By John Shaffer According to the original thoughts of President Obama and his spokespeople, the victims of recent Islamic jihadist atrocities were “random,” not attacked for any purpose, it seems, other than blood lust. Of course, as the Administration belatedly came to understand, this is nonsense. The victims in the Charlie Hebdo attacks were chosen because they “insulted the Prophet.” Those killed in the kosher market in Paris were Jewish. The twenty-one Egyptians whose throats were slit on that Libya beach were Coptic Christians, not “random Egyptian citizens.” Their denials were so outlandish that even the administration spokesmen have relented and now use the word “terrorism” almost freely, and acknowledge that the victims were selected, not “random.” It is a good thing that they have come around to the correct position, but they still won’t tell us why they got it wrong for so long.
Wildlife Observations and Memories – Part IV
It was opening day of deer season in 1971. We had at least 18 inches of snow around Thanksgiving. I was on the Lewis Dunbar farm in Canton; along with Larry Feist and John Mosher. Larry was 100 yards away on my left; John about the same distance on my right. By Bill Bower On our trip to Williamsburg, Virginia a few weeks ago, we had dinner at Chownings Tavern, which dates back to the 1700’s. After dinner and listening to the balladeer’s music, we left and were walking back to our car when we came upon a ghostly looking tree. Seeing a sycamore tree in either subdued light or fog as it drifts across the land is eerie. Since there was just enough light for us to see the tree but not enough to take a picture, we returned the next day to take photographs. Through the years, I have often called the sycamore a “ghost tree”, and on that evening, this sycamore tree appeared as one.
By Anja Miller, RN Home with Hospice
We provide support and care to your loved ones in need. “You matter because of who you are. You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can; not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die”. These words spoken by Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of hospice, describe the approach Guthrie Hospice takes with every person we care for. By Stratton "Lefty" Schaeffer Memories of Fastnachts Being Made and Eaten
Tuesday a week ago was Fastnacht Day. Listening to talk radio on the 17th of February was a reminder that what we take for granted as universal knowledge is, in reality, regional customs and tradition. The talking heads on the radio revealed their roots with their knowledge or ignorance of Fastnacht Day. Ahoy! Welcome aboard Noah's Ark!
"If you're going to talk the talk you had better be able to walk the walk" is sound advice for anyone long at loquacity and short on service. However, if you plan on successfully pursuing a profession, hobby or avocation you'd better be able to 'talk the talk' before you attempt to "walk the walk." By Rev. Kenneth Marple, M.A. Different People Make The Difference!
Scientists tell us there are no two snowflakes that are alike: however, no one needs to tell us that there are no two people who are exactly alike! By Canton Fitness Center Wellness and You - Part 2
Last week we started to talk about seven aspects of wellness as described on the University of California at Riverside website. We briefly discussed social, emotional and spiritual dimensions in the previous article and now we will look at environmental, occupational, intellectual and physical wellness. By Esther Butcher Sorry there wasn’t news last week, I was on an unplanned vacation at the Troy and Robert Packer Hotels. Am doing fine, will print what I have.
Last Sunday Cindy Putnam had a birthday dinner for her son Billy Harris. Jami Park, her sons, Cameron and Damon, Billy, Alicia with Quianna and Brian enjoyed Lasagna dinner. Canton Fitness Center Wellness and You – Part 1
Wellness. Everyone has heard this word, but does it really mean? Wellness is a pretty vague word by definition. It means, “the state or condition of being in good health”. When most people hear that definition they automatically think of physical health, but experts in health and wellness know that it is more than that. Depending on which resource you look at, there are between five and seven aspects of wellness that are listed. I liked the model I found on the University of California at Riverside website. I will share this information with you as we will briefly examine the aspects of wellness over the next two articles. By Richard & Joyce Pratt The weather this week has truly turned to winter weather with zero temperatures and dangerously low windchill factors as well as blizzard-like weather, Saturday. Sunday had very low windchill temperatures.
Meetings, meetings, meetings. I had four of these things in a week and I can tell you that three of them were a waste of time. I can't tell which were and were not but you get the idea.
The Sister Street Bridge Commission has not held a meeting for several months so I think it should be disbanded. Our few meetings were usually held in the middle of the street at the job-site anyway. I made it a priority on my things to do list last week. By Lorelei Colton It’s with great sorrow that I tell you that my brother Art passed away peacefully last Saturday, Valentine’s Day, around 8AM, at his daughter Lugene’s home in Georgetown, Florida, following a brief battle with cancer that lasted less than 3 months. Though I am extremely sad, I am ever so grateful for the time that my other brother Jeff and I were able to spend with him just the week before his passing.
By Lois Ribovich The class of '55 and '56 enjoyed lunch and an afternoon of conversation. Those who attended were Ben and Peggy Bulkley, Bob and Janet Spencer, Sheryl and Dick Groover, Jane and Ed Moore, Barb and Dick Bellows, Steve and Lois Ribovich. The next get together will be March 10 at noon at the Midway.
By Kathie Lepper I've been out and about trying to gather some news for this column here on "The Ridge."
It smells so delicious all over this building today! Kathie Temple and Carol Brown are making soup for the pot luck supper this afternoon. I'm hungry already! |
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