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    July 19, 2019
    Jeff Roste talks about the miniature Western town that he is restoring in his workshop at his home in Alexandria. The village was built by his grandfather in the 1950s and was displayed in liquor stores where he worked in Elk River and Maple Lake.
    Restoring a tiny Western world
    Jeff Roste reached down, plugged in a cord and brought a miniature world to life. A horse bucked, two figures worked a crosscut saw and the...
    lifestyleJuly 19, 2019 - 6:00am
    Jillian Jones performs Monday, July 22, at Mount Carmel Retreat Center, 800 Mount Carmel Drive NE in Alexandria. (Contributed)
    Jillian Jones to perform at Mount Carmel
    Christian singer-songwriter Jillian Jones will return to Mount Carmel Retreat Center for a concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 22. Jones released...
    lifestyle/faithJuly 19, 2019 - 12:00am
    July 18, 2019
    How to handle problems with tomatoes
    This crazy summer has had its toll on our gardens. With the wild swings in temperature and stormy, windy weather, it's not surprising to see our plants reacting in adverse ways. Recently I have been getting many questions about weird, curling tomato leaves. Tomato plants can develop...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 18, 2019 - 12:23pm
    July 17, 2019
    Chris Giddings (left) teaches his son Kellen, a childhood cancer survivor, how to read a putt on a golf course. Submitted photo
    This Minnesota boy was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He played through
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Chris Giddings says his son Kellen is nothing short of a walking, talking miracle, and the 6-year-old will have his wish...
    lifestyle/healthJuly 17, 2019 - 11:47am
    July 11, 2019
    Hollyhocks tower against a white picket fence in the garden belonging to Sharon and Ron Svihel. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press)
    Tour spotlights five gardens
    The weather has warmed, your gardens are planted, weeded and growing; and you're ready to kick back and see what's cookin' in someone else's...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 11, 2019 - 6:23am
    July 8, 2019
    Faith news
    VBS offers "Farm Fresh Faith" "Farm Fresh Faith" Vacation Bible School with be held at Rose City Free Church from Sunday, July 14 through Thursday, July 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Teachers will share Bible stories that illustrate that "God is Always Faithful." Children will sing, play...
    lifestyle/faithJuly 8, 2019 - 10:17am
    July 7, 2019
    Intentional Interim Pastor John Hopper (center) in shown with Dan Hagen, left, president of Sauk Valley Lutheran Church, and Howard Haider, right, president of Salem Lutheran Church. In the background stands Sauk Valley Church. Salem is located just four miles away. (Roberta Olson / Osakis Review)
    Thriving through change: Salem-Sauk Valley churches have new pastor, new affiliation
    Two rural Osakis churches with roots going back to the early days of Minnesota history are thriving and growing with the help of their new Intentional...
    lifestyle/faithJuly 7, 2019 - 6:16am
    July 6, 2019
    Lhyne Campion pulls weeds and puts them in a basket at the Terrace Learning Garden near the Douglas County Library. Master Gardeners work on the garden every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and are also available to answer any questions about plants that are growing there. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
    Visit the Terrace Learning Garden
    In 1996, the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners in Douglas County started a major garden project surrounding the lower library...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 6, 2019 - 10:11am
    July 1, 2019
    Jack (right), a 14-year-old Toy Manchester Terrier, owned by Ted Nelson of Rice Lake greets Odin, a 18-month-old Great Pyrenees, owned by Catherine Olson of Duluth at the Jean Duluth Dog Park Monday in Duluth. Both of the owners remarked that they do not feed their dogs grain-free dog food. The FDA released a study linking 16 brands of grain-free dog food containing peas and lentils that may lead to heart failure in dogs. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
    Grain-free dog foods linked to fatal heart condition
    DULUTH — A move to boutique dog foods, often billed as grain-free and filed with unique ingredients such as peas, chickpeas, lentils, sweet...
    lifestyle/petsJuly 1, 2019 - 6:00pm
    June 29, 2019
    Chris Norton watches campers playing tennis during the Chris Norton Foundation Wheelchair Camp Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch near Stewartville. Joe Ahlquist / Forum News Service
    Paralyzed former football player finds inspiration at southern Minnesota camp
    STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — Chris Norton can easily imagine what his life might have been like if not for the spinal cord injury that left him a...
    lifestyle/healthJune 29, 2019 - 8:00am
    June 28, 2019
    Four Boesen brothers served as grand marshals of Alexandria's Memorial Day parade on May 26, 2014. That's Melvin in the passenger seat, and (from left in back) Gary, Bernie and John. (Contributed)
    Brothers in arms
    Melvin Boesen joined the military in 1949 after graduating from Brandon High School, and eventually his three younger brothers followed suit....
    lifestyle/familyJune 28, 2019 - 7:29am
    June 26, 2019
    Kari Rutman stands with her friend Kay Beckman in front of the Farmington home they are transforming into Risen Recovery, a half-way house for moms coming from treatment or jail. The house should open in about three weeks and can take up to eight women. Deanna Weniger / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Former addict opens her heart and a home for moms in recovery
    FARMINGTON, Minn. — On the day Kari Rutman graduated from high school, she found her 19-year-old brother Josh dead from an overdose. Six years...
    lifestyle/healthJune 26, 2019 - 11:11am
    June 24, 2019
    The Twitter Inc. logo is displayed on an Apple iPhone in this arranged photograph taken in New York. Bloomberg photo by Alex Flynn
    Twitter challenge reveals ugly truth behind Minnesota Nice
    Hard-core Minnesotans, cover your ears. It’s about to get aggressive in here.Kevin Gallatin, board member of St. Paul’s Highland District...
    lifestyleJune 24, 2019 - 11:25am
    New app helps connect hungry children with food in Minnesota
    When the school year ends, some children no longer have access to regular, daily meals. But, thanks to the Summer Food Service Program that the...
    lifestyle/foodJune 24, 2019 - 6:00am
    June 23, 2019
    Felix is recovering from water in his lungs and a concussion, and veterinarians fear he could be permanently blinded after surviving a washing machine accident.
    Minnesota cat survives 45-minute ordeal in washing machine
    MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Felix the cat used up one of his nine lives last week after he survived a 45-minute trip through a washing machine. “The...
    news/accidentsJune 23, 2019 - 11:05am
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