Another Shenandoah County Fair has come and almost gone. It’s nearly over except for the packing up, cleaning up, and the resting up. If you haven’t yet attended this 100thanniversary year, you’d better hurry before all the hullabaloo concludes. Fair time is a highlight for many in the county and…
Next Thursday, August 31, would be my father’s 95th birthday. Although he passed from this life in 2009 at the age of 86, he could have done so much sooner and you would be not be reading my column today. When he was in his early teens, his father, Beecher Bowers,…
It’s hard to believe that Shenandoah County School students already have two weeks under their belts and it’s not even Fair week yet. Having spent 17 years in front of a classroom myself, my sympathies are with those teachers who have already gotten their classes rolling. What started as a…
One of the more popular reality TV series of late is CBS’s Undercover Boss. This engaging program originated in Great Britain but has now found its way into the nightly lineup of many nations, including our own. This show features typical workplace environments with actual lower level employees performing their…
Tomato month is here! Although imported and hothouse varieties have teased us for a month or more, August has finally arrived when we can enjoy local homegrown tomatoes! Gardeners throughout the valley have been tending plants since April or May in anticipation of the fruit that is now ripening! They…