Year in Review

January…Richard Aos on honor Flight to Washington, DC…DNR seeks to join lawsuit over project to divert Red River…First Female of native Descent, Anne McKeig, to serve on any State Supreme Court…Minnesota Farmers Union president, Doug Peterson attends meeting at the Vatican…Minkota Tech to sell business assets to Garden Valley…Commissioners, SWCD Board members & assessors take oath…Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial-Pine Lake 200..Hunter Houle fatally injured at race…Zach Herfindahl big winner at Pine Lake…Win-E-Mac hosts VEX Competition…C-G School Board organizes for the new year…Gonvick Legion Auxiliary Blood Drive…Surprise 60th  Birthday party for Pastor Dawn Hanson… Clearwater County Sheriff’s Reserve Team Celebrate at AJ’s on Main…Hanson Electric shows support of Sanford Health Foundation….42nd Ag Arama “Better in Boots” in Crookston…Gonvick gets new postmaster, Jackie Ulrich…Gonvick City Council has organizational meeting…Eli Gindele is new Extension Educator for Clearwater & Polk County… Nord’s Pharmacy & Gifts has new owners, Ruth & Evan Fonder…Sylvia Hilgeman featured in MN Star Tribune…Eight teams advance to State from NCTC Robotics Tournament…Seniors focus on Fred Strowbridge…

February…. One Act Play contest held at Win-E-Mac High School…Porcupine Creek to perform in Bagley…Career Coaches, Hall of Fame Members, Longtime Friends, Vern Johnson & Steve Phillion…Local leaders participate in Extension program, Ray & Valerie Reichert, Ryan & Kari Rivard, Brian & April Grunhovd and Jerrod & Sarah Reese…Arctic Cat announces agreement to be acquired by Textron in $247 million transaction…Megan Sugden exhibit now open at Northwest MN Arts Council Gallery…McIntosh natives, Ashleigh & Cody Bartz, featured on FYI network’s Tiny House Nation…Speed limit increases on several northwest highways…Julia Bernstein, Red Lake County Rebels Track Team heads for Queensland, Australia to compete…Lt. Governor Tina Smith visits Glyndon to urge support for Tax cut for 74,000 MN Farmers… Mille Lacs Lake bass limit goes from 4 to 3 in May…Adriana Peck appointed new administrator at Good Sam…Body worn camera in county receives favorable input at public hearing from Commissioners…Jacey Tronnes competed in Region 1 FFA Wildlife Career Development Event in Crookston…Connie Cox, Lead Naturalist at Itasca Park is guest speaker at Historical Society’s annual meeting…Haley McCoy won Spelling Bee competition at Clearbrook-Gonvick School…7th Annual Back Breaker’s Vintage Snowmobile Show & Ride takes place…Steve Philion recognition night- Boys Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame…Mike Strodtman reports from MN Rural Water Association…ALICE Program presented by Andy Anderson, Behavior Interventionist at C-G School…“Da Bears” compete in VEX Robotics Competition held at St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center.…C-G Bears junior high school girls took 1st place at North Woods Conference Tourney…Ellen Frondorf wins the 2017 Shenandoah National Park Trust Research Grant…More than $5,000 raised for Scholarships during Annual Fishing Tourney…Liz Bodensteiner scores over 2,000 points & 1,000 rebounds in career…Elderly nutrition site in Clearbrook has a new cook, Sheryl Severson…Kris Swanson won the Spring Premier Show Championship in Springfield, Mass. with her mare, “Nutty by Nature” …Luke Burd promoted to Parts Manager at Evergreen Implement Comp…MN schools have 47% fewer fires each year then national average…