Poem: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving’
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this poem in 2010. I’m re-posting it because I simply wanted to share it again. Poetry isn’t my strong suite, but I […]
Christmas
Vogts to speak at Ransom Book Club
I’m still riding the wave of joy from Virginia Crabtree’s incredibly sweet letter, which you can read here: http://voiceofthevogts.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/murder-at-st-alfanus-the-story-was-riveting/ But the great vibes coming from […]
Murder at St. Alfanus: ‘The story was riveting’
EDITOR’S NOTE: What follows is a letter I received at the end of February from a sweet lady living in Ransom, Kan. She read my […]
PHOTOS: Snowmageddon 2011 in Arnold, Kan.
Western Kansas has been slammed with a blizzard. We didn’t have school today, and we got dismissed early Monday. This means Monday night’s Christmas concert […]
Local teacher to host book signing in Ransom
RANSOM — It’s not everyday a person can truly say they achieved a dream, but that is exactly what Todd Vogts, of Arnold, has done. […]
Alaska students create cool video project
This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska, was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. […]
Christmas medley sneaks ‘Africa’ into mix
I will be the first to admit I’m not always a fan of Christmas music, especially when people start playing it earlier and earlier every […]
Poem: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving’
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this poem today. I wrote it because I wanted to do something creative, and I decided this was as good as […]
Vogts announces his favorite Christmas songs, stories
With Christmas upon us and the wonderful time with friends and family occupying most of my attention, I thought I would share a few of […]
‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.’
Christmas is a special time, and this is one of my favorite editorials about the holiday ever written. In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote […]
Christmas presents given to basketball players
On Tuesday, Western Plains High School girls’ basketball head coach Travis Schafer, assistant Debbie Hagans, boys’ basketball head coach Jerod Horchem and myself gave the […]
Xerox making Christmas special for U.S. troops
Xerox, the document printing powerhouse, is doing something pretty darn cool this year for Christmas. They have set up a Web site, www.letssaythanks.com, where people […]