Featured Post June 3, 2025 Harvesting the experience of your years Here’s an interesting tidbit I’ve recently learned – the term, legacy, is a loaded word. And there is an invisible… Read Article
Featured Post June 3, 2025 From words to action – middle schoolers for the win Middle schoolers! What a revelation they are! Over the last five weeks, I’ve spent quality time with several of them,… Read Article
Uncategorized Deep breath: make (summer) time last Please help me out here. I’m having anxiety and need coping skills. It’s now June. June is my favorite month…
Introspections Make new, different memories now My, how time flies. I just returned from a trip home and was stunned that it’s been nearly 14 months…
Community Introspections How will you get involved in the community? I am a proud graduate of the Leadership Sheridan County (LSC) Class of 2018, the 25th class, and clearly the…
Community Introspections Embarrassment of riches seen at Chamber luncheon I’ve had a rather huge week. I was nominated for the Chamber’s Spirit of Sheridan award a few months ago…
Community Community Events Don’t throw it all away. Talk about it. I’ll tell you right now – writing this particular column petrifies me. Unlike my past columns, which are mostly non-controversial,…
Community Community Events +1 Civility can and should reign I’m proud and deeply grateful to live in a democracy. It’s a privilege and most times a pleasure. That is,…
Community Introspections Why we need each other I was casting about for a subject for today’s column when, in a fit of procrastination, I decided to clean…
Introspections No covered wagons, bonnets for me I write this from the center of South Dakota on the road home from Illinois. Yep, Cuz-o-Rama Road Trip 2018…
Introspections Treasure troves of knowledge, advice Next month, I’m taking the McDougal and Albrecht kids to Peoria to see their grandparents. I hope it will be…
Community Community Events +1 Looking for hope? Look to our future leaders Another year, another CampFIRE in the books. The CVC’s youth leadership camp is the official start of summer for us.…
Introspections Celebrating my dad I’ve been wanting to write this column for awhile but have been waiting for the right time. I think this…
Community Community Events +1 We want YOU (and your input) Perhaps you’ll remember my last column – the civility and kindness-themed one where I illustrated the lack of both these…