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Associate Editor St. Paul — State Sen. Satveer Chaudhary admits his bill won’t likely get its day in committee until 2006, but the Fridley DFLer wants state legislation to replace federal rules lost when a

July 30-31: Cannon Falls Sportsmens Club 3D Shoot and Sportshow, 7-4 p.m., Club House. For more info call Jason, 507-263-2523. Sept. 5-6: Commonwealth Sportsmen’s Club Sportsmen’s Show, Florence County Fairgrounds. For more info call Sean

A list of the guns being auctioned will be available on the Department of Administration web site www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us. The state auction hotline is (651) 296-1056. The Department of Administration has an online auction for surplus

ALEXANDRIA AREA All lakes are open, and the crappies have just started biting in shallow water. Oscar Lake presently is producing the best numbers on small minnows and bright-colored jigs. Look to the shallow bays

Staff Writer St. Paul — Les Jones, executive director of Minnesota Waterfowl Association, received a couple of phone calls in the days after the Ducks, Wetlands, and Clean Water Rally. The callers wanted to know

At Maplewood, European buckthorn, a Minnesota restricted noxious weed, has invaded hundreds of acres of the woodlands. Using saws and treating the cut stumps, park staff are systematically removing larger buckthorn shrubs from the woodlands.

Lanesboro, Minn. — Ed Stork walked onto a section of dock extending over the blue water of one of the ponds at the state cold-water fish hatchery in Lanesboro. As soon as he set foot

The next funding cycle for Minnesota’s Coastal Program will begin in late August. For information, contact Pat Collins at Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, 1568 Highway 2, Two Harbors, MN 55616; phone (218) 834-6612; fax

LAKE MILLE LACS Most of the bays are ice-free, and the main lake ice is going quickly. The entire lake is expected to be open by this weekend. Crappie action has started to pick up