Fact or Fiction - Bob Hanson
Sometimes your fellow human beings can make you proud to be an American!!
One such event occurred this summer in Albert Lea at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.
The decision was made to remove all the Dutch elm trees along the fairgrounds border on Bridge Street in Albert Lea. The...
Genie and I drive older cars. Hers is a 2006 HHR Chevrolet and mine is a 2012 HHR Chevrolet. The HHR Chevrolets have been very good cars as far as we are concerned. Both vehicles get 25-30 miles per gallon of gas with a lower than new vehicle insurance premium.
Would we recommend the...
After taking some time off for a while, I'm back into the writing of the article.
Genie and I were in Harrison, Arkansas for two long weekends in April and May of this year. Genie attended a weekend retreat for just ladies in the mountains above Harrison. The natives refer to the area as...
Genie and I take our turn at serving coffee and goodies at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church rural Albert Lea Sunday morning February 15, 2026. We notice those in attendance are older in comparison to those attending the coffee hour 10-15 years ago. Where are the younger Central Freeborn Lutheran...
For a change this column will start out with “Odd’s and End’s” followed by weather related items.
Do you know where in Albert Lea you can purchase BaBa Ghanoush?? Try the new grocery store called Aldies.
If you plan on honoring a special Valentine person with Valentine candy, I...
“Windy,” many times is the term used to describe someone who likes to talk.
“Windy” has taken on a new way to describe something. If you have been in and out of your residence the month of January, you will agree “Windy” is an often used word by the local weatherman. In my case I used a...
Genie and I took a day of rest Sunday, December 28, 2025 after the usual end of the year activities.
On Wednesday, the 24th of December Christmas service at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church, a family Christmas dinner in Owatonna on Christmas Day, friends at Main Street Restaurant in Albert...
It’s that time of the year when one isn’t quite ready to advance to the current year of 2026. (If you are still in “2025”- don’t feel behind as you know lots of people slow to change.)
With the major changes in the daily temperature from the day before it most certainly qualifies as the...
How did a blizzard ruin family holiday plans?
Genie and I left Walker, Minnesota Tuesday morning November 25, 2025, heading home to Albert Lea, Minnesota. We ended the day staying that night in Crosby, Minnesota due to a blizzard plus a car problem. (The overnight caused us to miss...
The Minnesota Deer 2025 hunting season for the area I hunt in ended Sunday November 23, 2025.
On Monday November 24 we drove our son to the airport in Duluth, Minnesota to fly home to Buffalo, New York where he is an employee of the a Immigration Service. It was a very nice day for flying...