http://www.mankato-freepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182163932.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182163932.html Green Day wasn’t famous at the time. In Adrienne Nessler's own words, they were just another band she had seen a couple of times in the Cities. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:17:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_183101822.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_183101822.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_186004324.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_186004324.html Happiness is the theme at the MoonDogs. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_183212242.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_183212242.html Ahhhhh, summer.Time for splashing in swimming holes, long rides down country roads with the radio blasting, and — perhaps most importantly — digging into a good book. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182134219.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182134219.html Like every year, there will be tones of fun stuff for people to do at North Mankato Fun Days — games, rides, food, bands, a beer garden and the giant Fun Days Parade, which surely will feature plenty of floats with candy and treats. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182133843.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_182133843.html Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_178151640.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_178151640.html Violet Geary is a colorful person. And she does what she can to brighten up the day for others. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_176153241.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_176153241.html Memories of the perfect marriage proposal, these days, come complete with a photograph. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:45:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_175134350.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_175134350.html Neil Simon’s hilarious play “Plaza Suite” is the third installment of Highland Summer Theatre. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_173002244.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_173002244.html Cindy Lindeman sold her first antique when she was nine years old. She found a pair of figurines at a rummage sale, paid a quarter for them and asked her parents, who owned an antique store, if she could try to sell them there. “I sold it and made a little money,” Lindeman remembers. “That was it, hook line and sinker, for me.”
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:35:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_172013830.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_172013830.html Diane Hanley once asked a resident of Primrose Retirement Community how old she was turning on her birthday. The woman happily replied that she would be 39. When she realized her mistake and corrected that number to 92, Hanley laughed along with her.
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:01:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_170000550.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_170000550.html Every year thousands of people gather at Land of Memories Park in Mankato for food, live music, arts and crafts, and — if they’re lucky and the weather is on their side — lots of sunshine. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_169000551.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_169000551.html The culture in Mankato continues to grow with the future addition of an art school. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_161132316.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_161132316.html Wednesday, June 16Creative scrapbooking — 10 a.m., North Mankato Police Annex, ages 8 and up, registration required by calling 345-5120. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_167152555.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/features/local_story_167152555.html When we last left a capella group Home Free, they were on their way to board Celebrity Cruises’ biggest ship, the Infinity, to perform in front of 2,000 passengers five times a week for several months along the Alaskan coast line.