125 YEARS AGO Dec. 28, 1900 A. D. Brown sent two more fine specimens of his taxidermic work to John Butterfield, of Heron Lake, today. They were a pair of quails, prepared in Mr. Brownโs usual perfect style, and posed in a most life-like manner. Mr. Butterfield has been an extensive patron of our local taxidermist and the latter has [โฆ]
Opinion
Legislative view Walzโs radical negligence: Why Minnesota taxpayer dollars funded fraud, not families
By Representative Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) The fraud and financial waste exposed in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz are not just scandals; theyโre a display of radical negligence, proving he is entirely unfit to manage a single taxpayer dime or protect Minnesotans. The theft of $1 billion from vulnerable Minnesotans across our stateโs human services program, including the notorious $250 million [โฆ]
Class warfare
TO THE EDITOR: Have you ever wondered what class warfare looks like? Have you wondered how class warfare gets started? If we look at todayโs political climate and attempt to understand what is happening to our farmers, stagnant wages, economic conditions, raising prices and the reduction in safety net measures, itโs not hard to see class warfare in our daily [โฆ]
Holiday spirit and joy in Pipestone Area Schools
By Dr. Klint W. Willert, PAS superintendent of schools December 2025 has truly ushered in winter. Despite starting out with cold winter temperatures and snowfall, the students and staff started to heat up our schools with the holiday spirit that comes from students, staff, families, and community members coming together in the true spirit of the season. The holiday celebrations [โฆ]
The best time of the year
Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the lights, the movies, the music, the treats, the gift wrapping, the family time and all of it. This year, weather and other issues have prevented us from enjoying some of our family traditions such as frosting Christmas cookies and shopping for gifts with grandma. Hopefully the circumstances [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of December 14, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1900 Those persons who have been wondering if the work on the soldiersโ monument is at a standstill, will be interested to know that Wm. Marvin, the sculptor, has been at work on the base for some time and has the stone row ready for the inscription of the names. When L. H. Moore returns [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of December 21, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Dec. 21, 1900 In the commotion caused by the recent forgery cases which have been revealed here, other cases which do not date back more than a few weeks, have come to light. It appears that a cripple who was employed as a hostier in the city, gained the confidence of a number of business men and [โฆ]
The Gift
The definition of a gift: a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present. If you have followed my columns over the last couple of years you might remember the time when I talked about our adventures of showing a horse for the first time at the fair with my oldest daughter. Often people will ask how a family [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of December 7, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Dec. 7, 1900 A. D. Brown has just received an old family relic from Putnam, Connecticut. It is one of the old flint lock muskets and was used by his grandfather nearly 100 year ago, for killing wolves. The gun with its accoutrements is in a good state of preservation and as a family relic is highly [โฆ]
Lightning round of Hollyhock questions part I
By Tom Tourville This is a column I have been planning on doing for some time, but this being my 10th year in doing โRock & Roll Memoriesโ for the Pipestone County Star. I know itโs going to be fun. These are a collection of questions I have received, saved and have combined together to create this fun look back [โฆ]
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