Rural Writes BY G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR File this one among a growing number of relics under the title, The Good Old Days. It is a vanishing species. Though, the last time passing through, noticed there still is a thriving version in Van Dyne. We’re talking about the general store, once the heartbeat of any small community. A couple fine examples spring to the forefront. Just after

| PUBLISHER’S LETTER | Black Sky Dear Reader, We live in a highly interconnected world, and things don’t always go the way we want them to. Today’s column therefore is about preparedness for extraordinary occurrences. Consider these events: • In May of this year, hackers disrupted fuel supplies for several weeks with the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. This had an enormous

Serving Others Locally Mission Trip Held At Holy Trinity In Kewaskum BY ANNE TRAUTNER JOURNALIST A total of 31 middle school students from Southeast Wisconsin recently stayed at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum. They were taking part in the “Love Begins Here” mission trip, which was held June 22-25. While some were members of other parishes, others were Holy Trinity parishioners