On the good side, the engine heater works, the climate control is in order, the speedometer works. All Jerry needs is the bumper sticker that reads "What the ^#@*, it runs"
Brocks to Visit Ponderosa this Evening
Kenny and Zada Brock will be up to the Ponderosa in the afternoon sometime for evening vittles. The will be bringing one of their daughters, though we're not to sure which one. Jerry Hinkle is hoping it's the daughter that watches "Days Of Our Lives" so they don't talk just about race horses and all that jazz.
HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
Submitted by Mary Jo Nemec
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it. Don't waste them on exercise.
Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should

only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best

feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape! Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember:"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in

sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride"

Way back when the Holabird Advocate opened a G-mail account, we wanted to see if we could fill up the 1 GB of memory. Since then we have been given almost 3 GB, which we only have 15% full. Saturday afternoon, we got our 10,000th piece of G-mail. As it happens, it was spam written in an Asian language. We figure it's either Chinese or Japanese. At least it wasn't another ad for Viagra.

Darrel Hinkle and his family have started putting tin on the roof of house he is living in. The Hinkle kids could have made $1000 if they'd had a cuss jar at the job site. The north side of the roof is on. Darrel did manage to get the crew out on Sunday. Despite Jerry Hinkle's misgivings nothing too bad happened. Mary Hinkle cut her hand on the tin, but she didn't bleed. Darrel measured wrong on one sheet. Jerry bent one of the sheets, but he is reasonably sure that everyone has forgotten which sheet it was. What there is of the tin roof looks nice. The kids noticed it was white. Jerry told them that it should keep the snow on the roof.

Rita Sporrer of Denver, Colorado has publicly admitted that she reads the Holabird Advocate. She remembers that our Publisher's grandmother, Bergit Hinkle, and her grandmother, Josie Sporrer were real good friends. She also talked of how she and her friends always referred to Holabird as "Hollywood". And we thought that we invented that!

The little baby girl who was given a 30-40% chance of living is doing better. Her heart seems to be getting stronger. Kristi Hinkle reports that Morgen may have to go to a children's hospital in Texas to have a tumor removed from her neck. As we understand it, this is routine. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate keep Morgen and her family in our prayers.

VOL. V Issue 10N
Could this be Mrs. Jerry Hinkle?
Meet Elena. She lives in Russia. She has randomly G-mailed our Publisher with an interesting offer. She has asked to be married to our Publisher sight unseen, providing he will send her the $500 necessary to bring her from Russia to beautiful downtown Holabird (which airline does that anyhow?). At this time, our Publisher has to think it over. Certain red flags (if you'll pardon the expression) went up during his perusal of the proposal. Little details as to what if this photo is not of her and she looks more like Nina Khrushchev then La Femme Nakita? What if she changes her mind once she got here? The Holabird lifestyle isn't for everyone, ya know. The real sticking point seems to be the $500. Perhaps with him being a man of faith, he will do something religious like taking up a collection.

The Hinkle family is getting ready to put a new roof on the house at the old Goehring place. Charles Goehring build the house to last, and last it has for almost 80 years. But a hail storm knocked some holes in the roof, so the current occupant, Darrel Hinkle, who is the great grandson of Charles Goehring is getting building materials and a crew together to repair the damage. They are hoping that the weather this weekend cooperates with them and they can get it all done. Harold Hinkle wants to work on Sunday, but Jerry Hinkle doesn't because he believes that something bad will happen.

Our family thinks Miller is an awesome place to live and quite frankly, there's a lot of good people who reach out to others when the need is there. There's a good balance of compassion and common sense here. We're all probably getting a little tired already of political ads and rhetoric but we're also glad we're in a country where we can vote and our vote does count. So hang in there with us while we give our view of 4 issues on the ballot that we feel strongly about.
1) "Medicinal Marijuana" bill. Compassion says "we don't want people to suffer if there's a way to help them." Common sense says this bill goes way beyond that. The way this bill is written, even I could get my "certificate" because I have "chronic pain" (somewhere in my medical file you'll find a place where it says "patient c/o chronic pain) so I could grow 6 plants, carry an ounce and smoke it wherever and whenever I want. Also the way this bill is worded, I could appoint my son (or friend) as "caregiver" (even though I don't need a caregiver) and HE could do the same. Our opinion? This bill is NOT a bright idea.
2) The "Hold Judges Accountable" bill. Compassion says "There's been people hurt by bad decisions, yes, Judges need to be held accountable." Common sense looks at this bill and says "Hold your horses!" The way it's worded, not only judges could be sued by every person in jail, but so could anyone who set on the jury; any school board member; any County Commissioner or City Council member. Plus, there are already resources available to hold Judges accountable. Good bill? I don't think so.
3) The "Gay Marriage" amendment. Compassion says homosexuals need to be treated fairly and with the respect all people need. They need jobs, they need friends, they need places to live and just like all other people, there are good people amongst them and jerks. Common sense says "They don't need a marriage certificate and we don't need to approve a lifestyle that was never and will never be "natural". As far as changing the constitution, it shouldn't be needed ... But unfortunately it is.
4) The abortion bill. Compassion says "help those who have been raped or victims of incest or those who may die from the pregnancy" Common sense says "you betcha!" Despite what opponents ads say, this bill DOES provide options for that and in a much less barbaric way than ripping arms and legs off a baby with a beating heart (at 20 days) and brainwave (at 40 days) ... A baby that FEELS the pain. As far as the "Healthy Family" group goes, I like the question posed to them by an Aberdeen Dr. "Tell me, what's healthy about a DEAD baby?" Thanks for letting us air our views.

