Seminoles Ranked In First CSCAA... Nov 20, 2009
Florida State University Official Athletic Site. Join the Florida State Athletics Department to unite the Seminole fan base across all sports. (Seminoles.com)
MLB umpires frustrating Nov 12, 2009
No one more frustrated than this Minnesota Twins fan at the blown call that took a double away from Joe Mauer and, arguably, altered in a potentially dramatic way, the first round of the American League baseball playoffs ... Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:29 PM PST No one more frustrated than this Minnesota Twins fan at the blown call that took a double away from Joe Mauer and, arguably, altered in a potentially dramatic way, the first round of the American League baseball playoffs. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Trail Blazers top Minnesota, 107-84Oden's double-double leads Portland Nov 12, 2009
No one more frustrated than this Minnesota Twins fan at the blown call that took a double away from Joe Mauer and, arguably, altered in a potentially dramatic way, the first round of the American League baseball playoffs ... Trail Blazers top Minnesota, 107-84 ... Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-84 victory over the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Twins faithful line up to purchase memories Nov 8, 2009
Fans line up to purchase baseballs and other collectibles at the Twins' "moving sale." (Minnesota Twins) ... Neither the start of deer hunting season nor the University of Minnesota's football game across town could keep diehard Twins fans from the unique opportunity to purchase some of their club's memorabilia during Saturday's moving sale at the Metrodome ... Minnesota shores up infield with addition of shortstop. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Caught in history Nov 8, 2009
The two were born three years and but 50 miles apart in Minnesota. In one of Hill's letters that Ellis obtained recently, dated December 1968, the former pitcher described the end of the 27 World Series. (Montana Standard, MT)
Favre says he doesn't think he'll be that nervous Oct 29, 2009
This Site Is Giving Away Free Minnesota Vikings Jerseys. Just Buy Green Bay Packers Tickets, GB Packers NFL Football Tickets. (Yahoo News)
Seminoles In The WNBA Oct 13, 2009
The Minnesota Lynx guard ranked ninth in the league in three-point percentage with a. 398 mark. (Seminoles.com)
Outdoors notes Oct 11, 2009
The Minnesota Fishing Museum's annual fall garage sale fundraiser for Thursday through Saturday at the museum in Little Falls ... Classes begin at 6 p.m. Friday evenings, continue all day Saturdays and for three hours on Sundays in the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame area at Gander Mountain in Baxter. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
NFL PLAYERS Debuts Player Caricature Line Oct 2, 2009
Players and Markets Featured in Caricature Line Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Peyton Manning Indianapolis Carson Palmer Cincinnati Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati Tony Romo Dallas Tom Brady New England Brandon Jacobs New York Ronde Barber Tampa Matt Ryan Atlanta Chad Pennington Miami Brett Favre Minnesota Adrian Peterson Minnesota Andre Johnson Houston Brian Urlacher Chicago Jay Cutler Chicago Brian Westbrook Philadelphia. Initial Product Assortment Travel Mugs Pens and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DiNardo ready to forget latest start Sep 30, 2009
Minnesota (80-73) at Kansas City (63-91), 6:10 p.m. CT. Lenny DiNardo was solid in his first two starts before weathering a tough outing vs. Boston. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Land of Ten Thousand Turbines? Sep 10, 2009
Wind generators and wireless networks are poised to push Minnesota to the lead among renewable integrators ... Renewable market experts rank the state ninth in the nation for wind energy potential, yet Minnesota currently ranks fourth in the country for installed wind power capacity ... To meet this goal, Minnesota will need to install another 5,000 MW of capacity over the next 15 years according to Mark Rathbun, who is the Renewable Energy Project Leader for Great River Energy, one of the... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Label this reunion revealing Sep 2, 2009
When a cousin who had traveled from Minnesota was asked if he shared the love of seeing his name on things, he chuckled and said "yah" he did. His son, who had flown in from Colorado, jumped in and said he routinely felt compelled to put his name on things he owned and often wondered why. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What retirement? Favre coming back with Vikings Aug 19, 2009
A weak Western Conference has kept the Minnesota Lynx. Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Candace Parker combined to give the. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Leer: Twins will make playoffs Aug 11, 2009
LOADING Aug 11, 2009 - 04:03:20 CDT The Minnesota Twins are in the pennant race again ... (Tim Leer is a member of the Tribune sports staff and a diehard Minnesota sports fan. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Treasure Hunters Roadshow on lay-away Aug 5, 2009
He said his team, which covers a region in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, conducts about 40 such shows a year. Old pocketwatches, war and advertising memorabilia and old toys are other examples of items that collectors are interested, but Wright said as with most things, demand for specific types of items is cyclic. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Five Unique Places to Spend the Night Jul 31, 2009
This is an exciting and different inn in southern Minnesota. It is a great stop for people driving from Minneapolis. (ABC News)
Wildlife artists seeking success with stamps Jul 28, 2009
- Tim Turenne has a theory on why he mustered only a fifth-place finish in last year's inaugural Minnesota Walleye Habitat Stamp contest ... Winning the contests - there are five per year just in Minnesota - can mean prestige, cash and a big boost in painting sales ... Instead, the federal government and states including Minnesota require hunters and anglers to buy and affix the stamps to hunting and fishing licenses. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Life remembered: Man found on marsh trail was a UW-L student Jul 10, 2009
An autopsy is planned for today at the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner s Office in Hastings. Foul play is not suspected. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Marietta set to celebrate 125th9:35 am | (No comments posted.) Jul 9, 2009
