CHURCH SCHEDULES
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
Maker’s Market to return to River Walk this summer
The annual Maker’s Market is returning to the River Walk this summer beginning in the month of June. Rose Chambs will be one of the vendors at the market this summer with her handmade goods under the business name Chambs Creations. Her best sellers are her personalized signs, cups, and window decals. Chambs says, “Apart from cups and bottles, I’ve been trying to have items that people don’t usually have at vendor shows, I’ve been doing a ton of new projects this year and people love them!”
DNR finalizes trapping rule changes to minimize accidental take of lynx
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized trapping rule changes to help minimize the risk of accidental take of federally- threatened Canada lynx in Minnesota. In February, Federal District Court Judge Eric C.
MnDOT launches first multimodal trip planner to focus on rural transportation services
Mobile app to make travel easier in Greater Minnesota, Rochester, Mankato When a person wants to take a trip across the country, they can choose from a variety of travel planning apps to help make that happen. But what if the trip they want to take is from Mankato to New Ulm, or within their own community, using non-personal transportation? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a pilot project to bring trip planning and payment technology for daily trips in areas less dense than in an urban setting.
Minnesota fishing facts season opener May 13th
• The fishing opener refers to the start of fishing for walleye, northern pike, bass, and trout in lakes on inland waters of Minnesota. Seasons for some other species, including sunfish, crappie and channel catfish, are open all year. Seasons also vary on Minnesota waters that border other states or Canadian provinces. Muskellunge season opens on Saturday, June 3.
Echo Lions Club plans new activities to raise funds for park updates
The Echo Lions Club, established in 1963 currenly has eleven members that work together to host a number of opportunities for the community to come together for a good time. Most recently, the group has hosted events such as the Santa Days event prior to Christmas that included a visit from Santa and free turkey/ ham BINGO, a winter BINGO event, and the annual Echo Days community festival held the third weekend in August.
Learn to camp, paddle, fish and mountain bike with DNR’s I Can! programs
I Can! is an award-winning series of outdoor programs that helps beginners of all ages and backgrounds learn new outdoor skills in a beautiful state park or recreation area setting. Programs begin the first weekend in June and continue through the end of August. They include:
Volunteer Water Monitors celebrate 50 years, more needed to help state track water quality across SW MN
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency As snow melts across Minnesota, it’s time for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to kick off its popular program that relies on Minnesotans to monitor our 12,000+ lakes and 92,000+ miles of streams: the Volunteer Water Monitoring Program. 50 years of environmental stewardship We’re celebrating 50 years this year! When the University of Minnesota launched the Volunteer Water Monitoring Program in 1973, it would go on to become the second oldest, and still active, volunteer water monitoring program in the nation.
Upcoming astronomy class coming to downtown
The next Neighboring Event Series to be held at the YES! House downtown is Explore Upcoming Solar Eclipses Visible in the U.S. on Saturday, April 15th from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. This event is being led by Joe Hauger who will be talking about astronomy.