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18 July 21, 2007 NewsHopper TM To add your business to the Hopper’s Helpers Service Directory, contact the NewsHopper at 218-927-6990, 1-800-927-4498, fax: 218-927-6980 or e-mail: [email protected] Building Supplies Aitkin Hardwoods • 1-888-927-6515 T & G Paneling • Moulding • Millwork • Doors Windows • Cabinets • Flooring • Lumber w39 Countryside Millwork • 218-768-4083 Doors, windows, lumber, siding, materials, flooring, firepalces. We Work for YOU! w39 Hometown Building Supplies Your Building Materials Headquarters • Aitkin 218-927-7077 • Mon. - Fri. 8-5:30, Sat. 8-3 tfn Carpenter/Handyman Carpenter/Handyman • 218-927-6086 or 218- 927-5366 Remodeling • Additions • Flooring • Decks Garages • Siding • Roofing • FREE Estimates w29 Cellular Phones & Service SPRINT PCS Available at the NewsHopper • Aitkin 218-927-6990 • No Roaming • Never Pay Huge Over- ages• Enjoy LIVE TV, Wireless Music Downloads, Play Games & Access Web tfn Concrete Production Concrete & Masonry Associates, Inc. - Block • Brick • Stone • Flat Work• FREE Estimates Carl Kurtz, Aitkin 218-927-6627 Randy Slette, Baxter 218-829-5740 w38 Customix Concrete • 320-676-1500 Quality Concrete Mixed Fresh on Site Pay only for what you use • Precast Storm Shelters, Boat Ramp Planks, Frost Pillars, Parking Curb Block tfn Concrete Production M & M Masonry • 218-678-2764 Insulated poured walls, flat work with printing and stain- ing. Tile and cultured stone. Glass block. w38 Progressive Poured Walls • 218-927-2648 Standard or Insulated Poured Walls, Concrete Homes, Concrete Pumping. w38 Contractors Von Gross Pole Buildings Lic. #20408955 • 218-927-2408 • 877-331-7671 w3 Westerlund Custom Builders, Inc. • New homes and buildings • Roofs, decks, etc. #20216038 • Neil Westerlund 1-877-723-6716 w708 Custom Framing Nord Lake Reflections 217 Minnesota Ave. N., Aitkin • 218-927-3317 Framing • Gifts • Prints tfn Dry Cleaning Anderson Cleaners • 218-829-5269 Three locations to meet your dry cleaning needs. Holder Drug in Aitkin; Shirl’s Sewing in Crosby and Snyder Drug in McGregor. w49 Drywall JB Drywall • 320-684-2206 Cell 651-270-4720 w38 Larson Drywall Inc. • 218-927-3707 Licensed, Insured & Bonded Free Estimates w33 Advertising/Newspaper/Shopper NewsHopper 218-927-6990 • 800-927-4498 Best Things in Life are FREE! 25,000+ average circula- tion. Classified Ads, Display Ads & Inserts www.NewsHopper.net tfn n Air Conditioning & Heating Ken’s Heating & Mobile Home Supply LP & Natural Gas • Nationally Certified Service Technician – 30 Years Experience Residential & Commercial • Mobile Home Heating and Air Conditioning • RV’s/Supplies 1-888-989-6720 • Aitkin w39 Northern Air Plumbing & Heating • 218-927-6828 New Construction, Remodeling, Turbo Soft Water, Car- rier, Venmar. VänEE/AVS • [email protected] w39 Appliance Repair Jim Blakesley Appliance Repair & Service 218-927-2027 • 1-888-450-8845 • Aitkin Washers, Dryers, Stoves, Refrigerators, Air Conditions, Septic Protectors, and MORE. I Repair Almost Anything That Is Broken tfn ATV/Motorcycle/Recreational Farm Island Repair and Marine • 218-927-6395 YAMAHA ATV’s and Rhinos - New and Used. Sales • Accessories • Service All Brands. w41 Banking Security State Bank • 218-927-3765 Main Bank 218-927-3150 County Market Branch 24 Hr. Phone banking 218-927-4192 www.ssbmn.com Four locations to serve you. w39 Boat & Marine Farm Island Repair and Marine • 218-927-6395 YAMAHA ATV’s and Rhinos - New and Used. Sales • Accessories • Service All Brands. w41 Hopper’s Helpers Service Directory Electricians ERIC WADE ELECTRIC • 218-927-2928 Residential & Commercial• Master Electrician NO JOB TOO SMALL • FREE ESTIMATES Licensed • Bonded • Insured Cell 651-341-0784 w43 Excavating John Benson Excavating • Septic Systems, Building Site Prep, Demolition, Backhoe, Dozer, Track Skidsteer Work. Black Dirt & Fill. 218-678-3031 or 218- 821-8719 w44 Full Excavating: Bobcat work, Demo, Dirt hauling, Fill, Grading, Driveways and more. NO JOB TOO SMALL • FREE ESTIMATES • 218-851-7597 w44 Flooring Materials & Installation Hudrlik Carpet & Tile • 218-927-6633 Best price and quality for over 57 years, Easy as A.B.C. Aitkin • Baxter • Crosby w39 Furniture Aitkin Furniture • 218-927-2617 for all of your furniture & flooring needs. FREE estimates & delivery 1-800-543-7214 w39 Glass Aitkin Glass Service 36770 - 390th Ave., Aitkin 218-927-4624 • 800-958-6442 Auto • Residential • Commercial Glass Installation tfn Home Video Transfer C-I Video Production • 800-622-8222 • 218-545-1078 Preserve your precious memories. Transfer your home movies, pictures, slides and VHS to DVD; 16mm, 8mm, camcorder tapes, other media. Duplication of CD’s and DVD’s w31 The Old School, Border part 1 BY PHILIP NEESE Two border schools play an important part in the life of Wally Hultstrand and his brothers and sister. Bjorklund School was located near Nashua, in Northern Mon- tana. Silver