Just a thought - Eli Lutgens
From left: Phillip and Barb Lewison, Madison Sladek, and Eli Lutgens
What I thought was a vacation to visit South Dakota’s Badlands, National Parks and the Black Hills turned out to be an emotional trip back in time.
Four years ago I wrote a column about my second-grade teacher, Barb Lewison. A few weeks later, another former teacher, Mary Sack, mailed her...
The last time former Star Eagle Publisher Lavonne Meyer and I visited, it started when she banged on my front door, waking me up from a peaceful sleep.
She was mad.
After I relieved myself, got dressed, and hurriedly put on shoes (without socks), I opened my front door to see which...
I was awoken at 2 a.m. Saturday morning to the sounds of screeching tires and brakes. A minivan had stopped behind my apartment and lights were shining into my apartment. A few minutes later, the vehicle parked in my neighbor's driveway.
After calming down I was almost back to sleep when I...
Tuesday afternoon I had the pleasure of attending the Waseca Exchange Club meeting. The day prior, Mikhail, the Exchange president, had shared the presentation he was going to be giving with me in advance: it was about his experiences on Sept. 11, 2001. It remained powerful as I heard it for the...
With this edition of the paper publishing on 9/11, I wanted to feature stories remembering the day.
On Tuesday afternoon I attended the Waseca Exchange Club’s meeting. Stories from 9/11 were shared.
Minnesota State House Representative Tom Sexton’s wife Jeanne Sexton was in...
Last Monday I was at an Albert Lea Kwik Trip store when a voice I had not heard in a long time said, “Hi, Eli.”
In disbelief I turned around, stunned.
The man saw my face and said, “Grandma’s Kitchen.”
It was Bob, former owner and cook at a restaurant my dad and I frequented...
This past Friday morning I made the 1.5-hour drive to the Xcel Energy Center for the annual Minnesota state high school wrestling tournament.
Waseca County sent 13 wrestlers, all of whom I worked to keep track of for two days.
In the end I had the privilege of photographing three medalists:...
This past Friday morning I made the 1.5-hour drive to the Xcel Energy Center for the annual Minnesota state high school wrestling tournament.
Waseca County sent 13 wrestlers, all of whom I worked to keep track of for two days.
In the end I had the privilege of photographing three medalists:...
This week I had the opportunity to attend the Minnesota Session Priorities event.
The day began with an hour and a half drive. Prior to my drive I was trying to track down a ‘car coat’ or rather some sort of jacket to wear over my suit coat. My mother, who was helping me, and I, were...
I have a happy update from last week!
An upset patron who left the unhappy review at my game store in Austin returned. He apologized not only to me, but my employee. All is right in the world.
I was grateful for the opportunity to talk about the consequences of one's actions and to talk about...