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Lind: Galloping Goose stories: Keep or drop?
... going into the military. It became almost a troop train, because the Goose picked up many other military-bound men in Vining, Clitherall, Battle Lake and Underwood. This was the Galloping Goose. Or, as the Advocate termed it, the a oelegendarya ... Comment?
Dody Payne celebrates her 85th birthday and reflects on a lifetime of service in Pacifica
... is so infectuous she jokingly refers to herself as the "unofficial Miss Pacifica." Born a wee three-pound preemie in Vining, Minnesota, October 1, 1924, Payne survived despite the medical odds against her. She was the youngest of five siblings. ... Comment?
NASA astronaut and UND grad Karen Nyberg reaches for the stars
... the lottery. She'd known, she said, that she wanted to be an astronaut since she was a little girl growing up in Vining, Minn. All the boys in her class wanted to be football players and all the girls nurses and teachers. She wanted to be different, ... Comment?
NASA astronaut and UND grad Karen Nyberg reaches for the stars
... the lottery. She'd known, she said, that she wanted to be an astronaut since she was a little girl growing up in Vining, Minn. All the boys in her class wanted to be football players and all the girls nurses and teachers. She wanted to be different ... Comment?
Henning kids take hold of special music, dance
... to Henning student in grades 1 through 4 on Tuesday. This program was sponsored by Leif Erikson, Sons of Norway, of Vining, part of the Sons of Norway Adopt-A-School Program. The kids in Henning enjoyed hearing about the history, music and dance. ... Comment?
Vining Man on Riding Mower Killed in Accident
... was pulling out of his driveway on his riding lawnmower. The Otter County Sheriff's Department says the 78- year old Vining man man was hit by a car driving down County Highway 40. Gunderson died shortly after being airlifted to a Fargo hospital. ... Comment?
Man on riding lawnmower hit, killed near Vining, Minn.
... The Otter County sheriff's office said Wayne Mervin Gunderson was turning his mower around on County Highway 40 near Vining on Thursday afternoon when he was hit. Gunderson was airlifted to a hospital in Fargo, where he later died. The driver of the ... 10 comments
Man on mower hit by car, killed in western Minnesota
... The Otter County sheriff's office said Wayne Mervin Gunderson was turning his mower around on County Highway 40 near Vining on Thursday afternoon when he was hit. Gunderson was airlifted to a hospital in Fargo, N.D., where he later died. The driver ... Comment?
Lawnmower driver killed on Otter Tail highway
... Thursday afternoon was killed when a vehicle struck the lawnmower, according to law enforcement. A 78-year-old from Vining, Minn., was driving the lawnmower and suffered serious injuries before being transported by Lifeflight to a Fargo hospital. A ... Comment?
Lawnmower driver killed while riding on road
... as he drove a riding lawnmower down the middle of a road in western Minnesota. The man, Wayne Gunderson, 78, of Vining, Minn., died after being transported to a hospital in Fargo, the Otter Tail County sheriff's office reported. The accident ... Comment?
... 13. He then went to work as a well driller with his father. Ted had a time of employment at the US Postal Service in Vining. Ted retired as a well driller in the village of Erdahl. He married Helen Christine Anderson on Aug. 25, 1941 in Brownton. ... Comment?
... 1986 graduate of Henning High School and a 1987 graduate of Staples Technical College, she is employed by Big Foot in Vining and Sheila's Place in Rose City. Donald L. Dahms son of Lee Dahms of Sanborn. A 1970 graduate of Sanborn High School, he is ... Comment?
... Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday for food and concessions, with rodeo events kicking off at 8 p.m. Vining will be celebrating its annual Watermelon Days Saturday, with plenty of activities planned, including a 5/10 K run, a parade and ... Comment?
Participants can kick off Watermelon Day Aug. 15 in Vining by getting active in the Run for the Melon 5K and 10K. Comment?
Menahga native cutting hair for 50 years
... Street South (US Highway 71) in Wadena, where Rick has been cutting hair now for decades. Rick says Helmer, a Vining native, was a barber a lot longer than he will ever be. He worked with Helmer close to 30 years before buying the shop from him. ... Comment?
Sioux Award recipients announced
... speed data in many Midwestern states. - Nyberg graduated summa cum laude in engineering in 1994 and is a native of Vining, Minn. In 1996, at age 22, Nyberg received a patent for work done on the Robot Friendly Probe and Socket Assembly. By 2000, she ... Comment?
Watermelon Day set Aug. 15 in Vining
VINING, Minn. - " The annual Watermelon Day here will be Aug. 15. Events begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast at Vining Lutheran Church, followed by a "Run for the Melon" 5k/10k walk/run. Other events throughout the day include an arts and crafts show, petting zoo, music, children's games, free watermelon, bingo, parade and a pie and ice cream social. Comment?
Otter statue location in Ottertail rejected due to burial mounds in area
... the mounds before finding a permanent home for the otter statue. Ten years ago, the Ottertail Lions Club commissioned Vining artist Ken Nyberg to create the metal otter statue. It has been sitting in a temporary location off of Highway 108, just ... Comment?
Schmitt had role with Apollo 11
... and service groups in Battle Lake, Fergus Falls and in other area communities. He's proud of the accomplishments of Vining native and astronaut Karen Nyberg who flew as part of a shuttle mission. "I've always enjoyed interaction with students," he ... Comment?
Iconic photo part Olson's lasting legacy
... columns. "He's just so intertwined in my life on so many levels," Gerlach said. Olson was born Nov. 13, 1924, in Vining, Minn. He attended Minnesota schools in Vining, Hawley and Ulen. During World War II, Olson served in the Navy Air Corps and was ... Comment?