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    ‘1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners’

    In November the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) awarded Teaching Artist Dan Gruhlke of Monticello $2,000 in support of his “1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners” residency at Annandale Elementary School. The residency provided [...]
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    Employee and group of the year recognized

    By Brenda Erdahl Staff Writer Wright County Commissioners took time at their regular meeting, Tuesday, March 4 to recognize employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. Every year individuals and groups are [...]
  • Community

    Ice Cream for a Cause

    Annandale principals Charlie Bakker (high school), Jennifer Sabol (middle school), at left, and Jon Klippenes (elementary) served up ice cream as part of a Cardinals Rising fundraising event at Sweet Escapes on Friday, Feb. 28 [...]

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Facility plans, refurbishing project move forward

March 12, 2025 Comments Off on Facility plans, refurbishing project move forward

By Steve Prinsen Staff Writer The Annandale City Council took a number of actions regarding ongoing projects at its Tuesday, March 4, regular city council meeting at city hall. The council normally meets the second […]

Community

‘1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners’

March 12, 2025 Comments Off on ‘1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners’

In November the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) awarded Teaching Artist Dan Gruhlke of Monticello $2,000 in support of his “1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners” residency at Annandale Elementary School. The residency provided […]

News

Employee and group of the year recognized

March 12, 2025 Comments Off on Employee and group of the year recognized

By Brenda Erdahl Staff Writer Wright County Commissioners took time at their regular meeting, Tuesday, March 4 to recognize employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. Every year individuals and groups are […]

Sports

Sports

Cards’ season ends abruptly at hands of Dutchmen

March 12, 2025 Comments Off on Cards’ season ends abruptly at hands of Dutchmen

By Ryan Bergeron Managing Editor With 1:38 remaining in the second half, Colton Purcell sunk a floater to cut the Cardinals Boys Basketball team’s deficit to one, at 60-59, versus the Melrose Area Dutchmen. When […]

Sports

Cardinals bag two more wins, enter post-season

March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Cardinals bag two more wins, enter post-season

By Ryan Bergeron Managing Editor Legacy Christian A common theme behind the Cardinals Boys Basketball team’s success this season has been the group’s defense, Head Coach Andy Ortmann said. It was an emphasis at halftime […]

Sports

Cardinals attend banquet, collect awards

March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Cardinals attend banquet, collect awards

Logan Brunner Sports Correspondent The Cardinal gymnastics crew had quite the successful season. As a team, they earned the Section 6A Gold Academic Award with an average GPA of 3.93. The varsity team ended up […]

Obituaries

  • Richard L. Eckman

    March 12, 2025 Comments Off on Richard L. Eckman
    Richard L. Eckman, age 88, of Kimball, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at his home. He departed this world the same way he entered it, during a snowstorm on the farm he loved so dearly. [...]

  • Grace B. Norgren

    March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Grace B. Norgren
    Grace B. Norgren, age 89, of Annandale, formerly of New Hope, died Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Annandale Care Center. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2025, at Lake Union [...]

  • Gary Waldo Larson

    March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Gary Waldo Larson
    Gary Waldo Larson, age 84, of Annandale, died Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at St. Ignatius Catholic [...]

  • Chris Nystrom

    March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Chris Nystrom
    Chris Nystrom, 64, passed away on February 13, 2025, in Annandale, Minnesota after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and many friends. Born on April 28, 1960, in New Hope, Minnesota, Chris [...]

  • Sharon ‘Cheri’ Walberg

    February 26, 2025 Comments Off on Sharon ‘Cheri’ Walberg
    Sharon “Cheri” Walberg, age 78, of Annandale, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at home surrounded by the love and care of her family. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at [...]

Community

  • ‘1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners’

    March 12, 2025 Comments Off on ‘1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners’
    In November the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) awarded Teaching Artist Dan Gruhlke of Monticello $2,000 in support of his “1,000 Words Through the Eyes of Kindergartners” residency at Annandale Elementary School. The residency provided [...]

  • Ice Cream for a Cause

    March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Ice Cream for a Cause
    Annandale principals Charlie Bakker (high school), Jennifer Sabol (middle school), at left, and Jon Klippenes (elementary) served up ice cream as part of a Cardinals Rising fundraising event at Sweet Escapes on Friday, Feb. 28 [...]

  • Matching challenge for Cards’ fundraiser

    February 12, 2025 Comments Off on Matching challenge for Cards’ fundraiser
    Cardinals Rising – a grassroots, community-led effort to temporarily bridge the Annandale School District funding gap – is launching a matching gift program. Starting Monday, Feb. 17 to Friday, March 14, each $876 donation to [...]

Opinion

  • To find nature, take a look

    June 1, 2022 Comments Off on 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

    March 9, 2022 Comments Off on 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

    February 22, 2022 Comments Off on 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 – March 12, 2025

    March 12, 2025 Comments Off on Legal Notices – March 12, 2025
    STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF WRIGHT CASE TYPE: OTHER CIVIL: QUIET TITLE Court File No.: 86-CV-23-5333 Shawn Pedersen and Melinda Pedersen, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey D. Mattila, Gail M. Mattila and [...]

  • Legal Notices – March 5, 2025

    March 5, 2025 Comments Off on Legal Notices – March 5, 2025
    Notice of Annual Town Meeting 2025 Notice is given to the residents of the Township of Southside, in the County of Wright and State of Minnesota, that the Annual Town Meeting will be held on [...]

  • Legal Notices – February 26, 2025

    February 26, 2025 Comments Off on Legal Notices – February 26, 2025
    Notice of Foreclosure on Vehicle To the party who owns or formerly owned a 2013 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FM5K8D89DGC31082: Claim your vehicle now by calling 612-280-2019 or steps will be taken to possess and sell [...]

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