By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Take a look at your yard from the street. Does it look kind of, bland? Is the only color the green foundation plants? Can you still see the front door through the bushes around it? Does the picture window look out on the back side of an over grown conifer? If… Read More

“Let’s have one last celebration before summer ends! What shall we do?” “Great idea! Let’s spend thousands of dollars in legal fees! Or…spending months in the hospital might be fun. Or how about dying in a car crash?” If all of that sounds like a ridiculous way to spend Labor Day weekend, we agree. And yet that’s… Read More

I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite religious beliefs. This one comes from the Cheyenne and Arapaho and Sioux teachings, and I can call it “religious” because it in fact does come from their religion. Their religion teaches that all things come from Mother-Earth, with the stars being no exception. The stars form… Read More

Thursday, Sept. 9 Breakfast- Muffin, Hard Boiled Egg, Fruit or Juice Lunch- Chicken Drumstick, Potatoes /Gravy, Corn, Roll, Fruit Friday, Sept. 10 Breakfast- Benefit Bar, Sunflower Seeds, Fruit or Juice Lunch- Pizza, Granola Bar, Vegetable, Fruit Monday, Sept. 13 Breakfast- Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit or Juice Lunch- Turkey & Cheese Wrap, Goldfish, Vegetable, Fruit Tuesday, Sept. 14 Breakfast- Yogurt Parfait Lunch- Taco in… Read More

Thursday, Sept. 9  Sliced Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Corn, Brownies, Bread/Butter/Milk Friday, Sept. 10  Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes. Monaco Blend, Cookies, Bread/Butter/Milk Monday, Sept. 13  BBQ Ribs, Whole Potatoes, Corn, Tropical Fruit, Bread/Butter/Milk Tuesday, Sept. 14  Drummies (3), Mac N Cheese, Green Beans, Mini Crème Puffs (3), Bread/Butter/Milk Wednesday, Sept. 15  Sliced Turkey, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Peas, Red Velvet Cake, Bread/Butter/Milk

Rinse stations installed throughout Otter Tail County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Most angers know that cleaning boats after leaving area lakes, in order to stop the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), takes some efforts that are not always easy. Giving a helping hand to anglers, after some time spent fishing on Little Pine Lake near… Read More

On 06/19/21, at approximately 1211 hours, a 70-year-old rural Erhard man was mowing a ditch when his lawnmower overturned and trapped him under the mower. The lawnmower started the dry grass on fire and then the lawnmower also started on fire. The man’s clothes then caught on fire. As this was happening, Justin Tellinghuisen, the… Read More