CHRISTMAS
Odds and ends...1000 words or less.
Theclean slateof the new year has already faded. As I was traveling home from dropping Cheyenne off from school a hundred odds and ends that have skittered to the outside of my life or my consciousnes...
Posted on 1/3/12 at 1:28 PM
Board Games of Christmas
It's the last day of the year...that makes this a double posting day! Our family loves board games. We love to spend time playing them, but we also love finding new ones for each other. This has beco...
Posted on 12/31/11 at 12:30 PM
A late letter
After a few weeks of relying on Dorthyisms reprints of Christmas columns written by my late mother, Dorthy Rickers I find myself in the position of having to play catch-up with this blog. For many y...
Posted on 12/28/11 at 8:40 AM
We Welcome the Light of the World
Here are some beautiful photos my friend Bruce Berg took following our Christmas Eve service this year at my "home" church ~ Atwater United Methodist. Click here and here to reflect more about thi...
Posted on 12/27/11 at 1:51 PM
The many faces for Santa Claus
Up from the basement he arose quietly, bearing gifts that were labeled for the Buntjer family. His red suit sagged where a round belly should be, his white beard was bushy and his spectacles clean. ...
Posted on 12/26/11 at 8:40 PM
Areavoices.com: Holiday traditions should continue all year long 
By The Soul Sisters , December 27, 2011
Hundreds of faithful pack Bethlehem church for Christmas Mass 
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , December 25, 2011
Areavoices.com: 'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus' 
By Sue Lindlauf , December 25, 2011
Editorial: Merry Christmas everyone 
West central Minnesota is patiently waiting for a white Christmas this year. We likely will have to wait a little longer for the good blanket of snow to fall across the region.
By Tribune Opinion , December 24, 2011
Areavoices.com: Seeing Christmas through others' eyes
By Brandon Ferdig , December 24, 2011
Areavoices.com: Santa has elves, we have each other 
By The New Forty , December 23, 2011
Areavoices.com: Remember to give thanks this Christmas 
By Peace Garden Mama , December 23, 2011
Commentary: A Christmas of choices 
Right around now is when people start fretting over creches in the public square and arguing as to whether publicly funded Christmas symbols violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment. And right about now is also when certain Jewish groups begin insisting that the answer is to place a Hanukkah menorah right next to that creche, which leads atheists to complain about a plague on both their houses.
December 21, 2011
Olivia businesses use holiday season to say thanks
By Tom Cherveny , December 19, 2011
Fire officials: Tis the holiday season, be fire-safe 
WILLMAR — This is the season of making a list and checking it twice, and fire officials are urging citizens to make sure their homes are safe from fire hazards and to check twice their Christmas trees, festive lights and holiday cooking routines.
By Gretchen Schlosser , December 19, 2011
Areavoices.com: Have yourself a stylin' little Christmas 
By Anne Polta , December 13, 2011
All welcome to join Christmas bird count 
Area birders and others who enjoy the outdoors are welcome to participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count in the Willmar area
December 12, 2011
New London, Minn., Christmas display benefits Toys for Tots 
By Carolyn Lange , December 03, 2011
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