Fargo man, 91, finishes writing book a year after suffering a heart attack By Carol Stender Harold “Hal” Hase of Fargo wrote a book at 90. He had actually started it a few years before, but, when he suffered a heart attack, he was spurred to complete the book, “Wartime Soul Sisters: Anne Frank and Audrey Hepburn.” It’s not the first time he has authored a piece. Hase wrote for his college newspaper and book reviews for the Bismarck Tribune. He also authored “Who You Are: A Pe

Holmes City woman has housed nearly 60 hockey players By Rita Kostreba This time of year you would expect a story about a blizzard to be about weather. But this story is not about that, it is about the Blizzard Hockey team, and one woman who shelters and supports them. Sandy Bessingpas with three Blizzard hockey players. The boys include (L to R) Calvin Shrenk,  Landon Bird, and Cooper Ness. Bessingpas has opened her home to Blizzard hockey players for several seasons. She gi

Alexandria man part of 50-year old ND cold case that was recently solved By Rachel Barduson Mark and Pat Lindsey at their home in Alexandria. Mark is paging through some newspaper clippings from a North Dakota newspaper that shows a gravestone named “Unknown Male” along with background information on a cold case that was recently resolved. Mark was 28 when he was called to tend to the deceased man  when he was working for his family’s funeral home in Page, North Dakota. Photo

Tribute to a small-town weekly newspaper man (and my grandpa) By Lynn Kuehn of Redwood Falls (Formerly Echo) George B. Hughes at age 89, setting type at the Echo Enterprise, a publication in which he served as editor and publisher for 54 years. Contributed photo This is a story about newspapers. Most especially, it is a testimony on small-town weeklies and the legendary generals who headed them. While there were many such newspapers back in the day, Echo Enterprise  is the sm

Mankato man is nat’l duck calling champion, four-time state champ By Scott Thoma Anderson has been hunting ducks since he was 8 years old. He and his youngest son, Hunter, had a successful hunting trip last year.  Contributed photos A duck call given to him by his father as a youth eventually turned into Mike Anderson of Mankato becoming a world champion duck caller. “A duck call is very much like a woodwind instrument,” Anderson said. “You have to practice a lot to get good

Sauk Rapids man looks back at his small class, one-room school days By Bill Vossler One March, when Curt Ghylin, now of Sauk Rapids, and two classmates were walking on the slough road to his “one-room” childhood school, a skunk popped out of the slough, whipped around and raised its tail. “I said, ‘We have to be careful so it doesn’t spray us.’ But nothing came out. We were surprised and happy. We thought that was quite a deal,” Curt said. Curt Ghylin of Sauk Rapids attended

St. Cloud man has been committed to helping out By Nikki Rajala Curt Hutchens stands in the pit area at the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg, Fla,  2023. “Be the one” is the American Legion’s motto for working toward zero veteran suicides each year.  Contributed photo Curt Hutchens, 82, of St. Cloud, is an everyday hero. He quietly volunteers for causes from education and veterans to family and faith. The logos on his caps, t-shirts, and conference IDs —  American Legio

Columnist publishes first novel at age 63 By Jillian Kellerman Carrie Classon of St. Paul has changed gears a few times in her life and has not been afraid to try new things. Her most recent venture has been publishing a novel. Contributed photo You may recognize the name Carrie Classon, as we publish her column, The Postscript , here in the pages of Sr. Perspective . Carrie started out self-syndicating her column before it was picked up by Andrews McMeel Universal. The Posts

Woman and son jump in icy waters each winter for Special Olympics By Bill Vossler Lisa is just hitting the water in a recent Polar Plunge. Also gives a sense of other people lined up to do the plunge shortly. Contributed photo When Lisa Edelbrock of St. Cloud steps up to a large hole in the ice, wearing a two-piece bikini, leggings, and sandals, feeling the sharp January wind whip at her--for the 18th consecutive year, again she thinks, “What am I doing here?” What she is doi