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Tru Hagen enjoyed showing cattle at the State Fair a couple of weeks ago.

4-HERS DO WELL AT STATE FAIR

    Marshall County 4-H was well-represented at the State Fair earlier this month. Local 4-Hers entered many static exhibits, took part in Youth in Action events and showed livestock. 

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Britton-Hecla is planning Homecoming next week. As always, part of the festivities include the crowning of the king and queen. This year’s candidates include back row, left to right: Ty Fagerland, Collin Beaner, Andre Herrera. Front row: Sterling Mertens, Emma Kraft, and Kaegan Fredrickson. The royalty will be crowned Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the tennis courts. The night will also include a pep rally and the traditional burning of the B-H.

B-H HOMECOMING NEXT WEEK

    Homecoming at Britton-Hecla is scheduled for next week. It will be a full week of sports, team spirit, and fun. 

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This rendering shows plans for the new playground at Langford Area School. The district is spending over $350,000 on the equipment, a turf field, and a new sidewalk. Their current equipment was close to 25 years old. The project comes after much collaboration between the district and the parents group PAWS.

PLANNING A PLACE FOR ALL TO PLAY

    What do you get when you combine a group of very motivated parent volunteers, a willing superintendent and school board, eager school children and a community happy to give?

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Members of the undefeated 1958 Kidder football team that was rated number one in the state in six-man football in front left to right are Delbert Buisker, Don Pitkin, Rick Schliebe, Dick Pitkin, Bernard Yelkin, Roger Yelkin, Art Anderson, Larry Bosse and Coach Laton Greeno.  Back row  Neal Patterson, Gary Chapin, Nick Niesen, Don Zimmerman, Pat Hardina, Joe “Bum” Niesen, Gary Greeno, Ronnie Hinman, Ben Hansen, and Gene Schuur. 

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A new sign commemorating Kidder High School’s number one 1958 six-man football team was recently erected on the outskirts of  Kidder.  The Tigers posted back-to-back perfect records during the 1957 and 1958 seasons.

65 YEARS AGO KIDDER FOOTBALL TOPS IN STATE

          Some of the memories may have faded a bit, but the fact that the undefeated K

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