Country Comments

Congratulations to our own Wanda Utterback for being honored by the Chamber of Commerce at Friday evening’s Christmas Tree Lighting, where she helped Santa do the honor of lighting the tree.Wanda is a great asset to this community and we really appreciate all she does.

December is a month that brings back a lot of memories. In the days before Wal-Mart and Amazon our downtown was thriving. It was fun to go to town to shop and see your friends. I not only remember the lay-away plan, I used it.So, time moves on, and so do we and nothings stays the same.

I love this time of year. Most of us have so much to be thankful for. I really enjoy getting together with the family (most of them). Thanksgiving also brings back a lot of memories. As a child we would all gather at my grandparents where my grandmother had prepared a feast.

My friend Charles Biggs of the Tulsa Beacon wrote the following.

It will be Halloween in a few days, and we found some interesting items about this annual event . . .HALLOWEEN SPENDING SHOWS OCTOBER 31 ISN’T JUST FOR KIDSThe magic of Halloween is often seen on the costumed faces of kids who anxiously await their chance to dress up and go trick-or-treating every...

Quote of the week—“More people now depend on the government than once supported it.”—CC— My favorite story of the week is about “Biden’s America” and a great response.WALKING INTO A RESTAURANTHello,Hi, table for two, please.Sure, and your name?Chuck. Great.

A couple of weeks ago I shared an article that those of us 74 and over are now considered “old.” That was the bad news. However, there is a newer article out from Japan that now says that those of us under 75 qualify as “pre-old”. I now feel so much younger.

A special thank you to Tom Nicholson for sharing the following…A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost.I replied I am not sure.

There has been no public funeral, but almost everyone is aware that Common Sense in the country is dead.

School has started back and I wanted to share an old teacher’s contract for a Wisconsin School District that was used 100 years ago.“Miss Doe agrees:1. Not to get married. This contract becomes null and void immediately if the teacher marries.2. Not to have company with men.3.