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The winter solstice occurs each year during the month of December in the northern hemisphere. In 2022, the winter solstice will take place on December 21 at 4:48 p.m. EST.
Solstices are significant events that occur twice per year. One occurs in the winter and one in the summer. The winter solstice...
Resolutions to get in shape are popular at the dawn of a new year. Despite the best and most detailed intentions, many resolutions fall by the wayside shortly after January 1 has come and gone.
Many people stop heading to the gym or working out at home because their exercise routines become stale....
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Happy holidays from the Extension horticulture team! We are diverting from our usual articles and sharing gratitude and giving in this issue. We wish all of you, our dedicated readers and fellow gardeners, a safe and healthy holiday...
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Northern long-eared bat with white-nose syndrome. Image courtesy USFWS.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently reclassified the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....
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When the snow starts falling and winter is at its worst, I enjoy having green plants in my home office. One of my favorites is a humble ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia).
Basic ZZ plant care
Also called Zanzibar gem or Zee Zee plant...
Gary Megaw, 79
Gary Woodrow Megaw, age 79 of Buffalo, Minnesota, passed away December 3, 2022.
He was born on August 6, 1943, in Mankato, Minnesota to Woodrow and Elnora (Olson) Megaw. He grew up in Good Thunder, Minnesota and attended high school there. He was a graduate with the class of 1961...
WNBA player, and U.S. Olympian, Brittney Griner had been held in a Russian prison for almost one year after being arrested in Russia in February after having a vape pen with hash oil in her luggage. She pled guilty in July.
The Biden Administration freed convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout...
Graduations
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Samuel Peterson, of Albertville, graduated Summa Cum Laude with BA degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology following the fall 2022 semester.
Ryan Knutsen, of Buffalo, graduated Cum Laude with a BFA degree in Graphic Design following...
The holiday season is upon us. Over the next few weeks, we will be providing you with recipes for your upcoming gatherings.
Let us know if there is something you would like us to put in our column, or if you have a recipe to share, please submit to ads@thedrummer.com.
Baked Brie with Cranberry-...
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Six members of the Buffalo High School girls swimming and diving team along with an alternate, are on their way to the state tournament in two relays and two individual events after strong...
The competition will be fast and furious this winter for the Buffalo girls’ hockey team.
With the move from the Mississippi 8 to the Lake Conference, this year’s schedule will present challenges that...
A new season always brings new challenges, but the Buffalo High School Dance Team is facing a major challenge with the change to the Lake Conference.
Coach Mary Sansevere knows what the team will be...
November 01, 2019
Plastic tree guards protect young trees
A reminder to all Yard and Garden News readers (and anyone else ) who struggle with animals feeding on your plants during the winter!...
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Yield: 8-10 servings
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 10 min.
Total Time: 1 hour 10 min.
1 - 9 inch baked pie shell
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2...
I remember the first multiple-page report I wrote in school. The report was to be a biography of a living person, and needed to be handwritten, with a cover page, pictures, and reference index....
By a vote of 4233 to 3030, voters in the District 877 Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose on Tuesday, November 5, approved a referendum that will raise the general education operating revenue by $750 per...
You may not have seen it out at Buffalo High School on Monday, but if you did, you probably recognized the presence of the Buffalo Fire Department, Buffalo Police, Wright County Sher-iff’s Office,...
For the last several years, Wright County has made a concerted effort to clear its tax rolls of hundreds of small stubs of property too small to be developed that were part of the housing boom that...
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