On Tuesday Novemer 3, the BHM District 877, had its third levy vote in two years. The polls were at the Buffalo Community Middle School and they were open from 7 a.m. to 8p.m. The superintendent Jim Bauck proposed a recommendation to the school board to renew the current levy and keep funding equal and not to add any new funding. This new levy if passed would not add any new taxes but will keep BHM stable with…

For the past many months “Swine Flu” (H1N1) has been all over the news. But what is it? According to Flu.Gov, is a new influenza with two genes from flu viruses that are normally found in pigs in Europe and Asia, plus avian and human genes. Scientists are calling this a “quadruple reassortant” virus. The name “Swine Flu” tends to scare people, but in fact, the flu doesn’t come from eating meet or pork at…

The Tatanka Yearbook forms arrived in mailboxes Tuesday of this week. This year, the method of ordering yearbooks has changed for the better. The new system in ordering should make ordering a yearbook much more efficient. Last year, order forms were sent out from the school address, students or parents had to mail the form and money back to the school.  This year the school doesn’t have to handle any money, the forms will be…

According to Wikipedia, Fantasy football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real life players and score points based on those players’ actual statistical performance or their perceived contribution on the field of play. Fantasy football started in the UK in 1991 and quickly spread to the US. Out of 20 guys surveyed, 95%  were in a fantasy football league, and of those 95%, 100% got into fantasy football through their…

          The bison football team is going far into section after last years section final lose to St. Cloud Tech in St. Johns University stadium. The bison will play once again in sections finals on Saturday again in St. Johns university.   The Bison will have  to beat  the  second ranked seed in section 8AAAAA Brainerd Warriors (6-3).  They beat the third seeded Cambridge Isanti Bluejackets 38 to 3. The Warriors scored on…

Special Olympics bowling at Buffalo does well in area meets and regionals every year, and this year is no exception. The team has been through area meet for area 7 already this year, and will go to state at well on November 13th where they will compete with many different schools and will play two games each. “Scores for bowling are indivuidal,” said Coach Ruth Clarke, “and they are in different age groups as well.”…

The night of September 18th, on the Zimmerman field, was definitely a night to remember for Head Football Coach Gerard Rohl. After 15 years of coaching at Buffalo High School, Rohl put his 100th win in the record book, when the Buffalo beat Zimmerman 30-14. Each year that Rohl dedicates his time to the football program, is an opportunity to benefit each and every player, and make the team the best that it can be. “I’ve…

On Thursday October 29th at the Willmar Golfcourse 14 cross country teams gathered to start off there sections race which included a 5K(3.1 miles) run.The Buffalo Bison Boys team ended up taking 4th overall and the Girls ended up taking 3rd overall.  With 3 contestants advancing onto State. The boys has finished with and overall score of 131 points which put them 42 points off from Willmar who had an overall score of 89, who…

There are 140 students who are involved in SSU, Students Stepping Up, and out of those 140, nearly 100 of them go and help students at the elementary schools though out the Buffalo Hanover Montrose school district.   Monday, October 26, was the first day all SSU helpers went to the elementary schools. They go every Monday, Wednesday or Friday throughout the whole school year and help the students in the same classroom they were…

On Monday, October 26sth,  the Buffalo High School Concert choir blew us away with their amazing performance. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center with an intermission halfway through; the cost was $7 for adults, and $5 for students. With only seven weeks to prepare for this event, Mr. Walsh and the students had to really step it up to be ready in time for the concert. “I had to memorize…