COLUMNS
Wood Working: Got summer squash? Glad you asked!
This summer we have been blessed with an abundance of summer squash. No, not zucchini.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 02, 2010
Time for a new school year with changes, additions, planning and more
Welcome to the 2010-11 school year!
By Tom Westerhaus, school superintendent , August 27, 2010
Woodworking: Thanks, dear Ambrose, for coming to my rescue
It’s funny how an actor in one movie can thrill you and in another drive you to change the channel and watch Pat Robertson.By Dave Wood, columnist , August 27, 2010
Woodworking: My tale of woe for disappointed poultry lovers
There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth last month when the City Council voted to disallow chickens to become citizens of this fair village.By Dave Wood, columnist , August 20, 2010
Days Gone By (Aug. 13) 
Maureen Ash and her husband Richard Purdy were featured in a Aug. 3, 2000, River Falls Journal story about organic farming on their 200-acres of lush farmland using Suffolk draft horses to plow and plant their vegetable fields. “Suffolk is the oldest and rarest breed of draft horse in the world,” Ash said. “Suffolks are on the critical list of the American Livestock Breeds Conservation.” The certified organic farmers supply produce to the Whole Earth Grocery and the Farmers Market, along with other outlets in Minnesota, and have managed to show a profit for the past nine years.
By Pat Hunter, archivist , August 13, 2010
Woodworking: Horrors! Did I end up providing ‘cat food’ at all-time greatest rock concert?
I recently read the story of my friend Thomas R. Smith’s trip to Woodstock 40 years ago.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 13, 2010
A couple of lists about me, about life
OK. I’ll admit it: Writing this week’s column is about the last thing I want to do right now.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , August 13, 2010
Artsminded: Let’s hope these well-known cities’ actions are exceptions
Colorado Springs has turned off its street lights; a suburb of Atlanta has shut down its public transportation system; Hawaii (and other states closer to home) are shortening the school week and leaving children without all the services public schools provide.
By Sue Beckham, columnist , August 12, 2010
Wood Working: I love a parade: The extras aren’t that bad either
Town celebrations come and go and we’ve just had one here in River Falls.
I’m not a big enthusiast of such goings-on, but I’ve been going to them since I was a lad.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 06, 2010
Your Schools: The ‘business’ of kids feeds my optimism
Oil spills; war; unemployment; budget shortfalls; political infighting; crime.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , August 03, 2010
Woodworking: I owe my existence to whatever restless spirit drove my ancestors westward
Ruth and I made a sentimental journey to southern Wisconsin last month and visited two old towns.
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 30, 2010
Woodworking: By standing apart, UW-RF motto loses its prevailing free spirit
I just received an alumni bulletin from my alma mater, UW-Eau Claire, the Harvard of west central Wisconsin.
July 23, 2010
Book Report: Lampooning can be as clever as clever can be
There’s nothing like a skillful parody to cheer me up on this rainy July day.
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 22, 2010
Book Report: Murder, intrigue are prime topics this week
Kudos to Julie Kramer for yet another well-told mystery entitled “Silencing Sam” (Atria, $23.99).
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 16, 2010
Your Schools: Next school year on its way; looking, planning forward to fall
With River Falls Days behind us, I know that summer is moving faster than I care to admit.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , July 16, 2010
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