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We’re extending our famous Online Auction by one day. Shop from the comfort of your own home! For the eleventh year in a row, the Wright County Historical Society presents their annual Online Auction at www.wrighthistory.org .  This year’s auction opened December 6, at 2:00 p.m. and now runs until...
Every month will be something different at the Buffalo Community Center. From conversations about mental health to laugh-out-loud dance parties, there will be something for you and your child. Young Kids: Children are always welcomed at the Community Center but on Tuesdays, we go a little further...
Cozy up with a good book and challenge yourself to read more this season with the Winter Reading Program! “Read for a Better World,” the 2023 Winter Reading Program begins Monday, January 2, 2023, and runs through Tuesday, February 28th. The program provides fun incentives for readers to settle...
Costa Rica is a wildlife photographer’s paradise. I just returned from two weeks of trekking through the hot and humid lowland tropical jungles and hiking high up in the cold cloud forest mountains, over 8,000-foot elevation, all in search of a wide variety of birds and mammals. But for anyone who...
Senior’s big game lifts Bison past Cambridge-Isanti; Buffalo improves to 3-0 with blowout over St. Francis   It was a good day for senior guard Nate Dahl in Buffalo’s 76-67 home win Tuesday, Dec. 6, against Cambridge-Isanti. While Dahl’s big game didn’t include a triple-double, as the lyrics go in...
Scores, routines improve in home loss to Hopkins; Bison fourth at Prior Lake   Gymnastics is a unique sport in which team and individual goals hold higher importance for most teams than head-to-head records. The Bison had many positives and some negatives in a season-opening win Dec. 1 at Maple...
Relay teams step up at Border Battle   The teams didn’t change, but the standings did. One thing that didn’t change in the final standings in last Saturday’s annual Border Battle Invitational was Chaska-Chanhassen placing first with a score of 807.5. It was the third-straight year the StormHawks, a...

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It’s that time of year, when many are busy baking up batches, and batches of Christmas Cookies. We will be featuring cookie/dessert recipes in the next two issued of The Drummer. Some of you may...
While some ice remains on the small, wind-protected bays and lakes, there was quite a bit of open water reappearing this week. It's going to take a stretch of cold air and calm winds for walkable ice...
The new downtown fire station continues to move forward as the Buffalo City Council on Monday, November 18, approved the architect’s plans and specifications for the project and called for bids. The...
Hot Box Dancers and Gamblers break out in a street dance in the opening number “Runyonland” while a buzzing New York City surrounds. Pictured are actors from this year’s Buffalo High School Fall...
In January of this year, one of the first orders of business for the Wright County Board of Commissioners was to alter its standard board meeting schedule, which were scheduled four Tuesdays per...
“When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.” –Edward F. Croker   There is perhaps no greater call than that of...
The Buffalo boys’ hockey team is hoping to make their home arena an unpleasant experience for visitors this season, something they were extremely good at doing a year ago. Ties against St. Cloud,...
It was a disappointing start, but a memorable finish for three members of the Buffalo girls’ swim/dive team. Brianna Shroyer, Kolby Schendel, and Sydney Polzin were Buffalo’s three swimmers to...
The changing of the guard hits home this season for the Buffalo girls’ basketball team – literally. With the departure of six seniors, this year’s Bison team returns very little varsity experience....
As leaves fall in November we can see the branching structure of trees, making this a good time to inspect for tree health. Winter is an ideal time for tree care and maintenance. Extension...

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