I yearned for a backhoe. Only after we’d finished the backbreaking labor did I realize what a mistake it would have been to have used one. We buried Basil with his head facing east so that he could ...
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Most graves these days are dug with backhoes. Heavy machinery is fast, exact and doesn’t cause low-back problems. Larry Pederson still uses a shovel. Over the past 25 years he’s ...