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MARILYN HAGERTY: Flu outbreak calls for more commandments
Remember when we were kids, and we had to learn the Ten Commandments? And at the end of each explanation, the Martin Luther catechism said, “This is most certainly true.”
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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Radio variety show to be taped live in Grand Forks
Dakota Air will feature the UND Chamber Orchestra, a chat with Marilyn Hagerty and comedy Feb. 16 at the Empire Arts Center.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Accent

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THE EATBEAT: Top-notch menu makes 50-mile drive to Hastings Landing well worth it
A recommendation from a reader led me to try out the new Hastings Landing restaurant in this town on Interstate 29 about 50-some miles north of Grand Forks.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Accent

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Elizabeth Anderson, owner of “Bit of Norway,” dies at age 85
Elizabeth Anderson, the well-loved purveyor of things Norwegian in Grand Forks, especially her homemade food at “Bit of Norway” in the former City Center Mall, died Monday at Altru Hospital.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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MARILYN HAGERTY: A Grand Forks classic: The All-American Turkey Show
The annual All-American Turkey Show was held Jan. 17-22 at the Grand Forks City Auditorium in 1938. There were 350 turkeys in various classifications entered from a dozen states.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: Flying doctor ‘vacations’ in Marshall Islands
Altru's Dr. Glen Yoshida is going to the Marshall Islands to help people in need.
Saturday, January, 12, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: January calendars have no room for storms
The year 2013 is off and running with plenty of action behind the scenes around Grand Forks. The OLLI winter showcase this week focused on upcoming programs.
Friday, January, 11, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: Gene Roebuck gone, but not forgotten
Dear Gene Roebuck: Usually I write to my sister Shirley down in Arizona on Thursdays. But you have been on my mind ever since I read about you in the Herald as the sports person of the year just passed.
Thursday, January, 10, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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OUR OPINION: Out of the hangar, onto the taxiway
Jan. 9 was another landmark in the history of Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Thursday, January, 10, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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THE EATBEAT: Noodles & Company offers classic comfort and more
It was a note from a friend, Lauren Hornbaker (LH), which got me moving toward the new Noodles & Company restaurant near Columbia Mall. Like many people, LH likes “mac ’n’ cheese” and considers it a comfort food. At Noodles, she almost always orders the fancy version, the Truffle Mac.
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Accent

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MARILYN HAGERTY: 50 years ago: Dakota wind scours ski hill down to dirt
Villa Vista ski resort was going strong at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, N.D., 50 years ago, but in January 1963, it needed more snow to stay open. Strong winds had blown away every inch of snow at the park. Ralph Lloyd, manager of Villa Vista, said it would open as soon as there was more snow
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: Norwegian-American Christmas service held Sunday
The first hymn at 2:30 p.m. Sunday will be “Jeg Synger Julekvad.” Then Jori Gytre Horverak, a Norwegian in our midst, will read the scripture. It’s a beloved tradition that was started in 1967 by Helny Ohnstad and two of her sisters.
Sunday, January, 06, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: Time to make to-do lists, eat cookies
Things to do in January: Write letters, clean drawers, visit a shut in, stare into space, update the family tree. Eat a cookie. Eat another cookie. Eat up all the cookies.
Friday, January, 04, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: 2013 begins on wings of promise, song, hope
"We’re off and running with the new year here in Grand Forks. If nothing else, I vow that this year I will remember it is 2013. For some reason, I could never get with remembering it was 2012, even though it was the year I went viral."
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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MARILYN HAGERTY: Happy 1998: Gas at $1.11/gallon
“The best kind of war.” That’s how a headline in the Herald described the gas war here 15 years ago at the beginning of 1998.
Tuesday, January, 01, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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2012's Top 10: The year belonged to a viral star
The top Herald stories were voted on by our newsroom staff, based on what we believe resonated most with readers. The clear winner: Marilyn Hagerty and her now-famous Olive Garden review. Despite there being many other important and compelling stories from our community, Marilyn put Grand Forks on the map like none other in 2012 and we suspect her star will continue to rise in 2013.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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The rest of the Top 10
The rest of the Top 10 stories of 2012 ranged from stories about the shocking deaths of young people, to stories about surprising changes in the community, such as Grand Forks’ only hospital buying its would-be rival in town. A long-standing controversy over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname appeared to end, while long-standing problems with the Spirit Lake tribe’s child protection system appear to continue into the new year.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Top 10 stories on GrandForksHerald.com
Online readers voted with their clicks. These are their Top 10 stories, several of which overlapped with the Herald staff's Top 10 picks.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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MARILYN HAGERTY: The year 2012 passes with high marks
Marilyn looks back on 2012 and talks about how "Area people seek peace, goodwill in 2013"
Sunday, December, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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Alva E. Svedberg
Alva E. Svedberg, 88, originally of Larimore, ND passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, after a hard fought battle with Congestive Heart Failure.

Alva Elaine Trosen was born October 30, 1924 in Inkster, ND. She was the daughter of Ferd and Dora (Dowhower) Trosen, and sister to Della. Alva lived in Arvilla, ND and graduated from Larimore High School in 1942. She moved to Chicago with her parents and worked as a sales clerk and when the love of her life, Marvin A. Svedberg enlisted in the Marines, she went to work in the American Defense Plant as a riveter. She married Marvin on November 13, 1943 in San Diego, CA. They lived in Seattle, WA before moving back to ND in 1948, where Alva worked in the Larimore Johnson’s store as a clerk and was once named “Cheerful person of the week” by Marilyn Hagerty.
Sunday, December, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)

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