Fairmont Sentinel

What it takes to shoot a music video

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:50:46 EDT

I went on my first-ever video shoot last week.

Makenzie Caine was back in her hometown of Blue Earth to shoot scenes for "Take This Town", the title track off her first CD, which will be released next month.

Job security

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:48:30 EDT

I spent an adorable morning with Granada-Huntley-East Chain kindergartners recently. I went there before school started to interview their teacher, and she invited me to stay and observe the classroom to allow me to take some pictures.

Mother's Day wishes

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:59:50 EDT

Much like every other occasion, I've planned out Mother's Day: husband will tend the grill for lunch, and then my mother and I are escaping to a piano recital guaranteed to bore the husband and kids, so it's just the two of u.

There really are vicious people

Tue, 8 May 2012 15:57:59 EDT

The Sentinel website, like others on the Internet, allows for member users to comment anonymously, in essence, since they comment under a user name that need not match their own. In fact, they never even have to provide their own nam.

Distracted driving

Tue, 8 May 2012 14:39:12 EDT

Every driver is guilty of distracted driving at some point or another. From something on the radio or drinking a pop or coffee, to the cell phone, or just daydreaming, most everyone's done it. But it was too close a call for this mom this morn.