THE FALL TURKEY HUNTING SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY. HUNTERS ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE ONE TURKEY OF EITHER SEX DURING THE SEASON. CROSSBOW, BOW OR SHOTGUN ARE ALL ALLOWED. THE SEASON RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 27. LOOKING AHEAD, THE STATE YOUTH DEER SEASON RUNS OCTOBER 17-20 THIS YEAR.
THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE DISTRESSED BORROWERS ASSISTANCE NETWORK, WHICH AIMS TO GET RANCHERS AND FARMERS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN TOUCH WITH ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM REGAIN FINANCIAL FOOTING. YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FARM SERVICE AGENCY FOR MORE.
THE AG INNOVATION CAMPUS IN CROOKSTON, A SMALL-SCALE SOYBEAN CRUSH FACILITY, HAS CLOSED JUST A YEAR AFTER IT’S RIBBON CUTTING. THE FACILITY HAD RECEIVED $5 MILLION IN STATE MONEY, BUT NEVER REACHED IT’S FULL POTENTIAL AND THEN THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE FACILITY LAST MONTH. THEY PLAN TO PUT THE FACILITY UP FOR SALE.
A UNIQUE COMPETITION LOOKING TO FIND “THE COOLEST THING MADE IN MINNESOTA” IS ON GOING, WITH MATTRACKS, AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR, AND ARCTIC CAT ALL WITH PRODUCTS THAT HAVE MADE THE FINAL 16. THE WINNER IS DETERMINED THROUGH PUBLIC VOTING AND YOU CAN DO SO ONLINE. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE RESULTS, BUT YESTERDAY WAS A DAY WHERE THEY WERE TO CUT THAT COMPETITION TO THE TOP 8 PRODUCTS.
THE VETERANS HONOR FLIGHTS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY AMONG VETERANS. THOSE TRIPS TAKE VETERANS FOR A MULTIPLE DAY TOUR OF WASHINGTON DC AND A NUMBER OF OUT NATIONS MONUMENTS. LATE LAST WEEK, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TWO OF THOSE FLIGHTS LEFT ON THE SAME DAY FROM HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FARGO DUE TO DEMAND.
A visitation for Linda Hodgson of Warroad will take place on Monday, September 30, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Last modified: 09/24/2024
