2018 TOP AGGIES Three Northwest School of Agriculture alumni were honored with the Top Aggie award in June at the annual alumni reunion. This year’s recipients (pictured above) were LeRoy Opdahl 1964, Robert Fehr 1967, and Bill Zurn 1968.
LeRoy Opdahl 1964
After graduating from the Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA), LeRoy Opdahl joined the Army National Guard and served from 1965 to 1971. For most of his early career, he farmed near Beltrami, Minn., and drove truck for Lee Nursery located in Fertile, Minn. Opdahl and his wife, Jane, owned and operated the Mini Donut Factory for 29 years going to ten events per season. Along with the Mini Donut Factory, they operated Opdahl’s Donuts in Fertile, which opened in May 2011. Their wonderful baked goods have been a fixture at the Mentor Farmer’s Market from the end of May to the end of September every summer. The donut shop remains in the family but the Opdahl’s handed over operations in January 2018. He served as a supervisor on the Scandia Township Board for a number of years as well as a deacon in the former Scandia Lutheran Church. He was a
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