5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 Santa’s workshop may be in the North Pole, but for at least a few hours last week, the Henning Community Center was transformed into a toy factory that brought out even the biggest children. The toys were crafted, the stockings filled, and even a few Christmas jingles were… Read More

The East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) was named SWCD of the Year at the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation District’s (MASWCD) annual two-day convention held in Bloomington, Minn., in early December.  “The purpose of the award is to recognize and inspire leadership within the SWCDs that go above and beyond… Read More

H545 Foundation Scholarship applications are available at the Henning School District office. These scholarships are for anyone who is past graduate of Henning High School that will be attending technical college, university or grad school in the fall of 2025.  Applications are due March 7, 2025. This year’s senior class will receive their applications at school.

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning Elementary School hosted its annual Christmas concert prior to the start of the holiday break on Friday. Among the highlights was the second graders performing a rendition of the Nutcracker, as well as a number of holiday classics. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher Fourth grade students at Henning School are having the unique chance to play with fire in school—or at least play with different ways to create fire.  ¶  A new project in Christina Wohlwend’s fourth grade classroom has turned into a fun activity to show students how recycling materials that most people would… Read More

Koenen surprised with a trip courtesy of Wishes and More By Chad Koenen Publisher As the lights turned down and giant glow sticks lit an otherwise dark elementary gym the Henning junior high band and choir concert came to a festive close on Monday night.  Following the conclusion of Monday’s program, Henning Principal Thomas Williams was joined by… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The junior high and senior high Christmas concerts were held on Monday at Henning School. The concerts featured a mixture of new and classic holiday songs and a bit of Christmas cheer. More information about the concerts will be featured in next week’s issue. 

Local vets home is located in Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many military veterans from Otter Tail County are fortunate to be living at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. This facility receives rave reviews as a leader in skilled nursing care delivery. The holidays are a special time to point out that the… Read More

Contributed photo On Monday, Dec. 9, Ron Wilcox, Gary Kelm, Jon Tamke, and Jim Arvidson of the Birak Shrine Club distributed bags of toys to the Wadena, Perham and Fergus Falls hospitals. The toys are for children that might be hospitalized around the Christmas season and beyond. This project is spearheaded by the Zuhrah Flyers,… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture received 143 applications and was able to award $31,583 to 41 farmers in the third year of offering the Produce Safety Mini-Grant.  The mini-grant helps reimburse Minnesota produce farmers for expenses to improve on-farm food safety systems, up to $800 per farm. This includes purchasing items such as harvest totes, waxed… Read More