07/07/2016
A century ago, the 4th of July holiday seemed to have a deep meaning for the settlers in this area, especially to recent immigrants. Families who had come to the United States with no money in their pockets, homesteaded on free land, and helped develop towns, businesses and township governments,...
07/07/2016
Kyle Anderson was working in a hospital down in Phoenix, Arizona, when the thought of his new business venture first popped into his mind. “It was 2013 at that time and we’d have a lot of snow birds come into the emergency department. It was a huge labor process for us to get their medical records...
06/28/2016
Boys and Girls State is a week long program that teaches young men and women nonbiased responsible citizenship and love for country. The Boys State program was first introduced in 1935 by Hayes Kennedy. The American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program was introduced shortly after in 1937. Since...
06/28/2016
Last Sunday, June 26th, five volleyball teams played a round robin. The two teams with the best record played each other for the 1st place $100 cash prize. Team 4 was 4-0 in round play and Team 5 was 3-1 in round play. Team 5 prevailed in three matches to beat team 4 out for the cash prize.
The...
06/28/2016
Just by his name, it’s evident that Mauer’s parents are big fans of the Minnesota Twins. What they didn’t know back in 2013, when Mauer was born, was that Gavin and Tera Nordby, along with their three children, would get to spend a memorable day with Joe Mauer and the rest of the Twins baseball...
06/21/2016
The summer JO volleyball program has been around for a long time! Not much about it has changed, but one major change they did have was the person organizing it. Brooke Olson has undergone the strenuous job of putting together the summer program. Not only will she be organizing JOs, she will also...
06/21/2016
Grygla’s Trap Team had a successful competition at the Trap Shooting Championship in Alexandria, MN, last Tuesday, June 14th. The team is coached by Shannon Nelson and is made up of Jared Haack, Lucian Tinnes, Dustin Nelson, Matt Aune and Jaden Kiesow. The league started on April 3rd with 2 weeks...
06/14/2016
Shantel Verbout and Jordan Hagen were two very different people during high school. Shantel Verbout could usually be found on the court, whether it be playing basketball or volleyball. Jordan Hagen was more likely to be working on the school’s record-setting high-mileage car. These two are very...
06/14/2016
These youngsters are among the participants in the ‘Read for the Win’ program at the Grygla Library. Last Wednesday, a story time was held on the lawn outside of the library, along with a craft activity.
Kids are still welcome to join the ‘Read for the Win’ program, which involves reading for 20...