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Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign raises nearly $40,000

We started 2024 almost two weeks late due to unforeseen circumstances. Paul Bridgland, Dave Olafson, John Drown and Kathy Blomme volunteered and we had a very successful year bringing in almost $37,000. In addition, in the kettle in Cottonwood Co-op we were blessed to receive a $1 gold ...

Battling video game addiction

When video games came on the market I began to see problems gradually develop. I believe that Pong came out In 1972. You could get your own game in 1975. I believe my first relationship problem that was the result of addiction to Pong was sometime in 1976. At that time I could never have ...

Clarification please

On one side of me stood a wagon of freshly baled hay. On the other side of me was a bed of roses. Then I realized what I was smelling. It was a similar scent from both the hay and the flowers — a slightly sweet smell with a touch of earthiness. No, I wasn’t high on anything. I was in a ...

DEI Commission committed to cultivating diverse backgrounds

Marshall Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commission was formed in early 2021 with the mission to create and sustain ongoing dialogue, through which we explore inequities, share information, and be a change agent for race equity within our community. To support our work, we know our ...

Midwinter chores

During our long, chilly winters – when it’s so cold outside that you wish you had stored your brass monkey someplace warm – a guy has no excuses and no choice but to tackle those indoor chores that he’d put off last summer. Numerous such chores present themselves. Chief among mine ...

The Vietnam War – Sharon (Johnson) McCully – Difficult medevac flights

We have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She completed flight nurse training before deploying to Vietnam in May 1970, serving with the 903rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (903rd Evac) at ...