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By Henry Van Dyke Submitted by Barbara Lawrence These aren’t my words, but I clipped them out and taped the clipping to the inside of a cabinet door I open often. I find them comforting to consider. I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving

By Corner Post Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp — St. Joseph, Missouri, continues thru Aug. 15. www.chiefs.com/trainingcamp/ Nemaha County Fair — Auburn, Nebraska, Aug. 11-14. www.nemahacountyfair.org Richardson County Fair — Humboldt, Nebraska, Sept. 11-14. www.facebook.com/richardsoncountyfair/ Sound of Speed Air Show featuring USAF Thunderbirds — St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 14-15. www.stjairshow.com 42nd Annual Southwest Iowa Hot

By Amy Holder Submitted to Corner Post Sullivan and Jamesson Holder recently competed in their county 4-H’s Achievement Day Event. In addition to projects, each of the young men presented speeches for competition. Jamesson’s speech was about exhibiting livestock and the need for the tradition to continue. He placed first and qualified for state in

By Amy Holder Submitted to Corner Post Members of the Gallatin FFA Chapter have been busy exhibiting animals this summer. Sullivan Bird, a junior at Gallatin R-V, exhibited the Reserve Champion Heifer at the Daviess County Fair. In addition, Sullivan had the second, third and fifth place in-county females. Sullivan and his family show and

By Corner Post County fairs are magical places. Go, and see for yourself. Months of hidden work with 4-H and FFA projects turn into proud moments in the spotlight. Generational and cultural differences disappear when folks whose paths would rarely cross, if ever, come together to support common causes. Squabbling siblings transform into a cohesive

By Mary Bailey Submitted to Corner Post Relish is a great way to use up the cucumbers in your garden. To make it: Sweet Pickle Relish From Better Homes and Gardens 6 medium cucumbers 3 green and/or red sweet peppers 6 medium onions 1/4 cup pickling salt 3 cups sugar 2 cups cider vinegar 2½

By C. J. Black Submitted to Corner Post “Madam is out!” I hollered as I ran to the shed where Uncle Luke was working at his old workbench. “Little B, too!” Madam was a Guernsey milk cow Uncle Luke kept in a small pasture behind his house. We called her that because each morning and

By Corner Post In 1956, Milton Levine was at a Fourth of July picnic at his sister’s house, when he noticed a bunch of kids spellbound by lines of ants marching along. Inspiration struck the 32-year-old entrepreneur, leading him to create the first commercial Ant Farm for people to “watch ants dig tunnels and build

By Margaret Knorr Submitted to Corner Post When they were about seven and nine years old, my sister’s sons were “exploring” along a little creek in a wooded area near their home. The water was shallow and barely moving in most places. They had a bucket to try to catch minnows. But the minnows proved

By Corner Post NWMTPA Tractor Pulls — Falls City, Nebraska (July 12); Clyde, Missouri (July 13); Princeton, Missouri (July 18); Agency, Missouri (July 26). For more info: https://nwmtpa.com/ Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp (July 21 — Aug 15). “From training camps to reigning champs!” You are invited to watch the team work out on the

By Ernest White Submitted to Corner Post It’s an industry that “took off” (literally and figuratively) in the 1920s. The planes, and the pilots who flew them, were called ‘crop dusters’ because the powdered insecticides they applied to agricultural fields gave the appearance of dust settling on the crops. The more appropriate name today is

By Mark Lane Submitted to Corner Post Occasionally, we learn something about a neighbor, friend, co-worker, or acquaintance that reminds us that there’s much about people around us we don’t know. The revelation of qualities we failed to recognize, or achievements we were unaware of, can change our perception of (or respect for) those people

By Mary Bailey Submitted to Corner Post This strawberry cake recipe is a great way to use the fresh strawberries growing in your garden or from your local farmers market. Strawberry cake 1 pkg. white cake mix (Duncan Hines yellow “butter golden”mix makes this cake excellent) 3 tbsp. flour 3 eggs 3/4 cup cooking oil

By Corner Post From dusty Little League diamonds in rural communities to exquisitely manicured Major League ballparks, baseball season is well underway. Did you know that farmers and ranchers are a vital part of every MLB game (and of most other levels of play, as well)? The core of every regulation MLB baseball is a

By Submitted by Mary Bailey The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday Among the fields above the sea. Among the winds that play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Along the singing of the birds The humming of the bees: The foolish fears of what might happen,