This may be a good time to remind people of the Holabird Advocate Editorial Policy. I have never refused a request to publish anything in this Newsblog that fit a certain two-fold criteria. Firstly, whoever writes something for publication here must remember that my grandmother reads this, so no profanity. Also, they must be willing to claim it as their own, so nothing by that great author, Anonymous. After all, I put my name on what I write, so should anyone who submits an article to me.

I will entertain submissions from anyone on either side of any issue in this election, just to make it fair. This will happen until noon on Monday, November 6. I will not be publishing a "Voter Guide" this year, telling how I am voting and why. The reason for this is something my dad told me. "They call it a secret ballot for a reason," is what he said. There are some people and issues that I have supported in the past that I will continue to support in the Front Page of the Holabird Advocate. I may vote that way, and I may not. Maybe I just like to keep the Readers guessing. One thing I'll tell you right now is that I can't wait for this election to be over so we can get ready to vote for a new President in '08!

There were pheasants aplenty in Hyde County this year. The trouble is the hunters. If this year's opening weekend was a movie it would have been called "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight". The only pheasant hunter bragging of making the limit was Craig McQuarie, who claimed the fewer amount of hunting dogs helped his aim profusely. The only dog present was Ruby Hoffman's dog Jill, who had her legs run off. Jill also avoided the skunks like a champ as well.

Noon vittles were done without, but savvy hunters packed a lunch. Such tasty items as deer sausage, cheese, crackers, and soda were shared among the group. Even Cade Hinkle shared his dog biscuits, one of the few things he can eat that he is not allergic to.

Of course no hunting trip is complete without Bonnie Nickleson's two alarm chili. Those craving spicy fare were encouraged to partake of antelope jerky. That stuff was hotter than a Goehring girls temper. Jerry Hinkle ate several pieces of the stuff followed by a heaping helping of milk once he got home. Harold Hinkle complained about his eldest sons digestive noises clear into Monday morning.

Many vital social issues were discussed, including Sparky Anderson's nativity to South Dakota. After a little light reading between glasses of milk, our Publisher found out that Sparky was, in fact, born in Bridgewater, South Dakota on February 22, 1934, about 50 years after Charles Goehring was born there.

The next wave of hunters is expected in November. The Hinkle's can hardly wait!

Once again, things are looking dark for Morgen Hoffman. Rachel Hoffman has informed the family that things are not going well for her. The doctors have discovered heart problems, along with other things. They only give her a 30-40 % chance of surviving. And so another request for prayers is being made. Her survival is in God's hands, and so we pray that God's will be done in her life and that God may perfect the work he has started in her life. If it isn't asking to much, all of us here at the Holabird Advocate ask that you pray also for parents John and Rachel, big brother Joe, and the rest of the family as they go through this difficult time. God is in charge, and he is good. As the song goes, "He has the whole world in his hands".

Just when you thought the garden harvest was over, The Ditty Bops 2007 Vegetable Bikini Calendar" is ON SALE NOW. Recipes, Vegetables, Bikinis and MORE! If you're curious, go to their store page.

"He's Got the Whole World In His Hands"

We promised another poll for the Governor race after Labor Day. As it turns out it is way after, but here it is. Before the primary, we predicted that unless Governor Rounds was caught in the "live boy, dead girl" trap, that he would be re-elected. That remains to be seen. As always, the four candidates are in alphabetical order, just to make it fair.

