Jennifer Koski

Bemidji, Rochester

Minnesota lifer (so far …). Mayo Clinic editor. Writing instructor with an MFA in Creative Writing. And a big fan of the serial comma.

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Random Rochesterite: Cat Benike

2 days ago | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Cat BenikeAge: 64Occupation: Prospect information coordinatorWhere we found her: Downtown RochesterAre you originally from Rochester? Yes. I was born at Mayo. I went to school at Mayo High School. I work at Mayo. And when I die, I’ll live on at Mayo because I’m doing a body donation. Wow. How long have you worked there? Eight years in my current position in the department of development, but I’ve had a lot of different hats in my 43 years at Mayo.
Random Rochesterite: Tim Seelinger

1 month ago | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Tim SeelingerAge: 61Occupation: Video editorWhere we found him: Wandering the halls of PlummerAre you originally from Rochester? No, Minneapolis. St. Louis Park is the actual suburb. What brought you here? The clinic. It was my first year of marriage. We were up in the cities, living in the heart of uptown, and I was working all the time. I was working at PBS, at KMSP, at what was Dayton-Hudson at the time, and I was teaching part time at Brown Institute.
Random Rochesterite: Shelly Kiefer

2 months ago | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Shelly KieferAge: 62Occupation: Bus driverWhere we found her: Driving a busHow long have you been a bus driver? I’ve been in the transportation business in Rochester for almost 40 years, but I’ve been driving since 1997. I drive hotel routes for Star Transportation. How did you land in this field? I had taken a college aptitude test after high school, and it said I was best suited for a job in the customer service industry.
5 of Rochester's Best New Restaurants

2 months ago | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

The five restaurants included in this article—all new to Rochester in the last year—offer something, literally, for everyone. No, really. Steak. Pizza. Kebabs. Birria. Seafood. Dress up or dress down. Drive up (Red’s Savoy) or dine in (all of them … including Red’s Savoy). The common denominator? They’ve each been voted as a “Best New Restaurant” in Rochester Magazine’s annual Best Restaurants poll. And also? We already have a favorite meal at them all. 20 2nd Ave.
AG Keith Ellison tells St. Cloud audience about 'illegal' Trump policies

Mar 29, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Stephanie Dickrell |Lauren Breunig |Joe Ahlquist |Jennifer Koski

ST. CLOUD — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison did not hold back his opinions of President Donald Trump's policies during a Saturday, March 29, event at Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. “Your Attorney General's Office is here to stand up for Minnesota,” Ellison told a crowd of about 250 people. “The reason that I have had to sue Donald Trump isn't for partisan reasons.
Random Rochesterite: Macaila Eick

Mar 27, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Macaila EickAge: 51Occupation: Nurse practitioner in palliative medicineWhere we found her: Purple GoatDid you always want to be a nurse? All through high school I wanted to be a nurse. I took my high school classes in science, in anatomy, knowing I wanted to go to nursing school. What’s rewarding about your job? I get the pleasure of meeting people in vulnerable times of their life, and I get to learn about them as people.
'They’ve got to have each others’ backs. And they do.'

Mar 13, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

When he was a young child, Eric Kerska, who grew up in the small Mississippi River town of La Crescent, visited the No. 1 fire station in neighboring La Crosse. “I can still picture this old Mack engine backing in there with firefighters riding on the tailboard,” he says. “I remember thinking that was pretty cool.” Yet Kerska wasn’t one of those kids who dreams of becoming a firefighter.
145 years. 13 Rochester fire chiefs.

Mar 6, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Photos courtesy History Center of Olmsted County and Post Bulletin archivesInfo sources include History of the Rochester Fire Department 1866-2011 by Minard Petersen, and Betty and Elmer LaBrash, interviews with Eric Kerska and Mason Pooler, History Center of Olmsted County, and Post Bulletin archives. Rochester’s first fire chief was a wagon painter by trade—and widely known to have the best-looking wagon in town.
Random Rochesterite: Ryan Fee

Feb 20, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Ryan FeeAge: 22Occupation: Transporter at St. MarysWhere we found him: In his neighborhoodAre you originally from Rochester? Yes, I am. I graduated from John Marshall in 2020. We moved my junior year, so I could’ve gone to Century, but I wanted to stick it out at JM because all my buddies were there. What do you do as a transporter? I move patients from their appointments to their rooms and back. I basically bring them all over St. Marys.
Random Rochesterite: Tiffany Strande

Jan 30, 2025 | postbulletin.com | Jennifer Koski

Name: Tiffany StrandeAge: 43Occupation: Administrator at Limb LabWhere we found her: Chip ShotsI found you line dancing during a Six Mile Grove show at Chip Shots. A normal Friday night for you? Yeah! Absolutely! That was so much fun. How did you find yourself there? The lead guitarist of Six Mile Grove, Brandon Sampson, is my boss here at Limb Lab. We were doing a little team-building event where many of us decided to go out and hear him. Tell me about your work at Limb Lab.