Cashton Record - An Independent Wisconsin Newspaper... Serving The Cashton Area For Over 120 Years!

It was a typical spring day. The sun, like an old friend, beckoned me outside. Old Man Winter was finally losing strength. And I was a typical farm kid who wanted to get out of as many chores as possible. I planned my escape. When Mom wasn’t looking, I would slip out the back door being careful that it did not slam shut. I would scoot through the back yard and climb over the fence into the cow pasture. From there it would be a short jaunt down to the creek where I could check out the progre...