• Our Phones – Wireless
• Our Money - Valueless
• Cooking – Fireless
• Cars – Keyless
• Food – Fatless-Tasteless
• Tires –Tubeless
• Dress – Sleeveless
• Youth – Jobless
Let's take a good look at our country since we elected Obama.You be the judge ...
• Our Phones – Wireless • Our Money - Valueless • Cooking – Fireless • Cars – Keyless • Food – Fatless-Tasteless • Tires –Tubeless • Dress – Sleeveless • Youth – Jobless By Evangelist Eric Smith “With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.” 1st Peter 5:12. Peter continues to encourage his readers as he closes this letter. Peter says, he wrote the whole letter to be an encouragement to those reading it to first remain faithful to Jesus Christ. What was written is still applicable to us today.
By Jim Lewis Have you ever gone camping when it has rained the whole time? Maybe you have gotten wet and packed up early or even left in the middle of the night. How about a hurricane during your Florida vacation or no snow and ice for the winter festival? The car breaks down your flight is cancelled, the motel is over-booked or you get really sick. Some vacation! We can plan our futures to the smallest detail and with the best of intentions, but we can’t plan on the weather or life’s circumstances to always fall in line.
By John Shaffer A couple of weeks ago an Amtrak train crashed near Philadelphia, killing eight people, injuring dozens of others and disrupting rail transportation for several days. Before all of the bodies were recovered, the Democrats were mounting an offensive to blame the tragedy on Republicans, who were charged with pursuing budget cuts that led to reduced maintenance that led to the crash. Oops!
By William Bower ![]() At the beginning of May, I received a call from Jim Spenser, who lives on Horse Thief Run Road, in Tioga County. I’ve often wondered how a road or area received its name but with Horse Thief Run Road, I don’t have to think too hard. I do know that the road was not named after Jim. Jim called to tell me that he had removed the top of a blue bird house and found it full of nesting materials. He began cleaning out the box when an animal popped up from amongst the nesting materials; quickly jumped out and ran up the evergreen tree on which the box was posted. The animal, which startled Jim, was a flying squirrel. Jim then noticed a young squirrel poke its head out of the nest. The young squirrel let out a squeak when Jim picked it up, and the mom came a running down the tree. Jim put everything back the way he found it, and since then, he has not gone near the nest. However, from a distance, he has watched the box and was able to take a picture of mom looking out. Pennsylvania Wildflowers 2015
Did you know that Pennsylvania has more species of wildflowers than any other state in the entire United States? We are truly blessed in this manner just like the fact that Pennsylvania has the most tree species in the United States. I was told by a local forester that Pennsylvania is the northern most range of the southern soft woods and the southern range of the northern hardwoods. By Canton Fitness Center Bugs Everywhere!
Yes, the joys of summer. Warm temperatures, sun, outdoors, and BUGS! Mosquitoes, gnats, flies, and other things that make summer less than enjoyable. You could buy commercial bug spray, but there is any alternative. If you are tired of all the cancer causing, chemical concoctions that you put on your skin to keep bugs away, you may want to look into essential oils. By Rev. Kenneth Marple, M.A. Hats Off to "The Hat House"
When Agnes Clark (born 1900, now deceased) was a girl growing up in Austinville, Pennsylvania, there was a house in town called "the hat house." The hat house stood three houses west of the Oldroyd road intersection, and has long since burned. It received its name from the big, black silhouette of a hat fastened up in the gable. Of course it was actually a millinery shop (hat store), but "hat house" was good enough for the kids growing up in town. I expect its presence in a small town just goes to show how hats have always played an important part in American culture. It's not at all unusual to walk into a home today and find a huge cap collection. We talk about "wearing different hats." In my own community, when someone puts on a Sylvania Lion's Club hat it can mean only one thing --he or she is ready to sell barbecued chicken! A hat can make you a different person. By Esther Butcher Memorial Day turned out to be a beautiful day. Families could have lots of fun with picnics and such.
Congratulations to the new Dairy Princess, Granville’s own MaKenna Martin. She looked very lovely in her red gown in the paper. Cindy Putnam and Brian Crandell camped at the home of her daughter Jami Park for the weekend and went to Buttermilk Falls, NY. It was beautiful and grandkids loved the playground. They cooked out and had bonfires with other family members. It was a great weekend. Finally it has gotten a little warmer and light breakfast, lunches, dinners, and snacks are the main ideas for children who are now going to be home from school is essential. Here are some ideas for one of the kids favorites: PEANUT BUTTER.
NOTE: These recipes do contain peanut butter in every recipe. If you have allergies, DO NOT EVEN TRY THEM! Also if you are going to have children around your house, don't use these either. Last Sunday after the episode at the Sayre mega-store we drove on up to Lowman, NY to visit Rod & Shelly Sherwood. They have a mini-ranch where if the wind is less than 40 mph then it is just a breeze. Rod told me they have had problems with the hawks stealing a chicken now and then, but I think maybe they blew away.
They also have some pigs but I didn't go out to admire them because I know what their fate will be. (Chickens I could care less.) We are fortunate here on Sister Street to have a qualified bridge inspector on the street - qualified translates to anyone willing to go down under the bridge and look it over. By Lorelei Colton I have decided that May is one of my favorite months. It is so refreshing to see lush, green leaves on the trees, and, yes, even those pesky – yet pretty bright yellow – dandelions spotted on lawns everywhere. I picked a big bouquet of lilacs from the back yard, only to be reminded of many, many years ago when friends Ginny Case (now deceased), Carol Bastion, and Peggy Bulkley and I tripped off to Rochester to their annual “Lilac Festival”. I am sure one of the bushes I now have is from there, the other one from my Aunt Maude Foust’s back yard when she lived right up the hill from us in Cowley.
With Memorial Day being celebrated on May 25, this is the perfect time to print recipes for a great picnic lunch, with just a little twist. You have to try these to see if they become your families' favorites.
Dear Readers,
This weekend we celebrate the great Solemnity of Pentecost. It is often referred to as “the birthday of the Church” because it was the day when the disciples received the gift of the Holy Spirit. But what actually happened on that first Pentecost as recorded for all of history in the Book of Acts? The Gospel is preached; the Spirit descends; and people come to faith! This is remarkably simplistic, but that is the entire point. When the Spirit is a-moving and active there is no need for added special effects and flashy promotions. Pentecost is a human encounter with the power of God’s Love in the person of the Holy Spirit. The class of '56 held their lunch on Tuesday at the Midway. Attending were Dick and Sheryl Groover, Dwayne Buchanan, Jane and Ed Moore, Ann Griswold, Virginia McDonald, Lois and Steve Ribovich, Woody and Pon McKenzie.
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