Library Happenings Henning School Minnesota author Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minneapolis. He was raised for the first seven years of his life by his grandmother and several aunts.  He met his father at the age of seven, as his father was a career military officer serving in World War II…. Read More

To the Editor, I voted no for Robert Johnson. The biggest mistake of my life. He has done more for the City of Henning than what has been going. 1. Saved the City of Henning many bucks by selling Willow Creek. Anyone go and congratulate him? 2. Saved us lots of money regarding the streets this year. Anyone congratulate him?… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda My mother was born in North Dakota, in the middle of The Great Depression, at a time when it was “Root hog or die.” Times were tough. Banks were failing. Drought was everywhere, and then the grasshoppers came. “My job was to watch the bunch of turkeys we were raising,” said my… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Ceramic artist Mimi Seykora will host a five day pottery workshop at the Landmark Station of Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 3, 5, 10, 12 and 17.  Participants can choose their own projects using wheel throwing, hand building, or slab construction methods. Seykora will guide you through the steps to create as many… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I heard the Minnesota State Patrol got a new design for your patches and squad cars. Can you talk about that?   Answer: You are correct. For the first time in more than 50 years, the Minnesota State Patrol has a new look.   Last year when the Minnesota Legislature approved a… Read More

By Cliff Buchan Special to the Advocate As the calendar turned to August, athletes in high schools across Minnesota were back in action with organized team practices. By the end of the month, the allure of Friday night lights will excite football players, fans and communities. It’s been this way in Minnesota for decades. For many of the… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School John Coy is an author of sports books, scoring big with readers of all ages on ways that life can imitate sports by being unpredictable, exhilarating, and frustrating.  These books do not stay on the shelf long as they are frequently asked for. Our featured book of the week is “Love of… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The annual Landmark Corn, Brat and Burger Feed is scheduled for this Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Landmark Center. Please join us for free-will meal including fresh sweet corn from Buehler’s, grilled brats and burgers by Chef Doug, chips and beverage. We will have some silent auction items, live music… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: When traveling through cities and towns with stop lights, I see a lot of people crossing the street at crosswalks that don’t seem to understand the pedestrian signals. Can you write about that?   Answer: Yes, I can as this is an important conversation about traffic safety. There are stop and… Read More

Thank you to all of the all of the Henning businesses who donated door prizes for the EAA sponsored fly-in on July 20.  The Henning EAA