AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
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The following is a list of more real estate parcels valued at $150,000 or more that have been transferred in the past few months in Richmond and surrounding areas. To our readers: Caroline and Louisa listings will not be included until further notice. 406 N 23rd St; Sykes Robert K...
Ellyn Campbell waded into a particularly active pulse of moving water in the Conestoga River that runs through Historic Poole Forge in eastern Lancaster County and kicked some rocks. The commotion churned up a slight cloud of sediment. But into a net at her feet also flowed a mix of...
For years, the rough-sawn planks have stood on end in my barn, relics from the mid-1800s decision by my great-great-grandfather to plant maple saplings along a northern Vermont roadway. He was a farmer in Brownington in the “Northeast Kingdom” of Vermont, known as Deacon John Marshall for his role in...
Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
Remember the old spiral fluorescent light bulbs? They were going to be the “solution” to the old incandescent bulbs that are soon to be phased out. Critics claimed the spiral bulbs contained hazardous materials and were going to be difficult to dispose of after their useful life expired. As for...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. TODAY The Burke County NAACP will hold its third annual Juneteenth Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CoMMA outdoor amphitheater. The event is free and kid friendly. Glammed...
A man holds three eggs that he got from raising chickens. The city of Green Lake passed an ordinance to allow chickens Monday during its Common Council meeting. submitted photo You may now raise chickens in the city of Green Lake. The Green Lake Common Council passed...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. New Dimensions Charter School will hold its monthly board meeting at 4 p.m. in person on campus, 550 Lenoir Road, Morganton, and on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for Zoom information. The Burke County...