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I am writing you on behalf of the family who is trying to find justice for their fur babies. The family is from the Minneapolis area - they were up visiting their Grandma who lives in Baudette. I am a local and doing what I can for the family to help them find answers. I had Sally put together a report of what happened to her sister, Leslie, and her mother, Ramona's, two huskies that were shot and dumped in the ditch. On Christmas Eve, my sister was hiking with her three huskies at Zippel Bay...
January twentieth is coming at us like a freight train. The seventy-seven million of us that voted for Donald J. are looking forward to promises made promises kept once more. Lying Biden that promised a smooth transition of power is muddying the water as much as he can. He just banned six hundred twenty-five million acres from offshore drilling. The hypocrite that hates fossil fuels flies around in Air Force One that holds more than fifty-three thousand gallons of jet fuel. In his five hundred seventy days on vacations all over the world in a...
Why does our world as we know it seem to be getting more confusing and complicated every year? Maybe because we humans are too. Which bathroom to use is a case in point. Why be rated one hundred fifty-third best swimmer in the world as a man when you only have to identify as a woman to be number one. Caitlyn Clark was the A.P.’s female athlete of the year. Good choice! The Olympic boxer that flunked his DNA test that identifies as a woman was number three. He maybe would have held his own with other male boxers, but made beating up girls and ma...
The good news is that Sunday the twenty-second is the shortest day. The bad news is that it takes about a month to notice the days getting longer. Good things come to those that wait. Sometimes a white Christmas is guaranteed as it almost always is. After butchering a beef last weekend there were eight bald eagles having lunch on the gut pile yesterday. They are quite the bird. My little dog and kitties are not allowed outside when they are around. Eagles like most other guests are fun to see come and good to see go. Speaking of good to see...
Last year I purchased a cute Nativity set for my children. It is made of plastic as part of the Fisher-Price 'Little People' line. There is a small stable for Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. The three wisemen are there to worship amidst a donkey, lamb and cow. Music plays and a star lights up when an angel is placed on top. It's really adorable and, better still, unbreakable. I bought the set so my children could actually touch the figures. I wanted them to be able to cherish the meaning of Christmas and re-enact that special night without my... Full story
The flowering crabs in the front yard are a busy place. There are a few robins still hanging around. They are always more than welcome here, but for their own good they really need to go south. A flock of cedar waxwings stops in for a snack of red berries almost everyday. The pileated woodpecker is about the size of a small crow and stops in a couple of times almost every morning. The European starlings are not welcome and the survivors are discouraged from coming back. They are very aggressive birds that are cavity nesters. They steal nest...
Peaches and Blossom received a different fate than an estimated forty-six million other turkeys. Eighty-eight percent of Americans will consume some turkey over the long weekend. As a good doctor in the cities said years ago, “There is no reason for anyone to go hungry with all the deer, geese, and turkeys living in the city.” The big problem with that is no hunting in city limits and most would have no clue on how to get one and what to do with it if they did. A country boy will survive, citiots not so much. Someone that hunts deer and pay...
It is the nineteenth of November and the pansies on the back porch are still blooming. Looking back guys that were a bit limp-wristed or afraid to take a dare were called pansies. Anyone aware that they are one of the toughest plants around would have called them something else. It sounds like winter is soon to get real soon and that will be the end of them for the year. Deer season for those lucky enough to live in the nine day zone is over. That is a good thing. With all the soybeans and corn crops around venison is as good as it gets. A lot... Full story
Submitted by Dr. James L. Snyder One important thing I have learned is that you don’t appreciate something until it’s missing. I’ve learned that by many things that I just took for granted. Last week, for example, I had some problems with my truck, so I had to take it in for service. It took longer than I had expected, but that’s how life is. I had a doctor’s appointment across town that day, and I wasn’t expecting my truck to be unavailable. I knew I would have to make different arrangements. I had two choices. First, I could cancel my d...
No more politics for awhile! We didn’t get it too bad here compared to the barrage the people in the swing states had to deal with. The Dems have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is easier to get people to believe a lie than to believe they have been lied to. Many were hoping Donald J. could turn Minnesota red for the first time since 1972. Close but no cigar. Hopefully Camella’s concession speech will be the last time we hear her cackle. It is a good thing a campaign ran on abortion and an intense hatred for Trump and America los...
This fall is definitely one to remember. Anyone in agribusiness that is not done with their fall work really needs to think about downsizing. If you don’t get your fall work done in the fall you are already way behind in the spring. The flowering crabs have now frozen and thawed. That usually means drunken birds flying into walls and windows and doing stupid stuff drunks do. Not feeling right to shoot partridge anymore the only ones eaten are the ones that fly into a window. Usually one or two a year provide a welcome treat. Deer season has got...
When I was nine (1959) my mom left. Divorce wasn’t like today. I felt worthless for many years. One day my pastor told me God created me. I was not worthless to Him. Everyone is important to Him. We are also important to each other. Yesterday I was at a relative’s room, going to die in the hospital. Within a couple of hours he died. The rest of us that are still alive have choices to make. They are important choices each and every day. My hopelessness and worthlessness went away with 18 wheels and a chrome stack. This is a long way around but... Full story
Tuesday, October twenty second and the sky lights up with lightning. Some much needed rain is coming down with it. That is a good thing for the winter grains and to reduce the fire danger. If someone had said thirty years ago that Roseau County would be corn and soybean country most people would have said “ya right”. All the work done in plant breeding had produced some amazing hybrids. Mother Nature continues to be large and in charge but many plant varieties can survive and do well under very stressful conditions. Production agriculture has...
