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From one stage to another
Photos by Cindy Votruba
Emma Woods, Elizabeth Johnson, Ashley Schotzko and Sally Tabaka rehearse a scene from “The Sound of Music.”
July 4, 2009
It took a six pack to start the Marshall Area Stage Company.
Not the beverage variety six pack, but six people who believed there was a need for a formal theater company in Marshall.
That belief and those six people led to the eventual formation of the Marshall Area Stage Company. The company started in September 1999 after a community meeting run by Marshall Community Services. MCS wanted to see if anyone was interested in starting a Marshall Area Theater Association, said Bob Schwoch, president of MASC.
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Help for an impaired lake
July 4, 2009
A southwestern Minnesota lake could end up being one of the first bodies of water in Minnesota to benefit from funding raised by the new Constitutional amendment that increases by three-eights of 1 percent the state sales tax that will go toward...
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Playing it safe for the fourth of July weekend
July 4, 2009
On the fourth of July, everyone enjoys seeing a good fireworks display — including law enforcement.
But one thing law enforcement doesn’t want to see is that display coming from your backyard.
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Supporting an American tradition
July 3, 2009
It’s part of America’s heritage and it should be supported, said Lyon County PRCA Rodeo committee members Thursday.
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Top Headline Poll
Which performer(s) have made the most impact in the world of music and pop culture?
Elvis
46%
The Beatles
39%
The Rolling Stones
2%
Michael Jackson
13%
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Hi, honey?
Fri, July 3, 2009 @ 10:11AM
Went to Casey’s last night with my two girls for a quart of oil and a bag of gummy worms. The clerk asked the girls if they were twins. After hearing a “yeah,” he said his mother was a twin and their husbands had trouble telling the two sisters apart. He said, “they looked alike, sounded alike, had the same mannerisms...” Wouldn’t that be weird if you’re a husband and someone walks into the room and you’re not sure if it’s your wife or your sister-in-law? When I lived with my sister in San Francisco I would answer her phone. Her husband would start talking right away and I would have to say “this is Karin” because my sister and I sound alike. But to see the wives and not be sure who was whom, is strange. The husbands probably had to learn the art of finessing. Pretending you know until you kno.
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American flag where?
Fri, July 3, 2009 @ 9:25AM
I was annoyed when I saw the front page photo in today's Star Tribune. Not with the photo but with the content. I don't blame the photographer, I don't blame the kid wearing the American flag attire but I do blame a society which seems to believe this is acceptable. Glasses that look like the American flag? Come on. And a head cover that resembles the American flag? Ironic that the child was holding an American flag. The American flag is a symbol of our freedoms and our rights. While I know some of you will disagree with me, I believe the the flag represents the freedom we have to burn it in protest. That is, if it's our own flag and we are not destroying someone else's property. What I find disgusting is use of our national symbol to decorate our heads, over our eyes as glasses, on bumper stickers on our vehicles, on our rear ends or backs on clothing, on stickers, practically any place we can get red, white and blue stripes and stars.
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Dobry zbavovani to Gabby
Thu, July 2, 2009 @ 12:20PM
Another star disappeared from the Minnesota skyline this week when Wild winger Marian (Mary-ANN) Gaborik inked a five-year deal with the New York Rangers. Gaborik joins the likes of Kevin Garnett, David Ortiz, Johan Santana and Randy Moss and superstars who left the State of Corn (whoops, I guess it’s officially the State of Hockey now isn’t it?) to further their budding careers on the East Coast. Well East Coast, you can have this one. Gaborik is truly a dynamic player and goal scorer — ALERT, here comes the kicker: when he’s healthy. “When he’s healthy” is like saying “I did not KNOWINGLY inject an illegal substance into my body, as pro baseball players are wont to say. It’s the same with Gaborik and his “lower body injuries.” What drives Gaborik and makes him the player he is, is his speed. He’s a good puck handler, too, but doesn’t like to play in traffic. That’s where his speed comes in handy.
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Michael Jackson...dead or alive?
Mon, June 29, 2009 @ 4:45PM
Last week I went to Somerset, Wis. for a few days to visit my parents and brother. Practically a non-event in itself until the brother and I got home from shopping Thursday afternoon. Dad’s in his recliner watching the news. It’s reporting that according to TMZ, Michael Jackson was dead. OK, TMZ isn’t exactly high on the list of where I want to get my entertainment information. My brother switches on another channel to Headline News and CNN, which reports that Jackson sustained cardiac arrest and was then in a coma; not dead. OK, so which was it? Is he dead or in a coma? So many conflicting stories. My brother was just amused about how much attention was being paid to the entire story. Finally, the LA Times declared Jackson dead. End of debate, but not the end of the coverage. Then came MTV broadcasting Michael Jackson videos. Pretty soon, VH-1 Classic and MTV2 jumped on the MJ video bandwagon. Got to see "Thriller" again after several years.
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