School notes: School starts September 7

The start of a new school year is an exciting time. This year is really special with almost all of the construction and remodeling completed. Students and parents have been coming into the school to look around and they have all been impressed by the changes.

CMH news: Happy Birthday to Mabel Grenier

Happenings at Community Memorial Home the week of Dec. 20-27.

Osakis Nutrition Center: September 6-10

Osakis senior meals are served at the Community Center.

Nelson Senior Meals: September 6-10

Nelson senior meals are served at The Corral from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Special Olympian defied the odds for gold medal victory

Four generations of the Abbott family made the trek to Nebraska to watch one very special athlete who was competing in gymnastics nationally for the very first time.

• Gold medalist

You'll be the envy of the lunchroom with this Choice Roast Beef Sandwich

My granddaughters were talking with me recently about going back to school, wondering who their teachers would be and which of their friends might be in their classes this year.

• Lots of flavor
• Video -- Sue shows an easy way to prepare avocado for Choice Roast Beef Sandwiches
• On her blog, Sue’s kitchen is still a zucchini zone
• Recipe card: Choice Roast Beef Sandwiches
• Options
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Growing Green: Harvesting fall fruits

Late summer harvest is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for most home gardeners.

When Crohn’s takes hold

About 1.4 million people in the U.S. have either Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis; region has pockets of disease

If these sites could talk; historical areas shed light on past

For those people who think history is just some dry reading in textbooks, think again.

School notes: Staff workshops and school open house

Summer is about to come to an end for 130 staff members at Osakis Public Schools.

Got zucchini? Moist cake flavored with orange liqueur, zest makes good use of summer’s bounty

Many years ago, when my husband and I bought our first house, I couldn’t believe our luck when we moved in just as the beautiful vegetable garden in the small back yard was profusely producing and ready for harvest. We enjoyed garden-fresh meals for weeks.

• Takes the cake
• Video -- Sue demonstrates an easy way to dice zucchini
• On her blog, Sue stirs grated zucchini into a one-dish Southwestern-style meal
• Recipe card: Orange Zucchini Cake
• Garden fresh
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School notes: The mindset list makes you think

Few in the class know how to write in cursive. This is just one of the 75 items on the Mindset List of the generational changes facing this fall’s entering college class of 2014.

Osakis Nutrition Center: August 23-27

Osakis senior meals are served at the Community Center.

Nelson Senior Meals: August 23-27

Nelson senior meals are served at The Corral from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Osakis grad is now published author

Lewis Mundt coming to Cherry Street Books for reading August 28

• Lewis Mundt