Northern Minnesota has one more state champion after the 2025 state track and field tournament finished Thursday, June 12.
Brainerd senior Ty Nelson won his second triple jump title, jumping 2 feet farther than he did a year ago and setting a new class record of 49 feet, 7.25 inches in the process.
Northern Minnesota won another 88 medals between classes 2A and 3A. Northlanders brought home 47 in 1A.
Hermantown sophomore Martin Sleen finished second in the 200M, and East Grand Forks junior Jez Jones took second in the 400M. Sleen placed third in the 100M and ninth in the 4x100M relay with juniors Tanner Homstad, Corban Peterson and Grant Johnson. Jones also medaled in triple jump and the 4x400M with junior Dereon Dadeah and seniors Cooper Hills and Weston Mahar.
Another three students earned third-place medals: Cloquet freshman Kira Suominen in 300M hurdles, EGF senior Messi Kalenda in shot put and Pequot Lakes freshman Oliver Mckenna in high jump.
When the garden or farmers market gives you everything at once, the best way to handle it is to return to the fundamentals: roast, grill, bake, pickle, can, dry, freeze and sauté. These aren’t just methods, they’re survival tools during harvest season. Especially grilling. Because it’s summer. And everything tastes better with a little char and a lot of butter.This week, Amy and Heidi talked to Erin Haefele of Green Scene in Walker, Minnesota, "a charming food haven nestled in the heart of rural northern Minnesota where small-town warmth meets big-city sophistication." Erin inspires us with simple preparations to deliciously fresh garden ingredients. And we hear from Amy's friend Beth Friedrichson from Wisconsin, who gushes about dilly beans and life on the farm with chickens and alpacas.Lots of folks phoned in to talk about their harvests, whether it was peonies in Stillwater, garlic near Detroit Lakes, urban front yard CSAs in Minneapolis, potato varieties in Deer River or stuffed grape leaves in Chicago, you had a story to tell. Share yours! This week's community recipe to cook along with us is Onion Pie: kaxe.org/community-recipe-onion-pie-ham-radio-amy-thielen. Give it a try and send us your reactions and photos at comments@kaxe.org!Ham Radio Features original licensed music — "You Know How I Like It" by Jeremy Messersmith.Made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Culture Heritage Fund. Support KAXE by becoming a member today: https://donate.nprstations.org/kaxe/donate
