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From Santa Anonymous to the Girl Scouts, the Giving Tree to Kinship, and Someplace Safe to the Salvation Army, there’s no shortage of charitable organizations and events in the Perham area to consider supporting, especially around the holiday season. There’s so much charitable...

The word “haywire” has of course come to represent a machine or situation that has ignored all of the three laws of conservation of energy and proceeded into chaos. As laws go, there should be another one, which would state: “Any situation with more than one moving part has...

The latest economic forecast from Minnesota Management and Budget shows our state is still on the path of growth. The new forecast calls for $1.086 billion in surplus revenue for 2014-15 and a $2.2 billion surplus in 2016-17. This is not exactly a surprise because we have been...

This is a monthly feature of our Columns & Commentary page, in which we either applaud a person, group or event for something positive that we feel is worthy of a little credit (Applause), and/or address something that gives us pause; something that we feel deserves to be addressed...

Five years ago this month, Minnesotans went to the polls and took a bold action and approved a landmark conservation initiative known as the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. Around this time of Thanksgiving, I’d like to reflect on this important constitutional amendment....

Everyone has their own home remedy. No one else’s is any good. Only your own. Peter P. lived on the farm down the road from us when we first moved here. He was old and set in his ways, and still strong at 70. “When I don’t feel good, I take a spoonful of number two fuel...

Don’t let the “bad weather blues” immobilize you this winter – at least not in areas where your postal letter carrier delivers your mail. Keeping your mailbox and walkways clear of snow and ice so that your letter carrier or other delivery person can safely approach your...

Since October, a quiet has pervaded Perham sports like there is an elephant in the gymnasium. All parties involved have been polite, if not redundant, in using the term “no comment” when it comes to the contract non-renewal of former head gymnastics coach Charlie Fleck. Because...

VFW Post 4020 and Auxiliary would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to the following people: Sandra Weiser-Matthews for organizing the Veterans Day program at Perham High School, the students who took part in the program and the students who showed their respect...

I have not been deer hunting in 35 years. Saying that, I feel like a spy just coming out from behind enemy lines, having lived and interacted amidst a culture that revolves around The Doe, The Buck, The Hunt, The Gun, The Stand, The, The, The… A little scary. At the moment...

This is a monthly feature of our Columns & Commentary page, in which we either applaud a person, group or event for something positive that we feel is worthy of a little credit (Applause), and/or address something that gives us pause; something that we feel deserves to be addressed...

My family has been stockpiling hot chocolate mix and Halloween candy for the last few weeks, an annual ritual that leads up to one of my favorite times of the year. Sorry, Bambi, but I love deer hunting. Even though college classes and work have kept me from hunting for the...

November is National Hospice Month. For more than 30 years, Hospice of the Red River Valley has been providing compassionate care to individuals and families as they navigate life’s final journey. Despite our longevity and reputation for exceptional care, year after year, one...

To all this year’s successful deer hunters, congratulations on your successful hunt. We hope you created cherished memories with friends and family. As fellow hunters and volunteers with the East Otter Tail chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, we would like you...

For Duluth resident Peggy Hiestand-Harri, it all started when her mother received repeated phone calls promising a Mercedes Benz that would be shipped to her if she would first wire money to Jamaica. Over time these criminals were able to learn more about her mother’s assets and...