Small west central Minn. towns deliver message: We need our local post officesWest Central TribuneWATSON — During the summer, a daily ritual for 90-year-old Ernest Solseth was to putt-putt his way downtown to the post office on his riding lawn mower. Watson is among the communities under review for the …
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At the main post office at the Santa Claus Village you can see Santa’s desk and all the letters he receives from all over the world. More: continued here
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