I cannot begin to describe the exciting news I have to pass on to you, our dear readers. Of course we have news, we send it out to you every week because you have been providing us with the news of your lives. Before I start to explain this news, I want to thank you all for letting our family be a part of yours since our beginning in 2007.
This news story has developed quickly, and it began with an email I received February 17 from Jess Andersen and Andrea Borsvold, introducing the Frostheim Journal. With plans to start in May, they reached out to me prior to their public announcement. After some thought, I felt like this could be an opportunity for The Middle River Honker just as it was for these two women.
As a Honker reader, you may remember Andrea Borsvold. She took over all of the layout for us while I was working full-time as the high school Supervisor at Heritage in Karlstad. I also first met Jess Andersen when I worked at Heritage.
You will have many opportunities to get to know more about them, as they will be taking over operations of The Middle River Honker on April 1st. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Something many of you might not know is that I am, mostly, a reluctant member of the newspaper business. I have been the whole time. From the beginning this was a dream of KayDell Super and Barb Geer. I have never known two women as committed to their community, or as strong as the two who started this paper. In getting to know Jess and Andrea better over the last month, I believe they possess that passion and excitement to keep The Honker going, making it their own along the way. I hope that you continue to support them just as you all have supported us.
