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The Retrievers take to the air to improve their success finding lost dogs
As a volunteer case manager for The Retrievers, Nicole Fredrickson usually is leading searches for lost dogs. She spent Saturday afternoon, May 4 with her own dog, Marcie, hiding out under a tree in a rural Rice County cemetery waiting for the sound of a faint buzzing and a speck to appear in the sky. It was part of a weekend of training exercises for volunteers with The Retrievers, a...
Citywide garage sale takes place in St. Peter May 16-19
Residents from the area are invited to visits garage sales taking place in St. Peter over the weekend May 16-19. Check out the St. Peter Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for the latest info. Sales listed on the page as of May 15 included: • 909 N. Fourth St. — May 16 2-7 p.m., May 17 2-7 p.m, May 18 8 a.m.-2 p.m.: Lots of girls clothes 0 to size...
Minnesota BBQ Society hosts 25th anniversary competition in St. Peter
A savory aroma filled the air as Tim Spellacy of Mankato fired up his grill at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Searing up a rack of ribs doused in a thick honey and brown sugar glaze, Spellacy was out to cook up a delicious plate of meat that just might win him a chunk of the $14,000 in prize money offered at the Minnesota Barbeque Society’s Minnesota in May Barbeque contest. ...
MSAD students win several categories in national art contest
Students of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf won first place in nine different categories of a national art contest for school-aged youth who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Twenty students from MSAD placed first, second or third or received an honorable mention for their submissions in the 2023-2024 Youth De’VIA Competition. De’VIA stands for Deaf View/Image Art, which is meant to authentically represent the Deaf experience through visual mediums. The Youth De’VIA Competition is an annual contest hosted by the Kansas School for the...
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