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Drug store provided more than medicine

A century ago, grocery stores, bakeries, hardware stores and farm related companies were anchors in business districts. In early 1923, talk in Holdingford was of the return of another business. …

Changing my garden plan

Bean and radish seeds have been purchased, with kohlrabi, cucumber and zucchini plants on my list. The last few years, I haven’t had much luck finding zucchini plants, and I can’t seem to …

A sweet hobby

The Minnesota Department of Revenue lists honey bees as animals not subject to taxation when sold.   That is part of a legacy of an Avon resident at the beginning of the 20th century. …

Mothers hold everything together

Within the span of one week, I went to a funeral for a mother of four and attended the baptism of a baby and graduation of a preschooler. My siblings and I attended a funeral in Barnesville for …

Weird baseball countdown

Baseball language often contains numbers and numerical expressions that have nothing to do with math class. Phrases like “3-2 count,” “6-4-3 double play” and “1-2-3 …