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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
 

Holabird Advocate Invades Poland

     In the last couple of days, we've noticed that a good portion of our Internet traffic has come from Poland. Of all the Newsblogs in all the world, we have to wonder what we have that has brought ours to the attention of any of the Polish people. Obviously they have very good taste! 

Forest Theatre Gains Support

     All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are delighted to see the support that has rallied around the Forest Theatre. So far The Scoopy Doos Ice Cream shop, and a place called Taco Jerry's (nice name!), and even the local Pizza Hut has helped raise money to reopen the theatre, which is hopefully going to happen sometime this spring.
In an age where corporate multiplexes seem to have a choke-hold on the movie going experience, it's refreshing to see an independent small movie house spring up. If possible, our publisher intends to see this for himself this summer. Hopefully he can find some place in Forest City that has wireless Internet to set up a nice little temporary home office.





Monday, February 25, 2013
 

Winter Dance Party Rocks Corn Palace by Jerry Hinkle

     Last night a few hundred people watched a rather interesting showcase of talent. Several celebrity look-alikes took to the stage for the Winter Dance Party. Not only were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the big Bopper portrayed by actors who could sing, dance, and play music like the genuine article. The band was made up of musicians who portrayed period icons. In real life, personages such as Art Carney, Eddie Fisher, and Desi Arnez never went on tour with the 1959 Winter Dance Party, but that fact didn't diminish the crowds enthusiasm. For nearly 2 hours, the band, along with the stars of this show kept the audience at the Corn Palace entertained. There was room for dancing for those so inclined. Photography was not restricted, in fact, John Mueller, who played Buddy, encouraged those souls who brought photo taking devices to do just that, and briefly pose for them as well.
     Despite reports to the contrary, the person acting as the Big Bopper was not Bopper Jr., but he did a spot on impression. Even the absence of the first Bopper's fabled coat, Melvin, did not take away from the pleasure of seeing this show. 
The range of age in the audience went from grade school children to senior citizens, which proves that the music that was made by those 3 stars is just as timeless and relevant as it was 54 years ago, when their voices were stilled. God be with you and do the best you can!





Sunday, February 24, 2013
 

Welcome to My New Religion by Jerry Hinkle

     I've heard atheists, agnostics, and other critics of the Church say that Christianity is a "Made up" religion. To be fair, they say all of them are made up. The purpose of a religion is to feel closer to God, or god, if you prefer. It's possible that the only reason Christ brings be closer to God is because I was brought up that way. Still, if I could change anything about the Church, here is how I'd go about it.
First of all: Communion. Bread and "wine" just doesn't do it for me. Welch's Grape Juice was invented by a Methodist as an alternative to alcohol for Communion, which is a good start, but I'd kick it up a notch. Out with bread and wine, in with cookies and milk. Better yet, we could try Chocolate cake and milk.
     Second: Fish on Friday during Lent. Yes, I know that the first disciples were fishermen who became fishers of men. But lets change that to cowboys who became wranglers of men. Instead of leaving their boats by the lake shore, they set their ponies free. BOOM! Beef on Friday! By the way, Jesus is called the Good Shepard, and yet the Christian Church of the 21st century doesn't see fit to eat sheep. I say bring that back! Out with ham for Easter, in with lamb for Easter!
As for the teachings of Jesus, I have no quarrel with them, but there is the issue of what to do about women and gays. Are they welcomed in church? Can they become clergy? I say, yes! That is, IF they meet the scriptural criteria.
     The problem with this kind of "made up" religion is that there is no growth. It's little more than Cafeteria Christianity. One of the great things about religion is the way it causes the faithful to suffer. If people enjoyed eating fish, they would be less inclined to turn to Jesus in order to remove their sins. And Jesus being the bread of life instead of the chocolate cake shows us the difference between needing and wanting. Fact is, the Biblical Jesus works because he has been bringing the faithful back to God for 2000 years. If we changed the Christian tradition, we might as well be worshiping Elvis like the pagans in Las Vegas do!
God be with you and do the Best you can!






Saturday, February 23, 2013
 

Ida Lee is Here and Gone

     Winter Storm Ida Lee arrived in Kornfield County Thursday evening dumping around 3 inches of snow on the ground. The Nemec Ranch reported a quarter inch of snow, while the  Ponderosa claims a little more than that. This was a very light snow in consistency as well. No shovel needed. Just sweep it out of the way. Snow removal from the streets of Mitchell started at 11pm last night. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate guess it didn't take long! 

