What we can learn from those who came before

Recently, with the passing of a family friend at the age of 92, I have been thinking about what we can learn from those who have come before us.Though I didn’t have much in common with her, this lady had been a figure in my life since I was four and was like a grandmother.

A reluctant goodbye to summer and the long fade to flannel

There’s a subtle shift that is beginning to happen in Day County, one that comes every year so should not come as a surprise but one that still catches this newspaper woman off guard every September. Fall is in the air and I’m feeling a bit disgruntled.

Building a winning team takes time

Football is the most difficult high school sport when it comes to building a successful program. By no means am I belittling other sports or their difficulty but when you need a minimum of 22 proficient athletes to have a viable 11-man team, it’s not much of a contest.

Teenagers must step up and take responsibility

There was a bit of a ruckus on Main Street last weekend, when two teenage boys of our community decided to cause intentional damage to private property by throwing rocks from rooftops.

Logoff, touch grass, disengage

With recent world events, an assassination, the overthrowing of government in Nepal, multiple prime ministers stepping down, wars, shootings and other events of significant effect, when will choose to unplug ourselves from the constant cycle of information?

Ole & Lena

On the eve of a big election, a politician ran into Ole and asked proudly, “Did you see my last speech?”Ole replied, “Vell, ya, I sure hope so!” ~~~ Soon after Ole and Lena got married, Lena was baking a ham. As Ole was watching, Lena cut off either end of the ham before placing it into the pan.

Memories of Coach Hammrich

The end of the summer that marked the start of my Webster High School experience involved a daily walk. A walk from the armory across the first and ninth golf course fairways and continuing south of the tree line that swallowed sliced drives from the short eighth hole tee box.

Everything happens for a reason

When life presents us with hardship – be it a sudden loss or an unexpected challenge –the question arises: Does everything happen for a reason?

Another senseless death, leave your hatred behind

I’m sick.Last week Charlie Kirk, prominent conservative and Turning Point USA Founder, was assassinated while at a speaking event at a Utah university campus. He was shot in the neck. In front of his wife and two young children.

OLE & LENA

 Ole and Lena went on a trip to Europe. When in Ireland, they traveled on a tour bus. The bus driver was explaining, “On your left, you will see the battleground where the Irish defeated the Norwegians in the year 982.