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Jill Holland, 58 Jill M. Holland, age 58, of Annandale, died on Monday, February 26, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital following complications from a stroke. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake with Fr. Kevin Magner as...
You never know what life will throw at you. There have been a fair number of times over the years where I’ve found myself in a situation that I never saw coming and thought, how did I end up here, at this very moment? I can recall one such occasion. It was a cold Friday night in May. The weather...
“Kiss Me, I’m Irish” comes from the Blarney Stone. Irish legend says that kissing the famous stone at Blarney Castle gives the kisser the gift of charming, eloquent, and persuasive speech.  Since most people won’t get to smooch the stone, it is said that puckering up to an Irish person is the next...

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 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” – James 1:27, NIV Bible.   There...
Cal James remembers well his team’s amazing run in last summer’s American Legion Baseball State Tournament. James was one of the catalysts in leading Buffalo Post 270 one game from reaching the state...
What a difference a week makes. Just six days after coming off an emotional high of winning the Section 5-3A title, the Monticello boys’ basketball team felt the other end of the spectrum when they...
There was no power outage at the softball field last season for the four-time defending Section 8-4A champs. Looking to make it five straight trips to state, this year’s Buffalo squad knows the odds...
When my children were small, it was fun to make homemade Easter candies and treats, then hide them before they ate them all. Coloring eggs with the children was also another fun project. My favorite...
Who gets to decide when life begins? Really, sit back and ask yourself that question – what constitutes the title of “being alive?” What ramifications and qualifications do you have to meet to be...
Irene Hudek (left), this year’s Maple Lake Grande Day Parade Grand Marshal, waves enthusiastically to crowds gathered for festivities on Saturday. Close behind was Commodore Lynn Kissock. Ambassadors...
“A new downtown fire station,” said Buffalo Mayor Teri Lachermeier, “has been at the top of the list of needs for thirteen years, since 2006. We need a healthy and safe space for our firefighters.”...
Every year, Wright County deals with a calendar-year budget, but there are times when money that was earmarked for one budget year isn’t spent because the items approved in the budget weren’t...
In “The Savannah Sipping Society,” a delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy from the writing team of Hope/Jones/Wooten (“The Golden Girls,” “The Dixie Swim Club”) four unique, Southern women drawn...

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