Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: My wife started receiving her social security at 65 (her full retirement age) and she will be 69 years old this July. I was able to receive half of her social security under an older law. This April, I will turn 70 and will start to receive my own Social Security.

Bowesmont Lives

April 4th Lisa Jackson returned to her Falcon Heights home after spending the long weekend with Saralee Hoselton. The next day Saralee Hoselton took the PCMT van to Grafton where she ran some errands and visited Linda Hoselton at her Sunset Leisure Estates apartment.

Dakota Datebook

Fern Welk by Merry Helm April 18, 2022 — In 1927, Lawrence Welk and His Novelty Band discovered the power of the media when Welk persuaded a Yankton radio manager to let them play on his station one morning. It went so well, that the band got a long-term contract out of the deal.

Valley News & Views Editorial

Mandates are coming to an end. Following two years of one mandate after another we will start to see faces in even more places. Monday of this week a Federal Judge struck down the national face mask mandate that covered airlines and other public transportation.

Looking Down Main

This very pleasant looking young man, who I am sure is less than half my age, smiles over his shoulder as he pedals his $3,000 bike along a beautiful trail, on the side of a beautiful mountain, in Hawaii and says, “Hey, you are doing great!

Guest Columnist

On April 28, North Dakota will note the 50th anniversary of the defeat of a major rewrite of the state constitution by a vote of 107,643 to 64,073 in 1972.

Refrigerated brunch recipes

I have started using recipes on the weekends that I prepare the night before, refrigerate and bake the next day usually as a brunch item.

Legislative Report

April 12, 2022 I’ve spent more time in Bismarck in the past week than I’ve been at home. I attended the Legislators’ Retreat on April 7 & 8 last week. It was facilitated by the Hunt Institute out of North Carolina.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1824 Voice: “Stand by to make sail.” Philip Carney: “Log entry: The ketch Scarlet Queen, Philip Carney, master. Position: 22 minutes, 15 degrees north; 114 degrees, 45 minutes east. Wind: fresh; sky fair.

Trails of Transformation

“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” - Joseph Campbell The sweet salutations of nature’s healing gift is in the perfection of its wisdom.