(1[st] in Four-Week Series on "Countdown to Christmas")  There's nothing wrong with questioning traditions; the key is continuing them if they're...

The time has come, however, when you read this column, it'll be over. Main Street will be back to normal. Kids will be back in school. The Wings...

Hi Everyone!!! Well Thanksgiving is gone and everything is stuffed, That means us, and the Turkey. I ate too much and I imagine you did too, but...

My mother loved this time of year. The holidays were her time to shine and she did so with brilliance and ease. From the feast she'd prepare...

Despite my best intentions, I often find myself running against a deadline when I had every opportunity to write this column days earlier. Does...

Hi everyone!! Well, the Christmas season is here Time goes by real fast these days. It seems like yesterday, we were having the East Egg Hunts in...

Hi Everyone!! Well I'm home. I have all of the emotions. I have anxiety, apprehension and let's face it, I do not have anyone there but my girls....

First of all, I want to apologize to everybody for missing last week's paper; despite being reminded that there was an early deadline due to the...

Whoo! We are counting down the days to the Wings Over the Prairie Festival that kicks off this Saturday with the Queen Mallard contest! This year I...

 If there was ever a time for it, it's now: Walking the "strait-and-narrow way" (Matthew 7:13-14). Yes, in this day-and-age of "easy-believism" and...

As you know by now, former President Donald Trump won last week's election by a landslide: winning both the electoral votes with over 300 and the...

Hi everyone!! What a week this past week has been. It has been an eyeopener, that is for sure. I've had high's and low's during the week, just like...

First I want to express how much I miss Bill Shrum being able to do what he does best. Meaning going to events, finding out details about an event,...

Hi everyone!! This column may be short and sweet. I know some of you won't believe that at all. Even I won't believe it and I will be writing it. I...

For a change I decided not to completely make this week's column about myself. I know, I know - what's the fun in that? Instead I will write a...