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Our country has been wracked with one tragedy after another in recent weeks and months, at the hands of both Mother Nature and man.
A drought and wildland fires have ravaged our western states, while Florida, Texas and Alabama, as well as the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico, have been inundated with rain and flooding and flattened by the winds of hurricanes.
The latest tragedy: a gun-wielding man opened fire at a concert venue in Las Vegas, killing 59 people and wounding hundreds more. It was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

To the Editor:
Applications for the 2018 Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program have now been mailed to all of our local high schools; all juniors are eligible to apply.

McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer Cindy Schultz Ford reminds taxpayers that the second half of their property tax is due by Oct. 15 for non-agricultural properties. However, with Oct. 15 falling on a Sunday, tax payments will be accepted through Monday, Oct. 16, without penalty.
Payments are accepted by mail, in person at the McLeod County North Complex building, 2391 Hennepin Ave. N, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or there is a convenient payment drop box located just outside of the building.

Ricky Rose of Glencoe was named the Grand National Modified Champion at the 51st National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green in August. This is Rose’s first grand national title.
Unlike other sports, tractor pulling uses an accumulated point system that takes into account every event contestants take part in. The contestant with the most accumulated points at the end of the season is given a grand national title. Rose’s winning score for the season was 322 points with six wins, four second-place titles, one third-place title and one fourth-place title.

The Glencoe Concert Association Series has been around since the mid-1970s, bringing quality musicians to the Glencoe area. But many who enjoy the benefits of that association’s efforts may not be aware of the behind-the-scenes work of the group that supports it, its board of directors.
The board numbers 17 members, 16 of whom (one was vacationing in Spain) gathered Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Grand Meadows to begin plans for its 2018-19 season.