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How high will you go?

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We all have many different highs in our lives. Some we'll talk about, and others are best not rehashed. While in high school, I was a member of our chorus. At first, I was placed in the tenor section, and it wasn't the best fit for my vocal chords. During the last two years of high schooling, I went to the bass section and felt much more comfortable. Obviously, I was not a match for the high side of music. Like most of us, I've climbed a few trees. We raised chickens on the farm, and when fall arrived it was my duty to climb the trees and get the chickens that were sitting on the ...

Moment of weakness

Local Columns

I’m a sucker for my favorite lures. If you want to talk about impulse buying, bags of Dots pretzels and packs of Reese’s peanut butter cups in the checkout lane have nothing on a shiny new stickbait sitting on a tackle aisle shelf in spring. Just picturing the flashy rips through the water ...

Horsing around in Sioux Falls

Community Voices

My wife and I recently went horsing around. And no, it didn’t involve traveling to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. We are much too cheap to make a special trip like that. Some years ago, when we were in Kentucky for business, my wife and I visited Churchill Downs. There weren’t any races that day, and the joint was as quiet as a Monday morning church. I walked into one of the high rollers’ suites just so that I could say that I did it. The view from up there wasn’t any better than what you see on TV. Sportscasters have labeled the Kentucky Derby “The Most Exciting Two ...

Be careful during planting season

Editorials

It’s that time of the year again — planting season. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds us that Motorists traveling Minnesota roadways this spring should watch for large farm equipment moving between farms and fields for planting season, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Nobody has to remind people living in southwest Minnesota this particular season is vital for the livelihood of farmers who play a big role in the region’s economy. MnDOT shared that Crash data shows there were 392 crashes involving farm equipment in Minnesota from 2023 ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

Shelburne did not become an organized township until Aug. 17, 1879, nine years after Lyon County was organized. The first town meeting took place on September 6 at the home of C.P. McCann. The following officers were named at the meeting: C.P. McCann, chairman; D.A. Aurandt and W.F. Randall, ...

New Horizons is a safe place to go in a time of crisis

Community Voices

The New Horizons Crisis Center held an open house a couple of weeks ago at its current location near the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Marshall. The center shares a retail building with a number of retail outlets. I walk past this building daily on my way to the Main Stay ...