The Come 2 Jesus Taxi Service has a brand new Cab. Well, not BRAND new, but new enough until Jesus (or Mr. T. Denny Sanford) comes through with a Dodge Viper. This one is a 1989 Buick Park Avenue. It doesn't look like much, but it starts without either prayer or jumper cables (prayer is still recommended once the car is put into gear).

It is hoped that we can get a photo of the taxi cab published into our little Newsblog, but Holabird Advocate Photo Editor, Mary Hinkle evidently can't get that close without the smell of rotten eggs overtaking her (the car needs a little more work)

The Hinkle family took the Taxi to Highmore today, with Harold Hinkle driving (Oh he with little faith! Why does he doubt?) and it made the trip just fine. They went to the Senior Center for Meals on Wheels, then to various places to pay bills and so forth, but they were too ashamed to take it to the come Hahn Inn for Agnes Hahn's eyes to behold for some reason. They never even offered to take her out to dinner. There's always next time!
Christopher Glenn "In The News " for the Last Time
The CBS Evening News reported last night that Radio Newsman, Christopher Glenn, died this past week, a victim of liver cancer. He was 68. The name may not sound familiar to most, but his voice was most distinct. He was the off camera anchor for the CBS children's program, "In The News" from 1971-1978. Glenn will be inducted posthumously into the Radio Hall of Fame on November 4.

All the students at the South Dakota War College are waiting with baited breath to see what Professor Powers of that esteemed institution has to report tomorrow. The good Professor claims it's a big story involving a Democrat in the South Dakota State Senate who, it appears has done something rather unspeakable.

You won't hear anything more about it here, so if this sort of thing appeals to you, then tomorrow sometime you can go to the South Dakota War College website at www.dakotawarcollege.blogspot.com and read more about it. To his credit, the Professor does not appear to be looking forward to making this information public, but he will.
Walt Disney Was Right-It's a Small World

One of Holabird Advocate's most valuable Readers, Joan Hansen, reported that she was interested in your endorsement of Ruth Wood. It seems that Joan saw her picture in the Highmore Herald and when she saw her picture, Joan realized that she knew her. They graduated from Augustana together in 19?? (no need in giving too much information away). Joan wrote to Mrs. Wood to tell her that she had family in the Highmore area. Ruth wrote back that she would appreciate her families support in the upcoming election. Joan's nephew, Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, worked with Mrs. Wood at the Census Bureau during the summer of 1998. Jerry knew and knows Ruth to be a sharp lady whose tough, but fair. She also has some common sense, which has been in short supply over at the Capitol lately.

Mary Hinkle will be representing Holabird at the Women of Faith Conference in the Twin Cities
Area this weekend. Mary will be leaving for the conference sometime Thursday morning, and will return Sunday night. This conference is sold out, but if there are any women out there who want information about these gatherings can go to their website for more information www.womenoffaith.com

Mary may have the chance to see Dr. Phil's wife, Robin McGraw. Her father in law would be so jealous. The down side is that Mary will miss all the excitement of the Pheasant Hunting Seasons Opener. Somehow, all of us here at the Holabird Advocate believe that she'll manage to get through it.

It has been a while since we have posted an episode of "The Jerry Hinkle Program". Now that Google has ended Bloggers relationship with Audioblogger, that has put an end to a blogging era of sorts. It was on that program, and "Good Morning Holabird", that many were able to here the voice of E.E. Hinkle. There are other sites that allow for free podcasts by phone, but UBS CEO, Jerry Hinkle, has decided not to pursue that option at this time. Too bad, as Jerry has 205 minutes of unused time on his cell phone.

It took a while, but the scanner has finally been installed into the new Ponderosa Computer. That means we can bring the October page of the Ditty Bops calendar. Better late than never.

With the bike tour behind them, the Ladies are sticking closer to home. They've played a gig at The Joshua Tree Park, and even they have even gone as far as Flagstaff, Arizona to make music.

Today is also lucky for Agnes Hahn. It was on this date ?? Years ago that her daughter Phyllis Ehlers was born. We won't tell you Phyllis's age, but we will tell you that, like her sister Mary Hinkle, she is the same age as her tongue and older than her teeth (actually Mary is quite a bit older than her teeth because she didn't floss as a child)

My aunt, Dianne Macek called this afternoon with news that her newest grandchild, two day old Morgan Hoffman, has a hole in her lung. Dianne is concerned about her, and rightly so. Things look bleak, but there is hope. Morgan, her parents John and Rachel Hoffman, and the rest of Morgan's family are going through a valley right now. But in the words of the song "God on the Mountain" it tells us that The God Of the day is still God of the night. I will be reading Psalm 91 as a prayer for my youngest cousin, and I ask that all who read here will pray for her in any way that feels right. When things look this dark, it's time to reach for the Light of the World. May His Light shine on all who help out with this prayer. And, as Grandad used to say, "Just do the best you can!"

