Reverse snowbird

Duane H.H. Lyon Greetings happy valley friends and neighbors, this week I want to talk to you about writing. But first, here are some of the lyrics from the Taylor Swift song, “Shake it Off” to start us off.

Letter from the Publisher

The feelings of spring have sprung. It’s got to be the weather we’re enjoying that is prematurely taking my headspace into spring mode, but I find myself doing things like organizing the garage and gathering throw away items for spring clean up.

An Eclectic Editor

Last week was a doozy. It’s rare I don’t have a column, but Phil and I faced a family emergency last week that caught me off guard. Since then, we’ve been tying up odds and ends to come back to North Dakota, and honestly, I can’t wait.

Musings... On one finger texting, two finger typing, and saying the wrong thing by Lyle Van Camp

I was sitting at the boys basketball game in Crystal on Thursday evening, waiting for the varsity game to begin, with several very good friends sitting nearby, when one young lady commented on the fact that I was texting with just one finger. Her exact words were, “you text with just one finger!?

My Two Cents | Pedicure or torture? by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

Just one more anecdote from my recent trip to Virginia Beach. My sister, her husband, and my mother have been spending the winter months in Virginia Beach to escape the “brutal” midwest climate. Well, right on cue of course, we just so happen to be having one of the mildest winters on record.

letter to the editor

Thank You Government Communicators We want to express our gratitude to the many government communicators working to serve their agencies and the people of North Dakota.

Prairie Doc Perspective

“No man is an island” “No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This is the beginning of a poem from 1624. In it, the poet John Donne appreciates how humans are all connected.

Musings...Yep, another column about the AHA bike ride by Lyle Van Camp

As of this morning, Monday, I have ridden over 300 miles in the American Heart Association’s “Bike 100 miles in February” event. Pledges to date total $552, counting cash pledges which will not be submitted to the American Heart Association (AHA) until the end of the event.

My Two Cents | Another fi shy story by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

I guess it’s already been about three weeks ago when I first laid out my plans for catching fish on my vacation to Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Bowesmont Lives

Margaret’s birthday On Wednesday Merv and Phyllis Holter had dinner with Saralee Hoselton at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center with ice cream and cake to celebrate Margaret Staskivige’s 80th birthday. Unfortunately, Margaret was unable to attend.