It is three in the a.m. Looked at the clock wrong so got up. There is a documentary on the assassination of JFK. This old man still remembers where he was and what he was doing when hearing the news. The same holds true for when Elvis died. On thinking back it also works when losing many loved ones. Many still believe the truth about the killing of JFK has yet to come out. Jack Ruby eliminated the possibility of getting any answers out of Oswald. Those that pull the strings of the puppets that we think are in power operate in complete secrecy.... Full story
One has to smile at the news networks that rushed to tell us Vice President Harris won the debate. She failed to answer the first, and most important question, "Is this country better off than four years ago?" She jabbered for two minutes and no one knows what she said. The moderators from ABC, David Muir, and Kamala's sorority sister, fact checked several of President Trump's statements, while not fact- checking any of hers. When Trump said, "She is a Marxist: Her Father is a Marxist Economics professor and he trained her well!" The...
With the soybeans just starting to be harvested it won’t be long until the flies invading our houses will be Asian beetles. The plus side is a lot less poison sprayed on the beans to control aphids. The negative is that the beetles stink, bite and are not nice. No matter which way you turn, your butt is always behind you. The daylight and dark are now the same in our days. The sunrise is halfway back south from it’s northernmost point back in June. This old man is not looking forward to short days and long cold nights. Being a snowbird is not a... Full story
Most of the white grains are now in the bin or grain sock. Those long white tubes now scattered around here and there seem to be getting more popular every year. The farmers that use them keep using them so that kind of speaks for itself. By the looks of all the corn and soybeans out there one can not help but think southern Minnesota has moved north. Way north. Is it a wonderment that the big debate was held 9-10 with the twenty third anniversary of 9-11 leaving the debate somewhere in the shadows? Love them or hate them, today’s liberal l... Full story
It is the first day of school and excitement is in the air for most going back. Especially when in high school the first thing noticed was how much classmates not seen all summer had changed. For some high school ends up being their glory days. Even more so for the Al Bundys amongst us that excel in sports. In school, as in most of life, bigger is not always better. Smaller classes are a very good thing. They give the students better opportunity to learn and the teachers better opportunity to teach. Definitely a win win. The calendars say it...
When outside this morning a sweater felt good. Fall for many of us is a good enough reason to try to stay alive the rest of the year. The berry crop was pretty sparse this year. That usually means the bears will more easily come to bait. There seems to be a lot of them around and a little thinning will be a good thing. After hunting them well over forty years ago and figuring out I can’t eat them that chapter of life is over. It was fun and good for a good case of buck fever but seemed stupid to kill something inedible. Some love them and a...
What do you know about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Most of you will probably say "what is it?" There are a few in our area that are affected by this terrible disease but how many of you have done any research on it? Children with Duchenne are born seemingly healthy and decline over time usually losing their ability to walk around the age of 12. It is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that causes the loss of motor, pulmonary and cardiac function and premature death. It is the most common lethal pediatric genetic disorder. Duchenne has no... Full story
For those of us that still have a bit of a wild child in them and are still up at 9:30 p.m. check out the supermoon coming up in the east. Until it gets above the smoke from the Canadian wild fires it is almost red! The weatherman said that the supermoon is as close to earth as it gets. That is why it looks so big. Combined with smoke for extra color it is fun to see. The cavemen had to have thought the worst when looking at the same moon and not understanding any of it. Kind of like looking at today’s world and not understanding any of it. T...
Mr. Common Sense threw out a verse from Proverbs 2 last month in one of his articles: “God grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.” I’ve made my opinion known that Ryan Honl doesn’t seem to grasp the concept of common sense, but now I’ve come to the realization that he doesn’t understand the meaning of honest. To help him, here’s some definitions from a couple of dictionaries. From Oxford: “free of deceit and untruthfulness”. From Webster: “A refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way”. Honl’s common sense article from last week...
Fifty years ago when first married most of our friends were our parents’ age. Normally there is a lot more to learn from people that have been there done that. The downside is that they are all passed on. When looking back they were all farmer labor democrats. It is a pretty safe bet none of them would approve of what has happened to their party. Today’s radical liberal left dems are destroying our country like never before. Here is an opinion from a former judge. “I am a student of law whose age is 85. My first year of college was 68 years...
Since all the squawking about global warming the record high temps for the day have been watched more closely. 1936 seems to be the hottest most of the time. Mom was born in McKenzie County, North Dakota in 1925. Grpa moved his family to Roseau County in 1937. Once when asked why he said “my daughter is twelve years old and has never seen it rain.” He talked about fencing in Roosevelt’s work program to earn a few dollars to survive. It was so hot that when you worked your shirt didn’t get wet with sweat, but turned white from the salt in it and... Full story
It is a good time of year for gardeners. The “new” potatoes are delicious! Still a mystery why no one tries to sell “used” potatoes. Freshly picked tomatoes are as good as it gets. The beets look to be big enough to have a meal or two. The peas are never better than when eaten in the garden. Except when creamed and served over new potatoes. The green beans are blooming but a week or so away. The number one question from here is where is the roundup ready garden seed? My garden is just one more example of what I used to do all day now takes a...