Just a thought - Eli Lutgens
Another Mother’s Day has come and gone.
I would like to thank the mothers in my life for everything they do.
Starting with my mother.
Thank you for raising me. Teaching me quality newspaper lessons.
My mother doesn’t get enough credit for the opportunity or lessons she...
Another prom season has come and gone. The pleasure in covering this staple of the spring season is the energy and joy the teens show as they dress to the nines and take part in a formal event.
I had the responsibility to photograph this year’s NRHEG prom. The teens were a pleasure to work...
Over the past month, I have had numerous health complications.
This past week I battled Influenza B.
A visit to the doctor Thursday confirmed this. Despite having what I described as the worst sore throat of my entire life, the doctor was impressed my throat looked so good. I will...
Winning a state championship is hard.
Waseca County schools sent three teams to the state basketball tournament this season.
The NRHEG girls, JWP boys and Waseca boys.
For the girls, they lost their Miss Basketball finalist to injury in the section finals. It took a heroic,...
I have been enjoying a great number of stories via Audible this year. Audible is an application which reads stories to the listener.
Editor Deb talked to me numerous times about the benefits of listening to stories as opposed to reading them. (Not that she or I don’t still read.)
I...
I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota State High School League State Tournament last week in Minneapolis. It was a pleasure, as always. Special thank you to Matthew Petsinger for allowing me the courtesy to share his suite with him during the long in-between periods of the matches.
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I had the pleasure of attending another Minnesota Sessions Priority event with the Waseca Chamber of Commerce this past week. We were introduced to many candidates for Governor, including Senator Amy Klobuchar and local representative Peggy Bennett. Those were the two we had pictures taken with,...
I am returning home this week after a relaxing, event- and friend-filled vacation, with the final leg bringing me and company to the Everglades.
This past weekend I picked up editor/writer Deb Bently and her sister-in-law Joan from the Orlando International Airport. Their flight was quite...
This photo was taken from the third floor of the mall with the city skyline in the back.
This week, Thursday morning, I drove to Miami for my friend Paul and Heathers’ wedding, scheduled for Saturday.
A three-and-a-half-hour drive, arrival at the hotel and unpacking was followed by Paul’s bachelor party. I use the term party loosely. Our destination was a large, semi-outdoor,...
Last week I wrote about the first part of my trip, leaving off on Monday, with the plans I had for Tuesday, forward. I am writing this column from Anastasiia and Kyle’s couch in Philadelphia. I have two birds, Petri and Loki, sitting on me as I type. (see picture)
Monday afternoon was spent...