By Rev. Anders Nelson Mabel-Henrytown Tri-Point Parish - Mabel First Lutheran Church, Scheie Lutheran Church and Henrytown Lutheran Church Body: In the mainline protestant tradition, the first Sunday in November is All Saints Sunday, the Sunday immediately following All Saints Day, the day in which we remember those who’ve died both in the immediately preceding year, as … [Read more...]
Thyme & Again – A Gratitude List Calendar
By Angela Denstad November is equal parts linger and scurry, pressing on in fits and starts as we brace ourselves for the exhilarating race through the holiday season down to the bottom of the year. Given this month’s ample opportunity for reflection and importunity to prepare our hearts and homes in hopes of joyful times to come, here’s a quick calendar list of gratitude … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past – Life Saved by a Hunting Knife, a Ray of Sunshine and Booze
Around home in Houston County, he was known for his humorous watercolor cartoons. In Europe, his photography helped the United States Army defeat Nazi Germany. George J. Stuber (1922-2020), after graduating from Aquinas High School in La Crosse, learned his craft while employed by Century Photo. Initially a janitor, he had become a manager by the time World War II took him to … [Read more...]
Thanking a Teacher I Don’t Even Remember
I was a first grader when I was given a free road map of the state of Minnesota by the owner of a gas station. He said it was around my age, so he wouldn’t charge me anything for it, even though most of the places were spelled correctly. He added I’d need it now that I’d gone to school in a feeble attempt at becoming a learned man. The map was almost as enlightening as the time … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – The Light of All the Saints
By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist We had an unusual All Saints Sunday at Chatfield UMC on November 2. While we always celebrate the saints who have gone before us and who now surround us a great cloud of witnesses; this Sunday we also baptized a newly named saint of God. As we lit the candles of remembrance for the saints we were honoring who are no … [Read more...]
Your Flying Farmer – Thankful November
It’s November! I love November! It’s the start of the celebrations I look forward to the most. November is my favorite because it’s the kickoff to the season! If you ask my kids, they’ll tell you I have a lot of favorites. Does that mean I don’t actually have a “for real” favorite? That could be true. May is my favorite spring month, June is my anniversary – an automatic … [Read more...]
It’s Only a Paper Moon Moonwalking Over a Cardboard Sea
What is the moon up to now? I’m not sure. Folks used to pay more attention to full moons as a way to track the seasons. January’s full moon is called the Wolf Moon because of the howling of the wolves. It’s also called Cold Moon, Severe Moon and Canada Goose Moon. Here are the names of the full moons for the rest of the month. February: Snow Moon – also Bald Eagle, … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past – Uncooperative Pony, Cooperative Threshing
[atlasvoice] A good farm dog was valuable and greatly appreciated, both as a loyal friend and an indispensable co-worker. “Every good farmer had to have a good farm dog,” informed one anonymous man, interviewed in this 21st century about his 20th century boyhood in southeastern Houston County. He fondly remembered a “beautiful” collie named King, who accompanied him each … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Flashback – Norwegian Kubbestols
By Cheryl Boyum Eaton 1877 Peterson Museum Board Member Many people are familiar with the talents involving Norwegian descended women, notably the baking of lefse, rosettes and krumkake, and the fine handiwork like tatting, weaving and rosemaling. Fewer are aware of the folk art products made by Norwegian men. These talents have been “passed down” to their … [Read more...]
Minnesota Cover Crop Selector Tool Updated
By Katie Drewitz University of Minnesota Extension PRESTON and CALEDONIA, MN, October 21, 2025 – Earlier this month, significant updates to the Midwest Cover Crops Council’s cover crop selector tool for Minnesota were published. A group of Minnesota researchers, agency staff, seed dealers, and farmers came together with Midwest Cover Crops Council staff to discuss … [Read more...]