I don’t go fishing much on opening day. For one thing, it’s always too cold. About the last thing I want to do after freezing my nether parts off all winter is take them out in a fishing boat where I can freeze them off some more. Bad as winters have been lately, they’re all… Read More

The Jolly Pops will offer a free performance at the Landmark Center on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m., combining upbeat, original music with a host of children’s standards for a family concert to please kids and adults alike.  This program is sponsored by the Landmark Center and the Viking Library System and is funded in… Read More

Question: It seems there are far too many wrong way drivers.  On 4-lane and 2 lane roadways, what should drivers do if they encounter a wrong-way driver?  Answer: Great question as this is a very dangerous situation. I was speaking with a Trooper who was part of a crash investigation involving a wrong way driver on… Read More

Question: I have noticed that some of the local express shuttle buses do not stop at railroad crossings. I thought all buses were supposed to stop a crossing railroad tracks. Can you talk about this? Answer: If it is a school bus or Head Start (early childhood programs, etc.) bus then they are required to stop… Read More

To the Editor, Have you ever heard a word that caused you to cringe?  A word so shocking, you might think you would never forget it?  But, because of its inherent intent and emotional punch, you can’t remember the word, only your response to it. So, you need to  return to the source, where it was… Read More

(I found the first wood tick of the season; here’s my favorite wood tick column.) I sat in church last Sunday and marveled as I usually do at how one’s mind tends to ramble past thoughts much more freely there. Is it the austere tones of the interior decorating? The largeness of spirit? The communion with… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Oh how I love summer and the heat of the sun, sitting out on the deck with a large glass of fresh lemonade and listening to the birds chirp.  So in honor of lemonade, I’m sharing my favorite homemade lemonade recipe with you this week.  It takes about 30 minutes of… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Henning Landmark Center annual meeting is scheduled for next week, Wednesday, June 8 at 5 p.m. All are welcomed to attend. Please help us celebrate Landmark as we begin out 13th year as a non-profit community center.  We will recap some highlights from our past and discuss current and future activities and… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen Does anyone know how you become a meme?  I think for my summer project I want to figure out how to go viral as a meme. That being said I don’t want my meme to be too embarrassing, like Michael Jordan crying elephant tears or anything that has to due with the… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda “I know you don’t ignore me on purpose,” said the woman in my life the other day. This of course begs the question of a couple of things: First, please don’t feed me home run lines like that one, because I might bust a gut swinging for the left field fence… Read More