Articles from the December 9, 2023 edition
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John and Sara don't need a snow shovel now
by Jeff Olsen In early November, Les Bjerk recalled that Sara and her husband, John Haack, had moved from the Twin Cities area to Tarpon Springs, Florida. "She and her husband started their little...
Sprague Is A Small Town With Big Christmas Spirit
by Laurel Latham I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow On Sunday,...
Heather Whalen brings her smile to work
by Jeff Olsen A couple of weeks ago, Heather Whalen was spotted holding court briefly in one of the produce aisles at SuperOne. If you've got a question, she's there to help. At work, Heather is...
A Magical Christmas with Pioneer Farms and Nights of Lights
by Jessica Jones Just imagine how magical it was in the early 1900's when the horse carriages were galloping past and candlelight would glow in the windows as folks paraded down the Mainstreet...
Write On : Service in the military was challenging, enriching, and humbling
Essay by: Aidan Hume Mrs. Olsen Veteran Biography Roseau Community School Service in the military was challenging, enriching, and humbling. Margaret Wrobel was born on May 19th, 1982. She was born and...
Does time wound all heels?
"There goes George", observed an onlooker. "When he was young, he was a handsome guy. Left a wife and two kids to starve, and ran off with another woman. And now look at him. Old, broke and very...
Let us bow at the altar of presidential politics
On Sunday, my niece Kier emailed from Vermont commenting on last week's column. Praise the Lord! God hasn't struck me dead yet. I sent her the entire PDF so she could learn how sophisticated we are up...
Thanksgiving and now on to christmas
A family photo and my cute and spunky niece are to the right. After Thanksgiving, Sarah and I checked out the Holiday Craft Show and started our Christmas planters, of which a couple are pictured to... Full story
Good vs. Evil
The 2023 deer rifle season is now just a memory. Actually many very good memories. One of this retired old farmers hobbies just happens to be working on food plots, lots of food plots. This years were some of the best ever. All of God’s creatures w... Full story
Kenneth Leverne Brateng, 89
Wannaska- Kenneth Brateng, formerly of Wannaska, passed away on November 28, 2023 at LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau surrounded by his family. Kenneth Leverne Brateng was born on February 19, 1934...
Marjorie C. (Larsen) Hellquist, 87
Roseau- Marjorie Christine (Larsen) Hellquist, known to her loved ones as Margie, peacefully passed away on December 2, 2023, at the age of 87. Margie was born on August 5, 1936, in Wannaska, to...
Jack R. Olson, 71
Wannaska- Jack R. Olson, 71, died at his farm in Malung on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Jack was born March 3, 1952 at the Budd Hospital in Roseau, the son of Joel and Irene (Knochenmus) Olson. They...
50 years ago… Lights on at the Northwest Angle
5 years ago – Dec. 8, 2018 Staci Howell, daughter and employee of Mark and SoAnn Jensen, purchased Annie’s Trading Post this past November. In 1989 Mark and SoAnn established Annie’s Trading Post....
