Thanks

To the supporters of mine during this past campaign for Willmar Ward 2 City Council; I wish to graciously thank you for your votes and kind words of confidence. I also want to thank those that allowed me to place my election signs in your yards.

Hats off to the anonymous lady behind this feel-good story. A Willmar man writes, “The family of my wife and I includes children that are yours, mine and ours. Fortunately, they consider it ‘our’ family. For my wife’s last birthday all the kids got together and got mom a necklace...

Hats off to the young man who jump-started a car last Saturday in the Perkins parking lot. After breakfast with cousins from Tracy, Connie and John Wanner’s car wouldn’t start. They put up the hood and the young man came to help and then went to get his jumper cables. While he...

Hats off from Florence Klein of Willmar to the gentleman who stopped with his pickup and blade and cleaned out her driveway on Jan. 30. She writes, “I was able to make my doctor’s appointment on time. Thank you from the lady in the 900 block of Fifth Street Southwest.”

On Friday morning my first-grader was loaded down with things to carry into school so I helped her out and walked in with her. I was so moved to hear and see what was in store for the early arrivers to school. I felt so very blessed to see the festive Christmas hats and sweaters...

Strong critics usually have an agenda we may not be able to discern, so as they say, "Buyer beware." Political life has become a matter of priorities and staying focused. All good-sounding ideas can't be funded, so there are winners and losers. You know, just like at home. Those...

I would like to thank the city workers for the great job that they did on trimming up the trees that line the street in front of my house. I would also like to comment on what a super job they did with the cleanup. When I mentioned this to two other friends who had their trees trimmed,...

This past weekend, my husband and I were camping at Green Lake, County Park 5. It was dusk and we were just getting off the lake. A firecracker went off, and unfortunately our small white dog got scared and bolted. We spent hours searching and talking to people in hopes someone...

On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, I would like to thank everyone who helped make our holiday community service program, Be a Santa to a Senior, such a success. With support from generous shoppers and Walgreen's we were able to collect more than 60 gifts. Thanks also...

Let us be thankful for the snow and all the beauty it brings. I have lived in four other places on Earth where we didn't have winters like Minnesota's, and I always missed them. The coldest I ever saw was in New Orleans at Christmas; the thermometer said 32 degrees, but it was a...

This time of year brings out the best in people! I recently visited my husband's grave at St. Mary's Cemetery and was touched to find a beautiful fresh Christmas wreath on his grave. I was so overwhelmed it brought tears, wondering who would take the time to do this wonderful act...

Merry Christmas These are the only proper two words for this time of year and became especially true for me on Dec. 12. I was sitting in my big chair in my living room where I spend most of my time watching TV. Actually, I think, like most older, living-alone seniors like myself,...