Many area youth earned ribbons and accolades at the 2021 Becker County Fair.  The 4-H groups at the fair included: Independent (IND),  Cloverdale (CL), River Valley (RV), Burlington Cubs (BC), Franklin (FR),Wild Things (WT), Busy Bees (BB), Happy Hillside (HH),  Wolf Lake Woodchucks (WLW) and Height-of-Land 69’ers (HOL). In the following list of winners, the key is… Read More

The Wolf Lake Harvest Fest brought in the fun and plenty of people joined the festivities. The winners of the 2021 Wolf Lake Harvest Fest contests were: • Susi Jarvi Charm Finders:Jade Skoog, Shanna Skoog and Layne Kumpula. • Wolf Lake Royalty: Miss Wolf Lake Desarae Kohrs; Miss Wolf Lake Princess Kaiden Langford; Jr. Miss Wolf Lake… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Before Betty Sweere was 16 she cooked for 20 men on a bonanza farm. From   June through October she lived by the sweat of her brow. There was no air conditioning (or electricity for that matter) and the heat of the old stove made for long days that stretched from breakfast… Read More

Marine Innovations is proud to announce the addition of Winnipesaukee Island Services, LLC as a dealer. Winnipesaukee Island Services has been serving New Hampshire homeowners since 2009. Located in Gilford, New Hampshire, Winnipesaukee Island Services is a multi-faceted business catering to the lake homeowner. Owned by Mike Metcalfe, W.I.S. specializes in residential construction, mooring services, dock… Read More

Today’s news about the fall of Afghanistan to a rebel group, the Taliban, is food for the grinder for pundits on all sides to get their views before the facts are known. There is no question the withdrawal   is being done with far too much advance notice to the Afghan government.  After the previous… Read More

Question: I know I heard this before but just wanting clarification please: Isn’t it a school bus driver’s discretion when to use or not use the strobe light on a school bus? I work for a school bus company and am a master trainer and have had a few people question this. Thank you for… Read More

What writers love more than anything else is illogic. Several years ago, it was no further away than the local exercise gym. (Maybe they’ve changed the policy by now.) “We have a new program here sponsored by your health insurance agency that will reimburse you in actual dollars if you come and exercise at least eight… Read More

The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and have radio collars. Researchers with the DNR are monitoring about 20 radio collared black bears across the state, especially in… Read More