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Happy Halloween! It hardly feels like October… I’d like to say I think all this winter weather means we’re owed an early and very warm spring but… like most things in life it’s best to never feel that anyone owes you anything, because they don’t and the weather least of all. Boooo….. This winter weather … Continue reading How Will You Light Up Lead?

Hello! On Monday I went up to the Lab and listened to their community update. Mike Headly (the director of the lab) gave a short presentation about some of their most exciting projects. Including getting a huge tank down the shaft for one of their ongoing experiments. The tank was especially designed to fit down … Continue reading The Center of the Universe

Hello! This week someone shared some old pictures of Main Street with me. If you missed seeing them (I posted them to our Facebook page) you can reply and I’ll email them to you. They showed the building that used to lie in the gap between the Odd Fellows building and the Golden Nugget where … Continue reading Things are Poppin’ on Main Street

Hi All! First let me say thank you for reading each week! I love to hear your responses, whether these letters made you cry or laugh or come to an event – it makes me smile to feel more connected to so many of you! Thank you to everyone who let’s me know you’re reading … Continue reading Winter Wonderland

Good frosty morning to you! You know what great stories have in common? Lots and lots of conflict, problems and stress. It’s not really a good story if there isn’t some problem to solve – it’s boring! Part of what I love about living in a place with winter is that it provides an element … Continue reading Stay Frosty, Lead

Why, hello there! A few weeks ago a friend’s kid (in Lead) was nominated for an award you had to acquire votes to win online. It was a voting thing between several kids from several different northern hills areas. My friend decided that his kid was going to win if it killed him (cheating not … Continue reading Heart of Gold

Hello! I know I sometimes seem like an overly optimistic champion of Lead – and I am. But having such a deep love for a place doesn’t mean you don’t also see its flaws. I was bemoaning some of Lead’s rough edges to a friend and she said, “Living in a small town is great, … Continue reading “No Legacy Is So Rich As Honesty” -Shakespeare

Greetings and Salutations! The other day I was eating in Spearfish (have you tried Antunez?) and as my family and I were quietly satisfying our starving stomachs we couldn’t help but overhear the table next to us. “Have you been up to Lead lately? It’s really coming into its own! There is so much happening … Continue reading Eavesdropping Little Snoop

Howdy! As we slip into the start of what is reported to be another long winter I can’t help but be excited about getting back to the quieter season. I love the raucous urgency of summer, with it’s holiday spirit, but the fall and winter present a gift that only we, who live here full … Continue reading Fall: The Beauty Of Change

Hiya! I recently had a friend move to Lead from out of state. She came from a big city in a big state. After being her almost five months she keeps remarking about how she loves that whenever she goes out and about she runs into people she knows. “It’s like I get to hang … Continue reading Summer, We Hardly Knew Ye