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We like to believe that we are in control of our lives. If we make the right choices, things should go the way we planned. However, no matter how well we live our lives, there really aren’t too …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/24/23
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Continued from last week. One more scam email and my response. No punctuation or grammar has been altered on the part of the letter writer. My comments are in parenthesis and my response at the very …
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Ramona Jan
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11/21/23
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130 Years Ago - 1893
George H. Smith, the newly elected county judge and surrogate of Sullivan County, is 29 years of age. For one so young, he must be considered extremely fortunate. In …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/21/23
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Every year my parents host Thanksgiving which I am forever grateful for. Food is my love language, so having a holiday surrounded by good food and all of our family makes it one of my favorite days …
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Claire Burns
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11/17/23
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So next week is the big day. No, I’m not talking about the Black Friday Bonanza at the store, I’m talking about Thanksgiving.
More specifically about the vegetables …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/17/23
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Scotty is now one month old. I haven’t seen him in person yet because he lives in Tom’s River, which is about two hours from here, but I get a lot of pictures of him, courtesy of …
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June Donohue
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11/17/23
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What happened to Halloween? The last day in October at one time gave us a fun way to usher in the holiday season. As a child, wearing a costume to go trick or treating meant finding clothes and items …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/17/23
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It was late November in 1959, and Sullivan County officials were lamenting a very slow start to deer hunting season, which had traditionally provided a much needed economic boost to the …
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John Conway
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11/17/23
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Birthday wishes to Adrienne Walker, Shlomo Franklin, Jackie Biernacki, Susie P landis, Courtenay Jagel, Ellen Magliano, Bradley Gruber, Ira Gold, Carol Newkirk, Victor, Noreen, Corrin Trombley, …
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Suzanne White
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11/14/23
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Thanksgiving is an important way for all of us to celebrate over a traditional dinner with friends and family and the gratitude we feel for the blessings of the past year. Nothing smells quite so …
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Paula Campbell
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11/14/23
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We all get obviously suspicious emails either in our inboxes or spam folder. Without giving any of my personal information, I decided to have some fun and respond to a few of them. Below are the …
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11/14/23
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140 Years Ago - 1883
James Wilson of Egypt purchased 15 sheep at the sale of Ira Clute. On his way home with them, he lost one and on arriving home, the flock to his great surprise contained 27. …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/14/23
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You want a break from all the political rancor?
Go outside and look at the leaves. I’ll wait.
No, don’t look through the window. Get up close and personal with the leaves.
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Barry Lewis
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11/10/23
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We have all heard the saying, “Children are to be seen and not heard.” Many of us have been raised with this mindset, going back many generations. Children have not been given the value …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/10/23
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Good News! Another new business has opened on Main Street in Jeffersonville! “Ratty Books”! They have many “curated, illustrated books and bits” says Caitlin Kranz Yaccino, …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/10/23
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One of the first things I do in the morning is prepare my morning elixir. The dictionary defines an elixir as a magical or medicinal solution. There is nothing medicinal in my morning indulgence but …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/10/23
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Absent a standing professional Army in 1775, America’s first battles during its War for Independence, at Lexington and Concord, were fought almost entirely by members of the militia. At the …
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John Conway
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11/10/23
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One year ago I took my annual vacation and flew off to Berlin, Germany. This year I decided to head north to visit “my Home and Native Land,” Canada, where my entire family (excepting me, …
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James Loney
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11/10/23
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These days, I mainly juggle medical appointments and healthcare practices, but I also have to fit in work (writing my column), family, some social commitments, and my personal passions of music, …
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Ramona Jan
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11/7/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
DeWitt Knapp, proprietor of the Cochecton House at Cochecton, advertised boarding by the day or week. Conveyances furnished.
August Grouten was proprietor of the …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/7/23
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Tis the casserole season. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love chicken and biscuits, and if they don’t... they’ll be sure to love this version. Pillsbury biscuits …
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Claire Burns
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11/3/23
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I stand corrected, last week I had mentioned that the Giant Leopard moth didn’t live in our area and I was wrong. In fact the Giant Leopard moth can be found in most of zone 5 now, so many of …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/3/23
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The Hortonville Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their Pancake & French Toast Breakfast on Sunday, November 12th 7 a.m. to noon. Buttermilk pancakes, French toast, sausage patties, eggs, …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/3/23
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Greetings faithful readers. Well, we finally got our first KILLER FROST of the season. As I write this column on Thursday morning, November 2nd, it is 25 degrees. The annual plants I don’t plan …
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Susan Brown Otto
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11/3/23
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In 1989 Cher had a huge hit called “If I Could Turn Back Time.” It was about a lost love, but for me the title would always churn the neurons in my brain and lead me to think of Daylight …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/3/23
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