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In recent news, a local Freeport man lost his life in an accident involving an abandoned manure pit.  Our sincerest condolence goes out to his family. While unintentional, a manure pit serves as an endangerment for anyone living in the area.  Often, pits are muck-filled with steep sides that are...
March is here a with a little snow and some sunshine.  Yea!  It has been a very nice winter and every day we are getting closer to Spring and getting out and about. Many of us are looking forward to spending time on the Patio, putting the flowers in the flower boxes, taking rides around town and...
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 12 met on Monday, February 20  with President Marge Gadbow calling the meeting to order with 5 members present. A prayer was read by Marge Morawczynski followed by a moment of silence for our fallen heroes. The Pledge of Allegiance and Preamble to the Constitution...
Chocolate is the breakfast of champions but some will argue that fact so this week we will learn about French toast instead.  According to legend, it was an Albany, New York, innkeeper named Joseph French who created the dish in 1724, and advertised it as “French Toast”. However, Joseph French was...
Politically correct thinking will now be a requirement for businesses that want a contract with the State Minnesota. The Czars of Correct Thought in the Minnesota Legislature will now require business owners to be certified as Correct Thinkers by State Operatives before they can do business with...
Am I the only one fed up with all these protests? This has gone way beyond being sore losers. It’s obviously become a well-organized coalition of leftists. It seems their only goal, is to resist, disrupt & undermine the Trump presidency. A goal joyously shared by the democrat members of the...
Conservation Client Gateway is a new NRCS secure web application that provides individual landowners and land users the option to request conservation technical and financial assistance from NRCS. Through the Client Gateway, you will be able to: •Request help on a natural resource issue or request...
Continuing on with the February Bread topic, lets talk Soda Bread. Soda bread is different from most breads we know because it is prepared by substituting baking soda for yeast in a traditional bread recipe.  It’s very simple to make and quite inexpensive due to the minimal ingredients. Soda Bread...
Creating home grown energy as an alternative to imported fossil fuel is a patriotic act. It makes us self-reliant and assures our national security. By that standard, two bills in the Minnesota Senate and Legislature are unpatriotic. In 1973 Saudi Arabia, and other oil producing nations, put an...
February will be dedicated to Breads and since there are 4 weeks of February, I will touch on 4 different breads. Last weeks column was about biscuits, but what was most interesting for me about the subject is that I received numerous calls inquiring about biscuits only moments after submitting the...

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