New masks for cows concept hard to stomach

Well, just as we thought the mask mandates for the COVID-19 were over, we find there are “cracks” in the system. No, the majority of the new requests have not emerged for wearing masks to ease summer allergies, or for the potentials virus to come. The new mandates are asking for something else.

Heirloom fine china, silverware not often used

The other night while eating my sandwich from a paper plate with mismatched silverware at the dinner table, I smiled and then asked the Betterhalf  about a situation I had found amusing numerous times that  now there is just two of us in the household.

Who would you rate among most significant?

We occasionally come across something that gets us thinking and then we also realize how times can change our attitudes. That was the case this past week when we found in our files a question asking, “How would you have answered?

What’s that in the yard? A robotic lawnmower

Car and foot traffic has picked over the past few years since housing has been developed across the street from us. New houses have been built and a couple of empty lots have been sold.

A little hint makes crosswords enjoyable

We’ve always enjoyed reading newspapers whether they were our local publications or those from areas elsewhere. Not surprisingly that has continued even after our retirement 20 years ago.

Look to youngest among us for optimism

Now that COVID-19 seems to be under control, we’re beginning to wonder what national “news” will take its place on the TV screens and in the daily newspapers. The answers came quickly.

Winning team will be main factor for Husker Nation

Just after NU spring football is over and the quarterback and several other team position questions have been answered, another topic has surfaced.

Thoughts on thunder, faith, trust in fellow man

The late night, early morning shower that passed through Aurora this past week was again a reminder of the days when our young children would rap on our bedroom door wanting to sleep with us because the storms with the lightning and thunder scared them.

Benjamin Franklin was a first on many fronts

The school year could be wrapping up next month. Well, at least school-out dates could be questionable for some districts because of the changes in what was a typical “school year” impacted by COVID-19.

Plainsman, Edgerton shining stars in Aurora

If you are looking for something to do, or places to go, you won’t need to go very far. In fact it will only take traveling to the 200 block on 16th Street where you’ll find the Plainsman Museum and the Edgerton Explorit Center.