Buddy Holly Lives by Jerry Hinkle

     Thanks to my Grandma, I gained a deep appreciation for Classical music. you know from like way back in the old days, the Fifties! When I was growing up, "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Bopper from 1958 was right up there with "Row row row your boat", "Jack and Jill", or any other Mother Goose Rhyme.
      It was through the Big Bopper that I was introduced to Buddy Holly. They both grew up in Texas, and hit it big in the infancy of the Rock Era of popular music. And sadly both met a sudden tragic end in the same plane crash 54 years ago this month.
Buddy Holly has lived on as an influence to many Rock stars. His guitar style, his songwriting style, and even his singing style influence many popular musical acts, and I wonder how many of them know it. When one thinks of it, his band, the Crickets, were in fact the first "boy band". Unlike the boy bands of today, the Crickets actually played musical instruments as the sang, which is a little much to ask of those cats in One Direction, I guess! But listen to Buddy sing "Peggy Sue" sometime. Then listen to the One Direction song "What makes you beautiful" you can almost certainly hear the Holly influence in their vocal style nearly from the beginning.
So what does this mean. It means I'd best be careful when I chastise the One Direction Fanbase, because it appears that we have similar taste in music!





Thursday, February 21, 2013
 

Winter Storm?

     All of us here at the Holabird Advocate have been in a perpetual state of readiness for the future blizzard known as Winter Storm Ida Lee since hearing it will strike Tuesday night! The latest forecast tells us that it will arrive tonight and tomorrow, but only bring about 3 inches of snow with it. According to KDLT there is snow to the west of us, which might be part of the winter storm Q that The Weather Channel keeps talking about. If it is, we don't care!

Saving the Forest Theatre

It's been reported on the Facebook Page "Save the Forest Theatre" that tomorrow evening the Ice cream Parlor, Scoopy Doos, will donate all tips from 4-6 pm. If anyone participates in this effort email photos and any pertinent info and we'll publish it right here on the Front Page. Also, if anyone decides to go to Taco Jerry's for Taco Tuesday, the same offer applies! As it happens, our Publisher has a birthday coming up. A working holiday complete with a tour of Forest City may be in order!





Wednesday, February 20, 2013
 

Winter Storm Ida Lee Weakening

     At first the forecast was for Winter storm Ida Lee to bring 6-7 inches of snow and start sometime tonight. It appears now that the amount of snow in the forecast could go down to as little as 1-4 inches and the storm could start as late as tomorrow morning.
Another storm may be forming this weekend which we will call Winter Storm Jake. Wait a minute! Homer? Ida Lee? Jake? Whoever it is naming these storms has been watching way too much "Hee Haw"

Winter Dance Party Brings a Chance at Adventure

Our Publisher looked at his work schedule, and noticed that he has the entire day off from the Hut on Sunday. This morning he heard that there are tickets still available to the Winter Dance Party at the Palace of Corn that evening. These two events could not have come at a better time!
     The Winter Dance Party is a tribute concert to the three entertainers who died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa back in February of 1959. for those who are new to this Newsblog, those entertainers were Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens. John Mueller, the entrepreneur of this musical cavalcade, impersonates Buddy. Not only is this the only tribute show that has the blessing of the estates of all three of the late stars, but The Big Bopper's son himself impersonates his father, as only he can, in this show. Jerry is hoping that in the Big Bopper's portion of the show, his son will be wearing Melvin, his father's coat. For him, that kind of thing is exciting.
The cost of this event is pretty reasonable. Seats in the bleachers are $20 and a table for 8 on the floor is $200. Unless 7 other people show up, Jerry will get a seat.

Publisher's Notes by Jerry Hinkle

     I've been getting some interesting e-mail lately. Most of it is spam, but I'll take a compliment from anybody. One e-mail that stands out is one that told me, well here it is:

"Hello, you used to write great, but the last few posts have been kinda boring… I miss your great writings.
Past few posts are just a little bit out of track! come on!"

