Hi Neighbors,
Kyle and our boys have built an Igloo in our front yard. You might notice reflective blankets on it the next couple days to preserve it through these warmer temps. The boys have decided they'd like to do...
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VOLUME 1
As I write this, it is late January, the stock market is still trading near all-time highs, a Reddit army just blew up Wall Street short sellers on Game Stop (GME), the Biden-Harris administration is trying...
A CONTINUATION ON HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING LOCAL BUSINESSES
Providence Academy
At the beginning of 2021 Dr. Todd Flanders of Providence Academy shared with LocalTies how COVID-19 is impacting this area’s private school. We started by asking for his...
Health and fitness have been a way of life for Suzann Yue since she was very young. At 18 years of age she was first introduced to the martial arts, discovered she had a natural talent for it, then...
Our community lost a long standing, loyal member and generous soul just as Covid-19 was overwhelming our psyches. Slight in stature, her size didn’t take away from the impact she created - Phyllis was the matriarch of the Doboszenski...
A continuation on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting small local businesses.
2020 and the pandemic have rocked Medina Entertainment Center’s world
Due to Governor Tim Walz's executive order all in-restaurant dining, indoor recreational activities and indoor events including wedding and...
Photos by Ann Marie Grocholski, AMG Photography
Becoming Lost
When you grow up in a town as small as Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (population 2502), everyone knows your name, your business, and pretty much everything else about you. Ben Hovland experienced this...
An environmentally friendly alternative to a classic American tradition.
What is a natural pool?
The natural swimming pool movement is widely considered to have begun with Gottfried Kern in Austria around 1954. He was the first to partition his pools, creating...
Change. It’s been synonymous with Covid. Here, five Hamel and Medina businesses share their stories of change to adjust to the new normal.
OAK Eatery adds staff due to increased business
Dawn Nelson, owner of OAK Eatery, reflects on how COVID-19...
The Halversons on Business, Homeschooling & Culture Over Color
Photo credit: Justin Cox Photography
It is said our hardest experiences are the best lessons in preparing us for life’s challenges. Significant highs and lows in business that most people never encounter...