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Public Health Asks for Residents Help to Stop Virus Spread A local hotline number has been set up to answer questions related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Stearns and Benton Counties established a joint hotline staffed by Public Health professionals. That hotline number is 320.656.6625 or 1.877.782.5683 and is answered 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Individuals can also call the Minnesota Department of Health hotline, which is staffed 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. seven days a wee...
Kentucky Thunder is excited to be coming to Brink's 104 Club in Sunburg on Saturday, February 29. They will be performing live from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. that night. Come on out and enjoy the show along with great drink and food specials!...
Minnesota's 1,781 townships will hold their annual town meeting on Tuesday, March 10. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March. Residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy; direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues. In addition, many of the state's townships will hold their township officer elections on...
Farmers, rural residents and other concerned citizens from across Minnesota will gather at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Mankato on Saturday, February 29. The meeting centers on a Farm Crisis Forum involving farm families and allies, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Thom Peterson and the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. The farm crisis forum will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the hotel, located at 901 Raintree Road, Mankato. During the past several months, h...
Irrigators mark your calendars to attend an Irrigator's Clinic to be held at the Minnewaska House on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. This event will be of interest to anyone who is actively engaged in irrigation on agricultural lands. A great line-up of speakers has committed to participating in the event representing: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Soil RX Inc., Bonanza Valley Irrigators Association, Natural Resource Conservation Service, West Central Irrigation, and local irrigators. Topics to be addressed during the...
Below is video from the dairy crisis meeting at the Greenwald Pub on January 30....
Release dated February 24, 2020 Senate Republicans today announced a multifaceted plan to return Minnesota's budget surplus to taxpayers. The Senate Republican tax plan emphasizes putting money back in the pockets of families and individuals, particularly middle-income and low-income earners, so they have more security, freedom, and flexibility to chase their dreams. This is the marquee piece of Senate Republicans' Vision 2020 Agenda, which was unveiled in January. The Get Your Billion Back...
The video embedded here features the sermon given by Pastor Wayne Kopitzke at First Lutheran church of Norway Lake on Sunday, February 2, 2020....
At the Dairy Crisis meeting hosted at the Greenwald Pub in Greenwald on Thursday, January 30, numerous farmers and other interested individuals spoke out against the way the agriculture economy is stacked against small- and medium-sized family farmers. One man spoke his strong frustration at the time he attended a meeting hosted by a large agriculture co-op with over 300 people. He said that he was the only one who questioned leadership at the meeting. "I didn't come here for a ham sandwich,"...
Agriculture producers and other interested parties are invited to stay on the leading edge of regenerative agriculture by attending the Sustainable Farming Association's annual Midwest Soil Health Summit, set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, at Oliver Kelley Farm, 15788 Kelley Farm Rd NW, Elk River. The seventh version of this dynamic event, titled "Farm as Reflection of Farmer," features a bevy of expert farmer speakers, including keynotes Jon Stika (right), author of "A Soil Owner's...
The Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their 32nd annual Farm Toy Show on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the ElmerZ event center. The event center is located at 1225 Timberline Drive in Sauk Centre. Doors open to the Farm Toy Show at 9 a.m., and the event runs until 3 p.m. with admission just $4, and kids five and under are free. Proceeds go to Dollars for Scholars College Scholarship and Arnie Wiener Memorial Scholarship. To be a vendor or for more info, call the Sauk...
Feedlot producers in the North Fork of the Crow River Watershed District are invited and encouraged to attend a free Manure Management Workshop put on by the North Fork Crow River Watershed District, Stearns County Environmental Services Department, Stearns Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The workshop is designed to help producers see the advantages of and options for properly managing manure. Many producers are required to keep records of...
How can we work together to create a solution to the current crisis that is engulfing dairy farming in central Minnesota and beyond? That will be the focus of a special Land Stewardship Project (LSP) meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Greenwald Pub (310 1st Ave. North). Registration for this free meeting begins at 10 a.m., and dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact LSP's Matthew Sheets at 320-766-4395 or msheets@landste...
The Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their 32nd annual Farm Toy Show on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the ElmerZ event center. The event center is located at 1225 Timberline Drive in Sauk Centre. Doors open to the Farm Toy Show at 9 a.m., and the event runs until 3 p.m. with admission just $4, and kids five and under are free. Proceeds go to Dollars for Scholars College Scholarship and Arnie Wiener Memorial Scholarship. To be a vendor or for more info, call the Sauk...
Feedlot producers in the North Fork of the Crow River Watershed District are invited and encouraged to attend a free Manure Management Workshop put on by the North Fork Crow River Watershed District, Stearns County Environmental Services Department, Stearns Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The workshop is designed to help producers see the advantages of and options for properly managing manure. Many producers are required to keep records of...
Stop by Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg for a great meal when you're out and about this winter! Located at 403 Central Avenue in Sunburg, their phone number is 320-366-3773. They are open Tuesdays through Sundays (every day of the week except Mondays) from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in and warm up with a great homecooked-style meal and a cup of coffee!...
The sixth annual Tully's Ice Fishing memorial tournament is coming on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Big Norway Lake. (Use south side lake access) Cost: $20 per hole, and kids ages 12 and under fish free! Tempt-lure and northern spiked darkhouse spears will be at the event! Categories are split into two age groups...youth and adult. The categories are: biggest sunny, biggest crappie, biggest walleye, biggest northern, biggest overall fish. Many door prizes will be given...
Santa Claus was a special guest at Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg on Saturday, December 14. A large gathering of children and adults braved a frigid evening to take in a wonderful evening of Christmas goodies and visiting with Santa Claus. Below is video from the cafe that night....
The Sunburg Area Commercial Club invites the countryside to town on Saturday, December 14 to meet Santa Claus and friends with the Kandiyohi County Holiday Express Santa Semi. They will be in town at 5:15 p.m. sharp! After the Holiday Express Semi leaves Sunburg, Santa will stay and visit the kids at Ms. Vickie's Cafe from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Treats will be available there, and prize drawings will take place at 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Sunburg Area Commercial Club, the Sunburg Ambulance...
Come celebrate the beginning of the advent season in a fashion similar to what your ancestors did. The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association is preparing for the Christmas season with an Advent Service on Sunday afternoon, December 1 at 2 p.m. at the Log Church of Norway Lake. The log church is located at 9905 195th Avenue Northwest, New London MN, 56273. There will be an old-fashioned hymn sing in both Norwegian and English, treats and a little lunch following the service. We will share...
The Sunburg Fire Department was excited to host a ham and turkey bingo night that drew over 215 people on Saturday, November 23. They played 24 rounds of bingo and held a gun drawing as well. Photos from the event appeared in the November 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Bruce Miller, who advocated tirelessly for agriculture and the local foods movement, passed away on November 9. Miller was the Minnesota Farmers Union Membership and Outreach Director in St. Paul. He was a graduate of Brooten High School in 1968 and was raised on a dairy farm south of town. Video of Miller speaking at an agriculture event is posted below in this web article. The MFU provided the media this press release on Miller's passing: It is with heavy hearts that Minnesota Farmers Union...
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London welcomes you to town and has just unveiled their November 2019 schedule. They kick off the new month with Brothers Burn Mountain on Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m. Watch a video of them performing in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on March 31, 2018 (below). Click on the schedule of events posted for other upcoming live performances. More information will be posted this week....
Buddy Holly and Friends will perform their "Not Fade Away" concert on the historic Lee Paulson Stage at Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood on Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Children under 12 are free with a paid adult. For tickets, call the Box Office at 320-634-0400 or go online at http://www.Ticketpeak.com. The Box Office is located at 18 East Minnesota Avenue in downtown Glenwood....
Here's video from the Bluegrass Festival in Terrace on September 29, 2019....
