Travel: Part 3 Size Considerations

My advice to you is, if at all possible, don’t be large. I am about twice the size of an average traveler. I try to board the plane early, because when I wait to board, the expressions on the faces of anyone next to a free seat tells it all…” Please, God…have him sit somewhere else!” Fair enough.

Honoring John and Patty

John and Patty Schweitzer Linderman, owners of Country Market, were honored at the Timber Lake Days of 1910 Rodeo on Saturday, July 27. Here’s why: Local lifelong residents of Timber Lake, John and Patty Linderman have been vital in shaping the community into what we know it as today.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

One of my proudest and least proud moments from a few years back... I am considerably less clueless than I was when I arrived as a greenhorn — I grew up in the suburbs for goodness sake — but life on a ranch will probably always be rife with me doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.

A few cowboy jokes

Thanks to Betty Olson’s Grand River Roundup column for these cowboys jokes: *What do you call a happy cowboy? A jolly rancher. *Why did everybody think the cowboy was so funny? Because he was always horsing around. *Why do cowboys always ride horses? Because they’re too heavy to carry!

Travel: Part 2 (Opportunity)

“Travel is for the privileged, not ordinary folks.” Such a statement is laughable on its surface. Every week, there are people going into local bars and spending $40 or $50 per night on entertainment. Two nights per week at 52 weeks per year is $2,600.

Medicaid expansion brings many benefits to state

This July 1, many South Dakotans are rejoicing with their family, friends, and neighbors thanks to the passage of Amendment D. With the expansion of Medicaid, we are keeping millions of our federal taxpayer dollars in the state, strengthening our economy, and helping keep rural hospitals open.

Stray Thoughts: A Small World After All

With upwards of eight billion people in 195 countries, and Earth’s surface area being approximately 197 million square miles, you would think it would be norma l to go somewhere and not meet anyone you have ever met before.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

Six weeks ago a visiting friend found an hours-old kitten in the corral. He brought her inside and I thought she was a white mouse or a tiny weasel—she looked nothing like a kitten.

Our Greatest Need

What is your greatest need? Is it a new tractor? Or a new washer/dryer? Neither, I would answer. Our greatest need is not a new thing, but a new relationship with the LORD God Almighty. Christians have this new relationship with Jesus.

Stray Thoughts: After The Call for Rain

After a long drought you finally got what you were praying for. But did you think about how you prayed and why you got so much rain? We tend to pray vigorously for the needs of our family and friends.