Grain elevators have attracted public attention as storage of soybeans gained important this growing season. Rural Reflection remembers when it was all about the Orage Crush Soda-well, sort of.

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The Light of Harvest in a Letter to Dave

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Whether a veterinarian is fictional character or world-reknowned for their work, Grant has a great admiration for all of them.

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Ending up at a playground may not be a bad end for Grant's memories of the pull-type combine.

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The cat with nine lives fuels a passion for land-based flight. (just give a listen, you'll see what we mean)

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This week Grant watches the installation of a weather station while he stays firmly on the widewalk and out of the way.

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Junk fest and farming are just two of the highlights from Grant's letter to his brother, Dave Nelson in Carrington, North Dakota.

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The need for paper books versus a Kindle and a choice of knobs and buttons over touch screens from the perspective of a kindly, old gentleman-or at least as close as Grant can try to appear as one.

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