Former Miller James Arness Passes Away
James Arness, the Minnesota city boy who became television’s strongest, most stoic symbol of the Old West, died Friday at age 88 of natural causes. Arness was born James Aurness in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents were Rolf Cirkler Aurness (July 22, 1894 – July 1982), a businessman, and Ruth (née Duesler) Aurness (died September 1986), a journalist. His father’s ancestry...
Read MoreMiller Tennis: From Washburn to the NFL and back to Washburn
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ryan Hoag was a Minnesota Viking long before that he was a standout athlete in the Minneapolis City Conference. That’s where he’s returned to help turn around another sport. Hoag went from Gustavus Adolphus College to an eight-year career in professional football. But what he’s doing has nothing to do with football but another love — tennis. Hoag is now the boy’s...
Read MoreEvan Baskerville, Class of ’05
I graduated from Washburn High School in 2005, a Wallin scholar, with honors. I was an active member of NHS, Theater Tech crew, and played trombone in the Jazz, Marching, and Concert bands. I knew from a young age that aviation was a passion. I enrolled in the Aviation Magnet program and in my Junior year I received the General Mitchell award for excellence and commitment to learning about...
Read MoreYour Source For Everything Orange and Blue…
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