The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The weird and different ways people have of predicting the weather have always entertained me. First, though, you have to realize that I grew up a couple of growing zones south of here, where it didn’t get as cold, and if it did, it didn’t hang around as long. It was still… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I know it was just National Fire Prevention Week. I’ve seen a few vehicle fires during my travels. Can you talk about what people can or should do in those situations?   Answer: If you notice smoke rising from beneath the hood of your vehicle, pull off the road, turn off… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Petunia hates bugs. Anything with wings buzzing around her sends her into panic mode. The one exception is bumble bees. “They are so cute and fuzzy,” she says. She isn’t aware of all the good deeds these little fuzz-balls do. They are very effective pollinators of many fruits and vegetables including… 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 Book…. Read More

It seems like about every time I am out in the public, no matter what the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper they seem anxious to tell me something.  And in more cases than not, it is how something someone has read impacts their lives. For example, the man that caught me in… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The other evening at a public gathering of some sort or other, Lt. S got my attention from across a gift display table. She was making swiping motions at me, across her face with her hands. I observed her doing it, and wondered if she had developed sudden onset Parkinson’s, or… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten An Oil Pastel Painting workshop hosted by artist Stephen Henning at Landmark Center will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A $35 registration fee will cover step by step instructions, 16×20” Suede Board, and a full set of 50 Oil Pastels to complete an artwork… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Hello, we read your column every week. I’ve noticed more often lately on numerous occasions that when a school bus is stopped and dropping-off or picking-up kids, they do NOT have their red lights flashing or their STOP arm extended. The bus will only have the yellow lights flashing. When… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School According to Loonproject.org, “The Loon Project is a scientific investigation of population dynamics, reproductive success, and territorial behavior of common loons in the Upper Midwest.  There are approximately 105-110 marked breeding pairs in Wisconsin and 105-110 marked breeding pairs in Minnesota, located in Crow Wing and Cass counties.  This study began… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda (This was written a long time ago. A recent drive by the old farmstead in Iowa, where the barn mentioned below still stands, must mean it should be read again.” It is the day after. Nearly everyone else has left, and I am sitting by myself in the empty haymow of my… Read More