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Memories of my best 4-H project (opens the original)
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I am not sure why I kept a folder with 7th grade English class assignments I wrote over 60 years ago. I ran across this story the other day.Mrs. Anderson was our teacher at Humboldt junior high school. Her room was located on the east side of the southwest hallway, next to the girls’ bathroom and on the way to the gym. My first 4-H calf Spot will always hold a warm place in my heart.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch
Remembering my dad, Keith Sayers (opens the original)
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I happened to run across this old letter I wrote about 25 years ago after my dad, Richard (Keith) Sayers, passed away. Today, as an old(er) man, I look back with love and respect. I hope my kids will remember me like this someday.Dear Dad:This spring, as I shoveled corn out of the grain bin, I missed you. Even during the last couple of years when you weren’t physically able to help out, you were there—sitting outside the bin, watching the wagon, listening to the auger motor, making sure t
Homemade ice cream is a family tradition (opens the original)
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My dad was a dairy farmer, but he never liked drinking milk.Eating ice cream, however, was a different story—especially homemade ice cream.Keith Sayers loved making and eating homemade ice cream. I am thankful he passed that legacy on to me.Ice cream—a family tradition and celebrationI don’t remember when I first helped make ice cream. But I learned it was a Sayers family tradition. <a class="im
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