Mountain Lake News

Some of the most unusual memories I have of Christmas past are based on living for two years in a community that had three special days based on the observance of Christmas.

Four New Ulm historical projects are among the 30 recipients of Minnesota Historical Society grants announced on Thursday.

Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Mt. Lake Community Center, located at 1027 2nd Avenue.

In an ambitious 1972 effort, Taste staff members traveled the state to search for foods and recipes that make Minnesota towns special.

Sponsoring the activities are Mt. Lake Community Education, Windom Area Hospital, Sanford Clinic Mountain Lake and the Good Samaritan Society of Mt.

A standing-room-only crowd inside the Windom City Council chambers Tuesday night broke into cheers and applause as Windom Fire Chief Dan Fossing and 27 members of the city's fire department walked single file into the room.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Staff writer Principal Frank Herman leads a new generation of students into a newly refurbished Spring Lake Park High School this fall.

Hazel Bohm, 91, of Butterfield, Minn., died on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, Minn.

The children had been staying with relatives in Minnesota, and the father punched out from his job at Tyson Fresh Meats at 6 a.m. to make the trek up to Mountain Lake in Minnesota to take them back home to Waterloo so they could be ready for the first day of school on Thursday.

The children had been staying with relatives in Minnesota, and the father punched out from his job at Tyson Fresh Meats at 6 a.m. to make the trek up to Mountain Lake in Minnesota to take them back home to Waterloo so they could be ready for the first day of school on Thursday.

On his June 19 radio program, Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty said Local Government Aid is a "municipal welfare system." This is both mean-spirited and wrong.

The new Go Minnesota director will take the reins of the fledgling economic development corporation on Monday.

Southwest Minnesota Chess, with members from Jackson County, recently announced a half-day chess camp for students in kindergarten through 12th grade coming to Mountain Lake High School June 13 during Pow Wow Days.