City at the Foothills

Darleen Cuppy wrote her news Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. Darleen enjoyed the cheeseburger, onion rings, etc. dinner from the Manor kitchen at noon. Darleen watched the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins baseball game at 1 p.m. The Twins won.

Looking Back: Alpena Prom Reflections From The Class of 1951

Editor’s note: In last week’s “Cuppy’s Corner,” Dar Cuppy reflected on memories of 72 years ago during her senior year in Alpena, when she mentioned a photo of the banquet held for students in lieu of the proms of today. She was kind enough to share that photo for publication in the True Dakotan.

POST-EASTER PARENTING

Did anyone else have to deal with sugar-crashing children Sunday evening and begin to question their own sanity? Just me? I say this as the person who had candy thrown all over the church lawn for students to find so I know that I was my author of that particular stress point.

SOME OR ALL?

BY PASTOR ZACH KINGERY, UNITED PARISH OF ALPENA, WESSINGTON SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “Kindness should be our religion.

Letter to the Editor

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Spartan Spotlight

Greetings! The Wessington Springs School District is taking on goal setting as we look ahead to the 20232024 school year. As a board, identifying what we want to achieve is critically important to guiding our decisions for the district.

City at the Foothills

Darleen Cuppy wrote her news Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. Darleen’s order from Lewis Drug was delivered Monday afternoon by Reina Peterson Ford.

Enjoyed Hall of Fame Articles

True Dakotan, I enjoyed your articles regarding Gary Schwartz and Larry Myers on their induction to the hall of fame honor. I was a classmate and teammate and class of ’62 grad. Keep up the good work/reporting. Danny L. Higgins Silverdale, WA

A little extra with subscription renewal

Dear Ms. True Dakotan, I know there’s a little extra here, but I know you deserve it and (as before) if I’m a week or two late please send me the paper anyway. If I don’t respond after that I’m probably history. Thanks, Doug Nelson Thornton, CO

FIVE GIFTS TO PASS ON TO OUR YOUTH

Spring is sprung. The grass is riz. Where winter snow the flower is. A bit of folk encouragement for all longing for a change of weather patterns. I choose to be grateful for where I am, confident that God knows our needs. An Elder Blessing event was recently celebrated in our parish.