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 […]
Christmas
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 […]
Christmas time means gift giving, so bring on the crazy
Christmas time has arrived, and for most people, that is a good thing. I’m not like most people, though. Christmas bothers me, bothers me a […]
Famous Santa Claus letter spawns scholarship
In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to The New York Sun, which hasn’t been published since 1950, asking, “Please tell me the […]
Christmas decorations comes to Ransom
From My roommate, Western Plains U.S.D. 106 second and third grade teacher Travis Schafer, and I are getting into the Christmas spirit. On our way […]
Family traditions are what make the holidays special
Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. For children, it means presents. For some older people, it means spending money on […]
Operation Christmas: Keeping Santa alive in hearts of children, delivering presents
Thanks to Tuesday, I now have another skill and job to add to my resume. Shortly after Christmas lunch I donned a Santa costume and […]