Photo archive for April 22, 2008
Clarissa Butler View photo
Kenneth Wahlstrom View photo
Judge Wally Senyk, left, celebrates National Adoption Day last year with adoptive parents Emily and Dan Johnson and their children, Nick, Alexander and Judah. View photo
Speaker makes green point with ride - Ken Pentel, a 2006 Green Party candidate for Minnesota governor, bikes up the Central Lakes Trail at Dalton Monday afternoon. Pentel, the keynote speaker today at Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Earth Day celebration, biked from St. Cloud to Dalton, but rain and cold temperatures cut his trip to Fergus Falls short. Pentel spoke in Pelican Rapids Monday night and spoke at MSCTC today on our sustainable future. View photo
Grant County fire departments sponsored a smoke and safety house to teach kids how to escape a house fire during Saturday’s Expo in Ashby. View photo
Rising performers - The Just for Kix Rising Stars group performs during Friday night’s performance at the Fergus Falls High School. View photo
Anne Martens View photo
Corinne Danielson View photo
Junior Tyler Meyer assists second-grader Isaiah Klug for the fable, “Fox and Bear.” View photo
Second-grader Hailey Thompson is assisted by junior Monika Pachel with a fable titled, “Cat and Puppy.” View photo
As part of the Minnesota Sesquicentennial celebration Underwood will enhance Fort Juleson east of town. The fort site is a symbol of settlers coming together following the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876. View photo
Pete Amundson of Ashby qualifies with his .357 revolver during a Carry/Conceal Class at Dalton Outdoors. Instructors for the class included Mike Edwards, Mike Evavold, Dean Nelson and Don Maslow. Evavold estimates that 75 percent of the people who take the course are hunters and that 15 percent of them hunt with handguns. Most men and women taking the class carry handguns for protection. View photo
Dan and Quinn Harman of Pequot Lakes join veteran hunter Mike Edwards with a 22-pound tom turkey which Quinn took as part of the weekend’s Youth-/Mentor turkey hunt in northern Otter Tail County. Mike Jordahl of Perham was the volunteer coordinator of the hunt, which drew 30 young hunters. View photo
Fergus Falls wrestlers Tyler Giza, left, Matt Laugen and Abbot Aho placed second, sixth and third respectively in the Northland Youth Wrestling Association State Tournament. Giza and Aho qualified first in region competition while Laugen placed third. View photo
Members of the U12 volleyball team that took second in the U16 Junior Olympic Tournament over the weekend were, front row: Brianna Rasmusson. Second row, from left: Casey Walvatne, Anna Monke and Devonie Smith. Third row, from left: Kristin Traiser and Jordan Harworth. Back row, from left: Amber Blondeau and McKenna Schaffer. View photo
Members of the U12 volleyball team that took second in the U16 Junior Olympic Tournament over the weekend were, front row: Brianna Rasmusson. Second row, from left: Casey Walvatne, Anna Monke and Devonie Smith. Third row, from left: Kristin Traiser and Jordan Harworth. Back row, from left: Amber Blondeau and McKenna Schaffer. View photo
Riley Thorson, Katie Swiontek, Alex Haas and Sam Wahlgren form a circle during a rehearsal for the 2008 Synchronized Swimming show “Memories” at the Middle School pool. The three-day show begins Friday. All three performances will get under way at 7:30 p.m. View photo
Wheaton’s Mason Lampe tags out Hillcrest baserunner Jamie Stedjan (25) in Monday’s Pheasant Conference game at Legion Field. View photo