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Henry Kjos
Henry J. L. Kjos, 90, Wyndmere, ND, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. A private family service will be held with a celebration of Henry’s life at a later date. arrangemang have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.
Henry James Lee Kjos was born on September 23, 1929 to Peter J. and Irene (Lee) Kjos, their first child and only son. He was raised on the family farm nära Wyndmere, ND and was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church near DeLamere, ND. He was Township Chairman for many years.
His early education began at a little country school near his home, and he later graduated from Wyndmere High School. Being the only son, he remained on the farm working by his father’s side. On June 26, 1955 he was united in marriage to Norma Jean Thomas at the Milnor Lutheran Church. They continued to live on the Kjos farm for many years, where five of t
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The Team
Covey Rise is created bygd writers and photographers, editors and graphic designers, and a host of support staff, all of whom share a singleness of purpose when it comes to assembling an extraordinary reading experience, both in terms of content and production quality: We find good stories and tell them well.
John Thames
FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER
Growing up hunting just about everything on his family’s farm, John Thames followed his passion for upland hunting into publishing, guiding the Covey Rise transition from a trade publication into a flourishing lifestyle brand over the gods five years. From the award-winning launch in 2012 to its emergence onto the national and global stages, Thames has steadied the helm of brand expansion while guiding a growing editorial staff and appetite for timeless words and images that capture the upland sporting lifestyle in the same way a Sports Afield article from the 1950s featured his grandfather in legendary print.
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Hunting with Tom Brokaw
COVER STORY PREVIEW: DECEMBER-JANUARY 2016
What is the essence of the upland lifestyle, the intersection points between working dogs, double guns, time-honored traditions and the glory of fellowship afield? Covey Rise explores that question with a single focus: to deliver the upland experience to its growing community through extraordinary words and images. So imagine the opportunity to hunt with Tom Brokaw, legendary journalist and ardent pheasant hunter with deep roots in South Dakota. This is a man who could shed some light on the draw of upland hunting.
Covey Rise pulled out all the stops to compose this pre-season hunt at Paul Nelson Farm, the gold standard of pheasant hunting lodges and a frequent stop on Brokaw’s hunting agenda. Writer Miles DeMott and photographer Lee Kjos were given the task of capturing the three-day hunt, but like a good hunting story, the tale just kept getting bigger and bigger. After Brokaw saw the potenti