Late last August, this newspaper’s publisher – me – was seen by some in the community limping around the commercial district Wednesdays delivering the Weekly News to stores and red newspaper boxes. In October the pain from arthritis became so bad I recruited willing volunteers – Brad and Tony had offered to help and Rick already was – to take over the delivery route. In December I told my orthopedic doctor I needed to have my knee replaced and finally went under the knife on March 17.

The next two issues of the Weekly News were put together without me and the two...