Opinion
Guest Editorial: Proud to serve
At 12 years old, sitting in the back of my mother’s car as we drove north on Interstate 35 to our new home in Anoka, I could have never imagined what the future held. Forty-six […]
Month: November 2014
Opinion
Letters to the Editor
There are better fixes to 55 and 3 From: Roger Rimpy, Albion Township If you travel County Road 37, the railroad crossing and Highway 55 have new traffic warnings to help the 37 drivers. CR […]
Opinion
Around the Bend: ‘Almost’ gratitude
Every Thanksgiving I give thanks that there’s dark meat on the turkey too, and that someone else is bringing dessert, and that cranberries only show up on holidays. If you’re thankful for cranberries, you can […]
Opinion
For What It’s Worth
The Christmas holiday season gets underway this week but not before the Thanksgiving holiday – a great American holiday and tradition. I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends and find […]
Sports
Cards cruise past Crusaders in opener
The Annandale boys basketball team defeated the Mayer-Lutheran Crusaders by a 39-point margin at home on Friday, Nov. 21, at Annandale High School. It was the first game of the season for the Cardinals, and […]
Sports
River Hawks off to checkered start
It has been a busy November for the North Wright County River Hawks, who are 3-2 after five games and have outscored their opponents 21-15. The season began with a 5-2 win over Brainerd-Little Falls […]
Sports
Knickerbocker to play college ball
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Cardinal basketball player Chase Knickerbocker signed a national letter of intent to begin playing basketball for the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles starting in the fall of 2015. "I made […]
Sports
Annual Turkey Trot set for Nov. 27
The Annandale-Maple Lake Lightning wrestling team will host its 5K Turkey Trot at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27. Runners and walkers are welcome, and the event is open to the community. Four turkeys […]
News
Witching hour
Annandale Cardinals Theater performed three showings of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ last weekend. Here, Nicole Kottila and Quinn Ryan played the roles of a boy and his grandma. For more photos, see a copy of […]
News
Kiwanis club turns 25
As 2014 draws to a close, members of the Annandale Kiwanis Club are looking back on a quarter century of service to their community and the wider world. At the same time, the international organization […]