Opinion

Dear Editor: It was reported in the paper that the Friends of Rail to Trail received 200K to do a feasibility study on the rail to trail project. I called Pierre to see what group of taxpayers this money comes from. When we buy gas we pay 18.4 cents a gallon federal tax.

Walleyes are native to Canada and found, in the Great Lakes, the Missouri River basin and the upper Mississippi River basin, were introduced in the western and northeastern United States, preferring the cool, deep, quiet waters of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.

Our kids and our grandkids will be the next generation of leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. They will also be the leaders of the future of our great American republic.

I’m always in awe at Mount Rushmore. A surreal feeling washes over me as I walk up the Avenue of Flags and see the four faces gazing off toward the horizon.

Miss Cadee Nelson, sophomore at Wagner Community School, has been selected as one of two area students to represent Charles Mix Electric Association on the National Rural Electric (NRECA) Youth Tour.

One thing I always do before the spring turkey season opens, is to do some pre-season scouting, to locate some of the areas that held the flocks of birds in the past, with each flock having several adult gobblers, juvenal and mature gobblers.

There aren’t many things in the outdoors that I haven’t tried, including scuba diving, bear hunting, predator calling, antelope, trapping and so much more. As I mentioned in my column on snow-shoeing, there’re times that some strange things have happened to me.

As winter progresses, there are changes going on below the ice, forcing the fish to new locations and as this happens, their behavior changes.

What makes a good student? Ibelieveagoodstudent has many great qualities. Some of the qualities a good student would have, is turning in work on time, actively participatinginclassdiscussion, andgettinggoodgrades.

The way the weather has been for the Last few days, I’d swear that spring has as arrived, even though We have thirty-five days of the winter left. When there’s nice weather and not too much wind, I see boats stopping at Stop N. Go, Hartington Ne.