PCN Construction reporter recalls 'Family Circus' comic contribution

Nearly 30 years ago, Malta's David Veseth, then living in Laurel, Mont., and but age four at the time, quipped "Mommy, can I unplug some grapes and eat them?" as he looked at a bowl of grapes and thought they looked like they had power cords attached.

The memory came up last week after David's mother, Rosemary (herself a Phillips County News Contributor) came into the PCN office to talk about her son's latest Malta Construction Update, a feature he writes for this newspaper on a weekly basis.

"I get people coming up to me quite often saying how much they enjoy his column," Rosemary said. (E...