Grilled House ShoesI had given my seven-year-old granddaughter, Vivienne, a new pair of house shoes when she spent three days and nights with me. She liked the soft and...

Forty-seven properties, land and homes listed in Dade County for sale. What does this mean?New laundromat coming to Main Street, Lockwood. Stay tuned.The U.S. Air Force...

Growing up through recessions and getting married at the height of the Depression, our one room schoolhouse teacher mother and farmer mechanic father knew how to make food,...

I guess I am anticipating cooler weather as I have been thinking about Thanksgiving. I know that there are other things on the calendar before we arrive at the end of...

Chuckles from the light side of teaching at Everton by Bill and Sandy Aston, teachers at that time for years 1962 to 1965. Carnival time each year brought student...

Birthdays: September 26th-Cole Heiskel, Mike Donnel, Travis Fudge, grandson-Brekkin Hawkins 15, Caroline Maynard 8 and Mary Ann McDowell 66; 27th-Selah Cross 16 and Owen...

Recently I came across additional historical documents connecting our family line to the settling of our nation. We knew there were ancestors that crossed the Atlantic,...

Shooting Your FootAfter graduating business college I began working as a secretarial receptionist in Springfield, MO. I enjoyed it, but after a couple of years, I applied...

Friday night supper out with the Wade and Chloe. We had a good time eating and visiting. They are growing up so fast.Saturday morning I got up and...

Birthdays: September 19th-Steve Szyszkiewicz, Dawna Miller, Ann Hembree, Bluford Daniel, Ryder Forst 4, Kaden Dawson 26, Taylor Coonis 26, Katy Jo Reed 40, Alysha Glenn 44...

It’s been twenty-five years since the world stopped – just for a while. And it still haunts us, both personally and as a nation. I was at the elementary school during the...

Curiosity Killed the CatI never had a cat while growing up at home, but my best friend Jonita did. Snowball was a beautiful, fluffy white feline with an unusual easy-going...

It’s the first week of September, 2026, and might be the hottest week of summer yet!No rain being seen until the end of the week. Our grass and flowers are drying up and...

Busy day on September 26, 2026: Blue Grass Music on the Square in Greenfield, Goat Ranch Event, Beardies Cars in Lockwood and Black Walnut Festival in Stockton.Man fell...

Less TalkNever feel you are one step above the crowd. Be plain. Be simple. Be humble.  Only talk briefly when absolutely necessary. God will perhaps notice and smile.Make...