Happy Father’s Day 2022

Happy Father’s Day 2022 Before I begin my Father’s Day story for this week, I need to wish a very important person in my life a Happy Birthday. It is my Mother-In-Law Berna Deanne’s birthday today, and I just want her to know how important she is to me and our family. She has given […]

New Opportunities

New Opportunities Since I quit being employed at John Deere, it has taken some time to get my training and consulting business going. I use the term “being employed” instead of “working” so my friends can’t argue with me. In the last two years, I have had some great success. Last August, I was hired […]

The Crusade Against Cancer 2022

The Crusade Against Cancer 2022 I am happy to report that we had a very successful event yesterday. I am grateful to everyone who made all of this happen, and it says so much about our community that reaches out to help and support the Foundation. I am grateful to all the sponsors especially Teton […]

Happy Memorial Day 2022

Happy Memorial Day 2022 I would like to begin with sending my deepest condolences and prayers to the community and the families in Uvalde Texas that suffered the brutal and senseless act of violence and murder this week. I cannot begin to comprehend the heartbreak and loss they are going through. It is difficult to […]

White Pines Charter School

White Pines Charter School To provide the proper background for this week’s story, I need to take you back to February 1st and the Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce Out of the Box Luncheon. Thunder Ridge was holding their Pink Night the next night, so I asked If I could say a few words about […]

It’s Been a Busy Week

It’s Been a Busy Week For the last several months, I have been dealing with soreness in my left knee which has kept me out of basketball. I found out it was a small meniscus tear, so on Tuesday I had it operated on. The doctor told Kristi everything went well and sent me home. […]

Happy Mother’s Day 2022

Happy Mother’s Day 2022 I hope everyone is having a very special Mother’s Day, and you are making sure to pamper, spoil, and indulge your Mom’s with the special treatment they have earned and deserve. I want to wish my Mom a very heavenly Happy Mother’s Day. She taught us kids the value of hard […]

National Superhero Day

National Superhero Day In case you were not aware of it, Thursday was National Superhero Day. Since my Superhero themed fundraiser “The Crusade Against Cancer” is only a month away, I chose this as my story for this week. Since it was the theme for our Toastmasters meeting on Thursday night, I decided to do […]

Happy Birthday to Me 2022

Happy Birthday to Me 2022 Yesterday I celebrated my 66th birthday. It is hard for me to believe I am that old, especially when I don’t feel like I am 66 years old physically and definitely not mentally. So, for your enjoyment, (Okay, my enjoyment) I will share some of my favorite Dad jokes. When […]

Hometown Hero

Hometown Hero Let me start by wishing all of you a very Happy Easter! I hope you are able to spend some time making great memories with your families. On the positive side, I am getting to the point where I can hide my own Easter Eggs. A few weeks ago, I received a call […]