Brush with the Bunch

Contuining on with the series that I started a few weeks back, “The Brush Bunch at work”, shows Leona Schneider working on a wedding gift for a granddaughter who will be married on March 21st of this month. The gift is a homemade sign which reads; “Love you until the day after forever”.

Looking Back in Time

March 16, 1894 Drayton Echo The Drayton Fair Association has been reorganized and will hold a Spring Fair March 31st. Miss Lulu Wylie was able to be out and attend church last Sunday.

Reflections on the Passing of a Neighbor

Next week is Sunshine Week, this is a week when newspapers throughout the nation work to help return their reader’s attention to what is almost always the most reliable news source in their community.

Country in a Panic...

Watching the news is enough to put people in a panic. As the continues barrage of reports about this year’s newest respiratory infection continue.

Hey Sears, bring back the Wish Book

The past few weeks have seen a furry of activity across the globe as millions enter panic mode because of Coronavirus.

UND Women’s Hockey Handed a Bad Deal

“Be slow to anger,” the Good Book says. On March 29, 2017 - four years ago this month – the University of North Dakota made a critical mistake when it arbitrarily shut down the successful women’s Fighting Hawks hockey team. By now, it’s okay to be angry. Four years is long enough.

Tidbits from AMAC

This is no ‘fish story’ Justin Hamlin got lucky on Valentine’s Day this year but his luck didn’t last long. He caught a record-breaking fish in Keystone Lake near Tulsa that Friday -- a paddlefish weighing in at about 157 pounds.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1714 Announcer: “International Silver Company presents the Silver Theater, starring Orson Welles in ‘One Step Ahead,’ directed by Conrad Nagel. Brought to you this week on behalf of International Sterling, world-famous solid silver.

Along the Way

“Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things...” - Desmond Tutu The grace of a sacred soul birthed into this world is a gift from the divine alchemy of knowledge far greater than our earthly understanding.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: Can or does the Social Security Administration occasionally make mistakes in determining the benefits due? I’m now 72 but I retired early at age 61 and knew that my benefits would be reduced.