Letter from the Editor

Body Accepting the fact that life will not always go as planned is just a part of, well, life. Monday, July 1 should have been a special day for me, but it wasn’t.

Letter from the Publisher

Body Bob and I took all of our North Dakota grandsons to the lake last week, every one of them! Well, that’s two. We arrived at our place on Red Willow Lake about 1:30 p.m.

29 hours to Grand Forks

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Picking up where I left you last week… Mum-z’s ashes were found safe and sound at the funeral home.

Hilary Nowatski

Body What a beautiful weekend we got to enjoy last week! I did my best to take advantage of the beautiful weather by FINALLY tending to my slightly neglected vegetable garden. I had about three dozen plants started inside that were quickly outgrowing their little mason jars.

THE MORNING RUN: Taking a therapeutic sabbatical

Body Last week, after reading my article, the boss (Mr. Bob Simmons, himself!) sent me a message asking if I found writing therapeutic. I had written – again - about my lifelong battle with insomnia and some unpleasant side effects of taking medication to help alleviate it.

Letter from the Publisher

Body I find the history of Langdon interesting, and I think many of you do as well. The following is reprinted from Wandermore in North Dakota with their permission.

THE MORNING RUN: Signs of aging

Body You know you’re getting old when the majority of your conversations consist of asking people to repeat themselves or simply smiling and nodding because you’re tired of asking people to repeat themselves.

Letter from the Publisher: Diane Simmons

Body Summer solstice is here! The following is reprinted from Valley News and Views, our Drayton sister newspaper. Many people anxiously await the first day of summer and look forward to summer activities.

I hear voices

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Last week I left you while I was standing at the head of the scattering garden in the Springfield, Massachusetts, cemetery where my mom’s (Mum-z’s) ashes were scattered last fall, only to have my private moment of reflection interrupted...

Letter from the Editor: Hilary Nowatski

Body As I sat down to pen my weekly column, I took a deep breath in and a deep breath out. I just wrapped up one of the busiest weeks I’ve had in a long time and am still trying to decompress a bit!