The AP has this story posted this aft: Gasoline prices hit national average of $4 for the first time, expected to go higher. Rather than a straw poll, let’s have…
Category: <span>Life</span>
Carlelton dedicated this memorial to former professor and dean Shelby Boardman last Saturday. It’s northeast of the Hill of Three Oaks, east of the rec center. See the May 21…
I’m heading to the Minnesota Journalism Center at the Univ. of Minnesota later this morning for a conference titled New Pamphleteers/New Reporters: Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place and…
The June issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide (NEG) (PDF) is now out on newsstands throughout Northfield. See the NEG home page, the NEG calendar page, or page through/expand this…
Former Northfield School Board member Jean Boardman died of cancer yesterday morning, less than a day after a memorial to her husband Shelby Boardman was dedicated at Carleton. (Shelby died…
Quick, while Griff and Tracy are looking the other way… …I’ll do a post that has nothing to do with Northfield. Boston Red Sox Left Fielder Manny Ramirez hit his…
Former NAG Executive Director Rebecca Tofte (AKA Becky Bazan) was visiting with Contented Cow manager Julie Bixby on the Cow’s upper deck on Wed. eve. She’s been living in Burnsville…
NUMC pastor Clay Oglesbee stops by my confessional at the GBM on a regular basis.
As a sometimes-blogger, plain talker, insightful observer, and a regular guy, he’s the kind of preacher that an atheist like me can relate to.
Plus, he’s quite easy to make fun of.
To wit:
So it was not good news for me last week when I heard that he’s been promoted to District Superintendent (southeast MN region) for the Methodist Church, as it means that he and Mary Lynn, the woman he’s been primarily been sleeping with for many years, must depart Northfield…. a requirement of the Church.
Here’s the press release:
…to celebrate the birthday of Harry Smith. Harry was known as a filmmaker, a visual artist and, at least to some, “the greatest living magician”. I first learned about him…