Echo Press Minute

Here are the top stories in Wednesday's paper:

• Opening for new VA Clinic in Alexandria delayed; current location still offering care

• Plea hearing set for Alexandria woman charged in fatal crash

• Grocery Grab in Alexandria raises thousands of dollars worth of food

• The Alexandria boys and girls track and field teams won their meet on Saturday, April 1.

Make sure to swing by the Andria Theatre to see "The Play That Goes Wrong."

It follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, who are trying their very best to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery. This is not as easy as it sounds as everything that can go wrong does.

The show will run from April 20 to 22 and 27 through 29 at 7 p.m. and April 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. at Andria Theatre, located at 618 Broadway St, in Alexandria.

Tickets can be purchased online at andriatheatre.org or by calling 320-762-8300

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Andria Theatre's Artistic Director, David Christman, sat down with the Echo Press to talk about an upcoming show -- The Play That Goes Wrong.

It follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, who are trying their very best to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery. This is not as easy as it sounds with everything that can go wrong, does.

The show will run from April 20th to the 22nd and the 27th through the 29th at 7:00pm and April 23rd and 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Andria Theatre, located at 618 Broadway St, in Alexandria.

Tickets can be purchased online at andriatheatre.org or by calling 320-762-8300

Hurry, seats sell out fast

Andria Theatre is the newest sponsor of the Echo Press Minute

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Lowell Anderson has been a photographer and writer at the Alexandria Echo Press since 1998. A native of the Alexandria area, Anderson graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in photojournalism and a minor in art in 1995. Before that, he worked in construction/carpentry and at a ski resort.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading, skiing, playing guitar and bass, hiking, fly fishing, mushroom hunting, camping, photography, and sitting on his screen porch.

Here are the top stories in Friday's paper:

• R/C vehicle helps Alexandria Police Department assess dangerous situations

• Fraud seminar presented by Viking Bank

• TIF district established for the Broadway Garden Estates project

• George Weatherwax, a 3M retiree, makes spent shell casings into miniature cabins and other tiny things.

• Alexandria Blizzard makes history with first-ever Fraser Cup championship appearance

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com

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Here are the top stories in Wednesday's paper:

• Explosion and fire at Hoffman grain elevator Friday night

• Minnesota DNR is requesting more Douglas County volunteers to measure rain and snow fall

• A martial arts competition at the Viking Plaza Mall brought many martial arts enthusiasts and students from throughout the region into Alexandria on Saturday, March 25.

• Cardinals Boys basketball are excited about the future after a fourth-place finish at state

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com

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Kathryn 'Kate' Henderson is the advertising assistant at the Echo Press. Originally from Glenwood, Kate took a job at the Echo Press after first testing the waters in the field of Child Development.

She is responsible for selling ads and making sure they are ready for print and online publishing.

If you need to advertise, stop by the Echo and talk with Kate.

Here are the top stories in Friday's paper:

• Douglas County Dive Team recently did some underwater ice dive training.

• Chicken jokes flew at a Monday night hearing to consider plans to allow chickens within the Alexandria city limits.

• AAHS 10th Annual Empty Bowls Project

• Alexandria boys basketball beat Mankato East 62-57 and advance to state semifinals

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com.

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Myles Frueh is a sophomore at Alexandria Area High School. His love of late-night talk shows, passion for theater and need to entertain others were just some of the ingredients that led him to create a Youtube show and Podcast.

It's called "The Unspecified Show."

The show's name comes from its intentional randomness with the hopes to provide a "little something for everybody." It features a variety of topics and guests with recurring segments like "Table Talk," where he interviews and has conversations with guests; "Jokes" where he tries his hand as a comic; and "Optimistic Positivity" where he reads off positive news from across the globe.

Frueh will be hosting a special live episode on Saturday, March 25, at the Performing Arts Center at AAHS starting at 7 p.m.

The show will feature some of the same segments found on his YouTube channel as well as an opportunity for audience members to participate on stage. The show is free to attend.

Visit echopress.com/podcasts for our full podcast library. From sports talk to true crime, we've got a podcast for everyone!

Here are the top stories in Wednesday's paper:

• Man killed family members near Holmes City in 1941 because he 'felt like it'

• Osakis town hall meeting discussed Second Amendment on March 18

• Alex College students study bones at museum

• Alexandria Blizzard clinch Western Division title for the first time

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com

Support local journalism by subscribing and becoming a member at echopress.com. Your support will allow us to keep you informed.

Special Episode!

Reporter Karen Tolkkinen grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a journalism degree in 1994. Driven by curiosity and a desire to learn about the United States, Karen Tolkkinen has covered local news from Idaho to New Hampshire to Alabama and landing at the Echo Press in Alexandria in 2017.

In this episode, she talks about her love of writing and the curiosity that brought her around the country