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My name is Jen and I'm a Mosquito Magnet

  • August 24, 2010
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Has anyone ever told you that the reason you get so many bug bites is that you're so sweet? I've been hearing that my whole life and I'm starting to wonder if there's maybe some truth to it. This past weekend, I was apparently a buffet for no less than twenty mosquitoes. All of the bites happened on my ankles and feet, with the exception of one on my middle finger. Of course, I didn't feel a...

Shoppe Hop

  • August 24, 2010
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I do so enjoy a “Shoppe Hop”.A Shoppe Hop, for me, is driving to a town full of little stores and possibilities, parking the wheels, walking from one end to the other, and stopping in every interesting place I can find.The gear required for this activity includes, but is not limited to comfy clothes, tennis shoes, and a camera. My trusty black leather backpack is full of everything this...

This thing called technology

  • August 24, 2010
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I miss rotary dial phones; those big, black behemoths of years gone by. You knew you were talking on the phone when you picked up the receiver. The heft and breadth of it settled snugly in your palm and fit perfectly into that place between ear and mouth. Your fingers dialing each separate number with a whoosh of the circle of plastic that adorned the front of the phone. When the phone was for...

Precious Promise

  • August 24, 2010
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Precious promise God has given To the weary passerby, On the way from earth to Heaven, “I will guide thee with Mine eye.” I will guide thee, I will guide thee, I will guide thee with Mine eye On the way from earth to Heaven, I will guide thee with Mine eye. When temptations almost win thee And thy trusted watchers fly, Let this promise ring within thee, “I will guide thee with Mine...

A time to mourn: Grief is just a part of life

  • August 24, 2010
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According to scripture in Ecclesiastes 3, there is a time or a season for everything. Solomon, the wise author of this book, explains there is “a time to be born and a time to die…a time to mourn and a time to dance.” But just knowing that there is a season and a time for everything doesn’t make going through those times any easier. Unfortunately, grief is a part of life just like joy is,...

Directions of a different sort

  • August 24, 2010
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Word to the wise. If you ask for directions in Holmes County, you just might want to get a second or even third opinion. Better yet, use a map, atlas, a GPS or a combination of those geographical aides. Here’s why. With three to four million visitors to our fine county every year, some of them get lost, or at least do not know exactly where they are. Shoot. Some might not even know where they...

First day is a success in area schools as students get back in the swing of things

  • August 24, 2010
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How does it usually go for students returning to school on the first day back from summer vacation? It can be tough. How long does it take for the teachers to get back in the swing of things? “About 180 days,” joked Karen Burkett, Tri-County Educational Service Center director, referring to how many days of school there are in the actual school calendar. While it may not take quite that...

Local businesses show their support in the Junior Fair livestock sale

  • August 24, 2010
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The Holmes County Fair is over and that means that the Junior Fair livestock sale has passed. This year was a very successful year at the livestock sale, held August 19-20. Even though there were less animals sold at the sale this year compared to last year, that doesn’t mean that the funding was down. There were 409 animals sold at the livestock sale, compared to the 425 from last year. About...

In every way, the 2010 fair was a success

  • August 24, 2010
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Any way you look at it, the 2010 Holmes County Fair was a success.Kerry Taylor, president of the fair board, said he was pleased that the attendance of 31,840 was about 500 better than last year. However, Taylor said Saturday's early evening downpour reduced the expected attendance on the fair's last day by about 2,000."Otherwise," Taylor said, "we may have approached or broken the record of...

Lots of celebrating at Friday’s fair livestock sale

  • August 24, 2010
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The sale totals alone would have been enough to celebrate. But the Friday livestock sale at the Holmes County Fair was so much more than that. The five-hour plus long auction was more a celebration of accomplishment and community than it was selling livestock. And yet, when the bottom line was added up, it was a financially satisfying evening for both sellers and buyers alike. The sale of...