By Mary Stoel, Master Gardener Pipestone County master gardener Every year in the garden is a learning experience for me. There is always some new bug or critter to contend with. Moisture issues arise along with temperature changes. And, donโt forget about the weeds. Our garden is growing a bumper crop of weeds this summer. Our garden did not get [โฆ]
Opinion
Alzheimerโs disease impacts many
TO THE EDITOR: Alzheimerโs disease is a growing public health crisis in Minnesota. According to the Alzheimerโs association of Minnesota, there are 102,000 people aged 65 and older living with Alzheimers in Minnesota. Eleven percent of people aged 45 and older have subjective cognitive decline and 166,000 family caregivers bear the burden of the disease in Minnesota. There are 228 [โฆ]
But my favorite of allโฆ..is Fall
But my favorite of allโฆ..is Fall Author: Theresa Stangle Cue the cozy sweatshirts that have collected dust all summer, fall is here! It is back to routines, the temps cooling, football back on TV, and my change in coffee creamer flavor for a couple of months. All these reasons make me savor the season of fall. This year we had [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of Sept. 14, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Sept. 14, 1900 The little 3 yearsโ old son of Wm. Ostermeyer, living 8 miles northwest of town got hold of a can of lie yesterday and drank quite a quantity of it. Believing that the little fellow had not swallowed any of the corrosive substance the parents neglected to bring him to town for medical attendance [โฆ]
Back to school: A fresh start and gratitude for our school board leaders
By Dr. Klint W. Willert, PAS superintendent of schools As the days grow shorter and the evening air carries a crisp hint of autumn, our community welcomes the start of another school year. We are off to another start with the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year! The start of the school year marks not just the end of summer [โฆ]
For the protection of our children
TO THE EDITOR: Growing up in Pipestone, I was blessed with an idyllic childhood nestled in the heart of small-town America. Today, Iโm fortunate to be raising four children of my ownโranging in age from 2 to 9โin a similarly close-knit neighborhood in southwest Minneapolis. My son Max is 4 years old. Heโs bright and funny. He loves attention and [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of Sept. 7, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Sept. 7, 1900 C. W. Anderson of Jasper, who was reported a couple of weeks ago to have been fined $480 and relieved of his dog and gun for shooting prairie chickens out of season, flatly denies the report. Now if there were, in fact, no grounds for the report, Mr. Anderson has received a large amount [โฆ]
When a โpackage showโ was special The Shangri-Las play Lake Shetek
One of my favorite terms in rock and roll has always been โPackage Show.โ It was a show that always had a great opening and backing band, usually a big or mega-star group and a surprise added group or two along the way. Our three area ballrooms, the Hollyhock, Valhalla & Showboat depended on package shows to bring in large [โฆ]
Quality โlocalโ weekend brings summer to end
With the traditional summer months winding to an end, I took some time early Tuesday morning to reflect a little on this last week of summer. It goes without saying that โsummerโ in Minnesota is never long enough. We cram lots of activities into a three month period to take advantage of warm temps and, in many peopleโs cases, family [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of August 31, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Aug. 31, 1900 J. H. Nichols, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, has written to see if arrangements can be made to have Roosevelt pass through Pipestone on his way to South Dakota. It is not known what route he will take but it is not improbable that it can be so fixed as to bring [โฆ]
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