Opinion

I’m back in South Dakota for the August work period. While I don’t believe Congress should be adjourning with so many critical issues facing our country, I wanted to give you an update on my work so far, seven months into my first term.

The Wagner Rotary Club met for its weekly meeting on Wednesday, July 24th and were served a deliciousmealbyGeriMcAdargahand Margaret Mach. These two ladies turn out such wonderful meals plus cold beverages, coffee, and a different dessert each week.

Disability benefits are available for Navy Veterans who served offshore in Vietnam. Blue Water Navy Veterans are now entitled to a presump¬tion of service connection for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.

Last week’s July 17th column covered the first segment of our Wollaston adventure. I fished with my longtime friend, Art Jones, his son, Scott, and grandson, Carter. We drove to Saskatchewan’s Lake Wollaston, and we stayed with Wilderness Family Outfitters.

MARK 13:21,22 "And then if any man say to you, Lo, here is Christ,Lo, he is there: believe him not. For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible even the elect."(KJV) Jesus was speaking of the end times.

Northern Saskatchewan’s Wollaston Lake is the largest bifurcation lake in the world. This means it drains in two directions. To the northwest it drains into Lake Athabasca via the Mackenzie River system and on into the Arctic Ocean. The other drainage flows into Hudson Bay via Reindeer Lake.

MARK 13:21,22 "And then if any man say to you, Lo, here is Christ,Lo, he is there: believe him not. For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible even the elect."(KJV) Jesus was speaking of the end times.

The Wagner Rotary Club was brought to order on Wednesday, July 10 by its new President Bill Frei. Bill will be serving until July 1st, 2020. President Bill gave a good swipe at the bell which caught Jerry Weber’s attention immediately.

The internet has come a long way from the days of dial-up in the early ‘90s. Anyone who connected to the internet back then can probably still hear the unique dial-up tone the computer would make as you waited to surf the web.

I promised last week that today’s column would take a look at our recent fishing trip to Saskatchewan’s Wollaston Lake. We had a marvelous time as we caught hundreds of trophy-sized fish, but I need more time to put all of it together in an orderly manner. I’ll go with a two part series of columns.