May 6, 2005

June 4: Women Making Waves Boating Basics, 8 a.m. – noon, Lake Minnetonka Regional Park, Minnetrista. For more info call Three Rivers Park District, 763-559-6700. Gander Mountain, St. Cloud seminar schedule. For more info call Jerry Carlson, 320-654-6600. May 10: River Fishing Seminar, 7 p.m. June 1: Garmin GPS Seminar, 6:30 p.m. May 11: GPS […]

May 15: Fly fishing for beginners, Riveredge Nature Center, Newburg, gear supplied, 12:30-3:30 p.m., $25 non-members, $20 members. Call 262-375-2715 or 800-287-8098. May 20-22, June 24-26: Ladies Only-Fly Fishing/Casting Clinics, Palmquist’s “The Farm”. Class limited to 10. For more info call Jim or Helen Palmquist, 800-519-2558 or visit www.palmquistfarm.com June 7-28: Hunters Education Class, 7

For more information, contact Simply Fishing at (800) 222-8775 or email simplyfishingstaff@simplyfishing.com. School starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m. Event admission at the door is $65, or $50 in advance.

To help encourage citizens to come forward with information about the incident, the Minnesota Parks and Trails Council has offered $2,500, to be matched by another group or individuals, as a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the crime. The historic rock formation known as the Devil’s

May 7: Coots Unlimited Fundraiser, 3-9 p.m., Ashby American Legion. For more info call Brian Wing, 218-747-2235. May 7: 11th Annual Southern Hills NWTF Chapter Banquet, 5 p.m., Bavarian Restaurant, Custer, SD. For more info call John Baumann, 605-673-4873. May 7: Red Wing Chapter WTU Banquet, 5:30 pm, Elks Lodge, Red Wing. For more info

Correspondent Prairie du Chien, Wis. The Natural Resources Board (NRB) adopted new rules for the payment of wolf-caused damages to livestock and personal property, but not before the board modified rules proposed by the DNR. The board’s changes to the DNR proposal will allow the DNR to reimburse people for damage caused by wolves to

A live auction of Killen’s art will be part of the event on Saturday evening. His paintings are valued by collectors, and he’s known as one of the world’s greatest dog artists. For more information and to purchase tickets for the event, go to www.jimkillentribute.com or call (218) 825-7105.

It’s the first time that fluridone has been used in Minnesota to control the prolific curly-leaf pondweed, which displaces native plants. The first treatment took place April 11 and another is scheduled for May. The lake has been infested with curly-leaf pondweed since the early 1990s. If this summer’s treatments are effective, they will be

Staff Writer St. Paul Motorized decoys would be illegal for Minnesota duck hunters next season under a provision in an expansive fish and game bill that passed out of the House last week. Hunters still could use non-motorized spinning or flapping-wing decoys to attract waterfowl to their decoy spreads. The Senate version of the bill,