2020-10-14 E-Edition

Cottonwood Golf Course Member Appreciation Day


On Saturday, September 12th, 2020, Cottonwood Golf Course held their 1st Annual Member Appreciation Day out at the course. All who are current members were able to come out and play at any time in either a one or a two person, nine-hole scramble. 21 teams of both youth golfers and seasoned veterans were at the course for the event. […]

BEK welcomes new Customer Service Manager

Samantha Schaffer is the new Customer Service Manager at BEK Communications. Schaffer grew up on a farm near Ashley, graduating from Ashley, then on-line college with University of Minnesota for Business (2 disciplines) while raising kids on her husband Jacob’s family farm. The couple has four kids Olivia, Everly, JD, and Austin. The couple’s spare time is dedicated to chasing […]

Savvy Senior

How to Create an Online Memorial for a Departed Loved One

Dear Savvy Senior, My mother passed away last week, and because of COVID we didn’t have a funeral. I would like to create some type of online memorial for her so family and friends can express their condolences and share their stories. What can you tell me about making an online memorial for my mom? Grieving Daughter Dear Grieving, I’m […]

Policy of Letter to Editor at election time

The Ozone-Press proudly accepts letters to the editor that are signed by the author. Unsigned letters will not run. The size is rarely allowed to exceed its 10 column inch limit. I have been lacking on the enforcement of that, but with it being election season, it is time again to revisit that rule. Until the elections are over, if […]

Coming events

Steele Oct. 14 – K.C. Fair Assoc. annual meeting, 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Oct. 17 – K.C. Ducks Unlimited banquet, 5:00 p.m., Community Building Oct. 31, Trunk or Treat, 5:30pm-7:00pm, Kidder County School Track Nov. 4 – Golden Manor, Aux., 1:00 p.m.

Off the Bookshelf

MRS. EVERYTHING

Author Jennifer Weiner’s novel from 2019, Mrs. Everything”, follows the lives of two sisters from the 1950’s to mythical 2022. Jo and Beth are nothing alike. Jo is a tomboy, not interested in girly clothes, preferring to wear comfortable jeans and a t-shirt. She spent most of her time playing basketball or tennis, where she excelled at both. Her mother […]

Weather

Oct. 5-11, 2020

H L Mon., Oct. 5 71 42 Tues., Oct. 6 75 42 Wed., Oct. 7 67 42 Thurs., Oct. 8 70 37 Fri., Oct. 9 70 39 Sat., Oct. 10 68 33 Sun., Oct. 11 66 42

From the Heart

Words matter – what we read and what we hear; possibily even more importantly, the meaning people put on those words that we actually allow to influence our lives. There are words that we can trust, especially when they come from people we know well. Family and friends usually have our best interests in mind and their words are a […]

Kidder Korner

Where have you been? My boss came to me at lunch, “Where have you been? I’ve been trying to find you all morning!” I shrugged and said, “Good employees are hard to find!” Like father, like daughter Dorothy, the little daughter of a tire salesman, had seen triplets for the first time. “Oh, mother,” she cried out upon returning home, […]