Tidbits from AMAC

A senior moment He did it again. Al Blaschke recently doubled down on showing just how feisty senior citizens can be, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. At the ripe old age of 100 he went skydiving for the first time and he obviously enjoyed the thrill of it.

Thrills, chills, fun and games make for an a-maze-n experience

Embark on an outdoor adventure this October! Test your navigation skills in a cornfield or find the perfect pumpkin as North Dakota has some fun places set aside for your family’s amusement. Corn mazes and pumpkin patches (www.ndtourism.

Galloping goats, biting gators and more in your local newspaper

If you happened to read the Albuquerque Journal recently you would have learned about a family who used their (galloping) goats to gobble up weeds and earn some extra money while keeping the city’s weeds and grass trimmed.

Why is it important….

It is no secret that newspapers around the country have been struggling in recent years. It does not seem to matter what the size or location. Small town community newspapers have been hit equally as hard. Readership is dwindling only to be beaten out by the decline in advertising.

…our community can count itself forty times blessed.

If you are old enough take a moment to sit back and ponder all of the events which have taken place over the past forty years. Think about all of the changes we have seen in our world.

Home Committee Takes on Pandemonium

Chairperson Ork Dorken hadn’t even rapped his Cole bottle on the table when Old Sievert burst into the community ZCBJ hall to join the town’s 13 other electors for a meeting of the Community Homeland Committee.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1744 Announcer: “Now, Roma Wines, R-O-M-A, made in California for enjoyment throughout the world, Roma Wines presents Suspense.” (a typical opening in the later years for Suspense, an anthology program on radio; CBS, June 17, 1942, to Sept.

Along the Way

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” Desmond Tutu Meandering through the arena of life’s changing configurations, there are people who often anchor the weight of our struggles.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: I have some questions about Social Security, but I’ve never been old before so these may be dumb questions. 1. My 66th birthday is in October 2021; do I put in for Social Security in January 2022? Or when? 2. I am a 30-year military retiree.

Bowesmont Lives

Sept. 11 Landon Mapel and Taylor Hermanson came to the Mike and Judy Stellon Home; she left Saturday and Landon stayed until Sunday. Judy Stellon and Don Baldock went to her Warroad lake home Sept. 18th and stayed until Monday. Mike Stellon joined them on Sunday.