Where In The Sioux Empire Was Your Local Piggly Wiggly?Where In The Sioux Empire Was Your Local Piggly Wiggly?As a kid I remember going with my mom and dad to Piggly Wiggly for groceries. So whatever happened to the Piggly Wiggly's?Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Here It Is, A Sioux Empire Small Town Success StoryHere It Is, A Sioux Empire Small Town Success StoryV and M Locker and Grocery in Leota, Minnesota is one very big small town success story.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Some Call It A Small Town Church. It Was a Lot More Than ThatSome Call It A Small Town Church. It Was a Lot More Than ThatThe small town church was the soul of the community.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Growing up on a Small Farm near a Small TownGrowing up on a Small Farm near a Small TownIt snowed more in the old days. No, seriously, it snowed more back in the 'old days'. Didn't it?Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
My Dad Traded A Horse For A Car And Yes, I’m SeriousMy Dad Traded A Horse For A Car And Yes, I’m SeriousTalk about horse-trading, I remember when my dad actually traded a horse for a car.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
I Had Lunch With My Friend Tina On Her 103rd BirthdayI Had Lunch With My Friend Tina On Her 103rd BirthdayTina Winklehorst is 103 years old and I had the honor of having lunch with her on her birthday.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Best Hot Dog In All Of Minnesota? It’s Just An Hour From Sioux FallsBest Hot Dog In All Of Minnesota? It’s Just An Hour From Sioux FallsMinnesota's best hot dog is just an hour or so from Sioux Falls.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Here’s The Most Important Things You’ll Leave BehindHere’s The Most Important Things You’ll Leave BehindYou will never meet the most important things you'll leave behind.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
Were Winters Really Worse In The “Old Days?” Here’s The (Ahem) FactsWere Winters Really Worse In The “Old Days?” Here’s The (Ahem) FactsIt was 80 acres of rented farmland. It was home.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel
An American Tradition: The Small Town Summer CelebrationAn American Tradition: The Small Town Summer CelebrationThe little Minnesota town of a few hundred suddenly became a town of several thousand.Randy McDanielRandy McDaniel