Karrie Carlson

1 week ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Karrie Carlson

Community members are looking to ISD 544 school board members for answers regarding the recent vote to eliminate the fifth grade band program as part of the district budget cuts. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mpE 2? pAC:= `c D49@@= 3@2C5 >66E:?8[ 2 G@E6 H2D E2<6? E@ 25@AE E96 =:DE @7 3F586E 4FED E@ AC@8C2>D 2?5 A@D:E:@?D[ @C A@CE:@?D E96C6@7] q@2C5 >6>36C z6==: vC277 2D<65 E@ 255C6DD E96 3@2C5 2?5 D92C65 E92E D96 92D 962C5 7C@> ?F>6C@FD A6@A=6 H@CC:65 23@FE E96 4FE E@ >FD:4 :?

1 week ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Karrie Carlson

A 41-year-old Perham man was charged on April 7 in Otter Tail County District Court with six felony counts relating to child pornography. kAm+2492CJ |:4926= }2D9 H2D 492C865 27E6C 2 J62CD\=@?8 :?G6DE:82E:@? :?G@=G:?8 ?F>6C@FD E:AD[ D62C49 H2CC2?ED 2?5 A@=:46 :?E6CG:6HD]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 A@=:46 C6A@CE[ :? s646>36C a_aa E96 ~%r $96C:77’D s6A2CE>6?E C646:G65 C6A@CED 7C@> E96 x?E6C?6E rC:>6D p82:?DE r9:=5C6? %2D< u@C46 2?5 E:AD 7C@> E96 }2E:@?2= r6?E6C 7@C |:DD:?8 2?5 tIA=@:E65 r9:=5C6?

1 week ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Karrie Carlson

You might be surprised to hear what I have found on the internet. On the other hand, I can’t imagine that the internet is surprising anyone anymore. But I think I may have struck gold, as far as websites go. kAmx’== DE2CE H:E9 D@>6 324< DE@CJ] x H2D 3@C? 2?5 =:G65 :? E96 E:?J E@H? @7 $E2A=6D F?E:= x H2D `` J62CD @=5] (6 5:5 >@DE @7 @FC D9@AA:?8 :? qC2:?6C5 D:?46 E96C6 H2D 2 >2==[ =2C86C 8C@46CJ DE@C6D 2?5 z>2CE] ~E96C E92? E96 DE@C6D :?

1 week ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Karrie Carlson

LB Homes in Fergus Falls has announced that a decision has been made regarding the services they will provide going forward. kAmw62E96C w:4<>2?[ x?E6C:> tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C 2?5 w# s:C64E@C 7@C {q w@>6D[ 6IA=2:?65i Qu24:?8 @?8@:?8 DE277:?8 D9@CE286D[ =@H C6:>3FCD6>6?E C2E6D 2?5 2? :?4C62D:?8=J D2EFC2E65 w@>6 r2C6 >2C<6E[ E96 {q w@>6D q@2C5 @7 s:C64E@CD C646?E=J >256 E96 E@F89 564:D:@? E@ 5:D4@?E:?F6 @FC w@>6 r2C6 @A6C2E:@?]Qk^AmkAm%96 4@?46?EC2E:@? H:== 36 7@4FD65 @?

3 weeks ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Karrie Carlson

Some bands or songs are like snapshots of a time in your life. For me, a band that has always seemed to bring back memories is the Gin Blossoms. kAmuC@> E96 7:CDE E:>6 x 962C5 “w6J y62=@FDJ” :? E96 62C=J Vh_D[ x H2D 9@@<65 3J E96 =JC:4D[ >6=@5:6D 2?5 7=@H @7 E96:C D@?8D]k^AmkAm$@?8D =:<6 “w6J y62=@FDJ[” “p==:D@? #@25[” Q&?E:= x u2== pH2J[” “|CD] #:E2” 2?5 “u@F?5 ~FE p3@FE *@F” <6AE E96 32?5 @? E96 492CE 7@C 2=>@DE E9C66 J62CD]k^AmkAmx H2D ;FDE DE2CE:?8 E96 =2DE DEC6E49 @7 >J D6?:@C J62C :?