Creek School was located six miles east of Baudette, MN near the Rainy River on the Canadian Bor- der. These schools no longer exist; however, in their time they played an important role in the lives of some very hardy people. Wally Hultstrand lived on the North Shore of Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County for over twenty years. In his retirement years he started and operated the “Up North Realty.” Wally was a CPA who became a part of the leader- ship of Peavy Co. He raised three children as a single parent after his wife died of a brain tumor. He was also a Deacon at Malmo Free Church. Wally died of bone cancer on June 29, 2007. Wally’s sister, Marilyn Tien- suu describes some of the events that shaped Wally’s Life. “This family of five children were all born in Nashua, Montana. The fam- ily moved to Baudette MN in 1932 and lived on a farm that bordered the Rainy River and Canada.” When Wally was two years old he had been playing outside. His older brother Win ran into the house cry- ing, “Wa Wa (his nickname for Wally).” Clara (Mrs. Hultstrand) ran outside and saw Wally hang- ing from the top rung of a ladder, which was up against the garage with piles of iron metal below him. She was able to get him down but he was ever the curious one. At the age of five, it was discovered that Wally had had Rheumatoid Arthritis. This crippling disease settled in his hands and wrists. The pain grew progressively worse. At the age of ten you would often see Wally stand- ing by the kitchen wood stove soaking his hands in hot water to ease the pain. This pain never went away. The University of Minnesota Hospital was not able to of- fer any help for this pain. Perhaps the pain spurred Wally on in life. Anyway he wanted to excel in every way possible. Wally attended Bjorklund School in Montana with his brothers and sister for his first years. Wally was ten years old when the family moved to the farm on Rainy River. Wally was determined to ex- cel at everything. He played all sports at the little border school. He worked hard at his studies and was a cham- pion at the spelling bee. Marilyn describes Wally’s interest in science and ex- periments, “Wally convinced me to help him catch some chickens and take them up on the roof of the barn. He wanted to throw them in the air and see if they would fly. Mother caught us in the act and she made sure that Wally understood his responsibili- ties for his little sister.” Clara was the treasurer of the Silver Creek School, how- ever, she had so much work in the house and garden that the accounts for the school became tangled. Wally at age 12 was able to balance the books. He got to keep do- ing that job, which was good for him as he was limited in the chores that he could do. Milking cows was impossible for him and chopping wood was painful but the book- keeping fit him perfectly. Victor and Clara Hultstrand encouraged their children in schooling and were deter- Wally on left and twin brother Walt on their way to Bjorklund School in Nashua, Montana in the late 1920s. Wally as he was known in Aitkin County mined that each child would receive a college education. They did require that the children worked hard on the farm. Only 20 of the 169 acres were cleared and so the trees and brush had to be removed. Selective burning was used but not everything was burned. The stumps and brush had to be piled so that they would burn. Clara would walk half way to school in the afternoon and meet the children. She would be carrying their work clothes. The boys would change clothes behind some bushes and then would go to work helping their father until dark. (Next week, The Old School, Border 2) Eurasian watermilfoil found The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the discovery of Eurasian watermilfoil in six new lakes, all but one of which are within 50 miles of the Twin Cities. Eurasian watermilfoil, or simply milfoil, is now known to occur in 197 bodies of water in the state since it was discov- ered in the late 1980s. The majority of infested wa- ter bodies are in central and north-central Minnesota, ac- cording to Chip Welling, DNR Eurasian Watermilfoil Program coordinator. The following lakes have been added to the list of Min- nesota waters infested with invasive species: Kimball Lake, Crow Wing County; Maple Lake, Wright County; Spectacle Lake, Isanti County; McMahon Lake, Scott County; and Big Lake, Sherburne County. In addition, milfoil was dis- covered in one body of water with no public water access: Wilmes Lake, Washington County. The full list of infested waters is available on the DNR Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us. Despite finding more evi- dence of the plant’s spread, DNR officials said milfoil is still known in fewer than 200 lakes across the state, thanks to continued vigilance by boaters. The DNR urges boaters to continue to take precautions to avoid spreading the plant.
