🌱 How a Crookston gift could fully fund college for Gonvick students

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Crookston gift could fully fund college for Gonvick students

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 33.
• Friday: Periods of sun; windy, cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• UMC officially dedicates Nielsen Family Wellness Center (grandforksherald.com) — Gonvick residents are now eligible for a generous full-tuition scholarship tied to the newly dedicated Nielsen Family Wellness Center at the University of Minnesota Crookston. A $6.2 million gift from alumnus Les Nielsen and his late wife, June, honors their northwest Minnesota roots, including family ties to the Red Lake Falls and Gonvick area, and expands support for local students pursuing college degrees.
   

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📸 Around Gonvick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gonvick

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 30

• Fertile-Beltrami vs Clearbrook-Gonvick
  CLEARBROOK GONVICK HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, Clearbrook
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Barn Quilt Painting Workshop
  Gonvick LINK Site , 170 Main St , Gonvick
  12:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Ada-Borup-West vs Bagley
  BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL , 1130 Main Ave N , Bagley
  9:30 am
• Ada-Borup-West vs Fosston
  Fosston High School , 301 1st St E , Fosston
  9:30 am

Friday April 24

• Teague Alexy
  Brigid's Pub , 317 Beltrami Ave NW , Bemidji
  7:00 pm
• 2026 Funtastic Dance Follies
  Bemidji State University , 1500 Birchmont Dr NE , Bemidji
  7:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Pine River-Backus vs Bagley
  BAGLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL , 1130 Main Ave N , Bagley
  9:30 am
• Pre-School Storytime
  McIntosh Public Library , 115 NW Broadway , McIntosh
  10:30 am

Wednesday April 29

• Trivia at Ruzy’s Bar & Grill
  Ruzy's Bar & Grill Indoor Golf Simulators , 801 Washington Ave S , Bemidji
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Building Stronger Partnerships with Native Communities (In-person) — Anton Treuer
  Sanford Center , 1111 Event Center Dr NE , Bemidji
  11:00 am
• Bingo at Ruzy’s Bar & Grill
  Ruzy's Bar & Grill Indoor Golf Simulators , 801 Washington Ave S , Bemidji
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Hillsboro/Central Valley at Red Lake County Central
  Red Lake County Central ISD 2906 , 201 Governor St , Oklee
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Riviana Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Clearbrook. Apply here.
• CHS Inc posted a job opening for Seasonal Truck Driver in Oklee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gonvick here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bemidji

• United Way of Bemidji Area recognizes volunteers for storm relief efforts (bemidjipioneer.com)
• Jacks sweep Fergus Falls, Moorhead in triangular (bemidjipioneer.com)
• Community gathers for retiring Bemidji Police officer's final escort (kaxe.org)

Cass Lake

• Boys' Golf Preview: Pine River-Backus golfer hopes to build on state meet success (pineandlakes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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