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Scanning this QR code at the Plainsman Museum will take viewers to a new display featuring narrated scripts and archive photographs explaining the exhibit.

Scanning this QR code at the Plainsman Museum will take viewers to a new display featuring narrated scripts and archive photographs explaining the exhibit.

Museum tapping technology to enhance viewer experience

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The Plainsman Museum hosted its annual meeting Sunday, reviewing progress and updates made during the past year while also sharing a first glimpse of technology being developed to enhance guests’ experience with videos and historical scripts narrated by local volunteers.
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Modern era technology can make a guy feel foolish

Butch Furse
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Time sure flies when you grow older. We guess we shouldn’t complain. At least we’re still around. Time flying was evident in our household a week ago when we were searching for the American flag to fly for the Memorial Day on our home’s flagpole.
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Keeping up with the Jones, and technology

Butch Furse
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The  old adage of “Keeping up with the Jones’” may have affected many lifestyles of youth, but now that we’ve retired “keeping up” with many things has been difficult. We will exclude the Jones and set our focus (such as it is) and substitute the word “technology.
Caden Carlson, left, is gaining experience in the tech sector through an internship with the Grain Weevil Corporation. Pictured here observing the Grain Weevil in action at the Aurora Technology Center are Ben Johnson and Zane Zents.

Caden Carlson, left, is gaining experience in the tech sector through an internship with the Grain Weevil Corporation. Pictured here observing the Grain Weevil in action at the Aurora Technology Center are Ben Johnson and Zane Zents.

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News Staff
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Technology is in their futures Area seniors contemplating what they want to pursue or study next year have a running start when it comes to all things technology. They grew up with it. They embrace it.
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Space-age technology gives me a headache

Butch Furse
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
 Over the past few years I’ve struggled with  my old computer. Actually when I look back I’ve struggled with lots of things in this changing world. It appears fast-pace changes are moving past a guy who is geared for slow speed.