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Grygla Lion’s President Lon Englund presented Richard Engelstad (left) and Ronald Engelstad (right) with their awards as Grygla Lion’s charter members. The club was started in 1971, 50 years ago!

Grygla Lion’s Club celebrates 50-year charter members

07/20/2021

The Grygla Lion’s Club was officially started in 1971, which makes this year the 50th anniversary! When the club first began in the winter of ’71, there were 79 Charter members on the list. A few of those founding members are still playing an active role in the club today! Recently, five Lion’s...

The funeral and burial of Edna Finley was held on May 18th, 2021, at the Northwood Church, located on Moose River Road, north of Grygla. The last funeral held in the church was Ernest Anderson on August 4th, 1958. Photos by Grygla Eagle Newspaper

First funeral held at the Northwood Church since 1958

06/22/2021

The funeral and burial of Edna Finley was held on May 18th, 2021, at the Northwood Church, located on Moose River Road, north of Grygla. The last funeral held in the church was Ernest Anderson on August 4th, 1958, though there have been several burials this year, and over the last few decades. This...

Justin Thompson, 2nd from the left, and the rest of his Roseau Rams golf team were named Section Champs in Bemidji last week. They advanced to State, where they will compete this week in Jordan, MN. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson

Thompson and the rest of the Ram’s Golf team head to state

06/15/2021

The Roseau Rams Varsity Golf team, which Grygla Junior Justin Thompson is a part of, were named 2021 Section 8AA Champs, which means they are heading to State in Jordan, MN, this week. This will be the first time at stake for Roseau since 2011 and the first time in golf for the Grygla School! This...

Lee & Betsy Saurdiff at the Retirement Party held at the Grygla School in Betsy’s honor.
Photo courtesy of Grygla School

Though she’s retired after 36 years of teaching, don’t expect Betsy Saurdiff to slow down anytime soon

06/08/2021

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor The Goodridge and Grygla School Districts bid farewell to long-time teacher, Betsy Saurdiff, who just retired after teaching Art and German for 36 years at both schools. Over the course of that time, mornings were spent teaching in Goodridge with the...

The gravel pit east of Grygla was the place to be over the weekend. Many came to check out the newly-made beach area on the east and south sides, courtesy of Blair Holthusen and his Holthusen Construction crew. The DNR also stocked 375 pounds of fish last Thursday morning. Pictured Jake Olson, Sheldin Sundberg and Nolan Anderson took advantage of the fresh eating opportunities, catching enough panfish to have a fish fry on the beach Sunday evening.

Lots of changes at the gravel pit out east

06/03/2021

Last week brought a lot of changes to the gravel pit out by Grande Corner, about 12 miles east of Grygla, with some still to come! As many know, the gravel pit is visited by many locals who enjoy dropping a fishing line in or catching some sun on the beach, or playing in the water. Well, over the...

The Grygla School Student Council held a food drive recently and collected 560 pounds that they donated entirely to the Grygla/Gatzke Food Shelf! Photo courtesy of Joni Anderson

March Food Share Campaign continues

04/06/2021

Written by Cheryl Sistad, Chairman Although we are now into April, The Minnesota Food Share March Campaign continues through April 12th. We are in our second year of Covid and are pleased with the response we’ve been receiving. At the Grygla/Gatzke Food Shelf, we are working hard to keep a good...

A retirement party was held last week for Machinewell’s Vice Presidents, Ronald Palm and Donnie Wikert. Both have had an immense impact on their employees as well as the community by growing this local company into such a strong business. Photos by Grygla Eagle Newspaper

Palm and Wikert look forward to their next adventure: Retirement

04/06/2021

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor It’s been 37 years for Donnie Wikert and 33 years for Ron Palm when it comes to their employment and contribution to Machinewell, Inc. That’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears - laughter, too, if you know these two! But the Co-Vice Presidents of Machinewell are...

Clint & Matia Brobst, are pictured along with their children. Matia and her oldest daughter, Lakylie, will soon be traveling to Austin, Texas, to meet up with their friend and author Claire Culwell. Photo courtesy of Matia Brobst

Two friends and their inspiring stories will reunite in Texas

03/30/2021

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor Two inspiring women and their success stories will be coming together again in just a few weeks in Austin, Texas. For Matia Brobst, the cup has always been viewed as full. She made the choice to see it that way. So did her support system. At 28 years old,...

Ryan and Chelsey Sirek, ages 24 and 23 respectively, live in Euclid, Minn. Ryan was released in March 2021 after four months in the hospital, fighting COVID-19. Photos special to The Forum and original article

At just 24 years old, Ryan Sirek spends four months in the hospital with COVID

03/23/2021

The following story was written by Robin Huebner (Fargo), March 19, 2021. Ryan and Chelsey Sirek are from Euclid, MN, but are currently staying with Chelsey’s family while Ryan continues to recover. Chelsey (Peters) Sirek is an alumna of Grygla High School. The last time Ryan Sirek slept in his...

Jordan Coan in last week’s game against the Gators in Greenbush. The final score of the game was BGMR 84, GG 49. Photos by Grygla Eagle Newspaper

Charger basketball stats from last week

03/16/2021

BBB at BGMR on Monday, March 8th BGMR 84, Chargers 49 Stats - Jake Olson (11 pts), Riley Manderud (2 pts, 4 reb, 5 asst), Jordan Coan (4 pts, 8 reb), Lewis Jones (14 pts, 7 reb, 2 asst), Kaylor Torgerson (1 pt), Sheldin Sundberg (2 pts), Ian Haugen (4 pts, 6 reb), Moses Jensen (1 pt, 2 asst), Blake...