General
January 28, 2012
Please join the River City Ballroom Dancers for an evening of dancing and fun on Saturday, February 11, 2012. The evening begins with an optional Waltz and Swing dance lesson at 7 p.m. followed by dancing from 8 to 10:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Winona Athletic Club on the corner of 5th and Mankato Streets. General admission is $10 per person, $5 per person for students. Singles and couples of all ages welcome...
January 4, 2012
Join the River City Ballroom Dancers at their upcoming dance on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The dance will be held at the Winona Athletic Club's 2nd floor ballroom. The Athletic Club is located on the corner of 5th and Mankato Streets in Winona. The evening begins with an optional Tango and Hustle dance lesson at 7 p.m.
September 5, 2011
Saint Paul, MN alternative-folk quartet The Brilliant Beast will be in Decorah to open for Luther College blues-rock darlings General B & The Wiz on Saturday September 24th at the Americana Bar & Grille.
July 24, 2011
General B and The Wiz is a gritty blues rock band led by Luther College seniors Seth Duin and Quincy Voris.
July 7, 2011
The River City Ballroom Dancers will be hosting a ballroom dance on Saturday, July 16, 2011. The dance will be held at the Winona Athletic Club on 5th and Mankato Streets. The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. with an optional Tango and Samba dance lessons followed by dancing at 8:00 p.m. General admission is $8.00. Student admission is $5.00. Singles and couples of all ages are welcome to attend. No dance...
July 1, 2011
Well, I made a small foray into activism. I had this brainy idea of a digital protest against the war. But I needed some help and found it was surprisingly difficult. People either couldn't put themselves out there or simply forgot or whatever. Plus, I am not technologically savvy so the time required versus the skills I had did not line up. But over and over, I kept thinking of what General Kelly said in his article in the Washington Post in...
April 18, 2011
Regulars at the Winona Senior Friendship Center’s weekly game of 500 utilize the recreational activity to help keep in good physical and mental health
Every Tuesday, Kevin Spalding walks through the double doors of the Winona Senior Friendship Center. The 44-year-old is well below the specified age of 55 to participate in senior center activities, but fellow gray-haired attendees look the other way.
April 15, 2011
People have such a desire to own their home and land.
Before 1862, land was sold by the U.S. General Land Office for $1.25 an acre. As of 2011, an acre of good quality farm land can go for $4,000-$5,000 an acre. This is pretty amazing how much an acre of farm land has risen in the last 100+ years.
February 14, 2011
WSU’s Hmong American Student Association will hold a memorial service to remember General Vang Pao at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Student Activities Center, Kryzsko Commons.
January 27, 2011
I needed one more Gen. Ed. class to complete my last semester for my associate’s degree in accounting. I decided to take Minnesota History. I figured it would be an easy A, because being born and raised in Minnesota, and traveling all over the state on summer vacations, I thought I knew a lot about Minnesota.
Boy was I wrong.