Serving the Glacial Lakes Region of South Dakota and Minnesota since 1887. Local News | | (No comments posted. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Big Bat Bill's excellent baseball adventure (8) Jul 1, 2009
Fifty years ago, Coos Bay resident Bill Horning won the College World Series while playing with the Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota ... Fifty years ago, Coos Bay resident Bill Horning won the College World Series while playing with the Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota ... This year, Bill was honored along with the rest of his former University of Minnesota teammates as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their 1956 national championship. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
On the hunt for treasure - Customers flock to antique shops as Columbia Falls rediscovers itself with help from the past Jun 30, 2009
The registry at Station 8 shows buyers from Alabama and Alberta, Minnesota, Manitoba, Michigan. North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, pretty much the whole of North America and beyond. (Missoulian, MT)
Federal, Junior Duck Stamps debut June 26 Jun 26, 2009
The 2009-2010 Federal Duck Stamp features a long-tail duck and decoy painted by wildlife artist Joshua Spies of Watertown, S.D. Last fall, a panel of five judges chose Spies' art to grace the new Duck Stamp from among 270 paintings at the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest in Bloomington, Minnesota. The new Junior Duck Stamp, featuring a single wood duck, was created by Lily Spang, a 16-year-old from Toledo, Ohio. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case Jun 21, 2009
92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry if the big fine can withstand an appeal. "Normally in our American legal system, we say the punishment should fit the crime," said Ken Port, director of the Intellectual Property Institute at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Area man celebrates a long, full 105 years of life Jun 18, 2009
Although he spent most of his life in Barron County, his story begins in Minnesota. Haugestuen was born in Grand Meadow, Minn. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Antiques Dealers Lament Sales Slowdown May 31, 2009
Throughout New England and the U.S., antiques dealers are having a difficult time drawing customers, canceling major shows from Boston to Minnesota as would-be buyers scale back on purchases during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. "It's awful," said Ann Beckman, co-owner of Grass Roots Reruns, one of more than two dozen shops operating in a row of historic Woodbury homes and rustic barns. (ABC News -- Wire)
North Iowa News May 31, 2009
One of 16 grants awarded in the state, the grant is for print advertising in Minnesota ... Eligible Regional Tourism Marketing Grant Program projects included advertising in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, billboards or online in the targeted out-of-state markets of Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota or Wisconsin completed between July 1, 2009, and June 20, 2010. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
What we're missing May 23, 2009
The first birds may have spread out from dry spells in Minnesota and the Dakotas to settle on an island in the bay of Green Bay. They are now 800 to 900 strong. (Boston Globe)
Mary Alice's Potpourri (6) May 3, 2009
I told you you d love Texas once you got here to McKinney after all those years in Nevada and birthplace, Minnesota. Pope Benedict XVI, I believe, vitalized the Catholic Church in America with his most sincere dedication especially to the survivors and families of 9/11 with his humble reaching out to them at Ground Zero. (Boerne Star, TX)
Recession yields startup boom Apr 28, 2009
Ranks of new companies in Minnesota swell during recession - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal ... Ranks of new companies in Minnesota swell during recession ... Numbers from the Minnesota Secretary of State appear to back up this idea. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
More of this story Apr 17, 2009
Batchelor said he purchased Stan Musial s rookie jersey, valued at about 50,000, in Minnesota. The family of a former minor league player had it. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Burn victim chases ghost of her past Apr 5, 2009
As they got closer, Katzke would take her shopping, to the movies, then, when Gwen was old enough, on various film shoots and to meet her family in Minnesota. When Gwen was 14, Katzke lined up a plastic surgeon to work on her for free. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obituaries for Friday, April 3, 2009 Apr 3, 2009
Gail L. Bambenek MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. Gail L. Bambenek, 69, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor, Winona, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Obituaries for Saturday, March 14, 2009 Mar 14, 2009
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. Judith A. Jaye Fritz, 69, of Minnesota City entered her eternal resting place in heaven Wednesday, March 11, 2009 ... She was named one of Minnesota s Outstanding Young Women of America for her many accomplishments. (Winona Daily News, MN)
A. M. Braswell, Jr. Food Company, Inc. Recalls Nationwide Peanut Products Because of Possible Health Risk Mar 3, 2009
Recall -- Firm Press Release. FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Quiet First Day of Free Agency for AFC South Mar 1, 2009
The Texans did manage to officially complete their deal with Minnesota that was more than a year in the making to send backup quarterback north for a fourth-round pick. Rosenfels was a solid backup for Houston over the past few years, but longed for a shot at a starting job, something he will be able to compete for in Minnesota ... He had the opportunity to go to Houston where it was a little bit more of a stable situation at the time, Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman said of Rosenfels... (JagsInsider.com)
Midwest dairy farmers struggle, but West worse Feb 17, 2009
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A group that helps farm families suffering through major illnesses, injuries or natural disasters is accepting requests from farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota and eastern Montana who need help planting crops this spring. Pam Musland is director of operations for Farm Rescue. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
