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“We don’t push them but they sell themselves,” Olson said. “It’s predicated on the back story. There are indigenous grapes grown in Croatia. The Teran red grape, Plavac Mali, the white Malvazija. And there are others as well. Winemakers in places like Napa Valley don’t want to grow them so it provides Croatia with notoriety.” On New Year’s Eve, Olson, partner Duane Jahner and manager Ryan Baber opened Good Intentions Uncorked. The timing of their move during a global pandemic was questioned but Olson said, “That’s exactly what we’re going to do.” Olson, a native of the...

Madison’s city commissioners on Monday heard the first reading of a temporary ordinance dealing with issuing licenses or permits for medical-cannabis enterprises that want to operate within Madison’s city limits. While the state of South Dakota looks to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana and cannabis products for medical purposes, state law allows cities such as Madison to have cannabis establishments obtain a local license, zoning permit or registration to operate. The municipalities can also charge a reasonable fee for the license, permit or registration. On Monday, member...

Board makes decisions on sewer system’s future Soldiers Grove SOLDIERS GROVE - The Village of Soldiers Grove made several noteworthy decisions about their sewer utility at their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 8. Those decisions included selecting a contractor for the massive sewer system upgrade project scheduled for this summer and fall, and agreement to write an ordinance adjusting their sewer rates. Bart Nies, owner of Delta-3 Engineering was present to share the results of a request for proposals conducted at the village office on Thur...

Croatian wine is shedding its rep as cheap plonk – here's why (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images) Croatia has an ideal climate for wine making, but lacks the reputation as a solid producer of premium bottles. For years its exports would feature in the bottom echelons of wine lists, labeled – mostly fairly – as cheap and cheerful plonk. But not any more. The UK’s first Croatian wine importer is run by two retired Lieutenant-Colonels, one from the British and the other from the US army. Blue Ice Wine UK co-founder Guy Denison-Smith was deployed to the Balkans in 1999 ...

You may know author Randy Frazee as the architect of The Story, a collection of stories, poems, and teachings from the Bible that reads like a novel.  Subsequently, this literary project went on to become a theatrical celebration of faith, one that featured co-author Max Lucado, and popular musicians Steven Curtis Chapman, Natalie Grant and others. What you may not know about Frazee is that he battled clinical depression for months following the success of The Story Tour. But from these ashes, he experienced firsthand the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. These experiences for...