DECATUR COUNTY – The successful 2026 Decatur County Fair is history, now it is back to school. Summer is flying by. When I was teaching, once the fair was over summer vacation was almost over too. Back in my elementary and high school days, we didn’t go back to school until after Labor Day, and summers seemed to be much longer.
We have been having some temperatures in the 90s, and we dread the heat. In my early years (again), my dad would take off from farm work if the thermometer reached 100 degrees, and we would go swimming. I watched the thermometer in great anticipation. Anyway, the hot temperatures didn’t bother me then like they do now. I guess we are spoiled because we enjoy air-conditioning.
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