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Andrea Borsvold

Counting Chickens and Tomatoes

Chicken owners know there is this thing called chicken math where the numbers are all made up and no one really knows the right answer. “How many...

Black Snakes & Sparklers

Most of the summers of my pre-teen years were spent up in Michigan, North Dakota.School in the Boston Hills would let out sometime during the...

Andrea Borsvold

Happy Birthday America!

Each generation for the last 250 plus years has probably felt like they have seen it all, lived through the worst of the worst, celebrated bigger...

Meals, Munchies and More

I was looking for a recipe for pineapple cookies that my mom used to make. Honestly, they were terrible cookies. I don’t even know what they were supposed to be like...

Meals, Munchies and More

The forecast is looking perfect for the 4th of July. The recipes this week are also looking and tasting pretty perfect too. Tostado dip is a...

Kicking Bear

First Lutheran Church To Host VBS “Bible Boot Camp

”On Wednesday, July 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM , First Lutheran Church will host a one-day Vacation Bible School (Day Camp). The afternoon will be action-packed with...

'Church' happens wherever two people gather to celebrate Jesus,...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksIt was 7:15 p.m. … Already 15 minutes late.But no more people were wandering in.Michael, our gracious and gifted musician...

Bill Petersen (MSTRWD President), Alex Roppe (East Park Township), Tony Nordby (Houston Engineering, Inc.), Kevin Roppe (East Park Township), Mori Maher (MSTRWD Administrator), Kyle Schlomann (MSTRWD Staff), Robert Adam (MSTRWD Staff), Tyler Larson (MSTRWD Staff), Blane Klemek (DNR), Jesse Roberts (DNR), Jason Wollin (DNR)

Nelson Slough Project to Improve Flood Control and Habitat

Strandquist MN — The Nelson Slough Improvement Project, a major initiative within the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD), is...

Making up this group were Steve Larson, Jerry & Lisa Johnson, Rick & Terri Qual, Brad & Barbara Richards, Blake Wrigley, Travis & Megan Will, and Troy Lund. All the gentlemen are Shriner members.

Maintenance Crew Adds Fun to KUK Train Ride

Annual festival group brings fellowship, costumes, and laughter to Wagon Wheel RidgeFor the past 10 years, a group of friends has made...

Kittson County Commissioners Approve Part-Time Deputy Hire, Reviews...

KITTSON-The Kittson County Board of Commissioners approved hiring one part-time deputy for the Sheriff’s Office during its regular meeting, while also taking action on...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago July 16, 1926Halma celebrated another victory over the Karlstad ball toss Sunday afternoon. After playing five innings of nice ball, Areless for Halma and...

One week of churning butter at Lancaster, summer of 1913

The Good Ole Days in Kittson County

John LagerBy Caroline (Lager) Erickson John Lager, a farm boy, and son of Per and Christine Lager, was born September 12, 1888, at Lancaster,...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago July 9, 1926An unusual accident occurred Wednesday, last week, when the little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Knut Roisland of Erie suffered a severe cut...

Dan Kenneth Heppner, 77

LObituary/Dan Kenneth Heppner, 77

Dan Kenneth Heppner passed away on June 24, 2026, at the age of 77.Dan was born on October 22, 1948, to Peter and Katharina Heppner. As a boy, he...

Harry's House

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