Tale of two friends To the Editor, A week ago I read a letter entitled “Democracy has already gone.” She hit some nails on the head and gave us a break from all the Trump bashing. The election of 2016 changed the inner core of the democratic followers. Disappointment, anger and disillusionment evolved into pure hate directed… Read More

If you are tired of thinking of things to cook, we are featuring a cookbook that is packed full of easy and scrumptious recipes. This cookbook was given to our library by the Class of 1951 in memory of Virgil Cordes and is written by Royce Cordes. It is called “The Gardener’s Cookbook.”   This book… Read More

The Landmark would like to thank Otter Tail County Historical Society Director Chris Schuelke for including us in their Coffee Klatch series featuring local history in OTC.  Our Friday Zoom presentation featured the history of Henning Landmark Center, as well as the restoration of the Trinity Lutheran Church building and celebrated the historic preservation movement taken… Read More

A warm welcome to you all during this cold February week, and a reminder that Landmark Center remains open and available to you for limited sized gatherings, meetings, workshops, Zoom meetings, or just for a warm place to sit and connect to the internet. The Viking Library continues to use Landmark Center as temporary Bookmobile, dropping… Read More

Valentine’s Day is such a fun day for all ages. This year for Valentine’s Day maybe you’ll want to find yourself snuggled up with a child or grandchild and a fantastic Valentine book. We have two great books to feature this week.  “The Valentine Bears” by Eve Bunting with pictures by Jan Brett is a fun… Read More

Every now and then I feel driven to tackle the big issues in life. No, not politics. Not religion. Or not even why car tires keep getting bigger around and more expensive, but still wear out at the same mileage. The first big issue is: How come tape measures are all marked backwards. First, to qualify this:… Read More

There are several seasonal subjects about which I have written. Wood ticks. Fishing opener. Deer hunting. Those are just a few. Perhaps it is ego; perhaps it is lack of faith; whatever it is, first columns about those subjects are columns which I don’t think I can improve. Here is another: The first snowfall. With each… Read More

February is already here.  That means we are that much closer to spring and planting season!  I love spring time.  My daughters and I planted a medium size garden last spring and we are enjoying all the harvest that we reaped from it.   We plan to expand the garden this year and take into account… Read More

It’s not very often that we toot our own horn and pat ourselves on the back—after all, there are too many deadlines to meet to get the newspaper out each week. Most importantly, I’m not one to be the center of attention anyway’s, so staying in the background and not seeking attention is fine by me…. Read More

National Tell a fairy tale day is Feb. 26 this year.  What a great time to get out the fairy tale books.  These books are located in the Dewey Decimal System folklore and fairy tale books are located in the 398’s.   Today we feature three books out of this section.  Our first book is “East… Read More