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A Crown for Unity Girls; Comet Boys Soaring
The WE ARE Network covers 15 teams in both boys and girls basketball spanning five conferences. Some of those teams are taking shots or have won conference championships. It’s a…
Read MoreBringing life to the history of Grantsburg
What Christmas gift do you get for the mother who has everything? A year ago Olaf Danielson was faced with that dilemma. “When we drew names I got my mother…
Read MorePandemic helps fuel ‘re-kindled’ relationships
Ever say to yourself, “I’ll do that someday when I have the time?” But you never have the time, and you never get it done! Then came the dual game-changer,…
Read MoreSaving Dad
Most kids are saved a thousand times over by their fathers. Oh you know, a bandage on the knee, wiping a tear from the face or consoling them when their…
Read MoreGrantsburg plans to open school in the fall
School days, school days Dear old Golden Rule days ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick In 1907 when Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards penned the…
Read MoreCovid-19 delivers life lessons to all-american
Standing on the brink of one final glorious moment, Delia Labatt was filled with excitement and raw emotion. She waited to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship.…
Read More’Sound of Music’ emanating once again across Mirror Lake
Ever since the time when Dr. Lloyd and Barb Olson began sharing their beloved land with their family and others, Skonewood Christian Retreat Center has become a haven for those…
Read MoreRotary moves forward
by Byron Higgin After a two-month absence, The Grantsburg Rotarians have floated hope and pontoons in an effort to get their “help others” platform once again afloat. Using mask-wearing, distance-spacing,…
Read MoreLiving life in this ‘New Normal’
Is life gone as we once knew it? Will the Coronavirus Pandemic usher in a whole new lifestyle for all of us? Perhaps those questions and many more bang around…
Read MoreFamous, but ‘not very pleasant’ opera singer rests at Grantsburg’s Riverside Cemetery
Walking is one of the daily adventures that gets me out of the house during this Coronavirus Pandemic era. On nearly every occasion I’ve been drawn to walking around Riverside…
Read MoreClear Lake’s Gaylord Nelson was the “father” of Earth Day
Wednesday dawned brightly with a promise of reaching nearly 70 degrees. But what also arrived was “Earth Day,” a celebration of the environment many Americans appreciate. Some don’t realize how…
Read MorePlay Ball!
Today is the day I look forward to all year long. From the moment the last pitch is thrown in the World Series until the umpire once again hollers, “Play…
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