Talking It Over

November is here and in our house that means only one thing - deer season. This has always been the month which meant hunting and nearly everything else took second...

Today as I drove to work, I noticed some activity at the home place of my aunt and uncle. My aunt recently sold her home and has moved into an...

In a few weeks, United States citizens will be allowed to exercise one of their freedoms - voting. It is not only a freedom but a privilege, duty and hope...

Fall days make me think of beautiful foliage, cooler temperatures and fun on hay rides. That is because in my younger days, we always had hay rides in the fall...

In many ways, fall feels like a sad time of year. The seeds and plants that we so carefully planted in spring, nurtured and cared for through summer, harvested in...

There are two big issues on the ballot for Hancock school district voters, two referendums, one a renewal and one new. To me the renewal of the first referendum is...

Monday I attended a special day at Hancock Elementary, not as a participant but as a photographer. The Hancock kindergarten, first, second and third graders invited their grandparents to join...

I always knew there was something special about the people and businesses in small towns and an incident last week confirmed this belief. It was something that maybe only myself...

It is time to head back-to-school. Put away those summer toys and get out the books and backpacks. Another school year will be underway before we know it. I am...

There are some things you can never have too much of. Good food, good friends and good times come to mind. Some people may say they can never have too...

I hate to see the fair come to an end. Not just because I won't get to eat all the great fair food every day or see friends I haven't...

During the coming week, hundreds of people from throughout the county will be traveling to Morris for the county fair. It is a drive that people have been taking for...