Stray Thoughts: What truly matters

It was one of those unscripted moments we rarely see.

LETTER

South Dakota lawmakers are gathering once again in Pierre for another year of debating and passing legislation. The democratic process is something America prides itself on and one that requires input from citizens to thrive.

TL Ambulance Service could close permanently

The doors of the Timber Lake Ambulance Service could close permanently. Sometime in our life we will be in a crisis where we need to ask for help, now and fast. It may be to help a loved one, a child, an adult, or a person we really don’t know at all.

Even in darkness you can be found

“I’ve lost everything…but I just can’t stop.” “Once I take that first drink that is all I think about.” “I use to take the pain away.” These are some of the many things you might hear someone who struggles on a daily basis with an addiction say.

Stray Thoughts: It’s all in your hands

On a recent trip out of town I was loading supplies into my pickup with my cart on one side of my body and my tailgate on the other side. I suddenly heard someone behind me rev up their engine, and in a flash I saw the vehicle heading straight toward me.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

Winter on the Northern Plains is always an exercise in patience and biding one’s time. No amount of fortitude or dressing for the weather or vitamin d supplementation (although these things do help!

LETTER

To the Editor: Do you judge your child’s education on a single test? We’d guess you don’t.

Stray Thoughts: Frozen

The wind didn’t blow today. I think it wanted to but was advised against it. At thirty below without wind such a display would only be for bragging purposes. The sun shone bright, but without a place to land, it warmed absolutely nothing.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

A few years ago our little corner of the world had the distinction of being the coldest place on earth for a short time. I’m very thankful I was living here then, because it has helped me put all other occurrences of cold weather in perspective.

Benefits of Pasteurization

My father-in-law is a farmer. He grew up on the family farm in southwest Minnesota, where his dad grew up, too. Blessed by fertile soil, the farm has provided for the family for several generations.