The beat of life goes on. I have a new girl in my life. Her name is Lennon Rae Ogden. She’s granddaughter No. 6. She arrived at the hospital in Riverton in the early evening of Tuesday, July 1st. We drove up and met her on that night of her one and only “true birthday.” (All subsequent ...

Bear with me everyone. All signs point to this being a disjointed, rather random, stream of consciousness, pieced together, rambling, wandering column. In other words, it will pretty much be in the same league as what you’re used to seeing here. If you don’t feel like “bearing with ...

It’s that time of year. School in Sanpete has been out for several weeks. The kids are restless. It’s time to think about taking a little vacation of some sort. Even planning a trip can be therapeutic. It gives the family something to look forward to – something to live for. I’ve ...

Last Saturday was Flag Day. I flew the flag at my house on both Saturday and Sunday. I figure that patriotic holiday weekends often deserve double-day flag flying. Memorial Day and Flag Day kick off what many consider the patriotic time of the year. I’ve seen some Sanpete homes already ...

Quick! Who knows what the official mineral is in the state of Utah? Nope, not salt, though salt is, indeed, a mineral. One would think that salt would be a natural choice. But there is another naturally occurring mineral here that is our state mineral — copper! And I’ve been thinking about ...

How do you use your cigarette money? I asked that question to someone the other day. I knew they didn’t smoke when I asked the question. And they knew, that I knew, that they didn’t smoke. So it’s no wonder that, in response to the question, I was given a look that carried the message ...

This coming weekend is Memorial Day which semi-officially opens the summer season. It’s often the weekend when people get their boats out on the water for the first time of the season. Many go camping for the first time of the year. Most schools around here are out for the summer by Memorial ...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we ...

Last Saturday, I drove “up north” and attended my granddaughter's lacrosse game. It was fun. Ten-year-old Scout has embraced the sport. She runs back and forth on the field with intensity. And, she scores. I get worn out just watching. Some of you readers may not know that lacrosse is the ...

I noticed in the news that I had missed an event over the weekend. I’m wondering if you missed it too. The event was on Saturday. It was World Naked Gardening Day. I learned that this event is generally held the first Saturday of May. Evidently, this event was started in 2005. So this means ...