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If you like piña coladas, you may have escaped to the local watering hole for an umbrella-topped, pineapple-infused treat in a pre-pandemic society. Post-CO
ANGOLA â The Angola Plan Commission on Tuesday approved the subdivision of a property owned by Greg and Natalia Baird at 800 Butler Street into two separate lots, a decision the Bairds had requested. The Bairds went before the Commission seeking to legally divide their almost five-acre residential property just north of Angolaâs Hulbert Hills Subdivision into two lots so they can build a house on the new, vacant lot. They plan to eventually sell their existing single-family home and move into the proposed residence once it is finished. The Commission approved the vacation of the lot...
Old headline resurfaces as causionary tale: Beware of botulism DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - As another canning season approaches, it might be worth taking a moment to remember the story of Edward and Delphine Hein. The couple threw a dinner party 80 years ago at their farmstead two miles northeast of Grafton, N.D. Written By: DL News Staff | 8:39 am, Aug. 16, 2011 × This edition of the Walsh County Record from 1931 is filled with stories about the fatal dinner. Later, a 13th person would fall victim. Special to The Forum DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - As another canning season approa...
“Hello, Central!” If you’ve been to Nome for the Iditarod finish, you’ve definitely heard the resounding voice of longtime resident and beloved Mayor Richard Beneville. We will miss his enthusiasm when the race returns to Nome for the 50 th anniversary running, but we know that his spirit will be there welcoming each and every team as they cross the finish line. Below are the storylines to watch, and you can access these clips via the Iditarod Insider-led press pool Dropbox here: http://bit.ly/Iditarod21. Front of the pack Dallas Seavey’s team is catching the eyes of fellow co...
BE liquor store sales top $2M By Chuck Hunt - Editor | Feb 28, 2021 Blue Earth’s municipal liquor store had a banner year in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and possibly because of it. In fact Blue Earth Wine and Spirits topped the $2 million mark for sales in a single year for the first time ever. “As far as I know, that is the highest sales in a one year time,” Blue Earth Wine and Spirits manager Dave Olson says. “And I think it can be attributed to COVID. Our monthly sales went up after things were shut down last March.” City administrator Mary Kennedy praised the staff at ...