Opinions

The Henderson Manufacturing Company began with an idea for an invention called the hydrajuster developed by Bill Henderson. Gazette records say that with no cash and a lathe he bought on credit, Henderson built his invention which, in 1945, was classified as standard army equipment for the Canadian and U.S. Armies. A type of hydraulic jack, the hydrajuster was used to change caterpillar treads on bulldozers, tanks, and other heavy equipment, and has been used around the world.

Last week, hubby called me sobbing. In 34 years, he’s only cried three times, so I knew something was terribly wrong. Our good friend of 20+ years had just died from a battle with leukemia. At this point, hearing Cary, I started crying, too. I’ve attended a lot of services in my lifetime … church services, wedding services, and, all too often lately, funeral services. The common denominator for all of them is that I cry – crying comes easy to me.

Since 2015, I have had a column in the Bee almost every week under the heading of “From My Perspective.” Each week, those columns have had wide and varied sub-headings and topics. From music, to personal experience, to whimsical takes on hot button topics, I feel like my column has had a little bit of all of it.