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All roads lead to...family

Gus Osterhagen was a businessman in the 1930's. While a step great great uncle, he was fun to find! For a long time, we've joked about our "Holiday Curse." Now for those that don't remember, it seems that in our family if it's a birthday or holiday, something bad happens. &n...

The Paper Clip

I was taking a nap today and I had a dream, it was a strange one; the kind where you are totally aware of what’s going on around you and you are also very much asleep and dreaming at the sam...

Rants from an egg snob

It's official. I have become and egg snob, I know, I know with all the ribbing from my dear husband about the cost of the eggs our dear hens lay... As a gal that grew up in town, an...

A Monday and a color to remember forever

For those of you wearing blue to school today, can I make a suggestion? Whatever you wear today, when it comes out of the laundry tomorrow, put it away. Place it in the box or drawer where you ...

City boy vs. chickens, part 2

Ever since I first set foot on the sandy hill on my grandfather’s farm that became the site of our new home in 2004, there has been a constant battle that plays out in countless ways on an al...

'Can God Use Me?'

Bummed out because you’d like to be greater used of the Lord? Perhaps we can find encouragement in a short promise the LORD gave to the parents of Samson- that crazy, immoral, irresponsible ...

Awww...that\'s so sweet!

So many time when I work behind the scenes on Vinton Today, I often wonder if we're "doing it right". Are we REALLY "talking" to people, and do they "really&qu...

Dissing English, from a dis-tance

When you stop to think about the English language, you have to come to the conclusion that whoever it was that decided what words are words and what words are not was an entirely dislogical person...

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March 11, 2010 began like any other day for some, but for us, it was a day of excitement.             ...

How to Get Breaking (Bad or Good) News Quickly

When there is important news in Vinton, we keep you in touch with the neighbors and the officials in town. The first time we realized how important Vinton Today was, was when we were just...