By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com My students were working on a list of things we’re thankful for on the last day of school before starting Thanksgiving vacation. It was one of those corny activities that elementary teachers do before vacation. We call ...
Dave Bates, played by actor Ed Harris, strides the meadow, illuminated by the sun at his back. The lovely and talented leading lady, Gertrude the wonder dog, holds a magnificent point for what seems like days. The pheasant flushes according to script, offering the perfect right-to-left crossing ...
As I write this column I am, indeed, out of my element.I am struggling to get Internet access at the hotel where I’m staying. It’s largely because of my lack of technological know-how. The cute little girl waiting on me at Mama Dolce’s has also taken pity on me as well and gotten me the ...
Men, don’t be alarmed. It’s not what you think.This is not a list of items that have to be completed before you are permitted to go hunting. This is rather a list of chores, dare I call them chores, that need to be undertaken before the real hunting takes place. Where to begin?n Remember ...
As I make my way down Jensen Hollow on my almost nightly walk, I step on a black walnut and roll my ankle. I do not injure myself nor do I really interrupt my walk. I don’t even utter those types of words that go with such self-injurious occasions.As I arrive at this momentary stoppage of my ...
Greetings from the North Country.As I write this installment from our lakeside cabin in Wisconsin, I have a stream of things running through my head that we have talked about on the drive North to grouse country. Big brother, Glenn, and I made our annual pilgrimage to Price County, Wisc., where ...
