Battle Lake Alliance Church 401 W Gilbertson St., Battle Lake Derek Mansker, Pastor (218) 864-5539 www.battlelake.org Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship Monday: 7:30 p.m. Prayer at Rich and Sarah’s  Henning Area  Christian Fellowship EagleBrook Association Church 501 Front Street, Henning Senior Citizens Center (218) 371-6398 Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship, 9 a.m. Worship Firestarters Worship Center 107 W Main, Ottertail Rev. Pete Thiel (218) 367-3455 Sunday: 10  a.m…. Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 Lutheran Island Camp will be hosting its 25th annual quilt auction on Saturday. More than 300 quilts have been made for the auction this year. All the proceeds from this year’s auction will benefit general projects at the camp and will help support sending kids to camp. A 45-year… Read More

The “Seventeenth Swap” by Eloise McGraw is our featured book this week.   The book jacket reads, “12-year-old Eric Greene needs $17.99, fast, because he can’t let cheerful little Jimmy, who he babysits, go without the red and black cowboy boots he’s lost his heart too, though Jimmy will never walk.  How to get such a… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener A healthy organism is active, doing the job it is designed to do and working in concert with the right partners.  Soil health means that the organisms in the soil are present and doing the job they are supposed to be doing. The soil in a healthy garden is a very active place…. Read More

The other day, while I was walking alongside the blacktop that runs by my farm, I found something I had never found. I find lots of things alongside my road. I once found a torn-up Dear John letter that some female had sent to some male, and although it was torn up, I managed to put… Read More

Question: Hi, I am wondering if there is any laws that prohibit a person from having a blue flashing light in front or back of a bicycle. Answer: A blue light, whether flashing or not are not allowed on bicycles. Bicyclists must use a headlight and rear reflectors when it’s dark. To increase visibility, adding a… Read More

Janice Breuer, 82 Memorial Services were held for Janice Breuer, age 82 of Wadena on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.   Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences on Janice’s Tribute Wall.  Arrangements provided by Karvonen Funeral &… Read More