We all have our special places in life, those spots where special memories were made. We carry a little something of those places with...
Classy house, classier owner+
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...
GRT highlights some of area’s finest landscapes+
It may have been established in the 1968 as a way to promote the unique and natural traits of west central Minnesota, but the...
Melrose man gets hooked on intarsia+
“I’ve been involved with wood all my life, either building, refinishing, or painting,” said Melrose native Vern Hollermann. So it seemed natural that his...
Sarlsland’s one-room school house memories+
Lois Sarsland of New London has fantastic memories that span her 25 years of teaching in various one room school houses. Sarsland, 93, began...
Stepping away from the keys+
Piano teacher Sandi Carlson had a problem with her students—they never wanted to quit. While many kids beg their parents to let them stop...
Living her dream, deep in the woods+
Charlene (Tudi) Paulson has opened a boutique in a hand-built log cabin set deep in the woods in a secluded spot near her home...
A life of making music+
He’s been making music all his life, first with a paper and a comb, then with a cigar box he made into a guitar...
On the road again+
What does a 1909 REO, geocaching and a snoose box hunt all have in common? It is the annual Flekkefest celebration in Elbow Lake....
Baby Easton takes world by storm+
My mom loves to tell birth stories. Has she told you about my birth? I was over a month over due and the...
Star athlete now stars in his garden+
The patron saint of farmers, Saint Isidore, is known for multiplying food to feed the poor and the birds. When Gusta and Ben...
Pastor stars in Norwegian reality show+
Shalom Lutheran Church of Alexandria would like to invite area readers to share in Pastor Grant Aaseng’s “Norwegian Adventure.” Shalom will begin running videos...
Alex woman quits job to be shepherdess+
Thirty sheep, 24 rabbits, three llamas and two alpacas. For most people, that amount of animal responsibility is unthinkable. For Kathy Sletto, it’s everyday...
A day of destruction in Miltona+
Kevin Lee still remembers the day, nearly 40 years ago, that a tornado struck his hometown of Miltona. It was 7:02 p.m. July 18,...
Full circle farm boy+
Dan Moe was born in the suburbs of Minneapolis and moved to southern California as a toddler. One would think that Dan Moe was...
Depot restored in Wadena+
Many will remember the book “The Little Engine That Could,” the story of a group of toys determined to reach the boys and girls...
Reconnecting, one phone call at a time+
She graduated from high school 54 years ago, but Connie (Anderson) Wanner is once again giving her senior picture to high school friends. ...