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An area motorcycle group roared into Delmont this past Saturday, taking advantage of the sunshine and clear skies, as well as the South Park.
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Last Friday night I watched Jon Stewart's Political Comedy 'Irresistible’. The story is set in small-town Wisconsin. The community has recently suffered a devastating loss of their main employer. In response, a failed political consultant from Washington, D.C. lands himself a gig helping a local veteran run for Mayor against the long-time incumbent. The consultant, planning to use this situation for his own political gain, sends out his first press release to the national media titled, Small Town Small Minds. When I saw that headline on the screen I said to my husband, who was half asleep, “Did you see that headline? I can't believe it said Small Towns Small Minds!” This is where you tell me -- it’s just a movie - but why are small towns almost always portrayed as marginal, fragile communities disjoined from the rest of the nation?
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August is just around the corner -can you believe it? It is almost hard to process. For more than five months, most of the country has had their K-12 aged kids at home, full-time. Five months.
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For dinner yesterday we had deep-fried catfish fillets, potato salad, and fresh spinach. There were no walleye fillets on the platter to compete with the catfish, and I was surprised, actually shocked, at how much I enjoyed those catfish.
Read moreHigh temperatures and high emotions were the theme of the weekend this past Friday and Saturday night at Wagner Speedway. With the thermometer pushing mid-90s, fans came to enjoy action on the track and to pay tribute to the late Seth Fischer.
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Visitation for Seth Fischer, 35, of Wagner was held Thursday at the Peters Funeral Home in Wagner. Public Graveside Services were Friday, July 3 at the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner.
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Mason Arthur Robertson, 17, passed away July 3, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident.
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