Country Cousin Shorter Days...
Do the daylight hours seem to be getting shorter and shorter? Does the long winter's night seem to be coming on more swiftly than it did a few weeks ago?
It's not your imagination.
Starting on the official First Day of Summer on or about June 21, days began slowly getting shorter, with the sun rising a trifle later each morning and setting a few seconds earlier each night.
Doesn't seem like much, but it does add up. But it doesn't stop there. Just learned that as the ...
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From My Window Transitions
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
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Fall is my favorite time of year; I think of it as my busiest period of "annual transition." There are so many once a year tasks associated with this time, and each one crossed off the list brings a sense of both accomplishment and anticipation.
Yards and gardens are prepared for their rest period, as the gardeners prepare for their rest also " pulling out the withering tomato plants, the drying up flowers, and picking the last ve...
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From our readers Editor:
While concerned citizens on either side of the Menominee River have been fighting a battle against the Back Forty Mine project, Wisconsin's Senator Tom Tiffany - our own representative - has been crafting a bill (SB 395) to re-open the door to toxic mining in Wisconsin.
For 20 years, Wisconsin's waterways, wilderness, and wildlife have been protected by the Prove it First mining law. That law requires mining companies to provide specific proof a sulfide mine can run for 10 years and be closed for 10 years without...
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Country Cousin Pray For Storm Victims...
After such a rainy summer, the recent spell of sunny days and moonlit nights has been pure pleasure. Feel sorry for everyone in the coastal states hit so hard by the hurricanes, especially the folks in Texas and Florida. These disasters hit somewhat close to home, even though they're miles away. Like most TIMESland residents, we have friends and relatives who live in both areas and are praying they will all get through it with lives and limbs intact. Things can be replaced. Lives cannot.
H...
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From our readers Dear Editor:
I'd like to recognize Jim Martell of the Hanson, Onion and Martell Funeral Home for making our community a better place.
His business has featured a beautiful display of flowers for several years " with colorful plants arranged flowing down a set of stairs, giving the appearance of a waterfall of flowers. This year he thoughtfully added two NWT fish to the arrangement.
I really enjoy seeing this creative display, and it certainly leaves a nice impression of both his business and our community.
T...
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