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Andrea Johnston

Andrea Johnston

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Letter from the Publisher

Andrea Johnston
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
I was fairly intrigued by the article on growing rhubarb in last week’s issue of our favorite paper. I decided to try it. In case you missed it, it involved forcing your rhubarb to harvest stage faster using a container to block out sunlight.
Musings | She says she is coming home…by Lyle Van Camp

Musings | She says she is coming home…by Lyle Van Camp

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Musings | She says she is coming home…by Lyle Van Camp

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
She says she is coming home Saturday so I guess I better gas up my car and make room for her, Mel, and the cats. If I don’t show up at the airport when their plane lands I may just be in a bit of hot water. OK, enough with the humor.
Bowesmont Lives

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Bowesmont Lives

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
Saralee Hoselton, Merv and Phyllis Holter were among those who attended the retirement party lunch Monday for Stacie Metelmann, the “footcare lady” at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center. They also were able to meet Denice Hanson, her replacement.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

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Letter from the Publisher

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
May is here! The tulips have sprouted in my front flower bed and in many of the yards around mine. The graduation announcements have started rolling in and I just opened one this morning and for the first time I caught myself thinking “Already? I remember when she was born.
Bowesmont Lives

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Bowesmont Lives

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Gayle McConnell has returned from her Mesa winter home to her home in rural Drayton. On April 15, Saralee Hoselton celebrated her 84th birthday with lunch at Hastings Landing. Friday, April 19, Mike and Judy Stellon went to the prom at Edinburg.
My Two Cents | Theodore Roosevelt’s amazon adventure – Part 1 by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My Two Cents | Theodore Roosevelt’s amazon adventure – Part 1 by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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My Two Cents | Theodore Roosevelt’s amazon adventure – Part 1 by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

News Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Theodore Roosevelt presidential library near Medora is scheduled to be completed in 2025. I hope it includes his famous, but not necessarily so publicized trip to the Amazon jungle in Brazil in 19131914. More on that in a moment, first a little background.
Musings | Earth Day awareness by Lyle Van Camp

Musings | Earth Day awareness by Lyle Van Camp

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Musings | Earth Day awareness by Lyle Van Camp

News Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
I have memories of the very first time we celebrated Earth Day at Drayton Public School. I do not remember for sure what year it was but I do know that it was my freshman, junior, or senior year as we decorated Mr.
Blessing bags ready to go & a thumbs up. I’m proud of them!

Blessing bags ready to go & a thumbs up. I’m proud of them!

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Letter from the Publisher

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
My job is mom first. If you read my column regularly, you’d know that I am a mother of two girls. The world we live in is a crazy one and I think about how to prepare my youngsters to have roots deep in faith on a regular basis.
Valley News & Views

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Letter to the editor

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Dear Editor: Earth Day is a day to celebrate achievements made to better the environment and sustain the goal of leaving the Earth better than it was, for the next generation. Today’s farmers and ranchers are true conservationists.
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