Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill July is here and what does that mean? July is the time I check my favorite mid lake structure spots and in the past few weeks it has produced greatly for us.  Checking the mid lake structure, we have found everything, and the unique thing is everything seems to be swimming… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Ma had an unusual washing machine way back in the very late forties, very early fifties. It replaced her old wringer washing machine, which, when she used it, I got to run wet stuff through the wringer. (I know now that she decided that a little risk where she could see… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Now that motorcycle season is here can you talk about motorcycle operators must “wear” eye protection. Windshields haven’t been considered legal eye protection for many years. Answer: You are correct. No person shall operate a motorcycle without wearing an eye-protective device. No person under the age of 18 shall operate or ride… Read More

Library HappeningsHenning School The Henning Public School library is fundraising for our “Pages for a Purpose” library upgrade campaign. In October 2022, we began a project to raise $100,000 which will allow us to replace approximately 25 percent of our outdated books.  Currently, 46 percent of the Henning library resources are non-fiction with an average book… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen The Fourth of July weekend has always been a bittersweet affair.  On one hand the weekend is filled with festivities as we celebrate our Independence Day with fireworks, food and plenty of time with family and friends.  On the other hand it seems like the Fourth of July weekend is essentially the pinnacle… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As I was having coffee during fellowship hour at the church, the conversation turned toward old sayings. You know them—sayings like: “A penny saved is a penny earned”; “It’s raining cats and dogs”; “It’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (one of my favorites, which I did… Read More

Jordan Rasmussen When I was sworn into the Minnesota Senate back in January, I shared that my priority remains to stand up for Greater Minnesota values and get work done on behalf of our communities. Overall, this was an immensely partisan and expensive session for Minnesotans. Yet despite being in the minority, I was still… Read More

As I was reading the Advocate report of the scholarships awarded to this years’ graduates and several alumni, I felt proud of this community, especial of one alumni. Thank you! Education has become an expensive venture. Many adults are still paying off college expenses long after graduating. Yes, there are scholarships “out there” — students must… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Each day that we walk on the road for exercise, it becomes clearer and clearer that the drivers of the cars that meet me can be divided up into three categories. Walking gives you time to puzzle out stuff like this. The first category of people is the nicest one. These are… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School What a wonderful time it is in the Henning Public School library.   Recently we have had three fabulous businesses sponsor books for the library. Simonson Lumber of Alexandria, Minn., sponsored four books, Ziegler Cat of Fergus Falls, sponsored nine books, and Hilltop Lumber of Alexandria, Minn., sponsored four books. With their… Read More