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Finding new East Grand Forks leader may take 6 months
Replacing outgoing East Grand Forks City Administrator Scott Huizenga likely will take three to six months, Mayor Lynn Stauss said. Stauss said the city will use a consulting firm to recruit candidates. He said no city employee has expressed an interest in the job yet.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Despite U.S. oil boom, some states fear fuel scarcity
The U.S. oil and gas renaissance that has bestowed unexpected prosperity on states from North Dakota to Pennsylvania and boosted distillate production to a record high in the Midwest is also causing pockets of fuel scarcity: just ask Arkansas.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Reuters - News

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THAT REMINDS ME: May ’88: Dust storms, fires and precious few flowers
Firefighters were able to contain a large blaze near the American Crystal Sugar Plant in East Grand Forks 25 years ago.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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Rodolfo “Rudy” / “Popo” Rivera Sr.
Rodolfo “Rudy” / “Popo” Rivera Sr., 56 of Grand Forks, ND died Friday, May 3, 2013 at his home. Rudy Rivera was born July 1, 1956 in Moorhead, MN the son of Celestino and Estella (Alonzo) Rivera. He grew up and graduated from Crystal City Texas High School. He married Graciela Lopez on June 10, 1975 in Cavalier, ND. They worked as migrant workers in the upper Red River Valley for a number of years. In 1987 they moved to East Grand Forks where he attended the EGF AVTI in mechanics. He worked for EGF School District, the Farmers Finest Bean Company from 2002 – 2007 and from 2007 until present for the EERC in Grand Forks.

He is survived by his wife Graciela of Grand Forks, children, Rick (Amy) Rivera of Shakopee, MN, Rudy Jr. (Kristen) Rivera of Bismarck, ND, Rolando (Kaylie) Rivera of Grand Forks, Rianna (Josh) Flores, of Grand Forks and Sylvia Linkous of Georgetown, Ohio, grandchildren, Danielle, Taylor, Kolby, Xavier, Riley, Nevaeh, Ebonye, and Dallas, siblings, Olga (Alex) Avalos, of Perrysburg, Ohio, Celestina Rivera of Crystal City, TX, Magdalena (Silvestre) Rivera of Brownwood, TX, Jorge Rivera of Crystal City, TX and his mother Estella Rivera of Crystal City, TX. He is preceded in death by his father Celestino, 1 brother Guadalupe Rivera and 1 sister Esmeralda Martinez.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)

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David J. Cervantez
March 19, 1933 - May 5, 2013

KARLSTAD, Minn. - David J. Cervantez, 80, East Grand Forks, Minn., died Sunday in Karlstad Healthcare Center.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)

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Mom who pushed for tougher ND drunk driving laws cited for DUI a week after bill signing
The mother of two boys killed by a drunken driver last summer was cited for DUI after rolling her car last weekend, just days after she and her husband stood behind Gov. Jack Dalrymple as he signed a bill strengthening the state’s impaired driving penalties.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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LOCAL CLIPBOARD: Girls tennis, Softball, Girls soccer, Hockey, Girls golf
A quick look at local sports
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Sports

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East Grand Forks native pleads guilty to bank robberies
An ex-convict dubbed the “Man in Black” bank robber has admitted stealing more than $110,000 in 31 bank robberies across Minnesota.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - - News

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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Kittell hits the ground running at Lake Region
Joe Kittell was hired as the men’s basketball coach at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake in mid-April. The North Dakota native, who was an assistant at Gillette (Wyo.) Community College, has hit the ground running. Or maybe more accurately, hit the ground driving.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Sports

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Gay marriage opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol
Minnesota lawmakers prepared Monday for what could be a pivotal week at the Capitol for the bid to legalize gay marriage in the state. Dozens of opponents of the measure demonstrated at the Capitol, hoping to slow the bill's progress.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Associated Press - News

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Floodwaters still affecting some N.D. roads
While river levels are receding through most of the Red River Valley, some roads remain closed or are otherwise affected by flooding, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Local food shelves aim to provide healthier options for clients
When people think of donating food, images of canned vegetables, boxes of cereal and other nonperishable items may pop into their heads.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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VIEWPOINT: More reason, less rhetoric on gun control
The gun control debate has everyone’s blood boiling. On one side, some contend that America needs sweeping gun controls to combat the atrocities of Newtown, Mass., Aurora, Colo., and Virginia Tech University, to name a few.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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Douglas Robert Patenaude
Aug. 22, 1960 - May 4, 2013

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. - Douglas Robert Patenaude, 52, East Grand Forks, died Saturday in his home from natural causes.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)

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HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: UND department hosts weather symposium
UND’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences will host the Northern Plains Convective Storm Symposium May 13 in Clifford Hall room 210.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Northern Red River Valley still under flood warning
Walsh, Pembina and Cavalier counties remain under a flood warning as do areas along the Red River from Fargo on north, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Grand Forks woman survive rollover
A Grand Forks woman survived a rollover on Interstate 29 with few injuries Sunday, the state Highway Patrol said.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Even with reams of data, flood-predicting is tough
Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of floating hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river.
Sunday, May, 05, 2013 - Associated Press - News

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OUTDOORS CALENDAR: North Dakota Class II instruction and testing
Upcoming events and activities related to the outdoors
Sunday, May, 05, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Outdoors

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BOOK NOTES: “Jane Austen’s Guide to Thrift: An Independent Woman’s Advice on Living within One’s Means,”
List of new arrivals to the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks library
Sunday, May, 05, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Accent

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