Opinion
For What It’s Worth
■ Thanks to Mike Dougherty and Bryan Bruns for their amazing service to the Annandale School Board. Mike was on the board for 17-plus years and Bryan served for 12 years. They were featured in […]
Month: January 2013
Opinion
Setting session’s 2013 priorities
The 2013 legislative session is underway. I am humbled and honored to serve the people of this area as we face challenges at the Capitol. My top priorities remain building our economy, exercising spending restraint […]
Opinion
Lockouts hurt everyone: Workers need some say in their jobs
Lockout. It’s a word that we are all too familiar with in the state of Minnesota. First, let’s be clear what a lockout is; it’s the opposite of a strike. The employer withholds work in […]
Opinion
From The Archives
February 2, 1922 The regular meeting of the Parents-Teachers Association was held at the school house on Wednesday evening. The program was put on by the students themselves. Genevieve Schierts sang a solo, followed by […]
Opinion
He’s not as tough today
The weather lately has been cold. Seems like no matter who I am talking to, the conversation usually starts with expressing how cold it is. I am really not a fan of the cold and […]
News
Pinewood Derby delights
Brody Wroblewski, Jack Nilson and Levi Marquette, right, watch their cars cross the finish line during the Annandale Boy Scout Troop 354 Pinewood Derby Saturday, Jan. 19, at Bendix Elementary. About 60 racers designed and […]
Community
Community Calendar
■ At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, Wright County will be testing sirens within 10 miles of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The testing will take less than 30 seconds. This is not an […]
News
Fire displaces young family
Robert Green and Ashley Stuve had a rough start to a frigid Monday, Jan. 21, but neither of them would have guessed that it would end with the loss of their home and all of […]
News
‘General’ is on the fast track
At their Tuesday, Jan. 22, meeting, Annandale’s planning and zoning commissioners gave their stamp of approval for the Dollar General site plan, which will now go before the city council for final approval at its […]
News
ExCEL Award winners: They know how to succeed
Ashley Wadman and Matt Fliegel have been selected as Annandale High School’s nominees for the 2013 ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) award. ExCEL is an award given in recognition to Minnesota high school […]