By Jim Lewis Let’s see, you are one person in over 7 billion (7,000,000,000) people on the planet. We are but a speck on this smaller planet that rotates around a smaller sun. This smaller sun is one of at least 200 billion, (200,000,000,000) suns, (stars) in just our Milky Way Galaxy alone. Two hundred billion! Our galaxy is just one of over one billion galaxies in the universe. How small of a speck am I compared to the unimaginable enormity of the universe? Really think about it. Does this make you feel unimportant or insignificant? It shouldn’t and here’s why.
Maple Weekend 2015
One of the very best outdoors events that our family enjoys, is the annual Maple Weekend that the Tioga & Potter counties Maple Producers Associations holds. This year is the 11th annual event. For more detailed information than we can fit into this short column, you can go to their website www.pamaple.com The event runs Saturday & Sunday, March 21st & 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days. By Bill Bower After the hard winter we have experienced, the buckets hanging from the maple trees are a welcome sight. If a contest was to be held on the tree most beneficial to man, what tree would you vote for. Would it be the apple tree that not only was an important tree to our ancestors but still is today? How about either the white pine tree or the hemlock tree? Both of these trees helped make Pennsylvania a lumber giant in the late 1800's.
By Lois Ribovich Visiting friends and relatives in town was John Ribovich from Rockford, IL.
The gun bash was well attended Saturday night. It was a full house. By Fr. Michael McCormick Dear Readers,
Back in the early '90's I was the Catholic Campus Minister at West Liberty State College and Bethany College in northern West Virginia. Our friend David Morris, God rest his soul, was once connected with Bethany College. Each week of football season I would get a call from a college student or two asking, "Father, do you know what that Jn 3:16 means? Is it a secret message or something from the Bible?" It was a great opportunity to share the Good News with college students. Many families have traditions when it comes to the Easter meal. Some opt for a roasted leg of lamb, others braised beef brisket. But when it comes to ease of preparation and flavor, you really can’t do much better than ham. Since hams are cooked or cured when you buy them, you’re essentially roasting them to bring out the flavors. Glazing helps add flavor. Here are some glazing recipes:
By Kathie Lepper Everything is coming up green here on "The Ridge". Not so much outside, but many entrance doors and the community room are looking Irish.
No news to speak of this week, but the pot luck supper is today. So I may pick up some then. Pauline Watts reported that ten residents were at the Coffee Chat Hour, Thursday, this past week. That's always a good group. By John Shaffer Audiences are used to outstanding performances from the Troy Drama Club productions. Last weekend's Singin' In The Rain joined a lengthening list of great shows. Each is memorable in its own right, but we think that this show stands out for its tremendous dancing - tremendous and very athletic. The cast worked hard to master the techniques of tap and put together dance moves that are seldom seen on the high school stage.
Sage News:
Teacher Arrested At Sydney International A high school teacher was arrested today at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator. At the press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious extremist Al-Gebra movement. Wildlife Observations & Memories – Part VI
Another thing to know for folks who have never hunted with a falcon, when the bird makes a kill, the hunt is over for the day. The bird gets the meal and according to Mike, the hunters celebrate with wine and cheese; a rather foreign thing to this Irish hunter. I would have settled for a cold beer. We pulled into the driveway of a nearby farm and asked the farmer if we could hunt small game. This fellow is also a hunter. He corrected stated that small game seasons were closed. He also asked what type of firearm we were using. By Bill Bower Recently, Ellen Lacek, of Towanda, sent me an e-mail that prompted me to write this week's article. The e-mail included pictures of bird nests, which were built under a bridge that crossed the Susquehanna River, and a request to identify the birds that made the nests.
My answer to Ellen's question was cliff swallows. The cliff swallow's scientific name is Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. The genus name is Latin and comes from the two Greek words: petros, meaning stone or rock from the places where the nests are often built and chelidon, meaning swallow. The species is Latin and means red-backed in reference to the rump. By Stratton "Lefty" Schaeffer A Potpourri of Current Events
There is such an abundance of interesting events simultaneously unfolding that I feel like a mosquito in a nudest colony trying to select a target. So many targets, so little time. For a change of pace I've decided to highlight several unwinding issues with a synopsis of the good, the bad, and the ugly that will probably annoy the robotic voters of both major political parties. It's food for thought if you're tired of business as usual. By Esther Butcher Monday sure was nice with the sunshine, nice for going somewhere. The water was flowing every where, we need the snow to go away slowly. We are very lucky we don’t have much.
Tuesday morning Dona Beers attended the Book Share at the Green Free Library in Canton. She and granddaughter Allison attended the movie at the Granville Center Church on Sunday evening. By Anja Miller, RN Hello to you all again. I am Anja Miller, RN, Guthrie Hospice.
In my last article I talked to you a little about what Hospice means and what hospice can do for you and your loved one. For example, if your loved one would like to go to the casino or camping just one more time, but because of pain, nausea/vomiting, anxiety or shortness of breath your loved one cannot go and enjoy themselves; Guthrie Hospice can help. We specialize in symptom management, great emotional support and excellent care. We realize that Hospice can be a scary word, yet Hospice can be a positive experience. You do NOT have to go through this challenging time by yourself. We ask you to call Guthrie Hospice at 1-800-598-6155 with any questions; so we can answer them for you. Until next time, Anja Miller, RN, Manager of Clinical Services. By Richard & Joyce Pratt Well, it finally looks like the winter weather in breaking so that the sap will start running and make the maple syrup producers happy. Quite a different operation today, when you look at all the tubing and expensive equipment of today compared to buckets and hurry home from school, go out with horses and bobsleds all around the sugar bush to empty each bucket and bring into a tank to boil down in the open sap pan over a hot fire usually made up of old pine stumps that were quite popular in fence rolls in their day.
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