     After reading all that empty praise comes some empty criticism. Truth is, that this post may have a point. My writing style has changed since I started this Newsblog 11 years ago. I was a lot younger then, full of myself, having something to prove. It seems as though back when I was on the Ponderosa, there was always something happening, and I always had something to say about it. I have noticed that as I've aged, I've lost my edge. I don't believe maturity is necessarily a bad thing. I'm a little more careful about stepping on toes now, but that's good! We have enough Internet bullies out there, and I don't want to be one of them.
     The fact that at present an average of 8 people read this everyday proves that what I write is striking a chord with someone. It could be that I am off track. Maybe I need to look harder for inspiration. Whatever the case, I'm glad that the 8 of you are out there reading.some of you are reading at 5 AM! Why? Are you looking for something to put you to sleep? I'm glad to be of service, whatever the reason.
     I am looking at a few story ideas. I'd like cover the fight to help Forest City keep their movie house. Trouble is I'm pretty much stuck here in Kornfield County. If there is anyone in the area of Forest City Iowa that would like to help out on a series of articles dealing with the effort to save the Forest Theatre, I'd be more than willing to help give this movement the publicity it deserves! I'm also thinking about buying a gun to see how hard it is to do that here in the Midwest. I won't buy any bullets of course, that could get expensive after a while. at any rate, God be with you and do the best you can!





Tuesday, February 19, 2013
 

Winter Storm Ida-Lee Arriving Tomorrow Night

     Another 6-7 inches of snow is forecast in a future winter storm all of us here at the Holabird Advocate are calling Ida-Lee. From what we have been able to piece together, the storm is going to start sometime Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. Hopefully the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce will be able to have their bus tour to the Capital on Thursday

Brittany Hinkle Stays Hungry

Kristi Hinkle reportedly drove in blizzard conditions to get to kids to a shooting sports event. Oldest daughter, Brittany Hinkle showed her appreciation of her mothers efforts by doing quite well in the archery portion of the event.Brittany's coach asked her where she learned so much about archery without actually doing it. as only Brittany could, she said, "Watching The Hunger Games"! There has been speculation as to if Brittany could shoot an apple off someones head. Our Publisher volunteered to place an apple on his head for her to shoot at provided he could "sit on the toilet, just in case".  She definitely has the same careful aim that E.E. Hinkle used when she shot that skunk at age 89. Good job Brit!

Tragic Celebs by Jerry Hinkle

It's funny in  a sad way how whenever bad things happen to even a minor celebrity, the media is right there getting the dirt and spreading it around like the fertilizer it is. There are two minor celebrities who have been in tragic circumstances that are in the news for just such a reason.
Mindy McCready comes to mind right off. I have to admit myself that when I first heard of her death, my first question was "Who?" That doesn't seem to matter. Every detail about her death, and the events that preceded it are paraded around even down to how she may have shot her boyfriends dog before doing herself in. Do we really need to know this? We must, because I just reported it here.
Then there is the case of the man in South Africa, Oscar Pistorius. The guy who, as he claims accidentally shot his girlfriend 3 times. This story is just too much. I feel guilty for knowing as much as I do about this. I must admit that it's the TV that tells me the most. Every time I go to the Ramada, the news program on the TV gives me the latest. I should get up and walk away, but I listen. I guess I only have myself to blame.
We all need to hold the people left behind by these deaths up in prayer. Hopefully then some good will come out of this, if that's possible! God be with you and do the best you can!








Monday, February 18, 2013
 

Happy President's Day by Jerry Hinkle 

     If any of you are working today, God Bless You! If not, then perhaps you would like to know why you have the day off! Today is a holiday that started out as an observance of George Washington's birthday. Slowly but surely the Washington mystique has wore off, and he's lumped in with all the other presidents.
     There are a lot of truths, half truths and outright lies being told about Washington. I once observed that it is ironic that the nations capital is named after a man who "could not tell a lie". As it happens, the story of him chopping down the cherry tree and confessing the act to his father was a story by a man known as Parson Weems, who claims that the story was told to him by a woman who in turn claimed to be a cousin to the Father of the country. As for the story that he threw a dollar across the river. Um-NO! He didn't do that either. He was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of America. He remains the only president who was elected unanimously.
     As for the rest of the presidents, each of them were just as good as Washington. Some of them were even better. Being a President of the United States is not the easiest of jobs, because when somethings goes wrong, he's the one that everyone blames it on! I try to remember how difficult the job is whenever I criticize him. And regardless who is in the Oval Office, I always keep him in my prayers. If God can see fit to bless his administration, we'd all do well to follow that example.
God be with you and do the best you can!





