shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com May 31, 2016 • Page 13 The Bookworm New At The Library Here’s what’s new at the Yankton Community Library this week: Adult Books • The After Party by Anton Disclafani; Fiction • The Ancient Minstrel by Jim Harrison; Fiction • As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark; Fiction • Beyond the Ice Limit by Preston & Child; Fiction • Blood Flag by Steve Martini; Fiction • Boar Island by Nevada Barr; Fiction • Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave; Fiction • Extreme Prey by John Sandford; Fiction • The Highway Man by Craig Johnson; Fiction • The House of Dreams by Kate Lord Brown; Fiction • Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone; Fiction • The Pier Falls by Mark Haddon; Fiction • Poisonous by Allison Brennan; Fiction • Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb; Fiction • The Survivor by Vince Flynn; Fiction • The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews; Fiction • All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister; Nonfiction • American Girls by Nancy Jo Sales; Nonfiction • The Bee Book by Fergus Chadwick; Nonfiction • The Dog Merchants by Kim Kavin; Nonfiction • The Fever of 1721 by Stephen Coss; Nonfiction • Free Refills by Peter Grinspoon, M.D.; Nonfiction • From Junk Food to Joy Food by Joy Bauer; Nonfiction • Garden Made by Stephanie Rose; Nonfiction • Here Comes Exterminator! by Eliza McGraw; Nonfiction • The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis; Nonfiction • The Morning They Came for Us by Janine De Giovanni; Nonfiction • A Murder Over a Girl by Ken Corbett; Nonfiction • The Photographer’s iPad by Frank Gallaugher; Nonfiction • Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt; Nonfiction • The Time of our Lives by Peggy Noonan; Nonfiction • Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick; Nonfiction Adult Audio Books • Find Her by Lisa Gardner; Fiction • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; Fiction • Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn by Ace Atkins; Fiction Young Adult Books www.missourivalleyshopper.com • Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley; Fiction Easy Books • If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don’t! by Elise Parsley; Fiction • Flying Frogs and Walking Fish by Jenkins & Page; Nonfiction ——— Did you know that you can reserve an item from home? Staff will then notify you as soon as the item is available. www.missourivalleyshopper.com ‘County Agent’ Is A Joy “Dear County Agent Guy” by Jerry Nelson; © 2016, Workman Publishing. 210 pages ——— BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The rain — or lack thereof — just about destroyed your plants a year or three ago. Seems the weather’s always wrong, prices are lower than they need to be, and there’s always a hole in some fence somewhere. Still, you’d never have it any other way, so read “Dear County Agent Guy” by Jerry Nelson. You might as well laugh, right? More than three generations ago, when Jerry Nelson’s great-grandparents began farming on “the open prairies of eastern South Dakota,” they had no idea that they were leaving a legacy. From them, Nelson inherited a love of the land, a career, a ramshackle ancestral cottage and, presumably, a good sense of humor. For a few years after high school, Nelson farmed near the old homestead and eventually co-farmed with his father. That was after he decided that life would be better with a little “female companionship,” and he took a wife. The two sons that came afterward were a nice complement to the wife thing, although having them wasn’t like getting a new calf. With sons, there was a hospital involved and a lot of huffing and puffing. Having been through all this birthing stuff before, Nelson kindly offered his calf-puller, noting that having a baby was easy for a cow so why was it such a big deal to his wife’s midwife? Kidding aside, though, a farm is a great place to raise a family. Nelson’s great-grandparents did it. His grandparents raised their children on a farm, as did his parents and that’s where Nelson’s boys grew up. It’s where the old family cabin moldered until it fell apart, and where Nelson found a letter from his father, dated long before Nelson was born. It’s where silage doesn’t taste very good (but the cows sure love it); where a man with a pickup Kids Art Fest, Summer Band Kickoff May 31 www.missourivalleyshopper.com A community kick-offprojects offered by a dozen local organizations will to-summer tradition, the first Yankton Area Summer be available and free to elementary-age children. Band Concert and Kids Art Fest are scheduled to take The first Yankton Area place on Tuesday evening, Summer Band concert will May 31, at Riverside Park in follow at 8 p.m. at the RivYankton. erside Park Amphitheatre under the direction of guest Yankton Area Arts will be hosting the 25th annual conductor Ashley Leader of Kids Art Fest from 5-7:30 Crofton. Rehearsal begins at 6:30 p.m. for all volunteer p.m. at Riverside Park musicians (high school or inside the picnic shelter next to the ball field. Chalolder) interested. lenging, creative, art-related The all-volunteer band www.missourivalleyshopper.com www.missourivalleyshopper.com www.missourivalleyshopper.com River Honoring Event In Vermillion VERMILLION — A Community Potluck and River Honoring will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 5, on the Clay County Park river bank near Vermillion. Everybody is welcome to enjoy a potluck, the Oyate Drum and East of Westreville, as area residents get together to honor the Missouri River and the community it fosters. is everybody’s friend; and where favorite foods are served, even if one’s wife must hold her nose. The farm is where pastures hold memories of times spent with Dad. It’s where lessons Nelson are learned that stick with a boy long after he becomes a man. It’s where cows are pets, snow is no excuse to stay home, and where lives change because accidents happen … Maybe it’s just me, but I could swear I smelled fresh country air while reading “Dear County Agent Guy.” Yep, this book reminded me of warm spring afternoons, when you’re driving on a dirt road and you stop to jaw a minute with a neighbor on a dusty tractor. It’s like finally finding that newborn calf in the woods — and it’s a heifer! There are loving-the-farm moments, wrapped inside hating-the-losses chapters. And yes, there are times when reading this book is like watching someone pratfall in a fresh cow-pat, because author Jerry Nelson sprinkles good-natured, genuine humor all over his essays here. I laughed out loud more than once at this book, and I think you’ll like it, too — especially if you understand its very title. 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