For my parents anniversary one year, we sent them on a hot air balloon ride over the skies above Kalispell, Montana.  This was such an awesome experience for them to see the beauty below at a slow and steady pace high above the ground.  They were in the air for a little more than an… Read More

I suppose that if, back in the fifties when all heck was breaking loose, which we’ll get to in a minute, if we had had something like the internet or tweeting like we have now, we’d have been more worked up over stuff going on. Maybe. Hard to say. But there was a lot going on…. Read More

To the Editor, As of this writing, the City of Henning is bonded for $12,235,532 (twelve million two hundred thirty five thousand five hundred thirty two dollars), including interest. Yes, over 12 million in debt. FACT: The city will be adding an additional 3 to 4 million dollars of debt for road/infrastructure projects. FACT: This money has to… Read More

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