Thursday, February 14, 2013
 

Happy Valentine's Day!

     Every year on this 14th day of February, we celebrate courtly love because the Catholic Saint Valentine was killed on this date. How romantic, eh! How this commemoration led to chocolate candy, flowers, jewelry and other romantic offerings being placed in heart shaped boxes seems a little obscure, but it still happens.
     Human beings have the basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing. When went to DWU, one of the instructors said that love one one as well. I was skeptical at first. After all, many people go through life without love, and there are others who know only pain because of the wrong kind of love. 
     Love, however is a basic need, and, as it turns out the most important. St. Paul, tells us, through his first letter to the Corinthians that it is the greatest. Jesus told all who would listen to love God, their neighbor, and even their enemies. This is not optional either. Jesus doesn't request that we love, it's a commandment! Love s more than a basic need, it's required.
     So what of those who don't know love? I suspect that these are the same people who take up arms and shoot people at random. The men who shot up the school in Newtown, or the movie house in Aurora, and anyone else who does that sort of thing could only do that because their lives were absent of love. Loving people don't need to kill others, it's just not done! When hatred and anger fill up a heart, it crowds out the love, and bad things happen. If there was more love in the world, there would be no need to debate gun control measures, but sadly, there isn't.
     When God created Man, He knew that it was not good for him to be alone. Adam had plenty of company, dogs, cats, horses, cattle and sheep, just to name a few, and yet God saw that he was alone, and that it wasn't good, so he created Woman! Does this mean every man must have a woman? By no means! Just that if that social need isn't met, it's unhealthy. As a shy person, their are times I prefer to be alone, but when I need to be with other people, it's good to know that they are around! With technology, people are easier to find than ever! God be with you and do the best you can!





Wednesday, February 13, 2013
 

Pope Benedict Gives up Throne for Lent

     Earlier this week Pope Benedict XVI Announced that he was going to retire from the Papacy effective at the end of the month. this move has shocked not only the faithful, but the Protestant and Jewish communities of faith as well. In fact the only people who seem to be enjoying this announcement are those who have no faith to speak of. The 85 year old Pontiff had a good run of 8 years. It least he lasted longer than Pope John Paul I did!

Publisher Says "Nuts" to Peanuts

After giving up talking about politics for Lent last year, Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle has decided to really challenge himself, so he's giving up peanut butter. Before making it public, he tested the news on some people, most of whom didn't think it was that big of a deal. Yet those who grew up with Jerry and know him best realize just how big it is, because peanut butter is the only food that he likes more than beef. To be on the safe side, he will try to avoid peanuts altogether. Jerry had thought of including chocolate in this year's Lent offering, but with tomorrow coming up, that would be too hard. It has also been suggested that Jerry give up Facebook. He had considered that, but realized too many people rely on his wisdom and humor to get through their day.

Sports Illustrated in Trouble

Critics are upset with Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue because the models are seen (at least by the women) with natives dressed in stereotypical fashion. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate miss the days when people called that issue of the magazine a meat show. We are disappointed that some of the swimsuits are just painted on and we mean that literally  





Monday, February 11, 2013
 

So Long Homer

It's been reported that Mitchell had 9.6 inches of snow dumped on it over the last day and a half. Both the city and some private citizens are busy removing the white stuff from streets, parking lots, driveways and sidewalks. Some were worried about power failures with the high winds blowing power lines about, and it has happened in some areas, but Kornfield County made it through. All things considered, we are in better shape than those poor souls who had to contend with Nemo and Orka!

Betty Phillips Dies

     Word was recieved yesterday that Betty Phillips, a good friend of our Publisher's took sick and was moved to a nursing home in Lake Norden, where she died last week. Betty was a really sweet lady, and a tirless willing worker. Her kind compasionate heart and sense of humor will be missed by all of those left behind.
One story that will be a part of her legacy is that a man once called her "Mrs. Phillips" and she instisted that he call her Betty. When he said that he was using mrs. Phillips as a term of respect, she said, "You can respect me by calling me Betty".That's just what he did!







