Country Cousin Weather...
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Depending on which weather expert you listen to, we may or may not be in the midst of a Polar Vortex. One thing is certain. Anyone celebrating Christmas in July this week will be comfortable dressed for the part. If Santa chooses to visit, he’ll feel right at home.
Those who promote the Global Warming theory will surely find a way to claim this record cold spell in July is another demonstration of the damage from human-caused carbon emissions. And a way to prove that the fl...
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From our readers Editor:
This is for all the people that come up into our beautiful Northwoods in Marinette County. When you come, leave the fireworks at home. We can tolerate and accept them on the 4th of July but I think that is only one day! THEN when you want to shoot guns all day and half the night use the shooting ranges that are located in nearly every town!
You have to realize we live here for a reason and it is for the quiet and the wildlife. As of now we have neither of these anymore. Weekends we like to sit outside and listen to the b...
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Tales from the old-timer The “Good Old Days”
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
daughter of the Old-Timer
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Two weeks ago we drove from Oklahoma to Wisconsin for a family wedding and visiting. We brought our camper on this trip and stopped for the night while headed north in the small town of Stanton, Missouri, right along the interstate.
The campground we stayed in was located next to an old church and cemetery and, in need of a walk, I passed under the traditional wro...
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Country Cousin Health...
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Summer seems particularly reluctant to hang around this year. We’ve had a few fairly warm times, but then sweatshirt weather returns, often several times in the same day. Folks think they’re joking when they say if you don’t like the weather in Wisconsin, just wait 10 minutes. This year that’s been a fact most days. The nice thing, unless you’re camping out, is that nights are generally so chilly that air conditioners aren’t much needed. Furnaces are, though.
HOW CAN YOU TELL?<...
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From our readers Letter to Editor:
This letter is in regards to the so called propane shortage this past winter and the very bad business actions of Customers Gas Service.
I know that in writing this I also speak for my husband and I also know that these are some of the thoughts of many other Customer Gas customers.
In January, when we first became aware of a propane shortage, I called Customers Gas Service to have them deliver propane to us, which we had already paid for. I was told that there was a shortage and they would only be able...
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