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Don Haugen works on a bust in his studio in Marietta, GA.

Sculpting is His Life

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 10:10pm admin

When Don Haugen was a young boy in Minneota, he was enchanted by some of the older gentleman sitting around and whittling.

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Local takeout food increases

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 9:37pm admin

Minneota and area residents will be happy to learn that they can still enjoy a takeout meal during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Teachers at the Minneota Public School are showing how much they miss their students. All you have to do is go on a “Bear Hunt” to see the evidence. This has become a popular family activity throughout the country.

Break Boredom by Hunting Bears

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 9:14pm admin

“We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day! We’re not scared.”

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Rita Dovre dons one of the masks she sewed for the public health providers, including a headband with a button to attach the mask.

No masking their devotion

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 9:01pm admin

“This is something near and dear to my heart,” said retired nurse Rita Dovre, when asked why she has volunteered to make masks for health care providers.

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Ross Eischens took this photo out of the cab of his tractor during planting season last spring.

The Show Must Go On

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 8:52pm admin

With planting season coming up fast, it’s important for farmers to stay healthy amid the threat of the coronavirus.

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Kelly Bolt cuts a chuck roast on Saturday in a cutting room of Bolt’s Lake Benton Grocery Store.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 5:13pm admin

It’s taken a lot of hours, a lot of hard work, and a lot of support, but Bill and Kelly Bolt of Minneota have impressed customers of the Lake Benton Grocery Store in the three weeks since they have

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Jane Remiger, left, of Wood Lake shows some of the items used on the Remiger Dairy Farm to Sophie Gillund, left, and Nola Ascheman, while other students look on.

Ag in the classroom draws 350

Wed, 03/18/2020 - 7:16pm admin2

Roger Dale's familiar smile was present as he greeted fourth-grade students and instructors from Minneota, Madison, Marshall and Yellow Medicine East last week for the annual "Ag in the

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Daren Gislason, left, talks with Noyes on Saturday at the Minneota Public Library. Noyes penned his short book called “Ulme’: The Sounds of the Shadows of her Hands” that includes reflections of Gislason and the late Bill Holm.

Local author

Sat, 03/14/2020 - 7:22pm admin2

Dan Noyes holds up a copy of his book prior to hosting a discussion group. Noyes grew up on a farm one mile west of Ghent and graduated from Minneota in 1986.

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Charlie Pesch loads his bee colonies onto a flatbed truck before driving them to Texas.

A honey of a trip

Sat, 03/14/2020 - 6:22pm admin2

Charlie Pesch is making a beeline to Texas. Pesch, the owner/operator of Big Dipper Honey in Minneota, took 40 colonies of honey bees (approximately 30,000-50,000 bees make up one colony) to Mt.

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The Minneota I team consists of Alyssa Engels, Kaitlyn Hanson, Molly Krog, Audra Buysse, and Cecilia Rabaey.

Knowledge bowl Bowl team advances to region meet

Sat, 03/14/2020 - 6:02pm admin2

Region 8 meet on March 2 in Wabasso and advanced to the Region 8 meet. The Region 8 competition will be held on March 12 at Southwest Minnesota State University. The region winner advances to the state competition.

The Minneota I team consists of Audra Buysse, Alyssa Engels, Kaitlyn Hanson, Molly Krog and Cecilia Rabaey. The Marshall I team was the winner of the Sub-Region meet with 85.5 points, followed by Wabasso with 83 points and Minneota I with 74.5 points. Minneota had three teams in the competition; Minneota I, Minneota 1/2 and Minneota’s Other Team.

The Minneota ½ team was 13th with 54 points, just missing the top 12 places that advance to the region. Minneota’s Other Team finished 20th with 40 points.

“All of the students have been doing very well this year,” said Devann Shultz, who co-coaches the Minneota teams with Aaron Koep. “The girls have been close to the top the entire season. Both the girls and boys teams have stayed in the upper half of every meet as far as scores go.”

The Sub-Regions only allow a team to have five members. The six boys on the Minneota Knowledge Bowl 11-member squad split into two teams of three members each for the Sub-Region meet instead of leaving one member out of the competition.

“The girls decided to stick together (for the Sub-Region), and the boys decided to split into two teams,” said Shultz. “I think that may have hurt the boys in the long run.”

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