It’s that time of year. School is in session. Backpacks line the back doorway. Yellow busses line the streets. Bedtimes and wake-times are earlier than in the previous months. Mornings are resoundingly announced by alarm clocks – something unheard of during June, July and August. Summer ...
10 YEARS AGO OCT. 8, 2009 Homecoming candidates for King & Queen are: Taylor Stickfort, Damon Bolt, Clint Dinsdale, Eric Peters, and Evan Stoakes. Queen candidates are Rebekah Zimmerman, Erin Corwin, Corissa Rowe, Kristine Volkens, Sammi Palmer & Maria Espinoz. G-R school Board ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Every now and then I am asked, “What is it about astronomy that excites you so much?” After all, some have said, not much changes from year to year. I have to admit that they are right, M13 ...
OK, OK. I have been hit and miss with news columns the past few weeks. I apologize. I could get out the list of excuses – the dog ate my news column. No, that doesn’t sound believable. It didn’t work when I was in school either. I could use my excuse that the tornado destroyed it – ...
Q: Why does the United States train dogs for diplomatic service overseas? A: The Explosive Detection Canine Program (EDCP) has operated for more than two decades under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist foreign countries and our international law enforcement partners with ...
10 YEARS AGO 0CT; 1. 2009 Fire prevention Week is Oct 4 thru 10. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Burdick will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 4. Jessica Balk and James Weissenfluh willl be married on Oct. 10. Michelle Purvis & Chris Heasley will be married Oct 17 at the First ...
Last night my mom appeared in one of my dreams. She passed away nine years ago – from Alzheimer’s. I haven’t been able to think about her –not really – since. It’s an ugly disease. I’m weak to say so, but my last memories of her are haunting. I’m only speaking my truth. ...
Looking over my ever-increasing folder of past news columns that I have written, I find that I have made opossums the topic of the week a couple of times. I receive a free subscription to the Missouri Conservationist from my brother-in-law, Earl. I like to give him a hard time about his state ...
Q: What reflections do you have on Constitution Day? A: Since the day I was born, I have celebrated Constitution Day. I say that with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. That’s because the 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17 (146 years before I ...
“Defining Moments” “…but ss for me and my house, we will serve the Lord - (Joshua 24:15)- We all know life is more than a moment. Life is made up of many experiences. Your life is myriad of ups and downs, victories and defeats, good times and bad times. But there are those ...