Up early on Friday for Main Street Grow weekend. We all met at the church and was served a wonderful breakfast. Then we were divided into different groups and went to our...

ArcolaIn the year 2020 Arcola, Missouri counted a grand population of 37 citizens, it seems it had shrunk by several and numerous citizens over a century’s worth of time,...

Birthdays: September 20th-Cayla Boucher, Clara Fretwell 12, Kate Hodges 24, Kyle Birch 34, Bobby Bryant 64, Sissy Kahl 66, Perry Hawks 67 and Monda Jeffreys 71; 21st-Rita...

Our 40-acre farm held enchantment and intrigue. From the small stand of timber to the brush piles, the chicken houses to the barn, there was always an adventure waiting to...

Thursday night I stayed in town later to get some things done since Kim was gone on a trip.On Friday Paisley and Cutler were down for a while as Jacob and Abby were...

The first five days after the weekend are the hardest.If having dogs has taught me anything it is how to eat cookies quietly.I saw a flying saucer today. It appeared right...

You Don’t Have To Be IntelligentThe day we bought her rings my soon to be wife and I were so very happy. Though I drove a 1958 Chevy In the year of 1966, we did have some...

I hardly know how to describe the last two weeks for me, except they have been busy, busy, and for the most part entertaining and happy. On August 24, my daughter Janet and...

Birthdays: September 13th-Judy McGuire, Rory Rook 12, Regan Shields 13, Trey McBroom 15, Chandler Phelps 26, Camille Whitaker 59, Wendell Toler 67 and Debbie Drysdale 71;...

Daddy had a pocket watchTo help him keep the time.Inside he placed with tender handsA photo of his bride.He carried her close to his heartWhen...

The first snowbank we sat her in we thought she would like the snow surrounding her, but it was not to be, growing  frightened she began to pucker up and cry. I quickly...

Happy 95th birthday to our mother, Betty Lou Vandegrift, who will celebrate this milestone on September 12th. She has lots of stories and memories to tell being the...

Birthdays: September 6th-Tess Friend, Evan Jones 31, Mary Mason 41, Chuck Crouch 57 and Bob Jackson 82; 7th-Chuck Daniel, Terry Wynes, Jeremiah Hartman 11, Parker Truman...

If you could name one thing from your childhood that you wanted to learn how to do but never did, what would it be?You may be thinking of some grand feat that would bring...

I heard a quote on television this week that stuck with me. “You never know when you’re making history.” It was a program about the music industry, and a studio in Muscle...