Her earliest memory is walking hand in hand with the matron of the reservation boarding school near Devil’s Lake, N.D. Her mother and father...
A touching letter to his parents+
Instead of writing an eulogy, Mitchell Weinzetl, decided to write a thank you letter to his parents, before they were gone. “I decided there...
Back in her wedding dress+
The marriage ceremony usually ends with a kiss. According to the Bride’s Book of Etiquette, a kiss was a legal bond in ancient Rome...
Hobbies keep retirees busy in Melrose+
Jim Jackson watches one of his planes take off and soar over the Melrose millpond. It does a few gentle maneuvers and lands, with...
A change in the air+
As I drove up the long driveway to Art and Ann Weber’s farm just north of Melrose, it was a cold, crisp afternoon. I...
Ups and downs of a life in teaching+
With the country just beginning to pull itself out of the Great Depression and facing another World War on the horizon, the variety of...
Critical care by certified canines+
They bring sunshine when they walk into a room for a visit with a hospice patient. For a little while the patient forgets his...
Sebeka mural a real treasure+
Every school day high school students in Sebeka have the opportunity to appreciate fine art. That is because, in 1938, service clubs in Sebeka...
Goelz family tradition continues+
Frank Goelz had no idea of the family tree he was planting when he emigrated from Germany in 1882. The 17-year-old arrived in New...
A community pastor+
Christmas is synonymous with giving. The value of the gift does not matter; it is the thought of giving that counts. It is a...
A special delivery+
Who would have thought that a couple in their late 70s could have a baby? Only in fairy tales, right. Well, for Gene and...
Holding on tight to family+
Phyliss Mosby of Long Prairie is fiercely protective of family; her own and others. Having nearly lost two of her three children, to very...
Radio dramas revived+
Children raised in the last 30 or 40 years don’t remember the large wooden console that used to have a spot of prominence in...
Classic tale etched in her memory+
Young Beatrice Becker would sit enthralled as her teacher read “The Night Before Christmas” at the Middle Creek country school. “I loved the story,”...
Melrose man finds dream job at museum+
If anyone has ever found his dream job, it’s Doug Thompson. A military buff since childhood, Doug has amassed a huge collection of military...
Bringing warmth to the soldiers+
As long as we have troops serving overseas, a rural Pennock woman will probably keep knitting caps for them. She always makes sure she...
Building homes in Fergus+
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has spent many of his retirement days as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. This world wide program was...