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On Saturday, May 1, Wagner took their track and field team to compete in the Andes Central Relays. For this coach, it was the first meet of the year where I could leave the stocking hat and sweatshirts at home as temperatures would reach into the low 90s. What a change.
Read moreWagner Community School will hold their School Board regular meeting on Monday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m., in the LDL Room 533.
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Betsy and I just returned from a ten-day visit to our youngest daughter’s home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (aka Los Cabos). Cabo is on the very tip of the thousand-milelong Baha Peninsula beneath California. The Sierra de la Laguna Mountains separate the Sea of Cortez from the Pacific Ocean, and other than what has been developed, the very dry terrain is desolate brush and cactus. The temperatures ranged from the low 80’s during the day to 70’s at night. The wind, except on the water, was negligible.
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This has been an exhausting year for moms. Last spring, we had no idea we would still be dealing with this pandemic a year later. It presented difficult decisions, such as in-person school or remote learning, how to work from home while caring for children, or how to pay the bills without work, when to let children visit their grandparents, what to do for birthdays and holidays. Regardless of the decision made, it seemed someone somewhere was judging our choice. But I want you to know, I see you every day doing the best you can.
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Planting season has begun. Many local farmers are out in the field working hard to get their crops in the ground. Photo by Barb Pechous
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“There will be a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning”
Read moreInspired by a ferocious storm that struck Dakota Territory in 1888, the 2021 One Book South Dakota "The Children's Blizzard" is a historical novel that hits close to home. Covering events that occurred in what is now South Dakota, the newly released Melanie Benjamin novel is a reader-friendly, discussable book that is particularly intriguing for residents of the state.
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