BOOKS
AMY'S RANCH SLANT Levi's Lost Calf
At the 2011 South Dakota Young Farmers and Ranchers conference I finally met journalist, blogger, author, and rancher, Amanda Radke from Mitchell, SD in person. She and I were both speakers at the c...
Posted on 4/4/12 at 8:00 PM
STAFF BLOG ALL ABOUT FOOD Easy appetizer (or meal) for those who love olives
Have you noticed how easy it is to make a meal of just appetizers at a restaurant? On a trip to the Twin Cities last week, my husband and I paid our first visit to 112 Eatery. Located in the warehouse...
Posted on 12/13/11 at 5:50 PM
STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT Bookmarks, book titles and bargains
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine told me about his e-Reader. Whats an e-Reader, I had to ask, envisioning some type of contraption to hold a book open or something like that. Two years ago Id ...
Posted on 12/9/11 at 10:13 AM
MS SIMPLICITY So Many Books So Little Time
I have a confession to make.....my name is Melissa and I love to read! I just have not had the time to read latelly and I really miss the peace and quiet it gives my mind. I find my reading chair, g...
Posted on 4/26/11 at 10:19 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Tuesday Trip
Last Tuesday we took off on an adventure. The leaves were at the height of their Fall color. We made many stops along the way. This public access to a small lake was a perfect place to str...
Posted on 9/30/10 at 9:42 AM
Book Report: New book, same old Henry
Ever since I read “The Education of Henry Adams,” I’ve thought of its author, the great-grandson of our second president and grandson of John Quincy Adams, as a sanctimonious little prig.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 24, 2012
Book Report: Even Rough Rider Teddy couldn’t tame NYC
Back in the 1950s adolescents looking for exciting reading about the facts of life, etc., turned to a series of books by muckraking journalists Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 18, 2012
Book Report: Have a peek at this American family
The Dale family — Mom, Dad, son Zak, daughter Chloe and Lars the dog — come together for a typical American supper:
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 11, 2012
Some spies never rest; revisit fictional Door County 
Tom Nash seemingly has it made. He’s a retired British spy. He lives on the Cote D’Azur, the French Riviera, hobnobs with artists and writers and expatriates like Gerald and Sara Murphy.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 04, 2012
Book Report: Founding Fathers resisted almighty presidency
“The superb landscape…is a rich regalia. We found all the farmers busily employed in gathering, grinding, and expressing the juice of their apples; the crop of which they say is rather above mediocrity.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 27, 2012
Book Report: Bubbling alcohol picks the king
As the TV announcer used to say, “How would you like to be queen for a day? Or even longer, or maybe even king?”
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 13, 2012
Book Report: Books have political verve, movie potential
If you’re wondering how we ever got so disastrously involved in Iraq, you might begin by reading “Arrows of the Night,” by Richard Bonin (Doubleday, $27.95).
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 05, 2012
Book Report: Personal ads can equal a good book
Several years ago I reviewed a book written by an acquaintance called “Round-Heeled Woman.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 29, 2012
Book Report: Even far away, zombies the rage What’s with the current zombie craze?
You can’t turn on the TV without a commercial for an upcoming zombie movie.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 22, 2012
Former UWRF professor book signing and tea
Former UW-River Falls professor, Pat Ferguson, will be at Urban Olive and Vine, 520 2nd St., in Hudson, on Sunday, March 25 from 2-4 p.m. for a book signing and tea. For reservations call 715-386-0400.
March 15, 2012
Book Report: For these two titles, you may end up reading without a break
“Death on Cache Lake,” by Dan Woll and John W. Lyon (Romeii LLC, $14.99), is available in bookstores, at Amazon.com, Kindle, bookstores and on a website at www.danwoll.com.
It’s a humdinger of a thriller, told with great style and, unlike many thrillers, with a sense of purpose.
March 08, 2012
Book Report: Take a spin with this Beetle
I well remember the late 1950s when I was finally in the market to buy a car. Suddenly, all manner of teeny little cars were appearing on the market.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 17, 2012
Groups to focus on library’s future
The Ellsworth Public Library will hold several focus group meetings in March to learn what the community feels about the local library.
February 15, 2012
Book Report: Detective gets at China’s underbelly
Here’s a book I wish I could have read five years ago, just before I took my first and probably last trip to China.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 10, 2012
Owner of book found in Ellsworth can solve mystery by coming forward
Linda Flanders has come across a book for which the owner is unknown.
By Bill Kirk , February 03, 2012
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