When we were in graduate school we had a friend who could come up with an appropriate saying for any occasion.

A couple of weeks ago my child bride, Mary Alice, took a tumble and ended up with a cracked femur. That was disrupting to our regular routine.

We have all heard of delayed gratification. Delayed vindication, which is evidence that a decision made long ago turns out to be correct, even commendable, is not often discussed.

In the last column I mentioned that someone had said that August was the only month in which it had not snowed in Cook County. I expressed grave doubt that this could be correct.

The current ban on fires of any kind is not the first and not the most severe.

The tax helpers will be at Birch Grove just one more Wednesday, April 14, which is just a day before the deadline for turning in your income tax returns.

A notice that an original member of the seasonal Gust Lake community, Dick Brown, had died brought back many memories.

Joan Koski, the longtime campground host at Crescent Lake campground, has retired.

Polly Erickson, coordinator of the recent West End blood drive, reports that the drive was successful once again.

Please remember that trained volunteers will be at Birch Grove Center to help West End folks prepare their income tax returns each Wednesday.