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A daily two-mile walk is an excellent thing for many of us. Nothing like fresh air, exercise, and an invigorating conversation with your walking buddy. Those four thousand + steps can clear your thinking, give you more energy, and actually change your mood for the better.
Read moreHaving a working bicycle in 1945 was very important to me and lots of my 10-year-old friends in Stonewall. But our WWII enemies, the Japs and the Germans had seen to it that bicycles, cars and such were fairly unavailable in the USA. Especially Stonewall. We had plenty of old bikes, but it was hard to find one that worked. Bicycle chains were scarce so if you couldn’t fix yours, you were out of luck. My brother and me spent many an hour figuring out how to fix those things and eventually got good at it. Flat tires? We were masters.
Read moreWords seem so feeble in moments like these. We want to express our sincere gratitude for all the calls, text messages, food, flowers, donations, most important the abundance of love and prayers. Small communities mean so much in a time of need.
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Many of us “old timers” grew up watching Abbott & Costello both on television and at the movies. Recently, the following item crossed my desk and it brought back a lot of memories…..
Read moreMy article’s title refers to the eight people missing from Allen. I suppose they are anyway. The Census count in 2010 was 934 but in dropped to 926. I guess we will just have to make do. If you know who they are or were, let me know.
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Wayne is out of pocket this week so we are running one of his columns from the past.
Read moreAsk Rusty – Can I Claim My SS Now and Switch to Spouse Benefits Later?
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