I’m a history buff, so it’s always thrilling to discover a long-lost artifact. It’s even more enjoyable when the item contains juicy details from the distant past such as when Abraham Lincoln said to his wife, Mary, “Our cat has a long tail tonight.” Nobody knows what Abe meant, but ...

How do you fully express your feelings about the good things in life? Yeah, there’s a ton of nonsensical crap out there, but let’s not go into that subject. Let’s be positive! How about we keep informing ourselves that all this dang snow will soon melt (hopefully slowly), and that the ...

Catch and release angling isn’t anything new. In fact the conservation tool has been around long enough to have its own acronym of C&R, which is universally known in fishing circles. At the outset, providing the length or maybe the length and girth of that monster fish of the day wasn’t ...

A very long time ago I heard what I thought was a very good idea, which sank like a stone and was quickly forgotten. As I’ve mentioned, We the People of the United States find ourselves with an imperfect union. We don’t just disagree with each other about the specifics of government ...

In 1918, a special election was held in Russell for the construction of a new school building. With a vote of 104 in favor and 8 against, the Russell Board of Education was instructed to begin construction of a new brick building. Under the direction of Principal Holmgren, construction of the ...

We have begun learning about Lynd’s Bruce Pochardt and his service in the Vietnam War. Bruce was born in 1948 to Louis and Grace (Pearcy) Pochardt as the third of three sons and grew up on the family farm northwest of Lynd. Bruce began farm work at an early age and attended school in Lynd. ...