Opinion
For What It’s Worth: Full caucus ahead
While it seems like a few weeks ago we were turning the calendar on another year, all signs indicate spring isn’t that far off, and next week the calendar flips to March. For all of […]
Month: February 2016
Opinion
Letters for Wednesday, Feb. 24
Shop local in this snowless winter From: Bob Fleskes, Lake John We have been blessed with another mild winter. But this lack of snow and poor lake ice has possibly caused problems. If you haven’t noticed, there […]
Opinion
One thing that’s worth quitting
Thinking about quitting? It’s never been a better time to stop smoking. If you really think about it, our bodies are amazing. They have the ability to heal a cut, mend a broken bone and […]
Opinion
Guest Editorial: At 30, conservation program is thriving
The modern environmental conservation movement is one that has brought awareness and conservation practices to many urban audiences. To some, it probably seems like a recent shift in American thinking. But American farmers and ranchers throughout […]
Opinion
Around the Bend: The survey on surveys
This may come as a surprise to you, but a lot of people care about my opinion and some of them are even willing to pay for it, or at least give me a coupon […]
Sports
Five Lightning headed to state
The Annandale-Maple Lake wrestling team competed in the Section 6-2A individual tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, at Annandale High School. Five Lightning wrestlers will advance to the Minnesota High School League State Tournament […]
Sports
Cards take share of third consecutive WCC title
The Cardinal boys basketball team finished their regular season against Breck on Friday, Feb. 19, and the Cards will once again share the Wright County Conference-West title, this year with the Rockford Rockets. Both teams […]
Sports
Cardinals keep cruising with 15-game winning streak
The Cardinal girls extended their winning streak to 15 games last week with two more wins against WCC-West foes Rockford and Mound-Westonka. Going into this week, the Cards’ overall record was 24-1. In the WCC-West […]
Sports
Moose advance to section final
For the first time in team history, the Annandale-Maple Lake-Monticello Moose have made it to a section final. The Moose may have had a losing record during the regular season, going 10-14-1 overall and just […]
School
Competition aims to help patients with cancer
One doesn’t have to search far to find someone whose life has been affected by cancer. The spontaneous basketball game fundraiser for Annandale’s Jenny Klein at the high school on Thursday, Feb. 11, was one […]