The viewing might be a bit chilly, but a rare “Blood Moon” eclipse in on tap for those who enjoy checking out the skies tonight in Wright County. The lunar eclipse should occur around midnight in the Central Time Zone, when temperatures should be right in the mid-20s, well below the seasonal average here. According […]
Spring Arrives and Golf Courses Around Wright County Open for Play
With temperatures flirting with 60 degrees Sunday and Monday and most of the snow that fell during the first week of April now being stored in water hazards, area golf courses are opening to local players. Cedar Creek Golf Course announced Monday it would open the driving range Monday afternoon, and the golf course would […]
Wright County Farm Tests Positive for Equine Herpes Virus
A veterinarian in Elk River has confirmed a farm in Wright County has discovered horses within its stables ill with the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV), which is a viral infection that can cause respiratory disease, abortions in mares, and neurologic dysfunction. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for the neurologic form. According to the clinic, Anoka Equine […]
No Night Fishing, Two Walleye Limit for 2014 at Mille Lacs
For Wright County area anglers, there are plenty of other lakes. But the one that has been a “great get-away” for walleye lovers for years as been Mille Lacs. Maybe not anymore. As part of a plan to increase angling opportunity, improve walleye numbers and stay within the state’s 1837 Treaty safe harvest allocation, the […]
STMA Football Academy Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for both St. Michael-Albertville Football Academy’s Spring Camp and 7-on-7 passing league for this spring and summer. Dates for spring camp, which is for first to eighth-graders, are each Saturday from April 26 through May 31 (not including Memorial Day Weekend). Time slots are from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. for […]
Fatalities Down, But Ice Getting Dangerous in Twin Cities Area
Information provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources As snow continues to melt, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds winter recreationists that ice in the Twin Cities metro area is deteriorating rapidly. “While we have had temperatures in the 20s or 30s that does not mean the ice on a lake, pond or […]
Cedar Creek Ownership Group Adds Riverwood National to Portfolio
In a deal that was more than a couple of years in the making, Chris Sauer and the ownership group at Albertville-based Cedar Creek Golf Club has completed the purchase of Riverwood National and Vintage Golf Course in Otsego, less than 10 miles to the north. The move takes the Riverwood National property off the […]
St. Michael-Albertville Battles No. 3 Kennedy at State Tourney
St. Michael-Albertville will be looking for its first-ever win in Class 4A in its third trip in four years to the “big dance” at Target Center Tuesday, March 18. The Knights will square off with Bloomington Kennedy at 4 p.m. from the Target Center. The Knights, led by coach Kent Hamre, have won girls’ basketball […]
Knights’ Offense Finds a Groove, Advances to Girls’ Section Championship
There are rites of spring. The robins returning. The mud and puddles on County Road 19. And the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ basketball team playing for some hardware in March. St. Michael-Albertville found its offense – after only scoring eight points for the majority of the first half – and rolled to a 54-32 victory over […]
Anglers Leave Behind Hundreds of Panfish on Pelican Lake
Figuring the ice would have killed them anyway, ice fishermen on Pelican Lake near St. Michael left behind a field of sunfish and crappies recently. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources opened the lake to “liberalized fishing” recently, fearing winterkill. Measurements of oxygen taken at the lake in early March showed the levels be lethal […]