I’m a sucker for my favorite lures. If you want to talk about impulse buying, bags of Dots pretzels and packs of Reese’s peanut butter cups in the checkout lane have nothing on a shiny new stickbait sitting on a tackle aisle shelf in spring. Just picturing the flashy rips through the water ...
We all have many different highs in our lives. Some we'll talk about, and others are best not rehashed. While in high school, I was a member of our chorus. At first, I was placed in the tenor section, and it wasn't the best fit for my vocal chords. During the last two years of high schooling, I went to the bass section and felt much more comfortable. Obviously, I was not a match for the high side of music. Like most of us, I've climbed a few trees. We raised chickens on the farm, and when fall arrived it was my duty to climb the trees and get the chickens that were sitting on the ...
Shelburne did not become an organized township until Aug. 17, 1879, nine years after Lyon County was organized. The first town meeting took place on September 6 at the home of C.P. McCann. The following officers were named at the meeting: C.P. McCann, chairman; D.A. Aurandt and W.F. Randall, ...
Summer is right around the corner, which means many people are looking ahead to at least one substantial vacation. For many Minnesotans it involves going up north. People look forward to the major lake areas and the North Woods. Some go back to the same place year after year. A much smaller number of people focus on southwestern Minnesota. We’re farm country. There’s tourism in locales like Lake Shetek, Lake Benton, Hendricks and Granite Falls; but it happens on a smaller scale than in other parts of the state. Steps could be taken in 2026 to increase local tourism. Inflation and ...
The New Horizons Crisis Center held an open house a couple of weeks ago at its current location near the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Marshall. The center shares a retail building with a number of retail outlets. I walk past this building daily on my way to the Main Stay ...
Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the understanding that those hard-earned dollars will be used to build our roads, defend our borders, and provide a hand up for the most vulnerable among us. But lately, Minnesotans have watched in disbelief as hard-earned tax dollars have been treated like a playground for fraudulent activity. The scale of corruption is groundbreaking. At least $9 billion in taxpayer money has been stolen from Minnesota’s social service programs under the watch of Gov. Tim ...
