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NEWS
–Today is Veterans Day a day to remember the men and women who have and continue to serve this great nation. There are a number of special programs at area schools today. The USA Community Chorus performs for our Veterans tonight 7:30pm at the Upsala High School and Mary of Lourdes Vets Program at 1:30pm will be heard live on KLTF. Also with today being Veteran’s Day, a federal holiday, some government agencies are closed while others may be open. Some banks and other financial institutions may have special hours for the holiday so it is best to call ahead to see what businesses are open or have special hours due to Veterans Day. Also there will be no regular mail delivery from the US Postal Service today.
–The first weekend of Minnesota’s gun-deer season produced a harvest that was up about 6.3 percent compared with the same period last year. Preliminary numbers released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday showed a harvest of 68,401 animals registered through Monday. That compares with a opening-weekend harvest of 64,365 animals for the same period last season. Hunters have 48 hours to register the deer they shoot. Back-to-back harsh winters prompted the DNR to take that conservative approach to this season’s regulations. Many parts of the state are buck-only permit areas. A mild winter allowed the population to rebound, even in the hardest-hit northeast, if preliminary numbers are a good indicator. Merchant said preliminary harvest numbers were up in the northeast’s 100-series permit region — with 16,488 deer taken, compared with 15,320 over the same period last year. Through Friday, 419,035 firearms deer hunting licenses had been sold in Minnesota. That compares with 393,549 for the same period last year. The firearms deer season runs through Sunday while the archery season for deer runs through December 31st.
–The Brainerd School Board Monday started the procedure to find their next permanent superintendent. The School Board said they will post the job listing with hopes of having interviews conducted and a decision by early March so that a permanent superintendent can be officially in place by July 1st next year. Interim Superintendent Bob Gross took over this past July after Klint Willert stepped down to become Superintendent in Brookings, South Dakota.
–Give to the Max Day is scheduled for Thursday. Last year 62,000 Minnesotans logged onto givemn.org and gave a record breaking 18 million dollars to their favorite schools and non profits in just 24 hours on Give to the Max Day. This year local projects include the Morrison County Food Shelf, Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery, Morrison County Chaplaincy, First Lutheran Church, CHI St. Gabriel’s Health Foundation, Military Historical Society, Kinship Firearm’s Safety Program, Morrison County Animal Humane Society and many more. You can schedule a donation or learn more on givemn.org.
–Mille Lacs Tribal Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the Grand Market north of Onamia near the casino on October 31st. The report said that the suspect fled the scene before officers arived. The store clerk said the man entered demanded money and after the clerk say he had contacted authorities the man fled. No one was injured and it appears nothing was taken. The suspect has not been found and the investigation into the case in still ongoing.
–The 6th Annual Bowl to Build fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity will be on November 21st at noon. To register a team for the event or find out more about Habitat for Humanity contact Kathy at 616-2084.
–The Crow Wing County Commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to end their partnership with Central Minnesota Community Corrections ending their probation services with Morrison and Aitkin County and instead will go it alone administering probation through Crow Wing County Community Services.
–A Big Lake woman was injured Tuesday morning in a rear-end collision on U.S. Highway 10. 20-year old Amanda Sheldon was driving east on Highway 10 when she rear-ended a car stopped at a red light in a left turn lane. Sheldon was taken to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids with injuries the State Patrol did not consider life-threatening. The driver of the stopped car, 41-year-old Russell Cox of Brooklyn Park, did not report any injuries.
–On behalf of the Youth As Resources organization, United Way of Crow Wing and Southern Cass Counties is giving out more than $8,000 in grant dollars this winter to youth-led projects in the Brainerd lakes area. Grants are available for projects that put the ideas and energy of young people to work to address important community needs. Projects must be designed and carried out by young people with adults serving as advisers and have a realistic budget with solid plans. Funding priority will be given to projects that build leadership skills, raise self-esteem, strengthen the community and build relationships between youth and adults. Requests can be up to $1,000. Deadline to submit applications is January 18th. Visit www.unitedwaynow.org for additional information, including a grant application and application details.
DEATH NOTICE
–Mary “Mert” Hartman, age 78 of St. Cloud formerly of Staples
WEATHER
TODAY= clouds increase, afternoon rain showers, high near 50.
TONIGHT= rain changing to wet snow late, breezy, low 33.
THURSDAY= rain/snow mix and very blustery, high 40, low 29.
FRIDAY= gradual clearing, windy and colder, high 36, low 24.
SPORTS
NFL= Vikings Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has passed the first round of concussion tests and if all goes well, Coach Mike Zimmer believes that Bridgewater will play Sunday at Oakland. The NFL as of yesterday still had not fined or suspended The Ram’s Lamarcus Joyner. It was reported that Joyner will likely not be suspended for the hit but will be fined as part of the NFL infraction policy for a head shot to a quarterback but as of yesterday nothing from the NFL.
HS FB= Prep Bowl 2015 begins Friday with 4 games starting with the 9-man title game at 10am and ending with the 5A title game at 4pm on Saturday. The AAA title game Saturday at 1pm pits Jackson County Central against #1 ranked Pierz. Hear it live on FM94 KFML.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1918= at 11:11am the Armistice as signed ending World War I. The day was later renamed from Armistice Day to Veteran’s Day to remember the men and women who have and still do serve in the United States Armed Forces for our country.
IN 1934= penalty shots first added to NHL Hockey games.
IN 1938= Kate Smith first sings God Bless America on radio.
IN 1959= Rocky and his friends, starring Rocky & Bullwinkle premiered on prime-time television- first animated prime-time show.
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