Helen Carter tells us how the YMCA could prosper with local support. So could the current pool, the current fitness center, the EDA’s golf course, the EDA’s business park, the Pump House Fitness Center, Birch Terrace, etc. But do we change our lifestyle to make it happen? No! I’ve carried a pool membership for years. Where are the Carters, the […]
Buy local, not Amazon
There are so many things to dispute in Bryan Hansel’s letter on sales tax (News-Herald, July 13) that it would take more space than this newspaper allots for letters, so I’ll focus on the most critical: is the sales tax on Internet sales fair? Yes, it has been on the books for over 50 years without challenge, all retail sales […]
Chalk on a sidewalk
“Now what would someone from Hovland know about chalk on a sidewalk?” you might be asking. After all, Hovland doesn’t have much for sidewalk— perhaps only the small stretch in front of the post office. Other than that, it would seem there is hardly any sidewalk for chalk art by children! But—creativity being a gift from God, the children of […]
Robert A. Mowan
Robert A. Mowan passed away at home in Hovland on July 13, 2013. Robert was born December 26, 1931, in Little Falls, Minnesota. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the American Legion. He was a guide in his earlier years, a hunter and avid fisherman and carpenter by trade. He loved the outdoors […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJULY 18, 2003 The pristine cold clean waters of Lake Superior are among the region’s most important resources and serve as an important tourism magnet. However, some of Superior’s beaches have been shown in tests conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to be anything but pristine, at least part of the time. According to tests done […]
Correction:
In the caption accompanying the article West End Garden Club “Fanciful Flights,” the date was incorrect. The article contained the proper date, Saturday, July 20. The flower show will be held at the Schroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Road (Cook County 1) in Schroeder from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. on July 20. The News-Herald apologizes for any confusion this may […]