Opinion

Some years ago Jerry Hnetynka and I hired guide, Dave Williamson for a days musky fishing on Minnesota’s West Battle Lake. Dave supplied the lures, rods and reels, and I became acquainted with the Shimano Calcutta big casting reel- the finest fishing reel I have ever used.

I’ve never been the type to settle for “good enough.” No matter what I’m doing, I try to strive for excellence. That’s all the more true when it comes to policies that impact our kids.

Here in South Dakota, we are repeatedly getting asked to turn over our land to private companies in the name of public use. Landowners, including those who feed their families (and this country) with the production of agricultural products, are being asked to open the gate and hand over the keys.

MATTHEW 23: 27,28 27) ' Woe unto you, scribes, and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For ye are like whited sepulcures, which indeed appear beautiful outwards, but are within full of dead man's bones, and all uncleanness.

For students with allergies and asthma, back to school means more than getting their backpacks filled with paper, pencils, and any needed odds and ends. Keeping your child safe and healthy involves creating a proactive plan to be implemented both at home and at school.

Hunting & Fishing Enthusiast By Roger Wiltz At 3 AM Wednesday morning August 3rd, Francis Doom and I began our thousand mile trip to Pickle Lake, Ontario. We arrived in Pickle Lake around 7 PM. Francis owns the only cabin on remote Kwinogans Lake, a walleye-northern pike paradise.

Rail to trail update: At the last meeting in Pierre, the supporters said they would be very transparent with information about the rail project. That has not taken place. After two failed proposals, the third was to do a feasibility study.

Hunting & Fishing Enthusiast By Roger Wiltz Rog’s Rod & Nimrod by Roger Wiltz (for the 8/17/22 column) Gulf Shores Fishing On Tuesday afternoon, July 26th, Sam, Gaby, LuAnn, and I climbed aboard our 22 foot fishing charter boat powered by a Suzuki 200 HP four-stroke outboard engine.

I was in Pickstown last summer gathering information for a story when Bill Lampman showed me an old newspaper clipping.

Pastor/Founder of the Grace Baptist Church, Lake Andes since 1988 PROVERBS 20:19' He that goeth about as a taleberer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.