Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I saw your recent article about flooded roads. Do you have any advice on what a person should do if their vehicle plunges into the water? Answer: The dynamics of such an incident are ever-changing, so there is no one answer that will cover it all. Having witnessed and responded to… Read More

By Delta Daggett Special to the Forum I grew up during the times you had to describe where you lived, there were no street signs or house numbers. Your house was in one of the many general areas the town had.  We lived up near the Water Tower or Methodist Church hill. Ours was the second house… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I’ve had two encounters with the DNR—Department of Natural Resources. The first happened at small claims court, a place where I took  disagreements with customers regarding minor bill disputes, minor being seven hundred bucks or less. A trip to small claims court, more often than not, produced mostly entertainment. Even though the… Read More

By Msgr. David Baumgartner Sacred Heart Catholic Church   Here is a thought from Deacon Pete’s homily last week: We are the prodigal son. We have rejected the Father and driven him out of our schools, governments, marriages and families. The Father waits for us with open arms.    How many ways is there to do something? I… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The list of personalities that come to mind as time goes by is pretty entertaining. Take Jim, back when we were both seniors in high school and he did what none of us had the guts to do: sold his FFA livestock project and bought a new Pontiac, a 1962 Catalina. “What’ll… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Do you have a house plant big enough to have its own gravitational field? Or a spaghetti look -alike, long and thin? A plant that looks like it must have a landing field because of all the flies zipping around it? Maybe you have one that looks like the Easter bunny,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question:  With the warmer weather and snow melting I’m getting spring fever and purchased an old trailer to haul my motorcycle around, are brakes required on it? Answer:   Brakes are required on all trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more. Trailers manufactured after June 30, 1988, with a… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill In typical Minnesota fashion we have gone from arctic cold to spring in a few days and the ice conditions have gone from safe to dangerous quickly.  Over the weekend multiple vehicles dropped their front ends through the ice.  Going forward it’s back to using wheelers and walking to get around… Read More

It has been a while since we have had a freshly grown salad. As winter continues on, now is a good time to try growing microgreens indoors. Microgreens are great for adding to store bought salad mix or eating on top of appetizers. These green shoots add variety and interest and bring a whole lot… Read More

Bantering Barbie Barbie Porter Current mood: “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”  I rode into these two turkey, one loon towns as a rookie. With fire under my feet and a confidence that outweighed my abilities, I walked into the Frazee-Vergas Forum.  The night before I was asking, “What am I going to do… Read More