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Published January 30, 2013, 12:00 AM

January 30, 2013

Photos from the January 30, 2013 edition of the Echo Press


Jefferson High School’s Jazz II group was the first to perform at Monday night’s annual winter band concert. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)

  • Jefferson High School’s Jazz II group was the first to perform at Monday night’s annual winter band concert. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Jefferson High School’s Jazz II group performed "Until I Met You," "Little Sunflower" and "Feelin' the Funk. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Multiple solos were performed during the winter band concert at Jefferson High School in Alexandria on Monday night. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Jefferson High School’s Jazz II trombone players. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Proctor native Ian Ecklund (right) handled a pass from Alexandria’s Garrett Skinner on Friday night before Skinner broke toward the net during the third period. Ecklund and Skinner combined for seven points in the Blizzard’s 5-1 win over Breezy Point. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Junior David Krivanek looked for an opening in a game against Willmar earlier this season. Krivanek finished with 14 points as the Cardinals came up short against Tech. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Kalli Bowser was one of three Cardinals in double figures as the Alexandria girls defeated Sartell 61-43 Thursday night. (Lori Mork, Echo Press)
  • Elliot Jacobson swam the 100 breaststroke for the Cardinals at the State Class A True Team meet over the weekend, finishing seventh overall and helping the Cardinals to a fifth place team finish. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Spelling Bee grade level champions are (back row) Justin Larson (5th grade), Beau Granning (6th grade), Caleb Wendel (4th grade), (front row) J.D. Hennen (3rd grade), Josie Hochsprung (1st grade) and Hannah Skillings (2nd grade).  (Contributed photo)
  • The District Spelling Bee runner up is Alli Prestby (left), 7th grade. The champion is Cassidy Smith, 8th grade. (Contributed photo)
  • Smoke billowed from a barn on fire Saturday morning. (Photo by Raeshel Betterman)
  • The Department of Natural Resources provided this photo of nearly 250 fish that were found during a recent investigation on West Spitzer Lake in Otter Tail County. (Contributed photo)
  • Half-gallon cardboard containers, plastic bags, loose fish and fillets were collected by Department of Natural Resources conservation officers during a gross over-limit fishing investigation on West Spitzer Lake. (Contributed photo)
  • The areas circled in red show the general location for the 2013 electric<br /><br />distribution improvements in Alexandria this summer. (Source: Alexandria Light and Power)