Ryan Bakken
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Big park projects in the works for Grand Forks
Nine Grand Forks Park District projects totaling about $1.4 million are scheduled to be done this year. The most expensive job is a $640,000 repair of Eagles Arena, an ice rink that serves Red River High School hockey, figure skaters and Mites, hockey players ages 7-8.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Plenty of room to enjoy
Here’s a proposed new North Dakotan slogan: “We have elbow room.” That’s something clearly lacking for Rhode Island residents, who recently were revealed in a national poll to experience the least enjoyment of any state. Rhode Islanders also ranked second — behind only West Virginia and its coal miners — for being stressed out.
RELATED CONTENTAfter weeks as a city moose, Crookston creature is shooed out of town
A moose is no longer on the loose in town here. After spending about 10 weeks in the city limits, entertaining residents and frustrating authorities, the moose has moved — or, more accurately, been pushed — out of town.
RELATED CONTENTThief River Falls' Digi-Key to drive new workers to work
Thief River Falls company recruits in Crookston to the south avoiding competition with nearby firms that are also ramping up hiring.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Blue words a golden ticket
Once upon a time, obnoxious behavior was punished. These days, it’s rewarded. The latest example of this cultural U-turn is A.J. Clemente. You likely have heard of him. If you haven’t, he was the news anchor who received acclaim — not scorn — for his two-word, on-air faux pas that rhymes with “ducking fit.”
RELATED CONTENTGrand Forks woman makes sure kids can afford prom with free gowns
Over the last 11 years, the 56-year-old Sylvia Wolf has secured an estimated 150 free gowns for girls attending school dances, most notably for prom. They go to students who can’t afford the finery that routinely costs in triple figures.
RELATED CONTENTKarlstad native gets military honor for help with injured mountain climber
A native of Karlstad recently received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroism while on leave in Japan in December 2011.
RELATED CONTENTPark District to decide Springfest's fate at Tuesday meeting
The Grand Forks Park District will decide Tuesday whether to allow Springfest at University Park. By then, park officials should be able to determine if the park will be able to handle the 3,000-plus people who attend the annual, unofficial celebration of the end of the UND school year.
RELATED CONTENTEast Grand Forks council against Red River phosphorus rule
The City of Moorhead found sympathetic ears from East Grand Forks City Council members Tuesday in regard to proposed phosphorus restrictions in the Red River basin.
RELATED CONTENTEast Grand Forks floodwall work to begin Thursday
The planned installation of the “invisible floodwall” in downtown East Grand Forks this week is not because high water is arriving sooner than anticipated. Instead, it’s a matter of holding down overtime.
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RYAN BAKKEN: Here's your team to be named later
Recently, some UND athletics department news releases and some Herald sports stories have used “Green and White” to refer to the university’s athletes.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: The chaos coordinator will take your call now
Ryan discusses the benefits of getting to create your own title in the workplace.
RELATED CONTENTCrookston children find happiness in hay bales
The description of the “natural play space” in Crookston seemed like some new-age concept that was mock-worthy. But Bakken found, instead, an almost old-fashioned kind of play that is heavy on imagination and light on fancy equipment.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Expert help on some sweet research
Because the Boss Lady is out of town, I’ve been commissioned to secure the necessary Halloween treats to dispense on Wednesday evening.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: 13 Reasons to turn your frown upside-down
Cheer up, things are going from worst to bad temperatures are falling, as are the minutes of daylight. Winter is coming. Soon. But don’t despair. Not all is bleak.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: A vote for McGovern
The first presidential candidate I voted for was George McGovern, who died Sunday at age 90. My vote was cast for the most selfish — and best 3 of reasons: I didn’t want to die.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Plastic surgery is wasted on the young
American teens are undergoing more than 200,000 procedures per year, according to an estimate. This is wrong.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Politics ad nauseam
Mercifully, the election is three weeks away. That’s when it will be safe to watch evening television again. I’m referring, of course, to the commercials. It seems as if 90 percent of commercials this month concern political races.
RELATED CONTENTThief River Falls worker retires after 60 years at same job
Winton Dahlin was allowed to knock off 30 minutes early from work Friday, his last day on the job. Consensus was that he earned it, since he’s worked the past 60 years for the same company.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN BAKKEN: Goals for a life without fries
When I was school age, I ignored the first morning rousing by my mother by rolling over and going back to sleep. But when the second shaking came, I complied because if I didn’t, there was hell to pay. Hopefully, my most recent second wakeup call will be equally successful.
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