Keeping the bandits away from your bounty
If you are a gardener, I have one word of advice for you if you are raising sweet corn. Never, but never, pass your dog while he/she is looking up a tree and then back at you. You should probably stop long enough to stand with him or her and look into the tree as well. I am sure that having two benign creatures looking into a tree will draw a crowd — it usually does at my house. This generally means that some little fuzzy creature that has a voracious appetite for sweet corn has been treed by your handsome and most smart dog while they were inspecting your sweet corn for you. We always try our little tricks in keeping those cute and fuzzy raccoons from tearing down and devouring our precious sweet corn each and every summer. We try all sorts of crazy things, but still, many times, the raccoons are out in the grove somewhere lounging about, their full tummies pointing toward the sky while they sleep off their night’s handiwork.
» Full StoryShoe shopping
My wife and I recently went shoe shopping. As it is with most married couples, this means that she shopped for shoes while I tagged along.
She is quite sneaky regarding such things.
What is Celiac Sprue Disease?
I have received a number of questions regarding Celiac Sprue Disease and the gluten-free diet, since having celiac support classes at Hy-Vee. Celiac Sprue Disease is more common than you may know. There are an estimated 2.
» Full StoryTraffic citations and traffic court
f you have received a traffic citation lately, you were probably shocked to discover how expensive the penalties have become. A speeding ticket, which a few years ago might have cost $40 or $50, now runs more than $100.
» Full StoryCheck out the new look at Social Security’s home page
District manager in Marshall
Social Security’s homepage has a brand new look. In June, we launched a new home page at www.socialsecurity.gov.
United Way Community Impact Grants Awarded
United Way of Southwest Minnesota is an independent, local, volunteer-based organization that works to achieve impact by building a strategy for collective action and targeting resources to meet priority community needs.
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summer 2008
Good Signs
Marshall Again?
Golf Tournament
High School Musical
Milroy vs. Raymond
Seaforth Polka
Tyler vs. Granite Falls