David Vik is eager to begin his second stint as Montevideo’s head football coach, following a two-year hiatus. “I thought I was done with coaching football,” said Vik, who stepped down as the Thunder Hawks’ head coach following the 2019 season after 11 successful seasons.
Anyone with a 2022 Minnesota fishing or hunting license can receive a free camouflage Minnesota Twins logo cap thanks to a special Twins ticket offer. The Minnesota DNR Days are back at Twins games this season, through a partnership between the Twins and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Aurora Wymar, of Montevideo, was named to the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 term. Wymar was among 641 students to make the Dean’s List in Fall 2021.
The following area students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year, ending May 2022. -Livia Gades, of Montevideo, Biology Major: Biomedical Science Concentration Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement.
Congratulations to Olivia White of Montevideo, MN, daughter of Eric and Jennifer White, who was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University. The list includes nearly 400 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale.
Emma Jacobson, of Hanley Falls, with horse Hank, took part in the Charity Barrel Series at Lee Mar Ranch Equine Center. The series is held for youth to raise funds for the Lee-Mar Ranch Equine Center’s therapeutic riding program, and other such activities that are a part of the center’s mission. Photo by Jessica Stölen-Jacobson
Ben Mulder says he’s living a dream as head coach of the Montevideo American Legion senior baseball team. “It’s even better than I expected,” Mulder, 22, a former Thunder Hawks standout who’s now in his second season as skipper, said in a phone interview Friday morning from Omaha, Neb., as his 19-and-under team prepared for its third of at least five guaranteed games in the 45-team Battle of Omaha tournament later in the day.
Montevideo’s American Legion junior baseball team carried a 6-0 record into scheduled games Monday at Redwood Falls and Tuesday at Camby. The Thunder Hawks will continue a fourgame road stint next week with games at Madison and Dawson, before wrapping up regular season play with back-to-back home games against Granite Falls and Sacred Heart.
Kaitlynne Enevoldsen, of Watson, received a bachelor of arts degree in Elementary Education. University of Minnesota Morris is one of five campuses that comprise the University of Minnesota System, the University of Minnesota Morris provides opportunities for students to grow intellectually, engage in community, experience environmental stewardship and celebrate diversity.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in Long Lake, which is near Willmar in Kandiyohi County. A lake property owner contacted the DNR after his daughter found a zebra mussel attached to a rock while swimming in the lake.