I'm trying to track down photos and memories of the Litchfield High School's first after-prom party in April 1987 for an upcoming story. If you have any pictures from the event, please contact me at (320) 593-4806 or at reporter@independentreview.net.

One nice feature about the Independent Review's online site is it allows community members to post school, church, organization or other community events on our calendar.

To post an event, you must be a member by registering for free on the site. Once a member, you can add event by clicking on "Add an Event" in the left column of any Web site page. Record your event's date, time, location and other information. Click 'submit' when finished. The event will be posted under "Upcoming Events" on the Web site and possibly be included in the Independent Review's print edition.

After this weekend, I'm glad I can breathe again.

Three nights, five overtimes and 262 minutes of hockey as my beloved Minnesota Gophers battled furiously with the hard-fighting Minnesota State Mavericks. I'm surprised I'm not dizzy from holding my breath and feeling my heat skip a beat here and there.

L/D-C hockey fans, check out the video on the Star Tribune's Web site. The video, "Team with heart goes to state hockey tourney," is at www.startribune.com/video/16231632.html.

Excuse me, Mother Nature, but I'm ready for spring.

After a few years of relatively mild winters, this one seems to be stinging like a bee. It seems every time the weather appears to turn more mild - more average - another cold snap blows in from our neighbors to the north.

The other day a friend brought to my attention an interesting observation from the Democratic presidential nomination contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. My friend, a male, was talking about the high female support Clinton has garnered across the nation and the excitement among women about the possible election of the nation's first female Commander in Chief. However, that excitement seems to drop off for women under 50.

TIME Magazine has released its list of Top 10 News Stories for 2007.

When I was little, I remember Christmas presents that would light up my face as I pictured the hours of fun I would have putting to use those new gifts.

With baseball season winding down, it’s time to look forward to my next favorite season: Hockey Season.

I'm not a big reality TV fan, but there's a new show debuting tonight that seems to be creating a lot of buzz.