Researchers continue to find a link between nature and healing. The outdoors is said to bring relief to a variety of symptoms, reduce stress and improve a person’s overall sense of well-being and hopefulness. Patricia Buschette, of Renville, had this in mind, along with the loving memory of her mother, when she decided to move forward on the funding of a special healing garden at the RC Hospital in Olivia. The garden, called Alma’s Garden, is dedicated to her mother. Alma’s G

After Judy Regan’s death in 2014, Bruce Regan, of St. Cloud, grieved deeply for his wife of 57 years. So much so that he stayed at home and didn’t do much else. Bruce at the Grand Canyon, one of the locations for a photo workshop. Contributed photo “Until one day my therapist said I should get out of the house and develop an outside interest. I decided to pursue photography,” the 82-year-old retiree said. Perhaps no surprise. Bruce had been involved in photo-taking since he w

Living at the lake during our retirement years is just another day in paradise. We share paradise with critters of all shapes and sizes. We invaded their territory and now we have to get used to sharing the lakes and forests with them. But I wish they would be considerate of humans even though all God’s critters have a place in the choir. It all began when we moved up to Cass County over seven years ago. There is an abundance of squirrels – gray, black, red and flying squirre