Of all the root crops known to humankind — and I’m including rutabagas and cattail rhizomes here — my favorite is the humble radish. Radishes are a good source of vitamin C, minerals, and bad breath. But their benefits don’t end there. They don’t even begin there. Radishes also ...
In the middle of a quick conversation with a friend, a bit of wisdom came out. We were chatting and laughing while at a library cookie fundraising event. As he walked away, he turned, smiled, raised his cookies and stated: “We should never lose the child within us.” It was such an ...
A good deal of what we see and ultimately come to love about the outdoors happens in those places with which we are most familiar. We pick up on the call of birds in the trees around a favorite flow or note the rise of certain fish on a calm summer morning at the lakes we visit to angle during ...
Question: I heard something about kids needing to ride in the back seat if possible. What is the age on that? Answer: Back on Aug. 1, 2024, there were new car seat guidelines put in place along with this. The back seat is the safest place in most vehicles. Children under 13 must ride in the ...
We have been learning about Ann (Benson) Rudolph, who graduated from high school in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1960 and from the nursing program at Northfield’s St. Olaf College in 1964. She owed the Army two years’ service as a nurse for their financial support during her senior year of ...
The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from The News Messenger of Lyon ...