Is this going to be the fall when you finally hike to Minnesota’s highest waterfall at Grand Portage State Park, view the prairie in its fall glory on a guided tour at Blue Mounds State Park or take a road trip on one of the state›s rainbow routes? It’s time to get those outings on the calendar so that the […]
Leif Anderson awarded full scholarship to attend University of Toronto for a PhD program
Leif Anderson is one of the nicest young men you could possibly meet. A 2019 graduate of Cook County High School Leif recently earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus in psychology. When he applied to universities for PhD programs three schools offered him full rides. I asked Leif some questions about his coming years […]
SCAMMED!!!
Last week a Geek Squad guy called my sister to check on the laptop they’d just repaired. She allowed him to access her computer online, but when he wanted her credit card information for additional software, she balked. Wise woman—it might have been too late. She hung up and contacted the Geek Squad directly, only to learn that this person […]
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You never now what you might find in your flower garden. Paul Sundberg said he “found this gray tree frog in our flower garden this week. Sitting high on the flowers waiting for insects to come along. It has been there for three days now so must like these flowers. A small one was there last year also. This one […]
Upon further review
Back in Southeast Asia when I taught evening classes at an English language school, I made it a habit to set aside some time at the beginning of each class period to answer any questions that the students might have generated in the time since our last class. But before the class period started at all it was my compulsion […]
Chris Hegg win his age group at the Minnesota Mile
Chris Hegg, 70, won his age group in the Minnesota Mile by, well, a country mile! The Maple Hill runner clocked 6:56 while second place Duluth runner Jerome Earold, 72, finished in 8:52. Hegg also beat all of the 65–69-year-old men. Dave Olson of Blaine won the 65-69 age group with a time of 8:01. The Minnesota Mile is run […]
Girls lose to South Ridge
What if? The Vikings hosted the Southridge Panthers on September 8 and lost in three straight games. However, after falling 25-11 in the first game the Vikings came back and led 6-2 in the second game. The match see-sawed back and forth with long, contested points. South Ridge took a late lead and held on, winning 25-21. During that second […]
Ramberg awarded a scholarship
Will Ramberg, a Junior walk-on for the Minnesota Gopher’s basketball team, was recently awarded a scholarship, and the offer came from none other than the University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel. Gabel made an appearance at a Gopher Basketball workout to tell the junior guard the good news. Ramberg’s teammates joyously swarmed him when the announcement came. Last year Ramberg, […]
DNR seeks input on proposed special fishing regulations
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking for input on several special fishing regulation proposals. Each year, the DNR proposes new special fishing regulations that apply to individual waters and asks the public for input about the proposals. The regulations, if enacted, are reviewed on a regular basis. The DNR is considering experimental and special fishing regulations for the […]
Hub Happenings
So little time, so much to do! Well, that’s the best part of what we do at the HUB, Senior Center. You can exercise, come for lunch, be social, learn to sew, read a book from the doorway, go on the legal kiosk for advice, get a driving test, make a card to send, or just buy a handmade card […]