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On October 9, the Wright County Horticultural Society will host Stan Tekiela at 6:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Covenant Church, 1601 Hwy. 25 N, Buffalo.
This event is free and open to the public. Stan will be presenting “How Birds Survive Winter.”
Stan is a naturalist, author, and wildlife photographer...
After almost 10 years, I returned to one of my favorite places to film and photograph the largest land predator in the world. The only known animal to actively hunt people to eat. An animal so big that the adult males can weigh upwards of 1,500 pounds. That’s right, you read that correctly. I am...
WEEK 4: BUFFALO 33, EASTVIEW 18
Osterbauer’s pick-six ignites third-straight win
Four days after Buffalo senior Wyatt Osterbauer posted on his social media account that he committed next season to play Division-I football at North Dakota State, the future Bison led his current Bison to a 33-18...
Edina breaks six BCMS pool records; Smith enjoying big year
Pool records were set early and often for the visiting Edina girls’ swim/dive team in last Thursday’s 96-80 road win at Buffalo.
The defending Class AA state champs and No. 1 ranked Hornets broke pool records in six events.
Edina started...
Bison overpower EP; drop five-set thriller at STMA
For the second time in as many tournaments this season, the Buffalo volleyball team finished last weekend’s 12-team Hopkins Invitational with a 3-1 record.
Unlike the Mound-Westonka tournament earlier this month, Buffalo’s 3-1 record then landed...
Kenneth Bobrowske, 84
Kenneth John Bobrowske was born April 1, 1939, to John and Anna (Uecker) Bobrowske at their home in Albion Township. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Middleville Township. Kenneth spent his first eight grades in the one-room school at Bethlehem Lutheran Church...
I recently finished reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. I really enjoyed the book. It is a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, has 4.01 stars on goodreads.com, and won awards for Best Fiction Book in 2020.
It was originally published in August 2020. I recently purchased the book at...
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On Monday, December 10, the Montrose City Council approved adding $112,664 to the city’s tax levy, a ten percent increase over last year.
The 2019 budget, which determines the tax levy, shows some...
“Everything happens for a reason.”
At first acknowledgment, it seems passive and thoughtless; a convenient answer to get oneself off the hook of the sticky and difficult conversation. However, when...
Every year at this time, I tell myself I’m not going to bake so many cookies. I enjoy giving my cookies to loved ones. When I give to others, I feel the warmth that comes from demonstrating my...
After traveling nearly 500 miles in two days, the offense finally awoke during the third period of last Saturday’s road game at Moorhead.
After being shutout 3-0 the prior evening in Roseau, the...
Five Bison wrestlers reached the podium in last Saturday’s Ethan Herman Memorial Tournament last Saturday at Chanhassen High School. Among the five, three stood at the top.
Despite wrestling with six...
It’s a small sample size, but early on, Buffalo Civic Center has proven to be a hostile environment for the road team.
In three home games, the Bison are 2-0-1 and have outscored teams 14-3. The lone...
It’s only December, but two key losses have already made a huge impact on February.
A 51-43 home defeat last Thursday to Elk River dropped the Bison’s record to 1-3 overall, more importantly, 0-2 in...
I can imagine there’s a lot of people out there who read my column and think I’m some variety of nuts.
And I’m ok with that. I love cashews and almonds!
As the holiday season comes around to salute...
Each year, I participate in at least one, but usually two, Christmas Bird Counts. What is a Christmas Bird Count you say? Well the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) all started a long time ago, in a galaxy...
Being a film enthusiast always comes with that one, inevitable question that I, personally, always hate answering. It comes from someone of every avenue in the business of enjoyment: the genuinely...
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