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Grygla Junior, Andrew Loken, runs one of his touchdowns in last Friday afternoon! Head Coach Wilebski said Loken stood out on both sides of the ball in the game against Blackduck. More photos of the game are on the back page.
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GG over Blackduck, 32-8

10/13/2020

“It was a great win to begin the football season. Our kids came out to play in all facets of the game,” commented Head Coach John Wilebski. He added, “Assistant Coaches Gast and Grandstrand did a great job of preparing and implementing the game plan. We controlled the game offensively on the...

Grygla and Goodridge Trap kicked off last Sunday. Pictured is Raymond Moe shooting with guidance from Head Coach, Kenny Lunsetter.

Chargers Trap Team starts Fall League

09/22/2020

It’s been five years now since the Chargers first formed a Trap Shooting Team. This year, things are looking a little different, but it might just be the new normal. A Fall League has always been offered through the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League, in addition to the usual Spring...

Grygla School cooks, Darlyne Roen and Jean Foss, stop for a quick picture in between the breakfast and lunch prep on Monday morning. Photo courtesy of Travis Smith

Free meals for our students

09/15/2020

The Grygla School is happy to announce that all students will be receiving free meals, which includes breakfast, along with lunch. The free meals are available through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is one of the flexibilities extended by USDA on August 31st, 2020. It allows school...

The Lund family has turned Falls Cinema into an experience

09/09/2020

Earlier this summer, we ran a story about all the updates that were happening at Falls Cinema in Thief River Falls, which is owned by Jeff Lund, of Grygla, and his son, Daniel Lund. Well, after many wonderful renovations and some exciting new additions that add to the entire experience of “going to...

And all at once, summer collapsed into fall

09/09/2020

It was a nice, busy sight on Tuesday morning with Grygla School busses pulling up to each assigned door, dropping off students. The parking lot was full of vehicles again and students were excitedly walking into the building, adorned with their backpacks and masks. The school grounds have been...

Sistad shares positive experience with DBS Therapy

09/01/2020

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor After first hearing about the option a couple of years ago, Cheryl Sistad finally took the leap and proceeded with DBS Therapy. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) helps many patients who suffer from Parkinson disease, essential tremors, dystonia and even Epilepsy,...

Gavin Nordby, of Grygla, MN, with the 7-by-7 bull elk he shot Sunday, Aug. 23, north of Lake Bronson, MN, in Kittson County. Nordby was fortunate enough to draw one of the 18 either-sex elk tags the Minnesota DNR offered this year in Kittson County. The DNR offered 44 tags this year in Kittson County, including 24 antlerless tags and two bull-only tags. Photo courtesy of Gavin Nordby

Scouting and making landowner contacts pays off with trophy bull elk for Minnesota hunter

09/01/2020

Written by Brad Dokken, Northland Outdoors, Aug 29th, 2020 Drawing one of the 44 elk tags available this year in Minnesota from a record pool of 4,425 applicants and then shooting a 7-by-7 bull is like winning the lottery – twice. Gavin Nordby says he doesn’t go looking for publicity, so when he...

Zach Olson is currently cycling the TransAmerica Trail, which takes him from west coast to east coast, going through ten different states. He took this picture above as he made his way through Wyoming.

Coast to coast: traveling solo across America by bicycle

08/25/2020

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor Note: Zach Olson is a cousin of mine on my mom’s side. I thought you could all use a little break from the COVID news and hear about Zach’s amazing adventure he’s currently on. With an end goal of September 11th, a follow-up story will happen later, updating...

Grygla School update

08/11/2020

Written by Jamie Lunsetter, Grygla School Superintendent/Athletic Direc tor We are eagerly awaiting our students to return through our school doors this fall! I wanted to send out a quick update on the progress we’re making within our planning committee for returning to school in the fall. First,...

Grygla School moves forward with “Back to School” plans

08/04/2020

On Friday, July 31st, the planning committee for Grygla School’s Safe Return to School met in the Grygla School Library. One parent and one student representative accompanied several school staff members on the committee. The committee will be working to develop a plan that will allow Grygla School...