The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As I was having coffee during fellowship hour at the church, the conversation turned toward old sayings. You know them—sayings like: “A penny saved is a penny earned”; “It’s raining cats and dogs”; “It’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (one of my favorites, which I did… Read More

When I was sworn into the Minnesota Senate back in January, I shared that my priority remains to stand up for Greater Minnesota values and get work done on behalf of our communities. Overall, this was an immensely partisan and expensive session for Minnesotans. Yet despite being in the minority, I was still able to… Read More

Tucker’s Telegram Tucker Henderson As some of you may have heard in the past months, Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College) abruptly announced that they would no longer be enrolling future students and that operations would cease in May of this year. This was a huge shock to the Finnish-American community nationwide as the college had stood… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Bunkey was looking at the calendar and realized that it was almost July, time to bag apples.  A few years ago, he had planted a Haroldred, a cultivar of the old Haroldson. He had quite an argument with his dad about that one. “No apple is as good as the old Haroldson”… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Each day that we walk on the road for exercise, it becomes clearer and clearer that the drivers of the cars that meet me can be divided up into three categories. Walking gives you time to puzzle out stuff like this. The first category of people is the nicest one. These are… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen One of the best ways to judge not only yourself, but your community, is through the eyes of outsiders. Since we typically have an inherent bias through what we experience in our everyday lives, having people from outside of our community come to town can yield some valuable information. It can… Read More

Tucker’s Telegram Tucker Henderson Recently, I was given a tip about some impressive clusters of peonies growing in the wild just a short drive from my home. These peonies were planted many years ago as part of a continuous hedge of flowers spanning from the planter’s property and also across the road into another row of… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Now that it is dryer than a camel’s toenails, we either have to water or let everything die. There is a good way and a bad way to water. Start with the vegetable garden. Water the way you always do. Now, using your 6- inch garden trowel, dig a hole 6… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen There is perhaps no more important phrase in a dad’s arsenal than the phrase “go ask your mother.” Perfecting the delivery of the phrase can take a few years, but when you do, these four words can be the difference between a lengthy “discussion” with a child or staying arms length… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My child will be taking their road test for getting their driver’s license. Do you know what vehicle equipment if required for this? Answer: The Minnesota State Patrol does not oversee these activities. That would be the Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS.) But here is some information from their website and… Read More