Community news: Brenda Lucas 

HARVEST DINNER: Folks walking by or living in the vicinity of the Madison Avenue Christian Church may smell the aroma of turkey filling the air today. Turkey, dressing and all the trimmings are being prepared for today’s annual harvest dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 722 12th St. W. Adults can eat for $6, while children pay $3. Entertainment is also available, and a nursery is Continue…

An article by John Leonard from The New York Review of Books, November 30, 2006 Continue…

Robert Nelson spent more than a year as a Nazi prisoner during World War II, but it’s a distant memory now for the Stayton resident who rarely thinks of his days on the front line. Continue…

Black River Falls, Wis. Janice M. Stenulson, 70, of Black River Falls died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Black River Memorial Hospital. Memorial funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church of Black River Falls. Continue…

Cast and crew members scurried back and forth on the stage at Ascension Community Theatre Thursday night as they prepared for the upcoming fall production of “A Few Good Men.” Continue…

There are very few movies that will make me repeatedly laugh out loud no matter how many times I’ve seen them, but this is one of them. With any good comedy, you absolutely have to have three things: 1) characters you can identify with; 2) good drama to make you care about them; and 3) good writing that makes you laugh. This movie definitely has all three. In examining the many levels of Continue…