Gordy Kosfeld’s Blog

It's hard to believe the Rice County Relay for Life is 25 years old, but that is the case. This Friday the 25th relay to fight cancer takes place on the Rice County Fairgrounds and KDHL/POWER 96 Radio is proud to say we've been a part of a majority of them...

The North Morristown July 4th Celebration is 125 years old this year and it's charm for me is its simplicity. If aliens were to land from outer space and ask to see an example of what America is all about I would take them to this celebration in North Morristown...

The second Tilt-A-Whirl car to be installed in downtown Faribault will be dedicated on Thursday, July 13, at its location on the State Bank of Faribault corner. The restored car was in the Faribault Heritage Days Parade after those involved in its restoration decided it would be pretty cool to include it in the parade...

Representatives of the American Association of University Women Faribault Chapter will be on AM Minnesota on Thursday to talk about their special Faribault Airport dedication Saturday. I was told they will have bars at the event but organizers don't know how many people to plan for...

The 2017 KDHL Chappuis Jewelers Heritage Days Medallion has been found. It was located in the Two Rivers Park area on the walking bridge. Scott Keilen and his son Alex Thompson were the lucky finders. They have been searching for the medallion for many years and have come really close a few times but this is the first time they have found it...

According to a proclamation signed by Faribault Mayor Kevin Voracek, the first Memorial Day in Faribault was observed on May 30, 1869. The proclamation goes on to encourage, "all citizens of Faribault to proudly join the Rice County Central Veterans Association in observance of this day to honor all veterans, who gave all...

The Faribault Falcon baseball team will play Mankato East in New Ulm on Thursday in a double elimination first four tournament. Mankato West, Marshall and New Ulm wait to see who wins the first four to get into the final four in the next round...

A reception was held Saturday evening for the 11 members in the first class to receive the Faribault Falcon High Flyer Distinguished Alumni Award. The reception was held at the Faribault American Legion. I had members of the organizing committee on an AM Minnesota program not long ago...

Last Wednesday evening I received a text from my friend Jerry Kes requesting he see my poem about him before he dies. Jerry enjoyed my poems about other people we've known over the years. So Thursday night I sat down at my computer and wrote the following with the thought he would be able to see or hear the poem...

Minneapolis North is a repeat as the Class 1A Champion and will bump up to Class 2A next season. One of their wins was against this year's Class 2A title holder Minnehaha Academy, which happens to be in Minneapolis. So next year it would not be out of the question to see two Minneapolis schools play for the Class 2A title...