Summer’s not over yet. August offers warm weather and time for us all to get up to date with our health — physically, mentally and spiritually. Right now is a great time to call your clinic to make sure you and the family are ready for the busy school year and harvest season, which are ...

Last week, there was a picture of the Essig Junior Bi-County baseball team in the paper, champions of the league. It made me sad. I don’t have anything against that group of boys. It’s just that it reminded me how I felt this time of year when I was young and summer baseball ended. ...

If there’s one thing we all know about inflation, it’s that it greatly affects our bottom line. Everything costs more. Money doesn’t buy as much as it did before. There’s a need to be economical, to make do with less. The worst thing abut inflation is that it involves essentials as ...

It has been a long time since I have spent any time coloring, but the other Sunday afternoon, my two-year-old granddaughter Maya wanted to color. Excited to color with her, I went and dug out some old school supplies and found a package of colored pencils. As I sat with Maya drawing flowers ...

Installing Windows can usually be accomplished with a few effortless mouse clicks. Installing actual windows can be a bit more challenging. Thirty years ago, my wife and I built an addition onto our farmhouse. Our two sons, who were grade schoolers at the time, were sharing one tiny bedroom. ...

Asylum: (noun) somewhat old-fashioned : an institution providing care and protection to needy individuals (such as the infirm or destitute) and especially the mentally ill. — Merriam-Webster online Not long ago I called my oldest friends back in Oklahoma to catch up on things. During the ...