Big Stone County, Minnesota - Living Rural and Loving it!
We received word today that Big Stone County’s grant application to Minnesota’s Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) has been approved! What does that mean? It means that the one-mile section of the bike trail (The Minnesota River Headwaters Trail) will be hard-surfaced – as a …
A great “did you know?” from the Big Stone County Assessor’s Office! Each year millions of dollars in property tax refunds go unclaimed by taxpayers. Homeowners who have declared a house to be their homestead, or primary residence, can receive an annual property tax credit …
What a fun evening! Walking into the Ortonville School Auditorium doors to find the old ticket booth was back in commission! Volunteers (school board members and spouses to mention a few) have been painting, wallpapering, and generally updating the entrance area – and what a beautiful impact it was walking in!
As you will see from the videos below, Ortonville’s Drama Department is very fortunate to have Mrs. Lisa Berdan as their Director. She is loved by the students, parents & community! … a true treasure and support for our young people.
The Ortonville High School Theater’s production of Into the Woods, Jr. was enjoyed last evening by a very full auditorium!
Mrs. Berdan introduces the cast members by their Grade in this video:
Mrs. Berdan’s message following the performance:
Mrs. Lisa Berdan is honored for her 25 years leading the Drama Department in this video:
A few photos from the evening…
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We’ve gathered some fun fishing videos that have been taken recently on Big Stone Lake. We’ll keep adding videos at the top of this page as new filming is posted – like this first one – 2022 TV Episode by Fishing the Midwest! Enjoy the …
As the Ortonville MNbump Connector, I’m sharing activities from this community – and taking videos is my favorite hobby so I grab my camera anytime I am headed to school activities or community events. All the videos are posted immediately on our Facebook page and …
This past Thursday (February 10th) was parents & senior night for the Ortonville Trojan Wrestling team. It was an emotional evening for Coach Eustice as he acknowledged the work that these students have put into this sport throughout the year after they were announced along with their parents. And, also sending off two seniors that have quite a list of accomplishments throughout their high school wrestling years at OHS.  It was a great night to be at the school!
Highlights from the individual evening wrestling matches
The senior Night portion of the evening
Parents portion of the evening along with Coach Eustice’s words for the team.
MNbump Connection! MNbump is a Big Stone Area Growth Initiative to connect our residents to resources from our website and we use Facebook for an interactive connection to our residents and those living away to see what is happening, what is new, and check out …
VOTING HAS ENDED Thank you to all that took part in the Big Stone County Blandin Broadband Community visioning process by taking the registration survey, attending the Vision Meeting, and/or attending the Project Brainstorm Meeting. The community’s collective input will be helpful as the Steering …
As we head into one of our busiest event weekends, we thought it would be nice to reflect on some 2021 highlights. And make sure to watch for videos, pictures & highlights from the upcoming Christmas events! (And a Facebook Live of the Ortonville Lighted Christmas Parade which starts at 5:30 on December 4th! – LINK to our Facebook Page.
Who covers the MNbump? Janine Teske (Clinton, Graceville, Beardsley, Johnson & Barry ) & Matthew “Slim” Meyer is also in Beardsley – Mary Hillman covers Odessa & Correll and Vicki Oakes covers Ortonville
We post our videos on Facebook first and periodically upload some of the videos to our YouTube Channel.
Harvest/Hallowen is a fun time for the kids! Our businesses along with the groups and community organizations make sure there is activities and lots of candy! — In Beardsley, Clinton, Graceville & Ortonville.
Here is a short clip from Ortonville’s Treat Street
4-H puts on a great event at the Fairgrounds every year….
This MNbump blogger (Vicki for Ortonville) takes a video camera along when attending Ortonville School events and captures a few highlights to share (a volleyball game & football game) and a special shout out to CGB
C-G-B! Congratulations – Moberg wins second straight MVP!
The Annual Cornfest Event – a few highlights in this video
National Night Out
This last video has highlights from across the County from earlier in the year.
… and there were a few highlights – MNbump Life!
A great place to start is a call to Lisa Graphentine of Big Stone Area Growth (web link) – our county-wide economic development group! Phone: 320-839-6155 or email: [email protected] – The County also has two community economic development authorities: Graceville (web link), Scott Bauer at …