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Published January 09, 2013, 12:00 AM

January 9, 2013

Photos from the January 9, 2013 edition of the Echo Press


Adrian Panther handed a bottle of White Water Whiskey to Julie Boesl during a tasting at Cash Wise Liquors in Alexandria Friday. Also on hand were Bob Hagedorn (left) and Brett Grinager, master distiller. (Photo by Al Edenloff)

  • Adrian Panther handed a bottle of White Water Whiskey to Julie Boesl during a tasting at Cash Wise Liquors in Alexandria Friday. Also on hand were Bob Hagedorn (left) and Brett Grinager, master distiller. (Photo by Al Edenloff)
  • Derek Slack (left) and Ben Eckhoff sampled the inaugural batch of White Water Whiskey produced by Panther Distillery in Osakis.<br /><br />
  • Emily Peck and Autumn Botz were paired through the District 206 Student Match program. Emily, a Jefferson High School student, mentored the Lincoln Elementary student during three years in high school. Even though she is now in college, the two still spend time together whenever they can. they are pictured here during a Student Match bowling event. (Contributed photo)
  • Garfield Elementary School was the recipient of a grant given by the Alexandria Rotary Club. (Contributed photo)
  • Junior Julia Sieling pushed through the beginning stages of the race at Arrowwood on Saturday morning. Sieling set the pace for the Alexandria girls with a fourth-place individual finish. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Trent Piepenburg, shown here wrestling in a dual meet earlier this season, earned a victory over his Willmar opponent last Thursday to help the Cardinals defeat their Central Lakes Conference opponent. (Lori Mork, Echo Press)
  • Trent Piepenburg, shown here wrestling in a dual meet earlier this season, earned a victory over his Willmar opponent last Thursday to help the Cardinals defeat their Central Lakes Conference opponent. (Lori Mork, Echo Press)
  • Freshman goaltender Amy Jost watched the puck as it was cleared to the boards during the second period last Thursday night. Jost earned the shutout against Fergus Falls with 14 saves. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Sophomore forward Joe Gorghuber had nine points, four assists and four rebounds in Alexandria’s loss to Brainerd Thursday night. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Freshman forward Brittney Sadlemyer looked for an open teammate during a win over Melrose earlier this season. Sadlemyer finished with five points, two assists and three rebounds in a win over the Johnnies. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Firefighters battled a smoky blaze in downtown Miltona Tuesday morning. (Echo Press photo by Al Edenloff)
  • Smoke swirled around the sign of the automotive repair shop on Main Street. (Echo Press photo by Al Edenloff)
  • A 3-inch wide steel ball that was given to the Kensington fire chief turned out to be an explosive cannonball. (Contributed photo)
  • The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad unit. (Contributed photo)
  • Kensington Fire Department members helped at the detonation scene. (Contributed photo)