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08/02/2016
On July 22, 23, 24, 2016, in Hutchinson, MN, the 25th Orange Spectacular was held. The Orange Spectacular is the largest of all Allis Chalmers shows in the world. The idea was dreamt up by the Karg family of Hutchinson and started in 1992 at their farm. In 2010 my friend Bruce Bjerklie and...
07/26/2016
Heavy storms and damaging winds in northern Minnesota downed trees and knocked out power in several state parks and recreation areas including Itasca State Park early Thursday.
No injuries have been reported. DNR staff are still assessing state parks, trails, water accesses, roads and facilities in...
07/19/2016
The Gonvick American Legion recently held a “Summer Fishing” fund raising raffle offering three guided trips with The Sportsman Lodge of Rainy River, Lake of the Woods resort. The three winners were drawn Saturday night at the Gonvick Lions Rodeo Show.
Tasha Bakke of Gonvick won the first prize,...
07/12/2016
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Minnesota! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region this August.
AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique ‘picking’ on History. The hit show...
07/07/2016
The American Cancer Society East Polk County Relay for Life event was held on Friday, June 24th at New Journey Church in Fosston. This annual fundraising event supports the American Cancer Society’s mission to save and improve lives touched by cancer, through funding cancer research, education, and...
06/28/2016
American Federal Bank celebrates its 125th Anniversary this year.
Founded in 1891 in East Grand Forks, MN as a neighborhood savings and loan association, helping customers save money, buy and build homes and businesses and purchase farm land, American Federal today is a financially-strong, employee...
06/28/2016
In March the Oklee Herald reported on the City Coat of Arms project started by Matthew Genova. Two weeks ago, the final approval came from the City of Oklee and from RLCC School Board, so here is the final design of the flag. The flag has the Norwegian flag and a fleur-de-lis inside the Canadian...
06/21/2016
Seven decades ago Gonvick native Arnie Johnson hitchhiked his way to a slot on an eventual NBA championship team, the Rochester (NY) Royals.
Born May 17, 1920, the son of Albert and Ida Johnson, Arnie starred in basketball, football, baseball and track at Gonvick High School. He worked in wheat...
06/21/2016
The Red Lake County Central (RLCC) High School Trap Team recently competed at the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League competitions in Alexandria Minnesota on June 14th.
The League consists of over 10,000 student athletes on 292 teams from across the state. Over 200 teams and 7,000...
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