Sunday, February 10, 2013
 

Homer is Here by Jerry Hinkle

     Several inches of wet heavy packing snow has fallen on the city of Mitchell, announcing the arrival of Blizzard Homer. I Estimate the first 3 inches fell by 8 am, and that can't be far off. The City declared a Snow emergency. Churches took to the radio and Facebook to call the faithful to stay home, warm and safe, and many heeded that call.
     I did not! Because I have more guts than brains, I went out in the first wave. I walked to FUMC to see the doors were locked. It looked as though someone tried to clear a path and gave up. The path they cleared had been covered with snow as well. I then went back home to drive to the South McDonalds, which appeared deserted except for a snow removal vehicle, so I passed by. I made my way to Taco Johns, where I waited out the rest of the storm after seeing that the Fusion service was cancelled on Facebook. At about 10:45, I decided to see if FUMC was opened. It wasn't! I watched some old DVD's until a little after 2pm, then I drove to the Public Library, which was devoid of any signs of life, except for the flags flying in the breeze. I gave the South McDonalds another chance, and it was open for business. A balding middle aged man was skyping in German where I usually sit, so I fought my inner Dr. Cooper to allow him squatter's rights. The Hand County ambulance stopped by, and although I was tempted to see why they were so far away from home, I decided to let it be.
In any case, I pray they get back home safely!
    The second wave of Blizzard Homer is bringing more of the same visibility has not been a problem here in the city, and I'm not even gonna try to leave. I like adventure as well as the next man, but If I make it to work at 5:30 and safely back home that's enough adventure for one day!
God be with you and do the best you can!





Saturday, February 09, 2013
 

Blizzard Homer to Arrive Tomorrow

     This weekend is becoming a tale of two storms. Those being Winter Storm Nemo, brought to you by The Weather Channel, and Blizzard Homer, brought to you by the Holabird Advocate. First of all we want to extend our thoughts and prayers to all of the Readers out in the East who have to contend with 2-2.5 feet of snow. From what has been reported, the area known as Keloland can expect as much as 12 inches of snow from Homer, which doesn't sound nearly as bad, but still not all that good either. If we have electricity and internet connectivity, we will bring you coverage of Blizzard Homer as events warrant, weather permitting.
     The snow is forecast to start around midnight tonight and continue until Monday at Noon with 50 MPH winds to add to the fun. If you are in the path of either of these storms, or any others that may not be getting the same publicity, please get as comfortable as possible, because you might be there for a while. Kornfield County is only supposed to get 3-6 inches, so our Publisher bought a snow-brush, because he is tired of using his sleeve to clear the windshield.

Cracker-barrel Session Informs Voters

     The District 20 Legislators met with interested constituents at a Cracker-barrel session held at the MTI Amphitheatre and sponsored by the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce. It was mentioned by one of the legislators that there should be more occasions like this. It was also mentioned that this Cracker-barrel was better attended than the last one. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate must agree, because we didn't find out about the last one until 6 days after it took place.
     Among the issues discussed were: anonymous free speech, more funding for roads, teenagers texting while driving, amending the Federal Constitution to balance the budget, and finding a way to license construction managers. Education funding, which usually gets mentioned was not even on the table, interestingly enough.
     Mitchell Business Day at the Statehouse is February 21. If our Publisher is able to attend, he will have to pony up $95 to get on the bus.





Friday, February 08, 2013
 

Kardashian Packs Heat

     The gun control freaks are at it again. It seems they are upset with Kim Kardashian because she signed a pledge to reduce gun violence some time back. Now, it appears she bought a diamond encrusted gun, and the gun control freaks are calling foul. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are bewildered. After all simply buying a gun is not a violent act. At this point, it's just a piece of furniture. when she starts busting caps into people, that's the time to call foul. From what we've observed, she's rather assault our ears with her singing and our eyes with her appearance.

Who Does Beyonce Worship?

     After printing a recent article about Beyonce using satanic Illuminati signs in her super bowl act, our Publisher heard a rather interesting report claiming that Beyonce is a member in good standing of a Methodist Church in the Dallas, Texas area. This brings a whole new light into the issue. The Methodist church is a rather free thinking institution, but not even they are open to devil worship. Our Publisher has decided to keep a watchful eye on her, because if she is worshiping 2 masters, she will slip up on one of them sooner or later!

