John

As you may have noticed from the smaller sports sections the last couple of weeks, I have been on vacation. Despite what some of you out in Lakes Country may think of me and my work, I think it was a well deserved vacation. Again, as some of you may know, the Perham EB/EOT Illustrated...

By Kerry Collins It took a little bit for Ada-Borup to get going, but coach David Smart cut his team some slack. After all, they were coming off a snow day. The sluggish start was short-lived, and the Cougars cruised to a 60-36 win over New York Mills in the Class 1A, Section 6...

By Kerry Collins East Grand Forks is in the Class 2A, Section 8 title game, and it got there from the inside out. Post Kate Warmack set things up and the 3-point shooters finished things off as the Green Wave downed Perham 70-47 on Friday at Memorial Auditorium. "It's pick your...

By John George sports@eot.com After one of the most successful regular season's in school history, the Perham girls basketball team began their postseason run last week with a 86-51 win over Pelican Rapids at Prairie Wind Gymnasium. The Vikings came out strong, hitting their first...

John Deere, Bobcat, Polaris, Artic Cat, Lund Boats, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler...brand names we all recognize. The economic downturn is affecting each one of those brand name manufacturers to one degree or another--which is, in turn, is having a trickle down affect on the...

Area legislators were certainly not optimistic during meetings in the region Thursday and Friday. One of the primary topics, of course, was money. There were questions from the public about how to not spend it...and how to make cuts to budgets that have already been formulated...

Being an Eagle Scout doesn't make one live longer, but it sure shows the stamina one has to accomplish a great task before one's 18th birthday. Greg Gauwitz was an Eagle Scout and passed away at age 55. There is only about 2% of the Boy Scouts who accomplish the task of earning...

Our county, like every other level of the government, is facing challenging economic times. We need to elect county commissioners that will make informed, intelligent decisions that will prepare our county for the future, and protect our quality of like. Doug Huebsch is ready...

Merle Hexum's most recent letter is disturbing and wrong on many levels. Merle is certain--beyond a shadow of a doubt--that his morality and his version of Christian faith are the real deal and that the morality and faith of those with opposing views are a fraud. Merle's attitude...