Baumgarten, Mona Lynn Burgstahler, Beth Michelle Burgstahler, Joel Denton Dobberstein, Jody Ann Ewert, Merrellen Jencine Fredrickson, Keri Jo Glaeser, Craig Warren Hillman, Lisa Ann Inselman, Kelly Jean Kadelbach, Teresa Ann Krumrey, Bradley Kenneth Kubesh, Kathleen Louise Moore, Amanda… Read More
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Last Updated: April 27, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
BASKETBALL BOYS TWICE DEFEAT OLIVIA
Published in the Morton Enterprise on February 25, 1916. First Victory Here Friday Night With 65 to 15 Score. Tuesday Evening at Olivia Armory Morton Wins With Fine Score of 23 – 18 After a successful victory over… Read More
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Posted: April 6, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE SATURDAY
Published in the Morton Enterprise on February 4, 1916. Madison Basket Shooters will Endeavor to Lessen Morton’s Chances in District Championship Contest Local basketball fans are becoming intensely nervous in anticipation of the fast game to be played… Read More
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Posted: April 6, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
MORTON H.S. B.B. BOYS STILL IN CHAMPION CLASS
Published in the Morton Enterprise on December 17, 1915. Win From Fairfax Boys 31-6—Endeavoring to Secure Dates to finally Decide Dist. Championship The two Morton H.S. basketball teams—boys and girls—went to Fairfax Friday evening to engage in games… Read More
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Posted: April 6, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
Then They Drubbed Bird Island
Published in the Morton Enterprise December 10, 1915. Finding time hanging heavy on their hands, the local high school boys went over to Bird Island Saturday evening and trimmed the high school team of that place 53-16. Morton… Read More
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Last Updated: April 6, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
Cocoa Cappuccino Mousse Recipe
Editor’s Note: In honor of #ChocolateMousseday I wanted to share my favorite recipe for making a quick mousse (no separating eggs involved). The recipe was found in a Taste of Home magazine years ago. Reminder when cataloging your… Read More
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Posted: March 20, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
BIRD ISLAND MUST WIN! DELEUDA EST OLIVIA! published in the Renville County Union newspaper on October 5, 1900.
Editor’s Note: Deleuda est Olivia translation: Olivia must be destroyed! The Renville County Union was published in Bird Island and would later on November 20, 1903, would be named the Bird Island Union. To the People of Renville… Read More
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Posted: March 10, 2020 by Renville County Historical Society
1986 Laker Graduates Buffalo Lake High School
Baumgarten, Mona Lynn Burgstahler, Beth Michelle Burgstahler, Joel Denton Dobberstein, Jody Ann Ewert, Merrellen Jencine Fredrickson, Keri Jo Glaeser, Craig Warren Hillman, Lisa Ann Inselman, Kelly Jean Kadelbach, Teresa Ann Krumrey, Bradley Kenneth Kubesh, Kathleen Louise Moore, Amanda… Read More
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Last Updated: December 31, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Freberg Four Row Corn Combine
The following is an excerpt from the 1949 Hector Mirror: Another step in modernizing the nation’s agricultural industry has been begun with the building of a four-row corn combine by J.R. Dvorak, owner of the Dvorak Machine Shop… Read More
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Posted: December 18, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Tornado published in the Bird Island Blizzard July 21, 1881
Very, fortunately, we escaped the tornado of last Friday, although one of the hardest storms that we have ever had, accompanied by rain and hail struck this place on that day at about 3 o’clock P.M., lasting about… Read More
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Posted: December 3, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Charles A Heins, Olivia Times July 8, 1954
Funeral at Olivia Today For C. A. Heins Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock this Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church in Olivia for Chas. A. Heins, 80, of St. Paul and a well known former resident… Read More
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