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April 12, 1941-June 13, 2006 Detroit Lakes native Richard A. Clark, 65, of Blaine, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, after a courageous, three-year battle with a brain tumor. Richard Alan Clark, the son of Mike and Dorothy Clark, was born April 12, 1941 in Detroit Lakes. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps, having served in the Vietnam War.
April 12, 1941-June 13, 2006 Alvin A. "Bud" Erickson, 87, of Detroit Lakes, died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at St. Mary's Nursing Center, Detroit Lakes. Alvin Albert Erickson was born to Albert and Mamie (Habedank) Erickson on Aug. 21, 1918, in Lake Park. He grew up in the Lake Park area. In October 1941, he enlisted in the U.S Navy. "Bud" served in the Pacific Theatre until being honorably discharged in October 1945. After the war, he attended trade schools, and was licensed as an electrician and plumber. In the late 1950s he opened his own business, Erickson Appliance and Service.
Dec. 16, 1922-June 13, 2006 Thelma V. Meyer, 83, a summer resident of rural Audubon, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at St. Mary's Regional Health Center in Detroit Lakes. Thelma Vesta Fagerlie was born to Alfred and Vesta (Johnson) Fagerlie on Dec. 16, 1922 in rural Audubon. She graduated high school at Wibaux, Mont., where she was also an outstanding basketball player. She attended the University of North Dakota and the University of Arizona at Tucson; receiving a degree in English. Thelma married Henry Meyer in New York City, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 1946.
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) are on opposite sides of the coin again. Last fall, it was CAFTA and the sugar provision in the federal energy package. This time, it is $4 billion in ag disaster relief, some of which would have aided three northern Minnesota counties. The measure was deleted during U.S.
Col. Basil Leblanc is returning to Minnesota this week after spending eight months with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. It includes three months in Iraq with the 1/34th BCT as brigade surgeon. Leblanc, speaking to Minnesota reporters by telephone Wednesday, said the 90 days have been very instrumental and productive. "The 1st Brigade soldiers are doing an excellent job," praised Leblanc. "As we better define the issues, we are able to focus our efforts in making (Iraq) a free and self-reliant country." Wednesday's weather in Iraq was hot.
Cars (G) NNN1/2 (out of 5) Starring Owen Wilson as Lightening McQueen Paul Newman as Doc Hudson Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera Larry the Cable Guy as Mater Cheech Marin as Ramone Tony Shalhoub as Luigi Studio: Disney/Pixar Directed by: John Lasseter By KEVIN CARR I have to admit that when I first heard about "Cars," I was a bit nervous. There was something about this film that just didn't seem right to me. Maybe I was afraid that Pixar was due for a bomb.
Can you remember when you had to get up from your seat in order to change the television channel? Or when the closest thing to portable music devices was a giant boom box propped up on your shoulder? I certainly don't. In the past decade more technological advances have been made than in the past century. Everyday life has been greatly enhanced (depending how you look at it) because of countless little inventions. Things that used to take hours to do now are completed within minutes, and trips once taking weeks are now cut down to days.
Summer is a refreshing time of year. It is a time of relaxation and relief. Memories are made, and happiness can be found. Good times always come with summer, for example, summer love, summer jobs and summer vacations. Everyone deserves a break from the everyday lull of life. It isn't exciting waking up at the same time every day, going to the same job, completing the same household chores and talking to the same people. As long as there is repetition in our lives, there will be a need for vacations. Summer vacations are all around us.
When I first heard the radio news report last week my initial reaction was how ridiculous is that. The story was the U.S. military had entered the domestic wind generation scene by putting a halt to all construction. The Pentagon is worried about the towers' effect on military radar operations. Why would the Pentagon get in such a huff about that, I wondered.
