Within the span of one week, I went to a funeral for a mother of four and attended the baptism of a baby and graduation of a preschooler. My siblings and I attended a funeral in Barnesville for …
The Minnesota Department of Revenue lists honey bees as animals not subject to taxation when sold. That is part of a legacy of an Avon resident at the beginning of the 20th century. …
Quilts play an important part in the lives of many people. Often, they depict an important part in a person or family’s life. For the Klaphake sisters, featured in last week’s …
The 2023 Minnesota Legislature enacted one-time public safety aid payable in 2023. The appropriation of $300 million is allocated among counties, cities and townships and Minnesota’s 11 …
Baseball language often contains numbers and numerical expressions that have nothing to do with math class. Phrases like “3-2 count,” “6-4-3 double play” and “1-2-3 …
We recently met with our financial advisor to go over our retirement plans. We typically do this every few years to see what our goals are and the best way to meet them. He sees how much of our …
An emblematic image of pioneer home life is the butter churn. Images of women in households working the churn are common in illustrations and television shows. Generally shown is the dasher or …
I did spring cleaning Saturday morning. While I would have rather been doing something outside on this warm April day, like moving my patio furniture outside, ridding my office of old …
A century ago, stories of raids in search of moonshine and stills entered family histories and local folklore. It was the era of Prohibition, and the area gained a reputation for the quantity …
“What is the matter with the youth of our land when sin becomes a virtue and crime something to boast about,” asked the author of a front page article in the March 27, 1924, Holdingford …
I have an uncle who spends a lot of his time tearing appliances apart and small engines, old motors, lawn and garden equipment and most everything else. He separates the steel from the aluminum, the …
Sometimes I just have to say yes. That’s what I did Thursday morning waiting to take photos of women dying Easter eggs at the Melrose American Legion. Nancy Kemper made the cutest …