Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I thought I heard about 911 being able to find accurate locations even when people don’t know exactly where they are. Can you talk about that? Answer: Yes, we shared some information on this very subject on our Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s blog just recently. I will share the article. “As… Read More

Keep garlic and vinegar for a salad, do not use them for weeds in a garden By Bev Johnson Master Gardener In 2006, the University Of Minnesota decided to test organic weed killers against Round Up and Finale. They laid out 2×2 foot squares of lawn grass that had a few dandelions here and there. The area… Read More

Pick your pot – come and go – succulent workshop      In collaboration with Kristy’s Succulent Kreations, Henning Community Education is excited to offer a “pick your pot” succulent arrangement potting workshop. During this fun evening out, you will get to select and plant your own succulent arrangement in a pot of your choice. Kristy’s Succulent Kreations… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen Last week our family took a long-awaited trip to Florida. We had been planning the trip for quite some time as a way to break up winter, and wouldn’t you know, the year we plan a winter getaway has been one of the nicest winters we have seen in Minnesota in… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda It’s time to write my New Year’s resolutions.  First: I’m not going to raise any more kids. Sure you’re not, you say, because you’re too old anyway. To which I say: That’s not strictly true, because you can look around and see movie star guys older than I am who are starting… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: With all this fog we’ve had lately, can you please talk about headlights? I see so many vehicles driving without them on. So many people just assume because they have them set to automatic that they are always on but that is not the case. Sure, they come on at… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Due to my increasing age—and a direct inverse relationship between my age and my memory—I’ve decided to do something about living forever before I forget about it. I wish that I had asked more older people what might have helped them live longer. There might have been some tips there that would… Read More

To the Editor, This year may be the last without fear of losing our quality of life to the clever planners of the destruction of our democracy and with it our precious “of the people, by the people, and for the people” principles. We don’t see those planners nor the recipients of the new order’s benefits…. Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill I take many different types of people fishing, some have lots of skills, some haven’t fished in years, and some that have never been before.  This weekend was a weekend that reminded me that fishing is supposed to be fun and focus on making it a fun time is the most… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Happy belated New Year 2024 from the Henning Landmark Center. As we are enjoying a fairly mild start to our winter season, we continue to make plans for another busy year filled with activities, arts workshops and gatherings at Landmark and within our community. It appears that our Hwy. 108 rebuilding project… Read More