Tag Archives: South Dakota

Buffalo Gap, Semi-Ghost Town

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Caryn

Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, is a semi-ghost town in Custer County just outside the eastern edge of the Black Hills. Strange that it is called a semi-ghost town, but that’s what it is. It would seem that either it is … Continue reading →

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No More Time

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Caryn

Our aunt, Linda Cole, was the middle child of my husband Bob’s grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa Knox. Early in their marriage, she and her husband, Bobby, moved to Kennebec, South Dakota, where they raised their two children, Sheila Gregory and … Continue reading →

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For The Patriots

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Caryn

Independence Day is always a special day for those of us who are patriots, but under some presidents, it is much better than under other presidents. This year, we have a wonderful president in charge. Yes, I’m a conservative, a … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where You Are

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Caryn

Having started out his life in South Dakota, and having family there, my husband’s uncle, Bobby Cole was very much at home in the rural areas of that state. That is likely why he and Aunt Linda Cole moved to … Continue reading →

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They Had A Good Time

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Caryn

Our aunt, Linda Cole was always a vibrant, happy person. She had a laugh that would light up a room. We didn’t see Linda and her husband Bobby as much as some of the rest of the family, because they lived for many years is Kennebec, South Dakota, Continue reading →

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New Horizons To Travel

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Caryn

My nephew, Jake Harman has been a very busy guy this year. There are a lot of changes going on. Jake has wanted to get his Class A CDL license, and this was his year. Now he has a new job with Meyers Logistics, as a delivery driver, that has him traveling from Casper to South Dakota, which for our family is a favorite place. Continue reading →

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Hanging Out In A Small Town

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Caryn

When my husband, Bob’s uncle, Bobby Cole comes to mind, I am taken back to the days when my girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce, were little. Whenever we took a trip to see Bobby and Bob’s aunt, Linda Cole, we always had a great time. The girls got to play with their cousins, Continue reading →

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You’ll Miss It

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Caryn

Seven long years have come and gone since Aunt Linda Cole went home to be with the Lord. It seems impossible that Linda has been gone that long, and yet time seems to have flown by too. For many years my husband, Bob Schulenberg and I took our girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce to go visit his Aunt Linda and his uncle, Bobby Cole, Continue reading →

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No Bugs

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Caryn

It’s hard for me to believe that my husband’s aunt, Linda Cole has been in Heaven for over six years now. I remember so well the times we went to visit her and Uncle Bobby Cole, when they lived in Kennebec, South Dakota when our girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce were little. Continue reading →

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Definitely “Sawdon” Things

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Caryn

My grandniece, Adelaide Sawdon has had a very busy summer. Since her family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, putting them about an hour away from her cousin, Mackenzie Moore in Laramie, Wyoming, Adelaide has had the opportunity to have many play dates with her cousin often. Continue reading →

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