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Cyril and Louis Keller will be officially inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in October. The brothers operated a machine shop in Minnesota and invented the world’s first compact loader. The world later came to know this as the Bobcat skid-steer loader. Melroe Manufacturing, which became Bobcat, heard about the loader and asked the Kellers to introduce it at the 1958 Minnesota State Fair. These machines replaced the pitchfork and wheelbarrow and made farm labor much easier. I have always been fascinated with skid steer loaders.

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Gator Girls Record 17th Win Against Storm @ The Swamp

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Tri Community Living at Home Program recently hosted History and Hotdish featuring the topic Mail Order Catalogs. Jill and Martha helped at the registration table and there were many samples of the catalogs display - many fun memories were shared of bygone catalog days!

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Math League had their fourth competition of the season on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023. Competing on the Varsity Scoring Team: Elizabeth Gust, Cassie Dahl, Honna Westlund, Hannah Bergsnev, Sierra Westberg, Vincent Stenberg, Audrey Gust, and Mya Bennett. Competing as Individuals: McKenna Bennett, Ava Novacek, Sawyer Strand, Meagan Otto, Katelyn Waage, Kenzie Dahl, Brylie Kjersten, Clara Bergsnev, and Jalyssa Gust.

this year’s finalists are (front) Kaeleigh Anderson, Briggs Bertilrud, Carson Stauffenecker, Swayze Wiskow, Amity Foss, Sascha Melby (back) Alec Beito, Will Foss, Nathan Gust, Sierra Landsrud, Jude Vacura, and Arber Shields. Coordinator for the event was Robin Waage, pronouncer Sharon Schultz, and judges Judy Pulzcinski and Kari Tydlaka.

Gator Girls Basketball Keeps Rolling with a 15-3 Record

on the Mat at Larimore Invitational