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Each year on March 29, the United States honors the brave individuals who fought in the Vietnam War. Supporting National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a worthy effort that can send the right message to veterans who sadly were not always met with open arms when they returned home. According to the U.S...
The road is filled with variables that change each time drivers get behind the wheel. Whether it's aggressive drivers, road construction crews or some other unknown, drivers can never say with certainty what they will encounter while on the road. Mother Nature is as significant a variable as any...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Spring is when our thoughts turn to green lawns, emerging flowers and sprouting veggies. So, it's a good time to sort out how to best feed all those plants to make sure we have lush yards and gardens this summer. Extension as a few new...
The population is growing and so is its demand for food to fuel those extra bodies. Harvard Business Review reports the global population has quadrupled over the last century. It's predicted that, by 2050, the population will exceed nine billion people. The world is not able to feed all of its...
David Anderson, 83 David A. Anderson, age 83, of Buffalo, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Arrangements for David A. Anderson are pending at The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo.    A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.   Stacey Johnson...
On Thursday, March 16, Xcel Energy released a press release regarding a leak that was detected back in November. Allegedly, there was a contaminated water leak, but it did not get into any drinking water. I’ve never lived near a power plant or anything similar before. It does seem odd that...
Anniversaries   50th Anniversary          Jim and Mary Ann Kath of Dent, Minnesota (formerly of Buffalo), recently celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss.  A party with family was held in Buffalo on Saturday, March 11, 2023.  Love and congratulations from all your kids and their spouses, 17...
Have you ever wondered “Why ham at Easter?”  With a little research it sounds like, before refrigerators, people would cure ham during the winter months and when the ham thawed out in the spring it made sense to use it as an Easter meal.  No complaints from my family! Let us know if there is...

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The Buffalo Dance Team (BDT) has yet to participate in a state tournament, but their first experience dancing in their new conference during last Thursday’s jazz meet had a bit of that state tourney...
I rented a Redbox film this week called “Sweet Country.” A 2017 Australian film, this movie centers around three individual characters living in the 1920s, out in the middle of Australia’s outback....
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,...

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