Letter from the Editor | I am married to Snow White

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love traveling, especially when it’s on my schedule and for enjoyment.But since moving to North Dakota, traveling has often felt like a chore.

My two cents | Springtime tracking by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

As I am writing this, I am preparing to head off for a Memorial Day Vacation to the Namekagon River Country in Northwestern Wisconsin.

I want a blanket warming oven for Christmas by Bob Simmons

I last left you with the understanding that I’d be going in for a procedure to repair my T12 vertebrae that was fractured in a fall on black ice nearly two months ago. I was scheduled for a 12 noon rendezvous with the surgeon on Friday May 22.

Letter from the Editor

Everyone complains about the cost of living, but let me tell you… it’s expensive to die as well.As I write this, we are STILL in Michigan (fingers crossed, I will be in my own bed surrounded by my furry children by the time you are reading this).

My two cents | Justice for Katarina by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning to write this column.I didn’t wake up on purpose, but once I was up, and I began thinking about the day before, I had to get up and write down as much as I could while it was still fresh in my mind.

Squad 51, are you available? by Bob Simmons

If you’ve been following along over the past few weeks, you know I broke my back (T12) getting out of my pickup to get gas.

Letter from the Editor

While we are still in Michigan, watching and waiting while Robert’s mom is in the hospice facility, we have tried to make the best of the situation, considering Theodore’s 16th birthday was May 8, the day we arrived in Michigan, and Amelia’s 14th birthday was May 19.

Along the way | Memories and mourning

The winds of change often come when we least expect them to. Those moments when we are confronted with grief and loss teach us the deep and distinct shelter of the love we carry.

Echoes from the past | May 21 - May 27

A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.National HistoryMay 21, 1887 - Clara Barton established the American Red Cross. May 21, 1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Bowesmont lives

On May 6, Saralee Hoselton took the PMCT Van to Grafton. Here she ran errands and visited with Clairice Mosolf at the Lutheran Sunset Home.Saralee Hoselton was among those who had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizens’ Center on May 8, she stayed afterwards for a time of socializing and cards.