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A smile on his face
In the bottom of one of my Mother’s old trunks, I unearthed some chain letters from the thirties; 1935 to be precise. I questioned a postal authority acquaintance about …
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Dianne Peck
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10/1/25
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New York City is the red hot center of a big mayoral race and the leading candidate says he wants to end all misdemeanor crimes and open city run grocery stores. Zohran Mamdani thinks this is a good …
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James Mahlon White
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9/23/25
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Wine for the Soul
In the early 1950’s the hottest box office couple in Hollywood wasn’t Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant but was a pair that could make you laugh. It was a skinny little …
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Dianne Peck
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9/23/25
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Seventy Years Ago Front Page News: September 22, 1955
Whiteman Air Force Base Name Change. The September 22, 1955 news announced, “On and after October 1, the base at Knob Noster will be …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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9/23/25
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A Part of Home.
Native lore tells us that little more than a century ago the familiar cedar-clad hills of Missouri were, for the most part, bleak and wind-swept bald knobs from which many a …
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Dianne Peck
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9/17/25
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination was another terrible thing happening. He died exercising his right to speak freely. Charlie didn’t make decisions, he didn’t make laws, he just talked …
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James Mahlon White
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9/17/25
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I’m sitting here at the keyboard, not knowing what to write about and with a Granny Smith apple on my desk. Its shade reminds me of eating green apples with a bit of salt on the back steps at …
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James Mahlon White
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9/10/25
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Reinventing the Wheel. “Name the greatest of all the inventors. Accident.” This bold statement was made by by Mark Twain and in some instances is probably true but the old adage that …
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Dianne Peck
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9/10/25
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70 Years Ago: Windsor City Mayor Signed First Constitution Week Proclamation
This year, the Henry County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) kicked off Constitution Week …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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9/10/25
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Ran across a documentary on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina last night. Hard to believe it’s been two decades since 1,800 people perished in that tragedy. The Mayor was interviewed …
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James Mahlon White
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9/3/25
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Front-Page News 60 Years Ago – September, 1965
The September 2, 1965 WINDSOR REVIEW front page displayed a photo of the USS Lake Champlain which served as the recovery ship for the Gemini …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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9/3/25
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Precious Treasures
Looking out the kitchen window recently, I noticed a huge gauzy web encompassing a branch of the walnut tree. The web was large enough to encase a small child and I could only …
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Dianne Peck
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9/3/25
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Last week Warrensburg was on my mind and suppose it still is, because I remembered a great-great Uncle from there. He was Dr. Steve Neill and traveled to Clinton from Johnson County in a buggy to …
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James Mahlon White
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8/27/25
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Windsor’s Septemberfest Began 19 Years Ago
The theme for Windsor’s 2025 Septemberfest is “Celebrating small town life in a big way for 19 years!” The town’s …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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8/27/25
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Wrapped In Love
If I spent even a half of one day sewing I would have such a fit of nerves that a week’s vacation wouldn’t repair them. A woman that shared my feelings about needles …
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Dianne Peck
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8/27/25
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Well, The Donald’s meeting with Vladimir was something, especially when a B-2 Bomber flew overhead and the Russian appeared to be shocked. Whatever happened behind closed doors, probably …
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James Mahlon White
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8/20/25
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A Hanging Judge
Before Christ, Cicero observed that Mother Nature is forever unconquered. In recent years the mid-west has once more been besieged by her fickle and sometimes volatile …
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Dianne Peck
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8/19/25
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The Disappearing Piano
Ten years ago, I read an internet article, “Piano Stores Closing as Fewer Children Taking Up Instrument*, which told about a Davenport, Iowa piano store closing …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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8/19/25
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Summer is winding down and school busses will start rolling soon. Remember when most of our classrooms had a picture of either George Washington or Abraham Lincoln on the wall? At R-9 North we had a …
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James Mahlon White
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8/13/25
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A League Beyond The Devil
While reading some biographies of early day pioneers, I stumbled across a story of an old man that firmly believed in witches, as did many of the early settlers.
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Dianne Peck
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8/13/25
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Well, The Donald gave the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics the boot. He said Erika McEntarfer manipulated the job numbers up before the election and revised them down after. Reminds me of …
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James Mahlon White
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8/6/25
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A Marvelous Time was had by all
Coming off the bridge that spans the creek to the north of the house, my car lights captured four active fox cubs playing some game that only young foxes …
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Dianne Peck
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8/6/25
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40th Anniversary of Closing Of Windsor International Shoe Factory
The June 20, 1985 WINDSOR REVIEW headline read, “International Shoe Factory Closes: Wheels of Progress Come to a Grinding …
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8/6/25
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The Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, August 10 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Treat your family to a hot …
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8/6/25
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ICE CREAM SOCIALS: A CONTINUING TRADITON IN WINDSOR AREA CHURCHES
The Windsor area has long had ice cream socials during the summer. From 1880 to early 1920s, ice cream socials were popular as …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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7/30/25
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