We up here in the north are watching with no small amount of glee the helplessness of southern states as they get a couple inches of snow, a bit of freezing rain, and “below freezing” temperatures. I particularly like that expression: “Below freezing.” “Below freezing,” which, compared to “below zero,” really sounds pretty attractive to… Read More

With the last week of February here, we are featuring books about weather.  Recently the third graders studied weather and took down 50 of our weather books to their classrooms so that the students could have them on a continual basis.   Our first featured book is “Rain and Hail” written by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated… Read More

To the Editor, I read the article in the Citizen’s Advocate two weeks ago, regarding the Henning City Council and needing a person to come from the League of Minnesota Cities, and needing to work with them regarding problems.  We had an election elected mayor and two new council members. What is the problem?  The mayor is in… Read More

I must first confess that, before I could start this book review, I had to get  some detergent, a scrubby, and some really serious elbow grease to clean the area of the kitchen table where I’m writing this. That became clear to me when the book I just finished was stuck to the table. But it’s… Read More

Tale of two friends To the Editor, A week ago I read a letter entitled “Democracy has already gone.” She hit some nails on the head and gave us a break from all the Trump bashing. The election of 2016 changed the inner core of the democratic followers. Disappointment, anger and disillusionment evolved into pure hate directed… Read More

If you are tired of thinking of things to cook, we are featuring a cookbook that is packed full of easy and scrumptious recipes. This cookbook was given to our library by the Class of 1951 in memory of Virgil Cordes and is written by Royce Cordes. It is called “The Gardener’s Cookbook.”   This book… Read More

The Landmark would like to thank Otter Tail County Historical Society Director Chris Schuelke for including us in their Coffee Klatch series featuring local history in OTC.  Our Friday Zoom presentation featured the history of Henning Landmark Center, as well as the restoration of the Trinity Lutheran Church building and celebrated the historic preservation movement taken… Read More

A warm welcome to you all during this cold February week, and a reminder that Landmark Center remains open and available to you for limited sized gatherings, meetings, workshops, Zoom meetings, or just for a warm place to sit and connect to the internet. The Viking Library continues to use Landmark Center as temporary Bookmobile, dropping… Read More

Valentine’s Day is such a fun day for all ages. This year for Valentine’s Day maybe you’ll want to find yourself snuggled up with a child or grandchild and a fantastic Valentine book. We have two great books to feature this week.  “The Valentine Bears” by Eve Bunting with pictures by Jan Brett is a fun… Read More

Every now and then I feel driven to tackle the big issues in life. No, not politics. Not religion. Or not even why car tires keep getting bigger around and more expensive, but still wear out at the same mileage. The first big issue is: How come tape measures are all marked backwards. First, to qualify this:… Read More