Kieth's Corner

There are not too many McGillites left, that remember the old leaching plant below McGill. It was a fairly large structure and stood out in the ‘sands’. I don’t know when it was built, but I remember it was there during WWII. There were some ponds of blue copper sulfate water near the building. Some of us McGill heathens had heard about a winter game called ice hockey that … [Read more...] about Leaching Plant

Keith's Corner There are many names for different generations of Americans, such as Gen X and Z, Millennial, baby boomers, bobby soxers and of course ‘The Greatest”, which in my opinion is the greatest. So, where does my generation fit into this scheme? We more or less landed in between ‘The Greatest’ and the bobby soxers/baby boomers. I don’t believe that I have ever … [Read more...] about WWII Kids

Time to go back to the institutional life for the next 9 months. The only good thing about it is recess. These brief, few moments of freedom to get some fresh air and exercise are the only reason I was able to tolerate my first years of grade school. Due to some great teachers , I eventually developed a yearning to learn more and actually like going to school. The first … [Read more...] about School Starts – Drat It All

Keith’s Corner While working at the McGill Drugstore, I come into contact with people from all over the world. Recently, there were folks from Maine, Connecticut, Paris, France, New York City, Montana, New Mexico, California, Utah and Dallas, Tx. The conversations with them usually leads to what it was like living here in a small town so far away from ‘everything’. By … [Read more...] about Living in a Small Town