News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
Column by Donna Cronk The news people are ecstatic: a snowstorm is coming! It’s on the way! It might replace covid as the lead story. Now they will tell us where to go if you think you have covid in a snowstorm, and how to reduce chances of covid if you get stuck in a …
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A Column by John Estridge Most every column I have ever written, and they began in 1989, has been about me being an idiot. Recently, I wrote a column showing where, much like Sheldon on Big Bang Theory I was tested. However, where Sheldon was found to not be crazy, I was declared an idiot. …
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A Column by Donna Cronk We’d be hard-pressed to find someone who travels over the Whitewater River by sleigh to grandmother’s house, but it’s a safe bet that however we get there, when we visit parents or grandparents—or we’re the parents or grandparents being visited, memories are shared, and stories told. Recently my sister-in-law Jeannie …
Column by Donna Cronk Editor’s Note: Donna has graciously allowed me to run her columns on my blog. Donna (Jobe) Cronk was a couple years behind me at UCHS. She was the best friend of my high school sweetheart, Cheryl. Cheryl had the good sense to run far away from me and is now living …
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A Column by John Estridge Before I get into how this morning – what is a PG word for sucked, let me give you some background: I am an idiot. No, really. I am an idiot. Like Sheldon on Big Bang Theory often says, “I’ve been tested.” And I have been tested. I am an …
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A Column by John Estridge If any of my high school and a few years thereafter buds are reading this – and yes, there were a confused few – please stop right here because what I have to say is embarrassing. I now prefer coffee over beer. There, I have said it. For most of …
A column by John Estridge Just wanted to tell everyone I had a great time on vacation in the Smokies. It is hard to count the number of times I have stayed in the Smokey Mountain area. I am not a lover of crowds, but I will handle that phobia to get to experience the …
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A column by John Estridge One of my jobs at the Brookville Public Library is going into the Archives Room and sorting through old courthouse records. At this point and having worked at the library for about 18 months, I have not found a job or task there I do not like, but I really …
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A column by John Estridge For anyone that cares, I am writing this at 4:30 a.m. I have insomnia, at times, not all the time but quite a bit more often as I get older. Several years ago I read the huge King novel, all of his novels are huge, called Insomnia. At that time, …
A Column and not an EDITORIAL by John Estridge Although they are universally called Ruth’s cookies, they are sugar cookies. But for anyone who has tasted one, they are Ruth’s cookies. The other day, I watched a new convert. My Long Suffering Wife Ruth had brought a couple dozen to a small gathering, and the …