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We live in the age of digital awareness that seems to mandate that we record every moment of our life or at least the good outfit we are wearing. I’ve seen a lot of people miss out on the moment going on right there in front of them while they take pictures of themselves or […]
Sometimes we talk about something for long that it feels like it takes an eternity to happen. Whether we are waiting for a wedding, a special vacation, or a huge music festival that happens locally. This last weekend was Country Boom out at West Salem at the Maple Grove Venue and it feels like we […]
Paper cheese … we all kind of like it. Paper cheese is the cheese from your burger that sticks to the paper that we peel off with our finger and eat. It’s good and is such a small amount it feels like we got something special. While it may have been joked about I don’t […]
In the 1990’s the TV viewing audience was craving something new. The interest in sports was waning a bit as Monday Night Football wasn’t ruling the airwaves as it had in the past. Game shows were still something you only watched if you were a stay at home parent or were sick and recovering on […]
Sharks: they will eat you. That’s a scientific fact. If you’re in the water and see one you should do your best to get to shore where they can’t reach you. You should not go out into the shallow waters even as they have been known to go pretty close to the shore to get […]
OH HELL YEAH! It’s time once again to party at Country Boom! Every year Jon Holthaus and his team get together and put together a party in our backyard. It’s wonderful on so many levels from not having to drive across country to get there to being able to sleep in our own beds to […]
For small towns in the rural tri-states it can be difficult to fund projects. Community centers and parks are vital to a small town’s vitality, but also don’t make the towns much money. In Wykoff, Minnesota they took the old high school and made it into the Wykoff Commons Event Center where the community has […]
We know those that have given up on trying to be better or chasing their dreams because it’s too hard. Not everyone has the drive even thought they are fully capable. Our hearts are warmed when someone that has disabilities overcome those barriers and triumph. Meet Dayton Webber who is a quadruple amputee from Maryland. […]
Sometimes it’s not about where you go to a place for food but WHEN you go. When I worked in St. Paul there was a restaurant called Aroma’s that served pizza and sandwiches. They were only open until 2PM because their crowd was mostly from the courthouse and other retail businesses that closed by 5PM. […]