What makes you wonder? Staring into the eyes of a 5-month-young baby, it’s hard to imagine anything more mysterious. Are those eyes really the same size as an adult’s as many of us …
When canning foods and the jars are sealed, remember to take the rings off before storing the jars. If the ring is left on, you may not notice if the seal has broken and the food could be spoiled.
Hours after defeating a former Minnesota Twin on the baseball diamond, the Sauk Centre Titans ran into another on their way home from the Class C Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament. With a …
Weekend happenings can become column fodder if you work at it. Let’s give it a shot. The main event happened Friday at my sister’s place when we accepted an invitation to stop over …
Here’s to the woman who made August my holiday month. It’s a little staggering to think it’s been 10 years ago now. My freshman year had begun at Benedictine College in Kansas, …
I am sitting in my home desk chair Saturday evening 11:58 p.m. as the clock ticks closer to Sunday and really focusing on time. I had a mediocre column mostly finished. I was ready to coast into the …
Do you have tomato stains in your Tupperware containers? Just make a paste with baking soda and some water, rub it onto the stain, let it sit for a bit, wash as usual. Stain is gone.
Nestled between the long, slow National Football League offseason and the start of the NFL season is an exciting, much-anticipated time of year that my friends and I look forward to every season. …
Crazy J’s was packed Saturday night. The Sauk Centre bar and grill on Sinclair Lewis Avenue was the location of Don’s 50-year class reunion. Sauk Centre’s Class of 1974 seemingly …
This morning, I took a few minutes to look up famous names in the newspaper industry. This list represents some local and national individuals who stick out in my mind as influential. Walter …
One morning in early summer, I was honored to sit with two very sweet elderly people around their dining room table. The man doesn’t usually say much, but, in a soft voice, he spoke briefly …
Well, darn. I’m sick again. My head aches, my stomach isn’t taking visitors and it feels like someone curb-stomped the base of my spine. When I’m able to …