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In eighth grade, my class made predictions about where we would be in 10 years. Most of our predictions were pretty out-there. According to us, one girl was to be the next Oprah Winfrey, another a celebrated artist. I was to be a United States Supreme Court Justice.

Each year as the River Falls Days parade draws near, the parade route gets littered with caution tape, tarps, blankets, and lawn chairs. This year was no exception, with the first spot claimed sometime on Sunday...a whole five days prior to the popular event. And while the...

Snippets from the past 70 years in River Falls.

Several years ago my wife and I visited a friend in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. a posh suburb of Detroit. To get there we chose to drive through Detroit’s downtown. What an eye-opener! Storefronts were closed. There seemed to be no one on the streets, sort of like San Francisco in...

Sending a farewell with some funny tales Before the past school year becomes a distant memory, I wanted to share some of the humorous stories submitted to me by staff members. Perhaps you will remember that the past two summers I have shared in June some true stories from the 2011-12...