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​Edge of the Wilderness Area

~ October 2021 Calendar ~
1      Grant application deadline at Bigfork Valley Community Foundation. More information at BigforkValleyFoundation.org.
2      Fall Booya at St. Michael’s Church Northome, 4-6 p.m.  Take-out orders only.
5      Bigfork Valley Hospital Board meets, 9 a.m.
6    “The Club I Never Wanted To Join” breast cancer support group meets, 3:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in the chapel, use south entrance, 2901 Highway 169, Grand Rapids. More info with Lynn (218) 832-3612, lynn_ettl@msn.com
8      Edge Gallery hosts artist Thomas R. Anderson with an exhibit on display Thursdays through Saturdays in October from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Meet the artist, Friday, Oct. 8, 5-7 p.m.  Masks are required inside the Gallery..
11    Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day
11    Women of the Woods meet  at 10 a.m. at Sand Lake Community Center. Call Pat Sievertson at 659-2157.
11    Effie City Council meets at Effie Community Center, 6 p.m
11    Blackduck ISD32 School Board meets, 7 p.m.
13    ISD 363 South Koochiching-Rainy River School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
14    Bigfork City Council meets at City Hall, 5:30 p.m.
14    The Edge Center in Bigfork hosts the Classic Movies series, 6:30 p.m. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) featuring Richard Dreyfuss. Free.  Masks are required inside the Edge Center.
18    ISD317 School Board meets, 6 p.m., public forum 5:45 p.m..
20    ISD318 School Board meeting in Bigfork or at watchictv.org, 6:30 p.m. Open Forum, 6 p.m.  Contact for information: jrasmussen@isd318.org or call 327‑5704. Public Hearing.
21-22              No school, all schools. MEA Conference.
25    Women of the Woods meet at 10 a.m. at Sand Lake Community Center.
25    ISD 318 School Board meeting in Grand Rapids or at watchictv.org, 6:30 p.m. Open Forum, 6 p.m.  Contact for information: jrasmussen@isd318.org or call 327‑5704.
31    Halloween Bash at the Marcell Family Center, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free family event.
NOV
2      Special election for ISD318 School Board seat, local polling places include Carpenter Town Hall, Squaw Lake Community Center & Fire Hall and Edge Center for the Arts. More information at isd38.org.