The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Celebrating Carol with crab dip

Body Wednesday, Sept. 17 is the two-year anniversary of Carol’s passing. Like everything else in life, it doesn’t seem possible that time has gone that fast.

Letter from the Publisher:

Body There’s no polite way to say this. Stop shooting each other.

Letter from the Editor:

Body As many of you know and have probably already seen in this publication this month, September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. Unlike my typical columns, this one will get a little sad, sappy, and serious.

Pass the Tums

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia One of my favorite restaurants growing up back east was The Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee, Mass. The restaurant was known far and wide for its great Polynesian food.

Munich School Board’s hardest decision

Body By Matt Mitzel As the school season approached this year, the Munich School Board was faced with one of their toughest decisions…me.

Albino alligators: Part two

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Before we continue with part two of my interview in the sewer with Mr. X, I must first acknowledge an email I received shortly after last week’s paper arrived in area mailboxes.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Bottle feeding a bison

Body The last few weeks we have had amazing weather for harvest. Warm temps, sunshine and light breezes helped the wheat dry down fast and kept things rolling. If you take a quick trip around the county, it seems as though everyone is almost done with wheat.

Letter from the Publisher:

Body I’m happy to return to summer for the week, although I can’t guarantee what season it will be when you read this. I received a beautiful mum for my birthday from my beautiful daughter, and it’s loving its spot on the front porch and is about to open a thousand blooms.

Letter from the Editor:

Body I sure hope all of the students at LAHS had a wonderful time at Homecoming week. That was possibly my favorite week when I was in high school myself.

Albino alligators: Part one

Body A bag of gummy worms about to be flushed. Flush twice - it’s a long way to Devils Lake.