Opinion
Ohl: The Tingler
Jun 19, 2024
There I sat slunk down in my seat, knees up in a protective manner and my hands over my eyes afraid to look. Occasionally I would sneak a peek to see what was happening, but it wasn’t good, eyes covered again. I was at a movie theater watching a 1950s horror film. No, it obviously was not The...
Letter: Parade motorcycle stunts are dangerous
Jun 19, 2024
On a Tour de Pepin I was thinking of Bill Carls as I pedaled my bike up to Mary Huselid at The Eagles Nest in Wabasha. I asked a young woman about the triskelion tattoo on her arm. “Yes,” she replied, “my parents are from the Isle of Man.” The TT on the Isle is a major enterprise. The best...
3-speed tour riders look forward to visiting Lake City each year
Jun 12, 2024
It isn’t enough that Lake City is about halfway back to Red Wing from Wabasha, or the presence of pretty Ohuta Park overlooking Lake Pepin as a locale to brew up a mug of tea, break out some pastries and cold cuts to strengthen us all for the afternoon’s ride to Old Frontenac and back to Red Wing;...
Ohl: Chaws
Jun 12, 2024
Have you ever picked up a grasshopper and had it “spit tobacco” on your finger? It usually was not actually tobacco, but it could be as they eat plant leaves and tobacco is a favorite. The spitting is a defense mechanism they use when feeling threatened as in being picked up. The brown liquid is a...
Cottonwood fluff
Jun 5, 2024
Seemed simple enough at the time, we’d take a couple of lawn chairs down to the shore of Lake Pepin and if some boats were out we’d watch them. We took books and if the boats weren’t out we’d read the books.
But as we settled in, I was immediately cast back to the Sunday in lllinois in July when...
Ohl: The Arthritis Special
Jun 5, 2024
Pat did not fall out of the golf cart gracefully, but who does? He did a hard face plant, then instinctively, to save himself, he desperately reached out and managed to snag the moving cart with one hand. After being dragged a short distance, he was forced to release his grip. But he continued...
Let cottonwoods grow
Jun 5, 2024
It’s the time of year when cottonwood trees are shedding their seeds. With their tuft of cotton, they quietly drift in the wind. Each tiny seed must find its way to bare soil and sprout quickly, before the seed dries out. You see cottonwood seeds are born naked. They haven’t got a coat for...
Tiger Talk: Awards and recognition as 2023-2024 school year ends
May 29, 2024
The end of another school year is here. For some it is exciting to think about a whole summer stretched out in front of them, for others, like me, the end of the school year is bittersweet. I love serving students, staff and families. A busy school makes my heart happy! Thankfully, there are...
Nichols will not seek third term as mayor
May 29, 2024
After much reflection and discussion with my family, friends, and advisors, I have decided not to seek a third term as the mayor of our beloved town.
Serving as your mayor for the past almost eight years has been one of the most fulfilling and humbling experiences of my life. The trust and...
Ohl: Murphy’s Law
May 29, 2024
Murphy’s Law cannot be proven or disproven. It simply states, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” And Finagles law adds, “At the worst possible time in the worst possible way.” We all have experienced things going awry. I had a nasty taste of “This can’t be happening” just recently. I took...
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