Being Good for Nothing by Jerry Hinkle

     This past week a story went through the social media about an Italian restaurant in Washington State That gives a discount to those who bring well behaved children into their establishment. These reports reminded me of how my dad used to say that he had to pay my brothers to be good, but I was always good for nothing.
      I did have my bad moments, and no matter how much my dad paid my brothers, they had their bad moments as well. I dug into this story and found out a couple rather interesting details.This Italian restaurant, according to an online review, is not ideal for kids. Because burgers and fries are not on the menu, a picky eater such as I was as a child may not behave in the best way. Also, when children do come to a place that is not kid friendly, people at the other tables tend to notice when such children act up, and for some reason it spoils their meal as well. I don't have children, but once I took a young lady out to a fancy restaurant, and she behaved so shamefully that I never took her their again, which is probably what she wanted. In fact there was almost no second date. But when I took her to Perkins, she was a perfect lady. Sometimes you don't get what you pay for!
     Rewarding kids for good behavior is nothing new. When you get a shot at the doctors office and don't kick him, you get candy when you're a kid. If you don't bite the dentist, he lets you have a small toy. At least that's how it was when I was a kid. what the restaurant is doing is different. The kids aren't being rewarded, it's the parents. Even so, just having well behaved kids is it's own reward, isn't it!
     So is there anything wrong with giving a parents a discount for having well behaved kids at your restaurant ? I say no! Some have said that they should charge extra if the kids don't behave, but I wouldn't go that far. Just as having well behaved kids is it's own reward, having little monsters is it's own punishment! In either case, God be with you and do the best you can!





Wednesday, February 06, 2013
 

PETA PO'ed At Beyonce

     It must be a slow news day or something, because All of us here at the Holabird Advocate heard just this morning that the usual gang of idiots over at PETA were upset with Beyonce performing her halftime show dressed in too much leather. Our Publisher went back over the footage of her performance and strained both eyes looking for the offensive leather, finding very little of it. It appears that the skimpy nightgown she wore was made of genuine cowhide. It would be easy enough to laugh this off, but we are wondering why it took PETA so long to notice what she had on, when all the religious people noticed almost instantly that she was flashing Illuminati signs and other satanic practices during her part of the festivities. Of course that was a given. It's quite obvious that when you have the perfect body, AND that much singing and dancing talent, that somebody sold their soul to the devil.

Losing the War on Cancer by Jerry Hinkle

When someone dies of cancer, it's a tragedy, because cancer really puts those who die, and those who are left behind through hell. The best thing that you can say about cancer is that once it kills, the person is free from pain. Getting to that point is a true battle.
When I first became aware of Hunter Mees, and his fight, I was somewhat aloof about it, but God had something in mind and set a plan in motion. After more than 5 years of being cancer free, i think we can say he was cured. I was given credit for helping bring that about, credit that wasn't deserved. I tried to use the power of this once great blog to help other's in their fight as well. Trouble was, everyone else that I rallied around got cured of their cancer by dying. Slowly I gave up the fight. it was an easy thing to do, since it really wasn't my fight to begin with.
Recently, I became aware of another Hunter who is fighting cancer. His name is Hunter Bork, he went to DWU as it turns out. I understand he has 3 months to live, and 6 if he is really lucky.  He has accepted his fate and his taking each day as it comes. That is all I really know about it, and that's all I need to know. I will keep this Hunter in my prayers, just like I did the other, and I hope that I can count on you Readers to do the same! He has quite a fight ahead of him! God be with you and do the best you can!





Monday, February 04, 2013
 

Hinkles on the Mend

     While Jerry Hinkle had been living the life of a relatively carefree city dude, the Holabird Hinkles have not fared so grandly. Kristi Hinkle has been maintaining her children's health as best as she can. Both boys had strep throat, and Shelby Hinkle tested positive for Influenza A, so named because it's a pain in the A, no doubt! Be all that as it may, Shelby was able to go to School on Friday, and she and younger brother Justin Hinkle are getting ready for shooting sports.

New Relaunch Record

The Holabird Advocate Circulation Department report that Thursdays issue had a total of 22 Readers, which is a new post relaunch record. all of us here at the Holabird Advocate are glad Y'all are taking the time to log on to our site.

