Dick Tyler shares this photo of the 4th Grade class at Elwood Grade School, led by teacher Pearl Wilfong. These kids are 73 and 74…
Read MoreMy favorite Christmas tree ornament made it onto the tree again this year. I took a new photo of it this year, and as you can…
Read MoreA record crowd turned out under gloomy skies December 14 to help lay wreaths at thousands of graves at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in…
Read MoreI have been wanting to write about a very controversial topic for some time. Do not panic; it is not politics or the thermostat wars…
Read MoreBrothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 5 and 3) sitting on a hay rack as it is unloaded into the barn by their grandfather, Fred…
Read MoreBy Sandy Vasko I know that many of my gentle readers have loved ones away from home this holiday season. No matter what the reason,…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher For one reason or another, Christmas almost always has been stressful for me. There the whole, “Ya Gotta Be Good” warnings from…
Read MoreI am a product of the 1960s and ‘70s peace, love, gardening and all. And as the old saying goes, “What is old is new…
Read MoreBy Karen Haave In a perfect world, everyone would be joyful over the holidays. But it isn’t perfect, and for many, the holidays bring more…
Read MoreThe Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that there are rolling lane closures this morning on westbound and eastbound Interstate 80, between Ridge Road and…
Read More