Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Hello, I am part of a group sponsoring a family from the Ukraine.  They arrived a couple weeks ago and we have met with the state offices to get them lined up with social security numbers, work permits, etc. The husband and wife both have current driver licenses from Ukraine. … Read More

Everything Old is New Again Lois Wiirre As I was unable to go blueberry picking this year due to health issues, a very good friend that lives northeast of Park Rapids saved the day. He picked two ice cream pails for me. Oh what a great blessing—I have enough to last the winter. We can all remember… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Gardeners, are we really being invaded by aliens? Alien plants, and animals that is.  Well, probably not. At least according to Felicia Parsons, a horticulturist. She says about 95 percent of the animal species currently in South America are believed to have evolved from animals that migrated from North America millennia… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Sammy the Septic System contacted me this morning. He was upset. And when 1500 gallons of s…, umm, stuff is upset, one should pay attention. Perhaps you’re wondering how it is that such things as washers and dryers and furnaces and even septic systems communicate with me. I don’t really know…. Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: We are well into summer, but can you please talk about some basic vehicle checks? I stopped to help someone who had broken down alongside the road the other day, and they had no clue to what I thought was common sense stuff: coolant, fluids, battery maintenance and lights. Thanks… Read More

By Cody Hill CHILL Report August has arrived and if you know, you know! For those that don’t know August is the time of the year that big fish start feeding aggressively, and fish are trying to put on weight before water temperatures start dropping and I’m not just talking about game fish.   Over the past… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I got the mail, and the vitamin catalog that came said: “2 for 1 Sale–Buy 1 get 1 free.” It said some other stuff, like “this is a good deal, etc., etc.” They also said they’d help the customer, so I called. “What kind of vitamins do I need to take,” I… Read More

To the Editor, A 25-year-old nonprofit program is looking for at least 50 Minnesotans to work side-by-side with students during the 2023-24 school year, and trust me—it will change your life. I speak from experience: I’m one of more than 2,200 people who have served in a Minnesota school or community-based organization as a Promise Fellow, an… Read More

Tucker’s Telegram Tucker Henderson I  had the great privilege of attending both of the major faith events in New York Mills this past month. During the end of June and early July, the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America (ALCA), of which our own Apostolic Lutheran Church here in town is a member congregation, held its annual… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda A brush hog is a large, flat, heavy duty mower that fits on the three-point behind a farm tractor. It is driven by the tractor’s power take-off. Brush hogs are pretty handy. Mount that behind a tractor and you can mow a five-foot width through just about anything you can drive… Read More