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To add your business to the Hopper’s Helpers Service Directory,
contact the NewsHopper at 218-927-6990, 1-800-927-4498, fax: 218-927-6980
or e-mail: [email protected]
Building SuppliesAitkin Hardwoods • 1-888-927-6515T & G Paneling • Moulding • Millwork • Doors Windows • Cabinets • Flooring • Lumber w39
Countryside Millwork • 218-768-4083Doors, windows, lumber, siding, materials, flooring, firepalces. We Work for YOU! w39
Hometown Building SuppliesYour Building Materials Headquarters • Aitkin 218-927-7077 • Mon. - Fri. 8-5:30, Sat. 8-3 tfn
Carpenter/HandymanCarpenter/Handyman • 218-927-6086 or 218-927-5366 Remodeling • Additions • Flooring • Decks Garages • Siding • Roofing • FREE Estimates w29
Cellular Phones & ServiceSPRINT PCS Available at the NewsHopper • Aitkin 218-927-6990 • No Roaming • Never Pay Huge Over-ages• Enjoy LIVE TV, Wireless Music Downloads, Play Games & Access Web tfn
Concrete Production
Concrete & Masonry Associates, Inc. -Block • Brick • Stone • Flat Work• FREE EstimatesCarl Kurtz, Aitkin 218-927-6627Randy Slette, Baxter 218-829-5740 w38
Customix Concrete • 320-676-1500Quality Concrete Mixed Fresh on Site Pay only for what you use • Precast Storm Shelters, Boat Ramp Planks, Frost Pillars, Parking Curb Block tfn
Concrete Production
M & M Masonry • 218-678-2764 Insulated poured walls, flat work with printing and stain-ing. Tile and cultured stone. Glass block. w38
Progressive Poured Walls • 218-927-2648Standard or Insulated Poured Walls, Concrete Homes, Concrete Pumping. w38
Contractors Von Gross Pole Buildings Lic. #20408955 • 218-927-2408 • 877-331-7671 w3
Westerlund Custom Builders, Inc. • New homes and buildings • Roofs, decks, etc. #20216038 • Neil Westerlund 1-877-723-6716 w708
Custom FramingNord Lake Reflections217 Minnesota Ave. N., Aitkin • 218-927-3317 Framing • Gifts • Prints tfn
Dry CleaningAnderson Cleaners • 218-829-5269Three locations to meet your dry cleaning needs. Holder Drug in Aitkin; Shirl’s Sewing in Crosby and Snyder Drug in McGregor. w49
DrywallJB Drywall • 320-684-2206Cell 651-270-4720 w38
Larson Drywall Inc. • 218-927-3707 Licensed, Insured & Bonded Free Estimates w33
Advertising/Newspaper/ShopperNewsHopper 218-927-6990 • 800-927-4498 Best Things in Life are FREE! 25,000+ average circula-tion. Classified Ads, Display Ads & Inserts www.NewsHopper.net tfn
n Air Conditioning & HeatingKen’s Heating & Mobile Home Supply LP & Natural Gas • Nationally Certified Service Technician – 30 Years Experience Residential & Commercial • Mobile Home Heating and Air Conditioning • RV’s/Supplies 1-888-989-6720 • Aitkin w39
Northern Air Plumbing & Heating • 218-927-6828 New Construction, Remodeling, Turbo Soft Water, Car-rier, Venmar. VänEE/AVS • [email protected] w39
Appliance RepairJim Blakesley Appliance Repair & Service218-927-2027 • 1-888-450-8845 • Aitkin Washers, Dryers, Stoves, Refrigerators, Air Conditions, Septic Protectors, and MORE. I Repair Almost Anything That Is Broken tfn
ATV/Motorcycle/RecreationalFarm Island Repair and Marine • 218-927-6395 YAMAHA ATV’s and Rhinos - New and Used. Sales • Accessories • Service All Brands. w41
Banking Security State Bank • 218-927-3765 Main Bank218-927-3150 County Market Branch24 Hr. Phone banking 218-927-4192 www.ssbmn.com Four locations to serve you. w39
Boat & MarineFarm Island Repair and Marine • 218-927-6395 YAMAHA ATV’s and Rhinos - New and Used. Sales • Accessories • Service All Brands. w41
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ElectriciansERIC WADE ELECTRIC • 218-927-2928Residential & Commercial• Master ElectricianNO JOB TOO SMALL • FREE ESTIMATESLicensed • Bonded • Insured Cell 651-341-0784 w43 ExcavatingJohn Benson Excavating • Septic Systems,Building Site Prep, Demolition, Backhoe, Dozer, Track Skidsteer Work. Black Dirt & Fill. 218-678-3031 or 218-821-8719 w44
Full Excavating: Bobcat work, Demo, Dirt hauling, Fill, Grading, Driveways and more. NO JOB TOO SMALL • FREE ESTIMATES • 218-851-7597 w44
