July 19, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
Brian Bangtson of Osakis carves beautiful decoys with dexterity and taste. What’s so miraculous about this?
Bangtson, 47, was paralyzed from the chest down in 2005.
A staph infection in the fall of 2005 left Bangtson paralyzed in the hospital for more than 15 weeks. Continue Reading
July 17, 2012 in The Osakis Review
Brian Bangtson of Osakis carves beautiful decoys with dexterity and taste. What’s so miraculous about this?
Bangtson, 47, was paralyzed from the chest down in 2005.
A staph infection in the fall of 2005 left Bangtson paralyzed in the hospital for more than 15 weeks. Continue Reading
February 21, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
“Everyone has a different idea of what a fish should look like,” explained Judy Grove of Brandon. For years, she and her husband, Dewey, have made a hobby out of creating their versions of fish, mermaids, flying pigs, birds, skunks, weasels, beavers, owls and more.
“I make the canvas and she paints it,” said Dewey of his wife of 39 years. Continue Reading
March 3, 2011 in Alexandria Echo Press
The 7th annual Rudy Zwieg decoy show is set for Saturday, March 5 at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continue Reading
November 26, 2010 in West Central Tribune
NEW LONDON Vern ‘Bub’ Coss hasn’t changed a thing about the way he carves his decoys for spear fishing or waterfowl hunting, but every year it gets harder to get them to the water.
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