Frosty heating up online

By Jeff Hage (Contact) | The Daily Journal

Published Saturday, March 29, 2008

We shouldn’t be surprised because there seems to be an Internet home for everything, but we still shook our heads a bit to learn that the Daily Journal story on a family of snowmen in a Fergus Falls driveway found some inline magazine attention. “Today's Snowman” was granted permission to republish our story and photos. You can view them and the interesting site at www.historyofthesnowman.com...

n It appears that there are some untrue rumors circulating around town about the closing of Fergus Music. Steve and Barb Baker report that Fergus Music is not going anywhere, nor is their “Operation Happy Note,” which provides musical instruments for soldiers. The Bakers have, however, discontinued music lessons at their downtown store...

n There’s a new book in the Otter Tail County Mystery series penned by Rochester-based author Gerald Anderson. Titled “Murder Under the Loon,” the book chronicles a late night snowmobile ride gone bad with a frozen body being discovered near a giant concrete loon. Sound familiar? We wonder what the giant concrete otter in Adams Park thinks about that one. Anderson’s first book in the Otter Tail Mystery series was “Death Before Dinner.” More information on the book can be found at www.midnightinkbooks.com...

n ShoreMaster has been making headlines this week with the introduction of a new fishing tool called the Aviva Fishin Buddy. According to a report this week on Minneapolis-based WCCO television, the “buddy” is an18-inch boat that comes ready to catch fish complete with hook-line, sinker and batteries.You just put the boat in the water and use a remote to set it on its way. When the bobber goes down just click on the remote and bring the boat back to shore — hopefully with a fish in tow. It costs about $60.