With Pope Benedict XVI out of office, the Catholic Church is without a figurehead leader. Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle Thought that he could fill in for a couple weeks until they found a steady man. As it turns out, the Cardinals have it under control. Jerry is taking the rejection in stride, replying, "This gives me more time to work on my Song Pop Game."

All kidding aside, all of us here at the Holabird Advocate hope and pray the transition goes well!

On this date in 1954, Ron Howard and Catherine Bach were born. Earlier today on our Publisher's Facebook page, he asked his "friends what Opie and Daisy had in common. Most of those answers were more like wisecracks, but as it turns out they did have some things in common, So here is a Top Ten list from our home office in Mitchell, South Dakota:

1. They are both fictional

2. Both grew up without a mother

3.Both grew up with a parent's sibling of a different gender as a role model

4.  They both grew up in a small rural area

5. The TV shows there were on aired on CBS

6. Both worked with Denver Pyle

7. Neither of them have been to my house for breakfast

8. Vicky Vetter doesn't know either one of them

9. Both learned how to work as children

10. No matter what the actor who played them does in the future, they will always be called by their character's names in the press!