Library Happenings Henning School This week’s featured book is written by Kirk Douglas and is entitled “Climbing the Mountain, My Search for Meaning.”   The inside jacket covers reads, “With the simple power and astonishing candor that made his 1988 autobiography, the Ragman’s Son, a number one international bestseller, Kirk Douglas now shares his quest for… Read More

Living fences can provide home owners a natural way for privacy  By Bev Johnson Master Gardener There are times when you need some privacy in your yard. The question is what kind of fence should I put up? The first thing that comes to mind is an actual privacy fence made of wood, stone, or now, plastic…. Read More

To the Editor, On Feb. 2 the senior high students and the 6-8 grade students went to Wadena for bowling, a movie and a noon meal. The Henning community should be proud of all of the students that attend the Henning School. When the kids got on the buses they were polite, courteous, respectful and well… Read More

To the Editor, I’d like to reflect and comment on the roots we plant as small-town people. Our community has brought memories that are incomparable and sometimes even out of reach for those who opt for a different lifestyle.  I have always held close to my heart the many people who have left footprints in our community…. Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Last week, you got the news about someone new in my life, someone that, in the local community, has me and her together in what is to me a new group description: Item. As in: We’re now An Item. “Are you and he an item?” (Fortunately for me The Item answered… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Sometimes while I am traveling I’ve noticed a set of reflective triangles out behind a semi? Can I use those on my personal passenger car if it were to break down? Any advice is appreciated. Answer: The best thing to do is make sure your vehicle is off the traveled portion… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen If you were to write an instruction manual about how a community could come together in the face of a tragic or monumental occasion, you didn’t need to look any farther than the tiny town of Henning.  In just a matter of years the community lost a young child to cancer,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: It’s so cold in the winter, I am thinking about getting one of those fuzzy steering wheel covers. I think they will help keep my hands warm while driving. But my question is, are they legal? Answer: Steering wheel covers are legal. A quick reminder though—it’s always the driver’s responsibility to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As this particular bit of my experience in human relationships unfolds, it occurs to me that you may be interested in knowing that I’ve met Someone. And, in the terms used by acquaintances to somewhat properly describe what is going on between us, we’ve become An Item. No. This Someone’s not a… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Horticulture magazine has a list of the newest flowers, vegetables and shrubs every spring and this spring is no exception. Here is their all-American selections list for this year. “Icicle” F1 eggplant. You should get 8 or 9 long, slim, white fruits from each plant of this one. It has fewer seeds… Read More