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Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

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Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

Bowesmont Lives | By Saralee Hoselton
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
On Easter weekend, Mike and Judy Stellon went to their Maple Lake home. Visitors included Brooks and Tarri Stellon, Amelia and Domenic, Brenda Landowski and family, Dan and Jessica Mapel, Taylor Hermanson, Austin Hermanson, and various friends also visited.
Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

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Bowesmont lives | By Saralee Hoselton

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
On Tuesday, Saralee Hoselton took the PCMGT van to Grafton where she ran some errands and visited at the Lutheran Sunset Home. Those she visited included Ann Osborne, Clarice Mosolf, and Linda Hoselton.
My two cents | Thinking about soda pop...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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

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

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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

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

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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

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Along the way

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
|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?

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Life in the slow lane?

Lesa Van Camp
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
|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

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

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
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

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

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
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.
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