Opinion

It is really great to see so many people using the new Great Sauk Trail, but for you folks who bike, please be aware that it is important to let the path’s other bikers and walkers know when you intend to pass them.

My Neighbor In Need has a website along with this news article, which connects those who have a need with those who wish to fulfill this need. For those in need check website at saukprairiemyneighborinneed.org, or call My Neighbor In Need at 644-0504-ext.18 to request a need-leave a name, address, and phone number and a volunteer will call back.

The times we are in are unlike anything anyone has seen before. Businesses are shut down, people are staying in their homes to safely social distance, and the toilet paper shelves are experiencing a drought greater than Lake Marion had in Mazomanie the past few years.

A day to remember   We had to cancel our daughter’s sixth birthday party the other day. It felt villainous, but global pandemics do have a way of ruining plans.

Running towards hope In “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins we meet Lydia Pérez, a woman who owns a small book store.  She’s enjoying a family celebration at her mother’s Acapulco home nearby, unaware that within moments nearly everyone she loves will be dead.

To the editor: Despite their own personal challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, so many people in our community are finding ways to help others. These range from checking on neighbors and family members to sewing and distributing cloth masks. 

Dear editor, I am writing to thank the greater Sauk Prairie community for their support of Empty Bowls: Sauk Prairie. I am pleased to announce that the event exceeded our original $1,000 goal, and raised over $1,500 to benefit the Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry.

It’s the end of the world as we know it  

What About War? We just returned from Cuba where we had gone to present a paper on Vermont Township history to a geomatics conference. The conference was cancelled the day after we got there, so we decided to look around.

A Winning Loser Ed Kennedy’s life is about to change.  Drastically.  Maybe that’s a good thing because Ed himself feels he doesn’t have much going for him.  His time is spent driving a cab, losing to his buddies at cards and talking to his coffee-drinking dog.