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Calendars recorded March lamb’s entrance on this annual trip around Boss Star.

Recent PBS TV presentations and metro newspaper reports stirred wonderings and feelings about Minnesota Indigenous history leading to European takeover and aftermath.

February, Black History Month, saw PBS deliver many TV documentaries on this subject.

Last week’s journal entry, “Key Conundrum” recounting key fob/balky vehicle’s computer confusion, elicited unprecedented feedback to date; upcoming local newspaper publications may produce even more.

Recent rash of motor vehicle key challenges raised caution flag here as high-tech brings “Key Conundrum,” trumping old-fashion strategy of hiding spare key somewhere on vehicle’s outside.Conundrum begins with new-fangled key fobs for remote lock/unlock, alarm horn and security sensors intended to reduce risk of vehicle theft.

Strange thing happened during 2013 deer hunt —feet and legs became unreliable with balance trouble while riding Honda Trail Bike on Idaho mountain horse trails.

Calendars announce last week in January, 2024, joining thermometers announcing 40 degrees or more, just in time for genuine Minnesota northland “January Thaw” on the “Edge of the Wilderness” at once-grand rapids of dandy Mississippi.

Almost exactly 400 years after Puritan Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on Atlantic shore, daughter and spouse landed at old Idaho Avenue address on northland’s Bass Lake shore just North of Highway #2.

Death bell rang here just recently at passing of long-ago, old Boise Cascade’s Paper Group environmental team member, recalling “Environmental Echoes” sometimes including smoke and fire.This sanitary engineer’s first career stop began in 1967 at West Virginia Pulp & Paper’s Covington mill in Virginia’s Alleghany Highlands—mill long recognized as industry leader in managing environmental challenges.

This camp’s Christmas Carol journal entry for 2023 was filed and mailed as incoming greetings began to arrive.