Letter from the Publisher

In this technology age, so much of what used to be done in person, is now done with apps, zoom, google docs, and the like. It’s all virtual. It creates speed and efficiency, but something does get lost when it comes to relationships and personalities.

Bowesmont Lives

On Jan. 16 Mike and Judy Stellon left for their Lake Havasu winter home and arrived there the next day. They will remain for several weeks. On Jan. 25 Saralee Hoselton took the Pembina County Meals and Transport van to Fargo for a medical appointment.

My Two Cents | Lost in the woods - part

Usually you hear about people getting lost in the wild in the spring, summer, or fall, but not in the dead of winter.

Bob’s big adventure – Part 1

– Like many folks in small business, I wear several different hats. I sure never get bored. One of the most enjoyable things I do is the engineering for our family’s group of radio stations. Farmers can relate.

Ask Rusty – About difficulty with Social Security’s sign-in process

Dear Rusty: Last month I tried to contact Social Security who never picked up a phone on their end. The same with the IRS. When I finally got through, they said I had to join ID.me before they could help me. That took me over a week, and many applications and rejects, to get through.

Prairie Doc® Perspectives:

“It’s time for your checkup” Andrew Ellsworth, MD Recently I received a mailing from my clinic reminding me it is time to schedule my annual preventative care physical. Apparently, doctors need to go to the doctor, too, even when they feel fine.

“BOMBERS WEEKLY” COLUMN

It seems as if the new year would mark a new beginning. Instead, we received a bunch of new rules. The use of planners is being stressed, but it seems as if both students and teachers alike have already forgotten about the rule or just don’t follow it, myself included.

My Two Cents | Football, football, football…

The past two weeks for me have been pretty busy covering high school sports and keeping up with the grandkids’ sports related activities. So this past weekend, I decided I would take it easy a little bit. Sure, I helped take care of chores around the house, but I didn’t work too hard.

Bowesmont Lives: GNOMIES DANCE RECITAL

On Dec. 28 Ann Osborne went with Donnie and Lisa Staskivige to the home of David Englund for a belated Christmas celebration. On Jan. 9 Saralee Hoselton ate dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center and stayed for an afternoon of cards and socializing.

Musings...“Don’t let them immanentize the eschaton...

Once a slogan of conservatives, especially those who were/are fans of William Buckley, this phrase basically means don’t try to make heaven on earth. Buckley brought the phrase to attention when he used it in an issue of “The National Review” decades ago.