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As thousands of anglers will be hitting the lakes starting on Saturday for the Northern Pike and Walleye opener in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers and boaters to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species during walleye season. For most, the standard steps are to clean, drain and dispose every time they leave a lake or river. According to Kelly Pennington, invasive species program supervisor for the DNR, these steps should be followed regardless of whether a watercraft inspector or enforcement officer is present. Under Minnesota law, boaters must clean their watercraft and trailers to remove invasive species and aquatic plants. All water must be drained, and drain plugs must be removed during transport. Any unwanted bait must be disposed of in the trash. Anglers and boaters should never release bait, aquarium pets or plants into Minnesota waters. Lifts, rafts and docks must also be dried for at least 21 days before being moved to another lake. To prevent further spread, all watercraft and trailers should be decontaminated at courtesy stations located at various lakes around the state. Watercraft must be dried for at least five days before being placed in another body of water. A full list of free decontamination sites is available on the DNR website. Anyone who believes they have discovered a previously unreported invasive species is encouraged to contact the Minnesota DNR’s aquatic invasive species program. More information can be found at mndnr.gov/ais. Good luck to all out fishing this weekend but remember to be prepared for the cold weather, lifejackets save lives, have proper fishing licenses and safety first.

A reminder that the City of Little Falls has their leaf pickup on Saturday morning. Please have leaves in untied bags with a rock to hold down the bag when emptied on the boulevard of your street, Not in the Alley. Also pine needles will not be taken if pine needles are in the bag the bags will be left behind. Leaves only. Questions call City Hall at 320-616-5500.

The Darling Cemetery Clean up day is Saturday at 9am, you are asked to bring your own tools to help. 

The United States Postal Service has their food drive Saturday, you can leave bags of non perishable food items by or around your mailbox to be picked up by the postal carrier to give to local food shelves. 

Weather: Friday, sunny skies and breezy, high 67, showers after midnight Friday night, warmer, low 42. Saturday morning showers, then sunny skies, breezy and cooler, high 56, clear Saturday night and very windy, low 30. AM Frost Sunday, then sunny skies, high 55, clear Sunday night low around 32. Monday partly sunny and breezy, high 64, showers and T-storms overnight low around 40. Tuesday showers and T-storms possible, high 68, low around 44. Wednesday sunny skies, high 72. 

Sports: Minnesota Twins are at Cleveland Friday night 6:15pm. Minnesota Timberwolves are home Friday night at 8:30pm vs. San Antonio Spurs in game 3 of playoffs. Minnesota Wild are home Saturday night against Colorado at 8pm on Q92 WYRQ and fallsradio.com in game 3 of NHL playoffs. Minnesota Lynx take on Atlanta in season opener on Saturday. Former Minnesota Vikings tight end and entrepreneur Joe Senser has died. Senser was a sixth-round pick by the Vikings in 1979 out of West Chester, Pennsylvania and is the only player at that position in franchise history with more than 1,000 yards in a single season. In 1981, he recorded 1,004 yards and eight touchdowns with 79 catches and was selected for the Pro Bowl. After his illustrious playing career ended in 1984, he was a color commentator for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network and was part owner of Joe Senser’s Restaurant & Sports Theater, which had locations in Bloomington and Roseville. Both are now closed. He is survived by his wife, Amy, and four children. Senser was 69. Victory League Game of the Week Pierz Brewers at Freeport Sunday at 1:30pm on AM960 KLTF. 

Little Falls Radio wants to wish all Mother's a Happy Mother's Day on Sunday.