Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.19 billion pounds in September, down 5 percent from the 4.41 billion pounds produced in September 2017.
Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.62 million head, down 3 percent from September 2017. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,358 pounds.
This week at Lamar Theatre
Dear Readers,
What images come to mind when you think of a natural food? An apple freshly picked from a tree? A loaf of bread fresh out of the oven? Fresh green beans right out of the garden?
Some food manufacturers are finding themselves in hot water for labeling their foods as “natural” when maybe they’re not so natural after all. Food companies are cashing in on the “natural” perception, as consumers often believe these products are better for them and are willing to pay more.
Daniel Stephen "Dan" Supulski
February 11, 1932 – October 12, 2018
Daniel Stephen Supulski, age 86, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018.
Dan was born on February 11, 1932, a son of the late Joseph and Eva Supulski. He was also predeceased by his first wife Laura, two sisters and nine brothers. On December 23, 1983 he married Roxanne Keough.
The soulless white mask of Michael Myers might be the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. It was in 1997 that I read an article on slasher movies accompanied by a picture of Myers holding a huge knife. This happened to be right before I spent a week at my grandparents’ eerily quiet farmhouse, and I spent four sleepless nights expecting The Shape to show up at any moment. It was only later that I came to respect John Carpenter and his 1978 horror classic “Halloween” for managing to scare me so effectively.
