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Irma has it figured out. She’s a bona fide, egg-laying member of the “Production Red” hen sorority and she knows

Spring is getting ready to depart from our hills, while summer is impatiently waiting to make her appearance. With the

I have and then got it back. I went to Do-It-Best in Waynedale to pick up a couple of items.

Honeysuckle vine, with its yellow and white flowers and sweet fragrance, has always bloomed on the banks of Clay at

In the legendary “Cheers” sitcom of the 1980s, there is an episode where Norm (played by George Wendt) walks into

Marvin Pincus is not the kind of guy to let spring slip through his fingers. Oh, when he was a

My phone rang, and when I answered, it was Andy. “Hey, Daris,” he said, “can you come help me? My

The mild days of May that we have always looked forward to and loved, have been blown in by strong

When Harley Jacobsen came into Doc’s office the other day for his physical it was a treat for Doc. Harley

I finished passing back the linear algebra tests that I had graded to my students. “Check the tests over,” I

We woke up to a green world this morning. Seemingly overnight, new green leaves were sprouting on the trees, while

If there’s one thing you can honestly say about Delbert McLain, he’s as persistent as a winter cough. As our

The problem was Mrs. Doc, you see. Oh, don’t misunderstand. She’s a perfectly wonderful lady and we all think the

The voice of spring is awakening the land after the long, cold sleep of winter. She whispered first to the

April Fools’ Day is one of the most light-hearted — and “dangerous” — days of the year. Its origins are

Our hills bask in warm sunshine today as we get a foretaste of lovely spring weather. Blue skies stretch above

When old Jasper Blankenship came to town from the diggings recently, we asked him over for a few days. He

Saturday, March 4 was special to me, because for one day each year, I get to let the years fly

Rain falls today out of a sullen, gray sky, to swell the creek and gush into Elk River, by the

I don’t mind Boots. He just curls up quietly against my belly and stays put. But sleeping with Desdemona can

Blue skies and bright sunshine are highlighting our day, although the air is quite brisk. Little signs of the coming