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A number of floats turn onto Getty Street near the final stretch of the Sinclair Lewis Days Parade July 15 in Sauk Centre. The parade had a strong turnout and a full 100-slot lineup this year after it was canceled in 2022 due to rain.
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Car collisions at the county fair
Bromenshenkel set to represent Sauk Centre
Bueckers enjoys thrill of demolition derbies BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
BY ALEX CHRISTEN STAFF WRITER
As the 2022 Sauk Centre Ambassadors were preparing their farewell speeches and getting ready to hand off their crowns, Jorja Novak and Emily Bromenshenkel were already beginning to represent the community as the Sauk Centre Ambassador candidates for 2023. Leading up to the coronation, the two young ladies spent time with the outgoing ambassadors, Hailey Hokanson and Hayley Klockenga, learning the ropes and beginning to serve the community of Sauk Centre.
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When the Stearns County Fair arrives, so do demolition derby evenings with their flying mud, noisy engines and colliding cars. It is the thrill of this experience that keeps Corey Bueckers from Melrose coming back year after year, wrecking, fixing and running cars in a wide range of classes. “You can go and hit somebody in a car and get out and shake their hand,” Bueckers said. “The adrenaline rush of the derby is by far the best, the thing that keeps me wanting to do it more.” Bueckers, 36, has been in demolition derbies since he was 16 years old. He is taking this year off, but otherwise, he has more than 20 years of experience and ofPHOTO BY BEN SONNEK ten races with his brother, Eric Bueckers. Corey Bueckers works on a 2005 Dodge Durango he has modified and run in 13 demolition derbies July 17 at his grandfather’s garage in Melrose. Bueckers has competed in demolition Bueckers page 3 derbies since he was 16.
Pav’s greatest assist The Ranch-Teammates for Life becomes a reality at Eagle’s Healing Nest BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mark Pavelich was known for the assist he made on the game-winning goal in the 1980 Miracle on Ice game. But, his greatest assist came last week with the unveiling of a statue at Eagle’s Healing Nest and a ceremonial ribbon cutting, officially opening The Ranch-Teammates For Life. The Ranch is a home for former athletes who are suffering from traumatic brain injury or struggling with mental illness to find hope and healing amongst their peers on the Eagle’s Healing Nest campus where veterans have been receiving similar care for years. Pavelich was a resident at the Nest when he passed away
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from suicide March 4, 2021. Before his passing, he told close friends and family his dream of one day having a place called The Ranch where former players could gather to work on their mental health struggles. Former NHL players Clint Malarchuk, T.J. Gorence and Barry Beck came together along with Pavelich’s sister, Jean Pavelich Gevik, and cousin Jack to create a board of directors to help facilitate the process of building The Ranch. Because the Eagle’s Healing Nest was the place Pavelich found solace and PHOTO BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN care, it was a perfect match for Members of The Ranch-Teammates for Life Board of Directors offi cially cut the ribbon launching the building at the The Ranch.
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Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre that will help athletes and others who suffer from mental illness or brain injuries. The Ranch was the hope and inspiration of former 1980 Olympian and Eveleth native Mark Pavelich who was a resident of the Nest when he passed away in March of 2021.
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