Friday the 13th blizzard a century ago; tough winter in 1945 By Brenda Brand, Columnist 100 years ago, February 19, 1920 • Buys Building Mrs. H.E. Stevens has bought the building on Broadway, south of the railroad track, occupied by the Misses Thompson & Hagen Millinery Store.  The Stevens family will take possession the first of next month and… Read More

By Brenda Brand 100 years ago February 12, 1920 • Telephone wire and pole placement to resume The work putting in new poles and an extra wire for the Maplewood Rural Telephone Association which was started last fall and had to be abandoned on account of the early winter, will be resumed as soon as the frost is out… Read More

100 years ago February 5, 1920 • Raise sugar cane The Press would like to see the farmers plant a lot of sugar cane seed this spring. This crop can be raised here very easily and a half acre will produce from 100 to 200 gallons of syrup. This is the best kind of syrup too and can… Read More

By Brenda Brand 100 years ago January 29, 1920 • An appeal for law and order On Tuesday morning, Jan. 20th there appeared on the main street of Pelican Rapids, posters headed in large black letters as follows: “NOTICE”     “MOB” On each side of the word mob, were drawn and colored red flags.  These posters announced a meeting… Read More

That partial head of lettuce, spoiling in your refrigerator?  If you toss it in the garbage, send it off to the landfill–it will take 25 years to break down. Without  composting practices, throwing vegetable matter in the landfill is like “sealing it in a tomb.”  Even though we’re under the assumption lettuce is vegetable matter–and… Read More