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According to the Galena Daily Gazette of December 6, 1890, Spencer Hardenburg of Galena was about to leave for New York City with four “carloads of eggs.” Since the cost of eggs had …
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by Lynn Werner
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2/7/23
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Ihave made a new friend. He spells his name E-L-L-I-O-T-T. Elliott Sprengelmeyer is six years old. We talked about trains. For a full hour, my heart was filled with the joy of train talk with a …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/9/22
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This Memorial Day, I stayed home to go through some of my father’s military mementos. When I reread the letters my mother, sister, and I exchanged with him when he was serving in World War II, …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/6/23
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Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, a fresh-faced cub reporter began his first day on the job at the Galena Gazette. His name was P. Carter Newton; the date, December 10, 1979. The Newtonian era …
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by Mike Jones
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7/5/23
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Galena EMS had been focusing on additional dedicated medical personnel for a few years. This past Jan. 4, the Galena Area Emergency Medical Service District (GAEMSD) offered an EMT program through …
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by Bill Bingham, coordinator, Galena Area EMS
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6/21/22
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Lilly was two years old when I took pictures of Scales Mound’s 2004 graduation. She sat next to me as the students entered. I snapped what I could from my seat. When it came time for the …
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by Jay Dickerson
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8/9/22
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This weekend I’ve been thinking about bicycling. At this point, Sarah might interject, “He thinks about biking all the time.” Gazette staffers might claim that, as well, especially …
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by P. Carter Newton
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6/6/23
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Mitakuye Oyasin. We are all related.
I remember close Sicangu Lakota friends of Rosebud Reservation as I write this column based on one I wrote in 2015. I dedicate it to Warlene Yellow Cloud, …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/29/23
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One hundred good things! After several rather grim columns, I decided to reaffirm the everyday moments that make us feel good. Joyfully, my list of good things is growing exponentially. What was …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/21/22
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Galena Gazette staff members have been fielding queries for a week or so about The Galena Gazette “going downhill.” The comments started coming our way after we shared details of major …
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by P. Carter Newton
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8/9/22
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The old saying goes, “The early bird catches the worm.” Dating back to 1605, the year the saying is first recorded in English, its meaning is simple. If you arrive early, you reap the …
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by P. Carter Newton
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9/27/22
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D uring my career here, one of the constants has been the Galena Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast. In my initial years here, the breakfast was hosted at Pete’s Steakburger Inn.
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by P. Carter Newton
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2/7/23
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