Volunteers needed for Eventide’s gardens

Residents and familys look forward to enjoying the beautiful gardens each year at Eventide. They provide bursts of color across the campus, creating perfect spaces to reminisce, visit and enjoy the outdoors.

You don’t need a green thumb and schedules are very flexible. Plus, you would be making a big difference in the lives of so many.

If you have time to share and would be willing to help, please call Kaley at 218-291-2258 or email kharms@eventide.org

3rd Annual M State Juried

Student Art Competition and Exhibition

Minnesota State Community and Technical College – Moorhead is pleased to announce the results for the 3rd Annual M State Juried Student Art Competition and Exhibition. The 12 works of art in this exhibition include paintings, photography, and drawings by current M State students and will be displayed at Moorhead Center Mall from May 1st to May 31st,, 2014.

Please join us in congratulating the following students for their outstanding contributions to this exhibition:

Anthony Gerling – Chocolate Covered Biscuit Sticks – Best in Show

HyunJung Choi – Life – 1st Place

Keah Nelson – Untitled – 2nd Place

HyunJung Choi – Washing Away – 3rd Place

HyunJung Choi – Forwarding

Someyyeh Khavari – Iranian Lady

Cynthia Kile – Initials

Holger Loor – Hallway

Nicole Nistler – London Eye

Nicole Nistler – Experimentation in Shutter Speed

Trevor Raymond – The Reeses

Daniel Sauvageau – Untitled

Through our affiliation with the Moorhead Center Mall, M State is able to strengthen our presence in the community and expand our students’ outreach. Furthermore, this exhibition enhances student community involvement in the greater Fargo/Moorhead area. We would also like to thank Kris Kerzman, Digital Media Producer for The Arts Partnership for his contribution as Juror of this exhibition.

Everyone is encouraged to stop by the Moorhead Center Mall to support our student body and their achievements.

Return to Normal Water Usage:

Frozen Water Service “All Clear”

Over the past week, the number of frozen water service lines for Moorhead residents has diminished. Moorhead Public Service (MPS) would like to thank residents who avoided water service line freeze-ups by trickling their water. Residents who have not experienced a frozen water service may stop trickling their water. However, to prevent further disruption in your drinking water service, MPS encourages residents that have experienced a frozen water service to continue trickling water until April 1, 2014.

Specifically, residents with past experience of water service line freeze‑ups and/or with very low water usage should continue running a trickle of water from one faucet to prevent their water service line from freezing up.

If a noticeable decrease in water pressure occurs or if rusty-colored water is noticed, you should immediately begin flowing water until pressure returns to normal, then maintain a trickle of water.

The possibility of freezing water service lines will continue until the frost is out of the ground. Unfortunately, MPS cannot predict how long this will last or where frozen service lines will occur.

If you suspect that your service line is frozen, please call MPS’ Dispatch Center at 218.299.5474 after‑hours or 218.299.5400 during business hours.

Firearms safe and secure at the HCSCC Museum

Moorhead, Minn.,– The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County has installed a museum-industry-standard cabinet to secure and preserve their firearms collection. They received funding from a grant through the Fargo Moorhead Area Foundation in 2013 as well as contributions from private donors for this project.

According to Lisa Vedaa, the collections manager, “The cabinet holds 14 long guns – it provides better security and organization for our firearms collection and provides an extra layer of protection from dust and fire. Our current collection will pretty well fill it up, but we will continue to consider offers of donations of firearms that have significance to the history of Clay County.”

Executive director Maureen Kelly Jonason states, “We are grateful for the support from FMAF for our preservation work.”

Scholarships Available to High

School Seniors and College Students

The Moorhead Public Service Commission is proud to announce its 2014 Scholarship Program, which includes the Moorhead Public Service Video Scholarship Contest and the Moorhead Public Service Public Power Essay Scholarship Contest. MPS’ scholarship program is designed to create an awareness of public power and the benefits of municipal utilities.

Moorhead Public Service Public Power Essay Contest

This contest is available to 2014 graduating high school seniors whose legal guardian is a customer of MPS. Awards include $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. The first place winner qualifies for an entry into a state-wide contest of the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) for up to $2,000 more in scholarships! An essay on “Municipal Utilities: Good for All of Us” must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on April 7, 2014.

Moorhead Public Service Video Scholarship Contest

This contest is available to both high school seniors and college students. Applicants can be a college student attending, or planning to attend, a post-secondary institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota, or a 2014 graduating high school senior whose legal guardian is a customer of MPS. Awards include $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. A video on “Conserving Electricity is Easier Than You Think” or “What Would a Day Without Water Be Like” must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on April 28, 2014.

For details, rules, and entry forms, go to www.MPSUtility.com or call Casey Serocki at 218.299.5403.

MPS is a community-owned utility serving the residents of Moorhead, Minnesota, with electricity and water.