Spring is just around the corner here at Henning Public School. Before we know it, seniors will be preparing for graduation while our early childhood staff prepare to welcome a new generation of learners to their first day of school. District residents will also be preparing for a big opportunity to shape the future of our… Read More

The family of Duane Anderson would like to thank you for your thoughtfulness during the passing of our husband, dad, and grandpa. Your gestures will always be remembered—from the cards, phone calls, flowers, meals, or your presence that made going through a hard day a tad bit easier. We appreciate you for that.  Elaine Anderson, Chad… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Here’s a column for those of you–us–who heat with wood.  Wood is cellulose, a carbon based catch-all that includes a lot of different fuels. Paper, field corn, oats, beans, all kinds of grass. And so many more that it’s useless to keep listing them. All of these substances share a common trait: When… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Two upcoming April workshops are open for registration, space is limited.  Artist Mike Weatherly will host a two-day Linocut Printmaking workshop on Saturdays, April 15 and 22. Participants will carve design images into soft Linoleum sheets which will then be inked and transferred to paper prints. The first day will be design and… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: What am I supposed to do if I am at a railroad crossing and need to report an emergency?   Answer: Call 911 and provide the needed information. Every highway-rail crossing has an Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign that provides a 24/7/365 telephone number to report problems or emergencies at the… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School What an amazing time it is here in the Henning Public School Library. We are really fortunate that we are a public and a school library all rolled into one. Many small town residents do not have the ability to check out books from their school library, rather they must drive… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Bunkey wanted to get a head start on his garden a few years ago. He planted tomato and pepper seeds on March 1. They popped up by the end of the first week and took right off. The last day of frost in Otter Tail County is May 15. By that… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School   Ronan, Mont., had a population of about 1,500 people during the 1970’s and we all had wall rotary phones.  Sometimes if we were lucky, we would have more than one wall phone in the house. Ours was located in the kitchen and had a super long cord that could reach… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Virgil M. bought the farm next to ours in Iowa, when I was 13. He didn’t come to farm, and rented the land to dad. He had just sold his large electrical wiring business in another town, trying to slow down a bit as he approached his sixties. He wasn’t slowing… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen If there was a silver lining to last week’s massive snowstorm that essentially brought this area to a standstill on Wednesday it was that the storm occurred on March 1. As I made my rounds last Wednesday, I think I heard at least a dozen times the old saying of “In… Read More