Massive road work plans for Highway 7 are set to begin in April, with officials attending an informational meeting Tuesday about the subject. The work is going according to plan with a similar detour in place, with the exception that state officials were surprised to be the proud new owners of a box culvert bridge along the route (see at left). Continue reading ‘Bridge is small surprise in pending Hwy. 7 road work’
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Some may have seen Dassel’s own Nancy Larson on Friday’s WCCO newscast. Larson was interviewed because she is a Democratic Super Delegate – what is needed to win the party nomination at the national convention. Continue reading ‘Dassel’s Nancy Larson on WCCO’
Shown is the cast from “Hidden In This Picture,†which was the last DC one-act play that made it to state, back in 1994. They are Elisabeth Wilde, Brandon Densmore, Jenny Harrison, Joe Wilde, and Ben Bohnsack (middle).
The National Weather Service released the following report for freezing rain, which didn’t materialize (see below):
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 5:45AM CST Continue reading ‘Arctic Blast to arrive Saturday (Feb. 9)’
A fishing contest on Brooks Lake, just west of Cokato, is taking place Sunday, Feb. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. It is sponsored by the Rainbow Sportsmen’s Club. Lunch will be available, and both merchandise and cash prizes will be given away.  For more information, call (612) 670-1916.
The Akerlund Studio and the museum’s display of recently scanned glass plate negatives were featured on a segment of WCCO-TV’s “Finding Minnesota” series. The segment and video are available on WCCO’s web site (click here).
The Dassel-Cokato High School Symphonic Band is busy preparing for the Saturday, Feb. 9 performance with the Concordia College Band. The DC band will be performing several songs to open the concert and then, for the finale, a joint song with the Concordia College Band. The college band consists of 64 student musicians, each studying privately with Concordia’s music faculty. It is directed by Dr. Scott A Jones. DC even has one of its own former students, Brad Moore, performing in the college band. Moore is a 2004 DC graduate from Dassel. Performance is at 7:30 p.m. at the PAC. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
