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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Photo by Jean Ruzicka

    Loon Call —a new lounge and bristo opens in Walker (opens the original)

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    “This has been my dream,” Jackie Collins said of Loon Call, her newly opened lounge and bistro on Walker’s main boulevard, where she invites patrons to gather for “good food, craft drinks, fine wine – and great times.” “I like being a good host; let me take care of you.” Jackie began her culinary experience as a waitress at the Outdoorsman Cafe where she strived to make a “positive, joyful experience” for her customers. And now, two decades later, she wants“to share our pas

  2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Photo by Jean Ruzicka

    Open house to be held Sept 4 to unveil Akeley Museum’s renaissance (opens the original)

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    Akeley’s Paul Bunyan Historical Museum has undergone a rejuvenation. The city, as the statue and museum attest, has long embraced the folklore surrounding the legendary lumberjack. The museum made its debut in 1987 behind the big fellow, with masterminds Frances Lamb, Duane Wicks, Joyce Gunkel, Jim Hamand and Frank Lamb Sr. at the helm. But through the years, the museum’s regalia had become a bit of a jumble. “We pulled it apart and put it back together again,” Carol Stephens said of her

  3. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Photos by Jean Ruzicka

    31st Northwoods Art and Book Festival attracts many guests (opens the original)

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    A cooperative climate drew hundreds-plus to the 31st annual Northwoods Art and Book Festival Saturday in Hackeansack. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each c

  4. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Photo by Jean Ruzicka

    Seiferts are Cass County Farm Family of the Year (opens the original)

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    The first-generation farm family of Spencer and Shelby Seifert of Longville, together with daughters Cora and Sutton, has been named the Cass County Farm Family of the Year. “This has been my pipe dream,” said Spencer, who began to buy property at 26. “Something told me I had to make this happen.” “And I have a silent partner,” he said of Shelby – “who’s not always silent,” he joked. The couple were married in the farm’s field. “I’m very proud of him, from where he’s

  5. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Photos by Jean Ruzicka

    Kidnapping of Charles Ross in 1937 featured at Cass County Museum (opens the original)

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    A rapt audience arrived at the Cass County Historical Museum to learn of a kidnapping whose perpetrator had Minnesota roots, with some of the ransom money eventually found north of Walker. In late September 1937, Charles Ross, the wealthy president of a greeting cards company, was driving toward Chicago when he was pulled over and kidnapped, presenter Ron Manger explained. The ensuing investigation quickly became one of the largest for the then-evolving FBI. On Oct. 10, 1937, the mastermind of

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