Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday Lynette Restemayer of Cavalier picked up Saralee Hoselton and took her to Grafton where they had noon lunch at Shannigan’s. Then they visited Linda Hoselton on her patio at her Sunset Leisure Estates apartment.

Pembina County Extention

The Pembina County 4-H Consumer Decision Making senior judging team brought home honors in the first virtual ND 4-H Consumer Decision Making contest held July 21st. Participating counties facilitated the teams for the written exam and the youth delivered oral reasons to judges statewide online.

Brush with the Bunch

Susan Danielson joined the Brush Bunch in 2015 and we enjoy her company for about a half a year as she and her husband Brian are snowbirds and go south for the winter.

Tidbits from AMAC

A funny thing happened... Business taxpayers in Rhode Island finally got their state tax refunds recently, including 176 of them who received extra special checks. Some were signed by Mickey Mouse and others bore Walt Disney’s moniker, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

Contact Tracing Scams

The coronavirus has created a perfect storm for scammers. One scam to arise this summer is scammers posing as contact tracers working for local or state health departments. Contact tracing is an important part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

What Have We Learned….

Have we learned yet that COVID-19 is not going anywhere? This is a simple fact that has been said at least here in North Dakota since the first press conference held by our Governor. What have we learned through all the testing and data gathering that has been done since it first started?

Life in the Slow Lane?

Late Monday night we got to meet our youngest granddaughter for the first time. What a blessing that is. So after a very late night and little sleep I got up on Tuesday morning to start my day.

Looking Down Main

Every morning, five or six days a week, I hop on my trusty 1980 Schwinn LeTour Luxe and take a half hour to forty-five-minute ride around town. When the weather does not allow for outdoor riding, I hit the recumbent exercise bike indoors.

Guest Columnist

Once again the North Dakota Legislature is trying to obstruct constitutional amendments proposed by petition of the people. At the present time, constitutional amendments initiated by citizens go straight to the ballot for an up or down vote. If approved, the amendment goes into effect.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, So what do I get? A certificate of completion? A medal? A doctor’s statement certifying me as insane? Today I completed walking Drayton’s Greenway, AKA “the dike”—in segments, of course. Parts of the walk are stunningly beautiful, others, not so much.