Monthly Archives: March 2016

Not Your Typical Teacher

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Caryn

My niece, Elizabeth Masterson is a journalism teacher at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, Wyoming. She also takes all the photos for, and designs the yearbook every year. Her photographs have given her so many opportunities over the years. … Continue reading →

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And March Came In…

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Caryn

There is an old saying, “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” If that’s the case, then one must assume that the opposite is also true. And in the case of March, 2016…the … Continue reading →

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Duluth Lift Bridge

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Caryn

Because I was born in Superior, Wisconsin, located at the tip of Lake Superior, and across the bridge from Duluth, Minnesota, I am interested in all things that have to do with that area. My family moved to Casper, Wyoming … Continue reading →

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Human Intervention

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Caryn

As a young mother of two daughters, both under 4, there were days when the world seemed a scary place. March 28, 1979 was one of those days. At 4am that March morning, an event took place that changed the … Continue reading →

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Bug Bite

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Caryn

My niece, Amanda Reed, my brother-in-law, Mike Reed’s daughter is living her version of the dream. She and her family bought a house a little over a year ago, and they have spent the last year fixing it up to … Continue reading →

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And Then, The Women

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Caryn

When we look at the reasons that the United States entered World War II, we think of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and we would be correct, but there was another dictator who committed so many atrocities during and … Continue reading →

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New Fangled Gadget

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Caryn

Television was invented by a 21 year old man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth, and first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1927. It’s odd to think that my dad, Allen Spencer lived both before the invention of television … Continue reading →

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Magical Birthday

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Caryn

There comes a time in every child’s life, when they hit that magical age…the age when they can drive by themselves. For my nephew, Weston Moore, that day has arrived. Of course, each child has to pass the driving test, … Continue reading →

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Near Miss Day

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Caryn

Today, March 23rd, is known as Near Miss Day because it was on this day in 1898 that a large asteroid, named Apollo Asteroid 1989FC…an asteroid that was, in fact, bigger than an aircraft carrier and traveling at 46,000 miles … Continue reading →

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Honoring All Who Served

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Caryn

In every war, there are soldiers and there are those who serve in the background. Sometimes these people in the background have an astounding impact on the war effort. Such was the case, during World War II, when so many … Continue reading →

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