Leaf collection: Vacuum leaf collection will begin Oct. 13. Crews plan to make two complete passes through Grand Forks.
Weather permitting, the collection is expected to take three weeks.
Residents should pile leaves -- no grass or branches -- loosely on the berm, away from obstacles such as trees and mailboxes. Streets and gutters must remain clear of debris.
Residents who wish to haul their leaves and clippings a yard waste drop site can do so through Nov. 15. Remove plastic bags when depositing leaves at the sites so the material can be composted.
Listings of yard-waste drop-off sites may be found online at www.grandforksgov.com or by calling (701) 746-4636.
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Wok & Grill hours: The Phoenix Wok & Grill, which recently opened on South Columbia Road, has changed its hours.
The Chinese restaurant's revised hours are from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is closed Mondays.
Popcorn fundraiser: Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts across the Northern Lights Council will sell popcorn this fall to finance local Scouting programs.
The Scouts will sell 11 different products.
The Northern Lights Council, a United Way agency, covers North Dakota, 18 counties in northwest Minnesota and two counties each in South Dakota and Montana.
Child labor speaker: The UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies will host Dr. Sidup Chakraborty, who will discuss child labor in India at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Asian Room on the fourth floor of the Chester Fritz Library. A reception will follow.
Chakraborty is assistant professor in economics at Ananda Chandra College in India. He from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is serving as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Minnesota.
Northwood demolition: Large-scale demolitions of the destroyed school and unsafe buildings in Northwood, N.D., will begin next week.
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RTS Shearing, one of the contractors awarded, will start Monday on the walls between the former Engen's Market and Northwood Gleaner. Robinson Excavating is the demolition contractor for Northwood Public School.
