2011 June

Entries from June 30th, 2011

June 23rd, 2011 · 5 Comments · breaking news, opinion

Good News! For those of you who may have heard the rumors, I can confirm that outgoing Master Commissioner of the Revenue Mary “Sis” Cassel will run for the West Wytheville District seat on the Board of Supervisors being vacated by Martha Umberger. With no announced opposition, election is assured. Why do I consider this [...]

brother michael and the ruber ruber

June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, flora and fauna, wildlife

My brother Michael is one of less than a hundred people left in this country who still hand-cane chairs. Caning is both a skill and an art form, and my brother is a master. Michael will be giving a caning demonstration Saturday, June 25, at the Farmers Market. Bring your chairs and questions to the [...]

who doesn’t love a parade

June 19th, 2011 · No Comments · faces and places, festivals

Chatauqua week kicked off yesterday with a home grown parade down Main Street. It’s hard to say who enjoyed it the most, the folks in the parade, or the folks lining the streets to watch. I got to march with the group representing the Farmers Market, and I had a blast. This year’s parade was [...]

the big man is gone

June 18th, 2011 · No Comments · breaking news, music

As much as possible, I try and keep this blog about Wythe County and Southwest Virginia. Before I moved here though, I did have another life. Once in awhile, events happen to people who influenced me, people who made me the person I am. Earlier this evening, something happened to one of those people. Clarence [...]

bird shots

June 13th, 2011 · No Comments · photos, wildlife

One of the best things Anne and I have done since we moved here was to set up a bird feeding station that is visible from the kitchen window. Like most things, it wasn’t planned; it just evolved. During the winter of 2009, the snow cover was pretty thick and the birds were starving. We [...]

last evening was fun….

June 10th, 2011 · No Comments · festivals, news

Memo to Mother Nature: Hey, knock it off, I’m on your side. Anne and I spent yesterday afternoon toodling around and arrived home just in time for the fireworks. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a picture of the giant willow tree down by the Creek that was split in half by lightning. That [...]

listen my children…

June 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, satire

I’ve been using Wikipedia to research an article, and found that day-um, that sucker is just chock full of little known information. For instance, did you know that Sarah Palin is the product of a virgin birth? Her father, Jor-El, believed her mother when she denied ever having sex. As a scientist on Krypton researching [...]

no news is good news

June 6th, 2011 · 6 Comments · musings

I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf. ‘Course I’ve turned over enough new leaves in my life to make a compost heap the size of New Jersey. But this particular new leaf might save my sanity. I’m giving up morning news, and replacing it with morning comedy. When I first moved to Wythe County, [...]

our view is not my view

June 5th, 2011 · No Comments · musings

Mark Sage is the group editor/publisher of the six Media General owned community newspapers that make up Southwest Virginia Today. As such, he writes the OP/ED column entitled OUR VIEW. His current editorial, which appears in four of the six papers, is entitled “At the heart of Heartwood’s trouble.” Heartwood is the new cultural center [...]

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Entries from June 30th, 2011

how the garden grows

June 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · From the Garden, photos

sis cassell to run for supervisor