By the end of the year those driving around the Hwy. 65/35 bypass will be forced to stop.

Local singer-songwriter Thea Ennen entertained the crowd at Veterans Park last Friday during the latest concert in the Music in the Park series. Ennen, left, was joined by Stillwater's Dave Peterson on guitar and fiddle. Ennen and her band, The Algorhythms, recently released their third CD of original music. The group's self-produced debut, "All Aboard," was named the Minnesota Folk Recording of the Year in 1994. The Music in the Park series, made possible by funding from the Wisconsin Arts Board, St. Croix Valley Foundation and River Falls Main Street 2000 project, will continue every Friday in Veteran's Park through Sept. 3. Rock, folk and blues artists Danger Rangers will take the stage this Friday at 7 p.m.

Gray skies caused concern and rain brought an early finish for Kansas City Chiefs Family Fun Night last Thursday. Even so, it didn't stop Ramer Field from turning red - the color of the Chiefs' uniforms and the color worn by many fans and spectators.

ED CINA

"He was one of those rare individuals you don't forget," said DeWayne Meyer of his former high school teacher and basketball coach, Ed Cina. "He had the same outgoing personality in the classroom and on the basketball court. He was very humorous and used that humor to a very good advantage."

River Falls police are in the midst of investigating a case involving both sexual assault against a child and child pornography.

Residents from The Lutheran Home: River Falls teamed up with children from the Kids Care Center in their annual Intergenerational Olympics on Thursday afternoon at WelLHaven senior apartments. Participating in a throwing event with Lutheran Home resident Bernice Daeffler are (from left): Corey Pottebaum, AriAnna Holmes and Kelsi Smith. In the other photo, a trio of infants "watched" from the sidelines. From left in the back are: Nicholas Cobian and Amber Peecher. Drinking juice in the front is Lauren Schoenthaler.