Old adventurer and most others here have rushed to open patios, balconies, doors and windows this past week when thermometer numbers climbed above 60 degrees, and then 10 more. Spring finally sprung and its long-delayed arrival has spurred our rush.
Old adventurer travelled far South of Highway 2 last week, far from our Edge of the Wilderness, for a quick hometown visit in the Minnesota River Valley; in addition, a longer St. Croix River Valley turkey hunt visit with former college roommate from our small nearby hometowns of nearly 60 years ago. That respected engineering-school roommate went on to become CEO of a successful company.
1946: According to Floyd, life wasn’t all roses during the war because they didn’t have much to eat as everything was rationed including sugar. He remembers putting lard on his bread seasoned with salt stating that fat was a commodity back then. He also recalled that later they had gotten a gallon of corn syrup and it was so extravagant that in his words “they thought they had the world by the tail,” they put it on their bread for jam.
Ericsburg Cemetery Ericsburg cemetery meeting will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Backus Community Center room 101.
Question: I recently heard something about a new phone number “988” for people dealing with a mental health crisis. With all these three digit numbers, 911, 411, 511, can you talk about that? Answer: 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Amy Dickinson askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068.
Over 70 percent of stray cats in shelters are euthanized. Unwanted, unaltered cats can populate rapidly. The worst thing we can do is to capture these cats and give them to a shelter. Most shelters won’t spend the money for medical treatments or take the time to socialize these feral with people to make them adoptable. So, what can we do?
It’s never too early or too late to think about jobs and careers. The library has lots of materials to help you plan for your first job, your first career or to make a change in your job or career. Come see us and let us show you some options to explore to allow you to live where you want and have a fulfilling job. We also have information about CareerForce and their programs that can help you search out options and prepare for the future. The CareerForce website has a tool called the ‘skills matcher’ that will help you explore options for your next career. This summer we
Question: My daughter just got in a crash recently. Nobody got hurt but it got us talking on how important it is to know what to do after something like this.
Chapter 10 Floyd was a tad nervous about checking his traps near the river where he had seen the big bear tracks so his dad offered to check them. Floyd’s advice to his dad was “it’s big, you better take a big gun,” he took a 30-40 Craig.