Long, cold snowy winters are nothing new to the residents of the Marion area. From the earliest lumbering days, when a good covering of snow was an advantage in the moving of logs, to the beginnings of the snowmobile days, Marionites have cursed or reveled in the white stuff. Mostly, they have simply dealt with Read More…
The new year is here and already the middle of January is already past – last Monday actually.We’ve had some bone chilling cold, lots of snow and wind to greet it, along with the local TV weatherman’s promise of some (very) slightly warmer days on the way.Already I am looking forward to the annual “January Read More…
Recently, I was gently lectured by one of my clients. She was putting a special emphasis on one of the psalms that I often sing and pray. “This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad.” She changed it slightly, and shifted its meaning and gave it a different slant. Read More…
By Maggie ConklinPeanut ButterCookiesDuring the Gulf War quite a few years ago, my friend Robin Sullivan and I made chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies, then mailed them to a couple Boyce boys who were serving overseas. We vacuum-sealed, lovingly boxed and mailed them a strange-sounding armed services address.A month or so later we received Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorWormholeBBC Sky at Night speculated last week about wormholes, space-time portals between dimensions. We pass through these between Saugatuck, Douglas and reality each day.My favorite is on board an Interurban bus. Step up, a door wheezes shut and gravity spits you out through its vortex, the Blue Star Bridge.The BBC says a Chinese Read More…
It’s been a whole week since I’ve worked into a conversation that my grandson and his fiancé both graduated from the Medical College of Georgia. Unfortunately, along with this new title comes a challenge. Ain’t no way I’m going to call him Doctor. For years it has been weird enough to call my sorry son-in-law Read More…
I have a confession to make. I’m a local newspaper addict. I write them, I sell them, and most importantly I read every single one I can get my hands on.Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately depending on your viewpoint, I also buy them. Amazingly I’ve had a great deal of success in doing so.This week I Read More…
Living near a lake is a wonderful way to spend your golden years, although those golden years might at times seem more bronze than gold. Being physically fit is a big plus, because one is able to participate in more activities than someone with a few aches and pains.Back in the seventies, I took up Read More…
Mom Nature granted all of those wishes for measurable snowfall in these parts this week. And amply so, cutting a big swath across the middle of the mitt with 11” of wet snow reported in nearby Leota. Now that’s a reasonable snowstorm! Before this day is out, I expect to hear snowmobiles taking advantage of Read More…
By the time this issue hits the presses, it will probably be all over, but it sure makes for pretty scenery when a winter storm actually hits the area.Unfortunately, it also a “pretty” big mess when it finally ends, and as we speak, Jack is outside in his bright orange suit cleaning it up with Read More…