In my opinion, the Eats and Beats events held on Third Street in downtown Marshall this summer were widely welcomed by the community. Eats and Beats was held every Thursday 6-8 p.m. for five weeks. It featured a variety of food and drink vendors and live music. Tables were placed on Third ...
The city of Marshall is blessed with two great cemeteries (Calvary and the Marshall Cemetery), two places that offer many windows into the community’s past. They should be visited, even by people who don’t have a loved one buried in them. They should be enjoyed. They should lead to learning experiences. All of that will happen today with cemetery walks at the Marshall Cemetery. Walks planned for 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. will feature information collected by project coordinator Maureen Keimig. In between the walks there will be a presentation at the Marshall Lyon County Library by ...
Well, gas prices have doubled since the war started. To justify what has happened with the sharp increase, we hear about how high gas prices were in 2022, from the same people that were complaining about it then. Only now we are hearing from these people that it isn’t that bad. First let’s see what caused the gas price increase in 2022. Russia invaded Ukraine and their oil was sanctioned to stop the invasion. Then the pandemic was coming to an end and a massive increase in driving and jet fuel consumption started, combined with closures of refineries and reduced operations by the ...
You might have heard. Babe Ruth played in Sleepy Eye. For thirty years, I’ve tugged and pulled at that game in every possible way. My fascination with that day in my hometown’s history began when I was doing research for the Brown County Historical Society 30 years ago for an exhibit: “Baseball and Brown County, A Glove Affair.” Growing up here, we always knew about Babe’s visit. The picture of Babe and Yankee teammate Bob Meusel in front of the grandstand appeared in the paper every so often. They looked cold. That fall was the 75th anniversary of the Oct. 16, 1922, ...
Scandinavia is a northern European region that consists of three countries: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The area is characterized by a shared cultural, historical, and linguistic heritage. The term “Nordic countries” is often used to encompass Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, ...
Norman Teigen was born Sept. 28, 1942 to Elna (Tjarnagel) Teigen and Bjorne Wollen “B.W.” Teigen in Chicago, Illinois. The family later moved to Mankato. Norman was the third of the Teigens’ four children. The eldest, David, is four years older than Norman, while Phillip is one and ...
