Region 8 - Officer Visit Outreach

Region 8 Officers, visit outreach classes to work on communication and team building activities.

Randolph FFA Tractor Parade April 11

FFA Week - Region 8 Milk Challenge

Region 8 Chapters challenged each other to donate 8 gallons of Milk to local food shelves. Northfield Challenged Randolph -- we passed the challenge on to Pine Island and Winona Chapters.

Mark Your Calendar for Dennison Days June 20 & 21

The annual Dennison Days Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2025. The Gopher State Garden Tractor Pullers will return to Main Street Friday evening in Dennison, hosted by 625 …

Randolph Students Perform in the Subsection Solo/Small Ensemble Contest

It's ANOTHER great day to be a Rocket! 27 of our best and brightest music students ventured to Kenyon to perform in the subsection solo/small ensemble contest. The jazz band performed. The …

Dakota/Rice Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Banquet

Logan Tate gave a chapter update to the Dakota/Rice Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Banquet.

Randolph FFA Floriculture Team

Lindsay Taylor, Mattea Quigley, Kyndra Otto, Sadie Wagner, Lillie Shaleen

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Tennessee has all the social events of any big city, even in the backwoods. They may be a little crude but they still exist. Big Sandy is one of those places on the banks of the Kentucky Lake. It is …

Osteoporosis

You and I are very dependent on our bones to hold us up and to keep us going. Your muscles are important too, but those muscles are only helpful if they have a bone that they can move. We can take …

A Minnesotan:

Back in my day, eggs were so cheap we could dye them without eating them; or throw them at people’s houses. Along with similar phrases are all things that I have recently said while being mad about …

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Obituaries

David Lee Young

David Lee Young, age 65, of Northfield, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Northfield Hospital. Dave, the son of Neil and Carole (Loose) Young, was born in …

Jenny Wiederholt-Pine

Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, age 44 of Hastings, died suddenly but peacefully at Regina Medical Center on Saturday morning, February 8, 2025. Jennifer Lee, the daughter of Charles and Cheryl (Thiel) …

Steven W. Lufi

Steven W. Lufi, age 72, of Northfield, died on Saturday, January 25, at the Northfield Hospital. Steve was born on November 11, 1952, in Minot, North Dakota. He moved to Northfield at the age of …

John Wallace Day

John Wallace Day died on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at the age 87 from congestive heart failure. He was born on September 16, 1937 in Northfield, Minnesota to Donald and Dorothy (Wallace) Day. He …

Patricia Ann Day

Patricia “Pat” Day, age 87 of Randolph died on December 23, 2024 at the Evergreen Lodge at Northfield Retirement Center. Patricia Ann Temple Day was born on October 31, 1937 in Northfield, …

Randolph-Hampton-Castle Rock Messenger April 2025

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Ag Mechanics CDE

Jack Feldman advanced to State Individually placing 5th overall. The team of Jack Feldman, Jacob Buckley, and Mason Farrington placed in the top 10 teams.

Davis Selected as Randolph Triple 'A' Award Winner

Congratulations to Addison Davis for being selected as Randolph’s Triple ‘A’ Award winner! The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award (Triple ‘A’), honors high school seniors throughout …

Randolph FFA Spotlight

Karlea Roehl is the Randolph FFA Treasurer. Karlea is a 10th grader at Randolph High School. She has been in FFA for 3 years. After high school Karlea plans to attend college for …

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Randolph FFA Spotlight

Mattea Quiqley is the Randolph FFA Secretary. Mattea is a junior at Hastings High School and a part time PSEO student at Inver Hills. She has been in FFA for 5 years. Mattea’s SAE is Goat …

Judy’s 7777

A lady friend of many years died of cancer. Every Thursday I’d relieve her husband, sit by her sofa and we talked. She told me she had no fear because she knew she would be with God. I wanted to …

The Power of Camp: Transforming a Child’s Life

Each summer, thousands of children embark on an adventure that changes their lives forever—camp. Away from screens, school pressures, and the daily routines of home, camp provides an …

How one woman lost 145 pounds — without GLP-1 medication

(BPT) - At just 30 years old, Gabby weighed 299 pounds and was prediabetic. Due to her weight, she experienced hip and foot pain. She struggled to walk short distances, which made it difficult to …

VRAI looks at the most popular and emerging diamond shape trends in select states—and the styles that may complement them best.

Window-box gardening has been a Philly tradition since the 1800s. Sonja Dümpelmann, CC BY-SA

The hidden history of Philadelphia’s window-box gardens and their role in urban reform

A landscape historian explains how a Victorian tradition became a tool for social change in 19th- and 20th-century Philadelphia.

Not all children learn to read in the same way, but schools tend to adopt a single approach to literacy.

How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’

US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy strategy can get more students reading.

Getting involved when your kids are watching digital media can make it an educational experience, rather than just entertainment.

These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids and even help them learn to talk

In moderation, watching educational TV shows, movies and apps can boost language development among young children. 2 experts explain.