Terril Peterson, Lion of the Year Moorhead Midday-Central. President Becky Olson at right presenting plaque.
TERRIL PEDERSON NAMED LION OF THE YEAR
MOORHEAD – The Moorhead Midday-Central Lion of the Year for 2024 is Terril Pederson. She received this award plaque this last week at a Club Celebration at the Pizza Ranch in Dilworth. The presentation was made by club president Becky Olson. Terril has been very active in noon luncheon meetings held on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Moorhead Fryn Pan. Also as a member volunteering for serving brats and hot dogs fund raiser during the River Arts Festival this year at the Viking Park just west of the Heritage Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. Also at the Kids Fest in the Blue Stem area. She is been handing out candy walking along side the Lions trailer during the Greater Moorhead Days parade.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the opportunities of being a Lion which has a motto WE SERVE contact Lion Gary H. Olson at garyholson@702com.net or calling his cell phone at 218-790-5130 and be a guest at a future meeting.
CAREGIVERS ARRESTED FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER
MOORHEAD – Shiann Erickson, age 21, and Rosa Garza, age 24, both of Moorhead, MN, have been booked into the Clay County Correctional Facility on Second Degree Murder Without Intent charges.
On March 18, 2024, the Moorhead Police Department began investigating the death of three-year-old Easton Deronjic after a medical call was dispatched for a child not breathing in the 1500 block of Belsly Boulevard.
The investigation has been ongoing, and autopsy results were recently received. The Clay County Attorney’s Office issued warrants for the arrests, and both were taken into custody Monday without incident. The younger sibling remains in protective custody.
INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST AND SEIZED DRUGS
On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, members of the Moorhead Police Department and other assisting agencies conducted a traffic stop near Barnesville, MN, on Interstate 94. During the search of the vehicle and person, officers located approximately 1,000 M30 Fentanyl pills and 13 grams of cocaine with a street value of over $10,000. The drugs were to be delivered to the Fargo Moorhead area to sell them in our community.
Antonio Johnson, 33, of Rochester, MN, was transported to the Clay County Correctional Facility. A long-form complaint was filed requesting Felony Aggravated First-Degree Controlled Substance – Sale of Fentanyl, First-Degree Controlled Substance – Possession of Fentanyl, and Third-Degree Controlled Substance – Possession of Cocaine charges.
The assisting agencies included the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, MN State Patrol, Fargo Police Department, Cass County, ND Drug Task Force, ND Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
MOORHEAD’S SOUTH PARK WADING POOL UPDATE
The pool has been closed since the beginning of the season.
MOORHEAD – The City of Moorhead Parks and Recreation Department announces the closure of the neighborhood wading pool at South Park, located near Ellen Hopkins School. This decision comes after determining that the pool, a 1950s era structure, is beyond reasonable repair due to persistent leaks and failing concrete and must be demolished.
The Park Advisory Board will review long-range planning for aquatics in Moorhead at its August meeting; however, South Park Pool is built on property owned by Moorhead Area Public Schools and a new wading pool at that location may not be possible. This plan is anticipated to also include investments in the city’s 1980s-era wading pools located at Riverview Estates Park, Ridgewood Park, Village Green Park, and Hansmann Park.
UPCOMING PARKING AND ACCESS ADJUSTMENTS TO CITY HALL AND MOORHEAD CENTER MALL
MOORHEAD – Beginning July 15, private utility work will commence at the Moorhead Center Mall that will affect parking availability in the area north of City Hall. During this work, available parking within the construction area will be limited.
Pedestrian access to the current entrances to the Mall/City Hall will still be accessible. Vehicle access will be maintained between the east and northwest parking areas throughout the duration of the project. Parking within the construction area will be made available as work allows.
This work is expected to be completed August 9, 2024.
MDA TO OFFER FREE WASTE PESTICIDE COLLECTION IN CLAY COUNTY
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hosting a free waste pesticide collection event available to residents in or near Clay County on July 23.
The collection will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23 at West Central Ag Services, 334 1st Street SW, Ulen.
The program accepts unwanted, unusable agricultural and consumer-type pesticides including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and rodenticides used in Minnesota. However, crop oils, adjuvants, pesticide rinsate, fertilizer, treated seed, contaminated soil, and empty pesticide containers will not be accepted.
The Ulen collection is open to farmers, homeowners, commercial pesticide applicators, golf courses, lawn care companies, structural pest control operators, and other pesticide users. No pre-registration for the MDA event is required, and the collection site will accept up to 300 pounds of eligible product at no cost. However, the MDA requests pesticide users call 612-214-6843 to provide advance notification if they wish to drop off more than 300 pounds of product.
The MDA has collected approximately 10 million pounds of pesticides around the state since the Waste Pesticide Collection Program started in 1990.