Flooring Materials & InstallationHudrlik Carpet & Tile • 218-927-6633Best price and quality for over 57 years, Easy as A.B.C. Aitkin • Baxter • Crosby w39
FurnitureAitkin Furniture • 218-927-2617for all of your furniture & flooring needs. FREE estimates & delivery 1-800-543-7214 w39
GlassAitkin Glass Service36770 - 390th Ave., Aitkin 218-927-4624 • 800-958-6442 Auto • Residential • Commercial Glass Installation tfn
Home Video TransferC-I Video Production • 800-622-8222 • 218-545-1078Preserve your precious memories. Transfer your home movies, pictures, slides and VHS to DVD; 16mm, 8mm, camcorder tapes, other media. Duplication of CD’s and DVD’s w31
The Old School, Border part 1 by PhiliP Neese
Two border schools play an important part in the life of Wally Hultstrand and his brothers and sister. Bjorklund School was located near Nashua, in Northern Mon-tana. Silver Creek School was located six miles east of
Baudette, MN near the Rainy River on the Canadian Bor-der. These schools no longer exist; however, in their time they played an important role in the lives of some very hardy people.Wally Hultstrand lived on
the North Shore of Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County for over twenty years. In his retirement years he started and operated the “Up North Realty.” Wally was a CPA who became a part of the leader-ship of Peavy Co. He raised three children as a single
parent after his wife died of a brain tumor. He was also a Deacon at Malmo Free Church. Wally died of bone cancer on June 29, 2007.Wally’s sister, Marilyn Tien-
suu describes some of the events that shaped Wally’s Life. “This family of five
children were all born in Nashua, Montana. The fam-ily moved to Baudette MN in 1932 and lived on a farm that bordered the Rainy River and Canada.” When Wally was two years
old he had been playing outside. His older brother Win ran into the house cry-ing, “Wa Wa (his nickname for Wally).”Clara (Mrs. Hultstrand) ran
outside and saw Wally hang-ing from the top rung of a ladder, which was up against the garage with piles of iron
metal below him. She was able to get him down but he was ever the curious one.At the age of five, it was
discovered that Wally had had Rheumatoid Arthritis. This crippling disease settled in his hands and wrists. The pain grew progressively worse. At the age of ten you would often see Wally stand-ing by the kitchen wood stove soaking his hands in hot water to ease the pain. This pain never went away. The University of Minnesota Hospital was not able to of-fer any help for this pain. Perhaps the pain spurred Wally on in life. Anyway he wanted to excel in every way possible.Wally attended Bjorklund
School in Montana with his brothers and sister for his first years.Wally was ten years old
when the family moved to the farm on Rainy River. Wally was determined to ex-cel at everything. He played all sports at the little border school. He worked hard at his studies and was a cham-pion at the spelling bee. Marilyn describes Wally’s
interest in science and ex-periments, “Wally convinced me to help him catch some chickens and take them up on the roof of the barn. He
wanted to throw them in the air and see if they would fly. Mother caught us in the act and she made sure that Wally understood his responsibili-ties for his little sister.”Clara was the treasurer of
the Silver Creek School, how-ever, she had so much work in the house and garden that the accounts for the school became tangled. Wally at age
12 was able to balance the books. He got to keep do-ing that job, which was good for him as he was limited in the chores that he could do. Milking cows was impossible for him and chopping wood was painful but the book-keeping fit him perfectly.Victor and Clara Hultstrand
encouraged their children in schooling and were deter-
Wally on left and twin brother Walt on their way to Bjorklund School in Nashua, Montana in the late 1920s.
