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4-H Livestock Judge Shares the Ins and Outs of Judging.

The Norman County 4-H Shows continued this Friday with the cattle, sheep, goat, and alpaca shows taking place and the man judging the shows has become a familiar face to the Norman County Fair. Greg Harder has been judging livestock for over 40 years and has judged the Norman County 4-H show 10 times over…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight Stories – Ray Foss & Glenn Holland

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight – Dave Cuthbertson

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight Stories – Ken Beckman

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Fifty Lakes Day Celebration 2023

Ann Raph, Committee Member for the Fifty Lakes Day Celebration, gives us the rundown of all the fun that will be happening on Saturday, June 24th, 2023 in Fifty Lakes, MN.


June 23, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Dimwit-ZZZ-Dum” for the Day 6-22-23

–Stairs are surprisingly dangerous for being everywhere. –Every stairway is a stairway to heaven if you fall down enough of them. –The cars in the Flintstones were foot-powered because the dinosaurs haven’t gone extinct yet. (A little carbon/fossil fuel humor) –Lemonade is the only fruit drink where 100% juice is not desirable. –It’s annoying when…
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June 23, 2023 0

Norman County Fair 4-H Update

The Norman County 4-H’ers continue to present their projects at this year’s Norman County Fair in Ada. Norman County 4-H Extension educator Linda Houglum says that so far, all the events have gone well. Woodland 4-H Club president and exhibitor Madalynn Crompton also believes that everything has gone well so far this week, and that…
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June 23, 2023 0

REACH Presented with $25,000 Grant by Cenex

REACH was presented with a grant worth $25,000 by Cenex earlier today at the Norman County Fair. Peggy Chisolm with REACH describes what the nonprofit organization has been up to and some things coming up in the organization’s future.  The grant presented by Cenex will help REACH fund some of their upcoming programs like their…
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June 22, 2023 0

Princess Kay Visits Norman County Fair

One of Thursday’s visitors to the Norman County Fair was Princess Kay of the Milky Way, goodwill ambassador for the Minnesota dairy industry. Rachel Rynda, this year’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way, showed Norman County Fair visitors how to milk a cow and talked about what dairy farmers do.  She says meeting people is…
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June 22, 2023 0

Nisswa Chamber of Commerce 6-22-23

Nisswa Chamber of Commerce President, Pam Dorion, tells us about the fun to be had in Nisswa, July 3rd, 2023 during their Nisswa Freedom Days Celebration, Parade and Fireworks.


June 22, 2023 0