"God On The Mountain"

A retired mechanical designer for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory is the winner of the 24th running of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. A resident of the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, Jim Guigli displayed appalling powers of invention by submitting sixty entries to the 2006 Contest, including one that has been "honored" in the Historical Fiction Category. "My motivation for entering the contest," he confesses, "was to find a constructive outlet for my dementia."
An international literary parody contest, the competition honors the memory (if not the reputation) of Victorian novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). The goal of the contest is the essence of simplicity: entrants are challenged to submit bad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Although best known for "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1834), which has been made into a movie three times, originating the expression "the pen is mightier than the sword," and phrases like "the great unwashed" and "pursuit of the almighty dollar," Bulwer-Lytton opened his novel Paul Clifford (1830) with the immortal words that the "Peanuts" beagle Snoopy plagiarized for years, "It was a dark and stormy night."
The contest began in 1982 as a quiet campus affair, attracting only three submissions. This response being a thunderous success by academic standards, the contest went public the following year and ever since has annually attracted thousands of entries from all over the world.
While the Winner parodies hard-boiled detective fiction, the runner-up toys with perhaps the most famous piece of dialogue from Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry" movie. In keeping with the bignitude and high seriousness of the Contest, the Grand Prize winner will receive a pittance. Other winners must content themselves with becoming household names.

It was close, but 40% of the Holabird Advocate Readers who voted in our poll preffer that September 11 be just another day. Both Patriot Day and Firefighters Day got 30% of the vote each. Perhaps we should make Firefighters Day everyday.

Detective Bart Lasiter was in his office studying the light from his one small window falling on his super burrito when the door swung open to reveal a woman whose body said you've had your last burrito for a while, whose face said angels did exist, and whose eyes said she could make you dig your own grave and lick the shovel clean.

North of 40: Taking a dive
by Red Green
"If your wife is having fun and you're not,
you're still having way more fun than
when you're having fun and she's not."
One hobby that I've never understood is skydiving. I believe everybody has a voice inside that tells them not to do dumb things. (If you're married, you have two of them. And the loud one isn't even yours.) This voice stops you from doing idiotic things like stepping into oncoming traffic or quitting your job to become a mime. Or jumping out of an airplane.
Skydiving is crazy. But they tell me that if you get a bunch of guys to go with you, it's not crazy, it's bonding. So I suggest you go skydiving only if you can get a bunch of guys to go with you.
But first, you all have to ask your wives if it's OK with them. If the wives say "no," the guys don't go. And if the wives say "yes," I'd say their marriages are in serious trouble.

Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle has completed another step in getting his $64,000 question answered. He has mailed his transcript request. Brittany Hinkle asked him when he was going to college, and was relieved that he was not going right away. Hopefully, he will get down there for a tour sometime as well.

Some are concerned with Jerry's transportation, as the Come to Jesus Taxi only starts with prayer, and even then only when he really needs it to start. His father, Harold Hinkle is hoping to find Jerry something a little more steadfast. He was hoping to get Ashley Pothast's old car, but Ashley says that Jerry might not like the smell. Just what is she doing in that car that would-on second thought we don't want to know.

News papers reported on Janurary first of 1889 that Holabird has a system called the Silver Plate Gold attachment combination Telegraphcompany. Wires were installed to all parts of the city, Mr. Joe Kafronk is named the general Manager. Vines of the ³Advocate is the new Postmaster.

5-18-1889, the Nickel Telegraph Co. went broke.

6-15-1889, the Holabird Cemetery association met recently to elect officers. they mention that there are no graves as yet.

8-3-1889, Smith and Hamlin run the Holabird Cheese Factory. Also mentioned that Gus Gerharts residence was on 10th Aveuntil he moved it to Highmore.

1-9-1889, Mr. Beadle is new Merchant where Stark was. Also mentioned is the Holabird Mill. 11-23-1889, Louie Wichner has bought the store property and will probably continue the store.

3-8-1890, the Rail Road still owns the Holabird townsite.

8-30-1890, J.S. Harris is Father of H.C. Harris of Highmore. He is also a druggist and is putting in a line of drugs and supplies.

