Talking with Father Time
Frazzled, ROB rushes into the coffee shop, immediately recognizes FATHER TIME on the opposite side of the café, sitting in a booth. Rob crosses to him quickly and sits.
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NEARLY NORTH OF TWO: D DELIGHT
March 20, 2022, edition of the Grand Rapids Herald-Review carried delightful news that a new sign will soon announce “Tom Drazenovich Field.” Our community has found a fitting way to honor its “beloved” Mr. D/Coach D. This old adventurer tries here to offer abbreviated testimony to support that honor; however, it’s hard to abbreviate a legend…
ASK A TROOPER
Question: With spring being here and the melting snow, can you talk about what a person should do when coming across water on roads? Answer: Flooding can occur when streams and rivers flow over their banks, when dams or levees break, when there is run-off from deep snow or any time there is heavy rainfall. Floodwaters can be found on roads, bridges and low areas.
ASK AMY
Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column briefly to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com).
Easter Bunny?
Easter is a great time to surprise my kids with a pet bunny….or is it? If you want a house bunny you will need to close any places they could escape through, cover or hide all electrical cords and give them a space to hide or rest. They can be litter trained.
Violet’s Floyd
Chapter 5 There was a law in Canada that you couldn’t keep venison past March, even canned venison; according to Floyd the government figured that you were shooting deer and canning it out of season. The result was that the rural folks raised such a ruckus that they changed the law and in any case the Mounties wouldn’t have known when it was canned because they just backdated the labels.
GRACE AT BIG LAKE
As usual, there is some irony in the story. Starting out with the fact that the “Big” Lake of the story is really rather small and would only constitute a smaller bay in a lake the size of Rainy. Also, that the four family members involved in the story all were, or have be-come, health care professionals. Just a side bar to the exciting event in which lives were saved. So, let’s get down to the nuts and bolts of grace bestowed at Big Lake.
ASK A TROOPER
Question: With the warmer weather and snow melting I’m getting spring fever and purchased an old trailer to haul my motorcycle around, are brakes required on it? Answer: Brakes are required on all trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more. Trailers manufactured after June 30, 1988, with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more require brakes installed on all wheels.
@ Your Library
We have reached the latter part of March and the weather is finally warming. I am so ready even for mud.
NEARLY NORTH OF TWO: SINCLAIR’S SATIRES
A 62-year-old movie came our way this past week, a story even older with overtones for today. His 1960 “Elmer Gantry” film performance, based upon a Sinclair Lewis novel, brought Burt Lancaster that year’s Oscar Award. Sinclair Lewis’ writings were masters of satire, especially here in our backyards, and that generates reflection.