Archive for History
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The Christmas Present That Said, “Moo-ey Christmas!”
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Growing up on a farm, Christmas was a time of great celebration. Since our cows needed to be milked every day, even on Christmas, we didn’t venture away from home. Instead, extended family all traveled “over the river and through the woods” t...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith Thirty Years and Counting Please take a moment and think back to what was going on in your life in 1987. Were you in school? Were you married? How old were your children? Do you remember that in 1987: The cost of a U.S. Postage Stamp was $.24 The Y...
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What is Your Favorite or Most Memorable December Date?
By Eloise Graham Each month always has certain dates that stand out more than others. Some dates are personal and only important to you or your family, other dates are shared by the masses. Such a date, shared by the whole world, is December 7. It was on this date in 1941 that Pearl Harbor was bom...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Talking Turkey... Turkey talk in November is almost too cheap and easy. By the time you read, this you will have been bombarded with turkey talk. Recipes, blunderbuss toting pilgrim pictures, grocery store fliers and fancy table top displays will all splash giant gobblers. After ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston It was a dangerous adventure for two civilizations, Indians and the “white man’’ running on active and inactive for a couple centuries, the eighteenth and nineteenth. Government activities inside the drive to couple the east with the new U.S. west, via an intercontinental rai...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith Give Thanks November is one of my favorite months. I love the cooler temperatures. I love watching the trees change color. I love spending time with family over the Thanksgiving break. I also love the anticipation of the first snow fall. The other night as we sat around the kitche...
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November – A Month to Give Thanks
By Eloise Graham Let us give thanks for the privilege to go to the polls and vote. Many countries are still struggling for this right. We often hear about voting when it is the “Big Election” but voicing our right is just as important in smaller elections. It is the elected officials at the low...
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Just Saying…
The Curse of Modern Technology I don’t believe in the “good old days.” Never did, even though a bunch of my friends recently tried to convince me times were simpler and more fun way back when. Here’s why. I have a good memory. Riding with my parents and four siblings across Kansas in la...
