We have been learning about Marshall’s David Hansvick, the second of three children of Dottie (Penske) Hansvick and John Hansvick. Dave grew up in the small town of Vesta where summers opened new realms of activities for Dave and his friends. “In the summertime we were really busy. We ...
America’s national pastime, baseball, originated before the Civil War, but grew in popularity during the war. In 1871, the first professional baseball league was formed, and by the beginning of the 20th century, most large cities in the eastern United States had a professional baseball team. ...
Maybe you have already seen them — that is if you follow Borch's on social media. The first video shows three young women wearing sunglasses performing some kind of dance routine in front a display of clothing inside the store. The woman in the middle has a leg wrapped around the legs of ...
Hello everyone! My name is Griffin Peterson and I'm working as a summer intern at the Marshall Independent. I’ve just completed my second year majoring in journalism and political science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I've lived in Marshall all my life, and I'm excited to come back and do work in reporting in my hometown. In my free time I like going swimming, watching scary movies and camping. But winter is where I'm in my element, as it's prime time to go snowboarding, skating or snowmobiling. Hopefully this winter will have the weather for it. I actually didn't ...
My first movie theater experience happened when my three older sisters let me tag along to see the flick Yours, Mine and Ours. Not the 2005 version starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. I may have been a late bloomer, but I wasn’t that late. I mean the movie that featured silver screen legends Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball. That flick premiered in 1968, which means that I was 10 years old. My iPhone calculator tells me that this was 58 years ago. I can’t be that old! Besides, my wife is constantly saying that I act like a juvenile. Yours, Mine and Ours is the story of a widower ...
Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial start of summer, more and more finds me on the move. As friends’ kids grow up, graduate, get married, and my own — a bit younger — find themselves loose for summer; our activities shift, our travels increase, and the era of spending three days and ...
