Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Lettuce Eat Local: Time Keeps Marching On

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local   Every time I see it on the calendar, I simultaneously do two things: mentally recite “Spring forward, fall back”; and physically groan, for either action. Daylight...

Why Baxter Became A Poet (Best Of)

I know you join me in saying that I sure do miss Baxter Black. He was the most interesting man I ever met and...

“The Best Age”

Dawn Phelps Columnist   This past week several of the ladies in our community attended our monthly Tootle Time Tea at Tootle Books and Such in Miltonvale. ...

Pouch Dinners

Nothing says simplicity like cooking inside a foil pouch. This past week I prepared 2 meals, totally different, inside an aluminum foil pouch. Easy...

You Don’t Say!

Back when my wife and I hunted together more, we’d often pass the hours spent in a hunting blind by making up animal conversations...

Putting On The Dog

The biggest change in the animal world during my 74 years has been our attitude towards dogs. It's now a common sight to see...

Alaska’s Cold, Cold Ground

Dawn Phelps Columnist From Dawn Phelps.  My 96-year-old Uncle Cleve Humphrey from Alabama wrote this descriptive story of a moose hunt with my little sister Joan...

Road-kill rumination

The number of wild critters that become road-kill in America must be astronomical. Travel anywhere on a road and within a few miles you'll...

Asparagus Soup

I cannot recall how long it has been since I ran this easy and delightful asparagus soup. I do know asparagus prices are becoming...

Lettuce Eat Local: Oh My Gravy, It Was You All Along

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local Recently, I read an anecdote about a mother coming upon her young child gazing at one of the pictures in her...

The Eicher’s Attend Church Services and Enjoy Family Night Fun

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen Lovina Eitcher, Old Order Amish Cook, Wife & Mother of Eight It is a foggy Monday morning but the sun is peeking through. It looks like...