(This is the last installment of the Holabird Scrapbook until someone comes through with more interesting tidbits on Holabird's early days. Our Thanks to Doug Hague for sharing his considerable volume of information with us)
South Dakota Still Needs Rain
Judging by the results of the Holabird Advocate poll just completed, there are only 15% of those surveyed who believe no more rain is needed for now. A mere 5% see a need for rain, while 80% are not only praying for rain, but for snow as well.
As one poll ends, another begins. This time we want to know your impression of the Congressional Page mess. More specifically, who do you blame more? So whether you blame Foley, the Republicans for keeping quite, the Democrats for keeping quite, or the media for waiting until October to report it, let us know about it.

It seems like every time Election Day comes near, some of you well meaning Knights of Columbus members decide to vandalize my car right there in the church parking lot. Every Sunday before Election Day, I find one of your flyers demanding that I vote Pro Life. The last time this happened, you guys upset me so that I declared right there in the church parking lot in front of God and everybody that I wished I could have given each and every one of you a retroactive abortion. It was not my finest moment.

This time I am warning you and you're ilk that if I find such a flyer on my motor vehicle this year, I'm going to vote just the opposite. As for which car is mine, well, I'm not going to tell you. I mean, really, you have to give it up. You're just preaching to the choir. You will not change the mind of those with of opposite opinions either.

If this sounds harsh, well, it was not my intention. I'll be praying for you, and I hope you guys will do the same for me. And let's all pray that the right decision is made in November as well.

4-21-1888, A Holstien cow gave birth to a 124 pound calf when it was four hours old.

11-17-1888, Cross Hotel had a good dance last week.

It will boggle your mind! The year is 1906. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906:

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years old.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in the U.S. was 22 Cents per hour.

The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist made $2,500 per year, a veterinarian $1,500 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."

Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian
of health." ( Shocking? )

There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S. A. !

Hello again Readers! Hope you missed us as much as we missed you. The Ponderosa computer was felled by some kindly of a Trojan Horse Worm Virus. It has been out of commission for 3 weeks as of last Wednesday. We were hoping that someone in the Hyde County area could help out. Guess not! Oh well, things worked out.

The Ponderosa computer is still in the shop in Deadwood. At present we are using a Compaq Presario that Mary Hinkle picked up cheap at Walmart. For how long, we don't know. It takes some getting used to. The scanner isn't hooked up yet, so no picture from the Ditty Bops Calendar, for a while anyway. October isn't over yet!

Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle has heard a reply from Dakota Wesleyan University. The fine folks at that institution of higher learning have called, written, and as he discovered this morning, they have also e-mailed, to let him know of their interest. They have even helped him find where to go to obtain his previous academic transcript. He hasn't been accepted yet, but he's closer than he was before. They have encouraged him to come town for a campus tour, which is a good idea. After all, one should look around a house before one buys it. If Jerry is going to spend 4 years and $64,000 at a place, he should do the same before he bites down and jumps in.

3-12-1887, C.E. Parrish has his Hotel for sale or rent.

7-2-1887 the Holabird school was damaged by the storm. They will rent a 20 by 100 footshed for $3.00 per month.

7-30-1887, the Suit comprising the old Hughitt Township and three others will soon be settled.

8-13-1887, Haights Opera is also having dances.

9-24-1887, Charles Evans will replace Frank Warring as Depot agent.

10-19-1887, the Van Dusen elevator has taken in over 10.000 bushels of wheat this season. 11-26-1887, James Pettys will open a store in the old Grassmuck Building. He will also teach school.

Well now, What a difference a month makes, eh! The Vietnam Memorial in Pierre, the poison spinach, Amish kids getting a crash course in 21st century reality, and gay dudes in Congress doing whatever tickles their fancy. I almost don't know where to begin.

I'll end up talking about Vietnam later on, Good Lord willing. I guess I've already plugged beef as a substitute for spinach. So I guess that just leaves the Representative in Florida. What I have to say may shock some of ya'll.

First of all, I'm sick of hearing about this. When he resigned a week ago, that should have ended all this flap, but the media goes on and on about it. When you think about it, I mean really think about it, what's the big deal. So he e-mailed a boy asking for a picture. So what?

Yes, it was wrong, I guess. But look at it this way. The "victim" in this case saved these e-mails and instant messages for 3 years. The bomb was dropped just a few weeks before election day. Why did it take this long. The whole thing just doesn't smell right to me.

I guess I'm naive. After all, I had a grandfather who helped guide me and teach me the difference between right and wrong. I can't honestly relate to either the Congressman or the Page. I can't tell which one's the hero, and which one's the villain. Fact is, there is no hero in this story. I find it interesting that the Page and his parents are silent about this mess as well. Too bad the media can't follow their example.