Happy New Year to all our Patriot readers! I love coming into a new year. You’re still on a high of Christmas joy, and there’s a new year full of possibilities ahead of you! If you are looking for a unique New Y...
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)This has been a difficult year, and unfortunately the holiday season has been no exception. Every part of celebrating has become more complic...
Nothing in nature ever stays the same. It is a mantra that I find myself telling people more and more. We expect nature to always be the same. And worse yet, we tend to look back at the “good old days” and remem...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Kids jingle belling and everyone telling you, “Be of good cheer.” It’s the hap - happiest season of all, when friends come to call. There’ll be parties for hosting, mars...
TO THE EDITOR:Ryan Pridgeon has been our Fire Chief for six years and has been with the Department for 26 years. THANK YOU for his service time. Mike Keller has agreed to become our new fire chief. ALL members o...
Feeling sentimental while decorating our Christmas tree, I reflect on the bittersweet memories of Christmases past, and loved ones who’ve passed. Pressing on in the second year of an historic pandemic, some of u...
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)We’re finally making ice! I know last week’s cold weather was unwelcome for some, but it’s great to see snow Minnesota. As we move deeper int...
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)A new economic forecast recently issued for Minnesota projects a state record $7.7 billion budget surplus for the next two-year budget c...
Friends and neighbors, You may not know this, but December 13 marks an important anniversary. It is the date that is officially recognized as the birthdate of the National Guard. It was on that date in 1636 tha...
TO THE EDITOR:We are residents of Orrock Township and receive THE PATRIOT. I got a chuckle over Bill Morgan’s editorial titled “ ‘Tis the Season of Complaining.” Bill’s concluding comments about the Savior are a...
