Saturday, December 27, 2025

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Ropes I’ve Known

My very first rope, or lasso as my Grandpa called it, was a grass rope he gave me when I was ten. The problem...

The Eicher’s Have a Family Night and Lovina Shares a Daily Diary

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen Lovina Eitcher, Old Order Amish Cook, Wife & Mother of Eight I am going to write a daily diary for today, September 22. First of all,...

Lettuce Eat Local: Purple-sicle Time

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local The oblivion of little children can be astonishing. How many times have we all had a kid wailing in mortal sorrow...

Just a Bit of Bark and Banter: Senior Year: Double the Joy, Double the Water Bowl

By Jennifer Long | Rural Messenger “One senior is preparing for the future. The other two are reminding me to slow down and enjoy the...

4 Legged Puzzles

Back when I was a road agent driving 55,000 miles per year my favorite thing to do on long boring stretches of asphalt was...

Between The SO and LD

I feel sorry for sale managers when they stop a sale and make a long speech telling the crowd the animal in the ring...

Wild Rice Side

Picture this, you've worked a full week and then some, and you have dinner guests coming on Friday evening. You haven't had time to...

Wacky Warnings

Somewhere on my lengthy list of unanswered questions is the query that asks “Just how far will we go to protect ourselves from ourselves?”...