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Local Opinion
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Monday, November 23
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Travels with Monica
Could your family use an exceptional adventure full of
thrills, chills and exhilaration? Are you ready for a little
rest and relaxation in a charming, picturesque setting with
breath-taking views? Then you should consider an action-packed
and/or rejuvenating ski resort
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What killed the whistle?
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Helen Barrett
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“Whistle while you work!” doot, doott ,doot, doot, doot,
doot, doot..
Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” made those
words and sounds famous, but it seems like no one whistles
anymore.
What happened to the whistle? Did it die from politically
incorrectness? Were the germophobes so paranoid that
whistling was stifled?
I never mastered the art of whistling a happy tune. My puny
whistle emitted by extreme effort in puckering my lips and
blowing, never sounded that tuneful or happy. Truthfully, it
sounded frail and pathetic in
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Junkman’s Gems
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Jim Scribner
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As you read this, I hope to be safely home from the trip to Port Aransas, Texas. Dad has been going there for years to fish, so Jack and I went to visit a few days. We drove it in one day (12 hrs), but two would be more fun.
Probably the most exciting happening on the trip was when brother Jack caught a paper towel on fire in the camper, then preceded to throw it in the trash. It was between the door and me, so I was glad when we got it put out.
While at the beach I thought Hitchcock’s movie "The Birds” was back. As the gulls gathered around us, it looked like fun to
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Who was Captain Capron?
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Captain Allyn Capron Jr.
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The town of Capron was, somewhat like Alva, founded as a spur on the Santa Fe railway. Its main function at the time was to serve as a loading place for cattle.
The name originally assigned to the site was Warren. The name was later changed to Sterling, but, when it became a settlement large enough to rate a post office a problem occurred. The name "Sterling" was already in use by another town along this same stretch of Santa Fe track that the U. S. Post Office used as a mail route. The town went through the names "Virgil" and "Kermit," but those were also rejected by postal
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Sports Spasms
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Jim Barker
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It’s getting to where a body can’t venture out into the wilds anymore without some new pest or clear and present danger to deal with.
Last week came news that a rather large alligator was found in a stretch of the Red River that borders southeastern Oklahoma. Add to that the zebra mussel that has been busily infesting the state’s lakes and streams over the past dozen or so years; those new-fangled jumping carp that are already in the Mississippi and some of its tributaries; or the fear of being attacked by a mountain lion or a wild feral boar hog on the way to or from
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Key Notes
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Our House
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The Coffee House Philosopher
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Taking Aim
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A 1950’s bus trip . . . and a Veteran’s Day vignette
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Camp Alva, Part 3
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Roger's Ramblings
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In My Corner
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Bits and Pieces
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Camp Alva Part 2
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