I have a wonderful new photo as the background wallpaper on my computer. It’s a picture of five bighorn sheep atop a rugged Arizona mountain peak. What makes it so wonderful is that I took the picture. Chuck and I—after years of being invited—finally made the trip out west at the end of March to visit my snowbird parents in […]

When our granddaughter Teagan was 2 years old she would climb into bed with Gayle and me at the crack of dawn. Then she would look me in the face and say, “PaPa, glasses on!” At first I thought she just wanted us to get up and get out of bed. But as soon as I put my glasses on, […]

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My favorite brother-in-law proposed to his sweet girlfriend on St. Patrick’s Day in Ely. It wasn’t a matter of green beer goggles as apparently there are not many Irish in the town of Ely and my brother-in-law is quite German. He planned the moment with a bottle of champagne on the shoreline and the perfect view of the lake. So […]

A little more than two weeks and the story of Treasure Island will come alive at the Grand Marais Playhouse. Director Sue Hennessy told me “It is certain this show will be worth your money.” I cannot wait to see this show and I plan on attending several times! The past few columns of Backstage Buzz have attempted to give […]

I.S.D. 166 is exploring the option of a four-day week. It is important that our district considers the impact such a scheduling change would have on student education. Presently, four Minnesota districts, MCCRAY, Blackduck, Warroad, and Ogilvie, have four-day week schedules in place. Minnesota schools implementing the four-day week are reporting positive experiences from parents, students and staff. All four districts plan […]