By Don Kruse, editor The Advertiser-Courier Carl and Eunice Ploeger, for years, have been talking with me about their annual Minnesota fishing trips to Lake George, just north of Park Rapids. So Saturday when I attended the Governor’s Fishing Opener in the Land of 10,000 Lakes in Park Rapids, I thought it’s time to check out this small lake that, for many years, produced nice catches for the Ploegers. Carl,
By Don Kruse, editor The Advertiser-Courier Maybe Mother’s Day will be the pivotal point in our weather, but for now I’m wondering, whatever happened to spring? Winter hasn’t let go, it seems, as many parts of the nation are realizing damp, cold and rainy weather. I visited in Virginia Beach over a month ago. The azaleas were not blooming, much behind schedule, and it was unseasonably cold. The dogwoods and
By Don Kruse, Editor The Advertiser-Courier Week-long senior class trips have long gone by the wayside, and there are issues that come into play as to why schools frown on them. Some would say it’s because of the high cost, while others would point to the liability of taking a group of students on long, overnight trips. Our class took a day trip to Lake of the Ozarks, back in
By Don Kruse, Editor The Advertiser-Courier We would be remisce if special words of thanks were not extended to Will Zwickelmaier, who resigned his position as Hermann High School band director last week. He is leaving to follow his wife to Paducah, Ky., where she has accepted a position after receiving her doctorate in physical therapy this semester at St. Louis University. “Z,” as he is affectionately called, commuted to
By Don Kruse, editor The Advertiser-Courier It might not be a big deal to you, but the meat industry last week announced it is overhauling its labeling system on cuts of beef, pork, lamb and veal. That comes in hopes of being less confusing for consumers, but I can remember when I puzzled a butcher at an Iowa grocery store when I asked him if he had any pork steaks.
By Don Kruse, editor The Advertiser-Courier This former basketball beat writer had the TV rug pulled from under him Sunday afternoon, in the midst of the NCAA basketball tournament, and there’s little you can do when a snowstorm is bearing down on you. Snow on my dish, I believe, was the culprit. The weight of the white stuff shifted the dish, moving it out of line with a high definition
By Don Kruse, Editor The Advertiser-Courier I saw a flock of robins in my front yard Sunday morning, a harbinger of spring that perhaps can even give you a better feeling than March Madness, and basketballs bouncing on hardwood. It was a beautiful sight for weary eyes that had, two days before, witnessed another late collapse by the Missouri basketball team. Warmer weather is on the way, and this off-season
By staff writer Austin Ruediger of Hermann was in a tie for
By staff writer Hermann’s Blake Grannemann broke his own school record in
Crusade Against Cancer Hog Roast has been re-scheduled to May 18th.
By staff writer Approximately 200 family members and friends gathered at the