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Be careful with the hugging

I attended a young woman’s graduation from Blaine High School. Most of my graduation ceremonies have been at Sleepy Eye’s schools. The two experiences were different. A lot. On Sunday, May 31, three high schools from the Anoka-Hennepin school district took turns having their ceremony in U. S. Bank Stadium at two-hour intervals. Blaine was in the middle, at 1 p.m. Hailey was among about a thousand graduates down on the football field. There were maybe 10,000 friends and relatives in the stadium bowl on that side. We were all looking for glimpses of our graduates on the giant ...

The Key: a place that provided plenty of Marshall area fun

The Key on Minnesota Highway 19 near the Marshall airport is gone, but it will never be forgotten. I have great memories of both the roller rink and the bowling alley at The Key. Its history corresponds to my years of growing up in Marshall. Ewald Pagel operated The Key from 1975 until the mid 1990s. He reopened the business for a short time after the millennium. An entire generation of pre teens and teenagers enjoyed it as a place to gather with friends. It’s where I learned to bowl, never scoring more than about 160. The nice thing about bowling is that you never totally lose ...

A Vesta Boy – Dave Hansvick – Attending Redwood Falls Junior High

We have been learning about David Hansvick, who grew up in Vesta during the 1950s and ‘60s. He began his education at Vesta Elementary School, but had to continue his education at Redwood Falls Public Schools. That transition was a challenge. “In 7th grade we got bused to Redwood Falls ...

On the Porch

The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufactured. The company was incorporated in 1901 and was independent until 1929 when it merged with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division. The company’s roots go back to ...

Lynd parents, students deserve answers

Editor’s Note: This letter read to the Lynd School Board was submitted as a letter to the editor. Because of its length it’s being published as an op-ed The last time I was in front of this school board was shortly before my son finished his eighth grade year here in Lynd. He read a statement to the board asking them to consider adding a high school option even if it had to be an online learning environment. Never did I think I would be standing here again while watching Lynd School be torn apart. I chose Lynd even though the bus came at 6:40 a.m. I chose Lynd because Caren ...

A quick fix

“Jackson, where’s your bobber?” I asked, squinting against the gray surface of the evening water, knowing that my eyesight isn’t quite what it used to be but also expecting to easily see the electric red glow of the light up slip float 30 feet off the stern.
 From the back of my ...