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Letter to the Editor

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Dear Editor, This letter is a gripe session. My number one pet peeve is the streets, the roads, the potholes; oh yes, that street is just one big pot hole! Just because I no longer drive a car doesn’t mean I am unaffected.

Letter from the Publisher: Family trees ~ I finally get it

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Letter from the Publisher: Family trees ~ I finally get it

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

We finally have leaves on our trees! Green on the trees is a welcome sight that took a darn long time this year (it felt like it anyway). I write this note to you on a windy day while I watch the trees outside my window sway.I love watching the top branches. They dance the most.

Farewell, everyone!

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Farewell, everyone!

News Staff

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

This is the last week of classes at Drayton Public School; students have been counting down the days. They have been studying hard for finals and getting ready for summer.

My Two Cents | Backyard nature intrigue

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My Two Cents | Backyard nature intrigue

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

This weekend was the weekend that I finally buckled down and dug into the large task of cleaning up the yard and getting things ready for spring and garden season. Usually my yard looks like a total disaster area until I get this chore done. This spring was no different.

Musings...Riding to nowhere 60 minutes at a time… by Lyle Van Camp

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Musings...Riding to nowhere 60 minutes at a time… by Lyle Van Camp

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

As most of my faithful readers know, the past few years have been a journey for me. A journey that has taken me a great distance without really going anywhere. Since shortly after my first heart surgery in August of 2019 I have been faithfully exercising on a daily basis.

An Eclectic Editor: Not a bunny story…

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An Eclectic Editor: Not a bunny story…

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

After reading Mike and Andrea’s columns, I tried and tried to think of a bunny story but didn’t have any luck. Spoiler alert though - Mike’s has a much different ending from Andrea’s! I’m not sure how many women actually enjoy wedding planning… I am sure though, that I am not one of them.

Bowesmont Lives Pancake benefit at the fire hall

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Bowesmont Lives Pancake benefit at the fire hall

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Merv and Phyllis Holter had Mother’s Day supper with Janell Nyegaard at her home in Hallock. Other guests included Vonn and Megan Pankratz and children of Green Bush.

Letter from the Publisher: Mom guilt made me do it…

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Letter from the Publisher: Mom guilt made me do it…

Andrea Johnston

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

I didn’t grow up with any pets in the house. Not until I was in my mid-teens did we have any sort of animal in the house. That’s assuming my wild kid brother didn’t count. That changed one day when my mother decided to say yes to a small poodle when I found an ad for puppies in the newspaper.

Letter from the Publisher

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Letter from the Publisher

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Happy belated Mother’s Day greetings to you all. You may be a mother, you definitely have a mother, so it is something to celebrate one way or another. You all know by now how much I love my girls.

An Eclectic Editor:

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An Eclectic Editor:

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

I underestimated this last surgery. I underestimated it terribly. Perhaps I bounced back from the others too well and let myself get cocky. Last Wednesday, Phil and I hit the road for Minneapolis, once again, to see Dr. Ali.

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