The North American model of hunting and conservation has relied on a three-legged support system which balances the interests of managing game populations by and through providing hunting opportunities to citizens on the top of that proverbial table. Beneath the platform, the three legs of ...

I’ve been thinking about boxes quite a bit lately. First and foremost is the cedar treasure box that I’ve been building for our 5-year-old grandson. It’s finally done — at least I’ve decided to call it done — after intermittently working on the thing for several months. This ...

Sometimes there’s something that seems like an act of God rather than a simple coincidence. I had such an experience on June 6 when I stopped at a garage sale. I was on my way to see my mom at the Lockwood hospice house. I decided to stop because it would only take a minute or two. I ...

At our board meeting this week, the board approved a resolution to run an operating referendum this fall. We’ve been addressing the financial challenges that not only Marshall, but all schools are currently facing. In 2022, when we approached the community with a similar request, we had a ...

The great thing about the outdoors is we have nearly unlimited choices of what to do and how to do it, especially as summer gets underway. On our way up the angling learning curve, and through a world of changing technology, the options have become expansive. If you want to bonk a muskie on the ...

I walked into the room and was struck by the preponderance of graying hair and balding heads. Who were these old people? And what were they doing at my high school class reunion? It was difficult to comprehend that it’s been half a century since my classmates and I walked across ...