My Two Cents |My Old Dodge

The handwriting was on the wall. At some point, I knew I would have to put my old Dodge pickup out to pasture. It had been through a lot and we had been through a lot together.

Letter from the Publisher

This issue of our favorite newspaper will see us through the Labor Day holiday. It’s a day off from work and a long weekend for many of us. In this part of the county, it falls during harvest, so for many it’s business as usual during the busiest time of the farmer family’s year.

An Eclectic Editor

Last weekend was a beautiful first for me! I took Sassafras, along with my friend Lindsey and her horse, Pebbles, and dog, Indiana, out to Pembina Gorge. Not only was this my first time riding in the gorge but it’s actually my first time hauling for a trail ride in my own trailer.

My Two Cents |Honey harvest has begun

The honey harvest has begun. As I have written many times, my honey bee operation would be considered a small commercial operation. This year I started out with approximately 400 colonies of honey bees.

Letter from the Publisher

I drove to St. Thomas earlier this week to pick up my daughter from a friend’s house. I got to town and texted her; a minute later my phone rang and it was her of course. Can you guess what she wanted? You got it, to spend the night with her friend on her very last night of summer vacation.

An Eclectic Editor

My highlight of the week was getting out on the water and doing some fishing with my family. It was a timely adventure, as fishing was hot on my mind after attending the Catfish Tournament the week prior.

Musings...Everywhere you go, there are wonderful folks in great abundance

by Lyle Van Camp Over our last two outings in the Gray Goose we drove a total of nearly 1,200 miles and met dozens of individuals from all over the nation. At Medora we chatted with a couple who have spent the last several years traveling, and living, in their Chevy Suburban.

Prairie Doc® Perspectives

Assuring effective health care to a population is a challenge for every society. As care options become more complex – and expensive – the challenges increase.

Bowesmont Lives

Garage sales On Monday morning Saralee Hoselton took the PCMT van to Grand Forks and East Grand Forks where she ran some errands and had lunch at Arby’s. That evening Ken and Liz Linster took her to the St. Thomas United Methodist Church where they attended a meeting of the North Eastern District.

Musings.. This old house… these old memories by Lyle Van Camp

Slowly but surely, the farmyard is disappearing. Soon, all that will remain will be a pole shed and scores of memories from my childhood.