Opinion

Fowl: A Play The year is 1911. Newark, New Jersey.

Question: Can someone please tell dealers or inform people that their auto lights do not work during daylight hours? Or put it on those digital signs along the interstates? I did not know this when I bought my 05 vibe and someone told me that. So when we had these storms and fog, there are people driving without lights at all or no tail lights and when it is a white or silver vehicle makes it worse.

A note from Myrna: Quick as a mix bar recipe - I used to make these years ago. So simple, just throw everything in a bowl, mix and bake - easy! 1 and 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup shortening 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup dairy sour cream 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup diced dates 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Prairie Five's Se - nior Nutrition/Meals program has pro - vided valuable ser - vices throughout our five-county service area for decades. The services include a delicious, well-bal - anced, affordable meal, of course, but also the opportunity to connect with friends, socialize, and stay up-to-date on all the local happenings at our meal sites.

Last week, I decided to take on redesigning my bedroom, as it’s the one room in the house I haven’t touched since initially decorating it when we moved in seven years ago. Around that same time, my grandmother had given me a box of keepsakes my grandfather had saved from his youth. At the time, it was still too sad for me to look through it and so I put it in a storage bench.

After having the grandchildren here for a couple days to celebrate Christmas, I noticed a word that seemed to work itself into many of the conversations – the word, No! Realizing that many of my decorations are not “kid-friendly” the parents of our three soon to be two year old grandsons were saying things like: “No, just look at the manger scene” or “No, do not take the orna- ments ou the Christmas tree.” Even our four year old granddaughter Charlotte needed to be reminded, “No, Charlotte, we cannot open presents just yet!” After doing some research, I learned that the average toddler hears the word ‘no’ an astonishing 400 times per day! At first I felt that 400 times seemed to be an exaggeration. However, just stop and think about how often we say things like: “no running, no throwing, no hitting, no jumping on the furniture, etc.” We are constantly telling our children how NOT to act – instead of telling them positive things like: “walk please, put it down gently, be gentle with your hands, or sit on the couch please.” Even though it is good for children to learn the word ‘no’ and what it means, I feel that we use the word ‘no’ more often than looking for or saying a positive statement.

I hope everyone enjoyed the mild temperatures over the weekend. We had plenty of low to mid 30s across much of the state, while southern Minnesota saw some upper 30s and lower 40s! These temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees warmer than average for this time of the year.