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ADA, MN—The Log Cabin Museum near the Norman County Fairgrounds will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Wednesday. Solveig Kitchell, the curator of the Norman County Historical Society, says there’s going to be quite a celebration. Kitchell says the concert is BYOLC: bring your own lawn chair. Free will donations will be accepted for the dinner,…
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Norman County FSA director James Kruise was a recent guest on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program to discuss several programs. Kruise says the deadline for acreage reporting is this Tuesday, July 15. Kruise has another reminder for Norman County farmers. Kaleidoscope airs weekday mornings at 9 on KRJB 106.5 FM.
ADA, MN—Last week, R&J News introduced you to Zander Brower, who was named the best male shooter on the Ada-Borup-West trap shooting team and the overall best shooter on the team. Today, we hear from Zara Bakke, who was chosen best female shooter on the team and the team’s most improved shooter. Bakke tells us…
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History isn’t just about wars, speeches, documents and dates. It’s also about what people wore, what they did and what was included in their daily lives. The Mahnomen County Historical Society is looking for things to include in future exhibits. Terry Schoenborn is a volunteer with the historical society. You can contact the Mahnomen County…
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ADA, MN—At this week’s award banquet for the Ada-Borup-West trap shooting team, Zander Brower received two awards: best male shooter and overall best shooter. R&J News asked Brower what he would say to someone interested in going out for trap shooting. We’ll hear from the Cougars’ top female shooter, Zara Bakke, during Monday’s sports report.
A Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and refusing to take a chemical test. On Tuesday afternoon, two Minnesota State Patrol Troopers responded to a call for assistance from Mahnomen County Deputy Rick Ohren of Hawley after Ohren’s pickup had gone into the ditch near Mahnomen. Ohren was…
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FERTILE, MN—If you’re thinking about going to the Polk County Fair Thursday night, Polk County Fair Board President Danny Grundhovd goes over the night’s activities. You can check out what’s coming up at the Polk County Fair Friday, Saturday and Sunday through this link: https://www.polkcountyfairfertilemn.com/
FERTILE, MN—The PRCA Rodeo is one of the attractions at this year’s Polk County Fair in Fertile. R&J Broadcasting’s Dawson Peterson and James Cardarelli asked one of the rodeo clowns, Nick, what people enjoy most about the rodeo. The PRCA Rodeo starts at 7pm Wednesday and Thursday at the grandstand at the Polk County Fair…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Historical Society has special events planned for Thursdays in July. Terry Schoenborn, the program coordinator, tells us what’s on tap for this Thursday, July 10. Schoenborn tells us when the Mahnomen County Historical Society is open this summer. The Mahnomen County Historical Society is located at 1000 1st Street Northeast in…
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ADA, MN—Next week, the Log Cabin Museum near the Norman County Fairgrounds will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Solveig Kitchell, the curator of the Norman County Historical and Genealogy Society, talks about the museum’s beginnings. Kitchell says the Log Cabin Museum wanted to keep items that were salvaged from Ada’s museums following the 1997 floods. But…
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