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What a busy place -- we always have something going on. The annual Spelling Bee and the Apple Dessert Contest are right around the corner. You are invited to enter your favorite Apple Dessert in our contest on Thursday, Sept. 27. Your entry needs to be here by 1 p.m. that day to get in on the...
Ah yes...Pepper. The world’s most commonly used spice (supposedly... well that’s what the internet said), Piper nigrum, starts life as berries in a clump on a flowering vine (like grapes). Unlike salt, which can be found or made practically anywhere in the world, black pepper is indigenous only to...
The kids are back to school and it is beginning to feel a lot like fall! What a wonderful time of the year. Hope everyone is able to get out and enjoy the nice weather before the snowballs fly! Mary and Sue were up to help with crafts, Cenex donated some pizza to go along with Bingo, we got...
Fall is the perfect time to plan for spring soil erosion prevention. It seems in recent years we do not have the nice gentle .5 inch rains every week, instead we get the 3-4 inch “gully washer”. There are things that can be done this fall to prevent or reduce the damage from these types of...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
Family Magic Show with Michael Madden
What: Michael Madden’s Family magic show is the perfect entertainment for any age audience. This show features colorful props, audience participation, appropriate comedy...
Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend! Fall is upon us and the holidays are just around the corner. Griff’s donated pizza to go along with Bingo. Delores was up for Social Hour with some music and pickled herring. Cheese and crackers were the snack. Everyone was treated to strawberry or...
A common question received by Planning and Zoning staff is what triggers the need for a professional septic inspection? Todd County Planning & Zoning requires that a compliance inspection be completed if applying for a building permit involving a bedroom addition, dwelling replacement, applying...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
Tech Time
What: Need help with your laptop, smart phone, e-reader or other device? Don’t know where to start? Drop by the library for individual help from a GRRL Librarian.
Where: Grey Eagle
When: Sept. 5, 5:...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
Tech Time
What: Need help with your laptop, smart phone, e-reader or other device? Don’t know where to start? Drop by the library for individual help from a GRRL Librarian.
Where: Grey Eagle
When: Sept. 5, 5:...
Cinnamon has been in use by humans for thousands of years, Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known. It was mentioned in the Old Testament. In the book of Exodus, God instructs Moses to make a holy anointing oil out of cinnamon, cassia, olive oil, myrrh, and hemp.
Egyptians employed it, as well...