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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) is offering matching funds up to $15,000 for qualified farmers to purchase their first farm. Funding will be available using a first-come, first-served application process....
Lee Carver Jr., 84 Lee Charles Carver Jr., age 84, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022, after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born on May 20, 1938, in St. Paul. Lee graduated from Rockford High School in 1956 and honorably served his country in The United States Army. On August 22, 1964...
Anniversaries   50th Anniversary          Dick and Karen Jordan, of Buffalo, will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Friday December 9th, 2022.       Wowzers! Congratulations and love from their children Blaine (Amy), Jamie, Josh (Kelly), Mandy (Tim), and their grandchildren.      Above...
With the temperatures dropping, I thought this would be a good time to share some cold weather safety tips and reminders.   • Keep extra blankets, hats, mittens, and jackets in your vehicles. • Wear layers, at low temperatures frost bite can happen in minutes. • Make sure windows and doors get...
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. Holiday Punch   Prep Time: 5...

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Just seconds after completing her 50-yard freestyle event in last Thursday’s preliminary round of the Class AA state tournament, Bison senior Tianna Kosek could be seen with a grin from ear-to-ear....
Some members of the Buffalo girls’ basketball team watched from the stands as Maple Grove defeated St. Michael-Albertville 59-56 in overtime in last year’s Section 8-4A championship game. Bison...
The much-anticipated news about where two area schools will be placed for the 2019-20 school year has come to an end. After being denied by application to join two conferences, and being voted out of...
It’s holiday time already! This year has gone by so quickly. It could be I’m getting older. As the saying goes, “Life flies by quick as we age.” Everyone is so busy with all the things we do to get...
In the midst of an insanely busy weekend, my mother and I managed to squeeze some time into our schedule to see the modern twist on Dr. Seuss’ “The Grinch.” A beloved classic in our household, the...
A week after winning the election for sheriff of Wright County, Sheriff-Elect Sean Deringer made his first appearance in that role before the Wright County Board of Commissioners and wasted little...
At long last, Buffalo has said goodbye to the Park Lane Apartments building on Montrose Blvd. Used for training of emergency personnel throughout 2018, demolition crews arrived on site last week to...
Fifth grade teacher Steve Bratulich was the one who had discovered a carefully-boxed American Flag in a Parkside Elementary closet. Inside the box was a letter describing where the flag had been...
The annual Tree of Hope will be hosted again at the Maple Lake Municipal Airport in Maple Lake, (seven miles west of Buffalo), on Saturday, December 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Since 1990, the Tree of...
It’s that time of year again – the time of turkey, smiles, and good times! Due to the observance of Thanksgiving on November 22, the Wright County Journal-Press and The Drummer will be closed. The...

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