Blogs
Boo at the Zoo
A few years back, the Hutchinson Zoo was raising money to build a new otter exhibit, and we heard they were looking for an...
Phelps, Dawn
JUST A LITTLE LIGHT Miltonvale’s Own Tom, Dick, and Harry
by Dawn Phelps
Miltonvale, Kansas, is the only town I know of that can boast of their very own “Tom, Dick, and Harry.” Their parents,...
Phelps, Dawn
Just a Little Light: Trees and Seasons
Dawn Phelps
Columnist
Autumn has made her presence known. A beautiful maple tree over on the hill in our town is showing off colors of orange...
Blogs
Long football season
The long-suffering wife of an elderly retired farmer wuz complaining to her neighbor about how her hubby got so wrapped up in how his...
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Wild Rice Soup
There are many soups I consider rather 'elegant', 'lighter' in presentation, and wild rice soup is one of them. It can hold it's own...
Lovina's Amish Kitchen
Daughter Verena Pens the Column Again
Lovina’s Amish Kitchen
Lovina Eitcher,
Old Order Amish
Cook, Wife &
Mother of Eight
This is Lovina's daughter Verena writing. It is such a beautiful Monday evening. The leaves...
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Judging The Halter
"They stopped judging chickens when they learned to count eggs." Anonymous
I enjoyed some success on my collegiate livestock judging team so after college I...
