A good potluck meal isn’t satisfying when only the hosts participate. Each person has a role to play somebody must supply napkins and paper plates, and another might bring a crockpot of mouthwatering porketta. Not every bite will be sweet, but it won’t be stale, sour, or soggy, either. The occasion requires dishes of all
One of Kirsten’s early HTF contributor submissions “A morning with Cap’n Carl Anderson on Lake Vermilion” was published on April 17, 2015. Other contributor articles by Kirsten (prior to becoming an HTF staff writer) include a story about the Cook Thrift Shop, which was founded in 1955, that was published on October 24, 2014. Earlier in 2014
Happy 15th anniversary to Hometown Focus! It’s been eight years since I began writing for Hometown Focus. My how time flies when you are having fun! I have been blessed to have worked with all three editors beginning with Jean Cole, Tucker Nelson and now twice with Cindy Kujala! Many thanks to them and
Scott (left) and Jeff Asbach are pictured outside of the Hometown Focus office in Virginia. Photo by Marcus Bustamante. In case you’ve missed some of our prior anniversary editions, let me explain what the “Wizard of Oz” has to do with the 15th anniversary of Hometown Focus. On its face, the analogy could be a
Our history and mission Hometown Focus (HTF) is a locally owned publication that celebrates life in northern Minnesota with positive local news and stories supplied mainly by community contributors. Our print edition is distributed weekly to hundreds of locations in Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Virginia, Hoyt Lakes, Cotton, Cook, Ely, and the communities in between. All