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Dear Crabby
I am the mother of two young boys age 6 and 8 years. We live in a rural community near Galena and have a nice house with a huge backyard. All the kids in the neighborhood come over …
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by D.K. Sproule as Crabby Appilsasse
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8/16/22
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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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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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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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The train engine bellows steam as it comes around the bend on the narrow-gauge railroad. The train signals “long, long, short, long” whistles. That is the Morse code used by the telegraph …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/2/22
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We learn this song at a young age, “Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain...” Many enjoy this famous line from the movie, Field of Dreams, “Is this heaven? No, …
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by P. Carter Newton
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8/2/22
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Frank Herbert once said, “Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”
Over the past three years, I have been humbled and honored to have …
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by Brandon Behlke
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8/2/22
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The big news story earlier this month out of Dubuque, Iowa, involves American Airlines and its decision to discontinue American Eagle service there. The news came as quite a shock.
Sarah and I …
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by P. Carter Newton
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7/26/22
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Publisher’s note: This is the initial “tongue-in-cheek” advice column courtesy of Dave Sproule of Galena.
Dear Crabby:
Seems I have a peek-a-boo problem. Me …
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by D.K. Sproule as Crabby Appilsasse
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7/26/22
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I was born in 1993, yet many of my memories of Galena in my youth are of a community that worked together for the betterment of the community as a whole. It was business leaders, citizens and …
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by Brandon Behlke
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7/26/22
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My love for trains is sudden and unexpected. I trust my column muse, who whispered “Rails!” one rainy day. That’s what lured me to the Elizabeth Great Western Railway Depot Museum. …
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by Lynn Werner
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7/26/22
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John and Bonnie Cox had a little bit of fun on the Galena River Trail this past Thursday afternoon. They came upon a fallen tree which crossed the path and was being held up by a tree on the other …
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by P. Carter Newton
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7/19/22
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