Henning Happenings Chad Koenen On Friday we gathered to honor the sacrifices made by our veterans who have defended our country. Some served overseas, some stateside and many continue to serve in the reserves today. No one asked me, but I think it is one of the most important days of the year as we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda One of the good things about deer hunting is that Cousin J. comes to visit. It gives us a chance to sit in my heated deer stand and, well, chat. (Real men don’t chat, you know. Just so you know.) We talked.  In the process, since he’s a fellow Vietnam veteran, we… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Since 1926 we have celebrated past and present Veterans on November 11, unless it falls on a weekend and then we celebrate it on the following Monday.  In our United States military we have over 19.5 million heroes who have served.  At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in Arlington, Virginia… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen One can’t help but be a bit reflective at the end of another tremendous fall sports season for Otter Tail Central and Henning. Not only did a member of the cross country team advance to state, none other than Henning’s Nora Froslee, but both the volleyball and football teams advanced to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda There’s so much to know about deer hunting. One big one is don’t pee where you shoot. How do I know this? Well, the first year a long time ago when some local hunters took me hunting, they caught me doing so from 15 feet up a tree. I gathered from the… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I see school busses that do not use their flashing lights or extend the stop arm as they’re picking up kids. Cars are passing them from behind and from the front. What are the requirements for bus drivers to use their safety lights? Thank you for your time. Answer: Minnesota law… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School On October 13, Nancy Brutlag brought her reading therapy dog to the Henning library to read with the kindergarteners. Groups of three students at a time were able to spend 15-20 minutes reading with Nancy and relaxing with Annie.   Being able to watch these students interact with Annie is priceless.  As… Read More

To the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that soon Veteran’s Day will be approaching. I am very passionate about patriotism in our country.  With Veteran’s Day nearing, I would like everyone to join me in recognizing and saluting all those who have had a part in defending our freedom. Whether it… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda S. and I made our first walk of the early fall through the woods that exist at the far back-north of this farm. We look forward to resuming this revisiting of the woods. We hadn’t been out there since spring. Of course you know, if you’re a resident of Minnesota, that the… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen I don’t know if there were more than a handful of times my family purchased an actual Halloween costume for me for Halloween. There were a few purchased costumes, like a football player with shoulder pads none-the-less and some ninja costume with a sword, but most of my costumes growing up… Read More