Donna Halvorson

Halvorson: River of tears

Jan 24, 2019

I recently attended the round table at the library. The subject was World War II. It brought back memories of my teen age years. I was 14 when we were listening to a concert on the radio and the program was interrupted with the announcement that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. As an innocent 14...

Halvorson: Small Town, Minn.

Jan 17, 2019

When I think back to my childhood where else could a child experience such diversity? We played kick the can, run sheep run, I’ll draw the frying pan, and inny anny over. We had the lake for swimming, fishing and boating and the play park with wonderful equipment for the whole family. There was a...

Schmidt and Halvorson receive honorary lifetime memberships in LCHS

Jan 9, 2019

The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) honored members Katie Schmidt (seated left) and Donna Halvorson (seated right) with Honorary Lifetime Memberships in the LCHS on Dec. 18. Seated, from left: Schmidt, Constance Anderson and Halvorson; standing, from left: Wayne Quist, Don Schwartz, Todd...

Halvorson: We hug

Dec 27, 2018

As I put away the Christmas gifts and throw away the wrapping I’m reminded of my late mother-in law. Each year she’d bring out her box of goodies, ribbon and paper that she had ironed to reuse, a ball of string, and the cards she’d cut up for tags. I wonder if she ever got anything new. I think...

Christmas memories

Dec 20, 2018

I was paging through my book of memories remembering Christmas the way it use to be. When we were kids during the 1930’s it was just our immediate family and maybe the grandparents. As the years progressed the family kept growing with weddings and new babies. And then there were years when there...

Halvorson: I am the Mighty Mississippi

Dec 13, 2018

Not everyone likes poetry so I’ve made it a point not to include my poems in my weekly post. Sometimes we need to be reminded of all the beauty at our front door. The following is from my book “When Life Throws Tomatoes.” I am the Mighty Mississippi Although I start as a small stream I have been...

Halvorson: Traditions

Dec 6, 2018

It’s that time of year again. You know, put away the knick knacks and bring out the Christmas treasures. Each year it gets earlier and earlier. I guess we all have our favorite traditions. Although when I think about it many of mine have changed through the years. When we were kids Christmas was...

Halvorson: Driving

Nov 29, 2018

Did you ever stop and wonder how many miles you’ve driven in your lifetime? I couldn’t begin to count. I got my first license in 1939 when I turned fifteen. All I did was pay a fee of 35 cents. No lessons and I didn’t even have a car. I convinced the guys that had cars to teach me to drive....

Halvorson: What time is it?

Nov 14, 2018

I’ve been surrounded by clocks all my adult life. My father repaired clocks and my husband repaired clocks. Somehow I ended up surrounded by clocks and no one to repair them. I finally gave in and found someone to repair, clean and adjust all my clocks. At last they are all running smoothly,...

Halvorson: Bread Pudding

Nov 8, 2018

Mom’s bread pudding, I can still smell it! That was dessert many a cold night during the depression. There were always lots of crusts and dry bread in our large household. Mom never let anything go to waste.That was probably true in most families during the depression. I was surprised when a new...