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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Knowing Them by Heart
I listened, though I did not comprehend all of the long, difficult words. The gravelly growing-up-boy voice …
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9/30/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Donald Saves the Drive
“Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep them dogies rollin’...” The theme song from Rawhide lured Delmer …
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9/22/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
The Ties that Bind
Before starting school, we were supposed to know how to tie. Likely, first grade teachers …
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9/16/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
Steering in the Right Direction
Life is hard sometimes, even when we are young. Pressed between the pages of my mind is a …
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9/9/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
Nothing to It!
She made it look so easy! Long slim fingers encircled the white orbs. Two, three, even four at a time, Mom …
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9/2/26
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Don’t trust any of this
Don Harrold, Executive Editor editor@enterprisepub.com
Twice this week, I was told someone read the Harrison County Times-Reporter for the obituaries, then threw …
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9/2/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
“I don’t have anything to do!” “I’m bored!” “Are We There Yet?” were …
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8/26/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Life Lessons from a Steamy Kitchen
It was hot! Hot outside and even hotter in the kitchen. Two kettles boiled away on the back …
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8/19/26
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TALE-8: More about movie theaters
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
I’m sorry I didn’t get to tell the full story of my relationship with movie theaters in last …
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8/19/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Going from rags to something like riches
“Oh, no! I spilled!”
In my haste to slide the big bowl of potatoes across the table …
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8/11/26
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TALE-8: Missouri Valley’s Nabe
By Lee Zion Editor
Missouri Valley has something few towns in the surrounding area share — a nabe.
A nabe is an old, slangy term for a neighborhood …
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8/11/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
A Place for Everything
It was kind of scary. I was the only little person among adults—two uncles, Grandma and Mom. We …
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8/5/26
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That was a great fair, by the way
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
I had a wonderful time at the county fair last week. I hope you did, too.
I kept myself busy …
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8/5/26
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Mr. Thief strikes again
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
Today, as I write this, I had an encounter with Mr. Thief.
Earlier this evening, I returned to my …
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7/29/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Blessed to Have Them
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never …
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7/29/26
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OPINION: Lee Admit’s . . .
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
I have a few personality quirks.
I admit it. I work an odd schedule sometimes, because inspiration …
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7/21/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
Were They Just Grains of Sand?
It never stopped. The relentless force pushed, rolled, pulled. It deposited and dislodged.
In wild …
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7/21/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
We Need to Talk!
Those four words may strike fear in the heart of the teenager who missed curfew or the spouse who overspent on the …
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7/15/26
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Lee DOESN’T get locked out! So what now?
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
DeAnn Kruempel came to my rescue this week.
I was at a loss, trying to figure out what …
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7/15/26
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Lee gets locked in
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
It seems that a disproportionate number of wacky things happens to me. I have already told you about the time when my …
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7/7/26
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You have Lee in your pocket
LEE ZION, EDITOR
Harrison County Times-Reporter
A few years ago, I had an experience that is, well, weird. I share it with you so the people who haven’t …
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6/30/26
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EDITOR: Weekend Adventures with Lee Zion
Lee has a run-in with the law
Lee Zion, Editor
Harrison County Times-Reporter
I had a run-in with the police over the weekend.
The …
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6/24/26
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Pressed Between the Pages
The Stories in a Milk Stool
By DeAnne (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
It hasn’t changed. Oh, the wood has darkened and the edges are worn and tattered, but it …
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6/24/26
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Treasures in the Woods
By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
The old butcher knife settled into the bottom of the pail as Mom carried it out the gate. A …
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6/16/26
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DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel, Columnist
Adjusting the Sails
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the …
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6/11/26
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