Posts by Byron Higgin
Saving Dad
Most kids are saved a thousand times over by their fathers. Oh you know, a bandage on the knee, wiping a tear from the face or consoling them when their…
Read MoreGrantsburg plans to open school in the fall
School days, school days Dear old Golden Rule days ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick In 1907 when Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards penned the…
Read MoreCovid-19 delivers life lessons to all-american
Standing on the brink of one final glorious moment, Delia Labatt was filled with excitement and raw emotion. She waited to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship.…
Read More’Sound of Music’ emanating once again across Mirror Lake
Ever since the time when Dr. Lloyd and Barb Olson began sharing their beloved land with their family and others, Skonewood Christian Retreat Center has become a haven for those…
Read MoreRotary moves forward
by Byron Higgin After a two-month absence, The Grantsburg Rotarians have floated hope and pontoons in an effort to get their “help others” platform once again afloat. Using mask-wearing, distance-spacing,…
Read MoreLiving life in this ‘New Normal’
Is life gone as we once knew it? Will the Coronavirus Pandemic usher in a whole new lifestyle for all of us? Perhaps those questions and many more bang around…
Read MoreFamous, but ‘not very pleasant’ opera singer rests at Grantsburg’s Riverside Cemetery
Walking is one of the daily adventures that gets me out of the house during this Coronavirus Pandemic era. On nearly every occasion I’ve been drawn to walking around Riverside…
Read MoreClear Lake’s Gaylord Nelson was the “father” of Earth Day
Wednesday dawned brightly with a promise of reaching nearly 70 degrees. But what also arrived was “Earth Day,” a celebration of the environment many Americans appreciate. Some don’t realize how…
Read MorePlay Ball!
Today is the day I look forward to all year long. From the moment the last pitch is thrown in the World Series until the umpire once again hollers, “Play…
Read MoreLivin’ a dream
Without looking, Charlie Clark pointed across the street from his Clear Lake, WI home and said, “That’s where Burleigh lived.” Suddenly, he seemed to be transported into another world —…
Read MoreAll aboard — if you want to end this sooner
We shut down one stage of our lives last week and now await what The Lord and the future have in store for us. Totally obeying President Trump’s order…
Read MoreFighting an unseen enemy
The sign on a church in Grantsburg indicated there would be no services on Sunday. It’s just one indicator of how local people are reacting to the pandemic known…
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