Africa

Dr. Nick Saari of Soft Dental, Rush City, is about to go on a trip of a lifetime. He and a team of other medical professionals will be providing free health care to people in need in Cameroon, Africa. Photo by Jon Tatting

Mission Africa for Rush City dentist

By Jon Tatting on March 8, 2013 at 9:15 am

Nick Saari is hoping he can fix a few smiles while sharing God’s message in a faraway land he’s only …

Earl (top left, red jacket) and Dane (lower right, red jacket) Hall, a grandfather/grandson duo from North Branch, reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Dec. 27. Photos supplied

The climb of a lifetime

By Derrick Knutson on January 16, 2013 at 1:56 pm

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the tallest mountain in Africa at a skyscraping 19,341 feet above sea level. Scaling it …