Month: May 2026

Fearless. If someone asked me to describe my friend Connie Bye with one word, that’s the one I’d use. If I ever needed a friend to stand between me and a bad guy coming my way, she’d do it. If a politician of the opposing party from hers needed a verbal thrashing, Connie’s the one … Continue reading Good Bye, Connie

I’m guessing almost all of my regular readers have visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota’s Bad Lands. And I’m also guessing that most of you have stopped at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center along I-94, about a dozen miles east of the Park’s main entrance in Medora. The observation deck at the visitor … Continue reading NPS To TRNHA: You’re Fired!

My Aunt DeLoris Boehmer, a remarkable woman and the last remaining member of my parents' generation in our family, passed away in her sleep last night, just a few days short of her 97th birthday. Boy, are we going to miss her. Aunt DeLoris had been in hospice care at Altru in Grand Forks for … Continue reading Good-bye Aunt DeLoris