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HILLSBORO, ND—One of the biggest events on this weekend’s Hillsboro Days schedule is the Draft Horse Pull, which will be Saturday afternoon at Woodland City Park. Paul Geray, the draft horse pull’s organizer, tells us what a horse pull is. Geray says draft horse pulls are featured in events like the Calgary Stampede and are…
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Mahnomen County’s annual Breakfast on the Farm will take place this Saturday, June 17 at the Steinmetz Robotic Dairy Farm northeast of Mahnomen. Jimmy Steinmetz, who owns the farm, says they’ll be serving pancakes, ham, strawberries and ice cream. And he’ll have plenty of people to prepare the food. Steinmetz says they fed between 900…
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Three candidates are running for two positions in Tuesday’s (June 13) Hillsboro School Board election. Incumbent Brooke Duval, Carly Theis and Todd Carlson are contending for the two positions. The two candidates who receive the most votes will begin three year terms on the Hillsboro School Board starting in July. Paul Kozojed, a nine year…
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Sonrise Evangelical Free Church in Ada is holding a block party on Tuesday night, June 13. Pastor Dave Ingraham of Sonrise tells us details. Ingraham says you’ll have the chance to play some games. This block party is also free of charge. The block party will be at Sonrise Evangelical Free Church at 510 West…
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The annual Gary Days celebration is coming up this weekend. Lori Thronson, one of the Gary Days organizers, says the festival will begin with a movie and music Friday night. Then from 7 to 10pm, Rhoda Habedank will sing at Who’s Place. There will be many more things going on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll go…
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June is Dairy Month…a time to remember the benefits of including dairy products in our diets. On last Saturday’s Access Health program, Alyson Fendrick of Midwest Dairy talked about why dairy products are good for us. Fendrick goes on to talk about the essentials we get from dairy foods. Another benefit from dairy foods is…
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One of the items discussed at this week’s Ada City Council meeting was hiring a reserve police officer. Ada Mayor John Hintz says the idea has merit. There was also discussion about buying a new police car for the city. No action was taken on either item and there will be further talks at the…
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If you’re interested in doing something outdoors this weekend, you’re in luck. Sara Berhow with the Minnesota DNR says this is Take A Kid Fishing Weekend. Berhow goes on to say that Saturday is a day when you can get into all Minnesota state parks free of charge. You would still have to pay to…
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When it comes time to start the new school year in August, Mahnomen students may feel like their summer vacation was awfully short. And they’d be right. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson says the 2023-24 school year in Mahnomen will start two weeks earlier than usual. Pederson says that families that want to take a…
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The City of Ada has a couple of summer jobs available for mowing. The problem is that no one has even applied for these jobs. Ada Mayor John Hintz wonders why. Hintz says you can still apply for these jobs. You can contact Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson for more information on these summer jobs.