Gerald’s Talking Dog Essay Contest 2017: Second Place

Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about, but that wasn’t always true. He used to ride with his paws on the dashboard chattering about everything he saw. And he was so opinionated! Some days Gerald wished he’d never picked up the stray Basset Hound.

Gerald’s Talking Dog Essay Contest 2017: Third Place

Gerald’s talking dog likes cherries. It’s all he ever talks about. Gerald, that is, not the dog. “My talking dog,” Gerald says to anyone who will listen, “likes cherries. I mean, he really likes cherries.”

Gerald’s Talking Dog Essay Contest 2016: Third Place

Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he talks about, but when he got into the sauce he began to slur his words so that, “I’d like some more cherries, please,” came out as, “Idrike zhumor sherrish, shpleeeesh.”

Gerald’s Talking Dog Essay Contest 2016: First Place

Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about. To understand why, you must hear his first spoken words,  learn how he lived off the land and  became..the Most Interesting Dog in the World.

BREAKING: Jordan Bates Cleans His Room!

From staff reports There’s breaking news in downtown Frankfort, Michigan, tonight. Jordan Bates has cleaned his room! The Betsie Current co-editor and all-around-town cheery good guy has lived almost his entire life in Frankfort (in the purple house near the stoplight) and he’s known for good jokes, winning at trivia, bad jokes while fishing, and […]