Category: The Mayor’s Corner

The Mayor’s Corner 06/16/2021

This past weekend, Cathy and I spent time with the family camping at Lost Lake. This was the first camping trip after we had all had our vaccinations. We had gone camping last year, but everyone was careful to maintain distances, sanitize, and remain hugless. It was great to be able to feel “normal” again. …

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The Mayor’s Corner 06/09/2021

Late last July I wrote about having had the opportunity to sit down with a remarkable young person from Weiser to discuss racism and discrimination both on a local level and on a broader scale. The conversation started with an e-mail from this individual titled “Eradicate Racism” regarding actions by a small group in Weiser …

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The Mayor’s Corner 06/02/2021

I want to start out with a couple of shout outs for remarkable achievements. The first is to Kali Branstetter for being awarded the Governor’s Cup scholarship! The second is to the Weiser High School Boys Baseball team for winning 1st place in the State Tournament! This is a first for Weiser! Congratulations to the …

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The Mayor’s Corner 05/19/2021

Sometime back I was contacted by Lisa McKnight asking if I would be willing to speak at an unusual event: the setting of a headstone for a gentleman who died in 1957. I was being asked to speak because Weiser’s Mayor, Frank Gwilliam, gave the eulogy for the funeral at the time. My natural inclination …

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The Mayor’s Corner 05/12/2021

A few months ago, I wrote a little bit about a college algebra course I was taking and asked for your prayers to complete it. Well, apparently the prayers helped. I got through the course. The trouble of it is, I find as I get older it is harder to remember the details for such …

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