Rarely a day or a week or a month goes by but what I learn something new. Sometimes it’s not that it’s so really new, or earth-shaking, monumental or whatever. Sometimes it’s just that two and two come together and one gets four. Or kind of. So here’s what I’ve realized in the last bit… Read More

We are in the second week of August and there is a huge buzz happening in our school already. We have teachers who are working hard at getting their classes ready and our custodial staff has worked long and hard on so many projects in our building to get it ready for our new school… Read More

This week’s featured books are all about harvesting.  Our first book “Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden,” written by Gilbert Livingstone Wilson, is a book about the yearly process of gardening, from preparing, planting, gathering the harvest, using the vegetables, and storing the vegetables.   Bird Woman also provides outstanding recipes for making traditional Hidatsa meals and tells… Read More

This Balderdash episode is 15 years old. So you’ve seen it once. Let’s see if it helps you get any more correct this time. It’s the new version of Balderdash. The old Balderdash gave you words—which most people have never heard of—and expected each player to write down the meaning of that word. One player in… Read More

Kids Art Camp at the Landmark Center will now split into individual days throughout the next several months, with the first event being scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2. This first day of Art Camp will offer “Flood Painting” on canvas. Registration fee of $10 covers all materials and instruction. Please RSVP by calling… Read More

Now is the time to turn to God To the Editor, Pope John Paul II consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1984. He knew the importance of the message of Fatima and said the message is more important now than it was in 1917! So Pope John Paul II had to know that Mary… Read More

Summer is half over and already we see plans for the start of the school year. The United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties is taking applications for Stuff the Bus Back Pack Program. As of July 14 they had received applications for 21 children to receive a backpack filled with needed school supplies.  … Read More

Growing up, the Fourth of July weekend was one of the greatest weekends of the summer. There were fireworks, grilling out, time at the lake and ample importunity to catch up with family and friends.  For many children it is also a hard break from sports, activities and just a few days to relax from… Read More

Question: I’ve often wondered why Troopers wear their badges on their pocket flaps and not their chests like other LEOs. Can you tell me the story behind that? Thanks for all you do! Answer: First let me say, excellent observation. This is the first time I’ve been asked about the iconic police badge. Where did it originate?… Read More

To the Editor, Henning HOPE has been a staple charitable organization in Henning for many years. Sadly, Henning HOPE has not been able to find enough new volunteers/officers to continue serving our community. Effective June 22, 2021, the process of dissolving the group was begun.  The process for dissolution is as follows: the funding will stay… Read More