Melisa Goss
Tri-State Neighbor Correspondent
It’s a fall of firsts around our house. Our daughter Hazel started kindergarten, which includes riding the school bus. She lost her two front teeth on the same day, started dance through the Hartford community education program, and she got to take her first school field trip.
Hazel and classmate Morgan take a short photo break before diving back into the corn pit.
Hazel and Mom, Assistant Editor Melisa Goss, pose with a pig during Hazel’s field trip to Our Farm near Parker, S.D.
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Hazel, left, and her classmates Isla, Audrey and Maddie, explore the corn maze during their field trip to Our Farm near Parker, S.D.
To celebrate Hazel’s fourth enucleation anniversary and becoming cancer free, she brought eyeball themed treats to share with her kindergarten class.
Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.
Melisa Goss
Tri-State Neighbor Correspondent
