Catch Up

"Travel Tunes" is the title of this year's concert at the high school auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. The concert is free.

There will be live music by George's concertina from 1-4 p.m., bingo from 4-5 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets are $13 for the entire day, or $7 for the meal only. Register by Nov.

This takes place at Crow River Golf Club, 915 Colorado St. N.W., Hutchinson. Call Mary Hodson at the Hutchinson Health Care Foundation for more information, (320) 234-5115.

Kathleen A. Olson,
a family relations educator
University of Minnesota Extension

Almost without exception, cooking fires are preventable, and yet cooking remains the No. 1 cause of residential fires in Minnesota.

By Kim Asche
University of Minnesota Extension
Regional Office, Hutchinson

The body of a novice pilot missing since Nov. 13 was found in the wreckage of his small plane Wednesday morning in a remote area of Clearwater County, southwest of Bagley.

Property tax levies will increase an average of 3.5 percent statewide if proposed local tax levies are adopted later this year, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said Thursday.

For the third year, churches supporting Common Cup Ministry — a provider of hope in the form of spiritual and financial aid to those in need — will come together in concert Sunday.

The USDA Farm Service Agency in Minnesota provided $265 million in more than 1,700 direct and guaranteed loans to family farmers in Minnesota during fiscal year 2009.

Crow River Habitat for Humanity will hand over the keys to its 19th house on Saturday.

The Ridgewater College Foundation Board of Directors has chosen Kelly Magnuson to fill the foundation’s vacant executive director position. Magnuson assumed her new duties on Nov. 11.

By Deb Botzek-Linn
a food science educator with University of Minnesota Extension.

October's cool, wet weather delayed more than the crop harvest.

As Minnesotans know, winter offers a unique way to play, and the 2009-10 edition of the Minnesota State Parks Programs & Special Events catalog is now available to help families plan their winter outi

Does anyone know where I can buy a krumkake iron locally? OR do I have to go all the way into the Metro area to get one?
Mother-in-law made them every year but she no longer can. I LOVE them and have decided to try making them myself and start a new holiday tradition.

This week's "Six Minutes Over Hutchinson" offers tips on weekend fun for every taste. If you like cute vampires, Kay and Jorge have got you covered. If you enjoy guys staring at goats — well — oddly enough, we've got you covered, too.

Click here to listen!

Of course, we're just talking movies. There's also a bunch of concerts this week, benefiting great causes. The question is, how much fun can you stand?