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Articles by Janice Johnson
Library Foundation preserves library, helps meet needs
At the corner of 521 N. Main Street, you will find a historical cornerstone plaque commemorating the year 1929. It marks the beginning of local philanthropist, A.H. Brown’s vision of a library for the Mobridge community. This very building was gifted to the city in 1930 with several stipulations, one of which was that the facility always available to all Walworth County residents and those in surrounding territories.
Ministerial Association lends a helping hand
Life isn’t always easy. We often face obstacles that require perseverance and then there are times we need to get a little help up. Mobridge Ministerial Association is a non-profit organization that was established in the 1980s as a charitable organization to work together to provide that “help up” for those in need that work continues today, some 40 years later.
Christmas tree at state capitol dream comes true
When young Carrie Lutz proudly brought home her trophy spruce seedling in a Styrofoam cup, she had no idea that it would someday be displayed in the South Dakota state capitol building as a beautiful Christmas tree. Carrie was in upper elementary school then and had entered an essay writing contest, which she won. Her prize was a tiny spruce seedling in the foam cup, and she proudly carried it home to show her parents, Darwin and Deb.
Bridge City Concert Association set to dissolve May 2025
After 50-plus years of bringing exceptionally talented artists to the Mobridge area, Bridge City Concert Association is on their farewell leg. Sharon Hammer, co-chairperson for the association said, “We have met as a board, and we have agreed to dissolve our organization. It is very difficult to go forward as a group. This is a last and final season as of May 2025.” The impact of fine arts Sharon Hammer co-chairs Bridge City Concert Association along with Becky Schlomer.
Expanding the Mosaic of Belonging in Unitarian Universalist Communities
A mosaic is a thing of beauty, a complex piece of art created by assembling pieces of many different sources, shapes, and colors. It echoes our Unitarian Universalist living tradition: a work of art, always in progress, made by many hands. The Unitarian Universalist Association is excited to announce a new online Mosaic Hub for antiracism and inclusion in UU congregations, scheduled to launch in early 2023.
Stitching a Layered Faith
It’s right there in our name: Unitarian Universalism. But the layers go deeper than the consolidation of two American religious traditions. Theological Unitarianism from the radical Reformation in Eastern Europe meets eighteenth-century King’s Chapel in Boston. From John Murray at the Universalist Church of America to Swami Vivekananda at the World’s Parliament of Religions. Christians, Humanists, Atheists. Jews, Pagans, Buddhists, and Muslims.
Everybody has a story: Wrong phone number causes stir
By Janice Johnson, Riverview neighborhood Published: February 27, 2022, 6:01am My husband, Alan, and I were watching television when my cellphone rang. I rushed to retrieve it from the kitchen window ledge and looked to see who was calling. It was a Florida number, possibly an old friend from our years living there. I answered it. “Who is this?” an unfamiliar voice said. “Who were you calling?” I asked. “I got a call from this number,” the voice said. “There must be a mistake.
Apollo 11 memories: A special laundromat viewing
Janice Johnson said she went to a laundromat with her husband to see the moonwalk in 1969. "It was and is a special memory." (Janice Johnson/Courtesy of Janice Johnson) In July 1969 I was a 19-year-old Army wife in Fort Polk, Louisiana. My husband had been drafted and we were expecting our daughter in November. We didn’t have a TV as we could barely afford our converted travel trailer home and monthly expenses.
Farmer Weaver | SABR
In the early years, baseball had its share of Buck Weavers, but the most famous among them was not the “original.” That distinction, according to sportswriter Fred Lieb, goes not to the White Sox infielder, but to William Clinton Bond Weaver, known more commonly today by his other nickname, “Farmer.”[1] This Buck Weaver started his major league career before the Chicago player was even born, but he, too, once played for a team that came to be known as the Black Sox.
Society for American Baseball Research
When Jess Barnes was at the top of his game, the right-handed pitcher from Circleville, Kansas, held his own with the elite of his day. Named to Baseball Magazine’s All-American team following the 1919 season, Barnes shared the honor with such luminaries as Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, and Joe Jackson.
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