Plan for the future when planting a new shrub By Bev Johnson Master Gardener The last edition of the Northern Gardener magazine had a list of uncommon shrubs for zone 3. If your estate needs a bit of a tune up, perhaps you should look into one of these. Aronia or black chokeberry is a 6X6… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: A friend recently told me that it’s illegal to honk your car horn in Minnesota (he showed me an internet article).  I find this hard to believe.   So many friends and family members drive by our house, giving their horn a little honk and waving; is this illegal?   What if… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School This week we are celebrating fall sports and featuring four wonderful books in the Jake Maddox series.   Our first book is “Lucky Soccer Save” by Collin Scharf.  This book jacket reads, “Lucky Martinez is the new kid on the River Valley Junior High HV soccer team.  But his goalkeeper moves aren’t… Read More

I’m excited to reconnect with our students, staff, and families as we begin working toward another successful academic year at Henning Public Schools.  As you may have heard, the district has been evaluating plans to reinvest in our aging building. We made substantial progress over the summer, and I would like to take a moment to… Read More

To the Editor, Several people have thanked me for my recent letter in this paper concerning Hillbilly’s driving like the spoiled brats that they are. Some suggest that if nothing else, Mr. Helle could at least park the police car along Inman St.  I suggest Mr. Helle needs to get control of this town. Tommy Stiles, Henning

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The Darwin Awards are given to people who remove themselves from the gene pool in rewardingly stupid ways. Here are some of them. Sidney Zelaya Gonzalez, 20, was pinning a king-size mattress to top of a van with the weight of her body, intent on claiming the free curb-side find, when her… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Why are so many vehicles allowed to be on Minnesota roads with only a rear license plate? This seems to be especially true of late model expensive makes (Tesla, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, etc.). Isn’t the lack of a front plate a primary offense and the vehicle therefor subject to a… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Roses are a diverse group of plants that have many options for gardens here in the frozen north. Some shrub rose cultivars are completely hardy or have very little dieback in zones 3 and 4. Remember we are in 4B but it is usually a good idea to get zone 3… Read More

Our family wishes to thank all who shared in the memorial service held on August 13, 2022 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. We appreciate Pastor Keith Lankford for welcoming us to gather at the church and to the August Service Group for serving, Betty’s Pantry for catering, Meryl Klintworth for your audio/visual help, and… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Thank you to all who attended and to all the volunteers that made our annual corn feed a success.  We were blessed with a beautiful August evening with great food, music, and fellowship. We wish you all a safe and healthy end of summer and a return to school next week.  A presentation… Read More