By Lorelei Colton How wonderful to have gotten some much-needed rain! But, I must say that the thunderstorm that went through last Friday early evening was a real “blinger” – wherever that word came from. Our vegetable garden is leaping out of the ground. I saw little green tomatoes on the cherry tomato plant, blossoms on the green beans, green onions ready to pick, the sweet corn is more than “knee high” already, and I picked a big bunch of radishes Sunday and some were bigger than a walnut! The best we’ve ever grown! Our peonies were real pretty and now the prim roses are in bloom. Our oak tree out front has grown so much and gotten so thick that the other night when it was time to close up shop and go to bed, I looked out the front door and thought the pole light was out because the light was totally blocked by the oak tree’s foliage. It’s become an awesome shade tree.
Ding goes the alarm clock. Time to get the coffee brewing, jump in the shower, and hopefully have some breakfast. Add in some kiddos and you’ve got quite a full morning. Knowing that breakfast is the most essential, and often the hardest, meal of the day, here are some easy breakfasts for rushed mornings.
There again I can honestly admit that I don't eat breakfast at home, only when I am traveling. Easy Breakfast Idea #1 Protein shake. This can be as simple as 1 scoop of powder milk. Don’t worry about dirtying up the blender, use a blender bottle instead, which breaks up clumps better than most shaker bottles. By Lois Ribovich The class of '56 met at the Midway last week, attending were, Ben and Peggy Bulkley, Woody and Pon McKenzie. Virginia McDonald, Ann Griswold, Shirley Pepper, Dwayne and Norma Buchanan, Ed and Jane Moore, Steve and Lois Ribovich, and Bob Bond. Plans are being made for the 60th anniversary next year.
By Kathie Lepper Thanks to the maintenance guy, Scott Abercrombie and all the ladies who care for the flowers here on "The Ridge." It's beautiful up here. The rains have brought out the bright colors of the freshly mowed grass and all the bright colors of the flowers.
Not too much news as I'm out and about here today. An item in the news box from Charlotte Tillotson that she attended a graduation party at Pepper's Auction Barn for Alison Pepper who recently graduated from Towanda's Vo-Tech School. Congratulations to her! By John Shaffer On the eighth of June, President Obama made a speech in which he declared that Obamacare is working. He said none “of the horrors of Obamacare” “have come to pass.” And yes, he did use the term “Obamacare.” He assured his audience “It hasn’t had an adverse effect on people who already had health insurance.” He said “Costs are substantially lower” and said “none of the predictions about how this wouldn’t work have come to pass.” Well, this challenges almost everything we have read about Obamacare (excepting that which comes from the Administration itself and its most fawning supporters), so we’ll challenge the President’s version.
By Charles Rockwell When we were small, Jim, Jane, and I, my mother, Violet Varney Rockwell, would tell us stories of when she was a child.
We loved to hear them and she enjoyed relating them. In order to understand them you, the reader, should have additional information. Her father, Ogden Varney, had a farm at West Franklin on the Southside Road. Apparently he had come to the conclusion that his family would have more opportunities in the Elmira, NY area. By Canton Fitness Center When to Go to a Professional
When you need something done and you don’t know how to do it yourself, what do you do? You might Google it or go to e-How to find a solution, but what if that left you even more confused; then what? If you had a problem with your car you would probably need to go to a mechanic. If you had a pain and, even after searching the internet for the diagnosis, were not sure what was wrong, you would hopefully go to the doctor. When you want a great haircut and color do you trust yourself to do it at home? Most likely not; you would go to the beautician. So why should fitness be any different? By William Bower We humans have to put a name to everything. We can't simply say, "You know the bush I mean, the one with the red berries.” because there are many bushes with red berries. It all depends on which area of the country you reside in as to what this bush with red berries is called. For instance, trees and bushes have many local names that have passed down through generations. Lumbermen, foresters and nurserymen will have different names for the same bush or tree. The most conspicuous feature of a tree is its shape. There is no doubt that primitive man observed the differences in the trees and decided they needed to be classified. Probably, the first big difference noticed by early man was that some trees lost their leaves before winter and some did not. The evergreen trees must have been one of the first classifications. Since most evergreen trees bear their seeds in cones, these trees later became known as conifers, a Latin word meaning cone bearing; from the Greek word kenos, meaning cone. Those trees losing leaves were called deciduous, which is Latin and means falling off or fall down. By Canton Fitness Center What are you eating? That is a good question for many people. From experience, most people think that they are eating healthy, but are they? The human body needs proper nutrition for optimal health, but unfortunately, it is almost impossible get the proper nutrients from food.
