Monthly Archive for February, 2010

Brian Danielson may return to bus driving

COKATO, MN — Brian Danielson continues to recover from his burns sustained during harvest Thanksgiving, and has been given the green light to resume driving bus, according to a Caring Bridge entry made over the weekend.

He has spent many days recovering in the burn unit at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) since his combine overheated Nov. 10.  Danielson began working on the radiator hose while he waited for tools; attempting to fix it resulted in serious burns.

Nevertheless, Danielson has relied on his strength in God and his family to get him through.  Currently, he is down to therapy twice a week and has received approval to drive school bus again.

Wild Bird Specialties moves from Hwy. 12 to across from Third St. Cafe

DASSEL, MN – Kristi and Jim Rorah are in the middle of moving their business, Wild Bird Specialties, from Highway 12 to a location across from the Third Street Cafe in Dassel’s downtown.

They should be  ready in their new location by Wednesday, Jim Rorah said.  The former location along Highway 12 is for sale or lease, Jim said.

Drumline takes second in Hutch

web4DASSEL-COKATO, MN – The Charger Drumline competed in Hutchinson last Saturday and place second out of six drumlines in attendance with a score of 70.85.

    Spaghetti supper tonight at Kingston Apostolic Church

    KINGSTON, MN – The Kingston Apostolic congregation is hosting the third annual spaghetti supper tonight from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kingston Community Center.

    Cokato bloodmobile was a huge success

    COKATO, MN – The goal of 105 units of blood was surpassed at the Red Cross Bloodmobile in Cokato, Monday, Feb. 22.
    Units collected totalled 124. Seven first-time donors were included in the 121 presenting donors and 11 were double red cell donors. Ralph Peterson was presented with a 10-gallon pin and Pay Posusta received a nine-gallon pin.
    All donors, who made this a huge success, were greatly appreciated. The next draw is scheduled for June 28.

    Three vehicle windows broken at Cokato Motor Sales

    COKATO, MN - Three rear view windows were reported broken at Cokato Motor Sales Monday morning.

    The windows appeared to have been struck with some type of tool in the corner of the windows, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

    The damage was reported Feb. 22 at 11:24 a.m., but likely occurred sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning. The case remains under investigation.