Opinion
For What It’s Worth: Fourthtastic
This issue of the Advocate is always a fun one, and one of our best of the year. Thanks for reading. The Fourth of July Section has a lot of great information and stories in […]
Month: June 2016
Opinion
Life on the Lakes: Food from the deep, food for all
We used to fish for strings of sunfish, filet them, and eat them like popcorn. It must be one of the sweetest fish on the planet. With the passing of my gramma, who was the […]
Opinion
Guest Editorial: The Americans
Editor’s note: Canadian journalist and radio personality Gordon Sinclair gave the following broadcast on June 5, 1973, to his Toronto audience. Since then the transcript has been replayed and reprinted thousands of times. "The Americans" […]
Opinion
Tom Speaking: Annandale, the generous
I have been a full-time resident of the Annandale area for 19 years now. In those years I have been continuously reminded of how generous the people of this community can be. Recently three very […]
News
Settler scenes
Fair Haven celebrated its 90th annual Old Settlers Day Picnic on Saturday, June 25. Sunny skies and a brisk breeze made for perfect parade-viewing conditions early in the day, though some weather moved in later […]
News
Fourth features big parade, much more
By the beginning of this week, signs of Annandale’s impending 127th Fourth of July celebration were already visible. Carnival equipment had arrived near Municipal Park, the police department was adding part-time staff and a large […]
News
Sylvia infestation confirmed
After additional searches by multiple agencies turned up a second zebra mussel in Lake Sylvia on Tuesday, June 21, the lake is now officially considered infested with the invasive species. That makes Sylvia the third […]
News
Perfect score once again
The Annandale Care Center celebrated some good news on Thursday, June 16, after learning that the facility received a perfect score on a recent inspection. That makes it twice in the past four years the […]
News
Judge argues against Heinrich
Efforts to suppress evidence collected last summer at Danny Heinrich’s Annandale home, along with motions to suppress statements made by Heinrich and to re-locate his trial, were dealt a blow last week. U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
News
Kothrade promoted
Jennie-O Turkey Store announced last week that Nancy Kothrade of Annandale has been promoted to Manager, RWOA (Raised Without Antibiotics), Live Production. Kothrade started her career with Jennie-O Turkey Store as a live production intern […]