• News

    Tacos La Chule II opens in South Haven

    By George Matua Tri-County News Staff Writer Nancy Del Angel’s family, who now reside in Rockford, had not long ago opened their authentic Mexican restaurant in Rockford, Tacos La Chule. (It’s pronounced La Choo-lay.) Yet [...]
  • News

    A gift driven by love

    By Ryan Bergeron Managing Editor For the past three school years, 88-year-old Marilyn Bruggeman has received the same phone call from her grandson Brian Bruggeman every Friday morning at about 7:45 when he’s driving by [...]

News

News

Tacos La Chule II opens in South Haven

By George Matua Tri-County News Staff Writer Nancy Del Angel’s family, who now reside in Rockford, had not long ago opened their authentic Mexican restaurant in Rockford, Tacos La Chule. (It’s pronounced La Choo-lay.) Yet […]

Sports

Sports

Maple Lake Invite a success for Cardinal gymnastics 

By Logan Brunner Sports Correspondent The gymnastics team traveled to Maple Lake last Saturday to compete in their Tumble in the Jungle invitational. Along with Annandale, Maple Lake welcomed teams from Albany, Little Falls, Princeton, […]

Obituaries

  • Marvel D. Winn

    Marvel D. Winn, 98, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 in Lakeville, Minnesota. Marvel was born in 1926 at home in Gary, South Dakota to Lavern Simonton and Hazel Otterdahl. She and her family [...]
  • Barbara Lee Jean O’Reilley

    Barbara Lee Jean O’Reilley passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at the Annandale Care Center. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Annandale at 11 a.m. [...]
  • Carole D. Looman

    Carole D. Looman, age 93, of Watkins, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at Hilltop Care Center in Watkins. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan.  7, 2025, at Lake Union Church, rural South [...]
  • Lawrence ‘Larry’ Kuefler

    Lawrence “Larry” Kuefler, age 83, of Annandale, formerly of Brooklyn Park, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2025, at the Annandale Care Center Memory Cottages. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. [...]
  • Larry D. Jensen

    Larry D. Jensen, age 77, of Kimball, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial was held at  11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at St. Anne Catholic Church with [...]

Community

  • Holiday spirit arrives with train

    By Brenda Erdahl Staff Writer The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train returns to Annandale on Saturday, Dec. 14. The 1,000-foot train with hundreds of thousands of LED lights is scheduled to arrive at 7:15 p.m. at [...]
  • Main Street Holiday celebration

    By Steve Prinsen Staff Writer It’s time to celebrate the holidays with Annandale’s Main Street Holiday Saturday, Dec. 14. Started in 2015, it has become a popular family tradition for residents and visitors alike. Subscribe [...]
  • Crawl is Thursday

    It’s time for some art crawling. Annandale’s annual downtown Art Craw, featuring area artists,  will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. Subscribe to the Annandale Advocate to keep up to date [...]

Opinion

  • To find nature, take a look

    by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com The key to “seeing” nature is to stop and look. I know that seems rather obvious but it’s true. The simple act of stopping and looking is really all it takes [...]
  • An amazing shorebird

    Last week while leading a photo workshop in warm and sunny Florida, I was walking down a long stretch of beach with my group of photographers in tow. The sun had just come up spreading [...]
  • Amazing Woodpeckers

    Stan Tekiela Nature Smart Once again, I found myself sitting outside in my small photo blind trying to capture a handful of images of birds in a winter/snowy setting. The temperatures where a balmy minus [...]

Legal Notices

  • Legal Notices – January 15, 2025

    STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WRIGHT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 86-PR-24-6807 Estate of Sylvia Ann Stewart, Decedent NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF [...]
  • Legal Notices-January 8, 2025

    CORINNA TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the Corinna Township Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment will convene on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, beginning at 7:00 PM at [...]
  • Legal Notices – January 1, 2025

    LEGAL NOTICE CORINNA TOWNSHIP Request for Calcium Chloride or Magnesium Chloride Materials and Application Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of Corinna Township, Wright County, is soliciting sealed bids for up to 100,000 gallons [...]