NEWS
--Tim Sumner stated Monday that they have all the volunteers they need and thanked all who reached out to help with the Community Thanksgiving Meal tomorrow 11am-1pm at the Falls Ballroom in Little Falls. He did ask with the colder weather forecast on Thursday to maybe wait until closer to 10:30am to arrive at the event, you will be seated and they will move the line along to seat the eaters on Thursday with as limited of wait time outside possible from the cold. If you need a ride, call Tim Sumner today at 320-632-2540. Thanks to the Little Falls Ministerial Association, The Falls Ballroom all the donations and volunteers putting on the meal tomorrow.
--There is also a Community Thanksgiving Meal Thursday at 11:30am to 1:30pm at the Word of Life Church in Upsala. All are invited.
--Friday is the start of the Christmas Tours, check out the fun at Linden Hill “Christmas at the Mansions” including the Little Falls Radio room designed by Sales Manager Melanie Lintner of LF Radio. Christmas Tree Lane at the Minnesota Fishing Museum with Santa Claus being there Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The Nutcracker Suite at the Rosenmeier Home this year put on by the Morrison County Animal Humane Society and Holiday of Flight put on at the Charles Lindbergh House and Museum all starting Friday this week and for most running non stop until December 3rd for all to enjoy.
--The Santa Parade is Friday at 6pm in Little Falls. Reminder to please be seated on the east side of Highway 27 facing to the north as they will only be driving on the eastside of 27 and no candy will be tossed to the other side of the road, you must sit on that side to enjoy the parade. The lineup at 5pm is on Lindbergh Drive South then turns east on 27 and goes to bank square at 1st Street will turn left and then will be on 1st Street to the Fire Hall just north of downtown. All are welcome to see the parade Friday at 6pm. You can also look for Ron Specker of LF Radio emceeing the parade near Lin Furniture with the FAB Trailer and thanks to the West Side Improvement Association for sponsors the Santa Parade this year in Little Falls Friday at 6pm.
--Stearns County Road 75 motorists will have to detour around a bridge replacement project starting Monday. County Road 75 will close near 28th Avenue in Waite Park to remove and replace the bridge over the Sauk River. The bridge is deficient and needs replacing. The plan was to start the work in late June or early July, but the project is tied to some federal money which delayed the start. Instead, work will begin on Monday with the final concrete course poured in the spring of 2024. Once the bridge closes, traffic will have to be detoured either south via I-94 and Highway 23 or County Road 134 to the north. The nearly $5-million project is scheduled to be completed next June. Details on Stearns County website.
--An 80-year-old from Onamia was hurt Tuesday at 11:42am on Highway 169 near Onamia. Alvin Flasch was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. Another driver was not injured.
--Sartell police are asking for your help as they try to track down the driver of a dirt bike. They say an individual was involved in a trespassing and destruction of property on the old landfill site. The suspect fled from officers who discontinued due to safety concerns. He was last seen heading north on County Road 4. If you might have information on who the driver please contact the Sartell Police Department. A picture on Sartell Police Facebook page.
--Congratulations to Wally Schaefer the $100 Ho Ho Dough winner this week. See all the information on Ho Ho Dough and this weeks qualifiers at fallsradio.com.
--Thursday is Thanksgiving. A Federal Holiday on the 4th Thursday of November starting back around the times of the U.S. Civil War. The holiday dates back to the Pilgrims and Native Americans who feasted after surviving their first year in the colonies back in the 1620s. Tomorrow all government agencies are closed, banks, financial institutions, post offices, no mail delivery, many businesses, and fast food places are closed and unlike previous years many stores, even big box stores are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving Day. Some grocery stores, gas stations and others are open tomorrow with special hours at some for your thanksgiving needs. Also some businesses, government offices (like the government center) and others are likely to be closed also on Friday using the day as a floating holiday from earlier in the year so best to check ahead to see what is open on Friday. Banks and post offices will reopen on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that a day to check ahead on places.
--Friday is Black Friday, in the past a day that stores would get back into the black on holiday sales. In previous years stores would open very early to get the shoppers in waiting overnight and through the day with many deals. Most big box stores have monthly deals and do not do the big open early or late anymore some Friday are not even opening before 6am or 7am this year. Smaller stores wait for their big deals on Saturday which is Small Business Saturday to get the holiday going strong. It was also reported in the past 5-10 years that the Saturday before Christmas has become the biggest shopping boom of the last years as many now wait closer to Christmas to buy items.
--Morrison County Chaplain Gregg Valentine invites all to the Chaplaincy Pizza Party this Sunday from 11am-1pm. Come for pizza and pop, drop off any used coats, mittens, scarves, hats for the clothing drive to help out those in need this winter to stay warm. There is a food drive for the food shelf so please donate non perishable food items to that. You can also meet Chaplain Valentine and others and learn about and how to help the chaplaincy program through the sheriff's office. Valentine will speak more about on Friday morning at 8:30am on AM960 KLTF Community Events program.
DEATH NOTICES
--Florence Rocheleau Tholen, age 96 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly cloudy skies, warmer, high 47, clear night low 19.
THANKSGIVING= sunny and breezy, high 26, clear night, low 10.
BLACK FRIDAY= sunny, winds die down, high 27, low around 15.
SATURDAY= sunny skies, high 31, low around 20.
SUNDAY= cloudy skies, high 32, low around 14.
MONDAY= partly sunny, blustery, few flurries at times, high 24.
SPORTS
BHK= Little Falls at Monticello Friday 7pm on Q92 WYRQ.
PREP= Prep Bowl for teams like Nevis, Eden Valley Watkins, ROCORI and others in High School Championships starts Friday morning.
COL FB= Minnesota hosts Wisconsin for the ax Saturday at 2:30pm.
A reminder that there will be no newsletter delivered this Thursday or Friday this week. The newsletter will be back on Monday at area businesses and online at fallsradio.com. All at Little Falls Radio wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.