Henning is the community in which my sisters and I grew up, and went to high school. Our mother, Dorothy Waskosky, sold her farm and moved to an apartment at Willow Creek 3 1/2 years ago. She recently needed to transfer to a memory care unit.  I would like to commend the city for owning and… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School James Stevenson writes the book “The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg.” This book is full of comical illustrations that will make you smile without even knowing the story. This is a story within a story told by the elderly Grandfather.   Even though the children have had this read to them… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The Landmark Center is in full swing this week with a Quiltlanders retreat utilizing the entire facility. This is one of three quilting retreats conducted each year by this local group. Please contact Dan Broten at 548-5760 for details about hosting your future events or gatherings at Landmark Center. A meeting of… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I’ve had two encounters with the DNR—Department of Natural Resources. The first happened at small claims court, a place where I took  disagreements with customers regarding minor bill disputes, minor being seven hundred bucks or less. A trip to small claims court, more often than not, produced mostly entertainment. Even though the… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: With spring being here and the melting snow, can you talk about what a person should do when coming across water on roads? Answer: Flooding can occur when streams and rivers flow over their banks, when dams or levees break, when there is run-off from deep snow or any time there… Read More

Many sedges flower, set seeds in early summer By Bev Johnson Master Gardener If you like ornamental grasses, you will most probably like sedges. Unlike grasses that don’t flower until late in the season, many sedges flower and set seeds in May and June. This gives the gardener some early season interest in the garden. The proper… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Do you have a house plant big enough to have its own gravitational field? Or a spaghetti look -alike, long and thin? A plant that looks like it must have a landing field because of all the flies zipping around it? Maybe you have one that looks like the Easter bunny,… Read More

To the Editor, We think winter is finally leaving and what a winter it has been. Too much snow, wind, drifting and freezing cold. This has been one of the worst winters we have seen and it certainly has kept everyone busy with shoveling, plowing and blowing.  We live on State Highway 29 and we want to give… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School With spring comes the calving season for many farms and ranches.  Growing up we always had near 100 cow/calf pairs on our various farms.   Right after my graduation, one of my brothers and I lived on one of the farms that had a beautiful creek running through it.  It had a… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen Are you a past alumni of Henning School and recently received an award? Did you recently retire from your job and want to reconnect with past classmates from Henning School? Or has your child recently been promoted at work and want to share the news with people in the community?  Each year… Read More