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Picnic season By: Jerry Nelson 03/29/2013 @ 7:56am

There are certain signs that tell us for certain that the season has turned. For instance, I know it’s truly summertime when you can wake up in the morning, toss on a T-shirt ...

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Don't drop the torch By: Brent Olson 03/12/2013 @ 4:27pm

Sadly, it’s been my experience that most of my learning experiences have been made effective because of a certain amount of pain.  For example, as I’m typing this, I’m ...

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The falling season By: Jerry Nelson 03/04/2013 @ 9:57am

It’s currently the season that’s widely known as Falling.This is not to be confused with the time of year we call Autumn. Falling got its name from the huge number of tumbles ...

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Old farmer By: Brent Olson 03/04/2013 @ 8:03am

A couple of weeks ago I was hurrying down a long hall towards a group of people.  I wasn’t late, but I knew they were waiting for me so I was walking kind of fast, with the ...

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Cheese and February By: Brent Olson 02/12/2013 @ 7:57am

My shoulders hurt, my toes are cold, and I have a three-quarter inch diameter dent in the middle of my forehead. And it’s all because of cheese.Cheese and February.I need to ...

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Christmas 2012 By: Brent Olson 12/18/2012 @ 9:02am

I spent a couple hours standing outside a grocery store, ringing a bell next to a Salvation Army kettle.  There were two different bells, with slightly different tones, and ...

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Dreams work out By: Brent Olson 12/11/2012 @ 8:07am

Sometimes dreams work out.  Start with that and build your world from there. I can’t think of a better foundation.I’ve been thinking about dreams the past few days. I’m ...

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Holy cats! By: Jerry Nelson 12/10/2012 @ 4:24pm

There are those who can’t get enough of dogs and those who are obsessed with cats. There are also folks who are both dog and cat admirers. I guess you could say they are ...

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Lost & found By: Jerry Nelson 11/27/2012 @ 12:16pm

Call it karma or the pay-it-forward effect, but an unlikely string of events has renewed my faith in humanity.Last spring, mostly on a whim, I purchased two dozen Wyandotte ...

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78 days on Okinawa By: Jerry Nelson 11/06/2012 @ 9:21am

I have known our neighbor Bob Olson my entire life. He’s a gentle soul with an easy laugh and kind eyes. His wife, Ardith, was a 4-H leader and Bob coached my sisters’ 4-H ...

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Autumn By: Brent Olson 09/25/2012 @ 7:09am

I drove down a gravel road, crossed a small bridge separating two lakes, turned onto a path that crossed a shallow ditch, and followed a pair of tire tracks in the prairie grass ...

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Fall harvest By: Jerry Nelson 09/18/2012 @ 8:17am

Don’t panic: the falling leaves and the shortening days we’re currently experiencing aren’t the result of global warming, nor do they a portend the approach of a ...

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Blessings By: Brent Olson 09/06/2012 @ 9:45am

It was 3:00 a.m. and I was in the middle of Lake Michigan.  I’d just driven 500 miles, I was about to try to get two hours sleep on a plastic mattress before driving ...

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Village excitement By: Jerry Nelson 08/27/2012 @ 10:29am

It had been a while since I’d seen the old gal and she was turning 50 this summer, so I thought it was time to pay another visit.This year marked the 50th anniversary of the ...

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Beat up By: Brent Olson 08/15/2012 @ 7:47am

Sometimes you appreciate things more after they’re a little beat up.I’m not sure that’s true, but I certainly hope it is – it’s about the only thing I have going for ...

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Scorching Summers By: Jerry Nelson 08/06/2012 @ 10:10am

This summer’s drought has been much in the news lately although it’s not really news to those of us who have actually been dealing with the long dry.Our area has gotten by ...

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Bank By: Brent Olson 08/06/2012 @ 9:27am

In 1498, a man in Italy wrote a letter of recommendation.  It read, “I, Jacopo Galli, do promise that Michelangelo will complete said work within one year, and that it ...

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Farmyard Olympics By: Jerry Nelson 07/24/2012 @ 9:24am

There’s been a lot of talk lately regarding “Olympics” this and “Olympics” that. Inquiring minds want to know, so I investigated and learned that an improbable event ...

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A small town treasure By: Jerry Nelson 07/17/2012 @ 3:16pm

My wife and I were recently returning from a road trip when we passed through the small town of Balaton, Minnesota. I happened to espy some old tractors, which naturally meant ...

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We need rain By: Brent Olson 07/10/2012 @ 8:21am

We need some rain.The crops still look pretty good, at least right around here.  There is corn on both sides of my driveway and it’s like driving down a green, leafy ...

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