Music Strikes A Chord
I have always loved music. Most of my 9 siblings took music lessons. Many of us didn’t practice enough. I took piano lessons (3rd grade through 12th grade) from Lydia Heed in Becker. She taught piano lessons un...
Editorials
We Have A Long Way To Go To Stop Gender Violence
Last month I attended a presentation on gender violence prevention given by Chuck Derry of the Gender Violence Institute in Clearwater. As a woman, I thought I understood the issue well. As a mother of daughters...
To The Editor
During the Jan. 16, 2018 Becker City Council Executive workshop, council member Hendrickson questioned whether the council should respond to the recent editorials in the Sherburne County Citizen-Tribune. He as...
Pike O Rama Was Doug’s Valentine
Doug May, Jr. began what was - and still is - a friendly competition between 10 fishermen 19 years ago. They got together and decided the winner of the first Pike-O-Rama winner would be the person pulling the bi...
Wont You Be My Valentine?
Donny and Judy Knutson have been a part of the Becker landscape for a very long time! Both were born and raised within just a few miles of Becker and have lived in the area their entire lives. Donald is the son ...
To The Editor
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for helping to make Ivan’s Big Adventure a successful event for the Bender family. We appreciate that each of you were willing to partner with ...
A Community Of Stronger Girls And Sweeter Boys
EDITOR’S NOTE: Susana Kuehne has joined the Citizen-Tribune for a few weeks, contributing stories for the vacationing Bill Morgan. For most of my life, I played by the rules and rarely strayed from what was exp...
To The Editor
Much appreciation is due Ms. Kathryn Tasto for her initiative to announce a public meeting on the egregious nature of monetary influence in politics. My interest in this issue was heightened from serving in t...
Hamners Roots Run Deep In Sherburne County
Robert Hamner was born in 1922 in Minneapolis. Franklin D. Roosevelt was President. A loaf of bread would set you back around seven cents at the time he was born. Robert certainly has seen many changes in his 9...
To The Editor
The Jan. 20 Citizen-Tribune article, the “State Economy Is Not All Good News”, covered a Center of the American Experiment (CAE) report, presented by John Phelan at a Jan. 17 Community Partners forum sponsored b...
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