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Published October 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

October 24th, 2012

Photos from the October 24th, 2012 edition of the Echo Press.


A Jeep was wedged underneath a semitrailer in a crash on Highway 27 near the Interstate 94 interchange in Alexandria last Thursday. The crash happened at about 3:15 p.m. (Photo by Al Edenloff)

  • A Jeep was wedged underneath a semitrailer in a crash on Highway 27 near the Interstate 94 interchange in Alexandria last Thursday. The crash happened at about 3:15 p.m. (Photo by Al Edenloff)
  • An excavator made quick work of SunOpta’s old office building on 3rd Avenue West last week. The company is making a major reinvestment on the site, adding a new warehouse-office facility. (Photo by Al Edenloff)
  • Jim and Aimee Masterson’s shed on Lake Jessie Drive was destroyed by fire. (Contributed photo)
  • American bittersweet is safe to use in floral arrangements.
  • The Cardinal girls’ soccer team celebrated its Section 6A championship, which will send Alexandria to the State Class A soccer tournament tomorrow, Thursday, at Roseville Area High School. Game time is 7:30 p.m. against The Blake School. (Photo by Mark Ripley, Select Digital Memories)
  • Alexandria’s John Vogeler fought for a few extra yards last Wednesday as Brainerd’s Grant Reuer delivered a hit. Vogeler finished with 130 yards rushing and scored the Cardinals’ only touchdown of the night against the Warriors. (Eric Morken, Echo Press)
  • Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association hosted a series of manufacturing tours on October 2. Al Sholts (right), COO, describes the aluminum extrusion process to Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Mark Phillips during the tour of Alexandria Industries. (Contributed photo)
  • Beef Summer Yearling Purple.
  • Breeding Geese Champion.
  • Lee Greenwood, the artist who made 'God Bless the USA' famous, was the Sunday night headliner. (Contributed photo)
  • Horse-drawn carriage rides gave festival attendees a tour of the Carlos Creek Winery grounds. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Outside the Minnesota Nice grill, master pumpkin carvers showcased their skills. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • A pumpkin carver in action. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Eight through 13-year-olds were the first contestants in the pumpkin pie eating contest. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • A giant catapult flung pumpkins at hay-bale targets. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Members of the Lincoln Choir include (left to right, back row) Bria Zimmerman, Callie Craig, Annie Harding, Shea Issendorf, Sydney Christenson, Arianna Janssen, Bailley Peterson, Paige Hoffman; (third row) Taylor Sayre, Ki Blaser, Brooklyn Justice, Bethany Odden, Elle Murphy, Mya Santelman, Kelly Minnerath; (second row) Katy Robertson, Mattie Bogart, Larissa Lamb, Tonia Frick, Kaylie Suckstorff, Miranda Jenson; (front row) Kayla Noble (director), Isabella Greathouse, Paige Klimek, Molly Mckay, Makenzie Jacobs. Not Pictured: Carley Burns. (Contributed photo)
  • Sergeant First Class Michael Hafner was the honorary flag raiser at the August 10 Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays game at Target Field. At the start of every Twins home game, a member of the U.S. military is honored by raising the flag during the singing of the National Anthem. This photo, taken by Pryce Score of Kensington, shows Hafner on the large video screen above the ballfield. The son and grandson of Navy sailors, Hafner enlisted as an infantry soldier in the U.S. Army in May of 1997 on his 19th birthday. For five years he served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Delta Company as a member of the ph Old Guard in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. There, he helped perform hundreds of state funerals to honor fallen heroes, served as official escort to the President, and served as a first responder at the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Currently stationed as a 79-Romeo in the U.S. Army Recruiting Command 3rd Brigade, Minneapolis Battalion, Brainerd Company, Hafner has consistently been recognized for his recruiting efforts and the care he takes with future soldiers. He lives in Alexandria with his wife and three children. (Contributed photo)
  • “To me, ‘walking naturally’ means to walk forward in life without pain .” — Steven Scott, TO UNDERGO AMPUTATION