Marilyn Hagerty
Marilyn Hagerty writes five columns a week. These include 'That Reminds Me' on Tuesday's editorial page, 'Eatbeat' on Wednesday's food page and personal columns for Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
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EATBEAT: Nordhem Restaurant serves Karlstad area well
Swedish pancakes and Hardanger sandwiches along with Asian salad are found on the menu of Nordhem Restaurant and Heritage Center on the main street of this northwest Minnesota city of 740 people.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Kind words for mothers, grandparents flow today 
Mothers. They are pretty much alike. They say, “Eat your food. Think of all the starving children in the world.”
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Space Aliens appeals to children and adults alike
"Why not order barbecued ribs?" I wondered. It was getting to be midafternoon, and I was hungry while visiting Space Aliens on 32nd Avenue South. I would go light on my evening repast and live it up with a hearty late lunch.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Dandelions of spring shiver as April winds down
The cool winds blow. Warm days of spring evade us. What’s a person to do? As soon as it warms up enough, we can go to the races on Friday night. We can take in some of the 15 home games the UND baseball team has going. Meanwhile, we can go to Fire Hall Theatre.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: The gold medal goes to parent volunteers for prom parties
"If they are handing out any gold medals this spring," columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes to her sister Shirley in Arizona, "they ought to go to the parents who are volunteering for post prom parties here and there."
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Remembering the Great Flood — of 1897
“As far as the eye can see where the land is low, there is nothing but the broad expanse of water,” the Grand Forks Plaindealer reported April 7, 1897.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Lessons learned from big flood linger on after 15 years
Famous last words: “If we get water in our basement, the whole town will be under water . . .” Fifteen years ago, we all were eating those words as we were driven out of Grand Forks by the flood of the century and seeking shelter. We drove to the air base, to Fargo, to Bismarck.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Tailgating, games begin long before spring football game
The parking lot near the Alerus Center probably will be thronged with young and old long before noon on Saturday. Here’s hoping Mother Nature will cooperate! There will be free food from local businesses, live music, inflatable games... and of course, it all leads up to the Grand Forks People’s Choice Contest at noon and the judging of burgers and ribs at 2 p.m.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Some people go viral; others get bacterial
"After going viral six weeks ago," columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes to her sister Shirley in Arizona, "life is slowly getting back to normal. And it is all right."
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Calls come in by day or night for Grand Forks bondsman
He does what it takes. Mike Dobmeier is a bondsman. He will provide bail to get people out of jail until their trials. And if somebody jumps bail, he will round them up.
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THE EATBEAT: Don’t let China Moon’s no-frills service keep you away
We took the 22-mile drive from Grand Forks to here and found China Moon at 114 S. Broadway in the main shopping area.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: A challenge to traditional marriage — in 1912
Today, opinions run rampant on whether there should be marriage between couples of the same sex. When you turn back the pages of time 100 years, the discussion was about whether there should be common law marriages — that is, if a couple lived together, could they be considered legally married.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Treasures lurk in town, farm auctions in merry month of May
If you’re looking for some lightning rod globes or a weed eater, you might find it at the Berg Auction Sale Sunday in Halstad, Minn.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: On Syttende mai, an Uff da for the closing of the Bronze Boot
Dear Shirley, Even though we are Danish, I have to admit that the Norwegians think of everything. This is Syttende mai — the Norwegian Independence Day — and they are serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their lodge at 1401 Ninth Ave. S. in Grand Forks.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: 1937 saw seismograph echoes in N.D. say, ‘Oil’
One story in the Herald 75 years ago talked about oil with a Williston, N.D., dateline. It said: “Scientific exploration in the Nesson field began Monday (May 17, 1937), when a seismograph test crew of the Geophysical Service Inc., went into the field to start ‘shooting’ and explore the field to find the best place for sinking the first oil well.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Moose are scarce; Mattracks move gingerly around Karlstad
You go north on Interstate 29 until you get to Drayton, N.D. You take a right and keep going east on Highway 11 until you hit Karlstad, Minn. You aren’t in Karlstad long before you realize the biggest show in town is the Mattracks factory. Well, that and Wiktel Co., run by the Wikstrom family. It serves much of northwest Minnesota. Matt Brazier, 31, was 12 years old when he drew a picture of rubber tracks on tires and asked his father, Glen Brazier, if they could do that. He said they could. They did. And now there is a factory in Karlstad that employs 50 people.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: A week to drink water and sing in shower
Since last I wrote you, I have been out and about. I have been up to Karlstad, Minn., to check out their beautiful new Nordhem restaurant. And I have been to St. Thomas, N.D., to have tea in the historic Garnett House. These people like to hear about my going viral in March. And for me, the best part of all my viral escapades is sharing the experiences with friends who read the Herald right here in this area. They are the people who matter the most to me.
RELATED CONTENTTHE EATBEAT: North Side Cafe is home-style cooking kind of place
The tomato soup I ordered was good. It had that homemade quality with chunks of tomato in a milky base. The meatloaf sandwich was very large and a little too heavy on the salt.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: Low ceiling put lid on base’s ’62 open house
One of the distinguished guests, Gov. William Guy, chidingly defended North Dakota weather, commenting, “At least the extremes of weather here cannot be accused of being boring.”
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN HAGERTY: UND team dedicates game to cancer fight
It’s “batter up” at noon this Saturday at Kraft Field. But first, all people battling cancer as well as cancer survivors will be recognized. Ashley Johnson of Grand Forks, founder of Copewell Foundation, will throw out the first pitch before game one of the doubleheader. The Copewell Foundation will have a table set up inside the stadium with coupons for a free hotdog and bag of chips. Both teams and the umpires will wear lavender wristbands during the game. The UND baseball team will wear lavender shirts during batting practice.
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