Some of the reasons for this are the techniques used in high volume, commercial farming. The ground is deficient of good nutrients, so chemical fertilizers are added to the soils. These chemicals ultimately end up in the produce that people buy to be healthy. On top of this are all the other chemicals that are used to kill weeds, bugs, and fungus in the agricultural field. These are all in the food too. One of the best ways to help yourself is to grow a garden if possible. By Anna Belle Leonard The Gillett Seniors' meeting on June 4th began by playing bingo after the usual coffee hour. Winners were Eunice Haflett, Anna Kelly, Bill Connelly, Erma Warner, Paul White, Ray MacAuslan, and Marge Ulmer.
Our leader, Mary McKerrow, asked us to remember Ginny Simons who has been transferred to the Bradford County Manor. We were reminded to bring our wedding pictures next week to see if we can identify the various members. Also bake sale items need to be here next week for the following Sunday. Dry items need to be placed in individual bags. June 25th is the Alparon Park outing and those who plan to attend need to be signed up for that. By Richard & Joyce Pratt Here we are, Monday again; time for the news. Today so far it is a cool and breezy summer day. Seems good. We have had enough rain in the last few days to make the garden really look good without watering for a while at least.
Last week a good friend and neighbor gave me a clipping out of the Canton Sentinel from a few years back. It was about the wild turkey in downtown Canton. It told of another person who saw it window shopping at Stull's Flowers, and how I saw it while I was sitting at the kitchen table when we lived at McCallum Manor. By Rev. Kenneth Marple, M.A. A 57 Knot Prayer
In many early religions, the repetition of a prayer was thought to increase God’s likelihood of coming across with the goods. It’s sort of like when you’re standing at the elevator door waiting for it to come --punching the button three or four extra times helps it to get there faster. It could be that the elevator forgot or is taking a nap, so you have to remind it. It seems that elevators and God must be “prodded along” and reminded often if you expect to get anything out of them. Anyone with a smidgen of common sense can see that if you ask God for something a hundred times, he’ll just have to give in to you. The sale of self-help books has soared since the year 2006 when sales reached nine billion dollars. In 2013, sales were expected to exceed thirteen billion dollars. Market researchers expect the market to grow at least 8% per year in the foreseeable future. The endless pages offering advice on “how to improve one’s life,” however, do not seem to be making a dent in solving man’s most basic problem: a sinful nature. David offered an alternative to “self-help.” He wisely encouraged us to turn to “God-help.”
A preacher of renowned influence, decided to influence his congregation. He believed that women today were overdoing their body changes with medical intervention. He decided to come at the problem by telling a story. This was his story:
A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked “Is my time up?” God answered, “No, you have another 40 years, 2 months and 8 days to live.” By Evangelist Eric Smith “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:” Ephesians 1:1. The book of Ephesians is a very powerful book. This letter, to the Ephesians, reveals a great deal concerning the Church. Coincidentally the book of Acts chapter 18 and 19 record the beginning of the Church in Ephesus. The Ephesian letter and the two letters written to Timothy while he was at Ephesus help us to fully understand the history of the Church at Ephesus. Also, Ephesus is one of the seven Churches written to in the book of Revelation. From this Church we can learn how to be effective Christians and how the Church is to function as a whole.
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