Here I am at the dance, all dressed up and all smiles. The photo was taken by my mom. What a shock! The Eighth Avenue East boys in Duluth were surprised. Entering grade 6 in Grant School we learned that we would be attending the 6th Grade Party in the spring. Having a party was one thing but our joy turned to worry since the real shock was that we would be dancing. Dancing? Our older siblings went to dances at the historic Duluth Central but that was over three years away. O

Morris woman celebrates friendships, raises money at annual garden party People who lovingly tend to gardens also tend to have a loving heart. You can find this in the beauty they create, the way they share the bounty grown there, and how they use their gardens for the good of others. Guests brought their own lawn chairs and wore attire fitting the tea party theme at this year’s garden party. Each year, Vicky Dosdall, of Morris, has a different theme for her party. Photo by K

A birthday represents that one very special day each year that should be devoted entirely to you. The younger you happen to be, the more special your birthday is because it means gifts and parties, and gifts and cake, and gifts and friends, and gifts and family. Certain birthdays stand out as a “rite of passage” – 13 means becoming a teenager and inheriting all of the ups and downs that go with it. Twenty one is admission into adulthood, which is accompanied by an entirely di

A horseradish party. Sounds unbelievable and just a bit out of the ordinary! But for Sandra and Roger Molenaar, of rural Prinsburg, it’s an annual event. Sandra and her husband, Roger, enjoy the horseradish on just about everything they eat. Photo by Bev Ahlquist They both love horseradish. Well, he loves it more than she does, and every fall they have 20 to 25 people over to harvest their horseradish. “I call it my horseradish party. We have so much fun so we call it the big