The Good Life – January-February 2024
On the cover – Artist and illustrator, Matt Mastrud aka “Punchgut.” Also in this issue – Dad Life with funny and relatable stories showing what it means to be a loving and involved parent. Our Having A Beer with segment: a light-hearted interview giving our readers a glimpse into the lives of well-known men in our community. Also in every issue, a Local Hero showcasing men who are making a positive impact and inspiring others to do good.
On the cover – Artist and illustrator, Matt Mastrud aka “Punchgut.” Also in this issue – Dad Life with funny and relatable stories showing what it means to be a loving and involved parent. Our Having A Beer with segment: a light-hearted interview giving our readers a glimpse into the lives of well-known men in our community. Also in every issue, a Local Hero showcasing men who are making a positive impact and inspiring others to do good.
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through evening, they also have<br />
welcomed home every Honor<br />
Flight at Hector International<br />
Airport. <strong>The</strong>y travel as far west<br />
as Jamestown, North Dakota,<br />
and as far east as Wadena,<br />
Minnesota, often playing for<br />
nursing homes and senior<br />
centers as well as at community<br />
venues.<br />
All band members of the<br />
nonprofit group are unpaid<br />
volunteers, and the band’s<br />
concerts are always free and<br />
open to the public. <strong>The</strong> band<br />
operates solely through the<br />
generosity of donations and<br />
sponsorships. Occasionally<br />
they make longer trips,<br />
bringing music to St. Cloud<br />
and Minneapolis in 2019 and<br />
to Bismarck and Linton, North<br />
Dakota, in 2023. <strong>The</strong>y have a<br />
trip planned to Duluth in the<br />
fall.<br />
Music, band members agree, is<br />
what the good life is all about,<br />
and they’re happy to donate<br />
their time to bring a bit of<br />
that good life to others in the<br />
community. •<br />
Want to hear the Red River<br />
Valley Veterans Concert Band<br />
for yourself? <strong>The</strong>ir performance<br />
schedule – as well as the ability to<br />
request a concert, join the band,<br />
and donate - is at:<br />
www.rrvvcb.org<br />
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