Winona
May 9, 2012
Big Man is worried about what to get me for Mother's Day. I don't like plants and books are as essential to my life as food so there is a steady supply of those. And yet I kind of get a bit nauseous when I read from other moms that all they want from Mother's Day is to be with their family.
I want to think they are lying.
I need a lot. Mostly, I want to be left alone to write and take a walk. I would then find a few girlfriends and a bottle of...
May 9, 2012
One year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.
May 7, 2012
Local artist Monica Veraguth is displaying works of art at the Winona Public Library throughout May and June in the Bell Art Room located on the second floor. A variety of subjects are presented, including many local landscapes, regionally inspired landscapes along with a small selection of expressionistic pieces. The event is free and open to the public. Veraguth is a self-taught impressionist artist primarily focusing on Winona area landscapes...
May 3, 2012
The city of Winona, Minn. has undergone many changes since it was settled by in 1851. In 1853, the town was laid out into plots of land, with growth expanding the size of the town rapidly over the years. In 1857, Winona was officially incorporated as a city.
May 2, 2012
He can’t remember much of the accident, or the following couple of weeks for that matter; but friends and family help Bob Pacocha fill in the missing pieces of a fall that changed their lives.
May 2, 2012
A small, clay angel dangles from a branch at Lake Winona.
May 1, 2012
“We should’ve brought gloves,” said Lisa Mullen to her niece Larissa Olson as they poked their fingers through thorny bushes near a house on Gilmore Avenue in Winona, Minn. The two aren’t spending the day gardening; they are searching for hidden treasures.
May 1, 2012
The thing Adrienne Tryan misses the most about living off the grid is her blender.
April 30, 2012
Join the River City Ballroom Dancers for an evening of dancing on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The evening begins with optional Waltz and Salsa dance lessons at 7 p.m. followed by dancing from 8 to 10:30 p.m. The dance will be held at the Winona Athletic Club's 2nd floor ballroom on 5th and Mankato streets in Winona. Admission is $10 per person, $5 for students. Singles and couples of all ages welcome to attend. No dance...