We didn’t have many clocks in the house when I was growing up. It might have been because there was only one clock that was needed. It was our kitchen clock, the official time piece in our home. It hung in the same spot, year after year. Even after a fresh coat of paint or wallpaper, the clock went right back to where it was always hung. Naturally, it was an automatic reflex to look up at that one spot on the wall when any action or inaction in our family was dictated by “tim

Story behind the Stearns County Courthouse clock and dome The historic terra cotta dome sits atop the Stearns County Courthouse building, which was completed in 1922 in downtown St. Cloud at a cost of $850,000. The dome features four clock dials at its base that are visible from the north, east, west and south. It was an idea whose time had come, and those who made it a reality had the future in mind when they made the effort to build what would become a landmark in downtown