Newsletter: Thursday, February 25th 2021
NEWS
--Aaron Olson of Kinship of Morrison County mentoring program spoke yesterday on Little Falls Radio stating that they have had to make some changes like all others on how things are done for events. Olson stated that the annual Soup and Chili Cookoff for Kids will now be in October of this year and not in March due to the last one they held in 2019 had nearly 500 people and right now ballrooms and indoor venues can only have half or less of that and Olson stated you don't want people to wait outside when the weather in March is always unpredictable. There will be an online auction type event in April to help with donations to Kinship so stay tuned for that. This Friday Kinship of Morrison County is hosting a fish fry (formerly Kiwanis Fish Fry) from 4:30-7pm at the Little Falls VFW dine in or carry out that night, no presale tickets. They will have the same menu from Kiwanis and it is $10 for adults and less prices for younger children and under 5 are free. All proceeds go the mentoring program of Kinship. Questions contact Aaron Olson at 632-8806.
--A Foley man is accused of strangling a woman inside a residence on Valentines Day. According to a criminal complaint filed in Benton County court, Nicholas William Dunn, 23, of Foley, is facing a felony charge of domestic assault by strangulation and two misdemeanor charges of domestic assault from an incident involving his live in girlfriend after an argument on February 14th.
--A St. Cloud man is facing a felony charge after allegedly using his truck to threaten his neighbor. St. Cloud Police were called to the 600 block of 23rd Avenue North Monday afternoon. The caller said he had been in an argument with his neighbor, 26-year-old Roshay Riggs. According to the criminal complaint, Riggs was upset his neighbor's dog was barking, drove his truck next door, and was yelling and swearing at the victim. Records show at one point, the neighbor was behind Riggs' truck and Riggs put it in reverse, forcing the neighbor to jump out of the way. The neighbor then went to the front of the truck and was between his own vehicle and Riggs' vehicle. Riggs allegedly revved the engine as if he was going to hit him, then drove forward before stopping two feet before hitting the neighbor. Riggs got out of the truck and the two continued arguing. Employees from Collins Brothers Towing across the street came to help and heard Riggs say multiple times that he would kill the victim. Riggs ultimately drove off. He is charged with making threats of violence with a reckless disregard of the risk.
--The Morrison County website showed 27 active cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday's report. Little Falls zip code at 13, no others were over 5 cases in the county. The state website reported 761 new cases and 9 new deaths yesterday. Morrison County had 4 new cases.
--This week is School Board recognition week and School Bus Driver's Appreciation week. Area schools have thanked members of their school boards at meetings and messages and schools also have provided special treatment, even a breakfast for some of their school bus drivers this week. A big thank you for all involved in getting our students to and from school safe, and those that make the major decisions in helping to improve our student's education process.
--Holy Trinity School in Pierz will be hosting their Early Childhood Education Open House Tuesday, March 9th from 5:30-7pm. Please contact the school to reserve your spot at (320) 468-6446.
--The next Little Falls City Council meeting will be on Monday night at 7:30pm with a work session at 6:30pm. Some via zoom/or in person.
--Little Falls Catholic, which is composed of the churches of Holy Family, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Mary’s, will now be a distribution site for the next round of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. This is part of the coronavirus assistance program developed to help farmers, ranchers and consumers in response to the impact of the pandemic. The date for the next distribution is Wednesday, March 3rd from 3:30-5:30pm. No appointment is needed; however, food will not be distributed before 3:30pm. The contents of the boxes will contain perishable foods, including dairy, fruits, vegetables, and proteins. The distribution will be held at Holy Family Church/Belle Prairie located at: 18777 Riverwood Dr. Little Falls. If you would like to volunteer to help, contact 320-616-1213. Cars should enter from the south on Riverwood Drive. A future distribution date is also planned for April 1st at Holy Family.
--If you have a fish house on an area lake time now to plan to remove it. The deadline for fish house removal in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota before midnight Monday, March 1st. The southern portion of the state's inland waters run from a line at Highway 10 on the west end over to highway 34 to Highway 200 to Highway 2 on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The deadline north of that line is no later than midnight on March, 15th. Remember it is against the law to leave any garbage, debris, or pieces of your fish house on the ice.
--There will be a free gospel and bluegrass concert coming up on Sunday, March 7th from 5:45-8pm at Pierz Healy High School Performing Arts Center featuring the Benson Family. The nights' opening act is the Fellowship Bible Church of Pirez Praise Team. Bring an item or cash for the Pierz Food Shelf and be eligible for door prizes courtesy of local businesses. Please wear face coverings and all of the social distancing protocols will be followed for the event on March 7th at the High School in Pierz.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
--Tony and Saralyn Andres, parents of a baby girl born February 23rd.
DEATH NOTICES
--Sister Mary Rosaria Hagel, age 97 of St. Francis Convent, LF.
--Hildegarde J. Kapsner, age 95 of Pierz.