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RULING THE ROOST – JANUARY 2019

RULING THE ROOST - JANUARY 2019

By Diane Lockspeiser One of my chickens has the annoying habit of sitting on top of the feed can and, of course, then pooping on the lid. As I was grumbling one day about having to clean off the lid yet again, and that I’ve never had chickens do that before, I suddenly realized that…

LIBRARY NOTES – JANUARY 2019

LIBRARY NOTES - JANUARY 2019

By Pamela West-Finkle I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! A big thank you to Kari Haugeto for rescuing a box of decorations at the transfer station and decorating the library, to Gloria for donating an adorable Christmas tree she won in a raffle, and to Judy Garrison for donating some additional lights. The library…

GARDEN THERAPY: ARRIVALS – HAPPY 2019 – January 2019

GARDEN THERAPY: ARRIVALS – HAPPY 2019 - January 2019

Mel’s trip to Japan has him focused on front doors, facades and gates.

FIELD NOTES: ANTHROPOMORPHIZING OUR WILD CRITTERS – January 2019

FIELD NOTES: ANTHROPOMORPHIZING OUR WILD CRITTERS - January 2019

By Jack McShane First Happy New Year to all my Homo sapien friends, and of course to all the wild critters out there. May you make it through the Winter struggle to enjoy the eventual warming of Spring. Calling a local coyote “Wiley Coyote” is my act of anthropomorphizing or giving him the human attribute…

MOUNTAINEER TRACKS – JANUARY 2019

MOUNTAINEER TRACKS - JANUARY 2019

By Robert L. Chakar, Jr., Ed.D On Friday, December 7th we hosted our Annual Senior Citizens’ Christmas Dinner. Many Andes residents over the age of 55 joined us for a wonderful turkey dinner prepared by Mrs. Laurie Day and her cafeteria staff, Ms. Julie Nelson and Ms. Angela Davila-Maxwell. Mrs. Kathy Whittaker organized students to…

“HUGGING THE STOVE” IN ANDES – JANUARY 2019

“HUGGING THE STOVE” IN ANDES - JANUARY 2019

By Jim Andrews When I came home from work tonight and opened the kitchen door, I heard the oil burner running in the cellar and felt the warmth that it produced from my 90-year-old radiators. A glance at the thermometer on the back porch verified that it was cold. 10 degrees cold! As much as…