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Steve Levinson resigns from MeritCare
Written by April Scheinoha   
May 06, 2008 at 11:56 AM
     The plans were drawn on a napkin. Decades later, Dr. Steve Levinson still has the napkin showing the plans for the Northern Lights residential treatment program.
    On March 21, after 35 years, Levinson resigned as director of the Mental Health Division at MeritCare Thief River Falls Northwest Medical Center. He resigned because he was disheartened with the many unnecessary requirements and complexity in healthcare today that interfere with serving patients well.
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Superintendent to renew contract
Written by David Hill   
May 06, 2008 at 11:43 AM
    Renewal of a contract with School Administrative Specialty Services for superintendent services for the 2008-2009 school year will likely mean that Superintendent Irv Peterson will be with School District 564 in Thief River Falls for another school year. During the Board of Education meeting Monday, April 28, and after the Board approved its motion, Peterson told the Board that he intended to renew his contract with SASS.
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“Anything Goes” to dance lessons
Written by David Hill   
May 06, 2008 at 11:49 AM


Mary Noel, front right, demonstrates a dance step for cast members starring in this summer’s performance of “Anything Goes” in Thief River Falls. The cast has already begun rehearsing for the show and were doing so Tuesday, April 29, when this picture was taken. Noel was born in Beverly Hills, Calif., the daughter of child-star Joan Carroll, who starred in “The Bells of St. Mary’s” and “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Noel has been dancing since she was four years old and teaching for the past 28 years. She has been hired to choreograph “Anything Goes” in Thief River Falls.
 
 
    When it comes to preparing the musical “Anything Goes” in Thief River Falls this summer, well... anything goes. One of the extra steps taken by organizers of the musical production has been to hire a choreographer.
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Governor signs bovine TB legislation
Written by TRF Times Staff   
May 06, 2008 at 11:36 AM
    Monday, May 5, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed legislation strengthening the state’s efforts to eradicate bovine Tuberculosis (TB) from beef cattle and deer in northwestern Minnesota. The bill provides the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) with expanded regulatory authorities and funding to implement a bovine TB eradication plan in northwestern Minnesota.
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Not quite sweatin’ to the oldies at CES
Written by Scott DCamp   
May 06, 2008 at 11:52 AM
 Challenger third graders get a good cardiovascular workout while dancing to the choreographed Dance Dance Revolution program. Challenger Elementary students participated in Dance Dance Revolution earlier this month.  
 
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