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May is National Stroke Awareness Month

When stroke happens, minutes matter. Similar to how a heart attack blocks blood flow to the heart, a stroke happens when a clot or broken blood vessel stops or limits blood flow to the brain – a brain attack. The American Heart Association reports that for every minute during an untreated ...

Camden’s candlelight hike

The Friends of Camden have been on my radar for quite a few years. I figured that since Ross and I have probably been on every trail the park has to offer, why not be part of an organization that supports different projects and events? So last year when I saw a Facebook post about the ...

Funds remain for city tree rebate program

To help address the loss of trees caused by Emerald Ash Borer, the city of Marshall offers a tree replacement rebate program to single-family homeowners in Marshall. This program provides financial support to residents who purchase and place new shade trees, helping to restore and strengthen ...

Moment of weakness

I’m a sucker for my favorite lures. If you want to talk about impulse buying, bags of Dots pretzels and packs of Reese’s peanut butter cups in the checkout lane have nothing on a shiny new stickbait sitting on a tackle aisle shelf in spring. Just picturing the flashy rips through the water ...

Horsing around in Sioux Falls

My wife and I recently went horsing around. And no, it didn’t involve traveling to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. We are much too cheap to make a special trip like that. Some years ago, when we were in Kentucky for business, my wife and I visited Churchill Downs. There weren’t any ...

How high will you go?

We all have many different highs in our lives. Some we'll talk about, and others are best not rehashed. While in high school, I was a member of our chorus. At first, I was placed in the tenor section, and it wasn't the best fit for my vocal chords. During the last two years of high schooling, ...