Northern News

December 21 was the night appointed for the annual (except for last year) La Sal Elementary School Christmas Program. After being skipped last year due to COVID, there was a lot of anticipation for the program’s return. Scheduled for this year was the play “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Parts...
It’s not my week to write this column, but there is some updating necessary. First of all, the La Sal Elementary kiddos program has been moved up a day to Tuesday, December 21. It starts at 6 p.m. sharp. These folks somehow ignore La Sal Standard time. Next, a report on the first (hopefully...
The last month has seen the passing of two special men who were longtime residents of La Sal. Ned Kirk, 69, passed away after a long illness at his home in La Sal on November 26, 2021. At his request, he will be cremated. A memorial service will be held for him in January. He and his wife, Connie...
If you read the weekly newspaper in digital form, then tomorrow is turkey day. If not, well, then your Thanksgiving dinner is probably already digested. And if you’re lucky, you have a fridge full of leftovers. Hopefully everyone had a great day full of family, friends, food, a good nap, and lots...
Early Tuesday morning, November 2, a mother and her adult son lost all their worldly possessions as their mobile home caught fire and burned literally to the ground. The home was in the trailer court in La Sal. It is a great credit to the training and response of the La Sal Volunteer Fire...
I guess it is not to be unexpected in a village with an abundance of senior citizens, that they depart not to unexpectedly. Two weeks ago, folks in La Sal heard of the passing of Lola Mackie one of our more colorful seniors.  Lola came to La Sal over a decade ago and was very involved with the...
It is definitely fall. The colors have just burst upon The Mountain. A recent reconnoiter to see the leaves indicated a lot of folks headed that way for the regular elk hunt, which began last Saturday. The mountain will be densely populated with hunters by now. That will be followed by the...
George Wesley “Wes” Hill passed away peacefully at his home Sunday morning after a short and valiant battle with cancer. His loving wife Rhonda was with him at the time of his passing. Wes and Rhonda moved to La Sal about ten years ago, purchasing the old CCC barracks to convert it into a home....
In the 1930s there was a hit song: “Pennies from Heaven.” It would be nice to have little copper coins raining down upon us even though a penny isn’t worth what it used to be. No, really. We’d rather have the wet stuff coming down. That’s just what we got a couple of weeks ago, though not in...
For many years, the community of La Sal has headed to The Mountain for a cook-out to celebrate “This Is It” Day, aka Pioneer Day. Last year, of course, it was cancelled due to the pandemic. July 2021 was baking hot, so the festivities were postponed for cooler weather. Unfortunately, just when...

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