Obituaries

The state cross-country meet in Ft. Dodge, which will be taking place this weekend, is a great event to experience. So why not get there a little early to make sure you won?t miss out?The state meet will be held this Saturday, Oct. 29, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, which is located just north of Ft. Dodge on Highway P56.This year?s meet will begin with the two Class 4A races, with the 4A girls starting at ...

It?s playoff time on the north side of Chicago again, and that means a few things.It means that millions of Cubs fans like myself will be letting baseball run our lives for the next couple of weeks (or for just the long weekend if things go terribly wrong).It means a group of young ball players will have the chance to be heroes for life if they can pull out a win and give Cubs fans the chance to celebrate for ...

If there?s one thing I love, it?s discovering a new, interesting, little known piece of history ? especially American history. Recently, I saw a trailer for the film, ?The Free State of Jones?. While I have yet to see the movie, I took it upon myself to research the inspiration for the story and I was amazed at what I discovered.In rural southeast Mississippi lies Jones County. Founded in 1826, Jones County was ...

It may not be the Hatfields and McCoys, but some feuds seemingly never end.Those feuds are passed down through generations. Sometimes, the reason for the feud is lost through the translation between the generations.For example, my hometown in South Dakota was known as Dakota City at one time. However, when the railroad came through, the rails were not placed running through the hamlet, but two miles west.So, ...

I?m usually not one to cry. Sure, if there?s a commercial with an adorable puppy, my vision is bound to get a little blurry. And if I see an uber cheesy Hallmark movie while channel surfing, you can bet I?m going to watch it and I will probably dissolve into a puddle of tears. I?m more likely to cry over a cataclysmic event in a literary character?s life than I am my own. But on Saturday afternoon, in a dressing ...

?What church do you belong to??It?s maybe one of my most dreaded questions. I?d rather be asked where I lie within the political spectrum, because I can curtail that question like any politician worth their salt. But a question about a Holy House is hard to curtail.My most common response is that I was raised Southern Baptist. If pushed, I expand by saying that as I moved around I tested out different churches ...

Sometimes the littlest things in life can bring a whole lot of joy. That?s what Candace Payne reminded many with a simple, four-minute Facebook post that has since taken the online world by storm.Payne, better known now as ?Chewbacca Mom?, quickly became an overnight Internet sensation after posting a video of herself gleefully enjoying a shopping trip splurge in the form of a talking face mask in the likeness ...

While checking out of a local store, I asked the cashier if she had a story for me. The person said, ?No, not today, do you have a story?? I said, ?I always have a story.?The incident played over in my mind all the way home as I drove. Every follower of Christ has a story to tell; not just any story to tell but The Story. We call it the gospel Story.The Apostle Paul talks about sharing the gospel to the point ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have a 22-year-old son who has moved back home. His girlfriend of six months has done some suspicious and devious things. We have tried to overlook them, but the latest involves a car our son asked us to sell her because she was in a bind because of some stupid financial decisions she had made. We felt sorry for her, so we sold her the car for LESS than half of what we could have ...

A while back, I listed the 2015 ?Stella Awards.?There?s another annual award list, arguably more well-known than the Stella Awards. The list is the Darwin Awards. The annual list is given to persons who did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extraordinarily stupid ways. Most of this stuff is so outrageous, it would be impossible to fabricate it.For instance, the 2014 winner was ...