Pancake supper Feb. 13 will benefit homeless
Monday, Feb. 13, St. Bridget Catholic Church will host a pancake supper to benefit the River Falls’ homeless. Supper will served from 4-7 p.m. in the church dining hall. Menu includes pancakes, eggs, ham, fresh fruit, coffee and milk. A donation is requested.
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Coming up Feb. 8 and 9 is "Hollywood Week" for American Idol. It is the next time viewers in this area may have the chance to see Reed Grimm perform on national television.
RELATED CONTENTA royal visit with the Vulcans
Last weekend, Jan. 26-29, River Falls Grand Royal Ambassador Kasey Manche attended festivities at the Winter Carnival in St Paul. Her weekend stay was sponsored by the River Falls Lions Club. She spent the weekend with 84 other community royalty from Western Wisconsin and the Twin Cities area touring St. Paul and reveling in the legend and lore of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Here Kasey visits with the 2012 Vulcan Krewe.
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New name for nursing home
Grace Healthcare, 1663 E. Division St., has been renamed Kinnic Health and Rehab.
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Korean traditional music will be performed at UW-River Falls on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the William Abbott Concert Hall of the Kleinpell Fine Arts building.
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As a hobby, Tom Caflisch has long enjoyed working with wood. He’s made vases, plates, bowls and cooling racks.
RELATED CONTENTYMCA Daddy-Daughter dance
The River Falls YMCA will be hosting a Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 6-8 p.m. in the River Falls High School commons. Lifetime memories will be made for all dads and daughters.
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Two valued and longtime members of city commissions retired this month, Ellen Smith (top) and Audrey Alton (bottom).
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Many people learn a few folk-dancing steps somewhere in life, but most haven’t done an allemande, sashay or promenade since elementary school P.E. classes.
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St. Croix Valley SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) is a non-profit organization that provides free comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault. SART’s forensic nurse examiners and volunteer advocates assist and support victims from their initial examination following an assault through the prosecution of the suspect.
Days Gone By (Jan. 26)
A view from the sky
On Jan. 20, River Falls resident, Karl Blazevic, got off of work early and took his radio controlled airplane above the River Falls Hospital.
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Black Gospel music has, for centuries, been a religious expression for black Americans, but it has been much more for them and for the rest of us. For those who originated this music out of their various American and African experiences, it had multiple uses.
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I was told years ago by my English teacher Sara Keeler that one should never judge a book by its cover, but I couldn’t resist the wrapping of Minnesota author Carla Hagen’s new book from North Star Press of St. Cloud, “Hand Me Down My Walking Cane.”
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