Letter from the Publisher

Body Happy National Raspberry Cream Pie Day! I’m not even kidding, it’s a real day. I’d love a piece of raspberry cream pie today.

Letter from the Editor:

Body Since I’m on vacation this week and the wonderful Rebecca Davis is steering the ship, I’m going to keep my column short and simple. I’ve had such a refreshing week kicking back with mine and Phillip’s parents and celebrating my 33rd birthday.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe:

Body I’m pretty sure I have mentioned a time or two that I have very little patience. When you add this fun little trait to a constant lack of sleep, the result is a mom who is non-stop crabby but tries to hide it… or at least I thought I was hiding it.

Sweet dreams

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia We’ve had some blistering hot days lately. As I pen this column, it’s 6:30PM, and it’s still 84 degrees and humid.

Letter to the Editor

Body WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 'NAILED IT'! '....A plague 'o both your houses!' Little did William Shakespeare realize his words would fit both the political parties centuries later!

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Through thick and thin and Covid

Body Last weekend I headed back to Roy Lake for my annual girl’s lake weekend. It was a small crowd of six, which was okay because then everyone got their own bed.

Letter from the Publisher

Body Oh, what a beautiful Music Fest it was! The sun came out as scheduled, and everyone was in their places bright and early, and the crowd didn’t disappoint. The food and drinks, the shopping, the games, visiting with old friends, the music, the cars, what more can one ask for?

Letter from the Editor:

Body How fun was this year’s Music Fest?!? If you didn’t make it, you certainly missed out on a good time! Hats off to the Chamber of Commerce for hosting such a well organized and fun event.

Son of the bees: Part one

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Mike Allan is the News Director for our companies KXPO AM-FM and KAUJ FM at Grafton, N.D. Mike also writes for our sister newspaper, Valley News & Views, at Drayton, N.D.

Needed: Eye drops and windshield washer fluid

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia The late Don ‘Hoppy’ Haugen was one of Langdon’s ‘movers and shakers’ when I arrived in town in January of 1990.