Dear John...Well, I suppose it had to happen some day. I wasn't looking for it but now it's been thrust upon me and there's not much I or anyone can do about it. It's a heavy burden but I have broad shoulders, (plus just about everything else being broad also), and it will be dealt with in a ...
Do you know how many ways we try to keep you informed of the happenings at the Wieting?First, our ads in the newspapers- Chronicle, News-Herald and the Shopper, marquee at the theatre, posters placed at local businesses, answering machine at the theatre, Wieting Newsletter, display board in the ...
Of all the holidays and special days during the year, Valentine's Day is the scariest. After all, we all know what to do for Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries,Thanksgiving and all the other ones. Some of the special days (Christmas, Anniversaries, Birthdays, etc), scream loud and clear, "Hey, ...
Last week I started another column for the entertainment page. The column will contain a photo I have; taken many years ago. The photo will be about a performance or a happening at the Wieting. Some of the photos are of the Wieting Theatre Guild doing shows at other places. The photos will be ...
Do you remember Nat King Cole's song, "Ramblin' Rose?" Well this column to day is nothing like that. It's just plain ol' rambling!! I begin with Super Bowl XLVIII. Who would have thought that Seattle would first of all win and second, absolutely trounce the Broncos. After all, Denver has the ...
As I mentioned last week, President Ulysses S. Grant will be visiting the Wieting and telling about his life's adventures. Of course, President Grant has passed on but Pete Grady will be performing him. This presentation takes place Sunday, Fe. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Wieting. Admission price is ...
It has been said that confession is good for the soul. Well, that probably depends a lot on what one is going to confess. Here is my confession...I probably watch too much TV. There, I said it and I feel better now. But the reason I made this confession is that I've certainly noticed all those ...
I thought I'd wait the appropriate three weeks or so to share the following New Year's goals. After all, those about losing weight, exercising more, not watching as much TV and so on are probably long gone. But there's still time to begin anew. And these have absolutely nothing to do with ...
What are you doing Sunday? If you are like most people of this community you will be at the Wieting watching the Film Festival starring "Floppy and Duane." What memories this show brings back!(See accompanying story at right)How many of you were at the 50th anniversary of the Wieting? The year ...
One of the great passages of generation to generation is the ago-old statement, "Why, boy, I remember when we wuz little that we had to walk five miles to school every day, uphill both ways." Or how about this one, "Why son, I remember getting up so early, we had to wake the animals up." Or to ...