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ISSUE NUMBER 49 • PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 201 2
Top: Lit Luminaries spell out everyones's hope on the east dike in Leistikow Memorial Park during the Relay For Life Friday evening. Bottom Left: Cancer Survivor Speaker
Jeanette Bjornstad, Park River lights the first luminaria. Jeanette was diagnosed with ovarian cancer three years ago. Bottom Middle: Many relay teams built campfires to
take the chill out of the evening. Bottom Right: Lit luminaries light up the road through Leistkow Memorial Park Friday during the Relay For Life. More photos on Page 5.
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PARK RIVER, N.D. --
Fourth of July parades . . .
marching bands, antique cars
and tractors, little children and
candy, class reunion floats, and
horses. Whenever you have
horses in a parade it's in-
evitable you'll find "road ap-
ples" on the street, or in other
words - horse droppings.
On the Fourth of July in
Park River, ND you'll have a
chance to cash in on the de-
posits that the horses leave on
the street by purchasing a
"Splish, Splash, Plop for Cash"
Save Our Pool Fundraiser raf-
fle ticket for $10.
Park River's Briggs Ave
from 7th Street to Highway 17
has been digitally mapped and
tional prizes will be awarded
for the second plop ($300) and
the third plop ($200)! In the
event that the "plop" lands be-
tween two sections a pre-se-
lected group of judges will de-
divided into 5' x 30' sections, termine the winning section.
each with its own number to be "Plop" spotters will follow the
randomly assigned prior to the
parade on July 4, 2012. A $10
raffle ticket donation entitles
you to a 5' x 30' section and if
the first horse deposit "plops"
in your section you win
$1,000! It's that easy! Addi-
horses during the parade to de-
termine the winners. All deci-
sions of the Judges are final.
"Splish, Splash, Plop for
Plop
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PARK RIVER,
N.D. -- First Care
Health Center still is
seeking community
input on what the area
needs are. The rural
hospital in Park River,
N.D., serves a large
area and provides a
variety of services.
Beginning in May,
a number of surveys
were passes out
throughout the com-
munity and a focus
group was held to es-
tablish what the hos-
pital has been doing
well, what could be
improved upon, and
what else could be
provided to the area.
First Care Health
Center Administrator
Louise Dryburgh said
that in an effort to
gather more informa-
tion the comment pe-
riod would be ex-
tended. First Care
Health Center needs
your input by June 25.
"We are counting
on your feedback to
assist us in determin-
ing how we can best
meet your healthcare
needs and expecta-
tions," said Dryburgh.
First Care Health
FCHC Survey
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PARK RIVER, N.D. -- On Saturday, June
16 the Minnesota Twins Play Ball! program is
coming to Park River. The event will be held at
Vern Halvorson Field or in the case of inclement
weather at Park River High
School Gym.
The free baseball and soft-
ball clinics are open to boys
and girls ages 6 to 16.
The first session is for 6 to 9-
year-olds and the second for 10
to 16-year-olds. Clinics focus
on hitting, fielding and throw-
ing. Parents are encouraged to
participate with their children.
Children ages 6 to 9 years
should report June 16 at 9:00
a.m.; children ages 10 to 16
should arrive at 10:30 a.m.
The Play Ball! Minnesota
Youth Clinics program provides boys and girls
from throughout the Upper Midwest with the
opportunity to enhance their baseball and soft-
ball skills, while also hearing positive messages
about staying in school and away from drugs
and alcohol. Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clin-
ics are funded and administered by the Twins
Community Fund.
Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout
Angelo Giuliani, the clinic program serves as a
way for the ball club to pro-
mote the games of baseball and
softball to boys and girls
throughout the region. Since
the program's inception, more
than 800,000 youth have taken
part in Twins clinics in the Up-
per Midwest and Southwest
Florida.
Play Ball! Minnesota is a
collaboration among the Min-
nesota Twins Community Fund
and Minnesota youth baseball
and softball organizations.
Play Ball! Minnesota's focus is
to promote and improve the
games of baseball and softball for Minnesota
youth through increasing participation, com-
munication and volunteerism; and improving
fields, instruction and sportsmanship.
For more information about Play Ball! Min-
nesota visit www.playballmn.com.
Obituaries
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Pit Elementary Awards
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Summer Park Board news
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