Wally as he was known in Aitkin County
mined that each child would receive a college education. They did require that the children worked hard on the farm. Only 20 of the 169 acres were cleared and so the trees and brush had to be removed. Selective burning was used but not everything was burned. The stumps and brush had to be piled so that they would burn. Clara would walk half way to school in the afternoon
and meet the children. She would be carrying their work clothes. The boys would change clothes behind some bushes and then would go to work helping their father until dark.
(Next week, The Old School, Border 2)
Eurasian watermilfoil foundThe Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the discovery of Eurasian watermilfoil in six new lakes, all but one of which are within 50 miles of the Twin Cities.
Eurasian watermilfoil, or simply milfoil, is now known to occur in 197 bodies of water in the state since it was discov-ered in the late 1980s.
The majority of infested wa-ter bodies are in central and north-central Minnesota, ac-cording to Chip Welling, DNR Eurasian Watermilfoil Program coordinator.
The following lakes have been added to the list of Min-nesota waters infested with invasive species: Kimball Lake, Crow Wing County; Maple Lake, Wright County; Spectacle
Lake, Isanti County; McMahon Lake, Scott County; and Big Lake, Sherburne County.
In addition, milfoil was dis-covered in one body of water with no public water access: Wilmes Lake, Washington County.
The full list of infested waters is available on the DNR Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us.
Despite finding more evi-dence of the plant’s spread, DNR officials said milfoil is still known in fewer than 200 lakes across the state, thanks to continued vigilance by boaters.
The DNR urges boaters to continue to take precautions to avoid spreading the plant.
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R & R Landscaping & Tree Removal•218-927-2855 For all your excavating and landscaping needs. Patios, Boulder Walls, Rip Rap Rock, Sod, Class 5, Driveways, Building Pads, Basements, Road Building, Black Dirt, Sand, Gravel. For FREE estimates call Greg 218-839-3371 or 218-927-2855; www.randrtrl.com w36
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Mortgage Services www.timberland-mortgage.com Timberland Mortgage Services, Inc. Purchases • Refinance • Reverse Mortgages For current rates & loan information see website or call 1-800-311-4554, Peter w48
Nursery
Gilby’s Nursery & Orchard#1 choice for fruit trees, container grown trees & small fruit. 218-768-4347 Cell: 612-201-9887 www.gilbysnursery.com w38
Pet Care ServiceDOGPATCH • 218-927-4353Expert Pet Grooming & Boarding Services. West of Aitkin on Cedar Brook Rd. tfn
Tattooing Skin Deep Tattoo• 218-927-1400 Portraits by Josh on Paper or Skin. GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLEOld, faded tattoos reworked or covered up with new designs-sharp lines-bright colors. 30 years experience. Hawaiian-Custom-one of a kind art. Wed.-Fri. 2pm-7pm; Sat. 10am-5pm • Corner of Hwy. 169 & 210 in Aitkin tfn
Television ServiceEnberg’s TV Since 1954 • 218-927-2988 Dish Network, Antenna, Tower and TV HD TV Zenith, LG & Toshiba • 1-888-ENBERGS w39
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R & R Landscaping & Tree Removal218-927-2855 • Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Storm Damage Cleanup, Aerial Truck, Land & Lot Clearing, Trail Brushing, Ditch Cleaning. For FREE estimates 218-839-3371 or 218-927-2855; www.randrtrl.com w36
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Kokesh Stump Tree Removal • 218-927-2745Expert, Cost-Efficent Service • Safe Removal of Stumps, Trees and Other Wood Waste • Stump Grinding w38
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County Fair has Something for EveryoneGet your entries set for the
Aitkin County Fair and your tastebuds ready for all that fair food. The 117th annual fair is set for Aug. 1-4, at the Aitkin County Fairgrounds.
