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New and Old Traditions
Learning Those Lines
The Maple River drama club will be performing the play Beetlejuice for the public on November, 7, 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. with a special...
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Homecoming: A Tradition of Planning (and Complaining)
Student Council learns leadership through planning activities. Following all the excitement and pageantry of homecoming week, the student...
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Maple River vs. the World
Lewis and Moore represented Maple River on the National Stage. As an "Old Guy" covering youth sports, my inner cynic observes a student’s...
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Local Faces: Meet Your Neighbors
Providing a Little TLC
Athletic Trainer Allison Montag serves Maple River Athletes For folks at the Daily Planet, most of them were completely unaware of Clark...
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Dreams of Fields
"If you build it, he will (mow)" For the past two decades, Jay Byram has been working behind the scenes of Maple River schools with a...
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Doing Your Homework at Home
Homeschooling in the Maple River Community The month of September marks the beginning of the school year. For many students, it means new...
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Eagles Who Have Left the Nest
2000-Ned Shuck
"It's a Great Day to be an Adult and an Eagle" (Note: The legend of Ned Shuck’s work ethic began in the late 90s when he put in endless...
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2020-Connor Grunzke
"It's a Great Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle" Note: During class, Connor Grunzke was always ‘on’ but directing his focus was pretty...
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2001-Joe Obermeyer
2001: Joe Obermeyer "It’s a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle." (Note: Due to circumstances that were beyond my control, I had most of...
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Golden Years: Maple River Staff in Retirement
The Golden Years-Maureen and Laureen
Laureen and Maureen arrived at Maple River together--married local and stayed local--and for more than a decade, taught together at Maple...
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The Golden Years-Jane Caldwell
In July, I was able to sit down and visit with Jane Caldwell about her life in retirement and also some of her memories of working at...
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The Golden Years: Jim Swanson
On Friday, June 28th, I sat down with my former colleague (and current neighbor) to discuss retirement. The problem? This man hasn't...
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The History of Maple River
Maple River Heritage Center
An inside look at the local museum in Mapleton.
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The History of Daly Park
This video features interviews with Bill Daly, whose father sold the land to the county, the current park manager, as well as a...
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Origin of Amboy's Red Cow
Order a burger at any restaurant in Minnesota and I’m sure you’d get 10,000 variations, but if you order the Red Cow Burger here at Amboy...
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