The forward, the Wild’s top free-agent signing a year ago, changed his diet and training methods after he wasn’t happy with his first season in Minnesota.
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The Meeker County Board of Commissioners received an annual report last week from Parks Superintendent Braden Piram. He spoke about the ten parks around the county and the many recreational opportunities available at each of them.
Piram says there are 18 shelters – with many of them available for rent; 16 restrooms, playground equipment, fishing piers, trails, boat landings, campgrounds and more. He says the County collected over $85,000 in camping fees in 2024 and they also get revenue from shelter rentals and firewood sales.
Piram says there was a storm this past summer that downed 38 trees and damaged the pier at the Lake Koronis Park, but they should be getting insurance compensation and Stearns County is helping with stump removal. He says the Forest City Stockade is also part of the Meeker County Park system and is a popular destination for many people each year.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office was notified Saturday night at 9:57 p.m. that a hunter was missing in the 29000 block of County Road 9 Northeast in Burbank Township. The hunter – a 59-year-old Stewartville man – had last been seen at 5:30 p.m. and no contact had been made with him since that time.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office responded with a drone and a K9 to assist in the search. A New London firefighter was already on the scene and the drone and K9 were both deployed at 10:42 p.m. The hunter was located at 10:52 p.m. and was waving his arms at the drone as it hovered above him. The terrain where he was located was dense with woods and swamp.
A rescue team was formed and entered the woods on foot and by ATV and located the hunter at 11:39 p.m. and safely brought him out of the woods at 11:57 p.m. He was medically cleared at the scene by New London Ambulance.
Assisting the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office was the New London Fire Dept., New London Ambulance, Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad, Brooten Fire Dept. and Belgrade Fire Dept.
On September 22, 1985, the first Farm Aid concert was held at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. The star-heavy event featured performances by Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty, among many others. The inspiration behind Farm Aid came a few months earlier at the Live Aid concert, during which Dylan spoke about the crisis facing family farmers – many of whom were in danger of losing their farms due to massive mortgage debts. The impassioned speech inspired fellow singer-songwriters Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young to organize the now long-running annual benefit concert. The inaugural event attracted roughly 80,000 music fans and raised over $9 million for US family farmers.
In 1969, Canadian-American roots-rockers The Band released their self-titled album. The project followed their 1968 smash debut, Music From The Big Pink, which included three songs written or co-written by their former boss, Bob Dylan. The Band, also known as The Brown Album, was viewed as a concept album of sorts, with songs focusing on the people, places, and traditions of a long-forgotten America.
In 1972, David Bowie kicked off the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust tour. The run promoted the studio albums Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and Aladdin Sane. Bowie was backed by his trusty group, the Spiders from Mars.
In 2001, “A Tribute to Heroes” was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. Featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and U2, among others, the benefit supported victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families.
In 1958, Elvis Presley began his stint in the US Army. At the time of his enlistment, he was widely regarded as the most well-known name in the world of entertainment.
In 1991, Bryan Adams made chart history when “(Everything I Do), I Do It For You,” spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, becoming the longest uninterrupted run at the time.
In 1990, Garth Brooks’ album No Fences entered the US album chart. The title was eventually named the best-selling country album of all time.
In 2015, A US district judge ruled that the original copyright to “Happy Birthday” was invalid. Much to the delight of film and TV producers, the song could become public domain.
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 22
1943: Toni Basil
1951: David Coverdale (Whitesnake)
1953: Richard Fairbrass (Right Said Fred)
1956: Debbie Boone
1957: Nick Cave
1958: Joan Jett
1975: Mystikal
1983: Will Farquarson (Bastille)
1991: Moneybagg Yo
And the window is there for Liam Ohgren to grab hold of a spot as a top-six forward.