Madrid Iowa Orchard Owners Stand Against a Counterfeit Prophecy for Two Thousand Twenty Six

for the Miller family. To honor fifty years of stewardship. We want to mount it right in the main lobby.”

I peeled back the tissue paper to reveal the cold, heavy metal, the engraved letters spelling out our family name and the years of the orchard’s operation.

“It is beautiful,” I said slowly. “But the orchard is still standing.”

Arthur tugged at his continue reading …