We’ve been learning about Karl Porisch’s Vietnam service, piloting CH-46 helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (MMH 263) out of Marble Mountain Airfield south of Danang. He arrived there in October 1970. Karl remembered Christmas 1970 with a smile, as he found the ...
Marshall’s rapidly increasing growth in the 1930s and 1940s indicated for some time that additional school building facilities were needed. This along with the low interest rates prevailing at that time prompted the Marshall School Board in 1946, under the administration of Paul Wilson, to ...
I have manila folders where I’ve saved the Books & Beyond columns I’ve written. Since March is my birthday month, I thought a gift to me would be researching the history of writing these columns. So I’ll write a brief description of each March column, beginning in 2015. 2015: ...
Last week was truly a repeat experience for me, a true case of deja vu. I underwent my second hip replacement surgery in the past four years. I wrote my column last week on Tuesday, had surgery on Wednesday, and have recovered enough to produce new column for you this week. My second hip ...
As a Master Gardener, I and the group of Master Gardeners who are in Lyon County, are here to help the public with questions about your gardens, your trees and shrubs or other questions you may have regarding gardening in a general sense. As we turn the page and move into spring, one of the ...
Many families and individuals who want effective and efficient ways to save for education expenses often turn to the ever-popular 529 plan, which offers wide-ranging tax benefits. In recent years, the scope of 529 savings plan has expanded with several new features, many of which are often ...