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Since spring has finally sprung, and with it comes new beginnings and new challenges, which is exactly what we look forward to here at Galeon. If you remember back in February, I wrote an article about 2019 being the year of improving the benefits to our residents. We were planning...

100 Years Ago May 22, 1919 Osakis Observer founder has died. Pioneer Minnesota newspaper man, Mr. Frank Jay Meyst, died at his home in Minneapolis May 7, at the age of 61 years. Meyst founded the Osakis Observer in 1880 and will be remembered by many of the old timers here.

When is enough, enough when it comes to taxes? Back in the first part of April, Todd County sent out what I call the blue sheets or property valuation notices for 2019, payable in 2020. Within a few days of these being mailed, my phone started ringing. Now, I was not only getting...

100 Years Ago May 15, 1919 Petition for underground crossing. More than 60 farmers from Osakis township and Belle River met with the village council last Thursday evening to discuss the matter of petitioning the railroad company for an underground crossing west of town, to replace...

100 Years Ago May 8, 1919 Businessmen to visit Osakis. This community will be visited by more than 100 Minneapolis businessmen in June, on the occasion of the renewal of the annual friendship-making tours, which had stopped during the duration of the war years. Representatives of...

For 116 years, the First National Bank of Osakis has been locally-owned and managed by the Evenson/Olson family. With the community and our customers in the forefront of my mind, I want to publicly explain the news that you may have heard elsewhere: The First National Bank (FNB)...

What does our Mental Health Team do?

100 Years Ago May 1, 1919 Soldiers receive banquet. The Red Cross of Douglas County is tendering a banquet for all returned soldiers of the county at the Firemen's hall at Alexandria, Saturday evening. May 3, at 6:30 o'clock. Every man, whether he served in the Army, Marine Corps...

100 Years Ago April 24, 1919 Grand-nulla party huge success. One of the prettiest parties of the season was the grand-nulla contest given last evening by the Mesdames George Willett and Ed. Cruse at the home of the former. Cards were played at four tables and an elaborate midnight...

Over the weekend I witnessed one of the best brawls seen in quite some time. There was biting, squawking, hissing, and more than once someone almost lost an eye. I had managed to finagle a three day weekend to enjoy the amazing spring weather and get some overdue cleaning off my honey-do...

100 Years Ago April 17, 1919 It is now Capt. Doyle. Friends of Lieut. E. O. Doyle, dentist in the Chaugren block, are congratulating him this week upon the captain's commission he received last Friday direct from General Pershin's headquarters in France. Capt. Doyle saw extensive...

Spring will bring many beautiful and wonderful things with it to us Minnesotans (assuming you're one that doesn't suffer from allergies). Outside of the obvious warmer weather, lakes opening up and trees getting buds, people are starting to get outside, yards are being tended to,...

100 Years Ago April 10, 1919 Three brothers die within one week. A very sad incident occurred last week when three brothers, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilcox, died on the A. N. Drake farm east of Villard. All three died from influenza and pneumonia. Mr. Wilcox had just purchased...

100 Years Ago April 3, 1919 Child injured by boiling sap. Laura White, a 6 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dode Whte of Leslie, is at the Park Region hospital in Osakis recovering from the effects of a terrible accident. At 6 o'clock last evening she fell into a pan of boiling maple...