A voice that carried

Mar 2, 2024
Mar 2, 2024

Machine sheds and corn cribs add interest to farm scenes. — Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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Terry Woster

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I knew my dad had a good singing voice. Only after he died did I began to learn how many other people in the countryside knew it, too.

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Terry is a well-known regional columnist who lives in Chamberlain, S.D.