The rain gauge is showing an inch and a half of water for the first time in weeks.After a rainy muddy spring, summer weather since the end of May has been DRY.We have only had two short sprinkles all month, a half an inch once and 1/10th on the other occasion.This week has been different.Storms Read More…
“May you live every day of your life.” -Jonathan SwiftWednesday, June 14, is Flag Day, a day when everyone should fly the American flag. Patriotic Americans fly Old Glory every day, but the fourteenth is extra important.The current fifty-star American flag started as a school project. Approved by President Eisenhower, the design of the American Read More…
Congratulations to the MHS 2023 graduating class! With high school days behind them some are quite sure of where they are headed, and others are uncertain of what the future holds. Some will further their education and attend college, others for a place in the workforce, and some will join the military. Regardless of their Read More…
We just finished emptying out our 5th Wheel Camper, getting it ready to sell. What a chore!Poor hubby Jack.After bringing it home from our campsite up near Roscommon on Mother’s Day, where it has resided next door to Sister-in-Law Marlene’s trailer and porch for the past six years, the next step in the process was Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSpy WhaleNow them Russkies done it: sent a spy whale snooping in seas near Norway and Sweden. Is Oval Beach next?Hvaldimir, a beluga, was first seen four years ago wearing a harness with camera mounts. No GoPros were attached, but “Equipment St. Petersburg” read the clips.“The Russian Navy,” said Norwegian marine biologist Jorgen Read More…
Decades ago, when Montreal hosted a world’s fair, a friend of my parents had only three days to see everything. For a normal person, that would not be sufficient time, but he was not someone considered normal. People said he was dumber than dirt, an odd ball, a bubble off center, and just plain strange. To make Read More…
I wrote an opinion a couple weeks ago about AI, and how it is fast invading many aspects of our society. One offshoot of AI is ChatGPT, a very popular application that students and professionals use to create reports, essays and the like. I was curious about its capabilities, so I asked ChatGPT to write Read More…
This week we celebrated Memorial Day. It was more a day of remembrance than a day of celebration. We honored those members of our Armed Forces who have passed, whether in an armed conflict or in peacetime. It was great to have so many in attendance at Riverside Cemetery for the brief ceremony. Let’s do Read More…
“Grandma, I’m a fourth grader now.” It seems like only yesterday that Alea made that statement to me. Surprise! She’s now through school, has her bachelors and masters and is a working woman living down near Lansing. Her sister Alison has also joined the ranks of “adulting,” and is working closer to home, but so Read More…
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about Marion’s Attic, technically known as the Marion Area Historical Museum. It’s been around for longer than many realize, and still a lot of folks have yet to visit. This summer is the perfect time. More than 60 years have passed since a small group of dedicated Marion Read More…