Library Happenings Henning School Author Tim Green studied writing while attending Syracuse University. He also played football there and was an All American player. During the first round of the NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons picked him up and for eight years he played as a top defensive player for them. While playing for the… Read More

To the Editor, To the citizens of Henning. After a lot of consideration and thoughts with all of the people that are asking me if I would take on the mayor position again if I was to be wrote-in. I have decided I will not accept a write-in. But I do want to say thank you… Read More

To the Editor, Thank you so much for your sponsorship within the Adopt-A-Classroom program at the Henning Public School. With my whole heart, I am appreciative of the time, energy, and financial support that you have given to reach out and be a part of this. Having been a teacher for nine years, seven of those… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Henning Landmark Center is working with the Andria Theater to bring a production of the play “On the Verge” to the Trinity Center next Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.  What do three lady explorers, egg beaters, umbrellas, a troll and a rock and roll singer have in common? They are all… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda We, the USA, are rapidly turning into a service economy.  We’re all selling insurance, cooking hamburgers, and trying to keep the products running that we import from overseas. There’ll still be lawyers, because sometimes we don’t do those things well. There’ll still be teachers, because someone has to teach lawyers. There’ll still… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My vehicle is equipped with airbags. Do I need to wear my seat belt?   Answer: Yes, seat belt use is required. An airbag is a supplemental restraint system. Airbags work with seat belts to prevent injuries but are not designed to keep occupants from being ejected. For safety reasons, children… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Our featured book of the week is “The Scarecrow” by Beth Ferry and illustrated by the Fan Brothers.  According to  Wikipedia, Terry and Eric Fan are American-born Canadian children’s book writers and illustrators who made their picture book debut with The Night Gardener (2016), which was named an ALA Notable Children’s… Read More

Thank you to the people in our local communities for your wonderful support of our rummage and bake sale held recently in Deer Creek. Also, we would like to thank all who came to buy and to donate to our fund. We thank the Fergus Falls DAV for assisting us in distributing clothing that was… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The presence of a screen door and the sound it makes when it slams shut reminds me of days long gone by. The invention of combination storm and screen doors meant that old simple screen doors just disappeared from use. New constructions methods, higher insulation R-values, tighter infiltration standards—all these have… Read More

To the Editor, What’s it with these humans? After a few nights of frost they take to the woods and try to kill us all off. My friend Rudy was killed with an arrow through his heart yesterday, why, I’ll never know. He was innocently walking across a field to look for a wife, and swish, down… Read More