Mother’s Day And Others
Sadly, Mother’s Day is no longer celebrated directly in our household. When you get to be my age (best of luck there, Sparky!), the natural cycle of aging has more than likely removed one or both of your parent...
Editorials
Pink Garter Memory From My Only Prom
I have been an awful owner to my 1968 Cadillac DeVille convertible.It had occupied space in a garage for over two years, unattended to, not even started. As rambunctious as that old girl is, she took a lot of ag...
Letter To The Editor
What a great weekend of events at the Becker Community Center! On Saturday, Becker’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon hosted a celebration for Military Kids Day. A huge thank you goes out to all of the businesses and ...
Letter To The Editor
This year, I’ve been hearing from residents of Sherburne County about the importance of adequately funding roads and bridges. Properly maintaining transportation infrastructure is one of government’s most import...
Best Vacation Ever
A couple weeks ago, my wife and I took our first “official” extended vacation together since our honeymoon (1995). (“Official” because we have in fact taken weekend vacations, but nothing more than a few days). ...
To The Editor
May we never meet. The Sherburne County Attorney’s Office and Victim Services provides help to victims of crime. The folks that we work with are not defined by gender, color of their skin not the amount of the...
To The Editor
I am continually amazed at how blessed my life is! Becker is such an amazing place! The book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend states,"Love leads to a blessed state and a state of cheer. Love...
The Church Is The People
Our church, of course is very small. A sanctuary, an altar, a parish hall. A place to worship, to sing, for quiet prayer And we rejoice in seeing our good friends there. The Ladies Aid is active from January to...
Letter To The Editor
This year National Volunteer Week is April 12-18. The Points of Light Foundation, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, wrote that this week “is about inspiring, recognizing and encou...
Letter To The Editor
I am writing to you in response to the decision that was made at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 7 to approve the $65,000 bunker 8 and 9 upgrades. My husband and I would first like to thank Mayor Jero...
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