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Written by Jim Palmer
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Nell Riccatone of Villard and her special friend Gary Hoover of Glenwood were driving to Clara City one day last summer when they spotted an outhouse.
“We saw the little building dilapidated and falling down. It was so sad looking,” said Nell. “That is when we first thought about restoring and reusing old outhouses.”
Nell’s initial idea was to convert an old outhouse into a cute little potting shed. But it wasn’t long before that idea went right down the toilet. How about more than one outhouse, they thought. How about getting a handful of outhouses and giving them each a different theme?
Nell and Gary tracked down their first outhouse a few miles down the road at Ring Recycling. Finding more just by driving around turned out to be harder than they thought.
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Written by Diane Anderson
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It was about 10 years ago when Will and Peggy Line purchased acreage on the eastern fringe of the city of Wadena. They looked at the three large trees centered on their property and thought, “perfect spot for a tree house for the kids.” This is the story of how that thought took root and grew, and grew, and grew...
As owner of Will’s Saw Mills, Will had a lot of experience with and access to varied woods. But neither he nor Peggy had built a house, so it’s understandable that the kids expressed doubts about their parents’ ability to “build a small place for the kids and grandkids to enjoy.” As logs came in to the mill that didn’t meet a customer’s needs, Will set them aside for their personal project. Crooked logs came home with him. He chose soft maple for the exterior because he knew it held its bark for a long time. They collected Lake Superior driftwood, black walnut, white oak, pine. As the materials accumulated, so did their plans.
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Written by Bev Ahlquist
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They have memories of a time a good many people this day and age cannot relate to and probably only know about through history books.
 They were born during the Roaring 20s, they lived through the Depression years, they survived the Dirty 30s dust storms, they lived in homes that had no electricity or plumbing, World War II was in its full fury when they were young women, and they were the first generation where it was acceptable for women to work outside the home.
Women didn’t have a lot of choices as to the type of work, and many of them chose to attend Normal Training School. After that training they were qualified to teach in a one room school house.
Marvel Griffin Wagner of Morris, Virginia Strand of Welch, Amelia Giroux Rixe of Hopkins and Doris Gullickson Simpson of Wheaton are four of the women who chose to do that, and this past June 17 held a reunion to celebrate the 65th anniversary of their graduation from Wheaton Normal Training School.
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Written by Bill Ward
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 07:10 |
We all have our special places in life, those spots where special memories were made. We carry a little something of those places with us, something that helps define us, if just a little bit. 
For some it was Grandpa’s farm, for others the summer place at the lake, a roller rink, an athletic field or maybe somewhere in the military. But for many of us it was a ballroom. Yes, the local dance hall. And I’ll bet most readers were there, many quite often. I know, because I was there too, and the place was always packed.
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Written by Bob Hare
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One step into Juli Evers’ home, and you can’t help but be impressed by the beauty of her old stately home. But after getting to know Juli, you will likely be even more impressed with her.
The house itself has a rich history. It had been built by Ferdinand Hilbert, the first doctor to reside in Albany. In fact, Charles Lindbergh, whose parents were friends with the Hilbert’s, used to play there as a young boy.
Later, it had also served as the longtime home of John and Lila Wellenstein, and it is still known locally as the ‘Wellenstein House’. John and Juli Evers first saw the house in September, 1999, while on their way to a wedding shower for their daughter, Nicole.
Juli loved the house, and thought it would be nice to live near her Nicole, who was moving to the Albany area with her new husband Russ. After discussing it with John and their youngest daughters Sarah and Catherine, who still were in school and living at home, they decided to buy the house.
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