Country CousinIssue Date: January 23, 2020Shirley Prudhomme Happy (Chinese) New Year!
Winter is speeding along. The Christmas holidays are gone, although some of us still have our cheery lights up. Adds some brightness to the long dark days of winter.
How's that as an excuse for delaying the task of undoing the holiday decorations?
Groundhog Day comes in two weeks, but there isn't a lot of fun watching for that pesky rodent to come out of his hole to bring us six more weeks of winter. Valentine's Day is still three weeks off, and the birthdays of Lincoln and Washingto...
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From My WindowIssue Date: January 23, 2020Jane Thibodeau Martin The Gut of Winter
My husband's family talks about the "heart of June" being a special time of early summer, with warm sunshine, ripening strawberries and happy weddings. Right now, we are in what I am going to call the "gut" of winter. I am not complaining, but we've been in the grip of the cold for quite a while now, and we have quite a way to go until spring. Some of the novelty of the reprieve from lawn care; the beauty of the snow; and the short days and long nights has worn off.
I've often heard that the...
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From Our ReadersIssue Date: January 23, 2020 Dear Editor:
At the most recent DNR listening session, local citizens asked what they can do to help with the PFAS contamination crisis in our community. One of the simplest things you can do - show up at the polls to support your local clean water candidates at the primary on Feb. 18th, and then again at the general election on April 7th. I encourage you to find the list of local clean water advocates online at S.O.H2O Facebook page.
I desperately urge you NOT to look the other way when you hear people talking about safe drinki...
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From Our ReadersIssue Date: January 17, 2020 Letter to the Editor:
The Dec. 23 Menominee Board of Commissioners Meeting at Stephenson Annex included a presentation by Aquila Resources about their letter of transparency to the public on a drilling exercise. Was the public also aware that Aquila had constructed a makeshift processing plant on the mine site, to process core samples? Well, they did. Pictures and information were given to EGLE Council, and they in turn had Aquila dismantle and remove it. The big question is: What did they DO with the open tank full of mine drainage, th...
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Country CousinIssue Date: January 17, 2020Shirley Prudhomme Free Fishin...
Weather hasn't been too bad for January, but floods are threatening much of the shoreline area. There were treacherous roads late on Thursday, Jan. 9 and into the morning of Friday, Jan. 10, and luckily the last threatened blizzard turned out to be a very slight snowfall. Outlook for the coming week seems to be for moderate temperatures and no significant snowfall.
However, one forecast calls for significant snow on Friday followed by bitter cold. We'll have to wait and see who's right.
COMING...
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