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Family Love
Family love is the title of the group texts everyone is sending with all the photos and news and plans for the day. We have a full house because Grandma Joanne and Chip's sister Karen have made the epic trek from Ocala to Haines. Karen was hoping to fly down to...
Sunday’s Thought
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."- Martin Luther
A Few Reminders
We are turning Halloween into a week long event this year-- starting tonight with the Trick or Trot 5k fun run and walk at 5:30 in Dalton City, no matter what the weather. (A headlamp is a good idea.) There will be a fire pit, hot drinks, and prizes for the best...
Fish and Game (s) News
Well, there will be plenty to talk about over coffee for a few days, maybe longer, now that hunting guide and fisherman Ron Martin has admitted to, and been sentenced for, five hunting related felonies involving area bears and goats. He can't guide again and won't be...
Breaking News: Snow on Ripinsky.
If you have a fur hat, put it on. Then check the bindings on your snowshoes. The first snow of the season is falling on Mt. Ripinsky, from the summit right on down the flanks-- perhaps all the way to the microwave tower, it's hard to tell from the sea-level windy wet...
Goings On
The rain is not snow, yet, at least down in town, but I'm guessing this downpour is whitening up the mountains. (It's still too dark to see, and even then, from the sounds of the wind and rain on the roof I probably won't see it anyway.) The veteran's home is going...
First Frost. Thank Goodness.
That's how it always works, isn't it? The minute you comment on the fine weather, it changes. We had the first frost last night, which meant I had to scrape the windshield this morning before Morning Muscles, but the stars and moon were still out and there were no...