The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda With nothing better to do, it was time to check the list. “Clean out the tractor tool box” was on it. Ugh. It’s so full that the lid won’t close. It never has closed since I bought the tractor used 25 years ago. The permanent yawn that the lid exhibits lets… Read More

To the Editor, When I got the Advocate this week, I was struck by the picture of the Homecoming Royalty in full color on half of the front page. Where was the Homecoming Queen? Her name wasn’t even mentioned under the caption of that picture. So, when opening up the newspaper, there she was in a… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen For the past three weeks you have likely noticed a change in the hours we are open at the Frazee-Vergas Forum and Citizen’s Advocate in Henning. In case you haven’t noticed we aren’t here on Tuesday’s as much as we have been in the past and that is a decision we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Peter P. Bogden, bless his departed soul, was a strong old bachelor who lived next farm over when we first moved up here 50 winters ago. He taught me a lot of things, some medical, some more practical. Medically, what I learned from Peter P. was that, if you didn’t feel good,… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The annual pie and pumpkin Oktoberfest is scheduled for this Saturday at the Landmark Center from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Please join us for this free event featuring fresh baked pie, ice cream, pumpkin painting, and live Bluegrass music by Fred Keller and Bill Cagley of The Skally Line. Help… Read More

I would like to thank Greg Karvonen and his staff for caring for my dear husband Jerry. Also thanks to Pastor Wooden from Brainerd for a fine service. Thanks to the VFW for providing a moving and respectful service. Jerry was very devoted to the military. And most of all, thanks to our family—our children… Read More

To the Editor, ALL PROPERTY OWNERS BE AWARE: If you are surveying property with a metes and bounds legal description, take note. (ex. “north 200 feet; thence west 300 feet; thence south 200 feet; thence east 300 feet”). If you desire to sell a portion of your property, no matter the acreage, Otter Tail County will refuse to… Read More

By Sonny Albarado Arkansas Advocate There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in recent years about the death of local newspapers, those bastions of democracy and chroniclers of community. While the loss of any newspaper hurts the people they serve, residents of rural areas and small towns are hit especially hard when a newspaper shuts down. When a… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda   People tying their shoelaces wrong forces me to rewrite a column that I’ve already done but cannot find. (Google Drive has without doubt the worst search engine ever!)  I can’t find it. So I’ll do one again. I don’t know how I learned to tie my shoes The Correct Way, but… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Two years ago, Bunkey bought one of those “super saver” packs of spring flowering bulbs guaranteed hardy, from a magazine ad. This spring he discovered why buying locally or from a well-established nursery is actually cheaper in the long run. Last spring, every bulb blossomed, and his garden was beautiful. This year,… Read More