Local youth learn about show, trail, endurance riding and more ight 4-H youth from East Otter Tail County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Horse show Sept. 17-20.  This year, 591 youth from across the state participated in the annual event at the Minnesota State Fair.  4-H’ers demonstrate their skills and knowledge in hippology (showing knowledge… Read More

It’s almost the end of September; almost all my apples have been picked and dealt with. Some have been sold to an organic retail grocery store in Bemidji; some to an organic “Clean Plate” store in Menagha; some have gone in a barter process to the Amish–(who  told me the other day that they canned… Read More

Last year we created a “bring one in and trade it for another of any size” puzzle exchange. We have received many jigsaw puzzles donated to our school.  There are 100, 300, 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles to choose from. If you are a puzzle lover, we could have an interesting puzzle for you to… Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper A Trooper in northern Minnesota recently took a report from a concerned bicyclist and asked to have this information passed along. This person rides bicycle, has a flashing white light to the front and flashing red light to the rear, wears a helmet, has a mirror, follows the rules of the… Read More

OTC received almost $587,000 in payments This year, Minnesota’s 87 counties are the beneficiaries of $36.3 million in aid that helps support public lands and provide critical links within the state’s public recreation system. As we approach National Public Lands Day on Sept. 25, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is highlighting this important contribution of… Read More

Brian J. Allfrey  Executive Director, Utah Press Association am not sure what I expected our country to look like in 2021, but I certainly did not expect it to be so fractured and so bogged down in hate. My oldest son was a year old on September 11, 2001. The wave of patriotism following that day gave… Read More

A world without babies is unimaginable To the Editor, There’s a TV ad and it shows elephants, someone says, “A world without elephants would be unimaginable. Thousands are being killed.” There should be a TV ad showing babies, someone needs to say, “Thousands of pre-born and born babies are being killed. A world without babies would be unimaginable.” Elaine… Read More

I had a bit of an uneasy feeling last week as I began preparing the pages for this week’s issue of the Citizen’s Advocate. September has quickly turned into October, and reality kicked in that we are closer to Christmas than we are to Memorial Day. Essentially, we are closer to -30 temperatures than we… Read More

Annual Pie and Pumpkin Oktoberfest at the Landmark Center this Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring fresh baked pie, pumpkin painting, Scribblebooth activities with the Scribbletastic Fun-O-Matic Command Post, and Live Bluegrass music by The Skally Line.  This free event is funded in part by a Thrivent Action Team project, and by… Read More