Letter from the Editor

What a wonderful Fourth of July weekend it was for me! As you may have already read in Diane’s column, we had a celebrity couple visit Langdon. I got a text on Thursday from Diane “The Langdons are here! Come to Sip!” So I put on real pants and got my butt over to Sip Happens.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: My cats are jerks. I found the finger!

I hope you all enjoyed the first go-round of “The Missing Finger” game. I personally found it extremely challenging and quite the brain teaser! After about an hour of scouring the pages, I finally gave up and cleaned the litter boxes, which is a task both disgusting and satisfying.

Letter from the Publisher

Happy Independence Day to all! Congratulations on making it through the first half of 2025! I hope you’re starting July with a bang and doing something special for your July 4th celebration.

The con is on!

Insley Evans is someone whose name folks in the Langdon area may remember. Insley checks all the boxes when it comes to being labeled as ‘shady.’ Professionally, Insley lists his occupation as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist.

Letter from the Editor

It’s been another busy summer week for me! I kicked off the weekend by going wedding shopping with Rebecca on Friday, so off to the big city we went. We spent the day in Grand Forks, and I think we made a lot of progress!

The games people play

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia In case you’re unaware, this column appears in both of our co-owned weekly periodicals, The Borderland Press in Langdon and Valley News & Views in Drayton. I write from my home base, Bob Simmons World Headquarters, which is located in Langdon.

Letter from the Publisher

It’s been a tough week reading, hearing and watching the details of the horrific tornadoes that devastated parts of our beautiful state. The loss of three lives adds to the sorrow one feels after hearing the details.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Make your bed

Several years ago when Ella was still in elementary school, I picked her up after school to find her distraught. She’d had a tough day. At one point, she had called because she forgot a pair of socks for gym class, and I was out of town, so I don’t know what she ended up doing. Did she go sockless?

Letter from the Editor:

I had a wonderful weekend and especially loved attending the Walhalla Demolition Derby. I’m a bit ashamed that at my age I’ve never made it to one of these derbies.

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“You’ve come a long way, baby,” the 1968 slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes, acknowledged that great strides had been made for women, beginning with the right to vote over 50 years earlier.