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Grandpa's babysitting adventures take on a public flair with transforming stroller
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
June 22, 2015
By You might not believe it given the Baby Brezza Formula Machine mess and the television volume debacle, but Grandma Mary and I got another chance to watch our granddaughter Brooke for a couple of hours Saturday morning. Brooke’s mom and dad were in the Jubilee Days parade in Hartford, South Dakota, Saturday morning, so they called and asked if we would take Brooke to the parade…
Dropped yellow shirt, airplane ticket typo are not ways to start days of R&R
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
June 08, 2015
By Wow! The first official day of summer is still nearly two weeks away, and it has been a busy summer already. With three class reunions and two weddings still on the calendar, mixed in with a couple of summer celebrations and a birthday or two, the weekends are full. Before all summertime business gets underway, Mary and I got away for a couple of days. No big deal, just a couple of days for…
Fishing adventure brings stories of weather woes, a new rod and reel and uncontrollable laughter
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
May 25, 2015
I hung the “Gone Fishing” sign on the office door last week, and as you have come to expect when I am involved, the trip had some trials and tribulations. One of my mottos in life is, “It’s not what you have, it’s who you know and what they have.” Luckily for me, my two fishing buddies have everything needed for a great fishing trip to the Missouri River in South Dakota. Fishing Buddy Leroy has…
Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's grandbaby babysitting experience takes another interesting turn
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
May 11, 2015
Despite the Baby Brezza Formula debacle from our last grandbaby babysitting experience, Grandma and Grandpa Peterson were given a second chance to watch Brooke. To avoid any formula mishaps, I was banned from the Brezza machine. The reason we were babysitting in the first place was so mom and dad could go to the Luke Bryan concert. Instead of formula maker, my role was transportation director,…
Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's grandbaby babysitting experience takes another interesting turn
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
May 11, 2015
Despite the Baby Brezza Formula debacle from our last grandbaby babysitting experience, Grandma and Grandpa Peterson were given a second chance to watch Brooke. To avoid any formula mishaps, I was banned from the Brezza machine. The reason we were babysitting in the first place was so mom and dad could go to the Luke Bryan concert. Instead of formula maker, my role was transportation director,…
Almost casualty to annual junk days, chair finds new life, memories in backyard
By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
April 28, 2015
Last week was the citywide junk pickup, and by unofficial observation the amount of junk that is put on the curb is dwindling from year to year. Junk pickup is definitely on my top 10 list of favorite city perks. I don’t really have a top 10 list but if I did, junk pickup would be ahead of leaf pick up, but behind snow removal. At our household, junk pickup does cause some contention between…

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