Along the Way

“The stories of past courage can define that ingredient- they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into their own soul.” - John F.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: My birth date is 1947. My wife is 1950. We both took our Social Security years ago at age 62 due to health concerns because we questioned if we would live to age 78 to equalize the extra payout if we would have waited to age 66.

A Pembina County Retrospective

The December 19, 1913, “Cavalier Chronicle” indicated that newspaper had been founded by Jerry A. Frawley, who arrived in Cavalier from Park River, and it was continued by him until January 1898 when J.K. Fairchild took over, having purchased the “Chronicle” in December 1897.

Thinking About Health

We know too well the cost of American health care keeps rising as far as the eye can see. In 1995 health care accounted for 13.4 percent of GDP; in 2018 it consumed 17.7 percent. It is projected to rise even more.

Bowesmont Lives

Jan Maurstad’s guests for supper Jan, 20th included Clarice Mosolf, Saralee Hoselton, Donna Siewert, Marge Marciniak, Linda Staskivige. Saralee Hoselton met Lynette Restemayer for lunch at Thompson’s Café in Cavalier Wednesday.

Looking Back in Time

The Drayton Echo January 19,1894 The Drayton Milling Company is giving 32 lbs. of flour, 10 lbs. of bran and 5 lbs. of shorts for No. 1 hard per bushel. Chopping 8 cents per sack. The death of Charles H. Payne occurred at 4 p.m.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

“Aaron Rodgers’ family ‘dismayed’ by his religious comments....” This is a portion of the heading for a story written by Melissa Roberto for Fox News. On Danica Patrick’s podcast Rodgers told the host that he “relates to a ‘different type of spirituality’ than that which he knew “as a kid”.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

Romans 3:23 tells us that “all have sinned”. I John 3:4 defines sin as “transgression of the law”, specifically God’s law. To transgress is “to break (a rule, law, etc.) or “to go beyond (a limit)” (New Webster’s Dictionary).

Senior Citizen Update

Are you a family member of another adult providing ongoing unpaid care for an adult or child with a special need? If you experience an emergency or have a planned/unplanned event or crisis, there may be funding to assist with the cost of respite care.

Bridging the gap between the generations

Valley News & Views Editorial Late last week there was a news report that was aired on a morning television show about bridging the gap in the generations. It is much easier to point out the differences and write off a generation than it is to try to get along sometimes.