For many in Shenandoah County, next week is crunch week. Young people who are planning to show their livestock at the Fair are making their final preparations, gardeners are selecting their best produce and flowers, and homemakers are baking their best recipes. County fairs are special times in our valley…
Praise God for the abundant rains this summer that have produced beautiful corn and soybean fields, bountiful gardens, and lawns that are still green in mid-August! Although the temperatures have been hot, moisture has remained high and we have yet to see the gaping cracks in our clay soils. Along…
It’s hard to believe that children will be back in school in less than two weeks. Their lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are swiftly drawing to an end even as they already have for many teachers and administrators. While many students are eagerly awaiting the beginning of school, others…