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Comprehensive News Feed for Afton, MN.

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  1. Livestock Angles: Futures, cash go opposite waysRead the original story

    Wednesday | Land

    ... d remain current and use rallies to protect inventories. Joe Teale is a commodity broker for Great Plains Commodity in Afton, Minn.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Meat, Life, Food, Pork

  2. Afton-Lakeland's Derek Olson named Minnesota Teacher of the YearRead the original story

    Tuesday | Stillwater Gazette

    Afton-Lakeland sixth-grade teacher Derek Olson was named Minnesota Teacher of the Year Tuesday afternoon, a distinction he said he finds equally exciting and humbling.

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  3. New teacher of the year namedRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Minnesota Public Radio

    A sixth-grade teacher from Stillwater is the new Minnesota teacher of the year for 2008. Derek Olson teaches at Afton-Lakeland Elementary School, part of the Stillwater district. St. Paul, Minn. - Olson credits a visit to rural Thailand and Hong Kong ...

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  4. Derek Olson named Teacher of the YearRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Star Tribune

    ... Stillwater Area school district has been named the new 2008 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Derek Olson, a teacher at Afton-Lakeland Elementary School in Lakeland, focuses on social sciences and science. He has taught for 18 years in both the ...

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  5. Afton-Lakeland teacher named Teacher of the Year

    Tuesday Jul 22 | St. Paul Pioneer Press

    Derek Olson, a teacher at Afton-Lakeland Elementary, was named Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year today. 6 comments

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  6. Scott Richards, 45, led a financial services companyRead the original story

    Friday Jul 18 | Star Tribune

    ... Richards, of Minnestrista, who had myelofibrosis and leukemia, died July 12 in Rochester. He was 45. He grew up in Afton and was a football and hockey star at the Hill Murray School in Maplewood. He was a walk-on for the Gophers football team, ...

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  7. Birth Announcements

    Friday Jul 18 | The Chetek Alert

    Vincent John Perry, a boy, 8 lbs. 13 oz., 21.5 inches, born Friday, June 13, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., to John and Elin Perry, of Afton, Minn.

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  8. Scott Richards, 45, led a financial services companyRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | Star Tribune

    ... Richards, of Minnestrista, who had myelofibrosis and leukemia, died July 12 in Rochester. He was 45. He grew up in Afton and was a football and hockey star at the Hill Murray School in Maplewood. He was a walk-on for the Gophers football team, ...

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  9. When bison roam, they produce more than a footprintRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | White Bear Press

    ... 15-acre plot of land next to Division Street across the intersection, to 150 acres of land next to Stagecoach Trail in Afton. But the Belwin organization has an even larger task beyond getting the bison across the road: Restoring 500 acres of ...

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  10. Outskirts Press Announces the Release of Miriam Daughter of Finnish...Read the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | PRWeb

    ... at www.outskirtspress.com/dianedettmann was launched simultaneously with the book's publication. Denver, CO and Afton, MN ( PRWEB ) July 10, 2008 -- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Miriam Daughter of Finnish Immigrants by Diane Dettmann/Miriam ...

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  11. Outskirts Press Announces Miriam Daughter of Finnish Immigrants, the...Read the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | PR.com

    ... Corps during World War II. Diane Dettmann is a writer, teacher and a dreamer. She lives with her husband, Allan, in Afton, Minnesota where she spends her time writing and pursuing her dreams. This book is reprinted in memory of Miriam. About ...

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    Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Babbitt, MN

  12. Let love blossom in the gardenRead the original story

    Monday Jul 7 | ScrippsNews

    ... to this day. "All gardens have a sense of romance in them," said Martin Stern, owner of Squire House Gardens in Afton, Minn. Gardens stir the senses in a primal way, which can be a powerful aphrodisiac. But even if reckless abandon isn't on your ...

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  13. Tips for setting a romantic mood in the garden

    Monday Jul 7 | ScrippsNews

    ... big, grand landscape is not as romantic as a small, intimate one," said Martin Stern, owner of Squire House Gardens in Afton, Minn. -- Overload the senses: A romantic garden is more than pretty flowers. It's scents and sounds and textures, woven ...

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  14. Livestock Angles: Cattle firm up, lead by futuresRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Land

    ... give the producer an opportunity to protect inventories. Joe Teale is a commodity broker for Great Plains Commodity in Afton, Minn.

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  15. Bison return to Minnesota prairiesRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | KSTP-TV Minneapolis

    ... than 200 people showed up to see the return of the large animals return to the nature at the Belwin Nature Center in Afton. Experts say that the Bison are critical to the environment because they spread seed and kill unwanted plants on the prairie. ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, MN

  16. Bison reintroduced to metro-area prairieRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | KARE-TV Minneapolis

    Under rolling clouds, the rolling prairie in Afton welcomed a few hundred people today, all of them curious to see what this land hasn't seen since Minnesota became a state.

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  17. Bison will soon roam in Minnesota again

    Saturday Jun 28 | Minnesota Public Radio

    A nature preserve in Afton, Minn. is adding a small herd of bison to its prairie.

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  18. Rice Lake firm aids prairie bison projectRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | Leader-Telegram

    By McClatchy-Tribune AFTON, Minn. - A Rice Lake company will provide bison for a Minnesota nature preserve east of the Twin Cities that is restoring native prairie.

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  19. Nature preserve brings buffalo back to the prairieRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | Minnesota Public Radio

    St. Paul, Minn. - The Belwin nature preserve in Afton, Minnesota is adding a small herd of bison to its prairie.

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  20. Afton / Belwin bringing back bison

    Thursday Jun 26 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    David Hartwell's grandparents, Charles and Lucy Winton Bell, helped restore populations of geese and turkey in the Afton area after they bought 68 acres on Valley Creek as a weekend retreat 50 years ago. 8 comments

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