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A life at the library

MARSHALL — Mary Beth Sinclair said she’s always liked books. But children were the real reason she decided to become a librarian instead of a teacher. “You see different kids every day,” Sinclair said. “At the school library or in school, you see the same kids every day for nine ...

Watching out for bluebirds

MARSHALL — If someone wants to learn about birdwatching, one of the best people to talk to is Cindy Sabinske. She spoke Tuesday morning at the Adult Community Center in Marshall. Her talk focused on the Eastern Bluebird, a bird found throughout the eastern United States, including ...

‘Something that came from the heart’

MARSHALL - Days are brighter for residents of Avera Marshall’s Morningside Heights Care Center thanks to 60 donated suncatchers. Members of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, which is locally called Xi Beta Epsilon, donated the suncatchers as a May Day project. Nursing home activity coordinator ...

Not a car, not a bike

Described as a cross between a motorcycle and a car with one rear wheel and two wheels in the front, the ultra-rare line of Vanderhall “autocycles” manufactured in Provo, Utah, are a sight to behold at first glance. “I joke with people that it is not for a shy person because it gets ...

Feeling lucky and ‘blessed’ on Stelter Holstein Dairy Farm

It’s almost noon on a brisk February morning. David Stelter walks by a couple of dairy cows standing inside the barn and into a small room to check on the newest additions. Two calves, just hours old, lay on the floor, their heads resting on the pieces of carpet laid out for them. One of the ...