Late spring results in some creative measures by gardeners to get ready for planting By Bev Johnson Master Gardener This is a miserable time of year for gardeners. The only green you see is in your house plants. You have repotted them, given then their spring tonic, fertilizer and your fingernails are clean. Now what? Here are… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School May 5, or Cinco De Mayo, is our topic for this week.  Beautiful and brightly colored costumes are often worn on this day, with large sombreros sometimes bigger than the people wearing them. This fifth of May is a special day that Mexican Americans celebrate joyously reminding them of their hard… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Landmark Center is hosting two art workshops in the next few weeks. Artist Faythe Mills will host a Pencil Portrait Drawing Workshop on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A $40 registration fee includes all instruction and materials needed to create a unique pencil drawing from a photo you… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As if it isn’t bad enough that this winter of 21-22 has come at us time and again with a kick-butt-and-take-no-hostages attitude, it now seems determined to last forever. Driveways all over are shrieking their outrage. Sidewalks scream obscenities, demand better shovels more often. Vehicles drink more and demand less salt… Read More

The Johnson family would like to send our thanks and gratitude to the Henning first responders team for the incredible care they provided to our father after his accident. We are so blessed to live in a community where we have this level of service. The team was prompt, professional, caring, and compassionate. We couldn’t… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Oh how I love to garden.   The first week in January I drove out to our property and looked to see what shape the garden was in.  As soon as we turn the corner into the new year, I am already thinking of how to make the garden better. I slowed… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen If riding a bull is one of the most exciting 8 seconds in sports—Easter egg hunts could be the most exciting 5 minutes of the spring.  On Saturday, Dani, the girls and I attended three different Easter egg hunts in the area for the newspaper. It’s our annual Saturday of Easter… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda A recent trip to my snowy mailbox down at the end of the driveway produced a letter from the Jury Summons Processing Center for this county. Oh for joy: A summons for jury duty. I’ve never served on a jury. I know without being told that jury duty is nothing like… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I’ve noticed you use the word “crash” and not the word “accident” when talking about incidents while on the radio. T.V. and the newspaper. Why is that? Answer: I’d be glad to talk about this as I am passionate about this topic and it is certainly intentional. The spark for this… Read More

To the Editor, Minnesota has a massive state government surplus of approximately $10 billion and our state’s citizens are among the nation’s highest taxed at a time we’re all looking for some relief. People are paying increased costs at the gas pump, at the grocery store, on their energy bills and pretty much everywhere else these days… Read More