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PrairieFare: Prom dress dilemma brings coronavirus impact home

“I can’t believe this,” I said to myself. I was checking the status of my online order. My package has been “stuck” in California since Feb. 11, according to the tracking information. Now it’s early March. I finally reached out to the seller. “Due to the coronavirus, your ...

March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all

Don’t prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring. Except for these and many other spring-flowering shrubs, however, March is a fine time for pruning many trees and shrubs. It’s easy to see what to cut ...

Poach boneless chicken breasts for flavor, tenderness

This time of year, boneless, skinless chicken breasts are my go-to protein. You can add them to a grain bowl, a green salad or Caesar, or shred them to make chicken salad, soup, casseroles, one-pot meals, etc. But so often they are dried out and tasteless. You know what I mean: that flat, ...

Book addresses gardening, tree planting on northern prairie

“Let’s Grow on the Northern Prairie” by Eric Bergeson is a book about beautifying the region with hardy trees and effective annual and perennial plantings. Bergeson, of Fertile, Minn., spoke at Gardening Saturday at the North Central Experiment Station, Minot, last March, and stopped ...

PrairieFare: Cancer screening can save your life

“A box arrived for you this afternoon,” my husband said. I was not expecting a box. “Is it a small box or a big box?” I asked. Maybe it was a late Christmas gift, I thought to myself. “It’s a medium-sized box,” he replied. I saw the box on the table inside our front ...