Month: January 2011

If you think winter is the saddest time of year, you are not alone.   An annual phenomenon known as "the winter blues" strikes a familiar chord in the hearts of many Minnesotans.   Some who are […]

When Tom Nowak decides to put snow to good use he doesn’t build your basic three-ball Frosty the Snowman.   That isn’t good enough. Nowak takes the tradition of building a snowman to a higher level. […]

Annandale’s American Legion post, believed to date back to just after World War I, is in danger of disbanding for lack of participation.  Officials of Post No. 176 have called a meeting next week to elect […]

Five-year-old Sommar Weber is usually as bright and active as the time of year that sounds like her name, according to her grandmother, Sue Yanish.  But the Bendix Elementary School kindergartner hasn’t been herself lately after […]

One of two men who stole thousands of dollars worth of ice-fishing gear from Annandale-area anglers will likely spend a lot of time on the road before he pays his debt to society.  Trevor J. Koshiol, […]

With a housing market in crisis due to nationwide foreclosures and a state budget deficit projected to be about $6 billion, it wouldn’t seem as though too many state-run grant programs would be left untouched. […]