They are missing Each year American Legion Commander Jim Fink points to me and says, “Will you read the Empty Chair” for us? I smile, nod and think to myself ... “It’s my honor.”
The wheels of education are moving quickly in the Minneota area. Ivanhoe Principal Courtney Frie has accepted a job as a principal in the Lakeview School District in Cottonwood.
State Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, is displeased with Tuesday’s announcement that MnDOT is awarding $469 million to fund four Corridors of Commerce program projects near the Twin Cities.
Life’s wonderful surprises! When I least expected it, a most unusual message came to me in an email.
I’m proud to say I was served the “official” first meal at the new City Hall Bar & Grill.
I’m so glad I didn’t bother to fill out brackets this year for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
I was in the interview room when Justin Morris, Lyle/Pacelli coach shed a few tears with the reporters because he was coaching his team to his last games — which ended with a state championship.
There are some very special kids in the Minneota senior class this year. This column will address two of them. There are several more. It’s hard not to be impressed by Isaac Hennen.
It was June 16, 1992 when my world was literally turned upside down.
As a newspaperman, I’ve trained myself to see writing mistakes when I read them. Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I shake my head and wonder, “What were they thinking?”