Fact or Fiction - Bob Hanson
I was moaning and groaning about how bad the Twins were playing. Genie told me, “Cheer up, the Twins could be playing worse.” So I did and sure enough the Twins did play worse. The Twins lost four straight to the White Sox who are in last place!!
Genie and I have been sitting in our lawn...
A reminder of the annual soup and dessert supper held at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church Monday, September 22, 2025 from 4-7 p.m. The proceeds will benefit food for backpacks to help childhood hunger in Albert Lea and Life Center of Freeborn County.
We are planning a crowd as both...
What time of the year is it? It’s Twins Time!! The Twins most certainly didn’t get off to a good start. I don’t expect them to win the pennant, but I do expect them to play good baseball the entire season. No collapse at the end of the season like last year.
I'm in a confused state regarding...
The following was the seen and overheard conversation of a father and a daughter in their last moments together at a local airport after her departure plane was announced.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said, “I love you and I wish you enough.”
They kissed and the...
Once again the Great staff writer Deb Bently wrote an interesting article that appeared on the front page of the Star Eagle Newspaper in New Richland, Minnesota, dated Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Deb wrote about 22 firefighters from Ellendale, Medford and Blooming Prairie completing about 12 hours...
Genie would like all of you fine readers of this column to know she made a tough decision this year regarding Lent: she gave up snow shoveling!! Her decision lasted part of one day as it started snowing the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday with blizzard weather causing the Lenten service at the...
Genie and I attended the Celebration of the Life of Les Anderson on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Salem Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.
It was our pleasure to enjoy many good times over the years with Les and wife Lois. The singing events, the bus rides, activities at Good Earth Village Spring...
Genie and I attended the Celebration of the Life of Les Anderson on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Salem Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.
It was our pleasure to enjoy many good times over the years with Les and wife Lois. The singing events, the bus rides, activities at Good Earth Village Spring...
Genie and I attended the funeral of Florence Glister at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea on Friday, February 14, 2025.
The following said our thoughts a lot better than Genie and I can after knowing the Glister family during our many years of being their neighbors in Chapeau Heights rural...
I've been noticing my memory is not as fast as it used to be when I'm trying to remember things. The slowness in recalling made me wonder about Alzheimer's.
The local chamber of commerce hosted an age friendly dementia event at the Albert Lea Fire Department building in Albert Lea with Dr....