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Published September 28, 2012, 12:00 AM

September 28th, 2012

Photos from the September 28th, 2012 edition of the Echo Press.



  • Leaves are ablaze with colors along County Road 120/Crestwood Drive in Alexandria. (Photo by Al Edenloff)
  • Alexandria’s Marissa Wheeler (above) teamed up with Rachel Sjostrand at second doubles against the St. Cloud Tech Tigers on Tuesday night. The Cardinals duo came up a little short as the Tigers edged Alex 4-3. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Alexandria junior goaltender Zach Lamb got the win in net for the Cardinals as he stopped 12 Willmar shots during the Central Lakes Conference match-up on Tuesday night. The win was the second straight for the Cards and pushed their CLC mark to 4-4-1. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • The Alexandria Beetles celebrated a walk-off win over Mankato during the 2011 Northwoods League Playoffs. That was one of many memorable moments from a summer that saw Alexandria set a Northwoods League record with 28 wins in the second-half of the season. (File photo)
  • Teams prepared to squish grapes at the Carlos Creek Winery’s Grape Stomp on September 16. (Photo by Crystal Dey)
  • (Photo by Al Edenloff)
  • Nathan Borer cuts some white waves through the blue water on Lake L’Homme Dieu. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • A 14-square-meter kite harnessed all the power Nathan Borer needed to propel around Lake L’Homme Dieu. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • (Contributed photo)
  • This DNR map of fall colors was updated September 26. Peak colors are at 75 percent for northern Minnesota. (MN DNR State Parks)
  • Electronic pull-tabs (e-tabs) and e-bingo games are making their way into Minnesota bars.
  • The cast and crew of the encore performance of the comedy The Wills include (left to right) Jim Odden, Irma Brockberg, Robin Johnson, Curtis Deterding, Quincy Roers, Claudia Bursch, Ann Hermes, Benjamin Roers and Betsy Ostenson. (Contributed photo)
  • Professional blues band, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys, will perform at the Phoenix in Alexandria on October 11 from 7 to 11 p.m. (Contributed photo)