We all have our favorite flowers that, despite not being perennials, we plant in our gardens every year. The number one flower that I plant each year is petunias. I consider them the “tried and true” flowers of my garden. The meaning of “tried and true” is proven good, desirable or ...
I thought I’d have so much time this spring compared to last year. A year ago, I was helping plan two national conferences and preparing for our first family wedding. I made more than 200 decorated cupcakes for the wedding. What was I thinking? My bank account was on my mind, because ...
“Come here Watson, I need you” are considered the first words spoken over a phone by Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant in 1876. Bell was the first to receive a telephone patent ten years later. Installation of poles and phone wire took a while. By the 1920s, roughly 20% of households ...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin ...
The beginning of my career as a game warden provided many stories. Good. bad. Funny. And sometimes sad. Among the lessons learned was “never say never.” And I’m guessing from his story for Behind the Badge, that Shawn Sperling, North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden, ...
“I’m sorry they didn’t win, Mom,” my son said. “I had fun being here,” I replied. “It’s more fun when they win, though,” he added. “Most of the fans are spending more time getting snacks than watching the game,” my husband complained as people obstructed our view. He ...
