Life in the Slow Lane?

I may keep my political leanings to myself. I may not talk about how I am going to vote but rest assured that I will be making my voice heard by voting. I have been more vocal about North Dakota being primarily vote by mail.

Looking Down Main

Sitting by the heater, watching tv, doing some updating on my iPad and trying to figure out how to write my column this week. Ok, let me rephrase that. I know how to write my column, what I don’t know is how to string together the words I want to say.

Guest Columnist

The election of 2020 is over. It’s probably been over weeks ago but we had to go through the closing formalities. That being said, it seems safe to start talking about the concept of democracy without provoking the vitriolic partisanship that pervaded the election season.

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KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1747 “Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.

Colorful Contributions

“If you planted hope today in any hopeless heart, if someone’s burden was lighter because you did your part, if you caused a laugh that chased a tear away, if tonight your name is mentioned when someone kneels to pray, then your day was well spent.

I Need Guidance on Social Security and Medicare

Dear Rusty: I am turning 67 in October and as of today am still employed full time. I really do not plan on retiring unless I am forced to. But how do I arrange my Social Security and Medical care stuff. It seems this subject is like a color, and everyone has a different color they like.

Bowesmont Lives

Saralee Hoselton’s sister Jean Anderson celebrated her 98th birthday Oct. 5th with a virtual party. On Thursday Oct. 8th Saralee Hoselton went to Grafton with the PCMT van and visited Linda Hoselton at her Sunset Leisure Estates apartment. Amelia and Domenic Stellon visited Judy Stellon Oct 10th.

VA Clinic Holds Flu Shot Event

It is that time of year. The Grafton VA Clinic had the first of three VA Flu Shot Events on October 9 for area Veterans who are enrolled in VA Healthcare. It was a very well organized drive through event.

Brush with the Bunch

I would like to thank Susan Danielson for sharing with us one of her early paintings. The following is in Susan’s words; “One of the first paintings I did, because I didn’t want anyone to see my very first painting. I had no idea what I was doing, but wanted to try something.