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I said my final goodbye to my lifelong friend Elaine last week. We grew up on a farm in Tintah, Minn., and went through high school together. I moved to...

I've received several e-mail versions of going into a room and wondering, "What did I come in here for?" It goes on to detail the distractions that are linked, one...

An old Cold War gag: "One Russian is an anarchist, two Russians is a chess game, three Russians is conspiracy, and four Russians is the Budapest String Quartet." For me,...

I suspect that some people who come to our house wonder why the central item hanging above the sofa in our living room is a large oil painting if a...

If you have always wanted to learn the art of wood carving now is your chance. The Wood Carving Club will be offering "Wood Carving 101" for beginners at the...

During 2009, 19 volunteer Evergreen readers read to area nursing home residents during the residents' recreation time. This program, designed to bring some additional stimulation and cheer to nursing home...

The boy awakened to the sounds of the morning: his mother calling the hens, a rain of oats on a tin tray, a scamper of claws, the tapping of beaks...

Our New Year's Eve was different this year for the first time in many years. As usual we operated rather low key compared to some gatherings on the last night...

Volunteer tax counselors are needed for the AARP/Paul Bunyan Senior Activity Center tax assistance program for the elderly and low income. Almost all tax returns are prepared on computer. About...

There are few parents who have not heard that same plaintive response line from their child being chastised for doing something questionable: "But everyone's doing it!" That line is supposed...

I hadn't given it much thought until Oprah announced that she's quitting her daily TV show, and there was a great uproar about what would happen to her brand. Then...

I was born Sept. 8, 1939, in Northfield, Minn. In October 1941 my parents, brothers and I moved to southwestern Minnesota to the city of Tracy. At the time, during...

On Nov. 5, North Country Health Services Foundation presented a "Lifestyle for Wellness" seminar. It was at noon with a nice lunch, so we had to RSVP for reservations. (As...