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With prom less then two months away, students are scrambling to find a date, limo, party bus, place for dinner, flowers,  a need for tuxedos, and that eye catching perfect dress.  If you haven’t heard, the Buffalo Community ED is hosting a “Promtique” dress sale on March 7  from 11am-5pm and March 11 from 6pm-9pm.   There will also be coupons for flowers and getting your hair done with the perches of a dress.  A seamstress will also be…

On March 3rd, the girl’s basketball team defeated Alexandria in their first round of sections. In a close game, Buffalo came up on top with a 75-70 win. Earlier in the season the team lost by 17 points, so their recent win came as a surprise. The leading scorer for the Bison was Senior Miranda Speckle with 24 points. The girls will continue on in their section games on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 PM…

On February 27, the Buffalo Mock trial team left the High school to board a bus and drive to a courthouse in Cambridge. It’s round five of regionals, the last and the final round determining who advances to State. Upon arrival, Buffalo was greeted by the judges and St. Cloud Christian’s Mock Trial team. Buffalo was going as prosecution with St. Cloud Christian as defense. “It’s tough being the Prosecution, seeing as how the defense has a slight advantage over…

Friday, March 6, will be the kick off of drug awareness week. On Monday, March 9, there will be a show at 7 pm in the PAC performed by Teen Challenge. Teen Challenge will be performing Know the Truth. On Tuesday there will be a lunch expo during all lunches. There for sure will be nine tables and at these tables there will be Teen Challenge, Adjust to Health Chiropractic, the BHS nurse, Central Minnesota Health,…

Due to weather condition Superintendent Jim Bauck announced that school will be let out early, Feb. 26 2009. There is no afternoon kindergarden. The high school and middle school are to be let out at 12:20 p.m. Two hours earlier than the usual time. The elementary schools are to be let out at 1:30 p.m. All after school activies have been canceled. The night before the weather was predicted to have 6-10 inches of snow.…

            On Friday February 27th the Bison Swimmers and Divers head to Alexandria for the Section meet. There will be eight teams there and many of the teams they have swam against before.             In past years the Bison have not place as good as they wanted to. This year however they will have a very good showing and show the other teams to look out in years to come. With a team filled with…

By: Cassie Jensen and Lindsay Jensen Bison Boys Hockey will battle with the Brainerd Warriors tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Civic Center. Tonights face off will begin the section tournament for Minnesota State High School League. The Warriorshave a record of 10-15, while the Bison stand with a record of 15-10. Even with a 5 game loosing streak behind them they still have high hopes in the outcome of tonight’s game. “We need…

Silent alarm went off in a  Smoke Shop on Feb. 7 at 5:10 a.m. in Monticello. It led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man from Minneapolis on burglary charges. Wright County Sherrif’s recieved a report of a silent alarm 1200 block Highway 25. Deputies that arrived at the scene noticed the back door was not secured. Inside they had noticed a large hole cut in the sheetrock. While inside they heard disturbance inside of the…

Although yearbooks have been on sale since August, the official deadline to order one before the price rises is April 4. There is only a limited amount of yearbooks available so student should order now to reserve their yearbook. After April 4, the price will go up from $65 to $70. The list of previously purchased yearbooks is outside of room A-210. Extra effort has been made by the yearbook staff to cover as many students…

On February 22, Buffalo Junior Gold hockey team played their last game against the Delano Tigers for a 4-4 tie. Buffalo Junior Gold hockey was celebrating two things that night, Seniors night and the last game of the season. Buffalo started out by honoring all seniors and parents throughout the Buffalo Youth Hockey Association for their support and commitement over the years. Each player was given a rose to thank their parents with and a…