Hot Springs
BALNEOLOGY: THE practice of using natural mineral spring/water for the treatment and cure of disease. If you’ve ever spent time in an outdoor hot tub at night under the stars…
Majesty
THE THING between me and bald eagles started in the early seventies in London, Ontario, and involved my brother and a parakeet named Budgie. What brought us together with the…
Honoring Veterans on the 15th Mission of the UP Honor Flight
HONORING VETERANS on the 15th Mission of the UP Honor Flight By, Heather Mlsna I am the daughter of a Korean War veteran. According to his discharge papers, Jack Bale…
Playtex Gloves and Chocolate Cookies
AS EVERYONE in the UP has noticed, 2019 has brought the return of “real UP” winter weather. We have a lot on the ground and on our roofs and, given…
The Evolution of Notes
I WAS A COLLEGE freshman the year 3M launched their new product, “Post-Its.” Early-adopters of “the sticky note” were considered brave in their day. The company touted as harmless the…
This is the Clapping Part
ANYONE WHO has ever been to a concert as a young person is familiar with the scene: It is nighttime and a throng of teenagers, dressed inappropriately for the weather…
Trees and Humans
WE ARE IMPRINTED by our childhood. It not only forms who we are, it informs who we are. There is no escaping our birth and ensuing nurturing. We are formed…
PERSONAL LEGACY WORKSHOPS
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, we will resume workshops some time in 2021. Personal Legacy Workshops are held at the PETER WHITE LIBRARY on the 2nd MONDAY of each month from…
Important Thoughts About Reality TV
I’M WATCHING my second season of the reality television series The Bachelor with my daughter, but according to my mother-in-law and other children, this doesn’t make me a seasoned reality…
Enjoy!
EAGER TO move to the “City Without Limits,” a.k.a. Aberdeen, South Dakota, for my first post-baccalaureate job, I was equally impatient to leave nine months later. When I heard of…