Fact or Fiction - Bob Hanson
It’s time for another running of the words column so there it comes.
A. Congrats to the Ellendale American Legion Post 296 for being the outstanding post in District One.
B. Congrats to Roger and Shirley Enderson for their part in being a century farm since 18612 in Freeborn County...
After an easy winter Genie and I decided to visit her cousin Sandy in Harrison, Arkansas.
We scheduled our visit over Palm Sunday, leaving Albert Lea early a.m. Thursday, March 21 staying overnight in Marshall, Missouri and arriving in Harrison Friday March 22. The return trip was leaving after...
After an easy winter Genie and I decided to visit her cousin Sandy in Harrison, Arkansas.
We scheduled our visit over Palm Sunday, leaving Albert Lea early a.m. Thursday, March 21 staying overnight in Marshall, Missouri and arriving in Harrison Friday March 22. The return trip was leaving after...
As I am writing this column for April 4th, a light bulb just went off in my head. April 4th is the home opener of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Team.
As per other baseball seasons, the Twins will once again be sponsoring “Lutheran Night at the Twins.” The date is August 13, 2024. F.R.O.G. (...
Who is a confused Republican voting for? Genie and I watched the “State of the Union” message as given by President Biden Thursday evening March 7, 2024. I know that many of his “quips” were actually written into his speech by writers for him.
Even so, my feeling is, “What happened to the...
This has been declared the warmest winter since records were first kept.
I keep a pocket book calendar every year. Looking back in 2022 – Bob Goetz, Paul Prozt and I were ice fishing on Lake of the Woods March 15, 16 and 17. A Bombadier (a vehicle on tracks) took us to and from the fish...
According to my calendar, the first day of spring in this year 2024 will be March 19.
Based on what I have been seeing though, spring is already here, having arrived before March 1 in southern Minnesota:
Chickadees, nuthatches, small and large woodpeckers, red-headed woodpeckers, ducks,...
In like a lamb out like a lion: that’s the long-standing formula for the “transitional” month of March.
This year the month entered like a lamb with the overnight temperature from February 29 to March 1 staying above freezing. At this point in time, the old worn-out theory is half true....
Genie and I enjoyed a Sunday Valentine's brunch at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland on Sunday, February 11, 2024. They served 'til noon per the flyer. Once again you can't believe all you read as Genie and I got there just after 12 noon. (I wonder how many more would have filled their...
Editorial note: Bob’s column arrived a week late due to some postal problems. (None of which were the fault of Bob Hanson)
Another Running of the Words column:
Genie and I had bean soup followed by a chocolate or butterscotch sundae during the Super Bowl game on February 11th. We...