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Sports highlight community involvement, teamwork

Perham FocusThe 2014-15 athletic season has brought me several firsts; including my first Minnesota State Cross Country Championship, Heart O'Lakes basketball game and Minnesota State Wrestling...

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Referendum Responsibility

Perham FocusSomeone recently told me that they knew that I was a big supporter of the school referendum. That I was all for raising people’s taxes for a...

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Free-range parenting and egg bombs

Perham FocusA recent article in a magazine brought up a concerned citizen’s out-spoken dismay (She called the cops.) because some local parents had let their two children—aged six and ten—play...

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In the Write Zone

Perham Focus     Words and coherently writing them down for others to read have been a big part of my life since I won my first writing competition in the seventh...

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No time to cry over spilled ketchup

Perham Focus   One of the best parts of working for a weekly newspaper is all the great festivals and community gatherings I get to attend.    With camera in hand, I ...

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The word ‘another’ has become bothersome with regards to school shootings

Perham Focus Stephen Colbert, on his former late night TV show, The Colbert Report, use to have a funny segment called “The Word,” where he would discuss a topic of...

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Close encounters of the DNR kind

Perham FocusI’ve had two encounters with the DNR—Department of Natural Resources. The first happened at small claims court, a place where I took minor disagreements with customers regarding bill...

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Vote for schools Nov. 24

Perham FocusSometimes it’s difficult to see the forest for the trees. That seems to be the case with the Perham-Dent School District referendum, which voters will decide Nov. 24....

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Many folks contributed to election

Perham FocusTo all who helped the Perham-Dent School District referendum pass, a hearty thank you. The voters were the key players last Tuesday, of course, but there were so many...

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Shop local this holiday season

Perham FocusWhat goes around comes around. Shopping local becomes a great big circle, with the residents and businesses of Perham the benefactors.With the quaint shops located downtown and...

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