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Buffalo to face Brainerd Jan. 30 at BIR   The year 2027 will mark the celebration of the 21st Annual Hockey Day Minnesota (HDM), with the featured day taking place on Saturday, Jan. 30, at Brainerd International Raceway. In recent seasons, HDM featured four live broadcasts – one girls and one boys...
One win clinches first   Jon Euerle is jokingly referred as the “Older guy” when it comes to his social media outlets. While the 40-year old veteran pitcher for the Buffalo Bulldogs is one of the elder statesmen of the league, he continues to prove that age is only a number. With the Bulldogs...
Elroy Boehlke, 75 Elroy James Boehlke, age 75, of Howard Lake passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026. He was born on January 25, 1951, at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Edward C. and Anna M. (Cafferty) Boehlke Sr., of Waverly. Elroy attended grade school at Meister Country...
We encounter a lot of festivals and celebrations during the summer months around here. A big one is the annual Wright County Fair which opened Wednesday, July 22.   More years than not, my family and I have made the trip to St. Paul for the “Great Minnesota Get-Together,” but in my experience, the...
Graduations   North Dakota State Univ., Fargo      Jacob Breuer, of Albertville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Exercise Science following the spring 2026 semester.      Jillian Kulm, of Annandale, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Political Science following the spring...
This week we will look back at a few of Darlene’s last columns with us (7 years ago). Sounds like we were having a similar summer.  Darlene did write a few more after this.   We are thankful for all the years Darlene sent in her column. Many of her recipes are used as weekly rotations in many...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Orange rust on black raspberry leaves. Photo: Michelle Grabowski   By late July, Minnesota gardens are bursting with color and produce, but they’re also prime territory for fungal infections. Warm days, humid nights, and crowded plantings...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Fifteen years after the Pagami Creek Fire, new growth stands in stark contrast to mature trees at the fire's boundary. Photo: Eli Sagor.   Wildfires in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are affecting many Minnesotans. If...

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Come experience an interactive, walk-through Nativity event with live characters portraying wisemen, shepherds, soldiers, angels, Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, along with a whole stable of live...
A free community Christmas breakfast will be served on Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Montrose Community Center, 200 Center Ave. S., Montrose. The meal will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The...
Will you or your family be spending Christmas Day apart from friends and relatives?  Don’t be alone. Please gather with others for a free Christmas Day Dinner on Dec. 25, at 1:00 p.m., at Buffalo...
Family Snowshoeing Join Outdoor Recreation School instructors to learn how to put on and walk in snowshoes for a family snowshoeing event Saturday, December 27, from 1:30. p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Crow-...
The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Train made its annual stop in Buffalo on Monday, Dec. 15. The train brought holiday cheer with box cars decorated in colorful lights and Christmas...
Buffalo jazz dancers scoring big to Fleetwood Mac’s popular 80s classic rock song ‘Gypsy’    Fleetwood Mac’s song, “Gypsy,” is a tune that even Buffalo High School’s varsity jazz team is dancing to....
Sims, Bertelson picking up slack; Tonka hands Bison first loss   Minnetonka has become a rivalry – of sorts – for a handful of swimmers in recent seasons for members of the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive...
DuBois off to all-around great start   Natalia Yurchenko is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union. She’s also known as the originator of the Yurchenko vault family, which features a round-...
Last-second three drops Bison to 1-6   The Buffalo girls’ basketball team led last Friday’s road game for all but a minute of game action against Section 8-4A rival Moorhead. But with the game on the...
Team seeks first winning season in several years   Over the past several seasons, individual success has overshadowed team success for the Buffalo wrestling team. Individually, the Bison have a...

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