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By Janelle Vogel and Rhonda Landwehr“You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and the best you have to give.” The JV 2002 softball season began with an unfamiliar sense, the cold, wintry weather not usually a distinctive characteristic of a softball season, and the…

Patrick ArnoldThree games, three more wins for the Express as they had an exhibition game with the St. Stephen Steves Wednesday night, took on the Eden Valley Hawks on Friday night, hosted the Pearl Lake Lakers for the weekend finale on Sunday afternoon. The Express improved to 17-5 overall as they won all three games…

Minnesota has a new record fish. A blue catfish, so uncommon in Minnesota that an official state record does not even exist, was caught on May 22 in the Minnesota River below the Lac qui Parle dam. Steve Ness of Browerville lugged the 52-pound, 8-ounce giant out of the river at about 5 a.m. while…

Editor’s Note: This obituary comes to us from Ted Erickson of Bloomington, KHS class of 1944. I received word from Phoenix, Ariz., that Bob Nankivell died on June 19, 2002, at age 84. Bob was a teacher and coach at Kimball High School for two years, from Sept. 1942 until June 1944. His basketball team…

Summer weather has finally arrived, and with it come a whole host of summer safety concerns. Safety is a year-round concern, but the potential dangers change with our weather. There are some common activities in our area that lead to injuries and death every summer. First, we want to remind people that no matter what…

Patrick ArnoldExpress Win Two of Three The Express scored thirty runs on thirty-eight hits along with four homeruns in a three-game span this past weekend. The Express grabbed two of three, beating Becker on Friday night and the Cold Spring Rockies on Saturday afternoon before falling to the Eden Valley Hawks in a well-played game…

Saturday, June 29, beginning at 10 a.m. in Fair Haven This will be the 76th year of the Fair Haven Old Settlers Picnic. It’s a great time for everyone to come out and enjoy a day of fun and visiting friends, young and old. o 10 a.m. Parade, anyone wanted to participate in the parade…

History MattersFair Haven Locality Hit By Tornado Three Seriously Injured. Others Injured and Bruised. Stock Killed. A tornado which struck the Fair Haven and Lyndon townships, Stearns County, at about 4 p.m. Monday [May 2, 1927] caused severe injuries to five people, and did damage estimated at $100,000, completely wiping out the homes of Albert…

Patrick ArnoldHot, muggy weather and winning baseball was the theme this past weekend. On Sunday, the first place CVL North division leading Express traveled to Luxemburg and defeated the Brewers for their seventh Central Valley League victory of the season. On Saturday, the Express won two at the Good Neighbor Days Tournament in Howard Lake…

The team finished fifth out of eight teams in the conference. Their improvement from last year was a remarkable one. No one will be graduating from the girls’ team this year, so next year, with a little help this summer, the team might be competing in the top spots in the conference.