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Non-conference success continues; Bison surge into post-season   It’s no secret, the Buffalo girls’ basketball team has struggled for wins in the two years since leaving the Mississippi 8 Conference. A 1-10 record this past season in the Lake Conference was nearly identical to the 1-11 record they...
Lightweights, heavyweights lift Flyers to 48-26 section victory   Despite receiving a No. 4 seed, Head Coach Jeff Granrud knew his Buffalo wrestling team would be facing an uphill battle in this year’s Section 8AAA Team Tournament. Season-ending injuries to 120-pound wrestler Matthew Carlson and...
Records were flying at this year’s Section 8AA boys’ swim/dive meet at St. Cloud Tech High School.    Little did Buffalo Head Coach Dan Schirmers know, a school record he once helped set as a member of Tech’s 400 freestyle relay team in 1979, would also be broken. Schirmers was present to watch St...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   In Minnesota, sap usually runs from about March 15 to April 20, but this year’s mild temperatures have the sap running early—we know plenty of folks who have had their trees tapped for a few weeks now!  Sap begins running when the...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu     We've all heard that every snowflake is unique, but did you know that they can be categorized into several broad categories? As you can see from this Field Guide to Snowflakes, there are eight shapes that snowflakes can come in, but the...
The official beginning of spring is a highly anticipated day among people who can't wait to put away their winter coats and soak up some warm sunlight. But the day of the spring equinox is just as worthy of celebration for its uniqueness as it is for its symbolic connection with the end of winter....
Anglers were walking on some of the area lakes, but the shorelines have pulled away on most, so you might have to be creative to get on them this weekend. Venture out to Clearwater Lake, Lake Sylvia, Lake John, Maple Lake, French Lake, and Sugar Lake to catch some sunfish and crappies in 5-15 ft.,...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Cold hardy perennials perform well in retaining walls.   I recently moved to a home with heavy clay soil that does not drain well. I'm thinking my best course of action might be to build some raised beds filled with better draining soil,...

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