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Choosing my next chapter

Dear Annie: My children are trying to move me into assisted living, and I feel like I’m being slowly erased. I am in my early 80s, and I still live in the home where I raised my kids. It is not fancy, but it is mine. I know every creaky stair. I know which window sticks in the winter. I have neighbors who check in on me, a routine that keeps me grounded and a life that feels familiar and dignified. Here is the part that makes me feel misunderstood. Last Sunday, I hosted what I have hosted for years, coffee and banana bread after church. Nothing glamorous. Just a few neighbors at my ...

Make the most of the food you buy

Dear Heloise: When I buy a rotisserie chicken, I eat one leg and thigh while it is nice, warm and tasty. Then I put the bag of chicken in the fridge. I later take the breast meat off for chicken salad to eat alone or as a sandwich, and I always put a 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder in the chicken salad. I use the remaining leg and thigh meat to make a chicken noodle casserole and boil up everything else into a delicious soup. -- Fran, via email Fran, during the depression, our grandmothers often made the most of everything they had. As they said then, “waste not, want not.” I like the ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLISH (February 24, March 3, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BROWN FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 08-PR-25-1180 Estate of Wade Richard Lastine, Decedent NOTICE IS GIVEN that a Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Ap- pointment of Personal Representative (Unsu- pervised) has been filed with the above Court and will be heard on March 16, 2026, at 9:15 a.m., by Zoom (remote hearing). Objections must be filed with the Court pri- or to or raised at the hearing. If proper, the Personal ...

Police logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to the Brown County Evaluation Center at 1:49 p.m. Saturday after a small bag of a white, powdery substance was located. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine. It was not determined who was responsible for bringing meth into the facility. A report was done for documentation. • Responded to Nova House at 5:26 p.m. Saturday for a 23-year-old Pequot Lakes female on hold that left the facility, after telling staff she was leaving with her father to go home. Crow Wing County was advised the female left with her father. The woman returned to Nova ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLISH (February 24,  March 3, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BROWN FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 08-PR-25-1180 Estate of Wade Richard Lastine, Decedent NOTICE IS GIVEN that a Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative (Unsupervised) has been filed with the above Court and will be heard on March 16, 2026, at 9:15 a.m., by Zoom (remote hearing). Objections must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full ...

Spring break planning has me feeling broken

Dear Annie: Spring break is coming, and instead of feeling excited, I feel like I’m bracing for impact. We have school-aged kids, and every year this week turns into a mix of pressure, money stress and hurt feelings. Some families we know are doing big trips -- skiing, the Caribbean, Disney, you name it. My kids hear about it at school and come home with that look that says, “Why aren’t we doing something like that?” I try to stay upbeat, but it stings, especially because I work hard and still feel like I’m coming up short. Here’s the bigger issue: My spouse and I can’t ...