I grew up on a farm outside Little Falls, WI. Bet you didn't know there was such a place. I've got 40 years in the radio business now. I married an Ellendale gal and that's how I wound up here. Forgive me, but I'm still a diehard Packer/ Badger fan.
Loren Hart
Minnesota State Capitol Essay Contest Announced
Grand opening festivities for the new Minnesota State Capitol are planned for the weekend of August 11-13 this summer. Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and the State Capitol Grand Opening Planning Committee have announced an essay contest for Minnesota students...
Maple Syruping Time at River Band
The maple syrup taps are flowing at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. About 240 gallons have been collected so far and volunteers need to help in the collection of sap and also to keep the fire going at the evaporator. Volunteers are asked to commit to a two- or three-hour shift...
What Kills Minnesotans?
A morbid title but certainly a fact; something is going to kill all of us.
Here's a website - Minnesota Life Expectancy - that has a lot of interesting information in regards to health rates state by state, and you can also break it down into counties...
Major Leaguers Who Had Missing Body Parts
Oh my, what a horrible title to a post. Professional athletes should be, but often are not, good role models for young people. Baseball's spring training season is underway and here's a look back at some old-time and some not so far back Major League Baseball players who overcame the obstacle of missing a body part...
Commonly Misheard Song Lyrics
It's so easy today. If you can't understand a song lyric, you just Google it and there it is. Those of us who grew up with the music of the '60s and '70s didn't have that luxury. Add in the fact that the songs were played on vinyl and sometimes with scratches versus today's digital technology, it was sometimes decades before one could learn what the artist was actually saying in their songs...
Rea
It’s River Bend Trivia Time
River Bend Nature Center in Faribault invites you to take part in their third annual Trivia Bee fundraiser on March 2. Businesses, groups and the public are invited to assemble a team of up to four people and then take part in multiple rounds of nature-themed trivia questions...
Minnesota School Bus Driver Appreciation Day is Feb. 22
So, you've never heard of Minnesota School Bus Driver Appreciation Day? Of course you haven't; we haven't had one yet. The first is coming up in a few days. In a State of Minnesota proclamation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton, Wednesday, February 22, becomes the first School Bus Driver Appreciation Day...
Southern Minnesotans Who Made Their Mark
This isn't about a Southern Minnesota town's most famous citizen, but rather about a person or, in one case, a creature that made its mark but may have been forgotten.
We'll start with Faribault-born Harry Williams. Williams was a composer who also had an Owatonna tie as he attended Pillsbury...
S.A.F.E. Santuary of Faribault Fundraiser
S.A.F.E. is an acronym for Save Animals From Euthanasia. They are similar to a Humane Society that takes in stray animals with the goal of finding good permanent homes for them. As of now they're dealing primarily with dogs. The Faribault chapter has been around for 14 years and serves a large area, not just Rice County...
Rice-Steele County Crop Days in Owatonna
The date for the annual Rice and Steele County Crops Day has been set. It'll be Tuesday, February 21, at the Steele County Community Center in Owatonna.
The day will begin with registration at 8:30AM along with coffee and rolls.
Topics to be covered at this year's event will include Emerging Challenges for Insect Pest Management in Soybeans...