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Troy Huntley, of Montevideo, recently took home the Championship title in the North American Sturgeon Championship held in Birchdale, Minnesota on the Rainy River. Huntley says he tries to compete in the event as often as he can. “Every year it’s held mid-August. It was shut down a little bit for COVID, and this year it was kind of flooded so it was a little smaller turnout, but still about three hundred people,” he says. “It’s a really fun tournament. It’s a family event.” Prior to the start of the fishing tournament, there is a competition held for children. A small entry fee is required to enter the competition, with part of the funds going to the local church in Birchdale. Huntley used a different tactic than most to catch the championship title. “The current was really going through there fast, and it was 15 feet deep. Everybody was running with four ounces of sinker to get to the bottom. The bite was so light, I couldn’t feel the bite with four ounces, so I dropped down to two ounces and I shortened up the snell from the sinker to the hook and I long-lined it so I could get to the bottom,” he explains. “It was just maybe an hour and then I felt the first happen. It hit three times and then waited for a second. As soon as it started tapping again I set the hook and then the battle began. It ran for Canada and the current was so strong, and we had a big circle net, but the current was so strong when we had it in the net it came back out of the net. He got it in the net again and it came out, wrapped around the line, and shot back to the bottom. And then we finally got it back up to the top, got it into the net and another guy had to flip the tail inside the net.”

Chief Meteorologist Kool-TV It was so good to see some rain Friday and Saturday across Minnesota. We no doubt needed that rain to help with our moisture deficit, but also to help with wildfire concerns.

The Chippewa County Historical Society hosted their annual Horse Power Event at Swensson Farm this past Saturday. There were many examples of how life was on the homestead in the early 1900s. There was also a pumpkin patch and kid’s activities. Dan Hanen, of Montevideo who was in attendance, said, “Watching the horse-drawn potato digger was my personal favorite to watch at the event.” There were also many people enjoying tours of the house as well as touring the famous red barn on the property.

This week’s photo hint: This photo ran in a 1999 edition of the Montevideo-American News. Last Week’s Answer: Gary Groothius Guessed by: Dave Gilbertson, Jeff Andreas, John Hochstein.

com Brad Hall, of Granite Falls, is one of the artists who will be exhibiting in the upcoming Meander Art Crawl on October 1st through the 2nd. Hall has been a part of the Meander Art Crawl since its inception in 2004, and was the first featured artist to have his work exhibited on the cover of the brochure and poster.

Yellow Medicine Soil & Water Conservation District After several years of partnership and consultation with Yellow Medicine County officials, the Yellow Medicine Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to publicly announce a virtual hub of maps and data with ties to the conservation of natural resources in our area. Simply visiting the map’s website will unlock a large amount and diverse array of GIS mapping at the click of a mouse.