Team Fireflies is getting ready for another amazing American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. Our team's theme for this year is "Hope, Comfort, Fight." We hope to promote the message: "When the world whispers 'give up,' Hope whispers 'keep going!'" The Northern Cass County Relay for Life will be …
The Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life was forced to move indoors due to our rainy season in central Minnesota. Fortunately, the survivors, teams, and community were very flexible. The teams quickly set up in the commons, the luminary bags were placed in the gym, and 33 survivors showed up …
Our country has been in a worse debt crisis then the present one. In 1946 the debt was 122 percent of GDP. The big difference was in the past both Republicans and Democrats worked to solve the problem so the deficit came down to 32 percent in 1981. Then Reagan …
I spent the shut down weekend running the Cass County Republican booth at the county fair in Pine River. It was obvious from the start that the Minnesota government shut down was planned by the DFL all along. Dayton had no intention of negotiating with the GOP Legislative leadership, but …
In the early part of the 20th century the modern liberal came into political power to curb what was called by them, the extremes of wealth and poverty under "unrestrained" capitalism. One century later... here we are in the 21st century with the extremes of taxation and regulation under "unrestrained" …
Saturday, July 16, North Country Trail Day Hike, 6.6 miles. Meet at 9 a.m., where the North Country Trail crosses Hubbard County 91 north of Nevis/Dorsett, a few miles south of Hwys 71/200. The hike goes south and east to the Thorpe Tower Site featuring a view of Nelson Lake …
With the sale of the Longville School building and surrounding property, the existing tennis courts will be removed to make way for a new supermarket to be built by Pat and Maralyn Tabaka. The assure there will be tennis courts available, the Tabakas are graciously donating 2.1 acres of land …
Our son and two of his friends recently took part in the boat safety course in Hackensack (July 7, 2011). What a great experience! All three now have a healthy respect for safety -- things like wearing a life vest and being aware of weather conditions out on the lake
I'm a bit tardy responding to Mr. Zimmer's letter in the July 5th issue attacking me and the Republican Party. I've been busy promoting the GOP in Cass County with two county fairs and three parades in less than two weeks.
In 1934 I attended the State School for the Blind, at Faribault. That was in the Great Depression and the blind kids had almost no hopes of getting a job when they finished school. Going to a street corner with a tin cup and a musical instrument or selling pencils …
The Longville communitiy has until August 10th to get the playground moved from it's present location (next to the Longville School). Welk Excavating has agreed to lend the use of equipment to help with the transfer, but volunteer labor is needed to make it happen.
I am neither Republican or Democrat. I always vote ......... for the one I think will be the lesser of two evils. But I would like to respond to the Republican Chair's assessment of Mr. Zimmer. It is nice that you have been going to fairs and parades and mingling …
An organizational meeting was held Thursday, Aug. 4, to build a group of volunteers to remove the playground behind Longville Elementary School. No surprise, many folks came out to support this effort. Sunday, August 14th has been chosen to begin the movement of the equipment to the site being donated …
In response to Julie Pawlak's letter, I fully agree to everything she stated. I couldn't have added anything to her remarks. I couldn't express myself as well as she did.
Dear me, my mind is in such a tizzy. Am I too dumb and misinformed that the liberal media has warped my brain into thinking the Democrats have the best interest of the country at heart? Or am I smart enough to question what I hear and read and think …
