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Looking to Explore in 2024

2023-01-13 04:00 AM

Congratulations to Katelyn Gust, the winner of the Badger School 2023 Spelling Bee! Katelyn will now compete at the Regional Spelling Bee held at Northland Community & Technical College in Thief River Falls on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Presenting her award is Sara Carpenter, coordinator of the Spelling Bee.

2023-01-13 04:00 AM

Rural Reflections

When I began this week’s column, Lisa had gone to bed. I was still up watching a special that covered the finer points of cherished Christmas movies. We had just finished, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and I was in a cathartic mood. I thought about the day that Lisa had already completed, and I was still enjoying. It was so nice, I felt like we had received a little timeout from life, to reflect and be thankful. I need these time outs, more than ever. I find the more years I use the faster I consume them. I feel like I am in a race to do the things I want before the race is over. I need to step off and let the treadmill run without me. The little times I spend on the shelf pass slowly and I relish them.

2023-01-06 04:00 AM