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The Rooster Crows – April 6, 2012

By Bill | Published: April 6, 2012

This week in The Rooster Crows: walleyes are biting early for good fishing in the area; Sargent County Extension Agent retirement party held in Cogswell; golfing gets started; Consolidated Lake drain project; Rutland annual Easter Egg Hunt draws a young (and old) crowd; Nordland Lutheran Church Palm Sunday Dinner another success thanks to great cooks; Rutland City Council discusses the Hall project and a new sign, along with other business including upcoming elections; cattle and calving business discussions at the Round Table; comments on the GOP State Convention and other news for your reading pleasure.

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The Rooster Crows – March 30, 2012

By Bill | Published: March 30, 2012

This week in The Rooster Crows: warm weather shines on Rutland; Fire Department called to action; farmers start planting; Cayuga holds the annual Chinese dinner; welcome 4 new residents; Silver Lake Park to open with little preparation; annual Easter Egg Hunt this weekend; NLC Palm Sunday Dinner fundraiser; and other tidbits for your reading pleasure.

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The Rooster Crows – March 23, 2012

By Bill | Published: March 23, 2012

Springtime came early to the prairie in 2012.  With Winter still officially controlling the calendar, the Dakota plains has been basking in sunshine and warm temperatures more reminiscent of June than mid-March.  The mercury hit 75 on Saturday, March 17, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, and topped 80 on Sunday, March 18.  Those local [...]

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The Rooster Crows – March 16, 2012

By Bill | Published: March 16, 2012

Spring has definitely sprung, in the opinion of the prognosticators at the coffee counter at the Rutland Café. Some of the signs upon which these soothsayers base their opinion are: temperatures in the 50’s & 60’s for several days in a row; the arrival of tens of thousands of snow and blue geese on Saturday [...]

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The Rooster Crows – March 9, 2012

By Bill | Published: March 9, 2012

The biggest snowstorm of the season hit on Tuesday, February 28, and continued on through Leap Year Day, February 29, depositing about 11 inches of snow on Rutland and vicinity, according to the U. S. Weather Bureau.  The snow was wet and heavy, and moving it was like shoveling wet cement.  Most roads were opened [...]

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