By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church Pastor Mark Batterson often says, “We drink from wells we did not dig, we eat from fields we did not plant, we live in houses we did not build, and we experience blessings we did nothing to deserve.” He’s referring to when the Israelites entered the promised land God had given… Read More

Extra patrols monitoring student drivers By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…The weekend after you read this will be the Minnesota Firearm Hunting Opener.  Please remember to be safe and to let people know where you are going and when you will return. It seems that every year there is a lost hunter in… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda This isn’t a column for everyone; it’s about air filters. Air filters bring with them very little humor, well, except for the times new home owners—some of whom had been in their home for a couple of years or more—have proudly shown me their furnaces, knowing I’m interested, with my HVAC… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Hi. I have two grandsons, one 17 years old with a driver’s license the other is 15 with a permit. They both have a bad habit of driving with one hand on the wheel.  I stress how dangerous this is and both hands need to be on wheel all the… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…The pastures are getting chewed down as the weather is getting colder. I shut off the water hydrants to the outlying stock tanks, and the herd emptied the tanks, so we don’t have to drain them. I still have to blow out the water lines with the… Read More

To the Editor, When we read about problems and tragedies it’s easy to become distressed. To increase happiness, think about things for which you have gratitude. My family does this at the end of dinner when we say “grats.” This involves one person telling us three things for which she or he is grateful. Then we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I was there, inside my mother, in the forties, when the government was extolling the virtues of smoking, and how good it was for you. Especially for pregnant women. Then I was there in the late fifties, when they said it wasn’t.  I was growing up, but I was there in the fifties,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I feel like I see so many vehicles tailgating and following too close. I remember people talk about a so-many second following tip. Can you remind me and others what that is? Answer:  Applying the “Three-Second Rule” helps you keep a safe distance between your car and the vehicle ahead of… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church This past Sunday, we at Harvest Church welcomed guest speaker Pastor Ariel Nieves, who shared a powerful and heartfelt message titled “The Beauty of a Broken Heart.” Speaking from Mark 14 and Luke 7, Pastor Ariel reminded the church that before God changes anything around us, He first changes what’s… Read More

By Becker County Master Gardeners -Take your amaryllis out of the dark and into a bright window, cut back dead foliage and water.  Flowers typically develop in 4-6 weeks. – Potted chrysanthemums in rich, autumn hues are traditional for Thanksgiving. Choose plants with some buds just opening, rather than in full bloom. They’ll last three or four… Read More