MARSHALL The late Albert Callens loved to make people’s dreams come true through his blacksmith skills. When swathers were first on the market, farmers couldn’t afford them, son George said. They also had perfectly good binders that were getting behind-the-times. So, Callens took grain ...
IVANHOE For Dan Jerzak and his family, summer weekends are tractor time. But that doesn’t mean working in the fields. It means towing heavy weights in front of a cheering crowd, or giving kids a chance to try tiny pedal-powered versions of the big tractors. Members of the Jerzak and ...
MARSHALL They are handmade, carefully made and Leona Mae’d. Marshall resident Whitney Deutz has made many artistic creations out of items such as old silverware, blocks of wood and clothespins. Her main artistic medium is forks and spoons. She finds old silverware at antique stores. ...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about one-room country school experiences in the southwest Minnesota area. BALATON The lunch pails were empty, the maps were in a different location and the small wooden desks weren’t the original ones, but most of the furnishings ...
GRANITE FALLS Rain damage had caused the historical Volstead House in Granite Falls to require repairs this summer. “The porch is being repaired because water leaked into the bottom of the balcony and down to the porch,” director Mary Gillespie said. “Terri Dinesen wrote the ...
MARSHALL She went to India to teach others, but ended up learning more than she can say. “It was a really good experience,” said Linnea Bader, who spent a month teaching underprivileged children in Delhi, India. “It’s easy to fall in love with India. I’m grateful for the ...
