08/30/2016
Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, that led to the cancellation of a few events, the weekend festival was still a hit with area folks! A few of the events on the schedule included a fun run, talent show, street dance, parade, softball, volleyball & horse shoe tournaments, a demo, and a fly-...
08/23/2016
Enbridge Energy’s Clearbrook Terminal was opened recently for a tour of the large facility. Included in the tour were county commissioners from, Red Lake, Polk and Hubbard counties, Senator Rod Skoe and other interested persons. They were able to see the inner workings of the property located just...
08/16/2016
Retirement for Jim Stordahl, the Polk and Clearwater County veteran extension agent may still seem a lot like work as Jim and his wife Roxanne practice organic farming on their rural McIntosh farm. From crops to cows, there is a lot going on at their small farm, which was recently certified organic...
08/09/2016
In ten years of searching for round barns, this true round structure near the tiny Polk County town of Trail was probably the most difficult to find. It was one of the few times traveling around the state when my sense of direction failed me. After a few futile attempts using written road...
08/09/2016
Editors Note: Payden Ware graduated from Fosston High School last May and will be attending St. Cloud State this fall.
It was just another day on the job: Paul Nelson was doing his routine supervising, making sure everything was going smoothly for his railroad crew. The only difference this time...
08/09/2016
Garden Valley Telephone Company is pleased to announce that Lydia Lindenfelser, Clearbrook-Gonvick School, and Megan Espeseth, Win-E-Mac School, are the recipients of a college scholarship from Garden Valley and the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA-The Rural...
08/09/2016
The Salem Norwegian-Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eden Township received damage during the August 3 storm that went through the area.
The winds blew out windows and moved the building over on the foundation. One could see light between the foundation and the walls. Part of the building was...
08/02/2016
Greg and Donna Parenteau of Erskine MN will be part of the 2016 Minnesota State Fair with their business Parenteau’s OOf-da Tacos Inc. After 21 years of waiting they finally got the call.
Greg & Donna have owned and operated since 1996 and have been patiently and persisting pursing the MN State...
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...