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Dear Boys and Girls of All Ages

Ho Ho Ho.........Merry Christmas to all of you. Santa here. Yep, it's the real me!! Rudolph's fine as are all the elves. Mrs. Claus is busy wrapping presents, making cookies and getting the reindeer all ready for the big day. As you all know, I get tons of letters from all you boys and girls ...

The best Christmas movies…ever!!

With the Christmas season just beginning, I though it would be a grand idea to let you know which movies are "must sees" in your Christmas movie itinerary. There are tons and tons out there and most of them are just plain bad. I, your humble servant, will try to steer you away from all the ...

Touring The Evening Skies

I love participating in events known as "Star Parties"toamateur astronomers. A 'Star Party' is simply a gathering of amateur and sometimes professional astronomers at night under the stars with their binoculars and telescopes. The general public, including families with young children is ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

It looks like we have come to the end of the 1942 Film Festival. The last film is a documentary of a happening at Clutier. The film is titled "Hometown".If you don't know what happened you need to come see the film. This takes place at the Wieting, Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. Admission is free ...

Tis’ The Season……..NO NO NO…Not yet!!!

As I write this week's column, it is still November.However as you read it, December will have arrived. I have a hard and fast, yet quite vague rule that the "official" Christmas season doesn't begin until December. Next week we shall begin a series of Christmas columns but not today!! ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

Did the young people of the community have enough to do last weekend? I hope they participated in the many activities that were arranged for them.I understand the matinee was a BIG success. We need to thank the workers for all their work. You came through.The parade was a success. Boy, it was ...

Things I just don’t understand!!

Now at first glance, you're probably thinking that this is going to be a very, very long column. The things I don't understand are myriad but today I'm just gonna hit some of the things that not necessarily bug me, but that I just don't understand. I have no idea how televisions, cell phones, ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

We had a good turn out for the first movie of the "1942 Film Festival". It was a great movie. I saw it when it came out and in the same theatre; the Wieting.On November 26 the movie will be the famous "Casablanca". This will be 75 years after its premier. To see this movie on a large screen ...

Thanksgiving-Time To Say Thanks

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for those things he has not,But rather rejoices for those he has."EpictetusThanksgiving is just around the corner and it gives each one of us to reflect on those things we are blest with and grateful for. There is a big difference between being grateful for ...

To All Our Veterans:

I would like to use this space here to say "Thank You" for being one of the selfless few Americans that has been willing to offer your lifeon my behalf. Thank you, thank you.Thank you for...Goinginto harm's way for me, so I can enjoy a peaceful evening with my family.The freedom to vote, to ...