Wristbands for the Funland Carnival, presented by Rogers Brother Shows, may be pur-chased in advance or at the door. Wristband times each day are 1-5 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Advance wristbands may be purchased at Members Coop-erative Credit Unions in Aitkin and McGregor, Paulbeck’s County Market, the Aitkin County Auditor’s office, Peo-ples National Bank, Security State Bank and Bremer Bank, and Grand Timber Bank, McGregor.
The carnival on the mid-way will open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday featuring rides, shows and concessions.
Bingo will be back in the old dance hall building from 1-9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 1-7 p.m. on Thursday and from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday. There will be free senior bingo on Thursday from 1-2 p.m.
Entry day is Tue., July 31, for all non-livestock exhibits. The Home Activities Building will open at 8 a.m. for open class entries, closing at 5 p.m. 4-H exhibits will be judged from 1-6 p.m. On Wed., Aug. 1, all livestock entries will be registered with 4-H horses
to be in place by 8 a.m.; 4-H livestock by noon and all open class livestock to be in place by 5 p.m.
Special features are a draw-ing for children up to the age of 16 for one boy’s and one girl’s bicycle to be given away on Thu., Aug. 2. The drawing will be held at the Kid’s Pedal Tractor Pull in the midway concourse. Winners must be present to win.
Cash drawings will take place on Friday and Saturday after the grandstand shows. Those who wish to enter the drawing should pick up tickets at the stone building by the main entry gate. These drawings will be held Friday after the demolition derby
and Saturday after the ATV show on the midway in the new pavilion. There will be three drawings each day of $100, $100, and $50. People must be present to win these drawings. The local Farm Service Agency is sponsoring the annual Farm Olympics on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the livestock show arena. Inter-ested participants are urged to pull together a team of at least five people and sign up at the cattle barn. Teams are to meet at 5 p.m. for game information.
Thursday is Senior Citizen Day with free entertainment by area music artists in the new pavilion on the midway concourse, demonstrations
and entertainment in the Home Activities Building throughout the day. There will be free bingo for seniors from 1-2 p.m. in the old dance hall building. The Aitkin County Outstanding Senior awards will be presented at 2 p.m.
Young Riders 4-H will host a Fun and Game Horse Show on Thursday with the Show beginning at 4 p.m. in the horse arena.
The Kid’s Tractor Pull will be on the midway concourse starting at 6 p.m.
An added event for 2007 is a teen dance to be held Thurs-day from 7-10 p.m. in the old dance hall building.
The 4-H Blue Ribbon Auc-
tion will be on Friday at 6 p.m. in livestock arena. Friday evening will see the annual demolition derby in the grandstand at 7 p.m. The fair will continue on Satur-day with the 4-H Dog Show starting at 9 a.m., a chocolate cooking contest at 10:30 a.m. and 4-H Master Showmanship contest at noon. An ATV pull is in the grandstand begin-ning at 1 p.m. Exhibits will be released at 5 p.m.
Pick up a premium list and check out the many catego-ries you can enter to show off your talents. Premium lists are available at the county au-ditor’s office and area banks and businesses.
The artists are ready…are you?The Jaques Art Center
has once again invited artists from all over the country to paint Aitkin City and County Tues-day, July 17th – Friday, July 20th. Stop by the art center to view the completed works of art throughout the week and pick up a spectators guide. The artists will sell their works straight from the easel, at the art cen-ter, and at the Exhibition Gala on Friday, July 20th
at the 40 Club Banquet Center. The Gala is free to the public from 6 pm – 9 pm, thanks to our sponsors, Aitkin Friends of the Arts, The Scrap-book and More, The Loft, Aitkin Independent Age and Security State Bank. Come meet the artists and Miss Minnesota 2007 as well as observe Aitkin on canvas! Friday, July 20th, “Quick
Draw”, Aitkin City Park 9 am- 11 am. 6 pm - 9
pm Exhibition Gala and Awards, 40 Club Ban-quet Center. Free to the public!For more information
on this event and other offerings of the Jaques Art Center, please call 218-927-2363 or stop by Tuesday through Satur-day 11-4. The Jaques Art Center is located 2 blocks west of the Stoplights in Aitkin, MN. Admission is always free! www.jaque-sart.com
