Runestone Days 2009 - Schedule added (a photo you can click on to enlarge)

A big thank you to Judi Andreasen, Manager, at Lakes Area Graphix and Signworx in Kensington for this JPEG of the poster. ...One error (not on Judi's part) was that the Luther League car wash on Saturday, June 20, is from 10am to 2pm, not 11am to 1pm.

Here's an ad for the golf tournament, courtesy of Pryce Score of Kensington.

Anderson's Country Lane Nursery in rural Farwell busy and open for business

Today on the way back to Glenwood from Hoffman, I took some time to swing by Anderson's Country Lane Nursery in rural Farwell. I met Ken and Pam Anderson, the owners, as well as a handful of customers and volunteer workers. It was a joy to take in the awesome environment around their buildings and nursery yard.

Ken is dealing with the final stretch of a terminal cancer battle. Not good. If you or anyone you know has a few hours to spare, it would be a blessed help if you could pitch in and volunteer some work at their nursery.

More will be written about this in the June 11th issue of the Hoffman Tribune.

Symposium on Small Towns canceled for this week - Hoffman Tribune will operate as usual

I won't be attending the UM-Morris conference on small towns; it was canceled last week. We will accept ads and news items through today and publish on Tuesday as usual.

On Thursday I will leave at 2pm for the final time of irregular Thursday hours. For the remainder of June (or until further notice) I will have the office open on Thursdays until at least 4pm.

Runestone Days Buttons for "Kid's" now on sale

Runestone Days Buttons for "Kid's" are now on sale at the following businesses: The First State Bank or Kensington, The Kensington Grocery Store, and Crossroads. They will also be available at the West Central Area South Elementary office through June 3rd. Button are $5.00, and will include addmissions to all events for kids planned throughout the weekend including: The Kids Again Inflatable Fun Show, hair spraying, face painting, tatoos, pancake breakfast, medallion hunt, money in the straw, kids craft time and carnival games too.

WCA South elementary 4th graders have "Rocket" day

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West Central Area Knights baseball bows out of playoffs with a 10-3 loss to Morris Area in the Sub-Section 6A-South semi-finals

The Knights finish their season with a final record of 6-11.

General Motors, get your act in gear! Gas is on its way up again

At Crossroads in Kensington the morning of Thursday, May 28

These automakers better get their act in gear. Gas will be $3 by the 4th of July, and probably $4 by the end of the summer. My 1991 G.M.-made auto got 31 MPG on my last tank, 31.2 on the one before that, and 31.5 on the one before that. It's closing in on 251,000 miles. A mid-size auto weighing in around 3,500 pounds with a 3.1 V6. It's got good power, a good ride, and it's been a reliable auto. My mom's 2005 Chevy Impala has near identical (about 40 lbs lighter) curb weight to my Lumina, and she can't beat me on gas mileage.

If anyone didn't know, I'm madder than H!#* about this issue.

GM Where is the Improvement !??!?!?!