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Tante Antje wanted 'blake threat'

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One of the many ways in which my parents blessed their six children was introducing us to their aunts and uncles. Our mother was particularly close to her Aunt Annie, one of her father’s older sisters. We knew Aunt Annie by her German title: Tante Antje. We visited Tante Antje frequently and she often visited our home, usually several days at a time. Tante Antje, the third of seven children, was born in 1882 in an East Frisian village in northwest Germany. According to family lore, Antje’s oldest brother, Hinderk, wanted to go to America. Hinderk, however, suffered from some ...

It's going to be quite a day

Local Columns

This is the third installment of a series about the upcoming Honor Flight, transporting about 120 veterans for a one-day tour of memorials in Washington, D. C. Honor Flights have been flown for two decades, providing a wonderful, insightful service to veterans who have served during the ...

Because they take themselves lightly

Local Columns

It’s been at least 30 years since the photocopied list of “church bloopers” made the rounds. These lists claimed that all the items were excerpts from actual church bulletins. Here are a few reminders: — Remember in prayer the many who are sick and tired of our church and community. — During the absence of our pastor we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when A.B. Doe supplied our pulpit. — A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. — At the evening service tonight the sermon topic will be “What is ...

We strongly oppose the use of eminent domain for the CO2 pipeline

Letters to Editor

A group of people who once scoffed at the idea that carbon gas was destroying our planet are now making a 180-degree turn to initiate the idea of collecting and transporting CO2. There is a presumption by many of us that they found a way to make billions of dollars in the process. Is the proposed project a proven way to capture the useless gas? Many, familiar with the industry, say it is not. They want to transport the useless gas hundreds of miles to North Dakota, via a underground pipeline, where it is to be stored underground for eternity. That's right: for eternity. How ...

Ready for the Honor Flight

Local Columns

On September 18, the Brushy Creek Honor Flight will celebrate its 26th flight, leaving Fort Dodge and taking veterans from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam war eras to our nation’s capital to visit their memorials. In last week’s Daily Freeman-Journal I described this program, a ...

'... These tears I can't hold inside.'

Local Columns

It was a Sunday in late February 1960. I was 12 years old and we were visiting my paternal grandparents. After Sunday dinner, my father and grandfather were visiting across the room from where I was quietly reading. It was a strange week for my family. Dad was fired from his job on Friday and two days later we’re at my grandparents’ home. I heard Dad tell my grandfather about his job situation. And then I witnessed my grandfather do something that shocked me. My grandfather began crying as he consoled his 33-year-old son. This was uncomfortable to see. From an early age I had ...