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UND cruises to win over NJIT as Sioux coach Gene Roebuck honored
February 11, 2012 at 4:12 pm in Grand Forks Herald
UND’s game against New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday night wasn’t about the outcome, one that was never in doubt as the Sioux cruised to a 68-42 win. It was about a celebration of the Sioux women’s basketball program and coach Gene Roebuck, who will retire at the end of the season. Continue Reading
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WILD: Wild taken down by Blue Jackets 3-1
February 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Grand Forks Herald
R.J. Umberger scored two goals, one on a power play with 21 seconds left in the second period, to send the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 victory over the stumbling Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Continue Reading
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TIMBERWOLVES: Lin, Knicks squeak by Timberwolves 100-98
February 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Continue Reading
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by Duluth News Tribune
College men’s hockey: UMD holds off North Dakota, splits series
February 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm in Duluth News Tribune
The Bulldogs broke a two-game losing streak Saturday with a physical, wildly exciting 5-4 victory over North Dakota, helped by a career-high five points from All-American center Jack Connolly. Continue Reading
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SweetPro Feeds plans to stay in Walhalla for the long run
February 11, 2012 at 3:40 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Whether or not Walhalla’s ethanol plant, which Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced this past week would close in early April, ever reopens, the ethanol industry will leave a legacy in the community. SweetPro Feeds, with 10 full-time employees, is a direct outgrowth of the local ethanol plant. Founded in 1991 by Bob Thornberg, the ethanol plant’s original manager, SweetPro uses dissolved distillers’ grains byproducts from the ethanol process to produce premium supplemental nutritional feed for horses and lick blocks for cattle and other livestock that are marketed nationwide. Continue Reading
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Not so common commute — area man commutes by bicycle all year long
February 11, 2012 at 3:36 pm in DL-Online
Last year, the top speed in Jeremy Neuerburg’s commute to work was 42 mph. That would be pretty slow in a car, but on a bicycle it’s a different story.
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TV PICKS: ‘The Grammy Awards,’ ‘Walking Dead’
February 11, 2012 at 3:24 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Tonight’s “54th Annual Grammy Awards” ceremony is shaping up to be a huge night for Adele, who not only is expected to make off with a boatload of trophies, but also sing in public for the first time since having vocal cord surgery. Continue Reading
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BOOK NOTES
February 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Public Library”Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan,” Drew Karpyshyn. Fans of the 2004 “Game of the Year” will finally receive closure as the eponymous Jedi struggles with his missing memories while he confronts an ancient and terrifying enemy. Continue Reading
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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Birds provide early signs of spring
February 11, 2012 at 2:15 pm in Grand Forks Herald
The horned lark is always an early sign of spring, but it is not always a sure one. Horned larks show up along rural roads in the Red River Valley just about the time the snow begins to recede and the ground begins to appear. Most years, I notice the first horned larks about the middle of February. Continue Reading
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A timeline of the Fighting Sioux nickname
February 11, 2012 at 2:14 pm in Grand Forks Herald
A timeline on the Fighting Sioux nickname Continue Reading
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