{"id":44526,"date":"2024-06-30T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=44526"},"modified":"2024-06-24T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:32:09","slug":"the-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/the-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GIFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was always told that \u201cPride goeth before a fall\u201d  I am not much of a bragger, but in this column I am proud and want to tell about The West Bend News and the column I wrote a few weeks ago about Little House on the Prairie being 50 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me who has been a Little House TV watcher and a book reader I was pleased to hear about the remaining cast members reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article which is my baby \u201cPenny for Your Thoughts\u201d was  written about a month ago and  told about the various celebrations around the US where you can meet the cast, see Mr. Olsen\u2019s Store and be a part of this Little House celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One day a few weeks ago, Angel from the West Bend called me and said, \u201cWe have a package here for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course I said \u201cWho is it from?\u201d \u201cWhat is it?\u201d  I told Angel to go ahead and open it because I was curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After opening the package Angel said \u201c It\u2019s a book from Dean Butler\u201d (Dean happened to play Almanzo Wilder on the TV Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book people and those in charge of the Little House celebration read the West Bend News and Penny For Your Thoughts and I believe the book came from California.  All of you readers should be impressed with how far this Antwerp newspaper does travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kudos to The West Bend News and thanks to The Steiners who publish  the paper, This paper is reaching out to people across the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also a big thank you to the staff and Mr. Dean Butler for sending me this wonderful book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way the book doesn\u2019t come out in print until the end of June, so I guess I got it \u201cHot off the Press.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We never know where or what is going to happen in our lives, but thanks to  all the cast of Little House, TV watchers and book readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 May this 50 years of celebration bring lots of people, laughter and memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would love to go to one of the Little House get togethers, however, I am not much of a traveler. But if you happen to go to one I will give you a Penny for Your Thoughts.  Well I am grabbing a cold tea, my glasses and read some more of this gift of a book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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