 40, clear night, low 18.
SUNDAY= snow likely by midday, gusty winds, falling temps from the low 30s early into the single digits by late evening.
MONDAY= partly cloudy, colder, high 18, low around 4 above.
SPORTS
COL FB= Gophers at Indiana Saturday 2:30pm kickoff, pregame coverage begins at 12:30pm on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= Vikings host the Green Bay Packers Sunday at noon.
HS FB= state semi-final games continue today as they started yesterday and wrap up Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Prep Bowl is scheduled for next Friday and Saturday.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1621= The Mayflower spotted land around Cape Cod, explored the coast and then grounded the next day in Plymouth Colony.
IN 1863= President Abraham Lincoln delivered “The Gettysburg Address” beginning with the line 4 Score and 7 Years Ago.
IN 1959= Ford announced that they were canceling the Edsel.
IN 1965= Kelloggs introduced Pop Tart pastries.
IN 1980= Brooke Shields Calvin Klein jeans ads are banned on TV.