Letter from the Editor

Everyone complains about the cost of living, but let me tell you… it’s expensive to die as well.As I write this, we are STILL in Michigan (fingers crossed, I will be in my own bed surrounded by my furry children by the time you are reading this).

My two cents | Justice for Katarina by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning to write this column.I didn’t wake up on purpose, but once I was up, and I began thinking about the day before, I had to get up and write down as much as I could while it was still fresh in my mind.

Squad 51, are you available? by Bob Simmons

If you’ve been following along over the past few weeks, you know I broke my back (T12) getting out of my pickup to get gas.

Letter from the Editor

While we are still in Michigan, watching and waiting while Robert’s mom is in the hospice facility, we have tried to make the best of the situation, considering Theodore’s 16th birthday was May 8, the day we arrived in Michigan, and Amelia’s 14th birthday was May 19.

Along the way | Memories and mourning

The winds of change often come when we least expect them to. Those moments when we are confronted with grief and loss teach us the deep and distinct shelter of the love we carry.

Echoes from the past | May 21 - May 27

A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.National HistoryMay 21, 1887 - Clara Barton established the American Red Cross. May 21, 1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Bowesmont lives

On May 6, Saralee Hoselton took the PMCT Van to Grafton. Here she ran errands and visited with Clairice Mosolf at the Lutheran Sunset Home.Saralee Hoselton was among those who had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizens’ Center on May 8, she stayed afterwards for a time of socializing and cards.

Letter from the Editor | Hello! I am from the future.

Okay, okay, not exactly. Last Thursday morning, we left Walhalla on a trip to Michigan, one we knew was coming but didn’t exactly know when. Robert’s mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in November.

My two cents | Time for some fishin’ by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

In just a week or so, I have a trip to Wisconsin planned. The event is to happen over Memorial Day weekend.Several months ago my wife offered to help her brother open up his riverside resort near Trego, Wisconsin along the scenic and historic Namekagon River.

Am I living in Canada? by Bob Simmons

At this point, I want to clear the air on where I’m at mentally with all this broken back stuff. Aside from occasional aches and pains in the back, I’m fine. Look, I have NOTHING to complain about aside from having to navigate a very botched healthcare system.