To the Editor, November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to recognize and celebrate this specialized type of care—care for the whole person, including medical, emotional, personal and spiritual care, as well as grief support for the person’s loved ones.   Hospice care impacts the lives of so many, from those who are facing… Read More

To the Editor, We have all noticed over the years that we as us citizens are supposed to be sensitive to immigrants and their cultures and put our beliefs aside to make them feel welcomed.  Personally, I like my culture and if people want to come here for a better life, then adjust to our lifestyle or… Read More

Ask a Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can you talk more about school bus safety? I’ve seen a lot of school bus stop arm violations lately. Answer: This is an important topic. Here is some information we shared on our DPS blog recently. “After a year of seeing very few (if any) school buses in your neighborhood, you… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Earlier this year we unveiled a new website for the Citizen’s Advocate, New York Mills Dispatch and Frazee-Vergas Forum.  While we have heard a number of positive comments about the overall design, readability and functionality of the new websites, we have also heard a few concerns in regards to our e-editions. In… Read More

Alan Linda Freelance Writer It was just before July 4, 1969, up by the DMZ in Vietnam, and Tex—a fellow draftee from, well—and I had just been assigned to sandbag duty. You see, I had come up with a fairly undefined idea to make a rocket from gunpowder with which to celebrate the 4th. “Fairly… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Special to the Dispatch They say when an elderly person dies, it is akin to a library burning down. Well, a great wealth of knowledge was lost this past week when my grandmother, Lynnette (Menze) Henderson, passed away. I feel as if I just wrote a history column as I just finished her obituary… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Actually, these trees and shrubs are misnamed.  They aren’t ashes, they are actually related to apples.  If you look closely, you will notice the resemblance to a very small apple. Kashmir Rowan grows in the Himalayan mountains.  She blooms in the early spring, April or May.  The flower clusters are white, or… Read More

Now We’re Cookin’ Barbie Porter Delaware was the first state of the union as of Dec. 7, 1787, as it was the first to ratify the federal constitution. The state had about 60,000 residents at the time. Now, the second smallest state of the country has about 990,000 residents.   Dover is the capital of Delaware,… Read More

To the Editor, To prevent further spread of the coronavirus, we should require everyone to get fully vaccinated (including a possible third dose)—unless exempted by a sincerely held religious belief or medical condition.  We should write to our legislators and executives at all levels of government. Alvin Blake New York Mills

Ask a Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have a question for you with harvest season going on. Is it legal for a vehicle with a slow moving sign to drive over 30 mph? Answer: A towed implement of husbandry that is empty and not self-propelled may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per hour… Read More