01/14/2020
April:
In April, Matt Bartz was recognized by the Fosston Tri-Coop for 9 years of service on the board of directors at their Annual Meeting held at Ventures in Fosston. Due to poor weather conditions in March, the University of Minnesota Extension Services held Dairy Days in April at the McIntosh...
01/07/2020
A review of some of the events of the past year.
January
January started with a new Polk County Sheriff. Sheriff Barb Erdman retired from law enforcement after serving Polk County for 31 years. Taking her place was her long-time Chief Deputy, Jim Tadman.
Closer to home, the McIntosh City Council...
12/10/2019
If you live in Winger or McIntosh, Saturday, December 14th, Santa Claus is coming to town!
Winger
Start the day in Winger with the Winger Lion's pancake breakfast beginning at 9:00 am at the Winger Community Center. Santa will come to visit the kids around 10:00 am for a picture and a treat for...
12/10/2019
The first annual Northern Spiked Spear and Decoy show held on November 23rd at the Lean To Tavern in Bejou, exceeded the founders expectations.
“We were hoping for around 200 people to come and check it out. Well, 450 people came through the door between 9am and 5pm,” said Northern Spiked’s Jordan...
11/19/2019
Win-E-Mac Musicians enjoyed another successful solo contest. On Monday, November 4, 2019 a very successful day for Win-E-Mac musicians! Solo Contest was held at Ulen, MN. 11 vocalists and 1 instrumentalist participated in this contest. Win-E-Mac received 5 Superior (**) ratings and 7 Excellent...
11/19/2019
Our Local Veteran's were honored during a Veterans Day program held at Win-E-Mac School on Monday, November 11th. Students, staff and community members honored all Veteran's with music and presentations during the annual program.
11/12/2019
On Tuesday, October 15th, the Win-E-Mac Chapter of the Minnesota Honor Society held its new inductee ceremony and celebration with family and friends at the Win-E-Mac Commons. The new members were honored and sworn in by returning officers and members and received their certificates and pins. ...
11/12/2019
If you want to know more about darkhouse spearing or want to find an enjoyable new winter hobby, you need to attend the Spears, Beers and Decoys show at the Lean To Tavern in Bejou on Saturday, November 23rd from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be many vendors with information about the sport on...
11/05/2019
Veteran's Day, which is celebrated annually on November 11, commemorates the hardworking men and women who sacrifice their time and put themselves in harm's way to defend the country's core values of freedom and opportunity. While Veteran's Day certainly is a chance to honor those who have donned...
08/20/2019
Last Saturday, August 3rd, the Enerson‘s had a family reunion on the farm that Olof Enerson homesteaded in 1883. Olof had 12 children, his youngest son Einar hosted the first reunion in the summer of 1980 at the homesteaded farm and over 100 people attended. The family farm north of McIntosh, is...