A Salute to the Chrysler Group by Jerry Hinkle

     Last year, Chrysler, through their Super Bowl ad, made nearly every spectator proud to be American. This year, they outdid themselves. Their first ad for Jeep, with Oprah talking about American soldiers coming home to their families reached into my soul and grabbed my attention as few ads could. I found myself agreeing with Oprah on an issue for the first time in quite a spell. If only she wasn't anti beef!
     As powerful as their first ad was, I was not prepared for the second one for the Ram Tough Dodge Truck. Somehow They were able to get a sound clip from a speech that legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey made back in 1978 entitled "So God made a Farmer". I was instantly taken back to the days of my childhood, remembering how proud my grandfathers were to be farmers. They didn't do it for the money. not even the government payments that the critics quickly cite. No, they farmed because they cared for their land, livestock, family, and God, and not neccessarily in that order. They had a huge responsibility, and they took it seriously. It wasn't always easy, sometimes it was darn near impossible, but they got up everyday before the sun had a chance to shine to make sure all was right with their part of God's creation.
     Farming has changed since 1978, when Mr. Harvey elequently spoke those words to the boys and girls of the FFA. Corporations like Cargill, Monsanto, Tyson and Smithfield gather round and play Monopoly with our food supply. Yes, there a are a few family operations out there. They may not farm like E.E Hinkle and Bud Hahn used to.  I hope, however that they share the love for the land, livestock, family and God that they did, because the factory farming corporations don't have their heart and soul in it. all they care about is the bottom line, and keeping the stockholders happy!
     Grandad used to say "Somebody's gotta till the soil" meaning that no matter what machine man could invent to do the work, a farmer would have to be there to make sure the machine was doing it right. I'm not sure what he's make of GPS and all of that, but even that hasn't totally replaced the farmer. 
The first rule of advertising is to get the person watching the ad to buy your product. I hope that, if any of you Readers who watched that ad are a farmer like those of whom Mr. Harvey spoke of, that you go out and buy a Ram Tough Dodge Truck. God be with you and do the best you can!





Saturday, February 02, 2013
 

No Shadow for Publisher

As is the February tradition with Jerry Hinkle, our courageous dynamic Publisher, every ground hog day eats a ground hog (sausage, that is the other white meat) and goes outside to look for his shadow. The snow flurries in and around the city would indicate that he isn't going to find it. The folklore would suggest an early spring. The calendar tells us, however, that this is the midpoint of the winter season. Either way, we can fearlessly predict that Jerry will be complaining that it is hot in 6 months time.

Noem Hosts Town Hall

     Our Publisher was proud to be one of the reported 55 people in audience as Rep. Kristi Noem hosted a town hall meeting at the Highland Conference Center yesterday morning. Ms. Noem gave a short power point presentation on what she's been up to as well as explaining how she voted on the issues and why. She also fielded questions from the audience on issues ranging from the farm bill, alternative energy, economic development, 2nd amendment rights, and the possibility of impeaching the president.
     Jerry got a call from the Hut 15 minutes before the meeting, asking him to come in at noon, so he didn't stay too long afterwards. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate give a big "Thank you" to Rep. Noem and the Mitchell Chamber for coordinating this well organized event! We look forward to the crackerbarrel next week.

Corrections and Apologies

Previously we reported that DWU did not have classes on Thursday during the wind chill warning. It has since come to our attention that, indeed they did hold class that day! All of us here at the Holabird Advocate regret the error and profusely apologize to the University, and you you, the Readers. Tigers are made out of stronger stuff! Yea to them! 

Same Dell, Different Drive by Jerry Hinkle

     It sure hasn't been a quiet week Kornfield County. The biggest highlight of the week is that I got by Dell back. I kept the secret of the Dell's dysfunction as long as I could. If you want to read about it, here's the deal. The previous owner told me that if I had any trouble with the Dell, it was guaranteed through August. Guess what happened on Sept 3. Well I had no idea what it was, so when I saved up enough, I took it to Hard Drive Central, here in beautiful downtown Mitchell. The lady at the counter said that they'd get back to me in 5-7 business days. This was last Wednesday. I got a call, later on that afternoon explaining that the hard drive was fried (whatever that means) and needed to be replaced. They just happened to have a used hard drive, which they sold to me for $40, and installed it for a little more than that, and with taxes the total would end up being around $232. After they did all they could do, they said I could pick it up on Monday, So I did!They were able to get most of the memory out of the old drive, the only thing they couldn't save was some of the music files and the Outlook Express, which were the previous owner's anyhow, so no big loss there. I listened to one of the files last night. A freaky chick named Ke$ha. Why would anyone bother to brush their teeth with a bottle? Kids today!One advantage the Dell has over my Apple is that it has MS Word, so if I am somewhere that I can't get online, or at night when have trouble sleeping, I can write about whatever I want until I get tired.




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