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Pekarnas's certainly has

jimmy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:05 -0500

Pekarnas's certainly has awesome dogs,but the real winner goes To Earl Dean who used to make cheese dogs,perfectly spiced hot dogs i believe he made when he worked in Chaska,unbeatable.Right Fizz.

Gaborik has actually played

Mathias Baden — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:37 -0500

Gaborik has actually played more than Martin Havlat, whose career has basically paralleled Gaborik's. They started in juniors in 1997-1998 and in the NHL in 2000-2001. Havlat has 169 goals to Gaborik's 219 and 396 points to Gabby's 437. Yeah, it appears Havlat, like Gabby, has had a year -- probably two -- greatly hampered by injuries.

For more on Havlat, go to http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467899.

To compare Gabby's stats, go to http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468483.

The story about Gabby leaving is here: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=433167.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I'm not bummed at all. But I

Kristin Holtz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:27:57 -0500

I'm not bummed at all. But I sure hope the Wild can find someone to scores goals. Let us remember, Gaborik hasn't really been the goal-scoring powerhouse he could have been for the Wild since he spent so much time on the injured list.

Don't know much about this Havlat guy, but I heard whisperings of him being injury-proned. Like we haven't been there, done that before.

Plus One on Pekarna's hot

Thom Boncher — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:39:14 -0500

Plus One on Pekarna's hot dogs.

Still, my favorite is any hot dog at a ballgame, as long as the dog is actually hot. For me, hot dogs, popcorn, and baseball are God's gift to America. Nirvana is when the ballpark concession stand has diced onions and mustard.

Most who know me would

elkes4 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:25:55 -0500

Most who know me would consider me to be close to a vegetarian. I do not like meat, but know that it needs to be in our diet.

I can not resist a hot dog from Pekarna’s and I even become somewhat of a carnivore when the “Karna’s are making the steaks at the fireman’s thing.

WHAT”S IN THAT STUFF YOU GUYS?

I also can not wait for fall when they stoke up the smoker…

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Pekarna Meats makes a great

Mathias Baden — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:46:38 -0500

Pekarna Meats makes a great dog. Get them at many of the summer festivals in Jordan.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

First, to play professional

Mathias Baden — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:48 -0500

First, to play professional baseball. Second, to write stories. I achieved the second goal immediately, whenever I could. And, of course, the first dream ended. Oh well. I don't think I'd like the life of a pro ballplayer anyway.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

When I was younger, I

Katrina Styx — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:36:33 -0500

When I was younger, I decided I was going to be a best-selling fiction author by the time I graduated college!

(Katrina Styx is a staff writer for the Jordan Independent. She can be reached at kstyx@jordannews.com.)

Tom Dubbe sent this to me in

Mathias Baden — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:33:44 -0500

Tom Dubbe sent this to me in an e-mail:

Appreciate the comments about my book about Jordan and my participation in the Jordan Art Festival. More comments can be found at my web site www.tomdubbe.com. Click on the heading Reader Reactions. Also I welcome comments about the book from anyone who has read the book. E-mail me your comments at tad@minn.net and advise me if you want your comments posted on my web site. "He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured." -- Ethiopian Proverb
Littera scripta manet,
Tom Dubbe

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

It's interesting to debate

Mathias Baden — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:14:00 -0500

It's interesting to debate whether something is or is not art. My father was a college art professor for more than two decades, and even for him, the argument continues with each new piece of so-called modern art. He would not say that authors are artists, but since writing and graphic design are my preferred arts, I disagree.

According to my dad, criteria for art to be art are:

- It is created by humans.

- It must be one of a kind (not mass produced like Tupperware).

- Not all art is beautiful.

- It must send a message -- express the artist's moods and feelings.

Maybe there's more to it than that. If so, I'll add to this comment later.

I appreciate Tom Dubbe's book, as well, and have talked with him about it at great length. The Jordan Art Festival has an independent juror select the exhibitors each year to maintain the event's high quality. Merely filling the streets is not enough. Juried art festivals have a purpose, an emphasis on high-quality, handmade, one-of-a-kind artistic merchandise. Many artists won't come to an art festival that also includes crafts -- no matter how good they are -- so it's a difficult job to jury such art festivals. Some things that are crafts fall into the folk art category, which is admittedly vague.

So yeah, I can't really tell anyone what is art, to them. I can say what is definitely art and what is definitely not art, but there's a huge gray area in between.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I did not know them, nor had

elkes4 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38:18 -0500

I did not know them, nor had I ever met them; I was saddened to hear of Marlene Adamek. My condolences to her family. I will miss her smile at the teller’s window.

I was saddened at the news

swansonmej — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:18:56 -0500

I was saddened at the news for both.

Farrah Fawcett was a courageous lady in the way she battled
her cancer. She used her celebrity to call attention to
the awful disease she was fighting.

Michael Jackson's death is a shock. I wanted to see him make
a great comeback. He had incredible talent that was wonderful to
watch and listen to. He and his music were a big part of my
growing-up years.

With all of the distractions

KoolD — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:49:59 -0500

With all of the distractions of life....These two deaths seem to be fairly minor. I get more concerned about how to get through the construction at night. There will be some other distraction next week to take everyone's attention. Life goes on and the dead get away with everything.

KoolD

That sounds a lot like what

Katrina Styx — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:44:58 -0500

That sounds a lot like what I did, minus the family, movie, kids, and popcorn. But I've heard quite a few people get somewhat upset about it, which I find interesting.

(Katrina Styx is a staff writer for the Jordan Independent. She can be reached at kstyx@jordannews.com.)

"React"?? Hmmm - Let's

Mid-Life-Crisis — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:44:32 -0500

"React"??

Hmmm - Let's see.

After hearing about Michael Jackson and Farrah Facwett I.... came home from work, ate dinner with the family, rented a movie, popped popcorn, watched the movie (and ate the popcorn), put the kids to bed, got ready for work the next day, and then... went to bed myself.

Looks like I reacted the same way I do each and every day...