Gay marriage . . . civil unions . . . constitutional amendment . . . Gay and lesbian rights is of course a very divisive issue; indeed, the issue is being used to divide this country as we speak.

The Nisswa Garden Club meeting and luncheon will be Thursday at Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Florence Rebekah Lodge No. 111 recently honored one of its members, Mary Andrews Spilman, as state president of the Minnesota Rebekah Assembly for 2004-2005.