Ruffed grouse and spruce grouse hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 17, and lasts through Jan. 1, 2023. Woodcock season is from Saturday, Sept. 24, through Monday, Nov. 7. Hunters can find a variety of grouse and woodcock hunting information, including where and when to hunt, regulations, and safety and educational resources for those who want to learn to hunt these forest birds, at the Minnesota DNR’s grouse hunting webpage (mndnr.gov/Hunting/Grouse).

The “mystery object’ is no longer a mystery. It was found in a box in the Polk County Historical Society’s museum in Crookston. Yvonne Halvorson said it’s a roller skate key. Bruce Flaig also recognized it.

Altru’s Home Health Earns the 2021 SHPBest “Premier Performer” Patient Satisfaction Award Grand Forks, N.D. — Altru’s Home Health, serving Grand Forks and the region, has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Premier Performer” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score that ranked in the top 5% of all eligible SHP clients for 2021.

MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA - The Crookston Public Library is inviting readers to join its Reading by the Red book club, which invites adults of all ages to meet in the library's beautiful River Room to discuss a variety of widely-read books. The selected title for September will be the locally-based Murder on the Red River by Marcie Rendon, with a discussion to be held Tuesday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Fargo, N.D., Sept. 12, 2022 — North Dakota State University is offering new online certificates to increase access to technology skills training for industry- recognized programs such as Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, CompTIA and Pega. The courses offered through the partnership will create new pathways to high-earning careers in the technology industry and help meet the workforce needs of the state.

September 12, 2022 — Northland Community & Technical College is excited to welcome Jackson Harren as a new mechatronics program instructor at the Advanced Resource Center for Innovation and Education (ARC) in Warroad, Minnesota. Harren attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville and obtained his B.S.E. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an M.S. in Management of Technology. Harren returned to Warroad from Huntsville to join the Manufacturing Engineering team at Marvin, where he served in a leadership role for several years.

Submitted The Park Board will have a meeting on Monday, September 19 at 4:45 pm in the City Hall Conference Room. The Special City Council will meet after the Park Board at 5:30 pm.

Minnesota’s archery deer season opens Saturday, Sept. 17, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to make a plan for the season by considering safety, hunting regulations, chronic wasting disease and steps they need to take to process their deer.

The RiverView Auxiliary Board is eager to continue our fundraising campaign. We are committed to supporting RiverView Health in their mission of delivering a healthcare experience that consistently exceeds patients’ expectations through exceptional people, exceptional care, and exceptional outcomes.

Greetings and happy fall from the University of Minnesota Crookston! Our campus has been buzzing with classes, activities, and athletics. It is exciting to see so many engaged students back in the halls and classrooms.