"Brother Terry is handy, and probably for a couple reasons. He was called upon by the brothers to help in the shop while I was on a tractor."
Jim Woster
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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation."If your grandma is still with you, why not make any day Mother’s Day whenever possible. You will be glad that you did, and she even more so."
What in the world did we do on Good Friday that resulted in a three-hour service? The youngsters were not the only fidgety folk in the church. If I recall correctly, during Easter week, spring planting had often already begun.
"I was barely old enough to remember sleeping on the pile of coats in the corner when they played for dances, but people loved their talents."
“I don’t know what Madison Square Garden looks like, but it can’t be much better than this.”
From employment to economic development, both in and around Sioux Falls, to the growth of agriculture, especially livestock in the region, John Morrell, Smithfield and the Stockyards were huge drivers. Jim Woster reflects on Smithfield's big move.
"Thank goodness for winter coats, because almost every single one of those mean little creatures took a peck or three at my hand and arm."
I wish I had kept better records of the different annual FFA awards banquets around the region at which I was the speaker. For some 35 years i…
"I can’t remember officially meeting either of the industry leaders, but it goes back a long time, which often happens when people are quietly making a difference."
