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NEW PLATEAUS Seeing For the Very First Time: Ambient Social Networking
We all knowpopular websites like Facebook and Twitter as examples of how people keep in touch with others via the Internet. We now live a world with an added layer: a virtual existence. You're on a tr...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:07 AM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Beijing Means Business
Here's a picture book for your eyes and minds highlighting some illegal entrepreneurs, the business district of bustling Beijing and Walmart in China. Enjoy! A common sight in Chinese cities are the...
Posted on 7/14/12 at 9:03 AM
THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW Lego My Legos!
I am not sure that there is a better toy in all creation than Lego. Seriously. And yes, Im a girl. I dont know why it is that Lego is considered a boy toy. They are making more girl Lego now, an...
Posted on 5/2/12 at 7:04 AM
REPRINT 1986: When William Taft Visited Worthington
Former President William Taft once visited Worthington, as this 1986 Ray Crippen article describes. Fascinating!...
Posted on 2/27/11 at 6:00 PM
HEALTHBEAT Towards a healthier U.S.
The Healthy People 2020 priority list was announced last week, and guess what? It's a thoughtful and comprehensive list that encompasses a wide range of issues that help contribute to - or detract f...
Posted on 12/6/10 at 4:59 PM
Rosie outlook: Longtime HRA director prepares for retirement
WORTHINGTON — Rosie Rogers didn’t really know what she was getting into when she applied for a job with the Worthington Housing and Redevelopment Authority some 28 years ago.
She had just returned from a trip to Germany with the Worthington High School choir and found a letter in her mailbox from friend Nancy Gruchow.
“She had clipped out the advertisement and included a note that said, ‘I could see you in this job. Do your community a favor and apply,’” related Rosie.
By Beth Rickers , January 12, 2013
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Globe trotters: Students expand their horizons through international programs
WORTHINGTON — With high school behind them and the world before them, three 2010 graduates of Worthington High School (WHS) are among those who decided to expand their horizons and further their cultural educations last semester. Traveling to diverse locales — Ghana, Denmark and Hawaii — these students each spent at least four months studying outside their comfort zones, gaining independence, confidence and insight in the process. Here is a brief account of their recent sojourns.
By Beth Rickers , January 05, 2013
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Peddling clothes: Marguerite's legacy draws to a close in downtown Sibley
SIBLEY, Iowa — “You don’t see ads for girdles anymore.”
That is Marguerite Bothof’s first observation as she looks over several decades’ worth of clippings of advertisements for the store that bears her name.
By Beth Rickers , December 29, 2012
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O Christmas Tree: Deck the halls with boughs of metal
Judy and Jon Benson’s Christmas tree doesn’t have any tinsel. The light that illuminates it comes from below, not from individual lights on its branches. But it’s still got plenty of sparkle.
The Worthington couple is enjoying their first year of having an unconventional Christmas tree.
By Beth Rickers , December 22, 2012
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O Christmas Tree: Angels from the realms of family
CURRIE — Louise Gervais doesn’t expect that she’ll get together with all the members of her large family this Christmas season. But they’ll still be with her nonetheless.
On Louise’s Christmas tree hangs an angel ornament representing each family member — her eight children, 25 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and all the spouses that have joined the clan. Her husband passed away 10 years ago, but he’s there, too.
By Beth Rickers , December 22, 2012
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O Christmas Tree: Blinking merrily on high
WORTHINGTON — Each year, Maynard Townswick’s Christmas decorating job gets a bit tougher. That’s because what he is decorating gets taller.
Maynard spends a couple days decorating the trees in the front of the home he shares with wife Jeanene, much to her delight.
By Beth Rickers , December 22, 2012
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Game show guy: Slayton native spins wheel to contestant success
WORTHINGTON — Are you a Wheel Watcher?
If your TV-watching schedule includes a daily dose of “Wheel of Fortune,” then you likely heard a male contestant mention he was originally from Slayton, Minn., on an episode a couple of weeks ago.
By Beth Rickers , December 15, 2012
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What a stitch: Dorothy Cummings showcases hobby at rural home
WORTHINGTON — The number of quilts Dorothy Cummings has fashioned in her lifetime likely stretches into the multiple hundreds. She’s stitched up quilts for family, friends, acquaintances and many strangers.
When one is done, she’s eager to move on to the next project, so she doesn’t get too attached to her creations.
By Beth Rickers , December 08, 2012
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Gem of a guy: Tom Ling's work always shines at art center's holiday exhibit
WORTHINGTON — When Tom Ling looks at a piece of ivory — in a former life, a piano key — he sees the image of an elephant, an animal that is being slaughtered by the thousands for its valuable tusks.
December 01, 2012
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Novel ideas: David Mastbergen discovers a niche for storytelling
RUSHMORE — When David Mastbergen sits down with his computer at the kitchen table, he quickly gets lost in his work.
The stories flow from his brain to the computer keyboard so fast that his fingers can barely keep up. He is currently in the midst of writing his fifth book.
By Beth Rickers , November 24, 2012
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Creative team: Noah & Sarah Hoehn use Internet platform to pursue musical project
Local audiences know Noah Hoehn as a homegrown talent — an accomplished harmonica player, percussionist and vocalist who is a three-time winner of the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for performing musicians. They may also recognize his wife, Sarah Hellstrom Hoehn, who often sits in the front row of his performances, taking photos and video.
By Beth Rickers , November 17, 2012
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Men of Honor: Legion, VFW members collaborate to provide military rites
WORTHINGTON — If the local Honor Guard had a motto, it might be similar to what’s inscribed on the General Post Office in New York City: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
In the case of the veterans, however, it could read: Neither snow nor blizzard nor rain nor sleet nor gale-force wind nor cold nor heat stays these men from honoring their fellow veterans.
By Beth Rickers , November 10, 2012
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Hometown guy: Jim Laffrenzen retires after 42 years of working for city
WORTHINGTON — As the newbie on the Worthington Street Department in late 1970, one of Jim Laffrenzen’s first tasks was to walk in front of what was then the city’s sole snowblower, directing its path and that of the drivers who were hauling off the snow.
“It was cold, and you had to dodge ice chunks, but it was a job,” he recalled. “Those first seven winters, I probably spent 15 to 18 hours straight every time it snowed out in front of that blower.”
By Beth Rickers , October 27, 2012
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On the front lines: Erick Baumgart relives history as World War II re-enactor
WORTHINGTON — In real life, Erick Baumgart is an officer in the Worthington Police Department, a relative newcomer to the community, having moved here from Winona less than a year ago.
But on the occasional weekend, Baumgart assumes a different persona — that of a World War II paratrooper in Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
By Beth Rickers , October 20, 2012
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Proud to persevere: Bob Rohrer reflects on life affected by childhood polio
WORTHINGTON — As people sometimes do as they approach a milestone birthday, Bob Rohrer recently took some time to reflect on his life. Bob turned 70 on Sept. 13, and what put his lifespan in perspective was a yellowed and tattered newspaper clipping from 60 years prior (above left), when Bob celebrated his 10th birthday in an iron lung at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
By Beth Rickers , October 13, 2012
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