96 years young: Vern Holmquist, Our Town’s Ol’ Curmudgeon, shares his secrets to life
By Nancy Jennings Vern Holmquist loves to dance. Never mind that the voice of Our Town’s “The Ol’ Curmudgeon” column turned 96 years young in May. One recent column “Dancing…together” (May 1 edition), proved he could “cut a rug” like no other. How the Silverton resident secured his own newspaper column 13 years ago is quite a story. A very […]