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100 Years Ago April 25, 1918 Billy Moore will talk on the war. Sargent Billy Moore, famous American soldier, will bring the real message about the war as he has just returned from Europe. Sergeant Moore is enlisted in the renowned Fifth Battalion of the First Canadians and will be...

Continuing care campuses throughout the United States have weeks or months dedicated to the wonderful professionals who take care of our elderly residents and tenants. Galeon is no different in this way, we love to celebrate our staff and thank them in many different ways. But one...

To the editor: Over the years, many small country cemeteries (ones without a church supporting it) have watched as less and less monies come in for the up keep of these cemeteries. I'm sure many of you know of country cemeteries that are being less and less maintained or some that...

To the editor: As you may be aware, the Osakis Public School District recently started an assessment process to determine how well our current facilities meet the needs of our students, staff, and community. This process will include gathering input from our stakeholders, examining...

Battle Point in the 1970s started to get pressure to stop camping from its neighbors. I remember there was camping into the mid 70s. In 1977, the Minnesota DNR did a quitclaim and conveyed to Todd County interests in the land (Battle Point).

100 Years Ago April 18, 1918 Fight against barberry plant. Teachers of all the schools of this county received a letter asking them to enlist the help of their pupils in digging up and destroying the common barberry plant — not the Japanese variety of this plant — throughout...

100 Years Ago April 11, 1918 New car for rural carrier. John J. Hanson, mail carrier for rural route no. 3 is now making his trips in a spic and span new Ford touring car. Four of the five routes out of Osakis are now being made by automobile during the open months. Scarlet Fever...

'Tis the season. Tax return season, that is. The season where many large, consumer purchases are made possible with the down payment a tax return provides. It's one thing to buy something outright, but increasingly more and more consumer spending is on items that require some level...

100 Years Ago April 4, 1918 More Osakis boys get across to France. Word has been received by Osakis friends and relatives of the safe arrival in France of G.R. Lee, Carl Gingery and Kenneth Stevens, who are with Uncle Sam's military forces.

Every school district has a mental health team that works with students and Osakis Public School is no different. We have three individuals who do a wonderful job of helping students in various capacities deal with whatever situation may come up. Please remember schools employ more...

To the editor: I thought the issue of a new City Hall was dead and now I see that it has raised its ugly head again. Forward thinking says Mr. Snyder? How about yet another frivolous expenditure like the too narrow one-way street in our downtown area?

They sat in the duck blind, the old man and the kid, waiting. The old man's eyes constantly scanning the skies for any sign of life while he chewed on a stub of a cigar. The kid's eyes scanning the toes of his boots, the bubbles in the pond and every other random thing that snatched...

100 Years Ago March 28, 1918 Creamery fire. The Belle River Creamery, located near the Belle River store, burned down Tuesday afternoon at 3, together with the machinery and equipment. The fire caught in the saw dust in the ice house, but how is not known. Owners report a loss of...

To the editor: In the nation's rural communities, where the food that feeds the world is grown, food insecurity is endured by millions of children, seniors, and hard working Americans. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps stave off hunger in one in six rural...

100 Years Ago March 14, 1918 Colts at auction. Ad: Saturday, March 16, I will offer at the Big Barn Feed in Osakis, a pair of two-year-old colts, both mares. Will make good work team. These colts will be offered for sale at Public Auction at 2 o'clock p.m. of that day. Gus Norheim,...