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Volume 25, No. 13
Kuball crowned 70th Princess Kay
Rice County native is ready to educate By Amy Kyllo
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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Excitement matched the heat index the evening of Aug. 23 as the Minnesota dairy industry gathered to crown the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights. Little did Emma Kuball know, as she said from the stage that the cool temperature of the butter booth was going to feel like paradise, that the very next day she would be escaping the heat as the new Princess Kay of the Milky Way. After being crowned the goodwill ambassador to the state’s dairy farm families, Kuball’s initial remarks were lled with gratitude. “You have all made me who I am today, and you’re the reason that I’m up on this stage,” she said. “Thank you so much.” Turn to PRINCESS KAY | Page 7
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Emma Kuball, of Rice County, is crowned the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way Aug. 23 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Makenzie Alberts (center), of Dodge County, and Megan Ratka, of Stearns County, were selected as runners-up.
Baseball takes center stage for NDSU herdsman
A stanchion barn transformed
Molden coaches Wickenhausers at Little League install parlor in World Series By Maria Bichler
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Jackson Molden stands with his father, Todd, at the LiƩle League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Todd, herdsman of the North Dakota State University dairy herd, helped lead a group of 12 players from Fargo, North Dakota, to the tournament for the state’s rst-ever appearance.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — From the crack of the baseball bat to the pulsating of a milking unit, Todd Molden has traversed the world of baseball and that of a dairy farmer. The two have collided recently for Molden, who is the herdsman of the North Dakota State University Animal Sciences Turn to MOLDEN | Page 8
existing facility By Amy Kyllo
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COLOGNE, Minn. — Growing up, Caleb Wickenhauser always wanted to head to the barn after school, and to this day, he can recognize a cow by looking at its udder. “Dad always said if I had paid as much attention in school as I did to the cows, I would have been on the honor roll,” Caleb said. Caleb was not alone in his passion; his brother Jared also liked the cows. Recently, the
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Caleb (from leŌ), Allen and Jared Wickenhauser stand Aug. 2 on their dairy farm near Cologne, Minnesota. The Wickenhausers milk 100 cows, farm 350 acres and raise 35 to 40 dairy steers.
brothers, alongside their dad Allen, have made a big change to their dairy by installing a parlor in their former stanchion barn. The Wickenhaus-
ers milk 100 cows, farm 350 acres and raise 35 to 40 dairy steers. Turn to WICKENHAUSERS | Page 6