From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Like many moms did when we were growing up, my neighbors Jan, Suzy and I hang laundered sheets on a clothesline outdoors to dry. As they flap in the breeze, sheets absorb that fresh, outdoor aroma. Climbing into a bed of those fresh smelling sheets is sure to guarantee… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher Congratulations to the Minnewaska Area High School Girls Basketball team for winning their way to the Minnesota High School State Tournament.  The Lakers defeated a tough Fairmont team in the Section finals to earn their way to the state tournament.  The girls team used a 20-7 run at the end… Read More

What history can teach us… From Carol Lietzau, Glenwood There are other extremely divided times in our history–let us learn from this. The Bag From Rick Anderson,    Glenwood Many of your old timers out there can remember what the local small town garbage dumps were like back in the 50’s. You could visit them… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone We recently made our annual trip to visit my brother in Winston Salem, North Carolina. It is normally in the 50s and 60s in the daytime there this time of the year which is a nice break from the below freezing temps here in Glenwood. This year it was still… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist My phone has pretty much been ringing off the hook the past few months as people see dead geese decomposing on the ice of area lakes. The bird flu is not a new thing, but a pathogenic avian influenza outbreak has been working its way across Minnesota since it… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Spring is on the horizon! Celebrate the season at Let’s Get Growing, Douglas County Master Gardeners’ premier Spring Education Workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this event offers expert insights, educational booths, and a vibrant vendor marketplace. Event Details • When: Saturday, April 5, 2025… Read More

View From the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Please read it anyway. The above headline and explanation comes from Urban Lehner’s March 4, 2025 article in DTNAg.  Here it is: The national debt is one of those subjects Wall Street Journal reporters in my day called DBIs—dull but important. We did headstands trying to make these dense, abstract… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist Last Sunday, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, was Transfiguration Sunday. Transfiguration Sunday is the Sunday between Epiphany and Lent. Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Jesus to the world. Lent is the 40 days of preparing for the crucifixion of Christ and His resurrection. On Transfiguration Sunday, we celebrate… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist As I sit admiring the view of Carman’s Bay in my lawn chair, my four grandkids are coloring my white living room walls with hot pink and green markers! Everything is ok – no problem! Tonight our family enjoyed a new celebration. Our kids planned a pizza/champagne picnic on… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher There’s legislation proposed from the Minnesota House that would provide grant money to local government or non-government entities to clean-up lakes after the ice-fishing season. The Minnewaska Lake Association was set to do that on Lake Minnewaska over the weekend, but it was postponed due to ice conditions. I’m not… Read More