Opinion

My two cents | Thinking about soda pop...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Thinking about soda pop...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Thinking about soda pop...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

With the writing of this week’s column I hope everyone had a great Easter Weekend.I traveled to Northeastern Minnesota to get together mostly with my wife’s side of the family on the family place located about eight miles from the tiny town of Floodwood.
Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 3...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 3...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 3...By Bob Simmons

We left each other last week just as I’ve been pulled over on The Massachusetts Turnpike, this after my debut standup comedy/Master of Ceremonies routine at the famed Magic Lantern Strip Club in beautiful Palmer, Mass.
Along the way

Along the way

Along the way

|There is a permanence in the ripples we create and how they flow through the tapestry of our days. The energy we put out is a direct line to what is capable in a world sometimes filled with indifference.
Life in the slow lane?

Life in the slow lane?

Life in the slow lane?

|Every spring about this time I begin the process of getting ready to return north. The process starts with making sure that the refrigerator and freezer get cleaned out.
Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 2...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 2...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’LL NEVER do again, part 2...By Bob Simmons

Early 1980s, I was wacky radio morning man, debuting my ‘adult’ standup comedy act as Ernie the Three Legged Clown at a strip club , car broken, borrowed dads Volkswagen Beetle to get to gig. More context in last week’s issue.So to get to Palmer, Mass. and the Magic Lantern.
My two cents | Hey, that’s my house!...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Hey, that’s my house!...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Hey, that’s my house!...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

Just the other day I was scrolling on my phone when this page on Facebook popped up on my feed. It’s called, “It’s a Minnesota Thing,” maybe you’ve seen it. Usually there are Iconic pictures on it like Old Met Stadium in Bloomington, or the Hamm’s Brewery in St.
My trip home Part 2: ‘My Schnitzelbank’...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My trip home Part 2: ‘My Schnitzelbank’...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My trip home Part 2: ‘My Schnitzelbank’...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

At the top of the hill I stopped and looked into the direction of where I came. From that vantage point I could see much of the town of Windom and imagined what it might look like before the area was settled.
Stupid things I’ll NEVER do again – Stand up comedy...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’ll NEVER do again – Stand up comedy...By Bob Simmons

Stupid things I’ll NEVER do again – Stand up comedy...By Bob Simmons

The older one gets the more the years seem to blur and run together. I think it was maybe 1981 or 1982 I was hosting the morning show on radio station WARE which was located in central Massachusetts. A lot of terrific and legendary broadcasters passed through those doors.
On Wednesday, Ken and Liz Linster picked up Saralee Hoselton and took her to St. Thomas where they went to the “soup and such” supper and Lenten service.

On Wednesday, Ken and Liz Linster picked up Saralee Hoselton and took her to St. Thomas where they went to the “soup and such” supper and Lenten service.

Bowesmont lives...By Saralee Hoselton

That day, Merv and Phyllis Holter went with John and Janell Nyegaard to East Grand Forks where they wen to part two to the movie “The Chosen, the Last Supper.
Bowesmont lives... By Saralee Hoselton

Bowesmont lives... By Saralee Hoselton

Bowesmont lives... By Saralee Hoselton

Mike and Judy Stellon returned from their Lake Havasu winter home Saturday, March 22.Merv and Phyllis Holter and Saralee Hoselton were among those who had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center March 24. Saralee stayed afterwards for an afternoon of cards and visiting.