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President Rachel Woods rang the Rotary Bell on Wednesday, September 14th for our Noon Meeting. She introduced one guest, Amy Yost, wife of Superintendent Max Yost who was her program. Rotarian Bill Heermann offered up a prayer for the beautiful day, our food, and for help for our Rotarians to go about helping and pleasing others in our Wagner Community.
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Someone asked me recently, “Whydosomeruralcommunities “thrive,” and some don’t?” I have pondered that question manytimesandhaveproduced many answers. But after much deliberation, I will reduce it to one word…resilience.
Read more1. Know your tractor. Read and understand the Operator’s Manual before using the equipment and always keep your equipment in good condition. 2. Use ROPS and seat belt whenever and wherever applicable. Foldable ROPS should be folded down only when absolutely necessary and folded back up and locked as soon as possible. Don’t wear the seatbelt when the ROPS is folded. Most tractor fatalities are caused by overturns. 3. Be familiar with your terrain and work area. Walk the area first and identify any debris or obstacles that might hinder safe driving. Use extra caution on slopes, slow down for all turns and stay off the highway when possible. 4. Never start an engine in a closed shed or garage. Exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, which is colorless, odorless and deadly. 5. Always keep your PTO properly shielded. Make a habit to walk around your tractor and PTO driven implement, never over, through or between the tractor and implement, especially if either is running. The PTO rotates with enough speed and strength to kill you. 6. Keep your hitches low and always on the drawbar. Or else, your tractor could flip over backwards. safety first, then take your time and do it right.
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In 2006 we purchase a motor cycle to travel on and we chose to do our traveling on state and county roads so that we had a better chance of seeing the real country and the people who live there. During the past 16 years and 115,000 miles we have met lots of people and noticed a lot about small towns along the way. Without intending to, we began to notice why some communities tend to survive and why others tend to not be able to do the same. The comments that follow relate to “what the road has taught us”.
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VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION HANG MURAL
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