TO THE EDITOR: After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy, which came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem, In […]
Opinion
A crazy time of year
With the month of May at its half-way point, what a whirlwind life has been. For many in our area, May brings farm planting season and the hopes of a good crop to come. Spring is always a quick blitz to get the crops in the ground then plan for the next step in the process. A quick thanks to […]
Days Gone By Week of May 11, 2025
125 YEARS AGO May 11, 1900 At the meeting of the township assessors, the other day, it was decided to assess all dogs this spring, $10 per head. While it would have been better to have assessed at $100 per head, yet if the decision is firmly adhered to the community will be benefitted, for when the owners of all […]
Ready, set, GROW
Spring is finally here. During the winter, we perused the seed catalogs or viewed our favorite sites online, dreaming of warm days and getting our hands in the dirt. Planning the garden can be a long, thoughtful process or a quick trip to the local greenhouse to pick up a few things to grow. Whatever the case, be sure to […]
Teaching kids to support local
TO THE EDITOR: I came across a post on Facebook that a parent had made expressing their frustration that the local school was taking a field trip to a bowling alley in Brookings, S.D. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. How are we preaching to support small businesses and shop local when our own school is promoting and teaching […]
Enough of the passwords
Thursday, May 1 was World Password Day, which sounds like a nightmare to me, but is apparently a day intended to promote better password habits. My password habit is to begrudgingly create one that meets all the upper and lower case, numeral and symbol requirements and then promptly forget what it was and have to go through the frustrating process […]
Days Gone By for the Week of May 4, 2025
125 YEARS AGO May 4, 1900 Medical aid was summoned today for John Anderson, who lives near Holland. The old gentleman was kicked by a horse, breaking his right leg half way between the ankle and knee. *** From the number of enquiries we have had, regarding a silver purse which we advertised as found a few days ago, one […]
Encourage Congress to safeguard the Older Americans Act
TO THE EDITOR: While Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are being reported on daily about potential changes from the current administration, one topic that is not being discussed is the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA has been around longer than Medicare and Medicaid but not being discussed. Which is disappointing, as the OAA supports core programs in our communities. […]
Cheers for Burger Battle
TO THE EDITOR: The Pipestone County Burger Battle had very good burgers. There was excellent chefs with creativity and many different flavors. Since I did not start out writing down all the ingredients, I will not try to list them all because it would not be fair to leave out one or two. This was a very good size contest […]
Neighborhood Nuisance
The “opening soon” signs on all the greenhouses of the area always stirs some excitement in our house. The fun of picking new flowers to adorn the pots around our yard is always a hit and the choices are overwhelming to the point that I end up with way too many flowers for the number of pots I have. I […]
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